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County Road Law.

BY -3. .1. \'\'()()l).\l.\.'V.

In 1\‘.l:-1 the legislature of .\ll«'lll1«'iil cu-
actcd what  called the “(_‘ount_v s_v~t<‘n1
for constructing and improvingliig-l:'»\'ays:“
and it is quite important that farmers and
tax payers generally understand its pro-
visions and the etfect which its adoption
by a county will have upon our present
township and district system. Thc follow-
ing is the title of the act:

“An Act. to provide for a county and
township system of roads. and to prescribe
the powers and duties of the otliccrs having
the charge thereof. "

The following brief extracts from the
law will be sufficient to indicate its aims
and purposes:

“The board of Supervisors of any county
may, by a two-thirds vote of all the n1em—
bers of said board elect, submit the ques-
tion of adopting the county road system
to a vote of the electors of such county, in
the manner prescribed by this act."

Sec. 1. "If upon the canvass of the
votes cast at such election it shall appear
that a majority is in favor of the adoption
thereof, then the county road system shall
be considered as adopted in such county. "

Sec. 6. In any county where the county
road system shall he adopted, a board of
county road commissioners, not exceeding
five in number, shall be elected by the peo-

ple of such county. The number shall be
fixed by the board of Supervisors."
Sec. 11. Said board of county road

commissioners may lay out such new roads
within the county as they may deem neces-
sary: Such -roads shall not be less than 2
rods wide. Said board may also change
the width or the location or strengthen the
line of an_v road over which the_v take ju-
risdiction.

Sec. 1:5. Any road heretofore laid out
or any part thereof shall become a county
road if the board of county road commis-
sioners shall at any time so determine. and
in passing through or on the line between
townships and incorporated villages. any
streets or parts of streets of such village
may be adopted  a county road, with the
consent of the proper authorities of such
village or villages."

Sec. 1!’. “Said board of county road
commissioners shall have authority to
grade. drain, construct. gravel or macadam-
ize any road under their control. or to
place thereon any other form of improve-
ment,which.in their judgment,ma_v be best.
and may extend and enlarge such improve-
ments: they shall have authority to con-
struct bridges and culverts on the line of
such road, and to repair and maintain the
said roads. bridges and culverts'"

Sec. 20. “On or before the first day of
October of each year, said board of county
road commissioners shall determine the
amount of tax to be raised for such year in
said county for the purposes aforesaid, and
shall cause such determination to be en-
tered upon their record. Such tax shall
not exceed two dollars on each one tl1ous—
and dollars of the assessed valuation upon
the assessment rolls of the county for the
preceding year, nor shall it exceed one dol-
lar on each one thousand dollars of such val-
uation without authority therefor being
first given by the board of supervisors of
the county.”

Sec. 21. Said board of county road connnis-
sioners shall have no power to contract in-
debtedness for any amount in excess of the
moneys credited to such board and actual-
IV in the hands of the county treasurer:

F l’/mvlietl, That the board may incur lia-
bility upon contracts after a tax is voted,
to an amount not exceeding one—half the
said tax.

See. 22. “\\'henever the board of sup-
ervisors of the county shall, by a two-
thirds vote of all the members elect, re-
solve to contract indebtedness or issue
bonds to raise money for the contraction
and maintenance of county roads. the
question shall be submitted to a vote of the
electors of the county atageneral or special
election to be called for that purpose."

Sec.  All roads in townships except
county roads shall be township roads, and
all provisions of an act entitled, An act
to revise and consolidate the laws relating
to the establishment, opening, improve-
ment and maintenance of highways and

‘ate roads. and the building. repairing ‘

pr _
‘ an prc.-ervation of b1'1«lgcs within this 5
st: 8. approvcd June >. 1.'~~.l. and the acts :

_ th rcto. and all other provisions of iaw re-

‘ except as they are modified by the forego-

itoithc powers. duties. and liabilities of

a1.':ndator_\' thereof .‘lll(l supplcmcntary

la {rig to lll3‘ll\\':l_‘. s. roads and bridge-‘. and

lii;_5hwa_v commissioners, oversccrs of high?‘
ways and township boards now lll force,

ing provisions of this act, are hereby con-
tinued in force in counties where the county '
road system shall be adopted: and except '
as so modified shall operate in the same
manner as before the passage of this act.”
The foregoing will be sullicient to enable
those who have not carefully examined the
provisions of this most extraordinary law,

to form correct conclusions of the interest  F1'i6n<lSl1i1>

and real object of the same. lts provisions
may be briefly summarized as follows:
Any county in the state in which a board
of supervisors can be elected, two-thirds
of which are favorable to taxing the whole
county, “to build, gravel or macadamize;"
(or place thereon “mrz/ at/«gr fhrm of im-
/»2'o_r:«.<mcm‘.” which in the judgment of the
commissioners may be best,) a certain
highway or highways, or any portion of
any highway or street of any village con-
necting with such highways, and keep the
same in repair by a perpetual tax on all .
the taxable property of said county, can I
secure the submission to the electors as
provided in section one of the act; and “if
a inajority of the clectors"'——nnt z‘a.::1m_z/z.'77_r/
Mfr:/av, but “electors,” whether their names
ver appear on the assessment roll or not——

‘:“shall vote in favor of adopting the C0l1 

Vstem, it shall be adopted_:” aIigk,o ., ,-
dopted, it becomes perpetual, for there is

o provision by which it can be repealed

r nullified, not even l)y a vote of the elec-
tors of the county; for when once put in
operation, the work undertaken assumes
the nature of the contract; and the courts
hold contracts, not only sacred, but as near
immortal as anything human can be.

The same vote of electors that adopted
the system can elect the connnissioncrs to
carry out the provisions of the act. It
will be seen that in counties having a large
city or village and local and private inter-
ests to serve with the aid of its mm z‘«z.r--
/~/,z/z'/2g/ c/v;/_‘fI//‘.5’, it is not a ditlicult task to
get the system fastened upon a county. It
will also be seen that the provision giving
the commissioners power toimprove streets
in villages connecting with county roads,
would enable a majority of the commis-
sions to even //I/l'«' said streets, if so dis-
posed, and bind the county to keep the
same in repair for all time, although the
village might eventually incorporate as a
city and become populous and wealthy.
This may seem chimerical. but it is certain-
ly a possibility, and in the afl'airs of men 
and operations of law, possibilities often 1
become realities. \\'hilc the law ostensibly
limits the annual tax upon the county for
county road work to "one dollar upon each
one thousand dollars of the assessed valua-
tion of the county:"yctitisso qualified by
other provisions that the tax and indebted-
ness incurred may be three times that
amount. Again, the same vote of supe1'—
visors and electors that adopted the sys-
tem, may bond the county for any amount
that may be deemed necessary to ‘serve the
interests of those who inaugurated the
scheme.

To be concluded in another article.
Pow Pow.

Grange Work and Progress in Ohio.

The 23d annual session of the Ohio
State Grange was closed in regular form
Thursday evening Dec. 12, 1895’.

The record of work done since that date
follows:

‘ correct,

lo one or two of above the l'I'<'nl‘il~ are
not yet quite complete and p-.»-‘siblv the
date of oi"-_>‘.‘1iii:/.:itioii as «_rivcn may not bc
'l‘h- \\'orthv .\nt'l .‘$cc. writc~.
“You Ohiofolkscaninoi tirc mc out in
tllis work." \\'c know that ’»ro. 'l‘ri1nblc
1521 tilricss worker for thc (ir.-ingc. but we
(lot-1i_io_\' receiving a card with thc name
and number of ancw (jrangc. over his
_ familiar initials.

llHOll4'9.L\’lZl‘Il).

»Olivc Branch No, 1103 Jan. 13. two;
VVyo1ning\'al’y " tom Jan. :-‘,1, "'
lVayne " 2:33 Feb, s‘. *‘
VVarpole " 12.) Feb, 4, "
Lynn Valley " 581 Feb. 11, "
Florence ~- sit’. Feb, -Jo, “
-‘ oio Feb. ;' -*
Center “ 132;? Feb. 27, “
Reorganized, S. Organized, 1:3. Total.
20.

Number of weeks since state Grange
closed, 12, lacking one day, and that day's
ymail may bring one, two, or three more

(f_g1':1nges.

 Our Farmers’ Institute speakers deserve
credit for work doncat institutes. Several
of our new Granges can be traced directly
to’ the efforts of our institute lecturers.

,_Nearly one half of our lecturers are .l’atrons

land all are cordial, earnest working friends
of the Order.

, V\'e hope that other states have done
better than Ohio, and if so, we are not
envious of their success, but wish we had

i their abilityand persistence. Hard. steady

. Work is what wins, and nothing else seems

to have any effect. lt is not always easy

,:vo_conv;1nce farmers that it is often better to

stop and think, than it is to accept without

question, what is told us by the men whose
interests are not identical with ours.

.\lore work with the pcn and less with
plow will reach legislators and give us
better laws. In Ohio the action of the
legislature on the -\nti—b'hoddy Bill, the
Rawlings Bill, and the Pure Food Laws
will affect directly every farmer in the
state.

Farmers in many states have more than
5o per cent of the votes. and for all states
pay about 635 per cent of the taxes, furnish
72 per cent of our exports, and raise loo
per cent of what other men live on: yet rc-
ceivg but a small per cent of the profits.
"The trouble lies not

Brutus.
‘ll1ti110ul‘Scl\'es that we are undcrhngs.

in our stars, dear

if we are neglected it is not because we
are farmers, but because we are negligent
ourselves and careless of our own interests.
\Vhen we put forth the same organized,
intelligent and persistent ctl'ort to protect

' and advance our interests that other men

use to protect theirs, we may expect equal
results, and until then we have no right to
expect such results, and expectation will
only bring disappointment.

The modern psalm of life reads:

Let us then be up and doing,
\Vith a heart to conquer fate,
For ourselves our rights securing.
Learn to labor, not to wait.
The Grange in Ohio needs propagation
more than it needs defense. Apostles and
rophets are in more active demand and
ave more value than apologists and critics.
lts past we cannot change, its pres-
ent we can aid and strengthen, and its
future we can make secure; and while do-
ing this have the satisfaction of knowing
that we are aiding others while working
for ourselves.
F. -1. AKI.\‘s,
Sec'v Ohio State Grange.
iSuru.lu.s-ky, O. .1

Delays Are Dangerous.

Delta, Ohio, May S, 1-Stilt}.

Enrrons BU1.I.ET1x: Persons interested
in the manufacture and sale of “tilled
cheese” have secured a postponement of
action on the bill regulating same by the
Finance Committee of the Senate. Delays
are dangerous. All who favor the passage
of this just measure should bring inflnencns
to bear upon Senators, urgin, then. to
Work actively to get said commi‘ ice to re-
port at an early day and put the bill upon

ORGANIZATIONS.
Oak Grove No. 1125 Dec. 11, 1895
\Valnut Grove " 1121) Dec. 26, 1895
Maple Grove “ 1130 Jan. 6, 1896
Brownhelm " . 1131 Jan. 16. “
Dover ~‘ 11:32 Jan. 21, “
Ruflner "‘ 1133 Jan. 25, “
WVolf Creek “ 1131 Jan. 26, “
Cranberry “ 1135 Feb. 5, “
Garrettsville " 1136 Feb. 13, “
Chath-am “ 1137 Feb. 18, “
North Hampton “ 1138 Feb. 21, “
Chagrin Falls “ 1139 Feb. 28, “

Organized 12.

its passage.—J. H. BRIGHAM, Master Na-
tional Grange, in Grange Bulletin.

General Topic for May.

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Que.-lion l. llasthc policy oftl1<'tio\‘.

, crnmcnt in opening up its lands for scttlc-

ment b_v i1:nnigrat,ion been a detriment or
a benctit in the best intcrcsts of our coun-
try?

Question 2. If a change in this policy
is desirable what should it be!

.~'l’4;(;l1.~'l‘l<).\‘.~'.

This is a question that has been tliscusst-.<l
to some extent by economic writers. but
farmers who are most interested in it have
studied the matter but very little. Like
n1o.~:t qucstlolls it has two sides. No other
country in the world has made so great
strides in the accumulation of wealth as has
been made in this country during the past
thirty years. and this wealth has largely
been the result of the development of the
agricui°.ural resources of the country. It
would not have been possible for an Amer-
ican born population to have occupied all
these lands, or have brought them under
cultivation and to have furnished on the
average so large a. proportion .$4'.oo.ooo.-
out) in l.\".l1—of the exports of this country
to assist in adjusting the balance of trat lo
against our imports of about $8511.!!! Io,ooo_
A change in the policy of the government
and the low price of farm products have
changed these tigurcs for the past year.
The development of the agricultural re-
sources of the west has greatly stimulated
the building of railro:uls. In fact, this won-
derful development would not have been
possible had it not been for railroad cuter-
prises, which in some instances more that.
kept pace with the development of the
agricultural resources of the west. On the
other hand if the occupationof government
lands had been restricted to the .»\mcrican
born population the agricultural protlucts
of thiscountry would not. in all probability,
have exceeded the demands for home con-
sumption, and our farmers would,in a large
measure. have been independent of the so-
callcd Liverpool world's prices for agricul-
tural products. lnimcnsc tracts of rich
and valua'blc farm lands would have been
in the possession of the government today,
and tl1c inducement to scttlcon them would
be very great and be an important factor
in relieving our cities from their present
congested condition. while the number of
railroads would be less. It should be
borne in mind that these roads liavc been
built mostly by foreign capital and their
first lnortgage bonds are payable in gold,
which takes it very large amount of the
precious metal from our country each year
and is one of the causes of disturbance in
the monetary condition of this country at
the present time.

The second question is left for the
Granges todiscuss and arrive at conclu-
sions without any suggestions.

Let both questions be fullydiscusscd and
faithfully reported by the Lec.turc1's.

(jl{()l’ l’.l£l’()l-{'1' FOR MAY.

\\'hat is the relative condition and pros-
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I know it is a good article.

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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL A1’1’LI()A’I‘I()NS, as thev can-
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
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Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
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Hall’s Catarrh Care is not a quack medicine.
It was perscribed by one of the best physicians
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The perfect combination of the two ingredients
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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

Eielcl éutcl Stocks.

‘Care of the Farm Woodlot.

BY A. A. (IROZIER.

In southern Michigan a farm will now
nearly always sell for more if it has :1
woodlot. Such :1 lot  valuable, not oiil_y
for the convenient supply of fuel it :1tl’oi~ds.
but also for timber for other piii'po.:-tcs, for
its beneficial influence upon the neighbor-
ing fields, etc.

There are two ways of cutting the timber
on such :1 lot so as to in:1iiit:1iii :1 continual
supply. First. cut oil’ clc:1ii :1ll the timber
large enough to use. just as :1iiy other crop
would be harvested. This is the method
pr:1cticed in countries where forcsts:1rc:1i‘ti—
ficially planted to succeed those which are re-
moved. But it is :1lso:1ppli1-:1ble wlierever
there is :1 good stand of undergrowth rc:1dy

 

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face of the ground: 12nd, rooting them out

' by hand or plow; 31-d, choking them out

with more luxuriant crops. We can kill
:1 plant bv keeping it entirel_v deprived of
leaves for one season. Cert:1in crops often

I prove helpful in the destruction of lveeds.
. .\ dense grass sod smothers many per-

; ennicl weeds.
f ing crop, especially for annual

, the destructioii of weeds.

lhickwlieat :1gre:1t cleaiis-
weeds.
(forn .sown in thick drills, is also useful in
I’lowing is the
clieapest wliolcsalc nicthodof killing weeds.
.\'cvcr :illow :1 weed to go to seed. '\Veed.'s
along liigliways and i'ailw:i_vs are :1 coii-
stant source of <l:111£_"(.‘1'. It is better to re-
move road feiiccs and cultivate the soil to
the w:1goii track. \\'l1-ci'e fences :1re ai-
lowcd to remain. see that p:1tli-111:1-:tci's at-

: tend to the <l('.~‘l_l'll(,'ll(Il1 of weeds :ilong

3 tioii to do it tlieinsclvi-s.

to come on. or where the trees areof kinds ;

th:1t c:1ii be depended upon to n1:1l<e :1

second growth from sprouts, such :1s white 5

oak, hickory, black oak and chestnut when
not too large. TlIC()tllL’I'lllt:l.ll()1ll>il.()§1'l'{t<lll-
ally thin out the large or feeble trees. leav-
ing the young :1nd thrifty growtli to take
their places. This method lets in the light
and L‘l1C()1ll‘:lf_I‘(,'S the growth of the younger
trees :1nd is to be preferred wlicre there is
not already :1 good second growth or where
the trees :1re not likely to sprout.

The two chief enemies to a woodlot :ire
live stock :1iid fire. \\’ith re:1son:1ble c:1re
the ordinary farm woodlot, surrounded as
it is by cle:1red fields. is not often subject
to fire, and when fire does occur it may
usually be noticed and checked before it
h:1s made much pi'ogress. Live stock liow-
ever are quite as destructive in a woodlot
as fire, :1 fact not always appreciated.
Probably :1 majority of the woodlots in
southern Michigan ai'e used for pastiire.,
and are being ruined by this means for
permanent forest. It requires only :1 few
years for all undergrowth to disappear
where woods :1i'e used for pasture, and the
duration of such :1 forest is then necess:1i'ily
limited to the life of the l:1rger timber.
Not only that, but with the inroad of grasses
and hot winds resnltiiig from the opening
up of the forest by this destruction of the
undergrowth. the l:irge timber suffers fi'oiii
droiith and often prematurely dies. It is
poor economy to p:1stiire :1 woodlot if the
timber is considered of any permanent

value.
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Weeds.

The following is the result of an inter-
view with Mr. C. F. \\'heeler. Botanist of
the Michigan Experiment Station:

1. “hat is the principal harm weeds
(IO!

The principal harm weeds do is in rob-
bing the growing crop of plant food which
rightfully belongs to it. No f:1riiier can
successfully grow :1 planted crop and :1
crop of weeds on the same land at the same
time. \\'eeds li:1rbor fungi :1iid injurious
insects.

:2. Do they do any good! How?

\\'eeds do good in compelling thorougli
tillage of the soil in the preparation of the
seed-bed. On waste and iincultiv:1ted lands,
weeds cover the soil and shade it, thereby
preventing washing; they also hold in pl:1cc
small amounts of plant food which, butfor
this cause, would be dissolved and c:irried
away by rains.

:5. Are noxious weeds increasing in
Michigan, and to what extentf

New and old noxious weeds are incre:1s—
ing in Michigan, especi:1lly in_waste places,
on vacant lots in cities and villages, along
highways and on neglected farms: by :1
careless half—way style of farniing, by an
unscientific rotation of crops, or no rota-
tion at all, and lastly on account of :1 lack
of thorough tillage of land before crops
are planted. New weeds are brought in
by cars and sc:1ttered along lines of rail-
ways. The iniportation of baled hay from
the prairie states has -broiight many weeds
into Michigan during the past winter.
Foreign grown seeds. planted without ex-
amination. :1re perhaps the most prolific
source of the introduction of bad weeds
into Michigan at the present time. Thresh-
ing machines carry weeds from one neigh-
borhood to another. A single f:1riii in a
neighborhood on which weeds are Eallowed
to seed, becomes :1 center of infection.
The winds carry the ripened seeds north,
south, east and west, and in the winter
they slide over a smooth crust of snow for
miles.

4. \\'hat are the Michigan farmers”
worst weeds 14 ,

Thistles, quack-grass, mullein, red-root.
chess, English plantain, (wrongfully called
buck-horn) cockle, milk-weed, fox—tail,
narrow dock, pig-“'€9‘lb‘» 1‘3S“"99<l» W11‘-l
niustard, prickly lettuce.

5. Can the work of these weeds be re-
tarded? if so, how!

The scythe, the hoe, and plow and the
cultivator are the great externiinators of

weeds. VVe cannot expect to exterminate
weeds entirely; we can only snbjugate
them.

Three important methods of killing
Weeds are: 1st, cutting close to the sur-

i'o;nIsi1les :is soon as they begin to blossoiii.
if the l:uid-ownci's liave not enough gun1p—
'l‘l'icre is no royal
road to the ilcslructioii of weeds: it must
be acconiplished b_v \'igil:1iice :iiid labor.

1 There :11":-<litl‘ci'ci1t ino1l1—sof:1tt:i<-k.~soiiie

l:1boi'ious and exp:-nsive and some more
(’(‘UllUlIll('tLl. \\'1-niii-tst::d_v our cnciiiy.
Many :1nnu:il we:-(ls wliir.-h have been al-
lowed to go to seed can only be c,\;termi—
nated by .\'(‘:IHl‘s of hard labor: anioiig tliese

‘ i1::1_v be niciitioiied wild iiiustzird, eliess and

pig-weeds. Secils of tliese weeds iii:iv re-
tain their vitality for a dozen yczirs. All
f:1riners should have enough pr:ictic:il
knowledge of botany to recognize new
weeds at once, and then use the surest
iiieans for their destruction.

ti. \\'hat is the influence of weeds in
seeds on the increase of weed production.’

lhiving 1-heap seeds is :1 prolific source
of the iiicrease of weeds. More weeds are
being iiitrodiiced into Michigan at the
present time by nicans of cheap grass :1nd
clover seeds than by any other caiise. Buy
only prime sced—thc dearest is the cheapest
in the long run.

7. How can daniage from the above
source be practically lesseiied.’

By the esablishnient of seed control sta-
tions; by carefully exaniining :1ll seeds be-
fore planting; by purchasing seeds from
dealers of known reli:1bility only. Seed
control statioiis were established in Europe
as early as lhbli. They have increase:
rapidly. and no seeds are sold in Europe‘
without :1 guarantee. In Anicrica seeds
are sold subject to the following statement:
"While we e.\:ercise the greatest c:1re to
li:1ve all seeds pure and reliable, we do not
give :1 waraiity express or implied. If the
purchaser does not accept the seeds on
these terms and conditions, they must be
returned at once and the money that l1t';“,‘-
been paid for the same will be refunded. ""
Concerning seed control in Europe, Mr.

i. H. Hicks, assistant in the division of
bot:iiiy, U. .5. l)ep:1rtnient of Agriculture,
iiiakes the following statemeiit: “There
are no laws requiring English or Conti-
iient:1l seedsmen to guarantee their wares.
The work of seed control stations, however,
has created such a public sentiiiientin favor
of pui'e seed that the best class of dealers
subniit samples of their seeds to be tested
by the stations, which furnish for :1 stip-
ulated price :1 guarantee of the vitality and
purity of the seeds from which the saniples
were taken." The leading European Seed

~ (fontrol .5t.atioiis publish annual reports,

giving the results of their work, which are
distributed to their custoiiiers :1i1d others.
Many of the C. S. E.\pei'iiiieiit Stations are
now prepared to e.\':1inine seeds of all kinds
:iiid report com-ei'niiig zidulterations and
impurities, also to make geriiiination tests
when required. The people must wake up
and demand of the .~\iiierican seedsnian :1
better warranty than the one quoted above.

 

Timely Agricultural Hints,

Paper read at I~‘:1i-mers‘ Institute. Len:1wecCo.. b_vS:1muel
White oi‘ C€l.I].ll)l'llIf.{L‘.

The subject assigned me by our presi-
dent should,, I think, h:1ve been given to
:1ii older and more experienced man than
inyself, and as I had no choice in the ni:1t-
ter'I trustlyou will overlook my inefliciency.
"Timely .~\gricultural Hints." There are
few of us who like to take :1 hint, but, in
these depressed times we are glad to take
almost anything,w.ai1d if we intend to hold
our own with the rest of the world, we
must be up :iiid doing. There seems to be
a greater occasion every year that we live
for greater economy, and there are so
niany ways of doing this, that it seems
strange to me that we do so little of it. I
wish to say here that no man should give
up his agricultural papers in order to econ-
oiiiize, for most all of them are full of 11se-
ful hints that will help us along. Most
f:1rms today are larger than the brain
capacity of the man who owns them.
Most men work their farms both great and
small with too little labor. Any eighty
acre farm should employ no less than three
or four able bodied men most of the year;
even with common farming this would be
one way of making farms more fertile.
Don’t think that because your surroundings
are not as nice and tine as your neighbor’s
that you cannot be :1 man and a model
farmer. He does not think so. Live to
learn, if you are conceited and think you
know it all, don’t tell anyone. Always re-
member your farm is what it is, and

‘ good fair second crop of hay. :1iid

MAY 21, 1896

that you can make it a great dear bet-
ter if you want to, but you must first learn
to love it. No man should ever be la-hind

with his work. It is unnecessarv AI.
ways remember that your farm am‘ mm-
iiieihod of farniing is open to the er? 3-ism
of your neighbors, and don't forg1 xlmt

they do it uniiiercifully. This slioimi be
:1n incentive to do well. In view oi the
ever increasing growth of foul st" ‘f 1,,-
noxious weeds on our farins. I 2.1;“-L.
that suninier fallowing :1iid plowii g ..l1_-i-
:1 good growtli of clover would ho.” in-
crease the fertility of our soils. and d1-1 _1‘o\'
the weeds. Sonic of _\'t)ll_.~‘:l_\'. wliy.’ ‘l coiii-
will he get his clover.’ I say gr: ‘i,
The past two seasoiis should t-szii-li us .-
tliing. I havc :1 tield that I cut :1

crop of hay from three succes.-ive _\'-:irs.
also :1 very good crop of L'l()\'t‘I'-.~('u_-ll: 1 ..il.[
have cut coiisidei':1blc seed last fall. 1.1:”

23,- —

‘(Hill

You
know that last _\'car was :1 very dry on: if.“-
me, as well as _vou. I think most of
could have done the same tliing. had you
put the .-tziuic sign up that they had at the
\\'orld's Fair. that is "Keep oil the gr: .;-1."
Sonic of you rciiiciiibi-r how cheap on
wintcrcd your sheep :1 _vc:1i' ago this vin-
ter. lint remcnibcr vou caiinot cut ..1:iv
winter :1iid summer. Stock should 1 51-
be turned on young seeding at any .. _
I101‘ (‘till _VUll 1)2I.\'lllI'C .\'()llI' lIlCIl<lU\\'S IL’: I“ -
ceive :1 full crop of hay. \\'e should -1"
:1llow stock on our plowed fields. T ' ‘1\'
ni:iii should keep :1 tiock of sheep, foi .: - ie
is money in them.
the more stock :1 ni:1n keeps, and the '1 - '1:
he fats, the more fertile will his f:1ri >1-.
Draw the iii:1nure out :is fast as made. It
is the safe way. Always keep some crop
growing to feed your stock througl
suniiner, that will drive the tei'ro--- of
drouth away. I find sweetcorn is qt ?‘ :1
help. Shall try vetclies or tarcs this yr 
Provide coiiifortable shelter for stock *1-t
them in whenever it storms, put all hi’ is
of fodder iiiidei' cover, raise two or 1. 1-1:
acres of roots for stock to eat during

tei' months, c.iit your fodder. My neigh-
bors say that it goes as far again. I'm
sure that is inducement enough. Never
undertake to do something on :1 large scale
that you know you :1re incapable of doing
well. Begin on a si1i:1ll scale. lVhy, it
took me five years to le:1rn how to grow
strawberries enough for my family use,
but now I think I can safely put in an
acre of plants. General farming for the
most of us is the only safe method. We
are not as likely to go behind as we are
siire to hit :1 market soniewhere. Try any
_not raise anything but what pays. H:1.e
system on your f:1rins. VV:1tch and y- u
c:1n see how men in business make :1 SI.’-
cess of farining. You c:1n pick them o it
as you ride:throughthecountry: buildings,
fences, and crops all show intelligence.
You should do the same; what is prolitable
for them is profitable for you :1nd me.
Stick to your f:1rin organizations, for only
through them c:1ii you expect any helpfcr
the future. {enieinber that this Fariiiers‘
Institute  for our especial benefit; now
show that you appreciate it. Ignore party
when it is fariiiers’ policy to do so. Keep
up the iniprovenients on the farm. It is
poor policy for :1 man to neglect this be-
cause times are h:1rd. Iieineniber that :1
little p:iiiit, good fences, :1iid well cultivat-
ed fields i1i:1kes the boys and girls proud
of their homes. Take for your pattern.
men who have iii:ide a success of f:1rming.
I don‘t think much of the man who says.
"Don’t do as I do, but do as I tell you."
\Vh:1t we want is less theory and more
practice. All fariners should attend church.
for do you know, I‘ve heard some good
farming done in the pul )it, and I wish
there was more of it. (Bur pastor re-
niarked one b'abbath day last summer that
he saw :1 field full of mulleins and said he
thought it looked bad. \\'ell, mine were
not iiiulleins but thistles, butl tell you gen-
tlemen, I cut them earlier that year th:1i1
I usually do. Twenty years ago a neigh-
bor rciiiarked in my hearing that a good
farmer always had a good wood-pile. I
don‘t cl:1iin to be a good f:1riiier, but I‘ve
always had :1 big wood-pile since. An-
other thing I’ve learned since then is, that
the man who keeps his fences in first class
repair is not far behind the man who has
a large wood-pile. But, if you want to
tell a good-nature(.l, accommodating man,
just watch how much of the road he gives
you when you meet him. I don’t think
much of the man who wants it all. The
time is come when it is only safe to work
our farms on a cash basis. Buy nothing
but what you can pay money down for,
if you cannot do this, go without. It is the
only way to success. Study your soil and
its requirements more, above all listen to
the wife’s advice; this creates harmony and
oftentimes she is the better farmer of the
two. I never have owned a first class
farm, but I find that with good currying
and-brushing, it yields better returns than
many a better one. No matter what the
farm is, with judicious care it can be made
to yield fair returns for the labor expended
upon it. The great trouble is that our
farms, like some of our wives, are wink-
ing at some other man and the other man
gets them, the farms I mean. There needs
to be more marriages (such as exists be-

\'t)ll

:’\l“"l.V51'Cl“eml’€” ‘ill  competence of favoritisni of ollicials. the

.he .

, tween :1 captain and his vessel) between

§ the farm and the farmer and then there

would be fewer divorces of farm and the
fariiier.

Taxation.

(icxicral report or coiiimitt-se on izixati--ii at State
(jrziiige. nit’).

ll:.,-,i‘/,‘;/ ‘T1,!/Ni’; ,: 4//(J /)1/7',‘/,/,.< 1,];
All/It‘/1'/-’/’//I -\'r"I!'r ll./‘V/////':

//1.

T:i.\':1tioii is an iiievit:1blc :1cconip:iiii—
mcnt of civilization. and the higher the ad-
vanccincnt the greater its burdens. .\s all
enjoy the blessiiig of,’-_»'ove1'iiii1ciit and soci-
cty. so in all 'f:1ii'iicss. all should contribute
to its support.

'l‘liisc:ui be most equit:1l.~ly done by :1
tax upon property by whicli each coii‘Li'ib—
utcs in proportion to his pos.-essioiis and
1-oiiscqliciit ability to pay. If all men
\\'ei'clio1ics1 this systeni would be poi-ft-1-t
and the burden would be light for all.
lhit lnifortun:1t1~ly it must be ziduiitted
there are people who have spent all theii
-l:1_\'s under the best of 1_"H\'t‘l'lllll('I)l.s_ and
enjoyed its uup:1i':1llclcd opportunities
foraccun1ul:1ting wcaltli, who are so little
«_"r:1tcful fo1'1lic.sc lilcssiiieis. and so devoid
of m:uiliood and honor. as to ,~li;im1-l1-_.~_\-[V
seek to avoid their just sliarc of its bur-
dens. :ind to impose them upon otli1-1-5 in
addition to their own.

That tlicy are largely successful in this
is unquestionable. 'l‘hrougli the c.\'cmp—-
tio1is:1iid in:1d:1quacy of the l:1ws. the in-

corrupting intluciice of political aiiibition.
conjoined with the oftciitiiiics duplicitv.
evasioiis, not to say falsclioods :iiid dishoii-
est_v of the people, millions of dollars
worth of property. coiisci'v:1tivelv estiin:1t-
ed as two-tiftlis of the whole” aiiioiiiit.
wholly escapes t:1.\':1tion. and us :1ii inevita-
ble. consequence the tax r:1te upon the bal-
ance is so increased as to be almost iiitol—
erable. Coupling this situation with the
enormous expenditures ciit:iilcd upon us
by the e\'ei'-iiicrcasiiig liquor evil, with
the natural tendency to e.\'ti':iv:1g:1iit use of
public money, in increzising salziries. mul-
tiplying otlices. and in the m:1ii1tcu:uice
and construction of State institutions, with
the fall in the prices of staple crops, in
many cases below the cost of production,
we have :1 combination of evils wliich c:1ll
for radical trcatiiicnt :1nd iiiimediate relief.
N1iiiiei'oi1s attempts and various eiiact—
ments have failed to appreci:ibly correct
t.hc evil, and the same knotty problem coii-
froiits us as throughout our past. That
the laws h:1ve been powerless to avert this
downright robbery of the truthful, law re-
specting citizens. by the -heartless, lawless
tax dodger. is :1 i'epro:1ch to popular gov-
ernment, :1i1d a serious menace to its per-
petuity. And your committee feel that it
is the supreme duty of the Grange, in con-
junction with all good, p:1triotic (‘ItI'/.()I].~1
throughout the state :1iid nation. to dedi-
cate its whole power and intluence to an
unrelenting \v:1rf:1re for overtlirowing this
evil, and lizisteniiig the day when equal
‘:1mle.\':1ctjustiee shall prevail, by bring--
ing to light every dollar of ta.\':1ble proper-
ty aiid obliging it to pay its fair share of
the tax.

It is of course presiiiiiptiious for this d.
coniniittee after :1 few hours consider:1tioii to
of this question, to suggest even :1 plan for c.
curing evils which all the wisdom and :1
statesiiiansliip of the past have been pow-
erless to aceoniplisli. lhit we will do our it
duty untiincliiiigly, leaving it for this body
to determine whether it li:1s been done
diciously.

.1*7/st, \\'erecoiinnci1d that :1 persistent
effort be made throughout the state, coun-
ty and subordinate graiiges of the state to
obtain the support of public opinion. in
opposition to which all l:1w lies powerless,
in favor of any measures likcl_v to aid in
securing just and equitable t:1.\'ation. Es-
pecially to foster the idea that instead of a,
burden to be shirked and evaded, that it
should be esteemed :1 privilege to be
prized, to be allowed to contribute annu:1l-
ly for the support of our liuiii:1ii and char-
itable institutions, :1iid our unequalled
school system, and for the iiiaintenance of
popular government and the best :1iid high-
est civilization ever achieved by man.

Especially should we endeavor to sus-
tain and aid the tax statistician to obtain
the facts and compile the statistics upon
t:1xz1tion,so necessary to the forming of
intelligent and effective enactments by fu-
ture legislatures. That portion of the
\Vorthy Master's address upon this ques-
tion referred to this committee, we heartily
approve.

Scco/zrl. For the purpose of removing
the assessnient and equalization of taxes
from .the corrupting inlluence of politics,
we reconimend that the present system be
superseded by one in which the assessors
and equalizers a.re not dependent upon the
votes of the people for their otlices, and
suggest that a county board of equalizers
should be appointed by the circuit judge,
or perhaps by election by the county.
This board to appoint persons in different
towns to make the assessment, and to re-
turn it after it has been passed upon by
the township boards of review, to the
county board for equalization by them.

T /iird. We recommend that railroad

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MAY 21, 1896.

‘THE GRAN GE V ISITOR.

and other corporations be taxed upon their
capital instead of their receipts.

1%;//*2‘/l. ‘We reconiiiiend that all re-
turns of property to the assessllient for
taxation must be liiade under oath, and in
case any pel's:on liiakcs a wilfully false rc-
tilrn, that in additioli to his liability to all
action for peijiury. his tax for that year
should be tripled.

]"{fl/i. We recoinliicild that all notes.
bonds, l1l(11't,';1'z1‘_1'CS alld like securities.
should by law be liiade void and iincol-
lectable witliollt they are each year pre-
sented to the Sllp(:1'\’ls'l)I‘ for zlsst~:sslii(-lit.
and stamped with his ollicial stamp.

Your coniniittee is aware that their rec-
olnlnendations may seelii radical. but des-
perate diseases require heroic trcatliicnt.
and we have faith that olice enacted into
laws, and their €Hf)I'C(.‘1ll(.’l]l backed up by
a detcrniined, liioral support. on the part
of the people. they would secure at least
approxiliiate justice and equitably distrib-
uted burdens, that would rest liglitly on
the Jsliouldcrs of all. and add another proof
that in a st.i'llggle for right. the .stroli_n‘est
government on earth is a ;_ro\'cl'liiiiciit of
the people.

l’tcspcctfully silbliiitteal alid .<l1‘llf_‘ll by
the conimittce.

A. ‘W. lI.\i‘l>o.\'.
.l. (L .\dilll.l‘1.
l1ll’.llIl~Z lll"l‘l'lllI\'.\‘_.
S. (l. \\'. l”i:l.'l‘o.\'.

llll/ommrs W:/ORK.

Arbor Day.

_The f(lll()\Vlli'_’ hyiiins: were Sllll'_" at the Al'lwl' Day scr-
'JlC6;~' lit the A,':i~icull,ul'al College.

0:‘ nature broad and free.
()f grass and lloiver and tree,
sing we today,
God hath pronounced it. good.
So we, Iiis creatures would
Offer to held and wood,
Our heartfelt lay.

To all that meets the eye,

In earth, or air, or sky,
Tribute we bring,

Barren this world would he,

llereft of shrub and tree:

Now gracious Lord to Thee,
Praises we sing.

May we Thy hand behold.
As bud and leaf unfold,
See but ’l‘hy thought;
Nor needlessly destroy,
Nor pass unnoticed by;
But be our constant joy,
All Thou hast wrought.
As each small bud and llower
Speaks of the ..\laker’s power,
Tells of his love;
So We, Thy children dear.
Would live from year to year,
Show forth Thy goodness here,
And than above.

——l\IAiiv A. HE]-‘.1131.-\)-':».

t) painter of the fruits and llowers!
We tliank thee for thy wise design

Wliereliy these human hands of ours
In natui‘e’s garden work with Tlilne.

Give fools their gold and knaves their power
Let fortune's bubbles rise and tall;

Who sows a held or trains a ilower,
Or plants a tree is more than all.

For he who blesses most is blest:
And God and man shall own his worth
Who toils to leave as his bequest
Adi added beauty to the earth.

And, soon or late, to all that sow,
The time of harvest shall be given;
The newer shall bloom, the fruit shall grow,
1' not on earth, at last in heaven.
—~\\'iii'i"rll-:l:.

Patriotic Teaching and Flag Salute.
nv Allis. M.-xiii‘ sill-:iiwooi> lii.\'l>s.

In a cii'clli:-.1‘ to the various conililittecs
an \\'oliian‘s \\'oi'k issllcil by the state
coniniittce, L‘ilrs. Miiyo. Mrs. lloyce, and
myself, yoli will see the school work for
the year is placed in liiy llandsr. and from
my ottice 1 will issue visiting blanks, with
importantquestions to be answered con-
cerning your visit to your scllool, its coil-
dition, etc.

I am especially interested in all patriotic
movements, and desire to have every
teacher pledge his or her devotioli to the
flag‘. This is not a liicre sentiment. for
the flag nieans protection alid liberty.

One of the object lessons of this age was
given when the great \\'orld‘s Fair opened
its doors to all nations. Gathered in front
of its Administration building was the
Vast sea of upturned faces. Around the
Court of Honor rose the liliildings silent
and pure. Upon the platform the head of
the nation. the President, stood, just be-
fore hini three large ii-ag statts. As he
touched the blltton, all around the parapets
of the buildings and from every corner
and dome, sprang the flags of all countries.
Silently from the other staflis ran 11p the
banners of Castlie and Aragon. Then from
the center, rising proudly in the breeze as
though a living, loving thought, floated
Old Glory. and as its free folds sprang out
to meet the morning air, the band struck
up “My Country ’tis of Thee’ and the
great throng of people tilled with enthusi-
asm raised their hats and shouted their
salute to the flag.

A FLAG MANUAL.

C01, Geo. T. Balch of New York, some
ten years ago, formulated a flag salute and

p1‘ pared a primer for teaching the chll-,l
dr,n the principles of free governiiien_t. 1
aid the duty of all, men. women and ch1l- ;
drln. to be ‘loyal to the govcrnliient. The:
wrrds of thevtlag salute are as follow.s:_,'
“Te give our lieads and our hearts to God
:1. our country. One country. one lali— 
grlage. one llag." l aln pix-pi-.i'<-4l through
the kilidiicss of the ;\lll(‘l'l('.'lll l“l:l,I .\l=11_lU-
f{ll.'tl1l‘lfl_(1' Co.. Iiastoli. l’cnii.. to flil'l1l.<ll‘i
a ittle liianual which gives full iiistrilctlons 3
ff." the proper execution of the salute, to
ea,-ll one who will coiiiinlliiicatc with 1119.
“ihen you visit your scliool plesciit one of
tlilsc little lnanuals to the teacher. ‘Vll(‘I'C-
Her the flag salute has been adopted, it
his proved to be the nieans of gl'cat good
if rousilig eiltliusiaslii in the pupils. break-
l1"S()lllL‘l\\'ll:ll the liionotoiiy of the school
1'<FltlllC. and aw:lkcliin<_r an iiiterest in the
ll g, to yaiicli tlicy every liiornin-—_>' pledge
a lc_<__fialice. °

'Soiiictiliic since. at a lilc<.-tilig of the ex-
eiutive coliiiiliticc of thc Xzitilililil (Touncil
of Woliicii of the Cliited .\'t:itcs. .\lrs.
late llrownlcc .‘4lierwood. «lclc;-':i'.e from
tic \\'olii:ln‘s ltelicf (‘orps to thc (founcll,
iitroduced the I'ollowili;_>‘ rcsollitioii which
\':is linaiiiliioiisly adopted:

"Whereas, There is a manifest need for pri-
uary instruction in constitutional government in
cur public schools, and of a more direct method
ifcultivatinq a broader spirit of nationality
l.m0Ilg the children of the country. based upon
‘he lieclaration of lndepeiidence. and the pl‘l!l~
(iples of universal liberty. aml equal rights in-
(ulcated therein: 'l‘lieret'ore,

llesolved. That the National Council of Wo-
nen approve oftlie great iiioveiiieut to teach
iatriotisiii in the schools of the l'iiited States,
Hid of placing the llag over every school house
And in every school room in the land. And
:hat a committee on Patriotic 'l‘eacliing in all
the schools of the [cited >jt:itcs. be added to
the list of standing committees of the National
Council.” T

Tlius by the tnloptiori of this l‘:-solsltiiiii
;llc(‘l11‘llict‘ll lilitioliiil snail,-ti:-s iii the (‘oun-
Cil. covci'ill:: :i liicliibclxsliip of over 7””.

(Ho woiiicil. ll.‘l\’:* (‘!>~<\p(‘I'.‘li<"l in this p:l*.l'i—
t.-tic iilovclilcllt.

('ol. llalcli. who died :1 year or so llgo.
once said. "lC\'cl'_'»‘ little boy or girl born
ilithiscoiilitry, or if borii in ally other
colilitry. wliosc parcllts are ii:itlil':sli7i-d. is

a little .\.iiicric:in citizen who is lc:l:'liilig
every day how to becoliica bi‘<_r citizcii."
'l‘licrc are more tliziii scvelitccil million of
such little citizens lit-tween the :l_<_"t:.~ oi
tlirec and liftccii in the l,'nitcd .‘-diitcs.
Now. l’atroiis of llii.~:balidry. .~li.-ill wc see
to it that our “little citi’/:<~ii.s"' :ll‘:'* l:lll}_"llt in
a ;:i'c::lcl' llcgrcc ll.-ssoiis of p.-ill'iotislii.’
llilll tliey are i.‘lllf_"lll each day to lioizor the ‘
flag and to be noble <-itizclis woriliy the

protcctionof the Hizilas and .‘-%tl'ipes{ To
lily .si:st.ei's I esjpecially appeal. Let us

I rise up in the stl'(.-ligtli of our devotioli to .

all patriotic priliciplcs and see to it that
the lllig salute is givcil and that plitl'iotisiii
is tslliglitjill c\‘el'_v scliool in <.iirst:i1e. IJCT
us l'ciileliibcl'. "(hie heart. one hope. one
<ic.~tiii_\'. one ll:l«_v', frolii sea to sea. ”
.\'l'r!ll1r-ii.

Education,
l’.v~poi't of the (‘oiiiliiiitce on lillllclilioii at >42.-ite (il‘.’lIlL’l§.

llesoliltion from (lccaiia coun‘i_\':

Believing that an institute fee should no more
be exactelzl troin our teacliers to pay lor teachers’
institutes, than lrom our t'ai‘i1iers to pay for
farniers‘ institutes, we I‘0SL‘€Ci.lllll§’ ask that the
school law be changed so it :shall provide a fund
to carry on State teachers‘ iiistitiltcs, and all
teaciiers be obliged to attend the institute held
in their counties.

The rccoliiiiicnilatiou of the coiilniittcc
to adopt was (,‘(lllt'lll'l‘L‘il in.

l’icsoliitioils from (laklaiid and St. ('lair:

That it is for the interest of the people that
books be printed by the State and liirlilshed at
cost

The co1iiiiiltlcc's iccoliiliieiiilatioli not to
adopt was coilcurrcd in.

Resolutioii from llcrricn. presented by
Alvin Morley:

Resolved, That it is the wish of Mt. llope
Grange 1\'o.8T,tliat the legislative committee of
the Micliigan State Grange labor to have the
school law so amended that the furnislilng of
free text books by each district be compulsory
instead of optional.

The recoinliiendatioli to adopt was con-
curred in.

Resolution pre<elitc.l by A. \\'. Haydon.

Wili«;i:i-;.\s, The authorities of the State Uni-
versity desire enlarged appropriations for the
University; and

VVIIEREAS, There seems to be an indisposition .
on the part of the taxpayers of the State to con-
cede increased appropriations to this institu-
tion; therefore

Resolved, That the Executive Committee of
the State Grange be requested:

1. To secure a complete detailed statement
of the expenditures and resources oftheinstltu-
tion. and an authoritative estimate of its pres-
ent and future needs.

2. To report to the State Grange the judg-
ment of the committee as to what should be the
policy of the legislature in dealing with these
Wants and needs.

3. To endeavor to secure from some of the
authorites of the University good reasons why
the following adjustment of students’ fees
would not be more j ust to the taxpayers of this
State than is the present management:

3.. Tuition fees for non—residents students in
all departments somewhat equal to similar fees
required in similar departments by the leading
universities of this country;

b. Tuition fees for resident students in tech-
nical departments as at present;

c. Free tuition to resident students in the
department of literature, science, and the arts;

4. To report their findings to the State
Grange, and also such other facts and opinions
as will aid this body in determining what will
be. in the matter of financial support, just and
fair dealing with our great University.

L. V

Recomiiiendation to
curred in.
The general report read as follows:
Tl?!/‘f/t_V .l///Ni"! /'. [fr/I//,g /'.\' Hui] .\'/',\',’lv_/‘.\‘ Hf]
 Al//.1,‘// /.4’/t//I .5’/«I'f«' ///'1//lr/« ,‘

adopt was con-

Your coiiiliiittce on l~Iduc:i.‘.ioli olicrs for
your coiisidcratioli the followiilg l'eiiorl:
lidliclltion is one of the deepest ulidcl‘lyili_~_r
principles of indepeiidencc. and the niotivcs
to iiltellcctual action press upon us with
peculiar force in this llgc and country. be-

I czllise the coliiicctioli is here so immedi-

ate between cliaractcr alid llappilicss. The
intelligence winch sees the rlgllt. and the
Virtue which puinsucs it. are :ib.solIltcly

. iiccessa1'_\' to avert liioral disaster alid ruili.

\\'c believe the llesigii of education should
be to develop, lll\'lf_"(il‘:ll(.‘ and discipliiie the
facilities to f<il‘1ll lllllilts of llttclllloll. (ib-
Jscrvatioli and iiidllstry. and thus prepare

ltll(.'ll1lllllf(ii' the llciplirciiieiit of knowl-

ellgc as well as ll proper (ll.<t'llt1l'f_"t‘ of du-
ties of life. Tlic f(ll'lll;lll\'t‘ period of life
ouglit to bc siil'roiilidi,-d by sucli iiillucliccs
as are best calcul:l1_cd to brilig out the bcst
part of child liature.

The love of the pure. the bcaiitifill alld
the j_rood .s‘.iiii'.il:ilc«l in early ‘-'t':ll‘.~. pri:-pxlre

, the way for the }_ri'owtll of tliosc <_-'i';iccs of

mind wliicli do so iiiiich to-.\':ird iii:il;iii_;
pcrfcctioli of cli+li'actcl' in inch and woiiicii.
The slicccss of all lllllllllll clilcrpriscs dc-
pcnds niilcll oil the llll1l(ll‘l.‘llll‘l’:lll2l"lli'll to
them. the ill‘-:_r:iil_\.' tlicy assiziiic in our ()\\ll
view. arid the :i.~.»~ociatioiis wliich circle
round tliclii. llczllixilig this. \\».* lic~ii'lily
(,‘ll<l<il‘>'t‘ the rcsoliilioii that our sclieol
rooms and yard» should be 2llll1ill_" the
liiost :tll.l':lt‘ll\'L' places r'i'c«picllll-d by chil-
dren. With such .slli'i'oliiidili_-J a l?l‘~l<‘ for
iieatiic-s and carc. \\c doubt not. would be
<lc\'clopcd. which woulcl lend to :; l‘<'l’.~()ll:ll

iiitcrcst and pridc iii the pl'e.sc1‘\':iiioli of y

the school prciiiiscs. .-ind };l'o\‘c ;: llli').~l dc-
sirablc factor ill the ("lll(‘:tllHll of those
wllo niust c‘.’clil.u:illy 1.-ecoi.ic the lioliic
lll:ll\'(‘l‘:: of our 1_l‘l'c:lt state.

Vfc lilid tlicrc is a siilall lllllllliel‘ of dis-
tricts tlikilig 2ltl‘\'2!lli:l‘_»_"(‘ or the law :lllowili;_r
districts to L‘;~\l:ll>il.~ll libraries. and we I'cc—
oiiiiiicndtliat the liilittcr be picsciitt-ll in
cvcrv district at the coliiiii;_-' aliiiual school
liicetilig. and sit-p: ‘uikcli to provide eicry
district with :i l'ct'i-i'<-lice libi':ii'y.

lle:ili7.iii<_i' the _y_“oo.l
l.'rolii the _-_i'l‘:idcd l’(‘:l«llllf_f cw.-lil'scs now ill

I use lll (,>cr.-aiiu and llcrricii ('(illllllL’:s‘, we

l;i:i'eliy' c.\'pi*c.ss our .-ippiccilitioli of the
‘.\'(ll'l{ rloiic by coliiliiir-.siolici's Mi,-t,'llli'c

' llllfi Clark in their i'c<p<-clive coulitics. and

e.\'l>i'c.-:.- our lit‘:ai"ly til:ilil;.s to the brotlicr
and sister (iri';l,li_w_-'ci'.s who have liolily llidcll

‘ tliclii.

Tlla‘; iisc-less l'e:i.liii;_r' liiay be displaced.
that opportunity iiixiy be aliordcd our chil-
drcn for :i bL:ttei' acipiliiiitaiicc withour
l)\‘.-‘ll authors. and lll.".l corrcct literziry ap-
petite be L‘l'("2li'.‘i'l in t'llililll(l()(l and pre-

.~<:i'\'c<l in _x'o1.tli. we lil""t,' upon :lll l’ati'oiis 

‘lhc lic<-i-.<.~'i‘l_\' of Zllfllll_‘_" your coiiiliiissionci'
lllCslllllllsllllljjrillcll.11'l‘:l<lt‘<l l'c:ldiii-_-' colirsc
for c-vi-i'\' di.stl'lcl scilliiil ill the >'~l:li(‘.

in this coiincctioii we wish to reiiiiiid the .

iiatrolis of the c.\;ccilciicc of thc (ili\.\‘<;l:
\'lsi'l'<ili s an e-.liicatioii:il aid. the special
«il';_“:lll of our order lll ,‘iliclli}_-all. lt cer-
‘iziilily is c:iu.sc for deep i'c;_i'i'ct that it is not

made self siippoi'iiii<_»' by tlicl’a1roils. lt is 5

e.~:scilli:ill_v ii 1“ai'liiei":-' paper: its articles on
subjects i'l-i:iiili<_-' fo f:ii'ili and .'lH1lIt* ll!:(l!‘l'
the able editor:-sliip of l’il'<i‘ili::i' lili‘llci'licld.
are second to llUll(_',. l‘i~ price sliolild place
it in the reach of all. .\ltlioii_<_=‘li its visits
are biiiioiitliiv. and you niay ‘ihiul~; the as-
sertion :i broiiii mic, we feel no lic:-itatioii
l3l>‘«:1‘.’lll"_i it (‘()lll.fl.lll~' as liiuch agi lltural
iliattcr .-is: the :i\'ci':i;_.-'i- l":li'iiicr lilids tiiiie or
will tzikc time to read: furtlicrliiorc. its
clear large type especially coliiiiiclids it to
tired eyes. We would iiij;e the support
of your own paper. the \'l.sl'l‘ol<.

 this day of iiiiprovcd ediicatioii. new
svstciiis of tcacliing, liiodes of instruction,
choice of studies, adaptation of text books,
the whole iiiacliilicry of educatioiial liieiins
have been brouglit ulidcr severe revisioii.
Out of this we believe will come a lilarked
advance. and have <_rreat faitli ill its ellcct
to ilispire tezicliers to liiligliifv their call-
ing and also improve on their forliier work:
vet because of the dilliculties and discour-
iigoliielits often attendant upon the workof
teacliers in coilntr_v schools. we would have
good work in the school rooliis coiisidered
as one of the chief factors in the gnllitilig
of cCl'til'icates.

In prescntin_<_r these I'€(‘()llllll(3ll(liltlulls
alid rciplests to the (;'rl'alige we would not
forget the cducatioiial iniluence of the
Gralige. Indeed the foundation structure
of the (irange is nothing less than educa-
tion in its largest and best sense.

\\'e think it must be true that those who
are members have observed and felt in a
marked degree its educational power in
disciplining the judgment, relining the
taste. and inspiring the heart with elevat-
ing sentiments: under its progressive influ-
ence mental energy has been stiiiiulated
until education has become the personal
and practical concern of its members of
all ages. Many of those who had not the
benefit of early educational advantages,
feel the stronger inducement to place in
reach of their children the best possible
means and opportunities for the acquire-

ali'c:idy l‘:‘~lllllllf_" 

liient of a practical education.

To such we lililicsitzitiiigly i'ecoiiliiielid
the .—\gricultul'al College as littering
liiilcli that is at once practical and attl':ict-
i\'c. (‘crtaiiily it is the least expensive in
direct t:i.\'atioil of all our state institutions.
Your coliiniiltec rccoliiiiiclld that the
(irangc use its best cllort to iliducc farin-
crs in and oilt of the order to rally to its
support and iii.-ikc it their own popular ed-
ucatioiial institution.

The cliai'act-.-r of ilidiiililiils is .-ilwllys
l;ilj<_~'cl_\' illlliicnccd by their siii'i-oiiiilliilgs.
and local :i.ssociatioiis are stroiig and uni-
verslil: there is no one who has not felt
that it l> not po.-siblc to erase its cllect
from the iiiilid. Will .-iiiyoiic think it all
c.\':lggciu-ilioii to say the sui'i'oillidili_<_rs
about the .\liclii_g:ui .\f__"l‘l(‘lllllll':ll Col-
lege :tl'e sii_i_rgc,sti\'c of ciiiloliliii_-_v' tliou_-_-'lits-,
or that iiiorzll beiiilty of cll.-li'actcl' and sell-
tiiiicnt iiiiglit. nay would. be inscnsibly
blended with the iiii.sp:iriii3'llood of beauty
with which :ilovili_<_v' l“atlici' has zidorlied
the earth?

The }_"1'H\\ill of :i iiiagliilicciit lrcc froiii
:1sliizlllsccdcxciics our woiidcr and ad-
liiir:ltioii_ bill the dcvclopiiiciit of ll lllllllllll
bcili-_r who iii.-iy bccoliic :i llll'_"lll._\' :lf_)‘(‘lll for
good or evil. slioiild be with us all 2! inat-
tci‘ of llic deepest colicl-I'll.

.‘»llis. ll. .\. lll‘.\i<l:i:.

1). li. .‘.lc(‘i.i‘l:i-:.

.\li:s. lli—:i.i.i-: li’ovcl«:.

Tiliis. (‘l.\i:.\ T.\l..\l.\lN&li.
.\li;s. .\.\_\ \ .ll-‘.\\‘l-I’l"l'.

.\ll:s. lllz/.il-: \\'\l».swoi:'l‘ii.

Tlic rcciiiiiiiiciidzitioiis givcil lll the f_"('ll—
ci':il i'cport \\-‘.‘l‘t' ('Hll<‘lll‘l'(‘ll iii. and report

; iiiliipll-ll,

The t'ollowiii}_v sii;~illeiiiciil:ii'y l'c}ioi't was
prcscllted and adopted.

llccogiii‘/.iiig' tllc ctl'ul".s of lll'o_ j’:ittcli-
gill. Sil1‘i‘l'llll(‘ll(l\‘lll(ll.l)lllllll‘ill>ll'lll‘ll\)ll.
to r:ii~e thc ~‘iaiid:ii'«l oi" lt‘:ll‘lllll_'1' ill the
stailc. lo crcillc an llll(‘lllQ’('lll lovc oi’ coun-
try b_v lll~l.<llllf_f upon tr.-iiiiilig ill tlic fouli-
d.-ltioli priliciplcs of p.itl'ioti~iii: and to ill-

spii'ctc.-iclici's with :i dc.-ire lo iii.-igliit'_\'

their (‘.'llllll‘_:'. the (ir.-lligc wislzcs to ex-
press its a}>]'~i'cci.-itioii of his uiitii'ili_<_-‘ encr-

. gy iii the great work of coiiii1l'\' cduc:l-

.\li:s. lil-1l.l.l-I liii\('lC.
'. .\lc(‘!.i'l:l«:.

lbill.

At The Door.

1 thou-,:lit liiyself indeed secure,
so fast the door, so ilrin the lock:
lint, lol he toddliiig comes to lure
My parent ear with tiiiiorous kiiock.
My heart were stone could it witlistaiiii
The sweetness of Ill) 'oahy’s plea, --
’1'liattimoroiis, baby kiiockilig and
"Please let me in,-—it’s only me."
1 threw aside tile uiiliiiislied hook.
llegardless of its teiiipting i.-liarlinl,
And <ipeiiilig wide the door. I took
.\l_v laughing darling in lily arms.
Who knows but in l‘il,EI‘llll’.)'.
I. like a truant child, shall wait
The glories of a life to he.
lieyond the llelivezily l“a‘:lier's Lnilc?

And will that lleavelily l“:ither heed
The truaiit’s supplicatiiig cry,
As at the outer door l pl»-ad.
'Fis l. (D l“atlierY oill_'.‘ l?
~l'.'iIg;('il< l"iu'l/.

The Horse and the Mule.

(llicc on :i time. as the story is told.
tlicro was a line liorsu» that had iiolliilig to
do but sl;o\\' liiiiist-ll‘ oil abolit tlic p:l.~tili'c.
(hie liioriliiig down the lll'_-“ll\\'2l\' he saw a
iiiulc 1iloddiil<_r .-iloii5_:- willi :i licilvy biirdcli
on his back. So big‘ was the bundle that
the liiulc was alliiost covr.-i-<-d up by it.
The horse juiiiped over the fciicc alid trol-
led down to meet the mule.

“You are in a pretty li.\'. lircliit you. all
loaded dowli with that big blirdcii lipoii
your back! lionit you wisli you wcrl-fl'cc
and frisky as I am? I eat when l please,
and liave liotllilig else to do. There is
lpiitc a dillcl'eiicc between us." Then he
trotted gaily about the iiiulc as he moved
slowly :iloi’i}_~'.

“..\'oiiietiiiics.“ replied the iiiillc. “I liavc
seen burdeiis that were pleas.-ilit to bear,
alid H()lll(.‘lllll(‘.~ the lii}_vj-_re.st proved to be
the ll(.‘Sl.“

Just then there arose a black cloud from
behind the hills, and soon the storlii began
to polir dowli. The liailstoncs were lleavy
and the poor horse w.-is terribly beaten by
them.’ He groaned with paili and begged
the liiiilc to come to his relief. At last he
declared he collld go no furtller. and still
the liailstoiies came beating against him.

“(iood-bye.'" said the lilule as he trudged
along. "You see lily blirden is ii help to me
now, alid has saved me frolilapclting with
the hailstones. I alil not liilrt by the storln.
thanks to my burden. \\'lien your bruises
are healed, please do not again sneer at
those who hear burdens, nor deem it so
good and grand to be without any load up-
on your back. The burden-bearers in the
world are the most uscful."—— U11/' L/it/r;
1)c/(ljllc.

Ripans Tabules: for sour stomach.
Rlpans Tabules cure constipation.
Ripans Tabules cure liver troubles.
Ripans Tabules: pleasant laxative.


THE GRANGE VISITOR.

,,,..._iiHs  iris-Ii-Q-R.

CHARLOTTE, MICH.
The Oliicial Organ of the Michigan State Grange.
Publishr-.d on the First and Third TllI1I‘.~‘llH3'.~(.vf Eucli Month

Eoiroa :
KENYON L. BUTTERFIELD, LANSING, MICH.

§‘To whoiii all l‘XCllHXA;{l‘> and all £1X‘i'i(‘lr-:- for piiblicntion
should be sunt,

i\l.i_\'_.\or;ns AND l"I:I.\‘Ti:Rs:
PERRY & MCGRATH. CHARLOTTE, M/cu.
To whom all subscriptiotis and advertising: Fllnlllll be sent.

TEILVIS 50 Cents :1 Year. 25 Cents for-.'~‘i.\' llonths.
In (lluhs of 20 inure 40 (‘outs per Year (‘EI('II.
Sub_scri_ptioiIs payable in iidvancc. and discontiiiucd at
expiration. unless renewed.

%“ReIIiittancc.s. should be by Registered Letter. Money
Order or Drult. Do not send stamps.

§"’To insure insertion all notices should be mailed no
later than the Sutiirday precedinir issiie.
7'
Entered at the Postoflicc at Charlotte. Mich . as second
Class inatim:

 

   

E3"",\'i:xT lsstiz. JL'xI; L

OUR WORK,

The following has hl"l'1’) approved by the Stzito lirzinzc as
a fair stateincnt of the objects the (Il"ZlIlL'l" of .\liClIiL’2ll1
has in view, and the spr-cialliiics along which it proposes to
Work. “'0 hope every Grange in the state will work
earnestly in all tlH‘>‘t,‘ rlcpai'tnieiit:<. so that by a more
united effort we shall rzipiilly iiirrt-use our iiiimbr-in-.
extend our intliiz-ncc. and attain more and Iiiorc coni1rlr*tc-
ly those eiids which we seek.

OCR OB.JE(‘T

is the Orizanizntion of the Farnii-rs for their own lIll}rI'<IV'l,‘-
Intent. Financiall.v. Socizilly, M1-ntall_v. Morall_\'.

\Ve believe that this: lH)pl"(J\'Pn‘ll‘lll min in lame nic.'i.-ui'r-
be b[‘()\1L!lIl’. about:

1. (z1.) By wider individual study and L!l'1H:TMl dis-
cusrsion of the husiricss side of fariiiim: and hoiiic kt-epiiia.:.

(b.) By co-operation for tinancizil a«lv:1iita;;r-.

2. (a.) By frequent social gzitlir-riiigs. and the IIlillL’lll!L{
together of farincrs with fariiicrs. and of fzirincrs with
people of other occupations.

By striving for 3. purer niunliood. a nobls-r \vomaii-
hood. and a universal brotherhood

3. (2).) By stuilving and proniotiiig the iiiiprovcnicnt of
our district schools.

(b.) By patronizing and aiding the Agricultiiral (‘ol-
leges and Experiment Stations in their lcgitiiiiate work of
scientific investi;.;ation, practical cxperiiiient. and educa-
tion for rural pursuits.

By niriiiitaiiiiiitr and attendiin: farmers‘ iiistitiitor-':
reading in the Reading (‘irclcz c.stablisliin.!: mill H-‘inn
circulating libraries; buying more and better iiiagazincs
and papers for the home.

-1. (a.) By dilfusiiiz: a kiiowledne of our civil institutions.
and teaching the liigli duties of citizen.-liip.

(h.) By diainandinp; the enforceinent of existing Statutes.
and by discussing. advocating. and trying to seciire such
other state and national laws as shall tend to the geiicriil
justice. progress and morality.

 

“'6 acknowledge receipt of proceedings
of last Indiana State Grange.

 

Vt'e acknowledge the receipt of the trans-
actions of the last Ohio State Grange.

 

l\Io. 1, Vol. I, of the “Pennsylv:1ni:1
Grange Trude Bulletin” has come to our
desk. It is published b_y the Pcimsylvania
State Grunge with the purpose of keeping
Patrons in touch with the Gmiige trade
arrangements. A kind notice of the
GRANGE VISITOR is among the "ails."

 

We are in receipt of :1 butter chart pre-
pared by Mr. H. E. V :1nNorin:1n of the
Agricultural College. It will be found
very valuable to any one using :1 Bnbcock
milk test, as it enables one at a glance to
calculate the amount of butter in :1 given
quantity of milk, as shown by the test of
butter fat. It can be obtained of Mr. Van
Norman. “"0 believe that ‘.75 cents is the
price.

“"6 notice that Bro. E. A. \Vildey has
been endorsed by his county as :1 czindidate
for Auditor General on the R.epublic21n
ticket. \\'e seldom mention purely political
matters. but we do want to step aside to
say th:1t_if Bro. \Vildey should be nominat-
ed and elected, the GRANGE VISITOR would
never find opportunity to make disclosures
of such questionable oificiul conduct as it
proved against the present occupant of the
oflice.

 

 

V-Ve want to apologize to our readers and
to Mr. E. J. \Vright of Lansing, for the
errors which occurred in the most excel-
lent article, written for the last VISITOR
by Mr. VVright, on the subject of “Valii9.-
tion and Assessment.” The mistakes oc-
curred through some misunderstzmding of
the printer in revising proof. The article
is a valuable compilation and is in conven-
ient form to preserve for reference.

 

VVe clip the following from the Cr’;-rm_r/c
Bullet/21. \Ve happen to know that Dr.
McNe:1l could easily have been nominated
had the farmers all stood together at the
convention, but they divided their votes
between two Grange candidates :1nd——lost.
VVe quote this as a shining illustration of
the necessity of sinking personal ambitions
and staizding zfoget/ear, if we want to have
things “come our way” politically:

There is a general dissatisfaction among
the farmers of Ohio at the selection of 11.
proposed successor to Dr_. McNeal as Dairy
and Food Commissioner in the person of
Mr. Blackburn. If there is any danger
whatever of the Dairy and Pure Food laws
becoming inoperative, through the action

I
l

l
I
,
1

of Mr. Blackburn, should he be elected,
then certainly the fariiicrs of the state owe
it to their own and the interests of the

i general public to select :1 candidiitc pledged:

; to. and who by his record and cliarzicter
' will give positive iissiiraiicc of cuirviiig out.

with vigor. the l:1\\'.~j21>' tlicycxist. It is
perfectly within their power to do this,

lun<lshould rcccivc thoughtful considci':i—

tion.

Binder Twine.

MAY 21, 1896.

Luce, Hon. J. G. Rainsdell. K. L. But --
field. GEO. B. Honrox. <
Master Mich. State G1'illlfl'Q(
.lF..\'xIr. BL'ELL. Secret:1rv. ‘ e

)

 

A Note of Advance. in

-- l

The following is taken from :1 per-o 1]
letter to the editor:

Allow Inc to coi1gi'.-itiil:itc you on

.\'<»-ii'
pi'cscnce at the nicctiiig of f:ii'incrs‘ ‘

in-i-

‘ tutc workers :11 \\':1tci'Iov.'ii. \\'i.scoii.-"iii. ft

The l’;itron.- of Micliigxin. through their 1
rc.-pcctivc Sfiiboiwliiizilctirangcs. .~llUHld, at -

their11:xt1ic'-tiiigs. cull ll lli('. niattcr of I . . .
i I ” vi 1’ ‘ favors at the dispos:1l of our govcrnincr5_

binder twine and the bcnctit to be derived
b_v all uniting in its purclizisc. A contrnc.t
is now in process of completion, and due
notice will be given of all conditions. it
is not expected that quite so low rates can
be obtained as last _\’CLlI', for the large
quuiititics of old twinc that so depressed
the Iil£ll’l\'(.'l. then l1tl\'(: been disposed of.
l‘I.\'tr:1 caution will be c..\'ei'1.-ised in this case
to sccIii'c the best. All Patrons should
wait for and bcnclit by the Grzmge contract
for binder twine.
(‘xi-zo. B. IIoi:'ro.\'.

The Presidency.

libiron (il’..-\I\‘(;l£ \'i.si'i‘oi:: Truly it l1ltl_\'
bc forgivcii cvcii the prcsidcnt of an agri-
(Jl1ltlll‘.'Ll college if he does not know every
thing. but that he be :1ii agriculturist is
lllt,‘ -\'/I/H’ I/I/N /an/4.

As to what is duty 1 am not the only one
independent in my opinion. The ('mm!/y
Ole////L’//////I, speaking of the selection of
Ch:1i'lcs Augustus \\'ieting‘ for coininission-
er of z1griciilti1i'c of the state of New York,
says. "It will be little sliort of :1 inirziclc if
:1 worthy lcadcr and chzunpion of such a
state as this can be made, by governiiicntzil
fiat, of :1 gentleman who is not known
ever to have done -.1 thing. written :1 line,
or said :1 word that has mzidc the sliglitest
impress on our rural history. "

The U///u ]’i,//‘mu/', in i'eg;1rd to the sec-
retary of zigriculturc. says, "Since the
farmers virtually created this oflice a bona
tide reprcsent:1tive of the furiners should
till the oilice and use it in their behalf.
For none but a f:1rmcr in actual knowledge
and practice can till the place rightly. He
should know the needs of fariners himself,
by actual pcrsomil observation and experi-
ence. A lawyer, :1 busiiiess man, even
“sidewalk f21rnier" but actual politician
cannot till the place. He would lack the
knowledge. experience, and close identiti-
cution needed to niuke him a wise :1(l\'lS€1‘
of the President in all agricultural nizitters.
‘V hat would the lawyers say if :1 f{I_1‘ll1CI',
wholly ignorant of law. were inade attorney
gcnerzil? \\'h:1t x/1/_:uZ(.Z the f.-Irmers say if
a lawyer ignorant of farming and its needs
were to be appointed secretary of agricul-
ture.’ There is no lack of competent men
among the farmers for the placc——n1cn of
thorough education and wholc—souled de-
votion to our agricultural interests. We
can think of them by the half dozen in
nearly all the great grain and live stock
states west of the Alleghnnics, and at the
proper time we may name 21 few of them.”
So I am not alone in believing iii the fitness
of things, and I do not think the college
presidents of this state are such wonderful
men, nor that the furincrs are “mighty
scarce" who can take rank with them.

E.\1)IA A. C.-\)I1’BEI.L.

Y12s1’Zo11ti.

 

Non-Partisan Commercial Tariff Con-
vention.

The org:1i1izz1tioi1 of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry is essentially non-partisan, and its
life and strength at the present time are
attributable to a strict .:1dhc1'cncc to this
principal.

Progressive, however, in its declarations
and as a representative of a great industry,
it aims to exert such an influence as will
generally result in the greatest good to the
greatest number. Consequently it has a
deep interest in all state and national ques-
tions, nnd regrets that many of these are
made partisan footballs to such an extent
as to prevent wise and mtriotic action.

The Michigan State G1':mgec.:1i1 but look
with favor upon the movement now on
foot to consider some of these gi"'ez1t ques-
tions in national non-partisan conventions,
made up by representatives from the vari-
ous organized interests of the country.

Such a meeting is to be held in the city
of Detroit on June 2nd, and from present
indiczitions is to be 8. notable gathering from
all parts of our country. The position of
the Grange on the tariff question is: V\'hat-
cvcr tnriif policy the government may
adopt, 1Lgricultui'e demands an equal
inc:1siirc of bcnclit therefrom.

To M-.('.lll‘(: sucli recognition our people
iIi1istbcl1c:1i'<l before such convention as
is soon to asscniblc in the metropolis of
our shite.

Al "l‘ll()lHZEl) DELEGATES.

In view of the above facts, I hereby ap-
point tho following named members to rep-
resent our orgimization in the National
Non-l’iu't.isnn Comniercial Tariff Conven-
tion to be hold in Detroit on June 2nd,
1896: Hon. J. J. \\'oodman, Hon. C. G.

is :1 _1I1':llltl :1-lvziiicc for the agricultiirzil ;1-
tcicsts of the countr_v. Coiiiiiicrcc ::’d
in:i1iiif:1cti1i'c have been in the lead fur

but the time is coming when :igi'icultuie

I will dcinaiid and sccui'c the leading po -

tioii. The people must bcfc1landclotlic_
It is well that the wisdom of the age - :-
rccts its work on p1'cpz1i':1tory liii‘i>s fort 9
accoinplislinicnt of this purpose. l c:li
sec in this movement a nic:1n-' of morc c3-
fcctually reaching the coiisciciicc and lllllԤ-
est of our l:1w makcrs and law excciitoitli
I can see also how it may be niudc :1 stcji.
ping stone for elevating the Aii1ci'ic:1l
f:1rincrs to :1 higher plzuic than the tenant-
ry :ii1il~sci'1's of lll()l1:l1'('.l1l(.'lll Europe. Li:

- an enlightened progress guide all ctlorts li

this <lircctioii. Let :1 Morgan shine ii
C()lIllIlel'Cl:ll and liiizniciiil I-ii'<-lcs. and L
C:11'negie illumiiiate the ll()l‘lZ()l1 of manu
facturing grzuidcur. and last and greatcs
of all let agricultiirc i':1isc up :1 united 21111
intelligent constituency to govern the inter
ests of its patrons and bid dctiaiice to lllt
rule of selfish lords and corrupt common
ers. Let it be the fountain of inspii‘:1tion
drawing to it i1si'cso1ii'ccs the ziccuniiihitioi
of practit-:11 knowledge from all agricultur-
al :1ssoci:1tio11s, both national and interna-
tional. Make the foundation broad and
deep that it inuy support the superstruct-
ure that may rest upon it as the ages go by.

Again permit me to coiignitiilutc you :1.-
one of the founders of :1i1oi'g:1.iiiz:1tio11 th-.11
may nicun much for Ainericnn agriciilturc.

Yours fi':1tci'n:1lly.
R. V’. CLARK.

 

A Rallv.

A great tc21chcrs', Pz1ti'oi1s', and fz1rn1crs:'
rally was held at Ashland Centre May 5
:u1d$). The meeting opened with :1 good
selection of music by the Ashland Grange
choir, which was followed by addresses of
welcome and response, the former by \\'.
ll’. Carter, and the latter by Coin. J. G.
Bolt of Muskegon county.

'\Vinticld S. Merrill of Ashland next pre-
sented £1 paper on mathematics emphasiz-
ing the fact that we were going l‘r/of;/..s'Z
and 2300 cfl.s'_?/ in this study.

teaching this subject which aroused the op-
position of Com'r Stillson of Ifiewaygo
county, who proceeded to plaice his oppo-
sition in words and in so doing he tread on
the toes of Prof. N. R. Dryer and Com'r
Bolt of Muskegon county. These gentle-
men charged the position assumed by Still-
son and also criticized some stateinents
made by Mr. Merrill. Com'r McClure of
Ocezmu closed the discussion on Mr. Still-
son‘s side of the question, Mr. Merrill in

opposition. A good Grange dinner was
next enjoyed.
Arthur Rich presented the question

“i\'eeds and uses of librziries, "
conclusively that :1 district
up home and school.

Com’rs Stillson, McClure and Bolt read
papers on educational subjects. The choir
by music enlivened the proceedings. John
Kutzer read an interesting paper upon the
educational history of Michigan.

The evening meeting was :1 most inter-
esting one, and Ashland and Trent G1-anges
should be proud of its young people who
responded to every request to speak, read
or sing. Fred C. Mills presented in a very
strong light the essential reasons why
farmers should not be as well drilled in-
tellectuall y as the professional man. Tracy
V\'oodard, Orin T. Bolt, Mr. Merrill ably
discussed the question.

After some good music and permanent
organization, Prof. ‘S. R. Dryer read a
mostexcellent paper on “\\'hat shall we
read 5” He paid a beautiful compliment
to the Bible. Mr. Dryer is one of Michi-
gan’s best scholars. Mrs. Mattie Kennedy
Mrs. Merrill, Mr. Merrill,
discussed the paper.

“The Bridge of the Tay” was beautifully
recited by Mrs. Kennedy. \V. \V. Carter
and Com’r Bolt discussed in an able man-
ner “Influence of the Grange in State Leg-
islation. ” Both agreed that the fariners’
best friend is the Grange, and that many
of the blessings now enjoyed by the farm-
ers are due to the Grange energy and en-
deavors. Why not join the Grange?

“The Township Unit System” was well
presented, on the opposite side by P. M.

‘lanvill. John Rosenamier opposed the
idea, saying he had lived under the town-
ship unit system and district system, and
the latter was the better and cheaper.
Com’r Bolt argued that the last argument
ought not to be made. I ’e should try to
find out which system makes the better
citizens, ‘yields the best results and stand
by it. Mr. Glzmvill’s paper has been sent
to the VISITOR, and if published, may then

showing
library builds

7

Miss Mazof

He made some A
statements as to the methods pursued in

be discussed and :1nswei'cd.

Miss Alice Rich of Ashland rcznl :1 good
paper on "Ci1ltiv:1tioii of trccs and ilowcrs
at home and upon the school _'—_-'i'oiiiids."
“'0 shall hope to see this p:1pcr also pub-
li-hcd in the \'isiToR.

L-‘onimittcc on i'esolutions iiiadc its rcport
tl1:1nking:1ll who hil\l hclpcd to niiikc the
incctiiig the grcxit success it w:is. and mill-
ing upon the Suite l'i‘.‘1Illl>llL‘:lll coiivcntioii
to iioiiiiimtc (,‘Ull'i.l' ll. lf. M:-(‘lure for
shite supci'ii1tcndcnt of public iiistmictioii.
The report was iiiiiiiiinioii.-l_v mloptcil.

The iiicctiiig. ;1ftcr tixiiig the In-.\‘1 meet-
ing at Trciitz 'l‘11<-.~:l:1_v and \\'c<liics.l.-1_v last
week of next .\uj_v'ii.st. sang‘ "(loll be with
you. " and :llll(>!ll'1lL'<l.

H iii». )ll'l‘l’.ll.

Against Free Silver.

An ll]'.ll\'l<l1l:ll who ll.‘l~ takcii :1 l1:ll‘l'o\\',
.supcrtici:1l. and one-sided view of :1 qi1cs-
tion is apt to be more po.-itivc of the cor-
i'ci-tiicss of his cont-lu.-ions. and more ticrcc
and fziiiaticzil in dcfcnding liisassiiiiiptioiis.
than one who has tlioroiiglily viewed and
studied the in:1ttcr from every :1v:1il:1blc
stziiidpoiiit. Such an iiidiviiliial will fre-
quently claim for liinisclf iiioral and in-
tcllcctual supci'iorit,\'. and thcn bo:i.stingl_v
coiidcsccnd to look down with prctcnded
gricf:1n<l pity on the other, \vliilci-xiiltiiig-
ly dilatiiig on the igiiomiicc. pix-jiiclicc.
und bliiidncss which he iinputcs to llllll.
The foregoing sciitiiiiciits wcrc suggc.-tcd
by i'cadiiig an :l1'll('l(‘. in thc \'isi'ron en-
titled “in Support of the (.‘oini1ii‘icc." The
worthy and i'c.spcctc«l bi-otlicr who wrotc
tl1:1t:1i'ti1-le warns us agniiist the ciiciiiics
of pi'i»gi'css "to heed them not." I sup-
pose he would iiidignantly scout the idea
that the :ltl\'()L‘:llCS of free silvcr arc the
rcal enemies of progress.

The ;1dv:inccd and cnliglitcncd mitioiis of
the world have adopted the gold st:uid:11'<l
whcrewith to measure value. 'l‘licy found
it iiiiposjsiblc to m:1int:iin two stnn<lai'd.s
and have them both iiic:1.siii'c value alike.
just as inipossible as to i1ic:1siii'c the s:1nic
amount of cloth with two yard sticks each
of different and varying length. Yet the
free silvcrites would rcti'ogi'adc to the un-
reliable and pci'ple.\'ing plurality of stand-
urds.

To the question, “\\'l1ut are the 1i1:1n_\’
Patrons to do who are opposed to frcc sil-
vcrf" the reply is "go home and read and
become enliglitencd." Is the worthy
brother a liunioristf If one fact stinids
out more prominent than another, it is that
the ignoraiice is all in the free silver faction.
This is not saying that its zidlicrcnts are all
ignorant, but enlightenment is fast becom-
ing fatal to the free silver caiisc. At first
the leaders had it all their own way. but
the people are becoming informed and be-

‘ gin to see the rottenness of such teacliiiigs,

and t1l'(:‘ fast descrting the sinking ship.

He says that \\'all street calls the silver
dollar a fraud. The silver dollar is no
fraud as long as 21 good govcrnmciit keeps
it at par with gold, but the free silverits
would make it 21 fraiid.

The State Grange li.-is licretofort-. been
noted for its good sense and wisdom, there-
fore it is huiniliziting and provoking to a
true Patron for it to throw aside thiit good
sense and wisdoin, and piostitutc its name
and influence to bolster up 21 disreputable
and dying issue, an issue that will soon be
relegntcd to the shade where peacefully
repose the old grecnb:ick doctrine, the
siib-ti'e:1s11ry scheme, the government wheat
storage sclieme, and many other L'l)llll()1'lL'H.l
and cranky ideiis.

Making gold the iiicusiirc of value does
not prevent the use of silver as money.
There is more silver now in circulation in
the gold standzird nations than there was
before they adopted that Sl:lI1(lzl.I‘(l. In
our own country there was very little sil-
ver in use until after what cranks call “the
crime of ’73. ” Since then there have been
six hundred million dollars of it put in cir-
culation, and it is now so plenty as to be
sometimes termed :1 nuisance. In view of
this, what is the object of so much twaddle
about the dollar of the daddies. The eyes
of the daddies were seldom gladdencd by
the sight of a silver dollar, but they were
often tilled with tears, weeping over red
dog and wildcat paper and the worthless
shinplasters of broken state banks.

First started and sustained by the iiiilion-
aire mine owners of the west, there never
was an issue propagated with so many
misrepresentations and villitications as this
silver idea. The writings of Harvey, Don-
nelly and Stewart teem with vindictivcncss,
vituperation, and misst:1teinent. They
classify all who do not agree with them as
gold bugs, extortioners, robbers, blood-
suckcrs, and hired sycophants. The lead-
ers of this movement do all they can to
smirch and blacken the cha.racter of the
best citizens. They charge fraud and brib-
cry against congress and the judges of our
courts, abuse all who are in power, and
specially villify every American citizen
who has succeeded in saving a. competence.
In fact the whole free silver movement ob-
tains its strength from the bitter hatred
which the envious bear towards the pros-
perous and thrifty. In its ranks are the
lowest and most dangerous elements of so-
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it THE GRANGE "ISITOR.

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of civilization join in the cry for free silver.

I can conceive of no evil that would be
So menacing to popular government as
‘for a free people to (lClll)€1'{1lCl_\' choose a
tlebased and dishonest currenc_\' for the pur-
pose of repudiatin,r_r honest obligations, and
whatever political party that favors such a
scheme will hereafter have written on its
tombstone “Died of free silver."

I would not write this. but I have the
good of the Gi'any_re at heart. and 1 hate to
see any of its nieinhcrs pursuing a fzilliicy
and a fraud, thereby injurin_r_r and «lisgi'ac-
mg our noble order.

Subordinate Grairtzes. Also let every ni_en1— ,
her be prepared to respond to tljleqllGSll()D.
"\Vhy I joined the Gi‘ange. ' '

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and reeitations. Patrons, come prepared;
with questions for the question hox. B1‘1n,2‘ ;
some of your good papers read at your?

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.\II’..~'. S. J. Siixtw.
Let-tnrer.

The next n1eetin}_r of Lapcer Co. Poliiolltl

Gl':1lIf_f€ will he held with Nortli lliuiieli.
(i‘rr:tn_<_:e No. (:07. June 11. l*Wi. eonunene-

ing at 10 o‘eloek :1. in.
is l)€lII_Q‘ pi-cp;ire<l for sillne.

A j._v'ootl pl'o}_I‘l‘f1lll

JOIIN W. Kr.i.i.i:i‘.

Hcrriiigton.

Dlctieesi of flleyetinste

EATOX (‘()L'.\'TY 1’OM(,).\'A (}l{AN(il‘I.

The next nieetiiig of Eaton count_\f 1’o-
mona will he held with (Jharlotte (;’1':ui;_re
May 23111. The forenoon will he devoted
to fraternal greetings, report of Subordin-
ate Granges, etc. After dinner we will
hold an open meeting to listen to the pro-
grani, which will consist of inusie. papers

Ripans Talniltt-..s:.

Ripans Taliiilr-s cure nausea.

Rl]lill15'. 'l‘alniles: at driiggists.

Ripans Tahules cure dizziness.

Ripuns Tabiiles cure lieadaclie.

Ripans Taliules cure flatulr-nee.

Ripans 'l‘ubule:s' eurer1yspep.s:iu.

Rlpaiis. Talniles  rligestion.

Ripuns Tziliules Cure l)ar1 l)l‘t‘£lIll.

Ripans Talniles curt. bilitiiisiiess.

ltipans '1‘-almles: one l.Cl\'&>1 relief. ,
ltipuiis T.ll)lll€'S (.‘ll1'»f*.1D(llgF‘S‘tl0ll. l
Ripuiis Tnlniles cure tOI‘Dl(l liver.

Ripziiis 'l‘ul;ulr-s: gentle r.-atliiirtie.

Ripan:-: Tahules: for sour stomach.

liipnns T?Ll)lllE‘S cure con.-:.tipation.

Ripuns Talniles cure Ii\'ertro1il:le:s:.

Nllllllllllllll llllllll 

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

‘TRU STS?"

« If not. then lmy

ROLL OF HONOR.

U111‘ “ toll of Hono1'"i.-; narrowed
down eonsider2ihl_\' this week wliieh
is nothing llllll'(3ll11lll niight be ex-
pel"-ted as the hurried seiisoii draws
on. llowever. we must urge ezieli
patron to not \\'€:ll'_\' in well doing‘.
A long pull and 21 pull to«__retlier is
the only w:i_\' to win. lt is :1 spee-
lul honor to he enrolled at this
season of the _\’l::lI' when time is
niost \':iluuhle. llere is the list:
E1':istl1s .\lurphy. llerrien >'prin_«_-s.
3’.:.\lrs. R. V. (..'l:irl\'. litieliziiinii. 1::
.\lrs. II. M. Tra\‘erse. Slierwootl.
1“: C. Ilaniuiond. lirou:1rd. 1l3:
John \\'ell.s. Flat Roek. 2: 1‘). ll.
Kldflllll. itwlifolwl. '_‘2 .\ll'.s. I’. ll.
llowliiig. \V:ll\\'Ul'lll. .\: ll. 13.. Guil-
ford, l’ortland. '_’; .\lis.s- _\tleli:i
l’cter;s:on. .\l:i.sk:i. 0'»: K. L. l3utter-
tield. 1:1‘). Slietrum. \\’_\'2tl]<l()li(-,
5: (ieo. .1. l'llis.sell. (iirilrtl. L’: .\lr.s.
l). M. (iztrnes. ll:l\'l.\‘ll1ll‘_<_”. ‘: Mrs.
Adelaide Jones. lliniondule. 2.

Five Years

Sold on ezisy I>1l_\‘lll(‘Ill~|.
ll-sllliioiilzils. I-t<'..

 

The New Franklin Typewriter,

Tllli IR AT

A 11 t i-“T r u S t“ Mricliiiie.
25-per cent cheaper!

lC:x.s_\' to li-urn!
Siniple ill eoiistruetionf

the Market.
For‘ Siiiiiixli-s of work.
u.lzl!'es.s,
.\"l‘.\’l‘l-i .-\<:lI_\‘l'\'.
liruiul ltupials. Mich.

On

4! 1-41 1\'ewI{oiiseiiiiiii.

Boats» -5h9es..andRubbér

‘}2453. Here is the best Creole Plow shoe that can be
produced; made of Beck-
er’s Milwaukee oil grain
leather, Hub Gore solid
sole leather; counters, in-
soles and Outsoles; two rows
of pegs all around,clinche<l
at the toe and in the shank;
no seams t3 rip the shoe; is
made of on 3 piece of Back-
er’s grain, the softest, good
w e a r i n g
leather ev-
er produced
the grand-
est shoe to
plow in, V ____‘._ ..
ditch in tr do all kinds of out—door work in ever in-
vented. This one is lined all through. Sizes, (3 to 11;
weight EH oz. Per pair. . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$l.lL~'

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
   
 
 
 
 

 

34245-1. Sameas.‘l2l33 Beck-
er's Milwaukee Grain Cre-
ole Plow shoe. the wonder

  
 
  
  
  

for this spring. This one
is not lined. Sizes. ll to 11;
weight RN‘ oz

Per pr..$14>

212458. If you want a Bicycle

shoe don't look any farther.
Send us $1.95 for .\'o. .’i;’l;'i$
and you will be suited Sizes.
15 toll, weight 1*‘ oz. Per
pair . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Sllir

    
 

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513433. This is Fhister 8: Vogel's Milwaukee Oil Grain.
Some shoe manufacturers
say it is as good as Becker's;
others say it is better. It is
cheaper, and we don’t think
quite so good and not so
soft, but for the price cer-
tainly makes a good cheap
plow shoe,
solid as a
rock. All
sizes. 0 to

 
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

ll ; weight
in‘ 02. Per
pair. .$l.2\i

3l2»l:')li. Boys‘ sizes in Becker's Milwaukee Oil Grain
Creole Plow shoe; congress; same as 32-1:34. The
best shoe made for boys to work in. Sizes, 1 to 5;

weight 21 oz. Per pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..£l..'s
3‘31.")'T. Same as 32433. In boys‘ sizes. Phister 5: Yo-
gel's Milwaukee Oil Grain Creole Plow shoe. Good
value for the money. Sizes, 1 to (1, weight '14 oz.
Perpair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .  . 311%

In ordering Gent’s Overgaiters, order one size
larger than the shoe you wear.

 

32113:: Gent's Five-Button
Black Melton Overgaiter.
All sizes, (I to 11; weight 1
oz Perpair... ....$ll-17:

.‘i‘34U»1 Gents’ Five—Button
Black Kersey Overgaiter.
The finest made All sizes,
6 to 1!; weight 4 oz. Per
pair . . . . . . . . . . . ..'.. 5” US

In ordering Ladies’ Overgaiters, order one
size smaller than the shoe you wear.

 
  
   
 

21246.’). Ladies‘ Seven-Button Black
Melton Overgaiter. All sizes, 135 to
'7; weight 4 02. Per pair . . . . ..$U.—l.'i

.‘i2l¢‘»l‘>. Ladies‘ Black Kersey Seven-
Button Overgaiters. The finest made.
All sizes. 1.3 to '7; weight 4 02.
Per pair . . . . . . . . .$I'l,(l.'i

and some part of your harness should bre

having done what you could have done

fast, send for a dozen each of the shoe outfits and the harness
at a good profit, when you can open them up and show just

ak, or you should accidentally
times the price of the harness or shoe cobbler’s outfit rather than lose the
in a few minutes, and saved bot

These are time and money savers. _ Your boy will learn industrious habits.
Do you want to save yourself the trouble, expense and time of
-‘every time your harness breaks or your sh

FootWear===Continued.

’ ‘*5’ T7.’ j 

   
  
   
  
   

Rules for Special Measure-
ments for Bicycle Leg-
gings where Stock
Leggings Will
Not Fit.

1 (a) Ankle.
just above ankle bone
(I3) Calf
(t) From bottom of leg-
,‘ ging to calf measure.
I ((1) Under knee.
(3) Top to bottom.
1 Size of shoe

)
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1324037. Ladies’ Bicycle Leggings;
blue, tan, black, dark grey and
cadet grey; in fine jersey cloth;
blue, brown and drab cordu-
roy; all sizes, 13 to '7; weight
11 oz. Per pair, $1.18

32-1138. Ladies‘ Canvas
Bicycle Leggings;
drab and tan colors
only; all sizes, 13 to 7:

weight 1-1 02. Per

pair. . ..§0.98

  

   

going yourself or sending one of your hands to town
oes need a nail or a peg or a patch. We know if you were out in the field plowing
rip your shoe, or pull the sole off, you would give ten
time to stop and go to town and pay a good price for
h the time and expense.
mender, drive up to a farm house and see how easy it is to sell them
what each outfit contains.

If you want to make money

P'.i.Mr:;§“é‘.§%rLER

. Pflflffllklfl
ACOMPLETE OUTFIT FOR GENERAL
aoo*r ‘AN REPAIRING.

 

NO. 32459. I
THE “FAMILY COBBLER”

Contains the following articles: Iron Half Soling Stand,
with three Reversible Lasts (small,_ medium and. large),
Shoe Hammer, Shoe Knife; Pegging and Sewing Awl
Handles. 6 Sewing Awls, 6 Pegging AWIS. Ball of Wax.
Ball of Thread. large bottte of Leather Cement, large bot-
tle of Rubber Cement, Four Pair of Heel Plates, Package
Pegs, Package Heel Nails, Package Clinching Nails for
Merfis and Boys’ work, Package C1inching_Nails for
Women's and Children's work, and three pair of Half

Soles. Securely packed in wooden box with hinged lid.
Weight 1'3’ lbs.
Price each....................... ....$1.'79
Perdozen.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20.00

    

No. 32460.
THE “ECONOMICAL” COBBLER

Contains the following articles: Iron Half Soling Stand
with three Reversible Lasts (small, medium and large),
Shoe Hammer. Shoe Knife, Pegging and Sewing Awl
Handles, 6 Pegging Awls, 6 Sewing Awls, 1 doz. Heel
Protectors, 1 Package Pegs, 1 Paper Heel Nails, 1 Paper
Half-Soling Nails, 1 Ball of Shoe Thread, 1 Ball of

VVax. Securely packed in wooden box with hinged lid.
Weight 14 lbs.
Price each..... . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . ..$ 0.99
Perdoz . . . . . . .  . . . .  10.75

“BONANZA”
TOP LIFTS.

Men’s only, per pair. . . . . .80.10

 

    

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lrintsiiairiixaiiiéiestcu 
L No. 32461.
THE “FAMILY” HARNESS HENDER

Contains the following articles: Lever Clamp, Sewing
Awl and Handle, Round Punch, Rivet Set, Ball of
Thread, Ball of VVax, Package of Needles, Package of
Copper Rivets and Burrs. Securely packed in wooden
box with hinged lid. VVeight 10 lbs.

Price each...........................$1.40

Per doz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16.00

     

Bonanza

‘(Holt Soles

 

No. 32462.
“ BONANZA” HALF SOLES.
Per Pair.
Men's light (sizes 6 to 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.20

" medium (sizes 6 to 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .25

" heavy(sizes(3toll)............... . . . . . .. .30

Boys'(sizes1to5) . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  .25

Women’s(sizes3to7)......... . . . . . . . . . . .  .20

 

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$l1Iill[‘<‘..'l ln»:iutil'ul.izi-niiine.1;ii-:ui-»>vfun. This
f:-.i: retails ii: the lltI‘t.’I‘ stori-.- :it Tine.-iii.» each.
It is of line [>:lI‘('llll!l' Eillll liii:hly (ll'(‘UI‘iIll‘ll.
We ll1l\‘I- i-Ito-ii ulii-' ‘ll u st-ecixtl price upon
this i in Illll l'ull\ \\ .mt it us lIv‘lIll.' the l)I‘>1

 

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the .\Ill(‘I'l(‘.'lll l‘l1IIlll‘rlHllI‘ltJll fI_rI‘IlIlt‘__\'l‘2ll‘. 'l'liiz~
is :i nix-i.tlil_\' 1-:i1»v-r :uiil comziiii.- l!I‘ll:lll. fr»-.-h.

iiliil I‘I‘.Yv'I‘Ii'llIlll1‘_' in-ws. The I‘t'L!|lllII' .si1l).s('rip-
lion ]>I‘l(‘l' lor thi- llillwl‘ isfull t‘l‘Ill> foroiie yezir.
\\-- «lo not ('ur-- so iiillrli ztln-lit your iiioiie)" or

uhoul st-lliiiu the fun. as \\-- do to llllI'IHlII('l‘ to

you the hi-aulil'ul. illirstruti-tl .\in:-riciin llonle

Journal. 1:. I) I.i-:i; l’ul>. tn...
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WE DWIDE THE WORLD

into three classes. Those"who will have the best.
Those who \I'nu( the best, and those who don't care
So it's cheap. The fl.'SI :ilw;i_vs buy Page fence, the
second nlost .'1l\v;:ys, and the third buy one of the
many substitutes.

PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE 00., Adrian, Mich.

The COAST LINE to MACKINAC
——§>-9-TAKE THE -+~<--

    
       

MACKINAC
DETROIT
PETOSKEY

_. CHICAGO

2 New Steel Passenger Steamers

The Greatest Perfection ct attained in Bout
Construction —Luxurlous qulpment, Artistic
Furnishing. Decoration and Efliclent Service,
insuring the highest degree of
COFIFORT, SPEED AND SAFETY.

Foun Tales pen WEEK Barwrzu

Toledo, Detroit.,§‘Mackinac

PETOSKEY, “A1:-[i)EDs6)Lc>U,;:Hn'vlAnouErrE,
a.!i?.¥Z.“f.‘.Ili.‘&if.‘; "r'.‘;‘.‘l:°‘.:'.:'..° i’¥i‘.§'.§‘.'."°.=.‘..".;‘.
glgygzgnd, $18; from Toledo. Sis; from Detroit.

EVERY EVENING

Between Detroit and Cleveland

Connecting at Cleveland with Earliest Trains
for all points East, South and Southwest and at
Detroit for all points North and Northwest.
Sunday Trips June. July, August and September Only.

EVERY DAY BETWEEN

Cleveland, Put=in=Bay ,¢* Toledo

Send for Illustrated Pamphlet. Address
A. A. SCHANTZ. 9. u. A.. DETIIOIT, MIGH-

Tne lletiolt and fllevelaml steam lav. flu.

Plain Cultivators.
($3.75 to $20.00)

Also H o r s e
Rakes. Hay
T e d d e r s ,
M o w e r E.
Cultivat o r s
Hay Presses
and o 1; ti e r
iniplemen t s
at cash ri-
ces satis ac-
tory to the

N
A
farmers. If

our goods

i_l.;§f1‘[V e

found to beat; represented. we will return the
money or the goods. Address

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

  
  
 

     
   

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6 THE GRANGE VISITOR.  MAY 21. 1896.
   Selefilng and Breeding Cattle for F3ttefllflg- l111iSt3l<€ Of tllilllfiing that all ;_rr:1dcs tli:1t he spent five ye:1r.s in ('l‘:1(llt‘:ll.-
. , . . . . ,, .,,F0I,D :ll_055*95$tl1€ T9€<ll11§.’ qualities iiien— in}_ritfroi1i his fariii. Tliere are
The Best 1 B1 1K‘~’l- H”-D 15- ~ 1: * ' tioned above. ‘x\ }.TU0<l‘SL'I'l.ll) iiiay others also. whodo not endorse this
 :l’0 51 better tecder than :1 poor plant. Tlierc are iililiiei-oils pig‘
er; bmlzll t‘fi(me  .l1'3‘l0- Hence It lwrliiiit-s of the l'lil:,~'L’1'.~llt)\\‘t‘\'t‘1'.\\‘ll(1lllitl:ll'll(‘l](1l{es
doinq :1 (,mt()I1_l / - ; 1‘  WORTERHOUSEI, /HUMP ,:‘_J'III(Il'tte%l: ‘1l’lll])‘()l‘l.lvllt(, that_ \\L bi :1‘ p1otit._ibl(_t1.od fol tliiii .1o1l\‘..
Me,l]‘ and Feed 5,‘-_gECK\‘ CHUCK?’-lMl0lRl3  = ,'é,RLOm I. 28 lbs‘ -1 l 5 0 3*» Ltl -4&0!» ]uo.s:ses.siii}_r the (oblirii in his "hwiiie llii.so:1iidi'_v
2 c ..  . 1 . I

  

Grindin_<_r Busi-
ncss:

t2‘ Sizes and Styles.)
BECAUSE they grind more with saiiie
power, don‘t wear out or break down.
Grind tine table meal and all kinds of

grain. including ear corn for feed. A.

boy can keep them in order.
(Fire 1v‘[r.s-/ l‘i'rm/uni.» wt lib.-/47's 1<‘u£/-.)
Flour and Buckwheat Mills

-‘-—().\‘ TIII-I——
Roller or Buhr Systems

.ESl.llYlfllt"..'~ furnished on applicatioii.
vX‘lCL‘< for 1x95. Write for “Book on Mills.
1 ORDYKE A: l\l.\R.\l()N t'O.. No. fut) Day St..

Indianapolis, lnil.

 

 

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Will H. l’:1i ‘ll  .. Flat Rock. Monroe “
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l1l,'T‘i‘l".‘.... Hoolliii;:. ()tt:1\\'a “

\V. F. Tavlor. _ .. .. .. .. .. ..(‘i‘a11ston.()c1-aiizi “
_. . . . _, _, 1.

D. Uilrliii . . . . . . . . . .. \ erii<1i1,.\l11:i\\ rl‘.‘.‘l:P ‘
( «iiiticld ...;\\'(1C£l. bt.t lair ‘

..('ei1t(-rvill:-. St. Joscpli “
... . Birch Run. Sagiiiaw
. East Frenlont. Sanilzic
.La\vrt-ncri.V:1n Huron
.. . .. Pl_\‘lY1(Hltll, \Vayi1c “
John A. Mcl)ongal. p.s'il:i1iti. \V:islit(-ii:1\v “

. C. .\'orris.. . .  . . .. ..('a1lill_:ic. \VVc-xford "
Mary Rob:-rtsou . . . . . . ..Hospurla. -\0\\'a.W:u "

Robert Treby
S. 0. (‘min ; . .
Helen A. Fiske
Henry Hlml..

  

  

Revised List of Grange Supplies

Kent in the ollicc of Soc'v of the

Michigan State Grange

And sent out post-paid on receipt of cash order.

‘ over the Seal of a S11l)Ol‘l.li!lEl1“O Grzinge, and
the sigiiatiirc of its l\1a;s‘t1>r or becretilry.

Porcelain ballot marbles. perl1iinrlrcd.....$0 75

     

Secretaryfs ledger. . . -- E5
Secretziry s recorLl......  ..    (_)
Treasurers orders, bound. per hundred... . 39

Secrctarv's receipts for dues, per hundred .. 35
Treasiirc-lr's receipts for (lu(>s. per liunLlred.. 35
Applications for mcinbcrsliip, per hundred 50

    

Witlirlrawal cards. D9? I101?“ - - -- 25
Den'iits.in envelopes. per dozen — - . - - - - -  25
Bylaws of the State Grange, single copies,
1()c;perdozen..., . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 
“Glad Echoes." with music, single copies,

, - . 1 ............................ ..
Gfzigiggelllhliiilihs. sinezlc comu 400: Der d0Z~ 4 00
‘Opening Song (‘,arll. ‘.20 each :T5c P91" 50? 100 1 35
Rituals. 7th edition (With combincdadegrces.)

25c each: per dozen . . . . . .._. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
Rituals, 5th degree,_ set of nine. . . . . . . . .. 1 80
Rituals, Juvenile, single copy. . . .. .

    

. - d - t bu_, ,r'iiiiiI'..'.'.". 40
.1§31t駧c§3iii‘:l’3.§i”§: ’:§’§§l‘:a”.£Zn‘§§ry Law.. 50
Difiest of Laws and Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
§§..lpl§%‘§:1;.:.,;.; :.'.;.;.'.s.;‘.;;1:".'.; 1:1gi:.1‘u'.'g:::: 18

’ H’"t *of the Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75
K%lI1ie1'SteS foifporxihes on gold pins, badges, work-
ing tools, statf mountings, seals. (l1)'§.1_lOt boxes

7 th G ange supplies. A ress
{md am 0 er I MISS JENNIE Bunny,
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Spccia I

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x“ ,‘ .

 RIBS PLATE
ll2 lbs.
at 4cts.

- ,3;~.‘I3O lbs.\.‘55t ‘:5,  2'0bC:‘&,’34lbs.,;.&t_Ist.§.
” atcctsiz,“ ° 5"-, ‘ ;atlZ}£

etc‘,
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-" at 8c’r5.

 

The rrarc-ass 01' :1 well l:1tteiie<l_gi':1lle steer as cut up by the Chicago bhICl1L'I‘>'. L'i\'l!ll—’ Fcltlll

price: per pound for the rlilfereiit cuts.
of this 711* IJUlll14l.~' is iiiai'ketahlL- int.-lit.
and l1lll4l']llEiI‘K€l'a'.
$4l..'1.'1. The less
. bring only $113.4‘.

 

The above illii:s'ti':itioii was pre-
‘pared for the studciits of the Mis-
souri .\_f_r'i'icultlii':1l Colle}_v'e for the
purposc of aidiii«_r them in the

,st11d_y of beef :::1ttlefroi1itlie .s‘tand—'

lpoiiit of the coii.'s'liiiiei' and the
‘~ l1lllt'll(.‘l', blit inorc p:1rti:-iili:1rl_v
zfroiii the .st:1ii<lpoiiit of the ft-eiler
Sand bi'cedei'. It is priliizirily iii-
jtciiileil to show how :1 beef <-:1i'c:iss
lis cut up by the l‘t,'l2tll butt-lit-r and
.also ‘;_riv:_-s the ti':1rl1- iiallics of the
,;v:1riou.s' t'Ilt.s'. Ali llll(‘l'(.‘5tll]_<_" point

.‘l11't)Ilf_:‘lIt out by the illllstratioii is.
ftlie r1:l.-ttivc \\'(‘l_<_"lll of tho varioiisl

t‘lll>. 'l'lict'li1i:,-lg for cxzlliiplc is
ftlit-l:ii'_«_1'e-st ellt .s:c<-lired froin the
?(':ll'(‘:l.s'.s. <‘losel_\' followed in }»_-‘ross
i\\‘(‘lf_[lll b_\'tl1<.-rolliid and ribs“ plate.
Tlie ll}_"’lll(;‘.s‘l l-ilts are the lliiiik.
jiivt-It. .sli:1iik. rlilnp. and sirloin. iii-
,t‘l't‘:1.\’ll1f_" in \\‘<:i;._v‘l1t in the order
,‘n:1liii.-ll. The pi'i:-es i'ecei\e<l for
ltlie v:1i'io1ls cuts is aiiotlier point
ltliat is \'ci'_y sll_<_»j<_-'esti\'e to lliH.s'(' cil-
j_»‘:1}_v't-tl in ll.-1ii<lliii}_r l-cot" eztttlt‘.
wlictlit.-1'f(3cilei's. brct-dei'.s. til’ drov-

fi. is‘.
i lli the fii'st plaee let lis <-onsidci'
‘this illllsti':itioii froiii tli(.- stand-
lpoint of the feeder. lii tlieso ll:iys
loft-lo,s'e colilpetitioli. low pi'i1-es, and
'sin:1ll profits. :1 .\‘C»':lliil1j_' si1i:ill
litcin iii the process: of in:1iiuf:1:-tllrc
lli1:1_\' l1ie:1sl1i'e the <lill'ei'e1i:-c be-
,»t\v(-eii :1 1-oiisiderilblc profit or :1
li‘i'on1 the f:1i'1iici's'

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l(li.s‘tilict loss.
lf:tl‘tlll't’.(l arlirlc i'epi'esci‘1tii1;<_v in his
llllltlit," up raw liiaterial in the form
lof food, skilleil l:iboi' applied by
1‘ the f:1rl1iei' in l_>l'(‘C1'llll_t_":illll fcetliiij.
land liioiicy iiivestcd. Like all
Jtlllicl‘ liiaiilil’:1-:tlli'ei's. the f:1i‘ii1er
,:1ii11s to produ:-e what the lll:ll‘l\'L‘l
,tl‘Ulll2llltl>' frolil the lll2llUl’l:ll.s‘ clu-
lploycd. and to ])l‘t)Illit‘(‘ the article
liii dt-li1:1iid at the least posstibie out-
ll:1_,' of time. inatei'i:il and iiioiie_v.
l(‘oii.s*i=lei'iiig_~' then tlit: fat steel‘ as :1
,llll:llil:f:lt'lllI'(‘<l artit-lc how (ntll we
l’t..‘llllt‘t' the cost of pi-o1llit":ioii. or
lll.‘1l\\llll.‘ll :ii1iouiit.s, to the smile
thing’, prollut-c :1 inure v:i.lli:iblc
(-:ii‘t-:1ss at tho saiiie cxpt-iisef
Tlierc:‘1i'c:1t lezist two iii-z,-tliods
of iiial~;iiig' the feelliiigy of beef
‘ttllllilalls niore pi'ofit:ible. first by
i'o<lllciii_y; the cost of prodlli-tion.
and >’t5L’()Iltl l1yfce<liii_<_r bett:-i'steer.s.
The first iiietliod sceiiis to liave
beeii so tli<ii-iiiiglily Ct)ll.sl(li.‘l'(fil that
in this coliiitry of clieap corn and
wide i':1li§;'c the cost of fiitteiiiiig‘
has l)(3Cl]1‘(3llll('Ctl to the lllllllllllllll.
The second nictliod we believe of-
fcrs :1 wide field of iniproveliient
iii the direction of iiit.-icasell profits
frolii feeding stccrs. Thcipiestioii
n:itui':illy arises what kind of steers
shall we feed! \\'li:1t shall be the
real l):1sis of our seleetioii.’ If we
divide the availziblc siipply of
steers for fattening: into two g'i'oups
viz. ;_ri':idcs—-iiie:1iii1i_a_r those con-
lt1llllI);_'_' more or less of the blood
of some iiiiproved breed like the
Shorthorn, Al1ci'dccii—An_<_ri1s or
Hercford, :1nd natives and serlibs
—i1ic:iiiing the coniinoii stock of
the couiitry, which have no indica-
tion of any infusion of blood from
the recognized breeds above men-
tioned, then the aiiswcr will be
easy: Every experienced feeder
will, other things being equal,
select the grade. \Vhy is a ;_rr:1de
Shorthorn, Aberdeen-Angus, Herc-
ford or grades of other improved
beef breeds better to feed than a
scrub or a native? Right at this
point the writer believes there is
some misconception, many believ-
ing thata grade is superior be-
cause of his ability to iiiakea great-
er gain than the native on the same
food. Careful experinicnt has
shown that this is not necessarily
true and that under similiar con-
ditions a scrub may produce a
pound of gain at no greater cost
than a good grade. As evidence

lst:1i1d point the fat steer is :1 lllitllll-I

A good lzto pound steer <li‘es.s:es about we pounds, :in.l
.\‘oiiec that all the best cuts are taken from ribs. loin
Till,-sc v:1lli11bl(- cuts toirwtlier woiirh if-lfi pounds and at zihovc orires sell for
':ilu:1ble cuts troni the foi'c:;liartei'5. hf.'ll_V and flunk. Wt‘i‘»’l1 3'33 l*U|mfl=‘- NW1

of this fact I need only to call :it—i
l('lltl()ll to the c.\pei'ii1iei1t.s' Cl)lltlllt‘l-
ed at the .\lisso1ii'i and

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lixperiiiiciit h't:1tioii.s:. .7\'t l'll(3.
.\lissoiii'i Statioii ( lhillctiii 24 )1
iii :1 test with tweiitv Sl(’(,‘l'.s_'

('l1l1>'l.s'tlllf_" of pure l>l't,‘tl Sliortliorli. _‘
-\l1(:rdcci1 —All;:1i.s' and llt‘I't*f(Jl‘<l.s,i
st.-i'llb.s. and _g_1‘i':1tlc.s', the cost of ].1l'(1— 1'
:l1ieiii}_-‘:1 pound of ;_":tlll with e:i<'li.5
class of aliiiiizils was :is follows:
.sl,‘l'lll).~', H.411 ceiits: ;\l1j_fll.s‘. 1}. l'_’
<-ciits: 2‘r:1<lc,13.1141,-eiits: Hhortliorii. ~
11.730 t-eiits. and llei'cfoi‘d T. 171-ts.
The above li_t_Vlll'U.< are b:1.s'c<l upon =
:1 trial t.‘.\'lCll<llll_1_1' over two V\‘t‘:ll'.*‘. 1
l1iJ_l_Tlllllll1_3_" willi stt-1,-i'.s about .si.\'l
liioiitlisolll. It will be seen thatf
the st-rubs prollueed :1 pound of;
gain elicapi.-1' than :iii_v of the piirt--J
l)l'(,‘ll foriiis or their ;_"l':Ul(.‘.~'. .\t§
the l{:iiis:1s station (lhilletiii El) iiil
:1 t'()lll]):tl'tltl\'0 test with Slioi'tlioi'iis,'
and st,-i'1ills the cost of l1i'()tlllt'lll_1_" :1:
pound of ;_":lll1 with sci'llbs was J~.+“.'l
(,‘<'l1l:s'. and with Sliortlioriis N3‘ 1. ,
s'li(1\\'lllg‘ only :1 sli_<_rl1t :i<l\':1iit:1}_v'1: in 1
the cost of the food 1-oiisuiiit-d fol"
the Sliortliorn. Tliis trial lasted,
1431 <l:iys. froin iVt)\'t‘llil>Cl'l.t);\1ll'll. 

Tlic above i'csults nillst iii no;
selise be taken to lll(‘:lll that tliel
.~'(‘l'Hl> is :1 iiiorc pi'olit:1blL- fci.-llcrl
than the pure bred or }_1'i':i<le. blltl
it does show miit-llisivclv that thc:
sllpt-i'ioi'it_v of well l)l'('ll sti,-(‘ins does‘
not lie wl1oll_v in their ability to
])1'(ltllll‘t‘ more _:_»':1iii on :1 }_1'iv<-ii?’
aniouiit of food. \\'e niust look
for the .s'iiperior e.\'eellcncc of :1
}_"l’.‘UlC steel" for i’=.1tteiiiii;_g' purposes
in his earlier ii1atl1i'it_v. C:tlll1g‘lll(1l'C 3
and f_r':1ii1ii1_<_v‘ more in the saiiletiiile. ‘
and in his iiici'c:ise<l value \\’llt'l

 

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fatt(~ncd. The fatteiied }_*‘l':ltlL‘ 
niorc v:il1l:1ble than the fattciictl‘
scrub beta-1lls'e his 1-:11‘:-:1.s's has :1

l:1i';:oi' per cent of valu:1bl<,- lllt‘:ll
1-uts and eoiis'e<;1iciitl_v :1 .sin:1ller
proportioii of the inferior oncs. 
The til:t;_"l‘21ll] at tho l1Cf_Tllllllll_<_" of
this article is intt-iided to 1'L‘}1l‘t‘S(‘lil,
:1 trood l;’l N1 pound f_ri':ulc steer. .\ 
steer of this kind will di'c:ss about 
will pounds and f11i*iiisl1TIls ])l)l1ll(l.5l'
of i1i:1i'l<<-table iiicat. A t‘:tl'(‘f_lll E
t‘X:ullil1:lllt)l1 of the above (ll:l;_"l':llll‘
will show thatof the above lil:ll'l{'L‘l-
able iiicat, 31¢}: pouiids, ll1CllI<ll1l}_"
the l1L't‘l\', t‘llllL‘l{. ribs plate, flaiik.
shin and sliaiik. li1'iiig*. in this in-
staiiee. />'.lt3.l\'. The l'L‘.llltlilllll}__"‘
cuts \\'ei;_v'liiii_r_> fill} pounds and iii-
eludiiig the valuable i'ib.s:, porter-
housc, sirloin, ruiiip :1iid round.
retail for -‘5-H.53: or to state it dif-
fci'ently. less th:1ii one half of the
dressed \\'0l§2‘l1t l>l'l11g‘.s,' nearly three
tiiiies as much inoiiey. But this
tlilfciciicc is much more ll1:ll'l{(,'(l in
this (llil§_{‘l'zllll because it i'cpi'eseiits
the c:1rea:s:s of :1 }_rood §_ri':1dc steer.
The c:irc:1ss of a scrub would show;
:1 ;_ri'e:1tly iii:-i'e:isc(l proportion of
the less valuable meat parts and a
coi'i'e.s‘poiidiii_q decrease in the best ;
cuts. Then ag':iii1 the scrub stcer
dresses away more, so that :1 5_rr:idc,
of the same wcight will furnish al
considerable lar5_rer amount ofi1iar— l
ketablc meat. The tcacliiiig ofl
the above is plain. “lo inust pay,’
more attention to the selection ofl
stceixs: for fatteiiiiig. A sliglit ad-
\'lll1t21g'(3 in the breadth of loin of
one steer ovcranotlier may increase l
the weiglit of the valuable portcr- I
lioiisc cut and consequently thel
value of the animal. Other thingsl
being‘ equal 1 the best feeders arei
blocky and low on the legs, show- ‘
lllg‘ a distinct tendency to a broad,
loin, a straight back, long level 4
riiiiip. flank low down and thick,
broad, full thigh extending well
down to the hock, and all these as-
sociated with a mellow velvety skin ,’
of medium thickness. Such steers
are seldom found among scrubs,
and we must therefore de )end up-
on grades of the various improved
breeds. But let us never make the

 

 

‘for l.':itteiiiii_g_-‘.

{coiitaiii :1 fairly

iildicatioiisof ;_r<>o<lfeelliiie_r 4l[1flllt\'_

lllit pei'li:ips this Ill:l}_fl‘u]11 1,» of
even greater interest to the lfI'Ct*il_
er as indii.-atiii_<_._r the l't):l.(l to poi-mu-
neiit and lastiii_<_r .\lll_‘(‘(:,s_s‘_ It is ,1
iiniversal law of l)l'L‘(‘ilini_r 111.11 111,.
fewer the iiiiinber of .pl;1]i1i.»,— ,9.
let-ted for the 1)lll'l)()>l: of imp,-..\-.1-

ment the Q'i'e:iter will be the suc-
‘L‘(‘.~.~‘ :llt>ll_:_T the ('ll(>.~'(‘l1 lilies It i,-
ftlie :iiiii of: every l>l't‘t‘<li-1' 1,. (-x(-(;]

in lllc tll1'Ct‘i.l()ll of .sll]j1(- \‘:llu;il1lc
«1u:1lit_v. ll]lll'L‘€<lill;_1'4l:lll'\':ll]lllllllS.
the cow that can lll:Ll\'l- fnio pounds
of butter in :1 _\'ear is seldoiii llll(‘l‘~
rog:1te<l as to \\'l1t,‘tll(‘l' ll('l‘ toiiglie
is black or white. llitl11- iliiprpvv
liient of beef .‘lllllll:ll.s_ Iii“-1,-i,p_ “,1

should p:1_vi1ioi'e :it‘1l-lltioii to the

fiiiidaiiieiit:il beef 1pi;lli1i.l,~_ and
perlizips less to the color :1i1d other
fllllt'_\' breed points. \\'cm1ist piiv
particular .-ittl,-iition to lllo.ll»y.»l.,p.
lll(’l1l of tliose parts \\'l1i('l1 mala-
lllC 5'l(‘(.‘l' \\'Ul'tll lllUl'(' llltlll(‘_\' ‘.\ ll(’ll
t.':itt1-iiml. Tlit-1'19 is l1<‘rl<'l1\'lllL' lll('
fact that at tho pi'c.s1-lit tlllll‘ iii tl1i.s

‘t-ouiiti'_\‘ the re.-ll end to be .so11_«_rlit
fin |1i't-e<liii_<_>‘ llilprovl-«l ll:-1-1‘ mill}:-

l.s' s1lpplyiii;_v':i l)t.‘l.lt‘l' f_i‘l':1«l1‘ol'st<-(-i's
lil'<'I'll<-i'.s of illi-
]ll'U\'(‘tl live stock li.-1111 paid too
little attciitioii to this pl1;i.st- of
their bu.siiie.s'.s':1ii«l have pi-rlizips ll:-—
vott,-ll too lizllcli atteiitiull to 1-olor.
sl1:1pooflic:id. :1i1d in some eilsos
theilovolopineiit of inilior (‘.\i('l'll:ll

p.-1i'ts not l{lll)\\'ll to l..- .slI'l1il:‘l\"
l-oi'l't-lated with v:1l11:1bl»- lice-t’o1i:1l—‘
not ,

iiios. .\.s l1ree<le1's wt» |i]l1,s"L
llll.<l:ll\’(‘ the liil,-ziiis for the vital.
The l't‘:ll ol1jt:1't of bi'e<' ling is to

prod1lt-1- :1 more l1l'()ill.‘Ibl(* bi-vi‘ :lil—‘

il1l:1l:1nd :ill t)i.llt‘l' 1't1l1.sllll‘l':lllHll.~
1ll'(‘ U1: .\('(‘(lL4ii'll"\' lllllf(il'llill(‘i'.

IN’//«(I'll/trot of .-lg//'i:'i///H.-1, _lf.’s-.s-oil/‘i
i-lg/r'i«-tllfuml Volt’: 51:.

Artichokes as Stock Food.

l'lll‘llU(’ I‘iii\‘4:'.'sit_v .I\'-,'l‘i(‘lllltl1"it.

E\.')>(,'l'i.'lll‘!ll
Si.iti«in.

For iii:1ii_v _\'(‘:ll'.s' lll‘li‘1‘ll'1l\L(‘.\ ll:i‘.'t‘
lit‘t'll growii in :1 lilllitvd \\.:i_v in the

l'nite«l .‘*it.1ti-.s‘. lll()l'(,‘ espi-<~i:1liv as :1_

'ood for pi_<_-'s in p:1s'tlii'e. 'l'l1e fol-
l<)'»'\'illf_5' :’ill:1l_vsi.s is }_r'i\'eli bv the
l\':1iis-:1s lC.\'pei'iilieiit >‘t:1tioii:

\V.‘llt,‘l‘....  .1 .. s],.»l«,

l)i{Y .\l_»\'l'Tl£li'.

 

i-‘ir~'ll......   .‘:’:::

lIlo_oo
This aiialvsis sliows :ll'll<‘ll<ll\'t‘.s‘
l:ii';_1‘c :1l;loiinf of

nlitriiiieiit. beiii;_r sllpi.-i'io1' lo pot.-i- ,
toes, tllrnip.s, i'lltz1b:1_-_g':1.~:. .s«pl::.sll<:~"

:1i1dplniipl;in.s.

.\i'tiel1ol;es are ;_=‘i'owii lllll‘.‘ll lift‘
s:1l1ic:1s' potatoes. lilrolu four to
six busliels of seed p',=i' :11-i'1-. are
l’(.‘t‘UlIllil(.‘ll<lt‘tl l>yllifl'ci'1,-lit _<_=z-owt-i‘.-;.
The tubers iilay be cut r~'lil:lll lilte

potatoes, and 'pl:llliCv'l if. to is ll1t‘l‘i(‘.s' ~
1 feet apart. lilétllf-‘

apart in rows ,
ll1f_"lll:1_)' be done in the .~‘l1l‘ll]_1_". till

 

June l, and also tllll‘lll_'»_l‘ the latter,
part of the fall, before l'l'Ct.‘Zll1_:_1'.v

The _$fl'UI1l1(l should be well tilled
:1nd weeds ill.-sti'oyc<l. The
.sprc:1d widely, and at llll.‘(:ll(l of
the season. iiulcss (‘lllll\':‘1ll()ll has
been vi}_>‘orous, cover the _<_1‘rollnd.
Frec7.iii_:: does not injure the llll>t)l‘.s'.
so that they will live ll'll'()lI}_"ll the
wiiitcr and be sweet and p:1l:1t.-ible
in the spring.

Several v:irictics: arc :ttl\'t‘l‘ll>'l3ll.
The Jeru.s:alei1i is an old, well known
v:11'iety. The Red liI'2lZlll2lY1 and
Maiiiiiiotli \\'hitc French are also
popular. The lied l’zr:1zili:1i1 has
been ;_rrown soiiiewlnit iii Aiiicrii-a
for over :1 score of _vc:1rs, :1iid it is
claiiiied that its roots do not spi'e:1d
so badly as do the Jerlisahrni. The
price of roots varies widely. Froin
ClI'Ct1ltl1'S in my posscssioii. qllot:l-

tions raii<_re from 75 cents to >}:~}.l.1o 

per bushel. thc J6I'l1S'.1l€l1l being‘
cheapest. One Iiidiana fariiicr ad-
vertises six bushels for -53.1111.

The artichoke is very prodiictive, ;
and it is freely claimed by ;_{‘l'()\\'Cl'.s'§

that 1,001.1 bushels per acre i1i:iy be
grown.

There is some diversity of opinion
conceriiin,c_r the disirabilit y of §_rrow—
ing this plant on the farm. Sonic
regard it as a nuisance, owii1f_{' to
the difiiculty of controlling its
growth, while others think it a
valuable food for pigs. Mr. L. N.
Bonham, former secretary of the
Ohio State Board of Agriculture,

states in a recent B2°ee:2’e/'5’ Gdscttcl

roots ,

quotes the f:1voi':ible 1-.\‘pei'it-iii-e of
a iiiiiiiber of s'\\'ll1(‘ ll1't‘(‘Il('l'.- iii
}_"l'H\\‘lllL_" and ft‘t'(lllljJ fll'll('lltDl{(‘>’.
Siiiioii (‘ox of llliliois. iii :1 late
/;’/‘wt/«/as. //-.':-.".‘«. .sl:itl‘.s that l:l.s't
_ve:1r he i.-iis:-d 1'.’ lll'l't‘.s’ of :ii'ti—
(‘llUl\'t.“. and that l::- foiilid tlicin
lnilvli t‘llt':l])('l' for his pigs‘ tli:iii
l»i':1i: or .slloi't.s. l'ii1plestioii:ibl_v
:is :1 -‘llt’<‘lllt‘lll food they aid in
l\’(‘t']>in_<_" the systi-iii iii :1lle:iltli_v
t‘()tl1llllUl1 by ]Il'HlllUtlll_<_{‘:l desirable
:lt‘ll\‘lt_\' (If1ll(' bowl-ls.

l‘llll'lll(‘l‘> will be wise to ti'_\' this
crop on :1 si1l:ill .s1-ale to litfjlll with,
:lllIl then lll<‘l't'll.<t‘ it.s1-l1ltlil'1- if t‘.\'~
])(‘l'l(‘llt‘t‘_lllsllll(_'>. Witliolit doubt
the pigs will rt-lisli the i‘oot.s'.:1.s'
tlit‘_\’ are \'t‘l'_\' p:;l:il.-ible. and :1 field
of tlu-iii iii:1l<1-.s :1 l_roo1l l'ol1li1l_\_"
_<_"l‘Utlllll i'ol'tll1- l1o_:'.

  

lt':1fll.1-till with .s(‘:‘.lplli.s'el1.s'1*.s'. hair fall-
in: um, and l-II‘1’ll‘llttlll‘t‘ l)d.lilllt‘.~‘~. do not use
1.'l'e'1st-oi':1le-»lioiii* p!'r[l.‘-l'Hll()Ils'. but apply
llz1l|'.s. flair lleiiewei‘.

runes
QUALITY
.GOUNT?

lt'.\':1ll :‘ll’t‘ ]1:ll'll1‘lll.‘1I'lllltilll \\'ll:lt
kind of .\'/'/i’.\'/:'/.’ Y N77/1'/1'
you set» If you are :ui.\'ious to
§_"t‘l .st:ii-fol l'l.Q‘lll—/ll‘_\'Ull want to
feel e:1s‘\' l{lll1\'1'illf_{‘ill.'Zl wl1:lt you
bll_v will prove to be lll—:.\l.'l"llY
:1lid 'l‘l:l 1-: T4) ,V,\.\ll:Z. write ll.s‘
to-d:1_v. o1'1':lll on the >'l~:<'i:l-:‘l‘.\in'
of Yoil; (ill.\.\'t£l-I and l(,‘:ll'li
about us.

“'0 ll:l\’t‘ :1 lzirge
llllt" of (‘lltll(‘l‘

Apple. Pear, Peach, Plum,
Cherry, small fruit plants,
and shrubs.

Our low ]1l'l(,'t'.~lll:l\'#lll’]il‘l>t‘_\'(fll.

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NUFISERIES,

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ll.‘iVll .\ \lll‘:
pllirllii-illu :1!

‘will ll::\t- to :1:l\‘.': rm 1.111’ ]-ll!'1-
‘ p--rsoii ii: l1l'I'll of

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ll.\l{.\r.r«
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Gold and Sliver Watchman. Bleyclll,
'l'rley1-lew, hnmiunll I'lul.ul-., Coral,
E l£u1:1.:in,Win:on\,( urrluzu, sum,
bluiglis, fl.u-n:sl.,l.'u-I Tops, buds,
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":‘ 5 g
9, 01-guns, Pliinnq, (‘Ids-r Milly.
Fr-ell nulls, Strut:-I, Kvttlvs, Bum-‘ mills,
J_:n~l: st-re-mu, Tqrlirk~4, Airvllq, Elaylniten,
l.I1pylm1_1l1s', hwy, Drills, Road Pliiwi,
( um-4: filillfl, l.»ulu-q, l_l1-ndnrn. Diimpturts,
Ii.-mil Farts, "'ll‘t.'l“lo Sri-;ipers,“lr9 I‘:-nee,
. Y1 rlnzrrs, _ '1 uni, haw-s, M96-I hlnlxs,
‘:1?’ tC'ru": xlliffigi r..~,, ’.' It‘li‘\2, ‘l{lt.«l;l‘r£"i_:>sly
. -, .l‘\'a r. :'.'.n 1‘ -rm 1' » .

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Ilrt«'.v him-

I he 5-:-.t. “The fzict i.-, l{itt_v, l'1ii alrearly
. . ,.
j flJ£ll‘I‘lttl.
, “.‘.Iarrl-—«lT” K:ithleen exclaimed, with 8

; Euvlcleii lnii'.—'t of alurizi.
_ Hr) jimi Iii:-mi?
' ya-:1i‘i::ri'ylier?"
“I~‘lr.-i'rie ('l:ii'k<-." lit-gzizie '.iii.~'\vert-rl, pro-
dll"lllf.,’ her plioto'_rraph with ju.-it pride from
'ni~ pocket. And iiivleerl I“lorrii’- was it per-
'~~r" lblr lllllv body riimigli \\‘llUlll ::ii_\'bo<l_\'
n _'lit be proud of froin the point. of \'ll‘\‘.‘
of c.\’tei'iial iip_neai':tlice.
it be? \\'e were Iiiarried on \\'¢-iliit-.~rlzi_v."
liatlileen L’t‘i.Zt(l at the portrait for a mo
ni-rut. iii sileiiei-. Ilerlie:1rt.iiii:-gave her.
“\Vell, .~lll:‘ looks a nice little tliiiiz,” she

 

\\'ho is it, and wlleii «lid

corvlltcr-H’, III‘, II’ GRANT ALLIII.

Kathleen llcssleLri-av:-, ;i pretty young Enu-
lish artist, and Arnold '\\'illoii-gliliy. :i liolit-—
inian amateur. meet eiisuitlly at the ltoviil
academy gallery in London. They hold inu-
tu8.l views upon art and upon the 1-'1upirlit_vol
the judges who have rejected their pictures.
liufus .\Iortiiner. it rich Anieriuiin idler. join.-
them. He is a friend of the Hesslcgraves and
is surprised to find Kathleen in the C()l.ll])l.lllj.'
of Willouglihy. whom she knows its :1 common
sailor dabbling in art. CHAPTEIC ll—-— Katli- -
leen lives with her niotherin fusliioiiablelr;dx:- ‘
ings. The aristocracy visit there. and one day ;
at a reception the company discuss the mys- ;
tery of young Earl Axminster, who has tied ,
the country disguised 11. sa sailor. Canon \’slen— .
tine the lion of the party, thinks the aristo(*- ‘
racy of England is well rid of him. His habits 3
are too good. lll—Willoughh_v is the earl. He ,»
is stranded by the failure 01 the picture. re- 3
fuses help from Mortimer and goes to sea to l can’t help it. It. belongs. to the race.
earn m°“e5' to C°"“"“e '-he smdy 0’ 3”- IV” 5 only the fixed habit of the vertebrate ani-
Mortimer pursues l_{:ithlecn on love‘s out-st‘. l . 1, ‘_ up  1 ,,

She likes him and with difliculty holds him oil. 1 “M -‘_0’-18 ‘>4 »‘ “W ‘ P“-‘0P-e-

V— Mortimer. Willoughby and the Hessl ‘ “VI ell, but she’s such a good match from
graves meet in Venice. Mrs. l-Iesslegrave is ‘:
alarmed at Kathleen's enthiisiiisni over’ the
sailor painter and his works. Vland \Il—
The young artists roam through romantic old J
palaces together. Willoughby a guest at -
Kathleen's home. The maiden half reveals 3
her love for him. and both confess to them-l
selves that they are in love. VIII and lX—i
Mortimer proposes and discovers Kathleen's,
passion for Willoughby. X—-Canon Valen-
tine appears in Venice with the news that the
missing earl has been traced and has perished .
in the shipwreck. He recognizes Willoughbv l
on sight. but promptly denies it. XI—Kath-I
leen admits to her mother that she is certain ’
of the identity of Willoughhv with the missing
earl. but will preserve the secret for her lov-
er's sake. Xll—Mrs. Hesselgrave finds the
secret too good to keep, tells Willoughby that
Kathleen knows it, and he leaves her house in
anger. XlIl—Willoiighhy abandons Venice
suddenly without giving Kathleen a chance to
explain. XIV Parliament declares the ni_'<x.<ing l
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 Va.liie.” XV ¢—Canon
Valentine and Mrs. Hesselgrave die. tliu.-
leaving Willoughby's secret unguessetl ex-
cept by Kathleen. The remaining chapters
show how Wllloughby keeps to his purpose.
He is shipwrecked and makesahit in liter-
ature. through which Mortimer traces _him.
Mortimer has promised to find him for hath-
leen and proves to him that Kathleen loved
him before she knew his real character and
has loved him through all. He scores a second
literary success and marries Kathleen. but re-
nounees all claims to his earldom.

  

think it good girl too.
ty. But why didn't you tell me before,
Reggie, and introduce your bride to me?”

gie answeretl, with a hasty gesture. “I
don’t blame it on you, Kit.-;_v. I know you

     

doubtedly relieved to find Reggie had at
least chosen a wife for himself from a well
to do family, for the name and the fame of
Spider Clarke had already reached her ears
——as indeed whose had they not? “Her peo-
ple may not be very desirable acquaint-
ances, so far as culture and manners go—I
remember dear mother would never let you
bring them to her rooms while she lived,
but at least they’re wealthy, and that’s al-
ways sometliiiig. It will relieve you from
responsibility. How on earth did you get
Mr. Clarke to consent to the marriage?”

“VVe didn’t get him,” Reggie answered,
with careless ease. “We took the liberty,
in point of fact, to dispense with asking
him. Charlie Owen gave her away, and ex-
tremely paternal Charlie looked, I can tell
you, as he stood up on his hind legs in Ken-
sington church and «lid it.”

“But you hnveift obtained Mr. Clarke’s'
consent!" Kathleen cried, taken aback and
once more alarmed. “\Vell, how can you
tell, then. that he'll at all approve of it?
Perhaps helll refuse to do anything to help
you.”

“Commercial agaiii!“ Reggie responded,
with an aggrieved air as of the poetical
sentimentalist. "Ingrainedly coiiiniercial!
You talk like a green grocer. You can’t

‘think 0! anything but the money aspect of

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we  room   be-» or :.t:.i.‘:.:“.;°::;. ;.::.";.‘::3.- ..§i;*s.::'.$.:.'
high Spirits’ They were confirmed by Ob‘ nonies lo you’ with his full heart to an:
serving that Kitty had wars in her eyes.’ nouiice to on in his. jo. that he’s married
an excellent Sig!" She had efidenuy been i to the <weftes't- dearesty rcttiest cleveresl:
crying. llence Mr. Reggie acutely con- ' ' ' ‘ ” 'p ’ ' ‘

. «  -.-.11" .l'.t1 ri‘ 11
cluded that Mortimer must have proposed l .5‘m“L HKJIG ::h:t1?,1“:y01l: de0?5“fiu1Snh ‘lip

mhehmd been rerfusm for .the. moment’ tronlfiiikiiilgiitl kiss liin.i and rejoice with him
.th.0ugh_m.)t of 00ur5e-  In afldefin‘ and coii,s;ratulate him? Oh, dear, no; not
“we fabmou‘ Reggie “ ‘LS, 1m y aware’ to l a bit of it! That's not. your way. You be-
be Sure‘ as 8’ bmfhef‘ may be’  theft) 4 gin by inquiring straight off what the
X:_’5hSi"::;‘:_}1’f°dbiffiggzlgczhfiugoiifgl1:;dfgggi l lady's worth. and debating whether or not

ence that this Somebody, as he mentanyi her papa wiil be inclined to fork out the

. . . . . ,dibs for her. However, there’s a cure for
put it, in his own dialect, had failed to all “mt, Fm J-Olly glad to Say. Kitty.
come up to the Scratch with ‘kitty; hence? vou’re behind the times You don’t read
these Y‘»'L‘I:pIll_‘.f.~'. But, then, girls are sol ' '

, _ , , th -  Y u '1 c‘the literature and
stupid. If the fellow at V enice couldn’t be ' B pdper‘ 0 Deg‘ e M

b but by it “ascle l_lvK.L i the jziuriiiilism of your count.r_v."

rout o ii-o)o.=e,w , ' a _ 1-. . -, «H -, -
t Y in? _ Ilor lher 1,mmIy,S‘_ake macccnl ‘\\ but do you inean? Kathleen cried,

7 5 ‘5' _ __ “ . ‘ I. 3 treinbliiigund suspecting now some name-
at once so eligible an offer as Rufus ;\IOI‘lIl~‘: 185,8 evil. uh ham-L hm,“ pm in the pa_
mars‘. especlaliy ,‘,"h“” 3‘ . lfrotilef c0u.1:l‘[ per:-‘.5 Oh, Reggie, don’t say sol You
Say’. ‘Vigil Rt‘f§H1€: La :f3mll1lO:31-eCf¢‘-‘:hm‘f’i‘£h , haven't done a1i,\'thin§; dreadful and impos-
Then er piopei cour.e s or \ .Bim:,‘ haw, youfm

Peculiar °l,"‘i°u3"“""“" . . , . “Me? Dear me, no, my dear child,” Reg-
S0 Reggie entered his sisters room in the 3

_ _ I g _ H . I gie answered airily. _ “I'm a model, myself,
.fa'm1har. fmw”'d1 mood. U‘ the man.“-.hCl of all the domestic virtues. But the reasoii
Isn't going to put up with any femlfllné, we didn’t ask old (mu-kt-‘.- consent.——mY re-
‘ spected father—iii—law’.s—is simply and sole-
l ly this, that. the respected father—iii-law in
question happens to be this moment lying
in jail, awaiting his trial on a. charge of
That’s all,

CHAPTER XX.
A FAMILY coL'xciL.

  

nonsense.

Kathleen treated him rather coolly. In
point of fact, having just been deeply l
stirred, she was in no mood at the moment .‘
for receiviiig Reggie. She kept her eyes as l

._f'dfth.fi:t ‘rtd.
much averted from her brotheras possible‘ mu 0 9 rs mdém u e

. 1 my dear Kitty.”

and Strove to prevent them from catching] “Fraud!" Kathleen exclaimed. drawing
Reggie‘s at awkward angles. Still Reggiej back. u(‘)h‘ Reggie‘ you dour‘ mean it, I
Could 599 Very We“ that she had been cry‘ l thourvlit he was sorich. VVhat- could he want
ing and could observe from her manner} to cofumit fraud ,~m.:,u

that She was 3 good deal agitated’ That‘: “How do people get rich, I should like to

“'35 an mos“ Satisfactory’ He dropped imc  know, if they don‘t begin by being fraudu.

an easy chair with a careless, fraternal air, ! leufiya Reggie ,.e_‘.I,0,,,h,d‘ with easy going
and thinking it bestfo blurc the Wholei cvnicisiii. "But he ain't rich; that’s just
thing out at once without needless pro} it: Old Clarke, is gone busted. Hays no

logue he looked across at her narrowly as] more good anyway. He’s sinashed eternal-

he uttered the enigmatical words: . ,rly_ Con“, El reflulal. CWPWI.‘ the Spider
“W911~ Kittyv Fve come to receive you’ i has. Precious axwkwai-d for poor Florriel”
conflrafiulal-i035-"  “But, perhaps he’s innocent,” Kathleen
“C°n5~7rat'u1*‘ti0D5:” Kathleen responded‘ l cried, clutcliingat-alast straw. “\\'e should
i always think everybody innocent, dear
mother used to say, till they’re proved to
be guilty."

taken aback. “On what, IIJY deal‘ MY?
Have they raised your salary?"
“Not, they,” Reggie answered smiling-

 

ly. “Catch ’em at it! That’s all! 'They ..PerhapsyOu»,.einnocentvyymzgiewhofi
never appreciate modest merit. Besides,l in a tone half disgust‘ half a‘musemem_

don’t take much stock in stockbroking.
The game ain’t. worth it, except of course
for principals. No Kitsy, it isn’t. that. It’s
something more important.” He caressed
his mustache. “Can’t you guess. he Said.
"what a man’s most likely to ask his sister
to congratulate him on?”

Kathleen’s fears rose high at once. When
Reggie wanted money, he addressed her as
Kitty, but when it got to Kitsy, a most un-
usual diminutive of extreme affection, she
felt. sure he must mean to come down upon
her for absolutely unprecedented ad-
vances.

“You’re not engaged, are you. Reggie?”
she falter-‘ed out. in a feeble voice, “for it
you are I’m sure it’s very Wrong indeed oi
youl You can’t keep yourself, so you’ve
surely no right to think of burdening me
with some one else also.”

Reggie’s lip curled slightly. “VVh-at 8
girl you are,” he cried, with a. faint dash
of disdain, “taking such 3. low monetary
point of view about everything! One would
think getting married was a. mere matter

"Very innocent indeed—as innocent as they
make ’em. But it won’t do, Kitsy. It isn’

good enough. Old Clarke’s smashed up.
He’s gone a juicy one. Smashed himself.

they say, over the Axminstei estate. But
anyhow he’s smashed; not a piece or‘ him
left whole. Might have been better, don’
you know, if he could have managed to
clear out a. good month ago to Buenos
Ayres; but as it is, not a; .nny, not adoit,
not a. stiver. Twenty years is what he’ll
get. Florrie’s awfully cut up about it.”

“And you’ve married her all the same?”
Kathleen cried, clasping her hands, not
without a. certain internal tinge of pride,
after all, that Reggie should at least have
behaved like a gentleman.

Reggie drew himself up once more and
looked important. He stroked his mus-
tache still more fondly than ever. Con-
sciousness of rectiitude shone from every
line in his sleek, round face.

“Why, of course I have,” he answered.
“What else could a. fellow do? I hope I'm

,‘ self up to um 7lIlll.’I>l’ lit-izlit. in his chair ii:-'_‘

said after an oininou.» pause, “and I should f
She’s certainly prct— ’

“One's people are so unrea.—:onable,” Reg- a

’_t‘.'I!x‘lll. I wiiiit you to c«aiii_'i':l,tiil:ite iiiel 0YlC(*—<lt'I'llt"f
more inter-, I“loi'rie‘—antl tlierel found the

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‘ of .-si.ii‘im-nt in it. .\'n. l\'it:-y. it i.-iii‘t..-ml ("a”"Tt"]""'”"1’ ‘l‘3“'n W The Cit)’. ‘Coiiieat
f:‘Il'.'i'

distre.-.<——niii.=t
{.>oo1‘(lear
child in an agoiiyof i.iiisei'y.

ci'_'.‘iii-_: and‘

I went to her at Iltitland : If you

see _vou—- ,

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and one of her Chief H{tl‘.'lCtlilll.<, St-(-n]< -1“;

‘ a c.-ivalryniaiii. wlioni her father and iiiotl -

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one point of view,” Kathleen went on, un- back It began to Strike her that

er had compelled her to accept. £l’_f:illl~[ her
will lll~'[t~‘?l'l of me. ‘I“lorrie,' :~ai<l I, ‘for-
get him and come back to the £il'lll.-$ of your
own true lover.’ She flew to me like a bird
and nc.‘~.'led on my shoulder.
you.’ said I, ‘if your father was ten thou-

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sand tiniesa frauduleiit b.'inki'iipt.' And ,

inzirry her I jiist did.

and the short. of it."
“You noted quite right,” Kathleen said,

unable to resist a woiiiaifs

So there's the long

pulse of his better nature.
{eggie seized his one chance.
the thin end of the we.d',:e.

now the question is, How the dickens am I
to pull through? I mean wliatls to bedone
about ways and means? For of course, as
you justly say, if I can’t. support iiiyself,

135 4 far less can I support myself and Florrie

also.”

“But you should have thought of that
beforehand,” Kathleen put in, drawing
after all
there was nothing so self devoted iii marry-
ing a girl at a pinch if you propose to make
your sister bear the burden of supporting
her.

Thercupon they fell at once into commit-
tee of ways and means. relieved now and
again by frequent declarations on Reggie’s
part that a sweeter, dearer, more bewitch-
ing girl than Florrie didn’t: really exist on
the entire land surface of this oblate spher-
oid. Kathleen was glad he was so well
sufted with Spider Clarke's (laughter,
though she doubted‘ the stock, and then,
like a good woman that she was, reproach-
ed herself bitterly in her own mind for
doubting it. But: the longer they stuck at
it the less they seemed to arrive at any
fixed decision. All Reggie could assert was
his own absobuteiiiciniacity to earn a penny
more than he was at present earning, cou-
pled with the pleasing inforiiiation that his
exchequer was just now in its normally
flaccid and depleted condition and that his
bills were (as always) in excess of his ex-
pectations.

As for the Clarkes, Reggie observed with
a complacent smile, they were simply stone
broke, a most jammy affair: not a penny
need be looked for iron; that direction. The
old man had spent his tin as fast as he had
made it and fa.~;ter, and now the crash had
come there were liabilities considerably in
excess of the assets, a piece of iiiformation
the technical sound of wliicli pleased Reggie
so immensely that be repeated in over several
times in various contexts for his .<ister’s
edificatioii.

At. last. however, he ventured
upon a tentative suggi-st.ioii.

“There’s only one way out of it,” he said,
glancing sideways at Kathleen, “and that
lies entirely with you. If my creditors once
learn I’ve got. married without ‘prospects

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bit by bit.

    

“Thcfact ls, Kitty, I'm nlrcruly 1na1'r£ed.”

and to the Spider‘s daughter, why, they'll
simply drop down on me. Scrunch, scrunch,
they'll crush me. They’ll press me for pay-
ment till I’m half mad with worry, and
then I shall go and do one of two things-

VVatcrloo bridge or the bankruptcy court."

“Oh. Re_z.:gie,” Kathleen cried, “not We»-
berloo bridge! How crue1—how wicked of
you!”

Reggie saw his cue at once. That was the
way, then, to work it. He enlarged forth-
with upon the nothingness and liollowness
of this present life and the ease of ending it,
as the poet. observes, with a bare bodkin.
For Florrie’:-i sake, indeed, he could have
wished it might be otherwise, but if no
work were forthcoming it. would be easier
for Florrie to starve alone than to starve In
company. He dwelt. upon these themes till
he had thoroughly succerxled in frighten-
illlr poor Kathleen. Then he turned upon
her once more.

“And if you choose,” he cried bitterly,
you could make it all right. for me in a
single minut.e.”

“How 50?” Kathleen asked, trembling.

"Why, how about Mortimer?” Reggie
cried, springing a. mine upon her.

“Mortimer?” Kathleen repeated. "How
about Mr. Mortimer? VVhy, what on earth
has he to do with the matter, Reggie?”

“Oh. you needn’t look such ablessed inno-
cent!” Reggie answered, smiling. “I know
all about Mortimer. He’d propose to you
like a shot if only you’d have him. And
for your family's sake, I say, it’s y9ur duty
to have him. You know he would as well
as I do. So nhat’s about the size of it.”

“Oh. Reggie, how can you?” Kathleen
cried, the tears rising to her eyes. "I could
never marry him.”

“That’s just as
swered calmly.

it

you like,” Reggie an-
“I don't. want to bi8.B.3Qu.

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prt-ft-r me to go over \\';iverloo l
l)Yld'_'i*. I‘m sure I've llu oiijcctitiii. Itloii’t
ile.-ire to be ~.‘lll>ll. like .-oiiie 4>Illt‘l" people, ,1
and in~’i.-t on iiztvi.-'ij; iziy H‘-Vll way. no iiuit-l
tr,-r ‘vim >lllT('l'~ for it. It‘s it very ezi.-'_\' thiiigl
t-itakr-:1 lieuxle-r over the bridixe in this lll(:l:' ‘
warin wcatlier. Hilly, for poor Florrie't-‘ 3

light it out in this world £1 little loii-.:«r."

“lint I‘m not .~elli.-ii." katlileeii cried, hit
on her tendei-est point. “Uh. lie.-guie, don't
say you think me sellisli. I'd do il.ll)'f.lJlll,'.!
except only that. But?
that one thins: I c.'iii’t. Oli, Reggie, ilon’t =
ask it of iiicf“

She spoke with so much eamestiit:-H that
I{<‘L:'_{il= saw he Ilitll a cliuiice of gaiiiiiig his
point if he went on with it resolutely. St;
he 3ll>'VVt‘I'(’fI in 8. sullen voiu-.

“Oh, yes. of (.'OllI'.‘at:‘. You"d do anything.‘
on earth except the one thing that's anyuse
That's always the way with people.
They’d kill t.hemselvcs to help you, but

direction possible. You’d sooner see your
brother starve, or drive him to suicide, than
make an effort to help him by marrying
Rufus Mortiiiier. "'

“Reggie," Kathleen exclaimed, driven to
bay, “you don’t understand. I love some
body else. That’s why I can’t marry him.”

“So I gathered," Iieggie answered, with
perfect coolness. “Anal the somebody else
won’t come up to the scratch, so you may
as well regard him as n. vanishing factor, as
we say in the city. He’i~5 out. of the running.
VVel1, then, accept it. VV'hat’s the rnatter
with Rufus Mortimer? That's what I want
to know. He’s rich; he’s B. gentleman; be’:
good looking; he’s artistic; he's everything
else on earth any woman could wantr—ex-
cept——we11, except that he’s not the other
fellow. Are you going to let your brother
go and die before your eyes just because
you won’t take a man any girl but you
would be delighted to have a chance of?”

“Oh, Reggie, how dreadful of you!” Kath-
leen cried. “I can't bear to hear you speak
of it all as if it wac a mere niatter of busi-
ness arrangement. I love the other man; I
don’t love Mr. Mortimer.”

“He's 8, very good fellow,” Reggie an-
aWered,l1a.nd on lip once more. “If only
you made up your mind toit, you’d soon
learn to like him."

“I like him alreiuly,” Kathleen arlmitted
frankly. "He’s a very nice fellow; a dear.
good fellow; so kind, so generous, so chiv-
alrous, so unselfish.”

“VVell, there you are,” Reggie replied,
folding his hands rasignedly. “If you feel
like that toward him alrearly,why,of course,
if you got engaged, you’d very soon be in

love with him.”

“I could iieverbe out of love with the
other," Kathleen falt-cred, half wavering.

‘‘That’s quite uiiimportant.,” Reggie an-
swered, with equal frankness. "As long as
you feel you can marry Mortimer, I’d leave
the other man to stand his even chalice, like
Jamie in the poem. You wouldn’t- be the
first woiiian——nor the last, by a long chalk
—who has married her second best and
jogged along Very well with him.”

“llni afraid Lhat’s true,” Kathleen re
sponded. sighiiig. And indeed it ww. ’Tis
the tragedy of our century.

"Well, I’m going soon," Reggie olxserved,
starting up with a theatrical air. "And It
you should happen to hear the newshoys
calling out tomorrow morning, ‘Shockin
suicide of a gentleman from “'at.erloo
bridge,’ don’t let it. give you a turn. I’m
not worth bothering about.”

“Reggie,” Kathleen cried, clinging to
him, “you rnustnlt. go like that. I’m afraid
to let you go. You make me so frightened.
Promise me you'll do nothing silly till 
you’ve seen me agaiii. If you will, I’ll '
think it over and try what. I can to help
you. But you must proniise me faithfully.
Oh, Reggie, do promise me!”

“I don’c know whether I can,” Reggie re-I’
sponded dl.ll)l()ll.~'l_V.

“You must.” Kathleen exclaimed. “Oh,
Reggie, you frighten me! Do promise me
you won’t’., and I’ll try to think it over.”

“VVell, I’ll wait till tomorrow, and then
I’ll see you again,” Reggie answerod.dog-
gedly. “But, mind, I only say till I see you .
tomorrow.”

Kathleen trembled all over. “Very well, 
dear,” she answered. He was her only
brother, and with that wonderful tie of
blood which binds us all to the foolishest
or worst of mankind she was very fond of
him.

Reggie turned from the threshold with
his hand on the doorplate. l

“Oh, by the way,” he said casually, “you ,-
don’t happen to have such 3 thing as a con-]
ple of sovereigns you could lend me-—just,
for Florrie’s immediate necessities, breadi
and cheese and so f()rth—till we've decidal l
this question, and I know whether I’m tol
‘go over the bridge or not, and whether her
address in futureis to be Kensington work-
house?”

Kathleen pulled out her scanty purse,
now entirely replenished by her own earn-
ings as an artist, and drew from it two sov-
ereigns, which she handed him regretfully
She had made up her mind a hundred times
over already she would never be silly
enough to lend him money again, and here.
for the hundred and first time, she found
herself doing it.

“Thanks.” Reggie said, with careless ease,
dropping them into his waistcoat pocket,
as though money were nothing to him.
“Well, good evening, Kitsy. Think it over
by yourself and don’t. let your sentimental
fancy drive your brother to despair. Tha.t’s
all I beg of you.”

After which, being worn out with this
painful interview and feeling the need of

rest and amusement, be stopped at the
box office of the Court theater on his way
down town and engaged two stalls for that
night; for himself and Florrie.

 
 

[TO BE CON'I'IN'U'ED.]

Contracted in tllt*'“ir£1l‘.

A SUBJECT OF INTEREST
TO SOLDIERS.

H. H. Kiinwltnii, I-‘iftli B-lit-lii_;;:ui (‘inztlry
Tells of the l‘Zllv(‘I.~' of Army Life-.

Front the Ne\\‘_-'. Muskrgoii. .\Iicli.

There are few pleasanter drives in
this part of the country than the one
along the South Grand river road, run
niug between Grand Haven and Bass
River, a little liaiiilet about fourteen
miles from the capital of Ottawa coun-
ty. And especially is that so in these
October days, when the rich autumnal
colors are beginning to give radiance
to the woodlands along the route. ()n
the eleventh of this month a represen-
tative of the Morning News took this
trip to interview a certain .\Ir. ll. 15.
linowlton, a. farmer living about a
mile away, about his cure from rheu-
matisin.

Mr. Knowlton is a man lit'tv—one
years of age, and served three years in
the war, being a member of Company
F. Fifth Michigan Cavalry. He has
lived in Allendale, Ottawa county,
Mich., since the rebellion. and is one of
the substantial farmers of the county,
his farm. which contains one hundred
and eighty-five acres, being a valuable
property. He was working in the held
when approached by a reporter, but
kindly invited him into his handsome
brick house, and when asked about the
benefits he had received from taking
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, said: “I was
in the army for three years, and it was
while there I contracted the rheuma-
tism. After coininiz out I was lame
and sore a. good deal of the time, but
was not sick enough to go to bed. At
first I was not very bad, but as time
went on I became worse. A bout: a
year ago I was so bad thatl had to
give up my work on the farm. I had
doctored with doctors and taken a
great deal of medicine and had became
kind of discouraged. Nothing seemed
to help me, and finally I went to the
drug store of A. J. White and asked
him if he had anything to kill or cure
me. He said he had Dr. Williams’
Pink Pills for Pale People, and he
thought if I would take them they
would help me. 1 purchased a box and
before taking all of them I felt better
and I knew they had helped inc. I
continued taking the pills, and for the
past three months I have not felt the
rheumatism. [would advise any one
who has the rheumatism to try Pink
Pills, and I am corilident they will
help them.”

H. B. Knowlton, of Allendale, Ot-
tawa county, Michigan, being by me
duly sworn, deposes that the facts set
forth in the foregoing statement, made
by him this 11th day of October, A. I).,
1895, are true.

lIi:Ni:\‘ G. \\-'.\.\"i'\’.
Notary Public.
Muskegon Co., Mich.

Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to
the Blood and restoreshatterednerves.
They are an unfailing specillc for such
diseases as loconiotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, St. Vitus’ dance, sciatica,
neuralgia. rheumatism, nervous head-
ache, the after eliect of la grippe, pal-
pitation of the heart, pale and sallow
complexions. all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
post paid on receipt of price, 5!! cents
a box. or six boxes for -.*'_’.fill«tliey never
sold in bulk or by the 100), by address-
ing Dr. Willianis' Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.

 

The
ZEPHANIAH BREED

WEEDER and CULTI-
VATOR. ‘

 

will
beans, squashes. melons. cucumbers. toma-
toes, cabbages, beets, carrots. pa.l‘SDl1JS,.C8.l1ll-
flower, celery. onions, (think of it. onions.’

WOFK C0l'[l. SUR8.l"CH.Fl(‘, DOULIOBS; peas.

strawberry plantations. both new and Old.
asparagus. during cutting season, and many
other crops, all without other cultivation
hand-hoeinz or hand-weeding, while for grain
fields they have no equal.

Our No. 1 and 2, two horse. will work
clean 25 to28acrcs Der day. No. 3, 4. and 5.
one horse, will work 15 to 125 acres per day.
With our No. B one man's tiuic will care for 5
to 7 acres of onions until they are Ii-4 inch in
diameter witho t hand-weeding.

$1t00 in DIIZBSFIOI‘ largest crops and largest
increase in crops grown by the use of our
weeders in 1896.

Send today for circular describing nine sizes
and styles of Sulky. Walking and Hand Ma-
chines. It also contains an article on "Weeds
and Tillage" by Prof. Taft. of the Mich. Agri.
Coll.. “Shallow vs. Deep Cultivation" by Prof.
Hunt. of Ohio Agr. (,‘oll.. and "How I grow
300 to 400 bushels of Potatoes in Mass," by C.
W. Russell. Esq., of Upton. Mass.. an authori-
ty on potato culture. Address

Desk No. 1. The Z. Breed Weeder Co.,
26 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass.

 

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MAY 21, 1896

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Grease liens.

Ensley Centerllrange No.5-l-1 mourns
the loss of Bro. Abram Terwilliger who
died at his home in Ensley in April.
The sympathy of the Grange was ten-
dered to the bereaved family.

__.____._____
VAN BL'I:l-ZN PO)ION.\.

The May meeting is the 23d, instead

of the 21st, as announced in last issue.

The correction came too late for last
issue.

 

srzvrzx Sl.\‘(;l-I .i.\.\'L'.xi:v 1.
On Wednesday evening of May Gth

Ogden Grange, Leiiawee Co., was re-~

organized with four of the old, and
forty new members. This Grange
made repeated trials to live in the vil-
lage. and failed. It has now planted
its Ilag staff’ out in the clear. open

country where the true mission of the §

Grange can best be realized.

   

fvI’._\.N(iE \\'Olll{ STILL _-\l)\'.\‘.\'ffl_\'4:.

5.3,-Three more new granges have been
added to our list since the organization
of Antrim county Pomona: Echo

Grange No. 717, 25 charter members; 3,‘

Rookery Grange T18, 21 charter mem-
bers: in Antrim county: and ‘Wilson

Grange, .\'o. 7110. with 41 charter rnein- ,
bers many more anxious to join in the;

near future. We all feel that an era
of Great activity in Grange work has
just begun in our part of the state and

feel assured that our interests as farm- :

ers will be advanced thereby.
Fraternally,
E. B. VV.-\l’.l).

 

D.\.\‘isr (;l’..\.\'(_;E .\‘o. 1755,

is in a prosperous condition, with sixty-
eight members in good standing.
The Grange has Just purchased a set
of otlicers’ badges which are fine.
When our grange hall was built, some
seventeen years ago, the granges
thought they were not able to put up a
two story building, so a stock company
formed to build the lower hall. This
the Grange has just purchased at a
cost of one hundred and sixty dollars.
The Patrons have been repairing fences
and setting out trees this spring to
adorn and beautify their Orange home,
and at present everything looks bright
for the future in Grange work here.
A word for the GRANGE VISITOR.
It is the first paper to be read by our
family. I think that the VISITOR
should be in the hands of every farmer
in America. It is the best farm paper
that we take, and if the farmers would
take the VISITOR and read it thorough-
ly they would not be hit by every little
swindle that passes over the country.
Try it for six months for 25 cents and
be convinced. D. J. GL‘ILFOR1>.

 

HILLSDALE PODIONA.

Hillsdale Pomona held its may meet-
ing with Adams Grange on the 7th.
Reports from Subordinate Granges
continue to be encouraging; there hav-
ing been between twenty and thirty
accessions to the Granges of the county
during the month, with more on the
way.

Welcome address, by sister Hunker:
“There is nothing that breaks up the
monotony of farm life like Pomona.
Pomona should be made a lever to lift
humanity to a higher condition of
manhood and womanhood. We get

but very little of value in this world
that we don’t work for.”
Response, Bro. Vanorsdale: "lf

farmers get their rights they will have
to hustle. For the want of this our
boys are leaving the farm. We have
been content to take what the other
fellows have had a mind to leave us,
and they don’t leave much.” .

Paper, Sister Phillips, “What then 1”’
“Now is the time when an army of of-
fice seekers are abroad in the land
with a full complement of soft soap.
We should select men for ofiicial posi-
tion of a clean record. Don’t see why
we should not try a cheese maker and
a Patron.”

A paper, Sister Bowditch: “should
we have a plan of Grange work oiit-
side of the Order '9” "That depends on
circumstances. Every Grange should
have literary work. Children’s Day,
and Arbor Day should be observed.
There should be days for Pomona and
Flora. Picnics should be held to hold
the children to the Grange."

A_ paper by Bro. Moore on the first
topic for May in National Quarterly
Bulletin was good, but can’t report.

General, animated and interesting
discussion on the silver question. can’t
report. By test vote, with one excep-
tion. Pomona goes on record as solid
for free coinage of silver.

Sister Hunker offered resolutions
which were adopted expressing our
appreciation of the support given by
the members of our last legislature to
measures that organized in the Grange
in reference to the appointment of a
tax statistican, pure food law. and in-
creased appropriation, for farmers,
county institutes; and that we believe
in their efficacy to acomplish the objects
for which they were intended, and
that we are opposed to the measure
known as the Township Unit School
System.

Our next meeting will be held with
Lickley Grange on the first Thursday
of June. W. KIRBY.

A List

or Delegate to the Round-Up Institute
at Grand Rapids.

The following is a list of dele-
gates sent by various agricultural
oigqanizations to the round-up
farmers’ institute at Grand Rap-
ids, last February: _
Liii}§’§i§f’§Eéyiiiim.'iiiil§§§“é‘él.‘i.§i°l§§.§a.-‘ZS
L. ‘C. Root, Allegan; Burr Oak Grange, No. 303.

_ _ D 1-, , F‘ d1e_ ; Ottawa Cou ty, A. G.
'i'IIa;;‘Hess9,x Egelahldz Rural Grange, ‘:37. Frank

 

l ('hambez-lain, Wayland: Mecosta County Insti-

‘tute Society, Albert Winter. Morlely; St. Jo-
lsepli County Institute Society, B.- ._ Vhlcqxy
_Centrevillc; Menominee County Institute So-
'ciety. Magnus Nelson. Stephenson: Aslilsnd
l Grange. W. W. V
Grange. No. 65;’, John Ovens. Olivc (entre:

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.Rocl(ford Grange, .\'o. Ill). (‘. L. Giles. Rock‘ l $1.lli.i.

lford: lfrawforsl (founty Institute Society-I 
;Palmer. lirayling; Llb>'0U (vrz1n_£:£*. )0. _.ll.l,
fisaniiiel Stnuffer and Roxy Stand:-r.‘(ro_o(l1ng1
lSt. (‘lair Institute Society, Most 1-.
,‘i-ind L. B. Rice. Port Huron .
'Grani:e. No. 42:"). Mr. zind_ Mrs. (,‘. _-_\, ,\e\vlaiirl.
llla.-’tinL:~; 'I'alliii2irl;.:u. .\o. 6251*. l‘r--ll lirown.
-Kinnr-y: Alpiliu (irzlmze. Mr. and Mrs. T. V\.
‘(;'ibb<. Mr. and Mrs F F. Wateriiiviii. Mr. and

  

Carter. Ashland: ()_live Center‘

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)Ir~. W. l:. l'.'iziiiiiii-i‘-. l,'l.'i: Soutli Ll-\vI-ll .
lirzin-_'«-. T. L. >'tr,-wzirr. Alto: (‘liar-lone lirziiiue. ‘
i No. IST. J:iriie'~.< )lurr:iy, Vliarlottl-: Iialiiier

liraiiur-. No. villl. Liilll-,-r ii. Hull. loniu: Brilli-
le_v liraiiuf‘. .\'o. I‘-0314. A. H. (‘onuvl--ii. llruvllr-_\:

   
 
  

"ii-I‘ [1T‘MllLf~‘..l'l.(-.I)4:!llS1>lliillll)1.II. Fost-
or. \.l()lllll‘li!'£lllL'l'. .\o. ‘_‘l~. J. ll. Miller.
Mull Ln-ll-y 4'»-ntr.- (irziiigl-, J. H. Hii.~'kin.-.
E1-;u.],-3 [mg 1;”l‘oiiiityl“:iriiier<' lll>'lll’lll’(‘ So-

 

cir-t_v:iii<l Fiicliliiim (ir.'iiii.:c. _ ('. Luwrciicc.
,iFllClll)lll'L;: Sparta 1' :irige,~. .\o. Illll. Mr. and
Mr-. E. S. llurr. Sp’ - : Wliitiic-yvillc. lirilllifl‘.
r‘.('. i'f'l1,‘l‘~lrll. .\l.'i .i: South Harv-n lil‘Zll1:.'f?
iiillfl l’oiiioloi.:ic:il S: 4-iy. .\Ir. :ii_i<l Mr.-'. (ion. 1'.
‘i\IHlll'(H,‘. South ll

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. iiioiiy lil'Hll.L'I-
A. It. on, hrllnul lidlllil-I liI:l"l'l~”ll l'cnli'4-
‘i1'l‘l'.llLY|‘, No.11. Tho.-. )lzii'.~'. ll»-rris-ii 1'»-litre-: Ni‘-

\va_\’lzo (‘ouiity ln.~'li!iit<~ Socia,-t_\'. l)_r. J. )1. fiinnv.

   
  
 

     

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:."Il)'ll‘1‘l‘.r Hopkin.-: lifllllilll (il’£llll—'

 
     

it:~r. lirziliziii: liavs-iliiii (yr H.
31 Tiiillu-. llawiiiia : Ulrl .\ll:.>lUu ri . lib.
l.\lr~. H. E. “lIl4ll*ll. l)l4l .\li.~-,ion: (‘ii-'c.'illw
'lirE:ll£."‘- No, l'.:’,. _\lr. kill-l Mr. John W. lira--.

irlv-: KPili{i1‘k€l I‘:irim-r~‘ lil.~iiliitl- Sociu-t_v.
llll Mr-. ;\llill'l‘\‘»' l’2llliil-r. l{;ilk:i.~l-(:1: Kni-
' ifir:iii::l-. Mr. itll-’l .\ll’.1. (ii-n. L. (‘:il‘li.~l<~.
K:ilka—ka: Hill-iléliill oiiniy Il.~llllll~‘ >'ocil~r_\.
I‘. S. llzirtl--it and xvii’--. l’oziti:l.':.

  
 

 

 

the glands of the skin need stimulating

An: (linton (‘oiinly ln~ii-
' "". F. W. i

_'n. 3l‘l.-i

if the hair is falling out and turning gray. 

fand color—food, and the best remedy and"

I stimulant is llall’s Llair llenewer.
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.\IUlll‘.)’ )I2|(l(’, iii an Miiiutc.

l have not TIlllIlL‘ less than -‘Flr}.C:U any

while selliiin Ccntrii'ii:_ra| lcc Crcuni Frecz
E Aiiyonc should nizike from $3 to «fr a (la '
i ink cream und from $7 to $10 selling freeze .
, as it is such 8. wonder, there is always a crowd

w.-ruling cream. You can freeze crcnin clo-
l gantlv in one minute and that zietonishcs peo-
l ple so they all want to taste it, and then many
, of them buy freezers as the creuiii is smooth
' and perfectly frozen. Every free’/.cr 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 51:’; ii
day. W. H. Baird x Co., 141) S. Highland Ave.,
Station A.. Pittshurg. Pa., will mail you full
particulars free, so you can go to work and
make lots of money anywhere. as with one
freezer you can make El hundred gallons of
cream a day, or if you wish, they will hire you
on a salary.

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Plant Breeding.

The following is ll review of
Prof. Bailey's book with the above
title, by Prof. Taft:

L. H. Bailey, )1. A. C.,
‘.82. Pi'ofessoi- of Horticul-
lurc in Cornell University,
has rccently published :1 little book
upon "Plaiit lii'ee<ling“ that can-
not fail to interest botanists and
horticultui'ist.<. It contziiiis live
lectures which were originallv pi'e—
pared for use with his classes, but
they have been recently elaborated
and now appear in book form.

The first lecture deals with the
philosophy of variation, and the
cifects of cnvironnicnt. of sti'ii_<_r_c_rle
for existeiice and of crossiiig. in
bi'inf_riii_g it about. The work of
iinture and of man in selecting and
l’l.\'lll;_" types is also discussed in
this lecture.

In the second lecture. the philos-
ophy of ci'lissin_t_r rcceivcs notice,
includiiio__j pai'zic_v‘i':iphs upon the
limits and function of cro.-‘sin_r_r. and
the uncertaiiities of pollination.
This has been pi‘c\'ioiislv published
as “Ci'oss l%i'ee<liii}_»' and H_vbrydiz—
iiig." The inetliods by which do-
niestic varieties of l)l:lL‘l{l)t:1'l'l€>‘.
apples, beans, and cauiias have
Ol'l_Q‘lll{lt€(l are explained in the
third lecturc. He also gives hero
:1 number of i'ules or directions for
the brcedin}_r of plants and the or-
igiiiatioii of new and improved
varieties. The advice is biiscd upon
the principles outlined in the two
previous lectures and is clearly ex-
pressed and entirely practical.

Lecture IV is inude up of "Bor-
rowed opiiiions." It includes ox-
tracts from tlie W1'ltll’lf2_‘S of Vcrlot,
Carriere and Focke, upon the sub-
jects of variatioii in plants, ci'0ss—
ing and liybridizzition.

The art of pollination is ex-
plained in the fifth lecture. It de-
scribes the structure of several of
our common flowers and shows the

Successful

growers of fruits, berries,
and all kinds of vegetables,
know that the largest yields and
best quality are produced by
the liberal use of fertilizers
containing at least l0,‘);f Of

Actual Potash.

\Vithout the liberal use of Pot-
ash on sandy soils, it is impos—
siblc to grow fruits, berries and
vegetables of :1 quality that will
command the best prices.

Our pamphlets are not arlveriising circulars boom-
ing special fertilizers, but are practical works, contain-
ing latest researches on the subject of fertilizarioii. and
are really helpful to farmers. They are sent free for

the asking.
GERM.-\.\' KALI WORKS,
o3 Nassau 51.. New York.

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to all plant growers.

lan & Co., New York.

' CANCER cuaroa

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LIFE SAVED

Ayer’s Sarsaparilla

“I ivas tl‘(llllrl<'tl for years with 11.
sore on my knew, which scvei".il
pliysi<:iaiis. \vho tl‘(‘ill(‘(l inc, called :1
cuiicci‘, llf~'.'<1lI‘lllj_{‘ inc that ll<iIlllll{.‘,"
rould he «lone to save lll)' life. As
:1 last resort, l was iiivliic-ell to try
A_vcr‘s .S2ii‘s:iparilla, and. after tak-

iii;.; a iiuinbcr of botl.le.<, the sore

 

began to disappear and my qeiieral
health improve. I persisted in this
treatment, until the sore was en-
tircly he.'iled. Since then, I use
Ayer’s Sarsziparilla occasionally as
a tonic and h1ood—piirilier, and, in-
deed, it sccins as thoiigli I could not
keep house without it.”—l\Irs. S‘. A.
FIELDS, Blooinlield, In.

AYER’S

Ilgllily World’s Fair Sarsaparilla.

Ayer’s Pills R:gulateTtheV Live:
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 _ use and makemone by selling Holdfn,
-/‘ \- (‘-izrn Binders. {Isl-.d on every shoc‘
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1- than stririg. Never wears out. Thou.
J 3 -; ‘~_ ands easily sold in II town. Good profit
k (getyour town agencynow. Outfit 5|
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VYI'I‘I'{ LII) C(.)1\dPLE'l"EZ.

 

May be ordered with or without the lid.

Simple iii L‘llll>fl'llC\'lUIl and l‘{l.~‘y to operate.
Will wasli (‘V(‘l‘_\'l'llll]L,’ clean from a lace curtain
to the ll(*£l\'l(‘.~’t lIl‘ll clotliei.

Ask the secretary of your grauge for full par-
ticulars.

Eureka Washing Machine Co.,
I\ITZ.\'CIE, IND.

FOR SALE

At i'ea:.ouahle prices. a clioioe selection of
April and May Poland (‘liiiia pigs. (‘an furnish
pairs. Pedigree with sale. 0. P. (‘. (‘or-
responrlencc solicited coniniiinications
promptly answered.

OI-IN BOWDITCH,
Hilisdale, Mich.

LAND PLASTER

In use over 101) years.

Nziture‘s fertilizer.

The great stiiiiulating element
to the growth of plants.

Has no equal as a disinfectant.

As an absorbeiit cannot be ex-
celled.

and

The <,_rood results obtained from
the uses of

LAND PLASTER

Have only to be understood to be
fully appreciated.

Circulars and prices furnished on applica-
tion. If not for sale by your local dealer, or-
der of us. For sale by the barrel. bag or car-
load.

MICHIGAN & OHIO PLASTER C0,,
Offices at Grand Rapids. Mich.

Detroit. Mich
Chicago. Ill.

 

HOW UNPLEASANT TO BE BILIOUS,
Or suffering from Chills and Fever,
' _. Dyspepsia Neiiralgia. Sick Head-
. ache, Constipation or Indigestion.
2 In all these chses the liver is to
blame. Now. if you will send five
2-ct. stamps to cover postage, we will
send FREE by mail, it package of
St. Joneplfl Liver Regulator.
,_ which is in powder form. This rein-
 ‘ ‘ '- 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.

    

';1(])€ll:l'l[l(§31IiilnX2litViV'(l)Clrllt3l] they are prepared   

T is book will prove of interesti
_ The price is‘
It is published by .\Ic.\lil— ‘

Get others to get it.
IT IS

OUI‘ l\e\\‘ General Ciitziloziie and Ilii_\'ci'.-‘ Guide. No. :39

for Spl'lll_t_" and Suiiinicr 1896. Just oil‘ the pi'es.~: and

i‘cud_v for the people.
IT 1-‘ “ l‘°“k of 7"‘-' limes. 1:3.tIoo illustratioiis. and iiiorc than -lU.«NH'l depend-
Hm? ‘l9St‘1'iI1Yi0!1S- ln<.'liidin5_' aliiiost t\‘r'l'}’Tlllll;.‘.‘ th:it‘s iisecl in life. IT we-iglis
 l*U111J‘lI~'- and We .<en<l it for 17: (‘t‘lll'.~' to {HIV part postage or c_\pi'o-.<s:i~_'e. IT
i.~‘ truly nanied the l.‘-l'YEl-lb" (%L'lDli. IT tells vl >11 wli.-it vou H1l_‘..;‘llt to pav.
no matter what yoii l»=i_v or where voii lmy it. You are not oli1i~_r.,-ll to trade
‘Yllh 115- Hlld “’_t’ G011 -: expect your order.» l‘llllv*.<.~' we can .~‘li-vw you :1 .-iilvsiair
rial nioney .<aviii'.:. but what w~- KI\'l l\\' we can do. Blore Illllll Hiie Millioii
l'1'1'—'hY l’”."“1'5 WM 11* llieir Ul‘Ilt‘l'.< last v--air. )Ior»- than fiftv tlioimiiitl of
Ill(*.~t‘ orzlers canic l'i'oi.: )lii‘hi'_*ziii’ ‘ '

“X: scck lzirgc <:ilc.~. not l.~zi'-._rc ]ll'Ulll.~. lll(' l.'ll'*_"\'l' llic .,~:ilcs
1llL?.~'lll.‘lll!'!‘lllL‘ prolils. the better the buying‘ hull .~L‘lllll}_".
\\'<'ju-on lo the people the po'wc1'of /'/iv/i///' /ow?»-,-.---/1%,,-/_
and .~’ll«>\\‘ ’.ll(‘lll how to rlvoid ll:l\‘lllg‘ the over-prolil that.
l‘ L‘l?«‘11"_"t‘ll in local .~’lOl'(‘~. . i

MONTGOMERY WARD & 00.,
The Store of all the people.

.\lon:ircli~ of llic .\l:iil (lrilcr lill.~lllL‘.~~.
lll to llli .\li<-lii:':iii .\v»«izii»~ L'l-i-‘:i_'o

l.luiiic.-' lliiinilton. l’rc.-‘-idem.

THE_ HllMllTllN unucfiivi l3lJMPANY,

No. 238,240 and 242 East Pearl St.
93 ‘elf-.1‘-W‘-.l‘;D LE "SI Cf£..=A’.£f‘_!9 D Lil 1,9;

\\'illi:iin lluiiilltml. 'l'rcu.~‘iirvr, ('lni-2 (i. Fllllllt‘. >'('(‘l‘(‘llll’_\'

\Ve2i1'<' lH't‘ll:1I'<-<l 14» till ull (il‘llilL.’<‘ ()l‘tlCl‘.~' at ltiwi-st \\'li1llL':~lllI.‘ rm.-~.

   

B/G PROF/TS

___1_\'___

FRUITS and VEGETABLES providin}_r you use the ri_«_rlil l\’lll(l>' .
of trees and sce<ls.

‘V6 f111‘I1l-8'11 the \'<*1'_\‘ best Michigan Grown TREES and SEEDS at the
RIVER RAISIN VALIZY NIT}-{SERIES of Monroe, Mich. \V«- have a
reputation for‘ l.lll1‘(l_\'. prolific, early heariiig stock.

Besides our f.‘llll0llS .~'pcci:iltics. the \\'l.\'Tl<ll{ l-l.\.\‘.-\.\'.\ .»\l,’l’LlC.
the Nl§\\' I’l{()Lll*‘lL‘ I’liA(,‘ll and the NIC\\' LTO.\l{.\'l‘ll BIJJ\UK
RASl’lil*]l{l{Y, we have :1 l:ll'}_"(3 :is.<ortiiieiil of Fruit and Orna-
mental Trees, Small Fruit and Flowering Shrubs.

The 9.-wry 7;«;.vzf tested V"c,t1‘r-tiililc, Flower and (}i'.-iss .$'cc«ls—:iii<l suclr.
full packets you never did sec.

But you must know How to plant and cultivate the 01'(‘llll1'll :.::irrleii. \V<-- tell
you how to your hearts content in Tl-il-1 NOl{’l‘ll A31 l-:l-:li.i.\.\' Hi )l{'l‘lI‘l'l.'l‘L'l(
JST, pl1l)ll:s‘l.l(:‘(l monthly at Till cents a year with choice pi‘eniiuin.~' if paid
in advance. Ageiits wanted. (‘atalogiies and suiiiple copy 1‘:-aw-.

.T.*.‘“'Ask Secretary of your Grunge for coiitmct rates on all nursery stock.

GREENING BROS, Monroe, Mich.

  
  

No. 16}-§‘—Surre_v Harness. Prim‘ $14.50.

     

bu: have sold direct to the
corsumer for 23 years, at
wholesale prices, saving
them the dealers’ pro-

fits. Ship anywhere .  _ ' -‘
fnrexainiiilition l')a- l .‘
fore sale. y l<1vory—;’ . 7‘ 
thing wlirriiiiti-.11. 

IOU styles of Car-

Yil1El:n‘.‘JUr~‘!»Yl'*r5 of Hiir-  i i‘
ness, 4] styles Riding ‘ ‘ y

 
   

    

Sudrl Top Buggies as  _
low i_i ‘Ila. Phaptoris as low

rigs .)€a5. Spring; Wiigons >331 to
4 al .

N ., "2; x - . - . . -
A~ now! its sci!-9 for 8‘1|'- Send for large Uiitaloiziie. zimi ;.i,,,i,.r,W£.«l“,7i,l.i] “iTr,},,§":"i"‘,',"",."”,",’,f‘
.,,..  vi les. ...;_1,

ELKHART CARRIAGE at HARNESS MFG. co.. w. 3. Pratt, Sec'y. ELKHART. mo.

  

  

The FOSTER Cultivator is furnished _With.
three Extra Hill1_ng Shovels. These Hillers
can be used as hillers or furrowers.

PRICES FOR 1896 REDUCED AS FOLLOWS:

THE FOSTER CULT1VA'l‘(,)R, Plain, with_wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .  (_)(v
THE FOSTER C[‘LT1VAT()R, Complete with lever . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . .. 3 no
THE FOSTER CULTIVATOR, Complete with lever and :5 extra teeth. . . 4 U0

1 will save you money on tools of all kinds-~als0 seeds.

at

:§"‘sl1ipped guy mace on receipt of price. Order quick.

 

Let me hear from you
once.

B. F. FOSTER,
Allegan, Mich,

 

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- - ' . It so it
About the Wool Commission Business may be Of Semce *0 F0“
is at your disposal. We.ha.ve had 30 Years °°ntm‘:)‘{“5u‘3SXg:Je§:31i°§lf‘el;‘§
have gained a few essential facts. One of these ena esh ads to the man
with the manufacturer. Your wool goes direct from our ‘a _ “stem
who weaves it into cloth. Vlecharge 511131195‘ °°mm‘5.5‘°’l‘n°°‘tJ‘ We
em  We were  .°*:.:3:*.:l='"..:“.:......
keep you posted on the conditions or the mar e W at to
[95:95 we furnish free use of sacks to our patrons. e re er you any

bank or reputable business house in Chicago.

SILBERMAN BROTHERS,

I22-I28 Michigan st.. GI-IIGAGO. ILL-

 

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