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VOL. xvii, NO. 22.

POLITICAL ECONOMY.

PROF. JAS. N. MC BRIDE.

I

Carlyle refers to political econ-
omy as the dismal science; but,
nevertheless, people act in life,
make industrial exchanges, and do
not regard those acts as particular-
ly dismal. From the time a Hill
or a McLeod, as children, ex-
changed pennies for candy, to the
time they acquire a terminal fol
their railroad lines or absorb sys-
toms of railroads, the acts are not
unpleasant. Any transfer of labor
or capital, except under duress, is
an act of pleasure. There can be
no science of exchanges that will
apply to men in conditions of servi-
tude, for exchanges are determined
by the master or the warden in the
cases of servitude and the forcible
transfer of capital would be as in
the case of a highwayman who re-
moves your watch or takes your
purse. The consideration of the
above subjects would be a branch
of sociology, but not of industrial
society which presupposes equality
of right and equality of privilege
and freedom of contract. Political
economy is not an exact science
although in many works it has been
treated as such, because the au-
thors have assumed conditions of
men, and from these postulates
arguments have been made and
conclusions reached which have

not been justified by the acts of

society. Inotherwordstheeconomic
man under consideration, was con-
sidered outside and away from
natural environments. Hence this
science fell into more or less dis-
repute and was called the “theory
of assumptions,” “the dismal
science,” etc. The father of politi-
cal economy was Adam Smith, a
hard-headed Scotchman, born in
Fifeshire in 1723. His father was
a customs oflficer and died before
the birth of his son. When three
years old Smith was kidnapped by
a band of gypsies; the alarm was
given and the future economist was
recaptured in a woods near by. his
nephew being his rescuer. Smith
wrote two books, or rather divided
a work on philosophy into two
parts. The first being called “The
Theory of Moral Sentiments,” and
treated of the acts of man as having
their origin in the realm of moral
mothers. It is this moral appro-
bation called fellow feeling that
Smith emphasizes in his first work.
In 1776 his latter work called the
“Wealth of Nations”, or the more
complete title being “An Inquiry
into the Wealth of Nations,” was
given to the world. This work, says
Smith, is what man does through
a sense of expediency. It is impor-
tant to notice that political econ-
omy in the wealth of nations was
entirely divorced from the theory
of moral sentiments but was
founded on what a man would do
from a sense of expediency.
Modern economists regard this
diversion of the subject as unfortu-
nate if not baneful. The student
of historical economics will notice
the date Smith lived and wrote:
It was in a period of over govern-
ment, more particularly in France,
where Smith lived for several years.
He was familiar with the writings of
Rousseau, Voltaire, Helvetius and
other writers of the French school
of thought who were stung to the
quick by the tyrrany and petty ex-
actions of the French monarchy
The Physiocrats, a French school of
economists were then at their
strongest. While aside from the
subject it may not be out of place
to remark that this school had a
wonderful influence on the U. S.,
through Thomas Jefferson. And
their influence as understood here,
may help us to understand the

  
 

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influence that was exerted upon
Smith. The Duke of Sully, a
prominent member of this school
said “Tillage and pasturage are the
breasts of the state,” that is furnish
the best basis for the state, and the
Marquis D’Argenson was the
author of the maxim, “Do not
govern too much.” Compare these
ideas with Jefferson’s views. In
1785 Jefferson wrote from Paris.
“Cultivators of the earth are the
most valuable citizens, they are the
most vigorous, the most independ-
ent, the most virtuous and are
wedded to the liberty of the country
and its interests by the most last-
ing bonds. * * ’* I consider the
class of artificersas the panderers of
vice and the instruments by which
the liberties of a country are gen-
erally overturned. * * * I would
wish the states to practice neither
commerce nor navigation but to
stand with respect to Europe pre-

What Jefferson brought to the U.
S., Smith largely took to England.
The ideas of the former took root in
the party which recognizes J effer-
son as its author and the latter in
the work called the “Wealth of
Nations.” The era in which the
ideas of Smith and Jefferson at-
tempted to influence their respect-
ive countries was nearly 100 years
too late. In 1760 Hargreaves in-
vented the spinning jenny. The
loom, dye-stuffs, the steam engine,
the development of the coal mines
followed rapidly, and in 1790 Eng-
land began totake the most rapid
strides in production. The doctrines
of the Physiocrats were applied only
to the colonies. The American
Revolution was largely a revolt
against the system and succeeded.
Canada, India and Australia were
for a long time continued in this
way until very recently. The other
part of the doctrine quoted is what
is commonly known as Laissez
faire in economics, or a very lib-
eral translation is “The government
that governs best governs least.”
This maxim is almost the entire
foundation of the older works in
economics and as shown from a
previous quotation was of French
Physiocratic origin. The American
expression of this idea was also by
J eiferson, who said “I am con-
vinced that those societies (as the
Indians) which live without gov-
ernment enjoy i11 their general
mass an infinitely greater degree
of happiness than those who live
under European governments.
Among the former, public opinion
is the place of law and restraining
morals as powerfully as laws ever
did anywhere.” The doctrine of
Laissez faire continued in Eng-
land until the most flagrant abuses
crept in. The system of out door
poor support was undermining the
manhood of England, a system that
had grown up without any special
interference. The factories were
unsanitary and swarms of children
worked therein until the whole
world looked on in pity. Harriet
Martineau has, with a woman's keen
insight, told the sad story of Eng-
land’s cotton operatives before the
blow was struck at this erroneous
idea of government. Mrs. Brown-
ing wrote these pathetic verses con-
cerning the Workings of non-inter-
ference with factory labor.
Do you hear the children weeping, O my brothers,
Ere the sorrow comes wit years:
They are leaning their young heads against their
mot ers.
And thpt canpot stop theig tears.
They are weeping in the playtime of the
others,

In the country of the free.
This principle, of government
non-interference, was in the U. S.,
one of the battles waged until the
close of the rebellion, and since
that time, there has been a constant
advancement of interference par-
ticularly in the management of

railroads. The doctrines of the

IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.”

LANSING, MICHIGAN, NOVEMBER 15, 1892.

Physiocrats, in the two particulars,
above discussed, have been the oc-
casion of much discussion, and in
order to understand economics, the
history and application, rise, decline
and fall of the ideas have been
given. Modern economics does not
disassociate moral sentiments with
expediency and has had the ad-
vantage of the experiments of the
preceding schools of thought.

One of the ablest of economic
writers lately describes the view
best suited to research and held by
the more modern economists in
the following words: Political
economy must explain how
things actually are before con-
struing what they ought to be.
The history of a battle must first
be given before the generals who
led it are court martialed, and shot.
Political economy has thus far been
conducted by a body of fault find-
ing critics, innocent of any con-
nection with government and but
slightly acquainted with business
as to the effect of that legislation
whose responsibilities they have
never borne upon that industry
toward which they maintain a
parasitic rather than a controlling
relation. A second idea is that
nations like individuals have a
particular career to pursue. The
two ideas of historical economics
rather than that of assumptions as
in the case of Laissez ‘fairs and
that of national individuality and
solidarity are the ,3.-,*.;:’-l,ones of
modern economic uhougiit.

The statement of these ideas may
have seemed somewhat tedious, but
it is necessary to a complete under-
standing of the case. The older
text-books are now relegated to
disuse in many important particu-
lars they are but the storehouse of
abandoned principles. Some im-
portant principles will be given in
the next issue.

For modern text-books read
Walker, Patten, Sedgwick, Mar-
shall and Dusslow. Any further
inquiry concerning text-books or
economic questions will be answer-
ed as far as possible.

 

WINTER WORK FOR THE GRANGE.

State College Penn.
EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR:

I am very glad to comply with
your request to furnish abrief out-
line of our new course of home
reading in Agriculture or Agricul-
tural Chautauqua.

It has been said that the present

tendency of higher education is to
seek those who by force of circum-
stances cannot seek it.
recognized fact that the great
majority of farmers will not or can-
not avail themselves of the advant-
ages afl’orded by a college, but must
acquire their knowledge of the
science and practice of agriculture
upon the farm. Material aids to
this end are found in the institute,
the agricultural press and the
reports of the experiment stations,
all bringing valuable information
in a palatable form to the home
of the farmer at a nominal cost.
Yet to make these agencies pro-
ductive of the greatest good there
is needed a systematic preliminary
training in the fundamental prin-
cipals of science as applied to
agriculture. A plain, simple and
practical adaptation of the recent
investigations by the experiment
stations, combined with the exper-
ience of the most successful farmers
to the every day use of the farmer
in growing his grain, and market-
ing it in the form of live stock,
keeping up the fertility of his soil,
etc.

It is a Well

The ordinary farmer does not

possess this preliminary training
and on that account the real value
of an experiment or the practical
experience of a farmer which is but

a series of experiments is often
lost.

Again it is believed that the
Grange is ready and willing to
adopt a plain systematic course of
reading bearing directly upon the
business of farming and that it will
appreciate this effort to bring
within every Grange hall the prac-
tical education which it has for a
number of years insisted upon.
The Grange has insisted that edu-
cation is a large part of its work
and in this course we are confidant
will be found efl’ective means for
making this practicable.

THE COURSE OF HOME READING

in agriculture and horticulture that
has been organized covers three
general groups of subjects, viz:
Agriculture (soil, crops, fertilizers.
drainage, farm, garden, etc.),
Animal Husbandry (stock breed-
ing and feeding, dairying, veterin-
ary science, etc.) and Horticulture
(fruit and vegetable growing, mar-
ket gardening, floriculture, fruits,
etc. ).

Under each of these groups have
been selected five standard books
which are to be read by the student
or reading circle. It is so planned
as to leave the student the fullest
liberty as to choice and order of
subjects and as to the amount of
time that shall be given to them.

EXAMINATIONS AND DIPLOMAS.

For those who desire to do more
than merely read these books and
especially for the more ambitious
of our young people on the farm, a
system of examinations at home is
provided whereby those passing a
satisfactory examination on any
group will be granted a certificate
and a satisfactory examination
upon any two groups entitles one
to a DIPLOMA.

EXPENSES OF THE COURSE.

By an arrangement with the
publishers the college procures for
its students in this course the
necessary books at a greatly reduc-
ed price. This is absolutely the
only expense connected with the
course, the college making no
charge for its work. The entire
cost of the books for the three
groups is less than twenty dollars.
They are all standard works, neatly
and substantially bound and would
be a credit to the library of any
individual or Grange.

It is free to all without reference
to age, sex or previous preparation
and anyone interested will be wel-
comed.

ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

in the few months that it has been
before the public has exceeded our
most sanguine expectations and our
student list embraces citizens of
eight states and Canada, including
two Granges.

The possibilities of such a
scheme of education cannot be es-
timated. Eventually every locality
or neighborhood will have one or
more Chautauqua students and
every live Grange, Alliance, Club
or other farmers’ organization will
have the books in its library and
its members will have read and
studied them.

The college co-operates with its
students in any way possible to
make the work both pleasant and
profitable.

Will our brethren in the Grange
avail themselves of this opportunity
to materially forward the education
of the farmers. I feel confident
they will. We shall be very happy
to furnish full and detailed in-
formation to any one interested.

Very truly and Fraternally,
H. J. WATERS,

Prof. of Agriculture.

WHOLE NO. 406.

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NEEDED SCll00L LEGISLATION.
J. F. HAMMOND, COMMISSIONER OF
SCHOOLS ron HILLSDALE COUNTY,
MICH.

I am not one of those persons
who believe it is the duty of every
legislature to make radical changes
in our laws or make more laws
simply to seem to be doing some-
thing for the good of the people of
the State, without first carefully
considering all sides of the question
at issue and acting according to
their calm and sober judgment,
believing, at the same time, that
they represent the wishes of the
intelligent portion of their constit-
uency, and assured that the advan-
tages of the change proposed will
far over-balance the disadvantages.
I am interested in the farmer’s
school-—the district school. I know,
by experience, that the best young
men and young women who grad-
uate from our high schools and
colleges are those who began in the
district schools. The staunch men
and women of our State and nation
received the rudiment of their
education in the “Little Red School
House;” and I advocate the theory
that this school shall be made to
keep pace with the progress of the
times and that the people should
not be content with the thought
that “its all right for a country
school,” but that the farmers
should join hands to improve the
school and, by so doing, make it
compare more favorably with the
school in the neighboring village
or city. I have a reform to suggest
in this letter. That these im-
provements should be made, I be-
lieve with all my heart. I am
satisfied that it is, also, almost the
unanimous opinion of the Commis-
sioners of the schools of Michig ,
that the single district is, or shou d
be, a thing of the past. An l that
in the near future, our legislators
will, in some way, be made to
realize the importance of making a
change and enact laws favoring the
establishment of the township sys-
tem of schools.

Our village and city schools are
growing larger. Our country schools
are growing smaller. Why is this?
Are the farmers, as a class, opposed
to education? Do they prefer to
remain in the rear, educationally
speaking? Are they enemies to our
free schools? To these questions I
believe I can answer very consis-
tently, with an emphatic “N 0.”

Another question then arises:
VVhy are our country schools grow-
ing smaller, and why do so many
children of farmers leave the dis-
trict school and drive from two to
eight miles, sometimes past two or
three school houses, to attend the
school in the villege? My answer
to this is just as emphatic. The
system of school management is
wrong, decidedly wrong.

I. School oflicers, in a majority
of districts, are selected from the
voters who can be induced to ac-
cept the oflice instead of electing
men who are the most competent to
serve.

II. Not one school officer in ten
is able to tell what series of text
books is used in his school and if
he is, he has no power under the
existing circumstances to make a
change without provoking aquarrel
in the district.

III. Text books adopted
in one school district are usually
different from those used in ad-
joining districts.

IV. Three school officers in every
school district have too many
cousins, sisters-in-law, sons, or
daughters,etc, who must be employ-
ed as teachers.

V. Prejudice against a school

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

NIDVEMBER 125,. 1.392.

LESSONS 0? THE SEASON.

A few thoughts gathered from the ex- .
periences ofa number of Michigan
farmers and stockmen during
the season just past.

MANAGEMENT OF CLAY SOILS.

Of the many lessons learned‘
during the wet season just passed
one of the most important to the

farmer on a clay soil is that of the .
best manner in which to work such ,
soil during long continued wet 3
weather such as was experienced =
during the spring and early sum-

mer of the present year. As illus-
trating the different conditions of;
clay soil under different treatment
I will try to give you my experi-4
ence with the oat crop the past .
season. Wishing to get the crop in 
the ground as early as possiblel;
cultivated s
Instead of Plowing,

the ground having been in corn
the previous year and being quite
clean. As luck would have it I got:
my oats sowed just before the rain
with the ground in fine condition.

Many of my neighbors were un-
til June getting their oats in and
had to plow in the mud at that.
After harvest I began to think
about plowing. People all around
were complaining about the ground
being so hard and turning up
chunks as large as a kitchen table.
When I got ready to plow I found
the ground in fine shape and it
plowed easier than any oat ground
I ever plowed on clay soil. The
ground not having been plowed in
the Spring did not run together
during the excessive rains and not
having been stirred while wet (lid
not become baked and hard. Ac-
cording to my experience clay land
should never be worked in any
shape while so wet that it will not
readily fall to pieces after the plow.
It is rarely the case that there is
not atime during the season when
land can be worked in a proper
condition even if a crop has to be
put in quite late. The evil effect
of working land when too wet will
be apparent for many years.

One of the best
aids to the successful cultivation
of a clay soil is a plentiful applica-
tion of barnyard manure in loosen-
ing as Well as enriching the soil,
preventing it from packing or be-
coming hard after rains can hardly
be overestimated especially on a
tenacious clay soil. If farmers
would apply all the manure they
could possibly get and at the same
time be careful to work at the pro-
per time and to underdrain all soils
in which the water naturally stands,
we should hear less complaints
about the unproductiveness of clay
soils. A clay soil is one which will
hold all the fertilizers put upon it
and with proper management will
continue to increase in productive-
ness and ease of cultivation.
F. M. SHEPERD.
Owosso.

BREED THE BEST.

“ Sweet are thehuses of lgdversity”
is the first idea t at stri es same
to “Lessons of the Season” in re-

ard to horse breeding.

g It may prove so, but I appre-
hend that the average horse breeder
has no disagreeably saccharine
taste in his mouth at present. He
is too often confronted with the
cold, hard, odious fact that he has
too many horses that are not up to
the critical demands of the times
for that When the demand was
good and prices high he could sell
anything, but now that the reverse
is the case, though the best sell
quite readily at fairly satisfactory
prices, the others——well after re-
peated shrewd and deep laid
schemes to sell, trade or give them
away have failed, he realizes the
disheartening truth of Christ’s re-
mfglk, “ The poor you have always
W1 ou.

Thiiee years ago all was bright
and sunny and gentle breezes waft-
ed us to welcoming ports. Now in
shadow and in calm we are “ as
idle as a painted ship upon a
painted sea.” Then we were opti-
mists and heard oui;sel_ve_s compla-
cently repeating, “ [his is a great
country sir, it develops so rapidly
thgfi 1;l}i1e s(ppply(pa’n never keep up
w1 e eman .

Now we are pessimists, and de-
jectedly exclaim, “ We have over-
done it again; there is no predict-
ing what willdhappen in this land
of bloomin i iots. ’

Then, wi%h light cargoes and two
buyers for every horse we thought
we saw the the worldy wisdom of

»probabilities of the future and
aground our business on the Well

{among these, as the season of ’92

enough; and now that we are loaded 

Such is the history of businessi

ihave conned in years gone by, and '3
- we will doubtless forget its teach- 
A iiigs with the same surprising alac- ‘
~ rity they have frequently displayed.
:If our “foresight was as good as
3 our hindsight,"—but then it never
=will be, you know, and we had bet- ’
a ter cease to put dependence on the

settled principles of success in
breeding and the future will take
care of itself. Most important

has made painfully evident, is
“ Breed for the best.” Persistently
and discrimiiiatingly followed it
will bear us on the crest of pros-
perity’s wave when the sun shines
and the sky is fair, and will be an
anchor to windward, which will
keep us out of the breakers and off
the rocks when all is dark and the
storm is upon us.

A. W. HAYDON.

D

Decatur.

 

LOOK AFTER THE LAMBS.

This has been a season in which
no doubt many owners of fine wool
sheep have learned that in a warm
fall,with late frost, it is very neces-
sary to examine their flocks
often. On Monday morning the
26th of September, on examining
my lambs, I found a few magots.
As one of them went to our county
fair and did not return until Fri-
day evening, on looking after my
sheep Saturday morning found
that two lambs had died and four
more were very bad and I think
they would have died before night
if I had not attended to them. I
think we ought to tag our sheep,
especially the lambs, about the mid-
dle of August and then put a little
turpentine on the parts most apt
to be affected by the fly, once a
week, until we have heavy frosts.

We have

Also Learned

by the low price of wool the past
season that we must so breed and
manage our flocks that we may pro-
duce the largest number of pounds
of wool at the least possible cost in
order to compete with the large
yearly increase of the amount of
wool produced by foreign countries,
some of which have continual sum-
mer, with a soil and climate that
produce such an amount of feed as
enables them to keep at least five
sheep to the acre to any place in
the United States one, and where
help to care for the sheep may be
had for what it would cost to board
a hand here. V

The Sydney Herald of May 16,
says, “The first export of wool from
New South Wales on record was in
1807, one bale of 245 lbs. This
amount has yearly increased until
the total output of Australia in
1890-91 was 367,500,000lbs., and in
1891-92 was 394,250,000 lbs.” This
large amount, and the wonderful
increase of the amount of wool pro-
duced in other foreign countries is
a source of alarm and threatens the
destruction of the sheep industry
of the United States.

R. D. M. EDWARDS.
Ho«rton.

 

FEEDING SHEEP.

To receive a maximum return in
the way of good crops, and at the
same time keep good, or better,
increase if possible, the fertility of
the soil is, or should be, the watch-
word with every progressive farmer.
For with increased fertility comes
better crops both in quality as well
as quantity. The all important
question is then—how can I secure
fertilizers, and What varieties are
not only most valuable, but also the
most available?

To be brief we may say that
next to plowing under clover and
other green crops, comes farm yard
manure. This brings us to our
subject. To introduce the subject
we will ask ourselves the question,
Why feed sheep?

By feeding sheep I refer to the
practice of a farmer buying in the
fall his grade lambs or wethers to
feed through the winter, or some
part of it, and to pass them into
market before spring fairly sets in.

First, Men with a limited acre-

to the water’s edge, with a dozen§age can thus secure cheaply farm

horses to one buyer, we exclaim: gyard manuregby working up the
“ Blessed be nothing!” E

coarse fodder of their farms;
Second, It furnishes profitable

‘,with this great, hopeful, energetic, 3 employment for the farmer at a
5 impulsive people. The horse brced-  season when otherfarm work is not
} ers are studying the lesson now that % pressing, and where necessary, help
.otlier trades and lines of businessl

can be secured at moderate rates;

Third, Sheep‘ are more easily
housed, fed and cared for than any
other stock;

Fourth, At present the feeding
of sheep pays beter than the feed-
ing of any other kind of stock;

Fifth, J udiciously fed there is
enough profit in feeding them to
pay the farmer Well for his trouble
and care, even if he has to buy a
part of all of his grain and hay for
the purpose. '

As space is limited, we will con-
fine the remainder of our remarks
tothe feeding,of' grade lambs.

A few hints on buying may not
be amiss. Before buying it is well
to decide whether you will feed for
a mid-winter or a spring market.
If for the former, a party of lambs
ranging from seventy to. eighty
pounds should be secured, while
for the latter lambs weighing from
sixty to seventy pounds are best.
Get as even weights as possible and
be shy of buying small, stunte
lambs even though seemingly cheap.

In our opinion it will not pay
new feeders to pay any above five
cents per pound in November, for
good growthy lambs, and it is an
open question at that figure.

VVe will mention a few points on
feeding and care that come to mind
just now.

The lambs should be grained
lightly while on grass and grad-
ually accustomed to dry feed and
winter quarters.

The feed for the first few weeks
should consist of oats, bran and a
small proportion of corn. Clover
hay should be fed at night every
day from the start, while in the
morning straw may be fed once or
twice a week and corn fodder the
intervening mornings.

The lamb’s grain ration should
be very gradually and carefully in-
creased and strengthened until
within six weeks of the time of
marketinggwhen the lambs should
be given all the clear corn they
will eat.

Much more could be said on self-
feeders, confinement or open yard
exercise, number of times a day to
feed, etc., but space will not permit
the discussion of these important
points.

If you are going to try feeding,
feed only a few the first winter and
you will be surprised how much you
will learn.

Keep the sheep well bedded. If
lambs, dip in some good reliable
dip; it may be necessary, if badly
affected, to repeat the process after
a time. Have fresh pure water
constantly before them. Sheep
appreciate good ventilation. Beg-
ularity in feeding and quietness of
manner must always be observed or
failure will surely be the result of
your pains and trouble.

“A FEEDER.”

 

Samuel J. Tilden, nephew of
the celebrated Democratic states-
man has just visited Eureka Place,
the Home of the Shropshires own-
ed by Messrs. J. S. & W. G. Crosby,
of Greenville,Mich., and purchased
two carloads of Shropshire ewes,
and two fancy rams of the same
breeding. This is probably the
largest sale ever made in Michigan
to a single breeder, by Michigan
breeders. Mr. Tildenvisited Eureka
Place in person making his selec-
tions, and taking his attendant to
go forward with the sheep. The
number purchased was one hundred
and twenty-two head and filled two
cars.

 

SWINE BREEDING.

The most important “ Lessons of
the Season” in breeding and care
of swine as I View them, are not
new, but the repetition of those
of the past as they are brought
to view in their yearly occurrence.

The first is that any one can raise
hogs. So they can, but to do so
successfully requires a different
line of management than is found
in too many places. When it is
learned that swine respond to sys-
tematic care in increased growth
and thrift as quickly as any stock
upon the farm, when the breeding
stock is selected with one-half the
care given to that in the other live
stock and, in many cases more ra-

The following are a few of the

tional methods in care-taking prac.

!Mr_s. Meaii’s advice, .“ Git enough limost prominent reasons why a  ticed, we shallhear less complaint
while you re a gittin’." VVe gotlfarmer should feed sheep:

}that, “My hogs do not do well. I
‘guess they do not pay.” That the
iswine grower has traveled an up
hill road the last two years, with
‘costly feed and a declining market
istaring him in the face cannot be
'1 denied, but with markets hitherto
Vclosed opened to receive our sur-
; plus and a light supply to draw
 upon, it certainly looks better ahead
gand stands us in hand to find and
§correct the mistakes of the past in
E whatever form they are found. Too
‘ many lose money in trying to
Produce too Large Hogs.

They have not yet realized that
what was wanted twenty years ago
is not in demand today. Then
they considered it the proper thing
togrowa hog one or two years and
then fatten him the next; now you
offer one for sale, excepting for a
short time in the winter, and you

the farther east you go the more‘:
difficult you will find it to disposel
of. N ow a smooth, even hog of?
150 to 225 pounds is always in de-
mand at the best prices; keep this
in view with the fact that the first

every hundred after costs more to
; produce than the previous one.

i The great difference between
,what is called the large breed and
"the small ones, as found a few
years since, does not exist at the
present time. The skill and care
of the professional breeder have
taken the coarseness from the one,
given more quality in the other,
more subtance, growth and utility.
VVhichever breed strikes your par-
ticular fancy you can choose with
less danger of mistake. That the
color has anything to do with the
hardiness, that one can stand hot
or cold weather better than the
other, that one is less liable to
cholera than theother, is, I consider

prejudice. Beginning with the
brood sow, with the average farmer
the mistake is in keeping her too
poor.

Do Not Be Afraid

of a little fat; give her exercise.
If there is one too fat there are one
hundred too poor, for the benefit of
herself or- the future litter. A
farrowing time is when the herds-
man must use judgment;constipa-
tion caused by feeding, many times
only corn, is not understood and
the trouble laid to the common cry
“too fat.” This is prevented by
feeding once each day soft feed and
if a little linseed meal is added so
much the better. I have known
them to be relieved when refusing
all other feed, by a few quarts of
sweet milk. Until the pigs are
past the tenth day they should not
be heavily fed; too much liberality
at this time isaptto produce scour,
and when they are very young and
unable to take milk from the dam
inflammation or caked udder will
follow, sometimes causing her to
refuse to let them suck, thus in-
creasing the danger and when not
understood is sometimes fatal.

At three weeks old a pig will
learn to eat and should have a sep-
crate feeding place where a little
soaked corn or milk is in its reach.
From now on keep them growing.
It takes a certain amount to sustain
the body; what you feed more than
this makes the growth. If kept in
pens provide a box in which to
keep at all times salt and ashes in
which is mixed a little copperas.
Charcoal should be furnished in
some form; even throw them com-
mon stove coal and see them leave
the corn to eat it. This will pre-
vent worms, which cause much loss
that is called cholera. The above

Is all I Find Necessary

nearly the year around to prevent
rooting, except sometimes I empty
a pail of ashes and salt in the past-
ure. Do not forget the water, this
is important. If you expect the
best success do not confine them
long upon one kind of feed. Con-
sider how long you would relish
bread, potatoes, or even cake or
pie exclusively, nothing to break
the monotony. Yet we see this
done without a thought by the
feeder that he is anything but the
best of herdsmen. I have seen
it even when changing feed or when
first beginning to feed corn. In
some cases the teeth get so sore
that for a week they would eat only
enough to keep alive. It never
comes to the mind of the feeder
that so much feed and time had
been a loss; that a little forethought
in providing some mill feed would
have prevented it.

Give the swine a dry place to

will be told he is too heavy, andl

100 pounds costs the least, that

after trying both,.a delusion or pure .

lsleep. This they must have,. they

bed',*this is the worst of evils. Ex-

ent will be found inside the ears
‘sand back. of the fore leg. If found
ltouch them with a little coal oil.
I If disposition and temperament can
be distinguished by physical ap-
pearance in the human race, it can
with equal certainty in swine. Re-
member a short, fine head, a small
thin ear. and short well filled neck
go with easy keepers and good
gfeeders. The opposite will as eer-
gtainly give slow maturity and lack;

 of what is known among breeders

gas quality. Remember the only
31186 the pig is, is to grow; the more

gor the steadier he grows the more-
Dovnot dog or‘

‘ profit he is to you.
:kick them, make them. tame and
jcontented. This will give health,
5 thrift and profit.
M H’. W.»‘\.~LW.0B.TH.

Hillstlale.

 

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advertisers.

TREA'I‘l!l|:INv’l‘ FOR.‘ SMIJT.

The~College sends. out the fol-
lowing relative to the treatment of
smut in wheat and oats. Farmers
ought to make a fair trial of this
method ; it is inexpensive and easy.
And certainly if it is beneficial it
ought to come into general use.
The College authorities have great.
faith in its value and are anxious
for a thorough trial of its merits.
METHOD‘ or rRE.A.TiiEi:'r FOR WHEAT

AND OATS.

The farmer may use his ingenu-
ity in regard to the treating of his
wheat and oats. and use whatever
conveniencies. he has at liand—~~any-
way so that he accomplishes the
desired result.

One way we find convenient is to
have a kettle in which to heat the
water quite hot, say 165”.

Near this kettle place a barrel
in which to treat the seed. Fill
this barrel about one half full of
hot water from the kettle and then
by adding either hot or cold water
the temperature of the water in the
barrel may be kept at the desired
height. Into this barrel dip the
seed.

The dipping is easily done by

a coarse gunnysack and fasten
this sack to one end of a long pole
hung across a notched post.

The seed should be kept moving
all the time while in the hot water
and by using the pole this can be
easily done.

Oats may be treated just before
sowing.

After taking them out of the
barrel of hot water it is best to
throw cold water over them to cool
them off, and then let them stand
and drain two or three hours after
which they may be sown broadcast.

VVheat dries much more readily,
so if spread out immediately after
treating and left to dry a few hours
it can then be sown broadcast or
in a force feed drill.

As the grains will be consider-
ably swollen after their treatment
it is well to regulate the drill to
feed from one to two peeks more
per acre than with dry seed.

It will readily be seen that this
method is in the reach of every
farmer.

All that is required is one kettle,
one or two barrels and a coarse
sack.

Two men in one day can treat
enough oats to sow 20 acres and
enough wheat to sow 40 acres.

One caution to be observed is
that of using no bags or dishes for-
treated seed that have been used
for the untreated seed, unless they
have been first scalcled.

The water should be at 135°
when the wheat or oats are put in.
Allow the grain to remain in the
water five minutes and keep the
temperature above 130°. If it is
diflicult to keep the temperature
up as required it may be found
convenient to dip the seed into a
barrel containing water at about
120° for the purpose of warming
the seed before putting it into the
barrel in which it is to be treated.

The seed should be kept moving
all the time it is in the barrel.

We wish especially to call at

tention to the following.

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NOTES FRON THE GRANGES.

Berrien County.

LAKE GRANGE.

Still live and meet twice each month,
The last meeting of Berrien County Po-
mona Grange was held with Lake Grange.
A good program consisting of several
fine essays and recitations consumed two
as fine days as an October sun ever pro-
duced. Bro. Mars was with us during
the entire meeting. We have % mem-
bers in good standing, a number of appli-
cations, with a good prospect for many
more. Have literary exercises when not
engaged in initiatory work or other busi-
ness matters. The Matrons respond as
promptly to work assigned them as
the Patrons. Have passed through some
dark days but a brighter day is dawning.

BENTON HARBOR GRANGE

is in its usual prosperous condition. Our
membership does not increase. We num-
ber 56 members in good standing. Our
meetings are made instructive by various
methods from time to time as suggested.
There is a good spirit of interest in the
Grange work.

ELM VALLEY GRANGE

is indefinitely postponed, not disbanded,
for we could not get enough members
together at one time to do so. Had 18
members in good standing. Have not
been able to get them together for six
months, still all like the Grange, and
have interesting meetings when held.

FRUIT GRANGE.

is in a good financial condition. We
have forty members and an average at-
tendance of fifteen. Our members re-
spond promptly to any work assigned
them and we are in all respects appar-
ently prosperous.

PIPESTONE GRANGE

is not booming at present. We pay dues
to the State Grange for 48 members, but
we only have an attendance of 10 to 15
members at our meetings. VVe want
some one like Brother Luce to come here
and wake up some of the sleepy ones.
We had a contest about three years ago
and got up quite a spirit in the Grange,
but as soon as that was over it began to
dwindle again. We hold meetings every
Saturday evening, are in good finan-
cial condition and run a small grocery
concern.
Clinton County.

ESSEX GRANGE

is in a fairly prosperous condition, have
regular weekly meetings, good attend-
ance. The membership at last report
was 101. Seven new candidates took first
degree at last meeting and two petitions.

VICTOR GRANGE.

Am sorry to tell you how dead our Grange
is. It barely has life in it. There are
just 12 that are paying their dues. We
hold no meetings, just the Master and
Secretary make quarterly returns and
pay State dues.

ELSIE GRANGE

has an active membership, although its
members are few. We hold our meet-
ings once in two weeks, and generally
have a good attendance as we have al-
ways maintained a love for the principles
of the Grange. We have initiated six
members this year, so that we hold our
own in numbers and the interest in the
Grange brings its members to our most-
ings when the weather will permit. We
are somewhat isolated from other Granges
in the county by reason of our location.

OLIVE GRANGE.

We have about 47 members paid up to
January 1, 1892, as we only pay once a
year, and we have meetings every Satur-
day evening with a limited program-
limited to so many a night and discus-
sions on various subjects. The last meet
mg we had for a question, Resolved,
“ That the people of fifty years ago en-
joyed themselves better than those of
the present time,” which was decided by
the Worthy Lecturer in favor of olden
times.

BATH GRANGE.

Our Grange is small but fully alive.
We are having good discussions on the
live topics of the day and make our meet-
ings more educational than otherwise.
Have just finished initiating a small class.

I  EY GRANGE.

Our Grange is in a thriving condition.
We hold Grange every Saturday night.

 

Some Figures.

For the benefit of readers of the
Visrron will say that Fremont
Grange, No. 494, began the County
Contest with a membership of less
than 60.

L June 30, 1891, reported 60
Dec. 31, “ “ 5 88
March 31, 1892, “ 123
June 30, “ “ 191
We are holding interesting and

beneficial meetings, members tak-

ing a lively interest. We do not
take a “back seat” in grange work.
SECRETARY.

’Whitneyville hall.

Mhhlsoh GRANGE lnearly to its capacity. The first’

s1i_bi:ct—;Care of stock during fall,
_ I , V , win ran spring,” was taken up
hagébgzgf e(”RA:‘eGdEb V131v'1"70h'}:I by Bro. Bettis of Trent Grange.
Lecturer tr qhefirt M )(’h0111' (‘01't Y He advocated plenty of food, warm
tf th VIq01"0P W, 3 30_11 ’1”~3h80 It stables, and nottoforget kindness.
. fh. 9 ‘ *I1£If* ‘’H'’‘1'e 111 hfl011r' r He thought this most as essential
}:e "E3 °"fn,.5t1‘1’1h-_ 31:10 3 m_01h- as food. The next subject was
mcfgegpig O“1'r*1:I‘e‘:1s1ug00a ::’i11111('1e1;1§a ;;‘VV,int.'ei‘rhamusemen1t1n’:;he C-ouii-
‘ -i ' ' ry. ere were a mos as many
1t1’*tedf‘iD‘g'°°"{£,°It“bl0 119-11 and free different opinions on this subjet as
mmb 9 ta 9 3-119 3‘1‘11h€;’t0 0111 there were different people. All
111913 e"'3h1P ahd ahe 100k111g f01'- kinds of amusements were advoca-
iwar  the 1’Y"1h,te1' 13h0hth5 and ted, from hunting rabbits to play-
t011_g ‘tY111l’01‘f010_h'1hgS Wlhh the 011- ing pedro. The next subject was
fi1t01P9f 1011 0O01(11J0}’111f}1ilt~9'11d hehh‘ “ The care of Poultry to obtain the
W5 3.10"’, ,1‘ eh 0 Order 19 best Results.” by Sister E. Smith
3 6‘, 1 13; §>'g111111g 1hfl1-101109 W11511 _115- of Talmadge Grange. Her care of
13 t 9 eth f1 t9$P_‘4‘£‘a11£50 151}11010$1h8 poultry had not been very extens-
t Skmoh 111, W 19 13 0 0 1 T911 we, but she brought figures to veri-
0° 0 P_1”01h1h011_l5 P31't- W0 h01d fy her statements. What she said,
11? °1‘:‘}3510h*_11 5001‘11a the P1'0000(1S she proved, and she made it plain
0 W 1,0hg01hf03f1111df01' W0h13h5 that if poultry has proper treat-
Work 111 the (‘1'3h_g0- _ merit, it is a branch of farming
We have fine literary and mus1- that pays.

cal talentv and 311 509111 to he 03171‘ At the evening session Bro. Al-

‘(flst "1 the” _W01'k 170_1h91k0 0111' ward of Georgetown Grange, pre-
tfihge 1h00h111§5 (150 1I1t01‘0St1hg sented the subject of “How far
%V11%he “ah; 01' -'90 3133)’ 3W3_Y- Politics should be discussed in the
the 1;? “V9 “G ether fit'h0hd*1h0‘“i11h Grange.” He_ presented the true
G °1h_°h:h mhget 3113-11Y0t 01‘ Grange doctrine, that partisan
.tm1’1‘ge 1” 9 couhtya hhd 130 311111 politics should never be brought
I 8‘ “Pi W9 have the 130513 _G1'}1hg0 inside the Grange hall for discus-
111 0111' 8 0110113 State 0f M10h1g11h- sion, but subjects of legislation in
M113 J- W- W00L“EY- which all were concerned alike

should be freely discussed.

Music and singing were inter-
spersed with the discussions after-
noon and evening.

A closed business session was
held Friday forenoon.

Bro. Alward gave us a talk on
road laws. It was the opinion of
those present that there was law
enough, and good enough on this
subject, if the people were made

Madison, -Oct. 21, 1892.

 

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REPORTS FROIII PUMONA.

KENT COUNTY.

Kent County Pomona Grange
held a meeting in Whitneyville
Grange Hall, Oct. 12, with VVorthy

Master Hogadone of Vvyomingv in to do their work accordingly. The

the chair. The meeting was lairge- - , - .
ly attended, nearly 100 members be- £(_;,11g::lg Ar1:s,i3t:10n was presented

mg pIesent' The forenoon was ‘Taken WHEREAS, There is a great deal of
up W1th 1'ePf)1'h5 from Subordlhahe discussion being indulged in by the press,
Granges which showed the Grange and from ot; _i- scum.-.i;, in regard to the

throughout the county to be in a P1111110 h1$s'hW8YS; Therefore 11915
flourishing cofidition Resolved by Western Pomona Grange,

. That we regard the present highway
A recess was ordered for 111111191‘ laws suflicient for all practical purposes,

and it was such a dinner as only and recommend that they be left as
the ladies of the Grange know how they 31'6-

to prepare. The next hour’s per- The resolution was carried.
formance needs no description to F0111‘ took the fifth degree at
loyal Grangers. this meeting.

On reconvening, the work was Our annual meeting will be held
turned over to Bro. H. G. Holt of Wite Talmadge Grange in January.
Cascade, Worthy Lecturer pro-tem. There were so many invitations
The first subject of discussion was extended for this meeting it W88
“Country Roads,” led by Bro, H, C, thought best to hold a special meet-
Denison, followed by Bro. VV. '1‘. ing in Novemberwith Olive Center
Adams, Bro. H. G. Holt, Bro. E. Grange.

Cainpau and others. Bro. R. MRS. H. J. AUSTIN,
Secretary.

Dockeray read a paper on the same
The VISITOR is for every

subject. Among the recitations

the more noticeable were by Sister

Moffitt entitled “J emima’s Court. farmer, whether he is a Granger

sliiplil’ bly Sis]t::=3r Bellows, entitled or not.

“ ot er’s ove” and b Sister

M. A. Ryan, entitled “TheyMoney- HH‘LsDALE'

less Main.” Sister Holt read a very Hillsdale Pomona Grange held

able paper on Country Schools, and its November session with J effer-

it was ordered set to the GRANGE son Grange on the 3d. The fore-

VISITOR for publication. Sister B. noon was given to reports and

Dockeray read a selection on the business. The reports of Subordin-

same subject. Bro. W. T, Adams ate Granges were fair for number

offered the following resolution represented. After reports, Was

which was unanimously adopted: the election of our delegate to State
Resolved: That Kent County Pomona Grange: B1'0- Haugheyv the

Grange desirestoplaceitselfon recordas Master. II: was resolved that we

being entirely 0PP0Sed 150 the Opening Of instruct our delegate to work for

the World’s Fair on Sunday. 1 d f P
Bro. M. A. Ryan favored the glgealslilaliz 35:22:? or Omona’ In

Grange with 3 Song’ entitled “ The It was decided to have our next

Grave ’Neath the Roses.” The -
subject of Farm Fences was taken :i1g,3t1:fg gi11;j1;ifié.A' v113£e1:.:l1;,t,st h:

up and discussed in a ver able - - -
manner. The proceedingsthi',ough- ggfifvgltfiilcggglgg o3eE1:fit;0f(guilt:eS'
out were interspersed with singing Afternoon‘ Sesygion was open bn
by the Grange choir‘ A Vote of invitation from teacher’s institute
thanks was rendered the Whitney- to send dale t S- {,6 N k
ville Gran e for their entertain- ga es’ 13 rs 0 e5
g and Hunker were chosen as such to
ment and thus Closed ‘me Of the attend its nextmeetin at Pittsf rd.
most enjoyable meetings of the Much good is anticipagted from this
Pomona Grange ever hfigimln as it will have the tendencytobring
our pllllbllc schools and the Grange
Teachers, why not geta dictionary toga; saggy b Sister VanA1_sda1e
or organ for your school! Notice our on N Woman ysufil-age,” called out
offers. a. spirited discussion. Sister Hun-
WESTEM Pomom lZe1ii..§" 2§1.Z.cfi"an 13?.” 23553:? E33.
Western Pomona Grange No.19, V311 A1'Sd310 5310- h0 W35 011130300
held its October meeting with Lis- I0 117: fol‘ W9 H1911 119-(1 learned how
bon Grange the 13th and 14th. We '90 be 100- 111011110 by the 11086 by
had a large and pleasant meeting. P01117101311S and he did not 106-
These two days were almost per- lieve the women could learn it.
fact, we could not have wished for The Grange W39 511-1'P1'199i 3-Dd
nicer ones. At 1:30 the meeting 09118111590 by the BPPG9-1'9-1109 0fB1'0-
was called to order, and was open Butterfield of the GRANGE VISITOR
to the public. The hall was filled

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NOVEMBER 15, 1892

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THE FARMERS AND LEGIS—
LATION.

Are the farmers of Michigan
prepared to say just what legisla-
tion they believe will be conducive
to their prosperity? If so it will
soon be time to speak. The
Grange of Michigan surely has
some requests to make of the new
legislature. Why should not the

subordinate Grange speak now, by
making their wishes known to the
State Grange delegates, so that
there proper requests may be form-
ulated for presentation to our law
makers?

 

How did the

THE STATE GRANGE

Every Patron who possibly can
do it should get to State Grange.
It is a duty, a privilege, an oppor-
tunity. Who wants more than
these three? Let the coming State
Grange be the first of a series
whose increasing attendance will
result in making of them veritable
“Meccas for the farmers of Michi-
gan,” as our earnest Secretary puts
it.

It is expected that low rates will
be made on all railroads and at the
Lansing Hotels. Announcements
will appear in our next issue.

 

TREATMENT FOR SMUT.

In various methods, by bulletins
and through the press, the experi-
ment station has sought to impress
upon the farmers of Michigan the
great loss they suffer from the smut
of wheat and oats, and the compar-

ative ease and cheapness of the treat-
ment. Every farmer owes it to him-
self and to the college to treat at least
a portion of his seed oats for next
spring according to the methods
laid down in the instructions sent
out by the Station, which will be
found on page 2 of this issue. Try
it. The labor is little. It may
save you considerable money.

OUR OHA UTA UQ UA.

We present in this issue the first
of a series of articles upon Political
Economy. These are so Written
that every reader of the paper will
appreciate and understand. The
teachers of the state should all have
a chance to read and study them.
Will not the Granges take up with
our suggestion of last issue and
begin in the study of this series or
the one which will begin in Janu-
ary, on Dairying? A good plan
would be to take both, one each
week. Have the article read in the
Grange and discussed by those
present.

 

THE ELECTIONS.

The national elections apparently
have been a surprise to both part-
ies. The leading men of both part-
ies seem to feel that the tarifl‘
issue is responsible almost solely
for the results and that the people
have given a verdict according to

their beliefs. Be this as it may,
the complete ascendency of the
Democratic party, for the first time
in over 30 years, is assured. Its
power however seems to be lessened
in the Senate by the presence of
six Peoples’ party men, who now
hold the balance of power and in
some sense are able to dictate the
policy of the government. But in
a general way it is certain that the

party of strict construction is in
power.

 

INSTITUTES.

There are to be four “long” and
sixteen “short” institutes conduct-
ed regularly by the College, this
winter. This will by no means
cover the State. Why would it not
be advisable for each Pomona to
turn one of its meetings, in Jan-
uary or February, into an institute.
Ask help from the College. You
may not get it but it will do no
harm to ask. Secure also the servi-
ces of some leading men of the
State who are well known as
practical and sucessful men in
their lines. Do not lay too much
stress on the fact that the Grange is
doing this, but see to it that the
farmers of the country turn out in
large numbers. We are sure that
such a course would be helpful to
all concerned. And is not the
Grange designed to help?

GOOD ROADS AGAIN.

The subject of road improvement
is sure to come up in the legislature
this winter. Inasmuch as the
farmers are the parties most inter-
ested, it behooves them to be alert
as to their own wants and wishes

in the matter. There is no better

!

medium for the farmers to, speak‘
out on the question than the .
Grange. Every Grange in Michi-T
gan ought to discuss this question 
thoroughly between now and State
Grange, if they have not already
done so. and make the results of
their deliberations known to the
State Grange on their assembling
in December. We see no better
method for arriving at anything
like a unanimity of sentiment on
the subject, and that state of affairs
is very necessary in asking for leg-
islation.
A READING COURSE.

We are favored in this issue
with an article from Prof. Waters
of the Pennsylvania State College,
on the “Agricultural Chautauqua."
A reading course for farmers has
been instituted at that college and
seems to be meeting with success.
The question for us to consider is,
Whether we want such a course in
Michigan. If the farmers demand
some such course we are confident
that the Michigan College will en-
deavor to supply the demand. We
believe there is room for a move-
ment of this kind, and why should
not the farmers’ organizations be
first to ask our College for an “ Ag-
ricultural Chautauqua.” We are
greatly indebted to Prof. Waters
for his kind explanation of the
Pennsylvania course and we hope
our readers may become interested
in the work sufficiently to take up
a definite line of reading.

 

 

ARE YOU WAITING?

Probably you are waiting to be-
gin your active work as a Grange
until after State Grange. Well if
you are you are making a mistake.
You know that when delegates re-
turn from State Grange there will
be quite a little enthusiasm but
that will be checked by the prepa-
ration for Christmas, and after
New Years will come the installa-
tion, and you won’t get at Work be-
fore February. Two months lost!
If you begin now and get plans
well laid you can go right on work-
ing, holidays or no holidays. Get-
ting started is the hardest part.
Every Grange ought to be thor-
oughly organized for work and at
work by December 1. Patrons let
us be up and doing. Why stand
ye idle, waiting?

But some Grange speaks up and
says, “ We are at work, and that
right heartily.” Well, here’s our
hand! And let us hear from you
often to help stir up the weary, and
the halting and the “ waiting.”

 

TO FARMERS NOT PATRONS.

Many of our subscribers, corres-
pondents and friends are not mem-
bers of the Grange. With such
we wish just a word.

You probably recognize the fact
that the VISITOR is the organ of
the Grange, and as such must of
necessity contain matter interest-
ing only to members of the Order.
On the other hand we fully appre-
ciate the fact that you are probably
not interested in much of the mat-
ter that appears in the paper, and
endeavor always to have an abund-
ance of good reading that appeals
to you as a farmer and citizen. We
trust that you will not feel that
you are not getting the worth of
your money simply because you
are not interested in a certain
“report” and must perforce skip it.
We try to make the paper worth its
price to any farmer, whether Patron
or not.

Of course we should be pleased
to have you examine such articles
as explain the aims, methods and
purposes of the Grange, to the end
that you may be persuaded to cast
your lot among us. We believe
that the Grange promises large re-
sults and that as an intelligent
man, every farmer should know
what it has done, what it is trying

to do, and what it proposes to do.

Our Otters.

I. For two new names for one year we ,*

3 will send a copy of Black Beauty.

II. To any one sending in 5 new sub- 3

gscribers for one year we will send thel
5 VISITOR one year free.

To any one sending in 15 new
subxcribvrs for one year, we will send the
set of Eliot’s works.

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scribers for one year we will send Dick-
ens’ complete works.

V. To any one sending 30 new sub-
scribers for one year‘ and $5.00 we will
send a Webster or Worcester Dictionary.
Or we will send the same for 60 new
names.

VI. For 60 new subscribers for one
year and $10.00 We will send the Com-
panion organ. Or we will send it for
120 new subscribers for one year.

Remember, any full year subscrip-
tions sent in before Jan. 1 will be cred-
ited to Jan. 1, ’94.

Do not send stamps.

Send in your names as fast as you get
them, with the money, stating what
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Begin now.

 

REPRESENTATIVES
GRANGE.

TO STATE

Below is a list of representatives
reported as elected to attend the
State Grange to convene in Lan-
sing Dec. 13, 1892. As will be
seen a number of secretaries of
county conventions have failed to
report the results of their elections.
Will they please do so at once?

JENNIE BUELL,
Sec’;/.
Ann Arbor, Nov., 11, ’92.

Barry, 2 Rep.——R. C. Norton,
George Beplogle.

Berrien, 3 Rep.—C. H. Farnum,
Wm. Robards, R. V. Clark.

Calhoun, 1 Rep.~J. W. ‘Vood-
worth.

Genesee, 1 Rep.——J. C. Knight.

Gratiot, 1 rep.—Chas. L. Mum-
ford.

Hillsdale, 2 rep.—J. Vlleston
Hutchins, Chas. Perrin.

Huron, 1 rep.—Angus O. Henly.

Ingham, 1 rep.—F. W. Havens.

Lenawee, 2 rep.—Luther Mc-
Roberts, J. W. Osborne.

Macomb, 1 rep.—Wm. A. Stone.

Manistee, 1 rep.——D. R. Van-
Amburgh.

Mecosta. 1 rep.—E. G. Griflith.

Newago, 1 rep.—W. Sutfin.

Oceana, 1 rep.—T. Taylor.

Oakland, 2 rep.—Caleb G. Jack-
son, Leonard L. Hoffman.

Ottawa, 1 rep.—Mansor S. Smith.

St. Clair. 1 rep.——Warren Camp-
bell.

Sanilac, 1 rep.—J no. Mitchell.

Shiawassee, 1 rep.—D. Murlin.

Van Buren, 2 rep.—E. R. Ran-
dall, A. J. Kinne.

\Vashtenaw, 1 rep.—J. A. Mc-
Dougal.

Wayne, 1 rep.——~J no. E. Wilcox.

Wexford, 1 rep.-Lyman E.
Parker.

Oakland Pomona No. 5—~Hiram
Bacon.

Montcalm Pomona No. 24—- A. A.
VVooley.

Huron Pomona No. 35——Wm. H.
Buarhms.

 

THE NEED OF A LONGER PRESI-
DENTIAL TERM.

The direct expenses of a Presi-
dential election amounts to many
millions of dollars and the indirect
losses to the country in an excit-
ing campaign by the retarding of
business operations are incalcula-
ble. A shrewd political authority,
accustomed to handle campaign
funds, estimates that it will cost
the two political parties one and
one-half million of dollars in New
York state alone to conduct the
coming campaign. The lengthen-
ing the term to eight years would
reduce such expenses and losses by
one-half. It would be greatly to
the advantage of our diplomatic
service in the longer continuance
in office of experienced men, and
would also strengthen civil service
reform among all classes of em-
ployes, and save them from the
temptations always incident, in a
greater or less degree, to the fre-
quent changes in the minor offices
which follow in the wake of Presi-
dential elections. The professional
politicians and the bosses would be
likely to oppose such a change,
and the hungry crowd who are
waiting for federal appointments
would raise the old cry of “An
aristocracy of office holders,” but
the common sense of the country
will yet demand the stability and
tranquility which would come from
a lengthened term of office for the
Chief Magistrate of the United
States.-From “BUSINESS IN Pans-
IDENTIAL YEARS” by CHARLES
STEWART SMITH, President N. Y.
Chamber 0 Commerce in NORTH
AMERICAN EVIEW for October.

; the single tax theory.

4

ECAN WE IMPROVE OUR PRESENT

SYSTEM OF TA .\'ATION?

In high-class literature nowa-
days are eminent exponents of
They say it
is, being so simple, the only sure
way of collectinga tax; but, if land
is one of the elements, why not tax
air and Water as far as used———so
much for a breath a poor mortal
inhales, or so much for a drink of
water; but seriously no writer I
know of says anything about the
terrible injustice of the single land
tax.

A nations modern life is com-
posed of a vast variety of human
classes and interests. These rep-
resent the nation’s life. The poor
laborer has a share in the benefits

of the government, and when he .

votes he has a share in its manage-
ment equally with the rich man.
Neither the poor man nor the mill-
ionaire has any more land these
days than he can help being the
owner of, because of all property
under the sun landed property is
the least profitable as it yields the
least income. The vast armies of
employés in our cities would think
life not worth the living if they
were obliged to,live on and work a
farm themselves. This is a fact,
as most experienced persons can
testify. N ow please do not misun-
derstand me. To explain: All the
best, most talented and best educa-
ted exponents of our modern civi-
lization, the leaders of society, the
lawyers who make the laws, the
doctors, the ministers, the profes-
sors and teachers of our best
schools, our writers, all skilled
workers in the wonderful mechan-
ism so necessary for our comfort
in this our modern life, all these
do not need a single foot of mother
earth as a prime factor in their
work, while to the farmer it is his
alland everything. Now when we
consider the great interests of the
former class of people just referred
to, what is the justice of taxing
only the land, and let the other go
scot free? It would astonish any
one if he could realize what a very
small proportion of Jay Gould’s
immense fortune is invested in real
estate. Then think of the incomes
of professional classes, and skilled
workmen, all the way from five to
fifty thousand dollars a year, and
think of the meanness of taxing a
poor man’s lot his humble home is
erected on the same as an equal
quantity of soil occupied by the
rich man’s glittering mansion.

The simple truth of the whole
matter is this: The whole theory
of a single land tax is founded on
only the grossest injustice of class
legislation—taxing those with the
least incomes for the benefit of
those having the greatest incomes
and those having the greatest
wealth independent of land values.
Such classes as are represented by
the Rothschilds—all bankers, all
money loaners, would be practically
exempt from taxation under this
law.

If there could be any single tax
that would be just, it would be a
tax on incomes. The poorest labor-
or who has an equal share in this
nation’s government would then
have only to pay a proportionate
share of his income. By that means
only could we have a just and
proper interest in the welfare of
the government, while the rich man
could not depend, as is now the
case, on the expense necessary to
run this government being defrayed
mainly by the liquor tax. Then,
instead of decreased land values
caused by class legislation, the

poor farmer will pay a tax _just in ,

proportion to his meagre Income
and no more, while the luxurious
and extravagant city men would
have to pay their rightful share of
our necessary and unnecessary
taxes.
HENRY VOORHEES.

 

Are exchanges ever admissible
in your columns, if so, who would
care to exchange with a southern
girl? Any one who will send me
three spools of Coat’s machine
thread, black, N o. 50, I will in re-
turn mail you shell Wampum,
mineral wool, sea peas, orange
wood, rice shells, an alli ator’s
tooth and Palmetto bark. f the
editor sees fit to print this I hope
we may do some exchanging satis-
factory to both sides. We have
beautiful weather, windows and
doors open all the time. Oranges
are now getting ripe; at Christmas

they will be fine.
INEZ BRIGGS.
Jacksonville, Fla.

 


  

NOVEMBER 15 1892.

THE GRANGE VISITOR. 5

FIELD NOTES.

Pursuant to arrangements made
for a trip through Huron county,
I left Ypsilanti the morning of
Oct. 24, and, arriving at Cass City,

found our Brother Donald McTag- 

gart, who escorted us to dinner.
Then a drive of twelve miles
brought us to his home. VVe
walked over to the hall of North
Burns Grange where we found a
band of earnest Sisters and Brothers
to receive us, taking great interest
in our work. ’

This Grange own their hall and
sheds and are adding to possessions
each year.

On Tuesday we were taken to
Bad Axe, where, like many before,
we were landed at the jail, but after
receiving the grip and hospitality
of Brother and Sister Duncan
Buchanan we lost all dread of iron
bars and reluctance to leave was
the only grating. We were next
"turned over to the care of Bro.
Walter H. McDowell of wide note
:as a breeder of fine shorthorns and
-coarse sheep. Colfax Grange greets
us in a school house with regret
because their new hall is just be-
ing plastered, but they say “Come
again and we will show our Grange
home.” From here we go to the
pleasant home of Sister R. Nugent,
whom we have all come to know
through the VISITOR and whose
zeal in Grange work is praised all
over Hurongand you may not know,
but, Richard is her right hand man
every time. Here at Wadsworth
Grange we find everything in
readiness, with three young Sisters
awaiting instruction in the third
and fourth degrees, and a hall full
of earnest workers among whom we
are glad to see so many young peo-
ple.
At this meeting we had a chance
to witness the practical working of
co-operation as a large box of boots
and shoes were being distributed,
just on from a house in Boston and
received with good satisfaction.
Bro. John Nugent takes us to his
home and next to Verona Mills in
care of Bro. John Hunt. Here we
find Bingham Grange striving to
keep even with the rest.

Friday seems the unlucky day,
threatening mists and at evening
heavy rain, but this is Hope Grange
you know, so in borrowed rubber
boots we may be seen striking a
march for the Grange hall, where
Sister Diltz, as secretary, showed us
the records of a well spent Grange
life and a half dozen or more took
our words of counsel in keep in for
the rest. A new organ has lately
been placed in this hall and a
barrel of ‘oil rolled in tonight,
at about three cents below retail,
is witness of their co-operative
strength. These communities, like
so many others in the newer parts
of our State, excite our deep sym-
pathy for the trials they have
passed through in the fires of 1871
and 1881, and none ere long will
be able to see a vestige of those
scenes, the sad tale of which will
never be half realized by those out-
side. And we hope that through
the merits of “friendship, broth-
erly love and truth” that confidence
may be established with our broth-
ers abroad by which the benefits of
cooperation may reach a means to
relieve these deserving brothers in
their financial struggle for homes,
and lift them from the grinding
oppression of capitalists through
the banks now choking their pros-
perity.

Fraternally,
A. J. Caesar,
Lecturer.

ALLEGAN POMONA.

Allegan Pomona Grange met
with Bradley Grange in October.
The reports of the Granges of the
county so far as represented, were
very favorable. After the reports
were made Bro. Congden, of Hop-
kins, spoke of the success of the
Patrons of Husbandry in New
York which to him was as satisfac-
tory to know as it was surprising.

Bro. Slade of Moline, stated that
the success of the P. of H. in New
York was due to a fire insurance
company composed entirely of P.
of H. This statement resulted in
the adoption of resolutions to the
effect that the P. of H. of Michi-

an incorporate such a company.

hese resolutions were placed in
the hands of Bro. Congden to place
before the State Grange in Decem-
be

r.

Bro. Jordan of Wayland, sug-
gested that the farmers of Allegan
county combine and build an ele-

lvator for their grain, so as to hold
1 it for better prices, when the price
,would be forthcoming; and, if a
jfarmer was obliged to sell at once,
;deposit his wheat and loan him
lmoney.

' ro. Chamberlin of VVayland,
lthought a better plan would be to
fbuild a grist mill, thereby doing
laway with loaning money by such
la company.

The afternoon session was an
open one. and the following pro-
,gram was then presented.

‘ Address of Welcome by Bro.
Congden of Bradley, followed by
song by Bradley choir. The re-
sponse by Sister Bates of Moline.

This being the first meeting of
the Pomona since the death of Bro.
L. C. Gilbert of Moline, who was
an honored member of our Grange,
appropriate memorial services were
held.

The silver question was handled
in a masterly manner by Bro. Slade.
Miss Flora Fox then gave a recita-
tation entitled “ The Farmer’s
Wife.” “ VVould the establishment
of an Investment and Loan Associ-
ation be a Benefit in our Grange?”
was well discussed by Bro. Cham-
berlin. Instrumental music by
Miss Emma Fansler.

Remarks upon the “Successful
Man,” by Bro. Adams. Bro. A.
considers the man who will borrow
a little time from his labor for in-
tellectual pursuits, and mingling
with his fellow men for their good,
the most successful. A moneyed
man without these qualities he
considered a failure; a poor man a
success.

A song by Brother and Sister
Crab of Bradley, then followed.

The Columbian Ode was given
by Mildred J ewett.

A song by the choir closed the
program.

The next meeting of the Pomona
occurs the third Thursday in J an-
uary, when it will meet with Alle-
gan Central Grange, where we hope
to see every member of the Pomona
present, also all fourth degree Pat-
rons who are not Pomona’s, that
we may elect our officers with a
full ballot, and secure new mem-
bers.

M. E. JEWETT,
Secretary.

OLIVE CENTRE.

Olive Centre.

EDITOR VISITOR: As nothing
has been said about about Olive
Centre Grange since our big boom
early last spring, Patrons abroad
may think we have had a relapse,
but such is not the case, for we
have had a meeting every week all
summer with one or two exceptions
on stormy nights; have taken in
several new members; had a picnic
at a fashionable summer resort;
rented a new ball and moved into
it, reduced our dues one-half, and
had interesting meetings right
along all the time.

A. R. ROBINSON,
Secretary.

CAMBRIA.

Woarur EDI'roR——At a meeting
of Cambria Grange No. 74, held
Sept. 1st, I was appointed corres-
pondent to the GRANGE VISITOR
and I must own neglect of duty in
not writing before. Cambria Grange
is alive and holding its meetings,
two each month, and are in hopes
of a gain the coming winter, but
the past summer, after it stopped
raining, we worked so hard to keep
up with our work our attendance
was slim. At present we are hav-
ing a series of spelling schools,
giving a prize to the poorest speller.
At our last meeting we changed
the program and in the future will
give a prize to the best speller.

Hillsdale fair for 1892 has taken
place and we think it was a grand
success. And the grandest display
of all was from the Agricultural
College, and I am in hopes it will
be the means of showing and con-
vincing the farmers of Michigan
what the College is doing in the
way of education the young men
and will be the means of their
patronizing it more in the future.

Fraternally yours,
R. E. PERRY.

Hillsdale, Mich.

 

TWO INTERESTING QUESTIONS.

Buchanan, Mich.

Mt. Tabor Grange is alive and
in healthy condition. Through
the busy season the attendance has
not been as full and regular as
would be desirable but the members
are none the less Grangers by being

l prevented from attending the meet-
3 ings. All are looking forward to

full and lively sessions during the
winter months. An observance of
our anniversary as an order is in
contemplation for December 3d
instead of December 4th.

The subject of instituting a
semi-annual public sale has been
discussed for some time and result-
ed in the selection of a committee
to whom was referred the matter
of formulating acode of rules to be
observed, defining the purposes,
privileges and responsibilities of
the Grange as the conductor and
also of all others who may wish to
accept the opportunity thereby of-
fered to dispose of surplus stock,
utensils or other property. The
purposes of the Grange in this
matter are regarded with much
favor in the community and
although it may not be a glaring
success for the first year or two we
are confident that if persevered in
intelligently it will prove success-
ful and be a self supporting scheme.
VVe would ask through the VISITOR
if such a scheme is anywhere in
this state practiced and if so how
it is managed and what are the
results, practically considered.

By your permission I will add a
brief report of the action of our
Pomona Grange at its October
meeting on the subject of “High-
way Improvement.” Resolutions
were adopted favoring state, county
and incidental local supervision of
our highway system, the abolition
of the labor tax system. Believing
that this plan intelligently arrang-
ed and systematically conducted
will secure uniformity in the con-
struction of our highways, and
thereby put a stop to the senseless
waste of labor and taxes that char-
acterize the results of the present
and past multitudinous system,
Berrien County taxpayers and road
users would respectfully urge the
road commission lately appointed
by Gov. Winans to consider the
practical feasibility of this plan.

Yours for progress,
R. V. CLARK.

GROVELAND.

EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR —I
suppose by not seeing anything
from Groveland Grange No. 243, in
a good while, that the Grange at
this place was about dead, but far
from it. We have 35 members,
about all good live members,
and I think before springour mem-
bership will increase. The sum-
mer meetings were not very well
attended, but the busy time for
farmers being about over, atten-
dance will be better.

N. C. COLEMAN,
Secretary.

 

A COFFEE HUMBUG.

The Ohio experiment station has
just received the following letter
from Col. R. J. Redding, director
of the Georgia experiment station.

“This station has just received
from one ‘C. E. Cole, Buckner,
Missouri,’ a ‘parched and ground’
sample of what he calls ‘Cole's
Domestic Cofiee Berry,’ accom-
panied by a printed dodger setting
forth the merits of this wonderful
‘berry’ in Graphic style, and sup-
ported by numerous ‘testimonials.’
He offers seed for sale at fabulous
prices, $3.50 per pound in large
quantities, 25 cents per hundred
seeds in small quantities.

“I presume each station will re-
ceive, or has received, a similar
sample and dodger. Fortunately
(perhaps) I received a few days
earlier, through the Southern Cul-
tivator, a package of the ‘coffee’
together with a specimen plant in
full fruit. The plant is simply a
common variety of Soja Hispida,
or Japan pea, so well known to
many of the stations, and the seed
of which is abundant and compar-
atively cheap.

“On the principle of the Golden
Rule I write to put you on your
guard against this imposition, and
suggest that you ‘hand it round’
among your farmers, as I expect
to do in this state.”

At about the same time the above
letter was received the Ohio sta-
tion received a copy of the same

circular from Cole, together with a - 1‘

package of the roasted and ground
“coffee” and a few of the wonder-
ful berries. The berries are sim-
ply peas, and the “coffee” has been
mixed with enough of the genuine
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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

__ NOVEMBER 15, 1892.

Ladies’ Department.

A SONG 01" THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving! Of yore,
In the youth of the nation,

When the harvest had yielded its store
There was feast and oblation.

Or when danger had lifted its hand,
From the lips of the living

There rang through the length of the land
A Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

Our home was a wilderness then
With the floods to enfold it;

Today with its millions of men.
We rejoice to behold it.

From the sea to the surge of the sea.
We have all for a treasure:

We are blast in the promised To—be
In a manifold measure.

War flaunts not a red
For the olive is regs‘;
Like birds that are twin, on one bough
Sit the dove and the eagle.
The clash of the conflict that cleft
We in sorrow remember.
But the fire of the great feud has left
In the ash scarce an ember.

X11101] DOW,

For the fruit of the time of our toil;
For whate‘er we have fought for;

Whether born of the brain or the soil
Be the in we have sought for_;

For the gifts we have had from His hand
Who is Lord of all living,

Let there ring through the length of the land
A Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

CLINTON ScoLL.uzn In The Lmiios’ Home Journal

BOOKS AND READING.

What Twenty Books outside the Bible,
Dictionary and spelling book ought
one to Study in order to obtain
the Highest Degree of
Culture.’

Read by Frank Eddy, Charlotte. at Eaton
Pomona.

The subject assigned me might
well perplex an abler brain than
mine. In the first place the ob-
ject to be attained by our reading—~

, culture—is a term broad enough to

deserve an essay of itself. Culture
in its widest sense is nothing less
than civilization, and includes
knowledge, belief, art, morals, law,
custom, any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as a mem-
ber of society. Thus we obtain
our culture from a thousand, yes
ten thousand different sources. A
new fact or idea grasped, a high
resolve, an honest repentance or a
fresh love, all build up culture.
But in its essence culture refers to
how man affects man and to his po-
sition in society. Men obtained
culture first by rubbing against
each other and rounding off the
rough corners of their nature.‘ So
now the most cultured man is he
who bears the stamp of the highest
civilization of the nineteenth cen-
tury. Although culture may be
bad or good, and by a cultured man
we may refer to a polished villain,
still in the sense it is generally
used it refers to the development
of the higher and nobler faculties
in man. It is in this latter sense
we will use it.

In this paper we can only look
upon one phase of culture, namely,
that culture derived from books.
How we are affected by our boot-
black, our dress-maker or our min-
ister, does not come under our
consideration, but how we are
afiected by the thoughts glowing on
the pages of literature, and what
books move us most deeply is the
question.

Here we are met with another
difficulty. It is a safe assertion
that no two persons are afiected in
the same way by the same book.
It would be a comparatively easy
thing for me to say what books
have proven mile-stones in my life,
but it would be rank nonsense for
me to say that they would have
the same efl"ect on your intellectual
growth.

Were I to commence at the be-

ginnin of culture I should say
that cu ture began with baby talk.
It is then that the grasping mind
of the infant first reaches the rela-
tionship between ideas and sound.
And the next step is taken when
that mind discovers that black
marks on a white page stand for
the same ideas which he has already
been accustomed to distinguish by
sound. So the second great step
in culture is taken when he learns
to read. If we follow the mind of
the child farther we find that after
the two great steps of mind devel-
opment———of learning to talk and
learning to read are passed, a long
period ensues in which the mind is
engaged in fact-gathering. All
through the transition period from
childhood to manhood or woman-
hood the human mind, unless it
have an abnormal development,
forms no permanent opinions on
morals, politics or religion for itself.
It is simply gathering facts and
ideas and following the dictates of
other more mature minds.

But there comes a time at an
earlier period in the life of some
than of others, when the mind ex-
periences an awakening. Then is

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[the time when the mind will form
lits great life theories out of the
}'chaos of facts and ideas hitherto
I jumbled together in confusion.
zThen the trend which the life cur-
‘rent will follow will shape its di-
I rection and the individual will de-
 termine for himself his relationship
J to society and to God.
‘ Taking these three steps in
}human life as a rough outline, let
lus see how the reading of good
,literature will affect the life. In
the first place if the reading of
;good authors be followed during
lthe period between childhood and
lmanhood or womanhood the mind
i will not only become familiar with
the great ideas that have moved
and are moving the world but will
unconsciously adjust itself in a
natural relationship with the great
universe of mind and matter of
which it forms a part. So that
when the time comes to answer the
great question. “ lVhat shall be my
life work?” the mind will natur-
ally turu from the ignoble and base
to the noble and grand.

But if good literature has so

more rapidly developing mind it
has scarcely less effect on more ma-
ture minds. It is the staple food
for the mind in all stages of devel-
opment. Still we cannot gain men-
tal strength from books without
positive mental exercise any more
than we can change bread into
muscle without physical exercise.
It is not enough to passively re-
ceive great thoughts but we must
believe, act and love them. If we
do this, we can all the way through

life continually deepen and
strengthen what is best in our
natures.

The books from which We can
obtain the most culture will natur-
ally be those that stir us most
deeply, so what books any one
should read is largely a matter of
personal choice. So the list which
I give are merely those books which
in my mind are the channels through
which the best thoughts of the past
and present flow in such a way as
to most forcibly impress the human
mind.

Bear in mind one point. In
order to obtain culture from these
books or any others they must be
mastered, not merely read. I
named no historical works here
because culture is more largely a
matter of ideas than facts. Besides
history is incidental to all literature.
We cannot master a book without
having some knowledge of the con-
temporary history of the author
and the subject.

One more suggestion and then I
will submit my list of books to you.
Supplement your more solid read-
ing with the periodical literature
of the day. Be careful to read the
newspapers for news only. Form
your opinions from the magazines.
In these you get the clear forcible
arguments of the best minds of the
time. In the modern magazine the
best thoughts of the modern mind
crystallize.

But it is high time this paper
came to an end so here is the list:

Shakespeare, Burn’s, VVhittier’s,
Lowell’s, Poe’s, Byron’s, Shelley’s,
Longfellow’s poems, Carlyle’s
essays, Emerson’s essays, Oliver
Twist, Adam Bede, Jane Eyre,
Ivanhoe, Les Miserables, The
House of Seven Gables, Vicar of
Wakefield, Knickerbocker Papers,
Innocents Abroad, The Pioneers.

 

SUGGESTIONS FOR COUNTRY
SCHOOLS.

Paper read h Mrs. H. _G. Holt. at the Kent
County Grange eld at Whitneyville Oct. 12, 1892.

The Worthy Lecturer has asked
me to make some suggestions for
Country Schools. I therefore sub-
mit the following for your consid-
eration. -

It has been often stated that the
bone and sinew of this republic,
and the new life of the great cities,
come from the agricultural districts.
Granting this to be true, our
country or district schools form a.
very important factor in the future
development of this nation.
Education, in its truest and
broadest sense, is the greatest safe-
guard against evil. The child
should be trained morally, physic-
ally and mentally. Many children
are placed in school at too early an
age; both mind and body become
stunted, and their future usefulness
thus impaired in the very beginning
of school life.

I believe that in most cases, no
child should be in school under six
years of age, except where Kinder-

garten methods are used.

much influence on the young and ‘

example, and a few simple rules of
health thoroughly taught, so as to

tial in acquiring an education.

the greatest care in providing for

during the year. There is no doubt
that in many counties in our own

education of the little ones is sadly
neglected, and the innocent child
defrauded of something which
rightfully belongs to him; the loss
of which will cripple if not ruin
his whole life.

It ought to be the duty of the
more favored ones to see that wise
and proper methods are taken to
insure a reasonable amount of
education to all the children grow-
ing up in our land.

I welcome the movement that is
being made to classify and grade to
some extent, the pupils in our dis-
trict schools. A friend wrote me
recently, that he was teaching, and
added, “I have 24 pupils and twen-
ty-two classes.” This may be an
extreme cas, but in the majority of
our ungraded schools, it is doubt-
less much the same.

‘Vs are all ready to acknowledge
the importance of our schools; in
fact many would argue that they
are the most important institutions
that we have, for, what is more
dear to us than the welfare of our
children? But do we prove it by
the attention we give. and the in-
terest we take in our schools?
Candor compels me to say that we
do not. The average farmer ap-
pears to take much more interest
in his agricultural journal, in the
care of his stock, or the newest va-
rieties of grain or vegetables, than
he does in the latest methods of
teaching, or in any improvements
in the education of his children.
Perhaps you are thinking that the
farmer has no time to spend in this
way, as time represents money, and
that it is not his business. But I
believe that it is essentially his
business, and that a little time spent
in this direction would be a very
wise investment, both for him and
for his children.

Allow me to make a few other
suggestions for the benefit of our
schools. In electing the school
officers or district board, choose
some of the best qualified men or
women in the district, those who
will be sure to attend to the duties,
and look after the needs of the
school; one who will take interest
enough to see that the school is
properly supplied with maps, a
globe, a dictionary, black-boards,
crayon, etc.

Pay a sufficient salary to insure
the services of a teacher well fitted
for the work. Frequent change of
teachers is a detriment to the school.
A record should be kept by the
teacher of the advancement of each
pupil in the different studies; a new
teacher would then know where to
place the pupils, without putting
them all back, at the beginning of
each term, as is often done.

The district board should adopt
some kind of text books, and see
that these are used in the school,
until there is good reason for
changing. If any new families
move into the district who are not
able to buy the required books, the
law provides that they shall be
furnished by the district. This
will aid materially in reducing the
number of classes.

The teacher should begin and

close school promptly on time, and
have a carefully prepared program
for study and recitations. ‘Without
this, some classes are likely to re-
cieve more attention and time than
belongs to them, while other pupils
usually the younger ones, will be
neglected, and make very slow
progress. .
If parents would visit the schools
occasionally in a friendly way,
showing an interest in what their
children are doing, the teacher and
pupils would be encouraged to do
better work, and the results, I am
sure, would be very gratifying.

 

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Lessons of truth, virtue and kind- ,
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lly a matter 0
filack the means of procuring
secure if possible, a sound mind in jr books, or more frequently still, the E
a sound body, which is ver essen-  time necessary for the mastery 01‘ ‘
lenjoyment of the helpful volume;l
Our legislators should exerciseiof, Sflddest Of 811. the taste 01‘ 3P’;
preciation of what is beautiful and
the promotion and advancement of I ennobllng in literature is lacking.
education in our rural districts.  Writes Amelia Lfinigan in 3 Perti-
In many places where the country  nent article on “A Girl’s Best Read- ‘
is new and the population scattered, i mg”
it is difficult to maintain schools i Home J0"0"al-
the number of months required 3 lest bolt on the gate of kn°“'19d89.
,for no amount of recommendation

,can give one enjoyment of a book, ‘
State, on account of the labor and land 111 mental. 8-5 111 Physical: f00d j‘ is more than

anxiety of founding new homes, the!W€‘ are Profited 0111)’ by What We
* assimilate.

WHAT SHALL A ‘GIRL READ.

With many girls reading is large-
opportunity; some

many

in the November Ladies’
This is the heav-

But it is just for those
who feel both longing and limits-
tion that this article is written;
simply to act as a finger-post. in-
dicating in what direction true
mental culture may be reached.

Bear in mind that there are pass-
ing books and lasting books, books
of the day and books for all time.
Help and pleasure are to be found
in both, but the manner of reading
them will differ. The one kind
furnishes comparatively easy read-
ing, because more on the level of
our own knowledge and experience;
but the latest book, or most excel-
lent magazine, should not occupy
the time to the exclusion of the
older authors who. according to
Ruskin often give you their thought
more by way of reward than of help,
just as nature does not spread her
gold upon the surface, but lets us
search and dig, or crush the rock
to get the precious ore. Do some
reading that requires thought and
labor.

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SUNDAY AT THE WORLD’S FAIR.

(Editorial article in the November Century.)

The day of rest is too important
an institution in its relation to the
physical, moral, industrial, and
spiritual interests of the nation to
be subjected to any supposed finan-
cial necessity. The VVorld’s Fair
should not be kept open seven days
of the week for any sordid reason.
If Congress is to change its decis-
ion, it must be for sanitary, educa-
tional, and moral reasons, and not
for merely financial ones. The
Sabbath must not be bartered away;
it must be put to its best uses——the
uses of man. If the gates are to
be opened, it must be in the spirit
of the statesmanlike, patriotic, and
inspiring program outlined by Bish-
op Potter in his paper printed in
this number of the Century and of
the Rev. Dr. Gladden’s admirable
statement in our “Open Letters.”

If the gates are to be opened
during any part of Sunday, it
should be for a silent exhibition;
no hum of machinery; no confound-
ing of the day of rest with the
days of labor. Sunday should be
the day devoted especially to the
higher phases of the great Exposi-
tion—the natural beauties of the
situation, the architecture, the
landscape-gardening, the art, the
music—to the opportunities of
listening to learned, patriotic, or
spiritual discourse. Religion
should not stand at the gates to
drive away with thongs and re-
proaches the crowding myriads of
humanity; but with outstretched
hands it should welcome men,
women and children to all within
those gates that is noblest and most
saving. The World’s Fair at Clii-
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object-lesson of the humane and
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“Please won’t you suggest some
topics for programs? I am Lect-
urer and too busy to study for
them just now,” writes a brave
little woman of the Grange.

As I bring together a variety of
subjects to send her, it occurs to
me the list may be useful to some
other worker whose time is over-
drawn, and I will copy it for the
VISITOR.

A meeting confined to one main
topic no doubt gives the best re-
sults as bringing out all sides of
the subject. For instance, I re-
calka “Geological Evening” as one
of the most interesting and profit-
able of any of a society for educa-

tional improvement. Each member

brought a stone, a shell or a mineral
and gave, as far as he could, an ac-
!count of its formation and where
I found. Several brought specimens
;they had long had as curiosities
and came now to learn their history
for the first. Try it. Dictionaries,
cyclopedias, geographies, geologies

and imaginative speculation will
fbe freely drawn upon. You will
gscarcely find a home without its
l “odd stone” or relic laid by with its
.story to be told upon occasion.
L On the same plan a “botanical”
; or an “insect” meeting would call out
{much new knowledge and many
g shrewd observations.
? Just now a “Whittier Memorial”
appropriate; it is a
},duty we owe ourselves to keep his
vcxample fresh in uiind. A bio-
lgraphical sketch, a talk on “Whit-
itier as an Abolitionist,” a paper on
{his poetry, the reading of one of
fihis poems of freedom, an extract
‘from Snow Bound describing farm
flife, the reciting of one or two of
‘his ballads, a few decorations and
fitting songs and you have the out-
line of a program that every Amer-
ican, young or old, will be bettered
by listening to.

Let me recommend, too, 9. “Vol-
unteer Program” as a refreshing
change now and then to both the
Lecturer and members. Announce
that everyone will be called on to
contribute something. a paper, a
talk, a reading, recitation, conun-
drum, story, song, impersonation,
charade, or anything he chooses,
toward the entertainment or in-
struction of the others. Accept no
excuses. I insist on brevity before
hand, and see if the “recipe” is not
a good one.

Below are general topics culled
from a variety ef sources:

1. Methods in Marketing Farm
Products.

2. Womaii’s Work in the Grange.

3. Our Feathered Friends.

4. New Brooms.

5. lVhat has the Grange accom-
plished? (a) At large. (b) At
home. (c) For me.

6. How and what to see.

7. “The common things of the
common day are ringing bells in
tl 0 far away.”

8. A Workshop on the Farm.

9. VVinter Care of Vegetables.

10. VVinter Care of Fruit.

11. Plans.

12. Natural History on the
Farm.
13. The Needs and Benefits 0
House Plants. '
14. Sand.

15. Horse-back Riding.
16. Home Gymnastics.
17. The Mending Baskets.
18. Hints on Nursing.

Stations doing for Us?

20. Incidental Profits on the
Farm.

21. That Hen.
keep?

22. Has Beauty a Money Value?

23. Hot Water.

24. Our Winter Term of School.
What are the Boys and Girls
learning?

25. What Shall we Drink?

26. “God means every man to be
happy,” he sure; we meet with no
evil that has not some cure.

——Meredz'th.

27. "Home’s not merely four
square walls.”

28. Conversation. Its Prime fac-
tors.

29. Are Old People Growing
young?

30. “It chanced—-eternal God that
chance did guide”!

3l.“Thy friend hath afriend and
his friend hath a friend.”

——Arab Adage.

32. Eyes that see not—Ears that
hear not.

33. Benefits of Association.

34. How may the Agricultural
College help those who cannot
enter its classes?

35. The Farmers’ Institute,—our
part in its success or failure.

36. “Because it sometimes rains,
shall we carry umbrellas in sunny
weather?” .,

37. “A single conversation across
a table with a wise man is better
than ten years of mere study of
books.”—C'hz'nese Proverb.

38. What is the Talent of Suc-
cess?

39. “The wise for cure on exer-
cise depend.”——Drg/den.

40. The Beam and the Mote.

41. Little Kindnesses.

42. How is Good Taste Acquired?

43. Sheep.

Is she worth her

J ENNIE BUELL.

Order the goods you need (from our
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19. VVhat are the Experiment.


NOVEMBER 15, 1892.

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—— . H. BBIGHAM ________ ..Delta. hio
b‘3'lf3:—i'I1i RAM HAWKINSJ-Iawkinsville,Ala.

Lzorussa-—MORTIMEB WHITEH_EAD ...... __
1618 . St... N. W., Washington, D. C.
S'i'E'wAiii>—E. . DAVIS _____ ._Santa Rosa. Cal.
Ass‘r S'l'EWABl3-'(I){.0}g-EHALIL ... —
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SEoaE'rAaY——JOHN TRIMBLE,Washingt_on,D C.
GATE KEEPEB.—A. E. PAGE.Appleton City, Mp.
CEizEs—MRS. J. H. BRIGHAM ._..Delta, Ohio
Pomorzx-MRS. J. M. HOMPSON__Joliet. _I11.
FLORA-MRS. J. B. BAILEY..Conehatta. Miss.
LADY Ass’r S'rEw’n-MRS. N. B. DOUGLASS__
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Executive Committee. _ _
J. J. w00DMAN..--...-...Paw Paw. Mwblzafl
LEONARD RHONE..Center Hall. Penu%y_lvz-inia
X. X. CHARTIERS .__Fredericskburg, irginia
Committee on Woman’s Work in the
Grange.
MRS. L. A. HAWKINS...__.Hawkinsville Ala.
Mas. H. H. WOODMAN___Paw Paw, Michigan
MRS. ELIZAB‘TH RUSSELL,Vancouver. Wash.

Ofiloers Michigan State Grange.

MAs'i'Ea—THOS. MARS ________ __Berrien Center
OvEasE_Ea—M. T. COLE ........- .....P&1]n)'!‘*3
LEOTUREB—A. J. CROSBY. JR ....... ..YDS11an_t1

A3 ..A_ P, GRAY __________________ __Archie
gig S'll3)EWARD—W. E. STOCKING. _ v .
CuArLA1N—JNO. E. PASSLVIORE __
TREASURER-E. A. 'I'RONG___..
SEcaE'rAsv—JENNIE BUELL _.___ Ann
GATE KEEi>Ea-—GEO. L. CARLISLE__Ke.lkaska
CEBES—MRS. W. E. WRIGHT ...... ..
POMONA—MRS W. C. STUART
FLOBA—MHS. C. C. POORMAN._..Battle Creek
L. A.Si'Ew’D—MRS. W. E. STOCKING_..Chelsea

Executive Committee.

   
  

  
  
   
  
  
 

J. G. RAMSDELL. Chn ......... --TI‘8V91‘Be_ 0115!,’
H. D PL .................. "Ypsilanti
F. W REDFERN .--Maple Rapids
H. H DRESSER- ...... -.Litchfield
H. H. HINDS

B. H. TAYLO

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Hon, C, G, Luce _____________________ __Coldwater
Hon. J. J. Woodman . __.Paw Paw
J, T, Cobb _______ _. .Schoolcraft =
Jason Woodman ...Paw Paw ‘
Mary A, Ma 0. Battle Creek
Robert L. ""DF‘Y"!
A. Luther ......................... -.Bai-ry County
E. W. Allis _..Lenawee County
Sis. E. D. Nokes, Church s, HillsdaleCounty
Samuel Bi-uce__ _  .Jones, Cass County
J D. M. Fisk. .Coldwater, Branch County
R V. Clark. .___ ___Buchanan, Berrien County
T F. Rodgers. _Ravenna, Muskegou County
Isaac A. West__.._ Vorth Branch, Lapeer County
James Williams ______ ._ Eastport, Antrim County
Robert Alward .... ._Hudsonville. Ottawa County
Wm. Clark._____..Charlevoix, Char-levoix County
Committee on Woman’s Workfin the
ange.
Mrs. Mary A. Mayo  ........... "Battle Cmek
Mrs. Mary Sherwood Hinds . Stanton
Miss Mary C. Allis ....................... --Adrian

Revised List of Grange Supplies
Kept in the oflice of Sec‘y of the

Michigan State Grange

And sent out post-paid on receipt of Cash Order,
over the Seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the
signature of its Master or Secretary.

Porcelain ballot marbles. P61‘ hundred

Secretary's ledger .............. . .

Secretary’s record ............ . . 85

Treasurer's orders, bound. per hnndr _ 85

Secretary's receipts for dues, per hundred. _ . 

50

 
    
  

Ti-easurer‘s receipts for clues, per hundred. ._
A plications for membership. per hundred. _
ithdrawal cards. per dozen .............. _.
Dimits, in envelo s. per dozen._ ........... _.
By-Laws of the tate Grange, single copies,
10c; per dozen..._ ...... .. ;.. .., ........... _.
“ Glad Echoes," with music, single copies,
25c;per dozen..-_. ........................ _.
Grange Melodies, single copy, 400; per dozen 4 00
Opening Son _C_ard, 2c each; 759 per 50; 100.. 1 85
Ritualsflth tion (with combined degrees),
25¢ each - per dozen ...... .: ............... __ 2 75
ifnals, stli deozree, set of nine...
ihmls Juvenile, single copy... _

 

itnals Juvenile, per set ________________ L; 1 50
Notice to delinquent members, per 100.. . _ _ _ 40
American Manual of Parliamentary Law_-__ 50

D‘ t of Laws and Rulings.
Rolllsbooks ................. . .

 

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other supplies.
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cost in keeping all kinds of farm stock in cod
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REPORTS FROM POMONA. 

(Cnutinued from page three.) ,
among them. After the exercises}
of the regular program were fin- 
ished he was introduced to the ,
Grange and gave a fine address. f
First he urged the claims of the,
VISITOR on the Grange and agri-,3
culturists in general, with its mer-3
its and cheapness and its liberal
offers in premiums; for which see
issue of November 1st, and write p
editor for samples. He then spoke .
of " The Grange as an Educationalfi
Force among the young People of
the Farm.” It was a Wrong idea
to suppose that education consisted
in cramming the mind and then
leaving it without the power to
utilize. But true education rather
consisted in giving it the proper
food and then drawing out and de-
veloping its capabilities. And the
Grange was just adapted to this
purpose, and gave the needed
chance. By interchange of ideas
on methods and experience the
Grange is raising up a better class
of farmers and making farming
more remuuerative.

It was not an easier time and
more leisure that induces the boys
to leave the farm, but better oppor-
tunities. And the Grange gives
these by keeping the young man
abreast with the demands of the
times and developing the best busi-
ness abilities and raising him to
the dignity of the professions. He
had no complaint against the Agri-
cultural College or institutes, but
the Grange does work that they do
not do, and reaches people which
they do not reach.

The Grange gives an incentive
to intellectual development and
progress and cultivates independ-
ent thinking and to thinking on all
sides. The farmers suffer from
isolation. The social features of
Grange have a tendency to remedy
it. The Grange develops the abil-
ity for discussion and the powers
of speaking and prepares the farmer
to hold his own in deliberative
bodies.

But no education is complete
without the moral. Stress was laid
upon this. But our beautiful rit-
ual and exercises teach and en-
force higher morality. But last
and above all the Grange prepares
for good citizenship. People in
general have but vague and indefi-
nite ideas of the real political
features of parties and our govern-
ment. They get informed in the
Grange. After showing that po-
litical corruption is prevalent and
intense, he wound up with a good
bear story which was a clever hit
on all corruptionists.

Our editor is a young man, but
bears the marks of 3. life of earnest
and deep thinking, which give him
a somewhat sedate appearance, but
yet has left streaks of humor. The
Grange is fortunate in securing his
services so early in life, and to their
services he appears to be Wholly
devoted. Let us stand by him
while he pushes the VISITOR to the
front.

Jefferson Grange is situated in
the southeastern part of the county,
ten miles from the city of Hillsdale,
and in some respects is the leading
Grange of the county. Its strength
lies in its trading features. lVith
a membership of 70 it does about
$1,000 worth of trading in a year
in groceries and nearly $3,000 in
dry goods. It has shipped in six
car loads of corn and three of salt
during the past year. Per car 000
bushels of corn and from 100 to
150 barrels of salt; and also $50
worth of grass seed. The Grange
has nothing to do with furnishing
money or buying or selling, only as
it is done under the Grange seal
and its grocer restricted to ten per
cent profit. The dry goods are sup-
posed to be sold at cost. The per
cent off for cash is the remunera-
tion to purchasers. Groceries are
sold the same to all Grangers, to
others at a little advance; dry goods
the sameto all. A. L. Davis, with
18 years experience and a business
turn, has almost become a standard
authority in the Grange mercantile
line. WM. KIRBY.

 

CALHOUN COUNTY.

For the past five months the
Pomona Grange of this county has
been having a contest, divided
against itself. Two leaders were
chosen, Sisters Minges and Chi-
dester. As far as they were able
they divided a. family—one choos-
ing one member and one the other.
An umpire, Sister McDermid was
also chosen, and between the lead-
ers and the umpirea scale of points
was decided upon.

It was not only a strife for gain
in points, but good hard work was
put in, and our last meeting which
was held at Bedford, was an unus-
ual meeting. The hall was filled
with members and visitors who for
nearly four hours listened atten-
tively to the program. At the close
the umpire cast up her accounts
against each side, and declared
Sister Chidester’s side as the win-
ner. The forfeit to be paid by the
losing side is to be a lecture furii-
isheil by them from some good
speaker to which all are looking
forward as an intellectual feast for
the near future.

The season has been an unusually

busy one, for it has been so short

for work, and we have been blessed

with good crops, save the apple crop.

but for all the pressure of work

upon the farm and in the house,

time has been taken for some ex-

cellent literary work by Calhoun

County Grange.

We have an excellent Lecturer
in Sister Poorman, and are hoping
and expecting to have planned for
us some harder, better Work for
the coming winter than we yet have
done—something that will take
good thinking and hard study.
Though we have been so thoroughly
divided among ourselves, we have
fought to the finish without the
sliglitestdivision. Fraternity means
something.

EATON

Met, as per announcement, Oct. 19.
The \Vorthy Master being absent
the lecturer called the Grange to
order and invited its first master,
Bro. B. E. Benedict, to occupy the
chair. After a few remarks from
him, expressing his interest in the
order, from first until that iiio-
meiit, he opened the Grange in
1th degree. A committee was ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions of
respect and sympathy, as since the
last meeting Sister Eddy had been
called to rest from her labors.
Miss O. J. Carpenter was elected
as delegate to State Grange, after
which the program was taken up.
A quartet of members of Wlindsor
Grange gave a greeting glee, which
was heartily applauded by visitors.
Three papers were presented, and
were so excellent that a vote of
thanks was given to each who had
contributed so ably, and it was
voted also to offer them for publi-
cation.

Much discussion followed one,
especially,written by Mrs. A. D.
Saxton, Eaton Rapids Grange, on
the subject of Woman in Politics.
A young brother, Chas. Torry,
read in very excellent manner a
poetical selection. Bro. N. P.
Hull gave a very practical talk,
spiced with his characteristic
humor, on the subject, “Can a
young man prepare for business
by studying; at home?”

The committee on resolutions
reported, and the Grange joined
in singing one verse of “Shall we
gather at the river.”

The meeting closed to meet
Nov. 19, at Charlotte. A typical
New England dinner, and specially
prepared program, at which mem-
bers are requested to dress in the
“styles of long ago.” This will be
our Thanksgiving meeting.

Miss O. J. CARPENTER,

Lecturer.

BATAVIA

meeting wasa success, a large at-
tendance and the program well car-
ried out. Memorial services were
held in memory of our esteemed
friend and brother, Ransom Barnes.
He has been an active member of
Pomona for a number of years, and
at the time of his death was
Worthy Master of Girard Grange.
lVe all mourn his loss.
Yours fraternally,
H. E. STRAIGHT,
W. L.

IN WASHTENAW.

Through the kindness of Brother
and Sister H. D. Platt, I was priv-
ileged to attend the gathering of
this county’s Grange forces at Fra-
ternity Grange hall Nov. 2.

The ride thither led along the
motor line to the thriving normal
city of Ypsilanti, by the widely
known “Hammond Farm” and out
into what were once “low lands,”
but now well kept farms.

The home, for such it is, of Fra-
ternity Grange is one secret of its
activity and further proves the fre-
quent claim that Granges succeed
best that meet in the country. The
neat building, with kitchen and

audience room tastefully fur-

nished with comforts and conven-
iences, stands in a. roomy yard
among beautiful young trees.
These pine, spruce, hemlock and
maples were set out centennial year
by individual members and are
now admired by all who pass.
Why should not every school yard
likewise be the silent voice of the
love of beauty of its patrons? The
Grange comes in here with its mis-
sion of showing how mental growth
may go hand in hand with home
comforts and delights, and by many
means teaclies that school days need
not end inside school walls, but
that learning is a life-long privilege
which occupation iior location nor
age need bar out.

Patrons of the early Grange days
in Michigan will recall that this
Fraternity Grange was the home
of their honored co-worker. J. Web-
ster Childs. Elected a member of
the executive committee of the
State Grange at its first annual
session in 1874, he was a pillar of
the Order until his death. To me,
who have heard the pioneer Patrons
mention this brother with so much
affection, it was a rare inspiration
to find his pure, staunch Grange
purposes still quoted and influen-
iiig strong men and women who
knew him in daily, home life. To
meet his intelligent wife, who
“wears his mantle wonrlerfully" it
is lovingly said, was pleasure in-
deed, and one I trust all who at-
tend State Grange may have.
Sister Childs will be warmly wel-
comed if she goes to Lansing next
month as she thinks she may.

Three Granges of the county
were represented in this meeting
where hospitality repartee, good
cheer and sense abounded from
early till late.

The road question was well in-
trorluced into the program by Bro.
-1110. A. McDougal of Superior
Grange. His conclusions were,
“tliorougli drainage and gravel.”
The disciissioii was brisk and most-
ly to the point. The present cry
for better roads was generally be-
lieved not to come from the farmers
themselves. First class roads on
main lines of travel, then bring up
cross roads as or )11l(l be done and moi e
motor lines between towns were
suggested. An English brother
lent help by stating that the old
country road work was under the
same system as ours, but not nearly
the distance of roads to cover.

Columbian day at Chicago was
vividly described by Brother
Campbell of Ypsilanti.
Instrumental and vocal music
added, as it always does, to the
session. Fraternity members seem
zealous and faithful in “every good
word and work.”

It was a real regret that State
Lecturer Crosby was unable to be
present as expected by many.

J. B.

 

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AGRICULTURAL PAPERS.

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5.
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American Agriculturist__. $1.50 $1.50
Ohio Farmer __________ __ 1.00 1.35
Farm News ____________ .- 25 65
Western Rural, with
Market Review ______ __ 2.25 2.25
Prairie Farmer ________ _- 1.00 1.20
Breeders’ Gazette ______ _ _ 2.00 2.00
Farmers’ Review _______ -- 1.25 1.50
Country Gentleman (state
if new ______________ __ 2.50 2.50
Orange udd Farmer _ _ _ _ 1.00 1.20
Green’s Fruit Grower--__ 50 75
Practical Farmer ______ __ 1.00 1.25
MAGAZINES.
Atlantic Monthly ______ __ 4.00 3.70
Cosmopolitan __________ _ _ 3.00 3.00
Harper's Monthly _____ __ 4.00 3.50
“ Bazar ________ __ 4.00 3.7
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“ Young People _ _ 2.00 2.00
North American Review- 5.00 4.50
Scribner’s _____________ -_ 3.00 3.00
Century _______________ __ 4.00 4.00
Review of Reviews ____ _- 2.50 2.75
The Forum ____________ -- 5.00 4.50
Popular Science Monthly- 5.00 5.00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Detroit Free ‘Press, weekly 1.00 1.20
Detroit Tribune “ 1.00 1.00
Grand Rapids Democrat
weekly _______________ _- 1.00 1.10
Youth’s Companion (new
names) ______________ _ - 1.75 1.75
Scientific American .... -_ 3.00 3.00
The Independent ...... -- 3.00 3.00
The Christian Union - - _ _ 3.00 3.00
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8

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

NOVEMBER 15, 1892.

Nofice

s of Meefings.

State Grange at Lansing, Dec. 13. 

Lansing expects the State Grange
Dec13.

Girard Grange has lost by death its
Worthy Master, J. Ransom Barnes,

Trent Grange sends resolutions which
were passed on the death of one of their
charter members, Mrs. Harriet Minnich.

WANTi«:D—300 young Patrons who live
within 100 miles of Lansing, to‘ attend
State Grange one, two, three or four
days. It begins Dec. 13.

Prairie View Grange of Iowa.
has again been visited by the hand of
Divine Providence and we mourn our
beloved Sister, Martha A. Eyerly, who
died at her late residence Oct. 24, 1892.

HURON POMONA.

will hold its annual meeting Dec. 1, with
Brigham Grange. All members request-
ed to be present to vote.

NEEDE D SCHOOL LEGISLATION.

Continued from page I.

officer too often creates a prejudice
against the teacher he employs.

, VI. Teachers are employed for
lonly one term at a time with a
‘positive understanding that an-
other person will be employed for
the next term.

VII. Many schools, in wealthy
neighborhoods, where people have
large farms and small families, are
supported only from three to five
months, or as long as the mill tax
or primary money holds out and
no longer. The children of their
poor tenants are the ones who are
thus deprived of school privileges.

VIII. In adjoining districts,
where the farms are small and
families larger, the school tax is
sometimes nearly half of the entire
tax. Such districts usually support

HILLSDALE POMONA

will meet in G. A. R. hall the first
Thursday in December. Election of
oflicers. Meeting called at 10 o’clock
sharp.
Mas. E. D. Nouns,
Lecturer.

KENT POMONA GRANGE

will meet in Grand Rapids. in the
court house, Dec. 7, 1892. The elec-
tion of officers will take place and such
other business be transacted as may come
before the Grange.
LUCY A. DOCKERY,
Secretary.

ST. JOSEPH POMONA.

St. Joseph County Pomona No. 4 will
meet at Ceuterville Grange Hall 1st
Thursday in December. All 4th degree
members are requested to be present.

Mas. H. COOK,
Lecturer.

BRANCH COUNTY.

school from six to nine months in
a year and, on account of the num-
ber of pupils in the schools, must
pay higher wages to hold a teacher
who can govern them.

IX. I know of some country
schools in southern Michigan that
have an average attendance of only
seven or eight pupils. There are
others in the same townships that
have an average attendance of from
forty-five to sixty.

X. VVages range from $18.00 per
month to $45.00, according to the
generosity or stinginess of the
school board that employs them.

XI. Some school houses are kept
in good repair and fairly well sup-
plied witli apparatus, while others
in the same township are not fit for
human habitation, and apparatus
is not thought of at all.

‘Veil, what is the Township Sys-
tem of Schools? I give below some

Branch County Pomona Grange No.
22, passed appropriate resolutions con-
cerning the death of Bro. J. Ransom
Barnes. who died Oct. 17. aged 61 years.
He had been a worthy member of that
Grange for years.

LENAWEE POMONA.

The annual meeting of Lenawee
County Grange will be held at Working-
men’s hall. in the city of Adrian, Dec.
1, 1892.

Call to order at 10 A. M. sharp. Reports
of officers and committees, also election
of delegate to State Grange will con-
sume the forenoon. After dinner will
occur the election of oflicers and what
other business may come before the
meeting.

MARY C. ALLIS,
Secretary.

suggestions and leave it with the
reader to answer the question.

I. The Township Board of Edn-
cation shall consist of five members
elected one each yearat the Spring
election for a term of five years,
(as justices of the peace are now
chosen for terms of four years.)

II. The member whose term of
office will first expire shall be
president of the board, the secre-
tary and treasurer to be selected
from the other four.

III. Abolish the present board
of school inspectors ;——also the dis-
trict school board.

IV. The board of education shall
have power to build or repair
school houses, employ teachers,

BARRY POMONA.

Annual meeting of the Barry County
Pomona Grange, P. of H. will be with
Union Grange at the home of Bro. John
Dawson, on Friday, November 25, 1892.

Morning session. "

At ten o’clock the Grange will be.
opened in the fifth degree for reading of
minutes of previous meetings and re-
ports of oflicers, followed with the elec
tion of officers for the ensuing year.
Dinner at 12.

: Afternoon session.

 

After election of ofiicers the Grange
will be opened in the fourth degree.
Song by the Grange, address of welcome
by Bro John Dawson of Union Grange.
Response by Bro. A. Luther, Master of
County Grange. Quotations by all. Reci-
tation, Mrs. Naomi Slawson. the saloons
their cause and effect, Bro. George
Brainard followed by every member of
the Gratge. There will also be a ques-
tion box from which questions of inter-
est will be called out by the Lecturer.
Let every member be present.

GEO. R. BOWSER, Lecturer.

BRANCH POMONA.

Gilead Grange will entertain Branch
Pomona at their hall on Thursday, Nov.
17, 1892. A goodly number of Grangers
are requested to be present at the fore-
noon session. when the usual business of
the order will be attended to as well as
feasting upon a sumptuous dinner and
indulging in social chat.

In the afternoon the public is requested
to be present and listen to the following
program:

Address of welcome, Worthy Lecturer
of Gilead Grange.

Response, Brother Warner of Quincy
Grange.

“Shall the little red school house con-
trol this govenment ‘B ” Carrie L. Fiske
of Goldwater Grange.

“Would substituting capital punish-
ment for life imprisonment be a benefit
to our state ? ” W. S. Mowry, Goldwater
Grange.

“Should convict labor be leased to
corporations?” W. E. Wright, Cold-
water Grange.

“Michig‘an’s school system” Mrs. C. E.
Leatherberry, Sherwood Grange.

“Resolved, that the clergyman has
a greater effect upon society than the
statesman.”

Affirmative. Sister Warner of Quincy
Grange. Negative, L. M. Marsh of
Gilead Grange.

Gilead Grange will furnish the music
and recitatious. A first class time is in-
sured; let the hall be filled.

adopt text books, provide appara-
tus, fix the course of study, and
have general management of all of
the schools of the township, siib-
ject of course, to a certain limits-
tion of statutes, as to expense of
building, apparatus, and wages
paid to teacher, depending on the
valuation of taxable property and
the number of pupils attending
school in the township.

V. School houses of fractional
districts shall be the property of
the township in which it stands,
and, if located on or near the town-
ship line, pupils may be assigned to
that school by joint action of the
board of education, or a committee
of the same. Such pupils to be
admitted without tuition.

VI. Young men who complete
the state course of study in these
township schools should, on pre-
sentation of the proper diploma or
promotion card signed by the com-
missioner of schools, be admitted

.to the State Agricultural College,

without an entrance examination,

VII. The State Superintendent
of Public Instruction should be a
member, ex officio of the board of
Agriculture.

The following advantages would
be derived by the adoption of the
township system of schools:

I. A board of control composed
of intelligent representative men
can be chosen.

II. The burden of school taxa-
tion will be uniform throughout
the township.

III. A uniform course of study,
and a uniform series of text books
can be adopted in all the schools of
the township.

IV. By advising with the county
commissioner of schools, the books
can be made uniform throughout
the county.

V. Pupils may be assigned by
board of education to the school
most convenient that can accom-
modate them, thus making the
schools of a uniform size.

VI. Competent teachers can be
employed by a competent school
board and retained for a full year.

VII. VVages can be graded ac-
cording to the size of the school

land the experience and thorough-
lness of the teacher.
VIII. The number of school
‘officers in a township will thus be
reduced from about 25 or 30 to

* five, and neighborhood interference
and personal prejudices decreased
in the same proportion.

IX. No person under eighteen
.‘years of age should be employed
_;as teacher. (See Michigan School
,Moderator, Nov. 8, page 1-17. Ar-
‘ ticle prepared by A. G. Randall.)

In conclusion, let me add that I
realize that there are many things
to be considered before any legisla-
tion be passed making so radical a
change as this.

That this will get many of our
representative farmers to thinking
along this line of progress, is the
object of this article.

THE FERRIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

During the past eight years, this re-
markable school has trained four thou-
sand five hundred young people for lives
of usefulness. The principal of this school.
W. N. Ferris, has devoted his life to the
study of education. As a result of his
investigation, he has a school, which in
many respects, is unique. It is one of the
few schools in which the backward stu-
dent can receive just the training he needs.
Men and women, who have not been to
school for many years drop into this in-
stitution for training along special lines.
No embarrassment presents itself to any
student who is willing to do his best.
Individual instruction is employed where-
ever it is needed. There are several
courses of instruction; the English,
scientific, penmanship, shorthand, type-
writing, business, and normal. All
graduates of the Industrial, who are of
good habits and who are workers, have
no trouble whatever in securing positions.
Tuition rates compare favorably with
those of any other similar institution.
Board, including room, lights, etc., in pri-
vate homes, $2.50 per week. Club board
$1.50 to $1.75. Every reader who desires
additional information should write the
Principal. Remember, that in the choice
of a school, it is not so much the cost to
be considered; the question of all ques-
tions is this, “What school can do the
best for me?” On this basis, the reader
need not hesitate to enter the Industrial
School.

For further information, address the

Principal.
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