, h'p1‘(‘ial “THE FA [HIE]? [.5 OF 4&1/,)IBE (.'/)jV.S'1L‘Q L'1:LVL'}:’ TIL-1 .l VOL. XXI. NO. 2:3. CHARLO’I‘TE, .\iiciiioA..\'. 6 911911 Jeaugéx 83 \.\~ ' T/IE F.-112-1/, AJVIJ (5110 (I1) 121:’ 1"l[i‘._\'T /.ll1’It’ U VED." .\’()VE.\llll‘Il{ 111. 15913. \VlIOI.l~} NO. .3112. Taxes in Michigan. Total Anioiiiit of'.\'tat¢-, County. and ('it_v Taxes in I892, 1893 and 1894. as .\liov\n by the Stzite Tux Ntatistii-iali. liiiiroii (.111.-aims Visi'roi1:——l see by the last number of the (iii.i.\'ui: \ l.~lT()R that you suggest taxation as :1 Sl1l1_|C('t for dis- cussion, and that you havedividcd the sub- ject into a large number of topics or sub- divisions. Now, it occurs to me that a most iinportant point to begin at is to know just how much taxes the people pay. and just what for. so as _to see who most needs to be refornied, the statc. the. county or the townsliips. in order to furnish this basis, I respectfully submit the following statement of taxes paid in Michigan in the ears 1x112. 18:13 and 18114. as 0'Z1tllCI‘C(l 3.’ 1 . . =- from county and township officers and tab- ulated in this office: __ , iso-,:. Agg. valuation state as assessed. Azg. of state tax for INS12 . . . . . .. . t‘ounty tax levied by supervisors S"_‘.:H1i.:5"1l \~ Rejected taxes charged county. . 21.92 W ruin " " “ . 31.11531 7:: Road “ " “ .. T..‘~ll1 251 Soldiers relief fund.... .. .. . . 24.41;‘ .\.’i Grand total of county tax . . . . . . .. School taxes. mill and voted. . ... l,£1:l'I.4>~‘.‘ .72 Library and other spt ;ial . . . . . .. Total school taxes... .. .. Gen. purposes in towns and cities Hiehyvay purpose.-..... .. . Drain and sewer taxes Support of poor . . . . . .. Dogtax........... . Cemetery piirpo.-res . . . . .... . Bounty. bond. interest and mis.. Total tax levied in towns, cities ‘Add total liquor tax. .. .. 1 1.915.211? 541 d total taxes levied state ‘E12 $18,246.‘_’(L‘a'.04 1893. Agfassessed valuation of stnto -‘r"‘.wi.eai, ‘ -’ 'U0f1DfYi-EX "Y 5~.uper\isors.... .. ‘ R9.l9,0‘*“‘1 *9 "~" charged county. . Drain -- -- __ Road '- -- -1 _ S“1‘ll““-‘ T‘-lief taxes. . .. .. T"i“l. taxes for Count_\' [)llI'[)I1.~'i*s Mill iinil voted school taxes. .. Total of school taxes. . . . (lien. fund. towns and cities Highway piirposes . . . . . . . .. Drain and sow:-rtaxa Poor fund taxes. . .. Dog " . .. (‘emetery Bounties. bonds and iiiisu... .. —t.f1li€'.\\l 7-5 Total tax in towns and cities. Total liquor tax paid. .. .. ... . Grand total of all taxes for 1~".1:{ I 894. Age. asst-sscil valuation state ‘$14 . ..._ 1.610 41) fl'?‘.1.'i.‘4.6:'i-\.5t12 00 Agg. state tax for 1594 . . . . . . . . . .. l.1‘»\~.t‘»12 76 County tax by siipervisors.... .. . .. Rejected taxes cliarged county.. min .. .. .. _ . Road ‘_' “ “ . . Soldiers relief fund. . . . ., . Total for county purp()ses.. . . .... 2..\2l‘_’.T.‘£5 xl Mill and voted school taxes. . Special school taxes .. .... .. .. Total of school taxes. . .. .. Gen. fund. towns and cit . .. Highway purposes.... .. . Drain " .. .. Poor fund Dog .. Cemetery ' . . Bonds, interest and mis. . . . .. 5.] l:'i.2l;'i€4 $405 Total tax in towns and cities. . . T,6:'12.(19:% 43 Add liquor taxes..... .. .. . 1.?-«Si-1,671 53 Grand total of all taxes in 1894.. -1.?-2.9113 49 The above does not represent quite all the taxes the people pay, as there are some items of local taxes it has been impossible to obtain such as the "excess of rolls." Many towns and cities do not report the dog tax or license fees. while the cities fail to report these special assessinents for sidewalks and similar purposes. All these discrepancies will add nearly or quite a million dollars to the local town and city taxes. Then there is the highway, labor 1 and poll tax, which is not returned by the township officers, which will amount to upwards of two millions of dollars annually in the whole state. I desire at this time to simply submit the facts, and allow the farmers and tax-payers to examine them carefully and to draw their own conclusions as to where to commence to retrench. Yours truly, CHARLES B. l)i:LA.\‘i>, State Tax Statistician. Lims-in_r/. Michigan Dairy and Food Commission. BY c0M’R. C. E. sronns. EDITOR GRANGE VISITOR : In trying to give an estimate for your readers of What has been accomplished so far, as the result of the passacrefof the food law at the last session of the legislature, it ,adulterated. chiefly for the reason that V their cost could not be miiterially reduced iiiay not be ainiss to state at the beginning 1 something of the condition of things at 1 i ' time the law took effect. There we!‘-= :. few articles on the market that were :11. by any known method. but with :1 g1'eaIr iinijority of all the iirticles of food in use. fraud was the rule and purity the exccp tioii. For exiiiiiple, in spices it was :1 ran thing to find 11 pure article. pepper wa- inixcd with ground olive stoiies. liiickwlieat hulls and various other articles too numer~ V ous to iiieiitioii : iiiiistard with coi'n11ical. or wheat flour and colored with various sub- stiuiccs, and so on through the whole list i\Ia1ii1f:ictiirei‘s and wholcszilers knowing of the law and preparing for the time it would become operative, liiid (.'0fl(.'lll(ii"(i ‘ that like charity, the word "Coiiipoiinni" ’ or “Mixtiii'e“ in section 3 of the law,coii1'." be made to cover :1 multitude of sins am used it for that purpose until they learn.,..l to the coiitrary. ()ne large concern out- , side the state was so advised by their 1 attorney. and large shipments were iiuidc " into the state so labeled. but after a per- soniil call at the office of the Coniniissioner. he advised his client that the proviso would f not admit of so broad ill’) interpretation. and the matter was at once coi'rected by recalling the goods or correctiiig the label. where that would reinedy the evil. There was from the beginning it dispo— . sition shown by dealers and nianufactur?s i to comply with the law, and earnest etfo ‘t to learn what its requirements. were th.»-.1" they might take no chances. Man11fact.urr- . , and 'l0l1l""“¢ from all the prior-i1i¢f"'i“."“‘ 7' and out of the state came to Lansing, to ‘ learn what would be required of them. The construction placed upon the law by the Coiiiniissioner was in nearly every case considered a fair one. and even wherethere was :1 difference, they in all cases proinised ' ii prompt coinplizince with the views held by the ('oinniissionei'. So far as known there has been no case of fiiiliire to fulfill the pledges made. Almost all the cities and larger towns , _ . . ‘ f you to preserve for them: but 'iiiaint:1iii : them thereout, and clothe them and speak have been visited by the inspectors and stocks thoroughl_v inspected. lll:ln_V of them having been visited two or three times. Almost invariiibly :1 second visit has found dealers coiiiplying strictly with the law. and in c:1ses of f':iilure in some articles. it ; was found to be froni iniperfect under- standing of the law in regard to the article and has been at once corrected. The uni- versal expression of the trade is that the law is all right, that it is better and vastly uiore satisfactory to deal in pure goods than impure and that it pays better in every way. [ - fiilness. 1-i)i1iplisliiii(-‘it. Lately more attention has been paid to 1 the smaller villages and country places. Here the inspectors find the dealers pro- . tecting themselves by buying goods that so ‘ far as they can determine the matter. coi11- ply with the law. ()f course in most cases they are obliged to take the word of the travelling salesman. but in the n1ajorit_V of ; cases they find the goods as reconiinended. showing on the part of the wholesale trade 1 an honest purpose to comply with the pro- 5 visions of the law. At first and until the evils were in :1 great measure corrected, goods in large quantities were returned to first hands and replaced by pure articles, in many cases, inanufacturers and jobbers themselves rev ‘ calling them. In other instances they were ; thrown in the street or otherwise disposed of. Inspectors report aliiiost an entire 2 revolution in the trade in food products. The lowest estiinate from one of them is 1 that the improvement is at least seventy- five per cent. and others ninety per cent. V\'hile these estimates may be too high there is no doubt that the improved con- ditions have many times repaid the expen- diture. , The first work done by the inspectors I’ i was to visit all the wholesalers and manu- facturers in the state. \Vith them making and selling only pure goods it was only a question when the trade would be what it ‘ should. The result has been all that could be desired. The work has from the first had the hearty co-operation of the parties named in the state and very generally of those outside. , Lansing. I was passed f struction of , ment. The Home for Feeble Minded. BY >l'I"I‘. w. .4. l'()l.(iI..-\.\F. l‘ll)I'l‘(1li(iI{A.\'(;l~1 Visiroiiz lt ziffords me i great pleasure to present to the tax payers V of this state. through your paper. a state- ment of what we are doing at Lapeer. Al- though li:1rdl_v fair at this time to place an cstiiiizitc upon our cost of iiiiiintciizincc. which would bedifliciilt as yet to determine. for running the short period we llLl\'(,‘, and ; without (during the ill'>l. portionof that time) :1 full nuiiibcr of iuiii-itcs. (lur ‘ . . . . . ' ; more for the care of the feeble uiinded. it I ll:t>'lll(.‘l'Cf(1t‘() been iinpossiblc to take the 1 epileptic: next vear liowcvcr :1 cottage is 2l}1[)I'()[1l'l!ltl()n wiis large enough to permit , the purch:1se of uiiiny :1rticles for which special app1‘opi‘i:itions zire iisually iniide. : and foi' w ich the institution had use. also 1 much w was done in changing and re- : fitting. There existed such :1 pressing de- mand for these articles and iidditions that good biisiness judgnicnt dictated their_ purcliiise and construction. The zinnexcd statement will give in de- hill the items which we are able to furnish to date. The fiict of the existence of such an institution as the .\lichig:in llome for Feeble Minded and lipileptics is unknown ~ to :1 vast iiiajority of the tiix piiycrs of this state. and cspecizilly so the purpose and work of the institution, the class of un- ’ fortunate defects it cares for. and the fit- tcmpts to train them to something of use- I may therefore be pardoned if I give it short syiiopsis of the history of this iiistitiition, and the particuliir class of huin:inity it cares for; and the final ac- iuid 'Il'Q‘:ll'2l7.1lll()Il of this ".'iiu’)\.ll. - the idiot itllii imbecile can be traced through all the pages of history. In the ancient tiiiies as the demoniac or the pos- sesseil of devils. in Home the Fatiia, in the : iiiiddle ages as the jester and the fool of kings. The Aiiiericaii ll1(ll:|Il allows to pass lll’lll:il'lIlCil "these children of the great spirit," while the Koran gives this speci:1lcliarge to thc fiiithful. “Give not unto those who tire of weak uiidcrst:1nding the siibstaiicc which God hath appoiiiteil kindly unto them." (Cliiiptcr 4.1 History also sliows him driven from place to place. the sport of the iiiultitudc. the victim of b:1i'l1iirity, ignoriuice or fear, his portion often the dungcoii of the poor hoiise. The wcakling it lcccli upon :1 poor wage earner. with no chzince of betternient, or drifting initurzilly into the (‘l‘llllll}:ll or biisest of despised oiitciists. And still worse by the stern law of transiiiission to taint and pollute the human race and re- double by his posterity the tax for pauper- isiii and crime. Not a century has pzissed since the recog- nition of the possibility of training this class to usefiilness. and but .311 years since any attempt was inzide toward the Ol'g‘:tIllZ:1tl()n of institutions for their care and education. schools. The last being Wisconsin. pre- ceded by our own state. Though the iiiiittcr was frequently zigitiitcd before the = legislature of this state during the past 1:. : ye:1rs by carne.-‘t and benevolent people. it was not until June 2nd, 155133. that an act establisliing the Michigan Home for Feeble .\Iindcd and Epileptic and :ippropriating $5l),4Z1oi,1 for lhe con- suitable buildings. The plans adopted provided for the "cottage plan." l'p to the present time -‘3t57,I1(_1i1 . has been expended in building and eqiiip- two three-story cottages. dining hall. boiler house and engine room. and last winter :1 small fraine cottage was built as ‘ 5 a teniporai'y hospital. ;' the cottages are alike: one for inales and The floor plan of one for feiiiales, each having :1 capacity of loo. Each building contains two school rooms. three day rooms. four dormitories besides the rooms for attendants. The ap- propriation not providing for an adminis- »‘ tration building. the departinents usually - ‘ conducted in the same are divided up be- tween the two cottages, crowding out room that was intended for inmates. Since tho establishment of the first training school for feeble minded in the United States, Massachiisetts was the. first state to inaiugurate this work and up , .; to the present but 17 states have training ‘ grailiiallv broadeiied their scope until ‘to-day the _ modeled upon the iidviiiiced ideas in that it ‘coinbines an ediicationiil and fschool for the feeble inindcd. :1 colony ' where the treiitment :lll(l cure of epilcptics plan of our institution is training is assiii11e'outlieastcrn South llakota is in most respects likcl northern lowa. lt is on the same latitude as Port Huron. Flint. (irand Rapids. \vitli l an average temperature but little if any i lower. though subject to much greater ex- 3 tremes of teiiiper'ature. The dent varieties L of corn grow and ripen there with safety. ; llardier varieties of apples llourisli there and all the small grains are grown in abundance. As you get farther north corn and fruit are less and less connnoii. until in the nortlicasterii part of the state the people have an idea that their climate is too cold and too unccrtaiii for corn. -\ few years of experience will prove to these fariiicrs that the smaller varieties of corn will grow and ripen with coniparative s:ifet_v. Not many years of dairy f:.rming will be necessary to impress upon our farincrs that corn is a more iinportantcrzqi than it has yet been considered and itsarca § will be greatly increased. T 'riii=. l .\'lZl‘I Ul" l".\l{I\l.\'. Dakota farming is essentially ditlerent Michigan farm. Farins here are generally larger than in central Michigan. 1'anging fr'oiii two to four quai'ter sections. There are few "bonan7.a ftll'lllS“ in this state, and those which still exist in this state and in North Dakota ar'e fast being broken up iii- to smaller farms and sold or rented to ten- ants. The lo\v price of grains for the past _ few years. the risk of crop failure. and the l great expense of hiring men. who were in no \va_v interested in the business. who killed time at everyopportunity. and who dein:inde‘.\l’.Y. The Dakotas were unfortunate in being settled at a time when fortunes wci'e being made in raising grain. lii the early eighties men came to this country with or without money. except enough to put in a single crop. which paid foi' their land and iacliinery and left them a creditbalanceon the first crop. Nothing could have been more disas'tr'ous to the country. Land was taken tip in parts of the state which were unfit for grain farming. Falling p1'ices, the machine agent. the money shark, and the dry years which followed, all were needed to teach our people that no system of farming could succeed which allowed such enormous waste and so many months of enforced idleness as is caused by exclusive grain farming. It required large amounts of labor at high prices and then turned this labor free upon the com- munity for many months of the year with no possible employment. It produced ini- mense quantities of grains to pay freight to the cities, and thousands of tons of straw and wild grasses to be burned as a nuisance while the farmer was buying coal at eight and ten dollars per ton for fuel. I men- tion these facts only to show that if these western states in their early history have l seen many bankrupt homes. it is largely because they have failed to utilize the natural resources. or have worked in op- position to the natural resources of the country. Already the impulse for a rational sys- tem of farming is being carefully studied. Dairying. sheep and swine, husbandry are receiving attention. The question of farm rotation is tardily being studied. A few years ago people denied the possibility of raising corn successfully but they now have proved the possibility by doing it. The cost of producing butter canicertain— ly be reduced to a low figure here with bran $4, shorts $6, oats 12c, barley 15c, hay $3, corn 20c per bu., which is about the present price. It is a frequent sight at Brookings to watch the farmer bring in a load of wheat which sells at seventeen cents below the | Chicago market and return with a load of ; wood iurchased at eight dollars per cord or wit coal now selling at $9.75 per ton. These are things radicallv wrong in our >‘vstein. Our vast prairies lllllsti produce their own fuel. and thereby furnish wind breaks for the country. We must consuine these vast areas of untouched grasses and the quantities of cheap grains and sell the finished product as beef and mutton. poi'k or dairy products. \\'e must no longer follow :1 systcni of farniing which requires vast arnounts of high priced labor for a few months of the year and lhen brings upon the laboring iii:iira period of eiiforccd idleness. which drives labor out of the country to be again enticed only by exces- sive demand. but we must diversifv our farining to furnisli more montlis-oflabor or a lower average wage. secure larger profits and selling our skilled labor. These are still the pioneer days of the great .Vortli- \ west. Time only can reveal the greatness of her 1'(—-soiI1'ces'. _, If/'/»I:l.‘iIi[/s‘. N. 1). General Topic for November. Tllli l“_\ll.\ll".l{. fiti-:s'i‘io_\' 1. llow does the coilllition of farincrs coriipare with the condition of other classes in society? Qt‘r:.s’i‘Io_\‘ ‘_’. llow can farincrs best im- prove their condition! SI '1 £1 1 lC.~"l‘l1 ),\'.\. Very much is said at the present time. about the condition of the farniers. and thcir relation to other classes. and it may not come aniiss for farniers theniselvcs to study the question a little in the light of facts. and not wholly from a sentimental standpoint. The farmer who is in einbar- rased tinaneial circumstances from any cause. or one who has a complaining. pes- simistic nature. is inclined to think that he has the liardcst lot of anybody in the world and gets the least returns from his labors: while the f.-.iriiier of an optiniistic nature. \vliolooks on the bright side of life, or one who is "well tixed." is quite sure that farming is not the worst vocation in life, and that farriiers are as prosperous and happy as inost other classes in society. The word “condition,” as used in this topic, nia_v be made to cover a. wide range of investigation, and include the moral, social. intellectual, political and financial .-—-L‘.?;;i(liit;g=-riri~'. --~-\...- .. -.-~_ - of f:-.rniers to other classes is an enviable one. As a class. the farniers of this coun- tr_v. arc peaceable. law-abiding. (io¢l-f(*:tI'- ing. liberty-loving riien and women. lliots never occlir on the farm. and no one ever heard of bombs being iuanufactured by farniers. l)oubtlcss there are anarchists in this collIit1'\'. men who hate society and are opposed to wliolcsoine laws and good gov- ernment. butitis ver_vinjudicious. tosa_v the least. to call farnicrs in any part of the country an:1rcliists. because they entertain certain viewson iniportant questions before the people today: and it is equally injudi— cious and un 'ise to call farincrs who take the opposite side of the question "traitors to their country.“ No one but the blatant deinagogue or the thoughtless politician will be guiltyof such inc.\;cus:ible indiscrc- tion. even in the excitcriient of a heated political campaign. The social and intellectual condition of farincrs may not be all that could be desired. The}-,' may be s:oiiiewhat lack- ing in case of manner or grace of diction when in the company of the learned and polished element of American society: but during the past four years there has been a wonderful transformation in this direction, and it is not uncommon today to see far- mers in the best society. and on the plat- form with the niost polished speakers and profound thinkers of the day, and when any comparison is drawn. it is generally with no disparagenrent to farincrs. Politically the farmers are not where they should be,they are easily outranked by other‘ and far less important classes in so- ciety: but their eyes are being opened. A quarter of a century of education in the Grange is bearing fruit of the right kind. and if farmers are but true to themselves it is only :1 question of time when they will become the peers of any other class in the arena of political strife. flatistics give the farming population the following financial standing: All of the tangible wealth of the United States amounts to a little over sixty-five billions of dollars. The value of all the farms of the United States is a little over thirteen and a half billions, making a total valuation of all farm property over eigh- teen billions, or considerably more than one—fourth of all the wealth of this country. Between 1851,! and 1890 the increase in the aggregate valuation of farm lands was a little over thirty pcrcent.and the estimated increase in the aggregate valuation of farm products was a fraction over eleven per cent. The increase in tenant farms during the same period was a little less than three per cent. A little over one-third of the In point of morality the r'elativcposition i farm valuation is incumbered, and the in- cumbrance amounts to 35.3.3 per cent of the valuation of the incuinberedfarms. The i incuinbranee on city incunibered homes- b_v conceritrating our shipping products ‘' 1 l : amounts to about 40 per cent of their valu- § ation. Over 7'.‘ per cent of the farins and homes of this country are unincumbercd, and the iiicunibrance on the reiuainder is about 313 per cent of the valuation. All farnicrs are not prosperous even in pros- perous times. neither are all men pi'osp(-.r- 5 ours in other liuesof busines.s:. lt is stated ’ on good authority that over ‘Jo per cent of the men who engage in business iii:ike a failure. l"ailurcsainong farniers are ex- ‘ ceptioiial and not the rule. The second part of this topic calls for but few‘ siiggestioiis. \\'hile the condition of the fai'niiiig p’])ll‘l1‘\‘ ;..<.w«‘x.m.:a¢. , aw‘ »: -.- '4-2;-« m-nvwarwifi .i-5-s-:1.-¢.«»...rf‘<.«.-'.-:‘vw'~ ~.sicl{ and went home the fourth da_v. NOVEMBER 19, 1896. THE GRANGE VISITOR. Wcaairs Wear. Grattan Grange. VVe thought afew words from one of our woman s work committee might not be out of place at this time, for we expect as usual that our state committee will be governed somewhat by the favorable or unfavorable reports of our .\'uhordinate Grange conimittee. First. we consider it of the greatest importance that our coiii- niittecs understand what is required of of them, that they should know when. what, and how to do. For if we do not nndcrstaml our work. iiiistakes must and will occur. Sonictiiiies they occur through the ciirelcssness of others connected with our work. This we cannot help, we iuay suggest thougli. ()or field of work has been great- ly enlarged since the appointment of 21 wo- iiiaiis work eoiiuiiittee in the (irange. First, we were only required to have a g't'lil.‘l‘ill slipervision over the house workof ’ -our tiirange homes. plan eiitcrtainnients. and labor for the growtli and prosperity of -our Order. which was no small thing todo. if riglitl_v done. Next in line c.-mic. visit- ing of scliools. aiid:1 laudable work itisand one we enjoy, and then w'as:1d-lcd the Fresli Air work. anotlier grand and heneiiceiit work. too. lint the question is. can we do so much and do it well! if we cannot. let us drop some of it and adopt the good old . ~(}i'a1ige maxim. wli:1t we attempt to do. strive to do well. \Ve slio11ld. I think. tirst labor for the ‘welfare of our own (irange. and those near lioiiic: after that widen our sphere as much as we can for the aid :1iid comfort of otli- ers. I would not discourage one dear soul from doing good. for there are worlds of work to do. seciiiiiigly. and alw:1_vswill be. But I think we were not expected to take upon ourselves burdens we cannot hear. If we do we will droop in the .sh:1dow of care by trying to do what we thought was o11r duty. We had a little experience in our vicin- ity this sunimer with l“resh .\ir children from Detroit. \\'ith the aidof Sister .\us— tin >'.laytoii, places were secured for lifteen children and young ladies for a two weeks ‘vacatioii. The niost of them proved quite sat.isfactoi'_v. Two young ladies were lioiiie- Tlic_v were clerks in a store. Then there were two more. young girls that were liomesiek and niade much care and tro11ble because they could not be sent home. The young ladies held single tickets. but the children were sent in a hunch. nine on one ticket, -so if one went all niust. You v'c;11lil_\,' r:{ . the ti'o«.1lil1? """ii :1 "=iJ7l‘:'L w'o'ii~f iriike. }‘:‘.l.{'l.l one sho1u.' have had a return ticket and those who have. charge of the children should also have charge of their tickets. so if they were sick or for any other cause they co11ld he sent home without much trouble. ‘Ye have explained more fully to Sister Mayo in :1 long letter we wrote her :~‘r()l)lel.llli(.‘ age. She will. of course. bring the subject 11p before the >,~'t:ite (irange -soon to convene. The question asked is: How is the Fresh Air fund raised. anddoes the State (jraiige contribute toits support! Sonic one please answer. Are we to have any school blanks for woinan‘s work coii1- mittee to fill out! \\'e are ready to report when we get the blanks. There is iii11ch we would like to say about the needs of our country schools. if we only felt competent to do so. and per- haps we may any\vay some of these days. Fraternally yours. Arxr l{.x'ri«:. Contributing to the Press. The following was written for the \'Is1Toi«: by Mr. Jesse J. Parker of Hillsdale. for- merly a coinpositor in the Otlice of Perry & Metirath, and the gentleman who for some time was responsible for all of the typesetting on the Visrroa. It is written from a printeris standpoint and contains some valuable suggestions: There are but few people not practically engaged in printing who comprehend how difficult it is for the average typesetter to readpoorly constructed manuscript. It is 9. fact much to be deplored that there are countless thousands of contributors to the ress who are seemingly indilferent as to ow their manuscript is prepared, and it is also true that a large per cent of poor manuscript (known to the printer as “rot. “) is submitted by those who have an excep- tionally good education, including clergy - men, doctors, school teachers, and lawyers, especially the latter. A greater portion of such inanuseript is undoubtedly “written in haste," and the writer, if called upon to do so, would oftentimes find it a diflicult matter to read his own handwriting after it had become cold.’ Not long ago a Detroit real estate man wrote a letter to the man who was engaged on his farin in Clinton county, therein ex- plaining what he wanted done. The man was unable to read the letter and it was filed away until a few days later when his employer made a visit to the farm, at which time the letter Was produced, and I to read it. ,. other. the real estate man declared that he never wrote it. The writer himself was unable As a rule. people usually _ stir if by chance their name appears in print wrong, but nine tinies out of ten such errors occur siiiiplv because snflieient care ; is not taken to write the name plainly. \\'hen the question of studyingouta proper ‘ name is considered. it will be readily seen that it is by no means an easy matter to , ' _juiiip at a conclusion. Coinpositors are usually instructed to “follow copy, " even though it might chance to blow out the window of :1 third stor_\'. but if this rule was .strictl_v adliered to for just one issue of the (i'rn.A..\'<;i~: \'isiToi<. or any local paper. there would be a multi- tudc of wry faces acconipanicd with many bitter reniarks. Not only is the writing often undeciphcrablc. but the spelling is equally as bad. and as for construction. tiiere is none—it is simplv thrown together :1nd to bring into print the idea the writer wished to e.\pI'css taxes the mind of both compositor and proof-reiider. in case the 1-1>nmiunication was not in the zirst jlace tlioroughly reviewed by the editor. Too many of our college graduates write and spell by main strcrigtli. and if :1 sliglit mis- take occurs in their c1ininuuiication. the printer or prool,'—i'cadcr was surely the one to blame. The most L‘.~.~‘t‘lill.‘ll rules: to be followed by those who contribute to the press are the use of good paper. goo-l ink. tiievcr use :1 pencil.) \\'ritc :1 plain h.-ind and do not attempt to write one line on top of an- (hic might better use an cxtia sliect of paper and keep the lines fullyont-— half inch apart. l wish to state here that the til:_\.‘\(;l-I \'isi'i‘oii liassc\'cr:1l extra good t‘I):ll!‘llJlllHi‘~ and especial credit is due them for the ex- treme c:1re taken in the prcpar.-itioii of: their ii1:uiusci'il1t. There are :1lways some who have no 1'1-g.-1i-1l. seeninigly. for anv style at all. and :1 great i1ian_v times the i writer can be duly eliarged with ('ill't'lL‘>'>~ llcss. If everyone knew how much the printer ‘ had to contend with in the way of rcadin}_: writing that often bears a closer reseiii- blaiicc to quail tracks than iuivtliiiig else. it would be a lesson of protit both to the writer and to the printer. There are those who suppose that the major portion of the errors which creep into print might have been avoided. in the lirst instance by due care on the part of the printer. This. to :1 certain extent is true, but not to the ex- tent supposed. it might be proper to cliarge him with all the errors if he had nothing else to consider in perforniing his L But tlig.:.,i “hild who sees his mother oiilv as -he this work but co.‘:"‘: 1 coiupositioii. .-1 .-o;‘t:. '3 -z,-in.\l f]':‘.;lr§ " N "" . l L. .. 'lA .»..i. . cannot devote his entire time to literal ac- curacy.vif he did there would be no need of - proof—rcadcrs. and even the latter overlook errors for which they are many times 1111- justl_\’ criticised. lie.-iving out of consider- ation the variations from rules of capitali- zation and punctuation to which tlici'e are as many exceptions as there are to any of the so-called "rules" of l‘lll}_"llSll ortliogr:i- phy. the l:1bor of weeding out literal errors is one which taxes the patience and assiduity of the reader to the utmost. h'ometinies: errors which may strike the ~ casual reader as so plain and easily dis- cernible as to raise a conclusive presun1p- tioii of carelessness. may have passeil half a dozen careful readings unnoticed. \Vhen even :1 careless reader devotes an hour to ' the conning of a single page. with a mind fresh and unclouded with other cares. he may discover errors which the proof-reader has overlooked. The pi'ofessional reader brings to the daily discharge of his duties a constitution similar to that of those engaged in other vocations. and, like everyone else. is s11b— ject to the ills that unlit him for close ap- plieation and careful discrimination. The most coiiipetent have days when their minds are beclouded by anxieties that draw their attention from their work. A great many times the verdict should be instead of (‘/1/'12/«gm proof-readers, «xiv/'//'1»/-ii‘: 1] proof- i'eaders. Morals of the Bathtub. "It is very easy to find a direct connec- tion between the cleanliness of a people and their moral standard,“ writes Edward \\'. Bok, editorially. of “The Morals of the Bathtub," in the November Ladies’ Home Journal. “Of all the external aids to a moral life none is so potent as tidiness. An untidy man or woman soon becoiiiesa iiior— al sloven. surroundings. of his eompanionships, of his dress, his general appearance and of his bodily habits, and it is not long before the same carelessness extends into the realm of his morals. VVe are all creatures of our surroundings, and we work and act as we feel. If a man lives in a home where carelessness or untidiness in his dress is overlooked, he very soon goes from one inexactitude to another. He very quickly loses himself. The moral fibre of a man, tine of itself, can soon become coarse if the .influence of his external surroundings is coarse. I believe thoroughly in the effect of a mans dress and habits of person upon his moral character. I do not say that make a great . - chine. ., . l . fl‘ q=.1ant1t_v as wen as q‘1i2‘1lil‘,'. therefore he ‘ Leta man he careless of his ‘ neatness of appearance and cleanliness of person constitute the gentleman or the man of honor. But I do say that they are 0- tent helps. And I would like to eiiip a- size the importance of this belief upon the women of o11i' honics. For it is given them to be an important factor in these helps to the betternient of the world‘s iiioi-ality. * The man who makes a point of keep- ing himself clean. and wliose clothes look neat. no matter how nioderate of cost they may he. works better. feels better. and is in _ every sense a better business man than his fellow—\vorker. who is1lisre_<_r:ii'1lf11l of both his bod_v and dress. or either. He works at distinct mlvaiitiige. The e.\'tcrn:1l man mi- question:1bl_v ilitluenccs the internal man. l would give far more for the work done by a ni:11i who has the iiivigoiatiiig moral tonic of a morning bath and the feeling of -N clean linen than I would for the work done by :1 man who scarcely w.-islics. and ruslics into his clothes. " 5"‘ The time -‘lH'lll upon i our bodies is never wasted: on tliecoiitrar_v. it is time well invested. .\ macliinc of metal and steel must be clean before it can do good work. So. too. the human inti- -\ - .\<1ll1lg‘lllt‘l:'ll.\:.l'\' to -_rct liisgaiuc in order to enjoy his liuiitiiig. su;'cl_v no one could ini.-iginc that we did not feel i'ull_v paid for our ex- peditioii.---lix. A Friend of the Helpless. .-\n cxcliange tells the following inter- l <-stiiig story of a (lo-_»-‘s kintllieartedness: "Tlic other evening. in New York, a po- liccluztli was strolling along one of the up- per West Side streets not far from a stone- yard. l’resent.ly :1 w'liitc bulldog ran toward the policenian. barking as if for The policeman was q1iite struck with the way in which the dog would give his bark. and then hound back into the yard. He decided at last that he would see what the dog was trying to do. lie followed him into the yard and on the ground was bundle. The policenian struck :1 match. and the little white bundle proved _ to be a baby. The _policenian picked it up. ahiiost afraid tiiat the dog would bite him; but, instead. he wagged his tail. and gave every evidence of being Th3 uian until the latter went into the station- hoiise. \\'hen the policenian stopped, the _‘ dog wagged his tail and looked up into his He is very, very like me, from the heels up to 1 face. When the policeman went into the station-house, the dog followed him, sceni- ingly listened to what he said, and, when the door was opened, walked out. Evi- ' dentl_v, the little habv was a stranger to Not at all like proper children, which is always 3 very slow; For he sometimes shoots up taller, like an India- rubber ball, And he sometimes gets so little that tliere’s none of him at all. One morning very early, before the sun was up, 1 rose and found the shining dew on every but- tercup. But my lazv little shadow, like an arrant sleepy- head. Had stayed at home behind me, and was fast asleep in bed. —-Robert Louis Stevenson. Jack Hunting. Jack hunting for deer, when you have a good guide and a sure gun, is deadly Work, and is Wisely being made illegal; but Jack tliedog. He had found it in this lonely place. and then done what he could to have the baby cared for. The policenian says that this is just a coininoii street dog—— probahly one of the kind that haughty boys would think it great fun to tease, and to tie a tin pail to his tail and send him frightened down the street. lint this dog was a real hero, and showed hiiiiself much more human than the boys who delight to torment him." 7 Ripans Tabules cure biliousness. Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver. Ripans Tabules: at druggists. Ripans Tabules assist digestion. Ripans Tabules cure indigestion. Ripans Tabules cure bad breath. 4 rn1'1"D 1112 ANG-E VISITOR. THE GRANGE VISITOR. 0'! NOVEMBER 19, 1896. THE QRMME YISIITQR CHARLOTTE , MIOH. The Ollicial Organ of the Michigan State Grange. Published on the First and Third Thursdays of Each Month EDITOR : Kslvvoiv L. BUTTERFIELD, Lmvsma. MICH. E‘To whom all exchanges and all articles: for publication should be sent. h1A.\'Aoi~;ns Axe PRINTERS: Psnmr -£ MCGRATH, CHARLOTTE, MICH. To whom all snbscriptioiis and advertising should be -nut. TERMS 50 (‘cntsa Year, 25 Cents for Six Rlonths. In Club» of 20 more 40 Cents per Year each. Subscriptions payable in advance, and discontiniicd at expiratioii. unless rcnewcd. @"'Reiiiittanccs should he by Registered Letter, Monev Urder or Draft. Do not send stumps. B£$"To insure insertion all notices should be l11:l.ll(‘.ll no ; L, . later than the Saturday preceding: issuc. T] Entered at the Postothci: at lfhnrlotti.-. Mir-h.. Clas Hl.‘Ill('l'. as jsr-coiirl I1?“ .\‘i;.\:r lsscig. D141-. :1. OUR WORK. Tlii-fiillo\\'iiiL:l1a.~' l)1AF‘Yl-‘l[i[-rlIVl‘tl by thr-Stat:-lir:iiigo-as 8 fair stat:-riiciit ot'tlu,,- objects tlii-(iran:i~ 4-l' .‘lll"lllL.'1lll has in vicw. and tln--pr-rial lines along which it prnplisi-,~ to work. We liujw 1-vi-ry tirauizc in tho ,—t.'-iio will work earncstly in all tlio.-1: iii-pai'tiiici1l-. so that l.,\ :1 iiiorc ‘unit:-rl 1-tlort we shall l‘:l_hltll_\' iiicr~-:isr- our llltllllll-1.‘. ext:-iivl our ll1lllll'll(‘l'. and attain lllHrI' Zllltl IllI|l'If f‘lJlll]Pl"il‘- ly tlioso r-nds which wc .-cu-k. oijit om)-;('T is the ()r<_'.'iriizaiioii of thc Farniv-rs for their own lmprovvu mi-iit. l“inanci:ill_v. .\'oci:2.ll,v. .\ll'l1l.:lll)‘.}l(iI‘21llj’. '11 bi-lii-vc that this ll[lpI‘fIVl'lllt,‘Ill(‘1lllllIl£ll'£r‘ iiiczi-iirc be l)I‘IJIlLtlIi about: 1. (41,) ll_v widcr i1idividu.'1l s'tiid_v .'i-i:il .’_fl'lll‘TMl dis- cussion of llll' l)ll.~'lll|'~~ .-idc of fziriiiiiig and lllIlllt' l-il‘I'[rlll;.,'. lb.) li_v(‘o-opcralioii fHI‘lll1&1llCltll Hl'l in :1 general sciise and edu- cation for the farnier. The tirzinge itself ‘ is :11;_f:,<]ii(3i.togL,b11t, it nisynot the‘ only edu- l cater. It ought. liowcver, to it be 'thc leader in zigricultural ediication; it ought to determine the tone of our :1gi'ici1ltiir:1l pi'css. thc work and niothods of our Agri- cultural College, and it ought to aid in directing the work of our district scliools. This inciuis the most careful thought. the wiscst direction. and the iiiost ciitliiisiastic devotion. Are we equal to this task 5 ‘V6 havc. in the above. outlined ;scvci'al lines of activity in :1 very general way it is true, but in our judgment they 1'cprcs:ei1t certain things that the (}range ought to be working at. \\'e must have some things that take iininediate ctlcct: otlierwisc our ctl'orts are spent wholly on the coming geiieration. which,- althougli :1 very unself- ish thing. does not s:1tisf_\'. At the same time, we must not be in too much of a hurry. Large structures are built slowly. Therefore if we wisli to settle these «pics- tions pern1anentl_v. we iniist bc l‘-ontcnted with :1. step at -.1 time. we niust build the foundation solidly. \Vc niust not be afraid to “labor and to wait." For about :1 year and :1 half the ineasurc known as "The liedfern Litpior (‘ominis- sion Bill" has been dismissed in thccoluiiins of the Visiroiz. Leading citizens of Mich- igan have been kind enough to send us articles on the topic, and the matter has frequently been referred to editorially. Doiibtless by this time each reader of the Visiroi: has made up his mind whether or not such a ineasure is practicable and wise. There are two phases of this subject. One is the practicability of the scheme itself, and the other is the wisdom of the Grange advocatiiig it. \Ve purpose in this issue to sum up the arguments for and against this bill, as well as to discuss the question of the advisability of (irange action. After having carefully reread the argu- ments against the bill by those who have contributed to the VISITOR on the subject, we believe that the chief objections are summed up under the following four head- ings: 1. The results will show nothing new. 2. Large expense of a new board. 3. Its provisions are inipracticable. -1. The result will be of no use when secured. The objections, if they can be maintained, are suflicient to condemn the measure. Let us look at them. 1. The results will show nothing new. \Ve grant that every observ- ing person realizes that the liquor traliic is doing a vast damage financially, socially, morally. But there is absolutely no scientific basis for any statenient that may shown by the fact that the very people ' be made along this line. “'9 do not know of any statistics of any kind that would on- able one to discuss this phase of the ques- tion in an accurate and logical manner. \Vc do not see how it is possible for students of this subject to get to the hot- 1 tom of the niiitter with the in:1terial at _ statistics. gal hcrcd hand unless they thcinsclves create the \\'e doubt also if vcrv iniuiv of our citizens realize the actual destrllction ciiiised by the liipior trallic. \\'e doubt if our people realize the ctl'cct of this tratlic upon taxation as wcllasupon iiior:1ls. liiour belief. iiivcsligatioii like the one proposed would indicate. to some extent. thc amount of daiiinge done. and would. lll()l'(,‘U\'l’l'. show the rcincdv most immedi- ately nccdcd b_v sliowiug wlierc 1liegi'catest daiiiagc is donc. L’. (ircat cxpcnse of :1 new board. This is an objcction if it can bc sliowii that thc returnsiwould be value- lcss. but if it is zidinitlcd that thc .st:ilistics would bcofgn-.:1t and pcriiiiiiiciit bciiclit. it cannot be an objcctioii. \\'c shall spcak furtlicr of this point :1 little lalcr. Ii. linpraclicablc provisions. Doubl- lcss this point is wcll lalu-Ii. and tlicc:i1‘licst way to inccl thc ai'giiiiiciit is to sav. let the iiiipi'actic:1blc provisioiis iw t:1l1 V . ...,-.rvt.. .~:. e. .i'~&WQ4Lh\fi‘m :-.4~c=- . NOVEMBER’ 19,1896. THE GRAN GE V ISITOR. Michigan State Grange. The Michigan State Grange will meet in Representative Hall, Lansing, at 14) a.m., Dec. 8th, 1890‘. I)I-IL}-ZG AT ES. The names of all accredited delegates, from either subordinate or Pomona -(irangcs, should be reported at once. if not already sent. to Secretary. Grange, Ann Arbor. R.'tII.I{( )AI)S. been granted to all who obtain the proper l l up our School for the Blind, and Institu- tion for Educating the Deaf. “Pauper- isni,” means here our annual reports of the County Superintendents of the Poor. and of their conventions, and honored and * valued most. at least by me, the biennial ~ reports of the State Board of Corrections . and their special issues. , : means all the state literature. State . and Charities. and of their six conventions This is by no These thick voliiiiies. bettei' bound. are the reports of I the Board of Agriculture. the IIorticultur- ' al Society. the State lloard of Health. the . State Board of F.(ll1i5{1ii()l1.llle liureaii of A fare of one and one—third full ratc has , , annual. certificates at the time of purchasing tickets to Lansing. These tickets. eates. may be obtained as -arly as Dec. '3d. and are good until after llec. lfith. The piirchasei' of a ticket will pay full fare to Lansing and ask the agent. of whom the purchase. In case he must come over more than one road and buy two or more ‘_ (K-(-uj)\' tlUl\'0l-‘R ll“ m“~‘l "llmlll 11 ‘—"-‘l'llfi"«‘1l9 fill‘ 5. consider criiiic and poverty in their varied each ticket. When properly signed b_v the State (irange Secretary :ind special railway agcnt. thcse ccrtiticatcs cntitlc the holders to purchase tickets at one-third fare. These certilicatcs will not be honored this year on tickets for which less than seventy-live cents were paid. "_\ir/ /"'fI//rI/ Iffiiif///‘r ('1//I.//I r.r/;«/'/:«/ lu- 4't'II/.\'/' /ffiri//'/I/['1 (if. ’/u /;«//'/H.\‘ //i Ill)/1//./I I‘« /'~ 7/:fl‘rr//rs," in ri‘i~:i.s. The following terms are ollcred by hotels. loard iiia_v also be obtained at ’tii‘st-class boarding houses at 51 Jill pcrday: Hudson House ....................... Downey 3 double . . . . . . . . .. Isingle \double...... i single . . . . . . . . .. _\ double . . . . . . . . .. I single . . . . . . . . . .. _tdouble......... . 1 single . . . . . . . . . .. 30 per day H Ln’ oo “ 23 " oo ‘- ~25 ii oo -‘ 2:’: '‘ 1 U0 “ NewGrand“ ‘Chapman “ Inghain Van Dyne "‘ Delegates or visitors who desire furtlier information are invited to correspond with ;\Teci'etai'y. Jli.\'.\'ll~2 l}i‘i:i.i.. Secretary. Ann Arbor, Mich. The Distribution of State Documents Relating to Penal and Pauper Institutions. ‘BY RT. REV. GEO. 1). (§II.I.ICSl’II-I, (’Ii.\Il{- MAN 01*‘ THE STATE l5()Al{l) OF (‘()I’tI{I'It‘- TIONS AN!) (‘HARITIESL T,b.e,. state does not pi‘opo.~:c_.,to furnisli iiteratiiri tor the people. And ya—' the state is doing a big publishing business. VVitness the struggle for the state prints ing. Recall the not very elegant butquite extensive state printing house that stand- near enough to the capitol to tell that it «does the state‘s bidding. Look up the figures in the Auditor (ieneraksottice, "Re- ports of state oiiicers and boards for l>'.H‘S. %'~3.3,i5Tb'.. clc.. sliolild be placcil iii the hands of the trustees of tlic institution. f1)1‘(lis— tribution undcr instructions of thc lcgisl:i- turc. The State lioard of .\gi'icultui'c. the Statc lloi'ticultui':il .Soci('l.\’. and the State Board of llcaltli. ll:l\(‘ thc distribu- tion of their reports to thc extent of S.”'’'’. l'».ll‘"l. -'l..3lHi copics i'cspccti\‘clv. liach institution must know wlicrc its work should be known and who arc iiitcrcstcd in it. 2. In place of this plan. a biircau of di.-tribution and circulation. in tlic iiei'soli of a scci'c1:ii'_v or clerk who should give his time and attention to this work. An olli:-izil of intclligcncc an tact would make his lists for each documcnt. stiidyiii-_r local- ity. nationality. profession. bu-iiicss. .\s hc became familiar with his ollicc he would inake fcw ll1lS'l:ll\'(‘S'. He would be thc succcss for the state that thc adicrtiscmciit clerk is to thc cxtciisivc business house. 21. \\'liatc\‘er plan may be adopted lot there be such advertisement that the citi- '/.cii iiia\' know what the statc has printed. and how. if he dcsircs. he may obtain thc documciit. l have rcpcatcdly.found docu- incnts fiom Laiisiiig rcci-ived with great satisfactioii by those who were not tiwarc of their existence. If a man or woman takes the trouble to scnd for book or paiii— phlet. that «_>'u:ii'aiitecs attcntioii to it. 4. Lct the statc act on busiiicss pi'inci- , plcs. and having produced the article. iiiakc thc ncccss:ii'v outlay to put it on the .l-‘rum liiisiiit-ss _niiiiiT. Mil \i¢ \\’ the state acts very much as a ln.o‘.;.scllci' 1 who should have his small oliicc in which to scll. but keep his stock in thc lofts or in the cellar. .3. In a word let the statc print no less but let. it publish morc. The Home for Feeble Minded. H‘oi.i:uiicil from tirst 1-ax;--.l rate thciruiiliapp_v state by skillful medical scrvicc. diet and mental and pliysical eiii- ployment can be directed. The expense of running the institution is greatly lessened by utili'/.ing the labor of the inmates and iiuicli more can be done bv facilities for pro ierlv cm iloviiig those = . . l . l . . who are idle. besides the large number of small children should be tauglit. as they advance. simple niechanic pursuits. The management of the institlltioii is vested in a Board of (,‘ontrol of tlirec iiieinbers. appointed by the (ioveriior. by and with the consent of the Senate. The lloard serve without compensatioii but are allowed actual ti'avcllin«_r expenses. The lioard meet monthly at which time the tinancial affairs are adjusted. iinprove- ments and repairs directed and the con- dition of the inin:ites and cconomic:il iiian- agemciit of the institution passt-s in i-cvicw. Adniissions are made dircctlv to the in- stitution and all ages above six years are eligible. Persons froni Michigaii are ad- mitted to the Home without charge for tuitioinfivasliiiig. medicine or inedical at- i but where the p:ircnts of any ; tendance, person or persons who may be it-hnitted are able to contribute to their support. in whole or in part. they may be i'cipiii'ed to * do so as the l’»oard of ( 'oiitrol may direct. In admissions so far. preference lias: been 3 given to young cliildreii. indigeiits. and in consetpieiice but little revenue has been re- 4 A large number * previous to i coming here. in county liouses. several of E \\'e have , ceived from this source. of our children had been. the older ones came from jails. inmates ranging. in age. from six years to liftv-nine yea‘ in the institution. and with the limited Il‘l.lll)el' of buildings grading is an iinpossibiiity. At present one attendant has the care of 3. 2.3 inmates and is otf duty only during ' school hours and a half-day each week. Attendaiits are also expected to take upon theniselvcs a share of the training and it is ;, a very important part. The. pay of atten- dants does not exceed $1S.oo per inoiith. The pay in all departments is exceeding- ly low, which offsets somewhat the iii- and if s l l $1.00 PER DAY. l l crease per capita of running a small num- ber of inmates. The cost per capita. per , annuin. is about $1T.").o(l. This can be . lowered by increasing the number of in- f mates as the cost of manageinent would 1 not he inatcrially increased. The food - cost receives our closest attention. buying * directly from nianufacturer and producei‘. and dealing it out with due rcg:ii'd to ‘ quantity upon a pliysiological basis. At F present our cost of food including cooking and serving is a little less than 1;‘ cents per day. -l cents per mcal.‘. which cost will compare favorably with any institution. The farin is an important adjunct to thc cconoiiiical ruiiniii«_r of thc institution. and will make afa\'orablc sliowing this vcar. as some new and pi‘odiicti\'c land was ciilt.i' vatcd this season; but gra'/.iiig land is scarce. so that we havc bccn compelled to lll11‘<'ll:l.~‘(‘t'-)3 uii- usual interest has been taken by . ii-W".-.-.'.;'.'«.u ding fodder. Many have hesitated to shred, thinking that the shred- ded eorn would not keep well in the mow or stack. \\'hen sliredding was lii'st practiced. fodder what dauip condition. eorn was used, it invariably heated in the mow, became musty and. gave liiisatisfactory results. A knowledge of such unsatisfactory in t.'.~.«-J i:ir.liratiot ll. Turii--r . . ._ Flusliiiiu. 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("mm . l’li‘lI‘ll .\. l“isL’v.. ll--iir\ llurd .. John \. .\lcl)..m:.i1 ll. 1'. Vixir‘is. .. . .“ttl‘\ liolwi'l.soii . ‘in J l"i'r-iiioii ... . ....l..'l\\'l‘i'll("’. \':m li|ll'l‘ll . l‘l_\iiouivli. \\':i,\iii- \,'-silanti. \\':i~-l.i.~i:i\v . . (':olill'ic. \\'i-.\t..rd lie-~31-riri. .\e\\':i_\;:o Revised List of Grange Supplies l\'c1-t in the cilia’ - of S.-c i‘ of‘ the Michigan State Grange :\llIl sent out po-t-paid oii l'I‘(“'l]Ii of cash order. over the Si-:il of :i Siil.oriliii:il.- tliviiigi-.mp1 the .~'lLZlt.'Illll‘z' of its .\l.'ist»-r or 5‘:-er-\::ir,\‘. Porcelain ballot marbles. per hundred. ....§0 75 5'4-cri-9:ii;\"sled:-ir. .. ' ‘l‘t'(‘lil‘ll...... . . . . . .. s vi‘-l--rs. liouiid. per liuiitlre-l.... Secretaij - rcm-ipt,- tor du..._ pi-r huiidn-.1 __ Trezisiiiw-i".s receipts for dun.-. per liuiiilri-d.. .‘ipplic:itioiis for iiienibersliip. per liuiidrctl Witlidrawal cards. per dozen . . . . . . . .. . Deiiiits. in I-iivelopes. per tl()7.t'll . .. l3_v-lziws of the State (iraiige. single copies, lUe:pr~rdozr~n.......,... .. /.ev.v__." "xilziff 'i'~.c'i‘ioes."’witli'iiiii (‘. .~illL'l(‘ (-opies, --'c3lIl'I‘(lHZI‘ll,.,.... 1 (v'ruiiL.'e Melodie single copy. Joe: per doz. 4 Upciiing Soiig ( ard. 2c eiieli :i7i(‘ [ll‘l'.—iH.' lU(J 1 ‘ RlTlli'll.-.IllIPllllllill(\\'lYll(‘Ullll)llil'lllll',j'[‘l*l's.l '_’.')cr-a' i:pi-rdozeii................... .. ‘ Rituals. Titli tlegiw-e. set of nine . . . . . .. Rituals. .luvcuil.'-. siui.'lc Pup) , . . ., Notice toil:-liiiipii-ii! iin-iiiln-i's. pci llltl... . s\Hll‘l‘l(‘£lll Muiiiiul of l’.'irli.'Iiin-iit:ir_\ l.:i\V.. lligest of L.'i\vs and li|lllllL.’~.... . . Roll books .. .. .. H';iiiiple ]>:It"l{:i:.,'v'l‘1i-1i[H‘l':lil“' lilenitiir»-, K(‘lll‘.\"s lii.stor,\' of the 1il‘.'ll|L!l‘. . . .. .. \Vritc for prices on gold pins. bu. illu tools. stall iuouiitiuizs. .~I':il~'. ballot boxes and any other (ii':iii;:e supplies. ll rt-.-s Miss .lI~:\Vll1 l%i'i«:i.i.. ‘um \rhor. Mich. ,__ ....w" no Yon BELIEVE IN “TRUSTS?” If not. then buy The New Franklin Typewriter, THE GREAT A n t i-“T r u s t” Machine. 25-per cent cheaper! Easy to learn! Siniple in construction! Five Years on the Market. Sold on easy payments. For Samples of work, testimonials. etc.. address, S'l‘A'l‘E AGl£.\'C‘1'. Grand Rapids, Mich. ,0-41 New Houseman. ______‘__________ Hand Made Harness 60., S‘,*;,';,§f’"- ‘“§,?,§"g,*§;;’e',9;f,,°‘ Horse Furnishings. See what good people say of our harness and send for catalogue. Master's Office. Michigan State Grange) Fruit Ridge. Junuar '10. 1596. f The Hand Made Harness Co.. Stanton Mich. Uear airs: The five sets of harness bought of you by members of our local grange are entirely satisfactory and I can safely recom- mend your harness as being flrst-class lX14]u&l- ity of’ leather and workmanship. Geo. B. Horton. -5:/N‘ ‘fig FOR SALE gs; At reasr-nable prices. a choice selection of April and May Poland China pigs. Can furnish pairs. Pedigree with sale. 0. P. C Cor- respondence solicited and communications promptly answered. JOHN BOWDITCH, Hillsdale, Mich. ...... ..~___,_ - a _ __,_ _, -... ... .-.......«.-.,.... ......._ ,...,...~ NOVEMBER 19, 1896. THE GRAN GE V ISITOR. ATR ON? PATRONE’ PAINT WORKS have sold Ingersoll Paint to the Order P. of H. since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and Outbuildmits. 10,000 Farmers testify to their IIIGHIS. Grange Halls. Churches. School Houses, Dwellings. all over the landv some of them painted 1:’; years ago, still looking we,-ll. prove them the most durable. SIEICONDISlGlll. H. GONNBLLY. By J. [Cor::ri;:ht. lE’.”4‘». hy tl:~ .-‘-. :‘.mr.] CHAPTER III. Wlit ii she was gone, Mr. Tliinihr-rly ‘ niakes ‘ But her caper of going‘ said to liimst-lf: “Tliat wonian me shudder. throuizh .\‘an1’s desk gives me an idea. I don'tli:-.lf like llil\'lll{.{l1l.\' eoiifriiiided letters around liere. S-uppose l“lossy should some day t".l;c it into her lll‘2l'l to play the same _.':-uiie and find them! A igv-1‘l~_v was ll"i‘.l‘(l in 1.1“ 11:‘. r ot.i«~r-r1e- ;nai.r.. :2. Mr. 'J‘liiiiil» rly, who ,f< rtli T’) hini. Flt s.-y li.:|ll(l call her (711-loll-s’. for rt-ally he had a vi-1'_v Il:ll’l'I>\\' I-.~'1~i1pe froiii sodoli '. The word flzzsiiml into his Ill‘ niory \\'ilt'l1illt'll‘ll})S met. and as he was \‘1t'_\'l'1-ml of his ‘J51 !'.i at 1 #- Tcn to one tliey are, like niost girls" let» ‘ ters, without address or si;:l1:iture, and she would be justified in Illll!l<_'lll§_' they were. written to me. I've a notion to see , if they do not exp:--‘e me to that risk-— Z tirse. E.-ut j . , |. uni I‘'‘ not to rear. tfiieui, of know what ('llflll(‘4"s. . While soliloqr1i7.in_L:lii . ol-: the p:t<~l<:1_L from the drawer, slimied otf its ru band and shutiletl over the perfunied l)ll- I lets doux. “As I expected. Not one of them in an eiivelope ;itld1‘es:sr-tl to him. Sanimy is cunning. " He opt in d one. “ ‘Big lump of swectiiess,’ ” he rs-ad, and muttered to liiiiiself: “A pretty: way to iizltlre.-is‘ a man. I\Ii,t,:lit apply to any fellow. ‘Yourown lo\'in;:(‘1iddl<-s!‘ Loving (.‘u' and had dark eye- brows and very liglir 1* -lden hair. was told that he would he in sliortly, and the c;1shier—a >'1\".:lY(‘, elderly nian, l\\'llH was not fa‘.‘oi;1l:ly llll])l'(‘.s'.~‘(‘tl by , ll! 1' a1>pea1':-.11r~c—-—in\ited her to take :1 ‘ chair o11ts?.oe the i':1il3iij:. it, hut after sitting" a few niinutes 1 spr;:ii;: up. gave ll( I.‘-‘elf an :ill 11rt.und ‘ Slltlliti which tilled the ofilce with rustle and the odor of pat:-houli, said would "coiiie h:1"l{ later,” and went ‘ away. ' Mrs. Tliiniherly, peo1.iiij_' out from Al;:ei'nrln's' den, saw, ht-;u'd and won- dered. Aiiotlier! (lli, wliat :1 wretch 3 ‘Algy \vas! ‘ Jennie had met Mr. W11,:st;1tl' acci- dentally and in t-oiiiorniityto his in- lstructiotis (“.llllt' to 1'l‘('l1Llllll1t'1' letters ifroni .\Ir. Tliiiiiherly. But she was it restless young persoii, conscious of de- 1 scrviiig adiiiiration. enjoyed (*\.'ul(ll!,': it, ;and, liapptniiig to 1'e1i1c1iihei' that she 5 was near Wall street, suddenly realized ithat she had much better be out day.- ’ zling S11S(7( ptiblc young hrokers than , wasting ll(1' swoetiiess in a tliitgy (.lll('(* , waiting to get 51111116 letters about i which she did not really care much 9 from a man who might be 60 years old , for auglit she knew to the contrary. 1: ' Hardly was she well out of the way _ when Mrs. W:igstafi' 1‘(‘i111'll(‘(l. and, liav— ‘ ing what the office boy mentally char- ? actcrized as ‘ ‘a very pretty nerve of her own. ” did not wait to be seated outside ’ the railing or even detained in the out- er oflice, but niarched straight. into Al- I gcriit;n’s dcii,t1ic door of which now: stood a little way open. 3 Mrs. Thiniberly was aghast at the audacious familiarity deirmiistratcd. E “But no wonder!” she reflccted. “A l creature who calls herself Cuddles!” l l Who she was Mrs. Waxstaff did not care or even trouble herself to iniagine. She was not Jennie, and that was. enough. How could she. know that?i Well, she had seen another of Sam-’ my’s friends, and the ftllow—whethcr from malice or because he was just a plain fool, who can say?-—had per- mittcd himself to tell the jealous wife all he knew about Mr. Wag- stafl”s apparent delinquencies. It was not much. He had seen Sam on two or possibly three occasiciis dining publicly with a young woman—a very light blond, quite dashing in appearance and a little overdressed—who might, for . all he knew to the contrary, be Jennie. i She looked like the stzrt of young per- 5 son liable to be called Jennie or Fanny or anything like that. And on one of 5 those occasions, two or three monthsl ago, maybe more, at De1monico’s, he? believed Mr. Thimberly sat at their ta- ble a. little while. He would not swear -; E I it was Thimberly, but he thought it' l'i'(-sv'I]t- - arc, 1 'lilitl.s'f‘ l1"fi‘t*l‘S j i fritvlitl to l{l‘t']') fol‘ lillili” . \‘.'lllt‘ll was hi-liiiid ? was sliowily tlressed, wore e:;1-cssively 3 She _ Elie zicceptetl , she ‘ . niake NT MICHIGAN PATRONQ “Buy direct at full wholesale Prices and save all Middleman’; from Factory” Profits. O. W. INGERSOLL. PROP. Oldest Paint House in A 241-243 Plyiuouth fit.. Brooklyn. was. “.-Xlial" tliottjzlit the jealous wife. 1 “_\'ow 11-t Algt-t'iioii ll ,1 xk nic in the eye , and deny knowing .,le1itiie if he tlaresl" Of course if she had found him hei would have (lone sin, for lit‘ \\‘zi>' ll (‘ttIl- si.-tent man. who liaving said a thing} would stick to it. Furtlit-riiiore, in this‘ pairticular iii.-taiiee he would have been I I‘l[.{lll, for the tattlz-r was at fault in ii;1n1in}.: him. But he was not destiiitd to he put to the test that rlzly. Instead of him Mrs. \Vav,r.~t:1t‘l' ioiuid aiiotlier woman and r-li:.i-it;1l»l_v.s;:i:l tolierself: "Poor Mrs Tliiiiihr-rly! llow she. too, . is (lot-ei\'e1‘i!" That this lady lIll_'..{llI he she did 11':f m-1-ur to her. In fact. her mind was .so toll of -It-nliies that tlin-re was It ni11t=i';1ril_v no I'l‘f1lI'(‘Al- ;_-'er1ioli'.'-l wife had siitiit-it-iitly 1‘cpi'l-ssetl her lll(ll_‘_{llilil1ill to dc-It rinine wliethcr to liddress her as ('1iddl-is and wreck her t ien and lllt'l'!‘ or wait until hy fair_ . ~ "ll she shoulrl liave eiitiutppt-ll “thi- ';!'<-" into sonic svlfliv-t1'21_\':1l. "1 1,-y‘.-' niind‘s eye cauglit ':.on 21- ll('\V:l.\’ at that 1; .l'.ls ll ' ' it ;,'ll1ll}‘~<‘l>.' '- Iii .. men were stzalitliriu ‘ii'‘'l‘\l 31?‘ lfTl1"."ll3‘1 a1'i.-"ell froni .\'l'2ll>'i1i .; “.4 l?1l‘1‘‘~ 11“ Wild e:1i'ne-'tl_v f:lllLlllf.:, :1 littlz ”l*1U'Tfl"'111Th9 rest. with tall. _l\Ill_\ “«‘”'l\'lll.1-" 1114111- who lauj_'lied. and. 1'11-1-.. 51l’41"k“.'—"' froin Al}_r1~t';i1 ii. tliwqlpttl it e;31"’1“-“V"1." I11 ll. '. 1. ‘ on:-oftl1e1i1vl{1-istvt the liylil “""1""‘“l lit‘ ('2lI‘1‘i4-d <11! ‘'‘1“‘ ning of the v.rv t:-ii!" “lie is ;:ivil1j_r ('uddlt~‘ his arm. "U11, Th" 1 .\".‘li'1lll15‘(l 7-‘iii’-‘v".‘7 let!» rs lii a. short time tliei'r~;'.ftl-1‘ Mr. 'Ih‘.:.. herly returned to his «flirw accoliipa- nied by the tall. jolly l«.okin;.r ;:1ntle- man, whom he introduct d as .\l.1'. \Va;:— stall". T ‘ey vi: 1': '2 _ biisi1iess——soiiit-thing ah: fill’ a railroad‘ ct-iisolidatioii. Mr. \\';ij:st.iff threw his o\'er<:o-.it upon a cly‘ and sat by Mr.; Tlii1i1he1'lv's l2ill{lll_L' with llllll‘ and ma 1.: pt-iieilulc:;lcul;1ti- -1'-‘. Both‘ men \\‘('1'1' vi-1;: husy. .\lrs. Thilnht-rly, , sittin;: hy the wiitdow. 1'(‘(‘tl_L;]ll'/.l'(l that‘ overcoat. She did iiiore. In a yawiiiiitz‘ pocket of it she saw the end of that: ]’l2lf‘l£il,‘.‘,T‘ of lr-ttr-rs. Itf:1l‘1§.‘,’llf. The iirst letter at which she glaiit-etl be,r_r:in. “Big lump of sweet- ness, ” which meant Algernon. of course, and xv-5s si;.;iie1l. “Yourown lov- ing Cuddles. ' That settled it. She put l the iiicriniinating niissives in her pock- l et and hastily scribhled upon the mem- oranduin pad on her husband‘s desk: “I have gone to my mother’s. You need f not follow lllt‘. " C‘HA.PTl£P.- IV. ‘_ One could have known by the tliu1np- - ing of her little heels in the marble cor- ridor as she went away that she was ‘ furious. “He cannot have Cuddles and me too,” she said to herself indignant- ,; ly as she mart-lied out of the elevator at I the grt )1lll(l floor. In her excitenient she took the first public vehicle that pre- ‘'1? Ills!-iissiiltz‘ deslc. ‘seated itself to her siglit, a Broadway cable car, which was not, as she reflect- ' ed when well under way, the quickest way of reaching her motlier"s house, I which was very far up town. “But then,” the idea or-curred to her, “I can , get off at Union square, match that piece of silk and take the elevated at Fourteenth street. “ Douhtless there may be in life situations of such intense. all absorbing coiicerii to a woman that in 1 them she will not think of dress, but they must be few, and the present was evidently not such :1 one to _F]_(;§gy'_ It is not, indeed, impossible that she found slioppiiig a consolatory diversion for the time being. That it was not, however, a paramnunt coiisideration in her mind was siifiit-iently evidenced by the fact-, discovered when she became cooler, that she had actually taken silk two shades li;;lite1' than her sample, which she knex ' “could never have hap- Pelled if she had not been flustered. ” At the I“(’.1lI'i6('lltl1 street station she boarded a Hui-leiri train. Vietlgetl in a corner Just behind :1 cross seat. slic quick- lv recognized in the person whose back was against her shoulder tall and jolly Mr. Wagstzlfl. Acccnipanying him and in animated conversation was a showily dressed young woman, whose eyebrows were dark and hair golden. Fearing to U-1~;_'e 1-1 .: ,in. where other_ to 21‘ swept merlca. once. no reco;:iii7.t-r1 by the geiitlenian and :1c— 1 cused of £llJ.'’. URKS. Inger-soll‘s Liquid Rubber Paints Indestructible Cottage and Barn Paints Write at dare ti t -ucli. “He~ilo!" t‘.\L('l:‘.llll"(l :\l_'_f(‘I'lll*ll, look- ing up with a. little .~1ll‘1ll‘i.-t‘. “tw'oth;1ck ali'e~.id_v'.‘" She L':l.~'])1"tl and Ililllit-ll. you writiiig'r Wlrit do with that pistol ' “Brotlier llill has written froiii Butts- asking me to send hiiu :1 g111illl't'\'Hl\'t’l‘. It sceiiis to he style out tht re to wear ’em. I liave no use for mine. so l‘n1 go- in;_' to 1: t him have it and was writiiig to tell him so. ” ‘ ‘And you were not going to shoot. yours-1 lt":" "\\'»-ll. I r;1tliei' giiess not. should I?" - "And that letter is‘. not really an eter- nal t'ai'1~wel1 to tin-‘."' "A flll'I‘\'\'l‘ll to _\fotl—\\'lieii Iexpectetl you hack froni your niotlitr's in tune for ditiner?" “Uh, .-\lj_‘:_V." she cried. her eyes‘ fill- ing with tears of liappint ss. “I've lntell S11l'll a fool.” 'l,‘h1-ii she went «.11 and told him all about it and was dilly ““'l~.:it are were you going to . \Vl1y ‘ peiiiteiit and full of proiiiises that she “Not uiiless yr-.u are l_iett1-r known as ‘A V\‘<1l1lll]l1‘\‘<‘1‘Sllslwctllilll, i1«-wi*ln~je;1l- ’ ous, and iitavcr trust her “second 2-.igl.t" . any niore. l\Iu1-liniore likely you will he; identified as Lunipof l~'\veetliess' (\1'PtI])- 3 sy \Vop;-y or Baby if sonic woman finds E Tlll-I I-‘..Vl>. Restigoueln-. Salmon. A novel qnestioii has ht-1-n raised in Fon-st and >'tre.-ini which is of interest to the iisl;ci'1iieii who il\‘ll in artitit-ially 1*'o1' sonie rt-:1s'oii or other afislit-t‘in:1ii;.:ot. the notion that tho salnioii in the 1{('.\’Il_L'4)l1(‘ll(‘ river were not so ganie now as in past years. All(_!lllt'1' of the l{esti;,'oucli1- iislieis was of the sonic mind. If there is anytliiiig the. sportsiiiiiu aiiglt-rtlot-s not want and will not have if he can help it, it; is the tl-~t<-ii u1‘:itiol1 of the fi;;litiii;.:qil;1li- ties of his tlsli. {e would like to havo the iish go into training if pus;-il>|e. ‘What the ii.~'li«rii1en want to know is what is the matter with the lit .sti;:oi1<-lie salnioif: It tippears that the streiiiii has hetn stot-kt-11 to a <-oiisidei':1hlt- l.'\1l4'lllC duriu_<_r late yo at‘-‘. and if this .\'l<1!‘l{lll‘,f has talcen the iiei'v1- out, of the salnioii every one who is iiitei'1's'te once and will will surely conic agaiii. w.. .. Ofléczal ‘\ S HEAD/Q UA/RTE/'35 FOR Yours for l-oiiifoi't. A...-4‘ i l l FRANK WENTWORTH- I , l l l [BINDER TWINE. ‘ We’re the largest sellers in the World. 1000 TONS, bought and paid for. for this sea.~'oii'.~l 5‘r)1l_€‘-*1 TWO ‘-ilnds Sisal and Manilla. Quality the best. l i'ic¢-s the lclvvcst. There's just one wise way to buy Binder Twine. That's by saiiiple. Take the sainple in your hand. AT LANSING TEST IT. Look the price in the eye. Tlie-1'» you are. fully‘ } Decem ber 8=i I I8 6 9 9 o 3 J VVP send Saniples. and quote prices. free for the askiniz ‘Buy Binder Twine at Headquarters. .> A” Off 4- FOR THE RIGHT PRICE § § Icers have reserved lot‘ alinost everything that's u.~'cd in life. have our (SEN Eli.-XL .v N here. The usual rates. ‘{ I - We_lia_nd it to you if you call at our great lll-2l('l'E’ Store. $ '1 in com or staiiips. to Day part of post ‘ N 88 Montgomery Ward 85 Co, ' % ca Monarchs of the-Mail Order Business, the Store of all the People. ‘ '3(IIIIl),\-i SH-[J OIIIE l . - p * I11. 112. .113, 114. 115. and llti Michigan Aveiiuc. i \y ' Directly Opposite the new Post Oflice, CHICAGU. ' + § t + ‘v > ‘/t\*/*/*&* ‘<* . G W . than ever before. We have a large number of members. not only in Michigan but also in several other states. including Canada. Sevcial changes have been made since the '‘ Farm Home Reading Circle was tirst organized, and we are sure that no one interested in farniing, EY. gardening. fruit growing or stock breeding can find a more profitable _ employment for the long winter & H‘ evenings than to take up the course of reading outlined. It is not, 5‘ l ] Z; G necessary to organize a readin<_r (ZS, circle to get the benefits of this course. You can read alone. 8 / Z ' I Please remember that this is not Z’ -4 Z.§ Z2‘) “mates for the legislatum ,“m_e of - _ R, C‘ a money iiiakiiig scheme. \\'e are X‘ these four men are members of our T, . p-,- H e R . 1- . 0- .,_ , H tI‘y1n