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“THE FARJIER IS OF .7l[QRE CONSEQUENCE TH.-l.\' TEIE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IJ1PROI'E]_).”

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ftax gatherer’s nose is poked into

(‘LEARI.V(1‘r THE JIIVIDIDIIE.
W " , every body’s private affairs, and per-

Emroa GRANUIE Nrsrroa ' _
glad to see the article from Mr. ‘Build a house. taxes; barn, taxes;
Hcdgman; the more so that It Is L make any improvement, thus beau-

couched in gentle.-manly language. itifying and bettering the earth and.

Four cases of present taxation I men are punished by taxes. They
are given me, and I am asked what I not only pay once, but all through
each one should pay, and why? ‘life for these things. 

Then follows his opinion that the; Not only the value of land can-
single tax would bear unequally, {not be hidden, but a grand and hu-
not taxing personal property a1Id I manitarian object is accomplished.
in other ways. As Mr. Hodgman Land, the primary means of all
has not read Mr. George’s works I labor. can not be monopolized.
it is necessary for me to state cer- ILand cheapens, and the real users
tain underlying principles, all ofIt-an get it easily. Thus we destroy
which will be better understood by I the great primary power of some
reading those works. Land andIfo live on the labor of others. If
labor are the great factors inIto thus live be a wrong, then the
all production.
land iII its economic, or general Iwrong.
sense, as embracing things as creat— I “Confiscation.” It confiscates
ive power has placed it here, the ithe power to enslave others really
soil, rocks, trees, streams, etc., I-as ownership of the body.

Labor is the active, land the pass- I Carlyle says, “ That which fund-
ive, factor. All exchange is but alamentally distinguishes the slave,

secondary form of production; as ' is that he labors under coercion to,

land and labor must first be the Isatify another’s desire.”

things to be exchanged. Capital‘ Fnder the single tax the real
is but labor’s assistant, as the spade I users would not be injured, as they
enables labor to better dig 11p theIwoul(l be taxed according to the
soil. value, measured by all other land

Thus, the measure of the welfare values, and no other taxation; but
of all men primarily depends upon land speculators would have to use
their freedom of access to land. or disgorge. This is why they raise

Denied this freedom, andwehave the cry of confisication. Homes
despotic Asia, Europe or America, are needed everywhere, but cannot
for men must go to the land holder be obtained except the price of
for work, and life. , , avarice is paid. ., , .

’ The proposition is that by the Again, land being held for a rise
taxation, not of land, but of land in value, who makes that value?
values, this power of monopoly will What but the presence, labor and
be largely destroyed; as men will needs of the whole surrounding
not hold land from their fellows community? If the community
unless it is profitable. There has makes that value, does it not belong
been no surer and safer method for to the makers‘? And, if so, why
vast accumulations of wealth than should not the state take that value
this. in taxes‘? I put it in another form:

Daniel Webster, on the 20th dayIas taxes are made necessary by
of December, 1820, at Plymouth;
Rock, said: “The freest govern-I
ment. if it could exist, would not‘
be long acceptable, if the tendency
of the laws were to create a rapid
accumulation of property in a few
hands.”

No other form of monopoly could
permanently exist were it not for
land monopoly, as land is the very
first consideration in every and all
kinds of business transactions.

Again, what is the object of all
taxation? I mean just taxation?
Simply for the proper conducting
of public matters, and in the com-
mon interest.

Taxation should be equable. Is

take as taxes the value made by
that population?

Land values are not a myth.
VVherever there is population,
there, alone. are land values. 1 take
the scientific term, “Economic
rent,” it is herea veritable fact, and
none can escape its payment. Now
it is paid to individuals who are
vastly enriched thereby yet should
not be. VVe propose to divert this
rent from private pockets to the
public use, and for the gener
good. .

Your questions: I could not tell
you in dollars and cents what you
would pay under the single tax
it, today, equable? but can say that your tax would be

The Grand Traverse Herald, proportional to the value of your
two or three years ago, said: “ It land as compared with the other
is a grave question, this of taxation, land of the county or state. If the
and is one that, as yet, our legisla- land held by the three or four was
tors have not been able to solve. ’ all the land accessible to the peo-

Said Gov. Oglesby of IllIn01s,Iple of the county, then that land
“ Our sylstem of taxation is a ridic-  should bear all Um l1(.1'¢‘Z'0T’l. As
ulous fai ure." ,‘it would he the onli means of li :-

gfed I multiply? Ito the people {here/. The ownejf-

hat’s the matter? shi of that land would rive aut -

We have taxed energy andthrift  cralic power. I 0
instead of opportunity, Tax win-I Personal property you have a
(IOWS and houses (l&I‘keI1. Tax  right to yourself. On that right is
houses and they become poorer. Agbased all and the only right of
tax on the products of labor makes I property. That which you create
them dearer, destroys quality orIby your toil is yours against all
destroysthe pI‘0d110ti0Il~BCC0rdiDg I the world, no man, even the state,

to the tax. What of the effortéhas a moral right to your prop-
This the inevitable result unless?

led it, only creative power placed
farmer shift his tax? Now,
It becomes cheaper. Does not,nopoly. The few have now got it
erty of certain kinds, take wingslneed protection. Not property.

made in the direction of pure food?  erty except by gift or exchange.

_ , Not so the land. No man creat-
the tax is shifted; does the working!

tax I it here, and for the use of all. All
land values and what the result? I have a right of use, none of mo-
common sense tell us to tax that  and the many are slaves,
Which 081111015, like p€I‘S0D8-1 pI‘0p- I “ Protection.” Human beings
and fly away at the approach of the  Today property is more than life.
tax-gatherer? Look around you, is it not ‘so?

Land is out of doors, its valueIUnder this wise taxation that would
usually well known. A compara- leave to every man his own, the
tively few could do the work and a I need of protection would fast dis-
whole host of tax gatherers, spieslappear, as opportunity would be
open to all and only the mentally
unsound would try to steal or rob.
As now, tl1eIIf I am wrong in my views, I

and informers done away with, thus
in itself, relieving the community
of a large burden.

population should not the stateI

1, am jury and lying is on every hand;

I use the term I greatest means of all to that end is_

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éshall welcome the one who points

out the of truth. e
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PR]-IS] ill-I.\"l‘ (IOI€’I‘0.\'.

We present a cut, of the new
presidentuf the :kL{.’.'ICl1lf11l'8.l Col-
lege, Lewis G. Gortmi, of Detroit.

 

making of the college an cl_qrz'culf-
ural college. He believes in tak-
ing boys from the farm and turning
them back onto the-,farm as edu-
cated farmers~—book’- farmers, if
you please——but asmen who will
carry to their business the same
intelligence, progrerasiveness and
culture that they W4,’-5d to the law
or medicine. His ‘:7-.",'é_l;l‘_1will be to
make the course “‘l.r.- ‘griictical as
possible, and to make everything
bend toward the one end of the
institution.

He has faith in the farmers. He
is himself farmer born and bred,
owns a farm, sympathizes with
farmers, knows their needs. He
believes that they are coming to
the front as a political and social
force. And as president of the
college he wants to work with them
and for them in bringing this
about

He believes in the Farm Home
Reading Circle and thinks it will be
a great power for good.

IfPresident Gorton has the execu-
tive skill, tact, perseverance, to
carry out these ideas, the college
truly will be blessed. It will how-
ever take time. Meanwhile.let the

the college.
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9}‘!
FREE COINAGE.

It is quite wonderful to note how much
leading journals and influential writers and
speakers rely on the want of investigation
and consequent lack of knowledge of their
readers and hearers regarding the silver
question.

I/zzrj>cr’.v Il"eck[_y is sowing about as much
error as any journal in the land. It is em-
incntly aristocratic in its ways, and its edi-
torials favoring the gold standard, are writ-
ten in a very plausible, condescending way
—-sort of treating the silver side as only
advocated by two sorts of IneI1—either very
foolish people, ignorant of what the state
should do, or knavish ones, purposely mis-
leading the voters.

The Detroit Frcz» I’/“cw, jolly old sheet,
in its issue of _]uly I4, falls into the same
method of treating silver advocates. I
quote its language:

“ A correspondent. at Marshall writes
The Free 1’ne.~'.s' inquiring whether the
charge is true that the silver dollar was de-
monctizcd in 1873 by a conspiracy on the
part of the gold bugs, and without the
knowledge of most of the members of
congress who voted for it.

“ The charge is not true. It has been
made many times in one form or another
since I875, and is one of the stock argu-
ments of silver men and bimetallists in sup-
port of their theories and claims. In a
measure, possibly, it may be true that many
members of congress who voted for the
demonetization, so—called, did not know
what they were doing; but that was their
own fault, and was probably due to the con-
dition of things which will be noted here-
after.

“There never was, probably, a piece of
legislation, the purpose and purport of
which was more thoroughly discussed in
congress than this same conspiracy.”

In view of the facts this is remarkable
language; if the bill was thoroughly dis-
cussed in congress——important as it was,
how could so many members of congress
be ignorant of its demonetizing clause?

   

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President Gorton3' believes inl

farmers all come to the support 0/f, Arms, M.-_ Hour, of Mass,

 

ILl6lll()lleIl2€ silver in our countr_v,w:1~ <ho\vn

Int the Pari.-' International conference of‘

I I807. Samuel B. Ruggles,an active mem-
‘ her of the chamber of commerce of New
York, a delegate, and john Sherman, tncn
~.clIairInaII of the finance comniittee of the
I hfnited States senate, were
 most concerned in it.

‘orrcspondence between them .~‘ll()\\‘.\'

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I that .\II‘. Sherman \vu.< then, May IS, I867, -

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I In favor of the single standard, and he and
I Ruggles were endeavoring to influence
.

I l“r:uidc to abandon the impossible cffgrt of
 mukiilg “ two standards of value," as Senat-
Itor Sli*rIn:tn put it This was before Ger-
Icvidcntly acting in lIuI‘mon_v with (iierinun
I capitalists.

I port to the United States senate, in favor

I of “ a single standard exclusively of gold," ‘
‘ and during each of the two succeeding,‘

I C()llgl’L’S.<t'.~‘, introduced bills to that effect.
5 Bear in Inind, reader, do not forget that
I the effort to demonetize .\il\'E1‘ was not made
, because it had ceased to be at 21 parity on
I the ratio of I6 to I with gold; it was not
;bccau:~‘e silver was too plenty, for it \\'2l.\
'' men even of greater value as compared to
,-gold than the legal ratio made it. Neither
 was it demoneiized because the people
I would not take nor fully recognize its value
I as money.
Ilear in mind also, that representatives of
I this government at the Paris International

conference in 1867, did their best to influ-
I ence France to dcmonetize silver.

These are important facts to keep in
mind when you hear people talk about
being in favor of bimetallism, “ only they
want a dollar's worth of silver in a dollar.”
These, with other considerations, fully show
that the only reason for the disparity in
value, now lies in the unwise and fraudu-
lent policy which led our government to
fall in with the views of English and Ger-
man leaders, whose avowed ideas in de-
monctizing silver were to make gold dcmcr.
They wanted to create a scarcity of money,
and it was solely in the interest of the cred-

comes and salaries they did it.

I ask the men who are now opposing the
rcmonetizing of silver, to stop and think
long enough to learn that silver was not

becziuse it could not, and had not been main-
see that the avowed object in dcmonetixing,

money dearer.

But \v:1sthcreu con.<piI'ac_\' L0 demone-
tize silver? Did congressmen know about
it?

Those who assert with the [")'m" 1’rz'.~‘.~',
that there was no conspiracy, unfortunately
have the records‘ of congress in fiat contra-
diction of their statement.

Not to take ox ermuch space, I pass many
facts, and call Intention to these leading
ones as conclusive that congress did not
know what it was doing in February, 1573,
when silver was demonetized and the House
of Representatives, as :1 body, did not know
xvliatitrhzxti done as late as April 14, IS7.;,

offered the fol-
lowing resolution:

“ That from and after the first day of
September, IS74, nothing but gold and sil-
ver coin of the United States shall be
21 legal tender in the payment of any debt
thereafter contracted.” Ten hlassacliiisetts
representatives voted for this resolution —
the members generally not seeming to un-
derstand that the resolution would be use-
less if silver was already demonetized.
January 14, I875, it appears from General
Grant’s message of that date, that he did
not know silver was demonetized, for he
recommended one or more new mints in
order [0 coin the silver necessary to tran-
sact the business of the country.

The debates in congress, which took place
after I873, show that such men as Senators
Conklin, Blaine, Voorhees, Howe, Bogy
and Allison disclaimed knowing the bill
demonetized silver, and Mr. Kelly said,
_\lu_v Io, I879, referring to the silver bill:
“ All I can say is that the committee on
coinage, weights and measures who report-
ed the original bill, were faithful and able,
and scanned lI.~ provisions closely; that as
their organ I reported it; that it contained
provisions for both the standard silver dol-
lar and the trade dollar, never having heard
until along time after its enactment into
law of the substitution in the senate of the
section which dropped the standard dollar.
Iprofess to know nothing of its history,
but I am prepared to say that in all the
lcgislation of this country, there is no Iny.--
tery equal to the demonetization of the

I have never found a man who could tell
just how it came about, or why."

Remember this is the language of the
chairman of the committee on coinage. At
another time, March 9, I878, he stated in
the house that he did not believe three
members of the house knew the bill demon -
ctized silver.

sense of the Free Press insisting that the
charge is not true that there was a con-
spiracy to demonetize silver.

Possibly it may hope to escape on the
theory that we cannot prove there was a
criminal conspiracy, but the evidence is
overwhelming, that from a moral stand-

The first manife.<t:Ition of :1 purpo.~;e toI

the p¢_'l'.\()ll.\

I m:uI_v L cmonetizcd silver, and Sherman wax ‘

In June, I868, Mr. Sherman made a rc- .

itor class, and those who have stated in-:'

demonetized because it was too plenty, nor 
tained at a parity with gold, and they will I

\v;I.~‘ that prices might be made less, or‘

standard silver dollar of the United States. .

In view of such testimony, what is the‘

point II great fraud was perpetrzued on the
nation. To say that members of the <cnatc
and h0u~c ought to have known what they
voted for, does not answer the charge. “'3
admit that they ought to, but we insist that
the men, jouriiuls and papers of I-vi-r_v kind
who persist in kcepingthc :Ir’\;uItI1gc which
gold men Iicquircd tlIrou_<_§l1 the niistakc or
negligence of congres.~IncII on II Inuttcr of
such vital importance, are lizmlly honest.
I cannot ~ec why, if they are in good faith,
they I‘efu.~c to consent to place «,_mld and
silveron the basis they were before the
error \vu.~' committed. That would be fair
and honorable. Then, if time should dem-
<>IIstI‘ate that the intei‘e.~'t.s of the whole peo-
ple, not merely the fortunate cIa~‘.~'. requires
that \vc should deinonclixc ~ilvcr, it would
‘ be time enough to do it.
A question arises as to whether the peo-
. ple have really profited by this ~ilvcr fraud.
Is it possible to suppose there i~ Iinyonc
fOOll.\lI enough to think that we .\ll()lll(l have
the present money panic if silver had not
been dcmonetized in I873? Let u< ~ee one
of the re.~'ult.~: Sir Archibald Alison tells
us that as a result of England demonetizing
silver in 1816. cotton sunk in three months
to half its former price. \\'ithin six months
all prices had fallen one-half, and for three
._vcz1r.< showed no signs of improvement.
, Bankruptcies increased in I819 more
, than 50 per cent over the number for the
;year previous. The owners of land, who
I in ISI9 numbered 160,000, were. 21> the his-
Itorian informs us, reduced in seven years
I to the number of 30,000, and one person in
I every seven of the population was obliged
I to be supported by organized charity.
, How exactly this coinparcs with our
Ipresent condition except in point of time.
‘ It xvas the result of demonetizing silver.
I Our trouble has been by V2ITIOU.\ shifts, de-
I layed. Prof. Commons, of johns llopkin
I University, the Voice tells us, has made :1
Istudy of the currency question, and con-
Icludes that the standard of measures has
I doubled in the last twenty years, thus doub-
I ling me burdens of debtors; and that prices
I have reached the lowest point of the cen-
f tury.
\Vhat margin is there now for the farmer?
,\Vheat in Ionia is selling at 48 cents per
 bushel; the best wool at 18 cents per pound.
I Only the things which are scarce bring any-
? thing like fair prices.
.\ farm mortgaged for half its cash value,
I will be almost sure to be taken on the mort-
gage, for the interest and principal cannot
be paid and II. living for an ordinary family.
, out of the proceeds from an 80 acre home.
,.~\n earnest free coinage man said to me,
that 25 years hence we should liavc no in-
. dividual ownership of land, except a~ very
jwcalthy men and corporations own large
‘tracts; that all the small holdings will be
nb.~orlIed, and the owners turned into ten-
ants working the land on ‘~'l‘l2ll‘€i~ or at Cash
yearly rents. It does not look to me quite
so bad as that, but the drift is certainly that
way. Our United States Senate is merely
a millionaire’.< club. It is controlled by
wealth, and wealth is as selfish as poverty,
having the power to legislate for itself, it
will do so, and has done so. America. is,
however, full of earnest, thoughtful citi-
zens. If we can only reach them, and the
majority really made to see the truth, I
believe they will follow its lead, and as far
as possible remedy the evils which have
come to us from unhealthy legislation.
LF..\Il'EI. CLUTE,

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, CROP REPORT.
I Northern Sect1'on——The past week has
I been favorable for harvesting, Spring
I crops are all gathered in good condition
I and farmers are busy threshing. Rain is
3 needed for plowing. The cloudy weather
I has been beneficial to all crops. Rain of
I 24th was of great benefit to potates and
I pastures. Berry picking is still in prog-
I ress in Marquette county, and apples
 look well with not many falling.

I Central .S‘ect1'nn— The drought still
I continues and all crops in need of moist-

ure are in poor condition in most sec-
.‘ tions. Corn is getting prematurely ripe
I and in some places is being cut in conse-
‘quence. Pastures are getting in poor
condition. Buckwheat is making a fair
showing on fiat land. Bean harvest is
well commenced in Livingston county.
In Tuscola county plums and pears are
a light crop, and apples are scarce and of
a poor quality. Grapes are in excellent
condition. Kent county reports alight
rain on Thursday which helped pastures
and meadows. Corn is being cut, and
threshing nearly all finished.

Southern Section——Drought contin-
ues to prevail generally. It Is too dry to
plow. Some corn is being cut up to
save the fodder, and seeding will be late
on account of dry weather. Light
showers in Van Buren county and a fine
rain in Berrien county on Thursday will
. help corn on low lands, also pastures, but
on uplands the rain came too late to be
of much benefit. The heavy (laws have
helped corn and especially root crops.
Meadows are poor. Buckwheat on low
lands looking well and beans a good crop.
Most of the threshing is done. Peaches
and pears are small unless watered or
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l‘HE GRANGE VISITOR.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1893.

Field and Stock.

AUTUMN AMONG STRAWBERRIES.l

GEO. E. PRATER.

 

Autumn work in the strawberry
bed properly begins as soon as the
fruit is all off the vines.
the patch has been mulched
(which it should be if the best re-
sults are to be obtained), select
the two or three first dry days, and
should the mulch be too much
packed by the treading of the feet

in picking, or too damp from the
moisture of the ground beneath,
take a common pitchfork and pass

between the rows and lighten up‘

the mulch so the sun and air can
penetrate it and when sufficiently
dry set fire to it and burn it. The
roots of the plants will not be at
all injured unless the mulch should
be very thick in which case some
of it should be removed at the
time of forking up. Some mow
off the tops of the plants before
burning, but I do not think this
necessary. .

In a few days after burning start
the cultivator and cultivate and
hoe persistently as long as any
weeds grow. You will be surpris-
ed if you have never tried this
plan at the dark green healthy ap-
pearance of the plants when they
start, caused by the potash depos-
ited in the soil by burnt mulch.
The benefits are these—-all weed
seeds are destroyed by the fire, the
early runners are kept from setting
by the mulch covering the ground,
the fruit is kept clean and free
from sand and dirt. By the ground
being covered from the scorching
sun and drying winds the quan-
tity of the fruit is increased and
the quality improved, and the work
of picking much more pleasant
and agreeable. The plants for the
next year’s setting, by growing
after the fruit bearing season is

the shipping season commences,l

and make no change to untrie

and perhaps unreliable commission
houses at the entreaty of smooth
tongue-cl solicitors. A saving in
freight rates and other expenses
may be made by associations or
clubs in shi: ping or selling in car

Then ifjlots or other large quantities.

;Daily advices by telegraph from
jthe different markets is of great
,importance to the shipper of
;grapes or other fruit. It will often
j prevent sending fruit to an already
*overstocked market.
l Lawton.

 

('0LI.'MBIAlV NOTES.

After seeing so many charming
things and persons at the great Ex-
position, I made up my mind to
see the cows that were selected all
over the l'nited States for a milk
and cheese test. This was a very
difficult matter, as the general pub-
lic was not allowed to pass through
the stables.

After looking over the finest col-
lection of cows that ever was made,
I stopped before a Jersey and asked
her name and number in the lierd-
book. It was Ida Marigold. No.
32,615. This was in June. I was
there to participate in the celebra-
tion of German day.

After reading this week the re-
port of the Department of Agri-
culture on the Columbian cheese
test, I found the J erseys ahead in
quality and quantity of milk. Out
of the whole collection of cows, my
choice, Ida Marigold, owned by U.
A. Sweet, of Buffalo, N. Y., received
first premium; Merry Maiden,
owned by O. and C. T. Graves, of
Maitland, '.\Io., second; Jersey Lily,
owned by M. C. Campbell, of
Spring Hill, Tenn., third.

I might say right here, from my
own experience, Jersey milk is the
gold of the dairy.

I made a sprcial study of the
art galleries and school exhibits.

over and starting under the stim-
ulating influence of the added pot-
ash in the soil will be remarkably
vigorous and strong. I have had
130 plants fill abushel basket pack-
ed down solid. The remarks about
cultivation and hoeing will apply
equally to patches not mulched or
where burning is impracticable.
Paw Paw.

HINTS ON DIARKETING GRAPES.

N. ATWELL.

Careful handling and packing of
grapes or other fruit is one of the,
most important points to mention‘,
in preparing the crop for market. 3
A grape grower should not seem}
to forget the fact that first-classl
prices can reasonably be expecte ‘,
only for first-class fruit, handled}
and packed in such a manner as:
to reach the market in the best,
condition. I

The form of package known asi
the climax basket is now generally 
used for grapes, as it is best adapt- 
ed to loading in wagons or cars.-
The size holding eight pounds is;
probably the best for Concordsfi,
while the five pound basket is per- ,
haps better for Delawares or Nia-a
garas. Grapes should not bell
packed the same day they arel
picked as they need to wilt in
order to pack closely without
cracking the fruit. The packing
should be close so that it will not
settle before reaching the market
and the basket will also approxi-
mate full weight.

so the cover will crush the grapes
is very objectionable and should
be carefully avoided.

Different localities may require‘
different methods of market1ng,:

but in general it is best to supply
consumers near home, and encour-
age buyers who buy for family use,
to peddle or to ship to other towns.
Grape growing has rear-lied such
large proportions that the bulk of
the crop must of necessity be sent
to the large cities on commission
as no successful system has vet
been devised to supeisede the rom-
mission merchant.
small towns on commission usually
proves unsatisfactory, as they are

liable to be overstocked and lack‘

facilities and experience in dis-
tributing fruit to other points,

price agreed upon before sending
grapes or other fruit to
towns.
in selecting commission houses to
sell fruit; reliability, location and}
the faculty of making satisfactoryj
sales should be considered. It isl
best to make this selection beforel

 

The extreme of.
heaping the fruit in the package‘

Shipping to ,

smalll
Care should be exercised‘

Wonder whether I will be as lucky
with my selections as with dame
Ida. I hope no visitor will over-
look the art album, by Prof. Haenel,
in the German Empire building,
where the great publishing houses
of Germany have their exhibits. I
wish I could go once more over the
school exhibits. Harvard, the Ger-

! man Scientia, Michigan University
land the Hampton Institute made

the most lasting impression.

“ Eurydice Sinking Back Into
Hades,” by Miss Henrietta Rae,
of England, in the lVoman’s build-
ing. would deserve a place in the
Art gallery.

EMIL BAUR.

Ann .-lrlmr.

0l7'l‘I.00K FOR BREI~JI)ERS 0|“
SHORT-HORNS.

DR. MANLY MILES.

[Read before Michigan SI’\0I‘trl'|OI'I] (Tattle Breed-
ers‘ Association at Lansing, Dec. 19, 1592.]

"Are Short Horns adapted to the wants of
cattle growers. and should there be any change in
the type or management to make them more
popular and to sell better?"

Every breeder has a direct interest in
this question which is presented for dis-
cussion this evening, and it should receive
careful attention from every point of view
that can add to our knowledge of the many
conditions that may have an influence on
the future popularity of the breed. Our
, limit.» will not permit a detailed discussion
l of the history and cliaracteristics of the
l breed as would be desirable in marking out
lthe lines of progrexs that may profitably
5 be followed, but there are fortunately cer-
3, tain well defined principles that will serve
, as reliable guides in our efforts to arrive at
1 satisfactory’ conclusions in regard to the
2 problem presented.

‘ In general terms it will be safe to say
, that the future outlook for Short-liorn.~
‘must depend, in the first place, upon the
‘ adoption by breeders of correct bu.~ine.~.~
principles in the care and iiianagcment of

their ~tock. including a complete adaptation i

of the breed to the practical requiremcntx
of the a‘\'erage farmer under the prt-~cnt
i C()l'llllll0ll.\ of farm practice.

1111-: six]: or‘ .-\N1.\i.-\Ls.

This will involve, in the second place, the
application of the well CSl:1l)ll.\llL'(l princi-
ple~ of stock brr-cdin,<_{ to correct any in-
llL‘l'llC(l tendencies in the wrong direction,

'ifanv ~ucli c.\'i~t, and develop as far 11>
- possible the special qualities that will
best adapt the aninials to the prospective
demand.

'l‘he~c general l)l‘()l)(l~l'rl(t)llx will probably
bc accepted by the brecderx a3~'.<cinliled here
as a fair .\lillZ(‘lll|.’llt of the C()ll(.llll0H.\ upon
which the .\LlC('.c‘.\.~flll breeding of Short-

.horns, and in fact all other pure l)l‘CCLl.\
depend.

what kind of animals the f2l.l‘lliL‘l‘ will re-

‘quirc in the future to enable him to suc- ,
_ _ cessfully meet the exigencies arising from 5
therefore it is best to have the ,

the present (:()l1(ll‘.ll)ns()f agriculture, and

we must then trust to the intelligence and 1

skill of the breeders of the improved breeds
‘ to ~upply what is wanted.

One of the most striking facts in the
 progress of civilization is the unprecedented V
system of cheap transportation which hasa ]
direct influence on the development of all 4
of the productive industries. Its first ef-
fect is to increase prices by opening new
markets, but with the extension of the sys-

This will lead us to inquire, on the start, I

tam a world wide_. competition is the result,
, which tends to lower prices and reduce the
‘ margin of; profit. 5,

In all departments of natural science the
law of evolution is now admitted to be of
universal application, and its influence is
felt as one of the prime factors in the de-
velopment of the industries. The struggle
for existence and survival of the fittest is
the law of industrial progress, and the
systematic adaptation of the methods and
means of production to the constantly
changing conditions of supply and demand
are the essential elements of success.

INTENSE COMPETITION.

In agriculture, as in other industries, the
intense competition that now prevails, and
is likely to continue in the future, can only
be successfully met by diminishing the cost
of production of all farm products, and
reducing to a minimum the wastes involved
in the system of practice adopted.

In a lecture to the Live Stock Associa-

looking upon the live stock of the farm as
machines for converting the field crops
grown into animal products of greater value
which are better titted for transportation to
distant markets, and at the same time to
conserve the refuse of this manufacture in
the form of manure to increase or main-
tain the fertility of the soil.

From this point of View the brief outline
of the present conditions of agriculture we
have given is suflicient to indicate the kind
of animals required to make farming profit-
able and which must be in demand by in-
telligent farmers. They must represent
machines that do the work required of them
with the strictest economy, using the small-
est proportion of the raw materials they
work up in the repair of their machinery,
or making good the losses from wear and
tear, and they must turn out products of a
quality that will command the highest price
in the markets of the world. In addition
to these essential qualities, there must be a
reasonable degree of uniformity in the re-
sults produced to ensure a high average in
profitable returns for the work performed,
and raw materials consumed.

SKILL l.\' Bkaaiiixo.

Success in breeding Short-horns, and the
future popularity of the breed must depend
upon the skill of breeders in moulding the
plastic form of their animals to answer these
requirements, and enable the farmer to
successully meet the world wide competi-
tion in farm products that cannot be evaded.

This should not be considered a dis-
couraging outlook, but it should incite
breeders to the exercise of greater skill and
systematic effort in the improvement of
their herds in useful paying qualities in a
definite direction.

From their many valuable characterist-
ics, including a remarkable susceptibility to
improvement in special directions, there
appears to be no good reason why, under
skillful management, short—horns should
not maintain in the future, as in the past, a
leading position as profitable farm stock on
a large proportion of American farms,

This pre-eminence must however depend
upon the full reco nition by breeders of
the well defined ctions in which im-
provements caii e to give their ani-
mals the greats. . -and the intelligent
and persistent application of correct princi-
ples in their breeding and nianagement.
Any CIIITICLIIIICS in the way of improvement
in the desired direction must be carefully
studied and surmounted by a consistent
S_\'.<tel‘ll of nianagementin which the natural
laws that determine the development of
improved characters are not violated.

  
 
 

THE VALUE or

.\'ot\vithstanding their numerous com-
petitors for public favor the Short-horns are
undoubtedly the most widely distributed of
the pure breeds, and they have been found
capable of ready adaptation to a great va-
riety of conditions of climate and food sup-
pl_v. This flexibility of their organization
(which should be highly valued as one of
the most important factors in the develop-
ment of improved characters), in connect-
ion with the different standards of excel-
lence adopted by breeders, hasgiven rise to
a number of subordinate types or families:
that differ more or less in general charac-
teristics and inherited tendencies, while a
large proportion of the representatives of
the breed present a considerable range of
variation in form and qualities, so that they
cannot be included in any sub-group or
family. This must be attributed in the
main to careless methods of breeding, or to
the attempt to blend the divergent char-
acters of different faniilies.

SIIORTIIORNS,

the breed for a definite purpose from the
mistaken notion that the blood of a num-
ber of families may be blended to give a
combination of their diverse characters and
qualities in their offspring. .\Iiscellaneous
breeding tends to produce variations in the
individuals of a herd and a definite type in
form and ~pecific qualilies can only be se-
cured by u per.~isten'. acllierence to 21 single
.-tandard of excellence and a vigorous weed-
; ing out and rejection for breeding purpo..<cs
of all animals that vary from the type it is
prop0.~'cd to t‘Slal)ll.\ll.

'riii-I 'l‘F.S’l‘ oi-' \u-.i<i‘r.
l As the real test of merit is the perform-

aiicc of the animal an :1 machine in the work
; of manufacturing the animal product that
l I.\ made the leading object, the breeder
‘, ~bould know what his animals are cabable
. of doing, and retain as foundation stock
I only tho~e that give the best results in
l quantity and quality of their special prod-
‘: uct for the food coiisiiiiied, which repre-
‘ seiits the raw niatcrials worked up.

In adopting :1 standard of excellence, the
 form of the animal should be co rrelatcd
, with the special qualities that are made the
‘ leading object; that is to say, its form
should be such as favors its performance in
l the desired direction of meat, or milk pro-
duction, with the aim of securing uniform-

whicli reprcs'ent.~' specific qualities.
\Vhen meatis the leading object steer

feeding may be practiced with advantage ,

3 bv the breeder. As atest of early maturity
‘ and feeding qualities, and to derive full

l benefit from the systcin the animals should ,

be inspected on the block to determine the
quality of the flesh produced. This will
serve as a desirable advertisement of a well
bred herd, and at the same time tend to
improve the market for bulls by limiting

tion last year, I urged the importance of,

The inexperienced breeder too often fails j
to achieve the highest success in establish-
ing in his mind the best characteristics of,

ity in form and action. or a typical form‘

the supply and increasing the demand for
those of high quality.

If milk is made the leading object it will
be for the breeder‘s interestto keep 2: rec-
ord of the quantity and quality of the milk
produced by each individual of the herd as
an essential aid in making selections for
breeding, and to keep the public posted in
regard to the real merits of the herd Phe-
nomenal records of selected animals will
not furnish as satisfactory evidence of the
breeder’s skill, or the merits of his herd, as
a high average of the entire herd with but
slight variation in the performance of in-
dividuals.

The breeder who is able to demonstrate
the valuable qualities of his herd as work-
ing animals of a uniform type, will readily
find a market for his breeding stock at re-
niunerative prices.

l’El)IGREE_

At the risk of repeating what may be
looked upon as on old story I will venture
, to make 21 suggestion in regard to pedigrees,

: which it must be admitted are not always
E studied to the best advantage, especially by
l inexperienced breeders. A pedigree show-
ling a high and uniform excellence of the
 ancestors for several generations should
I have agreater value than one tracing to in-
; dividuals of unknown and probably diverse
characters representing several fashionable
families. The skillful breeder will not
lose sight of the fact that the most de-
sirable qualities of our improved breeds are
highly artificial characters, and that there
is a constant tendency to revert to the
original type under conditions of manage-
ment that do not favor the retention and
development of the improved characters
that gives the animals their greatest value.
This tendency may be more marked in the
offspring of certain individuals than in the
average members of a family.

Even well bred animals of the same
family do not respond alike to the influence
of improved conditions, and a constant and
vigorous selection must be made to retain
in the herd only those that closely approx-
imate in all particulars to the ideal standard
adopted. The culls of :1 herd may have the
same pedigree as the best animals, and the
paper record of their breeding in itself,
gives no indication of an innate tendency
to vary in the wrong direction to suit the
purposes of the breeder to establishing a
definite type.

kxo\vi_ia1)(;i-: ()l-‘

A more general diffusion of knowledge
in regard to correct principles in the inan-
agement of live stock and in making se-
lections for breeding is undoubtedly needed
to enable the mass of farmers to fully ap-
preciate the advantages of improved ani-
mals on the farm; and all breeders of im-
proved stock have a direct interest in en-
couraging every educational means that
can be made available in this direction. It
is not my purpose to enter upon a general
discussion of the causes of the many fail-
ures in agricultural education, but it will
not be considered out of place at this time,
as a branch of the subject we have under
discussion, to raise the question whether
our agricultural shows are doing what they

PRINCI I’LI-LS.

agriculture.
_.\.oRi(~t'i.rURA1._ FAIRS. ,

Our agricultural fairs seem to be inan-
aged too exclusively with the idea of mak-
ing money for the society, and the educa-
tional features of the exhibition which
should be the prominent object of attention
are almost entirely overlooked. This will
be sufficiently illustrated by confining our
attention to defects in the management of
the live stock departments, in which breed-
ers are more directly interested.

\\'ith the exception of the few individ-
uals who receive the premiums, the ques-
tion may fairly be asked whether farmers,
or even any one else, receive any adequate
practical benefits from the exhibition.

It seems to be the. prevailing notion
among the oflicers of agricultural societies
that judges are either incompetent or dis-
honest, and every fact relating to the coin-
peting animals that will aid in determining
their real merits, is scrupulously withheld
from the judges for fear that it might bias
their judgment. One of the leading ob-
jects in making up the class lists of the show
appears to be to conceal the ownership of
the animals exhibited, yet in spite of this,
every one familiar with the show ring
knows that exhibitors do not fail to make
this the most prominent and obvious fact
presented when the animals are brought
into the ring. If the object aimed at is
commendable itis not attained by the means
adopted.

Again, in publishing the awards, the
name of the owner of the prize animals is
alone given, while the name, exact age, and
breeding of the winning aninials, which
are of the first importance to every one
, who wishes to profitably study the results
of the competition, are omitted as a matter
of little or no consequence.

K.\'0\VlNG riii-: xiariions,

All facts that tend to throw light upon
the value of 1 animal in the breeding
classes, for bree ing purposes, or upon its
capacity for useful work in the manufacture
of animal products, should be made public
if any advantages are to be derived from
our fairs from an educational point of view,
and the ability of competentjudges to make
equitable awards will not be diminished by
a knowledge of the whole truth.

The skill of the breeder is shown in the
uniform excellence of his animals for prac-
tical paying purposes, and the inass of
farmers are interested in knowing not only
the re.<ult.~' produced, but the system of
iinniageniciit and breeding that have made
them 1)0.\s'll)lt’, and with this wider diffusion
of knowledge the skilled breeder will re-
ceive the credit he is justly entitled to for
what he has accomplished, which he fails
to do under the preseiit defective methods.

There can be no doubt that the average
qualities of all of the pure breeds may be im-
proved by judicious treatment and the sys-
tematic selection for breeding of the ani-
mals that conform most closely to the
standard adopted, but this must be persist-
ontly practiced without change of purpose,
er satisfactory results cannot be obtained.

The outlook for the future in cattle
‘ breeding indicates that the best animals for
‘a definite purpose will alone command a
‘;ready market at remunerative prices, and
leach breeder must decide for himself as
.to the particular type it is for interest to
iproduce. It will then be safe to say that

success will depend upon the exercise of

should for the promotion of an improved '

good judgment in deciding upon his stand-
ard of excellence, and persevering effort in
the same well defined direction to secure
the uniform transmission of the desired
qualities

In conclusion we may with confidence
assume that the intelligence and skill of the
breeders of Short-horns will enable them
to adapt their representatives of the breed
to the special requirements of practical
farmers under the changed conditions of
production, and retain for the Red, IV/zile
and Roan, their well deserved reputation as
profitable farm stock.

 

One of the greatest delights of travel
in Switzerland is to hear the famous great
_Alpine horns whose sounds echo from
height to height, in ever fainter, sweeter
melody. When the sun has set in the
valleys, and the “ after glow” is still
making rosy the snow-capped mountain
peaks, the herdsman who lives upon the
highest inhabited spot. takes his horn,
and speaks clearly and loudly through it,
“Praise the Lord God.” The neigh-
boring herdsman on low speaks, repeats
this, till the call resounds from all the
mountains and rocky cliffs around.
When this has died away the highest
herdsmau calls “Good night,” which is
taken up and repeated as before, so
though separated by frightful chasms'
and ranging waterfalls each goes to his
rest in his lonely but with a sense of
companionship.

MICHIGAN STUCK BkiIlIERTSl

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.

PQQDFIT  Miijgnu 1
[088  WOOL l

\\'c can

WHICH?

furnish :uiylliiii,i_r you wztnt in the

Sliropshire Sheep line. \Vritc, or ('4IlllL', or both.

Hl<ZRBl<2l{'l‘ \\’. .\[l'.\[l~‘0RD,
Most-ow, Mich.

EUGENE FIFIELD
BAY CITY, MICE
Sin:ccss(>r to MERRILL K‘ FIFlIiI.D
Importer and Breeder of

HEREFORD CATTLE
“"1 SHROPSIIIRE SHEEP

Clinics stock of both kinds for sale. Prices reason-
ab ~ Correspontlencc solicited,

1

HIGH CLASS bHROPSHlRES

\\'e now offer 75 _\'C:ll'lll1;_{‘ Rams and :50 _vc:irling
Ewes from the flocks of .\Ie.~’sr.~’. liowcn-_]onc>',
Berry, Butlur, Inge and Evztns. all eminent ling-
lish l)l‘t:c(l(:l’.~. Tlicsc are "l’1lllLl sheep. and are
offered at rczisonablc peices. Send for c.'it'.iloguc.
Fourth Annual Auction Sale Tliunulzty,
Septelnber ?.l.~‘t. Sheep reserved for sale will
not be sold priv:xtcl_\'.

  

TH 12‘ ‘V ILL()\\'.\',

Geo. E. Bi-cck, Prop. Paw Paw, Mich.

SPRINGDALE EARM

LANSING, MICHIGAN

JAMES M. TURNER, Prop

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

i-‘To? SALEx—-nil"

A few good pigs from the llillsdulc Coumv
Herd of Polzind China Ilogs. Can furnish
pairs or trios not akin. Inspection of ourherd
solicited, or write. tlcscriliiiig clo.~'el_v wliat
you want, and satisfaction will be giiaruiitcetl.
Stock recorded in O. I’. C. R

JOHN BOWDITCH
Hillsdale. Michigan

if IIIITIIIIHINDS

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

i3’I.AcKi MEADOW FARM.

Standard-bred Trotters '
Shortliorn Cattle

.\‘lIr0psliire Sliorp

llerksllire Pigs

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

Oakland Poultry Yards.

Eggs for hatching per 13, Barred Plymouth
Rocks, Rose (‘/ornb White, and Single Comb
Brown Leghorns. $l.00 to $1.50, White Wyan-
dottes and Light Brahmas, $1.50,Maminoth Bronze
Turkeys, $2.00 per six.

My yards are all headed by high-scoring males.
hens and pullets score 90 to 9:’). My stock has won
premiums at all the principal shows in Michigan.

JAMES .\lll.lil~lll. .lr.. Betldow. Mir-li.

Raiubouillet Sheep, Galloway t‘attle. and Per-
cheron Horses. All stock pure bred and regis-
tered. Two Percheron Stallions for sale at a
bargain. Spring Rye for Seed.

Address. L. F. HOAH, (‘onaiu MICE-.l.,
or L. B. 'I‘()\\'\'.‘ ‘ ‘D, IONIA, Mics.

I 
H1i.i.sD.u.I<:. MICH

Bltl-lEl)El{ (IF

ESSEX, Vltlllllll AND SUFFDLK SWINE

OF THE BES"

Write for
Catalog.

 

A_1_§.9 _-}:n9!_1.*='<m.J!.e!'£9j¥:€*9_I9 2F__.<*h0icenua1iw

SHROPSHIRE HALL
STOCK FARM

Has now on sale 50 l_{egistere<l yearling Rams.
25 Registered yearling _Ewes, also imported
Ewes and Rains. 1593 imp-irtatinn to arrive

in July.
L. S. l)l'.\'l-IALVI,

Mg?_____£:2_mL1!.*:'1-;_.
SHROPSHlRES FOR ’93
Imported. ltegistereil lllltl l7nrcgisterenl

References: ex-Gov. Wiuans and _C. 8. Gregory,
Banker, Dexter, Mich.

Choice Yearling Ram and Ewe Lambs for sale
Terms reasonable. We pa half of freight or
express. V L}: INE 05..

P. O. Di-zxnzs, Mica.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 1893.

 

THE GRANGE V ISITOR.

3

ATRONS’

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H. since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Burns and Out-
buildings, l0,tX)0 Fanners testify to their merits. Grange Hells. Churches, School
Houses, Dwellings, all over the land, some of them painted 151/ears ago, still
looking well, prove them the most durable.

AINT

MICHIGAN PATRONS “Buy direct from
Factory ” at full Wholesale Prices and
save all Middlemen's Profits.

O. W. INGERSOLL, Prop.

Oldest Paint House in America
241-243 Plymouth-st., Brooklyn

ORKS

Ingerso1l's Liquid Rubber Paints
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Sample Color Cards, “Confldentia1" Grange
Discounts, Est mates and full particulars
MAILEI) FREE. Write at once.

Postal clofiings.

Bro. Mayo has finished his work in
Grand Traverse county and is now work- _
ing in Benzie county. He has met good .
audiences and I have heard many words
of commendation. I believe his visit to
this part of the State will result in much
good to the order. TRAVERSE-

Capitol Grange is holding a contest,
the brothers against the sisters.

Sister Mayo has been in Illinois and
Indiana on a Grange lecturing tour.

Victor (}i‘an,r.ze is to have a “revival”
meeting soon. They have good material ‘
for Grange work but need help-

.
IN MEIIIORIAM.

Died at his residence in Augusta,
Washtenaw county, August 3, 1893, Bro.
Asa M. Darling. aged 69 years, a member
of Fraternity Grange No. 5'2. The Grange 1
loses a noble brother, the church a hearty
supporter, the community :1 good citizen.

Died at her residence July 17, 1893,
Sister Rosella l7owler Seager, aged :21
years. a member of \\ orking Grange l\o.
509.

“ Resolved. That by the death of Sister
Fowler Seager, we have lost a faithful

and earnest member of our Order."
CoM:iiITrr.i~:.

ONE TOO MANY.

[(‘0NTR1BL'TED.]
Poor old iii:1n is poor old joiics.
llc \\‘:l.lI(S the street illld he \v:1lk.-4 it zilonc.
He often asks for :1 trust of bread,
Or pcrlizips a place to my his head.
Noliody czircs io give him :1 penny,
Poor uld iiiiiii, he's one too inziiiy.

:’I‘hcn~ in the crowd stands old Mrs. B ,

She gn/.cs ziroiind :it each f:imil_v;

Shc wonders ivliy Silt: stziiids. :1loiic.

Slic \\'oiidei‘s \\ih}' Sill.‘ has no hmiici

\\'liy othcrs li:1\'i- friciids :1iid she not xiii)‘.
Iluiiii-less‘ :1i1d fiiciiillcss, sliL“s one ton lllllll\‘.

In :1 little old hut lives old .\Il'>~. 1).,

Her eyes are blind so Silt.’ 1~:1nnot sec:

Tlic C()lll[\:llll()l'l who I011-d her is now no lllI!l'('.
II(:l' Cliililrcii I1:l\'C goiic to the other sliorc.
’l‘lic\'\\'erc'l‘1iiniiiy.:iiid Lh:ii'lii-, llllll sivcct little

Iziiiiiin.
Blind and ziliiiie. shc‘s one ton iiniiiy.

Iii M1‘. l"s f:1iiiil_\' is :1 little lioiind l1n_\'.

Nu I2lIllt’l' or iiiothi.-r has little Bciijoy.

.\I1'. P's. L‘llllLlI'L‘ll \\‘lll pliiv with inch othi-r,
Fin‘ kind ivords :11id kis. hc\' go to their ll‘l(lillCl‘.
But St‘Ul(llll2‘.~' :1iid wliipiiings, they :1ll gt) to Bi-iiiiy,
Poor little uriihziii. hc's one [no lll4ln\'_

 

A little Cl‘l])]llL‘_‘_{lt‘l with L‘l)lllll't.‘ll :it pill},
.\lic's Cl‘U.\.\' ‘i‘:111sc she's sick. is this littlc ,Iciiiii1-
Griiy

Slit,-'.s:1!\\';1\'.si1i the \\':|_\'. ‘1‘:111si-.slicr:iiiuot get out,
Tlic\' riiii oi or her, the robust :iiid stmit.

Noiic of tliciii czircs f1)i'litllL*('I'i])pli.' Jciiiiii-,

Poiir lllllk‘ lzissic, shc’.s one too i1i:1iiv.

The mic tiio ii1:iiiy‘s, \\'ll:lL :1 \\’Ul'lll for thcnif

‘ No liiiine, 1111 luv:-. not C\‘L‘ll :1 friend

To >p('Ill\’ :i kind \\’fil'(l, to Cliccr or to lilcss.
Bv littlc zicis of kiiidiicss or pcrhzips :1 5:11‘ s‘

. (Ir :1 word of cnmiiirxigi-iiiciit. or .\'(1lllL' little :1d\‘i1‘1.-,

\\'hich (‘llll.\’li[llll‘S lllll(‘ll of tlic li:1iipiiies.s of lift‘-

Aiiil yct 1111- time iiiziy cniiic \\'(‘ I{'il0\\’ not.
'l‘h:1t mic too i1i:1ii_\' iii:1\' hr 0111* lot.

Oh, I":itliL-r we ]ii‘:1\’ l'licL-, thou Ililllllit‘ Om-.
l’rcp:1ri~ for the one 1110 i1i:11i_\'s :1hn1iic.

(311111! thviii. dciir F:1tl11,-1‘. thy iiitiiiitc lovu.
(}i\<~ thciii :1 pliicc \\'llll the 2l|l_‘_,"L‘l>‘ :ih1i\'c.

 

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Bra 1 n Work .
CONDUCTED BY " TYRO.”
()p«_-n to ;ill Si:lI>1'l'll‘:l'S. Coiitriliiitiniis iiiiil solu-
tions soiicitcil. .r\dd1'c.s.s :1ll lll2l{lL‘l' L‘1ini'1-1'iii:i;z this
1lcp:1i'tniciit in F. Aiiiiii R .\ll£T(’.\l.l-, .\‘ni"i'ii A1 -
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ORIGINAL PL"/.ZI.E5.

’7,—I.71iu/1/4' Ln/tn’ E]!i;")Il1I.

<iii_<_,_r “ the forest \\‘:i}‘.s”—

'l‘\\‘O my eyes “ are bent”

)n \'l as where my “ true love" strays-

“ CO.\II’LI3TI£l” I :1iii content.
Nu/.m, A’. II. PR0Tl'3l'$-
.Vn. 2.S’,—I1.'.1'a__<_r¢n1.

i. }i.\tr:1v:iz:1iitl_v. J. The plant louse. _ 3. Por-
tions of the kingdoni. (Efrgh) 4: Lzipwiiigs. 5.
Posscssiiizi. ('.n::'.) 6' A pin set in the face of :1
dizil. 7. To snathe.

l{’utermmI. /11.

AV). 2<]~}Ic.i'n_._v,rn/I.

1. A pronoun. 2. Aspeciesof tea. 3. A groom.
4. A siniill rodent animal of the gciiiis éltiirlax, 5.
A molliisk of the genus .Ve'ritu. Ii. A rat. (Obs.)

To cover with tents.

I/V(:terman_ I//.
,’\"n, 3o_—C/mrmfr.

I was giviiig; her :1 lesson.~Scc.‘
But her sol-fiis were not quite the thing
So. err she licgillt am to sing,

I asked hcr to give 1 :1, one 17:10 I/zrw.

.-\t Christiiias-tiilc I sought for :1 gem,
Nor diziniond, nor r1ib_v, nor pearl .
Should tcll my deep love for the girl.

I. siiiiglit :in all (()I1.v._) fit for :1 dizidciii
li'n.«'//[u_;r/n/1, 1). C. \\'.\LDE.\i.\r<.
IVU, 7I.—I(’//0»I{1nI'11'.

A rnmc ,- i_ Town Bncs-Bo<lr_o§_v Hiingary. (}3’I'j.)
2. Village \\'. Flanders, Belgium. (B1;.) 3. A dis-

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COLUMBIA.

Soi.oN.

ruse of the hair. .1. 'l‘o\\'n Liiinburg, Netlicrlands. »

(B[/'.) '5. A r:ite, (06.9) 6. Flemish philologist:
   2. A swcetlieart. (017.\‘.) 3.
To anger. 4. Siiizill tislics. 5. French historian.
g-7,-:92,   7- :;:i“::' °.“.°‘.‘l‘f}§; .:.r*;:°*-
. >1. - .-i:1:i 1111.1. * : c : us
sequin? R\i:l!~'li'l)1f tl‘lc"l)‘kiy family. 11. Borng. 12.
T';.1::;:.°;.:>,f.~ .9.’ ".7" "W-’ 
ANS\\'F.RS T0 BRAIN \\'ORK III.
No. 9. CASTOFF No. 10. Ruin-run,
AGUIRRA
SUNNIES
TINIEST
ORIENTE
l<‘RES%0N
FAST NS
No. 11. No. 12.
P C
PAC CUR
BARAK LORET
BUSTLES LAMPERS
PASTILLES COMBOLOI0
PA RTICIPATE CORPOREALLY
C.-\LLIDI'1‘Y REELECTED
KELPIES TROATED
SEATS SILED
STY OLD
E Y
No. 13. No. 14.
P V
SAP LOS
RENES PACED
RAMADAN PINITES
SEMIMETAL LANIFICAL

PANA MERICAN VOCIFERATED

PEDE HEROS SETIREM ES
SATIRES DECAMPS
N A COS SATES
LA S LES
N D

PRIZES,

For first best list of answers in puzzles published
in Sept. “ Clcop:1tr:i.” For scconil bcst list the
VISITUR (i iiiontlis. Send in your ziiiswc-rs carly,
please. I _
I YRO.

I The secretary of agriculture is in re-
ceipt of ii communication from Mr. A]-

fredo Solf, United States consular agent 1
at Chiclayo, Peru. stating that by request ‘

of several of his farmer friends in that
section he desires to obtain information

as to where in the United States he can .

secure representative animals of the best
European breeds of cattle and sheep.
He inquires particularly for the Durham

or Short Horn, Holstein and Swiss breeds 1

of cattle, and for the best English sheep,
uniting large production of mutton with
good quality of wool.

I Read at Olive Centre, by W. M. Jacques]

Woiirny MASTER AND PA'ri1oNs
———It has become a fixed principle
‘in the minds of all intelligent peo-
ple that no party 01‘ organizatioii
can originate and grow to any great
proportion without a cause for its
origin, therefore the present status
of the Grange is proof conclusive
that there existed a just cause why
farmers should unite for the pur-
pose of upholding their position in
a society. The usefulness of the
 Grange is becoming more apparent
levery day; and its healthy growth
from year to year is good proof
ithat the society has not reached
it-he acme of its usefulness. For it
tis the history of all organizations
 that they must progress or go down.
iThe reason of this is that when
progress ceases it shows that the
cause of its origin has also ceased.
1 But the steady growth of our order
must be an indication that there is
‘yet much for Grangers to accom-
iplish. Of course education is one
fof our main purposes, but it seems
‘to me even that should be carried
ion in a manner that Will show that
;We have a purpose in view. If the
object is to fit farmers so that they
will be able to better do their duty
as statesmen, then it would be a
good plan to have more discussion
on those measures which we recom-
mend through our legislative com-
mittee, and if they were discussed
more before their passage, Patrons
1 would be more likely to recognize
éthem when they come back to us
3 as issues, which we are called upon
as citizens to either reject or ratify.
It looks inconsistent to see Patrons
condemn as citizens what they
helped to recommend as Patrons.
Yet this is no uncommon occurence,
and if it should become known to
legislators that Patrons are not
united on the measures which their
legislative committee ask for, we
would fail to be recognized as we
now are, for they would have noth-

at it. VVe also try to have Patrons
, elevate their minds above taking
t offense when a question arises on

i which they do not agree with other 1
}Patrons, and, argue them from the;

 standpoint of reason and not allow
;.passion to control them.

, I for one, would like to see econ-
Qomic questions discussed in the
‘;Grangc ina non—partisan way. For
iinstance some think farmers must
?seek relief through trade regula-
-tions or in compelling railroad
companies to charge less freight,
-while others think best to adopt
that course which will induce the
consumers to come nearer to the
producer‘, which is the course that
will doubtless give relief to the
‘farmer; if the distance is short be-
‘tween the consumer and producer,
the fariner can dispose of a. large
amount of perishable produce that
ihe could not send to a distant.
inarket.

I can see no reason in having:
farm produce carried long distances 
‘ to market, and the goods we receive 
;for them brought long distances to}

us. The freight bills and middle‘. .
fmen’s profits must enter largely ,
into the cost to the receiver at 1
either end of the route, and cause
the producers in bot-li places to re-
ceive less for his care and toil, and 5
‘ the carriers and traders have a
chance to leach from the producers
‘much that should be left in their

hands.

I think it should be the study of

‘ Grangers to try and solve the pro-
blem of what would be most likely
to induce manufacturers to locate
, more amon_«.: the farmers.

‘ A small bonus would no doubt:

II" YOU

A RE THINKING

Gun New Offer
THIS WILL INTEREST YOU

UP BUYING

Sewiig Machine

.\ltli1i11;gh \\'c h:1\'c sold :1_«_m«idiii;111\' of the

p be a profitable investment. If one
fourth of the money that is paid by
the farmers of this countyiii freight. ~
in one year (_ on articles that should

‘ be consumed here), should be col-

‘ lected and ofl"ei'ed as a bonus to

', some firm to start a woolen factory

gin our county, it would be quite an ‘

iiiiichiiii-s \\’L‘ li:1\'c lVCL‘ll ibtft-1‘ii1~_{ ziiid though
they li:1\1~gi\c1i s:1iisf:i1~ii1iii. \1-¢- lit-lic\ c that
we are iiizilxiiig‘ .1 still ll('[IL‘l‘ offer.

FOR

$21.00

\\'i-1 WiLi. SEND .-\ l\l.1cHiNE \VEl.l. NAMED

ing to fear from us in that case .
but the small majority instead of
the whole Grange as they now look;

13 an inducement to any enterprising:
imanufacturer and it would not
?take the employés of a large fav-
itory long to consume enough of
;our produce to balance the bonus
‘-and save a like amount in freight.
:The policy of shortening the dis-
 tance between the producer and
l COIlSl]l1191‘ also lessens the chaiices
jof litigation, which usually come
; through common c:11'i'iers, traiisfer
conipanies and commission men.
It would also cut off many drones
who now eat from the same pile,
and grow fat on the sweat of some
other me1i’s brow. ‘

In conclusion I wish to say I
think it should be the study of the
Graiige to adopt that course which
will make as many of those cut-offs ‘
as possible, such as needless freight
bills, drones in general, and the
flow of coin fr,I__;~n this to some
other country for labor which can
be just as well done here.

THE FRENCH PEASANT.

The steady field laborer is very
orderly in his habits and has a
good dose of common sense. Each ,
province has marked characteris-;
tics of its own. The Bretons, for?
instance, are staunch, enthusiastic
Catholics and royalists, a stubborn
race with a will of its own; excel 3
lent sailors, poor agriculturists and 1;
true patriots. The Provencal, on‘
the other hand, has much of the
Andalusian in his character; some-
thing too of the Irishman, witty,
poetical, improvident, grandilo-
quent, hot-headed, smelling of gar- I,
lie and personated in Daudet’sl
inimitable ’l‘a»rfrn‘z'an de Tarascon. 
The Norman peasant is suspicious,‘;
miserly, cautio1is,a good bargainer, 3
who has never yet been known to‘;
commit himself by a decided yea}
or nay.
clearsighted in business matters,
and not overburdened with heart}
or imagiiiation. He would let his E
house burn to the ground without‘
caring to see‘. the blaze provided it A
were iiisured.—-From “ The Freeze}: ,
Pc(Ls(mi7‘y,” by the fllarqzeise dc,
San Carlos, in .Vo1'th -1-1me1'i('(m.

The Northern man is.

4

Rc1:i(’ii; for August.

 

THE (TOIVNTRY SCHOOL. ,
There is more reading done in,
our farm neighborhoods than int
our cities; and the good typicali
farm home has its newspapers al-I,
ways and its magazines quite fre-}
quently. Nor are the district'
schools so inferior, though their
quality varies much from year to:
year. \Vith a good teacher in}
charge, the country district schooli
is better than the city gradedl
school, because it is more freei
from mere machinery and better,’
adapted to develop the individual- 1
ity of pupils. Hundreds of men-
and Women of high standing and‘,
wide experience today are thank-E,
fiil for the little wooden country‘,
schoolhouse of their childhoodi
days, in which the educationali
methods pursued were infinitely}
more scientific and valuable than;
those now followed in many of our §
city schools. — Albert Show in?
Sketch of Leland Stanford, Aug-3
ust Review of Reviews. 1

. vcnient of :1n_\'.

lsl

. stock 1''

THE COLUM

'l'|i1- L'oli1iiihi:1i1is :1.stri<;tlvlii:li gitiilv .\'t:\\‘lTl:_:’
Ill;l(‘llllli‘ \\liI1 zill iiiiitli.-rii iiii]ii'm'cii1ci1ts,
»\dl]N‘l'l7 ziii-cliziiiisiii. 1_rr:1ccfiil Ah-si\_-'11 hi1ii1l—
st-inc; tiiiish. liu'liti‘11iiiiiii'._’ :1nd ll4\1\g'li;_\_\‘, [n
f'1cl. Zlll lliu llL'.\‘.!'2lllli‘ fl,'.ll\ll‘i’~ (‘i1l\l:llllL‘Ll lll
iilhcr \\t:Ii-kiivi\\'ii |ll0(l1‘l'll \l\l(‘ :ii.i<'hiiic> zin-
found in the " Coliiiiilii:1ii.:' Illl]lV'ii\ gd and
siii1iiii1iedli\'tii1- [helicst ‘.ll(‘('l‘.: i<‘:1l t:1lcnl iiiid
it .st:ii.1ls the pm-1' of .ill HIl1k'l' s-;\\ iii;: irl.lt'lllll1'.~
UH llll‘ 1i1‘.ti‘l\ct.

FULLY WARRANTED FDR TEN YEARS.

.\s :11l1litimi.1lL-\'i«lcii1‘coflli(';:1-iicinil s1i1i1‘r~
ii11'it\ :1iid wcxiriiig tiiizilitics of the "('nliiiii—
Iii.1ii." it l> \\'2ll'l'1ll‘.[L'(l for lei» \t‘lll'\. The
“ L'ivl1iiiilii:iii" will Ulll-\\‘t'.’ll‘ :|ll\' tun /if the
liighcst ii1‘i1‘L-1'1 st-iviiig lll1l(.‘lllll(‘\V ill the \\'0l'l(l.
l:()~~L‘\\.lll_’_Yl*_'l'l'Jll (lIll':llIllll_\'. .1nd by tho lllllllll§_’_' of :1 scrv.-iv

   

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:1ll lost iiivitimi l‘:lll lic ' A llllL so :ii'1‘1i1':1tcl\‘ ll‘:ll tliusc Illll('lllll<'\ :1r1' .'lll.%I)-
llllt'l_\' ll0l>‘L‘lt'>> iiiid .l\ czisy riiiiiiiiig :1.s tiiic zidjiisti iii ziiid lit--t lllL‘L i:1ni1':1l shill riiii ])l‘Uilll('L'. N1;
cxpciisi: 111' Illllt is .sp:1i'cdt1i lll1ll\\' Ihi-iii in-1‘I1-Vt iii «>\*i~r\' 1'1-spcct. .1.s L‘\‘Cl’\‘ iiiiichiiic l).l\\'i‘\ ,1 ]'i4ri{l

,iii.sp1-ctioii by coiiipt-tciit iiicii l\('fHl‘\‘ lc:1\'iii'_r llI\' i':i1'[1ir\.

ILXll‘:l :1it:1cliiiiciits iii :1 1':-lick-liiicd c:i.si-. sent free with (‘2lL‘ll iii.11‘liiii1-:
.\llll:Y‘ll]_Lf plzitc. 1 'IIL‘llllllL‘l: Sol Ii widthsi .llltl_IIlll(lL.'t‘,’l Br:1id1:i' (FOOII zind Slide), 1 'I'hr1';1d C1ittcr_

‘I‘.:lCll lll1l(V‘lllllk'  siipplip-il with thc folliziiiiiig / ‘ ;1_cct-ssrirics: l Ilciiiiiicr and Fcllc-1' (mic
piece), ll Net-1llc.s,oBo_iliiris, i 5Cl'L"\\‘-Dl'l\'t‘l‘, Oil (fin t1l_lc(l\vitl1oil. (doth (iziiigc :1nd lhiiinli Screw,
:1nd :1 fllook of I‘I'l>lll‘ltl(‘[l(}Hl.\. The I)l)t)l\ of lii.s1i‘i11‘.iiiii.s' is lirofiiscly illiislnitcii, ziiid :lll\\\'(‘l‘\' the pur-

)SL‘ 0 ll. CUITIVC CII CHC ICT.

'Il‘hc Blll:ll'l1€t:*1\\Vllct._‘l llllttl lH_2lIllV of the line ii.1i't.s :11’:-, iiirhcl-pl:ilc(l, \\'llll other p:ll‘[.‘« li1icl_\' (:ll2llllt.‘lL‘(l
lllI( UI'I:li‘IIIIl.‘l'l Cl , g‘l\lI\‘,{ il. ric I iIpl)Cllril ‘C.
l'I‘l’l:'i1lllpI‘O\‘t‘('l aiitoiiizitic bo1libi1i_ iviiidci is $()$llll1|lt.' that :1 child Cllll casily Ul)L‘l‘2llC it--—‘\\"iIl(llllg the
tirca :«ll'lt(>ll]flClC2ll} onpthc iobbiii :i.s evenly :1iid rc_g11l:1rl_v :15 tliethreziil on :1 spool. 'Ihis \‘.’lI\l1'1lil€
?tt21Cl'llEi8llt1|‘L‘l’]l1(I8l'S1 possililc :1 vpclrfcr}: l‘(IllI:il‘(ll of the shiittlc tc-n_siori,.:1iid all zinnoyziiicc resiiltiiig
.!'0nlt.\1\ll{l e1 t_rf.1(<‘ \I‘L.l\lr|g \\ 11 c 1 c 111.11 iinc is in iniition, \\l1ich is coininoii to lIl£lIl_\' 1l'l2lL'lllll(iS,
is en ire y 0 win c . ,

A.Sclf-SC[[lng_Ill:Sf1:llC zuid Self-:ll‘li‘x:‘.l(lll\g c}.'liii1lci' shiittlc are used in the “ .C()lllllll)l2lll"’ high ziriii
s¢:\vingIiii.1Lhi1i_cs. B111: ant; silisiiiiplc tllllll. :iii_\ one can can easily 0 crate them in :1 few mii_i1it¢:s’ tiiiie.
.1s our nstriictirin 00 ‘is ul 3. ill1istr:itc1_, .slirii\'iii_; h_ow to do all 'iiid.s of f:|nC\' work with :1lt:1ch-
iiieiits. 'Ihe self-tlirt-i1d1ii_4' sliiittlc is so simple that with two iiiotioiis of the h:ind b:1ck\v:ird the shut-

l 'l‘11i‘kL-1', l Riilllt-1‘ with

 

 

,tlc is threaded.

The dri\'ing-ivliecl on this iinicliiiic is éltlllllltttil to be the slllilllcrst. easiest 1'11niiing:m(l most gun.
The lll:l.('l1llll3 " 'clf-tlii‘c:1diii_g, hzis the vcrv licst tension, :uid is iiiiidc of the best

in:1tei'i:1l, with the 1vc:1riiig 11:111.» hzirdciicil, and is finished III :1 Sllpt.‘l’lOt' stvlc. It has veneered

cover, drop-leaftable, 4 end drawers and center Swing drawer and finished in oak or

Walnut wood work.

Price incliidiiig one _\'c."1r‘s siibsi-ripiioii ‘.11.
fi‘ci§_rIiL stiitioii if diffrrciit fruiiipiist1iili1::i<lLlrcss.

 

Stfllt by frciglit, (‘ll2ll‘,<__'\‘S pr(~p:iid. (ii\'i‘ mime of

‘V6 prepay the fi-ciglit.

The l\Iacl1iiie is sliippcd subject to your amirowil, arid it‘ not
entirely s:iti.sf':1.ctoi-_v will he l'(‘tlll'lle(I

AT OUR EXPENSE

Gould flnutahing be Fairer‘?
IT IS \VARRA.\"I‘El) FOR TEN YEARS.

Address, with the money,

GRANGE VISITOR, LANSING, MICE.

- . ‘i
Farms in Isabella Loiiiity
A\'l-JR.-'U}l~. ABOl'T .~2l«'.\‘l<'..\"l‘\' .\(‘l(l£S l<‘..\(‘lI.

Rcaiitiful lioines, l:1i‘5,5e limiis. fruitful orchards.
zit-at co1iiitr_v school lltlllsC.\ :1nd cliurclics. thriv-
ing Villages zind :1 li:11i1lsoiii1- city, pron: thc
prospcritv of thc pcoplc. The scliools zind colv .
logos of Mt. l’le:1s:uit zirc cxccllciit, Outs, 1‘lov1:r, 
:i1id fru . for gt-iii-r:1l f:i1'iiiiii_x_-‘:
Corn, li'1_y and rich ]i:1st1irc.s for d:1ir_\‘iiig zind
sing, h:1vc iiiaidc in:1ii_\' £111-iiicrs well off:
iithcr. * )rospcri1i_<_,r,:ui(I so can you. l'niiii—
proved l:i1i1<, v:1lii;iblc tiiiibi.-1' l:11ids. ]l(l.l‘ilV ini-
])l'()\‘t:(l f:iri1is. ziiid fiiriiis lii}_-‘lily ll1l[ll’l)\'t'Ll. iiiid
(‘ll0lCt‘ (‘llV iii'npcrt_\‘ for suit: for l'L‘;lil)' low ])l'IK‘(.‘.\.

F01‘ suiiiplcs of (l1.-s1'1'1ptioii.s of s111'l1 pi'1ipci‘t_\'
.is you iii:i_v clcsirc ziiiil fccl tihlv to l‘1\l_\', pleasi-
ziddrcss (fO()K‘.\' RE-\ I. I'}.\'T.\Tl*I _\Gl'Il\'('\'.
Ht 1’loas:iiit. Mich.

G. BYRON STONE

Siieeialist Veterinaru

   
 

.14

6 Surgeru
Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich.

.' iecii, p0t:1toc:~‘

  

I. make a specialty of Castrating the Ridg-
ling HOPSG. and Spaying the Kicking
Mare. I Castrate Colts without the use
of ropes, cords. clamps or tire irons.
Spay all kinds of domestic animals.
Capoii Fowls; Dehorn Cattle. File
Horses’ Teeth and I will go any distance
provided a club of sufiicient size is
secured to pay me. I guarantee satis-
faction in all cases 0')‘ no charges. VVrite
for circular.

The Hand-Made uariessico..
or STANTON, MICH.

E. D. HAWLEY, I’r(».s'. W31. H. OWE)‘. Troas.
0. MOORE, S'cc'_I/.

Retail their l)\\'ll inzikc of giiixls :11 T?’//U/I'.‘1l/.1’ /Win’

\Ve i1i:ikc :1 spccizilv of $.zodo1ililc tc:1iii work ll2ll'-

usristriited
C.'iil1l()§'.le
FREE.

 
 
   

  

n ‘ ‘ind :1 $11) siiiglc l1:ii'iioss, \’\'c ;_:1i:ir:1iitcc satis-
factioii, and [)l‘t.‘[l1l._\' frciglit on ll'\t.' scts. l§_\ pcr
mission we rcfcr to Hon. H. H. Hiiiils, of Stan-
ton.

$3 5 . Otheuizea Droportionltely Ion

DH TRIM.-FREIQI-ll’ PAID-WARRANTEII
086000 & THOMPSON, Bingliamton, N. r

J. C. GOULD, Agt., Paw Paw, Mich.

For Sale!

A LARGE

AGENTS WANTED

In every Gi':iiig'(- tlii'o1ig'lio11t tlie
'iiited States. \Vi'itc at once
for full p:11'ti1-1il:ii's. Aildrcss
l~‘l{A'l‘ER.NI’l‘Y FINE ART C().,
P. O. Box 157:. BOSTON, Muss.
Sin 11-,pl_\' to this :id\'. niciitioii lliis pziper.

|NBl|BATOH8&. BRDUIJERS

Brood only $5. Be and cheapest for
rnisingrdhicks; 40 fir‘ premiums; 3.
testimonials; send for catalogue.

G.S. SINGER, Box , cardlngton, 0.

Peach and Plum Orcliaril

In Oceaiia Coiinty, near Shelby.

160, 120, 80 O1‘ 40 acres.

For terms and particulars address

‘THE GRANGE VISITOR,
Lansing, Mich.

 

 


  



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THE GRANGE VISIT OB.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1893.

THE GRANGE VISITOR

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

Kn-._von l.. l‘luiIPl‘llPl(l, Hlitor and Manager.
LANSING. MICH..

Towhoni all_ exchanges. communications. adver
tising business and subscriptions should
sent.

Olfice. Room 19. Old State Building.

'1‘!-IRMS 50 Cents a Year, 25 Cents for Six
Months. In Clubs of 20 or lnore 40 cents
per year each. Subscriptions payable in
advance, and discontinued at expiration. unless
renewed.

§"Remittances should be by Registered Letter,

Money Order or Draft. Do not send stamps.

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

G uiige Ilezulqiiartcrs

;\t the \\’orld‘s Fair. (‘lii(-ago. I<ooin- -r.
l.ivc Siocl. l‘.i\i‘.io:i. incur .~oiitli\vc.<t corncr of me
Iiiiplcinriit l)cp.1i‘1ii|cnt.AQ'i‘i('iilt\ir:il lhiilding,

.Vli-is .\lm2| Himls. (Hlicc Scrrcl~.rr_\.

Czill lllL‘l'i‘ for zxll iiifov‘iii.ilion of lllll‘l'k'\l to
l’:r'.roii.4. will for .1 ludgc ol l\lL‘l\illlI‘:tll<>l‘i.

in, ii‘

CLI‘]AI'$I.\'G 'I'I'IE A'I'.lIO§PHF.-'I{E.

"Its an ill wind." etc., is as ap-
plicable to the financial situation
as to many other disastrous events.
In seasons of notable prosperity
the credit system is apt to be
stretched, business inen are apt to

take on too large loads. banks and A

others are liable to speculation.
‘Vixen the pinch comes these are
the tirst to go to the wall. Such a
depression as the one now passing
has at least this mission that. it
teaches men the wisdom of pru-
dence and the unsafety of specu-
lative operations. And about every
eighteen or twenty years business
gets in just such shape, and this
condition is itself a precursor and
forerunnei' of greater or less ulti-
mate disaster. When times bright-
en men will start otf cautiously and
with less business bravado.

 

AAILHCI.-IDS AND 1f.—1TE-5'.

The attitude of the railrrods re-
garding world's fair rates is not
the first instance that they have
forgotten the debt they owe the
people. They get lllcll‘ very exist-
ence, aftei'ward their sustciiance,
from the people. Then they virtual-
ly proclaim themselves free and iii-
dependent, and the people get
nothing except what the people pay
for. In the case in point. the rail-
roads have put rates wliere tliey
thought they could make the most
money. From
point that policy may be suscep-
tible of good defense. But the fair
is an educatorin many. in-any ways.
It is an esp:~:cial treat and of special
educational value to the ones who
can at’ford to pay only the very
lowest rates to see it. The only
way is by rail. The roads can do
as they please, but have they no
duty in the matter? Is it not laid
upon them in some measure to put
facilities instead of obstacles in the
path of the people's advani-ei'nent.‘:‘

 

A B('RNI.\'G QI'ES'I'IO.\'.

It’s a pity that when the silver
question is settled the matter of
foreign immigration cannot be
taken up. discussed. and disposed
of in a decisive, patriotic, lib-
erty-loving way. That it is iin-
portant all admit. VVe have had
recent examples of the effects of
our neglect to settle the ques-
tion years ago, in the bread riots
in New York, the labor riots in
Detroit, an(l the anarchistic dis-
plays iii Chicago. In all cases the
trouble arose from foreigners~~—
men who could not speak the Eng-
lish language. Such men come to
this country imbued with the idea.
that true liberty means “do as you
please,” and that this is a land of
true liberty. They have come to
us faster than we can assimilate
them, and we are socially ill as a
consequence. Every little while
they make trouble for us.

We want “America for Ameri-
cans.” and we don’t want foreigners
any faster than we can American-
ize them in speech, thought and
patriotism. And especially we do
not want the criminal and ignorant.

The force of public opinion has
shown itself in compelling congress
to deal with the silver question.
Let it be equally earnest in start-
ing ademand for dealing with the
immigration question.

 

lV()T OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.

Notwithstanding the low price
of wheat and wool and the severe
drouth, the farmers may perhaps
console themselves with the fact
that at least they are not out of
employment. No one has shut
down the mill and told them there
is no work for them. They do not
have to go before a we:-iltliy inayor
for aid. They are not found march-
ing up ainl do\vii the road pro-
claiming anarcliy and waving the
black flag. And they ought to
thank Heaven that they are not
idle when hundreds of I'.l1t)11-'s}l.ll4l.\’
are idle: that they are not liming-
ering when thousands know not
whence shall come the morrow’s
crust; that they are not evicted
from their homes because tliey
have not paid the rent.

On the contrary many of the
unemployed of the cities are seek-
ing houses in the country, where
rents are low, and where they thi ok
that they call get enough by odd
jobs to make the cheaper living.

It would be a grand thing for
farmers who grumble if they could
be put. into many a city working-
nian’s place for a week or so. They
might appreciate as never before
the advantages they possess as
f;irmers. and think less of the draw-
backs.

The farmer still has plenty of
work. and perhaps it is not a bad
thing that it is so.

18 IT BEST.’

Therc are those who believe that
the Grange can do good, increase
it: ineinbersliip and add to its in.
fluence, by starting beiieficiary or
loan associations. The National
Grange last. winter passed 31 reso
lution on the subject. Some statrs
already have insurance, a pirt of
the Giniii-ge privileges. Shail We-
try in Iilichigan anytliiiig of This
sort? Van Buren county has taker.

, the lead in the agitation and wi-
a business stand-.

have the following report of the
discussion. Let other counties and
all Subordinate Grangcs take the
matter up. Perhaps there is much
in it. for us.

We quote from a letter from th-—
Lecturer of Van Buren county.

The discussion on “Beiieficiary
Organizations within the (,-lrraiige,”
was cut short by a heavy storm
bursting suddenly upon us and
ended the afternoon session. Dis-
cussion is briefly as follows: We
must do something to hold and
draw membership from the class
of people who are the life and
strength of our Order, the young
farmers of the state. This class
of people are looking for a sub-
stantial return for any investment
of time or money they may make.
These young fariiiers are looking
and devising ways and means to
to provide for their families in
cases of necessity or accident.
We cannot compete for member-
ship with other orders who offer
the same inducements we offer
together with a beneficiary or life
insurance organization. From all
parts of our county comes the
demand for 1-1 move of this kind
Such an organization composed of
the agricultural class entirely can
be run with less expense to its
members than any similar order.

A member who had traveled
through the state: “ The feeling
that the State Grange should or-
ganize a beneficiary order within
the Grange prevails to a great
extent among the Patrons in the
state.”

Another brother: “This is pure-
ly a speculation and don’t favor it.
Every attempt of our State Grange
in a speculative line has ended
disastrously.”

A large number of Patrons were
present who were mostly young
people and in the evening session
adopted a resolution asking the
State Gran'ge to organize a bene-

ficiary organization within the
Grange.

 

THOUGHTS ON THE FAIR.

One can’t help noticing the people
at the fair, nor help hearing them
express opinions on the value of
various exhibits. Many are merely
curiosity seekers. They look at
the big, the little, the queer. And
of course such find plenty to see.
The big tree. the big diamond, the
queer people on the plaisance are
of abiding interest. When these
people get home they can remem-
ber all the statistics in connection
with these big things, and they can
tell little else. Now no one objects
to seeing or being inteiested in the
curious. \Ve all like to see these
tliings. The question is. when
there is so much to learn. shall we
spend so much time with freaks?
The fair is full of freaks, but. they
sire not the best part. They show
what man or nature may do. but
not the ordinary every
processes. So let us pass them by
wit,-ii less attention than we are
ienipted to give.

Many people, too, are heard to
reni-ark. "Oh, let’s go on, I am not
inter-es1,<-d in that." If one. has
very limited time that may be the
’)ettei' way. But is that the way
to learn, merely to see. that which
you have seen before and of which
you know considerable? Beyond
a certain limit such a view is unr-
rowing. There are such vast fields
in which other men are interested,
there are so many departments of
end-avor, that he who is interested
in only one or two has not very
broad tastes certainly. Should a
farmer confine himself to the agri-
cultui-;il building and stock pavil-
ion‘? Natiirally he will see the
most there of which he knows, and
rightly should put in a good deal
of time there. But what vast
interests are bound up in electric-
ity, mining, t.i'anspoi't.at.ioii, manu-
factures, art, foreign buildings.
Shall we be narrow and see only
the little that is in our world of
work? No. let us see what ot.hcr
men with different tastes are trying
to do, and how they do it.

And really. is knowledge the
chief thing to be gained at the
fair? I’erliap.~:.,t;o a man who is
well read, lia.§‘i-‘£’.,".‘;1 mncli of the
world, has knowledge in many dif-
ferent branches, the new things
seen may give added stores of in-
formation. But to the person
who has not had those advantages,
citlier because of youth or lack of
time and money, the great value of
the fair is not so much in the
knowledge gained as in the inspi-
ration gai.iied. One sees how much
there is to learn, and resolves that
he will learn more than he now
knows. He sees how small a part
of the work of the world his share
is. and he resolves to do his own
work better. The more gaining of
facts is not the chief thing, but a
broader outlook and a stronger
sympathy for our brothers in other
lines of work.

One of the things that we most
need to study, and one of the
things that as farmers we proba-
bly will most neglect, is the art
side of the fair. The gardening,
the architecture, the scullipture, tlie
painting, are things we now litt e
about and most of us will say we
care less. But never again will
we see such a collection of beauti-
ful paintings, and never again
probably will we behold such a
wonderful collection of beautiful
building.~x. And don’t you know
that we need more of the art side
in our lives. So many of us have
cold, barren, desert sort of souls.
We see only the useful, thle igolnpy
side. But that is not al 0 ie,
God made the Garden of Eden
beautiful; the whole earth teems
with beauty. Let us get more of
it into our souls. And the fair is
a wonderful place to study it. Go
on the grounds some Sunday when
there are few people present.
Spend a couple of hours about the
peristylo and the lagoon east of
the fountain. Here is a group pg
buildin rs une ualled in t e Wor
for beafity. Giin’t you get sonic-
thing out of such a scene? \Von’t
you be a better man for it? Don’t
miss the art side of the fair.

And after all what is the philo-
sopliy of the fair? What is it for?
What excuse has it for existence?
Is it to make money? Is it a mon-
strous advertising scheme? Is it
an educational institution? It is

day i

all these, but it is more. It is a
history of man’s achievements. It
is the story of man’s triumphs.
Written in letters that are easily
read, we are told of man’s progress
and success. “The proper study
of mankindis man,” and here you

have the book opened before you.
The more youstud y the more you are
amazed, the more you stand in awe
of what the mighty brain of man

can do. A wonderful history truly!
And this is the fair.

F.-\’l‘ S'l‘0(‘,K _iE X H lBl’l‘.

DEAR S11i——Please give the widest
possible publicity to the fact that
the date for closing entries for the
Fat Stock Exhibit at the World’s
Uolumbian Exposition has been
extented to Septeniber 20. The
,‘exhibit begins Octol)i>1' 16 and
‘closes October :38.

 It is sincerely hoped that this
[exhibit will be, as every indication
l points at this time, in keeping with

it-he magnificent exhibit of breed-
ing animals now iii progress.

Address all entries to the chief
of the Department of Live Stock,
\Vorld’s Columbiaii Exposition.
Copies of the official premium list
can be had by addressing the Chief
of the Department at Jackson
Park.

Very respectfully yours,
W. I. Bi'ciiAxAx,

C/ziizf Dcprwlrnerit of A_(/‘rzriillzarc-,
(' In t-/mrge Dep’t of Live Sfoclr.)

(‘0.Vll"l‘ROLLER ECKELS ON
FINANCIAL CRISIS.

THE

The present financial depression
differs materially from any that has
heretofore occurred in our history.
The strain has been of unprece-
dented length and great severity,
but t-liere has been nothing ap-
proaching a panic, such as char-
acterized other years under similar
circumstances. More significant is
the fact that throughout it all there
has been manifest no unusual excite-
ment. despite the general distrust
in the stability of our moneyed iii-
stitutions evidenced in every por-
tion of the country; the daily
failure of banks, national, state and
private; of great commercial enter-
prises, trust companies and corpo-
rations a.nd manufacturing esta-
blishments. No stronger proof than
this could he had of the vast re-
sources of the country and the
available wealth of the people. It
demonstrates that no matter how
bad the outlook there can be no
general bankruptcy and distress as
that of 1837, 1-357 and 1873. In
all the circumstances surrounding
the present situation it is equally
at variance with other periods of
liquidation. It has developed at a
time when there is an abundance
of agricultural produce and of man-
ufactured product on every hand.
Ordinary business in niercantile
lines is up to, and in some trades
above, the standard of the same
months in times of marked pros-
perity, while the actual amount of
money in circulation per capzfa is
as great as that of recent years.
Not less worthy of note is it that,
in a majority of the failures that
have occurred in legitimate lines
thus far, the assets reported of the
failed concerns have been largely
in excess of their liabilities and of
such a character as to cause com-
ment that institutions holding them
should have been forced to sus-
pend.~From "'l’hc Present Cris-
is,” by the Hon. James H. Eckels,
C-onzptrollcr of the Curreizcy, in
North Anwrican Review for Au-
gust.

SKILLED LABOR ON THE FARM.

VVhen speaking of “skilled la
bor” reference is generally made
to that used in some of the mechan-
ic arts. Farm labor is not classed
as that requiring special skill or
dexterity. It has been the pre-
valent notion that almost any one
could be a farmer and that farm la-
bor might be performed by a low
class of workers. The changes of
the last quarter of a century have
demonstrated that farming is now
if it was not formerly, an occupa-
tion whicli requires, to be followed
with success, much intelligence,
foresight and energy. The ignor-
ant, slow, shiftless farmer is fast
going to the wall under the press-
ure and competition of these times
and he will soon be driven out if
he cannot be reformed The shift-
less farmer must go. He must give
way to the enterprise of the time
and mortgage or sherifli sale will do
the business.

But the change and improvement

 

in the farm and the farmer will de-
mand a better class of labor. Good
work can not be done by ignorant
laborers with unskilled hands. A
very large portion of the expense
of farming is for labor It is much
the largest element of cost in pro-
ducing all farm crops. A loss in
this from using that which is slow,
ineffective and not thorough will
make the difl:'erence between suc-
cess and failure. Of course where
the farmer is himself intelligent,
skillful and is so situated that he
can oversee and direct the labor of
his farm,he can use poorer labor with
less liability to loss, but- it is a great
strain on the energy of the farmer.
It is the multitude of small items
that must be attended to and these
saine little things that. the unskill-
ed laborer neglects or performs in-
ditfereiitly.

That it is diflicult to secure in-
telligent, active men with quick
minds and deft hands to do the
work of the farm is the experience
of farmers generally. This arises
from several causes and one is that
such labor is not long contented
to work for others and soon seeks
the cheap lands of the west to make
a farm. This has and may continue
for some time to make good farm
labor scarce. The same cause pre-
vents the better class of farm labor-
ers who emigrate from Europe
from engaging on the farms of oth-
ers,but their enterprise and energy
enable them to press on to the new
lands west to make farms of their
own. But the farmer is himself
largely responsible for the scarcity
of good labor. He has not discrim-
inated sufficiently in the matter of
wages between good eflicient labor
and poor and iueflicient labor. He
pays about so much per month to
all regardless of what one can do
or another cannot do. He knows
very well the difference between a
man who can do good work, who is
quick and good tempered, can run
farm machinery and keep it in or-
der; that he is worth twice as much
as one who is slow, awkward, abus-
ive to stock and teams. careless and
inrlifferent. But the latter will get
nearly or quite as good wages as
the former, which is not encourag-
ing to good work to say the least.

If the farmer wants good skill-
ful labor he must pay for it and en-
courage such laborers, discrimin-

ating well between such. and that ._
l which is not good. This Willdo much

to bring a change. And if farm
laborers expect in the future to get
good wages or to get work at all
they must- prepare to do good work,
to be careful, active, thorough,
good tenipered and read y. Physi-
cal strengtli, bru force, is not the
main 1'tfL111ll.'Cll1+.‘1)i.l1l the farm la-
borer at the present. time. True
he needs to be liealthy and endur-
ing, but skillful hands have the ad-
vantage over mere strength and one
who can do work well will be pre-
ferred and better wages paid. The
farmer himself must also learn to be
more skillful so that he can teach
his laborers, for that is the only
way in which many can expect to
learn.

Many agricultural colleges ai'e
failing to do what they ought for
their students, by neglecting to in-
struct them in the manual labor of
the farm. Educated farmers are
wanted but the failure to educate
the hands as well as the mind will
be so much loss. The farmer needs
to know how to do work himself,
though he may employ others to
do it, in order to know when it is
well done by others and to show
them how when they cannot or do
not know how. No one would ex-
pect to employ a foreman in a ma-
chine shop who was not himself a
skilled workman. Scientific knowl-
edge is needed, but hands trained
and skillful must. put in practice
the teachings of science. To the
occupations requiring skilled labor
must be added that of farming.

I. H. B.

BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR ('Ar—
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense '

of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Hall's Catarrh Cure manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, con-
tains no mercury, and is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buy-
ing Hal1’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio. by F‘. J. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials tree.

@‘Sold by Druggists, price 750. per
bottle.



 

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SEPTEMBER 1, 1893. [‘H

E GRANGE VISITOR.

5

 

-dresses to me, that I H1&l_\' be able to send to them

The bacfupg Fie|d, l in bad condition. VVe believe this
is caused by neglect of proper
legislation for farmers. The remedy

lfor the difficulties is to make the

lfarmer prosperous by legislation,

_I-ecturers of l’nmon:i and Subordinate Grunges
will confer a favor, by sending their P. 0. ad.

direct when desired.
Tpsilnlllx, .l[{r_/1.

lthat faculty of the mind that wei ALLIANCE CARRIAGE co., cxxcnuuuu.-1. OHIO.

   
  
 
 

l =  -—

:(:B.ll memory, rather than reason 0 . y/’¢-,ua\. A3,, /, ,_

land observation. We are taught,  0° C’ 6230 ,9   ‘° i:'>VF"‘ -‘

to read. Reading conveys to our’, -/‘h Id“;
5 0“ (Ir Cr

minds what some one calls truth.[

  

‘ no BUGGIES,
"Al’<’iradeS40- C A R R l A o as,

 

 

.11

A RALLY CALL.

W onrnr LECTURERS——Tl1e S11n1- ‘ need it, it has a p

A' l~ °"°”“"- l"- lfor if you can legislate money out
‘of the people’s pockets you can
élegislate it into them.

The Grange is here
lace; and we would

mer with its press of hard Work and I as soon expect to see our churches
Coufimng d11l319S, Wh1Cl1_S0 _0fteI1land schools go to pieces as to see
make attendance small Wltli 111teI‘- i the Grange wiped out, The Grange

est weakened in Grange meetings, 1 is respected morre than ever be
send
that you have been doing good  and members,
work with extra effort as your im- | of the Grange
plied duty showed the necessity in 1 is strength.”
doubled tasks when others lag orlGi-ange are,

is nearly passed. We do not doubt

shrink from helping you.

But We  second, education.
know there are appreciating ones ; to organize.
around you, whose kind words of -. ganizecl.

is gaining every day in power

The c0I‘nc1' stone
is “ In union there
The objects of the
first, 0l'_<_Idl]lZ¥ttlOll;
1*‘armers need
All other work is or-
So must the work for

praise and cheer we so gladly echo l farniers be or_g~niiize(l.

back to you again as your reconi-E

pense.

toiler and point to work ahead,
surely ’tis ours. “Ye so plainly re-

alize the great importance and even ;
necessity of a faithful perforinance 
of the lecturer’s duties, we Illllstltllere was 0,000 millions
rally again as if fresh and strongl

The trouble is the fariners are

“Yliile it seems hard per-llike bees, they delude tlieinst-Ives
liaps, to call out to the strainedl

with the idea that they are work-

iiiig for t-llt'I11SL‘*lVeS, when th-.~y are

really working for the millionaires.

Legislation has helped to put. us
in bondagr in this way. In 1860

of wealth
in this country; in 1880, 43,000

until other willing hands take the L millions; in 1890. 65,000 millions.

burden.
Now commence earlier this fall

than before to review your plans of ,

programs. Put in as amendments
what was done last winter and get
it going much earlier than ever be-
fore; there are no election cam-
paigns in the way; the field is yours.
\Ve think it well to go personally to
some who have not been out, and
plan with them the work you want
them to do. Many persons will
aid you if you ask them personally,
and at times tell them what to do,
and even how, when a general in-
vitation or the leaving them to
their own selection of the part they
shall take will result in your being
left alone in the end. ‘W01-ld’s fair
visitors are good material to work
on now, and members are eager
listeners to their descriptions.

Do not wait. Lay out your work

In 1800 the farmer owned two-
tliirds of it, in 1880 one-third, in
1890 less than one-fourth. In our
boyhood days there was one mill-
ionaire, Astor. Today there are
4,500. Thirty-one thousand peo-
ple own three-fifths of our wealth.

The Grange is fighting dishon-
esty, trusts, monopolies. It be-
lieves among other things, in elec-
tion of senators by the people.
The Grange has accomplished
great things for the farmer. The
inter-state commerce law is one of
its children. The oleomargarine
law was pushed by the Grange.
The department of agriculture was
for many years a pet scheme of
the Grange, and its work for four
years was conducted by a Patron
of Husbaiidry-“ Uncle Jerry.”
lts work has been of untold value
to our farmers, in getting markets

for the fall and winter systemati- opened for our products, in scieii-

cally, and live up to your design. . tific experiments, in raising the re-
If you have not already, I wouldlspect of others for farming.
divide the members into sections?
with a good worker as leader;
of each, these sections to num-‘;
ber from five to twelve peo-l
ple, so as to have. from four to‘
eightrsectionsi and elierybody lnlof these failures. The failures of
somewhere. Then each leader and l both 5011001 and g1.ange_ Remind_
their section will fill an evening,:ed that “popular education” hasl‘
and as much independent of your l not accomplished all that has been i
help 35 Possible: While You Should l fondly hoped for it That men are
be always 0“ the 31*“ to  file into i still led blind to the best interests
line” at any meeting if 3' failure 5 of society and themselves tlirouglil
should occur. And don’t forget 3 political and partv pIv{)judi,ceS That‘
the lottings for the VISITOR? ten  dogmas still blind and superstitions
us an the news‘ l still deter us from tl1el11VeStl0'a'tlo1i 1
The Reading Course which ‘W5 l of the laws of nature and tllg real- l
adopted last winter and came out mes L of the life around us_

so late that but‘, few 9135595 were  Reminded that the wealth that-
Startedv 15 “OW -lush the thm-9’ to  should go to feed, clothe and edu-
°0,mm€D<-‘E’ early getting up 3 C1395 ‘ cate labor is still used in the con-
Efclli Outdycgul 90urSe’1get' _y.°“1' striiction of the most formidable

00 5 an ‘,9 111 800$ Wolkmggarinaiiients the world has ever seen,
Order by the “me the 9V enlngs Set 1 to maintain the oppressions of the

longer. If you are not supplied ' aristocracy and the old dogma of
with circulars of information about 1 the u divine right of kings tf, rule}:

the course, you should send at once  The extremes of Wealth and pm,

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Continued from last issue.

And daily are we reminded of

l left without any systematic method

iof determining whether it is true

to stay. We for false. To me this seems a seri- 

lous defect. Observation, memory
land reason should be taught to
{work hand in hand. Learning

lto observe closely, then to reason

fore,lfrom cause to effect, by logical}

 methods of conclusion, is one of the
 finest methods of training the m-eni-
l ory as well as enlarging the capac-
jity to reason. The mind that can
iformulate and successfully put in
._ practice a system of education
lof this kind,
,ihc first lessons of cliildhood,
lwould confer a blessing on the
‘world that even the “art of print-
: ing” has not surpassed.

. We have all learned, however,

' years ago, that it is much easier to

l point outdefects than it isto remedy 
l_ them. But rents in the veil of dark- ,
l ness have wrought wonderful traus- ‘

lformations in the past, and that

l which appears rim‘): foday may be 

l light fomo-rroir.

 Remeiner that what we are reap-
l ing in sunshine and gladness, men
i of the past have sown in suffering
l and sorrow. Grand and heroic
i men, amid torture and death,
lhave dared to lift the veil of dark-
,ness that we might see. Recant-
l ing on bended knees they have still
idared to proclaim that the “world
moved.” In prison walls they have
dared to drink the poisoned cup in
defence of the light that none but
them could see. Burning his books
and threatening him with the tor-
tures of the stake Guttenburgs
courage gave us the art of printing.
Braving the sneers of ignorance,
and the ridicule of the wisest of
the age, facing the dangers of an
unknown ocean, quelling the mut-
iny of his seamen, and wondering
at the variations of his compass,
the vision of Columbus pierced the
darkness, through which no eye
but his could penetrate, and sailed
onward to the shores of a New
VVorld. Amid his own people, to
whom he had brought wealth, lion-
or and renown, he (lied in poverty
and want. Four hundred years
later, the people of another race,
another iiatiyflality and another
language are building his monu-
ment, in the heart of the new world
he gave to them.

In this new world our lives have
been cast. And surely they have
been cast in pleasant places.

Cast where

" 'l‘lm.~r who iuil lvr:i\'cl_v are siroiigest;
\\'licre liuuilvle and poor liccomc L_’l'C1ll2
\\‘liL-re from the l)ro\vii-lizmdcd Cl\lllll’L‘!‘i.
Sh-.ill grxnx miglity l‘lllCl‘> of slziie.
“ \Vlierc pen of tlic ziutlioi‘ and .~t:iIc.~m.iii,
The noble and brave of the lllllll,
The .~\vord, and the cliiscl, and palette ,
Shall be held in the little l\l'li\\'l] liiiiid"
Cast in a land where schools are
free, where the press is free, and
where I10 liOI'lil1I'BS Of fanaticism are
staring us in the face.
Cast in an age when intelligence
1S transmitted over the mountains

It may be falsehood. And we are :

coiniiiencing with.

  
   

 
  

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from any one until you have seen
0 our New Grand Catalogue l'orl893,which
is mailed free to any address. It Shows OW!’
one hundred new styles. with prices of vehicles
4’ . _ Orr. ranging from Szloupwnrd. and Harness from $5upu:1rd.
‘I’ - ‘ Our goods are strictly hrind-mridc. and fully warrzintcd for two

,‘“.~:,‘'‘i ‘/ years, and our Spiral Springs are w:irr.um=.d for 12 years. M e: are
_  recognized l'll7lnllL"U‘iill”‘rs‘ for the nlmvr orgnnizzitinns. Fxzimxne our
. mammoth dis lay at tlin \\'nrlIl'.< Fn'r. in ('hiI:a-_ro. ’l‘hv- only m::nr;""'-
"i. ‘A '—7"“l95?/-3° tllrers in the wnrlil that svli llmlr :~nii‘re- output vll.l‘(‘!'l in the cuxi<“:,H'

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MlCHlGAN’S GREAT FAIR

'l‘.\Iil<‘.S i>i._-x«‘i«:' .\’l‘

GRAND RAPIDS
§SEP'lEll.‘lBER 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, l8‘.l3.

l .\'o Static Fair or lixposition in tlic Stzitc this Yczir.

HALF FARE ON 7-ILL RRILROKDS.

, A line speed progra_m with $2,501) in piirses is :iu_noum'e<l. Over $1,000 in prizes will be given in the
l, 10 Bcycle Races. Liberal preiiiiums for PY(‘1‘§'?lllllL". For Preniiuin Lists. etc... zivlnlress
‘ C. L. \\'lllT.\'l'l\', .~‘i~cl‘et:u'_\'. GI-ziml Ranpiils, Hit-li.

ltryiiig to have a garden, and (le—lll1 the morning. It certainly.illus-
pend on the market gardener forltrates a real improvement in the
his supplies. This discussion wasl,a.rt of cooking which unites the
interesting, and we wish we could laclV'antage of economy with whole-
give it verbatim. ‘,someness and will increase enjoy-

“ How can we destroy the rose i ment in eating.
bug that is eating our peaches'?”; In the north end of the manu-
by T. M. Waite. The remedy giv- 1 factures building. main aisle, can
en was tobacco. {be seen the largest telescope in the

Tlie evening meeting was giveiilworld, made by Messrs. \Varner
over to " Grange Legislation,” ‘_and Swasey, for Yerkes, and will
iiiterspersed with music and lbe presented by him at the close
resitatioiis. lof the fair to the university of

Grange was called to order the-iChicago. Like everything else
next morning in the fourth degree. lconnected with this great exposi-
This was a business meeting. The  tion this instriinieiit exceeds in size
jtwo sessions held the day beforeiand iiiagnifyng power all of its
1 were open sessions. ‘ypredecessors. The lens is 4 inches
 There were reports from nearly ,larger in diameter than the Lick
:all the Granges in the jurisdiction telescope and its cost was $40,000.
lof the VVestern Pomona, and with I The tube is 48 feet long and the
lone exception they were eiicourag- j telescope weighs 75 tons. It will
5‘ '  bring the moon within one hundred

l

recita-

to Prof. F. B. Mumford of the
Agricultural College, who will
gladly assist you.

We hear good reports of very
successful meetings conducted by
the lady oflicers in the adapted sea-
son—Ceres, then Pomona will show
up the harvests in good shape.

At every appropriate time don’t
fail to let grange light and influ-
ence reflect on the unconverted.

Many times they can be called
to your assistance and strengthen
the ties that bind us. Assured that
your labors will bring in good harv-
ests,

I remain fraternally yours,

A. J. Caosnr, JR.
Novi, August 10‘, 18.93.

 

BRO. WHITEHEAD AT L.tNSlNl1‘r.

The counties of Clinton, Eaton
and Inglaam united in a grange and
farmers’ picnic, at Lansing,Aug. 28.
The meeting was attended by about
2,000 farmers and was presided over
by Gov. Rich. The address was
made by Hon. Mortimer White-
head, Lecturer of the National
Grange, who held the interested
audience for nearly two hours.
The following are brief notes of
the lecture:

The more the Grange is explained j

the better it will be received. VVhen
farmers are prosperous the whole
nation is prosperous; when the
farmers suffer, the whole country
suffers, as a result, today the
farmers are suffering and the na-
tion with them. The farmers are

erty are still widening. That law-
lessness and crime have not dimin-
ished as they should. Reminded
of the fact that education has made
“polished rascals,” and the “imple-
ments of wisdom have been made
the weapons of folly.” That soci-
ety is conscious of these facts and
disappointed at the results.

But draw the picture of the fail-
ure, dark as you will, the reverse
side has a brightness that far sur-
passes the gloom of the failures. No
gulf so wide as the darkness be-
tween man emerging from barbar-
ism and the light that guides the
footsteps of the people of the nine-
teenth century.

And, regretting as we must these
failures that follow the defects in
our system of education, let us re-
member that perfection is never to
be hoped for. And yet, perhaps, we
have now but the shadow of what
man with his power to reason may
yet attain to. And that the civi-
lization of the world has seen only
the twilight of the coming dawn of
day. This we do know, that
knowledge is the true source of
happiness. That the past had its
wrongs and its evils that none of
us care to go back to, and that the
future is filled with well-grounded
anticipations and hopes for our
children.

And here, perhaps, you will al-
low me a. suggestion to our teachers,
and if I am wrongthe question will
be open for discussion. It is this:
The prime defect in our methods of
teaching, has been the training of

and under the sea with the rapid-
ity of lightning, and we are borne
over land and sea on the wings of
steam.

Cast in a land of libraries, news-
papers, liberty, light, school and
grange, and in their name friends
and neighbors, teachers and Pa-
trons, we bid you one and all, once
more a cordial welcome.

WESTERN P0llIONA.

The August meeting of West-
ern Pomona was held with Hud-
sonville Grange. Our meeting
was called to order’ at one o’clock
with Worthy Master M. S. Smith
in the chair, Mrs. Thos. Wilde as
Lecturer.

The first subject——“The Silo and
its Contents,” was given up for
this meeting, the leader being
absent.

“How much can a farmer be
benefited by going to the world’s
fair?” This subject was generally
discussed by those present who
had attended the fair.

Different ones were benefited
in difierent ways. All who attends
the world’s fair have some special
object in view before they go, and
it is from these specialties they
derive the most benefit. Therefore
it is impossible to tell how much a
farmer may be benefited. .

“ Market Gardening” was the
next subject. Mr. G. W. Dens-
more gave a long and interesting
talk on this. The idea was ad-
_vanced by some members present
that the general farmer give up

; Business, reports, music,
ltions and singing made three
hours pass all too quick. Before
iclosing a vote of thanks was ex-

ltended to Hudsoiiville Grange forland runs until Sept. 9.

ltlieir kindness. ‘Vs went home

«
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i world was composed
‘pleasant people as we
l Hudsonville.

l

i l\Ii>.s. H. -I. Ai's'ri.\',
1 Secrcfm'_y.

found at

1l“l{0)[ (ill.\N(:'lC HE.-\l)Ql'.\R’l‘l-IIRS.

 EDITOR Gitxxca \'i.<iroi2--'l.‘lie
Rumford or New England kitchen,
a Massachusetts exhibit, is situa-
ted just south of the Anthropolog-
ical building, and is under the
management of Mrs. Robert H.
Richards and Mrs. John J. Abel.
It is a practical illustration of do-
mestic science and is a part of the
Massachusetts exhibit,iii the bureau
of Hygiene an(l Sanitation. Un-
like most other exhibits where cul-
inary arts are practiced and the
cooked products are given away,
this exhibit is a concession and sells
its prepared food. They cook and
serve plain substantial foods and
meats, etc., and put up lunches. It
is not run for profit but charges are
made to cover cost of maintenance.

exhibit. Upon entering this kitch-
en one is impressed by the fact that
all available space is utilized, as the
various departments would indi-
cate. There are samples of food,
charts and diagrams illustrating
methods of important facts in con-
nection with food, models of some
of Count Rumford’s inventions, a
library containing his works, a
kitchen laboratory table with indis-
pensable apparatus and utensils de-
signed for home use, and samples
of food prepared especially for very
sick people. In this kitchen will
be found the Aladdin oven, 21 mod-
ern convenience which will do all
the necessary work with just some
one to prepare the food. A lady
remarked that all she had to do
was to put her meal over and give
it no more thought until meal time.
It is a great thing, though as yet
rather expensive as the oven com-
plete costs about $30, but taking in-
to consideration the great saving of
fuel, it would soon be a saving, it
requiring but the fuel of one ordi-
nary sized lamp to do the cooking
of a large family. The large pack-
age of beans all ready to put in at
night would be done to a turn and
be genuine Boston baked beans
without any question when wanted

It is a scientific and educational‘

ling.

lniiles of the earth. Its entire
icost is estimated at over $100,000.
3 The great live stock exhibit is
g on in the horse and cattle sections
In the

',acres of barns just completed are
‘feeling that we had been amplyinow gathered such an exhibit of
1 repaid and wishing that the whole ] horses and cattle as has never be-
of just such fore been seen. The full truth of

[this statement is conceded by the
oltlcst. inhabitant and the most ex-
perienced traveler. The exhibition
of standard bred and tlioroughbrecl
horses will not be held until the
fat stock show which occurs in
October, but with these exceptions
it is understood that all breeds of
improved horses on the face of the
globe are here represented. In
cattle all known breeds of recorded
cattle except Sussex, are now on
exhibition. The stock pavilion is
‘,the largest arena in the world, and
.here is where the daily exhibits
= will be held. The members of our
;()rder who can utilize the dates
:above indicated will find a rare
[treat in the way of fine cattle and

-horses for their inspection.

ALMA Hixns,

Office Secretary.

Chance for Our Reaiders.

If you can make eig.-,']it_\' words from
letters contained in the word. “lVION-
,’l‘R.l'3AL" you can have a free trip
,to the World’s Fair and return, as the
publishers of that well known magazine,
. “DOEVIINION ILLUSTRATED”
;offer to pay expenses to Chicago and
1‘ return to the first person in each State
jsendiug a list of not less than eighty
‘ words as above. This is a popular way
} of attracting attention to a leading pub-
l lication. A host of other valuable prizes
will be given to successful contestants,
and every one able to send a list of
sixty words or over will be awarded a
prize. As prizes are equitably divided
among the different States persons resid-
ing in any locality have an equal oppor-
tunity of securing the free trip to Chi-
cago, or one of the other valuable prizes
for their State. The publisher of
“_Dominion Illustrated” has already
given away in previous contests seven
upright pianos, four Shetland ponies,
two trips to Europe, two to World’s Fair,
and many other princely gifts. Thou-
sands of dollars are being expanded for
the purpose of increasing our list of
yearly subscribers. “Dominion Illus-
trated" is the leading and longest estab-
lished magazine in British America
(larger than Harper’s, Century, Sc;-ib-
ner’ or Cosmopolitan). We have no un-
fulfilled promises to explain, having
never broken faith with the public.
Send twelve U. S. two-cent stamps with
list of words for sample number of this
elegant and profusely illustrated (96-
pages) magazine, containing full particu-
lars of this liberal prize distribution.
Send promptly as date of postmark de-
cides. Address “DOMINION [L-
LUSTRATED,” Y. M. C. A.

Biiildiiig, Moiit1'eal, Que.

 

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6 THE GRANGE VISITOR.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1893.

Small cooking utensils are kept in
better condition if hung. A wide
lpainted board, made after the
lmodcl of the small keyracks sold
in fancy shops, can be hung by
means of picture hooks fastened in
the‘ top edge back of the table. On
it small books such as are used by
upholsterers can be screwed in
rows. There is no better harbor
for knives, spoons and small tin-
ware. Back of the sink should
hang the dishpan, soaprack and
Rings his voicgliii thunder loud from hciglit to 1 small scrllbbing broom‘ lllhe Or-
hcight res«~un<lin2- idinary kitchen has two or three
50 sang the Indian girl. bright Alfzirzita.  Closets‘ It SlmPllfi95 the Work to
\\'liei‘c .<\\'ecp the waters of the bluc_lniii;il:i. gdevote each of these to a definite
Fleeting veiirs liaxe borne :iwa\'tlie love of.-\1f2ir;it;i, ; . .
Still uiecps Il'|k't‘i\t‘l'()ii—— tlielbliie jiiniatzi. _ ;pI]l"pOS€. FOP IIISIJBIICP, III ODE
"W" ‘W’-*"‘ i place the ironing-board, irons, etc.,
gin another everything used in bak-
’ing, and in a third the parapher-
nalia of the ordinary work.

Woman’s Work.

THE BLUE JUNIATA.

\Vi1d rovcd an Indian girl, bright Alfaratii.
Where sweep the w:it::r.< of the blue _lunia_t-.1.
Swift as an antelope through the forest going, ‘
Loose were her jetty locks. in \\'(‘l\’_\' tresses flowing.

Gav was the mountain song of bright Alfaratu.
‘Vhere sweep the waters 0 the bluejiiniata.
Strong and true my arrou-'.~‘ are. in my painted

quiver, _ _
Swift goes my light canoe ado\vii the rapid river.

Bold is my warrior good, the loxc of Alfaratzi,

Proud waves his snowy plume along the luniata.

Soft and law he speaks to inc, and then his war—
cry soundin

('.—\.\'NIN(x' l’I‘I.-\(,‘HE.\‘.

MRS. SAMUEL BUSKIRK.

Canned peaches should occupy; DICKENS-

S0 broad #1 plave in The lilfivllelll It has long been understood by
closet that they can form a generous 2 the pnbljc that M1-_ Dickens the
part in the llUlISt.‘llOl(l.’S daily fare, el(le1' was the original of the in.
adding not only to the delicaciesjmitable Mr. Micawber, Arohden-
Of tlle lflblei but greatly l0 tl1€‘lconFroude, fatherof the historian,
health Of the f&II1ll,V- Tl1*31'9 lb‘ 110 }Wl1() had a parish in the south of
fruitazhat retains its delicious flavor l Devo11shi;~e, once told me that old
through the process of canning as E Mr. Dickens, having settled in his
the peach and if properly done will  parish, was keeping a country inn
dell?-’.l1tl’0th tht‘ eye and the Pfllfllfi  there in the early (lays of the pop-

“llllti-‘ peaches I~l1‘(~.‘ tiner i'lHV01'€(l l ulanly of his son Charles, One
than yellow but do not look nearllnol-ning the good in_keeper wait-
SO 1‘lL'l1 WIIEII Cal]11t‘(l. They SllOl1l(l  ed on his reg-.t01‘ and said he had
be ripe yet firm and the sooner  come to ask :1 great favor_ His
they are used after pickin:-; the ; son Charles was about to pay him
better, So It IS well to l18.\‘(:‘ (.‘aI1Sla\'islt_ Charles was accustonjed
cleansed, tops titted, upturned, 3 to the best society in London, and
edges pounded down, then tested . his fat.l](-‘-1‘ wig,h._-(1 to provide for
before the fruit ls I't*fl(ly- .him something of the same kind:

The Pd1'il)el_1 CI‘0Cl§S with bale E1‘?  would Archdeacon F1'o11Lle do tllem
11lC€‘ 1'0 CU0k frllllv ln £01‘ C*l1l11lD.£¥-Etlie honor of dining with them to
They Will 110i (llSL'Ol(Jl‘ tilt‘ frllltgmeet, C-llarles? L’-&1‘(;l1(lea,(',0nF1'()u(le
and hold heat-, allowing the crock i was delighted, of course, to meet
t0 llt‘ <‘HT1'l<‘ll ‘[0 fl lfllllé‘ 10 fill the l the great novelist, and the dinner

cans. They are cheap and with a
number sufiicient to cover the
heating surface and help to pare,
rapid work can be done and fuel
saved.

Place in each crock a cup of
granulated sugar and same of
water, when hot place in enough
peaches for two quarts, cook quick-
ly, when tender with a. silver fork
lift carefully in can or cans, till with
the syrup and seal. The quantity
of syrup should be increased or
lessened according to the juciness
of the fruit.

A few kernels out of the pits
added toa can makes it relish better.
Small or soft peaches that are
worthless for other puposes make
excellent marmalade or peach butter
when pared, cut fine and cooked
soft with only water enough to
prevent burning. Pass through a
sieve or otherwise reduce to a pulp,
then add a pint or less of sugar to
a quart and return it to the fire and
cook a half hour or so according to
the heat, stirring often to prevent-
burning, then can.

3740119 of hoinely profusion—~went
off very agreeably.
‘ I have sometimes thought that

§Sam Slick’s receipt for portraitf

«, painting might be applied to Dick-
lens‘ mode of treating his charac-
iters, “ Exaggerate the chief feature
land put in the rest as you will.”
And yet I can hardly bear to say a
word of disparagenient of the man
to whom we owe Mr. Pickwick,
Dick Swiveller, the Marchioness,
the two VVellers, David Copper-
field, Pip in“ Great Expectations,”
Miss Tox, Dot, Tiny Tim, and so
many other characters henceforth
integral parts of English life and
literature, nor do I think that any-
one whose memory cannot reach, as
mine does, beyond the days when
Dickens wrote, can fully appreci-
ate what the world owes to him.
In spite of his exaggerated sen-
timentalisin,———nay. partly perhaps
by reason of it,——he brought the
high to take interest in the lowly.
The current of the worlds thought
was very (liffereiit before he wrote
jfroni what we now find it. Many

A number Of (llSl]€S C811 be gotten  of the sentilnents that he express-
ready and all attended t0 at theeed and which are now mere plati-
Same tlmtt  tiides were novelties when I was in

Pm” P‘”"'- liny teens. He was the father of
[the philanthropic movements of
 the present age, and that he lived
' ;and wrote has been a blessing to
”‘°l"° ‘—'”l’l’l"’e’«'-‘ f"’'“ ‘‘ ll‘‘‘‘' “ll W“ E the woi‘l(l.—Eliz(Ll)eflz lV0rmel1%,l/

“”"“'" ‘“““a’l"'~"“  Lrifi'rm'r,i1'iScpfemberLrjipincolfs.

IN THE MMi‘r.—\ZI,\'|‘IS.

FU1lN”HI‘\l(} THE l‘llTCHE‘\l‘ THE. POSSIBILITIES or PRAYER.

Few women are strong onongll ' Considering how long prayer has
to keep a bare floor properly scrub. ; l):«‘t*11 in use in the world and how
bed, and a carpet absorbing thnlmuchliunianenergy it has engross-
odors and greases of cooking is anl€(l- ll S~‘-‘@1115 8» 1'9m3~1'l5_al)l‘:‘ llllllg
abouiination, therefore it is a good lllfll llltre Sl1U11l‘l C0I1t”lU(‘ t0 be

plan to hny in-own Qllglolh for tlw ‘ such iin<-crtainty about its etfects.=

kitchen floor, as it shows wear lessv “lllell 9 l"’Y thl"‘~’‘‘’S 5‘ l7’“vll 0V‘’1' 5‘
readilv man other (.010,-S and wall he cannot tell precisely where
blends better with the woodwork, ; ll ll‘ .‘-'0lUf~< W 1a]](l) lllll ll“ lS 9111'?
writes Helen {lay in an article on ill W“1|l. over and that it will hit
“]§‘n1~niSlnn,_.- 3 lxlnllel-are I—IQInt-,"-S1')IIlt‘tl.illlf_{. \Vlien a <l(:»cl.:i1' gives
in the September Iimli‘c.s:’ Honzcl111<‘lll<‘rl1‘-Hhe caiiiiut be certain of
J01t7')’.'ll. 1'0 be sung this seems llS t’l'l:9l‘lI IIIllll llllt‘ p«'I.lll’Ilt ll8S
like a little thing, but attention to:Sl10WI1 if. and he cannot always be
details is an cssential in the li2irni0- lS1l1'*‘ lll*‘“.'~ 11*l“'**1‘tll9l"SS llft lm0WS
nious evolution of a home, In buy. , the lIl9(l.i(.5ll'it-'. was an actiiul force
ing this Oil cloth tht h0uSt.Wjf,_’gltll]<l tliat it did something, though
labors will be lt-issellr-(1 if enOngll;ot.lici' forces may have neutralized
more is bought. to cover the closetflts *1'—‘t10“- But Wllell 3 111311 Of
floors.
dious— for this reason a flap table ‘S111? Wlletller 01‘ not anything has

which, when not in use, can be;gone out from him which has had

folded up and fastened against the any elfect‘ "“t5l‘l9 Of his OW“ range 1

wall, is a positive boon. If notlof perception. He is sure that his
obtainable in the shops one can be  own mind has worked in a certain
easily made by taking a dressmak-  manner. If other persons have
ei-’s stationary cutting board as alheard liini pray he may be con-
model. The top of this tablelvinced that his uttered sentiments
should be covered with whiielhave affected their minds, but be-
marble-cloth. and if the closetlyond that everything is foggy and
shelves are covered with the sameiuncertain. That is an unsatisfac-
material they can more easily beltory state of things, with which
kept clean and sweet. Besidesl prayerful persons ought not to be

this table two chairs are neededlsatisiicd.
for the kitchen. They should be at all, and great numbers of intel-
m~de entirely of Wood, as canelligeiit people are convinced that it
seats are treacherous things andlis, it is worth using with the ut-
repairing them expensive work. ‘imost iiitelligeiice and the highest

Few kitchens 31-Q c0mnlQ_a\'e1‘age sentiments prays, he is not,

If prayer is worth using3

attainable skill. The kind of
prayer in which the petitioner
asks for everything he can think
of in the hope that some of his
supplications may reach the mark,
is as much out of date as those
doses affected by doctors of the
last generation, in which a lot of
drugs were mixed, not for their
combined effect, but in the hope
that the right one might be among
them, and might find its way to the
right spot in the patient-. Perhaps
clumsy doctors do that way still.
Not so the masters of medicine.
Their diagnoses make plain to
ithem what they want to do; then
iif they use a drug at all it is sent
to accomplish that particular pur-
pose. So, in this enlightened gen-
eration, the prayers of the great
prayer‘-masters should be rifle shots
lsent by an understood force at an
lascertaiiied mark. \Vhether they
hit or miss should depend upon
comprehensible conditions. If a
savage fires at the moon with a
rifle, he may be surprised at not
hitting it; but a man who under-

stands about rifles is not surprised.

He knows what may be expected
of them. So it would seem it
should be possible to understand
prayer. From “Possibilities of
Pra_7,'er,” by E(fI(T(Ll'd S. Mrtrtiii,
in Norflz A n2r».r{c(m Review for
Au_r/usl.

 

NATURE’S LACE WORK.

In the cultivation of ferns there
are a few cardinal rules to be ob-
served, writes Nancy Mann Wad-
dle in the September Lodies’ H omc
J01LT'Il(l-l. Almost all ferns, with‘
few exceptions, love shade and
lmoisture; the sunshine may wither
lthe fronds, and the plant never
i again recover its tone. In potting
ltlie pots should be filled a quarter
§of the way up with broken pieces
jof crock, then filled with sand,
‘leaf-mould, a little loam an(l char-
lcoal. They thrive best in an open
soil. Never water the fronds of
the gold and silver variety; in fact
it spoils the appearance of some
ferns for their fronds to be sprayed.

THE WORST SLUMS IN THE WORLD.

A few days after my arrival I
was fortunate enough to meet a
group of earnest social reformers,
who were discussi‘ “lt’ne condition
of the lower strata of Chicago life.
One of them, a friend of mine con-
nected with a university settle-
ment in East London, and well
acquainted with the darkest dis-
tricts in the metropolis, startled
me by saying that he had found
worse slums in Chicago than he
had ever seen in London. “Our
rookeries” he said, “are bad
enough, but they are at least built
of brick or stone. Here, however,
the low tenements are mostly of
wood, and when the wood decays
or breaks away the consequences
are more deplorable than anything
we have in London.”

This was the testimony of a
visitor. It was confirmed by the
testimony of resident sociological
experts. One of these was.a lady,
at present engaged by the national
government in investigating and
reporting on the life and homes of
the poor in Chicago. The awful
state of things she described great-
ly surprised me, and I suggested
that it was due to the presence of
the large foreign element.

“On the contrary,” she replied,
I “the very worst places in the city
lure inhabited by native Ameri-
icans." And she showed me the

official cliart of one of the lowest;
lstreets, on which the tenements’
 were marked white when occupied
‘by iiative Americans, black when
,_o«,-cupied by foreigners. The rooms
:to the front which possess the
lworst cliaracter were white.

E These carefully ascertained facts
knock the bottom out of the com-
placent assurance which I have
lsince so often heard expressed,
that foreigners were responsible
‘for the darkest shades of Chicago
life.

“Is this state of things allowed
l by law to exist?” I asked.

E “Certainly not,” replied the
llady; “it exists in fiat contraven-
 tion of every municipal ordinance.”
: “ Can not-hing be done to enforce
I the law?”

 “ The very men whose duty it is
lto enforce the law are the nomi-
lnees of the classes interested in
l violating it.”

: “Can you not rouse the churches
lto combine and put a stop to this
l in mi icipal corruption?”

l “The churches l” ——- the lady
lspoke with infinite scorn———“the

 

proprietors of the worst class of
property in Chicago are leading
men in the churches. I have more
hope of arousing the poor Polish
Jews to a sense of their civic duty
and opportunity than the churches.
The Poles, poor as they are, and
ignorant, do want to lead a decent
lit'e.”——F7'0m “ The Civic Life of
ohica._q0,” by an Englislmmn, in
August Review of Reviews.

 

THE LAW OF RETRIBUTION.

. Is corporal punishment ever
justifiable? It is, exactly as a sur-

Make your stories long.
your stories short. Work the moral
in. Leave the moral out. Try and
please the older children. Try and
charm the younger ones. Study
the tastes of boys. Follow the fan-
cies of girls. By degrees the
harrassed parent who endeavors to
obey these instructions will cease
telling stories at all, confident that
the task, which once seemed so
simple and easy, must. lie far be-
yond her limited intelligence.——

.From “In Behalf of Parents,”

by Agnes Repplipr. in North

gical operation is justifiable when ,
all other means have been tried l
and failed, writes Elizabeth Ro_bin- 
son Scovil in a thoughtful articlei
on “The Punishment of Children” 
in the September Ladies’ Homej
Journal. To whip a child for?
every trivial offense renders him 
callous and blunts his sense of right 
and Wrong. If he wantonly inflicts §
pain on others he must be made to‘.
feel pain himself. It is the stern:
law of retribution whose working,

Amerimm Review for August.

 

IZ\‘VESTI.\'G IN o.\:E‘s SELF.

Every man who has ever made a
real success has valued himself
far above all his possessions, and
has been willing to invest freely in
everything obtainable that could
add to his power and resources as
a man. A pitiable sight, truly, is
that of a young man clinging tim-
idly to a little property fearful of
losing it, eager to increase it, and
to take enough stock in

Make

he‘ cannot escape in_ after life.lnm,-iljing
Vltillélul _C1'11el"5.Ysb Perslslfflt ¢ll5-  himself to invest his paltry dollars
0 e }en,°e~ m3y_ 9 Pums ed tllusalin an education, in travel, or in
but 1? 15 3 Serlolls matter to funltliose things that. would Give him
the T151‘ Of 3‘-"ousmg the P*15S10n5;‘ power either to comman(I mone '
l"”7h‘*1' than of c°n"l11Cln8 the  or to be useful and happy withouyt.
T5330“ fit. Personal success requires in-
dividual development. And the

I k h :young man who is too mean to
now 1 919 are Women of m05t ‘ value his own culture and prepara-

uU((1l'i‘%1Y3»bl‘t3h11at111'9aE7110 V£a11§l91' l1P§tion for life more highly than the
an ( OW“ 9 001111 1’Y— 3"111§I n01monev that would bu ‘ l ' d "

, ._ _ 1, , . 3 iima van-
h°‘I_leS of the” Own: 01' _f01'53l“11ts’ I tages, never makes a iiscfiil citizen
thelr 9W" homes fitalkmg about  01‘ finds Pl satisfactory career.
their rights, and we know ve1‘y,Well  Spending money on one’s self, and
that they themselves are fit neither <, lnvesting money in Omgs Self, are

The

 

TALMAGE ON WOME.\'lS RIGHTS.

to vote nor to keep house, writes the ; oft“, very dilfflent t1,i,,gS.

Rev. T. De VVitt Talmage in an
article headed “ Male and Female
Created He Them,” in the Septem-;
ber Ladies’ Home Journal. Their
mission seems to be to humiliate‘
the two sexes at the thought of what ;
any one of us might become. No:
one would want to live under the
laws that such women would enact,
nor to have cast upon society the
children that such women would
raise. The best rights that woman
can own she already has in her
possession. Her position in this
country at this time is not one of
commiseration, but one of con-
gratulation. The grandeur and
power of her realm have never yet
been appreciated: she sits today
on a throne so high that all the
thrones of earth piled on top of
each other would not make for her
a footstool. Here is the platform
on which she stands. Away down
below it are the ballot box and the
congressional assemblages, and the
legislative hall.

 

THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND
CHILDREN.

There is little doubt that_the
rights of “the pp}1;ent_dt(1)t inftrirége
occasiona y on e rig s 0 e
child, and that, in the absence of
of any standard, the child becomes
a creature of circumstance. He,
patn betfetl ulptwhéilesonaelykkelit uli 
a e a rug resse 1 e_ _orci
Fauntleroy, dbsed with pernicious
drugs, and humored into selfish
petulance at the discretion of his
mother. Worse still he can be
suffered to waste away li n fever pain
and die, because his parents cliailicg _
to be fanatics who reject the air 0'
medicines to trust excliisiyelyil
prayer. But granting al 1: is,
fathers and mothers have stilltheir
places in the world, and until ‘we
can fill tliese places with something
better, it is worth while to call at-1
tention now and then to the useful 
part fthey play. hIt is lierhaps ai‘
sitrni icant 'act t. at mot iers, S1111-l
ply because they are mothers, suc-
ceed better as a rule in bringing up
their children than other women,
equally loving and sensible, who are
compelled to assume their duties.
The old fashioned plea, “I know
what is best for my child” may be;
derided as a relic of darkness; but
there is an illuminating back-
ground to its gloom. I am not
even sure that parents stand in
absolute need of all the good advice
they receive. I am quite sure that '
many tritles are not worth the
serious counsels expended upon
them. Reading or telling a story
for instance, has become as grave
a matter as choosing a laureate,
and many a mother must stand
aghast at the conflicting admoni-
tions bestowed upon her. Readl
fairy tales. Don’t read fairy tales. <
Read about elves. Don't readl
about ogres. Read of heroic deeds. 
Don’t read of bloody battles,
Avoid too much instruction.

1
1

Be‘
as subtly instructive as you can.

young man who lays: hold firmly

upon the distinction will be wise.

——.~llbei'f Sh(t'(l‘ in Slrefch of Le-

:luxmZ SfmI_./brrl, .~lIL{]IlSf R('L*i'ew of

R(:vfeii's.

 

l’iELIGIOl.'.\‘ BELIEFS OF AUTHORS.

I will go farther, and say that I
know of no other class nor profes-
sion in which religion, such as
there is, is less a matter of form or
custom, or in which it is more
based upon intelligence, sincerity
and the desire to live better and
more useful lives, writes John
Habberton in a pertinent article
entitled “ The Religious Beliefs of
Authors ” in the September Ladies’
Home Journal. Few men of any
class but the “ experience”
cranks are given to talking of their
inner life; but even were authors
to unbosom themselves to the
world on this subject their talk
would not convince any one.
Every one, from pastors down,
judges men’s religion by their lives,
and it would be impossible, by
this method, to bring an indict-
ment for irreligion against Ameri-
can authors. The creed of some
individual writer may not meet
with the views of some individual
critic. but classes are not to be
judged in that way.

 

THE FARM AS A TRAINING SCHOOL.

It remains true even today that
the farm is the chief and the best
school for the training of capable
men that exists in this country. It
is otherwise in Europe, Where one

5 does not find a class corresponding
=to the independent American far-
' mer.

But with us the farmer is a
superb trainer of boys. His lads
are learning real things, while the
town boys too often are merely
studying in books the pale reflec-
tion of things.

The farmer boy knows early
about land and soils; about crops
and their rotations; about the sea-
sons and the weather and the signs
of the sky. He grows up in famil-
iar acquaintance with the animals.
He owns a dog, he has a favorite
horse, he rides wild colts, he feeds
the horned cattle. He helps in
the planting and in the harvesting.
He is usually versed in wood lore
and knows trees and plants, birds,
squirrels, rabbits and ground hogs.
He hunts with a gun and goes fish-
ing. He develops superb health.
He helps repair the fences. He
learns about tools and masters the
complexities of farm machinery.
In short, the range of his practical
knowledge becomes very great_—
Albert Show in Sketch of Le-
lmzrl Sfzmford, August Review
of .Rwm'ews.

 

That was a very wise editor whore-
plied to a correspondent who asked,
“ What is the best stock for a poor man
with a little money to invest to buy?”
that investigation of the market con-
vinced him that “soup stock” was the
safest and most nourishing.——Hm-pey-’s
Bazar.

 


 

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College. and Sfaiion . 31'0"?“-

The Compostionv and—DigestibilIty of
 the Different Parts of Corn
‘, Fodder.

THE TIME T0 CUT CORN.

[Bulletin Iowa Station.)
The analyses show that the plant '
first elaborates material and then
uses this material largely in forming
the ear; and that the full formation
or complete ripeness of the ear,
results in considerable loss of the
nutrient matter in stalk and blade
—the loss being about twelve per
cent on field weight and seventeen
per cent on dry matter. This loss
would probably vary with the
weather. During the time of tak-
ing the samples herein considered,

there was no rain from first to last;
much rain would have leached the
stover more or less as parts of it
became dry.

Our conclusion is that the corn
we have under consideration should
have been put in shock between
September 27, and October 6.

’ Generalizing, we would say, that
the time to commence cutting corn
is when the blades and husks have

[Bulletin Maryland Station]

1. All parts on the corn plant
contain valuable food materials,
the dry matter having nearly the
same composition.

2. The corn stubble and husks
contain 60 per cent of the total
digestible matter produced by the
plant, and the blades only 11 per
cent of the total digestible matter.

3. Corn husks or shucks contain
72 per cent of digestible matter.

4. Corn stubble or butts contain
66.5 per cent of digestible matter.

5. Corn blades or leaves contain
64.2 per cent of digestible matter.

6. Topped corn fodder [stover]
contain 55 per cent of digestible
matter.

7. There is more digestible mat-
ter contained in the corn fodder
from one acre, than in the corn
ears from one acre.

8. The corn fodder, 01' stover,
from one acre, yields as much
digestible matter, as two tons of
timothy hay.

9. There is enough digestible
matter produced by the corn fod-
der grown in the southern states,
to winter all the live stock existing
in those states, if it wereproperly
preserved and prepared in a palat-
able form.

10. By cutting and crushing the
corn stalks, cattle will eat and
utilize nearly all of them.

11. Corn fodder [stoverj fur-
nishes a food rich in digestible
carbohydrates.

12. Corn fodder, when fed alone,
will nearly maintain cattle, but
should be supplemented with some
food rich in nitrogen, when feed-
ing for the production of growth,
flesh or milk.

should be finished when half the
blades and husks have dried up.
This gives about ten days for cut-
ting corn, and we think the pur-
pose of economy would be better
served if the ripening could con-
tinue so that the harvest would
last but five days instead of ten.

Considering the value of the
stover, the importance of having
the ears as ripe as possible, and the
large size of the Iowa cornfields,
the crying need of the Iowa farmer
is a. machine that will harvest his
corn crop with the same facility as
the present self-binder harvests the
smaller grain.

 

l)ORS ET HORN SHEEP.

 

_ _ _ _ , FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT.
I Bulletin Virginia Station I.

[Bulletin Geneva Station N. Y.]

a. Previous crops._The most
favorable crops to go before winter
wheat are rape, legumes, especially
clover, as well as poppies and early
gathered hoed crops.

For summer wheat late gathered
hoed crops, such as Indian corn,
beets, potatoes, etc.

b. Fertilizer.~-90-180-E260 lbs.
Superphosphate, plus 180-290-350
lbs. Thomas-Slag or Bone meal,
and 130-260-530 lbs. Kainit per
acre.

Upon a heavier soil: 44-90-130

Our own experience, while very
limited, has been encouraging.
The sheep are easily kept, docile
and quiet, nicely shaped, and the
best of mothers. VVe would also
add another feature not mentioned
in experiences given, yeta fact well-
known to breeders, they have but
little fear of dogs, and often will
drive them from the field—the ewe,
when caring for her young, show-
ing at times the greatest courage in
this direction. Concerning the
quality of wool, we sent a small lot
toa Richmond commission mer-
Chant. and hi3 reply We give in full: lbs. Muriate of Potash, and 90-180-
“ We enclose herewith statement 2601bg_ Chi1i_So1tpot~,1-o_
and check for one sack wool._ VVe o, Additional 3-uggesfions, _-
ilnd that tlllls 1S 8. very desirable Eor winter wheat, itis very impor.
St-9-P195 and 300d Stmhg W00l- tant that the potash andphosphoric
There 15 01115’ Ohe f93t_11I‘e 0f it that acid be applied in the autumn, and
detract? from “'5 balhg Bpeciauy at the latest, plowed under at the
attractive, and that is, that it has time of sowing, On the contrary
a little too much weight to it. only  to  of the nitrogen should
T1115. Of 0011139 19 better £01‘ the be spread in the fall, which is more
grower. _bu_t the manufacturers than enough to give the crop a
want it in light condition, so as to good start and enable it to winter
Prodllce the greatest 811101111t 0f well. The manure thus applied
goods out of the smallest amount can be in the form of the slow
Of W912‘-3{hh We h31i9V9 this grade workingsulphateof ammonia,stable
wool will sell well. _If you should manure, green crops, dried blood,
have any the comlhg 3P1‘h1R’sWe guano, etc. The restof the nitrogen
shall be glad to handle it for you.” can be appliod in the spring as a,
top-dressing in the form of Chili-
Saltpetre.

 

GRAIN FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP.

   

[Bulletin Utah Station.]

1. Cattle and sheep can be suc-l
cessfully fed on grain alone for
very long periods.

2. Cattle and sheep fed on grain
alone make a pound of growth on
as few or less pounds of grain than
hogs will.

3. Cattle when fed on grain
drink but little Water, void :1 large
ratio of it as urine, and probably
vaporize less of it by lungs than
when receiving hay or coarse food.

4. The stomachs of sheep and
cattle weigh less when fed on
grain; the first stomach notably
so.

5. The first stomach of sheep
and cattle receive fine foods but
do not fill up, nor quite half fill.
The animals practically cease ru-
minating when fed grain alone.

6. The vital organs of a steer
slaughtered weighed quite differ-
ently from those of cattle hereto-
fore slaughtered, especially so in
regard to blood, which weighed
more, and more notably so for
lungs, which weighed less, and is
the first notable instance in the
experience of the writer of the
variation of lungs due to food.

7. These relations of food to the
development of vital organs should
receive the careful attention of
physiologists, notabl in relation
of food to human hea th.

THE BEST DEIIORNER.

[Bulletin Cornell Station.]

The results of all the experi-
ments made at this station lead us
to believe that the use of caustic
potash is by far the easiest, most
humane and most certain method
of securing hornless cattle. The
best time to apply preventative
reagents is early in the life of the
animal, just as soon as the little
horns can be distinguished by the
touch. Caustic potash comes in
the form of round sticks about the
size of a lead pencil. It may be
had at any drug store and should
be kept from exposure to the air
as it rapidly absorbs moisture.

The manner of applying caustic
potash is as follows: _

The hair should be closely clip-
ped from the skin and the little
horn moistened with water to
which soap or a few drops of
ammonia have been added to dis-
solve the oily secretion of the skin,
so that the potash will more readily
adhere to the surface of the horn.
Care must be taken not to moisten
the skin except on the horn where
the potash is to be applied. One
end of a. stick of caustic potash is
dipped in water until it is slightly
softened. It is then rubbed on the
moistened surface of the little
horn. This operation is repeated

from five to eight times, until th

surface of the horn becomes
slightly sensitive. The whole ope-
ration need take only a few min-

utes and the calf is apparently in-.

sensible to it. A slight scab forms
over the surface of the budding
horn and drops oil‘ in the course of
8. month or six weeks, leaving a
perfectly smooth poll. No inflam-
mation or suppuration has taken
place in any of the trials we have

made. The results of these expe-
riments warrant the following
recommendations:

1. That for efficiency, cheapness,
and ease of application, stick caus-
tic potash can be safely recom-
mended for preveiitiiig the growth
of home.

2. The earlier the application is
made in the life of the calf, the
better.

‘i

i

’ $9,000,000;

I’IiOSPEC'l‘S FOR FR I’ H‘.

l [From August Report of U. S. Statistician]

A pples.—The reports of August
confirm the outlook of July. The
drop then continuing has been ex-
tremely severe and afurther decid-
ed decline in condition is the result.
The indication that the commercial
crop would be very light is reduced
by this subsequent evidence to 8.
certainty. In many States the
crop can now be said to be a total
failure, as, for instance, Ohio, with
its percentage of condition down
to 13, and Indiana with 15. It is
unnecessary to dwell upon this un-
promising outlook, and the oppor-
tunity for contrast has grown con-
siderably less. At the time of last
report New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland were pointed out as ex-
ceptions to the general rule of low
conditions, as also were the Pacific
coast states. At this report New
Jersey and Maryland, of the for-
mer section, and Washington of
the latter, show very decided losses,
while the July percentages of Del-
aware, Oregon and California, alone
are more nearly maintained.

Peaches.~—A drouth has pre
veiled over the eastern part of the
country for the greater part of the
time since our last report, and has
affected to some extent the pros-
pects of the peach crop. A refer-
ence to the July report of this
division will show that a bountiful
harvest of this fruit was indicated
in New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland, and returns still point
to a large crop. The excessively dry
weather, however, has caused the
earlier fruit to ripen prematurely in
many sections, affecting the quality
quite seriously. This has been the
case more particularly in Maryland,
where a. decline of seven points is
shown. Here and there local show-
ers have relieved this condition,
and a general rain at this time is
much needed to insure fruit of the
highest quality. It is safe to say
that a much longer continuance of
these unfavorable conditions will
cause great damage.

Peaches have rotted on the trees
in Georgia to an alarming extent,
and but a small part of the crop
indicated by the earlier returns
will be harvested. In Ohio the
conditions have still further declin-
ed, and the drop in Michigan has
worked a like result there.

California has declined but four
points, and reports generally show
a good crop of excellent quality.

Grapes.~The returns show a
prospect of an abundant crop of
grapes, especially in sections of
commercial importance. The dry
weather has had a tendency to
keep in check the spread of rot
and mildew, though in some sec-
tions it is doing considerable dam-
age. A comparison of the per-
centages will show that those of
July have been generally well sus-
taiued. The raisin crop of Cali-
fornia is reported as being excel-
lent.

The butter industry of the United
States is of immense importance. In
round numbers, there are from $5,000,000
to $15,000,000 worth sold annually in each
State. In 1890 Illinois produced 95,000,-
000 pounds, worth about $20,000,000;
Wisconsin 45,000,000 pounds, worth
Iowa, 100,000,000 pounds,
worth $21,000,000; Minnesota, 12,000,000
pounds. worth $8,000,000: Michigan,
40,000,000 pounds, worth $7,500,000.

The capital of all the national (and
registered) banks in 1885 was $640,000,-
000, while the assessed value of the cows
in the country was $700,000,000.

It is estimated that there were 1,2 ,-
0O0,000 pounds of butter manufactured
in the United States during 1890.
The annual dairy product exceeds in
value that. of the lumber, wheat and iron
interests combined.

 

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


 

l‘HE GRANGE VISITOR.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1893.

Notices of’ Meetings.

ALL EGAN CCUNTY COUNCIL

will hold its next session at Trowbridge
Grange hall Tuesday, September 5, and
will respond to the following program:

Call to order at 10 o’clock .-’\. i\i.. by
President Houser. ’

Opening song by Trowbridge Grange
choir.

Reading of minutes of last meeting.

Business, if any. Papers left over from
last meeting.

Volunteer recitations, Instrumental

,cattle let me say it cannot be too
lstrongly impressed on your minds

I-‘ARM MANAGEMENT OF CATTLE.

[Read at Gladwiii lstiiutc.]
To those who are engaged in the
business of breeding and rearing

that _-it can never be profitable to
breed inferior cattle (or however
good their quality) to suffer their
growth to be arrested by cold or
hunger, or to sell them in a lean
state. f

In selecting a breeding stock of,’
cattle the qualities to be aimed atj
are a sound constitution and sym- I
metrical form, aptitude to fatten, a
quiet temper and a large milk

music.
Dinner.

 

yielding power in the cows; as all

Instrumental music and song by tlielilllt-‘St’ (1llHll5le5_ are he1'€‘dlt31'.Y7 ai
choir. ‘ V %really good pedigree adds therefore]
b Address °f “'9l°'°m° by “fihur C"‘gS‘lgreatly to the value of breediiigl

y- .‘ K ‘

Response by G. J. Stegeinan of Alle- Stock‘ ,l
gan.

l
l .
p 3 A good Sliorthorn is valuable]
“Is the existence of only two great:

The World’s Fair Grange

C0l'll€l' of 93d Street and Sagiiraw Avenue (519 93¢! St.), South Chicago.

FA I R B Y

’I‘\VENTY )II.\'UTES RIDE PRO)! THE l'll.I*l(.‘
NO OTHER BI.'ILI)lN(i‘r \VlTHli\' 500 I<‘I']l'l'l‘. NO

Pl.I§N'l‘Y OF FRICSII AIR. Ql'II‘lT A

@‘ .-\N()'l‘l*lER UU'l‘ IN l’l{l(,‘l4lS.

Rooms with I double Bed, $0.75 per day,

TR-IC CARS. 5 ("I‘S. I’.—\RE.
I)AN(;‘rER FIEOBI FIRE.

NI) COOL.

If the ltaili‘ria.r_ls won’t do it the Grange will. ri$

373./_. (‘cuts each pt-rsou.

Itooins with 2 double Beds, $1.00 per day, 25 (‘cuts each person.
[looms with 3 double Beds, $1.50 "(Ar .13"-, 2:; (i‘.,,t_\. ,.,,(.h ,,e,.,.,,,,_
Llleals 25 (‘eiits.

Suit of seven ioomx (seveii beds) furnislied for housekeeping. $5.00 per d-av.

HOW TO REACH

THE ORANGE. Stony Island Ave. at filth St. Fair

 

. . . . wherever it may be placed——in the 1
political parties in our countiy desira-

l
ble?" J. In‘. Kent.

“ \Vhy is it that silos are not more gen-
erally used by stockmen‘."' ’l‘. G. Adains.

Recitation by Charles Miner.

"If the government should own and
operate the railroads in the interest of
all the people, how can it come in pos-
session of them and retain its honor'."' by
Lyman Root.

Music, instrumental, by Glenn Miner. I

“ Mistakes." by M. A. Ely.

"Can we as citizens afford to give up
the Grange‘.’‘’ by Laura Jewett.

Music.

Short discussions will be allowed on all
papers. We know the people’s minds are
much exercised over the ‘'World’s Fair,"
“1riardtimes,"etc., but let us come to
the Council and enjoy a pleasant day
with our Trowbridge friends and Patrons.
Our young people are cordially invited
to take part in the exercises. We hope
to have an especial treat in music.

l)on‘t forget day or date, Sept. 5.

N. A. I)lBBLF1.
Lecturer.

ST. CLAIR i-o.\io.\'A.
The St. Clair Pomona Grange meeting
for September will be held at Carsonville,
Saniiac county, on September 20. The
following program will be observed:

Open at 10 A. M.

Song.

Address by Bro. Jonathan i\Iaynard.

Response by Bro. M. F. Carleton.

Dinner.

Song.

Report of county deputy relative to
State Grange.

Reports from Subordinate Granges.

Recitation, Sister Nelson Geoffrey.

Discussion on Woman’s Work in the
Grange, led by Sister Robert Miller.

Recitation by Sister Annie Maynard.

“ Is free coinage of silver of benefit to
farmers?” Led by S. A. Terpenning.

" Is the law as passed by the last legis-
lature a benefit to St. Clair and Sanilac
counties?" by Bros. Paschal Lamb and
A. W. Campiield.

All Patrons are cordially invited to at-
tend and take part in the discussions.
Come and help to make this meeting
interesting.

By order of Committee.

HURON l‘OM()N.\.

The next meeting of Huron County
Pomona Grange will be held with Colfax
Grange on Thursday, Sept. 28, 1893, coin-
mencing at the usual hour. 10 A. M.

MRS. R. l\'L'or-:i\"i',
Secretary.

 

NEWS NOT 3.‘.

The long—looked-for decision of the
Behring sea arbitrators was made public
the middle of August. The United
States has not obtained all it con-
tended for, yet it is generally conceded
that the settlement is a more favorable
onefor us than any that had been sub-
mitted by England.

The significant thing is that both par-

ties seem satislied. It is a triumph of the I

principle of arbitration. It shows, too,
how a war may be wrongfully begun.
At one time some of our papers really
talked war with firitain over the seal
question. Such papers appealed to
national feeling and might have stirred
up trouble. ’I‘he settlement shows that
the United States were not entirely in the
right.
. "1 :'r- ,
Spiritualists in conference at Liberal.l
Mo., have organized an association with -
$100,000 capital to found a spiritualisti‘
college. Stock will be offered to spirit-
ualists all over the country. The school 3
will be organized with two branches. one:
fitted to teach the common branches of;
education. and the other to teach phys- 3
ical culture, where the whole science of,
man. including spirit culture and the;
development of genuine lIl(>.(IilllllSIllp.i
will be taught.

>l<**

One of the most terrific storms of
recent years has visited the whole Atlan- 3
tie seaboard. Its severity was felt espec- _
ially in the vicinity of Savannah, Ga.. .
where it is thought as many as fifty per- i
sons have met their death in the hurri- 

l

cane.

>l< >l<

*

Chicago had a big tire last week. The ;
curious thing about it is the report that ;
it was caused by the overturning of a}
lamp which was being used to heats’
curling iron, by a younglady making her,

toilet. j
* l
l

>l<
>l<

The purchasing clause of the Sherman
bill was repealed in the House by a vote
of 239 to 110. The bill reported in the
Senate is a repeal bill with a declaration
tacked on pledging the government to
the principal of bimetallism.

land he(l(lin_t.,r and for removing
;duiig with the utmost ecoiiomy of
“ time and labor.

l

fbut its most important character-
listic and that which makes it of
fexceptional value to the general
lfarnier, is adaptation for the im-
’ provement of other breeds by cross-
, ing. The mixture of its blood
lwith common or unimproved stock
‘ is quick to show good results.

It is doubtless important to have
both parents good, but in case of
ruminants the predominating in-
fluence of the male in determining
the qualities of the progeny is so
well ascertained that the selection
of the bull is a matter of prime im-
portance. I am able to state from
personal experience that by using
a bull that is at once good himself,
and of good descent, a valuable
lot of calves can be obtained from
very indifferent cows. It is, indeed,
miserable economy to grudge the
price of a good male. Coarse,
misshapen, unthrifty cattle, cost
just as much to rear and fatten as
those of the best quality, and are
not worth as much by half when
you come to market. A great loss
is annually sustained by breeding
inferior cattle. I rejoice to see that
the directors of our national agri-
cultural societies are resolutely set-
ting these paces toward the careful
feeding of young bulls. It is quite
necessary to feed plenty to keep
the animals in a good growing con-
dition and not exceed that degree
of flesh which is indispensable to
good health and vigor. Cows are
very expensive stock to keep, it is,
therefore, of importance to turn
their milk to the best account, to
produce good milk. It is neces-
sary to feed the cows good, whole-
jsome food, to provide good, warm
j well ventilated stables, which
isliould he kept clean and neat. I
ldo not like to see cattle kept out in
la yard with nothing but the sunny
lside of a wire fence for protection.
lIf we as farmers would be more
 particular in the rearing of young
J cattle our county would soon come
i to the front as one of the best cat-
l tle counties in the state.

My plan for feeding young
calves is to feed unadulterated
milk in small quantities, not ex-
ceeding one gallon at a time, and
three times a day. By three weeks
old they can be taught to eat hay,
linseed meal and sliced turnips.
As the latter articles of diet are
' relished and freely eaten the. allow-
ance of milk is gradually dimin-
ished until about the twelfth week
when it may be finally withdrawn.
The linseed meal can be given more
freely and water put within their
reach. Calves fed in this way al-

 

T ways make good, thrifty cattle, and =

with but little expense.

Observant farmers have longi
been aware that their cattle when
kept dry and moderately warm, eats
less and thrive faster than under
opposite conditions. A really good
sysfeiii of housing must combine
tliv fullHVVlIl;_[ conditions:

1. Facilities for supplying food?

 Complete freedom from (lis-
turbance.

3. A moderate and uiivarying
degree of warmth.

4. A constant supply of pure air.

5. Opportunity for the cattle
having a slight degree of exercise.

6. The production of manure of
the best quality.

Every farmer, no matter how
poor, could keep his cattle com-
fortable, and I am sure it would
pay him well for his trouble, as
comfortable stables are half the
keeping.

J. W. LAURASON.

Gladwin.

l Address,

alk four blocks west on 93d

From the Fair grounds take a Grand Crossing or South Chicago Electric Car on
_ _ gate. If coming in by Mich. Central R’y, get
. , , _ , oil’ at Burnside or Grand (}:'<>ss1iig, and take Electric Car to South (i‘liicag'o.
:3d311‘y I01’ llllllia 01‘ to feed for beef’  Southern R’y, get off at South Cliicago station, and w I

If coming in by Mich.
St.

R0 (3. JI)IJ'1N'1N'I].VG-,

51!) 9341 St. and Sn,-.-;iiiaw Ave., South (‘liii-a,«:,'o, 11].

AT THE WORLD’S

I’ A l R.

The passenger entering Chicago from
the cast by any of the .\Iiciiio.\N CE.\'TRAL
trains will oliservc, after passing Kensing
ton and Grand Crossing, that the tracks
are gradually elevated until, from a point
of view some twerity feet above the level.
he sees to the right an asseinl)lzi-ge 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 Coluinbinn
Exposition, far surpassing, not 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 l\IIClllGAi\‘
CENTRAL trains will enter the Exposition,
rise grandly the four square pavilions of
the Administration building, crowned by
its great dome, :60 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 frontthe
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 oi -the last named
building, the largest in the world. It cov-
ers an area of more than thirty zicres—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
clearlv seen to the left of the Administra-
tion bhilding. 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 llorticultuml
Building, a thousand feet in length, and
with a central pavilion, under‘ the glass
dome of which is grouped the finest known

.\ (1lIiIiIIPSI‘l

‘ collection of hainhoos, tree-ferns and palms.

Northward, and still nearer to the
train, is the \Voman’s building, :1 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
with the fruits of the genius, skill and labor
of the women of all nations.

Crossing the Midway Plziisance, which
connects Jackson Park on the east with
\’Vashington 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, icc, sliding and spiral electric rail-
ways, and numerous other iiitcresting feat-
ures, of some of which the traveler niay
get 3. glimpse as he dashes by. On the
right, grouped at the north end of jzickson
Park, are the various State and Foreign
buildings of diversified architecture and
representing an expenditure of millions of
dollars.

No passing glimpse of the World’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

fcatui‘e.~, Nothing but frequent visits and

Ecarefulohservation can do it. But while

every pas.<ingti':1velcr will surely resolve
upon this, he will also surely be thankful
that heis journeying upon the l\IiCiiii;.-\.\'
CE.\"l‘RAl., the only Eastern line that gives
him sucli a passing view, or that takes him
directly by and in full view of l\'iagai‘a

. Falls, the great natural wondcrof the world.

 

THE WESTERN MICHIGAN.

'l‘lie Only Large Fair

in the state this year will be_the West
Michigan at Grand Rapids. September
It! to 22. There will be no State Fair at
Lansing, or Exposition at Detroit.

The Races.

Besides the extended program usual at
our Fair. we call your attention to our
speed list which gives four days fine rac-
ing. at which some good horses will be
seen and some fast time made.

Bicycle Races.

Over $1,000.00 in prizes will be given
in the ten racing events offered to
wheelmen. A lively wheelmen’s day is
expected.

 

!'Judge Chipman died August 16. He

was considered one of Deti'oit’s ablest trated Pamphlet Address A- A-s°h““tz- 1

men, and was held in high esteem among
his colleagues in congress.

Diamond
Crystal
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For other information, address

The best butter in the
Diamond Crystal Salt.

The best butter made from separator cream
was salted with l)l2l.lll()ll(l (‘i'_v.sIal Salt.

was suited with lllzllllullll I i'_\'stal Salt,

score in (*7ll,'iI cl:i:<.< \v...< >11

Ci‘,v.~'lul Salt.

T1113 53“ 19 ll-’il~'_\'. ‘nos zi coarse grain, dis-
sol\'esJiist_ riglit, and is never found un-
di.-:.sol\'c(l in butter. It takes less to pro-
duce the same result. hence

224 lbs.—56 lb. and 14 lb. l;:i_«_»--.

TABLE SALT—~Iii 3 lb. box—2!é, 5 and io lb.
Can be obtained from johbers and dealers in the United States and canada_

DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO.,

   

   

AS won another well merited victorv.
At the ‘

DUBUQUE CONVENTION

show was .~ill[elI with

 
       
 

he best hiilivr Illiltic troin

 
 

cat hercd creuni

   

utter wliivli made the Iii,-_rlie.~:t average

lied with liininoiid

         
  

     
 

is cheaper.
TIER SALT«l’a(‘l<cd in 25o ll). bbl.-‘..--

 
 

bags, also in 320 lb. bbls.

  
       
  

  

St. Clair, Michigan.

 

  

GRANGE p_i5EcToRv.

Pati-oii.~' Will Find 'l‘lie.~'e I-‘ii-iiis Reliable and
(‘an (let Special Prit-es From Them.

‘HJR. EAGLE & oo.,

Farmers’ Wholesale Supply House,
138 and 70 \Vahash Ave., Cliicngo. Save
iiionc_v on cvcr_\'tliiiig. Send ~:i.\' rciiis for full
c:italo_-_;uc.

The Smith Implement & Buggy 00., 22 and 24

t 3d St. Cincinnati, 0. has a contract with

Grange of Ohio and Indiana to supply their state

and furnish goods at wholesale rates when the

order comes unds-i-_the seal of the Grange. We

extend the same invitation to the Grange of Mich-
igan. Write for catalog and prices.

A. R. HICKS & CO., PALMYRA, N. Y.

are the oflicial furnishers of badges, working
tools. seals. staff mountings, and all supplies.
Illustrated catalog on application. Send orders
to Jennie Buell. Secretary, Ann Arbor, or direct
to Palmyra, N. Y

I it-Eeciai indilcemeiits all themtivriie
Send for Catalogues. etc. Direct

PI A N O S
AND
\\'e:u'er ()1--rm & l"- i C .
 Factory, Yorlk, ‘Pa. I’Il?i‘cei=.iseia’l

of your Grange on your letter paper, or send
trade card to secure benefit of special manufact-
urers’ prices direct to (irangers.

 GEO. WOODLEY,

242 South \\'ater St.,
(‘hil'ag‘u, Ill. \\'liolc.~:ilc I.llllll7t.‘Ttl(‘.li(‘l‘. Solic-
iL~ CUl‘l’C.\]Hlll(lt‘llL‘L‘ with Ill(‘lIll‘t'l‘\l)f .\Il(‘lllL:':l|l I’.
of II. .’lll(l ;\lli:inL'e.< who Cniiitciiiplzitc liiiiltliiig.
\\'rilc for pricc lists.

Ths Honey (‘reek Griuige Nur.~'erio-,s llZl\'L‘
hci-ii llllLIL'l' l‘0llil'll(‘l with the Stiitc (il':lllg(:' of Ohio
for over ten \fc:ir.~, :ind have dealt L-.\‘tcii.si\cly in
lndiuiiii and Nlicliigziii also. Special prices sent to
anyone under seal of the (irnngc. (live us ii trial.
\\'e can save you money. .'\(llll’L‘>’.~2

Isaac Fri.-eniaii .1’ Son, Rex, Ohio.

PATRONS' OIL WORKS. DERRICK ("L 00.
I“. G. BELLAMY. Pi-op‘r. Titusville. Pa.
Lubricating and Burning Oils of the highest
quality, at wholesale prices. Try our Elite Burn-
ing Oil, made specially for family iise. Write for

prices. Address l)ERRl(.‘K OIL (.‘0..
Titusville, Pa.



Farmers who can hunch two or
three thousand pounds of \Vool
will find it to their advantage to
correspond with C. Aiiisworth,
Graiid Rapids, Mich. As I ship
direct, the giowei‘ saves the coni-
mission paid to local buyers.

0. AIl\'S\\’()l{'1‘H.
‘l‘HB LAKE ROUTE TO THE WORLD'S FAIR
VIA PICTURESQUE MACKINAC.

Avoid the heat and dust by traveling
on the Floating Palaces of the Detroit &
Cleveland Steam Navigation Company.
Two new steel passen er steamers have
just been built for this pper Lake route,
costing $300,000 each, and are guaranteed
to be the grandest, lar est. safest and
fastest steamers on the akes; speed 20
miles per hour, running time between

i Cleveland, Toledo and Chicago less than
‘50 hours. Four trips per week between

Favorite
Lines

to the Summer
Resorts

or Northern
Michigan

TR-AVERSE CITY
ELIC RAPIDS
CHARLEVOIX
PETOSKEY

BAY VIEW
lV[ACI{INAC ISLAND
TRAVERSE BAY

RESORTS

CHICAGO
and WEST MICHIGAN
RAILWAY

DETROIT

LANSING
and NORTHERN

RAILROAD

The West Michigan now in operation
to Bay View, is the
ONLY ALL RAIL LINE T0 GHARLEVOIX
_Through sleeping and parlor car ser-
vice from Chicago, Detroit, Lansing and

Grand Rapids to Pet/oskey and Bay View
during the summer months.

THE SCENIC LINE

Over forty miles of beautiful lake and
river views north of Traverse City.

and

Send a stanip for new Summer Book.
Tlil’ ll‘ ll'Ill-I.\' llll‘ G0 NORTH THIS SUMMER

Faxxx TOWNSEND,
Agent, Lansng.
A9,t., Grand Rapids.

AJAX DYNAMITE!

FOR STUMP BLABTING.
We are bound to introduce our AJAX in your
locality, and to do so will sell CHEAP. Goods
guaranteed. No better sold. Try us on prices.

Ajax Dynamite Works, BAY CITY, Mish.

Gno. DPIHA\'EN,
Gen'l Pass’r

Manituhaiand the Eanadlan Nuihd

:oo,ooo,ooo ‘.l('l'L‘.\' of wheat and graziiig lands open
for sctileiiiciit in i"I‘.llllIOI’l:!. and the Great North-
west, including the f:Iinou.s Ediiiontoii District and
the great S:|.\l-{llI(‘l'lL‘.\\':lll Vnllcv, which are now
opened by I'aili‘o2irl.-'. _

l Toledo, Detroit, Alpena, Mackinac, Petos- ,

Daily trips between

f key and Chicago. July and

1 Detroit and Cleveland; during

l August double daily service will be main- ‘
iving a daylight ride across Lake 
Daily service between Cleveland

 tained,
l Erie.

4. and Put-in-Bay. First-class stateroom
’ accommodations and menu. and exceed-
,’ in ly low Round Trip Rates. The pain-
$ tlifi equipment, the luxury of the appoint-
! ments makes traveling on these steamers
I thoroughly enjoyable. Send for illus-

G. P. A., Detroit & Cleveland Steam N av.
00., Detroit, Mich. ’

I THE F[NE.\'T LANDS

Ito he had in North Aiiierica, and good climate.

\Vlicrc stock pick their li\'inj._r the vcar round and
l thrive. I

Flllilh FARMS OF 160 ACRES

‘given to c\ cry inalc adult of ei, hteen years and

over; and every fcmalc head of :i ami '.
i Special rates given to intending settlers.
‘ l*‘orm:ips, paniplilcts, tcstimoiiials of Michigan
; fariiiers who iave hccn there, and further iiiforni:1-
l tion, addrc:-s _
l A. R."CODE., Gt-n‘l Agt-.,

Box (>35, Saginaw, E. 5,, Mich.

it-nsssns or nonmcr surrn & co.-

LANSING. KICK.