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VOL. XVIII, N0. 20.

SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS.

A Few Answers to Some Questions
Asked of Farmers.

A few days ago we sent out a
short set of questions to various
farmers in different parts of the
state. The answers may possibly
be of considerable interest just at
this time.

1. How generally and what way do
the present "hard times " affect farmers
in your locality?

2. What is the prevailing sentiment in
your section as regards the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act?

3. What proportion of farmers about
you favor the election of U. S. senators
by direct vote of the people?

1. It affects all the farmers in
this locality. A good many of them
can’t meet their debts and we have
to get along with the teast we can.

2. The second question I will not
try to answer; the people are
divided on that.

3. Four-fifths of the farmers are
in favor of the election of U. S.
Senators by direct vote of the

people.
F. P. DEAN.
Brighton.

1. Farmers are seriously af-
fected by the stringency of the
money supply as follows: Being
unable to sell their products for
cash at anything near remunerative
prices, they are unable to pay for
hired help, their taxes and interest
on,mortgages long past due, and as 9.
class, are generally grc§w’i"f1'g“‘1’ioori§i“
and more involved from year to
year.

2. Farmers do not approve the
repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act, unless free coin-
age of at least the American
product of silver can be secured
and a fair ratio between gold and
silver established by law.

3. At least four-fifths of the
farmers of this vicinity favor the
election of United States senators
by the people.

GEo. W. WOODWARD.
Shelby.

1. I would say there many
causes-—among the most prominent
is the lack of confidence. Farmers
sold their wool upon an average of
five cents per pound less than a
year ago. September pork sold
one dollar per hundred less than
it would if it had not been for the
disturbance in the money market,
as dealers had to pay three per
cent for eastern exchange, and
undoubtedly other things sufiered
in like proportion. Many farmers
suffered and sometimes sacrificed
all on account of their inability to
borrow to bridge over the crisis, and
to increase the suffering the terri-
ble drouth did its share.

2. Would say a majority would
vote to repeal. But as much as
has been said upon this question,
there are many that do not seem
to understand the provision of the
bill enough to know what effect it
has upon the money panic, and
argue that the Sherman act in-
creases the circulating medium
fifty millions per year.

3. It seems to bea general desire
to elect United States senators by
a direct vote of the people.

A FABMER.

I believe the following to be a
majority sentiment in regard to
the three questions:

1. The “hard times” affect
many farmers, in that the buyers
and consumers, on account of the
lack of funds and the uncertainty
of legislative doings, purchase only
what is absolutely necessary for
present consumption, and not in
usual quantities for this time of
year. Also that many who are ow-

LANSING, MICHIGAN,

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ling the farmers make an excuse of
“hard times” for withholding, or
not paying at all, thus compelling
those who would promptly pay
their obligations or raise cash to
carry on their business, to place
their products prematurely on an
already dull market.

2. In regard to the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act, it
should not be repealed, unless a
larger amount of coinage is made

legal, and a larger circulation
secured.
3. U. S. senators should be

elected by direct vote of the peo-
ple, or if their positions must be
bought, the price paid should be
more evenly distributed.

J. J. SNooK.

Rochester.

1. There may be a few of the
wealthier class of farmers who
are not affected by the “hard
times,” but the most are; by the
scarcity of money and the low
price of farm products. Many are
discouraged. But a small acreage
of wheat was sown, of course less
will be bought and less labor is
hired by them.

2. They do not favor the repeal
of the purchasing clause, but the
repeal of the act itself and a law
enacted to oblige the govern-
ment to purchase and coin, or bet-
ter, to issue silver certificates to
equal its value after being coined,
the silver of the United States.
Some favor free coinage. I think
but few favor the repeal of the act
unless eomotlxin bqgtor i1la_ok>6a§_r_a-A
Ed. “All askifliiigsilveribe made a
legal tender for any amount.

3. Nine hundred and ninety-nine
out of one thousand favor it. The
only objection I have heard to the
plan is, “What would candidates
for members of the legislature do
for campaign money?”

These questions were discussed
in our Grange, No. 391, and upon
that discussion and what I have
heard and seen these answers have
been based.

U. S. BARNABY.
iVorl}z Slur.

1. The hard times affect the
farmer by lowering the price of our
products and making sales slow,
especially so on wool.

2. Seventy-five per cent favor
the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act.

3. I have not the least doubt but
three-fourths of the farmers would
favor electing senators by ballot,
same as representatives are now
elected.

H. H. DRESSER.
Lz'i(/1/fold .

1. The low prices of produce
that is plenty, and the scarcity of
produce that is high priced, seems
to be the trouble just now. Too
small an amount of fat hogs, eggs,
butter and potatoes, toc low
price for wheat.

2. I hear nothing said in regard
to the Sherman act.

3. I think a large majority.

H. C. DENIsoN.

Ada.

1. Hardly know just how to give
a correct answer, but would say
that the chief cause of hard times
with the farmers in this section at
present is debt, poor crops and
very low prices for farm produce.

2. The prevailing sentiment is
repeal the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act.

3. A very large majority of
voters are in favor of election by
direct vote of the people.

W. A. MONTGOMERY.
Marlette.

1. Farmers feel the pressure of
the low prices that they are com-
pelled to take for their produce.

   
  

Vllheat at 60c per bi ‘
grain in proportion. 
2. The prevailing 
in favor of the repaid ,1),
there is a reasonable .aI_‘i omise.
3. There is an unanifiio s senti-
-ment in favor of elecfirl U. S.
senators by direct  of the
people.  _
R. K:-.DIvINE.
Holly. —_

1. The hard times aifectall more
or less, from the fact? that the
thousands of idle workizleh in the
cities, and other thousaids who
are working for greatly: reduced
wages, can not afford to’ buy as
much of the produce  ,the farm
as they would, were allflreceiving
good wages. Thus thejdemand is
greatly lessened and also the price
to correspond. ‘ _~

2. The majority are‘f'1n favor of
repeal. , _'

3. About nine-tenths favor popu-
lar elections.

MANSOR M. SMITH.
Tallmadge. .

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A CALL TO Acfrrbn.

An Urgent Appeal to ljlleplegates to
State Grange, by Worth? Master
Horton.I ’

Fruit Ridge, ‘Oct.-10, 1893.

To THE DELEGATES ELECT AND

VOTING Mnnanas 1,913‘ THE

MICHIGAN STATE G33,-,‘RGE:

The order of Pamniju of Hus-
bandry is the  repre-

imitative of the  . s’73'mterests
Of’O\h‘*6Un1£t1-yr .   A ’

Through a straightf~;,rwiard‘é‘6n‘- ' "

servative course and its entire
freedom from partisan politics, it
has won the respect of all classes,
and so free have been its declara-
tions on all public questions from
what might be termed visionary
schemes, that its expressed opin-
ions have great weight with law-
making bodies and public servants
who desire to serve their people and
country best. The Order has also
exerted a powerful influence for
good on all the conditions that
surround the agriculturist, includ-
ing the home and farm, the school
and business trade.

The congress of our nation and
the legislatures of states con-
vene in annual and biennial
sessions, as the case may be, to
revise and amend existing laws,
and.to enact new ones in accord-
ance with seeming needs or
demands of the people.

RIGHT LEGISLATION.

All fully understand the neces-
sity of legislation to guide and
protect us, and that our welfare
and prosperity. o11r happiness and
progress to a great extent, depend
upon just and favorable legal en-
actments. The people of our
great commonwealth are workers
in the various pursuits and nearly
one-half of the population is en-
gaged directly in agricultural ope-
rations, while all others are inter-
ested in a greater or less degree in
the success of the farm and the
farmer. In this day of great
achievements through ' combined
forces, including influence upon
legislative bodies to accomplish
certain ends frequently selfish in
their motives, how important that
so great an interest as agriculture
should be found ready to speak,
and in language and voice definite
and plain, telling to those who
have our interests in hand what
our wants and needs are and what
hindrance should be removed.

A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

That our utterances may be cor-
rect, our appeals justified by facts,
and our good name preserved,
there should be a candid, fair and
unbiased decision at the coming

State Grange of such questions as

may be instrumental in lifting ag-
riculture from its present depress-
ed condition. With you rests a
great responsibility. While you
have not the absolute power to
make and unmake, you can do
your duty, which is to assist those
in other states acting in like capa-
city in suggesting and discussing,
that finally there may be matured
and agreed upon a definite line of
action and through the National
Grange pressed upon the attention
of Congress. There are many
questions the directing and enforc-
ing of which are nearer home and
under our control. Matters of
state and county, of Grange and
school, of home and family.

GET READY.

Delegates elect, you should com-
mence at once to prepare yourselves
for the work before you. Upon
you, and you alone, depends the
character and ability of the com-
ing state meeting. It is for you
to devise and place before it its
line of work. All this requires
thought, and that the session may
be fully up to the standard of
former State Grange meetings,
I urge upon delegates and all
Grange workers to be well pre-
pared for the work.

GEO. B. HORTON,
Ilaster of State Grange.

 

GRANGE T0 CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., (
October 4, 1893. 3

To THE MEMBERS or THE SENATE

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sEN'rA'rIv‘E‘s‘: ' ’§§‘~~9TE~?§"~¥-‘g—'BE"*‘L

Gem5lemen———In behalf of thief
farmers of the United States, we
ask your honorable committee to
leave, undisturbed, the duties now
imposed upon agricultural pro-
ducts which are imported into this
country to be sold in competition
with the products of the farmers of
the United States. It is generally
conceded that, in former revisions
of the tariff, agriculture has not
received the same measure of pro-
tection accorded to other indust-
ries; and, in the late revision, the
farmers appeared before the com-
mittee and secured, in nearly every
instance, such duties as have proven
of great benefit to them; and they
desire that these duties be main-
tained as long as protection is ac-
corded to any industry in the land.

We earnestly protest against the
removal of the duty from any agri-
cultural product, such as wool,
vegetables, fruits, hay, eggs, live
stock, dairy products and tobacco,
unless the products of the factory
and mine be also left without pro-
tection. VVool is the finished pro-
duction of the farmer, just the same
as cloth is the finished product of
the manufacturer.

We seek no class discrimination
in our favor, and ask that none be
made against us.

Very respectfully yours,
J. H. BRIGHAM,
LEONARD RHONE,

J OHN TRIMBLE,
Legislative Commiltec.

NATIONAL POMONA.

Annual Circular of Pomona of National
Grange.

Woarnv SISTER——As fruits are
maturing, it is well for us to give
the subject more than a casual
thought; thus I bring before the
Grange, at this time, a few ideas
for your consideration, to be worked
out as best meets your own views,
and the varied needs of the Grange
you may have the honor to repre-
sent; calling your attention to the
fact that a well-planned business

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ject comes very closely into your
farm homes]

SUGGESTIONS.
Exhibition of winter fruits, in all
manner of preparation; (open to
the public.)

Special premiums to young ex-
hibitors of fruits, canned, dried, etc.

PAPERS FOR THE BROTHERS.
(Open to dz'sms5z'on.)

Planting fruit trees.

Grafting and budding.

Harvesting.

Preparation for home and market.
Co-operative cold storage.

Desirable fruit, with detailed character-
istics.

Wind-breaks and situation.

Diseases of trees,—insects and remedies.
Fruit-growing, for small farms.

Field crops. in orchards.

PAPERS FOR SISTERS.
Fruit culture, a vocation for women.

Birds,-——a help, or hindrance?

Canning, jams, jellies, pickles.

Method, receptacle and state of fruit.

Drying, merits and demerits.

A fruit farm compared with dairying.

\Vhy a barrel of apples “on tap” is better
than a barrel of cider.

A plea for more fruit and less pastry.

Healthfulncss of fruit, (by an M. D.)

MEM:-—

Nuts are fruit for culture and
care.

Transplanting nut-growing trees.
An expert says: “ Raise the tree
yourself; bury a board in a trench,
and plant the tree above it; this
will cause the tap-root to branch;
——-transplant every year above a
deeper-buried board;——the result
is, at four years you have a fibrous
root, instead of one main tap-root.”

An untold pleasure to old or
young, is a home nursery for fruit

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1-'Jv*I"i.I1‘~‘5""“"‘.§Ih‘s‘«.~'l ..
ornamental trees as _-;~’2él1; '
which a farmer can supply himself
and neighbors.

I would urge a destruction, or
re-grafting, of all undesirable va-
rieties of fruit trees.

     

MAKE YOUR FARM PROFITABLE.

Ten barrels of one good variety
of apples, is better than one barrel
each of ten varieties.

Wliy not have plums and apri-
cots on our farms, as well as apples?

LASTLY-—Let me urge upon all
Pomonas, that when the date for
your meeting is assigned, to work
out every detail—remembering
that the success of all large affairs
depends upon the perfection of lit-
tle things.

Make your meetings practical, if
you wish to hold and interest the
members.

Yours fraternally,

C. ELECTA BowEN,
Pm/zmm ./Vafionzll Grange.
IV()0a'.n‘()(.{', Coma, Sr;/II, 2 5, 1893.

 

A college education has ceased
to be a luxury. It is now an abso-
lute necessity to every young man
who would enter upon life with an
unclouded prospect. Talk as one
may about the superfiuity of higher
education, it cannot be gainsaid
that its absence makes a success-
ful man’s progress less pleasant,
even if it does not impede it very
seriously. There is no wise young
man who would refuse the oppor-
tunity of university study if he
could get it.-—The Cloverleaf.

 

How’s This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.

F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, Ox.

We the undersigned have known F. J_
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business.
transactions and financially able tojcarry out
an obligation made by their firm.

EST & Tauax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.

WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole-
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0,

Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75¢. per bot-

is better than a desultory course;

and reminding you that this sub-

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NGE VISITOR.

OCTOBER 15, 1893.

Field and Sfock.

ANOTHER OPINION.

Tlieililaster of the Rhode Island State
Grange Replies to the Questions
Propounded to Bro. Platt.

The following replies to the ques-
tions answered in the last issue by
Bro. Platt are sent by Bro. A. N.
Belcher of Rhode Island. We are
very glad indeed to hear from him
on the subject, and we hope others
may reply. We repeat the ques-
tions.

1. Please give your name. your
state, county and postolfice address?

Ans. A. M. Belcher, Arnold
Mills, Providence county, Rhode
Island.

2. How long have you been act-
ually engaged in the business of
farming in the state where you now
reside?

Ans. Twenty-seven years.

3. Are you now living on a farm
and are you performing manual
labor as a practical farmer?

Ans. Yes.

4. VVhat are the principal arti-
cles produced for market by the
farmers in your section of the
state?

Ans. Milk, butter, potatoes,
garden truck, small fruits with ap-
ples, pears, peaches, etc.

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. As a rule farms are more
productive. Commercial fertiliz-
ers being used largely as an
auxiliary to stable manure.

6. Has the value of farm lands
in your state depreciated? If so,
when did the depreciation begin,
and what caused it?

Ans. In some sections they
have. In other sections have ad-
vanced. The proximity to manu-
facturing villages causing the ad-
vance, bringing the products near
a good market and enhancing the
value for building purposes as well.

7. Have the values of farm prod-
ucts in your state fallen in recent
years? If so, when did the fall
begin, what was the cause of it,
and what articles fell most?

Ans. Think prices have aver-
aged about the same for the past
ten years. Of course prices fluct-
uate, the larzpf supply ar;_n1zdcm,«,}ud

governing tbr.‘ I“"”°i,
9- Do

. my ners c.£ §'~)cll"‘ sfate
themselves, iure and preserve the
meats that they use in their famil-
ies?

Ans. Not as a rule.

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. None of any account
raised. Flour is obtained from
dealers, and what meal and corn
needed more than the amount
raised is also purchased from those
engaged in the business.

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, but more
horses. Cattle can be bought at
two years of age for about the
price a seven weeks calf would
bring for veal. Horses are raised
more from a desire to change the
monotony of farm life than from
any expectation of making or sav-
ing money by the experiment. -

12. Are the farmers raising
sheep? If so, are the flocks numer-
ous, and are they large or small?

Ans. Not to any extent. Years
ago sheep were on every farm, but
from the low price of wool and the

ravages of dogs sheep were an ex-
ception rather than a rule on the
farms. Within a few years how-
ever, sheep are found on many of
the farms although not in large
flocks.

13. What effect, if any, has the
interstate commerce law on agri-
cultural interests in your state?’

Ans. Think the freight rates
are lower.

14. What effect, if any, has deal-
ing in “futures” and “options”
had on the prices of farm products?

Ans. Have noted no results
worthy of special notice.

15. Would you advise the dis-

Department of Agriculture on the
distribution -and consumption of

farm products? An if so, for what
reason ?
Ans. Decidedly no.

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. Should say it was better.
Think each year shows plainly that
farmers are using brains~—that is
science is made to play a conspicu-
ous part in the work of the farm.

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? VVhat would
you change? “That abolish? What
establish?

Ans. Have heard but little dis-
satisfaction expressed, and am not
prepared to make suggestions at
this time.

 

SHALL WE PRO'l‘EC'l‘ OUR
FORESTS.’

A. T. STEVENS.

God in his unbounded wisdom
saw fit to thickly clothe the land
with forests, which provide a home
for the barking squirrel, the bound-
ing deer, and many singing birds,
as well as furnish shade and moist-
ure for the multitudes of beautiful
flowers.

The natural decay of these for-
ests soon heaped tree upon tree,
filled the ponds and marshes and
thus buried in the bowels of the
earth, to restore to us in future
ages, the great stores of wealth we
are now reaping from o11r vast
fields of bituminous and anthricite
coaL

For centuries the red man
roamed over these wild regions
content with their products of fur
and venison, leaving almost un-
marked the place they loved so
well.

The coming of the white man
brought a change. His needs were
not the needs of the savage. For
his comfort the forests must of
necessity be reduced, and the
woodman’s ax commenced the re-
duction of our forest area. It then
extended from the Atlantic to the

Pacific from the icebound lakes to
I
E 3 balm, 5-alf, unbrokcu except

1;,.r the western treeless plains.
Now it is reduced to about 13 per
cent of our total area. Thus while
England in her 1400 years occu-
pancy has reduced her forest area
to 5 per cent of her total, we in
our 400 years have come to this
low standard.

Much of this, however. has been
necessary and just, for it was
reasonably demanded to build up
our homes and one of the greatest
agricultural countries in the world.

That we have now reached a
condition where there should be a
check is certain. Let us not con-
tinue to destroy these valuable
forests, as England, Spain, Portu-
gal, and many other European
countries have done. They have
a value beyond their direct pro-
ducts, and there is yet remaining
a portion large enough to supply
these wants if judiciously used.

Besides the direct products of
the forests we must consider their
influence on climate, productions,
and civilization.

INFLUENCE OP FORESTS.

For many years a discussion has
been in progress upon the influ-
ence of forests on moisture and
climate. In Europe long and ex-
tensive observations have been
made by the best talent and means
to be secured. In Bohemia there
have been one hundred and eighty-
six stations with uniform outfits.
From forty-eight of the best, where
other than forest conditions have
been as nearly alike as possible, it
has been found that precipitation
was increased as high as 49 per
cent in some forest localities.

In the mountain districts of
United States, where the lands
have been completely denuded, the
heavy snows of winter are caused
to melt very rapidly and, as a re-
sult, the valleys below are swept
over by floods. Then the flow of
water ceases, the streams become
dried and a drouth follows, thus
making two extremes. The stripped
mountain sides are worthless as
far as agriculture is concerned,
while the crops of the valleys are
nearly ruined from want of mois-

continuance of the reports of the

ture. This is not only true in the

mountaii districts, but in our
more leibl districts one may see a
change from a continued moder-
ately mdlst spring to an extremely
wet oné for a few days, followed
by extrdne dryness. The winters
of snow know us no more and, in-
stead if even temperature, ex-
tremes ire common.

ON CROPS.

The vheat fields that only a few
years ago were counted on for their
thirty Bid forty bushels of grain,
can not now be relied upon. Fruits
that weis sure then to produce a
profitabe crop, now fail and even
die. Pine forests, which if rightly
managed, would have continued to
produce lumber in large quantities
for years, are now barren wastes.

Men wl‘o have lived by working
in our fcrests are forced to seek
other employment and remove to
other parts of our country, force
occupanty of land that will scarce
give a liiing, and thus are forced
to a lower ‘plane of life because of
the‘ pressure of the physical wants
and lack of opportunity for mental
development.

Having found there is a reason
for dennnding the preservation
and improvement of our forests,
the question arises, how shall we
do this ?

EUROPEAN FNRESTRY.

France has spent $50,000,000 to
recover losses and reforest lands
that have been robbed of their
virgin forests. Italy has appro-
priated money to purchase 1,000,-
000 acres of land and clothe it
with forests, to be the property of
the nation. Prussia every year
buys up waste land and reforests
it, while many other of the old
world countries have the forests
under government control. None
of these schemes seem to fit the
American case. To be sure United
States might buy waste land and
reforest it. Michigan could give
no better boon to posterity than to
purchase the pine barrens of
northern Michigan and start a
growth of pine were it in her
power to do so.

That the United States, by law,
would attempt to prevent her citi-
zens from cutting away their forests
is not American. \Ve can close
the sale of such public lands as are
covered with forests and thus by
judicious treatment save a portion
oft em Qgceschp greater part of
our orests .\re not owned by the
government and we must seek
some method by which these may
be reached.

OUR ONLY METHOD.

For a number of years a wide
interest has been manifested by a
few of our most prominent citizens
and botanists in this subject. They
have devised schemes of nearly all
sorts qome say protect our nation’s
forest by our standing armies;
others have appealed in beautiful
prose and poetry to the sympathy
of the farmer and land owner.
These appeals seem to have been
of little or no avail.

There is yet one method but
little tried. VVe must prove to the
farmer that his future prosperity
hangs upon the vital thread of
forest preservation. Prove to him
that a country destitute of forests
means, in a large sense, a pocket-
book destitute of money and his
interest will surely be aroused, not
because he is more greedy than
any other class, but because his all
depends upon it.

If then in the farmers’ institute,
in the Grange, and through the
papers we talk the preservation of
our forests, the economical cutting
and use of them, we need have no
fear for the future welfare of our
agriculture.

Agricultural College.

 

A QUESTION FOR BRO. PLATT.

0.\_'/ard, Ocl. 2, 1893.

EDITOR V1s1ToR——The commu-
nication from H. D. Platt is of
vital interest to all farmers. But
I would be pleased to have Bro.
Platt make more plain his answer
to number 17.

While I endorse his views in
their entirety, I do not know of any
way to at once get in circulation
the $45 per capita. A little light
11 n this matter would no doubt

p ease many of your readers.
J. G. NOBLE.

A SUCCESSFUL SALE.

 

Geo. E. Breck’s sale of imported
Shropshires passed off very sat-
isfactorily, considering the state

of our finances.

Mr. J. Bowen-

Jones gave a most interesting ad-
dress on the “ Breeding of Improv-
ed Live Stock in England.” He
thinks that the fertilization of our
American fields must be carried
on, and that by the breeding of
live stock.

LETTING THE FARM.

There comes a time in the life
of most farmers when they feel
that they need relief from the hard
labor and care of the farm, and
this is often still more true of the
farmer’s wife,wl1o has been obliged
to board the farm help. This is a
serious problem, writes \Valdo
Brown, in “Country Gentleman,”
on the right solution of which the
comfort and prosperity of the fu.
ture largely depend. In many
cases that have come under my
notice, the farmer rented his farm
and moved to town, and the result
has rarely been satisfactory.

The habits of a life time are not
easily thrown ofi, an(l it is too
great achange from the care of
the farm, live stock, garden and
fruit, to a life in town with noth-
ing to look after. Some of them
kill time by loafing at the stores,
but the majority go out to the farm
nearly every day, and if it is some
miles away this becomes a burden.
I have seen old men, who owned
farms four or five miles out of
town going out to their farms day
after day, in rain, snow and cold,
getting back to eat a late supper.
If he lets the farm for money rent,
and gives 11p the care of it he soon
finds the fences, buildings and
farm getting out of repair, and in
many cases his tenant will abuse
the farm by allowing the cattle to
tramp the meadows and pasture
during the soft weather of spring.

DISADVANTAGES.

Then living in town where one has
not the farm garden and truck
patch, the poultry yard and dairy,
to furnish the luxuries of life and
help pay the store bills, means a
large addition to expenses, as well
as a decreased income, and there are
few farmers who can cheerfully ac-
cept the situation when this state
of affairs confronts them. A wise
course to pursue in most cases is
for the farmer to stay on his farm
and control the rotation, and crops
to be grown, but either rent to a

neighbor who lives near enough to
attend to the work, or to put up a

tenant house on the farm and have
the man who cultivates the land
live on it and take charge of the
farm and live stock. In making
the change to tenant farming one
must make up his mind to accept
a reduced income, and be willing
to deal fairly by a tenant and treat
him with liberality, and when a
tenant is found who will do his
work well, and look after the in-
terests of the farm, the longer he
can be kept the better. By re-
maining on the farm and renting
by fields, and usually for grain
rent, it will be easier to keep con-
trol of the farm, and to maintain
fertility, than if he were away from
it. You can give up all field work
and look after the garden and
poultry, and greatly lighten the
labor of yourself and wife. You
should keep a good driving horse,
and you and your wife take fre-
quent rides together, and have an
arrangement with your tenant by
which he can take care of your
cows and other animals when you
wish to leave home for a day or
more.
HAVE A CONTRACT.

Have a written contract drawn
up between yourself and tenant
in which you specify just what
he is to do and what privi-
leges he is to have. There should
be no loop-holes left, or chance
for misunderstandings, but all ex-
pressed plainly in writing, and
each one furnished a copy, with
the understanding that all differ-
ences are to be settled by the arti-
cle. A fair understanding to
begin with, and this reduced to
writing, will go far towards pre-
venting misunderstandings -and
trouble in the future. In making
such a change in one’s plans, it
must not be expected that every-
thing will move along without a
jar. There are trials incident to
every life and calling, and we can
never hope to escape them, but it
seems to me that every farmer
earns relief from hard work and
care in his old age, and that in
most cases he will find it more cer-
tamly by remaining on the farm
and giving the work to a tenant,

than by leaving the farm and try-
ing town life.—

GRANGE E D['CA'I‘IO.\'.

Very many people mistake the
meaning of the word education as
applied to the work of the Grange.
They seem to think that it must be
confined to a better knowledge of
farming methods and farm man-
agement, a better knowledge of
soils, crops, farm stocks, etc. They
do not seem to think that the farm-
ers need education in political,
economic and business matters.
There is no sensible reason why
the farmers should be kept in ig-
norance in regard to these matters
which are made a study by other
classes, and the farmer’s education
is not sound or well balanced which
does not include these important
topics in his every day or life edu-
cation, and the Grange is the school
which assists him in this part of
his education as well as in that
part which relates more directly to
his farm and farm work.—Grcmge
Homes.

MICHIGAN STUCK BHEEDERS.

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.

PROFIT MEAN MUTTDN
 MEAN:  

\Vc can f\1l‘1ll>ll anything you want in the
Shrop.~hirc Shccp line. \\'ritc, or crime, or both,

HERBERT IV. MLKVIFORD,
Most-.ow, l\‘[ich.

EUGENE FIFIELD
BAY CITY, MICE
Successor to MERRILL A‘ FIFIELI)
Importer and Breeder of

HEREFORD CATTLE
“'1 SHROPSHIRE SHEEP

Choice stock of both kinds for sale. Prices reason-
; lc. Correspondence solicited.

HIGH CLASS SHROPSHIRES.

I have just l'€(‘t‘l\'(:(l from the flock of Mr. . How-
cn~]onc.~' and other eminent English brect crs loo
imported yearling ewes and 2; yearling rams.
Smne of these ewes lmvx: nmv hccn bred to some of
the best stock rzuns in linglgunl, and the others to
our own best l“.llTlS. The ruins will weigli from
.275 to 300 pounds and shear from 12 to 15 pounds at
maturity, and thc cwcs will xvcigh from 130 to 210
pounds and shear from 9 to 12 pounds at maturity.
All are recorded both in England and Anwricil.

Orders by mail given careful attention.

THE '\VILLO\\'S,
Paw Paw, Mich.

Gen. E. Breck, Propr.

SPRINGDALE FARM

LANSING, MICHIGAN

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

FOR SALEL4

A few good pi s from the Ilillsclalc Count
Hard of lf’olun§ China Hogs. Can furnisf:
pairs or trios not akin. Inspection of our herd
solicited, or write, dcscrihin closelv what
you want, and satisfaction will:hc gu-.Lr'nnteed.
Stock rccordctl in O. P. C. R.

JOHN BOWDITCH
Hillsdale. Michigan

if. H. HINDS

Stanton, Montcalm Co
Breeder of

Shorthorn Cattle
American Merino
and Shropshire Sheep

BLACK MEADOW FARM.

Standard-bred Trotters
Sliorthorn Cattle
Shropshire Sheep
Berkshire Pigs

F. 11. BAKER, Detroit.
69 Buhl Block.

Oakland Poultry Yards.

Eggs for hatching ‘gar 13, Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Rose Comb bite. and Single Comb
Brown Lsghorns. $1.00 to $1.50, White Wynn-
dottes and Light Brahmas, $1.50,Mammoth Bronze
Turkeys, $2.00 per six. _

My yards are all headed by high-scorin males.
hens and pnllets score_90 to 95. My stock as won
premiums at all the principal shows in Michigan.

JAMES MILLER. Jr.. Beddow. Mich.

COLBY STOCK FARM.

Bambouillet Sheep, Galloway Cattle. 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. HOAG, COLBY, Mrom,
or L. B. TOWNSEND. IONIA, Mron.

M. H. WALWORTH
HILLSDALE, MICH
BREEDER or‘

ESSEX, Vllllflllll llll] SUFFOLK SWINE

SHROPSI-IIRE HALL
STOCK FARM

Has now on sale 5OBes'i tar-ed li
25 Registered yearling sEwes.ydl.Isro 
Ewes and Rams. 1898 importation to arrive

' Jul .
in Y L. s. DUNHAM,
Concord, Mich.

SHROPSHIRES FOR ’93

Ref ll|P°|'H. llegiltmtl and llnrogistoroil
eren : -Go .
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«....s:°:....?#;...;“.*...R*m ed Ewe lambs  we

Write for
Catalog.

W -
express  fitnffilft °'
F. 0. Dxxrn. Mics.

JAMES M. TURNER, Prop '

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THE GRANGE iisrron. _ 3

.   ATRIONS’ AINT RKS  

PATRONS’ PAINT WORKSh ldI HP ' tt th Od P. f MICHIGAN IATRON.“ “B ' l‘ ,t f- I ' ' '
“°  “"‘ ° ° ‘ 8' ° Factory" .. .... -w..?......‘.‘z ‘p‘:.°.?.. ‘$.11: lngersolls L1Iiu1dRIibber Paints

‘ OCTOBER 15, 1893.

 

I-I. since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and Out-
buildings. 10,000 Farmers testify to their merits. Grange Halls, Churches, School
Houses, Dwellings, all over the land, some of them painted 15 years ago, still
looking well. prove them the most durable.

save all Mir1d:inen’s Profits.

o. w. IIIGERSOLL, Prop.

Oldst Paint Ho

241-243 Plynlauth-st., Brooklyn

Indestructible Cottage and Ben Paints

Sainple (‘,0IoI' (‘.ar(l.~', “Confidential” Grunge
I)iscount.-I, Est [II‘dI(‘9~' and full particulars
MAILEIJ FREE. “’rite at once.

use in A merit-a

 

felt the greatest interest being, “VVhy-

should the Grange hold open meetings?"
Delegates were elected to attend the next
County Convention to be held in Battle
Creek, Oct. 3. The next Calhoun County
Grange will meet with us at the Pennfield
Grange hall, where we hope to have a full
attendance.
MR5. E. SMITH,
Press Cor.

 

GRATTAN GRANGE, NO. 170.

Grattan Grange is alive, but not very

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SOLVERS TO BRAIN \VORl~Z, III, IV AND V.

R. 0. Chester, Remardo and Calo 15;
G. Whizz and H. Ennis, 9; Alumnus, Bour-
geois, 5; Mystagogue, Aspire, 4; Nancy
Lee, Lily May, Picturesque Pete, Dainty
Dell, Winnie Winn, Canadian Boy, Grace
Darling, 3; Zaida, Flactem, Black-eyed
Charley, 2; Phil 0. Sopher, Sappho, Les,
Lorraine, Proteus, 1; Total 24..

. PRIZE VVINNERS.

I. R. 0. Chester. 2 and 3, (awarded by
lot) Mystagogue and Lorraine.

Prize for best diamond on Castz'gator_y,

 

our municipal politics itill further
corruption would be inluced. But
as there is no money to be made
out of it, there need Il~)t be much
fear.

5. The crucial test of the system
here would be the licensing author-
ity, which must be puie. Perhaps
our secondary judges could be
given this power.

6. Distribution of surplus should

l' l . Th VV ld’ Fai and the count ' , . _ _
ilaifsyhave dauseod OIIT Grhnge meetings ti) G‘ ‘V328 Cior first Solution to Calols be regu13'l7ed'by st9'tule- Ought to
be few and far between this summer and Cr} pt’ ' ' ester‘ I go to places Of amusement, kinder-

‘fall, but as they are n'ow about through, we
hope our brothers and sisters will be on
hand to begin work in earnest at our next
meeting. “ Know your Opportunity,” in
last GRANGE Visiroiz, was grand. We
hope every one read it that had the chance.
I will try to get some subscribers for our
VisiroR. Please send me samples for dis-
tribution.
Mas. O. J. VV.-\'rKI.\'s.

 

I am happy to note that the GRANGE
VISITOR seems to improve with each
issue. It’s truly an excellent journal
and must be a great help to the Grange
in your state. Things are‘ booming in
New Hampshire. Brother Brigham has
been doing some fine lecture work here.
He addressed about a thousand of
Sullivan county’s yeoman the latth inst.
We shall realize good from his tour

 

PRIZES.

“John Halifax, Gentleman,” for first best
list of sols. to Oct. puzzles. Two other
small prizes to be awarded by lot among
all solving one or more. The above cha-
rade by “ Proteus” was published in “ Eso-
teries,” conducted by “ Ivanhoe.” Proteus
never having seen the solution in print and

of 25 postal cards to sender of first probable
answer,
TYRO.

LIQUOR REGULATION.

Can the Gothenburg Svstem be Adapt-
ed to America!

The following is an abstract of
an article in the October Atlantic

failing to recall the base-vvord, offers a prize ‘

l gartens, and manual training.

7. An heroic effort will be need-
ed to introduce this system into
America. The saloons are contin-
ually gaining in power.

Massachusetts has a commission
who are looking up the scheme,
and studying its adaptability to
that commonwealth.

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The South Carolina Liquor Law.

At the present day the most notable in-
stance of paternalism in government is the
liquor law in South Carolina, which is the
result of Populist teachings that have lately
been widely disseminated in that portion of
the country, and a bold attempt to perpetu-

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Posial do‘. I gs.   irather than fromSweden The fol—l_ I  8 ‘   E P

[VVc desire to make this department the Grange   O  .01W1ng are some su.gge§t.3fl changes i‘
news columii. Lecturers, secretaries zind cor_re-   111 the plan, tljat W1118.1( 111 1155 S110. .
spondents will fiivor us and all Ratrons by sending l , _ f 1 _ t- -  t I

in frequent notes about their>Gr:i_nge work, brie    (.955 I1 Opeia IOI]. III‘ S C0111] Ty. I ~ -—;———oo9
i?.E‘1‘$*5§If°“t".“"""‘S121.‘-""’ZiI.§‘15§“Zi°“i»L’§.’£i?§1‘ S§I,,Ie,,E,, Regal; 1- The system must Be extended ‘
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son, and enjoyed a most interesting meet- XERASIA - 0“ no. , -5 NC 9 01
ing. Although the attendance. was not] SITTARD the sale Of retail liqlnrs merely.,_
very large, the program was entirely car- CENSION 3, There should be ahigher mo-I
_ ried out, and several questions of iinport- DEMARES nopoly unlit
.  ance were discussed; the one in which all RANNEES 4 some fear that in the state of

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iiizichincs we have been offering and‘ though
they have given satisfaction, we believe that
we are miikiug :1 still better offer.

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THE COLUMBIAN.

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simplitiail by the tlielu-stiiiccli:inici1l talent and
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on the imirket. ‘

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- - he ower of the so-called Reform fac- . . . . . . . .. , . . . .. .
through the Granite state. All hall II0 a.te t  . piece), ii Needles, 4» Robbins, i Screw-Driver, Oil ( illl filled with oil, Lloth (71lll‘_{'C rind Thuii l, S ‘rc ,
“q ye Workers in Michigan. 3I07lthly. TO l3l10S€ Who have never tion \Vh;Cll HOW dominaltes Ifllehstaltfi by zind 1lfI‘IU(ll( of Instriictiipis. The Book of Instructions is profu.~‘cl_\' illiistixited, and 1lll$\\.'Ql’.si)Illt:L})tIlf<
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Grange, No. I58, was booming and thriv-
ing, but have waited in vain for that good
time to come. I fear it is a long way
in the future, but we intend to hold the
fort so long as we can command a quorum.
The good words written in favor of the
VISITOR find echo in our hearts; it is quick-
ly missed in our family circle when it does
not make its appearance on time. Find 50
cents for renewal.
Yours fraternally,
MRS. S. C. BARKER,
Covert.

   

Brain Work.

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CONDUCTED BY “TYRO."

Open to all. Contributions and solutions solic-
ited. Address all matter concerning this depart-
ment to F. ARTHUR METCALI-‘, SOUTH ACWORTII,
N. H.

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ORIGINAL PUZZLES.

.\'0. 45.-Ilolf Square‘.

comments on _the desirability of
Michigan investigating the system
to see if any lessons can be learned
from it applicable to our own state.

THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA.

There are three fundamental
ideas in the Gothenburg system of
liquor control. 1. There is to be
no profit to speak of, and thus the
incentive of gain is absent. 2.
Public supervision, which tends to
discourage sale. 3. Whatever
profit there is goes to the state,
which has to bear the expenses re-
sulting from liquor drinking. The
agent in the system is a corpora-
tion which has a monopoly of the
trade for a certain district. The
shareholders in these corporations
are men of good standing in the
community, and the managers are

tsmhlls disnensartesafer its exclusive sale.
A general board of contrui c.-u..-=,m, ,,

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pervision over the business, and a ciiief
dispenser receives supplies and fills the
orders of the local dispensers in the various
counties of the commonwealth. Branch
or local dispensaries are established in most
of the counties. They remain open from
7 A. M. to 6 P. M. daily, except Sundays and
legal holidays.
from one—half pint to five gallons. Beer is
also supplied in pint bottles. The labels of
most of the bottles are surmounted by the
seal and motto of the state, while a pal-
metto tree in raised surface occupies the
reverse side. No liquor is allowed to be
be sold to minors or habitual drunkards,
nor can it be consumed on the premises
where it is sold. Any stranger desiring to
make a purchase must be identified and
vouched for by some responsible person.
He then fills out an application, stating his

age, residence, the amount he desires to_

purchase, and the use to which it is to be
put. The applciation being signed and at-
tested by the dispenser or his clerk the ap-
plicant receives the liquor. Distilled liquor
can only be purchased once a day by one
person, but any number of applications for

Liquor is sold in packages l

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I as our Instruction Book is fully illu.<tr:itcd, shmving how to do all kinds. of fiincv work with attach-

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in e ' il, with the wearing piirts l’l(ll’(lcllC(l, and is finished in a su; erior style. It has ’tfcIIl€tl’€/ill
cover, drop-leaf table, 4 end drznvers and center Swing drawer and finished in oak or
. walnut woodwork. _

1 Price including one year’s subscription $21. Sent by freight, charges prepaid. Give name of
, freight Sl‘.l.tl0Il if different from postutiic address.

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\Ve prepay the freiglit.

I The Machine is shipped subject to your approval, and if not
[entirely satisfactory will be returned

 AT ouu EXPENSE

I Gould flnutliing be Fairer‘?

IT IS VVARR-ANTED FOR TEN YEARS.

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Address, with the money.
GRANGE VISITOR, LANSING, MICE.

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'Paii'iiis in Isabella County G. BYRON STONE

.»\\'F.R.~‘\r‘vl-2 .\ixoL"r 5l£\'F..\'TY ACRES F..\\'ll.
Beautiful lmines. liirge barns, fruitful 0l'Cll2lI‘SlS, 
in:-.it country srliool lioiisi-s and Cllll!‘Cll(’.>. thriv-
ing vilizigcs and ii liandsoinc city, prove the

Veterinaru

  
  

1. Anger. 2. On the way. _3. Cross tiiiil)ers for often noted temperance advocates. beer may be made during the day by the ,,,.,,\\.,,L.,-,.,,. of lhc ,,,.,,p1e_ T1,‘. ,-.-I,,,,,I,, “,4 mi. <_:

5“5ml“i“g the SITUCUITE Of bridges. 4- 1‘0Tml-‘1'- 5- 1 Each locality can decide for  same person.——1~‘r0/)1 [/10 “ Soul/1 Curglimz lL‘g'C\’ of Mt. l’le;i.<:int are excellent. Ozits, cloyer,  
113-lifln 1ll1CT1ll-€u"—‘_30l‘lS~}3- “- T“ 5““'0“nd-, 7- . . . L- ,1 _.,u b,y/M All 0 0/~A-1, S (- sheep, potatoes and I1‘lllI> for <.5v:i\cr:il f 'niing:

Classic nsmw. (Helm) 5- Fathcr- 9- Muslcal whether it wishes liquor sold or "1‘“” '’‘“I -‘ I ‘J’ ’- ’‘'’’‘v - ‘W olive,’ Eaton co,’ Mich_

notes. I0. Chemical symbol of Rutheniuin (Ce11t.)
ii. A letter.
I711//1:1’ /‘in//.\‘, R. /.

/V0. ¢O.— C‘/l(I7'UA{l':

Beast of beauty, runs :1 fzihle—
Sent 11 message by the cable

“ l\I:irv will you Wed 8. dnncc.’
Aiiswer yes, and LAST at 01168.”

“ Duncc I0i'S()0th—-21 clown indeed!
\\'oodL-ii niitineg gone to seed!
FIRST \'our tongue, your speech is free,
Zxiny yoh, would!-‘I Wed with incl
Tlll> reply, you luive it now,
Ne’cr with thee I’ll plight my vow;
Duiider lie.-'.id!—you should go

Pup wet to a TOTAL slum .

lipltmt, !‘ianz.v, U, \Viiiz'/..

I”.-\LL.~‘\S.

No. 47,—.S'qm.I7’e’.
I. Iviorzili/.cr. 2. Kind of ino;ikcy.=. 3. Certain
sczile-like pr: . sea. 4. Dried. 5. Fruncli Satirist:
1625-1704. 0. A lu.-giiiiier. 7. Tliosc who read.

Dctrnzl, Jlir/2,

N.\.\'(;r LEE.

,not, and has, in case it grants au-
lthority to the corporation, quite

direct supervision. In Sweden,

shareholders in the corporation are

allowed 6 per cent interest on their
‘investment, and the net profits, if
I, any, go to the crown, municipality,
‘I or agricultural society.
1 In some respects the system in
l_Norway is stricter. There is but
I 5 per cent allowed shareholders,
J profits do not go into the public
I treasury at all, and loafing around
‘ the places of sale is forbidden.

RESULTS.

in .'Vm‘l/'1 :’lmerzl‘1u1 Ifcziezv _/or Svj>lrw1[Iz*I'.

 

FARMING FOR A LIVING.

Secretary Morton is reported to
have said: “The statistics really
show that agriculture is safer than
banking, manufacturing, or rail-

count.
sense aud good health anywhere
in the west,” Mr. Morton declares,

well as the majority of men are
doing in any pursuit. The man
who owns a farm and sticks to it

roading, taking all things into ac- 
There 15 no farmer of good‘ E, D_ HAWLEL ,,,.;{._

“who cannot make a good living for ' ""-‘é Ml 1‘ 5“ >“‘=’‘“ " -“‘*- “V” 5 ““"““‘”,§,.’
himself and family, and that is as,

stock riiisivig, have iiizide iii:I.ii_\' I‘.ll'lllt‘l'\' \\'I.]-‘ll off: i
the .' ire ro.~i-ring, and so can you. iiiin- , _ .
()irI)l:'rL:il |l'.llll)\I, vliiliiiiblc timber lilll(l>. p.irtiv iiii- I make ?iSp0Cl3.lIy OI C3.SII‘3.tlDg the R1dg-
-_ p,l'()l'1:Ll fziriiis, rind If.'ll‘lllS lllltffllll: ll|ll]|\[)I;::\""C(ll).1iillltl  Horse’ and  the 
(‘inic- k‘l[\' iroocr \‘ or -’.l L‘ U‘ K‘: _' ' ' " ~ . . . . 'V .‘
Fork s:iiiiplc.~’ bf ili.-.~I‘riptinii.~’ of .\'llt‘l‘l priq rty  I Cdstrdte ("OHS W lthogt  use
I... you in.i_\‘ (lL'.~'li'C and IL‘Cl ~.II.I,. (U l\u_v, pl.-:I.<_e of ropes, cords. clamps or fire irons.
I.l(l(ll'L‘.\\ ('OUK’.\‘ I*{I*I.—\I. ESTATF. .\(:‘rl<.Z1(7\ . Spay all kn-ids of dolnestic animals,
I ~“‘_"""‘-““‘“~ ’“"'“' Capon Fowls; Dehorn Cattle, File

l Horses’ Teeth and I will go any distance

Hi-The   60” provided a club of sutiicient size is

l secured to pay me. I guarantee satis-
faction in (LH cases or no charges. Write

W11. H. OWEN. Treas. for circular. & §
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tioii, .ind prup:r\' ficiglit on tivc .~L*l>‘. _ ,cr
inissioii we refer to Hon. H. II. I’Il!l(I.~‘, of Shul-
ton. ‘

    
     

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E  '!'RiA|.-FREIGHT PAID-WARRANTEII

        

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PLETE

[V0,4.S’,——_lIz/tulm;/.  I  i S ed  t Q V‘ _ . 
coLoR TOP. i .n- ~ ’ n . W en’ e amoun is certain to profit in the future. ’ ‘"3005 '5 ”m”'°S0”' B’”9”“”"°"- M 7 
f t ll d

0 spin s annua y consume was . . I J C GOULD A . ,

The {ti/W I-n/or \\",.Ls whzit she inczint, ~  quarts per inhabitant. For There IS pI‘8.Cl)lC8.Ily I10 more land  0 - , g‘t., PHW Paw, Mleh. -
D.-t;i»l‘},L,iS/11(1): mt dim "f ‘”‘ “‘,§f{',‘;.T}.°,?“,',,,,_,,. the last five years the average has to be added to the area of .cultiva- 
No. 4r2.—Di«mwn=’- ibeen 7.42 quarts, a decline of 35It1°n‘ lhe Supply of agncultural AND HOW To AWAIN IT‘ 

L A1¢tu_-r, z_ A Fr. coin. 3.(.‘vOl'!It)\lIlllS. 4. Ex-

lored. '. llesitzitcd. (I Requitzil. 7.Secrct.‘_-5. - _ - _I. '
hangar. iiyaxiipals. 9. College olhccrs. IO. l*in- in 1876, tlllie cponsuisrgsptign was 0 now remain stationary While the i&:c!l€gsttlflbI::l£1;a'i9g&|i{vc;3-lgggkeéggglfiégaglii
';h- . I . -tier. . ' _ bear
'‘;...».s‘.-.», in.  quartsper 9“ -1“ 1 0- -5 ‘1“'““*- rsee.2r.i:e=:.I.°:. an nerves. or is

‘Va, _5o.—-C/1arml'¢'.

In noble birth, yet more in art.

Apollo’s son, thine lhlrp zittunc

To thrill all ruptures of.the lieart,

Or sing to sleep’,s delicious swoon. _
Thus challenged, Orpheus swept the strings-
(None save a T0'l‘AL’S touch so free)-

All nature heard love’s whisperiuga.

Fond tribute to Eurydice.

Cyrenia’s son——(t.he sweet tones merge

To lowest, faint Eolian strains)-

Doth LAST to the horrid verge

There Pluto holds infernal rei n.

Down swept the impetuous got of song

Past Cerberus of triple fang‘-

All Hades trembled for 03 E wrong

While Orpheus for her freedom sang.

S, rm,’ N_ H no-rams.

ANSWERS T0 BRAIN VVORK, vi.

No. 27, Farewell.

'I per cent in 25 years. In Norway,

The temptation to crime is re-
duced. Poverty and crime are
gradually yielding to the reform.

The popularity of the system is
attested by the fact that there are
300,000 teetotalers in Norway and
Sweden, and as they are not askin
for repeal, they must be satisfie
that it is a good thing.

PBACTICABLE IN AMERICA?

We already have some features,
such as licensing. Inasmuch as

1 products has almost reached its
I limit in the United States and must

demand will go on increasing
ievery year. This implies a grad-
ual improvement in prices and a
steady appreciation of the value
of farm lands.”

 

There is not a farmer anywhere

who can afford to be without 3.

good agricultural journal. The con-

stant forward movement in meth-
ods and practices will leave him
hopelessly behind unless he has
this to keep him posted.——Rural
Norway is peculiarly a democratic Canadian.

  
      
   
  
 

At 1 t a edleal work that tells the causes.
am,-,ii‘,';. xii: eflectl, points the remed This

subject: treated are Nervous Debulty. In:
tfienc , sgegipcy, Ilbetzelo ment.v:a°C:-£10- he
us one in n g . -
Every Jlfan who would know the Grand min.
i the Plain Ibota. the Old Secrets and New Dis-
Mhofiuould 411513 or ziflgtwffglgz
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and avoid£gu1-afigéfalls W wrtte fl?!‘ ‘M0
wozvprzz L L LE hoax.
It will be sent tree, under seal. while the edi-
tion lasts. 1! convenient enpfiose ten cents to

”"°°"°"°” W  AGENTS WANTED

ERIE MEDICAL CO.-
nunun. N. Y. E
In every Grange throughout the

U ‘t (1 St t W-‘t t
 f0l1]'lf?lII pa:ti3(?ulars.l I Xdgreggce
§;,<3g;';,;;:‘,:.,'°- *,’,°.:‘,‘;,'::,‘,,*:l‘.:,:.':°,°‘.._'&a FRATERNITY FINE ART 130.,
testimonials; send to: catalogue. P. O. Box I572, BOSTON, Mass.

3. 3. SINGER, 3oX:537, Clfdlllflhll. 0- §‘In reply to this adv. mention this paper.

 

 

 


  
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
  

  

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4.

THE GRANGE VISITOR

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

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

Towhom a.l1_ exchanges. communications, adver
tlsmg business and subscriptions should
sent.

Ofllce, Room 19, Old State Building.

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

?‘Bemittances should be by Registered Letter,
oney Order or Draft. Do not send stamps.

Entered at the Postoflzice at Lansing. Mich.. as
Second Class Matter.

Grange Headquarters

At the World's Fair, Chicago. Rooms 9, no, 11,
Live Stock Puviliou, near southwest corner of the
Implement Department, Agricultural Building.

Miss Alma Hinds, Ofiice Secretary.

Call there for all information of interest to
Patrons, and for a badge of identification.

0 UR PLATFORM.

Believing that the Grange of Michigan
needs a brief but comprehensive state-
ment of its purposes, we propose the fol-
lowing as the platform upon which the
Michigan State Grange and the GRANGE
Vrsrroa shall stand and work; and we
invite discussion and criticism of the
same by Patrons of Husbandry and all
others truly interested in the farmers’
welfare, to the end that the Granges may
go forward more unitedly and with more
definite objects in view.

OUR OBJ ECT

is the organization of the farmers for
their own improvement:
Financially,
Socially.
Mentally,
Morally.

WE BELIEVE

that this improvement can in large

measure be brought about

1. (a.) By wider indicirlual study and
general discussion of the bus-z'7zcss side of
farming and home keeping.

( b.) By cooperation for financial ad-
vantage.

2. ((1.) By frequent social gatherings,
and the mingling together of farmers
withfarmers, and of farmers with people
of other occupations.

(b). By striving for a purer man-
hood, a nobler womanhood, and a uni-
versal brotherhood.

3. . B studzfna n.m_i ‘
.. ,  ....€:u.ent 0 our district schools.

'r\Mn~" ~ ‘ ' '3

(b). By patronizing and aiding the
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations in their legitimate work of sci-
entific investigation. practical experi-
ment, and education for rural pursuits.

(c). By maintaining and attending
farmers’ institutes; reading in the Read-
ing Circle; establishing and using cir-
culating libraries; buying more and
better magazines and papers for the
home.

4. (a.) By difiusing a knowledge of our
civil institutions and teaching the high
duties of citizenship.

(b.) By discussing, advocating and
trying to secure such state and national
laws as shall tend to the general justice,

progress and morality.

LIST OF GRANGES
which have sent in new names for the
Grange contest. Please correct errors

at once.
New
Granges. names,
Bowne Center No. 219 ____ __-,- ____ 8%
Butler No. 88 __________________ __ ‘ 7
Clearwater No.674-_--__________‘ 6
Capitol No. 540 ________________ __ 6
Excelsior No. 692 ______________ __ 5
Alpine No. 348 _________________ __ 4
Bingham No. 667 ______________ __ 3
Inland No. 503 _________________ __ , 3
Bradley No. 669 ________________ _ _ 2%
Rome Center No. 293 ___________ _ _ 2
Mt. Taber N o. 43 _______________ _ _ 1

 

LIST OF COUNTIES

from which new names have been sent
in the Grange contest:

Kent __________________________ __ 12%
Kalkaska--__’ __________________ __ 11
Branch ________________________ _ _ 7
Ingham _______________________ _ _ 5
Huron ________________________ _ _ 3
Benzie ________________________ - _ 3
Allegan _______________________ _ _ 2%
Lenawee ______________________ _ _ 2
Berrien _______________________ _ _ 1

 

Criticise our “platform.”

 

Have you a VISITOR agent?

Read “The Tide of Affairs."
Don’t fail to read “Begin; Keep

 

 

 

 



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run Gaines VISITOR.

weekly VISITOR.

named on page seven?

 

Our premium list is ready.

miums?

ests in this issue.
opinions?.

lars of the Reading Circle.
are-you going to do about it?

 

trol ?

gates to State Grange. Full an-
nouncements will appear later.

Delegates to State Grange will
please notice our column of adver-
tising headed “Lansing Firms.”
‘Ne know these firms personally,
and we believe they can save you
money if you trade with them.
Make calculations to call on them
at State Grange.

FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.S.

The state Board of agriculture
is prepared to hold a larger num-
ber of farmers’ institutes the com-
ing winter and asks that applica-
tions be forwarded to the secretary
at the Agricultural college, or to
the chairman of the committee on
institutes,
A. C. GLIDDEN,
Paw Paw.

First come first served, until the
number is complete.

READY FOR BUSINESS.‘
‘Vs print our premium list in

this ifim1r- Wm i..,.... e.._ 1... ..1.,1w: cu

add somewhat to the list, although
it is now quite complete. Read
the list over, Patrons, and notice
how liberal our terms are. We
hope that all Granges will go to
work at once and with awill, to
compete for the fine special prizes
mentioned in the list. We trust
that the Granges will feel such an
interest in helping the VISITOR to
a weekly that every Grange in the
State will send at least five names
before the contest closes. Now is
the time to begin work. Don’t
wait, please.

I/VORTH THINKING OF.

We have two short articles in
this issue bearing on the solution

of the liquor question. One very
briefly describes the South Caro-
lina law; the other is an abstract
of an article in a recent magazine,
by a man who has thoroughly in-
vestigated the Gothenburg system
of liquor control, in vogue in Nor-
way and Sweden. These systems
are of great interest to us, both
because they are somewhat novel,
and because of the possible influ-
ence they may yet exert in dealing
with the liquor question in this
country.

Massachusetts has appointed a
commission to investigate the Goth-
enburg system, with a View to its
adaptability to that state. Why
would it not be a wise thing for
Michigan to follow her example?
It seems to us that the friends of
temperance ought all to be able to
unite in asking the next legislature
to authorize the appointment of a

. commission for the purpose of in-

vestigating both systems. Even
if it proved that either scheme as
a whole is impracticable for us,
possibly there might be features
in each that would be valuable and
worth incorporating in Michigan

at it.”

 

statutes. The liquor element has

We need your help in getting a
Do you eat any of the articles

Do you want to answer any of
be the “ Significant Questions?”

Delegates, notice what Worthy
Master Horton has to say to you.

Are
you ready to work for the pre-

We have quite a little about for-
Have you any

All the Granges have had circu-
What

What do you think of a state
commission to inquire into the
Gothenburg system of liquor con-

One and one-third rates on rail-
roads have been secured for dele-

such a ho} on our throats that we
need to gasp at anything that has
the least appearance of being a fit
weapon. Could not the Grange
consistenty help in such a move-
ment as tlis?

 

THE GIANGE THE CENTER.

Each Gauge should be a center
of influeice in its locality. It
should be n the advance of every
good movement and its actions
should reflect the sentiments of the
majority 0’. the farmers of the
neighborhood Especially should
this be true‘ when the Grange
attempts to secure legislation
favorable tothe farmers’ interests.
It ought tobe able to say to the
farmers in its vicinity, “we are
going to Irake a strong fight to
secure such and such legislation;
will you ' stand by us in the
attempt ?”

Will it lZl£1‘II1 the Grange to take
this attitude? Will it not rather
strengthen us by showing our
brother farmers that we are work-
ing for their interests; that we are
actually fighting their battles?
After we have gained their confi-
dence by showing our good will
and by accomplishing something
for them, can we not much more
effectively invite them to join us
in these progressive movements,
and to be one with us in o11r help-
ful efiorts?

STA TE GRANGE.

‘Vs take the liberty on page five
of naming some topics that proba-
bly may come up at State Grange
for discussion and action. We
think that if delegates and Granges
will be thinking of some of these
and discussing them, the next
State Grangecan do its work very
rapidly and very satisfactorily.
There are many other topics of
course that delegates will want
discussed, and we hope that our
suggestion to send in such to the

VISITOR fr“. -(“,1-Jioata-ion, 17111 DB
acted upon. We respectfully beg

of delegates to favor us with such
action on their part. But dele-
gates should be backed by
Granges. To that end it will be
helpful if all interesting subjects
of State Grange action are made
the “ special order” in subordinate
Grange meetings for the next two
months, and the Grange action on
them reported to the delegate. In
this way the opinion of the Granges
of the state will be reflected cor-
rectly at the State Grange. Per-
haps if delegates would send a
card to each Grange in their juris-
diction, asking them to discuss and
act on certain topics, great good
could be done.

A GRANGE LECTURE BUREAU.

Would it not be practicable and
helpful for .the State Grange to
sustain a lecture bureau? Many
Granges would like to have lectures
or entertainments if they could
obtain talent without much expense
and if they knew where to go for
the speakers. It is a good thing
for us to have an occasional lecture
on some other than Grange or farm
topics; it is well to have entertain-
ments that seek only to give pleas-
ure. And it occurs to us that
there arein ourstate many men and
women of good talents, who would,
for small compensation, be only
too glad to talk to Patrons and
farmers about the things which
have most occupied the speakers’
thoughts.

Through the Lecturer’s, Secre-
tary’s or Master’s oflice, arrange-
ments could be made with speakers,
and then Granges could get lists
of names, prices, dates available,
from that oflice, and intelligently
map out a winter’s course.

We feel that some such plan as
this would be a most helpful
means of education among the
farmers. We hope that any who

favor it will ‘take up the idea and
push it to success.

THE GRANGE AND LEGISLA-
TION.

Soon after the adjournment of
our last legislature, we sent letters
to quite a number of our most ex-
perienced and influential Patrons,
asking them their opinions as to,
how far the Grange should attempt '
tojinfluence state legislation? VVhat
subjects are of most immediate im-
portance in Michigan? What
methods are best to accomplish
the end desired?

So far the replies are almost of
but one tenor as to the first ques-
tion; all agree that the Grange can
do and should do much to secure
laws that are just and right and
of especial interest to farmers.

The replies differed widely as to
the important questions, and we
give most of the various ones sug-
gested in our longer list of topics
in the Lecturer’s department. As
to the “how” all agree that we
should begin now. Discuss during
the months left before State Grange
many of these various topics.
Decide at State Grange what ones
we regard as most important; ap-
point a legislative committee, who
will see that these chosen topics
are widely discussed among Pat-
rons and farmers, that all the in-
formation possible be given, and
that the measures have proper
care in the legislature.

Vile are glad that there is such a
unanimity of sentiment in these
replies. The next thing to do is
to act on the suggestions. Let us
begin now and keep at it until we
win. \Ve must work together and
We must keep working. Concen-
tration is the key word. Let us
take two or three measures as of
chief importance and let us push
on them till we get what is best
and right. We can’t be too alert
nor too active. We can’t begin

fnn gnnn Patrnna, shall we begin

now?
PERZIIAZVENT COJIMITTEES.

It occurs to us that no small ad-
vantage would accrue to the Grange
if the State Grange could keep at
work several standing committees.
We fear that some departments of
our work suffer from lack of sufl‘i-
cient study, and they certainly suf-
fer from too little of persistent
agitation. A permanent commit-
tee properly constituted should aid
us greatly in these particulars.

Naturally the number and work
of these committees are limited by
the divisions of our Vrsrroa plat-
form; and in a brief way we will
outline our idea of a convenient
division of the work.

1. A financial committee; a part
of whom would study the “busi-
ness side of farming and home
keeping,” and would obtain infor-
mation and make recommendations
concerning the subject. Another
part of the committee would study
cooperation, insurance and the like,
with a View to their practicability,
and if any of them were establish-
ed to manage them perhaps, and at
least to push them.

2. The present woman’s work
committee; whose duties are thus
outlined in No. 2 of our platform.

3. An educational committee;
one member to make a study of the
district schools, another of our
agricultural college and its work,
the other of farmers’ institutes,
reading circles, libraries and so on.

4. A legislative committee; who
would take hold of 4 (a) of our
platform with vim, and who
would also study thoroughly legis-
lative topics of especial interest to
farmers, agitate these subjects and
work with the legislature for the
passage of desirable bills.

On the start there should be lit-
tle expenditure of money and there
need not be. Get earnest men

and women for the committees,

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OCTOBER 15. I893.

Patrons who are especially inter-
ested in these various topics, and
they would only be glad of the op-
portunity of thus working for defi-
nite ends.

These committees should make
an annual report, on the first day
of State Grange, of work done and
giving recommendations. The
State Grange could discuss the lat-
ter in the regular way and by their
action thus outline the work of the
committees for the succeeding
years.

Such in brief is our idea. We
believe good would come of it. It
is simple and we think would be
effective. We hope Patrons will
think about it and discuss it in
Grange and through the VISITOR.

 

THOSE COLLEGE LANDS.

State Land Commissioner Berry,
in his last report, criticises the
action of the Board of Agriculture
in withdrawing from sale the col-
lege lands. The Cadillac lVews
and Express also speaks in approv-
al of the report on this subject.
The chief points made are, (1.)
That the withholding of the lands
operates as a check upon the growth
of the agricultural population in
those counties where the land lies;
(2.) That the people do not get
the benefit of taxes which would
accrue if the land were in the
hands of individuals; (3.) That the
lands are not worth any more than
the present appraisal; (4.) That
the college could sell its lands and
then cease calling on the legisla-
ture for help.

As a. matter of fact, with the ex-
ception of a year and a half, these
lands have always been for sale, up
to June, 1893. At that time they
were withdrawn for a purpose
which will be explained later. So
that there really is not much
ground for complaint, since it must
be based on supposed results.
But as to the points ofcriticism.

1. Checks the growth of the
localities. In the ten years ending
June 30, 1891, there were less than
30,000 acres of college land sold,
or about 3,000 acres per year. This
divided into 40 acre farms would
allow for an increase of only 75
homesteads per year, divided among
the twelve or fifteen counties in
which the lands are situated.

It is true that during the year
ending June 30, 1893, larger sales
were made, 13,376 acres being sold.
And of course this would provide
homes for a good many settlers.
VVe have a list of some of the “set-
tlers” who bought land this year:
David Ward, W. V. Penoyer, Alger,
Smith & Co., E. W. Sparrow, H.
M. Loud & Sons, Pack, Woods &;
Co. And the books of the Land
Commissioner show that in Wex-
ford county, with whose conditions
the News and Express is familiar,
W. W. Cummer “ settlec ” on about
4,000 of the 6,836 acres sold in that
county this year. True, these
lands get into the possession of
settlers sometime, but the fact that
lumbermen and speculators buy
them so freely, takes away much
of the force of the point.

2. As to taxes. The value of the
lands sold for the past eleven years
of sale. has been $25,000 per year
on the average. The state’s assess-
ed valuation is about $1,130,000,-
000. The value of the lands sold
in Wexford, county during the ten
years ending in 1891, was on the
average about $3,900 per year. The
equalized valuation of that county
is $4,000,000. So it can be readily
seen how little effect these sales
have had on the taxes of that
county and of the state. This year
the sales in Wexford county
amount to about $50,000, This
will probably be assessed at $30,.
000, and will help the taxpayers of
that county by about three-fourths
of one per cent of their assessment.

3. Their value. The Board be-


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5

lieves that these timber lands,
which have been bought by specu-
lators, are worth more than the
3PP1‘9«iSed Value. It is clear busi-
ness policy to get full value for
the lands. That is the object of
re-appraisal,—not primarily to pre-
vent the lands being sold. Again,
about half of the land belonging
to the college, lying in the counties
of Alcona, Iosco and Oscoda, and
appraised at $5 and $6, is not worth
a fifth of that, nor ever will be. It
is doubtful if it will ever bring
anything. It is common history
that many of the college lands were
placed where it was thought only
worthless land existed. But the
very fact that so many of thelands
recently sold, and appraised at
from $8 to $12.50, have been bought
by lumbermen, shows that they
are at least worth that much. The
Board thinks they are worth more.
It is mere business policy and the
Board should be censured if it did
not get fair value for them.

4. As to legislative appropria-
tions. The U. S. act of 1862,
granting these lands to the col-
leges, says, “No portion of said
fund, nor the interest thereon,
shall be applied, directly or indi-
rectly, under any pretense what-
ever, to the purchase, erection, or
repair, of any building or build-
ings.” The appropriations that
are asked of the legislature are for
these purposes,—except that for
student labor, which is simply an
appropriation to carry out the state
law providing for such labor. So
that the college could not, if it
would, use its interest fund for
these purposes.

The News and Express com-
plains that the poor children of the
northern farmers “are being de-
prived of the commonest district
school advantages in order that
training in football and botany
may be provided for the sons of
more prosperous farmers, for the
taxes which would be paid on these
lands if sold to private people,
would provide good schools
throughout the year, where there
is none the greater part of the
time.” There remain in Wexford
county 13,168 acres of unsold col-
lege land. Suppose this were worth
$10 per acre——the Land Commis-
sioner thinks that it is worth much
less—the addition to the taxable
real estate in that county would be
$131,000. If this were assessed at
the usual rate of about 60 per cent,
its assessed valuation would not be
far from $100,000, or 2-} per cent
of the total equalized valuation of
the county. Thus this form of re-
lief would not help excessively in
bettering the schools of that county,
even if the value of the lands im-
mediately doubled.

We have given considerable
space to this matter because so
many people have an erroneous
impression regarding the question.
If it were true that grave injustice
were-being done, by the recent
policy of the Board, to our north-
ern people, who we know well
enough have all the burdens they
can bear, it would be worth censur-
ing. But if figures show anything
in the case, they prove that the
criticisms are founded on supposi-
tion, rather than on fact.

OUR PLATFORM.

Some of our friends may at first
thought regard us as a little pre-
suming in promulgating such a doc-
ument as our “platform,” in this
issue. But our purpose is simply
this: We have for along time felt
that there is a lack of unanimity of
of action and purpose in the Grange.
We have discovered that some peo-
ple are in the Grange for one thing,
some for another, and many do not
know why. Patrons too often talk
about the glory of the work already
done by the Grange. But it won’t

‘signs. Some are prejudiced against

look forward. Yes, but to what
shall we look forward? What
shall be our great purpose, and
how shall we work it out?

We have our noble Grange De-
claration of Purposes. But it isn’t
read enough by our younger mem-
bers. Nor is it read and known by
outsiders. Our idea is -to “ boil
down” the sentiments therein con-
tained, so that they can better be
presented to those whom we are
trying to help. Many farmers mis-
understand our motives and de-

us-——prejudiced of course because
of ignorance. If we are to grow,
if we are to “accomplish that
whereunto we are sent,” we must
begin and continue a course of
education in our principles, that
farmers may see and-know that the
Grange can help them and that it
will do them good and not evil all
their days.

It is with the hope of accom-
plishing this for the Grange that
we have formulated our “platform.”
We hope to see it discussed in
Grange meetings, and by delegates
to State Grange. We hope that it
may draw the fire of all who can’t
agree with it, and we would like to
see a resolution, embodying its
ideas, introduced at State Grange,
amended to suit the rank and file
of the Order, and put out before
the farmers of Michigan as the
Grange platform. We do need
something of the kind that is short,
definite and expressive. Then we
can go to work, pull together and
do something. VVe have tried in
this declaration to cover all the
ground. We think almost every
phase of work for and by farmers
can find a lodging somewhere in
our scheme. lVe think it is true
to the Declaration of Purposes,
true to modern Grange thought,
true to the principles underlying
educational work, true to the farm-
ers’ best interests.

We have in some sense nailed up
this “platform” purposely for your
attacks, friends, and we shall stand
on it until you pull the posts from
under it and manifest an eager de-
sire to use the planks for kindling

wood.

The‘ becfure Field.

Lecturers of Pomona and Subordinate Granges
will confer afzivor, by semlin their P. 0. ad-
dresses to me, that I may be :11: e to send to them
direct when desired.

Tpsilantt, Jllir/i. A. I. CROSBY, Ix.

HOW TO BOOM THE GRANGE.

I. Get the VISITOR into every family in
your neighborhood.

2. Begin 21. Grange library and keep
adding to it each year.

3. Use the local papers constantly to ad-
vertise meetings and to explain the objects
of the Grange.

4. Hold occasional open meetings and
take your neighbors.

5. Strive to get the best people in your
community to join you.

6. Help to get 21 Grange in every town-
ship in the state.

7. Remember the Declaration of Pur-
poses and the VISITOR “ platform.”

“Are there any adzlitions or corrections to
to the above .9”

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION.

The following topics have been
suggested in recent letters from
leading Michigan Patrons, as es-
pecially important for Granges to
discuss at this time. Many of them
are questions that will come up at
State Grange and the legislature
for action, and it will behoove Pa-
trons to be well informed upon
them. Some of them we can’t dis-
cuss too often or too much. Lect-
urers will find these topics, or di-
visions of them, of help in getting
up Subordinate and Pomona
Grange programs.

SPECIAL REQUEST.

We should like to ask as a matter
of special interest, that when any
of these topics are discussed, a
brief, concise account of the gen-
eral opinion expressed be sent
us for publication. We are sure
that such will aid materially in the
advancement of our work. Short
articles on these topics will also be
acceptable.

Can you suggest any additional

TOPICS

I. What changes can ell be made in’
our laws for the collecti of delinquent
taxes? Q

2. Our criminal laws slild be so amend-
ed that prisoners will be aded according
to the degree of crime coinitted and kept
separate. And that thoslimprisoned for
the first offense should : kept separate
from those incarcerated f~second or third
offenses. .

3. VVe should have afitate Board of
Equalization elected by t people.

4. “/6 should have a C(B of laws for the
government of cities.

5. The state constitum should be so
amended that bills of a eneral character
shall be published fora :rtain period be-
fore the convening of th legislature.

6. How can we ls :itizens do more
effective work in the rriaries?

7. No more appro ‘iaions for expensive
institutions, or highe aaries, until all our
property is equably tatvl.

8. How can we help ie enforcement of
existing laws?

9. Should we not ha~ at least $10,000
per year for farmers’ lnrtutes?

Io. VVhy we do not Std our boys to the
Agricultural College.

11. Beneficiary organiitions within the
Grange.

12. F armers‘ Loan Aociations.

13. Can we as farmeraid in the solu-
tion of the liquor questiu? -

I4. Shall the Grange :ontinue to work
for full woman suffrage

I5. How can we imrove the sanitary
conditions of our home.’

I6. How shall we reglate foreign immi-
gration?

I7. Shall we not raisi the qualifications
for citizenship?

I8. VVe must urge th study of our con-
stitution and teach mor love for our flag.

I9. How does our financial condition
compare with that of Eiropean farmers?

20. Are we extravagnt?

21. Why do lI'l2In' foreigners make
money in this country farming, while we
mortgage our farms?

22. Shall we revive :1 Mortgage Tax
Law? .

23. \Vhat are we goiig to do with our
new road law?

24. Can not Michigan sustain a success-
ful state fair?

FOR STITE artisan.

Many delegates come to State
Grange not knowing what ques-
tions are to be brought up for dis-
cussion. New and unfamiliar mat-
ters are often introduced and as
there has been no time forthought
they are accepted or rejected with-
out mucli discussion. There is dan-
ger that such action may not rep-
resent the sentiment of the major-
ity of the Grange, as it ought.

It has been suggested that, as a
help in remedying this, the VIS-
ITOR publish a list of topics which
wi1l.bc- 11.11..-I-..Ǥ.1(.gd t the next
session of the State Grange.

TO DELEGATES.

In order to make this idea of
value, several things are necessary:
1. Delegates and those who ex-
pect to introduce subjects, should
send them to the VISITOR for pub-
lication, at as early at date as
convenient.

2. Lecturers should make it a
special point to see that all of these
topics are well and thoroughly dis-
cussed in the Subordinate Grange,
that action, favorable or unfavora-
ble, be taken on them, and that
the delegate to State Grange be
informed as to the action taken.

3. That delegates give special at-
tention to the study of these topics,
between now and State Grange,
and seek to find out just what the
Patrons in their jurisdiction think
of, each topic.

TOPICS.

i. A beneficiary organization within the
Grange.

2. The choice of two or three import-
ant subjects of state legislation, which the
Grange will push during the next
years. What shall they be?

3. The formation of permanent commit-
tees on Education and on Legislation; the
former to make a study of the entire prob-
lem of agricultural education; the latter to
carry on a legislative campaign for the
farmers.

We have heard the above sug-
gested as topics. We trust dele-
gates and others will send in more
topics in time for the next issue of
the VISITOR.

F. H. R. G.

Mo'r'ro——“ Begin; keep at it.”

HOW TO‘ JOIN.

Anyone interested in the course
as outlined may become a member
by addressing a letter to the secre-
tary, giving, 1, occupation; 2, age;
3, sex; 4, class or classes selected.
It is desired to keep an accurate
list of all members of F. H. R. C.,
and the answers to above questions
must be forwarded to secretary
before the name of applicant will
be entered on our books as a
member.

THE COURSE.

We expect to print this course

few‘ at it tests one’s strength. To go

be sent when chosen as premiums,
the same as any other books in our
list. Those who may order from
us, should however send _ their
names and addresses to the Secre-
tary of the circle, stating that they
have purchased books of us and‘
wish to take the course. Other-
wise they will get no credit for
their reading.

CLASS I. SOILS AND CROPS.

Price. postpaid

1. First Principles of Agriculture.-Mills
:1? -Shaw. (pp. 1-113) _

2. Soils and Crops.—Morrow cf: Hu .
2. Talks on Manures.—-Hu.rris___ _ 1 
5.

     

Silos and Silage.—Cook ...... _. ...
Land Draina.gs.—Miles ................ .. 67

CLASS II. LIVE STOCK.

1. First Principles of Azriculture.—Milla
rf: Shaw. (pp. 116-250) _
2. Horses. Cattle, Sheep and Swine.-
Curtis __._ .-.-____
3. Stock Breeding.—Miles____,._.
4. Feeding Animals.—-Stewart. .
5.* Dairyman's Manual.—S£ewar
Shepherd’s ManuaL— Stewart.
Harris on the Pig.—Han-is .... _ _
Horse Breeding.—Sanders._..- .._..__.

CLASS III. GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

1. Practical Fruit Grower.—Maynard._.__
2. How the Garden Pays.—Greiner ______ ..
3. I )rnarneut.al Gardening.— Long
4. Insects and Insecticides.— Weed ...... ..
5.‘'‘ Gardening for Pleasure.—Henzlerson._._
Winter Greeneries.—Johnsmi . _ .
Propagation of Plants.-Fuller.
Home Floricnltnre.—ReJ:ford _ _ _

CLASS IV. HOME MAKING.
Helps for Home Makers ..... ..

1.

2. Anna Maria's Housekeeping
2. How to Win.—W'illa.rd_...
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POLITICAL SCIENCE.

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GLASS v.

1. Elements of Political Ecnnomy.—El1/__
2. Political Economy.— Walker
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BEGIN; KEEP AT II‘.

There are many who appreciate
the value of the courses of reading
marked out for the F. H. R. C. who
will still hesitate about undertaking
it themselves. They read the news-
papers and keep fairly well posted
as to the occurrences of the day,
but they have never formed the
habit of systematic reading. They
dislike to commence one of these
courses for fear they will be unable
to complete it. They would value
the information to be gained, but
how shall time be found for so
much reading when they are al-
ready over-burdened with the cares
and responsibilities of life‘?

That nothing valuable can be
gained without effort is as true of
knowledge as of wealth. That
which costs nothing is good for
nothing.

But for fear some might over-
estimate the difficulties in their
way we veutuiie to give two rules,
which if followed, will make suc-
cess certain.

The first is
BEGIN.

Select a course from the new cir-
cular just issued (write Prof. F. B.
Mumford, Ag’l College, for them)
and order the first book. Then at
once begin. The hurry of the busy
season is over. ' The evenings are
getting longer each week. When
could a better time be found?

Read the first chapter or section
of the book; then re-read, noticing
more particularly the important
facts; read a third time and try to
remember these facts.

This is one method. Others will
suggest themselves as you go on.

But having begun

KEEP AT IT.

This is our second rule. It is
more important than the first, if
possible, and more difficult to fol-
low. Many a good undertaking
stops with the beginning. To keep

on in spite of obstacles and even
amid discouragements, will not be
easy, but it is this that wins. You
may be unused to study and the
work may seem diflicult on that
account, but that is no reason for
discouragement. One of the ob-
jects to be gained is better mental
discipline. The second book can
be mastered easier than the first.
The mind no less than the body is
strengthened by exercise.

Begin; keep at it. Others may
be able to make more rapid prog-
ress than you can, but no matter.
If you have but little time for
reading, you have the more for
thinking over what you have read.
Not what we read but what we re-
member is the measure of our gain.

And let us take for our encour-
agement and as a spur to our en-
deavors this sentiment from Lowell:

“ Not failure, but low aim is

crime.”
J. W. H.

FIRST PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULT-
URI-Z.

This is the title of the book used
as the first in each of the courses
in Soils and Crops, and Live Stock.

 

Mills, President of the Ontario Ag-
ricultural College, and Prof. Thos.
Shaw, formerly Professor of Agri-
culture at the same institution, now
of Minnesota, and well known to ~
VISITOR readers. The design of
the work is to state first principles.
It does not aim to be exhaustive,
although in scope it covers the
whole field. It is especially valu-
able for the younger members of
the family, and will give them not

50 only much information but will act
75 as an incentive to further reading.

The adult can master it in a short
time and will find it valuable as a
basis for future study and as sug-

50 gestiye of many different lines of

inquiry.

The book is practical; was writ-
ten by practical men, was criticised
by practical farmers. At the same
time it seeks to state the known
scientific principles underlying
agriculture.

We are sure that our readers
will find this an entertaining and
instructive little book for begin-
ning their work in the Reading
Circle. The price is but fifty cents.
The following is the

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I. Definitions and Explanation.
II. The Plant.
III. The Soil.
IV. Tillage; Introduction.
V. Tillage; The Improvement of Soils.
VI. Tillage; The Preparation of the Soil for
the S ed.
. Tillage; Rotation of Crops. .
. The Crops of the Farm; Their Growth
and Management.
IX. Crops for Soiling.
X. The Weeds of the Farm.

XI. Diseases of Crops.

. Insects. ‘ _ _

. Outlines of the Principles of Feeding.

. The Feeding. Care, and Management of

Horses. Cattle, Sheep and Swine.

XV. Breeding.

. The Breeds of Live Stock.

. Dairying.

. The Silo and Ensilage.

'. The Cultivation of Forest Trees, for

Shade, Ornament and Protection.

 

PRl:‘..VIII'iVI LIST.

RULES.

1. At close of contest each Grange
securing more than four new names will
be allowed to choose such premiums as
it may wish. to the value of.2O cents for
each new full year subscription obtained.
2. A new name is one not on our list
August 1, 1893, or later. _

3. Two six months’ subscriptions count
as a full year.

4. List is subject to addition.

 

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Law made Easy ........... ----------- -- 5150
Samantha at Saratoga ..................... .. 1 50
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The Nursery Book.—Baileu__-..____....__. . 1 00
Horticnlturist's Rule Book.—Bailey ...... ._ 1 00
The New Potato Culture.-Carman.____ _-_. 75
The Business Hen.—CollL'ngwood ......... .. 75
Spraying Crops.—lVeed ___________________ .. 1 00
How the Farm Pays.-Henderson if Crozier 2 50
Gardening for Profit.——Henders<m ________ .. 2 00
Ten Acres Enough ........................ .. 1 00

Wood’s Natural History. (800 pages. 500
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Shakespeare’s Complete Works. a fine

edition .................................. .. 3 00
Irving's Works. 10 vols.. cloth ____________ __ 5 00
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cloth .................................... .. 1 00
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Miscellaneous.

Grauges can choose from the list of supplies
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addition to what the G-ranges will
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I. To the Grange getting the largest list
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regular premiums due them, we will
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and 25 members) made by the White-

head & Hoag Co. _
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II. To the Grange getting the second
largest list, choice of
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2. Webster’s International Dictionary.

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“ What you guess it was?" said a proud
young Indian father. “A boy,"said the white
man to whom the question was put. “No;
guess again," said the Indian. “ A girl!”
The red man looked wonderingly at the
white, and gave expression to his feelings
with; “ How did the white man guess so

do to keep looking back. We must

topics ?

each issue for a time; Books will

The book is written by Prof. James

quick ?"—Ex-

An earnest Patron. who wishes to see I


   
    

6 OCTOBER 15, 1893. -7

THE arm

GE vrsmfon.

the world; and that we request the
press throughout the civilized world
to call the attention of their read-
ers to these resolutions. 

banks of the river of life. Flowers
that in all our gladness, in all
our sorrow are never incongruous,
always appropriate, appropriate in
the church as expressive of her
purest and most social themes and
blending their sweetness with the
incense of prayer; appropriate in
the joy of the marriage hour, in
the loneliness of the sick room and
crowning with prophecy the fore-
heads of the dead; they give com-
pleteness to the associations of
childhood and are appropriate
even by the side of old age, strange-
ly as their freshness contrasts with
the wrinkles and the gray hairs,
for still they are suggestive, they
are symbolic of the soul’s perpet-
ual youth, the inward blossoming

more than a hundred villages and
cities and many‘ a cultivated farm;
then joining the Mississippi, it
stretches away some twelve hun-
dred miles or more until it falls
_ into eternity. It is one of the
greatest tributaries to the ocean
which, only obedient to God, shall
roar till" the angel with one foot on
the sea and the other on the land
shall say that time shall be no more.

INFLUENCE.

So with moral influence. It is a
rill—a rivulet, an ocean, and as
boundless and as fathomless as
eternity. Can we realize the force
there is in our influence? It is a
terrible power, this power of in-
fluence, it ever clings to us. We
cannot shake it off. It is born

I Woman's ..Work. it
OSOME BONNIE scorcii sores.

minds seem elight in dwelling
upon the re ections of joyous
days spent "fieath the parental
roof, when thir young and happy
hearts were slight and free as the
birds who mie the woods resound
with the medy of their voices.
How tenderltouching, sublimely
true, John Hward «Payne’s words
when he said-
"Tllrougll Plezlsllrand palaces though we may

B<:(itanLii'ei‘ so li\hle_

There‘s no place ac home.”

There is Iithing on earth so

beautiful as the household on

which Christiiilove smiles and

ROSE OF ALLA.\'D;\LF.. ‘ I
_ . _. , , , , M.L\'l)IS OF Gr0h'lHE.
The morn was fair, the skies \\ ere tleai,
No breath came o'er the sea,
\\'hen Mary left her highland cot
And wandered forth \vitli me.

How can a man come to know

himself? Never by thinking, but

by doing. Try to do your duty,

and you will know at once what 
you are worth.

Unqualified activity, of whatever

kind, leads at last to bankruptcy.

You cannot play the flute by
blowing alone; you must use your
fingers.

It is not always needful for truth
to take a definite shape; it is enough
if it hovers about us like a spirit

The flowers decked the uiountaiu side,
I And fragrance tilllcd the vale,-
By far the sweetest flower there
VVas the Rose of Allandtlle.

\\'here’er I wandered, cast or west,
Though fate began to lower,

Asolace still was she to me,
In sorrow‘s lonelv hour:

VVhen tempests lashed our gallant hark,
And rent her shivering sail,
One maiden form xvithstood the storm,
’Twas the Rose of Allandule.

where religion alks a counselor
and a friend. L cloud can darken
it, for its twin are are centered
in the soul. storms can make
it tremble, for. has a heavenly

And when iuy fevered lips were parched
On Afric’s burning sand, ‘
She \vhispered hopes of liappiness.
And tales of distant land;
l\Iy life had been :1 wilderness,
Unblcst by fortune’s gale,
I-[ad fate not linked my lot to her'.<,

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The Rose of Allandale.

ROBIN ADAIR.

\V'hat's this dull town to me,

Robin’s not near:
\Vhat was’t I wished to see,

'hat wished to hear.’

VV'here’s all the joy and mirth.
That made this town a heav’n on earth F
Oh! the’re all tied with thee,

Robin Adair.

“Flint made the asseiiibly shine?
Robin Adair;
\\'hat made the ball so fine.’
Robin was there.
\\'hat, when the play was o'er,
V\'li:1t made my heart so sore.’
Oh! it was parting with
Robin Adair.

But now thou"i't cold to me,
Robin Adair,
But now thou’rt cold to me,
Robin Adair.
Yet him I lov'd so well,
Still in my heart shall dwell.
Oh! I can ne‘er forget
Robin Adair.

MY HEARIJS IN THE HIGHLANDS.

My heart's in the highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart’s in the highlands :1 chasing the deer;

A chasing the wild deer. and following the roe,
My heart's in the highlands, wherever I go.
Farewell to the mountains high, covered with snow,
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
Farewell to the forests and wild hanging woods,
Farewell to the waters and wild pouringiloods.

Farewell to the highlands, farewell to the north,
The birthplace of valor, the country of worth;

Ma ' thy hills still re-echo the deeds of the brave,
Til libertv floats o'er each mount-.iin and wave.
Dear land of my urth, thv clear purling streains
Recall moments past, of chililhood's young dreams;
“lherever I wander. wherever I rnvc.

The hills and the highlands forever I’ll love.

 

IIIGIILAND .\l.~\RY.

Ye banks and bracs and streanis around
The castle of Montgoine

Green be your woods, and fan vour flowers.
Your waters never drumlie: '

There summer first iiufald her robes,
And there the laiigest tarry:

For there I took the last farewell,
Of my sweet llighland .\Iar_\'.

 

How sweetly bloomed the g:iv green hirl.,
How rich the liawtl1orn’s blossom,

As underneath their fragrant shade
I cl:isp‘d her to my bosom!

The golden hours, on angel wings,
Flew o’er me and my dearie:

For dear to me as light and life,
“'35 my sweet I-Iigliland Mary.

VVi’ mony a vow and iock’d E‘lnbl“.lL'B.
Our parting was fu‘ tender:

And pledging aft to meet again,
\\'e tore ourselves asunder.

But oh! fell death‘s untimely frost,
That nipt my flower sac early:

Now green’s the sod and cold’s the clay,
That wraps my Highlzind Mary.

O pale, pale now those rosy lips,
I aft h:i’e kiss’d so fondlyf

And closed for aye the sparkling glance,
That dwelt on me so kindly!

And moldering now in silent dust,
That heart that loved me dearly?

But still within my bosom's core,
Shall live my Highland Mary.

 

BRi'cE’s ADDRESS.

Scots, wha hae wi’ \Vallace bled,
Scots, whom Bruce hae often led!

\Velcome to your gory bed,
Or to victory!

Now’s the day, and now’s the hour!
See the front of battle lower!

See approach proud Edwanl’< power!
Edward! chains and slavery!

\\'ha will be a traitor knave?
VVha would till a cowards grave?
Wha sue base as he a slave.‘
Traitor! cowardl turn and flee!
\\'ha' for Scotlaud’s king and law,
Freedom’s sword will strongly draw;
Freeman stand, or freeman fa‘?
Caledonian, on wi’ me!

By oppressions, woes and mains‘
By your sons in servile c a s!
\Ve will draw our dearest veins,
But they shall he, shall be free!
Lav the proud usurpers low!
Tyraiits fall in e\cr}' foe?
Liberty’s in every blow!
Forward! let us do, or die!

  

BRIGHT! srors.

[Part of a paper read at Battle Creek I"arincrs’
Institute hv Mrs. John A. Tlioinas.j

It is said that this is the “ cent-
ury of revolution.” We hope that
all our revolutions shall be only
those which elevate and ennoble
mankind, showing man his position,
wooing him to drink deep in the
great fountain of knowledge, and
preparing him for ustice. If so,
this century will be a bright spot
in the Christian era.

We are glad that in this broad
and noble universe, the poor and
humble can obtain an education as
well as those who‘have wealth be-
stowed upon them. It does indeed
seem as if this was a very bright
spot in one of our national systems.

We do know that the self-educat-
ed men and Women are those the
memory of whose pure and beauti-
ful lives do not rust, but is molded
into our hearts and lives.

Away up among the Alleghanies
there is a spring so small that a
single ox on a summer’s day could
drain it dry. It steals its unobtru-
sive way among the hills 1111 it
spreads out into the beautiful Ohio.
Thence it stretches away a thou-
sand miles, leaving on its banks

a

with us, grown with our growth,
strengthened with our strength. It
speaks, it walks, it moves, it is
powerful in every look of the eye,
every word of the lips, and in every
act of our lives.

We must either be a light to il-
lumine or a tempest to destroy.
This necessary element of power
belongs to each of us, for the
sphere may be contracted, our in-
fluence may be small, but a sphere
and an influence we surely have.

It behooves us then to be sure
and exert an influence on the side
of right, to assist a brother man
striving to reach a yonder goal.
Then influence shall be one of the
bright spots in our “ crown of re-
joicing.”

CHARACTER.

There is a structure that every-
body is building, young an old, each
one for himself. It is called char-
acter, and every act of life is a
stone. If day by day we be careful
to build our lives with pure, noble,
upright deeds, at the end will stand
a fair temple, honored by God and
man. But as one leak will sink a
ship or one flaw break a chain,
so one mean, dishonorable, un-
truthful act or word will forever
leave its impress and work its in-
fluence on our characters. Let the
several deeds unite to form a day,
and one by one the days grow in-
to noble years, and the years as
they slowly pass will raise at last
a beautiful edifice enduring forever
to our praise.

THE WORKMEN.

There are as many mastfr work-
men in us as there are separate
faculties and there are as many
blows struck as there are separate
acts of emotion. Every single day
these myriad forces are building,
building, building. A great struct-
ure is going up, point by point,
story by story although we are not
conscious of it. Lt is a building
of character. It is a building that
must stand, and the word of in-
spiration warns us to take heed
how we build it, to see to it that

dure, to make sure that we are
building on it, not for the hour in
which we live, but for that hour
of revelation when we shall be seen
just as we are. Our minds are
given _us but our characters we
make. Our mental powers must
be cultivated. The full measure of
all the powers necessary to make a
man are no more a character than
a handful of seeds is an orchard
of fruits. Plant the seeds and

an orchard. Cultivate the powers
and harmonize them well and they
will make a noble character.

The germ is not the tree, the
acorn is not the oak, neither is the
mind a character. The mind is the
garden, the character the fruit.
The mind is the white page, the
character the writing we put on it.
Sum it up then as we will, char-
acter is the great desideratum of
human life. This truth, sublime in
its simplicity and powerful in its
beauty, is the highest lesson in re-
ligion, the first that youth should
learn and the last that age should
forget.

-HOME.

And the brightest spot of all is
home. Home is the magic circle
within which the weary spirit finds
refuge. Home! That name touches
every fibre in the soul-, and strikes
every chord of the human heart
with its angelic fingers. What
tender associations are linked with
home! It calls up the fondest
memories of our lives, and opens
in our nature the purest, deepest,
richest of consecrated thought and
feeling. Home has an influence
that is stronger than death. We
often hear aged persons speak of

we have a foundation that will en- g

tend them well and they will make pb

support, a heaanly anchor. Home
is a refuge, hole is a place of rest.

THE TYP OF HEAVEN.

The sweetes type of heaven is
home, nay, heven itself the home
for whose acuisition we are to
strive most srongly. Heaven is
the home that‘ awaits us beyond
the grave. It s an inspiring hope
that, when we separate here on earth
at the summon of death’s angel,
when a few mos years have rolled
over the heads if those remaining,
if “faithful uno death” we shall
meet again in teaven, our eternal
home, there to (well in the pres-
ence of our hervenly Father and
go no more out orever. God grant
then to each of 18 a fervent desire
to make our hones the bright spots
whence all that is noble, pure, wo-
manly and holy may center and
radiate. I will close with a quo-
tation from Butler:

“ Life is before you! from the fated road

You cannot turn. then take ye up the load.
Not yours to tread or leave the unknown way,
Ye must go o’cr it meet vewhzit ye may.

Gird up your souls within vou, to the deed,
Angels and fellow spirits lid you speed."

TWO HELPFUL FARAGRAPHS.

Cultivate sweet thoughts. They
go a long way toward making peo-
ple happy, healthy and long-lived.
Don’t allow an ugly feeling toward
anybody to find lodgment in your
heart. This cultivation of a sweet
spirit is one of the strongest points
in the so-called Christian science
treatment of disease. Try going
through one day without saying

th' b t 1. th t
i’fZ.i.1‘“§.,.“ S(ti.1}17 tfietfiein; v‘$ah‘.S‘{.‘l

feeling one unlovely thought; with
the heart full of sunshine; keep it
up for a week, a month, a year;
you will be a regenerated person,
not only in mind but in body. Our
thoughts are just as surely pulling
us up or pulling us down physi-
cally as they are working them-
selves into our character, and as
the food we eat is transformed to
living flesh. Beautiful thoughts
make beautiful lives, not only in
the spiritual world but in the phys-
ical sense. Let us cultivate the
race of high living through noble
and kindly thinking.

 

An anxious mother wants a few
practical and right-to-the—point
safeguards for bringing up her lit-
tle family of boys and girls to be
morally pure. Here are a few
which come from high authority:
Never allow boys or girls to “stay
over night’-’ with their playmates.
Never allow brothers and sisters,
no matter how young, to sleep
together. A cot bed for each is
est. Sit by your children till they
go to sleep. One of the loveliest
women I know and one of the bus-
iest as well, makes it a habit of her
life, no more to be neglected than
a meal, to sit by her children till
they drop off into dreamland. Do
they know the tender solicitude
that prompts this careful guardian-
ship? No, nor will they until they
are long out of danger’s way.
Never allow children to be away
alone at play for several hours at a
ime. You cannot tell where dan-
ger lurks. We have so much faith
in our own. That is well if ac-
companied by watchfulness. Not
the prying, spying kind. That is
always to be deprecated, but the
interested and interesting kind that
finds it a mutual delight for moth-
er to take sewing, mending or what-
ever moveable work she may be
doing where she can be one with
them at their play.——Belle M. Per-
ry in Charlotte Tribune.

FLOWERS.

“Flowers, though born of earth,
we may well believe if anything of
earthly soil grows in the higher

realm, if any of its methods are

of immortality, the amaranthine
crown. In their presence we feel
when the body shall drop as a
withered calyx, the soul shall go
forth like a winged seed.”—
Chopin. ‘

PIECES 0 F BACON.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice,
which the more man’s nature runs
to, the more ought law to weed it
out; for as for the first wrong it
doth but offend the law, but the
revenge of that wrong putteth the
law out of ofiice.

Certainly, in taking revenge, a
man is but even with his enemy;
but in passing it over, he is su-
perior.

That which is past is gone and
irrevocable, and wise men have
enough todo with things present
and to come; therefore they do but
trifle with themselves that labor in
past matters.

There is no man doth a wrong
for the wrong’s sake, but thereby
to purchase himself profit or pleas-
ure or honor or the like; therefore
why should I be angry with a man
for loving himself better than me?

The most tolerable sort of re-
venge is for those wrongs which
there is no law to remedy.

This is certain, that a man that
studieth revenge keeps his own
wounds green, which otherwise
would heal and do well.

“OF REVENGE,” by Francis Bacon.

MAKE NO EXTRA WORK.

The golden rule in housework
should be “ make no extra work,”
writes Juliet Corson in a valuable
article on “ The Routine of- the
Household” in the October Ladies’
Home Journal. Have a system of
living, and maintain it. Have a
place for everything, and keep
everything in its place. Near the
entrance door have suitable hold-
ers for costs, hats, wraps, umbrel-
las, canes, over and outdoor shoes,
etc., and see that they are kept
there. In the sitting room have a
place for writing and sewing ma-
terials, andaspecial table for books,
magazines and papers, and insist
upon it that they shall be put
there instead of being left where
they drop from the reader’s hands,
only to be picked up by the tired
mother, whose Work in some house-
holds seems never-ending,

 

WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The ‘Wyoming legislature, at a
recent session, unanimously adopt-
ed the following concurrent reso-
lution:

Be it Resolved, By the second
legislature of the state of '\Vyomin g,
that the possession and exercise of
suffrage by the women in Wyom-
ing for the past quarter of a cent-
ury has wrought no harm and has
done great good in many ways;
that it has largely aided in banish-
ing crime, pauperism and vice from
this state, and that without any
violent and oppressive legislation;
that it has secured peaceful and
orderly elections, good government
and a remarkable degree of civi-
lization and public order, and we
point with pride to the facts that
after nearly twenty-five years of
woman suffrage not one county in
Wyoming has a poor-house, that
our jails are almost empty, and
crime, except that committed by
strangers in the state, almost un-
known, and as the result of experi-
ence we urge every civilized com-
munity on the earth to enfranchise
its women without delay.

Resolved, That an authenticated
copy of these resolutions be for-
warded by the governor of the
state to the legislature of every
state and territory in this country,

continued, if any of its forms are

the home of their childhood. Their

identical" there, will live on the

and to every legislative body in

and produces harmony; if it is
wafted through the air like the
sound of a bell, grave and kindly.

Piety is not an end, but a means;
a means of attaining the highest
culture by the purest tranquillity
of soul.

Against the great superiority of
{mother there is no remedy but
ove.

VI/‘hen I cannot be moral my
power is gone.

VVhat is predestination? It is
this: God is mightier and wiser
than we are, and so he does with
us as he pleases.

There are many thoughts that
come only from general culture,
like buds from green branches.
When roses bloom, you see them
blooming everywhere.

 

T}{0l'(J‘rlI'I‘S OF 'l‘HI.\'KEl{S.

If you trust in God and yourself, you can
surmount every obstacle. Do not yield to
restless anxiety. One must not be always
asking what may happen to one in life, but
one must advance fe'.irlessl_v and bravcly.—
Prznw 1)’z'.~'n/zzrrk.

In estimating a life or character, the
question rarely turns on the correctness of
this or that opinion held.— ll '. E. Glad-
stone.

Someathings after all, come to the poor
that can’t get into the doors of the rich,
whose money somehow blocks up the en-
trance way.—(:'eorge Jlrbomzld.

This is the largest and richest education
of a human nature—not an instruction, not
a commandment, but a Friend. It is not
God’s truth, it is not God’s law—it is Gov
that is the salvation of the world.-1-’/zz'llz'f5
Brooks,

Lifeis not so short but that there is al-
ways time for courtesy.—Emerson.

Here is the most serious question of our
times: Is Christianity able to establish
right relations between man and man? The
skepticism which is most dangerous to
Christianity today is not doubt as to the age
or authenticity of its sacred books, or dis-
trfufsttilf its time-hlonored doctrines, but loss
0 ait in its vita it '.—Rev. ‘ osia/1 St;-on
D. D. 3 7 5*.

Wrong, though its title deeds go back to
the days of Sodom, is by nature a thing of
yesterday, while the right, of which we be-
came conscious but an hour ago, is more
ancient than the stars, and of the essence
of heaven.—-yames Russell Lowell.

The least complicated and shortest rule of
morals that I know is this: Get others to
work for you as little as possible, and work
yourself as much as possible for them;
make the fewest calls upon the services of
your neighbors, and render them the max-
imum number of services vourself.——Tals-
toi. '

Culture implies all which gives the mind
possession of its own powers, as language
to the critic, telescope to the astronomer.
Culture alters the political status of an
individual. It raises a rival royalty in 2.
monarchy. ’Tis king against king. It is
ever the romance of history in all dynas-
ties—the co-presence of the revolutionarv
force in intellect. It creates a personal
independence which the monarch cannot
look down, and to which he must often
succiiinb.—Emcrs¢m,

A little watchfulness over Ourselves will
save us a great deal of watehfulness over
others, and will permit the kindliest of
religions to drop her inconvenient and un-
seemly talk of enmity and strife, Cuirasses
and breastplates, battles and exterminations.
To produce as much happiness as we can,
and to prevent as much miserv, is the prop-
er aim and end of true morzilitv and true
religion. Only give things their right di-
rection; there is room, do but place and
train them well.—Ej>z‘cteius.

\Vrite it on your heart that everv day is
the best day in the year. No “man has
learned anything rightly until he knows
that every day is Doomsday. Today is a,
king in disguise. Today always looks mean
to the thoughtless, in the face of an uniform
experience that all good and great and hap-
py actions are made up precisely of these
blank todays. Let us not be so deceived
let us unmask the king as he passes.—}?alfli
lValdo Emerson.

 

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Photographer-—“ There now, madam
look as pleasant as you can. Try to think.
of something exhilarating,” Custome;-_.
“ Well, but what, I wonder?” Photogra-
pher—“ Consider, for instance, that you
have only got to pay me six shillings per
dozen cartes, while my competitor over the

way charges nine shillings!”—Tit-Bits.

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wrcncc, Van Buren
lvmouth, Wayne “

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. S. Lawson__,_,
\Vill G. Parish.
T. F. Rodgers.
\V_ Vt’, C-.1rter__
Robert Alw11rd__
R. H. Taylor __
D. Murlin ____ ..
A. \V. C:‘1nfisld_
\\'m. B. Langley
Geo. Edwards
)1. C. Kerr___
Helen A. Fiskc_
lohn E, \Vilcox___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
john A. McDougal__ ilanti, VV-.1sl1tc11:1\\'
R_ C, Norris ____________ "Cadillac, \Vcxford "

 
   
   
   
 
  
  
  
  
   
  
 

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Revised List of Granite Supplies
Kept in the office of Sec'y of the

Michigan State Grange

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

Porcelain ballot marbles per hundred

    

.. 85
Treasurer‘:-1 orders. bound. per hnndred---. . . 35
Secretary's receipts for dues, per hundred.. _ 35
Treasurer's receipts for dues, per hundred... 35
A plications for membership. per hundred. 50
wiithdmwal cards. per dozen .............. --
Dimits. in envelogms. D61‘ dawn-; --- - —--- -.-—-
By-Laws of the tats Grange. single copies.

10c: fir down.-.‘ ............ -, -------- --,---
“ Glad Echoes," with music, single copies.

z5c;per dozen._., ........................ --
Grange Melodies, angels co y. 40c: per down
Opening Son _C_erd, _ sec 3759 P01’ 50:100--
Bitunls. 7th tlon (with combined de8l‘988).

‘ each perdown ....... ..
Rituals. 5th a
9

I-lb) D-‘#3
’c'6E§S8'S38§ 888 3-’ S-383

 

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American Manual of Pan;
Dirfiast of laws and Ruhncs ............... --
s....B° "12°"‘ 1. "" ".;a"';.;e;;.;‘11'..t.:;.‘.;;.;""'
p mwveec 9*’ . .

W 'te t cos on gold pins badges. working
tool: stagriildluntings, seals, ballot boxes and any

rang 11 .

otheddzdx-ease miflseg JENNIE BUELL.

Bec'y Mich. State G 9.
ANN Anson Ion

GRAND RAPIDS and
Indiana Railroad
Aug. 27, 1893.—Central Standard Time.

idéisc NORTH. mo. use. 3|No. 5'No 7

    

lP.M.lA.M. mm.
Cincinnati. Lv ............. __l s 15 9 oo _
Richmond ...... 2 20 ill 00 ll 50
; P. M. A. M.
Fort Wayne. Ar. 6 00 1 2 15 2 15
Fort Wayne, Lv ,,,, __§ 2 85 2 25
Kalamazoo. AL. A. M. l 6 05 5 20
Kalamazoo. Ly... __ 7 10 l 6 25 5 25
Grand Rapids. Ar ..... __ 9 10 8 10 6 50
P. m. i A. M.
Grand Rapids. Lv ____ __ .10 50 7 20
(‘ d‘ll ' l§'fi1'l11 3'
»a 1 ac ______________ _, ; a
‘ P. M.
Traverse City_...___.___ ____ __[ ____ __ 1 25
Petoskey _____________________ _'; 5 45 3 00
i K x. M.
Mackinaw. Ar ________ ... . 7 05 4 20 P ‘V!
No 2N0 6‘.No 4N0 8

GOING SOUTH.

 

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Mackinaw City, Lv..-__ 9 00 l 7 40 I 1 50 .... ._
Petoskey ______________ _, 10303 9 15 ! 3 00 ____ __
Traverse City .... ._;ll 05 5 4 25

.\.M. 1 P. M. l

230l.12o,315 730

‘~’$*333ll‘1’§3 ‘$33

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3?? 3% ‘2 55 5312

3- v . _ _ . -_ -

Fort Wayne.Ar.. 12 40 11 50 A.l!lI. 7 15
Fort Wayne. Lv - 1 00 12 10 5 45 .... ..
Richmond ._.._.. 4 E0 3 40 9 15 ____ _.
Cincinnati, Ar ........ __ 7 00 1 7 15 12 01 ____ _.

P. M. A.M. P. 1111. 17.1111.

Sleeping cars for Petoskey and Mackinaw on
No. 3 from Grand Rapids.

Parlor car to Mackinaw on No. 5 from Grand
Rapids.
Nslfiepmg cars, Grand Rapids to Chicago. on

o. .
Sleeping cars, Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. on

o. .

Nos. 1 and4 daily south of Grand Rapids. Nos.
53ml 6 daily. south of Grand Rapids. No. 2
north of Grand Rapids. Sundays only.

All other trains daily except Sands .

C. . LOC WOOD
G. P. at T. Ag't. Grand Rapids.

The

People’s of
. Lansing
Savings mm.

Bank

Capital, $150,000.00

\V. ]. BEAL, President
A. A. \VILBUR, Vice President
C. H. OSBAND, Cashier,

\\'e tr:111sz1ct ‘.1 cnerzll lm11k111gl111s1ness. Pay
interest o11 time eposits. If you h:1\'e2111yb:1nk-
ing‘ business come and see us.

In writing mention THE Game]: VISITOR.

SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING

If you wish to make and save money by
advertising any thing, any where, at any
time Successfully at reduced r21tcs,be

sure to see or write.

JOHN DAWSON & C0.,

General Newspaper Advertising
gents.

ll-20 COLLOII BLOCK. MINNEAPOLIS, IIINN.

What ‘
Can’t Pull Out?

W_hy the

    

Bow on the Jas. Boss Filled

Watch Cases, made——by~the
pany, Philadelphia. It pg:
tects the Watch from the picl:
pocket, and prevents it from
dropping. Can only be had
with cases stam_p£c_1
with this trade mark.

Sold, without extra charge
for this bow (ring)» through
Watch dealers only.

Ask your jeweler for pam-

hlet, or send to makers.

 

 

I
- _.cult.uraJ i

The Professors at the Nchigan Answer aU1,’
College have kindly consntod A fllfongh f‘*° 1
Important questions askec 05 3‘ l
Vrsrron. / ,_ ‘

College andi Station-

At/.Ot'r1oN . 
FOOD AD/UL 2

' /(is Food Products by 4.
“““‘Y""~‘S °f.lc"or the Ohio Dairy 

the C."Foo(l Commission. ‘
".4 following analyses of com-l
.1 foods will startle many 8. man *
he thinks he is getting the worth
of his money when he buys them.
They are especially interestingl
reading in Michigan, since we have ‘
3. food commissioner, and laws

 

against adulteratiou of certain
products.
.\1.1.s1>1c12.

Description of S.'llIl])l€S. Percent
Fat ___________________________ __ 1.93
Ash __________________________ __ 2.15
Consists of ground cocoanut shells.

and allspice.

Imitation of allspice.
Ash __________________________ __ 2_()l

Consists of roasted bread and all-
spice.

 

 
 

Ash ___________________ _  _____ __ 18.10
Clay _____________________ _- _ 15.00
Turmeric and wheat flour _______ __ 33.00
Allspice _______________________ _ _ 52.00
c1.\'.\'AMo.\:.

Ash __________________________ __ 6.00
Cinnamon, about _______________ __ 50.00
Sago flour, about _______________ __ 50.00
Ash ________________________ __.__ 2.75
Sago flour, about _______________ __ 50.00
Cassia, about __________________ __ 50.00
Ash __________________________ __ 12.73
Consists of gypsum _____________ __ 10.00
Mustard hulls, red and white sago,

cocoanut shells and cinnamon.
Ash _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 8.70
Consists of red ochre ___________ _ . 6.00
Corn meal and starch chiefly and a
little cassia. The corn product was
exceedingly fine, probably cerealine.

c1.o\'1:s.

Fixed fat ______________________ __ 3.05
Ash __________________________ __ 3.03
Consists of roasted cotton seed meal

and a little allspice.
Imitation cloves.
Ash __________________________ __ 3.70
Fixed fat ______________________ _, 3.29
Olive stones, roasted cocoanut shells

and allspice, together about ____ __ 66.66
Cloves about ___________________ -_ 33.33
Ash __________________________ -_ 3.75
Volatile oi1_____ 7.22
Fixed oil ______________________ ,_ 4.51

Consists of large amount of roasted
husks, turmeric, and small amount
of cloves.

 

COFFEE.
Coffee____ ___-__________________ 43.00
Chicory ______________________ __ 3.00
Barley ________________________ - _ 3.00
Pease _________________________ _ _ 6.00
Damaged coffee (black) _________ __ 2.00
Fine mixture of above __________ __ 4.3.00

This sample was found to be coffee
screenings, being highly adulter-
ated with coffee shells and dam-
aged (black) coffee.

 

I (Difft-1‘cnt .<,:1111ple.~' cmitzllm-d glucose 11> fullo\v~',)

VISITOR-'-

1' i ' 11o.\:1~:v,

Redurdg sugar ________________ _- 5 5. 54
Car‘: sugar ____________________ __ None.
vcxtrine, etc ___________________ __ 2333
\Vater ________________________ _ _ 31_[o
Ash __________________________ __ .30

Adulterant, glucose.

_\l.\PLF. SYRUP,

 

Glucose _______________________ _ _ ‘
Glucose ....................... __ 33. 3
Glucose _______________________ __ 3o_
Glucose _ _ _ _ _ _: ________________ __ 9o_
Glucose ___ 45,
Glucose _______________________ __ 4o_
Glucose _______________________ __ ()5_
Glucose _______________________ __ 6o_
Glucose __________________ __~_____ ()o_
Glucose _______________________ __ 39,
.\lUST.-\RD. 

Ash __________________________ __ 3.60 

Highly adulterated with wheat flour.

Ash __________________________ __ 2.15
Mustard _______________________ _ _ 40.00
Flour and tumeric ______________ __ 6o_oo

Ol.E0.VlARGARl_\'F..

(Different samples :1n:1ly7.c1l :15 f0llO\\'.\.)
Butter Other Color.
Fnt. Fats.
12.00
11.00
17.00
12.00 89.00

Reinnrks.

Annntto.
.\lcth_Vl Orange.
Annatto. “
Methyl Orange. “‘
Annzltto. “
..

Ycll1)\\'.

15.00
16.00
16.00 . .00
7-00 930°

..
.\lct.l1yl Orange. “

“ “ Sold for butter.
Butter Yellow. Yellow.
Methyl 0r.'111gE:, “

1. u .1

Ann:1tto_ “
“ Sold for butter.
Methyl Ornzige. “
.1 .. 1.
2.30 117.20 “ “ “
1.60 09.40 " " “
’ (K H 1t
Aiiimttt). "
Methyl Ol‘illlgC. Yellow.
.. .1 ..
SJ0 Wye .1 .. ..
$.02 91.07 “ -‘ “
‘ 39% .. .. ..
6.60 93.40 “ “ “

.. .. ..
.. .. .1
Sold for lHl[l.(7l'.
.. .. 1.
.. .. u
éico 111.30 “ "‘ “
7g_,0 1: .. .1
.\1‘tifit'i‘.1l. "'
.. ..
.1 mooo ..
.. mono ..
600 o1_oo " ~‘
3_00 117.00 " “

ti

.. ..
§_,__00 .. ..
.. 1.
1. ..
.Vlt-thyl Orange. Yellow.
“ “ Sold for d:1iry butter.
Artitiriul. Yellow.
.. .1

Sold for butter.

1.00 .\‘o.oo “

' PEPPER.
Description of Samples. Per cent
Ash __________________________ __ 5.08
Highly adulterated with buckwheat ,
flour.

granular and allows. more water to

penetrate and percolate than would
otherwise.

In this connection,
however, it is the condition of the

‘forest floor that is of greatest im-
portance.
humus mold is burned up, as in

Where the litter and

many if not most of our mountain

forests, this favorable influence is
50- largely destroyed, although the

trees are still standing.

2. Snow is held longer in the
forest and its melting is retarded,
giving longer time for filtration
into the ground, which also being
frozen to lesser depth is more apt
to be open for subterranean drain-
age. Altogether forest conditions
favor in general larger subterran-
ean and less surface drainage, yet
the moss or litter of the forest
floor retains a large part of the
precipitation and prevents its fil-
tration to the soil, and -thus may
diminish the supply to springs.
This is especially possible with
small precipitations. Of copious
rains and large amounts of snow
water, quantities, greater or less,
penetrate the soil, and according
to its nature into lower strata and
to springs. This drainage is facil-
itated not only by the numerous
channels furnished by dead and
living roots, but also by the influ-
ence of the forest cover in preserv-
ing the loose and porous structure
of the soil.

 The surface drainage is re-
tarded by the uneven forest floor
more than by any other kind of
soil cover. Small precipitations
are apt to be prevented from run-
ning off superficially through ab-
sorption by the forest floor. In
case of heavy rainfalls this mechan-
ical retardation in connection with
greater subterranean drainage may
reduce the danger from freshets by
preventing the rapid collection in-
to runs." Yet in regions with steep
declivities and impermeable soil
such rains may be shed superfi-
cially and produce freshets in spite
of the forest floor, and an effect
upon water conditions can exist
only from the following considera-
non.

4. The well-kept forest floor,

better than even the close sod of
a meadow, prevents erosion and
abrasion of the soil and the wash-
ing of soil and detritus into brooks
and rivers.
, This erosion is especially detri-
mental to agricultural interests as
-well as water flow in regions with
this surface and impenetrable sub-
soils, and Where rains are apt to be
explosive in their occurrence, as in
our western and southern country.
The best soil of the farms is often
washed into the rivers, and the
water stages of the latter by the
accumulations of this soil are in-
fluenced unfavorably.

5. Water stages in rivers and
streams which move outside the

Coffee ____ ______-___,___________ 29.00
Pease _______________ _ ; ________ _ _ -;.oo
Rye __________________________ __ 2.00
Chicory ______________________ _ _ 1 .00
Wheat bran pellets _____________ ,_ 1.00
Fine mixture of above __________ ,_ 62.00
Coffee ________________________ _ _ None
Coffee substitute and chicory____ _ _ 100.00
Coffee_____ _____,_______________ 78.50
Pebbles _______________________ _ _ 10.50
VVood and bark ________________ __ 5.00
Coffee shells ___________________ _ _ 2.50
Damaged coffee__________________ 3.50
This is 21 sample of coffee screenings.

Coffee ________________________ _ _ 55.00
Chicory _______________________ _ _ 45:00
Consists of roasted rye, barley hulls

and contains no coffee.

Coffee ________________________ __ None.
‘Roasted Malt __________________ __ 100.00
CRE.-\.VI or TARTAR.

Cream Tartar __________________ __ 13.17
Alum _________________________ _ _ None.
Acid Phosphate _______________ _ _ None.
Gypsum ...................... -_ 73.38

Calcium phosphate and moisture,_ None.

  

 
 

Starch ________________________ __ 13.45
Cream Tartar __________________ __ None.
Acid Phosphate ________________ __ 22.35
Gypsum ...................... -- 40.39
Calcium phosphate and moisture__ 21.56
Starch ________________________ -_ 15.70
Cream Tartar __________________ -_ None.
Acid Phosphate _____ __

Gypsum ___________ - -

Starch ________________________ _ .

GINGER.
Ash __________________________ __ 12.14
Consists of rice hulls, rice flour and
mineral matter.

Imitation Ginger.

Ash __________________________ _- 22.50
Consists of gypsum ____________ __ 20.00
Rice hulls, turmeric and ginger.

Ash __- ________________________ -- 3.13

Consists of corn meal and ginger.

Ash ........................... __ 4.31
Consists of rice flour, roasted cocoa-

nut shells, cayenne pepper and

pepper shells.

Ash __________________________ __ 4.72

Consists of cayenne pepper, ground
buckwheat, rice hulls, rice flour,
roasted Cocoanut shells, bread or
crackers and a little pepper.

Ash ________________________ -- 11.55
Consists of gypsum about _______ __ 8.00
Cocoanut shells, corn meal, rice

hulls, rice fiour, cayenne and 21

little pepper.

.\lIS(‘ELL.-\Nl-‘.Ot'.\'.

Ice Cream:

Cream ________________________ __ 10.00
Gelatine and sugar _____________ __ 25.00
Water ________________________ ._ 65.00

“ Preservaline,” :1 heavy liquid
used as a food preservative. This
sample was found to be :1. standard
solution of salicylic acid and alcohol.

Olive oil:

Specific gravity at 150 __________ -_ .9246
0

Rise of temperature with sulphuric
acid ________________________ __ 72.30

  

 

Iodine absorption ____ __________ -_ 106.8
Cotton seed oil____- ___________. 100.00
Buckwheat Flour:
Buckwheat tlour___,____ ._____ 80.00
Wheat flour ___________________ _ . 20.00
Strawberry Jelly:
Total solids__,___________________ 64.24
Glucose _______________________ _ - 26.25
Ash __________________________ __ .43
Artificial color and contains no fruit
juice.
Saratoga Chips:
Alum ____ ________ ____-__-_____. .93
Water ________________________ _ _ 4.15
Lard __________________________ __ 14.00
Salt ___________________________ _ - 2.50
Potatoes ______________________ __ 78.42

FOREST INFLUENCES.

Influence of Forests Upon Water and
Soil Conditions.

By Prof. B. E. Fernow, in U. 8. Bulletin. No. 7,
apt:-zstry Division of Department of Agricul-
1. In consequence of deforesta-
tion evaporation from the soil is
augmented and accelerated, result-
ing in unfavorable conditions of
soil humidity and affecting unfav-
orably the size and continuity of
springs. The influence of forest
cover upon the flow of springs is
due to this reduced evaporation as
well as to the fact that by the pro-
tecting forest cover the soil is kept

mountain valleys are dependent
1upon such a complication of cli-
matic, topographic, geological, and
ge0g1'aphics.l conditions at the
headwaters of their effluents that
they withdraw themselves from a
direct correlation to surface con-
ditions alone. Yet it stands to
reason that the. conditions at the
lleadwaters of each affluent must
ultimately be reflected in the flow
of the main river. The temporary
retention of large amounts of water
and eventual change into subter-
ranean drainage which the well-
kept forest floor produces, the con-
sequent lengtheningin the time of
flow, and especially the prevention
of accumulation and carrying of
soil and detritus which are depos-
ited in the river and change its
bed, would at least tend to alleviate
the dangers from abnormal floods
and reduce the number and height
of regular floods.

 

As the merits of ensilage become
more generally recognized, the
profit from winter feeding is in-
creased, and small farms are en-
abled to maintain more stock.
Young stock can be kept growing
through the season at small cost,
where without it they would either
stand still or make their growth at
a serious cost. In using ensilage
for beef cattle. it should be fed
with grain, oil, and straw, or a lit-
tle hay. In this way 9. rapid gain
of flesh can be procured at small
cost. For dairy cows it should be
fed with corn meal and bran. For
horses it should be used sparingly,
as full feeding upon it sometimes
induces colic, but it may be safely
used to some extent in connection
with grain and hay.——Farmers’
Home.


 

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Noiices of lVle;e.’fin'gs.

CLINTON POMONA

will be held at Watertown, Oct. 25. Wel-
come address by Master of Watertown
Grange; response by J. W. Ennest.

Song, Effie Hunt.

Paper,“ Sheep Husbandry,” Fred Cor-
bin.

Comic reading, M. L. Corbin.

Recitation by some member of Water-
town Grange.

Paper by the Lecturer of Watertown
Grange.

Paper, D. S. Pike.

Paper, Mrs. Stamplly.

H I LLLSDALE POMONA.

The next meeting of Hillsdale county
Pomona Grange will be held in G. A. R.
hall Hillsdale, Thursday, Nov. 2. 1893.
Business, election of Representative to the
State Grange.

Pro,;rram.

“Vlfhat interested me most at the
\Vorld‘s Fair," by all members who at-
tended.

“ Suggestions for the future of Hillsdale
Pomona.” All fourth degree members in-
vited. Come out members and make this,
the last meeting before election, a success.

MRS. E. D. NOKES.

 

ALLEGAN POMONA.

The next meeting of Allegan County
Pomona Grange will be held with Rural
Grange in VVayland. Oct. 26, 1893. All
fourth degree members are cordially invi-
ted.

L. C. Roor,
Secretary.

DELEGATES.

The county convention of this county
was held in Allegan, Oct. 2, 1893, to elect
three delegates and their wives to attend
the State Grange. Following are the
names of delegates and alternates.

District I, Brother and Sister Jared Smith
of \Va_vland; Brother and Sister Brooks,
alternates.

District 2. Brother and Sister I. Stock-
well of Trowbridge; Brother and Sister
Wm. VVhite. alternates.

District 3. Brother and Sister L. C.
Root of Allegan; Brother and Sister C. \V.
Nash, alternates.

C \V. NASH,
C/mirmau.
L. C. Rom‘,
Serb’ qf Cm1:'entz'mz. -

EATON POMON.-\.

Eaton County Pomona will meet in their
autumn annual session with Charlotte
Grange October 27. The following is the

PROGRAM.

11:30 A. 31., dinner.

ToAsTs—0ur Ordrr, its Mt'.s5i0fl.‘

“ Knowledge unused for the good of
others. is more vain than unused gold.”

Response, Charlotte Grange.

Man.’
"All the fair maidens about him shall
cluster,
Pluck the white feather from bonnet and
fan,
Make him a plume, like a turkey wing
duster, ,,

That is the crest for the sweet little man.”

Response, Etta Jones.

IVamtm .‘

“ Not all the oysters in Britain contain a
pearl pure as thou art.”

Response, N. P. Hull.

Industry:

“ All is of industry, whate’er exalts, em-
bellishes and renders life delightful."

Response by Eaton Rapids.

T /re former as (1 grozvler:

“ The earth is ever out of humor. Too
dry, too wet, too dusty, or too muddy.”

Response by F. A. Osborne.

Agricullurr;

“ Disdaining little delicacies, seized the
plow and independent lived."

Response by Sunfield Grange.

Farm I-Ionze Rrrzditzg Circle.’

“The press gives us wings to fly, and
tongues to speak.”

Response by Bellevue Grange.

Our Ammul .Dz'mze'r.‘
“ Brothers and sisters I hope you will not

fail

To see the moral of this tale,

And kindly to receive it;
You know, our anniversary pie
Must have its crust, tho’ hard and dry,
_ But all prefer to eat it.”

Response by the Lecturer.

Music will intersperse all exercises and
be under the care of Misses Loula and
Merta' Pray.

Brothers and Sisters, make an effort to
be there, and be there early.

It is expected that those responses
assigned to Granges will be supplied by
that Grange. '

OLIVIA J. CARPENTER.
Secretary.

 

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY GRANGE NO. 4,

will meet at Centerville Grange hall first
Thursday in November. All fourth de-
gree members are requested to be present.
.\IRs. HENRY Coox,
Secretary.

In the Transportation Building of the
World’s Columbian Exposition may be
seen many evidences of mechanical inge-
nuity and inventive genius. Horse blank-
ets have been used for years. The diffi-
culty of keeping them on the horse has al-
ways been a serious problem. In the Bur-
lington Blanket Co. exhibit of Burlington,
Wis., may be seen the new Burlington
“ stay-on” blanket, which obviates all this
difliculty. It fits like a tailor-made coat
and the horse cannot get it under is feet.
These blankets are made in 75 styles and
of various material, such as canvas, canvas
lined, jute, linen, etc. They import and
design all their linen blankets which have
been so commonly used among the leading
horsemen as a summer blanket. They
make them in sizes to fit from the smallest
colt to the largest horse, and also manu-
facture waterproof blankets, laprobes, stack
covers, etc. Address the Burlington
Blanket Co., Burlington, Wis., for a hand-
some lithographed illustrated catalogue.

 

You may jocularly tell a man he’s a lyre,
but it isn’t wise to harp on it too much.-
Excluznge.

Chicago day at the fair was a larg.
success; 750,000 people entered the gates,
crushed one another, crowded, pulled,
and enjoyed it apparently. The trans-
portation facilities of Chicago were
entirely over-taxed, and many people
who had to go down town did not get
there till long after midnight. The
attendance the remainder of the week
has been very large. and the fair
promises to go out “ in a blaze of glory.”

* 4

The annual yacht race between Eng-
land and America is always an exciting
event. For many years the champion-
ship has remained on this side of the
water. Each year's effort stimulates

. improvements in yacht building. until

building and sailing a yacht is almost a
science. This year it is said that nearly
a million dollars have been spent on the
race. As usual the victory is with us,
the American yacht Vigilant having de-
feated the English yacht Valkyrie.
It **

The House has passed the bill repeal-
ing the federal election law, and is now
engaged in debate on a. bill extending
for six months the provisions of the
Geary Chinese exclusion act which
allowed a certain period for registration.
The arguments against federal control
of elections were based on constitutional
grounds. While the opponents of re-
peal showed that there was need of
some such control in certain places and
showed that prominent members of the
party now opposing them had declared
them useful and valuable in preserving
the purity of elections.

>|< *

The repeal forcesin the Senate finally

So they resolved on a continuous session,
the object being simply to tire out the
opposition, physically. Thus the Senate
has made what vulgarly but not inaptly
might be called a “ holy show " of itself.
It has played with the nation's distress
and lowered its dignity by the obstruc-
tive methods pursued. Of course there
is this to be said, that the silver Senators
have been true to their constituents.

as

Bismarck is not likely to live much
longer. Although conflicting reports
come as to the serious nature of his con-
dition, there is little doubt that he is
near the edge of life. Since his illness
the Emperor has by kindly messages
indicated 3. desire for reconciliation.

De Lesseps is also slowly sinking to
his grave. Had he died two years ago
he would have been mourned as the
grand old man of France. Today there
is admiration for his achievement, re-
gret at his misstep, sorrow for his
suffering.

* 4:

John Redmond, in a recent speech,
declared that the Parnellites would no
longer stand by Gladstone. He asserted
that Gladstone had given way to strong
pressure in some things vital to Irish-
men, and now had practically quit the
fight on home rule, to take up English
questions. If this disaffection really is
serious. it will be a source of extreme
regret to all friends of Ireland. Glad-
stone has made a. marvelous and success-
ful fight and is now compelled to take
up other measures, or lose govern-
ment. ‘ It seems as if some Irishman
always manages to “put his foot in it”
just as victory is in sight.

The Michigan woman suffrage law is
having a test before the supreme court,
and its fate will be watched with in-
terest. The argument against the law
is of course constitutional.
=i< * *
The authorities are inclined to take
action against the Corunna lyncliers.
Proceedings have been begun against
the sheriff, although he may not be as
culpable as is claimed. He evidently
made the mistake of thinking that
public sentiment was all one way and
phat he would not be wrong in bending
0 it.

THE MAGAZINES.

LITERARY NOTE FOR OCTOBER.

Marion Crawford opens up a new line of
thought in his article entitled “ Rome, the
capitol of a New Republic,” appearing in
the October Cummpolitan. It is not likely
that the October number will have the suc-
cess which attended that for September.
The extraordinary spectacle was presented
of a 12’; cent magazine selling for 50 and
75 ‘cents, and many hundreds were even
sold at $1.00 each. Probably the record
remains without a parallel, in periodical
sales, of a number proving so interesting
that, after 21 1,000 copies had been sold, the
News Company had orders for 50,000 more
than they could supply, while dealers in
various parts of the country, discovering
the esteem in which the magazine was held,
immediately raised their prices to double,
treble, quadruple and in many cases to
eight times the regular price. The pub-
lishers do not yet know what their real
circulation is, owing to the limited capacity
of their presses; but machinery is being put
in place which will supply an edition for
December exceeding 300,000, and during
that month it will be possible to determine
just how many Cosmopolitans the public
will buy.

Edward Bok receives one of the largest
personal mails in the. country, a year’s mail
consisting of over 20,000 letters. Three-
fourths of these letters are from women.
No part of this huge mail reaches Mr. Bok
directly; it is opened by a private secretary
and distributed to assistants for answers.
Every letter, however, receives a reply.
One of Mr. Bok’: editors on Tim Ladies’
Home yournal, Ruth Ashmore, who writes
to girls, receives over 5,000 letters during a
year.

Probably the most original and forceful
plea for silver that has been made in this
exciting campaign, where so much has
been said, is advanced in the October Re-
view qf Reviews by Mr. Edward B. Howell.
By means of carefully prepared charts

showing the amount of silver and gold, of

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his eviden _cereal crops. Furthermore,

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In Other words, keep pace with them.
estifig 8-Fghments vii.-l_owell’s very inter-
viction that we should‘ ad to the con-
gold dollar instead of a king of a $1.50 l
VVhile put forward in a VL. silver dollar. 1
unpretentious manner, the ‘ioncise and

this young western political eczts which ‘
prepared form a very valuable auist has ,
the literature of the much-vexed cion to l
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resentatives Bryan, of Nebraska, McMillin

Women of Today.” The first is by the Ear

en and the World."

FAIR.

seen.

the Administration building, crowned by

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 I889.

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

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

dollars.
No passing glimpse of the World’s Fair,
however, nor themost detailed and glow-

him such a passing view, or that takes him

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WM. WALLS.

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The October number of the I’Vart/.
American Revie-w opens with a strong and

look" by the president of the New York
Chamber of Commerce. and the presidents
of the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum ,,,,,_,. find ,, ‘Sing m,e,,d,,,g sum (;,,,,,a.,_. '.,.,,u
Exchange; the Cotton Exchange, and the VVe present beluntngeous to 'lo spine trading.
Coffee Exchange of New York City_ Rep_ \vho will treat voihe names of n.-liable people.

of Tennessee, and Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
all of whom are members of the VVays and

Means Committee, contribute their views  d
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on “ The Coming Tariff Legislation.” Four

articles of special interest to women are  

bracketed together under the title of “ The

of Meath, who writes on “British Women
and Local Government :” in the second,
Catherine Selden discusses *' The Tyranny
of the Kitchen;” the third by Dr. Cyrus
Edson, deals with “ American Life and
Physical Deterioration,” and the fourth, by
Bertha Monroe Rickoff, is entitled “ Wom-

The passenger entering Chicago from
the east by any of the MICHIGAN 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 right an assemblage of domes,
towers and spires rising above the trees
between the railroad and Lake Michigan. Special Priogs to G1-angers
These are some of the colossal and mag-
nificent palaces of the World's Columbian
Exposition, far surpassing, not only in num-
ber and magnitude, but in beauty and ar-

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tistic harmony of design, any assemblage of Ba F0  

buildings that the world has ever before

First to be noticed and directly in front
of the railway station where the MICHIGAN
CENTRAL trains will enter the Exposition,
rise grandly the four square pavilions of

its great dome, 260 feet above the ground,—-
“almost as lofty as that of St. Paul's in

buifdings of diversified architecture and
representing an expenditure of millions of

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 for investing and borwwmg, ,5
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 intelligent man whoinvestigates.
CENTRAL, the only Eastern line that gives

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leading

Butter
Makers

Should know that
the first-prize butter at the

salted with DIAMOND c1u's'rAI.
SALT. It is the purest salt made. It
preserves and holds the flavor of good but-
ter longer than any other salt. It is free
from hard and flinty substances and always
dissolves just right. The ‘leading butter
makers are using it and praising 19 It Wm
pay you to fall in line. Packed in 23015-
barrels— 224 1b.. 56 1b., and 14 lb. bags.
Sold by all dealers.
DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT C0.,
ST. CLAIR. MICH.

 
  
  

Conventions has been

 
   
  
  

EIETITG FIRMS:

\Vlien in“"_‘

what they have, amiell. Call in them and see
7 card in the VisIToI<. ‘| them th‘-t you saw their

‘ At MADAME SAVlGN\s

222 Washington Ave. South.

When in Lansing call on

A. M. EM]-JRY,

And examine his line of

A GLIMPSE AT THE woamrs Books’ Bibles’

Photo Albums,
Engravings,
Frames and

Holiday Goods

113 Michigan Ave.

The most reliable

Dry Goods and Earpel

House in City. 5
Clocks and Winter Wraps
At Low Prices.

Visit the Store when in the City.

Special lnduccments Ollered Each Day.

If you need anything in the way of

LADIES’
MEN'S or
CHILDREN'S

Furnishing Bonds

Would be pleased to have you call and see what
I am showing.

Qualities and Prices Right.

ELGIN MIFFLIN,

The Outfitter.

Spectacles and [ye-Glasses

I have the most complete stock of
Spectacles and Eye—Glasses in Lansing,
and make a specialty of fitting them to
all defects of the eye.

I have all grades of steel from 500 to
$2.00. Solid gold at 83.50 and $4.50.

I guarantee a fit in every pair sold.

I can make you see.

H. B. MORGAN.
CO-OPERATION

has solved some of the most vexed questions in
the industrial world.

CO-OPERATION

is very rapidly coming into use in our financial
transactions. The Building apd Loan plan, both

CO-OPERATION

pure and simple, and commends itself to every

When in Lansing, call at the office of the
Capitol [nvestme‘nt, Building and Loan
Association, in the Hollister Block, and learn

directly by and in full view of Niagara of its plan. If_you are not coming to Lansing.
Falls, the great natural wonder of the world. °°°"" ‘"'“‘3- asking for a prospectus.

C. A. GOWER,
Pres. and Gen’l Manager.

STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

Parker Earle and Dntter, 31.25 E: 100. Chas.
_n. Bubach.
ichiel’s Early. Cloud Seedling, Eurek
$1.00 1' 100. _ _
10 plants of each of a V9 12 named varieties,

Address

distance, for $1.25.
EARL H. DRESSER.

J onesvllle, Mich.

:

Brooder wtitfllpplnod.
4-c.é‘..'ii".g‘.2'. ...7‘».':.
of ultirn '

aching the
but, dunhlc,

You help the Vrsrroa; that helps you, ‘ '''‘‘‘‘
because we can keep improving the

 

GRANGE PJBECTORY.

Patrons Will Find These Firms Reliable and
(‘on Get Special Prices From Them.

it; B. EAGLE 7500..

Farmers’ Wholesale Supply Houses

68 and 70 W'a_bash Ave.,.(‘-hicago. Savfi
money on qyerylhing. Send six Cents fol‘ £11

czitulogue.

The Smith Implement db Buggy (‘O-y 22 8!1d_24
East 3d St. Cincinnati. 0. has a contract with
Grange of Ohio and Indiana to supply their 80809
and furnish goods at wholesale rates when the
order comes under the seal of the Grange. _W9
extend the same invitation to the (arrange of Mich-
igan. Write for catalog and prices.

. R. HICKS & C0., PALMYRA, N. Y.

ltiathe ofiicial furnishers of badges. workinz
1“ seals. stafi mountings. and all supplies.
1., ‘3f’}t-erl catalog on application. Send orders
,3 P,:h~'Le Buell, Secretary. Ann Arbor. or direct

‘a, N. Y.

____._:._—<—————
PI A N ’\ S Special inducements allthe tune
AND Send for Catalogues. etc. Direct
oRGAN‘Weaver Organ & Piano Co.
at our 0 Factory, York, Pa. Place seal
y “en” your letter DBDGT. 0!‘ Bend

trade card to soon? -
nrers’ prices diroct Eeéfigggggépwlfl mannmcy

LuM3ER 

2? South Water St.,
Chicag:w,lll. \‘\'holcs'.ile umber dcaje,._ Sofie.
its correspondence with nieiners of Micmgan p_
of II. and Alliances who contmpjate budding
\Vrite for price lists.

This Honey Creel; Grunge Nureries have
been under contract with the State Gran,,e of Qhio
for over ten vezirs, and have dealt exte.5iVe1‘.in
IIHIILIIIII and Michigan also. Special prices sen‘; to
anvone under seal of the Grange, Give us . U31]
\Vc can save you monev. Address '

Isaac Freeman & Son, Rex, Ohi._

PATRONS' OIL WORKS. DERRICK (Ill. 60.
|"._G. BELLAM Y. Prop'r, Titusville, Pa.
Liiliricatiny.-,' and Burning Oils of the hi best:
quality, at wholesale prices. Try our Elite um-
ing Oil, made specially for family use. Write for

prices. Address DERRICK OIL 00.,
Titusville, Pa.

Favorite
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to the Summer
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or Northern
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Over forty miles of beautiful lake and
river views north of Traverse City.

Send a stamp for new Summer Book.
TRY IT WHEN I01} 60 NORTH ’I‘lIlS SUMMER

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GEO. DEHAVEN. Agent, Lansng.
Gen’l Pass’r Agt., Grand Rapids.

Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest

200,000,000 acres of wheat and ruin lands open
for settlement in Manitoba anfthc reat North-
west, including the famous Edmonton District and
the great Saskatchewan Valley, which are now
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THE FINEST LANDS
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given to every male adult of eigalixliletlsn years and
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over; and every female head of a
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or maps, pamphlets, testimonials of Michigan
farmers who ave been there, and further informa-
tion, address

A. R. CODE, Gen'l Agh,
Box 635, Saginaw, E. S,, Mich.

P838535 OF ROBERT SMITH & C0.‘
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