1.3.’ Q! ..- L/' -., . "-aflfl ,_,.'.--‘lililllllllll .- VOL. XVIII, N0. .15? “THE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENOE TIIAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IJIIPROVED.” LANSING, MICHIGIN, OCTOBER 1, 1893. WHOLE NO. 427. PURE FO0D. A Short Statement Regarding ‘the New Pure Food Law, by its Author. HON. D. D. B.U.EL.L. The Grange put itself on record .as favoring pure food, and being one of that noble Order I took the A opportunity of formulating a bill that would carry out a “ long-felt want” of our people. While this may come far short of the mark, yet I think that it is a step in the right direction. In looking over our laws I found that as far back as 1881 the legisla- ture passed a pure food bill, but like a noble ship without a pilot, it has been tossed to and fro, and has not reached the desired haven. In 1885 the people found that honey was being adulterated, and the legislature passedabill to shut -off that spurious article. In 188.7 tera alba, barytes, talc, and many other -substances injuri- ous to health were found in candy, and they again in unmistakable terms said that this no longer should be perpetrated. Again in 1889 it was found that spirit vine- gar was made and labeled “pure cider vinegar,” while there was not the first drop of cider in it. It is this kind of vinegar which has driven the pure article from our state, and those of good authority say that there is no longer a single barrel sold within our borders. NOT ENFOBCED. Some one may ask why the laws already enacted were not enforced. I answer, because the complaint must come from the people to the rosecuting attorney. And you know the old saying, “ what is everybody’s business is nobody’s business.” The law now to reads that the Governor appoints a commissioner for a period of two years, and it is this otficer’s duty to carefully in- quire into the dairy and food prod- ucts, and the several articles which are the necessary constituents of food which are offered for sale in this state; and when he has reason to believe that any such articles are adulterated, impure or unwhole- some, he shall procure samples of the same and direct the state anal- yst to make due and careful exam- ination of the same and report his finding thereon. If it shall appear from such report that the article, food, or dairy product is adulter- ated, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to make complaint against the manufacturer or vender thereof in the proper county and furnish the prosecuting attorney with the evidence thereon to obtain conviction. - The Governor has appointed Mr. Storrs of Muskegon, who is said to be a man of business ability and tact enough to begin rooting out and making these “bogus” fellows more particular what they sell. He will find them a hard enemy to fight, but I think he has sufiicient power to wipe the terrible curse from the state. Union City. QUESTIONS T0 FARMERS. Hon. H. D. ‘Platt sends us the following letters, which are self- explanatory. They will interest every farmer. We should like to hear from many of our readers on the subjects mentioned, especially concerning the last two questions. COMMIITEE ON AGRICULTURE’) 1) FORESTRY, 1 UNITED Sums SENATE. July 18. 1598. Mr. H. D. Plait, Ypsilanti, Mich. DEAR SIB—-It is asserted that the business of farming has be- come unprofitable, and that agri- culture has been, some years, suf- fering a general depression. In order to get the truth of the matter the senate of the United States, by resolution, of which a copy is in- closed herewith, instructed its ‘committee on agriculture and forestry to ascertain and report the ‘facts. Senators Peffer, Roach, and Washburn, as a sub-committee, are charged with that part of the work which relates chiefly to the grain growing and live stock producing states. The committee desire the cooper- ation of practical farmers, and, with that end in view, we have pre- pared-some questions which present leading points on which we desire information, leaving correspond- ents free to suggest others, and to add anything which they think will aid the committee in procuring all material facts in the line ‘of our inquiry. You have been recommended to the committee as one in every way qualified to assist in attaining the object sought. We have, tliere- fore, taken the liberty of addressing this communication to you, with the request that you answer the questions printed on a separate sheet and inclosed herewith. You are at liberty to add any facts or suggestions which you think will be useful in the investigation. Permit us to «express the hope that you will find it convenient to answer early. Ptease ifiail ‘in the inclosed envelope. Respectfully, W. A. PEFFEB, Chairmhn Sub-committee. 1. Please give your name, your state, county and postotfice address? Ans. H. D. Platt, Ypsilanti. Washtenaw Co., Mich. 2. How long have you been actually engaged in the business of farming in the state where you now reside? Ans. Thirty years. 3. Are you now living on a farm and are you performing manual labor as a practical farmer? Ans. Yes. 4. What are the principal articles produced for market by the farmers in your section of the state? Ans. Wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, wool and mutton, cattle, horses and hogs. 5. Do the farms produce as well as they did formerly. If not, what is the reason for the change, and when did it begin? Ans. Farms well tilled, better. If not they do not in proportion to the neglect given them. 6. Has the value of farmlands in your state depreciated? If so, when did the depreciation begin, and what caused it. Ans. They have in proportion to the depreciation in price of farm products. 7. Have the values of farm pro- ducts in your state fallen in recent years? If so, when did the fall begin, what. was the cause of it, :B.]1(l what articles fell most? Ans. Yes. Wheat from over production and gambling on boards L of trade; wool from that bill oblig- ing us to compete with Australia and the South American states anticipating free trade. 8. Do farmers of your state, themselves, cure and preserve the meats that they use in their fam- ilies? Ans. As a rule they do. 9. Do they produce and use their own fruit? Ans. Yes. 10. Are the wheat and corn raised by your farmers ground at neighborhood custom mills as formerly? If not, how do they procure their flour and meal? Ans. The mills as a rule refuse to grind grists but will exchange, giving a certain number of pounds of flour and bran for a bushel of Wheat. 11. Do farmers in your part of the state raise more or less live stock than formerly? Whether more or less, what caused the change, and what classes of ani- mals were subject to the change- horses, cattle, sheep, swine? Ans. Less cattle and horses because of the competition of the west. More sheep, the surplus to be marketed under one year. About the same of hogs. 12. Are the farmers raising sheep? If so, are the flocks num- erous, and are they large or small? Ans. The farmers would like to keep large flocks of sheep, but at the price of wool this year (in anticipation of wool’s going on the free list) the industry will be killed. No farmer can produce wool in this country at ten cents per pound. Large and small, ac- cording to size of farm. 13. \Vhat effect, if any, has the interstate commerce law on agri- cultural interests in your state? Ans. It has had the effect to equalize freight. 14. What effect, if any, has dealing in_“futures” and “options” had on the prices of farm products? Ans. To lower prices, no stabil- ity in the market, supply and de- mand is done away with as it makes it impossible fp-:. ,,§,3cRplY N__fl;§_l_d_ de- mandizo govern the market. ” " 15. Would you advise the dis- continuance of the reports of the Department of Agriculture on the distribution and consumption of farm products? And if so, for What reason? Ans. N 0. Intelligent men should be informed and then they could and would reach conclisions. 16. How does the condition of the farming business in your state during the last few years compare with its condition in former years? If there has been any marked change, whether better or worse, when did it begin, and what caused it? Ans. Not so good. A marked change for the worse dating from the general settlement of the west, and accelerated by the disturbing questions of money; after silver was demonetized in 1873, and the reduction of the wool tariff of 1883. 17. If present conditions of agri- culture in your state are not satis- factory to farmers, what have you to suggest by way of relief through national legislation? What would you change? What abolish? What establish? Ans. I would cause the increase of the currency by the use of silver until the per capita circulation reached at least forty-five dollars" ($45), the limitation being sure to keep it at par with gold; hold firmly to a protective tariff, shut- ting out entirely shoddy and rags, and limit immigration to desirable persons. [The answers to the above questions were endorsed by the Saline Farmers’ Club, 45 members present and vot1ng.] IMMIGRATION. [A paper read at Traverse Pomona Grange by E. H. Allyn.] Among the many items of interest to the Grange, that of immigration has become of prime importance. When a human body becomes surcharged with poisonous matter, the fact is made evident to the physician by the retarded or ac- celerated pulse; so when the body politic becomes corrupted it is shown by the eccentric acts of portions of the people. Unstability in politics, riots, strikes, murder and anarchy,—all are signs that something is amiss. Does unrestricted immigration have anything to do with this state of affairs? ‘Vs think that it is the main cause. EVILS OF IMMIGRATION. Among the evils which may be attributed to the influence of foreigners are the following:— First, statistics show that insan- ity is on the increase, and also that a large proportion of the patients are foreigners. Thus the public is burdened by the system of free admission. Second, when you read of a riot, you will find that the leaders as well as most of the followers are either foreign born, or people who have lived secluded in settlements of foreigners all their lives. Third, we believe that the drink habit is kept alive by the influence of the foreign element more than by anything else. People of other lands are accustomed to drink free- ly so far as their means will allow, and, when they come to this country where money is easier to get and the liquor more fiery, the influence of all is thrown against restrictive laws, while many fill drunkards’ graves. Fourth, the German or Italian peasant who can scrape enough together to come to this country with, may, in two years, declare his intentions. After the declaration, he may go to the polls, ignorant of all principles of a republican form -4?’-{r-:-I'°:»'n!n.en*.__ 1.'mo..l'\1.o 4-rs v-oaz1.4~}y- naihe on his ballot or even to con- verse with the canvassers; but he may put whichever ballot his fancy may dictate into the box. Thus he becomes an element of corruption in politics. PROHIBITION. But suppose we pass laws to pro- hibit all immigration, will there be any evils in that course? We ad- mit the principle in law making that the aim should be to secure the greatest good to the greatest number. Now many of our best citizens are foreign born. Many of them are holding important public offices, many are wealthy cit- izens furnishing employment to hundreds, while foreign laborers have been and still may be useful in opening canals and building railroads and other public works, as well as in settling and improv- ing what would otherwise be waste territory. Besides, if we should pass unconditional restriction laws, we would bedoinga great injustice in the practical separation of fam- ilies. Many an immigrant is care- fully hoarding the dimes and pen- nies to bring over some loved mother, brother or sister. On those such laws would fall with almost crushing severity. REGULATION. The remedy which I would pro- pose is strict regulation. No one who is not of good character should be allowed to immigrate to this country. This can be accom- plished by causing a rigid exami- nation of the history of each pro- posed immigrant in his native country by the foreign representa- tives of the United States, and the power should be given to return all who have shown themselves unfit, morally or economically, for citizenship. It might be well also to require a deposit of a certain sum as a guarantee of ability to support themselves, the same to be returned when an equal sum has been saved in this country. By this plan this country would be benefited instead of becoming the dumping ground of paupers and criminals as is the case under the present system. AMERICANIZE. The next thing is to thoroughly Americanize the immigrant. This should be done before he is allowed to vote, and no one, native or for- eign, should be given the ballot until he can .not only speak and write the English language. but can, at least, read the constitution under which he is to be governed. As a further means to the before mentioned end, a strict compulsory educational law should be passed, for there is nothing so potent in blending otherwise discordant ele- ments as the common school. Each pupil is drawn from his or her particular rut to a higher and broader plane of thought and action; race and sectional preju- dice is lost and the future genera- tion is becoming literally “ one and inseparable.” Some may question the fairness of compelling people to send their children to school; but I ask, is it right to tax both the interested and the disinterested for the support of schools and yet allow people on account of the merest whims to keep their chil- dren out of them, sometimes to be dwarfed mentally, morally and physically by overwork and evil associations ? In conclusion, let me say that I think that the whole matter is one of regulation and not of pro- hibition. NOTICE. ASSEMBLY OF THE PRIESTS OF DEM- ETF3 nnnnig rm‘ mun‘ Dnmnnxm OF HUSBANDRY. OFFICE OE THE ANNALIST, 514 F ST., \VASll]Nl?TON, D. c., Sq/‘!c'I2I(1e'r I6, IJQ9, The assembly of the Priests of Demeter of the Order of The Pa- trons of Husbandry, will confer the Seventh Degree, or Degree of Ceres, during the Twenty-seventh Session of the National Grange, to be convened at Syracuse, New York, on Wednesday, November the 15th, 1893. The work is as- signed for Friday afternoon, 4 o’clock, and Friday evening, at 8 o’clock, November 17th. The cer- emonies of conferring the Degree will take place in the Alhambra Hall. Members who have received the’ Sixth Degree, or Degree of Flora, are entitled to this Degree, upon the payment of one dollar, accom- panied with a certificate, bearing name of applicant, residence, town, county and state, and time and place of having received the Sixth Degree. Where man and wife pre- fer the certificate in one, it will be so issued, by the assembly, but the fees for the Degree will be the same as though the certificates were issued separately. Parties desiring one certificate, as above, must notify the Annalist, before the meeting of the Assembly. All Applications must be ap- proved by the Worthy Master of the State Grange, in whose juris- diction the applicant resides. Applications, prior to November 10, should be sent to H. H. Goff, Spencerport, New York, who will supply the proper blank forms of application. Subsequent to Nov. 10, applications should be sent to the same Brother (H. H. Goff), but addressed Vanderbilt Hotel, Syracuse, N. Y., where personal ap- plications can also be made, previ- ous to, and during the session, until the time of conferring the Degree. Fraternally, LEONARD RHONE, High Priest. JOHN TRIMBLE, Amzalist. He loved a oung lady from Me., Who lookcdyupon him with disde.: “ VVhat, you for my beau? I don’t think you knezui Enough to come out of the re.” —C/Iimgra Reaird. 2 ‘ FHE GRANGE VISITOR. OCTOBER 1. 1893. PROFESSIONS GLUTTED. old homestead in care if possible, I-Ieretofore our cities have large- 01” acqulrillg another "QUERY “ good, and devoting a life to useful- ness in the rural community. There is not one chance of failure here where there are a liilndred sure to come in the city.-— Br.=e(ler’s G'u:riH(>. ' Field and S1-ock. 3‘1(’H1Ei:“l S0[L5- lable bogs and sterile sand-hills, al I - -- Iii coniiection with the state- lregion of wonderful beauty and inn-iits inade. above. it will be of in- lfermllty‘ Thus one fcounty after 13’ been able t0 absorb _9-nd_ utllizel it,.,.,,-St U, make a few qummiuns : *‘~11“th¢"1' W3? 1_‘€50119d T911‘ the SE11)‘ ‘,the graduates from our institutions itr...m Bulletin 99 of the iiiiciii-.-..iiiI">~‘?9‘l dommlon of Clllmems d“'ev%of learning. from the post tzraduatei " L and l)l'U“0““0_t’d '90 be the best £31111 of the university,with his Ph. D. de- ‘;la.nds on which the sun sliiiies.*,‘%.,.eL-,7 taking up the 1,I.0feSSi,mS 0,. l,B‘1l' ‘V110 511411 Say how many Pe1"‘.ei1tei'iiig the laboratory of 111211111- cii more in reputation from l'alse‘;§O“S‘ _haVe_,be1en delflenied b.y S."‘3h§faCtl1riHg Psmbllfillmeflts, d0W11 ‘T0, siatcnieiits and ignoraiit n1isrepi'e- 1 Ellblallt kimr _ Bis asseirtlolns 3 0P*‘1'3-tors Mld b"0k_'k99P91“5 {mm , seiitiitioii than Micliigaii. At‘ mm um mg then Ome In t 1eit“’l‘—‘v‘c§1'3l3l1 “ml bu5”1‘“S5 C0119%"35- ~ .'tllt‘lil(i.\.\'. Some iittei'e.~tEii:,>' and lii~'t'i‘u('tii'c Figs- in-os it:-latiw to the lllt[H>l'l:l|li".‘ of :“i('lllf.:':|i| as an .\gi'ici1lt- unit State. station by Dr. Kcdzie, r--gardiiig the soils of Micliigan: No state in the union has suffer- Tliztt f£ll‘lI1t‘l‘~ll£l\"C .~'uf‘fci‘ed from unjust legislation no one will (lt:n.\'. Much of it ‘i The f0ll"W:‘iJ.‘ri lnmis are takml was the rcsult of combiiiziiions lit.-fore tht‘ l i . I from I1l8.l9l‘lt|l sent us by Hon. J. J. ‘Wooiliiiziii. Tliey are well worth studying and prese1'\'i1ig. Populritioii, i.\‘:_.~- _______ - - - -‘»0‘)3.5«‘i‘) liici'c;1.~'c in tcii \‘U.||‘ 15 pct‘ Com I’ropci't_\’, tax \';ili.i.'ttiu;i,___ L}-9i,l3(.>,. Acres in fil.l'l\l>. id-’)_:,. -___ I-‘.7-’U.(>I<) Acres iiotiii f;.i‘iii.- _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 24,254.74! Michigan st.-unis first. in yield of wheat per tu‘t‘v, of the wheat grow- ing states; LN}, bushels, lti9l. First in the. value per acre of farm crops gem-tally. First in llHl".l wood forests and hard wood i1iai1ufactui'es. First in the 'ir:.>i1ibii1ed. First in viiluc of farins per acre’ in the followiiig great ag1'iciiltural states, as the table will sliow. .,stations in order to (.'lll'lSil8.l1lZr3lS0n with Other 133.15 in the same l latitude and the time of its first settlenieiit, to 1 ‘,t'ne popular appreliension the far-1 ott' and unknown Michigaii was‘ ioiily, and would forever remain, jthe home of the wolf, the Indian ‘rand aguc. By the white nuni it was uninhabited and 1ii.iinl1ahit.- able. In a report made to a relig- <. ions body in regard to the it asibil- ‘ity of establishing niissioiiary ithis heathen wild, it- was stated ; that the project was iinpract-icable, l “liccaiise only a iiarrow strip along ‘ th-3 l>:irde1' of the tei'i'it.oi'_\j was in- ; liiibitzible, the interior being a vast 3 and inipenetrable, swainp.” In his address at the layiiig‘ of 'the <-orner stoiie of the new t-eipltril .i11 1671}, Hon. \V. A. lrlowiird iiiade ‘ ~ l‘-est state in our union? the iirst pair from the primal Eden, but ignorance has barred out thou- ‘sands of their children from many an earthly paradise. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. \Vhe11 we cast our eyes upon the map of our country we are struck with the unique position which our peninsula occupies in coi11pari— mark how Nature clasps with her protecting arm of ll‘(I.t!"I‘ the “beautiful peninsula” ,and pours out the vast “unsalted seas” a rampart against. the cold. % Its geograpliical position and siir- roundiiigs point it. out as eniinently ~ fitted for productive industry, while its easily available water czirriagcl Sin drove , A small percentage of the above ‘have secured lucrative positions; 1the majority have only entered a. tread-niill existence where they are worn out without care or mercy ifrom their employers. Still the‘; ‘crowd from the schools has been? for the most part absorbed. Can it be in the future? The daily? press tells us that in Germaiiy a spciety has just been formed the‘ object. of which is to secure posi-l tions in other coiintries for worthy ; graduates of German iinivcrsities —-that Germany is overstocked with uiiiversity men who cannot: find the means of making a living. The Slllllt‘ is true of Eiigland and ‘ Fl‘tt1lC\‘. Tlll’. Gl(Al)I,'.-\'l‘Ii.\‘ AND THE l"AR)l. fxirniers had uiiy ctlicieiit oi‘guiii'/.:ition and l‘)L'f()l’Cil"I:’_\’l'(:21ll/iL‘(llllC extent of the in- jurics iiifiicted. \\'ith the Grange organ- ization innch has been donc to counteract and l‘L:lllL’(l_\' such lcgislutioii and to protect the lIltCl'C.\l.~'~ of ll1(":Iil1"HllIlg Cl:1.<. " The coiintrv on the Il](lld.1l l>Ulll1—\\‘zi\'t-Eiillltl more t,lm.u ;, 1l'l:,(tk-11 in ll“-‘lV1”.l’ Ill!“ 5t1‘§1.%'f~§l1“ .41“fWV5 l:<”i§"lt‘-1t’ . - . _._. _., -, . i ,1 ~ _. _ H ‘ ’ __ zjaiit’ 1a17t)\llli‘r' .-‘ii. ., 2;...-. . .....-.. at i~..~.i~.. .s- ‘- —‘- — I -“‘ ~ " .isiossiiiitinza'11-ciisier-i1 3 iiiterinixed with very bad maislies, 5 last as long as gl-at,-S ‘gI1'()v\-‘5 and beflwe d widtirw P;‘U_ah:§: i(,,, ‘l 191 iii«:i:i:i«:i;'i' w. “I \ll"(IRl). 7.5;: but 5-"t*We‘1'?“l}' "t‘I‘)' W3-"11)’ ‘1ml><‘1'-?wate1' runs. Surh rt N->:4i01\ must ,,-,.,y”th,_ ,fO,,,,,,.;,’ ig $10, ‘in ,L,;,,_d __. . , _.._;‘_‘.‘_'_."'_“‘_“j~_§‘.‘jiE; 0-H!‘ W1 Willi l1t‘t*Cll. <'0t'EO11W0°",et<:.: tlwnce vom‘-nuiltu noiftll m1d.woi-ld’s l1l(ll'lSlil'1t*S and COlI1lll(,‘l‘Cr*,‘ . ‘ " bi ‘ 3 7 .’ .1’ " “’ EUGENE FIFIELD '1‘.-\~.i. .{."o . _ ” - = . lS1OIlHl men generally; it is over- BAY CITY,MIc1r . , "Y '"’ 1" "M ‘—-- "Hi" I 1"-‘l‘—’”‘l1'li§ from the Imhan bound‘ 111ll(‘SS lll€S<" 9XC9Pt101131 ?ldW1l1t‘lU0‘,H1,,d “il[f)Dt.‘1e G on H e K H“ 1 Vim»--~i~ ti» \iI-‘ititii I \ i-‘ii-‘iii ii /{ Um“ .1” \““,"1e.‘,lf ‘T1.‘°‘ L’. anfl “‘_"’l-,;ii'y t-ast\var(l, the nuniber and 1‘-.\’—.:1g-es are otlset by unusual (l1S—'H. 1 1 _ . ‘ I d 1 1 f _ i...,....-in mi i~..-.-.-.i.-.-..f 0111)‘ Um“ 3”" (*a1‘l"1'“”’~ l9?“l“’.‘—.5 tent of the swanips increase, \i'itl1‘g,Ln‘1ip’ps, H1'”.1( (‘ 191391 if “(rr.e?11n:‘:i1a11((3 1”‘ HEREFORD CATTLE , 1 . . - . . , -r r - ' _ _ her. ' _ , H ‘the addition of niimbers of lakes, IU\mEPmG VS 1:m“mG. itlfilllle uni itrag It” gt 0_11§n1 3"‘ SI-IROPSHIRE SHEEP J-ll“ :\£_(1'l£‘\1-"1i1'H'- RI*‘p01't,~ f]'()[1] t\\'t;111t.y Chains to t\\'() 01‘ th feel A A . I i ‘ A A I? (“ornlnunl 16$ alt‘ O?t1'b Oh 9‘ Clini-‘c .~'tm'k of lmtli l;iinl- fUl‘.\.!lL', l’rit'cs rc:i.~i)n- ... - u . _ ' ' ' 2, . . . . - . - . 3..., '. ,.\,'.'.i page el-3:3. L;‘l\'r*.->2 the market value mi1(JS ac,-USS Many of the lakpsg The vast wealth of Michigan in , \V1tl1 dOCt01S, but thew IS -1 tlealtll . “"_“-f ‘“{f_“‘*‘”‘_'}{_ ~ 'l}<”w~_ ~ at i'.l(‘.‘ point oi piodnction of an 1 hm-6 pxtemlw marshes adlommg , lumber has so tilhd the public eyc 10f intelligent, cultured faimcis ‘ HIGH C A5, Mm.,p_.,}{[REg_ j acre of the leadiiig grains and hay in the following states: In barley and buckwheat Wichi- igan also leads all the 11ortliwest- ern states in value of production per acre. The Agricultural Report, 1891, page 332, gives the average value _ _ vegetation grows except very . . . Ag. . .. 1 ~ , f 1 . “-1 4. ,. C . of live stock per head, in the states smaii Scmbby 0,’,kS_ In many sunset and grasped a shadow. The p_1c10n that some conipetltor 3 iis§.i‘..€‘i3i‘.i.lii§‘clil'.'l..‘ii..,;§.l”Ef.S flI(l’‘I]‘lIl‘: ‘* httle Sharper than he 15 about to ]!:1l)‘$ or lrios not :ikin. Iiispcction of our hcrd named for the past ten years. States. Horses. (lows. Steers. Sheep. [their margins, sonict-iines thicklyy ‘icovered with a species of plllfll varying in extent. diate space between the swamps and lakes, which is probably near one-half of the country, is with a very few exceptions a poor, barren, sandy land, on which scarcely any places that part which may be called dry land is composed of i difiiculty that a place can be found‘ that it could not see the greater wealth of its soil. Men seemed to assume that the better it was for churches, security and civilization, to seek in the far west their resting place amid the alternate parching heat and deadly cold, and the wild disorder, discomfort and insecurity of border life. They reached for great mass of these restless wan- derers have.re_]ected Michigan for a home because they were ignorant farm for college, looking to that as imen who make 21 success of their i own business and who give stamina l u ‘ ; and cliaracter to country life. Our to their fellow men there is every promise of success. Under their care the fields will grow richer and the homestead a principality. Each can rule his own domain without fear of strikes or sus- drive him ofi? the field. Bank fail. ures will enter little into his daily l ‘cn ]HllL'\ and utlni " I li:1\'cjiii\ lVl'('t‘.liS‘1"« ll|3.3|I>‘.l\2 1 lnilltlnil ______ m.S,t mgr» 7.88 11.35 . inches to three feet (and more at } hustaln 511/C 1 8 W011 81‘ 11 f OMS lb'€_ lit Pvt} Y ,1 ‘mt . t_ 1.f 3],“ 3,‘... ,...,’.,,,-.i:.iili...ii."ii.'i;.iJi..l..ilii...i .\'.l..,.‘,'.‘,f_‘_‘f“‘?- . lllinoi<____.__ 9.35 11.3; s_.)_; I(),2('iltin1()S‘) with “,at,,,._ The 1)1?1I'gin5,{\"1~DV\'tl1 must. be incapableo grow- ring .0 iem vi ia lcoun 1y 1 ‘e: (,,.,,,_,., M. Hm, :,,‘i.,,‘,.,...-tit: ;.iit~.._ii_..n. wi.-t:mi.-in____ ii.o4 io_o3 ans 9.21 ; V _ , l1n(rany1*,hu].3<)§p1aCes when? swmnps are found: t1 k W homzs have turned the Very nature of things To the ’"“"""'>* > ' " '" W” " "~— ~ - .\Ii.-.-om-i ____. 3.9 .23 6.90 9.35 l for the are inters iersed tl1routrl1- 0 ‘EM’ 9 "9 . . . O. ' 4 9 h h b k l l 11 oun men who will briii r to the» PRINGDAL ARM Kansa.-__,___ 7.90 9.41 6.64 555 out the Whole country, and fined t eir ac on rlci soi s, we w_a- y g . _ . §-, _ ,_ 3 Nebl‘uSkfl ____ 7.58 0.87 578 4. ‘2 ,,,;.,1, “.,_,,,,. m, above stated‘ nudmterad 1n.nr.l_s..,;;§€';~,_‘-s7 markets, avail- work this training and preparation l LANSING. MICHIGAN A I an . ____ __ 0.1) r ,5: ‘_.: . .lU -" , ‘“ - ' , v~v- v "1 -“ ‘"‘ 7 ’- ’ 9- ~‘ The mte1.me_ able transportation, schools and and an earnest desire to be helpful JAMES M_ TURNER, Prop 3‘ . )‘[ichig',1n______ $sm{, 331.00 ¢s‘36_(x) $2_~_- little short sand hills forniinv a _ _ _ _ , . HN 3 Ohio__________ 72.00 3r.oo "2(i.oo 5 kind of deep basins, the bottgms of this 1-egio.n_—_—of its soil, produc- thought or care’. In every meeting J0 Hillsdgzvgilcgigg Dzil-zotzi ______ __ 76.00 26.00 24.00 2.2.; ' of many of which are Composed nous, (;a,pab111t1es for cultivation, Of the community l11S counsel Wlll ’" " '"'W “M 7"» "~ ——~— Of niarsli, similar to the above and Its adaptedness to make desu“ b.e1 Sought and .hebW11l1 be “Ta Ho H- HINDS WlSCOll>llt_____ 7:10!) 27.00 23.00 2.18 d(‘SCI'll')E‘/Cl. The Sl3l'9&lI1S are g€I1- able homes‘ hg It to the nelgh or 100d‘ 0 i Staumni Mmitcalm Cc‘ 4 l .- 10“-1 --—- 63-00 1700 2300 3-55 orally narrow and very deep com- accurplllat‘? money In large amount} Wwlvi‘ of — 7‘ I“.dl"".“‘ ---- (*7-"" 399° 330° 3-50 pared with their width the shores CITY 013 (.'0l'N'l‘RY—-—WHICH‘.’ the.C1ty Emu Offers til? only oppor‘; Shorthorn Cattle E 1”"101«* ------ -- 7W’ 30-00 3500 3-5“ - ’ - tunity to lead a life of general . . .; K,,m,,,. _ _ 6 _,,,_ 3.00 _,.p,,,, ,0 and bottoms of which are (with a ‘”’”'l“ _ . ’ . D ; American Merino ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ' " 3 ’ ° ' 4 - liel tulness to l11S fellow men the : _\Ii.-.-.>uri groo 23.00 19.00 1.85 Veryff3Wexceptions)swainpybeyond S“l3t9mb91' mmks the Perlod pt_ if ‘ b f’_ th 1‘ ,0’ tl and Shropshire Sheep Reducing butter and clieescldeS""lPt1011S3Ud1l31SVl'ltl1tl1€11UI10St when many young men leave the coun 1ty (7) _('rs yl m , e mbes i'"W’w"'w'"WI' "II“I<“”_* , oppor unity 8.I1( oui BLACK MEADOW FARM_ back to milk, the report shows the number of gallons per cow annually niarkcted, as follows: l . , ‘ along which horses can be conveyed. ‘ “ A circumstance peculiar to that the door that leads them forever from the old homestead out into collegell student can turn his face in this, direction with every prospect ofl Standard-lireil Trotters S|iol'tlIOI‘iI Cillllt‘ L smug “EL .1 cmmtry is exhibited in many of tm ! the g‘1‘eatWO1'1d Where “lei,-C1,am,eS success before him. 1 Write for Slii-iipsliirr Slit-41} V Om,-, ________ ____ ____ ‘____> 333 , 111,11-shes by their 1,9111}; thinly 3 for success in life are to be vastly Ow}; ;,A};;)_ l Cata1°£- F ll¢‘1'N'|1"‘ “$5 liidi:1r.:~..__ . _____,.___-_ ____ .___ :41 lcovered with 9, swa,-(1 of (mass by ;111)1)I‘uVe(l, It IS to this class, many: fl , ' IL BnKERv D‘?"'°i‘- 1 Iowa ~i:~ i - - - " ’- 1 f .1 . ' - . 1 ,.-t V 1 I11 Lntrland when a man acquires 1 "9 3”“ B‘°°‘‘- ‘. 1...-...:.:.“_:;:::::i_::::i._':::-::::::':‘ Egg ; “‘rkm‘.-7 0" W1“<'h e"1“<-‘ethr Wst 1° .“ 1"“? ‘*1? 3” ‘‘°§‘ W “ ‘Pg 1 .. competfencc his first move is tol kl d . ; \“L_hiWm — - 3.‘; . Guce of water 01. 3 Very thm mud ; which direction to take and which 1 1 Id anl the man “ ith the 2‘ 0a an Poultry Yards. ‘_ ‘ I-5‘ ---V--—-*-~~-'-------—--—- ". - - . , _ , _,‘ 1 V f‘ . V _ 3 lllinni~ __________________________ __ :J,o;11I1n1ed1&tely under their covering, 903139 I0 Ilulbuea thf’-t H19 (Jf1/«etlreisulllfi tmh wig” i_‘ looked u on 5 1 Eggs far hatching per 13. Iiarrgd Plyrnputh g . -87 t which sinks from six to cigl1teei15,“’1Sl‘€S to take me its co1i1ic11sfo1‘:S{“?3 ‘S ,,°,; 5,» 3. , , .1; , l.§2.$::*:.~ ...::.i‘3.,.‘..:r“.“.,.“.¥‘:::l*i..22%‘ was ,‘,.;;:;.‘z g 7‘l,‘f“”“"‘_—--— —~——-—-- ————--------~ 135 im-hes from the P1-9,551,,-8 of tllela short time, asking only a brieflwl 1 “m_3 y 16 ‘*5 ‘sucfebs 11 ‘1dottesandLightBrahmas,$1.50,MammothBronze ,- “I~w“~m ----------------------- -. 207 .f i, f . . . , ‘1,e,,,.i,,.,. of -t. ., tatiO,, of ,1 9 P In America many a voting man ‘= Turkem 5100 W Fm . . ; l\linnc~ot:i ________________________ __ gm. 90 *1; W31)’ >’6€I> and at till}-* Smut‘; . .c ‘ 5 Pita” ’ thus mm, to despise mg, old home_ ; Eggggpifugfgtggc§;;§g$‘§,§)g,hI§}i-:g3g§§;nmee. Killlslln _________________________ __ mo tltlle I'1S1Ug before and behind the b’1tuHt1011- ‘ = pm,,,ium5 at an t,;,,., ,,,i',,,,;,,a1' ;,1,,,,’;,, 1'“ ,,,,,§,;,';{;,'f V The states west of Buffalo, north of the Ohio river, and east of the Rocky mountains make up the granary of the world. Excepting California, they are the only states raising a surplus of grain.‘ Michigan leads them all in the value per acre, at home, of the lead- ing grain products. As is well known, Michigan is also the lead- ing fruit state of the country. No state can produce a greater variety of crops, and her mineral, forestry and fishing interest, help materi- ally to give a profitable home mar- ket. The marked advantages enjoyed by Michigan farmers are superior soil, climate and market. More than one-half her territory is wild land, yet railroads have penetrated every section of the state; and her 2,000 miles of coast line offer un- equaled transportation facilities. In addition, she has plenty of good timber,good water, good neighbors, andis seldom molested by cyclones, floods, drouths or grasshoppers. failure of crops has never been known. lperson passing over. The niarginsl lof many of the lakes and streams‘ [are in a similar situation and in jlmany places literally afloat. On ',approaching the eastern part of ltlie military lands towards the lprivate claims on" the straits and ‘lake, the country does not contain i so many swamps and lakes, but the l extreme sterility and barrenness of the soil continues the same. Tak- ing the country altogether, so far as has been explored and to all appearances, together with the in- formation received concerning the balance, it is so bad there would not be more than one acre out of one hundred, if there would be one out of one thousand, that would, in any case, admit of cultivation.” From the number of persons who have continued to decry Mich- igan in whole or in part it would seem that the surveyor general of Ohio had a large family. But as settlers poured into the new terri- tory, they were surprised and de- lighted to find, instead of impass- ‘For Anal sis of Michigan Soils send to Secre- tary of the ollege for the bulletin. GROWTH OF CITIES. For many years past our great cities and the industries which cluster around them have been making enormous growth and rap- id development and the opportuni- ties and calls for bright young men have indeed been great. There is no need of denying that from the money standpoint many of our best young men have succeeded better by leaving the farm than they would have done by remain- ing upon it. Nor will the flow of young men to the cities ever cease from the very nature of the case. Our cities absorb and use up hu- man life just as they do animal life and material products. Horses raised on the farm drift to the cities to be worn out there; so many bright minds pass in the same way from the quietude of the farm to hurry and worry in the city. The farm is the best place for raising boys; the city wears them out the most rapidly. Its very methods of existence make it impossible to breed and rear the best beings for its own existence. '3 stead and to look upon broad acres 1 lof rich soil as something that may 1. l be parted with as readily and with as little thought as a trader changes l preciate. No one that can hold on l now is giving up his farm because of hard times, but is holding to it closer and more firmly, realizing that it is the surest possession held by men. To the young man about to enter college who has a genuine love for live stock and who feels happiest when in the fields with them and the growing crops, The Gazette most earnestly urges a continuance and cultivation of this quality. It is all right to go to college and get the best education possible, but turn that education in the direction of agriculture and the sciences that cluster around it. Study every- thing with the object in view of returning to the farm, taking the zen for a holding of mother earth. 1, «~-— J A.“ ES )ll|il‘El{, .li'.. B|‘1lll0\\’. Micli. coiav STOCK FARM. Rambouillet Sheep, Galloway Cattle, and Per- horses‘ The present era of finan‘ ' cheron Horses. All stock pure bred and regis- cial distress will mark the first .‘ tered. genuine improvement in apprecia- , b*“¥-"<‘i“- Spring Rye *0? Seed- tion of the average American citi- ‘, Two Percheron Stallions for sale at 8. Address, L. F. HOAG, COLBY, MIOH.. or L. B. TOWNSEND, IONIA, MICH. N o matter how much the drop in M, W ALWORTH city lots farms are not going to de- 2 HILLSDALE, MICH BREEDER or ESSEX, lllllflllll AND SUFFOLK SWINE SIITISOPSI-IIRE HALL STOCK FARM Has now on sale 50 fiegistered yearling Rams. 25 Registered yearling Ewes. also imported Ewes and Rams. 1893 importation to arrive in July. L. S. DUNHAM, Concord, Mich. SHROPSHIRES FOR ’93 Imported. Registered and Unregistered R°f°~m== °*a.:.-..i.€i=;:;=:.:*:=i.<2i..S- mow- TChoice Yearl'b 13.8% and for gglg arms 18830118 . ' express. € NE § £'°“fl“ °' P- 0- DEXTEB. Mica. OCTOBER 1, 1893. s THE GRANGE VISITOR. 3 ORKS Ingerso1l‘s Liquid Rubber Paints iAlNT‘ MICHIGAN PATRONS “Buy direct from Factory” at full Whcilesale Prices and u ATRONS’ l, PATRONS' PAINT VVORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint to the Order P. of - _-.2. “ —.«~.—.a.—:~ x. . V‘: J{ . ...-. .-.-.. . 4'1; _ wk" H. since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and Out- buildings. l0,000 Farmers testify to their merits. Grange Halls, Churches, School Houses, Dwellings, all over the land, some of them painted 15 years ago, still looking well. prove them the most durable. save all Mi(Id1enien's Profits. O. W. INGERSOLL, Prop. Oldest Paint House in America 241-243 Plynioutli-st., Brooklyn Indestructible Cottage and Barn Paints Siuuplo Color (‘:Ird.~'. “(‘untiIleiitial" Grange Dismiiiiits, Est mates HIIII full particulars NIAILEI) FIKEL‘. \\'i'ite at once. Posiai idoiiiings. -— — ‘ Gradeil Course of Reading for (‘ouutry ‘ Ame,.iC&_ [VVC (h.-sire to make this department the Grziugc news column. Lecturers. secretaries and corre- spondents will favor us and all Patrons by semling in frequent notes about their Grairgc work, brief jottings concerning some topic discussed, orplziiis for work. Let \L\ nixike this column of special in- terest to Pntronsf] not7(;LAss GR.\.\'(;i-2, 5:0. 650, is in a very prosperous condition and is continually taking in new members. \Ve§ are holding a contest which is a great help , as well as a benefit to the Grange. ' Every . meeting is well attended and much interest is shown. The Grange Aid Society is pro5- 1 pering and doing good work. GEORGE PORTER, Lev/urr i’. l).-\\'lsBl,'RG GR.-\.\'(;£, N0. 245, while perhaps not flourishing as we could wish, is neither dead nor sleeping. VVhilc we have undergone a thorough weeding out ' of CD.l‘€lL‘.\.< and disaffected meinbers, we feel that we can depend upon our present ‘ ones as in perfect s_vmpath_v with the ob» ‘ jects of our Order. \\'e have a most ct"ti— ‘ cient corps of otlicers, hold our mcctin}r.<' regularly and have very interesting se~— s sions. At our last. meeting nearly e\'er_\' member was present, and all took part in - the discussion upon the ht-nefits of the _‘ agricultural fair to the farmer. It seemed f to be the uni\‘ersal opiiiion that as gcnerallv V conducted they are an injury rather than a 3 benefit, on account of their low moral ; status and numerous catt'li—peuu_v affairs, l designed to entrap our growing boys and l and draw attention from the alleged pur—- pose of the fair. i. c., an interest in agricult- ure. At our next meeting we take up the subject of *‘ Life Insurance in the Gr'.ingc."’ \Ve hope to be able to report better growth in the future, but are not at all dis- heartened now. .\li<.s. _l.-is. T.-\YL()R. TH I-I l{i\R\'I£ST. Ashland Grange, No. 545, mourns the death of Sister lienc Rockcl. who died of diphtheria. Ai.Lii~: Ricu, 5c<‘i'(‘/m:\' As///(IIIJ ({i‘(riI_,q‘:'. Died at her home in Arcadia, Sister Delila 0. Russell, aged 48 years. Sister Russell was chaplain of Arczulizi Grange, No. 500. gain Work. CONDUCTED BY “TYRO.” Open to all. had, Address all matter concerning this depart- ment to F. ARTIlL'R IWI-‘L'l‘('.‘\l.l-‘, .\'ot"i‘ii ;\('WORTll, N. II. VIII. ORIGINAL PUZZLES. [V0, 36”‘! /1u;»'ranI , I111, I111 .‘ /1070 is 1/11‘ noble‘ /Irrsmiutnr.-” Detroit, Jlir//. NANCY I.l-IL. [V0, 39.—I’riz.' I)i'rmm/uf. i. A letter. 2. Precedence. _i. Goals. -.s._Tho. tilled with sorrow, To know “ the friend who now is nig VVill be far distant on the inoi-row," Say not, I pray, the ham! -,;-nod -bye‘ (It eier rings a funeral knell) And so, I pleiid. 0, spezik it not: In tcntlerest strain lircuthe this fart-well :— Dear frieiid you'll neicr be forgot. Pa/ii, (,‘:i/zfur/1/ii. AI-i-.i..\\‘ I I-.. A.VS\V' ERS TU BR .\ I N \\'()R K, V. a “ CAi.0.‘ No. at. Quodlil\ct:iri.ui.~ lll‘l(l (l(:llIIL‘(llt‘Hll lminb_v.\'c.~, :i~plcc.~, ~.iIiziii~u;:i.~;iiiil all VCI'lIll[)'.ll‘(ill>‘ specit-~. ND’ Na 25_ On selecting books for the boys 2 I UAMELEG =au(l girls _of the country, we must GNU APALOAV A , keep in m1_nd,evei. that they are to GLAND 1 be enterteiiied as well as instructed. GLITTF-R E A’ ‘ ' ‘ Unless our books contain ente-in : :7 tpipmtarlit for (tihfi country Poysdzinrl UNTEN-HNG GA 1 NS,“ Egir s, r e gra e course 0 tea mg DENTILS ; will not accomplish results REINS 3 commensurate with the ho es DOG — p N ‘: awakened. N0, 24. “ Little V\'oiii(;n"' b_\ I.uIii.~‘;i NI. Alcott. ENTERTAINIVIENT. No. 73. Ruggcd grudge. PRIZES. “ ohn Halifax Gentlemen,” for best list merit, for entertainment the willl“c‘;.....-;......ii.c..cv..1.....ex.enses..._.. y . n u u I of answers to puzzles in October issues. have, be 11; good or bad_ Parents’, Two small prizes to be awarded by lot among those sending one or more correct answers. Please be prompt. TYRO. Contributions and solutions solid ! -liurnalisls \\ ll!- READING FOR CHILDREN. Si-liools. 1). E. M’cLU1rE, COM. or SCHOOLS FOR OCEANA COUNTY, MICH. Books are the great fact of mod- ern civilization, its finest expres- ‘ sion and summation. The attempt to control and guide the reading of the children of the state into right channels is a most worthy and patriotic one, and con- templates three great ends to be accomplished: 1. To create an appetite for good litei'atui'e; to deepen and widen the chil(l1'eu’s knowled,-.:e. 2. To create it desire for a higher and more useful life. 3. To make country life sweeter. less sombre; to bring about erluca- . tional reforms znnong the people, the source from which they must come to be effective. In speakiiig to tliesc points, as they occur, I-desire to say that any reading course must look, largely, to the future for results. The reading course should Beck to people the children's inenti-tl king- dom with good associates, as care- ,fully selected as pareiits select jgood social companions for their §cl1ildren. That we may do this .successfully, we must place our- selves in touch with the child’s mental likes and dislikes. To do . this, we must not proceed blindly. l_If a. child has an appetite formed: ;for trashy, harmful literature, and ,we must confess there are many jappetite by removing the harmful ,‘ reading unless we prescribe some- ; thing that will catch and hold his iattention. If he asks for a fish ;and we give him 8 stone, he will 3 hurl it back at us with compound l interest added. ' If a girl is reading “She,” it will not cure her appetite for such read- ; ing by giving her “Lights of Two lCenturies;” we must bridge the Fchasm between good and bad lit- gerature with something ‘near §enough like What she has been ,‘reading to hold her attention- } give her “B€'ll-Hit)", and you have her. By careful attention children can be gradually brought into jtouch, made acquainted, lead into the green fields of an uplifting lit- erature. They are now ready to occupy the conditions named in our second oint. The desire to do something for the uplifting and bettering of society will find expression in kindlier treatment of every child of humanity with Whom they come in contact. THE BEST EFFECTS. In discussing the last point named, we approach it with fear and trembling, lest we may not be able to make ourselves understood, much less felt. We are pleading now for that great and grand army known as the boys and girls of the country. To these boys and girls, country life seems dull and weari- some compared with what they know or have learned of the 3 seductive glamour of city life. Into ‘the city, our_ boys and girls are * flocking; some to useful, honorable lives; some, and it great some, too, to lives of crime and shame. Into the work-weary life of many of the country boys and girls, i 1 > 1 y l plodding their way to school in. ‘mud, snow and sleet, the charm and spright-liness of an interesting {book comes like the benediction -after a long, dull sermon. l The great need of the country * boys and girls is proper entertain- lnoble resolve in the minds and ‘hearts of the future citizens of Do you say you cannot ,'aif0rd reading entertainment for ‘ your children? to go without it. Turn your l3l'1Ol‘l,C1lllZS back to the 15th of June, 1215. A great army lof farmers are assembled in the -meadow of Runnymede. General 3,Fitzwalter is commander. ‘has won a great victory; ,victory is the “Magna Charta iwon from John Lackland, king of England. The Declaration of In- depeiitlence and the Emancipation .‘ ‘Proclamation made true the doc- ‘urine of Magma Charta, and the . school house was the loom in which j manhood which, . died to make true the Declaration, ‘ was woven the to make possible the Emancipa- tion. Since the school house has ‘ been sucli 8. factor in our civiliza- tion; since the intelligent growth of frirm and home are (lependent. upon the country schools, should we neglect any factor of help? FOR PARENTS. Then let. it be rememberc0.0tx> ; 6,000,000 barrels tlour ((I1$5 . . - - - . - - - . 30,000,000 1 6(xi.0oo,ooo pounds meat 6/ me... 00,000,000 , 60,000,000 pouiids sugz ‘ Sc, . 3,000,000 ! 3,000,000 tons coal G1,‘: $2.50. . . __ ,,3oo,oo0 ‘ 6,000,000 chairs 61;, $1 ...... . . 6,000,000 1,000,000 bureau: @ $io. . . . 30,000,000 l 3.000,ooo t les ( 13,000,000 1 _;,o0o,oo0 beds 56!? So. ib,oo0,000 ,l 3,000,000 pairs hlaiikcts 6g..$l,--- 12,000,000 1 5,000,000 volunp:s pf l(in<él<)s @ $1. l§).000.000 ,0oo,ooo >erio( ica 5 gr, .. ,oon,0oo ‘ S 000,000 lstoves 611 $20 --------- - - 50,000,000 60,000,000 Total .............................. . .$5i4,6oo,mo which shall it be? Let this not be ‘ 995.400 homes and farms @ $1.000 .... -- 995,400,000 lost sight of in selecting the read- { ing that is to leave the perfume of. Total annual increase of wealth.. ._$i,50o,ooo,ooo —Exc/tange. You cannot afford * lsuch £lPPet-ites, it will not cure the F poorly booked’ to all children’ the‘ reading for the country boys and‘ (Du:-New Offeii l THIS WILL INTEREST YOU v ll’ YOU ARE 'I‘HINKlN(l OF BUY INN VVhen , ?the sun goes down this great army , that ’ ll Sewing Machine ;\ltli0u_~_;li \\c have sold .’l ‘_"1»(v(llll2l.ll\' of the ui:it'liint-~ wc ll:i\'t‘ lvt'L‘lI offt-rin}_¢ Jll|(l- tlioiigli _.. tlicy luiic-_;i\t-u .~:l1i.\f.lu'llI>l1, we believe that ‘\\(‘ 2 . lll'll\l!l‘_f ;i still lu-ttcr offt r_ FOR \\'i<: \VII.l. .\‘i~‘..\:n 2. lll=x'm_\‘i-: Wt-:Li. NAMED THE COLUMBIAN. The ('olmiil>iau l.~ .i .~'lri«‘tl.' high j_:r:|tle scwiiig lll:l4‘llillL’ \\llll all nu.dci'u iniprn\'ciiici1t.s. Suptrl» int-t:li;iiii.~'ni, _1l':it'\'flll \lt‘~ll_{'ll ll1lllll- ~(7lll(,' tinisli, light running and llUl\\‘l(‘\<_ [n fact, all ~thc th-.'L’-ll:ll’LlL‘llL‘tl steel, ]V(l\.\'t‘.~.\'lll}_T ‘_fl'L'lll tl\ll‘:|l|lll[_\', Lind by the turning of :1 screw ;all lost motion can be taken up. All parts are littctl so :it'ciii‘:itc|y that tlu-.~c Hl.l«‘llillL'\ :irt- abso- ilutely iioiselt-ss and as easy runiiiii;; 11> line ziiljustinciit and best lll(‘.('ll:lnl(‘1|l .-‘kill can protliicc. No :CXllCll.\L‘ or time is >'p:ired to lllillit‘ llit‘li| pci‘fi-rt in cvcry respect, as L-icry in:u'liiiu- l).l.~'.~t’~ :1 ri-__;id inspection by coinpeteiit inen before leaving the f:ictor_\'. Extra :iIt:Iclniient.s’ in L1 \'cl\'ct-liiictl rasc, \L'Ill. free with L‘.’l(,‘ll Ill(l(’lllllt" l 'l‘iicl<(‘i‘. I Rutllcr with sliirriiig plate, 1 llcinincr Set (i \\'l(li.ll>’) and Hinder, I llraith-r (Foot and Hliilci. I Tlirt-zitl L‘ntter_ Encli lll:l('llltlL‘ is sup illt‘(l with the following atltlitioiml .l4'(‘t_'.<>'(‘Il’l('$I I llcuunrr and Feller (one ' piece‘), ii Ncetlles, ('1 l§olbbin.s, i Scrciv-l)ri\:L*i‘. Oil Czin tilled with oil, Cloth (hiiigc zind Thiiinb Scrt-iv, and ‘.1 Book of Instructions. The Book of Instructions is profusely Illll!~il‘2ll(‘(l. and :iu.~wcrs the pur- pose of It (‘oiiipctcnt teacher. The B.'1l(lll(‘t3-\\Il1CL‘l and many of the line parts are lIl\'l\'L‘l-[‘Il2lll)(l, with other parts tincly enzinicled and ornamcntctl. _<_ri\'in_g it :1 rich appearance. The llllI‘lI‘()\’t'(l auloinatit' bobbin \V'ill(lL‘l‘ is so siinplc that :1 Child can easily ()pt'T;ll{: it——'.\‘iu(liii_; the thread ;iiitoiir.itiL‘all_\' on the bobbin as crcnly zintl i'e;:ul:irl_v its the thrvatl on :1 spool. This Villllillilll zittzichiiient renders possible :1 icrfcct control of ‘he sliuttle ten.~'mr.. zinil all .inn0yan(‘c resulting from shuttle thread breaking w iilc the machine is in motion, which is common to manv niachincs, is entirely obviated. ' A self-setting needle and self-tlirciuliiig c-ylintler shuttle arc used in the “ I,‘olumbi;iu” high arm sewing machines. They are so simple that any one can can easily operate them in A few ininutcs‘ time as our Instruction Book is fl1ll_\'llll1SlI'1l.i.C(l, showing how to do all kinds of fancy work with attach- ments. The self-tlircatliiig shuttle i> so simple that with two motions of the hunt. backward the shut- tie is tlireztdcd. The (lrivin_«_r_-ivliecl on this inzichinc is iulniittcd to be the .\'llll})lL‘SC, easiest I‘l|l|lIll"l;_{ and most Con- venicnt of any. The machine is self-tlircailing, has the very best tension, and i.~ mzule of the best material, with the \vcarin_<_r parts hardened, and is tinislicd in a sur :rior 2-‘tylc. It has veneered cover, (lrop—leaftable, 4- end drawn-r.~' and center Swing drawer and fiiiislieil in oak or walnut woodwork. Price inclutlin-_{ one year’s subscription :1. frciijlit station if different from postollic :iiltli'cs.<. L‘li1ii‘_Lft-.~ prcpziitl. (live nainc of Sent by frci_glit, We prepay the frei<,-;Iit. 'I‘]ic IVIa(‘Ilill€ is shipped siibjcet to your approval, and it" not entirely .sat.ist':1.ct0i-y will be i-4-turiicd AT GUI‘? EXPENSE Gould flnuthing be Fairer‘? IT IS ‘VAR-RANTEI) l-‘OR TEN YEARS. Address, with the money, GRANGE VISITOR. LANSING, MICE. Fzii'n1s inilsabella. Coiiiity STSEE .-\VI".K.-'\('vIi AIIOCT Sl:‘.\'l'i.NTY ACRES I-.\( ll. B’:l1lif|llll()ine.‘ large barns. fruitful oreliards. ' ' ‘ neiifcbiiiitry schrihl houses and churches, tl~.ri\'- mg \'ill:lge.; and a haudsonic lcityl, pr0\1'c thle X *'t th> - l. Tli:."i00s ant t:u- . _ Plelisiiiitoliri cxcellliit. Oats, clover, ‘ ,_£ sheep, potatoes aiid fruits for general farniing; corn, hay and rich pastures for ilairyiiig and stock raising, have inade many farmers well off: others are irospc-ring, and so can you. Unpu- proved laiids, valuable timber lanils, partlv ini- proved fiirnis, and farms higlily llllpl"0\‘l3(l..lIlltl choice city property for sale for really low prices. For sainples of (lC:~‘(‘l‘lpl.I()l'l94 of such property as you mav desire :ind feel :llll(' to buy, please aihlress COOK'S REAL ESTATE AGENCY, Mt Pleasant, Mich. The Hand-Made Harness (3T0f. OF STKNTON, IVIICH. E. D. IIAWLEY. 1’:-es. WM. H. OWEN. Treus. 0. MOORE, Sect’;/. Retail their own inaki: of goods at T"/[I7/(‘Nil/1'/‘VITA’ \V'c niake 21 spt-ci:il\' of $20 iloublc teziin work liar- ncss and a Slim siiigle ll:ll‘ll(‘>>'. \\'c },fll2lI‘1l.lll('L’ snti» C'..i:.lti;~.:e fuctioii, and IlTL‘[)2l)' froi-_-‘ht on tire .i-:i;—\\'. ll. NELSON,..._..Tennessee CERES—'.\lRS. J. ll. l*llll(iH.lM ..__Delt:i, Ohio, __..__(‘onne-cticut 1 PoMo.\'A~MRS. E. BOWEN. Fort Wayne.Ar ______ _. Fort \V:i_viie, liv. 3 Kiilziiiiazoi-, Ar- . Kuliiinazoo, Lv_ 3- T11‘-’1'9‘l1111"3111‘«‘_111-9 £01‘ M111115-3 In studying live stock, the text sioii are specified in the A1lI1llal'b(‘)0kSl1se€l are the animals th,.m_ W111C11 you W111 11”‘1 °11C105€‘(1- f selves. The state herds and those dairyineii and milk’ producers in earnest. Men are more careful with their cows in feeding and FLoi3A4MRS. E. r. wii.s0§\i. Lmr Ass"r S'ri~:W‘D—lllRS. N. B. DOU(:‘rLASS__ ..---MlS5lS='llJl>l Grandl{apids,Ar_.._-__ . V . . . » . I - - . , . (wood scholais who l1<1\ e completed of ne]gi1})01-lug breeders are ,.m.,._ b,.(,E,(i,,,g_ _[‘hey soon 16,“-n that 1t -1? c:‘.1;.u»'.|:.> »—:c>: Sl b n,Mzs. (‘ 112- ‘.131, ____ _ . -1 , , - _ - . Executive commititrteor Ls 1l'aIi( .1111 5 v . 4 13 the kcplmmipilij ffillogl <_C_)11tI‘S€1 a:,full_\ examined ‘and studied, the 1S not the man that has the most ‘ LEOMRD RH0.\,E__(~,,,,,e, Ha”, pe,,,,S,.,,,,,,,., , 1 "“1‘““° —————————————— -- "00 :1} 9 10 ‘ eb1,0‘“I fit. upélm 113.1156 f‘.“_t 1 best; types T9C€1V1D§: €'S_p9C1fll _at- ‘ milk that necessarily receives the r .21‘. it F dl’aWkPbaW, l\1‘icliigan ; T,-,,,-..,_..,(~,.,,___ 3 1'2," 0 U 10 Ilst1”11C 1011 OF US 11L .t€I1tlOl.1 and each good p01Ili being ' most money but the one that . . T . ' . __ re eric s urg, 'irrinia3P t ,,k.~___V"____> - . 7 V -,1 _ - -_ I _ - . ’ , co------we--“* . iii‘; 3i;%:‘i‘u..f“::?..rg2.3%::3;i..i::‘;3;::iW"stir Grange. _ ‘1‘«' 1113W_~__- 1‘ ........ --:1’-M-‘ H I’: 371:‘? _ _ . : _ _ i t‘SbOl ll] (‘ iarge 1S SH, ts e( in lere 13 ngvv 1'e\\'a,]_- Hy 111 e 1- lfilgg },Z,I;I§-(T,(_)‘DP.;,(,),:“1,,E_V_,.,W, Igfwy ,,éic(,,,gaD GOIE} SOUTH. ,No. 2\o. ii‘No. 4‘l\'o 5 3 ga1111118 *1(11111S51011- ,£lie lesson is understood in all its ‘ gence and we.ll-directed effort and .T. ‘. "C, osto,‘n. ”” 1' 1W . ,--‘ y‘ . ,,_ .- ,‘ ' MRS. E_ W_ DAVIS’ Santa R353! galifoguga Mackinaw CMVLV 9.00. . AIM. I ‘.E‘d111_l_<..{S. By the time the couise,pations _.iie not slow in seeing it ,* omcers Michigan State Gmnge_ ¥..,t.,.,k,.,.,‘______>___ 1030. 9 15 ~ M 4_ The mm of the School 15 tons finished, the boys who are not,and taking new interest in their gAsTEB—(i.MB.1ll(2I({)'II'J%N _________ ..FruiIt’- ltidgo merge ml” _,_,,_ 4 2” i take actual farmer boys direct from , 35119 l0 E0 Out IMO the C011I1‘C-I‘y and ‘ work. Already in all pi'ogressive vr.RsEEa— . . ‘3 a mgr (‘_ r11 »; - _- — ‘ - _- _ , I , - . - " - LmTURER_A‘ J_ CROSBY‘ JR m_YpSuaLg G;i;£(ia1.sm_)_iZ1.s..Afi _____ __ (2533 p .13 Ii 1 home’ the dlstnct School and farm 3 se ect or theniselves a herd of ; coinmunities the Babcock milk test 3TEWABD—A- P- GRAY---——-u—--~--------Archie Grand'Rapida' Lv" ' ' 7 00 3 5 00 .11 20 2 no 3 work and give them a sound pi-ac- 3 good COWS Wltll Judgment and 3 is doing its work quietly but with Ass’r STEWARD--J. . ARTIN, Box 442, Grand Ka]amaz,,0_ A} ' ' 3 50 1 3 00 312 55 3 40 l . ’ . . . . . ’ 3 ' 1 1 3 ‘ - , - (, MARY A “no Rm Rgpidfi i;aiam,_,z,,,,, L,,__j" ‘ 8 55 y g 05 l ____ __ 34,-,1 tical training in the principles of g 5 1 3319 T319 1111 9€(- _ imflrketl efficlency. Much 11$ It has Ag ‘STf{(‘)YN‘(,~,A'_’_:'_::__‘fVigksfigig ‘[1;-: ,1? $3 fig ‘-11- 7 15 agriculture and allied sciences, in- f- P0 511111 “P3 T119 Oblect Of , accomplished it has occiipied but SuoaEr.giizir—JE.\IV1E BL aLL_____ Am. Arbor R_ich_mond_._,..__ 3 4 20 ; 3 40 . . eluding arithmetic and the En011s11 l tl11S SChO0l 1S to Send out each year ‘ the smallest fraction of its proper GATE .l\EEPEB—GEO. L. (ARLISL _.Kalkas_ka Cmcmuat, Ar__ 3700 7 15 . . . .13 . ito th f . ftl t t 1 , 3 - v - , A (}i;mg;s—M.-\RY C. ALLIS _______________ _Adriau ’ """ " ,,_M_ ‘ A _ _‘ language, with a View to (lisciplin- ; ' 3 311115 0 19 S 33- 6 BS arge d ; field 111 the great dairy industry. \7’ FLOBA——MRS SARAH A. ST. (7LAIR..Butternut POMONA—Ml{S. A. A. LEIGHTON. _ _Old Mission L. A. S'i‘EW’D—-MRS. J.H. MARTIN Grand Rapids Executive Committee. J. G, RAMSDELL, Chn _________ ..Traverse City H. D. PLATT . . . _ . . _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . . . _ _ _ _,_Yps’ anti THOS. MARS _.Berrien Center W. E. WRIGHT _ - Goldwater H. H. HINDS.._ _Sta.nton B. H. TAYLOR. ___..Shelb PERRY MAYO... attle Cree H RTOV Fruit Ridge G. B. . . .. JEN B . ..._ nu Ar or NIE UELL i l A b Committee on Woman’s Work in the Grange. Mrs. Mary Sherwood Hinds ____________ __Sta11ton Mrs. Mar A. Mayo ....... __ .. Miss O. . Carpenter _______________ -. Dimoudale General Deputy Lecturers. MARY A. MAYO .................. __Battle Creek HON. J . J. WOODMA ___.Paw Paw HON. C. G. LUCE.___.. ... Goldwater HON. PERRY MAYO. .._-.Battle Creek HON. THOS. MARS..- __.Berrien Center JASON WOODMAN_ ..._Paw Paw A. D. BANK . _ . _ _ _ . . . _ _ . . ..Lansing C, L. WHITNEY ..................... __Muskegon County Deputies. D. II. Stcliliins ______ __ ;\t\\'(md, Aiitrim Bloomi ..,'kl:l.l(‘, Allegiiii ....... __. ~'llLl, Benzic .._ . 5, Bzirrv __l.'nion City, Brziiicli “ _B\l(‘ll1|ll2U1,Bllrrlcn “ it. _]olin.s, Clinton “ cCrcck, Calhoun “ It Co. u Geo. Bo\vser,____ “ James D. Studlcy_ R. V. L:lark_-_ .. , - on “ ‘Allll2l, Grzitiot .41 ll * . Kt __\\'lic:itl:iiid, llillsrlzrlc “ .Cli.'iiidlcr, Ionia l:il(‘lil>iiri_{, Iiijgliiiiii “ _Duck l.:Lk(:, ];ick.~:>n " _RoCkfor(l, Kc-m. “ ‘raft, Kzilzuiizizoo “ __,__l\:llk;i.s'k:i, l\'.ilk:i.’ll to inukc ziiid sure iuoncy liy 2l(l\'t.'l‘l.l>l'llj_’ '.m_\' tliiii-_-;, any where, zit any time Suc(-essfully at rclliiccil rings, lie sun: to see or write. JOHN DAWSON & C0., General Newspaper Advertising Agents. ll-20 IOLLUII BLOCK. Mll\'Nl'IAl’0L|S. MIN)‘. 9 Here s the Idea Of the Non-pull=out Bow The great watch saver. Saves the watch from thieves and falls——cannot be pulled ofi the case—costs nothing extra. E3 The how has a groove on each end. A collar runs down inside the pendant (stem) and ts into the grooves, firmly locking the bow to the pendant, so that it cannot be pulled or twisted off. x ‘\ Can only be had with cases stamped with this trade mark. Jas. Boss Filled Watch Cases are now fitted with this great bow (ring). They look and wear like solid gold cases. Cost only about half as much, and are guaranteed for twenty years. Sold only through watch dealers. Remember the name Keystonewatch Case Co., PHILADELPHIA. ing their minds, broadening and} strengthening them as citizens, and especially to cultivate their tastes for rural pursuits, pointing}. out the best methods and develop- ing skill in their practice. It also l aims to give the students a good business and mechanical education. It fits them to read understanding- i ly, and observe intelligently, what- ' ever may be calculated to aid them cessful farmers and well-balanced men. REASON DEVELOPED. The reason why each step is taken is impressed upon the stu- dents that they may be strong, self-reliant and well qualified to distinguish between the false and true in theory, thus saving the time that would be otherwise lost in useless experimenting. 5. The school is intended for lthose whose lives are to be spent on the farm, and the terms have been so arranged as to include the time when they are most at leisure and can best be spared, that is to say from the middle of October till the first of April. 6. The boys come altogether from the farm. I do not know of a single student who is not the son of a farmer or is not intending to become a farmer himself. The course holds out no inducements to others, and if a boy of any other class proposes to enter he is dis- couraged from doing so. So far we have graduated forty- one. One is dead. All the rest I think, without exception, are en- gaged in some branch of farm work. Most of them are manag- ing their own farms or helping carry on those of their fathers. Some are operating cheese fac- tories and creameries and others are overseers of farms. 7. The prejudice against scien- tific farming is losing its grip in this state. The school is gaining in popularity every year. PRACTICAL WORK. 8. The boys get most of their practical work, that is they do most of the actual manual labor on their farms at home and come back in the fall loaded to the gun- wales with practical questions which are answered clearly in a practical way, mostly from the re- sults of the experiments made on the experimental farm which is carried on in connection with the school, the students getting the in their endeavor to become suc-l number as possible of strong, manly, self-reliant, self-respecting young men, who shall be able to do all ordinary business, and thatpart of the world’s work which may fall to their lot in a proper way and, above all, to manage their farms wisely and formulate such plans or the future as will bring about the best results; to avail them- selves of the most suitable methods which circumstances permit and skillfully carry them out, giving careful attention to the minutestl details. ‘ VVith a promiscuous lot of boys gathered in from city, village and country, representing every trade, profession and calling, to say noth- ing of those Without any calling, this cannot be done, but with the class that we get it can be done and is being done. That the same progress which has characterized this school from its first inception will continue is now, it seems to me, beyond question. Yours very truly, W. W. PENDERGAST. St. Anthony Park, llfinn. THE BAB(.‘0(7K MILK TEST. This little machine was the iii- ‘vention of one of the leading dairy {authorities in America. It comes 2 from one of our agicultural experi- ‘mcnt stations and shows better than any other way what our ex- periment stations may do for the farmer provided they study his wants and interest themselves in the living questions of the day.— Breeders’ Gazette. The value of sheep to the farm ' is perhaps not understood by many farmers. It is an old proverb that wherever the foot of the sheep touches the land it is turned into gold. Sheep husbandry has a value to make the land more profitable, more productive, at a less expendi- ture than any other animal kept on the farm.—Kansas Farmer. , Enjoyment of the boasted com- 'orts of country life should be the lwatchword of every home. The lboy who is compelled to sleep in la hot attic, while the cool bedroom ;remains closed, awaiting no ex- ‘,pected visitor, will not value his home, and why should he? The . best is none too good for the own- The first and highest use of the , ers—~tlie parents and their children. test, we believe, is in discriminat- F (W771 and F'1'7'€S1'd6- ing between the different members of the dairy herd. Heretofore cows have been largely bought and sold on their merits as jugded by their appearance and by pedigree. The milk test makes it possible to‘ getting the best of life? VVhat is money that we should worship it, and what are large farms to us when we form habits in their acquiremeiit that prevent us from The judge animals on their actual pro- younger members of the family duction, just_ as trotting horses are Cannot See the W01"6l1 Of & life that valued according to their actual ,3 is one continual “ grind,” and then speed and not by pedigree and 3 comes unrest and a longing for the appearance only. In many herds . attractions that they think are seen of twenty cows there are probably four or five animals, may be a few more, that are not only paying their way but yielding something additional to their owner in the Way of profit. Another fraction are barely self-supporting, while the remainder are an actual loss, not paying for feed and care. With the milk test and the scales the dairyman has an easy means of learning just what each member is doing and he can soon ascertain which animals are profitable and which are costing him more than they bring. A number of instances have come to us of where by use of the test the herd has been thinned out with much satisfaction to the owner. FOR ACCURATE WORK. In the second place the test is of great value in showing how closely l in towns.—E:rchan_qe. I An agricultural writer must of necessity repeat facts. The aver- , age rural reader is skeptical about ;new things in these days of farm 3 writers, whose Words profusely con- ceal a lack of real ideas. One fact vwill bear constant reiteration. If you don’t know what your crop actually cost, you can never know prosperity. You can so farm that you will know, if only suflicient pains be taken. Will you do it ?—- American Farmer. , It might be well to think of winter shel- ter for the hogs and plan to provide some- thing that will help save heat and feed during the winter.——Stoc/eman and Farmer. Fully one-third as much milk is ruined by untidy dairymen as is used economi- cally. This wastage is caused by unclean- liness that is the result of _indo1ence.— American Dairyman. F . 8 THE GRANGE VISITOR. OCTOBER 1, 1893. KNOW YOUR OPPORTUNITY. Continued from page 5. istic of our successful farmers. Add to this the necessity for the most careful and correct observa- tion in all that pertains to his call- ing and you have developed that which has become proverbial as the farmer’s good, hard, common sense. The opportunities for gaining a knowledge of all that pertains to his profession or to his duties as a citizen were never so numerous or so valuable as now. The agricult- ural press, the farmers’ institutes, the experiment stations with their regularly issued bulletins of infor- mation and discovery, the short winter courses in agriculture at many of the agricultural colleges, courses of reading adapted to his needs like our own Farm Home Reading Circle, and last but not least, the farmers’ organizations like the Grange, which train him in the use of the knowledge else- where gained—all these helps leave little to be desired in the way of assistance. NOT NARROW. The farmer’s sphere is not a’ narrow one. If he chooses he may become intelligent, he may be broad-minded and progressive. All that is best and highest in man- hood, all that is purest and truest in womanhood, may flourish in his home to cheer and bless the lives of its inmates. Around him as he toils are the beauties of nature; tree and flower and waving grain, the hum of insects and the song of birds. Through the day there stretches above him in endless variation the limitless panorama of cloud and sky, of sunshine or of storm, infinite in its variety of form and figure, its beauties never repeated. “There is not a moment of any day of our lives,” says Ruskin, “when nature is not producing in the sky scene after scene, picture after picture, glory after glory. * * * And every man, wherever placed, how- ever far from other sources of interest or of beauty, has this do- ing for him constantly.” The farmer’s life may be an isolated one, he may toil on in obscurity and alone, but if his soul is attuned to the music of nature he may learn by the use of his powers of observation and reflection to appreciate her matchless har- monies, may drink deeply from those fountains of knowledge whose waters flow in such lavish profusion around him and from this com- munion with nature be led at last to that higher communion with nature’s God. THE FARMING CLASS. Such are the opportunities afforded the individual farmer. Such are some of the results within reach of himself and his family. Out of these possibilities, gradual- ly developed, has grown up in the past beneath the protecting folds of our country’s flag and the foster- ing care of her free institutions, the farming class of today. Home loving, peace loving, law abiding, patriotic, they constitute the great majority of the middle class of our population :who are the pride of America and the strongest ouarantee of the perpetuity of her free institutions. Better than the serried ranks of Europe’s marshal- ed hosts, more to be relied upon than naval armaments or munitions of war, their existence in their present condition is a pledge that “government of the people, for the people, and by the people” shall still endure. LAC)I or ORGANIZATION. But in one important particular the farmers of today are failing to keep abreast of the age. They lack organization. Dependent chiefly on individual effort for suc- cess, dwelling on that happy plane where the gnawings of hunger are never felt and the cravings for im- mense wealth can never be satis- fied, they have failed to see the need for a union of interests and influence. The past may not have required it. But conditions are constantly changing. Measures and methods of the past are value- less in the pressure and compe- _tition of the present. This is the day and age of organization. The influence of the individual is no longer appreciable; organization is the lever that moves the world. In business, in politics, in every department of Christian effort is this fact apparent. Shall the farmers alone neglect to usethis means of influence? Something has already been done. The Grange and other similar organi- zations have accomplished a great work. But how small is their in- fluence compared with wliat it might and should be. Great financial, social and moral questions are under discussion. Their settlement may be post- poned, but it cannot be long de- layed. Their numbers alone place upon the farmers of the nation the responsibility for the decisions reached. Statesmen, legislators, and wily politicians are inquiring, “ What do the farmers want?” To the intelligent, level-headed, conservative farmers of our day an opportunity is afforded, as never before, for making their power felt in legislation. But only by united effort can their influence be made effectual. Shall we not then through our Order and individually emphasize the ' demand: Organize, educate. In the great struggle that is upon us, be prepared for and know your opportunity. " Once to every man and nation , Comes the moment to decide, E In the strife ’twixt truth and error, For the good or evil side." THE F.-\RMER’S RECORD . In every crisis of our country's history the farmer has stood at the front. From that memorable day when at Lexington and Concord “ The embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard around the world," all down that glorious record, ta Valley Forge and Yorktown, at Lundy’s Lane and New Orleans at Vicksburg and Appomattoox, and on a hundred other blood-stained fields his self-sacrifice, his devotion to country, his readiness to defend the home that shelters his loved ones has been again and again ex- emplified. Let us not forget our heritage. In these days of peace when moral stamina rather than physical courage is needed, when back bone is of greater value than avoirdu- pois; in these days that try men’s souls, let us see to it that we be not found wanting. Noiices of’ Meetings. LENA\VEE POMONA. The next meeting of Lenawee County Pomona Grange will be held with Fruit Ridge Grange October 5, 1893. Agood program will be prepared for the afternoon session. All fourth degree members are invited to be present. P. H. DOWLING, Lcclurer. INGHAM POMONA. Ingham County Pomona Grange will be held with Cedar Grange October I 3 and 14, Program will be announced by circu- lar. This is the first Pomona of the sea- son, let us make a good start. R. L. HEWITT, Lecturer. W‘ ESTERN POMON A. The next meeting of VVestern Pomona Grange will be held at Herrington with Ottawa Grange, October 12 and i 3. Special invitation to fourth degree members. Pub- lic session the first day; the following is a part of the program: Essay, Mrs. Samuel Stauffer. “ Farmers’ loan associations,” Tom. F. Rogers. Essay, Mrs. H. Hudson. Essay, Mrs. H. J. Austin. Essay, Lafayette Alward. Recitation, Mrs. Higgins, “ The benefits of the Grange to the young,” Mansor Smith. Essay, Mrs. E. Smith. “ Grange insurance,” Styles Marvin. MRS. THOS. WILDE, Leclurcr. KENT POMONA. The next session of Kent County Po- mona Grange will be held with Whitney- ville Grange on Wednesday, October 25. The forenoon session will be opened with business of the Grange. The afternoon meeting will be an open one and the pub- lic are cordially invited. The program will be as follows: "The \Vorld’s Fair,” Worthy Master W. C. Denison, and others. “ Our live stock interests,” Bros. Holt and Peterson. l “ Is the Grange successful in carrying ‘ out its declared purposes?” Sisters I. D. Davis, Adams and Bros. Campau and Davis. “ VVhat effect is the enlargement of wo- man’s sphere likely to have on the homes of our country?” Sisters Holt and Peter- son, and Brothers Best and Martin. WM. T. ADAMS, Lecturer. N‘E\‘VAYGO COUNTY POMONA GRANGE, , N0. ii, will be held with Ensly Grange on VVed- nesday and Thursday, October ii and 12, 1893. ‘ Program. “ Furnishing a Kitchen,” by Mrs. Wm. Hillman. “ The Farm as a training school," by H. Haskins. “ The rights of parents and children,” by Mrs. M. E. Lewis. “The Law of Retribution,” by Wm. E. Gould. “ What is now needed in the Grange,” by Neil McCallum. Recitation, by Miss Allie Rich. “ Is the existence of only two great po- litical parties in our country desirable?” by A. L. Scott. “ Farm management of cattle,” by Wm. Hillman. “ Free Coinage," by A. Terwilleger and M. W. Scott. “ Crop reports," by L. Reinoldt. “ Is our system of taxation a ridiculous failure?” by S. V. Walker and \V. C. Stuart. Recitation by Miss Minnie Carter. “ Beneficiary organizations within the Grange,” by Charles Haskins. “ VVhat is the country doing for the boys who wore the blue?” by A. Flyn. Recitation by Miss Emlie Houlding, VV. \V. CARTER, Lerfm‘er. H The Eaton county fair to be held at Charlotte, October 3, 4, 5 and 6, is to be a hummer this year. The society is offering $1,500 for horse races, $200 for bicycle races and $3,000 in preniiums. As there is no state fair this year, the Eaton county people are attempting to give the patrons of their fair something just as good for half the money. Half rates are made on the C. & G. T. and M. C. R. R. roads. SPECIAL NOTICE. 'Will Patrons who have copies of Proceedings of State Grange ses- sions previous to 1890. please com- municate with me and confer a favor? J ENNIE BUELL. Ann Arbor. THE MAGAZINES. In the October Lan’z'ex‘ I-lame ffourilal the editor discusses with much earnestness several phases of the woman question. “ The Routine of Housework” is very prac- tically written of by that excellent author- ity, Miss Juliet Corson, and Miss Elisabeth Scovil gives much sensible advice on “ The Rewarding of Children." Altogether this number of the magazine, with its exquisitely illustrated cover by Frank 0. Small, will be found particularly attractive. Published by The Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia for ten cents per number and one dollar per year. The complete novel in the October num- ber of LI/I/vizlrottiv is “The Hepburn Line,” by Mrs. Mary Holmes. It is a pleasing tale of an old Kentucky family and a neglected heroine who comes to her own at last. The eighth in the series of Lippinc0tt’s Notable Stories is “ A Deed with a Capital D," by Charles M. Skinner. Other short stories are “ Poor Yorick,” by Robert N. Stephens, and “The Pass’n’s Grip,” by Roswell Page; both are illustrated. The second edition of the Cosmofolitmz for September brought the total edition up to 21 1,000 copies, without doubt the largest edition of any magazine in the world for this month. It remained for The Cosmo- mopolitan to have the VVorld’s Fair treated in a single number by twelve different wri- ters. As the exposition of 1893 must re- main one of the leading events in the his- tory of the United States, the most distin- guished men were asked to prepare this magazine volume, which is destined to be- come valuable as one of the most perfect descriptions of the VVorld’s Fair. Among the number of those who contribute are our only ex-president, \Valter Besant, the most distinguished of the English literary men who visited the exposition, and a host of others. Besides the usual fiction, in- cluding a story by Mark Twain, entitled, “ Is He Living or 15 He Dead," and the regular departments. T lie Casmopolifmz contains nearly one hundred illustrations devoted to the VVorld’s Fair, including eleven full pages. It is pronounced one of the most remarkable of the publications as yet issued regarding the Fair. It is a com- pletely illustrated guide or souvenir, as one prefers to call it, by the most famous wri- ters of the day, put before the reader at the price of my, cents, and more than the equal of the books of the Fair which sell for seventy-five cents and one dollar. THE OCTOBER ATLANTIC. Czmtenls. “ The Man from Aidone." A tale in three numbers. I.--III. Elizabeth Cavazza, “ The Undertime of the Year,” Edith M. Thomas. “The Isthmus and Sea Power,” A. T. Mahan. “ After——The Deluge,” Annie Eliot. “ The Tilden Trust, and why it Failed,” James L. High. “ Two Modern Classicists in Music,” in two parts. Part one, William F. Apthorp. “Tone-symbols.” I. Arpeggios. II. Harmonics. III. Octaves. IV. Fifths, I. V. Fifths, II. VI, Undertones, John Hall Ingham. “His Vanished Star." VI.—lX. Charles Egbert Craddock, “ Love is Dead," Smith. Marion Couthouy “The Hayes-Tilden Electoral Commis— ‘3 sion," James Monroe. “ The Gothenburg System in America," V Greek E. R. L. Gould. ' “ The Permanent Power of Poetry,” Richard C1averhouseJebb. New Books on Music. The German Allies in the American Revolution. Comment on New Books. The Contributors’ Club. It was on a train going through Indiana- Among the passengers were a newly mar- ried couple, who made themselves known to such an extent that the occupants of the car began to make sarcastic remarks about them. The young people stood the re- marks for some time, but finally the groom, a very large man, stood up and confronted the passengers with these remarks: “Yes, we’re married, just married. VVe are going 160 miles farther on this train, and we’re going to ‘spoon’ all the way. She‘s my violet and I’m her sheltering oak. If you don’t like it you can get out and walk, so there.” It is needless to say that they were left in peace for the rest of the journey. ——Exc/zange. Should know that the first-prize butter at the leading Conventions has been salted with DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT. , preserves and holds the flavor of good but- , ter longer than any other salt. It is free I from hard and fllnty substances and always dissolves just right. I makers are using it and praising it. It will pay you to fall in line. Packed in 28011). barrels— 224 1b., 561b,, and 14 lb. bags. ' Sold by all dealers. DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT 00., sr. CLAIR. MICH. It is the purest salt made. It The leading butter A GLIMPSE AT THE WORLWS FAIR. The passenger entering Chicago from the east by any of the M ICIIIGAN CENTRAL trains will observe, after passing Kensing-_ ion and Grand Crossing, that the tracks are gradually elevated until, from a point of view some twenty feet above the level, he sees to the rigln an zissemhlage 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 Colurnbizin 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\IICIlIGAN CENTRAL trains will enter the Exposition, rise grandly the four square pavilions of the Administration building, crowned by its great dome, 260 feet above the ground,— “almost as lofty as that of St. Paul’s in London,” says Mrs. Van Rensselaer, “ and almost as graceful in outline as that of the Florentine Cathedral.” In front of it stands the magnificent bronze fountain by Mac- Monnies, facing the great basin in the cen- ter of the great court, upon which front the Agricultural building and Machinery Hall on the south, and the palaces of Mines and Mining, Electricity, and of Manufactures and the Liberal Arts on the north. The domes and towers of these buildings may be seen in the distance, and particularly the grert arched roof of the last named building, the largest in the world. It cov- ers an area of more than thirty acres-—three times that of the largest building of the great Paris Exposition of 1889. As the train approaches more closely to the grounds, the Transportation building is clearly seen to the left of the Administra- tion building. It covers, with its annexes, fourteen and a half acres of ground, and its massive arched doorwa_v,elaborately decor- ated and known as the “ Golden Portal,” is one of the most striking external features of the Exposition. Next to the left is the Horticultural Building, a thousand feet in length, and with a central pavilion, under the glass dome of which is grouped the finest known collection of bamboos, tree-ferns and palms. Northward, and still nearer to the train, is the \Voman’s building, a chaste and noble structure, first of all to be completed, and the architect, artists and decorators of which were all women. It will be filled wtth the fruits of the genius, skill and labor of the women of all nations. Crossing the Midway Plaisance, which connects Jackson Park on the east with Washington Park on the west, and in which are located a section of Paris, a street of Cairo, Irish, German, Austrian and Turkish villages, a. Dutch East Indian set- tlement, ice, sliding and spiral electric rail- ways, and numerous other interesting feat- ures, of some of which the traveler may get a glimpse as he dashes by. On the right, grouped at the north end of Jackson Park, are the various State and Foreign buildings of diversified architecture and representing an expenditure of millions of dollars. No passing glimpse of the VVorld’s Fair, however, nor the most detailed and glow- ing description that can be penned, can give an idea of its surpassing size and extent, the splendid harmony of its design, or of its rich artistic sculpture and decorative features. Nothing but frequent visits and careful observation can do it. But while every passing traveler will surely resolve upon this, he will also surely be thankful that he is journeying upon the MICHIGAN CENTRAL, the only Easterp line that gives him such a passing view, or that takes him directly by and in full view of Niagara Falls, the great natural wonder of the world. THE F. A & I. U. STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ljcking C0,, Ollie. August 18. MR. O. VV, Ingersoll: Dear Sir--I have used and sold your paint and find it all 0 K. Painted my own house about’i5 years ago, and it is looking better today than most buildings painted with the paints commonly sold in the mar- kets which were painted only three years ago. Respectfully yours, D. D. W'o0i)s. [See Adv. Ingersoll’s Liquid Rubber, Paints. I Practice summer pruning in a very lim- ited manner, for positive harm is done by pruning trees and shrubs when they are growing. An old idea of summer pruning the grapes was to cut away the leaves and branches to let the sunlight get into the fruit so it would ripen more readily. Other fruits have been pruned in the same way, but the truth is, more harm is done than good. The vitality of the plants is weakened which is a greater loss than a little sunlight-—Prairie Farmer. Dirt_y pens, and anything which comes handy for feed, will never bring a hog to a profitable market. Do not make the hog eat a bushel of filth in order to procure his bushel of grain. A clean feeding floor is not difficult to have, and your grain will go further and the health of your hogs will be better for havin it. Dish water is not a very hearty foo , and does not quench the thirst as a good supply of pure cold water will. Mouldy corn is not “just as good” for the hogs as is sound corn.—Tlte West- ern Rural. GRANGE HDZIBECTORY. Patrons Will Find Firnis Reliable and (‘-an Get Special Prices From Them. H. R. EAGLE & 00., Farmers‘ Wholesale Supply House, _68 and 70 \\'ahash Ave.. Chicago. Save money on everything. Send six cents for full czitzilogue. The Smith Implement &, Buggy (‘.o., 22 and 24 East 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 und r the seal of the Grange. We extend the‘ same invitation to the Grange of Mich- -igan. Write for catalog and prices. A. R. HICKS 61 ($0., PALMYRA, N. Y. are the official fiirnishers of badges, working tools. seals. stafi mountinzs. and all supplies. Illustrated catalog on application. Send orders $0 JWJU19 Bflell. Secretary, Ann Arbor, or direct to Palmyra, N. Y. Snecidlflimdwcvfl t allth ti PI A S Send f()lPflflI.l8‘l!f‘)ug%I:5B8. etc. Dirge? AN \Vqaver Organ & Piano Co. ORGANS Factory, York, Pa. Place seal of your Grange on your letter paper, or send trade card to secure benefit of special manufact- urers‘ prices direct to Grangers. LUMBER GEO. WOODLEY, 242 South Water St., CIii(-.ag'u, Ill. \\'liolc.<;ile Lumber dealer. Solic- its correspondence with iiicinhcrs of Michigan I’. of II. and Alliances who CUll[t'llIpl.’lll.’ building. \\'ritt- for price lists. Ths Honey Creek Grange Nurseries have been under contract with the Stzitc Grange of Ohio for ()\'cr tcn _\'cars, and have dealt extensively in Indizuiu. and Micliigzm 1llS(), Special prices sent to :ui_vonc under seal of Lhc Grange. Give us a trial. \\ u can szivc you money. Address Isaac Free-inan & Son, Rex, Ohio. PATRONS' Oll. WORKS. DERRICK ml 00. l"._ G. _BELLAMY, Prop‘r, Titusville, Pa. L1ib_ri(-ating and Burning Oils of the hi beet gualit_y,at wholesale prices. Try our Elite urn- ing 01 , made specially for family use. Write for I)El{RICI( OIL C0., Titnsville, (Pa. prices. 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