“THE FARJIIER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARJII, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IJl1PROVED.”

LANSING, MICHIGAN, JUNE 15, 1893.

WHOLE N0. 420.

VOL. XVIII, N0. 12.

A REPLY ‘TO JUDGE RAMSDELIQ

Ezmrok ‘GRANGE Vxsmox-—I -K3ad‘WlCI1
a great dens‘. of interest and pleasure there-
port of the Executive Committee as pub-
lished-in the V1s1”DoR of januxry 1, else
the article. on “ Silver and Wlmat”-in the
issue of May 15 byjudge Ramsdell, who I
‘understznd was also the author of the re-
port. ‘-‘Vliile there is much-in both that I
=a,gree-with there -are some ~cor.clusior.s and
reasons given that .I,~s=.s a farmer and Pa-
tron decidedly déssenttfrom, -and-I respect-
fully offer through the Vlrszrok, by your
kindhgnermissiori, some reasons wli-_',.' I dis-
sent, even though you in the plentitude of
edits rial wisdom afiiltill than - as hie opin-
iontif the Grange, and if the X‘e11S0’?lS I offer

are not good, I desire to be Corrected‘

through the Vzsirorz.

The repor.t.<_ays,‘“ VVe reaflirm our oppo-
sition to the sfree and unlimited «zroinage of
both gold and silver for -“:he reasons given

' in our last .report'.’’

If the reasons given‘-lmd beer that me-
tallic money was a relioof the age of banter
and barbarisun ant] that paper money is -the
money of enlightened commerce with
which more than 95 .{!ET cert of its -ex-
changes zzxe effectedfl conic‘. have izlly
agreed with them.

We have today free and xrxlimited tCC<*ll1-
age of gold, -the pro;est of the Misclriigan
State Grange -notwiti: standir g, and -down
to 1 73, substantially that of both gold
and silver, wi<.en~silz.*er was by bribery,
forgery mid perjury, ‘fi‘audmI"ently derr.one-
tized bya trio‘: of legislation, and although
to a man, from Gran" to Sb :rman, they de-
nied all iluznowledgeof the trick, enough of
them refused .to rectify the wzista/Ea they so
i/marnzz‘§=s'.cominitteé to prevent its-iizll re-
monetization, 'thus_.gEving .-‘ he lie to their
professions -of imzecence. Ari .unbiased
consideration -of the mearsc used to effect
the demonetiration of silvi.s.r and its disas-
trous irrfiuenne upon. the _-prospertyrf the
people should prompt every citizen en-

aged ig.industrial,g)ursuits to persistently

ernr..:;-.2 Ule=?~aetv~ux1.ivil oi til: silver I uullal
to the posititri givrn it.._b._v the fathers of
the republic, .as  unit of account and the
standard of payment. The profits or losses
of mine owners have no more to do.with the
question of what we shall use for //mney
than it doasflor that of the ragpickcz-s who
gather up the rags that Uncle Sam uses to
make his legitimate rag babies, or of the
bastard rag ‘babies issued by the national
banks, which are so dear to their hearts
that they “ everlastingly_k:'ck” against giv-
ing them up, but are demanding that the
present and future generations shall submit
to be bonded for tr. eir benefit, but it seems
to be a question that vases the “.p0\\'ei‘s
that be" whether they shall be in the future
known as bastard rag babies, wild cats, red
dog, siiake-ix:—the-grass 0r..£ome other more
appropriate name.

The coiistitution confers on congress the
exclusive power to coin money and “regu-
late its value and enjoins upon it the duty
to exercise ewery power ccrfcrred upon it.
Its laws require all dc-btor.~: to pay -their
debts with legal tender money, and it is

. clearly its d;\ty to co"n a suflicient amount

. to make the"_u.p_aly fairly equal the demand
so as to be as ia'_|'r for the borrower as for
the lender and to place the rate of inte:est
at as low a figure asuur competitors in the
principal countries of Europe must pay.

.To require the debtor to pay his debts in
money and then neglect or refuse to con
enough for their use would be as unjust as
the decree of Pharaoh that the children cf
Israel should make bricks without straw.
The experience of Europe and our own
country has demonstrated the fact that gold
and .silver both together have not been
sufficient to furnish the necessary cupply of

money, and they have been compelled to-

issue 6. large per cent of paper money to
meet the demands of business, and today
severalof the countries of Europe, like our
own, are suffering great losses by the at-
tempt to force the people «to transact their
business with an insuflicient suppl. of
money; an attempt that must inevitably
result in 5. financial if not a bloody political
revolution.

The real questions before us as a people
are: “ Shall we have any legal tender
money but gold? Shall we have any cur-
rency except paper redeemable in gold
alone? Shall silver be again demonetized
and the silver certificates be redeemed in
gold, as is now being done, and then
be destroyed? It has been the policy of
the government for several years to have a
dollar in coin behind every dollar of gold
or silver certificates issued.

There is but $600,000,000 of gold in our
countryj there was said to be $700,000,-
ooolast year. Has free silver coinage driven
it out? If every dollar of it was in the
treasury. a gold certificate issued in its
place, we could have but $500,000,000 in use.
There is today more than $700,000,000 of
all classes of money in the treasury and it
would take every dollar of the gold and a
$100,000,000 of the'certificates to replace
the discredited greenbacks, silver and silver
certificates and maintain the present
amount. If money has been tight with a
volume of $1,6oo,o00,0oo, what will it be
with a volume of $600,000,000? Or shall
we have three, five, ten or any other num-
ber of dollars in paper issued for each dollar
in the treasury?

For the past twenty years every possible
effort has been made to force us down to a

single gild rétandamd. Hhe specie resump-
tion lav: of 1875 pro-vi’ded for the destruc-
tion of every greozibaéi. and the substitu-
tion «sf national ‘bank notes. Silver was
already deinonelhizzedlin 1873. If the -law
had been given full-effect we should have
been squarely «on the gold basis. Silver
was‘::ein0neti.7.e£i ove: Hayes’ veto in I-8g8,
butenough of those who had z'mzorewtZy
voted to demometizs it refused to restore
its‘ right of free coinage, and to this day the
gold standard mer1'1‘iave been able to pre-
vrnt free coinage.

Arthur nigediilts demonetization, or at
Jlrastaszispension of its coinage and the
-destruction-sf this greenback, and clearly
 gave away” the'power behind him when
he said the natioial banks stood ready to
3 supply all-the currency needed.

The gold bugs fought the greenbacks
through the supteme court and lost their

of the Ti‘ensur.y, devoted more their. half of
his report t0..:.rguing that the court was
wro-12g,thz1t fthe greenback: ought to be

silv-er suspended, and it was generally un-
derstood that l’ e would veto a free coinage
bill and'1“/hams.) free coinage ‘man rneed ask
for an ofiice, for he could not have it.
Harrison~s.'Tid in his inuugura‘. messagr.
hat if ‘there was any considerable increase
in the voliintr; of money that “ there would
be an.ir:liatiezi of prices that would be dis-
astrous to business and a vdisgrac-e to our
financial ~s_wtem.” For Li-.leave:i’s sake,
what were c:.r Grangezs and other farmers
as«k.ing’for,r if it was not for an 1'7;/laiiau cf
the prices of their products? What were
tiltey “ kickfi.g against,"’éf-if was not against
low prZces,~-wliatevver might be the cause cf
ii’. TE'rery power of thiis administration was
used to pre: ent any increase in the volume
of money. The platform on which -he was
elected was generally believed to be for
free coinage, but iike ~»Cle.velari2d he held
his party ut der control by threxening 
1‘-eto any fr: e coinage :lin'll or other measure
designed-to ll’1ClT’.R.SPi  ‘Irma  -an:-=..~
"Hie Sherman law, on fudeduz the re-
port-nf our coinmittse, was the-.w.=sr.k ofstlvzs:
arch enemies of ma-re 2102123’, and C-specially
of free silver coinage. The very‘ hand that
drew -it is today inovir.-g liea,ven..-and earth

Michigan State G-range to tlie—coiitrary'
notwéthsta:.ding. It was a sham and. Ir.
fraud from the beginning tothe end. Like

miners of a besiegirig .army, itsvreal and
and every‘ possible efiort is beingrniade te-

alaw more satisfactory to: the friends of
free coinage. It is the openly’:-.vow.:d pur-
pose of the present aéministintion to so
execute the Sherman law as to make it
odious. L
the parity 0: gold and siiver, it is ‘like its
predecessor (llSCl'lII1l1‘lal;ing agairrsteilver.

the law cleanly authorizes and virtually di-'
rects it to do so. It is a perfectly .clear
case of “ How not to do it" It is-saiil the
people do not want silver money. sit the
governmentrwill give those very silver dol-
lars to the people as they have girzren -sev-
eral million.-: of them to -the Columliian
Exposition C7cmpany, or if they vzill.‘-lend
them to the piople at one per cent, astliey
have been loaning hundreds of miiliom to
the bankers xizir the past 25 years, rthe
women of our-country will furnish stock-
ings enough to store every dollar oixtha-‘n
and the government need not buiid
another vault. But to takevtiiiem tlmougsi
the banks at rc «per cent; no, thanks, they
cannot afford the luxury of jdcgling in: pet
; cent dollars ‘in their pockets.

For more tl‘Ai1.P.;2C) years the gold standard

to “ Fatigue the people into a compliame
with their wishes?" George the Fourth
played at that game, about a hundred years
ago and the result as given in history
might be a valuablesobject lesson.

Brother Ramwell in his article on Silver
and Wheat says: “ I-he idea that 3increas-
ing the circulation in the United States
will increase the price of bread or any
other necessary articleuffood is the e/eriest
nonsense.”

Centuries ago it was written that v“ the
volume of money in circulation controls
the prices of labor and iii»:-. product." -“ If
you double the volume of -money you will
double the prices of labor and its products.”
“ If you reduce the volume of money one-
half you will reduce the prices of labor and
its products one-half.” I give these quo-
tations from memory, but I believe they
are substantially correct. These funda-
mental principles in political economy have
been reiterated by every writer of note on
that subject. They are taught in every
college throughout the civilized world, and
I venture the assertion there is not a repu-
table author or college on the face of the
earth that teaches the opposite doctrine. If
there is I beg to be set right and I will be-
gin the study of political economy over
again and try and profit by their instruc-
tions. With a full knowledge of these
principles the bankers and money lenders
of the world have always opposed any in-
crease in the volume of money. They
have been especially bitter against paper

case, but Cleveland through his Secretary.

redeemed-and zlestroyed and the coinage of

so secure its repeal, the protest of ‘the’

the zigzag approaches of the sa-pp-ers 
direct aim was to destroy silver as money,‘

secure. itsrrepeal without giving-in-its place '

men have controlled the financial policghof ,
--each administration, and each presidenthasg
been their wifiling;.tool in their endeavors‘

The ‘present war against silver began
nearly 4,0 years ago. The immense pro-
duction of gold during the first five years
following its discovery in California and
Australia alarmed the Shyiocks of Europe.
They thought the commercial world was
going to be flooded with gold and the con-
sequent rise in prices would greatly reduce;
the ‘value of their bonds and other securi-
itiec. I well remember reading an article
at that time predicting that if the supply of
go"-.d continued at the saine rate a very few
years, a bushel of whett would comman-cl
ten dollars in gold. Circulars were sent
from Paris to all the leading bankers of
Europe urging a united effort to demons-
tize gold. Under tllElI‘l1'lfl\16fi.C€ Germany,
Austria and several other countries of Eu-
rope actually deinonetized gold and made
silver the sole legal tender. England re-
fused, as she liad deinonetized silver (in
1- I816 I believe). Directly the pi'oéIiction ,
I of gold fell off and the gret';t bonanza silver I
3 deposits of Nevada and Celorado were dis- f
covered. The Shylocks changed their
opinions. They -concluded it would be a
-flood of silver, and by their command Ger-
many and the other countries remonetizefl
gold and demonetized silver. GE eat press-
ure was brought tobrar on our govern-
ment, but the rebellion-<,ompelle:1 it to use
everything in the shape of money. Subse-
‘quent events show that the erioiciies of «run:
money had got tin their*‘.voi'k.

Eugene Syed, an eminent-_]'e*.v banktr of
London, was sent to this co intry with a

smzde our people that we had too much
money and had better deinenetize Silver.

 National Grange,

half million ofvdollarsiin his pocket to per- .

RECORD OF THE
GRANGE ‘ON THE CURRENCY
QUESTION AND THE FREE
(‘OINAGE OF GOLD
AND SILVER.

The
Husbandry.

Patrons of

EYEOU'HVE C-OIXMITTEE,
Ffgnlre Ham Centre 00., _Pa. Mu/y 29, 18.9?»

l1' have been requested to make a.-state-
lnnut us to the legislation of the National
Grange upon the above subjects, as Cl1aii:- ,
man of the National Grange Executive’:
Committee.

I must refer Patrons to the Journal of
Proceedings of the National Grange from
1889 down to the present time, copies -of
which have been sent toevery Subordin-
ate Grange in the United States; there-
fore, should be in the archives of your
respective Granges, to which the mem-
bers could reE«er.aInd as'cer‘s&in for-then»
solves the oonsideration the National
Grange has given to these important sub-
Jects.

_ I say subjects, because ii‘. does-not only
lIl(}l‘.1de the free coinage of gold wiind sil-
ver, but the volume and. character of the
euntzre currency of our con-mtry.
.I~‘l: is very singular tb at Patrons should
be in doinbrt -as to the legislation upon
Vabsase questions; -but I pa-asume it is to be
account-erl for by the c- malessners of Sub-

OFEICE OF THE CHAIRMAN §

He reported to his "employers that he had
succeeded in his mission, arécl had paid out ,
the money. W'ho.gct it‘? Not the friends f

- of free coinage, surely. I

In ancient Ltlmes golzi or-.d silve“ were l
barter-ad for like other commodities. Thei
stamp on then';,»if ~a(_v,-2-='*.s a ceifif cate of '
its w-oigiiit and pu.ri_ty,_l. ‘

tificzltee-f ser-vice -‘rendered by ttvzr; holder
to the ;-government issuing; it, and which it
declares shall be aicgal tender for services.
of like xvaluexrendeezd toiihe hokler by all
others -withinzits jmlsdiainn, and it is just
as lmnert momiy when stam ecltin paper,
copper, nickel, or silver, aid if is when
stampeé on gold. No (PLC want; coin -for
any other purpose than Eegal tent er money.
Gold and silver ries ded in the arts can be
supplied Cl1t:Z§_)El"i1l the form of bullion.
llrlerxi; go-.*ie1'all~_v tlnhk sh: coin they have
eamdai: their own to do with as they

lea-se. Far from it. If vcrv . overnnzent
f)or'liids .cnder-sevefe ‘pE3‘1ltléS tglie counter-
; feiti':mg,:i::iitati:1g, dtfaciggor in '1 riy wayr2vil—
fuliyimpairing its: alue. It is=.-:_ publiccool

331- the pretence of maimgjning-_« ofem.liaL_ge and belongs to the whole fie0—

._ ple. E3ut.ihere'.ure-so 1118:‘: ,1 peopé 3 who think
.tl1lS.7¢)4)[s-yriust be .z‘.urd rind .&s7:'_1’, tint it

Not a dollar of silver is paid out, althoug-‘nit seems to be hr pmfivvli “€C=‘-9-«5“‘)' 10 Com

 gold. silver, nickel. copper, e1.c., for their
 -satishctian. 'I"lie-slire»w»:l money clittigcr
lfiakcs an .acivar.tag€ of tgiaese-«:iipersti:i0us
fziotitms, and a man who offers a light coin
ianust subrnit to a letss,f<w' their gain. There:
je-would be.as ITl1£Cl1~S‘.‘1lSE.D.nd jv stice it de-
“,.'iL1ctin,g Li few cenits because of the ragged
-edges of the paper.;'.oin-to Ian j as the gen-
ai ne starnp is pl:'zir1I‘_v seen. .10 my View
 is folly, nimost ‘intaneor idiotic, for men
W 10 bellitrve that we neeil more ma)ze_y=‘;o be
hzggling aml dispufingvtvith eacli-other as
to which is ‘die best material no use.

‘-The issue -of paper‘ imineyzis absolutely
necessary. ‘There is not gold -enough “in
sigl-t” to constitute a basis for the neces-
sary amount. The demand :for a bard
andtheavy basis is so imperatiw e that pure
“fiat” money-,.i3 out of the Question, and
until mankin .i-ave become sufllciently en-
lightened to reject Iuzrd and /1e1z’£'_V money
we shall be under the necessity. of using all
fihe gold, silverand paper needed to supply
.our wants.

B-rofiiers, I appeal to you to rise .~.:;bove
at partisan prejudice, to stnndwogether as
on: man in demanding an ‘increase :in the
'Vfiilul’n€4Z)f money. The goiiil .bugs.say we
have too much money and we must be re-
stricted-to gold alone. Them are but ~two
side: 'to:tls.e question. He who is not for
us isagair./st us. Divide and conquervls the
motto of our opponents. They tell us gold
is so timid that it will run. and .l’ii5e:if\.'I!l€
coin silvenor paper. I venture the asser-
tion that gold is todaytke boldest, -the most
unscrupulous, the most rtzhorouglnlytdlshon-‘
est element that directly or indirectly in-
fiuences our government. It corrupts our
judges, suborm witnesses, bribes our aegis-
lators and holds the executors of the law in
complete subjection. “ It  ever ready to"
place itself where it will do the most good,”
to itself, and then with characteristic im-
pudence ask “ What are you going 1060
aboutit ?” _
~ When you complain that money is scarce
and hard to get you are told there is plenty
of money if you have only raised some-
thing to get it with, and when you cbm
plain of the low prices of your crops you
are told that you have raised too much,
that there is an overproduction, that you
must farm better and raise less. Rrothers,
you have been forced down the declining
road for more than 25 years. I appeal to
you again to rise as one man and demand a
reversal of the policy that has caused your

money unless they could issue it, control
its volume and for/let its prqfits.

losses. CHAS. S. TORREY.
Lansing, _‘7mie 4, 1893.

ifiormatiaon.

‘flie inveition of I . . . . -
jg-r2;,nv .-i-:--.-.-rm-. -. .. ' ' ""r*'*..  ~ id5'?I§t"s_¢\f-.’f‘\’.‘lea'.’E;I?i.‘2-"I£§‘.;‘.'.-‘fl'i i:;.~:-:.- themn‘)-:i
e new of legal tem: er the stainp-as a cer-

-ordinatae Granges in prseserving the rec-
ords of the State and National Granges
«oi: they would refer to JJhe records with-
Icvut appealingtoxnffioial aiitbvority for in-

In compliance ’with'tu'nis mqiiest I shall
briefly citathe records of the National
ject itself «without any p-ensonal reflect»-
ions.
Atii.l1e;C3alifo:nia tseissiioizmf the Na-
tioiwll Grange in .1389 (see Journal of
Proceedings, page 1111') report of J. B.
Bailey, ‘Chairman of thelikxnmittee of
“Good of the €:rder'?;, made the follow-
ing nsiportr “.‘i2oLIr oeminitrtee to whom
was referi ed ‘tuba foil-o2Vii1g -1-eeol.ution on
silver coinage and paper. money, would
recommend its adoption,” vzi2.::
“ WHB£;I~:.xs'., -Connection :1’ the circu-
lating medium; of the United States has
depnessed the prices-of farm products to
the great ii1s;i';“ury -111’ the ..sgri cultural
classes; -l’3l1el'~3Lf(‘l'B
“ Reso’£ved., ‘That we favor the fi ree coin-
age’:-f silver, sand also favor the main-
f.a.inznoe.in chm ilation of the; -pspe r money
-of the United States independen t of na-
tional bar.ks,.  suflioient volume to pre-
vent; any .fi1bF2'Ie contraction and conse-
quent eIIXl)a.1'I‘8£S1’l16i1l!"3() our prosperity.”
Upon vrhichiihe ayes and nays were
oallecil, 20 voting for the resolution and
3 against.

At the Atlarta, Georgia, ~ aossix an, in
£890..‘-‘she Ratios:-il Legislative Conn uittee

NATIONAL the report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions the following was adopted:

“ Resolved, That. we reiterate the de-

mands of the National Grange. at its last-

session, ‘declaring it to be the duty of
Congress to provide by law for an ade-
quate supply of a circulating medium to
meet the demands of business in such
volume as will best serve the interest of
the people——thus equalizing the burdens
and benefits. and relieving the monetary
stringency.’ ” .

I will not quote from the report of the
Executive Committee of the same session,
on page 142, but simply refer the reader
to said report, which was adopted—ayes,
$8; nays, 19-see page 1-16. _
At the Springfield, Ohio, session, in
1891, page 173, in the report of the Com-
mittee ou National Legislation, the fol-
lowing was agreed to: “ Several import-
ant financial measures were under con-
sideration; tbat providing for the'_free
coinage of silver passed the Senate, and
only failing to pass the House because it
failed to come to a direct vote. It is
quite probable that the measure will pass-
both Houses of the next Congress and
become a law. when, it is to be hoped, it-
will bring about the favorable results to
agriculture expected by its friends. Our
Order represents the wishes‘ not only of
its own membership but those of a large
proportion of the people of our country
in asking for an increase in the_ volume
of currency to 840 or $50 per capita.”

At the same session, page 176, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:

“ WHEREAS, The National Grange does
not believe that we now have sufficient
currency in the nation for the legitimate
purpose of trade and to meet necessary
obligations; therefore be it

“ Resolved, That this National Grange
declares and expresses its opinion in
favor of free and unlimited coinage of
b;yt.b i_:,i]_ve_i;,and_gol;l...i?aRt..e=cit existed
9:-n.-tencaip to 3?.‘s.73,.\1i:~,-Ihsilvor '.T.?8 do» »
monetized. ’ _

“Resolved, That we believe. that the
government alone should issue money,
and that we do demand that 3 Suflicleflc)’
of legal tender notes be issued.”

On the above resolution the yeas were
26; nays 10.

At the same session, on page 178, the
following was adopted from the report
of the Committee on N ational Finance:

“ Resolved, It is right and just, both
to the debtor and creditor, that all legal
tender money should stand upon equal
footing in its capacity and power to pay
debts.

“ Resolved, It is unjust and burden-
some to permit any creditor to contract
with his debtor to compel him to pay in
only one form of legal tender money.

“ Resolved, It is the duty of all the
States to give equal value and recogni-
tion to all forms of lawful money made
legal tender by the United States; and
the power to contract, to debase one form
thereof, is unpatririt-ic, and practically
nullifies the power to coin money given
by the Constitution exclusively to the
general government.”

znadext-he following rope rt, pag3'*36J ourn-
.9.‘ of£l'r0oex3dingn:

s:'LvER LEGISLATION.
\ V “‘ For long: serieis of yerrs this Natl anal
.-alizrzingo has been on ten )l'd in favor of
the full and unlimited coinage of silver
with ti.-View to a Earger .'volume of cut-
ren cy with which to transact the busi-

t the Concord. N. H., session, in 1892..
page 168, from Committee on Good of
the Order, the following was adopted.

“Resolved, That all currency, whether
metallic or paper, necessary for the use
and convenience of the people, should be
issued and controlled by the government
of the United States, and not by or

11685 ofshheoauntey. Acting upon these
instructions your -committee urged the
..con:.plete remonetization of silver, and its
unlimited coinage. The law enacted did
not fully meet. our views but will doubt-
iess .-afford some relief. It is an advance
i'OW8i'dS.BD end that will dtubtless ‘are
long be reached.”

This report was adopted without any
dhsenting vote being recorded.
On page:-30 we find-in the same report
a memorial by -the Legislative Commit-_
tee to ‘Congress. "4

REMONETIZAKION -1-IF SILK ER AND -COINAGE

_  We xlsouisure you that a large ma.-
Jority of our members favor the full and
complete remenetination of silver and
that all liinitadions as to coinage shall be
removed.”

On page 109 of the same session the
Committee on Resolutions reported the
following and it was concurred in:

“ Resolved, That the hard times for
the past few years were caused in a great
measure by the contraction of our our-
rency; therefore be it

‘_‘ Resolved, That we favor the free
coinage of silver.

“ Tnos. Mans, Chairman.”

 page 120, in the report of the Com- J
rnihtee on Agriculture,aamesession. Ava
E. Page, Chairman, from which I quote
the following: “This brings us to

the banker, the capitalists, speculators
and securities are classed as one, com-
monly called the ‘Money Power,’ with
headquarters on Wall street. where this
class gathered in a lion's share of the
wealth no one will deny. They have

ientggiifacture tributary to their account,
On page 133 of the same session from

ranks of the monometalists;
that both gold and silver shall be fully
utilized as money,
as a sound basis for the issuance of the
notes of the United States in Volume
snflicient for the business requiremgntg
of the country. We think a sound finan-
cial policy can be adopted, which will be

we trust you may be able to
and give our people needed relief.”

another class, or rather 3 group of classes, “O11 0f the

through the banking corporations of the
country. and when so issued should be 3,
full legal tender in payment of all debts
public and private." ’
At the same session in th t

the Committee on National lfjegiglfiirtiofif
on page 209, occurs the following memo-
rial to Congress:

CIRCULATING MEDIUM.

“ The farmers are practically a unit in
favor of an increase in the circulating
medium of our country. They do not;
ask for reckless legislation, nor do they
favor doubtful or rash experiments; what
‘ ey want is money issued by the Gov-
ernment and made a legal tender for all
debts, public and private. and they also
desire legislation which will prevent any
disotimination by contract or otherwise
against any lawful money of the United

States.”

“Very few farmers are found in the
they desire

on like conditions, and

ust to all the industrial interests, which
agree upon,

The foregoing is the ' ' 1 1 ' 1 -
National Graig: c(1)II)1a thi:g:;s11:_

rency and free coinage question which
largely embodies what the National Leg-
islative Committee advocated
Conilrlntitteed of Congress
Wei san measures, as insti-
thegllational Grange in its ucted by
made all the streams of commerce and 3103- * * *

before the
on coinage,

annual ses-

LEONARD RHONE,

Chairman Executive Committee Nation-

al Grange.

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‘ Field and Stock.

THE OUTLOOK FOR SMALL
FARMERS.

In the successive stages of de-
velopment through which every
nation must pass we are now in
that stage when great undertakings
or large concerns only can well
succeed. Those schemes that have
adequate means and able manage-
ment will survive, while small con-
cerns must go to the wall. History
is repeating itself. The big fish
eat the little ones. The emphatic
language of scripture is being ful-
filled “To him that hath shall be
given and from him that hath not
shall be take even that which he
hath.”

This is true in nearly all occupa-
tions; the business of farming is no
exception.

If any one is disposed to be
skeptical I ask his attention to an
account of the “Decline of Rural
New England,” by Prof. Currierin
Popular Science Monthly. “Fifty
years ago almost every farm was
cultivated by the owner, who had
every interest in its most careful
tillage, in making permanent im-
provements and in the care of
fences, buildings and woodlands.
Not all farmers were equally in-
dustrious, frugal and successful,
but there was a large body of
landed proprietors substantially
on an equality socially and alike
interested in the present and
future welfare of the community.
In this respect there has been a
great change in the last twenty
years, and one which is going on
more rapidly every year. The
land is passing into the hands of
non-resident proprietors by mort-
gage, by death of resident owner,
by his removal to the village
or his emigration to the west.”
Population is becoming in some
districts so diminished that the pub-
lic highways cannot be kept in re-
pair and the country has a desolate
and neglected appearance. The
small farmers cannot compete with
the more fertile farms of the west,
or with the irrigated lands of the
plains for which they are taxed to
n--Bob in crook/ins 3 _ 
talists with 7I"'l10111 they are power-
less to successfully contend. Mr.
J. Ralph in Harper’s gives us some
information on the subject of
irrigation. He says: “There is
rapidly coming to the front a new
source of wealth which will dwarf
cattle raising and gold hunting.
This is water. The important
point at present is that bands of
enterprising capitalists are busily
engaged in appropriating water
rights, a proceeding which if unob-
structed will inevitably found an
hereditary class of water barons
even more magnificent than cattle
kings, mining princes and railroad
nabobs, and vastly more long lived.
In the wild and heartless scramble
at present going on there are indi-
vidual men who are acquiring
veritable dukedoms, if not princi-
palities which will enable them
and their heirs for generations to
mulct (to impose a fine upon) the
small farmers who will be subject
to them.” But we need not go to
New England or the west to find
the same discouraging outlook for
small farmers. Is it not the
same in Michigan? Within the
radius of a little over one mile
from my home are no less than ten
rented farms, and within this area
are five vacant houses where afew
years ago lived happy families who
generally owned their homes and
were fairly prosperous. Now, all
but two of these rented farms have
been absorbed into others to in-
crease the already large and grow-
ing estates of a few who from
in erited accumulations of their
forefathers have become compar-
atively rich.

By reference to the report of the
statistican of the United States for
the year 1891, the last I have at

hand, it will be seen that a little
less than three-fourths of the
farms in the whole country are
cultivated by their owners. But
these statistics are compiled from
data collected several years ago,
some of them from the census of
1880. Later investigations will
doubtless show a much larger pro-
portion of rented farms. The
same report shows Michigan to
have ten per cent of her farms
worked by tenants. This refers to

the number of farms thus occupied
without regard to their size. It is
probable that the actual num-
ber of acres of rented land is pro-
portionately larger than the num-

~l'noW' Working ». mvh --

l‘HE GRANGE VISITOR.

lber of farms. With what scorn
iand contumely we are wont to lpok
*,upon the titled landlords of Eng-
land, and how much sympathy We
express for the poor downtrodden
tenantry of Ireland. Can it be
true that we, the proud citizens of
the United States, sovereigns of
this great republic, are coming to
the same conditions as the tenant
farmers of the elfete monarchies
of Europe? It has been our boast
that in this land of the free the
homes and property of the country
belonged to the people. We used
to think there was no danger of
any concentration of wealth here
as existed in the older and aristo-
cratic nations. We readily believe
that in Great Britain one-thirtieth
part of the people own two-thirds
of the national wealth. But it is
difficult to realize the condition of
things in this country which has
enabled a few men within the short
space of a lifetime to amass such
enormous fortunes as are known
to belong to them. The fact that
such an unprecedented amount of
wealth and such extensive estates
have passed into the hands of a
few individuals seems more like
the fancies of fiction than the
simple relation of truth. “No
one can entertain a reasonable
doubt” says a writer in the Forum,
“ that there has been an accumu-
lation of wealth in a few individual
hands in the United States during
the last twenty-five years vastly in
excess of any which has taken
place in other parts of the world.
In no other country have railroad
managers, manufacturers, oil re-
finers, mine owners, bankers and
land speculators accumulated for-
tunes so rapidly as they have in
.this. In no other country and
{least of all in England during the
llast 30 years has the burden of
itaxation been cast so exclusively
jupoii the working class or the
éiiiachinery of public tax been so
l, exclusively for private profit.” At
ithe present rate of concentra-
ltion of wealth the United States
‘~,will be practically owned by 50,-
2 000 persons or less than one in 500
lof the adult male population in
lless than thirty years. The same
factors that have been working are

 

force and will continue until land-'
lord and land worker will be dis-
ltinct classes. The fact that we are
idrifting at a tremendous rate
towards this disagreeable condi-

 

3-4 ui*s‘t‘tl'd?" ”'v7vlie‘-1_",’!.‘s‘31}_y’ Zr few find ouc-

tioii of things seems hardly neces- ,
sary to mention, and yet we go oii'=.
year after year, like a pleasurel
party in a boat gliding towards the i
fatal rapids. \Ve heed not tliei
friendly warning from the shore
nor do we observe the strong cur-
rent that is rapidly carrying us
onward ‘where all effort to stem
the stream will be powerless to

save us from destruction.
P. H. DOWLING.
Rome, Mich. '

THE DAIRY COW.

 

[Extract sfi-om a papgigaid before the Breeders
of Improved Live Stock, in Dec. 1892. by Mr.
Homer A. Flint. of Detroit.]

The dairy interest, including
milk, cream, cheese and butter, is
one of the largest in this country.

Large tests for milk and butter
have been made. Many of them
are valuable as showing what can
be done, but are of little value to
the general dairyman.

The cow census for Bovina, Del-
aware county, N. Y., where item-
ized reports from 117 butter dairy
herds, showing kind and cost of
feed and amount of products sold,
shows the loss and profit of butter
making very clearly; 2,679 cows
made an average per cow of 241.8
pounds of butter per year. One
herd shows a loss of 84 cents per
cow. All the others a net profit,
the highest being $67.13 per cow.
The average price of butter sold
was from 16 to 26 cents per pound.

Butter sells for a higher price
here in Michigan. This report is
of more practical value to the gen-
eral butter maker than the large
butter tests. From a few of our
Michigan butter makers I have re-
ports.

Samuel Bassett of Novi, milks
about 30 cows, grade and full
blood Jerseys, with average per
cow of 280 pounds butter, an aver-
age price of butter 27 cents. He
also makes a large amount of cot-
tage cheese which he sells at 10
cents per pound.

George S. Elliott of Troy, has
a herd of 12 cows, all Jerseys. His
average per cow is 300 pounds of
butter, price 28 cents.

average per cow is 325 pounds of
butter, selling in Detroit at 30
cents per pound.

Senator Thomas W. Palmer sells
milk from his herd of registered
Jerseys with an average per cow of
$200 per year.

Some of the practical questions
that come to the dairy farmer are:
What breed of cattle shall I keep?
How can I hold this breed to its
present good qualities? How can
I improve it? At what age should
a heifer drop her first calf? Should
the cow go dry before calving, and
if so how long?

In answering these questions lo-
cation and the kind of dairying
must be considered.

For the milkman and cheese-
maker, probably no breed is better
than the Holstein. Many prefer
the Shorthorn and many the Ayr-
shire.

For cream and butter the Jersey,
Guernsey, Red Poll, Ayrshire,
Devon and some families of the
Shorthorn should be selected.

In my opinion, the Jersey leads
all other breeds for profit in pro-
ducing cream and butter.

The Bovina report, before re-
ferred to, shows this very clearly.
The largest net profits being from
herds of registered Jerseys.

No one breed has all the good
qualities and no family of the same [
breed has all the good individuals. i

There should be no “ battle of
the breeds,” but a generous rivalry
and a fair comparison. “Te are all
hunting for the best.

To hold and improve the good
qualities of a good herd of dairy
cows requires care and good judg-
ment in feeding and breeding. To
breed a betlxar cow than the best
cow of a good herd, requires a
genius with unending care and pa-
tience.

The cows by a good bull, from
the medium and good cows, as a
rule, will be better than their dams;
but to have‘ the daughters of the
best cows better than their dams
requires the best bull that can be
had for love and money, and then
the result desired is not often ob-
tained. The great difficulty is to
get a bull good enough for the best
cows. The breeder has here a field l

cess.

Not one of the cows with a large
butter test has produced a daugh-
ter that was her equal. Many of
them, however, have produced sons
that have been successful as sires
of butter cows.

As to the much quoted saying,
that “ like produces like,” or the
“likeness of some ancestor,” will
say that some of the ancestors must
have been of little value.

The age of the heifer when she
drops her first calf is an important
matter in dairying.

If cows are kept for milk on
high priced land near cities, 2% to
3 years of age is early enough for
first calf.

My son has his calves raised by
butter makers at a cost of $20 to
$25 per year, and his experience is
that a cow at 4 years of age has
been more profitable if first calf is
droppedwhen heifer is 2% to 3 years
of age, than if from 193 to 2-} years
0 d.

He sells his milk at  cents per
quart for the entire year, and pays
$10 per acre rent for land  miles
from the center of the city. This
may not be the same for butter
making with cheaper land and help.

Whether a cow should be dried
up before calving, or not, has been
generally discussed. Many think
she should and others that she
should not.

My own observation and what I

farmer of this fact, and he will say
it is the “women’s work” not his.
But let him feed and care for them
properly and keep an exact account
of all expense, also all money re-
ceived for poultry and eggs, and my
word for it the result will both sur-
prise and benefit him. But it is not
all play with the care of the fowls.

And right here let me give a
bill of fare. In the morning feed
the fowls a warm mash composed of
corn meal, ground oats and bran,
and one part animal meal to seven
of grain; mix this with scalding
water and feed while warm, and
besides instead of giving the table
scraps to the pigs mix this in with
their feed and it will give better
results than if fed in any other way.
In summer do not feed them at
noon for they will get an abun-
dance of insects in their ramblings
through the grass but not in the
garden. At night feed whole
sound wheat, not screenings, but
good, fair wheat. VVith this care
I do not see why the hens should
not lay, say for 100 hens, 60 or '70
eggs a day, and-at a cost of nearly
nothing compared with other stock.
The eggs even now will sell for 15
cents per dozen, and in winter 25
and 30 cents is not uncommon.
Build your fowls a good, comfort-
able house and keep the premises
clean so as to prevent any disease
and you will have a well filled egg
basket.

A word about feeding. Do not
feed them on the ground but build
a feed trough about six feet long
of two boards  inches wide, with
supports at the end, this will pre-
vent their eating the foul earth
and droppings. If a farmer wants

a fowl for eggs would advise him
to keep the Leghorn or Minorca, 
as they are quick growers, hiirdy1
and well feathered out at eight‘:
weeks old. I think the Legliorns
are the best laying fowls and suit
me the best. If for market the
Plymouth Rocks or \Vyandottes are
the best as they are plump, yellow ,
legs and skin and good eating, but‘
the Indian game stands at the
head for a delicious flavored meat
and fast growers.

FRUIT NEAR THE GULF.

The Galveston Daily .\'ews has
this to say concerning fruit grow-
ing near that prosperous and grow-
ing city.

The prices of land in the gulf coast belt
will range from $8 to $35 per acre, some
land in the immediate vicinity of railway
depots and in especially favored lo-
calities being held at a higher figure, as
much as $100 per acre being asked in
in some places. But there is plenty of-
good fruit, berry and vegetable land not l
yet taken up in the coast country, and:
the home seeker who desires to escape
the rigors of a more northern climate
will find no better time than the present
to investigate and secure a home in some
of the many localities now offering, where
a sure return for his labor in the orchard,
vineyard, berry patch and truck farm
awaits him. There are but few, if any,
days in the year that the farmer cannot
work out of doors on account of the in-
clemency of the weather, and the coast
country lies immediately adjacent to
Galveston, the future great seaport of
the gulf, and to Houston, a great railroad
center. The south jetty for the Gal-
veston harbor is finished to the crest of
the bar. and the improvement in the
depth of water already noted is proof that
the anticipations and predictions of the
engineers as to the result have been fully
borne out, and there is now no doubt that
with the work on the north jetty, which
is now fairly started. that a depth of 25
or more feet of water on the bar will be
a reality. The growth of the cities of
Galveston and Houston, which are bound
to each other by a community of interests,
can have nothing else than a beneficial
effect on the coast, fruit, berry and vege-
table belt, of which they are the natural
markets, distributing points and bases of
supplies.

 

CATTLE FOODS.

tan gain from others on the sub-
ject, shows that more milk can be
produced by milking ten months
and giving rest of two months, or
at least that they be entirely dry
one month before calving, than to
milk continuously.

 

FARM POULTRY.
J. A. MILLER JR.

With the average farmer, poul-
try is very sadly neglected. It is
no unusual case to see the fowls
perched upon the branches of some
high tree as if they were endeavor-
ing to flee from him after their
dailyforage through his field and
mayhap intohis- arden, when with
proper care an feed the garden
would have been left undisturbed
from their futile elforts in the
search of food. More money can
be made from poultry than with

M. L. Frink of Oxford, has about
15 cows, all registered Jerseys. His

any other farm product, but it is a
difficult matter to convince a

The Maine Experiment Station has re-
cently made an examination of two brands
of the various cattle foods or condition
powders which are reputed to have such a
wonderful effect on the appetite and condi-
tion of cattle and horses. Following is the
station’s analysis of these foods, together
with the analysis of linseed meal, new pro-
cess, the average of fourteen analyses, and
that of wheat bran, the average of 88 analy-
ses, added for comparison:

Marvin’s food, io.o moisture; 5.5 ash; _;5. pro-
tcin;9.3 fiber; 37.3 nitrogen free extract'.2.4 at.

Linseed meal, new process, io.i moisture; 5.8 ash;
33.2 protein; 9.5 fiber; 38.4 nitrogen free extract; 3.0
fat.

Pratt's food. 12.4 moisture; 5.S ash‘, 13.7 protein;
5.9 fiber; 56.8 nitrogen free extract; 5.4 fat.

Wheat bran, ii 9 moisture; 5.8 ash; 15.4 protein;
9.0 fiber; 53.9 nitrogen free extract; 4.0 fat.

The analysis of this food and its general
appearance leave little room to doubt that
it is made up of linseed meal, with the ad-
dition of small quantities of fenugreek,
camphor and ginger. A careful examina-
tion of the ash shows that it contains no
mineral salts in excess of the amounts
usually found in linseed meal.

Marvin’s Food is put up in boxes con-
taining about one pound each. For horses,
cows and sheep, the dose is two tablespoon-
fuls to each animal, to be mixed with the

other food. For swine and calves one table-

JUNE 15, 1893.

spoonful is recommended. “ Use as di-
rected will give astonishing results.”

“ This food fed to stock once or twice a
week, will keep them in excellent condi-
tion, use it for all causes, colds, coughs, loss
of appetite, distemper, heaves, hide bound,
etc.

“ For stock out of order, run down or in
a worn out condition, it has no equal.

“ This Food is prepared from the best
known condiments of the vegetable king-
doin.”

If Marvin’s food has any value above
that possessed by linseed and cottonseed
meal, it must be due to the presence of the
condiments mentioned. VVhile these ma-
terials have their place in the materia. med-
ica of the veterinarian, they should be used
with judgment and with some reference to
the wants of the animal. If fed in the
quantities recommended it is diflicult to see
how any bad effects could be produced.
On the other hand it is equally improbable
that benefits would result from the appli-
cation of such mild doses.

In this connection it may be well to con-
sider tlie cost. Fifty cents a pound is at
the rate of $1,000 per ton. In view of the
probable cost to the manufacturers this
seems an exorbitant price. VVhether the
farmer can afford to pay it so long as any
doubts exist as to the benefits to be de-
rived is a question that should be carefully
considered. One may well be excused for
looking with suspicion upon a remedy that
may be used both in health and disease,
and “ for all causes.”

MIUHIGIN? STUCK BREEllEHS.

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.

SHROPSHIRE SHEEP

\\'c are prcp:ircd to furnish Choice Imported, or
llomc-lu‘c<l liwcs and R.1l.l1l~’ at prices 115 rc'.\~
5-mnlile as '.iii_v Rclizililc Breeder can >Cll. If vou
wish to shirt 1!. Flrick it will pay you to write us
for prices, or licttcr come and sec for yoiirsclf.
E. C. L. MUMFORD 8c SON
MOSCOW, MICHIGAN

EUGENE FIFIELD
BAY CITY, MICH
S1ix:L’c.-<01‘ to .\l El{Rll.l. i\' I"lFIlii.D
Importer :ind Breeder of
HEREFORD CATTLE
and SHROPSHIRE SHEEP

Choice stock of lmth kin-.l.< f()l‘.<1llL‘.
able. (:0l'l‘CSp()ll(ll.‘l1L‘C .<(ilicitc(l.

I’ riccs rcusori -

HIGH CLASS SHROPSHIRES.

We offer ten imported 2-year-old rams from the
flocks of Messrs. Bowen-Jones and Minton that
will weigh 300 pounds. and shear from 13 to 13
pounds at maturity. that are tested sires and fit to
head the best docks. and 40 home-bred yearling
rains. “'3 shall make an early importation for
our '93 trade. Annual auction sale September 31.

THE WILLOWS. PAW PAW. Mica.

SPRINGDALE FARM

LANSING, MICHIGAN
JAMES M. TURNER, Prop

Shorthorn and Hereford Cattle
Clydesdale and Standard-Bred
Trotting Horses, Shetland Ponies
and Shropshire Sheep

FOR

A few good pigs '
llcrll of l’i>l:iiid Cl
;y.iii'.~' or Irios llOl.:l . i

solicited, or write, dc::ci‘iliiii_«_f closcl_\' what
ymi wzint. ziiul .s'.l‘Ll.\f1LC[lOl'l will be gugu-zinzced,
Siovsk l’C('Ol'(lk‘(l in U. l’. C. R.

JOHN BOWDITCH
Hillsdale. Michigan

SALE L4

mm the llill.-‘dale L‘miiit'.‘
' ''‘.A Can furiiisl‘.

 
 

  

   

H. FFHIIIHINDS

Stanton, Montcalm Co
llrccdcr of
Shorthorn Cattle
American Merino
and Shropshire Sheep

B/LACK MEADOW FARM.

Standard-bred Trottm
Shorthorn tattle
Shropshire Sheep
Berkshire Pigs

F. R. BAKER, Detroit.
69 Buhl Block.

Oakland Poultry Yards.

Eggs for hatching per 13. Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Rose Comb White. and Single Comb
Brown Legliorns. $1.00 to $1.50. White Wynn-
dottee and Light Brahmas, $1.50,Marnmoth Bronze
Turkeys, $2.00 per six.

My yards are all headed by hi h-scoring males,
hens and pullets score 90 to 95. 1 stock has won
premiums at all the rincipal shows in Mich' .

JAMES Mlli 4ER. Jr.. Beddow, Micli.

COLBY STOCK FARM.

Rumbouillet Sheep. Galloway Cattle, and Per-
cheron Horses. All stock pure bred and regis-
tered. Two Percheron Stallion: for sale at 8.
bargain. Spring Rye for Seed.

Address, L. F. HOAG, COLBY, IIIOIL.
or L. B. TOWNSEND. IONIA. Mxon.

M. H. WALWORTH ‘
HILLSDALE, MICH

BREEDER OF

ESSEX, Vllilllllll lllll SUFFOLK SWINE
OF THE BEST

Also American Merino Sheep of choice quality

SI-IROPSHIRE HALL

STOCK FARM

Has now on sale 50Begistered 1‘ R3
25 Registered yearling Ewes, y:l:l.)1il-gpo;%1:d'
Ewes and Rams. 1893 importation to arrive

in July.
L. s. DUNHAM,
Concord, Mich.

SHROPSHIRES FOR ’93

Imported. Registered and Unregistered
“°‘°‘°"°°°= °**.3:.>.‘.'.-..?.‘f*s.?;':*.::*i‘..‘2s..'5- G=°=°v-

Choice Yearling Ram and Ewe Lambs for sale
Terms reasonable. We a half of freight or
exx>reas- r.n1l"1'vmI: 1105.,

P- 0- Dunn. Mica.

Write for
Catalog.

 


 

JUNE 15, 1893

 

TIIE GRANGE VISITOR.

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GRATTAN GRANGE

observed “ Children’s day” June 3. Had
a big time, so the children say, and so we
did. VVe held the exercises in the church
close by the hall. The school. teachers
had taken much pains in drilling the
children so that the exercises were very
fine and pleasing to all. Had excellent
singing by our choir, so also was the brief
address of Rev. Mr. Brownel to the chil-
dren. The Professor of our union school
gave the address of welcome. All seemed
to enjoy themselves even if the day was
rainy. The church wasbeautifully deco-
rated with flowers, so were our tables,
and with the flowers of good works all
were made to feel athome. At our tables
at one time, 130 children and teachers
sat and regaled themselves with lemon-
ade and ii host of other good things pre-
pared :by the Grange and patrons of
schools. The tables were reset and about

as many grown people partook. .VVe,
think our children‘s day was a decided:

success but made lots of work.
AUNT KATE.

 
[N IIEIIORIARI.

 

Capitol Grange No. 540, has been
called to mourn the loss of one of its very
best members, Sister George Williams.
Sister Williams was one of the most
faithful members, and one of_ the most
efficient. Added to these qualities was a
heart that always sought for opportunity
to help some one less fortunate. Capitol
Grange can never forget her, and her
work and influence will long live in the
Grange hall where she labored so faith-
fully.

Barnard Grange No. 689, has once
more been called to mourn the loss of a
member. Brother John McNeil, died
very suddenly at his home in Marion,
April 9. He leaves a wife and family to
mourn his loss. They have the sincere
sympathy of our Grange.

IVIARY SMITH,

ETTIE M. BURNS,

\VILLIAM SHAPTON,
Committee.

 

 

Died, at his home in the township of
Williamston, Ingham county, March 28,
1893, Levi Harmon, a member of Will-
iamston Grange No. 115, and in remem-
brance be it

Resolved, That the charter of our
Grange be draped in mourning for the
period of 30 days, and that resolutions of
sympathy be extended to the family who
are left to mourn his loss.

W’. T. VVEBB,

REED JACKSON,

Mus. H. A. WEBB,
Committee.

Brain Work.

CONDUCTED BY “TYRO.”

Open to all subscribers. Contributions and solu-
tions solicited. Addrcsx all nizittcr concerning this
ilepartiiiciit to F. Al(Tlll ie i\IF.T(.‘.\l.l-‘, SoL'Tii Ar —
\VORTll, N. ll.

ORIGINAL PUZZLES.
/V0. 1.—.\'q;1m'e'.
i. A spite of .’\>l:1. 3. Rod szmilzil-wood. 3. In,-
To ilzitt 5. One who threatens. 0.
7. .\l;iint:iin.<.
1-3‘,/,/_., Q, L()RR.-UNE.
.\'u. 2.—/7011/’/z‘-Le‘/tn‘ I‘:III:;"}IlII,
In “bn.lx‘cd beans,"
In “hall (loor,”A
In “h1ucjcuns."
In “(lrcaiii lore.”
The fight was Ll./’7‘l77ll7/.
No soldicr li;id /as/,'
And never :1 solilici‘
lliid c’cr total past.

li'ut.')'/.'1zI21, ///, C0l-L'-‘1l5lA-

1V0. ?.——IIu/7-Sr/Imrr.

Y. A noxious wind, blowiiig from the interior of
Africa. 2. The part of xi plzinet’s orbit most distant
from the ~;un. 3. The root of :i _Peruvi:1n plant. my.
lI1U’ll'lU\'ll(‘ measures. 5. A notice of danger. 0.

   
 

Covers with tin. 7. A trifle. S. An article. 9. A
letter.
(_'n',-U, ,v_ )_ OLDCASTLE.

.Vo. 4.—Ap/icresix.
A /wrndy i'u.<rri1int' to " T_}/7'0."

You’d scarce expect one of my ago
To smoke cigars and look so sage,
And. if I should Al mustache wear,
(Altliough the hair is r:_itl'icr spare)
Don’: \ icw me with a_ Cl’ll.lC 5 eye—
But pass my little whiskers by.

Big trees from little acorns grow,
Long beards from “do\vny" faces flow,
And though my heard}:/ze, short and young,
Of tender growth and lately sprung;

Yet all the whiskers in the town

Once existed but in down.

And why may not Tyro’s face

Become like others of _tVrirm' race,

Exceed what R— and C— have done,

Or any pix’/.zlcr ’ncath the sun?

\Vhere are the whiskers far and near

Tiiat will not find a rival here?

Or where’s the man scarce. hve feet high,
V‘Vho has inoreyfuzzy beard than I?

W/lite llnu.<e', N CALO-
Jlvl). j.—Dmnmm{,
i. A lcttcr. z. A kiml of growl. 3. Cut off. 4.

A breast wall. 5. Outcrineiiibriim: of the brain.
6. Gone in 21 contrzirv direction. 7. To prevent. 8.
A nickname. 9. A ctter.
Albany, JV. 1‘. RE1-‘”-'“"-
To the senders of the three first best lists of
solutions I will ive “C.'ipLuring a Locomotive,"
(cloth), “Arabian Nights” (paper), and a. six
months subscription to t ic VISITOR, respectively.
Contest closes August I, and includes the first two
nunibers of this department. All please corrspeote.

 

Lawyei-—“ You are engaged as an _ex-
pert in this case, I believe?” Physician
_“Yes, sir.” Lawyer——“ You will please
give your testimony.” _Physician—“ I
beg your pardon, but until I_ know what
I am expected to prove, it will be impos-
sible for me to go on.”—Boston Tran-
script. '

GRANGE AND SILVER.

A Reply to Jiidgc Ramsdell from the
Master of the Colorado State

Grange.

Fort Collins, 0 10., June 5, 1893.

EDITOR GRANGE VIsIToR—I am a little
surprised that one whom the VISITOR
editorially endorses as “ an acute thinker
on economic topics” should be guilty of
the indiscretion of making such weak
and misleading arguments as I find in a
recent article over the signature of J. G.
Ramsdell. VVith your permission (and I
am sure you are anxious to give your
readers the truth as facts and sound rea-
soning reveal it), I desire to make a few
remarks touching that letter.

To begin, let me call attention to a
sample of the J udge’s “ acute” reasoning.

who have the common sense a man should
have before assuming to be an interpreter
of law in a state that claims lawyers like
Judge Cooley, know that a valid conclu-
sion cannot be drawn from a proposition
‘ that does not contain the conclusion. All
!such persons know that you cannot get
3 a pint of dirt out of a mouse’s ear, even

though you might out of a do1ikey’s.
lYet the learned Judge tries to do the
3 thing when he says that the endorsement
g by the National Grange of the free coin-
age of silver gives “ Mr. VVhitehead no
more right to quote that vote as an ex-
pression of the present opinion of the
Grange, than I would have to quote the
sermons of Jonathan Edwards on infant
damnation as the prpsent opinion of the
orthodox church.” Observe that the
Grange speaks with authority for itself;
Jonathan Edwards spoke without au-
thority for :1 small branch of the ortho-
dox church. The Judge tried to make a
very strong point; but he tried to prove
too much, and his conclusion is an ab-
surdity, if indeed his reasoning and his
conclusion are not absolutely puerile.
Evidently, the Judge had his office boy
dictate that part of his argument to a
stenographer.

At the outset Judge Ramsdell said he
had been “ requested” to reply to the
l National Lecturer’s argument. Why did
' he not use the legal term and say he had
. been “ retained” to traduce the character
' of one of the best friends the farmers of
America ever had and to spread a false
report concerning the position of the Na-
tional Grange?

Not more than a year ago I stood be-
fore an audience of farmers and said in
substance: “ Gentlemen, if you as farm-
ers want representation in the legisla-
ture. you must send actual farmers to
represent you there. Lawyers and bank-
ers cari not do it for they look at all mat-
ters that concern you from‘ the stand-
point of lawyers and bankers. However
honestly they may try to represent you,
they will not be able to do so because
they do not and cannot understand you.”
But the doctrine I preach to the Patrons
of Colorado and to farmers wherever I
can reach them, seems not to be known
or understood in Michigan where the
cause of the State Grange (as against the
National Grange and against truth) must
be pleaded by a lawyer—a judge who is
bound by the traditions of a party and
the emoluments of an office which that
party gave him “ to make a case” for his
retainer.

I will not mince matters. Judge Rams-
dell is either too ignorant to represent
the State Grange of Michigan in any
matter or he is too unscrupulous to be
trusted. Does it look like a hard saying?
It is a hard saying; but the facts and the
good name of the Grange are at stake.
Here is the foundation for the statement:
The Judge says: “It is true that at a ses-
sion of the National Grange held in Cal-
ifornia some years ago, and before this
question had been thoroughly discussed
by the press, the Congress, and the peo-
ple, the Grange passed by a small ma-
jority of its voting members a resolution
favoring the free and unlimited coinage
of silver.” The intention in this state-
ment cannot be but to carry the implica-
tion that the Grange has not since ex-
pressed itself in the same line. To lie by
implication is little better than to lie in
set terms. The Judge seems to do both;
for the words “ small majority” are
clearly untrue, as the majority was large,
as the records would have shown him.
Then, too, the Grange is on record at a
later date. Note the following from the
proceedings of the Concord meetiug——a
meeting which, as the Judge will prob-
ably concede. was not influenced to any
great degree by the presence of “ bonanza
mine owners.” I quote from page two
hundred three (203) of the proceedings of
1892:

“ The following resolution was adopted:

“ WHEREAS, The National Grange does
not believe that we now have suflicient
currency in the nation for the legitimate
purposes of trade and to meet necessary
obligations; therefore be it

“Resolved, That this National Grange
declares and expresses its opinion in
favor of free and unlimited coinage of
both silver and gold, just as it existed
from almost the foundation of the Gov-
ernment up to 1873, when silver was de-
monetized.

“ 2. That we believe that the Govern-
ment alone should issue money, and we
do demand that a suificiency of legal-
tender notes be issued.”

As a. matter of fact, I should like to
inquire if any man could ask for a more
complete warrant from the Grange than
that to authorize him to quote the Grange
as in favor of the free and unlimited coin-
age of silver? The fact is, that Brother
Whitehead has never been caught off his
guard when referring to the action of the
National Grange. With this fact in view,

All who know anything about logic, or‘

amateurs in the art of truthful contro-
versy (such as the Judge) would do well
to read the official procedings of the Na-
tional Grange with great care before try-
ing to trap the National Lecturer in his
words.

I cannot refrain from reminding the
readers of the VISITOR that the many
recent failures of prominent business
concerns furnish ample proof that the
National Grange was right in the fore-
going resolutions when it said it “ does
not believe that we now have sufficient
currency in the nation,” etc. It is a
money famine that is starving the busi-
ness world, and the Patrons of Michigan
as well as those of other states should
understand it. Indeed I am inclined to
believe that the majority of them do be-
lieve it, but are cowed and confused by ;
such misleaders of the farmers as the l
brother to whom I have been paying my I
respects. -

VVith the permission of the editor, 
should like to discuss the coinage ques~ 3
tion apart from the personalities and en— 1
tanglements that are sure to arise in a i

I controversy that involves the truthfulness 5

of a brother Patron, but I feel that I-
have already trespassed upon his space.
However, at some future time. I may.
come before the readers of the VISITOR. I
D. VV. \VoRKIi~zc:. 1'

EATON RAPIDS GRANGE NO. 360.,

EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR-As I}
have seldom, if ever, seen anything 
in the VISITOR from our Grrange,§
and thinking a few words mighti
be of interest to others, I will say 
that we are alive and hustling.§
The first of January we had about 1
35 members. We stuck our stakes:
for 25 new members this year.
Bro. Jason Wooclman was with us
the 6th of March, and gave use.
good talk in the Grange. We then
closed and adjourned to the large
hall for the lecture
well filled, but he had only fairlyl
commenced his speech when the
cry of fire sounded in our ears and
broke up the meeting. I hope Bro.
Woodmaii can make it convenient
to return and finish his lecture.
He promised that he would. I
know a lecture from him would do
us good. At our leg. meeting, May
13, we coiiferredlfiie‘ fourth degree
on a class of 13, had 17, but four
were detained at home on account
of sickness. Had a feast of ice
cream. After the feast we called
to order and made arrangements
for a a contest. The young mem-
bers on one side and the older mem-
bers on the other, the contest to
continue through four meetings to
close with a banquet. All are to
help get up the banquet, but the
defeated side has to pay ten cents
each into the Grange treasury. In
our scale of points subscriptions
for the GRANGE VISITOR count 100.
I hope and believe we will get a
large list. I hope its subscription
list will increase so that it will be
self-supporting. We need it. It
is one of the best papers in the‘.
state. 

VVe then had a paper fronil
Bro. J olin Bentley, subject “ More
Light.” It was 3. fine paper and
well received. Bro. Carr read a
paper on “Practical Education,”
which was also first class. VVe
closed in peace and harmony.

A. D. SAXTON.

 

 

NOT MUCH 0F “A BROTHER.”

DEAR VIsIToR:—I can not help
expressing the thought that “A
Brother” in VISITOR of May 15, is
not much of a brother at heart, if
he really understands what he is
talking about. He says “the work
in the farmhouse does not need to
be lightened.” This may be true
in some farmhouses but there are
those where there is a large family
and much hired help on the farm
and only one slender woman to
meet all the demands as cook and
W8.Sl’l6I‘WOI1]8.Il. I believe if “A
Brother” could even for a. day ex-
perience the terrible aches of the
feet of 8. woman who is obliged to
take all the steps that a large family
re-quires,he would be ready at night
to call for some labor-saving device
to relieve his poor aching limbs.

I hope by the time he writes
again to the VISITOR his heart will
not be quite so unsympathetic and
that he will realize that labor sav-
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I venture to add that his farm is
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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

JUNE 15, 1893.

THE GRANGE VlolTOR

Published on the 1st and 15th of every month.

Kenyon L. Butterfleld, Editor and Manager,
LANSING. MICH.,

To whom all exchanges. communications, adver
rising business and subscriptions should be
sent.

Oiflce, Room 19, Old State Building.

TERMS 50 Cents a. Year, 25 Cents for Six
Months. In Clubs of 20 or more 40 cents
per year each. Subscriptions payable in
advance, and discontinued at expiration, unless
rene

Remittances should be by Registered Letter,
oney Order or Draft. Do not send stamps.

Entered at the Postoflice at Lansing, Mich., as
Second Class Matter.

READ THIS.

The fact that the VISITOR is
owned by the Grange makes our
plans for getting subscriptions
somewhat different than those of
most papers. We feel that not
only is it the most efiicient way, but
we feel that we have a right, to
call upon the Grange, to push the
work of extending the circulation
of their paper.

The next step in the progress of
the VISITOR is to make it a weekly
paper. But this will be considered
impracticable by our executive
committee, until our list is several
thousand larger than at present.

VVe made an appeal to the
Granges last April, and with good
results. ‘Vs gained a good nun1-
ber of new subscribers, and we want
to thank all Patrons who worked so
efliciently. But our list is not yet
large enough. lVe need more
names as subscribers. You have
many neighbors who would be
willing to try the VISITOR for a
few months, if you will but ask
them.

We wish to get every Patron to
do a little work for us during the
next two months. A combined
efiort of this kind will produce
astonishing results if all lend a
hand.

We do not ask you to work
entirely for nothing, but we have
offered as a premium a book of
first-class merit. Read the an-
nouncement on page five. VVe
have this book in our office and
we will guarantee that every one
who wins the book will be more
than pleased with it. Not only is
it a good book, but it is splendidly
bound. As the publishers say,
thousands have been sold at $2.50
each. You send us $2.50 accom-
panied by 10 names, and we will
send you the book free, postpaid,
and the VISITOR six months to
each of the ten names. It would
pay you to put in the money for
all of them yourself, because you
Will get the worth of your money.
But you will have no trouble in
getting the ten names if you set
about it at once.

We have sent -out circulars to
the masters of all the Subordinate
Granges in the State, explaining a
method by which we believe the
Granges can best work up the
premiums for themselves. We
hope all Patrons will attend the
next meeting of their Grange, if
for nothing else, to learn how we
are trying to enlist the Grange in
combined work for the VISITOR.
Our plan would make everybody
work a little, but nobody would be
burdened.

You have been called upon,
Patrons, by frequent appeals for
help to your paper. But we assure
you that we need it just as much
now as ever, in some respects.
The reasons will be made clear in
the circular which your master
will read at your next meeting.

We are going to push this
premium for all it is worth, be-
cause we know what it is. We
know that every one who receives
it will be satisfied with it. We are
able to olfer it, too, for so little
work, that we feel that it cannot
help being a “winner.”

Please remember, Patrons, that
this campaign is less in our inter-

ests than in yours. The paper is
your paper; its success means your
success, its failure your decline

Michigan. When we ask you to
work, we do not ask you to work
for the editor or the printer, or
the executive committee, but for
yourselves.

Look at our offer, and go to the
Grange next meeting for further
particulars.

:_:’—.3___..j

Are you keeping up your read-

ing circle work?

 

The silver question is provoking
some discussion in THE VISITOR.

 

Thinkers in the line of agricult-
ural education will read with in-
terest Prof. Shaw’s articleon page
seven. '

Notice the address of the l1ead-
quarters of the National Grange,
at the World’s Fair.

 

 

\Ve have several new advertise-
ments this issue. Look them over;
also the old ones, and see if you
do not find something you need.
Mention THE VISITOR when writing
to advertisers.

Several gentlemen of legal abil-
ity have hinted it as their opinion
that the VVoman Suffrage law is
not constitutional. They quote
the qualifications of electors as
given in the State constitution,
where the word male is used
numerous times.

The first trouble with the new
tax law occurred in Detroit the
other day. The law provides that
the register of deeds shall not
record any deed unless a certificate
from the Auditor General can be
presented which shows that all the
taxes have been paid on the prop-
erty for the preceding five years.
This certainly is going to be a
hardship to many during the next
few months, before the people un-
derstand it and can adjust them-
selves to it. This incident shows
the efiect of hasty legislation and
of “monkeying” with existing
laws. The tax bill was rushed
through the House without time
for discussion or ainenclment.

VVoman’s Work is conducted
this issue by our \Vorthy State
Secretary. ‘Va trust that the
sisters of the Grange, and other
lady readers, will be free to discuss
some of these interesting questions.
Let us have your opinion on
recreation.

Miss Buell writes that “every
woman invited responded with an
article, though two or three are
the busiest farmers’ wives I know;
one wrote after several months of
sickness and one has lost her home
and contents by fire since receiving
my request to write.”

Two of the articles belonging to
the Woman’s \Vork will be found
on page five. They are entitled
“A dream, the cause of one
woman’s outing,” and “An econ-
omical exertion.”

 

BRAIN WORK.

Another department; this time
a puzzle department. We do not
give a great deal of space to this
work, but as we have an enthusi-
astic puzzler as its editor, we shall
be able to make it interesting.
We trust all our readers who are
fond of puzzling will look over
“ Brain Work.”

THE GRANGE AND THE LAST
LEGISLATURE.

It will be remembered that at the
last State Grange there were advo.
cated, as measures that the Grange
believed should pass the legislature,
the following:

1. Road improvement.
“)2. Salary of $500 per term for legisla-

re.

3. No free passes for legislators.

4. A tax on iuheritances. ,

5. The establishment of a ladies’ de-
partment at the Agricultural College.

6. Not less than nine month’s school

each year in every district.

and dissolution as an order in-

7. Uniform text books, published by
the State.

8. A sum not to exceed $10,000 a year
to carry on farmers’ institutes.

9. Granting the franchise to women.

10. Pure food laws.

11. It was also thought best by many
Patrons, though it did not come to vote,
to advocate the insertion of the “ Califor-
nia clause” in the mortgage tax law.

1. The road reform was under-
taken by Rep. Hilton, a Patron
from Newaygo, who was chairman
of the House committee on Roads
and bridges. His bill was based
on the constitutional amendment
which carried at the spring election,
and although many farmers are op-
posed to a county system, this bill
will give them a chance to see how
it works. Though the Grange did
not commit itself as to the precise
method of road improvement, it can
do a great deal of good during the
next two years by studying thor-
oughly the new law and its work-
ings in those counties where it is
to be adopted.

2—3. Bills were introduced mak-
ing salary of legislators $600 a term,
a11d prohibiting passes being used,
both of which failed. There was a
bill which passed the House, but
failed in the Senate, which provided
that railroads should issue free
passes to State ofiicers. This bill
was advocated by the VISITOR as
being the better of the two.

5. It was not possible to secure a
ladies’ department at the Agricult-
ural §.College this year; but when
the street car line is completed to
the College, it will be more practi-
cable, and we believe should be
kept before the people by the
Grange.

6. A bill was introduced provid-
ing for five months’ school each
year, instead of nine. ‘V e do not
now know whether it passed or not.

7. Number seven seems to be a
measure that meets with very little
approval by legislators; even by the
Patrons in the body.

8. The Board of Agriculture
asked for $3,0Q:‘.:sper year, instead
of $10,000. The Senate refused to
make it perpetual, and cut it to two
years; but it was found that in order
to have institutes in 1895 the money
would have to be available till June
30, 1805. So there will really be
81,500 :1 year for institute work in
the years of 1894 and 1895; but this
is twice. any sum ever allowed be-
fore.

9. Women were granted school
and municipal suffrage, by the pro-
visions of the Newkirk bill. This
is a step forward. ’

4-10-11. It will be remembered
that the special legislative commit-
tee advocated these three measures,
as the most important for the
Grange to push during this session.
The inheritance tax bill passed the
Senate by a good majority, but it
was threatened with death in the
House. The members of the Grange
in that body, under the lead of Mr.
Redfern, rallied to the support of
the measure and it passed. This is
said to be the only piece of legisla-
tion this session for raising money,
and it is expected to bring in a good
revenue. Let those who believe it
a good measure remember that it
would not have passed had not the
Grange taken hold of it at the crit-
ical time.

Representative Buell, another
Patron, introduced a bill providing
for a food and dairy commissioner,
whose duty is to enforce existing
laws. This was essentially aGrange
measure, and Mr. Buell was persis-
tent in his work. It nearly failed
of passing, but after some amend-
ments went through. It is only
fair to say, however, that great
praise is due Mr. Tucker of Ann
Arbor, who represented the fruit
interest in the bill, for hard work.

The other of the measures sug-
gested by the committee, the
amendment to the mortgage tax
law, failed utterly. Not only was
the California clause not inserted

in the law, but the law was repealed

and mortgages will hereafter be
assessed as personal property, as
before. Bro. Wildey worked for
the Grange side, but could not get
his views adopted.

Take it all in all, the Grange has
reason to feel proud of the work it
has been able to do this winter. It
has worked quietly and without
noise, but it has been able, in a fair
and honorable way, to influence
legislation of great importance to
farmers. Had it opposed or been
lukewarm toward these measures,
they would have failed, in several
instances.

Much praise is due the Patrons
who were members of the legisla-
ture. While the Grange is non-
partisan, it is glad to know that its
members are of such a character as
to command the respect of their
fellows politically. Our members
in the House of ’93——there were
none in the Senate——have almost
invariably been on the side of
economy, of fair dealing politically,
of help for farmers. Their names
will be found recorded against every
thing thatwas in the nature ofinj us-
tice to the laboring man in the city
and on the farm. So far as we are
able to learn, the Patrons who are

members of the House are,

F. W. Redfern, Clinton county.
D. D. Buell, Branch county.

G. E. Hilton, Newaygo county.
A. E. W'ildey, VanBuren county.
S. H. Raymond, Lenawee county.
C. K. Hoyt, Ottawa county.

N. Fitch, Kent county.

They were recognized as among the
strong and able men of the House,
and each one made himself felt
among his fellow members.

It must be said that we believe
there can be much improvement in

the method of securing Grange
legislation. These matters will,
however, probably appear in the
report of the legislative committee
and will be discussed, from time to
time, in the VISITOR.

 

GRANGE HEAl)gEAll'l‘El{S AT THE
IR.

JACKSON PARK, CHICAGO, ILL.
June 1, 1893.

The National Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, have established per-
manent headquarters for the sea-
son at the lVorld’s Fair, where all
Patrons visiting the great Exposi-
tion are cordially invited to call
and register and make themselves
at home. The rooms of the Na-
tional Grange are Nos. 9, 10 and
11 of the Live Stock Pavilion and
are located near the southwest.
corner of the implement depart-
ment of the Agricultural Building.
Miss Alma Hinds of Michigan is
the office Secretary and it is the
intention of the Executive Com-
mittee to keep the rooms open and
in order for the members of the
Grange during every day that the
Fair gates are open. The Secre-
tary hopes to be able to furnish
general information relating to
exhibits and other features of the
Fair to such as may desire. The
ladies will find the rooms a. con-
venient resting place, and all mem-
bers of the Order can bring their
lunch baskets here for refresh-
ments. It is intended to furnish
visiting Patrons with a small rib-
bon badge to be worn during the
Fair as a means of identification.
As much has been said as to great
extortion being practiced on vis-
itors to this great Exposition, it is
perhaps proper to state that par-
ties can live in Chicago and in
reasonable distance of the Fair
for very reasonable rates, or if they
desire to do so, they can secure
very expensive quarters and board.
If they desire to practice fair econ-
omy, there is opportunity to do so.
We hope that all papers friendly
to our Order will keep a. notice of
our location in some prominent
place in their paper for the period
of the Fair, and earnestly request
copies of papers for a place on our
tables, that our atrons may have
an opportunity for reading while
stopping to rest and refresh them-
selves. We shall try to furnish
for the press from time to time
some items of general interest to
the farmers. Letters addressed to
our office Secretary as above will
receive proper attention.

Fraternally,
J. H. BRIGHAM, Master.
J. J. WOODMAN,
Secretary Em. Com.

THE WORLD’S FAIR GRANGE.

LOCATION.

The Grange Apartment Building
stands on the northwest corner of 93d
Street and Saginaw Avenue, South
Chicago, but fifteen minutes ride from
the World's Fair Grounds.

HOW TO REACH THE GRANGE.

From Chicago. Take an Illinois Cen-
tral. Michigan Southern, _Nickle Plate,
or Baltimore & Ohio train for South
Chicago.

From the Fair Grounds. Take an
electric car on Stony Island Boulevard,
at the southwest corner of grounds, or
car at southeast corner of grounds, or an
Illinois Central, or any other of the
numerous railway trains running to
South Chicago. .

From your homes. Nearly all the in-
coming trains from the east, south, and
west, pass South Chicago on the1r_way
to the grounds. If you come on Michi-
gan Central and wish to go _to head-
quarters before visiting the Fair, get off
at Grand Crossing and take electric car
on South Chicago avenue to wlthm
three blocks of the Grange.

It is now expected that a. line of steam-
ers will run from Farnum’s Dock, Ben-
ton Harbor, and land passengers at
South Chicago,

HOW TO REACH THE mm FROM THE
ORANGE.

There are two electric street car lines
running directly to the Fair Grounds.
Or, you can go by rail, as all the trams
that enter the grounds go through
South Chicago over the Baltimore :3;
Ohio tracks, so that means of getting to
and from the Fair are exceptionally
good.

HOW TO REACH BUSINESS (‘.ENTF.l€ FROM
THE GRANGE.

You can go by train from the depots
of the Illinois Central, Pittsburgh & Ft.
Wayne, Michigan Southern, and other
roads. where trains run every few min-
utes; or by electric cars connecting with
the south side elevated road. All the
depots in South Chicago are but a few
minutes walk from the Grange.

WHAT IS THE GRANGE‘?

The Grange is a three story building,
and contains 63 rooms, arranged in 9
suits. or flats, each consisting of 7 rooms
and bath room. These rooms will be
furnished comfortably and the beds will
have woven wire springs and good mat-
tresses and will be kept neat and clean.

'\Vehave undertaken this enterprise at
the solicitation of some of the Grange
officers, and intend to make it a general
headquarters for Grange organizations,
thus bringing together people who are
in sympathy with each other, and where
old friendships can be renewed and new
ones formed. VVe shall endeavor to
make it as comfortable and pleasant as
possible for our patrons.

Meals will be furnished at reasonable
rates.

SUNDAY SERVICES.

There are several good churches in
South Chicago, and Hotel Endeavor and
Hotel South Shore are but ten minutes
ride from the Grange. At these hotels
one may hear, free to all, the ablest pul-
pit talent of this and foreign countries.

POMONA GRANGE CONTRACT.

Pomona Grange No. 1, of Berrien
County, Michigan, has already made this
their headquarters. as the statement be-
low will show:

"BENTON HARBOR, MICH.
March 12. 1893. l

Pomona Grange No. 1, of Berrien
Co., Mich., has this day contracted with
R. O. Dunning to use the building on the
corner of 93d St. and Saginaw Ave.,
South Chicago, as headquarters for its
members while visiting the \Vorld’s Fair
at Chicago. C. H. FARNUM,

Chairman Executive Committee.
PRICES AND TERMS.

We are making the terms for accommo-
dations very low to Grange societies, in
fact lower than anything else offered in
the city, while the building is not a tem-
porary affair but is well finished for per-
manent use.

We have made a recent change in rates
and wish to announce them as follows.
These new rates are good for all Grange
members and their families.

To members of any Grange, making
this their headquarters, we will make the
following prices:

Rooms with 1 double bed, $1.00 per
day per room, 2 persons.

Rooms with 2 double beds, $1.75 per
day per room, 4 person.

Rooms with 3 double beds, $2.25 per
day per room, 6 persons.

A suite of four rooms, three bed rooms
and kitchen, the kitchen to be furnished
with stove, cooking utensils, table, chairs
and crockery, suitable for a party who
wish to board themselves, $5.50 per day.

EVERY MEMBER MUST REGISTER.

Every member of any Grange in order
to secure these low rates must forward
$2.00 to R. O. Dunning, the manager, as
an advance payment on rental, and be
registered, and also give as near as possi-
ble the time when they expect to visit
the Fair, how long they expect to stay,
and kind of rooms wanted.

One registration is good for a family
or party. We do not require registra-
tion but advise it as you are then sure of
quarters.

Positive notice as to all these must be
given at least a week before arrival.

PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.

Please be sure to register as soon as-

possible, and state as definitely as you
can the date when you expect to visit the
Fair. Where a suite of rooms for house-
keeping, or large rooms are to be taken,
advise us who will compose the party.
Those who occupy a suite of rooms for
house-keeping will furnish their own
table linen and silverware.

Any further information will be given
upon application. Address all letters
containing Registration Money, Applica-
tion Blanks, etc., to

1:. 0. DUNNING,

94 Lasalle St.,
CHICAGO.


  

 

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JUNE 15, 1893.

‘ rnn GRANGE VISITOR.

AN ECONOMICAL EXERTION.

Chancing  meet my old friend
Mrs. Martin in the waiting room of
the depot at_D , we chatted
about old times. “What became
of Clem. Crawford?” she asked.

“‘I have often looked for his name

in lists of millionaires, but never
found it.” I told her that he was

.9. very well-to-do farmer and asked

why she had predicted so marked
success for him. “I’ll tell you”

she began, “you remember Mattie

Hastings taught a “select school” in
that Crawford neighborhood. She
was a good teacher. So father

.sent me to school there and I

boarded at Mr. Crawford’s, where
Mat and her sister Jennie, who was
attending school also, boarded.
Well this Clem Crawford got con-
siderably sweet on us two girls,
thought he was waiting on us etc.,
There was to be a big Sunday
school piciiic at some place, I’ve
forgotten the name, farther east
on the railroad. Rates were put
down and our school bought their
tickets in a body. Each family
provided its own lunch, for it was
a basket picnic. Clem was to take
both of us and for several days
previous he was more than ordi-
narily important. The two Craw-
ford girls were also going and on
the previous day Mrs. Crawford
prepared a basket of nice picnic
victuals.

The eventful morning came.
Clem was radiant in freshly shined
boots and with liberally oiled hair.
I saw his father hand him a ten
dollar bill and some small change
telling him to use what he needed
but not to spend foolishly. The
train was an early one, so break-
fast was an hour before the usual
time and with the! excitement and
all we had little appetite. After
breakfast Mr. Crawford took us all
to the station, Edendale, three
miles distant. Being only just in
time, it was not until some minutes
after the train had started that
one of Clem’s sisters thought of
the lunch basket, which, in our
haste, had been left in the bugg .
"Welll” she said “Kate and I will
eat with Cousin Molly Griswold,”
and added significantly, “Clem,
you've got money.” Yes, Clem
had money.

We are arrived at the picnic
grounds. Clem’s sisters soon left
us and I saw them with their
Cousin Molly. Of course the
band played, the schools sang, the
prominent citizens spoke. It all
comes up plain as if it were yester-
day, even the perfume from Clem’s
hair oil. lVhen the exercises were
suspended for dinner he seemed to
think it the proper thing to take
us about to see the beauties of the
grounds. At various convenient
places barrels of ice water had
been placed with cups, so that all
and sundry might drink. VVe
never passed one of these without
his asking us Whether We were
thirsty, and the customary “drink,”
“no you drink,” was gone through
with. There were various stands
where light refreshments were
being sold, besides restaurants in
the village, where full meals could
be obtained; but Clem’s eyes were
always wandering around up in the
trees when we neared the peanuts
and lemonade, to be promptly
withdrawn to things terrestrial as
soon as we approached the ice
water.‘ “If I could see anything to
eat I’d buy something,” he would
remark every little while, but still
he maintained his annoying and
economical blindness.

After the more fortunate picni-
ers had finished dinner, there were
more exercises, during the intervals
of which, Clem dutifully marched
us around and treated us to ice
water declaring as before, that if
he could just see something to eat
he should be glad to purchase, etc.
We became tired and hungry and
faint, and were glad when four
o'clock found the whole party at
the depot awaiting our train due
at that hour. The train came at
at six o’clock and rapidly whirled
us to Edendale, where another
delay was in store for us, owing to
the fact that Clem’s father on
finding how late we wouldbehad re-
turned to do his chores, but would
come again. The tedium of this
hour was relieved by our gallant
cavalier in a most unexpected
manner. After excusing himself a
few moments he appeared with
some candy. It was the red
striped kind, wrapped up in a
brown paper which he tore back
before he passed it around. There
were just five sticks of it. The
next morning Clem proudly re-

turned the ten dollar bill to his
father and I often heard his
mother boast that “Mr. Crawford
was not afraid to trust Clem with
money.”
ELLA. M. ROGERS.

 

ADREAM, THE CAUSE OF ONE
WOMAN’S OUTING.

CHAPTER I.
Dramatis Personae.

Mas. REED, a small, pale woman. with grey
hair and wistful brown eyes; her words ever few
and low spoken and her manner apathetic.

Mn. Run, a sturdy farmer, one with whom
time had dealt gently.

CHAPER II.

Mr. Reed's opinion of how farming is made to
Day-

“Whether farming can be made to pay,
or not,” says Mr. Reed, “depends a good
deal on the sort of a wife a man has. If
he has to run the farm and the house too,
and depend upon hired help, he can’t lay
up anything. My wife is the best in the
country. She beats everything there is
going for work. She tends to everything
herself; is up at daylight, and sometimes
before, and her butter is tip-top. We
get the biggest prices going. She’s a
splendid cook, too; I never need go away
from home to get good victuals, now I
tell you.

" Well, the fact is, she is as smart as a
steel trap at anything she takes hold of.
She makes all her own clothes and most
of mine, and boards the farm hands, and
once in a while takes some city boarders.
I never could ’a been so forehanded if it
hadn’t ’a been for her. And she’s always
at home summer and winter; I don’t be-
lieve she’s been off the place only to go
tochurch these twenty years.”

CHAPTER III.

Mr. Reed falls asleep. dreams, and holds a con-
versation with an unseen visitor.

VIsiTon.—“ The fari:ner’s life is one of
the hardest, isn’t it?”

Ms. R.——“ In my opinion, the farmer
has the best of it every time; it’s a
healthy, independent sort of life, and he
doesn’t have to work like a slave the year
round. In the winter he can get time to
tinker at odd jobs, and do a sight of read-
ing if he’s so disposed.”

VIs1roR.—-“ And the farmers’ wives,
they too, have a good rest in the winter?
Fairly idle aren’t they?”

Mn. R.—“ Oh no, there‘s plenty of
work, but it isn't hard. In the fall, after
the berries are put up, comes the drying
of apples and pumpkins. Then there’s
sausage to make, and lard and tallow to
try out. When all that’s done there’s a
lot of sewing and knitting and carpet
rags. My wife makes her own carpets
and my clothes and the boys all but our
Sunday coats. Then it takes a lot of
cooking to keep three or four healthy ap-
petites going, we don’t have any help in
winter.”

V1s1roiz.-“ And all - this is added to
the work of the summer? I don’t won-
der that according to statistics a large
proportion of the Women confined in
lunatic asylu ms are farmer’s wives. She
is a perfect drudge.”

MR. R.—“ VVe must earn our bread by
the sweat of our brows, and I don’t
know’s its any worse for women than for
men."

“VIsiToR.——“But woman has less leis-
ure than man, according to your own ac-
count, and no time for the little rest
places. It is no wonder she loses her
mind and has paralysis, for her work is
never done. Your wife looks worn; she
will break some day suddenly. It would
make a wonderful difference in this house
to have her busy hands and feet still for-
ever, wouldn’t it?”

CHAPER iv.

The effect of the dream.

The next morning after breakfast, Mr.
Reed surprised his wife by bringing
home the capable girl who had helped
them on extra occasions, saying she had
come to stay till the heft of the summer’s
work was over. In the afternoon he
drove to town. A more dazed woman
you cannot imagine than Mrs. Reed that
night, when Mr. Reed presented‘ her with
a nice dress, telling her, as soon as the
summer’s crops are in, he would take her
out west to visit her sister, have a good
rest, and on their return take in the “ Big
Fair” in Chicago.

Mas. R.—“ What’s all this mean John.
You are not going to die are you?”

Mn. R.—“ It means that I’ve been a
brute. I’ve let you slaveyourself almost
to death without a bit of fun thrown in.
Pm going to take care of you the rest of
the way.”

MORAL.

Read between the lines, find it for
yourself, and profit by what you read.

FROM HEAQUARTERS.
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL GRANGE. §

 

JACKSON PARK. CHIOAgO, ILL.
June 10, 1893.

To THE EDITOR or THE GRANGE
VIsIToB:—Large bodies move
slowly. In view of the truth of
that proposition it is not at all sur-
prising, that the 1st of May found
the various departments of the
great Columbian Exposition in an
unfinished and chaotic condition.
Six weeks have, however, worked
wonders and the most stupendous
of all expositions ever undertaken
may now be regarded as ripe for
the inspection of all comers. True,
some exhibits, from some countries,
states and corporations, are still in
course of installation, and some
contemplated features, Wlll if ever,
be finished after the great fair
closes. But enough is now per-
fected to occupy the most compre-
hensive mind until he will be in-
clined to exclaim, hold ! enough_!

In the great department of agri-
culture, which represents the basis

of all our industries, and the de-
partment in which our Order is

vitally interested the general ex-
hibits are practically in place. A
few of the foreign countries are
not yet in position with their
exhibits, but it is 9. wonderful
show of the products of the soil,
and the implements required to
produce them. The department
with its surrounding bureaus and
grounds occupies the southern por-
tion of this vast park and they
have been the last to be reached
by the landscape artist, but it is
really wonderful to watch the
magic changes that have been
brought about in the appearance
of this part of the park for the last
week, by an army of graders, road
makers, fiorists, etc. A carpet of
green now covers what a few days
ago was a vast space of alternate
white sand or black muck, both of
which were liberally used in filling
up the low lands and swamps of
this portion of Jackson park.

The great stock barns are com-
mencing to rise up out of this
plain and spread out over acres of
grounds The live stock exhibits
will commence August 21st. Here
are also situated the dairy barns,
and the dairy building, in which
the dairy school is in progress.
The testing of the breeds for dairy
purposes is now in progress.
When time was called for the start
in this important race but three
breeds responded, out of the seven
to ten expected. The breeds are
the Jersey, the Guernsey and the
Short Horn. The first two, the
island cattle, are well known as
special dairy cattle, while the
third, the Short Horn, is claiming
place as a general purpose animal
——good at the pail and on the
block, the veritable “granger’s”
cow. All three breeds are showing
creditable but not phenomenal
work. All feed and forage is
carefully weighed and charged to
each cow. The hay is not extra,
in fact it is poor. One satisfactory
result is that each animal in the
test, 25 of each breed, is showing
a profit. The cheese test is ended,
but the final judgment between
individual cows is not made up
yet, or can not be between indi-
vidual cows, until the cheese is
fully ripened and has been judged.
The Jerseys led in amount of pro-
duct, the Guernseys second, the
Short Horns third. The 90 day
butter test is now under way and
six days’ product has been judged.
To the surprise of most people, the
butter of all the breeds scaled
nearly alike. All scored high
around 90 points in a possible 100
Should the next week’s score tally
close with the present one, the
contest will then become one
simply of cost of production as
between breeds. In view of the
fact that loss or gain. in live weight
is a factor in the test, the “Granger
Cow” may still be able to hold
place among dairy cattle.

The various States are now “ at
home ” in their several state build-
ings and it would be a sufiicient
recompense for cost of trip to
Chicago to visit the State Exposi-
tions alone if one looked no farther.

Every day some members of the
Grange call at headquarters, and
register, but there has been no
crush thus far. Master Brigham
of the National Grange, with his
daughter Bessie, arrived last Sun-
day and the Master continued his
journey to Texas, where he is de-
livering a series of addresses in the
interest of our Order to the citizens
of the Lone Star State. Miss
Bessie is still with us “doing the
fair.” In closing, we feel we can
do no better service to our associ-
ates than to strongly advise them
all to make every eflfort to give
themselves and their families the
benefits of a visit to and study of
the World’s Fair.

ALMA Hmns,
Ojfice Sec’;/.

 

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

JUNE 15, 1893.

Woman’s Work.

FOR LOVE’S SAKE.

Sometimes I am tempted to murmur
That life 15 flitting awa ;

\Vith only a round of tri cs
Filling each bus day.

Dusting nooks an corners,
Making the house look fair,

And patiently taking on me
The burden of woman’s care.

Comforting childish sorrows,
And charming the childish heart
\\"irh the simple song and story,
Told with a mother's art;
Settin the dear home table,
An clearing the meal away,
And oing on little errands
In t e twilight of the day.

One day is just like another,
Sewing and piecing well,

Little jackets and trousers
So neatly that none can tell

Vv'hei'e are the seams and joiriings.
Ah! the seamy side of life

Is kept out of sight by the magic
Of many :1 mother and wife.

And oft when I’m ready to murmur
That time is flitting .'.i\v:iy

\V'ith the sclf»s:une round of duties
Filling each busy day,

It comes to my spirit sweetly,
\\'ith the grace of a thou ht divine;

You are living, toiling for ovc’s sake
And the loving should never repine.

You are guiding the little footsteps
In the way thev ought to walk;
You are dropping :1 word for Jesus
In the midst of your household talk;
Living your life for lo\‘c's sake
Till the houiely t‘.ii'<:.< grow sweet,
And sacred the self_deiii:il
That is laid at the M:i.~tcr’:~‘ feet.
-—.\‘r/n‘tciI' 1:)!’ J1. 1'. I".

NOT SLAVES TO WORK.

That the old saying, “ All roads
lead to Rome,” has been revised
this year and that all roads lead to
Chicago is evident. That I hear
no one say, “ I haven’t time,” seems
not a little strange, and there comes
to mind one of my hobbies,—more
leisure. Leisure in the sense of
“ convenient opportunity” suits me
best. I never like to think of our
daily round of work as a burden to
be borne as best we may, but as a
pleasant duty to be performed to
the best of our God-given ability.
To do this, every talent, every fac-
ulty must be made the most of,
educated and kept healthy, ready
for its right use, and for the. very
best use of time and every talent
we are responsible to the World and
the Creator.

The invention of much ma-
chinery has given the women of
this day more time for the best
things of life, and in a great meas-
ure freed her from the slavery to
toil that her ancestors knew. But
when “much is given much is re-
quired,” yet it seems so hard for
many of our good sisters to bring
themselves to practice what they
often say to you, that they need the
change that leisure brings. Ad-

- mitting that a constant round of

daily cares makes a tread-mill of
existence, they seem powerless
to break away, to “ get out of the
rut,” and take an outing. So I hail
the advent of the World’s Fair.
All will go, and when they get
home they will find that little world
even jogged along about the same
without them, and they’ll wonder
why they stayed at home so long.

It is with an outing as with an
education. when one sees the neces-
sity for it, the battle is half won.
The way to obtain it will come to
you. Habit is a strong chain, but
it can be broken.

The ideal woman is both an in-
telligent and reasonable woman,
who chooses her pleasures and
avoids unnecessary burdens. I
often find a change of work a rest,
from physical to mental, or vice
versa.

In one section there are four or
five active farmer’s clubs, meeting
once in three months, and one who
has not seen the workings of these
associations would hardly think I
spoke the truth if I told the change
they had made in the character
and mode of thought of many of
the number. Just one day in three
months, but the germ of thought
gathered is expanded and made
a nucleus for others and still others.
The day is one of rest and recuper-
ation, and has stimulated thought.

Faculties grow with exercise
only this is warp upon which with
a more or less fanciful woof the
web of life is woven.

Again, I firmly believe that a
rest of an hour or a few moments
only; taken from each day, has a
wonderful value. Do not be a slave
to household cares, but cut loose
from that form of serfdom, and rise
to the dignity of a woman of the
nineteenth century. Keep pace
with the times, and you cannot do
this and sit in your chimney corner
always.

Electricity is the_ motor now.
Go out into the world for a time,
see what it is doing, and when you
go back you will take with you
something of its power and light
and sparkle.

Exhaustion will surely follow the

too constant use of muscle, nerve,
or mind. There must be a time
for relaxation. Tired matron, you
owe it to your family and to your-
self that you so use a part of the
year.

Is life to be only this constant
devotion to physical wants, or is
there some way of giving them more
nearly their true proportion of care,
so that better things need not be
left undone?

Mas. A. M. BANGS.

WHA’l‘- DOES RECREATION MEAN
TO A FARMER’S WIFE‘-.'»

 

One woman said, “ It would be
heaven for me if I could sit down
and fold my hands.” While all
farmer’s wives might not wish to
spend “ a blest eternity” in just
that way, there have been ‘occa-
sions, no doimt, when such a rest
would have been enjoyable; for to
mother must come all the affairs of
the family, from baby’s tumble,
when only “ mamma knows the way
to kiss it quick and make it well,”
up to all the joys and sorrows of
the older ones.

These many cares and duties are
evidences of her accomplishments,
accomplishments taught in no sem-
inary, but learned in the larger,
broader school of experience.

Farmers’ wives are only mortal
like other mens’ wives, and do be-
come weary with the endless round
of duties, notwithstanding their
their efforts to “ add dignity to
labor.” And as students in other
schools find that seasons of recrea-
tion are helpful, indeed necessary,
no less is it due the busy house-
keeper. But how can she be spared;
and where can she go, or what shall
she do for the needed rest?

Don’t propose a picnic that only
means added labor for a few hours
of change. No, let her go away
from home, anywhere she may wish,
and leave all care for a time, talk
with other friends, and by visiting
other ,homes gather new ideas, so
that when she returns it will be to
take up home cares with new zeal.

MATTIE C. FOLLMER.

A PROPOSED TRIP TO THE
WORLD’S FAIR.

The Columbian Exposition will
surpass anything of the kind ever
ofiered to the public and everybody
will want to go to the “VVhite
City” to see as many wonders as
their time and pocket-book will
allow; but, not all have made ar-
rangements and paid in advance.
No one, at any rate in southwestern
Michigan, ought to miss this great-
est of all shows; all live conven-
iently near railroads and the way
will be made plain and easy so
that none need think they will get
lost.

Our plan of going to the Fair
will be roughly outlined; some may
glean a new idea and others may
profit by whatever mistakes we
make.

The daily paper comes first on
the list for every day information
and all maps, guides, descriptions
and catalogues are earnestly
studied. The head of the family
will make a short trip to the
grounds to learn the “lay ‘of the
land” so that when we go there
will be no unnecessary walking to
find the points of interest. There
will be enough of that at best.

lVe have read much about the
first sight of the Exposition build-
ings by the water route, and as it
will be easier and cheaper for us to
go by water we have decided to
take the night boat at South Haven,
thereby reaching the Fair grounds
just after daylight. We can spend
the day sight seeing and come
back on the evening boat, arriving
home the second forenoon ready to
work again. Supper will be eaten
at a hotel, for the boat does not leave
until late in the evening, and
breakfast can be bought on the
steamer so that only the mid-day
meal will be needed on the grounds.
One could take luncheon enough
along for the first. supper and
breakfast, buying only a cup of
coffee, thus reducing the money
outlay.

For one day’s visit no luggage
will be taken, only a small hand
bag containing comb, brush, towel
and clothes-brush, also a gown for
berth use. The bag can be check-
ed and left through the day and
with nothing to look after but a
good sized plain parasol or silk
umbrella for rain or sun, one can
enjoy all the sights without a care.
We expect to go twice, perhaps
three times, in the manner describ-

ed, staying from one to three days

at a time. We have not engaged
rooms in advance, nor do we ap-
prehend any difliculty in finding a
place to lay our weary bones, for
the whole city expects to entertain,
or at least to take lodgers. No
great preparations will be made in
dressmaking or millinery. Some-
thing plain and serviceable but not
new will be put on some afternoon
when work is not rushing and the
weather promises fair for a day or
two, and all care will be left at
home to be resumed when the trip

is over.
Paw Paw. E. R. S.

ARE SUMMER RESORTS A BENEFIT
TO PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

 

It was no doubt owing to our
location that I was called upon for
this article.

Three miles north of us, at Old
Mission, on the east arm of Grand
Traverse bay, is Old Mission beach
resort, and about the same distance
southwest, on the west arm of
Grand Traverse bay, is located the
Universalist resort, Neahtawanta,
while there are others all around
us.
After being requested to write
upon this subject, I brought it
before our Grange at Old Mission
for discussion. It was almost the
unanimous voice of the Grange
that the resorts benefit us. First,
financially, not that they directly
put money into all our pockets, but
as the resorters must necessarily
spend considerable while here, it
goes into circulation and makes
money more plenty. Although it
is a conceded fact that they who
live in cottages, live cheaper here
than at home. Some are certainly
very close buyers. There are a
few of our people who calculate to
make a business of attending to
their wants, who make it pay per-
sonally; for instance, the meat
peddler, the boat liveryman, etc.
Of course as the resorters increase
in numbers there will be a better
chance for others. Socially, they
have been very liberal in patroniz-
ing our church and grange enter-

_ tainments and have also helped

in getting up programs for them.
Indeed we depend to quite an
extent upon their help in summer.
The members of our Grange
seemed to think ‘if we would call
upon them and make ourselves
more agreeable they would be
glad to be social with us, but my
private opinion is they do not
as a rule care to cultivate the
acquaintance of the inhabitants.
Of course there are exceptions.
\Ve form some lasting friendships
among them.

Another benefit is, we see more
of fashion and style which perhaps
helps to keep us from getting too
far behind the, times. Morally
they will compare well with the
same number of people in any
community. VVe can not expect
them all to be just what we would
wish no more than We can expect
all our inhabitants to be just as we
would like them to be. We would
certainly feel very sorry to have
them all leave us, and will try to
make it as pleasant for them as is
in our power and will welcome all
who come. Mas. A. O. LEIGHTON.

 

GRAMDMAMA l’RISClLLA’S DAY
OUT.

Just how many days out grand-
mama Priscilla enjoyed is difficult
to determine; and, indeed, it some-
times seems that her greatest pleas-
ure and only recreation must have
been in watching the revolutions
of her spinning wheel as she guided
the thread on the bobbin.

How proud she was of her spin-
ning! With what dignity she car-
ried the honors of the spinning bee,
where each maiden’s pride was the
number of “ hanks” she could ex-
hibit!

If we think spinning was her
only pleasure we are mistaken, for
grandpapaltell show he used to take
her to parties and carry her shoes
for her, while she, with his aid,
picked her way through the damp
grass, and crossed the stream upon
a. fallen tree. Yes, she had a keen
sense of pleasure and cared as much
for her day out as her granddaugh-
ters do.

What fine needle work our grand-
mothers did! What a marvel of
richness and beauty that wedding
dress was! And the wedding day,
was that not a festal day, a day of
days, for every one from far and
near, master and servant alike?

If grandmama was a country girl,
she attended many husking and
paring bees, tea drinkings and

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spelling matches. If she happened
to be the daughter of a well to do
southern gentleman, she spent the
warm summer weeks at a cool
northernvresort, somewhat as her
granddaughter did last season.
VVhenahorse and saddle werea part
of every girl’s dowry, who shall
say she had no means of spending
a pleasant day? Many adelightful
ride has she taken in this way,
bounding over hill and plain, inhal-
ing the fresh air, giving color to the
cheek and strength to the body.

Another source of pleasure was
the old time quilting, where grand-
mama quilted in the afternoon and,
in the evening, together with grand-
papa, tripped the light fantastic
toe to the good old tune of “ The
Virginia Reel.”

While the recreations of the
grandmother were so different from
those of the granddaughter, still
there is no reason to believe that
her life was without its share of
sunshine and pleasure; if it was she
never would have been the healthy,
happy grandmama, so well re-
membered. A GRANDDAUGHTEB.

REST I-[OUR FOR THE l:‘ARl‘.Il‘lR’S
WIFE.

"Thers’s many a rest on the road of life
If we’d only stop and take it." “

We know it, but the question
that vexes us is, the when and how
and where. In the busy days on the
farm can we find time for the rest
hour that we need, more perhaps,
than any wives in the land‘?

I wish I could send the whole
lovely poem instead of the frag-
ments I quote from the sunny side.
It might be an inspiration to some
one as it has been to me, but that
is my side of the rest question and
I’m afraid that there would be
little left for me to say. That
circumstances and the individual
must determine it largely, after all
we must recognize, yet if we could
understand too, that much of the
unrest of life, and the rest as well,
come from within more than from
without, I think we would open
the Heaven-ward windows of our
hearts and let out so much of the
worry and strife, the ambition for
worldly things, that weary and
wear us so and yet do not satisfy,
and let in the beauty and majesty
of nature all about us. Take time
amid the surge and hurry of life
to listen and look for the soft tints
and sweet undertones that soothe
and rest and harmonize, and the
care on-the farm would not fall so
heavily on heart and brain of
either the husband or wife.

Wis must of necessity give up so
many things that are pleasant. I
know when we live so far from the
city or town that it costs us half a
night’s needed rest to enjoy a con-
cert, lecture or play and our
absence from the Sabbath school,
our only spiritual outlook perhaps,
when there are so few of us that
even one is missed, is the price of
a morning sermon. But, my dear
sisters, there are little tragedies and
comedies being acted all about us
constantly, truer to nature and
more restful and music sweeter by
far than all art can produce, if we,
having eyes, but see them and hav-
ing ears can hear.

To those for whom every way-
side blossom and bird has a mes-
sage, the farm life is full of pleas-
ure as well as activity.

They can read in a thunderstorm
a grander story of God’s wisdom
and power and mercy than they
could get from many sermons of
the ordinary class. But to those
who only see in a rainbow drawn
across the evening clouds, just
touched perhaps with the sunset
glory, a promise of fair weather
tomorrow; in a fruit tree white
with bloom but the suggestion of
summer fruit; who see in a bean-
tiful animal but its value in dollars
and cents or its equivalent in use-
fulness, it is different.

Calling at a lady’s home once,
from the open door I saw a mag-
nificent black beauty of a colt
prancing around under the apple
trees in the orchard pasture. Now
my husband says often if I have
a special weakness in the world it
is my love for horses, and perhaps
he is right about it, he generally
is about most things. Finally I
said, what a lovely fellow he is!
Do you ever go out and talk to
him? “Me !” said she, “no indeed I
have no time to go galavanting
around the farm after the horses.”
Yet she sat with idle hands and
entertained (?) me for two hours
with little trivialities, showed me
her crazy quilt and an album full

of photographs of people I never

saw or had any desire, to see, when
half the time at least Black Beauty
stood with his head over the
orchard bars inviting me with
great wistful eyes to come out and
see him, and I could have gotten
more real pleasure out of five
minutes out there with my hand
in his glossy mane or stroking his
lovely arched neck, than I got out
of the whole two hours, even
though she had stood at my side
telling me what she intended to
purchase with the hundred dollars
more or less that she expected to
get by the sale of him, for we can
not calculate the final destiny of a
thought or a thing. ,

Speaking of neighbors, the ones

that give me always pleasant
thoughts are a colony of pansy
faces, just under the sewing room
window on the afternoon side of
the house. There is mignonette
with them sometimes, but always
the pansies year in and year out
and even in winter I can sometimes
turn back the white blanket of the
snow and they smile up at me.
‘ I take my “ rest hour” on the
installment plan often, and I like
1t_too. for I can make ten or fifteen
minutes go a long way sometimes,
for instance, as I sat at my sewing
machine one morning my attention
was att1‘act:_+d through the open
window by the appearance of a lit-
tle half grown quail through an
opening in the hedge. It stopped
Just on my side and with the quick,
cunning little motion of the head,
peculiar to quails, reconnoitered
the lawn and, apparently satisfied
of no unwelcome presence, seemed
to give some signal, for right be-
hind him, in a moment, came
another and another till I counted
eighteen, when they proceeded to
take a dew bath. I think you would
have smiled, as I did, to have seen
them tumble and splash about in
the dewy grass, and I sat with my
work lying idly in my lap and
watched them across the pansy bed.
I knew that one turn of the ma-
chine wheel would send them off
on frightened wings. In less than
fifteen minutes every feather was
in place again, smooth and shining,
and they had filed off down the
drive, like a band of demure little
Quakers in the regulation coats of
sober drab, and I took up my work
again feeling that I had rested a
whole hour.

There are so many just such
sweet, simple pictures as this of the
home life on the farm that I can’t
tell you about, but the very mem-
ory of them keeps the heart fresh
and young amid the cares. lVl1en
I get away between meals for a ride
I make it count, for I fill my car-
riage with children along the way
and we have such a good time!

Or I go with some friend who en-
joys the woods as much as I do, for
ferns to make beautiful the shady
corners of the garden where nothing
else will thrive, or for wild flowers
or autumn leaves in their turn.

These are about the only outings
I manage to get, yet I think few
farmers’ wives have more happy
hours than I do, for, in the main,
do not the outings cost more than
their real value? After all, the
best part of them to a wife and
mother whose heart is in her home,
is the home coming. And don’t
we, (as Sister Gracious says in the
Jlfcchzgan Farmer Household, to
the few _who stay at home from the
Exposition this summer,) work and
worry over the new things we must
have to wear, and plan and econo-
mize to make an outing possible,
ostensibly for the change and rest,
but really because it is convention-
al and come back far more tired
than we went?”

_ I think “ when dreamless rest
is ours, and we have come to inhab-
it the low green tents whose curt.
ains never outward swing," it will
not matter overmuch what we wore
or where we went; we will be loved

if at all, and remembered for the;
lives we have made better and
brighter.

All loss has somewhere a com-
pensating gain, I hold. So let us
not go out into the world for the
rest and change if we must get it
at the sacrifice of the home comfort
of those we love best, but bring it
into our homes through the gra-
cious influence of the good books,
Music and flowers we may all have,
and most of all, pure social atmos.
phere for ourselves and our chil.
dren in these good days of advanced
thought for farmers.

Finally, the nearer we get to nu.
ture’s heart, the nearer we get to
the great heart of God and his In-

finite rest. MRS. BUSY Hotms,

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JUNE 15, 1893.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

7

College and Station.

STUDENT LABOR AT AGRICULT-
URAL COLLEGES.

PROF. THOS. SHAW.

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descriptions of 30,000 articles in common use,
a book that will show you°at a glance if you_
are paying too much for the goods you are
now buying,

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is it worth the 15 CENTS in stamps re-
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ln writing mention THE GRANGE VISTIOR

This question is confessedly a
difficult one and it is even more
important than it is difficult. That
no student labor should be done at
experiment station farms and if
done go unrémunerated, is not the
view of the writer, and yet it is
apparent that as these farms have
been managed in the past and as
they are managed at the present, it
must come to that in time through
sheer force of circumstances.
\Vhen the number of the students
gets beyond a certain limit, it is
not only impossible to find remun-
erative labor for them but the
danger becomes imminent that the
labor so performed will be hurtful
rather than helpful to those en-
gaged in it.

If farm labor is to be any advan-
tage to a student, one of two con-
ditions must be present. He must
engage in it for the hope of the
remuneration or because of the
advantage it will be to him in the
Ind. R .I d sense of the instruction that he

‘ 'a"a a'_r°a may gather while performing it.
Jan y. 29. 1893.—Central Standard Time. Sometimes these two conditions
may act in conjunction as incite-
ments. Now as things are at our

'OFFIClAlT.D| I-'ilEC_'|'OR,Z  GRAND RAP|DS and

Oficers National Grange.
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_______ __D0\Vl.‘ ;,BBarry ‘ ‘V.  BEAL, President
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to be a good thing for a man to do

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IDuck Lake. Jackson “ farms is not instructive, but this
Rockford, Kent “

________ __ EAGLE BRAND . . .
Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo ii is true in regard to much of it.

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asked to do is not instructive to
him. If, therefor, it is not in-
structive, he has no interest in
performing it, unless paid for it,
and if not paid for it he will not
want to do it all.

Student labor then will have to
be abolished in time, or we must
devise some other mode of employ-
ing it. I would regard it in the
light of a calamity to abolish it
altogether. It has been the result
of my observation at this college,
that some of the best students who
have graduated from it would not
have been able to do so but for the
'; remuneration they received for

their labor. I presume it is so at
7 other agricultural colleges. I hold
 that though‘the labor of these
students may not have been strictly
. remunerative, the provision is

‘ being abundantly repaid iii‘ the

influence which these men will
exert upon the agriculture thereof.
Again, I believe it is important
- when the farmer student is
; permitted to give up labor even

for a limited season. His right

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__Birch Run, Saginaw
____Carsonvl1le, Sunilac “
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john E. Wilcox, .... -._P1yrn<>u$h- Wayne
john A. McDouga.l_-__Ypsilantl, W aslitellaw
R_ C_ Norris ____________ "Cadillac, “exford

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hand too soon forgets its cunning;
when he drinks the draught of
exemption from labor for months
in succession lie is disinclined to
take it up again. There is great
danger that the grand old muscle
age, now too quickly passing away,
will be superseded'by one not half
muscle and half mind, but one that
is quarter muscle and quarter
mind, the other half being entirely
wanting. The revolt against labor
on our farms has already gone too
far without any specious uprising
from our agricultural colleges.
That is ominous doctrine, the dust
of which is already filling the
country air, which says that no
labor will pay in destroying weeds.
For instance that must be done by
hand, lest the farmer boy turn
aside then altogether from the
pathway of the farm to enter one
that is more ignoble. Do not
allow him to lose the desire for
labor. Exercise in the gymna-
sium is a splendid thing in its
place, but give me farm labor of
some kind for the best develop-
ment of farm muscle. It would
be a woeful mistake to put the
farm student in the cradle of dis-
inclination to labor, and to rock
him into a slumber from which he
would never awaken. The agri-
cultural colleges cannot afford to
doit if they are to fulfil the grand
mission for which they have been
given an existence.
I am not a pessimist, but I
freely acknowledge that I am not
satisfied with the equipments or
with all the modes of management
in any of our agricultural colleges.
We should consider first that farm
boys are usually exceedingly use-
ful at home through the whole of
the summer season. Any arrange-
ment that ignores this fact is
assuredly short-sighted. It follows
therefore that the college year
should embrace the six winter
months, no more. The studentthen
may, without serious disturbance,
spend six months at the college in
the winter and six months on his own
farm, or on that of some one else.
This winter term would not in any
way be brokeil in upon except by
ashort holiday at Christmas. It
should commence Oct. 1 and end
March 31, or not later than the
middle of April. ‘Vs should bear
in mind, second, that farmer boys
come to an agricultural college to
get information on agriculture,
rather than on English branches.
Let them therefore be taught agri-
culture rather than English. Have
an entrance examiilation that will
ensure the possession of a kilow-
ledge of English so far as desired
and adhere to it, but teach the
farm boy agriculture at the college,
Two winter terms of six months
each of such teaching would
prove very helpful to the farmer’s
son, at the end of which he may
be given his certificate on passing
all the examinations. The longer
course of studying for a degree I
cannot discuss here.

We should consider third that the
great want of the young man
from the farm is abetter know-
ledge of the art of breeding, feed-
ing and managing live stock, and
that the agricultural college which
furnishes this knowledge in the
most effective form, will best ful-
fill its mission. The view outlined
above if carried out would entirely
remove the difficulties surround-
ing the question of student labor
in the summer season. It would
not be required, notwithstanding
it might be made optional, but
without fee for the benefit of an
uninstructed remnant, who might
be in attendance. It would re-
main therefore to provide labor for
students during the winter season.
My plan of doing this would be in
outline as follows: Let the state
build large barns and sheds in
which cattle, sheep and swine
would be fattened in a wholesale
way with a view first, to provide
labor for the students in attend-
ance, and second to furnish tllem
with practical instruction in the
great art of feeding. One-half the
number could be in attendance,
coats ol¥,from7 to 9 in the morning,
and the other half, coats off, from 4
to (iii: the evening. They would be
required to do all the work of pre-
paring the food, giving it to the
live stock and caring for the ani-
mals throughout. But the point
which should get most careful
attention-would relate to the in-
struction. ‘There would be ample
time for attending lectures during
other portions of the day. On
Saturday additional work could be

done in preparing the food for

Sunday. The student would in
this way get practical instruction
in feeding live stock that would
be of great benefit to him all his
days. - ‘

The stable would be his gymna-
sium. Dairy cows could be kept
in the same way, and the breeds
of live stock kept for instruction
in the lecture rooms would afford
further opportunity for instruc-
tion in practical feeding and man-
agement.

It may be objected, first, that
the machinery would be cumbrous
and costly, second, that this work
would not pay, and third, that it
would turn the professors idle for
six months in the year, when they
would have nothing to do but
count their fingers and dissipate
generally.

The machinery would be some-
what cumbrous, large buildings
would have to be erected and
maintained, but what of that, if it
resulted in filling the land with
competent stocknien, who would
have nothing in common with the
scrub stock which fills the land at
the present time. \Vhich state in
the union could hold its own in
the material sense with a state
well furnished witll live stock
feeders‘? In all probability it
would not pay directly. The
animals and the food would have
to be bought principally so that
it would be diflicult to make ends
meet if the pay of instructors in
the art of feeding and managing is
included but there should not be
much of a deficit. Pressing such
an objection to its legitimate con-
clusions, would I presume, at once
wipe out of existence every agri-
cultural college on this continent.
In fact it,would undermine the
whole educational system. The
pay to each student for labor
would probably be about $1.00 per
week or less, or about $2,500 per
year for one hundred students.
Who will say that this money
would not be well spent? The
objection that it would tend to
foster idle habits in the professors
would be somewhat amusing to
men, many of whom now labor
fifteen hours a day. But it would
be helpful to us in this way. It
would tend to shake us out of our
oflices and lecture rooms for
nearly six months in the year and
would help us to bear in mind that
we had farms and gardens and or-
chards and field and stable experi-
ments to oversee, and to study prac-
tically more and more to the lasting
good of those to whom we lecture.
It would to a large extent prove the
death knell to the dry rot of much
of that theoretical teaching in which
the lecturer himself and conse-
quently no one else takes any liv-
ing interest.

That there are difficulties in the
way of the introduction of the
scheme outlined cannot be denied,
but there are also difliculties in
the way of sowing and harvesting
next year’s crop. Ditficulties met
and overcome are usually if not
always the stepping stones to higher
things.

Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph.

 

Milk may be deficient in solids without
having water added to it by the milkman.

The reason a person sees stars when he
is struck in the head must be because it
makes hiln sore aloft.—-Roclzester Democral_

Regardless of the fact that the cyclone
always travels in a great hurry it manages
to pick up many valuable thing: on the
way.‘

“ My dear fellow, I am awfully glad to
see you! I do hope you are in a position
to lend me the $lo that you owe me."-
yournal Amusant.

Young Mr. Skidds—“ Miss F‘osdick—-
Ella dear——cau you love me?” Miss Fos-
dick—“ Quite likely. I’ve loved lots of
men.”—Harper’s Bazar. .

 

Mrs. Poindexter (hol.-rified)—“I heard
today that Mr. Collingwood leads a
double life.” Miss Forty (with a sigh)—-
" That's much better than a single one.”
—Brooklyn Life.

 —

“I see that Callow has quit wearing
those loud trousers of his.”

“ He had to.”

“ How so?”

“They woke up the nap of his silk
hat.”

The most hopeful sign of progress among

dairymen is our growing intelligence.
Farmers are comparing notes in regard to
care and feed of stock and calling upon the
experiment stations and agricultural schools
as never befol‘e.——A. Ill. Bancrq/I.

 

Harness.

You will notice on page 5 the advers
tisement of the Hand Made Harness
00., Stanton Mich. Clltey are reliabl-
people, and refer to Hon. H. H. Hinds,
of Stanton, member of executive commit-
tee of State Grange. Write to them.

  


 

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

JUN E‘ I5, 1893'.

Nofices of Meciings.

MON TCALM.

Montcalm County Pomona Grange No.
24, will meet with Douglass Grange on
June 29, 1893. All fourth degree mem-
bers invited to attend. A large program
is in the hands of the committee to be
carried out.

B. B. CRAWFORD,
Secretary.

 

KENT.

The next session of Kent County Po-
mona Grange will be held in the Farm-
er’s Room, new court house, in Grand
Rapids, on June 28. Morning session
opening at ten o’clock. The forenoon
session will be occupied by the usual
routine of business. In the afternoon an
interesting program will be presented.

“Reminiscences of the Settlement of
Kent County,” Bro. and Sister 1. D.
Davis.

“Salary Grabbing,” Bros. Holt, Best
and Hagadone.

“Our Coming Fair,” Bros. Peterson
and Manly, and Sisters Edison and Holt.

Volunteer recitations will be called for
and we hope our singers will be out in

full force.
WM. T ADAMS,
Lecturer.

 

LENAWEE POIIONA.

Pomona Grange was held at
Morenci, June 1. Dinner served
in the hall. On account of the
rain in the morning only about
one-half of the county was repre-
resented. All gave excellent re-
ports and many additions to the
Subordinate Granges. Mrs. Mayo
spoke in the afternoon. Although
having heard her a number of
times, I never heard so good a
lecture or one of more interest
from any one. The hall was Well
filled and the verdict of all was
that she should be well employed
and kept busy. Neither would We
forget the address of Welcome
given by Mrs. Alice IVoodworth.
After hearing her words of cheer,
none could but help feeling at
home, and that it was good to be
there, notwithstanding the inclem-
ent weather outside the gates that
by 5 o’clock was a perfect gale
with a hard thunder shower. After
supper fifth degree was conferred
upon six worthy applicants.
All pronounced the degree beauti-
ful and instructive. Morenci
Grange gave a short program. As
we bade each other good-night we
all felt thankful that the plan
of uniting the agriculturists,
throughout the county, State and
nation had become so perfected,
and lieseeching greater blessings
to the people of the rural districts,
adjourned to meet with the

Hillsdale Grraiige iii Aiigiist.

MES. 13. G. Hoio.

 

NEWS l\'0'!'ES.

A HORRIBLE O.-\TAS'i‘li‘.OI'Hla.

The caving in of the walls of Ford's
theatre in \Vashington last week,
resulted in the loss of over twenty lives
and many injuries besides. Several
hundred clerks of the pension depart-
ment were in the building at the tiriie.
It had been pronounced unsafe years
ago and there can be no doubt that
some one has been grossly careless. It
will be remembered that this was the
theatre in which Lincoln was shot.

* * *
EDWIN BOOTH.

After a lingering illness the famous
actor has passed away. The general
verdict is that there is no one to take his
place. He brought to the stage a high
ideal of his art and was ever true to the
ideal. His work and life elevated the
profession, for his life was strong and
true.

at * as
EULALIA.

The Spanish princess has led her
entertainers a merry dance for the last
week or so. At present she is visiting
the fair. Programs are provided for her
pleasure, banquets are held in her honor,
but frequently she can’t be found when
wanted. She is having a good time and
acting more like some fun-loving girl
than a sprig of royalty.

=I<*>I=

DR. BRIGGS.

Dr. Briggs was beaten. The assembly
was elected for that purpose. It was a
partial jury, is prejudiced jury, and did
its work faithfully. Whether Dr. Briggs
was right or wrong is another question.
But it seems evident that his trial was
not a trial as we define it. It was a
hearing, but not a trial.

all * an
wno is To BLAME?

The financial stringency is attributed
by Republicans to the failure of the
Democrats to maintain their ante-elec-
tion promises, and by the Democrats to
the misrulo of the last Republican
administration; while the free silver men
and Populist sympathizers claim that

small per capita circulation of currency
is responsible. Whatever strength these
elements may have in the situation, it is
very probable that the uncertainty
always incident to s contemplated
change of policy has more to do with it
than anything else.

***

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SUNDAY OPENING.

Sunday opening of the fair is ahead so
far. But the matter will be finally de-
cided this week in the higher courts.‘ '

***

THE RUSSIAN TREATY.

The Russian treaty has been made
public. Apparently the fears that were
entertained that this country would be-
come under this treaty, obliged to sur-
render to Russia, political refuges, was
groundless.

 

CROP REPORT.

The average condition of wheat in each
section, and the State, June 1, was as fol-
lows: Southern counties, 77 per cent;
central, 79 per cent; northern, 86 per cent,
and State 79 per cent, comparison being
with vitality and growth of average years.
The condition June 1, has been reported
lower in the southern counties only twice
in eight years,—in 1888, when it was 62,
and in 1890 when it was '76. '

The total number of bushels of wheat
reported marketed by farmers in May is
667,871. Of this amount 200,114 bushels
were marketed in the first or southern
tier of counties; 155,704 bushels in the
second tier; 113,317 bushels in the third
tier; 147,162 bushels in the fourth tier;
44,603 bushels in the fifth and sixth tiers,
and 6,971 bushels in the northern coun-
ties. At 40 elevators and mills from
which reports have been received there
was no wheat marketed during the
month.

Owing to unfavorable weather corn
was not nearly all planted June 1, but it
was believed about the usual area would
be planted.

The area seeded to oats is 93 per cent,
and of barley 83 per cent of the area in
average years. In condition the former
crop is 86 per cent, and the latter 83 per
cent of condition in average years.
Meadows and pastures, and clover
sowed this year are, in condition, three
per cent below a full average.

Apples in the southern counties are
now estimated at 55 per cent, in the cen-
tral at 65 per cent, and in the State at 61
per cent of an average crop, as compared
with 90 per cent in the southern coun-
ties and State, and 88 per cent in the
central counties one month ago. The
crop it is believed will be mainly of the
early or fall varieties.

Peaches promise above 90 per cent of
an average crop.

JOHN W. J OCHIM,
Secretary of State.

Lansing, June 8, 18.93.

 

AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT AT THE
WORLD’S FAIR.

One of the most attractive and inter-
esting exhibits at the World’s Fair is
that of the Keystone Watch Case Co., of
Philadelphia, which enjoys the unique
distinction of being the largest watch
case manufacturing concern in the world.
The exhibit is centrally locate in Section
0, Block 1, of the Manufactures and
Liberal Arts Building, on the main or
Columbia aisle. The booth is designed
and finished on a scale of richness that
admirably harmonizes with the goods ex-
hibited. A pavilion classically propor-
tioned, quaintly carved, and finished in
ivory and gold, forms an imposing back-
ground; while the show-cases, with their
lavishly expensive finish, are a fitting
repository for their glittering contents.
Every possible description of watch case
is nuriierously illustrated, and in a variety
of designs that reveals the limitless in-
genuity of the modern gold-worker.
Besides watch cases the exhibit has
many special features that are as instruc-
tive as curious. One of these is a move-
ment in a four ounce Leader silver case
which continues to tick blandly though
a weight of three hundred pounds is
resting on the case. Another interesting
curio is a silver case weighing iive
pounds seven ounces, and complete in
every respect. It contains a regular
American movement, which it both
winds and sets. There are also shown
many old and curious watches of all
kinds, shapes and sizes, made within the
past three hundred years, many of them
of historic and allof mechanical interest.
Those of our readers whojinay visit the
Fair and desire to gain thereat a proper
realization of latter-day manufacturing
progress in its more refined aspect, should
not fail to visit this handsome and elab-
orate exhibit of the Keystone Watch
Case Co.

Pairons__

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AGENTS WANTED

In every Grange throughout the
United States. Write at once
for full pai-ticiilai-s. Address
FRATERNITY FINE ART 00.,
I’. O. Box 1572, BOSTON, Mass.
mil reply to this adv. mention this paper.

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Readers will assist the prosperity
of the paper by patronizing our adver-
tisers. -

The VISITOR is for every
farmer, whether he is a Granger

A GLIMPSE AT THE WORLD’S
FAIR.

The passenger entering Chicago from
the east by any of the MICHIGAN CENTRAL
trains will observe, after passing Kensing-
ton and Grand Crossing, that the tracks
are gradually elevated until, from a point
of view some twenty feet above the level,
he sees to the right an assemblage of domes,
towers and spires rising above the trees
between the railroad and Lake Michigan.
These are some of the colossal and mag-
nificent palaces of the World’s Columbian
Exposition, far surpassing, ndt only in num-
ber and magnitude, but in beauty and ar-
tistic harmony of design, any assemblage of
buildings that the world has ever before
seen.

First to be noticed and directly in front
of the railway station where the MICHIGAN
CENTRAL trains will enter the Exposition,
rise grandly the four square pavilions of
the Administration building, crowned by
its great dome, 260 feet above the ground,——-
“almost as lofty as that of St. Paul’s in
London,” says Mrs. Van Rensselaer, “ and
almost as graceful in outline as that of the
Florentine Cathedral.” In front of it stands
the magnificent bronze fountain by Mac-
Monnies, facing the great basin in the cen-
ter of the great court, upon which front the
Agricultural building and Machinery Hall
on the south, and the palaces of Mines and
Mining, Electricity, and of Manufactures
and the Liberal Arts on the north. The
domes and towers of these buildings may
be seen in the distance, and particularly
the grert arched roof of the last named
building, the largest in the world. It cov-
ers an area of more than thirty acres—three
times that of the largest building of the
great Paris Exposition of 1889.

As the train approaches more closely to
the grounds, the Transportation building is
clearly seen to the left of the Administra-
tion building. It covers, with its annexes,
fourteen and a half acres of ground, and its
massive arched doorway, elaborately decor-
ated and known as the “Golden Portal,” is
one of the most striking external features
of the Exposition.

Next to the left is the Horticultural
Building, a thousand feet in length, and
with a central pavilion, under the glass
dome of which is grouped the finest known
collection of bamboos, tree-ferns and palms.

Northward, and still nearer to the

train, is the Woman’s building, a chaste and
noble structure, first of all to be completed,
and the architect, artists and decorators of
which were all women. It will be filled
wtth the fruits of the genius, skill and labor
of the women of all nations.
Crossing the Midway Plaisance, which
connects Jackson Park on the east with
Vllashington Park on the west, and in which
are located a section of Paris, a street
of Cairo, Irish, German, Austrian and
Turkish villages, a Dutch East Indian set-
tlement, ice, sliding and spiral electric rail-
ways, and numerous other interesting feat-
ures, of some of which the traveler may
get a glimpse as he dashes by. _On the
right, grouped at the north end of Jackson
Park, are the various State and Foreign
buildings of diversified architecture and
representing an expenditure of millions of
dollars.

No passing glimpse of the VVorld’s Fair,
however, nor the most detailed and glow-
ing description that can be penned, can give
any idea of its surpassing size and extent,

the splendid harmony of its design, or of
its rich artistic sculpture and decorative
features. Nothing but frequent visits and
careful observation can do it. But while
every passing traveler will surely resolve
upon this, he will also surely be thankful
that licis journeying upon the MICHIGAN
CEI\"l‘R.\L, the only Eastern line that gives
him such :1 passing view, or that takes him

directly by and in full view of Niagara
Falls, the great natural wonder of the world.

THE FERRIS SUMMER SCHOOL.

TENTH SESSION.

The first summer session opened May

22 with an attendance larger than that of
any preceding year. The second session

opens July.3. Last year every progres-

sive student of this famous school pro-

cured a good position. Those who

worked for higher grade certificates se-

cured them. Those who studied to be-

come familiar with better methods suc-

ceeded.

School oflicers have discovered that

those teachers who use their leisure for
self—improvement are always among the

best. For several years, we have, at the‘
close of our second summer session

been unable to meet the demands of
school boards for first grade teachers.

Young teachers when asked to attend a
high grade summer school frequently re-
mark that they cannot atford it. Practi-
cal economy seldom consists in saving.

Wise ea:pe—ndz'ture is always an important
factor in true economy. A few dollars
for board and tuition at the INDUS-
TRIAL SCHOOL means hundreds of
dollars annual gain to every ambitious
teacher. Courses of study are for secur-
ing third, second and first grade certifi-
cates, also a course for securing state
certificates. Special courses in kinder-
gartening, elocution, physical culture,
telegraphy, shorthand, ' type-writing,
drawing and modeling, vocal music, pen-
manship, bookkeeping and human na-
ture. Expenses for board, including
room, lights, etc., in private families, per
week, $2.50. Self-boarding $1.50 to $1.75.
For further information, address the

Principal.
W. N. Fimius,
Big Rapids, Mich.

UNEXCELLED.

Marshall 00., W. Va., June 7, 189.3.
MR. 0. W. INGERSOLL:

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and I thought I would not wait until I
ordered Paint, I have this to say. You
have been a man of your word and do
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think your Paints can be beat in America.
I shall use no other.

Sincerely yours,
. J. EARNEST.

[See Adv. 1ngersoll’s Liquid Rubber

or not.

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are the official furnishers of badges, working
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wind engine and good water. Four thousand
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