i ii‘ )4, ’\ .-we .........-....v------«-- fr. VOL. XXI. NO. ‘.4. } “TIIE FAIEJIEI2 IS (IF all/JIJE ,!f'/AVSEQ [.'I:LVCE TI].-IIV TIIE FAIBJ/. A37) S110 (7.1) BE FlIZ‘ST IJ[1’]Z(/ VED. ” t CHARLOTTE, .\IlCIIIGAl\’, MAY 7, lsiui. \VII(_)LE .\'O. 4 W. l Valuation and Assessment. ,‘ RE.-XI) BY MR. \\'Rl(,lIlT. The table herewith is a study which I i have just completed from the statistics i found in the volume on “\'aluation and I Taxation” recently issued froui the depai't« ; ment of the interior, being from the U. S. census of 155.91). I have omitted the several amounts from which I have ascer- tained the ratios, as they would be of no value except to enable the reader to verify my deductions. The column of “real estate exempt,“ represent the percentage of the true value which is exempted by law. Add this to the “percentage of real estate assessed" and the diflerenee between the total so found and the entire true value of real es- tate is the percentage of the true value of real estate that escapes assessnient. either by a failure to list the land or by assess- ment at less than its true value. In Michi- gan, 5.97 per cent of real estate is exempt from taxation, and 64.36 per cent is as- sessed. States compared / with the :igg_i‘ef_f:t1fi:“: true value, being 42.5: _pei ccu 11]” it S-trite and 35.4.21) per cent. in the (,‘()lll1tl) an a whole. _ __ t T_ Micliigaii assessed a largei peicen (1i;,'.'t$) of personal propeity ti.ui um } states of similar cliaract€1'. hut 15 (">11-5“l91" ably below the avei:a_'-_>‘e (2-3.‘533-i Tl1L‘|:h‘tE“ torv exemptions of personal piopci _\ in 7\Iichio‘ziii are similar to those in the nia- foi-ityrof the states. It is not eas_v to de- %e,.mim the pet-L-entaoe which is exenrpt in . F3 - the sever-;1l states from the data furn.shed by the census but from certain estimates in Arizona. Idaho and other similar locali- 3 ties is largelv ‘ The bill came upon Friday, and was dis- 17.’-cg :2. cussed several hours by .\Iessi's. Grosve— nor, Tawney, Ray and others in its favor, more money than the great combinations of modern capital—more than iron and steel: more than lumber and coal; more than cotton and i wheat; more than all the looms of New Eng- land; more than all the mysterious riches of gold and silver. Yet there are men in this House whom I have heard today sneering at this bill who spend most of their time trying to get protection for some insignificant local en- terprise or “talking through their hats" in the silver debate. (Laughter) I say, give the American cow a fair chance! For myself. I am in favor of her monopoly—a monopoly that God gave her—ln the production of butter and cheese. (Laiighten) And if every man in this House who in the day of his boyhood got up at daylight to feed the cows and stayed up after dark in order to milk them; if every man who has churned actual cream with a reliable up- right churn and has watched with a boys on- thusiasm the old-fashioned process of making cheese in the days of its honor and repute will stand by this bill we will drive from the Ameri- can barn yard the horde of counterfeiters and cheats at common law and keep them out “till the cows come home.” (Long—continhed ap- plause.) A Correction. EDITOR (iit.x.\'ui~: \'isi'rou: In the VisiT— OR of Marcli lilth, appeared “A RL‘j0lll(l(‘,l'“ by Brother Vanderbilt. I wish to correct one of his statements: in justice to our Grange and iiiyself. lle siiys that l ollered a resolution in our (irange approviiig the action of the State Grange. ctc.. and we finally, he says, “succeeded in tabling the - tines u ieesc as a food produt 0j1< .» ' fats foreign to sue Iilili 01' (T921111. ‘he Filled Cheese Bill. The i llowing is taken froin the (.2!/~- The American Cow. go //I/r./" //r-«mi. The cxti'a<:t,s in small tvpe “iuade from E iiieiit that in "in the process of taxation it ,' precisely what it does. The following is clipped from the Chica- This shows that ._;,,.,J--,- P9,. cent Hf htnfutckt _ , it and by .}l(3S.\‘I‘S.V.l\lcI\Illl‘lIl, Otcy, Tracey, the true Value of real estate in Michig,,n .152‘? 3;,“ Iuvans. Linhey, bliaw, Llardy, Liidcrwood was not assessed Maine is the only State M,,,,..1,,,,,,_‘_,,,, _._,t,_ ,4, and others in opposition, who claimed that in which the census shows the entire true llli{<;l\i,fziii1.T:\tt:‘.i1.i: filled cheese ‘ms 1‘ healthflll ‘”t1“h"v 3 t""‘l value of real estate to be assessed (,1. eX_ :\IlIllll‘.~"gIil ., 2;, V “<1 for the poor, and that this was an attempt empted by law_ r1~,,kim_, the entire t.O,,n_ MUm,,n,;. , fit,‘ §§Z,g;_: to_ ilestioy ‘ill legitimate hiiiiiiifzictiii-p to try we find 9.38 per cent exempt and 48.14 Nebraska ' 13,-: i'i.i{ “}1§9_ me‘ P1190 "t “h‘f,ih_01- lhe fhilhllh‘ per cent assessed, leaving 42.4.5‘ per cent of Q-‘e-f§;.“fif‘,m 39: , : /“V*:5~1.§l”11019‘la 3W1 the 11.&.hi_ '10 51‘1‘1lt91f1h_3s the true value of real estate unassessed, or §_§:;3l1r=(_r;'}111‘l P“-‘5 1t 12.5] per cent more than in .\lichigan. :\:é\\’ i'o:r-k...:.'.". iilii "ll ml ”"h1‘3th1hF-I 9159: “ E15 “11't”i1”..V’ “hd \Vhile in Michigan real estate bears t~".’.2:i5 §-,‘—,’;§{j§)‘;‘,’,'t‘3;f_§__ Yer)’ 5t"”tl_Y *‘1S5e1'§9‘l_- 1“ t_“_C,t~ they 5'9‘/‘"‘('v‘l_ per cent of the burden of taxation under (L)>lriLi«:‘.).n....... _ 3, , In th? Senwc (35 mhli 3*‘ lt m th“.lm-l')_ the genem] tax law’ the pe,.Cent,,(_,C ft”. the Pen‘,‘,F,.1',:,;;,'i',,_-_'_- ' 5 the rich and iinsci'iipiiloiis iiiahutactuieis United States is ,,—$_“_ It will be Seen {:3 §’ who'are destroying lll(3.l'U])l.ltlllI0l1 and the that while the true value of real estate in §f::::l[1N£‘:k4>‘:i._l6. ' 33. ; l)1'0ht5 ‘ff 5* .‘-’"1'°”t Alherlcilh 1h‘h'~‘“'.Y- , ._tb%_U‘nited‘StateS is 6050 pet. Cent ofpthe ,,;H:A-~» -- - - _-_,-,' 9,, 1 Qu W.5:‘tl_lll'tl:1y the debate ‘P2111101 on} again, -‘€15-‘i~“"r""9""~"»*hi“?‘ -. . “I-'mi"l'ii%'i‘]“' " ' ' “'5' ‘ pastieipated Ilnileil'__lTlil€ hve 1--.'.‘i‘.‘:‘."~".C erty in Michigan it 15 94-55 P9" Cent’ _e ;§§ilii_l_:'rr_$y J1, , vote was taken and the bill was passed‘ ,”:l,.‘IQ1'ef,fi1lZ€ assessed V.-alii_e otreal and pei— ~4“_ yeas, 1H1 i, rm“. 1_-,& . sohal property in Michigan 15 Shghtvll. \\V‘.v_oniii;:.-'. _____ excess of the aggregate for the Lllltu L um-in miu ,,,. t.1.t,,,n,’ ,m,{wjt1101: the iddition of iileiitiliesh fraud and escorts a iiotorious 1,”,-L .1- any 31111113], ve'Ct{llil‘.. or other I swindle into the liglit of day. That is i resolutioii. and there it rests to this da_v.' At our last meeting, (by his i't-«pics-t through the \'isi'i'oit) I called for the rt-ad» ing of his iinagiiiartv resolution. Of coiirse it could not be foiiud. I had never otl'<—.-red such a resolution in our (ii-aiigc. The brother conveys the idea that our (jraiigc by iiia_ioi'it_v is opposed to the ac- tion of State (}range as to finance. Three weeks ago at our (irahge it was })l‘H])().~‘Oii lb-at oar-,h bi'otl1€!' have one niiuiite to tell what kind or money he wanted. l3rotb— er V. was the only ‘one that wanted the same kind as we have now. Now I do not want any brotlicr or s‘l.~~lL'l' i who i'ea(ls this to think ‘for a nioiiient that Brotlicr V. iiitentionallv made this (‘l'l'()l' in his charge of my otlcrihg the resolution, {,.,/ 1.. /iv/ml///.' The comniittcc of vvtiys are from a_rcccnt spcccli of (,'ongi'essiiiaii he i” like “H m‘mki"‘l- lhl’’l‘-‘ 1“ llll-*'hllx’<‘>. 1 and 11.. us of the House of Rey-i'eseiit_itives I)olliver_ot lowa. in sIlppoi't of the tilled- “"_’”l‘l “Sh, ti“? l’1"’th9'1' h<>“' T311‘ li1‘Uil1<.'i‘ repoi-ti 1 on the 49th :1 bill (H K. ‘ti’?-5)_ in cheese bill, lhc tribute to “The Anieri— ""‘l’”‘”‘ 1111*‘-’”l““lh" _‘1h‘[ '11)’ <«‘lih1' lieu H. R_ 3014; and 5213, dinning can Cow is one the most dcli<-,ious bits of t°“1h"' 115 1"-‘.L"=}1’'-*' >""*>1"l>‘- We do. blit- to, I believe it is between 1.” B1,“. Cheese, “A” Sl;s.t:1nt‘CS made of l)1‘Q(luCtp1-oduced iwa t.h,,,,,,t,_l,l m“,;,im,_ , our swords are annealed with friendsliip, and 30' If we a5T‘i1”e- it to.. iii mil; ll‘.\'l{llIl-IllllkaWll,itllGt1(.llIllXllll'C‘ of tion of skiinined iuilk and neutral animal I the 5t“’1"°>' "W10 ‘U1’ hi hh1‘l110~‘?>‘- and 25 per cent, nearly half of _the1peL1,>oti:t1 “UL, lmmmlloils Orfp.’ t,q,_,et,,;,1CU,.any fat, that is his 1,,.i,.“t.,_,.e, but when that i slioiild a woiiiid be made we lieal it with l”'0l’€1't-V hable to ilssesslnent In t-)6 —m1'c.l ht.» oils or coinpouxs tc1'0l,E'n to such product is dubbed—“full cream clieese" it ‘ t°"§5“'°"“-"*"- “I0 l’1"’tl“-’1""“."5 I “<“'L'1' 1«h'€- Stutes “5ca1)e5’ “hue the Same mm) -in-)1‘) 1“. mi L and made in imatioii or semblance is high time the swindle was arrested. On I I “0"e1' “"9 l’”t "1." “'Y“ll’=1”'l0-" I“ “Ht 10 to Michigan and wmehl to thelliiim 1131- of I vese.“ It inilies Special taxes as this second point Mr. Dollivcr reinarkcd: the "°“‘l‘31"*"’fth° VI-"lT"h~ 4”“ I “:1” f0!‘ it cent of the true value of 1ie11‘>‘0i1)fl :1:1_()’E€1)e}l_ fr,“ gs: $t,-,0 per mum for e\'e1'y fact-0.1-y’ The morbid researches of modem chemistry halt. I do not want the llll])l'CsSl()ll to get Which 15 asseshed “OHM -edit 0‘ " 1. 1 ant cverv person W) Inflkes tie article have been able to do some very curious things out “mt “W (’“m.‘—’7e 1“ “"1 0 I‘-a ft” “"3 cent which does not enter into the geiieia t - ~ - aSbfis:;nl:iict>i\'ii to all readers of the Visiron that a certain part of the burden of tax ation is borne by both real and personal ‘property which is not upon the assessment ,.011_ but this property_ is inteiided to be 111% cluded in the statistics and estimates 0 of propel-ty exempt t'ro_ni assessment: so that the percentage of either real 01117151: sonal property which is not aceountet ‘ oi eitherin the percentage exempt. oi in the percentage of true value _as— sessed niay faiidy be considered as having escaped taxation in any f01'h1-, ‘31th91' by being omitted from the rolls or by reason Of'i§1figel:::t:1udh1l?iIiii of the task shows the — ' - - ' ral states and territo- SiatefgihtgglcgfiSuzeiyfieaiz It will be seen illizst Michioian barely escaped having the lowest rateaand that 36 of the 48 states and t,e1.I.it01-ies had a higher state than had Michigan in 1896, while the rate for that . 1- Z-5,$2_6:jT) was materially lower than ill: averaore for the entire C01111t1'_)'- _ It is inibpracticable to attempt 1“ thls P3‘ per adetailed explanation of the individ— I - - an ring table. The 9&1 11?-3(l),1;f1€[:.:£:$ei:C:i7(Ifi1l?eCggl1lZe that Okla- mte lclndian Territory and Alaska are not ilmlmd d‘ that the “state tax” of the Dis- ltfliicizl (ff ’Columbia includes all rates for :1" l the district except special assessments, and; . - ds. The cost ‘ that the high value of real estate exempt ,1 poiin I ,,,,,, D,” such tax; 550 on each vholesale . . .~'= tm,.. _ cheese in the iginal maniiiictiirer s They have substituted a cheap vegetable oil for the old-fashioned pork fat, and put it upon the American market under the label of “prime steam lard,” and at the same time they have taken the animal fats out of milk and substi- tuted neutral animal oils and made two prod- ucts. one of which for the sake of its color they call “butter," and the other for the sake of its shape they call "cheese.” (Laughter) Now, butter has had friends enough in the past to take care of it and protect it by law with more or less success. The law has been a little more ow in coming to the protection of cheese, probably because many varieties of cheese have been thought able to take of themselves. (Laughten) It would seem, for example, that limburger cheese, now safely domesticated in the district from which my friend Sauerhering comes, is endowed by nature with means of de- fense that require very little assistance from an act of Congress. The bill contemplates the protection of agriculture against a competitor “beoiotteh in the laboratory of the chemist, ” f oin an “adroit imposition which is taking from the farm a portion of its legitimate earn- ings. ” Then follows 21 unique tribute to the American cow, a tribute which is as deserved as it is witty: ;t_,1_ at and e\'e1'y()' selling or olferinor pa~:l;ac_rc is deemed Wh01953_1e d‘3l91'a and 7541‘ per annum onelcll retail deter. Any one making lillediheese _withot having piii this tax is lise '50, 1135 l7“."3eht and ,1‘,-_.-.-. :1 line from $0 t0 *553_(-'U"- T9 Wh0le‘ : ,1ea1e1- who 11 not paid a ta is liable .“ tine of 55251)} $100Q,_ and ie r_etail ho‘: {er to it fine Cf‘-£0 lio $000. 18 filled 956 must be pked in woodenackages ht, i,ef01-e. u5edl)1’9.l1(letl\\'liLhl3 words .<]'rme(1 (}heese”i black'faced tters not 1.» than two ines in leng_th_.~ hd 1'€t«‘lil I tlers must sebnlyf1'01l191'1g1 ‘t‘1m_l’ed , .,t.1mo-es and ey must display nspicu— "i. ." ’-' -‘ " 1 heeses h - ” ‘\ sly the sign, I*_ille< C_ eie. ‘lpie nianufactiei‘ is 1'9‘l““'e‘1 t°i*'1.Y 3 tax , gone cent p; pound on all sh cheese 3 .;ide., in coupi Staltips.' btritnt pro- \';5iOnS are irludedto insui'e.)llection ‘ml prevent V)l{ttl01"I of the la‘ If im- )Ol'te(l, an intrnal isvenue tax 8 cents ier pound mat be ptld in addil to the St. ; luty. It is t g0 hm efliefttofl? nin_e‘ I say, give the American cow a. fair chance. leenth day suceedin the L a egts pass- she has been the faithful servant of man. she , w,e_ landed with our ancestors at Plymouth ltock (laughter), and, tied behind the old. weather- beaten emigrant wagon, she has marched with . _ the household goods of the pioneers who have /B01-t of the cimmitte says that,‘sb‘93 the taken possefiiiorli of this Scgontguent, from ocean '= .- . i 0 ea . . ‘ number of fictoues 1 thed (iystatfs mdlgiplriled izniiluieapilziaiishedElzheagaillliheriitiiliizoidgiyi was 265, and the tot pro uc 'O>0A’0 the industries which she has made possible, con- 3h011l3 4 ts pet‘ tribute annually to the wealth of the world The Cook lill was uti'o3; the Wilbm bill anuary 31%F‘ne re- wzsv aw i I are as happy and united a band of loyal (ii'aiigers as can be found in the land. L. M . l’»owi:i:s. Bilmvici. Arbor Day at M. A, C. Arbor Day was plcasantlv observed at the College. Gov. Rich llltlllc a brief ad- dress. elilphztslzlllg the value of treeplant- iiig both froin an economic standpoint, and becaiise of the beaiitifyiiig of country life. Dr. lxcdzie gave some reininisceiices of “The early forests of .\lichigan;" Mr. .»\.A. (Jrozier discussed “.\liehigan forests ofIto— (lay:" Dr. Beal made some suggestions as to “\Vhat now should be done with our forests?” urging especially the formation of a forestry C0lllllllS.'s'l0l1l- and Prof. Taft spoke of “Arbor Day on the Farin." The exercises were varied with appropriate music. Literary Note From “The Outlook.” The Outlook Company has arranged with Mr. Justin McCarthy. the famous historian, novel. 1st, and political leader, to write for publica. tion in The Outlook. apopuiar life of the Right Hon, William E.Gladstone. Mr. Mcuarthy has had an intimate personal and political acquaintance with Mr. Gladstone for man * years, and is peculiarly fitted to undertake this work. be personal and social sides of l\Ir. Gladstone's be thrown into strong relief. Mr. McCarthy's skill in graph'.c narrative and in imparting to history the attractive qualities that many readers look for in flctjon ly. are well illustrated in his book. “The History of our if ‘i l E fit; 4! l '1 THE GRANGE VISITOR. Field and Swelt- The Farmer's Home Garden. BY H. P. GLADDEN. Few farmers have an asparagus bed. As- paragus is one of the first vegetables ready for use in the spring and the luxury of having a good bed of “grass” to go to 15 so great that no one should neglect the small amount of work needed to have an abundant supply. Formerly it was thought necessary to dig a bed two or three feet deep, fill the hole partly full of old shoes, etc., then put in a great quantity of ina- nure. The soil should be well enriched, but one need not go to the trouble above stated to have a good plot of asparagu_s. Dig holes 3 feet by 2 feet apart and put in good roots. Plant deep and fill up the holes gradually so that when even with the surface the tops of the roots should be four or five inches below the surface. Keep the bed clean and mulch in the fall with manure. In the spring remove the coarse part and cultivate. The asparagus should not be cut until three years old and then but sparingly. If the bed is well taken care of it will increase in productiveness as the years go on. A few roots of rhubarb should be plaiit- ed in a corner. It is little trouble to care for this crop, and a few roots will furnish a large supply. - If early celery is desired, the seed should be sown in boxes in the house the latter part of March or the first of April. Usu- ally the later crop is best for g,eneral use and will keep through the winter better. The seed may be sown quite thickly on well prepared soil, and covered lightly. When the plants come up they should be transplanted to another piece and allowed to grow to a good size for setting out. Set in rows five or six feet apart with the plants six to eight inches apart in the rows. Hill up as the plants require through the sea- son. In the fall the roots may be heeled in in the- cellar or a trench prepared out doors for them. Salsify, or vegetable oyster, is a plant but little grown in the garden, but when once a family knows its excellent qualities they will never again be without a few rows of it. Plant in rows the same as par- snips or carrots. For early beets sow a few rows of Eclipse. Bassan is one of the best for greens. Half long blood or some of the blood turnip type are best for main crop and will do for sorts to put in the cellar for winter use. Amicitlturrtl College. Artichokes. Some time ago wrote an article on the culture of the \\'hite I4 reiich artichokes. I have now had five years’ experience in the . way of cultivating, harvesting, keeping over winter, and also destroying, and _I am now thoroughly convinced that ever f:_ii'in— er that keeps stockof any_ kind, especially hogs, ought to raise artichokes. I dare say‘ that I can put hogs on the inarket fifty per cent cheaper than when I fed all corn. First, I will tell how 1 plant. I pl‘€l)111‘e my ground as foi corn and cut my seed with one eye on a piece, plant one piece in a hill, 18 inches one way, and 3» feet the other way and cultivate the same as for corn. I plant just {I5 631:1)’ _ 35 I can in the spring for H867-lhf-’f will not hurt the tops. I_ have now given everything a good trial. have fed to my horses and find that the artichoke is a fine root for them; it keeps them loose, healthy, and always looking sleek. \\ e have also fed the tubers two winters to our milch cows and find them way ahead_of any root for increasing the flow Of lllllk and also increasing the quantity of butter. For hogs there isn’t anything equal to them on earth. _ . I have raised artichokes on most kinds of soil but I think that low, mucky land is the ve’ry best—some ground that is too frosty for potatoes or corn, freezing will not injure the tops. Still I have raised as high as 800 bushellls ion a rich satndy loaiéil, ‘ . ' - 0' ‘or an tone 0 raise giibl £i.}c]‘:f3.1§ Tielieve thzit the artichoke is going to become a great farm crop. The tops of the artichoke are used to a great extent making excellent fodder for horses am coaws. They must be cut and shocked the same as corn fodder, and 1i P1'0l)e1'lV put up thev make a grand fodder. I _do not ask anyone to take my word for this, but ask those who ai'e raising them around here. I can give testimony after testi- n on them if it is necessary. . 3 m0So)ine people think that there isn t I any bottom to them as for fattening qualities. I will now give a chemical analysis of a few important roots just for a comparison: f .. . 66 gar:-1(:‘tb.e.é£ . . . . . ..F1esli formers 13 FE‘ °”13.e '5 UR’ *‘ ' ' ' .. -- “ “ I L Mangolds . . . . . . .- __ H i .. u 40 White turnip .. H u 10 -. -a 183 Artlchokes .... .. 1; t ent ’s taken from the 1 V6‘://:2 aftitzatlilllfiiq elf0w7‘IWl- 1 thlhk thlatt the above would ‘convince any man that the artichoke is just the thing for the fm"1‘nh?gri1uestion has been asked, why it is “ oats and tame. .-. -. .. .. . - . - ,-y- s,__. . _... ..,..._C. .. -....,.. .............;.....>«s~a« v MAY 7, 1896 the people think that there is no difference son. between the improved kind and the wild or native one that can be found in so many gardens. I will say right here there is as much difference as there is between wild The White French doesn’t run all through the ground but grows more like a potato, all in a groulp, making it very easy for digging. 0 keep over winter I pit on top of the ground, with only a little bit of dirt on top. They can be kept in cellars the same as potatoes. To sown in the vicinity o l‘. i-gnth, Kent destroy, I let them get up about 16 inches county it is probable that the mail can be high in the spring, and at this time the old 1 obtained there next seas‘ ii. mt I cannot tuber has decayed and no little ones have give any further ll1fO1'I1l:li)liq-1 .,,i the sub- forined; if they are plowed under at this , ject. However, it is possil 5;; t: -it C, G, A. time it is the last of them. I hope that I I Voigt of Grand Rapids, \ in I lkcs a deep have said something that will be of some interest in this subject, a interest to the readers of the Visirou. ries. J. II. VA:\'NF.ss. ‘ :3. \\'hen promising this wheat, but satisfied that , is not White CIZIWSOH, I have given it t e provisional name of Corinth Classson. Professor Smith wrote to John 5ChI‘:'1i) to secure some of this wheat for seed . ii the college farm, but could get no i-epl,_ and finally sent Mr. Crozier to gel the . heat, but he the crop having been slap M seed in the neighborhood. If l,6Uf.v 3 l .p_ l‘; have been ll _ . ' liiIl'l5“ appear. l like the single stool of wh- :. lint gave us I the White Clawson. and l‘ sons Golden l Chaff. test them thoi-ough‘.~. .-,1 .1 cultis-ate Read before the Micliizan State Millers‘ ,i.—...c.-am... zit them if they promise wcl ‘he Golden , Lhaff on the experiniental :‘w:'i : ‘It Guelph its annual meeting: in Laiisiiig. Janiiary l4. 1~$ov5. by Dr, R. vi ishcls for Fremont. Experiments with Foreign Wheats. C. hedzie. of Michigan Agricultiiral ('olle;;e. gave an average yield of -;~ f four years. 3. Keep the seed ])lll:- .-... llii-9511 all the seed wheat b_y the flail l have spoken of the mixing of wheats by tliixsliiiig ma- Thc question, “\\'hat wheats shall we I l l s l chines. Another evil is that i‘ve is becom- , . l l raise in Michigan!" is one of importance to three classes, viz: 1. To the millers, with reference to the . niilling quality, the quantity of flour it will produce and the merchantable charac- ter of the fiour. 2. To the farmer, in regard to its hardi- ' ncss, its productiveiiess, and the price it will command in the market. To the consumer, the palatable and nutritious quality of the bread it will make. This embraces all classes, because Ameri- cans are eminently a bread-eating race——’ are well bred because they eat good bread. ing mixed with wheat, and no process of screening will separate the rye from the wheat, but the piesence of rye in any coii- sidcrable aniount will ruin the wheat for ' production of a high grade flour. A farin- er in Genesee county always tlireshes his seed wheat by the flail and ii kept his 3 \\'hite Clawson pure, and ‘as 3. » d now as 5 it was twenty years ago." , _ _ _ ,7 , _ 4. Try the best foreign var " -s raised “ he3t‘1'a_15mg 0“t“C1.‘—"h5 1“ 1h}l’01't‘lh‘5e , in a climate similar to our own Vlien in stock—breeding because \\ heat raisers oiit- , \\'a5hin,_,.t0n, last August, 1 Vi, - :_ the De- number stock-breeders, and the inti‘oduc- PM-tment Of ,,iu,,.ic,1]tm.C to fiml .‘ ,,,.(,m_ tion of a better kind of wheat will benefit Mm, fO,.ei.,n 'V,u.ietieS of “.1‘3,., E ,1. 0,1,. .-. ' . '. . .. A . . "3 P‘ . . ' . the 31 eat ‘"35’ of 0m m1 me1_b- About t“_0 fariners, and hnally discovered he De- iiiillion acres are sown to winter wheat in pm-tmem of Velyetiilpile Patlioi. (1) a our state, and a wheat that will give even five bushels increase per acre would give us ten million bushels iuore whcat—a inat- ter of vast significaiice, even with .31 )-cent wheat. In coiiiparison with stock—breed- ing, the quick returns and large profit for the small sum expended for better seed wheat show the greater importance of this wheat question. Michigan is pre—eiiiinent- ly a winter wheat state. I would not dis- P‘11'<‘1F-"e 5t0Ck‘h1'ee‘lihf-’~. hut 0hl.,V 03” iltthh‘ of those interested in this whom iwiestion, tloh t0 the .9'1'e3te1' iml’01't3m‘9 Of ‘Vheilt l President (iorton, Secretary lTi.' I-rfield, h1'99‘hh.l- and I’i'ofessoi' Sniith looked « vcr these Hcrds may come and herds may :0 But w,,,._M goes 0,, ,.o,.e,.er_,n M,C,,,,,an wheats with me, and ten of tl1( ll. ~* ‘:>i'oiii- A glance at the ,,,.esem condition of ising kinds were sown ()ctober .1 L ‘ill ‘the wheat i‘-iisino' in our state will show the 00116-30 mm” under the Cam "1 \" A (’m' need of improvement—ten to fifteen named “(fig . t‘5,l;°‘*1’1,‘°t’,l1° ‘_’f‘Ufi_‘°" E.‘ ‘: ,‘l",L,1f:1i: varieties and some nameless not one fit [3 ' ‘fl. 1 1’ 57$ Jill‘ -.-..9..$.°5“..‘?- ,0...-ct. .»I .5. 3;“- L- —/-1-l‘l"(.hl U.\Ut:11GuL auu L:\JL¢1\.\J Uvuc‘ LL u\./ ton ‘lnd (rive O I _ . '. I 1 ,5, name Twenty years -100 the VV hite Claw- t‘ jd -~ P ¥°"‘ l’10h11f10- 1?, iwlitlon * ' . -. - ‘ f’-‘» . , o iese ro essor Siiiit iinportcd two son was in high estimation among oui V, ‘t,’ f_ U _ A _ , _ , _ y ,‘ ‘ . . . , . . ,- h \\ 12.1 s ioiii eiinany, bchilfi and Lount f.”-lllel-is and is still in high estimation \V it ‘V,,de1_\_dm_f ‘ Vh. , 1, _ _ ‘ .. -‘ - . . < -— ' 1": ‘ "l1ll*ltI*(l v » '- this wheat todax ’ l 1“ 1 1”’ 1 °" V‘ - 111311Y» but It 30“ ‘“““"}me. . - " These new wheat" in ‘t l -- »- . ‘ ‘v ' ereiit k1nds— ‘ 5 ll” "3 _“”—9f"ll.l' )0‘! “ 1” tmd me 01 5“ dlfl. , _ testid with regard to their ///,/I‘/]/’/r.w » - \'l]ltC amber and red all mixed togethei, . . , ’ - 2 /'/0 ‘ “ ’. _- ,, ‘ , ([1//.’.7?,4‘r.'iI<'-W //r/////1//r m([¢// /; "I/r/- 1‘ " , _ ._ . lut _ 3 _ / J, /c, 1/ (I 1111/ the natuial iesiilt of using seer \\ iea _ I H V _ _ , . threshed bv itiiicrant threshei's—an excel— /”"/‘:’f"*" W} 9-‘l’e“m“.Y 11} 1'0.‘—"31"l ill’ the l t iii lllvtfelllbllt for mixincr the several /’‘'’’'‘'’'1'‘’’’'‘3 ‘'7 ’/’’''‘‘’~’ /”"’1"-’/'f“-‘-“- ‘ ,1 _ .., _ . , ., _ . _ . ssheats of a whole neiidiborlidod I doubt . ,)n',”.1°I°“”l’;’1m”{ ‘l“"°t1°“ t" hf? ""“' ‘ " - v"’- i .. l 5'1‘“"‘’' 1h 1‘9{‘:u‘< to tiese foreicrn wheats ‘f a buhel of )lll'€ \\ hitc Llawson can ,>e _ , ._ _ .-,-_ . <_ ~ found hi our \"t‘lt(‘ unless the seed has been 1,: th1°t' Age ‘hen. exfiellent ‘l‘l“m"**5 '5" 1”‘ " ‘ . “E ’ ,' . ' 1 C 0‘l':l]D t -it the’ "ll . . - - - ‘ -'-breedei men n - i .l “1 llblblht thle-‘had b‘ ‘L fl‘”I’ )0 htod‘ ' tl11‘0llU‘lll()l10' ueriods of ' ' -V ,. . - 5: .—— =- I _ cultivation or 211' - WOUM t0l‘31"‘t" “ch ‘”“°“egemtl0n' , they maiily c natic and to disappear in — v -- v ‘ ' , . .-I ' ' ' - . . . THE Sl-ZARCH FOR BF.TTl'-IR iii.\i>s or \\Hl-.AT. , few yeah‘ s is a qiiestion 01 “ml 1",. Is it not time to strike out for new and i l’Q1'ti”1Ce 3: th \'_h02lt grower and inillei-_ better kinds of wheat till the best is found; “ eta“) ‘1 ‘"1 . "hP01't Seed but not cli- . . - . .. * _ i i e. best for farmer, iiiille_i' and consuiiiei 5 hf , ll‘ 1 forts were made in this direction when the Q , State Board of Agriculture imported fiom , the Daiison . (ilden that}, the t«,[=.-;t is Canada seventy—five bushels of Dawson s I, fully Sllb'}t2l11lle‘l9rIfh.\V’lll be seen by a gilaiice Golden Chatf and sent it for '[1‘1£1l.11]t03(ll‘ff- at t ie ta 1 es. . li, testing of the lasziiig - i ' ms of the state. and V oigt Lt (,0. quality of these “tats must be \'ia()i’<>ilsl ' eient seci( ‘. q, f ‘ _ ___ V y imported the Buda Pesth wheat troiii Aus— follow ec up_ or .1 lEm},e1- (,1 years up ‘they tria, and had it sown in Kent county. b0_ l)€C0m9 il0C"l1fi1=1t,6't:1‘,shei.\'i: i.\' AL'>‘Tl{_\l.IA. .\lr. \Villiam Farrcr. of New South: 1 \\'ales, has turned his attention for several 3 years to cross-brcediiig of wheat, particu- larly to develop a rust-proof wheat for 1 Australia. and has been ver_v successful in :' his efi'orfs. Having had some coi'respond- l ciicc with Mr. l’ari'cr on the subject of iiu— proving wheat, a few months ago I re- ccived from him tcn cross-bred wheats, all l of them the first _veai"s growth fi'oiii the I‘ cross. Ile used the linproved Fifc as the I parent stock in nine c:i.~'cs and crossed this y with some proinisiiig wheat of another kind. i There was about :i tcaspooiifiil of each kind of wheat and they all looked proiiiis- ing. The precious seed was placed in the hands of Prof. Sniith and planted separate- ly under the care of Mr. Crozicr. Each. kernel will produce a stool of wheat which will be gatliercd and e.\'amincd separately. \\'e will thus have ncxt harvest three or four hundred separate spccinieiis of wheat, from which we may find thirty or forty kinds worthy of fiirtlicr testing. “'4: shall probably find soine new kinds of wheat, and possibly varieties of great value. It will take some years of cultiva- tion to fix the cliaracter of any of these new varieties. If is 11 lottery of nature in. which we inav draw nothing but blziiiks, but we hope to draw a prize for the farm- ers and millers of Michigan. m:'i‘izii)ii.\'i.\'o THE )iii.i.i,\'o t,IL'Al.l’I“x' or" w ii E.-\'l'.\‘. Suppose we have twenty or tliirt_v kinds. of wheat from this or any other soiirceg. how shall we detcriiiiiieearl_v in the history of their cultivation the milling quality of the several kindsf .\liist we wait till we can spare twenty bushels to make a satis- factory test in a steel roller mill! If we could satisfactorily determine the milling quality and coiniucrcial value of such wheats early in their course, when we can spare only a pound or two for such pur- pose, we might not only save time, but '““".f ””'*'vv out of r-iiltiV'.-'.li<'*ri Hi! ':lr. E that have little excellence and bi-inrr to the, front those of great promise. 1 ‘V0 need :1 toy or baby roller niill, such l they use in New South \Valcs, ll:L\’lnir 1 f1\'e breaks of grooved rollers and fivi: smooth separator rolls, whereby one pound of wheat may be ground and H(',l)al':1[e(l the , same as in our steel roller mills. Such ii ,‘ toy )I1lIll was made by (fraiiz & Co., of Bu- (la Icsth, and used by F. B. Guthrie, in l .\ew South '\\'alcs, last March (l\il.3), lf , ()'l1'I' Colleged*)xp(3i'iiiiciit Station and the l bt.i_te Millers Association would combine I tll€lI'.fOl‘.ceS and secure a miiiiature plant of this kind, to test the milling quality of all new wheats, the agi'icultiii'.-il interests. ,‘ at our statemiglit be greatly benefited and _ie milling interests placed on a more re- A Boss Painter’s Statement. V Kent C0,, Delaware, 3-22-W3. O. W. lngersoll, Dear Sir: \\'ill you please send me by retiirn mail a sample color card. I have been in the paint business some eighteen years as_a boss painter. have used some of your paint and like it verv much: will say it is the best on the market. iv senslin;«_r the above you will oblige. ‘ AI.isnirr W. Wii.i.i.i.\is. bee Adv. Ingersoll s liquid rubber paint- Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL AITLICATIONS, as thev can. not reach the seat of tliedisease. (Jatarrh is a. mod or constitutional disease, and _in order to Cure 117 You must take internal remedies. Hall’s~ Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di~ ' rectly on the blood and mucuons 5111-face3_ %{all’s Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. _ t was perscribed by one of the best physicians. In this country for years, and is a regular per- scri_p_tion. It is composed of the best blood Durihers acting directly on the mucuos surfaces. _The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in cur- lhg catarrh. Send for testamonials, free. F. J. CHENEY at C0,, l’rops., Toledo, Ohio. 50111 hY druggists, prlce 75c. _________,____ Ripans Tabules. Ripans Tabules cure nausea. Ripans Tabules: at druggists. Ripans Tabules cure dizziness. Ripans Tabules cure headache. Ripans Tabules cure flatulence. Ripans Tabules cure dyspepsia, Ripans Tabules assist digestion. Ripans Tabules cure bad breath- Ripans Tabules cure biliousness. Ripans Tabules: one gives relief. Ripans Tabules cure indigestion- Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver- Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic- 9 l l 5 «:13. {V _ 1 , _.,,_,..‘....,............... . 1. it MAY 7, 1896. n l. _-.......-. ._... . , ,,.-. —' - V x ,.....~............_....._.._.._..,.. ..,. - -- -- - ---.4,-,»......--.... ~-—--» ~ .- THE GRANGE VISITOR. , 3 Wanlars NOEL Home and School. What the Public has a Right to Expect of the Schools, From the standpoint of the Home. Read at the Hesperia Grange and Teachers‘ Association by Mrs. Julia E. McClure. “Show me the mothers of a country and I will tell you of its sons." The has a right to expect that of its schools which is developed in its homes. "\Vhen the heart of the home is in league with the brain of the school it is well with the child." VVe do not see how this(1ucstion can well be separated. Home and school are not separate endeavors. They are one in la- bor, one in purpose, one in huiiianity's_ great battle. Home! school! llow full of meaning! how full of hope! how freightcd with weal or woe to this nation’s life, this nation made up of homes, are these two common words! _ Then it must appear from the standpoint of the home that the seliool is the liandniaid -of the home. Standing upon -this common place of endeavor. let us discuss the value of home influence on the school life of the child. The home influence shows more plainly in the pupil at school than in any other place. If in the home the child is led to respect obedience, the same charac- teristic will control his actions in school. If the children are allowed to grow up dc- -ceitful, disobedient through fear or hypoc- risy in home influence thev will reflect it in their school life; but if lionesty and frankness are developed at home. children will be honest and frank in school i'egai'ii. 1 Thc p t‘.7l.\llI'(‘.\' of the intellect are greater than lw‘ plea.-ui-es ofthe body. And the t plea.»-.‘ 1 of the moral scntiiucnts are l Q11-;[.g-sl of all. .\s the int:-llcctuzil l‘lL'- ulties and moral sentiments are ulc- l . . . - I 1‘ \'L‘l()pt(. wliollv bv civih7.ation. thercttrc l the li. r; tits to humanity inci'case as civii- zatioi NI ll. l‘1()s’l’l1‘.1-:. r.l‘(\t}\'[|H. E what are the Benefits of Civilization? 3v Mrs. .\'. t‘, 1*.-my-.oii. .\l:t~k:i. Mich. we we its cllccts all around us. lf we \\'L‘-1'3 to go back to the time whei: (,‘olnii- I 1 lm;._~.tli-sct,)\'ei‘eT l1“1.‘—-1111.2‘ 11l’“lll_ l his, nsoii fangs of 1';it»3>!1t!l\‘€‘-*3 ‘'l«‘1“'-j' 01 l 1 [1;:_\ i ~.~, fcatlicrs of e:ig"='« =l11‘1_5"1_1ll’*' "1 011- l cm s. This is -.1 l)1'if‘]):llI' lighted a torch at the tlanics of .1-Ztllil and wandered up and down the earth in search of her dauglitcr. tinallv finding her in the infernal regions. the“ bride of Plato. ‘ The farmer of today is like the ancient goddess. alarmed and in despair. and he is vainly searcliing for the good times ll(‘ once had but which seem to have tlcd for- ever. (iood times which were solcmnlv proiiiiscd to him. but like the tradition «if the ancients proved to bc oiilv invths. i\cver before in the liistory of our ‘state has the agricultural class known such dc- . pression. llard labor and poor returns seem to be the order of the day: and turn will. the farmer is poor in pocket still. It is said that Ceres found her daughtcr in the infernal regions. The farmer will not tind what. he is seeking in the infernal counti'_v. The oiil_v thing they furnish down there is heat. which might be cssci1- tial this cold weather. but too much might prove fatal. Cci'cs,lia.~' not been lavislicd with her smiles in our scction of couiitry the past year. but has been ratlicr on the cold and hard oi'dcr. Late frosts and long droutlis made poor crops, (hits were sc:irccl_\' worth the cutting and whcat avci'a_<_>‘cd about fifteen bushels to the acre. .-\lthough lines have been hard in our part of thc state. the crop reports state that thcrc is inorc grain in the l'nitcd .\'tat,cs this fall than cvcr bcforc. Never was such a crop of corn known in the country. We can say trul_v this year. "(‘oi'n is king.“ lt has been estimated 1 that the coinbincd crop of wheat, oats and 1 1-urn. will cvcecd last vcar's crop bv nearlv ., .. . .. — t it itlltl ‘ 1 grocery bill and the prices of shoes and hang overhead the glorious sun bound to burst through sometime, and although the fariiier is perhaps poorer in purse this year than he has ever been before, still he has much to be thankful for. tire he takes in his comfortable home this cold weather while nature is locked fast in the embrace of the ice king, what he lacks in pocket. may not be bursting with theinfiilness, still he has enough and independence of our farm homes, appalling news has come to us from across the waves, from poor, of violent deeds done by the atrocious Turks; and the cries for help of our mis- sionaries have resounded over this land like a clarion arousing the sympathies of the nation so much that means have been taken for their immediate relief, and an American man of war is hastening on its way to the shores of the Orient. 1: . ,,,,,,,,...,..,,.. 1... - the more bc.-uititul it bccoincs. Livingtlius in thc light of l\'llH\\'l(‘«l_<_"t' and good worl-is. we may lac cnablcd to I . IUH a t ua "Lt: _ .. . _. . . . H ‘ I l I ‘ U1 ””‘llLl‘- . 114-. i'>‘<‘1‘.a>c:wii gave his wool a\vav last sumincr. but her we all mourn l ut - i - ' \vlicii he goes to bnv his winter clothing it 1-(m1f.,1-1 |—11.,11-111.,~1,i1.1!']M(h mu “ It-bout will not come frce bv aiiv means. i 111.1111. 111.111_.11,11,. T11‘ 1111 Hi 1w1“K “mi mt1”m V ‘ _ .. .. _ u . A L‘ ) ‘f ' ' t ' lhe great oil inagnate gave his daughter ' i (l um Hm I” still lives whcre all will bc niade i-i _ ght and all be reunited. a wedding present of a million dollars a sliort time ago. in consequeiiee of which oil lias gone up and the farnier has to help pay the dowry. \\'itli taxes on the increase from _vcar to year. I ask. where is the torch to guide the farmer in his way out of his present depression and ditlicultv and illum- mate in his pathway to 1)i'(>s1)(*i'ity{ You will think that Ceres a picture is painting, Which looks rather dark to the eye: There are rifts in all clouds remember, And the goddess will smile by and by, With her torch which is briglitzly burning; Which will light you to scenes of change, And open the portals of learning, So readily found in the Grange. Yes. the Grange is the torch. my brother, That will aid you in your Search For principles true and noble, And the goodness of mother earth. Here Ceres has turned on her searcnlight. And here are the lines all in range, Improvement, advancement and Knowledge Which are all to be found in the Grange. No matter how dark the clouds may .-\l,lI ‘li Cm )h‘,\_ A Z Goose Story. At a small c.ountr_v church a poor blind woman used to come in cvcrv Huiidav inorning, as regular as the clm’k, a minute or two behind the pastor. She was always alone, canic iii the [1151 and went home the tirst. of any. tor, who was a new-comer, was pu'/.zle(l to know how she got about so well, One day he set out to visit her, and found that she lived in a small cottao~c_ inoi'e than a mile awav. ‘- ()n his way to her” home he crossed a narrow rustic bridge, with a railing onlv on one side. i ' He rapped at the door, and asked of the woman who opened it, “Does the liliml woman who comes to church every Sunday live here!” “Yes, that she does. but sliels out in the field now." “VVhy do you let the poor creature come all the way by herself, and across the bridge, too? She will fall into the water some day and be drowned!" The woman laughed softly. “Sure, she doesn’t go alone,—the goose takes her!’ said she. 1’ ggose takes her ?” asked pastor. buie, said the woman, "it is the goose whose life she saved when it was a little gosling. And now it comes every Sunday at the same minute to take her to church. ' “ “It takes her skirt into its mouth and leads her along quite safely. When it comes to the bridge it ’)l]tS ‘her next the rail, and keeps between er and the water. “It stays about the church-door till the service is out, and then it takes her by the gown and brings her home.” The pastor was greatly pleased with this story, and soon after he preached a sermon on kindness to aninials.———E.7c. The pas- Tlie pleas- makes up His graneries Y _ some to spare. W hile we are en]oying the comfort and persecuted Armenians, telling Again, ";".v.‘-‘.;'#4‘_U‘.T‘-:a':U;~\'1.$-.—V;¢“~:-‘V: " *3’-'1‘ ,. , _. . -.v.v- ! THE GRANGE VISI_~'l‘OR. Tits statics WSITQR CHARLOTTE, MIGH. The Oliicial Oigaii of the Michigan State Grange. Published on the First and Third Thursdays of Each Month EDITOR : K Elvvon L. BUTTERFIELD, Lnusme. Mic:-I. §‘To whom all exchanges and all articles for publication should be sent. MA.\'AC-I-IRS axo PRINTERS: PERRY & McGRArH, CHARLOTTE, MICH. To whom all subscriptions and advertising should be sent. TERMS 50 Cents a Year, 25 Cents for Six Months- In Clubs of 20 more 40 Cents per Year each. Subscriptions payable in advance, and discontinued at 9XDlration. unless renewed. fllemittances should be by Registered Letter, Money Order or Draft. Do not send stamps. §'To insure insertion all notices should be mailed no later than the Saturday preceding issue. Entered at the Postolhce at Charlotte. Micl1.. as Second Class matter. I-_E’.\'i-:xT ISSUE, Mar 21. OUR WORK. The following has been approved by the State Grange as aifair statement of the objects tliefirange of Miclii:-{all has in view, and the special lines along which it proposes to work. VVe ipc every Grange in the state will work earnestly in all these departments. so that by 8 mflm united effort we shall rapidly increase our numbers. extend our influence. and attain more and more complete- ly those ends which we seek. OCR OBJECT is the Organization of the Fariners for their own Improve- ment, Financially, Socially, Mentally. Morally. We believe that this iniprovcnicut can in large measure be brought, about: , 1. (a.) By wider individual stiidy and gciicral _dis- cussion of the business side of farining and home keeping. (b.) By co-operation for financial :ulvaiit:l£.’0- _ _ ‘Z. (a.) By freqiicnt social gatlit-rings, and the mlllétllllg together of farmers with farmers. and of farinors with people of other occupations. (b.) By striving for a purer manhood, a noblcr woman- hood, and :1 universal l)!‘()tilL'I‘ll()i)ll_ ’ 3. (a.) By studying and promoting the improvement of our district sclio s. _ _ _ , By patmnlzing and aiding the .-\gr_icultural ( ol- leges and Expcrinioiit Stations in their l_l‘_L{lilnlai(* work of scientific investigation, practical experiment. :.in1,l educa- tion for rural pursuits. _ Y _ _ (c.) By maintaining and attending farnie_rs lIl§ilt11t_C5§ reading in the Reading §‘irclc: esmhllslilnz and using circulating libraries; buying more and better magazines and papers for the home. _ _ V _ _ 4. (a.) By ilitfusing a knowledge of our civil institutions, and teaching the high duties of citizei_isliip._ _ (b.) By deinanding the cn_t'orcement of (‘XISUIJE St3'(11_tC‘F~ and by discussing,advocating. and trying to secure such other state and ll«'ltll()llallEli\_\1l:S as shall tend to the general justice. progress ant rnora i y. Hurr:1h for the weather! “Ye can use more Grange news. Some people think more with their tongues than with their l)l‘{lll1S. A farmer is neither better nor worse than any other man who is ‘Just good. Vfhiit is your opinion about the s'1gf£“- . . 1 _ 1- tions regarding Pomona G1 anges, in 3110 6 column '{ ' The possibilities of the Grange are bounded by the ambition of the farmers of America. \\'c will give five cents apiece for the first two copies we receive of the VISITOR of J aniiary ‘2, 1890. We advise every farnier’s boy who Wants to make the most of himself to look up the special courses to be given at the A9!1‘101ll' tural College next winter. After lo, these many years, the active sisters of the Grange meet the reward of their strenuous advocacy of an equal Chance for the girls at M. A. C. The Grange offers the best chance for earnest and brawny young farmeis to acé quire that information and-self-comman which fit them for active citizenship. Are you going to take that bright twelve- yea,._01d boy out of school to make hm: work? Can’t afford to keep hmi there. But what about the boy? Isn’t he of more importance than you’! When You §t°p t_0 consider the opportunities he has in thls great land, do Y0“ re9«11Y tl1mk7 your 03:1 afford to keep him from school.» Vi hat s the boy for, anyway? Is he a slave of oursg Do you own him body and Ziind? Of course there are two sides to this question, but fathers, think hard Dd lan unselfishly before you tell him a upneed the labor of his Y°“n‘—" hands hhoore than he needs a good education. ' RAL COL- ANGES AT THE AGRILULTU CH LEGE. With the beginning of the nextucollege - 0' occur year S(:er?1$:E:,:1ta3:l1c:f:Deldv the first at theth gllc vacation will be transferred place '6 i}((3)1l:l%O summer. The long Course from Wm modeled more of practical ag- lfihsulf:i'1er:nd hortitiulture having been in- more leeway in choosing special lines of study in agriculture and horticulture. Four special winter courses have been provided, each being six weeks in length. The courses offered are in dairying, live stock, pomology, and greenhouse work. The most far—i'caching change however is in arranging a course especially for ladies. These changes, in our opinion, are all in the line of progress. Indeed, every one of them has been urged by the Grange. It is not too much to say that the persistent re- quests of the State Grange for a ladies’ course have been most cficctive in securing it. We believe that the College will be better prepared to meet thedeiiiands of the times by these improvements. lVc cer- tainly hope for good results from each one of these changes. C0-OPERATION FOR LEGl.SLATlO.\'. ‘V0 clip the following from a recent is- sue of the .4][’.C///."(/'1)’ 1‘?/mm-/1.’ In view of the constantly increasing bur_d_en of taxation with a constantly decreasing ability to pay. be it resolved: That; it is the sense of the White Lake Farmers’ Club, that there should be a non-partisan meeting called not later than the tenth day of .]une next, at some convenient place in each county in the state, to be composed of at least two members from each farmers’ club and an equal number from each Subordinate Granze, who shall agree upon certain reformatory measures which should be passed by the next legislature, and to agree upon pledges which will be required of candi- dates tor legislative honors at our several party conventions. lt scciiis to us that this resolution is to be welcomed by the Grange. There is no good reason why Gruiiges and fiirnicrs’ clubs should not work shoulder to shoulder in legislative niattcrs. G range practic:il activity in these iii-utters is well 1iiider- stood, and we rejoice that the farincrs’ clubs are disposed to co-operate with us. Two years ago the Grange made {l(lV{l.ll(.‘(}S to the fariiicrs’ clubs in this ni:1ttcr, but was rejected. “'9 are glad they see things difi'ci'ently now, and only hope that the above resolution expresses :1 general senti- ment among the clubs that will lead them to seek to work with us in the next legisla- ture. REPRESENTATIVES. By the term representatives we mean those men who are chosen by the people to . . ,5“, ,'n 0,“, ,.,..,“,,,.:I,_. ..v.~...~.4.’--—. l'(fZ‘)l,C;‘)lIS(l3i:L)l‘\le:‘Ol' judicial. We want to plead for extreme care in the choice of these rep- resentatives. Constitutions, laws, and political cus- toms liave great weight in securing the liberties of the people. Indeed they are es- sential to this purpose. But Sfillletlllles the people get to thinking that the consti- tution and the laws are all suflicient. \Vhen men do wrong the law is invoked. VVhen abuses creepiinto government, we try to legislate them out. This is good enough so far as it goes. But is it not true that, powerful as are the laws in ensuring pros- perity and justice, men are far more powerful? For good men will act well in spite of bad laws, and bad men will act ill in spite of good laws. In fact if you could once get the right men into oflice there would be little fear but what proper laws would be enacted and enforced. But no matter what the laws are, if the people grow careless and let bad men into office, the laws are sure to be perverted to selfish ends. V\'hat we have said is so elementary that it hardly seems worth repeating. Yet at every election we face the fact that the people have been careless with respect to the important duty of choosing clean and able men. They do not always err thus, but they are often negligent. A great campaign is about to open, af- fecting the welfare of every county, city, and state in the Union. The all important question is, what sort of men are you going M...» » . /l MAY 7, 1896 nounccd, but neither one the Board of Agriculture. ‘ man, in our judgment, war‘ we believe it is now the C’ farmer in Michigan, no in thinks of the choice, to stani president. i'eall_v in the College. l\ow, as to the special poii .- n the com ].'1llllllCzltlOl]. No, we did no ', our edi youth and vigor. thirt_v—tive or forty years old. have inaturc judgiiient and exp-iiciicc th:1 are worth something. ly not the chief point that Sistt >1 (;um1,],e] president. Our position upon 1”. .: pm-tic dent of the College. if he has u‘1'=~.-i- 1-eiluis ites executive talent and the state: then his being :1 przictn gives him :1. wonderful zfiiioiiut o :11 power. though they are iiiiglity sc-:11-cc. university, in that it is, in :1 far widci Lent or M. X. C. The more a pi-esiden-_ abort the__i'el:ition of each one of ti,» . . .le_ partticnts to the farm, the more he .-lows abouithe farm itself, and the poop. who live tlere, the better he will do. lillt‘ it is not far. to cindciiin a man because i . as- sunied ‘hat 111 lacks one element out «he many man e Jeriencc that would to make 11 g'10d Igricultural college pi-(«J ;~.t_ “79 Saidthflllllichigiin has the be.-,-‘t 1;-i- cultural coleg ‘n the count,-y_ q 1, . ’ is no idle though spil-ed by more ho, . I-,,,_ 0955- The l’~‘0l in of an agricultur: :01. legze iS atllllitlfld the most difliciilt; c v -. in all educational 'clgs_ It is only _ .ty years 01d in this untry zit the ()11t:'.l.’le. EVe1')’ 3§?1'iCl11U11' ollege is an expci'imei1t in 9-g1'i°“lt“1'319(l tion, and when W(:&{iy that 0111' C0il8g‘€ h lone bettgr thanflnv Other: “9 Simllll’ mil our college has c1,52ii~e nearer lesired rests than any 0t1‘l,,,._ VVhen ve look the ggld Over we See flat that staement mean; great deal_ A5 W Said in 3 lllious issue, none ap- preciati more whatihe College Shcmld do and wherein it ills to ,,cc0,,,,,1,-_~_..h these thirable things an do those “‘, O are Ill3S?'l0St intimate nds and are ,,,%t familié with its work But while We h,,‘.e criticigd the College el0,,,-,,,11y, and whue we ha‘. tried to poin ut changes that wouldoe desirable, wbeljeve that the to choose this year to represent your wishes? Are you going to pick out your own men, or have them dictated to you by self—interested parties’! These are home questions of deep significance. VVhat will you do about them? A FARMER FOR PRESIDENT. In another column we print, under the above caption, a spicy communication from worthy Sister Emma A. ‘Campbell. Her words were evidently inspired by our edi- torial on the College‘ in the last VISITOR, and we will try to defend the position there taken. It must be remembered that our candidates for president were duly an- t duced and older students being allowed 1'0 9 ' preseéis no time for ci cism, but rathm. for tliuiost helpful enc mgement A Farmer for sidgnt Engm GRANGE Visrr ; Does not th, VISIT; place too high estimate upo, youthnd vigor? ’.‘her are those W1“, thin iature judgiien ml experience hav ,ilue as well. A n may beeveri‘ S0 Vrga and ‘3Ve1‘_Sf»V'i£”Q_ous, may even ° add these qualitis int,-llectual foice. and iral Worth: stl if hlis other than ,1 pral farmer, his hoiciias president of the ;‘ . C. is 8.l)Sl1L-—lSl,ust as ridicu_ lou to place a farer at the head bf a law ol, 3. schooln pter it the head of a ‘ div' school, a layer atthe head of a 3 me college. Al Isaj farther that l chosen l)_ But a good .-hosen. and of every ; . what he b’ the new if the presiden". f ilg, it will then be time enough to condcnithe cl;olce_ \Ve believe that common eve 2 lay loyalty 9 demands this of everybody \ L:---e heart is torial place too high an e.-’i~ itc upon denCe0fthe1)e0ple' ll hcn :1 ll .1; gets to 1,9 ‘night to But that evident- wishes to make. Her 0lJ_lCt‘tll.I .- that the Board did not choose :1 pi':1cti<:: L t‘:1rniei' :1s « i1:1int:1ncc with :1gi'ic1ilt1ir:1l cd11c:1tion: 1.‘ 1% is liini— self a student, and is :1 iii:1ii wv» will t;[l{Q rank amoiig the other college pt ‘ l(-_-l'1t,< of ':':11'iiier ‘i'iii:il Scliool has the confi- lts president is not :1 ' doctor. a lawyer. :1 clci'g_v1ii:1u. :1 farmer. or 21 politician out of :1 job, but :1 iiiiin 1'cco_<_r- nized :is:1n e.\'perienccd cdiiczitorz and wh:1t- ever the faults of the institiitioii iiiay be. it is not that they forget for wlizit purpose I the school was instituted, for tirst. last and all the time, they tc:1cli pcdzigogics. The one question is. "how shall truth be tiiuglitf". and if there is :1 division, it is _ ciiused by diticrciit uiiswcrs to this ques- t ular subject is as follows: (‘t.. ;- tliingsj tlolntfi t H t ‘I. ,_ 1 U I 1 mince U W ‘V _ _ g _ . ‘ ‘is no in . 1c11g:1n i:is Le ics ) "1 ‘I . C wlim mud] l " L1 U'‘”'_‘‘ agriciilturzil college lll tlic countr_v. but is lllattlcfll fulnlcl should be cli-.i.~. 1, as 1,,-es-1- our collcgc doing the work for \\'lll('ll it . was designed { \\'licn in l.\‘.'..3 tlic l()(‘:lll(lll of the M. A. C. was tixcd at Lziiisiiig. J. C. lloliiics said “it is iici-cs.s:1r,\' tli:1t sin-li :1s1-liool should be in cl1:ti‘gc of men. who 11iidci'- st:1iid :igi'ic1ilt11rc and the wuiits :ind wishes of :1gi'ic1ilt11i':1lists. and who know what should bc done to iinprovc botli." lC.\i.\1.\ .\. C.i_\ii-in-11.1.. Pomona Granges. not fit him for the presidcnc_v o‘ -, 1 llgyi- lCi>iToii G i:_a.\'i:i~: Yisiroiiz .\1-1-oi-ding cultuml c0i1e._,_.e_ Au ,,g,.,,.,,]t,,, , c,,1]c,,C to reports prescntcd at the lust scssioii ot . . . | i P ' I, ‘ ‘ X - ‘ ‘I 1' ' ls p1'1iu:1I'1lv ii .s-«:/um/ and not :1 « H. and oii_i L:ti1l.(. (riiinge, l ()ll.l()ll..l (,n_.1iigts of .t "t ,__ t‘ y I _ 7 1 1-’ Micliigan are not llourisliiiig like other 1 5 an.‘ ? 0 19450“ tut 1t” W“ 1 " l 11”“? bi':1uches of the Gi':1ngc trcc. lt (‘:l.llll()l be the ability to imiiiage 21 school rat: r tli:1n s:1id that this is cziiised by :1 l:11-k of knowl- to1]]3,n{1ge 3 fin-m_ DQul)’[l(355 it 1M he c(l_$_l‘C of tilt} bciietits it) be (lt‘l'l\'(‘(l fl'()l1l f(,.t,,,,,,te if he hm, the ,,bilitY to ,, ,,,,th_ nienibersliip iii the s:1nic. I\<.-itlicr is it be- cause this portion of tlic plziiit has not rc- ceived the culture :1iid care that other briinches hiive. Is it not :1bo1it tiinc for us to look around. unddiscovcr. if possible. where the dilliculty lies! It would be :1 long story to incntioii all the defects that are pointed out by those who oppose the l’oii1on:1 (irangc, but here is one which is lie:ird in this “iicck-o'-tli(-.- woods" and it certainly has some weight. Ours is ii rcpi'cscntativc governincnt, and most social and fraternal orders are or- ganized on the same plan. ES[)e(,'l8.ll_‘;'[ is this _h'"_'‘ of the Grange in the main. ‘_\ii.t.: herein IS wsiere the Pomona Grange seems to be ancxceptioii. It surely is not :1. rep- resentative body, and under ccrtziin circ11in- stances might become decidedly exclusive. Could this not be remedied bv sonic such plan as the following: Let ezich Subordi- nate Grange, if it so desired, clcct two, four, or as many as ezicli county should dc- terniine, of its members, as its representa- tives for the year in the Pomona Grange. All nicinbcrs who have taken the fourth degree should be eligible to this otiicc. These delegates should constitute the Voting members of the Poiiioiizi (iraiige until successors were elected. All other fifth degree inenibcrs should be honorary niembers only. ' Sonic different arrziiigciiicnt might be necessary for securing a quorum. Honor- ary iiieinbers might be allowed to vote when suflicicnt regular iiiciiibcrs were not present. ‘ _ Now, Mr. Editor, if this is of suflicient importance to warr:1nt coiisidcrution. I should be pleased to have you, or any of your readers suggest improvements or to present some other plan foi' the szilvation of this most necessiiry portion of our Grange niachine. J. L. D. Kent County. blames: oi lllleeiiiisssse The May meeting of the Van Buren County Grange will be held at \V:ivei'ly Grange hall, on the 21st. A day and even- ing session will be held. J ENNIE BUSKIRK, Secretary. NEVVAYGO POMONA. The next meeting of Newaygo County Pomona Grange will be held with Hespcria Grange, the 27th and 28 of May. A good A program has been prepared, and a large 1 delegation is expected from the different Granges throughout the county. Hesper- ians have the “knack” of entertaining, and those who come from a distance will be Well taken care of, and their time will be profitably spent. MARY C. ROBERTSON, Lecturer. KENT COUNTY POMONA GRANGE will meet with Rockford Grange, W'e(lnes- day, June 24, 1896. Grange will call to . order at 10 a. m., in usual form in fourth degree. Roll call of oflicers, and report of subordinate Granges until Kdinner. After dinner the following program will -... - W... ..........._......... .........w 1:... -..s.n.:»...m >vJ<‘V' ~«».m.-4-. .. ,.. . V '--s..‘:.. . -» ' MAY 7, 1896. be rendered: Address of welcome, by Master of Rockford Grange; response, by H; C. Hogadone; paper, Martha Berry; “l\eeds of Our Schools, ”Robert Dockeray, John Graham; paper, VVesley Johnson; “The Press,” Vt’. T. Adams, \\'m. I. Thon1- as, and Emos Keech; “Is there a just cause for the reduction of fees and salaries of public officials,” led by Norton Fitch and followed by as many as time will )€l‘Il1lt. Music and singing will be furnis ed by Rockford Grange. ADELIA M. PETERSON, Lecturer. VVESTERN POMONA GRANGE. The next meeting of V\'estern Pomona Grange will be held at Dalton, with Silica Grange, May 28 and 29. PROGRAM. “Has the policy of the government in opening up its lands for settlement by im- migration been a detriment or a benefit in the best interest of our countryf”, E. C. Smith; “Home adornment,” Mrs. Nellie Knowles; “(J-ulture and fertilization of sandy land,” Thomas \\'ilde, followed by S. Staufles; “The social and intellectual ()l\lD methods might seem too customers they may rely on gett No. 1803.—Trimmed and turned up side-back. with fan of lace.t wers. large rosette of ribbon. trimmed in front with fan of lace to side ids of ribbon, ‘lowers and ornament, rosette of lace and ornztmcnt in back.- No. 901.—Ladies’ Straw Hat. with loops of ribbon and fan of lace and flowers on each side of front. Finislied with small loop. Buckle in the cen- .. .. .. ..$1.19 ter. Fnished on back with ribb in and flowers. No. 1203.—Ladies’ Straw Hat. two fans of lace on side, loops of ribbon. F inishcd underneath rim wit . _; . ...$1.7 rosette of lace. and flower on other side. (‘lower and ribbon. Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. l204.——Trimmed side and back, two fans of lace and flowers. fin- fan of ribbon. _ ....$1.98 ished with rosette of ribbon. Turned up Side-lJ3€k.Wm1 I’rice........ 3f the Grange,” Charles Giles: e the true enjoyments of life and '-class are they mostly found!’ , "T. Austin; “Spraying,” M. S. slay, Miss May Tuttle; “Secrets of sueet sful farming,” J. T. Bettis: sing- ing, rel, ations, etc. will intersperse the prograg It is Itghly important that all study the questi-.n - and be ready to give their views on the a; me. MA:.r.i) A. Lr:wis. : r‘ ‘I §"‘ Price 1 X 22-t.—-Tam ()’Shanter. made of two colors of fancy straw, with it puff of velvet on one side, large ear of velvet, with cross aitzrette; one side of back Iias bunch of violets and the other shaded roses. One ornament. Price . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$3.9S No. 3333.—A Fine Leghorn Hat, with fancy edge, rosette of ribbon in iront, with afall of lace going to back. with another rosette. Flow- ers and bow of ribbon to finish. Sliclitly turned- upfront, with ribbon and buckle. Price. “$4.25 fie. 214 X.-—Chl1d’s Hat. of Benena Chip, with fold of silk over wire. Trimmed with bunch of corn flowers and rosettes of ribbon on both sides. twist of velvet around crown. Turned up.side- front; velvet rosette and buckle. Price. .l.‘$3.25 No. 3603.—Ladies‘ Hat, rim made of fancy straw and lace; crown of fancy straw, with jet center. Trimmed side-back with b_t_1_nch of satin flowers and loop of velvet, finished with bunch of violets. Twist of grasses around crown, fastened with buckle. .Has a‘loop of velvet toward front, with buckle and bunch of Violets underneath rim. Price ..... ..$4.50 THE GRANGE VISITOR. At a recrular meeting of Unsted Grange No. 299 dield April 25, 1.3'9t5. a preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted in memory of Sister Onsted, one of our oldest members. By her kind and cheer- ful disposition she won our love and es- teem. “ hile we deeply mourn her depar- ture, We bow in humble submission to the will of our heavenly Father, tirml_v believ- ing that “He doetli all things well.“ AI.LEGA.\' I’().\IONA met with Moline Grange. April 107». The forenoon was devoted to f'r:iternal greet- ings, installation of otlicers. and reports from subordinate Granges. A chicken pie dinner was served. The afternoon session was an open one. The program consisted of music. address of welcome. response. music. paper. “A Grave Question.“ show- ing the future prospects of the tax payer as the working man, a tine piece of in- strumental iiiusic, discussion on “Immigra- tion.“ talk on "Corn Culture." :1 paper on “Shallow ()ultivatioii."‘ music. a talk by \Vorthy Master about the Grange Casket Factory at Allegan. A vote of tlianks was tendered the inusicians. and also the RFUL VALUES. We are offering this year simply wonderful values in Hats, Bonnets and Trimmings, absolutely unobtainable elsewhere, and which We could 0 our motto is big sales at small profit We quote prices which to _ anyone who did not understand our low for good values,. especially as it is impossible to procure illustrations which will do these hats Justice. but our old customers will appreciate these facts, and We assure new ing Wonderful values throughout our millinery department. No. 1200. ~Ladies‘ Straw Turban. with thre - loops of ribbon and flower on side. with lace around rim. torinloiz tan on the other side. Finished with flower. turned up, with rosette of ribbon. Price . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$l..59 No. l202.—Ladies’ Straw Hat. trimmed with lace and ribbon, edged with straw braids, fiiiislicd with rosette. Fan of lace and ribbon on other .........$1'.e7 side. Ribbon bowin back. No. 1205.—Trimmed on sim:I.i.. ln writintz mlvcrti.-ors. mention the Vl.\I'I'()Il. I I Fl'BBl ' ' l:l'BBl 64 page Medical Reference Book f_*,l\'lliL’,‘ valuable inforiuatioii to any man or wo- nian atilit-ted with any forin of pri— vate or special dis ease. A dd 1' e s s the leading Physi- ciaiis and Special~ ists of this coun- < try. . CURES GUARANTEED. Dr. Hathaway & Go, 70 Dearborn St., l Chicago, Ill. Special Offer SI-lirl us fifty cents 5IIIll wo will forwnrtl to you at once. :1 beautiful. L'4‘lIlllI||‘Jil]I2|lIl'~l' fun. This fun l'I‘l1IIl>‘ in tho lllI'l.{l* .~tnrI'.-‘ at Two cunts each. It is of line ]I£|I‘(‘llIII6‘Ill uxul hi;:lil_v Ilocorntonl. We have often obtained ii >’]w(‘l£ll price upon this fan. and fully warrant it as bu-int: the host we have ever oll'n~rt-«I. To every piircli.-i.«erot' this fan we otter I-‘ll Ii Ii the Aincricau Horne Journal for one year. This is a monthly paper and contains lzriuht. fresh. and mitt-rtaitiiin: news. lu- regular .-uh.lIl|'..ll.l be built of Page Woven Wire. and when f1UUdllIIlt:‘€ corne, be ready to give your whole attention to business. PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE C0., Adrian. Mich. DOES QUALITY count? I lf you are particular about what kind of NIXIESEIB Y STU 011.’ you set—If you are anxious to get started right——If you want to feel easy knowing that what you buy will prove to be HI-:AI.'rHY and TRUE T0 NAME, write us to-day, or call on the SF.CRr:_TARr of YOUR GRANGE and learn about us. We have a large line of choice Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Cherry, small fruit plants, and shrubs. Our low prices may surprise you. WEST MICHIGAN NURSERIES. Benton Harbor, Mich. R. MORRILL, O. E. FlFII-ZLD. Prest. See‘y and Ti-eas. P. S.--See Confidential Trade Circular, p 40. WOVEN LIE FENGE Over 508tyIea Bestonearth. I-lorare-high. ugl-strong PI‘ and hncken ti hi. on can make 40cc 6 rods is day for ‘_L;;\v‘,¢',W,1(fi-:I‘fi‘§\~2?I%?’-'A.’|3I-%‘.i ‘ J l ‘ A ,......_n ...._ ._,:.-,x,\.-.-.v;.v ; ,4.-; I.-,_ _ _..........v_.»....-3...-« - «._.v.;»~‘~‘ ‘-~' -'~‘~'-°.-- 1 ....._.‘..-....-... ....._.,.._. ._.,____,,__, , _..i.._.........i.. . pt I MAY 7, 189 6. ' l —-w 6 THE GRANGE VISITOR. l :-.2. Mtfth'~t'tth1d'fld a£- - .. rniamiii nuiin HILLS calm and siawm ...?:..:.....‘i.;:::.:.:i...z ..:‘:,.*;€i.:.P;:.:‘....2:.‘%:: .‘;.::‘.::.';‘:;1:‘..'e:..:.’: The Best _+ ties \\'hiph_hav_e never before had 8. lgo circulating.-i T:-1t the State_ )[1-5_ . Agricultural Education_ fa}-filers _inst1tute. 'l\I:’1ny of the ybpencer was V9 Ekimi to make it ers and those farmers did not know what an 1n— %especially easy G,-,mgQ5 to Se- doing a Custom Meal and Feed Grinding Busi- ness: (25 Sizes and Styles.) BECAUSE they grind more with same P0\fVer, don't wear out or break down. Grind tine table meal and all kinds of grain. including car com for feed. A boy can keep them in order. (Fire .First 1’/'I:mz'u'm.< at ll'm-h7'.s- Vii,-_) Flour and Buckwheat Mills 305' 'I'HEj- Roller or Buhr Systems Estimates tiirnislihd on application. Specia prices for N95. Write for “Book on Mills.“ NORDYKE (St M.-XRMON CO.. No. 400 Day St. Indianapolis. Ind. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY Oflict»-rs Nut ioiiul t’-‘-i':uige. l\la.st<-i'---J. ll. lirigliaiii . . .. .. .. .. .. . . l)r>lt:i. Ohio Ovi-rsi-er--Aaroii -l1)llt‘> .Hoiith lit-iitl. liidiaiia Lecturer ‘\le.-.-i . . . .. ..R(>ClIl‘>il‘F. Vt Stl*§\’€ll'Il-- _ ,John T. Fox. N4-w »lf‘F>l')' Ass t .\'ti-.\i . . .V(*\\'(‘.Ullli) . . . . . . . ..('olomnlo ('liapl:iin -0. ll. Halo . . . . . . .. ..\‘4-w York 'l'rr-asiiri-r -Mr.-. l-Iva Mcl)oivI-ll . ..\'ew Yoi k as iington. l). 1'. Secretaigv --John 'l'riml>lr-. . . . . W H Hzite Km-pi-r W. E. ll:irb:ui_:.:li. ... . .l\Ii.--oiiri (‘cms- .\lrs. Lucy H. .\‘niitli.... .. .. ....()liio Poiiiolin \l r- :|I‘1lll(i.liillI‘ll . . . . .. Miiiiii-.-otzi Fl(IT&i* -MI .. L. A. \\'i,'_ruiii . . . . . . . . . ...\l:iini- Lady .\.~.-" Sn-w'(l-— )1 rs. S. (i. Kiiott .. . . W. Vii ":X(*l‘llI l\'0 Coiiuiiittee. l{[‘(lll(ll_'Il lllionc . . . . ..(‘i-iiti-r Hull. l‘i-iiiisylwiiiia N. J. lv‘i.'l(‘lll‘,lll(‘l".. ... .... ... .\U>\\' l‘l:iiiipsllii'i- J. J. \\ ooilm:in._ . . .. l’:i\v l’ziw. Michigan (Hfici-i's Mia-liij.-::iii sum: (£i~:iii_'.:i-. lllii.-ti-r—(i'. B. llorton. l’ruil liiilue ()v<-i'st-ci‘--i\l. T. tlolc. . .. L('(‘illl'l'l‘ .l:i.-on \\'oi in . Sin-\\':ii'il (ii-orgc L. For sli . .-\s.-‘i-tuiilt Sti-\\.'iril -J. H. l\l:irt Rriiiiuls. ili ipl:iiii .\l:iry .\. l\l:i_\‘o.. .. .. ....li.'ittli- (‘rt-ck Tre ~’lll‘t‘Y‘ - ll. .\. Stroll-_'. .. .. ..Vi(‘ksliiii'p; Si-crci:ii'_\‘- 'vl(‘IllIll' liui-ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..\nn .\rbor UIIH‘ Kt'I'l\4‘l‘ \\'illi:iiii lloliort.-oli. .. .. l‘ll‘.~'[H‘l'lH (‘<-ri-.s — .\ '\l'iry Rob:-rtsoli . . . . . . . . . . .llc.-pi-rizi Floral _\ Ponion:i .. ..\. St:-\\ iiril i~ll:i liui-ll.. liilizi M\‘4'l . .\lrs..\..\l:irtiii... .L'i1ioiil'it_v .lirii-iii-l-liiipiil-s Exc-(-iiti\'c (joiiiniittm-. ‘ 7 »._x‘- ... .. ,('—'-lilwuter ...\'p.-iluiiti .. . .. , _..t'olil\\':iti-r \‘.\llL\'1I..... . 'itlli- (‘rt---k lziplo liillilllfi, 5‘-'.==’5.”*‘-:5.‘-=fi. .«“~1->121. 7 . 'llor7oiuv J eniiic llucll li Com mitten- l“‘0”'”" 4.... ..\un.\rbor on \\’oiii:ui's \\'ork in the (Er-.nigi-. iizittl-f (‘rer-k Mrs. .\l:.r:\‘ . ..\t:iiitoii lilrs. Bi-llc Roycr ...lluroda (i(‘lH'l':ll Dopiity IA-I-till‘:-i‘.~‘-. lllury \. .\l:i_\'o.,... .. .. .l?:ittli- (‘rook lion. .l. .l. \\'oor lion. l'i-rry _\l;i_\‘o_ _. ..li2ittlo i'ri-ck Hon. 'l‘|iom:i.- .\l;irs. Berricn ( enter Jzisoii \‘.'exoilni:i:i... .. . l’ny\* Paw .»\. ii. l’:iluii-r. ........l\:ilk:is_ka Jiid,-_ve .l. H. l’ it-ll . . . . . . . . .. ..Ti';i\'ei'.'>'i‘I' . . . . . . . . . . . ..Joni-.~\‘ill0. “ .. .. ..S:iiul li[‘£l(‘ll. Huron “ ..(‘hiindler. lonia “ ..Fitclibiirg. liigliuni “ .Haiiovcr. Jackson (lien. F. H:ill.... .. ... Portage. Kalamazoo R.,‘.,.-yr Dock»-r,\' . . . . . . . . . ..Rockl'ord. Kent " Goo. L. (‘arli-'li\.. ..Kélll\'2l>'l{‘(l. Kulkaska “ . North l‘ll"'lv((‘;,'(‘lll “ VV. \\'. Varter. . .. . .. .. ..._\sri_luiid_. l\ew.'iygo “ A. J. (‘rosby . . . . . . . . . . . ..\psilant1. Oakland f‘ sum“. 5 ' ,..(-iooding. Ottawa " W I‘.-Tmlor . ..:.(‘ranst‘on.Oceaiia D. Miirlin . . . . . . . . . . . . .. V ernon. Sli1{i\\'Il_-'»'t:1tc(li':iiigcof I510-.1. on l‘(,‘<‘()llllIlt‘ll(l:Lll()ll of thc(,'oin— inittccon liduciition. A bill was drawn in £lL‘(‘(ll'(l£llli‘0 with thc rec- oniniendzitioiis of this St:ite ( } riuigc, uiidwus p1'c.-:cii1cj been su ccssfiil. and has :inade progress. «other portion. \(' tutc. and at almost every point’ they tiikc pains to proinise that :inothcr year they will have ii much hirgcr tlii(.‘ll'll1lli(:lll-V to every county in the suite desir- ing onc. \\'c also want to sziy right licrc. in piissiiig, that the (.'rr:ingc bus :1 large opportunity. in our jiidg- ment. in tlicsc nortlicrn counties of the stiilc. liungry for org:ini7.:ition. not know how to orgaiiiizc. They do not know. in nniny instaiiccs. The people there zirc- Thcv do 3 l{cg:ii'ding the rc<_-‘i'ct to say that nothing llzls c‘-n done. Tlicsc thrcc neglected lll“‘.'l.\l11‘0s;l1'(- Agi-1. culture in l)l>'l.l'lL'.,l>i('l](i()l5‘ _s‘p[I._-1:11 Sliort Coiiix-"cs :11 ":10 (_‘()ll(5(_!'('. and the .-Xdinission or Wouicii to thc C0ll£‘_l(‘. lll 0110 A-lt"‘lH‘(.l this work is not so well ulon. ‘:15 :1 vc:ir :l\_"U. At that time the . l li':lllH-ll:ll com- lnittcc coinnicni‘. highly the work of the .~ll< :‘ winter’ duiry l’rof. Sinitli. “'9 are sorry to .s:j w:is _2'l\’(.'ll up 13 this present winter. \\ c bell‘ ' it was :1 nlig. stiikc. In some i -cts the out- .bcttcr. as we undc ~ I the tirst principles of pzirli:inicii—; t:ir_v lziw. Thcy ll:1\'(' been led by (>‘Lllt.‘l'.\. :ll'1(l vet tlicy see their wc:ikiic.ss: they scc their nccd of oi'g:il1i7.:itioii. and they are anxioiis for ll. pox.-’llil\,' lind any w;i_\' to secure tullllltfltjlll funds to push the organi- zzition of (irungcs into the north- ern counties of the state, I am most tirinlyol.' the opinion that it;stitution push the \. »_-]\-_ 11 will iniirk the beginning of tlic.;belic\'c‘i)_ V In l'C;_"1ll'tll()1lll()fllli‘— . (- would l'(-— itcrzitc the dcchirzit. ». of the re- porl ot the ('t)lllllllll ll cduciition ‘lll the State (ir: of lsil-l. as follows: clciiii-iit;ii'y hire in our bclicf wils /’'I‘/‘-\‘/. The .~l.ll¢l_\ .~‘(‘lL‘ll1'L‘ und of :li_'' .7 di.s1l‘ict scliools. T 'l that thc ('ollcgc id trikc up this work and ll.‘ ilsclf tlic soiircc of tlic clilcf ‘l'(,'~l in this iniittcr, and not let uc other iii- was .|ic helpful "y lllllifll to of (iiniigc work in liicliigun. And 3 the bent-lit of :i.gi'lc o __ -4-; also just $1 word of w:irning: \\'c four that if the (,'rr;iiige docs notliigriciilturc, stock it-... -ng. d:iir\'-‘ > V l .\'«m//o’. >,'p(2ci:il .-l. - coiii'si-s in t.-ikc pos.-cssion of this unoccupied ‘ ing. ctc.. at the .\<_'.‘l "’lllll':ll Col- tcrritory. sonic other .)l'_,<_"z1l1lZ:lllUll I legc. will. cspcci:illy the s:irniers' clubs. isliort L‘()lll'.~f‘.,‘ would i ;. us they urc ciisily org:ini'/.ed and as i of young f:ll'lllL'l's \ l. the work is being pretty well ud— » for inforiinition. but vcrtised in the northern counties. ‘the time to take :L 1 \\'e are well :iw:irc that the 1'0-‘tl1c(.‘()lleg(‘. >‘()lll'(‘(‘.\' oi the Grunge arc S()lllC-§L ' are eager 2-o have not coursc :11 that the -lcd that this proposition is law-. and we only rc_<_='i‘ct that the i «s: it‘ has not been coiitiiiiicd .-ind ci~ -gt-dz '/'/a//'«/. Special pr: dill] for lu- illes ell illt‘ .-\g‘l'l(*lllli.:' V ('ollU_i_"(: N) that thcy shrill liiivc "k, both in It was belie '7 ‘V0 b-.-l class room and ll , - mil work which is suitubli to tlicin. This, it was b w vcd. and is still bclicvcd. c:in donc with very light. cxpcnsc it no (.‘oll(-gc. Those of you who wish ll look tlicsc iinittcrs up more thor liglily will ‘rciitcil in the report of the coini l toe on cil- cation to the State Grin _. of 1\‘.’4. page 4.3. of the proccc Is. Just as they are given tlicrc ~ rcitcrzitc them here. \\'e wish to call out fact that. while tlicsc 1' presented to the :lll(3lli n of the li():Ll‘(l of .~\g1'icultiii'c. l thing has been done. We tlicrclv c recom- incnd. and report it .3: ',‘\\’ll.ll in on to lllc crs were the form of :1 resolution. that the executive coininittce ill oint one of its number or sonic ‘I01’ suit- able person to vigoroir present; these inattcrs to the ( lcge :iu- thorities, and to report results of their labors at the I -1. State Grunge. This resolutim is sub- mitted sepziintcly from ‘ KL‘ report. all of which is respect! =lly sub- mitted for your consider. ion. Kizxrox L. liL’TTl-2 ii:i.i>. The Maintenance of tility. By F. W. Woll. in Bulletin Wiscoi .n Experi- ment Station. Common experience tc .c-hes us that if crops are taken off :he land year after year without anything being returned to it, the yields ob- tained will gradually decrezise, un- til the land can no longer be culti- vated with profit. The decrease in the yield of crops Will be more or less ra )id according to the char- acter of t e land and of the crops grown; some soils are rich and their fertility is but slowly de- creased; others have but a small store of fertility and are soon ex- hausted; in the same Way some nittliis coursc 1, . . i 5:11 Fer- icrops are "hard“ on the hind, jothers are “light feeders." Early E VVisconsin settlers tell us that forty "busliels of wheat per acre was an i ordinary yield when they tirst cul- ftivated their land. and was ob- tained without the application of i manure; if an attempt is lllzl(l€‘ to- jdziy to grow wheat on a ticld left illlllll{llllll'€(l for 21 series of years, lnot half this yield will be likely to be re:1cl1cd, with the best attention lbcing paid to the proper cultiva- tion of the hind. The s:iine is true 1 with illl crops grown on \\'isconsi1) ,f:ll'lll5. We owe an cxplalnitioii of the jcuusc of these phcnonicnzi to the 'dcvelopinci1t of the science of agri- ’L‘lllllll':ll cliciiiistry. \\'hile agri- (‘llllllI':ll pr:icticc in oldercon1niuni— tics lnis greatly pcrfcctcd thcinctl1- oils of furlniiig piirsiicd. it does not ‘tell thc (':lll>('>’2 lo llll'lzlll(l fully ythc subject of soil fertility and the l:iws §_"U\‘(‘l'lllll}_T the production of .crops. it is iiccess-;ii'_\' to know jwlnit has been found out in rcgiird ‘:10 illc coiiipositioii of soils and ;crop.~'. and of their l'L‘l:lll(>ll to one jiinotlicr and the ugcncics with ‘ which they come in contiict. \\'hcn siibjcctcil topropcrclicini— Iczil tests or pi'occsscs c\'cr_\' siib- l.~'l.:lllt‘t’ found on our globc. no nint- ‘tcr wlicthcr ll belongs to the iiiin— (‘l‘:il. vcgctulrlc. or :iniin:il kingdom. llll:l_\' be reduced or split up into lsiiiglc indiiisihlc clcnicnts. of .which we knowubout sc\'cllt_v:it thc prcscnt tiiuc: ('2l(‘ll oi‘ tlicscclcineiits £l('('(ll'(llll,‘-I to our present knowl- cdgc. ]lils.sc.~.s‘cs cli.-ii':icti-i'i.stic prop- lcl'tlc.s and is «lill'ci~«-iii, from all the l 4 ircst. .\l:in_v of llltflll occur but 3 r:ircl_\'. and otlicrs ::rc prcsciit ;(‘\'('l'_\‘\\'llCl'(‘ lll :ll)|lll1l.‘lll(‘t‘. [liiitcd llll<)~’ll_\’ in coiiipziruti\'cl_\' siniplc icoiiibiinitioiis of less th.-in h:ilt' ai- }ilo7.cn each. tlicsc clcinciits liiukc ,up soils. rocks, crops. iiuiiuzils, ;\\':ll(‘l'. utino-plicrc. clc. Tlic (‘l'iil)s llll tlicirgl'o\\‘1li lukc sonic of the l(‘lClllL‘lll> from thc -oil in which lthcy grow. and sonic from the air. land by the inystcrioiis pi'o.-csscsof iccll building cl:iboi:itc thcir struc- iturc. :1 part or :ill of wliich st-i'\'<-s ‘us food for iiniii uud uliiliiiils. l.\l:in_\' clcim-iits :ll'(‘ of no \':llllt‘ lto crops. undi :illliough occurriiig ,3lll<)l'U or lt'.\'.s frcipicntly in plants l:llltl in l:irgc or suiiill ‘i'l7»I-r3..*\" -»-.-.....~m-r -V ._.».;..im«s.~.4-nu‘.-*.v ‘ ....-.‘,,¥o-. .~..s..\.,~.\._...,~: W3, ,_, :4” 4-'§fl-4!‘:.'~ssuf'M>:«.~.a.»~\ . ~...v-. « ? \’ P s-... ____‘V ,_____N,M,_,‘ . _... .«x.¢v»-v.-«<4--as-at-< "- iii: MAY 7, 1896. ATRUN PATRONS’ PAINT WORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint Order P. of H. since its organization. House Paints an: Cheap Paints for Barns and 0utbuildlngs,10.000 Farmers testify merits. Grange Halls. Churches, School Houses, Dwellings, all over t‘ - C,’ ¥.~--’ ) the I their land- some of them painted 15 years ago. still looking well, prove them t' 2 most durable. Profits. O. W. INGERSOLL, PROP. Oldest Paint House in America. 241-243 Plymouth at-. Brooklyn. THE GRANGE VISITOR. AINT MICHIGAN PATRONS “Buy direct from Factory” at run wholesale Prices and save all Middlomen’s once. ORKS. Inge!-soll’s Liquid Rubber Paints Indestructible Cottage and Burn Paints Sample Color Cards, “Confidential” Grange Discounts, Es- timates and tail particulars MAILED FREE. “’rite at I of economic actir-i-.. .. ......."/'4'”: OOFVIIGH1‘, Icon. IV GRAN? ALLII. a Kathleen llesslei_rra\‘e, a pretty young Eng- lish artist, and Arnold Willou'.'hhy. El Bohe- mian amateur, meet casually at the Royal academy gallery in London. They hold mu- tual views upon art and upon the stupidity of « the judges who have rejected their pictures. I Rufus Mortimer, a rich American idler, joins ‘ them. He is a friend of the Hesslegraves and is surprised to find Kathleen in the company I of Willoughby. whom she knows as a common 2 sailor dabbling in art. CHAPTER Il~ Kath- leen lives with her mother in fashionable lod;_v- - ings. The aristocracy visit there. and one «lay at a reception the company discuss the mys- tery of young Earl Axminster, who has tied the country disguised a sa sailor. Canon Valen- tine. the lion of the party, thinks the aristoc- - racy of England is well rid of him. His habits are too good. lll—-Willoughhy is the earl. He . is stranded b_' the failure oi the picture. re- , fuses help from Mortimer and goes to sea to ‘ earn money to continue the study 01 art. I\' Mortimer pursues Kathleen on love’s -mc’ She likes him and with difficulty holds him oil. V— Mortimer, Willoughhy and the Hess graves meet in Venice. Mrs. Hesslt-grave is alarmed at Kathleen's enthusiasm over the sailor painter and his works. VI and VII- The young artists roam through romantic old palaces together. Willoughby a guest at Kathleen‘s home. The maiden half reveals her love for him.and both confess to them- selves Lhat they are in love. \'Ill and l.\'— Mortimer proposes and discovers Kathlet-n's passion for Willoughby. .\'—Canon Valen- tine appears in Venice with the news that the missing earl has been traced and has perished in the shipwreck. He recognizes Willoiiuhhv on sight. but promptly denies it. .\'l—l{ath- leen admits to her mother that she is certain of the identity of Willoughbv with the missing earl, but will preserve the secret for her lov- er's sake. Xl]—‘.\lrs. Hcssclgrave finds the secret too good to keep. tells Willoughby that Kathleen knows it. and he leaves her house in anger. XlII—Willoulzhby abandons Venice suddenly without giving Kathleen a chance to explain. XIV Parliament declares the niis.-lng earl oflicially dead and settles the inheritance on a distant relative. Willougbv resolves not to contest it, as he prefers to be taken by the world at his "Market Value." .\'\'—Lanoti Valentine and Mrs. Hesselgritve rlic. thus leaving Willoughby‘s secret llllgl.l("r~‘!ilic’.~' :1 good girl, Kit- ty, and she’s worth a ft~llow’s calling upon. I like her myself. Sine‘.-' the very l)('Sb sis- ter any fcllow eve-r hit upon,” which was perfectly true—much more -0, indeed, than Mr. Rt-ggie liiniself ever fully realized. So he moiinteal the stairs in a bland good humor, the.uiiple-ztszuitiicss of having to confess his Ill2il‘l‘l£lL’,t‘ to Kathleen bciiignow much miti;.::itt-<1 by the con.=olingcon.scious- ness that if Kathleen chose she could prob- ably annex the riclicst American that mo- ment in London. Most characteristically, too, Reggie thought of it all entirely from that one point of view. It wasn't really Ii question of a huslizuul for Kitty, but of an eligible brother—in~law for Reginald Hassle grave. ' [To me coxrixuizn] A Cavalryinatfs Experience. I PARALYSIS WITH GREAT SUFFERING. A Malavly Probably Cniiseii by ‘\Var Ex- pusiires. From the News, Muskegon, Mich. Lieut. Chas. M. Pausler, a carpenter and fruit izrower, has lived in Ottawa county, Michigan, for thirty years, and in Bass River eleven years past. He served in the War of the Rebellion in Company D.. Third New York Caval ry. and wasa good soldier. lie was found by the Morning News reporter engaged in building a. house a short distance from Bass River. He left his work and in response to an inquiry in reference to Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, said: "About four years ago I contracted rheumatism, how, I do not know. I would get through my work during the day and go home, and before midnight would be almost wild with pain. I was restless nights, and the only way I got any sleep was by taking lauda- nnm or some other opiate. A year ago this fall I was almost helpless, and in the winter I became entirely so. I had to he helped up and down in a chair, and could not get to bed alone. Through the hips and back I was par- alyzed, or felt as ifl was. I had no feeling in that region of the body. The pain in my feet was so great that I could hardly step on them. I was what you would call completely used up. My usual weight was about; 160 pounds, and I had lost flesh until I weighed only about 130 pounds. I had been doctoring and using all kinds of medicines, but they did me no good. ‘The doctors told me I could not be cured, and that I would in time be all drawn up. I was completely discour- aged. “Last March I heard of a number of persons being helped by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, and I thought I would try them as a last re- sort. I did not have any faith that they would do me any good, but I pro- cured a. box of A. .l . W bite, the drug- izist, and, taking them for three days, I began to feel better. The first im- provement I noticed was in my feet. I could step better and with a great deal less pain. By the time I had finished the third box I could walk natural and without pain. Previous to that it had taken the twenty minutes to walk 60 rods. By the time I had finished using the third box the numbness in my back and hips had entirely gone, and by the time I had used the fourth box my rheumatism had practically disap- peared. I have recomended the pills to all my afllicted friends, and they have been benefited. I gladly recom- mend them to all persons atllicted as I was.” To conlirm the above statement Mr. Pausler made oath as follows: Chas. M. Pausler, of Allendale town- ship, Ottawa county, Michigan, being by me duly sworn. deposes that the foregoing statement, made by him this 11th day of October, A. D., 1895, is true. HENRY J. WANTY. Notary Public, Muskegoh County Michigan. J. Molvneux is a man sixty-five years of age and has lived near Bass River for twenty-live years. He is one of the substantial farmers of Ottawa county, and when seen by the reporter had just finished digging potatoes. He said: ‘-I have had rheumatism for about forty years. My left lei: was paralyzed, or felt that it was, and I had severe pains in the back. I could scarcely do any work on the farm. Last winter I began taking Dr. Will- iams Pink Pills for Pale People, and 1 after I had taken four boxes the pain 5 in my hack was entirely gone, and my leg was a great deal better. I am l better this summer than I have been {in ten years. I have recommended the , medicine to other people atllicted with rheumatism.” ; A. J. White, the druggist, and keep- er of the general store at Bass River, said to the reporter that he knew Mr. ,Molyneux and several others had been i greatly helped by taking Dr. Williams’ f Pink Pills for Pale People, and that éthe testimony given was true.” i Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills contain, in ‘a. condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness -‘to the blood and restore shattered ;nerves. They are also a specific for ltroubles peculiar to females, such as supptessions, inegularlties and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood. and restore the glow of health .to pale and sallow checks. in men they effects radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at fifty cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had or‘ all drug- gists. or direct by mail by address- ing Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y. WONDERHJL PROGRESS In one hour by the an of ...., l.l'-'.T'l'EI(l‘.l) I-lNI‘.l-IX-llH.\.Rl: Ind siiiri.l- Pii-;o i.~‘srsrcrolt Lnlesl Iuucal lnvenllon, wmcii an can he mid -us in. "PREWIIUYVI no T_—_. ..‘:'.:.:::':. I GU”/’\R5. -- , , : MANDOLINS, .L.T.'i'.lil“§".§ 3,." BANJOS, :;:.r::r; VIOLINS. . FINEST ON EKRTH. sold Direct :;.:::.“=.:".“.:".:‘;'l;:'.::.;".*-.33: ‘W W * VIICES IlA\|vE DIN)‘ 'fl.0D 51?. Tie lllllllll slates lllllslll in. CINCINNATI. 0. eohsfluln. rv gu rd i ll 3.: the pi'i<~i-.-'. of the fa- FOR llllill ‘fruil hull‘ PARTICULARS ‘_;'(’llf‘>l'.'ll l'2l.l‘lll.;: and city piwpt-1't,v, \\‘l'll'é‘ tuli. ll. Al.l.\'.\'. Real I5.-‘tate Agent-_v. l:‘i'i'<-ilt-rirlt lllm-k, Tl':1\‘t’1'Se (fity, .\li'<'li. The ZEPHANIAH BREED WEEDER and CULTI- VATOR. wil‘. work corn. suinir-ciuu-, potzum-s, pi-us. beans. squat-hes. melons. (.'llL'lllllli(:l'§, toma- toes. CElPhllK('b'. l:(',(‘lF, ciirrols. pzirsnlps, cauli- iluwcr. ct-lcry. oiiioiis. (think of ii. onions!) stmwlxerry pliuitutlons. both new and old, asparagus. during cutting sciumii, and many other crops, all witliour mlu-r cultivation llllflll-lJOPlllL( or llflllll-\\‘(‘k'." by Prof. 'l‘ul’t_ of the Mich. Agri. (‘oll.. "Shallow vs. In-l-p llultitaii-vn" by Prof. Hiint.rir'l)hloAgi-. l‘oll.. and "How I grow 300 to 400 bushels of Pniatot-.-‘ in Mas.-1.," by C. W. Russell. F..~‘q.. of lfptvm. l\l:i<.-'.. an i.uthori- ty on potato culture. Address Desk No. 1. The Z. Breed \Vr-+-«ls-1' Co., Bl} Merchants Row, Boston, Mass. Gold and Silver W-take». Blaze! Trleyclu, (inns: Pistols, ‘oz B gins, Wagons, srrlugou, Safes, Sllulgiu, Ihrnnu,I.‘|rt. Tops, Skids, Hanoi, (He ill. Kettles, Bone Illlll. Feed Illlls, Btovel, Joel Sanwl, Trash, Invils, Cop Books, Vines, Drllll, Road Flown, I-I, Co ee lllllln, luitlieu, iBenders. DninpCnrt.|, Corn Sliellerl, llnnd farts, Forges. ucnpei-s,Wlrn Fence, Pinning llllln, Wrlngoru, Bnginu, nu, fitoel Slnh, Gnln Dumps. Crow Bu Boilers. Fools, lilt Bruce, Iby, Stock, Kllntor. Railroad, Plltforn and Counter SCA.LE8u Send for the Cntnlogue Ind see how to are Slant]. "1 B9. Jaflouon 9%.. CHICAGO SCALE 00.. Chicago. [IL Ask hecreta ry of your Grange for our Illus- trated Catalogue. Aim‘. 15 tf HARNESS ! Our stock of Leather that we bought before the advance will soon be exhausted and then we will have to advance our prices about 25 per cent. _Any person in need of HAND MADE HAR‘.\ESS can save money by purchasing at once. A Word to the V/Visc Should be Sufficient HAND MADE HARNESS CO., Stanton, Mich. lllyfuttefl, SEND FOR CATALOGUE. -u-was A _ _.j:_..:..-,...... . THE GRANGE VISITOR. ll MAY 7, 1896. GRANGE NEWS. Continued from page 5. We have just closed a contest in Rockford _Grange, and it has been fraught with good results. If nothing more. it has developed the fact that each member can do something to help make the Grange interesting. We have_ been having very entertaining meetings. Have two new members, with good prospects for more. We en- Joy reading the reports of the various Granges of the state. be nice to hear from each Grange. E. R. KEECII. A GRANGE PICNIC. Over a hundred jolly farmers, farm- ers’ wives and children, gathered at the Boyd school house in Selma, Tues- day _evening. and enjoyed a Grange picnic. R. C. Norris, master of the Selma Grange, delivered a comprehen- sive address setting forth the objects and aims of the organization. This was followed by a song of welcome by the Grange Glee Club, an address by John A. Haskins, select reading by Miss Fanny Norris. and other literary exercises were followed by a general social, and refreshments of cotfee,cake, etc. Selma Grange has about 25 active membcrs.—Cadillac News and Express, WHITE OAK GRANGE .\'0. 241 is ina prosperous condition. During the Winter the young people organized a reading circle which met once a week. Many subjects of interest are brought before the Grange. The Red- ferI_i Liquor Bill was discussed, a majority of the members being in favor of the Bill. White Oak Grange hall was built twenty years ago the 21_of April,and the day was celebrated with literary exercises. The program consisted of a history of White Oak Grange, poem, essay, recitations, select readings, and music, both vocal and instrumental. The house was well filled, and all felt well repaid for their effort. REPORTER. GRATTAN GRANGE NO. 170 met in regular session May 1. Attend- ance small, blit our meeting was in- teresting and lively. Read the circu- lar on woman's work in the Grange. We did not decide to celebrate any day, but we intend to one or more. A part of our Grange enjoyed the privi- lege of listening to Arbor Day exer- cises at our union school, and we will say to those who were not there they missed a good treat. The school set out two trees, an elm and a poplar. When the holes were dug, we read to them from the G}{AN(lE VISITOR the story of the four productive apple trees. Showing them the best method for setting out trees. Not a man in the district present. AUNT KATE. BERRIEN COUNTY I’O.\IONA GRANGE held its April meeting with the Twelve Corners Grange, on the 28th. The morning session was devoted to the regular order of business. Over one hundred Patrons and friends assem- bled in the afternoon to listen to the program, which consisted of a paper. “Farmers Problems,” by W. H. Lcitz, of Fruit Grange; original poems, reci tations, etc., interspersed with music. which was furnished by Twelve Cor- ners Grange. School Commissioner Clark presented a very interesting pa- per upon education. All of the sub- jects elicited much spirited discussion. The Grange adopted a resoliitioil not favoring any person being elected up- on any district school board who do not take sullicient interest in school work to attend teachers and patrons institutes and visit schools. Reports showed a total membership of 718 members, total gain during the lirst quarter of 18943 of 217. Pomona Grange meets with Pearl Grange in October. L, A. STEW.\l{T, Secretary. RESOLUTIONS BY HOMER Gl’tA.\'(x‘};. At the regular meeting of the Grange last Saturday the following resolutions relative to the good roads question were adopted: To the members of Homer Grange No. 200. Your committee to whom was assigned the duty of drafting reso- lutions on the road question, respect- fully report as follows: Whereas, The good roads question is being much agitated, ostensibly in the interest of the farmers, and Whereas, We believe that the farm- ers taking but little part or interest in this agitation, and, Whereas, We further believe that the introduction of the proposed county s3 stem would largely increase the burdens of taxation (already too grevious to be borne) upon farms and farm property without any correspond- ing benefits, therefore Resolved, By Homer Grange in reg- ular meeting assembled, that We are unqualifiedly opposed to the so called county road system. Resolved, That the legislative com- mittee of the State Grange be request- ed to look after this matter with that eternal vigilance which is the price of freedom from unjust and unequal tax- ation and oppose with all legitimate means at their command, any legisla- tion having for its object the establish- ment of a county system of road mak- ing, or any radical change in our pres- ent highway laws. Resolved, That the secretary be and is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of this preamble and resolutions to the secretary of the State Grange and also to the GRANGE VISITOR, with are- quest to publish. ‘ All of which is respectfully sub- mitted. J. W. BREAKEY, Com. Think it would ‘ “To Eat Wear or Use Which.” Business men frequently receive amusing let- ters. but of all we have seen the following’ re- quest is perhs s the most novel. Its genuine- ness is youche for by the recipients _: H. R. Eagle <5: (,‘o.. Chicago, Ill.: Sir— l_have looked all through your catalogue and can tfind what I want. as you say that you sell all that one uses. Well, I want a wife, and a good one, too, and I don't think you sell women, but you may be able to put one on track of a ood one. and I assure you they will get a good usband. Photo exchanged. Respectfully yours. hoiirii D It is a well-known fact that Me . Eagle Azlvertise to sell. "everytliing you ca . wt-ar or .usc," but they say they can not till this order 2 until they learn to which use the L;L‘IlllL‘lIl{lIl will put his wife. \KO'l‘:\. Dloiicy Hilde in a Minute. l have not made less than 316.150 any day while selling Centrifugal Ice Cream Freezers. Anyone should make from $5 to >i‘~>~‘ a day sell- ing cream and from $7 to >l‘lU selling freezers, as it is such a woudcr, there is always a crowd wanting cream. You can freeze cream ele- gantly in one minute and that nstonisllcs peo- ple so they all want to taste it, and then many of tllem buy freezers as the crl,-um is smooth and perfectly frozen. Every freezer is guaran- teed to freeze cream perfectly in one minute. Anyone can sell ice cream and the freezer sells itself. My sister makes from $10 to S15 8. day. W. H. Baird x (lo, 140 S. Highlanzl A\‘e., Station A., Pittshurg. l’a., will mail you full particulars free, so you can go to work and make lots of money anywhere. as with one freezcr you can make rl hundred gallons of cream a day, or if you wish, they will hire you on ii. salary. The following is the gist of 8 prize contest oll'l-red by a large inanufacturiiig concern of Auburn, N. Y.. and fr-cling that ]’)O.~SlIll_\' our readers niiglit be iiit:-rc.9' the L{I‘l‘£lIl".~'t iiliinher of times this sentl,-ncr-, "1 l. IlllIil('- nicnts >'l'lC(.‘f?é'Ll \\'ll(‘[‘P otli:-rs full," we will give $l;'i.UU in gold. For srecliiill l)('>‘t curd -‘$10.01) in gold. lii case of :1 tie the czlrd Y‘l'CE’IVI"(I lirst hits prcfercncc. Send two cont stamp at once for one of tiles» ciirds and enter the CHllt(’>‘i’,. which closes 6 p. in.. May ll, l‘~f96. Address I). M. O.-H borne .S;(‘o...'llihnrn, N. Y., Maiiufnctiircrrs of Farm IIIl[)l(!lllPIlIS. Magazine Notes. A peculiar signitication attends the article, “Men Who Might Have Been Presidents,” by Joseph M. Rogers, in the May North American Review. The author, who is a close student of American history, presents some most surprising facts in connection with past presidential elections, and looks upon the forthcoming contest for the presidency as destined to be one of un- usual interest and uncertainty. Among the subjects treated in the April Magazine Number of The out- look we note as of special timeliness the centenary of the birth of W. H. Prescott, the American historian (May the Cincinnati Musical Festival,’ and the hygienic aspects of bicycle dress for women. Kenyon West treats the lirst of these topics, Mr. H, E. Krehbiel the second, and Dr. R. L. Dickinson the tllird. Dean Farrar. of England, Ian Maclareu, and Miss Grace King are among the other con- tributors. The number contains about eighty-live illustrations; among them those belonging to the article on Pres- cott are especially noteworthy as being reproduced from rare originals. a year. The Outlook Company, 13 As- tor Place, New York.) #- :/ Three striking contributions to the May Atlantic are the opening number of a series of letters from Dante Ga- briel Rossetti to William Allingham. ably edited by George lllrkbe ck Hill, with a delightful autobiographical sketch of Allingham; Kendrick Charles Babcock’s discussion of The Scandina- vian Contingent. being the third paper in the series on race characteristics in OVERWORK —INDUCED — Nervous Prostration Complete Recovery by the Use of Ayer’s Sar§aiial'ilFla “Sonic _yeui'.~' ago. as :l re-.<,lill of too close l'ttIt‘lltl01l to llll.~’lllt’.\\.. my ll1‘:llTll failed. I liucliiil:-. \\'('IllC. !l:~i'\'uli.'~'. \\'il.\' llnalile to look :ifll-i' lily lllll'l'('>'IS, mid manifested zill lll¢‘_.<_\’lll]>llllll.~‘ of a de- cline. I took Illl'f,‘t,‘ lmttlr-4 of _—\_\-vi-‘Q Sarsaparilla, lJ0,‘_'21ll to ii.ilprovl,- at once, and gradually increased my weiglit from one hundred and twenty-five to two hundred pounds. Since then, I and in_v family have used tliis medicine when needed, and we are all in the best of health, a fact wllicli we attribute to Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. I liclieve my chil- dren would have been fatlierless to-day had it not been for Aycr’s Sarsaparilla, of which preparation I cannot say too inuch.”——H. O. Hixsox, Postmaster and Planter, Kiiiard’s, S. C. Ayer’sJ.:‘.‘.Sarsapari|Ia RECEIVINB MEDAL AT WORLD'S FAIR. AYER’S Pills Save Doctor’s Bills. Send at new subscfibcr today. American life; and an anonymous Da- 3;‘1;)yf.Mr. 0lney’s fitness for the presi- ! it. An out-door flavor is given to this issue by Mrs. Olive Thorne Millsr’sl Whimsical Way in Bird Land, anoth- er of her bird p ers which have won l for her a wide reputation as an acute I observer and graceful writer, and Pan- dean Pastimes, an outdoor study of{ .Spring from a child's standpoint, by! Mrs. Fanny Bergen. ; The Review of Reviews for May is ;‘ an exceedingly alert and well—planned ; snumber, true from beginning to end ,= , to the well-known methods and ideals 1 {of this unique periodical. The indis-l :pensable department of Leading Arti- lcles of the month which the original features of the Review of Reviews have sometimes seemed to be crowding just a little, is allowed in the May number to have its full space. In the compass of about forty pages one finds a remarkably thorough and varied di- gest of the most significant articles in the newest issues of the princi- pal American, English, and continent- al periodicals. The illustration of the Review of Reviews has been improv- ing decidedly during the past few few months on account of better print- ing. The Review goes to press after the other periodicals are all printed, and in view of its timeliness requiring very rapid mechanical execution, its ltypography and pictures are remark- ably handsome. The most important original feature in this number is en- titled “The Occasions of 18913,” In a rapid narrative fashion, with due re- gard to dates and precise facts, the reader is apprised of all the great gath- erings and conventions ofa political, religious. or educational character, for- eign expositions, and noteworthy events in general that the coming six months will afford to American and European travelers. Dandruff is due to an enfeebled state of the skin. Hall’s l:lair Renewer quickens the nutritive functions of the skin, healing and preventing the formation of dandruff. COTE is a vigorous feeder and re- sponds well to liberal fertiliza- tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fer- tilizers containing not under 7 % actual 0111' New General C-.itzilo_c_rue and Bii_vcrs' Guide. No. .39 f0!‘ Wing and Summer 1896. Just oil’ the press and l‘(}:l(l_\' for the people. Irfllsla bfxlk Qt ‘Wpages. l?.,l’ll'lo illustrations. and 1ll0l‘t‘ than -logloo depend- gfi 9 C eS‘T1Dt1oris. including almost eyei-ythlng thzifs used in life. IT weighs if tI’_0‘1‘I}d‘~ 7311? “‘t‘ S€1l_(‘l'lt for 13 _cents to pay part postace or e-xpressatgr-. IT 1. in 1lEl1.l1lEl‘¢‘. the BL XERS GI IDE. IT tells you what you Hl'l}.’,'llt to pay. §f31_t‘11113 I9?‘ “'1 you buy 01' “'1191'*‘ You l_ni_\* it. You are not obliged to trade t.‘ 1 “E “Ff ‘If '10 not expect yoiinorders uiiless we (‘all show you :1 siili.t‘I1l _us their orders last yezir. More than iiftv Tll()ll.~':1ll(l of these 01116]: Callie t1~.,]_“ )1“-higani ‘ \\ e .~el,-it l:ll‘}_>‘L‘ szilcs. not large profits. the l:ll‘9_‘(‘l' the sales til? Slllétllcr tlic pi'olit.<. the hotter the lrll\'lll:_!‘ and selling. ‘ 9/ “W to the people the power of /-X‘:/i/if ‘/I/'/'I'v -nu//.‘//«Ar/. and sllow thclll how to avoid p:i\'lii_<_r the over—pi'otit that 15 Cll:1I'_:e«l in local s’toi'c.~'. ‘ MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., The Store of all the people. MU11:ll'Cl1> of the Mail Order lill.~'lllC.~‘.~'. 111 to 110'» Mil,-higaii .-\v'euue.Cliivzlgo. Jnines Hziinilton. I’l‘(‘§illl('lll. THE HAMILTUN GROCERY COMPANY, ‘ i No. :38, 240 and 242 East Pearl St. ’-B 1.‘.’A.‘1_."-.*L.§l.;%LX’.—'._"—".g ‘_F.$‘.lflDa. , Wllliiiiii Hamilton. TI‘E.‘ll.~‘lll‘I'l‘. Clilis. (9. Shrine Sccrctliry. “ 9 H1 1-‘ Dl‘L'l)lii',»:l to till all Grange orders lit loncst wholcsiilc nit;-.~*. B/G PROF/TS __1_\;._._. FRUITS and VEGETABL _ ES pro\'idin}_r you use the ri}_rllt kinds of trees and seeds. WV€‘_f111‘11iSh the Very host l\Il(‘lllf._’,“¢i'tiiicnt of Fruit and Orna- ' ‘ mental Trees, Small Fruit and Flowering Shrubs. U10 wry 7/6-\'l‘ tested Vc_<._rct:ililc, l“lower and (i‘ri':i.<.s .5'ccl\"l‘l(‘l'l.'l‘l.'l{ I-5'13 Published Infililhly at 50 cents a year with (-.11:-ire pl't‘lIll1llll.~‘ if paid 111 3dV'aIlC€. Atiellfé. wzliit-ed. Clitlilogiics and saiiiplu copy fro»-. - 2*-”’Ask Secretary Of your (lninlre for contract rates on all nur.-‘cry stock. (‘IREENING BROS, l\/Ioliroe, Miuli. Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. _ Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boom- ing special lel’IlllZe1'S,lll.llal’c practical works, contain- ing latest researches on the subject of fertilization, and lire really helpful to farmers. They are sent free for the asking. GERMAN’ K.-\LI WORKS, 93 Nassau SI., New York. Plain Cultivators. ‘N No. 16‘.-r‘—Rnm-,v llar ss. Pricc sil.5o. ns ELKHART CARRIAGE 51. H’ ?iu'ES but have sold direct to the consumer for ‘ll years, tit wholesale prices, saving t_heiii tho l‘lL'v’Il'JI'S’ prn- . tits. Shipilnywhere ,. ' for exnniiiizitirm llH- ,7 fore sale. 1 l*1v>.ei'y- " thiiig wiirr.'l.'m-d. : _ 100 styles of (,‘lir- ‘ lli.'_'cs, Eiostylxns of lliir- ._ --s -11 l~'t\'lL>s Riding . Top Bilrzgios us A '. Phiu-tlnris as low . pring Wiigoiis :§€.'ll to lid for lilrgl: li‘.'itiiluL:iii*. S MFG. CO., W. B. .\~ ;.....l .-l.- ..-ll; r..,- 53¢ M ($3.75 to $20.00) , Al.~'oHorse Rallies. Hay TI-ll d ors. .\l n w c r s. (fllltivato rs Hny Pre:~':-‘vs and ot ll c r iiiiplvlrieil I s ‘ lit cash 1)i‘l— cl-s snti.~‘1'llc- tory to Ill!) l':ii-incrs ll‘ olir good 5 ‘ at r 4: ii 0 t fullllrl to he as l'€lll‘€5'£‘llT0ll_ we will rt-turn mo iiloncy oi the gouls. Adxlrcss The Ann Arbor Agrlcultural Co., Ann Arbor, Mich. FOR SALE At rwisoiialilc pi'icv.<. él clioi->0 .~I"ll’('ll()Il of April and May I‘ol:iiid ('liina piL’.~‘. (‘an furiiisli pairs. Pedigree with sale. 0. P. ('. R. (‘or- l"4'>‘]lUIlllt‘IlCf,‘ .~’oli(‘ilcd coriiniiiiliczitions pl"Illllpll_\' aii.ll. JOHN BOWDITCI-I, Hilisdale, Mich. LAND PLAASTER In use over 104) yeaizs. Niiture‘s fertilizer. The great stiinulating element to the growth of plants. Has no equal as a disinfectant. As an absorbent cannot be ex- and I will save you money on t.,n1s of all kinds—also seeds. at once. The FOSTER Cultivator is furnished with three Extra Hilling Shovels. These Hillers can be used as hillers or furrowers. PRICES FOR 1896 REDUCED AS FOLLOWS: THE FOSTER CULTIVATOR, Plain. with wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MI THE FOSTER CULTIVA’]'<)R, Complete with lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :3 50 THE FOSTER CULTIVATOR. Complete with lever and 15 extra teeth. . . 4 ()0 E§7"Shipped any place on reltcipt of price. Order quick. Let me hear from you B. F. FOSTER, Allegan, Mich, celled. The good results ohtaiiied from the uses of LAND PLASTER Have only to he understood to be fully appreciated. ‘Circulars and prices furnished on applica- tion. lf not for sale by your local dealer, or- Jderdof us. For sale by the barrel. bag or car- oa . )I1cHi<§A.\' sz OHIO PLASTER c0., Oflices at Grand Rapids, Mich. Detroit, Mich ('hicago, Ill. HOW UNPLEASANT TO BE BILIOUS, Or sufiering from Chills and Fever, V Dyspepsia Neurlilgin, Sick Head- - ache, Constipation or Indigestion. ‘ In all these cases the liver is to blame. Now. if you will send five 2-ct. stamps to cover postage, we will send FREE by mail, a package of ' St. Joseph’: Liver Regulator. ,;i., ‘y All which isin powder form. This rem- — " I ~ 'edy is a safe and sure cure, and one trial will convince you of its merits. Address Dep't (K) L. Gerstle 8: Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. .g~WOOL IF you are looking for a place to which Oz you wish to consign your wool, and want to reach the " ’\ actual wool center of the West I22-I28 Michigan St.. cl-IIGAGO. lLL., is the place. They sell direct to the manufacturers. That means the best prices the market aliords. Their circular letter will help keep you informed Write them. 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