I 4} [. _... \¢.41'b1'81'.V A31-i’1 C¢i11ee|8l\) A“ §.2- J9’ “THE FARMER IS OF ]lI ORE CONSEQUENCE THAN ) THE FARJVI, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED” VOL. XVIII, N0. 5. LANSING, MICHIGAN, MARCH 1, 1893. WHOLE N0. 413. ROAD IMPROVEMENT. D. C. LEACH. Every public spirited person must rejoice at the wide spread in- terest manifested in favor of a more efficient, and practical system of road improvement. If this inter- est can be kept alive until the nec- essary changes can be made in our constitution and laws, we may rea- sonably hope tlie day of great- ly improved public roads is not far off. The general features of the plan suggested by the State Commis- sion will, I think, commend ‘them- selves to all who take SpE(.‘13.l.1l1- terest in the subject. It certainly seems to be a great improvement on our present system. But in all new Iiioveiiieiits which, like the proposed system, author- ize the issuing of bonds for public improvements, great care should be used to guard against fraud and extravagance. When public senti- ment sets strongly in favor of a particular measure, there is often danger of extreme action, followed by disastrous results. Hence, the proposed constitutional amend- ment, and the laws through which it is to be executed, cannot be too carefully guarded. In many of the states great wrongs have been done by the hasty and ill-considered issuing of railrbad arid'o*thoi* bonds for cair- lic improvements. _ Michigan has suffered but little from this cause, but when P110110 sentiment sets strongly in favor Of general road improvements, and '10 every county is given POW“ to issue bonds for such purposes, H39 necessary safeguards against has.e, extravagance and fraud, should be well considered. The laws should be carefully framed so that the work of improvement may be safely undertaken and economically car- ried forward. '° The people of M1011- igan cannot afford, at this late day, to engage in a wild and specula- tive movement of any kind. A criticism I have heard made on the proposed constitutional amendment is, that five county commissioners are too many; that a board of three would be more efficient and less expensive. Would it not be well to leave it with the supervisors of a county to appoint three or five as they might deem best? Some counties might prefer three, others five. _ The proposed change in our road system contemplates tl_ie_ex- penditure of millions upon millions of dollars in the near future. There is nothing alarming in_this if wise and prudent counsels direct and control the movement. But it will be found possible to so manipulate the system as to saddle debts upon a county and leave the roads but slightly improved. But if men are disposed to put money “where it will do the most good,” they will willingly submit to largely increased taxes for road improvements. And if they are wise they will see that the money is judiciously expended. The money value of good roads, as affecting adjacent real estate, is, I think, much greater than people enerally suppose. I have no doubt there are thousands of good farms in Michigan whose selling value would be increased from twerity-five to fifty per cent by the construction of good roads passing them and connecting them with obusiness towns and railroad sta- tions. It is reasonable to expect that; when road improvements are judiciously and economically_made tne increased value of adjacent farms will exceed, many fold, the cost of the improvements. I see no reason why this move- nieiit, so general throughout the state, for the improvement of our public roads, should not be can- tiously and energetically pushed to valuable results. I/Valton, Zllich. WI{0’S T0 Btiiisz . FRIEND EDITOR: Enclosed I send you a paper read by me at the Fzirniers’ Institute at Lowell on 7th inst. You may see a few items that you can use in GRANGE VISITOR. I try to show the great injustice done the farmer in regard to highway improvement. The highways are public property for the benefit of all the people as well as the farmer and yet the farmer alone is asked to give the land and make the road while two-thirds of the people and two-thirds of the wealth of the state are not required to contribute a single dollar. It does seem that the farmers would see the great injustice done them and demand a change. With laws that would compel all property to bear its share of taxation for road improvement, the farmer would pay less tax than now, and we would soon begin to have good roads. Let it be understood that any proposed amendment of the constitution of the state that does not provide for equal taxation of all property for road improvement will not be approved by the peo- xle N3‘.- is film influence on state legislation and demand that his interests receive equal consideration with the cor- porate bodies of the state and that the burden for road improvement which he has up to this date borne alone, be lightened by aid from those equally benefited with him- self. Truly yours, S. S. BAILEY. We clip the following from Mr. Bailey’s address: ‘ The assessed valuation of the property of the state, including the value of railroad, mining and other property paying specific taxes is in round numbers about $1,800,000,- OOO Of this amount one-third, or $600,000,000, belongs to the farmers and the people outside of the cities. The $600,000,000 is the only pro- perty that has ever been taxed for the improvement of the common roads of the county. The owners of this $600,000,000 have given for road improvement in land and money and labor, as before shown, over 120,000,000 dollars. The owners of the $1,200,000,000 for the last fifty years, have been exempt by law from contributing anything for the improvement of the common roads of the country. Is it any Wonder then that the country is so poor in first class roads? In the light of the showing made let no man have the audacity or the efirontery to charge the blame for bad roads wholly on the farmers. Up to this date they have fought the battle for good roads in the wilderness aione—-while the own- ers of the $l,200,000,000 have been content to be lookers on and criti- cise the slow progress made in winning the fight for good roads. We are not here to unceremoni- ousl y censure those who control the -$l,200,000,000 for not giving aid to road improvement for there has been no law by which they could enter the ranks with us and legally give aid. No doubt a very large share of them, in fact the largest share of them would gladly give the necessary aid if we liad_laws that would enable them to do so. Their property would share, in the benefits of good roads equally with the farmers as their facilities before for the farmer to show his‘ for doing business Would be greatly enlarged and they would enjoy the pleasure of travel equally with the farmer on good roads. The managers of the $300,000,000 of railroad property in the state would, no doubt, gladly have a portion of the taxes they pay applied for thejiimprovement of the roads, as go Id country roads contribute in no small degree to the prosperity of ‘he railroads. If Iiow we can have wise legisla- tion for liighwayfimprovenient and laws C()n1pelllllgi§tll property to bear its proper share of tax for the same, we would afyonce enter on a new era of road figprovement and would all realizé_;}._ s never before the benefits of gored roads to farm- ers, as whateverbéiefits the farmer benefits in a greater or less degree both directly and’; ndirectly every man, woman and ild in the state. sour. Rosa IDEAS. - CLIMAX, MIcH., Feb. 22, 1893. Editor of Graiigie. Visitor: In reply to your request for my idea of a road la.w,:.I would say that I believe in adapting our laws to the condition of things. We have a constitution, and I think so far as the road laws aige concerned are likely to keep it rig, it is. convinced that 1v5'§\ cannot greatly improve both 1‘. "roads and our road system. 135?‘. .; making .~.r._~.~ -_ ;.- an-3;.-', ,LI.r£.“.‘L‘in' i.i(..'.-:, ‘l.«- riv;'~: ‘ I.-rhatcl say will liwve reference to changes that I think can be made for the better under our present constitution and by our present legislature. 1st. I would have the law pro- vide that every road in the state should be marked on the ground by enduring monuments planted at every section corner and quarter post in its line and at every angle in its course, such as any- body could find, so that (ct) The public in making im- provements, paving, graveling, or bridging can place these improve- ments where they belong Without calling out a surveyor to find the line. (b) So that people owning adjoining lands will know just where to locate their fences, hedges and buildings: (c)So that in case of encroach- ment it can be removed without having a lawsuit and a surveyor to find out whether it is an encroach- ment or not. 2d. I would provide eflicient means to prevent the destruction or removal of such monuments. 3d. I would provide a uniform system of recording road lines and monuments and have a record of them kept in a. county oflice to pro- vide against loss. The township of Kalamazoo had four books of records of roads and has lost the three earliest ones containing the. records of nearly all the roads in the township. I know of a good many other township road records that might just about as well be lost. They are not worth the paper they are written on, so far as finding the line of the road is concerned. » 4th. I would have all road taxes paid in money and do away with our pernicious labor system. Good work can be done under the present system but ‘ it seldom is. A majority of the people never have seen good road work done and don’t know what it is. It does not pay to put men in charge of road work who don’t know how to make roads and have no inducement to learn how, hence I would, 5th, Abolish our little road districts and all but the one overseer which I un- derstand the constitution requires. I would not have him do any of the road making, only cut weeds, pick I am not’ up stones and do work of a like character which the present law requires him to (lo. I would place the road making entirely in charge of the highway commissioner. I would let him appoint his own assistants, and keep him under the same check from the township board that the law now provides, so that he should not get too cranky. I would have most of the work done by contract and have the roads under constant supervision. “A stitch in time” you know, etc. I would pay the comniissionei- enough so we could get the best man in town for the place to take the office and ufterid to ifs Ilutics. Gth. Iwould provide a way for liim to get the right of way for drains across private property and have such drains made wherever necessary to take the water away from the road. 7th. I would have the state employ the best posted man in the country to prepare a concise set of instructions in the best and most approved methods of constructing dirt and gravel roads, together with plans and specifications of culverts and simple short span wooden bridges. I would have it printed in the “T0wnshi'p’ Ofiicers Guide” and furnished to every highway commissioner. 8th. I would provide for at least one meeting each year of all the highway commissioners in .the .,.,.. .-6, , 4- - _=_— dISUuSSII1§5‘uUd being 10>‘ ‘.1 nc-.‘..,. in road making, and pay them for their time while attending it. 9th. I would 7'equi're the board of supervisors to raise every year by tax on the county, the $1,000, provided by the constitutiionand have it used exclusively in the con- struction of graveled or paved roads and bridges on ‘highways which are of such importance to the whole county that it is not fair nor just that the townships in which they are situated should bear the whole expense. F. HODGMAN. THE MORTGAGE TAX LAW. I have wished to have to have a word to say about the mortgage tax law ever since the VISITOR of Dec. 15 came to hand. My first thought on reading the various opinions expressed therein was “what shall be done when doctors disagree?” My answer would be wait, “prove all things, hold fast to that which is good.” There has not been time to test the law yet, and because a few treasurers and super- visors find their duties more onerous is no reason for repealing the law before it has had a fair trial. Give even the devil his due and if what appeared to be his satanic majesty turns out to be an angel of light your satisfaction will be all the greater, for you can remark with more emphasis to the doubting Thomases “I told you so!” ’Tis said “figures don’t lie,” and now that the majority have paid their taxes, if they will do a little figur- ing they will easily find the balance on the right side, I think. The tax law may be a failure in Hillsdale county, but it don’t work that way here. As one who wishes to borrow money and can give good security, can get the money at seven per cent, the same as before the law was made, or else he may pay six per cent and pay the taxes himself. In either case he is better off than he was before the law took effect. It’s true we can’t force people to loan money, and there may be a few who prefer to put their surplus in a bank where it will draw three per cent to loaning it to farmers at 5% to 6 net. VVe all know which is the safest investment. The farmer - ‘.ai.l_ nr11_'no;-33“ 33113 . —~ can’t break and go off to Canada, taking the farm with him. A first class mortgage is better security at any time than is the best certi- ficate of deposit, and yet no one expects the bank to pay six or eight per cent. C. H. Farnum is evidently blinded by the mortgage he holds on the property sold last summer. I can’t see any other reason for the opinions he holds. For my part I can’t see why, if a man holds a third interest in a farm, he shouldn’t pay one-third of the taxes. It’s true he may live out of the state and has a perfect right to give in the mortgage he holds to the assessor of his own place if he wishes to pay a double tax, but has he the inclination?‘ Supposing he held a deed to one- tliird interest in the farm would he be expected to pay a tax on the deed, say iii Ohio, and escape a tax on the farm located in Mich- igan? I trow not. If he holds a. mortgage on a farm to a third of its value, I can’t see for what rea- son lie should not pay a third of the tax. . As to the property he sold, as he still holds a half interest in it can he give any valid reason why he should not pay one-half of the tax? Had he received the whole of the purchase price he would have to pay tax on it, or beat the assessor out of that much. Are not the uni-t._cf$ tree no_W “assessed the same by raiznlv” I -_:.I.....,_ ,.,,,n (_i___' “(fling Mr. Farnum had received the full purchase price of his property in money, and had placed it in the bank where it would probably draw three per cent. assessor came around if he gave in the amount as the law requires him to do and paid taxes on it, would he not be better off with the amount invested in a good mort- gage at seven or even six per cent on which he had to pay the tax? If he would not then I am not able to add one and one to make two. There are farmers right here in Eaton county whose farms are mortgaged for from fifteen hundred to five thousand dollars and the new law that taxes mortgages makes a saving for them of from eight to ten dollars per one thou- sand, according to the rate of interest paid. There are of course some people who want the earth; there are Shylocks in all communi- ties, but I’ve noticed that like their great namesake they seldom get what they want. VVecan’t compel them to loan money, but to use a. a homely phrase, they usually kn_ow on which side their bread is buttered, and people who live on their income have to loan their money. If the people will not pay eight per cent they can. usually get all they need at seven. As for mortgaging land now owned to pay for more, In my opinion the less land a man has, over 40 acres, the better he is 01? under present circumstances, and this rule will apply especially to those who have to borrow the whole or part of the purchase price. A man who is willing to work hard and is a good manager, with ready money to invest might well put it in land but he must “hold or drive” if he expects to make a large farm pay. The present mortgage tax law is not perfect. Let it be amended but do not repeal it until it has been tried. A. L. Eaton Rapids. Land plaster saturated with car. bolic acid put around squashes when they first appear, will scare out the squash bug by preventing the female from depositing the‘ eggs, A FABMEB. VVhen the - ' to all subscribers of Tiii-. Gi:A.\'(ii—‘ Visrroic 2 i i. THE GrBAN§E VISITOR. MARCH 1, 1893. MICHIGAN STOCK BREEDERS. All those who wish to purchase pure- ’ bred stock of any description, will find it to their advantage to correspond with some of the following well- known breeders. s~rE‘6i3sI~fiiiiEi SHEEP W'e are prepared to furnish Choice Imported. or Home-bred lixves and Raiiis at prices as rea- sonable as any Reliable. lii_‘- cder can sell. I_f vou wish Io start :1 Flock it \\'llI pav you to Write NS for prices, or better come and see for yourself. , E. C. L. MUMFORD 8c SON MOSCOW. MICHIGAN EUGENE FIFIELD BAY CITY, MICK Successor to .\ll£l{t{lI.L & l*‘lFlF.l.D Importcr and Breeder of HEREFORD CATTLE “"1 SHROPSHIRE SHEEP Choice storlc. of both kinds furs ‘lc. Prices reason- able. ('orrc.~poiiilciicc solicited. ifisn CLASS SHROPSHIRES \\'c no\\‘ otfcr Fifty Imported Yearliiig lZ\VL-s from tlic licst l":ll_‘_{'II\lI Flm'l\'>'. lH‘L‘\l IICIOTC Ic:1vin_~_-_’ I‘:Hj"l:IllLl, ()ct. IL}, to some of tlic I\c~t stock TIHIISTIU l:ii}_rl;|iirl. .\lso :1 few griiiid s rich I‘: ms. t ‘ THE wILLows PAW PAW, MICK §i51'if1€énA”I:I35Ii5A1i1if” LANSING, MICHIGAN JAMES M. TURNER, Prop Shorthorn and Hereford Cattle Clydesdale and Standard-Bred _ Trotting Horses, Shetland Ponies and Shropshire Sheep F OR SALEL4 A few good pigs from the llillsdiilc (.'oi:ril\' Ilvrdof Polzuid Cliinzi llojs. Czrii fiiriiish pairs or trios not akin. Iiispcctioii of oiirlicm soliCitc(l, or write. Llcscrilviiig closely \\li:it 'oii ivzmt, and siirisfiictioii will be gLl:l1".lliI.t2(‘\l \ tock ritcordcd in O. I’. C. R. JOHN BOWDITCH Hillsdale. Michigan H. H. HINDS Stanton, Montcalm Co 0 Breeder of Shorthorn Cattle American Merino and Shropshire Sheep Field and Stock. l I MARKETING WO0L. ‘l‘lie Experieiice Last Season ofa Nuni- her 0'.‘ Prominent Wool Grow- crs of the State. We sent a series of questions to some of our best known WOOI grow- ers and have received the replies below. The questions were: 1. Wliat was your system for put- ting up and marketing wool last. year? 2. Wt-i'e the results satisfactory? Si. \Vill you probably pursue the same methods this season‘? 4. W hat. would be your advice to farniers regarding the marketirig of their wool pro(liict‘.’ 1. “'9 tag our sheep in February, and shear in April—-—uiiwashed. Our Il=‘t'(.'t‘S are carefully done up and tied with small, hard twine, leaving out all dirty tags and sweai locks, those are shipped separate. 2. The results \Vl.-‘1‘(i‘- entirely sat- isfactory. 3. We shall pursue the same course this year. 4. ‘Va would ship our wool to commission mercliant s, have it. graded and sold on its merits, if we only grew one hundred pounds aniiuallyor, at least, until local buy- ers learn horse sense and buy wool on its lllH1'llS. Our wool last sea- son graded 92 per cent delaiiie,tags included, and the dclaine sold in Chicago for ‘20 and 23 cents per pound, balance 18 cents per pound unwashr-d.. L. L. HARSH. U niou City. 1. My system last season of put- ting up wool was to shear without washing. I kept the tags and sweat locks out of the fleeces, selling them separately. The fleeces were tied BLACK MEADOW FARM. Standard-bred Trotters Sliortlirirn lfzittle Sliropxliirc Sheep Brrlisliire Pigs F. R. BAKER, Detroit. 69 Buhl Block. Write for Catalog. Oakland Poultry Yards. "fa-" £3’ 3“"~9‘~i‘l’l’~’ .1!‘-"' '3- B§'Er:\’igié" ("rim ‘ grown I_PL!lI_0I‘IIS. SIM) to :l~'l..‘a0. \V}m.. xv;--(m- (%t|)]I;rtk-s an: 'I.a0l"KIIt Rrzrlinias, $l.50,Mammoth Bronze eys, . ;. per 1-ex. Db yards are all lieu-led by IIILIII-RCOFIDE males. hens and pallets st-orof.M to ‘J5 Mr stock has Wu!) Dl'6!!1I!1'VIF HT :1” lli--prlriciivrl sliows in lllir-liigaii. JAMl‘l~'o .\lIl.lil'Il{. .Il’.. Bcddow, Mich. FOR SALE. Three you'~i.: Jersey Bulls, ranging in age from - four months to one year old. All eligible to re;:- intry in A. J. (7. (7. registry. .‘\lsoure-cgistcretl Cheshire Boar. IRA A. VAN ORSDAL, QUINCY, Mica édmy STOCK ItARM. Bambouiller. Sheep. Gullovimy Pattie, and Per- cheron Horses. All stock pure bred and regis- tered. Two Perch»-run Stallions for sale at a b3l'83ID- Spring Rye for Seed. Address, L. F. HOAG, ('oLisY, lllIcH.. or L. B. TOW NSEND. Iosn, MICE. GR EAT CRO PS III 01“ STRAWBERRIES RASPBERIUES. BLACKBERRIES, Grmpr,;,- E'1‘C., and l1ow to grow them. The big. 899i CWDS. F R E E least work. A 25 cent book sent free. Address. R. M. KnLLoo(i. lonia. Iilich. Do'n’t Need a “BABY” Cream Separator If you have five or more , "BA3Yn wove - -2--»-s momma --?:°‘i'>i«.-1’-i:i.. i.......°.’..':'.‘.‘¥.‘ "r‘.‘3 use mean: more ll d I-etter butter. warm skim-milk for lawn-I vnrpo-es. mvimz or in», lime. labor and pin; aaédmbetter untill'p_,ctinn w'lt.h dairying gem-x-any ' d for new BABY 'catnlogn:e. giving actual expo- rlenees of well—known users and endorsement of M 1,9,; “BI. -dairy Iuthorltiel in every section. styles, ca on. Prion. and complete Into:-mutt IIIE [IE [Al I SEPAIIITIJII 00., | GENERAL OFFICES: with small linen twine, just enough to hold the fleece together. 2. The results were satisfactory. 3. Shall put up my wool in same way the coming season. 4. I think it wrong to put any sheep in the water to wash their wool, and if all buvers would buy . 1 - uieflt ‘ sysleiii would soon be done away with, but as long as there are buyers that will pay as much for wool that has been wet on the sheep’s back as for . . IL I.'L1.h..7 delphia, and wags Well pleased with result. H. R. DEWEY. G?'(7:7ld Blmw. Last year I sheared April 24; used abox for putting up the wool; had the box large enough so that the wool was not pressed very much; used very light twine and only enough to hold the fleece in good shape. Immediately after shearing shipped the wool to Bos- ton with orders to sell at once on its merits on the market; was well pleased with the result and ‘shall do the same thing again this coin- iiig season. I believe there is no trouble in getting full values for the products of the farm if the same is‘, put on the market in inerchaiitable shape. L. B. TOWNSEND. Ionic. - The wool was sheared from the sheep the last days of March and the first days of April. All the wool was taken off from the sheep that was free from manure, was tied up into one fleece, and a propor- tionate part of the tags (in proper condition, which had at various times through the year been taken from the sheep) were added, being tied up in the interior part of the fleece. Early in the season the fleeces were sacked and shipped to Feniio Brothers & Childs, of Boston, and sold upon their merits. 'l‘heir'.nietliod of selling is to have a sack opened, sorted and scoured, and then sold as before stated on its merits. 2. Yes. 3. Yeszunless I think best to divide some of the heavier fleeces, perhaps getting a. superior quality of twine, though no fault was found with ordinary twine which I used. 4. This question, or its answer, will require a. little more latitude than just to answer the question because the time of shearing will come into the matter. Where farmers have sufiiciently warm barns I would advise shear- ing the first part of April, without washing of course, and if a satis- factory deal conld not be made at home with th‘ "5 buying wool, I .......!.1 “,.I;_;_,, ;i,_ ..,_,'l.{H_b;)‘(_, ,.,.m_ mission house Boston or else- where for sacks and instructions. back the wool, mark it according to directions, and send it to such well washed wool when in reality it is no better in condition than unwashed wool this annual immer- sion of sheep will continue. - It is useless to advise that which would bring the wool grower the , least revenue. If his buyer will 1 pay as much for wool tied up with * rope, tags in the fleeces and about I half washed, as if it were put up in ‘a proper manner, what encourage- merit does he get when the premi- um is in favor of the shiftlcss mariner of putting up wool? The buyers are as much to blame for ihis state of things as the grower, if not more so. I would advise all wool growers not to wash their wool (in a short time it will be bought on its mer- its) but in either case keep the tags out of fleeces, then the buyer will not have to take your word about their condition; tie with ' just enough linen twine to keep the fleece togetlier (the same wool box can be used by running a line set .-aw (lown the same notclics that held the coarse twine). In fact the best way to put up wool and the most profitable in the long run is to b- honest. You can then, if the conilitioii and quality of your wool is first class, ask a first clasi-i price. If your buyer will not pay it, sack it up and ship to some re- liable eastcrii firm to be sold on cominissioii and on its scoiircil-basis. P. VUORHEIS, JR. Poiifmc. 1. I skirted all fleeces thorough- ly and very heavy tags or sweat lock.-i were rejected and thrown away, leaviiig two classes of wool which I sackeil and shipped sepa- rately, properly labeled. 2. Yes. 3. I expect to ship and sell as last year. 4. I should advise farmers to first be sure that the growing wool is kept clean. At shearing time assort well, putting wool of equal quality I(),l_{t*l',Il(*1', keeping worthless tags out. Find 9. gooil buyer at home or elsewhere and sell the wool on its merits, and require prompt acfliiiowlexlgirienti-i and pay. I consigned to Edward A. Greene cornmissioii house and letthein dis- lpose of it upon its scoured value. lThe putting up of the wool should 4 l I be such that it would comply with all honorable coiiditioiisj. nothing put in but what properly belongs tliereiii, and just enough good twine to SBi.‘.ll1'e it well. Let all wool be put up in a proper condition by every wool grower and the idea or statements that Micliigaii farmers are dishonest in the handliiig of their wool will soon disappear, and the howl that is yearly sent abroad to injure Michigan wool will die for want of material. IVM. BALL. Ha m I) u rg. I. My flock was shorn’ in May, and the wool was carefully put up free from dirt or tags and so as to make the best possible appearance on the outside, tying with small, strong twine, and came from the box in a square, compact form, an(l was sold on inspection in the barn before moving in 1892, but this is a departiire from my usual practice of sliippiiig my wool to Boston. 2. I obtained an extra price for it at home, because the buyers knew I usually shipped and were anxious t ) procure a choice lot of medium ‘ wool to till a contract, which re- quired a certain percentage of this quality of wo :l. 3. I prefer to ship to Boston ex- cept under such circuiiistaiices. I ship to a reliable commission house and each fleece is sold on its merits. 4. The man who has the bcst wool and puts it into ni.-irket in the best condition is not obliged there to compete with the sliift-less neigh- bor, who with a poor quality of wool puts it into market; in poor shape to sell. . V G130. E. BRECK. Paw Paw. I. Have my sheep Show the fore part of April, when the wool is clean and as free from oil as may lie, divide each fleece, and put in all that is sliorn otf except the heaviest sweat looks, or wet wool if there is any. Tie with fine strings as loosely as may be and. still have the fleece keep its shape. 74 cortlandt 81:., New York & Co., No. 24 S. Front St., Phila- As soon as through shearing pack and ship to some reliable commis- sion house in Boston. 2. The result was very satisfac- tory. 3. I shall. -I. Put their wool up in the very best condition possible, whetlnr washed or unwashed, so they would not be ashamed to see it opened, and ship to some reliable commission house, and I have yet to learn of one that did not get as much or more than they could at home. A. A. lVo0n. Sriliizc. . 1. Last year my sheep were shorn without washing, and wool sold from the farm. 2. Result iiotsatisfactory. There is not so in ucli loss in washing as buyers insist i11 making the basis of sales in buying. 3. Not unless buyers change the basis for discounts. -1. N0 farmer should advise, or take advice about selling his staple products. One rule should be iii- variable. ' Sell promptly when prices are good. or when you need the money. Wool, like Wheat and cattle, suffers from overprodiu-.tioii. A bad element against wool is the shoddy mill, making it possible to use the same wool three or four times. There is no danger of “free wool,” revenue forbids. The Presi- dent-elect got all the free wool he wanted four years ago. Though a life long Democrat, I feel assured that there will be no material change in the tariff on wool, or any other farm product. L. D. WATKINS. M (inch cs ter. 1 & 2. I sheared early, without washing, and shipped to eastern market; and had it graded and sold before much of the clip of the country had reached market. The price netted could not have been duplicated since. 3. My system, this year, will be to shear early, while the sheep are as clean as possible, and too early to Wash. Tie with as little string as will hold in good shape. Leave out all tags or other unmerchant- able wool. Have the fleece in as nresentable shape as I may know how to told it. back as tast as sheared and ship by first freight that passes going the right way, after the last sheap is slieared. It will go either to Philadelpliia or Boston, and my venilees will be directed to grade and sell it at once. I shall carry no wool of my own growing of the clip of 1893 long enough to test the markets of the world which we have the promise of having opened to us. 4. My advice to all growers is to wash as early as practicable, if you wash at all. VVhether washed or unwashed, shear as early as pos- sible. Keep tags and uumerchant- able wool by itself. Put your prod- uct on the market early, in the best and most. attractive manner that you can put it up, and sell either locally or ship as the case may be. Conclusion. It would, perhaps, be proper to add that I have a few sheep leased out that are washed before being sheared. Of this prod- uct I buy that which I do not al- ready own, and I also buy some other wools, ina small way, but never on commission. \Vhatever comes my way this year will go to market as fast as a creditable ship- merit accumulates. H. H. Hnvns. Slrm/on. .l’IlS'I'AKES. We are all liable to make mis- takes in everything we may under- take, aiid the poultry business is not excmpt from it. The first and great mistake prob- ably, especially to the amateur breeders, is the desire to keep too many varieties of breeds, and this mistake has cost the loss of a great many dollars and also of valuable time, and as time is money, the loss of time adds greatly to the expenses. The secrets of this are many. 1. You are apt to try to accom- modate three or four flocks in the space that would only give ample room for one. This applies to chicks as well as breeders. 2. By too close crowding you cre- ate and increase the liability to disease, both in old and young, 9. tliing to be avoided if success is wished. 3. By having but one breed you can study their characteristics and fancy points, so you can or will be better able to tell when you have a good bird, and will be able to mate your pens so as to produce good results, and thereby get the reputation of being a reliable breed- er, wherein hangs the secret of success. I had this same advice given me, butthought I knew better. I made my calc/ulations thus: If I had one breed and sell a few sittings of eggs in the spring and a few birds in the fall, by having more varieties I could sell more eggs and stock thereby increasing my profit. There is where I made my mistake. I never thought that the more breeds I had the more care and attention they would take; also that I must study their fancy points so as to bring them to as near perfection as possible. Brit I soon tumbled to the racket and disposed of all but one variety, and now sell more eggs and stock than I did from sev- eral. As there are quite a number who make this mistake I give this warning and you can draw your own infereiices.—lV. l:‘>. GERMAN, in American Poultry Arlvocrife. NEG LIGENCE. Bulletin. uaich Station. There has been such culpable negligence on the part of many of our people with regard to the tent caterpillar, that there can be no doubt that some legislation is needed to compel the iiegligent to destroy this pest on all the trees on their own land, and thus pre- rent it from extending to the trees in the surrouiidiiig orchards. Provision should be made for the destruction of tent cater- pillars on all public lands as well as in the forests, and village im- provement societies should urge such action in town meetings as shall make it the duty of the superintendent of roads to destroy all the tent caterpillars on the trees and shrubs along the sides of the roads. The wild cherry trees are the natural food plant of the tent caterpillar, and while some advo- cate their destruction because they serve as a. breeding place for them, others think they may serve a. useful purpose in drawing the maths to them where the caterpil- lars may be easily destroyed the following year. The aggregate, weight of four Aberdeen Angus bull calves at Clover Blossom farm, is 2,245 pounds, the oldest being ten II]0ill ha old, and weighing G8-3 pounds. The youngest is seven months old, and weiglis 455 pounds. These calves have not been pampered nor grained, and are now living on cut straw and silage. James H. Hall would like to hear from some of his friends in the country, who think there is nothing like Short- horn or Herford cattle as to the weight of some of their calves.— Port Austin Post. Fruit in its season—that means the year round, taking the excel- lent winter apples and pears now so extensively grown—-is an eco- nomical article of food aside from its health giving virtues.——Lcwi's- Ion J0'lH'It(tt. ' The farmer of today can produce at least twice as much by his labor and buy most articles at less than one-half the price of 50 years ago. This condition has been largely brought about by the middleman. He has made an endless chain, car- rying produce from the farnier to the manufacturer and back again to the farmer.—;lI. D. York. “The farmers know that their investments in farms are shrinking year by year and that with all the hard toil of themselves and famil- ies, each year finds them further behind, with no prospect of accu- mulation, no hope of comfort, no hope of education for the children that are to come after them.” A cold snap——breaking an icicle. A bent pin placed in a chair is the surest indication of an early spring. It is claimed that monkeys can talk, but whether this is true or not it is certain that they can a tail un- fold.——Rocheslo‘r Democrat. Mamma———“ And how did my lit- tle pet get to sleep last night with- out mainma ?” Little Pet—“ Papa tried to sing an‘ went to sleep so’s not to hear it.”-—Good News. --.-a - to me like you do, an’ I hurried up _ MARCH 1, 1893. I PHE GRANGE VISITOR. I 3 PATRO-NS’ PAINT WORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint. to the Order I’. of H. since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and Outr buildings, 10,000 Farmers testify to their merits. Grange‘ Halls, Churches, School Houses, Dwellings. all over the land, some of them painted 15 years ago, still ookiiig well, prove them the most durable. CA1lBlilAGl{ANliE, NO. '74. Although small in numbers (43), we have our hall, 20x36, two stories high, paid for, and our upper story is lalhcd and plus- tered, papered and painted, with a good in- grain carpet on the floor. \Ve liavc sixty chairs, 24 soup plates, .24, tcu. cups and sau- cers, :4 tablespoons, 2.; teaspoons, 48 knives \\ e own 11 goon ‘ and forks, all paid for. organ, that too, being paid for. Vi-"c also have badges and working tools of the Order. On the evening of _lanu.'ir_v 25, we installed our olficers, Bro. Chas. G. Pcrrin of Pi t-ford Grange officiating, as he was a delegate to the State Grange from this district, \Ve had an oyster supper and :1 general good time. incrca.~e in membership this winter as our installation was open to :1 goodly number of invited guests and they seemed to enjoy ‘ themselves. GILEAD GRANGE. N0. 400. is neither dead, dormant, nor dying, but is much alive, active, and advancing in num- , bers and interest. Thirteen new members 3' will receive the fourth degreclat our next meeting, and more are in prospect. “/6 are not in the habit of boasting, but we‘ own as line a hall, with basement, kitchen, horse shed, etc., as you are apt to find. \Ve have never mentioned itnbut Gilead Grange is in the habit of furnishing the VISl1'OR to its families. Our library is not the least of our attractions, one-sixth of our dues going toward its maintenance. VVe are Grangers, and proud of the name. ORION GRANGE. NH. 259, is in the midst of a rushing boom, A con- test plan was originated early in _Ianuar_\‘ consisting of attendance at roll call, quo- tations, recitations, essay s, select readings, dialogs, songs, new members, reinstate- ment of former members, subscribers to the GRANGE VISITOR outside the Grange. Each to score a certain number of points, and to close with a maple sugar festival on the 8th of April when the winning side is to sit at the first table and be properly waited upon by party of second part. Sides were chosen and the war is on. The result so far has been thirteen applica- tions for membership, three reinstatements and five subscribers to GRANGE VISITOR and more coming. HOME GRANGE. NO. 188, began the year I892 with I6 members; it begins the present year With 36 members. VVe had a social at our hall Friday even- ing, February’ 24. Our present Lecturer, Bro. I- K Shiner, is pushing the literary work well to the front, hoping to make our meetings so interesting that the members will be sure to attend; which is the first step toward a revival. PENNIHELD GRANGE. NO. 85. has officers as follows: Master, A. W. Lee; Lecturer, Jennie Brigstock ;Secretary, Lor- etta Poorman. Committee on VVoman’s Work, Loretta Poorman, B. Hicks, jen- nie Brigstock. MEDINA GRANGE, N0. 272, is in fairly good shape, having about 60 paying members. Following are the names of officers: Master, W. H. Knox; Lect- urer, G. D. Moore; Secretary, \V. VV. Fos- ter. - BERLIN GRANGE. NO. 463. Our Grange has been in a dormant state but we have started up again with the in- tention of making a live Grange of it. We would like some sample copies of the VISITOR. We neglected to subscribe for it last rear. I)on’t think the Grange can be succlassful without a paper to represent it. PALMYRA GRANGE N0. 212 is active and happy. \Ve met Saturday afternoon this winter to accommodate some of our members who cannot well be with us in the evening. Our program for Saturday after- noon Feb. 18, was, Song by Harry Driggs and Reuben Hill; Paper, Mrs. Bowerman, “Experi- ence with the Silo——“How do I like it?” Charles Palmer; Charade, Mrs. Ida Keeber; “1s it Right for Teachers to Resort to Corporal Punishment to Maintain Good Order?” Smith Everett; “How and When to Wash Dishes,” Mrs. Em- ma Baldwin; Song by Grange; Se- 190tB-endings M_1‘3- MY 1'3 Clark? the old members have stood by and “ C3-Ting £01‘ Cnlldrens” M1‘-‘L Anna kept the organization together and Smith; Song, Hattie Cole and Fannie Mitchell; About Nothin ,” sie Buwei-man; Acting Rebus, Mrs. Nell Jacklin; “ and Ends,” eral old members are coming back. Mrs. Frank Hutchinson; Iiistru- so that the future prospects mental Solo, Seymour Warren and for Quuuou Grange are quite Alvah Warren. M. T. COLE, _ Lecturer. Palmyra, Mich, Feb. 13, 1893. Postal Jottings. = \Ve are in hopes to§ “Much Ad? ing quite encouraged, as they had _ ,, Mrs‘ M393 four applications already balloted S!Dith§“S1ng19 BX» J-Q-Jnckllnv for and received four more that Bert Clark; Song, Florence and day, so that on the evening of M9-1')’ C019? “Farm Fencesz” Wm- Feb. 10 they conferred the fourth G!'8V€3§ Instrumental Mum’: B99’ degree on a class of nine new mem- WESTERN POMON A. Part of Report. of the Mzistcr. y l l l l 1 l In submitting my report for the -, year just. closed, allow me to offer lcongratulations on the present lheallliful condition of this boil} ‘and the usual interest manifested at its Illeel-l]1_LfS. Five meetings have been held during the past year. It is des,irous that these meet- ings should be beneficial. to all alike, and to do this they should be divided as equal as may ‘ be llJ1‘O1l‘.1'llOlll3 the district: that all -may liave an equal cliunce to attend. The action taken at our last. Ineeiing requiring the place of ineetiiigs foi' the year to be fixed at the annual session we believe will accomplish this and is but one of the good results that may be attained by so doing. Reports show that the {Subordi- nate Granges geiieinlly are in good condition but occasionally one is reported as on the decline O1‘ lacking in interest. ‘VG all realize the many advantages of the Grange to the farmer and should we use our best influence to build up the Order, we believe a year hence no such report can be made. The Master and other oflicers of the State Grange are putting forth extra efforts to advance the cause in this State during the coming, year and desire the hearty co-oper- ation of all. \Vhilc the discus- sions and literary work of this Grange are profitable and much enjoyed cannot we do some out- side work to advance the cause in our jurisdiction and thus more effectually fulfill the mission of at Pomona Grange? There are no doubt several places Where good Granges could be maintained were they organized, but the ‘county deputy unless he is a man of leisure cannot afford to spend the time necessary to work up an organization for the small fee received, and we would recom- mend that the Grange take some action to provide means for assist- ance in this work, believing good would result. So much has been said for the GRANGE VISITOR that it hardly seems necessary at this time to say anything about it. It is the official Grange organ of the State. is edited by an able young man and is classed with the best ol Grange papers, and surely all true Patrons Will aid in its support. Thanking you for your forbear- ance and with best wishes for the future of "the Order the above is respectfully submitted. MELvIN S. SMITH, Master. FROM A DELEGATE. EDITOR GRANGE VIsITon~As We attended the late session of the State Gmiige, perhaps a report from us might be of interest to some of your readers. On J an. 7 we attended to the installation of the ofiicers in our own Grange. Alton, No. (334. This is 9. small Grange, but We still “hold the fort” and continue to hold meetings quite regularly. - Jan. 14 we attended Courtland Grange No. 5625, and installed the oflzicers there. This is quite a thriving Grange, of about sixty members, and they have been mak- ing quite a. number of additions this winter. Jan. 21 we -visited Cannon Grange No 39. This Grange has been pretty well run down. A few of when we were there they were feel- bers, and expect more; besides sev- encouraging. On Thursday evening, Jan. 26, we went b invitation and install- MICIIIGAN PATRONS “ Buy direct frnni Factory" at full \\‘HllI'l~'}I]e 1'1-icrr-I and save all Mld(lleIne-n’s l-‘I-ofils. .0. W. INGERSOLL, Prop. Oldest Paint Htlllfifl in AIuci'ica 241-243 Pl_vmuuth—st.. Brooklyn ORKS Iugersoll's Liquid Rubber Paints Indestructible Cottage and Burn Paints Sample Color (‘-ards, "(‘onfidt-ntizil" Grungfi Di§l'l!l|lIlN, list in nest and full particulars IIIAILED FREE. “'rite at once. No. 270, in Ionic county. This be- ing fl. large and prosperous Grange with a membership of about 100. and the meeting being public, we were greeted with an audience ol about 200. ’ Here they have a large and com- modious hall two stories high. After the ceremonies the Masts-1 invited all below, where we feasted on the many good things that tln sisters of Keene Grunge know so well how to prepare. \Ve wish to say in conclusion that we feel quite encouraged ii. Grange work and t-hat we receiver; the kindest of tI'€‘flln1("1ll'. V\‘llF‘1't*- ever we went, for which we (l.9Sll'(' to siiicerely thank our many kind patrons and friends. We also Spoke a good word fox the ‘\'1s1TOR wherever we went and received many encourngin_\_} words and promises in regard to” the paper. i G. H. GODFREY. Allan, Feb. 10, ’!).‘-I‘. GOING TO THE FAIR. Benton Ifarbor. Feb. 17, 1893. I went to Home Grange to in- stall oflicers, the second time, owing to the stormy iveatlier. the first time the officers elect were not. all out. \Ve had a public lI3Sl8.llFll,lOIl. We shall make quite an increase in our county this winter; our Grange. Benton Harbor, conferred the third and fourth degrees on five the first Saturday of last month. The same evening Sodus Grange gave the same degrees to nine. Owing to the inclemcncy of the weather the attendance at our annual meeting of Pomona was small, but we had a very interesting meeting. VVe as a county Grange expect to erect barracks on leased ground near the VVorld’s Fair grounds for headquar- ters for the Patrons of Berrien county. The matter is in the hands of the exQ.rut.ive committee and the‘ grouIIt§r"i=‘_.-xecurzsd. Yours ‘Internally, C. H. FARNUM. CLINTON COUNTY POMONA. lVe met with Essex Grange, Feb. 1. lVere called to order at 10 o’clock with Past Master Ennest in the chair. The attendance from other Grange-s was good. The forenoon was taken up by the various business pertaining to the Order. After enjoying dinner and a good visit, Grange was called to order at 1:30. There followed various discussions on subjects per- taining to the interests of farmers which were very interesting and were kept up until supper. After another good visit Pomona Grange was called, Bro. Bank of Lansing presiding. and the fifth degree con- ferred on a class of nine. The doors were then opened and the hall soon crowded by visitors and Patrons. The program which fol- lowed was much enjoyed. The recitation by Sister Ettie Annis, declaniation by Bro. Geo. Heck, instrumental music by Miss Annis and Bro. Leslie Jones were espec- ially fine. Then followed a good, sound, practical talk by Bro. Bank. The hour for parting came too soon, but the new friendships formed, and the old ones renewed, will always leave kind remembran- ces of that pleasant gathering. It would be hard to find a Grange in a more prosperous condition than ours. We own our hall, are out of debt, have money ahead and quite an income from other orders who occupy our hall. We have fre- quently had asgood, but never bet- ter corps of oflicers than we now have. \Vorthy Master Ladd pre- sides with dignity and wisdom, and is ably assisted by all the rest. A philosopher has said, “There is more personal beauty, more per- sonal worth, and more happiness in the middle class than in all the rest.” As it is from the middle paths of life that our Grange is largely made up, I often think how true this is of our Grange , as I lance around the hall and see the faces of our young beaming with intelligence and robust health. S. M. Bonn. Press Correspondent. ed the o cers of Keene Grange Qur new one; --ogy: .-. .. H7- THIS Wltl. INTEREST YOU IF YOU Alild THINKING OF BUYING lllabhbe .-Xlthonuh we have sold a good Inanj; of the ' mi1Cl=iH*’-‘‘ “-0 lI:‘-Vv l)““l1 offs,-rin:.' and thouvh they have sziven stitialzictlllxi. we believe tll-lat We are making a still better oflicr. FOR 2.1.00 WE WILL SEND A MACHINE WELL NAMED- THE COLUMBIAN The ('olumbian is astrictly high grade sewing machine with all modern improvemontgs, Superb mechanism. graceful design, ha.n(l-- some finish, light running and Il()ii~I9leS~3. In fact, all the (lesirat)l.~ foatnrc-.~x contained in otlier Well-known ll’lt7tl(>'l'[1 2-xtyln machines are- found in the "t‘nluxnh:zIn." ll!1[)[‘nVP(l and 5i'l'IDllli‘-‘<1 by the bust mechanical talent until it. sm'ul~‘tlIP Deer of allothcr sewing machines. on the market. FULLY WARRANTED FOR TEN YEARS. . its additional sfvideuce of the general super» . , lQY‘lt)t;,HI_1ll ‘Wearing qualities:-f the “()olum-. ‘E31130. it it-l“Wkl.l'P2i[)l’tI(l fut‘ ten years. The t.olumbia_n Wlll_ out-wt-ar any two of the . highest priced sewing machincsin the world All wearing parts are c>ts£>—l;ard-gnui st:-v-l [‘i'\FF(‘.“5ll'lEEl'£,‘flC (l1]I'Ell)llll\‘ and bi‘ the turniIn.: of a screw: 3” l0“ nl"ii"11 can b?‘ CHRPH ‘Ht All Ir-. rc fitted so accurately that these nmcliincs are abno- lutely I1oisel_css:tnd:ts easy riinning as time an stuient and best mechanical skill (inn prudhce No expense or tinzn is spared to make them pa-rte.-_, an every 1-espec-t_ as even. mucnim, passes a rigid in_ spficqion by colmps-.t1ent_mou l)1‘flIl‘9‘i|_’HVlX1Lf the f:—n-tory. ‘ G ‘x ra at ac lmen 5 in :1 vc vet med i-use. sent free with ‘ ~ ,~ - ' shirring plate, 1 I’l(‘.lltI1lf-'1" Set (4 widths? and Binder. 1 Braid:ll'c(lFtil(l)?calnl(T€glillgllllkfhrdadilllilfaliriivlth _Each Innclnne, is supplied with tho followingiidditional accessories: 1 Heirinier and Feller/(lone piece) 10 Needles, 6 Robbins. 1 Screw-Driver, Oil (‘an filled with oil. (‘loth (iatigp and Thumb ‘Screw and a Book of Instructions. The Book of Instructions is profusely illustrated and answers tho purrvose of a competent. teacher. ’ ‘ The lliilanc&\Vheel and many of the line parts are nickel-plated, with other parts finely enameled anvfl ornameinteil, giving it ribch apwcaranco. heimprovci ziiitoinatic m hinV\‘ .¢l-zris so siin lath chil . ._' - ' _ ' ‘ th read automatically on the bobbin eveitly and rggulagfyaas thi-1;-1 ($)ip:)'TG(t)‘l 1tTl‘ililsnVil:il]ii3hi)llg attachment I'(‘l.l(.lel'l-5 possible 23. p“!lei3l. control of the shuttle tension. and all anndyance resulting from shuttle thread breaking Wlllll-‘ the mztclnine is in motion, which is common to many machines is entirely obviated. ‘ ’ A s-lf-settiiig needle and self-threading cylinder shuttle are used in the “(Tolumbian" biwh arm‘ sewing macliines. They are so simple that any one can easily operate thorn ' '1 few minnt-€35 fin‘ 3 as our lu~zt.ructi- -I1 Book is fully illiisitrated. I-|liO\Vln5t how in do all kind»: 4 .5 ny Wurx w,_ ..'._,,.';,j ments. The self-threading shuttle is so simple that with l v o n-.t.rion= I: m} t,..ckw.,,,,-1.3;: 5 -- tle is threaded. , ’ ‘” The driving-wheel on this machine is admitted to he the simplest. easiest running and most. con- venient of any. 'l‘he machine is self-tlireading, has the very best tension and is made of me 592,; material, with the wearing parts hardened. and is finished in a superior stvle It lrm v0n(=erpd cover. ilrop-lc:Iftablc.4 end lll'{I.\\'(‘l‘.~‘ and center swin;.: drawer and finislicd in oaklor w'IlIiiit \\'ppils\'ork, 1 ' b ‘ rice inc utiug one years su scri Jllflll, $21. Sent b ' ‘ of freight station it different from poatloflice address. y freight’ charges Drepmd' Give name We prepay the freiglit. - The Machine is shipped subject to your approval, and if not entirely satisfactory will be I'ctiirIie(l AT GUR EXPENSE Gould flnuthing be Fairer‘? IT IS WARRANTED FOR TEN YEARS. Address, with the money, GRANGE VISITOR, LANSING, MICE. THE BEST OFFER YET. If you want a good organ for the School- rooni or Grange why not take this oppor- tunity of securing one at a remark- ably low rate. We are offering the famous Companion Organ as a premium to those who will secure us new subscribers. llere is What the lllunulanturors Say for it: _ There can be no better organ made for its size than our Companion No. 2. The action is easy, responds quickly to the touch, and is in all respects as fine quality as the actions in our larger organs. The bellows is capa- cious, pumps easily, and a child can supply wind to the reeds without difficulty. The reeds are of the best. quality, strong, rich, perfectly tuned, and of sufficient’. volume to lead a number of voices. It contains the swell, It. is made with strong. handsome lamp- stands, with ornamented ends and front. D s-H'ht,42'.Lethf . octalfgmifiiigilvau, tleilgin. Lelililgth of] octlive. Th-e C8595 are made "-1 dark hard Woody over all.45iu. nepth,i5 in. Weight.secure— finished in Oil and hand-rubbed. 1? b°x9d 9'50"‘ 1*" P"““d“’- Each organ has the same WARRANT FOR EIGHT YEA RS as is given with ourlarge instruments. In all our experien as organ manufacturers we have never produced an organ of equal capacity on price that gives us more satisfaction than this new Companion No. 2. And Here is What the Publishers of The Youtlrs Companion says of it: 41 Temple Place, Boston, Mass,, May 3, 1890, E. P. CARPENTER Co.: . Gentleinen—We have used organs made by your company for several years. They have given us entire satisfaction. Yours truly, PERRY, MASON & Co. The Youth’s Companion And llere is What “l’at" Says of it: Lansing, Mich., Oct. 29, 1892. THE GRANGE VISITOR—Tl1eQI‘g8n you offer is O. K. I can recommend it to teachers for their school-rooms. H, R, PA{['_[‘E}q(}]LL_ Every school house should have an organ. Get the pupils interested, and the parents, and the schoolboard and you can easily get one. We will send this organ, which sells for 30.00, with bench and a 216. page instructor, for Sixty New Subscribers at fifty cents a year, and 10.00 cash, receiver. to pay freight. The organ weighs, ready for shipment, about 140 pounds You can't do better than to try for this splendid premium. THE GRANGE VISITOR. Lansing. l\’licli -...-..-..._.......-..a.*.-u.....w.......,,_,,......., ....-, .-....<¢»A< .a.~,.—..:i.:;'.-.-at-u..; ., ,-.-.-...... «vi .».;.,<-m- 22- 'wr_ea-iafiritiétkflfinlizu. u..vx-euni“1”-“"~?”~“’i"""i'*'3i“'“~ W’. v mi"-‘4~.=~vi~:.-.v>-~ w.i..«=.«-as .'~. MM ‘P!’ 4 l‘l:IE GRANGE VISITOR. MABCH 1, 1893. THE GRANGE VISITOR Ihbli-shed on the let and 15th of every month. Kenyon Ii. Butterfield, Editor and Manager. LANSING, MlCH.. To whom all_ exchanges. communications. 8478!‘ gglipg business and subscriptions should TERMS 50 Cents a Year, 25 Cents f0!’ SIX Months. In Clubs of 20.or_ more 40 cents per year each. Subscriptions payable In advance. and discontinued at expiration, unless umewed. F‘ Remittances should be by Registered Letter. oney Order or Draft. Do not send stamps. Entered at the Postofiice at Lansing, Mich., as Second Class Matter. 0ur otters. I. For one new name for one year We will send a copy of Black Beauty. II. To any one sending in 5 new 51:];- Jcribcrs for one year we will send the Vis- rros one year free. ' III. To any one sending in I5 new sub- 5cr,~1,L.,.s for one year, we will send the set of Eliot's works. _ IV. To any one sending 30 ne_w sub- scribers for one year we will send Dicken s complete works. _ _ V. To any one sending 30 ricpj suII$L‘)‘lb- ers for one year and $5.00 We W111 Send 3 Webster or Worcester Dictionary. Or we will send the same for 60 New ”«’1W‘»"- VI. For 60 new sul2srril2w'.~' for one ycar agd $1000 we will send the Companion organ. Or we will send it for I20 7161" subscribe;-5 for one year. Do not send stamps. Send in your names as fast as you get them, with the money, stating ,Wh3t PW‘ mium you are working for. Begin mm’. Patronize our advertisers. ._::__:_—.._.: Notice ‘our cglumn “HOW are These?” Read page two if you are a wool grower. What do you think of “Road Ideas?” Can’t you get us a few new names next month? __?___—___.__._. Write your member of the legis- lature your ideas about your favor- ite bill. We attended an enjoyable insti- tute at Battle Creek recently. Watch for 9. few of the good arti- ciesread there. Don't forget to send in your opinions for our “postal jottings.” Tell us what you think of some of the bills before the legislature. Don't fail to note the article on‘ page seven about adulteration in foods and seeds. Then write your member of the legislature favoring the passage of the bills. THE READING CIRCLE. The applications for reading cir- cle books keep coming, so the Sec- retary informs us. In several cases Lecturers are using the books as a basis for the literary work of their Grange. Try it. A NEW’ JIACHINE. We have sold quite a large num- ber of the Singer machines during the past year and have had no com- plaints. But we believe that we have 8. better machine even for the money~~$'21.00-—than the other. We have ample guarantee from the company and believe that the “Col- umbia" will suit the most fastid- ious. Read our “ad” on page 3. ELECTION CONTESTS. The recent contests in our Legis- lature would seem to add force to the feeling existing among some thoughtful ‘people that the average legislature is not a fit judge of the rights to seats of its members. We are not speaking of the justice of the recent decisions. But the very fact that both in the House and Senate contests the vote was almost strictly partisan shows that parti- san judgment ruled. It is hardly possible that points of law could so closely divide a body on party -lines. If the Democrats were right, the Republican course was unjust, and vice versa. But this is only one instance among hun- ' di-eds. It does look as if the judi- cinry would have to be called upon in such cases. vwill try to answer them. ' POSTAL JOTTINGS. We think it would be helpful if lwe could enlarge our postal jottings during the next few months. To that end we wish that our readers would send in on postal curds their be opinions as to any one of the bills now before the legislature. Give your reason for “the faith that is in thee.” We are sure that this will be helpful to all concerned, and .issue? Remember to write on a Epostal. OUR ADVERTISERS. We are much gratified with the lway in which our advertising col- umns have filled during the past Efew months. VVe have tried to lsecure reliable advertisers and we {ask that as friends of the VISITOR, ' practice of look- gyou make it advertsers; see if i . .1ng over our want. Write to them to inqure about prices, etc. Always say that you saw the “ad.” in the GRANGE VISITOR. If you find that any of our advertisers are dishonest or are frauds, let us know at once. SOME ROAD IDEAS. Under this caption we llaVt‘ an interesting article this issue from Mr. Frank Hodgman, secretary of the Micliigan engineering society. Mr. Hodgman is a practical man and in this article gives plainly and forcibly his views as to what can be done under the present con- stitution. Inasmuch as Mr. Hodg- man is being consulted by the House committee on roads and bridges, it is with special pleasure that we publish his ideas, differing as they do from those of the State road commission. Let us have your idea in our next issue for our “Postal Jottings.” OUR LEGISLATIVE COLUMN. We have endeavored in another column, under the title of “How are These?” to explain in brief form the intent of some of the leading bills that have been introduced in our present legislature. We have chosen those that we thought would most interest our readers. If there are any questions that our readers would like to ask concern- ing any measure mentioned we Or if there are any other bills of which you would like to know more We will endeavor to ascertain the facts. Put your queries on a card and di- rect to our office. THE SECRETARY OF AGRICUL~ TURE. Mr. Rusk entered upon his duties as Secretary of Agriculture under difficult circumstances. The "pumpkin department” had been the sneer alike of the politi- cian and the average dweller in cities. Mr. Rusk demonstrated that the department had (1 place, and that an important one, among the useful governmental agencies. He pleased both the farmers and the statesmen, for he was himself farmer and statesman. J. Sterling Morton is Mr. Cleve- land’s appointee to this office. He was a Michigan man originally, now from Nebraska. He owns a large farm, it is said, and takes delight in the pleasures of country life. He is a forestry “crank” and a strong opponent of the anti-option bill. Moreover, he is 8 railroad attorney and has made law his life work. He is said to be an able man, is probably a man of execu- tive talent; no doubt he will add strength to Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet. But so far as we can tell from even the most favorable reports, he lacks what we think is an essential qualification. He lacks the farmer spirit. He is not afariner by profes- sion. Not only that, but he has not perhaps aid in getting some impor- 1 taut measures through. Can’t we; have a hundred postals for next‘ they do not have something you, ' is all wrong and should be stopped. lthat sympathy with farmers that a. i man should have to hold that posi- l tion. He speaks to the farmers, not . lfor them. He is not one of them. §He may make a. success of.his four 5years’ labor—We earnestly hope he lwill, but we fear that he can not Qcommand the respect of farmers as jcould a man who was more in sym- Epathy with their lives and their llabors. 4 I 3 PURE FOOD. A Read the articles on page seven ;by Dr. Kedzie and Mr. Wheeler, fand then write a letter to your ;member of the legislature, or to :Hon. H. W. Newkirk, Lansing, ‘demanding the passage of the pure _: food bill. There is no possible 5 plea for adulteratcd goods; it is all ' fraud and should be stopped. In lstates where such laws exist they ‘are satisfactory. People do Iiot understand how they are being fooled and cheated. They don’t know what they ‘eat or plant. It There will be opposition to thejbill of course, but it will not come from the-consumers, and they are the ones most interested. MORE INSTITUTES. The farmers need more institutes. That they desire them is proof that they realize the need. The bill now introduced calls for $3,000 a year for institute purposes. That is a good start, but we would not object at all if the sum were made $10,000 per year. New York_gave $15,000 last year; Wisconsin has sixty-five or seventy institutes each year; Ohio has something like $10,000 for institutes. Michigan should not be behind. We cer- tainly think this bill should be amended to $5,000; that would allow for the employment of a com- petent director of institutes, and without such a person the system cannot have the very best success. Write your II1€.‘.'_l1}-3"“ (in the legisla- ture your opiniondfi’ ‘ THE. MIL LE NIUM. Judge Jackson was a good Dem- ocrat. His appointment by Presi- dent Harrison to the Supreme bench stirred the hearts of politi- cians mightily. It was not the first time that such ii thing had been done there were prece- dents, biit it was exceptional. Judge Gresham had been a staunch Republican. Four years ago his name was mentioned as a candidate for presidency on the Republican ticket. March 4 he will be Cleveland’s Secretary of State and chief adviser on ques‘ tions of statecraft. Politics? May be, but on a new basis. We Welcome such things. They indicate a broadening tone, we think, in political life and son- timent. Let them keep right on coming until men shall come tosee beyond party lines, begin to see that principles and men are more than organizations and platforms, LEGISLATION FOR FARMERS. The State Grange at its last meeting passed certain resolutions asking for legislation that seemed desirable. Bills are before the present legislature covering nearly all the points mentioned. The next thing to do is turn the influ- ence of the Grange directly tb securing the passage of these bills. best we could. Some of them will be antagonized strongly. There will be members who will vote as their constituents desire. The thing for Patrons to do is to write personal letters to their member in the legislature. Per- sonal letters are better than peti- tions. Petitions are easily obtained for almost any purpose. It is well to send‘ the resolutions of your Grange, but don’t send petitions as a rule. But pour in the personal We have outlined some of them as _ letters. Three or four thousand letters sent to members, calling upon them to vote for a certain measure, would have a mighty influence. So we call upon eachcof our readers who are interested at all in the progress of the farmer to ;sit down within aweek or two and \ write a. strong letter to his member urging the passage of one or more ;of these measures. Don’t wait till the bill is defeated and then croak because “farmers don’t ever get anything.” You tell your ;member what you want and if he §doesIi't vote the way you Wish him ‘:to, give him “ fits.” A WORD TO OUR FRIENDS. :appeals to Patrons for aid, lespecially when so many have re- lsponded so well to foruier requests ;to procure new names for the VIS- ZITOR. We have had a splendid laddition to our subscription list isince January 1, and we are grate- ful to all who have helped thus to swell it. But we do need more subscribers in order to make the paper self sustaining. The Grange can’t afford to be Without a paper, neither can it afford to support a paper that does not pay. So far this year we have done well fiiiancially. Our advertising pat- ronage has increased rapidly and is three times what it was a year ago. But we need a larger and growing list in order to keep up the record throughout this year. There are quite a number of “short term” subscribers, secured last spring on our “May ofier,” who have not yet renewed, but many of whom would do so if urged by an agent from the Grange. \Vil1 you not respond again to our call? THE PREMI UIWS. All premium offers hold good until April 15. We hope that all Patrons will avail themselves of the chance to secure good pay for help- ing their paper. That sounds a little strange, but that’s what it is —pay for helping your paper. We have received a good many new subscribers since January 1, but we need still more, and then don’t forget the renewals, especially of those not Patrons. OUR VORGAN. Read this from Mrs. Mary Sher- wood Hinds, who recently secured our organ as a premium for new names: St(mfon., llIich., Feb. 22, 1893. EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR, DEAR SIR——The Carpenter organ for pre- mium on club subscriptions to GRANGE Visrron is received and seems to be same dimensions as advertised, but some lighter in weight, which is not against it. It is a four octave instrument of good tone and with plenty of volume. I think it will answer the purpose nicely for which it is intended, viz.: for the G. A. R. and IV. R. C. hall. I would advise Granges and others desiring an organ to avail themselves of your very liberal pre- mium ofl"er in this line. Very respectfully, MARY SHERWOOD Hnms. FREE PASSES. There are two pass bills before the legislature. One prohibits State officers from accepting free passes from railroads; the other would compel railroads to furnish passes to such officers. There is merit in either plan, but we incline to the latter for several reasons: 1. It would do away with any charge of bribery. Probably very few of our legislators are thus bribed, but the people seem to fear that-they are. There could be no suspicion of bribery under this law. 2. It would be a step forward in the State regulation of railroads. Not that we advocate a general system of free passes, or that we believe in injustice to corporations, but as a matter of fact railroads are hard to manage; they are too We do not like to keep making, powerful for the people. Any thing that will tend to give the people more of the control they should exercise, the better. We think that if a compulsory pass law could stand the test of 9. Supreme court decision it might pave the way for turther restrictive enact- ments. 3. A prohibitive pass law is difli- cult to enforce, and as the present plan is unsatisfactory, there is but the one resource of compulsory passes. What do you think about it? WORDS OF PRAISE. EDITOR or GRANGE VISITOR:— The VISITOR of the 15th inst., in farm parlance, is a daisy; par ex- cellence, it is the flower of your best efforts; its make up, its pro- gressive spirit, its touch with the spirit of the times as shown in the realm of newspapers, are all com- mendable. You make a wide de- parture in advertising. VVliy shouldn’t the VISITOR tell me where to find things I need on the farm and thereby save me the expense of taking several newspapers in order to keep posted? Illultum in parvo is a good motto for you. It will pay all round. Variety is the spice of life, we are told. So evi- dently you think, for you spread a table of contents full of good things. You are rapidly becoming a chef in editorial cooking. Your dishes are dainty, or nutritious, or palatable, as the case may be. Those who sit at your table cannot go away hungry, or unrefreshed. Excuse me! It’s what I think with no idea of Battery. Let us look through the VISITOR once more. The first article is by that veteran and accomplished editorial writer, S. B. McCracken. His learned articles are very inter- esting aud instructive; it contains much food for thought as we sit by our quiet firesides in the coiin- try. “Editorial Obliquities” isa.scath- ing paper from the trenchant pen of Brother Hewitt. Pharisaism is well exposed. Jay Gould and Philip D. Armour, like all men when they come to the great assize, will doubtless receive just judg- ment. “Do We Sleep,” is a dainty but trenchant shaving from that adept mechanic in letters, Miss O. J. Carpenter. Bless the lady! she has bravely said some things about Patrons that I have wanted to say, dare not say, and could not have said so gracefully had I dared. \Vhile exposing our faults she spares our feelings. Like a man I would have hit without gloves. I believe in a person doing his duty because it is a duty. I hope, brothers and sisters, that you may “inwardly digest” the words of our bright but gentle Carpenter. I trust that in her dealing with us careless Patrons, she will always hew close to the line. I admit that we are often provokingly remiss and careless in our Work. “ Hints to Pomona Lecturers,” is a well coiisi(le.>.i'e(l article from the pen of Brother J. H. F. Mullett. He, too, with remarkable self- restraint hints at short-comings on the part of the ministers and sub- jects of Pomona. I am a devoted subject of Pomona and do not hes- itate to declare that she is often shamefully treated. Let us de- throne her or give higher alle- giance, more devoted service. The inside pages of the VISITOR contain many articles of unusual interest also, but my limited space will not permit of cataloging them here. I notice that the lVorthy Master of the State Grange has his assign- ed column and makes good use of it. “He is the right man in the right place.” We have always been fortunate in our Master in State jurisdiction. I trust that Worthy Master Horton may have a glorious reign. Under him let us Patrons close up our ranks, ad- vance our columns, and- march to victory. Yours fraternally, J. H. F. Williumston, Mich., Feb. 23, ‘.93. FOR CHARITABLE PEOPLE. We offer for adoption in respectable families a few dependent children of differ- ent ages; also a number of bright and healthy babies. Country homes preferred. Apply at the ofiice of the Children’s Aid Society, room 510, i67 Dearborn Stre-’ Chicago, Ill. MARCH 1, 1893. I‘HE GRANGE VISITOR. The R becfure. Field. _Lecturers of Pomona and Subordinate Granges will confer afavor, by sending their P. 0. ad. dresses to me. that I may be able to send to them direct when desired. Tpsilantx, Mir/1. A. ). Caossr, la. Cascade GrangeINo. 63. Enrroa VISI'1‘0R—-~At the reqiiest of our Worthy State Secretary, I send you an account of a meeting of our Grange, held on the evening of Feb. 23. The program consisted of sketches of Washington and Lincoln, recitations and readings,3 , among which were, “When Wash-l ington was a Little Boy,” Whit-1 tier’s “Yorktown,” “Washington’s Maxims," etc. The program was interspersed with music, both instrumental and vocal. Some of the songs were “The Sword of Bunker Hill,” “Song of Washington,” and “Bat- tle Hymn of the Republic.” The meeting was public and there was a large attendance. At the close of the exercises an informal social_ was held, with apples and popcorn for refreshments, furnished by the members of the Grange. All pres- ent seemed to enjoy the evening very much. LECTUREB. LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. EDITOR GRANGE V1sI'ron——I have lived in Berrien county for over 56 years. In new times we did not have much tax to pay and indeed we had little money to pay taxes with, blit for the last forty years I am fairly posted in regard to our tax laws, and I do know that the present mortgage tax law, just as it now stands, is most favor- able to the money borrowers to keep the interest down and to get it still lower of any tax law we have ever had in 40 years. Interest" never was below ten per cent in Berrien county until eastern capi- talists sent large lots of money into our state and had it put on interest here, then the interest came down to seven per cent. Now if we undertake to make those eastern men pay taxes on the money they have on interest in our state then they will surely draw it all out as fast as it becomes due and that will cause the hardest panic that we have ever had in our state. We ne\'er should have had any eastern men put money on interest in our state. Back of forty years ago we got along with what we had of our own and we should have always done it. Under our cir- cumstances now I can’t see how we can better our present mort- gage tax law in favor of the bor- rower say nothing about the lender. The men that have money can do with it as they please. We can make no law to compel him to lend his money at just such terms as the borrower chooses. It has always taken two men to make a bargain and I think it always will. We know that the supreme court of Massachusetts gave a decision nearly a dozen years ago that no money should be taxed at home that was put on interest in the western country as the tax was paid on the property in the western country where the money was loaned and they decided that it was not right to tax any property twice anywhere. I have known interest at 20 and 30 per cent after our civil war times. It has now come to seven and sometimes lower. Is this not a great reduc- tion? There are somany of us that will not let well enough alone, we know that it is hard on the bor- rower to tax him on what he owes, but if he gets his money enough cheaper he can then pay the taxes much better than he can when both the borrower and loaner pay the taxes on the same pro- perty and the borrower still paysa higher interest. BERBIEN COUNTY. NEWS NOTES. ANTI-OPTION BILL. Rep.'Hatch has so far failed to bring the bill to a vote in the House. Its opponents have used all possible methods to prevent it, and it probably cannot be voted on in this Congress. Probably it would pass if it could be got before the House for a vote. GOV. MC ii< * * THE ROAD QU ESTION. Probably no question is more unsettled and probably none will be discussed from a greater variety of standpoints than this. Numerous bills have been introduced, some to utilize convict labor, some to make the highway tax paylable in money, some to create an elaborate system of road working. It is generally thought that the bill that will ultimately be adopted, if any one is adop- ted, will colne from the House committee. An extended conference of the House com- mittees on Roads and Bridges and ]u— diciary, the State Road Commission. and other gentlemen interested, is in prog- ress and perhaps in our next issue we can give an itclligciit idea of the plan to be advocated It you have any ideas or plans on this question submit them to Rep. Hil- ton, chairman of the House committee on Roads and Bridges. =l<** FOR PURE FOOD. One of the most important subjects before this legislature is that regulating the sale of adulterated food, dairy and seed prod- ucts. There are a. number of hills in on the question, Rep. Buell has one whose provisions we have not yet learned. Rep. Newkirk has a bill creating the office of Dairy and Food Commissioner, elected for Ihree years, salary $1,200, with an assistant and a chemist. He is to sample groceries, liquors, Vinegars, aziyt//irlgr that is a suspi- cious case of adulteralion, and to begin prosecutions,» assisted by the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the sample came. Rep. Newkirk has a bill also to prevent the adulteration of food products. Of course it should come before the bill men- tioned above. It is a very strict bill, mod- eled after the Ohio law, and provides severe penalties for violations. Under this bill anyone can begin prosecutions, but it is in- tended that the dairy commissioner bill should go with this one, as a commissioner would be a great aid, almost an indispensa- ble one, in enforcing the law. Rep. Moody has a skeleton bill provid- ing against the adulteration of seeds, and Rep. Redfem a slzelrf.-'”v’3.‘!ll in regard to the manufacture of chee e. These we will try to mention later. >i= ** WOMAN SUFFRAGE. There are several bills looking toward the granting of municipal suffrage to wom- en, but the most sweeping bill and the one of most interest, is that of Rep. Ewing, which provides for a constitutional amend- ment allowing women to vote at all elec- tions, but imposing the educational qualifi- cation upon all voters of being able to read and write the English language. This is a revolutionary bill, but it brings the question of woman suffrage to a vital issue. The Grange favors woman suffrage heartily and Patrons can do no better work than to de- mand the passage of this bill and to vote and work for the amendment. **=|< INHERITANCES. It is generally understood that the Grange favors an inheritance tax. Senator Doran has presesented such a bill and will be pleased to receive letters and opinions upon the merits of his bill. It provides that there shall be a tax on the transfers of property of the value of $500 or over. It includes the property both of residents and non-residents. The tax is to be 5 per cent, except in cases of direct heirs when it is exempt unless it is personal property worth over $5,000, when it is taxed I per cent Bequests to bishops and religious corpora- tions are also exempt. The tax stands until paid as a lien upon the property and against the person receiving the property. There is a deduction of 5 per cent of the tax, if paid within 6 months. '*# I* GENERAL TAX BILLS. Mr. Gordon in the House introduced a bill whose general features are: 1. Repeal of present Mortgage tax law; 2. Return to State system of collecting taxes; 3. Enlarging the powers of the township treasurer by giving him authority to make a levy in an adjoining county; 4, To reduce expense of sale of delinquent tax lands by providing that instead of subpmnas being served on owners of each description on the delinquent list, they shall be served onlv to owners of land sold by decree of C0\.I1‘t and owners shall appear in court to show cause why sale should not be made. There are two bills in the Senate, one being the county system of collecting, the other the state system. All these bills provide for the repeal of the Mortgage tax law. It will surely be re- pealed if farmers do not waken and demand its retention. PROVED ALL RIGHT. Somerset Ca. Pa., 4-24, '92. 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Farm 200 acres. 180 cleared. two farm houses. three barns. two graneries, two gpod walls. 200 apple trees bearing, I00 bearing plums, B00 plums one to three years out. and all heavy grass. grain or plum and pear land. Ore and one-half miles from court house in Bar the county seat. wind engine and good water. trees planted from two to ten years. plum. apricot, apple and cherry. baskets peaches in 1892. from water transportation. Address, E. D. RICHMOND, HART. Oosnu Uo..MIon. THE BEST. Tim DIAMOND Carsnn SALT 00., } St. Clair. Mwh., Feb. 17. 1893. At the National Butter and Cheese Mak- ers Association Convention held at Du: buque, Ia., February 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1893, the Grand Sweep Stakes Prizes for the Basr Burrsa in the show was awarded to Jefferson Colvin. Colvin Park, Ill., and he used DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT. The score was as follows: Total .................................... -- 97 Over 300 competitors in the contest, from all the Dairv sections in both eastern and western states, and butter salted with Gen- esee, Warsaw, Kansas, Ashton, Higgins and all the Dairy salts known in this coun- try; the biggest show of the kind ever held. The greatest victory on record for a Dairy Salt. Butter salted with DIAMOND CRYS- at Belvidere, Ill., in 1891. No waste land, Forty acres, fair house. good packing house Four thousand Peach, Sold 2,000 One and one-half miles TAL SALT also took Grand Sweep Stakes Regn- P1-loo lar with price. Visitor, American Agriculturist_ _ _ $1.50 $1.50 Ohio Farmer __________ _ _ 1,00 1,35 Farm News____________._ 25 65 Western Rural, with Market Review ______ -_ 2.25 2.2’) Prairie Farmer ________ _ _ 1,00 Lm Breeders’ Gazette ______ - _ 2.00 2.00 Farmers’ Review _______ __ 1.25 1.50 Country Gentleman (state if new) .............. _ _ 2.50 . 2.50 Orange Judd Farmer _ _ _- 1.00 1.20 Green’s Fruit G rower- - - _ 50 75 Practical Farmer ______ __ 1,00 1,25 The Farm Journal _____ _ _ 50 70 MAGAZINES. Atlantic Monthly ______ __ 4.00 3.70 Cosmopolitan .......... _ - 3.00 3.00 Harper’s Monthly _____ _- 4.00 3.50 “ Bazar ........ _ _ 4.00 3.70 “ VVeekly ______ _ _ 4.00 3.70 “ Young People _ - 2.00 2.00 North American Review. 500 4.50 Scribner’s _____________ _ _ 3 00 3,00 Century _______________ _ _ 4 00 4,00 Review of Reviews. _ .__. 2.50 2.75 'l‘he Forum ............ _ _ 5.00 4.50 Popular Science Monthly. 5.00 51» MISCELLANEOUS. Detroit Free Press, weekly 1.00 .% Detroit Tribune “ 1.00 .00 Grand Rapids Democrat 1 1 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 The Congregationalist_- (Lansing) ____________ . _ L50 1.50 The Moderator ________ -_ 1.50 1.50 New York Tribune ____ __ 1.00 LN Favorite Lines to the Summer Resorts or Northern Michigan TRAVERSE CITY ELK RAPIDS CHARLEVOIX PETOSKEY BAY VIEW MACKINAC ISLAND and TRAVERSE BAY RESORTS CHICAGO and WEST MICHIGAN RAILWAY - DETROIT LANSING and NORTHERN RAILROAD The West Michigan is now in opera- tion to Bay View, and is the ONLY ALL RAIL LINE T0 GHARLEVOIX Through sleeping and parlor car ser- vice from Chicago, Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Bay View. THE SCENIC LINE Over forty miles of beautiful lake and river views north of Traverse City. Try it when you go north this In FRANK Townsun), GEO. DEHAVEN, Agent, Lansn; Gen’l Pass'r Agt., Grand Rapids. Diamond Crystal Sal‘! ‘ Fapecially recommended for use in butter intended for long keeping. Butter Salt In 14. 56. and 224 pound bags. Table Ball: in I pound box. 2% 5, and 10 pound pocket. Ask Your Grocer for if Hatch chickens by Steam. IMPROVED EXCELSIOB INCUBATOR "“‘ “° “‘ eIt- coil fir-at-classiflaiabdi-I mt Guaranteed to hatch II I r poi-oontsgo ffo '1 n cum. Send co. to: ii’in;'dii.i'i".}'."us°u'.'ii'.":iiu“i'.'. iil.'i'..,. in. ation. Sim ln: 19' ‘@’Twenty-Five Dollars in Golds?’ We will be pleased to pay any one who will send Paints.-—-En.) J. J. H. GREGORY & SON, us a more delicious bush bean than the Warren, or a better pea than the Excelsior. You can’tafford to raise the American Wonder, when the ExceLsior, as good,as early and nearly as dwarf. bears (see Rural New Yorker), larger pens, lnl-get pods, and many more of them. Our Catalogue (sent FREE) on pages 3 and 27 tells all about them. Mai-blehead, Mass. 6 THE GRANGE VISITOR.’ MABCH 1, 1893. Ladies’ Déparimenf. THE PI l‘Cl-[ER OF TEARS. [For the picture by Paul Thumann.] The woinnn had closed her eyes, Aweary with weeping, She lcancil on the empty cfzidle, .-\nd sobbcil in her slccpiiig. Her breast like :1 wave of the sen \V:is rising and falliiig: Her hc.irL through the in-st of sleep On her bahv was c;il.ing. Then her soul was lift up and away I o MIC kit-ilcii oi licaivcn. _ \V‘i~ ~n fl m-er: n's glorv \\‘.l.< liri_gliI., hut his fate Barc the toiich of c.i.rtli's sh iilow. Tfie wnm-in lmclt doivn where she stood. " .\I\' own and lll)'AlCZll’lC. Now \\‘h\' do run wiiiiilcriiloiie, \Vitl) little Icct \\'cni‘y.° If vo-.1 izmnot conic l).ll'l(. conic buck 'l‘o the nrnn or vour niothcr, ’ liis vniir sivcct tiitiiil tlic :in_gcl should hold, And never anothcr." “Oh! nuyflicr, riic pitcher of tczirs, Your l.L“.ll‘$ I must carry, _ So licnvv it wciglis. that bchind I llll'_‘Cl".U‘Hl i:ii'i'_\‘. ‘ Olif IIl'!lllt:l‘, if you wonlil siriilc, .\n.l cc.isc rm n \'o'ir_ \vccpin;_r. My plncc b_\ the iingcl .~,2’5l\lL‘ I’il glznlly lw-.~ kcc-pii.__;'. The \\'I)Il‘l’ll'l ivzikod l1_\' tlicv cradle. .‘\ll\I .\ll'lliL’il in tlic \\';ikin_~_r. “ Mv b.il~\‘. thc pitch >r of l.»‘:Ii’.S To ill; ‘rt l:iin ttkiiig, Go. fi ll . .(l .\l i-_,-' with _v nit‘ mates! .\lv siiiiics .xh:ill be givcn To iii ikc i nc\\' light rointl your hciid ln tlic (i.ii‘Llcii of llc.i\cn_." . _ —~L.\L‘i<.i Ii. Ricii \l{l|w’. in Ion.//I‘.v (.iur1_/‘iunmt. TH E FA R31 lil RS’ Q UOT.\. ’ Read at Ni-‘\'Vfl)"_{0 Pomona. For the requirements of civiliza- tion, for the upholding of our national honor, for the peace, hap- piness and prosperity of the Ameri- can people, and in the great struggle of right against wrong. the ‘‘Farmers’' Quota” is rated high. They are required to fiirn- ish the bread and butter. peaches and cream, milk and honey, and with their muscle turn the wheels of industry and feed the world. It is further expected that they will contribute to the moral fund those sterling virtues which go to make up a noble manhood with which to dilute—so to speak—the vices of the towns and cities, and render them less damaging in state and nation. They doi1’t resist this draft upon the labor of their hands, they don’t refuse to raise their full quota, but they I ‘-imvcv-in‘ reciprocity and would like the favors and benefits re- turned. Should they fail to sow and reap and gather in the har- vests, should they refuse to feed the world, should they lower their present moral standing and sink down to grovel in the vices of this age, what would be the result? Idleness, intemperance, vice, crime and debauchery would largely in- crease in this nation, famine stalk grimly over our land, and the sun of civilization sink behind clouds of darkness and desolation. \Vith- draw, absolutely, the moral and conservative element from this nation which farmers hold, would there be righteous Lots enough left to save this modern Sodom? Again, when the farmers refuse to labor and the earth to give its increase the plate, china and cut- glass upon the rich nian’s table- will be but a mockery and his feast resemble the feast of the Barme- cide. , Should the wheat states fail to furnish their quota and frost blight the crop in the corn lands, then beef and pork, of which grass and grain are the basis, would become scarce and all other interests would suffer thereby. Failing of all but enough for home consumption and without exports from the farms, then long lines of cars would re- main idle upon the track, ships be moored to the wharves, and the starving millions look vainly for succor across the Atlantic. Then would the army of railroad men— conductors, engineers, brakemen, trackmen and yardmen be out of employment and in many cases without means of subsistence. The sailors would remain idle in port, longing for the blue sea which they reckon as their native element. Without grain, the great flouring mill and the little grist mill would al.ke be idle, and the millers tramping from city to city seeking employment. Without beef and rk for forign markets as well as figme consumption, the packers and shippers would be idle and the great meal; combines be unable to absorb and gobble more millions. What then shall I say of the dairy interests, whose moneyed value is greater than that of all gold and silver mined . annually in the United States? Butter is a neces- sity and a luxury, seen on the tables of the rich and poor alike. Now imagine if you can a world without lnitter, without. Cllt-‘PS6, without milk and crcam. VVhy, even the dainty dudes would be willing to churn, milk and drive up the cows, to have these products "restored to them. Then see to it that this industry is fostered. Eggs and chickens are small items but great ll1.‘{l1l'lt*S and in the aggre- grato thcir products amount to millions of dollars. I am sorry to say that though the farnic1's fur- nish a large amount of eggs, they don’t fill the bill, and \\’c1t1uSt place this item upon the list of imports. 'Witl1oiit eggs what could we substitute for the ln.\:nrics to which they contribute, and wliat, I ask you, would the young man do when his best girl wantcil icccream? \Vitliout cliickens and turkeys Thanksgiving would be a thankless day and their loss matcrinlly lessen the good cheer of the winter holi- days. It is a law of our being, first, to feed anal clothe the body, and it is impossible to make much improve- ment in starving and shivering mortals. The editor can’t write, the teacher instruct, nor the minister hold out a cheering hope of a bet- ter life unless fed and clothed. To this end the prorlpcls of the soil. grain, meat, fruit, wool, and cotton fill most of the quota. birst, food and clothing, then advancement, civilization, education, art, and science. You must see, you do see, that the products of the farms is the great source of our national wealth and the basis upon which every other industry rears a structure. It builds the towns, cities, rail- ways, colleges, and chiirches. It feeds our sixty millions of people in the United States and sends out of the abundance ships laden with grain for the starving people of Europe. In taxes the farmers pay a large quota. Their farms lie out under heaven’s sunlight, it is impossible to hide them, while hundreds and thousands of dollars in the cities escape taxation—-and I do not now refer to government bonds. If a farmer builds a house, plants an orchard, or turnpikes the road in front of his farm, it means more taxes. His ‘quota is increasing from year to year, and with the present depression in prices the farmer is sometimes tempted to say, “Blessed be nothing.” From the present state of things in this country go back with me to the time when the Pilgrims landed on this continent, and remember how it was then. The ocean was behind them, the forests before; fleeing from perse- cution they encountered the savage, but with hearts brave enough to meet any fate, they planted their feet upon Plymouth Rock and established themselves upon this shore. From Massachusetts, from New York, from Maryland, Vir- ginia, and the Carolinas, who led the advance? The pioneers hewed themselves homes out of the for- ests, organized states, founded cities, and advancing westward plowed the prairie sod and camped by the Father of lVaters. Leav- ing cities and towns, farms and set- tlements, but cttrrying civi/»1'zuii01'z, they crossed mountains and valleys till now ocean is joined to ocean by commerce, business, and pleasure. Look east and look west, look north and look south, cities upon the Atlantic, cities upon the Pacific, cities upon the Gulf, and by the Great Lakes! As if by magic, fair as the palace of Alladin, this nation has arisen for the world to admire. And labor has done it all. The farmer feeds them all. Before closing it may be well to ask, does Michigan furnish her share of the wealth of the nation? We think she does. Her grass and grain crops are above the aver- age, her mines rich in iron and copper, her fruit belt good as any, and her schools and teachers the best in the world. Her apples are on the table of the queen of Eng- land, her peaches supply the mar- ket of Chicago and many other cities, and her lumber builds the farm houses of the prairie and the city mansion. Michigan is an Eden embraced by the lakes, whose breezes fan the brows of an indus- trious people and inspire them with that love of freedom seen in the Swiss mountaineers and the old Scotch Highlanders. It is literally a land growing peaches and cream and flowing with milk and honey. In peace and in war Michigan has furnished her full quota. l-lave vnu seen afuirer or more fertile land than Michigan In your wildest dream. or vision dim? And are von ~c-zircliing \v_estward for :1 better home an country Far away beyond her blue l:1kc’s rim.’ Oh come back across her border, where peace, and law, and orcli-r, Shall forever reign and rule within. Mas. M. W. SCOTT. W0llI.\N’S WORK. Read at a meeting of (‘apitol Grange Jan. 28. Woirrur LECTURER AND FELLOW PATRONS~AftPr rcatling the arti- cle of Sister Jennie Buell in tllc last VISITOR, and listening to the letter from Sister Mayo that has been read to you this evening, there seems but little left for any- one to say. ’ It appears to me that each indi- vidual must shape her work for herself; difiereiit talents and cir- cumstances mitst be taken into consideration, yet if there be an earnest purpose work will -present itself. “Woman’s “fork” begins when she first. fills the place of daughter, sister, wife, and mother, and all along the work of friend. The home must be the center of her work; society and the, Grange but one of the radiating circles in that work. The more truly home like our hall and meetings can bi made, the better. Each member must be made to feel that he or she is a part of the whole. missed when absent and warmly welcomed when present. Here the query arises in my mind, have we not been sadly lack- ing in sociability? Have; we been as cordial in our greeting to strang- ers and new members as we ought? If each one of us could only feel that the duty of hospitality lay with each one, certainly this would be remedied. Through the Grange a great change has come to the farmer himself, lifting him above the mere mechanical routine that made him only a machine, awakening his intellect until now he is the peer of any in the land. But vastly greater has been the change it brat. '..\t to the farmer’.- wife. She ha. awakened to the fact that the mind need not lay dormant because the body must bi clothed and fed. With each new privilege come new duties and new responsibilities, which she is ever ready to accept with a willing endeavor to do the best in hex power. Formerly her ideas rose but little above the aspirations to be a famous cook or a fine needle woman. Now there are but few questions, if any, which she does not understand enough to give an intelligent opinion upon. All this through the agency of the Grange. Another thought: Do we fully realize how far reaching the influ- ence of our daily life is? IVhat a power for good there may be in a kind word. “I am glad to see you,” said with a cordial grasp of the hand may change the current‘ of a life. A cordial invitation and a hearty Welcome when an interest- ing entertainment is combined with instruction may gather in the straying and help to keep those now with us. Above all let each feel that some- thing belongs to each one to do. and be willing and anxious to do that part, and we cannot fail in having a “live” Grange. The work in our Grange is in the hands of a competent commit- tee. Let us see to it that vie endeavor to do. whatever they may assign to us cheerfully and faith- fully. In so_doing we ourselves will be benefitted and find avenues opening beyond for more work. Sisters, may we ever remember that here is but the beginning of our work; that work by its influ- ence on others, by them in turn transmitted to still others, Will only end when the cycling ages of eternity shall end. “ The bravest battle that ever was fought, Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you'll find it not, ’Twas fought by the mothers of men. “ Nav. not with cannon; or battle shot, With sword or nobler pen; Nay, not with eloquent word or thought From the mouths of wonderful men. “ But deep in a walled-u woman's hart- Of woman that woul not yield, But bravely, silent] bore her part—— Lo! there is the attle field. “ No marshaling troops, no bivouac song, No banner to gleam and wave! But oh! these battles, they last so long-— From baby-hood to the grave." Mas. CARRIE Srurrnn. SHALL I DO IT? How many are taking the Read- ing Course? Hold up hands and let us see! It may have taken some courage and sacrifice to un- dertake it, but you will work earn- estly, realizing the rich harvest it will yield. Your neighbor will not need to look to see if your hand is up; he already knows it; your plans and interests reveal it; he_ catches glimpses of it in passing comments on the street, in social visits and in the clubs and insti- tutes. You may not be able to liglit his candle, but you cannot. keep the beams of yours from falling on him. - How much that outline of read- ing means to our sisters in the hoincs; there where the demands are many and opportunities few, the mind and soul may become uarrow without an open window through which to look to a field of thought beybnd. The window has been opened, will you step up and look out? Send for the circular which gives a list of books thoiightfiilly se-lect- ed by competent judges. There are but few books even of those out- side the number chosen especially for the home, that a l)ron(i, enter- prising woman will feel she can rilford not to read, in order to oc- ciipy her place. Blend the study with the duties of every day. Read a little and think about it as you work. lt is not your own until you have used it in some Way. As our editor says. “ Yes, tl1erc’s the word, Master =1” This is done by marking choice thoughts, by re- writing from memory, and by tell- ing them to others. How many times the gossip or fault--finding at the tea table may be supplanted by fresh facts, new ideas, and helpful quotations. A specified time is not necessary for even great results. Pin a sheet of manilla paper 011 the wall by your dish pan. “Then you find a sentence requiring thought, write it on this paper, and there it is before you three times a day. Prop your book open before your iron- ing board, or hold it in one hand as you churn. By this is not meant to dilly-dally with the work, but to catch an occasional glance which will lend thought to the mind, joy to the heart, and elasticity to the step. Try it, and you will never igain call house Work “drudgery.” The VISITOR of Feb. 1 ri11_q.s- with education. Why shouldn’t. it? It is the key note of the Grange. Sister Hinds calls attention to visiting our common schools as a work for the \Voman’s Committee. So it is, and a good one too, but it IS also the duty of every patron of the school. Teachers are criticised for not preparing boys a.nd girls to understand facts of nature and how to deal with them. At the recent State Horticultural meeting President Angeli of Michi- gan University said, “ our teachers did not know how to teach them.” Fathers and mothers, when you make the demand for such knowl- edge loud and strong, teachers will not be slow to become proficient. Find out first if it is taught by spending a day in the school room and thoroughly investigating the work done there. No true teacher .=l1‘O11S€(l to the possibilities of his profession and the responsibilities due his pupils but will gladly re- ceive any interested patron. Take with you a spirit of commendation for the good you may find and kind suggestions for deficiencies and wdditions. Put yourself in the place of the teacher and consider the school as a whole, not as a special machine, run only for the benefit of your John or Mary. By a social chat after the session, you will learn of his aims, plans and methods, while you may leave him puzzling to himself, “it is just what that boy will find most useful to him, that I am to teach him. not a given number of pages. How may I know what he needs? By studying him. I will do it.” Again, when our farmers mani- fest as much interest in the selection of a teacher as they do in that of choice stock, we will have better schools. F. C. B. FROM A LADY MASTER. Enrron GRANGE VISI'.l‘OR-- Tninking perhaps the readers of your excellent paper will think Dewitt Grange is dead, I will write a word to let you all know to the contrary. If it is dead it is a lively corpse. We have meetings every two weeks and have a good and instructive session each 1;ime._ “'9 are a little green just now as we have a new set of officers all through with one exception, and all are lady officers excepting four. At our next meeting we are going . to see how many subscribers We can get for the VISITOR. I think it might to be in every home. The following were among the officcrs installed Jan. 14, 1893: Master, Charity L. Pearce; Lect- urer, Estella Dills: Secretary, Ettie IVebb. Mrs. Estella Dills installed the officers and did it very nicely. She has the installation ‘committed to memory and it was a treat to hear her. After the business was over refreshments were served to all. Several members of other Granges as well as several out- side the gates were present. Feb. (3 Bi-other and Sister Bank, from Capitol Grange, paid :1 visit to Dewitt Grange. A very pl:--asant evening was spent by all and hopes are entertained that much good may result from his coming among us. Bro. Bank QELV-4* an interesting talk upon the merits of the Grange, the good it had done, etc. Then those present that were not members were invited to the lower hall, which had been well warmed, and the Grange held a meeting with closed doors. The genial faces of Brother and Sister Bank will ever meet with a hearty welcome from Dewitt Grange. Yours fratcrnally, Mus. C. L. PEARCE, Zlloshrr of Dewitt Grzuzgc. GLAD REUNION. Friday, February 10, Fruit Ridge Grange celebrated its nine- tcenth anniversary at our fine hall. To say that we had a magnificent time is putting it mildly. The foreuoon was taken up with social intercourse and greeting. I will say right here that every member and everybody that had been members of Fruit Ridge Grange, so far as we were able to do so received an invitation. There are persons -in some 10 different states that have at some time dur- ing the 19 years been members of our Grange, and one in far away England. Altogether 370 names appear on our roll book. About 170 responded to the invi- tation. At 12 o’clock asumptuous dinner was disposed of. After re- pairing to the upper hall we listened to the following program- Called to order by the Worthy Master G. B. Horton with a few well chosen words. Song by the Grange entitled, “Here VVe All Meet Again;” Prayer, by Worthy Chaplain John C. Porter; Fraternal Greeting, by Sister Clara Briggs; “Incidents of Our Early Life as a Grange,” Brother J. C. Porter; Songs by Brother B. P. Thomas; Paper by Sister Harriet Morris, “The Grange of Today, and Its Possibilities for the Future;” Son" b the Gran e , .. D Y . , . g; “Sailing Down Life s R1ver;’ Short speeches by several charter members relating to the early history of Fruit Ridge Grange, ‘with closing song by the Grange, after which all returned to their homes feeling the day had been well spent and wishing many happy returns of the day. C. E. F. rim HEN 'l‘l-[AT Lus WATER- MELONS. Our Flossie, a little city girl, was spending a month in the country, and the second evening after her arrival was taken out to see the milking. “Well,” she said, when a glass of warm milk was handed her, “ that’s the first time I ever saw a milk wagon with four legs.” _Hens and eggs were objects of interest to her also, but she did not see a turkey until she had made- the rounds of the hennery, and then she frightened up a great old gobbler in the melon patch. He made a rush for the fence, and she fell over a watermelon. “ What’s. that, Flossie ?” inquired her moth- er. “I don’t know,” she said, as. she brushed her dress, “ butI guess. it’s the kind of hen that lays water- melons.”—Detroit Free Press, _ The man who puts ashes on his. sidewalk during one spell of slip- pery weather is a better man than the fellow who talks temperance 6GVl:Il')ye. day in the year.-——..-.ltchiso1_;. ~« 1,. “va\'-\V't:\‘Al or Dog Fennel, “ SIlCl(sr*i’(l, “ Slllllfi-\,{l'.’l.\‘\, ‘* Canada Thistle. From this examination I estimate the number of hal weed seeds which one pound of this mixture would contain as follows: a-».u—g,,i Crab grass_____________________, 4,666 L:iinb’s Quarters ______________ __ 13999 English l’lu,nt.-.iin _ , _ _ _ ____ ______ 9.333 Sheep sorrel __________________ __ 13.969 May-weed____ __________________ 4,666 S.ii:k.), and the larvae of the currant saw-fly (Ncinafus vcizfricosus). These are both serious pests, and either of them is sufficient to entirely de- stroy the crop if not promptly dealt with. Fortunately, with the three more resistant sorts men- tioned above, the mildew can be quite easily controlled by remedial measures, and the insect mentioned can always be easily controlled. In treating these the past summer we successfully combined the two treatments, as both enemies occur at the same time. This simplifies still more their treatment. For the mildew we have success- fully used bisulphide of potassium and the weak Bordeaux prepara- tion. The first is used one—hall' ounce dissolved in one gallon of water, but it is such an offensive smelling preparation, and spoils so quickly if left standing, that we have abandoned its use, and now depend upon the Bordeaux. This latter is made from two pounds copper sulphate, two and one-half pounds fresh lime, and twenty-five gallons of water. For discussion of its preparation see Bulletin 15 (if this Station. To treat the insect we use one ounce powdered white hellebore to one gallon of water. If this be added to the above preparation in the same proportion it will answer as well as if applied in 9. separate treatment. The mildew and the saw-fly larvae occur soon after the leaves appear, consequently treat- ment should be made at once, and should be repeated two or three times, as may be’ necessary, in periods of ten to fifteen days. The application, to be effective, should be made in a fine spray with a force pump. Gresham will enter the cabinet neither as a Populist, Democrat nor Republican, but as a large- ininded statesman, pure patriot and public spirited American, who has formed his oflicial life in harmony with the vital truth that the citi- zen who serves his country best serves his party best ——Philadel- phia Ledger. . - “Tar. Buvmzs’ (‘.Ui1>i-:5" Nearly a. million house holds use it as a. reference book. A million purchasers learning how to make four dollars do the work of live. Sent only upon in stamps to pay the postage. receipt of 15 cents (550 pages, 3o,'ooo quotations, weight two pounds.) MoN'rco.\u~:m' WARD & co., xu to H6 Michigan Avenue, In writing mention 'l‘.li<: - CHICAGO. v(\ -<"l'|'? GRAND RAPIl)S and Indiana Railroad Jan’y. 29, 1893.—L‘entral Standard Time. No. lE\'o. 3lNo. 5_No l j _ li>.n.i.\..\1. P.Il1. /um. "-incinuati. Lv ___ L _____ _; 5 05 9 10 .... .. Richmond . , . . . _ . _ _ _ , , 2 20 .10 5:‘) ll 4:’) ____ __ i ; I’. M. A. M. Fort Wayne. Ar 6 00 1 2 15 3 U5 ____ .. Kort Wayne. IN .... _, 2 3 20 8 ()5 Kalamazoo, Ar._ _ A. M. 6 {I5 6 50 ll 40 K-alainazoo, Lv. 4 20 6 25 T 10 12 25 Grand ..apids,Ar._.__._ 6 45 8 10 9 00 2 20 P. M. Grand Rapids, Lv ____ __ 7 20 10 10 I 10 4 15 A. M. Cadillac ______________ __ ll 25 2 30 5 00 9 00 P. M. Fraverse City _________ __ 1 35 ____ __ 7 U0 .... __ Petoskey..._-_._____.___ ____ ._ 6 35 9 15 ____ _. A. M. Mackinaw, Ar ........ _. P. M. 8 of. I0 95 9. M. some SOUTH. No. 2lNo. 6|No. 4 No. is P.lII.lA.M.lP.M A.M. llackinaw City, Lv.___, 5 30 = 7 10 .12 30 Petoskey __________ __ _ 7 U3 8 40 2 05 Traverse City ______________ __ ll 00 -I 30 .... _. A. M. P. M. t‘.adillac__,__ _________ __ 12 10 1 20 6 35 7 40 Grand Rapids, Ar.__ __ 6 30 5 30 10 40 ll 50 Grand Rapids, Lv ____ __ '7 O0 6 00 ll 20 2 (MI Kalamazoo, Ar _______ __ 8 50 B 00 12 55 8 -£0 Kalamazoo, bv ________ ._ 8 55 8 05 ,,___ 3 45 Fort. Wayne, Ar _______ __ 12 40 ll 50 A. Fort. Wayne. Liv ______ ,_ 1 00 12 10 5 ‘chmond .__._._______ 4 20 3 40 9 Cincinnati, Ar ________ __ 7 00 6 55 12 1'-. M. A. M P. M. P. M. Sleeping cars for Petosliey and Mackinaw on No 3 from Grand Rapids. _ Sleeping cars, Grand Rapids to Chicago. on . ) -L. ‘ Sleeping cars, Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. on (I. . Nos. I and 4 daily south of Grand Rapids. Nos. 5 and 6 daily south of Giand Rapids. All other trains daily except. Sunday. . C. L. LOUKWOOD. G. P. & '1‘. Ag‘t.. Grand Rapids. The People’s °f . Lansing Savings Mich Bank Capital, $150,000.00 w. _l. ’BE:\L, President A. A, \vii.i3UR, Vice President C. H. OSBAND, Cashier \Ve transact :1 gciieral banking business. Pay interest on time deposits‘. If you liave any bank- ing business Come and see us. In writing mention Tun: G3/mar: Vrsrron. IF YOU THINK or isoiiiii ANYl'iE§5E;TFtTH. PUT YOUR iNouiF3g_Es IN__. I WRlTlNG AND SEND TO ‘A SE0 09 HAVEN. ‘éilhsiiiifisliifll. FULL INFORMATION PROMPTLY GlVEt{.v_,~ Your Watch Insured Free. A perfect insurance against theft or accident is the now famous the only how (ring) which cannot be pulled or wrenched from the case. Can only be had on cases containingthis trade mark. —IADE BY- Keystone Watch Case Company. of Philadelphia. the oldest, largest, and most complete Watch Case factory in the world—15oo employees; 2000 Watch Cases daily. One of its products is the celebrated Jas. Boss Filled Watch Cases which are just as good as solid cases, and cost about one half less. Sold by all jewelers, without extra charge for Non-pull-out bow. Ask for pamphlet, or send to the manufacturers. OFF|ClAh iili)iiil=iEC~:I1-‘ORV Oflcers National Grange. \lAS’I‘ER—J. H. BRI(H{\.\I ........ __Delta, Ohio i)vimsEi;n—E. W. I)AVlS.. ,_ Santa Rosa. Cal. i.i«;cTUaEa—1\lOl{TIl\lER \VHlTl£l{E.\I).._. ___. 1618 Q. St., N. W., \Vashini.zton. C -lrEwARn—A. E. PAGE ..._.Appleton City, Mo \s.~'."r STEW.-\Rl')—U. E. HAl.L.._._P;iwnee, Nab. 'f{.\PL.-\I1\‘—CHAS. Ma )ANll«JL..\Iew Hampshire l‘aEAsUaEa—F. M. McDO\V'EL.Penn Yan, N. Y. L.uN—-MARY A. MAYO ____ ..Battl_e Creek [‘aEAsUnEn—-li. A. STRIDNG ________ __V1cksburg ~lsoim'rAav—.lENNlE BUELL .____Ann Arbor HATE KEEPER—(z'rEO. L. CAli.LISLE_ Jialkaska t‘.1i:aEs—MAR¥ C. ALLIS . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . .Al.ll'lal1 FLOR.-\—M RS A. ST. CLAIR _____ _. Butternut POMONA—MKS. .-\. A. ...LlCI(} llTONOld Mn-'-sl_on L. A. S'I‘EW'D—~ MRS. J.l:l. M -‘.P.TlN Grand Rapitls J. G. , 11. ‘, ,_T_Ypsilanti THUS. W. E. ___.Coldwaier H. H, .7 ' _ _ __,_Sianton if. H. T.-\YL.(\H _ _ _ _ _ , _ __Sli¢-ilhy P REY MAYO. __ Jiattle fire-ek .. H. HUl€l'l) , - - ‘ruit iii,-._:e JENNIE BUELL, 5‘ °”‘°‘° ‘l ....A.... Arbor Committee on Woman’s Work in the Grange. .\Irs. Mary Sherwood Hinds .... ..........St8nt0n ,\1|-si. Mary _—\. _\lu.yo , _ _ . , , _ _ __ .BuLLlc (‘reek miss 0. J. Uarpeuter____._,. . lliniondale General Deputy Lecturers. NIARY-A. MAYO ______ s_l,’.attle Creek lIO_\‘_ _[, \V()()l).\lAN_____l’a\v Paw HON. C. G. LUCl£___,______ColdwaLer HON. PERRY l\l.»\YO____Buttlc Creek HON, THUS l\lARS____llcrricn Center JASON \VOOD.\lAN _ _ _ _ _ _ __l‘a\v l’zuv A. D. BA.\‘l\'.__.,_____-_..-__-|.ansing C. L. WllI'l‘NEY _-_--_-_-.-Muskc-gun County Deput les. [)_ ]1_ 5tgbbin.~._ ........... "Atwood, Antriin Co ‘ ' _BloomiIigd:ilc, l\l|u.__.Lll “ _, Inland. B.-nzic ___ Dowling, Barry ____ _,Union City, Bl‘2lllCll “ ll u (:80. l5o\\iser_____ " janies 1). .\'tudlcy_ K. V. Ll;irk_____ _,.l5i.1clni.n;ui, licriicn J. \V. Enncrt____ _ __, St. johns, I linlon “ .\l:i.ry A. .\l'.1yo___ _lluttle Creek, Cnln un “ \\/in. Clark" “ Mrs. liinn \\"ili.. " A. D. Bank, “ Isaac Russell _ __ _ 1\llll.I, Grzitiin “ John l);[_\5|]]())‘C _ _ _ _ _ ._ _, Flushing, Uemscc " IL‘. 0. l.udd,_ . Old .\llssiiin, (inuid 'l rnvvcrsc “ .\lr.~‘_ E. U. Nol.cs_ __,\\lic:itl;iiid, llillsilzilu “ 1). ll. linglis _, _ Cliiindlcr, lUlll.l “ F, \\‘. llziv ,__l“itclil>ui'g, liiglinni “ J. A. Courtriglit" l)ucl{ I-lIl\L1, Jzickstiii “ ltolicrt Dockxry __ ... “\)t‘l<1U|'\l. *\t‘Hl “ yum,-5 Urcas-en _________ “K; - :1, l\:ilk:isk:i “ lliruin liiziil.~ii'.iw_ ____.\ortli )l'.l.llL‘ll, Lziprcr “ l‘l'L:Ll l)c2in_ ‘ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Iwiglitoii, Living Lon “’ .~ulri;i1i, l.cii:i\\ cc “ L‘r\sl:il, .\limlc:iuii “ l\Cllll1|, .\lu.~l.. gun " 1\.~'l\l'.lll\.l, Ni.-\\';i_\_-.;o " lludsonxillc, ULl.i\\;i. “ ___ .\liclli_\-, ()(L‘.2lli2l. “ l3;|nCi'oll. .\iii2i\v:i..s.\i-c "' , llnrtsnff, bl. \ l.iir " _,Cciitcr\‘illc, >1. _]osi:pl1 “ as L. \\ . Alli Geo. l:dw;iius_ M. C. lxerr, ,,C;irsonvillc, llclcn A. liiskc ____ __l.a\vrcncc, Van lrllllill _]ohn 1;‘. \\ ilcox ___ l'l_)lll(lll|l‘l, \\:L\i.c “ John A. l\lcl)ougal,__ Ypsilzinti, \\ :t.~;liLeii:uv “ Ii. C. Norris _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ , ,_ Cadillac, \\ c.\.ord “ is ‘F. Revised List of Url'aIIg'8 Supplies Kept in the oflice of Sec'y of the Michigan State Grange And sent out. postrpaid on receipt of Cash order, over the seal of a subordinate tirange, and the i-iiguature or iis Ma~ter or o'er-reiary. Porcelain ballot. marbles. per hundred ..... __$U 75 Secre!.u.I'y'8 ledger ............ ._ _ as Secretary's record _.. ..._____ M l‘rea.-aui-er‘s orders, bound, per ml . Secretary's receipts for dues. per huudr. . l‘reasurer’s receipts for dues, per hundred... Applications for meinbersliip, per hunur-.-d.. Withdrawal cards. per dozen", __ _ U, Diiniti-I, in enveiopes. per dozen._ _ __ _. By-Laws of the Stale Grange, single copies, lUi::per dozen . . _. , _, __ “ Glad Echoes," with music, single copies, Zbc; per dozen ________________ __,___ ____ Grange Melodies, single copy, 40¢; per dozen Opening Song (lard, Zc each; 754: per 502 um . Rituals, 7th edition (with combined degrees). 25c each; perdozen. _ ziituuls, 5th degree. set. of nine.. ... liituuls, Juvenile, single copy ____ _ _ R1t.uala.Juvenile, per set. ___.... ..___. ___. Notice to delinquent members, per 100. _ , _ , _ American Manual of l’arliu.meut.a.l‘y l..aw____ Digest of Laws and Rulings, _ Roll books _.._.__....._ __ ___- __, , _____ sample package co-operative literature. . Write for DFICBSIOII gold pins badges, working tools, staff mountings, seals, ballot. boxes andany other Arrange supplies. Address MISS JENNIE BUELL, D-I 'h-IN: 0-tit-:5 aaasssasa ass a ‘,Ue.:‘y Mich. Shuts Granite, Aim Anon. Mia: THE GRANGE VISITOR. MARCH 1, 1898. Notices of Meelings. ALLEGAN COUNTY COUNCIL will hold its next session with W'atson Grange, at their hall, March 7. I893. ’I‘he program will be as follows: Call to order at 10 o'clock by President Houser. Opening song by the Leggett family. Reading the minutes of last meeting. Business, if any. Address of W'elcome, by Addie Shepard of \Vatson Grange. Response by some member of Hopkins Grange. Instrumental music conducted by Henry Bartholomew. Resolved, That there is no innate Wrong, only the wrong use of Good, by N. VV. Houser. Dinner. Music. “ The little l_/3‘ that shape our lives," by Minnie Edgerton. Recitation, by Millie Jewett. Music. “ Tragedies," by Mary L. Vahue. A paper by E. N. Bates of Moline. " Suggestions for the good of the Colin- cll,” by volunteers. Prof. Baird of Otsego has been invited to be present and assist in the entertain- ment and will he an attractive feature in the music. _ Patrons and friends please do your hurry- ing in the morning so that we may begin on time, that you may be able to get home on time, and yet not have to miss any of the program. Do not forget day or date, but be on hand and be sure that a good time awaits _vou. NANCIE A. DIBBLE, Ledurer. CALHOUN COUNTY POMONA. Calhoun County Grange will meet the second Thursday in March with Bellevue Grange in Eaton county. The program is in charge of the ladies. VVe hope there will be a good attendance to see what the women can do, and get acquainted with our neighbor Grange. ' THE INHERITANCE TAX is described in the February [Ear/ieztr of Re. views. All members of the Grange will be especially interested in this paper at this time. Get a. copy through the newsdealer of your town. THE LINCOLN PEAR. Extract from ad—interim report by A C. Hammond, Secretary of Illinois State Hor- ticultural Society. _ At Lincoln, 111., the Lincoln Pear was inspected under the leadership of W. E. Jones, the propagator and discoverer of its nji_e_ri‘:m.The_‘original tree is still standing, grown from seed planted in IS35; it is as fine a specimen of pear tree as the writer ever saw; about 40 feet high and though nearly 60 years old, is vigorous and /malt/Iy, and this season made a fine growth; has never failed of a crop, though the present season’s was the lightest ever known. Another tree 15 or 20 years old, but closely crowded with other fruit trees that it only made a moderate growth, was carrying 7 or 8 bushels of fine looking fruit, while other trees of popular varieties bore only a few specimens; this tree is stock grafted about 4 feet from the ground. A tree on Mr. Jones’ farm that he planted (a sucker from the original tree) 38 years ago, shows the same cylindrical form and vigorous habit as the parent, and probably bore 18 to 20 bushels this year. The fruit is a little larger than the Bartlett, a trifle coarser in texture, season about the same, and equal, if not better, in quality; the foliage is free from blight, and fruit from scab. This pear is issued under the most favorable auspices of any pear ever brought before the public. ANNOUNCEMENT-—All interest, trade- marks, copyrights, stock, etc., previously controlled under contract, by F. S. Phoenix, of Bloomington, III., are now controlled exclusively by W. E. Jones & Son. THE MAGAZINES. T he Cosmafolitmi for March is the first of the illustrated magazines to present the importance of that phase of the Colnmbian Exposition which concerns the congresses of religions in an article from the pen of ‘Mrs. Henrotin, the brilliant vice president of the Women's Branch of the World’s Congress Auxiliary, in which our attention is turned from the more obvious objective features of the Exposition to some of the most interesting subjects of social reform. The Secretary of Agriculture has pre- pared an article for the March number of the North Amer/"ran Review on “Ameri— can Farming a Hundred years Hence,” a subject on which he is peculiarly well fitted to write. The third part of Mrs. Catherwood’s serial, “Old Kaskaskia,” which opens the March number of the Allantfc Moi///zl_v, is full of interest, and leaves the reader at a point which will make him wish that the next number of the magazine followed at a shorter interval than a month. The auth- or’s story is not onl of historical interest, but its vivacily an vivid way of drawing character and discribing events makes this story rank as the best work she has done. The complete novel in the March num- ber of I.i'-flfi/Irott‘.c, “ \Varing’s Peril,” is by Captain Charles King, the laureate of our! little army. No living author is more sure of an eager audience, or more certain to hold and delight his readers. No one knows more thoroughly the matters of which he writes, and no one else can describe them with such graceful and natural art. llis, stories always have a plot; his characters are living men and women; he makes the barracks, the march, the battle field, as near - to us as if we had been there; and he clothes them in something of “ the light that never was on sea or l:ind,”—for he is a poet, whose poetry insinuates itself through practical and mpst readable prose. —- DETROIT. feed for milcli cows. HILL’S SEED STORE COMPANY, two cent stamps will send enough to plant a row 150 feet long, which will yield (if wel cultivated) 25 bushels of the best possible MICHIGAN. —-- ILLUSTRATED CALALO GUE ' It will tell you how to make a Hot Bed and Cold F rame, also how to cultivate and care for Vegetable and Flower Garden. VVe want every Farmer and Stock Man to try our new Sugar Beet Seed, for three SALZER'S THE _ The greatest potato since tonishing yield of 726 bu. r acrel OUT; ROW DAY. lPkg. Three Weeks Radish. 10 5 Pkg. Choice Cats are not all alil:e.cTE‘isAn1r-u HIPFEEJEIIERN oA.Ti§n' in 188 ' ‘ Salaefls Bominzu Oat took the prize offered by t e American Agricul- turzst $500.00 in G-ildl for the heaviest yit ldlu outs in Amerlca.—a Mr. Strickland, 01’ Albion, N. Y., won this on ayie d of 134 bu. per acre. W have kept pace with the times anal now otfer an out‘. its superior in every respect! It is a remu.rl< able grower, great stooler. 2 on) kernels having been grown from one. lt is the Oat tor everybmiy. A ti-9. mendoiis cropper, strong,_lieulth_v,_iiisi-ct proof; yielding from 80 I no bu. per acre, on all soils and in all chines. It never fails. EARLY ISGON N POTAT vthe days ol'§1|osea. The ed.ito9<§§h'e Rural New Yorker. an authority on potatoes, ' 60,000 Bushels Cholce See Potatoes for sale. No More Hard Times. That is the universal vei-dlcl: it you plant Sa1zer‘s Seeds as they always SPR AMI? E ODUCE. Our seeds are grown in t e extreme ort use 5,000 acres) with [treat care.They are full or llfe.vlta.l.lty and vigor and must produce. To We would like your order for any of the followlng- - 10 Farm Grain Samples, 8c- with catalogue. 16c. 11 Grain and Forage Plant Auitples. 100; with cuts. 180. 8 Field Corn Samples. 12c: wit For I 4c Postpaid (with catalogue 22c) I Pkg. Long Giant Cucumber, loc- O 1 Pkg. Silver State Lettuce, we 1 Pkg. New Earl Glantromato 20c ower Seeds. soc costs over 350,000 to publish and distribute. It is ii. mammoth work roven. W . ‘ h How is thats£i>!i{Jei1;:Ipl~ilbt4§dI G03; Our rice 14c, less than R midis e rer.ailvalue to intro- duce Seller‘: seeds everywhere. Our calaloguo csta.logue20c. $1-==-"9 Pkgs.l.;‘:‘.f.‘l..';’:lo‘:. Sp of 120 large p “Low-lluwn" Milk Wagons, Bakery Wagunsiand Grocery Wagons. -.'~-:,..~- : . Write for full particulars to the E "ii; 1' l’iIIlS0.IS “I.0W-DOWII" WiIIi0lI 00., :* . . ,1 I DLN PEAR llarlville, ll. Y. A neat variety. The onlylronciisu pelarlmown hf largeslze an hlizh qualll. . Oi-‘izlnal treeffl ye-ma old..'.\'evei- b lehted. $201 realized from thefruit r-f this single tree. Handsome illustrated nmnhlet. withhiiitory,testlmonlals.etc.free. MJEIIT WA|lTE'*_ lntrodiined iindei-c-opyv-lght. and for sale exclusively by W. 17. J0}: ES .2 SON, Lincoln, Ill. xxxxx x xxx COMPLETE MAN HOOD AND HOW TOATTAIN IT. At last 3 medical work that tells the uuses, describes the etreccl, points the This is sclentltlcally the most valuable art tlcally the most beaumui medical book him has ap- peared for years; ages, every D380 bearing 8 halt-tone lllusti-at on In tints. some of the subjects treiswd are Nervous Del3lllty,.Impo- tenc , Sterility, Dev-i ‘ V-u ,’.l'ha Hus and Those lntenulng Mlarrlaga. etc. Every an who would know the Grand Truths. the Plain Iizcts, the 04! Secrets and N21aDis- coveriu of Hedloal Science as applied to Mar- ried Life who would atone gr past olliea and at-oldgliyturofigfalls shot: write or this WONDER L L LE book. It will be sent tree. under sesl,whlle the edi- tlnn lasts. It couvenieiite lose ten cents tn pay postage alone. Address he publishers. ERIE MEDICAL CO" inmnm. N.Y. ’ E $II)II.0IIFOB $I.(I0 This ls no greeii goods nor lottery scheme. but A fair business proposition. which we carry out as follows. 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Thorough and practical. no of the finest suite of rooms in the country, and a large wide awake faculty. Departments: Commercial, shorthand, typewritinx, normal, penmanship. Expenses low. Don't decide to no elsewhere until you have sent for our year-book. In writing mention THE GRANGE VISITOR. wiio HATCI-IEIB. iups Can show better results ‘ Over 60 in siiccessful operw ‘ than at Decatur. Illi-., nloiic. Th‘ greatest hutch i-vur uo— ‘ C'l‘_Il;‘ll5I1G(I. 928 r~llEck.= li:itch- ’ oil at onw_time. with a 2 Uullflflr my eliable Incubator. Hun reds 0 t IBQIIIJIOYIIILIE. E'Inclosn 4 cents in stamp: _ for new illustrated cntalomie. &“Ad'-res: Tn‘ RELIABLE INUDBATOB 1 llmmnyzn n.. U‘ max. ILL In writing mention Tn: GRANGE Visrron. vizier Blllllllllll inciiiiini . .. Largest llue, best and cheapest In the world. Agents Wanted. Sold onti-lal. LANE BROS., ' B0113. Ihlly,lI¢Ii. 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THE FORTUNATE POSSESSORS of SOUVENIR COINS will be it. : : who are earliest in seizing upon these new advantages. $10,000 Was Paid For The First Coin They are all alike, the issue is limited, and time must‘ enhance their value. The price is One Dollar each. HOW TO GET "THE COINS: Go to your nearest merchant or banker, as ll‘lf‘V are likely to have them. If you cannot procure them in this way, send direct to us, ordering my: less I/um Fm» Coins, and remitting One Dollar for eacli Coin ordered. Send instructions how to ship the Coins and they will be sent free of expense. Remit by registered letter, or send express or post-ofiice money order, or bank draft to Treasurer Wor1d’s Columbian Exposition. Chicago, Ill. l l y STYLE Eb 5P\. raising 8. finer quality of Crea We Absolutely Guarantee Gmss for milk setting to be the is non—p01'0us, non- We Absolutely Guarantee to save the cost 0 We have thousands of living users of our Creamers, and can substantiate the above fully. >— Bjg -‘flog ,a: >-. we Lira i.i.i Z“ .5»: a:""3 1 g. . "EB -g_‘lg.2 I— E 1;-2 me: «:53 - % € G‘ ,0-< of g“5 .. >- l..i.i 252:: go =g,; _ 11 3-‘Ear-< " $2“ 535 caacai :: as eve I-I-I ozo °%..a---v>. :: °-<:- “~°°$“= N --4>};=*_,dd F '-‘E054-7 £0:-«got-4 $:T'3,_.,‘fi53 *§8g8*0f, /G Efia..“,::"’s- o*>=F1-°>9- BEfib:8 ~§’§S§§.E 2:‘ .5? >9 3° 13,; ma 05 88 is ‘as > 5-H ; .3 m"'C3 DO .,_,, £0-4 ‘H: “is 5:: 80.) gfi 8 OUR ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE COVERS THE FOLLOWING We Absolutely Guarantee to have the only perfect Creamery known. We Absolutely Guarantee . "ll uve’p’, crusialoreameru. "THE. worms BEST.” .Il.)!. SHEER J: 13110., Quincy, Ill. '|'EII FIRST-IIIASS FARMS within four miles of Mt, Pleasant P. 0. An c celle and handsomec untry. A live growin city. now 3,500 populat on. Two railroads, Normal school, business college, U. S. Industrial Training School and high grade city‘ schools afford educa- tional privileges rarely equaled. 100 Good Farms in Isabella county; l0,000 acres of unimproved lands, choice city properties, all for sale at prices much below those in most other localities, affording ood advantages. Now is the time to bu in sabella County, in the center of lower Michigan. For sam Re descriptive rice list, address, C O_K’S HEAL ‘STATE AGENCY. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, ,A_...8,,-§,0,»;;,0,g,>,, GRAPE vmtsl Also Small Fruits, Trees, etc. Best rooted stock. ; Genuine, cheap. Two sample vines mailed fl r‘ 100. Descriptive price list. free. _ , § LEWIS R()ES(‘.}I, Fredoiiia, N. X. * ‘T SIICCESSFIII. ADIIERTISNG! "If you wish to make and save money by atlverti-ing‘ any thing, any where, at zlnv time successfully at reduced rates, be sure to see or write. JOHN DAWSON & C0.» General Newspaper Advertising Agents. ll-I0 (‘0LL0lI BLOCK. IIIIEAPOLIB, Illlli. Extra Choice Onion Seed. _ For years we have been raisin onion seed from extra choice onions. Test- , mg our see_d side by side wit numerous other lots it has proved to be the best strain cataloizued._ On four of our {arms we raise Round Yellow Danvers (a rounder and thicker onion than formerly). Early Red Globe the best red for general cro ), Earl Southport Red (:1 new variety). Early el- low Cracker and Early lat Re . These two last are capital sorts where the seasons are short. To those purchasing a pound or more of seed we will send free a copy of our book an onion raisin . A very liberal discount made on large lots. Is the best seed any tno gm 2 It means H r dollars more per acre for the crop. J. J. ll. GREGORY & SON, nrblchead, Blain- 3%‘ RUMELY‘’@a TRACTION AND PORTABLE 'NG| ES. Thrashers and Horse Powers. i-ll.e tor Illustrated Catalogue. mulled Free. M. FIUMELY GO.. LA PORTE. IND. -gall-valsisiil e Iii) (?in{!,~‘l.:'r~'i-’1 .'\" " *.:.”.¢'/.19 r"~: I HAYl’rinEssE's on ROBERT sin-rn & co.. -*~'i-iu"‘§-v«""-:"1“"‘-1->.-mu-5,-.-.a“,-. . 51-9’. "'1" ‘V ._i, .g, 5‘- I .? l -2 ts ~‘.'I N