\ “TIIE FABJIER 1.5’ /./F JIOBE (V,/J’.S]:'Q ['EJ'C'E T IL-1.3’ T FARJI, A3?) SIIU (ID BE Ii’/HST [411-1)I;(‘) VED." VOL. XXI. NO. 4. CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN, FEBRUARY 20, 1.s1u‘., VVIIOLE NO. -154. For Grange Discussion. inittee on legislative action, passed the fol— i 1‘eco1i1mcnd a % thorough discussion, by the .\‘uboi-dinate I (irranges of the state, of the bill known as 3 lowing resolution: "\\'e the Redfern liquor coniiiiission bill." In act provisions of this bill, we publish it in full. Following the bill is a letter from Brother Redfern, who introduced it in the last legislature. \\'e also comment edi- torially on the subject. A BILL TO 1’R0\'II)E F01’. .\i.s.Ki: I.\'\'ESTIGATl0.\'.$ RI-‘.I..\TI\'E TO THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC, AND TO .\iAKi~: A1’I’ROl’RIATI().\' s TH i<:i~:i:— FOR. Sec. 1. The people of the state of Michigan enact, That the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and within thirty days after this act shall take effect, appoint three persons. who shall constitute, and shall be called and known as “The State Liquor Coimiiis- sion.” They shall be citizens of the state, and shall be fitted by reason of their ex- perience and interest to carry on with equity and thoroughness the duties herein- after iniposed upon them. The term of each shall be six years, during which time they shall complete their labors. Vacan- cies in the commission shall be filled by ap- pointment by the governor. Sec. 2. The said commission shall ap- point a competent person, not of their number, as a secretary of the commission, who shall perform such duties and shall re- ceive such compensation as the commission {lay determine. ’ H8"-Slt'.l8ill‘3‘l3B.V3 and keep us oflice in the city of Lansing. The board of State auditors are rialuired to furnish him with such office and otfice equipment as may be necessary. See. 3. The said commission, by theiii— selves or by their secretary, shall collect the facts obtainable, from any source, re- garding the statistics of the liquor traffic in this state. Such facts shall include, so far as may be possible, the number of brew- eries", distilleries, saloons, and bars where liquor is made or sold; the capital invested in the sauie, the number of employees, and the profit made, at wholesale and retail: the number of visitors to saloons, the amount of liquor consumed, the number of drunkards, and the amount of money spent for liquors; the number and nature of vio- lations of the liquor 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 effects of Sunday and holi- day drinking; the etfects of “treating," and of drinking on the premises where liquor is sold; and all other such facts and statistics as can be discovered which pertain in any manner to the manufacture, sale, and con- sumption of brewed, distilled, malt, vinoiis, or spirituous liquors, in this state. See. at. The said commission, by them- selves or by their secretary, shall make a thorough study of the consumption of liq- uors in this state in relation to its bearing on pauperism, charity and charity hospi- tals; disease and accidents; crimes and criminals of all classes; insanity and other mental and physical defects; the elfect on the laboring classes, as to their savings, comfort, health, ability to find labor, and efficiency of earning power; the effect of the sale of liquor on taxes and taxation: the eflect of the “saloon in politics," and all such other investigations as will show the effects of the liquor traflic upon the in- habitants, or upon any part of them, of this state. _ _ Sec. 5. The said commission, by the members personally, shall makea thorough investigation of the methods invogue in this country and in other civilized coun- tries, for the regulation, control, or sup- pression of the liquor traific. They shall investigate especially thefflicense system,” “local option,” prohibition, the South Carolina “dispensary system,” and the Fothenburg system;” and other methods or laws which are or have been in operation in this or in other countries or states. The said committee shall study these methods and laws as to the relation of the same to such conditions and effects of the liquor A CO.\I.\II>,'.\'l().V TO 1 ‘ c:1i'rvin«r out the provisions of sections .. .;s.»‘-;- =- The last ,tatc (II ingt, thiough its L011} , and 4 0, fins m.t_ commission may incur neccssai'y travelling E L tratfic as mav be discovered by them in -) The members of the expenses if it is dceiued iiecessai'y to make these investigations by personal presence. See. U. lnthcii'rcpo1'ts to the legisla- . ture. liereafter provided for, said commis- order that each (rrange may know the ex- i sion shall make such l'QL‘Ollllll(‘ll(l{lll()I'l5 as the enactment of laws that will most effect- ually regulate. restrict, or prohibit the liquor tratfic. Sec. 7. The said comniissioners and their secretary shall have power to summon witnesses, to take testimony under oath. to enter places where liquor is inanufactured or sold. and to demand and receive of any state, county, city, township, or village oflicer any facts that may be in his posses- sion with respect to any of the provisions of this act. Sec. 8. The state liquor commission shall issue a biennial report to the legisla- ture, showing in full the facts and figures collected, the investigations made, the ex- penses incurred, and reconiniendations in accordance with See. 6 of this act. Not more than four thousand co >ies of such re- port shall be printed. \\'it in six months after this act shall take etfect, the commis- sion shall begin the publication of amonth- ly bulletin, which shall contain a brief re- port of the work done during the preceding month, with such facts and figures as have been received or as may be deemed of in- terest to the people of the state. Such bulletin shall not exceed in number one thousand, and shall be sent to the news- papers and to persons interested who may » apgigy for the same. c. 9. Said commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services. Their necessary expenses, the salary of their sec- retary, and such other expenses as may be incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be paid by the state treasur- er, on certificate of the chairman and sec- ietary of the commission, and the warrant of the auditor—general, out of the general fund. The expenses of office equipment, the necessary stationery and postage, and the printing of bulletins and reports shall be in addition to the appropriation made by this act, and shall be audited and paid for as are other similar expenses. Sec. .10. For the purposes of this act, there shall be appropriated the sum of five thousand dollars annually, for a period of six consecutive years, from the general funds of this state. which sum shall be an- nually included in the state taxes appor- tioned by the auditor—general on all taxable property of the state,to be levied. assessed and collected, shall be paid into the gener- al fund to reinibnrse said fund for the ap- propriations made by this act. EDITOR GR.-LVGE Visiron: You ask in the Vis1ToR for an expression of opinion on the question of a state liquor coinmission. I am strongly in favor of such a measure. \\'e often hear assertions made that the ll(l1lO1' trafiic is responsible for three—fourths of the crimes committed. That the mur- dlelars, the highway robberies, the suicides, t e bodily assaults are largely chargeable to the use of intoxicants; that poverty and insanity are, in the great majority of cases, caused by over-‘indulgence in strong dri_nk; that Ehe necessity for stalte hp1‘1SOIlSi, ]a1tlE, poor ouses asy ums am onies or e feeble minded, spring larojel y from this same source. All of these things and much mori we ai'e told are hatched and fostered by t is great evil. \Vhil§I believe that the rum traflic is an unmixed curse, I also believe that many of these assertions are made without authori- ty. \\'here can we find any evidence on record that will show beyond a doubt What per cegyeogoapfiv lisléldfof (;§i9111eT1l]S directiy racea e u‘ o ru : ere IS a — sfilutely nothing 11:0 sfiow what per cent of t ose in our a nis ouses were brought there by over indulgence in strong (l1‘ll?ll{, near or remotely used. ' No one can tell you if you should ask hlpw much mqge five are paying in taxes t an We Won e paying if the liquor traffic was not in existence? Has anybody made such a computation? If they have where are the_figures? What is the use of making assertions Which We are not able to \ E vei'§y under existing circumstances.’ I E i bel1(‘.Ve that the fullest light should be , thrown on this question. , _ _ That it should be cv-‘mined in all of its phases in order that the people may be brought to see the } iiiirrreiisity of the trallic in strong drink E and T-;o\v it acts and reacts on the body poli- : tic:‘fiow it dictates nominations in the pri- l ; mames. controls elections. smothers or sub- tliey may deem important with respect to ‘ veriii beneficial laws and corrupts courts of justice: how the great majority of the ven- ders, of rum are law breakers and that their ')la-( es of business are hotbeds of vice. hese and many more things need to be she; n, and shown with authority that can not be questioned. A state liquor commission will fill all the 1'eq:_3irenients and lay the ground work for all '9-.‘i(;se interested in doing away with the “cu! of the still." i F. \\'. Ri:i>i‘i:n.\‘. M.‘ ole Ha; (ls. " (..range and College. Report of the Special Committee on Agricultural (;ollege_ State Grange, 1895, .l‘[e7u7w:/‘.s ,:j3A1[(./.‘lf.{.(l(‘/L Sill./rj GI‘({/If/"'.' There is no public institution in this state nearer to the hearts of the Michigan farm- er than the Agricultural Collegc. The first of its class in the counti'y,maintaining for years an unquestioned ascendancy among institutions of its kind, it has made a record of which every Michigan farmer is proud.. Its interests, its welfare and its work are intimately connected with the progress of our calling, and it is but proper that the State (irange, a body of re gresentative farmers coming from all parts of the state, should consider ‘matters concerning the work the college is striv- ing to do. The Michigan State Grange be- lieves in the Agricultural College. V \\'e believe that the work should be broadened and strengthened. We appreciate the difl:'i— culties under which it labors, and desire, as a representative body of the people in whose interests it exists, to aid with our best counsels and our strength as an _organ- ization every effort to make it all it should be. l'Rl‘ZSEl\'T C(),\'D1TlO.\'. The college at this time is attracting general attention because of one of those outbreaks of trouble and ill feeling which have been too common during the last few years, and is again without an executive. There is and has been for a number of years a lack of students from farm homes who intend to become farmers after gradu- ation. \\'hile this is no doubt due partly to the depi'essed condition of agriculture it is also largely due to a lack among farm- ers of confidence in the college itse f. We regret to say that in many sections the farmers seem to feel that the influence of the college tends to draw students away from the farm instead of attracting them toward it. That this sentiment exists is proved abundantly by evidence placed be- fore your committee. \\'hile it is only jus- tice to say that this feeling is owing partly to niisrepi‘esentation and unfair criticism on the part of enemies of the institution, still it is due largely to the fact that only a small proportion of its graduates become practical farmers. There is also a feeling of disappoint- ment in many sections in the results of ex- perimental work and a wish for different and more practical lines of investigation, and an idea is prevalent among many of our more progressive farmers that in some respects the college is falling behind the times. These conditions can not be reme- died by attacks on the college, neither will defense and explanation win the much needed support of the great masses of farin- ers in the state. The fact must be fully recognized that agriculture is in a state of transition. Newer conditions are arising which must be met and provided for. The same gener- al course will not fully meet the needs of young men who intend to pursue the many different lines of modern agriculture. Thorough courses of instruction, which shall be practical, should be given in stock breeding, stock feeding, the manufacture of cheese and butter, market gardening, fruit growing, bee kee ing and perhaps other lines of work. T ese courses should I ive in the general course. be kept fully up to the times and be elect- They should be , so arranged that young men who feel un- able through lack of time or money to , take the full course. may come and take .. one of these special courses. \\'e feel fully ._ warranted in saying that the farmers of the state desire the ai'raiigenient of such courses. and that many young men who would not otlierwise go farther than our graded schools would gladly avail them- selves of this opportunity to fit themselves more fully for the various lines of agricul- , ture or horticulture which they intend to follow. The fact must be fully recognized that the farmer should make his influence more largely felt in public atfaii's. The best preservation of his interests demands that he shall be a lawmaker and executive. His rights as a citizen and property owner will not be recognized unless he himself sits in legislative halls and executive chairs. Careful and thorough training with this end in view should be a part of the course. \\'c feel that the time has arrived to change the regular college year; that the year should begin about the first of Octo- ber and should end the first of J une. The great reason for the long winter vacation, namely, affording students opportunity for earning money by teaching, is owing to the low wages paid in district schools, largely done away with. More money can be earned by farm work in the summer months while a rest will be given the mind and needed outdoors exercise be gained. Provision, of course, will have to be made for such practical education or work as will have to be done during the summer months. Believing that no calling i'equii‘cs for its perfect master more practice combined with the theory than that of the house- keeper, this committee favors the estab- lishment at the college of a department of domestic economy, thus securing to young women a knowledge of practical and sys- tematic methods of rendering the home a pleasant and healthful abode. We ask that our state legislature make suitable pro- vision for such department including a class kitchen well equipped with the most improved and laboi' saving utensils used in general housework, thus enabling a young woman to perform intelligently those du- ties which it is woman's highest privilege to assume in her capacity of housekeeper. But in this connection to secure the full advantages which the above suggestions offer to the college, it is absolutely neces- sary that at the head of the college there should be the right sort of a man as presi- dent. A man of strong executive ability, a man of tact, who will be able to attract, not repel, the boys and girls who are stu- dents at the college. One who is in touch with the agricultural classes and whose sympathies and ideas are identical along the line of progressive agriculture, a little in advance, perhaps, but not so much as to lose sight of our specific object as an agri- cultural institution nor develop a coinpari— son or a tendency to transform it into a professional or scientific school. The liter- ary attainments of such a man need not be beyond that which will maintain the dig- nitv of the position he occupies and such as to command the respect of both students and patrons. \\'e are confident that upon the selection of a man for president as to his fitness in a general way rather than specific qualifications depends in a large measure the success of the college as a strictly agricultural school. We firmly be- lieve that the main ditliculty of placing and supporting a man in the presidential chair of the college is in a large measure due to want of more progressive, active agricul- turists upon the State Board of Agricul- ture, and we are fully convinced that a change in the method of selecting these members should be made. VVe, therefore, recomniend that the leg- islature be asked to submit an amendment to the people to the state constitution whereby the members of the State Board of Agriculture shall be elected by a direct vote of the people as are the members of the state board of education and the re- gents of the university. V\’e also believe that the progressive, active, energetic farmer is best fitted to keep the college abreast the advancement of our calling. Continued to page 4. THE GRANGE VISITOR. FEBRUARY 20, 1896‘. Field and 5&9 ek Impure Food. From chemist’: Report rm- Dllchigun Dairy and Food December. 1895- Commission. In respect to the number of samples found pure, this month's work shows a marked improvement over that of the pre- ' ceding reports. This may be partly due to the character of the substances examined: as certain articles, as allspice and ginger‘ are less subject to adulteration than iiius- tard or pepper. It is almost universally a custom among inanufacturers when selling , , , and he imist be intelligent enough to study j _ ' 5 give. every i which better results can be obtained in the goods ina state having no food law, to adulterate ground mustard with from five to fifty per cent of wheat flour and color it I Since the pure food law . with turmeric. went into effect, this class of goods is being gradually driven from the market, and many manufacturers claim that although they formerly sold these goods in Michi- gan, they ai'e now putting nothing but pure goods into the state. Although pure goods are more frequent- ly found than forinerl_v. yet there still plenty of room for reform not only in re- gard to fraudulently adulterating goods, but also with regard to the labeling. Sonic manufacturers seem to have the idea that the face label can show the article to be pure if there is only in some obscure cor- ner on the back of ‘the iackage a statement , lie article contained abels of this kind are plainly f attempts to evade the law and intended to -A ‘ own benefit and also in order that the\com- of the com iosition of t therein. deceive the consumer. In regard to the labeling of “Imitation Jelly. " the law ex- plieitly states that if “composed in whole or in part of glucose, dcxtrine. starch or , other substances,“ they shall not be colored in imitation of fruit jelly. “And evei'_v can, pail or package of such jelly or biit- i V , 1 and all the day. and upon the climate of his ‘Imitation fruit jelly or = j inost successfully bring forth. —. ter sold in this state shall be distinctly and durably labeled butter,’ with the name of the facturer and the place where made." The quality of the creain of tartar handled by the groceryinen throughout 1113.1] ll- the samples collected in the city of Laii— sing. This article is not very extensively the whole number of samples collected. One sample was found to be pure, two adulterated with starch, acid phosphate of lime, gypsum and alum; while two con tained no cream of tartar. The favorite scheme for adulterating honey is to put a small piece of comb honey in a jelly glass filled with glucose, or gl11- cose and cane sugar syrup, and the decep- tion is quite complete so far as appearance is concerned. The jellies examined were illegally la- beled. had a strong apple odor: and con- tained glucose, starch, dextrine and a. trace of sulphuric acid; and were probably made from the skins and cores of apples with the addition of starch partially converted into glucose by the use of sulphuric acid. Out of nine samples of mustard exam- ined, five were adulterated with wheat flour varying from three to fifty per cent. Another, although containing no wheat flour, was highly colored with turmeric to hide the inferior quality of the mustard. All containing wheat flour, had coloring matter added in the form of turmeric to hide the addition of the flour. Pepper is probably subject to adulter- ation to a greater extent than any other spice. The samples examined serve as good illustrations of the extent to which the consumer is defrauded. Refuse of every description finds its way into ground pepper, and it would seem that the supply is not equal to the demand, as large con- cerns make a business of manufacturing an article especially intended to adulterate pep er. T ree out of the four samples of vinegar analyzed proved to be adulterated, being spirit or distilled vinegar colored with caramel, and one was below the legal standard in acetic acid. In brief, the results of the analyses may be stated as follows: Allspice, four samples; all pure. Buckwheat flour, six samples; one pure, four adulterated with wheat and corn flour and one with wheat flour. Cinnamon, three samples; all cassia. Cloves, two samples; both pure. Cocoanut, two samples; both pure. Coffee, two samples; both pure. Cream of tartar, six samples; one pure and five adulterated with varying propor- tions of corn starch, acid phosphate of lime, alum and gypsum. Ginger, five samples, all pure. Honey, one sample; adulterated with glucose and cane sugar. Strawberry jam, one sam le;_ pure. Jelly, two samples; bot illegally la.- beled. Maple syrup, two samples; pure. , Mustard, nine samples; three pure, five adulterated with wheat flour and colored with turmeric and one adulterated with tur- meric. _ Pepper, ten-samples; one pure and nine adulterated. The adulterants being rice, wheat, corn, rice hulls, buckwheat hulls, cayenne pepper, mustard hulls, pepper hulls, long pepper, tapioca and olive stones. Vinegar, four samples, one pure and * three adulterated by being colored with ' caramel. iThe Michigan Weather Service and Michigan Agriculture. . BY LIEIIT. ('. F. )II(.‘HI(iA.V W}-1.-\Tl{l-Eli Hon. J. M. Rusk, Ex-Secretary of Agri- Si ‘HNEIDER, simviciz. ' culture, once said of the farmer that "he must be sufficiently well educated in sci- ence as far as it is applicable to agriculture, his surroundings and to apply his knowl- edge to the conditions about him. The l E v of the past can we in a great measure regu- late present and future affairs. During the , coming crop season the Michigan weather . service will again call on the fariiiers of j the v1o'---~ ~ ._. . . 3 13° CO”e°1’°nde"_t.° and .m’m”hm.9' the 99“ ‘ then raspberries and strawberries together . tial office at Lansing with weekly reports ‘ ‘ J Of the crops and weather conditions. I vill ' l s v ' .- . . ‘ v take int .1 few minutes to piepaie l on the : for which the government furnishes blanks 'and postage. weather service desires ? moral support of the » them to become interested and to study for farincr of the future will be a business ,1 man. able not only to compel his soil to do .3 its best in the matter of production, but to study the markets and know what will sell best and what will comniand the highest , price. As to the question of his education, ,3 when you consider that he must have a knowledge of all the principles of animal - and plant life: that he must iiiiileistamil the constituent eleiucnts of soils and fertilizers. ~ ment, good roads are not only needed. but , ests of the country. good roads cost, is and that he must have some knowledge of 4 ; meteorology, chemistry and the other sci- 1 cnccs closely connected with crop raising, you will see that the ideal farmer of the ; future will have to be not only a brainy, but a well educated man. " This opinion comes from a good soiii'ce and it seems to the writer that it cannot be iiiipicssed too much on the farmer. for his ing generation may be able to cope with these conditions which will then most like- ly surround the farmer. Of these various conditions there is no element or condition which enters so much into his profession as does the weather; he meets it every day. locality depend the productions he can The national weather bureau an or- ganization which has charge of the fore- ~ casting of the weather and every phase the state is probably fairly represented by ~ thereof which may in any way effect the cominerce and agriculture of this great , country of ours: for the collection and handled by the grocerynien and only five , different producers are represented out of : study of statistics relative to the effects of weather on health. on the affairs of the en- gineer, the shipper of perishable goods, the mariner, the farmer, the lawyer, and in brief all professions and all people, but owing to the peculiar effect of the weather 1 on agricultui'a—l operations it is of no great- er benefit to any class than to the farmer. It is of great value to the farmer to know the amount and distribution of rainfall_, the extremes of temperature, the ocoi'.~i'i'ci.t- ‘of frost and heavy rainfalls at critical periods, such as at the niaturity of the corn crop and at the time of gathering the hay or wheat crops. The Michigan weather service co-oper- ates with our national bureau. The instru- ments used by the state are furnished by the state. The salary of the director and oflice expenses. together with the station- ery itsed are furnished by the national bu- reau. The state service is for the purpose of going into more minute record and in- vestigation of our state’s climate and pro- duction than the national bureau is able to do: it is foi' the purpose of carrying the practical benefits of the daily forecasts and warnings into every agricultural district, as far as the mail. telephone, and telegraph will permit. and at the present writing the Michigan weather service supplies daily over 1500 out of the '_’HtN) postofiices with the daily forecasts, frost and cold wave warnings, and the number is rapidly being added to. One special feature of the work of the state service I wish to present as forcibly and commend as highly to the farmers of , ' it is impracticable. Michigan as I possibly can: The uses and benefits of the weekly weather ci'op bulle- tin. A merchant, for example, buys a large stock of goods and his object is to I state. state for their cooperation by l)ec0111- i It such a report for ii locality or township ‘ Above all, the Michigan the good will and farnicr, it desires : themselves, with help that the service can phase of weather conditions by agriculture of Michigan. Lunsiiiu. We can Have Good Roads. not? Why 1 grapes g berries come again next season. ~ not the Cost of Family Berries. R. .\i. KELLOUG. You can have strawberries on the table three times per day until the last of June, : for a while. then raspberries. dewberries, currants, and gooseberries which overlap- delicious blackberr_v. and then until December. Meaiitinie an abundance of canned fruit to last till fresh These are stale berries bought on the market, but fresh and clean directly from the gar- ; den and worth double as much as the stale ones bought in town. I think I know something of the cost of growing bcri'ics. and while I concede that . they cannot be grown as cheaply in a small. wa_v as the wholesale grower would pro- ’ ducc them. yet I will contract to pay the 2 hii'cd man his wages. buy the plants and do all the work connected with them till In the present age of aggressive lll1pl‘()\'0- they are necessary to the industrial inter- Thequestion, what will provoking a great deal of discussion at present in all parts of the Its answer must be in a measure ? i local, depending upon the demands made I be built. V road at great expense because someone else j sell them at the highest price he can get Q for them: sale: the will be his sales. Now. if the merchant he advertises what he has foi' j more he advertises the greater ' who does not produce that which he has g for sale, advertises to sell it, why not the farmer. to whom good times means good times for the country, why should he not advertise what he has for sale. Now the Michigan weather service does that for the Michigan farmer every time it issues its weekly weather crop bulletin. In that re- port the general conditions, advancing from week to week during the planting, growing and harvesting season are report- ed; it is an advertisement, for from those reports the farmer can closely determine the approximate results of harvest, the general supply and demand, and hence the prices which will enable him to sell at the most advantageous time. The manufac- turer sells, when he can, when the sup- ply is the shortest and the demand is the greatest, and by a systematic study and comparison the farmer may become just as successful as the manufacturer is in selling his goods, or the middle man in selling what the farmer produces. Aside from the immediate benefit of these bulletins a file of them running back for a number of years will teach us what crops will average best in certain localities and by the history 3 iiiediately above the sub-grade; this, it is upon the road in the locality where it is to A road that would meet the re- quirements of one locality, would fail in another. The cost varies, perhaps, with the ideas of those having supervision of the road building to some extent. but must be influenced a great deal by the kind of soil, amount of grading to be done. etc. The officials having the work in charge should determine by careful study, the kind of road best adapted to the require- ments of their locality and not build a has. A road costing $l0,ooo per mile to build, would. most likely, frighten the novice in ‘ good road building: but good roads need not cost that amount. From the report of the delegates from this state, to the good roads parliament, at Atlanta, it will be seen that New Jersey, one of the pioneer states in good roads, expended from >3:3,HUO to $b',WU per mile on some of the roads earliest built in that state, but now building good stone roads for the country highways, six or eight inches in thickness, and sixteen feet wide, at a cost varying from Snow to 31,21 W per mile. The state- ment also made that. at whatever cost the roads are built, the people were satis- fied with thein, as the price of real estate has advanced upon the assessment roll, so that the rate on the dollar of taxation has actually decreased. This would undoubt- edly be the case in any country, and in the southern part of Michigan >L~‘~1,200 or $1,- 500 per mile, will probably cover the cost of building a road suitable for the pur- poses of ordinary traffic. The success of any road, no matter what its cost. may be, depends upon the skillful adjustment of its grades, and the drainage of its bed. Most of our road beds were laid out with the object rather of meeting the immediate necessities of their time, than with a view to future improvement. If we incorporate these roads in a county road system, they must be made to con- form to the requirements of such a sys- tem. Long. steep hills iinist be cut down so so as conform to the best practice in grad- ing for the heaviest loads likely to be hauled over them. Or the road should be relocated if this can be done cheaper, every- thing consid_ered, than cutting down the hill. It ii oetter that an individual or two shall be inconvenienced somewhat by the change in the location of a road, than for the public to pay twice what it is worth to grade a road over the original route when In grading the road its drainage should not be overlooked, as this is, perhaps, the most important fea- ture of a good road. After the grade and_ drainage of a road have been completed, almost any amount of money can be ex- pended on the upper crust. There are too many methods of paving a road to admit of discussion in this paper. A method of sub-drainage, much used in Belgium, is to put a deep bed of ashes im- claimed will absorb all nipistiii1'e1(]:oming through the pavinomateria , ant ( e iver 1 to the‘-side drains “without damage to the roadbed. _ An argument in favor of good roads_ is given in a recent issue of 1t2zyzn_,eer_mg Jfez/.~.s-, an editorial based _upon.a clipping ffiom the 65171 JV/'a22lfz.s£c0 C’]LI'0:fi(?l6é Sttgifilng t at accor ing to t a paper e on em Pacific Railway is charging sio high a. rate for carrying sugar lfrpm Isan F ranciiico, t_o Fresno t at one w o esa e grocery rm 1S shippiiig sugar to_ Stocktoii by steamer, and transporting it_ from there to Fresno, a distance}: of 146 miles Wlfll SIX muclaettlelaams, and freig t wagons at a ower ra an is charoredtby rail. If the above 1S true, _if freig t teams can compete with the rail- ways in transporting freight over ordinary country roads in C8.%lf0I‘Il11a_. whlo knplyvs but that the mission 0 goo: roa s in IS state will be the keeping: down of railway freight rates. Let us have good roads any- way. A l\ "1-zwcoiwinn. they ai'e ready to pick. at two cents per ’ quart for strawberries. i':ispl)en-ics, _(_r(u)sc- _‘ berries and currants: blackberries at three Cents. and grapes at half a cent per pound . and have them all ready for picking. and , the latter work can be done for less trouble than you can go to the gi'occr for them. licsides if purcliascd. you must produce something else to get the money. Then you must pay for picking at least two cents per quart. boxes and coiiiiiiis'sious' to dealers at least thrcc cents more. You buy a crate and carr_y them home. and before you can eat tlicui up or can them. they are stale and have lost their flavor. You have ! . . so iiian_v that you are rushed to get rid of‘ them before they spoil and eat too many at once. often bringingon serious disor- ders, and then go without for a consider- able time; in fact. most farmers go witli— out tlicin pretty much altogether. In the eyes of the law, it is not a criiuc to de- prive your faiiiily of these cheap, (iod- given, delicious luxuries, but it is an offense against them. and the rush of the boys fi'oiii the farm to the cities, where they see these things in great abundance, bears evidence that it has more to do with the breaking up of fami- lies so early in life than any one thing. A steady diet of "hog and hominy,“ pork and potatoes, makes both boys and girls restless and they long for a change. Dr. Vaughan, dean of the medical facul- ty of the university at Ann Arbor, in a lecture before the state hoi'ticultural so- ciety, pointed out that there were many families seriously affected with a disease closely resembling scurvy, and the only ef- fectual reinedy yet found were the (iclt fruit acids. All-‘ such diseases yiel. promptly to this treatment. A care , .~ computation of your bills for medicine di'ir— ing the year will show thein to be consid- erably inore than the cost of the fruit gar- den, and so in many cases you can take your choice at the same price: so, unless you really enjoy grunting and sickness, you should begin at once to prepare for your spring planting. Select the highest and best piece of ground you can find, and as near t c house as possible so the good wife and children can step out and pick the berries just be- fore. the meal. Havc all rows long so the work can be done with the horse with as little hand work as possible. Draw out at once and spread a coat of well rotted nia- nure and let the winter rains wash the juices down into, and incorporate it with the soil. The coarse straw should be raked off and not plowed under, as it seriously injures the ground in case of droutli. Next to the fence set a row of asparagus. Fifty or a hundred plants will supply all the family can eat, and it is fully equal to green peas. Five feet from this row and three feet apart, set 2.’; Palmer, .34) Older or Conrath. and 25 Gregg black ras iber— ries; seven feet further away, set 25 Ian- sell, :25 Marlboro and 50 Cuthbert red raspberries. Another row, some distance, put 25 \Vestern Triumph. and :25 Taylor blackberries, and then a row of grapes; two Early Ohio, three Moore's Early, five Delaware and Meyer, ten lVorden, ten Con- cord and a few Agawam for e‘ rly winter. This is the permanent garden w ich should last for several years. Now we set for strawberries. 50 “lar- field, 25 Bederwood, 50 Haverland, 25 Lovet, 50. Greenville, and 50 Enhance. X ow with this put such vegetables as you need. I am perfectly well aware that I have provided for several times as much as any family of six can eat, but I wanted the children to have something to take to town and sell for their in money. You will be. astonished to see how much money you can pick up from such a garden, to say noth- ing of interesting the children in the work, and the general good cheer it will infuse» into the home life. Iom‘a.. In a country school located among farms, with cultural purposes connected with it, agriculture can be better taught and studied than anywhere else. Agriculture will sometime be a part of the curriculum in country schools. This fact alone should induce farmers to op ose the abolition of country district schoo s.—S. B. Ifeac/z. " :.mW|.V)w<-. .»mv.- .v..-_-- FEBRUARY 20, 1896. . A (THE GRANGE VISITOR. ._. .-....«....i.... ..~... . wearers Wear. Motherhood. Thelfafair young earth hushed all her sound of l e, As evening gathered in the western sky. And calmed the sportive winds, that she mitzht hear The world’s first mother’s first fond lullaby. A rapture such as mothers share with God, y sweet melodious cadence expressed; “My child! part of my heart in human form-— My living thought, plucked from my throb- biniz breast.” How good was God to give such balm divine To sinning Eve, bereft of paradise! To grant her. mourning over Eden lost, To find new Edens in her baby’s eyes! And every mother, crooning o'er her child. Catctlifies the same sweet rapture from the s ies, And, though shut out of earthly Edens, finds In mother—love, a sinless paradise. Each height of bliss but measured depth of woe, And mother joy is watched by mother-pain. Eve’s gentle heart bled o’er her sinning child, And Mary wept o’er hers who had no stain. Mothers alone drink sorrow’s deepest dregs; Did God need sympathy, that he should deign To grant to woman, through her mother-love Some comprehension of his love and pain ‘.4 Mothers alone climb heights; Here, too. they touch the heart of love divine. 0 Father, God, how very good thou art, To grant us joys that else were only thine. A partnership with God is motherhood; What strength, what purity, what self-control, What love, what wisdom shall belong to her Who helps God fashion an immortal soul! Jllriry Wood-Allen, in Teaching ’1‘riL.‘h. joy‘s most rapturous Three Booklets. By Mary Woo(l Allen, M. D. Ann Arbor, Mn-.li_ CHILI) (‘ONFIDX-1.\'(‘F. I{E\'E.‘\l.lCI). TEN (‘lC.\"I‘.\'. l'l{I(‘lC. The benefit this book might be to cliil— dren were it in the hands of inothers every- where is iimnoasurable. The degree of sorrow caused by a bar- rier between parents and child can but be measured by that of pleasure where per- fect confidence is enjo_yed. In beautiful and simple language the author gives instruction how to retain the child’s purity of thought regarding himself and the origin of life, instead of leaving him to receive it in fragnientary and ini- pure forms from chance coinpanions. Is it not blasphemy to couch the thoughts of the holiest gifts of God in such suspi- cious secrecy that they are regarded as vile, degrading! TEACHING TRUTH. rinciz, 25 cF..\'Ts. This book is to supplant poetical false- hoods with facts. , “The facts of sex are not to be received I ,. ‘i downcast eyes and blushes, but with a re‘v‘erent recognition of their sacredness. Through sex comes all the sweetest ties of life.” Francis \\'illard says, “I would invite public school teachers to examine this rare little book. It would be an evangel to every young person in whose hands it might be placed. " ALMOST A MAN. PRICE, CENTS. Frequent requests for an inexpensive book for the instruction of boys approach- ing manhood led to the writing of .-1!//mst A Jflm. The story is of a note, containing phi ases of sentimental and sinful significance, which was picked up in a schoolroom. A conversation is given between the writer of it, a young boy, and a neighboring physi- cian. It explicitly shows how he was led to change his whole life by learning to have a reverence for himself, and a deeper re- gard for all womanhood. A teacher says the suggestions of Dr. VVood Allen have been one of her greatest helps in the management of boys. Are there not other teachers who need such help? This contains also, A (iatwxrzy and a ft. At each of the three gateways of birth, of the land of teens, and of death, a wondrous gift is presented to each individual——viz, earthly life, creative life, and continued life. It is not indifference that causes par- ents to permit rude chance to soil the souls of their children, as imieh as a lack of wis- dom as to how to teach the truth. To tell 1,03,; has been the purpose of these books. They are delightful books to lend, for they find response in every true pare_nt’s heart. If every woman’s work comimttee would secure the reading of them in their neigh- borhoods, it would help to purify the state of which we are so proud. - FLORA C. BUELL. Ann Arbor. Iritemperance. At the annual convention of the state board of correction and charities held at Flint, in December, it was generally con- ceded by those present, that 011.1116 jms steadily increasing in the state of_ Michi- 118.11. In spite of the efforts put _forth to gheck it, sin and crime are marching on at rapid rate, and it is astonishing to learn the number of children that have commit- ted crimes of every conceivable descrip- tion, with the exception of murder. If this continues to be so, we shudder to think what the future years will bring forth, and what our beautiful peninsula state will ultimately be. There never cause, and what is the cause of the present generation being more degraded and sunk in sin and vice, than those of the past! I ! reaper, now as haymaker, now as plough- man, now as vine—dresser. now as apple- picker, now as fisherman, now as soldier—— v all to no avail. was an effect without a Finally, as an old woman, he came to her, admired her fruit, admired especially the luxuriance of her grapes, descanted on the j ; dependence of the luxuriant vine. close bv, Can we not attribute a large percentage 3 of this slum of society, and those poor, de- graded children, tracing their fall directly 3 to the curse of intemperance? an intellect capable of retaining only pure and noble thoughts? It is a fact to be de- plored that it is just the class -of parents that are supplying the majority of the cliil- Q dren today. In the last census report of June 1, 15144, subiiiittcd by the scci'etary of state, the number of illiterate persons. tcn vcars of age and over. was £0.';,o:’.T. of j ‘ ‘ ' of the products of field :ii1d , famous Temple of J;mu_-, ‘ which were opened in time , closed in peace. was dedicated wlmm 70.77:! could neither read nor write. and '_)4.:36i:3 can read, but cannot write. Of these there are tlii'ee—fourtlis more illiter- ate iiialcs than females. The total male population of illitcrates aged twenty years and over. the age that all men are allowed to vote in Micliigaii, is 40.10;’. of \\‘l10lIl ' :l4..34.3 can ncitlici'rcad nor write. Is it any woiidci' that saloons receive ii liberal » patronage, and that crime is increasing in Micliigiiii.’ The oilicial i'cport of Inspector Cole. internal rcvcnuc. sliows that there are ‘_‘:l'_*.21v.3 licensed liqiioi' dealers in the lvnitcd States. The city of Chicago alone took out H,‘.i.\'_' liquor licenses last year. ‘ :11)(ltll(3lllll1ll)Cl' is steadily iiici'c:i.-'iiig' all over the state. l’eoplc iiiay talk about free trade, tarifi, etc, but just get the monster intciiipcraiice out of the land and there will not be so iiiiich coniplaint about hard times. livcrv kind of occupation has suffered the last few years and business men of every class have felt the pressure of hard times except the saloon keeper. \\'e have not heard one single moan from him. His business is just as brisk as ever. \\'hat does it iiiat— ter to him if the father gives him every cent he can get hold of, and the children have no home. except such as the street offers them! \\'hat matters it to him if this state is turning out tramp children by the hundreds? He knows this will benefit his business, and at the very next election, these men that are so bitterly crying hard times and are deploring the fact that crime is advancing in our land, will go to the polls and deliberately vote to license sa- loons. But when the last trump is sounded and they are called on to give an account of their stewardship here below, will they not be called on to give an account of that vote that helped to send these children to perdi- tion? How often we hear the words in the beautiful prayer “Lead us not into temptatioii." In this sentence the word “us” means not only ourselves, but those we love. Perhaps these words are uttered in all sincerity. but it seems to me that it is our duty to keep temptation out of our own and out of our childrens‘ way if it is in our power to do so. It seems al- most incredible to me that any man or woiiian in this Christian land could vote any ticket that did not have a prohibition platform. “'e send missionaries to for- eign countries aiid speak with pride of our free America, but it seems that we had a fitting rebuke to our vanity when one of our foreign ministers dined with some of the nobility, in drinking the health of his guest. The host passed sweet piiieaple juice, with the remark, that "they could get wine to make them drunk in free America. but they would not allow the stuff on their island.” Mrs. May French Sheldon, the first, and we believe the only lady that has explored Africa, travelled across the Dark Continent without one rude word or act from those uncivilized, savage people. Could we say the same of our land if the lady chanced to meet some half intoxicated brute! Yet we are proud of our country, and if the peo- ple would exterminate this fatal curse, it would be as great a blessing as the liber- ation of the slaves during the civil war, and we trust that ere the cycle of time shall have ushered in the year 1900 there shall have been another Harriet Beecher Stowe, with a second Uncle Tom’s Cabin to electrify the people with the horrors of the crimes committed through the direct agency of this dreadful demon that is mak- ing slaves of our people, by this fearful monster “Inteinperance. "' M RS. IDA ENGLISH. Clarksville. Pomoiia’s Report. At State Grange, 1895. ll7;rz‘/z_2/ Illczsie/', 13’/‘(ii/ic/*8 an/I iS'[.s«‘c2'.\-.' Pomona comes cown to us in Mythology as guardian especially of the apple or- chards, but presiding also over other fruits. Vertumnus was guardian over fruit trees, gardens and vegetables. He was the hus- band of Pomona. This 11 'lllpl) had scorned the offers of love made her by Pan, Syl- vanus, and many other suitors. Vertum— nus, too, she had time and again refused. But he continued to woo her. Now as a How can ; parents addicted to the use of intoxicating . liquors raise a family of childrei_1. with :1 ,‘ strong and healthy body and mind. with 3 3 blossoms. ‘ f spoken, he dropped his disguise and stood , before Pomona in his upon the elm to which it was clinging: ail- v - I vised Pomona to cnoose some youth——sav for instance the voting Vert1imnus——about whom to twine her arms. ’. 77 ., - I - (10 thls, said the secinino old woinan, "'fr_osts should never blig it the voung fruits, nor furious winds destroy the briglit \\ hen \ crtumnus had thus ])L'l‘.~‘()l1-—2l comely youth. I’oinona accepted him. , wasa great favorite with the lioinaiis whose ‘ , greatness f arts of agriculture as upon ariiis. founded as the iiiucli upon ally a great feast was celebrated garden. of war. but ture. During the llC.~i closed tliirty-iiiiic _vcai'.~. Since we met in State (iraiigc onc fruit. In the ()cc:in:i "l“i'uit liclt." we were much alarmed, at one time. for the safety of our fruit. an llltlll:~'ll'\’ upon which liuiidreds of our people (l(,‘l)L‘.ll(l. nineteenth of May canie with a SHOW. followed by a hard frccze. lillllllfi. strawberries and appk,-s were much dani- aged, but the chief crop, tle injured. l"i'om the village of Shelby alone there were shipped onc hundred and sixty-tl1i'ce carloads of peaches the past sezison. An idea inay be had of the won- derful dcvclopniciit of peach raising in western Micliigan when one takes into con- sideratioii one day‘s sliipincnt from that section. The following is clipped from a Chicago paper: "Nine great stcainboats bearing Michi- gan fruit reached Chicago Saturday iiiorii- ing. The city of Chicago, from St. Joseph and ienton llarbor broiiglit 31,000 baskets: the city of Louis- ville, f26i,00U baskets; the H. A. Root, from Glen Pier, 12,000 baskets; the Mabel Bradshaw, from Peiitwiitcr, 5,00 0 baskets; the Puritan, from St. Joseph. :!,.5'UU bas- kets; the City of Kalaniazoo, from South Haven, 12,(.N,N’J baskets: the Glenn, from the same place, :3,0oo baskets; the Doug- las, from Douglas, 03,000 baskets, and the Saiigatiick, from Saugatuck, 12,000 bas- kets. At the saiiie time there arrived by the-3-5-Thicago & \\'est Michigan railroad ten carloads, or ‘.)0,()0() baskets. The grand total was 13-l,0oo baskets, or 243,000 bush- els. There never were before so niany peaches unloaded here in one day." \\'hile prices were low many a home saw the shadow of the pitiless niortgage ban- ished forever. But the compensating returns were not all measured by dollars and cents alone. There is a refining, educative influence con- nected with the ciiltivatioii and harvesting of the beautiful luscious fruit which the most uncultured cannot resist. How beau- tiful is the orcliard. First we see the shining sap, the budding, and while \ve look, the tree bursts forth in one great bouquet of fragrant fiowers, soon to be followed by the golden fruit. \\'ho is there who may not see the hand of the great Master of the vineyard? The lesson, too, is instructive. The fruit tree yields up its fruit that the home may be beauti- fied, the niortgage paid, the taste satisfied, the parched lips of the fever stricken one moistened, and that all be made happier. I shall never forget the lesson taught in an incident related of that fatal field of Shiloh. Gen. ‘Y. H. \Vallace was wound- ed unto death on that fatal Sunday which will live forever in American his- tory. He was carried on board of a steam- er anchored at Pittsburg Landing, where his wife was anxiously watching the bat- tle. During the few remaining moments of life he lay with his head in Mrs. \Val— lace’s arms. Suddenly his eyes brightened and he looked fixedly at a little girl who stood near with a calla lily in her hand. His wife, rightly interpreting the look, beckoned the little girl to come near, and, receiving from her the beautiful fiower, handed it to the dying general who passed away inhaling its perfume. As the flower dies to give place to the fruit, so our lives fade into eternity. May they blossom with good deeds. Respectfully submitted, . JULIA E. MCCLURE. Report of Lady Assistant Steward. llrorz‘/zy Il[(z.<‘z‘c'/' and .4'J[¢4,’!‘!])C/la‘, of Me -5'!/lit: G’/wage.‘ ‘We are taught by our noble Order that as matrons inithe Grange we are to look with earnest solicitude upon children and their welcome and remember that they ai'e to follow in our footsteps and occupy our positions. May it not be that in oui' reach- ing out after something more grand‘ and beautiful in this world, we may overlook "If she would , l’oinon:i ,' Annu- E in honor ; The , the gates of ; to :igi'iciil- _ days of thc lioiiian licpublic the §I:llL‘.~ of this temple rcmaincd I _\'t.‘lll' 3 ago, our own Micliigaii has yielded morc I than an abiindancc of nearly all kinds of i The ‘ bliiidiiig ; pcachc;-'. was lit- - the duties that lie in our pathway! Perhaps we are not guiding our foot- ;steps in the path we would most wish our ichildren to walk in. Let us be very care- jful that we do no act or approve no.prin- gciple that we would not have them follow. A farnier‘s wife has her children iinich jto herself while they are young and may ,-‘she not, by being refined and kind herself. do much to mould her children in the same jfashiont Let us look for the bright things of life j in our sui'i'oundiiigs and make our homes 3 pleasant and adorn the faniily circle with jllOl>l€ traits of a kindly disposition, fill its jatiiiosplicrc with ailection and thus make :()lll'l]()lllCh'lll0 briglitcst and happiest places ‘on earth. Mi-is. J. H. .\lAi:Ti.\'. T119 JlI.Y€l1i.l€'$’s Mediaeval Eventide Song. Come hither, lyttel cliilde. and lie upon my breast to-night, For yonder fares an angelle yclad in raimaiint white, And yonder sings ye angell as only angells may; And his songe ben 01‘ a garden. that bloometh farre awave. To them that have no lyttel cliilde, (lodde sometimes sendetli down A lyttel cliilde that hen a lambkin of his own; And if so be they love that childe, hle willettli it to staye, But elsewise_ in His inercie Ile taketli it away. And sometimes, though they love it, Godde yeariietn for ye cliilde. And sendetli angells singing, whereby it hen beguiled: They fold their arms about ye lamb that woodletli at his play, And beare him to ye garden. that bloometh farre awaye. I woold not lose ve lyttel lamb that Goddeliath sent to me, If 1 could sing that angel! songe. how jovsome 1 sholde bee! For with mine arms about him. and my music in his care, What angell songe of paradise so ever sholde 1 fear? So come my lyttel childe, and lie upon my breast tonight, For yonder fares an angell yclad in raimaunt white, And yonder sings that angel], as only angells may, And his song beii of a garden, that bloometh far awaye. ——Eugcnc Field. Dicl-r’s Summer Playmates. \Vhen Dick got to his gi':iiidfatlier's he found a great many things to keep a boy busy. His dog Carlo he brouglit with him from the city, but the old catandkittcns he found in the barn at graiidfathei"s. ~ Carlo and the cat didn‘t get along very well at first. for Carlo wanted to chase hcr aiid frighten the kittens. One day he thought it would be fun to chase the cut. but the old cat just put out her sharp claws and scratched Carlo on the nose. After that he and the cat got along very peaceably together. Crrandfathcr showed Dick how to inake a wagon, and this he enjoyed very much. \\'hen he and his sister were together the doll rode in the wagon. \\'hen the wind blew hard he fiew his kite, and it was rare sport. The hired man helped him make his kite. ()ne da_y there was a nice breeze and the kite was sailing through the air when it was struck by a squall. This was not the worst of it for a shower came and before he could pull it in the kite was ruined by the rain. (:‘rrand— mother helped him repair it. IIe inadc pets of the poultry, the calves, the lambs and the pigs. The cosset lamb made him lots of fun, but the lamb grew faster than Dick. One day when Dick was not looking for (lfl.Il0'e1‘ the lamb came up behind and knocked iim over. It was a bad trick and cost the pet lamb its life, for grandpa said it would not do to have such an animal on the preinises. Dick wanted to take all his country pets back to the city, but his mother allowed him to take only a playful l.'itten.——.S'z.'/m/J D//_l/.s. From a child’s composition: “The cli- mate of Palestine is very hot and iiioii1i— tainous especially where the country is flat.” I’atron——“This set of teeth you made me is too big.” Dentist——“Yes, sir. Sit down in the chair, and I’ll enlarge your mouth a little.” How ‘s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Ha.ll’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Uheney & C0,, l’rops., Toledo. Ohio. We the undersigned have Known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan- cially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. WEST rt TRUAX, Wholesale Druggjsts, Tole- do, 0., VV.xLi)i‘s'G, KIXNAN & M.ARV 3, Whole- sale Drnggists, Toledo, 0. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act- ing directly upon the blood mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. .. .1 THE GRANGE VISITOR. FEBRUARY 20, 1896. THE QKATIGE ‘ITS/lwfl. CHARLOTTE, Mic;-1, The Ollicial Organ of the Michigan State Grange. Published on the First and Third Thursdays of Each Month EDITOR : K EIIIYON L. BUTTERFIELD, Luvsme, MICH. @‘To whr ii I -— . - . - . ~ Should gficntexc ianges and all articles foi publication l\I.ixAciaRs A,\‘D PRI.\"ri:i_~s: PERRV & MCGRATH, CHARLOTTE, MICH. To whm“ an 5ub5='CTititio.ris aurl atlverti.-ins: should be .-exit. ids Wzls a decided siiccess. The attendance E was all that could be expected. and was cs- :ire anxiou.-‘ should appear in that paper. - peciallv rcprcsentati\fe of the best farming i f L‘()lllllllllllll(‘.~» of the state. ‘Ye know that i TEIKIVIS 50 Cents a Year, 25 (‘cuts for-Six Months. In Clubs of 20 uiore 40 Cents per Year l,‘fl('Il. S"b.5""'l.PT-l01\5 Payable in advance, {Hill discontiiiiicd at expiration. unless renewed. '&""ReniittaIice.< should be by Registered Letter. Money Order or Draft. Do not send stamps. §°’T0 insure insertion all notices should be mailed no i later than the Saturday preceding i.-‘sue. Entered at the Postoihcc at Charlotte. Mich . as Second Class in-.ittm~ &"’°I\'I;x'r Isscs. l\l.\R('H OUR WORK. The following has bit-r:Ii approved by tlie»St:ite (iI‘:lllLZl" as has in view. and the spec-ialliiics aloiig which it proposr-,< to work. We hope every (irraiige in the state will work earnestly in all these dcpartnieiits, so that by a more extend our influence. and attain more and more complete- ly those ends which we seek. OUR OBJECT is the Oréranization of the Farmers for their own Iinprove- ment. Financially, Socially. Mcntiilly. Illorally. 'e believe that this improvement can in l2lFL,'r.' measure be brought about: 1. (a.) By wider individual study and general dis- cussion of the busiiie.-us side of farniiiig and home keeping. )(b.) By co-operation for iiiiaiicial I1ll\'2|llfiU{l‘. together of farniers with fariiic-rs. and of fariners with people of other occiipatioiis. . By striving for a purer manliootl. a Iiolilcr woman- hood. and a 11l.ll\’t‘l‘.~'2ll hrotlierliooil. 3. (3.) By stutlyiiig and proniotiiig the iInpro\'cnieIit of our district scliools. tion for rural piirsuits. reading iIi the Readiiig Wirclc: establisliiiig and usiiig circulating libraries; buying more and better Iiiagaziiics and papers for the home. 4. (a.) By diffusing a kll(I\Vlf‘fl£?l" of our civil iiistitutioiis, and teaching the high duties of citizciisliip. By ll(.‘l'l'la[1(llllL{ the enforcement of existing stzitutes. and by discussing, advocating. and trying to secure such ‘ other state and national laws as shall tend to the general - justice, progress and morality. \\'e have good reports of Grange and teachers‘ Iiieeting at Shelby, but advertis- ing crowds it until next issue. A friend of ours, speaking of attending an institute, says: “I was surprised to see how everyone was interested in the ' GRA:\'oR VISITOR. I took my copies for the year down there to the meeting, and everyone was taken in a few moments. At the same time other farm papers, well known in Michigan, were lying on the table untouched all through the meeting, al- though I made special efforts to have them taken by the farmers in attendance. I think this speaks well for the VISITOR.” The State Board of Agriculture, at their meeting in Grand Rapids February 11, elected Dr. J. L. Snyder ofAlleghany, Pa., as president of the Agricultural College. Dr. Snyder will assume his duties as soon as he can make arrange- ments to leave his work in Alle- ghany, which will be in the course of two or three weeks. Dr. Snyder has before him an opportunity given to few young men. VVe sincerely hope that he has the breadth and energy to solve the problem of agricultural education in Michigan. WVe have been so busy with institute and editorial work that we have hardly had time to mention the advent of a newspaper conteniporary,—the M. A. C. Record, pub- lished at the Agricultural College. This is a weekly, sent out in the interests of the College, and primarily to acquaint the farmers of the state with the work at the College. In the last issue Prof. Smith thus speaks of one thought that occurred to him While attending farmers’ institutes: A second suggestion from the institutes at- tended this winter was the evidence of the steady decline of superstition and ignorance in farm methods. Wherever a Grange or farmers’ club was alive in a community, there we found men not only well acquainted with modern ideas and practices, but men and women capa- ble of clearly and precisely stating their opinion to the audience.. All honor, then, to the Grange and the farmers’ club_ for the good work they are doing in suppressing superstitions and ex- tending both knowledge and the ability to use it! The weather service is a subject that is frequently discussed at farmers’ gather- ings. On page two of this issue, among other articles, we have one from Lieut. C. F. Schneider of the Michigan VVeather Bureau, relating to the advantages that accrue from the system in vogue in this state, especially the advantages to the farmers. We think this may be considered a strong presentation of the case, and we would like to have the matter somewhat .) By frequent .ocial gatlicriiig.-, and the niiiigling , discussed in our columns. How many farmers and fruit growers of Michigan take advantage of the weather forecasts! How many try to learn the signals or to get forecasts! And how many would make practical use of them if they knew them? These are some practical questioiis that we would like to have some - of our intelligent rc:idcr:- answer. The "'roun'(‘I][ from the state when the issue of the \'I.'. amon_<__r the audience. The program was t I rather crowded but was carried out on ‘T Q time. \\'e took occasion toaskagreat many : what they thought of the meeting, a.id all ; voted it :1 decided success. < can secure it, we shall givea list of accredit- a fair statement of the ohjcvt.~' llll,‘(1‘I‘}lllL'|‘ of Micliil-tall - Grange and College. ('oIitiiiut-il from page 1. Such a man may not be able to atlord the e.\'penses of frequent iiieetiiigs of the state board, and he should be paid for such ser- vices. While we are aware that iiiaiiy of our - fariiicr boys are seeking an education in other institutions of learning in pI'efcreiicc : to the Agricultural College. we are also ’ aware that very many more who ought and 3 could, from any financial reasons. secure the benetits of an advanced education are perinitting their opportunities to slip away. Very few coniparatively. are aware of the facilities and equipnient otfered them at the college for a broader education in their , _ ‘ _ ' cussioii of the :~‘ll\'(‘l' tpicstion sliall be per- liiie of special work. The boy who (lL‘Sll'CS to be a professional man recognizes the ne- ccssity for a higher education and seeks it ‘ in such colleges or uiiiversitics as offer him the best opportunity, but of our boys who intend to follow in our footsteps in the line of agriculture too many are satisfied with the meagre education offered in our dis- trict scliools. Now we do not wish to be- little the advantages of our district scliools, but rather would broaden their scope of usefulness by reqiiiring as a part of the mental tritining therein iiiiparted that spe- cial attention be given to the teaching of the simple problems of agriculture, and we believe that the time has now come when some steps should be taken to gradually introduce science and agricultural teacliings into the district schools of our state. From this we fully believe will grow an increased desire on the part of boys to secure the more extended and broader education of our Agricultural College. Now if this college does not inaugurate this new poli- cy and devise some means to carr_v this suggestion into practical operation we fear that it will lose a grand opportunity, and some other institution will reap the bene- ficial results of this important addition to our public school system. The condition of agriculture today is altogether different from that of ten or fifteen years ago. The changes are still beinor rung more and Iiiore rapidly. These changetl conditions call for different methods. The farmer of yesterday, today and of the future has but little in common. The increased necessities call for enlarged advantages and an advanced broadened and more technical education is of all things most needed. The general governnient recognizing the great need of a Specific and technical knowledge among the agricultural classes has made large ap- propriations for their particular purpose, and through the Agricultural college and the experiment station connected there- with is to read the farmers the results of these appropriations. Shall we divert this from the purpose in- tended and confess ourselves unable to overcome the seeming unhappy conditions which surround us? Far from it. More vexatious questions have been solved. If mistakes have been made they can be cor- rected. If plans or methods are at fault they must be changed. If there is a want of confidence on the part of the farmers as to the value of the instruction now impart- ed leave no stone unturned until that con- fidence is restored or obtained. If the de- feet is in ithe law regulating its manage- ment, the law should be amended. _ If, perchance, the management of the Institu- tion is at fault by all means change it. The good of the college is paramount to any in- dividual and the necessity of good Work, the best work, is absolutely required by the farmers of Michigan. The demand is today for 8. more useful, practical educa- tion, one that will fit us to take hold of the work for which we are especially adapted, that will be complete within itself, and en- able us to grasp with reasonable assurance of success the many problems _of progress- ive agriculture, enlightened citizenship and a higher civilization. JASON V\'ooDMAiv, A. E. PALMER, MRS. JULIA E. MCCLURE, MRS. EMMA J. CAMPBELL, MRS. M. E. HAYDON, More Echoes. EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR: I read “Echoes From State Grange,” by Br0tl_1c_r O. A. Vanderbilt, who was so “huniili- ated” by the action of the State Grange. I M create any discord in our ()1-der. am glad to report to you that its action has had no such effect on anv other member of l Batavia Grange or in Brancli coiiiity. so ' far as I can learn. I can see no object for the brother to censure that body or try to I think there are niany in the (lrdcr who life will- ing to extend to him their .-ympatliics to relieve him of his "liuuiiliation" but Iiot willing to "take back" an_vtliin_«_v' done by State Graiige. The brotlier who can be talked out of "coiiiiteii:incc" is not hold or \'cI'_\' as.'il\'cI'. bctwccn \\'iii«l.~oi' and Alle- troit is iion.:l_\'\ tlic c.\'i-cutive coinniittcc should not c.\'pi'c.~s thcin.~cl\'es on the (‘lll'l't'lll political iiuc.~'tioii of the day. \\’ll.‘ll p:irt_v is on this tjucstionf I believe (‘l_g1‘lll~lL‘lllll.\ of tlic people of the country are looking for :1 p:irt_v that will adopt a liiizuicc plank as passed by State (Erangc. The State (ii':iiigc is the main >‘ll()\\' and the oiil_v show the f:ll'lllL'l'.< have for the bettcrnicnt of their w:int.<:ind ncvcrwill be- coiiie a political .~l(l(‘ .'~liU\\'. L. .\l. liH\\'lill.\. IiiIf4ll‘l4l. l~2('llH Mi. 2. liniroit (ilt.\.\'t:l~I \'i.~i'roi:: .\.- wc real lil'UtllL'l' \'aiidcrbilt'.-" article in the last \'IsI'I‘oi:. ll('iUl(‘ll "liclioc.-' l"roni State (irangc.“ depit-tin_«_r in soiiibrc colo1'.-' the deplorable coiiscqiiciiccs if a continued (ll\- niitted in the ('il':lllf_I('.<. we re.-illv felt like cxclainiing "ina_v the good Lord deliver us" from such a cal:unit_v. An event that transpired away down east many \’L‘:ll'.~' ago comes to our iuind. it was in lllc‘-(l:l\’s of the iiiilitia's glory wlicn nodding pluiiies and glittering tinsel was :i iii-i-c>'s:ii'\' ad- junct in the iiiakc—up ofthc citizen soldier. A captain while instructing his company in the exercise of loading and tiring said. "soldiers, the ei'isi.~' having arrived you must tire when the word is given." "lint what shall we fire at." asked one of the men." “Fire at the crisis. of course, " re- rcplied the captain. ()in' brotlier iniagincs the crisis in the shape of free silver has arrived and he prouiptly tired iypon it. \\'c do hope he will not overcliargc his gun. causing it to burst, as the damage there- from would likely be iiioI'e serious to the firing party than to the crisis. It seems that Brotlier V., not beingablc to succccss- fully meet the arguinents of his "silver tongued orator, gincefiilly retreated from the contest, or in other words he ran away that he might fight through the Visim , another day. The siilverquestion is nota pit I tisan political question. Itis a question t.LiiIt perineates every political party in our na- tion. It is a question we believe Iiiiie— tenths of the people are and would be agreed upon if not controlled by partisan politics and worshippers of the “golden calf.” Our brother refers to silver -as “cheap money" as compared with “sound cur- rency.“.\Vell, he may favor, and have dear money and low prices on his plate if that suits him, but with us it is the reverse. “'9 want money so cheap that it will re- quire a dollar to purchase a bushel of wheat and other products of the farm in propor- tion. Perhaps our friend is suited with our enormous taxes this year. But we are not, as we have been obliged to go to the very bottom of our pockets for thelastdinie and nickle they contained. Then we would scarcely “save our bacon.” What we need and should insist upon is a currency coni- posed of gold, silver, and paper kept at par and interchangeable with each other, and made payable for all debts public and private at the option of the payer. And further, our public expenses should be re- duced by cutting down the enormous sala- ries of our Supreme judges and that of other high salaried ofiicials. “Live and let live” should be our motto. “Cut the garment according to the cloth” is a safe maxim. Then possibly some of the many mortgaged farms may be saved to their occupants of almost a lifetime. D. WoonMAiv. ECHOES N0. 3. EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR: I was grieved and mortified at the action of the State Grange in adopting :1 report advocating the free coinage of silver. \Vill you please allow me to express in the VISITOR my disapprobation of that action? I am opposed to the free coinage of silver be- cause I honestly think that its adoption by the nation would be 9. great calamity. But as much as I am opposed to it as a national measure, I am much more opposed to mak- ing a belief in the desirability of free coin- age an article of the I’atron’s creed. What is the use, the justice or the consistency of bringing into the councils of a non-parti- san organization like the Grange such an inflammatory political question? We all made a solemn promise when we became Patrons to avoid bringing political ques- tions into the Grange for discussion. Did the members of the State Grange who made and adopted that report keep that -... ...,..--su ,~>gg\,r~-.-. .. -... .,....‘.,.... ... .. . . >5 ' advocacy of this silver measure so deprived FEBRUARY 20, 1896. THE GRANGE V ISITOR. promise, or did they break it? Has the people of the sense of honor that even Pat- trons will break their most sacred obliga- tions to advance the idea? The State (arrange instead of being a violator of our rules should give commendable example and be an inspiration to all Patrons. \Vhat are the nian_v Patrons to do who rue opposed to the free coinage of silverf Must they stay in an orgaiiization that pro- iiiulgates a doctrine that they eondeniii 1 I believe that the great 1iia_iorit_v of l’ati'ons are too honest to seek to inject into the dol- lar of the nation an element of fraud to cheat the \\':I§I(: earlier. the Navinf_rs bank -depo:s:itor, the life and tire in.surei'. the old zsoldier, the retired aged, the widow and the orphan. “hen it was known that the Mir-}ii_<_raii State (irange had declared for free silver, the news was welcomed by every crank, .socialist, and anarchist in the l'nion. It was announced in every populist paper from Maine to California, as a great vie- tory for free silver, while good people dropped their heads and queried. “has the noble Order of Patrons of llusbandry come down to that?" After reading that report I could pro- nounce it nothing else but the sanie old straw that has been threshed over and over for the last three or four _vears—~the :s:aine old rant that lias so l()11f_Y‘ disgu:s:ted the American people. \\'hen I saw those hou- ored iiaiiies :subscribed to it. I could not help but exclaiiii. ‘'0, how hath the iiiiglity fallen!" I cannot believe that these men dul_v con- sidered wli:it they were doing. or tliought— fullv deliberated on the result of that ac- tion. had thev seen it in the ll_t_"lll that has since been cast upon it, I believe it would never have been consuiniiiated. are men of noble natures. they are reasoii- able men. thcv know that the best of human beiiij_rs are fallible. If tlie_v see they have made a mistake the_\' will lioiiestlv ac- knowledf_re it. and try to make ainends for the in_iui'_v done. If any Patron ;s;liould be di.s'po.s'ed to blame me for writiii;_r this article. let him con- sidcr that when a question with two sides is forced upon us. and one :side is chain- pioned by the power and pi'e.stif_re of fame and talent, intrenched behind the bulwarks 1 i lhit the_v ; of the State Grange. it should be no offense for a poor humble Patron to feebly take up the cudgel for the other side. , Joii.\' \\'. Kr.i.i.i=.r. Hcrri ngtnn. Temperance Work. VI was: interested in an article ill the \i.s'iToi: of Ileceiiiber .'»tli bv ll. \\'ood- man. headed "I’or l)l.~(‘ll.s'>'l(ll1" and have looked for some more on the sanie .s‘ubicct. but it has failed to apntxaix \\'e wei'e'al.so dis-appointed that the .\'t;ite(}i~;u1A-_.~o did not take a decided stand .soinewher<—- on the t_eiupci'aiiee <]l‘.t‘.sllHll. >‘(‘lllll_1_":11l exainple I01‘ the lL‘.s.s'Cl' llf_:‘lll.s‘ in \\'tirk ;l_f1t-1', \\'r- E women get the iiiip1'<-ss-ion that men in 2 ;_"(’llL‘l‘:ll are “off” on that ,s-iilrilt-ct, “lt- have a report that will iliu.s‘trate in our .s'_tate paper from which I will u1l1ole:lfe\\' l1ne.s'~it was a public teiiipei'aiu-c iiiet-tiii_;'. The house was filled to o\'ertlowiiig_r. com- posed ino.stl_v of women. cliildieii and min- 1.stci':st. with now and then a noble speci- men of the sterner half of the race (about I to It}. i Now. Mr. Editor’. we secretaries will trv to do better. and we want _vou to tr_v and ,. take a great interest in our work. I sisted us by instruction and counsel. stir up the men on the temperance ques- tion. Si:ciii:i.'ARi'. Stebbins Grange No. 709, Antrim county. held regular meeting b‘a.tiirda_v evening. l~‘ehru- ary 8. The 4th degree was conferred on a class of seven, making the total membership of 35 for our new Grange. The otlicers and members Brothers E. 15. Ward, Geo. Carlisle and I). H. Stehhiiis as- _\‘ext regular uieeting February 2;’. ('lllCl{.\.\lI.\'(j t£li.\.\'4-I5 NO. 352. loften read in the (iii.-\.\'(:l-I \'i.si'roi: about the sister Granges and request. to hear from the Graiiges in Michigan. As I have never seen anything from our Grange will just say we have a wide awake Grange. Hill‘ num- bers are small but we meet regularly twice each month with nearly all the members present at ' nearly every meeting. February 5th we had a feast and an open ineeting. (bur county deputy. Ii. V. Clark and wife, and llr. Royce and wife were with us. Brother Clark is the father of our Grange. lie came here four years ago and reorganized us from an old broken downtlrange that had laid dormant for years. We are glad to have him meet with us. lie gave us a good talk, as did also Sister lloyce. At our next meeting we shall confer the first degree to four new members, Frateriially yours. Mus. A. K. CL.-\lll{. Master. BEGIN THE NEW YEAR WITH A “SIIDDPI” Cash Is King! We Had It! A Few Manufacturers and J obbers Were Hard Up, and Here Is the Result: .. EAGLE 52 CO- (iv-n--ral tirw-it-_v'.s article in .\l.'trch L.'nli«- .s' lfoine Joiilnal upon "'I'he l’o-r.son:|l Sinln of \\'a.-binuton‘ .sa_v.s: "llis roll:-mire mind and :I(‘lllo-ul)si'l'\'1lllUli soon noted the rz|v;iL:e.s inzide by drink. and iloubth-.s.s' conlirnicd that person- :1] in:--li-ration which in-vnr ]I1~l‘llllill‘«l him to l”IlIii11t<»<-xcvssof any kind. In the proviiieinl :irin,\. \\'hI-n nv-ml l"lllll"..’~‘< -if driinkcnness \\‘I‘i'l‘ inude inst the \‘ir.:inin troop.s.tln-re was no word inst \\':i.slIinutt-ii pi-r.soixully. He had. iiior:-o\vi'. llius early deplored it as :1 .s‘r-r1oIi.s' vice. furb;ilz' that ‘tiin-shops .s'er\‘c to ruin the proprietor and those who llléll-(I: the most fI'l*qllI'1ll npplicutioii to them.' and in fidvisiiitt his in-phew lie adds. ‘Rt-frniii froiii drink. which is .1 source of all mil and the ruin of half the worknn-ii of this eoliu1r_\'.' " ENRICHES THE LAND. Keeps Stock H3althy——Wha‘t Land Plaster Does. K 6096. Dark-Gray extra heavy all-wool Sack Suit, heavy, dur- able Farmer satin lin- ing, linen sewed thro’- out,hand-worked but- ton holes—in short, a well made, stylishly cut suit, with great wcar- resisting quali- ties, such as retail mer- chants get from $13 to $18 for. Round-cut style only—sizcs 34 to 42—at the unheard-of price of $5.80 C 9485. A Genuine Earlston Cheviot——the very best fancy Chevi- ot— made in either brown or darl<- gray, small, pin check, is splendidly trim In ed throughout,si1kstitch- ed, straight cut sacks only—the best appear- ing and best wearing . suit ever sold for less 2 than $12. Our . price on this lot is . . . . . . . . . .. Sizes 34 to 42. ‘775 7. A Heavy Union Cassi- 0 mere Pants, fine, neat appearing, gray stripe, made and trimmed in the most durable manner. A pant good enough to wear anywhere and strong enough for any business. ' Sizes 32 to 42. Price, $2.00 7713. A Very Drtissy (fancy Worsted Pant in blac cor , wit -dark-brown satin stripe, solid seam- less waistband, reinforced seams throughout, made in the rieatest and most durable manner possible. just the thing to finish out your wlinter grefss _stuit.WReIt;iil people c arge 4 or1._ co eryouzoo pairs in regular slilzelsf, 32 to 42 waist measure, at Just a — $2.00 jf you want any, get your order in early. ETZLJT IVIES, Here Is Your Chance. Black pants with blue hair line stripe, made ' of wear-resisting cassimere, equal to any $6 .: d . Sizes 38 to 44 waist 32 to ggriisi .222: ............. ..: ......... .. $2.00 Who Says Leather Coats? 2005 Double-breasted red flannel-lined, three out- ' side pockets, roll corduroy collar, leather- faced lapels, atentusnap$butt8nsi, we? made, well known. and a ig se er at 4. n y a ew sizes, 36, 44, and 46. To sell them quick. . Made of good quality black oil tan leather 2001' lined with grey flannel, double-breasted: atent sna buttons, 3 pockets outside, I 9 feather col ar,made same style 2oo5; price, I o4ll I _ 173. Ladies’blackhose, 1 full fashioned, fleece lined, fast ! l at 25c; sale price. . . . . sizes color, and warranted nolt to crock; sold everywhere l22 Gil L 112. Children’s heavy ribbed wool hose, fast black, 8’; h 2 1 i... .,:?..../.f..°..?? llicis . L 912. Boys or Girls’ ribbed cotton hose, stainless black, fleece lined;_sizes 15 t 6 and 6%; only price. . C S tended to be sold at 60c. \Ve bought I Men’s heavy mixed wool and ' cotton underwear; natural grey, random and camel hair color; made to sell at 50c. VVe bought all the mill had left at 60c on the dollar, here they go at 29 Cents. There will be weeks of_ cold ‘ weather yet, and, at this price, it will pay you to buy for next season. ‘ the whole line. All sizes. Buy now. . .. any red tape and no dc ay. 172. Men's all-wool half hose, full fashioned and seamless, the d= 1' ' ld t2‘ $53.? .“.‘T"f‘.5.". . .‘.’_ . 1 1 cts B Extra heavy pure wool double heel and toe, heavy rib- bed top; 35c quality for C Heavy Northern Sox in gray, red, and brown; always sold at 40c; sale price. .. Ladies: Derby Ribbed Vests, of the I'nit.eil States. Their brand guarantees ' the output of the famous Del- aware.\Iills,positively the most per- s '~ tect fitting underwear made——1n- 29 cts If you order any and they don‘t please you, send them back and have your money refunded without 17 cts Every professional tanner is aware of the great. benefits to be derivH;. SIIHUBS. etc.. write for our 1896 Catalogue. Do wear out; $1.75 skirt for _ . . . . . . . .. 177. Skirts made of all-wool Brilliant- inc, full lined, quilted bottom, 16 inches deep, extra satin lined around inside; bottom, it now, and we will send it to you free. Its full of the choicest kinds. GLOBE NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y. 196. Double Carriage Harness. Traces, 1%; inch, double and stitched; coach hames, with hame tugs and %- inch Spreaders, box loops and buckles; bridles % inch; box loo s, patent leather blinkers, round blin er braces, overdraw checks, plain stitched and rosettes; coach pads, with iron plates and patent leather to s and bottoms, with housings; doub e and stitched skirts with single trace bearers; mar- tin ales % inch; breast straps 1% inch; lines I inch; solid oak tan. The most elegant $22 harness made, nickel trimmed. Sale price, Only $13.75. 185. Double Carriage Harness. Bridles, % inch, box loops, patent leather blinds, round winker braces, 34-inch overdraw checks; hames ja- panned with %—inch Spreaders; hame tug 1% inch, with patent leather box loops; traces I‘/é inch, double and stitched, round edge finish; % inch turnback, scalloped and creased crup- per; martingale % inch; pole straps 1% inch; belly bands double folded and stitched; coach pad with iron plate and patent leather top and bot- tom; dou le stitched trace bearers; round lines, with 1%;-inch russet hand part; full nickel trimmings; solid oak tan; no collars. $14.49. $ 1 5.00. Order now, as quantity is limited. R 717. Team Harness, exactly same as out. no collars or spreaders, stuffed pads, 1%-inch market tugs, black iron overtop, stage hames; hamc tugs, long Champion buckles; turnbacks, I-inch folded cruppers, buckled on trace carriers; belly-bands, 2-inch folded, I %-i_nch billets; martingales 1% inch; bridles % inch, round blinker braces; lines % inch, 18 feet, with snaps; traces, I %-inch, double stitched; cock eyes; breast straps, 1% rich, slides and snaps; hip straps % inch; made of solid oak tan stock. The best $25 harness on earth. What we have of them, DAIRYMEN, FARMERS and BREEDERS OF STOCK should be interested in the use of LAND PLASTER Keep your stock healthy by using it in your stables, barns, etc. As an absorbent of Am- monia. it has great value. It will add greatly to the value of your manure it applied daily, and that means so much to render farming successful. These considerations are invalu- able to all keepers of animals. Send for circular and prices. 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Its list is of con- The fork high_ tributors forms a roll of the representative men and women of the age. _ Subjects that concern the interests of AMERICAN WOMEN 45650. Knives and Forks. Cocobola handle, double bol- stered, English style; best high grade steel, cimeter blade, same as cut; 6 knives and 6 forks; regular price, $1.75; our price $I.24 receive constant and special attention. Among special features of extraordinary im- ortance which The Nortli American Review as in reparation for 1596, is a series of articles by the t. Hon. Read lllearing Sale Announcement on llpposile Page. H. R. EAGLE 85 CO 68 and 70 Wabash Avenu: o, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. W. E. Gladstone osr THE FUTURE snma And The Condition of Man In It. The series will begin in the January number. 50 Cents a Copy; $5 oo a Year. THE NORTH AM RICAN REVIETV. 3 ant 14th St., New York .x:»...‘ to I11lll_) we n o ( (ll>tlll)l1'tl0n ()t_seeds eont lllls‘ the 1\,\i,,m,1}m_ he,,uL.m}_\— [won “,1. matte,_ tomqd mm In 3 held harvest. ‘ P*”h°nh*FS- ~‘d”'1dd“l’- , U L. .t 1 words as required by law. luach \-01-ti,-c,[f(,1-gulp1,‘. lemiinw \.,.L.,i,._ling oats. when questioned about the *.‘— . '-' "ii e me . . . -- _ ,_ _,_» »; _ . ' h'm. Eureka Washing Machine Co., Algliutmll bouttu I X 11:, -.‘r“‘1 ‘1dd°‘.lt‘flh°‘l‘fh“llt? "1 hnfl] men. In none of the bids were ;;fln::n§i’;&,;f,‘$ggigiggfiggetrtfggfi “I.” MUNCIE, I.\'D. ‘.“l.°”'.‘ " : ‘ " ” iiig ‘geniiine 5 new .111‘ 11591“ oflered trees. slirubs. plants. vines. ltme_ ' Aihlllnlltlll.l‘nhllf1_>:-1-- v seeds raie and 1ll](‘()ll]lll()ll to tl1_0 and e-iittiiigs as defined in the law‘. . He said that for twelve years ‘past bte:llIifaCt0l1C=1<_)ll16 country adapted to general ciilti- ‘he had been troubled with sciatic maiiufactureof iec- much ah(1t(,1,;-Omotetlle 2-chem] L'.\‘.~.x’i‘isi-‘.\('T«mi’ .\'.\'I‘l'lllC oi‘ llli-,I‘l18llIIJal’.lSl1'l, that his suiferings had hl\'€S =llhl31lhl1'lnll interest of acrriculture and liorti— l‘ l{lC‘.‘l£l\'l-Ill. jheen 3‘ t”n?’5 Well mg“ ““be""able' - _ ,— , -“ - . and that until April last. he had not impleinents.. . . . . . 1-) culture tliroutrliout the I nited . - l . » Y . . _{ - . , .. ,. " ‘ \\ liilc one purpose of the l:i\\"be_"“ able td °b"“‘n rehef: ‘\°‘V he Honey 7 piodiit.u in btates. lhe p1~¢ssiii-c to supply “ab ,0 gccuw YO ) ) _t _ ‘ I 1 _ __ H ;said,lie hoped soon to be entirely cured. ill‘: I. l1ll0_0 of Seed on ‘m_‘_ iml)m_fcct ot :it;tiial e.\p_criiiieii_t. the i‘t.po1.1,~:t.his_ remarkable change. Mr. smith . . « _ _ _- _ ' .' -V ‘ uctiiallv 1'(,‘t'(‘1\'(,’(l did not :11n(»u1i1 replied that last Airil he learned of ~ L \ census ic )()ll) wide ‘I 't( I1)\"ll, ' ‘lll’l ' ll - - l - - I I'M I A’ T 1 ' w slr L “(L H”. ). ( L. 3 ‘ ‘ H1 K’ to oiie-liuiidrcth of one per cent ofisdme astdmshmg °‘”“5 that had been Dolllltlfin - - - - - - - - - Hal‘ —-*~ -' J the vast ma ()l'lt\' of so-called iiew' .. , . - ‘ 1 , l erforiiied b ' I)r. Williams’ Pink Pills - . i - the ieisoiis su ) )ll0(l \or w ~rc p 3 lloncyproducedinthc zsecds and plants otlered by sccds- “I )_ll_ ‘j ll”. . ' Hf l 1_ ‘_ ifor l’ale People. These cures, and in ll.5-ihl-‘*53’(=lCt‘U1‘1l‘ men and horticulturists l)Cll10' (‘L gal“ “I .1m'" -\ .‘“'1lull’“rt‘°“l“rtl’“ Case °f'l““‘e5 J‘ 9°“ V _ in” ,0 U 5 WIN“. “Md _ UM Vwietieg, under no\’; to boofaiiyp1«;it_-tit-zil .\'(,‘l-\-}('{-. .\=*bett. an acconnt of wplcli _ap- . The Best _ ' “ _ ' '1. ’ ,--».,i.,41\~,- Q -l ' ‘ " . . .’ careful i'e\'i3w of the 01 01 -. C» «'1 b chased and libeiall_\ distii )lllC( . mm of these meta of which the following BECAL SE they grind more with saiiie oftlic present iiiiliiial ' ‘ is 3 c0pV- ' p0we,. dunvt “.e,,,.O,,t (,,.b,.e.,k am“, , - ,- siciaiis iiisritiiiL'Ti:i>—iri«:sL'LTs or l ., ~,' . ., . _. i _ y «< _ - xzilue of apiaiiaii , ,, ., ., . S0311‘: ('U)l)Ili.\"l‘.~' ox Tm; _\,,:m,.: I have been troubled with sciatic Giind tine t;1ib1e meal and tall ltrinrlls (X 1),_0,1uCtk. _ ,<.;.; ¢mi;‘¢um >l«Ul l’l-‘71lUl5Ll'l0«\- m___i\,]\‘, rheumatism curing the past twelve graili. inc 11(1n" ear corn or eei. , ’ ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ‘ ' ‘V ‘_ "‘ ‘ ._ , ., _ V «- ~ -- 'ears and. at times. niv suiferin has boy.-zm keepthzunin 01-.191-_ Prof. L. (). llowaid, the l.nto- l<_iom Jul) 1..1b£.42, _to July l. ‘ _ 1,66,, almost unbeambh, I hadgmed (1"m?1*'n'.l 0119 la‘ folllitl to Coiii— h"”n3’ Plnk Pl“3- I ha“? taken Roller or Buhr Systems. mg ‘ ‘ -‘ ‘ ” " ’“ “ , , , , -..,_ -. _ .,. .. ..._ X . xi - _ . -twoboxesandhave been abletodo E,.,,,,,a,,.,. f,,,,,i,.,,,.d,,,, a,,p“ca,i,,,,__ smcial shown the need for such .1 public distiibuted to senatois and iepie ll1U1 __ ___ _, , , . _ , , U _ \__. 1, U , _. l._ I‘ .t _ more work this summer than hereto- t ,F(I)*°,gi.)l\‘,*,F\.;,"*k-,7»,-,ul;1§,1,\'i‘()f:\2r(,l3'_>q'0_C1i1tl0ll~' and other agriciilturzil 1139; CHARLES EMT!!- nianageinent of an apiarv plain to ti5tl,lU—l1):lcl{zlgeS of seed more than l’0lCll l'(‘>‘0l1l‘il0l1-‘ 10 ihwdm to and S“b5°“bed_ before "39 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY « . ~ ,- . , , - - t} .. .11‘ ,1, this second of August. 1899. _H,__ those whose acquaintance with the during the cori'espoii‘- P-‘"8 l‘h=h““'"ll~- ----‘PW Y0i'l< with the certainty of fair reiiiiiiier- terest of :l0‘l'lCllltl11‘C and horticul- thc t0“'l1S i1l1m.........»ii.r;~.s i-ali(i‘r.Bairil. Milinestita quiied.” The ehaptei headings ple to expend labo; upon things dhfl {Ill-tjtle 01 'EI«1(l€d11""9‘3l> In 0‘'‘31‘)_' ‘hl'9Ch_0n 0"“? then’ Sglhngrsalfi deae,e,s°3r‘wi”hI,] ,§,‘,,5 0;: "'J‘ “""’d”“"’ """"""" "P"“"P““"Mi°"lg'““ opment of brood" quietincr and money time and labor Steel t1'3Uk5lg‘3 ln tmnslt to 5‘3nl70=“"l paid 05;, 1-elceipt, ofprice 50 Ems apbox —. . . . . i .17 7 i ‘ ' .- .. . . _v (’""'”“ ‘“"""*""‘ Sm" d'”“‘g°' niaiiipulating bees; establishing an 0l_t1¢5,» lnileh flllh _thC 11th I>10I_i_-_~:.- ------------- .-1frliilga§Ii1«5l§: 31,131-y-a hives and implements; bee of the Aniericaii farm. In the busy sold in bulk or’ by the_1Q0) DY ‘address- 1 éiecture-{r~Jason \\I'Joo(tliiiiin1..... .}l:afi'\Piw pastur-,],g*e; sI)1'inO' 11la11ll)1]l:1llOl12 Il]R1'l\'6tS 2l.l'6 T()llIl(l the el1l1)l0y-'80:‘ i)crt~lenl‘:::ltl;1:'yln3\Y lhledlclne (lam pally: ‘t \"ri»(‘ore . "r's .' ':s' - ' 3‘ _ ' , '. .., ‘ V. ‘ ‘ . . ». .. ' ~ A- - Asiisfziiitsl3w§rii—J.fi.ihairiii,iioxiiiofanfi securing surplus honey and wax; lh «1 hndl 0ll01t t0 C311) "ht the 01 hhlll hneha the l31’1n~‘l)01tdt1°n ’ LEGAL AD\'ERTISE)lE.\'T FOR l’LANTS, TREES, ETC. (.ha1§i",,l;};{:-Mmh Maw Bamevmek rearing and introducinc_r queens, law in strict accord with its re- companies, the grain e_lcvators, and _ _ _ Ti'easurer—E. ;l._Stroiig..:”“i:::i...\'icksburg increase of c0]0nie5;w1nte1-jug bees; quireinents the b'ee-rotary, after the clerks of the banking and ship— R€V1S€d List Of Gfahgc SnPPh°5 diiacrre-eiii»rili\‘u'iEil\l'Iiii§.iiiii}£i%£3ilééfii"Aiiueiigiig diseases and enemies of bees: brief C011511lt&tl01l With the Atl01'ne.Y' Inn.‘-I houses) all handling? 01' T9‘ K""”"“'9"l“°""f5“°"'““"" (/°"»=_Mr»—-gétrl R‘,’3h‘"‘f’“ ,l.10~I*%¥1=§ 1151; of hoohs and Oumhlb wlatmg (xeneial, caused an ad\ eitisenient working the iawiiiateiial_g.itheied Mlchl an State Gran e I Flora s ella uell . . . . .. ...Liiion(it5 . Ii:oi;mua—i\ir.;~. .IIfiiliaJl\I}c-{(‘lh1Iiro ___________ .si.,.1i,,. to apicu1tm.e_ for plants, trees, ete., stating the from the forest or the held, and A I t t t I t f ’ I 5 ...‘t"'<~ . . 2 '.('z lR- ‘d . . . . V ., '. . .. ‘ 7 '. . , (so i n ~c.i-‘ oczsiorier. ‘“‘"V "_ ‘"f“ ’“”‘ “L” 5 Thls buuetm whlch 15 j\0_ Lnew iequiienients of the D€])tlltlll6nl, in from which the woild must be ‘,',,9,’§i.Hlstx.I.)i’..rp§‘§..i§§,E.inlfh. .,,.,{,,,,,..,,,,,1 1”‘“°““""C"‘“"“”°°‘ V _ I S31-ieS,0fthe Division of Entomol- the language of the statute, to be clothed, fed and warnied. This Ptlw -1~'isn=t’:iilr;* of itslllllzi-lr >1-?i‘v'l=Iri‘-¢O_5 ii.'i+.' _(.},f:f,‘,lf,‘f,f; 09-3-7 has 119 pages, 12 pmtes, and published in the lawful number of vast army of mechanics, the arts. S;;’f,‘_,;,‘r‘;}.>,,‘j,,,§f,,lf“ff_’_ff_','."_i,,1}?.7." '" Cs ‘V’E~‘VFis’ht ------------------------ --<‘v1*l“'ater 76 text fium-eg’ The edition is papers and addressed to all seeds- the trades and the professions, st-cn>_t.-xr.v‘_.-_rt-c«>r«I...................... . 59 Perry Ma_vo.... .. .. .. .. .Battle (‘reek - z~. " - «, - - Treasurer ~‘“F‘h'I‘5.l3'>l1Il(l-l"‘l‘l|'lll'll'l"l»--- -5» F w_ R,..if(.,,, ______ ,,M.,,I,1e Rapids limited by the law of Janmlnv 13, men and horticiilturists on the De— have contributed to a higher per— s5xcmury'_.~: I‘(“C(‘]:]Ii;>'$51‘Illlll'F.]l1‘l'l;llllll{‘(‘l‘I.. . . '. ‘V ‘ ., ,__,_.,,_,..__,, ‘. », ., - r '- - . ' - . ; ' - - . ' — . -_ (‘Z51 V‘ -“ ‘Cl’ 5 l‘-‘K "'1' llllll "“‘-- 3' F: §..i.‘.H.iiii§ii ........................... ..L.ii§§iifg less, to 1,000 copies. This is l)5}l,tl§0hl3llSt- I'I1‘h(;) latleslt date at {e_C"LlOl]1 (€fthO1]1 piodiptliie tindus :,f,[‘];i;;,ij,ll:I‘lIl;(ll‘ copies. 5 ‘ omm *6 0 om--s or in ie . - -, _- - .,. ' . .. .. . . .. . . : - ............................ .. ~. Graiii;e- the acrricultural colleges and those Sllltahle ¢llb't11l’Ul10h “db hm ehl" 915- hlt the-53 elenlbhth ln“-5t 9‘ 91 “(lilllzclllIgiglllrlrlflfll with mi...-ic. .-h.i.»i.> Collies. ‘ . s. ";.I"0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- ., . . - i _ 1' ‘ '1 ' ’ ' " '1 , -i 3« « - - - - - -- ‘ti \I \ ‘I 7 ttl (‘ k 2“ P ’ ' ' l 1 th' er in iit oiivincr ieinaiii the tiue soiiiee of Meilth "fie iwrrlnzui 900 M;S.Sll(’lr\(;"I)(|(l Hinds... ....i.d...§tar[it3gn to “holn the depdltlnent L5 In “/1 .’ gs al1rl,n"e 6 . 7" . "-‘ . - / ('rrziiigcl\lelodies. iiigli-('op_ Jllczpcrdoz. 400 ,, M”, 3911;. R.,,c..,.__.,._..................Baroda debted; a limited number, how— only from 40 to 100 (lays in Whlfll anfil hthc S0ll11(.l}fOl1n(}:'a.tllOn 1 upon (I€pteiiipg_f’r>ii;2i.::ari%. I.’.(;lea('li:,i.;')c 1”.»-.«i:i«i«i)i as , _ ‘ ‘ V _ _. , ._ N , ,, .. . . be] tle ‘V ic restst e muuti u an, n1.lo._ i_iia s,i l(>(l ion wi lClIlll)llll\t (cgrcus. ‘ _ Geiieiial Deputy Le('.l’ule1‘_s. e\e1 “Ill be (115 yoged Qf I) r the t0 (.l(,d.I1 test §0llC ftlltl lfl . 4 2, , I; I _; 5 - Mary.-\.l\l:i,\,'o ..................... ..Batt1c (‘reek Supépintendent hf Docunients, seed foi* (llS{1'll)1ltll)1l to niembers nificent temple of our success. Tlide m.....‘.::‘. 1.14%) ‘ ,1}g;;- ‘I‘,{;‘c’§,i‘"a""‘ '""""“",wP,,‘f,}‘{,.1,:§‘,§: Union Building, \\';rshinut0n, D of congress. natural product of the soil, aided Notice t0(li‘lllil1l11(‘nf inmnhn-isiwrlugu... , ' ' ‘ ' . 3‘ *‘- ' ‘ ' ' . '. . ;\IIll‘!'lCHIl: uiiua of Parliziiiiciitary aw.. - Hon. Perry Mayo... ....Battle(reek C .,t 15 cents ,0, C0 , . by mtellioent laboi, is the gieat D, Q, ,L, , , IR 1. , .- . Hon. Timmas Mars ..BerrieuCeuter '7 ‘ l I ll‘ (‘HAKACTER or THE inns i‘. work- _ D,D.Buell...........................LniouLity ree ee is n u n. enet . uy , ant .18 ioa_i< ap ainet oii_iee .i_ 0 ,_a o .. e m,,m,_,, _,‘.,,,,,‘,,,m,m,”,,__.__.d,S,,,,,,1,,, lmm gr. county Dellllties. Hearing before Joint Cnmmmee of Agric,,,_ pointed to open and exaniine the street. car fare, interest on bonds, and any 0i‘llt,‘.I‘(1l'aXl{I0 $111112; 3iis:.N,\,.pElil}r;r£Ts'};sI,L' J ,I),H, Stehbins . . . . . . . . . . . ..iltlwood. :i\lIl1tI'll'n Co. iuge of both Houses of Congress, January 15, sunle found only tl]1'e() Wlllch In (ll\'l(len(lS OI] Sl;O(‘.l{S, the SOl(l1el'S Ann Arbor. Mich. L.(‘.R t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. cgnii.. egan “ 56. _ H _ '. .. .' , . . .~’ _ R, B, R:;')ii()l(lS.... ..Iiiland. Benzie :: _ _ form eanie up to the ieqiiiieiiients pension, the fees of the profession _ Mdmsmflwmmm W '(I+eorgeDBi:yselii,e.... UI_1i_(DD()(‘Yjltl;1gi;5_:anrcr]§ .. Il'l2l.CC01'(l3.I1Ce with a 1-eSOl1ltlOn of the advei-tiseinent. One otlered al, the dry goods and grocery bills, I §rlc;‘eles‘,‘,l.-‘:n‘:III'Iv“::"_ll".l-;::b'_l-"'3: , nines .cu< y.. i '. ‘_ , V . j" , - _ _- us My " v, R. v_. th‘iari.— .... .. .l§l:cl3ail.H;\1n,(}?l€{I‘rt10n :; of the Senate, Secretary Morton flower and vegetable seed and two as well as the cost of conducting T 8lolghI,fl.|rnuI.urtTops,8kldl, s .01‘, nn -- ' - ,- . ' . ' .'. .' .. . fial,l,:,:“1’,‘fi,,'(, ,__,;am,. (~_,e,.kf(;a1‘i,.,{,fn :: was present at a Joint meeting of kinds of grasses. The boaid found all the intiieate inaehineiy of the E-B-“ 3"‘ ------- --‘vh‘“1°"9”‘v‘h‘“1‘?‘(‘"X .. the committee on agriculture of the flower and veoretable seed were government, must be paid from %2.".Ixd?S()}.:bfiiriiI.1.u.'. lifdiliiiiasl " both Houses on Wlednesday, Janu— not rare, and thebagrostologist at— the revenues of the soil. The prod- hV'iiii}ii3Simc" '(i.l§§§§§§ ll arv 15, for the purpose of explain- tached to the departinent reported uct of the gold and silver mines is r E: 0- I;“““_‘= .‘,j{€‘,f,;‘mT,"“’“’=“* Ci”? “rand ing his action with reference to the one of the grasses to be widely valuable only because of the coin- S. E. Hmri:lfer57...soutn Sraimiopfi Hillsdale “ purchase and distribution of seeds. grown in this country, and otfered merce and the wealth created fiiom , E lDesscr............ onesvi e, “ “ i ,. . . ' , - , ,, J - , . ' ., .' _ . . ' . ;. ~ 5 Rf‘f,_B'm“.,, .... ,_5a,,g’B9alCli,, HIur.,,, :: The beeietaiy‘ piofesscd llllllrbelf for sale by leading seedsmen for the soil by tfiopilieciatiogi) of la ioi hm -v,l____Wm’ “mm” 0mM’fim,mem,“" ib3_.‘I‘I,:%1i;§lLi:s: .... 'u:_-:_-fi,chf§;gfB1g;;:;§ H ready to answei any and all inqui— number of years, and the other and natuie s ei i i 3. ne year C,,,,,,,,m,,, M, ,,”,,_r ,,,m,,, ,,,,,,,, .,.,,,. ,.,..., J‘west”Iim°hi“5"‘--Ha"0Ver. Jack=“’” ff ries made by members of the coiii- common in those parts of the of total failure of the products of hm" "War ~M-"M-s T"""*“‘i ""““* "“"”"""“' i Y . Press Slriuls, (‘spy Bani.-c, Vlzin. Drills, Rmid Plowu, ‘l§_f,‘{,'e§t' Ef}é,_:g,,." “"P"’t“‘f§;cf,‘f"0lr“d’""i,»z.§’,§’t u iiiittee, and his replies to such in- country where it is considered val- the earth and wreck and ruin, {4§;',," “,,’,',’;',‘;:;;, ,§;g;°,".§,‘{;; §;‘,‘,';,:’.2: §‘::;‘;;‘;;,{el:}':‘.lP,:,‘.“;‘,:2; , . " ‘ ' ' ‘ "_ y ‘ V , . . . . - _ ' V '-.-.13 , 'r' 9,, In-.-ins ‘win. .9e.ris, 3 Geo. L.Btzhr1Ii=‘le Kratllllsgrlgl-C1,;aI1J1;*:)=elf;; Z, quiries presented, among others, uable, while in other sections coii- staivation and death would be the “."-"’" ‘,2; 2.‘,,;,3=,,;‘,,5 ¥.],.:.;,.:,';;p2fl,.,m...,gmi.§, :, ' * , - . . . - V v — . I,~, .-in ni‘n or. . ‘. H‘"‘"“ "1 ” "ilw Brighton. Livingston :: the following facts: deiiined as an ob]ectionable weed. inevitable results. That the I, nited ‘.12.. :'C‘L‘J'«’.~'..¢.i"..'...'L‘..’...s ..... how to save n.....,. f -ldrian. Lenawee . , V. - , . - , - Ins . e ,, oscau-200.. ch‘ .111. Another bid oflered “rare and use— btates finds herself the wealthiest ° J ”‘”°“ 5‘ ‘’’“°“ ‘"'”‘° ~ V V __ ~ . . A ks , f- -G angeforour Ill s- ' M “£05,, ,“,,f*””§‘“'f§,‘j ii AG(’RFfiG‘}TE ‘D R,E THE‘ ful flower seeds,” new mangel, tur— nation on the earth at the end of .....Z.. sfiifiizgfig W1“ r Aug.15ut1' g°‘1'§g€'.ii.'.i‘ii1°ii§i§' Beiirnfaiié. lllglnisatee “ LA“ EOE PL,R”,{A‘SfM’ ‘VD DIS" nip, and s inach. The flower seed the first hundred years of her ex- §r§ni..i:%sL.:§t°n "" ihlfifigffii’, :2 TRIBLTIVI SEED-5 ran from '25 to $128 per pound, istence is a proud fact. \Vh_e_n w'e Will G- I?arisli-3'-1'---M--Flalt Ryclfi-uhfgrgg if No specific amount was separate and the board decided that at these consider the liigh. type‘ of citizen- Ev(ti,'Sii’;i?éiZIfII‘II..ii(i{§ifi§u£i. Newaiigo “ ly appropriated for seed .distribu- prices they were not adapted to ship and the nobility of labor with , .SA-'J-(‘f<§tl;{{,fi-r----~'-'Y{;f§}j‘,’;,§: Oghggg 3 tion prior to the fiscal year 1865. general cultivation. The vegetable which the country has been blessed, ‘ ue _ ‘ » - - ‘ - - ~ - -- , - , .. . . ~ — . _ V _ A , _ _-‘ VV?.U§‘F.Th)‘l0r...........‘,.It,rei£iséT£;2‘g‘::Ié: ‘f bince and including that year up seeds offered were ne1tl_1ei we should not be siiiiiiisetl that 1‘ I 5 r h k , T K If'V1i/I.u(rt1:ilriii'e'i’«i‘III.'.'.'i.'.'..i..Iiiv6ca.sr.eiéiir “ to date the total amount expended new, rare, nor unique. The third our increase in weal_th can he Tllfi Eilsiififlilt lll9V9a B 50 §l'll3 lull ¥{V(:it;l_3i-,ll,4r«':‘,1)¥)~fl.‘f5.'_-.-_-Zgd‘,}3§‘::'}',‘1%{”li,E'tS,;I;Sr§’§"{,‘ .. aggregates $.‘2,:350,1)O. The section bid offered several vegetables and iiieasiired at each national census He must have it h:i.nd_Y- For the same . . . _ . . - - ea tl ‘lot the serpent is not. stowed S. 0. Coon._ ....... ..East Freniogt, S%nilaO _, under which this expenditure has only three specimens of field seeds. with almost the same precision _as hwdgin ltehgolcnd of his ‘tlziil. Like—wiseuyi gem A.H1;l1I‘SCl{e”“ "'La‘i3i?i§§hrha“w'§§33 “ been made reads as follows: The varieties were neither new nor that with which the astroiioiiier iii— ,‘,‘;,‘§, ,§§?“¥;;‘s“§e,{f,y";’,frgusgisgvnoie length. ‘ . enry - - vt .. . . . . . . . . , , ‘ ' _ _ fiat)" Ougal"‘?.Sj1f%'2fiii;l.f’€%‘.§§?.f‘,‘§ u The purchase and distribution of rare, the great majority having dicates the distance of the heai enly pAGE WOVEN wmfi panes co__A¢,.an, M.¢i,_ A\ ,v FEBRUARY 20, 1896. THE GRAN GE VISITOR PATH ON? PA'l‘RONs' PAINT WORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint to the Order P. of H. since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and Outbuildings. 10,000 Farmers testify to their merits. Grange Halls. Churches, School Houses, Dwellings, all over the land some of them painted 15 years ago. still looking well, prove them the most durable. N MICHIGAN PATRON: “Buy direct from Factory” at full wholesale Prices and save all Middlainews Profits. O. W. INGERSOLL, Pnop. Oldest Paint House in America. 241-243 Plymouth st., Brooklyn. r T 01106. ORKS. ‘E Ingersolvs Liquid Rubber Paints Indestructible Cottage and Barn Paints Sample Color Cards, “Confidential” Grange Discounts, Es- timates and full particulars MAILED FREE. \Vrite at 4!: ........7“\ COPYRIGHT, III‘, IY GIANT ALLII. _ Kathleen Hesslegrave, a pretty young Eng- llfill Eftifit. and Arnold Willouuhby. a Bohe- mian amateur, meet casually at the Royal; academy gallery in London. They hold mu-‘ tual_views upon art and upon the stiipidity oi‘ ‘ the judges _who have rejected their pictures. : Rutus Mortimer. a rich American idler, joins ‘ them. He is a friend of the Hesslegraves and 15 Surprised to find Kathleen in the company - of Willoughby. whom she knows as a common ' sailor dabbling in art. Cl-lAi”l‘ER ll— Kath- leen lives with her mother in fashionable lodg- ings. The aristocracy visit there. and one day at a reception the company discuss the mys- tery of young Earl Axininster, who has tied « the country disguised ii sa sailor. Canon \'ali.-u- ‘ tine. the lion of the party, thinks the aristoc- racy of England is well rid of him. His habits are too good. lll-—Willoughhy is the earl. He is stranded by the failure 01 the picture. re- fuses help from Mortimer and goes to sea to earn money to continue the study 01 art. IV- Mortiuier pursues Kathleen on love‘s quest. ‘ She likes him and with difiiculty holds him oil“. V— Mortimer, Willoughhy and the Ht-ssle- graves meet in Venice. alarmed at Kathleen's 8HlllllSlilSlll over the sailor painter and his works. palaces together. W illoughb_v Kathleen‘s home. passion for Willoughby. tine appears in Venice with the news that the missing earl has been traced and has perished in the shipwreck. He recognizes Willoiighhv on sight. but promptly denies it. .\’l—Kaih- leen admits to her mother that she is cerixiiii l of the identity of Wiilouirhhv with the missing earl, but will preserve the secret for her lov- er's sake. .\'ll—Mrs. Hesscl-,rr-ave finds the secret too good to keep. tells Willoughhy that Kathleen knows it. and he leaves her house in anger. XlII~Wil‘.oiighb_v abandons Venice suddenly without giving Kathleen a chance to j explain. XIV Parliament declares the missing = earl oflicially dead and settles the ll'lllE‘l'llanC8 j Willougbv resolves not‘ to contest it. as he prefers to be taken by the , ; gers’ gallery is never at all full, and Ar- § nold hoped he might be lucky enough to on a distant relative. world at his “Market Value. CHAPTER XIV. THE AX.\il.\'S'l"F.R PEER.-SGE. At Genoa, as luck would have it, Arnold Willoughlly found a place on a homeward bound brigantine direct for London. That was all he wanted. He craved for action. He was a sailor once more and had cast art behind him. No more dalliance with the luxurious muse of painting. In the daily drudgery of the sea, in the teeth of the wind, he would try to forget his bitter disappointment. Hard work and dog watches might suffice to caut-erize the raw surface of the wound Kathleen Hessle- grave had unwillingly and unwittingly inflicted. He did wrong to fly from her, of course, without giving her at least the chance of an explanation, but then that was exact- ly Arnold \Villoughby’s nature. He would have been other than himself if he had not so acted. Extreme modifiability was the keynote of his character. The self same impulse which had made him in the first instance sink name and individu:ilit_v at a moment's notice in order to become a new man and a common sailor made him also in the second instance rush at once to the conclusion that he had been baselydeceiv- ed and drove him to remodel without a second’s delay his whole st-heine of life and activity for the future. Half gentleman, half gypsy, he was a man of principle and yet a creature of impulse. The instant he found his plans going liopelessly wrong he was ready to alter them offhand with drastic severity. And yet, he said to himself, it was never his own individuality he got rid of at all, that alone persisted. All these changes and disguises were forced upon him, in- deed, by ':.ie difficulty of realizing his own inner personality in a world which insist- ed on accepting him as an earl instead of reckoning him up as he wished at his in- trinsic value as a human being. That; in- strinsic value Arnold \Vlll0112hbV was de- termined to discover and appraise, no mat- ter at what cost of trouble and disillusion. His naked worth as a man among men was the only kind of worth he cared one jot or tittle to realize. When he reached London, therefore, he decided to see what steps were being tak- en in the vexed question of the Axminster peerage before he engaged for a. longer voyage to the northern seas, which he liked best to sail in bracing summer weather. So on the very afternoon of his discharge from the brigantine, where he had signed for the single voyage only, he walked into a coffee house on the river bank and in- vested a ha’penny in an evening paper. He was not long in coming upon the item he wanted, “Axminster Peerage Case. This afternoon the house of lords will deliver judgment upon the claim of Algernon Loftus Redburn, eldest son of the late Honorable Algernon Redburn of Musbury, Devonshire, to the earldom of Axminster. The case is a romantic one. It will be remembered that the seventh earl, who was a person of most eccentric habits and ideas closely bordering upon insanity, disappeared without warning from London society”—and so forth, and so forth. Arnold set down the paper with a deeper curl than usual at the cor- ner of his genial mouth. It “bordered on insanity,” of course, for a born gentleman who might have spent his time in dining, calling, shooting grouse and running race horses to deterimne upon doing some use- ful work in the world! So very undigni- fled! Arnold was quite familiar by this time with that curious point of view. It is the point of view of nine-tenths of the world in this United Kingdom, but none the less every time he saw it solemnly com- Mrs. l-Iesslegzrave is? VI and \'II—' The young artists roam through roin-antic old ; a guest at. The miiden half reveals’ her love for him. and both confess to them-= selves that they are in love. VIII and I_\'-—§ Mortimer proposes and discovers Kathleen's; X—Canuu \’alen—', i mitted to print it amused him afresh by iits utter incongruity. The contrast; be- . tween the reality and the grasp of life he Obtained in his chosen vocation of sailor with the shadowy superficiality of the ex- istence he had led in the days when he cism seem to him rather childish and un- kindly. He made up his mind at once. He ; would go down to the house and see them i play this little farce out. He would be l present to hear whether, on the authority of the highest court in the realm, he was dead or living. He would watch the last irrevocable nail being knocked into his coffin as Earl of Axminster and would emerge with the certaiiity that some other l I I l . . I was still Lord Axininster made such criti- man now bore the title which once was ' his, and that he was legally defunct by decision of ])fll‘ll¢'lI1l8lll?. Go down to the house! Then a little laugh seized him. He was thinking of it to himself as he used to think in the days when he had but to order his carriage and drive down from Eaton place to the pre- cincts of \\'i:stniinster. \Vhat chance would there be for a sailor in his Seaman's dress to get into the house by mere asking for a place? Not much, he confessed to himself. However, he would try. There was some- thing that plcasccl him in the idea of the bare chance that he might be turned back from the doors of the chamber to which he hereditarily belonged on the (lay when he was to be declared no longer living. It would be fiiuny if the lords refused to let him hear them pronounce their decision of his own dcath—-funnier still if they sol- emnly declared him dead in his living presence. So he walked by St. Paul’s and the Em- bailknient to \\'estminster and presented himself at that well known door where once—nay, where. stil1—he had by law and descent the right of entry. it was a private business day, he knew, and their lordships would only be sitting as a coniniittee of privilege. In other words, half a dozen law lords would have come down sleepily as a matter of duty to de- cide the vexed question of the peerage be- fore them. On such occasions the stran- corrupt by his eloquence the virtue of the doorkeeper, The doorkeeper, however, was absolutely incorruptible, except of course by gold, which was too rare an ob- ject now for Arnold to bestow upon him lightly. “i don't. know all the peers by sight,” the official said, with some contempt, sur- veying the newcomer from head to foot-. “There’s peers from the country that turn up now and again when there's important bills on that you wouldn’t know from farmers. Times like that we let any gen- tleman in who‘s dressed as such and who says he's a niarkis. But you ain‘t a peer aiiyhow—yoii ain't got the cut of it-. Nor you dou’t much look like a distinguished stranger.” And the doorkeeper laughed heartily at his own humor. Arnold laughed in turn and walked away discon.-olatc. He was just on the point of giving tip the attempt in despair when he saw an old law earl enter whom he knew well by sight as a judge of appeal and who had the reputation of being a. good huincred and accessible person. Ar- nold lJfl«‘ll'(l€(l him at once with a polite re- qiie.-t for a pass to the gallery. The old peer looked at him in surprise. “Are you interested in the case?” he asked, seeing the sailor’s garb and the Weather beaten features. Arnold answered with truth, “\Vell, I knew something of the man they called Douglas Overton. ” Lord Helvellyn—for it was he———scanned the bronzed face again with some show of interest. “You were a shipfellow?” he asked. And Arnold, without remembering how much the admission implied, made an- swer with triith once more, “Yes—at least -—-that is to say-—I sailed in the Saucy Sal- 1y’73 The old peer smiled acquiescence and waved him to follow to the door of the waiting room. Arnold did so, somewhat amused at the condescending air of the newmade peer to his hereditary compan- ion. ln the house of lords he couldn’t somehow altogether forget his traditions. “Pass this man to the gallery,” the old law lord said, with a nod of command to the doorkeeper. The doorkeeper bowed low, and Arnold Willoughby followed him. The proceedings in the house were short and purely formal. The committee, rep- resented by one half blind old gentleman, read their report of privilege in a mum- bling tone, but Arnold could see its deci- sion was awaited with the utmost interest by his cousin Algy, who, as claimant to the seat, stood at the bar of the house awaiting judgment. The committee found that Albert Ogilvie Redburn, seventh earl of Axminster, was actually dead; that his identity with the person who sailed in the Saucy Sally from Liverpool to Melbourne under the assumed name of Douglas Over- ton had been duly proved to their satis- faction; that the Saucy Sally had been lost, as alleged, in the Indian ocean, and that all souls on board had really perish- ed; that among the persons so lost was Albert Ogilvie Redburn, alias Douglas Overtou, seventh earl of Axminster; that Algernon Loftus Redburn, eldest son or the Hon. Algernon Redburn, deceased, and grandson of the fifth earl, was the heir to the peerage, and that this house admitted his claim of right and humbly prayed her majesty to issue her gracious writ summoning him as a peer of parlia- ment accordingly. Alarm-non Redburn, below,smiled a smile of triumph, but Arnold Willoughby, in the gallery, felt a little shudder pass over him. It was no wonder indeed. He had . ceased to exist. legally. He was no longer , his own original self, but in very deed a common sailor. He knew that the estates must follow the titlc——froni that day forth I he was a beggar, a nameless nobody. Till ‘ the report was read he might have stood , forth at any moment and claimed his an- ! cestral name and his ancestral acres. Now the die was cast. He felt that after he - had once stood by as he had stood by that I day and allowed himself to be solemnly , adjudicated as dead he could never again E allow himself to be resurrected. He should ,5 have spoken then or must: forever keep si- 5 lent. It would be wrong of him—cruel of him, cowardly of him, unmanly of him, ‘ to let; Algy and Algy’s wife take his place 5 in the world with his full knowledge and assent and then come forward later to de- prive them of their privilege. He was now nothing more than “the late Lord Axmin- ster.” That at least was his past. loughby. Had Kathleen proved different, be hard- ly knew whether at the last iiioinetit he niight not have turned Sl.1ll(l(‘lll_V round and refused so completely to burn his boats, but as it was he was glad of it. The tie to his old life which laid him open to such cruel disalliisions as Kathleen had provided for him was now broken forever. Henceforth he would be v.-iliictl at his own worth alone by all and sundry. But no more of wonieni If Arnold Wil- loughby had been a confirmed niisogynist before he met Kathleen He-sslegrave by accident at the academy (loors. he was a thousand times more so after this terrible reaction from his temporary backsliding into respectable society. He went down into the corridor and saw Algy surrounded by a \vhole gt-oiip of younger peers. who were now strolling in for the afti-riioon‘s business. They were warmly congratulating him upon having secured the doubtful privileges of which Arnold for his part had been so anxious to divest. himself. Arnold was not afraid to pass quite near them. Use had accustom- ed hiln to the ordeal of scrutiny. For some years he had passed by hundreds who once knew hiui in London streets or con- tinental towns, and yet, with the solitary exception of the Hc.sslegraves—for he did not know the part borne in his recognition by the \'a1entines——not a soul had ever pierced the successful disguise with which he had surrounded himself. A few years before the same men would have crowded just as eagerly round the seventh earl as round the eighth earl. and now not a word of the last holder of the title—nothing but congratulation for the man who had supplanted him and who stood that mo- ment, smiling and radiant, the center of a little group of friendly acquaintances. As Arnold paused, half irresolute, near the doors of the housea voice that he knew well called out suddenly: “Hullo, Axminster, there you are! I’ve been looking for you everywhere."’ Arnold turned half round in surprise. What an unseasonable interruption! How dreadful that at this moment somebody should have recognized him! And from behind, too, that was the worst, for the speaker was invisible. Arnold hesitated whether or not to run away without an- swering him. Then with a smile he real- ized the true nature of his mistake. It is so strange to hear another man called by the name that was once your own! But the voice was Canon Valentine-‘s, fresh back from Italy, and the “Axminster" he was addressing was not Arnold \‘\'illough- by, but the newniadc peer, his cousin Al- gy. Nevertheless the incident made Ar- nold feel at once it was time to go. He was more afraid of Canon Valentines rec- ognizing him than of tiny otherzicquaint- ance, for the canon had known him so in- timately as a boy and used to speak to him so often about that instinctive trick of his-—-why, there, as Arnold thought of it he removed his hand quickly from the lock in which it was twined and dodged behind a little group of gossiping peers in the neighborhood just in time to escape the canon’s scrutiny. But the canon did not see him. He was too busily engaged in shaking Algy’s hand—t0o full of his salu- tations to the rising sun to reiuemlicr the setting one. Arnold strolled out somewhat saddened. If ever in his life he felt inclined to be cynical, it must at least be admitted he had much just then to make him so. It was all a. sad picture of ill‘ ll ill-lclt-ness. And then the bitter tlioiigiit . .-.t. Kathleen had been doing just like all oi‘ these was enough to sour any man. Arnold turlu-d to leave the house by the strangers‘ en- trance. In order to do so he had to pass the door of the peers’ robing room. As he went by it a fat little old gentleman emerged from the portal. It was Lord Hel- vellyn, who had passed him to the stran- gers’ gallery. But now the little man look- ed at him with a queer gleam of recollec- tion. Then a puzzled expression came over his sallow face. “Look here,”he said, turning sudden- ly to Arnold, “I want one word with you. What was that you told me about having sailed with Lord Axminster in the Saucy Sally?” Arnold scented the danger at once, but answered in haste: “It was true, quite true. I went out on her last voyage.” , "Nonsense, man,” the little fat law lord replied, scanning his witness hard, as is the wont of barristers. “How dare you have the impudence to tell me so to my face after hearing the evidence we sum- marized in our report? It’s pure impos- turel Douglas Overton, or Lord Axmin- ster, made only one voyage on the Saucy Sally, and in the course of that voyage she was lost with all hands. It was that that we went upon. If anybody had sur- vived, we must have heard of him, of course. and have given judgment difier- efltly. How do you get out of that, eh? Yorfire an imposter, sir, an imposter!” “But I left the .ship."Arnold began hur- riedlv—he was going to snv at (‘zine Town when it was borne in upon him all at once that if he (.'0llft'.~,.\'t‘(l that fact lie would be practically reopening the old field of inqui- ry, and with a crimson face he held his peace, inost unwillin5_'ly. That was haril indeed, for nothing rous- d Arnold \Villoiiglib_v‘.-‘ indignation more than an imputation of uiitruthfulness. Lord l’it‘l.Vt‘ll_V'Il smiled grimly. “Go away. sir.” he cried. with a gesture of honest conteinpt. “You lied to me, and you know it. You‘re an iinpudent scoun- drel, that‘s what you art-——a. IllU.'t‘ you. 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