I. VOL. xix, No. if. i~j-it iii IS 01+‘ MORE co.vsEoUE.vcE ,,,_ __._ 1-- ._ Lirsiiiii, MICHIGAN, APRIL 5.iiii1894. THAN THE FARJVI, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.” WHOLE NO. 439. A UNION 01*‘ F.»\R.\ll~IRS-' 0RG.ll\'l'I,A'l'I0.\’S. .|. M. THO.\l'PSON. PAST MASTER Ilil,l'.\'OIS [\‘TATE GRANGE. - I have just received a letter from an es- teemed Patron in Michigan in which I am asked the following question: "Is a union of farmers’ organizations desirable,-~if so, how can it, be brought about?" I am also requested to answer through the GRANGE VISITOR. inquiries from Indiana and my own state which I answered promptly by letter. I have been a reader of the GRANGE VISITOR for years and duly appreciate its many excellent qualities as one of the official organs of the Grange. Vllhile I am not- well enough known in Michigan to give weight to my views, it may set many to thinking on this question, so I comply with the request and send the following: This question of union of strength is only another name for co-operation by the five farm organizatioiis, viz., the Grange, the Alliance, the F. M. B. A., the P. of I.. and the open Alliance. l'I\'l()N A i‘U.\‘i>..i:\iENT_-u. l‘Rl‘;\'(‘IPLl;‘. U0-operation is one of the fundamental principles of the Grange. and its magnitude and benefits expand and grow upon us as we contemplate its possibilities and powers. With such a uiiiou among the orders, perfect aiid complete organization would no longer be an unsolved problem. Outside farmers would see, feel, and appreciate its force, and would flock within its gates. Think for a moment of the far reaching influence of such co-operation. It would be an edu- cator of men and women, and would intelli- gently control legislatures, congress, the boards of trade. the union stock yards at Chicago and other centers. This power would be such that they could bring the “ Big 4” and their agents to the farm to buy cattle while on cheap feed and the farmer would fix a reasonable price that would pay him over two per cent upon his investment. in short what could not such an union of forces accomplish? It is like massing a gizeat army and suddenly ii the matter before their national head. The a time was fixed to meet the head officer in 3 May, at the Illinois Building at the World’s Fair. I was to confer with the Master of; ‘ the National Grange and the executive I have received recently similar committee, which I did. At the appointed time we met, and found all the orders well, represented. In the interest of the Grange were present National Master Brigham, Hon. J. J. \Voodman, Secretary of the Na- tional Grange executive commitee, Dr. Clardy, Master of Kentucky State Grange, f myself, Master of the Illinois State Grange. ; The day was spent in discussion. Brother Brigham was elected chairman. The I Grange was opposed to consolidation un- less it could be in the Grange, but made liberal offers to other orders to unite with us. It seemed that all other orders wanted a new name. lVe adjourned to meet next day in the Grand Pacific hotel. A com- mittee was again appointed to formulate a plan of union. I was one of the commit- tee. The other names I have forgotten. We met the same day and appointed a brother from Pennsylvania as chairman. ‘He was an active, bright member, and con- f sented to draft plans and submit to each charging upon some objective point in the 5 enemy’s lines, only to see them give way to superior force. But as we have greater numbers than any other industry, we need not stop to argue what they might accom- plish if united, but how to unite and what steps have been taken in that time? iiEAs0Ns F01’. L'.\'ION. The aims and 0l)jecls of all these orders, and their declaration of purposes and plat- forms of principles are so nearly alike that it seemed to many that they should unite. By so doing they would save the expense of four lieadqiiaiicrs, offices, and of the officers, and incidental expenses. Two years ago, these points had been so thorouglily talked over that the organiza- tions concluded to appoint the executive oflicers of the several organizations to meet in conference at Springfield, Illinois, to see what could be done in the way of " con- solidation.” All were satisfied that the benefits accruing from such a union were more than commensurate with the trouble and expense of uniting. Yet when it came to the name, each organization wanted to retain some little shadow of its old self. The Grange had been in operation so long and was known so well and widely that member of the committee for their amend- ment or approval. This occurred last May and no report of the brother has since reached me. Not being satisfied with the progress made the Alliance called another meeting for the same purpose to convene at the Commercial hotel. in Chicago, on the 18th day of January. I attended that meeting representing only myself, and found several states represented. Organ- izations seemed nearer ripe for union than lieretofore and little discussion was in- dulged in. Milton George was c'iiairinan; A plan of union was formulated and was in substance as follows: A union of all farm orders for mutual benefit and concert of action on important questions in educationl lines. The union to be composed of the national heads of orders, state masters and chairmen of executive committees, presi- dents of lodges. chairmen of executive coni- mittees, and so on. taking the head officer and chairmen of the executive committees of each order, state and national. of each order for approval. This would form a kind of farmers congress of dele- gates from all orders and leaving each order intact, as they are now. The people are seeing the effects of or- ganization in towns and cities and begin to ‘ think they cannot singly and alone stand a consolidation of outside forces against them. Co-operation must be met by co- ~ operation, union by union, organization by ~ 3 organization. The meeting strongly condemned the 1 conduct of -I. Sterling Morton and passed , ‘ tcenth century that the movements began they could not consolidate, but would co- = operate for business purposes. ference adiourned after talking matters over and appointing a comiiiittee to draw up plans for a union of farm forccs. THE FlIiS'T STEI’. i-;everal organizations to meet in Chicago at the office of Iililton George, the editor of the lVcs[c7‘u Rural. The state officers were all present or represented, but the cr:mmit- tee had no plans of union perfected. After cO1}Sl(l¢—:1‘2il;Il<*. discussion it was thought that perhaps we ought to start at the head of the organizations and make it national in- stead of state, for if the national heads disapproved of the plans adopted, no loyal members would take partin it. It was also contended that unless we started with the heads we would only be organizing the sixth farm organization instead of uniting the five into one. This idea obtaining, one in each organization was appointed to lay This con- . resolutions askim;' him to resign. Mr. Editor, can you tell us whether Mr. Morton has cheek enough to hold on to an office when the class he was to represent ask him by the tens of thousands to get down and out? You ask how can this union be brought about? It requires discussion and ample time for farmers to think it over, and true thought and absorption, yes, “ absorp- tion,” that’s the word, will do the work. [\Vc think perhaps. the writcr meant in rising the word “ absorption," that ~0mc one of tlicse organiza- tions would become so strong and popular that it would absorb all 0lllL‘I‘.~. -- Iii»; .\ SISTER RiiI’l'llLlt'. .\. I). CURI.‘-IN. At peace and l1lEH1'II1i‘(l amidst the fre- .= quent rumors of war and constant bustle I lie conini’-.tie.e notified the otficers of the ‘- of military pi'epii.i'ation of Europe, reposes the oldest of living republics. To the Swiss people liberty is a most ancient her- itage. \Vithin the recesses of the Alps, free institutions and the spirit of inde- pendence have been preserved without de- filement. from a period of time so remote that their origin is wholly obscured by the mists of antiquity. Secure in her impreg- iiable fortress, Liberty has seen Rome decay and her civilization buried under a. great wave of barbarism, has seen new na- tions rise on the ruins of the great world- wide empire with their people led in bond- age by king and noble, and a church thirsting for earthly dominion; has seen the torch of learning relighted in the west l I This i plan to be 5'31“ up to the national meeting l constitute Switzerland were originally very from the (lying embers in the east, and ignorance and superstition once more retir- ing before the liglit of truth from the minds , of men; has seen the discovery of a new world across the sea, destined by a glorious example to redeem the old from the thrall- dom of enfeebling and corrupting social and political systems: and lastly has seen all Europe in these later days, again and sciously imitated. There is a lower house called the National Council, Nationalrath, and a senate called the Council of States, Strtenderal/2. The former represents the 3 people directly, and the latter the constit- 1 uent cantons. i court was also established. In 1874 a federal supreme The principle ‘: of divided exercise of the sovereign author- again in convulsions, tugging desperately I at the chains riveted on her in days long past, and which are at last yielding and breaking under the repeated efforts. ity is distinctly announced in the constitu- tion, which declares that “the cantons are sovereign, so far as their sovereignty is Nor _ has Liberty remained unassailed in her I fastnesses. striven against her to slay her and possess her heritage. The Burgundian shivered his lance in vain against her rocky shield; the Hapsburger entangled her in a feudal net, but she cut the meshes with the sword. Pope, king, and emperor have ; Less than a century ago the Frenchman i made her wear red cap and tricolor for a in as|well as over those without. But at last, with her territory declared neutral and in- A violable by solemn treaties, she has secured ; to her people the peaceful enjoyment. of the , most democratic institutions the world has ever seen. AN INTE1tESTl.\'¢.w s'i‘i7i>i'. not limited by the federal constitution." It is within the cantons that the forms of government are most purely democratic. Here is found great variety of practice in the mechanism of government, but a great singleness of principle, which is, that the people must exercise as nearly as possible, a direct, positive, and effective control over all of their affairs, whether legislative, administrative, or judicial. One point of 3 uniformity in practice may be mentioned, day, but her fashions were not to be set in Paris; and many times the tripled crowned i representative of Him who brought tid- ings of peace and good will to man has 3 raised up assassins in her own household, J but she has triumphed over enemies with- . wevery cantonal legislature sits as a single house. In four cantons, two of them being of the original three. this legislature is the free assembly of all the qualified voters; in the others, it is represeiitative, its mem- bers being elected by direct. popular vote. The cantonal executive officers are usually a committee of the legislature. THE INITl;‘\'l‘I V E. In their legislative methods the Swiss have two customs that are worthy the carc- ‘ ful consideration of the people of the Uni- The process of the development of the I Swiss constitution is most interesting and 3 instructive, for while free institutions are of such ancient origin in that country, the -',.-;3f.iy.ting fpi-in of government is of com- paratively recent date, having been adopt- ed in 1848. At this became, properly speaking, a federal re- public. ation of practically independent states: and iimt 5Wil5Z91'l8ml j vote. whether the action of the legislative ted States. These are popularly known as the Initiative and Iieferenduin. In many of the cantons having representative legis- latures, a petition endorsed by 5,000 peo- , ple, —~—-the number varies a little in different ‘ localities, must be «'1c.*«-tl upoii by the as- Prior to 184.8 she was a confeder- I before that, a disconnected aggregation of ‘ sovereign communities. It is within these communities, or cantons they are called. that self government by the whole people has been practised from time immemorial. But this statement them. The twenty-five cantons that now diverse in language, race, and institutions. is not true for all of ~ There were French, Germans, and Italians. . cities governed by an aristocracy, and rural ' communities subject to a lord. By a cau- tious process of amalgamation, many cen- turies in duration. these alien elements have been di'awn into areal union with sembly and then s.ibmitted to popular body has been favorable to the measure proposed or not. If passed by the people it becomes law. This right to begin legis- lation by petition is called the right of Initiative. ‘mi; REl“l<1§{i‘J.\'l)l.’.\l. Fully as remarkable and instructive is the Referendum, this being the name. given to the method of popular supervis- ion of legislation in general and active operation. It has two forms, the obliga- tory and the optional. ln most of the can- tons the first form prevails and in the others. except one which reinaiiis true to the representative principle, and in the federal state itself. the second form is es- ; tablishcd. \Vlierethe referendum is oblig- the original democratic cantons, and a free ; government secured for each in its internal affairs and for them all as a nation. AN E.-\1{l-Y INUEPENDI~lNL‘E. It was back in the beginning of the four- that were to produce modern Switzerland. In 1300 the ll1l‘t‘I.' forest cantons lying about Lake Lucerne,~— they had been leagued t-ogethcr for half a century,——— rose 3 in arms against tlieir Hapsburg tyrant, and won an independence that would have been complete but for a shadowy atory, the action of the legislature. is not final, but all laws take the regular course of being pl't}S6"lllI.’(l to the people to be bal- ll.-ted upon. Wli-an it is optional, laws go into effect without ii. p..>pular cnactiiieiit at the polls, unless a certain legally prescribed number of voters witliin :1 legally ::.pei:ified time request the-ii‘ subniission. In the case 1 of a law passed by the federal le;_:i:‘lz:vui'e, allegiance to that somewhat mythical me- , diaeval political creation. the Holy Roman * Empire. cantons. By 1513, twenty years after the 30,000 names, illituilt five per cent of the electorate, are iiccc:-'s.'iry to securc the ref- erence to the people. The signatures of legally qualified voters are secured by agents and the. lists prcseiited to local au- thorities for ceitilia-atioii. Thus endorsed they are fO1'\\‘9,l'(li‘-ll to the central govern- ment. \Vhen the required number of There WW9 at this time tr.“ other Swiss 3 names has been filed, the law asked for is ‘ duly subnii.tted after proper announccmeiit. i had joined in a. league which must be re- . » garded as constituting Switzerland proper = until the time of Napoleon. By lti-18, at ' which time the great powers of Europe 1 2 recognized Switzerland’s complete inde- ,_ pend»;-nce, even of the Holy Itoman Empire, : these original thirteen German cantons ‘ had by conquest and alliance added many French and Italian cantons to their mim- ber. Napoleon interposed to unite all of these elements into the Helvetic Republic, but upon his fall in 1815 the forms of gov- ernment imposed by him were cast aside, and a new league with a membership of twenty-two cantons organized. Internal dissensions between catholic and protestant arose from time to time, and in 1847 cul- minated in a brief, sharp, and decisive civil ,war. The party of liberty and progress won, and the next year crowned their vict- ory by making Switzerland a federal state. CONSTITUTION SOMEWHAT LIKE OUBS. The Swiss federal constitution has many features like our own, many of them con- , discovery of America, the whole thirteen ” l A VOTE 0!? ('<).\'lv'[l)EN(l.l‘.‘. A third custom is found in two or three cantons that is inorc sharp and decisive in regulating the lcgis|atiii'e than any other device known to constitutional govern- ments. Upon the petition of a certain prescribed number of voters, the legisla- ture must submit the question of “ confi- dence in the legislature” to the people. If lack of confidence is vote,d the assembly is dissolved. These excellent institutions hold domin- ion over a very small country. Switzerland has a total population of about 3,000,000, and a territorial extent of 16,000 square miles. Michigan has land enough for three and a half such countries, and the average Swiss canton—they vary im- inensely—is a little larger than Ingliam county and a little smaller than VVashte- naw. The Swiss people are well educated, thrifty, industrious, and conservative, with fine political capacity and long experience in self government. But it is not within Continued on page 4. run GRANGE VISITOR. APRIL 5, 1894. Field and Sfock. CLOVER R001‘ RORER. This insect has become a most serious pest to the farmer, and we have obtained some brief notes upon its work. We have asked a few gentlemen at the college to respond with a little information as to its nature, work, and possible preventatives. The replies appear below. \Ve also wrote to several leading farmers in various parts of the state, asking them concerning the .~ ravages of the insect in their locality, and what the farmers are doing about it. “That I replies have come are also given. We should like to hear from anyone who has made any observations on the subject. This insect has been working more or less in Michigan for six or eight years. the eastern states it is said to have nearly In‘ destroyed the clover, it being rarely that ' more than one crop can be obtained from a , seeding. The insect works in most of the states east of the Mississippi. It attacks the medium, the mammoth. and the alsike clover. alsike perhaps to the least extent, and mammoth the greatest. The insect is a black beetle, about the size of a pin head, and can be found at this time of year. The upper part of the large root will be found perforated and eaten by the beetles. Around Lansing the clover has been pretty well cleaned up. In a few cases last year’s seeding, has been attacked, but not as a rule. It is diflicult to suggest a remedy. . be found at this time of the year in the ‘ ' found in the live roots. j ure. The insect has not been studied much and little . is known about its habits. surest way is to omit clover from the rota- tion. or at least by raising but one crop and then plowing under. Perhaps sowing late in summer might help matters, since the eggs are laid in late spring or early summer. A. A. Ciioxii-xn. .-1_g'/':'rI(/'/1rn:/ (,‘m'/e'Ag’('. For ten years or more this insect has gradually become more and more common in Michigan, till today its ravages are alarming, at least in some portions of the state. The little black beetle riddles the larger part of the main root, often completely cutting it in two. custom to seed with wheat as we do in Possibly the ‘ round-backed I V 3 Michigan, mow the clover the next summer , and plow under the stubble, as it has been found useless to leave the clover longer. One crop is thought to be better than .5 110118. This borer and the insect that pre- vents the clover from seeding are two of f the very worst pests in the State, and unfort- annoy the farmer. I am not an entomolo- staff, but take a deep interest in the sub- ject. It stands every farmer and experi- menter in hand to Cast ab°“t' for some 3 for everything except light spring wagons ?\ {'3 substitute for clover. Vt. J. BF.Al.. .'lgrir/z/lIII'rr/ (.':)//«gr. One of the finest fields of clover it has ever been my pleasure to observe on the the land. lmately no one yet knows 3 "emedyi nor 3 same rule does not apply to the road ex- can he tell how long they will continue to 3 cept that the common use of narrow tires . . —, . E l th "d t' . gist, nor am I on the Experiment btation _ compe S e W1 e Ire man to do the “ma - a new track? ; reduced expense; and that after fair trial . no consideration would induce us to go college farm has been wholly ruined by ~, the ravages of the clover root borer ( H ylastes i4r1'j'olz'i). The field was seeded in the spring of 1892, and the first crop of hay harvested in 1893. The hay crop was one of the heav- iest harvested in some years. It was with considerable surprise therefore that we noticed soon after harvesting that the plants began to shrivel up. We were at first inclined to assign the cause to the severe drought which existed at that time; further examination convinced us that the greatest if not the sole cause could be attributed to the work of the borer. \Ve find ourselves confronted with the condi- ground, with draft tests, at our state and tion of a considerably diminished area in 7 hay. What shall we do for more hay ? VVe have determined to sow the field, as early as possible, to oats and peas. This crop will be cut for hay during the last days of June and the ground thoroughly _ prepared with spading harrows, and about the first of July planted to rape. The oats and peas are sown in the proportion of 1:13 bushels of peas to bushels of oats. The peas will be sown first. about four inches in depth. The oats will be drilled in In many portions of New York Where this 1 narrow tires cut up and needlessly injure borer has been Very prevalent it is the wide act like a roller. smoothing down and FROM A. C. BIRD, HIGHLAND. Absolutely all of the old clover in this vicinity was destroyed by the borer last season. Not five per cent of the young seeding of last year is living, owing to the excessive droutli. ‘Vs have had two very heavy hay crops in succession during the past two years. and most of the farmers will carry over considerable hay for next winter. There will be a considerable acre- age of timothy hay cut this year, but not enough to prevent a shortage. We are all seeding as much as possible to clover this spring. FROM H. c. BRADISH. ADRIAN. The clover root borer has been noticed in this vicinity three or four seasons and reports and observations indicate that its depredations extend all over the county. On dry soils and in dry seasons the clover is attacked and generally destroyed in the fall of its second season’s growth. (hi low land or in wet seasons the plant may live, by sending outnew roots from near the crown, to make a partial crop the third season. The parent (to be) insects may tap root just below the crown of the plant they have destroyed. In early fall both the grub and the mature insect may be Many fields where the borer has worked will be plowed for spring crops, but where sufficient timothy or other grass remains, the land may be left for meadow or past- Probably clover roots are not troub- , led much by the borer the first season of their growth on account of their small size, the insect seeming to prefer the larger roots of the next season. BROAD WAGON TIRES. ('. (3. MC DERMII). "\\'oul’(r///w /'rm-1', HORSE NI)'I‘ES. A. W. HAY] )()N. “The editor of the VISITOR wants a half ‘- column of notes on the horse,” I said to my wife. " Now what is the biggest note = on the horse that you know of?” And she ‘ answerer, “The price he brings about across the drills of peas and considerably , shallower. The rape will be sown in drills 30 inches apart at the rate of 1 pound of seed to the acre. be used as pasture for lambs. Experience seems to show that from 12 to 15 lambs may be pastured on one acre for about two months and should gain 10 pounds per lamb each month. F. 15. Ml MF(,)|:l.>. _—'1$rrz'(/4//z(:'r(/' ( '4;//r’_gr'. FROM 'I'H()h‘. MARS, HERRIEN CEN'l'l'.E. We are not troubled in this locality, have not heard of a single instance where any- thing of the kind existed. Clover has not been injured to any extent by freezing or otherwise. About Septeniber 15th the rape will i here." It is astounding! VVhen values first began to tumble farmers felt blue and r looked grave and bewailed their luck, but ' prices have reached a level now that is too ridiculous to be lamentable and in lieu of producing sadness, is a source of hilarity. times the farmers and breeders and buyers and dealers were anxious to help us let go, in but now they seem to think the “ critter s dangerous, and they stand smilingly out- A side the ring and enjoy “ the circus.“ Never mind, something is liable to hap- pen that is not down on the bills, and there is no monopoly on smiles. THE LITTLE COLT. If any one in Michigan is going to try to raise a little colt this year he ought to have all the wisdom of the ancients to draw upon to guard against possible loss( ?) Let me hand up a few solid chunks from ex- perience and observation. Feed the mare liberally for a while be- I fore foaling, she is eating for two. Don’t sit up nights to be there when she foals, for several reasons. 1. She may be shy and nervous about having you present. Her maternal in- stincts lead her to seek quiet and seclusion and your presence might do harm. Besides without you were very faithful in your watching the chances are that the child would be born before you know it. 2. A good night’s rest is worth more than the colt. 3. You are liable to take cold and have pneumonia, and you could not sell the colt and its mother for enough to pay the doc- tor. And if the services of the undertaker and marble man were necessary, all the horses on the farm would hardly pay the bill. But if you are reckless and bound to be there, slip quietly away as soon as you see that the colt will not smother. and stay away an hour. Don’t tie and cut off the umbilical cord without you want trouble with it from sloughing 0E and bleeding or leaking. If it should leak and get so short that it cannot be tied, take a sack needle and stout twine and sew through the flap . I should only put back four or six combs ’ and slip in a division board and tuck them of skin and around the cord, and tie tightly in a bow knot, leaving the end three inches long, so it can be untied when it swells. Leave on 36 hours. See that the bowels move in a few hours after birth and assist with injections if necessary and regulate them afterwards by dieting the mother. TRAINING HORSES. The horse has a “long head on him.” He looks as if he might have a two story brain as surely as a college professor. but he is not credited with being very bright, and a reference to horse sense is not very complimentary. But he has a brain, and it is composed of the same kind of stuff as the professor’s, and through a similar sys- tem of nerves it reaches out to every part of the body. It is the seat of conscious- ness, and through the organs of sense and their connecting nerves, it sees, he.ars,tastes, feels, and smells. It is the seat of volition. Here sits enthroned the imperial will that dictates, guides, and causes every move- ment of the body. Here too is the legis- lative power that thinks and reasons and evolves the laws and plans for the will to order and the body to execute. May we not go farther and say here dwells an ini- mortal soul‘? Differing in degree but in all things how like the professor. Would the v professor have learned more quickly and easily such things as the horse is required to 3 learn if he had been born dumb and deaf, = also so far as comprehending a language is concerned? Would he at least if his an- cestors for a hundred generations had been ; subject to like conditions? If he had been ' tied up by the head every night, and kicked out of the barn every morning, and clubbed about the yard every day, till he was old enough to work, then buckled tightly into a harness and his head pulled up I and back with an overcheck, and whipped to make him go. and whipped to make him stand, and sawed and yanked and A kicked on the shins, and pounded over the head to make him back, would he have completed the course and have graduated with as high honors as the average horse when subjected to this not uncommon sys- gradually but certainly bring about their tem of education? I did not when I began, intend to “ phil- I osophize," the professor switched me off. To return. The first requisite of successful horse training is to recognize that he is not a soulless brute. Is not all animate existence dependent on the same will? Are we not all children of the same Father? _Iii this sense a brother, with a mind, a soul, and a consc-.ience,~weak, undeveloped, dormant perhaps, because his environments have not stimulated them to growth and action--— ; awaiting the ‘touch of scientific knowledge 2 and training to awake and unfold and 3 progress. ~ and in place of commiseration we have . g dedicating the world to freedom he rises good natured jokes and banter. The horse breeders who are left with a full stock on , hand furnish bright and shining marks for the joker and mock sympathizer. In brighter days we used to somewhat boast- fully atlirin we were “ in the business, and 2 in it to stay.” that there was a hidden truth in that state- ment that we did not see ourselves. VVe have a firm hold on the business. Like the fellow that had the infuriated bull by the tail We can hang on all right, but how in time are we going to let go? In former It is dawning on us that i So let us have compassion for him that he is a slave. _ sents llljllslllce and brutality. and swept by a thrill of the same feeling that in man is in open rebellion against his tyrant master. Let us liave infinite patience and some tact in bringing our ideas and wishes within his mental’ grasp. Let us remember that kindness and love are the most irresistible weapons in the world. And above all let us give him praise and admiration that under unfavorable treatment and hard con- . ditions often he has proven a faithful serv- . ant, and the most affectionate, beautiful, and intelligent friend of man. /7r'¢'u/m’. -- - -- -g.....-.-r-gs... ....,.... p .‘_..,,-.--.. “rm. Charity if at times he re- . i i BEES. Early Spring Management. HON. GEO. E. HILTON. The first attention bees need in the spring is to see if they need stores and assist them in cleaning up their hives. There is a great difference in the amount of stores consumed by different colonies during the winter, notwithstanding the con- ditions in the fall may seem alike. Spring feeding will now commence in most locali- ties, aiid the consumption of stores is much greater than during the winter months. To ascertain their condition, choose some warm sunshiny day when there is little or no wind and the bees are flying freely, and remove your upper packing or covering. Have an old simplicity hive body with you, and commence at one side of the brood nest and lift out about half of the combs, setting them in the empty hive at your side. \Vith a paddle made from a shingle about four inches wide clean out any dead bees or litter that may have accumulated during the winter. Then slip the remain- ing combs over to that side of the hive and clean out the remainder. In doing this be as expeditious as you can and be careful not to jam the combs together and en- danger the life of your now valuable queen. You will probably find brood in two or more combs. Be careful not t.o separate these, but leave them in the hive just as you found them. If you find plenty of honey in the other combs, pick out two that have the nicest looking honey in them, and with an old fork scarify the coping on one side of each, and place one on each side of the cluster around this patch of brood. If the colony seemed to be very weak I up as warm as possible, and let them alone for two or three weeks. The one great mistake the beginner makes is “ just taking a peep” at the bees ; too often in the spring when every particle 1 of heat they can manufacture needs to be retained and utilized for brood rearing purposes. At the first overhauling in the spring the porous cloth or burlap covering should be removed and replaced with the enam- eled cloth to more effectually retain the heat. But perhaps some of the colonies may be short of stores and need feeding. After cleaning-these up I should only put back from four to six of the best combs, according to the strength of the colony, and put in a division board as before and prepare to feed them. As many will not have honey to feed we will take granulated or coffee-sugar and make it into syrup just as you do for table use. How TO FEED. Ater trying many devices I know of no better cheap feeder than the one here illus- trated. THE GRAY sIiiPLi(;iTi' FEEDER. f I l ‘ HI; ‘fluiiiimwmiii It is adapted to any hive and can be used either on top of the frames or at the entrance. But for spring feeding I think the bees take the feed more readily from the top, and as it is covered with a glass, and by tacking on a thin strip of wood at the side where you see the curved opening, there is no chance for the bees or heat to escape. Just strip the enameled cloth back about half an inch, and set the opening in the bottom of feeder directly over this opening at the end of the frames. Tuck the covering around it closely and you need not remove it until you are through feeding. In filling the feeder I should use the feed quite hot, and the first time I filled it I should fill it so full that it would run over and down among the bees. They will soon clean things up and find their way into the feeder. The operation of feeding is to go with a coffee pot of syrup and fill them up when- ever you see through the glass that they are empty. Slip the glass back with your finger, fill up and then close. There is a piece of wire cloth over the place where you pour the feed in, so that the bees can’t get. out and you don’t need a smoker. Now what shall we do with these combs we have taken out. for they will contain more or less lioiiey? Until within the past few years I used to extract this honey, but lately I uncap it and fill a super with these combs, spacing them about the same as in the hive. Set them in some sheltered place just outside the apiary, and let the bees take the honey out. It makes a little com- motion the first day or two, but I have had nothing but good results from this course. These make splendid combs for extract- ing purposes, as you can return them to the colonies as they need more room. But I prefer to keep them to put in my ex- tracting supers, and fill up my brood nest .1 with new frames filled with foundation. “remant_ j\ = APRIL 5, 1894. I.‘-HE GRANGE VISITOR. 3 Woman’s Work. A HANDI-‘UL OF EARTH. Here is a problem, a wonder for all to see. F at this marvelous thing I hold in my hand! This is a magic surprising, a mystery Strange as a miracle, harder to understand. What is it? only a handful of earth; to your touch A dry . |'0ugh powder you trample beneath vour feet, Dark and lifeless; but think fora moment, hbw much It hides and holds that is beautiful, bitter, or sweet. Think of the glory of color! The red of the rose. Green of the myriad leaves and the fields of grass, Yellow and bright as the sun where the daffodil blows, Purple where violets nod as the breezes pass. Think of the manifold form of the oak and the vine. Nut, and fruit, and cluster, and ears of corn; Of the anchored water-lily, a thing divine, Unfolding its dazzling snow to the kiss of morn. Think of the delicate perfume’ borne on the gale, Of the golden willow catkin’s odor of spring, Of the breath of the rich narcissus waxen pale, Of the sweet pea’s flight of flowers. of the nettlc’s sting. Strange that this lifeless thing gives vine, flower, tree. Color and shade and character, fragrance, too, That the timber that builds the house, the ship for the se Out of this powder its strength and its toughness drew! That the cocoa among the palms should suck its milk From this dry dust, while dates from the selfsame soil Summon their sweet rich fruit, that our shining silk The mulberry leaves should yield to the worm’s slow toil. How should the poppy steal sleep from the very source That grants to the grape-vine juice that can madden or cheer? How does the weed find food for its fabric coarse \Vhere the lilies proud their blossoms pure uproar? \Vho shall compass or fathom God’s thought pro- found? VVe can but praise. for we may not understand; But there is no more beautiful riddle the whole world round Than is hid in this heap of dust I hold in my hand. -- I'out/1’.~‘ (‘am/>um'm1. WOlVIAi\"S COLUMN. Somehow it seems more difficult to select subjects upon which the sisters can talk and discuss pro and con than it is to find questions for the brothers. Almost every man has his ideas on tariff, free trade, free coinage of silver, bimetal- lism, rotation of crops, hard times, and the cause, and is generally very free to express them. Now we women folk like to listen, and occasionally to take a hand in the dis- cussion of these momentous subjects,but we would like something for ourselves, some- thing that we can handle. The sisters ought to occupy just as much time in every Grange meeting as the broth- ers, and no more, it should be equal. In order to aid those lecturers that need it, we would suggest the following ques- tions for discussion by the sisters. Of course the brothers are always welcome to aid us in our debates, but let the subject he presented by the women and the dis- cussions follow by any one interested. A re the sanitary conditions of our farm homes good? If not, how can they be im- proved? _ Are the women on the farm doing as much in the way of reforms as the men. If so, how? Should farmers’ wives and daughters have a thorough knowledge of affairs on the farm outside of their work in the house? The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes is one of the leading men of the day. Would it not be well if we knew more about him and his great philanthropic work among the laboring classes? ' Have you had your newspaper social yet for the GRANGE Visiroa? We have had ours. As one brother said (and we think him to be a good judge) it was the best meeting we ever held. A beautiful day, fair roads, house full, good dinner, excel- lent program, good cheer. and seven dol- lars for the VISITOR. _ .We hope April 15 to issue program for a May Day meeting for every Grange in the state. MARY A. MAYO. LEAVES FROM OLD OAKS. OLD OAKS FARM. March 31. The program at Grange last evening was more interesting than _I thought it could be when the general topic was announced to be “ A handful of earth.” The “ earthly roll call,” as brother Hil had dubbed the opening, gave 9-11 0PP01'tu§11tY for a variety of quotations on the Sllblectfi varying from severely practical to the ridiculous with the characteristics of the members who gave them. . Thos. B. read a well written paper on “ Soils,” which was highly spoken of by the men who had, in fact, to be called down in their discussion of its points. It was a pretty thorough review, I judge, of some of the work he has been doing in one of the F arm Home Reading courses this win- ter. He had one or two of the books with him and was recommending them at recess to some of our new members. “Sand” was the topic assigned to Hila- rias, probably because of his well known experiences with our back forty last sum- mer. I overheard him discussing that phase of his subject with the men before Grange opened, but when he read his paper it proved to be a humorous take off on the community in general, and. some of us in particular, for a “ want of sand” in several directions, as he thought. Next followed a series of live minute talks; the first by Mr. Dreg was on the care of yards, in which he urged that the yards and lawns be cleaned up early and often as sunshine on mother earth best renews her cleanness and healthfulness. “ Pick, rake, burn,” would be his motto for all rub- bish. He had noticed that the farm- ers’ club meetings were always preceded by fire, which was an important item to the credit of any event that spurs farmers to clean up once in a while about their prem- ises. Families who are not members are more likely he thought to let their yards shift for themselves and so breed shiftless- ness, untidiness, and disease. Mrs. Grotsinger gave several good sug- gestions for house cleaning, among others to begin in inclement weather with bureau drawers, closets, out of the way corners, and cupboards that take time but will not ex- pose one’s health. She cleans sinks and zincs with a preparation she uses for a washing fluid, made of a pound of Babbit’s potash, an ounce of muriate of ammonia, and one ounce of salts of tartar to a gallon of water, being careful not to get the pure fluid on one’s flesh. Mrs. Gay spoke on “ Gardens.” “ Farm- ers,” she said, “ were moniorialized in pub- he by farm papers and entreated in private by connubial partners to ‘ make a garden this year, any howl’ ” She supposed their past in the matter would become their future and their gardens would flourish in memorials, and yield chiefly entreaties, as heretofore. Still she would make one more plea for the healthfulness, the economy, the luxury, and the convenience of fresh vegetables from one’s own garden. She wished that. all farmers knew the luxury of having home grown cauliflower, Lima beans, parsnips and vegetable oysters, in addition to more common dishes expected, but too often lacking, in farm gardens. They had not found them so difficult to raise as they had anticipated and relished the enlarged bill of fare hugely. The program closed with select reading by Kate Dreg that was exactly appropriate. RUTH L. RESTLY. THE GRANGE. llfead at Crystal Grange No. 441, by Mrs. A. J. Holcomb.) This topic has been a topic for conver- sation a great many times, yet I think it will bear to be talked on many more times. Being a member of Crystal Grange I am proud that I can honestly defend it. I have been asked by outsiders what good there was in it, anyway? They thought it was a place to get together for a good social time and perhaps have a dance, or card party, every now and then I was glad that I could say our Grange was on a higher plane than that. I know several years ago, “ for a short time, to please the young people,” they did allow dancing, and what else of such a nature I do not know, not being a member at that time, but I am so glad that the bet- ter element prevailed and that dancing was soon done away with. I can proudly answer now that the‘ Grange is a benefit, an educator for the young, yes and the older ones too; now by the contest work and in various ways it . helps to enliglien the mind, broaden the intellect and enrich the brain power of all who would be thus benefited by anything good. It helps to make people more charit- able, less selfish, and to lift up the fallen. I am glad for such an organization. person at my house who said to me, “ I never thought you people would ever be Grangers, I have heard you say so much against it.” “ Well,” I said, “it was through ignorance of what it was that we said it, just as people say things against religion and God’s wondrous workings, and a great many other things that they know but very little about.” Then I got the GRANGE VISITOR and read of some of the benefits of the Grange; how it bound hearts of true Patrons together in their life even as Christianity bound the hearts of true Christians. They were really surprised and thought much more favora- bly of it than before. I am glad further to note that our Grange is all the time striving to reach a higher standard of morality, as will be seen even in our contest work, as it opened with a better grade of literature than usual. I am glad that our minds are looking up and being lifted up; also glad that our members are of such a character that they will grant the use of their building with- out one dissenting vote, for any and all good purposes. And we do thank all the Patrons who are not professors of religion that they so kindly consented for us to use the hall for Sunday school and religious services, for we feel there is a grand work being done for the Master, the Worthy Master of the Universe. Dear friends, as you have been so generous with your vote in granting us the use of the hall. we pray you to lend your presence at the meetings for the sake of the dear and Worthy Master who ruleth over the “ great Grange above." CARING FOR THE ('H[l.DRE.\'. essie A. Hill.] “ Shall we open our homes to the mana- gers of the ‘Fresh air fund’ ” and thus pro- , vide some little city child with a revelation of what life on the ground, in the open air is, and how it seems to get something to cat which has not adorned the shelves of some grocery? Perhaps if some fairy, like those so con- venient in Hans Christian Andersen’s stories, could charm us away from our own comfortable homes,—~perhaps if we even were to exchange places with those children for a week, there would not be the neces- sity for this question that there is now. Huddled together in dirty, rickety tene- ment houses, with only a few small rooms at best, sometimes lighted only from a skylight,.and without any attempt at ven- tilation, the only exit being by means of a hall shared with the neighboring ten- ants, the children of such homes have lit- tle chance of learning of better things. With their companions and their surround- ings what can we expect of such children? It is very easy for us to tell how these homes might be cleansed and brightened, how the money might be earned and saved to improve them. Of course we know that if each one did his part by being sober, industrious, and honest, much of this mis- ery might be done away with, sometime. But in the meantime, what of the children? They are growing up in these homes, educated in the streets in all thatis impure and unwholesome. Soon they will take their places as home makers and voters and with What preparation for its responsibilities? Shall we not practice a little self-denial and give these children a few days of the bright, happy, home life in the country which was really created as much for them as for us? And though we do not see the results of it, they may reach out far beyond our knowledge, and perhaps a whole home be made better for it, to say nothing of the good we shall get. in thus helping to lift some burden from another. Then when the “ ball is once set rolling” the effort will carry its influence further both in city and country homes, and who shall say what the results may be? For, " It may be {hill the L'lIll(l\‘L‘U, \\'e have led with trembling hand. \\'ill be counted ‘mid our yewels, V\'lien we reach that better lziml,“ HALLITCINATIOXS. , THE PHILOSOPHEB. ,3‘, We are passing through an epidemic of hallucinations. Beginning with the slay- ing of Carter Harrison, the newspapers have been full of the doings of “cranks.” I do not pretend to have discovered the causes for this particular form of mental unsoundness. And perhaps it may be true that it is not more prevalent than at former . _ _ I said as plain as could be: “ I don’t Want to periods. But it does seem as if there is an unusual array of senseless crimes——crimes 5 neither the inception nor the shocking ., nature of which can be easily accounted 1 _ , ; kicking the neatly graveled walks, “I want to be all alone by myself, too.” for. But in thinking of the matter somewhat, ; I am led to believe that at least a portion 1 of these singularly odd crimes——if the word _ _ _ odd may be use,1_--is due to hajjucina, % old tub filled with water, and it was a funny » tions that in the normal man are only eddyings and currents, but which, by rea- son of the burning up of the nerve force which stemmed their tides, become rushing torrents, and carry the man on to his own destruction. At the beginning of winter there was a 1 I am the more persuaded of this fact by reason of some conditions of mind con- fessed by friends and now by myself. I know a man who frequently has a great desire to knock the hat from a man’s head. This strange temptation appears to desire the use of its victim’s muscle only when the hat is a high or “plug” hat, and the wearer a very small man. I do not know that my friend has ever indulged this taste for pugilism. I have heard of several peo- ple who had an all but uncontrollable im- pulse to make an outcry or disturbance during an impressive sermon; to laugh at a funeral, or to commit some outlandish atrocity in social gatherings. I know that when I am placed in positions high above the ground. some power that makes not for righteousness tempts me to jump to the earth. I have heard others say that they were affected in the saiiie manner. I re- member in boyhood of planning certain, bold, bad escapades. that, if indulged in then, would have brought a sound thrash- ing, aiid if perpetrated now would merit a ‘ residence in the state prison. guilty to some hallucinations of this charac- , ter. I can readily imagine that in persons 1 « month in the year and in addition to these nervously overwrought. these impulses, now under the control of fairly healthy minds, might break restraint and the impulse become a deed. have another “crank.” Then We would F Others imagine that wild oats can be sown ‘ and tame ones reaped. Some think that [Read at a meeting ofbC:ipitol Grunge No. 540, .\I:ll‘L‘l'l no, flog, . Y C:Bsar’s Wife must be above suspicion, while Caesar himself may revel with “the boys” - «and “ the girls." Others consider that religion will do for Sunday school but not for business. Some believe that the peo- ple really rule. Others have a notion that “good form” is more to be desired than character. Some hold the idea that polish makes a gentleman. Others would prefer to follow the crowds to Hades than the lone traveler to Heaven. These hallucinations are the most dangerous and destructive. rt; u;§Znanes. A DISASTROUS RIDE. Some little drops of water \Vhose home was in the sea. To go upon a journey Once happened to agree. A cloud they had for carriage, They drove a playful breeze, And over town and country They rode along at case. But oh. there were so many At last the carriage broke, And to the ground came tumbling These frightened little folk. And through the moss and grasses They were compelled to roam, Until a brooklet found them And carried them all home. —-Selerln/_ BETSEY AND THE FROGGIES. Betsey was tired of playing with her doll, tired of drumming on the window pane with a fork, trying to make believe it was music; she was even tired of watching mamma bake, for she didn’t open the oven often enough to suit Betsey. So like all little girls who have nothing to do, she be- came cross. First she would stand on one foot, then on the other, then sigh, and call out peevishly: “ Mamma, isn’t it nearly time to look again, something smells awfully burnty;” or, “ Oh, dear, when will it ever be lunch? Mamma, <1-an’t I have just a teeiity piece of citron? I’m so hungry.” And when mamma said “ no,” in a way I that Betsey knew meant no, she’ screwed up her face in that ugly, sulky fashion lit- tle girls have. At last mamma told her to go out in the garden and see if the birds and flowers couldn’t teach her to be quiet and con- tented. Betsey put on her white sunbonnet and walked slowly out among the sweet, nod- ding flowers. A brown linnet on the laurel bush near by was singing his morning song, but when he caught sight of the frowning face under the bonnet, he thought it was a scarecrow, and——flip flap—in a sec- ond he was up in the clouds. This made Betsey feel naughtier than ever; it was just as though the bird had play with such an ugly girl; “ I’d rather be by myself.” “ I don’t care, anyway," muttered Betsey, “Croak, croak, croak,” went something righ; in her ear. Didn’t Betsey jump! It came from an little green frog who was saying, “ Croak, croak,” as he jumped up and down. Then another came, and another, until Betsey counted five. They hopped and kicked and spluttered, looking such quaint, wise little fellows all the while, that Betsey for- got all about being cross, and began to laugh and clap her hands, trying to see how high she could jump, too. - After awhile she thought they must be hungry, so she sprinkled some cake crumbs she found in her pockets, in the water, and would you believe it—they opened their round mouths, and with a hop and a gulp, they ate up the crumbs, one by one. Betsey gave them all names. She called them, “ Greenie,” “Jumper,” “ Diver,” “ Spot,” and “ Hop-o’-my-Thumb.” _ Before she knew it, mamma was calling: “Betsey, Betsey; come to lunch, Betsey.” “VVhy, Betsey," said mamma, as she came running in with flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes, “so the birds and flowers did teach you to be good, after all.” “ No, they didn’t mamma,” laughed Bet- sey, “ It was Greenie, Jumper, Div:-r, Spot, and Hop-o’-my-Thumb!” “ What are you talking about, child?” exclaimed her mother, nearly dropping a dish of hot potatoes in her surprise. Then Betsey told about her froggies.-~ 3 Christian Observer. I think that almost every one will plead , — I 1-;.;i..;.;.i.*g”.;i;;: £406 subordlinatel 2.+....;;; meetings are held in New England every 2,000 Pomona Grange meetings or Grange institutes are held every year. Twenty- four thousand subordinate Grange meet- : ings, 2,000 Pomona meetings and six state Unfortunately there are hallucinations l even more productive of evil than those mentioned. Some men fancy that wealth will bring happiness, no matter how gained. Grange meetings all in little New England. In it any wonder that a high degree of gen- eral intelligence prevails among the farm- ing population? And the Grange has only just begun its work here. i 5 2 I 4 i 4 THE GRAlGl_l§ VISITOR. , THE GRANGE VISITOR. FOR LEGISLA TI ON . The legislative committee of the State Grange, consisting of Brothers John K. Published on the fix-st and third Thursdays of every month. _ ‘ Campbell, Geo. McDougall, and H. D. Kenyon L. Butte:-field, Editor and Manager. LANSING. MICE. To whom all exchanges. communications. advertising busi- ness and subscriptions should be sent. Olilce. Room 19. Old State Building. TERMS 50 Cents a Year, ‘.35 Cents for Six Montlis. In Clubs of 20 or more 40 cents per year each. Subscriptions payable in advance. and discontinued at expiration, unless renewed. §‘Remittances should be by Registered Letter. Money Order or Draft. Do not send stamps. l I E : i 5 3’1‘o insure insertion all notices should be mailed no »' later than the Saturday preceding issue. Entered at the Postofiice at Lansing, Mich., as Second Class Matter. _g_ __r @"Nn:x'r ISSUE Arari. 19. OUR WORK: The following has been approved. by the State Grange as a fair statement of the objects the Grange of Michigan has in View and the special lines along which it purposes to work. VVC hope evcry Grange in the state will work eariiestl_v in all of these departments, so that by :i more united effort we shall rapidly increase our numbers, ex- tend our influence, and attain more and more com- pletcly those ends which we seek. OUR OBJ l‘}(."l' ls the Organization of the Fariucrs for their own Improvement. Financially. Socially. Nleiihilly. Morally. WE Bl-llil EVE that this Iniprovcment (‘an in Large Meiisiire be Brought About: I. (a.) By wider individual \'lll(l_V and general : clisciission o[' the biisiiicss side of farming‘ and j home keeping-. -(b.) By co-operation for liiiziiivinl ailraiilagc. 2. (a.) By frequent social gatherings, and the mingling togctlier of fairnicrs with l'ai'iiiers, and of farincrs with people of other occupa- tioiis. (b.) B_vslrii'iiig for ii piircr inniiliood, a iiohler woniaiiliood, mid a niii\'ersal brotlierliood. 3. in.) By studyiiig and proiiioting the iiii- proveinciit of our district schools. (b.) By ]J:lll'0lllZlllg' and aiding the A_<.:riciilt- 5 _ _ _ , _ , , ' arics and Michigan s salaries are in heavy 3 ural Colleges and Expcrinieiit Stations in their legitimate work of scientilic investiga- tion. practical experiment. and education for rural pursuits. (c.) By maintaining and 9.l.leIldlllf.’,' farmers’ institutes; reading in the Reading Circle; establishing and using circulating libraries; buying more and better magazines and papers for the home. 4. (a.) By dilfiising a knowledge of our civil institutions and teaching the high duties of citizenship. (b.) By demanding the enforccnient of ex- isting statutes, and by discussing, advocating, and trying to secure such other state and na- tional laws as shall tend to the general jus-' tice. progress, and morality. Lecturers will find topics for discussion in Sister Ma.yo’s letter. Several Granges have not yet reported their choice of premiums won in the con- test. We hope they will attend to it at OIICB. The initiative and referendum are ably discussed in Prof. Corbin’s paper. This is an interesting topic for discussion in the Grange. The clover root borer is getting to be a pretty serious pest. We should like to have our readers make observations of its ravages in their localities and report results. Remember that you can get the bulletins : of our college free. Send a card to the secretary of the college, asking that your name be put on the bulletin mailing list. Or your secretary can send in the names and addresses of those in the Grange who are interested. A theme which is continually arising among the farmers is that of a union of all farmers’ organizations intoone grand body. VVe are fortunate in having a paper from Illinois’ able past master, giving his views on this topic. We have room for your opinion also. We commend to your careful perusal the short article from Brother M00111!-‘6 011 “Using the press.” We believe that the Grange is not advertised half of what it should be. Be sure that you have brief, spicy reports of your work sent to the leading local papers. Keep the Grange before the people. Some folks think that the Grange is dead; disabuse their minds of that idea by being always very much alive. Platt, all of Ypsilanti, recently met at the home of Bro. Platt. It was decided to . make a vigorous campaign to secure meas- ures in the interests of tax payers and the people at large. The committee will at once begin investigations preparatory to making a complete report at the next State Grange. Meantime it is desired that the Granges be discussing some of these questions so that when the time comes for action the Grange will be a unit in its demands. We would call the attention of lecturers to the lecturer’s department, where we have indi- cated a few lines of ‘discussion that cannot fail of profitable returns. SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS. An impression has gone out that because last year corrupt means were used in get- ting the salaries of several state officers raised, therefore the people, and especially . the farmers, are unalterably opposed to granting any increased salaries to our state ; officers. Perhaps this is true. Nevertlie- § less we know many farmers who are favor- ‘ able to fair salaries. The matter is one ; well worth discussing and we should like ‘ to hear from both sides. and will certainly come up before the next 1 legislature. ‘Vs have prepared 3. table that may be of interest. It gives the salaries of the various state officers in those states which . are nearest. to Micliigan in population. \Ve have also given the average salary of each oflicer for the ten states. In averagiiig the I salary of the lieiitenant governor we cal- culated that each state paying a per diem l held a biennial legislative session of 150 - days. l.ii several cases oflice-rs receive fees. in whole or in part; these were not con- sidered in the average. The average sal- It is important ‘- type. so that they may the more easily be 2 to discover and classify those laws. j suits. are the college course. institutes, reading 3 course, bulletins, and reports. - and tendency of all of these means should compared. ::.ss;r§s§s§s 1 =-1’~t5€§=E.s-.'—~-"...$ ~’ E'¢¢m:---“gpO l >l,-;‘;pm;'n;:>'-*-.=-=2-.-'¢.="3-9°. -. ,oia “ .' .=;8§§§§S§ E§ 1‘ ' W.‘ ' '7'W __"“‘W A "WWW W ’ ''—’ " " . :1 »r , ,,€,_. 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Not seldom, on enquiring the rea- 3 son for the absence of some brother or sister, the answer will come; “ Oh, Brother A said something they didn’t like, and they haven’t been here since.” Too often does a brother,——and is it always a brother? says some unkind word that was needless. He may think it shows independence and spirit to retort in this sharp way. Or it may be that he was really wounded by a remark of another brother. But is it not better to give the soft answer‘? Have we not enough work to do without wasting our time over these unpleasant circumstances? Our fraternity means something. It means charity, kindliness. It means for us to help our brothers, not to hinder them. It means brotherhood. It means the golden rule. It means peace and gpod-will. Too frequently we forget all this, and stir up strife unnecessarily. How small and trivial these strifes look when we regard them soberlyl How they pale and shrink beside the glorious privi- leges of living and loving and doing! How sad seems our anger when we remember that we are dust! Shall we not recall our high duties and forget the little crosses? Shall we not subdue the spirit of envy, of malice, of fault finding, and seek the graces of loving kindness and forgiveness? Shall we not “ be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor pre- ferring one another?" OUR VVORK. “ VVe believe in patronizing and aiding the agricult- ural colleges and experiment stations in their legiti- mate work of scientific investigation, practical ex- periment, and education for rural pursuits." The agricultural colleges and the experi- ment stations have definite and precise work to do, which must be performed if they are a success, and which no other institutions can do for them. "We believe as i above, that this ‘specific work consists in the conducting of scientific and practical ex- periments in agricultural lines, and in the education of men and women for rural pursuits. These institutions should do some purely .scientific Work. Every thoughtful man knows that the workings of nature are governed by laws. Science is the attempt Men seek (,.iOd’S should be encouraged to i truths everywhere, and the truthsiof plant The and animal growtli are no exception. men who are inclined to dig deep into na.t.ure’s secrets in search of these truths should be given every opportiiiiity. That searcli should be their life work, and they sliould not be interrupted in its pursuit. This scientific work will eventually have ii practical bearing‘. For. f~lll'.ll()l1_Ql1lD11Cll of of it will result in knowledge that caiinot ‘ be put to the financial advantage of the farnier, there will be many things discov- ered that when practically applied will help to make or save money. But the great aim is to find the truth. These institutions should also do practi- cal work in experiment, where the chief aim is to discover, as soon as is consistent with 3 correct results, whether certain things will (I ” pay. The men who‘ carry on this work should be men fairly versed in science, but who have the additional requisite of having actually made a living on the farm. They 3 should have every facility for their work. and the results of their investigations should be couched in such plain terms that he who runs may read. They should keep in touch with the farmers’ wants and needs, and in transition periods like the present should be able to suggest the proper line of action for the farmer. Many Michigan farmers are today hesitating as to their future policy in regard to crops that shall take the acreage formerly devoted to wheat. 5 The colleges should anticipate such 8. condition and be ready to suggest and ad- vise. The colleges must educate for rural}pur- The means at hand for this work The object be to educate for rural pursuits. In some institutions this distinctive work is belit- 1 tled. The management says, “ W'c do not j care so much what a man does after he graduates. We want to give him a good industrial training, conscious that whatever pursuit he follows he will always be in touch with agriculture." But doesn’t agri- cultural mean anything wlien modifying the word college? We want these graduates so closely “ in touch” with agriculture that their life work is with and for the farmers. These distinct objects of the colleges and stations must not be lost sight of or perverted. We have thus far spoken only of the col- lege side. But the people also have alarge share in the responsibility of the success of the colleges. We are informed, by men who know, that the greatest opposition to appropriations for our college always comes from farmer members of the legisla- ture. We know personally that last ses- sion idiotic objections to the college pro- ceeded from one or two farmer members who knew no other way to make a. reputa- tion for themselves. (We are proud to say that every one of the seven Grange mem- bers were thorough friends of the college.) APRIL 5. 189-1. The publications of the college are not used as they should be. Only about 8.000 bulletins are sent out, and the same number of reports of the board of agriculture. Yet both can be had for the asking and both are valuable. If ten times this num- ber were used more than half the farmers of Michigan would still be without them. Nor do the farmers send their sons to the college to be educated for farmers. Take the southern tier of counties in our state, consisting of Monroe, Lenawee, Hillsdale. Branch, Cass, St. Joseph, and Berrien, and notice the following figures in connection With them: Population ISUO , ‘ _ _ _ _ _ , , _ _ . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - -- 335-79 va1.muon [S91 ___________________________________ _. $142,500.00- Acres improved land I893 ........................ -- 1sS48s““ Nuinber of farms 1892 ............................ - - 23:05 .\'umlxt-r of farmer fainilics (estimated) .......... .. 30.003 Niuiiber of to\vnsliips,__..._. _... _._. . ..-- .... .... 1" Number of students in Agricultural College 1992-3 26 Totzil iiiiinhcr of Indcrgriidiialc students attending Ag‘! College i-'I1.’I.S AT THE COLLEGE. VVc are in receipt of the following com- muiiicatioii from a Patron who is interested in co-education at our Agricultural Col- lege. VVe give it in full on this page, because we hope that Patrons generally will discuss the question. in their Granges and throiigli the VISITOR. For long years past have been adopted resolutions by State Grange and by Suh- ordinate Granges, urging that provisions be made for teacliing girls at the Michigan Agricultural College. ‘With the lively in- terest iii education evinced at the last State . Grange, and the favorable feeling of the faculty at the college, it seems a. good time to agitate the subject anew. In the past, some girls have been admit- ted to classes in the agricultural course, often substituting something for agricult- ure, surveying, etc. Here are a few very general suggestions to start on: To a considerable extent, let girls take classes as heretofore with students in the agricultural course, making substi- tutions, such as domestic art, to include sewing by hand and with machines, cutting and fitting plain garments, then some more elaborate ones, trimming, matching of col- ors and materials, designing, and some practical lessons in millinery; domestic science, to include instruction and prac- tice in chemistry and botany of foods and their adulterations, bacteriology, hygiene and home nursing, cookery, laundry work; household science, including home sanita- tion, household economy, regular prac- tice in a gymnasium. The practice in these subjects would take the place of student labor by the boys. A few col- leges have tried these things and have found them popular. Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N. Y., began in 1887, open to both sexes, and last year had nearly 4,000 students. Their exhibit of students’ work at Chicago attracted great interest. From the catalog of Pratt Institute I have ex- tracted the following: “Its object is to promote manual and industrial education, as Well as cultivation in literature, science, and art; to inculcate habits of industry and thrift; and to foster all that Works for right living and good citizenship. “It is now generally recognized that manual training is an important and neces- sary adjunct to the education of the schools and that mind and eye and hand must together he treated in order to secure sym- metrical development. While developing and strengthening the physical powers, it also renders more active and acute the in- tellectual faculties.” It has always seemed eminently fitting to many that there should be such a course at our college. Here is a work for women to do. Shall we hear from them? A SISTER REPUBLIC. Continued from page 1, the limit or intent of this article to discuss the propriety or possibility of introducing any of their customs into our own political practice, although that question may not be an unprofitable one for the serious con- sideration of the American citizen. It is surely not out of place, however, to express the hope that institutions so admirably adapted to secure the will of the people, ~ -~ ‘...‘..._ , * _..-.1. ......».. ...... ,- V ‘N APRIL 5, .1894. I‘HE GRANGE VISITOR. 5 to promote a vigorous and intelligent cltlzensblpi may be long preserved in the heart of Europe to bless the people who n°W_ enJ0y_them, and to inspire the friends of liberty in less favored countries in their struggles to be free. Ann Arbor. , The becfure Field. GRANGE AND SCHOOL INSTITIYTES. I wish to say to youlthat the move made by the Grange in the interest of schools is awakening much earnest attention and hearty support of the public. and the com- missioners and teachers in particular. An Institute held with Farmington Grange March 10, though the roads were “ a ter- ror,” was attended by about 300, who pro- nounced it a grand success. The program, papers, essays, recitations, and discussions, were able and good, the banquet and visit captivating, and commissioners H. H. Snow- den of Oakland, and J. A. Sinclair of Wayne expressed themselves gratified to have such assistance given in line of their work, offer- ing their hearty support to similar efforts in future at other places. While teachers and neighbors who had stood aloof from the Grange were surprised and pleased to in- vestigate Grange principles and works in new light to them. We are laying plans to assist other Granges in continuing such good works. A. J. 0. FOR DISCUSSION. lt is very necessary that the farmers should unite in asking for needed legisla- tion. To do so the important questions must be discussed freely and frequently, until all are practically united. \Ve sug- gest a couple of subjects that will be of especial interest just now, and we out in same line the word “ matron " and insert the words " fourth degree members in good standing." Article 1, Section 2, after the word “ wives ” in the first line insert “or husbands ” and strike out the word“ matron” in second line and insert "f011l'T«h degree members in good standing.” Article 1. Section 3, after the word " master " in the fourth line insert “ or his wife or her husband.” NATIONAL GRANGE. In the second line after the word “ wives ” insert “ or husbands if fourth degree members in good standing.” In sixth line strike out “ who are mat- rons” and insert “or husbands if fourth degree members in good standing." In seventh line after the word “ wives” add “or husbands if fourth de gree members in good standing.” I therefore promulgate the same, and de- clare said amendments to be component parts of the Constitution of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. In testimony whereof I have hereto sub- . scribed my name, and affixed the seal of the — National Grange, this 22d day of Febru- ary, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four. J. H. BRIGHAM, Master of the National G‘:-u,n.ge. l IN GENESEE. I have just returned home from Gene- see county where I was called to dedi- cate a Grange hall situated about. nine miles southwest of Flint. The hall was built by brother A. B. Knight, a thoi'ougli Patron, and one of the most energetic members Iknow in Michi- gan. His family are all grown and are nicely situated on farms near by the old ; farm. All seem to be happy and detei.'inin- hope that they will be discussed by‘ every Grange in the state. Please let us hear the results of these discussions in brief reports. Also let us have your opinion, concisely expressed. 1. VVhat salaries should bepaid to our state ofiicers, and under what limitations? 2. Can the farmers aid in solving the liquor -q uestion? And have they any duty in the matter? HOW (‘AN THE GRAN(1‘«E BF.'l"l‘ER l7'l“l LIZE THE PRESS‘! I). E. MC CLURE. Replying to your request to write-‘a brief article on the subject heading this com- munication, I beg to suggest: I. By asking the gentlemen of the press to occasionally give space to Grange news, and then make this news just as crispy and interesting as possible. To do this we shall need to make our meetings interest- ing, and then they will become a power. With this condition, the press will not only become easy of utilization but will take up the work in the grand manner recently exhibited by the G rand '1‘r((.ve'rse Herald. _ 2. Hold open meetings, with an interest- ing program, and invite the gentlemen of the press to the meetings. Have some practical questions for them to discuss. The press is always glad to help in a good cause; they are always glad to sit down to a square meal. How many Granges in the state have invited the editors in their neighbor- hoods to such a meeting? Honor bright now, stand up, cross your heart, and tell us. 3. By holding Grange and teachers’ meetings which bring in all the factors of farm, home, and school. As the local press is a reflection of the local lines of thought and action, such meetings draw in the representatives of the press who find it to = their advantage to attend such ‘meetings, to their disadvantage to neglect so great a means of salvation.” _ _ 4. The press cannot be utilized to a greater advantage than to personally call upon the editors, and explain to them the hopes, the expectations, and the good ac- complished by the Grange. _ _ 5. When you hold a meeting appoint some one in the meeting to write up such proceedings, as are proper to publlsh. £01‘ the local papers, not one paper but all the papers in your county. This news will be seized with great relish by the farmers, and afford food for reading and thought. By this way we shall build up the local press, a thing we should dogthey will-build us up and the utility question is disposed of. Shelby. mm i;...;:.;.i.‘.;...i.. iiiisrsii. A Proclamation. Whereas, I have been officially notified that the following amendments to the Con- stitution have been adopted by the Cough‘ tutional majority of State Granges: RESOLVED That Article 1, under the head of “ District arid County Grangefl " be amended as follows: , . , - By inserting after the word ‘ W1V6B.' Wl1°1'° 1,‘; occurs in the third line, the words, “ or husbands» and strike out the word “ matron ” in Said line and 7? insert instead, “ fourth degree m9!11b9I'8« d Article 1st, Section 1, by inserting M591‘ ‘£119 “'0' “ wives ” in the second line “ or husbands. .8Dd_bY triking out the word “ matrons ” in the third line 3 d inserting the words "fourth degree members ‘ii: good standing,” and adding after the word “wives ” in third line “or husbands,” and striking f VISITOR. i patron, commissioner, could read it, and ed members of the order. The hall is 24x44 feet, two stories high, situated near Brother Knight's house. He furnishes stable room for all the teams that come and sees to it that man and beast are at home; in fact he runs a free hotel and he and his grand wife seem to love the business. Genesee coun- ty is one of the best counties in the stme. but is sadly behind in Grange work. my opinion that the State Grange should a put the ball to rolling in this county ‘:6-ry soon and not give up until there are 0l‘_Qj8I1— ized at least ten subordinate organizations. Clayton Grange is doing quite a business in co-operation. They purchase of Thorn- ton Barnes & Co., Philadelphia; they thiiik they save about 15 per cent and all feel well pleased with the effort. Yours fratei'nally, Tiios. l\lARs. ,\ PLI‘lAS.\N'l" O['(.lASlON. March 29, the friends of President Wells of the board of agriculture tendered him a complimentary reunion of the board and faculty of the college, in honor of the 21st anniversary of his coiinection \vit‘..~t3ic board. About 80 guests sat down to the banquet. The following responses were given, with the last of which President Wells was presented with a beautiful mounted and bound set of elegant college _ views. The College. child of the State still needs her motherly care. Gov. J OHN T. RICH. The Governors of Michigan: no state can name a better line. Their uniform devotion to College interests merits our kindest remembrance. Ex-Gov. D. H. JEROME. The State Board of Agriculture; the com- pensation they receive. HON. HEN av CHAMBERLAIN. The boys of M. A. C.: the college yell is heard from ocean to ocean, from the lakes to the gulf, with an echo from Australia and the Old VVorld. Hon. C. VV. GARFIELD. DR. R. C. Kianzis. l"lU<;S.L. G. GORTON. K. L. BUTTERFIELD. SECRET.-\RY BUT'ri:i>.rir.i.n. Looking Backward. Looking Forward, The Agricultural Press. Our Present Views. FRUIT BUDS IN W'ASHTE'SA“'. Fruit buds from four orchards on the highlands south-east of Ann Arbor show that a few peach buds were killed in the cold of February, but most of them are ap- parently all right to-day. Pear buds seem to have suffered during the lat.e cold weather more than peaches, but most of these seem to be in fair condition. On cutting apple buds they showed bright and sound. Unless warmer weather shall change present appearance, I think we may expect a fruit crop here. B. G. BUELL. An 71. Arbor. March 30. l)lS'l‘Rl(7'l‘ SCHOOL PUPILS’ R.l~IAl)IN(i‘r COURSE. We were pleased at the intelligent ground taken in the editorial, “ Our work," in last We wish every school officer, reading follow it. Oh, if our farmer friends could measure the grand ideals traveling ever through the eye and the ear, the two highways to the soul, they would see to it that beautiful school buildings, with cleanly well ventilated rooms, and flowers raised upon the school grounds made up the environments of their children. They would plant a flower in place of the ob- scene picture and writing upon the school buildings; they would hang a picture upon the school room walls, to banish the oath, the uncouthness, the vulgarity of school life. We are glad to announce that many county school commissioners have taken the initial steps towards introducing the Graded Pupils’ Reading Course. Are you helping your commissioner, my brother and sister? Have you written your commis- sioner one word about the matter; have you spoken to that officer about it? Oh, how enthusiastic you were at the State Grange! How your heart beat with pride as you looked over Representative hall filled with brothers and sisters! Do you want to know a place in which your enthusiasm will help “just a little?” Right in your back district school. How many lecturers have presented the Pupils’ Reading Course to their Granges? The resolutions fell like snow, during the opening sessions of the State Grange. Did your energy, your enthusiasm, my brothers and sisters in the Grange, end with your “ resoluting? ” 7 It The Grange can be made the most ele- 1 vating power in every county in the state 1 if we do sometliiiig more than make reso- lutioiis. ‘, D. E. MCCLURE. ; HILLSDALE POMONA. i _ The Income Tax llisciissed. Hillsdale county Pomona held a session at Moscow, March 1, with a good attend- ance. The forenoon was devoted to the usual routine business. Scipio, Moscow and Wright Granges report accessions, the rest as far as reported are holding their own. The afternoon was given to the Worthy Lecturer. The welcome address was given by Brother Moore. in a few earnest and in- spiring words, and was responded to by Brother J. W’. Hut-chins, who dwelt espec- ially on the social aspects of the Order. The chief paper of the session was on the “ Income tax.” The United States is the only highly (‘iVlllZ€(l nation that has not such a tax. one-sixth of her revenue is derived from The United States had it from 18633 to l‘5‘7l, when it was repealed, agaiiist strong protests from some of the lending men of congress, and with but small majority in either house. The moneyed class object to it. They say it would be a tax on thrift and a punishment on indus- try. If this is the nature of taxation, then , just so much as the burden was lifted from i the great masses just so much more would 3 they be stimulated to thrift and industry. j lVliile no law would prevent the rich l engagingin any enterprise that promised great incomes. But they say that “ it is sectional." It would be no moi'e sectional than any other law. It would simply go anywhere and everywhere where there was such property to be taxed. “Again, it would be class legislation.” No more so than public school tax, home- stead exemption law, and stay of execution act. “ But it would be inquisitive." No more so than any tax. Nor near so much as that of custom duties that ransack the trunks of the traveling public. “It would cause perjury.” We are bound to accept it. But as a rule they are already perjured by avoiding common taxation. “It would array the rich against the poor.” They are already arrayed against the poor, from the smallest monopoly to the great banking houses of VVall street. ‘ th is source. “ It would be a war tax.” For thirty years we have been paying a war tariff and are still paying it, and issuing war bonds. “ Relieve the poor from the responsibility of maintaining the government and in the end they will be excluded from participat- ing in it.” A timely threat. But on a pinch they over-estimate their strength and mistake the spirit of the American people. burden where it could most easily be borne. ' For years legislation has been in the in- terest of the rich, making the facilities for accuinulating great wealth by the few and then standing guard over it. They should pay for these favors. It would prevent, if placed high enough, dangerous concentra- tions of wealth. And would not disturb business enterprises as the continual ined- dling with the tariif is said to do. The following points were brought out in the discussion: Bro. Strait-—An income tax would be just. It would to some extent prevent the centralizing of wealth. One-half is already in the hands of a few. The people are struggling under thirty-two billions of dollars indebtedness and We have imposed a burden on our posterity that our children and children’s children can never pay; but the interest they can and have got to. But it will take every bushel of wheat and every bushel of corn and all the output of our gold and silver mines to do it. Capital at six per cent compound interest will double in 12 years, but the wealth of the nation will not yield three per cent. How long will it take the money loaners to absorb all all the wealth? By demonetizing silver they doubled our burdens and lessened our ability to pay one-half. Nero fiddled while Rome burned; we have Nereos in Wash- ington today. Bro. Conklin——Egypt was taxed to death E11;§laXl(ll1F1SllH.(l‘it for over 50 years and :- For years We have stood on the defensive. ' Such a tax would be just and place the ’ ‘ while her granaries were full and running over and her children were crying for bread. It is the same here to day. Our cities are full of the unemployed, the hungry and destitute and paupers while the necessities of life were never so cheap. Our only remedy is the ballot. This farmers can control, and we have got to do it or good-bye nation. We have bonded our posterity; they say we can pay it in ten years. Don’t believe it, it is for all time. We have got to get hold of the money bags and stop the holes. Sister Hunkerw-I don’t want to talk on this question when men do as you do, you have the votes. and if you have brains, settle it and settle it soon without reference to party. There is a good deal of educat- ing being done, it should be materialized. Our legislators are our paid servants, and you should not petition with, “ we humbly beseech,” but demand. then see that you are served at the right time. We don’t i want our corn planted in January. g Bro. Smith~Tlie storm that is shaking us now will shake us more by and by. The people are slow to catch on. Bro. Yan Ai'sdale-- This robbery has been going on for years and the farmer has just found it out. The banker has the start of us, his money will bring in more than our farms will. Oiie-fourtli of the wealth pays lxliree-foiiitlis of the taxes. They say that if we have an l1lf..'OI1:€! tax the poor will pay it just the same. Don’t be fooled, they will sqiier;-ze you just as hard as they can any way. Our next meeting will be with Adams Grange the first Tliursday in April. We send greeting to all of our great fraternity. ' \’V:.i. KIRBY. KE.\'1' l’O.liO.\'.\. An open nieetiiig of Keiit cmiiity Grange was held at Rockfoi-il on Mzirch 21. Al- tlioiigli the weatln-2' and roads were not of the besi.iieai-ly fifty were present. From the discussioii on “ future lines in farniing," the following tliougliis ‘were ;.fl:wt}l€‘(l: “ Some l1avi- (*..\'i’]li!_lHle‘-(l their land for rais- iiig wheat and :‘ll'-’: now l‘ftlEll‘l‘_3‘ potatoes and beans although ‘iliese are very uncertain crops. ” -.,-5,: - “ Fruits, both large and sniall will be of profit, as well as «lairying and the business hen for at least several years in Michigan, but in the raising of wheat, corn and beef, Michigan cannot compete with other states. So, mixed farming is the best, have a little of ex-'erything and liars more than enough for our own use, then if one crop fails there will be something left to sell." “ But we must farni it on a scientific basis. If we raise fruit we must not only raise a large quantity, but a good quality, and in order to do this the labor must be done intelligently. The time is past when a man can get. good crops and prices without much or intelligent labor.” “ Let there be more labor on a less unin- ber of acres and use some fertilizer and re- ceive more profit from every acre tilled.” “ This country is the best place on earth to live today. It was an Englishman who who lately visited his mother country and who remarked that ‘ anybody who lives in Michigan that will find fault ought to be ashamed of theinselves.’ ” “America is a proud and an extravagant nation, and we have poor enough with us now and so we ought not to reduce the price of labor.” I. D. Davis reviewed the Grange work in the county. and in the discussion which followed it was suggested that the Grange was only second to the church; and in a reading on “What are the possibilities of the. Grange?" it was shown that the Grange has not yet realized all the possi- bilities of which it is capable. Mrs. Berry of Rockford Ginnge opened the discussion on “ American Citizenship " with a poem. Music and recitations eiilivened the meet- ing. SEc’v. l l S'rATr: or Onto. CITY OF TOLEDO z W LUCAS U0ITl\"l‘Y, FRANK J. Ciirzxtzv makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Ciiaivav «S: 00., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of H.iLL’s CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. /§&?‘\ § SEAL 1 A. W. GLEASON, . . 5 A otary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo, 0. tfsold by Druggists, 75c. IT IS FIRST-CLASS. Pittsford Mich., March 29, 18.94. EDITOR VISITOB—We received the Columbian sewing machine all right and it meets with our entire approval. We be- lieve it to be equal to any of the high priced machines, doing all kinds of work in the best. manner possible. Yours respectfully, J urns COUSINB. E ,3 ;i .5 »,i =5 ,3 -; THE GRANGE’ VISITOR. APRIL 5, 1894. ATRONS’ PA'l‘){0N.§' PAINT WORKS have sold lngersoll Paint to the Order I’. of H. 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 2/ca-rs ago, still looking well, prove them the most durable. AINT MICHIG-AN PATRONS “Buy direct from Factory" at full Wholesale Prices and save all lbflddlenn.-n‘s Profits. O. W. INGERSOLL, Prop. Oldest Paint House in America 241-243 Plymouth-st., Brooklyn ORKS Iugersoll‘s!1Liquid Rubber Paints _ Indestructible cottage and Burn Pumtl Sample Color Cards, “Confidential” Grunge Discounts, Est mates and full particulnrs MAILED FREE. \Vrite at once. MICHIGAN STUCK BIIEEDERSJ All those who wish to purchase pure- bred stock of any description. will findl it to their advantage to correspond? with some of thf following well-E known breeders. f» H. H. HINDS Stanton, Xontcalm Co Breeder of Shorthorn Cattle American Merino and Shropshire Sheep A. ll. W'ARRE1\" . Ovid, Mich. i A choice lot. of stock Breeding stock all Write, And Lincoln Sheep. for sale at farmers‘ prices. recorded. Reduced prices on full Pigs. or come and look me over. - If you Wl'ant First—(‘la.ss M E R I N O S H E E P 3 WHITE BROISZE TURKEYS bred from prize winners, of tho: lurk Bronze. at the Indiana and Micliigan State Fairs, also at the Tri- State Fair at 'l‘olcdo, vou can get them of 0. M. FELr.o\\’s. saline. Mich. *2 e.evnuu STONE ()li\'c_.t, Mi(~h., Specialist in custrnting colts without use of ropes, cords, cluiiips, or tire irons. \Vr:te for circular. TAM STUNC‘; With the belief that double walled Hives are the best for this lati ‘tude. Send name and address for my illustra- ted catalog of every- thing needed in a prac- tical Apiary. I keep nothing but the best, and sell at living prices. Address GEORGE E. HILTON, Fremont, .‘\Iich. Strawberry. Pear. Blackberry. Apple, (‘urmr:'.s. Gooseberry. Peach. (‘beet-nut Aspsmzns. (it-apes. Walnut. Send for Catalogue-. J.S COLI.l.VS‘ .\‘().V. .Vloore.~'town, N. J, Meals for Five Cents :5 .. ‘ch-:-‘r1 person eats on the average on r 1,000 meals per year. To pro- perry flavor these would require s_;._\' 17 cents worth of Diamond crystal Salt. This is a trirle gr£=ai- ‘i? or outlay than if the other kiwcix :1: wire used. but 5 cents would T?” -., more than cover the difference, ’r .. , and pay for the luxuryof having 1: Diamond Crystal Salt ,:" instead of the other kinds. But the important thing about it is the finer .. - flavor your food will have and ti - ,._ ' greater protection your health Will :'_ to Ask -. DIAMOND CR STAL. _:v not got it. write to us. if you make j‘ nutter, investigate our Dairy Salt, there-is money in it. Address Diamond Crystal Salt Co., . ST. CLAIR. nlcn. FARMERS, A ATTENT|0Nl isilage and roots in FROM THE MICHIGAN COLLEGE. Rosa Bonheur 5th. We quote the following from 9. letter by Prof. C. D. Smith to the B1-eeder’s Gazette. “Not infrequently a Holstein- Friesian makes 11 good record even if she belongs to 21 college herd, ;supposed to be fed with more ‘ science than skill. During the past fourteen days our Rosa Bonheur 5th 11227 H. F. H. B. has yielded 1,436; pounds of milk and 39.81 pounds of butter-fat by the Bab- cock test, a sample of each milking being tested in duplicate. “ The largest weekly yields are: of milk, 726;} pounds, and of work- ed, salted and packed butter 22.06 pounds. “She is a large cow, weighing 1,750 pounds, and is of 9. strong dairy type—wedge-shaped, sharp- backed, loose-jointed, cat-hammed, and with capacious udder and sinuous milk veins——just the cow to illustrate to students the type toward which to breed. Her dam was Rosa Bonheur 890 H. H. B., imported by Smiths, Powell & Lamb, and her sire was Meadow- brook Chief 1969. by Ykema 322 D. F. H. B. “ Her disposition is perfect and appetite voracious. A day’s ration (Feb. 28) was 75 pouudssilage, 21 pounds grain (one-half corn, three- eighths oats and one-eighth bran), 10 pounds oil meal, 49 pounds roots and 1% pounds clover hay. Chem- ically considered the ration has a nutritive ratio nearly 1:5.4. “ In feeding thiscow, however, I have followed the rule which I think every wise feeder should adopt——that of consulting first the appetite and digestive capacity of the cow and being governed by that rather than by any considera- tion of the chemical constitution M of the feed. "During the early part of the itwo weeks the weather was very cold~—-at or below zero—and the Ebox stall in which she was kept ,’was not wind proof or heat tight. I was surprised at her appetite for such cold weather. Her largest daily yield, :.106-',‘ pounds of milk, was uiade jwhile yet the weather was very lcold. No June conditions tlwse — ;and there were “ no flies on jeither. llel” “ On another day she yicltll-—d by the test 3.19 pounds of fat." llulll-tin on Sheep Fc*e(lili;:. Bulletin lU7,josi issued, will in- {tl-rest every sheep breetler and he, jor any one else interested in sheep should send to the Se.-I.:1'etary of the " College for it. \\’e have room for {but a short description of the plan of the experiment and the sum- ), f it mar ' 0 result 5. l’ll.-IS OF EXl’ElllMENT. T he plan was to secure as nearly an average lot of lambs as possible, ivpres:-11tlng the class of animals usually purcliase~d by feeders for fattetling. Our aim was to obtain lambs from one flock in order that ' the animals used in the experiment might have the advantage of hav- ing been under the same conditions for some time previous. VVe were fortunate in securing a lot, number- ing 125 lambs of similar breeding V and in all in-sp-acts a desirable flock I sell direct and ship to all parts of‘ the United States. I can Saieyou Money, Buggies and Harnessi or any Tools wanted on the farm. I am State agent. for the ('oluml)i:1‘ Scale and the Common Sc-raw Post Hole Digger. I manufacture and sell H€“’ltt'S Automm.ii- A«l_iusl.— able Stock Rack. i I can Surprise You on Prices. 5 Write for circulars and state justl what you want. Farmers don't feed ticks, but buy some i of Hayward’s Sheep Dip. I want an l agent in every locality. Write quick. , B.'_‘,F. FOSTER, Allcgan, Mich. .17‘ ” for experimental purposes. They were divided into_tcn lots number- ed consecutively from 1—10. They vvvre (.'Olll'll](’.(l in a light, airy barn, 5 l I I I i 1 I 1 well ventilated and supplying the best of conditions for the health and comfort of the animals. The feeding pens were roomy and so constructed that the lambs could be confined at one end while the feed- ing was in progress. The lambs were at no time permitted to exer- cise in the open air and were not taken out except for the purpose of weighing once each week. Pure water, frequently renewed, was kept constantly before the animals, but was not weighed. In all lots ex- cept 8 and 9, the influence of the individual difl’ereuces of the ani- mals was guarded against as much as possible by carefully grading into lots of the same weight and apparent thrift. The large num- ber of animals used in each divis- ion of the experiment also contrib- uted toward making the averages more reliable. Care was taken to feed at regular intervals. They were fed grain and buy at 6:30 each morning, roots and silage at 12, and grain and hay again at 3:30. In all the lots except 8 and 9, the amounts of hay and grain were supplied with reference to the ap- petites of the animals, while the roots were supplied at the rate of one pound per day and head. Lots 8 and 9 were fed for the purpose of determining the relative value of roots and silage for fatten- ing lambs, and was 8. continuation of a former experiment along the same line. The animals however, were apparently in no way less thrifty than the others and the re- sults are included in the general summaries and tabulated compari- sons. Lots 8 and 9 each received clover hay ad libitum and a grain ration consisting of one pound per day and head of bran and oats, mixed equal parts by weight. In addition lot 8 was fed ruta. bagas ad libitum and lot 9 corn silage ad libitum. December 3, 1892, the lambs were all dipped in kerosene emul- sion. The excitement of dipping and discomfort following the oper- ation probably slightly affected the gains, especially as the time of dip- ping was followed immediately by a fall in temperature. All tlie feed except hay was weighed daily and recorded. The weights of hay were recorded for the weekly periods only. The lambs were weighed each week on the dates given in the tables. The weighing was done each time in the morning after u fowl of grain and before feeding hay or supply- ing with water. The lambs were all shorn during the week ending March 8. We were desirous of ascertaining the influence of shearing lambs [during the fattening period, and a. grliscllssinu of the results will be found in another portion of this bulletin. .~‘l'MMAliY ANJ) CONCLUSIONS. 1. Lots receiving corn in the grain, either in Whole or in part, produced the best gains, were ap- parent.l_v in better finish, and in general were fed at a greater profit than the lots receiving bran or oats. 2. A grain ration of bran proved to be an inferior ma.te1'ial for fat- tening lambs. 3. A ration of corn and oats pro- duced slightly better results than either a mixture of corn and bran, or of corn, oats and bran. 4. The results of this experiment indicate that the gains resulting from fattening lambs by means of :1 "self feed,” are produced by a larger consumption of grain for one ,the nursery culture of the trees, the ‘planting and pruning of the or- pound of gain, than when fed at: regular intervals in the usual man- Z net, and other things being equal; the gains are less profitable. , 5. A mixture of fodder articles; composed largely of a. good quality of silage proved 8. cheap and suc-l cessful ration for fattening lambs? 6. The rate of gain was apper- E ently increased by shearing during; the fattening period. Q 7. In this experiment colderl temperatures were quite generally; accompanied by increased gains. i 8. The amount of available pro-§ tein in the various rations was ap- patently a less potent factor in 1 producing gains than the amountg of available carbohydrates. E 9. Small gains are not necessa- = rily unprofitable nor are large gains a sure index of profitable food con ‘ sumption. Fruit Bulletins. Bulletin 103 is an elaborate sy m- g posium upon peach and plum cult- ‘ ure in Michigan, by the Horticuli. § urist of the Station, L. R. Taft. it discusses in an interesting manner ‘ the natural conditions that haw 5 given Michigan its present stand-; ing as a fruit growing state, and, indicates the localities best adapted » to the successful cultivation of the above named fruits. Since so much ; depends upon the soil, exposure-,j elevation and other surroundings,» a. considerable space is very prop. J erly devoted to those subjects. We 1 learn from this bulletin that the l Michigan peach belt extends along: the shore of Lake Michigan from l south of St. Joseph well to tliei north of Charlevoix, and varies in : width from ten to thirty miles: here peaches can be grown with} success in almost any elevated spot. Near the lake, however, the condi- , tions are so favorable, owing to the ameliorating influence of the open u waters of Lake Michigan, that in‘ many sections, success has been obtained in localities where the l land is quite low and level. Away - from the lake in the interior coun. ‘ ties, notably Lenawee, \Vaslit:enaw, ; Hillsdale, Jackson, Unllloun, Clin- 2 ton and Kent, and in favorable lo-E, cations in others, good results have i been obtained with this fickle crop, i when it has been cared for intolli-l gently. The methods of llfi.-lltlllllgl the orchards rel-oniniended, are based upon actual experience at the college, and are those practiced by our most successful fruit grow- ers. The preparation of the ground, chards and their after cultivation are discussed at length. The dif- ferent methods of pruning the trees are illustratecl by photographs of actual trees varying from one to five years of age. The matter of manures and fertilizers is also given considerable attention. The conclusion is that While de«;0n1pos- ed stable manure is excellent as a fertilizer, it is likely to prorlucv 8. late growth, and that the trees, as well as the fruit buds, are more likely to be injured by the winter than when chemical fertilizer-s are‘ used. The nature of the dilferent materials receives attention and formulae for mixing the fertilizers are given. Bulletin 104, entitled “A year among fruits.” is the report of the South Haven sub-station, by the veteran pomologist T. T. Lyon, who describes in detail the opera- tions in the extensive trial orchards (‘ontinued on page 7. \':-.ri L-ty of sizes suitable for all work . Y_Y f 1 r7 V "G Y _ Y ‘ Pu J mu be HARROW, CLOD CRUSHER AND LEVELER_ is adapted to all soils and all work for which a Harrow is needed. Flat crushing spurs pulverize lumps, level and sinooth the g1°ouncl,while at the same time curved coulters cultivate, cut. lift and turn the entire sur- face of the soil. The backward slant of the coul- .tel~s prevents tearing up rubbish and reduces the AGENTS WANTED. draft. _ IBNTXON TH IS PAPER. Made entirely of cast. steel and wrought iron and therefore practically indestructible. CHEAPEST RIDING I-IARROW ON EARTH ——sells for about the same as an ordinary drag- eight dollars and upwards. to res onsible farmers to be returned sent on at In; expense if not satisfactory. N. B.——l deliver free on board at convenient distributing points. .. um: H. NASH, Sole mt, MILLINGTON. I. No. 30 S0. CANAL 87., - CHICAGO. ILL. NEW JERSEY. needed by the trees.’ 5 .__.....-.-., ’ ' . Tm-kgy red on cul.tm_l Y O u D e | n tlntwon’t1*ree«7.n. boil y or wash out. No other Wlil doit. Puck!L8le10 cu . . 30 ml n Utes ...%'.*.-:‘F::;.- ‘:_:.r.-:1‘-.~;'.' : .0010;-oott.on_4(ic. Big'pasA¢ents Write quick. Mm. lion um paper. Franc ye C0--.Va8Ba'o Mic"- Tbe Hand-Made Harness 60.: OF BTKNTON. NIICI-L E. D. Hawmnr, Pres. “'21; H. Own’. Trans. 0. Moons. Sec 1;. Retail their o\vn make of goods at rv/mlrsalr price \V:: make a spccialy of $20 double team work har- ness and :1 $10 2-inglc lmrncss, \\:r guarantee sans- faction, and pr:-pay freight on h\'e_ sets. per mission we refer to Hon. H. H.Hlnd8, OI Stall- ton. Vviiat Can’t Pull Out? Vghy the Bovvfiori the_.las. Boss Filled W3_*£‘L£':#§°5~ madejgyjhs —lI(eyVs>t_one_ Com- l’5‘I‘X!__Phi1a‘1f1.El},iE- It I19: t¢.c_ts,t1i¢,_V_Va.tc14,f_r9s2_tl1:p.i_c_1<.- P9,Cl‘..€E»3_‘,Ld_ _P¥‘3_"£1}F§ it from 51_r5.>_r2I>_ing«n_._Can only be had \vitl_1_V_cV_as7es stalnpgd with this trade m_a£k. Sold, without extra cha_r_g_e for this how”(_'ri*ng,), through \l7atcl1_dealcrs roplyy. Lats oi watch cases are spollod in the opening. An opener to obviate this sent tree. . ruernlununorloirrl A Happy, Fruitful MARRIAGE! ‘ EVERY MIN ,,‘’:;53 KNo'w""'tne GRAND TRUTHS; the Plain v I _.i I Fa.cts- the Old Secrets an the New Discoveries of Medical Science as applied to Married Life, should write for our wonderful little book, called “PERFECT MANHOOD." To any earnest man we will mail one copy Entirely Free, in plain sealed cover. “A remgg from the quncks.” Address ERIE MEDICAL 00., Burrito, u, V, ‘This is a medical work FOR Msiv who NEED IT, and 111011‘. curiosity Sl'\‘lCCl'S should not trouble themselves or the conipmly b taking advantage of the above om-.,r', 3; will not interest the frivolous.-Edwt T R I A L emuce 50c. ....._, set B-16 pkts. Vegetable so-rd.~a. - 90¢ " I-1--‘ pkts. l<'lowcr>'(:ctl.~’., - -30c " F-10 iovel_vCur'naIiun Pinks. .yUc “ G~lU Prize Chrysuntlmmums. cxoc " ll--{Superb French Caxnnas. *‘ J ~10 Elcgalnt Rows. _ “ §I—24 Fine Gladioli Bulbs. ~ - r 3 " P~—(il1artiy ()rnanu-utalShruhs.{>0c " R—ti(‘hnict\. Grunt’ \’|"(‘5~ ‘ W9 e-_; each of any two sets. - - .00 No two plants alike in these sets. Any 3 Sets, $1,25; 5 for $2. By mail. postpaid. Safe arrival and satisfaction guarameod. Order by the letters from thisudvt. NOW asthese are introductory sets not in ('utn.l0gue. an elegant annual of 1138 panes. free. Everythln oflheliesl iorflrchard. Vlne ard. Al\\'l| and Garden. 40th year. .0(l) acres. 28 lzreenhouses. STORES &. HARRISON 00.. PAINESVILLE, omo, Box 309 GRAND RAPIDS and Indiana Railroad Feb’y ll, 189l.—(,'eutra1 Standard Time. ’}~;EiE2fi6"a7rli1 3 No. 5 No.7 Cincinnati, Lv _______ ,3 4'50 ‘_ 3'05 ____ -_ Richmond ____________ __ Fort Wayne. Ar..___.__. Fort Wayne. Lv.. Kalamazoo. Ar__ ,_ Kalamazoo, Lv." , , Grand Rapids. Ar _____ ._, ____ __r l Grand Rapids, Lv ___________ V‘ ____ _, Cadillac ______________ , , Traverse Cit._\-, ._ , _,_ . Petoskey ______________ _ _ ; in C __ ->‘»-530nm -c- N§=® as-“la. -‘sass: 8 uses Mackinaw.Ar__________.,l_ , , i__,__ 515 .2 o l@ 2 an 8 c a F 2- C IV’ 2 C 3 2 0 D5 2 C Mackinaw City, Lv. Peboskey.._..__.____ _ Traverse City , , . _ _ _ , _ , _ _ _ _ _ _, A. M. Cadillac ____________________ __ Grand Rapids, Ar___ _ _ .. ___ Grand Rapids, Lv Kalamazoo, Ar . .. Social F rt W . L Ri)chm(ilid1e V N33? 31% f£'.i..i‘i§a§§fa‘§?k°’ ‘““’ ““°"‘““" °“ Parlor car to Mackinaw on No. 5 from Grand s. E genius cars. Grand Rapids to Chicago, 0... N . 4dail th ' All other tiriiiils dgilyeedntlltvd tfiggllddsd . C. LOC WOOD G. P. 4! T. An. Grand Rapid‘, if ‘I .62“ “ APRIL 5~ 1394- THE GRANGE VISITOR. 7 d Is a book Containing illustrations, prices and seeniedi ilo lfiel lelffei‘-tiifiiihagalinst tlie 5 enpouragiiig an? also most discour- escri ' - - _____. .. _::_i-ot am ea ‘I ig '1 ’ o e p um, t ie _ aging amon{_; t ie Griuiges of my l ,) . ptlons of 3-l"tlCleS ln Common use! CONDUCTED m. .. MXCY ,_EE_n_ ianthracnose of the raspberry 7lll(l}(f0lll1l:y:. a book that Wlll Show you at a glance you imost of the diseases of the grape.’ I willbfl)’l.ll8.frllii~x 11).,‘-St encoui-- . si:§enI::u;ili.m In bulletin 10_5, will be _fou_nd a aging feature of the Grange work are paylng too much for the goods you are ' revised fruit list for Mu.-higan,_1n this county is a desire tolearn ‘ now buying, ‘ month. Subscriptions 50 cents per V6111’. Address ' which has for along time been,niore in the line of agriculture; ., WORTH ANYTHING TO YOU? Brain Work. all puzzle matter to THo.\i.\s A. Mii.i..AR, goo, izth Street. Detroit W61“ needed. The last list. was publish- l to be able to realize more with same ed several years since, and was very amount of outlay, and even to real- complete, but the number of varie- ize more tlian before on one-half of ties was so large that it was very the outlay in agriculture, horticult- X I X . UR lGl.\':\L PUZZLES, J77. 1_’3’.—-Square. (Int;-ndccl to lie more curious thiin useful.) confusing to the average planter. lsitworth the 15 CENTS in stamps re— * quired to pay postage or express charges on a copy? THE BUYERS GUIDE AND CATALOGUE (issued 1. A town and district upon the sea coast of M11- lay Peiiinsul:1.(ll*1'i7.} z. A town of France, dc. partment of Yonnc. (':’.i/v/a)_ 3, Imlizm p},v§;c;.,,,, and nntiquary i6o3—i73o. (]’//I/,) 4. A t0".vn of France, in Audc. (II'm'.) 5. A post hamlet of Lancaster county P3. (Li/Ifi_) o. !’_O_ Franklin county §\'n.-‘ii. 7, N:-apolitzin insiirgeiit chief; i023- 47 (Pin!) .W7'*‘/I1VI'IL'lU»‘I. /l. ‘. R. 0. (‘iii-.s'ri«.i<. i. Town of \lnl:i "l, Spain. ‘.3. Nlorc li\elv, 3. A . ure, and ’x_\'i‘xr xpu.:1s.fm.. will ...-.., gthe bulletin, and a prospective labor. buca people are wasteful, . . _l_:)_<_"‘Y'.- cc I - ‘ _ V V _ - ' ~ _. 0 §,,,_, ,,,,,,,,,,., ,,,,_,.‘ ...w,,e,, in C(,.,,,,,‘,,;.,.,,; i planter in any pait of the statetan their debts are iiicreasing, and they in NTGOMERY WARD & co., ..:.=.:;,;;;:.~;;-::..::::=?-.::i.:==e.::;°:;:;.... W“ at a a : the or A camel»-..cr “'l‘lie- ~lol(lst:iteofMaim-." [is adapted to his section. and can ,;those more wiileawake, pro«.:1-essive, “But Oregon :s_\ It-ou’l[ find ‘ . readily select a list that will be very l and prosperous Grange farmers. llikely to succeed with him. To aid; Another I ' Your ilioiigli Tcxzis. the state. I I l to I I6 Michigan Ave., Chicago . In writing mention Tim GRANGE Visrroiz. GRANGE _D_|R i¢+6E?. Patrons VVill Find Tliese Firms Reliable and l OFFICIAL DIRECTORY A - ~ ~ — —>—~ —~———- — —~ - -——- -' "0 ,,m. of you do “.i,,_ to the pelf, Oflioex-s National Grange. VVl10 ’L*".iinst our l'oion fought. Cast Sll2l(l()\Vs‘ o'er this wondrous luml. \\'hcrc peiicc has now been VVl'OLlL‘;ll'|,, ‘ /v'I‘m7;{'/I'll, . ". 1‘. l’llIl. 0; Sm-iii-;i(. ‘ .\'0. 1;>7.~~ /‘Mi,-zzu/1.1’. 4 Can G:t Special Prices From Tli:in. % i'vc \\'”"- ~“’ Hi‘ “"“’ ‘mt ‘“V=‘°l‘"-" l 1li;i1'k(*t, (:()0kl1l§.t, ETC. . _ ‘ fix o . .1 1 .\'.\'_ ' ' . ; ‘ . ' ‘ , _ ' _ . 3::,‘;§,:,,“;,.f?-v$*_B1§§{?;‘sM—---§,;,,;,;,D,§§;‘,; egg - --—-~~—. ' ~ " " . 1- . _ , , , and dr~ppm:.r , Lm-mmm_ALpHA MEs‘s'1;;‘g:___R0che,,te’,._ Vt: W. =—‘9-~--11m;'I'«nu. .\ ".§“.9..\ll’ (-R.—\.‘¢(ill'.Ii" Sl’|'..\ltS. ‘ JAMES GREACEN, S'1'EWARD—M. B. HUNT Maine But save you money 0,, everything you em,‘ wearl 1-H‘: so it "rain or arm-. Kauai. bziuii. % 1 /)u/>m’_v_7'm- li'aIku.«-A-a (‘U/1I!.’l'. l , Eoiroi: Vis11‘oi:—~As I liave not lsevn anything in the Visrror. from ‘any “Swamp Granger” in a long_ CaAi>LAriv—S. L. WlLSON___... .. .Mississippi TREASURER-MRS. F. M. MCDOWELL____N. Y. 1 8£okl:'rARY—JOHN TRIMBLE Washington, DC on-u Kr'.ui>nB—~W. E. HARBAUGH. ._.Missou_ri Assn‘ STEW“m.A‘ M‘ BELCHER Rh°a_e-Island or use. Send 25 cents for full catalogue. : H. R. ]‘ZA(i'rLE & C0" i 68 Wabash Ave.-., Chicago. l V I-IHY l‘l.\'( 0 URAU l‘.\'(w‘. Mention Grange Visitor. _ ;‘,«'r_'[ir'z'.~‘¢»/1W,[’d2r/m/:i' go. 189,1. CERES-MRS. M. S. RHONE ____ ._Penns ‘Ivan a - . - i .. . 7 ‘ . I PouoxA——MBS. MARY REARDON _____ fiianszis EE,l,‘°3§,"‘S‘{;“ ,1,’-,‘;}3,§‘;’,';,'§;‘,"*},B,;‘§§=;,‘;g,5,f,f,;;“,‘§,§,§' .. A letter. .-_ Tolook mu. 0... cg,-.. ,r...«...»,, ,_ A time, I tlioiight a few words would: E,-“T0,. V1311-(,R-1 1,,“-,. SW3 FLOBA—MRS. ANNIE L. BULL .... _.Minnesota Grange of éhio and Ind'ian'8 to supply their State mountziin in Austrziliu. i. Reptile. 5. One who ,.t. be our If lac 'u%t Dr“. fr . [n l . . ' , , ' ' LADY ASS‘T 5’1'F.W’D—MHS. AMANDA HORTON and furnish goods at Wholesale rams when the ‘ instructs fullv. iv. ‘The specific nzuuc of numerous l D‘, ' " J L p E -l ’ " U ; nothlng ll] “[9 lSl.TUli ill many . — ' . , , . C. 3 1 ‘ _ _ ,' \ 1 _ order comes under the seal of the Grange. We i .“!K‘(i‘ll.:)L“(‘l.)>(-‘),. (A”_t'1‘WhS_‘:_/."‘l- l 0111 (W()lhlug) (I1H.ll,9.‘Eé. V t dtb ' ‘tat’ t thG fM'.h- ,._ ' , ,. - 3. . . . “M3” ‘”““‘°"“‘ ‘°“° 9 '“”3““ “' . 1n.,.,,..»..{.-,1//. .\xm~_\.:.....-.._, i (an not ltI11P!Dl)tl the time,1\0_ 132! and ,_hmkm,P, mat perhaps igan. Write for catalog and prices. [ I 1 f 1 ' ~* ' V 2 _"~-—v ‘-. . .‘ ' I ’ ' ‘ ', ., , , , ‘ ' , PI A N 0 S Special inducements all the tllfle l N)‘ I)‘. I HUM!’ DJWWI. 1 ‘K H. 11 tom any L ause We ( u not '‘ your H13"-l r"‘“lel5 ml.‘-{ht l1lft‘1' that r t M' h" . : . , - . - “’ ‘gm’ « veais from South J efiei-son Grange Executive Committee. LEONARD RHONE_.(lenter Hall. Pennsylvania JABO WOODMAN .._.Paw Paw and one Diploma for Beauty. » A. D. BANK______. ._ .Lansi.ng strenzthand Chen ncso.0\'er ' ()_ L, WHITNEY _____________________ __Muskegon 50.000 Of th_PSe Ve icles have - 323% '..‘i‘1l.‘.’.1.'=‘«°‘ ‘§u“’° ”°°l"{" or connty Deputiofi < Catalogue I [)1 of evefrgollrliiiilvoil D_ ”_ Stehhlns ______ __ ____,\t“-00¢], Am,-gm C~_ _,A.. and.‘ “:0 V9'li¢'l9~" II8I‘lI0KiI.:1lS0 book - C- ‘'--‘‘‘‘5‘‘--'-- --“‘‘’°‘‘‘‘‘‘ ““‘°' ’““‘g’‘-'‘ X ALLIANCE cliimuicz co.. CINCINNATI. o. R B Reynold _____ __ nlaud, Benzie A 7___ .-I)owling. Barrv _Union City, Branch “ - — — ° 1 . R. V. Clark ______ __ ...ByclIanan, Rerrien FilI.lIlS In [Na-bellfl. _!-12V V- Ai“{1le“’Vlo-- Bzlét-1:‘-C;le°3:‘5rC§1l1‘}‘l‘§;"“ I, .\\'im.\ni-'. .\l:(>l,'T .~;iI.\'ir_\'i \' .\cni:s i~:ir:u. Cl'a;_k‘ ' 'Chuflevoix, (':h.‘“.le‘.oix u Heuiitifiil homes, l‘.ll';_"L' lmriis. fruitful orcliiii-(ls, ! E B VVard"' "Ch;,_fle\.0ix'Chafleyuix (6 next country school houses nud clrurches, thriv- M.rs.‘}‘.ina V-\'-iiley H (,‘35sQP0n5_ Cass u mg \'|l‘l‘dgt‘~ and :1 liuiidsoiiic city, prove the A D Bank ‘ ______ uldansmg’ Eaton n prosperitv of the people. l‘lie srliouls. and col~, I ' "R Se” ‘ ' ' ‘ ‘ ' ' " Alma, Gmfiot u lcgcs of Mt. l’le:isnnt ar_c exci-llcnt. Oats, clover, < 53‘: Q """" " 'I';1uShin ! Genes“: It , sheep, potatoes zind fruits for gciicral fzirxniiigrfl John Passmore _____ .. . E. O. I.add_,_,Olil Mission, Gran Traverse “ ___\Vhea.tl:ind, X-Iillsdale “ ____S:ind Beach, Huron “ ____ __Chandler, Ionia 2' 0- - H I xtchbur” Inghdm choice city property for sale for really low prices. corn, buy and rich pastures for dairving and stock rinsing, have made in2iu_\' fnriiicrs well off: . 1. . N :_ ‘hi 1‘ D okes others are prospering, and so can you. Unim— ,_ Duck Lake, Jackson “ _,,_ ockford, Kent " '2 lk 'k‘ , K’ ll-1' .:k: “ , ., ‘ , , ‘ \’o‘,{,, ,,‘,f,c,_“,,,,‘,‘,‘cc; .. zidtlress CO0K’.5 nr..—u. i~.s'r.u°r. A Brighton, Liviiigstoii “ 31‘ Plea'“"‘t' Mic!" __‘;\dl’ll-lll, Lenawce “ ""'#_'—“'~“_ V _ _CrvsL:\l, .\’l()Ill§1l.lln . , Bear Lake, Manistece ° '""'<" gipelsiorlncuhator. Jessiéia. V\illiums__ __.aigii;.pia<. Meunsta “ . . S. Lawson ,__ ____ __l)isco, l\i;iconili “ ' \Vill G. Parish __Flat Rock, Monroe “ p"/,,,' _g,;,;,;,,,,,_ '1‘. F. l{odgcr.~'._ __l{-.wenn2i, Miiskcgoii "E lu:in,r/. Thousands in suc- \V. VV. Carter__ Ashlaud. Nc\\'aygo “ ' 0855503099?!“-IUD. Guaran- R l rtAl '.rLl_ Jluilsonvillc (lttziwzi “' R? lg. Tuyltir __ Shelby,’ ()cezum “ D. Murlin.. C-\‘, Fred Dean. E. \‘I. Allis teed to batch is larger pvt- ’ centage of fertile eggs at less cost. than any other atelier. I1OWPst Pticm; firstclass Hatchet niurle, _ v _ _ V _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __C-_,di11;ic, \\'c-xionl “ (‘lruulars free. Send 6:. tor lllus. i'{1'nln.!uv. ;World's Fair Highest Anls ; 5M-adal and Diploma _ 1 gen ourlNC|.lBATOR and , ,7 l Revised. List of Grange Supplies Kept in the oflice of Secli Of ll"? ' Michigan State Grange And sent. out post-paid on receipt of (‘ash Order, over the 3931 of a Subordinate Grange. and t e signature of its Master or Secretary. Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred , ,_$0 Secret.ary’H ledger!‘ ---------------- -- ' S ta ‘ ec(rl,,,,,.... . . . _ . V . . — - -- Ticeizurleii-‘S; brders. bound, per hundred . Secretary's receipts for ilues. F91" llllmlr i Treasurer’s receipts for dues, per hunt re< ,. g‘ BROODER gombined. ‘ Old Reliable” li.?.§§l?. D‘ Slllll UNDER A GUAHANT silivelyself-regulutiiu: ~ ich fully 80 per cenl. -‘ or it can be returned refunded. Reason- Sell‘-Regulating and mom 3 ablr in price. BROODIJRS. send 4 cents for caralo‘-rue. v H. M. SHEER «Si. BRO.. Quincy, III. Applications for membership, per hundred. , Vt ithdrawal cards, per dozen . . . _ . . . - . .- Dimits, in envelopes, per dozen... . . . _. . By-Laws of the State Grangti. Elll]1,'lP coP1i‘3- lilcz per dozen . . ... ,. . “ Glad Echoes," with music lozen. ,. .. , ‘..'I:»::».:~'.¢"1'x-2 ¢;7vvv::I‘.A'.n'.I iicuiiiaisaaaenntns Bi ooders only $5. llest iind cheapest for raisiniz chicks : 44) tirst premiums; 3,UU\l r.e.~,tininninls; send for catalogue. nigilev copies. . ____________ ,_ 3 00 l " Dc; per dozen 4 00 v Opening Song Card, Zc each; we per 50: 100.. 1 Rituals. 7th edition iwithcombined ale!-51335)‘ G. S. SINGER, Box 5:17. Cardlnglon, 0. L'il:e'?.Cl’l2})8I'll0'l;8D .... . Ritual:-. Sill degree, set of mu - 75 1 89 ‘ —”" ‘”““‘-”'“ Rituals, Juvenile, single CODY _ ’ ...... - .—1fv,cARPENTER ORGANS Notice to delinquent members, per 100.. ._. ,_ . are strictly High-Grade Instruments, and American Manual of I’nr_liarnentury Law, . ‘ D1 ear, of Laws -.~.nd Rulings” .. .. sold at LOW PRICES, quality considered. 3,, §,(,;,k.,, __ ,, _ ..... for (,'u.sh or Install-Incuts. and delivered at tive literalure_,. _ _ y _ A _ _ l. fiample package co-0i>eI‘a , I your home, freight paid. Send for catalogue of Write for prim-spun gold pins badges. Working , new designs to 7 tools, staff rnountings, seals. ballot boxes and any E. If. CA ltl’El\"I‘El{ COMFANX , other grgnga supplies. ,Home office; BRATTLEBOR0, VIM. U. S._A. . Western Olhce: J. Howard Foote. 207 209 MISS .Il‘INNIE BUELL. Addmu Ass Anson. Shun. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. ol'9.cu=tl,im - - TAI. A;\ I) . , s s :3‘ - 2 we haxe met man ' em imi-1-assments TBEAsUREB_E A STRONG Vicksburg anyone under seal of tlic (si.in_r_re, . . . —.UTF§ V Y , I 1,/. “ODS ha‘, ) _0In(_, to Sta - ha” i . . SlonETAnr—JI§Nl4IE BUELI;:___i___‘___-Ann Arbor W” C“ 5”“ 3""“,““’“°3" ’\d‘l""“ . 5 .l1 . . “ . , . ‘d ‘ ' i C ' 3’ b ' and d15c01“'°l‘~5lD.‘-5 S*’350ll5~, We b-3V9 Gm; Ki::E1>nn— E0. L. CARLISLE_.Kalkaska Isa-M rise---an &son.1, _, l “S “P3 and ‘l““’11SA Ours llmv‘ he“! never had the most remote thouorht C“‘5—MARY 0- L13 --------------- ~-Ad‘'““1 : ' IURMENTIL ‘\["IOCI“~'\1Al“ ‘no evce ‘(ion Yet. the loinrer We —f t k‘ 1 . . ° F‘I.0RA—-Mh1}.S. si§Bsg%Jfél»I3"1fi'1(‘J.l.4fi§IRé.lgl1ntIt.el'l.1l1t PAIRONS OIL WORKS. ‘ DERRICK OIL 00. l H_,\_'p'pp,RsHE] _\1 LT._\._':\'ECESSARY § 1‘ ‘P ‘. . ,1 f’ 1 d ’ 0 _‘a mi; ( ml“ lb“ flag that We E?‘l‘.’§‘4‘Ew».§i‘inas.'J.n.uinrinsma R‘;“.’.‘.‘3i‘.‘. L|;.ail.”.a.§;..“.."§.L.l:‘?.l‘.‘.;.‘..{I%it‘:3llE‘?%‘ll§’.;Eta...§ 3’S:e‘e,,1l’;‘1§,°t}111’,‘§‘c,‘;, ‘,_‘:Su,,‘S egg l‘1,;;1S%9;anizfi_ () E [8 L 8. .9 rrange S11C(36(‘( Ill l118.{-', 1()1_)_ nine 19,13 “)3;-_(;1a, as We _ ing stisfat-.toi‘_varrangementswhere- Our Gran;_:e sends woiyds of en- by Patrons can purchase goods l30‘(;011ra,gen1(_A111' to uni‘ brothers and l>t"Ct6I‘ 8n:7l€fl1'v=x:.‘i-‘ll '~*‘ " 8 run GRANGE VISITOR. APRIL 5-1894- O O . . talk to the young people on the benefits to l success, not only socially but financially. ,, !be derived fr0ll)"Gl'al‘lgt'. associations, urg- , A paper was read at the first of consider- ’ 7 finur them to unite with the Grange. Sister ‘able length, everv article contributed by the Ingham county Pomona N0’ 1'4’ 1 l\vi?E. Breining was ui-as‘.r..-r of ceremonies to l sisters and was listened to altentivelv and met Wllll Flt?-hl)u1'§2,' Grange. Malicll ' the satisfaction of all present. created colisiderable amusement. wé have 23 and 24. The program W8-S our-‘ la goodly pumbcr of talkers and some ried out. music and ‘:.:::::.:l ‘*::.::.*.‘:‘::..“::*..*:‘S::$::,‘: - being interspersed. Tile Master’s No. 336. Celebrated the twentieth alinivcr- lmken inyother ,,,f,‘te,s_ ‘ . address wasdiscu.~::;ell by A. C. LFlW- - 537)’ Of its °r2‘a"§“l"‘”l°“ ,M‘".°h_ 2.4‘ \Vc have no trade arrangements now, reuce, George Proctor, and Others, , #51‘-‘till was carried out as follows. _ had one venture in that direction and got . L B E R N B R as_ t'B~Y1k.ROc!{-‘(S ad‘ 111.; \\:c|cume song by Grzlngc choir. O . . .. _ ~ . ; 1 \ I f_ . t .d th ‘ .‘ _~ . . _ l 11- -‘ _jona,l Baul:.,O'.tumwa,Iowa. who concuryed In the Sentlluflltb H _m)rV of me Urmgcy by ,,. ,,. Dean’ “ mam : bu ly left. n 'lLt do no net em cm 212 014 Michigan St .Cl~lcago l mcis uv what we need by a ling cash as cheap’ Q G O O 0 Q C O Q 6 Q . expressed. am“. my ,.,,,,,,,c,,_ ' ‘ P ’ l <.>\./W O . 0 0 o\./\./\./\/\./\/\/\«\./\./\/‘--/~/ ' _ , _ j as they can be afforded. It never seemed The question. “ TU Whom Sllmlltl j flclert rczulinlz. -firtlliilr l’r0,~?=’_§‘,r-C, ‘I l to me that farmers ought to try to be ex- 7 Ilflllilfilcfl. f'HuSlC, 0\V3.I'( . C tint‘! 5. 6GG¢?G@¢@oooooooo O O O O O O 0 ° COM MISSION O REFER by permission to §l.3§i§:i;:iili3:t.i:Li§to(i‘°fi)“ Ii§.’cnicago; ‘ .1». W tiorlrt1‘l3. ., (_:h:'cnsrc:, -‘tonal Bank. Lllincy‘. Illinois; INGRAM POMONA. Consignments from lllool Producers and slippers Solicited. Liberal Advances made when (19- sired. Sacks Free to Shippers. Established I 866. BRIGHTON GR.-'\NGl-I A pro— 9 - ~ ' tabl seeds intheworld. WheAt'«.0ntsu . . , . 20f‘ n()§JriiIsiilii$oes.eetc., in enormous quantities. 1,000. l- 5- T”°"”’“°"' ‘ t v ‘ ' i:gs.eariiesl;'\ egetable seedz=.8l10URlIf0!‘R- garden. 06‘ - ' eVegembleseeds,50c. Say. our (great Northern Oats bush. sown! Did you evei-Ohxgnrthge l3l(li{elr1':lr:|Ke-sogolglli ft‘: . . 4 ~ 1 t . arm . e ._ . 1-‘.‘.’l‘..i.§‘..5~.‘.‘e‘."i.“". "E§’u‘%”2§L§%°Z1llE.i°$u°e."i§o"l5li‘§es. for so vnsm=e- Wr-te °°+*=v~ St. Lawrence Co. ‘\ The condition of our Grange is worthy , of commendation. We occupy a high so-I g cial and intelleclial plane. We have 165’ members in this Subordinate Grange and , — are a united, prosperous, and happy band 5 of people. We five the social part of aaflerflmn Grange work a prominent place in our -'EV9l' ,0’ meetings. Yesterday we had a. maplelI894, S 1 Glen 0111 GPS. l ‘ It is intended to aid the planter in selecting the seeds best adapted for his needs and conditions and in getting belong the profits Of llldllst-Ty, capl- I Mk“ ,.cnd;,,,_,' R.,_,.,,.,,,,,d (;,1h..,.,. i clusive or clannish but should mingle with ‘ v’. 'fi . 3 Instrumental music, Mabel l’ro.~.; tliere v:.'l.~‘ talk by H. P. Glliddell of the ;\f_:7'l- cultural College. on " liotiitioiif‘ A lively (liS<‘llt§S'l()!'l followeil. The limit was an r‘SSll.y. “Yulliig people:-. iii the Grill ,_=je.” by Cal'i'ie Havens. Fitelibilr wliicli was dis- cussed llv Bi'ot.:r-rs Lawn-i1<_-e_, While we are not its nuuierous as we lwish we were, yet we are alive and in a f prosperous condition. \Ve hold our meet- } lugs reglllarly oncc ill two weeks, and gen- erally have .1 good ilttelldunce. During 1’ the winter every other lllcetillg was open ,l to the public with a line lilIi.‘l‘(ll‘y prograui, 3 and especial praise is due the Lecturer, -‘ Sister Clara 'l‘:ilm:ige, xv ll(l has had charge } of the l.‘lllEl‘l.’lillll"lL'l‘l[\‘ and has done exceed- ;illgl_v well. _lruiuar_v 13:1 very interesting ,‘dl*zllnzl entitled “ l'udcr the Lzlurels,” was ,:gl\'Cl‘l by lllcinbers of the Gl‘:lll;_-;e, which [ vvns a silccess in every wily. And as fully lone-half who were pl‘t’.SL‘lll could not be ‘;ict:oullllod;l.ted. the szillle “(is reproduced the following week with .1 very good at- tendance, and all seem wcli pleased. \Ve feel encoilrziged ill our work of the past. year. Our young people are taking their places ill the front l':l:ll-is and respond with 21 will to any work iissigllcd them. \\"e miss the presence of two of our best , lnelllliers. Brother and Sister Gilbert _]ohn— ‘ son. who have gone to Colorado fol Broth- Cl‘ ]ohn.i_vl‘.'z:n Grange No. 393, of Crziliston. i still live-~ zlnd meets regiilu _y the lirst and third 5;lLill‘du_vs of each ulonth, ()ur mem- bersllip has decreased .\()lDL‘\Vlli’l.[ during the past quarter, demits llavillg been given two. One our \V0rthy Lecturer Sister Anna (L \V. Roi:iNs<>.\', H"'or//z_;' ,lIu.s‘[43r. (r‘I‘(l1I.gr ,\'o, 127, 0.-::t*z‘go Co., ./V. I‘, Wi;~'l:urer of the Natiollal Grange, Brother F. 31. .\lcl)owell, is dead. He was one of the foundel'.< of the Order and lived to see his work llriilgiilg iorlll a, lilieml llzlrvest. He “ill in; _;»_{l‘(‘illl_\' mi~~cd 3 in Nzitiotlal (irzingc cil‘<‘lc.<. l ,,,.,.,,.h _S.\ll-LA lg _lll.ii{"'lv. l..ixsl m. “ ' ~' Flt.-\.\ l’\Li.‘\ S11. .\'0RTll L-l.\'.\‘lN(w‘. oI—‘i<'1(iEi<.<. W. .l. llrz.-\_L, Pres-ilient, \. .‘.. \\'n.l>.Uli. Vv‘cr,- l’rel-lidezit. l‘.. H. ()slnN1). Uasllier. We l'i'HliS-'tCT. ii general banking business. In our Ra\'lll(.15 «lepartzileut we receive deposits of Grange l .\r»ri‘i i ‘ I-‘ii; . . . . . . . of )l'O‘Tl’fllIl for the next mcetillxr of Durn °“"‘l"“‘“’ "T "W" 3"“ 1‘"-VlDlt‘T€FY- thereon if left ‘’ i "ll ()4 F. l:.-\‘ \'l \'r..~ 1°"‘C“""‘7 “ml l"m‘0“~" “°V"0C“m°‘l “ml hold colillli? Pomoln Grnllge which will uivi’: lhrlle momhfi Ur lflnwr at ‘W’? Gem‘ ' " ~ ‘ ' ' ' :1 grand ulcetiilg on Szitilrdllv, April *1 at '- . . ‘ ‘ ° . .. .. . . . . ., . in our colmllercial (le 1'-l l t ' - .. - . - ‘ * . on 21 little id . fthe ; ‘o - of ti ~ on; ROM HH-. .\.\lio.\.il. Li. ‘Tl Rm. l~ ' W95 W9 FGCGIV? 80- flw ‘Iv ,]>m, >_C},0Ol hUu,\.,L_‘ Wm.‘ 3 1t_C,u,_e m 3" V P d ‘n I ego.“ t‘ ie lit‘ ,y\ T I‘ K.‘ ’ V ‘ t v ‘ A I! €'(-,|lllil<‘(lf me-_r::li:iiitl-Izinrl blis1rlesslnen._ \Vnil~;slle ,_,.,V,.‘R,F'\. ,.,:,,.,,)\\> mg ‘_,.,‘,,,,,,L, 1“. one of l,\»“(.h,-,_,.,,,,»S noted “C .1 c U] 5, e., we me l:i( . in 11%;. 1:1,. not c,\pr-ctcd tlm. Vile (Jlflilgb \,lil interest bot-iriliez ('t‘I‘[ll.lC€l.lP.~l of tlepnsit, If you , . _ , H Prof V‘. N I‘.m_,_i\_ Ofm“ Rapid‘ ments, and our lnelnoers the them con.'7f:i»J«71'VlVS'rlY3‘lf]hllfirlfilfiliflfifi come and son rls. 8l:l‘ll'.. ) coiinvv Pomolia (Jmli; \\ ill . '. ' ' ' V ts ‘ ‘ (_-rablv but not ngqrly 3. imich they it is ex Ct (1 ohm « Owl (‘,1-«ma . -'1} _ , _ ""“ , , , , - . , . .\ line i ogriini ll.’l> l)\'Cll prcilrircd for the ' Y ~ . , , Pe ‘’ ‘ ‘L g _ r ‘, -‘ “l H1“) [.\l« K‘ W Fpou -“Hemp” 1 meet W .-l 1'-‘mU“ Hi’-Tll0|" (1T—‘-“ti ‘\}‘-"ll ‘ ,,,,d 1” who h,,‘\,e hm“, the should. W e make :1 sziviu;{ of flolll ten to 1m~ge1,.- lncl-ea“. mp ,._§m._,.,-31 ,,,[€.11,gC,.,,_.L-. of I Ii . i. l - . I . I: . 0 the . 17 ‘’i’m,j 13'. A Pr nc >wT.0_n 4”” ,rm_h'.:l(l pi‘tlfes.l.)cC-is for Gmrdge its mcmbCr$' V W .3 dunnli tilt aflcrnoorl 0‘ l‘.‘L l"h" to “ huh )')t‘()Ct‘t‘(l I; will be both clllCl‘l'lllllll“' '1ud glowm me “E” very flm“flmi='r’ but. still The 'i\‘la.tl'ili‘tive. R. ll, Tfivlrll-:, .l1'm/rl', l-‘R<>.\l ()R.\.\'I) 'lRA\ cits»: t‘OlI_\”l'Y. Poiliorlzl Gnlnges are the life of the ()l'£lt‘l‘ ill this county and are zllV\iI\'S a. suc- membership but it seellls next to an impos- sibility to organize or l‘E0l‘f_f_’fl.lllZC Grallges. " The idea seems to prevail amollg our mem- bers that there is a lack of talent and abil- ity in our state, and I don’t know but that is what is the trouble. Quite :1 number of utiusuallyaclivc ill Gvztnge work at the present time, and what is perhaps of greater importance they are being well suppol-ted by an active. enelgetic. zealous number-; ship. l3orird.~ of ilgriculture. dziirylrle-ll'~ .’l.~'S()-‘i ciations and fzlrmers’ imtitutes have CHEAP EXCURSION. To all those desiring FREE HUM E3 in the Famous F3l>M0\"l‘()N Dl.'~ll‘l:l(7T and the Great S.=\.~KA'l'CHl'l“’AN \'.-\ l.l.EY, which is now flllenetl by liailroads. The Greatest Grain and Stock Producing Country in America. The Excursion will leave .. . .- - . . "“11-ll 7; I'll ~ CE\'.~. llle Melrcli lner,-lilw was ll(.‘ except our Gralléc“ hale l’lU~lg‘-’»l 10 double our , . . , _ _ , 5k ,l(lllT lll.lill.l. 'll l'..\ll.ll. .ll'lllli ill . , A . A ._. -- . j 5- , V 1 -3 ,, ‘ ; . - , .,._ - - . _( . , erally closed their active l£ll)OlS {oi the year _ _ . , ._ .- _ _ be presented. Rerntlnbt llllsl .i in lllt_'x\ mm. It ml,‘ huh, at Monmc L,e,,,_,.C, ,,,0,,c l1l(,lYll_lt.l.slllp during the _V\.'1l, and l hope but the (.;l_,,_,,g¢ (1on’t <10? 10 "3C“l’“mm‘ dt "'00 ‘L -ll-,- lll s!,,.,.h,l 0,,” unnlung year for the Grange and \\e are in it for business. Benton Harbor (}rali;_;c will «;x- of the best fiirlllillg l":[_{l0i1.\ ill llarthcrn ;\‘liclll;_{:ul. ' ‘lie subject for the lll‘>l session they may redeem their pledges. l’(\lllnn;l tirliilge pl‘U;_‘_"l‘iIil7 Kluy 3; ZlYlll_jllllI,‘ l. Fll‘>[ «luv: Open lo :1. nl., ill tiftli (l(‘gl“t‘t‘. \v'orksl‘i}_flit along is llimltll.-. in the year‘ with an :ivel“.1gc- of two nieetillgs 6'.lClll 'f!ll'l~ll~.:ll til lidlllulll-»ll Witlmnl: cllungn. via F. K I’. XVI. for :'«;\(.'IV,.1\v lend to us a riuht mvzll welcome. “..,\. me 1: H R C Th I _. I and lnilill ('1'1'1' (‘ - w . _V , ‘ _, _ _ _ _ _ W . '4 .Cu 5:‘. l , __ W V , V _ 7‘ _. _ . uiim-v..innl=l for .\I Kl- . G R, \ . Ll..\Rl\. /.~«1. P. . , ~,, ..u . , ~ . , . , . ‘ _. ‘ , ll, " ";'W"t -W} “L.-M -‘pr?-. month. , .\.i\v c_i'ri will be lllilllf.‘ at Rr‘.€‘(l city by ii, R, )l()tllL_l' l».l_nt.y. lntiodlit (. it \\llll .1 well V\ ..»lcon udrc» bv l~.]. C2ll'it‘l'. X‘ .” _ . f h , _, . H, 1 , 1_ gm“, y,L,,._t, 10...... “mm; pa,.,ids at 4,, m writtcll paper on "e."u'lill_r_»; in general, and ll°‘l“"‘ *3‘ ‘L “'l‘l‘”'“'y' A E An] lhtmuon 0 t L M ukdtmndl \ Q U: : ““”“’ ‘lily. Will lam lack lw 4 'l't_v at 7:15 .1: ml .\.Ll.':"!.-:\,\’ Pl.-.\i0_V.-\. ,_{zili coiiritv Foznslllzl Gl'iir._«_5c will meet with :VI0llt:L‘ Grztilgre Tlllirsdm. ;‘~.;vl'il i9, itoi, at 10:34) :1. :u. ~>v.‘-- ri. the “Rc:idill;,r L'il‘clt-.“ in particiilzlr. illlt till: 0. books from the list, and :1 l'CC(lll‘l- lllL*ll(l2lllQll to (‘:1Cll .\.'t1‘:)0l‘dill:1'.e (;l‘.’lIlgC to read tll-.;lll. The k’.\'CI‘li)'l'_{ .i,llllj_j ll;-cilssloll l'I.‘~'illlC(l in tile ~,eleC- * l'llct0l'ic:il _ liCCl.‘\\' ft) dinner. .~\iterlll)oll; Open .5 p. in., Will) >()ll:, fourth de- .-. » 13 “l:;* lllllllt‘lll‘t'(l the i}r'm<_:t 1!. >1}, £’llll)\\Cll lay dist: . ' "Our home in the Gr.ll='_-e. x'c:ltlillg, llziltie l’il:rce. ' Ii. *. Colluiiil. inn; “T-:: ‘.\‘ll.lL (€.\'IL'lll 3:.-ts wolii:ill"s work ”‘ ‘_)pt-ucil l\_v .\'isicr A. ll it 1' ’ Lg, livlith (‘olllluil. (llltsllllll \(rlll‘l'L‘$ of l(L\Sl>‘\1llt‘ f:-.rni (lllll how 10 pl'l:\'<'l:t lllcvllf" l)_\’ \\'. H, tjiiilrvliill. Ur l!’1‘.l lilll\ for f_"U('rLl of the lmlcr. ‘ l .:il' foviil. of the Grange and the pl‘O:_{l‘t'.~..~ which is being iliiide in ll‘it€llL‘(‘lll1ll growth lllld dc- VClOpl‘flL‘llt1l.ill()ilg lllc farnlillg poptilzitiorl it lilily be stated that rendin-_r C(7t‘.l‘.~L‘$ were ; adopted in severzil ilzllcr [UH or riftctz: _\c:il1~ \ ago, but all of them were i:iilul‘c.< to ii, greiitel‘ or less L'X'.L"ill. l’w‘ ut the ,‘lY‘L‘-fl74. Sauce rules from any point l‘h‘~!Wv‘¢-‘I1 Purl llurnil ltllll .\"i<'izl-niv. Farniers. do not it t l.- (lpp()rfl]njtI;l G; \.\'l‘lt‘l'l-.‘ you can tzet Il'»(« :..~n~u of tho fiue,.l_, [and in terided f:lr:uer.~‘ ili.~liI_utl-_-.~ ever known here 1 -1; In re; in Se\.C,_u1 stiltex .»\i'lwri(‘:i fret-, \VlIHl‘l'- the clililnte is good, timber ; \v;l.~; rec.~;ml_v held at Tl‘2l.vci'>e City, and itl, 'u::~‘ :iflcl‘wu:'..\.\‘i;l-: l'0“T”‘ .70TTlx°"V 5 No. 31-5, ix ll:ivitl§_{ a boom just now, tlici mll;;.-owtli of (1 .‘<'Cl'lL‘.< of .\O(2lIllS which have I Capitol (hart-,, c .1 uc\«.'-pup:-l" xo-tinl l)L'L"l llritl t'l'».)lll time to time since last No- 5- 01': the eveliiilg of .\i:u'ch 31. \L'll‘illl_'l'. our l.l~r one llcillg held on March ; 17. at lil")lll‘\." ‘l.’llI’lL‘S T:lvlor'.~, who is ourl \\ ol‘tll,\ 'J‘l'e;l.~L:l'-cl‘. There were over 40: pl‘c.~'<_'l‘.L and 21 very l."ilj')_\'.'l.l)lL.' time \\.'ls ll2l(l. I ‘ ‘We also ligul llir: Plcitxillc‘ of llrlvizi<_{ .\".ill'l\,'l ‘Dov ~"l.—:~ lllt'llli)¢.’l'\ with u~. /\ .irluel‘~" ' held llL'l'|: curly lll l.‘lllllLll‘\', 3 .~'i_Lllied to R) up ‘.,llL'V f.il‘lllel‘s= ~l’)7llt_‘.\\'ll-'ll um‘. .".l.lf.),:_f‘.‘lllI:l' we lllillk ue .'ll"'‘t ( _ tluiilj; l;iil’l_v Wall. ' .\ll;~_ C. ll. 'l‘., .\,-l-. Brolll: r ll'\.l".(‘lllli'1ll.‘.~ UV"/'1li"ll’/.'..'kl 2). (ll 2i:l,_fe in lack-nil cotizllv. Par‘.l;'ill;il'~ later l'.Z.'\ Ltlwil c-i~rll7 5, .iild “'~'lll. tlt ”- mCllll)cr‘~ .~ L are more in l'lll()\V.” Orion (;r:-.u,:_'- contest on April _ tivzil. the \\’ll‘llllll}_{ .\lL.l.‘ to at the first table and ho; gn-opt-l‘l_*,' unit».-cl iipuli by the losing side. 'l' :~ l'I‘\ill? of this coll- test has been the g:iiniz._ of 35' new men;-, . , bers and the rcirl~:'.:itelllt iii of live former l7’-i“-l1“lli 0119 0f ll"~' l’l“'“*"~'l' "l“l¢"-" ‘ll ll“-‘ members. Who . 2lil(l :l.s it ilould I I _ 5... V l but" li. W . ll. Dtiilllc, followed by g¢:ner;ll " free | i 2 l l for :lll" tulk. W'Aslll.\'G'ro.\: Clll.'Rclill.l.. /’u/‘f/*r's lllllll/.8‘, ll"I‘.»‘_ {-1 4 01150. y lllt' 1l)ll(I\V'lllg is quoted train a (‘ll‘L‘lll1ll‘ 1 l‘ecclill_-.‘ i.~.~.ued by the Tilzzslel‘ of the Ohio Stutt‘ Gt-iil'l«_{e. Lll’EN .\ll-:l«:'i‘l.\:l;-’. .‘vlut'li good often resilll..< from all open ‘ lllcelizlg. Not open to evervbotlv. but to ‘ illvitt-rl friends and prospective ll‘lL‘llll)r)l‘.~. llLt\'C ll pmgliiixi embracing some topics of cilrrt-lit event.» and urge vour \‘i.~‘itoi's to take p.'ll'i ill discussion of topltjx‘, and close 1 with all in vitalion to become lneml)ers. :-'o(tlAL CHEER. Allow no old feuds or chronic piques to follow you within the gates. Meet and greet each other with the warm grip of a Patron and see how much of real enjoy- ment may be found in an llourin “ Pat.ron’s Hall.” LIBRARY. Every Grange should encourage a sys- tematic coursc of reading, and should es- nlan put it. who niilde zlrraugellie-ills. to WIvl‘K for l The lie-st 'l‘|lin;.: YN. “The best thing yet.” That is the way 1-; _l'olin;: .\I.\(«l.\Zl.\'l-IS. The April .-'ltlr_mti4* has am interesting article on the "Refercndulli in b‘wlt.'/.er- land and America. How to improve our consular :-;ei'vice is a question that for solno time past has been zittrllr.-ting consicleralile zltteiltloli. The ion. V/Villlam 1*‘. W'hai'tut.-. who was .\SSlSl..lll1l1 Secretary of b‘tal,o during Pres- ident Harrlsotfs adminl:=.t~r:il.ion. 0Lll.lllle8 zlplailfnl‘ reform in th : llmilcll of the _«_§UVI‘I‘l)lllt‘Lll. in im (1l'll(,.‘l-.-‘ on the suliect that lll)[)(‘2l!‘5 ill the April lilllnber of the ;\'urtll .»lmeri<'«m He met! "(‘li]i.-H'l‘.'.‘s _l.\l) l¥l'lS'l‘." [Wan/11w 1' 3).. .\'. )',. /-7a.’). 20, 1t5’g¢. MR. O. \V. l:\:l;l<:lS Oil softens and preserves the leather. l' I ' l.'B.\']'l)l{. The Peerless lncllbutor, uiade lJV H. M. Sheer .\' i5ro., Qlllncy, Ill., llas" the record for llillulllllg 169 chicks from 169 fertile eggs and making an a\'er.';;;e of 80 per cent in ireueml use. This inéuliator is built. upon entirely new and improved lines tilled with the best appliances and is absolutely SE-if-1'6-'glllHLlDg. The man. llfzictilrers l)llCl{ up tllelrclaluls for it with all ironclad gllzlrantee and olferto refund the money if it does not move exactly as represelilecl. All who are interested in poultry raising will do well to send to Sheer & Bros. for their interesting cata- logue. v .\ (i‘l{E.l Try the Derrick Oil Co’s. of H. Axle Grease on Carriage, \Vagon and Truck axles. G001) ROADS has removed to Boston. Good Roads 15 3 Paper whose title sets forth the chief reason for its existence. Use theD ‘k 0'10’, p_ Harvest Oil oiirl-<‘1:rm llllachfiriery. of H. [See Adv. lngcrsoll’< Liquid Rubber Paints. -~ED.l rnnssns or nonnnr sllncrn 3: co., LANSING, iucn. ‘A