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VOL. XXI. NO. .~‘.

WI IOLIC NO. 4%‘.

The Lines of Advance in Grange and inone_ved interests. ’llI1lt‘lt:l(,‘tIl21l"_"_\' ‘ data are collected of wli:1t practical use

§ county in the state once oi' twice :1 month

Work, Especially in National Leg- and apparent lll(IIIlel'CfI"(* of ti Aiiiericaii y WUllI(I they be! Of none to lcgisliitors. I I the year round. This work is now in prog-
islation, ' fariiier. If it were not ' ir th< "act that we ; fancy, who are sutliciently well acquainted I ress and is exciting inquirv about the Ur-

BY J. IL BRNHAM. know of the mighty int iences ow at. work . with the evils of intciiiperancc _to  <_ler. The ({il':lll;_."(: has well rooted li_oldiugs

‘ enlightening :1iid prep: lI1f_J‘:’ niagiiiticciit ahe_t any practicable method for its I in -Hcoiintiesot Illinois. is f:1itlitiiIl_v;_at

The subject upon which] um ml,-i,-.1 to ~ :11-m_y for future 5011 .»,-, \\ should he extingiiishiiient. provided they feel I work to arouse the farnicrs into org.-1iiiza-
write is one of vast importance. and I re- cruslied and ilcspoiiilcm \\ ,- believe in ; :1 nloving sentiment. (If none to the piih- I tion in the balance of tliestatc. and rcaclies
gret the lack of time and ability to do the the future of our com I -y——\ae believe in I lit‘ as far as I can see. The aver— over the border with :1 grip of :1 l’:1ti'on
subject justice. I I

the American f21l'lllCl'. He .na_v be slow
and blundering in his wlforts, but he is «M-

‘3 1-«mu//1_r/. and the men \'ll() now laugh at
I his "lumbering tread .-in.l rustic :siniplicit_v"
should plan the work of the year as c:1i'e-  will some day l'0c()f_"Ii=.;-J the change that is
fully as the successful farmer and business I now taking place ii. rural districts. and
man lays his plans for the year. The so— ; seek in vain for fawn at the hands of those
cial, fraternal, and financial fe:1turcs should 1 who are keeping step to the music of re-
in no case be neglected, but the rr/Nr'«//[o/1r.I,/ 
feature should be regarded as the most iiii— ,
portant. This will include the study of I
details in farm work. I believe that much I
can be done for the farmer along this line. I
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_. age man or woman knows in :1 general w:1_\'.
frat-in practical observation, the bciiring of
iiiteniperance upon crime and pauperisin,
thc fact that Suiiday laws are violated. tli:it
the saloon is a most influential factor in Grange.
politics: that the pr:icticc of trcatiiig is :1 D'“'I"I‘- 1”:
I (Ie£l]Ol'{lllZlll,<_T and 1II‘!lIll{tl1'(I-l)I'()(Il1(‘lllg' cus- ‘—-:—~~~——~‘-~ A
, tom. The bearing of inteiiiperaiice upon In Support of the Committee.
form and are seekin<_~' die rlisentlirallment I the earning power and the abilitv to tind , ‘ , ,
‘ of the agricultural cl;i,-ses. "So mote it euiployiiient is also known siitlicieiitlv I“’”',r"R ,(’”-"‘V“"3 \ I;‘“‘‘Z.“_5_ \"” “NW
be." M well from object lessons in the e.\'pei'ience W,“ “"5 .‘ WI“) l}““lI’°1' I‘“”' It .‘.:"” l’I“"-"°’-
_M,,,,.,,,,. N,,,,v,m,,,, Gm  ppm,’ 0,,i,,_ of evm.y0m,_ I (pmijt Whcthm. th(_,.(/, are \\ hen I i'ead "luclioes nui_nher it, ‘ I could
many of the better clms Of (.hi[(h.(,n of not help exclaiining with the tiimige.
: school age who have not heeii taught these "1_“""l hm‘ ".‘’t’ M” I’m'‘°‘“'‘’‘ ’ ‘l"‘.1.“l““
Q l(’5.>0ns. ‘ Those who have failed to receive Wltb the “"““t“"t ‘~\‘t°w‘”‘I‘ ”‘\.I~" h'”'m1“'
I instruction belong to families in the prov- the l7e1'5"“ “'h0_h“” 1"?" -"l"3:'lk“1.‘—‘" l" .V.‘“‘
‘ ' ‘ is that worst of enemies to progress——ig—

Your favor with copy of bill for pro- I iiiqp of the home inissionarv and would not _ ,

posed state liquor .oiiiinission as presented bej§reaclie<I by docunientary evidence be it ’1"11'3“,°e-I f‘ttf"‘19‘I ‘I  ‘l"’l‘ll’_‘_"‘l1""'l:*““‘I"?
to last legislature :1 hand. By i‘easoii of never so accurzitely constructed or convin- 14‘. "U0" ‘W . ’'“”‘.‘-l' t I-'”““.“ ’”“ to
)ressin<1 (3l’1L‘i10'ellic‘..t>‘. I "ave not been able em I’ tabulated. Then mu’/mm.’ think that lmenl-‘-"Cm I’"°I’I° M” 1'“ S”
I . - - H. . - H 1 . . . ' - . ' . .
to give the subyeet Ill th ; time such close -: n the y_{1'()|1n(Is of expediency and pr:ic~ ’ ”“_ C‘l_ II)’ l"'“t._‘. l’19.l_l1_‘I“"«‘»‘ that In ‘“‘I_01
and careful ex:1nii:i:1tioii is its importance tical value it :~:trikes me that :1 l:1w provid- t" "1’“l1°“t9 the” l"’I1“Ci‘I l"”'t.V IIW." “'1”
deserves. Is Mi_«l:ig:1r: :.. pioneer in this ID_g{::fOl'tl1C appointment of a single paid ‘liccllfc Silcll ml] ‘,1"Q5(,”11l"l-‘V "I l}1""f"|l(Y1‘tI” \\vis;'~
proposed legislatii 11 or is it been atteinpt- commissioner to carry out the work con- ‘ ‘_’m,‘”“ ,»‘5""‘ *“‘”" ‘I5 "l" z_"t*l_te "*‘,"f—"‘ ~
ed or carried out in o I-er states! Much tenjplzrtetl in section  of the bill, limiting of "1"l3m‘.‘—r ‘wt ""13: the l_’1'mF1l‘I0-" "tfhe
might he gained 3‘: the -liscussion from a his;5tei'iii of otlice to two vears and requir— 0*'d0;l'v Imt W5" the” °I’l1§5“t“’““'- “, hen
knowledge of wl;: t has iccurred elsewhere. ingta quarterly report of ‘his work of sufli- the Mt“ (‘mu-‘~i° I"‘“$°‘l “I’.‘"‘ the. “IHCII
But from general irir. .)'les it seems that cient value to convince the governor and ‘WC-“I10I1_ they were l_-"’111l_’IV1“.‘—" WU‘ the
-“ - -- — ~ ‘: t-“ftlwllr-t tl-I--l-~t

the appointment of ich a coniniission boigijd of state auditors that he has earned 011"” 0, 19” 9’1§-*1 1"” 1“ _‘‘’~ _’1‘’:“ V‘
would be a step ii thl eight direction. It his='~.1»‘.1lai‘_y (which should not be paid otlier- 5en5C' F.he~"* 35 3' Smte Org‘m.lmt'”n: “.1.”
will he admitted nv all candid ininds that ' 01”)’ 59,Ckm.‘~’ 10 1'9m°‘I_Y ‘”1}‘V‘I- 1 ”‘5l5I_
' ll}3."§l1 it, that clsimoriisg for re1li'cs—:< of

and :1 friendly greeting to the faithful
brethren and most wortliy sisters of the
Micliigiiii Statc (irange.

Tiios. I{i:.xi>v. Scci'ct:1i'_\' Illinois State

I think a careful attention to details in
(rrange work is one of the lines upon
which advance can he made. The otlicials

The Red "ern Bill.

Two Jrpinions.

I am, however, to make national legislation
the especial feature of this article.

I have just returned from Wiisliiiigton.
where I met for conference the legislative
committee of the l\':1tional Graiige. \\'c
prepared and sent to inembers of congress
a circular embodying the views of the
National Grange upon national topics as
set forth in the reports and resolutions
adopted by that body.

The committee also conferred with the
committee of ways and means and other
members of congress, where the subject dis-
cussed was the present unsatisfactory con-
dition of the American fariner. We found
a great diversity of opinion among meni-
bers of congress regarding causes and
remedies, but the opinion was general that
no legislation of interest to farmers was

v:*.f"-‘- would accoaiplish more of good than
11'.=tt"'.1;-; -.:’t'c«:“.4 ~ ‘I’ ;:-.--ikic so pov»ei'tull_v, _ (}i;'i’hL l.'*‘lll11li’lH1;__‘ provisions of the hill.

 

1 probable at this session of congress. The morally. socially T i-id tnancially. as the liq— Sincerely yours, wnlnfnrs  POL l73~1'I.,\"I$“l-_ Y”‘1 1113)’ Call It

I candidates and friends of candidates uor trattic. That"v~  cUf_'l1lZC this is shown C. 13. lriiii. l,l"Im““I1f.l"’lll’l““*”~ 1"” “'9 “I” “M “‘k
for presidential honors seem afraid by recent statut _ rovision for teaching FlI7"f- 101' _1‘‘~‘‘l1'_955 of 3”." ‘V1'f”_‘.‘-’ I’”I “ll” “IN”

_ to move lest some “booni" sutler. The the alfects of :11 .,~ upon the human s_vs- H-*'I<1n.2‘s 11I’<*(‘01110~*‘ l’“I1l1L’=lI- I =11“ ""1 1*

. . . The Gran e in Illinois.
sutlering Cuban and Armenian have re- g
ceived much attention and a great flow of elo-
quence has been turned loose in the “Rec-

ord" but the fariiiers of the United States

teni in our pul  SCJOOIS. And this iii-
struction has br n n-ade coinpulsory, and
its neglect by poo hoards visited with
severe penaltic--.. 3 :t the data for such in-

calamity howler, but let us as I’:1trons
adopt anything for creed that will enliance

EDITOR (,iKANt§E \'isi'roi1: The winter's . . . .
the honor and dignity of the laboring

work of our Order i(,)gs along at :1 slow and

future are to wait.

who sutfer from the unjust legislation of
the past and for remedial legislation of the
Secretary Morton has
been unniercifully scored for neglecting to
plant “seeds" in congressional districts

sti'iictioii is nrez-ac,’ ‘ idliinited. ‘VIIII the
aid of :1 eoniniis3_ __‘ visely constituted un-
der :1 law of the -I“ e :1 Hood of light might
he thrown upoi a§‘.‘.n.1tte1' of vital iiiiport-
ance to evcrv Gilli“

steady but favorable gait in the prairie
state. \\'hile our actual gains so far this
year are but three new (iranges enrolled.
we have sown inucli seed in outside fields
and are hopeful in the e.\'pectation of an
early and liberal harvest.

classes as well as that of the naiton.

Now by silver the (1'i'aiige is bringing
nothing ii’itlaiiiiiiatory or political into its
works. It is only iiitlaiiied political minds
that view it in that light. .\Iyhc:1i't is full
of pity for the minds that are so wrapped

  
   
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
   
  
   
  
 
  
   
  
 
   
    
   
  
 
 
 

   
  
 
  
 
  
   
    
   
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
   
  
 
 
 
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
 
  
  
 

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i) which, if they grow nothing of value to I am glad h:31_"the V isiroii is moving Oli\re1- \\'i]50n, is full of 1,115,: 131,0,-S in ”1l’m‘ l’i_11_t.‘1>1ll"".‘tlt_ ll“) “_1 H “‘_’t '=l‘”"“’.
the farmers, are expected to produce :1 in tI1e_1'igI1t (Ii J )l1- Th0 00st Of -Such It tield work oftlietirange, and is ably secon<l- tl1e”_1”§1he“ tv” TI.‘ “,1 t.h°_‘ ’C,‘h‘_i“5 Vt. “.”’_'.l-I“
friendly feeling for the coiigressiiian who commission wt ' .(I be s111aIl—-its \\‘01‘I< Of ed by J. W. Whitson, A. I3. Ogle, .I. E. Merl , a‘\fivh1b.ta1n$  ynm (it 1m'lmm'g
has “i'eiiieiiibei‘e1lme," among the fariner s1iI'l7‘15“lI1g ire : est, Seller, S. G. Ativood, and other active ¥,‘("t.-I’ A. G ‘”c_““‘°‘ “ “tutu”-.t 19 “’”_'.‘-V
voters of his district. An old veteran from Vie-y truly yours:, ,.i(_,ht_hand he1l.,01.5 who £0 out ,,m0ng the Vflt1_‘_’11> t0 ‘IQ _“Il" ‘U’? "l’l"’_"‘-“I 1" “"9 -‘II’
:1 western state who has ‘served his corpoi-— U1-IO. A. FARR. . fa}-iiiei-5 and teach. preach, and urge ()l'- WI,’ l 1,“ ’”’'*“,°1. I “"“I‘lI_ :1)’: ll" Il‘{’_'“(l5
ate employers long and well has been par- G"‘”d. H‘”‘°"' I ganization in the (;il‘2lllge. Then Brother am IV?“ ‘THE! /_ "i“t”‘1f’ C“ ‘S mil)“ ‘ I '”‘_
tiC1l13«1'1.,V' 5‘3"e1'ea Imt We haw h9‘l1"I Of 110 __ I Wilson has commissioned every live .\Iast- E”? 1“ mt It, 3,‘ °,"“_t_—lf’ll ‘””Lme_.t”, PM mil,

,3) Criticism of the Se(.1.etm.y for failing to  er in the State to mganizc each :1 new V{1l(l'e:1ln(i(V iplais inlto t c Ilclllllzlllhs
render iniportant service to fiirmers in EDITOR (ii:.ix1;E Visiroii: 1 «leeply :1p— I Grange at the fee of $.3.oo per new Grange I’”°‘,°t_j ,1 f 0,” ml‘  "ml-I 1“: ‘T,’ in hm; “fit
other ways which come legitimately under preciate the lionpr you have done me in ask from the State Grange treasury in addition \’i”“‘ “I '1“ F" ‘‘ fm‘ If l’I*l_1_l5  ' -th-
the supervision of his department. If the ing my 0pIl“inn;)f the hill introduced into to the bonus otfei-ed by the 1\'ational ‘ of-1_”n If E’ “‘t”‘Lf ‘,",el"’ :‘l‘1‘.'““ ‘”~‘;’ I ,0
senators and representatives in congress the last legi-nat1,‘.'i‘e by Representative Red— Grange. A number of the Subordinate f(’.l.C1l1F",I]),.(i'l 0, “C  "_'‘I ”’_n.‘“ [(3 fl’;
think the farmers will he so blinded by this fern, the (JIRA-.\'GE Visi'ro1i containing (jriinges have committees afield in adjacent 1‘)1_1”‘_ _ ‘  2”“, “L: v£‘-’»'1e“]t”  S),
rrale of congressional wind directed at which you I,ll1(lIi_Y mailed inc. 1 territory working under this plan. Also ”“_t1‘~ln>1o<_>lil1pies tto ongeii 

 hlorton for failing to tickle them with a The bil is iiieritorioiis as you riglitly we had Mortinier \Vhitehead fora two   l ,‘,0_  1‘; .t‘_""“t‘ ‘Ff ‘lg “II”;
few packages of seeds that they will over- say, in that it ainis to collect accurate data weeks’ campaign over the state and are  If‘ .1§,(‘l_t?.  ‘I _” 1,6?‘ ‘L_r1,‘m.‘, gt.
look shortcomings in other directions. I as to the evils of intcniperance, and to doing a lot of’good for the (_i‘rrangein farin- 1]f31°l:‘;I_]-‘ ]t1tIl=  ‘flu.’ "1" ’_“.(t'Ifj‘lr;'fi‘ 
trustthat they may be undeceived in the near unify teini 1-i'a-iicc sentiment. More acciir- ers‘ institute work. Institutes h:1ve been I 1‘lttntt,°_‘t5.I_"_l,  ’°”]‘,'."U"j’ml. “‘1tl"‘  ‘f'
future. ate data 0! this subject :1re perhaps desir- a favorite fad of the fariners all winter,  tO1‘1I_e(1',:_;l“l{:,;(:I:£::"4*  ‘T,-:,j[“i

I‘ Farmers should concentrate upon able but it s‘t,l‘ll{€S me that to justify its and where they were not run directly bytlie t_k- ,_t "3 _1  . .‘ . 5,‘, fl t
' one or two demands and fight until vietori- enactment into :1 law the bill should show Grange our Order has furnished a large m,1.)h‘.1 (in? 0x0 ,1fl_“.“ It”  “T, ‘”I,"‘f,°""l_‘ 
A, ous. These meas111'eS- must Of Course he other iner.1s:ind these I have been unable per cent of the bright lights of the pro- ‘_”§_.m-‘> " [tn ?1""f’} AU" t“"f’I”,-lyii‘ 15:
‘I’ non— artisan. Partisan questions inust he to discover. The objections to be made to mwon’ am’ on I “hung 0 Hm 1” L Om

I ' fouo t out and settled in the arena of poli it are on tle -‘core of‘ I z(!0rJ‘1'{LI]}]Il:i.}I)]l(l)I:‘l.lll1JI‘T;ithI(.:€ b'I%ittee sttliili.  Home Order in their Ilmfound and “vise de‘
,1 ~— 1 ' L I :3 - . 1. I I. , . . ( 4 v

. . . - - - v - . . liberations and earnestly reconiiiiendintr
~ - or _‘tl'tlS&Il oiganization . .  n.-e w h ~ - . » A . l A. B. le ha 'e been " ' -. H
tics by pOlltl(.al 7 p: v U. 2 . v s 1 In ie 5 ' It. out sufficient retuin coiiiiiiittce, ‘_1n< _   the heart‘, H1) mrt of their 1_ecmmncmm_
Some of our membeis make the niistake of 2. Im )l‘a‘Jtl(.':lI)lllty. called from held to held o\ er the state for tions I 1_~cumiInI F B \.I(_HOI N
trying to drag anon—partisan organization 3. Re ativc inutility. program work in the institutes. And in " ’ ' ' ‘ 

into a partisan conflict. This is a mistake
and hurts the Order without in any way
helping the cause which our brothers have
at heart. Fight partisan battles with par-
tisan organization, non-partisan battles
I with non-partisan organization.

3 Farmers who want national legislation
that will be just and hel ful to agriculture
should send a strong de egation of “sure
enough” farmers to VVashington after it——
not to loiter in the lobby, but to occupy
seats upon the floor of both_ houses and
places upon important committees. Until
farmers learn to act sensibly on this line
there will be little hope of advances our
way in national legislation. The farmers cost of much personal sacrifice of time and
of Michigan should remember warmly the money.

farmer governor of that grand :1griculti_ir- 2, Iripracticability: The requirements
al state who failed when opportunity of the oil are too comprehensive. The la-
olfered to appoint a farmer to a seat in the bor involved under such a law would be
United States senate. VVe are often disap- tremen<.o_us and the results achieved could
pointed and sometimes almost discouraged, hardly "ail to be disappointing.
not at the power and success of corporate 3. Iielative Inuti ity: After all the

1. Aside ntoai thcundesirablnessof creating ‘WSW of Dem ("'m”U‘ M Ma‘
a new state, board with oflices (presumably)
in the already groaning and bursting capi-
tol buildi?i.9:, the expense of a commission
such as t Ii: one contemplated, would be by
no means inconsiderable.

The ziiniropriation yearly of $5000, the
secretary  salary, oflice expenses, printing,
and trlavaling expenses of the niem-
bers of the commission would aggre-
gate a. go v .I round sum. Men of character
and bi si .ess ability suited to serve on
such :1 (.'O'.1]IDlSSl0I1 must needs be men of
wealth, for the work contemplated is enor-
mous, and must be accomplished at the

these niissioiis they have not kept the
cause of the Grange under the bushel but
have promoted it to the housetops. To
date 120 of our Subordinate Granges have
elected otlicers for 18%, and are meeting,
working, and making healthy progress
along the several lines marked out in our
Declaration of Purposes. Just now a nuin—
ber of Granges are declaring war on high
taxes, and are at work to arouse the farm-
ers to elect county supervisors who will
recognize the shrinkage in agricultural in-
comes, and grade down court house salar-
ies on the same frugal basis. There is
need to carry this economy of taxes up to
the state house and to federal headquarters
at W'ashingff'on, but our Subordinate
Granges think best to begin at home and
Work for a cut on county taxes.

Another plan or experiment of the State
Grange is to duplicate and send half or
quarter column articles on Grange topics
to a leading county seat paper in every

 

Well Satisfied.

Norfolk Co., Feb. 17, 1.5%‘.
O. \V. Ingersoll,
Dear Sir: I ordered quite a quantity of
your paint and W: s well satisfied with it,
so much so that when I need more paint-
ing done shall send you an order foi' nia-
terials wanted. Yours truly. '

F. S. LANE.
See Adv. Ingers0ll’s liquid rubber paint.

   
  
       
 
       
 
   

 

  
  
   
 

VVe 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 lands are 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 products in
them——oil, turpentine, creosote, charcoal,
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THE GRANG

VI SI T O R.

}”ie;lcl anti Stcslta

Apple Orchards of Michigan.

BY J. N. STE.-\R_\'.\‘.

II.

In my former article I attempted to point
out what I believe one of the priiicipal
causes of the f:1il1irc of the apple orchards.

“hen the country was new the land was .

cleared by burning inost of the timber on

the land, thereby leaving an abundance of *

ashes to s11ppl_v potash for plant and tree
for years. The first illustration I li:1d of
the great value of ashes to the soil to feed
any plant or tree, was on. the f:1riii I was
raiseil on, in western New York.

\'AI.['l-I

()I-' .»\.\'III{.\'.

There had been several coalpits: burned
on the f:1i'iii and of course quite :1 quanti-
ty of aslies was made and left on those
spots. :1nd for twenty-live years :1iiy farm
crop was double on tlicsc spots. sliowiiig
the lasting etl'cct of :1. liberal supply of
potash. lint things are t'l1:1l1'_"(‘Il now. In
clcariiig the land. the timber is n1-:1rly :1ll
li:1ulcdof:1ii1l utilized for lumber 01‘ wood.
:1iid the l:1iid is cropped iiiany tiiiics. tak-
ing from the soil ninch of thc potash be-

fore the tree is planted: so by the time it is 2

of s11lliciciit:1gc and size to produce fruit

the soil has been cn‘1ircl_v exliaustcd in tlic .

ll!1_"l'L‘tllClli.s‘ rcipiisite to producc :1 good
(,'.I'(ll).

l"L'.\'(il'.\' l)l.\l"..\.\IC\.

Then :1_<_raiii for some years the orcl1:1i'1ls 

of soi1tliei'n:1nd cciitral .\licliig:1ii have been
badly’ diseased with fiiiigjiis, both in fruit
and le:1f. which has iiiatcri:illy debilitated
the tree, niaking it utterl_v unable to pro-
duce :1 profit:1blc crop of fruit. This dilli-
culty may now be overcome by the proper
application of the copper sulphate. This
should be applied with :1

(2001) .\‘l’I{AY I’lj)Il’.

The time li:1s come when this: iniplenicnt
is as essential to good fariniiig, as :1 good
plow, as itcaii be usedto as good advantage
in fighting the potato bugs as on all kinds
of fruits. The trees should be spr:1yc<l
Iirst f/m/‘I'll/y///,///, befoi'e leafing out, with a
solution of two pounds of sulphate of copper
in -LU gallons of water. This spraying
should be done in such a nianner that every
branch and body is reached by the solution.
This may be done any time before buds
open. I consider this spraying most iiii-
portant of all to head off leaf blight,
scab, and rot of fruit. The

NEXT SI‘RAYI.\'(}

should be done as soon as the blossoms fall,
and with the Bordeaux mixture with the
addition of i-pound of Paris green in
1.50 gallons of the solution. I make the
Bordeaux mixture in the following manner:
Put four pounds sulphate copper in a piece
of cheese cloth :1bout one yard square; fold
up. tie a string around, and suspend in a
pail or tub of water. It should not touch
the bottom, then it will dissolve in a short
time. In another pail slake four pounds
stone lime, :1nd when thoroughly slaked,
add water enough to make very thin and
strain through the cheese cloth. Put these
two solutions into 50 gallons water and add
the 4 ounces of Paris green; keep well
stirred. The trees should be sprayed two
or three times with this solution ten davs
or two weeks apart. according to the weath-
er. If heavy rain follows it should be re-
peated soon. This spraying should be at-
tended to //‘/111*/H.’/‘ Z‘/‘:;«;.s' ((I'I*'f/”//-fl./If] u/' flnf.
If no fruit is set it is important to restore
a healthy condition of the trees for future
crops, as it will take some time to entirely
rid the orchard of disease.
Kuluiiivzzoo.

Use the Roller.

For years Ihave followed the plan of
rolling my wheat, grass. and meadow
lands and to this fact I partially attribute
my success in raising better than the aver-
age crop of both. I make it a point to
start the roller just as soon as the frost is
o1it of the ground and the clover heads be-
gin to show a little green. If you will
walk across the fields at this season of the
year you will find all kinds of grasses and
wheat heaved a little above the ground.
Now, just as soon as we get a few hot, dry-
ing winds, these roots, if left, will either

- die or be injured very badly, but if you

will run your roller over them it will make
the porous soil firm and the fine roots will
take fresh hold again and start to grow.
Of course it also smoothes the ground,
which is no slight matter when you mow
your fields. Every farmer should have a
roller: he will be astonished how many
times he will use it during the year. If
you do not wish to buy one, go to the
woods and cut a log, take it to your near-
est mechanic and he will make a good one,
the cost not exceeding five or six dollars.
Those of you who don’t have, get one
now. Remember procrastination is the
thief of time, so don’t put it off until

another year. 8. W.
Cambridge. Lenawee County.

An Agricultural Survey.

autumn we had something to say about the

‘value of an agricultural survey of the

northern counties of Micliigzin. \Ve print
below the opinions of two prominent north-
ern Michigan fariners on this .:subject, and

1 have also :sonietliing to say about the mat-
‘ ter editorially.

In an editorial in the \'i.siToi: last fall
you suggested as the main cause of the
slow developnicnt of zigriciilture in north-

ern .\Iichig:1ii the lack of iiiforiiiatioii of *

the :1gric11lt11i':1l possibilities of this sec-
tion of our state. To :1 certain ex-
tent this is true. It  also true that
ni:1n_v who havepasscdtlirougli this section
on the lines of i':1ilw:1_v. and \vliosc only
knowli,-dge was gained from :1ii outlook

. from the car windows. have rcasonzibly
concluded that iiorthern .\Iicliigaii is val11-
able only for its pine and ll2ll‘4l\\'1i(i-l tiii1-

bcrs.

Twciity—sevcii years ago whcn your cor-
rcspondcnt tirst caiiicto this part of .\Iiclii-
g:1ii. it w:1s:1li11o.st :1ii1iiil1i'ok<-n \\'ll1l(‘1'll(’.~.~.
with only here :1iid tl1ci'c :1 .s'1'lll(‘l' near the
sliori-s of I.:1l»;c .\Iicliig'.-iii. and :1 few h:1iii-
lcls wliosc inli:1bii:=.nts were almost wliolly
ciig:1gc«l in lllllllH_‘l'lIlL". no r:1ilw:1_vs. no
ronrl.-'. few school lioliscs and fewer
cliurclic-. About this time and for .-cvcl':1l
_vc:ii's tlici'c:iftci'. the 1-iiiigiatioii v-.:1s
inostly of those who souj_-'l1tclic:1p hoiiics
llll(lCI' the govei'iiincn‘1 lioiiic.-tc.-1d law. The

. gciici':1l tinaiicial condition of those .scttlci's

was sucli as to pi‘ccl11-lc:1l1_\’ <_-'rc:1t attention
to :1gi'icult1ii'e. They were compelled to go
into the caiiips or mills to cariizt livelihood
for tlicnisclves and their faiiiilies. The
soil and the climate were unsolved prob-
lciiis. .\Ioi'c than this very niany of them
were totally iinacqiiaintcd with the simplest

‘ iiietliods of getting :1 living from soil, they

were i'cpi'csciitativcs of all cliisscs of occ1i-
p:1tion.s. from the factory, the forge. and
the counting room. The broken down

inerchant. the unfoi't1ni:1tc banker, the;

sailor, and the driver of mules on the tow
path of the lirie canal were settled upon

:1djoiiiiiig sectioiis. a hcterogeneoiis in:1ss of ‘

liunianity, seeking a home :1iid :1 better-
ment of their previous financial condition.
It would be unreasonable to expect a rapid
development of agricultui'e from this class
of eniigration. The few who came here

with some of those who had it all to learn,
have liewn out of the woods good homes,
and are among our most successful farniers
of today. ' is H .

Again it is true of any country as of
this that its people naturally devote their
attention to the trade or business which in
turn offers the largest profits for the labor
invested and other occupations are more
subordinate to it. Here it was lumbering
and forest products. That this has been
one of the main factors of the slow devel-
opment of agriculture in this section is a
generally conceded fact. Proofs are upon
every hand. Those who were so located
that it was inconvenient to labor in the
mills or woods or could not sell the timber
on their lands in logs or wood, were in a
large iiicasure siiccessfiil in fariiiing, ad-
vanced much more rapidly, :1nd are today
among the most prosperous, while in the
main the contrary is true of those more
conveniently situated.

Again the trunk lines of i'ailw:iys which
cross our county from east to west and
are the niain distributers of zigricultural
emigration were directly interested in the
settling 11p and populating the vast empire
of fertile prairies of the more distant west-
ern states and territories, while the home-
seeker would generally from choice prefer
the open level prairie to the more difficult
timber land out of which to develop a
farm.

Speculative investment of capital has
also been an important factor in this prob-
lem. in that on the prairie an investment

meant the development of agricultural rc- .

sources, while in the timber belts it sought
its profits by holding the lands for the
prospective rise in the value of the timber
itself. This is particularly true of north-
ern Michigan.

From these and many other less potent
reasons, this section of our state has been
slow in :1Q‘1‘l(:llltlll‘D.I development when
compared with other parts of our country.
However, the last few years have changed
the outlook. As the timber interest has
waned, more attention has been paid to ag-
riculture. Years of careful observation
and experiment have proved to :1 certainty
that the climate and soil are adapted to‘
our calling, and the resources of this part
of our state are fast becoming known
through natural channels. It is true that
tens of thousands of acres are still 1inoccu—
pied as farms, much of it as good as any to
be found in the state. In due time it will
be occupied and cultivated. It seems to
me that the question is not so much “how
shall we secure a more rapfl agricultural
development.” but do we need it? Is it to
our best interests as a section or a. state?
VVill not the natural channels be sufficient?
The adoption of some such method as you
suggest mi ht be in a measure successful,
but is not t e remedy as bad as the disease?

j state.
,‘ would favor it, as tliey own the larger
_ _ 3 sliare of the unsettled lands in this part of
from farms of older sections of the country =

APRIL 16, 1896

 IEOIII lfinot ‘the advantages gained be more
1 t 311 "Set iv .lie ‘lltentl:l.l1ttlIS'1(l\“111t‘1f'€<'
' 'ealers ma‘ 1' niemle' that list ‘ .. . . ‘I ‘- ‘ -‘ ‘ ‘~‘ 
Um I ‘ 5 C ) I ‘H ; The \. staiiioint of valuable timber upon
1 the ca 'eful haidling of which so many of

1 the 1113 Ullfilttlliing plants of the state de-

pend f 11' their )rospei'itv :1nd the co1itinu-
anee o their brsiness \\’(illl(l. under changed
t'‘“1‘liti‘’"-*~ 103 great extent. be wanton-
l_v 1lcs’tioycd. il'onld the iiici'c:1scd pro-
dllctiollf of the farins be coiiiiiieii.sur:itc in

. value! .An incie:1.sc of f:1i'inei's iiie:1ns:in

lI1(‘1't‘§1>'(’- of pcri::li:1ble pro1luct:s seckiiig lo-
cal III2I1‘l_lit't.s. already fullv siipplieil--i'c—
51111. Still lower prices. It ineaiis an in-
ci'c:1:se of state €I(}K‘ll4llil1l‘t'.~', :1 furtlicr cii-
largcincnt of political appoiiitiiients. :iiid
the iicces.s'ar_v iiicrc:1.sc of |oc:1l taxation. (hi

‘, this line coiiiiiicnt is iuiiicccssarv.

The t<>p<>gi':1pliic:il. g1-olo<_ric:1l. and agri-
t'1lllUI'I!l -"‘l1'\'<‘_\’ \\<)llltl.llll1'lll’>ll()ll:ll)l\' be :1
\':1lll:1lil<.‘iltllllnct to the state :ii'clii\'1-,'.s. :1iid
the iiicrcasc of :lf_"l'l('lllllll’:il population
would show up wtlll on the census i'cpoi'ts.
Iiu’[:11iioi‘1-l‘:1pi1l <le\‘clop111e11toftlic pro-
diiciiig <‘l:ls.s'e- with no ;1.~1-oi1ip.~iii_viiig iii-
cre:1scot' coiisuiiicrs in :1i1v given locality
or in the ('t1lllilI'_\' .11 l:l1'g'ci but lcsseiis tlic
:1<l\:1iit:1gcs if the *Ioi'o.l1'1.-(-1-,

.\H\\' I (lit D111 \\lsll In l1(- ||1]1li-1'sl1m1l :1,s‘
oppo.-iiig il:llIl1':1l (".§il‘_"l':‘1llUll to tlicsc unde-
vs-lopcd f:i'1'1_ii.- of fiilie 1.111-1111-i-11 1-iiunllt-s.
()n the t'(>i‘1lI‘:l’.‘_‘-. l wasqiiil 1“,-,1-iilc \\—1-[,-.-,n,(-
cvei'yonc \\'lll>\'<3l{.\"-:1 lio:nc:1iiioii1_r11.s. lint
the cxpcii<lit1}:‘c of nioi-c 01' 1...; lll(111e\‘s'
froin the public ti'c::-iiry i'ortl11; ]i[[1'l)(l_\('
ii:1i:ic1l is lllli‘-_:lll'.‘1l int‘ ;11 111,- l11't's‘t'lll time,
Thc pi'opo.sc<l plan or any 11llIc1' which uc-
cc.-sitatcs an :§'ldi‘1ioi’».-ii b1ir1lenof l<1c:‘1li:L\-
ation woulrl oily.sci'\'1- to <lcl'c:2t the (‘llll
souglit. _

_\ow I .s‘ll\_!‘f_"<‘;~l that we can inoi-o profit.
ably ciiiploy 11111‘ nic.1iis in niziking bcttcr

. f:ll'lllt‘1'.s' of tliose .~1li'c:1- ly with us. in iii:-i'e:1s—

ing our production rather tli:iii our :lt‘l'€il‘-_"t‘,
in niakiiig o1ir ' A
will seek lionies :1i1ior<_r us :ind there will
be but little need for ciiiigrzition burc:111s.
Results speak ltltltlk 1' than words.

A. E. I’_A.i..\i i-11:.

Krzl7msI;r1 L‘/»11i1!,1/.

I believe with you that the adoption of

j the survey plan would be of great service

in developing the nortliern counties of the
I’robably the J':1ilroad conipanics

the state, and it is the fact that they cannot
be homesteaded that alone stands in the
way of their occupationand development.
In a sense everything possible should be
done to develop il1",‘;l,_C|;l‘l"l1lllll‘f:l_ iossibil'i-
tics and activities Oiitliiu ‘t:1'~ I‘ e"popu—
lation should be i1lCl'lZ‘fl5€‘J‘ by new—comers
and farming ei1co1;i-:1gr.dl. But unfortu-
nately therc is anoth.er aid :1 very bad side
to the question. Fart .> great a propor-
tion of our people are aready engaged in
farming. The l>1isiiies:ls s not, and cannot
be made to pay. Too uch is produced
for profit now, and ti. engaged in the
business could quite do lc their products
if the products would (, y pay the cost of
their production. )I:i._i ' of my neighbors
have left their farms a l gone to work in
the mills, and I think xv hft\’0 <l0I10 V\'i-'U-
ly. for they can live fa asiel‘ =lI1<lf:1I' bet-
ter. No f:1rni will .1::v wages. Nine-
tenths of the settlers :1! 1i -’ the 0:151 >'i<l0 of
this county. (:1 section i1 -;«r l>L‘t\\'06l1 the
(fr. R. & I. and the .\I. I .'.1ilro:1ds) have
left their clcariiigs fo ' 1.1rc proinising
fields of labor. This is not me fault of the
lands or the cliiii:1te b11t -hows the weak-
ness of the biisiiicss. I’ niattci's not that
millions are liuiigry foi -. ur p1'0<lllt*tS #0
long as they cannot pay _*_1I' l.l(3lllvs(’) long
as the raili'o:1ds can cli;:.ge to t1':1I1.-’p0I't
them more than we requi  to produce and
car them. I do not like 1- nicntion these
unpleasziiit facts but they iould be known
to those who presunic to ‘ strsict the peo-
ple.

However, if you thinl~:
good even in a very sniall .1 ;1y it is \V(‘ll—
 well as “natural for l11(‘l to i11<lHl}_'6 I11
the illusions of hope." M. I l'»l’H.\'Il.UI.

Clznrlcvoia‘ County.

 7 TITICI‘.

!

The Report of the Cominirtee on "Ira--'
state Grunge, 18!)‘;

Tl:/7‘f/Iy J5/~\'fc/’ ll/HZ .[)4.(f/‘UH ‘

Your coiiniiittee on tl'€lIlS[)('l :. .i0Tl h:l\‘0
given the subject such attentii 1. z  Cll'C11I11-
stances have perinitted. .

It is a question of great imp 1'1 ance. and
one that for a long time has engigletl the {It-
tention of the people, especiallytlip f:1l‘1Il€1‘S
of the state. The question is mp‘ that is

Transportation and the

x irtzltiou at

constantly assuming greater prop0I'ti0IlS.
The deiii:1nd is daily increasing fo ' cheap,
safe, and rapid transit, whethei the service
is rendered direct to the people. or in con-
veying over long lines of tra s 301't&ti0n
our varied products that go to m ke up the
magnificent commercial interests .0f 0111‘
state and nation. The magnitude of our
transportation facilities, with the immense
amount of capital invested and the Volume
of business transacted, is the marvel of the
age, but not more surprising than the rap-
id growth and develo ment of our country
in all the substantial e ements of prosperity

honics more attractive. our ,
people more Cllllivlllcil, 1lesii'ablc citizens 1

‘ and wealth which make the existence of

our s ‘stem of transportatioii :1 possibility.

It is in the iiieniory of the early pioiieers.
:1 few of whom are yet living. when no
such dcniand existed. The trail of the Iii-
di:1n as he roanicd tlirougli the niagiiiticcnt
forests. or the ripple of the waves as his
canoe sped over the surface of lake and
strcaiii met all the deni:1nds of that early
day. but with every coining footprint of civ-
ilization. that dciiiaiid iiici'cascd :1iid in rc-
sponsc the trail has widened. An era of
iinprovcnieiit w:1s-l1eg1iii.:iii1l each s1iccccd-
ing year has brought ni:ii'kcd cliaiiges and
iinprovcinciits. And p:1ssiiigovcr the iii-
tcriiiediatc periods of fI't'l_3_"l)ill)_<_" the prod-
ucts of the co1iIiti'_\' long distaiiccs ovcr al-
most iiiipassablc roails: the days of cordu-
i‘o\' i'o:1<l.s' :1n<l s't:if_"c coaclics. we find our-
selves .sui'ro1iiidc«l by the coiiveiiici1ce.s eni-
bi':1cc<l in our iiiodcrn .s_\'stcni of i':1ilw:1_v
Will‘-‘l"‘1'l=l‘lUIl. with its parlor. dining c:1i‘s.
and slccpcrs all i1c:1i'lypci'fcct in dct:1il:1iid
1’t‘li<'\'il‘1f_" the occup:1nt alinost cntii'cl_v of
the fatigue of ti':1\'cl. Then we have the
bicyclc. iiiotocyclc. 1-lcctricc:1i'-, ctc.. 1-uch
tilling its proper place in supplyiiig the
wants of the people. (I\1'l'll1t’ great lines
oi’tr:1iispoi‘t:1tioii wliich sp.-in our 1-11111.1;-_\'
froin one l‘Xll't'lll\‘ to the otln-r. lll:l_\‘ be
llt'ZIl'1l£ll:lll lioiirs and ill :1ll sc:1soii.s the
}lill\'llll|ll.~Hf:llll'('ll'~s1‘l11‘l';J‘\' toi'\\:i1'1liii_1_-
lHt'1Illllll(‘l't‘l.‘1li‘(‘lllI‘l‘~ our \‘:'1l'l"1l 1I1'iHlH1'l>
to meet the dcni:1nds of tranlc in supplyiiig
tlic \v:1l)’l.s of the people, not only with thc
ll<*1'(*.s.s:1l'lt‘,s of life. but also its ln.\'urics.
\\'hilc noting the growtli :1i1d iiiiproveinciit
of our ti':1ii.spoi't.:1tioii facilitics. we notice
other cliaiigcs \\hi-.-li h:1\c taken placc in
the period over which we li:1\'1~ pa-scd.

The area of .\licl1ij_-':1ii. ncstling bctwccii
her gi'c.-it lines of water ti':1iispo1'1:1tioii.
with the l:1i';_-‘est coast line of any state in
the I'nion. has passcil from the lctli:1i'gic
t‘Ull1llll1'bll of that time. and drxiwn about
her the niaiitlc of statcliood. llcr great
n:1tui'al :1<lv:1nt:1gc.s of fertile soil. ni:igniti—

1 cent foi'c.-‘ts. and rich inincr:1l deposits.

have been utilized by an intelligent :1iid
thrifty people, and have rapidly brought
her to the proud position she occupies to-
day. Tliriviiig villages :iiid cities have
sprung up on every hand. Iler state build-
ings aiid institutioiis of learniiig li:1ve been
erected and paid for. Her ed1ic:1tioiial
system has been developed :1iid lirinly es-
tablished, and the sclioolhonscs :1iid cl1iircli-
cs which dot the land in all directions bear
evidence of the intelligence and moral
worth of her people.

One hundred seveiity-eiglit thousand
farms have been reclaimed from a state of
na.11i'e, and today represent the agricultur-I
:11 interests of our state which, we believe
has contributed its full share to secure the‘
growth and prosperity of Michigaii. \Ve
have a great community of interests, each
contributing to swell the resources of the
people when working in harnionious rela-
tions. It follows quite naturally that in
this rapid developmentquestions of import-
ance should arise between the producers
and those who control the various agencies.
for its distribution.

\\'hile we are ever ready to :icknowledge-
our dependence upon these agencies cin-
braced in our lines of transpoi't:1tioii, we
think it but fair, :1iid in f:1ct o11r duty, to
insist that our relations slionld be better
understood, our inutu:1l depciideiic.e recog-
nixedand acknowledged, and all tr:1ns:1c-
tions placed upon :1 fair :1iid equitable ba-
sis. This has not been the case in the past.
and we briefly notice some of the grievan-
ces of which we 1-oinpl:1iii:

1. l'iijust and exorbitant cliargcs.

2.’. l'njust discriniinations: cliargiiig
more, or less, to one person than :1l'l()ll)(il"

1 for precisely the saiiie service. under pre-

cisely tlic saiiic eoiiditioiis.

2-1. The giving of undue prefcreiicc or
advantage to one person over anotlier.

4. Ch:1i'giiiginoi'c for the longer than-

 tlie sliortcr haul.
in can do any =

.3. Pooling rates. N

1'-. ('li:1i'ging more, or less, than piib—
lislicd i':1tes. I

T. Cli:1nging without

existing rates

‘ previous notice.

These are some of the complaints made
against the methods employed by our
ti':1iispoi'tatioii coinpanies, :1iid these iiietli—-
ods have imposed upon the patrons of these
lines :1 grievous burden, :1nd upon no class
have they rested so lierivily as the farm-
er. Another feature i'csnlting from these
extortions is the fact that in n1-my cases it
destroys competition.

In this hour of business tlep1'(:.s;i')l1 and
shrinkage in values, when the staph. prod-
ucts of agriculture, which have contr} .‘."(.Od.
so much to the development and wealth of
the state, are scarcely paying the cost of
production, the demand comes from every
rural home that we shall be relieved from
every unjust exaction or unfair condition.

The interest of the public demand gener-
al laws that will give equal opportunities
to all. Respectfully submitted,

WM. '1‘. ADADIS, L. NORTH, J ESSIE F.
CHASE, H. A. SLARROW, HENRY STOCK-
WELL, Mas. H. J. AUSTIN, MRS. SARAH
SLAYTON.

Every noble activity makes room for
itself.——.Eme7'son.


-cussed.

APRIL 16, 1896.

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TI}:_1_§oBAN GE VISITOR.

lllIlQRK.-.

Yllomiaws

———j_.__.__.__.?__

Plans for Work.

To the Committees on V\'oman’s' ‘York in the
Grange:

Ill-EAR Si.s'Ti:i:;s': After a council of the
state conimittee the following plans have
been decided upon for the year's‘ work. \\'e
have thought it would lend interest to the
work of the Order if special work for spe-
cial days was planned. It is quite time to
begin to think about Arbor Day. If you
own your hall and the ground upon which
it stands can _vou not arrange for the plant-
ing of a TM tree. (or. better. tree.-'.l with
suitable excrcises'.’ Consult with Flora and
place the arranging of the program undei'
her care.

In June comes (.‘liiltli'eii's Day. and this
we place under your especial care. and
when planning do not forget the children
of those m//.-/r/«» the ()rdei'.

The ol<l—time l’ourth of July eclebr.-itioii
is fast becoming obsolete. \\'h_v not uii—
furl the Stars and Stripes with yUtlI'(il'.'lll1_v‘e
banner on that day, and let your c.\;<-rcises
be a review of the history of 702.’

After the liarvcst call upon (‘eresz coun-
sel with her as to plans for "('ercs llay."
when the crops of the season l!l:I_‘t' be dis-
Let c.\nil,its of "the best of the
liarvcst" be brought. and the hall be made
bcautiful by its dccorations' of grain.

In the autumn bring in the fruits. Let

Poiiioiia hold court and have cl1:Il"_"c of the .

L‘.\'Cl'L‘l.s'C.~'.

The school work for the year is in charge
of Mary Sherwood llinds. who will issue
to you the iieccs:s'ai'_v blanks.
freely. as she wishes‘ to get into close touch
with you on all this important work. Visit

your school: lill out your blaiiks. sending .

onewcopy to your own county superintend-
ent of scliools.
\\ e are e.\'ceedmgl_v anxious that the

(1i.ingeIicshAii \\ oik shill re L.\l(l1tlt.(l , 1.Cm1(_y(,l,}, “me ‘W ynflc new n]Cl”])U_>,‘

this _vear. Caiivass your (iraiiges: la_v this-
work before your people, lnid out who can
and will take children for a two \\'L‘(.‘l{s‘

-outiiig this summer and write for instruc-  (_.l__mf‘, \.i,“p1\, “,9 mmd (if the wlmle

tions to Belle M. Royce, llaroda, or _\Iar_v
A. Mayo, Battle Creek. ‘

The woman's work committees ought to
be to the Grange what the ladies‘ au.\'iliary
is to the church: especially aiding and plan-
ning for local _work that niay be needed in
your own particular locality. We cannot
tell just what special work outside of the
regular work your Grange may need. You
can tell that better than anyone else. What-
ever it may be, plan for it and do it, and
he sure that you report to the state coni-
mittee whatever you do accomplish, that a
record may be kept, as we must make our
report to the State Grange at the close of
the year.

JUVENILE GRANGES.

The organization of Juvenile Granges
"for the social and moral culture, discipline
and education of our children, as author-
ized by our National Grange, has been too
much neglected. They are to the Grange
what the Sabbath school is to the church,
and where they have been organized, the
reports of their work and success are most
gratifying. The work of the Juvenile
Grange is under the supervision of a mat-
ron selected from your Grange, under the
jurisdiction of which it was organized.
Children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, whose parents are eligible
to membership in the Grange, can be ad-
mitted. No Grange that has the conven-
iences for the work of a Juvenile Grange
should neglect to organize one. The beau-
tiful and impressive rituals give all neces-
sary instructions for the organization and
work of these Granges and are kept in
stock by the Secretary of the State Grange.
It seems eminently fitting that the coni-
mittee on woman’s work in every Grange
of our state should give this subject due
consideration, and take such action as the
good of the children and of the Order may
require.

VVe trust this circular will awaken an in-
terest among the members of our Order,
and especially impress'up_on every Master
the necessity of appointing his womanls
work committee. Remember, ours is not
a separate work, but together all in the
Order are working for the benefit of our-
selves and all mankind. For special cor-
respondénce along these lines, address,

MARY A. MAYO, Battle Creek,

MARY SHERWOOD HINDS, Stanton,

BELLE M. ROYCE, Baroda,
COMMITTEE.

Thoughts For Earnest Workers.

To one interested in the active work of
the Grange as an Order, or feeling in any
way responsible for the maintenance of his
own particular Grange, the_opening year
brings serious thoughts to mind. It IS then

, that the questions, what can we do, and

what are we doing, are thrust before us
with an importance that makes an answer
almost necessary. To say that there is not
:31. Grange in the land but might have done
more and better work during the past year
is doubtless true, though it is _rather a
sweeping assertion. Society life is like in-

\Yl‘ite to her _

3

51

t‘-‘e:Vi£.(_"()(l(l as We

dividual life, no one of u.
might be.

dcr of the Patrons of I-In.‘ lia (hr has passed

leave a heritage of w iic_h he younger "
, rlfllltlel‘ l1l_z1v all be classed with the vices of V
, L'Ull\‘el'.~‘:ltl0l]. and slander has caused manv
; deep wounds which no balm can cure. lfveii
(irange should be to do tlie g'c:itcst good v '

workers shouldibe pron l, }'_{i\'1]_i_i' them as
it does so great an advant: 3'9 1) their field
of labor. Jlie obyect ( f Hacl and every

to the greatest nuinbeizt n -')l'(lL‘l' to ac-
complish this, our vvorklshculd he care-
full_v plani;icd. l’ut ‘Llltp ,,,,,,,( 1},,,,,,__,.1,t and
thrift into your (ii'ziiig'-ii‘ life that a tlirifty
business man puts into his: Jll.‘llll’\‘-
begins early: long heft re the time arrives
for commencing a piece of work his brain
has the plan complcte.,l am‘, all of the pre-
liminaries lJ:l\'(} been "ii'i_':iii;_;-cal,
tematic work is too ofécn ltyllllll lacking in
oiii'(fri‘:ii1gc work. \ le top often forget
[lint \\'C :tl'(‘ l):lll‘(Ill.\ Hf ll'i5l:;gn(l1'_\‘ until
the time for mcetiiig lll'i';\'(._c_ mid alas,
many of us do not l'(‘l‘Il(‘llIb(-i- 1]m._

We append a short cli:iptei' on "Let Ls."
if the directions are follow,-d. the harvest

.1 of next year will surely  on abuiidziiit

one:
Let us have an ideal (ii'fi]};_r(\ in View,

Let

Let us  )

Let us .strivc with all Hi 1' might to real-
izc that ideal. -5 4

without our pi'<-sencc.

Let us be s‘y.~:tcinatic llll all our work.

Let 11- work a little inoi-c than we play.

Let us be ciitlilisiac-u,_‘ pi our work.

Let us call it
(irangc: our social. not I//In//' social.

Let n- be \'lj.*'ll:H1l1l _>‘ctting new meni-
li('t'.s. i

Let us" see that the _)l,iIL\.\'t;l'l \'isiToi; is-
in every home culilzllll/l]_g_*‘ a l’atron.

Let H-' li('(‘1>0|l" lllL‘!hbei'.s' well informed

3 as to what the ( lrtnge has been and is no\v.

Let us have our llel-lai'ation of l’urpo.-‘es

Lot 11> lI=i\'0 M1110. plan of reading or

 study for the wimer. F

Let us have no ,’personal ambition to

Let» UH all put HI!‘ shoulder to the wheel

7 =1ll<l 1I1=tl<0 W’/' 0""//fl/v— a model (jrange.

Let 11>‘ l0:1<l 21,L;llj_*llei' and purer Grange
life this year tli_in et'ei- before.

Let us‘ do ,-'itl1,7 our might what our
liand.s' find to d , and we shall be a success
as a Grange.  A \Voi:ki~:i:.

Pure Thong ‘.ts~l

, Pure Words,
’uF'e Deeds.

R-...:..‘.--£.—.'- 

and

n. G.an,,r.,- by Miss: Marta Pray.

I .‘ V
Pure til; ‘l..s'., pure words and pure

deeds are il. three essentials to a pure
character--tl..-L ~ .)t1l towards which every
true person: \'« king; and the more power
and goodnc-<~~ ,h .' possess, so iinich more
the energy <f tl .t aim. But how shall we
best strive 3 = t is goal.’ First and chiefly,
Ishould sa_\ of pure thoughts, for these
are the del.-' ;. te {lowers of the mind. Many
imagine it" little account what their
thoughts nu - so long as they do not out-
wardly lire‘-¥’~ [any laws of virtue. But
what a set? .- error, for the outward ac-
tion is but 1 r-- expression of the inward
thought. we would be no wicked deeds
were they » ‘, first prompted by wicked
desires. '1' 1tS if we would have our words
and deed.-' = : racterized by purity we ninst
see that on * aoughts are constantly pure.

But we r ' -t go even beyond this if we
wish clea: _ oughts, and establish as one
of the Iii did most important rules of
life, the c n-want cultivation of purity of
heart, foi Ll.i heart is the source of all ac-
tion and .»-n unchaste heart can no more
send fort}. p ire deeds than a dark, muddy
fountain «in send forth clear water.

Thouglit.-. ire the foundation of words.
Thus we xv» ild always uttei' pure words if
our thor  were always Jurc, but of the
two evils I think impure t oughts prefer-
able. F = ve may sometimes abstain from
putting ,l..5I1l into words or deeds, thus
largely Ll iinishing their harm. One can-
not thinl. .ii impure thought without in-
juring 3i¥= self, but one cannot utter an ini-
pure {ht .ght without injuring others.
And r-r -iinly it would be better to
bring arm upon ourselves alone,
than 1:} it both ourselves and those we
come in entact with, as we would do, for
no oru“; .n live without exerting some in-
fluent _- 11 those around them.

“Boy. flying kites can haul in their white
winred birds,
But. .‘.n(1lcan’r. do that when you’re flying
JV )1‘ S;
Thtuishts unexpressed. may sometimes fall
back dead-

But - :;1,Hims’elf cant’ killthem when they’re
E‘ ‘.1 . ’

T'= is we should exercise great care in
the eye of our words, for it is easy to de-
strcythe reputation of a lifetime by the
thonghtlessness of a moment. A single
impure word forever mars the credit of
puiity which the individual may have been
year- in establishing. The harm reaches
back of reputation and weakens the char-
acter; but pure words will shine as bright-
ly oi the earth as the stars in heaven.

E very true lady considers it complimen-
tar ‘ to have pure, sensible conversation
adc ressed to her, for it shows her that her

, morally certain that the tone of convers:i-
The vicissitudes: tl]l'0ll_l1;]QPiicl1 the Or- 5

f in 21 world of wickedin-ss leaving a darl'
f L‘lUlI(l i
 much more Christ-like it would be toovcr—
This .s'ys- 5
5 ones upon them.
I has some faults is no reason why we should
V discard her. i

or to elevate and purify her heart and

f toii1ipi'ov(_-our own.

v deeds.
 thoughts.

. f In our friends‘ which surprise us: and cause 3
l.<‘l lls lltll :lll'.i\\' (HHLB im-L-ling‘ in 1):i,s',s 

. dcnly like tlioughts. but an impure deed is

mind is not considered inferior and it is

thewsuperiors are puritied. T
Hattei'y. sarcasm. exaggeration. and=

in the most rctircd moments with your

V most trusted friends. beware of whispering
‘ one word which niay injure the reputation ‘
. of a fellow being, for it will not pass awav
- like your breath upon a miri'or. I

lie ‘

, leaving it .
l>1'l_L'lit and pure, but rather it will go out

upon their once fair name. llow
look one fault than attempt to heap e.\'tra
iecausc we liiid a friend

but should constantl_v endeav-

inind. making a still niorc vigorous‘ ctlort
_ \\c all have much
on our side to be borne with and forgiven.

, Then how it becomes us to look with a
5 clniritahle. t<:ndei'and foi'gi\'iiig spirit upon
f the faults of others :ind trv toelcvate them :
us keep that lir.-uig‘f-- on-1' lit-foi'c our ,1 i

by pure tliouglits. pure words and pun-
The deeds are but the l)‘.Il_'_:‘l'H\\'lll.s of the
llow often we see some action .

us to wonder why they should have hap-
pened. but had we been able to learn the
past thoughts" of that person we would

1' have found them vci'_v similar to their
(l(.‘C<l.\'.
W/',(ii':iii<_~‘c not //«wr,

' 'hus' give thy thoughts no words.
but guard them well. for you know not
what harm they may bring you. What we
are today is but the result of what we were »
yesterday._ for deeds are not t'ornicd sud— ,
the work of continued impure thoughts 
which have taken root in the licart. ‘sent 
forth their shootsand at last developed into
the s:trong trunk which spreads its branch-
es outward and Sltllltls a niightv emblem of 5
strength. i l

A single deed (lt)L‘.~' not create a habit.
Thus if a person discovers that he has'over—
stepped God'.s' rule of purity he may still
retrace his steps and cover his tracks with
iiieekiiess, charity and holiness-—thc essen-
tials of purity. We are not aware of :ui_v
nionient when our habits‘ are formed, but
we are continually spinning the threads
which shall form it. llay by da_v the
strands increase and are twisted tighter to-
gether until at length they become strong
and unyielding cords, binding their owner
to ways and customs which fix the charac-
tc.--_ nd prospects for life.

\\'ith purity as a shield we are doubly
guarded against sin, and no matter how en-
ticing temptations may come to us or how

strongly they may assail us this shield will
enable us to rise above them; thus it should
be a tixed i'ule never to violate the dictates
of purity in thought, words or deeds.
Youth is the time to establish in the
mind the importance of this work. How
often we see parents lamenting the fate of
their children who have reached maturity
and passed from under their influence, but
many times these very parents may- bere-
sponsible for the condition of their child.
The boy who is allowed to spend iinicli of his
time on the streets among a crowd of loaf-
ers is receiving an education greatly in con-
trast with the schooling of purity which he
should be receiving under home influences.
And remember parents, “Unless a tree has
borne its blossoms in the spring, you may

‘vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.” We

should not cast one unnecessary shadow on
the pathway of the youth, but they should
often be reminded that the season of youth
with its romance and light—heai-tedness too
soon departs. Spring, with all its beauties
of buds and blossoms does not continue all
the year but is followed by sober autumn
and the dreary snow of winter. In order
to have a good supply for winter, good
seed must be sown in the spring. So, also,
if you would have the summer of life fruit-
ful, and the winter of old age made coni-
fortable and peaceful, the good seed of
pure habits must be sown in the spring-
time of youth.

A life made noble and holy by purity is
one of God’s noblest gifts to man, and such
a life is not a temporary flame, burning
brightly for a while and then giving place
to returning darkness, but rather is a radi-
ant light with power to enlighten the com-
mon mass of human mind, so that when it
glimmers in old age and finally goes out in
death, it leaves the world all light, all on
fire from the contact of its own spirit. _

Possibly none of us will ever reach this
state of purity, but we are taught “Blessed
are the pure in spirit, for they shall see
Got .” Then with this promise in view,
let us set our ideal at purity, and strive as
best we can to reach this standard, for——

“It is better to strive and climb,
And never reach the goa.l,_
Than to drift along with time,
An aimless, worthless soul;
Aye, better to climb and fall, or
Sow, though the yield be small,

Than to throw away day after day
And never strive at all.”

County Grange Pudding.
The day before the meeting of the coun-

ty Grange, put over the fire in your fry-

l ing pan :1 quart of sweet milk. Wlien this
_ _ I , is scalding hot stir into it one cup of corn
tion will not be improved until the taste of I

meal made smooth in just cold water
enough to moisten it. Stir this: briskly
until thorouglily cooked to a smootli inass.
hemovc fi'oin the tire and place where it
will cool. licat tlircc eggs‘ tlioi'oii_<_r-lily.
add to them one cup sugar. onc-half cupof
inolass'es. a teaspooii of salt. a piece of blit-
ter half the s‘i'/.e of an egg. and :1 little init-
meg. Stir this imo pure. cooked corn
meal when it is cool enough not to set your
eggs. l’our this mi.\‘turc into a live «pl:ll'l
milk pan. and till up the pan within a

‘ couple of inches of the top with cold. swcct

milk. seed a cup of raisins and add just
before putting it into the oven. '('~/'—r
,//IN/r/H/r/I//i/to «‘/os»/«/ rllid l»:tl\'c in :1 slow
oven five hours. As soon as it lJ(‘_1_'_‘lll.\ to
thicken stir it up thoroughly. else your
raisins will settle to the bottom. -\ half
hour bcforctiine for rcmovingfroni thc
ovcn rciiiovc the cover aii-l let it brown
nicely. .\ll1l.l.ll-Z .\. _\l\\o.

J4

Tlie_lJuvel_iiyil.e_s.

The Land of Make-Believe.

i know of a dear, (lelightl'ul laml,
\\'hich is not so tar away,

‘l'liat we niay not sail to its sunlit strand
No matter how Sli:)l‘t the day:

Ah, there the skies are always blue,
And ll(‘H.l‘[S forget to gi‘ii-ve,

For there’s never a dream but must come true
In the Land of .\lake-llelievc-T

~ ’l‘liei'e every laddie becomes :1 Kniglit,

And a fairy queen each lass:

i And lips learn laughter‘ and e_ve.s' grow bright

As the dewdrops in the grass:

For tlierc-‘s nothing beautiful, brave and bold,
That one may not achieve.

if he once sets foot on the saints of gold
(if the Land of Make Believe?

50 spread the sails, and away we go
Light-winged through the fairy straits;

, For the west winds steadily. swiftly blow,

And the wonderful harbor waits.
On our prow the foanrllccks glaiicc and izleain,
While we sail from morn till eve,
All bound for the shores oftlie cliildre-iis‘(li‘eaiii
Of the Land of .\lake—believcY
.\'ir;lmlrI.s'.

The 1.-o.*.;“A;..;i;. Trees.

Many _\'L‘:ll'>' ago there was a lII.‘lll who
wanted to have a beautil'ul orchard. So he
sent for some young trees. knowing that
he should not have to wait so long for his
orchard if he planted trees which had al-
ready had a good start in growing. ['11-
fortunately. however. the trees arrived
just at the time when the man was obliged
to leave home for several days. lie \\'"..-‘
afraid that they would not live unless they
were planted very soon, and yet he could
not stay to attend to them. Just then a
man c:niic along who wanted work.

“Do you know how to set out fruit
trees!" asked the owner.

“Yes, indeed," said the other man.

“Then you may stay. and set out these
young apple trees. I am going to have an
orchard, and I have marked the places for
the trees with stones.“

By and by the owner of the trees came
back, and went to look at his orchard. He
had been gone two days. “How is this 1"
he asked. “Only four trees set out 3"

“This is all I had time for," answered
the other man. “I dug great holes‘, so that
the roots might be spread out to the farth-
est tip. I hauled rich earth from the
woods, so that the trees might have the
best of food. I set the trees straight, and
filled the holes with care. This took all the
time, but these four trees are well planted. "

“That is too slow a way for me,” said
the owner. “I can plant the whole or-
chard in one day.”

So he went to work, and planted the
trees in his own way. He did not dig
holes large enough or deep enough, and
therefore many of the little root months
were broken off when he set the trees in
the holes. He did not take pains to get
soft, rich earth to fill the holes, and so the
trees could not have as good food as they
needed. The poor little trees lived for a
while; but they were never very strong,
never bore very good apples, and at last
were cut down. Finally, all that was left
of the orchard were the four trees which
had been planted with such faithfulness
and care. These four trees are now older
than an old man, and have long been bear-
ingdelicious great apples.—F/‘om “[2; Me
C’/tz'[d’s lllmlzl.

——SI.

STATE or 01110, CITY or TOLEDO, ;
LUCAS COUNTY ) 35

Frank J.Gheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY
8: C0.. 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 H.ALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK. J. CHENEY.

Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, 6th day of December, A. D. 1886.

/s»’\ W. A. GLEASON,
g SEAL l Notary Public.

\l~r'\/
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.

l@‘Sold by druggists. 75c.

Custom is often only the antiquity of
error. —— Cyprian.
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THE GRANGE V

 

TOR.

APRIL 16, 1896

VI

THE QRMME YESITQR

The Olliciil llrgan of the Michigan State Grange.

Published on the First and Third Thursdays of Each Month

EDITOR :
KENYON L. Burrznmsnn, Lnusuve, MICH.

§"To whom all exchanges and all articles for publication
should be sent.

MANAGERS AND Pizixraizsz
PERRV 6 MCGRATH, CHARLOTTE, Mlcu.
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.

s‘1b,S°TiDtions payable in advance. and discontinued at
expiration. unless renewed.

$’Remittances should be by Registered Letter, Monev
Order or Draft. Do not send stamps.

ETD insure insertion all notices should be mailed no
later than the Saturday preceding issue.

Entered at the Postoflice at Charlotte. MlCli.. as Second
Class matter.

ETVEXT Isstiz, MAX‘ 7.

OUR WORK.

The following has been approved by the State Graiize as.
a' fair statement of the objects the Grange of Michigan
has in view, and the speciallines along which it proposes to
work. We ho e every Grange in the state will work
earnestly in a these departments. so that by a more
united effort we shall rapidly increase our miiiibers.
extend our influence, and attain more and more complete-
ly those ends which we seek.

OCR OBJECT

is the Organization of the Farmers for their own Improve-
ment. Financially, Socially, Mt-iitally. Morally.

\Ve believe that this improvement can in large ineasu re
be brought about:

1. (a.) By wider individual study and general dis-
cussion of the business side of farming and home keeping.
b.) By co-operation for financial advantage. ‘ _

2. (a.) By frequent social gatherings, and the inintzliiig
together of farmers with farmers. and of farmers with
people of other occupations.

(b.) By striving for a purer manhood. a nobler.woman-
hood. and a universal brotlierhood.

3. a.) By studying and promoting the improvement of
our istrict schools.

(b.) By patronizing and aiding the .-‘igzricultural ('ol-
lcges and Experiment Stations in their lcizitiiiiate work of
scientific investigation. practical experiment. and educa-
tion for rural pursuits.

(c.) By maintaining and attending farmers‘ institutes;
reading in the Reading ('ircle: establisliiiig 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.

Readers will please bear in mind that
subscriptions, as well as complaints about
not receiving paper, etc., should go to
Perry & McGrath, Charlotte, Michigan.
Do not send to the editor. It causes delay

and unnecessary trouble.

 

Arbor Day is May 1. Plant a tree.
Spring! Did you ever think how much
that word means to a fariner?

‘Ye acknowledge receipt of proceedings
of New Jersey State Grange.

lVe keep publishing proceedings of
State Grange as we have space. See page 

Are you purchasing your implements
and spring supplies through the Grange
houses '6 Remember that the Grange offers
you a busiiiess chance.

“'9 occasionally have communications
sent with no name signed. \Ve can not
publish such. Be sure to add your name,
even if you do not want it published.

“Lines of advance in Grange lVork”
are stirring words, and form an apt title
for the stirring article by VVorthy Master
Brigham of the National Grange which ap-
pears in this issue.

The Grange is a school, a brotherhood,
a co—operative concern, a patriotic league,
3. social club, a debating society, an insti-
tute, a lecture course, a civic club, and
generally the farmer's friend. Are you in
it? Are your neighbors in it?

By the kindness of Brother Trimble we
have received a copy of “Nut Culture in
the United States,” an exhaustive treatise
from the department of agriculture on a
growing industry in the United States. It
is beautifully illustrated and is well worth
preserving.

The temperance question is of more ini-
portance than the tariff——for liquor is an
indirect tax on the whole community
greater than the whole tariff. It is more
important than the question of state tax-
ation because it causes a. direct tax greater
than the state tax. It is more important
than the money question,_ except a
money system may have sunk to a pervert--
ed system, because it prevents the purchase
of more necessaries and comforts than any
other one agency. VVhat are you going to
do about it?

“'e are glad to present in this issue an
opinion on either side of the liquor coni-
mission bill, from men who are prominent
in Michigan. Hon. Geo. A. Farr of Grand
Haven is well known as a lawyer of emi-
nent ability, as well as a politician with a
conscience. Dr. Burr was for many
years medical superintendent of the
Eastern Michigan Asylum for the
insane at Pontiac, and is :1 rec-
ognized expert. VVe are especially glad to
present Dr. Bui'1".~:. letter, because it is the
strongest and niost succinct statenient we
have yet had in opposition to the Redfern
bill. We will reserve further comment
until 0. time when we have more space for
editorial discussion, but will say in pass-
ing that Dr. Burr condemns f3;ri/lv/2-«;.s- of
the bill, rather than the general idea of an
investigation.

A IVISE RESOLUT[0.\'.
The following appears in the minutes of
the last session of the State Grange:

“J. W. Hutchins read the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted: _

Resolved, that the executive committee be in-
structed to designate a. number of questions.

not to exceed six. for proposed state legislative , and do 3 },ettO,§ W“,

action, which shall be recommended for espe-
cially thorough discussion, pro and con, bypall
the Subordinate Granges of this state during
the ensuing Grange year. These discussions
shall not preclude the discussion of any other
question. nor shall the choice of any question
by the executive committee be considered as
necessarily exnressinz the views of this Grange
as to the merits or demerits of the question at
issue.”

It seems to us that this rcsolutioll was
eminently a fitting one with which to close
the scssioii of our State Grange. It showed
a spirit of progress that other states could
well emulate. \Ve think that the subjects
for discussion have not yet been announced
by the executive committee, but probably
they soon will be, and it will then be-
come the duty of every Subordinate
Grange to discuss the subjects suggested.
They doubtless have already discussed
questions which the Grange has acted
upon, and are gradually becoming united
on certain questions that it will seem best
to push before the next legislature. As
soon as the announcement is made by the
executive committee of the subjects chosen,
we shall try to present such facts thimegh
the VISITOR as may aid Subordinate
Granges in discussing each question.

THE JOIICIIIGANAGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

During the past few weeks daily papers
have recorded the fact that there is it pretty
row on at the State Nornial School, and
the assertion has even been made that the
Board of Education, with a e‘325,000 appro-
riation at their disposal, were about to
make a contract for a $40,000 building.
Now, we do not here propose to criticise
the Board of Education nor the Noi'inal
School. VVe do not know the cause of the
row, and we do not know which parties
are right and which are wrong. We have
not heard the Board’s side in regard to the
contract affair, though on the face of it, it
would look like a doubtful piece of business
for honorable men to participate in. But
we are surprised that some of the great
papers of the state, those oracles of wisdom
which a few months ago were hurling
abuse at the Agricultural College and the
State Board of Agriculture and dispensing
ideas as to the proper methods to pursue
at the last named institution, should not
accept the opportunity presented by the
Normal School trouble for dispensing
further wisdom. Perhaps educational
opinions in the editorial rooms of these
wise papers were exhausted by the efforts
of last fall. We protest in all seriousness
against the discrimination here made. No
little act of the Board of Agriculture that
does not suit somebody, no little trouble
that may occur among the students, but
what is caught up and made a text of abuse
of the Agricultural College, while the same
things or worse occurring in other state
educational institutions are hushed up
and the institution does not suffer. VVe
are tired of this sort of thing. Not that
we would favor the abuse of other institu-
tions—we do not believe in that. On the
other hand honest criticism is proper and
healthful. The strange thing about all
this is that the farmers themselves, who
who have more interest in the Agricultur-
al College than has anyone else, have fre-
quently joined in this abuse, yet at almost
every institute this winter we heard ex-
pressions of praise for the college, and we

 

were impr , while visiting in other
states, wit (1 fact that Michigan is far
and away n t‘-_._e lead in the matter of an
Agricultgirsl 101’;-.ege. Our College has
better equiinieint,‘ more agricultural stu-
dents, and iettér  ecord among the alumni
as pi'acticalf_ari,pel s, and is today doing bet-
ter work in 2iZl'l1‘f ll’. are than almost any other
state in the fllifin. No friend of the insti-
tution, and its i fast friends are its most iii-
telligent Criiii -. bit what secs where ini-
provements miglit be made and better
work be done. lznt ‘The fact nevertheless re-
mains that ti-‘W .Vl‘i«'l‘ qan Agricultural Col-
lege is still tilt‘ leadt - in its line. This is
acknowledged z.:l ( ~ the country.

We are led ii 1 a— se soinewliat caustic
remarks becai »- o7 -.ll(3 fact that criticism
has been so pr llt‘ ii in the past. \\'c be-
lieve that this - e vs 9 3 largely dying Out.‘
and we hope it I’1=._. never revive again.
The College at '54‘ gl’ ‘zsent day never had
a better oppoi tun 1-. for work. It has
splendid e(1lllpDi:~,‘lil'. '2' hasa strong faculty,
it has a young aid \l orous president. it
has the sympatli of ic majority of the
farmers, and if it 3.4%: .- it meet their wants
during the next

twenty-five years -tum
last twenty-five, \ "  well have reason
to complain. Lot Its‘. :. fariiiers, visit the
institution, study 11- r rk, criticise in :1
friendly and intcliigc

under any cii'ci11iist.1~-«
be led by the l1lOl.‘ l H:

but never
-illow ourselves to
of city editors

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into unintelligent [ii -.1 l 2. nful criticism of
the best Agricultur;tl '. - 'cgc in the couii-

try, and whatever i. in s. the only insti-
tution that thc fziriiicxrw u -lichigan can de-
pend upon to help tlzw" directly in their
business.

AN AGRICUL? '/'i SURVEY.
niber that last
gunicnt in our

'ricultura.l sur-

Our readers niiiy M '
suniiner we presented 4
editorial columns for W. -
vey of the northern «.-our ‘. -s of the state.
In this issue we have in L idiiiirable arti-
cles froni prominent cl’ i: L 4 of the north-
ern counties who ratlwi tin ie against the
project. VVe shall not ll :6, liscuss the ob-
jections to the surve_,. 9 I‘ shall rather
avoid the criticisms iiiad:_'_, l * tlwsp. gentle-
men by suggesting :1 din, pplication
of the plan. The original idaa of this sur-
vey was that it might furni:sl1 a means of
opening up the northern 1i0l'l.lOll of the
state for settlement. That in the course of
time this should be done and that it would
be desirable is not denied by either gentle-
men, but we believe that then: is another
method of making a survejv tlliat for pres-
ent purposes would be nidi'cl,=iisef1il, and
would be entirely iinol)jection:1iilc provided
it could be made practicable. '

The plan would be to have an agricultur-
al survey of the state made; not so much
with a view of settling the new er lands as
of furnishing information to tlidse at pres-
occupying the land as to the heist lines of
agriculture which could be followed in the
various portions of the state. This would
eventually tend to people the lands at pres-
ent untilled, but it would allow this Settle-
ment to come more naturally and gradually.

Of course it is not to be supposed that
any men or set of men with the knmvletlge
of all the ages at their command can make
a survey enabling every man to kn—0W What
he can raise on his own farm to most ad-
vantage, but it is quite generally accepted
that by the study of geology-——that is the
soil, and the flora——that is what sort of
plants are produced naturally, the temper-
ature and rainfall, and a few other l13tl11'31
conditions, together with a certain amount
of study of artificial conditions—-that is
markets and transportation, etc.. a .fairly
accurate judgment can be foriiied as
to the adaptation of particular. Sec-
tions to certain agricultural l in-
industries. Of course it is likely tliilt in
time farmers will find this out for them-
selves, but if they could be aided and

saved years of bitter experience it would ,
A be worth the cost.

The idea suggests itself that the Bbard
of Agriculture could take this ma.ttei' up
and make a start by having a model {sur-
vey made of some township or county. at
small expense, and make it a valuable piece
of work. VVork along this line ought t0
be very carefully planned, ought to be cal‘-
ried on by thoroughly competent men,l and
ought to be done with great economy.
VVe suggest this as an experiment for the

 

thas done in the *

Board of Agriculture to make during the
coming summer.

“"6 have been especially impressed of
late with the necessity and value of such a
survey as here suggested. in the first
place. in many sections of our state where
farmers have formerly niade their money
at either grain farming or feeding. condi-
tions are such that they are restless and
looking anxiously ‘toward a form of agri-
culture which will pay them. This came
out frequently at the institutes: “\\'liat
shall we do in place of raising wheat f"
“Can we go into fruit growing. or dairy-
ing or poulty, protitablyf" Qliestioiis of
this sort showed an anxiety for knowledge
that could in sonic iiiensure be furnished
by an intelligent survc_v of the agricultural
conditions of the state. In the second
place we have heard it said that ccrtaili
sections of the state are especially adapted
todairying. that other sections are well
adapted to certain lines of fruit growiiig.
although not iinicli at present is grown
there. For instance. Goveriior lloard told
the f:irniers zit Siiult Sic. Marie that their
section was most iidniirably fitted for
cliecsc making. The f':ii'niers along the
western shore of Lake Huron tlioroiiglily
believe that they can raise plums to great
advantzige. .V(>\\', if these things could be
discussed from the staiidpoiiit of tliose who
have the broader view of these inatlcrs and
wider iiiforinatioii, it would ii1atci'iall_vaid
these pcoplc. lf dairyiiig is the tliing for
Chippewa county, they want to begiii
duiryiiig right :iw:i_v'. if plum growing can
be carried on with great success on the
Lake Huron shore. they want to know it.
These are simple ll1.~‘l:1llcU>' of a general
truth.

Again repeating the opinion that too
much should not be expected of sucli a sur-
vey as to special farms or even townsliips,
we will also repeat that the project seems
to be one that would be of L‘.\'ll‘0lll(? value
to the farmers and citizens of Micliigaii.

The Farmer’s Garden.
BY H. l’. (iLAI)I)l-ZN.

The time of year has come around again
when many :1 farmeris life is made inisei
able, according to /Luis way of thinking, ,-‘my
the wife and children, because the g-.irden
patch needs plowing and the farmer thinks
ie cannot find time to do it.

Almost every farm paper, at this season,
has an article on the benefits of the home
garden to the owner. And tlianks to the
papers, the continual druniniing of the
wife, farniers‘ institutes, etc.. the home
garden is not the rarity and curiosity it
once was. There is still plenty of room
for advancement.

Many farniers who till plenty of good
land concentrate all efforts on the wheat,
corn or potato crop, and pay but little at-
tention to the garden. In such cases there
is no gardening unless done by the over-
worked wife and the boys, who, knowing
the good things, are willing to put in extra
time hoeing and pulling weeds.

Occasionally a farmer will sow half an
acre of peas or put in quite a patch of
sweet corn, all put in at one time and on
ground a long distance from the house;
but he thinks his «lzztg done and that his
family will have plenty of garden “.-hiss”
while it lasts. \\'hat wonder boys leave
the farm or the daughters have no desire
to become farmers’ wives.

The usual plea of the farmer is that it
takes a great deal of thought and time-
1iioi'e than they can afford. If the t/mm//»,t
is expended in planning properly for the
garden patch, it will be found that the
time needed to care for it is not so much
as anticipated. Plant in long rows and at
a good distance apart and do nearly all the
work with the horse and cultivator. The
amount of “green stuff” that can be grown
on a small patch is astonishing. Even the
question of profit is largely on the side of
the garden. If necesary, reduce the acre-
age of-wheat, corn, and potatoes grown and
put the work on the garden plot at a much
greater per cent of profit.

The proper location of the garden patch
is an important point. It should be near
at hand and convenient for the housewife
to get at it. If the soil is poor near the
house, it is better to try and bring it up to
a productive state than to locate the gar-
den at a distance even if the soil be much
more favorable there. Among the first
crops to be planted in the kitchen garden
is a sowing of peas. These may be plant-
ed early in April when the first warm (lays
come. For the first crop sow an early
smooth sort as first, or best. A little
later sow American \Vonder, Little Gem,
etc. Peas should be sown in succession
and have them continually through the
season. Every person who plants a gar-
den should keep this point of succession of
vegetables continually in mind. It is not

   

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suflicient to make one large planting of a.
vegetable and think that enough, as most
farmers do, but sow a small quantity at a
time and repeat every ten days or two
Weeks until too late to venture a crop.
This applies to nearly all the vegetables
grown in a home garden. Onion sets and
spinach should be started early. Beets,
carrots. radishes and lettuce are quite hardy
and should be sown about the middle of
April usually. The asparagus bed should
receive early attention. The coarse ina-
nure put on the fall before should be raked
off and the patch given a good harrowing.
The manure mulch around the rhubarb
should be raked away from the crown of
the plants and allow the stalks to start-
freely. If one wishes rhubarbearly, a bar-
rel may be placed over astrong plant and it
will come on much more quickly if treated
in this manner. I will reserve further

notes for a future issue of the Visiroii.
Agricultuml College.

 

, 'fHE GRANGE VISITOR.

I joined the Gliinge last week, and now
I don‘t see why ever_ * farmer and farmers
wife does n0t Cflfue i‘ ..to the only successful
farmers‘ Orgafllzati ‘I that has stood the
test of time. Let V:- keep the ball rolling
until We fal‘l116I“~1 arc as well and thorough-
ly organized as tho.--: following any ot er
a\'0Cati0I1il1l1f€. i think every Granger
should take and rear‘. the paper that is pub-
lished in his 0“').i i ;erest in order that all
may kn0W Wh-'1' is eing done at all times
and everyWheI'<= for the good of the Order
and the Welfii 1- ( ' everv farmer in the
land. ”

1 haVe helped in the creation of consid-
erable Grange out! Jsiasm during the past
winter, and mrlllv were surprised to find
that Iwas not» ll!.f' nber of the Order. VVell.
1 3111 1'3Pl‘ll}'1'*-<:m --ring from my recent in-
n0Cl1lati0I1 Wbh ‘ he Grange bacteria in-
lected l“l'«0 th‘ ca didate for the first two
Lle2‘I‘eeS- 1’ H‘ .u down for several new
subscription: to t xc VISITOR. More anon.

Yr ms truly,

Independence or Nothing,

EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR: in the V ISIT-
OR of March 19, I was rejoiced to see such
a tribute paid to the farmers" wives of
Michigan. All honor to the name of S. S.
38119)’, Who has had the courage to place
“W oinans rights of property’ in such a
strong light.

\Voi_iian has helped place this nation on
the high eminence of civilization upon
which it stands. \Vh_v is it then she can
not have her share of what she has earned
to do with as she pleases. as well as the
husban<_lf If the husband dies tirst. she
gets a_life lease of one-third the property.
her children the rest. If there are no cliil—
dren I believe the law allows the widow a
life lease of one-lialf the estate. while the
other half is divided among her husband‘s
relatives, and she has the pain of seeing the
home she has given the best years of her
life to make, go to people who perhaps
have never given them an encouraging

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have it all. Such a law is unjust, and I
think the women of Michigan better rallv
round the standard of S. S. Bailey and ask
him to draft a resolution favoring "\\'oni-
an‘s right of property." to be iresented at
the next session of the Mic iigan State
Grange. and let every Granger in the state
come prepared to vote in its favor.

My husband‘s next wife shall not wear
out my old shoes if I can help it. and if he
dies first I want more than a life lease of
one third of my home. Yours for iiide—
pendence or nothing.

)1.-XRY CA)ll’lll-ZI.l. Roll]-2l{'l’S0.\'.
Hcspcriu.

“My belief is that education is intended
to fit uieii and women for life and its du-
ties: to build up ability and character: to
develop individuality, thought. and action.
\\'ith this in view. I say without liesitation
that the country schools. so far as they go,
equal, if not excel, the city scliool.<."—(,'3/-
mix (I. Lrm-.

Brother Brown.

“'e are permitted to quote the following
from a personal letter froiu the associate

€(llt01'0f the 4T1!-(1./l(..(/(lid ]'7/mu;/‘.'

CI inmz. M vclt.

If p0V(3l‘T_\'
in opulence-. - 1,’,

/‘/1'/‘I/I.

.la es man groan, he yawns

word or lent a

J. H. Biiowx. ready though to

speedy death of

them, and who knows but that away down
in their hearts they are wishing for the

helping hand.

They ai'e
take what the

law gives

the widow that

they may

A Request.

\\'hcn writing to advertisers please say
you saw their advertisement ill the (ii:A.\'i;i-I
\ isiroit.

Spraying.

The second in the “Rural Sci-
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Bailey, and published by Mac.\lil—
lan & Co., New York, is "The
Spraying of Plants," written by
Mr. E. G. Lodeinan of Cornell.
Mr. Lodciiian is a graduate of the
Michigan Agricultural College.
and for five or six years has been
Prof. Bailcy’s assistant at Cornell.
‘The present treatise is probably
the most thorough and complete
of anything yet published in the
line of spraying. It will be a val-
uable addition to any fai'iner's li-
brary. The price of the book is
$1.00.

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We quote V]f31‘-l- a few of the choicest plums from our_C1othing Department, which Wephave run through our

bargain pulverizar .2 rd crushed the life out of prices.
Clearly C1€1'IlOI1St‘ats- the great purchasing power of cash

. ‘-ch are many. Every item quoted he

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Mails

Chest
Meas-
ure-
merit,
35-42.
Pants
32-40.
‘Waist,
30-35,
inseam

696T.—R:iilroad dl'r:o. .l worsted suit. old
gold and brown in.;~.l tough as lcatlicr...

    

, . . . . . . . . . . ..'$:;..'n)
. -(suit, gray and brown
, plaids aim 'lil_\'[l.lI‘L‘S . . . . . . . . . . ...\'-1.00

728.-—l):irk gr:i' ‘ltbI'ZllJ"l Victory c:i..i

 

.]l:ll‘[ of this suit is finished in the best man-

mere, four billion ~..ui<l corn:-r sin-k. in-a\'_v
scrgc lining. Till: is unnloubtcdl_\‘ tho _l.e-st.
wearing suit ni.l-iv f r the prior . . . . . . .5-l.T.'»

;';0~l1.——Bl:u,-l; all-\. .l clicvlot. This is our
great Black \\'l-in ll inns no wgllzll in

style, workiniinsl;ig> nd \':ilu«-: round l'|ll.
popular length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .s‘o.oo|;
5-i3.—Bluo gray. luportwl ln-n\'ir- union,

in-.~i\'_v ;

inelton. four l)UIlr1 round cut .<:u-k,
serge lining .  ...§'l5.lIUi
5_=,5___\‘(.u{ mu: ;- --ml <,:i‘:i_v 1‘llt'1‘l(, zlll-\\'<mi i

cheviot, four-butt .1, round or .<qIi:irc i-ul..
serge lining, sevw i 'ith silk and linen; spi--i
Clal value......  ...>"i'.0I.l
:'»(l2.~Sco1cli mi . ('ll('\'lUl, all wool. nvut
combination of «w - dark sli:ulc.<. four but-
ton. round and > cut, line st-r;;e liiiiiig.
well made and "i‘: nwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..!5'i'..3I)
668.-—Narrag2 i.~.-; l~l.i«-k n,-licviot. four but-

ton, square cut s.~- k. all wool, llllt‘Il with
Izallau lining, 4" i piping. scwcnl with silk
and linen; ii "9 _v 't"ll\‘t'l suit. . . .  .$b.oo
5T8_——,\'eat gm; I suck. (_'0lllHllIi:l\‘llle soft
finished cassinu-'. .i.-ire or round cut, styl-
ish sack suit, in‘ do and triiiiinod. sewed
with silk and l‘ -, excl-llcnt value and
very di-essy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ss..3o
607.—Ul)lullllrl.‘i 3 Tricot. long. steel gray
color, four but . square or round corner
sack. Italian lyl g, sewed with silk and
linen; will star ! 1 kinds of hard wear and
always look v-'-‘i special b:irg:iin.....$9.'i'5
2T.—Iiiiporml llngllsh worsted. very neat,
pin check, a.‘".:-'lcally woven, producing a
stripe efiect, light and dark shadcs of gray;
four button sun. 2 and round corner sack.
Italian lining 5- ved with silk and linen;
will not wear to .-ver, but almost.. . . !$1U.00
629.—-Iinpor:-d olack oheviot. four button,
round cornei suck suit, Italian and serge
lining; spler-.id uiiiterial for wear; looks
stylish and Aves entire s:itisfaction.$1U.00
8563.—Imp. ml silk and wool English cas-
simeres. verv n-.-‘it. small patterns, dark col-
ors. good trimmings. round corner sack style.
This weave . cloth is good style and al-
ways highly ~; tisfactory to wear. . . . . .$12.00

Men’s Elue and Black Clay
Wo sted Sack Suits.

1s73,_.W-,., iv-~'.-: black diagonal Clay wor-
sted, four l-., 1.1;. square or round corners,
good linings laud 3 good suit... . . . . . . . .$6.90
6651.—-Bl-ar and blue Clay diagonal wor-
sted, squar and round corner sack, well
lined. sewe-. with silk and linen; satisfac-
tion in evol, suit of this number . . . . ..$8.00
677-1—Bl2:, xllay diagonal English wor-
sted. round and square cut sack, heavy Ital-
ian and serge linings, made up and finished
in first-clas style; guaranteed to wear.$9.00
6195.— Bl.-9.»; and blue West of England
diagonal Fay worsted; square and round
corner sat-_; special care is taken in the
selection :f everything used in this suit,
even to t 9 ‘buttons and thread. We justly
claim to f-rr ish our customers the best Cla
worsted s-1: manufactured for . . . . . . . .$10.00
631.—B:=.=k»-V weave black English worsted,
square ari rvund corner sack, sewed with
silk and lueiu splendidly lined and trimmed.

This is R1. -»id reliable weave of cloth. and
$11.00

H. R. EAGLE 8: CO.,

1'

6104.—I’.lack and blue English Clay wor-
sted. fine and wide wale. square and round
corner sack: an extra fine suit, that will be
surc to plcase you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$l2.:’)U

6T26.——lila<-k and blue Clay diugoiial wor-
stcd. iiiadi: of Australian wool, l‘l(‘:,';ll.ltl)’
lined and lrlniined. square and round l"oI‘llt*l‘
sack. .\Iust be seen to be upprcciatn-<l.$l5.l)0

6llIiG.—'l‘lic very tint-st black Clay “'oi‘.<twl,
round corner sack, rich, lit-iivy. silk-lined
rlirouglioiit; satin under the collar. Evcry

in-r known to the trade, and (‘l1llllI)[ be du-
plicated by a custom tailor for $30. Price
only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S1S.oo

Men’s Fancy Colored Worsted
Sack Suits.

(N21.-\'ery neat and stylish fancy clieck
worsrocl suit. sqiiurc cut suck, dark colors.
wcll liiwd. An excellent suit for the prim-..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1o.oo
‘ —l2luc and black fzincy striped Globo

.sl(‘4l. .~'qu:iri- and round ooriier sack, neat
and gL‘lll+‘L‘l,' ulwziys looks di'i-s.-:_v. . . . . .$11.lHJ

G.\45.——l’.l;i1'l{ and blue f:llll'_\' r-lieck. import-
ed Scot:-li \\'ol‘s't<-il; small. ucat. stylish pat-
Icrns. sqiizirc and round corn:-r sack. Tliis
is :1 line always to be found in our list he-
:-.-iuse they always prove so satisfactory to
our patrons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “$13.00

Men’s
Cutaway

Frank
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Breast
Measure-
merit,
89 to 42.

4‘Jl‘»3.—Fancy mixed casslmere and sniall
check patterns. three button cutaway. irporl
style and good wearing material . . . . . . ...$l.<IU

4964.——Scotcli mixtures and fancy checks in
good cheviot goods, three button ciitzixvay
frocks, latest. custom cut. good llllllllzfifillllll

6642.——Black and blue Clay worsted—tlie
old reliable goods that never fail to give sat-
isfaction; three button cutaway frock. nice
for semi-dress. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1U.o1)

62-10.—Three button cutaway frock, nar-
row and wide wale, English Clay dlagoiiiil
worsted; coat lined with excellent Italian
cloth; vest back same. inter linings. best
fancy saten finish sllesln; the best suit man-
ufactured for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$13.00

6241.—Blacl( fancy woven \Vest of Ellglilllll
worsted. white and colored sllk thread; three
button cutaway frock, one of the most satis-
factory fancy pattern suits we have. Every-
thing about it good and prime value. -$14-00

Old Gent|eman’s Frock Suit.

3035.—Old gentlemen's four button frock
suit, gray and brown trlcot. long, designed
specially for elderly men, good weight ma-
terial, well lined and splendid value. .$10.00

G. A. R. Suits.

7001.-Light weight regulation G. A. R.
suit, made of good blue flannel and with or
without G. A. R. brass buttons . . . . . . ..$S.0O

7002.—Regular G. A. R. suit. Cut _ With
round or square corners. with or without
G. A. R. brass buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.00

7003.—Heavy weight G. A. R. suit, round
or square cut, best flannel, with or without
G. A. R. brass buttons. neatly made and
lined with best farmers’ satin . . . . . . . ..$10.00

TOO-1.—Heavy weight G. A. R. frock suit, in
1 or 3 button cutaway. with or without G. A.

Chest Measurement, -12 to 50.
.'.£loo_—.\l4-n‘s fancy pin check gray union

<-iissiiiin-ro .~‘z1<-l; suit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$l.UIJ
.'r'.l2‘.l.—.\l¢'ll'S fancy brown Ili:i:oii;Il c:l.»'<i-
iiicro .\':l(‘l( suit. good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~'.-‘.oo

.’.£l"Il—-_\lr-ii‘s ,L'r:iy diagonal victory c:i.~'sf-
lll('l‘I suit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -.\‘\.<H|
.'>‘.l~lFI.~S;i:iio in fl‘oI‘l§ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$\.H*|
.'y‘.I.'.Il .\l:-n's lino .\‘¢':ll browii and wiiiw
ini_\;n,-d all-wool suck suit . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$ll.U<I
tlT3..3.~.\,‘:iiiic in ;;r:i_v pill-1‘ll1'|‘l-L. .. .,Sl1.oo
I;‘.9INl.—-l“iiic l“i‘ci1vli gr.i_\' iwii. vor-lo:l
suck suit, soft, rich, <lr:-ss_v lllllil-l'l:llZ .\]l|t'l'.-
did to wcar and sure to please. . . . . .. ...s'l.':.|H
l'.."yo4).—l’.l:1t'k .\‘4,'ort'li ¢‘ll('\'lH[ .~':i~-k. l‘:\'I'l'_\'
filwr of the wool in the cloth uswl lll ibis
suit is <-14-an, pure, long stock. and will gim-
gn-:it wczir. A gcniilnc bzirgaiii. .. . . .$l.:.Ho
.—-Eiiglisli black (‘lay di:1;.'on:il \\'nl'.\lI‘-ll

   

 
      

suck it, good \\'k‘ll.flll for all st-:1‘ us. lo-st
Il‘lllllllilll.§'S and \.orkinniislilp; S:lll.~lf:lI'llH2l
guaraiiteed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>‘l4.H-I

Stout Men’s Suits.

:':‘.’.':.—lllzit'k (‘lay worsted stout stock. out
to fit a short, fl(‘.\‘ll_V pl-rson. Sl‘\\'t‘ll to stand
(‘.\'l'l':l \V('l§,'llI. good lll:lH‘l‘i:ll. good linimgs.
and good value: sizes, 3!: to -lo‘ iii:-lics. .$l'_’.00

6.'.o1_—ln this lot we have two ~'t_Vl6*. —l)l:tl‘l{
s-hcviot and gray twil1——ni:idv of high grads-
loul: stock wool; will wcur until you an: iin-ii
of wearing it: suck styln-; .~'iZt'.~'.. 30; to 44!
iiiclics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$l.'i.llU

Gil?-l.~(‘,l-lelirate-cl S:iw_\'cr u-nssliiiwrv, three
button frock style, cut to fit 4-vi-ry part of
ii stout. \velI—bullt iuan. Tlils olll rclhiblo
niziicrial has been in the lll:ll'l{('T so loui:
ll(‘:ll‘l_\' every person is 21t'qll:llll[k‘(l with its
excellent wcarin;_: qualities. There are differ-
out grades of this famous ciissiiiicrv nizide.
This is the best. This suit is built on wear-
resistiiig principles throughout. and will
please you; sizes, 37 to -16 inches . . . . ..Sl-1.00

Slim Mens Suits.

3034.-——Dark gray. French twllled, silk fin-
islied worsted sack suit. An cxcelle-nt uni-
tcrial for wear, and a suit cut in the latest
custom style specially designed for tall. sllni
men: neat, stylish and good value; sizes. 3-}
to 40 inches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$12_00

J.’HlT.—Fine English Clay black diagonal
worsted sack suit. our in the latest ap-
proved style, excellent trimmings: sewed
with silk and linen} will fit a slim inan por-
fectly; sizes. 34 to -10 inches . . . . . . . .S1-1.00

Men’s Pants.
7S06.—.\Ien's fancy brown and gray striped
cotton worsted pants, strong and well
made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.20
7923.—-.\len’s blue. brown and gray mixed
striped cotton worsted pants. neat in ap-
pearance. and will please you . . . . . . . . . .$1.50
'l'S22.—~Higlily finished cotton worsted
pants, neat fancy stripes, in blue. brown and
black. stylisli, and good wearers . . . . . ..$2.00
S.‘)0.—P.est quality Beacon brand washed
satinet. brown and gray checks and stripes.
good weight. good quality and :1 nice variety
of patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.25
S02o.——Higlicst grade Dunkin soft washed
satinet. Scotch clieviot effects, great vari-
ety of medium and dark shades in various

R. brass buttons, made of the heavlestflannel -sizes of checks and stripes: best we handle

and of best material throughout; no nearer

in this ‘class of goods; sure to suit you in

or better wearer made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13.00

style, quality and make . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$1.50

TT1t."..---l*‘:ii1<-_v strip:-, 1l:Il'l~1 union u,-1,-,-1m,.,-,.

 

       
 

 
    

  

; look and w:»:ir in-ll.  ..$1,'_*.’.
‘ . -llrowii, gray and lll;|1'k _<[['i[l(' llllilln
'31!-\>1IIH‘I't'. stroll: and we'll lllllilfi‘ . . . . ..$l.T.'-
-'\‘-lil. -l‘»lu~-. bi’--wn and gray strip.-«l union
l‘:l~'.\'llll¢'l'¢‘§ look Jlllll \\'I';ll' mu:-ll la-tr.-r than
iii:1u,\' :lll-wool [;:llli.\'. . . . . . . . . . . .. ..-.\'l.1«l
‘.I.‘:.'.l:.--l-‘lilo sli'ip«- an-l l'll1‘i‘l( p,-([1.-pug in
lib-rliuul iii-l il.‘ll'l\' slluuli-< of ull-woo] l’ 
inn-I’:-: lill" .<soi'iiin-iii; >'{!lI‘llIllVl \'I1l|l¢‘.._ .
.\illl.-- in-y stripe :il1-wool '.:‘r:l_v 1'h.~yi:Il.
ii.-irrow. lllI'-lllllll and wiulv .~'ll'ipv-5. This llllv
""lll]1l‘l.\'|‘.\' s:_\'l.- and \:llllI' fur lN'_\'I|llll rio-
lrI‘1"«-..  ..$:.oo
77442. l‘.‘lll1' .-trip:-xl bluo Jlllll lulu--k xx-4.1-.
-‘f¢"l lvzlnls‘. huh! and 4l.‘ll'l( .\‘ll:llll*.~‘ of blue,

h:in«ls'oin«-. >‘l_\'ll.-éll and gooil ;in- tho inoi-ir<

   
 

 

 
 

of this llllI‘....  .  ,“_'.{o
T1ll_¢'.l. -Tho r'.on..n< ll. .\ l". l':in»-,\' .\‘lX‘l[II'll
4':l.\‘.~llllI'l'«~. in l-luv, bl-wk. l>ru\\'i.. "hi and
tl:\l'l{ '.’l':I_\' in-:ll :ll1il1-ll’:-v‘li\'opull:-l‘ '; 11¢-vi-r
full: to w W4-ll , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..>';’.-lo
l.\' in .~:ripv-l worsie--l pains: :1
v.irl:-ty of llv'.\' \\'l‘:l\'1‘<:lllll Ilo~~i:ll~'. all vlurl;
l-olors; .~'[|l4‘ll|ll|l vlolh lo \\‘i~:ii‘. .. ..¥'2..'-I)
Tlllil.-—l.l:l:l, an-l il:!l'l{  . liziil and .];”-1,-
broivn. f:lll4'_\' and plain ll;lll‘ lino and 4‘lt*.'ll‘-
-":7 solid strip»-s, in-:11 1'lll'I‘l\'\ and llll.\'illl'i‘\'.
'l‘liis ll:Illll.<ullll‘ :invl v-.\Iv-iislvo coll.-z-lion is
Illtllll‘ of :1 lino, cl-»~u~l_x' won-u sI:m«l:ii'd bi':in-l
of <':l.s'.~'lIili‘l'~-.~'. \\'i- 4-nnnol two sll‘on;;ly ruc-
omiiiu-n-l this linv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..\“..'..‘.o
1I\.\£l.—l“lIu- slliool11-liiiisllo-ll, 1-lost-l_v \\'o\'~-ii
-l:lllIl:Il‘ll lir:in«l ol‘ 4'.l.~'.~llll~l'I‘, --:14-h |:lllI'l‘Y'
:i lu-uiiry: solid .\'ll'llH'.~ and 1'llt‘l'l\'_\‘ jinn.‘-
vsovn-ii with l‘ulIIl'(‘Il lllrciols, producin
\1‘l')' .~'l_\'ll~‘ll I-IT:-t'l’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ .. ‘
ll.\.\2.~—lillit‘ and i»l:i-‘k whip coral
i{i\'n-i'<l:le- \\'«:i'.-rs-ll ]I:llll\ 'l‘l.-csc s!:iinl;ii'«l
I‘:-liublc gooils .ll‘t- so wt-ll known lliroughout
ilic lciigili illll lIl'-':IIllll of the land lhar
furlhn-r i'i-iu:ll'l;s :ll'~' liw'4‘l\'\'.V'. Uwu :1 pair
.:lid you'll llv‘\’r'l' l‘I"_’l'¢-l it . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$.".,.'i<l
T‘.llT.- lmrk :r::y and d.irk brown auburn
\'.'oi'.<to-«l pants, IH‘:ll .~Ill'l]w.~' and l-in-vks; \\'v:ll'
lilio iron and .~:l\v.-i_v< look 1'1’:-«ill.  34)
Tooo.--in thix lllli- um l’I-:l1‘ll the l‘lllllilX in
fuiicy ]I:lliI‘l'll<. i'»l:l|‘l{, bin:-, liuhl rlllll dark
;:i';i_v, bluish :.’l'.‘l_\'. ll:-\\' llH\t‘ll_\’ p:iit~-rns of
rlw vi-"v l:in»sr «l--<i_<_'n< I|l'<ulll<'o'<l. min-rs
would iurzo for tho -i_vl--: xvi: ask tho ill-
li'iusi< 'ol‘lll of tin» go..«l_< -vlll_\'...  .$Z1_oo
llliii-k (Tiny pan ' urn» us sluplc as tho day
is long. \\'o~ lIl:ll{4‘ .'| l»-mic-1' or‘ ill»-so goods.
and any of rho i‘ollo\vin,-: line-:4 lll"¢* \Vul'lll

at lo-ust 23 poi’ ca-nr. more than we iisk for
tho-in:

“'0 start them ill $l.5»o, S'..'.|N|. $2.51!. ..\‘."..l>0,
 ‘U. .\‘4.oo, $4.31!. ..\'.‘.,oo, >.5.':..'rIl. and end them
Ii.oo.

Men's Extra Size Pants.
42 to 50 inch “hint.
.".l‘.'Iv.—lv:irk ',1l‘:l)' and black hair line, Illi-

   

 

 

 
  

"'ool 4-iissiiiiv-1'0 . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$.l.‘.Zo
.’l'_'l.—-hark brown fan:-_v stripe, all-wool
-:1 inn-rc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
.‘.l2:.—l-‘inc lllvllllllll li;:ht gray, all wool
hair line cassiiiicrv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.‘.’:')

.'i1‘..‘3.—Fiiio ull wool dark gray hair line
cassliiicre, extra quality. . .. . . . . . . . . .. .$~l.75

.\lE.-\..‘<L'RE.\lENTS.—I-‘OR COAT —- Meas-
urement to be taken over vest.

Chest measure. adjust tape measure at
figure 1 in cut, glvini: number of inches
around body. Length of sleeve to elbow,
from 7 to 8 per cut; from elbow to hand, 8
to 9 per cut.

FOR \'EST.—.\Ieasurc-ment to be taken
over vest, and should be as for coat.

FOR PA.\”l‘S.—-Bleasurement around the
body under vest for waist measure, at 2 per
cut; at 3 for hip measure, per cut. and from

4 to 5 for inside seam.

68 and 70 Wabash Ave.,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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1
, me l_1l.)oiit B1'other \':inde1'bilt is the ,
fact that he is so 1lea1l sure he is

lrigligyt. He is just like 111ei1i tli:it
resplecl too. I don't suppos:e Broth-

‘€1' \711111,lcrbilt:11i1lI co11l1l make :1

5 THE GRANGE VISITO .
4 1 . ' . '~ l It shoiild be stopped in late s11m-
       early fall.
The Best — . I It should begin when the or-
—Tr————'—— '  - ‘ ‘.l1t1I‘(,l is ilnnted and sliould be ap-
M1115 for F,,,.,,,. Oats and Field Peas for Green EC _‘ l  Q  _ .
ers and those Fodde,-_ 1)llUl to the entiic ..u1t.11c. and

doing :1 (,'usto111
Meal :1n1l Feed
Grinding Busi-
ness:

  

{ZR Sizes and SI_\'ln,~'.)
BECAUSE they grind more with sa11ie
p0\_\'ci'. don‘t wear out or 111-1-:1k down,
Grind fine table meal and all kinds of
grain, iiicliidiiig 1-:11‘ 0111-11 for feed. A
boy can keep them in o1~1l1-1'.

(.Fi1‘1- 1"/1‘.\-I I’/'1-1/1/'11’/11x 11! ll'o;'/17's‘ 1-V1/1',-.)
Flour and Buckwheat Mills
——-ox 'I‘lll£—~—-
Roller or Buhr Systems.
Estiriizitr-s Illrlll>'lll‘(l on appliczitioii. Special
T‘I‘|“"~' for l“.l.'1. \\‘1‘lY1-lnr "l$111>l(1111.\llll.~'."

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H. l). l'lutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ypsil:1i1ti
1'. (-9. L111-1  ..    . ....('ol1lwat1-r
Perry .\I' '11.... ..  ..  ..  .. .B.'1ttl1- (‘r1-1-k
F. W. H1-1lf1-r11.. . . . . . . . . . . .M:1pl1- I\‘:1pi1ls

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(1‘r.B.‘Ho1'to111 ~ , . - . . . , ..Fr11itRi1lge

Jennie B111-ll 1 In Omen‘ l . . . . . . . ..—\n11.\rbor

Coniniittce on “'oI11:u1's “'ork iii the

Grange.
Mrs. Mary .\. .'\1':1_vo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B:1ttlr‘- (‘reek
Mrs. l\I:11'y Slit-rwoo1l Hii1ds.. . .. . . .. .. .Sta1iton
Mrs. Belle Royce...  ..  ..  .. ....Baroda

Geiieral Deputy Lee! iirers.

Mary .\. l\Ia_vo....     .. .Battlc (‘reek
H1111. J. J. \\'oo1l1i1:-111. .. . . .Paw Paw
Ho1i.l‘.(1‘. Ll'lC(‘.... ....(‘ol1lwater
Hon. P1-rry Mayo. .. .B:1ttlc (‘reek
Hon. Thoiiias Mars .B(-rricii (‘enter

  
 
  

Jason \\'oo1li11:in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paw Paw
A. E. Palmer...   .. .   ..Kalkaska
Judge J. (fr. Ra1ns1lell . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Traverse (‘ity
D.D.Bucll............. ......L'nionCity

County Depiities.

  
   
 
  

 

   
 

  

D. H. Stebbiiis . . . . . . . .. Atwood. _-\11trim (70.
L. (‘. Root . . , . . . . . . . . Alli-gaii. Allc-gun “
R. B. Reynol1ls.... ..I11laiid, Benzie “
George Bowst-.r.. .. .Dowli1ig, Barry “
A. L. Smith . . . . . . . . . ..(1'irard P. 0. Branch “
R Y. (Tlark.... . ..B1icl1ana1i, Berrien “
J. \V. Ennest . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Johns, ('linton “
Mary A Mayo” . . .Battle (‘reek. (‘allioun “
E. B. Ward . . . . . . . . .Ul1arlcvoi'x. ('l1:irlevoix “
James B. l\Iann.. ..  ..('orey P. O (‘ass “
F. H. Osborn . . . . . . . ..Eaton Rapids, Eaton "
WV. H. Bovee . . . . . . . . . . . .Nortl1Star, Gratiot “
B. Turner. . . . . . . . . . Flushing. Genesee “
E. O. Ladd,....   ..Grand Traverse City
S. E. Haugl1ey...Soutl1 Camden. Hillsdale “
Earl Dresser. . . . ..Jonesville. “ “
R. A. Brown.... ._ ..Sand Beach, Huron “
D. H. English .. .. .. ..('handler, Ioiila “
F. ‘V. Havens. .. . . . . .Fitchburg,Ingl1ani “
J W eston Hutcl1ins.... .Hanover, Jackson “
Geo. F. Hall .. .. ..Porta;ze. Kalamazoo "

Robert Dockery. Rockford. Kent “
Geo. L. ('arlislr- . . . . ..Kalkaska, Kalkaska “
Hiram Bradshaw. . . . North Brancl1,Lapeer “
Fred Dean .  ..  ..Bi-ighton. Livingston “
E. W. Allis....  .. . .. ...Adrian, Lonawec “
Jacob Rosensticl, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

..Riga, Monroe, and Lenawee “

 

George H. Lester . . . . . . ..Crystal, Montcalm “
D. R. Van Amherg....Bcar Lake. Manistee “
Frank F. Upton. . .. ..Big Rapids, Mr-costa “
J. S. Lawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Disco, Macomb “

VVill(1‘r. Parish.  ..Flat Rock. Monroe “
. Mooreland. Miiskegon “
. . . . . .Ashlan1l. ‘Seivziygo “
.. ...Ypsilanti. Oakland “

. Gooding, Ottawa
Cranston,0cea11a

  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  

 

  

gl (lentervillo, St. Jos1-ph “
Robert Trcby. .. ...Bircli Run, Saginaw “
S. O. Coon . . . . East Fremont. Saniliic “
Helen A. Fiske .Lawrence, Van Buren "
Henry Hurd. . .. ..  .. Plymouth, Wayne “
John A. McDougal. . Ypsilanti. Washtenaw “
R. C. Norris . . . . . . . . . . . . ..(‘adillac. Wexford “
Mary Robertson . . . . . . ..Hesperia, Newaygo “

Revised List of Grange Supplies
Kept in the oflice of Sec’.i' of the

Michigan State Grange

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

Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred $0 75
Secret’ary’s ledger.   ..  85
Secretary’s record . . . . . . . . .. 50
Treasure-r’s orders, bound, per 11 .. . 35
Secretary’s receipts for dues, per hundred.. 35
Treasurer's receipts for dues, per liuudred.. 35
A plications for membership, per hundred 50
VVPithdra_wal cards, per dozen.. .. ..  . 25
Demits, in envelopes, er dozen . . . . . . . .  . .
By-laws of the State range, single copies,
10c;per dozen . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 
“Glad Echoes," with music, single copies,
25c;perdozen..... . 300

  

Grange Melodies, single‘   doz. 4 00

S C d2 ea li:"5cper5();100135
gil:(iiJi1l.l::7t§!<:§iti2ci1h(’vvi(fh cgmlfined degrees.)

   

25 h:perdozen............. 75
R.it!(l:ael:,c5th degree,_ set of nine.. . . . . . . . . . . 1 80
Rituals, Juvenile, single copy... .. .. . . . . .. . . 15
Notice to delinquent members, per 100 . . . . . . 40

' l f P 1' t L .. 50
i‘5'.~“°£1°‘.’.l‘ f'f..“,‘$‘.‘i...‘.’1 1z.‘.‘1'1.lZé-'?'.’.”. .‘?TY...‘.‘.“.’.. 25
BOII books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .. ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sample package co-operative literature . . . . 18
Ke]_ley’s History of the Grange.   .  . 15

Write for prices on gold pins, bad es, work-
ing tools, staff mountings, seals, (11331 ot boxes
G ‘ s. A ress
and any other range ShIll!I)Sg1§ENNIE BUELIL,
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Bullelin Purdue Exp1.-riiilent Stati 111 Indiana. l

Feeders are coming to i'c1-ognizc
more and more the iicci-ssity of
plenty of grecii food for stock when
grass is getting .‘sl]11l‘t. ()wne1's of
1l:1ii'y cattle in pa1*ti1-11l:11' feel this
1ic1,-essity.

For two years at the liidiana Ex-

])(}I'llll(,’lll Statioii. we have planted,’

C:u1:11l:1 licld peas and outs for this
purpose. The first year of plant-
iiig. we sc:1t‘11-1'1,-11 pi.-:1 seed at the
rate of :1busl11:l and o11c—l1:1lf an
:11,-rc over the ground. and plo\.\(.-d
ll1isi11tl11'cco1- four i111-lies dccp.
A lu1sl1"el :1n1l o11c—l1:1lf of oat .-c1-d
pc1':11.-1'c was then sc:1‘1te1'1-1l over
this plowed luiid. which was then
tl1o1'o111_1'l1l\' l1:11'1'owcd.

I11 11\‘.1.'1tl1c above pi".-11-ti1-c w:1s
1'11>tf11ll11\\‘c1l. The l:1111lw:1.s plowed

lzibout .s‘cv1.-11 i111-l11-s (l(.‘\‘,‘|). and thcu

ll:1l'l'11\\'c1l to :1 line tilth. A 111ix—
ture of o:1ts:u11l pi.-:1.-'. at the 1':11c
ofoiicundo11c—l1:1lf b11.-111-ls1-:11-l1 p1-1'
:11-re. was lhcu drilli-d in to 1111.-
dcplh of about, two i11ch1-s. 'l'hc
pl:u1‘1s 1l11'l\'c1l with g1'1'-:11 \'i_1_1‘o1'.
1111til s'c\'c1'c1l1'1111ll1 1-l11_-1-k1.-1| lll<‘ll‘

growtli, in 1:o1n111on with all otl11_~1‘..

1'.-11'111 1-rops. lCitl11-1' 1111.-Ihod of
pl:11ili11_<_1‘ will no doubt be s.-1tisI':1c-
‘L1)l'\’.

lu plaiitiiig out-' and pi-:1.-. the
first .-1.-1‘,-1li11g.-l1o11l1l be goth-ii in at
the 1-:1i'licst date ])().\'.\ll>lC, when the
l:u11l 111:1y be s:1tisl’:1ct111'il_\' wo1'k1-d.
One or two i11o1'c pl:111ti1igs, :11 ten
day l11tci'\‘:1ls. \\ ill _gi\'c :1 good su1-—
1-cs.-ion of 1-,1-ops, co\'ci'i11j_-' about

. six weeks.

\\'l1ilc cutting the gi'cc11 1-rop
111:1_v bcgiii :1s1-,:1i'l_v:1s wisl1c1l, after
soulc lciigtli of stalk has been se-
1-ured. it is :11lvis:1blc to wait 1111til
the oat head bcgiiis to 1-.\'p:111d, and
whcii the peas arep:1ssi11gf1'oi11the
blooui. The best plan is to scciirc
the green fodder as close to the
iiiatiirity stage as possible. consist-
cut with about three weeks of use
for soiling.

Oats and peas make hi_1_1lil_v 1111-
tritious and palatable food. They
also give the earliest green fodder
to be secured from plaiitings of the
same season, and follow nicely
after winter rye for soiling. This
crop is coming more and more into
favor. Oats and peas should only
be planted early in spring. as these
plants as :1 rule will not thrive
froin May or suinnicr scedings.

If not all fed green, thc_b:1lancc
of the crop may, with a1lv:1ntage,
be plowed under or cured for hay.

The expense for seed is not great.
Oats maybe bought in the market at
prices varying from I5 to 25 cents
per biishel, according to location.
The pea seed purchased by this
station this spring cost 90 cents :1
bushel laid down at the home de-
pot. In buying be sure and get
Canada field pea seed.

Green oats and peas are eaten
with :1 relish by horses, cattle,
sheep and swine.

 

Care of Fruit Trees.

A. Sod-treatment of an orchard is
arevival of the time w en orchart s
were nierc incidental accessories to
the farm, and when the destiny of
the apple was the cider barrel.

1 No one cause can be as-
signed for all the failures of or-
chards to bear. The cause may
be ditfe1'cnt for each orchard, and
its determination, therefore, is :1
local question in each instance.
The experimenter can discover the
various agencies which may make
orchards to be unproductive, but
he may not be able to ascertain
which one, or which combination
of them, may affect any given or-
chard.

C. The orchard-ist to discover
the cause of his failures, first, by
acquiring a knowledge of the fun-
damental requirements of fruit-
trees, and, second, by carefully
watching and studying and experi-
menting with his own plantation.

D. Some of the leading agen-
cies of errors which lie at the bot-
tom of the unproductiveness of or-
chards are as follows:

(1. The plantation lacks plan
and forethought.

7;. The land is often unsuited to
the purpose, particularly in re-
spect to its aspect, drainage, and
general physical make-up.

c. Neglect of tillage or cultiva-
tion is probably the most univer-
sal fault. '

This tillage should begin early
in the season;

It slioiild be pcrforiiied in such
. 111:u1ncr as to keep the land in fine
and uniforiii tilth.
1/. l.:11_-k of plant food is prob-
.ably a (,‘Ullllll()I1C:lll.~f(‘ for fiiilurc.
 (iood t1'c:1t1111-nt 111:1_v be be-
gun too late after the habit of the
trccs has bccoiiic too tl1oro11gl1l_v
lestabli.-lied to be i'c:11lily broken.
f: It is :1 coiniuoii effort to
raise :1n1iu:1l crops in l1c:11'ing or-
clizirds. and to allow the trees only
the skiin 111ilk.
_1/. l’rui1i1ig is often 111..-glc1-tc1l.
/1. l11sc1,-ts-111111 fiiiigi 111:1_v hold
:1 111o1'tgz1j_rc on the crop.
' l’oo1' or ill-.-o1'tc1l \':11'icti1-s
1'1.-111lc1' 1u:111_\' ()l'cl1:l1'1ls 1111p1'olit:1bl1-.
V/'. 'l‘1'(-1.-s 111:1)’ be 1.-xp1-1-t1-1l to be
‘u11p1-od111-ti\'c if tl11.-y:11‘c p1‘op;1g‘:1l-
‘1-d f1'o111 1111p1'oductiv1- t1'1-cs.
L. ll. li.‘1ll.l-LY.

‘ /

Weeds.

\\'1-1,-.ls :11'c fc:11'1-1l l1.\'ll1o.-c f:1ru1-
(_‘I'.\ who have 111:11l1- .-111111: llll>l:ll\'(J
‘in the 111:111:1_1_»‘1_-.1111.-111 of lll('ll' liclds.

-by \‘i1'luc of wllich the wccds l1.-1v1-1

,fou1id :1 1-l1:1i11,-1-. to p1'ospc1'.

\\.'1-1-1l.s. tlicrcfori-. lll:l_\’ be said
,l11 l1:1\'c :1 111issio11—li1'st. to cdu1-zitc
lthc f.-11-1111-1'. and .-c1-oiid. to :1111cll11—
§1':1t1-tlicsoil.

; (loud and ju-li1-ious tillage :u11i
:1-roppiiig are the 11lll_\' cllcctivc

l 1111,-1111.-‘ of l(’cC})lll;_3‘1l1)\‘.'ll wc1-ds. -\ ’

ifoul plzicc can be clc:1l1c1.ll1\' i1‘1:u1_<_-'-
l111':1ti11j_1' for :1 tiiuc. :1 .-liort .-111d
 vigoi‘o11s rotatioii of 1_'1'op.s'.

5 The lliissiaii tliistlc. whi1:l1 is
liiow so 111111-l1 1l1'e:1dc1l. 111:1_\' be de-
lpc11dc1l upon to still fu1'tl11,-1‘ i111-
‘provc the practice of f:11'i11i1ig. If
it sp1'cads sc1'io11sl__v. it will be be-
1-ziiisc our scliciuc of f:1rn1i11g al-
lows it to sp1'c:1dl1y not kccpiiig
the land in full use: it must there-
fore be clieckcd by more iiitciisivc
and c:'11'eful fariiiing and this will
be :1 distinct reforiii.

L. ll. l3Aii.1<:i'.

 

One and One Make Two.

El)[T0l{ (ilt.-\l\'(j 1; \'is1To11: Allow
111c to exp1'ess my adiniratioii of
l’1rotl1e1‘ V:indc1'bilt’s two letters
appcariiig recently in the Visiroit.
I £lppI'(:llCll(l Brother Va11de1'bilt
and inyself are congenial spirits.
We co11l1lii’c more nearly resemble
one zinotlier in our financial opi1i-
ions without bccoining perfect syn-
o11y1ns,a1i1l I have had the same
trouble with those da1lgaste1l silver
men in this neck of woods that
Brother Vaiiderbilt has had at B2.-
tavia. Let me give a little person-
al experience and then Brother
Vanderbilt and I can exchange
condolences. “hen the report of
the executive committee a.ppea.1~c1l
in the VISITOR, I took the paper
to Grange with me and read it in
meeting, but I didn’t succeed in
stirring up much opposition to the
report in the home Grange, as our
members have most all been read-
ing the “Silver - Knight” and

other fanatical publications, until
they think they know as much
about finance as John Sherman
himself. But there is a large
Grange north of my place that I
supposed contained a large number
of sound money men. 50 the next
Saturday evening I hitched up and
drove over there to let them know
the awful news. I found about (30
or 70 members present, and during
the progress of the meeting, being
called upon to make some remarks,
I got 11p and solemnly read the re-
port of the executive committee,
expecting indignation would paint
itself about an inch deep on every
countenance. But what do you
think, Mr. Editor? Instead of re-
ceiving it with the disapprobation
I naturally expected, when I got
through every last man got up onto
his feet and cheered. One of them
said “that’s the best thing I have
heard yet.” Brother Vanderbilt
will realize, if no one else can, how
flustrated I was. I thought at first
I would have to quit right there,
but finally by changing the sub-
ject and talking about the "pure
food law” and “Lubin’s proposi-
tion” I got through without break-
ing down, but I began to think I
was the only true blue old stick-to-
party, sound money Granger there
was left, and I tell you when Broth-
er Vanderbilt’s first letter appeared
it was like a streak of sunlight at
12 o’clock at night. I know now
that there are two of us at least.
And one thing that most pleases

“Coin’s Financial School," and‘

ii1ist:i1ke if we tried. .—\11d then
11111115‘; with lirotlier \"s second let-
ter c1:111ie.- :1 coniiiiiinicatioii froni
B1'othc1- -Woo1l111a11. which convin-
ces me that there are alniost three
01115. ll_1'otl1er \\'ood111:111 1locN11't
view tl1i11}_i~ with the s:1i11c:1ustc1‘ily
tliatl,’-1'otl11-1'\'. andl do. but lie
leans our 1.1113-_
of lll(1:~'L’ lll'(‘l':ll fellows that 1-:u1.s1-1-

‘$Ulll(,‘ “_{()(l1ll in :1l111o.-t :111_vtl1i1ig. llc,
11it1111:1t1,--tl1:1t \\'c gold 1111,-11 h:1vc1

‘got soluc lrrctty fair l<l(‘:l.—. and thc
‘silvcr 1111-11 he lllllll\'.s‘ arc not L'llllI'(‘-
‘l_\' will l£‘.ll1c1' plan is. he .s:1\'~'.
pc1'f1-1-tly f1l':1.sibl1-. llut I feel ‘.711
per c1-111 bctli-1' :1ft1-1'
llrollli-1' \\"~ g1':11-1,-fill :1p11l1>;_1'.\' for
ll!“ U.\‘1*<'11ti~. 1* co111111il11-1-.
they1li1l11‘1.111-an:111_vtl1i11g1'c:1lb:1d.

1'l‘l1c_v1li1l11‘t p1'opos1- to 11111-11 Il11-1

.<l<>Hl' of l'11<'l1- 5.1111‘s 111i11t 1'igl1t
\\'i<lcop<“11:1.J1l bu1'y tl11- old gt-11tl1-—
i111a11i11:1 llornl of sil\1-1'f1‘o111 the
,fo111'1,11:11'l1-1:<11f ll11'c:11‘1l1. ()h. 1111.
‘not at all. tlllcy just w:u1t1-d tl11-
1l11111'11pcl111-1l :1 lllllc bit so sil\'1:1'

could ki1i.l 1-_f 1l1'il1bl1- l11 .\l11\\'l.\'_‘

gi\'i11}_>'1l11g- 11l(l I1-llow tiiuc to 1-oin
il i11t111l11lll:11'5 and work tlu-111 oil
‘on thc sly? ]il'11lll(‘l' \‘»"s 1.-.\'pl:111:1-
tio111-lc:11'.~l,uplhc:1t111o.-pl1c1*1-:1lit-
jlc. but I 11‘11u-t1-o11f1-.-s that wlu-11 l
‘lirst 1'1,-:11l \\l1:1 tl11-._v s:1i1l:1bo11t sil-
lvcr :111d 11111‘ l-:111ki11g s_\:-ti-111 l
,thougl1ttl1 -‘v 1111-;111t to l11-1111-1111. lf
llro. W. 1-1 11l1fj11.-11-xpl:1i11ll1:1t:1l-
tz11~koi1tl11- 11;\lo11:1l l1:111ki11;_1' sys-
tciu now. .- 1:15 to iuzikc it :1pp1-:11’
coiupliniciit:u'_y iiist-.-:11l of \‘itupci'-
,:1ti\‘1-. so1111 of us iiiiglit I11-giii to
,_<_1'ctl1:1cl< l11',1111] 11o1'111:1l 1-o111litio11
lof sc1'e11il_v. li1':1111lcst systc111 on
‘c:1r‘1l1. 1'1-1111-1.1l1e1'.
llut I 11111 (ll'Il'('.s.~‘lllf_" froiu the
1n:1i11ob_ic1-t of111_\' col1111111l1ic:1li1>11.
I should like tmuzill the special :11.-
tcntion of:1lls11111d 11111111-_v 1111-11 to
two or three po nts l'}1'otl1c1' \':i11-
dcrbilt 111ak1.-'. , l’i1'st, lirotlicr
V. is in f:1vo1'of.l1igl1c1' pi'i1-cs, hilt
un:1ltei':1bly 1>pp.l,-st-1l to the pur-
cl1;1s‘i11_1_1'p1m'c1 1.lf 11111110)’. 'l‘lllll‘S
the talk, I L-1u1«ln‘t put it better
invsclf if I t1'ied.l You see nioiicy
isian equivalcit for all co1i1111odi—
ties, In all q)1illllel'L‘l:1l t1':111s:1c-
tioiis :1 c(3I't:1lll :1 1011111 of money
balances :1 1.-ei-1‘1‘11 coiiiinodity. Ten
cents today b. .-1111-es :1 bushel of
potatoes; :32 ccits :1 buslicl of oats:
3o cents :1 biislial of shelled corn.
etc. Now tlieseclicap money men
have always coite1i1lc1l that when
one end of the b1l.°nce went up the
other went dowi; but IiI'0ll]CI' V.
and I don’t propisc to have it work
that way, we iv-.11:t both ends of
the balance to go up at the sainc
time. Perhaps ll can make this
plainer by -.1 lioliiely illustration.
to-wit: \Vhen l61’1:tlicr V. and I
have :1 bushel of _\\‘l3e8lL to sell We
want at least one 1lollar for it, but
when we have the dollar and are
buying some othei fellow's wheat
we want that d1,ll:1r to buy the
most wheat it ever did. See! Se-
lzih
Brother V‘s seccnc. idea is :1 pin-
dential one. \\'he.1 .‘18 gets worst-
ed in an arguiiieiit with 21 silver
crank, which I infer is rather the
rule, as he says heis liécoiiiingflllite
proficient in the “art Jf gracefully
accepting defeat," he remeiiibers
a business engagement and like 3
certain histrionic cl1:1tacter “lives
to fight another 1la1_'." NOW I
think th:.1t’s real cula. I hadn't
thought of that. I 11.-1.-'e been fully
as unfortunate as Brttlier V. in
discussion with the silvcrites, but
I have stood right up ‘,0 the rack
and taken my medicine lt’s been
tough I acknowledge—-tougher for
me perhaps than for ~ll1'other V.,
because I am not very 1_)1‘0fiCi6I1lS
yet, but I know 9. good l;h1ng when
I see it and I shall work this new
wrinkle for all it’s wo1'ti—ti'ied it
once already.
Brother V anderbilt's l3-St idea is
a consolatory one—we haVe 81-
ways whipped the cheip money

last 25 years. VVe have 110116 it by
persuading them just before elec-
tion to drop the currenc_\j ql1eS’Cl0Il
and vote on tariff, and as most Of
the big men on both sid1s of the
tariff question .are gold men It
didn’t make much diifereii-e wheth-
er Grover went out or Beiiiy went
in. But I never saw things 110k quite
so blue as they do now. Is going
to be uphill work I’m zfrald 1:0
Work up a tariff campagn this
fall, but it looks as l3l]012'l1 that
was our only hope. Unle things
do change some way pre,_y Soon
B1-other V. and I will be me dis-

lil'()lllL‘l‘ \\'. is onc«

1'1-:11li111_-‘N

ll1- suvs:

men at every election rllring the’

either in the Urzingc or out of it.
I ours 1lcjc1't1-1ll‘\'.
E. L‘. >‘.\11'r11.

 

llesulisof Malarial
and Typhoid Fevers.

1A CASE CITED IN THREE
OAKS, MICH., THAT WILL
INTEREST DELICATE
WOMEN.

ITHE EFFECTS 0!” THE l“l£\'l'JI{ “'l‘lRE
Fl-ZLT IN THE \\'EAKEl{ Sl'()TS_
A \VurIil11_; to Jlollicrs.

I71‘:-11.Il11'l'1‘1-s~.Tl11‘1-1‘(l:1k>.)li(‘l1.

1_111tat’l‘l1ree():1ks, .‘.licl1iga11, lives
Mrs. J. -\ l"lowe1‘s. from whom we p11b-
l1sI1p11i't of :1. most interesting letter.
i I‘l11-: lirst part of the letter was taken
up with :1 111-scriptiuiiof l1e1‘s11l'l‘e-riiigs
was :1 result of iiialarial and typhoid

fevers. ’l‘l11-se Cl\l1Slstc(l of rl11-,u111:1-
ltisiu, 111-rvous prostratlon, boils, severe
, pains 111 head and back, etc. The fea-
,ture ot’l11-rlertei‘,which will be of the
,most interest. llU\\'(‘Vt’I', follows, and it
I will interest 111,111)‘ women and partic-
,ularly niotlu,-rs ol _vou11g uzluglitersz
, “I had also beeua s11l'l‘1-rei‘forsixteen
lyears with with painful iiieiistriiation.
l livery tune I would liaye to lie down
most of the time. as it was impossible
iftll‘ me to .-'t:1111l. At last, as :1 result
4 of this re1111-dy.1l'i11k l’llls,) they near-
ll_v (lisappc:11‘cd. l-Every time sliould
lcomel would crauip and would use
,l1otap11lica.t1o11s. and would take hot
,sl1ngs. teas and every known 1‘e1111-dy,
lbut of no avail. After 11si11g l’i1ik
3 l’1lls two 111o11tl1stl1e_vca1ne on without
lany pain whatever. ll; 1111.11 been two
{v1-ars since there had been any color.
l The doctors said it might be the ti1r11
3‘ of life, but I v1':1stoo_vo1111g, o11lytl1irt_v-
,1tl11'1-.e, he tlmuglit it strange if it was.
,.\'ow I am just as anyone should be at
, those times.
I “I'XIl()tllEI' trouble l had was a weak
lstoinacli from :1 child. livery little
while I would have bad vomiting
lspells, consequently the doctors found
[me a very hard patient to treat. My
‘pliysician said he had spent more time
in studying my case than that or any
patieiit he ever had. Several physi-
,cians advised me to use an electric
battery. We got one and I used it for
some time before I commenced using
the pills, and continued it for awhile
after I began using them but I found
out I could get along as well without
it and just depended on the pills.

"When I commenced using them I
was so discouraged tliatl had given
up the thought of ever being any bet-
ter, as after every attack I was so
much weaker and more helpless. It
seems almost a miracle to me that
after trying so many remedies that
your medicines should have helped me
so much. I can now walk quite a dis-
tance without getting very tired, and
the bunch on my back is much smaller
than it was.

“I can furnish plenty of proof that
these statements are all true from
friends who have seen me surfer and
know just; how helpless I was when I
commenced using your medicine. I
have used In all thirty-two boxes. I am
perfectly willing to tell what has
helped me and have recommended
Your pills to several persons who are
now using them. I do not believe I
would have been alive now had it not
been for Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills, and
am very thankful that there is such a
medicine, for they have helped me
when everything else failed.”

Respectfully,
Miis. J. S. FLOWERS.

Sworn and subscribed to before me
tliis19l;t1 day of October, A. D.. 1895.

DWIGHT VVARREN. Notary Public,

Berrien County Michigan.

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at it l‘<-eeptloll lhe t‘lI!Illl$lYl\' lll~i'll~.~ llll‘ lll\‘--
tery of vlllllle Earl A.\'lllill.sll-l-. \vlloll:l- ll4‘ll
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the nl;lll. ui\'ill'.: him :.('Iul .‘~l.'ll‘(‘. made
'?»"U1’L you see it lip

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i \\‘.’l\ the I’l:il;:v:l'I

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palaces lo;_rl-thl-r.

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Kathleen's holllle.

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Tile lll'.lIll‘Il hall‘ l‘(.‘\“:ll.~"l

her love for hilll.i1lldbolh l-ollfl-s.~' to (l|¢‘lll-‘

selves that they an: ill lovl-. \‘lll llllrl l_\’
Mortimer pl‘()p()>'(’.~' lllld IllS('(l\'(‘l'.~‘ l\':lill'el-u 
passion for \Vill(lllL'llll_\'. .\'-—-(jillloll Vail-ll-
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missing earl has been ti-:ll-ell illltl has perlslled 3

in the shipwreck. He l'e-(-llgllixl-s Wllillllcllllv
on sight. hilt promptly denies it. .\'l~l\'zllll—

leen admits to her mother that shl- is cl-l-t:lill :

of the illentity of Willongllbv with tile rllissing
earl. but will preserve the S(.‘Cl‘I-,t for her lov-
er's sake. .\'ll—Mrs. H('SS£'|,‘:’l'll\'(‘ finds the
seci ct too good to keep. tells Willo1lu~hh_v that
Kathleen knows it. and he lL':L\‘(.‘S her house in
anger. Xlll—Willollghh_v ahanrlolis Venice
suddenly witllout giving Kathleen 21 chance to
explain. .\'l\' Parliament declares the lilis.-ing
earl oflicially dead and settles the inherilliill~l-
on a distant relative. Willougbv rcsolves not
to contest it, as he prefers to be taken by the
world at his "Market Value.” .\'V~Clmon
Valentine and Mrs. Hesselgmve die. thus
leaving \Villolig'hlly‘s secret llnguessed ex-
cept by Kathleen. The remaining chapters
show how Willouehby keeps to his purpose.
He is shipwrecked and mzlkesa hit in liter-
ature, through which Mortimer traces him.
Mortimer has promised to find him for 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

‘-£1-«I1 literary success and marries Kathleen, but re-
.- .
«.‘uounces all claims-to his clirldom. .

CHAPTER XVIII.
PRECO.\'Tli.XCT OF‘ MATRI1\10}v'Y.

That night was the most eventful of Mr.
Reginald’s life. For some weeks before-
hand indeed he had lived in a perfect fer-
ment of feverish excitement, intending in
his own expressive dialect to “pull 06 a
double coup” on the day when Canterbury
Bell provided him at one stroke with A
colossal fortune. To say the truth, he held
in his pocket. against this foregone contin-
gency a most important document, which
he designed to pull forth and exhibit the-
atrically to the obdurate Florrie at such a
dramatic moment of triumph that even
Florrie herself would have nothing left for
it but to throw overboard incontillently
the cavalry ofiicer and fly forthwith to
love in a cottage with her faithful admir-
er. Mr. Reginald had planned this all out
beforehand in the nlinutl-st detail, and he
had so litte doubt of Canterbury Bell’s
ability to land him at once lll fame and
fortune that he pulled forth the document
many times during the course of the day
and read it through to liiiilself once more
with the intensest satisfllctillii.

Still it’s hard to wait for hours, slaving
and toiling in an otiice in the city, when
you know full well—on the ll!Jll11p€flClli:|~
ble authority of ll private tip—t.h:tt wealth
and immunity are waiting for you all the
while to a moral certaint_v— at a book-
maker’s at Xewmzirket. But necessity
knows no law. and Mr. Reginellll neverthe-
less so endured till 5 in the evening. By that
hour he hall reached the well known office
in the Strand where he was wont to await
the first telegrams of results from the race
courses of his country. As he approached

those fateful doors, big with hope and ap— i

prehension,zi strange trembling seized him.
People were surging and shouting round
the window of the oflice in wild excite-
ment. All the evil passions of squalid
London were let loose there. But Mr. Reg-
inald‘s experienced eye told him at once
the deadly news that the favorite must
have won, for the crowd was a. joyous one.

Now, the crowd in front of a sporting
paper's office on the evening of a race day
is only jubilant when the favorite has
won; otherwise. of course, it stands morose
and silent before the tidings of its failure.
But Canterbury Bell was what Mr. Regi-
nald himself would have described in the
classic tongue of the turf——the nlulldy turf
of Fleet street—as “a rank outsider,” for
it is only by backing a rank outsider at
heavy odds “on unexceptionable informa-
tion” that you can hope to haul in an
enormous fortune at a stroke without risk-
ing a corresponding or equal capital to
start with. So the pecans of delight from the
crowd that danced and yelled outside the
office of the sporting P9-P91‘ made Reggie’!
heart sink ominously. Could his tipster
have played him false? It looked very
much like it.

Worse and worse, as he drew nearer he
could catch the very words of that jubi-
lant cry: “The Plunger! The Plunger!” A
hundred voices echoed it wildly to and fro
in their excitement. The whole air was
fairly rent with it: “The Plunger! The
Plunger!”

Now, the Plunger was the name of that
wretched horse, the favorite.

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lll(l lll.‘ \\'1llllll prol : l ‘. ' (lrllwu l)t‘,f()I'(j any
one could rl-sl-lic ii ‘i for he was :1 feeble
SWilI1lm'I'. His‘ Tl. “ and fillill idea. was
to go and tell Fllll . 4-very word of VVl.l:lt
lllul lillppcill-ll mill .llro\v llilnuelf, so to
speak, on her gel‘ 1 sity and her mercy.
Third ideas are bl. . so he went, after
all, to Riitlllnd Gale ...uch llispirited. A
manservlint in a ll Dull as dejected as
his own opened lll front door to him.
Was Miss Clarke 2 lune? ‘us, the serv-
ant repliwl, still it 'lejectelll_v than ever.
If he liked, he coil 3e bl-r. Reggie step-
ped in, all wmlle He had ratller fun-
cied that niali:-er’ 1317, too, must have lost
his all through ll; astounllingzlnd incom-
prehen.-zible vict il " of the Plunger.

In the drawing’ ‘oom Florrie met him,
very rt? as to ’r‘n ayes. Iler mien was
strange. She ki:se-1 him with frank ten-
derness. Reggic ~ fll‘e(l wider than ever.
It began to Stril-9 him that all London
must have b:1cl»:.~ Canterbury Bell for 3
place and gone ’. 3 lrupt accordingly. Ar-
gentines were nllnning to it. He had vi-
sions of 0. crash on ,’change tomorrow. But
Florrie held his h ad in hers with genuine
gentleness.

“Well, you've-l 1rd what’s happened,”
she said. “you (i ', and still you come to
see nle?”

“What, the Pl
ed, unable to real’.
fortune.

“The Plungr-r ‘ Florrie repeated in a
vague sort of It -rie. “I’m sure I don’t
know what y i mean. It’s this about
poor papa: ()1 ~- llI‘Se _vou’ve heard it.”

“Not :1 word Reggie allsxvered, with
a. pervading ;~ ~ e that misfortunes, like
twins, never cl ll‘ 2 siiigly. “Hus anything
dreadful happl-l ell?"

“Anything llrt-.'1llfulI” Florrie echoed,
bursting at once into tears. “Oh. Reggie,
you don’t kno"." E\'er_vt1lill_-.: (ll‘L’{l(lf‘.ll,
everytlling!" ill she buried her flulfy
head most un'i’ cctellly on his shoulder.

Reggie xvrls t '.lly too ('hlV2lll'ClllS a man
at such a lll’ l.-lit when beauty was in
distress to r\'l' llberhis own ti'oubles. I-le
kissed away i .'rie‘s tears. as a man feels
bounll to (lo - .len lJ9zl.lll'_\‘ llinrzs itself on
hilli wecpinl,r. - nll as soon as she was re-
stored to the tic-ulate condition he askell,
sonlewhat. Lr ulous, for f1irtlicrpnl‘tiC11-
lars. For “e. ything.” fllllllgh extensive
enough to (r '- .' all the truth, yet S\’(.‘lllS to
fail solnewll I in the score of l~_\'p‘i(-itness.

“Look at paper,” Florril-cried, with
another bur -if sobs. “Oh. Reggie, it's
too lll-eiillflv. I just couldn't. tell you it!”

She llfllltla‘ hinl an evcniilg journal as
she spoke. leggzie glanced at the place
to which her Jllllllp little forefinger vague-
ly referred :l :11. The words swam before
hiseyes. T‘: swastruly astonishing: “Ar-
rest of the‘ - -vll Known Monl-y Lender, Mr.
‘Spider’ C! l" kc, For Fraud and Einbl-7.zle-
iill-git. Al? ll Gigantic System of “hole.
sale Fnrgl i Liabilities, Eighty Thou-
sand. Pr» ble Assets, .\'il. The Spiders
\Veb and :~ - Flies That Filled It!”

Reggie - -all it all through with a. cold
thrill of . rror. To think that Florrie‘s
papa Sl10l' ,» . have turned out a fraud, only
second t'x' Canterbury Bell, in whom be
trusted! 3 was terrible, terrible! As soon
as he had , read it he turned with swim-
ming eyesi of affection to Florrie. His own

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misfortu-"us had put him already into a
melting : “earl. He bent; down to her ten-
derly. .3 3 kissed her forehead twice.

“My dazl 10,” he said gently, with real
sylnpatlly nd softness, “I'm so sorry for
you, so lé Tyl But, oh, Florrie, I’m so
glad you ; * lought of sending for me!”

Florri ‘ .rew out a letter in answer from
her pockjn .

“And j'lSt- to think,” she cried, with
flashing eyes, handing it across to him
With inlil'.I1flT:i0I1, “that dreadful other
mlm—hefore the thing had happened one
single hour-—the hateful wretch, he wrote
me that letter! Did ever you read anything
so menu and cruel? I know what to think
of him 11 aw. and, thank goodness, I’ve done
with him!"

Reggie read the letter through with vir-
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llli~'ll'I1l1l‘»lI‘ ll:l.~ ('4--'lv—if it ll.-ls ll:ltl tile
l-ll‘:-rt of nlz:l:ill4 us 'll':l\\’ Cl4.'>'l‘l' to will: an-
othl~r.“

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(‘lll ]]]Hl1]l‘lll was :1 i’:1l‘t jll-t1l:l~ilvi\il~ly
and }lll)‘.~'l(‘:lli)‘ |ll‘ll' ‘ll~ll'.‘llll".

1“l4>l'i'il-liiivltil:-fr‘ /._\‘ C1ll‘l<iHl‘?l llllllllft‘
or two on his I~lllJlll~'ll'I'. lll spite of 1::-r

  

lllisf¢ll't:.lll:-s she \\’z'..~i lllollll-llt:tril_v qditej

ll.'ippy.

“I al\va_vs loved you, Ill-v,:gie." :-lll-cried,
be sorry for :!ll_\'llllllL[ that
lntik-L-s you love nle.” ;\lHl .~.F:l- llv-’tll-ll to
his ll(I,~‘Ulll with the inosl’. (.'Ullll(llll‘_§ self
Slll'I‘£‘llllL‘l‘.

This collfill-.-lice on Florrie-‘s part ll(‘_£(llll
in return Hlllill crlllfidl-nce on l".l-l_:5_-,-ic‘.-s.
Before. ni:li1_v lninutl-s he had lI!'_<__{llIl to tell
tllrlt lllllO(‘(‘llt rolllld face-ll girl how nar-
rowly he had just lilissell ll princely for-
tune and how opull-lit he would lll‘lV(? been
if olll_v Cailterbliry lll-ll had bellitvl,-ll as
Illl',(lll- have been expected of so lillczl filly.

“And it was all for you, l’loi'rie,” he
said rucfull_\‘. filigcrillg the llocullicilt all
the while in the recl-sses of his pocket. “It
was all for you, (lf‘£lX‘ one! I thou,-_:ht I
should be able to come round to you to-
night in, oh, such tsiumph and tell yoli of
my good luck and ask you to throw that
vile Bourchier creature overboard for lily
sake and marry me offhanll, because I so

loved you. And now it’s all gone to smash
through ;hat beastly wretch, the Plun-
ger!”

“Did you really think all that?” Florrie
cried, looking up at hinl through her tears
and smiling confidingly.

“Do you doubt it?” Reggie asked, half
drawing the document from the bottom of
his pocket.

“N-no, darling, I don’t exactly doubt
it,” Florrie answered, gazing still harder.
“But I vvonder—if you say it just now so
as to please me.”

Reggies time had come. Fortune favors
the brave. He held forth the document
itself in triumph at the driilniitic moment.
After all, it had come in useful.

“Reall that I" he cried aloud in a victo-
rious voice, like a iillin who produces irre-
futable evidence.

Florrie gazed at the very officilil looking;
paper in intense surprise. Fhe hardly
knew what to make of it. It \vas an in-

 

He: ‘said forth the lloclllncnt itself.
strulneut signed by the right reverend
fatlicr in God. the archbishop of Canter-
bury, and it set forth in fitting terms his
archiepiscopal blessing upon a proposed
union between Reginald Francis Hessia-
grave, bacllelor, of the parish of St. Mary
Abbott's, Kensington. and Florence Allie-
lia Barton Clarke, spins-iter, of the parish of
Westminster.

Florrie gazed at it, all puzzled.

“Why, what does this mean, dearest?”
she falterell out, with emotion. “I don’t
at all understand it. "

That was a proud moment for Reggie-
about the proudest of his life.

“Well, it’s called a special license, dear,”
he answered, bending over her. “ You
see, Florrie, I took it for granted Canter-
bury Bell was safe to win—as safe as
houses—so I made up my mind to try a
coup beforehand. I went to the surrogate
and sworn in del-.lnr-;lt5.“""’-—-*

“A what!” Florrie exclaimed, overcome
by so much devotion.

“Declaration,” said Reggie. “Don’t
you know, 9. sort of statement that we
both of us wished to get married at once
and wanted a license, and here the license
is, and I thought when Canterbury Bell
had won, and I was as rich as Croesus, if
I brought it to you, just so, you’d say like
a_ bird: ‘Never mind my people, never mind

‘ (‘lie of lll-.'ilil_\‘~llf lll-zlllty ill |ll.\ll'(‘.~\‘ at its

   

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l-vl-l' l'\‘.‘lll_‘-' lovl-ll. ‘\\‘i1ll_v«lli:lll<l fl-l‘ your:
sllke l ('lllll<l lll\lill'l: l'lll}'lllill'_f. lillylliillu."
li(‘ZEli‘1_C«|ll‘(l at lll'l' (‘l:ll'.‘llIl‘l‘4l. She \\':ls
rl-.-ill): ‘-'l'l‘_\' pl-l-l7_v. 2411:-Ill.-yl--I Hllvll llllirl
lie it'll’ lli;ll.~~lI' :11 ilzlit llloiill-llL ll vl-ry
llllllll‘ (‘l‘\‘Rll|.l't’. llmv splvllllill lll" llinl thus
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llollrllf tllrzli llow gr.-lllll of llilll to zlct in
the ('.\’ll(,‘I 4-ppo.-;ilc \v:ly frnlll that lll-tl-si-
vible li'lllI'(:lll4‘l‘ l-l'l-:lllll'<-. who hall felill-ll
at it pinch, .-lilll to lll:ll‘l'_\' l~'lnrrie llllllzillll
at the very time ‘7-'l3(‘ll lll-l'fli1'lll-1llztllp:lss-
ell undl-r a. Serious cloud, and when there
was some sort of nil-rit ill lllllrryillg her at
once yvitbout ll pl-lllly of E-‘S[)(‘ClElll()IlSl
Conduct. like that llml Z1 specious ill.'i;;Iln.-
niniit_v .‘ll'<llll3ll3 which cllptivatell lll-gilllllll
llessll-_-_rrr.ve’s rolilulltic heart. The only
point ill the rxase be quite forgot to consid-
er was the probability that Kilthll-l-ii, un-
consilltell on the project, illigllt be called
upon to support both bride and bride-
groom.

He clasped the poor pantinglittle Decoy
Duck to his bosom.

“Florrie, dearest,” he murmured, “I
have nothing. You have nothing. We
have both of us nothing. \\'e know now
it’s only for pure, pure love we can think
of one another. I love you. \\’ill you take
me? Can you face it all out with me?”

Florrie hid her face yet once more in
Reggie-‘s best white Waistcoat. He didn’t
even stop to reflect how she tumbled it.

“Darling, lllii-liilg.” she cried, “licw un-
selfish, how noble of you!”

Reggie drew himself up with an inefT:1-
ble sense of h.'lviil,{.; acted in difficult cir-
cuinstalllces likl- a perfect gentleman. He
was proud of his cliivalry.

“Then tomorrow,” be said briefly, “we
will be iilarricll with this license nsl the
archhi.-'liop directs at St. .\l:ii'y .-\bl,»ott’s,
Kensiil_l:toll."

Florrie clung to him with all her arms.
She 3~'(€L‘lllt‘4l to have a dozen of them.

“Oh, you lll-art" she cried. ovl-rjnyell.
“And at such :1 nionle-lit} How griiiill of
you! How swl-ct! (lll, l\’e3.r_L:i<-. now I know
you are inlll-ell it true _L:l‘llIl(‘ll]IlIl I"

Reggie tllouglit Sl)llllllSk‘lf and stood six
inches taller in his own l-stiillatioll, though
even before llcavcll ll.-ul grlliited him a
fairly good conceit of llinisclf.

[TO BE CONTINUED]

The

is the expansion of the British rim-
pire fraught with danger to the l,'nited
States, and hostile to the interests of
civilization at large? Is the policy of
Great Britain, as 3. “laild—grabber,”
and as a ruler of alien peoples ill all
parts of the world, one which must be
execrated and opposed by Americans?
These questions are considered bv Mr.
David A. Wells inthe North American
lleview for April, in an article enti-
tled, “Great Britain and the United
States: Their true relations.“

Magazines.

The March Arena introduced its
readers to Prof. J. Heber smith. M.
D., who for many years has held an
important chair in the Boston Univer-
sity School of Medicine, the leading
homlrpathic medical college ill the
United States. In his first paper Dr.
Smitll discussed the desirability of dis-
posing of infected bodies by crema-
tion. In the April Arena this eminent
educator and scholarly physician of
the Back Bay district of Boston, opens
a series of paper on ‘-Man in His Re-
lation to the Solar System," as is proper
subject for re examination. It is need-
less to say that the paper, coming
from the very citadels of two of the
most conservative professions is bound
to create a. sensation. The temperate,
scientific and scholarly methods em-
ployed, greatly add to the interest,
while giving peculiar weight to the
discussion, which indicates how deeply
occultism is taking root in the most
cultured minds of our time. Dr.
Sl1lith’s second paper will appear in
the May Arena.

1  Peach Trees with freight Prepaid

a to any station east of the Mississippi
river, 2 to 3 ft.. for 8335. Other sizes in propor-
tion. List of varieties or samples sent on re-
quest.

R. S. JOHNSTON. Box 18, Stockley, Del.

l ' Guild and Silver Wntrhen, Bicycle!’
‘ ' Tritycleu. huulnnd Hsll-In, Cunt,
I Buggies,\fingunn,Cul-ring:-s, Slated,
Sleight, H.|I‘IuII,1.'|rl-'I'ups, Skid],
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Fence the World in 20 Days.
\\'ire

We c«lllsillel' the Still‘ Wovell

il“tfll('l-f .\l:lchillc as shown lll)(>\'f‘, de-

serving of special lilelltioll illlll for the

lrellsoil that the szlle of it pllsllell as it;

llas been by the lllllillll';lctlll‘ei's, .\Il-ssrs.
Kitsellllall l}l‘uS,, l{lll2:e,\'ille,, llllliull:-l..
hltve done lnore lll recent years to en-
able the faiiill-rs of this colllltry to get;
lll(’ll‘ fl.-ilcillz at the. actual cost of the
wire than all other fellce lmllllifactl1r-
rl‘S.

’l‘o show how f:«il‘lllcrs of this C0|lll-
try appreciate this imlclline it is only
ilecessary to say tllllt ll‘ all the ma.-
chilles sold by this lirln were run for
‘_’U days each machine lllélklllg‘ lll rods
per day, they would make enough
fence to go round the world being an
averllgeof-lUU,llIlU rolls or 1251) miles
per day. If all the machines were run
only lilldays during the year making
40 rods a day each they would make a.
grand total of Z’.4,lK)U,U()U rods which
would make an average of 76,800 rods
or 240 miles for every working day in
the year. Tile combined product of
all the Loom Fence factories in the
United states would not equal this.
send for their large illustrated catalog
giving full information which they
send free.

The
ZEPHANIAH BREED

WEEDER and CULTI-
VATOR.

 

will work corn. sllgilr-l.-illlc, potatoes, peas.
beans. sqliashes, nlclolls. cllclllnbcrs, toma-
toes. ciihbllgcs. heels, carrots. ])2l.l‘b‘lllI)!~'. cauli-
ll-lwcr, cl-lcry. onions. (think of it. olliollsl)
strzlwllerry plillltations, both new and old.
llspilralzus. dllringr l-llttillg season, and many
other crops. all without othl-r cllllivation
hanll-llol-ill! or hlulll-weellillg, while for grain
fields they have no equal.

(llir No. I :lllll 2, two horse. will work
clean 73:‘: to 25 llcl-es per (lily. No. 5:. -L and 5.
one horse, \\'lll work 1:": to I-*4 ztleres her day.
With our No. H one lnlln's time will (:ilrc1llr .3
to?acresofoiiiolls lllllll they llrc I:-4 inch in
lli:lml-tcr witholll lizlml-wt-l-llillg.

$1100 in prizes for lzll‘:."I'Sf crops and largest
iilerczise ill crops ,‘."l'()\Vll hy the use of our
WC‘E(ll.4T.~‘ in lwti.

Send today for (‘ll'(.‘lllf1l‘4l(‘F(‘I‘ll|il‘lV ninc sizes
and stylcsol' Slllky, Walkiill: and Hand Mn-
chilles. It lllso l,-ollrililis all artll-ll.- on “\\'cl:llls
and 'l‘ill:ll_rc" by Pl'ot'.'l‘2i1't, of the Mich. Aigri.
(.‘oll.. “Sllallow vs. lll-ep (,'u|ti\aI ion" by Prof.
Hllnt.ol'0hloAgr. ('oll.. and “How I lrrmv
1:410 ll, -lull hilshl-ls or Potatoes in Mas. "by C.
W, Rllssell. E.\'q_, of l'ptoll. M:lss.. at c.llLhUTl-
ty on potato cllltlll-l-. r\4llll'L‘.‘.\'

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Letter Preues, -but Srrv-wt, ‘Tl-nah, Anvlla, Hllyfntleru,
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fiend fnr free Catalogue and sec hnw In save Money.
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Ask secrete ry of your Grange for our Illus-
trated Catzllogue. Auir. 15 tf

HARNESS“!

Our stock of Leather that we bought before
the advance will soon be exhausted and tllen,We
will have to advance our prices about 25 er
cent. _Any person in need of H.-\.\'D MABE
HARRESS can save mon_ey by purchasing at
once.

A Word to the Wise Should be Sufficient
HAND MADE HARNESS CO.,

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APRIL 16, 1896.

Grease liens.

Cascade Grange N o. 63, has met with a
severe loss in the death of Brother
J _a.mes R. Laraway, who died March
10. 1896.

Brother Laraway had been a mem—
ber of Cascade Grange since Septem-
ber. 1873, was constant in attendance
and foremost in its work. Had held
the offices of Worthy Master and Over-
seer and was Treasurer at the time of
his death. He had been a resident of
Cascade over fifty years and was one
of its most esteemed citizens.

Ata regular meeting of Bingham
Grange No. 702, held at the i{repp’s
school house, March 26, 18190, after the
regular business of the meeting was
transacted the ladies of the Grange
organized a society. calling it the Mat-
rons or Industry by electing the follow-
ing officers: President, Mrs. Alice
l\IcKutchin; vice president, Mrs. Mary
Ormes; secretary, Mrs. Mertie Will-
iams; treasurer, Mrs. Libbie Peck. Our
orange meets every Thursday evening
with a good attendance. Have se-
cured a building site and expect to
build a hall some time this summer.

M. D. OKJIES, .\Ii-ister.

 

 

The fullest and most reliable ac-
count of the Cuban insurrection that
has yet found its way into periodical
literature appears in the April lie-
view of Reviews from the pen of that
veteran journalist and war correspond-
ent, Murat Halstead, who has only re-
cently returned from an extended so-
journ in Cuba. Mr. Halstead’s article
embodies much fresh and important
material of the greatest interest—for
example, the proclamation made by
General Gomez in December last, Gen-
eral Weyler’s statement in reply to
questions of Mr. Halst-ead concerning
Spanish policy in Cuba, and specimens
of the work of the press censor, besides
a vast amount of statistical data im-
possible to obtain cxcevt by visitation
and inquiry. Mr. Halstead has had
access to all the sources of trustworthy
information on both sides of the pres-
ent contest, and has utilized the knowl
edge thus gained with the skill of the
practiced writer of current history.
His whole aim has been to get at the
truth and present it impartially. The
portraits of Cuban leaders which ac-
company Mr. Halstead’s article are all
reproductions of photographs or of
drawings made in the field from life.
The portrait of General Gomez. which
serves as the frontispiece of the maga-
zine, is considered the best ever pub-
lished.

 

The regular meeting of Lenawee
county Grange met with Fruit ltidge
Grange, April 2. The morning session
was devoted to the regular order of
business.

Over one hundred Patrons and friends
assembled in the afternoon to listen
to the program which consisted of
papers by Brother Davison of Rome
Grange and Brother Deyo of Morenci
Grange. The latter, by vote, is to be
sent to the Visiroi: for publication.
The question box was overflowing
with questions of interest, these being
interspersed with songs and recita-
tions, and all too soon 3:30 arrived,
which was set as the hour for special
order of business, when the lifth de-
gree was conferred on a class of 43.

Fruit Ridge is the home of Worthy
State Master Horton, who has given
much time and study to the Subordi
nate degree work. During the past
year this Grange has added stage with
curtains and court scenes appropriate
for each degree, together with cos-
tumes for the lady oflicers, which adds
much in exemplifying the work. In
the evening the four degrees were con-
ferred, using the lield work for the
first and the combined degrees for the
remainder. The lectures of the various
oflicers were committed and the de-
grees given without the use of the
manual. Lenawee county takes pride
in her sixteen Subordinate Granges
and Brother Horton assures us the
end is not yet. MARY C. ALLis.

 

SOMEBODY sror ’E)lI

Still another added to the list in
Lena wee county. On evening of April
7th, Raisin Grange, dead since 1876,
was reorganized with forty members.
Southeast Ogden, Deerfield, West Clin-
ton, and other points are in process of
formation.

 

l-‘RATERNITY GRANGE, N0. 52

began the program on April 7th with
quotations by all. “Best fitting for
oats crop,” led by Bro’s. Moore and
Sanderson: Fall plowing best on
heavy soils if water is kept off. Spring
plowing or surface working of corn-
stubble for light soil. Two bushels of
good seed per acre, drilled early. “Re-
duction of salaries and fees of public
officials, and best means to secure such
reduction.” Discussion led by Brother
Ballard: High salaries tend to cor-
ruption in politics. What the same
ability would command in ordinary
business should be paid in places of
public trust. There ought to be a re-
duction in salaries in keeping with
reduction in price of farm products;
plenty of competent men to till public
places at fair compensation. Presi-
dents are no better on $50,000 than on
$25,000 salary. Should not try to ape
European countries in ostentation and
display. Salaries of state and county
otficials can only be reduced by send-
ing to our legislature men pledged to
work for lower salaries. Moral charac-
ter and mental ability rather than ac-
quisitiveness should be sought in pub-
lic oflicials. '-The theory of our govern-
ment is by the people and for the peo-
p|e—any other theory is un-American;

Our meetings are spirited and inter-
esting. Each one can express his
opinions freely, for we haven't one of

the “1’ll take my dolls and go home”
sort among our members.
EMMA A. CAMPBELL.

 

THE LUBIN BILL.

II. R., No. 2626, be_cause it creates at
bounty that necessitates the issue of,
more government bonds. We are op- E

and will not protect. We are opposed to 3
it because of the sophistry contained -
in the challenge given to the l’rotect- 1
ive Tariff League and because of its!
collusion with the Protective Tarili -

League and Cobden Club to the‘
end that the former may lat

ten on free raw material. the‘
latter the bounty by this bill 3

vouched-safe to the exporter. It says: ,
"A bounty shall be paid to the export-g
er’.’ The Protective Tarifi League:
has never advocated protection for ag- ;
ricultural products. It desires noth~.
ing more than that farmers should be

led to believe what this bill and its ad-

vocates teach that the import tarili,
cannot protect agricultural products.‘
They can prove that such a tarili,,
when it exists, benetits agric_ultur—:
ists, but they will not. Nor will the;
Hon. \Vm. McKinley accept the chal— l
lenge, since the majority of farmers,.i
in some localities, -scandalize and gos-

sip about proteciion. They want the?
markets of the world. But even Lu-5
bin admitted that the markets of the 5
world are useless to them when they;
have them. Mcliinley, through his!
bill, gave protection to a few agricul-I
tural products, beans, potatoes, oats,»
butter. eggs, etc. Those articles rose

in price, some of them doubled. Free

trade farmers said they were not bene-

lited;Were better satisfied with half

the price. They were evidently afraid

that judges, lawyers, doctors would

have to pay more for farm products.

They said it did not benelit them in

the least to get -$1450 a bushel for

beans; would rather have -10 cents a

bushel, the present rate. They did not

like to get -10 cents a bushel for oats;

they wanted the markets of the world

and 20 cents a bushel We are opposed

to this bill because its advocates claim

that an import tariff on wool, hides,
cheese, butter, barley, oats, rye, pota-

toes does not protect the man engaged
in growing grain. This is not true,
since those articles take the place of
wheat and thus enhance the price of
it.

There is not a country in the world
nor ever has been that exports grain
in large quantities. Look at Russia
and India.

We are opposed to it because its ad-
vocates state that indirect protection
was impossible. Andrew Jackson
thought differently, He said, "Com-
mon sense points out the remedy,
’I‘ake from agriculture one-half million
men, employ them in manufacturing
and you will lind a better market for
your cereals than all Europe now
affords you.” It is doubtful, however,
if Andrew Jackson’s overcoat would
make this man Lubin a vest.

We are opposed to this bill because
like the sub-treasury scheme of the
Alliance (now dropped from the plat-
form) and the single tax scheme of
Henry George, it is irrelevcnt, perni-
cioiis, and impracticable.

We, the standing committee on leg-
islation of the Parkville Grange, St.
Joseph county, .\Iich., desire to be
placed on record as uncompromisingly
opposed to the bill H. R. X0. 2620. 54th
congress lst session.

.\IP..<. Jxo. C[‘LI}EI‘.TSO.\'.
A. E. S'rr.o.\'c.

D. F. DELL.

FIrA.\'cis Hi~:1\ii;Acii.

ROLL OF HONOR.

The Visiroi: is very proud of the
special workers who have conti'il)ii-
ted to its iiizigiiiticent roll of honor
this week. While the naincs of
.\Izistci' Geo. I3. Horton and ex-
Governor Lucc do not appear yet
we cannot help noticing that the
Gninges which they represent have
a copy for each iiieinber. ‘Ye
coniinend this action to every
Gran;_re in Michigaii. The Yisiroic
is easily worth twice its cost to
any f:.ii'niei' and especially should
every lover of the Order, every true
Gi'anc_rei', he a siiI)sci'iI)ei' to it. He
should do more, get other f:ii'iiiei's
to take it and thus minister to the
growth of the Order and the good
of fzll'l1lel'S ,qe-nerally. Let all the
Granges follow the exaiiiple of
East Gilead and Fruit Ridge. This
is the roll of honor:

Geo. A. Russell, Girard, 5: C.
E. Foster, Fruit Ridge, -18: Mrs.
Maria Dunwell, Hopkins, 7; C. C.
.\IcBean, Addison, 25; C. F. Holt,
Cascade, 21: A. Campbell, Ypsi-
lanti, 0: D. E. VVea_ge, East Gil-
ead, 42; Adelbert l\'ai'd, Potter-
ville, -1; E. VV. Allis, Adrian, 2; A.
R. Graves, Ypsilanti, 5; E. B.
VVai'd, Charlevoix. 15; Mrs. A.
W’. Canipfield, Avoca, 2: Ellen D.
Ruinsey, Jones, 12; A. E. Palmer,
Kalkaska, 3, Evaline Boyd, Boon,
S; Nettie M. Blissett, Alden. 11.

 

The Detroit and Cleveland Steam
Navigation Company’s steamers are
now running daily (except Sunday) be-
tween Detroit and Cleveland. When
traveling east or west. north or south,
try to arrange to take advantage of
these luxurious steamers between
Michigan and Ohio. If you are con-
templating a summer outing, write A.
A. Schantz. G. P. A., Detroit. Mich.,
for illustrated pamphlet, which gives

We are opposed to the Lubin blllilthe market-

I Seed Potatoes for Sale. I
I
I

'Anieri(-an VVonder, Potentate and
Late Rose.

Late Hehron, Empire State,EG_et 

Prices according to;
Address, I
“'31. H. BARRY. l
Shelby. Oceana Co.. Mich. I

posed to it because it is not protection I 1

Tobacco. 

No crop varies more in qual— 
ity according to grade of ferti— j
lizers used than tobacco. Pot— '
ash is its most important reg
quircment, producing a large;
yield of finest grade leaf Use
only fertilizers containing at K;
least io% actual I

Potash...

in form of sulphate. To in-
sure 3. clean burning leaf, avoid I
fertilizers containing chlorine.

Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boom-
ing special fcriilizers, but are practical works, comziin- .
ing laiicst researches on ihe subject of feriiliz.:ition. rind '
are really helpful to farmers. They are sent free for Q

rig.

the ask: , ,
GERMAN KALI WORKS, I
.1 Xzissiiu Sn, New York.

 

I

iwovtu use FENGE »

Over sostyles Bestonearm Horse-high;
Bull-strong. and
chicken tight.
ms.ke4

    

 

MAKE MONEY

By buying your STRAVVBERRY RASP-
BERRY rnd BL.-\(‘I\'BERRY plants ilircct
from grmvcr. \\'ai‘liicld, (‘rc.=.cmit, Mich-
cll'.~' Early. and L0vctt's Early. at $2 per M.
Others I:\C(‘()l"lIlllL'. (‘atalngucfn-n.

R. J. STAHELIN,
Mich.

In writing please nicntiun Visiroiz.

Bi-idgiiian,

FOR SALE

At reasonahlc prices. a clmiue selection of
April and May Poland ('hina pigs. (‘an furnish
pairs. Pecligrco with sale. . . (' R. (‘or-
I'0>']')(Il'l(l91lC8 solicited and commiinicatioiis
promptly aiiswi-rcil.

JOHN BOWDITCH,
Hilisdale, Mich.

re_£,rai'ding the

FOR pI‘lC9Sf()f_€lil€ f1a—

inous rui ant s,

PARTICULARS general farm

and city property, write to E. H. ALLYN,

Real Estate Agency, Friederick Block,
Traverse City, Mich.

WONDERFUL Pnooizass 
In one hour by the use or our
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 BANJOS, ::.‘..:':.‘::::
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Sold Dliecll1s"?.:ml?ilf:‘l.T.:i:.‘3:"$.2.‘Et '" '-'- ‘
rxicias nA.~'i:E ruin! $5.00 In.

111: llilieu stains Inuit tn.

CINCINNATI. 0.

Cornels. .
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for it today.

 

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LOW RATES to Plctnresqnb Mackinac and
Return. including Heals and Berths. From
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$13.50.
EVERY EVENING

Between Detroit and Cleveland

Connecting at Cleveland with Earliest Trains
for all points East, South and Southwest and at

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Sunday ‘fl-Ins Juno, July, August and September Only.
EVERY DAY BETWEEN

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Send for Illustrated Pamphlet. Address

full information of a trip to Mackinac
via the coast line.

A. A. scmiurz. .. -. ... orrnorr, won.

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Get others to get it.

IT If!
-6
M1‘ New Genei'ulC:it:1Iogiie and Biiyci's" Guide. No. .310
or Spi'ing’zind Suinnicr 1896. Just oil’ the press and
-2:id_v for the people.

IT is a I («la of 700 pages. 13.000 illiistratioiis. and l1lOl't‘ than 40.000 depend

able des- ‘'11 ions, including alniost Q-‘\'¢*I‘_\'fI.llIJ}.( that's used in life. IT wei3.:hs-
 pounir «id we send it for 13 ceiits to pay pan p.istage or I-,\'pi'+n<.s;i-.30. IT
15 trill)’  ‘I the BUYERS‘ GUIDE. IT tells vou what you uii;;:ht to p:iv.
119 ‘Hall ~' lit yoii buy 01‘ where voii buy it. You are not oliligeul to trade
with us. - we do not expect your orale-i'.< 1‘llllr).~‘»>‘ Wc can :~‘llU\\' you 21 .~iiI>st:iii~
tiiil inoii - isintr. but what we I{.\'( IVY we can do, )Iui'c than (inc .\Iillioii
I’1'1f-(ht I; . sent us their (Il'll(‘l‘." last year. Blnre than fifty fljtlllslllldl of
tllesfi‘ l)l‘l ‘tlllP fruui )Ii<-liitcunf

' ,- sock I:l.l'f_"t‘ .~‘:ll(‘.~. not l:ii'}_rc pi'otil.~'. thc I:ii'2'ci' thc >':iIc.<.
»!c sin:iIIci' tho pi'olit.~'. the hotter tlic IIIl\'lll‘_[‘ .-ind svlliiig.
We /u-mu to the pcoplc lhc poivcr of ,~/,,'/./ i/i,»/.—. -,,,.x[-/',,:«/-
Hul sliow tlicin how to iivoid p:iyiii}_-' thc OVCF-])l'(>Ill that
~ cIi:ii'}_rc:l in local sloi'cs.

MTNTGOMERY WARD & C0,,
The S‘l.‘*'e of all the people.

Mu ii I-h.-i of the Mail (h'«Ici' l’»ii.-iiic.-x-.
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Jiimcs Hziiiiilt 

fIIllE%|l!tVlITTflN GRUCEIIYFCUMPANY,

lo. 238, 240 and 242 East Pearl St.
: ~ - ‘.\ r I ' = ' .
' 1-lent. Williani Hzunilton. 'l‘rc2i.~iii‘i'r. Finis. ti. Sliziiu-, Sccrctnry.

“ ~ >rcpai'e«l to fill all (il'lllll-.’t'()l'1l(.‘l'>ill l()\\'(‘.~'[ wliulcszilc rut‘-.~'.

B/G PR 01-7 75

FRUITS it VEGETABLES pi'uvidiii_«_r you use the l'l_s_"Ill kinds
of trees flllll ~ Is.

 

 

VVc fm'ni.~'ll ie very be;-‘t i\Il(,'lJlg.'«l11 Grown TREES and SEEDS at the

RIVER RAI N VALEY I\'L'R.\'.ERIES of I\Ioiii'o--. Mich. \\'i.- have 22
reputation El hardy. p1'Olil‘l('. 4-arly bearing stock. _ ’
Bcsiiles our l|:1l:i0ll.s' .~'pci-iziliics. thc \\'l.\"l'lCl{ Ii.-\.\.—\.\.\ .-\l’l’LlC-

the NEIV l’l‘i_( )Lll“lC l’IC.\L'lI:iiid the NEW (‘ON l{.\'l‘lI lll..\L3l{
RASI’BEl{l'v]Y, we have it l:l1'_11‘() :i:~.<oi~tiiiciit of Fruit and Orna-
mental Tre,s, Small Fruit and Flowering Shrubs.

The wry 7;.-xf tc5.tcd Vcgzctiililc-. l"Iowci' and Grass See.-(l.~*—-iiiiil Sll('l‘i.-

fa/Z piickel-" vou iicvcr did .<('c.

But you must know How to plant and cultivate the oi'<-hiird ;.:zml+-ii. “'0 tell‘
you how to _\our hearts content in THE 1\Ir>iiTH A.\ii~;i:ii;.\.\' HI vi:'i‘i<ri"i.'i'i'ic--
IST, piililishi-ii monthly at 50 ceiits a year with clioice 1Il't'lllll‘llll.~' if paid
in advance. .-izents wanted. Catalogues and sauiple copy free.

I5’.-isk Secretary of your Grange for contract rates on all nursery stock.

, GREENING BROS, Monroe, Mich.

" IIE N0 AGENTS

H but have sold direct to the
consurn:-r fut" ii-5, ut
WI1'iI('5llle prit IVlllL{
them the dc-Ali-rs‘ pro-
fit.~. Sliipmiyivln-re
flIl'4'Ki'lIlllIlI1[lHll he« \
fore SllI('. .. livery-
thing wnri-:iiit+-ii.
100 styles nf (‘ur-
rii1zi-s,90stylcs:-fIlar-
no-ss, -ll stvl:-s Riding
Siiildl Trip BllL',Y_'Is~'.-5 mg
I ' PIIll~‘IIIll.~' us lmv
No.16!-5-Surreyllarnnss. Pi-iv-2 314.50. . . . . pi-in}: Wag:-n.~‘ $3] to

A‘ WWI 71* ~'*-ll‘ Y“! S!“ $5 . ml for Iarizv I lntuluigiii-.-. .III I («-3, II-1'. gm .m_ _\, 3,“, .,_ _

ELKHART cannmcs at HAVRNESS MFG. co., w. 3. Pratt, Sec'y, ELKHART, 

  
 
 
 
 
  
  
  

 
 
  

  
 
   
             

——Pnrw-. um: lamps. cl.

 

The good results obtaii ed from

Have only to be understood to be

tion. If not for sale by your local dealer. 0!‘-
der of us.
load

The mini! and tieielami steam lav. tn.

FRIEND FARMER

Watch this space for bargains. I will name
prices here that will interest you.

Garden Seeds 3 papers for 5 cents. Send for list. Garden:

Seeds in bulk at right prices. Clover and timotliy seed sold‘.

cheap. ,
:TOOLS.—————
A one horse cultivator for 8 3.00
A spring tooth barrow for 11.00
A first-classchilledplow for 8.00
A 60-tooth steel spike barrow for 10.00
A double harness for 20.00

Evervthing else sold at lowest prices. \\'i'itc for ilcsciiplion of

_]ust what you wniit and I will save you money.
I B. F. FOSTER,

I
I

Allegan, Mich.

Plain Cultivators.

LAl\l!l] iii‘ Tllll  - 

, Rakes. Hay

T c d d e r s .
M o w e r_s.

Cultivat 0 rs.
Hay Presses
and ot b e i--
impleinen t s-
at cash pri-
ces satisfac-

tory to the
farmers. If
our good s
a r e n 0 t

found to be as represented. we will return the
money of the goods. Address

The Ann Arbor Agricultural
Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.

In use over 100 yeai s.
Natures fertilizer.
The _<_rreat stiniiilatiir element
to the growth ofl limits-
Has no equal as a dis infec’CaI1t-
As an absorbent cam ot be ex— I
celled.

   
 
 

  
 

the uses of

LAND PLASTI R

fully appreciated. I

 

Circulars and prices furnished 11 EPW103-

TIIIIKEY SIIBIIIIEII AT LIST.

In spite of the common belief that she could
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.

For sale by the barrel. 38 01' 0&1‘-

MICHIGAN 8: 01110 PLASTER 00.,

Office: at Grand Rifllgidfiv Mich-
eti-oit, Ich
Chicago.

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