- -3.»-a __ .. . .._._;. ..‘ ~.» session, 1.59-3. VOL. XXI. NO. 7. Grange to Congress. Memorial of the National Grange, \Vashin5_rton, D. C-., March 17, 18%. To THE Coxoiisss or THE Uxirsii Srarss OF AMERICA: In compliance with the instructions of The National Gran,<_re of the Patrons of Husbandry. we submit for your consider- ation, the resolutions and reports adopted at the last session of that body, which have reference to matters of vital importance to farmers. EQUAL I’ROTE(‘TIOI\'. It is not our purpose to make an ar,<_ru- ment in favor of protection. but to demand equal protection for agi'iciiltiire so long as it is the prevailing policy of the _c_rovern— ment. Extract from report of committee on foreign relations. See proceedings of the twenty—ninth annual session (1.503), pages 134-43. “If the system of protection is to be continued in our country, we demand that the mother of all remunerative industries shall have protec- tion equal to the most favored in this line. Equal rights to all, special privileges to none, should be the watch Word of a free and inde- pendent people. “The conclusion reached by your committee from the foregoing premises is that equal, just and reciprocating laws between nations, based upon a true love of country, our individual sov- ereignty, and the responsibilities and high privileges growing from the same would at least start on the road to contentment and na- tional prosperity.” Extract from the g'eiiei'al report of the committee of agricultiire. twenty-niutli See page 143, pl‘{)l.‘08Llll1,2‘S. “Enlarged and extended markets are needed to aid the American agiiculturist to secure profit and to enable him to furnish exports to meet the increased importations in this coun- try, and we respectfully urge upon congress to secure reciprocal trade relations to provide a market for the products of American farms.” The followinf_r report from the L'()lilllllTleC on agriculture was adopted: “Your committee on agriculture, to whom was referred a portion of the executive commit- tee’s report, has carefully considered the same, and heartily concurs and recommends the senti- ments expressed. AARON .loNi-:s, Chairman. “The principle of governmental aid has long since been established by our government in assisting other industries, developing their highest possibilities. The same principle has also been adopted in the supervision of the edu- cation of our children, the construction of our public roads. and the general alleviation of the poor and unfortunate, so that it can no longer be claimed as objectionable paternalism, but a need for the development of the highest system of civilization and prosperity. It has been by this system of fostering American industries that ours has become the greatest and most piosperous government in the world, and our people enjoying the largest liberty and the broadest intelligence of any people in the his- tory of mankind. Respectfully submitted. LEONARD Riioxs, R. It. HUTCIIINSON, J. J. \VOOD\IAN. J. H. Baioii.-xii. \Ve are also instructed to present to the congress what is known as the Lubin proposition “for an export bounty upon staple -.i,gi'iciiltiii'e, and iii'g'e an early and thoroiigh investigation of the siibject." GAMBLING IX I"L'TL'I{ Eh‘. Extract from a report of the committee on a§_rriculture, twenty-ninth session. See page 182. The following from the committee on agriculture was adopted: “Worthy Master: The committee on agriciil- ture, to whom was referred the preamble and resolutions of Bro. A. B. Judson, Worthy Mas- ter of the Iowa State Gran39._ have considered the same and recommend their adoption. AARON JONES, Chairman. “Whereas. Gambling in futures and corner- ing the products of the soil enable the boards of trade to manipulate the grain markets ofiithe United States, thereby unsettling values and de- stroying the law of supply and demand, so that producers do not receive legitimate prices for what they produce; therefore, _ "Resolved, That the legislative committee of the National Grange be instructed to demand of congress the enactment of such laws as will forever prohibit the gambling in the necessaries of life.” TARE ON COTTON. Extract from a report of the committee on agriculture, twenty—ninth session (1895,) See page 183. _ The following, from the committee on agriculture, was adopted: “Your committee on agriculture, to whom was referred the following resolution, present- ed by Bro. S. L. Wilson, Worthy Master of Mississippi State Grange. has fully considered the same and recommends its adoption. Aanox JONES, Chairman. “Whereas, The customary tare on cotton bales for market is .06 per cent in foreign mar- kets, while the actual tare is only about .04 per cent., a clear loss to cotton raisers of 10 pounds per bale, equivalent last year to about 90,000- OOO pounds, or 180,000 bales, which at the pres- ent price would amount to a loss to the cotton planters of America. of $1,440,000; therefore, be it “Resolved, That the executive committee of the National Grange be instructed to corres- Dond with cotton exchanges of foreign markets, ifin their judgment it is possible to secure a reduction of tare on cotton bales. “Resolved, 2d, That the co-operation of the American cotton exchanges and the govern- ment, through its commercial consuls, be solicit- ed.” We respectfully ask congress to investigate this subject and aid in righting what seems to be a wrong to the cotton planters. FREE RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. Extracts from a report of the coniinit- tee on :i;_ri'iciiltiii'c, twenty-ninth session (lH1l.3). Seeprocecdings, page 182. The following. from the coiiimittee on fl,<_"l'lCllltlll'€, was adopted: “Your committee on agriculture, to whom was referred the following resolution, presented by Bro. A. P. lteardon, the Worthy Master of Kansas state Grange, earnestly and heartily concurs in the resolution, and recommends its adoption. AARON JONES, Chairman. ‘-Resolved, That the National Grange me- morialize Congress to so amend the postal laws of our country that the rural districts may have the benefit of free delivery of daily mail. ‘ A. 1’. Hi-3.-siii»o,\'. Also th: f.>llowiug: “Whereas, A portion of the inhabitants of this government. living in cities are having free mail delivery at the expense of all the people of this government, and “Whereas, it is proposed to further reduce domestic postage; therefore be it "lie-solved, That we are opposed to any further reduction ofdomestic postage until free delivery of mail is accorded to our rural popu- lation; and be it further Resolved, That we demand the same free delivery of mail for rural districts that is now accorded to residents of cities. .\'I(.‘ARA(}L'A (‘ANAL.\'. Extracts from proceedings, tweity-ninth session (1.305), page 1351. Bro. H. O. I)evric.-1, chairinan, presetited the following from the committee on for- eign relations. which was adopted: "Whereas, At the twenty-eighth session of this National Grange, 1’. of l{., we declared in favor of a ship waterway across an isthmus of the American continent, to be built by con- tract, owned and controlled by the United States government; and "Whereas. We notice in the daily papers an offer by an English banking syndicate to loan the necessary funds to complete said ship Water- way; therefore be it , “Resolved, That we are opposed to any and all entangling alliance with any foreign corpor- ation or government for the control of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Nicaragua. Your committee recommends that the legislative committee of this body be hereby instructed to press the passage of such law or laws on the above subject as will protect our national do- main against the inroad of foreign nations.” PU RE FOOD. Extract from proceedings twenty—ninth Session (see pages 148 and 141%). The following from the committee on good of the order was adopted: “Your committee on good of the order, to Whom was referred the enclosed resolutions of Bro. A. J. Wederbnrn, of Virginia, on the sub- ject of ‘Pure Food,’ has had the same under consideration and it heartily concurs therein. Respectfully submitted, T. R. SMITH, Chairman. “Resolved, That the National Grange, P. of H., in twenty-ninth annual session at Worcest- er, hereby reaffirms its position on the subject of pure food. and demands of congress the pass- age of the pure food and pure lard bills hereto- fore endorsed. in the interest of morality, hu- manity and honest trade. “Resolved, That our national legislative committee be directed to bring this matter to the attention of the next congress, and do all in their power to secure favorable action.” THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The following extract from the report of the executive committee to the twenty- ninth session (1895) fully expresses the views of the National Grange, and we earnestly urge these views upon congress: “It is of the highest importance, not only to every Patron, but every farmer, that he encour- age all legitimate methods of legislation that will enhance the development of our agricultur- al industry, therefore the National Grange should give this matter its serious consider- ation. With a view of encouraging such a. de- \ , i,’ great pleasure to ‘co, wl‘ conr -r-own -' .53. xlopment_we would urge the National Grange inquire into the methods of the national de- ’ rtm_ent of agriculture and make it an agency which the farmer can look with confidence ‘etc of the world. To this end the National 1 («range should interest congress to so amend the laws governing the appointments as to re- quire the heads and employees of the Depart- gent to be selected from the agricultural peo- e. who. by occupation and interest, would be {specially fitted to make the most competent and enterprising officers and employees of the _, partment, and justly entitled to the ap- fiointments. as this should be the Farmers’ de- partment, thus vindicating the rights and hon- Grs of our class, as guaranteed under our demo- ciatic form of government. ELECTION OF L‘.\'I'l‘El) .\"I‘A'1‘l-ZS .\‘l-Z.\'A'I‘()R.’\'. _’ “Whereas, The National Grange has in years past put itself on record as favoring the free delivery of mail in rural districts, the elec- tion of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, and the demand that, so long as pro- action to American industries is the policy of the government, the agriculturists will demand in equal measure of benelit therefrom; there- re, "Resolved, That We reiterate and re-avow r fealty to these questions as expressed in e past, and instruct our legislative committee use its best endeavors in their behalf before ngress.” I.\' ('L)N(,'LC>'I()—V. “'0 dc.-ire to say that the continued dc- ‘ [ii1‘essi<>ii amon_«_r a}_-‘i'icultu1'ists is }_-‘i'owiii_<_r E intensity. The farmer is _confronted l with prices for ll1> products which are be- : low the cost of production. The receipts i from his farm have been reduced, in many .i-inslaiiccs one half. whilst his iicccss:ii'y ex- i1i_en'. The plan of work for the ycar is brief in stateiiicnt but broad as to scope. “'0 have tried to make it coinprchcnsivc, and with such varied fcaturc.-1. that each (il':lll,‘_{'C inay be able to liiid from it plenty of work to be done. All may not be ablc to follow the sclieinc but we are sure tlic_v may be ablc to sclcct from it work that tlicy can do and do siicccssfiilly and well. Sisters, please bear in mind that you have been selected by your ‘Masters to per- ‘ form a specific dul_v. Look over thc work well, canvass it tlioi'ou}_v‘lil_v, select from it all you think you can :lt'L‘()llll)ll.~'ll and llicn push the work. Olliccrs and Patrons, will _\'oi5 bcar a word of cxliortatioii scnt _voii in all kind- ness.’ Any and all coiniuittccs that lizive been appointed by your .\l:istcrs for any special work mwl L//mu‘ /u//». A commit- tce is so much stroii_«_rcr. so much more cf- fcctive when they know tlic_v have the s_\‘ui— pathy and support of not only the olliccrs, but cvcry mcinbcr. All may not be of the saine mind as to the best way to accomplish :1 }_rivcn objcct, but the Gl'1lllf_Te has tauglit us soine bounti- ful lcssons. One is that wc niay dillcr in opinions, but these dill'ci'c1iccsin:iv be so adjusted that each shall only coiisidcr what is best. and putlin;_r aside all ‘})('l‘.\‘()ll:ll feel- iiif_rs strive to help on the work to the best of our abilities. “'0 are proud of the fact that in the past these committees have had the sup- port of the inciiibcrs, and we expect the same in the future. Let this be a liearty SlI'l\'lllf_" l.()_1I(.‘lll(£l'; helpful spirits: hopeful liearts: stron}__r hand Clasps; kind. syiiipzitlictic words, brave faces, and who can say fail! .\lARY A. .\I..n'o. [\\'e shall print the circular above rc- fcrred to in the woman's page of our next issiie. The first rccomincni'iiier— lyvbut were never in better working order. \\ e recruit our nienibers mostlv from the young. and find that from them. we obtain. the most lasting benefits. The indiscrimi- iiate opening of the gates to all who can be induced to enter, has not worked well with- us in the past. The principles of buying together and selling together have. I. anii sorry to say, been niostlv lost sight of. The educational features of the Grange are felt almost everywhere. At our fariii— ers' institute held last month, it was ob- served that all l’atrons appointed work re- sponded to the call, and that inost of the- volunteer speakers were I’atrons. Our school meetings and caucuses feel the influence of the (irangc. A business. man remarked not long since, "\\'e know the neighborhoods where the Granges are- located by the conduct and appearance of the young people on our streets.” One great lesson learned from our farms and crops the past season has been to em- phasize that “what we do we should strive.» to do well." Gizo. L. CARLISLE. 1'70‘/u, i\'tucl', and /flu/ic has repeatedly shown that when prices are low, when ag- riculture is depressed, when itis most diffi- cult to make money on the farni, is whenv. agricultural education is most needed. At. such times farm schools, dairy Scl'i00lS,. farmers’ institutes, and good, practical farm papers should be most patronized- The farm paper that is worthy of the name is constantlv laying before the farmers thoughts, suggestions, and directions that he needs most when the pressure upon him is severest. If properly utilized, there. is. contained in every number ‘if the Itiuiv‘;-"1?.,i s b'tncl', um] [[1/)/2,0 several items each one of I which is worth more than the cost of a. whole year’s subscription. “I can’t afford-. to take a farm paper” is an expression most out of place when the difficulty of making both ends meet on the farm gi'eatest.——1v?n'm. Sf!/cl’, um] /[0/m. Notwithstanding the fact that niachinery has been introduced that does away with- inuch of the hard labor that was perfornied’ on the farm by hand a few years since, la.- borcrs seem to grow scarccr year by year, and at times it is very difficult for the farmer to command all the help needed to push forward his work in busy seasons; and it is skilled farm laborers that are needed. The man who doesn’t possess enough intelligence to hitch up to and op- 'erate most any sort of farm machinery isnit wanted any longer on most farms. In looking for a good hand, the farmer now counts skill worth as much as muscle. He knows, from sad experience, that in un—- skilled hands a machine will, in all proba- bility, sufl'er injury and damage far beyond the amount of wages paid, and he strives. to steer clear of this sort of unprofitable. labor.—.~l(//*/'cul{n/-«I/ /1)»/2‘mm'.«-f. The Wool Business. One of the encouraging features in the: Chicago wool market is the removal of Messrs. Silbernian Bros. from their pres- ent location at :£UH—1l Michigan St.. to- ’l22—h' Michigan .St., at the corner of La- Salle avenue. This building contains some of the best wool lofts in the city. Three good sized commission houses vacate it and Messrs. Silberman Bros. take possession. and will occupy thee entire space hereto- fore used by the three-the 7 story build- ing. Their large business requires them to: seek larger quarters. They are anticipat- ing plenty of consignments during the coming season. STATE or OHIO, CITYUF TOLEDO, ; LUCAS COUNTY .55 Frank J.()heney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY &. CO.. doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL- LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that. cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRE CURE. FRANK. J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. /sum W. A. GLEASON, SEAL l Notary Public. \f~f§/ Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & C0., Toledo, 0. l13‘Sold by druggists. 75c. "* ~ '*“"‘-I3*'u>rr4-karat"c:i4t.=«T..‘~I.2l'»\$4x1vw!i1)-‘k;>cnan V . N R‘ \ . won an v--re’.-4-;.-._-~ 4-\_ APRIL 2,’ 1896. THE GRANGE VISITOR. .1 1 A « \ 3' o \ I ‘ Woinms Wars. Woman's Work. '10 the Woman's Work Committees for 1896- ' Greeting. W'e presume by this time every delegate aittendant at our last State Grange has ful- iilled the obligations of their ofiice, name- ly, yisited each Subordinate Grange, made their report of the proceeding of the State range, and given all necessary instruc- Itions. ne very important instruction to the new Masters was the necessity of ap- pointing a woman’s work committee in «every Subordinate, Grange in the state. is came up in form of a resolution and ‘was passed‘ unanimously by the State Gmnge Masters, have you done this! If .not, will you please do it at your next meeting, electing a good working force? '-Secretaries, will you not forward to me by ‘postal card the names of this committee! his is very necessary, that we may know —our workers so we may reach them with -our plans and suggestions. We have re- ceived the names of fourteen standing coni- mittees on woman’s work but we are anx- ious for the other “four hundred.” What lines of work shall be taken up this year? Sister Hinds, from her home in Montcalm county, will have as her spe- -cial work, teaching patriotism in our coni- mon schools, along with her other school work. Her report on patriotic teaching should be read at least once a quarter in every Grange in the state. It will stir to life the patriotism of ’b'1 and teach the children of today what this counti'y has -cost us, what the flag stands for, and that it must still stand. Sister Royce. we think, will co-operate with us in the fresh air ‘work and also plan for special days and ap- propriate exercises for such. C airmen of the new committees, will you not call your committee together at the next meeting of your Grange and see if you have not some special work on hand that will be conducive to the best interests of the Order? Does your (fraiige home need any extra supplies this spring. or ‘Will you plan to economize in turning the -«carpet, rearranging the pictures and furni- ture, and making it look almost as well as new? Can you not now plan (none too early) to get out the brothers and plant a few trees, rose bushes, and a Elli tree, hav- ing sonie suitable exercises? Is your table linen, knives and forks, spoons and dishes, ‘with the tables ready “on call” or do they need looking after! Have you as _yet planned what you can do and how it shall be done to decrease that debt on your ball ...‘fhiS year? Have you as a committee visit- ed your school; if not, will you not do so the first day you can spare? Visit the outside as well as the inside and see if everything is pure and clean. Can you aid in the circulation of the GRANGE Visironi Yours truly, l\lARi'. A. MAYO. Ba/ttle Cree It. Sorne Recipes. From the American Kitchen Magazine, MRS. L. T. J’s BAKED BEANS. One quart pea beans soaked over night in cold water. In the morning put them into fresh water and simmer thirty inin— utes, then put them into fresh hot water and cook until they burst slightly on re- moving a few of them in a spoon and blow- ing on them. Then turn them into a col- ander and drain thoroughly. Place them in the bean pot, which nuist be a sniall-top -earthen pot, known everywhere as the Boston bean pot. A shallow tin pan will not answer, although used in some places outside of New England. VVash one—quar- ter of a pound of salt pork, part fat and part lean, scrape the rind till white, and «cut it one inch deep in half—inch strips. Bury the pork in the beans leaving only the rind in sight. Mix one teaspoonful -each of mlt and molasses, one—quarter cup l hand. Then stir in fine, granulated wheat 4 (Health Food Company’s) until the dough l will kee up round when you stop mixing. P . . l Mix it with a knife «until smooth, then I-' ' t'ld bl 'tsblk.Ct't l (1lld?vii,gfiiIi'nu(ilnlto this bzaid add shapeuintlo l a loaf with as little kneadiiligdas bpossiltille. Let it rise in the pan unti on e t en ll bake in a hot oven about forty mimites. WHOLE-WHEAT BREAD NO. 2. The same as the first rule, only use all fine whole wheat flour (Franklin Mills,) and mix at once into a dough stiff enough to knead. Knead, rise, shape. rise again and bake as above. Organization and Leadership. the Benefit of Its Members, or has it. a Broad- er Field in the Elevation or Agriculture as a Business? If so, how can this be Accom- plisheu? Paper by Mrs. A. A. Wood. before the Saline Farmers’ Club. For some time past the press of the state has been very free in its criticisms upon the state superintendent of instruction in regard to certain questions, which he has sent out for use at the examinations of teachers, and many of the teachers being unable to understand the questions, and quite ignorant as to how to answer them, have declared that the questions were sent denined the superintendent accordingly. I find myself in much the same predicament derstand the question given me, and am certainly unable to discuss it in an intelli- gent nianner. Just why the ex—board should have given one of the weaker mem- bers of the club such a profound question to consider I am unable to bl_y they had the idea that in wrestling with the subject I should make such gigantic blunders and advance such fallacious argu- ments that I would be able to excite the argumentative powers of the brethren and stimulate them to action, and so acconi— plish the object of a paper. As I am un- has been given me, I warn you at the out- set that I shall not attempt to confine iny— ject, but shall follow the prevailing cus- far remote from the territory assigned me. If it can be proven that a farmers’ club is a benefit to its members, it seems to me that the second part of this question is at once answered, for anything which tends to improve the individuals of a class must have a beneficial influence upon the masses. How wide this influence may be depends through the country. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. If a farniers' club succeeds in accomplishing the object for which it was organized, it must ini- prove and elevate its members, and the ele- vation of agriculture as a business must follow as a natural sequence. \Vhen one considers the benefits which have accrued to the members of this clul) since its organ- ization, it seems a waste of time to discuss for a moment the question of the advantages of farmers banding themselves together in societies of this kind. Yet, there seems to each of butter and sugar, add one cup of hot water, mix until the sugar is dissolved, ‘then pour it over the beans. Add enough more water to cover them, and keep add- ing hot water as needed until the last hour. Bake from eight to twelve hours in a slow oven, the longer the better, so long as the beans are kept moist. I must add this word of caution as so many cooks are careless about it. Every drop of water in which beans are soaked or parboiled should be turned on to the ground as far from the house as possible, as ‘there is nothing that will give a sink so vile a smell as bean Water. But you ask. What are the people who live in suites or who have no ground, to do? Put a lum of washing soda over the pipe and let the water run until the pipes are thoroughly flushed. WHOLE-VVHEAT BREAD. This makes one loaf. Dissolve half a yeast cake in quarter of a _cup of warm water‘, add one cup warm milk, half a tea- spoonful salt, one teaspoonful sugar and white flour sufficient to make a batter that breaks when you pour it. Let this rise an hour or until light, keeping the bowl in a pan of Warm water, ‘hot enough to bear the be some doubt in the minds of many peo- ple as to what the object of such a club should be. There are those in this coni- Is the Object ot the Farmers’ Club Exclusively for‘ out simply as “puzzlers" and have con- ' as do these teachers, as I do not quite un- ' say, but possi- ‘ able to comprehend the question just as it ' self to the legitimate discussion of the sub- ' tom of the club and wander into regions . upou the number of the clubs scattered ‘ plicable why farmers are so universally in- different to the benefits to be derived from banding themselves together for their own protection and advancement. Any reason- able person conversant with the facts in the case, will admit thatafarmers’ club re- fines, elevates and educates to a certain ex- tent any agricultural community which ossess it. Yet the number of farmers be- onging to such clubs or to a farmers or- ganization of any kind, when compared to the number pf agriculturists throughout the country is surprisingly small. It is only our most enterprising and progress- ive farmers who fully appreciate the ad- vantages of these societies. By reason of _ is situation the farmer is, in a measure. isolated from the rest of the world, and ought eagerly to seize upon anyopportuni- ty for iniprovement which presents itself, and the man who is an active, working member of a farmers" club elevates hiiusclf and his business, for these meetings month month and year after year have a re- lining and cultivating influence upon him. l They improve his intellect, enlarge his l ideas, increase his self—respect, stimulate his pride, broaden his views and make him a better farmer, a better neighbor and a I better ‘citizen, in fact the benefits to be de- ’ rived trom_these organizations can scarcely , be over—estimated or exaggerated. Yet it ; IS a_ deplorable fact that there are seeming- ly intelligent farniers who cannot be in- l duced to join a society of this kind and the I reasons they give for refusing to do so are I so_trivial coiiipared to the good to be ,» gamed that one is astonished. One man j refuses to join because he is not in favor of l holding the meetings at the homes of the members. As well might a foreigner re- l fuse to become a citizen of the United , States because the capital city is not lo- ] cated in the geographical center of the 1 country. Another man will not join be- j cause the trouble of entertaining the club . is too much for himself and family. Prob- j ably he could entertain a pcdro party l twice as often without feeling that it was j any great tax upon himself or his good wife. But it is so the world over, men l must always be urged to do those things J Which are for their own best good. Of all j people, it is most difficult for farmers to [ combine or co-operate ‘ their power. 1 ness men combine to protect their own in- ,l terests and fight other combinations. Even l ignorant laborers in the cities show more shrewdness in this respect than do farm- ers. They join their labor unions and fol- I low implicitly the directions of their lead- ers, and whether right or wrong they gain their own ends simply by working togeth- :1. Farmers do not sceui to realize that in union there is strength. They will de- nounce and condemn the so called trusts and combines as thieves and robbers, when if they thems'elves would unite as the meni- bers of these trusts have done, they would be vastly more powerful than they have ever been. \\'hat a power the agricultur- ists of this country would be if they would but consolidate their strength and work in unison. That they can do much that a few years ago was thought impossible has been shown by what has been accomplished by the Grange, an organization which stands out a bright and shining light, a notable ex- ception to farniers’ organizations in gener- al. If the fariners‘ chibs and farmers' or- niunity, indeed I sometimes think in the club itself, who believe that the purpose of these meetings is mainly for social enjoy- ment. W'hile I would not disparage or frown upon the social element in these gatherings, it should not be allowed to in- terfere in any way with the intellectual ini- provement of our members, and any farm- ers’ club which makes the pleasure of soci- ability the inain object of its meetings, will soon show signs of decay and die a premature death, for an ' society organ- ized for the sole purpose of social enjoy- ment will have a brief existence and die an easy death, and its members will gladly sing its requiem. In order to perpetuate the life of any organization there must be a higher, better and nobler object than the gratification of the desires of our social na- ture. That the S. F. club has succeeded in carrying out the design of its founders is evidenced by the fact that after an active life of nine years it is still strong and vig- orous and in as good working condition as at any time during its existence. Indeed it is doubtful if there has ever been a time when so large a per cent of its members have been so keenly alive to the advantages of such an organization, and so full of in- terest and enthusiasm in regard to its meet- ings as at the present time. Numbers do not always add strength intellectually, and if a man does not feel that he derives enough benefit from these meetings to com- pensate him for the time and trouble taken in attending them he is certainly no loss to the club when he retires from it. To be sure We might possibly gain new life and strength by the addition of a few new mem- bers of the right kind, but while there are many farmers in this immediate vicinity who would be a great help to the club and to whom these meetings would be of untold benefit, these men are strangely loth to avail themselves of the advantages to be derived therefrom. It is certainly inex- ganizations throughout the country could be multiplied by the score it would do more than anything else to elevate agricul- ture as a business, but our own club is a fair illustration of the clubs everywhere. \Vith a dozen -members we have represent- and consolidate . In any other kind of busi— ‘ atives from four towns when there should be at least one club in every township. Farmers seem to have such a strong aver- sion to being led that it is very hard work for them to combine. They seem to pride themselves upon having no leaders. It is difficult to understand why this is so. The average farmer does not appear to be a man who is unduly wise in his own con- ceits. Yet farmers are strangely distrustful of each other but not of other people. They are not in the least afraid of political boss- es provided they are not farmers, and they never are. Every great thing in this world is done through organization and leader- ship, and the more perfect the organization the greater the results. This point is mag- nificently illustrated in the workings of the Roman Catholic church with its pontiff sitting on the banks of the Tiber, ruling millions of subservient subjects by a single word. So thorough is the organization and so perfect the system that the whole Catholic world works in perfect harmony, Farmers seem to feel that they are the most down-trodden of all people; they whine about the taxes and the hard times, and complain of the lack of legislation in their favor, but what do they do to help themselves? They stay at home and talk about the lobbying, and wire pulling, and scheming that is going on at Lansing and Washington for the benefit of all kinds of people save these hard working tillers of the soil. But do they spend one dollar or one dav’s time or make one single effort to help themselves? A meeting of sheer) breeders and wool growers of the United States is in session this week at Washing- ton for the purpose of taking measures to hasn’t she, know!” terday. " spank you!”—— C’/iicago Recrzrrl. Did she bring it from abroad?” her last season’s dress. turned it inside out, and now she says she’s brought it from the other side.”—-Boston Aeacon. l I hundreds of thousands to its farmers; the passage of a law placing a tariff upon wool would bring pros erity to thousands of our farmefs, indeed t ere is no question before the country at the present time of such vi- tal interest to our agricultural po ulation as the subject of a tariff on wool. 'et how many representatives think you will be iresent at that meeting from Michigan! Vill this state with its vast wool growing interests at stake send one delegate to Washington! \Vill the city be crowded with the sheep breeders and wool growers who have come to do what the ' can to ad- vance their own interests! \\"illthey make their power felt by their vast numbers! I trow not. No, farmers are not doing what 1 they might for themselves nor their busi- ness. They plod too much, they make no _ effort to improve themselves nor their sur- | roundings. But if they would have the world respect their calling they must them- l selves honor it by elevating and informing themselves, and I know of no better way i than to bean active member of a live farm- I ers' club, and hand in hand with their fel- , low farmers show all men that farming is an honest, honorable business followed by men who are "men amongst men." 1”l1.e: JlI.‘Y€*l\i.l€<$’- Busy Days. Busy days at school these, W ith lessons to be done. And every hour filled with work Till falls the set of sun; Yet John and Frank and Dorothy Find lots and lots of fun. There’s the hurry in the morning‘ For nine o'clock don’t wait; There's the good—by kiss to mother. And the skipping from the gate; There's the pell mell rush along the road, For fear of being late. And when the week is over, And dawns the Saturday. When the scholars and the teachers Have a perfect right to play, What hanpiness for all of us, In a sweet old-fashioned way. —il[urr_/(irct E. Sun:/sfcr, in Clzristicm Intclliqcnccr. Can Dogs Talk? \Vhcn engaged in locating a railway in New Brunswick. James Camden, :1 civil engineer, was compelled one night by :1 very severe snowstorm, to take refuge in a small farmhouse. The farmer owned two dogs, one an old I\'ewfoundland and the other a collie. In due time the farmer and his family went to bed, the Newfoundland stretched himself out by the chimney cor- ner, and Mr. (Jamdcn and the nizm with him had rolled themselves in their blankets on the floor in front of the fire. The door of the house was closed by a wooden latch and fastened by a bar placed across it. Mr. (Jainden and his man were just falling asleep when they heard the latch of the door raised. They did not get 11p immediately, and in a short time the latch of the door was tried again. They waited a few minutes, and then Mr. Cain- den rose, unfasteiied the door and looked out. Seeing nothing, he returned to his blankets, but did not rcplacc the bar across the door. Two or three minutes later the latch was tried the third time. This time the door opened and the collie walked in. He pushed the door back, walked straight to the old i\'ewfoundland and appeared to make some kind of a whispered connnuni- cation to him. Mr. Caniden lay still and watched. The old dog rose and followed the other out of the house. Both present- ly returned, driving before them a valu- able ram belonging to the farmer, which had become separated from the rest of the flock and was in danger of perishing in the storm. Now, how did the collie im- part to the other dog a knowledge of the situation unless through some supcrsense unknown to us !——.\'c/m.;/ /)«/1/.5. “I cawn‘t see,” said Cholly, “what the (loose the lettah ‘ah’ has to do with oys- tahs”— L’//../,7cr.I_r/I» ]}'//mm». “Your manima’s got awfully little hands, Jimmie!” “How do you “She shook hands with me yes- “\\'ell, you never had ’em A bad speculation: “A short time ago a publisher brought out a book entitled “Advice to plain women.” Only one copy has yet been got rid of, and that was taken by the office boy to his mother for curl papers.——Ez-. \Vhat a beautiful new gown Jane has on. “No; it’s The dressniaker secure wooestiiriff provisms ‘great pleasure to ue bill that may be pass[_gI1<>l_9- W1”congi!10Wn Michigan is one of our gré?.h“iv’ool-pro(lif‘_”‘° ing states; its sheep interests are worth, . , s . .... .-..«. umniuminomasrxwwszwsa-z:. -I. ,....,..........._... .. . 1"“;:>fi«%-Jkériisu.-N4‘-1#’%!'tfli=w2=>s.€~asx-:w~=¢¢m::!w%"/'1‘ - ' er": - ’ “ ‘-'5‘ 'l‘H‘E GRANGE VISITOR. APRIL 2, 1896 / use YR E94170“ - . JLOTTE. MIOH. , ,1 The Omciai 0|-lgan oi’ the Michigan State Grange. Published on the First and Third Thursdays of Each Month Enrros : Kuvvou L. BUTTIRFIELD, Lausma. Mic:-I. E‘To h ll h ' ‘ ' shmfidtgltlal Samtexc anges and all articles for publication Masacnns AND Pizrxri-zns: Pznnv d Mcenaru, cmuu.o-rrz, Mrcu. To whom all subscriptions and advertising should be sent. TERMS 50 Cents a Year, 25 Cents for Six Months. In Clubs of 20 more 40 Cents per Year each. Subscriptions ayable in advance, and discontinued at expiration. un ess renewed. E"Remlttances should be by Registered Letter. Money Order or Draft. Do not send stamps. E'To insure insertion all notices should be mailed no later than the Saturday preceding issue. Entered at the Postotfice at Charlotte. Mich, as Second Class mutter. E‘Ni-:x'r ISSUE, APRIL 16. OUR WORK. The following has been approved by the State Grange as 3 fair statement of the objects the Grange of Michigan as in view, and the special lines along which it proposes to work. W'e ope every Grange in the state will work earnestly in all these departments, so that by a more united eifort we shall rapidly increase our numbers, extend our influence, and attain more and more complete- ly those ends which we seek. OUR OBJECT is the Organization of the Farmers for their own Improve- ment, Financially, Socially, Mentally, Morally. “'e believe that this improvement can in large measure be brought about: 1. (a.) By wider individual study and general dis- cussion of the business side of farmin Y and home keeping. (b.) By co-operatioii for financial at vantage. 2. (a.) By frequent social gatherings, and the mingling together of farmers with farmers, and of farmers with people of other occupations. .) By striving for a purer manhood. a noblcr woman- hood, and a universal brotherhood. 3. (a.) By studying and promoting the improvement ot' our district Schools. (b.) By patronizing and aiding the Agricultural (‘ol- leges and Experiment Stations in their legitimate work of scientific investigation, practical experiment, and educa- tion for rural pursuits. ‘ (c.) By maintaining and attending farmers’ iiistitutcs; reading in the Reading ('ircle; establishing and using circulating libraries; buying more and better magazines and papers for the home. 4. (a.) By diffusing a knowledge of our civil institutions, and teaching the high duties of citizenship. (b.) By demanding the enforcement of existing statutes, and by discussing, advocating. and trying to secure such other state and national laws as shall tend to the general justice. progress and morality. The 0I'(l)l_(/c‘ Jzlrpmmnf is the title ofa new Grange paper in Colorado. Itis piib- lished monthly by the Colorado State G1'an5_i:e. “Io acknowledge the receipt of the re- port of the proceedings of the Dominion Grange, which held its twenty-tirst annual session in London, Ontario, Fcbruziry 26- 28, 1806. Inequality of Taxation. At our last county Gmnge ineqiiality of taxation \\':LSt:1l{(3l1 up and the (lisciissioii based on the investigations of the Lectur- er of Adams Giniige. He had examined the tax receipts on six dilferent fai'iiis, riui— ning back from five to twenty years. As a fair sample I give that of two co1npari- sons. The first is that of a farm of forty acres on which there were no buildings nor had there been any iniprovemcnt made on it other than keeping it in repair for the last twenty years. TAXES. Valuation. State. ('ounty. Town School Total. 1576 $l3l)U " '71’ -“.22 4-") $1.!‘ $4.34 1b‘J;") 12100 4.425 ‘.354 1.51 1.74! 11).-l\‘ The second is that of :1 farm of 276 acres whose improvements have remained practically the sonic for the last ten years: TAXES. Valuation State County Town School Total 1886 $‘.UiJU 14.U‘.l 14.09 7.10 1.‘ 5|! $b~‘.Tb' J 89.3 9,600 3.'.’.~1S 2U 03 ll .0!) 16.223 80.623 It was found that for the last twenty years taxes had been gradually, though not always uniformly iiicreasing. By coii1— paring these two examples it will be found the increase on the same valuation was greater from ’T6 to ‘86 than from ’86 to ’95. It was also found that the school tax had remained about the same for the last twenty years unless a new schoolhouse or something of that kind caused an increase. This might not be so, however, in corpor- ations. ”The further taxation was removed from the immediate surveillance of the peo- ple the more extravagant and 1’ecklcss it seems to have become. For instance, in the school district every expenditure is itemized and comes under the supervision of every taxpayer, and this tax reinains practically stationary. But this surveil- lance is not practical in the township and still less so in the county and state. So it was found that the conditions of taxation were worse in the township and still worse in the county and worse yet in the state. and when it gets to our genertil govern- al government, the Lord pity us. It was found also that personal property other than notes and inoi-tgiiges was pretty well wiped off the tax roll on account of the shrinkage in value of farm products. There is probably more than half of the farms on which there appears no personal property. In one instance it is found dropping from over $1300 to $120, though this was partly charged to favoritism. It was also found that notwithstanding the enormous shrink- acre in the value of real estate the assessed viiluation has remained nearly the same for the last twenty years. The aggregate valu- ation of the six farms under consideration was $16, 600, yet the records show a cutting down of only $250, while the condition of improvements has remained about the same. In some cases land is assessed for nearly double what it would bring at a forced sale. Here We find a great injustice in throwing the burden of taxation on real estate thus assessed, while personal prop- erty found principally within corporations is always under—assessed and much of it never found. To show the farmer‘s ability to meet this increased taxation here given the relative value of farm products according to,New York market reports for October in the years of 1876 and 1895. 1875 1895 1876 1895 Wheat 31.10-8130 66 Cows $40-$75 $20-$50 Corn 60 35 Hogs 7‘/ac-tfl/2 4c—45-ée Rye 87 40 Sheep oc 3;~4c Barley 98 Lambs 9%c Ac Beans $2.23 8170 Wool 350-40c Butter M1 17 Chickens 150 8c Hay (best) $19.00 $18.00 Horses not given Beeves 71,¢,;—1lcperlb. 4-1’; While we find our taxes doubled we find farm produce depreciated one-half, taking as much to pay our taxes as twenty years ago. Further investigations will undoubt- edly reveal equally suprising condition of things, making it plain that "farming doesn't pay" \V. KlRB1'. Hill.s-dale. Michigan Good Roads League. (ZONSTITUTIOS. ARTICLE 1. NAME. The name of this 01'g‘2111lZt1tl0n shall be “Tni: )Ii(fioA.\' LEAGUE FOR Goon RoAi).s.” ARTICLE II. OBJI-ZCTS. The objects of the oi'ganizatio1i shall be to awaken ,<_reneral interest in the improve- ment of public roads; investigate the best methods of building and inaintaining them; aid in securing such legislation as may be deemed necessary to that end, and to cause to be published and circulated such matter as may best promote these objects. ARTICLE III. )IE)IliERSI{Il’. Any citizen of Michigan niay become a member of this League by sigiiiiig its Con- stitution or giving its authority to the Sec- retary to sigii it for him. There shall be no initiation fee, nor any membership dues. Each inenibor shall keep the Secretary ad- vised of his postofiice address. ARTICLE IV. OFFI(.‘ERS. The oiiicers of thc Lca§_ruc shall be a President, a V ice President, a Scci'etary, and a Trcasurei', who shall serve for one year or until their Es‘l1CC€SSOl'S shall be elect- ed and qualify. There shall also be appointed b_v the President, as soon as may bc, :i Vice Presi- dent for each county in the State where a County Lczigiic does not exist and when :1 County Lcaigiic shall be oi'gniiizci'g;inizc'radcd per- manent gravel road is l)eln,¢_7‘TC011.5‘ll'llCl.C(l by his premises, or over which he drives, if he is human and knowing it tobe :1. good thing, will not only favor its construction but aid liberally with his ineans, niuscle and lO:llllS to make it. A vcrv large amount of good, durable gravel road has been built in this state with the liiglixwiy tax aided by local enterprise in the way of subscriptions and joint voluntary work. Townships have also aided by 3. limited tax which has been applied where inost need- ed. A very serious mistake has bccn made in many instances and considerable money and labor wasted in neglecting to properly grade and fit the roadbed for the j_v'i':ivel. In all cases, where pl‘{l.ClLl('£ll)lC to do so, the center of the road should be cstziblished, and the grade made not less than twenty feet wide, rising gr:1'r:ivcl should be put on to the rod. Such :1. road will last many years, and be kept in _;-'ood condition pci'inanently with but little rc- pair. The -grzidc may- seem too high to those who have not had experience with gravel I'O2).(l.5, but it not. To insure durability the roudbed niust be liigli enough and oval enough to turn the water from the wagon tracks; and roadbcds set- tle continuously and gravel will spread. Hence the road scraper must be used oc- casionally to draw the glove] back to the center of the road. I have been i'cnA.\'. Paw Paw. Two Good Books. VVe have had on our table for some weeks two good books for f:l1'l1]el'S. The first one is called “The Soil, ” and is the work of Prof. F. H. King, who is profess- or of agricultural physics in the Uni- versity of VVisconsin. It is the first book ofa series called the “Riiral Science Se- ries.” This series is to include books on all important phases of agriculture and horticulture by specialists, the general plan of editing being under the direction of Prof. L. H. Bailey. This first book is one of about three hundred pages, dealing with the fundamental thing in agriculture, nanicly, the soil. It is a popular treatise designed for the reading of the every—day farmer, but at the same time is thoroughly scientific in its in rangcnient and treatment. It is written in a clear, concise nianner. A little idea of the scope of the book may be gained from the headings of a few chap- ters: Sunshine and its work; The atmos- phere and its Work; lVa.ter and its work; Living forms and their work; The nature of soil; Texture and composition of soil; Nitrogen of the soil; Capillarity; Conserva- tion of soil moisture; Farm drainage; Physi- cal effects of tillage and fertilizers. These are only a. portion of the chapters. It will thus be seen that the man who thoroughly reads this book will have an adequate knowledge of the processes of cultivation and the reasons for them. The price of the book is only 75 cents; it is published by McMillan & Co., New York. \Ve believe this book should be in the hands of every progressive farmer, especially as the sub- ject is one of intense interest. No topics presented at the institutes this last winter elicited more attention than “Till- age for Drouthy Seasons” and “\V:iter in the Soil.” This book covers all the ground presented at the institutes and much more all in permanent form. _The other book should have been re- viewed some time ago but has just come to us. It is called an “Agricultural Calen- dar," and while it contains a calendar, room for a diary for the your 18%‘, these are small features of the book. It is edit- ed by Prof. F. W. “'01! of the \Visconsin experiment station. In addition to the -:ilendar and tables of w:1gcs, postage, etc. it contains chapters on the following sub- jects among other tliiiigs: Feeding stuffs; farm aniinals: crops: nizinurcs and fertili- zers: dziirying: (ll‘.‘llI1:1_Q‘C, windmills and roads: :i_<_ri'iciiltiii'2il statistics: dil'cct01'y of :igi'iciiltiii':1l o1'_z:iiiiz:itioi1.~'. This book con- tains an immense amount of information in small conipass, and so much of the ma- terial is of pcrinanent yaluc that a farmer can well atford to buy the culciidur to keep. It is publishcd by John \Vile_v & Sons, New York. As the niimc i1idic:ite.<, it is a reference book for f:ii'uicrs, and we cor- diully recommend it for the use of the suiiic. \Ve have soon it in the liands of some intelligent fzirincrs, and they consult it frerjiicntly, finding: it useful and vziluuble. The price is one dollar. 9 Commendatory. Mn. El)I'l'OR£ I received my Visiroit lust iiiglit. and when l l'(.‘:l(l the article en- titled "\Vi\'es had :1 shiirc" by S. S. Bailey in Grand Rapids //////am‘/'4/f, I cried aloud, hallclujiilif that one main had the moral coiii'a,<_re and true-hczirtcdness to raise his voice by his pen in behalf of "\Voni:in’s l‘l_2‘l1t2lll(lp1'Cl[)cl'ly.“ May every woman of the farm take up the refrain for the smile. May his clarion notc I'C:l(‘ll the llClll'l of every man that they niay justlv vote that laws shall be made to gzivc woni- hcr ri5_rlits in property. Ili«:i.i~:.\' A. l’)Ai:.\'Aiii). Gimngee .\lani.-toe District Gr:in_:c met with (.'oi; on Gi':in_<_rc, March 17, 1870. \Vc had 1). very interesting nicct.in§_r. A paper was read of which some of the :irti<'lcs wcrc dis- cusseil. also scvcinl ijiicstioiis of interest to the f:irmcr. The one which l)l'()llf_"llt forth the most cntl1i1.~‘i:i.~'ii1 was one tl_,t_":lll1.'s‘t the country road systcni. The Gr:1nj_rc took action on the subjcct and had it posted. IUNIA l’().\l1).\'.-X. ()ur I“cbi'u:iry inccting was hcld with Ronold Gr:m_<_rc. The weather was unfav- orablc, but the sturdy fzirincr and wife brzivcd the cool breeze and iiuinbcrcd over .si.\'t__v, and was gi'cctc'tc1's to :1 warm and bountiful din- ner. The siibjccts of tnxatioii and local option was discussed. As thcrc was initi- ation of six in fifth n(‘¢'. a bi-autiful. in-iiiiinoJ;ipuiii~s-- fun. This fun retails in tlic lzirizc stor:-s at Tulicciits ouch. llt l> of lino pzircliiiii-iit and lii_i.:lil_v (l(‘(‘<)['r'll£‘ll. \Vi- liu\'i- oftoii olituiii4-il H. special price upon this fun. and fully \\'ui'r:uit it as bi-iiiiz the best We ll‘:|\'i'l'\'1‘l' olll-reil. To cvorypurclmsi-rof this fun wc oll':-r '9 Wabash Av. er happened upon an assort- I were offered him for a lower r ose investigation revealed no nly excuse, “it is ‘a big lot and I i liveliest sale on _record. trade increasing values, our buy Fklll-I llll‘ .\iiii=ri<‘ziii Hoiiiv Jouriiiil for till!‘ year. This is H iiioiitllly pup:-i‘ flllll (‘Ulll1llll> briizlit. {rt-sli. ziiiil ('llll‘l"l£lllllllL.' ii:-\\'.~'. Tho rim: or .~'iili.~crip~ tioii 1-i'i(‘c for llll> pup:-r is.'>U Ci-ms foroiio your. \\'a- do not euro so inucli about _\our inoiie-y‘ or about .<«-lliiii: the fan. as we do to llIl['(Illll(‘[‘ to c manufacturer off 31-ed as his 0 6’ basis of the you tlw bi-autiful. illiistruti-cl .liii<-ricnii llhllll‘ Jo rnal. l). l.i;i; Pub. ('o.. ment and present you herewith an assortment U L-"““~ e world to meet. No. 2008. All garments made to sell retail at 75 cts. we have put in this lot. fects, with wide with 4%in and 31/, in. cuffs, as you prefer, and full set ofg gilt or ail'.‘°"€d Stll(..>. offer price, 39 ('.[.~'. (xiii: -thbice selection at almost half There are shirt waists and shirt waists. poorest kind of calico without any fit to it. time you wash ii it will fade. used but absolutely fast colored materials. They ~_ outline of a perfect figure and iiiakcs an awl (ward LADIES No. 937.—Chemisette. only they will require to be Blue grounds, with colored fi blue-gray and a few white ground IS THERE A MAN No. 3907.—Best silk finished, cotton half hose, solid black, with fancy silk embroidery in novelty design, 40 gauge, high spliced heel, with double sole and toe, elas- tic ribbed tops from Chemnitz, the home of fine hosiery, dyed by Louis He.-rmsdorf, the world renowned hosiery dyer. Every pair guaranteed absolutely fast. Sizes, 9% and 10 only. Sold the country over for 50 cents. Our eclipse price.... . . . . . . . .19 cents. ' LADIES’ — - ' made. (Ail BLACK and toe. dorf stainless dye. to crack or fade. price . . . . . . . . . sizes, 8% to 10. The 25 cent grade for No. 1676.—Ladies’ black cotton rib dyed. Sizes, 8% to 10. Eclipse price The postage rate i H. R. EAGLE 8: The Regent is the Most Perfect Fitting Waist made. The collar will bulge The Regciit True Fit Waists are re _ Rolled collar and full fron‘,t, white ground, with stripes of pink and blue, back ii laundried before/used. gures and stripes, plain IN YOUR FAMILY? small, dark l ' grosgrain silk, plain black satin. and the newest Per- l§3,j:RlI’,“‘l.'l;‘ugd extra well niiale, reinforced back and front, with con- sian efiects. The grade that always sells at 50 cents. from ,~,,,,w,.,., w,,,fi,e1.1_ (',,,;,c,.,,t, Mich. tinuous siays. Sizes, 14% to 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 cents. F01‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 cents. cll’s Early, and Low-.tt'.< Early. at $21»:-r M. No. 7166.——Tlie fines: cotton hose Seamless, beautiful soft fin- ish, high spliced heels, double sole Made in Germany, Herma- Guaranteed not Sizes, 8 to 10. 65 . . . . . . . . . ..45 cents. No. 9-l?.—I_.adies’ brown cotton hose, full fashioned, finished seams, ', elastic tops, guaranteed fast color. ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 cents’ bed hose. Burlington fast '7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 cts. _ _ s one cent,’ per ounce. The you order a Shirt Waist alone be L No.2oo9 Mad-/ of fine qualir) Percale, in av; rieiy of patieri’ All these Waists have Laundried Collars and Cuffs. qunuv eouuii N0. 2011. Here you have till the wziists iiizide to retail at Sr 50 and Si 75, made No. 2010. This of fine lHi1dl'dS l ' K ' : ‘ . . . ‘ . . Madeofspecial ::'ilfi126b]L}.-llgollljlillk; 33‘ {j{,",',ff,,lT;§‘,l§,,,','?,‘: lf _y ou aic I)2lIl)l('lll:ll) about \\ hat " . —i~.iii - " grndeo_fArnold and bla1[;g (cfirielh lllllbllldslelsfi frfl]: l\lll(l Of A I It .\/.11. I .\ /(’C /1 print in neat stnpesanddgg Ellglim stripes and - ' siiiall dotted ef- uSflI‘0l.ll","(g pI:i_it tnpmlxviili with white d yoi1sct~—lf vou are :in.\’iou.~‘ to biic. \V ' ,o.. l"l"‘.‘3 ll""".".l get slartc:.“:.<:...r*..':';1 and 'l‘l:l‘l-‘. TU .\.im.:. \\'1'1lC us center plait, az- atizic is g n - , ‘_ V ._ V , ' ;‘ taclied turn d0¥‘v:flC(.'lll_a;r;:d .a'"l°l"("C”l"’5 hll‘ ‘”ll°' ‘H70 down collar 4%ll'l»Cl-lll5.£.l.lll to—llip:f;tl(:£1‘:l.llle§?‘ld(‘laudS. Tm" "°"""° “" A I P P h P, _ 1 pp e, ear, eac , .um, Any little store cajzi sell you a shirt waist for 75 cents. But what is it? Generally made of the tlicr too tiglit 01' too loose, and the lll'.\"[ grade of this class of goods iniiiiiifactiircd. Notliiug is l the fit is perfect. A waist of this kind brings out the Cherry, small fruit plants, and shrubs. Our low prices in:ivsiii'pi'isc _vou. WEST MICHIGAN N U R S E R I E S, 21I“».( hurt the neck. The shoulders are ei crignized to be the highest are made after tli every latest models and one look gracei'u';. LAUNDRIED ‘EIHEMISETTES AND COLLARS. and white stripes and figures. Regular price, 45 cents. Benton Harbor, Mich. _d b_ . _ _ _ You get them for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..!l cents. D I I‘ V V ‘ S1 e lb’ with waist Strings‘ 30 cent grade for 14 Cenfs No. 74.——Fauntleroy collars and cuffs to match. Made R’ 1”lEll,lclél,'_' J_'c-,.2;v_€.],,l,,l,lj‘lji',‘(.a5_ NO. 6fi2.—-Chemisette. Turn-down collar and Slit r. of fine Madras: Wllll flllled edge l lncll deep: Dav)’ blue: P, S,.~See (,'()n1identia] '1‘rade Circular p .10, front, white ground, with neat stripes of black The Pink and llglll l>ll1¢- 0I1lY 3 few left 50 Cent Value ‘ cent grade for _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ , _ , _ , , , , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ 10 germ, _ for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 cents. I_(_ U 1 1_ d i H (pm No. (389. Tum-down collar, with back bib_ strip‘; , ' No._ 6:27.——Ladies' standing collars, with back and I,,.i:((,_. 0f th: fa? Of Wlllle and lavender. 0 25 Cent 01165 for . . . . . .10 ce:-at,-. No. 189 side bib and square corners. 15 cent quality for 5 cents, FOR “mus fruit m'n,1_< N0. 677.—"Thc Imperial" roll collar, open at th‘ oat N°- 211-—VVl1ll° Slafldll-'18 Collal‘. Sh01'l from. With PARTICULARS geiie-i'al fa riiis. and short front, grounds 0 blue and pink, withwhite lllree Eelllllne Pearl l3l1ll0l15- Regular Price. 15 C8Dl5- and city property, write to E. H. Ai.i.‘.‘.\'. stripes, A150 plain pink and blue. Made in onle she. Sale price . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 cents. Real Estate Ag(>11(-}‘_ F1'i(gd(x1'j('k B]()(-k‘ Wl}lCh Wlll fit 311)’ l1€Cli- Regular price. 20 Cents.’ §ale No. 521.-——Sailor collars, plain white, three cornered, also square, with heavy l% inch Traverse (fity, Mich. price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 cpnts. lace edge, and white with colored figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 cents. —— No, 114_...Dickey5 with cufis to match and sepe;-able No. S8.——Standing collar, with bib, plain pink and white, also black and white stripe collars, slightly soiled but not damaged in any,way, 5 9603- ~ No. 18$).-—Turn back, flarin 25 cent grade for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 113-15 cent cuffs, plain white, reversible, also black and white lf so, here are a few things that will interest him. No. 5777 ——$4.00 cassimere pants, small grey stripe. No. 650.——$l.OO laundried Sizes, 32 to ‘l2 inches. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.89. same sizes and style as No. 712. No. 12775’-54.00 fancy worsted pants, black, with Price‘ rown stripe. Sizes, 32 to 42 inches. $1.89 No. 7l2.—, 1.25 laundried white shirts, slightly soiled, g cuffs, pink, white and lavender, and white and blue stripes. '7 cec‘s. 6 cents. s, with small pink .a . stripes for shirts, slightly soiled, .-..... . . . . -.... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .47 cents. No. 260.——Teck scarfs, made very long, in plain black f Otlit-rs accrnnlinz. ‘l‘3-lill1llIU"ll‘9"- R._ I. b'1AHluLl3, Biadgmaii, , Mich. _ . , , No_ 463 A_ __Ladies- Silk tafieta No, 375_ __ Ladies’ bjack lace In writiiigiileaso mention \1sI'rOR. , ‘ gauntlet gloves. very fine gauge, mitts, 9 inches long, new Spanish , perfectly made, drab and tan only. eflect. Sale price . . . . . . ..lO cents. " Sizes. 7%, 8 and 8%. The 50 cent kind for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..23 cents. No. 790.-—Pure silk mitts, extra WOVEN flfili FENGE over sostyles Bestonearth. Horse—hishs A fine gauge, embroidered backs. 11 No. 463.—-Black Berlin gloves. - inches long. Regular 50 cent value 11 inches l°“8. SP’-aclal ‘lll3lllY. f9-St -' for. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 cents. giiilc-kaelrrI°lli§l1lJPi%(d‘f“B°,n“ll ii cenlquallly £0’ - - - - - - - - - Cami black, three rows of stitching on . __ inékégoto Ggmasa gdur back, double stitchedinserted thumb N0- 9723--‘Patent suede 8l°Ve5- ‘’ ~ ' . ' No. l825.——Full fashioned Saxony full regular shape. 20 cent quality made Of fine Saxon)’ C°ll0l1 Y3l'l1- BR 8 cashmere hose, high spliced heel, for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l0.cem5, finished so that they resemble un- / double sole and toe, elastic tops, dressed kid. Very closely woven Hermsdorf Stainless dye Sizes. 8 No. 465.-—Blacklis1e thread mitts. and will wear like iron» Colors to 10. Regular price, $1_00. sale 10 inches long, made in Saxony. Guaranteed stainless, three rows of silk stitching on back. Sizes, 7 to 8. 40 cent quality for. . . . . 20 cents. gray and tan. Sizes, 8 and 8% only. Regular price. 35 cents. Eclipse price . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 cents. No. 973S—Bargain extraordinary. French kid gloves, five hook, fine glace finish, real French kid, colors, slate, drab and grey. Sizes, 7. Ty, and 7%. Regular price $1 25. Eclipse price 67 cts. No. 370. -— Royal black Berlin mitts, made of fine quality Egyptian cotton yarn. with silk finish and _ three rows stitching on back. Sizes, ' 7 to 9% The 25 cent quality for 12¢. No. 370. postage on a Shirt Waist is 1_O cents, so if much for postage to your remittance. Furnishers to 5‘ Her Royal Highness,” The American Woman 88 AND 70 WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO. REYVYIUFVY" 2 '. ..‘.‘;:..°.:'::{' Cl-llll\R5» l é‘.“."‘.':'.*:.‘: MANDOLHNS. BANJO5, VIOLINS. __ FINEST ON EHRTH. - Sold Direct :t2::::.:?ir:‘a:§i:5:§.}i'z ‘°' "" in linen stains llluslt Iii. CINCINNATI. 0. Our rm Cnulngue willlellyou I .u about L n:ruI.\Vrl'.c ., lorittoally. 30. 463. {, na<, Accord- xzi rm-is.i=iuus. Co I n e l 5, . Z/.uh:rs,eL: /sure to add that I '00, .....-t,..,.<.r.a.~..t=.-t~...¢-.. .» — - ~. J5./' , -r THE l l r I l-isrron. APRIL 2, 1896 The Best. Mills for Farm- ers and those doing a Custom Meal and Feed Grinding Busi- ness: .- i T (28 Sizes and Styles.) rllsllcll Bllllll illiis BECAUSE they grind more with same power, don’t wear out or break down. Grind fine table meal and all kinds of grain, including ear corn for feed. boy can keep them in order. (Fire First Flour and Buckwheat Mills ———ox THE—— A remiums at World’s Fair.) Roller or Buhr Systems. Estimates furnished on a plication. Special ces for 1895. Write for “ ook on Mills. ri ORDYKE & MARMON CO., No. 400 Day St., Indianapolis. Ind. 3593 ’ |vIDU/‘LEN OFFICIAL DIRECTORY Ofllcers National Grange. Master—J. H. Brigham . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Delta. Ohio Overseer—E. W. Davis. Lecturer—Alplla Messer ron Jones. Lansing Rochester, Vt teward— . . . . . . . . . . . . ..John T. Cox, New Jersey Ass‘t Steward—-J. A. Newcoinb . . . . .. olorado ()haplain—O. H. Hale . . . . . . . . . . . .. evl York Treasurer—Mrs. Eva McDowell . . . . . ...\‘ew York Secretary—John Trimble.....Washington, D. C. Gate Keeper—W. E. Harbaugh Pomona—~Mrs. Sarah G. Baird. Flora-Mrs. E. ' \Viggin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . Missouri Ceres—Mrs. Lucy G. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ohi 0 ...Minnesota Maine L. A. Lady Ass‘t Stew‘d~Mrs. S. G. Knott . . . . ..W. Va Executive Cominittee. Leonard Rhone . . . . ..(‘enter Hall, Pennsylvania IN. J. Bacllelden... .. .. .. ..New Hampshire .1. J. Woodman ......... ..'. ..Paw Paw, Michigan Oflicers Michigan State Grange. Master~G. B. Horton.. ..Fruit Ridge Overseer—M. T. (Tole. .. .. . .. Palmyra Lecturcr—Jason Woodman Paw Paw Ste,-ward~George L. (‘arlis Kalkaska Assistant Steward——J. H. Martin‘, Blolxn-l4‘.’, Grand Rapids. Chapl:-iin—Mary A. Mayo . . . . . . . . ..Battle (.‘reek Treasurer-~E. A. Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Vicksburg Sccrctary«Jennie Buell . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Arbor Gate Kl-cper—Williain Robertson . . . . ..Hesperia (lore.-'—Mrs. Mary Robertson.... .. .. .. .Hesperia Flora—Mrs. Estclla Bucll . . . . . . . .Unioli (‘vity Poinolia~Mrs. Julia Mc('lure Shelby L. A. SlL3\\'HI'(l*‘1‘1I':T. J. H. Martin‘. .Grand.Rapids Executive Coniin ittee. H. D. Platt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ypsilanti (‘ G Luce ..(‘old\vater VV 1; Wrigh ...(‘oldwater lllattle Crock W R<_-d_f¢-r ..Maplc R}i{ifIIllllS . . . . . . . . , . . . . .. y. . A. Holden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauging G. B. Horton l_ Ex Omci“ j .. Fruit Ridge Jennie Bucll \ ....l:..AniiArbor Cominittee on “'ninan‘s \York in the Grange. Mrs. Mary A. i'\Iayo.... . Battle (‘reek Mrs. Mary Sherwood . .Stanton Mrs. Belle Royce . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baroda General Deputy Lecturers. MaryA. Mayo.... .. .. .Battle Creek Hon. J. J. \Voodman .. .PaW Paw Hon. (‘. G. Luce. .(‘oldwater Hon. Perry Mayo attle (‘reek Hon. Thpiilas Ma .. Jason \\ oodrnan County Deputies. rrien Center ......Paw Paw . . .. .. Kalkaska Traverse City ..Union (‘ity D. H. Stcbbins . . . . . . . . . . . .At\vood. Antrim CO. L. C. Root.. . . . . ..-Xllegan. Allegan “ R. B. Reynold . ..lnl.'ind. Benzie “ George Bowser ..Do\vling. Barry “ A. L Smith ard P. 0. Branch “ R. V Clark. .Buchanan, Berricn “ J. W Ennes .St. Johns, (‘liiiton “ Mary A. Mayo ttle (‘reek. (‘allioun “ E. B Ward.. ‘harlevoix, (‘liarlevoix “ James B. Mann . ..(‘oi-ey P. O Cass “ F. H. Osborn . . . . . . . . .Eaton Rapids, Eaton " W. H. Buvcc .. .. North Star. Gratiot “ B. Turner . . . . . . . . . . ..Flusliing. Genesee “ E. 0. Ladd . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Grand Traverse City S. E. Halighc-y...Soutn Camden. I-Iillsdale “ Earl Dresser.... .. ..Jonosville. " “ R. A. Brown.... .. ..Sand Beach. Huron “ D. H. English . . . . . . . . . . . . ..(‘liandler, Ionia “ F. W. Havens . . . . . . . . . ..Fitchburg, Ingham " J. Weijton {’}l1tClll[lS.... .Hanover. Jackson Geo . Ha Portage. Kalamazoo Robert Doclicry . . . . . . . . . ..Rockford. Kent ‘ eo L. (‘a isle.. Kalkaska. Kalkaska Hiram Bradshaw. North Branch. Lapeer Fre ean . . . . .. . . Brighton, Livingston E. ' ' . ...Adrian. Lenawee George H. Lester. . .. .. . .(.‘rystal, Montcalm D. R. Van Ambcrg....Bear Lake, Manistee Frank F. Upton . . . . ..Big Rapids, Mecosta J. S. Lawson... . . . . . . . ..Disco. Macomb VVill G. Parish... ..Flat Rock. Monroe E. C. Smith.... .. .. . . Mooreland. Muskegon W. VV. Carter. . .. . . . . . . .Asliland, Newaygo A. J. (‘rosby. . .. .. ...Ypsilanti. Oakland Samuel Stautfer. ...Gooding, Ottawa . F. Taylor ..Uranston,Oceana D. Murlin . . . . .. .. Vernon, Shiawassee A. W. C-anfield . . . . . . . . .Avoca, St. (‘lair Wm. B. Lan e Centerville. St. Joseph Robert Treby. ..Birch Run, Saginaw East Fremont. Sanilac ..Lawrence. Van Buren .Plymouth, Wayne silanti. Washtenaw R. C. Norris . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Cadillac. VVexf0rd S. O. Coon... u .4 in ii is Revised List of Grange Supplies Kept in the oflice of Sec'y of the Michigan State Grange .1d sent out post-paid on receipt of cash order. over the Seal of a Subordinate Grange, the signature of its Master or Secretary. Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred. .$0 75 Secretary’s ledger. . Secretary‘s record.. . Treasurer's orders, bound, per hundred.. . . Secretary’s receipts for dues, per liundred.. Treasurer’s receipts for dues. per hundred.. A plications for membership, per hundred ithdrawal cards, per dozen . . . . . . . . .. . Demits, in envelopes, (per dozen . . . . . . .. By—laws of the State range, single co 10c;perdozen.... .. ' “Glad Echoes," with music, single copies. ' 25c;perdozei1...._.. .. .. Grange Melodies. single copy. 400; per doz- 0 nmg Son Card, 2c each ; 75c per 50; 100 1 Bllcliials, 7th e 'tion (with combined degrees.) 25c each: per dozen . . . . . .._. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Rituals, 5th de roe, set of nine.. Rituals, Juven' e, single copy..... .. .. .. Notice to delinquent members, per 100 .... . . American Manual of Parliamentary Law.. JDi eat of Laws and Bulings.... .,.. Roi! books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 19 package cooperative literature. . . . K::l'l§y’s History of the Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and 3 4 1 H57 5-’5Gb?S558Z-‘ 888 El fifigfii‘-ifigfi write for prices on gold pins, badfies, work- 'ing tools, staff mountingsuseals, ba - ‘““‘ ‘“" °*""' "““"° il‘."s‘§’ii’§;mA:§°Bum’°”LL 01: boxes Ann Arbor, Mich. ‘\ \ _ 1 . T '2 )-~ xx. The National Grange of the’ Patrons of Husbandry. Otflce of the Easter. Delta, Ohio, March 14, 18.96‘. A PROCLAMATION. VVhereas, I have been oflicially notified that the following amend- ments to the Constitution have been adopted by the Constitutional majority of State Grranges, to wit: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Amend Article IX, Section 2, of the Constitution, by striking out the words, “Nine men and four women, having received the four Subordinate Degrees, may receive a Dispensation to organize a Sub- ordinate Grange,” and inserting the words, “Thirteen (13) giersons, having received the four ‘uboi'di- nate Degrees, of which there shall not be less than four (4) of either sex, may receive a Dispensation to organize a Subordinate Grange." Amend Article IX, Section -L, by striking out the words, “Nine men and four women,” and insert- ing the words, “Thirteen (13) of which there must be, at least, four (4) of either sex.” I therefore romulgate the same, and declare t e said amendments to be component parts of the Con- stitution of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. ln testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the National Grange to be afiixed, this 1-lth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety—six. J. H. BRIGHAM, Mas- ter of the Nzitional Grange, P. of H.; J OHN TRIMBLI-2, Secretary. A Practical Suggestion for the Cure of our Financial Ills. The crying need of this country, as M. Paul Leroy-Bcaulieu so ably pointed olit in his remarkable pa- per in the l)ccenil)ei'1*‘o/‘um, is a stable unit. Once this need is pro- vided for, the next important step is the centralization of our banking system so as to increase our blink- balance money, make it elastic ac- cording to the rcquirenicnts of commerce, and thus act as :1 finan- cial regulator and safety-valve to modify or prevent the frequent and violent fluctu.-itions to which we are now subject. This centrali- zation, I think, can best be brought about by careful develop- ment of our clearing-house system, in such a manner that the now dis- connected banks of this country shall mutually unite for certain purposes and eventually form a National Uleai'ing—House Bank, which would act for this country somewhat in the same manner as the great central banks of Eng- land, France, and Germany. The issuance of clearing—house certifi- cates in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia, by moderating the recent panic, pre- vented a general financial collapse; and it has certainly demonstrated the benefit of joint action. VVhy not, therefore, legalize what is acknowledged to be a necessity for the public good and extend the system until every bank in the country is a member of such a clearinghouse combination, and by such union give the individ- ual bank the sti'ength——which it now lacks—safely to supply the money needed by trade for legiti- mate purposes? This would pro- duce “more money" more and .-afar than any of the other “more money” prescriptions. It would lbe the ideal “elastic currency.” It would even to a large extent op- erate asa natural anti-trust law, for it would give coliiparatively greater facilities to the merchant and manufactu1‘ei' for legitimate requirements than to speculative individuals and corporations. It would materially help in solving all other financial questions. and would deprive the “gold shipment” bugaboo of many of its terrors. Ours is the richest country in the world. We should be and can be the most powerful nation finan- cially and every other way; but, to accomplish this, we must dispel all doubt as to our financial unit, we must centralize our banking system, and we must manage our finances on scientific principles.— 1%’. Adol )/L La-dezzbw/*_(/, in the January bmmz. What Government Ownership of Railroads would Lead to. Among the remedies proposed for railway troubles is that of gov- 15!.» ‘ .,. emment owne}'.l1ip ‘and rcitrol, hurricane, the carrier-pigeon, or and this propo-ztfuion. is sujj lrted anything else that moves upon this bydtwolilistinct splassesb; the pl-nest ii:1lu1p;lan(p gphere. ‘Yet the Nation- an we -meaning, w owolll ac- 9. pi ransit Company is ask- quire the ro .«-.evi"tEes by u’.l'l-use; in the United States Senate for and the ot err of anarchrilral ‘: -‘in- prfirvileges looking to the establish- pathies, who w olud accompls“ the ment of a line between New York object by C0l]l’.’-‘_lCa.l3l0I]. The ll} ‘er and W ashington, and s iecifying pjiay be found fin the ranks -)1’ .l.c in the pro osed bill that t e sched- O)11llStS- Re errinlr to the [:'.~it ule-time s all not be less than one prdposition, lvbiich c3ntenipli.I¢- it hundred miles an hour, which ne- fair valuation and purchase, an’! cessitates a speed of a hundred and which is therefore entitled to so 2- twenty miles per hour to cover respect as an honest expression 3* loss from stops. F urthcr, the Gen- opinion, it must hr. .9 become -*.l1:l- oral Electric Company of New ciently obvious from practical ' fir .York is willing to guarantee nio- perience, as illustrated by r ext tors, generators, and other electric developments in Australia, lit mechanism for such aroad. war- such a solution of our railway p l-- ranting them to maintain a speed lem would be unrlesirzible ‘-‘l of one hundred and fifty (note the were it available; but there .;“ fifty) miles an hour when deliver- riolis obstacles to g0V8l‘1lnl(‘l“lt3-l ingahundred horse-power motor control in our own case which 110- with two motors )€I‘Cfl.l‘.——( ‘/uz/~/rfix plans hitherto submitted to ill‘ II. (br.-/mrm-, in .l'm-«2;u1m-Lzyyz/n- public have taken into considi“~ r:0tt'.v. ation. Here is one ')I‘Op0Se(l, flr ”“"‘ example, which tries to (lel]'ll.:l' ztfrafrgfigsgeaxEfi:1,:yo,g£gt?:t§c:‘::fQ Japan is a land without the do- culgtion O'f {he net téarhinos of :,,, lme_stlc ai_1imals. It is this lack lines durincr the 'ear aiil 11 ‘ll which zimkes the 5t’'“"-3°‘' 5" f‘”" _ V 8- _ ’ ._‘ l’",.il-ibly in looking upon Japanese that 195"“ P10190565 t" 15596 9‘ ' 3 landscapes. There are no cows-— Pe1"5entg0"emme“t Smck 1“ 9*’ he Japanese neither drinks milk Gballtqe for the railway l’r0l)e1't3' at V nor eats meat. There are but few a fair valuation. But here the cnl— , h(,,.se< and these are im )O,_ted culator ignores the fact that :tl,,,,1i,,j:y:f01.the me of f(,,.eil(,,,C,.S least one-half of the valuation ,0 freight cars the Cm. would represent 8‘ lnolllgalqe deb? ale pulled and pushed byl coolics, bearing an average interest 0.’ ,,, ,1 the ,,jeas,,,.e C,,,.,.‘i.,0,eS. are at least 5 per cent, and he does - l f . , “‘ ‘ . , : , ' . Th ' z ‘I * not stop to realize that these mort- H “"1 )3 men em "C but fe“ . ldligs, and these are neither used as gages are contracts which cannot 4 be touched by anv legislation ex- ' ‘Va)u’.h ‘logs’ beasts of bmidl-in nor cept at the perilhof E rcvollition. ‘!1rj'l1[ll].t1n’g'. except by fl)reI’gnerS' No riorht of eminent domain no jmlle {He no Sheep In Japan’ leorislaztion for the public good ’can “ll. “ 001 Is not “Syd 1“ cl0tl”ng' infpair the inviolal)ilit)T of ’C01]- 7 '11“ and Comm being the- Staples’ tracts. It would then be necessafl’ .1 ll ll are -no In’qS—-pOrk 15 an ml- to recognize these lll0I'li0"fl0'eS and K‘ “S H arm-Cle of ‘pet’ a-"51 lard 15 the prliposed issue of} per’ cent ml 1n.c001j1,Il’q' .”jenj\ are governmeiit stock would subject ,l,,,bi’,,,(,:j§ l[Ij,:,:’,,,.:l govemmcllt to a heavy 1055' This zlza ii pai'ticulai', be:n"s of cnor: ole the crudities lofl tliouorht not un- 53'' ilmflmli ~m it musuelli’ he (-16- common even among Then of cdu- 50 V] ll P M. mg as an.0x’ IlC.Sl(le cation and high chahacter. Beyond \ ,,jstiunfl:(11c0j::;jh0tlj,I: this is the antagonism of a free DIN “ ’ ‘ ‘ " A Land Without Animals. l)e0Dle to the concentration of how J :1 child the bear had eaten ‘ V _ _ . ‘ jus=l l '16 being killed. \\ ar, of pfllhel ax}-d,-lmt1(jnfa‘g"(,3 h,am,l? col. .-—. ~ acquulntllig the Japan- ? tep“_” 019$‘, T’!‘’,‘‘ Oluft es~:.- .: l ‘no use of tllllllltlls. The )6 3 Ome pm“) e(' 15 ‘lb z1i'lii_ l «cavalry horses, and oth- l'.°7“3i£‘§.?3§Zff‘°:l§ ll: ”§’.5ll.-3l.‘Tl"ili‘.§?: er. .. the field -imp . The em- alure ofkthc (l:lV. it will be an as- Erest‘ In]?! in Oljlglollsdnnmtllm tonishing example of i‘eti'ogi'ade .,l1O',l,?1(1]:-€51,111: movement it such a_sche_me is key, :,',. 1,6,’. ,,|.5.e___]»,,/,,,,/,1“. ‘V,-_ ever seriously entertiiincd in the , :,,,.\, United States. One might then “M A ' anticipate a recognition of, the ‘ “divine right of kings" under '1ill\l11‘lhe“‘h0I‘3 C0u’?t1'." 0§"3T such a change in popular opinion, “'9 lI0ll‘':‘»0 “'3 are Safe In 5”l’1“g or the restoration of feudal pi'ivi- that l1(l"”"1'0 than 0n9‘l_"ll1'lh Oi leges, so great appears the Slll‘- t_l1G_f8l-*l%"i'~"_ We l’1'0d”}'lm.‘-‘J 51113“ render of the personal liberty for 1I‘111tS ll »""'ll1C1‘3nt ‘l“3“_t1t.V l0_5}‘l" which men struggled for ages.—— ply the ll?‘ ‘and 9f the” f=111l1l1€5- ]«’uc[[,‘,,- ,[c__,«¢=¢»;;,,-M,-i ‘-1cg)*)(g-_ It seems \“'l Inge indeed that 21. lux- ury so l':sj--lulls and so easily and so cheap‘ _.l‘()(ll1C€(l on the farm should iv .1 ye looked after and slip- plied m(, c ;:bundantly and gener- ally than 1, la-—":[V/I/‘ 1171;/'Z‘I»I/(I'M. How the Earth Loses Time. The explanation of Lord Kel- vin’s estimate that the “sct—back" of the earth in its daily rotation round its axis amounts to 2:2 sec- onds pcr century, is i'epoi'ted to be The A,,,,_,,,L,, M;O,,th1y for April C0,, that such retardation is owing to tains the 0p(l ‘rig chapters of “Tbe the friction caused by the tides, Old T111085." ‘ f°“’ P3“ 5‘°rY' by the latter acting as a brake, and Hetmy Jamfsa ,“,3](;’aft,E‘,:l3s‘(1,‘:.l(1,‘,’,a,',t:’ac5,::,]:,‘ such action is calclilated, according YeD,(_.1.r‘?1u']_ua(t3lcl,I' ‘. denhau’ formerly 3,; to the same authority, to be equal the head of. th U. S, Geodetic and in weight to some 400,000 tons ap— Coast Survey. co tributes 811 able _31‘- plied on the equator. Other Causes, g(,.mj’Mu(,I,)$:,,,t1l:.e1j ?ss.f):eb¢())E1l;l1(1l(:,l1,r;),,)v‘.;1I-11:3: he says, have also to be taken into me,“ comm“, ,, ,,-H,-5 concerned in de. account, as, for example, the in- termining thilllll. crease in the size of the earth, due thLa§:_z:dio ll‘ tillgnglce sgégiiséetsgssgg (tloqlthe falling on it meteoric foftg ‘tag °g1_e'a,' ‘,.ms,,q,,'e,,ce of we list, which, it deposited at the Chmese_J,,Dan.,,s,,,.a,-_audm,. bea,-mg rate of one foot in 4,000 years, upon wes1;e;-n,-;v.il: atlon. His article, would produce the ‘obsei-ved retard— Chiala 9:1,? 311% ‘Vlifpfargijxgiéfii W1” be ation by itself. laurther, such a ‘°;*},h;’V‘sec:‘[’1‘d‘,f38lf ,,n the “séfles of phenomenon as the annual growth * _ , Race Cllaracteilsl . in American Life and lnelting of snow and ice at the is by Professor bllillltl‘ of Harvard Uni- poles. by abstracting water fi'om Vefsity. 011 T116 500%“ Element in the . - . - _ A erican People The Presidency the other paits of the ocean, intro “lg Senator Alma E is the third paper duces irregularities into the prob- m the genes upon , res1d_ential(_)andi_ lein, the abstraction accelerating dates, the earth’s motion, the melting, by restoring the water, retarding 1t.—— 1’o1)uZm' Scze-nae .._7V;t/J5‘. llllag ezine Notes. The April numb :l of The Forum will have for its lead-ra noteworthy paper by Senator Slcrman ‘entitled “Deficiency of Revel‘ 1,6 tlble bétlllsfi Of - Our Financial Ills.” . 18 ‘€113 01‘ 0011' A Hundred and Twenty Miles tends that the Preside“, and Secretary an H0‘-“V Carlisle mistake the cause of our Prefi- . t fi ' 1 d'ti-in. in attributing _It is generally conceded that 60 §’f,., ,‘},‘:,“‘,’,‘,ij‘,,,?,‘,’,‘,‘, E,-., ‘la for united miles an hour is the practical limit States notes, and in: t inks that the of speed on Steam railways, as at facts which he submi in his paper _ - _ ‘l1 ' on that the true present constructed. It is rathei ‘,’,V[:an‘(’,‘,’,;‘,V‘:o°,‘,’c;";’,‘,"5,,,s pp], the Gov. startling, therefore, to be told that emment with ample me ns to meet its a company has been formed and current expenditures a d to ,P8V Off that capital has been obtained for 68011 X0!!!‘ 3 POPWIOD 02”“ Pgiflllgeggfgz the purpose of erecting 9‘ railway IH 'edgl}1ll;i11?el:el7sll8lél it vllasso oduced a do- which will bear trains at double fiyc’;em,y every hour gin 9 its enact- this speed. A hundred and twenty ment, and attributes on financial ills miles an hour is a speed that, if —88PeCi9-ll)’ the UOIWWE °’*P°"‘5 °f . . 1d__ 11 t ‘:3 min 3. He says maintained, would carry one $3, hg°p‘:.g'fe?s;,a‘:,,°,-.13 wmimpa,-_ around the World 111 3 trifle Over tially protect and encuur go all home eight days. It is faster than the industries, and he comid is the Me- Kinley law infintely better than the Wilson law. The disposition of silver certificates he believes to be a serious problem. and thinks that so long as they are maintained at a par with gold there can be no injustice in pay- ing out silver dollars tor them. But he regards the free coinage of silver as the most dangerous policy. In conclu- sion, he thinks that our present finan- cial system—when cured of a few de- fects——founded upon the bimetallic coinage of gold and silver maintained at par with each other; with free na- tional banks established in every im- portant city in the United States, issuing their notes secured by the lfnlted States bonds or some equiva- lent security, and redeemable on de- mand in lfnned States notes; and the issue ofan amount of United States notes and ’l‘reasur_v notes equal to the amount now outstanding. always re- deemable in coin and supported by an ample reserve of coin in the Treasury, not to be invaded by deficiencies of revenue and separated by the sub- treasury system from all connection with the receipts and expenditures of the governments-such a system would, in Senator Shermalfs opinion make our money the best in the world. HARNESS ! 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He is a friend of the Hesslegraves and is surprised to tfnd Kathleen in the company of_Wiliouirbby. whom she knows as a common sailor dabbling in art. CHAPTER ll— Kath- leen lives with her mother in fashionable lodg- ings. The aristocracy visit there. and one day at a reception the company dlS(:LlSE| the mys- tery of young Earl Axminster. who has l‘l(,-tl « the country disguised a sa sailor. Canon Valen- tine. the hon of the party. thinks the aristoc- racy of England is well rid of him. His habits are too good. lll——WiIluughhy 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 of art. lV— Mortimer pursues Kathleen on love's quest. She likes him and with difficulty holds him oif. V— Mortimer. Willoughby and the Hessle- graves meet. in Venice. Mrs. Hesslegrave is alarmed at Kathleen's enthusiasm over the sailor painter and his works. Vi and VII- The young artists roam through romantic old palaces together. Vs illouirhby a guest at Kathleen's home. The mwiden half reveals her love for him. and both confess to them- selves that they are in love. VIII and IX- Mortlmer proposes and discovers Kathleen's passion for Willoughby. X—Canon Valen- tine appears in Venice with the news that the missing earl has been traced and has perished in the shipwreck. He recognizes Willoughbv on sight, but promptly denies it. XI——Kath- leen admits to her mother that she is certain of the identity of Wiiloughbv with the missing earl, but will reserve the secret for her lov- er's sake. iI—Mrs. Hesselgrave finds the secret too good to keep. tells Willougliby that Kathleen knows it. and he leaves her house in anger. XIII-—Willoughb abandons Venice suddenly without. giving athleen a chance to explain. XIV Parliament declaresthe missing earl oflicialiy dead and settles the inheriiance on a. distant relative. Willouglvv resolves not to contest it, as he prefers to be taken by the world at his "Market Value." XV—(;anon Valentine and Mrs. I-lesselgrave die. thus leaving WilIougliby's secret uuguessed ex- cept by Kathleen. The remaining chapters show how Willouirhiiy keeps to his purpose. Heis shipwrecked and makesa hit in liter- ature, through which Mortimer traces him. Mortimer has promised to find him i'0r Kath- leen and proves to him that Kathleen loved him before she knew his real character and has loved him through all. He scores a second .11v.erary success and marries Kathleen, but re- uotinces all claims to his earldom. CHAPTER XVII. THE HEART OF THE DECOY DUCK. It was about these same days that the brand new Lord Axininster, strolling down the Row one afternoon arm in arm with his impecunious friend Captain Bourchier, nodded a little familiarly to a very pretty girl on a neat chestnut mare, accompanied by a groom of the starchiest respectzibility. Lord Axniinster‘s salute was too easy going indeed to be described as n bow. It resembled rather the half playful bob with which one touches one’:-1 hat to some man acquaintance. But. the pretty girl consid- ered a recognition, no matter how scanty, from a man in Lord Axminste-r’s position too important a niatter to be casually thrown away, and reining in her mount she drew war to the rails and exclaimed in a saucy yet; sleepy voice, “Well, how goes it this morning?” “Oh, all right,” Lord Axrninster an- swered in a nonchalant. tone. “Are you going to the Graham Pringles’ hop this evening?” “I don’t think so,” the pretty girl re- sponded, with a careless smile. “Too hot, you know, for dancing,” which was a graceful way for covering the unacknowl- edged truth that. she had not in point of fact received an invitation. Lord Axminster asked a. few more of the usual useless society questions and than stifled a yawn. The pretty girl strok- ed her rnare’s glossy neck, and with an easy nod went on her way again rejoicing in the consciousness that she had attracted the attention of the loungers by the rails as the acquaintance of a genuine noble- man. As soon as she had gone Captain Bourchier turned to his friend. “I say, Aiminster,” he observed, with a tinge of querulousness in his voice, “you might. have introduced me. I call it beast- ly mean of a man to keep all his good things to himself like that. Who is the young woman? She's confoundedly good looking.” “Yes, she is a nice little thing,” Axmin- ster admitted, half grudgingly. “Nothing in her, of course, and a kind of sleepy Ve- nus, but distinctly nice looking, if you care for them that way. A trifle vulgar, though, and more than a trifle silly. But she’s good enough for a trip up the river. don’t you know. The sort of girl one can endure from eighteen to eight and twen- 7) “Who is she?” Captain Bourchier asked, looking after her with obvious interest. “Who is she? Ah, there you come to the point. Well, that’s just it, who is she? Why, Spider Clarke’s daughter. You’ve heard of her———the Decoy Duck.” Capt Bourchier pursed his lips. The news 0’ “ly interested him. “So that’s the Deco, -kl” be repeated slowly, with a. broadening’ smile. “So tha.t’s Spider Clarke’s Decoy Duckl Well, I don’t; won- der she serves her purpose. She’s as per- sonable a girl as I’ve seen for atwe1ve- month.” “She is p1%tty,” Lord Axminster admit- ted in the same grudging fashion. “Any brothers?” Captain Bourchier asked, asgthough the question were one of not the slightest importance. i Lord .-«ixiiiiiister smiled. “Ah, lllt-':'F_ i you go straight to the point,” he an.<-'-:s-r- - ed, “like a good man of business. Ti.-. ' just it, no brotlters. of her father, and he’s a money lenilir ’ I admire ynii, Bourchier, for the trail i and straiglitforwnrd way you put your tin- deal with. .\'o beating about the bush or unnecessary sentimentality about you, ; dear boy. She has no brothers. ~he re] - resents the entire reversionary ln‘k"«:st i-1 l-1 per cent in old Spider Clarke’s .ll‘I1.“_\"_ Captain Bourchier assumed at \]ll('‘ :1 apologetic air. “Well, you see,’ be -:m' candidly, “if one’s looking out for in it such a great point to find the tin (Ullll in: with a young \VOiZlil.Il who isn’t W Hill} «- entirely distasteful to one. I (l(...'t., II for sentinient, as you justly obserVe;b- hang it all, I don ‘t; want to go and fling, myself away upon the very first young ‘No man that ever turns up with a few ah-iu sands to her name irrespective of theques- tion whether she's one eyed or huiri]back- ed, a woolly haired nigger or a candidate for a lunatic asylum. Now, this gi'rl’s good looking, she’s straight and made, and Isuppose she has the f. S» if one’s going to give up one’s freed irn fr a woman at all I should say {ht Dec: A Duck was well worth inquiring not Lt.” “Very possibly." Lord Axmin-'ter r’ plied as one who disrnisses an uninteres ing subject. “Well, has she the dibs? Tb «ifs th- question,” Captain Bourchier cu itinued returning to the charge undisn ayed, ab becomes a cavalry oflicer. “Spider Clarke is rich, I suppose, " Lord Axminster answered, with a lit le irrita- bility. “He ought to be, I kn:-W. H95 had enough out of me anyhow. I’m one of his flies. He did all those bills for lne before anybody believed my cousin Bertie was really dead, and as it was very spenm. lative business of course he did them at a heavy discount. He feathered his nest from me. His kites must have svmi. lowed up five years at least of the Mem. bury rent roll, I should think, before he was ‘through with it,’ as that American girl says. I know best left me pretty wen cleaned out. And Florrie wil‘ have i-, 31], I '4 I 1 I suppose. The girl’s name is l<‘lorri- n “Do you think Lady Axmipster * um ask me to meet her?” Captai.. ion pie, inquired tentatively. The new peer raised his eye ‘orov “I’m sure I don’t know,’ he .-~,,,1.3d, with a doubtful air, like or ie wl; . mum hardly answer for Lady ./I’ .1 lIIISfr'.'{‘g ._-an. duct. “They’re not. cxatailg RI“; 55,1, ,,‘ peo. ple my wife cares to as'~.;- qt ew. I Lefm-e we’d got things set stra ghtvxi-1 them financially. Her acquaintance \~ 1, Miss Florrie and Florrie’s niamn-m ‘-‘V1. always of the most formal and perfujuctor‘. lesnrin- /,< .¢ “Well. how goes 1‘ th- -Jrniiiq?” tion. Besides, if }‘0l‘ ,v:::- to know the girl. there’s no need Ni up]. i:.ch her as if she were a duchess. i'v_‘,~, .-- sy enuugh for anybody with a. stives in ii — name to pick up Florrie Clarke’s a’ 1 mil lance.” “Oh, yes, of course I in see that for myself." Captain Bo "chi: r went on, with the same cynical D\I"{'. “It’s plain enough to any one s 1» .- t’ 2 sort of young lady who’s directlx '.p1 Jach.-ible from all quarters. But tr -* ‘s '. (it what I want, don't you see. I \v.. .- to the introduced to her fair and squan, ii ille society way, and to judge for l iyw}, whether or not she’ll do for me. if sh i does do‘ then I shall have to put tlilngs ‘ {‘I.]1]th(3fir_qt,upf)n a proper basis, so that bvw father and moth- er will undertsand -it 4 ‘;w} in what spirit 1 approach her. i..-u..1. t all. you know, Axrninster, when it " H I thinks it on the cards he may possibl} marry a girl, why. respect for the l.‘l(l_\' \ ho may in the end become his wife Illfllitr him desire 3;, con. duct all his rel.-itiums with her from the beginning decentlv 111' in order.” Lord Axminstifs ps curled. “I ap- preciate the (It-3llL‘.i(5y - r‘ your feelings, my deal’ 1303'.” he insv ered. with a faint touch of irony. “:11 id if Ethel doesn’t mind you shall *-tee‘; xhe girl at dinner.” It was a prou-. eve ting indeed for Mrs. Clarke and Flo.rie ‘ ~ hen first they dined 3‘ Lady Axlllillsfiil -. To be sure, their hostess put up l‘er 5- rtoise shell eyeglasses m0I‘e than Oncr (hiring the course of the dinner and S11!V€.Y‘ vi the money lender’s wife through lien] ‘with a good long stony British stare. for {:11 the world as if she Were 3 Specilhetl (if some rare new genus just introduced fl:-om central Africa into the zoological gar‘;‘.,ens of English society. 311‘? MI‘S- Clflfkey rvho was too stout to notice these little’ chingg, ljved on through the stares in lthe _- complacent satisfaction of the diamonds sat glittered on her own expansive neck. ‘I ‘bile as for F-lorrie, with he!‘ Short black 1- air even more frizzed and fluffy ‘ban W81’. she was too deeply taken UP With that chérrming Captain Bourchier to notice what was happening between 1191' Ilmmma Enltl their hostess. Captain shes the only «mi ‘ ger on the core of whatever subject you, ivell ' . B -mi I.llPY, she felt, was quite the right , S F? of man—a perfect gentleman. He I ‘\ '1‘ ()l'l\‘I' than Reggie Hesslegrave, of ‘ '-‘ii 2, but very nearly as good looking, i in ' llt‘l'l he was well conriect'e(l and held flt“lL{llIfl.lIly cynical views of life——in dl~he-lieved in everybody and every- g, which all the world knows is so ex- cly high toned. Miss Florrie was de- ed with him. He wasn't rich, to be six .—-that papa and rnamma had heard—— I'll‘ be was the son of an honorable and tb first cousin of a peer, not to mention !“'uot'e chances of succeeding through his ll ither to a baronetcy in abeyance. Flor- r - .4- ! ‘ll .1 gr, ll. —e: from poor dear Reggie Ila-sslegrave’s, .._.., -licately chivalrous pressure imaginable 5 ‘(I trusted Mrs. Clarke would allow him call some day soon at Rutland Gate tiss Florrie realized on the spot; this was ,':nuine business and responded with a 'maiden blush of tile purest water. That dainty little baby face was always equal to such an emergency, for Miss Florrie _ had the manners of the most. shrinking in- genue, with the mind and soul which might: reasonably be expected of Spider CIarke’s daughter. And yet not wholly so, as things turned . out in the end, for after Captain Bourchier ' had called once or twice at Rutland Gate and had duly poured into Miss Flori-ie’s ears his tale of artless love and been oili- cially accepted by Miss Flor-rie’s papa and mamma as the prospective inheritor of Miss Florrie’s thousands a strange thing came to pass in the inmost recesses of Miss F1orrie’s heart—a thing that Miss Florrie herself could never possibly have counted upon—for when she came to tell Reggie Hesslegrave that she had received a most eligible offer from a captain in a cavalry regiment and had accepted it with the ad- vice and consent of her parents poor Reg- gic’s face grew so pale and downcast that Florrie fairly pitied him. And then with a flash of surprise the solemn discovery burst in upon her—in spite of papa and mamma and the principles they had in- stilled she and Reggie Hesslegrave were actually in love with one another! It was true, quite true, so far as those two young people were capable of loving, they were actually in love with one an- other. The human heart. that very incul- culable factor in the problem of life, had taken its revenge at last on Miss Florrie. She had been brought up to believe the heart was a thing to be lightly stifled in the inter-ests of the highest bidder, social or nlerciiiitile, and now that she had ac- cepted a nit;-st eligible bid, all things con- sidered, she woke up all at once to sud- den consciousness of the fact that her heart, too, had a word to say in this matter. What she had mistaken for the merest passing flirtation with Reggie Hes- slegrave was in reality a vast deal more deep and serious than what she had been taught to regard as the grave business of life with Captain Bourchier. She had feel- ings a little profounder and more genuine than she suspected. The soul within her was not quite so dead as her careful up- bringing had led her to believe it. In point of fact, when read tears rose spontaneously at the announcement in Reggie Hesslegrave‘:-i eyes real tears rose to meet them in Miss i:'l0rrie's in turn. They were both astonished to find how much each thought of the other. Not that Florrie had the faintest inten- tion-—just as yet—of throwing overboard her eligible cavalry officer. That; would be the purest quixotism. But she recognized at the same tiriie that the cavalry oilit-er was business, society, convention, while Reggie Hesslegrave was now ror.ii2ince—a perilous delight she had never till that moment dreamed of. As romance she ac- cepted bini. therefore, and much romance she got out of hiin—-risky romance of a sort; that stirred in poor F10rrie’s sleepy, sluggish heart a strange throbbing and beating never before suspected. She was engaged to Captain Bourchier, of course, and she meant to marry him. One doesn’t throw ovo.--hoard such a chance as that of placing oneself at once in the very thick of good society. But week after week and month after month, while she met Captain Bourchier from time to time at dance or race course", she still went on writing in private most passionately de- spairing letters to Reggie I-lesslegrave, whom she could never marry. As she put it herself, she was dead stuck on Reggie. Week after week and month after month she made stolen opportunities for meeting him, unawares as it seemed, by Hyde Park cortier or saying a few hurried words to him as she passed in Piccadilly. Then the interviews between them grew bolder and bolder. Florrie penciled a few hasty lines: “VVill be at the academy with mamma to- morrow ut. l0. Meet me if you can in the architectural drawings-——it’s always emp- ty. I’ll leave manima in one of the other rooms. She doesn’t care to go round and look at all the pictures.” And these fleet- ing moments grew dearer and ever dearer to Florrie C1arke‘s mind. They came as a revelation to her of a new force in her bosom. Till she got engaged to Captain Bourchier she had never herself suspected what profound capacity for a simple sort. of everyday romance existed within her. Moreover, ’tis a peculiarity of the thing We call love that it gets out of every man and every woman the very best that is in them. Reggie Hesslegrave began to feel himself in his relation to Florrie quite oth- er than he had ever felt himself in any other relation of his poor wasted existe ice. He loved that girl with a love that for him was very nearly unselfish. He thought 0 her and dreamed of her. He lived day aid night for her. He risked Kathleen's mon- felt at once this was a very different — ey recklessly for her sake on impo:-‘sihl: .s0te, outsiders and backed the favorite at rac ' G-H,-(ye. . .—- ( l/I//£f/‘_l/ (IV(’/If/(’//Ifl/I. tlllvl‘ race ill utter disregard of worldly i ClI‘CLllll:~‘l:lll(‘t'.< in 1iI'(ll\I‘ to win her :1 prince. I 1y incoiiie. That \vas about the liigliest point Rt-ggie’s industry. lllIl‘('l’l0ll and un- seliishrit-ss could reacli. In his way he was raised above his own normal level. For Florrie he would altiinst have ronserit— ~ ed to wear an iinf.-1-diinnable emit, or to turn down his trousers when limit] st;-t-er, turned them up. or to do anything. in fact. that It woman could wish. except curb his ' expenditure and lay by for the future. I So for about 18 months things went on i in this way, and then flying rumors bo- gan to flit about town that Spider Clarke x I E of late had not been doing quite so well (l when at the end of the evening Cap- in Bourchier gave her hand the most; in his money lending as usual. llis star was wailing. It was whispered at the clubs ‘ that, emboldened by his siict-t-ss with Al- E gy Retlbiirn, whom he was known to have ’ financed during the tedious course of the ' Axininster peerage case, he had launched out too freely into similar speculations elsewhere and bad bitrned his fingers over the monetary affairs of a very high person- age. With bated brt-nth people mentioned his serene highriess the Duke of Saxe—\Veis- snichtwo. \V'betlier this was so or not, it is certain at least. that Spider Clarke was less in repute in St. Jarnes’ than formerly. The ladies who returned Mrs. Clarke’s bows so coldly at. the theater returned them now with the very faintest of possi- ble inclinations or affected to be turning their opera glasses in the opposite direc- tion aiid not to notice her. Even Captain Bourchier himself, whose suit had been pressed hard and warm at first, began to fancy it was a precious good thing that in- nocent looking little Decoy Duck had played so fast and loose with him, for as things were turning out now he was con- fountledly inclined to doubt whether the man who got her would get. enough pick- ings with her to make it worth his while to give up that very mysterious entity he called his liberty. Henceforth he was seen less and less often at Rutland Gate and affected more and more at the Flamingo club to speak of his relations wth the Spi- derette as a mere passing flirtation that had never been meant to come to anything serious. So matters went on till the end of the season. Meanwhile the less Florrie saw of the accepted lover the more and more did she see of the clandestine and roman- tic one. As for Reggie, he began to plan out a mighty scheme for winning himself fortune at a single stroke-41 heroic invest- ment of every penny he could raise by pledging his slender credit on zi famous tip for the coining Cesarewitch. He intended to be rich, and to cut out that beastly Bourchier man, and to make himself a swell, and to marry Florrie. On the very afternoon when the news of his fortune was to reach London by telegram, liow- ever, he received it dispatch at his office in the city which considerably (iisquieted him. Just at the first blush, to be sure, he thought it must he meant to announce the triumph of Canterbury Bell. whom he had “backed for his pile,” but when he opened it; what he read was simply this: “Come round tonight to see me. Ask for me at the hall door. Important news. Must speak with you. Florrie.” Mr. Reginald wondered much what this message could portend. He determined to go round to Rutlutul Gate at the earliest possible moment as soon as he had satis- fied himself that Canterbury Bell had be- haved as he had a right to expect of such a filly, and that he was indeed the pos- sessor of a rriarryifig competence. [TO BE co>:'rtNUi-:n.] It is :1 pleaslire to notice from _ve:u' to year the iiicrc:isin_g intere-;t tlisplayetl by evc1'_v0nc in our na- tive trees and .\'llI'lll)!~‘. Ainoii}_r the trees, oaks deinand a l:ll'g() Hll:ll'C of it. with a justice that no one dis- putes. The species liar-tl_v in the north, nuinber 1801' 24>. The beauty ofniany of them and lil- deed the number‘ as well is :1. mal- tcr of great surprise to fo1'eif_r1ic1‘.s who are at-ctisioiiicil to but a few species in their own counlt'_\' The number of items i'equii'in_t_r prompt attention at this season is large and there are many things that would better be done late than not to be done at all, but it would be far better if they were done at their propertiiiie. The habit of proinptness is an invaluable one for farniers of any age and one which every young farmer should makca special effort to form.— I ’/'r(<-{Zeal I'll;-//mi. \Ve waste enough of the soil products of this country to make another nation rich; but we shall probably not mend our ways until our cheap landsare all taken up and the multitudes are compelled to look for new occupations. In some parts of Europe even the» roots and stumps of trees undergo treatment for the valuable prod- Iii computing the profits from -sheep i‘aisiii_<_r we iiiust not siinply reckon on the suiiis that we get ,from them diret-lly, we inust also take into ;u't-omit the iullucnce ;\\'lll(‘ll lll(‘_\' exert upon soil fertil- . 1i_v and weed e1':ulit-aiioti.—/’/-«ff? xx- ‘II/‘ 77/1)//(I/N .\'/it///'. Ilairy work (‘:l.llll(ll be «lone well one day and iie_;:let-ted the next, and when we liegin to ('lllll'll we inust abide to the linish. I have seen :1 wonian hovel" betweeii he-1' t‘lllll'll (-rank. her dinner and a gos- sip with :1 iieiglibor. until the poor Vabust-d t-rctiin turned liopelessly ,S(llll‘ with d1.~'coiit':1;:(-iiictit and flat- ély 1'etiisc0——they are never sold in bulk, or by the 100) by address- in): Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, New York. TREES GRO WHILE YO SLEEP. and cash returns come quicklg Ask for our low prices. 5oo acre -10 g1'eenhouses—best stock. Flower city Nursery co. . 20 Voorhas 8l., Rochester, N. Y. &" Remember we pay the freight. TURKEY SIIBDIIED ‘AT LIST. ‘In spite of the common belief that she could uets in theni—oil. turpentine, creo- charcoal, etc.—Farme2"sl not be restrained, an eastern man raised an immense drove, pent up with PAGE, from the egg to the oven. See picture in “Hustler." PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE 00., Adrian. Mich. .».-c...-.. -4-.. .c...,._,..,....-:-.. fi-as-caIr'*si~" . '-., .1; _ _____,J,_ .___ —.-- .......,.. M (I 3) THE GRANGE VISI OR. I r ‘i APRIL 2, 1896. lllolites of meetings. The _next meeting of Lowell District Council, I’. of H., will be at South Lowell Grange hall in the village of Alto, on Friday, April 17. Afternoon session open to the general public. Every invited to attend and take part. WESLEY Joiixsosz, Worthy Master. A CORRECTION. The dates of the next meeting of Berrien county Pomona orange are April 28 and 29, instead of 9 and 10, as announced in the last VISITOR. IONIA POMONA. The next meeting is to be held at Banner Grange hall, April 16. Question: "Is our country losing the stability that belongs to a nation of home owners and sacrificing the many Joys of today in the mad rush for al- lurements to further happiness in the attainment of wealth or ambitions of this life which never comes, by reck- lessly wasting the happiness that might be ours today. when delightful would the innates be to enjoy the same blessings? ALLEG AN POMONA will meet with Moline Grange, April In‘, at 10:30 a. m. Opening song, Moline Grange choir; address of welcome, Mrs. Emily Emmons; response, Mrs. James Kent; music, the Misses Hathaway; paper, "A Grave Question,” X. W. Houser; recitation, Mrs. A. Bragg; dis- cussion, “immigration,” T. G. Adams; paper on corn culture, J. Jordan: mii— sic, by Hopkins Grange choir; paper. Briggs Bradley; discussion on small fruits, J. Gilbert. MR5. E. S. ALLEN, Lecturer. GRANGE NEWS. Allegan Central Grange No. 53, con- ferred the first and second degrees on six candidates March 18, and reinstated two old members. During recess the stewards distributed a box of line or- anges, the compliments of Brother and Sister Albert Stegsman, of Paradise Valley, California. The 3d and 4th de- grees were conferred April 1, followed by a Grange feast. The Grange is the lzreat social and educational organiza- tion of the day. L. 0. R001‘. The afternoon of March 21 was known to Leonidas Grange as “School Day,” arising from a recommendation of the State Grange of 1894. Reports ‘from all schools situated in the town- ship except two. These reports were ma.de from actual visits paid the schools and gave the Grange very clearly the impressions that the sever- al communities had received. The reports were followed by a se- ries of questions which gave rise to discussion on the school needs in our immediate vicinity and our ability to supply such needs. Recitations, read- ings aiid songs from the Knapsack were all appropriate to the occasion. SARA COVEY. Ri'iiAL GI’.AN(.'E NO. 566 held a mush and milk social and enter- tainment in their hall March 2, for the purpose of buying a supply of badges. Receipts, $8.00 At our last meeting, March 14, we balloted for one candi- date and initiated another. J. C. KERR. MO-.\"TCAL)I GR.-\.\'(1‘E, N0. 318. Sister Martha Monroe has been called to the great Grange above. Faithful till death, kind and brave. Thy faith hath triumphed o'er the boasting grave; Tho’ strong the ties of earth which earth has riven. Bright was the crown that waited thee in heaven. HARMONY GRANGE, N0. 337 KENT co. We read of the boom Grange work is having in other sections of the country and we want you to know we are not entirely asleep or dead, We have added forty-eight members to our roll since November 1. It has taken the most of the time we had at our regular meetings and at several specials for initiatory work this spring, but we hope to do more in the literary line. We have held several socials during the winter and have rebuilt our sheds, making them larger and warmer, and have added twenty dol- lars worth of books to our library. A lVIl-IMBER. WIIEATLASD GI{;\NGE N0 273 wishes the readers of the G1:A.~:GE VISITOR to know that it is -alive and working, although the number of its members is comparatively small. We hold our meetings every alternate Friday evening at the Grange hall, which we talk of enlarging in the near future. our Grange store with the branch store recently opened, has traded near- ly $1,500 during the last year. We have at our meetings programs con- sisting ot recitations, readings, music and the discussion of questions of in- terest to the farmers. At our next meeting the question “Is there any profit in cows, at the present price ‘of butter and cheese?” was warmly dis- cussed. It seems to be a fact that very few farmers keep a record of the cost of keeping, or the income, and it is al- most impossible to tell just the profit per cow. There ought to be a change in that respect; perhaps the Grange will bring it about. LECTURER. KENT POMONA. l eetin of the Kent coun- zyb§§§:eal\i%‘. 18 W838 held at Grand Rapids March 25. The forenoon ses- sion was devoted to the regular order of business. About 30 Patrons and friends were present in the afternoon. The following together with gleanings from the discussions, was the program: song by the choir. Address of wel- come by the W. Master, Wm. T. Adams; he urged that each one make strenuous efforts to forward Grange work in their own community. “Should imigration be restricted '3” by Jno. Preston, H. C. I-logadone and others. "Yes some restrictions should be made in regard to the criminal class. A law iron-clad and water-tiglit which shall bar out those who are unintelligent and bigoted and who will not make good, true American citizens; but those who will make good inhabitants and who are ready and willing to help us intelligently to make this govern- ment one of the best are more than welcome. some would have a. law re- quiring immigrants to live here 21 years before becoming voters unless they could read and write the English language.” “It is not so much that produce is low or how it compares with other things, but that we are obliged to pay taxes that are unjust because of the concentrated wealth and syndicates which is one of the causes of the pres- ent hard times; it is the rich man who profits by this imigration of the poor class, instead of the poor mauwho has to thus work for less wages.” “Let the Grange do the mighty work it ought to do and bring the people to- gether and they will get what they ask and we will have ‘the greatest good for the greatest number.’ When brighter days do come to this country they will come through the rural homes.” Song by Mr. and Mrs. E. Keech. Recitation by Mrs. M. H. Foster. “The liquor question and its relation to the present hard times,” by Wesley Johnson, W. T. Adams and others. “The liquor question and the extrav- agance of the Americans have much to do with the present hard times in this country, All those who by driiik— ing become paupers, criminals and im- beciles have to be supported by others, and hence the latter necessarily have a much greater burden to bear than they naturally should have. If I could substitute the liquor used for money and distribute it amongst the poor there would be no paupers. If I could change every glass of whiskey into a loaf of bread there would be no huii— gry persons." Recitation by Myrtle Preston. ‘-How to make a pleasant home” by Mrs. J. R. Edison and Mrs. I. D. Davis. “It all depends on the woman (in the eyes of the people) and she has got to have a wonderful constitution and greater patience than any woman ever had to do it. Everyone should study how to grow old gracefully and try to please the children and they will have a havpy home. 'l‘he location may be just right, the house elegant in its furnishings, but unless the inmates are pleasant and agreeable the home will not be a happy one. There must be no pride or neighborly envy. It is the little things which tend to make a home happy or otherwise.” Reading. “Ideas of home,” by Mrs. I. I). Dovis. Recitation by Miss Reba K:-ecli. Song by Mr. and Mrs. Keech. The next meeting will be held at Rockford in June. , SE(‘1’.E’I‘AIlY. News From the Front. Froin the bef_riiinin,g' of the current year, to—wit, October 1. 1819.3, to .\l:1i'ch l‘.l, lxllo‘, there were one liundrcd and four (104) new Gl‘{lll_Q‘0.S oi'ganizcd as follows: Colorado . . . . ..1 New Hampshire 11 Connecticut. .. New York . . . . .. 19 Il1inois........2 1\'ewJersey..... 1 Indiana. . .. . (lhio ‘ Iowa . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania. 10 Rhocle Island. 1 South Carolina.. 3 Verinont . . . . . . .. 9 Maine . . . . . . ..:) Massachusetts 2. Mir-hii_>:an . . . . .8 Minnesota. ....1 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 104 For the whole of the (i‘ran_<_re year, beginning October 1, 1804. and 0Il(llIl9_‘ Scpteniliei‘ 30, 1>,~'£l.3. there were oi'gaiiized ninety-two (02) new (;‘ri':iii_1e;<. Faitlifiilly, JOHN TRIMBLE. Magazine Notes. In the April Magazine Number of the Outlook there will appear an arti- cle on William H. l’.'escott. by Kenyon West. It will be in commemoration of the great American historian, who was born May 4, 1796. The article will be enriched by numerous portraits and other illustrations contributed from the private collections of members of the Prescott family, who have been inter- ested in Kenyon West's tribute to Prescott. Among these are Mr. Arthur Dexter, of Boston. the nephew of the historian; Mrs. Roger Wolcott, Pres- cott's granddaughter, who lives also in Boston; and Mr. Linzee Prescott, of Greenwich. C‘onn.. who is the son of Prescott’s eldest son. Miss Alcott's Life story. Louisa M. Alcott is said to reveal herself in a most interesting way in a number of letters (written by live little girls) which appear in the April La- dies’ Home Journal. These letters were written during the busiest period of Miss Alcott's life. and present a pen picture of the author drawn by her own master hand. In these she talks of singular frankness of herself, her work. her aims, her home, her spiritual be- lief, and of the influence that directed her to literature. she never saw any | of her live correspondents, but their youthful frankness. itnhtensle ntizrestuiln ' . all her writin s, and eir oie or ye G I G, h author and fgr the charactas of h r, t. 1-to creations, impelled her to turn asid from her work and cares to fild diver sion in chats with such eagerly enthusi astic, admiring and spirpatheti friends. Miss Alcott’s lirst letteri V aated 1872. and the others we"e wril- ; ten at intervals up to within a short; time of l.er death. Our New General Catulooiue and Buyers‘ Guide. No. 5!‘!- - v I‘ E‘ a for Spring and buniiner 1896. Just oil the press and ready for the people. IT is a book of 700 pages. 13.000 illustrations. and more than -llkooo depend- able descriptions. including almost evei'_\'thlug that's used in life. IT weighs ‘_-’-‘I POIIUIIIS. anill we send it for 1.‘: cents to pay part postage or expressage. IT -. . , _ , _ . _ h p is tru y iiainet t e BUYERS‘ GFIDE. IT tells you what you ought to pas‘, V“ 11‘ ‘ (;’L_ ‘Nth 1}} ‘it-“.1€la2 t I H0_ matter What you buy or where you buy it. You are not obliged to trade tv\ () nzinles for t e I.jl1(>R' --1 1111 ' with us. and we do not expect _\'oi_ir_orde-rs iiiiless we can show you a substan- the next two weekgf \\ e want ; rial nioney .~'avin5.r. but what we I\.\( )\V we can do. More than One Million V-mu. name on Om. 1.0“ of hm] ,1. in lilréggit)h;3;erfasegtftisxtlhfigcfigialgrs last year. More than fifty thousand of ., _ ’ 1 _ - .5 . .0 ‘ . ,-2 i next issue. \\ e want to se the , ’’ suh:~:cription list to the VI9 H0“'<=\“~‘*‘-if The Store of all the people. we feel like extending a vote of; _ _ thanks‘ for -11] the Gl"lllUe to thosi .\lon;irch.< of the Mail (lrder liiisiiiess. wl;0\e"n”n(‘. do not l‘m;:u Ihrpg‘ 111 to 110 Michigaii Avenue. Chicago. 1 : ‘2 '. ‘ . ~ is the i'csult of special work slllcf‘-I 1- . I .-..,~,H"illE HAMILTON snncmy cumpiuy, S. l’»i'if_rg_rs, l\'cbbei'\’ille, L’: Loiii,>'- No_ 238, 240 and 242 East Pearl 5,; Hall. lonia, 2: Mrs. C. L. P(,‘£ll'('L‘€-,7 fix‘: -- . . - ‘ ‘.- Dc“ iii 2 Perry Q .\lC(Jl‘‘llll 0»: .\Irs»- ; _ “ ‘ V v ‘ ‘ ‘ _ ' 0 Jan <.- llH.llllll(ll'l. President. “'llll{illlyH8lTlll[0ll. TX‘L‘ll!~lll‘(’l'. (‘has 1;. Shrine, Secretary. L. [‘]u)n]p,_-On‘ (11-erg-“V1113: ,,; ,I_. ‘, \\ e ll.l‘L‘ prepared to till all Ul‘l1IlK('0l'(l(‘l‘>‘:ll lowest \\'lllll(‘§al(‘ rules. K. Cainpbcll, Ypsilanti, 3; \\'iii.l 7:‘ -——- —- -- B/G PROF/75 Robertson. Hcspcrizi, .3: O. P. ___1_\',_ Miller. ’»aroda. 4: Loretta 7I’o0r- inan. Battle (rock. 2: John Green—' KITS and VEGETABLES pi'o\‘ldiii}__r you use the ri_i_rht kinds- of 1 z-cs and .~'ced.~'. ROLL OF HONOR. shield.~.'. Orion, N: (‘. .\I. l’cai'ce,{ Elva, U: C. C. .\li-Dcrinid. Battle Creek, 22 Geo. L. Carlisle, K:lll{:ls— ka, .3: R. E. (,a'riiilfor'. the \\ l.\ l lull l‘».\.\.-\.\.\ .\l’l’Ll‘l. ' ‘ ' ‘ I ~ - - ~ v . - r x 7 —— ———:—; ‘l\l‘.“ l’l{(lLll‘ IL l’lg,\( I’l{Il](llll(f ,\Iu\\ (,(,)A\ I{,\ I II HI,‘-\L‘]\ THE WORLD'S I-:mH'rn \\‘o.\'i>Eu. .' iSl’lll~Zl{l{Y, we llll\'C :1 ltll’31‘(.‘. ll.\.\'(ll‘llll€lll of Fruit and Orna- Its not a pyrainid nor a hziiigiiig }_r;u-. . I I1: rital Trees. Small Fruit and Flowering Shrubs. (lien: it-' -,5':I1Z<+1'°-‘ Silwl‘ Mlllfiflill-* “'1}_ith~ l'I<* » r_// 7»«».\-/ tcstcnl \'c}_rct:iblc, l“lowcr and lll'.‘l,~.~' Sccds -uiid .~|l(‘ll: ~,"1]:11d,:(13";‘,”"h}1’(‘:‘ 1),? lfire‘ 1‘\’l1"1“' 1‘X‘.’:i*i" _I 17 1l:1(‘l{tél>‘. \'Ull llL'\'Cl‘ did see. li ' t‘ ' ‘(N ' ‘.' l J . F ' ‘ C 't“. ( ‘ _ - 7 mm {Milt that ’in hsm lgnd‘ will Rum 3 ll , --ii iiiust kiiow Ht!“ ‘to plant and l‘l1lfl\';ll(‘tll(Jl>1'l'l1:ll‘llg:ll'llt‘ll. \\ e Y(‘ll. L1,. r€‘ ('Hlll'.Pllll1l Till-:I\'<>i:'i'iiAi1i:li1«‘.\x HUl."l‘lI‘l'l.'l‘l'l{— .5. an: ,‘_‘,lzllll.\H~*( hi,‘ H.,1_1 H1“ -” __ H ,1 .1 .1 _ ‘. .. _.: ,,1.,,“.‘,,._\. 1-,, An“,,.i(..(,l V» .. pii 1 is It-'4 inoii i_\ .it -I stilts .1 39.11 \\it i ( ion <- pir~i_u.i1iu.~ 11 pain 5 14s;,,f,.rt. m(,n,m,,,h (..,t,,1,_,, .K_ pmt iii: lvaiicc. A:_:e-iits waiifed. (.-iliilogiics and .ll[l.lLi r.iI< .~ on all nlll.-Ll‘) >U)( ls. it with lllr-. ‘)."ia wt the .T lll A. S-il— ~ , - zei'Seeil (,‘(I.l“I:1('L"lE‘(>.\‘(.\l+* ‘Vl.<(()‘lllllSll.l vbu i‘I()ll1'<)(*, :VIH'll. will 1'e<-eive their inaininotli catillog and ten paclrages of ,‘_',‘l';il11:-‘ and f_ri'zi.<.-‘es including pa(‘li§l_£,"<—' of Silver Mine oats and Silver King barley. WE HAEE N3 h:élEll'l'3 ;.-'_‘ _ but have Sillll |l|Y"'l'I —_j_—“j"j:"j llIlll‘Tli!l' A Curious R(‘ligi()fls Colony. In the cciitiul part of Texas is located the town of Bolton, where there is ii cu- rious religious colony of women known as the “Sanctified Sisters.” The chief prerequisites to ineinbersliip in this com- munity are a life of celibacy, a common _ PM WM ‘ _ property and an isolated existence. The p PWAC I S ' _h_ . .llII:.'lli'. ..,;x:.-..,m- émw ill".-....‘ original leader of this curious band is ELKH“ I ‘r "' ' E ‘L HAm‘Ess M"“' co" W’ 3' Pm“! s°°'Yv E‘-K”‘RT- IND Mrs. Martha Mcwhirter, a woman of W, indomitable will. When she conceived . the idea of this colony, she was happy F R7 N D R M E R with her husband and 1:? children, 1 _ .4 against whose united protest she persist- ed in founding the society. This was 19 years ago, since wliicli time the society has steadily grown in nuinbers and wealth, chiefly through the efforts Of Mrs. Mcwliirter, whose executive and , Eililstinefs abilittyalrleilgtlicated firth: fflft Garden ‘ieeils 3 papers for 5 cents. Send for list. Garden aapresen seisameinero e ,, . , _- -_ 1 , - ,, - board of mde and ,, d,,.eC,0,.,,f the bee-ds ll bulk at iiglit prices. Clover and timothy seed sold. opera house syndicate of Belton. The (;l1eap_ membership, which is now 32, includes several women who formerly occupied excellent positions in the social world. Potatoes, Tomatoes, Melons, Cabbage, Turnips, Lettuce, Peas, Beets, Onions, and all Vegetables, rc- move large quantities Of Potash from the soil. Supply Potash -———-=7\- 1 in liberal quantities by the use [I S T E B -:<. Prir-u $H..3o, :. ‘ for S;o_ \N.al.t’i this space for bargains. I will name prlccé} here that will interest you. ———TOOLS.——— A ‘one horse cultivator for $4 3.00 A .Sl)1‘lllg' tooth harrow for 11.00 A firstclasscliilled plow for 8.00 A 60-‘.(,)('.il.l1 steel spike harrow for 10.00 ,3}. double harness ‘ for 20.00 1.1‘-e1.V1\l'llllf_:1‘ClS() sold at lowest prices. \\'ritc for dcsi-i'iption of just \-vllzll you want and I will >':l\'€ you nioney. B. F. 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