VOL. xix, N0. -.1.

" Library A gri’l College

“THE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.”

LANSING, MICHIGAN, N0'_VllMBEl{ 1, 1894.

WHOLE N0. 453.

OUR STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The Soldiers’ Home, School for the Deaf,
School for the Blind. and Home for
Feeble Minded.

[\’Ve invite our reziders to ask any questions they may wish
in regard to the details of work, conduct, or expense of any
de artment or institution which we have already described iii
this series of articles. \\'e shall be glad to reply to the best
of our ability, through the \'isi'roi<.]

The Soldiers’ Home.

The Michigan home for disabled soldiers,
sailors, and marines, is located at Grand
Bap1ds,on the banks of the Grand river.
The law creating this home was passed in
1885, and it was first occupied January 1,
1887.

The object of the home is to provide a
refuge for honorably discharged veterans
who served in Michigan regiments, or who
served in other regiments, but were resi-
dents of the state prior to June 5, 188-3.
The following extract from the law shows
the requirements for admission:

“All honorably discharged "soldiers, sailors and
marines, who have served in the army or navy of the
United States in the late war of the rebellion, or in
the Mexican war, and who are disabled by disease,
wounds, or otherwise, and who have no adequate
means of support, and by reason of such disability
are incapable of earning their living, and who would
be otherwise dependent upon public or private char-
ity, shall be entitled to be admitted to said home,
subject to the rules and regulations that shall be
adopted by the board of managers to govern the ad-
mission of applicants to said home: 1’raz'i(lcd, That
no applicant shall be admitted to said home who has

l The “ annex” has been built for their use,
j and it is very finely furnished. Various G.
i A. R. posts and relief corps have furnished
the rooms, each post furnishing a room.
There are 32 women now present. The
husband of a woman is not allowed to oc-
cupy the annex, but may visit his wife
during the day. This arrangement is made
necessary by the limited accommodations
of the building. However it is said to be
an agreeable one for both husbands and
wives.

There is a library of 1,600 volumes; 3.
good templar lodge of 50 members, a
grand army post of 100 members. and a U.
V. U. post of about 100. Church services
are held Sunday, conducted by a non-resi-
dent chaplain. There is a cemetery to the
home, where aleady there he buried over
300 veterans.

The hospital has a capacity of about
100, and is in charge of a resident sur-
geon. There are not, however, any trained
nurses employed.

To June 30, 1894, there had been 2,169

not been a resident of the state of Michigan for one :

year next preceding the passage of this act, unless he
served in a Michigan regiment or was accredited to
the state of Micliigan."

Applications for admission must be ac-
companied by a physician’s certificate of
disability, and by an affidavit as to finan-
cial condition. If the application is prop-
erly and satisfactorily filled, transportation
is sent to the applicant. He is there ex-
amined by the surgeon of the home, and
his record investigated by the command-
ant.

RULES, ETC.

Each inmate is provided with a suit,
which is the regular army uniform. He
has comfortable quarters, good food, and
no expense. In case an inmate receives a
pension of less than five dollars, it is turned
over to him for spending money. If more
than five dollars a month, the excess is sent
to such dependent relatives as he shall sug-
gest, or if he has none, it is deposited with
the commandant. When the inmate is
discharged or is absent on furlough, he
can draw this deposit. Thus a pensioner
who does not draw enough to keep him,
can come to the home, and by this method
of saving accumulate enough during the
wi:-riterto maintain him through the sum-
mer. There are about $7,000 now on deposit
from this source.

If an applicant is receiving more than *

twelve dollars a month pension, he is not
usually admitted to the home. But if
otherwise eligible, he will be admitted
provided he pays the excess of twelve dol-
lars a month into the treasury of the home,
and for the use of the home.

There are 132 acres owned by the home.
Quite a large portion of this is in woods,
about twenty acres are cultivated, a few
vegetables being raised, and some hay is
cut from the meadows near the river.
There is a main building of four stories; a
dormitory for men; a hospital, and an an-
nex for women. The capacity of main build-
ing is 700. The men occupy single beds, in
rooms containing from four to twelve beds.
Buildings are heated by steam and lighted
by electricity. The men are given large
freedom, being allowed to go at will dur-
ing the day. They must have a permit to
be absent over night. From 15 to 20 of

4 them are detailed each day, without pay,

to work in the dining room, kitchen, clean-
ing floors, etc. Occasionally men are set
at work on the farm. For infraction of
rules men are punished by working them
for 30 or 60 days. This system of detail
without pay was inaugurated by the pres-
ent commandant, on the recommendation
of the surgeon, as being beneficial to
the men in a sanitary sense, and has re-
sulted in a decreased sick roll, besides a
large saving in the pay roll.

WOMEN ADMITTED.

-By a law of 1893, women are admitted
to this home, on the same terms as the men.

admitted; 1,171 of these were native born,

r and 698 foreign born; 1,266 of them had

served in Michigan regiments. Average
age of living is 62, average age of those
admitted during the past year 58. The
number present October 19, was 498. The
attendance varies from about 350 in sum-
mer, to nearly 600 in the winter. Many
spend the winters here, and go to their homes
in the summer. The largest attendance was
in 1890, when the list ran up to 634. The
highest point reached last year was 593.

EXPENSES.

The legislature appropriates $82,500 per
year for running expenses.

For fili-'2. year ending.-Inna 5.1“, 1549.1, i+a._,.

expenses were considerably reduced, and’
there was about $25,000 surplus. The cost
per capita for that year was $161.25. The
lowest per capita cost in any previous year
was $165. The pay roll is about $11,000 per
year.

The home is governed by a board of six
members, appointed by the governor. The
administration is organized on a military
basis, with commandant, adjutant, quarter-
master, etc. The commandant receives
$1,200 and support of self and family, the
adjutant $1,600 and cottage; the quarter-
master $1,000 and support of self; the sur-
geon $1,600 and cottage.

School l'or the Deal‘.

\Vlien established at Flint in 1854, this
school included the blind; the blind were
removed to Lansing in 1882. As at present
organized this school is governed by a
board of three members.
force consists of a superintendent, twenty-
one teachers, and four supervisors.

This institution is essentially a school.
Any resident of the state, between the
ages of seven and twenty-one, who by rea-
son of deafness cannot be taught in the
public schools, is eligible to this school,
under certain restrictions. Applicants
either older or younger than this may be
admitted at the discretion of the board.
Intending pupils must be of sound mind
and free from disease. Pupils are kept
here entirely at the expense of the state,
except for clothing, which is charged to the
parents or to the county.

OBJECT.

The object of the school is to educate its
pupils to self-support. The course is
graded so that a full course would occupy
about 13 years; but most of the pupils do
not remain nearly so long. The most diffi-
cult part to teach is English, sometimes re-
quiring five or six years for them to learn
to use it correctly and with case. After
the pupil has acquired a good use of Eng-
lish, he learns readily and rapidly, and a
graduate of this school has an equivalent
of a high school course. Pupils learn the
sign language very readily. The older pupil
spends one-half day in the school room,
while the other half is occupied with man-
ual labor. Each pupil is taught some trade,
so that he can take care of himself when
he leaves the school. The trades taught to
boys are shoemaking, tailoring, cabinet
making, printing, wood carving, and bak-
ing; to girls, printing, tailoring, dress-
making, and wood carving. It takes, as a

rule, about five years to learn a trade. Not

many pupils are set to a trade until they
are about twelve years old. Most of those
who leifrn trades here find employment
«when they get out, though the school does
not undertake to find positions for its
pupils._»

There‘_ is a regular debating society car-
ried on by the older pupils. There are oc-
casional socials, and frequent lectures by
teachers, on important practical topics.
There is a good library, well patronized.

STATISTICS.

At present there are 187 boys, and 176
girls in attendance. The school is more
crowded than ever before in its history.
The school has had about 1,300 pupils
since its organization. Statistics show that
in 1893 there were 465 deaf and dumb peo-
die in Michigan, under twenty-one, who
have never been in school. By other au-
thority it is is estimated that there is
about one deaf person to 1,500 of the
population. At this ratio there must be
between 1,500 and 1,600 in Michigan.
The causes of deafness are various. Of
365 pupils -in 1894, in 41 cases the
cause was unknown; 96 were congeni-
tal; 92 resulted from spinal and brain
diseases; 35 from scarlet fever; and 24 from
other fevers. Congenital deafness not un-
frequently occurs in children of parents
who were somewhat related by blood. It
is a curious fact that there are certain
areas in the country where deafness is
much more abundant, and where it is traced
to the cause last mentioned. There is more
deafness north, and more blindness south,
also. Another interesting fact is that most
people are dumb because they are deaf.
They ca.n’t talk because they can’t hear.
,1n_qs'g§grwhere they are dumb but not deaf,
'”‘,"~"-‘”4"~"‘E”Y‘.-*3 5133 9’-‘ idiocv. About one-
third of the pupiinwts -‘.2... 5'“‘,,_(_,o} 1 m to

talk more or less, but it is d.‘&=..r-“ft n_:.~:34[kB'
They a.re inclined to‘resort to

them do it.
the sign language.
COST TO STATE.
The pay roll is about $27,000 a year.

. _rat.u ‘$1.0-'1 .

The total cost to state is about $65,000 a ';

year. The farm of 200 acres raises all the

vegetables and supports a dairy that sup- 0

plies all the milk. The superintendent
receives $1,500. Three teachers receive
$1,200, one gets $1,000, one $900, and the
rest $250 to $625.

This school is the fourth in size of its kind
in the world, the sixteenth in point of age

1 in the United States, and is run at a lower

The teaching 3

per capita cost than any other in the
Ilnited States, except the one in Arkansas.

School for the Blind.

The school for the blind tries to do for 
j the blind, what the school for the deaf tries ‘
5. to do for the deaf,«to educate them to self-

support.

Applicants must be unable to attend the
public schools, must be of sound mind, and
in fair physical health. The ages for ad-
mission are between ten and twenty. But
children will be accepted as young as six; if
sufliciently mature in mind and vigorous in
body. For it is considered advisable that
pupils come at that age if possible. Many
parents of blind children allow them to grow
up helpless, and when they are sent to the
school are hard to teach. Blind children
should be treated as nearly like seeing
children as possible. That is the theory
of this school, and the advice to parents.

THE COURSE.

The course is practically the same as
that pursued in the public schools, and the
graduate has at command a high school
education. The first thing taught to most
pupils is the use of the hands. Kinder-
garten work comes into play here most ad-
mirably. As soon as practicable the Braille
system of points is taught. Six points,
arranged in various ways, are capable of
63 variations. The actual number of char-
acters thus formed is 58, thus including
the 26 letters of the alphabet, punctuation
marks, arithmetical signs, and characters
standing for short words. The alphabet
method of learning to read has to be used.
Arithmetic is mostly mental, and square
root, cube root, and interest are conquered in
this manner. Algebra is also taught, and
plane geometry.

Much attention is given to music. There
are three teachers. Vocal and instrumental

Continued on page 5.

TAXATION IN MICHIGAN.

E. J. WRIGHT, TAX DEPARTMENT, AUDITOR
GENERAUS OFFICE.

V.

Having seen what is properly subject to
taxation and what is exempt, the manner of
making the assessment may be considered
without detailed reference to sections 10 to
17 of the tax law, which are so clear as to
the time of assessment and in their deter-
mination of the persons to whom assess-
ment should be made that it seems difficult
to mistake their meaning. Before consider-
ing the provisions of the tax law in this
regard, the suggestion of a few general
principles may be of value; and again I
shall draw freely from the source indicated
in the second paper of this series.

ASSESSMENT.

Assessment is the preparation of the list
by the proper officer, the description of
property within the jurisdiction and liable
to the tax to be levied, and the extending

, of the valuation, and is a necessary pre-
' liminary to laying a charge upon property.

The assessor must have been duly chosen
and must have qualified, and he must
then be careful to act within his authority.
The property listed must be within the
jurisdiction of the officer and must be sub-
ject to the tax levied upon it. The assessor
has no authority except within these limit-
ations. He should remember that the
power to tax is not arbitrary but rests upon
fixed principles of justice and is to have
effect through established rules operating
impartially. _He cannot legislate, but has
to do solely with administering the law:
and as an officer of the county he should
never forget that the county is responsible
to 1: 9 state for the regularity of taxes

_ “  TD.-;i-9%”. 1: ]'gig(» -‘ A

The “charged back” list for times U; 1%?
and previous years charged the counties L 5,7
the auditor general this year covers 21,i-">2
descriptions, and the aggregate amount of
taxes involved is $137,297 ‘0 Wliile the
amount actually charged the t-Juiities for
state taxes,interest and charges was $19,273.-
40, the actual loss to the counties and town-
ships is fully $100,000, as but little is
reassessed. In fact. in many instances no
attention is paid to the “charged back” list.
Not infrequently the list sent the county
treasurer is never laid before the super-
visors; and more frequently it is not com-
petently considered. Not long since public
duties caused me to visit one of the prosper-
ous county seat cities of the state and to call
upon the prosecuting attorney. The board
of supervisors were in session and had
referred to their legal adviser certain papers
which had been placed before them and
which they did not know what to do with.
That oflicer was very willing to assist the
board, but the papers were as much of a
conundrum to him as to them, and he
placed them before me with a request for
information. I found them to be the
“charged back” lists for both 1893 and 1894,
the former having been in the county for a
year without attention. Investigation into
a contested tax matter in another county
recently developed the fact that these lists
had been pigeon-h oled for years as regularly
as they had been received.

Of the $7,550 of taxes returned upon
lands charged back to a certain county this
year, but $277 was state taxes, and yet there
was charged the county nearly $3,200, of
which over $2,500 was for expense of
advertising and sale of thousands, of
descriptions which were returned for an il-
legal tax which was afterwards set aside by
the court, and which, in hundreds of cases,
did not amount to more than one cent per
description. The entire loss to the county
was occasioned by official disregard of the
limitations imposed by law upon the
authority of assessors.

CUSTOM vs. LAW.

The state alone possesses the power to
authorize the assessment and levy of taxes
and to establish rules therefor. How often
we hear some illegal act in the assessment
of taxes excused by the declaration “we
always do it that way.” It has been said
that “custom makes law,” but the supreme
court in Tremble vs. Crowell (74 Mich., 493)

Continued on page 5.

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I given.

THE ‘GRANGE VISITOR.

NOVEMBER 1, 1894.

Field and Stock.

FEEDING WHEAT.

Letters From the Leading Stockmeii of the
State.

A few weeks ago we sent the following
request to a number of the leading stock-

men of the state:

Will you feed wheat this winter? If so,
to what stock, in what proportion, and in
what form? Can we have a reply for pub-
lication in the Visrroa?

In response we received the letters here
They are of special value because
they come from practical and successful

men.

H. H. HINDS, STANTON: " Owing to the
unprecedented drouth my corn crop, for
the first time in my experience, is practi-
cally a failure,——less than a quarter of a
crop. It will, therefore, be fed in the
shock, as the ears are too short to pay for
husking. In fact one-fourth of the crop,
or say 20 acres, was fed in August and
September before the rains came, which
gave us an abundance of pasture.
I shall therefore feed up my entire
wheat crop. I am now feeding my‘ horses

oats and wheat mixed without grinding. :

I am feeding my hogs clear wheat soaked.
I shall feed my sheep wheat and oats
mixed without grinding, and my cattle
Wheat and oats mixed and ground. If I
had _ear corn, I should mix that with wheat
and grind it for the cattle. For the horses,
sheep, and hogs, I should mix the corn and
wheat and feed without grinding. I should
make the above mixtures practically half
and half by measure.”

GEO. W. STUART, GRAND BLANC: “I

shall not feed wheat to any extent, if at all. ,

I see no money in feeding stock for fatten-
ing pruposes at present prices. I am crop-
ping, believing that the growing of stock
belongs to cheaper lands than our well
cleared and drained soils. Have torn down

the rail fences, and am not building any, i

and shall not until some change occurs to
make stock growing more remunerative.
There is risk enough in the first production.
I don’t want to blunder over two or three
problems or ventures for one profit and am
therefore selling ‘ raw material,’ just what
the people have been voting for, but I hope
for a change.”

GEO. E. BBEcK,—PIiv_PAw: “I have fed

wheat more or less for the last three years ,
‘ sheep, with highly _  _
I shall f Cd wheat i-iberally ti.i1S winter to

and shall do so this year. I feed it to horse-

cattle, and hogs, ground. For the 1». arses
I mix two parts bran ‘to one part ~~“§—:at
This migin - I...“-ad vot_personall_v_  as
to be sure 1.. is thoroughly mixed in that

pr.-portion. I then ’feed.an equal quantity
of «pats with the wheat and bran thus mixed.
For cattle I mix wheat and bran half and
half and feed it in this form. For hogs I
feed wheat, rye, and oats, ground together
in equal parts, and when I have it I mix
also an equal part of corn. For hogs I
wish to fatten I feed it in this form, and
for breeding sows and pigs I mix one part
of bran to two parts of the ground mixture.
I have found it an excellent feed.

“ I have never fed it alone except to hogs.
My experience in this respect was that
they fattened too fast and became too
heavy on their feet. I do not believe that
wheat fed alone, either ground or un-
ground, to any kind of stock, especially
hogs, is worth 75 cents a bushel to the
ordinary farmer. I think that ground or
fed whole it is worth from 50 to 60 cents
for carrying store hogs, and perhaps a little
more to mix with other grains for hogs for
any purpose. For animals that take on flesh
rapidly it doesn’t seem to be a practical
food except as it is mixed with bran or
other grain. I not only feed all the wheat
I raise, but I buy wheat to feed, and I be-
lieve that as I use it at anything under 50
cents per bushel it is the cheapest grain I
can get. It is an easy matter to feed stock
off of their legs if given wheat exclusively.
There is a large quantity of wheat being
fed in this community, and I believe the
present low price will teach farmers a lesson
as to its value for live stock. I also believe
that its value is overestimated when put
above one cent per pound unless it be ac-
companied with other grains.”

L‘. G. TOWNSEND, IONIA: “We raise no
wheat. Must buy some grain and have
talked of buying wheat at these low prices.
Think it the cheapest feed. Greatest diffi-
culty is lack of knowledge in feeding it.”

EnsoN WOODMAN, PAW PAW: “I shall
not feed wheat to any great extent this
winter, as I fortunately have considerable
rye, which I have ground and mix with
whole oats for my horses, and with bran
for cattle and hogs. What wheat I feed I
have ground and feed the same as above.
I do not consider either wheat or rye as
good horse feed as corn or oats, but my
corn crop was almost a failure and oats
only about half a crop this season.”

0. L. SEELEY, LANSING: “In reply to

yours will say I am feeding wheat to cows,

same in pound wheat and oats ground. Am
well pleased with results.”

T. D. SEELEY, PONTIAC: “I expect to
feed what little wheat I have,. unless the
market improves materially. I am well
satisfied with results obtained by feeding
equal parts oats and wheat ground ti)‘ horses
doing heavy work, and shall use some in
that way. Shall also feed some to hogs,
with corn, but have not decided in what
proportion.”

HENRY GRINNELL, FRANKLIN: “I rim
feeding some wheat this fall and winter to
Rambouillet sheep in proportion of one
peck to about 50 head of lambs once a day.
I am also feeding wheat to 20 spring pigs
in proportion of two and one-half bushels
per day,—that is of solid grain. The form
in which I am feeding it to my pigs is by
steaming it so that two and one-half bush-
els of solid wheat will measure when
steamed about three and one-half bushels.”

J. J. ENGLAND, CARO: “I do not intend
to feed much wheat this winter to stock:
But it is good feed for sheep to be fed
whole with oats half each. It is an_ excel-
lent feed for young pigs, ground, or for
any age ground and mixed with whey or
milk; also for milch cows.”

HERBERT W. MUMFORD, Moscow:
“ Owing to ruling prices for wheat we shall
feed a considerable quantity of it, princi-
pally to sheep and swine. We shall feed
it whole to sheep, mixed with equal parts
oats and corn for fattening sheep. For
breeding ewes we may conclude to use
some wheat; if so we would take equal parts
wheat, oats, and bran by weight.

“ For fattening hogs we are trying clear
wheat cooked. For stock hogs we shall
make up a ration something as follows:
Wheat 50 pounds, oats 25 pounds, barley
five pounds, middlings 10 pounds, the
grains to be thoroughly cooked before mix-
ing with middlings. VVe have fed ground
wheat to swine with satisfactory results."

J. M. KNA1‘1’, BELLEYUE: “ I have fed
wheat to horses and cows more or less for
twenty years. In my opinion wheat ground
and mixed with an equal quantity of oats
has no superior as a food for a road horse
or any horse that has hard work to perform.
Wheat is an excellent food for cows in
milk, and at present prices for wheat and
butter can be fed at a profit.”

Tnos. Wrcxorr, WALNUT: “I have fed
for three years wheat to horses, here; a -.-l
aa"..'lSI.8rC_lI-Ol'y, l'e§(Ig'.—; I
lo:-<l\;\1ILl Where wheat is fed to
ewes that raise lambs the young things are
strong and vigorous, and lambs thrive un-
usually well on wheat, or wheat and oats.
It should be fed in small rations to horses;
and sheep should have water with little
or no lime in it when fed wheat as a
grain ration alone. It is better to have it
ground coarse or cracked, to feed anything,
as sheep often eat too fast and the grain is
too hard to be perfectly digested, often
passing out whole in the excrement. It
should be cooked or boiled to feed hogs,
and is valuable mixed with peas to make
choice pork.”

nwfofl.

R. G. HAR'r, LAPEEB: " Shall feed wheat
this season for the first time. I commenced
the last of July, soon as I threshed.
Ground wheat alone and fed in swill to my
hogs; all gained finely, and results are very
satisfactory. I am also grinding equal
parts of wheat and oats and feeding horses
and cattle. I pay 8 cents per 100 pounds
here for grinding. I have three years’
crops of wheat on hand and believe this to
be the most profitable way to market it at
present.”

Paor. C. D. SMITH, AGRICULTURAL COL-
LEGE: “ During the coming winter we shall
feed wheat to at least three kinds of stock
——pigs, sheep, and dairy cows.

“Our experience with wheat for pigs
teaches us that a farmer cannot afford to
sell it as grain at present prices. When
fed to growing pigs before the fattening
period begins it is a very economical feed.
For this purpose he may grind it or not as
he chooses; our experiments do not indi-
cate a very decided difierence in profit in
favor of either way of feeding. The wheat
may be soaked for say twenty-four hours
and then scattered thinly on a smooth floor,
never fed in a trough where the pigs can
gulp it down without chewing. It may
also be ground and fed with swill.

“For fattening pigs I should certainly
recommend that the wheat be mixed with
corn. The latter grain is without an equal
in value for fattening; pigs like it and no
other grain can compete with it in economy
of meat production pound for pound. I
would therefore mix the two grains to feed
to fattening pigs.

"‘ We shall also experiment with wheat
as a grain for fattening lambs, com-
paring it with corn and mixtures, con-
tinuing the experiments of last winter.
We then found that it was more profit-
able to sell the wheat in the form of
mutton than in the regular grain market,

although it was not as valuable pound for
pound as corn.

“ For dairy cows we found it a very valua-
ble ingredient in the ration. The kernels
should be rather coarsely ground and
mixed with bran, cornmeal, and other feeds.
Further experiments in this direction are
planned for this winter.

“ We have outlined an experiment to
test the value of wheat in the ration of fat-
tening steers, comparing it with corn, and
if -circumstances permit, we shall try to
broaden our knowledge in that direction
by careful trials with a sufficient number
of steers to make the results valuable.
shall try feeding whole and following with
pigs, although in one or two other places
this method has not met with success. We
shall grind the grain coarsely for another
lot and try to determine, if possible, the
method to recommend to the feeder.

“For poultry, wheat is a most excellent
feed as all farmers know.

“This much may be taken for granted,
that,until relative values greatly change, a
farmer would a great deal better feed his
wheat to his domestic animals than sell it
in the open market, if he has well selected
stock and anything like decent barns to
keep them in.”

FEEDING Wfllil-t'l'.

Reported in the Crop Report.

The following statements respecting the
amount of wheat that will be fed to stock
are prepared from the general remarks of
correspondents:

SOCTHERN COUNTIES.

Allegan Co.—About one-fourth of the entire
wheat crop will be fed to stock.

be fed to stock. Farmers, generally,expect to sell
their corn and oats and feed the wheat.

Berrien. C’o.— —Much will be fed to stock. It is
difiicult to estimate the amount. Farmers in good
circumstances will feed about all their crop, while
others will be compelled to sell to meet current
expenses.

Branch Co.—A large quantity has already been
fed and fully twenty-tive per cent of this year’s
crop will be fed this fall and winter.

Calhoun Co.-—Fully twenty-five per cent of the
crop will be fed.

Cass Co. It is a trifle early to estimate the
amount. Many farmers are preparing to feed
wheat quite extensively.

Clinton C .-—Much has already been fed, and
the farmers are generally feeding wheat. A major-
ity of the correspondents place the estimate at 25
per cent while some place the amount as high as
seventy-five per cent.

Eaton Co.—Much has been and will be fed to
stock. [One correspondent places the estimate at
eighty per cent.)

Genesee Co.~Large quantities are being ground
1" ~r feed. Each mill reports an average of two
I mrlreri himl-ipln nf wheat par day, .qovora.l enr-
respondents place the estimate at ten per cent.

H illsdale Uo.—From one-fourth to three-fourths
of the entire crop will be fed.

Ingham Co.—A large per cent of the entire crop
will be fed to stock. The estimates range from
twenty—five to titty per cent.

Jackson Co.—Nearly every farmer is feeding
wheat, more or less. Much is being ground for
feed and a large quantity is’ being fed in the berry.

Kalamazoo Co.—A large percentage of the crop
will be fed. Much is being ground for feed, mixed
with other grains.

Kent Co.-—Wheat is generally being fed. The
amount is estimated at from ten to titty per cent.

Lapeer Co.—Nearly every farmer is feeding
wheat to stock. It is considered cheaper to feed
than corn or oats. At least twenty per cent will
be fed.

Lenuwee Co.——The majority of correspondents
estimate that fully one-half of the crop will be fed
to stock. Two or three place the estimate below,
while several estimate a much larger percentage.

Livingston Co.—Much wheat is being fed. One
correspondent reports that most of the hogs will
be fattened on wheat, rye and barley, while another
correspondent reports the feeding of wheat as un-
profitable. From observation he reports one
farmer who fed two hundred bushels and realized
but thirty cents per bushel; he also states that
this is in accord with his own experience.

Macomb Co.——Twenty-five per cent is about the
average report from correspondents. [One corres-
pondent reports that there will be none fed in his
township; another correspondent reports that but
little will be fed in his locality owing to the fact
that there is not much stock kept.|

Monroe Co.~Wheat is being fed quite generally.
Some are feeding wheat on account of the shortage
of corn. [In one locality 400 bushels per day is be-
ing fed.]

Oakland Co.—Nearly every farmer is feeding or
will feed wheat. The estimate is between twenty-
tive and fifty per cent.

Ottawa Co.—Much wheat will be fed. The
estimates of the different correspondents run from
ten to seventy-five per cent. -

Shiawassee Co.—N early every farmer is feeding
wheat. The estimates run from twenty-five per
cent to the whole crop after bread and seed have
been taken out. [One correspondent reports the
probabilities small for feeding wheat as nearly all
the hogs in his neighborhood will be sold.]

St. Clair C'o.—Wheat is generally being fed on
account of low price. It is considered much
cheaper than oats, corn or peas.

St. Joseph Co.—-The short corn crop and good
results from wheat, already fed, will cause much
to be fed in the future. The estimates run from
ten per cent to entire crop.

Van Buren C'o.—Farmers are generally feeding
wheat. The average estimate is that about twen-
ty-five per cent of the crop will fed.

Washteaaw Co.—Wheat is being generally fed
to all stock, one-third of the crop wil be disposed
of thus.

Wayne Co.»-Fully one-third of the wheat crop
will be fed.

CENTRAL COUNTIES.

Bay Co.—A large part of the wheat crop will be
fed to stock if the present low price continues.

Gratiot Co.—About twenty-five per cent of the
wheat crop will be fed to stock.

Huron Oo.—-Farmers will feed wheat quite
generally, and sell their cats and peas.

Isabella Co.—In many localities much of the
crop will be fed.

Mecostu. Co.—From ten to twenty-five per cent
will be fed.

We»

Midland Co.—Where wheat is largely raised,
the estimates of the amount to be fed to stock
runs from five to sixty per cent.

Montcalm Co.~-From ten .to fifty per cent is the
estimate placed on the amount of wheat to be fed.

Muslcegon C .—A large amount of the wheat crop
will be fed. [One correspondent reports that none
will be fed in his township.

Newaz/go O0.»-About ten per cent of the wheat
crop will be fed. Wheat has been fed here for
several years and with good results.

Oceana Co.—There will not be a great amount
of wheat fed to stock. The estimate averages
about ten per cent.

Saginaw Co.—’I‘he percentage of wheat fed to
stock is light. Will not exceed ten per cent. .

Sunilac Co.—Quit.e a large amount of wheat will
be fed in the majority of townships. In a few
localities the estimate is small.

Tuscola Co.—Much wheat will be fed unless the
price should go up.

NORTHERN COUNTIES.

There are in any localities where wheat has not
been raised in sufiicient quantities for bread, while
there are some places where wheat is raised to
such an extent that much will be fed. The esti-
mate of the amount fed will fall below twenty per
cent.

FLOW]-ll{l‘N(x' BULBS IN WINDOW GARIDENS.

I’. P. HEDBICK.

Just why lovers of flowers fail to grow
the more common flowering bulbs, hya-
cinths, tulips, and narcissi, I can hardly
tell. You rarely see them in window
gardens, yet they possess most of the qual-
ities that commend flowers to window gard-
eners. The reason must be that people do
not know how easily bulbs may be made to
blossom, how cheaply they may be had, and
what an amount of beauty of form, color,
and verdure these flowers have. They
should be grown by every one who cares
for flowers. They come at the time of year

_ I when other flowers are resting or need but
Barry Co.—About forty per cent of the crop will ‘

little attention, hence you can give them
the best of care, and their brilliant colors,
sweet perfume, an(l verdant foliage will
amply repay you.

It is as easy to ‘grow them as it is gera-
niums or fuchsias; their wants are few and
only need to be supplied promptly and
carefully in order to insure success. If the
directions below are accurately followed,
provided your bulbs have been obtained
from a reputable seedsman, you are sure
to have a profusion of flowers.

THE SOIL.

One-half of your soil should be rich
garden loam, the other half composed of
equal parts of s'and_.~pure sand, and well
rotted cow manure. Plant the bulbs in
four or five inch pots and place in a dark
cellar until they have rooted well, which
will be in from three to five weeks. They
should be well watered when placed in the
cellar, and will not need more water until
taken out. When well rooted place them
in a moderately heated room with plenty
of sunshine. In potting hyacinths press
them in the soil one-half their depth; do
not cover them entirely. Tulips and nar-
cissi should be covered an inch and a half
or two inches deep. Lilies should be
placed in a pot half full of soil and as the
stalk and roots begin to develop fill the
pot with soil to cover the roots as they are
sent forth.

WHAT TO G ROW.

And now what to grow. Hyacinths
should be placed at the head of the list
because they are easy to manage, cheap,
and with their many varieties give a splen-
did chance for selection. They may be
potted any time from September to J an-
uary, and after they are rooted can be
brought in so as to have a succession of
bloom from February to April. The varie-
ties of hyacinths are extremely numerous,
and in making a selection you can best be
guided by your taste for the various col-
ors. Color is practically the only the thing
that need be taken into consideration, as
in form and habit all hyacinths are much
the same.

To some people tulips are more attract-
ive than hyacinths. I would advise you to
grow the single early kinds as they are far
the prettiest and more easily grown than
the double ones. You should put three of
these in a five inch pot and manage as di-
rected above. There are innumerable va-
rieties in colors of white, yellow, scarlet,
crimson, red, and all shades between. Se-
lect those that are recommended in the
catalogs for forcing, and you can hardly
go astray.

NARGISSI.

Narcissi, or dalfodils, are forced in large
quantities by florists near the large cities,
and are in great demand by flower buyers,
but they are more difficult to grow than
hyacinths or tulips, and so are not to be so
highly recommended for the amateur. You
should plant them as you do the tulips; be
sure that they are well rooted when brought
out, water them carefully, and give them all
the sunlight possible, and I think you will be
successful. There are several classes of
narcissi; in making your selection take a
few each of the Trumpet, Poeticus, Poly-
anthus, and Due von Thol classes. In con-
nection with the narcissi I want to mention
the Chinese sacred lily, a curious and beau-
tiful flowering bulb, grown in a bowl of
water and gravel; its beauty and oddity
make it very attractive.

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NOVEMBER 1. 1894.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

3

Woman’s Work.

FAILURE.

\Ve are much bound to them that do succeed;

But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound

To such as fail. They all our loss expound;
They comfort us for work that will not speed,
And life—-itself a failure.

Ay, his deed,

Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound

Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound,
Music’s own tears, was failure. Doth it read

Therefore the worse? Ah, no! so much to dare,
He fronts the regnant Darkness on its throne.——-

So much to do; impetuous even there,
He pours out love’s disconsolate sweet moan-—

He wins; but few for that his deed recall:

Its power is in the look which costs him all.

——Jean I ngelow.

TO THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN FARM
HOMES.

Twenty-seven years ago a few progressive
men and women founded an organization
among the farming class, known _as the
Grange. Its objects were education, co-
operation, social advantage and improve-
ment.

They recognized the fact that the farmers
had been, and were, farming their farms
much better than they were cultivating
themselves. They were neglecting man-
hood and womanhood, citizenship and _a
cultivated refinement, by the fact of their
indifference to their own best interests,
and by their isolation. _

To avail ourselves of these things we
must meet with men and women; we must
come not only in contact but in touch with
others of our kind.

To become good citizens we must under-
stand what citizenship means, we must feel
its responsibility and be prepared_to take
upon ourselves its duties and discharge
them to the best of our ability. For this
we must be educated’and education is the
foundation principle of our organization.

After any organization has stood the test
of twenty-seven consecutive years, stood
scoffs, jeers, adversity and even betrayal by
supposed friends, and still stands honored
by all, respected by the best men and
women, loved by its members, growiing in
favor, it has come to stay; and now through
this little leaflet we are asking you, young
men and women, to think over its objects
and then candidly ask yourselves is it not
my duty as a member of this class of work-
ers, as one who must some day not far dis-
tant step into my parents’ place, carry on the
work that they began. gather up the threads
that their tired hands have left unwoven
and go on in the great work of lifting, not
only myself but my fellows into a higher
plane of living?

YOU NEED THE GRANGE.

This is what the Grange is doing, and we
think there are two great reasons why you
should identify yourselves with it.

lst. You need the Grange.

All Grange meetings _are conducted in
strict accordance with parliamentary rules.
This education you cannot afford to neglect.
You may study all the guides and manuals,
but you can only become proficient by act-
ual drill in the service, and that you will
get in the Grange. _

In the Grange you meet representative
men and women, those who have the great
cause of the brotherhood of man at heart,
those who are looking after the material as
well as the intellectual and social interests
of the farming class. They are men and
women who are anxious that the farmers’
homes shall be better homes; anxious that
only the best literature shall be read in
those homes; anxious that manhood and
womanhood shall measure more than
money, labor or land. They believe (and
work for their beliefs) that the farmer, his
wife, sons and daughters should be educated
in all true knowledge so that they may live
clean, brave, true lives, loyal to that which
is highest, noblest and best.

The Grange is the farmers’ school. Here
the farmers come to gather as a class. The
best methods of farming are discussed.
Successes and failures recounted. Live
questions of the day that concern us as
a state or nation canvassed. Great social
problems studied, the best books are re-
viewed and reading clubs and circles
inaugurated.

The social features of the Grange are
worth all that it costs. As its members are
composed only of those who are moral, and
of high social standing, association with
such people is of great benefit to you.

Young men and women on the farms,
this great commonwealth will be, is now
making great demands upon you. To the
young man it grants the priceless boon of
citizenship~—-and in return it demands that
he shall give for and to the common good
-—a life that is trained to battle success-
fully against intemperance, intrigue, politi-
cal scheming, social evils—and corruption
of any kind. In the Grange you will be
drilled thoroughly for the service.

Young women from the farm, a general
public is looking to you to lend voice and
influence in service for that which is pure
and true, elevating and refining and the
making of yourselves polished jewels fit for
the Father’s use. Join the Grange, and
help to maintain the motto, “For God,
Home and Native Land.”

THE GRANGE NEEDS YOU.

2d. The Grange needs you.

Many of our “Old Guard” are falling.
They have labored long and faithfully and
are passing on to their higher life. - Some
one must take their places—and it must be

on.
y We need your young life, your energy
and your activity. We need you with all
your advantages for mental improvement—
with your progressive thought and your
bright, enjoyable natures. In return you
shall have the experience of our years, our
tenderest care and our hearty co-operation
in all that will tend to make you a useful,
honorable citizen, a blessing to yourselves
and the world.

s MARY A. MAYO.

SCHOOL-YARD GARDENS.

“An example of successful school-yard
gardening that made a vivid impression on
my mind is connected with my own school-
boy days,” writes E. A. Long in American
Gardemng. “This was while attending a
village school in western New York many
years ago. The school-yard comprised
about an acre of land, and was embellished
with maple trees for shade, and with apple
trees, which provided both fruit and shade.
But of what use could apple trees be in a
school-yard? some may ask. Would not the
fruitbe knocked off and consumed in a green
state by the small boys? We rise in de-
fense of the American small boy and say
that, while he is charged with strong pro-
clivities in the line of green fruit-taking,
yet, with proper directions he learns to
mend his ways. That tree-adorned school-
yard afforded clear proof of this assertion.
A rule was laid down in our school, and
rarely if ever broken, that the apples in the
yard should not be molested during their
growing season, or until a certain time,
when they were pronounced ripe and fit to
gather. Then came an autumn half-holiday,
when the school, directed by the teacher,
gathered the apple crop. It "was picked
and stored, under lock and key, in a base-
ment closet, and held for the use of the
school to which it belonged. As the fruit
ripened and mellowed it was distributed
among the pupils in a manner most satis-
factory. The distribution took place every
day or every other day as long as the fruit
supply lasted. When the hour of dismissal
arrived some of the larger boys brought in
baskets enough of fruit from the apple-bin
to give each pupil in school an apple. The
fruit was not to be eaten until after the
the dismissal of school and when that time
came you may be sure there was joy among
the eaters, as 150 youngsters munclied away
at the apples and chatted happily over the
repast.

FLOWER GARDENS.

“At another school which the writer once
attended the gardening was wholly in the
line of shade and ornament. The school-
yard occupied about three-fourths of an
acre of land at the margin of a wood, and
contained within its limits a dozen large
beech and other forest trees. There were
also some cleared spaces in one of which
there were some charming flower-beds.
This flower-garden was established and
maintained purely as a work of love by the
pupils, and as a rule, without the oversight
of teachers. It was guarded by a low fence
which one resident of the district contri-
buted as his share toward the enterprise.

“The plants and shrubs set out were
mostly of hardy kinds, contributed from
the gardens of the neighborhood. Some
seeds of annuals were also sown, and some
geraniums and other plants of that class
added to the display. Every pupil in school
was trained to feel that the garden was com-
mon property, and as such was to be
respected. Not an instance occurs to me
in which this trust was abused. The garden
proved to be a school garden in more
ways than one. Along the shady end
of the plat was a favorite place in which
to stick cuttings from plants after the fall
termed opened, and many were the lessons
in simple plant-propagation indirectly im-
parted to pupils who met with little
encourgement in such pleasant work at their
homes.

“The same plat served as a plant nursery
from which more than one poor child carried
home in triumph a well-rooted cutting that
it could call its own. The same thing hap-
happened regarding the division of hardy
plants at the annual spring garden-making
time, as old plants were taken up and re-set.
Thus, while the district as a whole had
contributed to the planting of the school
garden, over the whole district the garden
disseminated, in the course of years, many
different kinds of plants.”

SWEET PIIRASES.

THE PHILOSOPHER.

Near the close of a summer day, in the
long ago, I strolled on the banks of a river.
The soft, sweet melodies of the country
came to my ear,——the good-night songs of
birds, the satisfied hum of insects, the
occasional low of cattle, or the mellowed
call of a human voice. But suddenly,
above all of these, I heard the clear tones of
a little chapel bell, ringing the Vesper.

The silver notes floated through the
groves, and over the river, and above the
marshes, softened with every onward th rob.
I stood enchanted; it was the sweetest
sound Ihad ever heard. Many years have
passed since this incident of boyhood, but
I can at will bring back the scene, and the
melody of that little bell is borne to me
over the river from whose banks I have
strayed so long.

From the gentle hills of boyhood, over
the river of time, comes the memory of
other scenes of which I am reminded by
the little chapel bell. In those days I
heard certain groups of words that for
some reason impressed me much as did the
sound of the chapel bell. Upon them as ‘a
foundation my fancy built visions of beauty
that neither time nor experience has dis-
pelled. One of these phrases was "The
Chimes of Normandy.” From this study I
painted me a picture not wholly unlike the
one I had witnessed: a rural landscape,
quiet under the spell of the warm sun-
light; a land fair to look upon, golden with
the ripened loveliness of sunny France;
peasants laboring, clad in an odd garb that
tells the story of their provincialism, but
recalls also, by contrast, the proud Norman
of centuries gone by. The low sun re-
minds the harvesters that the day of toil is
nearly done. As the last sheaves are
bound, from a little stone chapel half hid-
den in a clump of trees and shrubs, above
the multitude of mellow sounds, over the
brooks, and the stubble, and the grain,
steal these same sweet, enchanting notes of
a silver-toned bell. The toilers cease, and
receive this evening benediction. I cannot
describe the scene farther,~—-I can only feel
its spell.

Closely allied to the “Chimes of Norman-
dy” are “The Blue Alsatian Mountains.”
These words recall another rural scene,
with a wide expanse of hill and dale; with
brooks flowing quietly here, and villages
nestling there. It is on German soil, and
looking far to the southwest, over this fair
prospect, I see a long line of hills, distinct
against the sky, but hazy and dim of them-
selves. They sit like fortresses of the
“Fatherland,” guarding the frontier while
the sentry on the Rhine keeps his safer
watch ; they are the blue Alsatian mountains.

“The Bluebells of Scotland” is one more
of those phrases that made music to my
youthful heart. And even now, at the
sound of the words, I breathe the free air
of the highlands, where the heather and
the bluebells cover the mountain side. I

rclimb Ben Lomond, or float on Loch Ka-
trine, past Ellen’s Isle, while the mists
gather on the brow of Ben Venue. Wal-
lace, and Bruce, and the Douglass once
more stand for freedom to Scotia, and Rob
Roy MacGregor raids the lowland pastures.
“The Campbells are comin’, ” side by side
with the bonnets of “Bonnie Dundee,”
both spurred by the memory of “Scots wha’
ha’ wi’ Wallace bled.” Then the martial
strains of the pibroch melt into the love
notes of "Annie Laurie” or Highland Mary,”
and I wander by “Bonnie Doon” and
“Afton Water.” Oh, it’s a bonny ride,
this wild gallop of the fancy to the notes of
“The Bluebells of Scotland!”

These are strange thoughts to enter a
a boy’s head. But they came to me then,
and fixed themselves in my imagination.
Doubtless they were not so fully formed as
I have expressed them, but the spirit of
these varied scenes was present in power.
My visions may not bear the test of geo-
graphy or history, but so true are they to
me that I do not wish to be disillusioned.
I Wonder if this is a solitary experience.
I hope not. I hope others are soothed and
inspired in the same manner. For to me
these visions are as sweeet as I can con-
ceive of, and bring a joy that must be akin
to that which shall come to life’s pilgrim
when the marvelous harmonies of Beulah
land greet his expectant ear.

The Juveniles.

THE STORY OF A BREEZE.

Once upon a time a little Breeze who had
been playing all day with the leaves and
flowers, said to himself; “ O, dear! I’m of
no use at all. I do nothing but play. I
mean to ask the great strong wind if I may
go with him tomorrow and help him in his
work.”

So the Breeze was waiting in the early
morning when the wind started on his daily
path over the earth. When he came rush-
ing through the tree where the little Breeze
had played for so many long days, he heard
a soft voice like the rustling of leaves say-
ing: “ Please, dear, strong wind, may I go
with you and help you today?” The wind
was in a great hurry and said as be rushed
along; “Why, yes, my dear, if you really
wish to help.” This made the Breeze so
happy that he darted on, dancing and flut-
tering over the grass, and still keeping
ahead of the wind.

Soon they came to a queer building! It
was quite high and had a large thing on
one side that looked somewhat like a wheel.

In the doorway stood a man talking with
another man outside. Said the man out-
side: “ VVell, Mr. Miller, is my flour ready?
Our bread is all gone, and wehave no more
flour, and the children must have some-
thing to eat.”

“ I’m so sorry, Mr. Smith,” said the
miller, “ but the wind has not been blowing
for two days, and you know the mill can-
not grind the wheat unless the wind turns
the wheel.”

At this the little Breeze rushed forward
and came "right down close to the man’s
face, Whispering to him that the Wind-
the good, strong wind was coming very
soon to turn the great wheel of the mill.

When the miller felt the breeze upon his
face, he said joyfully, “I declare, I really
felt a Breeze! I think the Wind is going
to blow.”

By this time the great wheel was turning
round and round. The Breeze knew that
everything would be all right now, so again
he started on, as light-hearted as ever, to
be the messenger of the Wind.

as is sis is as

He came to another part of the city
where the houses were ci'owded—~oh, so
closely together! There were no nice yards
here, no lace curtains at the windows for
the little Breeze to play with, and the chil-
dren did not seem to be as merry as those
he had seen in the park. They just sat on
the sidewalks and steps, the only places they
had,—w1th no kites, no flags, no pretty
p%ayfihings,—-and the little girls had no hats
a a .

"I’ll_]ust peep in the window and see
what kind of homes these children have,”
thought the Breeze. So he went in through
an open window, and what do you suppose
he saw?

On a bed lay a dear little girl whose face
was deeply flushed, and who tossed from
side to side moaning pitifully: “O Ma-
ma! I’m so warm!”

But the mother was too busy to stop and
comfort the child; she had to do washing
every day so that she could earn money to
get the little one and herself something to
eat. So the Breeze fanned the hot face
and brushed the damp hair from the little
brow till the child dropped asleep feeling
comfortable and happy, and smiling as she
slept. “ She must be dreaming of the
angels,” said the Breeze, as he gave her a
good-bye kiss. And so ended the day; but
the Breeze still keeps on untiringly in his
helpful and cheering tasks, proving a bless-
ing wherever he goes~MATTiE MCROY IN
the Oh2ld’s World. .

HELEN KELLER.

“The ilurkest night brings with it its own l:iiiip"~IIELE\'
Kai.i.i-Lu. ’
Afiiiction came to her and said,
O helpless child,
Henceforth, forever, thou art mine
In gloom exiled.
Beyond the light of sun or star,
In silence vast,
No gleam of hope in all life’s sky
So dense o’ercast.

But Knowledge came to her and said,
Soul—light is thine,

To understand God's wonder world
By mystic sign.

Thou art as one upon :1 wav
Divinely led, '

Nor needest light of common daV;—
Be comforted. I

Then joy to her :1 message brought,
From out the night,

No longer dream amid the gloom
Awake to light!

Thy heart hath learned to listen low
The symphony

Of love and beauty everywhere
Enfolding thee.

~—I“m'//I mm’ llome,

_ [Do the boys aiid girls who read this know who Helen Keller
is '.lll(l why her life is czilleil so sail? If not. .~llppOSC they ask
people until they find some one who run tvcll them more about
\er.—Eii,].

PUZZLES.

[All readers of Tin. Gi<A:\'(;i<: \'isi'roi< zire invited to co-nuib-
ute and send solutions to this department. Address all com.
munications relating to puzzles to Thoiniis A. Millar, 500 vzth
St., Detroit, Michigan.)

‘_‘ Solutions to October II).

P. Pot, Seton, Deletes, Poteutates, Totterv, Nears, Stys. E.

Nth 3. SP5’-""Spe:«ii'-ciir. 9. Newport, Paris, Cziuadzi, Alaska.

SOLVERS.

  

PRIZE \\'INNERS,
I.il\' May and Dexter.
-V0. I i'.— C ra.»:\'word'.

In live, not in, die.
In rock, not in rye,
In near, not in far,
In drziy not in car.
In moan not in sigh,
In Dari not in Kitty,
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In Currie, not in Bell;

In car. not in leg;

In leather, not in peg;

In island, not in water;

ALL is .1 body of wazer_

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THE GRAILEFL VISITOR.

Published on the first and third Thursdays of every month.

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

To whom all exchanges. communications. advertising busi-
ness and subscriptions should be sent.

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later than the Saturday preceding issue.

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

$‘Nax'r ISSUE Novamssn 15.

OUR WORK.

The following has been approved by the State Grange 215.21
fair statement ‘of the objects the (‘vrangc of Micliig-an has in
view, and the special lines along which it proposes to work.
\\'e ho e every Graiige in the stale will ulork earnestly in all
these epartinents, so that by a more united effort we shall
rapidly increase our nuinhers. extend our influence. and attain
more and more completely those ends which we seek.

ocx oniiscr

is the Organization of the I“firiii§}iis folii their own Improvement
Financia l '. Socially. Menta y. i on _\'.

\Ve beli)eve thatlthis iniprovemcnt canin largc mea.<ui'e be
brought about: ‘

I. ((1.) By wider individual study and g'\‘ll€l‘11l(ll§CllS§l()l‘l of
the business side of farming and home keeping.

.) By co-operation for financial advaiitage. _ .

2. (0.) BY frequent social gatliering.~', and the . iningling

together of f:1rm.er.< with faruicrs. and of fzirmers with people

r o ‘u )2ltl0nS.
of(g.t)he ByC.:tr1i\'ing for a 1)lll'L‘l’ manlinod. :1 nolilcr ivmnanlioml.
and a universal brotherhood. _

3. (0,) By studying and promoting the improvemerit of our
district schools. _

(In) By patronizing and aiding the Agricultural Colleges ltntl
Experiment Stations in their legitimate work of scientific iii-
vestigation. practical experiment. and education for rural pur—
suits.

(¢‘.) By niaintainin_«_{ and Z1ttt‘ll(ll‘n"'.f;lI‘iIICYS‘ institiitcs; :‘e;1Ilv
ing in the Reading Circle: estzilvlishiiig and using circulating
libraries; buying more and better niaga7.ine.~' and papers for
he home.

1 4. (a.) By diffpstiing a knfowlcdgelnf our civil ln<IlIllfl()l'l.\’ and

:1 hiri the hi ri utics 0 citizens iii.
ts (ICL) Ely deimiliding the euforccincni of cxistiiig statiites. and
by discussing. zidvocating. and trying to secure such other state
ahg n:iti<m_;il‘la\\‘.~’ 115 shall tend to the general j\1>llCc. pr0_-_rre.<~:.
an moraiitv.

Vote on the amendments.

When do you hold your VISITOR social‘?

Remember the flag when you vote» next
Tuesday.

Children, do you work out the puzzles in :3

your department‘?

VVe have some valuable material on page
two. Look it over.

Worthy Master Horton earnestly recom-
mends that every Grange hold a VISITOR
social, and devote the proceeds to subscrip-
tions to the VISITOR. The best time to
hold them is now, while our low offer is

good.

Dairy and Food Commissioner Storrs
has an interesting communication on page 6,
telling something of what this department
has done since its establishment. In the next
issue he will have an article telling us
what is needed to make the department

more efficient.

Many of our readers have responded with
a subscription at our “three months for
ten cents” rate, and some have done much
better than that-. This kind aid is very
encouraging; still we are impelled to ask
those who have not responded, Can we not
count on you?

Mr. O. A. Jenison, of Lansing, has an
interesting .volumé,probably the only one of
its kind in existence. It is a complete file of
The Northern Granger and I ndusfrial Atl-
vocaie. It was an eight page paper, of four
columns, issued ‘weekly, and printed in
Lansing. It had an existence of about
eight months—from Feb. 26, 1874, to Sept.
10 of the same year. The price was $1.50
per year. Perhaps many of our readers
will remember it. At the date last men-
tioned the paper was consolidated with
The New Era of Owosso.

GRANGE NEWS.

One value of a Grange paper is the news
it brings of what other Granges are doing.
But the paper can’t publish such news un-
less it is sent. So we ask for Grange
news from each subordinate Grange. If
you have a successful social, 9. good enter-
tainment, a rousing contest, an interesting
lecture, an initiation of a good sized class-—
tell us about them on a postal card. It is
just what you want to read about other
Granges; it is what they want to read about
you. 

STATE GRANGE.

The last session of the State Grange was
profitable and important. The next session
ought to be more profitable and of more
importance. The reason of the success of
the last session was that most of the dele-
galxae: knew before they came what they

 

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

wanted to do. The next session will be val-
uable largely in proportion to the degree
of preparation which delegates bring with
them.

There are plenty of important questions
to be discussed and acted upon. Some of
them are new, most of them are old; but
the latter retain their importance ‘even in
old age. We try to suggest in the VISITOR
from time to time such questions as seem
most likely to arise, and we trust that dele-
gates will know just how their fellow Pa-
trons, whom they represent, would like to
have them vote upon these various topics.

IMMIG‘RATIOi '.

[“Naturalization and Immigration" is the farmers‘ club
topic for November. Inasmuch as we have suggested “ Im-
migration ” as a topic for the Grange. we treat the two sub-
jects separately.]

The problem of the treatment of foreign
immigrants has two phases; first, whom
shall we dcbar from coming? Second, what

shall we do with those who come? The‘

first is the real problem of immigration;
the second is the real problem of naturali-
zation.

There are three classes whom we do not
want: 1. Criminals, 2. Paupers,  Illiter-
ates. We should close our doors against
all Whose records are not clean in these
respects.

Vile see but one method of preventing
these classes from coming, and that is by
thorough inspection before they embark
for America. No immigrant should be
allowed to land at our ports who cannot
present a certificate of a United States
consul that the applicant for admission is
qualified to enter. At the foreign consulate
there should be a complete system of ex-
aminations, so that no person could receive

the certificate unless entitled to it. Any

person who is brought over in violation of .

law should be deported at. the expense of
the steamship company that carried him.
The chief question is, when are we going

V‘ to place this restriction on immigration?

We all rec-‘c'gnize the need of it. The ques-
tion has been agitated for years, but con-
gress pays almost no afitention to it. \Vhat
are we, the people, going to do about it?

NA TURALI Z A TI ON.

\Ve stated above that the real problem
of naturalization is suggested by the ques-
tion,what shall we do with immigrants
when they come?

The thing to do is manifestly to manu-
facture American citizens out of them, to
Americanize them, to make them the sort
of people we want Americans to be. At
present there are two factors that hinder
this process: 1. Ignorance about our gov-
ernment; and, 2. Colonization. It is to be
expected that most foreigners will know
but little of our institutions; but they cer-
tainly ought to learn something about them
before they vote. One obstacle to this

knowledge is the habit of colonization we E

speak of. We have “ German settlements,”
and “Irish settlements.” and the “Italian
quarter,” and the “ Polish quarter.” For-
eigners settle down in large bodies, keep
up the old customs, preserve the home lan-
guage, run in the narrow, clannish ways.
They are not Americans, but aliens, even
after many years’ residence.

The proper settlement of the mmigration
problem would tend to mitigate these evils.
Then, too, We are inclined to the belief
that there should be added to our natural-
ization laws some educational test. This
would impel study of English, and might
be made broad enough to demand knowl-
edge of our form of government. The
necessities of the case would lead to the
education of the children of foreigners in
English schools, for‘ which ample facilities
should be provided. Certainly a man who
does not know anything about our govern-
ment should not vote, even if he has lived
here forty years; nor should well informed
and educated foreigners be deprived from
voting, even for five years. Therefore we
should be disposed to substitute an educa-
tional test for a time test in dealing with
candidates for naturalization.

PATRONS AT THE POLLS.

Our Declaration of Purposes says: “ It
is right for every member to do all in his
power legitimately to influence for good
the action of any political party to which
he belongs. It is his duty to do all he can
in his own party to put down bribery, cor-
ruption, and trickery; to see that none but
competent, faithful, and honest men, who
will unfl inchingly stand by our industrial
interests, are nominated for all positions of

trust; and to have carried out the principle
that should characterize every Patron, that
the office should seek the man, and not the
man the oflice.”

Thus it becomes not only a privilege’ but
a duty that every Patron shall take an act-
ive interest in politics. His interests how-
ever should not be confined solely to party
success, but to the interests of “the indus-
trial class,” and to the good of the country.

Does it not follow, therefore, that Pa-
trons should, individually and collectively,
vote for men who favor measures advocated
by the Grange? Why should the Grange
not Vote as well as talk‘? We do not for an
instant mean that the Grange should enter
a partisan controversy; we always declare
against even the semblance of such a pro-
ceeding. But if the Grange believes in,
say, woman suffrage, and is willing to
make it a leading issue, why should not all

Patrons use every honorable endeavor, in

caucuses, conventions, and at the polls,
toward electing men to the legislature who
favor that principle? In other words, why
should not the Grange be an independent
political force~—n0t (L political party, but
a force, exerting its influence in all parties?

It is well enough to pass resolutions; but
politicians don’t mind resolutions. They
will listen to votes, however. Then why
not vote as we resolve‘? Isn’t it worth while
for us as a Grange to consider these ques-
tions‘?

THE PARTY.

A political party is in theory a tool, an
instrument, for the attainment of certain
ends in government. In the minds of the
political leaders, however, the party is not
unfrequently looked upon as the end rather
than the means. To such men the chief
lookout is to maintain the party in power,
and to perform those acts that shall tend to
aid in thus keeping control.

P *7-l k'»%' 
ractical y epea 1n;,,thIs lattci \1eV£ of 1 ple who know more than We do;

political duty is not wholly incorrect, nor
is it entirely inconsistent with the broader
view. A party without power is useless.
Nor can a. party gain power‘ except by
organization and by the work of politicians.

It is foolish in a man to break with a

_ party because his wishes are not carried

out, or because the party is not perfect. It
is a. Waste of energy for a man to stand on
the corner while the party procession passes,
and denounce the line of march. If he
doesn’t like it, he should get in the front
carriage and try to change the direction of
the column. There are many educated men
who see only the folly, the shallowness, the
demagogery, the corruption of politics, and
who instead of grasping their war clubs and
fighting the evils they see, stand aside and
but criticise. Dr. Parkhurst is worth a
thousand pulpit book-worms who lend their
chiefest energies to ferociously pounding
the rubber bag rather than to putting on
the gloves with the antagonist.

But if it is foolish to desert a party
for many reasons, it is almost criminal
to follow a party into moral wrong
doing. There are men, good men too,
who seem to justify bad means to
a good end,—who, 'at least, never protest
seriously against such evils. VVha.t we
need, and what we are going to have before
many more decades, is a body of men in
every party, strong, devoted, moral, pa-
triotic, who will seek to keep their party
always in the right channels, who will
stand by it, too, when it grinds on the
rocks, or strands on the beach, or swings
in the whirlpool; but who, when that party
deliberately accepts false prophets and
absolutely betrays the people, the flag, the
nation-as parties sometimes do, will un-
hesitatingly declare that they can not and
will not follow the party to practical treason
and moral wrong. This is the leaven that
shall leaven the whole lump.

W’OMAN’S WORK IN THE GRANGE.

There are good Patrons who think that
the term, “committee on woman’s work in
the Grange,” is a misnomer; that there is
no work in the Grange that is distinctively
woman’s work and not man’s work; that
men and women should in the Grange
work side by side, for the same ends, and
in the same methods; thatlhere is as much
sense in a committee on man’s work as in
a. committee on woman’s work. At its last
session the National Grange acted on some
such reasoning as this, and abolished the
committee on woman’s work in the National

Grange.
But we are old fashioned enough to be-

NOVEMBER 1, 1894.

lieve that there is such 9. thing as “WOIIIB-11,8
work in the Grange.” You can call it her
“sphere,” or her “mission,” or What€Ver
name you may like, but We belieV8 that
there is work that a woman can do better
than a man, work for which she is espec-
ially fitted. To deny this we believe is to
deny a fundamental truth;

"For woman is not undeveloped man,
But diverse."
We believe, too, that this especial fitness
applies in Grange work. Indeed, there is
no reason why it shouldn’t. This being
true, why should not woman’s work be
made more effective by organization? VVhy
not make the best use of these special
faculties that the Grange is privileged to
possess through its admission of women?

If we were called upon to signify those
lines of Grange endeavor that the woman’s
work committee can follow better than can
any other agency, we would for convenience
and clearness arbitrarily designate them
about as follows:

1. Social work. Men will get together
and talk crops or politics, but there is not
the truest social spirit until women not
only are admitted, but take the lead. The
Grange recognizes that the social phase of
its efforts is quite as important as any.
Yet it is doubtful if this portion of its work
is as well organized as it should be. We
believe that a woman’s work committee in
each subordinate Grange, a part of whose
duties is to devise social amusements and
social instruction, and who would make
these leading features of Grange work,
would soon revolutionize the social life of
our farming communities. As individuals,
and this applies especially to the younger
people, it is not enough that we get together
and "liave a good time.” There are hun-
dreds of tliiiigs We :r_\.eed to learn, and which
can be taught us only by contact with peo-
W'e want
to learn to converse more readily, to feel
at ease in any company, to be oufetllves
wherever we go, to learn the polite practices
that people justly regard as necessary. We
sometimes hear farmers pride themselves
on the fact that they as a class know enough
but that they can’t tell what they know.
It is a matter of regret rather than of
pride. There is nothing in farming that
makes a man tongue-tied. It is simply
lack of practice. Farmers would exert
vastly more of an influence than they do
today in education, society, legislation, if
they and their Wives could better tell what
they think. This is proved by the exam-
ples of some of our leaders in the Grange;

they can meet any man on even terms.
No one can so well direct and inspire

such an improvement as the women. And
it is not enough that we drift along, as we
have done, without much aim or plan; but
organized social work should be taken up
and directed‘ by a woman’s work committee
who will study the best methods for social
advancement.

2. School work. The importance of
the district school has never been exagger-
ated; and on the other hand it is generally
conceded that there is plenty of room for
improvement in the schools of today. It
is astonishing how little‘ attention some-
communities give to this subject. But the
chances are that the women‘ have more in-
terest in the schools, are better fitted for‘
managing them, and possibly have more of
time and inclination to devote to them-
than have the men. The matters of wages,
better teachers, more permanent service,-
libraries, grading, are all important topics,
and they can not be relegated’ to semi-
occasional discussions, but must be treated
as live questions and dealt with by those-
competent to handle them. The Grange
can not afford to neglect this work, and yet
today, in Michigan, there is comparatively
little being done by the subordinate
Granges along this line. We must except
a few counties where some progressive‘
spirits have aroused an interest in the
school question, and have united the’
Grange and the teachers into organizations
where both factors work for a. common end.
~the improvement of the schools.

3. Charitable work. To dispense charity

is a true Patron’s duty and privilege.’

There are many ways by which the Grange

can help its members who are in distress-

or in want. But we do not believe that its
charity should stop there. We believe
that we should dispense charity to all who
are in need of it, so long as we do no in-

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

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justice to our own. No one can do this
work as can the women. The “ fresh air”
work of the past summer is the best com-
mentary on what organized action will ac-
complish in charitable efforts in the Grange.

4. Moral work. “ To develop a better
and higher manhood and womanhood
among ourselves,” is one of our chief pur-

’ poses. It is recognized everywhere that

woman’s presenceand efforts are necessary

A to such a development in man, and doubt-

less it is not entirely unnecessary that she
should put forth especial effort for her
sisters. This work may not perhaps be so
easily distinguished as the other lines, but
certainly a committee could devise many
things to prevent the bad and encourage
the good.
We believe that few if any Patrons can
seriously differ with us in the proposi-
tions laid down. The question is, can we,
by a more thorough organization of wo-
man’s specific work as here outlined, bet-
ter advance the cause? We think 80, de-
cidedly. And we would advocate the
establishment of woman’s Work commit-
tees in every Grange in the state, Pomona
and subordinate, who shall be in close
touch with the state committee, and who
shall be well organized and have the work
well divided and assigned. All these com-
mittees shall then work in harmony in the
grandest of labors. Think of the power
that could be exerted by 600 earnest women,
working for the same end, in 200 localities,
having specific objects to attain, tireless in
toil, under good leadership! It is a dream
now, but, sisters, you can make it a fact.

The bee-lure Field.

'1'Ol’I("S FOR I)IS(‘l'SSlO.\' .

1, \Vliat salaries should be paid to our state oili-
cers, and under what limitations: _

2. Can the farmers aid in solving the liquor ques-
tion? If so, how? Have they an_v interest or duty
in the matter? _ . . _ _

3. “fill it be beneficial and wise to _prohibit incin-
bers of the legislature from accepting free passes
from railroad companies? If so, should the prohi-
bition extend to all state oflicers?

4, \Vhat restrictions shall be placed on immigra-
tion? When shall we begin to restrict? [See edi-
torial].

VVHY IS IT.’

As 1 sat in the sessions of a most suc-
cessful Grange and teachers’ institute, held
in the hall of Redford Grange, No. 367,
with the Wayne county teachers’ institute
as guests and associated participants, and
listened to the papers presented and the
discussion of the subjects, all full of bright
thought and clear rasoning, fairly pinning
the eager attention of every listener, I felt
glad. For I observed how many of the
young people by their case and apt ability
in taking their respective parts; or‘ coming
readily impromptu into the exercises,
showed plainly the rapid development of
their abilities, and the effect of that asso-
ciative training which they were almost
unconsciously receiving in their Grange,
and which unmistakably marked its mem-

' bets from their unpracticed, but otherwise

equal associates. I realized the extent of
their familiar acquaintance, comprising so
many people of high social standing from
all parts of the country and many even
farther away, brought into the close famil-
iarity of near neighbors; and all this en-
joyed by persons while yet in the beginning
of life.

I viewed again these people almost
wild in mirth and glee, in a royal feast of
social happiness, or serving and partaking
in a sumptuous banquet, vieing with each
other in who should be most helpful in
every duty to others comfort; as I imagine
from the appearance of smiling countenan-
ces and other emphatic expressions, their
satisfaction and appreciation of the occa-
sion. And then I remembered how little of
their time, strength, or money, which have
been necessary to the building and support
of that association, which is contributing
so much to make them as they are, and
only which has made it possible that these
people would have this with so. many sim-
ilar festive occasions_of recreation, dotting
the liftime of this common farming

le.
peifiii I see pai'ents closely watching the real-
izations of pleasure to their children par-
ticipating in such pure and pleasant recre-
ation, while their countenances beam with
pride, or their eyes glisten with emotion,
in satisfaction at the performance of each
part or duty I think of the wonderful work
of the Grange. Here too I see the_very
aged eagerly taking 8- E§11PP1Y Of h3PP1_I1_‘399
to give pleasant reflections to the waiting
days of closing life. And then as we look
over the communities where such or" _sim-
ilar associative advantages are provided,
and again upon those where they are un-
known or not supporfegl, 8115; _tl1"1k~_0f F110
army of bright and genial spirits, thirsting
for something to unlock their stunted-

growth and slackened social development,
unused to the power of that magnetic in-
fluence which should be employed to place i
them in touch and harmony with the ad-
vancing world of their associates, we
pause and can but ask, Why is it thus?_

Can it be that those not having associa-
tive privileges and influences, realize even
partially, their true position? Is, there a
curtain of prejudice hiding anything so
real, so certain? Are there so many bright
minds of men and women who need stronger
or clearer testimony, who need the touch
of something more real or tangible to
awaken the taste or desire for such pleas-
ure and advantages? Do not parents wish
to bring into reach of their children_op-
portunities so rich in rewards, yet so light
in expense? The Grange is filling ‘its
vocation nobly and well, and its varied
opportunities will never be exhausted.

Fraternally,
A. J. Caesar, JR.
T/isilauli.

OER WORK.

It is nearly time that we began to forni-
j ‘ulate our annual report on woinau’s Work.
It is necessary that we secure reports from
all who have worked with us in this depart-
ment. We have sent out a great many
postal cards, but we well know we cannot
reach all who have aided in the work in
this way because we have not the names or
addresses of the workers.

1. \Vill all to whom the school circulars
were sent report to us their opinion of the
results of the school visiting committees,
and would you approve of the continuance
of the use of the circulars another year?

2. VVill all those who aided in giving the
Fresh Air Outings report to me on a postal
card the number they have received into
their homes? This is very necessary as
We wish very much to know the extent of
the work and cannot unless you, every one,
report.

3. Is it your opinion that those whom you

. 5 have received into voiir homes this suiii-

mer have been benefited? And have you
been so over burdened that you would not
care to receive any another summer?

-1. Has the work of the woman’s work
committee been any factor as to the suc-
cess of your Grange this past year? Has
it tended to make your Grange hall more
home like and your meetings any more
interesting‘? Has it stimulated to any

better coiisert of action? Has it in any
1 way popiilarized your Grange 8.111011% those
,1 outside its gates?

5 , If all who have any part in the work
will bonsider these questiens and reply by
sending us a short report as‘ soon as pos-
Bible, it will enable us to plfesént our
annual report correctly, and also gi-‘ea'.tly aid
us in planning and formulating the work
for another year.

Yours for the work,
l\IARi' A. l\IAYO.

Battle Creek.

NATIONAL GRANG E MEETING.

Orrici: or THE SECRETARY. 2

514 F Srasm‘, N. W.
IVushi'ngto7L, D. C., Sept. 26, 18.94.
In accordance with the provisions of its
.= constitution and the resolutions adopted
at the session of 1893, the twenty-eighth
session of the National Grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry will be held in the
city of Springfield, Illinois, commencing
on “the first Wednesday after the second
Monday in November” (14th), at eleven
o’clock a. m. ,
The sessions of the Grange will be held
in the senate‘ chamber, state house.
Accommodations for the N ational Grange
have been secured at the Hotel Palace (as
headquarters), at the rate of $1.50’ and
 per day each, with 35 cents per room
per day for fires when ordered.
By order of the executive committee;
Joniv TRIMBLE,
Secretary, Alational Grange.

THE SOLIIIER-S’ HOME AMENDMENT;

Acorrespondent writes-thatin his opinion‘
the “Soldiers’ Home” amendment to the
constitution will not have the effect‘, if
adopted, of giving any veteraii a vote in
the township in which the home_ is situ-
ated unless his home is actually’ there; -and
that he thinks no one who does not desire
tosee the veterans disfraiichised entirely
would wish to have them deprived of any
rights pertaining to citizenship, and, there-
fore that the objection to their voting for
local officers is not well considered. -

’1‘l11'(-4-. moiitlis for Ten cents.

While the Order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry has a grand record for usefulness-
in the past in educating and elevating the
American farmer, in dignifying his calling, -
and placing him in the foremost rank of‘
American citizenship, its work has only just
begun. It has before it the possibilities of
a more glorious future in the advancement
ofthe interests of the farming population
of this country, and giving them that high
position of thought and action that they
are destined to occupy if they are but true
to themselves and true to the principles

upon which this Order is founded.

TIIE NATIONAL GRANGE, PATRONS OF
HUSBANDRY.

OFFICE or MASTER,
Delta, 0., Oct. 18, 1894. 5

To THE MEMBERS or THE ORDER or
PATRONS or HUsBANDav:—Notice is hereby
given that at the 28th annual meeting of
the National Grange, to be held in the
Senate Chamber of the capitol at Spring-
field, Ill., the subject of “Cooperation”
will be made the special order for discus-
sion on the third day of the session, Fri-
day, Nov. 16, ’94. All members of the
Order who are interested are invited to be
present. J. H. BRIGHAM,

Master National Grange, P. of H.

REDUCED FARE TO THE NATIONAL GRANGE
MEETING.

Arrangements have been made with the
“ Central Traflic Association” by which all
delegates and persons attending the
National Grange Meeting to be held in
Springfield, Illinois, commencing on the

v 14th day of November next, and passing

over their lines of road, and those of all
other Passenger Associations co-operating
with them, viz.: The “ Western Passenger
Association,” “Southern Passenger Associ-
ation,” “Trunk Line Association,” “New
York and Boston Line Passenger Commit-
tee," can secure passage to Springfield an(l
return for one and one-third fare for the
round trip on the certificate plan.

In order to secure this reduced fare the
following instructions must be strictly
followed:

Firsf~—Each person must purchase (not
more than three days prior to the date of
the meeting nor more than three days after
the commencement of the meeting) a first-
class ticket (either limited or unlimited)
to the place of meeting, for which he will
pay the regular fare and, upon request, the
ticket agent will issue to him a certificate
of such purchase.

Sccoml~If through tickets cannot be
purchased at the starting point, or certifi-
cates obtained, purchase a regular ticket to
the nearest point where such through
ticket and certificate can be obtained, and
there purchase through to the place of
meeting, taking the certificate, signed by
the agent, of such purchase. Ticket agents
should be requested to. telegraph to the
agent where such ticket is to be purchased,
and have tickets and certificates filled out
in r€&d_iI1_.€-es when train arrives, so as to
I cause no delay for tickets.

Th.ird~~The certificate must state that
full far; has l'.iéB}1 paid, and iik‘Wi5¢ deter-
mine the route via which the ticket for
return journey will be sold, and without it
no reduction will be made.

Fou1'th——On reaching the place of meet-
ing, deliver your certificate to the Secre-
tary of the National Grange, who will cer-
tify thereon your attendance at the meet‘
ing, and also secure the signature of the
special Railroad Agent to the same, and
return it to you.

F"l:fflL—-F01’ return passage, present your
certificate. certifi-edi to and signed as above,
to the ticket iigeiit where the meeting is
held, not more than three days after the
adjournment, and he will issue a return
ticket, over the same route for conti'nu.ous
passage for one-third the regular fare.

Sixt/i—Cei'tificatcs are not transferable
and the above directions must be strictly
followed or no reduction in fare can be
procured.

By order of the Executive Committee N.
G. P. of H. J. J. WOODMAN,

Secrefm-y.
Paw Paw, Mi'ch.. Oct. 23, 18.94.

\Vc’i'e gaiiiiiiig; will you give us zi
firiciitlly pusli?

OUR STATE INS'l‘l'l‘l'TIONS.

‘ Continued from page 1.

music are both taught, elementary and
advanced. The piano, flute, violin, cornet,
and pipe organ are all taught. Many
pupils become instructors in music, and to
all it becomes a solace and comfort, largely
taking the place of books to the seeing
person;

The girls do sewing, knitting, crochet-
ing, and can manage a sewing machine.
Cooking will soon be introduced. The idea
is to make them self helpful when they
marry or return to their old homes. The
boyslearn broom making and piano tiin-
ing and repairing. Many acquire great
proficiency in piano tuning and make a
success of it as a means of self support.
It is desired to’ introduce hammock and
fly-net making as additional work for the
boys.

There is gymnasium work for both boys
and girls. The boys also have military
drill to some extent. It is considered
especially beneficial‘ in correcting the
stooping postures that are often unwit-
tingly assumed by the blind.

STATISTICS.

The school can accommodate 125; there
are 70 present now. There is a 45 acre
farm, part in fruits: andvegetables, and a
small dairy that supplies the institution.

There‘ are eight teachers besides the

superintendent. The latter receives $960

a year, the principal gets $400, and the
teachers from $200 to $350. All are al-
lowed in addition rooms and board.

The inventory is $200,000. The appro-
priation and hence the cost to the state is
$21,000 per year.

The census of 1894 shows 404 names of
blind who are 21 years old and under.
Only 80 of these a ye_ar participate in the
advantages of the school. The state is
anxious that all who can should receive the
help here that they need. Many of the
blind do not know that such a school exists.
Many parents are unwilling to send their
children away for fear that they will not
be properly cared for. But the aim is to
make the school as homelike and cheerful
as possible. There is no expense except for
railroad fare and clothing, and even these
are provided by the state, if parents can
not furnish them.

Of the causes of blindness of pupils
about 14 per cent are congenital, 10 per
cent accidents, 7 per cent cataract, 7 per
cent spinal fever, 5 per cent scarlet fever.
Thus here is. proved, as elsewhere among
the unfortunates of the state, that the sins
of the fathers are responsible for much of
the misery of life.

Home for ‘the Eeehle .lIlll(Ied.

WThe legislature of 1893 appropriated
{$00,000 for establishing this home, and
$15,000 for current expenses during 1894.
The site ‘selected was at Lapeer, and three
small buildings have been erected this year.
The organization has not been completed
as yet.

D0ii’t t'0i'-get that ONE llillllt’.

TAX ATION [N .VIICHIGA.\'.

(‘ontinued from page 1.

has very emphatically declared that “a local
custom which is opposed to the general
policy of the state on the subject to which
it refers is not valid in law.” The assess-
ment must be such that its justice is not
questionable and the share demanded must
be competently ascertained.

.\.<sEssoi2.s’ Drriizs.

The foregoing are the most essential of
the general principles which must govern
the officer who desires to make a valid
assessment. Every assessor is required “to
ascertain the taxable property of his
assessing district, and the persons to whom
it should be assessed, and their residences.”
This is his first duty upon assuming office.”
It 03I1I1.9t be delegated to another, and it
cannot be neglected or incompetently per-
formed without placing the entire levy in
jeopardy. To aid the assessor the law
prescribes forms of statements of taxable
property which “he may require every per-
son of full age and sound mind” who he
belig-Veg has _property which is not exempt
from taxation, to prepare, subscribe and
make oath to.

THE 'fE€J‘L7BLE IN TAXATION.

The tendency to secretiveness regarding‘
possessions is not half sodangerous a factor
in solving the problem of the listing of
property for taxation as is the desire
of assessors to complete their roll with
the least work and to the satisfaction
of a sufficient number of taxpayers
who will reward neglect of duty. This
reward is not sought by all assessors but is
accepted by nearly all.

The statement made in the preceding
paragraph will be indignantly denied by
many honorable assessors who ai'e the vic-
tims of pernicious practices which are not
recognized by the law, except in its endeav-
ors to apply remedies, and it will be vehem-
ently denounced by a class of assessors who
sturdily declare it impossible to obey the
requirements of the law.

It is my intention in the next paper of
this series to convince the former and
invite their valuable assistance in righting
some of the wrongs practiced by assessors.
The latter I shall mercilessly prosecute and
I hope that a just public will convict them,
and in due season pass sentence of retire-
ment upon them.

(Tan we COUNT on you‘!

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURE]!

by local applications, as they cannot reach the dis-
eased portion of the car. There is only one wav to
cure Deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result. and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is noth-
ing butan inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.

VVe will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.

F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.

@'Sold by Druggists, 756.

Will you take subscriptions for the Vis.
ITOR election day?

You needonly a copy to show its makeup
and you can get plenty to take it at ten

cents for three months as a trial.

‘\

 


THE GRANGE VISITOR.

ATRONS’ AJNT

PATRONS’ PAINT W1(;RKSPhav: soldi I(n}gersol1l’ lfatintfto g1u:n(:l'l::l(‘l Iauqlf  Sllragiilig (;i!x:;ecc:s (13153
H. since its organization. ouse ain s an I cap am 8 0!‘

NOVEMBER 1. 1894.

ORKS V

Iugersolls Liquid Rubber Paints
Indestructible Cottage and Baru Paints

save all Middlemen’s Profits.
buildings, 10,000 Farmers testify to their merits. Grange Halls. Churches. 50110-01
Houses, Dwellings, all over the land, some of them painted 15 years ago, still

0. W. INGENSOLL, Prop.

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

Sample Color Cards. “Confidential" Grange
Discounts, Estimates and full particulars
MAILED FREE. WVrite at once.

looking well: prove them the most durable.
PURE FOOD. gen must pay tribute to some one}

  ‘ who is not only engaged in robbing! ’ 7 p

All those who wish to purchase pure- 1 What Has been Accomplishcil in lIIich- ; hfinest produce,-S but et,1d3ngeri11],_glc0I5}‘£<:t1f1t:t1(tI6:at>fcl(:l1;3‘f:’3n1nic(:I;]k 01111:: ig-

~ - - - ~ ! i an. r . s

bred stock or any description, will tind ‘, 2 , ;l;O(:)dl;eall:3[l‘lheO§eIt§;)§:7 Ei7)r0t1111iSSecoI11S  20 years’ at which time Changes and 3

it to their advantage to correSp0nd;cHABLEs E. STORES, STATE DAIRY; ditiOn'Of things is in the hands Oftamendments to the Constitution Of:

with some of the following well-  AND FOOD COMMISSIONER. t those who sugar from it Laws 3 the state can be-made. It has been;

known breeders. , It may be of interest to readers  that have force in them, or that t in session, and among the amend-_‘

—-lof tllile V;1SITgR to know lwplati _i tgivt, adequate authority to thosetments agreed upon are the follow-‘
ganyt ing, as een accomp is e in
]the year since the law providing

YORK STATE (‘0Ns'1‘1Tl'TIO~.\'. A No_ 1 FARM

HARNESS

' Made of first-clus stock and
warranted. and all Hald-
llnde. We retail In our
" at wholesale prices
and ship anywhere on up‘
provnl and gusrsulen BUB

f'_ii’.°i'f3 for Catalogue.
llllll) lllllll HARNIISSIIII
STANTON. MICH.

FIF JUALITV."

[whose duty it is to see to their en- 1‘ lug? Ab°1_i5h_i11g the Office Of 001'‘ ;
lforcement, will accomplish it. Nig-:°n€‘1‘3 forblddmg the P393389 0f?

H. H. HINDS

GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA R. R. Co.
Schedule in effect, Sunday, Sept. 24, 1894.

Stanton, Montcalm Co
Breeder of

Shoi-thorn Cattle l
American Merino
and Shropshire Sheep

» A. H. WARREN f are placed in competition with thei

Ovid, Mich.

‘ ' . " B"*"‘°' °f IMPROVED 3 dustry; the other the pressing need I
~ » —  CHESTER WHITE SWINE  of
A choice lot of stock[
Breeding stock all ,i ,
Write» I the unscrupulous manufacturers I

And Lincoln sheep.‘
for sale at farmers‘ pl_‘lc8S. .
recorded. Reduced prices on fall P185-
or come and look me over.

If you \\'-ant Fiimt-(‘lass

MERINO SHEEP

Q I .
1 The following are some of the
RK EY *
bwll: ‘TE,’  N)fltl]FK)IkuBl.o‘]Ye .,, Hi 1 results of the researches of the state
l’B( TOIII pl" 2!: \' (‘ 5, l ' i ‘ 7 ' ‘

Indiunzi 2lll(l .\'lichig:iri Stziic Fiiirs. iilsn zit tllt‘ Tri-

Stzitc Fziii‘ iii Toli-iln. you can get them of

1‘. .\l. l~‘ELLO\\ S. Salim‘. Mich.

Hillsdaile Coiiiity Her-il

Choice stock for sale at reasonable}. . t - «
prices, and Guaranteed as Rep-resented. N11195: not One has 3 “ace of frmt‘

JNO. B0\\'DI'l‘CH,
Hillsdale. Mich.

N I and dealers who are daily defraud-l
= ing the people in the matter of
I what they eat and drink.

, vinegar analyzed seventeen are not
____,_ _,____._......_-___-_._....._. as claimed; two are cider vinegar.
;Of baking powders, ten samples;;make study interesting and attract-
‘four show _
Polaiiil Cliiiiai S\\'Ill0..<V\ phosphate. and three alum Of J61-

“lDEAL" DEALERS all deal in"
“ IDEAL" DEAL Buggies, because
a good deal of their trade prefer a
good deal to a miss-deal. Conse-
quently they buy “ Deal ” vehicles-
Ask for catalogue showing the
“ Ideal ” and other popular buggies
and carriages in various poses. The
prices are such as to make riding
cheaper than walking.

J. J. DEAL do SON,
lonesville. Mich.

Au All-Round “Deal.”

------——-—  show one-half of them to be pure,
Poultry.Veal,Besns,

V W 7 Your Butter. E885. I
S H I ll:eqtts!,It‘<,>v<;1:;l'HIif:;: t analyses so far made show at least
Dried Fruits, or ANYTHING YOU MA

Grain.

HAVE to us. Quick sales at the higggztt

market price and prompt returns In
Write for prices or any information Y0“ WW‘-

suiiiiiiiis, iioiuiisoii & co, ?.2:.':2i::::e: 

174 Sout Water St.. Chicago, Ill.

Bin-‘s:nimci§—Me opollian National Bank, Chicago.

BUY irionnbus

From anti-trust manufacturers direct.

WHOLESALE PRICES. Machine Oils 20 to 25c

gallon; Cylinder Oils Zinc to 35c per gallop:
STRICTLY HIGH GRAJJE. Satur-
We are the only MAINL-

gdliyered .

faction Ruaranteed.
FACTUBERS of Oils in Michigan.

DETROIT OIL 00., Detroit, Micii.§

Green and ‘

$1500 T0 $4tMm A wEEKjthat are adulterated, and honest

can be lll(l(l(-: \«'orl.iii;_r for us_ Of .~‘pL‘Cl.Il interest  man“
and value to :ill fHl'lllEl'.\'. .\'p'.irc lioiirs «up be llS’€(l 3
‘O good Mmnmgu 5' 1' Rm‘ ‘kl ( 0" '.}:m",,I:' j which it has cost much less money

WI{IPPLE’S SL'PPLEMEN'l‘ARl’

Adjustable Wide Tire

FOR F.-{RM IV A GONS.

$10.00

inches wide,
that can be

ordering give diameter of wheels. Address

E. E. WHIPPIE, St. Johns, Mich

; to identify them as the product of

I dealers of course buy largely of ob-

8 themselves victims of the dishon-

tightiener T) or STEEL TIRES 41/, : est practices of manufacturers and
warranted to carry 4,000 lbs.,

ut onto the wheels of any farm
wagon over t e narrow tire, and can  attached
or detached by one man in twenty minutes. In

buys a complete set (including tli

' that contains twenty per cent of

FOR POIJLTRY RAISE RS.

Two handy and useful books published . every four pounds of Such mix?‘
by Tim Fam'ier.c’ Ir‘ezriei:' of Chatham, N. ‘ tufe so Sold one pound of butter 15
Y_, have come to hand. One is called ‘ driven out Of the market.
“ The A, B, C of poultry culture,” and the :
questions and

The rice of .
each is 25 cents. They contain agcfbd deal jevery pound of fraudulent Jelly an emblem

other is “Five hundred

answers on poultry raising.”

of practical information in handy form.

éfor the appointment of a slailv and I gardly makeshifts never will.
food commissioner went into oper-E ‘
Two things seem to bed

lation.
{clearly shown,kone fthigl extept toguret

. h. h th t t t 8. '!

$1133 mi. ’§i.‘Zrv?i§.§.mp§.i3.ethZ?»A PLEA we run sum or
' NATURE.

llegitimate products of honest in-I V
P. H. Do\\LING.

“ Happy is tlieflinan that findeth
wisdom, and the man that getteth
. understanding; for the merchandise

stringent laws for the suppres-‘
sion of the villainous practices of.

;of it is better than silver and the
{gain thereof than fine gold.”

3 Our commissioner of schools, the
tether day, stated before a meeting
of the Grange, that the methods of
teaching in our district schools
liaveivery much improved during
the last ten or fifteen years. The
object of the teacher now is to

SOME ANALYSES.

analyst. Of seventeen samples of

cream tartar, three* ive so that the pupils will love to

learn. This is surely a great step

in the right direction; for it is well

known that “ a boy who leaves

‘inits makeup but Japaneseseamoss, l school knowing much but hating
dextrine, starch, and glucose with his lessons will soon have forgotten
analine,cochiiieal,aiid sundry veget-

almost all he ever learned; while
= able colors. All of them contain sul- another who had acquired a thirst

pliuric acid, most of them insufli-,for knowledge, even if he had
:cient quantities to show that it was  learned little, would soon teach
.not used for its medicinal pi'0per- ' himself more than the first ever
ties. It is not variety of fruits, knew.”

isimply variety of labels that sup-
plies the required change. Two-
‘thirds of the samples of butter
‘ thus far analyzed show twenty per
, cent of foreign fats, one-third pure
,butter. Maple syrup and sugar,
}with one exception, adulterated.
jEleven samples of milk, none of
 them meeting the requirements of
;the law. A few samples of spices

‘ lies, fourteen sample; all sold as fruit ,

ITS VALUE.

We can hardly overestimate the
value of the study of nature to
young people who are preparing for
the battle of life.
been aptly compared to a chess-
board, the phenomena of nature to
the different pieces, and the rules
of the game are nature’s laws. We
know that the unseen player on the
other side is always just and fair,
but he makes no allowance for our
ignorance. How important then
that we know something of the

' the balance adulterated. The
seventy-five per cent of the articles
examined to be fraudulent.

THE FRAUD.

If the same ratio holds good in
I regard to the amounts paid for this
3class of goods, then out of every
1 dollar so paid seventy-five cents

goes for something that is not as
 represented and a large share of it
E for something that is actually dele-
lterious. Besides this articles that
are pure are forced to compete in
the markets of the state with those

ure. For the good player is boun-
teously rewarded. And one who
plays ill is checkmated—~without
haste, but without remorse.”

Nature studies quicken and culti-
vate directly the faculty of obser-
vation, “which in many persons
lies almost dormant through life.”
It is only by carefully fixing the
attention that we can successfully
study plant life. The disciplinary
value of this work is becoming more
facturers are forced to sell for J generally known and appreciated
' by our best educators. “ Entering
life as a mere germ, the soul ex-
pands into intelligence and virtue
through the teachings of surround-
ing objects and influences, and the
beauty, purity, and wisdom dis-
played in the vegetable world bears
a full share.”

A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.

I have often thought that no exer-
cise could be more pleasant and
profitable to the younger members
of our Order than for some one to
bring before the meeting a speci-
men from the field or garden which
should be made the subject of one
or more papers presenting the re-
sult of weeks of patient research,
observation, and reading. Give its
peculiarities of root, leaf, flowers,
and fruit; its species, genus, and
order; its uses to man directly and
indirectly; its family relations, and
its evolution or biological history.

Not all our young members could
be induced to do such work, but
some can. And while some are
working in this field, others may
be employed in like manner in
entomology or some other branch
of natural science, with perhaps as
much profit to themselves and
pleasure to others.

In our initiatory work we are
constantly reminded of the refining
influence of flowers, and are im-
portuned to cherish, cultivate, and
study them. “Every region has
its plants, and every plant has its
inhabitants.” “Let flowers be to you

of hope.”
Rome, fllic/I.

prices that will compare with those

to produce. For example a seven-
, teen pound pail of so called currant
wjelly can be bought for less than
‘one-half the amount that the same
number of pounds of the fruit
3 would cost. The state analyst has
1' in hands at present samples of but-
ter and cheese.
It has been an extremely hard
. matter to secure samples of these
. articles in such a way as to be able
j any particular factory. Retail
, bers, and if they know whose make
gthey are using are not always in-
§ clined to tell. Wholesale dealers
also have a trick of changing the
brands, erasing one and replacing
with something that will better suit
their trade, and while retailers are
liable under the law, still it has not
seemed to me fair to hold them
liable when apparently they are

= jobbers.
The farmers of Michigan are
sufferers today from this condition
of things. Every pound of butter

foreign fats prevents the sale of
one-fifth of a pound of butter. For

For
every gallon of spurious vinegar
5 sold some fruit grower suffer. For

some fruit grower’s orchard or gard- I

forts to make something out of, _ _
inothing will continue to be a fail- I for three days? Pmvldmg “ha-t thel

The world has I

rules of the game—the laws of nat- ,

.1 in printed form before the members

§ president pro tem of the senate and
{speaker of the assembly shall be in
iorder of succession to the govern-
lorship after the lieutenant govern-
or; striking out the $5,000 limit of
j recoverable damages in death b

iaccident cases; providing that no

iperson shall have gained or lost a

Ef__  any legislative bill until it has been 3 w‘ * ' '

» ,
I

I i‘adiJlac .

I
.

lresidence by becoming an inmate:

I

izing the use of voting machines in

l

;propriation bills; forbidding the

‘of a charitable institution; author- jiron Wayne
I :2_ich_mond__
, . . . . . Iincinnati_
lelections; forbidding riders to ap- ; Sh;

J e roit _,

lissuing of railway passes to public ,

officers; prohibiting labor in pris--

l

~,ons in competition with free labor; ;'

! providing for non-partisan election 

gboards; providing a new judiciary
‘system; providing for a new legis-

§lative apportionment; for the pres- I
‘jervation of Adirondack lands and?

iregistration in towns and villages
Eof less than 5,000 inhabitants; for
lseparate state and municipal elec-

»

the even and municipal on the odd

islature of a state board of chari-
‘ties. The idea of abolishing the
{office of coroner is a new one. The
‘others are in line with public
-‘opinion as given expression in

,. discussions.
I

ito public oflicials, prohibiting the; CAPITAL.

I competition of convict labor against
,free labor, non-partisan election
gboards, etc.

i WESTERN

POMONA.
l October 11 and
}Pomona met with Georgetown
§Grange. Thursday, the first day
_lOf the meeting, was very pleasant
fiend we should have had a full hall,
‘ but we had a small attendance. The
tlfollowing subjects were brought
tforward for discussion: “What
‘can we best do to keep up an

interest in the Grange?” intro-

duced by H. C. Tuttle of Ravenna.
,Mr. Tuttle read an interesting
ipaper on this subject, followed by
lshort talks by others. “ Has love
‘of money more influence upon
,mankind than education?” Mr.
lJoe Lowing of Georgetown read a
{good paper on this subject. The
members who entered into this
discussion would have it that we

‘could get from the use of it, and
not the money itself. “ Do we as

ileges that we should?” by Mrs.
Wilde of Harrington, who
promptly said, No! and all the
members said N 0! likewise. “How
much and what should the farmer
read?” W. M. Jaques of Olive
Center was booked for this subject,
but not being able to attend he
sent a very interesting paper.

THE MONEY QUESTION.

“How to make money and how to
save it,” by Mr. Fellows of Olive
Center. This question is better
answered by each one personally.
We ought to all -know whether we
have the money making prerequi-
sites or no, and when we have made
the money depends on each one’s cir-
cumstances in saving it. This was
an interesting subject and brought
out a good many different ideas on
making and saving money. “ Has
novel reading a moral tendency?”
Mrs. Alice Jaques of Olive Center
read an essay on this subject. We
all know that if all novel reading
or what could be termed such was
taken from us, we would not have
much of a variety left, but it was
tfully demonstrated during the dis-

Continued on page 7.

the forests thereon; regulating the '

tions—putting state elections on-

g years; prohibiting the use of public ,
money by sectarian schools; pro-‘
<viding for the creation by the leg- ~

?the public prints and in public;
There are several of l -flu/-K-——'
lthem which, if passed into laws,l
would fill a long-felt want. Among l
s them the abolition of railway passes I

I

:loved money just for the good we at

farmers give our boys all the priv- -k

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Nos. 5. 6,_7. and 8. daily except Sunday.

No. 2, dagly except Saturday night.

‘No. 3, daily ‘except Monday morning.

, Harbor Springs trains leave Petoskey 6:30, 9:15
3 a m and 3:a5, 9:20 p in on week days. and at 8:00

a m and 9:20 p m Sundays.

‘ I_‘rains leave Harbor Springs 8:30. 9:5 3 m. 4:25.
; 9.-4.1 p m on week days. and 8:25 a in and 9:45 p m
l on Sundays.

(3. L. Locuwoon. G. P. J; T. A.,

Grand Rapids.

The Peoples’ Savings Bank

OF LANSING MICHIGAN.
15o,ooo.oo.

MEAD BLOCK, LANSING.
FRANKLIN ST.. NORTH LANSING.

OFFICERS.
W. J. BEAL. President.
A. A. Wimius Vice President.
0. fl. OSBAND, Cashier.

I

j orrmics. j
I

We transact a general banking business. In

12 ‘Vestal-n  our Earrings department we receive deposits of
lone o

. lar or over and pay interest thereon if left
= three months or longer at 4 per cent.

In our commercial department we receive ac-
counts of merchants and business men. We issue
interest bearing certificates of deposit. If you
have any banking business come and see us.

ARE YOU OPPOSED T0 TRUSTS?
Will you Back those that Fight them?

E very Farmer says Yes.
Then buy your

fflanews and Bullivaluisl

of the manufacturer that has spent thousands of
dollars fighting combines.

THE WIIIPPLE HARROW C0.,
81:. Johns, Mich.

3***g¢*ggtg*******«******t
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, cipia.i.aau
I! World‘: Pair. Gets. in stamps for *
new ll: pup Poultry Guilds and Can-
* iogu. i>oui.'i'air roii piiorir mule pllln. Hod-Bock Information. *
iv Reliable Incubator and Broader co.,0uincy, Ill. -1:

itiitiiiiiiirkittt*~k*****'k*

The Hour-_v Creek Grange Nurseries have
been under contract with the State Grange of
Ohio for over ten years, and have dealt exten-
sively in Indiana and Michigan also. Special
prices sent to anyone under seal of the Gl‘Bfl89-
Give us a trial. We can save you money. Address

[same Freeman & Son, Rex, Ohio.

Farms in Isabellamtlounty

AVERAGE ABOUT SIEVENTY ACRES EACH.
Beautiful homes, large barns. fruitful orchards,
neat country school houses and churches, thriv-
ing villages and 21 handsome city, prove the

rosperitv of the people. The schools and col-
eges of Mt. Pleusiuit are excellent. Oats, clover,
sheep, potatoes and fruits for general farming‘
corn, hiiy and rich pastures for dairying an
stock raising, have mzide iiiuny farmers well 03;
others nre rospering, and so can you. Unim-
proved lam 5, vziluzible‘ timber lands, partl im-
proved farms, and farms lii lily improve , and
choice city property for sale or really low prices.

For samp es of descriptions of such pro crty
as on ma desire and feel iihlc to buy,
adtffess C 0K’S REAL ESTATE AGE
Mt Pleasant, Mich.

ease
CY,

HATCH GIIIGKENS BY STEAM
I WITH THE MODEL
EXCIOR INCUBATOR.

.441 Thousands in Fluc-
. V , 1 cessful Operation.

5 SIMPLE, PERFECT and
. SELF-REG!/LATI1lfG.

Lowest priced
First olnsl I
Hntcher made. ‘
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J. J. WOODMAN ______ __'jf'Paw' ’Pa_w:'lllichigan

—...._ -.....?... .._.........

NOVEMBER 1, 1894.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

7

Isa book containing illustrations, prices and
descriptions of 30,000 articles in common use,
a book that will show you at a glance if you
are paying too much for the goods you are
now buying,

WORTH ANYTHING TO YOU?

Is it worth the 15 CENTS in stamps re-
quired to pay postage or express charges on a
copy?

THE BUYERS GUIDE AND CATALOGUE ( issued
every March and September) is the book we
are talking about: you are not safe without a
copy of the latest edition in the house.

MONTGOMERY WARD & 00.,
I I I to I I6 Michigan Ave., Chicago-

In writing mention THE GRANGE VISITOR.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY l WESTERN P0-‘I0-Hi

Omoers National Grange Continued from page 6'

uAs_mE_J H BRIGIHM Dem, Ohiolciission that there are a great

OVERSEEB—E- W DAVIS .... ..SantHR05avCa1-lmaiiy novels written that have a

— PHA MESSER...__R l to . Vt. f

é‘fi’y1X:al:)‘:ic'f.LB. pm BE.il.CfiEi{_ Iiélaaigg , moral tendency. The last two
. ,,__ _ _ , , . _
OBTMISLATEV-RSI.‘ L. WILSON‘.-. Mississipiiilcluestlonsi Wlth muslc a‘nd_ leclta‘
'rnmsnizna—MBs._F- 81- M0D0WE.LL----N- ¥~lt1ons, constituted the evening pro-
SEoizE'rAizii—J0H_lNTRIMBLEUWashington.D.(._ 10 Th Orninfl session was

Gm K%.ii.‘rt“.Ei,t*.3*é~%* GH....t‘:r::::; . ==‘‘‘’“- ‘% “‘ = —
(i;§frf>lvT-miis. MARY aEAaDo.'v}___.___‘Kansas  laktfn UP Wlth the 1151131 Toulme Of
FLoi1A~—MRS. ANNIE L. BULL _____Minnesnta , bug111ess, The electing of a dele-
l gate to the State Grange was rather

LADY Ass"r S'rEw’i)~—MRS. AMANDA HORTON
Michigan. . y ' ‘
Executive committee_ exciting. Mr. Levi bellows and
LEONARD RHONE..Center Hall, Pennsylvania‘ wife of Olive Center were elected
8- R-HVT(''H1'-‘‘50N ‘"‘=“’“a . after much voting, and Mr. H. C.

‘ Tuttle and wife of Raven na as
' tat G . v
°fli°°” Micmggz S '3 d alternates. We had a very pleas-
_ L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1 l "9 I '
 _ _. mpaimffia . ant and profit-able meeting, due to
LE0TT~'REB‘A- "- VROSBY 3 the kindness of Georgetown mem-
B'l'EWARD—~A. P. GRAY... _, _.. H . 8 -
Ass'r S'rEwAan—J. H. MARFIN, Box ~I4d,}(};i‘8i]‘J3(g hers,
P
. . —MARY A. MAYO ____ "Battle (‘reek
T§ifT§df1iin~E. A.1SET§g§(IfiL. ...... ullcksjbgrg ‘ M.
_ EXN ________ _. III}: I‘ or V ‘ ,
~%ll°r]i;ETi{‘rBrfpr‘iz—(iE0. L. cARLIsLE__Kaikas_ka, 0} .\(rE.—.I PARODI.
.CE3ES_MARy C, ALLIS  .......... Adrian ‘
FLoaA———MRS SARAH A STWLAIRV-B“tt.°”.‘“t ‘ [Read by Emily Benedict Reynolds. at the 21st
POMONA—Mli-S. A. A. LEIGHT0N—--Old M“351.",n , anniversary of Litcbfield Grange. held at
L. A.STEW'D—MRS. J.H. MARTIN Grand RIIDIDB y M,._ Freeman-5' Oct. 20, l89{_J

Executive Committee. 3 The shades of night fell o’er this home

 

   

Mas. H. J. AUSTIN, Sedy.

J_ p_ RAMg[)EL]_,, Chn _________ _.Traverse City  A-‘I ,"€‘3r“ Count b3-Ck“'3~1‘d tW'3m,\"Q11€.
11  PLA ................... ..fi..._..YDg1laIt1t1 ; When some brave hearts around this hearth
THOS. MARS-—-u ----- -—  °"'“*” ’°“ 9’ 1 Resolved to taste new 'ovs of birth

~ __ 2 i . J - v
w E WRIGHT" ““““““““ "_'B&(1;€1.(.i As Grangers.

 
  

"‘_‘h'fl.'l;]'é'E§lglig§[ VVith happy hearts the goat they rode,

G: B: HORTON‘, "'""'.". "  Ridge Thro_ugh all the pains of birth they strode
JENNIE BUELL, T E‘ Oflmm l .---ADD Arbor ‘l And in their swaddling clothes were dressed:

Committee on Woman's Work in thg 1 To cry and screech with every breath
Grange. . VVe’re Grangers.

Mrs. Mary A. Mayo __,__._... Battle Creek l The neighbors heard the awful sound
liiit l§2fi’; Si'z‘.‘.’§Zi.".°‘.“ff‘_‘_‘f‘.°_ __:::::_Si‘ai't.“I‘.?i§l Am‘ °=u‘efu11r they glanced around. ’

L j But ever in their ears there rung,
Gel!-91-'31 D°P“W °°t'u°rs' ,3 In accents wild, that unknown tongue

°f1d(%i\E¥J‘.LJldi‘VT)%'DMKNf“'"flffifififffigvthfffvlii “'6'” G”*“g°’S-

_ , UCE _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . . ..Co1dwateri In country round. the cry, “ Beware.
---—}-3-eE‘},?&9(,CE‘1';l9,(‘:§ g Beware the Orangeids life to share!“
' , Dmy,‘ :_':: ____paw paw ~: A voice replied “ come taste the jovs,
JAs0N\\_o_o  L . .3, .b .l_ 
A_ D_ 3AM, _____________________ ..  . aliasing, e young again, e gir s and boy s,
C. L. WHITNEY -------------------- --M“ 93°’-‘ I Be Grangers.”

C0“-nty D9?“-ti°5' . V 3 The baby Grange outgrew long clothes.

D. H. Stehbins _Atwnnd, Antrun C - = It crept, then walked, it vanquished foes;

 

 
   

  
   
 

 

   
   
 
 
  
 
   
   
 

r ~ - Bl rd: l -, Alle an = -
4%   O0II‘IlI'l_&inxln:]d, Bfllfzit .. E It held aloft a banner bright, .
Geo.‘Bo\{vs.er_ Dowling, Barry “ 1 And to its standard clung with niiglit,

James D Studlev_ _._ lnion City,’ Branch “
R_ V_ Cl,“-1.; ___' _ _ _ _ _ , _ ‘ __Buch:i.nan, Berrien
J. \V. Ei'iiicrt__._,_
Mary A. Mayo.

 

Those Grangers.
‘ Its head grew large, its arms grew strong,
Its body great, and long its tongue,

_ 1, k" ____-Charievoix, Charlcvoix “ _ _ ',
EV‘;  _ __Ch,,,.1e,.,,-,x_ cy,,,,.;e,;0,x :x Its eloquence yuas deep and_wide,
Abram .\iil1er,_ __I)0\\':i_g_i:lC, ‘Cass ‘: ; And many voices then replied,
F. H. Osl>orn__ ton Rupitls, Izziton 11“ be a G,.ange,._

Isaac Russell _ _ ___, Alma, Gratiot “
john Passniore. --- —»FI“5h“‘-K» Genesee “
E 0. Ladd_, ,,OlLl Missioii, Grand ’l‘_r2i\'crsc
Illfrs E. D. .\'okcs_____\\'hc:itl2ind, Hillsilale “
R  Brown__ _Sand Beach, Huron “
D‘ H_ English _________ __Ch;mdler, Innia “
F‘ \V. Havens _.FlKChb1lfg‘, Ingliarn “
_] ‘A Courtrighf, _Duck Lake, Jackson “
Hebert Dockerv ___._Rockford, Kent “
' Kalkaska, Kalkaska “

So one by one they joined the clan,
And nc’er a groan escaped a man,
The sisters by their side did stand,
And made of them a happy band

Of Grangers.

   
  
  
   
   
   

Their childhood and their youth they

JI~{afxrl::iGBrie‘ff(si:h - _North Bra.iich,"I.apeer  passed 3 '

pwd Dean ___ _,Brig1xlqn. Lflmgston H In giowing \\l>.€, and all so fast,

E. \‘I'. Alllfst. . . . - . - -  H That throughout all the town it came,

5 ’ _ _ . . . _ _ — - - —- V ‘ ‘ _

gecfiH{;aneA:,:i,erg_____Bear Luke, l\Ianistee An honor to be called by name,
j¢'ssie' E. V\ illiams ____ __Big Rapids, Mecosta  ‘ A Granger.

. D. , Maconib _ _
’ 5‘ L‘“Vs°"‘‘ mo There might be hayseed on their hats,

 
 
 
  
  
       
   

 

in G_ pa,»i5},_ —_-_’El_at Rock, Monroe “

T. F. Rodgers. Ra\feflIn'-3. 1X{,“5kf=S°“  But in their ranks were found no quacks,
XV. We C'r=}1m="-- -’;?:‘S1,“,::n’t,"  .. And when discussion called for brain
Roi-)’e.rt Kjlsvifird,,._-:.:IIudsonville, Ottawa ‘I From this society it came,

R, H. Tavlor  ....... ..5h<=”3‘v'-, 0903"“ “ These Grangcrs.

D Mu,.1i‘,,__‘__ __ ____V'ernon, Shiaixvassec “ .

A: W. C:infield________ , H-artsufl, st. Clair “ The outside world soon felt the power

--C€!'3‘itl§¢{'}‘l"a‘l3;n?t-S£g‘,’,*I:3;"“‘, ,, Of knowledge stoi ed within this tower,
--Cm,Som.,“e, 5,,,,,;,,C u Where hand, and head, and heart were

Wm. B. I.angley__
Robert Treby__.

  

M. C. Kai-r___ , .

Helen A. Fisk _ wrence, Van Buren L trained

loan   ax -9-I)-S-£l;“’l':‘°“,"$,f‘:-Sh‘:"c‘:]7,‘;':“;' ,, To value truth from nature gained,
'5 IE: 1:10“-is Ag _: ____ __Cadil»lac, VVexford " By Grangers.

The preacher, doctor, lawyer, all,
Greet noblemen in sons of toil,

The politician doffs his hat,

The state grows strong, the nation fat,

Michigan  Grange Through Grangers.

. To manhood's prime vou now have rown
' f ' h 0 d , . - 3
A1;‘:e5:':,§e°§fiaI;°:g’;ip'§‘gb‘;$d§?,f;5,:,p%,~,2a£;; M5 $6 Are strong and wise, can hold your own
- With any gathering in the land,

And on your merit will you stand
As Grangers.

Revised List of Grange Supplies
Kept in the ofiice of Sec'y of the

signature of its Master or Secretary.

 
   

taryzs _

ml-y .1. __ . . _ _ .
'T‘.:cear:urer’ss bf:-fltlarrs, bound. D81‘ hundred ———— - —
figci-eta.ry’s receipts for dues, per hundred.-.

85
gg Of brothers kind and sisters true,
Treasurer's receipts for dues, per hundred. __ 
'25
25

A numerous family are you;

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ea:tli.°:.“3.°.i*:::.‘;“*.;';t?.':£;:- *’°"‘“““'°“-- %‘:,§2°é?.‘.:?‘f.§‘:f,.€.“‘:11“.f..?.  
Dimita, inenvelo , per ozen._ ........  B G .‘

By-L_aws og tzlég Stgste Grange, single copies. 75 -Y rangers

“ 1011;! p6E!'chgea ,,,-‘ii-t-H -I-1;‘-‘gig, 331-IE1-of-6‘-)i)-iég, What matters all the great deeds done,

50. not down ____________________________ __ oo There are future prizes to be won,

Gauge elodies. single no y. we; per dmn 4 on And as the old fall back in line,

 
 
    

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son Card.%c.ew :7-'>t=W5°=1°°-- 1 35 Th 1 ill t th 1 1 '
 7th .ti0n (mthcombmeddegreesx . e young \vFOru(r;qan eewsiee on time
D_25c 88191  d°”’;éi'6E',’1{!'1g """"""" " g as g '
§f"“em1o,a'in81,c0py__':: 15 Congratulations we extend,
mm Juvqnile, per set ............. -- 1 50 May future years on you descend,
453 Full laden with the light of truth,
5 And manhood s prime be more than youth,
30 ------------- --6-““l'i'tg“t“  To Grange”-
am, kage oopern 1V8 ra um _ . _
K,u§’,.‘5;”fi‘§..o.y3z the Grange ............ .. '15 May love e’er lend its guiding ray

To cheer your toil and light your way,

W ‘(,9 1 prices on gold pins badges, w
tool.:sta.Brmo meals, b8l10tb0X9“md"“7 And now a kind good bye we bring,
cruise sunsha-

And in our hearts we truly sing,

‘d‘d'°" “ms JENNIE BUELI" God bless the Grangers.

All ARBOR. K108.

KENT POMONA. '

Kent county Grange held a
special meeting at Whitneyville
Grange hall, October 17. A short
session was held in the forenoon,
after which ample justice was
given to the chicken pie and other
good things which the ladies of
Whitneyville Grange had provided.

Over seventy Patrons and friends
were present at the afternoon ses-
sion. Lively discussions on, “ Does
the farmer need to be educated?”
“City vs. farm,” “ Fairs," and
other topics of interest were inter-
spersed with essays, readings, reci-
tations, and music. ,

IMMORAL FAIRS.

The following preamble and res-
olutions were unanimously passed,
and a copy sent to each of the
various papers of Kent county and
the GRANGE Visiroii for publica-
tion:

\Vl{I-ERIE.-\S, The holding of agricultural
fairs, when properly conducted, is a benefit
to the people as a means of educational
and social advancement;

AND, wnERE.\s, \Ve believe they should
be so conducted that we need have no fear
of the minds of our sons and daughters
being poisoned by attending them; therefore

/?;'.\‘0lt'(’(I'. That the recent fairs held by
the VVest Michigan. Lowell District, and
Cedar Springs societies, are a disgrace to
a civilized community.

/?«:.w[z'e'd, That for the opening of their
gates, and leasing of booths and privileges
for the sale of intoxicating liquors, and all
manner of gambling devices and immoral
shows, the ollicers of the abgve named so-
cieties merit our severest censure, and we
will not encourage them by our presence.

SFNDRY THOUGHTS".

From the discussions the follow-
ing thoughts were gleaned: “ If
ever a young man is thrown out
upon his own resources in the
world and wishes to get along suc-
cessfully let him join the Grange
or some other oi;,ranizat.ioii of its
equal.”

“ Just ask a man who has no
education, and he will tell you
whether or not it is necessary to
have one.”

“ There is no class of people who
should be so well, so thoroughly,
and so practically educated as the
farmer, the farmer’:-:. wife, and the
farmer’s family, on all subjects
pertaining to their welfare.”

“ There is no occupation in the
world in which a person needs so
broad an education as that of the
farmer, although he can till the
soil with but very little book edu-
cation.”

WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

It was suggested that a resolu-
tion be adopted by every subordin-
ate Grange in the state, and sent
to the State Grange, asking that
the women be allowed to vote, as it
was thought it would be the means
of lessening the liquor evils.

Two other resolutions were also
passed, namely:

To the honorable board ot siipervisors
of Kent county: Kent county Grange
would most respectfully petition your lion.
orablc body and urge the strictest economy
consistent with public welfare in adminis-
tering the affairs of the county, and to this
end we would ask you to reduce the number
of clerks in the county offices to the neces-
sary working force and that they be paid
no higher wages than are paid for similar
services by private individuals; and further
we believe that it would be an injustice to
the taxpayers of the county to pay any por-
tion of the salaries of the circuit judges out
of the county treasury, believing that the
salaries paid by the state are siifficient re-
muneration for the services rendered.

And also it was

1?e=sal-vmi, By Kent county Grange, that
we are in favor of amending our present
tax law so that a person's indebtedness shall
be deducted from their taxble property:
first, from their personal assessment. and,
second, from their real estate when the
indebtedness exceeds the personal assess-
ments.

A class of ten took the fifth de-
gree in the evening.
The next meeting will be held at
Sparta on November 14.
SECRETARY.

 

BERRIEN POMONA.

VVe held our October session
with Sodus Grange on the 9th and
10th. The forenoon of the 9th
was occupied in considering the
reports from subordinate Granges,
the reports showing an increase of
one subordinate Grange of 38
members and a general increase in
the county, which we thought a
good record for the summer
months. The noon hour brought

‘a call from the matrons of Sodus

Grange to partake of a sumptuous
harvest feast. The program of the
afternoon opened with a very ear-
nest and eloquent plea by Brother
Thomas Mars, late Master of the
state Grange, for a larger repre-
sentation of the farmers’ sons in
the Agricultural College. The

question was discussed at length

and the benefits of this noble insti-
tution of practical education were
presented in a clear and forcible
manner. The high position was
taken that the scientific knowledge
and the methods of its practical
application to the farm learned at
this school were essential to prop-
erly equip our boys to become the
successful farmers of the future.
Then an hour was well filled out
in talking of our peach interests,
led by a paper by Harrison Merry,
on the peach yellows; and I would
add here that if any of your read-
ers who are interested in this sub-
ject will send a‘ postal card to the
agricultural department at Wash-
ington and ask for farmers’
bulletin No 17, they will learn
from it about all that is known of
this formidable enemy of the
peach.

READING COURSE.

Sister Royce then presented the
list of books selected by the joint
committee from the county Grange
and the teachers of the county and
adopted and published by E. P.
Clark, county school commissioner.
This list is agraded reading course
for our district schools. Mr. Clark
will furnish a copy of this list of
books to those interested in
improving our school methods if
they will address him at St.
Joseph.

In the evening the fifth degree
was conferred. The question,
“ What can we do toincrease inter-
est in and add members to our
order? was generally discussed, led
by a very tliouglitfiil paper by
Brother Erastus Murphy, and the
fact was developed that the plan
.that had won the most members in
our county was that adopted by
Brother C. H. Farnum. He goes
idirectly to the person and says,
“We want you to come into the?
Grange.” Simple words and an‘
easy plan—but backed by a heart-
felt interest in the Order he has
won scores into the Grange. The
fifth degree was then conferred
upon Brother and Sister J. J. Jak-
way, and Brother and Sister R. P.
Strouts.

THE VISITOR.

It was very earnestly urged
that subordinate Granges take
active measures to increase the
subscription list of the GRANGE
VISITOR. W. L. Kane and wife
were chosen as delegates to the
State Grange. There was a good
attendance Wednesday forenoon,
and a rousing discussion was had
on a resolution presented by
Brother Thomas Mars, instructing
the delegates to the State Grange
‘to use their influence with the leg-
islative committee to secure an
appropriation of not less than
$l0,000 for holding farmers’ insti-
tutes in the state. This was unan-
imously passed. Also that it is the
sense of this county Grange that
the salaries of our state oflicers
should be increased to $2,000.
Also that we advocate the money
system of road building. Sodus
Grange choir added much to the
enjoyment of the meetings by its
finely rendered selections. In
behalf of our dormant Granges,
which like the poor we have al-
ways with us, a committee was
appointed to consist of the lady
officers of the county Grange,
together with two matrons from
each subordinate Grange, and your
scribe has the utmost faith in the
good results to come from the
work of this committee. The true
Grange spirit and the spirit that
makes for progress was in this
meeting, and though by the
records Berrien county is the ban-
ner Grange county in the state,
not boasting but thankful that our
efforts have had so good a measure
of success, we yet propose during
the coming fall and winter to push
the work all along the line, and hope
to very materially add to our num-
bers from the vast army of farmers
that are only waitingfor the brother-
ly voice, “We want you to come into
the Grange.” W. L. KANE,
Secretary.

ALLEGAN POMONA.

The meeting of the Allegan
county Pomona at Hopkins Grange
hall Oct. 18, opened at 10 o’clock
with W. M. Jordan in the chair.
A goodly number of the brothers
and sisters had driven over the
nice dry roads, through some of
the most beautiful country in the
state. The trees, just putting on
their autumnal foliage, were truly
grand. The many and varied tints

beautiful beyond description. All
seemed to have gained inspiration
from their drive and were ready
for the duties of the day.

After the opening exercises, the
Hopkins choir gave a song, several
committees were chosen, and other
Work done. There was some dis-
cussion as to whether the literary
work of the afternoon should be
with open or closed doors. Agreed
to admit all fourth degree mem-
bers, but no others.

The choir all through the session
favored us with good enlivening
songs which added much to the
interest of the meeting.

» The reports from the subordinate
Granges were in most cases en-
couraging. some only holding their
own, others increasing. 7

Adjourned for dinner which was
served in the lower hall, in an
, abundant profusion.

RPOG RAM.

The program had been prepared
with much pains by sister Felton,
our lecturer. The first talk was in
regard to sending a delegate from
Pomona to State Grange. It re-
sulted in Brother L. C. Root of
Allegan Grange being appointed.
The address of welcome was given
by Sister Charles Culver, a good
paper filled full of good thoughts.
Bright and cheerful among the
[I}]a11)171WEi.{S tlliatc “every Patron
s iou ( ta et e fP.ANGE Visrroii."

The response by Sister Judith
Gilbert was given in her excellent
style and thought. "All were Well
repaid in leaving home and its cares
even in such a busy time of the
year, to meet with the brothers and
sisters of Pomona.” After a recita-
tion by Sister Bragg Wayland. en-
titleil, “The Kitchen Queen,”
Brother H. Slmle next talked on
the (lifference in the years 1865
and 1594 in 1‘€j_’,'H.l‘(l to prices of
products and farm labor. It was
an admirable paper. The next
question, “The farmer-‘s duty to his
(}):‘Cl1tf1lI‘d,’:RWt&S lably 0p1e1_’19(l by

re ier 00-. W10, rom iis years
of experience said it paid to take
pains in setting out the trees. Then
they should be taken care of and
should have as much care at least
as a crop of corn or wheat. He
said, trim, prune, and cultivate, that
the coming generation would bless
us, and much good be done through
our efforts. He sprayed his trees
three times last year and should
try four times this year; favored
the Bordeaux mixture.

A recitation was nicely rendered
léy Sister Emmons of Moline

range.

A hearty vote of thanks to the
members of Hopkins Grange for
their generous hospitality, also,
for the splendid music furnished.

The January meeting will be
%1elc%w_i1t1li Rural Grange in Way-
8.I1( vi age.

Mas. E. L. Oirroiv.
Secretary.

ACME ‘.369

Discusses the Liquor Question.

At our last Grange meeting we
discussed the liquor question to
the best of our knowledge, all
admitting that its use was demor-
alizing in its effects on society.

The present liquor law has not
been enforced here as it should
have been. The failure is, we
think, in the friends of temperance
not having the courage to do so.

There was a case in the Hills-
dale county courts one year ago
for unlawfully selling liquor on the
fair grounds. The defendant was
found guilty, and a fine of $150.00
or fifty days in the county jail was
imposed; he served his time in the
jail at the cost of the taxpayers of
the county, which was $500, and
he was at liberty to go and do the
same thing over again. Now must
we arrest him again and go through
the same taxing of ourselves?
How long can the taxpayers stand
the enforcing of the law in this
way? I am of the opinion that if
We had a law to punish the person
that gets drunk it would pre-
vent many from getting intoxi-
cated. Some of our Patrons think
that if there was a law to punish
a man for getting intoxicated and
also the man that sold the liquor,
by fine of not less than ten days
labor on the streets or public high-
ways with chain and ball, it would
soon stop drunkenness. We must
in some way make the liquor traflic
odious. I will bring the subject
before our next Pomona Grange.
Fraternally yours,

of the golden russet leaves were

B. K. HAUGHEY.

  


8

Notices

     

\'.-\_\‘ BI'RE.\' 'L‘()l'.\"TY l’O.\ION.—'\

will hold its next meeting at Lawrence
Grange hall Thursday, .\lovember I 1, 1894.
As this is the annual meeting and time for
electon of oflicers, all Patrons are requested
to be present.
Mus. M. I). Brskiax, Secretary.

Grange News.

 

   

Correspondents, and all Patrons indeed, are re-
quested to send us postal cards giving some news
iottin<r,——anything of interest to you. It will inter-
est oi. iers Please also send short answers to
some or all of the following questions. Help us
to make this the most valuable column in the _’is
ITOR.

I. How is your Grange prospering?

2. Hare vou inanv young peo T’

3. \Vhat do outsiders think of’ your Grange and
its work?

4. \‘Vhat difliculties do you meet?

5, \Vhat are your prospects?

o. \\'hat is most needed in Grange work in your
vicinity? _

7. In what way are your members most benefited
by belonging to the Grange?

OBITUARY.
“ I was born to die:
”I‘i.s but expanding thought, and life is nothing.‘
Scipio Grange, No. 106, has lost by
death Mrs. Holmes, wife of Daniel C.
Holmes. She was 70 years of age, and
was ever true to the Order and to its work.

2

POSTAL JOTTINGS.

Ohio State Grange meets at Dayton,
Dec. 11-14. Low railroad and hotel rates
have been secured.

Danby Grange has had degree work to
do at the last two meetings. 80 you see
we are increasing our membership. There
are some others that talk encouragingly in
regard to joining in the near future.

The Ottawa county convention was held
at Talmadge Grange hall Tuesday, October
2, I894. The following delegates were
duly elected to S‘ate Grange: Mansor
Smith and wife of Talmadge Grange as del-
egates; Levi Fellows and wife of Olive
Center Grange as alternates.

.\IRs. H. J. Acsrix, .S‘rr‘y.

Farmers should be as willing to give of
their time and money for the support of a
good Grange in every country community
as they are for common schools.

The schools teach the rudiments and the
Grange gives: opportunities for their appli-
cation.

He does a good work for his It‘llO\\'-IIILII,
who by labor and influence leads others
into ways of higher education, and co»op-
eration in those things which especially
concern them.

Ingham county Pomona held a pleasant
meeting with \\'liite Oak Grange, Oct 16.
and :7. Oliicers were elected as follows:
Master, A. T. Stevens: Overseer, Hugh
Blakely; Lecturer, Pierce Proctor. F. B.
Mumford was chosen Pomona delegate to
State Grange. We shall probably have
a full report in next issue.

Verona Mills Grange. No. 667. held a
pleasant, and we trust profitable open meet
ing October 10. Sister Martha Whitlam
(Pomona), conducted the ll‘lt3t:IIll}_{ with a
nicely arranged program and a beautifully
decorated hall. At. the close of the prograin,
our worthy sister Pomona treated us to
some choice apples.

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THE GRANGE V ISITOR.

.

, ni~:Ri~:’s A SAMPLE.

Pursuant to your “ Ad” in last \'isiToR,
Mt. Tabor Grange held a V ISITOR social
Tuesday evening and hereby devotes the
proceeds to paying for the VISITOR for
three months to go out in the field as a
missionary. \Ve enclose 36 names. VVel
hope to gather up the proceeds during the
coming winter in the way of an increased
membership. At our Pomona meeting on '
9th and ioth inst.. I urged the claims of
the \'isiToR, and I hope to see our county
respond generously.

R. Y. CLARK.

 

The autumn meeting of Allegan county
Pomona Grange was held with Hopkins
Grange Oct. 18. The weather was such as
to bringto mind Longfellow’s words——

“ 0! gift of God: 0! perfect ilayl
Wliereoii should no man work. but play."

The roads were in prime condition; the
attendance good; the welcome right royal;
the tables bountifully spread, and the pro-
gram “ a feast of reason ;” Hopkins Grange
furnishing the music which was greatly
enjoyed.

An invitation to meet with Rural Grange.
Wayland, in January i895, was accepted.

OF AGE.

On the 20th inst. Litchfield Grange, N0.
107, celebrated the twenty-first anniversary
of its organization, inviting all past mem-
bers. About sixty or seventy gathered at
Brother R. \V. Freeman’s, where we were
organized 21 years ago VVe had dinner,
after which the lecturer took charge. There
was :1 good literary program, which all en-
joyed very innch. About 4 o’clock we
closed and went home, all thinking the day
had been spent very profitably.

ll. H. DRESSER.

DAXISY GRANGE FAIR.

Danby Grange, No. IS5, held their first
annual fair at the Grange hall on the after-
noon and evening of October i2. The ex-
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“ How a Law is Made," ‘is the title of an
article in the November number of the
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quite large and of very fine quality, some
being equal to, if not surpassing anything
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Previous to the occasion the ladies of the
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There was  chicken pie s.npp.er served i,
from hve until eight p. in., of which nearly l
every one present partook. The receipts 
for the afternoon and evening were about 
ihirtv dollars.
The closing scene of the program \\'as a
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