,4- ,4 l . l Z’ J 6?‘: 3‘. %. 31 “THE F.~l1Z‘.l[]:'I.’ IS //F .l/ (/I211‘ L’//J'..\T'lfQ ['I:LV('l:' Tl[.»l.Nj T 11/1’ I".-113.1/. A II) 511/! FL [I 1111' FlIF._\'T l.l[l’1Z() 1751)." VOL. XX. NO. 154. Brother Brigham in Michigan. EDITOR GRANGE Visironz I a111 now (111 my way home from 1\Iichigan, where I have addressed large and appreciative a11di- ences at the dilfcrent points iii the state. At Baw Beese there were thous:1nds in :1t— tendance, and some of the “\v:1rhors .. " were there to help. Ex-C-‘rovernor L11ce is is always at ho111e and happy when turned loose iii :1 crowd of Micliigan f:1rn1ers. lVe are indebted to him for a degree of quiet that en:1bled :1 portion of tlic :1udie11ce to 11e:1r. Hon. Tho111:1s Moore was prese11t, :111d although l1is l1o111e l1:1s bce11 n1:1de deso- l:1te by repe:1ted visits of the “(,}1'1111 Mon- .~ICl',"-110 still loves the (ir:1nge :1nd holds :1 war111 pl:1ce in the hearts of .\Iicl1ig:1n Pa- trons’. \\'ortl1y .\laster IIorto11 is :1 111odel presiding otliccr :111d tl1e 111:1:-hi11ery worked s111ootl1l_v. Tl1c (j11.\.\'<;1«: \'1s1'1‘o11w:1s.v1s1— blv present 111 the person of t11e pnbl1sl1(.-1'1 .\l“r. I’erry of Cliarlotte. and it was not his fault if any 111:111 got :1w:1y \\.lthout lcavlng his 11:1111e :111d subseriptio11. Tl1e day was superb :111d tl1e 111usie very line. The :1d- dress of Judge llainsnlell added 111ucl1 to tl1e i11terest, :111d t:1kc11 :1ltogetl1cr the pic- 11ic was :1 decided success. Fro111 l’1:1w llecse to t'r_vs't:1l l.:1kc, Mont- c:1l111 county, was quite :1 juuip, but we 111:1de the landinzz :1l1 ri‘-_rl1t. Here we met an e:1rnest b:111d of 111e11 and women who are doing :1 good \vork for tl1c111selves and o11r Order. ‘I met some l1o111e fri-c11ds' l1ere wl1o1n I was glad to see. The ineeting w:1s in-‘:1 ple:1s:1nt grove (111 the lllllllifi. of the beautiful Crystal L:1l\'c., An :1tte.11t1vc_. :1p— preciative :1udicnce with very little of the hustle and 1111111 11su:1l o11 sucl1 oc:-:1s‘1o11s, Inade it ple:1s:111t for the speaker. :111d easy for the audience to follow the lines of thought presented. Here we were met by Bro. and riister Hi11ds of Stanton. :111d gladly :1ccepted an invitzttion to :1cco111p:111y the111 to their l1o111c. l‘>ro. Hinds is :1 111:111 of :11l':1irs. full of b11si11css :111d e11crg_v. lle is ably _<:;:~o1111e‘. tl111s tl1e l:1nd is cleared and :1 fe11ce constructed that will last with little rep:1iring for ge11e1':1tio11s. These st11111ps 1111der tl1e skillful direction of Mr. Hinds, l1]2ll{C :1 1)lt‘llll'C.\'l1lle :111d per- fect fence. The :1llign111ent is perfect and the rows :1re kept perfectly free from weeds. After :1 restful night :111d :1 whirl :1ro1111d the premises I took the tr:1i11 for St. Lo11is. Gr:1tiotCo. Here I found :1 l:11'ge crowd co11- gregated iii :1 be:1utif11l_ grove of be:1cl1 :111d maple——-all of them in high spirits and pro11d of their county :111d t11eir (ir:1ngcs. The meeting was :1 success i11 :1ll respects. From St. Louis I went to Orion a11d 111et :1 large concourse of people gatliered for :1 good time :111d :1 slice of the barbecued ox. followed by :1 Orange addresss. This is a beautiful spot :111d if properly developed would make :1 popular resort. Froni Orion to Sand Beach is a long trip. Stopping over night :1t Port Huron I was lulled to sleep by the "rain upon the roof" and co11- cluded the meeting at band Beach would be washed away, which was only partly true, as the sun shone o11t bright before noon and a goodly number gathered in the grove to enjoy the exercises. The citizens had :1t considerable expense in time and money, decorated the town and gave the farmers :1 cordial welcome. N o seats l1:1d been erect- ed for the people and the address was de- livered under very unf:1vor:1ble conditions. My voice had been sadly wrecked and would not do satisfactory work no n1:1ttcr how hard I labored to get it u11der control. The address wasjwell received by those who heard it, and I think good will result from the meeting. A much needed nig-l1t‘s res:t followed. and the next morning I stepped on to a floating palace and sailed down the shore of Huron, St. Clair river and lake, the Detroit river :1nd Lake Erie and 11p the 111o11th of the Maumec to Toledo. Yours Fraternally, J. H. IiRI(:HA)I. The Grange in Indiana. The following clippings have come to us from Brother Aaron Jones. Indiana‘s Wlorthy State Master. They concern Bro. CIIARLO'I"I‘I~I, .\IICHl(}Al‘.\l,i()CT()1il‘lI{ 3, Mcsseris recent visit to that state: .\'oL‘r11 131-:.\'1>. 1311., Sept. 12, 1~‘.)5. To f//.r: 1’////‘I//M «ff [M//it//or/.' Inclos-ed I l1:111d_yo11 clippings from the South Bend :/}-//mm and the South Bend .'[‘///u-.1-, of what the press l1:1s to say of the great picnic held u11dcr the auspices of St. Joseph V:1lle_V (frrange. No. 5%-I. Tliis meeting was the closing one of :1 series of seven, four i11 soutlicrn and three i11 north- ern Indiana, all of which were addressed by lirotl1e1-Alpha .\‘lcsser, lect11rcr of the I\':1tion:1l Grange. Each meeting was well attended, and close and earnest attention w:1s given the s:pe:1ker by f:1r111ers :1nd busi- ness 111en i11 attendance. They expressed a desire to le:1rn 111ore of the great order of Patrons of Ilusbandry, :1nd at each point f11rn1ers in large n11111bers, in words of co1n1nend:1tion, approved of the principles and aims of the (jrange, as explained by the speaker, and in 111any instances gave their :1pplic:1tion for n1en1bers11ip, :1nd others 1111p1ired l1ow new Granges ne:1r their homes could be orgaiiized and they would gladly unite :111d be :1 co—worker in :1dv:1nci11g the :1gricult11ral interests of the country. It was :1 inarked fe:1t11re of these meet- i11gs that :1ll oppositio11 to the work of this great frztternity 111elted :1w::y as its princi- ples :111d objects were better understood; :1nd instead of opposition to the Order, the geiieral re111:1rk was 111:1de that all perso1'1s eligible to 111en1bersbip should unite with :111d aid i11 such :1 wortliy :111d grand pur- pose. I regret that si111il:1r Iiicetings could not be held in each county of the state. As it is, I :1111 contident that great good has been :1cco111plished, and I think several 11§'.v_, Granges will soon be Organized and :1 l:11'ge increase of 111c111bership secured 111 the Granges now org:111ized. 7'/I111//'/IV.‘/‘ /{f‘.\‘/I/'/_‘/’.\'.\' /‘H (ll/'1///I//W. //N Kill /1” r1’/,,-,- I///I/v /‘,5/['1'//t//.\‘, /is //‘I;/'l'_ //‘/fl/-(//./‘1_'I'.'i11/, .\»_;/.\f«11,«///'1- wont’. Xotl1i11g else will succeed in any 111eritorio11s undert:1king. Fr:1ter11ally Yours. A..x11o.\' .l<1.\'I-is, )I:1ster lndi:1na State (u‘rr:111ge. The following w:1s :1n editorial in the South Bend '/1'//mar: The success attending the lirst :1nnu:1l picnic of the far111c1's of northern I11dian:1 :111d southern Mi:-l1ig:111, just closed :1t the fair grounds near this city, is :1 feather in the cap of the St. Joseph Valley (}rr:1nge. It speaks n1ore than can be told by pen for the e11crgy :1nd p1'og1'essivc11ess of that body. a11d northe1'11 l11dian:1 is to be con- grattilated that it possesses an org::1nization of such high char:1cter and one which can :1t 1111 times be depended 11pon to care for the interestsof the rural co11111111nity :1nd to cre- ate a closer feeling between the farmer and the city resident. \\'ednesd:1y’s event was as enjoyable as it was successful :1nd from now on the farniers’ picnics may be regard- ed as :1 fixed institution :1nd one which will unite farmer and city men in closer rela- tion. The Grange is also to be congratu- l:1ted that it selected for :1 speaker on this occasion such :1 man as IIon. Alpha Messc1', of Vermont. His address was conspicuous for the absence of the no11se11se about the farmer 211111 the city resident so often :1 part of 111a11y addresses. \Vhat he said was to the point and if 1'e111e111bered and followed must result i11 bringing the tiller of the soil and the business man of the city into :1 state of reciprocal benefit and nearer rela- tion. Mr. Messer is an old newspaper man and it is hoped he 111:1y again be heard in northern Indiana. A Wonderful Storm. EDITOR (_}11A.\'<;E V1s1To11: The storm which passed over us on the evening of the 1'1‘th of September will long be iren1en1- bered by the citizens of Brancli countv. Just before sundown four difiercnt storiiis were plainly in sight. One f:1r to the north; one in the northwest, one in the west, and still another away in the distance to the southwest. As they moved eastward the one directly in the west spread over the central portion of the county, covering the position occupied by the writer of this ar- ticle. As the storm approached, discharges of electricity followed each other in rapid succession. Living streams of fire were 1 1\'.l.'1, oured out upon the e:1rtl1 :1ll :1round us. The storm drove us indoors and the l:1111p— ‘,’:‘_'ligl1t helped to modify the tl:1s11es of light. 'lfAftcr the storm had p:1s.-‘ecl by we went ‘out into the night to witness one of the ’-nlost l>c:1utiful elet-t1'i<-:11 displays which we ‘ever witnessed. The stor111 wl1icl1 l1:1d been coming fro111 the soutl1wcst was now di- rectly to the soutl1 of us at :1 dist:111ce of perhaps ten iniles. The elec11'ic:1l dis'pl:1_v was truly wonderful. The tlashes of ligl1t were see111ingly co11ti1111o11s. Before the effect of one would le:1vc the sight :u1otl1er Would follow it. There was :1 co11ti11u11l roar of thunder. the car could detect no flsessation. \Ve w:1tchcd the lightning as it played a111ong the clouds. It would show the o11tlineof tl1e stor111 tirst i11one p:1rt then in another. The lightning would dart :11‘ound :1111ong the clouds, frequently pass- ing an open space :111d giving us :1 view of the stre:1k :1pp:1rently no lo1‘1ger than :1 «nan's hand. T11c11 again it would dart in- ‘.o the open space like :1 serpe11t‘s tongue and dis:1ppc:1r. At :1nother time it would just pierce the clouds, sliowing :1 poi11t like that of a pencil. As I gazed :1t the scene I Said to inyself “it would t:1ke :1 life time to -describe lt." A building was b11r11cd two miles :1w:1y_ 11111 1 pro11o11nced the distance aluch f:1rtl1er. The ll:1sl1es of light were so overpowering that the lif_"lll of the burning l:1uildi11g could be .-5(}('11 o1'1l_\' 1~:111111.'1'. .Bt1tu1:iu. - friefiiciency of Country Public Schools. ‘ i"WeHpri11't the I‘ollowin_-._r hopi11_<_" that it may draw o11t con11ne11ttro111 some of o11r r'e:1dc1's who will 11ot agree with Mr. Speed. The 11\'e1':1_-«_»'e pupil of t11e :1vcr:1ge eo1111- try school does 11ot even learn to write with ease or pl:1i1111ess. in :11'itl1111'eli(-. sucli pupils :1c=j11i1'(: enough to solve the simple su111s i11 :1ddition. s1ll1t1‘:t1:tio11. mul- tiphc:1tion. and division wl1icl1 they 111ect with i11 pra:-tit-:11 life. llut the i11e'riicic11cy of the country school h:1s resulted in what might t1g'1I it was: 11or yet in his 111:1nncr of tl‘.i11l\'i11g. though that 111:1y l1:1ve been 11:1rrow. Let any candid observer go i11to :1 ncigl1bor- hood where the land has been tilled by the s:1111e f:1111il_v for _<_re11er:1tio11s. and let him tind :1 farni wlierc there are still three gen- e1':1tio11s upon it. Ile is :1l111ost sure to find tl1:1t those of the oldest generation can speak, write. :111d think with more acc11— r:1cy than the second gem-.1':1tio11. and that the second ge11er:1tio11 will show 111ore evi- dences of education tl1:111 the tl1ird. This shows dege11e1':1tion, and this dege11c1'z1tion c:1n be directly traced to the decadence of the country public schools, wl1icl1 now :1re really i.-cnc:1th discussio11. were there 11ot :1 hope that by telling of their b:1dncss some interest might be e.\<-ited, and that througli this interest they n1igl’1t be i111proved. “'6 do not want an igno1':111t pe:1:s:1nt1'_\' in this country—we have no use for pe:1s1111ts. Iiut we are getting such :1 class. both by i111- port:1tion a11d by breeding. The city schools are b:1d enough i11 :1ll co11scie11ce; the principle which controls their govern- 111e11t is both false and corrupt, b11t they are fountains of light co111p:1r_ed with the country schools that prevail iii the United b't:1testo—d:1y. In :1 country school, as at present governed, the more :1 teacher knows, the less is his or her ability to :1cco111plish anything; so those who :1re wise :1nd politic do as little as possible. hoping thereby to school co111n1ittee111en. In :1 country dis- trict the elergymen, the physicians, and the lawyers should be asked to serve on the school comniittee, for men of these pro- eseape the hostile j11dg111e11t of ignorant ‘ WI l()LI~I NO. 47.3. j fessioiis presu111:1bly have some education. But the noisy :111d disput:1tious village bihybodics are usu:1lly tl1oseel1os-e11. There 1s no use i11 ref11si11g to look facts s«p1:1rely iii the face: :111d t11c fact that country peo- j>le~:1rgricult11r:1l pcoplc--~——:11'c growing 111ore ig11or:111t gener:1tio11 by ge11er:1tio11 is 1 so p:1te11t that illslttlices or groupsof i11- st:111ces need 11ot be recited to p1-ow it, . The 1111-re spe11ding of more 111o11c\- on —“ .l//’. -/H// /I II'/‘/,//(4 1‘ .\'/:1 « 1/. /.// cou11tr_vscl1ools will 11ot ell’:-ct any rcfo1'111. The states. for :1 while :11 lc:1sl, lllllsl take the s'<'11ools' i11 rur:1l 'll(*. to become cve11 :1 Slilllflll pigco11-f:111cie1'.—(W/r/1.» /)1/,w~/,1. RE.-lDI.\'G FOR I’ATRO.\'S. The reading season is :1t l1:111d. are _vour plans for this reading! Or l1:1ve you not 111:1de any as yet! If not. we would advise you to write to I’rof. II. TV. .\Iu111ford, Agric11lt11ral College, .\Iich., who is .sec1'eta1'y of the I“:1rn1 Ho111e Read- ing Circle. and :1sk him for particul:1rs re- garding the course. You probably 11:1ve l1e:1rd of it before, for the Gr1':111ge was cliictly instrumental i11 beginning the work, and the V1s1'ro11 l1:1s spared neitlier words nor space i11 :1l.l'llt'llll‘t:s' on tlii: line of the prcsciit route to :1 depth of tw1-nty- six feet. looking foi'w:1i'd to :1 furtlier dccpcningof the chzuiucls between Lake , 1\.'111pc1'ior :1nd L:1l<<- liric. We of the west do not look for any .t'1u'tlicr reduction inrailwayfreight cli:1rg‘e<. .‘\l:u1y ofo11r trunk lines are in b:1nkruptcy by reason of excessive 1-oiiipctitioii with each other and the prcssiire tli:1t lléls‘ l'\‘('ll brought to be:1ro1i them d1u'in<_1' the last ten years‘ by st:1te legisl:1t11i‘cs. .st:1tc com- missions, and p11bli1-opinion to force vlH‘1\'1l their rates. Tlicy liavc 1'e:1chc1l bottoni iii the dowiiward tendency :1nd :irc now uniting to make :1 tiglit for the l'l‘_*'lll to live. the world's n1:1rkcts in compctioii with Russia, ll1111g:1i'y, India, .\11st1':1li:1 and -\r- l gentin:1. and :1rc to face the future compe- tion of the vast >?ibcri:1n pl:1iiis. we must have :1 free water liigliway for large ves- sels from the (lri'e:1t Lakes to the .-\tl:1ntic. Our goveriimcnt has already opened :1 thou.s-and miles of this higliway. \\'c dc- m:1nd that it shall proceed without dcl:1_v to complete. this gi'c:1t n:1tion:1l work, so that o11r big steel stc:1iiie1's:1i11l \vli:1lcb:i1-ks‘. taking their cargoes of grain at the ports- n(.“11'est the wlic:1t-lields. may rc:1cli the wli:1rves of New York (‘ity and have the open sea before them. \\"licn Cliiczigii spends $25,111 11 >,_1 >1’ Hi to drain her sewers and to open water communic:1tion with the Mississippi. it is surely not iiiirezisoiiable, for us to ask Coiigres-s to devote o11l_v tlirce times that sum to extend occ:1i1 n:1vig:1tio1: into the lie:1rt of the contincnt.~-/1'. l’. .5’//u///«.//5 /,, f/M ‘ll/I//I/N7’ fl;/'//M. Selection of a Ram. l'll(,)l“. lll3Il’.l§l-IRT \V. )lL'MI’()l{l). At this sc:1s:oii of the year those who keep sheep :1nd have not alrezidy p1'm'i1le1l themselves with a stock ram. will bcanxious to do so :1t once. Many tinies f:1i'1iici's are too c:1reles:s about the selection of :1 ram. and for the following rczisons. In the first place they do not appreciate or recognize the iinport:1nce :1iid v:1l11c of :1 wise selec- tion. They do not know or realize tli:1t the r:1iii is half or in many instiinces more than h:1lf of the flock. they neglect the choice of :1 r:un until it is wanted to put into active service. If this is done, itis easy to see that the buyer will be in a hurry and is apt to take 11p with almost any kind of a ram, because it is so l:1te he can not spend time to look farther. It: is too late now to urge that any one who must buy :1 rain for use this f:1ll should begin early to look around, and at every opportunity examine ditferent flocks of rains held for sale. Another advantage of making an early choice of a ram is that they have not been assorted and unassorted; that is, your neighbors have not been in the flock and picked o11t the best for their use before you. In our own experience too we have found it advisable to buy our stock rams early in the season so we might be able to control their feed and other conditions. By so doing we could be sure that when the season of mating came o11r rams would be neither too fat nor too nuich reduced in flesh. The item of expense sometimes stands in the way of a few men. \Ve always held that it was better to spend afew more dollars for 3. good rain that get one cheap which would not please us at the time nor bring us satis- factory results in years to come. It is a good idea to know how many ewes you are to breed to a ram and then when you find one, even though the price is say ten dollars more than you thought you could afiord to pay, just figure out how much more each lamb would cost you, by buying this good ram, and then think I whether the lambs from the better ram would not be worth that much more. To illustrate, suppose you are to breed fifty ewes to a ram, that you get fifty lambs and that the ram as above costs you an extra ten dollars. Each lamb then from the good :1llo\v , .stock.:1iid 3 all stock -l111'ln<_-' the s111ii1uci' iiiorzths. , . If we are to go on 1':1isiiig wlicat for _ _ grotuid. well ~‘ll':ttlit‘1l and vciitil:11cd. :1i1d In the second pl:1cc 1 from perhaps :1 pressure of other work l L ram would cost you twenty cents each more 1 than they would from the “scrub" grade ram which yo11 could buy at ten dollars less. I leave yo11 to iudge whether the pur- cliase of the better raui would not be econo- my. .\lw:1ys strive to buy a rain which is :1 good individti.-il :1nd if possible one that is well bred. .\ high bred ram is always more prcpotent than the grade and as :1 r11le we wish the ram to stamp his cli:ir:1e— tcr on the progeny. ,1:/rir-1I[lII,'riI t'oI'71,1_,/1'. A Swine Farm. .\. ll. \\'_\!IlIlC.\'. it is not 1-\'c1‘_\' f:-.r11i or enclosure of land that is de.sir:1hle or :s11it:1ble for swine l‘.'1l\lll_S_". for swine 1':1i~i:1g is not :1 hit or miss business. .l:1:i.'.' of the s11c1--.-sscs :ind f:1il11res iii swiiict-1il111rc can he lzirgcly at- , tribiitcd to the :1 l:ipt:1l>ilit_v of the fariii for such purpose. .\.t lctist :1 part should be high. .sclt‘d1':1iii-/~‘~: or wells. l’oii«l \.\:1t1-r is un- lic;1ltl3t'11l:11irl 1~lH«'i'\l;11||ltl not be allowed to drink it. as it 111.-1y cause :1 lot of trouble in the swiiic lJ‘,'1"1l. l’:1.st'.u'<* and .--'t1»1:k lots .~lltHlixi be coni- p:11':1tiv<-l_v small and llll2il‘.‘Il‘HlZ>. ;l‘iiis{ will :1 se'>:11':1tloi1 of dil K-1'1-lit .{in1s' of hiftlillbi-exit :1_~' ‘.\ of the saiiie kind of «tot,-k. tllhl will ail’ p:1.st11rc:1i‘1«l loc:1‘1ioii. The v1-irious lots 1sl:o11l1lh::\cn:1t111':1l or :11'tili1-ial .~-l1:1t‘1‘tHHll];1'1'1111- vcrs:1n‘1 with the pi-iii:-iphs set forth by these scieiiccs, or should he be content to follow in the footsteps of his fo1'ci'.-itlicrs with no l{H‘ as :1 business p1'ep:1r:1tioii. 'l'licre:1rc fariiiers who to.l:1y scotl’ at the idea of f.-irniiiig on sciciititic principles. Totlicm science has notlii11;_r ‘ to do with f:1rniing'. and all new methods b:1s'cd on scicntitic tllscovcrics are looked : upon with di.strus‘t. 'l‘l11-_\.' neither investi- : ;_>‘ate for tliciiisclvcs nor protit by the iii- \'1-stigzitioii of others: but plod :1longyc:1i' faftcr year in the same lIit't‘ll:'1l)lt_‘:ll way. i doing as otlicrs ll:t‘.'l..‘ done. rcg:1r1llcss of 1 newer :1nd more approved metlio1l.s. Tlicy see nothing b11t the lowest ni:1tcri.-1l proper- ; tics of their s111'i'o111i1liiigs and 1-oiisc1p1eiitly ;’ ncvcr :1dv:1ncc. The l:1w_ver nuist master lllackstone:1ii1l , other works of l:1w before he can hope to attain s11c<-ess in liischosen p1'ofcssion. The ‘ pl1ys'ici:1ii iiuist 11nderst:11idtlicconstrtiction and pcctiliarities of the li11i11:11i :1i1:1toiiiy that he niay correctly dhignose :1 disc:1sc. cut conceriied is: 5 this }11‘1)_1_"I'1,'ssi\e 1-1;.- lle must have :1 knowledge of the actions fhiirlgtses of medicines to be able to pre- scribe intelligently for the :1ll'cction, For 1 the same i'c:1son the f:1rn1er of today should i have :1 kiiowlcdgc of the str11cturc:1nd pc- 1 culizirities of the soil :11id tlicrciiiedies u~ed in restoring its decreasing vitality. l -\ knowledge of the chciiiistry of soils is bccoiiiing more cssenti:1l each siiccceding _ vear. Tlie hick of knowledge couccriiing ‘ the cause of soil cxl1:111stion has rcsiiltcd in ; :1 marked dccrc:1se in the 1)1't)(,lll(1‘l.l\'Ull(‘1s'.s‘ of l many of our f:1rins. \\'e have been draw- l ing froiu the soil without :1 proper knowl- edge of its c:1p:1bilities, and the 1i1e:1iis of l recuperating its exhatistcd eiicrgics. A l striking sign of this soil e.\'h:1ustion is found in connection with the prodiictioii of wlicat :1nd its steady nortlicrn trend until now half the continent is fed by the sup- plies of o11r new nortliwcstern states. Dur- ing the last li:1lf-centtiry, the center of the gr -at wheat—yielding region of the United States has gradiially passed northwest from ‘ the city of Rochester in New York, to , i\Iiiine:1polis‘, I\Iinnesot:i, :1t pi'csent the l greatest flour‘producing city of the world. This center is slowly moving n1.rtliw:1rd and the northe-rn hoiindary of the wheat- p1‘0(ll1ttiIif;I climate is close at hand. “'hen this limit is reached, we must prepare the , way for :1 backward movement by restor- ; ing the fertility of the depleted l:11id over which this center has passed. In former years, as the fertility of the land decreased, the f:1rmer found it an easy matter to go west and take 11p new lands. ‘ But now little arable land rein:1in.s 1inocc11- pied in the United States; and this alterna- tive is no longer available. It is only a question of a few years when it will be Qlnecessary for us to resort to more judicious soil—manageiiient of o11r older territory, in order to keep 11p the food supply for our own inhabitants to say nothing of those of foreign countries. To increase the prodiictiveness of the soil and maintain its normal fertility, the 1 farmer should know its composition, and ' of what elements it is deficient, and how l any deficiency may best be supplied. If it i is lacking in mineral elements, what chemi- l cal fertilizers are best ad:1pted to supply 1 the soil constituents lacking. It often ap- ’ pens that the necessary mineral elements, l 1 although present, are in such combination with other elements to render them un- available for the growing plant. If such is the case, the farmer should know what chemicals to apply to break up these com- pounds and make available plant food 0 that which was formerly dormant. ” A knowledge of chemistry as Well as of entomology is of aid to the farmer in suc- pei' cent of the blossoms: they thought they f ceisssfullv coping with iiiiiirious insects. The V destriictive influence of tlicse pests contin- ues to incrc:1se year after year. New cliei1iic:1l coiiibinations are being discov- cred which when properly conipoiinded. prove very elfcctual iii the e.\'tcrniin:1tion of soiiic of these insects: b11t iftlief:1rn1er has no knowledge of the pec11li:1ritics of the iii- sects :1iid the clit-niic:1ls used in their de- struction. he l:ihors u1idei' :1 decided dis- :i1lv:1iit:1ge. -\ knowledge of the science of hot:1n_v is of _~_-'rc:1t pr:1ctic:1l v:1l11c to the f:1r1i11-1' in the duties of his vocation. lt tells him w'l1.-itfiiniilics of plants are best titted for ~ collecting and trziiisforining into v:ilu:1blc plant food the gaseous clciiiciits from the air. It ciialzlcs him to detect injurioiis weeds. :11id niore succcss‘i'11ll_v er.-idiczitc them. lt aids him in tlicsclcctioii of seed. l”ill“l’l"'l"’¥'i1ll‘>l1Hf\‘:11'letics.and in l’I'o- , citriiig the littcst plaiits forv:ir_\i11g"1-outli- tions of soil and 1-liui:1te. 'l'hcr1- is in tact h:ir1ll_v :1 sciciicc which bears more directly upon f:i1'iuin;_v‘ than this science of vegeta- ble life. ‘We liavc 11:1-ntioncd bricll_\‘ :1 few wiivs in which :1 l\'iiow'l1-.~l<_rc of the sch-111-1-s" nia- t:~ri;ill_\' aids tlicfariiicr in his d:1il\ pur- suits. l.ct 11s now cons'id1*1' tlit-1-1lu1':1tio1i oi’ the t:11'1111-1' for l1i.sd11‘1i1-s:1s:i citizen. (l111*—ii:1li" of the pop11l;1tio1gofthist-o1111— try is dcpeiiileiil upon fariiiiiig :1s:1i1i1-:11is of li\'clihood. t)11ra;'ri«.-11lt111':1l iiitcrcsts :1i'cg1'c:1te1' tli:11i all others conibiiicdz :111d yet how few i‘:1i'iiic:'s arcscnt to the halls of con-_-‘1'1-.s-«to us.-their inll11cucc.1s i-cprcsci1- tatives of this \:1-:! liidti-try. lit the upper lio11~‘1'Hl' the i'1'1‘t'11t 1'oiig‘i‘1“~s ll11'1'c \\1'1‘c not ciiotigli fa1'ii1crs to i11:1l\'1' 11p the co11u1iitt1~1- on :1:_"l‘i1‘!lllllI'(‘. Hf the seven 1111-1iib1-rs \\'lllt'll 1-oii.-titlilc this 1-oiuiiilttct-. tivew‘c1'c l.'1wycrs:1i1d two were f:11'i111-rs. .\liehlg:1ii is one of the leading :1j_-'i'ic1ilt11i':1l st.-111-s oi tl1cl'11io11. b11t not one of her tw1~lvc rcp- i'cs1-11t:1ti\’cs :1iid two scn:i1ors is :1 l':1r1ii<-1 by p1'ot'1-ssioii. ln o11r l:1st stritc seuiitc only two of the tliirty—two -1-11:1to1's were classcrl :1» i":ii'1iic1's. \‘»'hy is it that tl1ef:i1'mc1"s vott-is .stc:i1li~ l_v ;_>'ivr1i to men wliosc interests are not identilicd with tlicirs, and wliose p:-rson:1l l\'ll‘>\\’l<‘1l_2‘1- of the iiecils of the :1g'i‘ic11lt111':il in1l11str_v is limited to the most :‘ciicr:1l:1iid often misty idcasf It is not li1't'.‘lll.~t‘lllt"\ are iiniiitcrcsted in the w'clt':1r1-oi’ their in- dustry or the tuition; b11t bccaiisc ‘1.1c_\'1l11 not lin-1l. among their own 1i111:ibe1'.1iic11 s11llici:-iitly traiiicd in science. litt-I':ll|!l't‘. and the art of gmcrmiiciit to 1vtl‘<-ci11:1lly 11i:1i11t:1i1i the e:i11s1- of their 1-oiistitiiciicy with the tr:1i11cd mcii put into the sanic licld by other professioiis: yet. without mental discipliiie he is poorly ipialiticd to discuss, ipicstions pertziining to his calling , :1i11li'ep1'csciit his interests in the halls‘ of legisliitioii. To be able to jurlgc the pres- cnt needs of the govcriinient. lie should be coiivc1's':1nt with its past liistory and the 11n1lci‘l_ving principles which govt-1'11 its growth :1iid prospcrit_v. Tlic f:1i'1iier should be :1 politici:11i in the bro:1der sense of the term. llc should be :1blc to cstin1:1te_i11stly the cllccts that will pi'ob:1bl_\’ ‘ensue from \':1i'io11s legislative nie:1surcs in behalf of his interests and the prospcrity of his coiintry. llc should be prep:1rcd by educiition and c.\'periencc to till any position that the 111- tercsts of society 1ii:1y 1lcm:1ii1l: and not leave to otliers the prerogative of doing his thinking, for “he who tliinks will always govern him who toils." llc should be able to decide intclligeiitlytlie ni:1ii_v po- litical, ind11stri:1l and i1ior:1l t1ll€.~‘«tl()l]>i which are apt to agitate men's minds: and should be such :1 niaster of himself as to present :1 steady front of action for the welfare of nations, state, county :1nd town. Our :1gric11lt11i'al interests and the interes:t.s: of the nation :it large are in need of such men; men qtialificd to be leaders in the ag- ricultur:1l as well as the political field by as thorough :1nd liberal an ed11c:1tioii as is: be- stowed on the i'epresentative1s of other pro- fessions. The farnicr of the present and future should be well trained, not only for the duties of his vocation but also for his duties as :1 citizen of this bro:1d common- wealth. Our many colleges and iuiiversitics are largely siipported by the agrit,-11lt11i'al classes. The doors of these institutions are open to :11] who desireintcllect11a.linipi'ove- ment: but the direct benefit that the farin- er derives from them is small indeed. This is not because of any ineflicicncy in the work of the institutions, but in the majority of cases it is because there is no desire on the p:1rt of the farmer for better intellec- tual training. The great VVebster said “A natioii’s welfare depends upon enlightened agricul- ture." There is one and perhaps only one way in which agriculture can become more enlightened: and thisis by introducing into the curriculum of our common schools the elements of those natural sciences which relate to agriciilture. When this is done there will be created in the mind of the co11ntr_v youth :1 better appreciation of na- ture‘s handiwork and a greater desire for a more extended knowledge of nature’s laws and the laws of society. We will then have more professional farmers and more farmer statesmen. ....., ‘Hue -cncrinv-i"..,.,g.9¢>.'__‘,,,,._:‘-!fi§._ _ THE GRANGE VISITOR. \Mom.mrs Wear. The Farmer. From his brown furrows waiting empire springs. And genius plods unlionored till his hand l.'i1bars the fi1ture,ai1'1i1i1bii1ds his wings l~‘or llights he knows not of. His toils coin- mand All ll-rags, all commerce; pox'.‘i:r; Grim w:~.r devours its vit:1ls wlien he fa. And stormy coiiqiieror.-1 hide tneth’a1ispicious lio‘t!‘ \\’l11-Ilia; and wide ll'1Pf?ll'lllt*l"Ia‘ skill l_>-_(‘- '»7ails. peace asserts l1:s l\'i::<;s are. not kings -intil he bids them. b--_ .\nd inan’s republic an i1i1ill‘e:i1ii1-il-it-I" Llreaiii Lit-'s‘lllS(lll1r*, cell of plasniir: eiii-rgv l':;til his plowsliare, to11.;lm'lby 1.-zoi-:iiia*:‘s beiiii. '\‘\'ii‘h light and gladness fecuiulatcs the «-aitli Aixd aives to hope and love and ar1’s eni- prise I 'l'heir fragile, wo1‘tl1-—-- ’l‘l1e1'ri:itof time, llic ripe-iiess of the 5,‘:~Zli~Ei. llaSC(.‘llL‘r'. their ~-xp-au«:i:lg ljlllizll at his pli)wina1l‘s g:i.it and S‘.1lll)l‘()'u\'llt:(‘l skin. l'iai1<.:l1you must. biithe l.‘lll!IliSl;‘ lndebttohiui all 1‘ai1l;sanvl 1-.l:lT.t‘S :11‘ lx'l'lI Let him but totté-1‘ and your klliglllllilii tall; Palsy his arm, and all the vibrant striiigs Of thought and Dlll‘}.N1n‘P int») (ll.\‘l_T0l‘l,l l)l‘:“1ll~Z, ..-\nrl art and song, rlistrsiiiglit. on piilsi-less of all; wings Lie groveling where he bade them lirst awake. >.= if is 3’ >.' is 2' 'l‘h+-re is no learning that has grown too great No art too perfect and no thought too wise To linil employment, empire, home. estate And honor’s court and lovc's diviner prize, 111 the swart farmer's life amid the lields, W111-re Oincinnatuslikc. he guides the plow, And knows the largest strength that Nati'1i'e yields To fortify the heart and crown the brow. Deem no profession, calling. art or trade Higher than his, that is the lirst of all! Let Science delve for him, let Truth invade The realms of error, Superstitions fall Before the light that glarldens his domainl Let fortune reach her jeweled hand to him, Fame on her temple set his harvest Wain And honor lills his beaker to the brimf Wherefore, U winner of the Golden Fleecci l 1 l 1 1 Brown Argonaut who takes from earth her 3 dower Of youth and strength and beauty and Ill- crease Of manifold sweet harvests, hour by hour, Bearer of life to the expectant world, Lift up thy head! The future waits for thee: On Tlio1igl1t's Olympus are thy llags unfurled And on thy steps wait law and destiny. —Wriitcn by B8Il_iI(IIllIl S. Purlrcr for the L'o11:_/nzss m1Fr1r1/1 Life rind Jlcntrzl Culture at Cliimgo lust October and rciul on that occus-1'.on by the u‘ifc of thc -rutthor. The Moral and Social Work of the Grange. The following is a portion of an article from tho pen of Mrs. Edith Z. Roaclu-,wifc of the Worth_\' Master of thi- (‘alifornia State lirziiigc. lt was included in an z1dil1'c.~s before the Patroiis rcunion at tl1c(Jhio:-t:1ti~ fair. ('olum- bus, Ohio. Tl1ursd:1_v, Scptciiihcr .';1h. l‘ll-J. h_v Brotlii-r John Trimblc, Secretary of the National U!':'.illl.§L‘ of lhc Patron.- of Husbandry. The very first plank in our platform dc- clares that “l\'c iiiiilually resolve to labor for the good of our Order, our coimtry and niankind,” and, as a supplement to this, that we develop a higher and better manhood and womanhood among ourselves. Here, then, is a part of our foundation, broad and deep; here the acme of all hu- man cifort, which should and must go on forever, until every soul shall reach and live fully up to its highest, holiest inun- dane capacity, and prepare it for that higher sphere, which links the finite to the infinite, and teaches us that heaven is not so far from earth as many good people suppose. Through its workings we have seen def- erence paid the mother in the home of the once ignorant poor; we have seen the -daughter regarded with consideration, and as becomes one possessed of thoughts and feelings, and no longer regarded as a beast of burden, whose onLy value consisted in the amount of physical work she could ac- complish. VVe have seen the stalwart son converted from a clown to a respected gen- tleman. VVe have seen the father trans- formed from the ‘hayseed,’ the mudsill and the clodhopper, to the glorious equality of any citizen of this greatest of Republics. Directly through its effect, we have seen a more exalted union between the sweet- heart and the bean; a defter taste in laying out the home; aricher knowledge in found- ing the family in accordance with those crreat laws which nature and nature's God have prepared for all their children. Aye! we have seen more, much more than all this; we have seen the angel of peace spread her Wings of love, and sing her song of happiness in many a home, once clouded and darkened by the family jar (in lieu of a harsher name); the neighbor- hood quarrel, annihilated by the charity of silence; the old feud forgiven through ennoblement of life; the business difficulty adjusted through arbitration, instead of through costly legal litigation. Better teachers placed in the schools, better men elected to the offices, better 1aws—county, state, and national—enacted, better Patrons, better citizens, better pat- riots, and a better, freer, more glorious nation. For, doubt it if you will, it is an irrefutable fact that the moral teachings of the (irziiige liavc cxi-rlcil and are exerting :1 woii-lci'fiil iniiiicncc for good in our way- \v::ril and bclox‘t-d iialioii. Tlll-1 N irlxl. \'.\.l. IJE. :“{m‘».' :1sl.oll1<- ..~.:-ial. Tiing ci‘c=li‘i side‘ of this l)li‘l.~i‘ of lhc rlilistiiiii \'i:wcdfi'o11i ‘ihc (':r;1v._»*»- si;m»l,,»oim. is b:--’. i-xciiipiil'ic.l in tin olvi :1-l.1"c liltll "l‘l'vc1‘y si-_-‘ll adds :1 null .l-.i.1':.1, lllll c\‘c1'y-_"1'ii1so p'i1llso11co...t.“ .‘-l::n w:1- ci'c:1ti.-ll :1 ai~iir_i‘. and 1- ll‘? ll$l1l".' l‘2ll<‘.il‘lll‘ll to 311: iii-;:ltl1 of his low. i11;1:1_§iw'l1113'1li:1iill1lli-::l-lllv. Ni ‘l.»:1l\--1.::- ;'i1'«~::t ‘-l; -1: ‘.'. ::.l.l ll:: iii‘:i‘ai;"=‘ Li: i~‘;.»,....‘, :{«i'<'l‘~l wilii lb ii.» nllll ill" l"‘ ~»1.i..i;iii1Il_\.!1i1‘»l:- .11-.~ \'~-i .-.ii«i« i:i1éoi'- lind; ll:‘,~1\il* l1l‘i'il '~l_"lll.ll«‘7illl ‘.ll'.l‘lIlll' lillii ::‘l l-<1i:alr"l ll‘ by :1 (il’:lll'_"l', " iun.i1« \'lll;:lli~l. 'l'Ji«-f:1i1lil\‘o:~i lll"illl:. -21- ~ (‘ii ‘. 1.1‘: do \‘»i* ii \ l2:l-l'l:lll‘_'‘ till 1li- lzl. - '.’il'«‘i iv lo:-k -rlm-:11 on lhc l:1ll1il\.‘ in ll .. :1i'c lilw ~i.'1\‘csloll1cil' 'w~..'l‘ 11- \:ii.cy. who .. 'l‘iic ii1;1l:;lc- of lh~.- bi-_~' l;2i»:; lioilsv in tlic ~_”ro\c look \\i‘:l1:1n:1i1' of pz1li'i»11ixin;' siipi-i'iol'i‘iy on llic occiipaills of lllc lilllc i~oll:ij_“<- just oycl‘ thc \\’:1_'v. .\i-i;_rl.l.ol's mci-l in ihc 1-o1iii‘i1'_\' -lorc-. or, \'.c11«li11:1l11-ii" w:1_'-.‘lo lll'.‘l‘llll‘_"lll(. fiicz-loi':1ci . :1n.l. (‘rich sland- ll1_(_"<>ll ll1('ll'1ll'__"llll_‘.'. walls for liic olhcr lo ii1ili:1".c lhc 1'1-1-ogililioil :111d~pc:1i\' iii’.-'1. bill. as cacli is of thc sziinc turn of mind. the spi-akiiig is onlillcd. :11;-l cacli l_[‘(M'.~ home with :1 pi'cjiiilicc1l. 1111'l'ric1i.lly fci-ling in his or hcr hcarl. :n1d ll('l'lill'(‘ lhcir iiciglibors to bc lhc lll(,':lllt'>l. iiiisocial. stuck-up lot in scvcn counlics, lhcn conlinuc in :1 liradc of abusc. in which church, state. go\'c1'l1- lll(:lll. and pcoplc are inaligiicd. and cxciisc thcir own luck of social civility by the coinplacciil :1ssci'lio1i —"\\’cll. wc arc just as good as they are. and if lhcy will just /«-/ I/~ r//om we'll not //wu/»/r //~m.' Thus they banish the sun- shinc. the fricndsliip. the sympathy and the plcasurc of conipaiiionsliip from thcir lives. struggle along through isolation and all its attendant cvils, and livc thcir little livcs in their narrow. littlc task cells. in their own little scllisli way. till in paynicnt of thc dcbt of naliirc they lie down in lhcir last slccp. sti'ai1gc1'.~‘ to thc iiiuniliccnl bcaiilics of lifc and its boundless possibilities. Now plant a good (jraiigc in the midst of this same comniimity, and witncss the transforiiiation. Thc cynical snccr givcs: phi:-c to smiles oi pleasure, coiilidcnce takes the place of dis- trust and dislike, solicitudc takes the place of inditfcrcncc, rudcncss gives way before politeness, hatred is cxchangcd for friend- ship, shortconiings arc cxcused, awkward- iicss overlooked, discrepcncics imnoticcd, intentions honcstly conslriicd. cstccm cu- gcndcrcd, love niirturcd. truth supported. syinpalliy, kindness and forbcarance stim- ulated, while cl1arity~soft and bcautiful— sprcads its mantle of wliitcncss ovcr those who were cncmics, but now friends. and lifts up the souls of all with a holy 11lC:ls- urc. in the realization of which one must actually participate in ordcr to taste its sweets and appreciate its glor_v. now rr Hi:Li~s. Then the committee work in which all are interested in a common cause. The weekly iiiectiiigs, where ideas are ex- changed, where cacli fccls boimd to con- tribute sonic thought. or do gomc act which will benefit and briglitentlic Grange home, be it song, speech. address or essay, where father, mother, sister, brother, wife, husband, swectlicart or lover meet 011 equal ground to rctieiv the struggles, trials or triumphs of the year, or, mayhap, to touch the ilccpest chord of the human heart. by recitals of f._>-clden opportunities, foolishly lost, of pi ccious years wasted, of heart- aches, tri:1's. tribulations and sorrow, which isoZ.'.tion and the need of friends en- tailed. ' And thin to see and hear those old men and women, these new _f}//-2/2:/rs, joining with their sons and daughters in the grand and inspiring songs ofithe Grange, or at the choicr and heavy laden harvest feast, pouring «lit the gratitude of their souls in a burst of gladsome hallelujah, as they ex- ultingly rejoice at their deliverance, through the social benefits of the Grange, is a pictzxre and an experience which all should seek, and which once enjoyed will hang forever on meinory’s wall; and so, my friends, if you are sad and heavy-hearted, if you are isolated and long for compan- ionship, if the world seems hard and cold and selfish and exacting, and, above all, if you are pining for just one /uffl‘/‘If in all this bewildering world to beat in exact measure to your own, why, come and secure this choicest lzlcssing in the social school of the Grange, where true men and pure women, where strong arms, gentle hands and loving hearts will cheer and bless you 011 your weary way. Woman's Work. Reads. .he New Jersey State Grange. December 1894. by Sister hat 2 B. Lippincott. So much has been said and written upon 102- it is \‘<'ll~‘\"-ll‘ l 5 this siibjccl the past fcw ycars. lhcrc is not an idca. it would scciii. that has not b-;-1-n veiitilatcd. As woiniuil lllll'ilL‘ll«‘(‘. liowm-cr. is not L‘tIIlilll!‘Il by any boiids or liinil:1‘:i«-11-. but cxtcn-ls from li..- ccnlic to the ci1'ciii11l'--1'- ciicc of our civil .:1‘.ioi1. sonic ph:i~c of th- lilli‘~ll(lll is sorc lo prcscil‘-. ll.-1-ll’ lulion. for \i.-- lill‘ llllli‘li‘{lli.l cw‘ lhc i--unlv-i',\' oz ‘.\o1n:1ii‘~ (‘l!l:llil‘l}'=:l ’ \\'oiii:1::‘s pi'o;':’c~-- :1l=.>n;‘ \’a1'ii>1i« l'cio:';11 ‘-‘»'illl‘li lllnl 1:1 1-lc\‘:1l1' li1l:11:i'.iil\'. :11:-lli:1»ip:r*s‘«..o;1 lll.1l«"llill.l'lllll- us ii-oi is. \‘.ll1'll.i-!‘ ?i!<' iii’ lilé‘ " iii-:;pi‘.1'_*' —ii'p ‘.'i'i’.i1 ' \\'Ill’l\'ll!‘_" :.- llnsy ~~‘:i:‘;l«l , . tcr :=.ii«: .1i«_-‘:~ Vi"! vjlg, "I11 il-,‘-11-l :‘ l’ li:‘llllilH!l and \'\i'. .. , '.. zillion: ~>!ii"~~vl'i.lv flvvll l"‘*~;mll~I’:- L. » do':!«.i» l!li'lil\"I' lulyolil“ an-‘I ’ .,.. 1111“ 111-'11 ()l'il<-l‘. l‘. ('1' of hcr child! _. :li‘l<-?"~ :ll'='tlc1‘l \’ lllil'1i‘ll|‘l‘l v1_\' -'* if lliv n1ollu~i'.-. iil<':'ul'«-2'1-. slani lz1.nix l llii-ii'pl-ici-~.cuili\':1ici~ii=:is. ciiaolloiz.-. :11:-l pl'Hi_*‘I'<-~~i\i- poliliczil as ‘.\.'il as 1 1 l. 11ic:i~i.11'-ins. lrllhll-llll_2' Ila us:-lul will: 1:2.-in- c\'ii:;-‘rlc.li1cdi~lic;iior::iiil riliiicil loiiclu-sol’ woimiirilooil with ‘dic iililcpvs-iiile-iii coi1i':1j_-‘c i'i'i is‘.-s~.-11!] -ill 1-I so 111»: 1-.’ 1 lion. i'l'o1i1\=. 1-osai-.~‘.I:~ "»;:.-l~.l=o1;c "lll« ‘.1 «1l'llll~:jl‘:“.l l"'.>!i:1ii.'. l:'i'. ‘Hill It \‘~«ll'lil\' ‘l‘. '." ll i l 'L“Il il":i~—'ll‘1-, :1 l = (1flll:illlll1<1il_<'l)ll;jl'(‘~\l;:;lls will once lllUI'(‘ bc lillcd will: (il‘:illf_"i‘l' ioiccs. :1~li1c_\' \\('l'l' in llic «lays of tin; fi':1i1ii11g ofllli-l>icl:1i':1— lion of lll'lt‘}u'llIl(‘ll(‘(‘. and the bi'c::kiiig_r of that lM1ll1l;lj_"<‘(1f whilc sl:1\'ci'_v. 'l'l1cUi':1i1gctookun i11iti:1ti\'cslcp \\lll'll it adiniltcd wonicn to full liicinbcitsliip. with all the i'ighls.-111d ]ll‘l\‘ll(','._3“.*» of incn. It bclicvcd lh:1iai1_v social or cd1ic:1lioi1:1l :idv:1ii‘i:igcs that could bc st-ciircd for the fariiicr would bc cipially good for lhc fai'incr's wifc. And havc thc sislcrs provcd ',ll('lll.\‘(‘l\’(‘.~ worthy of lll(‘>l* p1'ivil<-gcsf llavc wc nsi-d them :1~ wc should. for lhc bcltcriiiciit of the home and of sociclyf It is not cnougli that we be l1oii1c—ii1akc:'s, wc inust iiiakc tl1c(}r:1ngc:1largcr home. \\'c inusl iii- cnlcalc lhc principlcs of ll‘llll1t‘l':i.ll(‘l_‘, cl1ai'i- ty and cco1iom_v. and cxcrt an inllucncc which shall be felt in cducalion and lc;_-‘is- lation. livcry wisc matron fccls :1 responsibility in helping tide ovcr tlic prcscnt dcp1'i-ssioii. which has fallen more or lcss licavily upon all. Woincn arc cvcrywl1ci'c rccogiiizcd as social leaders, and with the progrcss of civilization the claiins of society grow, but if thc women of the (ii':1i1gc would have the courage “to discoiiiitciiancc the crcdit syslcin. the fashion systciii, and cvcry other systein tcnding to pi‘odigalilv and ba11ki'1iptcy,"' they would hclp carry out these spccilic objccts of our orgai1i'/.alion. and a faithful adlicrciicc to them would guard agaiiist a future "rainy day. “ It is said lhc best guagc of thc ci\'ili7.:i- tion of any society is the cstiinatc it has of its women, and tho (iraiigc is no c.\'ccplion to the rule. A lcading thinker‘, :1 man of strong char- acter and wide obsci'v:11ioi1. rcccntly told a noted woman to "try to get women to ’think—to be less frivolous, lcss: occiipicd with trivial siibjccts, lnorc earnest. lz1rgci'- minded, more devoted to general ideas." \Vhile this denunciation and advice were intended. no doubt, fora fair proportion of our fcmalc population, it is not needed by “The Awakcncd l\'o1i1:1i1," who, as Fraiices '\\'illard says. “begins to see that the whole realm of thought is her hcrilagc. and the entire world of power her kii1g- (l()1ll." And \\'()lll:lll‘S power grows: every year she is a. larger factor in all the inter- ests of life. There are two notable instan- ccs where her influence in politics the past season, without the ballot. has been an ob- ject lesson to the country. There are many indications which point the way to what woman‘s work in the fu- ture will soon come to be. for what woman puts her hand to do in a good cause is sure to be done. Then, sisters, let us not remain passive. Let us be in the advance guard of this up- ward move in our civilization. Let us magnify our position as members of an or- ganization that has done so much to elevate woman, and we shall be blest. A Persevering Monkey The following story is told of a tame monkey to whom was oriven a corked bottle witha lump of sugar inside. The story shows that although the animal could not invent, he could reason and imitate. How to get at the sugar troubled him a good deal as a hard problem troubles a boy who is bound to get it. The monkey did not give up his prob- lem as many a boy gives up his when he finds he cannot get it on the first or second trial. Sometimes in a fit of disgust, the monkey would throw the bottle away from him and then cry and take on at a great rate until it was given back to him. At other times he would sit with a sober, draw-down face, with his cycs lixcd on llic si1g:1i' as if try- il1:_"1oiiisci1\'1-l's:1lilc wriy of gcllilig it out. Tlicii. as if l,>llllillf_“ himsclf to«_r1-.lici' for :1i1ollu'i' cll'oi't :11 ihc problciii. lll‘ would‘ sli-1'11l\'l:1l;ciip ilic lu1lllU:1<_::lll1 and gaze into it. 'l‘l1i-11h:- ‘.‘.‘oiil.l tip it 11p onc way and try to drinl-. ‘i'ni-<11-_v':1ronI oflii:-in-1-l<.:1iitl- lriiiu I llilllll‘ ‘H lliv '»l'11llQ'ill .“ lll ll-I fix‘! llic 1-mil i-i11-«l:ij.':1l1:ic- ‘1 ll2i1‘1i'_"iil ‘lo llll‘ .\ I_:ll' |':'lli‘1ilii?l':' !»:.i1:1:l.1~ l'i-ll '1‘ iv \\1lh.1 1-1'.-1--F; unil lhc l'i'uil l'1'lli"l :1i)11'll in all .s: FERRY & MCGRATH, CHARLOTTE, MICH. To whom all .~l1l).~'Cl‘l]ntll!I!>’ and adverti.-iiu: .-hoiild be .-cut. 'I‘EI{.Vl.\' 50 (‘t-nts‘ :1 Year. ‘:5 (‘outs Yorfiix )Iuutlis. In Clubs‘ of 250 nrorc 40 ('(‘l|t.~ pt-1* \'(-Au‘ em-h. S11l')_<('J'l_[lll()ll~' payable in 2i:l\'aii«:e. and diseoutiniicd at expiration, unless !'('1’l0\v(-il. 3C€’7"Heuiittziiiccs‘ should be by ltcg‘is‘tei‘cd Letter. .\l4)ll‘.‘V (ml:-r or Dratt. Donor §!'ll1lSlHllIl)S. CZ‘2"?'“"I‘o insure iiisci-rion all noti sliouid be niaiiezl no later than the >‘atiirday 1: ~ »c iu,«_r issin,-. lI.'iicre«‘l at the Posiothcc at (.‘li;ii‘lotic. .\licb .21» >1,-r,-uiivl Cla.-:s‘ ll]:lil('I‘. C"""i.\’i-_’:-.1‘ lsst'i;. (n~i‘oi;i:;-: 17. OUR WORK. lites 2|l<\lI‘_' \\ in tin c:ti‘uc-ily in all t 'Illllll"l s-tloi‘! yr» PfllwllllIilll'llJll|i4l: i.wl:i:I.‘ TXllllI~l‘l'lt‘l\\\l1lClt1\':-sin-l\. ‘WI; <>ii.i}.'r'T llll .n«-;w~ and .'12I‘i"" 1'-'rl:.]il-'Yt‘- is thcUi‘::.Iiiix1Itiuii --t‘ for t In-ir own lii.pi‘I«\»-- IlH‘lll. l'iii.:iuciull,v. Hot ‘ '. .‘vl«-i:iIi_‘.'. \\'c lll'il4‘\l‘ that this lll.[il‘Hy7‘l7H'lt1(‘lllllllliilJI' ::.c i-urv- he l)!‘Ull_flIl about: l. l2l.I lly ‘\\'lIll'I' Cltssinli til. tlw bu I (b.i ll}, (‘Ir-4 L’. I:i.i ii) ii '1] l’l|L,'."llll’Y' of lurnii with pi-oplc of «-1 her occiipa‘. inn-. lb.) ll} strivinu for a piir-~r iuai.lix»od. :1 iiobl»-r ‘.‘.<=i:.‘;:i- liood. and :i uuixci‘ tl broti|v~I‘lio(;.l. ii. 111.! l§_\‘ -tiul,\'iii'_':iii«l promc!ii:::thw iiupi-m-m»-iii of our district schools. lb.) l§_v p:iti'<>IiiZii:-.' and .'ii.liii_' thc .\:i‘i(‘::lt:ii‘.‘ii (Vil- lc;.:cs and li:-‘.5-I-i‘iiiicxit .‘€t:ttiv-us lll tlu-ir legit" tat v uni k of .-‘cit-utilic iii\'«--ligation. practicirl l'.‘Z]i|‘l‘llli“lll. and wl:i(':i- tion for rural pur.-‘uits. (0.) ll_\ Iilllllllillllllls; and .'ittciiili::: f:iruu-r-i in-‘itutcs: rc:i-lihL' in thc l‘it‘1lIllll1.' t‘irch-: 1-~l2ll>ll~llll!'_' iillll ii-iii: Cir(‘ulatiu‘.' libr:ii‘ics: bu_\‘iii‘.' iiiorc and bcttcr lIi‘ZlL.’1lZill“.~ and piipcrs for thc houic. 1, 111,; l'L\(lill'|[si1i;':r kn4r.\']wl_:c of our civil in-titutioiz.-. and ll'2l(‘l|lllLC the high «liitic-‘ of (‘itizi~;i.-‘l v. ll).l ll_\ nl--iiiaiidiiu: thc I-iiforcciiu-nr of I-.\‘i.-tirtu -tatii ti-s‘ and by di.-cii.--iiiu.;ulvo(-atimz. and tr_viu-uto ,-ccuic s 'll nth:-r st:itc and national law-’ as sbzill ti-nil to thc ‘.ZL‘llL’l'itl justice. pi‘ogi‘c.-zs‘ and morality. vidiiul -tu:l,\‘ aiu‘. L'~‘l!K'l11l - a " 'llll.'JJt'l.‘;-l l!t>III~ l-or--1-22...’. : ici liltlxilll :~-. il:'-i‘ii:-‘.:i:id H2»- riucr.-. and mi t".-2' \\'e ai‘e. indebted to Dr. I“. ll. .\lc.Veal, l)airy and Food (,'oiumis‘s‘ionei‘ of the state of (lhio. fora copy of his report for the year ending Feb. 1.3, 1516. It is a book o_i'~Il.3H pages. and iiidic:itc:-‘ the vast amount of work he has aiccoiiiplislied. Ohio spent !),4")HI) last year in enforcing liei‘ dairy and food laws—and thefai‘iiiei‘s down thei‘c sccin to think it pays todo it. Ohio is doing what few states are doing in this line. May her work and liei‘ fcarlcs‘s: coni- 1nis:s‘ioncr prosper. Patrons‘. what ai‘c _yoii going to do in be- half of the VIMTOR this‘ fall 6 \\'c want to tell you something. Do you know that the publishers of the Visiron are gettiiig ready for‘ a strong caiivass in nearly every county in the state! And do you know that the editor is going to try to make the paper of inoi‘e value than it has ever been before! \\'ell. these ai‘e facts, and they may interest you. If tlie_v do not iiitei‘est you. you may be considered a hopeless case. Now we are not going to make an “ap- peal," nor go begging for your‘ suppoi‘t. But we want to I,(.\'/.‘ you if you cannot see your way clear to get about one new name for the Visiroir before Thanksgiving. Hei‘e are seine of the i‘easens why you should. 1. Your turkey will taste better‘. Any good deed seasons at Thanksgiving tur‘key. 2. It will help you. You see, the better list of names we have, the irioi‘e the irioiie_v Vjingles and inoi‘e and brighter is the matter we give you. 3. It willhelp soinebodyelse. The VISITOR is about half philanthropic. We are trying to help along the good movements, and to make farui life more enjoyable. Put the Visiroiz into the hands of any man and it helps and encoui‘ages him. Now--what are you going to do about it '3 THE AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH. The splendid book, which should be in the hands of every American citizen, is ably i‘e— viewed for us in this issue by Prof. ‘V. O. Hedrick of the Agricultural College. This grand book is in the F. H. R. C., and we trust that our readers will at least add this book to their library this winter. It is not a hard book to read, butin a charming way it gives more sound information about our government than does any other book pub- lished. FARMERS’ INSTITUTES. Inasmuch as the present farmers’ insti- tute bill is the result of Grange influence, ed as slang. - more i‘eading and study, a little more fun it may be appropriate to present a brief ‘ gard tliemselvcsi as cultured, the diction- ‘ arics‘ are giving an iiici‘e:ising amount of THE GRAN l sunmiary of the condition of the work at l this time. i Sixty-seven counties are prepared to hold a two day institute. under‘ this law. f Several couiitics already had coiiiit_v insti- tute socicties. and these were accepted as V the legal society. 3 agricultural societies will conduct the insti- V tute. hi all other counties‘ there have been formcd county institute socictics. Six counties of the upper pciiinsula will hold institutes this fall and wintci‘. Only six counties in thc lower peninsula have so far failcd to prep.-ii‘c to hold an institute under the iiew law. I.ccl:iiia‘.‘.'. .\lontiuor— ency. and lslc. V:llll))l]l'Cll. and Kcut will not hayc thc i‘cgiil.-ii‘ two day institute. but iiistcad tlicrc will be licld at Soutli llavcii a "loiig" institute. which will in rcality bc a short school in horticul- lIi!'.'-. whilc at (iraiid They are ()ttawa. Clare. (ir.-ind l’i‘csquc Ti'a\‘ci‘sc. lapids‘ will be hcld . thc "rozuid up.“ wlii::h will be the biggest fai’ni.-rs" gatli riiig of thc vcai‘. if it is‘ pos- siblc to iu:il~;c it so. Tin tii‘.-t s..-i‘ic- of in-titutcs will be held in lllt uppcr pcuiiisula. btgiiiiiiiig‘ the last ivcck in (lct<.)lii‘I‘. .\notii~: I‘ scrics will be licld iii .\d>\‘€,‘llIlI(.‘i'. t::kiiif_" iii (_'liebo_\‘_«_r:iii. (i.‘l_'\'l(Jl'4l. .‘\lio. 5l.‘tltli. Illltl Gl:Ul\'.lll. :'.I'c bi-in-_:‘ iiiwlc. but are not yct pcrfcctcd. for a :-‘cries on thc linc of thc G. ll. & l. i‘aili‘o.-id. north of (ji‘:‘.nd liapids. The i'c- iu.-iiziining institutes will be licld in Jaini- ary. with thc c,\‘ccptions of the long‘ insti- tutc and round up. which will be held in l“cbi‘ii:ii‘y. This givcs a fair iilca of about how the work stands. (ii‘.ivliiig. llos‘coiiunoii. ".5;-iu'I.-‘\'o‘ Il'U/11).” In spite of the protests of people who i‘c- spacc to wo1‘ds‘ and l)lll'tL\'tf>' usually regard- \\'hile the title above quoted inay not yet have secured recognition at the court of the pliilologists, it is an ex- pressive phi‘.-is‘e for an attitude of individ- uals‘ which is very (lcsirable in the Grange. If our readers will pardon this departure : fi‘oiii strictly cliissical liiiglish. we shall proceed to ,vcnt our ideas about "sawiiig wood“ in the Grange. Our Grange season of active work is too short, in most Granges. As a i‘ule. Grangcs do not begin to do their best work until January. Some we fear do not begin at all. lut the point is here. (irraiigc success means Grange work. A hot dinner means that someone has been sawing wood. You cannot get membei‘s. you cannot pi‘e- pare essa_vs or debates, you can not gi‘ow, unless: you work. Inaction means retro- gressioii. Delay incans‘ weakiies-;s‘. These are trite s'2i_\_’iiig‘s. but they need to be continually repeated_, enforced, and urged. \\'e have now passed the more rushing season of farm work. The condi- tions ai‘e gi‘:idiially be’.-oining more fa- vorable fer Grange work. It is a good time to “saw wood," to begin our winterGra1ige labors, to plan to push the Grange in Ol11' community and in the state. Are we going to do it? There are always excuses for not work- ing, in Grange as in individual cases. This year the stock argument fr‘oiii those whom you wish to join the Gi‘ange will be “hard times." Now we have no mind to make light of the close times for fariners. But this argument has little weight from those who waste inor‘e than enough every month in tobacco, tinei‘y, cheap papers, to say nothing of poor economy in buying and lack of business sense in selling, to pay Grange dues for a whole family. This is a pretty broad arraignment. But as a i‘ule the people who complain most have within their own hands an alleviation at least of their alleged misery. What is it? “Saw- wood," a little mor‘e economy, a little more energy, a little more shrewdness, a little to put life and spirit into them, will make straight the way of success—straighter at any rate. Take the Grange for instance. The discussions, the meeting of friends, the trade arrangements, the experience of others, ar‘e woi‘th—actually woi‘th in dol- lars and cents—more than the annual dues. Yet people will not see it. The chief points we want to make are Ill :1 f€\\' (‘£1585 C()llIlt_'\' _ .‘.i‘i‘:iiigciuciits i GE VISITOR. in getting ready for work. Second. do not take no from those who argue against joining the Grange, because of hard times. Meet them on their own ground by show- ing them that that is preciscl_v the reason why they should join. A State Liquor Commission. Our readers may i‘emcinbcr that pei‘haps‘ a year ago we su_<_rgcsterl in these columns that iiivestigatioris into the liquor business- of the state, and its ctlccts‘. might be of ad- vaiitagc in uniting thc tcmpci‘aiice people of .\lichigan. and in aiding the solution of thc vcxcd liqiioi‘ question. Last wiiitcr :1 bill was‘ drawn on the lincs of this s‘ugg‘cs- tioii. and \\'us introduced in thc llousc by llon. I“. W’. llcdfci‘u. It was rcfcrrcd to thecoiuuiittcc on liquor tratlic. and it is - iiccdlcsts to say that that was as far as it got. \\'c ai‘c still of thc opinion that there is value in thc proposition. and we there- . forc print the bill cutirc. \'s'c do not wish at present to ltl‘lll‘_" up thc qucstiou of what the (il':lllf_"t5 may scc lit to do in advo- ’\\'h:it we would likc to liarc now arc con1iucii‘.s i catiiig or icicctiiig‘ such :1 iiic.-«.-ui‘c. 3 on the mcrit.-- and wcakiicsscs of thc mi-as- urc itsclt. \\'c would liketo.-ccit discus.-ed in (iI':uij_"’c.~. and wc hope that ii~.di\‘iduals‘. in and out of thc (ii‘anj_"c. will lct lls know their views. The followiiig is thc tcxt of the proposed bill: A BILL TU l’ll()\'ll)l‘] l-‘HI: .\ (‘()_\l.\ll>>I().\' TU .\lAl\'l‘I l.\\'lC>"l‘It§.\'l'l4>f\'.\' ltl‘Il..\Tl\ Ii 'l‘tr'l‘lll‘Z , l.l()l,'<)ll Tli.\l“l“l(‘, .-\._\'l) TH .\l.\l{l'l .‘\l'— l’l{()l’lll.\TlU.\'.\' 'l‘lll’.l{l'Il“Ull. Sec. 1. Thcp(.'oplcofthcst:itcof)licliig‘:iii enact, That thcgovei‘noi‘sli:ill. by and with the advice and consent of the senate. and within thirty days after this‘ act shall take cllect. appoint, three persons‘. who shall constitute, and shall be called and known as "The State Liquor C()lllllll>‘.\‘l<)ll." Thev shall be citizens‘ of the statc. and shall be titted by reason of their c.\'pci‘iciicc and iii- terest to cai‘i'y on with equity and thor- oughness the duties ll(}I'(,‘lll2ll’l(‘l' imposed upon them. The term of each shall be six years. during which tiincthcysliall complete their laboi‘s. \'aca1icics in the coiiiiiiissieii shall be tilled by appoiiitmcnt by the gov- ernoi‘. Dec. 2. The said coiiunission shall ap- point a competent person, not of their number, as a secretary of the coinmissioii, who shall perform such duties and shall i‘e— ceive sucli compcns‘ation as the coiiiinission may determine. He shall have and keep his otlicc in the city of-l.ans‘ing. The board of State Auditors‘ are 1'eqiiircd to furnish him with such otlice and ollice equipment as may be iiecess‘ai‘y. Sec. 3. The said coininis‘sion, by them- selves or by their seci‘etary, shall collect the facts‘ obtainable, fi‘oiii any source, i‘c- garding the statistics of the liqiioi‘ tratlic in this state. Such facts shall include, so far as may be possible, the number of brew- Cl'lC.~‘, distilleries, saloons, and bars where liquor is made or sold; the capital invested in the sgaine, the number of employees:, and the profit made, at wholesale and retail; the iiiiiiibei‘ of visitors to saloons. the amount of liquor consumed, the nuniberof druiikards, and the amount of money spent for liquors; the number and nature of vio- lations of the liqiiei‘ law, the number of trials of the same, and the number of con- victions of the same, with the costs attend- ing such convictions; the classes and occu- pations of moderate and habitual drinkers: the extent and etfects of b‘uiiday and lioli— day drinking: the etfeets of “treating, " and of drinking on the preniise:s‘ where liquor‘ sold; and all other such facts and statistics as can be discovered which pertain in any inanner to the manufacture, sale, and con- sumption of brewed, distilled, malt, vineus, or spirituous liquors, in this state. See. 4. The said commission, by them- selves or by their‘ secretary, shall make a thorough study of the consuinptien of liq- uors in this state in relation to its beai‘ing on pauperisin, charity and charity hospi- tals, disease and accidents; crimes and criminals of all classes; insanity and other mental and physical defects; the etfect on the laboring classes as to their savings, comfort, health, ability to find labor, and efliciency of earning power; the effect of the sale of liquor on taxes and taxation; the etfect of the “saloon in politics;” and all such other investigations as will show the effects of the liquor tratlic upon the in- habitants, or upon any part of them, of this state. See. 5. The said commission, by the members personally, shall make a thorough investigation of the methods in vogue in this country and in other‘ civilized coun- tries, for the regulation, control, or sup- pression of the liquor tratfic. They shall investigate especially the “license system,” “local option,” prohibition, the South Car- olina “dispensary system,” and t ie “Goth- enburg system;” and other‘ mtthods or laws which are or have been in operation these: First, Granges should lose no time in this or in other‘ countries or sta es. The . OCTOBER 3, 1895. said coniinittee shall s:tudy these nietliods and laws as‘ to the relation of the saine to such conditions‘ and etiects‘ of the liquor tratlic as may be discovci‘cd by them in carryiiig out the pi‘ovi.-‘ioiis of sectioiis :3 and 4 of this‘ act. The members of the T coimiiis‘s‘ion may incur iicccss:ir‘_\’ triivelling cxpciiscs‘ if it is deemed iicccss;ii‘y to inake these investigations by personal pi‘csciice. Sec. 03. ln thcir reports to thc legisla- turc. hci‘caftci‘ pi‘ovidcd for. said commie. sion shall iuakc such rccommciitlatioiis as tlicy may deem import:int with 1't‘s}icct to thc t‘ll:l(‘llll(‘lll of laws that will most ctlccl- ually rcgulatc. rc-trict. or prohibit thc liquor tratlic. 5'-.‘c. 7. Thc said (‘l!lllll:l>.\l<>ll(‘l‘~ and their scci‘ctary shall liarc powci‘ to summon ivitiicsscs‘. to takc tcsiiiiioiiy‘ IlltIl('l' oath. to cntcr pl:icc- wlicrc liquor is iu:uiut':icturcd or sold. and to dciuaud :uid rcccivc of any state. county. city. ioyiuship. or vill:ig'i- otlicci‘ any facts that iu:i_\ be in his po...-.- siou with rcspcct to any of thc 1.1-.»-.i.1.,1;\ ‘of this :li‘I. .‘~c<'. \ Thc -talc liquor coiiuuission sh.-ill is-uc :1 biciuiial I'«'lrHI‘l to thc l("_'”i~l.‘l- t‘.:i‘c. .sl:H\\'l2%g‘ in full thc t.-icts .2-nil tigui‘-.~s ('()lli‘l'lr‘ll. thc ill\'i'.\ll-‘_‘:i,llt‘.ns ]]3:l1lt‘_ thc ("\- pcuscs lllt‘ill'l'("l. and l't‘i‘~. and at lca-t oiic- half inch if in wliolesalc or retail ]l:'.l‘l{.“.;_"t'~.. l’o-scssioii of iiiibraiirlcd. /u’/mu ,7?/r-/— evi- dcnce of intent to sell. \'ll. Only 1)lll‘v."ll'l‘ill_l:‘lll(‘> or lrattcr can be sold as sucli. .\rtilici:'.l jellies can he sold it iiiicolorcd. are not iniuriou.-. and are labcicd “iiiiii:itioiifi‘uit iellvor biittcr." and name.-ind location of lIl:lllllf:1=‘tlil't‘l'. \'lll. .\ll piirclitpn-.rs ll!ll\l oc l»_i':iiid.;«l "pure and without iliwlgs or poi-oii. ‘ lin- purc litiuors ah-olutcly pI‘Hllll’ll\'tl. IX. .\lilk which is inipurc. unwholc- smile or a-lulteratcd. or froin cows which are (ll.\‘.‘:l.\".,‘ll or kept on uii\‘.'liolc-omc food or in connection with f.-unily in w hich is in- t'cctiou~’ ‘il.\L‘2l.\L‘. .\'l(iliilli:-ll iiiilk Iullst be labeled such. No crcani can be taken froin anv milk and all milk mu-t contain :1 per cent fat and 12.} per cent solids. X. ()leoinarg:irine and biittci'ine inust he branded as such. and stores. llUl(‘l>*. re.-— taiirants. boarding liouses. etc.. must have signs outside door. and conspicuously in the i'ooiii. _ XI. (':inned goods inust not contain ilcle-u§1'i()[i,s' substance and must bear a label with name of packer. If dried before caii- ning must be labeled “soakc«l or blcaclicd goorls." i Xll. Pure cider viiiegar must he so branded and with name and location of inanufacturer. Oiil_v purc cider viiic_<_-'ar can be sold as such. Only vinegar inade from fruit can be branded "fruit vinegar.“ No vinegar can contain pi'cparation of lead. copper. sulfuric acid or other substance injurious to health. nor any artiticial color- ing matter. All vinegar inust contain -1 per cent :icetic :icid and if cider vinegar, 1% per cent cider vinegar solids. XIII. Recognized mixtures or coni- pounds must be _so labeled. Penalties range from $10 to Slooofine, and iiiiprison- ment from ten days to three years. It would be impossible to emiiiierate all articles eflected. but as fast as the same are called to the attention of the departnient. decisions will be made and published in the bulletins from month to month. A few of them have been thus far made and are as follows: Mixed syrups must be branded as glu- cose syrups. Preserves may be sold without formula but analysis will be published. Prepared mustard must be pure or la- beled “niixture or compound.“ Extracts and essences true to name may be sold without formula, but if ai'titicial -they imist be so labeled. Only pure spices may be sold. Baking powder may be sold without formula, but if labeled at all inust he true to name. False branding or labeling is a iiiisdc— meanor. Complaints 01' requests for investigation will be held in strictcoiifldence and will re- ceive prompt attention when addressed di- rect to the department or through any in- specter. It was hoped that active work in this de- partment niight begin imicli sooner but ‘there have been delays that were unavoid- able in fitting and furnishing the chemical laboratory provided for by the last legisla- ture. But that work is now nearly coni- pleted and within a very short time work will be begun and it is hoped much good may result to all the people of the state. Eoflogog MoTTo—“ Begin; keep at it.’ Interesting News Regarding the Farm Home Reading Circle. The remarkably rapid growth of the Farm Home Reading Circle during the few years of its existence has not only been a source of pleasure and satisfaction to those who have had charge of its affairs, but also since it has proved a successful venture, the State Board of Agriculture have thought it wise to increase the appro- priation to be devoted exclusively to the work. The increased appropriation fur- nishes to the present secretary better fa- cilities for extending the work, and bring- ing the benefits of the course ofiered to the attention of all interested parties. It is the policy of the present manage- ment to spare no pains toincrease, if possi- ble, the already acknowledged usefulness 3 a course of reading? l favorite hidin<_r places. ‘ the ll(‘(‘ll< of the "head of the ll()ll*'l‘.“ ; ('<>ltl's('. , of the ('.ii'cl<-. ' (‘i1'4'lIA -"rl'-.'_f'lll:‘.l~i‘tl tliroilgli l il':lllL‘t‘ llllll14,'ll(‘(‘. of this department of our college work. \Ve have in our mind several new features which we hope to incorporate as a part of ‘ the Farm Home Reading Circle. and will from time to time submit them to practical trial and report re.-:ults. _ _ we advise everyone who is interested in the ‘I farnicrs or the farniers home to begin a t , course of reading. Now that the corn is cut, and the .-‘e_cding tinished, _vou will have moreop1_>01't.lml1.\' t0 rt,-;i The l“:ii'ni l'loIlu- i(‘.‘llllll_‘_" _-,,..] \\'(' look to tho iiieinbers of the local (}i':iiigc.- to ll1.'ll\’-'.‘ u-c of its pi‘i\'ilt-gt-.-. It i you w:int <-ii'cnl:ii'.s to distribute in your (ir:uii_»-c. lgiudly writcu.-‘. or we .-hall be glad to furni-h iiidi\'iIi.~' given them by the civil war aiiddircctcd toward the adminis- tration of city. state andcoiiiity allair.-‘. We forget that our daily welfare is eiiti'ii-tculto the states. that tlicy are the chici‘ creator- of l:l\\'~—~'lllt,' "oI‘j.".-iiiic -trill" of which our .'<‘ovci'iini:-iit is lllililt‘. 'l'l:c .\i:icric:in ('o1n— nionwcalth has _v_-mic i".:irtlicr tow::i'ds mak- ing iiitcrcstiiig the probl«-ni- and cap:ibili— tics oftlic dix i.-ion- of ourgov«~i'i:n:ciit than any book we know. V\'('llHlllIltl2!>!1;‘ll. with the expcri-;-ni 1.‘ of the last three ‘\ e:ii‘- be- fore us. whctlicr its criticisinsof lhc \i:ll'.‘~. executive "l;:i\iii;_-' vlutics niorc -pc- cious than .~tIll‘.‘Hllilll:'li4‘\' sucl men a- .\lt_»'clil. l"lo'.\ci‘. .\litchcll. and \\'aitc in a \'.ay that the poss:--.-ion of iioininal powers could not have To the mind of soiiicwh.-it l('j_*‘:ll bent no inorcatti':ictivc part ofthe book \\ill be j found than the chapters devoted to the or- E gzuiic laws of the states illlil nation. ’ wiseconstitutional diici.-ion of powers hc- } tween the .~'t:1tc and gciicral govcrnineiit- : the balaiicing of the centrifugal forces of . 'l‘hc Q'(l\'('i'1]1llt‘1lt 2i5_"2llll.~'l the centripetal. the 2 liistory of our constitution. its process of 3 growtli tll1'Ull.3‘ll iiiterprctations are dwelt ‘ upon at length bythc author. Iil}_''lltl_\'«l(it's‘ , he criticise our state constitutioiis for not distingiiisliiiig closely between what should be left solely to legislative action and what >'ll()|llll be (,‘()lll2lll1(;‘il in the orgaiiic law of i :1 state: so also, is the respect for the national constitution and its ability to grow with thenation properlyconiincnded. The whole hook is dcliglitfully written. would entertain one by its style alone. and gives one an iiici'eascd iiiteri-st in the gov— ‘ ’ C1'l]lllClll. (if his t'(JllI1tl'}'. Br_\'(‘.c.-i .\inci"ie:iii t'oninit'(‘lli'lll_<_" the p:iss:ij_:c of the .-inti—olco and other just and rcasoiiziblc l-iw.-2 but still it must be ad- inittcd that t'::i‘iiici'.-' ll:l'\c Milli]‘:Il‘:1ll\’(‘l_\‘ little inthicizcc upon the suprciiic law- iii:ikiii;._-‘ body of the lau-l. which is not l'l',1'lll.IillIl li-"llllt‘l’ is it for the ht-st litter- c-is of the «-ouiiti‘y at l.‘ll"_"t'. llithcrto t’::i'iiici'.-lniyc-ought to c.\ci‘t an iiillncncc in ('tlll'_"i'l‘\'> by pa-tition and re- nzon-tr:u.-cc. but ;.-~ tl~c-c haw lI'.‘l‘lI heeded only toa limit:-ll s-xtcnt. thc t';;i'in.-i's arc l:cco:iiiiig‘ <‘(‘ll\lll<‘l:l ti-at thi- c'::1:‘-c of pi'occ‘1- w:111-1'. .s1111-1- 111111111 111 h:1v1- 1111- 1111-.11,-1‘ 111' 1'1-11111vi11,; 11 1111111 .s1-1uti1111.s :u11l .s111ri11*_-' it i11i11—. .s11lubl1-1'11r111.s. 1 ’1.-1111s \'.~11'y111111-11 1111111-:111111u111l of 1111"1.-1.sl1 1111-y 1-11n.su1111-, :u11l 1-.\'—, 111-ri1111-111s sh11w tl1.11wl11-re it i.s‘111.--1 llL‘l(_-lll the 11l:1111.- su11'1.-r g1'1-atly. 1111- w111111y 11111-111111 of 11l:1n1.s-, 111111; 1111-, 111-.-hy 11.-11-1111' i:'ruit. 111-i11_<_-' 111--5 111.-11111-nt 11111111 1111- i11Ilue111-1- ol'j 11111:1.s'l1 1'<111111111111HoRoUs——In a chemically pure state phosphorous is a soft yellow, Waxy solid, and extremely inflammable on account of its great affinity for oxygen. When it burns it simply unites with the oxygen of the air, the compound formed being commonly called 1)/10.91/101-2'0 acid and it is this compound which is of such great value to the farm- l’o1z1.s.-ium .\'_11l1':111- l’11ras.-111n1.\11r:11r- (‘11111111.-1-1-11 l1ull :1.-I11~:s 1111” li1111-:1111l :1l11111i11a. 311 is l-.111»-.111 112.-11.-1' 111-.- ‘er. THE GRANGE VISITOR. I The ele111entnev1.-r oc(-ur.s: fl‘C(:.';_ but is con111i11c1l with oxygeii :11111,111-111111111 for bones for v:1ri11us i11-111-1.-11111-111 li1111-. In this f11r111 it is l11111w11:1s; 11l111.s11l1:1tc of li111e. , 11l111s11l1:11c of niagnesia. :111d also‘ 'l'h1-s1- 11h11.s— 1111.-1'11-s:1r1.-11111y .s.iij_rl;1ly .-111111111: in -\\‘:1‘11-1‘. .--11 1111-1,-11:1111it_\'l11 1111- soil is 11111;-; 1-1-111«1\‘1-11 by 1111- 111a11t.- :1:-' it 111-1-111111--~ :1\'.-1il:.1111-. 1",-w/,1 1/ ,-,1’,‘./'1.‘_..,,.- .-"1.-,-,1/,1/./I,/" 1 111-:11l1.1-11l1:111-s:11'1- .s1-.-111.-.i 111111.‘ 3:1 11i‘:z'11;:--11in1111111.-1111111-=.-.:111111111131‘- ‘.i--‘11:11‘1-:1.-1-- 11:::v1-'11-1; .:;1--I-11112..-1‘1 1-11‘-1111-111. 'l'l.:-11111..-.11l1;11~1-111-111- ii:/.1—r- 1-.-gist in 111.-1-1“ 1"111-.1.--:~- l~l. 571111111-' l'l:1s l.:1...'. 1 1511-'-.1-1'1---1. 1 llisi.-lilliiv. 1" : . 1111; ....-;.1 111.1’ 111:.--.; s 111111 1-111‘ 111 .-1111' 1-X1121‘. 1.1 1.1;‘: 11..111---- 11- / 1-1/."1'1'..',,. /.,//.',.,-'/1,-'1'/1 1,1,1 /1,-,,.. 1,1,1.- 'i'l1-- 1»l1-1.--‘;111:1‘11-- 1-.t'1l;isi'11r111l11-i11;:'s11l1111l:- ' -_v‘1'1-:1‘. ::l::1- as \‘.'l11-11:1.~11lul1i--1:l11:.<11l1:111-is:1-1.11--1 1111111‘-.s<1il it <_-'1'::1lI1.‘1ll_\’ 1'l1::l1_-‘1~s‘ 111 :1i'111'1.-1 iii.-111111111-i.-1 \'.’:11<-1'. '-.'.'l1i1-1'1 is 111-1111:111l_\' 1111- 1'1.-1-111 1111111-. 11 :1-2 1» /-«-1-/- 1-///.15ms-I/1/in.«‘«'-‘ 1/-'1'!/. This is 11111 1111- 11:-1li11a1'_\' 1111-111 111” i11.s'11lu11l1-, 1-1111-.1111.-111-. ii-1' wl1il1- :1 1'1.-1'1-1-11.-11; ,1/.’/111,'/1,/i'1s'/1/I/-/'1 _ 1'1 1'1‘ Hf w:1‘11-1'. it is 1'1-:11lilys11lul-l1-in1lilu11-' 2/clIl.s‘ or .solu1i11n of s:1l‘1.s1-11111.-1i11i11j_-' :111111.11i1i:1. The 1‘1111ts11f 11l:1n1s1_-1111- t:1i11.-1.s‘111:1ll :111111u11111f:11-111 wl1i1-11 1'1.-11111-rs" 1111-111 11ui11- 1-:111;1l1le 111' 11.s'i11,<_-'1l1i.s‘ foriu11t11l1os11l1:11e.hence it is 1-o11~:id1.-re1l 111-arly as v:1lu:111l1- as the soluble forni. The in-.1 1-‘r/1'1-/1 /11_1/1-//11-r constitute what is l.'n11wn as 1/.-'1///1//1/w/1fl1;.s7/fl/1/‘fr 1/,1-/'1/_ l.\‘s111.1,'1-.1.1-1 1-1111s1-11111n1- _x1:111 ((71//1-[I11/1. ,/’/111.»-/1/11/./1-,) is so-called bci-ause it will not dissolve i11 water. It is the forni i11 whicli the 11l1os11l1111'ous exists in most soils, bones, and rocks, and from which it is yiel1le11 to the 11l:111ts with great 1li1lic11l1y. I11 this form the pl111:s;p11atcs in fcrtili7.1.-rs are in the least -value 111 the 11urcl1:1.scr. In- soluble 111111.s11l1:11es may l1e 1-11nvert— ed into the soluble fornis by treat- ment with sulfui-i1: acid, which should be handled with extreme care. Of the three foriiis the .s:olu11le contains the g1'c:1tcst aznount of 11l1os11l1orous: the reverted form the next g1'eatest supply: and tile insoluble forni the least. As 111 the 1'e111oval11t' 11l1o.s'11l1ates froni the soil, the insoluble forni is of not (':1l'1'ie11 1-oursc, aw:1y by the soil water: the same is true or the 1'cver1e1l phos- pl1:1te.s', but were it 11111 for the 1°.-11-1 that the soluble forni is very quick- ly changed to the reverted condi- ti1111 it would d11ub1lc.s:s be 111ore or less removed by draiiiagc wate1'. I11 gencr:1l it can be .said that soils bcconie delicient in phosphor- ic acid 11ui1-her than in any other ingredient. I11 the case of basaltic soils there is often :1 very abundant su1111ly of insoluble 11hos11hatesin the form of 111,11./z‘«'z‘1; crystals (cal- cium pliosphzite.) l§o.\'i:s.—These are used exten- sively as a source of pl1ospl1o1'ic acid. The usual form on the mar- ket is ground l1one of various de- grees of tincncss—thetiner the bet- ter. Bones are of a double value as they contain not only phosphoric acid, but also potash and nitrogen. They also occur in different con11i- tions as stated below. {aw Bones (of animals) consist of approximately: Phospliate of lime . . . . . . . . . .511.00 Carbonate of lime. . .. .. .. ..i25.00 Animal matter (containing ni- trogen, 4.00).. . . .. ..2.-3.00 100.00 , Steanied bones (animal bones] which have been steamed to ex-1 tract a part of the animal matter in the manufacture of glue, etc.,) containing approximately: Phosphate of lime. . . . . . . . . 05.110 Carbonate of iime.. . . .. 20.00 Animal matter (containing nitrogen. . . . .. . . .. .. 15.00 1011.01’) Bone black—known also as Ani- mal Black and Animal Charcoal, made by heating bones in closed vessels—containing approximately: Phosphate of lime. . . . . . . . . 60.00 Carbonate of lime. . . . .. 10.00 Charcoal, etc... .. .. .. . . .. . 30.00 100.00 Bone Ash (made by burning bones) containing approximately: Phosphate of lime. . .. . . . . . 75.00 Carbonate of lime, etc., . . . . 25.00 100 in ’-.\.-111-1“ i'1-1'1ili;-.1 1'.-.3 .. , , _ _ ‘/1/1" /11-/‘A1’ 1~ 11s1','1l 1111111‘ 1-.\§_."I1l.s;‘.‘:--‘ -1111- , , ,1 1 , H,‘ ii 1”“ . ,us1,-d 11-1.s111111:1-.\'tc111. 1 ' r-1 :1 l‘ .\ 1‘ ‘.~-( ‘ . , ' _ - 1 .- -l"‘ l’ ‘l ‘ ‘ ' 1‘ l“;1111111u1-11111111-111:111u1:11-11111-1111r1111. ()1 late there lias arisen 1111111: 113.-1111s-. s1111t.s 111 wl111-l1 are 11111 111 1111- 1lust-.'i:11 u.s;1-s \‘~'lllL'll :1~h1:~. 1-_\'.st1-r .sl11-ll.s. 1-11-. 1111-111 \'.-1111:111l1- n1:11eri:1l and I . 1:11->3, has br1111g111' 1:1r1.s of l-‘.as11-1'11 ()1-1--.--1111. 1 . . « ll _ 7 It also 111-c111'.s‘1;1l11111t:1 1en1le111-_v 111 .so1111-111s1a111-es111111s1 111-11111:1bl1: 11.s1- oi 1_-'_v11s11111 1-ertain 11.1- 111-1-ur1'e111-1- in .111 211111111-rate by the use of 1-11;1l1w11i1l1l 1l1|lll)ll(‘.‘\' 111- in .su1-11 1-:1.s1.-s. 1111111--'l11 (':1li:'11r11i;1 it has 111-1-11 1-11111-111- 1-v1-11 'si\'1-ly 111--.1\‘-1-11 that it is :1 \;1ll1:1l-iv .-11::‘.ll :111:11u211.s wl1i1-h 111-1-ur,1'1-1111-ily i11.su1-l1 “s111.»1s_" :1111l 11-111-11 111111111 :1li.‘1."ll1 .~i‘:111l1.l 111- lii;sl1,-1.11111-.1-f11l111\\1-1 l1'-',-11-Ii\’1-1-[ii1i\';;1i1~1_ 1.-,1‘ 11:11’,-.'i11g 1111-11: in 1111- 111-1.-11:11-11 in :1 ‘».-.1'-_~1- 111-:;1’ 121-1-s \\'l11-:'1- 1111-v will .1-,~1-,1-.- 0111.1’ \\:1,\'s 11: 1111112111; 1111-111 :11'1- NW of 1"\"'--~-H11 ‘-.1‘-:1-ii:--I‘ will 11;.‘i1:11'_'.’i11:'1l.:-111 i11.-111:-1~-131111-111:1. «l1-1-112’.-:i:1.~1-g1-: I ' I1‘11:‘I.- 111-:11» .-11:1‘. :1ll11-.-.111»,-' 111--' l'\‘-""1'l'-1‘ »‘1111s‘11l1111‘i1.- :11-id is 1:11».s1l\‘ i11 11:1-111s11l11l1l1-1111-111. . . . 111;’, l5.x.s11' 111-. l1111.\1_1.s .si,_11, 1- 1111117 ‘ ' it is :1 waste l11.s11f1c1'1.sol1i u111l1-1'1l11.- 11.-11111- of "U1/~/'/1 ~~ /1/1~.-,-»/11//- . " lt us1i::ll_\' 1'11111:1i11.s 111111111 .7” 111-1‘ 11-111 111' 11l111.s— 1)1l:ll(.‘ Hf linnj, l.\‘1111:1-:1"r l-'1-:1:'1‘11.1/.1~;1:s.—'l'l11- u111.st i1111111r1:u11 .sui1-1:1111-1- 1111111-1' 11115 1191111 /./'//11 1.11 11/11 11/‘ /1111/‘1-117' 1'/.1-_f}11-/11.1. lt is the 11.\'v<_1_'1_-11 1-11111- 11111111-1 of 1-.-111.-iuni ('('1//1'-/11111 11,,-1'1/.1 which is 1-o111111onlyl{n11w11 :1.s'li1111-. 11 is 111'11l1al1ly t1'l1ctl1:1t no 111111-1' single substa111-c has 111-1-11 so 111-.11-h used 1111 land :1s lime. with 1111- siiigle e.\'ce111i111i11f stable nianure. liinie is n1a1l1- l1_v l111r11ing lime- stone, and it is this bur11e1l or cal- cincd forni wl1i1-l1 :s:l1ould |1e used wlienever it was 1lec111e1l 1101-e.ssa1'v. 11 has a1l1r1.-1--fol1l :11-tion as :1 fer- tilizcr: ]''//--s-/. as :1 1li1'1.-1.-t sour1-1- of 11la11t food. .\'.~1-11/11/, r1-iidcring a\‘:1ilal1lc inert plant food 111 the s11il. T/1//-1/. ll11111‘11\‘i1lg' the 11-.\'ture of the s11il. \\'hilc a 1-e1-tain :u111111nt of li111e is L*.s.'.s‘0l1l'lz1l 111 the growth of plants yet ex11erience has sl1ow11 that as :1 direct f1-r1ili7.er it 1l11es not fulfil :1ll that might at iirst be expected, tlicrcfore it is class-e11 as :111 111111- rect t'ertili7.er. It is in the set-111111 action -that li111c 11r111luces the g1-1-atcst chcu1i1-al etiect. It is a .s11'o11g base. :11111 1111-rcforc tends to 11eutr:1li7.c :111y acidity of the soil. which occurs 1-s111.-1-ially in wet l111g‘g_v plat-es, rendering the soil “so111'."' It f:1cilita1es nitrification and decoiiiposiiig certain i11sol1111le salts iii the soil. In n1a11y cases it can l1e used to :1dv:111t:1ge i11 i1np1'ovi11gtl1e texture of soil. This is especially true of the. heavy clays, whi1-h it tends to 11ulveri7.e and lighten. l'se1l on peaty or adobe soils, it will ten1l to decrease the organic matter by causing it to decompose more rap- idly. It is in this otlicc that li111e could be used in many instances by the Oregon farniers in iniproving the clays of the \\'ill:1mette Valley. Tile draining and lime, I :1111 con- tident, would furnish to the state a large increase of available land. Care, however, should be taken to supply organic matter to such soils after liming or the last state will be worse than the tirst, for it is a trite and true saying that “Lime enriches the father but i1npove1'- ishes the son..’ ' Gr]-s1;.\1 ((/11/c1.'u.111. .w1f11te.—Tl1is substance has been a bone of con- tention, and disputes have waxed warm and loud as to the cause of its beneticial action, for this it cer- tainly possesses. It is largely used in some parts of the country to en- courage the growth of clever. One writer speaks of the use of this substance, commonly called “gyp- sum,” as follows: “There is rea- son to believe that gypsum causes the decomposition of certain com- pounds containing otash, where- by it, and some ot er bases, are made available for the use of crops —the lime taking the place of these in the compound decomposed——the sulfuric acid combining with them to form salts soluble in water. Ad- mitting this to be the action, it tends to impoverish the soils to an extent far greater than is brought about by ‘die use of most other manures.” It has been pretty con- clusively proven that a portion, if not all of the above reactions take place in the case of black “alkali” 1 I-111-1' 1 1 1 1 \' llzis 11:1-11'-i1'.'.'?1l1' 1'-'1111:i'. i1-11. 'l'l:1- l1;1‘;1sI‘1i'I‘ H2111- \’1-1'\ .1 2112‘ .1: ‘1-1 11:---ilzli‘. :111~1 :1 11.‘.-111-1' -1 111111111 111' ‘..‘:1'.i:\=-l\ lIi111~.- 1111- -114-1 111 ‘.1;1- 11:11-:-‘ ,,{ _.,11.." 1-i111.-- v. 111 1-i1i'1- 111 :1 1111111 (1,-'11si'-.1111-:111 :11-1 111- 21--11 -.-.i1-; 1-1'111i1 11- .-111111 11‘11::i11i11_-‘ :1 ---1-.11. “s‘1:1‘11«1" 11: 1-11111-1‘ 1111 ‘1i1.- .‘:.<‘1.1s1~1' ‘:1. '1iil:11::1-it: \'::il--1.1111111 1111-1 ‘1:Lli11'1l111' \\i:l1‘l1 1‘l'H11 1:1 --1':1 111‘11!i’.:1 iyQ121-1111-i:':1111-11.1-111. l'l11- -,1.-:11 111-1 111' ‘.1-s1-.11‘: ::‘. 111'!-swlll ‘-‘.111 111'-'1 11‘-!'i:1ii its 1'1111:i1.-_' -111111-_--1-111-1'.-1111-1-. but 111--1-1-111:1’; 111- 1-:1--1-s in \\ 1131-11 11- us.- 11~11.-:_\' 1111- 1-.\111-11--1-. ll 1- 1:- l11»111--l that tl11-:'-.- =1:-1111si‘1s ill tleis s‘1:i11- \'-.111.--11 \\ill 11111-111-11. ::11=1 1111' 111;1- who is 1'1-1't11— -1-111111,-_-'111111lis1-1111-1'i11111211111- :1l111-1,-11.-111‘-.i‘».i1-s.1111-1'1-is:1 1-11-11 11:11-- 11-st i11.st<11'1-. l1 l1:1sl11-1-111'1-1111111-11 11-11111 l".:1s11-1'11 ()1'1-_1_-'1111 the \1-1'_\' part 111' 1111- .s1.-111- i11 \\hi1-h it 11111111 111- 11s1-.l 111 -_v'r1-:11 :1-l\':1111:1g1-—-:u11l .s‘:111111l1-s 111' 1-.\1-1-ll1-111 11u:1ii1_v l1:1\'1- 111-1-:1 s1-111 1o11s t'111':111:1l_\'.sis. but so \\111;'1:l 11-.1-.il1l\' 1 111‘ \\N‘11 lil’ 1:11‘ we h:1\1- 11111 l1»-1.-11:1l1l1-111 v1-1'ii'_v' "1l1e lind." .\‘.11:1‘.. 1-\'~1/1'/1.1.1 /'/1.’«»1-1'1/.1» -11- :11111li1-21111111islil§1-l_\ 111 111- u.s1-ful in. :1 lin1i11-.1 nu111bcr 111' 1-:1.s1-s. with 1-1-r1:1i111-r1111.s. 11 is 111-st u.s1-11 in 1-111111111.s1. 11 has :1 \'c1‘_\'1le.s't1'll1'ti\'c :11-ti11n 1111 v1-g1-1:1- tion if 111111111-11 i11 1,-x1-1--us. and .sl1oul1l 111- u.s1-11. if :11 all. with g'1'1-:11 1-arc. T111-1.-11-l. CAPTAIN ARM ES AR RESTED. He \\'ro1e nu Iiisulting Letter to Lieuten- nnt (ii.-m-ral St-lioiivld. \\'.\..s-1i1.\'1'.'n1.\', S1-pr. 311.—A file of S111- di1-rs 1-nt1-r1-11 1l1e dining room of Captain G1-111-ge A. Ar1111-s of the regular army (re- tired) at his fine suburban resi1l1-nce on the Ch1.-v_v Chase r11.-ul just as he had fin- ished his dinn1-r. The 111111-1-r in eonimand apologized for intruding and then pulling out :1 paper from his belt, announced that it was an or1l1,-r signed by Lieutenant Gen- eral .\'cl111ficl1l for the arrest and in1p1-ison- n11-nt of Captain .»\r1111.-s. '.l‘l11- forn1aliti1.-3 were speedily c11n1-lu1l1-1l, and bet'11r1- the ltstoiiishcd family was \v1-ll :1wz|r1- of wlizus had taken pla1-1- the sol1li1-rs had sur- roun1l1.-1l tl11.-ir 1111111 111111, al't1.-r he was given an oppt,-rtuiiity to 1-h11ng1- his coat, he was tnk1-11:11. once to the \\'11sl1i11_:t11n b11rr11cl{s, at tl11- 11r.s'en11l down 1111 1111- P11- toinac, half 21 11117.1-11 1nil1-s or 11111r1- from his 11111111.-. It appears tilint Cziptaiii Arnu-s has for 80111131-lII1L‘1)t'(‘l1 p1-t-itioning for :1 bi-1-vet rank on the ground of 11 ;,r:1ll:111t fight he claim1-1l to have c11rri1-11 on with the In- dians years ago. The law p1.-rinit.-; such brevets to be granted on the r1-1-.11n11n1-111111.- tion of the 1lcp11r11n(-nt co1111na111l1.-r in- (lorscd by the gt-111-ral c11n11na111ling the army. Lieiiten.-nit G1-n1-ral Sch1'1fi1-l1l de- clined to r1,-coniinend the hr1-vet rank and so Captain Arnics l)1-gan to :1l)us1.- his coninianding oiiicer and n.tt1-n1pt1-1l to force his Way into General S1-111.1111.-l1l’s l1cad11ua.rtcrs. Being denied atlinissioii he sent into the general by the att-1,-n1lz1nt on duty at the door an insulting letter. This was followed by the order for his arrest, HARRISON NOT A CANDIDATE. Colonel John C. New Says He Does Not Desire the Presidelicy. I.\'DlA_\'APOLlS, Sept. 3o.—Cclon1-1 John C. New, who iiiaiiaged ex-President Har- rison's campaign for the non1inat.ion for the presidency, and was consul general of the United States at London during the Harrison adniinistration, in an author- ized interview Wlth the Associated Press. said: “General Harrison does not desire to run for the presidency, and is in no sense a candidate, and the stories that he has withdrawn in the interests of any one are without foundation in fact. VV'ere his advice solicited he would select‘. neither Mr. McKinley nor Mr. Reed as the Re- publican candidate for president.” Col- onel New declined to state Whom General Harrison would prefer as a canilid.-ire. A Republican oifice holder, who had are- sponsible position in V\’::s11ington during the Harrison adniinistration, said that he had known for several months that the ex- president’s personal preference for the Re- publican nomination for president is Sen- ator Allison of Iowa. COLUMBUS, 0., Sept. 30.-—Governor Mc- Kinley after reading carefully the Asso- ciated Press telegram carrying Colonel New’s interview, and dwelling especially upon that part of it which said that Gen- eral Harrison would favor neither McKin- ley nor Reed as the candidate, said: “I do not think it is necessary, nor do I be- have it would be proper for me, to talk for publication about this. I simply have nothing to say.” Lord Dunraven has sailed for England on board the steam yacht Valhalla, as the guest of the owner, Mr. J. L. Laycock. TUMORS Ind SKIN DISEASES sciencificallyti-sated and cured. no K"|FE'Book free. Have 1 2 1: 1 c :1 made thfied dis‘ . . ‘ c t as: twen - ve years. was ii':.°i.i' 3. grant. .13. 33 shnino ihnee. Clnclnnntl. 0. 211111. usually. OCTOBER 3, 1 895. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY (’fi'1-1 s _\':a1i11i.:1l (.1-1111;.-1-. :.-111- is 111:1 . . .‘l1--1--1111-1 ': ll. ‘.1-\\ \--111' \\ 1-.sl.11:_"--:1. 1|. 1'. '1 .. . .\l1--1-uri -.111 ‘-11-. . ii-1i . .\l1:.- I‘ 1\\ t\ .1 ‘:1-,'\v ‘ml:--1". I\<-1-1:‘.1\1-1111111:-ill. 1.1 1 '1‘ 1.1‘.- l 1’ ..\l1 (1:".11-1 \!i1l1.;_-:111‘1111 (.1.111;;.. '1 ~ 1' ' .' -1 . \; 1 . l 1- - .1 \'-. s 1 - 1_ 1 - .— s . .11 11 - l.‘> 1 ’-' , 1 111.11-..k i- 1 3 _ 11-‘i -11.1.’ “ -' 1:.‘ \1'11-1 ' r I ‘ ..ll , 11:1 1 ‘.1 1 . 11 , .,., 11 .\11- 1.- 1 .1-1-1 1 1. - 1 -.1-‘ “ 11.1 1 1 - \: 1 1. .‘-'1 . 1.1 ', ,1. I ’-.1-111.i\- €11-1;\11i1|1-I-. (1n11111i111-1- 1111 \‘.':-1|1.Il1‘s “ 111 l. in ('11unt_\ I):-1111111 s. ".11. S11-l1l1ius .. \1w1-.111. l..('. 1311111 1 ..\1i.- 1 ll. ‘1.ll--_\11-1l-l- l 1 .. fill‘ . ti1-~1i':-- llow-1-1',,.... . .11---.1111:-_'. :J:11111--1).51111111-1....'.'.'l'11i1-111'i1_1. 11111111-11 'l'l.\'.1'l:11'l< ...l 21.1-1-:11..-111. I21-1-111-11 .51.11-»l111s.1'l11111111 .\\', I-211111--1 . l '111- 1 _r1--- 2. l'.'1ll1.11111 11{\ \. .\l:1_\1-..., l lI.\\‘:1r1i .( l'l1.'11'l1-\1»i.\: .\l1r:1111.\lill1-r.. -1- (":1-s l‘'. 11. O-l1111'i1 . ' 11111 \\'.ll.lI11\1-1-...,. 11111 H. 'l'111'111-1‘ .. .. 1‘ lu-11111 -111--1-n if. H. l.:i1lIl Ulnl .\lis-i-111.l1i:1111l 'l'i';1\'1-i-1- .\l1'-. 1",. 1*. .\'1-11'---. ....\\'l11-11111111-l. ll1l1--l:1|1- li. .\. liI11\\‘lI .. ...\'.'11ul lb-:11-l1. llu1'1-11 l).ll.l‘:11-_'li.sl1 .. . . . . .. .1'l1:111-111-1‘.11111111 F. \\'. ll.-iv--11-.,,. .. ....l-'i11-1111111-_'. 111-_-h:1111 J \\‘1--11111 111111-l1i11— ....ll:11111\1-1'. .1.-11-11-1111 1111111-1'1 11111-1.’:-1'1 ., .. 11’:-1-l.'1'1111l. l\'1-111 (51-11. L. t'.'1rlisl1-,. l{:1lk:1sk:i. l\:1ll<:1-11:1 lli1';1I11l}1‘:11lsl1:1\v., .\'1-1-111l11:1111'l1,l.11111~1»r l:'1'1-1111--1111.. . .. ..l§1'i-.:l111111. l.i\'i11~.'-11111 li. \\'. \llis.... .. \vlri:111. 1.1-1;:i\\'1-1- -1:11-1111 h11-1-11-Ii--l. .. .. . l-111111. .\l11111111-. 111:1! l.1-11:1\v1-1- (11-11I‘:.:I‘ ll. L1--11-1' 11.11. \':111.\111l11-1'-.' . . . . ..l‘1'_\'-1:11. .\l111111'211111 lh-:11‘ l.;1l1'r-. .\l1111i-11-1- .l1-s-:- la. \\'illi11111s....l1i-_'l-11111111-.51--1-11-1:1 J. S. l.:1w-'1111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,.l>i-1-1-. .\l:11-1111111 \\‘ill 11. l':1r1-11.... . . .. .. l"l:11 R111-l;. .\l1111r111- '1‘. l". I-1111;.-r.-,... .. .. .. .l(;1\1-111111. .\l11sl\'1~_:1111 W. W. 1'.-11-11 ' . ...\.-iilmul. .\1-\\‘;1y141- \. J. ('r11.sh_\', . . . . .. ...Y;1_s'il1u1fi. Uaklnud “ 111111--r1.\l\\':1r1l . . . . . . . .1111-ls1»11\ ill1-. O11:1\\':1 . .' l1-1'................Sl11-lby.Oci-:11121 “ . .......\'1-r111111.S11i:1\v;1ss1-1- “ .\. 111111-l1l, .............\v111- ..\'1.('l:1ir " \\'11 1.2111-_'l1-3' ...1'1-1111-1-\ill1-. .\'1..l11-1-1111 “ 1111111-1't'l'i'1-l)_\‘ . . . . . . . . ..l1ir<'l1 l.'1I11..‘~l:1-..'i11:1\\‘ " .. (':11'.-u11vill1-.5111111110 ..l.:1\\ 1'1-111-1-. \':111 l€u1'1-11 .....|’1_\'111-111111, \\':1_\'111- " .\'11-il:1111i. \\':1.sl111-11:1w " ......1';11lill:1('.\\'1-x1'11r1l “ .1‘. l\‘1-rr. l -11r_\" llur1l....... . 1l111.\. _\l1-111111-,::1l. 11.1’. N111-1-i~..... .. Revised List of Grange Supplies K1-111 in1111-111111-1-11151-c')'11ftl111 f\ll(?HI(lAN .\"l'A'l'l‘J (1ll’1.-\.\'GE .\111l «on? 11111 1-11-1-[1:1i1l1111r1-('1-ipt11f(‘:1sl1ordi-r. 111-1-r 1111- S.-:11 111' :1 .\'u|111r1li11.'1t1- 1ir:u11.:1-. and 1111- -i:11:11ur1- 111' it.- .\l:1.-11-r or 5'1-1,-1'1-1.-11'3". 11>fox-11111--.111-r|1u111lr1-11.. nln Tri-a,s’111'1-r.s r1-1'1-i111-f11r1lu1-s. 111-rhu111l1-1-1l.. 35 .\i111li1-a1i1111.s for 1111-111111-1-.-liip. 111-r hu111lr1-11 .111 \\'i1111lr:1w:11 cards. 111-1' 1111'/.1-11 . . .. .. l)1-ini1.s'.in1-11v1-111111--.111-i‘1l11z1-11_......... ‘..’:'1 By-l:1\\'.s'11f 1111- .\'11111- 1i1'ar11:1-. .s111_1:l1- (‘(1111 . l " -1‘1l11'/.1-11.... T5 11 lit-1111» " with 111u.si('. .si11gl1- copit . 2.11‘:pi-r1l11z1-11........................ 3 00 Gr:1111:1- l\l11lo1li1-s' iu1zl1-1-111 111-1111-r1l<1z. 4 00 0111-111112 Song (';1r1l. ‘_’1‘1-a(‘l1: 1.11‘. per 7111:1111) 1 35 Rituals.T1111-diriou1\\irl1c11111hi111-11111-gr:-1 .1 ‘_’;'1c1-:1cl1:111-r1loz1-u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2 75 Ritiml 31111111-1:1-1-1-. .-1-111f11i111 IN) l-{itu:1l.s'. Jll\'I‘llll(‘. .si11-.'l1- 1-1111; .. 15 Notice to1l1-lin11ur-111 1111-111111-rs. 111-r I041 . . . . .. 40 .\1n1-ricmi .\lz11111:1l111' l’11rli:11n1-111:1ry L1'1w.. 1'10 l)ii.:1-.s'111f Laws and l{uli11;:.s., 25 Rollho11ks....................... 15 Sa111pl(-packzign (‘I1-1111I*I‘.’lYl"u'P lit1-ratun-... . 18 Kell1‘y’s History of 1111- (ir:1m:1- . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75 Write for prices‘ on 1.-:11l1l pinrs. l).'11l;:es. work- ing tools. .s-ta1'f inouiitings. .-1-als. ballot boxes andz111yotl11-r(i1-a111:1- .sup11li1- .\1l1lr1-.s'.s' Miss JENNII-I Bt'i:1.L. A1111.-XI-b11r. Mich. noes QUALITY GHIINT? If you are 11articular about what kind of .\'{'[1’15'EI3 Y ST//A C11’ you set—If you are anxious to get startc1l right—If you want to feel easy knowing that what you buy will prove to be HEALTHY and TRUE TO I\'A)1E. write 11s to-day, or call on the SECRETARY of YOUR GRANGE and learn about us. “'8 have a la1'ge li11e- of choice Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Cherry, small fruit plants, and shrubs. Our low prices may surprise you. WEST 'M|CH|GAN NURSEFIIES, Benton Harbor, Mich. R. MORRILL. P1-est. 0. E. F11-1121.0. Sec'y and Tress. P. S.--See Confidential Trade Circular, [1 40. 1). . uava-na11own:1~m:-1a1t..»1a-*u1r:u;.a-1-:.vi.?..-1r.« - ~.~ - V.» 3:1,,-1-11‘-’-f21w'.11»s1.‘1.'¢-41q."-a',»c-.'>‘1'«~.-:;,~'.‘- _ ._.,.._,._— . .7 l ‘i l: i i il l J! l ,v) 1 I 1 D ( X K 1! OCTOBER 3, 1895. THE_ GRANGE VISITOR. ATRONS’ PATRUNS’ PAINT WORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint to the Order P. of H. since its OI‘.‘."kl.nlZRll0D. Hoiise Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and Outliuilrlings, 10.000 Farmers testify to their merits. Grange Halls. Churches, School Houses, liwellirigs, all over the land» some of them painted 1.3 V(::ll'S ago, still looking wl.-ll, prove them the most A_N MICHIG.-ll? PATR(L\‘a “Buy direct from Factory” at full wholesale Prices and save all Miidlllemeli’.-5 Profits. 0. W. INGERSOLL, PROP. T ORKS. Il1l.’.‘(‘l".-‘uIl’.~‘ Liquid Rubber Paints ludesiriictlble Cnttnize and Burn Paints Sample Color Cards, “CUllfi(lel\IiIlI" Grzui;;e Dlscolint.-a, Es- Oillest Paint House in America. timates and fuil pnrticulnrs JIAILED 1-‘REE. \\'rite at durable. 241-2-I3 Plyniuutli H[., Brooklyn. once. polité-iil-.<:«', (l(l.7‘llllL{ zi ‘glance at Knth- S SII‘L'lf,'Il('lI. in quite kiiillly rel-lzuiiitilin to- lter?" ' ll,-cu. “Hf l-oiir.tlN.I“Hl1il1t. \\‘liir'li iullvl-ll fl-ll Ilsit upon » dows or rl»iiiii<~;iiir-l- llrvlrs, and :~.uch crys— to sl-l. .\’llll in Vi-iiil-lat“ lil-r. “I l\'lll“l\‘ _vl.>u‘ll si-ll it," ,~lil- cliiitiiiul-d, ' tZ1llI7.(‘fl fll‘l'l'llllS lll lllCI'Ill{€ stone as the I \viTi-i 1.11» C(,).\lPI.I-Z’I”I‘Z. I May I)!‘ ()1'llr'l'1‘ll with Ml‘ without thv lid, .’’ lwli c'liIlit--. .—\skilil,- §l‘.‘l'L‘lzll‘)' oi ,\‘l)ui- L’l'llll‘_’l‘ illr full ]l:ll'IlL‘lll2Il‘~‘. Eureka Washing Machine Co., _‘-ll’.\".‘ll-2. I.\'l>. FRENGH Bllllfl MILLS -—._ The Best Mills for l":ii'ui- crs :iud lllIl.\‘<‘ dliiii_l_»' :1 (‘ii.~'tl>iii Mi-zil iiull l“cl-ll (il'lll(llllQ‘ lill.\l- iiess: '5 Six -- .'lll'i .~‘t,\l-r-.; BE(‘.—\l'.‘l [’I"lIl/.”III.\‘ ll! ll’!/Ill].-" l“lllvI'.,l Flour and Buckwheat Mills ~ (i'\ ".'lll‘.—-# ‘ Roller or Buhr Systems. , I‘:>‘lllllillI‘.~ fi:i'iii-I;--ll ->ll §l[I§Ill('.'IYllIll. .\'pl~(‘i:il‘ ' ‘s\'rir.-it-i ‘lililiknii .\llll-.' , .\' .\I.\R.\l(.*.\' V0,. Nu. llxl Ilziy >'t..3 liiiliiiiiuplrli.-'. Illll. FEED $2.80 and upwards. Also Hay Pressl-s. l-I;i_v Tl-lllll-rs. Milw- ers. Horse Rllkt-‘S (,‘iilti\'2itl»i'.~'. :iiill other inipleiiients zit pi'i(-es to >l'lll thl- {:ii'iiiei‘s for CASH. All llll}llt"lllI’11l>‘ :;iiara1itl-ed to be of the very best prl >diu-ell. Address ANN ARBOR A(iRl(‘ll?l.’I‘lTl{.-\L 00.. Ann .\l‘b0l', Hit-li_ CU FTERS OnTop.. . Good beef is there now. Merinos will not stay below long. We have right stock at right prices. (‘all or write ‘V. E. BOYDEN, tf Delhi Mills. Mich. $384.255.|28 IS SPENT annually for Tobacco. Thousands of men die every year from that dreadful disease, Cancer of the Stomach, brought on by the use of Tobacco. The use of tobacco is injurious to the nervous system, promotes heart trouble, affects the eye sight, injures the voice, and makes your presence ob- noxious to those clean and pure from such a filthy habit. Do You Use Tobacco? If you do, we know you would like to quit the habit, and we want to as- sist you, and will, if you say the word, How can we Help you? Why, by inducing you to purchi-is of CoLLi’s TOBACCO ANTIDOTL. which is apreparation compounded strictly of herbs and roots, which is a tonic to the system; also cures the tobacco habit and knocks cigarettes silly. How do we know it will Cure you? First, by its thousands and thousands of cures; second, by the increased de- mand for it from the most reputable wholesale houses, third, we know what it is composed of, and that the prepa- ration will claan the system of nico- tine, and will cancel all errors of the past. Your Driiggi st has Colli for sale. If he has not. ask him to get it for you. If he tries to aim off some- thing ‘ust as "good." insist on aving Colli. If he wil not order it for you. send us ($1.00) one dollar, and receive ii box of Colli postpaid. Re- member COLLI CURES In most cases one box affects a cure. but we guarantee three boxes to cure any one, Colli Remedy Company., HIGGINSVILLE, MO. 'lil-i‘ llivl~ for ' “'I'lil-rl-'.~' lllllllll|‘_.’ lllUl‘i‘ lll-lil.:lit1"iil1li:iu:i lid (‘mil‘-.-iitiiilsiil in lil-r full rouiill f‘rl('I.‘, ‘ llH‘l‘i‘ Ul‘lllll.'ll'}' li:u'l-:l~ri:it iii llli-‘>‘l‘.‘l\.~‘ lly the ‘ pl-ssllily i days and which were still drinking “the 4° Efl COVYEUGNT. 15-4, av GRANT ALLEN. KiiYllll‘(‘ll ll-~~-ll--_ir:iv(~. :i prr-tiy yI)llll:." Hui.’- lisli Hl'l|-'l.illl¢I ;\l'llUlll \Vililiii.'lilly.:i li|Ill4‘- l. inn ziiiiiitl-iir, llH‘l,‘l (,‘ll~l|'|ll}' iii llll‘ l{l>_viil l|L‘ilIl(‘lll_\' _.iill-ry iii Ii'illll'lll. 'I'li('3' lllllll mu- tuzil \'ll'\\~‘ upliii iirr tillll llllllll 1lie~Iiipillilyl;I' mu jiill-_rl . \\'ll1l ll;‘.\l‘ i-L-_?,l,-l-it-ll ‘ilH‘ll' lIl(’llll'l'.~. lliiIii~ .\I4)l"lllI('I‘. ii :'il-li .-\uil-ril ii illlv". ,1‘Il'Il~ l'l!"lll. lll- i~ ii [iii-ii-l iii" tliv ll!-~.~! !_"l'il\'l‘~ mill i~ -iii'pi'i-l-ll in lliill l{’lTllil‘!‘ll in tli-- L'Hlll[l;ill}' of \\'i:ll>li:lill\'. \Vll()lll -liv kiil>w~ us ii l-uiiiiiinii ~‘illl(ll"l1llllll.,;_' lll1ll'l <'ll.\l‘l'l‘Ilf ll l{2ifli- ll-lxu li:'l-- with li1‘l‘llllllll"l'|Il I‘l~lll~‘Ilil'- l'.'l('_\' of liiigiiiiill is \\'1'lll‘l'lllllllll|. Hi~ IltIl>li:~ :i.l- lllll -.rliml. lll- \‘.‘ .iii~_*lil»_v i- the 4‘Ill‘l. Ill‘ 1- ~ir:iu-ll ll Ely lll4' lll|ll'!‘ vii ilw ';l.i"Iill'1'. l'l‘~ l'u~l-.~ iil-ip frniii _‘\lr\i'!;iiivi :lli'l ul-l~.~ ill sun in l-urn llll>lll')' i1\l'Il!llllllll‘ llll‘ .~iiiil_'.'ol iirt. l\'-— \l'll‘Yll!Il'l'llll'>ll!‘~ l~{.vtlill~(-n on lovl-‘H llll1‘~'l. >li-~ likl-< liiili uiill \\'llll llilliviilly lil>l.l- liii:-i lill. \’—- _\lln-iiiiii-i, \\’illoii:_'liliy iiiill ilil- II('.~ L’l’il\.'1'.~'l7l“4‘llll Viriiiisi-. .\li'-. l*l'.~'~lI‘u‘:'il\‘{‘ is (|iIll'lll\‘ll Ill Iifiillilt-l-ii'.~ l-iiiliIi- sin ovi-i ilil- -:l.ll(ll‘ [I:lllll"l' null his work.-‘. \'l ;:ii:l \'ll-- 'l'lil- _\’l»i:n:' ::.‘Ii~‘l~ rlizim lllFflll‘_’lll'l1lll2lllll(’Ul4l llzllilvt-~' '(>'_l’I‘llll‘I'. \\lllIlll,‘_'llll)' :1 :11:-.~t {ill l{;i'.lill-l-ii‘~ lI‘l'.ll". 'l‘lil- Ul'l'll‘l! !i:1El' rl-vl-ii|.< -'m.iiiill lllilll r,-oiil'll~‘~‘ tli lll(’l1l- -4t‘l\‘(-~ ili:it ll|('}' lll'I' iii l1l\'{‘. \'Ill :Liill l.\' \Ill['Il]l]('|' lI[‘lll>1I-('.~ liiiil 'll\'(“l\’4‘l‘.-‘ l\':iIli|ll_-i.i >' p..i~’-iliii f‘-ii‘ \\'IilllllHllll_\'. C‘Il.\l"l'lCl’. V. A (‘l.'.‘.\.< l-. li.\'i’ lii'.\"l‘ .‘ “0rtrilil-i- 'u \'l-iiil~l~ is zil‘.\‘ _v.s clinrin- ' inflli’ Iliiizis _\ll~i'iii:il-r i'dllllll'l§(‘(l as he l(‘2lll(‘ll ll£ll’I{ liixiii~illii(-oiiil- iifll-r :ill. I nl-vl-r .<.-uv \'l-iiil;l- lil-furl.-.tl; sucli ail».-tl-liiiu :i1irli lll(l(‘l‘-’l iluit ui;ll'.l- up in .\li'.<. lIl-.‘~§ coiivl-ii- il-ut to livl- lll, ()iil- must think of that Sllllll‘lIllll“~’. 'l‘lio pic-tii!'l-sliiic is all very well us :ii1lilijl-llt (ll Zl.l)>‘I1'Zl.C‘t C0lll£tlYl}’)Ii‘l- tion in life. lllll, wlil,-u it coiiu-s toflziily nr-l-lls wi- .~’lIlll(‘li4l\\’ !~'('l‘lll to prefer the san- iL;ir_v tiull the cuixiforis-.lilr*." “llli. .-ind wli.-it an cxluiisite lzliinpsc up the sides (-:in:il iiil-rs,-E" Kztthli-eii ('.\I('l.‘lll,l1t,‘ll oiicl-, lllHl’(‘, ‘\\'lill :1 llll‘_§l‘l'lllj.{ iicl-l-iit. on tlil- wl.rd.~'. :14 tlil-j,‘ I).'\<~L‘':iii Vi- tzill-, that tlw.i.‘l_-r. I iilwiiys love it-. Its ii. bi-iiiitifiil liit. ’l‘l:l-so qiiiiint. out of the way pl:il:l-<, tli.-it lll)llUll_V else ever l).'lllll~', I low: the lil-.~:t of .'ill in \'l-nice. lllll(‘Il IllHl'(‘ lil,-liutiful llllilplCl’ll1‘(Nrll1(‘,1lfC- er (Ill, than the coiuuioii tliiiigs {ill the‘ \\'()l'lll uilniiri-.4 iiud liiio sees (‘\'(‘l‘}"\\‘llf'I't'—- tlili Rizilto, mid tho lirillgo of Higlis, and Sziiihi .\l:iri:i dr.-llii >‘oliite.” “Tlic )1:iclloiil_::ill.s:irc back, I sl-l-_” Mrs. .II(‘.'\‘Sl(",,'l‘il\'C‘ lIll(3I‘l)(l~'(‘(I, with :1 glzmco iii’. 3 ii first floor, “’l‘li.'it‘.-A their lJ0ll.<&‘, .\lr. Mor- tiiiii-r. iiieiiscly wl-.-iltli_v. ’I‘h:it liig red plucetliere, “And wiiiit lovl-ly old windows it. luis. - Kiithll-L-ii exclriiiiil-ll, _L:l:iiicinl_: up. “'I‘lio:-‘c ‘ deep ‘£‘(‘(.'[‘SSi‘ll qiizi‘i.re1'lill.i'ti1ii<-r. I'm sure you pity her. Slim llllfi to work like :1 .~'l.‘l.V‘(,’l Slic gruilgi-~: zill. tlil: time slil-. gives up ev- ery \’V(’L*.l{ to the u:itur:il splirts ziull l.'l>'l<'S - of ll(‘I' iige. lllltl lil-r pli.~l‘L’_f|Tll‘ll nil-," hl- (‘.\'f'l.'llll‘.L’(l, l with xiii:-.t‘fl-mi-ll ])Il‘l‘l\lll'i’. “I llillii‘t. think, i, .\li~:~: Ill-.~l'~I:'L'l'l'l\'U, youkl llls lilgrly to re- lll(‘llll)4‘I‘ iiil-C’ I\';itlill-vii \\'ll1l~’§- (‘}'(“~‘ \\".‘l‘l‘. uow fix:-ll upon her in the mutt-ly llll¢‘l'l‘lH_'.'lll\'¢‘ fzisliiliii of ii prulll-ut niiiiiiiuzi when lil-r (Ill.llLfllIl'X‘ ri-C‘ spring. Don't. you rl-iiil I!ll'll‘I'. I llll‘llllllll(‘ll liiin?" _\lt‘.~‘, Ill --.l-_l.:i'::\‘l.-fi-ll7.l- vi.-‘ilily. This wzis ri-:ilI;l‘ lllll iii::l~li. still and .s:r.-iiulit. ti.-i (IIH! czin c-:i.~ily mun- zigc iii :1 ii-lilmliiit; L’UllllUI8.. “I ll1l\'t‘.‘~'(!lll8 llini rl-l-llllul-iillii.” Hill‘ siiill, with slow ac- cl-iits iii ll-"l'!'l1IliIl‘.’-ll. tliul-, “tliiit yoi1:-'p\‘ of his CIllIlllI‘}'lll(‘ll. “Are lyou gfllll:-'_[ niiy\vlil-re in piiriil-i'.l:ii'? No? 3 Juet 1lliiiil_:iii_l_: nlmiit, rl-l-uiiiiliitl-i'iiig.: the lgrliuull 1‘-lr llll‘ wintl-r‘s cziiiipziiizii? Tlil-n you'll lil-rt:-r jump iii, mill lots llt‘l‘l.l' what _\~liii'vi- lu-l-ii up to." .\riiold \\'illoIi_:lilly. nliiliiugz llrzith, (le- SCUIIIIWI llL1lllI_\' into the ;:lrullol:i. As he eutl-rl-ll Mrs. IIl‘Sh‘.\'Il'L'jl'Zl\'l‘ lll‘(‘\'v' lll‘l‘ gliwu .jii.~'tiili‘.1ll-l.iinmesllloiiisiliil-lively. Slur hull 1!, sort (If ll‘(‘llll’_[' in ll<‘I‘ .-will Ilizit this ' iiiuritiiiile IHUI-{lllL{ _\"lll!l'_[' niiiu llilln‘t- lll(I\'e 3 in l-x:ir:‘ily the I-i,‘llll(' 4‘X:lll(‘lI .‘lpll(‘l‘(' us tliiit to \\'lll('ll >"iil- iiull Ii. 11-‘ li:ill ulwziy.-A lii-l-ii lziccii-:;liiiil*ll. Ill-l.:illii't l'..l.£lllllH‘.'ll1‘llf8 3 c:iv:iIryu1l'il:vr. iiud to I\lr.- lll-.<~ll-_4i':i\'l”.-i , mind your ('£l\'1lll'_\'(IllI(‘(‘i" ivxis tlil- iiil-iisure inf all tlliiiigs. Ho .\ll(‘ sliriiiik ll'l’llll him llllUllll'll>§l\’L‘l}'. llut l{:iI lilvl-ii Il1.-:ll-5_:rm'ci-liscrvellwith coni- “Wh.i/, it’s you, Mr. ll'ilIou(/hhy.” parative pleasure, were those of a gentle- man, though his tiiilur’s bill would cer- tainly not have suitl-ll her son Re-r,:intild’s enlightened views on that iniportiint sub- ‘E. “VVell, tell us all about it,” Mortimer began at once, with the utmost cordiiility. “You’re here, we see. How have you man- aged to come here? It was only yesterday I was telling Miss Ilesslegmvc at the sta- tion how you weren’t sure whether things would turn out so as to enable you to re- turn, and she said she so much honed vou’d manage to come back again.” “We should be pointing so near one an- other this year. no doubt," Kathleen said, with 8 pleiiszirit. smile, “we’ll be able to see something of one auother‘s work and one another’s society.” Arnold \Vill0ughl_iy’s face flushed with genuine and unexpected pleasure. Could it be really the fact that this pretty and pleasant nizinnered artist girl was genu- inely glad he had come back to Venice? And he a poor painter, with only his art to bless hiuis;-elf with? To Arnold \\'illough— by, after his rude awakening to fuller ex- perience of the ways and habits of men and women, such disinterested interest seemed well nigh incredible. He glanced at her timidly, yet with a face full of pleas- ure. “That was very, very kind of you,” he answered rather low, for kindness al- ways overcame him. Then he turned to the American. “Well, it was like this, you see, Mortimer,” he said, “I sold my picture.” “Not the ‘Chioggia Fisherboats?’ ” Kath- leen cried, quite interested. “Yes, the same you saw that day I met you at the academy,” Arnold answered, with secret delight that the pretty girl Ihould have remembered the name and subject of his maiden effort. “I thought you’d sell it,” Kathleen re- plied, really radiant. “I am so glad you did. Mr. Mortimer told me your return to Venice and your future in art very largely depended upon your chance of sell- ing it. ” “Kathleen, my dear,” Mrs. Hesslegrave interposed in her chilliest voice, “do take care what you do. Don’t you see you’re letting your shawl hang over into the wu- nlrncd tn“-:‘r(l INT nlothvrl :— ll'll~-l;lil*\‘llI1l'i‘l‘l"l'l ‘ll“l'L‘ lair ll’ IV‘! . . _. , .. . . 1~h.. (l1‘&"\V' lilq-,..-lt up as ,.,,,,,,,_..ll, f,_,. my ,,,,,,,1\' l i with L'll‘ll.-{lll'lll'llll~l1l~~‘lir'.'il lwlui‘ I‘1‘I‘ll‘Zlllllll.” “Iliisi is tlil- gi-ntll.-— - ' ‘ “_\ud liliw iii::l-li llill iii--_\‘ '._'l\i' _\l»u for ll?" flu" .-\li1l‘l" ‘:‘("11l|li[l‘ lIl,‘ll1l{_ with his l~lliiiii,r_\".-: lIil'k‘('ll ;\ll l-I!~".i~liiiiliti wl-i.lll Ii,-i\'~~ ~:-.ilI, "I li--gm !lil- ll-i'i:i.~-' wl-re sziti-I':il-Illig\'.“ ‘»‘.'ilill'ii:lili_\’ :'.'ll'I'll"l lilI' l_" ‘inn. “.\'lit. ‘l’ ifjs. “lhit. I I".-It iii ll,i-t, iii_\.’ liiiiu li:ill1ii>l ll'_~i l-iuilillll llll' ll) ('Illll|‘ li:'~E; llii~ iiiiliimii ll» ‘.'l-nice, uiiil'li," li- iii:-ll l-i'l~l lil-l-ii \'.':i-1.--l. ‘\\'Ill<'l_l nu ll1l'l':_\' 1,'l‘ilEll|4l~. I gr.--i!l_\' ll('\l[’I‘ll to do. iiull it. \\ ill I‘\'<'ll iillllw iiil- ll» ul-t. ii IIlll<‘lll|ll‘\' ll‘.\ll'lll‘lll‘l: lll lli:i'. l"i'lllll(lll0 ofiirt. \\'lllf‘ll _\'I>‘ll rf::lii':_\‘ six‘ is llit' \\l-uli point til‘ iizypli-ililrii. So, of l-niir~l', liu ‘,1ll".‘\Vlll‘l“,I‘IllllI'll-"lllflllFllll‘lil'iI.'. word “dc- ; i.iil_:lil:y r-lill l‘l'l.‘lllli'(l trio iuul-li of lIl\' iuu:iil- .~--if ('illlllll€‘ll('l- of flu: liliru 2l.I‘l.\i'I1'l':ll llllllllllx’ it. iil-l-l~-.~:ii'y for hiiii tli (‘Hll(‘l‘:ll :iii_‘-;“xi::g lli:it. .\'i‘i'llil’lll4') llllll.~t'lf .\'lllll(‘ll'Illl_\' w‘-ill l'I\l‘ llllll lli llli, If llL!C(lI1lIl(l0 it, l-.=- ('Hlllll 1'.l>(l .‘i1‘lxllU‘i\'l~.‘lI'.,’l) it. “Uh, I just wl-ii1,t~i .~i'.‘l :i;,r':iiii." ho tiiiswl-i-l-ll li'::;=.|.l).'. “I glut ii ]lI.’l(‘l‘ (ls A. I5. mi ii .\'lir\ilv ' ii ship lliiit. triilll-ll with I)l(‘Plli‘, (ll‘:|l 1. "null >0 fl-rlli, iiiill the liiirll wlirk iiiilll ‘ll .'lli' lull! in tlw Nlirlli Fin‘! li:ivi- ll‘)IH‘ ll L'.'l-‘ll, I I.-.iil-y, l'iii l-vi-r so niiil-li .~li‘liiiqi»i' 1li.'iu I was l:i~t wiiitl-r,” .\li'.~'. lIi-s~'l:-l_;i'.:\'l- li;ill lll'l'll l'>ll‘_(lll'_(' for $01110llillf‘Illlllll‘l'll4>_\' yl.‘.li' ll:-l".iii“."' ‘*( )li, (ll‘.'ll‘, iilii I 1l‘)ll l'ni‘iiij.'livl-lililllill," _-\]‘l[lll(l \\'illl>iiglili_'.' ,--.iiswl-i'l»ll .~lH‘llll_\', uliti iii the li-zi.-t iv-' ;iill~ll. “l‘i*i .i, ‘~fIll‘ll' lly triilll-. I go to. 1 :ill .“‘llYll|I"‘i‘ :ii:ll l piiiiit. all wiiill-i-. li'.< :v vi-:-_-; K-MHI :il!-.~r:l::!iliii, I find it suits" i.il-." Tliis w:i.~i too lllllI'll for .\lr--'. lll---l»--_ .- Sliv fl-It that .\Il)['llllH‘l', llilliixli hm ‘ pl-rl‘l~l-ti i'il_:lit, ill" I.'I.lll‘~l.', in l‘lll.‘|l‘~I' hi-' I)‘,\ ii II'll’llll.\' \\ ll\‘I"‘ lir llldcll, (JlI‘_.’lll ill-t (H li‘i\‘ii z‘Xpr).~‘i-ll llviii‘ l{:i‘il:l~ mi ziiizl lii-ixlvll iii the emit.-i_4iliii, so ill 2-pl-.il;, of >ll"ll .~ir:iii:l- zic— qiiiiiiitziiici-si. “l)l':ir iiil.-I" slil- (7l'll‘il Mill- lll-uly, llilikiiig up at tho lliu, liril-k lower that ro.—‘i-sliecr jiistiii frliutof ilil-iii, “here we are at tlil- I-‘riiril Kiiilill-l-ii, llillix‘i. you say you wiiiitl-ll to :40 Ill and look l'lLf:llll at that }ll('l,lll‘(‘. of \\'li:il "s-liis-uiiiiii-‘s—--:ili, yes, ’l'iiitl~r<*tto‘.~‘~i:i ilii- >'riil»l.-i lli Siiii Rocco? ()li. ili.-iiik you >1) iuiil-li, .\li'. Mor- l.ll11(l'. \\'l.~ woii"t troulill: yliu to unit for us. I{.'lllll(*(‘ll kiiow.<. hl-r wily on foot iill over Vi-iiice. (\'lil.- cziii get from pliico to place in this iiillst \\'iitinu(-d.] The 117671/I/37/I.’(.’ (J/l-.) »/mI/'m// in discussing the roiill qiiestioii, truly says, “Turf has no plzice in 11 road lied any more than so many (‘:ll'tl0{l.(lS of toiidstools,” and yet ninc-tenths of our road Il11ll{0l‘S are sure to put all the sods they can find into the middle of the roiill. A road insti- tiitc ought to be held once ii year, in cvei'y county in I\'cw England, and no man should he clcctcll road commissioner who would not pledge himself to attend these in- stitutes. The people fully tax themselves for good roads and then elect incompetent roiid coin- missioners in many of the towns, who spend the money and give-the public poor i'l)alls}21iionths in the year. Oh Bizszau. °=i°=W*="~ gtfiin %attle.P luv eep a . and I-Ionsl;°I)o‘;:. Oatalo no. chranvlllo. Chester 00.. a. - ‘-s‘..wsai'-r‘: 1:... aw.-.' v.“- ....u...». .c,._ -. Qt»-yru ._ ......,..,,.- _... _ -...&t ,«o-a.v. . .-.-A4»-....... . . ....-.,....-.-.—n...-_....- . THE GRANGE VISITOR. OCTOBER 3, 1895. Crop Report for September. CoR}:.—The September report of the Statistician of the Depart- ment of Agriculture shows a de- cline in the condition of corn to $96.4 from 102.5 in the month of August, being a falling off of 6.1 points. The prospects of the crop ave sufl'ere.'lll—-:1 II states of lar_«_rc proiluction—liave coiiiparativcly low :l\'el‘:lf_"P.~, rang‘- in_l_r from «'37 in Indiana to -8.3 in .\Iiclii§_ran. \Vhei'e the condition is low. (Ii'(>iigIit is the cause most frequeiit- ly assigriied. There is also coni- plaint of potato rot in most of the New Eii}_v‘Iand states, in New York, New Jersey, l’enns_vIvaiiia. and a few other states, ascrilicd inaiiily to excess of rain, and sonictiiiies confined to potatoes on low ;_v‘i'oiiiid. Many localities in which the earlier potatoes sutlered seriously from (ll'Ol1_2‘lll will have a f_r(io(l crop of late ones as a result of plentiful rains duriiig Auf_rust. unless frost shall come before tlie_v rcacli ina—_ turity. In parts of Montana there was a very ‘lll6I':lIll(,‘> dan_c_rei' of bein_~_r cau_9;Iit by frost_ before they ripen. l‘)Iig_rlit. potato ; bu_t_rs, and other causes of injury are mentioned in some reports, but the cases of serious dainage from any of these appear to be confined to a few localities. llolicect ol.IT1€:et;i1i.9$f» BERRIEN PO)I()NA. The next regular meeting of Berrien county Pomona Grange will be with Mt. Tabor Grange, Oct. 8 and ‘J 1895. On the first day an open session will be held in the afternoon to which all are cordially invited. An interesting program will be presented. ALviN iVIORLEY. Lecturer. VVESTERN POMONA GRANGE. The next meeting of Western Po- mona Grange Will be held at R-avenna, Oct. 10 and 11. PROGRA M. “Does this country need bimetal- lism ?” Tom F. Rogers. “Should farm wives and daughters have a general knowledge of the farm ?” Mrs. Austin. Essay, “Education gained by observa- tion,” Joseph Lowing. “What are the greatest hindrances to the success of the farmers to—dav 2?" D. O. Smith. “The income, how can it be spent to the best advantage ?" Mrs" A. Gillett. Essay, Miss May Tuttle. Should pri- mary lessons in agriculture be made a branch of study in our district schools ?” Elmer Phillips. “The coming improve- ments,” Fred C. Milk. The above pro gram will be interspersed with recita- tions and music. etc. Mixxsorz M. SmITH, Lecturer. KENT POMONA. The next session of Kent county Grange will be held with Wliitneyville Grange on Oct. 30, commencing at 10 o'clock. a. m. Morning session will be devoted to the business of the Grange. Program for the afternoon: Opening song, Whitneyville Grange choir. Address of welcome, Master Whitneyville Grange. ltesponse, Mast- er Pomona Grange. Song. Sister Mer- tie Preston. llecitation, Sister Henry Proctor. "What are the benefits of civilization?” Bros. E. (famnau, )1. ll. Foster, and Sisters ll. I}. Holt, and .3. 0. Peterson. Song, llro. Morris Ryan. Essay, Sister E. (‘ampau. ~'oni:. liro. and Sister E, It, Keecli. “The Unem- ployed," Bros. .3. (1. Peterson and James Martin. song. Bro. and sister Foster. lecitation, Bro. Morris liyan. Soiig, lro. ll. G. llolt. “Wliat are some or the causes which tend to pro- duce the present unequal distribution of wealth '3" Bros. Henry Proctor, John Preston and Sister 1. 1). Davis. {eel- tation. Sister Merrie Preston Song, Bro. and Sister E H. Keech. lie-cita- tion. Sister 5. (1. Peterson. (‘losing song. Mus. W31. T. Alli-\.\lS, Lecturer. (ifil-I\9€.< I will send a few words about (.‘-lav- ton Grange. .\'o. till-l. We were organ- ized Apzii 23. ll5".ll. with 2:2 charter members. since ihat time we have gaiiied a few members and lost a few. (lur membership stands at about -lll. We went from a school house into a carriage barn; held forth ll-iere about two years. then we made a contract for the use of a building on the second 1loor,2lxJ.4 feet. We have also a store below, 1llx2I feet. We started by get. ting orders and sending off for 21'-recr- ies about three years ago, from that we bought as far as we could then sold to members. \Ve now have a good little store. We have bought salt by carloaris, and hides besides. This year we houglit SIS!) pounds of hinder twine. We ll'rlVH not paid for one Cent's worth of goods yet until we got goods. We hur under the seal on thirty days from delivery. We do Well with '|‘lioi‘iitoii, Harries & (‘o., of Pliiladelpliia. and Hniitli. iridgmaii it (‘o., of Flint. .\licli.. on 30 days time. We have a contract with a foundry for plow points and grinding. We bought ourtwiiie of an Ohio eoinpany, I think. We have 7.l'éL(,lt:CI to the amount of about $'.’.Ulll,l since we lirst started At Graiige. iiinler suggestions for the good of the Order, we talk on various farm topics, such as care of foivls, drainage, fall sei-ding, on timothy, rye for pasture, etc. We have our same secretary we elected on day of orgariizatioii. No meniber of our Grange has ever put in a dollar for goods above his dues. and ’ we have $100 iiisiiraiicestock on hand GR.-\T'l‘.-\.\' (&l’..-\NGE .\:o. 170 met in regular session Sept. 19. for the first since May '3, this being the longest vacation we have ever had since our Grange was organized, and we deeply regret the fact that so little interest is manifested in keeping up our Gr-aiige meetings. A society or an organiza- tioii is not likely to prosper while its members remain at home or go to seine other place for pleasure and amusement. Meetings at short inter- vals are generally well attended. We then do not lose our interest from one meeting to another as IS the case when our meetings are a month or even two or three months apart. We are like some other Granger. 1 know of, lirin believers in Grange principles, but not Grange doers of the principles as be- come good Patrons. We do not wish to Iind fault with our brothers and sis- ters where there is good cause for non atieiidatice. to Grange ineetiiias, but for trivial causes or no causes at all, are the ones we are lecturing. We - mean to have much charity, knowing as we (ii) that most of our members are well along in years, making it harder work to attend Grange, and some are- dressed to go I-.V(‘l'y time. Now that is about the lix our Grange is ill, llut we hope to see our Grange revive soon. ' \\ hat we need is young people. We are too delicient in energy and enthu siasm and they would wake us up. Now don’t you think so‘! A Grange with only one young lady and nary a young gentleman is deplorable. Yet such is the case with our Grange‘ and it makes us feel sometimes desolate for fear our beloved Grange will go down for the want of cliildreii or young peo- ple to take up the work that we leave unfinished and carry it forward when we are cailed hence to other fields of labor. Still vie hope. .\1y report lS ratiii-r peculiar, showing as it does our backslidiiigs, but at our last meeting 1 think we all resolved to labor more earnestly for the Grange cause. l-‘raterii-.-i‘.iy yours, AUNT KATE. \\'E‘TElL\' I’O)Il').\'.-\. Western Pomona Grange held its August meeting with Trent Grange, with good attendance. it was quite warm and dusty. but the hall was Well filled both afternoon and evening of the first day. Each of these sessions were open to the public. The follow- ing subjects were brought forward for discussion; “Healthy homes and how to make them;“ "The beauties of na- ture and their influence on character;" "How to receive the greatest benefit from our county fairs.” Some of the discussions for the after- noon were quite lengthy, but we would get off the question. especially in talking on the last subject. some of the members nearly got to running horses, still there was no betting done. only told the good points of their own fast horses. The question for eveiiirig was “How far is co operation advantageous.” An article from the GRANGE VISITOR on cooperation and organization was read. This subject was quite interest- ing and showed that as far as farmers had taken advantage of co-operation they had made a success of it. Mem- bers of the Order were urged to take an interest in the arrangements made by the State Grange for their benefit. One other question was brought up for discussion that evening "What is the Grange doing in the cause of edu- cation?" There was not much time for this subject, as Trent Grange had a program for the rest of the evening. we were iavored with music and reci- tations through both sessions of the meeting, ending with a short play en- titled "The cow boy cousin, or don’t jmlize by a hat.” Friday morning’s session was a busi- ness meeting of the Grange. Reports of the ditferent Graiiges in Western Pomona’s jurisdiction were given. They were mostly encouraging, some especially so. some little time was given to talking up the juvenile Grange questioii. Whether it was seed sown on good ground remains to be seen. After the business was all at- tended to we had the subject of "Plain cooking and how to make it palatable and attractive to the farmer's family," to talk on. our next meeting will be held with Iiavi-nna Graiiize the second Thursday and Friday in October. .\Ins. ll. .1. AI.‘.s'TI_\‘, Se-c‘y. lrotln-r Roswell Burr died at his home in l)i-lta, July 18. l8'.h3. He was a charter ineinbi-r of l.‘apitol Gr-aiige. No. 3:lI.I. and strictly adhered to all its princiiiIo_-s. Ilis inlluence was on the sidc of right and justice. Ills sterling worth was better known by those who knew him well. v'l he deceased brother had taken the \ l.si’roi>. ever since he was a member and was a coiistant reader of it. ad- miring its principles throughout. The October A l'(‘ll:l. The Alli-:.\'.\ for Octobe-ris unus-.ially utlrkiciive. A line portrait of the tal- ented young 'l‘eniii-ssee aiilhoi'i'-ss, \\'i1l Allen l)romgoole. formsthe front ispiece. and a richly illustrated paper on "l‘h(-ster on the Dee" from the pen of the editor opens this issue, Mi: Flower gives a graphic history, as well as a vivid dcscriptioii, of this quaint old city, in a most charming style, while many of the pictures are superb. _\ contribution which will doubtless excite general attention and occasion much comment is iroin the pen of Hon. A. It. Ilarrelt. lix (iloxernnient lixaniiiit-,r for failed banks. i-iititieil “The lira of Fraiid." The revelations of fraud as practisrd by many banks are of a most astouiiding character. llonest bankers will doubtless li.iil the appearance of this article willi satis- faction. but it will create much un- easiness in certain qiiarte-rs. .\ Siiigular Life, by Elizabelli Stuart I’Ii'=IilS. is coiiclndcd in the (.leiohei' .»\'ri..-\.\"i‘io. The closing sceiies of this reiiiarkable story are full of dramatic interest. / Til»:-tan Mzinastcries. Of all tT:'~, \‘\'0ll(l(““w‘ of the Tilictan re- li;rie:i ii ic is so .‘~ll‘1l;‘ill_,‘: as the abun- tliiiice If :iste.i'ic.-'. Tlicse grciit :issciii- blagzr-s of i _,rions liouscs are full of iiioiiks, or l;:.inas, and the inurvels as- sociiitcrl with them are truly siirprisiiig. Their iiuniber is ainaziiig. They literal- ly swarin iii the inhabited portions of Tibet, and a traveler jouriieying through the country passes monastery after mou- astery in endless succession. So numerous are they that Mr. Rock- hill, the indefatigable American ex- plorer of Tibet, tells that, while the population of eastern Tibet is but small, one-fifth c.,>ii.:ists of laiiias. He also says that in his joiiriicy from Jyo- kuiido, in Tibet, to Tfl(‘lll(‘11-ll], on the frontier of C-lllllll», a distance of 600 V _ , . , miles, he passerl 36 large iiioiiasteries, III and can L iro. and sonic don L give ii, iCt‘llE to go while a few are up and five of which contained from 2,000 to -1,000 lt‘.DIl‘ilS. Dilany monasteries in oth- er parts are equally large. The great iiionastery of Kumbum, near the Lake Kolro Nor, cont-aiiis 4,000 nlOllliS. Chiaindo, which is one of the chief towns in eastern Tibet and con- tains 12,000 iiiliabitaiits, seems to be half composed of a gigantic monastery, and Captain Bower, in his recent jour- ney througli Tibet, passed the large town of Riuchi, which seemed to him to be all moiiasteries. The wealth of some of these monasteries is astonish- ing.—All the Year Round. A Polar City. Numbers of explorers who have sought the arctic regions in quest of the pole have told of a mysterious city mirrored against the northern sky——stately build- ings in choice architecture, tall and im- posing spires, but such as differ from anything we know about. Whether the foundation of this mirage is a reality and Only unrecognizable because of transposition as to directions, whether it is awork of some mysterious remnant of our race that once occupied the pole, or whether this is some fanciful feature of the frost, as the peculiar slirubbery we see on the window paiie—whatever this is, it must be consigned to the per- plexing enigmas of the unknown region. Who knows but some spot, once the the- ater Of busy and advanced human life, may have escaped the general cataclys- mal wreck, and this city may he the si- lent and as yet undiscovered witness of 1 . . _ « air his views on the fence question. prepolar times, standing alone in the dead desolation, in the rigid shroud of now polar death. If we must be barred from entering this undiscovered country, we may add to our equipment by a care- ful noting of its mixture, and then give to the base of these phenomena a most thorough study.-——Pliiladelphizi Press. .« / ,/ \§\ \‘:in at lowest wholesale rates. Mons‘ Gi'aii'_:ei' Boot. Best Eii_e,'lisli Kip hand in;id«- Illlllllll‘ sole and lap. size I‘. to 1'2. 14. Boys Graii,4ci' Boot Best Eii}.:lisli Kip. hand inzide. double solo and lap size 1 to 3 >24-3.io. and Meiis heavy doulilc sole and lap lioots. sizc H to II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Boys “ “ " “ “ l to 3 . . . . _ _ . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . ..$l.2l3 Youths “ I I to L’ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . .‘.lll<' l’f_§a,__,\V'rite for full price list l1ll'I.r'l‘.\'r'?il of l%i';iiig.:c. I A. H. \\'.\i:iu-;x, A“ K. A gm. ()\'i(|, Mich. all-I-I5‘-7;‘(““'r-q1iIt{-‘ill-_0 I9 , ‘ ll I Broe«Ir>i' of l.\ll’H()‘\'l-iI) \ . . . ii.-L «W, .s .. M. Chester‘ \\'liile hxvilit‘. lilézv . I * L , and Lill('l)Tll Sheep. lfyou want :1 lllCl.‘ fall L11.”-Ii: ii . . I~'(‘i‘iiiiCl bm,ik— ' "I'I.'.l4 ll Culliire." __ ,TblI‘Ill)l\Irl{—“lIOW . t«)l’ri'ipzii:aicI-‘riiit ~ ;’.l‘ree.-., Vines and :Pl:iritsz,’ l-‘ourth ;—“(}ri*eii‘.-I Frill!- 'In. for rim‘ .\l'1IF- \\‘i- do not care so much about your iiioiicy‘ or about >'I.‘llII1_L' the fun. as we do to in‘ I"Nlll(‘|' to you the beautiful. illustrali-d .\iiicii(-aii I-Ionic Journal. R. I). LEE Pub. ('o.. Lyiiii. hliiss. ’ . Sewln ilaehlnel, Aoeordeou Organ Plum: Cider lllllu, A I‘ 5- - 1 FARM 413:: iir;-un, 3-‘eeilqmlllu? gtovraf, Iotflu: Ron: Illlll, I ‘ er ruse! I .o- ow k A VII nlterl, ‘ Press stands, ’ (‘oipy B;lIk!',, "I:'Il':,” l)i"Ill:,' niiula Plowl, Marie «'\ff‘i'sl-(‘lass stock and ; lawn Mowers, (‘ammo Nlllln, liallws. -BenderI.l)uInpCnr1.I, wan.-iiiieil. and all lhnd- V. (‘urn Shelly-rs, Himrl fnrlil, Fortes. -\erapel1,Wlr9FPflSC, Mudm we mm” 511 Pug Fsnnlng Mills, Wrlngrrs, Fnzlnn, urn, Steel Sinks, "-m-- M -vi-«-I-»=1+= we l.:',‘:‘..".';':=.':i.......'.'.".i..'-*.¢..'.':., '.1il:';:‘.:.l::l=i...¥:‘.5‘.'""*....t Band for free Catalan-no and see how In new none 151 So. Jefleriiun St... CHICAGO SCALE 00.. Chicago. 111. und ship anywhere on up pror_zil and guarantee satis ctlon. "'“’ '°' C'“""5"°' Ask Secretary oi‘ your Grange for our illus- MADE HARNESSCI trated Catalogue. Aug. 15 tf. pl; gUAL.1»v,-- STINTUN. MICH. *1 than string. Never wears out. Thous - >__ ;- \_ ands easily sold in a town. Good profits.“ ~ Get your town agency now. Outfit 5c. , FROM AIITIIEB PDIIIT OF VIEW. I I see that Old Durham rushes into rlnt to t e seems to he erfectly covved by elastic-ity._ I think tlliatlmge fence a.sauey.impudent thing, always answering back in the most ag- gravating manner. Then you never know just Where to find it. Now that_“ 'ust as good as Page” suits me. It never “kic '5” at any— thing, and if it's absolutely necessary to go ‘ through it, one can do it, so there! . [Signed] OLD BRINDLE Cow. 1» Address. : PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE C0., Adrian, Mich. O 95 go“ .. i .\ N w