I.
VOL. xix, No. if.
i~j-it iii IS 01+‘ MORE co.vsEoUE.vcE
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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 ”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I.‘-HE GRANGE VISITOR.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.-~
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I think that almost every one will plead , —
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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.
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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-
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2 to discover and classify those laws.
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FRATERNITY MEANS SOJIIETHING. l
One of the saddest sights in 21 Grange
is to see bickering over some trivial circum-
stance. 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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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THE GRANGE’ VISITOR.
APRIL 5, 1894.
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looking well, prove them the most durable.
AINT
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All those who wish to purchase pure-
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it to their advantage to correspond?
with some of thf following well-E
known breeders. f»
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Breeder of
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American Merino
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. Ovid, Mich. i
A choice lot. of stock
Breeding stock all
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Address
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Meals for
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.. ‘ch-:-‘r1 person eats on the average
on r 1,000 meals per year. To pro-
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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?”
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Diamond
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,:" instead of the other kinds. But the
important thing about it is the finer ..
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' greater protection your health Will
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-. 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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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as applied to Married Life, should write for
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“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..___.__.
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Grand Rapids, Lv
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E genius cars. Grand Rapids to Chicago, 0...
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“ 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-
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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::$::,‘: -
being interspersed. Tile Master’s No. 336. Celebrated the twentieth alinivcr- lmken inyother ,,,f,‘te,s_ ‘ .
address wasdiscu.~::;ell by A. C. LFlW- - 537)’ Of its °r2‘a"§“l"‘”l°“ ,M‘".°h_ 2.4‘ \Vc have no trade arrangements now,
reuce, George Proctor, and Others, , #51‘-‘till was carried out as follows.
_ had one venture in that direction and got . L B E R N B R as_ t'B~Y1k.ROc!{-‘(S ad‘ 111.;
\\:c|cume song by Grzlngc choir. O
. . .. _ ~ . ; 1 \ I f_ . t .d th ‘ .‘ _~ . . _ l 11- -‘ _jona,l Baul:.,O'.tumwa,Iowa.
who concuryed In the Sentlluflltb H _m)rV of me Urmgcy by ,,. ,,. Dean’ “ mam : bu ly left. n 'lLt do no net em cm 212 014 Michigan St .Cl~lcago l mcis
uv what we need by a ling cash as cheap’ Q G O O 0 Q C O Q 6 Q .
expressed. am“. my ,.,,,,,,,c,,_ ' ‘ P ’ l <.>\./W O . 0 0 o\./\./\./\/\./\/\/\«\./\./\/‘--/~/
' _ , _ j as they can be afforded. It never seemed
The question. “ TU Whom Sllmlltl j flclert rczulinlz. -firtlliilr l’r0,~?=’_§‘,r-C, ‘I l to me that farmers ought to try to be ex-
7 Ilflllilfilcfl. f'HuSlC, 0\V3.I'( . C tint‘! 5.
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O O O O O O 0
° COM MISSION
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REFER by permission to
§l.3§i§:i;:iili3:t.i:Li§to(i‘°fi)“ Ii§.’cnicago;
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W tiorlrt1‘l3. ., (_:h:'cnsrc:,
-‘tonal Bank. Lllincy‘. Illinois;
INGRAM POMONA.
Consignments from
lllool Producers and slippers
Solicited. Liberal Advances made when (19-
sired. Sacks Free to Shippers.
Established I 866.
BRIGHTON GR.-'\NGl-I
A pro— 9
- ~ ' tabl seeds intheworld. WheAt'«.0ntsu
. . , . 20f‘ n()§JriiIsiilii$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