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Free Delivery of Rural Mails.
F. A. Aiiixs. si~:ci:i:'i:ii:vomo :s'l‘A'l‘l£<;l{.\NHli.

F()l'(*lf_l”llt‘l'.~' sa_v of us that the great

.-Xinerieaii question is. Will it pay? .\t
lresent the -\meric:ui farincr is asking.
\ ho pays.’ >¥tatistic.- answer the farin

owner pays about sixty—tivc per cent of the
taxes: \\'c must have taxes or we have no
governinent. and concerning taxes .\dam
Sinith in his political economy gives the
following rule: "The subjects of every
state ought to contribute toward the sup-
port of the goverimient in proportion to
the revenues they respectively enjoy under
the protection ofthe state: and we may
add are entitled to the protection of the
state. at least equally with those who ai'c
paying less. Should we then ask for the
free delivery of rural mails!

Sonic of us have ere this taken an oath
to support the constitution of the l'nited
btzites. \\'hat are its objects! “To fo1'iu
a more perfect union. esiablisli justice. iii-
sure domestic tranipiility. provide for the
common defense. promote the general wel-
fare. :iiid secure the blessing of libert_v to
ourselves and our pos'tci‘it_\'.” And we
subiiiit that each one of these six specific
objects will be directly furtheredand aided
b_v the measure which we urge.

In this connection farmers should rc-
ineiiiber two tliings. tirst. that tlic_v pa_v
the taxes. lf this ineasure will prove an
expense to the goverinncnt we will have to
bear oui' share of the burden. Second. \ve
have the votes. lf this measure is right
and _just. let us ask it. lt has been well
said b_v a prominent member of our ()1-dcr
that as a class we are too much afraid of
deinanding our just i'iglits. llut it is idle

rfor us to iniagiiie that these rcfornis which
r if silo demand will ever be brouglit about.
by the mere passage of resolutions in out‘
Granges. They are all right :uid proper.
but they must be supplenicnted b_v earnest
woi'k.
.\;\'i‘io.\‘_ii.

tSli.\..‘{t9lC .\("l‘lt l.\'.

The .\ntii»ii:tl (iraiigc has taken action in
this inattcr. (hi page ‘M Journal of Pro-
(‘t‘L‘<llll}_fs‘. 2.3tli sess. (.5'pi‘iiigliel«l) we tind
the following:

Resolved. That we are in favor of the propos-
ition of extending our Free Delivery Postal
System into our rural districts, and we hereby
commend the action of our Postmaster General
Wanamaker in his efforts to secure the same,
and we hereby ask all our congressmen to make
the necessary appropriation to enable him to
carry out this project. (Adopted)

Brother Messer further reported for the
committee the following, which was
adopted:

Resolved. That: the National Grange urge
upon the postmaster-general a better free de-
livery of mail in the rural districts by establish-
ing distributing post otlices in each school dis-
trict. or otherwise, as may secure a prompt and
safe delivery of the mail to the people of the
rural districts. (Page 130.)

“'0 often proclaini our belief that "all
citizens shall be equal before the law. "
Our interstate connnerce law was passeil to
prevent discriminations between persons
and places. \Vl'iy carry one citi7.en‘s let-
ter right to his desk and leave that of a11-
other scvcral miles away!

The city business: man has all the bene-
fits of this special service. The farmer
business man has none. \\'hy should the
inacliinery of the government he used so
largely for the benefit of the favored few!
At present only cities of 10,194"! or more
inhabitants have free delivery. This is
not a new thing which we are asking. Past
National Lecturer \\'hitehead tells us:

“'.\lounted post men were sent through
the farming parts of England more than a
hundred years ago, and their pace was so
exactly calculated that farmers‘ boys knew
just when to €X1)€Ct'tl16l'll at a turn in the
pike. and the practice is still carried on.
Boxes, strong and safe. are placed on the
highways for mail deposits. The carriers
hand the farmer his letters right at his

door. Shall we lag far behind others in
this? If the United States cannot devise

better methods for the farmers than those
in use in England, we ought at least to iiii—
itate them. Or, we can go to countries
less commercial and less thrifty to find bet-
ter exemplars than the present system of
rural osts.

In ndia there is a post rimner who,
with a sack on his back,prods his way with

approach.

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a spiked stick through jungles. while his
cl:unorou.- bells frighten otl' reptiles and
wild beasts and warn farincrs of his com-
ing‘. There is not a person in the vast lu-
dian empire whose mail is not delivered at
his door. \\'h.-it liidia can do I have faith
to believe .\.ineric:i can do.

In Japan the physical cliaractcr of the
country and the placid temper of the peo-
plc make the swift runner satist'actoi'y to
the people throughout rural parts. liven
in (,'hina there is better rural service than
we have. A runner hurries from station
to station. a bell or bugle announcing his
Messengers are read_v to re-
ceive and deliver the mail all around
among the farms.

lhit again the practical brother
Will it pay! Let the facts reply.

asks.

rr r..\\'s i<;xi'i-:.\‘si:s‘.

“lt docs pa_v. Our last congress appro-
priated $1l'."*H' to make a prclimiiiar_v
test. l“oi'ty—s‘ix couiitl'_\' post ollices in
thirty states. and covering as many of the
varied conditions of our great country as
possible. were selected for the trial. (if
these. all but seven at the end of several
months showed an increase ovci' former rc-
ccipts and usual gain of enough to pay the
entire cost of the new service and leave a
pi'otit be-ides. Seven did not quite reach
the cost. The increase of }_"ross receipts in
tliii’l_\"~liiiie olliccs amounted to -"l'>.‘_’lil.-~l-‘J.
llcducting what riglitly belonged to natur-
al iiici'casc and the net balance tothecrcdit
of the free delivery service ainoiiiited to
.\‘\.3lI..7ll. This success is .-1 \\'()ll<l(‘i’liill
showing wlicii it is considered that in the
establishment of the free dclivci'_v system
the pa'.roiisof the otlice stopped paying
box rent. and the on box rents was
tliercfore taken from the gi'oss' i'ece,ipt:s_'.
The fort_v—six free delivery ollices ag<_v‘i'e-
gated 2\.'. months of free delivery service.
at a total cost for c:ii'ri<-rs of >'l.i—‘_‘l'.l'»‘.l.
and a net prolit as before -aid of 5“~7>4l..‘»l'.
.—\n entire year of these ollici-s :ig'gi'cg':itiiig'
.'>.3‘_‘ months would at the above

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rate have
rcsulted in a net earning of -\'2l.\‘l'_‘..‘.4. and
this /m;/fl‘ is on :lll appropriation of only
-\'ll'.'HlH. Vvill: an appropriation of «5';’|l'l.—
HIM for a year on these tigurcs. for
:1 basis of estimate. the net earnings. or
prolit to the governmeiit.would reach $70.-
llow many farmers‘ are now pay-
ing 5;’ or more a _vear for a postotlice box
miles awa_v from their farnisf llased on
the above tigures of actual practice. for
only in to -lll cents a _veai' for each iiiliab—
itant. the mail can be brought to each
door. How many farmers would gladlv
give that in :i hu,'.'ricd season to have their
mail brought a single time! The cost of
the extra carriers amounts to from -'*.'l<lll to
$‘_’HH each per year. l'nlike city carriers.
those in the villages and in the conntrv
will not: generally be l'('tlllll'(‘(l to give all
their time. The cost has been found to
average Slit? per year for each hours's
service per day. "

“Fariiiers and farmers‘ 1)l't_r:llll7.:ltlons'
ai'e giving this new forward ‘step their
liearty support. Closely following it will
surely come the postal telegraph and tele-
phone. nianaged by government for all the
people. with telephone in each rural home
to the postal telegraph station. and througli
it to the whole world. The not distant
future will bring the postal savings bank.
and all will bring the tide once more to the
fariii: will make it pay: make it brighter,
iiio1'c social. more intelligent. and there-
fore iiio1'e patriotic on riodit lines, and be
great factors: in maintaining our republic
as given us by the fathers.

I believe we should support the measure
in the interests of our Order, in the inter-
ests of agriculture, and through it for the
benctit of all our people. It is right in line
with all our past etl'orts. and of our “Dec-
laration of purposes:" that "we shall ad-
vance the cause of education among our-
selves, and for our children. by all just
means within our power." and “toenhancc
the comforts and attractions of our lienies,
and strengthen our attachments to our pur-
suits.“

Sundusky. Ohio.

The VisIToR has helped the Grange in
securing legislation. Are you going to
help the VISITOR increase its circulation
this suninieri

 origin.

i ,2'”0<lS loads too heavy for them to bear.

Pure Food for the People.

The .1]! I'/‘/l'//I/ -\'r //f/’//'/ (bf t‘lll1‘lllll:ltl.()..
tl’ie‘gQrgan of the grocers. in a recent issue
hafifi long and bitter article against the
()lllfitm1'e food laws and their. enforce-
ment._ It begins by extolling the honestv
of ihe‘.'et:iil grocers of the state. which is
all very kind and proper. Then it comes
do‘-'..n to business as follows:

The ()liio food laws have been incoiiipe—
tent»: from their earliest conception. and
have been unfairly enforced from their
Tliese laws heap upon the shoul-
ders of unotfcnding retail distributors of

,'l‘lie»=eincn. innocent of any intentional

wro‘ng. acting in every intent and purpose ;
up to their highest conception of lioiiestv l
and integrity. are dragged before the tri- 
burials of our state. and linedforthe errors i
andfiiiiissioiisof those over whom they l
have no control. These laws. incompeteiit 

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; of the state of Ohio. constaiitly hoping for

itics: First. the right of each buyer
to know that he gets //‘/u/f //r’ /no/.»
fin‘. Second. the right of all honest

fin’ /H//7 ,

_ fin’.

placed in the hands of otllcials still more
lllt‘-'*7'.‘ll>(.‘t(‘llt. and their application to the
needs and necessities of reform tending to
the piil‘lf_\'ilig of food pi'o<lllcts. has been
anything but in keeping with the theory
relating to such provisions. The practic;il
enforcement of tliesc laws has becomca
class pci'seclltion. run for revenue. which
has been paticntly borne by the merchants

 

some release from our legislative bodies
until it has been impossible forthcm to en-
dure it any longer. and patience ceasing to
be :1 virtue. these men stand ready to de-
lll:lI](l at the li:uids of the courts. and later
at the hands of their legislative represent-
{ltl\'§.‘>', a justice which has not lu-rctofore
beefi meted to them either in theforniation
or l}3l_‘(>)S€ClllLl()Il of the present laws.

-l>~T1(l the im7tl‘rods“of tigliting the laws,
lllt‘ .l./» /''‘/u//«/ N: /lf/’/I'/ .s':h\'.\Z

Thc (‘incimiati lit‘t:lll (iron.-crs‘ ,\ssoci.-i-
tioii some vsccks ago passed a l'es'ullltl(lll.
under which it ollcrcd to the grocers be-
longing’ to the association protection--— this
protection being the car:'ying of all such
cases to a hig‘hci' court as appcar upon the
face to be persecutions for revenue. in-
stead of prosecutions for llll])l'H\'t'lll(‘lli.:llltl
all expenses. including the lilies. were to
be paid bv the organization.

Tilt‘ ///«o; /'l/,',,;/ /‘ hits‘ for _\'c:|rs stood
stoutly up for two rights in the sale of
foods. metlicincs-—-indeed of all couiniod-

producers to be protected by law
against the ruinous competition of those
who fraudulently sell adulterated goods
For these two rights we shall
continue to stand up. Tlieri-fore we sup-
port our present pure food laws devised to
maintain these rights. Therefore we do
and shall protest against repeal aiidagaiiist
any amendment except such as shall make
them more stringent and far reaching.
Tlierefore. too. we have stood by llr. .\lc-
Xeal. the dairy and food coinmissioncr.
and his as-sistaiits. and shall do so as long
as they work honestly and fearlessly. as in
the past. to eiiforce the laws and drive out
fraudulent comniodities.

Let us dwell for a moment upon the two
"riglits" referred to above. First, the
right of each buyer to get H‘/u/2' /u»ju/3/.<
(i‘roveriin1eiit secures this in I/mmf/fy
b_v establishing sealed weiglits and meas-
ures and requiring their use in all sales. In
r/rm///_I/ it requires it in conniiercial fertil-
izers by retluiring on each package a state-
ment of analysis. and prescribing heavy
penalties for false analyses. tiovernnient
 at last beginning to treat our stomachs
and health as well as it does our fields and
crops. by requiriiig a .~'fr/fa»//ac/If r{7‘imm‘::/n‘s
on food )ackages. If a package of "coffee"
is half c icory or bran. then the label
should show that fact. If a can of “maple
syrup“ is half glucose or even -ane syrup,
then the label should state the fact. If a
box of prepared "pepper" is chiefly ground
cocoanut shells with enough cayenne pep-
per mixed to make it “go up the nose.”
then the label should show this. And so
on to the end of the long‘ chapter of "pre-
pared" foods and medicines, where fraud
is easy because the sight and taste and
smell of buyers have not the exact powers
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same power of government which \'is-
its condign punislinu-nt upon the buyer if
he pays for his purchase with counterfeit
money should pnnisli the seller as scverelv
ifhc "passes" counterfeit goods in cxch:in<_rc
for pure money. This is mere justice.
\\'hy are we so slow to see it in this “free”
country 3

So. too. in regard to the rights of all
honest producers. The farincrs of the
land have been tcrribl_v injured tinancially
by the manufacture and sale of imitations,
countcrfcits. forgeries of their own real
and true products: bogus butter. cheese.
lard. maple syrup. vinegar. shoddy wool,
etc.. soldforpurc products. It is plain
that laws which. either by oniission or
conimissiou. permit this injustice toward
the great farming class. constitute "class
legislation“ of the most otlenslve. unjust,

 and deinoralizing kind.

Now. as far as the retail grocers of (‘in-
cimiati. or any other town or city. arc con-
cerncd. let us not mince matters. They
buy of in:iiiufactnrers. wlioles.-ilers_ or
jolInbei's 1./‘//«‘/K/.7 u-/u// //by uwml /o /m//_

‘. Tliev know or can know exactly what they

handle. If they will pay the price and
take the margin of protits that belongs
to pure goods. they can get them. Tlicy
can bu_v under guarantee of purity with
written indemnity bond. .\l.-my of them.
however. prefer to handle adultcrated
_1_flHl(l.\' /III‘//I/M //H /u///'[//.// 111/’/I/'u.I/7 «is/'4/,":/4,‘,
.\ recent writer in //I//'/.-«/‘ix ,l/«/_«/«/:’//u esti-
iiiatcs that .\‘l_.3oo‘ooo was stolen from coii-
sumers‘ and the honest product-rs ofthe
l'llited States‘ in lxfll. through the adul-
tcration of foods. Such t'llUl‘llliil|s‘ pl-olits

of iniquity are sliarcd by the retailers.
These prolits blunt the conscicncc and
bribe the will. "llencc thcse tears."

.Hence they cry. “tircat is lliana of tho

l*Ipliesia’ri’s." aii.-.4: iliy “this iiicau,-: ‘-.‘.’c get
our gain. ‘

.\s to “class legislation." thehonest pro-
duccrs and tliose who wish to know just»
what they bu_v outnumber. ten to one,
those who prolit by concealment. decep-
tion. fraud. Shall our laws protect the
ten in their rights or shelter the one in his
iniquity!

To their credit be it said. the largest and
best retail groccrsoft‘lcvcland '1ll(-.\'nlltll-
worths. the ('li.~uidlers'. the liudds. the
()‘l3riens. and otlicrs—-favor wisc pure
food la\'\'s. \\'e believe the same is true in
many cities and towns. in spite of the
bribes ollered in the way of larger mar-
gins by mamlfacturers of adultcrated
goods. And still a slreiiuous ell'ort is made
in the next legislature (as in the last) to re-
peal or cripple our pure food laws. Let
farmers. all honest producers and all coii-
suiners who wish to get just what they pay
for in evci'_v purchase. watch the nomina-
tions and the elections to our legislature
with 7.e:1loils' care. Let no man go thither
who is not known to stand squarely and
openly for the two rights we have named
:ll)0\'(‘.—~—///I/‘H /’7/rmcr.

A Protest.

l~Ii>i'roii (iii.-i.\'oi«: \'isi'roa: l have read
.\lr. l%reck's article in the Visrrou on the
butter question. and iininediatcly sat down
and wrote our member protesting ag:iiiist
any legislation so vicious and unjust in
principle. \\'hcn the legislature provides
that oleomargarine and butterinc shall be
sold for just what they are, theyhave done
the right thing. Mr. l’>r<.-ck says the cow
preenipted the vellow color. \\'ell._ she
preempted the white color a good deal
more, and when butter niakers stop arti-
ficially coloring their product for the pur-
pose of deceiving people into believing
that it is a better article than it really is. it
will be time enough for them to .tll1'()\V
stones at the artificial product. Tliere is
too iiuicli rotten. rancid, stinking. genuine
butter doetored up and colored to suit the
niarket for the butter makers to beallowcd
by law a iiionopol_v of the business. lf a
law is enacted prohibiting coloring artifi-
cial biitter yellow, it should include the
genuine article also, or there will be no

right or justice in it. F. lloi>o.\iAN.
CUIIIIII.

 

The Grange counts in the Michigan legis-
lature. Members listen respectfully to
what the Grange asks of them, and they
vote pretty satisfactorily, too.

 
    

  

    

 

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ielcl and Stock.

he is able to a large degree to trail 'mit

‘' this tendency to the ofl'spring.

Can Sheep Raising be Made Profitable
With Present Prices of Wool and

Mutton?

HEl{BEl{'I' W. )1 L‘)[Ft)RI).

The siiecessfiil farmer or stock bi'eeder *
today must do what most other men do
not do. or be able to do better and more

of

econoiiiically those
bor attempts to do.

stock breeder comes from
to do well what other
doing—son'ie operation
perior skill :ind
and devoted etfort.

The time li:is long since passed when. to
use :1 eoiiinioii e.\'pression.tliere is a "snap"
\\'e have but
to look about us now and reflect upon the
past to see that more thou<_rlit and iiitelli-

iii aii_v br:1nch of fziriiiiiig.

things which his neigh- :
\\'e can easily iiiider—
staiirl that the most protit to the farmer or I
his being able l

men have failed in
which reqiiires su-
iiitelligent, paiiistakiiig,

sadly abused and neglected.

iiiipresgsioii aiiioiig sonic few

1 teiitioii.

an_v of our farm animals.

 and that there is but little protit

3 ing sheep in :1 half stai'ved

* in.-itter of what breed.
J[n,\-/;I;II*,

Swine Notes.

.\. ll. \\'_\lZl{l'I.\fl

, In conclusion we might say that the
v slieep. of all domestic animals, l121s‘l(’€l]
There has 3
been. and I regret to say, is yet a mistaken

' otlierwi.'se *
intelligent fiiriners that sheep do not need l
aiiv care: that they can rustle for them-
selves :iiid thrive without extra care or at-
It may be, and doubtless is true,
7 that the sheep is capable of picking up its
living (if we ina_v he allowed the expres-
5 sion) about the farni with as little care as
\\'hile we sliould
bear in mind that none will more quickly
' respond to good care and :ibiiiidant food,
in keep-
coiiditioii. no

VISITOR.

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MAY 16, 1895

out PRI~2.SE.\'T SY>'Tl~2_\I.

One of the worst

, svsteiii is that where our
the propei't_v adjaceiit is

1 the road work inust be ;;_.~,9_c,-9,1
‘ saine ratio,
where the inost is needed. A
stroiiger than the weakest linl
taiii extent this is true of
then again. our soil

l road is but :1 short
hill.
cutting down that

I ferent townsliips:

5 vei'_v little better c
_j 25 or .31) yeai-s ago
about getting out of the old

riits.

features of our preseiit
\\'or.st roads are
invariahlv the
~ l"’01'€‘5l. the \'alu:ition is low. and of course
at the
alwa_vs bringing the least labor
chain is no
x’. To :1 cer-
our roads, and
_ is so \':ii'yiii}_r in its na-
ture. it often happens that a saiidv strip of
distaiice from a clav
Both could be _«_-'reatly improved by
. _ cla_v hill. but thev aiie
.~ in ditlereiit road districts. perhaps in dif-
:iiid there thevareiii but
ondition than they were
. \\'e hear people talk
but the

“’?1.‘—"’11 I'|it>' seen: to be the liai'd<-st ones to

 get out of.

\\'e have in our state wli:it we lIll'_!'lll call

the reaper.inower.drill, tliresliing inach.iiie;s.
and the like.but they are yet too expeiiisive
toeoineinto tlieliands of the common f;«‘u--
lI1t'i'.t‘i1nse1ilieIitl_\' iiiiicli of the ivoi-1; on the
farm is done b_v hand. ‘
]iI'U}_’'t‘e.s'.s'll1_,<_'‘. however.
are fast beeoiniiig a iiecessitv.

.\ltliougli the work is liard. it is not nu-
pleasant to get tlirough having and har-
vcst.wliicli togetlier l:ist:1boiit two llltnitlis,
On account of their living in villa-.__res tlicv
sonietinies have live or six liIll(‘\' to go 1}.
the iiieadows. which are iiiostlv naitural
nieadows. (ienerallv about the saine iiuni~
ber of men and woiiieii go. the men to cut
the hay and the \\'1>lll(‘l1‘ to rake it. The
d_a_vs are loiig. but the lia_v l'('1illll‘t‘.~:i long
time to cure. owin}_r to'the fact that. siiiee
in the high latitude the sun never rises so
lIl‘_"li in the sky. the d:iys :ire not so hot.

_\llC_\' .-\_\'l) \\'t)\ll-I.\' l.\' 'l‘lllC l"ll'Il.l?.\.

The laborers .‘lt‘('iilII in the tield about four

The fariiiers are-_
and iniproveinents‘

«Vclock in the lIlUl'lllll'__". have live uieals a
‘ :1 <l:i,\'. and ;_"t‘ll(‘I':lll_\’ sleep about two hours
:11 IIHHH. and quit ivork at nine in the even-
ing. hi the liarvcst tield as well as hav
ticld the wonieii :iccoinp:iiiv the men 11.
f»_".'llllt*I' and bind the '_"l‘.‘llll ‘:15 thev cut it,
\\'hcn the grziin is -lrv it is di':iwn into the
barn to be ll:lllt‘tl outvduring the winter. it
the t':irniei' has not :1 tlircsliiiig ll!.'lI'ltlll(‘.
whicli is in about hall" the t':irnis not 1],.-
‘ cast-. .\t'ter the li.-irvcsi conn-s the Iiiil,-1]‘)
Ill_u'*_"llI‘_". for potatoes are their pi'i_~icip;il
protlu--t. and it often takes a zuonih to tin-
ish this woi'l\'_

_ . a local option law. giving‘ (':1(‘ll township
f\o\v that the new born pig has ap— 1]w],,-1-,~i],.g,. Hf ,-,,1i,,!. ,, ,H,,,,(.,. ,,,x_ “ml
1I<’2U"'tl- ll ‘lt‘]I<‘1l-'l-‘ “PH” __\'‘’”1' W117‘ «‘1“‘l the e.\'perience tliai lli:i\‘c had in liml\'lll‘__" 1
Hl=lIl=l,u'<.‘IIi<‘iit \vliethcr he will be a .soiiI'<‘<* 5 after the interest of the lll'__"lI\\':l\'.\ in our
of prolit or loss. . i township. (the most of the tiiiie for the

('li.-ingc the pigs‘ bedding‘ at least piicc a , past fourteen .\'ear.s) has e.>nvinced me that
week. and oftcner if thc_v get danip or ‘ it would be a «_1'i‘e.-it iiiiprovcnient over oiii'
dusty. ’ present s_vstein. l ain <'I)llllil<‘lll that .31!

lie careful :ind not feed the sow too rich ‘'‘'“I-‘ ‘"1 “'1 1l‘'‘’l'x‘12‘<‘ Will ‘ll’ lI1*'I'<‘ \\'HI'l\'
f,,,,,i f,,,. ,, 15,.“ ,i,,,-, ,.,_m.,. f;”»1-,,“4fn,_,-: it 1,. than one dollar as iissess-ed now
liable to produce scoiirs, which if not soon Tl!“ ‘ttll iilltl l:!_\' Hf the lurid
(‘ll(‘('l\Lr‘.'1l. will scriouslv ailect the future , “'{‘'l* l‘ ~‘“‘—'l' ll‘-‘ll ll"’." ‘”"‘
dcvelopnieiit of the .\'1">Illl_-'_>‘.~lt,'l'.  fair con-litioii. but if our

;rence enter intothe f:1i'iiier‘s' plans and l
work now than ten _ve:irs iigo. lf :1 far— ,
niersees :1 ll('l,’_“lJlMJ1' ]]J:ll\'lltf_" a certain,’
practice return to him a sure protit he is
apt to study his nietliods and attempt siiii-
ilar tasks liiiiiself. soineiinies with var_viiig
siiccess. So we cannot write down fora
cert:iint_v that any branch of fai'niiiij_v‘. be
it<lziiijviiig'. sheep i':1isiii«_-'. or swine hus-
handi‘_v. will not be overdone. or will al-
wa_vs be profitable. Sueli t:ilk inust ever
be l:ii'_-_rel_v at i':indoni. All we can s:i_v is
that skillful and ]>:tlll.~‘l:tl\'lll'_1‘

in some dis-
easily kept in
work was done

 

_ _ _ . _ _ - . - . a eoiitciitnient seldoin .ei-ii Ill ti -t7 ‘- ‘
,,(.,,_ U, ,.,,,m,,.,,,,,,(,x,$,,,,,2.,,,,,,,m,,,,,‘_ h,,!__,_ , and IIl.‘lllll:iIllIl)u- our publii. roads, wt. an; \ 1 It .111 ot

(.,m_. ,,,,,,i,'(.,{ , rum is Hm 1-Hm “f “w \,C__u_ whvn H ,- _with a 1il()t]t‘_\'l:t.\’. it ..ould beplaeeul where } -l~h,,i,_ WWI‘, I-\_ “W, H,.,(_“ ,\ ,M_I, r
" ' 1 - » " ‘ "s --> ' v'. ~..-.‘ ‘ ‘ “i
t"_“l"l"*l_ ‘”’._V l’”““‘l' _ "T h”'l““l,'~—"_ ”~““ll_l."  }_-‘ent-ral (‘l(‘:ililll_'_" up of all the pens and _3 I},\.\‘;i‘]f‘(1l;ll,“'_"’l' “'11. “hm “I‘ ‘W, 1 d.-i_v. but when the suninicr is oi:-r and the
l’“".‘s‘7" ‘Vllll ll 3 "(Tl-'”“ ‘ll1l_"“lll "_l l”"’m- E _\'ai'«ls should take place. :iiid the i'efii.sc l Ni 1", ‘U, __ M“ ‘,1 ti-”,‘:}'\ “ll, “Him.-l ,.m‘\ winter is eoiiiiiig. it is tiimul bv th-;-ni with
However. one must varv his tariiiiiiu‘ 1i2'«‘U"  hauled out to raise more corn tofeed more l m”'‘ " ‘”' ‘“”“”"“"‘ ““.‘ "T ““‘l“"3' '
' l
l

.\‘i'ter lllHl'tIllQ‘lll\' cl'-aning s )I'llll'l(‘ . . . . -n '1 - --~ - '- » .-
, , ~ _ I \ ,”],__,)>_‘_,,N“_,, “M, It .i _\ nan <.\11pt lll( ldlllltl.

. ‘ l“oi' \\l '
_ . _ A. ,_ _ , . l . it I}
,.,_:_\._ , air sl:iele.-«l lime in and :ill :ii'oiind the pens. , (_nU””_h I(lH“_1thi“Ivtl(lI;]:’ 11;}-l lt.]l1t lll t.ii  h,_ 1"“ HI,‘ hm,” fl,” Hf hm ml‘, gm,“ fm
. . . l - - -   . -' l <“' .‘:- "“"” ‘(in-\’llll(‘.l -ls-n ~'  "1' '- '~
PM‘ “W “mums “M lnm hu‘“iH"\ haw 3 lll1\lTM\’~Hl”llll: itmil lild-‘tliinii iimfkiililimign ]t” i that the ‘_l‘L‘l1t‘t':tl bublic would be benetited \ W ” ‘1 ‘I ‘I'M’ mm“ hm hm‘! 1”‘ 1””
' 1 ' x’. 5 i 1- s: N) we o’ '\\'t'(‘\'> ‘ ‘

f.-iniilv. the shelves in the
with l!IilIH'lIl.'ltl(‘ clieese and
with butter. the back room 1ipsi;.j;~sm].-.1‘
with wool and ll:i.\' for his wife
while lic tlii'i-slics the 31'.-xiii qo;it_s.
lei‘). then he t‘.\'])(’t‘l.\ :1 long winter of joy
and conteiitiiicnt :tl'Ullll<l the lirv-place,
(_'liristni:is especiallv is :1 ill!!!‘ of ('.\’«‘t'llci1t
eiiioyiiit-iit.

. . . I l
il’lt(>lIll("\]'( l}I)l‘:t(l:llll‘1_"”2]lTlllltlllil t\vl‘)lhl(l1('(’Tf::f‘lli(.1)   QM‘ l”"‘l"‘”“' " l’_l‘"‘“ ""l"‘”'”l"fl"’”' lllt‘ “""
5Hll]l..‘illIli‘.~2 wonder ifall liave stopped and 1' my mm!" .”m1 .W”'lw] HM“ 1”. ‘.{""M
ti‘_"ured lust how Hlli('ll loss would have  llnflmi ”"'(‘|.nW'c‘ Ur that mm.“ he ]l:m'{‘i 1”
1-Ulllt‘ toilieiii from l<ec]>iiiu‘ what few’  mhmiflu-‘Hi. Mid“. but imw t\\.()51Hlm\. ;
sheep their farnis could coiiifoi'iahl_\’ ac— ,l _“I”',wElliluffll.1,";“"i”_"'1'13’l""_’l_l_‘"fi‘EI1°,T\}" '
coiiiniod.-ite. \\'e c:iiiiiot expect to develop I in“, ,lL]_‘“’L_,m"“.,((_1 K H", ""'”,L ‘l ‘. ,‘f‘”]‘,‘T 1,“ ’
:1 gold tlllI](‘ll1:lll.\' biisiiiess at pi'<-sciit. but ( ,5)“, “,”“f' 1' (.ml)1 1 Wm "It _‘.u"t “H I ”
Inns,‘ HS lws, We “m.\,_ be ,_,m.[L_nt with I itt e waiined milk. and the_\ will learn to

p_.-1n‘ii'_\‘ tilled
tars packed

b_v :i s_v.~teiii of state roads.
tion arises‘ at once. \\'ll('l't‘ is the nioiiev to _‘
conic froni. t)i'diii:ii'_v t:ix:itioii is alreadv i
too liigli to be plc:isaiit. The special as-
sessiiieiit plan might be justitied b_v .-iii in-
crease in land values, but it would be too
burden.-onie: and we believe the ;_>'eiici'al
piihlic is benetited iiioi'e than the adi_-ieeiit
propert_v holders and ought to bear their
sliare of the e_\'pense.

but the «pics-

lib xi illl
l‘l\'e_ l>:ii'—

niodei'ate prolits. l’erhaps the best way (h,,l,1_],.£} -“M”-gel‘ Um” 5”” e‘\l’Wm{'
to approacli this subject is to delinitely , '

and at once answer our question :1iid say l
that sheep raising mm be made protit- l
able with present prices of wool and mut-
ton. This is not :1 ditticult qiicstioiitol
answer :11 present, with prime fat sheep 1
selling at 45 cents in liutfalo and lambs at l

\vo.\i.i.\“s l’l:I\'Il.lCt:l-Is‘.

'l'his iiia_v niake _'\'ou think that the
iii:iii is i'eg:1i'de«l as :1 slave. but she is not
quite. 'l'herc. as well as here. is :1 eliaiiee
for iiiiprovenient. and the time is ncarin-._r.
tliougli slowly. to t'qH:llll~\’ of riglits‘. That
she works in the tields siniplv ‘means that

ll.v\lll) Tl_\Il'I>' A BAH 'l‘() l.\ll'l{<)\‘lC.\ll-II\"l'.

lhit it would be foll_v to think for :1 nio-
iiieiit of otfering aii_v i]llt‘.\'ll()ll to the people
for their zipproval diiriii_<__rtlie present tinaii-
cial sti'iiigei‘ic_v that would involve a direct
tax.

A Grange Sheep Shearing.
Our eiiterprising farniers of (i'rratt:iii.
(‘aiinoii, and Uaktield held their ainiiial
sheep sliearing festival April 15‘. Altliough

the attend.-iiice was not quite as large as us-

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iial. yet they made up what was lacking in l _ T_h“'e M“ “‘.””" -l"“‘.I "1.-i-"””'°m“‘ “I ll” l“"‘-""“"’l'l\' l-" ll.‘-flit <‘”1‘l ~‘ll“1*l<'- Mid 1'!‘-
.3’j' cents, and wool at from S to 1:} cents ] numbers with eiitliiisiasni. Tliev all m"_“l' "1 I1 -"1lt‘(‘<‘>'-‘l<il1 01' Iiili<_!I'it:ii'iee ‘tax. (Ni;-L-g but little laboi-, For an iiistaiicc,
net. Yet we shall alw'a_vs tind men, liow- ! seemed hopeful for the future sheepuindus- l0"1“‘l ‘"1 3“, l‘”'-J" °**'l“le*"- It “*1” _l”1'1“i‘_1‘ they don‘t bake twice a week. but about
ever protit:ible a farming operation iiia_v l try, and resolved to hang onto their sheep, P19 "t l”<\"1l1"11}“"1l‘l he ¢l(l0_1>t€tl T91‘ thlfi once a month, and for every day they HM;
be. who will assert that it unprotitable. « aiiiiing to raise their standard of perfeaéon l"’1'l)"'.%" We hhmk the llucfitwn "1 «‘-"'0‘1 l9“ ‘ll»"ll9-‘a “"1" »"1”'l“.‘—’ i1 l?”'.‘—’'9 «'1”1"”."t I-‘T’

So we can understanil“w'riy it is soiiic- in both the weight :iiid qiialitv of fleece 1'(Wh1nul]0f”w “mm. mm‘ m‘”"‘ l’0l)ii- dish wasliin}I- The WUIIHW is :ill<>WL'rl tik ‘
tinies diflicult to answer this. as with iiiiiiiy and carcass. ‘ U l l"“*‘ “l‘“"“ “'””l‘l ."° “i"lw‘l “ml the l’°m' 11"“ “""“'”l l“l“"1' l’”l’ll*‘ "mt-“‘~"~ ““‘l ‘‘’l“‘“
other similar qiiestions, in such a manner \Ve think the readers: of the Visiroic l 1“=}1} “'”“l‘l he 1"‘l10"‘-“l- _ , she <i\\'Ii.~' real estate .~hc can vote. there he-
that it shall be applicable under all coiidi— l will have to acknowledge that we have l _l 1101'“ -'”'9',l31‘_"-“ ”l1'“?1‘l.\' 1“ {’l’*‘l'11l1“11 011 iiig eqiial to iii:iii. because the voters are
tions with all men in varying circiiiii— as first class sheep iii Kent eouiitv as U115 5517119 l"f1“C1l’l}‘ in C"'111t‘<‘l1t‘111~ Mil>'>‘=l‘ classitiedaccording to the amount of prop-
5Imm.Q_,~_ A u.1.t,1j,, ,[C,_,.,.(.L. of C,”-Qful f(,,.(._ l can he f(,,m,1,,,,,.,,.he,.,,_ “.1,,.,,th(,,. ,.,,,‘,,,, 1,, cliiissetts. .\ew lork, and l’eiiiisylv:iiii:i. t-1-t_\-that they own. liaviiig one vote for a
thought and judicious inanageiiient are al—  read the records as furnislied us livtlie see— 1” th“ “V” l“u“1' ‘l*‘t“‘ H“? “X l‘ ‘”‘l.V lm‘ C€1'tilll1 Illlmlliit of propcrtv.
wa_vs iiecess:ir_v if we expect our fariiiiiig l retarv. .\lr. li. Nash of the association. I l’‘’*‘'‘3‘l "“ °"ll”le1'”l-1 “"t ‘l”"’°t *"‘“"«'9*"l"’l3 Tm, W],-\.,,~,,,
operations to prove protitahle. i which is as follows: ’ ‘ml 1”-‘l ."""“' ll” ”"'e_lm“ full“ all‘ 5““‘” r ~ , , - I‘ i, H  '- -

J , ,1 ,,,.(,,,0,.fi(,n w,,b. “V9,. 5._)‘.,,,,,_.,,,.,_ i _ lhe .\'C(,‘_llC1"\ in bwedeii is indeed beauti-
A.\'1) HERE is WHy_  t I Let “S Wake 1,1, 0,, this 11,,“ ,,,,L,_’.ti(,,, I fiil and pictiiiesqiie, <liii'iiig the Ifillllllllclvfi
. Ow: ir. ’ ’~'-i , , ‘ , . 1 1 2 ' ' .\' .' ') 5 ' Eh‘

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ra_ther t_haii give an array of tigures we I ______v_" ___*‘ H . I ,,,,,1g.(,t},,.,,,,,_,.1, U,(.,.e ,.,,',-,,',.,-,,,_,. the _\.(.(,,,L.S
will briefly nieiition a few features of , {%_-“<3-1\)\",ill]Y(t’x'\lzIll; Liiigolli  R.a.1ii,‘1Ef’~.‘;,‘ . The Swedish Farmer. ,,f”,cm1l,, ,.i[],,,_,eh. ,,,_.,_,.m[ ,,c,,,.,,c,, the
-‘heel’ 1'(u5Jn_J.' ‘VI_”Ch 11121)’ 5",!-(-fe5t ti) SUIHE‘ J.  Br:-cker Leicester  ‘ lib  Read before H£lIX1llt()ll(ir£lIJ£50 by .\iiL;iistus Holni. I  tultl lakes, Sll1'l'()lll1(lt‘tl  licztllllfui
one niethods which may prove_ usefiil. g:é_-,1?Ij'{;§l‘>;f' v_\.,m_I_H,m,,,  l%;:§l§,l)§§! The fm_me1_S in Sweden live in ‘_i,,mm\_ ,_,,.(,,.(,5 of [M161], ,,,,,,,]C_ and ,,,,.,.h_, f,.(,,,,

-The '1”-estmn as t()- what kind or -breed ii‘? liiiliiiiiiiirxll ‘MM-in”  N 3;.” 3-: 17$; and as a eonseqiience tlif‘Y have a <i'1'e}TtUl' l which m“ h” h02l1‘tl the soiigs of the iilfllll‘
01 -_5h€‘9_l’ 1-‘ 111"-St l’1"’f1l51l’le t" k9'9_l’- 15 “"9 l ' i ' All >'ll(‘(‘1)I'i',£—'l.~'(L'I‘t'(l.‘ “ '2 " ' 0,,,,(,,.}mnit,. fm. 5(,,.i,1[ life than the i.\“,c,-_ iiigale and the calls of the ciickoo. Between
‘Vhlch 15 1‘-"k“‘l ll91'h“l’;5 1“‘v’1"~’ On?” l_h‘m l The above being a (i1':lIl£1'el110\'Q, tlioiigli jmn f.u-me;-5 uqm-jncr 1);11-ties are much the hills and meadows :iiid close to the vil-
anvvotlierconnected‘with sheep f:ii‘111111.l- l they were not all Graiigers that belongito 1,11,,-e (1-'1-9, mint. g(,ci},]: C,-Cni,',., ,.u-tie, lages they see the waving tields of rve and

\\ e believe there is no breed at the pres— il,“”-,1_,- quite 3 social ,,fi‘,,i1._ 1 ‘ ’ ‘ "’ ’ I ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ '

_ , Ill“ l“‘ll_9§ ‘Vent etc., are often enjoyed by young people as

‘[00: 111e9t1“H_i1l (I1"1}1.~&‘9 1111” 101' fl "1511 and well as by the old, probably much becaiise

l0 l’1‘3‘l"}10 ‘““ne1'- [he 111?“ ‘Vent l0 J; R- wages are lowei', and their time is not so

Rimdfill  l’i11'11- 01059 l’.Ys 101' the 5h,9‘”’1“.‘-{- expensive to those who depend on wages

AV“ I‘-‘T11 for their existence. The suininer, how-

’ - ’ i - bus ' time ‘ind Sundays and bat-

HOWI   0 ' e\€1 lb (t »c_} 5 ¢ 1 U . L
G0 d Roads iirdav nights are then the only tunes for
Paper read at (‘enterville farmers’ ” ‘

Goodrich ut Wasepi.

much social enjoyment.
Economy is the watchword of the day,

and if there ever has been a time during
the three decades when it should be prac-
ticed We have arrived at that time. Now
true economy is not always indicated by
the small amount of money or labor that
we have put into an enterprise, but it is in
having it so manipulated as to get the
greatest possible returns from the amount

invested.
lVe all understand that good roads are
economical in a great many different ways.
I need not enumerate the advantages, nor
the benefits that all classes of people derive
from them; we all admire them; we all
want them. The question of good roads is
being agitated throughout the length and

ent time which is the best
cumstances and conditions. The writer is
of the opinion that seldom, if ever, can this
point he settled by one unacquainted with
the individual circunistanees in the case.
If this were not so, one could safely settle
on some breed as the best for the farmer
to raise.

The now unpopular Merinos have yet
some qualities which recommend them
above all others to the farmer who has
certain special objects in view. The breed
of sheep to be selected to secure the largest
profits will depend upon the proposed sub-
sequent inanageinent and final disposal of
the overplus stock.

_ oats. As they go farther north the day
under all "11" begins to be endless, so to speak, and the
nights give way to twiliglit,iintil in the ex-
trcine north they see the iiiidniglit sun, a
sight probably equaling the sights of \\'y-
oiiiiiig and California; reinaining above
the horizon about three weeks at Haiiier—
fest in Norway. But on this journey they
pass Stockholm, which is called the Venice
of the north, being built on 365 islands.

 

institute by B. A.

FEW FAR)! HORSI-2.\‘.

But the social life is not the only advant-
age of living in villages. A neighbor is
always at hand When help is needed. Pub-
lic roads, except those leading between the
villages, are not needed, thus saving much
work on the roads. Also another not less
important advantage of village life is the
cultivation of the habit of walking, the
best and healthiest exercise on earth. It
was said here in the Grange sometime ago
that the Americans, ladies especially, had
forgotten how to walk, and were always
complaining of weak backs as a conse-
quence of too little of that exercise. The
people of Sweden walk much and are, as a

 

The Study of Forestry.

It is hard for those of us who are accus-
tomed to the wasteful extravagance of
Anicrican forest destruction to realize the
care and attention paid to the growth and
culture of forest trees in lands where their
preservation is regarded as a duty. Even
in little Switzerland, which we are apt to
think of as nothing but mountains and for-
ests, the same careful scientific methods of
culture are adhered to. A school of for-
estry at Zurich turns out a number of
thoroughly educated foresters each year.
There are about three hundred branch ex-

PURE BREDS VS. GRADES.

This discussion rather anticipates an-
other. Does it pay the average farmer to
keep thoroughbred sheep? Decidedly, no.
For instance, sup ose we expect to sell our
surplus stock in t e general mutton mar-
ket. lVe can secure nearly as good re-
sults for the feeding pen from high grade -

. . — . '1 t l' h lth ol nllivealong _ _ _

animals as from pedigreed, and at almost breadth of the land; the result Will be in 12%;’ s(1ii,ri(S3(iOe:a,,wa);,p,:itIi,et1{,ie (necessity of perinient stations and several large_experi-
half the cost. W e do_ not wish to be un- time we shall have a more uniform and :1. horses and c,m.iaD.eS_ In fact horses are mental reservations. The age, rapidity of
dersbood by this that it ”

does not always
pay to use a pure bred sire. On the con-
trary, we believe it always does. The
very fact that We are attempting to pro-
duce the flesh forming or fat producing
tendency in our young stock by the cross
of the Down-Merino, now so common, is
strong argument enough that We should
select an animal to head our flocks which
not only has an individual tendency in that
direction, but in addition to this is prepo-
tient, that is, having been bred to the uni-
form mutton type for so long a period

better system of maintaining our public
hi hways.

The first thing I would do would be to
wipe from our statutes the present law of
a highway labor tax. Perhaps it was the
best thing to do 60 years ago to divide the
township up into small districts and then
get out the neighbors and have a good
time visiting.

I have been told that in those days after
they had told a few good stories every
man tried to see which could do the most
work, but I can’t remember back that far.

growth, and best conditions of culture for
every variety of tree, are made the sub-
ject of the most careful research in these
stations, and volumes of carefully prepared
statistics are published each year for the
guidance of other students of forestry.
The Value of forests on temperature and
rain fall of a district has also been proved
beyond a doubt. How long will it be be-
fore our great nation appreciates the value
of such Work, and establishes schools for
the scientific study of the subject ?—Z7ze
lVe8te/‘n Rural.

little used on a farm, except in ii few local-
ities, for the cows and oxen are the chief
animals used on the farm. The cows are
used there for working throughout all the
country. Although it may seem strange
to you, it has been proven by actual test
time and again that the cow can be used
for working and still give as much milk,-
requiring only a trifle extra food. This is
quite an economy in farmino.

1 IMPLEMENTS.
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MAY 16, 1895.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

W/om.mrs lfloiix.

Woman's Work.
Grange Fresh Air Uniting.

The coming of birds: and fiowers with
the bright, glad days of spring reminds us
that it is quite time we began to plan for
someone to share for a little time the joys
of our country homes with us.

Those of us who entered into the work
last year will not need to be reminded. but
will only be glad to welcome to our homes
perhaps the very children and girls who
came to us last summer. Those who
wanted to and failed last year because
there was no one to respond to the offered
hospitality can be assured that they will
not be disappointed in like niaimcr this
year. Those who did not enter into the
work at all last year can have the expe-

place of \\'inchellites, “-pile at home at
night the kitchen was the stage wliereon
were cast many an addition to our ama-
tenrs' collections. An ex—iiiiiier was heard
of and what an evening we had with himl
Born at Cornwall. ling. with tin. l1'0ll.:ll1(l
lead mines as familiar to him as corn fields
to farm boys. with a budget of beautiful
ores. and with an experience of his own in
a caved in mine.-—all this. and his only

stipulation was that we ask questionsl

rience of those who did, and it was cer- i

tainly rich in blessings.
Arrangenients have been made in De-

q7"_f/u: /,r'/‘r///,r/1,: will receive careful atteii-
tion, and if you will but write to Miss
Mary lirady, ll-l Jefi'ersoii avenue. lic-

troit. stating explicitl_v your wants. she .

will attend to your reiliiests and reply to
you at once. If you want children. boys
or girls. young girls, or inotliers with ba-
bies. arraiigenicnts have been made
tlirough the various pliilaiitliropic orgaii-

izatioiisof the city with Miss liradyas »

secretary. to attend to the sending of them
out. They will be made ready to go. at-
tended to the train. transportation fur-
nislied, and when tlie_v are to return .\liss
Brady must be notified and will see that
they are met on their arrival and cared
for. Miss liinina Field. secretaryof the
organized cliai'ities of (irand iapids. who
aided us so beautifully in the work last
year, will gladl_v respond to all dcinands
from that part of the state.

Sisters of the woniau‘s work committee.
this is our work._ and it is time we began
to apply for it. Canvass your (lrangcs
and see how iiiaiiy you can provide for,
and write at once to the pai'tics named
above. as it all takes time and the da_vs
slip by so rapidly. lfenieinber tlie_v are
only sent as ordered. and your order must
be accompanied by the seal of the (irange.
You pay no ti'aiispoi'tatioii either way. but
must meet them and take them again to
the train. They are expected to remain
two weeks, unless you make special ar-
rangements otherwise. You can name
your own time as to their coming. \\'e
know you will give them a hearty wel-
come and good cheer all the time they
stay under your roof. Let us set about
our plans at once.

Yours for the work.
MARY A. .\lA.ro.

A Neighborhood Club.

There is a club that I've been waiting
an o iportunity to tell the Visiroii about.
At the outset it was named the \\'inchell
Club after the late Alexander B. \Vinchcll.
as the aim was to study geology, but re-
cently it has been making excursions into
other fields. Its members are the boys
and girls of a certain neigliborliood. with
some of the boys‘ and girls’ parents. Not
long ago it was necessary to protect its
popularity by limiting the niembersliip to
thirty. There would be a \\'inehell Club
in every district school if I could tell half
the good times and really fine things this
club has had.

ITS OBJECT.

Its object is to lead its members to see
what can be found among the coimiion
looking stones of the road sides, gravel
pits. and fields, besides learning anywhere
and everywhere, from anybody or nobody
but one‘s self or books, all one can about
rarer stones and minerals. and any of the
other wonders in Nature's laboratories. It
means to be sharp—eyed everywhere. Most
of the boys have collections nicely started,
each specimen neatly labelled. Besides
what they find for themselves, for small
sums they are able to obtain speciniens
from a distance thi'ough exchanges and
houses that keep them for sale. Every
such addition means a fresh expedition in-
to dictionary, Cyclopedia, and stray
geologies that they find stowed away or
bring from the school library in order to
learn all they can of them. Best of all,
often, are the old magazine files for helps
at our meetings. Then the newspapers
are constantly bringing in items for roll
call and sometimes valuable longer articles.
The poets contribute gems indeed for our

rograms,—for instance, Holmes’ “Naut-
ilus,” Who will forget it? It is surprising
in how many places one stumbles unex-
pectedly on some interesting collection
when one has eyes himself for such things.

A trio of our boys Went to a farm house
on an errand, and in a boyish tour of in-
vestigation discovered that the old lady of
the house was a geologist too, in her way,
and showed them specimens new to them.
A collector came to town with an exhibit
of casts of fossil remains of modern and
extinct life. He was plied with questions
galore, his rooms became the trysting

‘ treat of an evening on “lf‘ossils"
, , _ 1 teacher of geologv there.
troit wlierebv every application oz-rr .w r// ‘ '

ITS )1 l'ITH()l).\'.

Soineone had a friend who had been a
student at the State Mining School. and
we had him with his pliotograplis and spec-
iiiiens. and studious :lL‘<1l1:1llll.‘lll(‘€ with cop-
per iiiiiiiiig. Then another friend had a
collection of rare shells from far.far away.
and our mollusk meeting with her opened
a new vista of researcli. Visits to acol-
lege museuiii near by have been exceed-
ingly helpful. and finally came the great
with the

Don't think me persuinptuous if l say
these boys and girls listeiicd with the ut-
most attention to a long talk on the "Neb-
1ilai' Tlieoi-y" f1'oiii a specialist in astron-
oiii_v. and again another evening went over
the fichl of evolution with him. asking
very bi'iglit «luestioiis that they never
could have asked a year ago.

lint some of oiii' best prograiiis have
been from our own meiiibers on such top-
ics as salt. coal. or crystal.-'. (,)ne of the
club drew a chart showing the geological
ages. a father of one member has made a
blackboard for ever so many club useszoiie
mother leads the singing. and by parodies
li.-is concocted several admirable geology
songs. while another niothcr is an adept at
games. cliai':idcs. and coiiuiidruiiis. and as
soiiictliilig of this sort with simple i'efi'esli—
mcnts is onevery prograin, she is invalu-
able.

.\lany a neigliboi'hood might do as well.
although this club seems to have some
special advantages. There is a divinely
planted afiinity for Nature in every soul.
and when one awakes to it in himself he is
always astoiiislied to find it developed to a
greater or less degree in so many others.

.l. ll.

Vacation for Farmers’ Wives.
Ill-‘.l.l-Z.\' A. l’..\l~:Z\'.—\Rl).

l’atroiis. the subject assigned me is one
that l have often thought upon. .\lany a
farmer would willingly spare ten. fifteen.
or twenty dollars that his weary wife
might take a well-earned vacation away
from home. She will do double duty in
order to get ready. starting from home
completely tired out with overwoi'k: when
she reaches her destination it takes: her a
week to get rested enough toei1joylic1'self.
Now why not take half of the set time in
a vacation at home! If slie can be
spared for two or three weeks to go abroad.
why not take a vacation in her own home
again I ask. As dear to the farnier's wife
as any heart is “Heine. sweet Home". To
them "there is no place like home" more
than to any other class. Let her rest from
all care, roam over woodland and meadow
at her pleasure, inhale the fresh air. bask
in the sunshine, and grow strong in mind
and body. Let her ride. walk, read.
write, or think. uiitraiiinielcd with care:
when rested she will be ready to take the
remaiiider of her vacation from home with
greater pleasure. It will cost no more
with her taking her vacation at
home than at a distance. As a class far-
mers‘ wives take care upon tlieiiiselves.
They find it hard work to lay aside their
care and rest even for a day. Now the
human systeni will bear just so muchzwhen
the point is reached there will be granted
a vacation. whether asked for or not. Bet-
ter take one before for their families’ sake.

It is pleasaiit to take a vacation from
home, to mingle with other minds in the
various walks of life, to behold the varied
scenes of town and city, but if one is worn
and weary she often finds “the straw that
broke the caiiiel’s back,” finds herself
prostrate away from home; in such a case
what she sought for is not obtained. It is
a duty we owe our families that we keep
ourselves young and fresh for our families’
sake. Labor is not all there is of life.
Labor is sweet as well as beneficial to all,
but rest is needful, and if we would enjoy
health or wealth it must be secured. The
Grange is a wonderful rest to all who at-
tend its meetings expecting the benefit to
be derived from the same. The Pomona
is a blessing in this respect. Once in three
months to lay busy care aside and enjoy a
change for a couple of days. We often
find chanore is rest even if we are just as
busy as whhen at home. The farmer s wife
should take a good vacation at least once a

year, at home or abroad.
Kalkaska.

 

Peaches on the Brain.

Read at Grange and Teachers’ Association ' H '
by Mrs. Mary A. Robertson of Hesperia. in “penal

In olden times people used to be troubled
with love on the brain, but now its peach-
es. Love is good, but peaches are better,
for the simple reason that they can be eat-
en. When the young man of today ro-
poses to his sweetheart, she does not as in

' trees

, sweetest tones. “How

much do you love
1119 5" but says instead. "llow maiiv acres
of land have you and how many‘ peach
growing thereon?" The girl in
these latter da_vs of the nineteenth ceiitury
has an eye for laisiiiess. She knows that
love is all right in its place. but it does
not till the stomach and pocket-book like
peaches.

l.do not know exactly what part of the
brain peaches; are on. wlicther it is the
ccrebrum or cerebelluni. liither one is
bad enough. for it is the craziest craze
that has ever attacked this noble state of
Mieliigaii.

It is so contagious that those who are

_ not already stricken with this dread dis-

ease will be sooner or later. hich and
poor, great and small. all have it. only
soiiie more severely than others. (‘ritzy
qllllts‘, crcanicrics. life insnraiicc compa-
nies. and fox limiting are nothing in coiii-
pai'ison to "peaches on the brain.“ The
Aiiicricaii fariner is bound to ride some
l1Ul>l>_v. Sonic of these are
sivc. but just as soon as he gets down from
one he mounts another and away he goes.

The Spartans were noted for coiirage.
but the Aiiiericaii fariner bears away the
palm even from them. His foes are more
numerous than tliosc of Xci'_\'cs‘ ariiiv. vet
he never fails to meet them. and. oftcii
goes single-haiidcd into the fray. l’alicnt-
ly he drudgcs from year to vcar. raising
hay and gi'aiii. sheep and cattle. T
his produce to iiiarkct (and he has to take
a goodly amount to bring him fifty dollars
these times.) lle drives tlirough snow and
sleet. faces the bittci' wind on days when
the tliermomcter is thirty degrees below
zero.
nieagre sum. pockets it.

and starts home

: again througli the freezing cold. and pgiys

the money to the crcamery agent without
a iiiurimir: or invests it in several hundred
peach trees. The creaincry fails to give
him any rctui'ns. and the line variety of
peaches he e_\'pected to sell in order to till
his slender purse turns out to be early
clingstoiics that he did not order and no-
body wants. llowcvcr. they inakc spleii—
did pig feed. though i'atlier e.\'pensivc.

lint as I said before. tliefarmcr not lack-
ing courage. always rises to the occasion.
except when his over—wrouglit wife wants
a clothes—wi'iiiger or another wash tub.thcn
his courage departs instaiitly. Two whole

wash tubs! (lreat (.'aesar‘s ghostl \\'ho
ever heard of such a thing as a woman
washing in two tubs! l’repostcrous3 Slie

can wring clothes :1 good deal better by
hand than she can with a five dollar
wringer—it's cheaper anyway. and five
'oigdollai's will go quite a ways toward
buying a hundred peach trees. So the
ti'ees are bought and paid for, and the wife

goes on in her old way. twisting her poor

slender wrists nearly oil‘ wringing his
heavy sliirts.

' well as at any place in .\lichigaii.

1 they seem likel_v to assist and not to

- and blooming orchai'ds.becziusc these lands

can be easily tilled and c:iii be made to
raise splendid crops of peaches. The pine
stuinp lands are also being utilized. A
(irand liapids lawyer has bought 1:-loo
acres of this land near llianiond Lake. llc
liad the soil examined and they told him
that peaches could be raised on that soil as
lle has
nearly two lnindrcd acres cleared and will
put peach trees out as fast as the ground is
in l'L’:ltllllC\s. -
-l'oiiiinucd in-xi l."\ll\‘.‘

How to “get in" at Washington.

“In the first season. your friends will
pick up the liuiigry club-iiiaii. an occasioii-
als'cIiatoi"s wife. and some of the other
people who have social ambitious: but the
last—iiaiiied iinist be encouraged only as
drag

down. ln the second season the hungrv

, club-iiiaii will bean carl_v visitor. and there

very c.\'pen- 3

will be pcrliaps a few more scnators' wives.

. a sprinkling from \\'asliiiigton‘s ‘old fami-

lies.‘ and possibl_v the \\ ifcof a well-kiiowii
diplomat whose calling circle is not vcrv
limited. In this second scasoii let theiii
give a tea. It is ciiiiip:ii'ativcly cheap. and
it will be a good test of their social prog-
i'ess. If some of the desirable people

, actuallv conic. let them spread the news

3 :ll)l'O:l(l'lll.‘ll "next scasoii"
llc takes ;

 the

If she could only get the 

money that is due her for her last yearls »

milk she could buy a wriiiger and several
other needful articles, but now she will
have to wait until the peaches grow before
her di'eaiii of happiness is realized.

lint to be serious. what is the fariner go-
ing to do. and what shall he raise to bring
him i'ecoiiipeus:e for his labor! Times are
not improving. and the prospect for the
future is not bright. liven the president.
in his late message. has asked for united
action by all parties to meet the eiiiergeiic_v
that confronts the government. The pres-
ident seeins to be at sea and is willing that
everyone should lend a helping hand to tow
him in. The farmer is also at sea. with
grain at present prices and western and
Russian wheat to compete with. he is
adrift in a storm and is compelled to look
for some haven of safety. :iiid the harbor
of refuge he sees in the distance is
"peaches", and he steers in that direction.
But he must be thoroughly acquainted
with the coast, he must be a brave and
skillful navigator in order to face the dan-
gers he will meet on the voyage.

Of all the states in the Union, Michigan
takes the lead as a fruit-growing state.
She has every variety of soil, every diver-
sity of climate. Prof. \Vinchell says, in
talking of the peculiar character of the cli-
mate of Michigan,that both in sunimer and
winter it is better adapted to the interests
of agriculture and horticulture and prob-
ablyialso to the comfort and health of its
citizens than is the climate of any other
northwestern state. The marked peculiar-
ity of the climate ofllichigan is attributed
to the influence of the great lakes by which
the state is nearly surrounded. Michigan
fruit commands the highest price in the Ohi-
cago market on account of its beauty, size,
and delicious flavor. Last summer,when the
first boat load of peaches was sent from
St. Joseph to Chicago, great rejoicing
went up throughout the city. The stars
and stripes were unfurled and the porters
marched from the wharf to South VVater
Street, each carrying a basket of peaches.
Michigan peaches took the lead and were
bound to be in line.

More fruit trees will be set out in Mich-
igan next spring than in any former sea-
son, peach trees being more in demand
than any other kind. Michigan abounds
in arable 1ands,and what We call openings
or plains now will in a few years be dotted
here and there with comfortable homes

they will give
a ball. .\nd when the next season comes_
have the aniiluiiiccinciits ofthat comin<_»~ ball

f appear at brief intervals in the society col-

umiis. and spread the news :ii'oun<l that it
is to be a 'tcrrapin and cliaiiipagiic‘ allair.

‘ That will be a wai'iiiiig to the people who
lle sells his produce. receives the 1

love creature coinforis to inakc their call-
early in the season,
"lntlietii-s'tthreeorftuii'ycai-syourfriend-
must bcsatisticd with what is known as
‘otliciali scl --—tlic wives of coiigi'css—
men and dcpartincnt ollicials. with here
aiid there a stray diplomat. and 21- a back-
ground a group of social sti‘ugglcrs. .\i'tcr
that thcy Iilay liopc to becoiiie cslabllslicd
by degrees as a pai't of the pcriiiancnt ‘so-
ciety' of \\'asliiiigtoii. Tlicy c:iii talk about
‘old families‘. and snill :it otlicc-lioldcrs. be-
cause the old otlicc—hohlci's who helped
them along will be gone. and the new ones
cannot do them much gooil. .\nd in ten

1 years they will have slizikeii oil‘ the atinos-

pherc of tea and collec or the iiieiiioi'_v of
the di'y—goods counter. and they will have
hard work recalliiigtliat tlic_v have not
spent all their lives in the ‘smart set.'
"And for this ten years of (le\’UllUl1.“ I
asked. “\\'liat will be their reward f"
"The gratification ofaii ambition, \\'hethcr
it is a worthy ambition or not. every
woman must deterinine for herself—
and for her liusband."— (:3 arm ///-«/////mm
/I/I/I//, /in .l/r/_// 14/./I/H./(I‘I1f/‘.\‘.

1;‘-lie; J usiefirme-st

The Day of Small Things.

One little grain in the sandv bars;

One little ilower in a field of ilowers;

One little star in a heaven of stars;

One little hour in a year of hours.

What if it makes or what if it mars ‘r

But the bar is built of little grains;

And the little [lowers make the meadows gay;
And the little stars light the heavenly plains;
And the little hours of each little day

Give to us all that life contains.

——EJ;.

 

Our Summer Companions.

How sweetly the birds sing to us these
beautiful summer daysl They have all got
back from their winter homes in the south,
and now they are busy making their iiests,
laying their eggs or caring for their little
ones. The robins are very fond of coin-
paiiy, it seems, for they most always make
their nests in trees near the houses, and
sometimes we find them busily at work
making a nest in some sheltered nook about
the eaves of the buildings.

A pair of rebiiis made a nest not very far
from the house this spring. The female
seemed to have charge of the work as it
went along, but both were very busy.
First, they gathered up the iinid, and this
was placed in such -.1 way as to make a
strong foundation for the nest. The mud
was full of long stalks of grass and roots,
and was very compact.

Then when the outside was built up to
the liking of Dame Robin, they gathered
soft grasses, hair, and other downy mate-
rial fiir the inside of the nest. Sometimes
her mate would not bring the right kind of
grass, and then Dame Robin would seize it
in her beak and throw it away in disgust.
N ow and then he would sing sweetly to
her, but it made no difference; the nest
must be made to suit her fancy.

After the nest was done, the mother
bird soon laid four handsome blue eggs,and
now she is very busy taking care of them.
The other morning we looked out of the
window just as her mate flew up to the
nest with a big worm in his beak. No
sooner had Madam Robin eaten this than
off he flew in search of another.

The robins are very fond of cherries and
strawberries, but they are rather pleasant
companions about the laWn.—0m- Little

People.

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

  

The Official llrgan oi’ the Michigan State Grange.
Published on the First and Third Tliur.-daysof Each Month

Eniron :
KENYON L. BUTTERFIELD, Luvsma, M/CH.

§°’To wlioni all cxchantzes and all articles for publication
should be, sent.

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;‘$"”'Ni«:xr Iss'L'1»: JL'Nli 1}.

OUR WORK.

The following has been approved by the State Grange as
a fair statcinent of the objects the (iraiige of Michigan
has in view. and the special lines along which it proposes to
Work. 'e hope every Grange in the state will work
earnestly in all these departments. so that by a more
united effort we shall rapidly increase our numbers.
extend our influence. and attain more and more cou1plete-
ly thoso ends: which we seek.

oL’R oI1JI£r‘T

is the 0ri.>:ai1ization of the Farmers" for their own Improve-
ment. Financially. Socially. l\lentally. Morally.

We believe that this iinprovenient can in large measure
be brought about: _

1. (a.) By wider individual study and general dis-
cussion of the busi11es:s' side of fariiiiiig and home keeping.

(b.) By co-operation for financial advantage.

2. (a.) y frequent social gatheriiigs. and the niiiiglinz
togetlier of farmers with farmers. and of farmers with
people of other occupations.

' By striving for a purer manhood. a nobler woi1iai1-
hood, and a iiniversal brotlierliood.

3. (_a.) By studying and [II‘l)Ul()l’lllL,’lllC‘llI1pl‘()V'Ol1"lI3llt of
our district schools.

. By patronizing and aiding the Aizriciiltiiral (‘ol-
leges and Experiment Stations in their legitiniate work of
scientific investiizatioii, practical experiment. and educa-
tion for rural pursuits.

(0.) By maintaining and attending fariiiers” institutes;
reading: in the Reading ('ircle: cstablishini; and using
circulating libraries‘; buying more and better magazines‘
atid papers for the mic.

-1. (a.) By ditl'u.s:ini.: a kiiowledge of our civil institutions,
and teaching the hii.,vh duties of citizenship.

(b.) B_\'deiI1aii1lii1g the enforcenient of existing statutes.
and by discussing. advocating. and trying to secure such
other state and national laws as shall tend to the general
justice. progress and morality.

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The VISITOR is: your paper. l)o you
support it!
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Is your boy coming to the Agriciiltural
College this fall Z If not, why not?
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The (il':1l1Q‘e is built to live. becaiise it is
built on :1 solid foundation——educ;1tion.

 

The Grange of the Dominion of Caiizida
is alive. “'e have the last proceedings.

 

“Inasinuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these, ye have done it unto
me." This is a good motto for the Grange

charity work.

 

Do you get the bulletins of the Michigan
experiment station! Do you read the
books of the Farni Home Reading Circle?
Do you read the GRANGE VISITOR all
through? If yo11 don't, why don't you?

 

“'hat’s the use of living always in the
future 2’ Tomorrow I'll read that book:
next day I'll take that interesting trip;
next year I hope to do better Grange work.
“'hy not today? Tomorrow never comes.

 

If people would spend half as 111ucli time
in telling their legislators what they want
as they do in decrying the legislature. we
would have better laws. Have you writ-
ten that letter to your senator and repre-
sentative ?

 

All our readers will be interested in
Prof. Cook‘s article on California agricul-
ture, which appears in this issue. Prof.
Cook has so many friends on Michigan
farms that anything from his pen is al-
ways welcotne.

 

SECRETARIES.

Please do not forget. our recent request
for items of news from you. Quite :1 n1in1—
ber of secretaries have responded, and the
notes sent are just what we want. Notice
the short items in this and the last pre-
vious issues; they are what we want from
every Grange in the state. Let us make
the Grange news column the most interest-
ing column in the VISITOR.

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FREE RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.

The interesting article in this issue by
the VVorthy Secretary of the Ohio State
Grange, on the above topic, leads 11s to in-
quire, Why should not the farmers have
free delivery of rural mails if they want it.’
Who’s to hinder? VVho runs this govern-
ment, anyvvay? \Vho are the people?
VVhy should the farmers stand at the gate

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3 of our capitol, ever knocking tiinidly for
I (‘lltl'tll1L‘(f.’
This qucs:tion l1:1s; been discussed for
_ve:1rs:. :1111o11gf:11'111crs_. and far1ne1's'org:1n—
izatioiis have l'(.‘p€:1lCtllv\' declared them-
,‘ selves in f21\'ol' of it. Yet we do not have

it——do not sccin any l1C2lI'€l' having it than
i we did :1 nuinbcr of _vc:1rs ago. It looks;

to us as: if we were doing more talking
{ than workiiig. This is :1 question of such
:‘ iiiaiiifest justice, and the results would
5 make so much for intelligence and pros-
pcrit_v. that we believe no coi1g1'ess111an
could refuse to accede to the wislics of his;
 constituents if presciitedto l1i111 in the prop-
er iiianiier. \\'e sincerely hope that the
Nzitioiial Giniige will see lit to make of this
:1 leading question, and that the b't:1te
Graiigcs will be called upon to use every
honest iiieaiis to influence their coi1grcss-
i men to vote for it. Let us" decide that we
all want free delivery of ru1':1l inails. and
then let us have it.

 

THE DA [RY ..-{ND FOOD COJlJII.SS[O.‘\'ER.

The dziiryiiien and farincrs are asking

l for the p:1:s::s':1ge of certaiin pure food laws.

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If the legislature shall accede to these re-
quests, our laws against frziudulent d-.1i1'y
and food products will be inoderately s:1t—
isfactory. But the legislature will not per-

} form its plain and simple duty in this mat-

ter uiiless it shall enact :1 law with provis-
ions in it in the main siiiiilar to those of

1 the Johnson bill (fieiiatc tile :48). This ’
' gives the dairy and food coin111iss;ioncr :1

deputy, :1 clieiiiist, power to inspect, and 21
suflicicnt zipproprizitioii to enable him to
enforce the laws. The appropriation
asked for. in addition to sal:11'ics,  «‘3t>’,HIlU
per year. It does: 11ot seem possible that
this work can be done any more eco11o111—
ically than this.

And now. wl1;1t‘s the use in having pure
food laws, and what's the sense in passiiig
new pure food laws. so long as they all rc-
niain 21 dead letter for lack of nicaiis to en-
force them{ The presciit dairy and food
co111111iss:ione1' law is a farce. You are pay-
ing a man :1 sala1'y of $1,200 a year, and
giving him just enough money in addition
to pay for :1 few analyses, hire a clerk l)i1l‘l3
of the time, and get out a report. This is
l sheer noiisense. You are paying $::,:5W> to

$3,000 21 year, and getting little or nothing
in return.

Thus we have two good reasons for ask-
ing the lcgislatiiie to pass the Johnson bill
or its equivalent; 1. If these pure food
laws are worth having they are worth e11-
forcing. 2. The present dairy and food
coi11n1iss:ione1' law is an entirely iiiailequate
ineans for their enforcement. No nian,
with the iiieagre resources of the dairy and
food (:OI111l1iSSl0I1€l' under the law of 1893,
can do anything of value in enforcing the
laws he is charged with eiiforcing.

Therefore, gentlemen of the legislature,
we ask you to pass this bill: and we expect

 

you to pass it.
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A CUP OF COLD WATER.

The noble chtirity work of Sister Mayo
and her colleagues of the won1an's work
committee dese1'ves the cordial aid of every
Grange wonian in Michigan. The work
will be carried on along the lines laid down

j last year. and in :1 more fully organized
~ way. The details, are explained by Sister
Mayo on page three of this issue.

The Visiron is in most hearty accord
with the work. and purposes to aid all it
can. We believe that the work is deserv-
ing just as Grange work._Through the work
done last sunnner scores of prominent peo-
ple in Detroit learned for the tirst time the
true purposes of the Grange. And when
the Grange once secures the recognition of
such people its power for usefulness will
be increased many fold. It will tend to
draw the city people and country people
into closer sympathy and to a better un-
derstanding. Just for the benefit it will
be to the Grange, this work is worthy at-
tention.

But the higher motives furnish ampler
argument for our support of this charity
work. To help those who are in want, to
cheer those who despond, to give 21 breath-
ing spell to those who stifle in tenements,
to le11d woods and fields to feet that are
weary with hot stone walks,——these are
your privileges, Patrons, and they justify
the pleas of those who ask you to respond.

There are many in such circumstances
that, in justice to their own, it would not

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and surely such coin is

MAY 16. 1595

ll“ l’1'3*~‘1it':il1lc f(ll'1lllL‘lll to eiitcrtziiii tlicsc

E aliciis: to the freedom of the country. llut

in inaiiy of our (irange homes. :1 little
inorc labor. :1 few more siniles. :1 few inore
kiiid word.s:. would be all that is ncccss-;i1'v.
free enough. ‘it
en1'icl1cs:hiin who I‘cL‘ci\'cs and bimtt-1].,
gives.
these women and cliildren is
of :1 cup of cold water to
when C()lll]).‘l.l'L‘tl to the
and liappiiiess bestowed.

Mr. lircck, in our last issue. stated so
fully the :1rgun1c11t for the prohibition of
coloring ()lL‘Ulll:ll'_,<_"Lll'll]C. that we can add
nothing.
i11:111‘s: "I’1'otes’t" in this issue. we venture
to repeat. in :1 little ditl'ercnt form. the
va1'ious points of this coi1t1'o\'eI'sy.

l. lutter is colored, not to
ccivc. but to
1)l1l'(‘ll:l.\'e.‘l'.

as the giving
the piisscr by,
blessiiigs of health

dc-

Of two sziiiiples of winter
butter. from the saiiie fiictory. one
colored and the other not colored,
which would Mr. Hodginitn cliooser The
average man would pay several cents more
for the colored butter. though knowing it
to be colored. Butter color does not puri-
fy "rottcii" butter, nor sweeten "raiicid"
butter, nor dcodorizc "stiiiking" butter.
Bad bi1ttc1' ca1'1'ics its own car iniirks; color
does not hide ii1fcriorit_v. lf color docs‘
cover up defects in butteizwliy do not peo-
plc call for uncolored butter, that they
may thereby be :1s:.s:1ii'cd of its wholesome-
nesst

:2. The friends of oleo111:1i'g:11'ii1e claim
the same privilege for their p1'o(llic’t——tl1:1’t

it is: colored to please the eye. No one
could logically deny the prodiicers: or co11-

suiiiers of olco111:11'g:11'i11o that privilege, if
it were not true that this coloring cnziblcs
the 1'etailcrs of bogus butter to sell their
products as and for butter: the dziiryincn
might not like the competition. but they
could not well coniphiin of that. The
whole question. then, beconics one of fact
———does the coloring of oleoi1iarg:11'i1ic aid
the rett1ile1's in selling it for genuine b11t-
ter? The dairyinen, on whom the burden
of proof rested, adduce facts and figures
for their side, and these facts and figures
are 11ot as yet s11ccesfsf11ll_v disputed. It
will be seen, therefore, that our defetisrc
of the anti-color propositioii rests upon the
factthat because of the yellow color of (1100-
niargariiie it is sold to people who want.
ask for, and pay for, butter. There can be
no honest zirguiiient over the logic of our
position. The opponents of the color
clause niust now show that the coloring of
olco111a1'ga1'ine does not aid in its being
sold for butter, or else reniaiu silent.

 It is claimed by sonie that if the col-
oring of butter were prohibited by law,
the dairy industry would be ultimately
benefited. l\'l1ether this; be :1 true theory
or not, it is perfectly iiiipracticable in
Michigan for the inanifest reason that it
would discriniinate most seriously against
Michigan butter. Michigan i1i1coloredbi1t—
ter could not compete fairly with imported
colored butter, nor could it be exported
with advantage to other states. Moreover,
to prohibit the coloring of butter would
not prevent oleoinargarine from being sold
as butter,for if white butter were the rule.
bogus butter would not be colored yellow.

-1. Beyond all this, there are two good
reasons why Michigan should prohibit the
coloring of oleoniargarinc yellow. One is
that twenty-two states have done it, and
the other is that the United States supreme
court has held that it is it perfectly proper
and just thing to do. '

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Binder Twine.

A favorable deal for binder twine has
been consuniniated and full details of prices
and conditions will be mailed to all Grange
secretaries. Based upon the general satis-
faction that followed last year's twine pur-
chase there should be at least five times as
much taken this year as last.

GEO. B. Honrox.

 

Arizona is generally regarded as :1 bar-
ren, rocky, mountainous region, or sandy
plains, where only sage brush grows. Yet
the forests of that territory cover an area
larger than the state of Massachusetts, the
growth being principally pine, and where
trees grow to :1 heig t of more than 150
feet. There are to be found also the cot-
tonwood alder, inanzanita, maple, mes-
quite, wild cherry, and ironwood, which
last, brittle and taking beautiful polish,
when dry can scarcely be cut, and creates
a furnace heat like coke.—Fo7'cst Leaves.

But prompted by Mr. llodg- j ,-,,,n fm. flu. ,,,,,,.,,,_,(.

The labor ii1cu1'i'c:l in c11tcrt:1ining ’

plezisc the eye of lllL“

l
l

Beneath the Dome.

\\'cl1:1\'c11ot .-pticc in this issue to dis-
cuss the fate of most of the 111c.-isurcs that
have been disposed of (llll'lllf_" the past
two weeks. lioth liou.-cs have been work-
ing hard. .-\s':111 instzincc. the >1-11:1tc.i1i
coniuiittcc of the whole one :lfl('l‘lltmll. dis-
poscd of llli bills. The date set for ad-
journiiicnt is May 111. but it is gencrallv
uiidcrstood that no work will bcdone :lfle.l'
inidiiight of .\l:1_v '_’\'. lleiice there are but
seven or eight more yvoi-kin_«_r d;iys_

5ei1:1toi' Jewell has worked hcroic:1llv
and pcrsisteiitly for the repeal of the
special cliarlcr of the .\lichig;ii1 (.'-entrzil
railrozid con1p:1i1_v. but was tiually defeated.
lzickiiig thrcc votes of the nuiiibcr required.
\\ hcu it is rciiieiiibcrcd that the chief rea-
uf this bill is to lll'lllQ‘
this road under the operation of the two
cent fare law. it scciiis I':llllL‘l' peculiar that

there should be sci'io1is' opposition to the
bill.

‘T110 up;1i'op1'i:1tio1i_ for the Agi-iciiltii1':1l
(ollcge with tl1ed:1irv building left out.
has p:1s'sed both liouscs.

l{cp1'esc11t:itive l’l21cc's free text book
bill was aiiieiided so as to nuke it optional.
thus virtu:1ll_v taking the "st:ircl1 out of
it." but even in that form it failed of l)tlS.~'-
age in the House. securiiig but 4!‘ \'()l(‘\'
out of :1 needed .31. i

._\s to (iriingo i1ie:1si11'es-_ The township
unit school bill cauic up in the Sciiate on
the day our last issue went to pi'es's. Sena-
tor Chittcndcii iniide as good :1 dcfciise of

the i11casi1i'c21s' could be iiiade, but the
fiiriiicrs were ":1gii1‘ him." and the bill re-
ccived but three f:l\'Hl':ll)l(‘ votes. it was

the petitions from the (iniiigcs that did it
——tl1c .\'ei1:1tors' voted :1stl1cy knew their
constituciits wanted them to vote.

The f:11'ii1e1's:' institute bill has" p:1s'.s'cd the
Senate and is probzibly :1 law. Tliis is the
tirst of the iiieasurcs. iidvocatcd by the
Gi':1ngcii1 this legisl:1turc. which h:is be-
come :1 law, and the (iraiigc ilcscrves the
crcdit for it.

Pure food lcgislzitioii is in :1 s'on1e\vli:1t
11i1s':1tisfactoi'y condition. The Redfern
bill has pi1ss'cd both lioiiscsj. lt will be re-
iiicnibered that this bill was so cut up in
the House as to wcakeii it very inuch.
Still it is a gain,
coined. The Hoyt anti-color bill will not
pass the House unless you write your rep-
reseiitiitve _fn-4/r/y that //r mus-t vote for it.
This bill is of great iiiiportancc.

ltis11i1dei'stood that the Joliusoii bill.
providing -211 2,001) :1 year for the dairy and
food coniiiiissioiicr. will be reported fav-
orably by the Senate coininittee on tinance
and appropriatioiis. Tliis is the key-note of
all pure food legislation. \\'l1:it‘s the use
of pure food laws if they are not enforced,
and how can they be enforced without i11oi1-
ey! If youhave not written to your senator
and I'ep1'ese11tative about this bill, do so at
once.
we can have it if we all s':1_v we want it.
The governor is known to be in favor of :1
fair appropriatioii for the use of the coni-
inissioner, and this will aid the bill. But
your 1'ep1'csentatives must be inade to feel
that you want it.

The tax statisciaii bill has passed the
Seuzite. with a few minor iinieiidiiieiitsj that
will doubtless be concurred in by the
House. This is triumph number two for
the Grange. This bill would never have
passed but for Grange petitions. We hope
that 8. li1'st-class llltlll will be ;1ppoii1ted,t111d
that the people of the state will get from
this Iiieasure what the Grange designed
should come as :1 result of the work of :1.
state tax statistician.

I11 o1i1'11extis.s11e we will eiideavor to
give the votes of your scinitors and repre-
seiitativcs o11 all iiiciisiiics advocated bythe
Grange.

 

Puzzles.

All readers of the GRANGE-: \'_IsI'i'oR are invited to con-
tribute and send solutions to this department. Address all
coinniuuications to Thos. A. Millar, 5I)U.12th street. Detroit,
Mich.

52-BEI{E.»\DME‘.\”I‘S.

Beheail a lady and leave a parent; again and leave an
embankincut: again and leave a verb; again and leave a
tter.
Elkin. S. (T. Kiaxr GLASBY.
53—DIA!\[O.\'D.
1. A letter. '1. An elastic fluid.
cery. 4. To do wrong. 5. A letter.
(‘anisteo. ‘N. Y.

:3. Enchantment or 301--

MATBON.
54——('aosswoRD.

In log, not in tree;

In hear. not in see:

In hate. not in love;

In hand, not in glove;

In hug, not in kiss:

In the, not in this-;

In her, not in me.

WHOLE what I love to be.

Pontiac. Mich. N. E. T.
PRIZES FOR s0LvI.\'o.

To the person who solves the most puzzles commencing
March 21 and ending with the issue of lliay 16 we will give
"A Rogue's Life,” for the next best list we will give a
novel. Solutions must reach us by June 3. Open to all.

TEE MAIL BAG.

Let all compete for prizes, solutions can be sent in all at
once or from time to time.

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It is of the utinost iinportancc, and,

and its piissage is wel-*\

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MAY 16, 1895.

 

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

More Grange News.

These notes ari'ived too late to :lpp(::ll‘ on
page 5. so we print them here. Secreta-
ries, please let us lic:1r from _vou.

Ypsilanti Grange held an open meeting
Saturday afternoon. May -l. and the pro-
gram arraiiged b_v our worthy lecturer.
Itliss‘ Flora Buell. iroved to be very inter-
esting. Miss: C. llaveiis. :1 teacher in the
Ypsilanti high school.
"Ti'ees,“ which was full of instruction.
Mrs. John K. Campbell. of Frateriiity
Grange, also read :1 p:1per on "Birds."
Mrs. Campbell kindly g:1ve me the paper
for publication in the Visiroiz. Prof'es:s:oi'
Austin George.of the State Normal School.
addressed the Grange on the subject of
"Coiiceiitration——Science as :1 basis." The
address was very instructive and gre:1tl_v
appreciated by those pressnt. Professor
Perry, superintendent of the Ann Arbor
city schools. :1lso addressed the Grange in
a general way. speaking of the methods of
teaching now being adopted, and the sys-
tem of observation that was entering into
the foundation of an education. The
worthy lecturer did a wise thing in thus
bringing the teachers and fariners together,

and giving the citizens :1 better chance to

read 21 paper on

five old on-.-s rc—instated. and forty subscrib-
ers for the \'i.si'roi:. How is that "for
high 5" But this is far from being :1ll the
_t_»-ood we li:1ve received. The impetus
given bv the earnest. :1ctive work done has
raised the my:/-//.~' I/« H»/'/M to :1 high grade.
and I am glad to say the best of good
humor :1nd feeling have been n1aiiit:1iiicd
:1iid :1 generous ei11ul:1tioii :iiid eiitlinsi:1sin
perv.-1< led the entire Grange.

\Ve
right away. “'1: find them eminently use-
ful in working in the young men ineinbers

:1iid in getting all to t:1ke some p:1rt.

To size us up, we now number not far

i fi'oii1 one hundred and fifty members, h:1ve

:1 half :1nd fixtures worth 31.300. :1 library

‘ of over two hundred volumes, :1nd :1 snug

know iiioi'e about the plans and work of .

our high schools.

It is vei'y evident that =

the Grange c:1ii be made a great source of :

inforniation in regard to matters that are
of the utmost importance fo everyone.
A. R. (illA\’l-ZS, Secretary.

Fraternity Grange .\'o. .32 does not find
it difficult to keep up an interest in Grange
work. The following questions li:1ve late-
ly been discussed: 1. Isa woin:1ii repre-
sented in her husband s:1tisf:1ctoi'_v to wo-
inanf Sister M. N. Russell opened the
discussion by :1 first class paper. The
question was most einphatic:1ll_v decided in
the negative.

No. 2. Resolved. that we as :1 Grange do
not approve of the “junket systcni" :1s
practiced by the members of the present
legisl:1ture, whereby they as a body visit
our state institutions.

No. 3. \Vh:1t :1re the advantages of :1
creainery over a private dairy!

No. -1. ‘Which p:1_vs best. taking milk to
ereamery or to cheese factory!

No. 5. \\'hat :1re the adv:1nt:1ges :1nd dis-
advantages of drilling field corn 1 \Vhich
is the best self binder and mower on the
market tO( lay !

Flora is to preside at :1 May Day iiieet—
ing this month. M. E. B.

Ne\\'l>ei'g Centre Grange No. 6595 passed
appi'opi'iate resolutions regarding the
death of their sister, Harriet B:1bcock. :1
-charter member, who died April 7.

Rockford Grange N o. 110
slowly along the tr:1ck. Three new appli-
cations now in and hopes of more. Some
-of the faithful feel like complaining that
more of the members do not make :1
greater effort to attend the meetings. lVe
realize that any Grange imist be just what
its members make it, and therefore if the
majority of the members continually absent
themselves, the Grange cannot expect to
do much good work.

I think it was the issue of Feb. 24) or
thereabouts that you published :1n article
sent by Mr. Zebulon Young and myself
concerning the fraudulent action of one
Dr. Kinney. \\'ell, Mr. Young has had
him arrested and he has had an examina-
tion and been held for trial at the May
term of the Kent county circuit court.

E. R. KEECH, Sec'y.

Just a woi'd from De“'itt Grange. Sat-
urday night, May -t, the third and fourth
degrees were conferred upon a class of 12.
The evening was one of the most pleasant
ever witnessed in De“'itt Grange. Meni-
bers froin different Granges were present,
also the masters of four different Granges.
Several officers of C:1pitol Grange were in
attendance. among them, master, overseer.
lecturer, secretary, etc.

Nearly all expressed themselves as well
pleased with the working of De\Vitt
Grange. George Heck, overseer of Cap-
itol_ Grange, gave a recitation which was
much enjoyed by all.

Supper was served to 110 Patrons, be-
sides :1 large number of children.

Five new members are to be initiated at
our next meeting. Eighteen new nieni-
bers have been added to De\Vitt Grange
this year; three old inembers reinstated,
making altogether twenty-one increase.

C. L. P.

is moving

Can “Cornucopia” have a little coi'ner
in your valuable paper in which to rise
and explain how it is with us horny—hand-
ed Grangers of Ronald Grange No. 192,
Ionia county? Never in her palniiest days
since her organization, twentyyears ago,
has our Grange ever enjoyed greater pros-
perity than now: or been in better working
order. Last Saturday evening we closed
one of the most interesting and exciting
contests we have ever ha . Vt'e had ro-

grams on each side and one joint one. he
net results to date in figures are as follows:
Thirty-five new members added, twenty-

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surplus in our treasui'y.

\\'e have regular meetings once in two
weeks. but lately li:1ve been compelled to
hold four special ones in order to initiate
our new members.

We h:1vc abiding faith in the exalted
principles eiiui1ci:1tcd b_v the founders of
our ()rdcr, and illustrated in the lives of
such men as J. J. \\'oodnian. Cyrus G.
Luce, :1nd Col. J. H. Brigham. \\'e firinl_v
pledge Faith, Hope. and Charity, and
shall keep all with Fidelity.

"Cons uroria.‘

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Clinton Pomona.

Clinton county Pomona Grange met
with Bath Grange M:1y .5‘, 189.’). The at-
tendance was unusually large considering
the busy time. This meeting was one of
the best ever held in Clinton county. The
master of B:1th Grange, Mrs. Lindsey.g:1ve
:1 hearty welcome to Pomona. But as ac-
tions speak louder than words. we did not
need to be told we were welcome. Bath
Grange is not very strong in numbers, but
what it lacks in quantity it makes up in
q11:1lity. Several questions were discussed,
interspersed with music :1iid recitations.

A new feature in Grange work was
t:1kei1 up. Hereafter at Poinoii:1 meetings
the members of Pomona are to respond
when the roll is called with remarks, q11o-
tations from different authors. or quot:1-
tions froni the Bible, just as they choose.
\\'e think it will be very nice when all get
the run of it. Subscriptions to the GRA.\'ei-;
\'isiToi1 were brought up :11id several of
Bath Grange promised to t:1ke the Visrroii.
\\'hy is it that more Patrons do not t:1ke
the Visiroitf We often t:1ke .30 cents. the
price of the Visrron, and purchase :1 trashy
book that we never care to look :1t the sec-
ond time, when we could with the same
money purchase the Visiroii :1 whole year
and have it bright, fresh, and full of good
tidings twice a month. We sincerely hope
it will continue to live, as no paper finds a
\\:2ll'Illel' welcome in our home than the "G.

I would suggest that each Grange ap-
point :1 member to take subscriptions for
the VisiToi1, also. :1 correspondent from
each Grange, so we may know more about
what our sister Granges :1re doing. I as-
sure you the Grange News is al 'ays eager-
ly looked after whenever the paper comes.

Mits. C. L. PEARCE, Lecturer.

 

Calhoun County Grange.

Thursday, May 9, the Pomona Grange
of Calhoun county assembled at the hoiiie
of Brother and Sister Mayo. Though the
work of preparing the fields for the plant-
ing of the corn w:1s very pressing. the Pat-
rons caiiie from near and f:1r, :1nd they
tlironged the house and pretty lawn. Long
tables were spread in the shade, as :1 picnic
dinner was the order of the day, while ice
creain and c:1ke were served just as they ad-
journed.

PROGRAM.

Prayer by chaplain. Singing. “Ai1ier-
ica." “Shall we prohibit limiting on 0111'
f:1r1i1s."' by C. P. Chidester, Perry Mavo,
and Silas \l'oodworfh. It was decideduafl
fer a thorough discussion to enforce the
law in the protection of the birds, and
against trespassing. Two excellent papers
were presented by Mrs. Bessie Adams and
Nellie Mayo on "The necessary equip-
ments of the schoolrooin." A very de-
liglitful recitation ~ was given by Mrs.
Clara Taliiiadge.

The subject, “Noted women of Amer-
ica, and what they have done for the
country," was assigned to Mrs. “'ni. Si-
inons and Mrs. Mayo. Sister Mayo
changed her topic, making it read the
“Unnoted women of America and what
they have done for the country.” Mrs.
Ada Mead read “Her little Royal High-
ness,” from the pen of Robert J. Burdette,
it beinga most beautiful tribute to his
wife. The culture of the potato was a
subject assigned to Brother Frank Minges,
a young man who gave an excellent talk
upon the same, as to hilling or level cul-
ture, time of planting and cultivating. The
quantity of seed to the hill and the cutting
of potatoes for seed was demonstrated by
Mrs. C. C. Poorman, who with knife in
hand cleverly cut the seed, giving scientific
reasons for the same, based as all true
science is upon common sense. It was
worthy of note to see this cultured lady

 

propose to st:1i‘t anotliei‘ contest ,

: are like sheep. as

‘county

teacliiiig farincrs how to cut .~'(’;‘<l jmlllluc.
and do it right.

‘ "Cuttingandc:1i'i11goftl1c hay crop." I..
la. Smith. After singing "Bringing in
thc Sheaves. thcflrange closed. lfalhoun
('1'-‘111_u'e is espcciallv favored in its
olficers. Brother l‘Z11;_~'cne Talinadgc as
inaster and Brother Alson Mead as lectur-
er can h:1rdly l1a\'c supci'iors.

__________,*
Some Comments.

_ I‘:l)lTUl: (irl{A.\'Hl-I Yisiiw 11:: While i'cad—
}“.E'tl1L‘ article of Mr. Anstcrburg on Mer-
inos I agreed with him that many farmers
liable to follow some
le:1der into :1 bare fallow as into clover:
but it was :1lwa_vs thus. In regard to his
question. Will any sheep pay during the
next ten years as well :1s other stock. I’ :1lis-
wer iii the :1liirm:itive. :1iid mention the
king of sheep. the Lincoln.
owner of :1 fine flock of Merinos.
select :1 part. ten or twenty, :1nd breed
them straiglit. Then I would top cross
with :1 Lincoln on the rest of the llock. If
the time ever came that Merinos were v:1l-
uable again. I should be in position to sell
IIl_\’ grades for :1 good price for nnitton.and
go on breeding the pure Merino. \\'cre I
not breeding :1 stud flock of Lincolns. I
should purcli:1se :1 flock of Merino ewes
and cross :1 Lincoln on them. for I -believe
the cross is the best general purpose sheep
on earth. Still, I :1in well pleased with
the Lincoln now that my flock is estab-
lislied, but it c:1ii1e rather tough to pay >540
to 35.30 for ewes and 352%“ for ewe lambs to
start a flock. The Lincolns :1re remark-
able sheai'ers for long wools_: Lady Garry
I\o. 57 is nine years old this spring. has
twin lambs that will weigh 21.3 pounds each.
:1iid April 1:! she sheared ll‘f pounds, aw.»
d:1ys growth: in the p:1st four years she
has raised eight large l:1nibs. :11id sheared
53} pounds. Lord St:1iiley's l:1st two
fleeces weighed 44>} pounds and such lambs
as l, have from him: they :1re like year-
lings. ‘

I would make this change in the poultry
house described by Mr. Evens. ll:1ve no
studding: cut the boards :3}; feet long, n:1il
to sill :1iid plate, break joints in double
boarding. :1nd I would use tar paper be-
tween. The platforni below the roosts is
just what is needed. but if :1 person did
not want to cle:m his roosts often, he can
sprinkle with zeiiolemii (put up by the A.
H. Jenner Co., 811 Shelby St., l)etroit.) I
would guarantee no
the manure. and it disiiifects any manure
pile so there is no smell. I dipped my
fowls last year for the first time and this
year intend to dip at least three times in
zenoleuin. for within 30 days after dipping
l:1st year they doubled on their eggs. Af-
ter the fowls :1re dipped t:1ke :1 force
pump :1iid sprinkle the hen house with
what is left.

Another thing in building :1 poultry
liouse——-alw:1ys place the bottom of win-
dows on the sill. Could you see my fowls
crowd up to the. windows in a cold. sun-
sliiny winter morning, to get the heat re-
tiected by the glass, it would do away with
high windows.

Yours for progress.
H. A. l)A.\'ii:i.i.s.

I would

Elm.

 

A Field Meeting
Of the Michigan Academy of Sciences.

In organizing this society, which held
its first regular meetingat Lansing, Decem-
ber 26 and 21', 1.5'1)i. it was agreed that :1
summer meeting, perhaps in a different lo-
cation each year, would be profitable. al-
though at such time no formal papers need
be presented. The members and their
friends, including all others interested.w'ill
convene as early as practicable :1t the Park
Hotel. Orion_. Oakland county, on Decora-
tion Day, Thursday, May 31!. After some
consultation small parties will be formed
to search for natural Objects of most inter-
est to them, whether it be alga-, fungi,
inosses. the higher plants; whether birds,
reptiles, fishes, shell-fish. iiisects,ci'11_stace:1:
or geology. ai'cl1:eology, or the microbes
affecting the sanitary condition of the
neighborhood. Very likely one or more
somewhat informal meetings will be held
later in the day for the coinparisoii of
trophies and comments on the same.

Such a gathering should be of especial
value to the young naturalist, for there he
can by association with those of expei'iencc
acquire in a short time practical_ know-
ledge concerning methods of investigation,
names of plants, animals, or fossils, where
to search for “specimens” and how to pre-
pare and preserve them. He will bejlikely
to gain an enthusiasm for natural history
which may endure for the rest of his life.
Teachers, -especially, and members of local
societies of a kindred nature are cordially
invited to attend this meeting or send del-
Uates to make the acquaintance of its mem-

ers. If persons can spend more than one
day at Orion all the better. At this re-
sort are marshes, bogs, streams, hills in
variety, pretty lakes, with small boats to
reach the islands.

Orion is a station on the Detroit and
Ray City division of the Michigan Central
railroad.

VVM. J. BEAL, Agricultural College.
Chn. Committee of mrcmqements for this meeting.

‘ of gold.
' unlimited coinage of

. crns its value: not so with

Olive Branch Club.
Mr.

llosls

an-l Mrs. \\'illiam Jones w crc the
who "\\'(‘lcolI1c1l thc coining." and
"gave speed to thc dcp.-1rtin_g guc-ts“ on
Saturllay. April :37. The guest which did
ample justice to tl1cii'g‘ci1ci'olls liospitality
w:1stlic()li\'c lil‘:llll‘ll l“ai'n1crs' Club. and
the occasioii its regular monthly meeting.
lioll call brought out in:1ny e.\'cecdingl_v
appropriate quotations. The literary :1nd
musical progr:1in was up to its usual stati-
dard. Mr. J. lli\'incrc:1d a well written
andcompact paper on "()ur curreiicy."
the trend of which sccnicd to be in favor
Said the css:1yist: "The free and
silver would be :1
The supply of silver gov-
gold. millions-

gre:1t c:1l:1mit_v.

I of which is coined each year, yet its value

\\'cre Ithe ‘

lice would breed in A

l
1
l

l
l
l
l
l

remains the same. Importers do business
on :1 gold basis. ll. K. Divine. our crop
reporter. in his usual report said the pros-
pects for thc growing wheat crop were

not encouraging. the prices were rising
sl1gl1tl_v.andexhortcd farmcrs to watch

the cattle market prices. and if mssible
take :1dvant:1ge of the advance in t ic price
of meats. \\'ool he feared would be low-
er this _vcar than last.

The question. " iesolved. that it is the
duty of thc government to issue monev di-
rectly to the people. and that gold and sil-
vcr should be of equal value .-1nd be legal
tender for dclits both public and private. “
was opened by Rev. (ll-o. M. Lyon in :1
speech which for trai1sp:1rent reasoning.
forcible language. and aptncss in putting
things, was :1 model. Mr. Lyonshould be
called upon to deliver his speech before
every l“ar1ncrs‘ Club and (x'range in the

state. So said all who lie.-1rd it. Said he:
"The f1i1:1nci:1l question is the supreme
question of the hour. and will be till it is

settled. \\'c want facts which are of more
consequence than theory. The subject
should be considered from the standpoint
of intelligent. loy:1l citizenship. rather
tli:1ii p:1i'tis:1iisl1ip. We should be more
an.\'ious to get :1t the truth than to win the
argument for our side. like lyceum de-
baters. The next presidential election
will either save or :1ssassiii:1tc this govern-
ment.“ Money \\'2l.\ defined as :1nytl1ing
having the stamp of the government.
.Vearly all the members had something to
say on the question. among tliose most ex-
haustive being by D. M. Gainer. who gave
a liistoi'y of the financial question from
the beginning. :1nd n1:1de some telling
points in criticism of the policy of the gov-
erinnent on the fin:1nci:1l question: and R.
K. Divine, who said "Men :1re more in
demand by the times than anything else:
Grecnbacks s:1ved this ii:1tion in hlil to
186.3, and could save it in 1.\!!lo‘." The
iie:1i'ly unanimous opinion was that there
should be no discrimination in favor of one
metal or against the other. :1iid that the
government should do" in the present
emergency as it did in the troublesome
times of the war. save the credit of the
country by issuing greenbacks instead of
iiiipoverisliing the nation by giving pre-
miums of millions of dollars to the gold
bugs as is now being done.

An iiivit:1tio1i from the ():1kland county
Pomona Grange was accepted with thanks
to join them in :1 union meeting at Mr. R.
K. Divineis. June :32. The question for
conversation at the next meeting is, "Are
we pleased with our present legisl:1tive
methods! If not, what is the reinedy!"
Mr. Harrison \\':1lters invited the club to
meet at his home the fourth S:1turday in
May, which invitation was accepted.

D. B. Mii.i..\i1. Cor. Sec.
___________

The spasmodic efforts of the Micliig:1n
legislature to iass incasures which will be
of benefit to the farniers would be :1iii11s-
ing if the effects were not so serious and
far reaching. The Redfern pure food bill
aimed at bogus butters :1iid artificial jellies
has been amended. cut down. and rented-
elled so often that should it tfiially become
21 law it will be of very little value to the
agi'icultur:1l classes. The clause prohibit-
ing the coloring of artificial butter and jel-
lies to resemble the genuine was cut out in
the house committee of the whole. The
portion referring to jellies was reinserted
when it came up before the house for pas-
sage, but not that dealing with butter sub-
stitutes. Possibly this defect will be rem-
edied before the matter is finally dis )0S‘B(l
of. It ought to be.——()/'rm_«/«_» -//all 1'71/-—
7//cl’.

Catan-ii Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can-
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a.
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucuous surfaces.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
It was perscribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is a regular per-
scription. It is composed of the best blood
purifiers acting directly on the mucuos surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful results in our-
ing catarrh. Send for testanionials, tree.

F. J. CHENEY 6;: C0,. 1-’rops., Toledo, Ohio.

Sold by druggists, price 75c.

_______________
Mr. 0. W. Ingersoll—Dear Sir, we painted
the outside of farm hous with your paint some
2 or 14 years ago and found it very satisfactory.
Will you please send me another sample card

as I desire to order again. Respectfully,

WM. H. WAY.


A. H. ‘V.-IRREN,
.. Ovid, Mich.
’ Breeder of IMPROVED

- Chester \Vhite Swine
arid Liiicolir Sheep. If you want a nice fall

1g, and at pI'1C1'S that will astoni.-h you, just
et me liear from you stating what you want. I
have pigs: that will suit.

        

..

Shropshire Sheep.
Duroc Jersey Swine.

400 acres plizmed to them.’
Q-

Vllrite for prices
want to

oq “(hat you

HERB]-ZRT W. I\Il')IF()RI),
Hillsilale (7ouiit_v. )[osco\v, l\Iich.

.1,--.._ .
\

3'
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a
.1

a.

4 

On Top .

Good boot is there now.
Meriiios. will not stay below long.
We have right stock at i-ig-lit prices.
‘ (‘all or write
‘V. E. B()\'I)]'I.V,

tf Di-lhi Mills. Mich.
:1 wo iii :1 ii
 o  that ca 11
read wcll. Iain :1 l)El(‘lll‘l()I‘. ago 17. I.'ll‘lllV‘l‘.

w1irtl13~'7».tK)H.l1:1v1-1111111-lits.:1udI liatc tobacco.
Lailius. write mid stzitn your :iuc.li1-ii:lit.w1-iglit.
color of e_v1-.- and hair. and occiipatioii. .\1l-
dress Box 25112, l{iil:1ui:izoo. Mich. E4\v‘.2.

WOVEN WIRE FENDE '

_ orse hi,:rh. bull stroiig-;
pig zinu chicken tiglit.
Make It yourself for

   
  

  
 
      

   
 

50 styles. A 1111111 and boy caiiiiinke
_.4o to 60 rods :_z.d:1y. catalosztree.
!’.l‘n’ ELMAN BROS" Ridgeville Ind.

' ./
TUMORS and SKIN DISEASES
AN  .-.ci1-.i11it’ic:1lly IT§ill(£|l(lFllll cpired.
8. UV
____. no KNIFE.  "~‘ *

manic tlie.-ze dis-
ezisus :1 specialty for the 1:1-:1 iweiity-tive years. Adclresns
Dr. Ii. II. U-ruIl2ll)'. 30 Slilllito Plncc. Cliicliiimtl. 0-

    

A No. 1 FARM
HARNESS

Mzivle of lint-class stock and
\\'.'|l’l"|lllC‘4l. and all [hud-
Made. We retail all our
IlB.l’ll"»i at wlmlesrile prices
an-l ship anywhere on up
pro\'.’\l and guarantee satis
faction.
Wrlte for Catalogue.

HAND ll.lllE ll.ll‘.YlESS(}U
STANTON. MICH.

 

"Fir JUALITV."

 

WEAK POINTS IN WIRE FENCES.

lst, too low! If less than 5 ft. zinimuls
rezich, _]l.1XIlp()l' tumble over. 21nd, cross bars
too wide apart. Those add notl1ii1,r: to the
strength, simply spread the strain, like the
planks on :1 bridge, and should be close. 3d,
(‘heap horizontal urires. No nmtter how
large, :1. momirzitegtrain stretches them ui1-
til u_seless._ 4th, the lack ofa !‘(‘ll1’l.l)l(‘, auto-
matic tension device. End springs, rntchets,
etc-., can only affect near by panels. You
can learn the remedy by addressing

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Revised List of Grange Supplies
Kept in the office of Sec’y of the
MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE

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

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THE GRAXGE VISITOR.

California Agriculture.
PROF. A.
The contrast between the inetl1—

J. COOK.

ods and work of the f11i'n1 in s;o11th—‘

ern C:1lifor11i:1 :111d Micliigaii is as
>'ll'll{lIl}_J' as that between the cliiiiate
and scenery. The entire year here
is like late May and early June in
Micliigaii, with never :1 iiiglit too
w:1i'11i to sleep and i':1i'1_-ly :1 day
that is uncoii1foi't:1blc in the slizidc.
The sea breezes are as i'eg11l:1i':1s
the flow of the tides from which
they so lately pzirted coiiipzuiy.
Thus here the cxtrenies which vary
Micliigaii Clllllzlte are entirely 11n-
kiiown. You expect ruins i11o11th—
ly: we have them 111o11tl1l_v froiii
.Vove111l1ei' to .\l:1y. The coiiti':1s’t
in st-ci1ci‘y is no less in:1i'ked.
Your i'ollii1;_r l:1i1dscz1pe. 2l(lUl‘llC(l
with _(_"I‘:lll<l forests, is i'epl:1ced with
lovely valleys. and }_!'l1'l round with
l1i;_rl1 u1ll0lllll£lllls'.{lll(l beziiitilied with
sc:1ttei'ii1g live oaks which occas-
ionally foriii dense f_ri'oves. Sep-

teiiiber-.111d October become very
dusty here. but sc:1i'1‘ely niore so.

tl1:1nii1 .\liclii_<_r:111:1t tinies of severe
di'o11tl‘1s, and us: thedustis (,'(:l'l{lllll_\’
and siircly limited at both ends. I
doubt if it lii-iiigs more (llSL'()lllf()l'l
than with you. The ;_>'i':1i1d iiiouiiluiiis
ever in .~lf_"lll. and snow 1-upped for
iiiosl of the _\'(.‘:II’. are :1 welcoiiic
l1:11:k}_r'i'o11i11l to the fertile valleys.
:11id l)(‘L‘()lll(,‘ very dour to our peo-
plc.
'I'iii-: l’l-1()l'I.l-Z.

:1i'c :1s :1 1-l:1ss

llltlll i11.\li1,-l1i-

The fziriiicrs l11.-re
f:11' iuore 1111111111,-11

3_":lll. or in :111v otlier shite so fzir us}

1:. w. 1111-?

I l1:1\'e observed. l)i'.
,(_":ll‘tl says no 1'ui':1l ('()l1llll'_\' 111 the

The water comes to em-l1 Ol'Cll:ll'<l
‘or garden in ditches or pipes. and
so the poinologist and gal'(l(3lle1‘
are iiidepeiident of the rain f:1ll.
,L:1.~t year was one of ui1p1'ece-
dented 1li'o11th.ii1 so11tl1ei'ii C:1lifoi'—
11i:1. Yet. tliaiiks to ii'1'i_r_r:1tion.tl1e
fruit crop was. in n1:1u_v 1-uses. ex-
cessive. It must be said.l1owevei'.
that when the orcliiirds now set
are in full beai'ii1_:. ye:11's: of such
droutli as we suffered lust sezisoii.
, will be serioiislv short of wiiter. I
think the time will come when
)Iichi}_raI1 will follow in the
steps of CilllfUl'IlI{1. and utilize
.lllllL'l1 of the water of her s:ti'e:1ii1s,
‘that now ruiis to waste.

The 1-:1:s:l1 returns. I tliii1k.:1i'e
more cei't:1i11 and l:1i'f_rer here tl1:11i
;in Micliigan i1_¢_ri'ic11lt11i'c. The fact
inf ii'i'ig:1tioi1 makes the first true.
Full be:1i'ii1<_; oi'z111_r_re trees l1:1ve

jpro<l11<:e1l a crop that has sold for’

351.1" '0 an :lCl‘t.‘. \\'itl1 prices as
tlicy l1:1vc l'2lll,Q‘L'(l this yezir. orch-
,:1i'1lists have rezilized half that
ziiiiount fi‘o111 orcli-.1i'ds not yet in
:full l)L‘:ll'lllf_f. Three or four l1uii-
,(ll'L‘(l doll:11's per acre is not except
lllollill. I think. when the oi'cl1:1i'ds
gate in full be:1i'li1_g. This L‘.\l1)l:llll>‘
,why §_rood fruit land with water
li'i}_rlit sells: for froui three to five
lliiiiidred doll:1i's per :1;-1'15. I think
l1-iuoiis :1i1d olives are tl1ou_;'l1t b_v
l111:u1_v to be asprofitiible:1soi':1i1g'es.
 while some think pi'ui11:s :1i1d soiue
iotlier deciduous fruits are liui-dlv
 less so. I
;Alf:1lf:1 was :1 f_>'1>l<l mine to lls pos-
;scsso1'.

Clrzrcmrmt. C(1l1'.furi1i11.

lstate Roads in Massachusetts.

world 1-1111 boast of the (‘llll‘.ll‘C :1i1<lj

l‘L‘llll(.‘l1lUl1l which f:i':11'es the 1'i1-hf

v:1ll1,-ys betw1-e11 Los .\ll;_>‘(?l0s‘ :lll<l
I'I(‘(ll:lll4l>f. I believe this is true.
“'0 have :1 very tine lio1'ti1-ultui':1l
1-lub here :it C1111’:-11111111. More
tl1:1i1 half the i11e111b1.-rs. are colle;'_~'e
f_r1':11lu:1les from sucli iiistitiitioiis us
Yule. (‘oi-nell. A111l1ci'st. etc.

I l1:1v1,- never zittciided sucli f:1i'-
iiici-s' ii1stit11tes- :1.-' we have here
iii l'0.s‘1)f.‘L'l to the :1bility and k11ow-
lc<l_<_re shown ii11lis1-iissioiis. Often
:1 dozen are on their feet at once,
and each zible to speak with {llllll()l‘-
itv. I believe we shall eclipse even
\V'isc()11si1i and Miniiesotzi in the
st1'ei1g'tl1 and influence of our fur-
iiicrs‘ iiistitiites. \Ve aim to make
the institute periiiziiient and semi-
:1ni1u:1l in (filcll county. and hope to
have :1uxil:1i'y f:1i'111ei's' clubs in
each 11eif_rl1boi'l1ood.

THE CROl’>.‘.

The work in soiitlicrii C:1lifoi'ni:1
is not so varied as in Michigziii.
‘Ye have few exo_<_reno1‘1s trees with
:1i111u:il rings because we have no
settled rest period in _:rowth, so
the f:1rii1ei' has no rest. period. The
oi'cl1a1'ds are cultiv:1ted every
month, and this is the every day
work, with no v:1ri£1tioi1 except at
picking time. The citrous fruits
are in the hzirvest seasoii from J an-
u:1i'y to June with the o1'z1nges,:1i1d
every month with the lemon. So
we see that iiionotoiiy is far
more ch:1i'acteristic of fzirm work
here than in Michigan. \\'ith the
citrous fruits the monotony has its
pleasaiit side, as the receipts come
in each month of the year. Oi'ch—
arding is the inain OC(:l1p.‘Ltl011 here
and so the population is more
dense. and the coiiiitry is city like.
Every ten acres, as :1 rule, has its
separate owner. This ‘ - -
social aspect of the city, with the
peculiar advaiitages of country life.
But there are large areas of ginin
crops grown, pi'incip:illy barley.
This is not ii'i'iga.ted. The grain
is sown in No\'ei1il)e1' and Decein-
ber and harvested in April, May,
and June. Much Alfalfa is grown,
which is often irrigated, when as
many as seven crops may be cut in
a year, each as heavy as 21 good
cutting of red clover in the east.
Last year Alfalfa sold for $12 per
ton. To quote “Old Squeers, ”
“Here was richness.” Beets and
vegetables grow luxuriantly. The
large acreage to furnish the cele-
brated Chino sugar factory which
is in sight of this place is produced
with no irrigation, and the beets

:: are said to be exceptionally rich in

sugar. Two crops of potatoes and
corn are grown in a season, and
peas and strawberries are brought
to our doors every month in the
year, and plentifully for nine
months. Thus the monotony has

25 its pleasant side.

IRRIGATION.

The areatest difference between
method: of culture here and in
Michigan has relation to irrigation.

St:1i'tii1_; in Juiie. 1.~:v-2. :1 T12111-
'poi':1i'y CUlllIlll>~l()Il was :1ppoiiite1l
to ex:1u1ine into the coiidition of
the i'o;1ds. :'1nd to di':1ft :1 bill pro-
vidii1}_r for the iiiiproveiiieiit of the
lll}_"ll w:1_v;s of the Co111i111>nwe:1ltl1.

The law s11f_»'§_»'1rs1c1l by the Com-
iiiissioii was. with soine 1-l1:1i1;_res.
pzissed in June. luilfii. but. before
any petitions for coiisti-111.-tioii of
state liig_rl1w:1ys were Jsiibiiiitted to
the j_re11ci':1l 1-oui't. :11i :11%twz1sii1t1'o-
duced and, p:1s.-ed June 20, lnill,
ii1ci'e:1siii_c_r the powers of the 00111-
iiiissioii, and pcriiiittiiig the select-
iiieii of any town, or the lll:l_VOl‘
and :1ldei'i11c11" of any city. as well
as county ('()l11lllls.3'l0llCl'.S.‘ to peti-
tion the l1i}_rhw:1y coiiiinissioii for
tzikiiig 1'():1ds as state liigliways. 111
place of siibiiiittiiig to the legisla-
ture :1 scp:1i';1te bill for the con-
striiction of each road, it was voted
that the :1ppi'opi'iz1tion be used by
the l1if_rl1\v:1y (:Olllll]lSSl()ll. with-
out furtlicr legislatioii, in building
state liigliwiiys.

The $31_11,1,110U has been pretty
eveiil y divided &IllOllg' fourteen
counties. Before deciding which
of the i11:1i1y petitions should be
§_ri':1i1ted, an oflici-.11 visit was paid
to each locality, and full info1'inz1—
tioii as to the value of the pro-
posed iiiiprovement collected.
\\'l1ile this method 11:15 distributed
the work in small sections of l'0fl.(lS,
thus ll1Cl'e3SlI1g_‘ the expense per
iiiile, the advantage to the people
at large will be greater, for the
reason that each portion of the
state highway constructed is in-
tended to be an object lesson to
those livin_<_:_r near by. County
C0ll1llllSSIOI1e1'S and other oflicials
will watch the work as it pro-
gresses, and follow out the same
lines in building county and other
roads which are not intended for
state highways.

The plan is to build, section by
section, such roads as will connect
the great centers of trade, and join
with tIll‘Ol1,,Q‘I1 roads in other states,
so that both local and interstate
communication will be benetitted.
Under date of January, 1895, the
Massachusetts highway commis-
sion has rendered a report which
covers the work of the )3.St year,
and this publication should be con-
sulted by those Who are consider-
ino- legislation.

The provisions of our law will
permit contracts for the construc-
tion to be let to municipalities or
to private corporations, but the
former arrangement is pre-
ferred, as it is more effectual in
teaching the eople the art of road
building, and) protects the state
against chea ‘ening the work by
the importation of foreign labor-
ers, an element which is apt to be
objectionable.

A resident engineer is appointed
by the commission, and it is his
duty to be in attendance, and keep
a. correct account of all items to be
paid for by the state.

Wherever the traflic Wasof suiti-

 

Iizist year :1 _<_rood crop of.»

cieut p1'opoi'tio11s to \\';ll'l':llll it the
i'o;1<.ls have been l1i'o;11le11L-11, T11.-
:1(l\':llll:l}_"L‘ to owners dei'i\‘e1l froin
the 1-ons;ti'111-tioii of the w:1v is. us :1
rule. so 111111-l1 }_.i'i'e:1tei' tlizin the iii-
jury to them by wi1le11ii1<_r the road
that. in :1 l.‘1l',¢_"C iii:1joi'ity of L':1se.~'.
‘the town Ul’llL‘l:ll.~' l1:1ve been able to
pi'ocui'e i'el12:1ses without :1i1v cost.

Tlili't_v-ci}_1'lit scctioiis lizivc bi-on

L'Ullll':l(.‘lUl for. and oiilv eight of
them are to have :1 width of ‘1-igl1t-
ecu feet of l1:1i'dc11ed .~'lll'f:l(‘t‘.‘ all
others l)Clll_<_T fifteen feet wide. As
the pi'i1ii:1i'_v object is to _<_ret l1-iigtli
of w:1_v. the coiiiiiiissioiiers are C1 111-
.~'l<lel‘lll_J the :1dvis:1bility of build-
ii1_1_r .~'lllf_J‘le-ll':lCl{ i'o:1ds iii the thinly
settled 1listi'i1-ts. These would not
be over nine feet wide. with here
:111d there portioiis of double width
as convenient 11:1ssi11g points for
(.':ll‘l’l:l}_'(‘.~. A mile and :1 half of
sucli i'o:1ds can be built for less
jthun the cost of :1 mile of llIlL’L‘ll
<,fc1-1 width, and the :1<lv:111t:1}_»'c of
fl«_rcttli1}_r produce to l1l:1l'l\’(‘l is not
flesseiiwl. providcil su1-li 1-oiistriu-—
gtioii is L‘()lllll1(:<l to localities wlicrc
,“1l1e:1vei':1_<_re l1':1ll1'1- is from six to
;e1}_-‘lit vel1icles:111 hour.

Tlu-re is need of l1.-‘<_1‘isl:1ti1111 to
Ii'(*_<_-‘iilzite the cure of. and i‘cspoi1si-
billly for. sidew:1lk.s on .-"cite l1if_rl1-
lw:1_vs. Tlicse l11-ii1;_rofp11i'1~l_\' lo1-:1l
l:1(l\'zlIll:l_<_"(.’ should be uiider the su-
,p1=i'\'isi1>11 of the town. the wlu>1~l-
E \\':1_v.s :1lo11<- b1-i11}_-‘ 1-oii.-ti'111-11-«l and
‘kept in order by the >l:ll(‘.
l’i'o}_v‘1'css l1:1s b1,-1-11 111:1d1- in the
ll:1'oo1':1to1'_v \\'111'l\' 1111 the l'11;1<l build-
flllf‘t'.~'l()ll(‘>' of the sl:il1*. lC.\'p1-1'l-
{limits of this kind are 1':11'1'i1,-«l on
fut II:1l'\':1l'<l ui1ivci'sit_v in the l.:1w—
§i'oi11-c st-iciitilic scliool. \\'l1U.~1*<l(‘:lll.
3l’i'of. N. S. ._\'l1:1l(‘1'. is :1 1111-111b1-1' of
‘,tlic l1i}_5l1w:1_v 1-oiiiiiiissioii. Thi-
.clii1-f :1ii11 of tlicso ii11p1ii'ie.- l1:1s
lbecii to (l('lL‘l'llllll(‘ 1111- 1p1:1litl1-s
l\\'lll(‘ll 1-onstitiite titiii,-.-s for l'():l1l
;i11:1kli1;_1'. This will be of v:1luc to
ltlie coiiiiiiissioii in 1*i1:1blin_<_r them
lto utilize the road i1i:11cri.-1l 111,-:11‘ :11
li:1iid. :1nd ‘1l1us lesscii the cost of
1-oiistriiclioii. As this pl1:1sc of the
work p1‘11_i_>'1'csse.s'. iiiups :u‘e lll«'.lll(_‘
.-liowiiigz the locnlioii of all depos-
its suitable for road buil1lii1g'.

A iiuiiiber of towns have :1li'e:1<l_v
:1ppropi'i:ited iiioney to build their
streets in the szuiie c:1i'eful 111:1i111ci'
as tliose coiistriic-ted by the state,
and others have pui'1-li:1sed i'o:1d
i11:1cl'1i11e1'y with the intentioii of
extciidiiig the work on roads other
thsin state l1i_<_1:l1w:1ys.

Ciireful 1-oi1sidei':1tio11 has been
givcii to the pl:111 of pl:1i1tiii_,t_r sl1:1de
trees iiloiig the liigliwziys. ‘V1111
this end in view, experts have been
consulted 1-oi1cei'i1in,<_r the best v:1i'i—
eties for the pui'pose,;1i1d the way-
side trees have been exainiiicd so
as to deteriiiine the species well
zidapted to the cliiiiate and soil of
Mzissacliiisetts.

As the estiinated ex iense of pro-
c1ii'i1if_:: and plaiiting tliese trees is
not less than one—li:1lf :1 million
(l0ll£11‘S. the coniiiiissiou 11:15 i'i_<_rlitly
niade this question secoiid:1ry to
road building, but in the 1i1e:1i1-
tiine they are collecting such data
as will enable them to work with
profit 011 the adorniiieiit of the
roads after the constructioii is well
in hand. The Ainericiiii and Eng-
lish elms have the a1.lv:1ntage of
fairly rapid growtli, with slmde
high above groiind, and the leiives
falling from them give but little
obstruction to the gutters. They
have the <lisz1dv:1ntage of being
subject to the attacks of insects. so
that the cost of protecting them
from these pests would be consid-
erable. Maples grow well and are
beautiful, though they often shade
the road too much. It is the cus-
tom in )arts of Europe to plant
the roadside with trees which yield
profitable crops. In France and
Gei'ni:3.ny, for example, cherry
trees abound. In these countries
the yield of the wayside trees be-
longs to the neighboring land own-
ers, but in some cases to the com-
munity, and their product is well
guarded by law. There will be
more or less experimenting on the
part of the commission before
they decide upon the species to be
planted. The law provides for
the beginning of this work in the
s rino of 1895, and from that
time it will be carried on slowly,
so as to give us the benefit of ex-
perience.—Albert A. Pave.

The Grange and Forestry,

The following is a full text of
preamble and resolutions adopted
by the State Grange at the conven-
tion at Harrisburg, Pa., in Decem-
ber, 1894:

Wiiereas, Floods of increasing

MAY 16, 1895.

.~c\'t'l'll_Y :1111l freipiciicv. due iuostly
to the i'ei11ov;1l of l:1i'_«_rc l1o1llc.~‘11f
tiuiber from the l1i_1_rl1 w:1tei' sheds
of the state. :1i'e. yr-:11‘ after year.
s\veeplii§_z :1w:1_v our l>l'ltl_L"C.~‘ :1i1d
feiu-es.<losti'oyii1g our i'o:1ds.:1i11l
thus i111 )t‘(llll}_'_‘ t1';1vcl and ti':1tli1-
:1i11l \v:1sl1iii: :1\v:1_v the soil or (‘(W-
(‘l'lll,<_T fertile l:ii1ds with s:1i1d :1111l
_t_rr:1vel :111d iuiposing c11oi'ii1o11s
1-osts upon the town.-liips :111dcoui1—
tie.-.:1i1d

ll'/1. xv  Tliescl21111ls:1i'e p:1ssi111_r
under 1-ontrol of :1ssoci:1tioi1s (fre-
<ill(’llll_\' 1-oi11po_se1l of citizens of
otliei‘ suites). so that l’ei1i1.~‘yl\';1-
i1i;1i1s11i:1y be deprived of oiiliiig
}_ri'ou11ds in their own suite. and

ll’/u/wI~. I“oi'csl fii'0s. <':1us1*d by
lg11oi':11i1'U. 1':11'el(-ssiicss. or 1-rinie.
ye:1i'ly \\'()l‘l\’ untold d:u11:1}_re to our
youiig tiinber. 1lest1'o_v the soil, en-
d:111}_rci' buildii1;_rs. 11nd 1-you s:11-i'i-
lice l1ui11:1i1 life. and

ll’/uni/.-. The l:1i1d owiier has
thus ll(‘(‘ll (l('p1‘l\'o<l of the pi'ote1--
tiou for wl1i1-l1 111- has paid. :ll11l
l1:1.~Ufl(*I1 lost 1'o11l1'11l of l1lsp1'1ip—
erty to sucli :1u 1-.\'11,-111 that he is
ui1:1ble to _<_ru:1i'd it :1;3':1iiist ll‘L‘.~1):l.s.~-
1-1'.~: 'l‘l1('1'('f1)i'1*. be it

/1):‘ ~11/I‘wr/, Tl1:11 \\'1-. l):1ll‘11ll.~ (if
llusb:1i11li'_v. (‘lll}’.(‘ll> of 1l11-1-oi11-
1i1oi1w1-:1l1l1 of l’1-1111.-ylv:1i1i:1. l:111d
11\\'ll(,‘l'.~' and food ]11‘11«lll1'1‘l'.~'. rep-
i'c.se11lii1: the l:ll'_\_"1".~l li1l1'1'1's1s of
tl11~.sl:1t1-. do 111'j_v'1: upon our logis-
l:1to1's the iuu111-1li:1l1- ]1l'(*.~.~ll!}_" 111*-
1-1,-s-’it_v of ('ll:l(‘llll‘_“ suvli l.-iws :1.-
will l'(’.~'ll'l(‘l tl11»-1- (‘,‘ll:[]]llll(‘>. ;1n.l
_'_7'l'l1'\'.‘lll(‘(‘<. :u11l 1'1-.-ti':1l11 lll(‘.\(‘ 1l1-p-
i'<.'<l:11oi's. \\ l11-tlu-1' lll ll1-l<l oi‘ in for-
1-sl. :1i1d \\1* l'ui'1l11-1' 11-«p11-st that
ll11_-_v. b_v l1‘-_<_v‘:1l 1-11:11-11111-111. do .-1-1
:1p:1i't :111d o1'1l:1l11 as public foiw-.-I
i'csci'\‘:11ioi1.~. :1f1<'1' 1lu1- pui'1-l1:1.-1-.
su1-l1 po1'1io11.~oftl11=n:1tui':1l llllIlI(‘l'
p1'o1l111‘li1;_1' 111o1111t:1ii1s us llzl\'t‘
ll('llll(‘l‘ :lf_Il’l1'lllllll‘:ll nor uii11er:1l
value. to1‘es1o1'1*tl1e1iu1b1-1'111:1-d1-«l
by our i111lI1sti'i1-s. to furiiisli. hus-
bzuid. _<_v‘u:1i'd. :1i11ll1old in 1-lu-1-lg the
\\':ll(.‘l' 1101-<l1r1l by our v:1ll(-ys. :111d
1111-so i'e~1,-i'v:1’1ioi1.~ sl1:1ll r1-111:1iu the
pi'op1*i'1y of the people foi'c\'1:1'.

OFFICIAL, DIRECTORY

0tli1-9-rs .\':1tioi1:il Hi-'.1ii_;¢-.

I\l.'1~tcr~—.l. ll. llrigl _.I)1~ll;1. ()l1io
()\'l‘I‘>('l‘l"AI‘;. W. I):1\ ta l{u_—.'1. V111.

. .RocliL-stnr. Vt
St0war1l~-M. B. ll111it.... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . ..llInine
.\ss‘t .\‘to\v:ir«l—— \. .\l. lit-lclu-1',  .. Rllillll’ lslmial
('li;1pl:1iii—b'. L. \Vll>’()ll.... .. .. .. .. ..i\li.s ssippi
Ti'(:z1s1i1‘1>r~.\Irs. F. M. .\lcl)o\v1>ll . . . . ...\'1-\\' York
S1ic1‘1-t:_1i'y—Joli11 ' ‘ 11lil1>.....\\'z1sl1ii1qtoi1. l). (X
H:1t1- l\1-1-p1,>i'—\\'. li. H:1rli:1u5.:l1 . . . . . . . . ..\Iisso1iri
('1-rt,-.s—.\Irs. AI.  Rlllilll‘ . . . . . . . . . ..I’1-iiiis I
l’oi11oii:1 --)1 rs. Ill:1r_v R1-urrloii . . . . . . . . . . .. '
Flora--.\l_rs. _\iii1i1- L. llull . . . . . . . . . . . ..\lii1ii1-.-ota
L:11l_\' Ass t Sti-\\"1lv.\lrs. .\.llli{ll4lZl llortoii. .\licli.

ljxet-utlve (‘oiiiiiiittt-9.

 
    

 

 

Lnoiizird Rli_oi1r.>.  ..(‘(-iitvr Hall. I’t~i1i1.sy_ly'z1iii:1
R. R. II1itcl1ii1s11i1....   ..  .. ...."lY‘l."l1llé-1
J. J. \\ oodiiiaii . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Paw Paw. Miclinzzin

Otiiu-1's I\[i<-liigaui Ntiiti-, G1-aiige.

.\l:1stor—G. B. Horton. Fruit Ridge
Ov1~r.-cor-—I\l. T. (‘ol1.-. . . .l’aliii_vra
Lectui'cr~J:isoii Woodiii: Paw Paw
Str>war1l~(1'cor;:1~ L. ('z1rli.~l«-. . Kalkaska
Assi.-‘tni1tlStew:-ir<l—J. H. Martin. Box -l-l12.(iraii1l

   
  

 

  

Rlljill .:.
('l111pl21iii~I\Iary A. )l:1yo . . . . . . . . ..B:1ttli> Freak
Tro-:1.-'11r(-r ~E. A.Stroi11: . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..\'icks-burg
S1-cr1‘t:1ry~Jci1iiir= R111-ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..\ni1 Arbor
Gate K1-1-p1>r—\\'illiz11i1Rob1~i'ts1>i1.. ..l{r-spuria
(‘1-rr-s~I\Irs. Mary Rob:-rt-'oi1., ,. . . .. .. .}{1.-sporia
Flor:i—Mi's. Estella Bu:-ll . . . . . . . . ..L'iii1iii ('ity
Poii1oii.'1—Mrs. Julia .\lrl'lurc . , . . . . . . . . . .h'l11~lby

L. A. S'te\var1l—.\Irs. J. H. Martiii.(irzin1lR:1pi1ls
Executive Coiiiiiiittee.

  
   

J. G. Ramsdell. ('l1:iirman . . . . . . . .,Travr:r.<o ('ity
H. D. Flatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 psilaiiti
(‘. f1‘. Luce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..( 'ol1lwater
W. E. \Vrigl1t. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .('ol1lwat1-r
PC-rr_vl\Iayo... . .........B2ittle_('r1><-k
VV. F. Taylor... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Slielby
(F. E'.}lfe1lfern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mziple R§l[)]l(lS

‘. . (rt in: .- . . . . .. ‘ruit i1 ge
Jlznnie Bzudll 1' Ex Omcm . . . . . . . .Ann Arbor
Coiiiiiiittee oii “'oman's “'ork in the

Grit iige.

Mrs. Mary A. Mayo . . . . . ..
Mrs. Mary Slicrwood Hin
Mrs. Belle Boyce...  ..  .. 

General Deputy Lecturers.

 Battle (‘reek
.. .. .Staiiton
.. ....Baroda

  
 

   
  
 
  
 
   
 

Mary A. l\Iayo....     .. Battle (‘reek
Hon. J. J. VVoodmi-in. . . . . . . . . .Paw Paw
Hon. (‘. G. Luce . . . . . . .. .. . .(‘oldwater
Hon. Perry Mayo . . . . . . . . . .. .B:ittle (‘reek
Hon. Thomas Mars. ... .Berric-n Center
Jason \Voodman.. . . . . . . . .PaW Paw
A . Palmer . . . . ..Kalkaska
Iudge J. G. Ra .T!'HV(3l'SO Pity

. Buell  .. Union (‘ity

County Deputies.

  
   
   
 
  
 
 
  

D. H. Stcbbins . . . . . . . . . . . .Atwood. Antrim .0.
L. V. Root . . . . . . . . . . .Al.legan. Allegan “
R. B. Re_viiolds.. .. ..Inland. Benzie “
George Bowser. .. .Dowling. Barr “
James D. Studle Inion (‘ity. Branc “
R. V. (‘la Buchanan, Berrien "
J. '. .. .. .St. Johns. Clinton “
M ' _ . Battle Creek, Calhoun “
E. . ‘harlevoix, Charlevoix “
Abram Mille

.....Dowa iac, Cass “
t .

  
 
 
 
 

F. on Ra i s, Eaton “
W. .. .. North tar. Gratiot “
B. Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Flushing, Genesee “
E. O. Ladd.. .0111 Mission, Gran Traverse “
Mrs. E. D. Nokes. ....Wheat1and, Hillsdale “
R. A. Brown.... ..  ..Sand Beach, Huron “
D. H. English...  ..(,‘handler. Ionla “
F. W Havens .Fitcliburg, Ingham “

J. Weston Hutcliiiis.
Robert Dockery.. .
Geo. L. Carlisln. .

Fred Dean .... ..
E. W. Allis . . . . . . .

Jacob Rosenstiel,     .. .. 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Riga, Monroe, and Leuawee “
George H. Lester . . . . . . . .Crystal, Montcalm “
D. R. Van Amberg....Bear Lake. Manistee “
Jesse E. Williams....Big Rapids, Mecosta “

J. b. awson . . . . . . . . . . .. isco, Macomb “
' . ..Flat Rock, Monroe “

..Hanover, Jackson “

 

  

  
  

T F. ogers  .....Ravenna, Muskegon “
W. W. Carter .. ..  ..Ash_land, Newaygo “
A J. Crosby .Ypsilanti, Oakland “

obert Alwnrd Hudsonville, Ottawa “
R H.T_yl  by,Oceana “
D Murlin.. Vernon, S iawassee “
A. W. Canfi . . . . . . . .Avoca, St. Clair “
Wm. B. Langle enterville, St. Joseph “
Robert . . in: Run, Saginaw “

. C. . Carsonville, Sanilac “

Lawrence. Van Buren “
enry  .... .._Plyinouth, Wayne “
John A. McDougal..Ypsi1nnt_i, Washtenaw “
R. C. Norris ............ ..Cad.i11ac.Wexford “

 

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I Order P. of H. since its organization.

MAY 16, 1895.

 

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PATRONS’ PAINT WORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint to the

Palms for Barns and Outbuildings.

House Paints and Choap
lIl,U04l Farmers testify to their

merits. Grange Halls. Churches. School Houses, Dwellings, all over the lan<l_
some oftheni painted 1:’; years ago. still looking well, prove them the most

urable.

from Factory"
Prices and
Profits.

O. w. INGERSOLL, Pnop.

Oldest Paint House in America.

241-243 Plymouth st., Brooklyn.

GRANGE VISITOR. 7

AINT

MICHIGA N PATRON» “Buy direct
at full wholesale
save all .\[iddlemen’s

URKS.

Ingersnll’.-K Liquid Rubber Paints
Indestructible C-0tl’ll[_'F and Bart: Paints
Sample Color Cards, tlcontidentlal" Grniige Discounts. Es-

timates andfuilparticulnrs MAILED FRI-Jl'.‘. “frite at
once.

A STUDY IN Sl‘.lllLET.

By A. CONAN DOYLE.

PART ONE.

[Being (I 7'c1.r1';/I from flw rem2,'n7‘.scc22ce.s
(JfJ1')]I'II  llvr/I.~:vI/I. Jr’. 1).. Idle’ 0]‘ the
army mcdit-:11r/rjpurt/ucut.]

.\'yIinps'is of Pl'Pc(‘(llII'.f ('li:Iptn-rs.

Part I i- a l‘l‘]ll‘llll of the i‘vnilrii-<'-r1i-r-.- (at
John ll. \\‘at.~-in. .\l. I).. Hi the lmnliral llI'[u'll'I-
iiwnt of the llriti-li ill'!ll_\'. l‘ll.\l‘l'l{lt l llr.
\V.'ll.~tIlll‘l'lllI‘ll~tnl.l>l1llim4n!i lvEl\'n' of ab->-nr-:-.
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(‘I-rninu :1 l[|_\‘.~lI‘l‘l4Ill.- llllll‘lll‘I‘ in an I-iiiptj: lmu-c
at the Lanriston (iarnh-n.-. .\ '.v«-xlulinu ring i-
flllllllll)Xllll‘lN>4l) of the lll‘illl man. but the
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\'t~al anotln-r llllll'ill'I‘. and llll"-llL.’ll the -kill ml"
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(‘HAPTER VII.

The iiit--lli;,'eiicc with which L<-.-'.'i'a(le
greeted us was so 1llIllll\‘llillll>' and so un-
expected that we were all three fairly
dumfoninled. Hi-t-gsoii F}:l'1lll,‘.,' out of
his chair and upset the l"'lll£llll(lt‘1' of his
whisky and water. I stain d in silt-nr-e at
Sherlock Holim-.<, wlvo.-'-- lips \\‘e1'l- com-
p1'es.scd and his brows drawn down over
his eyes.

“ Stan;;s'i'.-'o1i, too! "' ho
“The plot tliickciis. “

iniittr-arerl.

“It was quite thick enough before, ”
gruinhlt-d LOSfl‘t1(l£', taking a chair. “I
St.‘t;‘1ll to have dropped into a sort of -
council of war.” 5

“Are you—arc you suro of this picco-
of iiitt-lligciit-e':” stainiiitred (J‘1'(‘g."Hll. l

“I have just C0lll(' from his room, "j
said Lf'SfI‘£l(lC. “I was the first to dis-l
cover what had occurred. ” 3

“We have been hearing Git-gsoii’s 
view of the matter,” Ilolinos 0bs<-1've(l. 
“ Would you mind letting us know what 
you have seen and doiie':" :'

“I have no objection," Lestrade an- l
swered, seating himself. “I freely con- 
fess that I was of the opinion that 5
Stangerson was concerned in the death
of Drebber. This fresh development has
shown me that I was completely mis- 
taken. Full of the one idea, I set myself i
to find out what had become of the 1300- l
retary. They had been seen togetlicr at 
Eustoii station about half past 8 on thol
evening of the 3d. At 2 in the morning;
Drebber had been found in the Brixtoii l
road. The question which confronted '
me was to find out how Stangerson had
been employed between 8:30 and the
time of the crime and what had become
of him afterward. I telegraplied to Liv-
erpool giving a description of the man
and warning them to keep a watch upon
the American boats. I then set to work
calling upon all the hotels and lodging
houses in the vicinity of Euston. You
see, I argued that. if Drebber and his
companion had become separated the
natural course for the latter would be
to put up somewhere in the vicinity for
the night and then to hang about the
station again next morning.”

“They would be likely to agree on
some meeting place beforehand, ” re-
marked Holmes.

“So it proved. I spent the whole of
yesterday evening in making inquiries
entirely without avail. This morning I
began very early, and at 8 o’clock I
reached Halliday’s Private hotel in Lit-
tle George street. On my inquiry as to
whether a Mr. Stangerson was living
there they at once answered me in the
aflirmative.

“ ‘No doubt you are the gentleman
he was expecting, ’ they said. ‘He has
been waiting for a gentleman for two
days.’

“ ‘Where is he now?’ I asked.

“ ‘He is up stairs in bed. He wished
to be called at 9.’

“It seemed to me that my sudden ap-
pearance might shake his nerves and
lead him to say something unguarded.
The boots volunteered to show me the
room. It was on the second floor, and
there was a small corridor leading up to
it. The boots pointed out the door to
me and was about to go down stairs
again when I saw something that made
me feel sickish, in spite of my 20 years’
experience. From under the door there
curled a. little red ribbon of blood, which
had meandered across the passage and
formed a little pool along the skirting
at the other side. I gave a cry, which
brought the boots back. He nearly
fainted when he saw it. The door was
locked on the inside. but we put our
shoulders to it and knocked it in. The
window of the room was open, and be-
side the window, all huddled up, lay
the body of a man in his nightdresl.
He was quite dead and had been tor
some time, for his limbs were rigid and
cold. When we turned him over, the

‘ for him to be at work.

' faction upon his face.

- which could furnish a clew to the mur-

bootsreoognizod him at once as being

I
the same gentleman who had engaged,‘

the room under the name of Joseph 4
Stangerson. The cause of death was a‘
deep stab in the left side, which mustl
have penetrated the heart. And now

comes the strangest part of the affair.

What do you suppose was above tho;
iiiurdtred iiiaii?"

I felt a ('I‘l:t'plllg of the flesli and a pro» ,
sentiinent of coming horror, even before
She-rlock II!lll1l".< aiisxvercrl.

“Tlir-w<.i'd ‘liaclic, ’ writtc:-n in letters
of blood, ” he isjziid.

“That was it,” said Ll'.<Il.'{‘t(l6 in an
{1\\‘{.‘:5TI'l'lPl-i voice, and \\"..‘. \\'t:1‘U all I~.'llI‘lll3
for awhile.

There was FlJllll'l'lllllg' so iiit-tliorliml
and so lll(.‘0!llpl‘l*ll('llSllJll‘ about the (l<-mls
of this unknown :i~.szi.-t.-‘iii that it im-
pai‘t<.-<l a fi‘<:.-'li ;_;li:i.-itliiioss‘ to his criincs.
My iiervt-s, which we-ro steady enough
on the field of battle, tiii=,:lwd as I thought
(if ll’.

“The man was seen, " continued L0- '
strade. “A inilkbo_v. pzissiiig on his way
to the dairy, liappu-1:4-t'l to walkdown the
lane which ll'£1ll>' front tho I!l("\V.€ at tho
back of tho hotel. He iiotired that a
ladd».-r, which usually lay there, was
I‘:ll.~'s'<l :’.,<(:iiii.st onoof thcwindowsof the
.~L‘L‘(ill(l llzn 11', which was wide open. Aft-
1-1‘ pa.-zsiiig he ltJ'\l(('(l back and saw a
man lll'.<I'l'll!l the ladder. He-canio down
so quietly and 0pf'lll)' that the boy im-
agiiicd him to ho soino ('dl‘I}1*llYI'I‘ or ‘

:joincr at work in the hotel. He took no
. pai':icul:ir notice of him beyond tliink- j
3 lll('(I his finger:-1 upon the table and

ing in his own mind that it was early
III‘. has an im- 
pres.sioii that the man was tall, had a‘
reddish face and was (lI‘(‘.<.<(‘ll in a long ;
browiiisli coat. He inust have staid in

‘ the room soine little tiineafte-r the iiiur- 

dcr, for we found blood stained water in
the ba.~'iii, wliero he had \\'llSll('ll his
hands, and marks on the slieets where
he had rln-libcmtely wiped his knife. "

I glaiiced at II()llll|"S on hearing the
dc.sci'iptioii of the murderer, which tal-
lied so exactly with his own. There was,
however, no trace of exultation or satis-

“Did you find nothing in the room

dercr?" he asked.

“Nothing. Stangerson had Drebbe-r’s
purse in his pocket, but it seeins that
this was usual, as he did all the paying.
There was eighty odd pounds in it, but 1
nothing ha been taken. Whatever the
motives of these extraordinary crimes,
robbery is certainly not one of them.
There were no papers or meiiioranda in
the murdered inan’s pocket, except usin-
gle telegram, dated from Cleveland
about a month ago and containing the
words, ‘J. H. is in Europe.’ There was
no name appended to this message. ”

“And there was nothing else?”
Holmes asked.

“Nothing of any importance. The -
man's novel, with which he had read
himself to sleep, was lying upon the bed,

and his pipe was on a chair beside him.
There was a glass of water on the table,
and on the window sill a small chip
ointment box containing a couple of
pills "

Sherlock Holmes sprang from his
chair with an exclamation of delight.

“The last link," he cried cxultantly.
“My case is complete.”

The two detectives stared at him in
amazement.

“I have now in my hands, ” my com-
panion said confidently, “all the threads
which have formed such a tangle. There
are, of course, details to be filled in, but
I am as certain of all the main facts,
from the time that Drebber parted from
Stangerson at the station up to the dis-
covery of the body of the latter, as if I
had seen them with my own eyes. I
will give you a proof of my knowledge.
Could you lay your hand upon those I
pills?”

“I have them,” said Lestrade, pro-
ducing a small white box. “I took them,
and the purse, and the telegram, in-
tending to have them put in a place of
safety at the police station. It was the
merest chance, my taking these pills, for
I am bound to say that I do not attach
any importance to them.”

“Give them here,” said Holmes.
“Now, doctor," turning to me, “are
those ordinary pills?”

They certainly were not. They were
of a pearly gray color, small, round and
almost transparent against the light.
“From their lightness and transparency
I should imagine that they are soluble
in water, ” I remarked.

“Precisely so," answered Holmes.
“Now, would you mind going down and
fetching that poor little devil of a ter-
rier which has been bad so long, and
which the landlady wanted you to put
out of its pain yesterday?”

I went down stairs and carried the
dog up stairs in my arms. Its labored
breathing and glazing eye showed that
it was not far from its end. Indeed its
snow white muzzle proclaimed that it
had already exceeded the usual term of
canine existence. I placed it upon a
cushion on the rug.

 

“I will now cut one of these pills in

two," said .H<’rllllt'>. and drawing his
penknife he suited the action to the
word. “One half we return into the box
for the future purposes. The other half ;
I will place in this wiiieglziss, in which ‘E
is a t('(‘l.’~'pUtJllf1]l of water. You perceive
that our friend, the doctor, is right, and
that it readily rli.ssolve:<. " '
“This may be very iiiterestiiig, ” sairl l
Lestrade in the injured twin} of mm

, who siispr-cts that he is bv,-iiig lauglied "

at. “I cannot see, however, what it has
to do with the dtath of Mr. Joseph
Staii;_u~i'.~'oii. "

"I-’atit-iit-e, my friend, patir-iicel You
will find in time that it has l'\'l1'ythi1]g
to do with it. I slzall now add a little
milk ll!-ltl.'ll{l' tho iiiixliirt. palatable, and
on 1lZ‘l.~xllllIl.'.’ it to tlicdv-g we find that
he laps it up l“‘lUlll_\' l'lll-Llgll. "

A.-' lie .-puke he turnt-vl tho (‘oiitciits of
tho v.‘i.viej_vl;i.<.s' into a 'm"tll(.'l'I‘ and placed
it in front of the I-."l‘l'le‘l', who spur-rlily
lick:-rl it dry. >'ht-i'lock llohnvis’ ('.’lI‘llI'.'~'E
dc-int-ziiioi‘ had so far ('oii\'i'iic: «l us that
we all .-‘at in .~'ll('ll(‘l‘, warcliiiig the ani-
mal int«<ntl_v and rxpv-r-tiii_;: soine star-
tling will ct. l\'on<- .'~'u<:h app:-art d, how-
:-vci: The !lfl;!(‘()Ilfllllll"l to lie >‘ll'4't('lll‘1l
upon the ciishion, lll‘l'Illlllll_‘_{ in a laborwl
way, but appart-ntly in-ilhcr tho lu-m-r
nor the \\"I1‘~l' for its draft.

Ilolmo-s had taken out his watch, and ,
as ininute followo-d minute without rc- 
sult an expr:-.-.<ion of the utmost cha~
grin and dis:ip1nointmeiit appeared upon
his f('lllllI‘l'S. He giiawcd his lip, drum-

sliowcd every other symptom of acute
iinpatieiice. So great was his emotion
that I felt .~iiic<-iwly sorry for him, \vhilo_
the two tlt-tectivt-s sinil<~d dt,-ri>iively, by ,
no Ill(‘£lll.\‘ rlisplctis-,-rl at this check which
he had met.

“It. can't he a coiiicideiiee, ” he cried, 
at last .<pi-iiigiiig from his chair and ‘
pacing wildly up and down tho room. 5
"It is iiiipo.-:si‘.ile that it ;-'liould boa‘
mere (-.oiiicidr,-iict-. The very pills which 3
I .su.spe(-ted in tho case of Drcbbcr are 3
actually found after the death of Stan~ 
gerson. And yet they are inert. VVhat
can it niean? Surely my whole chain of
reasoning cannot have her-.ii false. It is
inipossible! And yet this wretched dog
is none the worse. Ah, I have itl I have
it!” VVith aperfcct shriel-: of delight he;
rushed to the box, cut the other pill in '
two, dissolved it, arlclyrl milk and pre-l
scnted it to the terrier. The unfortunate
cre-.iture’s tongue S6€lllI'(l hardly to have [
been iiioisteiicd in it before it gave a’
convulsive shiver in every limb and lay
as rigid and lifeless as if it had been,-
struck by lightning. '

Sherlock Holmes drew a long breath
and wiped the perspiration from his .
forehead. “I should have more faith,”
he said. “I ought to know by this time
that when a fact appears to be opposed
to a long train of deductions it invari- _l
ably proves to be capable of bearing 
some other iiitorprctation. Of the twol
pills in that box one was the iiiost dcad- 
ly poison, and the other was cntirelyl
harmless. I ought to have known that
before ever I saw the box at all."

This last stateiiient appeared to me to ‘-
be so startling that I could hardly be-
lieve that he was in his sober senses.
There was the dead dog, however. to
prove that his conjecture had been cor-
rect. It seemed to me that the mists in
my own mind were gradually clearing
away, and I began to have a dim. vague’
perception of the truth. I

“All this seeiiis strange to you, ” con-
tinued Holmes, “because you failed at
the beginning of the inquiry to grasp
the importance of the single real clcw
which was presented to you. I had the
good fortune to seize upon that, and ev-
erything which lias occurred since then
has served to confirm my original sup-
position and indeed was the logical se-
quence of it. Hence things which have
perplexed you and made the case more
obscure have served to enlighten me and
to strengthen my conclusions. It is a
mistake to confound strangeness with
mystery. The most commonplace crime
is often the most mysterious because it
presents no new or special features from
which deductions may be drawn. This

murder would have been infinitely more
diflficult to unravel had the body of the
victim been simply found lying in the
roadway without any of those outre and
sensational accompaniments which have
rendered it remarkable. These strange
details, Mr from making the case more
diflicult, have really had the efleot of
making it less so."

Mr. Gregson, who had listened tothis
address with considerable impatience,
could contain himself no longer. “Look
here, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” he said.
“we are all ready to acknowledge that
you are a smart man, and that you have
your own methods of working. We
want something more than mere theory
and preaching now, though. It is a case
of taking the man. I have made my
case out, and it seems I was wrong.
Young Charpentier could not have been
engaged in this second affair. Lestrade
went after his man, Stangerson, and it
appears that he was wrong too. You

 

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have thrown out hints here and hints

 

(mu. "ml '\'M.‘n] I” “NM mm" “M” “P our loss of blood had not ‘ht-rt in diimil-
do, but the time has coniewheii we fcflll isliiilg his l‘t'.~l.\'-'Ill!('l‘. It was not until
that ‘W’ h“"“ 3 }'l'»'llI I0 3-‘'_k SW1 Stffllgllll Lestrade siiccc l tlvll in gt-ttiiig his hand
h‘0W11111"l!5“'1l‘3"’kll““' ‘ll lll<'_l’“_5m‘-‘-‘5- inside his neck cloth and half stran-
( 3'“ ‘W H “mm “W “mil wh” am .11?“ filing him that w(. piadp him realize that
_ _I "“""."l_,l"'ll" f""_'l““‘l ‘hm (‘“:lj"“°_”3 his struggles were of no avail, and even
I15 I'l§—’1lil’,I.~1f.‘ Ttlnlll hell I._.(->tl‘(1(lt'. . We then We felt no sL,(.u1.ity until “.0 had
iaie ll.l itiit-d. and we hiu elmtli failed. ‘ pmiolwd his foe, a_‘. “.1,” as his h,mdS_

Yoiilixivv l‘I‘lll2lI‘l{I}(l inore than once siiica That dam,’ we ,.0__.0 to our few breathless
I liaw in I'll ill the room that you had and P,mt,,,,_,.

all the +~vi«lrin-~ whirl "( ':=( "rs-.1 A-' ~ . -. , -- ., - --
.\‘iii't.-lv vou will not witlillohl)i]t llllSl'ul1(IIl‘: “ V. Hf.“ U 1.11” _mh’ “ml Shifrlock
 ~ - ' Holines. It will .~l‘l'\'l‘ to tako him to
'*'”:', X _ 1 l_ _ “ V , v I I H  H Scotlaiiu Yard. And now, gt-ntleim-ii,”
.     
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l”’¥,"1n'“"' ""15 £“1"h fir1‘fi"1Ir-V‘ I I niyst<=i‘_\'. You are very wt lroinv to put
l1l~1 )l'I'\~l'.' »‘ l.~:l. . H liltfifi H\'t*< , , .. . - . ,, . -. .
.'~'il-’ns of! 1X'l‘z.~'ul1lllz'lll. Ho coiitin1it.;l\ to :un1 (lylwrth-ill‘, mitt "H1? him m.lx1Wm-M.’
walk up and down the i‘(u»in with his  ]t3,,I_;‘,’, lilfngll I ah“ I“l lrduw
hr-ad sunk on his chm-t and his brows
dravvn duwn, as was his habit when lost
in ili- nzzht.

“'l'E:« :'n- will lie no nioro murrl«-r.<, " he
Said at l:i:-t, .-ioppin;,'abriiptly and f'acin_r_'
us. “Yuii can put that ('lIll>llll ration out
of the out .-‘lion. You havo a.-"kt-d lllll if I

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kn:-w lll"ll'l1lI' of the {l~'~'l~-~‘lll I do mllllfldr ‘l‘N"'i”“ 11'“ \‘‘'‘'‘m”' ”'”l’
The lll4'I".- knowing of his nanic is a -‘i‘1'\l*‘<‘ Ill lllt‘ \\’«'alll<-J" l>lll‘(’:lll and
:-‘mall tl:ii:;:. l‘:0‘\‘.'l‘\'II'. (‘IIIllll.’ll‘\‘ll with llll“_\'>'ll‘lll lv_\' wlm-h ll is con-

«lucted.

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"l lllililill-'1'lll-' ll the .-late \\'l‘.‘lllI(‘l' .~cr\'l<-es llll'lI|l:-_"ll-
”‘”‘,“-'='h ”"-“_‘"“"‘ 3“ y~"T“"’”"~ "W itl” , out the (‘(|llllll’\' collwl and pnblisli
‘(.Hmw"’ wmlfh m"(1""' m llvaw hmuumg’ I in bullclin fairlil l'l'HlIl \\'(-n-lt In
for we ll1l\'l' a .~hrA-wtl and tl<‘.~'I)l‘I‘1lIU man , g . ‘ .
mam, \__v,,_L ,_\,,1M.S __l1I)W1,t,‘,,’ as I have - _\\(-cl‘. «llll.'lll,\,.- the sc.-ism) of Jllillll-.
had ~'1<'l'£‘:.~'l1Jll to prove, Lyaiiothz-1', who ‘ ”l.‘—'’~ ""ll"'“l".l‘_—"- ‘”l‘l ll-’”""'-‘1”’.‘-1' “l
is as ('ll‘\'l’I' as lill.'l.\'l'lf. As long as this  "l'”l"~ l”"“'”’|’”.‘—" ‘‘‘'-‘ll “"1" ""“'ll’
man has no id=-:2 that any one can have ‘ lions and llll‘ll' <*llc('l.~ lllzon l':ll‘ln-
a clww lht-1':-is .suiii«- rliaiice of secuiing ‘ ln}_r npcl':illoii.s .‘Hltl lloth
him, lvutit he had the sliglitt-st siispicion _‘-1;11(- and national llllllt‘llll> are is-
lit‘ would r-hai.I;:e his name and v:iiii_slii_\m,,[ U“ '[‘m._\,[,,\.. “H. “,”i,,“,,} [M]-
lll an in.-t::nt ainong the 4,lJUU.0f)0 111- [Min ,,,(,”1i,,‘£ Hf H”, L“_,,(_,,:” “.(,“th_

01' and crop colnlitlons oftlic whole

I am bou.ii(l to say that I consider tliese , ('“'”].u'-V‘ \l'hi.h. 51:11.‘. hullmhh -u..i"C
HM, H, _i,,_. ,,,m.,, “mu 3 ,,,,,m, for the:’ll(‘l:lll(‘t lllllIl'lll:llIt)ll com-t-iti1ii}_;
()fi'i(“l:ll force, and that is why I have not ; the \ve.-itln-1' and its cll'e«-ls upon
asl-:1-d your assistaiine. Ifl fail, It-hall of  the \'ai'icd st.-1] vlcs of the .~’('\'t.‘.l':ll
coiirse incur all the Maine due to l',l]l:ll_\'[;{1~(-_q_
oiiiissioii, but that I am prepared for.[ A” _\.t,,t(, “.(.,,”H.,.
At lllwellt 1am ready to pm.n”S° tf.1M‘lll':lll(‘ll(‘.\' of the national bureau
the instant tliatlcan coininun1c.atcwitlil_ , I H ‘ r‘ H, I‘ f _ _l_ .9
you without endaiigering my own c0ui-  ‘ml 1‘ -(‘(m'1‘1 l’ ‘"3 U “(ll ‘ "1
bi,m,,,m__, I Shall do so. .. ‘the seveiull, V states _is pl':n-In-::ll_,v
(;r,.,,_.(,,, and Lestmae seempd t_0h.,‘1<lcii*.1cal. lhc n:ition:il wmdlicr
far from sgtisfigd by this assurance 0;; bnrczni furiiisli<-.s. tlii'oir«_v'li the val‘-
by l’llO(l(3p1'C'.'latl1]g allusion to the do-lions local weatlicr .~’(‘l‘\'l(‘l‘>', to
““’li"0 D01iC€- Th0_ formel‘ had flushed \\'e:1tlicl' crop coirespontlents, :l
“P 30 l110'f00tS Of 1115 fl3_-‘en h““'v_“'h“° suitable blank for renderin_«_r reports
the ,‘’”‘‘'r Sbeady “VS ghsuined Wm‘ cu‘ in the forin of postal cards, bear-
riosity andresentment. Neithcrof them in” the (_,m,(‘I_mm_m flhm, \_l - it
had time to speak, however, before there -“ . P’ . ‘. ‘ “ .‘ I.“ I
was a tap at the doorand tliospokesiiian "(hlms "f fl,‘“”' , tl"ll"“""‘>“"’1
of the street arabs, young Wiggins, iii- }l}1""1§—rh tlle',”"‘1l’~‘ ‘“”"’_”t l"’*‘l“.5-"‘-’-
troduced his insignificant and unsavory “I050 Cf11'(l IUFIHH 1>1'0\'l(l(% fol’ :1
pt-i-son. brief slatciiieiit of the weatlicr and
“Please, Sir." he Said, *0‘-‘I0hl'Dg hill, crop conditions of the week. antl

the p."»v.‘=r 1.1" la_\'i1::: our
him. ’l'h1.<I !‘:‘illIl'l 1'

h::nds upon
~'H_\' ~‘l1ni‘tlj\' to (lo.

 

('l'()llS.

inr-ailing to hurt either of your feelings

ser\"i<'e.s are

f‘m‘l0('k: “I have “)9 C-"b‘l0“"“ Sl“i1‘5- " also for :1 record of teinpcl'atui'e.

“G'°“d b”y'” ‘°;"‘d H°1m°5_h]““d1y' and rainfall for each d.-iv. but the
“Why don’t you introduce this pattern t _ _ __ t _‘ _ l __ - f_ 1''] ' 1‘ t_ n
at Scotland Yard?" he continued, taking] Unpud nu ‘lm Um ‘I ‘ ‘l ‘1 “m
a pair of steel liaiidcufi"s from a drawer» l only-he Sulllllwd I’-V thmic “Vh” aw
--S9,, hm. bcaum=u11_,. the 5p,.,,,gs Worka . 1)l‘()\'l( led with lllCl'lllUlll(.‘l(‘l'S and
rain _<_rua_r__rc.s. \'ery valuable rc-
rcports, however, can be rendered
by tliose who have not tliese instru-
merits, as an intelligent and accur-
ate statcinent of the ;_rem-ral condi-
tions. as observed by the coi'l'cs-
pondents, affords valuable infor-
mation to the state weatlicr service
speaking as though he were about to set official in tlic pi'e.p:u'ation of his
out on a journey, since he had not said weekly bulletin.
an.\‘tliii:g to me about it. There wash The cm.“ ,.el,(,,.tS um lmlued by
small pormanteau in the room, and thisl V

he pulled out and began to strap. He was ll t_hCtS_l‘)fC‘lt:‘llt.C(')rl'¥S3”P('%l:tf  utlhéf
busily engaged at it when the cabman ‘en 1‘! 5 ‘l “m 0 K 5 ‘i L “ L“ 61

service, the official in (‘ll:ll';[(: fur-
nishing the iieccs.sai'y in.s'ti'uctions
as to time of inailing. Upon re-
ceipt of the i'cpoi't.s at the central
station of the state service they
are carefully suin1iiai'i'/.cd and used
in the prepziration of the state bul-
letin, in which the reports of the
coi-i'cspon<lents are, whenever prac-
ticable, printcd in full. The bul-
letins are sent to c()()])el'tltlllg' cor-
respoiidcnts in exchaiige for their
reports and are publislied in news-
papers and ,<_riven con.spicuous dis-
play in coniiiiercial exchanges,
postoflices, and other prominent
places for the benefit of the public.

The national weather crop bulle-
tin, besides giving a brief tele-
graphic suiniiiary froni each state
weather service center, contains a
series of four charts, showing re-
spectively for each week, (1) lines
of niaxiniuni and minimum tem-
peratures,(2) departures from nor-
mal teiiiperatuie, (3) departures
from normal rainfall, and (4) the
actual rainfall. Meteorological
tables also accompany the charts,
showing the detailed data for the
several weather bureau stations
from which the charts are con-
structed. The records of observa-
tion at Weather bureau stations for
the most part cover periods closely
approximating a quarter of a. oeu-

Tliey fasten in an instant. ”

“The old pattern is good enough, ” re-
marked Lcstrade, “if we can find the
man to put them on."

"Very good, very good, " said Holmes,
smiling. “The cabnian may as well
help me with my boxes. Just ask him
to step up, Wiggins.”

I was surprised to find my companion

entered the room.

“Just give me a help with this buckle.
cabnian, " he said, kneeling over his
task and never turning his head.

The follow came forward with a some-
what sullen, clefiaiit air and put down
his hands to assist. At that instant there
was a sharp click,the jangling of metal,
and Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet
again.

“Gcntlenieii, ” he cried, with flashing
eyes, “let me introduce you to Mr. Jef-
ferson Hope, the murderer of Enoch
Drebber and of Joseph Stangerson. ”

The whole thing occurred in a mo-
ment, so quickly that I had no time to
realize it. I have a vivid recollection of
that instant, of Holmes’ triumphant ex-
pression and the ring of his voice, of the
cabman’s dazed. savage face as he
glared at the glittering handcuffs,
which had appeared as if by magic up-
on his wrists. For a second or two we
might have been a group of statues.
Then. with an inarticulate roar of fury.
the prisoner wrenclied himself free from
Holmes‘ grasp and hurled himself
through the window. Woodwork and
glass gave way before him, but before
he got quite through Gregson, Lestrade
and Holmes sprang upon him like so
many staghounds. He was dragged back
into the room, and then commenced a
terrific conflict. So powerful and so
fierce was he that the four of us were
shaken ofi again and again. He appeared
to have the convulsive strength of a
man in an epileptic fit.

His face and hands were terribly man-
gled by the nasnne through the 21333.

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

MAY 16. 1 S95.

tiiry. From these l'0Ct)1‘¢lS teinpcr-
ature and Tzllnftlll noriiiiils for each
(lay in the year have been coin-
puteil. with which i-iii'i'eiit<l:it:i tel-
€g1‘{t1)ll€(l weekly froiii the .~evei'2il
stations are ('()lll1):ll'(.‘ll. (‘llzlllllllg
the liureau to i-oiistriict the ('ll:ll‘l>‘
above i'eferi'eil to. .~’l)ii\\’lllQ' in
g'I'ilplll(: iiianiier how the ])l'L‘\'ltllill;_"

weather ('Ull(lillUll.~' of the (.'lll'l‘(‘llt -
l iiiteil ‘

season tll1'Oll;_1‘ll()ll't the
States eoiiipiire with the :i\'ei':i_i_i‘e
for it lon}_r .~‘(‘l'l€.\‘ of _\'e:ii‘.~'.

The weatlier crop >'(,‘l'\'l(‘L‘. which
wiis l>e}_run as an e.\'periiiieiit in it
very liiiiiteil w:i_y iii 1-‘WT. has
grown in iiiiportani,-e tllltl (‘iil(.‘l€l’l('_V
from year to year‘ until at this
time it is 1‘8,(_{'ttl'(l(.'(l as S(.‘(‘0ll(l only
to the work of issiiiiig ilaily weath-
er f()I‘€L‘il.~‘tS.

.\I..iiik W. IIAl{ltl.\'l‘-'l‘(i,\'.
Chief of l)lll'(.‘:lll.

‘Mrs. C. Lurkins of Decatur. “A Pur-
, pose in Life.” iecitation, Miss Craw-
ford of Lawrence.
All the papers were tine, and the only
trouble found in discussing them was
lack of time, however all were fully

appreciated, and the members felt that '
more had been gained by the brain -
than had been lost by the brawn in at- i

tending the session. _ _
Mi:s..lr:.\1\'ii-: lil'.~‘l\'ll:l{, sec 3'.

The woman's work committee of
,Laneer Grange No. 24v; gave an enter-
itainment the night before Easter by
, the children of the Grangers, consist-
_ing of recitatioiis and songs, followed
. by a supper at which eggs in various
l ways and colors figured prominently.
I The proceeds went towards some new
;fnrnish1ngs for the Grange hall. The
5 house was full and we had a pleasant
jtirne. ()ne old member has been re-in-
sta.ted during the past month. Brother
.‘ John G. Gates, a charter member, and
tour chaplain since 1876. has died. We
l mourn his loss sincerely.

 

l
i Hopkins Grange No. 390 is in a pros

lion of Small Fruits throughout the l
iyear.” He urged farmers to have their i
own fruit gardens.

l The meeting as a whole was inter
esting and profitable. l

iiii.:<i>.-xLi: PO.\IO.\'.\. 
The May meeting of the Hillsdalel
Pomona was held at Moscow, on the 2d..
.(ln account of the hurrying times rhel
attendance was not large, but the life I
and entlinsiasm of those present went 5
a long way in making up the deficien-
cy in numbers. and was full of hope for ,3
the future. The afternoon was taken .‘
up until a late hour with literary exer- I
fcises. 'l'hey covered much ground, too
l, much to report, Bro. Moore, our
,‘ worthy lecturer, read and commented
,.-on7Mortimer Whitehead’s. “ What are
gthe possibilities of the Grange '3" and
lhow easy it was for us all to see how
1 in the dim but not distant future, the
;'Grange may wag the world. and to
feel the need of getting on a hustle.
f Bro. Waldo -\'mith got a leverage on
itrusts, monopolies. combines, syndi-
icates and the government in general,
,and gave it a long and heavy twist,

Worn - Out Lands

quickly restored to fertility by

the use of fertilizers containing

A High Per Cent. of Potash.

Full description of how and why in our pamphlets.

They are sent free.
dollars.

I! \‘.ill C’,-~"'_ _\‘-‘H1 

'l‘i'i‘.Q’ to rev] tlieni, and ihc_\' will s.1\'e you
GI3R.\l.\.\' K.\LI \\'()Rl\'S, 95 I\'.is:<3ii Street. .V:_'\\‘ \'or1;,

 

   

is a 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,

‘Il"‘”’“-3 %"“dm°“- §lt‘r§ed"‘-‘.W mt°,mlf“": ‘suliicient to satisfy all demands. He
K '- _ -. '  - » l mvlllz 99'} ildml 9 urlnz ‘B “5 lconcluded that we are all goingto the
   i‘l““"er' We. “OW 0W“. 9“ ha” and ldogs. which may be a solemn fact. as

' 4 4 / — I - '  -' lgrounds, having Just nnished pflylllfzlhe uncovered some powerful Symp_

WORTH ANYTHING TO YOU?

LENA \\'EE I’O)l().\'A.

lfor them. During the past
1 the Grange voluntarily assisted at the
I bedside of our sick brother, Wm. Ed-

Tlle HEX‘ regular m€9tlU€ 0f L9ll3-- l gell, who passed away March 18, fur-

wee county Pomona Grange

.Iune(i,1S9-3. All fourth degree mem-

_ ‘Will be } nishing watchers each alternate night
held at Working Grange hall in Riga, ; for ten weeks

At our last meeting
Bradley Grange came over in a body

bers are invited to be present. ;and assisted with the program. a part

I’. H. I)owi.i:<r., Lecturer. l

of which was furnished by themselves.

~——;— l and a very pleasant evening was spent

B.-\RliY ro)io:<.\. '

The next meeting of Barry county l

Grange No. 26‘ will be held at Glass

Creek Grange hall Friday May 24 at

10:30 a. in. All members are requested
to be present. LE(."l’I,'l:Elt.

ST. .lOSEI‘lI I‘0)I(),\'.\.

St. Joseph county Pomona will hold
its regular meeting with Centreville
Grange the lirst '[‘liursday in June.
All members are requested to be pres-
ent.

 

by all. The principal topic of dis-
cussion for the evening was “Which
produces the most crime, poverty,
wealth, or ignorance '3”

Hamilton Grange meets every Sat
urday night. We have an average at-
tendance of about titty. April 20 the
que.stion.l{esolved, that the l'nited
states should annex Canada. Mexico,
and Hawaii. was discussed, and the
prevailing opinion seemed to be that
the [‘nited States had more territory
now than they could well govern if
thickly populated, and should not ex-

Winter .‘ rOm3_

‘raising. We feel proud of our boys

We send the \'isiroi>. a specimen of
our exercises in the form of an essay
by Sister Lucy Conklin, of a literary
nature, and one ofamore practical‘
nature by Bro. Mumford. on sheep

and girls of the Grange and what the
Grange is doing to bring them to the
front. The Grange has become one of
educators of Hillsdale county. Long
may it waye. Our next meeting will
be held at l.ickly’s Corners on the first
Thursday of June.
W31. KIllI‘.Y.

The Festival.

I)on’t forget the great festival at
Ann Arbor May 11' and 18. All rail-
road tickets for the festival are good
to return to and including Monday,tlie
20th of May.

 

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 1

are talking about; you

are not safe without a

copy of the latest edition in the house.

MONTGOMERY WEIRD & CO., A
I II to I I6 Michigan Ave., Chicago

   

  

 
   
  
 
 
   

PM/,.,,,,,. tend it. We navefor over a year s1ic- some Good Ste,-ie5_
E T f , r n D cessfully tried various games for the The complete no‘ 91 in the ‘my issue ’ 
S5-"15’ ' 0W€I‘S 0 Orgamza -'0I1. . oiing peo ile durin recesses. Last _' . . ' * '
15- P11Td,.V§ 955333 “F0‘l“d3tl(’l1-" MW fiatiirday nlot less thagn four were par- of L1m3.mc°t.t,s.” ."The Lady °.f Las Viiriety ciIs'zu9z?e«i%§il-i!.iisi;!ix'i«iEii5~eic§ D-i  i
H- 0001‘? 9553-5’. “HOW can We r90rlZ3ll' ticjpated in by about 2;") young people -I rllC‘35- DY Lhnstlall l_{eld- _ It glves _a‘ otsizes Fl:lt(:ru;hIllL{ spurs pulverize lll‘n(:]m', :11l4;lfirl$?llf:Zll(li‘llllii:
I28 (IOI‘l'IlH.I]t Granges 2”" SlSt€I' (illlb(-'I‘t- and pnjoyed by a“_ Two new n]em later ’_H.Ild the l‘¢l.Sl’) EDISOGC III the ' llfe wuliile at the 521111!“ time eurveil _('.ou’lt‘o-rs l'|lll'l\'£lll', lift llllll liirii ilu.
Son: 95say_ Brother Dean; reading. sis. bers were inltiatcd and one reinstated Of that bfiilltlflll idlld gifted BISXICRD Iltlgggsgggizzglflgli;-i:‘(:lI.1plrlgk-nhiiéalktmfiilriliiiit‘III;l|u;;;;ali:l:
ter Maggie Farrand. at our last meeting_ who was‘ the heroiiie of “The l icture Made entirely oI'(‘n.-st_iit('i*I nml wrimr.'lil iron,
1\[ns_ Hi-zxiiy Coon, sec. of Las (,-ruces. in the magazine for uniltherelore prxu-In-allyimli-uIriiI'Iihl¢'.
I . .f February, 1894 SeusciH EbAFt'l!-ZIST RIDING ‘HARF!¢OW ON IEARTFII
r ' ’ ' , , . )l"lI. ou Ii‘S11I1le1l.fiH.IIOl'llll:|l" l'::_'  i l l 1 ‘I _
. . - - . ~ rndiglne 1 you can the volley of iillarthais Headstones , by bdlth -‘v N. B.—I<Ieli'iie"r /rrre on hoard 4I!)<Ili.c/i'i'ImTmuiiiniiiixl‘ “G 5
I-T-AM 11 10-‘I0-\-M words that has been hurled at us since - - . -
) V _ . . . ‘ BIO W61‘, 18 3. strong and tOl1Cll1Ilg’ Si,0I‘V,    to responsible fziriiiers, to l_i--‘re-iiirm-ii I AGENTS
Branch county 1 omona orange will that article appeared in the last \ is with an uncommon m0m_ “Odds on _ ____.___.. at iuyc-xp-z-so.u”xi«~rsurx-iz-mu-.\. wgm-go
meet with Quincy Grange on Tuesday. ITOII Wherein We Were made I0 S'rl_V % DUANE H. NASH, Sole Mfr., MILLINCTOM, N. J 

June 6. 18195. A good program has

that in our literary contest we had

been arranged for the meeting. coii—
sisting of papers and discussions on
the following topics:

“ A gold standard, a silver standard
or both, which shall we have?” paper

scored 3W points at six meetings. Just
add another cipher to that, please, and
make it read 3.I,l0ll, and I venture to
say it will make my peace with the
brothers. and sisters as no words of

the Gun.” is a stirring anecdote of
South Africa, the lirst of sundry sur-
prising adveiitiiresof a war correspon-
dent which will be offered.

"The Heart of the Fire .~‘pirit,"’ by
the late Lieut. Alvin F. .Sydeiiliain,sets

 
 

(.l[entz'on this pupa.)

nut] 30 souxi. CHJIII sci-ct-i, (‘llI(‘.\U1i'

cAiislA

        

tits. siliiisits, HARNESS 

  
      

  

b W’ -\ I ott of Bi tler (‘ran e mine can do forth one of .th.e many aevhces. of tile  i\'\“«ililiiil‘i: “PL Iii‘ yr:-v‘-‘ii,
y ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ’ 1 I . -E " . W I ' . . Illdlfill I]I€dlC1Il8—lll£‘l.1l.  llllfllll  itv,‘ T Fair. (.liirl!~{l.’i Maiiiiiioili lllllSKl’£Lll‘ll('1lIlllHLI|l§*lSIl'I‘l*IlllI.ll. ll slums 
“The DOWBI‘ Of the ;\1’I](‘,‘I‘1Cfln fa.rm- II “'8 are l’lOi'. llllffudlllg “'8 WOl1ld \'~ t 1 - I1 I te V of n-The L’r4"\‘ all theliiti-st .\’l_\'l€:Sllll¢l iiiiprovi-iiieiits iiiiil r--ilui-i-il [\l'l(‘l'\. It has ‘JIM  )
er " Clarence L Olds Batavia Griiige like to tell you how our contest of ‘ ‘C ‘O '5 30lV9S W H S8 F. u--mac. us. llfl.‘.!"9 mm is the large-st «mi llliifil m-num-r-- «-uuiin-.vm- vvc-r i-.<n-~-I. “4'¢=r-d--I67-so. -
, . . , , . ,, . , . ,

Solo, Mrs. I{. F. Holey, Quinc-yGrange.

“The influence. that neighbors have
over each other,” paper by Mrs. John
Button, Batavia Grange.

“To what extent should the science
of local government be taught in our
common scliools?” paper by E. A.
Greenamvce.

Each of the above subjects will be
open for discussion. Quincy Grange
Wlll turnish vocal and instrumental
music, with recitations and declaina
tions to suit the occasion. Also Broth-
er and Sister Mortimer Olds, of Ba—
tavia. will be with us to assist in instru-
mental music. A good time is assured
to all who come.

\V.iLLA(:i-2 E. \Viii(eiiT, Lecturer.

 

I’8.I‘lS Grange No. 19 mourn the loss
of a. worthy member, A. C. Barkley,
who died April 10, 1895. of Pneumonia.
Although a recent member, by his
promptness and the interest he took in
Grange work, he had endeared himself
to all.

Brighton Grange has had a contest
this winter. Brothers H. Dean and W.
Bidwell were the chief opponents. and
the former, together with his side. by
superior work had a supper of maple
sugar free for their labor. The new
subscriptions I recently sent you also
seven new members which we expect
to initiate on May 4 are fruits of the

which we all feel so proud, was cori-
diicted. Our schedule of points was
as follows:

llriviiiul L-oiiiiiiitn-ll to lllI‘lllUl‘X.... ...

_ ‘llill
T7:
ll‘

Tm

     

Vii

 
  

ul-

   

.‘ iiiiiiut
lii~li'ii:iii-iit:il iiiii
lil‘FIillYlt>ll. .. .. 
>1:-la-ct rs-:i«liiii_'.....
<)iioi:itioii.....,.............. .'v
\lIlIlif'.'lTll‘ll for iiieiiiln~i‘.~liiii...... .. .. .. lilil
Reiiistiiteiiii-iit......     Till
>‘iih.-ci-iprio:i.»~to (iii_ixi;i; Visiroic . . . . . . . . .. .'iu

You see you were remembered oy
that list of subscribers we sent you,
while it helped to close up the contest,
it added to your list. The chief coii-
testants made no program but left it
optional with each one to do whatever
he desired to do. and to the credit of
No. Sin‘ they nearly all entered into the
contest with a zest. to make as many
points as possible at every meeting and
the consequence was that A‘ 0. Elli fairly
oiitdid herself, bringing those to the
front that have sat idly by and let a
few do all the work.

We have no fear now but that our
lecturer can lind enough material to
make out a good program at every
meeting.

March 30 we had our contest supper,
which was largely attended and was a
most enjoyable affair. We intend to
organize another contest that the tires
of intellect that have burned so fierce-
ly shall not smoulder and die.

Mas. H. M. 'l‘i:.x\'i:i2s.
Sec’V No. 96.

 

I.\'GIIA)[ CO['.\"I‘Y POMONA,

Ghost of Rhodes Hoiise."

In “l:‘ft'acing the l“rontier.” William
Trowbrdge LRFILPAI casts a good deal
of light on the condition and prospects
of the west. Our army, he thinks will
soon be no longer needed to keep the
red men in order, and may prolitably
be stationed in Chicago and other cities
to meet the growing danger from an-
archists and strikers.

The May. Forum.

'l‘iie'.hweadiiig article in The Forum
for May is a iioteworthy study of the
career and character of Prince Bis-
marck, entitled "Bismarck: the strong-
est J’ei's0iiality since Napoleoii,” by
Col. Theodore A. Dodge. the well-
known military writer. who has lately
returned from a long SO]()llI‘Il in
Europe, where he made a fresh study
of the historical events covered by the
Iron Chancellor’s remarkable career.
“Why (‘anadians Do .\'ot Favor An-
nexation,” by the Hon. Jno. George
Boiiriiiot,(7lerk or the (‘.aiiadi_an House
of Commons, is a very striking coni-
parison of the Canadian and the Amer-
ican systems of government, to show
why union with the Republic does not
commend itself to the inlluential
classes in Canada. “Have We Equal-
ity of Opportunity  by Col. Carroll D.
Wriglit, is an article showing that
wider opportunities have come to all
classes of society. to the rich as well as
to the poor, and that we are rnaking
progress toward a greater equality of
opportunity. Mr. Ainsworth B. Spot-
ford, Librarian of Congress, writes
about “The Government as a Great

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BROTHERS,

 contest‘ Ingham Pomona Grange met with P“béi:l:]e({’;;aS%escrfihfllégoftgfe 

 F‘ at ons of I'eene (‘range pur ifidiedgiilturiilziyngexpillid‘;lY7 elY‘Ei~Ii]d..i§ gfilll’ Primmg 8&0‘; at washmgt°D— l > T‘ 
_ ivep_r x _x -' ’. ,‘z _ ..). V ' . .y . . k.d. -h- T _ I

‘ chased $i8 worth of fruit trees of evening Mr. sobemkoff, a b1beI‘- the lamest’ msmlmon Oflts m In M“: lgan ours ,

 

Greening Bros,, just received and all
first class. I have remitted price and
all is satisfactory. Twice as many
have been bought of local agents; so
much for wind and lack of sense in
members. Why we can’t get Patrons
to subscribe for VISITOR is past telling.
Secretary and lecturer are all the oili-
cers of the Grange who take it; those
who should be foremost in the work
are not in it. However. extracts are
read from it at our Grange meetings,
and perhaps the leayen may work. Our
last year's contest seems to have par-
alyzed us, and the old guard of Keene
Grange is nearly extinct.

On May 2d the May meeting of the
VauBuren county Grange was held at
Lawrence. The day was fine and mem-
bers were out in full force. nearly every
Grange in the county being represented.
The morning was taken up with busi-
ness and reports from subordinate
Granges. The death of Mrs. Durkee
of Bangor and a member of the Pomo-
na. was reported. _

During the afternoon the following
program was given.

Paper, 0. B. Charles of Bangor. “The
Farmer as a Politican." Paper.

ian student of our Agricultural (‘ol-
lege spoke to a crowded hall on meth-
ods of Siberian agriculture. Mr. Ye-
bina,a.Japanese student of the Col-
lege, gave some account of Japanese
agriculture. These observing and in-
telligent foreigners remained through-
out saturday. and seemed to enjoy
their .tirst Grange meeting, asking
questions about the Grange and its
work. Why not form Granges in
Japan?

Saturday forenoon but few were
present, but this and the afternoon
session were very profitable. W, A.
Olds gave a practical talk on tomato
culture. in which he is experienced.
Mr. U. P. Hedrick of the College, who
isagreat lover of flowers, presented
the ideal “Country Dooryard.” J. B.

Potter of White Oak told how to save
manure. But we noticed that the far-
mers who needed his talk were not
present. No doubt they are the ones
who say most about hard times.

After a splendid dinner E. A. Hol-
den, master of Capitol Grange, read a
paper on "The American Farmer of
the Future, Tenant. or Yeoman ?” He
takes a hopeful view of the situation.
and thinks that we are in no danger of
becoming a nation of landlords and

George Rich, of Waverly, "The Rural
School Teacher.” Paper. Mrs. A- H-
Smith of Paw Paw,“Labor.” Pavel‘.

tenants. Mr. G. 0. Lawrence of Oke-
mos read a good paper on “A Success-

the world. President David Starr .lor—
dan. of Leland Stanford Junior Uni-
versity. in “Pettifogging Law—5chools
and an Untrained Bar,” severely criti-
cises the American law—schools, _Ll]€lX‘
impotence and incomnetency arising,
he thinks, from their having been sep-
arated from the university, because of
the popular desire to reach this pro-
fession by short—cuts.

Other articles in the May Forum are
“The Rebound from Agnosticism,” by
President J. G. Schurman, of Cornell
University, reviewing the Rt. Hon. A.
J. Balfour's new book entitled “The
Foundations of Belief;" and Professor
A. B. Hart's (of Harvard) review of
the fourth volume of McMaster’s
“Histcry of the People of the United
States.” The number closes with a
brief review of the general business
and financial condition, enumerating
some “Indications of Business Im—
provement.”

Book Reviews.

A hand book on Tuberculosis among
cattle. with considerations of the rela-
tion of the disease to the health and
life of the human family, and of the
facts concerning the use of Tuberculin
as a diagnostic test. Compiled by
Henry L. Sliumway. With six illus-

 

trations. 16mo. Cloth. Price. $1.00.
Address. Ronanrs BROTHERS, Boston,

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