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Grange, P. of H.

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THE GRANGE V ISITOR, 

is Published on the First and Fifteciitli of
every Month
AT Fll“'l'Y CENTS PE '1 ANNUXI,
invariably in Advance.

J. T. COBB.

Manager.

dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich.

.\Ioney Order or Draft

To Contributors.

As the \'isi'roR now bears date the 1st and Q _
i as we all know, of the refuse vegeta-

lfith of each month, to insure iiiseiiion in the

next issue, Coiiimunicutions must. be received .
by the l0th and 1?-5th of each month. ‘Vs iii- E
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' :.the yard until fermentation sets in,
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Heading “ Tc Coiii:i:si>o.\*i>i«:i:rs."

RATES or ADVlS1‘.'l‘I.’~tI_\’I2+2
Acceptable advertisements inserted at the
rate of -$2.00 per square, for each insertion.

mlvertiseiiients of three months or more.

see “LIST or SirrrLii5s " an eighth page.

Ofiicers National Grange.
.\l.is'ri;i1——S. E. ADAMS, Minn.
Ovi~;usi:En— J. J. WOODMAN, .\iir.h.

L ~ ~ —VIORT’.\IR WHITEHEAI), N .. , . . . . .
ECWRLB A J ;'Ilns distributed in quantity to the,

i acre to carry it through :1 ‘five years’

Sri~;wARD—A. J. VAUGHN. Miss.

Assr. S'r1«".w.iicD—WILLIAM SIMS, Kansas.
(‘iurL.u.\'——A. P. FORSYTH, Illinois.
'l‘iiis.~.sUI>.isii.—F. M. MCDOWELL, N. Y.
Si:cRETAP.Y--O. H. KELLEY, Kentucky.
Gui-1-KnEr£R—(). DIN WIDDIE, Indiana.
CERi:s—l\Ins. S. E. ADAMS, Minnesota.
P0)IONA—-MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, Michigan.
l"LoR.i—MP.s. JAS. T. MOORE, Maryland.
l..ii>\.' ASSTISTANT Si‘i:w.a.i=.n-Miss CARRIE A.

HA LL, Kentucky.

Officers Michigan State Grange.‘
Bil.-—J. J. WOODMAN, - -
0.—P. W. ADAMS, —

L.-—C. L. WHITNEY, - -
S.—H. FLEMING, - - - Pontiac.
A. S.—W. H. MATTISO.\', - - Ionia.
_U.—SALMON' STEEL, Bear Lake. Manis’e Co
[‘.-—S. F. BRO\VN, - - Schoolcraft.
Sis-2.—J. T. COBB, - - - H
G. K.—A. N. WOODRUFF, - Watervliet.
CEEES.—I\‘IB.S. C. L. WHITNEY, Muskegon.

- Tecumseh.
Muskegon.

POMONA—MES. W. T. ADAMS, Grand Rapids. ,
Paw Paw. '
Ionia. ‘-

‘ of farm management should have

FLORA—M.P.S. J. J. WOODMAN,
L. A. S.—.\[izs. W. H. MATTISON,

Executive Committee.

F. M. HOLLOVVAY, Cliairinan, - Hillsdale. 
Ypsilanti. {

J. VVEBSTER CHILDS, - - -
GEO. W. WOODWARD, Shelby, Oceans. Co.
0- G- LUCE, - - Gilead, Branch Co.
IYESTBROOK DIVINE,
THOMAS MARS, Berrien Center, Bcrrien Co.

State Business Agent.
J. H. GARDNER, Centreville, St. Joscpli C0.

General Deputy.
C. L. WHI'l‘NEY, .- . -

Special Lecturers.

lhos.  i\Ioore, . . . . . . Adrian, . . . . . Lenawee Co
980- Vt . VI oodward. .Shelby. . . . . . . .()ceana Co
zamuel Laiigdoii, . .Bowen Station,. . .Kent Co
3-I.  Herrington,.. .1*‘our Towns, . ._Oakland Co
L . R. Stevens, . . . . . . . .I’err_v . . . . Slnawnssee Co
. . Brown, . . . .Rawsonville, . .W'ashtenaw 00
Andrew Campbell, . .Ypsilanti,. . “ “

Mrs. Salmon Steele,. .Bear Lake,. .Manistee Co.

' U1_\‘DEn existing regulations we are
;_:quired to send a copy of the Vis_I'ro1i
.me;e to the Master of each Subordinate
fiealige-ll ‘Vie shall also send a copy
We on Secretaries who_ send us ten

more names of subscribers for one
V*‘81’. with pay for the same,

_ ‘ County, on the relative value of
To whom all coinniunications should be ad- .

Remittances should be by Registered Letter,  County, Feb. l~ltl1, l8:i8, by ('01 F.

N , _ , ; salts on which vegetation feeds. We ;
A Liberal discount will he made on standing 5 have all had experience with this fer_ 3

 tilizer; we would be satisfied with it
i§;§"" F or (r'r(1n._1/e bupplxies kept by the Secrelary, 
?A good farm of 160 acres, well and
g carefully handled, run as ours gener-

3 ally are to mixed productions, with

~ only reached 50 acres.

?beguile the ear but to deceive the
, pocket.

Paw Paw. :

£'ix¢rt’vi.W~ ewiiiviiiii;

‘The Relative Value if Fertilizers.

Extracts from an address before?
the Far1ners' Institute of Hillsdale

,Fertilizcrs to the Farmers of the

» ZVI9 Holloway:
First in the catalogue stands the
vegetable barnyard manure, composed,

tiou taken from the farm, manipulated
as it has been by passing the stom-
achs of our stock, with litter ground

originaiiig the different gases and
could we get enough for our purposes.

usual amount of stock, will produce
about 150 tons of manure in a season.

course, three of grain and two of
grass would not cover over ten acres.
At the end of five years you have
The other 75
or 80 acres has done without its annu-
zil food, or resort has been made to
commercial fertilizers, which too often

The value of a ton of manure in
France is 10 francs, about two dollars;
in Englaiid the same; in the Eastern
States about 10 shillings. Here at the
West, and in this county even, we see
profligate waste of the best material
for increasing the manure pile. A

I leaves, may all be used in the fall with

Belding, Ionia. Co. 
W V _ f yard for next se:ison’s use.
J 1;. ‘SVA(')I‘g§}§(tkgE3B%rmingham, Oakland Q0. 

l i A ' ' 'COBB’ ' Ex’ 0mm‘ E straw, corn, and oats, we should feed *

‘j market price.
I nurc made from them to the farm will 
, more than pay the expense of feeding. E
Muskegoii. ,

if manufactured
I saving the bran and shorts for feed, E

little l:Lbor and care at the proper time
would have increased its size and i
value very materially. This feature

more attention paid to it. The course
grasses, weeds which springup on
stubble-fields, old straw piles and

great profit to make the base of‘ the M
Instead of selling in bulk our hay, .

them at home, even if they but pay I
The value of the ma- ,

It would pay us to liave_ourwheat/1
into flour at homc,,

which in the end makes the very best i
manure. Our ashes made should go ,
back to the land if possible. Near 
every dwelling a. reservoir should be ,
constructed of‘ stone and cement orl
lasting material, in which bones, garb— 1
age, old boots and shoes, old clothes, ‘
everything worthless for further use, 3
should be cast. A little diluted sul- i
pfiuric acid put upon or over it, 110W |
and then, would give every year a fine

bed of phosphate equal or better than

, any you buy zit.$50 per ton. ;

 call your attention.
' or sulphate of‘ lime.

I from definite and known substances,

‘V0 come now to consider the last
class of fertilizer to which we shall

This is plaster,
Its use with us
is more general than all other com-
mercial fertilizers combined. Hardly
anyquestion in agriculture has called
forth more opinions than the reason
for the use of’ plaster. Its advocates
claim that it will benefit almost any
crop; on the other hand we find iii-
telligent farmers, even in this country,
denying its usefulness on almost every
crop. One farmer .:ipplies it to grass
lands almost exclusively. Another
says it does no good on them. One
can get no wheat without it-. Another
can see no benefits in its application.
With most it is the best possible ap-
plication for clover. A few say it is
only 9. waste of money to apply it
there. With this babel of opinions,
he who undertakes to deduce general
rules for its appliction to bring a given
result will certainly fail. But there
are certain rule_s with proper qualifica-
tions under which it may be used to
great advantage. Negatively we
think that it would be of no benefit on
low, wet grounds that need under-

drainigr: these are sour for want of
oxygen, ammonia, chemical affiuit-ies i
of plastei" Affirmatively we say that i
it may be applied with profit in a J
greater or less degree depending on:
the requirnient of the growing crop to 
use it, on all soils not embraced in‘
our negative proposition. The amount ,
required to the acre will depend much 1
on the growing crop to which it is l
applied, It has been fully demon- l
strated by agricultural chemists in 
their ziualysis of‘ the composition of i
plants that an acre of clover that will ;
yield 5,000 lbs. at two cuttings con-E
tains about 120 lbs. of lime; timothy ;
hay about 34 lbs.; on average of‘ corn 
25 lbs. ; an acre of wheat that will yield 3
25 bushels 15 lbs. ; an acre of’ cats ofl
50 bushels 30 lbs.; potatoes 9 lbs. ,
From this we may see the relative 
requirments, for but one of the plant 
foods, that are abstracted from the 
soil, to produce :1 crop of the different
plants. When we take into considera-
tion the fact that plants feed upon the
gases of tne earth. and these generated

“either.vcgetable or mineral or both
combined,” through chemical change,
and when we further see that the en-
tire body of pure plaster is but coni-
poncnt parts of known substances,
viz: 33 of‘ lime, 46 of sulphuric acid
and 21 of water, all positively essen-
tial in the manufacture of these gases
—we must, I think, concede its value.
Certainly no one can deny its value
without showing that the soil we till
is already charged with all _ the min-
eral substances necessary for this work
of generation, and that it affords all
required for plant food, as well as the
waste by drainage and evaporation
constantly going on in our cultivated
fields. But there is another, an ad-
vanced view to be taken in the use of
plaster, which is now conceded by
those who have given the subject
much thought.

Sulphate of lime or plaster has a
peculiar disintegrating influence on
the compound silicates of‘ the soil, set-
ting free potash and niaguesia for the
use of the plant. By its use then, we
supply the plant with sulphur and lime
and give it the means of obtaining an
increased supply of potash and magne-
sia. You understand very well the
effect on plants of a good dressing of

ionleached ashes; you have been ap-

plying potash to them. But if you
haven’t the ashes to apply, try the ef.

fect of harrowing or plowing in 300 .

lbs. of plaster to the acre, and if this
does not bring the desired result, you
have no hope only in the manure pile
until the change comes.

One more thought :iiid I am done.
It is the theory held by some, that
plaster has a powerful affinity for, and
does its chief work in arresting the
ammonia that is in the air, and apply-
ing it to the pores of plants for food.

This is altogether a too superficial
view to be taken of its action. It is
performing a greater Work. That it
will arrest and hold in a fixed state
all volatile gases, is very true. Hence
its special value on the manure pile
when decomposing; that it will hold

- in check -.-vziporation from plants, in a

hot day, is another estalilisherl fact,‘
Hence corn, or clover, well plastered,
will keep green in a burning sun,

I while that not plastered is rolled up,

wilted and nearly spoiled; that it is
one of the most active agents in re-
ducing all. carboiiacecus substances
into plant food, is lllll_V dcinonstrated
by analysis, and by the intelligent use
of it on all highly cultivated vegetable
soils, as isshown by ni:iny trials.

To sum up the whole matter, and
:iiiswer the question in the true inter-
est of the f’a.rmcrs oi’ the county. I
cannot t-oo highly urge upon you the
iinporta.nce ofspending extra time and
money, if necessary, in increasing the
manure pile. It‘ you can make enough

of it, the result will be satisfactory, it‘.

properly applied on any of the dry
soils in the county, no matter what
their composition. Its relative value
will stand first, not only in cheapness,
but in durability and production. I
think it will pay in increase of pro-
duction on any of our farms, at the
rate of one dollar it ton in the yard of
the farm, besides the cost of getting
out and spreading.

2d. As the next best, we advocate
the use of plaster. Not as a more top
dressing as has been the general prac-
tice, but in larger quantity to the acre,
and where practicable incorporated
withthe soil. l have the best reasons
for believing that we would be pleased
with the result. That our failures
with clover in not catching would be
largley diminished, if‘, when we sowed
our Wheat in the fall, we would sow
from two to three hundred pounds of
per acre, and drill it in with the wheat.

All our surroundings point to the
farm to supply the deficiency of . the

farm. We must at least exhaust its-

resources first.
proposition. ,
Our experience in using clover as a

We all agree to this


 

  

 

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green manure, and the results flowing
from it, have been in the past so satis-
factory, that we may conclude that
the future will very soon develop a
very great use of all the leguininous
plants, for green maniiriug. Anything
that will grow quick, produce a large
bulk of vegetable matter, is desirable.
Some willwbe better than others, as
they contain more ash. Were we to
classify we would put clover first,
millet second, although not strictly of
this class of plants, peas third, and
buckwheat last. These plants are all
“at home” on our soils. They grow
quick and revel in a liberal feeding of
plaster. One such crop returned to
the soil every three or five years,
would so increase the vegetable mold
as to affect for good the crops of the
full rotation.

If we are correct in our conclusions,
and we think the testimony of science
and experience largely in our favor,
we cannot too strongly urge the use
of plaster in a scientific way as a
means by which our farms may be
made more fertile, and in so doing it
will pay. The cheapness of the ar-
ticle and the facilities for obtaining,
warrant the farmers of the country in
its free use, even to trying experi-
ments with it, not heretofore made.

BERIHEN CEx'i‘aE, Feb. 11, 1878.

Bro J. T. U0bb.'——The question up-
permost in my mind for this issue of
the Visiroit is delinquent and dormant
Granges. There must be something
done to resusitate the dormant mem-
bers. Where I have labored, I find in-
varibly some members who complain
that the Grange does not pay, that he
or she has not made anything from be-
ing a member. I tell them it is their
fault, not the fault of the Order-—
They do not attend the meetings reg-
ularly, or do not take part in the ex-
ercises or take hold of co-operation,
all of these are essential, and must be
strictly adhered to, in order to reap
benefits. I find dissensious in some
Granges, the ruling element. This
is.all nonsense. It is impossible for
all to see. alike, knowing this to be a
fact, you must abide by a majority
vote, and go in with all the nerve and
energy you possess to accomplish the
best results. If you do this in a short
time you will find all things lovely,
and working like a charm. Brothers
and Sisters do you not know that our
enemies are on our track, watching
every move, hoping and praying that
something may turn up to create a
rupture in our ranks. So that a few
nice fellows with kid gloves on their
hands may stand between us, and
manufactures and say buy of us or
not at all. This was the condition of
things but a few years ago, and will be
again if we suffer it, but thanks to the
Order, we don’t propose to give up
and go back to the old condition of
things. As a class of people, farmers
and farmers wives have been kept, or
kept themselves, in the back ground
long enough, have been looked upon as
a kind of secondary necessity. Now
Patrons, let us resolve that We will
stand firm, work,‘ and work with a will
until we secure all rights that we are
justly entitled to. Through this or
ganization we can accomplish many
needed reforms. Take the VISITOR,
take all the papers you can afford to,
published in the interest of Pa-
trons, and post yourselves and be pre-
pared to stand on a. higher plane, and
you will soon find that you can occupy
it, Yours, Fraternally,

THOS. Mans.

BRO. J. T. Conn :—-The next quarter-
ly meeting of Kent Co. Grange. No. 18,
will be held" at the hall of Wyoming
Grange, in the village of Grandville, on
Wednesday, the 13th day of March, in-
stead of the 3th as I informed you in
my last. Fraternally.

M. B. Hnsn, Sec'y.

THE GRANGE VISITOR-

, 5. The National Grange’may, at any
@3512: s gepsrtment.

annual session, by a ‘two-thirds VOW.
amend the Contsitution or By-laws-
”” 5 Amendments to the Constitution must
be submitted to the St£:_1_t_e Granges f‘_’}'
ratification.—(7o7i.,arl.agiiz,B-L .€€7‘5--”_C3«”"-

6. No religious or political discussions
will be tolerated in the Grange.~—Con.
art. xi. , ,

7. The word “political” in the Con-
stitution means partisan politics, and
does not include or refer to general ques-
tions of political economy.—;Decz.szon
112.

8. Political circulars dated at _the
Grange. or in any way bearing the im-

ress of the Order, such as using ofiicial

ettcr-heads, envelopes,_or in any way
that shall create the impression that
the Order is political,_ or lends itself to
, partisan political action, is a violation
2 of the fundamental laws of the Older,
?and should be in all instances disap-
proved.—Proceedz'n_qs10th Session, p. 98

9. The National Grange has no p_ower
to suspend a By-law or Constitutional
provision.—I)ec2‘st'on 7.

J. J. WTOODMAN, - - - PAW PA

Trials and Appeals.

The Executive Committee of the
State Grange will meet at the Lansing
House, in the city of Lansing. at 7
o'clock P. )f., on the 12th of March
next, when all cases before the State
Grange, now pending, will be submit-
ted and disposed of. Parties inter-
ested in these cases should corres-
pond at once with the Master of the
State Grange.

Annual Word.

The following will be found in the.
VISITOR of January 15th ; “Granges
entitled to the Annual Vllord, that do
not receive it from the delegate who
attended the State Grange. can ob-
tain it from the Master of the State
Grange, by sending an order for the
same. mailer seal, Q[7z7cz'alI,_a/ sz'_q7i.ed by
the .-llcsiwr and Secretary.”

Delinquent Granges should enclose
the .‘ll)CiVi‘ order with the back dues,
and send the same.to the Secretary
of the State Grange, who will balance
the books and transmit the order to
the Master.

I AM constantly receiving letters of
inquiry about the reduction of fees,
and how to obtain the Annual Word.
Twenty State Granges have held ses-
sions since the meeting of the Nation-
al Grange and ratified the amendment
reducing fees. I have been unable to
ascertain the exact time when the re-
maining State Granges will meet. and
therefore cannot state “when the final
result will be known.” The pros-
pects, however, are most encourag-
ing, so be patient, and hold right on
to the present rates until the law is .
changed. The result will be an-
nounced in the VISITOlt as soon as de- l
clared. ;

'j""""”""""' M E 01:

Grange shall fix the compensation of
its members.——Bg/-laws, am‘. 117.
SECTION II.
MEETINGS 01-‘ THE .\nA.'rio.\'.\i.
GRANGE.

1. The National Grange shall meet’
annually on the third VVednesday in
November, at such place as the Grange
may from year to year determine. Should
the Xational Grange adjourn without
selecting the place of meeting the Exec-
utive Committee shall appointtlie place
and notify the Secretary of the Nation-
al Grange and the Masters of State
Granges, at least thirty days before the
day appointed.—C'on., art. ii, sec. 3.

2.’. Special meetings of the National
Grange shall be called by the Master
upon the application of the Masters of
twenty State Granges, one nionth’s no-
tice of such meeting being given to all
members of the National Grange. No
alterations or amendments to the By-
laws or Ritual shall be made at any
special meeting.—B_y-laws, art. 1-ii.

3. Not less than the representation
of twenty States present at any meet-
ing of the National Grange shall consti-

OF TI I 1-‘.

business.—B,I/-laws, art. ii.

be celebrated as the anniversary of’ the
Order.—B,i/-laws, ar. 2'.
SECTION III.
THE oi-'i«‘icERs on THH i\'.\'l‘l().\'Al.
GRANGE.
(L. IVILO are .E':'i'g2'l)lc.

1. Any Fourth-degree member in good
standing is eligible to oiiice in the Coun-
ty, District, State or National Grange
within whose jurisdiction he may re-
side.—-C'on., art. 2', sec. 2.

:2. Any meniberof a Grange who is
in good standing,is eligible to any office
, tlierein.—Decisz'on 53.

3. A Patron is eligible to office while

preferred charges are standing against

l liini.—Dec'£.s~ion Court of Appeals, Pro.
3 9th Sea, 1). 102.

Digest.

The following are the rulings and
decisions contained in the Digest re-
cently revised aud published by the
National Grange: Preserve these
numbers for future reference :

CHAPTER I.
or THE NATIONAL GRAl\'GJ-2.
SEC. 1. Of its Organization and powers

SEC. 2. Of its Meetings.
SEC. _3. 0:‘ its Ofiicers.

a. Who are eligible to office. . _ _

b. Their election and installatioxi. . 6. Of their Election and Installation.

9' Their terms °f °fll°e- 4. All officers must be elected by bal-

‘L $,l:°?’,1:’.‘3’V°’3“,‘“d i“tY- lot.-—-O0n., art. it’, see. 2.

E‘ Hogrthleyegfiy -:EI;,i'ed,,m1remm_ed_ _ 5. The election of of’ficers by ballot is

g, vamncies in ofi;ce_ final, and cannot be reconsidere(l.—l)e-

h. Their compensation. C1810” 80-

i. The Executive Committee.‘ 6. All ofiicers of a Grange must be in-
Sac. 4. Ofits revenues.. ' stalled before assuming the positions

and duties of the office.—Proceed2'ngs
Slh. Session, ps. 91, 141. ,

7. Ifa Patron who is ineligible to of-
fice at the time of election should be in-
stalled in regular form by a proper ofl‘i-
cer, the installation will not cure the
defect and remove the ineligibilit-y.——
Decision Oourl of Appeals, Pro. 9th., .333,
p. 203.

8. Au installing ofiicer may decline
to install oflicers on the ground ofin-
eligibility alone; but pending charges
do not constitute ineligibility.——Decz's-
ion Court of Appeals, Pro. 95/; See. p.,

I c. Their Terms of Ofiice.

9. All olficers of the National Grange
hold their oflices for the term of two
years.—0onsti'tution, art. 5, sec. 2.

d. Their Powers and Duties.

10. The duties of the officers of the
National Grange shall be prescribed by
the laws of the same.—[Cons., art. ix.

11. It is the duty of all officers to see
that the laws of the Order are carried
out.—[Constitution, art. 1, sec. 1.

12. Each ofiicer required by law to
report to the National Grange at its an-
nual sessions shall furnish, in connec
tion with his report, an itemized state-
ment of the expenses of his ofiice for

SEC. 5. Of its Foreign Relations.

SECTION I.
or ITS ORGANIZATION AND i-owEns-

]. The National Grange is composed
of two classes of members : ‘

1. ACTIVE MEMBERS, who are : a,
Masters of State Granges, and their
wives who have taken the degree of
Pomona; b, the Oflicers of the N a-
tional Grange; c, the Executive
Committee.

HONORARY MEMBERS, who are:
a, Past Masters of State Granges,
and their wives who have taken the
degree of Pomona; b, all former
members of the National Grange:
0, members who have taken the
seventh degree.—Pream. to Con.

2, Only those members of the Nation-
al Grange who are Masters of State
Granges, and their wives who have
taken the degree of Pomona, are enti-
tled to vote therein.-—P1-cam. to Con.

3. No State Grange is entitled to rep-
resentation in the National Grange.
whose dues are unpaid for more than
one uarter.—Oon., art. vii. sec. 6.

4. he National Grange is the supreme
law-making power of the Order.-—Con-
stitution, art. iii.

iv

10. Each session of the National;

tute a quorum for the transaction of,
. the Master or the Executive Committee

4' The fourth day of December shall ‘

l

 

the current year.—[By-laws, article xix.

13. It shall be the duty of the Master
to preside at meetings of the National
Grange; to see that all nflicers and
members of the committees properly
perform their respective duties ; to see
that the Constitution, By-laws and reg.
olutions of the National Grange, and
the usages of the Order, are observed
and obeyed, and generally to perform
all duties pertaining to such oiiice.\
[By-laws, article iv.

14 Rulings of the Master are anthem-
tive on all points over which his Grange
hasjurisdiction until reversed by action
of his Grange,—[Decision b8.

15. The Master does not vote except
in voting by ballot, on the calls of the
ayes and noes, or in case ofa tie.—[De-
cision 71. , ,

16. The Masterof the National Grange
may appoint members of the Order as
deputies to organize Granges where no
State Grange exists.— [Constitution ar-
ticle‘i.. sec. 3.

17. The Master, in conjunction with
the Executive Committee, is authorized
to suspend from office any officer of the
National Grange who may prove in-
efficient or derelict, subject to an appeal
to the National Grange at its next ses-
si0n.—[Constitution, article xii.

18. The Master of the National Grange
is the judge, in the last resort, of all
questions of “law and usage” arising in
the National Grange, or referred to him
by any member thereof, or brought by
appeal from the decision of a Master of
a State Grange.——[By-laws, article iii,
section 1.

19 The Master cannot grant a dispen-
sation suspending or superseding a con-
stitutional provision or article in the
By-law:-i.—[Decision U.»

:30. If a Master of a Grange is abseiit,
the highest ranking oflicer present acts
as Master and fills all vacancies by ap-
pointment. After the Graiige has been
opened the Master may call any mem-
ber to the chair to preside during his
temporary absence therefroni.—-[l’i'o-
ceed. Sth Ses., p. 142,and 9th Sesu, p. l::‘.).

21. In the absence of the Master, the
acting Master is invested with the
power of the Mastcr.—[Deci.-:ioii (iii.

2;}. It shall be the duty of the Lect-
urer to visit, for the good of the Order
such portions of the United States 

may direct, for which services he shall
receive compensation.—By-laws. arti-
cle vii.

23. It is the duty of the Natioiiiil
Grange Lecturer, upon entering a State
to whch he has been assigned for duty,
to report at once to the Master of the
State Grange, and in perforniing his of-
ficial labors in any State he should al-
low himself to be directed as to the na.-
ture of such labors by suggestions and
advice of the Master of that State
Grange.—[Proceediiigs 10th Ses., p. 98.

24. It is the duty of the Secretary to
keep a record of all proceedings of the
National Grange ; to keep a just and
true account of all moneys received and
deposited by him in the fiscal agency;
to countersign all drafts drawn by the
Treasurer; to conduct the correspon-
dence of the National Grange; and to
perfprm such other duties appertaining
to his office as may be required by the
Master and Executive Committee.-
[By-laws, article v, section 1.

23. It is the further duty of the Sec-
retary, at least once each week, to de-
posit with the fiscal agency holding the
funds of the National Grange, all mon-
eys that may have come into his hands,
and forward a duplicate receipt therefor
to the Treasurer, and make a full re-
port of all transactions to the National
Grange at each annual‘ session.—[By-
laws, article v, section 2.

26. It is the further duty of the Sec-
retary to procure 3. mon thly report from
the fiscal agency, with whom the funds
of the IV ational Grange are deposited, of
all moneys received and paid out by
them during each month, and send a
copy of such report to the Ex'ecutive
Committee and Master of the National
Grange-—By-laws, article v., sec. 3.

27. The Secretary shall give bond in.

such sum and with suchsecurity as may
be 3DP1'0Ved by the Executive Commit-
tee-‘,[B.V']3WS, article v, section 4.

28. File Secretary is the custodian oi‘
the seal ofa Grange, and it is only to
be used to authenticate the action of a
Grange or its executive oificers, and
should never be used unless accompa-
I1,l£;d by the seal of the Secretary.—[l)e-
oision :3.

129. Records of all meetings, both reg-
u at and special, should be fully kept
by the Secretai-y.—Decision 74.

30. When objection is made to the
minutes or to any proposed correction

 


THE" <sIiXi?TE:i§'_i?iéi?i‘6ii. it

of them, it is necessary that a motion be
made to approve or correct. This mo-
tion stands before,the Grange like any

other motion, subject to amendment, ;

&c.——[Decision 7-3.
31. The Secretary of the National

Grange shall compute the dues of State *

Granges, and certify the same to the
Treasurer; and in case returns from the
State Secretaries are not properly made
out, he shall return them for correction,
notifying the Master of the State Grange
of the fact. In case he isunable to ob-
tain correct returns, _he will report the
fact at the next session of the National
(}range.——[PI‘0C€e(lingS 9th Ses., p. 134.

32. If any Secretary of a State Grange
fails to report for the 'full number of
Subordinate Granges in the State, as
shown by the records in. the office of
the Secretary of the l\‘ational Grange,
the Executive Committee of the ba-
tional Grange, during the recess of the
National Grange, may require the Sec-
retary of the National‘Grange to fill the
blanks in each case with the number as
last reported ; and in case no report has
been made, with the number 01‘ Charter
lll€l)lb€l'S.—[DeClSl0l]' Court of Appeals,
Proceedings 9th Session, page 20:.

:13. The Secretary shall submitto the
National Grange, at the beginning of
each annual session, a statement of all
the receipts, tabulated under~appropri-
ate heads, so as to show the sources
from which they are derived ; _and also
of the expenditures, so classified as to
exhibit’ the accounts on which they
have been made, together with_ _his
vouchers fotr the same‘; and liliilaliugitinlg
his accouu , no vouc iers s a . e a -
lowed which does not bear the endorse-
ment and approval of the Executive
(tommittee.—[Proceedings 9th Session,
page 200.

34. The Secretary is authorized to is-
sue to the Masters of State Granges, on
their requisition, one ritual, five song
hooks, and five constitutions for each
deputy by them appointed, said docu-
ments to be held as the property of the
National Grange.——[Proceedings 7th
Session, page 41, and 9th Ses. p. 177-8.

35. It is the duty of the Treasurer to
issue all drafts upon the fiscal agency
of the Order, said drafts having previ-
ously been approved by the Master and
countersigned by the Sec’y of the Na-
tional Grauge.—By-laws, art. vi. sec. 1.

36. The Treasurershall report month-
ly to the Master of the National Grange
astateinent. ofall moneys deposited to
his credit in the fiscal agency, and ofall
drafts signed by him during the previ-
ous month.—By-laws article vi sec. 2.

37. The Treasurer shall report’ to the
National Grange at each annual session
a statement of all moneys deposited in
the fiscal agency, and of all drafts sign-
ed %y liim since his last annual report.

:£8.y’l‘fi:V’SIzr:Iatsli(ii‘:i} ;i1s£iel(l:tl(?(?ll::t3l3 all iii-
terest accruing on investments made by
the Executive Committee, and deposit
;£%:i:i:“.‘:*2.:':?.raa’

39. The Treasurer must give a bond
to be approved by the ofiicers of the
Grange.—Cons. article x section 1_

-10. The Steward, .-xssistant Steward
and Lady Assistant Steward should al:
ways bear with them the emblems of
their office while enoarred in mficial
duty.—[Decision 77. Q E’

41. The Gate-kee eri -
todian of the regalizf, jevsvtteilse pa.ri(igeIot:lli}:r
properties of the Grange subject to the
Ufgfr :f'“thgtgrrange.E—[£ecisioii 78.

, -- cers o ‘r '

‘ rdinate. State. or Nastlitifiieasl’, siildiifd
be V€Ty Careful to_ avoid the appearance
9f “S111-3‘ their positions in the Order to
influence the opinions of others, on

ominen tl y at_ issue between

_ '1‘ oflicial
W‘-edlngs 9th Session, pa

6. Their Title and Rank
4:-;. The ffi . '.
rank as f0i)l0§':liSl(irL{.:}S]l.ee§%§lV")eII1‘:(£.&(‘:I‘raI?(;gE3e
Yd, Assistant Steward
1 ‘ea 1 '
keeper, Ceres, I’Sd1ri‘1(:)ri’iaS(l’/<‘(lIo€i'a n’d gage-
Assistant Steward.——[Constit at. 3 Y
ticle i, section 1. u ‘On’ ax"
4-i.,The ofli .
Granges shall eggs &(?(§l‘e:]81:d 32813.6 &t,we
tDy.”—[Constitution, article i, see, 5_or.

f‘ JIM” They may be Tried and Removed

45. Any oificer ofth N i‘
may be suspended frdm aoiiiréfil §’“’2f‘,°
Master and Executive Committeeywmfi
Gf,,,,"§"_‘C‘f §PDea1 to the National
it . m2;t2‘:§‘8?z£"‘§é° X"-.,

' 8 vent De-

tree constitute a court of lmpeachmgnt

i

I for the trial of oflicers of the National §
I Grange.—[Preamble to Constitution. ‘
3 g. Vacancies in Ofiice. :'
_ -i7. Vacancies in office may be filled S
5 at any regular meeting of the Grange. ‘
; ——[By-laws, article xv.

48. Vacancies by death or resignation
must be filled at a special election at the
next regular meeting of the Grange——of-
ficers so chosen to serve until the annu-
al meeting.—[Constitution, article i,
section 2.

49. In case ofa vacancy in the office
of Master, 01' any other officer of a.
Grange, it may be filled by an election
for the unexpired term at the next reg-
ular meeting, The Overseer acts as
Master until the vacancy is filled.—-
[l)ecision 6-3.

it. Their Coiiipensatioiz.

50. Such compensation for time and
service shall be given the Master, Lec-
turer, Secretary, Treasurer and Execu-
tive Committee as the National Grange
may, from time to time, determine.-
[By-laws, article ix, section 1.

51. Whenever general deputies are
appointed by the Master of the Nation-
al Grange, said deputies shall receive
such compensation for time and services
as may be determined by the Master
and the Executive Committee: Provid-
ed, In no case shall_pay from the Na-
tional Grange be given general depu-
ties in any Stateai‘-er the formation of
the State Grange.——[By-laws, article ix,
section 2.

 The Exteczitive Ooinznitiee.

52. There siiall be an Executive Com-
mittee of the National Grange, consist-
ing of three members, whose terms of
oflice shall be two years, The Master
of the National Grange is, ex ofiicio, a
member of the Executive Committee,
but not entitled to vote except in case of
a tie vote.-—[Constiintioii, article i, sec-
tion 4.

53. It is the duty of the Executive
Committee to exercise a general super-
vision of the affairs of the Order during
the recess of the National Grange.
They have authority to act on all mat-
ters ofinterest to the Order when the
National Grange is not in session ; shall
provide for the welfare of the Order in
business matters; and sliall report-their
acts in detail to the National Grange
on the first day of its annual meeting.
—[By-laws,article viii, section 1.

54. It is the duty of the Chairman of
the Executive Commttee to furuisli to
the Masters of the several State Granges
at the commencement of each quarter a
statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments of all moneys by the National
Grange during the preceding quarter.
—[By-laws, article viii, section 2.

55. The Executive Committee is an-
thorized to audit the accounts of the
Treasurer and Secretary before the meet-
ing of the National Grange, and report
to the National Grange.——[Proceedings
7th Session, page 76.

56. The Executive Committee of the
National Grange is instructed to pub-
lish and mail to Masters of State
Granges, Chairmen of Executive Com-
mittees and agents of State Granges,
with each quarterly report, as correct a.
bulletin as practicable ofall the Granges
organized in each State; also upon the
same bulletin thenames and postoifice
addresses of all the bonded State Agents
of the Order, with th‘e amount of bonds
of each; also the names and postoffice
addresses of the Master, Secretary and
Treasurer of State Granges and time of
State meeting.-— Proceedings 9th Ses-
sion, page 166.

57. The Executive Committee shall,
within ten days after the close of each
annual session, consider and determine
the amount of clerical force needed by
the Secretary to enable him to discharge
the duties of his otfice, and the compen-
sation which shall be allowed therefor,
which shall be entered on their pro-
ceedings, and no other expenditures on
this account shall be_ paid out of the
treasury of the National Grange.——[Pro-
ceedings 9th Session, pages 76 and 200.

58. Should the National Grange ad-
journ without selecting the plaoe of its
next meeting, the Executive Commit-
tee shall appoint the place and notify
the. Secretary of the-. National Grange
and the Masters of the State Granges,
at least thirty days before the appointed
day.—[Constitution, article ii, section 3.

59. The Executive Committee is au-’
thorized to provide and furnish all need-
ed material—gavels, seals, &c.—for State
and Subordinate Granges, at such prices
and under such rules as the Executive

Committee may direct.-[Proceedings
7 th Session, page 78.

[For further duties of the Executive Commit-

SECTION IV.
or THE nicvnxtits or Tin-: .\'.-XTIONAL
GRANGE.

1. The revenues of the National

1 Grange are derived from four sources;

Fii'st——State Grange dues.——[Constitu-
tion, article vii, section 4.

Second-—Dispensation f'ees.-—Consti-
tution, article viii, section 3.

Third—-Tlie sale of supplies to Subor-
dinate Granges.—-[Proceedings 7th Ses-
sion, page 78. ‘

Fourth—Interest on investments and
on balances in fiscal agency.—By-laws,
article vi, section 4.

2. All moneys belonging to the Na-
tional Grange are deposited i'or safe
keeping with a banking or trust com-
pany, selected by the Executive Com-
mittee.—Constitutioii, article vii, sec-
tion 4.

3. No money can be drawn from the
National Grange depository except on
the draft of the Treasurer, approved by
the Master and countersigned by the
Secretary.—— [Constitution, article vii,
section 5.

4. Bills must be approved by the Mas-
ter and countersigned by the Secretary
before the Treasurer will pay them.-
[Constitution, article x, section 2.

5. The Treasurer is required to make
monthly reports to the Master of all de-
posits made in the fiscal agency, and
all drafts drawn thereon, and in an an-
nual report to the National Grange of
the condition of the Treasury.—[By-
laws, article V, sections_2 and 3.

6. The chairman of the Executive
Committee is required to furnish to all
the Masters of the State Granges, at the
beginning of each quarter, a statement
of all receipts and disbursements by the
National Grange during the preceding
quarter.—By-laws, article vii, section 2

7. The financial year of the National
Grange closes on the 30th day of Sep-
tember —~fBy-laws, article x, section 3.

_ SEC'l‘IO1\‘ V.

OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE
GRANGE.

1. The Secretary of the National
Grange isinstructed to recognize only
such deputies in foreign countries as
may have been duly appointed by the
Worthy Master of the National Grange.
—[Proceedings'9Lh Session, page 133.-
2. When fifteen Subordinate Granges
shall have been duly organized in any
foreign country, and the same shall
have been organized as a foreign State
Grange, and such organization shall
have been duly certified to the Sec-
retary ofthe National Grange, the Sec-
retary shall receive no more applica-
tions for dispen'sations for Subordinate
Granges within the jurisdiction of such’
foreign Grange ——Proceedings 9th Ses-
sion, page 133.

3. The NationaI.Grange will recog-

nize lawfully established Granges in for-
eign countries, and the hand of friend-
ship will always be extended to all true
gfitrons —Proceedings 9th Session, page
1 .
4, The National Grange of Patrons of
Husbandry of the United States desires
to maintain the most cordial relations
of fraternity and good will with all true
Patrons wheresoever dispersed, but all
business relations belong to the individ-
ual membership of these organizations,
and their action will be governed by
such rules and regulations as their in-
terests will dictate.—-Proceedings 10th
Session, page 161.

5. Foreign Granges, lawfully estab-
lished, are fraternaily invited to send
accredited representatives to the Nation-
al Grange, orappoint suitable Patrons,
resident in the United States, to hear
from such foreign Granges tokens of
good will and amity, and to maintain
forever such fraternal relations as will
cement usin the bonds of friendship,
and to perpetuate in essentials unity, in
non-essentials liberty, and in all things
<13g)13arity.—Proceedings 9th Session, page

Danby Grange, No, 185,}
February 9, 1878,
Bro. Cobb .-

The following resolution was adopted
by Danby Grange, No. 185, at its last
regular meeting, and we request that it
be printed in the GRANGE VISITOR:

Resolved, That in the future we will
give our votes, both at primary meet-
ings and elections, to laboring men for
all oflices not requiring legal talent, es-
pecially Representatives and Senators
in our Legislature,and members of Con-
gress, without regard to their past poli-
tics. Yours fraternally,

Secretary’s Ofiice,

he, use future number.

R. E. Guinronn, Sec.

3

gcpartment.

'- CEK TP.EVILLl£.

The following suggestions from the
Grange Bulletin are so pertinent to
other States that they will bear to be
read and thought of for a short time.

“ There is some instruction in the
fact that the most flourishing Grange
stores are the small ones, and they are

furnishing most of the examples oi‘

successful co-operation. It does not
follow from this that the larger enter-
prises cannot be made to succeed; but
it does follow that the Grange whose
members are poor and cannot com-
mand the means for co-operation on‘a
large scale, need have no timidity
about making even a very small be-
ginning. As for the larger enterprises,
their more frequent failure does not
prove their impracticability, but rath-
er shows the importancc of organizing
them on the right plan. The small
stores are generally on the Roclidale
plan; the profits are divided among
the Patron customers, and are oper-
ated for their benefit rather than that
of a few stockholders. In too many
of the larger establishments the prin-
ciples applied at Rochdale are ignored;
and, in some instances the large stores
from beingjoint stock concerns that
dealt rather more liberally wiih Pa-
tron customers than with others, have
deteriorated until their only object
is to make for their stockholders as
much money as possible off of Pa-
trons as well as other people. That
these should be failures is not surpris-
ing. nor is it to be regretted.”

It the recent meeting of the Texas
State Grange a committee reported,
“ that it believed, the want of a prop-
er understanding and practice of the
principles of co operation to be the
great need of our Grange in the State,
and cause of the lukewarm condition
in some localities,”

It is equally true in Michigan that
the Granges where they transact their
own buying and selling together, are
the ones that are active and prosper-
ing, while on the other hand those that
transact no business are lukewarm
and falling away. It is equally true
of‘ the American people, that their
most sensitive nerves run through
their pockets.

I have still a quantity of goods and
implements on hand, which I want to
dispose of, and am ready to fill orders
for any thing I have on short notice,
or can buy in the -markets; a stock of
refined sugars and a few barrels of
New Orleans clarified in store.

Glover and timothy seeds are very

low in price now; but are firm, and I '

think will soon advance. I can fur-
nish the Kalamazoo Diamond plows;

the Mishawaka and South Bend Ma- ‘

chine Company, chilled plows at whole-
sale prices on cash orders; also steel
drag teeth for six centsa lb. Fence
wire from 5 ‘to 6 cents a 1b., according
to size of wire. The new Home, No.
41} Sewing Machine is giving the best
satisfaction to all who have tried it;
it is the cheapest machine in the mar-
ket for its fine construction and range
of work. It is warranted for five years,
and sent on twenty days trial on all
orders from Grange ofiicers under seal.
The Chicago seed company of Detroit
will send their circulars and prices to
all Granges that write them; please
remember this, and don't send to me
for seed lists as I have none, not keep
any garden seeds for sale.

 Wm. Rennie, of Toronto, sells seeds
on cash orders at low rates, and the

Canada postage on seed ia'much less»

than ours. Kerosene Mich. -test in-
spected, is 29 cts. a gal. at 'Detroi,t,or
here. ». Orders for it must be accom-

panied with money.


 

‘THE GRANGE VISITO

R.

4
THE GRANGE VISITOR.
scHooLonAF_'1‘._ MAR. 1,1878.

gccretargs 1 gepartment. —

J. 1*. cons,

- SCHOOLCRAFT.

Oflicers and members of Subordinate Granges
in corresponding with this oflice, will please
always give the Number of their Grange.

BLANKS.

Blanks that are sent free from this office on
application are :

Blank Quarterly Reports of Secretaries of Sub-
‘ ordinate Granges.

Blank Quarterly Reports of Secretaries of P0-
mona Granges.

Blank application for
Granges.

Blank applications for Membership in Pomona
Granges.

Blank Bonds of Secretary and Treasurer.

Blank Election Reports of Sub. Granges.

Blank Certificates of Election to County
Convention.

Blank Certificates of Representatives elected to
the State Grange.

Blanks for Consolidation of Granges. _

Blank Applications for Certificate of Dimit.

Blank Plaster Orders.

Blank Certificates of Incorporation.

organizing Pomona

T0 C()RRESl’0‘NDEN’1‘S.

3 As Bro. Woodman has deemed it
advisable to publish the “ Digest” A
number of articles that we expected
to be able to print in this Number,
must lie over until some future issue,
It will undoubtedly relieve the Master
of the State Grange to have these de-
cissions not only brought under the
eye of the Masters, but the general
membership will become posted on
Grange Law. This is certainly very
desirable.

Pr..«sr1~:n.—Orders are coming along
every day, and as we expected. nearly
every one wants the plaster shipped
about the day I get the order. A
letter just received from Day 8: Tay-
lor, states that there is already some
trouble in getting cars from some
roads. Day & Taylor furnish 8 hoop
barrels for 30 cts.; 10 hoop, 35 cents;
American A bags, 20 cents, and no
charge for filling bags or barrels. \Ve
append freight rates to points Where
there is any change from last year.

The changes _in freight rates on
plaster from last season, as published
in the February number of the VISIT-
oa, are, on the

)1. C. R. u._v1A. c. AND )1 L.  R. R.
Comstock, Augusta, Galesburg, Battle
Creek, 5518; Oshtemo, $15; Mattawan,
.316; Lawton, $20; Decatur, $22; Glen-
wood, Dowagiac, Pokagon, $24.

M. C. R. 3., \'IA. JACKSON,

Marengo, Marshall, White’s, Ceresco,

$25; Grass Lake, $28; Francisco, $29;
Chelsea, $29.-30; Dexter. Delphi Mills,
Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dentoi1’s,t:‘.:-10,

M. C. AIR LINE.

Clarendon, Tekonsha, Union City,
Sherwood, $25; Centerville, $22; Three
Rivers. $9/0; C0l'ey’s, $3 ; Vandalia and
Cassopolis, $2-5
.1.-xcxsox, LANSING AND SAGIXAW, vm.

G. R. v. R. R.
Lansing and North Lansing, $233;
I Lallslngbllfgn $25; Bennington and
Owosso, $25; Chessining, $27.
GRAND RIVER VALLEY.

Onondaga. $23; Charlotte, $21; Nash-
ville,$19; Sheridan, Quimby. Hastings,
$17; Irving, Middleville, $1-5; Caledo.
nia and Hammond, $13.

0. & L. H. R. R.

Northville,$35; Nixon,$37; Milford,
Highland Clyde, $39; Grand Blanc,$4l.

In the Executive Committee De-
partment of this number is a part only
of a valuable paper upon a subject of
vital interest to our Agriculture, and
this was but one of several presented
to the farmers of Hillsdale County, at
an Institute held .at Hillsdale, on the
14th and 15th of Feb. The success of
the series of Institutes held under the
auspicies of the State Board of Agri-
culture for three successive winters at
diferent places in the State seems to
have stimulated our former friends of

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
   

,lar work. This Institute was under‘
the direction of the officers of the-_

Heéfl-—_—-:——j’. l
Hillsdale County to undertake a simi-

l

Hillsdale County Agricultural Society, :
and by the aid of the farmers ofthe
County, proved a great success we
conclude from the report of the pro-
ceedings sent us by Bro. Holloway.
Some of the essays read, though writ-
ten for and addressed to Hillsdale
County farmers, discuss in an able
manner, questions of practical value
to the farmer wherever he may be lo-
cated.

Essays upon Orchard Cultivation and
Pruning, Marketing Fruits, Butter
Making, Farm Fencing—is it a necessi-
ty. and if so, what kind shall we build 3
farm gardens-—Do they pay? The
best cattle for Hillsdale County. Can
the large draft horses be made profi-
table, and other subjects were read
and intelligently discussed by practical
men. The State Board of Agriculture
made a move in the right direction by
the introduction of these Institutes,
and their success is largely to be cred-
ited to the Order of I’. of H.

Not that all who participate are
members of the Order, but the Grange
has not only stimulated enquiry, but
has improved and educated many of
our farmers so that they are far better
qualified to participate in public meet-
ings than they were five years ago.

\Ve had the pleasure of attending
the last one of the series of Institutes
this winter held at Climax in this
County four weeks ago. There was
a large attendance of intelligent far-
mers and their wives. Three of the
Professors of our State Agricultural
College read very valuable and instruc-
tive papers to which were added essays
by several of our most successful far-
mers. In a conversation with Prof
Cook, he confirmed the opinion I have
expressed that these Institutes would
not have been sustained in any such
creditable manner by farmers a few
short years ago. He said a very
marked improvement was made each
year in the character of the papers
submitted by farmers at these Insti-
tutes, and those presented this year at
the diffcreiit places of meeting‘ were
highly creditable to their authors—all
practical farmers of our State. “'9
shall endeavor to present in each fu
ture number, a paper upon some sub-
,ject in which the farmer has a direct
_: interest as a farmer, and hope to call
out expressions of opinion, or criti
cisms that will develop truth, con-

firm or overturn theories, which, it

’Farnicrs, Women and the Government. :: quire them to assume the duties and

:71-esponsibilities of citizenship; but

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From Tim Star ofPro_z7rcss,Y pap_e_r of F3 rmiuZ'
ton Grange, B0. 204 .

Every Independence Day the ora- i
tor tells us that this is the only land 
where the people are the rulers. He 
forgets to say that women have no 
legal voice in the government, andi
farmers next to none. He boasts of
our free institutions, suchas Insane
asylums, poor houses and jails. In-
t-emperance has much to do with mak-
ing such institutions necessary, but

women have no legal voice on that or 1.

any other subject.

It is generally thought that _ all
women need to know, is to cook vict-
uals, scrub the kitchen floor and dust
the parlor; and all that farmers need
to know is how to raise “taters and
sich.”

Through the government, men say

to women, “Don’t concern yourselves 3

about matters and things. _we will de-
_cide when the flood gates of intern-

perauce shall be opened; we will de- ,

cide when you shall be taxed, im-
prisoned or hung ; don’t -concern
yourselves, leave all these things to
us.” Any man who should thus ad-
dress a woman personally would not
be called a gentleman, even if he wrote
“Hon,” before his name and "M. C.”
after it, or even if his handkerchief
was red, and he blew his nose like a
trumpet.

Long ago it was said that the Rev.
Spur-geon recommended dancing, but
insisted that the men should dance
by themselves and the women by
themselves. I will venture the non-
clerical opinion that such dancing
would not be attended with satisfacto-
ry results, but I believe they would
bejust as satisfactory as the results
are that attend our masculine govern-
ment dance.

Practically, farmers have but little
more to do with the government than
women have. I wonder they are not
disfranchised and declared ineligible
to office. They may petition Con-
gress—and, most likely, have their_
petitions spurned with contempt.
Some Granges hesitated to petition
Congress in regard to the tariff on

foreign wool, on the ground that pat- 3
rons, as such, must not meddle with ;

politics. t would seem as if parties
had taken out a patent on politics,

 matters but little if we are making ac-
? tual, positive progress.‘

\\'e frequently have applications
from Secrctary’s for blank -quarterly
reports. Before sending such blanks, ,
we always refer to the account of the
Grange ofthe applicant, and if we find
no, report is due from such Sec-
retary. no blanks are sent in answer to
the demand. 4lVe have not always
answered these applications, as we
have no time for unnecessary work.
Before the first of April, a full supply
of blank reports for three quarters
(the remainder of this fiscal year)
will be sent to each Secretary who has
reported to this office the name of
Master and Secretary for 1878.

To those who have not so reported,
we cannot send. Occasionally we re-
ceive a report some weeks before the
close of the quarter for which the re-
port is made. This is premature and
should never be done. Secretary's
please remember this.

 

Granges delinquent in reports from
Secretaries for two or more quarters:
Nos. 48, 111, 121, 148. 147, 156, 206,223,
234, 244, 249, 251,302, 320, 330, 409, 410.
469, 473, 47_7, 486, 498, 496 498, 500, 601,
502,527, 531, 551, 552, 556, 567,‘ 587,598,

604, 607, 612, 620, 622.

and Grangcrs must not infringe on
the patent.

_ Grangers might resolve to have.
’ nothing to do with politics, but would :‘
politics he as considerate towards!‘

them ?
’Jhe people of Pompei and Hercu-

lancum might have resolved that they ,

would have nothing to do with Vesu-
vius, but would that have restrained
the forces of Vesuvius '3

Some Patrons live in constant fear
that they will violate some of their
obligations. Let such good brothers
dismiss their fea.rs, and remember that
a. Patron of Husbandry has just as
good a right to think, speak, act and
change his views as any other man.

When I circulated the tarifl‘ peti-
tion not a man refused to sign it—not
a man accused me of trying to inter-
fere with his political rights.

Farmers are learning that their in-
terests as men and farmers are para‘-
mount to old partisan interests. They
are anxious to learn, and one who is
capable can teach them without incur-
ring the charge of interference or of
wishing to bias (prejudice) their po-
litical views, directly or indirectly .

A wrong definition of the words
interfere and bias has caused many a
Patron to hide his lighted candle un-

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a. monopoly to hide in a fort that

Granger guns dare not bombard.

Country women are not citizens
and can not be, according to Web-
ster’s definition of the word; there-
fore it would be unreasonable to re-

farmers are invited to join the_Grrange
that they may learn ‘the duties and
responsibilities of citizenship. Inside
the gates tbely leprn ghatt the con1.]s}g_
eration of po i_tica su jec_s IS pro 1 -
ited. That is like riquiring a btoyfltlo
swim but forbiding is gomgin o e
water. These things account for the
, small number of farmers _1n our legis-
§ latures to look after our mtererts.
‘ It is expected of Granges that they
; will guard the interests of profession-
fal politicians very mueh_as it was
2 once expected of the [mom armies
ithat they would guard the property
l of rebels when that property hap-
 pened to consist of slaves. _
, Shall politicians define our olvlnga
* tions for us?
I When the manual exhorts us to be
i diligent in our search after truth does
3 it make any exception?
‘ when we teach political truths that
 vitally affect farmers’ interests—so far
‘from breaking any command of our
‘ noble Order—we do but obey.the‘_di-
i vine command, “ Le! 2‘/(«ire be lzéyrltll.)
: . I,
l
i Byron Center, Feb. 7th, 1575'.
 ll"orll2_y Bro. Cobb .-—I_ would like_to
: say a few words in relation _to our ill-
 stzillation, which took place In our town
lhall at Byron Center, Jan. '_’.‘§d, at 11!
[ o'clock A. M. \Ve were up bright and
3 early on that clear, frosty morning, and
l with our baskets (and tea-kettles) were
‘soon on our way to the place or meet-
ing. The roads were rough and hubby.
I and we were well jostled 3.D(l._]Oll.€(_l, but
I the hope and anticipation of havm_g a
3 good time malde  forget ltliteutetillopr
l four miles’ ri( e. ‘ iearriva a ‘re’ ia ,
l the sight of so many cheerful faces, and
5 the new acquaintances formed, make.»
. another bright page in life's history.
§ Next came the call to order by our
I \\'orthy Master H. R-. Lovejoy, and with
‘ it the thought that his ofiicial SeX_‘\"lce;-'
ins Master terminated, for a while 31!.
.' least. He has always been prompt In
the discharge of his duties, courteon.-
to all, and I hope and believe that our
grange properly appreciated llllil, for
- he has been a zealous and eflicient offl-
, cer and faithful brother. After a shori
fisession of the grzuige, dinner was an-
? nounced. At a given signal by the
Master order was restored; then came
the blessing by the \\'orthy Chaplain.
‘ when gathered around the board like
one fanxily——just as we are—the thought
came to my mind: What a beautiful
’ Order this is? Then followed the pub-
i lic installation of ofiicers elect by Bro.
C. L. \\'liitney, Lecturer of the State
Grange of Michigan.
As each in turn received the obliga-
; tion and lecture pertaining to his office,
. it seemed to me that each and every one
f felt the new responsibility that rested
upon him. After the installation,
‘ Bro. Whitney spoke about an hour and
a half to the large gathering of Patrons
and their friends, and all manifested a
deep interest in his remarks. He ex-
plained many things of interest to
farmers, but his remarks on the subject
of education were practical, eloquent.
grand. Many others were called upon.
who promptly responded, on various
subjects, and among them was Sister
Davis, of Paris Grange. In her remarks
she urged the. brothers to bring the
sisters to the grange meetings. She
handled the subject well. I hope the
sisters will follow her example and con-
tribute their share of intellectual food
for the benefit of the Grange.

Byron Center, Feb. 16th.

I think it would be for the good of the
Order to form a Mutual Benefit ASSOCI-
ation within the jurisdiction of every
County or District Grange or Council
of P. of H..—-each member in good
standing in the subordinate grunge to
which he or she is attached paying a
membership fee of one dollar; after that
each member paying a death rate of one
dollar on the death of any member 01'
the association; and that the benefit be
limited toand not exceed the sum of

der a bushel, and it has enabled many

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to fin who shall receive the benefit on ‘

their demise.

Considering the uncertainty of hu-
man life, also the pecuniary circum-
stances of our class, and knowing how

illy-prepared the masses are with ready ’
means to meet the necessary expenses '

attending sickness and death, and feel-
ing that tlre loss of the wife and mother
is almost equally as great a calamity to
a family circle as that of the husband
and father, we should feel it a duty and
privilege for the sisters to become mem

bers, in order that their loved ones may
enjoy the same pecuniary benefits in
the hour of their sorrow and distress
which our brothers do, who belong to
Aid Associations. If we are to be class-
ed as their equals in having our say, I
think we ougglrt to lighten our brothers’
burdens and assume all the responsi-
bilities that our strength and sex will
admit of as fast as they can I-e determin-
ed. Miis. J. T. \Viri'i'_\*r~:\'.

Dexter, Feb. Hth, 1.978.

ll'o'/'1/LI; Brat/re’/‘ J. T. Cobb .' _
If the columns of the Vrsrroit are not
already filled, please give place to the
doings of No. 351, on a pleasant after-
noon. Some persons think or say they
think the Grange is dying. Better say

it is full of hope and per-severarice, as '

they would have been convinced of the
fact if they had been at Scio, at \Vorl‘hy
Brother Peters. (‘the '3ecret:ai'y of the
lirst Grange in \’Vasliteriaw County,) as
100 persons partook of an excellent and
bountiful oyster dinner and sundry eat-
ables, such as the skilled hands of the
Sisters know how to prepare and serve
on such occasions. ’l‘lie dinner over,
the company assembled in the parlors
and were highly entertained with music
and pleasant conversation. The more
interested ones, in grange discussions,
congregated in the hall, and being call-
ed to order by \Vortlry Master Nordirran
IVVIIO seems to be the right man in the

right place‘., the members gave several ,
. 1. same. The Gr-ange to-dav is making
and a few pithy speeches also were ; '
At 5 P. M. the Worthy Master 
brought down his gavel and we adjou rn- ;
ed to meet again in four weeks, all fecl- 3
‘ family, its organization is based upon

What was it that .

intesesting accounts of grange doings,

made.

ing to concur in the old motto, “pa-
tience and pC‘l‘SeV€l'allL‘e overconie all
obstacles.” This is true in regard to
the grunge, as in all other organized ef-
l'orts to do noble and wortliy work.
l*‘ratei'iially yours, ,.\Irt.s. M. l). B.

A Recipe for T. ' '. M.

A gentle earnestnass of l11:lllll£‘l‘(:‘.'lllC-
hiingering and

ing an

without iieglcctiiig lioinc duties.

A due appreciation ofhis kindness by
giving thoughtful attention, prudently
avoiding iiiterruptions by careless re-
marks or criticisms. ~

An iruprovenrerit in conversatiori,
proving that his thne is not wasted but
has furnished you good food for thought
and you arekprofited thereby.

'1 ry this, Sister, and see it’ your “ be-
loved will not read aloud when yoir are
at work. .\l'.\"I‘ Cr.Au.\.
Bro Cobb .-

1 wish _to say a word, prompted by
Bets_y’s inquiry for a much needed
receipt. I confess I cannot furnish it
for her, for if anything above others

annoys me in domestic life, it is hus- ;

hand’s habit ofreading to himself by the
llOl]I‘,‘Wl]ll6 I am at work. I believe in
equality, and never could think itjust
right forthe men to monopolize all the
general rnforrnation and then deal it,
Out to us weaker vessels in Homeo-
pathic doses, and when I gently hint to
him that I think it unfair, he says: “If
you would do no unnecessary work, you
would have plenty of time to ready:
That is the iinanswerable argument.
‘Q-\°W, Who can teil me how much work
's,“e°_‘-‘SSMY ?  wish Betsy would tell
us alittle morein detail how she does
her work easy and always finds time
to g0, as that_ would include time to read
3150' and Obllge 8 SISTER.

_ BR0 -7- T. Conn :——A ver ' t t-
ing meeting of Oakland Couriytyruérftiiisge
310. 5 P. of H., was held with Indepen-
. ‘"109 Grange N0 ‘-’75. at Clarkston,
1‘uesday, Feb. 19th The degree of P0-
:]I;<:na_wi:% conferred on fourteen _cand—i-
h 133 In e_evening_. It was decided to
mo acppecral meeting of Oakland Po-
mm“ aange at Cpmmerce, with Com-
Meme “"138. ‘A0 328, on Tuesday,
“ch 1931. 1878, at one o’clock.
YWTS. fgaternally,
OSEPI-I ACKSON
386’? Oakland Co. Grange ho, 5,

thirsting for -

knowledge which Von cannot obtain :
’ 1 work upon which the working forces ;

V could build higher and more refined
structures? \Vhat was it that con- ,
structed the vegetable world but the ,

Qammuniratians.

The Principles of Co-Opcratioii.
liAF.\YF.'I‘I'E GR.ANl]l~‘., No. 512, )
February 2, 1979. S
Bro. Cobb.-

DEAR Siu.—As there has been con- , .
; wisdom and harmony of the 1nem-

siderable said and written upon this

subject in a practical point of view, 3,

and as its practical workings as well
as experience are new to many of its
members, I thought perhaps it would
not be amiss by penning a few brief

thoughts respecting the principle of ;
, co-operation manifested in nature as

well as in man, physically and ideally,
to encourage those members who view
co-operative societies as unprecedent-

ed, and are fearful of taking a leap in 
. ning mills. and converted them into

'first  mills for cleaning seed

the dark, so to speak.
The saying that “in unity there is
strength” is true, whether it be phys-

ically, intellectually, morally or linan- A
Eing haul considerable experience in

:, cleaning different kinds of grain with

cially.
Have we any analogy or philoso-

phy to sustain us in the belief of a

co-operative sjvstmn in nature as well
as Wltllln Oulseli us.’
If we give thought to this subject,

it appears to me that the principles of =
co-operation are founded upon the 1
Assuming the prenr- ,
ises that man being a production of;
. nature, he inherits physically and 3
mentally what is in nature, for all f to their disadvantage and loss, in the

nature is endowed with instinct and I
’ wheat crop for seed, market and mill-

laws of nature.

intelligence, cuhninating in man, who
is the expression of the Divine, and
in His image. Granting then that
nature is a co—operative working sys-
tem, and man inherits from it the

an effort to embody and carry out the
ideal within.
The solar system is a co-operative

these principles.
fashioned and rolled into space our
planets but the co-operative elerrreiiis
of heat, light, clect1'icity and mag-

. netism? What was it that reared the .
‘mineral rocky crust of our globe,

stratum upon stratum, resting with
untold millions of tons upon the
fierce molten mass beneath it, a frzime

co-operation of the elements, of the

sun’s heat, light, carbon, oxygeri, l'l_V— 3
drogcn, as 3. society working In h.-ir- I

it that created the ariirnal world but a
co—operative association, and with pro

priety I might ask wlmt. unfolded and .
 developed the human kingdom but a ,
7 co-operative society, the members of i
which were the whole of the preceed- f
ing working forces combined, whose .2
mission was to utilize everything for f

a unitizing purpose, fashioning man
as a representative, an epitome of the
preceeding classes, physically and
mentally the head of them all .’ If
one use other analagous evidence, I
will mention that of raising a weight
to close with. Behold the phenome-
non 'of a person simply raising a
weight from the ground. the beautiful
display of working forces brought in-
to action. Man first wills and forth-
with a volume of electrical magnetic
forces act and react from centre to cir-
cumference throughout the whole
system, just as the heart’s beating
movements sends the blood through-
out the system. Now, this is followed
by an analagous electrical movement
of the brain (the cerebrum and cere-
bellum, the two plates of the" battery)
which sends its waves of vital elec-
tricity through the nervous system.
These act upon the muscles and these
upon the bones, and now, by grasping
the weight, in is raised. Here we-
have, so to speak, the mind raising .0.
weight through the co-operation of

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

T;-alike at both ends.

being, The same principle of co-op-
eration should work in our Grange

as well as it is doing in the Church, ‘,

State and all other institutions. The
success depends upon the intelligence.

bcrs. Then, I say to one and all, do
not be discouraged, the co-operative
principle is the true one, and its suc-
cess depends upon our throwing Qui-
whole soul into the work.
Frat-ernally yours,
H. A. CARR Sec.

=,:l:‘oi' the \'isiroi:.}
Fanning lVIills—Clcariing Wheat. Etc.

Having repaired a good many fan

wheat, market wheat, and separating
grass seed from wlieat, etc.. and hav-

different kinds of machines, I thought
tliata few suggestions and hints on
this subject might prove interesting,
and perhaps beneficial to some of the
readers of the \'i.~‘i1‘0R.

Some farmers make serious mis-
takes in the manner in which they use
a tanning mill, while many others act
very unw'se, and I think very much

way they manage in cleaning their

ing purposes.

Too heavy :i shake is generally;

used to screen the cookie from the

wheat well ; also. with a heavy shake ‘

more plump kernals of wheat ‘are lia-

ble to pass over the wheat riildle,.
A ma- I

among the cliess, straws, etc.

jority of the mills in use in the coun-
try which I have -seen are so con-‘

structed that :i motion light enough
can not be used; but this is easily
remedied, in most niills, by having
more holes drilled in the elbow, or
iron, where the hook is used, that is
attached to the shoe. For cleaning
oats, corn, etc, of course a heavy
shake is necessary.

I much prefer it fairiiiirg niill that is
so constructed that the shoe shakes
'l‘he chess board
ought to be used under thewlieat

riddle, instead of above it; if it is‘
3 used there and properly adjusted and

arranged. the wheat cart drop close to

_ the back end of the screen, so as to I
mony, love and wisdom? What was  get the use 0t':ill the screen, and lle;ll’- ’
l 1y all chess. straws, etc. blown out, and

';but very little good, plump wheat

run over among the tailings Most.
tanning mills- are so coiisti-ucted

that the chess board canriot be used .

under the wheat riddle, yet there is
a very simple and effective arrange
ment which can be attached to any
mill so that it can be made to work
on that plan. There is no need of so

much good wheat being ground up‘

for feed, a mill can be constructed and
arranged so as to prevent it.

There is a great‘ cheat in the way
fanning mills are constructed, I never
would buy a mill unless the raw edges
of the screen or riddle were turned
under and tacked down double, A
farmer had better pay five dollars
more for a mill where the wire cloth
is turned and tacked down good, the
screens and riddles will last three
times as long if made in this way.

The gang sieves are of no use to the
majority of farmers in this State; when
the old screens give out, others can
be made to take their places and save
buying a. new mill.

A great many farmers are not par-
ticular enough in preparing seed
wheat. They wait until the day they
want to commence sowing before they
clean the seed, then, being in a hurry,
do not take time to pro erly clean the
wheat, and the result 3, in many in-

5

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the vital forces, nerves, muscles and lstanccs. dirty wheat is sowed and
— ; bones. What is true of the foregoing

is true in every department of man s ,
‘ than to sow a lot of cockle and chess. _

idirty wheat raised. A farmer had
better be two (lays late in seeding

Chess and coclilc take the strength of
the land in their rowth as well as
wheat, and thresiiers want pay for
l threshing it as well as wheat,
E but wheat buyers cannot afford to
gpay for it, the farmer must loose it.
5 One farmer told me last year that out
. of 600 bushels of wheat lie screened
E and blowed out 60 bushels of princi
j pally chess and cookie. The wheat
 was sold for $1.50 a bushel ; he lost,
‘ therefore, 390, except what it was
- worth for hog feed. Again, some
3 fariners are very careless about cleari-
 ing their wheat for milling purposes,
taking a grist to mill just as it came
from the separator, and then find fault
if the miller does not make them a
good quantity and quality ofliour. I
find the best way is to clean the wheat
gor milléng purposes as c:ir'efully as
or see , r-irnnirir it over the seed
screen, taking to mill the larger her-
ries, leaving at liorrie. to feed, such
as cannot be prepared for market, in-
stead of girirr: it to the miller. I find
i by pursuing this course that I have

flour, less cause to find fault with the
miller, and the millers feeling better
by/giving satiractioii to their custo-
mers.

Every farrner certainly ought to be
_ interested in i-iiisiiig wheat as free
‘ from foul seeds as possible.

A. l<‘.iNciii:o.\’r.it.

>‘.clioolc1'aft, Feb. 9, l8T-\'.

,.-\n Address by A. N. Iliissell. of Burr
' Oak (iraiige, .\’o. 303.

3 Wort/I,y .lIn.sz‘m-, I’(Itr(m..~: mr(l,['rieIi(l.5—
Another year in the work of our
T Grange has passed, and again we are
 met together for the purpose of in-

stalling those who are to have in their
 keeping the welfare ofour Grange for
E another year. Front the very nature
E of our association, little is known of
; its intents and purposes ot its meth-
, ods of business, outside its gates, and
 that little is known only through
9 those who either have no interest in
§ its objects, or are hostile thereto. Such
 being the case, a. few words from one
? having the immediate interests of this
1 Grange in charge for the past two
- years may not be out of place on this
1 occasion.
'\Vitliout entering here into any ar-
 gument as to the causes of the condi-
‘ tion in which we found the country
I at the close of the year 1873, I shall

briefly state that condition.
liverytliing the farmer had to sell
f was low in price, and nearly every-
; thing he had to buy bearing a price
 disproportionately high, and many
; lines of goods held even at what we
I termed war prices.
Nea1'ly every other occupatiori in
 the country has its societies tor the
3 discussion of all questions that per-
tained to its business, and adopted
measures more less ctfective forthc-
protection of-their particular indus-
try.

Rings in almost every branch of
tra.de,commerce and go vernrnent were
found in active operation, and, while
many have been broken up and scat-
tered, many are still at work.

Among all these C0lI1l)l!]3.l3:Ol)S stood
the farmer, each individual isolated
from his fellow workers, no consulta-
tion concerning matters ofmutual in-
terest, no society save an occasional
visit to some relative or neighbor. no
organization through which to make
his wants known, and having no pow-
er of concerted action if there were
grievances he might wish to redress.

From 1866 to 1872 there had-sprung
up an organization in the interest, of

,agricult-ure, with .9. few scattered I

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lodges here and there through tliej
different States and known (where it 1

was known at all) as the Order of f
Patrons of Husbandry, using instead '
of the word Lodge for its place of f
meeting, the term Grange. from the -
French, meaning farm.
The objects of this society, as set ;
forth in their declaration of princi-
ples, were, in substance, these : .
1st, The social entertainment to be E
derived from such association. f
2d, The educational advancement f
of its members so far as might be in 3
all that pertains to the transaction off
business in deliberative bodies and?
elsewhere.
3d, For the purpose of intelligent '
discussion and co operation in all that _
would affect the interests of the la- 4
boring classes.
-lth, For the purpose of devising ;
some means by which the ordinary ,
supples of the farm and family might 5
be procured without the payment of}
an exorbitant profit to each of a line 
of dealers that might be interposed f
between the producer and the con
sumer.
5th, For the purpose of concerted
action in resisting the encroachments E
which a vicious system of legislation ‘
had enabled capitalists and corpora- :
tions to make on the substance of the ’
laboring portion of the community. p
6th, For the purpose of watching;
carefully for whatever might be of 
advantage to its members and appro- ‘
priating whatever of good might be ‘
found that would condnce to the gen-
eral welfare of" the farmers and of the V
country.
That the first of these objects may 
be obtained in the highest degree 3
and regarding her as the helpmeet l
and co-equal of man, we have given
woman an important place in the
work of our society. The attainment
of the second follows as a matter of
course, as whereever people are met
together for social intercourse and 5
intelligent discussion there will be a 5
corresponding mental and moral ad-
vancement, whether the meeting be
called a debating society, church,
school, or Grange. In this connection
let me add that we do not wish to
place our Society in antagonism to
any interest, although in this, as in
individual business, it is sometimes
unavoidable that there should be to
some extent a collision of interests.
It is in what I have styled the fourth
object of the Order, that the Grange
has met with the most bitter opposi- E
The first question which the I
Patron should ask himself is, “Is co- ‘
operation right in principle,” for al- '
though each may do as be please, our 
right right to do as we please ceases 3
as soon as we please to do that which i
benefits us only. to the injurv of our E
fellow man. ' 3
Time forbids my noticing this midi
some other objections that have been 
taken to our Order as fully as { _i

would like. Briefly, then. it is ac.
knowledged that capitalists have a‘
right to form corporations for the=
P111‘ P039 0f co—operation in carryino‘
out such projects as are beyond the 3
reach of the individual capitalist, in
constructing railroads, in insurancei
companies. partnerships churches.
school distrtcts, and all over "our?
country in the thousand and one oc- 
cupat-ions, we see examples of united ‘
capital for the attainment of objects
of mutual interest. This being the
case, does it not seem like straining; a
point to say that the farmer has ‘no
right to unite with others of his call-
ing in a Grange for the attainment of
objects which he has no means of‘
reaching individually.

Objection is also made on the score
of secrecy. True, we do not admit
every one to our meetings, we have
onrprlnte affairs, so also have all J

_ fees, dues, time and trouble.

I ness which is at fault.

- paying rent on

societies, so also has the U. S. Sen-
ate, so has every Christian church
and sect, even the Roman Church,
that most inveterate foe of Masonry
and other so-called secret societies,
has its secret confessional and the se-

cret conclave of its cardinals and

its priesthood. Show me a nation, a

fchurch, a society, or even a family
I that has no secrets from the general

public, and I will show you a nation,

. a church, a society or a family of no

great power or influence. Show me
a man who has no business secrets,
and I will show you a man who, at
the end of a long life, will not have

accumulated enough to pay for the

salt he would consume on his pota-
toes.

Another says it costs too much in
True
we charge a. fee for admittance, and
to live as a society, pay for hall rent
and keep our stove warm we tax each
member ten cents a month in dues.
Now I would like to say to such ob-
jectors, did you ever get anything for

 nothing. if you ever did you stole it,
1- or when you got it you found it worth

just exactly what you paid for it—
nothiug. Our Grange costs some-
thing. and there are a number of
members who will tell you it is worth
all it costs and very much more.
Taking up again what I have styled
the fourth object of the organization.
We seek to make purchases at first
hands by bulking orders and buying
at wholesale, but, say our friends out-

; side we can do that and buy as cheap

as you ; perhaps, but do we not have

. the advantage of organization, with a

man to do the business, and conveni-
ences for doing it‘? Again the mem-
bers of your club would be under no
obligations to keep your prices secret
and dealers would soon cease to rec-
ognize your small trade, at the risk of
sacrificing a larger one from a local

- dealer.

Often, too,We hearit said, “If I were
rich and worked alarge farm, I should
join the Grangers.”
friends, works no more for the benefit
of the wealthy than for the poor. Who
needs the necessaries of life at low
rates if not the poor man 3 “Ibo
needs the benefit of cheap instru-
ments if not the young man who is
just starting in life on a farm? To
the rich farmer with his large farm
all paid for and stocked, a few dollars
more or less on the price of an imple-

,ment is nothing, to the young man

just commencing, or to the man with
small mean, it is much, and the use

saved on each purchase through the
Grange would, ifjudiciously in vested.
amount to a competence by the time
old age would compel
lroin labor.

It is in i@ position toward what
we term the middle man also that the
Grange is generally misunderstood.
I think it safe to say that none of the

; dealers in this village are acquiring

wealth very rapidly.

It is not the
men but their system

of doing busi-
There are at

present in this village, I believe, ten 5
E difierent stores doing a business in

groceries. Then the consumers of

; groceries are supporting ten families,

ten sets ofsalesmen and their families.
ten stores, paying for
fuel to warm and material to light
ten stores, paying for signs and ad-
vertising and all the incidental ex-
penses of‘ ten stores, and interest on
all the capital necessary to stock ten
ten stores, when one well managed
store with three salesmen, one book-
keeper, four lady clerks and three
porters would do the business of the
whole place, groceries, dry goods,
produce and hardware. Now if one
of these stores has sold during the
your goods to the amount of 810,000,

retirement '

;creases them by

THE GRANGE VISITOR-

how do matters stand with the Pro‘
Di-ietors at the end of the year,
. - . '? .00
Rent of a store in the best ldocagI11ty;.é£;S D00
Fuel, lights, advertising an o e mo 00
penses to_obtain trade....° . . . . . . “I;-. - -
Interest on investment, insurance, ow

er’s profit, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00-00
Clerk hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Incidental expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - -

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-32000.00

Or 20 per cent of the Whole 3m0’-mt
of sales. _

If the owner does not wish to lose
money. he must add this amount to
the piice of his goods, and what cost
him him 80 cents to place on his
shelves he must sell for S1, and If_ We
buy of him it is but right_ and Just
that we should pay it._ It is not Itihe
large profit that a retail dealer ma es
that makes prices high, but the g"E3t
expense that his s_1/stem incurs. Dior
can any dealer cut down these ex-
penses, incurred to obtain trade, for
if he did, his rival would take away a
share of his trade, and the absolutely
necessary expenses would compel
him to charge . even a greater per
cent. Competition, then. whic11_ IS
said to reduce prices, actually in-

compelling every ;

competing dealer to incur greater ex- 

pense to obtain custom.

What has been said here is to be
applied only to honorable dealers.
There is aclass of dealers who charge
more than a fair profit and who have
a different price for each customer;
such require no attention, as they

...._. .._..m.

.———-—’-r—— - —-N4‘
man, though our systems are antago-
nistic, it is not our purpose to cram ,
your genius or curtail your elbow
room. We will giveyou all the room
God gave you capacity to fill, in any
of the enterprises the magnitude of
our great country affords.

It is a favorite argument with
those who oppose our Urder that we
are oppressing other branches of la-
bor. I have never been able to see
how, quite the contrary. I contend
that the same amount ot'mon.ey will
contribute to the welfare of more la-
borers than under the old system of
business. Suppose, for instance, it
well-to-do farmer should wish to bu '
a musical instrument. He could buy
a very good organ for about $200,
under the Grange system he could
buy with the same money,

lst, As good an organ for about. .8l20.00 or less

2d. A sewing machine “ 30.00 “ ‘-
Zd. A plow “ 10-00 “ "
4th. A cook stove “ . 29.00 “ N
5th. A pair of boots " -L90 “ ‘
6th. A pair of shoes “ 2.74) H u
Tth. Fixings for the habv “ 2.5!) ”

8th. Could hire cut  cbrds stove-
wood for about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.00 -‘ ‘-

Total .................... .  . .s2oo.nu

lfnder the present system, the $200
or surplus cash of the farmer, would
contribute to the welfare of. 1st, the
agent, Ed to the manufacturer of the

Eorgan, and through him to his em-

 ployes.

Under the Grange system the

 5:300 would contribute to the wellare

generally reap their reward in'loss of;

custom, and perhaps failure.

What I claim tor the Grange co-op-
erative system is that it is a cheaper
system. As the Patrons have a direct
interest in the store, it would require
no very extensive advertising, there
would be no call for a store in the
best locality at a high rent, and the
interest would be less because the
business could be carried on with less
capital; there would be no use of an
accomplished clerk at a high salary

; to talk people into bu_vino- goods.
The Grange, my ? D

Suppose a number of persons, who
would purchase to the amount of
$10,000, were to start such a co-op-
erative store, would not the figures
run about like this :

Rent of store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100.00
Clark hire, including salary of manager. 600.00
Interest on SL500 capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00
Fuel, lights and incidental expenses. . .. l-30.00
Total ............................. ..s90o:55 

Or 9 per cent,a saving of 11 per
cent. This, bear in mind, is a saving

, based on a general grocery trade. On

 all the wants of the farmers in tools,
.of the small amounts that may be’

seeds,
greater. If a farmer, with 3 gross in

come of $1,000 :1 year could. by buy-
ing his touls, supplies. etr-., in the
regular way, just
the end of the year, would he not
under the Grange system, have 11 per
cent of his income, or $110 to lay by
for a sore toe or a rainy day. But,
says one, what will you do with all
the men who are engaged in the vari-
ous branches of trade 3 I answer,
“nothing at all,” if they can live by
selling goods, all right ; if they can-
not, they are at liberty to take up any
other occupation they please. We
purpose to give them an even chance
in the race for bread and butter, but
to admit that we are under any obli-
gations to employ them or their sys-
tem would be admitting too much,
on the same principle we would be
compelled to employ every tramp in
the country, we would, on that prin-
ciple, be compelled th lay aside our
harvesters, mowers, tedders, wheel-
rakes, etc.. because some man insisted
on a good long job in doing our har-
vesting with a sickle and cutting our
grass with a scythe, sha ’ng it out
with a forked stick, raking it with a
hand rake and carting it to the barn
on a wheelbarrow. No,Mr. Middle-

of

lst, The iiiuiiufacturer of organ and employee
-zd‘ A: ll .1 S_ ullch’ cl M

3d’ .. u u plow In II
4”,’ .4 .. u C. Stove ii ..

oth, -- " " boots “

Gm’ .. .. H Shoes ..

7th. The “fixings” have made the
baby happy, and of course its mother
also.

Sth. It has furnished employment
for some laboring man to cut the
wood, and secured for the farmer's
wifeasupply of dry wood for the
season. if the surplus after buying
the organ was not expended in this
way it would be in some other man-
ner. or remain on hand.

It seems to me that the cry about
the Grange being oppressive to the
laboring classes is a lalse one. as the
price the manufacturer gets from the
agent and from the Grange is the
same, he can afi'ord to pay his em-
ployes the same wages.

Again, we are often met with the

‘statement, ‘I do not see that you

Grangers are doing anything." To
this assertion time compels me to

 answer very briefly.
etc.. the saving would be,

1st. Through petitions from the

 various State Granges to Congress.
 we prevented the reissue of the sew-
E mg machine patents.

come out even at 7

2d. By the same means, we secur-
ed a tariff on foreign wools after it
had been repealed.

3d. By the same means. we hope
to prevent the repeal of the present
tariff on raw wools. or secure the re-
peal of the duty on manufactured
goods also.

4th. \Ve have got a decision from
the U. 8. Supreme Court on the so-
called “ -rranger laws,” sustaining us‘
it} our position, that States have the
“Shf to prevent by legislation extor-
tortionate rates on the part of rail-
road corporations.
_ 5th. We have broken up a ring
in the manuilacture of land plaster
and compeled them to lower their
rates.
_ The Grange has been of service to
its members in various ways which I
have not time to enumerate here. At
the time when the Grange question
was most prominent, many persons
expected too much from it. There is
no process by which anyorganixation
can reform as once any condition of
trade or society or obtain lasting bon-

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ture of time, labor and capital. The
pioneer who entered the woods of
Michigan forty years ago, did not at
once begin to send remittances to his
native land but toiled away for years,
obtaining merely a livelihood. Then,
little by little, he kept gaining in
means, until now we see many such

men owning fine farms and surround- .

ed by all the comforts of life. So in
our Order each subordinate Grange
has its welfare in its own keeping.
All its social pleasuses cannot be ex-
hausted at once. All the educational
advantages which it is capable of be-
stowing cannot be mastered in a day
or a year. Sudden wealth it cannot
bring to its members; but by_steady
application, redressing a grievance
here and another there, little by lit-
tle, securing to its members the busi-
ness advantages of which it is capa
ble, cultivating a fraternal feeling and
a mutual desire to aid each other and
mankind, the benefits of the Order
will in time exceed the most sanguine
anticipations of its founders.

From Oakland County.

I wonder if our State Lecturer

would lfllllnli it encroaching upon his ’

prerogatives if I should say to my
Grange through the GRANGE Visiroit
what I was going to say to it the
other day, if want of time had not pre-
vented. The fact is, I was installed
as Lecturer of our Grange at its last
meeting, and previous to the installa-
tion I had made mental prepa1'ations
to enter upon the duties of my office
by giving the members a. short lec-
tured on what I deemed to be sliort-
comings ofa serious nature, I had
thought it all over, and had even con-
gratulated myself, that now I had got
this coveted position of Lecturer, in

tongue would no longer be tied, I
would now have the legitimate right
to utter “words of wisdom,” which
would, no doubt. result in such a vast
improvement of our Grange as to
demonstrate before the end of the year
the eminent fitness of the choice. But
when the ceremony ofinstallation was
over, it being quite late, and there be-
ing an oyster dinner in prospect, some

worthy members moved to adjourn. ,

Now, Mr. Editor, [have no doubt that
both you and our worthy State Lect-
urer very well know that the average
Granger under such circumstances
would vote an adjournment, even
though they were to have a speech
from Brother VVoodman himself-—
Our Grange is no exception to the
general rule. The motion to ad-
journ was carried, Lecture No. 1
was, as a matter of course, laid over ,'
now, our Grange does not meet again
for two weeks, and of course no un
written lecture will last that long
without loosing all the sparkling
freshness of its first inception, and
there bring one important point which
I wished to make to our Grange be-
fore another meeting, and finding
that if I could get a hearing in your
paper I could reach at least sixteen
of the households of our members. I

thought I would make the effort. It .

is on rom mess o ' meetin that I
uishtpb up a‘ J 9
' o e ear .

The fact is with our Granges, our
members are so slack about the
hour of meeting. they thereby prevent
tléempelvgs from getting the full hen-
e to w at is done in the Grange
and very often delay the whole busi-’
ness by their tardiness.
and Secretary, to their credit be it
said, are always on hand at the ap-
pointed hour, ut it very often hap-
pens that a full hour passes before a
quorum is present so that business
can be transacted, this drags business
rotfilgtfin hour later than it should, and

_ 8 e prompt ones of an hour's
“"19: which could and should be made

Our Master ,

effective in Grange work. It is the
burthen of many of our Grange
, speeches, that men in other pursuits
oflife have been more successful than
the farmers, and no one of course can
deny it. “But, brother farmers, point
* out one these successful men, if you
can, who has not much prompmess -in
all his business appointments, one of
his cardinal virtues, and if we are go-
ing to dispute with him for standing
room on the business platform of the
world, we must learn from him the
secret of his reaching the goal so far
in advance of us, and I venture the
assertion that promptness will be
found to underlie and give character
to all these 1nen’s doings. '
I Brothers and sisters, the meetings
;i of your Grange is a business appoint-
 ment of much importance, and you
I can not afford to lore the benefits it
l brings when all are prompt. Come
l promptly to time, assist in doing the
l business properly and with dispatch,
and the first hours of time so spent at
 eaoh meeting can be made the most
 profitable of your lives. G.

g " @i1i’rL'.$’g0!1l‘IL‘i1l'§?.
; North Lxiusing, Feb. lb‘, 187 .
3 ll'or(!/,l/ tS'cc.: _-

l At aspecial meeiingof(.'apilol Grange
,3 on the 16th; there was held in connec-
l tioii a Grange Institute, similar to the
,rF-armers’ Institutes which have been
3 held at different places in the State dur-
ling the winter. The programme was

_ Send to Bro. Lev.
‘ chanan, Mich.

5 made out by I’rofessor Beal, of the Ag-
; ricultural College, who is a member of
f our Grange, and. although the Institute
5' was continued throughout the day and
E evening, there was not time to get
. through with it, and several essays and
idiscussions were reserved till a future
f time.
5 “\\'ho is the lsucccssful I<‘armer?”
 “Butter l\Iaking," “How to Make Good
l Bread,” Live stock on the 1<‘arm,”

“Farm ]3uildings,” etc., were-among
l the subjects-t (lisciissetl, and taking ital-
t together the experiment may be consid-
,ercd a decided success. The Grange
 also conteinplates inviting Mr. Thomas
f F. Moore, of .»\(lrizm, to lecture before
l

, it soon. ~ _
,‘ Our Grange .’iL‘I.'*ll]S to be prospering, 2
l though we are losing a few tired mem- 5
i bers, but their places are iiioretlian fill- f
l ed by some who have lately joined, and f
3 there are more to come.
, \Ve have several members from the
‘ Agricultural College, and much praise

is dtlfle thpm fpr tlitcralir Effoi‘ts in keeping
g up e in eres. in e range.

Yours fraternally,
G. S. \VILLIA)is, Sec.

By order oi‘ the Grange.

l
l

 Bi«;n.nii:N b'l’RINGS, Micli., ‘i_

5 Feb. 19th, 1878. l

l Eniror. \'isi'ron:

l I have a few words to say in defense
of the l\’orth ll/'e.t'te7'n Produce Excleange.
There was a special meeting of the
County Grange held the 13th of Feb.
1877 for the purpose of organizing an
association for the sale of farm products.
(which was done), but not enough stock
subscribed to warrant the putting of a
man into business at that time. On the
3rd of September a meeting of directors
Was called to take action in regard to
sending a man to Chicago immediately,

which they concluded to do, and J. C.
Miller was appointed as agent, he giv- ,
ing bonds with three securities. ‘
About the 18th of September he com- '
menced business, but apples beingscarce '
and the season for small fruits and
’ peaches past, he has too much to
do, and considerable fault has been
found for what he has done, in some
l instances when the shippers themselves
5 were to blame. One man wrote to the
lsecretary that he was very much dis-
lsatistied with the agent, and for this
lreasonz he had about 100 bariels of
apples, sent all but twenty or twenty-
five to the old commission houses of
; Cliigago, the balance (the culls of the lot,
I as near as I can learn), to Bro. Miller;
then because he could not sell them as

l quickly and for as good a pripe as the
I others brought, he is dissatisfied. An-
other case in my knowledge: A man
sent him some winter pears about the
1st of November, and because he could
not sell them for as much as
they would bring in January he says

he will not send him any more ship-

i

ments ; although he sold sheep pelts at
the same time for 250 more per pelt than
he could get in our local markets.

Now for the remedy for this dissatis-
faction. Let all who make Chicago
tneir shipping point, take one sh are each
in the capital stock of the association ;
then let each Grange let Bro.Miller know
how much of each kind ofproduce they
have to sell and when he has a place for
that particular product notify that
Grange: to pack and ship immediately,
so that it will go on the market fresh
and in nice order. With regard to ap-
ples, keep them at home until the season
for them is good, then the purchaser
will buy and pay a. good price, as they
are ready for use, and he has no risk to
run of their spoiling. They are freshly
packed and look nice with the rotten
ones culled out, which may be fed to
the hogs on the farm.

The same may be said of every other
kind of produce; sell the poor first,
then it will not spoil the sale. of the
good.

The best shipper from this part of the
country is not a patron and he says
“Old John C.” (as he calls him) is the
best man he ever shipped to, and'that
when we recall him he will drum
against us. “Is received a subscription
of one share of stock from Kalamazoo;
can we not have at least one share from
every Grange in \Vesterii Michigan.
Sparks, Sec'y, Bu-

If you consider this worthy ofan iii-
sertion in the VISITOR, insert it; and
if anyone has any questions to ask I
will try to answer them.

Frateriially yours,
On: on THE I)iu:-:t"i‘oi«:s.

.E‘i'ateriial Grange, No. 40:)‘, l
Shelby, Feb. 2, 1878. I
J. T. Cobb .-

Although a stranger to you, I am not
a stranger to the Grange nor to your
most excellent paper, the VISITOR.
As it made its regular visits to my home
during the past year and is now doing so
more frequently, we are in a fair way
of becoming acquainted,and by the way,
I wish a copy ofthe VISITOR could be in
the family of every farmer and laboring
man in the State, whether they are
Grangers or not. They would find it
a good investment, for it is brimful of
encouragement, advice and practical
suggestions. Our Grange maintains a
healthy growth, and perfect harmony
and good feeling prevails.

Yours fraternally,

«‘ R. SABIN, Sec.

Iiureka, Mich., Feb. 14;, 1378.
J. T. Cobb.-

Enclosed you will find $1 80 for which
you will please send to my address one
dozen singing books, with music.

Keystone Grange, No. 226, is alive
and has a membership of about 180 and
is still receiving accessions ; the belief
that the Grange has “come to stay” is
fully demonstrated with us. VVe have
a trade department in connection with

our Grange by which we do a business '

of from twelve to fifteen hundred dol-
lars per annum. VVe strive to be wide
awake to the good of the Order and to
the protection and promotion of the
financial interest of the farmers. ‘_Ve
intend to buy our plaster ofDay & Tay-
lor.

The GRANGE VISITOR is indeed a
welcome visitor among us, it is also
well represented in our Grange, we are
well pleased wiili its late improvement

and deem it worthy of the hearty sup-

port of every Patron.
Fraternally yours,
J. J. Knisnn, Sec.

Texas Grange, No. 171,1
Feb. 18, 1878. ;
Wort/z_y Sec: '

Find inclosed our second order for
plaster, this makes six car loads that
Texas Grange has ordered, against four
last year, so you see Texas Grange pro-
poses to stand by Day & Taylor. The
plaster that we have received this year
is the finest plaster that I ever saw.

\Ve think No. 171 one of the live
Granges of Michigan, We have one of
the finest halls in Michigan, and it is
all paid for and we have‘ money left.
We are now going to have an organ and
other fixtures and furniture, both use-
ful and ornamental.

The GRANGE Visiron is taken by
most of our members and is considered
worth a great deal more than it was be-
fore it was enlarged.

Our Grange is in a flourishing condi-
tion. \Ve have essays read at every

meeting, and our Lecturer gives us good
advice sandwiched with good jokes.
Fraternally yours,
L. P. STAFFORD, Sec.

Howell, Feb. 13th, 1878.
Worthy ‘Secretary .- I

The annual meeting of Livingston
County Council occurred February 5th.
a dinner was held in the hall. and one.
editor here estimated the number
present at 300. After diimer the Coun-
cil was called to order by \Vorthy Mas-
ter S. B. Pearsons. Officers elect for
the ensuing year were-

i\Iaster—VV H Sexton,

Overseer-—A M Davis,

Steward—M Sabin,

Asst. Steward—-Minor Mosley,

Chaplain—-S Bidwell,

'I‘reasurer—J S Briggs,

Secretary—Mrs W K Sexton,

Gate Keeper—VV K Cole.

Purchasing Agent—-W K Sexton.

All the Granges connected with the
Council were represented, and a. more
active. earnest body of Grangers, I am
sure, never assembed in this county.
The Order of Patrons of Husbannry has
becomea fixed fact here; this is not
only claimed by friends, but is acknowl-
edged by fees.

The dead braiiclics liave been cut off’
and it now has deep roots, 3. strong
body, and bra.uches that are not to be
broken by wind and storm.

VVe have had active opposition, but I
think it has only served to strengthen
us. The meetings of our Council are
growing in numbers and and interest.
This last one was very marked in this
respect. The subject of_ co-operation
occupied all tne spare time. VVe are
, now receiving our plaster from Day &
fr Taylor. Fraternally.

; ' Mus. \V. K. .5‘r:.\’ro.\',
.5‘ec'y Livingston Co. Council.

i Allen, Hillsdale Co., Feb. l8th.
l ll'o/‘thy .Sec'/-eta7'_y Cobb .-
f I wish to inform you that we are still
, alive and have commenced the new
' year with a determination of doing our
part in the grange. \Ve have moved
away from the village of Allen to the
south part of the town, and have a hall
I of oifir own, and, I assure you the change
wor is well. Vi e sent a petition to our
Congrsssman, I<)dw_ard \Villitts, Esq.,
on the wool tariff, signed by fifty-eight
I Patrons and outsidefaruiers of Allen.
,« Fraternally, .3‘. J. WATKINS,
l Sec-’y of Allen Grange No. 78.
Raisin Grange, No. 214
 B J P C Feb13iary18th, 1.878%"
l i-:0. . ’ . .‘onB:— ur grange is s i
lal_ivc_and showing signs of increasing
vitality. During the past year it has
been in a drooping state, and many ‘of
lthe members have deserted, probably
because they failed to secure the great
benefit which_thev expected financially.
A few remain; enough to constitute
a good working grange. These realize
the importance of keeping up some
organization among the farmers, and
these believe that the day is not far dis-
tant when the grange will exert an in-
fluence which will be felt in everything
where the interests of the farmer are at
stake. At our last meeting I introduc-
ed the GRANGE VISITOR and at once
obtained five subscribers, and I expect
to get more from time to time. I am
much pleased with the enlargement of
the paper. It should be read by every
Patron. Enclosed find $2.50 for names
as sent. Fraternally,
J OHN RICHARDS, Sec’ y.

 Tompkins, Feb. 15th, 1878.
,~ BRO. COBB:—.AS Tompkins Grange,
§No. 402, has never reported through
;the VISITOR, I write to say that our
ifloodwood members have drifted off,
and the handful of us that have had
hard work to keep the grange alive, see
indications of better times. At our
meeting on the 13th inst., we talked up
plaster, clover seed, etc... and we are go-
ing to send for some. The ladies have
stepped off from the tread wheel. and
are going to try and see if they can't dsx
something—read, write, and sing, __if
nothing more. VVe meet every two
weeks. A few of us take the VISITOR,
like it very much-—liope to have every
every member take it.
Yours, fraternally, C.
—A model bill, made out by an old
farmer against his neighbor, reads as
follows: “ Neighbor A. Dr. to B. to
horse and wagon goin’ to mill once
since and twice before, one dollar.” *

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(ilrangers Accused Again.

The farmers of \Vestern New York
are afraid that the competition of
Western farmers is going to ruin
their business. At a recent meeting
held to consider this subject, one

speaker said that the Grangers in the —;

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Beautify Your Himesll

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lliicti-.ii'2iged by the inniiy kind worils
, from those to whom I sent seeds _l:_ist
,y03.1‘,fllldlll answer to letters of in
’ quiry, I would inform all brother and

 

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.  ‘lvest had S0 10W€I‘9d the Fates 0f_ sister Patrons that I will send them
I  transportation on the railroads that '
1 . - . . - Q "1
i . Vvestern crrain was brought into ruin- $1.50 WORTH OF .1: LOWER CR  Y  & CO.
'3 . . . _ .‘ . N 1‘, ,, 9
. ous competition with that iaiserl in V,-i_GETA3LE SE__D_~,
» Western New York. _ . -
- —  .    in l"Wi“‘l$.~ or $1-'30 Wwth vi Sculls The Qri ma] \ zvholesale ‘
A L.\\ri'}:li formerly a resident ol by ghn oz., 1b,, pt. or (lt., or 31.35 g ' _
Uilklflfld C0l1ntYi DOW Of Mllwafllkeei worth of‘ L’ulI;.s, Flower£n_«/ or l’e_qe- , '
. » . . .

writes to an Oakland County paper table Plants, Sin-ub.s-, Vuws or Ia-may

that Mr. Smith, the present Governor : '1',-egg, for each and ;

of Wisconsin, was raised on a farm in E

Oakland County, and carries with him EVERY $l -00 SENT M

tflt the hhlgh Ofllce the 11353039,“ mteg‘ ‘ by mail before or during the month

1'1 3" ‘lm Wouomy eame‘ 0" L 9 of March. Li ht paekaores will be

farm. The same gentlenian writes f0,.,,.,,,.(z,ed by $10 pm Pacfd. Ilargel. 22? dc 223 YVABASII AVENUE.

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‘hill 31939 313 3“ (3” °"nge_1° m_ the : packages will be sent by c:;pre.~:s and

W15C°"5‘“ Leglfilatu"? th13 ‘,‘’“'['e‘'' ' will include extra articles enough to ’ _ _ _ _ _ _
Who Says that the Granges "1 “'9 ‘ e ‘nail the ex ress clla.I‘”‘€S in value. eai the followin artial list of the Goocis we sell at Wholesale Prices.

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_ “ 95¢ 31"? ‘3}'m‘s’ Out‘ L" Selections may be made from any
1'“ ‘“‘?s‘* l’°.‘IS"“S.““‘° “e ‘‘‘.“f' .°“ STANDARD HE’i‘AIL LIST .   l:::::::  
' ll t 01 t in tell of tine . Alraws. MD-'~ . = -
vi on t si iipli 1 s < ( ies _ ,. , _ _ _ . _ _. . , ,,._ b,_ A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.
' D ' D I of Flower and V e emble “eecls Bulbs ‘ Al-Fons,C=u'i1a;:<‘MI1vl HH'.':—:.i Draw lm-t "Em"! 1‘ '- l .- ‘ . - 
their heads against the wall paper” ,9 K 8  1k, *7 h. I lhiregc-,\'i=iliii-,:. ’lil|ielJ.'I1‘§ll"lI.~4d"_"4'. .:::iiig  1/1"”
. - - - l ~ - - - . ' - ~ .- - , ., Allen ireii , -« 111.5-' : ' -‘'~'~-
Inucn Inortlficatlon and trouble ‘night 3 Plant”, flees ( C‘ I LL"! 0‘ au}t lug giilvl-'&\‘ti'iilgS ll: 1 Hooils Linen Braid, ted Lixt
I . -. . y . - , . . v 5 k i .’ . .’ . V - :
be S,,,,,.ed then. ,,.,e,,d_<_ . you want, fiom .1 Jon ti pot. to .1 la“ ii ,,,_,, S,,,,,,,_,,) ,_,,.,.,, ,,,,,d,,,,_,‘ Llngn i_.i.,,.,, _ .~c...o=_, V
1 7 _,_,_,,,  _ _ _W__, ,A,, ,, _ , - ,n0We,, I Bed Q”,-"5, “ruling, (mqnyny Linen Collar-.; ans-l C(Ifi~, 7\£l9(.’tl|'lg.&zlllllll8&ll'l|"'i.
s . M Y‘ . . _ . ' _ , , , - .,_,[,,.1_,~, A D31!‘ ., 1,‘ . V 1; 3‘ rieetiiw ' ile,
To (_)‘l.l-.A,\§E HIE I1iAl\('il): .-X.\lz_ 1’aL- , Q,,,_,S,,O,,s ,.e1.,,,,.vn to the (.'L1lI,111~u of ; :::§ttl\.I:»j,a‘di:)!‘ . .o_ ,,{,‘,,,’,‘},::_ ‘”“”’ l/l)!dl&\s. Slieeliii§,LI$lr;ii;clie)<l, I
.  ,- ». _ ' A. . V _ , _ .  mm 47 d ~ l‘  ],~,~,k-4., siiriliig, 'uiea.ciei..
‘ 53‘ (J”~”’“-‘‘*- Bm 9 lmtaloeb "05 » Plants, &(3., prom,-Ely aI1SWeI'8d,~ but fi‘,fl‘1',f,”,;ks, ,;‘.,=;,'::*c?,‘$(.,..§§*&—i?!§’ l.i)i'.k:itii, 11z.,,~r.-.m«.; /,;.-r. siiining, Bleaclietl,
only Cleanse lh‘? hanjdss but Pmvent  such questions should be written on llisliopLa.wu. Embroidery silk, Mal's'€‘ille'saiIIl l’iqll(*.~‘, :l.ii~:s,yi;hii:,l I _ _ I
‘ ' - — v’ » ~- ~ '< - ‘- ‘ v X 5 s ‘ «>i:'wi
 in WW1‘ W ‘W “ii  s a 5€l331‘3*=9 sheet from the orders. l i;::::l.'.*:°l;i     il:.::::::ii:,m  0:5: *“ “"  i
l’ n le 1t_hv_ ‘~ . ,4  ,'  C "  5 , Six»,-ii; . A  Ll‘ ch .- s.
0 ‘ 3 ‘1 ‘ 3 - ; Refer to Mrs. J. J. Woodman, law g;;,g;,*,-;g,°°'  ;.:;;*;,;',;, am» . ,,;:;;,,g”,",°,';:. ;,;;:,s;:;f,’;j‘
. _, ,_ _,, .. _ _ ,. _ . _ _... .    _ E Paw. . Airs A S Stanard’ Lowell - 01- 1-,ln,.j,,g,’ manna), Cotton, llolmir, Dress, Shears and SI'l!~(:l’~’.
‘ V ‘ ". . ' . /‘ ii iisi -. Fl: -i U ' Ul  3!’ B‘ " :, Shawls,
PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES 3 lllrs. R. S. Dickson, Dowugia-C. u?I?§i.é‘,'fsii;.'$iZ2, i-iifiléijsiiliir, '” Sldliiliiiy “‘YIl“(lll|i‘ll#‘.*€, .~:imi st.~..,..-,
‘ l 15 '1 VI -‘, '1‘ h. Fl‘ l, W l Pi" , Mos "to X ’1illlg, Shawl Pius,
3 Address 0, L WI-IITNEY_ . l5l"lll:ll(1::, l3ll):‘i)i“l\'lll:..", i'i;ii::i,u'g3i"rwii]i:.i, Nanlildeus, L Shziwll’ins,llZ'I(’<fruI.u' I,/‘xf
Kort in the ulfice 01“-lie Secretary of the l , V ,' , ., i Brushes, Nail, Flannel, Wool Plain. Nainsook, siiesias,
1 Lake bllore (jreeiinouse and (nrardeii, ii.«u.i}.es,i(i,iii-, flannel, Oplei-13', iiaplfiuskv R H Silk, PI l I W
. -. 7 . V v ‘ u i V, , _ _ , ' W B _ ~ jut , ‘ ‘e 5 Int (lilies, .':L (111 lllfrl. lIA’)eK., '| ver :1 et ‘al‘(',
'“'”“"“‘ 5 1 “ r E GR“NG"‘ ‘ i M L5'\E"01‘a MW” iiiiiziigg,’ llorsci, ri::i:sr. i Naiikin R's,bI('lII.~'I;-(ifml 1.1:»: Silver Plated Wan-, Iuw
, ' _ i Bruzssels Net, l“K'llllI]_'_‘f, Neckties, (‘n-Jibs’, tram? Lift. . ‘_
.112/1' sent out l’0.s'€ l’z.cul, on Receapt of Cll-S/L Or- a - - Braid.-i. Frliiges, _ _ - .\:eckties, Ladies‘_. Spooiis and Eorke, >iln~i-
tier, over the seal of u Subm'dinate G‘ran_(/e, l     Bracelets, I V ‘ I _. Fringes, Silk aml ll ()l'.~:lI*1l, Needles and Tim-iul. _ \__ Plated.
,,,,__.1 My ,,.,',,,,_(,{,,_,-e of {gs ‘rljasger or Sec,-em“/_ , Bi-aeclets, Il:,1l«sl‘:(I.-.1’-.1 LMI. burs, .\l1'l‘.~:lI'!‘y Rubber bllefltlllg, :ltirts, H _
‘ g , _ _ Brown Cotton, liiistiziii. Nuuies, bl-nirt and Cunt Bhiiil.
l       Br-iziilclotli. Gents’ 'l‘ie:i, Bows .t >ji~nil's. Oil Cloths, Floor, Sleeve Biittoiis,
9 g 7 1 Buggies, Gingheiiis, Ovenills and JlI!IlliL‘l‘<! soap, Toilet and Silr»-r,

Bllu0l3 BOXES: (h3\Ed~ ‘l\)'I00dv) - -  - -  ‘ ‘d’ ' ' ' 31  ‘ —‘— Buttons, (limlis, l’)l.dlUf‘kB, Spool Cotteiiniiil lill|4‘l!.
Porcelain Ballot i at es per inn re  2 ‘ 3 ' llilcklea, lhtuls, Gloves L;ulle.~i‘.rCliildren'- Pal-asiils. star Bmid,

Blank Book, ledger rule-,d’, for Secretary to   S    Carpet Warp and l':.iii, (il0l'eE,:.‘l("l!'B lllltl Bsi_\'.s, Y l’:l.l>€‘31‘C4.‘ll;ll'r|,:1llll L'iilIi~'. :fla_rionery,

keep accounts with memberS"'~' ' ' ' ' ’ " I 00 ‘I is made ii on an entirel ' new lan aiilistifilliidiiirv  l::i"l?ll:lill](l‘l'\}v')M““‘mCr>- 
Blank Record Bobks’ (Express paid)’ ' ' ‘ ‘ ' 1 00  - P - ) P - I - ‘ Caiilieut-=‘i's‘ H,iilr‘e.~‘ limin Bu-vs’ Peinales ' , .‘\'vriniies. i
order Book! c°_nt3‘ining 100 Orders 0” file , ‘ .Expemence has pnnied Ii’ to be :1 supenor hive Cards, Playing, , Giiipure :l.2ii:o-. Pillow dust; Cotton. 'l‘.np<-,fiLiueii and Ctiliirll,
T1'e?lS1-W91’: Wlth fituby W911 boundy - - - - -'- '90 ln €,V'e1‘Y respect‘ E-‘ipeflenced Bee‘l_‘eel)ers 1”’ Camliric, liiiiis, Pillow Case Edging, 'l':i.lie Measiirei-‘,
Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts variably pronounce it the best hive H1 llse. It Cable Cord. Gun U:lp_5, I:ins, ‘ . "Fable Spreeiil.-5.
from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub, _ will save one-halt the labor and greatly increase Eauyauii llariiioiiicic, Lina agil  Ring‘. $35: ’ _ C, _ kin"
Well b(,und,____ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .)0 the profits of your Apiary. \Ve otter you this **5*“’“~"" , V “:5 M," “l“- }"5v E" 9"‘ _ _ , '~“”-"‘°‘, °“ cl
. . . - - - _- . ,v , , v Ceinent, lhinli-:i, Huir P.n<, P.ns, lamblc-in, I !lu.\f.mm/ flireail Lace,
Blank Receipts tor dues, per 100, buuml,. . -90 Hiya upon its rneiits. _ W e ask you 150 YT) 1'3» rn,,.,,,,,05, mmd g1,,_.,§e,, [,;,,,»_ irl,..,m,ome,e,-,;_
cushingvs Ma” “ah - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - - - - - 50 behe"1ug that after 3 tnnl you will use no other‘ Chains, \\'at<'li and .\'ei:h, Haiiidkerchiolii I.:id‘iv.s'. I’-><:.ki-it l3u:i‘.i~‘, Ticking-, I
Applications for Membersliip, per lot-, .. .. ego l‘¢§"A reliable man wanted in every County, chains, Illustratevl Lisl. Haiidiaei-cnie_is,_emu‘, Print.-‘. _ Tick Binding,
Membership C,,,.,1S, PC, ‘.530’ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at; to introduce It: . t:~lianibm;y,_ : Hosiery, Lélfllefi, _ V Quilts, lyhin.‘ :1:l)lJ8CCO, H _
mamwai cards. per  ....... ..   For desmvnve   , :';::':::‘:l::;:i::=:'~ §:::::;’ i‘;;s:~:::£‘;;3:;:°~“ %:;~.::&:L°i;;:‘.~m l?.‘,',fl:““” 
DH‘-“t5: 1“ 9‘1Vel0'r’e5v P91‘ (‘OZ-v_ - - - - - -; - ' - - 2° , IWCCA LL & VVILI_.lAMSg 3 Chess and ChessEBnur<ls, Hooks and Eyes, ’ Repellents, , Travuliiig Bags,
B_V-Lil-W5 Of the State and 5“b01'd1'l'¢1le i " SchOok.,.,,ft Min], Cloths and Uzissiniei-es, Irish Lint-ii, Uuibrcllns,
Gi'a.iiges Sl1l0’lB copies 50 per doz . .... 50 3 - ~— 7 r—— W ~A—r——— L——'——4 —4‘C—' Clothing Jaiconet Revolvers Underwear lxailies‘
. .-. 1 9 . , 3 I
New kind of Siugluir Books with music - C1othes\\'i‘iugcrs, Jewelry, V V . Rings, _ Uiiderwcitr, Gents"
Single copy 15 ctsbper (l0z’., . . . . . . . . . . . .' l 30 H E N R Y C O L L I N S , ’ C‘lunEvqLaco, .ll(ee\;'te,ler.y' BIl_i,f:.sl£(l;:)¢:cl;‘ixiiI,  I‘!/lI.~’(I".lf‘,’(l !,:.-I. Qfiliseu, ‘ I
Rituals sin le cov ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-5 ‘ ‘“°° ‘J V « E} ” " ’ n“' ,“ ""°‘°"““ ‘we’
( “ 2 erg OZ R372 . . 1 50  , gl0Cl(=,éutt:_‘1iC(lftl Li»! §enti}i.ky.Ieii.i]i:,d_ ‘ 11:01‘)? D__ \Velveteeiis.).]:
Blanks for Consl§iil1}{ti<3ii'6i 'Gr'air1.c;-<3.é'ééni . ’ 1 c-Ziiféfi i~i’Zm'u"'i” xiii ‘iiikiii’ em?‘ nfiiiifii sfiiiw’ i-ie$ii.."s"d V” ‘"5"
7 ' ‘ ' ‘ , ' , ‘J. n V «V ‘ . . S, ,
free 011 application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W lute I xgevoxi’ St Joseph £0" Much‘ , Cottonades, Knitting Cotton, Rubber Sheeting and Bibs, Victoria Lawii,
'~ Blank Applications for Membership All Po- j‘ 3 '(~»‘:(<)>‘I_1s¢:‘?etF‘;:3l‘1l-':]$i liiciigfissiilr-$1: Forks.  1l§<;13:g.n5(i1fl§,lIin9- gafichesi f
. . - . ' = ‘ 9, ‘ , .. Ii ioes 'a erproo .
m%f13* Glungesn fmmshed free 0" app!" l      Corsets and Clasps, Lace Tiimniiiig, Rubber Clothing, ’ Wiisli iilond,
03 1°13; _ ,‘ ~ I ‘_ x. , H “ 1 ( ’ 5 : Corset 'I.ac.<-:5, Lap Robes, Rushes and Riicliiiig. \\:a(liliug_
Blank Aiticles of Assoclatloii for the ___L\.,,_‘ . c0,“B1ndyngi, Lmlgei-ns, Rules, “,_.m,,,; C,,,,.,
, Incorporntioii of Subordinate G1‘8.I)"CS V _ , V ‘ Combs Assorted Styles, Lamp and Candle Vlick, Ruflllfl”, \\'1,,,n.l,,,,,,.V
iii with CUPY of Charter, all comPlete,.  lll Q SM ALL 1* RUITS A S l’luCIAL'l‘X . gord,ilir’0.>'. badigfisfilk Neck ”i*'““i°*" §9-ill }:il-boo, :‘;.inri\m- Clllmilli
. 2 . '  ~._ ‘.- . . ,ra.s'. -18 mines 1;; a_
Pdtron (S}vPf)1:k§(t) Cé(.)m§fm.l,o?l.’ by   1 00 ’ b°’~"'VaY hPf'“cev , L‘“_‘°l‘em1 Larch: -’ Cribbage Boards and Boxes, Ladies‘ Cloth, Satchels’, \\'icl(l:
,m.er’ ‘°"  0 °‘’ Mo“ “gofiw £60 ' '  _ hcotch unil Austriuii Pine, l_ Croquet Sets, a Lawn, Dress, Saddles, . Wic-kings,
Twliwe ‘C0 D6 m<l"f*-Ill em ewiper - -- 40 3 Auiel'lcu.i.l Ax-liorvita-, _Osage Orange, ; glrfttihetliigingia {«:sg,1ngs.l;V:,>)l. s_miiiies,1!i.-mi-«cell /./Ne. vrooi Twine,
Address. _J. T. COBB. HO”-l’ L°(§';:‘eberI:,:Pbeme€5,,n,::,:;a“'bemeS’  Cllll'yx?)ts),l'IllI.~fc.e) Lcfigiyeiitifiils‘: er‘ Eiiiiiisiix, 
S.t,C.Y MICE STATE GRANGE, , ’ ‘ Cutlery. Linen Shirt Boosoms, Suarfs, Wool, Yuk ],a¢;o,
.. i - SEVD FOR PRICE LIST. 1' bl-ti‘
',  SCHOOLCRAFT. MICH.  L 6 )
12’ e ’ " ’  "   VVIII. H. HARRIS,

-£12.‘ 4.,’ ....- 2 ~._»:-5-.. . it; .»«..~‘. .'.~ .

CONSULT YOUR INTEREST !

JOHN C. MILLER;

Commission 1VIerchant,i

5:3 MARKET S'l‘REE’l‘,
CHICAGO. - - - ILLINOIS.

Is there in the interest of Patrons and others-

Will not only sell, but will fill all Orders
promptly at Wholesale Price.

ij Successor to N. 1). WEmioizi:,)

 General Ci-operative ‘Grange Agent.
WESTERN BUSINESS A SPECIALTY.
; No. +8 Coi-oiidolet Street, New Orleans.

Orders for Sugar, Molasses, Coffee, Rice, and
! all Southern products filled at Wholesale cash
§ prices. Consignments of Flour, Meal, Bacon,
‘ Lard, Com, Oats, Hay, VVheat, Bi-an, Apples,
, Potatoes, Cabbage, Butter, Eggs, Poultry and
I Stock solicited. §’Seud tor (jlrcular.

   
  

    

 

CA’l‘ALOGL’l‘lS AND Pl{ICE LISTS OF ALL OUR GOODS FREE
TO ANY ADDRESS‘ON APPLICATION.

snxii .ii.I~‘0_roP. Sl’F.(jIAL ILLUSTRATED LIST or SILVER AND si
snwino MACHINES, SADDLES. izc

L\'ER—PLA'l‘ ED W.-\l{l‘I, CLUFKS.

MONTGOMERY WARD fin CC“

0l)I)0Hi'e the Drlalte.-ion I-Iouse, Chicalz°-

 

  

’THE UNIVERSAL SEWING lllAGHlllESi

Make the CHAIN and LOCK Srirciirts,
And enibmce all the good qualities of the old

l.tEFERE.\'CF.S:

;,' (I. L. Whitney, Muskegoii.
$9 Freeman Franklin, Buchaiiiiii,

C. C. Post, Secretary ofthe Indiana State
; Grange, at Indianapolis, is organizing a
,colony for central or southern Kansasn

PATRDNS’ PAINT COMPANY;

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Thoma; Mars, Be,-.1-ien, (}e.nt,n~_ nia_ehin_es. No A"!(ll,']'ll.,le is c/iea.1_)vr !_ Na .lIzz-  This is 3, fine opportunity for those who, _ 259 E101“ 5"'ee's_N°w ‘ ‘"1"

E *- We"!   . s:;::,':.ii:';':l::il,~ ‘.'.:::'::'::::,:fi M   l contemplate some west The benefits ow Ingersoirs Ready Mixed Paints-
’ ‘ " “ ' ' thickly settled country may be had aoon,i

Mr. Post will render all possible assistance

to parties desiring to sell their farms with; til page book of colors, how‘ to paint, select l-I111"

iiioiiioiis i~«ilu,i-ii, .l~i:., niuiled free mi flpplicatlml

ll. _Vl. lioodwiil. Uiiiiiii Pier,

ll:-ury (-:lJ3n)lIl).l'l3llll, \\'illl2Liii l7ii|:lllll:(‘.l'lllllJ,
Three Oaks.
‘ ’ -. George Bridgniaiii, oi‘ ljrldgiimii, i
‘ Tliomas Mason and ’Wm. J. Nott, St. Josepli. l

Secretaries, seml for speeiniens oi‘ the wiirk,
and circulars for your whole Grange.
0. It. INGERSGLL, of Patrons’ Paint Cu,
Front and Dover Streets, New York.

50 per cent Saved.

 

the intention ofjoinjng the colony.