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Reducing State Expenses.
The Fish (‘oniinis-ion and the ('ustul'('o111't~.
HY I‘lX—t}()\ l‘il’..\'()I{ ("i'I{L'.\ (2. l.I'(‘F..

I‘il)IT()l: (ii:A:\'oi«: \"isi'i'1iii:----'l‘he Ameri-
can 1'a1'111ci's:ii'c po'.vei'l+-ss in their strug-

gle to scct11'€: remunerative prices for the 1 . _ .
3 out. And beside.<, the needless e.\'pen.<e in-

' tlicted 11poii the public by these appeals.
f tliey are often seciniiigly cari'ied up by the
; more wcaltliy litigant for the plli'pose of .»

iplhtlllcls of their t'ari1is. In saying this I
do not forget that the price of wheat has
;_-‘reatly advanced within the last two
inoiitlis. Tliis has been (':t‘.t.\ctl by failures
in other _$1’l'«.*ztt wlit,-at growing countries.
And we lime no reason to believe that the
present prices will be m:iii1t:1i1ied when
the wlieat crops of our own and other
c()1lt1ti'ies reacli their normal condition.
The price now is only an :1vc-r:1ge one when
the crops of the world were gootl previous
to three or four years ago.
has nothing to do with the almost tiiiiversal
demand that is beiiig niadc by farnicrs for
a rettdjtistiiient of taxes and expciises to
compare with the prices of agriculturiil
products. \\'hen we ask for :1 reduction
of taxes. :1 deniand is very properly made
for specilications. It is trutlifully said
that it is easy to simply demand lower
taxes, but if this is secured soinebody has
got to point out \\‘here and how this can
be done without impairing the useftilness
of institutions or (-tiiu,-icnc_v of service.
I tried to do this in :1 limited way for the
Visi'i‘oi: :1 month ago and will now venture

:1 few sttggcstions on :1 ditl'ci'e1it line of ‘

(lC()IlUlll_\'.
Till‘) l"l.’~‘lI ('().\l.\ll.\‘.\lt)N.

At each session of the legislature for the
last dozen years from fifty t0si.\:ty thousand
dollars have been placed at the disposal of

the tisli cominissioiiers for the purpose of .

propagating fish. Great"exp'e'ns'e has been
incurred in establishing hatcheries and

-the little fish have been distributed in

the inland \\':1tei's of the state. In nearly
all cases failure has niarked the progress of
efforts 11i:1dc. I“ish that are natural to
these waters grow witlioutartitieial propag-
ation, but out of themillions thiithave been
distributed in the lakes none are ever
eauglit. If they serve :'.I1_'v' usefiil purpose
whatever it is siinply as food for the fish
natural to the waters and they are certainly
too expensive for this purpose. Of course
this has no reference to the laws \v'nicl1
were intended to protect the iish from need-
less destruction. Even if the tish venture
had proved to he a sticccss I can see no
good and valid reason why the people
should be taxed to raise fish for food any-
more than they should he to raise pigs and
calves. Even if the fondest. hopes of the
fish commissioners should be realized, is
it just to the farincrs to tax them for the
purpose of creating another competitor,
thus reducing the price of meats! lint my
greatest objection to this appropriation is
found in the fact that the expense is imieh
too great for the results acheived. If forlo-
calities the artiticial propagation of fish may
be made profitable, then such localities or
individuals should pay the expenses. Men
who are fishermen on a large scale derive
income and profit from their business, and
if the state incurs expense in providing
them with profitable business then their

V nets ought to be taxed, or in some other

way the state should reimburse itself from
such profits and not tax those upon whom
a downright injury is intiicted.

EXPENSE OF COURTS.

One more specification, and it will doubt-
less conclude my writing for the GRANGE
VISITOR. No one can tell even approx-
imately the loss inflicted upon the people
of the state in the trial of unimportant
cases that are appealed from justice courts
to the circuit and from there quite fre-
quently to the supreme court. I am not now
speaking of the useless expense which in-
dividuals infiict upon themselves but the
forced contributions that the public is com-

lled to pay in the trial of these cases.

or many years Bro. Cobb brought all of
his ability and energies to bear upon this
evil in the columns of the VISITOR. He
created a strong public sentiment against
the appeal of all cases except where some
principle of law was involved, where the
judgment in the justice court did not ex-
ceed twenty-five dollars. People little
think of the cost inflicted upon the public

 tc.~<t:1nt.

' (ll'L‘.~S.

l in the trial of these c:1ses. The public
‘ fiiriiislies the jury fora nominal suin, they
‘ furnish the court liouse.t1'i:1l jtidge. the of-
; ticers of the court, and pay manv othere.\'-

peiistrs incurred in the trial of civil cases,

‘ and still this is an <:xpe1ise being incurred

in every county in Micliigan, year in and

wronging and oppressing his poorer con-
I know of no place wl1ercn1onc_v
can be saved. where the i‘easoiis11i'e all on

‘ one side as clearly as in this respect. The

meinor_v of Judge Jaines V. (':1n1phell is

7 i'e\'ered by all good men whocvcrknew him.

in an :1d<li‘es.~4lclivered in I4ttll.<lll}_" at the

Tm‘ ‘uh. “W ‘ semi-ceiitennial celebration he said: "It is

worth considering whether litigation is not

‘ too much ciicouraged by imposing no re-
'strictioii on appellate pi'oeecdi1igs. .\o
j()IlU doubts the importance of giving

to every one legal protection and i'e-
I’>ut where from the nature
of things the cost of controversy
will go beyond any possible gain from it.
there is inuch harm done by continued lit-
igation.

tried any furtlier pursuit tends only to in-
jure the public tranqtiility and burden the
public treasury as well as the ineans of the
litigants. I’erso1is of small means are of-
ten injured and sometimes ruined by pro-
longed legal action :1nd whether right or
wrong they can do very little :1g:1inst a
wealthier opponent who will not be serious-
ly hurt though defeated on appeal. The
courts are now driven to extremity to keep

up with their biisiness and if it once gets l
be,youd, ,tlJye_iWr_1_,to_\ver to hear and decide :

speedily and the door is still left open for
indiscriininate appeals, cases will be as
they have been elsewliere, carried tip for
delay and vexation until deliverance is
liopeless. It was supposed when the con-
stitution allowed justicesof the;peacetot:1ke

jurisdiction up to three hundred dollars

that the circuits would be relieved. lint
iiearly all cases are appealed if the parties
can allord to appeal them. and :1 large
amount of circuit and supreme court bu.~:i-
iiess comes up from justices. "

Tlierc is :1 great opportunity’ for reform
here and an unliinited reduction in public
expeiiscs. If yo11 do not think that what
I have said is worthy of your considera-
tion please read and heed the words of
Judge Campbell.

CU((lll.‘(ll.£‘I‘.

Two Women.

There have come to Michigan this fall
two women in whom we all feel a keen in-
terest. They have been called to the two
educational institutions of our state which
before have never had a woman as head of
any department. One of them was hereto-
fore with no provisions for girl students.

Particularly auspicious does it seem to
me that the Agricultural College and the
University of Michigan should recognize
the woman factor in education for life at
one and the same time. VVe are a trifle
prone to think the farm need,—the agri-
cultural idea,——is provided for as an after-
thought. In this instance, girls at M. A.
C. and at U. of M. are granted a “mother-
ing” and a head, about. which they may
cluster, simultaneously. i

It has been my happy privilege within
the past_ few weeks to see each’ of these
women in her own peculiar institutional
setting, if we may call it such. IfI might
be eyes for a few moments to the readers
of the VISITOR, who have not yet had this
opportunity, so that you should come to
see as I saw, I am sure you would be more

than ever thankful for your girls of Mich- i

irran.

bFirst, there was Dr. Eliza M. Mosher,
the new Wo1nan’s dean at the University.
It was at her first introduction to one of

the college audiences and was under the ‘

auspices of the VVhite Shield society, an
omen for usefulness in itself. The roomy
church was deftly packed, by college girl
ushers, with women, not “young” only,
but ust women.,—foI' nobody is ever “old”
in an Ann Arbor audience. It was a
athering to inspire a woman’s dean if she

ad a heart for the meaning of it, an audi-

lf small cases involving no i111- ,
: port:1nt principle have once been fairly

A tice oi ducking from .~\bbott thin.

I‘ once of those who had waited long for the
. con1~1'-g of a woman nature to lead them.

to l< in on. to cutincil with. to warn. de-

‘1 fen: and soinctiines. in.-1_vhap, to cuddle
1 tl:c:= finch it is believed l)i'. Moslicr will

be. A practical pliysician. of broad cul-

‘lllI‘E and e.\periencc. she has begun hcr

wor . with :1 l:11'_<_>‘e hope l'¢3.—llIi;_" over her.

Si -. is :1 woman or middle life, with :1
line ace mid tigurc and \vinnin_-_r preseiice.
She speaks. and you feel she lives. on :1

of 1' e girls‘ gyitiiiasitiiii. cx:uni11e~' c\‘er_v
i1;>pl_ic:1i1t, seeks to discover the over-
\'.'oi‘T-3--<l, cautions as to practice and stud_v.
and 'n all feasible ways strives to be 21 wo-
mai itelper to more than six liundred girls:
will. find thetiiselve,-; away’ from home in :1
mid iude of new and perplexing environ-

, mi-i.. . liy inviting groups of them to tea.

by ting apart an evening‘ for their calls,
bv niliar talks with them and by in-
min rable little ways. she is hone_v—co1nb—
ing Lhe I'niversity <_-'irl‘s life with 21 new
spit" :1i1ds.-ifety. 'I‘ei11ptii1gt1s this sub-
ject '- and full of meaning, the secoiid is

. no l( ; s so.

Tl e opening of the M. A. t‘. to ever)’
boy's sister is no longer a dream. Yet.
standing in the light, rooiny, l:'1boratoi'y
kiteh in, with its sinks and dislipans, its
stovm, molding boards. iiieasuring cups
and .~poons, its china closet and its lockers.
from which peep bewitching white caps
and : prons, one may be forgiven for think-
ing it a wand in :1 dream that has silenced
‘-  v“ on the staii‘ and banished the prac-
I'1ei't:,
with her girls about her, is the setting for its
pi'csi1li11g genius, Miss Edith .\Icl)erniott,
the new t)i‘ofessor of doiiiestic science.
Like the young housekeeper she really 
for all her etticient practice clsewliere,
l’rofcssor .\l<-llcrmott is beginning house-
keeping with e\'ei'ytliii1g fresli :1nd new
inside, sincliing of paint. and odd jobs
waiting their turn to be tinishc-l. I<‘ort_v-
one girls have so far entered college under
the new ruic. twelve only of tliese at pres-
ent living in the Hall. Utlivt-rs conic from
hoines near by or board in l.:u1.-'ing.

\\'hat a world it opens! \\'h:1t :1 place
that kitchen i~.'~ to make _vo1i \\'isl1 you “could
be_g'in over agaiii." as the friend beside me
exclaimed as we stood looking and wonder-
ing. \\'hat relation did the contents of
this bottle or that hiive to the human sys-
tem! True, one was niarked "cheese," the

1 other "butter," but what of cheese‘! "What

of butter! Of beef! Of starch! ()f soups,
——just how are they made properly, any-
way! IIow would this engaging professor
at our side teach bread should be made!
VVliat about all the tiours.—fancy, whole
wheat, rye, graham and all! Will she solve
the question for the housekeeper of to-
niorrow how to keep a healthful, happy
home, run a hennery and dairy, understand
and sympathize in her husband's duties,
take 21 kindergarten course of study, main-
tain her college interests and attend with a
degi'ce of faithfulness on church and Sab-
bath school, the woman's club, sewing cir-
cle and Grange or farmers’ club! What a
problem it is! What a spelling out of
the Divine order,——the secret of a science
in the slightest detail of human living! It
is none too early to have begun to solve it
in our midst. Well do we need and wel-
come the help of such women as Dr.
Mosher and Professor McDermott.
.1. H.

In the Nation's Capital.

EDITOR GRANGE \'isiToi1: In response
to your cordial invitation to contribute a
letter to the VISITOR, and feeling assured
that many of its readers will be interested
in some of the many lessons learned in our
recent visit to Washington and the Nation-
al Grange, I will tell you something of all
this experience, and say: “'6 left Lan-
sing November 7, and Monday noon found
very pleasant quarters at the National
hotel, which had been secured by the sec-
retzary, Dr. John Trimble. Patrons of
Husbandry began arriving very soon, and
Wednesday the whole delegation had ar-

5 rived. and a niost dcliglitfnl and con1p:1n—

ltmztlllt,‘ people tl1c_v were. lill not attempt

j to s:l_\‘ much about this _<_-‘rcat annual con-

vention of :1gi'ic11lt111';1li.~ts. for l i'c:1li'/ic

i that I must be brief. and it will be <_»‘iven
- to your readers iuthc printed proceedings.

\\':1lkin1_r o11t uponthe broad-pztvcd, well-

‘, clcancd strccts of the cil_v one is ii11pi'csscd

at once with its tuiusual iinportzincc as :1

‘ city. and st:11i1lingtl1crc. where the never‘-
, cciisiiig throng of people are p:1.~.-'i11<_r. and
let (- with yourconiinon plane. .\'hctc;1cl1cs .
E h_v-1' ‘no and her lcctllrcs on the most prac-
§ tic:i§ aspects of })(‘t‘s‘Ullttl .-111d tloiiicstic
liy_._-'eiic:1i'e “very popular.” wives of the ,

fztclr‘  and 111ai1_v resident women zllltfltl ling,
‘ be.-zi i -.9 regular stttdciit.-'. She is director 

lookin«_rupon tliebcautiful l’oton1:1c. "liikc

:a ribbon of silver \vindin~_»' tlii'o11-_5l1 the

vallc_v."i11v mind \\':1s tilled with i11c111o-
ries of the brave ltostsof noblest men n1ov-

i iiig with i11eas'11rcd tread. in dcfcn-c of the

llag which lloats above us. tilling theso
beautiflil sti'ects. and this tltought. ~li1'1‘c<l
within me :1 stronger love for i11_v country.

1 and :1 broader ctrmpreliension of what it is
1 to be :1 <‘Ill7.(:ll. in loyalty and truth. \\ e

climbed the long street to .\rlington
lleights, atid walked throu<_-‘h the home of
that brave man, ltobcrt lti. lice. Tlicre
was much to teztch us how his plantrttion
was niztiiaged in d:l_\'s ;_-“one by. We
walked tlirough winding paths which
wound in among the "111os~.<_y niai-blcs“ in
this national cet11etei'_v. and reinembcred
that many of .\licl1ig:1n‘s brave sons walked
and tented here and now sleep 1c:1cet'ully
in this bosom of mother cart 1. Stern
st-i1ti'ies on duty, cannon planted where
they could sweep the beautiful I’oto1nac. if
11ecess:1ry, and the graves of tliousands,
each point us to the truth, that "this
Iinion must and shall be preser\'ctl.'°
.\lonuments to distinguislicd coniniandcrs
are planted here, and ononc _t_[l':ll)(l, stately,
inarble shaft, with tear-dinnned eyes, we
read these words, “Raised in memory of
heroic deeds of two thousand men, (that
-trmige, coiti wot.‘-.,; ul1Ix!ln\Va'i-n -

From here we went to the montnnent of

Wzishington which l(1\\'C1‘s far above any
other structure in the city. and st:1n«ling
at the base of this inarble slizift, an.l look-
ing up, its apex is lost in the blue above
us, “'1; are itnptcssctl l.h:1t this is t_\'pic:1l
of how his countr_vn1cn would lift his
[]:{!1](_' ;ilp1)\'e every otlict‘ mine and keep it
grct-11 forever in the world's ineinorit-s.
i ‘We knocked at the door of the p.1l:11-ts of
this great nation and the chief executive of
si.\'t_v-live millions of people left his liiglt
post of duty and wclcoincd us with cordial
gi'cetiii;*.-'. \Ve inv:1de.l the (‘1)1lf_{‘I‘()>‘.s'l()l1:ll
librarvt lind looked proudly upon this
inagniticent sti'ucture, its ceilings inlaid
with gold, u1:1rvelou.-' paintings and sculp-
ture by great artists, niassive collunns of
rich inosiacs, statttcs of disting11isl‘ted
wai'riors and statesiiicn hold us eiitmiiced
by the wonders and bcalities of their
realnis. \\'c re:1li'/.e too, ho\v rich in mind
and heart, as well as in money. our nation
has grown, when we are told that this
building has cost ten millions of dollars
and has fifty miles of book shelves laden
with books. We realize that ours, is in-
deed, the dual‘ M5/c.

The national capitol looks more like an
asylum for the oppressed than the temple
of liberty. yet grand and stately. \’e
saw how our money is madcand cared for,
and can understand how counterfeiting can
be a fascinating business. \Ve spent some
time, but not enough, in Smithsonian In-
stitute and saw marvelous wonders of
the earth from every land and clinic and
niyriads of creatures that have lived be-
neath the surging billows of old ocean.
We looked almost with envy upon the
backbone of the whale and regretted that
some portion of its anatomy had not been
more largely incor orated into the farm-
«:r'.s« waiu7'c. But i) must hasten on and
say that the wonderful art gallery, botani-
cal gardens, statues and majestic govern-
ment buildings upon every side of us fill
us with tender emotions and stronger love
for our own fair and beautiful Republic.

We walked through the home of VVash-
ington and saw wit pride its beauty and
richness and, as we peered into the tomb
where he rests, men hushed their voices and
reverently dotfed their hats.

I cannot close without mentioning that
the Patrons of Husbandry received and
acce ited an invitation to worship in the
old I’resbyterian church on Sunday morn-
ing and as we gathered reverently around
its altar we listened to the gifted Talmage

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

DECEMBER 3, 1896.

Field and Stock

The Dairy Cow——Fceding andicare.

Prof. (‘. D. Smith, Agricultural College. at Round Up
F ariners’ Institute at Grand apids.

To treat properly this important branch
of the general discussion of the dairy cow,
in the time allotted me, necessarily limited,
is, of course, impossible. I shall therefore
attempt nothing more than to outline a
few general princi les and emphasize
several details whic seem to me to be of
especial importance at this time. Concern-
ing the usefulness of tables of food an-

alysis and of the theoretically balanced '

ration, I have no time to speak, important
as these topics are for discussion.

It may be well to remember at the outset
that the cow is a machine, and, more than a
machine, she is a living animal. Her func-
tion in the farm economy is to convert such
forage and grains as the farm may produce
into milk, butter and fertility. It is well
in this great state, so completely given up
to grain raising, to recognize the dairy cow
as an important factor not only in increas-
ing the wealth of the state, but in restor-
ing to the soil its pristine fertility. The
dairynian who would make a living, and
at the same time maintain the fertility of
his farm, must not only know how to feed
cows to produce a profitable yield, but he
must know in addition how to so compound
his rations as to purchase the food stuffs
which will best supplement the crops he
raises and will bring on the farm the fer-
tilizing elements which the soil needs. If
he raises corn, timothy hay, oats and
wheat, both from the point of view of the
greatest yield of milk and butter and the
maintenance of soil fertility, wisdom will
dictate that he should purchase oil meal,
cotton seed meal, pea meal, or wheat bran,
because these foods, besides being rich in
those food materials which are lacking in
corn, timothy hay and wheat straw, con-
tain the nitrogenous elements and ash con-
stitutuents which will aid him in enriching
his fields. X o dair_ynian can therefore ex-
pect to succeed who is not a good all round
fariiier_, blessed with nature's greatest gift,
common sense.

The successful dairyiiian will remember
that his best dairy cows are not the prod-
uct of nature alone, they are the final re-
sults of centuries of breeding; they are not
cows in their natural condition, they areab-
normally developed and hence are abnor-
mally sensitive. The highly bred cows
which give him the greatest and most prof-
itable yields are, on account of this abnor-
mal sensitiveness peculiarly liable to lose
the qualities that have been bred into them
through the centuries to make them most
valuable. By the law of breeding, 1ini-
versal and well known, they tend to revert
to their natural condition. The first geii-
eral principle then should be that if we
would maintain and elevate the present
high standard of our best dairy cows they
must be fed and cared for according to the
dictates of their changed and abnormal
natures, and not according to the nature of
an undeveloped animal.

\VEI.I. BREI) (‘()\V.\‘ .\ll,'.\"l‘ HAVE (‘AIlE.

In nature a cow is bred with the ability
to resist hardships; by aid those hardships
are removed, and hence the energies which,
in the natural cow are di1‘ec’te<l to a thick
coat, strong neck and big horn, are now
diverted to the production of milk and
butter. By nature a cow consumes but a
moderate ration: by art her capacity is in-
creased three fold. By nature she yields
but a small mess, and that forashort time;
by art her daily yield has been increased
ten-fold and her period of lactation indef-
initely protracted. N ow I repeat that it
is the constant tendency of the highly de-
veloped modern dairy cow to lose these
qualities bred into her by art and to revert
to the original state of small capacities:
and it is the business of the dairynian to
prevent this reversion by protecting the
cows from winter storms, by furnishing
constantly good feeding and care from
one year’s end to another, and by careful
and thorough milking to keep up the yield.

Protection from the winter's storms is
given for the purpose of making the animal
comfortable and to allow the food to be de-
voted to the production of milk that would
otherwise be required to keep the animal
warm or make it possible to endure hard-
ships or discomforts of any kind. The at-
tempt iiiust be made to keep the animal
under conditions at which she can do her
best. VVhat are these conditions? VVe
notice that the largest messes are yielded
by cows usually in the month of June.
This suggests that it might be wise to at-
tempt to continue the June conditions
throughout the _your.

\'EI\'TILATION IN THE STAISLES.

\Ve know as one of the most important
of these June conditions that the cow gets
plenty of sunlight and fresh air. The
temperature seems a little too high, and as
we watch the cow quietly chewing her end
on the hot days she gives us evidence that
to be perfect for her the weather ought to
be just a little cooler. It is my observa-

, one foot wide.

tion that the most highly civilized cows en-
joy best durino the winter the temperature
between -10 am 50 degrees, and we try to
keep the cow stables as near that tempera-
ture as possible. Disease germs have no
worse enemy than sunlight. My ideal cow
stable, therefore, would have the ridge pole
run due north and south, and would pro-
vide accommodations for two rows of cows
facing each other on the east and west
sides of the central feeding alley. The
windows would be large and frequent on
either side, admitting an abundances of
morning sunlight from the east and after-
noon sunli ht from the west. The walls
would be t ick and packed with sawdust
or straw to exclude the cold, and a free ac-
cess of fresh air would be permitted at
such convenient points and in such ways
as to admit an abundance without creating
mo great a draft. The problem of ventila-
tion, however, is far from being settled.
The importance of this daily sun bath can-
not be exaggerated, and it is my firm be-
lief that the presence of tuberculosis in so
many closely housed and highly bred herds
is to be ascribed very largely to the ex-
clusion of sunlight from the stables. Do
not try, therefore, to economize lumber
by building your barns round or in any
other form which does not permit a daily
sun bath when the days are cloudless.

CLEANLINESS.

To keep the cows comfortable and at the
same time clean is one of the diflicult prob-
lems which confront the average dairy-
man. This is a question of stable fixtures.
There are two kinds of cow stalls which I
desire to commend. The first is called
after its inventor. “The Hoard Stall.” I
describe it briefly and leave it to your in-
genuity to construct it with such modifica-
tions as your own requirement may sug-
gest.

Let us assurne in the first place that the
floor is level. Erect on either side of the
feeding alley, and in front of each row of
cows, a tight board vertical partition, 4%
feet high. Twenty-two inches froni' the
floor on the side of the partition next the
cows nail on a two—inch horizontal plank
This is to serve as the
bottom of a slanting, slatted rack into
which the cornstalks or hay is to be placed.
For the top of this rack fasten a 2x4 on a
level with the top of the partition and 2:}
feet distant from it. Nail slats four inches
wide and six inches apart from the two-
inch plank which was placed t\venty-two
inches from the floor to this 2x-I. \\'hen
the cow is now brought in she is tied to a
ring in the center of the stall, fastened to
the plank which constitutes the bottqm ,of
the feed rack. VVhen the cow stands‘ up
the slant of the rack forces her to stand
well back. \Vhen she lies down she can
lie under the slanting rack and well up to-
wards the partition in front of her. To
compel her -to do so a 2x2, or perhaps 2x4»,
three feet long, is spiked to the floor in
front of her hind feet. In front of this
2x4 the bedding is placed. The droppings
will fall to the rear of it. A box to con-
tain the grain feed or silage is pushed
through a hole in this fight partition in
front of the cows and is thrust well back
into the stall. It may be removed when
the cow has finished eating. Partitions
extending from the hind feet of the cows
up to the 2x4, to which the slanting four-
inch strips are nailed, and which makes
the top of the slanting rack, should be
erected between the stalls, which should be
2-5 to 3% feet wide, according to the size of the
cows.

I have seen this style of stall in success-
ful operation in several places in the state.
In each case the cows were perfectly clean.
The other kind of stall is patented. and for
that reason I hesitate to recommend it. It
is called the Bidwell stall, and you can ob-
tain full directions for its construction of
Porter Bidwell, )IcGregor, Iowa. \Ve
are using the Bidwell stall on the College
farm, and I have to report that the cows
are comfortable and at the same time per-
fectly clean. \Ve must remember in this
connection that absolute cleanliness of flank
and udder is necessary for the production
of the highest quality of butter, hence I
recouiniend the adoption of some such
plans for keeping the cows comfortable
and clean as I have suggested.

THE FOOD.

Concerning the food of the cow, time
does not permit me to say much. Let us
remember that the cow should never get
hungry, and that our profit comes alone
from generous feeding, from the excess of
food furnished over the amount required
to maintain the life of the animal. Let us
remember, too, that it is a wise policy to
feed what the farm produces and to pur-
chase those things alone which are needed
to fitly supplement these articles.

In the southern part of the state at least,
the corn crop must be at the basis of nearly,

I if not in every, profitable ration which can

be suggested. \Vell cured corn fodder,
properly housed and judiciously fed, is one
method of utilizing the corn cro ). The
silo is another place into which t e corn
crop can be profitably stored. I have fed
corn silage for many years and can com-

mend it to every dairyman who will intel-
ligently fill his silo and intelligently feed
its contents. I know of no moreeconomical
and in every way satisfactory method of
handling the corn crop than placing it in
the silo. But this subject is to be treated
at length later in the program and I need
make no further mention of it here. I
cannot pass this phase of the subject, how-
ever, without emphasizing the necessity of
utilizing the entire corn crop, including
the stalks, to the utmost. For this reason
I recommend that the corn be cut as soon
as it is thoroughly glazed and while the
stalks are green and succulent. I reconi—
mend that it either be placed at once in the
silo or that it be securely bound in large
shocks with as little exterior left to the
ravages of the weather as possible. Save
and utilize the entire corn plant. Experi-
ments west and east of us have shown that
in these northern latitudes one-half of the
feeding value of the entire plant rests in
the stalk.

The silage of field-cured corn fodder
should be supplemented with an abundance
of grain feed. The question often comes
to the station whether it pays to feed grain
to dairy cows. I invariably reply that if
the cow owner has any doubt on the point
give the cow the benefit of the doubt. The
cases are few where it does not pay to feed
an abundance of grain judiciously to milk-
giving cows. Feed nearer the upper limit
than the lower.

Our experience at the College with cows
of both the ordinary and extraordinary
kinds leads me to believe that the results
of feeding a large amount of grain are
two-fold. In the first place, an immediate
financial return comes from the increased
amount of grain fed in the similarly in-
creased yield of milk and butter, which
more than compensates for the increased
outlay. Here the knowledge of the chemi-
cal constitution of the grain feeds is indis-
pensable to success. The feeder must un-
derstand the materials he is using and imist
combine them wisely. His financial suc-
cess will depend on the two factors, knowl-
edge and judgment of the desires and
capacities of his cow, and knowledge of
feeding stuffs and their proper coiiioina-
tions. With a grain ration wisely coiii-
pounded the more he can get his cows to
eat of it, in combination with cheap and
effective coarse fodders, the greater the
immediate profit. In the second place, a
close observation of the constantly increas-
ing yields of cows from year to year that
are continuously well fed compels the be-
lief that there is a residuary benefit from
such high feeding, and that instead of the
cow being “burned out,” surfeited and
spoiled by it, she is improved and rendered
capable of larger yields and more econom-
ical.

I have abundant evidence to support this
point in the records of the cows of the
College herd. I need not refer to them
to them here in detail. It is suflicieiit to
say in this public talk that wherever we
have fed a cow up to her capacity, she has
increased her milk and butter yield the fol-
lowing year and has made the increased
yield with equal food economy. The
point is a vcr_y important one since the be-
lief is not limited to a few farmers in the
state that it hardly pays to feed grain in
the first place, and secondly, that the con-
tinuous high feeding of the cow ruins her
future usefulness. I will admit that when
you approach the upper limit of the capac-
it_y of the cow, you must proceed with can-
tion and imist exercise more skill than
when you feed more lightly, but the profits
are also correspondingly greater as well,
and in these days of close competition the
dividing line between profit and loss, on the
herd may be in the grain bin.

The question of

VVIIAT GRAIN TO FEED

is also a live question. The selection of
the grain feed must depend upon the coarse
fodder already on the farm. The wise
dairynian will raise as much of his grain
feed as be possibly can and will purchase
such sup lenieiitary grain feeds as he must
to make liis ration palatable and effective.

For this reason I suggest, for the north-
ern part of, the state at least, that
more peas should be profitably grown for
stock feeding. If sown deep, say from
three to four inches deep, in sandy or
loamy soils, which are especially adapted
to the crop, and put in early in the spring.
they may be cut for hay early in the sea-
son and furnish a most excellent and useful
forage. We sow two bushels to the acre
of peas, plowed under four inches deep,
and a half bushel of oats drilled on the sur-
face later, for this purpose. If allowed to
ripen, the peas, when ground, furnish a
cow feed nearly as rich in protein as oil
meal, and most excellent to feed with silage
or timothy hay.

Clover hay is, in my opinion, the best
single coarse fodder for milk cows. The
animals are very fond of it and its chem-
ical composition is such that it forms theo-
retically almost a perfect ration alone.

A RATION.

For a thousand pound cow in full milk
a ration of eight pounds of corn meal, six

unds of wheat bran and all the clover
ay the cow will eat is suggested, to begin
on. Increase the amounts of grain feeds as
long as the increased yields pay forit. Then
stop. VVith such a ration some roots maybe
profitably fed. I fed roots extensively to
a large herd of cows in the early ’80’s, but
the tender recollections of the backaches
attendant upon their culture has prejudiced
me against them since. Rather than raise
roots for the succulent fodder I would cer-
tainly rig upa silo. With silage and clov-
er hay both on hand, the dairynian is well
fixed for the best and most economical
feeding. I/Vith oil meal cheap as it is to-
day, its use ought to be greatly extended
in this state. A ration like this is almost
ierfectz Corn silage, forty poundszclover
ay as much as the cow will eat. usually
five or six pounds: roller process bran,
eight pounds, and oil meal, two pounds.
Or substitute pea meal for the oil meal if
on hand. Silage is weak in protein, the very
element in which clover hay, oats, bran,
pea meal and cotton seed meal are strong,
ence the advisability of the mixture. So
we might go on all day suggesting mix-
tures and rations, but we desist.

Love your cows, study them, supply all
their wants, never neglect them, feed high,
keep warm and comfortable in the winter,
and supplement poor pastures in the sum-
mer wit proper forage. Obey these rules
and you cannot fail to reap a financial re-
ward for your toil.

Inexpensive Shrubbery.

Many farmers, says the New York Led-
ger, are deterred from planting ornamental
shrubs and trees by the supposed necessary
expense. They have a variety of large
and small fruit, but these are part of t e
economy of the farm and represent money
well invested. Fruit trees and plants are
longer in coming to the end, and the wise
farmer is fully aware that apple orchards
and strawberry beds pay better interest
than county banks.

Ilut with shrubbery it is different. The
farmer may realize that ornamentation has
something to do with determining the value
of his place, but it does not come home to
him so forcibly as the apple orchard and
vineyard, and he puts it off from year to
year, until money is more plentiful or he
has more time, and the bare surroundings
of his house are left to the charity of the
small anmials which his wife anddaughters.
raise from seed or are able to carry over
froiii year to year by means of slips, and
perhaps to the occasional sweetbrier or

peony root, procured from a flower-loving.
It is not that the farmer dis- '

neighbor.
likes shrubbcry or is niggardly with his.
money. He is rarely caught up with his
work, and there are always important
things waiting his attention----things that
take money and time and are of prime im-
portance to the prosperity of the farm.
And. then, ready nioney is undeniably
scarce, even to the average farmer who 
ahead: new horses or tools or buildings are
needed, and the small accuuiulatioiis go to
provide them, and the shrubbcry is put off
and off, and finally is lost sight of.

If the farmer knew how cheaply his.
grounds could be ornaniented I am con-
vinced therc would be fewer unsightly
yards in the country. Even the boys and
girls, with little trouble, could surround
the house with beautiful trees and shrubs
and clambering vines, and the cost would
be only a few days work each year. There
is scarcely a tree or a shrub that will not
propagate readily from cuttings, and all
kinds can be increased almost indefinitely.
Insert the cuttings in‘ a moist piece of
ground in the spring and give them one or
two hoeings. By the second year they
will be large enough to transplant to per-
manent quarters. Herbaceous plants. like
lilies, phloxes, peonies, irises, y uccas, anem-
ones, and hundreds of others, can have
their roots divided, and the plants will be
all the more thrifty for the division.

Pruning is the secret of successful shrub-
growing, and in nearly every locality can
be found a fair assortment of shrubs and
plants whose owners would be perfectly
willing to give away the cuttings of prun--
ing, and cuttings of such desirable shrubs
as might not be found in the neighborhood
could easily be procured from a nursery
for a few cents. I know a young man who
has several acres of fine shrubbery, nearly
all of which he raised from cuttings pro-
cured in the neighborhood. Vl"hat would
have cost him several hundred dollars at a
nursery, cost him only a. few da s labor
and some years of waiting. T ere are
dozens of handsome California private
hedges in his vicinity, all raised from cut-
tings furnished by a gentleman a few miles
away who prunes his hedges three or four
times each summer. I have propagated
thousands of willows, poplars, hydrangeas,
altheas, roses, s ireas, and other trees and
shrubs and lost ess that five per cent of
the cuttings. Outside of the saving, there
is a fascination in raising one’s own shrub-
bcry: and, if desirable, one can easily make
it a source of no inconsiderable profit. I
know small farmers who add $100 or more
each year to their income by growing a
small assortment of plants for local trade-

 


DECEMBER 3, 1896.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

Wcmatrs wear.

Buying Groceries.

'Shall we buy groceries in large or small
uantities! is a question so often asked
at it is worth the while of every
housekeeper to consider it seriously.

I
l
l
l

more we excite them and give them pleas- ‘

ure, the more thoroughly is our food di-
gested. If we take into our mouths
food that is poorly cooked, the saliva will
not be excited; no pleasing taste is found,

. and the food passes to the stomach with-

. out having had the work done for it in the
7 stomach that ought to have been done,

We know that all food materials can be I _ , _
; sometimes so much that it is not able to

bought for less money in large quantities,

the use of the money is often worth all the I

difference paid.

Many housekeepers feel 

that they like to have some check placed 1‘

upon themselves or their helpers, and some . _
. the teacher of cooking. Many mothers are

say, “I use so much more if there is plenty

in the house.” This thought is unworthy a

a house-keeper.
just because she sees the bottom of the bag,
and the real economist dips as carefully
from the top of the barrel as she scrapes at
the bottom.

There are some materials which grow
better as they grow older; and such should
be purchased in as large quantities as the
house mother can well store. Hard soap
is one of these. The older, dryer, and
harder it is, the better it lasts. If there
be a dry place in the house where the box
-of soap will be out of the way, it certainly
pays to buy soap by the box. Green cof-
fee, if kept in a dry place, grows better
with age. This is not true of brown cof-
fee; for after coffee is roasted, it loses
aroma and decreases in strength; therefore
the more freshly roasted coffee is, the bet-
ter the beverage made from it. Tea con-
stantly loses strength,—slowly, to be sure,
—and therefore should not be bought in
large quantities. \\'hen sugar costs ten or
twelve cents per pound, most household
managers felt that there was enough waste
between the barrel in the store and the
sugar pail in the pantry to buy sugar by
the barrel, in spite of the fact that the in-
terest on the money paid for a barrel of
sugar made quite a tidy sum before the
sugar was all used. Today, when sugar is
one of our cheaper foods, although per-
haps the waste is no less, its cost is less,
and sometimes the matter of providing for
the sugar barrel costs more time and mon-
ey than the waste will balance. The same
arguments holds with many gi'ocerie.s.
There may be many sides to the question.

Canned goods always come cheaper by
the case. They do not deteriorate by
keeping. They can be put away in almost
any place where they won't freeze, and
they take up but little room. It is worth
the small amount of extra money put into
them to have the freedom from worry
which a well-stocked cupboard of canned

: goods of four or five vareties (mixed cases

can be bought readily) will give. This is
no moi'e canned material than every house-
keeper with a moderate family uses in a
few months. If bought in this way in-
stead of one can at -.1 time, the fact that
there is material on which to draw in case
of unexpected company, or when there are
unusual demands upon the time of the
housekeeper, and she wishes to serve 22
quickly prepared meal, will often be of
more value than several times the cost of
the can of meat, fruit, or vegetables so
quickly opened and so readily prepared
for the table.

In this climate, flour, corn meal, oat
meal,——all the cereals in whatever shape
for household stores,—should be purchased
only in Iiioderate quantities: for in warm
weather insect life is very vigorous. corn
meal becomes rancid if much heated, and
all the wheat products lose their "life" and
become heavy and sticky. In damp weath-
er, the starch in all these grains will ab-
sorb water and become less dry, the glu-
ten Will lose its tenacity, and bread made
from such flour will never be so white and
light as if made from fresh flour. Some flour
dealers claim that flour does not deterio-
rate, but most housekeepers find that bread
made from comparatively freshly made
flour is best.

The buying of meats is a long subject,
and one which accounts for the leak in
many a housekeeper’s accounts when she
finds that she is spending too much money
on her table. It is not usually economy to
buy just meat for one meal at a time. In
winter, there are times when a large piece
of beef,——even a whole quarter,——can be
used to good advantage in a family of
even moderate size. The farnier’s home
does not see enough fresh meat, and often
his table has less beef, either fresh or
corned, than the good health of the family
demands. A well varied diet, where beef
and mutton take the place of some of the

ork so freely eaten, Will often give better
ealth and more strength for work.
The Whole matter of economy is one
which every person must work out for
himself. VVhat is real economy in one

' household ,IIl_ay_l_1_ot be in another, though

there are some gfiral truths which al-
Ways hold.‘ Given a large family, plenty
-of store room, and a wise cook, it gener-
ally pays to buy the greater part of the
groceries in large quantities.——2l[rs. IVeZl2'e
ZT2d22'e, in A?m.sa.s In.dust7’z'al27st.

Kitchen Economy.

Miss Margaret M. Sill. Detroit, at Round Up Farmers‘ In-
stitute at Grand Rapids.

Good cooking consists in the first place
in exciting the digestive organs. The

So true woman saves ‘
, taught.

, ill health. ill temper, and their attendant

hence more is demanded of the stomach,
)eI'f0I‘Ill it and the person is made ill.

disorders.

not know themselves, not having been
Many of the discomforts of home,

evils, come from the fact that the, woman

wife and mother.

There is a movement, which is growing
in favor. to introduce into our public
schools domestic economy. It is an ex-

cellent thing to have some knowledge of 
I think I am safe in 
saying, that in the average household, onc- 
third of the food is wasted from lack of l

doniestic economy.

knowledge as to cooking, inanagiiig, and
saving.

The question was asked, “\\'hat can five
persons live healthily upon per week !"
And when I replied, "five dollars," they
were dismayed. I had charge of -.1 house
last summer where they averaged twenty
persons a day. The cost of living for each
person per week was one dollar an«lfliirty—
five cents. For breakfast, we had oatmeal,
eggs, meat, potatoes, hot rolls or muffins.
For dinner, soup, meat, two kinds of vege-
tables, potatoes, and dessei‘t. There is no
economy in buying cheap meats. Do not
have the bones taken from beef or imittoii:
have them cracked, as they will make the
best kind of soup. The Anieriean people
do not eatenough soup.
can be assimilated must be converted into
liquid. If you will eat good soup, half the
work of digestion is .~‘a\'cd. \\'hat is good
soup! \Vater that has taken into mixture
with it all the nutritive properties of beef
or vegetables, or of whatever it is made.

If domestic economy was taught in our
public schools it would solve many of the
problems of the "poor question. “ The
possibilities of the woman in the home. her
iiifiueiicc upon the inmates in cooking,
managing, saving and training cannot be
estimated. In selecting beef. choose that
which is bright red, and which when
pressed with the finger leaves no dent.
The best pieces for beef tea come from the
neck. The best piece for soup is the hind
shank. In the shank you get niarrow,
lean meat, the particles that make bone
and muscular tissue. The first cut of the
ribs is the best for roast. The tenderloin
steak is good. so is the portcrliousc. \\'liile
the round steak is tougher. it contains
more nutrimcnt. If mutton and lamb have
a disagreeable woolly taste, remove the
thin transparent fibre that covers them.
The rule for cooking beef, mutton, and
lamb, is to cook twelve or fifteen inimitcs
for each pound.

To remove fat from the top of broth or
soup, lay a piece of common brown paper
on it, remove as soon as it absorbed all it
will hold, then lay on another until all is
removed.

To make chicken soup, cut into small
pieces, add cold water, covertight, simmer
from four to six hours, strain, and add a
little rice previously boiled, add a little
cream and salt to taste.

Deep fat frying is much more satisfactory,
as well as economical, than frying in a fry-
ing pan. Fish balls, doughnuts, croquettes,
anything you wish may be fried in the
same fat.

If the fat turns dark after repeated use.
clarify it with pieces of potato. The best
way of cooking steak is to broil it. This
cannot be well done over wood coals. A
shovelful of charcoal gives a good broiling
fire. The next best way is to heat your
frying pan very hot, lay in the steak, sere
it, turn quickly and sere the other side.

To make oyster soup, boil your inilk‘in a
double boiler, season with butter, pepper
and salt; drain your oysters, add them to
the milk, and boil until the edges curl.

Good mashed potatoes must be boiled in '

water that breaks in bubbles at the top.
Boil until soft, drain, then remove the
cover and lay over the top a clean, dry
cloth, mash. season with salt, epper and
hot milk. Beat them light wit a fork.

To make coffee, buy the best, have it
ground fine. To one-half cup of coffee,
add one—half an egg. stir thoroughly, scald
the pot, add the coffee, and pour over it
one quart of boiling water; let it boil five
minutes.

Young People on the Farm.

At the last farmers’ institute in this
county, the question as how to keep the
boys and girls on the farm was generally
discussed. Some original ideas were ad-
vanced, but it is doubtful if any practical
conclusion was reached.

As some of the more thoughtful pointed
out, it is not always advisable to keep the

Allfood before it ,

, other large order.

boys and girls on the farm. Young people

mustbepermitted to follow the bent of '
their own genius, and if this leads them to '

It does not always follow

f the towns it would be unwise for parents 
T to interfere.
: that young people reared on the farm are 5
; ilidapted by tastes and endowment to farm
. ife.

There is an adaptability about the Amer— ;

were desirable to confine a voung man to

 the pursuits and occupations of his ances-
not competent teachers, because they do I

most fruitful returns for endeavor, and

young people shift from calling to calling 
; and class to class as naturally as water '
of the house has not been properly taught I
either as a cook, manager of home or her _

seeks its level.
As a general proposition. then, it is not

learned pi'ofessioiis and trades and indus-
tries the most vigorous and virile blood
now infused into them.
the need of removing the idea that an ed-
ucated, cultured, young person has no
place on the farm. And there is need, too,
of conibating the prejudice of the average

We think that one of the principal caus-
es of aversion to farm life among the young
people is the popular iiiipi'cssioii that farm-
ing does not pay, that it yields no return
for labor expended. that it is labor and
drudgery without adequate returns or so-
cial standing. And for this unfavorable
opinion of farming as an industr_v, farmers
themselves are responsible. Too many of
them make thciiisclvcs and their cliil-lrcn
believe the failure is inherent in the busi-
ness. and success :1 freak or accident. It
is co!1ti'asted with the cncliaiitincnf of dis-
tance, aiid young people cannot help be-
coming xlissati.-;ficd with their rural sur-
roundings. If f:ii'iiicrs wish to keep their
children at home, they iiiust more fully ap-
prcciate the iioblcncss and dignity of their
own callin-._>'. They must teach that intel-
ligent effort can win as rich rewards from
the soil as it can in any lincof labor in city
or town. And this is true. Indu.~fr_v and
intelligence win on the farm as well as in
the pi'ofessioii~:. I’ariiiing pays under their
sw'2iy. and when so conducted there is no
surer, more independent. I‘t’.s'1>C(,'l:ll)l(3, and
pleasurable way of engaging onc's time.
Let fariners teach their children the true
dignity and true worth and possibilities of
their calling, and the problem of keeping
them on the farm will solve itself as much
as S““.fltiHl1 is 4lesired.——Carroll (Iowa) IIcr-
ald.

Butter Production.
Pres.-, I$iillctiii—Utall Agricultural EX[:0l‘Il'.‘.£‘lll‘ Srafion.

A winter feeding experiment with dairy
cows is reported in detail in bulletin No.
4:}, of the Litali li.\:pcrin1cnt Statioii, by I“.
B. Linfield. Tests were made to deter-
mine the value of Utah foddcrs in feeding
dairy cows: also as to how much grain it
would pay to feed with the foddcrs used:
and. third, to determine the effect of feed
on the per cent of fat in the milk. The
experiment was conducted during the win-
ter of 1894-5. Full details are given in the
bulletin, and the results, as far as can yet
be determined, are summarized as follows.

1. This testadds but anotheriteni to the
fairly well established fact that an increase
in the quantity of concentrated food in the
ration of a cow, does not increase the rich-
ness of the milk, provided the cows are
well fed to start with.

'2. Any increase in the grain fed over
six pounds per day, increased the cost of
the dairy products almost without except-
ion; and the test indicates that, with the
fodders used, eight pounds of grain is the
highest limit for the greatest profit.

3. Considered from the point of price,
lucerne hay and grain seem to be a more
economic ration than one of mixed hay and
grain, but considering the weight of food,
there is very little difference, though the
results are slightly in favor of lucerne.

-I. It is evident from these tests that,
with the price of luceriie as i'eported,(3S3. 75
per ton) cows may be fed at -.1 food cost in
winter of less than nine cents a day per
1000 pounds live weight, even with cows
that will produce one pound of butter or
more a day.

5. The test also shows that, with the
right kind of cows, butter fat may be
produced during the winter at -a cost of
not more than nine cents per pound.

6. The cows which were the largest
eaters per 1000 pounds live weight, were,
without exception, the largest and most
economic producers.

A Triumph.

Lake Co., Florida, Nov. 15, ’96.
MR. 0. IV. INGERSOLL,

DEAR S1K2—-‘Te send herewith an-
This is a triumph for
your paints, as they have stood the test of
the Florida climate better than any other
paints used here. Yours Truly.

J. H. VROOMAN.
See adv. Ingersoll’s Liquid Rubber Paints.

And yet there is .

“ ican mind that makes it impossible if it 
It is a common saying that the mother is I

l
I

The Juveniles.

just How Much.

"I would do anything to get an educa-
tion!" said Joe savagely thumping the

_ l down sofa pillow till a fine, fluffv dust
Professions and trades are recruited ‘ ‘
5 from the sturdy youth of rural districts.
 As a class, farm-bred young men become
3 the leaders in nearly every pursuit of life.
‘his is indigestion, the foundation of many ;

flew from seams and corners.
“Just how iimch would vou do, Joe!"

-I said practical Uncle Phil. interestedly, “as
; much as Elihu Burritt!"

“How much did he do!" inquired Joe.
f“ as he a boy without any chance!"
"I\o, indeed! said I nclc Phil, who never

_ ' _ _ _ _ I sympathized with whining Joe‘s way of
A toi's. The Aniericanmindintuitivelysceks .='
the field of usefulness that promises the ,

looking at things. “.\s many chances as
you have or any boy with brains and ten
fingers. Had to work at a forgo ten or
twelve hours a day, but that didn't hinder
from working away in his mind while

~ his hands were busy. used to do hard
' sums in arithmetic while he was blowing
desirable "to keep boys and girls on the 5 E
,_ farm," for that would exclude from the f

the bellows."

‘"\\'liewf"said Joe, as if he, to,saw a pair
of bellows at hand. “How old was he’!
Older than I am wasn't he 5"

“About sixteen when his father died.
By and by he bcgan to study other things,
before he died he knew eighteenlanguages,
and ncarlv twice that number of dialects.

_ _ . All this time he kept working hard at
college bred youth against farm life, with :
, its isolation and attention to detail.

blucksiiiitliing.

"I don‘t have to work as hard as that.“
said Joe after awhile with a slianicd-faced
look that rejoiced his unclcis heart.

Joe was a farnier‘s son, and in busy
times therewus :1 good deal for a boy of
of his age to do. So far he had not ‘been
spared to go away to any preparatory
school to "fit" for college. So, he had
faint—licartcdl_v and sulkily given up the
tliouglitof going there. Soiiichow Uncle
l’hil‘s words put things in :1 new light.

I)on't wish any wish and say you would
do anytliing. Just how much would you
do! Take _vour wish and look it over
critically and find out its market value.

"I wisli I was rich. iiiotlicr,“ you girls
sa_v now and then, scntimcntall_v. \\'ouldn't
I dress you in silks :md satiiis!“ Mother
smiles her answer. She knows about how
much the wislics are worth, and yet she
likes to hear them. Its bcttcr than iiotli—
ing. And, mcanwhilc, she turns her old
shiiiy last sumiiicr's gown so that it won‘t
be so hard for you to have your china silk
or crcpon. Just how much would you do,
without being rich to make her life a bit
easici'.’ I wish you would sit down and
think it Out <lclilllt0l_\'.——Ill»//ly /Ev»/)/cix

ll?-cl‘/,2/.
An Unusual Examination.

The youngman was a candidate appoint-
ment as foreign ll1l.~‘.~‘l()1l:ll'}'. It was winter;
the examiner sent the candidate word to be
at his home at three o‘clock in the morn-
ing. \\'hcn the young man arrived at the
appointed time. he was shown into the
study. where he waited for five hours. At
length the old clergyman appc:ii'cd and
asked the other how early he had conic.

"Three oiclock sliarp."

“All right: it's bi'cakf:1st tinic nowzconie
in and have some breakfast. "

Aftcr cafing they went back to the room.

"\\'cll. sir," said the old man, “I was
appointed to examine your fitiicss for the
iiiissioii field: that is very important. can
you spell. sir !"

The young man said he thought he could.

"Spell baker, then."

“Ii-a, ba: k-c-r. Baker.“

“All right: that will do. Now, do you
know aiiytliiiig about figures!"

"Yes sir; soinething.“

"How iinicli is twice two!"

“Four."

“All right. that’s splendid, you'll do
first i'atc. Iill  the board‘"

When the board met the old man re-
ported: “V\'cll, brethren, I have examined
the candidate, and I recommend him for
appointment. He‘ll make a tiptop candi-
datc—first class!"

“‘First," said the old examiner, “I ex-
amined the candidate on his own self—de-
nial. I told him to be at my house at three
in the morning. He was there. That meant
getting up at two in the morning, or soon-
er, in the dark and cold. He got up;
never asked me why.

“Second, I examined him on prompt-
ness. I told him to be at my house at
three sharp. He was there, not one min-
ute behind time.

“Third, I examined him on patience. I
let him wait five hours for me, when he
might just as well have been in bed;
and he waited, and showed no signs of ini-
patience when I went in.

“Fourth, I examined him on his temper.
He didn’t get mad, met me perfectly
pleasant: didn't ask me why I had ke t
him waiting from three o’clock on a co d
winter morning till eight.

“Fifth, I examined him on humility. I
asked him to spell words a five-year—old child
could spell. and to do sums in arithmetic a
five-year-old child could do, and he didn’t
show any indignation; didn’t ask me why
I wanted to treat him like a child or a fool.

“Brethren, the candidate is self-denying,

ronipt, atieiit, obedient, good tempered,
liumble; e’s just the man for a misssion-
ary, and 1 recommend him for your ac-
ceptance. ”—Epw07't}L Ileralcl.

y


THE GRAJGE VISITOR.

DECEMBER 3, 1896.

  YESITQR
CHARLOTTE, MICH.
Tllt’ lllliciail Organ of the Michigan State Grange.

Plll)li.~‘lIt‘(l on the First and Third Tlil.lI'.~'ll8.)'>' of Each Month
Eoiroix :
KENYON L. BUTTERFIELD, LANSING, MIC!-I.
E§"To whoiii all cx('.liaiiL'e.~' and all articles: for publication
slioulvl be sent.
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PERRY & McGRArH, CHARLOTTE, MICH.
To whom all >tll)>'Cri]itltili.~' and advertising slioulrl be scnt.

'l‘El{.\l.\‘ .10 (‘cuts a Year.
In (filulis of 20 ll|l)I'(‘ 40 Cents per Year each.
Siibscriptions payable in advaiice, and discontinued at
cxpiriition. unless renewcd.

EE"'lt_niiiiti:inc(.-.~'. should be by ltegistert-<1 Letter. Money

Urrlor or Draft. Do not Strllll stamps.

lair-r Hunt the Satiirday pro,-t:cilitit,' issue.

Tl Eiitt-rt-ii :it the [’o.<tolln-i- at (,‘liiii'lottc. .\li(-li
Chis iii.nii-ix

. as >fccoiid

.\'i;x'r ls.~at'i~;. l)l-.'( . ‘_’l.

DDWIVJR WORK.

tln- Ftiitc firni.-so :5»

Tbw folli \\lIl,‘_‘,'llH.“')""ll1l)t}Il"H'y'I'll by r _
ol‘ hlinliiuzui

H fiiii —ti-l 'tI"Y|l of tho objc-('t.~ tlictir.'iiii.'«-
ll‘ ’

25 (‘cuts rnrsix nmniis. 3 . .
; and an annouiiceiiient of :i platforin or

3 Grange session.

The Granges and the Farmers’ Clubs
should work together.

are the same though their niachinery is i1

diflerent. Farmers are not so thoroughly
united as to be capable of supporting two

Let there be a union
of effort. We regret that the meeting of
the State Associat-ioii of Fartners‘ Clubs
was called to meet so early during the
If it had been held on
Tliiii'sday or Fridiiy. which are the days
when the Grange does the most of its real
work, there could have been a conference

‘('()lll'.\‘(,’ of action which could have been

K1'!"’l'o insure insertion all notices should be mailed no ‘

supported iitianiiiioiisly by both bodies.
Possibly. however. this can be got at latei'
tlirougli the e.\'e(-iitive coiiiniittccs of both
organizations. (‘crt:iinly there sliould be
no frictioii, and there ought to be the most
liearty union of st,-iitiiiiciit and action.

\\'ortliy .\lastei' l'}rigliaiii, at the Xittltillttl

j (iraugc, in the coiirsc of his adtli'e.<s spoke

; the following words:

It '.'i»-\\. u'lIl|llll(‘.~‘]il‘('ltll liiics along which it proposcs to ,-

-_ \\'i» hop \‘ tii'niit:-- iii the >l}{l0' will work
‘JUlli‘~ll) in .' ‘ 4lop:ii'tiiii-iit.~. :1! that l._\' :1 iiiorc
iinitwl i~ll'«-rt i:ill i':ipidl_\ iiirri-its» our iiiziiibi-r~.
vxtoinl our l.'\,il|ll'.'i('“. and attain lH4Il‘I‘ and Hit!!!‘ (3tilll[il4‘l'!-
ly tlio—«- v-i.d~ wliicli \\t' ~co-K.
iil'l: iili.ll1I"l‘
'|li|Ill til tl:i- l“:ii'iiii-i'~ for ill"ll' own liiipi‘ti‘.'i~-
iilll}. >'ocia.ll_v. .\lr~nt:ill_v, .‘\lor:illy.
to that tlii~ i2tl;>l‘=IV~‘l2li'lii (‘nit in l.'ii‘.,'v- llll'4't-ill"-‘
_ .iboiit:
.i l£_v \‘.'ltli‘E‘ iiirliii-iii:il study :ii:d L,"'l1t'l"éll di~-
I'l oi llli‘ bii~ini-.~~ ~itli- of i':iriiiiii'.: and lioiii-- kt-i-piiitr.
tli,i li} (’ti-l1'it*l‘5|llt|lll-‘Il'llllElll('iFll1l|l\Hilill::“.
“. l.l ll" ‘>'llI‘lli .~v>r‘i:il «_':itlu-i'iiii_'.~.:ii:-l tli.- Illlll‘.,’lllII.'
.-or.‘ with f.'ii'iiici‘—-. anilol fill'l|ll')'~ witli
- i~r*iiputioi:~.
lb.) l£_\ -ti-i\ii._ for :i piircr iiinnliood. it nobli-r V\'I)lll7lll-
hood. and '1 iiiiivv-i‘~:il lii‘otlii-rliooil.
’ -iiid_\ i!!‘_,' and [rl‘4iIl:'>illl-L,’ tlic iinproyv-iiii-iit Hi
i

is tlio t)i'

ii. In.» ll.
4iH[ Il:~ll|\"‘ \(‘l|l( —.
(h.i ll) ‘
J:‘L5l'— riiiil i 
‘-t‘ll'llYllit‘ ill’~"‘ ‘ '
lion for !“tl'.i,

/(' ‘i l’; it'll"

ziti-l .'lltllllL' ilii- .\:i'ir-iiltiii'itl Vol’
.:iiion~~ in tlioir lt'Jii‘i|li:l'i' v.oi-l; of
. ]1l'i'l('llt'£lll'}I[>lfl'llllt‘lll.Jllltl c.liic:i-
li'll‘lll‘.‘_,’ far.-iir»i'~' in-=titut---':
4-iv: .-.~i:ibli~liiii:: and ll.~ll|-..’
_ iu-ii't- .iiiil lil'li"l' iiiii-.'zt7.iiii-~
llxilll".
' ' l\'ll<|\\'lz'tl1'>‘ oi"ourcitil iirtitiitioii.-.
~ of t'ill7,t'll.\lllp.

t-iv.-.1-iiiviit of i-I-:i«:iii: ~-ii'lllHl*~.
. and ti'_viii: to .~ociiri- such
id iivitioiial l:i\v~ (ls .~lIl\li t-in-l to the ‘.ILYll‘.'l‘.'tl

It‘ l¢‘~‘ and iiioivilitv.

For Discussion.

1. Ari» the present tax laws of Micliigiiii just
and fair to all classes? If not. why not“
2. A re the tax laws coiiiplietl with in making
assessiiieiits? It‘ not, where is the blame?
:3. \l.'ll.'-ll. specitic clianges in our tax laws
'.VU‘.ll\l Di} :~;<lvaiitageoi1s‘.‘
:3.) specific taxes.
iii; lnheritaiiee tax.
it‘) .\landatoi'_v assessment tinder oath.
ii‘, (Zountv boards of auditors.
rm Personal property.
4. How can expenses in our state govern-
ment be reduced T’
ta; The departments at the
int The legislature.
oz; Miscellaneous.
 How can expenses in our state institutions
be reduced, without izijuring their etiiciency‘:
(at lidiieatioiiat institutions.
1. hlllV'SI‘Sli_Y.
2. Agricultural College.
2?. Noriiial .\.'chool.

capitol.

4. Bliiiing Schooi.
ti; l’risoiis.
I. At Jacksoii.
2. At lonia.
3. At .\lai'qiiette.
ac) Asyliims.
. At l{al:itiia'/.00.
. At l’outiac.
. At Traverse City.
. At .\'ewberry.
27. At tonia.
-fdi Other institutions.
. Industrial school for boys.
9 " “ ‘i girls.

i-$‘—.‘.~Il(.—

. State Public School.
. School for deaf.
‘ . School for blind.
is. Home for feeble minded.
7 Soldiers‘ Home.
ti. llow can county and township expenses be
reduced 2’

(a) Courts.

lb) Schools.

(ct Jails and poor houses.

id) Roads and drains.

(9) salaries.

(f) Miscellaneous.

7. Ilow can our pure food law be strengthened ‘R
8. What can we do for temperance?

(a) As to enforcing present laws.

(D) An investigation of the liquor traflic
by a commission, or by the Board of Corrections
and Charities.

(c) The formation of an anti-saloon league.

9. Shall free passes for state ofiicers be pro-

hibited Z’

10. Shall We have a uniform text book law?
11. shall we have a free text book law?

12. How can we bring about the election of

the United States Senators by the people ‘B

13. Is free rural mail delivery practicable?
14. Are farm statistics valuable P

15. Can gambling in grain be prevented?

16. shall we have state inspection of grain?
17. How improve district schools ?

18. Shall women vote in Michigan ‘3

“'0 will pay 14> cents each for the first
two copies of the GRANGE V ISITOR for
J aniiary 2, 1896, which are received by us.
Send to the following -address: K. L.
Buttertield, Agi'ic1iltural College, Mich.
VVrite your name and address on the paper.

“'6 were pained to receive, through reso-
lutions of sympathy passed by Litchfield
Grange at their meeting November 21, the
notice of the death of Brother H. H.
Dresser of Hillsdale county. He was at
the time master of the Grange. Brother
Dresser was on the Executive Committee
of the State Grange when we were called
to the editorial chair, and W0 remember him
for his kindness at the time and his friend-
liness and encouragement since, as well as
for his sturdy integrity and intense love of
the Grange.

3 core of siicccssfiil lcgislativc work.

"Wliilc we should
hold ourselves in rcadiiic.~'s at all tiiiics to
>tI‘il{(.‘ a blow for agi'iciiltiii'e, I believe
that we should coiicciitintc our cti'orts on
oiic or two iiit-:i.<iii'c.~. Let us scciire free
l'llI'ill mail delivery this year. and unite
uponsoiiiclliiiigelsc next year. C()llt,'(’ll—
il':tl(‘:lll4l siiccccrl. Ilividc our .sti'eiigtli,
:iiid fziilurc is iiliiiost sure to follow.“ 'l‘liis
sciitiincnt isonly wli:it we should cxpt-ct
front one so bro.-id g:iiig‘c<l. level headed.
and pi'ogi'c.~sivc as is llrotlicr lh'igli:iiii.
.»\t the saiiic tinic, it is :i iiiost signilit-:iiit
iittci':iiict-, liccaiisc it sliows that the leziilcrs
in our (ir;iii}_rc movciiiciit have got to the
The
iicxttliiii-_5is to (‘:ll'l‘_\' out this pi':ictic:il
siiggcslioii. \\'ee:irtic.~'lly hope that oiii'
.\atioii:il Gi':iii-_='e will l:tl{(*. steps to do this.
\\'c hope that the c.\ccutivc cotiiiiiittce will
dccidc upon one or two iiit-:isiii'cs that need
c.<pcci:il iittciitioii. and that the State

‘ tit‘.-iiii_rcs, l’oiiioii:i tmiiiges. and >3iibordiii—
' atc (ii':iii}_rcs in every statc in this l'iiion

will be iiiilizcd to biiii_<_-" prcss'iii'c upon
lllCllll'(,‘l'.~‘ of ('oiigi‘<->2»; iii f:ivoi' of tin.-
spccilicil iiisn-i~iiic.s. We ll:t\'(::l iiiagiiiticciit
li‘i:tt'lllllt'l'_\'. Let the .\ati(>ii:il iil':lllt_"(‘ lC.\'-
cciitivc t'oiiiinittc<-. or the liegisiiitiic
(loiiiiiiittcc, turn on lll(.‘+i(‘:tlll, let the State
.\l:i.~t,ci's oil up a little, and we shall li-.ivc
r~tilll() sigiiilicziiit i'i-stilts very soon. We
citniiot (‘(>lillllt'lltl too stroii-_riy these words
of lh'otlit:r lh'i_i_v'li:iiii, and we sh.-ill ft-cl
sorcly <li.~:ippoiiitt.-rl if tlicy :irciiUt folloivt-d
by iiicisivc and .~l!‘()llf_7' action on the part
of the Niitioiiiil (i'ri':iiigc l<.-:idcrs.

The hitiite (iraiigc is an iiiioo:';.-.-ut
;_r:itl’ioi'iiig. Its" action will be wutclicu, not
oiil_v by tlioiisaiids of f:ii'iiici's, but by
lc:nlci'.~' of political tliouglit in the suite.
its iuiportiiiicc :ii'i.<.cs lai'gt-ly1'i*oiii the f:u:t
that it is it iuiion of forces. it is not that
lil(‘,iil'.‘tll‘_"t‘('t)lll:llllS the iii.-ijoiitv of the
fai'iiici's of the state within its fold, liccziiisc
it (lot-.< not. lt is not that it co-iitaiiis all
the \vi.sdoui of the state, for probably it
docs not have more than its .~'li:ii'e. lliit. it
is s‘?.1‘oii_t_" and
a large body of l:iw-abidiiig, iiitclligciit.
pi'ogi'essi\'c citizciis of a single calling in
life have iiniicd their eiiergics for the ben-
eiit of that t‘t).lllll;_'_‘, of tlieiiiselvcs, and of
the whole state. It tlicrefore behooves the
State Graiigo to bear in mind that the eyes
of the state are upon them, and to act in
every respect worthy the occ:isioii.

To pcrforiii their work most worthily,
the delegates to the State tiraiige must see
that their final actions possess at least two
tpuilities. The first retpiisite is that they
shall be broad. for it never pays to be
narrow in public :ifl'aii's. 'l‘he narrow
minded nian is at enmity with the public
weal. Their action should

exhibits, but also in respect to sentiment,
and broad, furthcrinore, in respect to the
lines of work approved or censured. To
be 11 little more specific: The Grange has
several lines of endeavor. It is designed
for the improvement of the farniers finan-
cially, socially, inentally, morally. “'6
shall expect, therefore, that the State

Grange will take advanced steps in all

these lines and pass resolutions and deter-
mine upon courses of action which will
carry out in all departiiieiits of our work
the purposes of the Grange. \Vhile this
is legislative year and it is very important
that the (irange shall take the strongest
possible ground on legislative topics, it is
just as important that questions of educa-
tion, of co—operative buying, of woman's
work, and so on, be discussed and acted
upon.

But while the action of the Grange
should be broad, it should also have the
other quality of concentration. The Grange
should take action on the various lines of
endeavor‘ in which it is engaged, but at the
same time it should say something definite
along each line. Here comes in the con-
centration. Let us have action broad in
spirit, but let ~= unite on a few definite
lines and push ‘...-.-ni until we accomplish
them. We havc tried this and it has suc-
ceede(l,——let us not go back on our own
experience, but rather, strengthened by
our experience, prepare for wiser and bet-
ter work.

Their purposes .'

, dictates.
separate organizations which are working ,

: for different ends.  a few principles that it scents to

; Tliis, let its remind our rc:idci's
 opinion of what ought to guide

* of f:ii'iiiers in

 following for what it is

 or used that is not
I crippled.

i should tlicrcforc look ziiost .~ii:ii'pl_v to
‘ abolitioii of iiiiiicccs.~::ii'y I‘/////I’/.7 «r//J
 .v///'/; ('./‘/‘H //I////I/'4 .~',

I Tlicyiirctlic :ii‘tci'ii-.~' oi’ f.-ii'iii litc.

its a--‘;ioii  watched bet-aii.~'e _I

be broad, not 
only with respect to the intelligence that it 

\\'e do not wish to otitline a platforni to
be signed by delegates to the State Grange.
\\'e prefer to leave these matters to the
wisdom of that body and to follow their
At the saute time, for the con-
venience of delegates. we wish to mention
us ought
to govern action I't:_J:ll‘lillll,f__T public :iti‘:t'ii'.s.
again. is
iiicrcly our

:iii_v body L
detcriiiiniiig the specific
tliings which they wish to favor or op-
pose in state lc,-._rislzitioii. \\'c slllilllii the
worth:

1. There slioiild be the most rig-_rid econ-

iiot :i (iii':iiige pliitforin, but is

§oniy in the adiiiiiiisti':itioii of ;itl’:iir.< in
3everystatcdcpzirtiiiciit and siatc institu-

tion. .\'oiiione_v should be :ippi'opri;tted
deiiiaiidcd by the great-
est good of the people. .\t the siiiiic titiic.
no institution or dcpartiiiciit should be
l)( /1 ///'/‘H//-\‘//I .~'.\' /‘.5’ /H’/‘r /‘ /’r'u,'u;///I//,
2. Local t:i.\'atioii is fat’ li(‘.'t\’lt,‘l' than
that iiiiposcd for .~l'llt' piii'po.~:.-.~. \\'c ,
tlic ,

/it//~,,_

Ii. 'l'hci'c should bc such i'cvi.~ioii of our
tax l:L\\'.~' as sli.~=.li llitittj pistly <listi'iiiiitc tltc
l.-iirdcii of our l£‘.Xt‘.\_ u/./,,., //i. /I//.\i.,\‘ of
I/III/'/I./‘V fr» [ll/‘/l_ I

i. The .‘lll:l.ll'.~‘ of tlic .<t:it<- sliould bc ’
coiitliictcdzis iic:ii'ly as imssililt‘ upon thi-
saiiic ]ti"lll('ll)le‘.~'i .'l\ :i priv:it<- lIll.~lllt'.\\.
'l'lici'c slioiild tlici'cfoi'c bc laws <lc.~i'._v‘ii«-cl to
rciiiovc zill public .~i‘l'\':tlll~’ l’i'o:ii tlic control
of party p:itroii:ig»-. /‘m’://«I  /v-rm .»-/}m//:/ 2
//I’ 1'//I/I.\I //'7I|I/"/7‘ ' ,

.3. lC\'ci'_\'ci’iiz<~ii slioiild bc g‘ll.‘ll':!lIl('t'il
piirc food. and lll(‘l‘( .\lli>llltl l)t‘t'll.‘lt‘lt‘«l:tli<l
t‘llliUl‘t‘('-l l:i'\\“ lli.‘tl  /i/Inf//’r /o :«‘»/'//‘ wou-
/,-I/r'.r/ri/;r/.\' /it /'.///\'fii/‘, ;lll'.l in '(-‘,'(-1'\' ,
pi'odiic«.-i' l'i'ct-doiii froin tho t-oiiipctitiiiii of '
fi':iiidiilt-iii prodiictioii.

ii.  /oi/N‘, //i//‘i .//lH/4/ /v"t/.(//!// /nu/1/.x-,
lhit
lllt‘_‘.' :ii'c cipi.-illy for :ill pcopic and slioiild
be lll:lllll:'.lll(‘ll by .-i tux upon all. 'l‘li *i'cfoi'ir
we sliould liavc l:iv.~ and lllt‘ill(ill.~' tl(’.~lf_"lit‘il
‘to scciirc the Pltltllllllrills ::iid il!l('lllV‘_'(‘lll ini-
provciiiciit of our lli‘__"il\\'.'!_\'.~. but witliotit
iinpo.~iii_: lli'*.‘l\'_\ upon illt‘ t:i,\'-
p:i_vci'.~ its :1 vi liolc or l'£Itill ::ii_v cl.-ass oI't::.‘.-
]).‘t_\'(‘l‘~'.

T. 'l‘i'iic l(‘ltl}l«"l'.'£lEt‘.‘¢l the lH'ilt‘li.~l<iilt.’
of ii ll:ill<!li‘> git-:itiit-~.~. ilic evils of tlic
_\iiici'ic:iii siiloon :ii'c lt 'J“l iii.-idioiis. int‘-
i'c:it-liiiig. and <l:ui}_-'ci'oii~. lici-2iii~c ol ‘tlii~
fact. the l4'llllt(_'l':tllt‘t‘ t;ll(’.\li(lll l.~ //i ,,m..-./
/.//:/'w/'/I//r-‘ I,’//w-//‘on if/" //in 4//r’//. /'1'//in//. illlt
tl1‘Hll>(.‘ tlic pctiplv :iiid to lltl\'t' :1 .~t-it.-iititic
liiisis for wisc :t{'llI|ll. we should li.'i\ c :1
tlioi'ou<_>‘h iiiv<~.~ti_g‘::tioii of thc iiipior tr.-ii'lic
and its cil'(-ct on tlic pui'.~i-;-, l‘it‘:lllll. and
iiior.-tlit_v of tlic pcopicofour stiitc. _'ibovc
all we iiiiist ll:l\".‘ it Ill(>.-‘l l'lf-_"l<i ciif«ii't-citiciit
of every «-.\'i~tiiig' law t.‘Hl1t‘(‘l'lllll_3_{' thc liipior
bii.<iiics~. and tlic t'lJ:l<‘lll1t'lil of siicli lilll‘lllt‘l'
laws :is shall do-«troy or _;_"l't‘:ill_\' iiiiiiiiy
the evil cliccts of iiitc2iipci':iiicc.

5‘v, 1;‘/‘//"4 I‘/Il./l/ /'/I (I///' ,v////-' .\'///I////I] /Ii
u/;m/m/ to ;i f'.-iir pi":-p:ii'.-itioii for citi'/it-ii-
ship. And furtlici'iiioi'c. cvci'y child slioltl-l
be _«_-'ivcii an oppt.-i'tiiiii‘t_\.'. by the s't:itc if ,
iiccc:~s:ii'y. to st.-citi'c tlic \'(‘l‘_\' lll_‘_'_'llt‘~’l. :iiid
best educiition. lint L‘tlllt‘:tiititt shoiild. in
every griidc. from the liiglicst to thc loxvcst.
be made as pr:ictic:tl and iiscfiil as po.~'s-iblc.
hitting the student for the lil‘(>:‘ul(,‘.~'l. and
best work in the ordiiiitry \'()(':ttl()I].\‘ of life.

3'. (,‘oi'por:itioiis should be under such
state control that they can exact nothing
from the people that is not perfectly just
and fair, and especially that they shall dcal
fairly with tliosc in their employ. They
should have before the law all the rights
and all the liiiiitations of individiials.

/'1///.\'.\' ,w;/- i,// I

-\"///H I‘

lH.ll'lli"lI.~

A Suegestion for the State Grange.

I think there will be general regret this
year that the Grange is debarred by its
fundamental rules from expi'essiiig its
views upon the silver question, just at the
time when it has been most fully considered
by the general public, most intelligently
studied, and has consequently become inost
intensely interesting. \\'e recognize the
propriety of the rule as a wise precaution

_‘ slioiild
i every voter should have an opportunity to

against intense partisan feeling and conse-
quent friction among otir members, yet
can hardly be content that upon great
issues we must be silent, and expend our
united etl’orts only upon the less urgent
questions.

I think one serious defect of our political
system has been brought very forcibly to
our attention this year. ‘With some six ,
national tickets and platforms for the voter ?
to choose from, he has yet been unable, in
perhaps the majority of cases, to vote for
one principle dear to him, without at the
same time supporting another which he
abhorred. Did he favor a protective tariff
system, he could not vote for it without
also voting for a gold monetary standard.
Did he favor bimetalic staiidiird money,
he could vote for it only by also voting
“til-1£léi_.flt”‘)I'_tl‘C\'_£t‘;Ifit1e o1ily.“t th t h I

111'] wi in reason osav a at
these questions been separated, so that 5
each] might have been intelligently and
sing y voted upon, at least one half our
people might have voted differently upon
one or.the other. Neither question "has

been authoritatively settled, as each might

have been by a distinct and sepiirate vote
upon its iiidividiial merits. As a conse-
quence prosperity still waits for ;-ertainty
upon these important qiicstioiis.

I believe that the honest judgincnt of
the people is better than that of itsintrigu-
ing politicians in or out of coiigi'ess, and
decide each of tlicsc qiicstitiiis; that

vote upon eat-li. without confiising compli-
cations willi aiiy other. Our sysiciii of

. coiivcntions and pl:itforiii.~', (thc l:itterqiiite

as often dr.-iwn to (‘UIlt‘(‘tll as to cxpre.<s the
views :iiid iiitcntioiis of their atitliors) does
not _<_-'ivc this opportiiiiilv.

1 hope our coining State (ir.-iiigc niav
dcclurc in favor of tlic "liiitiiitivc and Ref-
crcndiiiii,“ or sonic likc svstciii with an iii-
telligililt-. good liiiglisli iiiiiiic; which when
adopted sliall pcruiit and ciicoiiingc :i real
"_go\'ci'iiiiieiit of tlic people": :1 i'c:idy and
proiiipt iiictliod of scttliiig com-lii.<ivcl_v by
the court of l2l>l rcsort_ t1l](‘\litil].\' so vital
to our ll:til()li:ll pi'o.~pcrit_v.

The .\iiici'ic:iii pt-oplc ll:t\'t‘ :ilw:i_vs sliown
tlicitist-lvc~ i-:ii'cl'-il and t-oii.~ci’v.-itivc—-not
_1_"l\'t‘ll lo i':i.~li t‘.\.}rt‘l'llll(‘lll\. \'ct'_v forcible
lilIl~'ll':1lltill~’t'lV this incl ui;iy bc rcpc:itcdl_v
found lll .\lit-liig.-in lll~lI)l'_\'. l4t‘f__"l.~‘l:lllll't‘.~‘i
and coiivciitioiis li:ivc oftcii proposcd i‘.-idi~
ciil cli:iii;__»'c.~ in our stntc i-on.-titiitioii, which
the pcoplc lizivc itllllilwl iiiiii'oi‘iiil_v it-jcctcil,
Is not tlic \l:'.ll_'_ft'l' of liiisty and ill con-
:-sidcrcil :o-tioii f__'l't':ll|‘l‘ froiii our st.-itc and
n:i‘iioii:il it-<_-'i~l:itiii't-~ than froin tlic pt-oplcf

(I (I .\i«'l)i:i:.\iii».
Iilllift Mu.-’,.

The Coming State Grange.

.\V.>‘.\' tli.-it tl;.'- busy \\oi'l; of tlic
ovr-i‘ and it short l‘i'~i i~~ not only ciiioviiblc
but lH‘llt‘ll|'l:ll. tl;<' >t:itc(ii':iin_ri- .s(';.\lt)ll,
tvliiclicoiiiiiu=ii«'t ~ llcct-iiilii-i‘ ‘. ~lll-llltl bc tho
('('lli<'l' of .‘llil'll< tioii for all ltll‘llIlit‘l‘\ of the
oi'<lci'. .\'pcci:il l'It.lt‘\tlll tlic l'.'till'(!:ltl.~$ arc
sc«'iit'<'<l \\illiiii t‘ll(‘tl}i lioti-l iicmitiioil:ttioiis_
'l'li-u .~c.~>ioii will l>(' of iiiiiisuiil iii1ci'c.~l to
l’:iti'oii~. 'l'uc.~-l:i\ cwiiiiig will doubtli-s.~i
inc .‘('l .-ipiiii tot‘ .‘i.}1lll>llt' iii: t‘llllf_" to wliicli
tlic Sl:itc -_\\~l)t‘l.'lll'>i: oi l-‘.'tr'iin>:'~‘ (‘bibs
will be lll‘» itcd.

.~t':t-will is

l"ll"l'll \_\l> .‘l.\'l'§i l)li‘ll:l'il:.‘.

l’i'ob:ibl_v on 'l'ii!i;‘«l.-i_‘.‘ t-vciiiii-_i' llic~c dc-
j_:i'cc.~ will lit‘ coiift-i'i'<-cl in full t'oi'iii. 'l‘liis
will j_*i\t' :1 i"it’(- ('ll£ti'lv"-" for ]iiI't[3li(‘1'~ to rig
ccivc tlic~»c lll1_l‘ll('i' iii.~ti'iit-tioii.-. To :ill who
t'cc-',-in‘ lllt' lc.~——iiiis of tho '~i.\"lll -l<'g‘i‘cc will
lic giicii :i linc sti-tl t‘ll‘_f'Z‘.‘l\til I'I'l'llllt'2llU
~l!ll:ll>lt' for i'i':iiiiiii;: :i.~ :l iizciiiciito of tlic
ot-c:i.~ioii .-iiid cviili.-in-r-oi" .-i-lvaiic:-iiictit to
this liigli position in our Hl'Ill‘l’. 'l'h(- .-:c.~i-
sion will bc full of i:it<-rcst and it will be

: an iii~pii':iti«iii to all alt-lc;_v‘.-itc~' to have lll('l."

liotiic:i.>~soci:itcs flicrc. 'l'lic (ll.\(‘ll~~.lHll of
topics piwsteiilcil. llt(' ttiti:-ii‘, .‘llltl the dc-
f_’l'<;(“. with this }ii.'l4‘(‘.~ oi" llll1‘l'(‘\l to pc vis-
itcd at tho slate c:ipi1:ii'.~l.oiilrl llltl!iI‘l‘lll2lll_\’
in 21'. \\'c (‘I-;H'(‘i.‘lll_\' ii<-t-d lllt' :idi icc and
:l\.~l>l:i‘l:‘(‘ of old-tiinc \\'I.tl‘l\(‘l'~a. lit-t us‘
have :i <_i‘i':nid rciiiiioii :it tlii-~t-.~~ioii of lstiii
and do '\'.‘lll!.‘ll|lt' work for thc Hl'tlt’l'.
l“r.-itci'i,i:.ily.
tiico. li. ll-u:'i.i.\‘.

Notice.

.\ii open iiiceting of St-itc (iraiigc has
l)(,‘L‘ll:ll‘l‘:til§1‘l:<l to be lit-ld 'l'iics«l:i_v cvcniiig,
liccciiibcr H. in lit-prost.-iit:iti\‘c ll.-ill, with
the State .-\.~'soci:ition of l".-ii'tiicr~' ('lubs
:uid State ()llit-ials as special giicsts. The
public is iiivitcd and it l> hoped the occa-
sion will be one of iiiiiisiial plcasiirc and
benefit to all who can attend. lit-low is the
prograiii as thus far outlined:

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Leiiawee Co. (iranaewi-iartette.
Welcome to State Assn of Farmers’ Clubs . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . ..Jason Woodman.
Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l’resideiit A. N. Kliiiinis, Jr.
Welcome to State Officials Ex-Gov. G. <1‘. Luce.
Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Fred .5‘. Maynard, Att‘v Gen.
Michigan, my Michigan Gov. John ’l‘._Rich.
Sonz. “MiclllEflll, my Michiiran”.,....’l‘he'auuienca.
The Farmer and the State. .Gov.-lnlect H. b. Piiigree.
Michigan Agricultural Colleize and the Farmer Boy
President J . I1. Snyder.
Scotch Song Mrs. Mary Robertson.
The Farmer’s Wife . . . . . . . , . . ..Mrs. Emma Campbell.
National Organizations of Farmers..J_. J. Woodman.
What is Michigan Doing for her G1l‘lS.’. . . . . . . . . ..
Mrs. Mary A. Mayo.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Prat Edith F. Mcvermott.
The Grange and our Public Schools . . . . . . . . . . . .. _
Supt. H. R. Pattengill.
Mrs. Belle Royce.
Song. "Tribute to Nature”. . . . . . . . . . . ..The audience.
.1 n.\'iv1i-:_ Buniin,
becretary.

Some Good Endorsements.

Of the Special \Viuter Cuiirses at the Agricultural
Cull!-.;.:¢-. by l‘ro|uim>ntAgriciilturistsof
this and Otlicr States.

\\'e are glad to publish the following let-
ters froiii a few well-known men, which
have been received in response to a request,
giving their opinions of the special courses
‘whichare offered at the Michigan Agricul-
tural college, beginning January «I, 1897.
Young men, who are anxious to make the
most of themselves,should give a good deal
of weight to the opinions of these practical
men, who look at this matter from a broad
but business standpoint.

MY DEAR SIR——I am heartily in favor of
education in any line. The work done by
short winter courses in agriculture will be
very helpful to every one who attends with
a desire to learn. It seems to me that the
benefit will come largely from the inspira-


DECEMBER 3, 1896.

THE GRAN GE VISITOR.

5

tion that one may get. as spoken of in the
-circular you sent me. Of course, one can-
not actually learn any great amount in a
few weeks, but he may be awakened, he
may get glimpses: of the best in every line,
that will start him to growing and greatl_v
broaden his life. \\'ou'id that there had
been such chances when I was a boy. Ilon.
J. S. \\'oodward, of New York, and the
writer, were going through the dairy
school in Wisconsin once. under the es-
cort of Prof. Henry. \Ve saw the _vouiig
men taught every little detail, and the very
best in every line, and friend \\'. turned to
me and exclaimed, "Terry. we were born
fort_';.' years too soon?" And it was true.
The opportunite.s. of the present are so
much greater.

Ihave spent some weeks in talking to
these short-term students at Purdue l'ni-
‘versity. I know something about how
successful they have been in awakening an
interest in advanced methods. Letters
have come right from the boys, showing
what they have done. or are trying to do,
since. I say “b()ys," but there is no rea-
son why lIll(ltll(."{l.»;{(5(l nicn should not at-
tend, as they have in some cascsz, and
ladies. too.

The short term coiir.s:e coiiies bctweentlie
Fariiiersi Institute and thcfull agricult:ii'al
course. It is a six week's institute. It is
not as good as a longer course. but prac-
tieal and valuable to those who camiot af-
ford to spend any more time.

Most truly yours.
T. ll. Ti-:i:iii'.
I111.-Jxoii. Ohio, Uri. 1:1, Ian/;.

I)i<;.\i: .\'iii:—l beg to acknowle.lge re-
ceipt froiii you of lcallet issued by your
State lloard of .»\griculturc, c.\‘plaining the
sliort winter course oll'ered at your Agri-
cultural College the coming winter. I
have given it some exzuniiiatioii and am
greatly pleased with the course of study
outlined. It has always seeiiicd to me as
though the splendid cllects of our liistitutc
work as well as the short course work in
the \Visconsiii .\gricultura.l College. should
have larger and more thorough tollowiiig
aniong oui' sistr-1' states. This very fact of
.agricultural t(lIlt‘.Lll,l()ll. the institutesaiiiong
tlic farnicrs, the .sliort course with the boys.
togcllicr with our dairy school, has done
iiiorc to stop the fright1'ul waste of farm
labor. and turn loss into prolit than any of
the forcesof ci\'ili7.aliol1 that we have put into
ellcct for many years. I was reading the
other day of the wonderful 1)l'()_i_*'I'(‘..\.i made
by the niaiifacturiiig interests of (icriiiauy,
and the saine article stated that the agri-
cultural interests of (iernian_v were sull'cr-
ing largely in comparison with the advzuice
niadc by her arti.san.s. and it concluded with
the-c words: "If the farmers of (icrmaiiy
would bestow as iiiucli thouglit and iiitel—
ligeiice. as well as education. upon tlicprob-
lcnis of their busiiicss as the artisans do.
they would have equal success, and would
make equal coiiquest and advancement. " I
have no doubt whatever of the truthof this
shiteiiiciit, and I believe it applic.s as well
to the United States as to (ierinany, and
to .\licliigaii and \\'isconsin as well as to
any portion of our common country. The
great diiliculty of our agriculture is not an
opportunity for the prolitable employment
of thouglit and labor so much as a lack of
general comprehension as to the linal and
more profitable ecoiioniics of our biisiness.
This can only be brought out through study
and education of both the brain and the
hand. Anything and everything which
promotes more intelligent thinking and
more intelligent working must add to the
profit of the farm, and I am glad you are
doing such excellent work in that direction.

Yours truly,
W. I). IIOARI).
Ft. Athi'nsmi. Wis.. Oct. 12, 18.90‘.

To THE b'1‘.A.'ri: BOAR!) or A(}RI(,‘-UL'I‘L’RE:
—l have been e.\'amining a leaflet from the
Agricultural College giving in detail a plan
for a winter term for young men and wo-
men who may not wish to take a full
course at the College. I heartily endorse
the plan, believing it to be practical, ben-
eficial and not expensive. The Agricultural
College is on the right track: and in order
that it may accoinplish what it was de-
signed to accomplish for agriculture. all
who can should avail themselves of its
numerous advantages. The farmer who
succeeds in the future must avail himself
of all the benefits offered in the direction
of practical, scientific agriculture. Hap-
hazard methods and indifference to details
cannot longer be made successful. I know
of no plan better calculated to assist the
young farmer or his sister than the one now
offered by the State Board of Agriculture.

“'31. BALL.
Hamburyh, Mi'ch., Oct. 14. 1896.

MY DEAR SIR:~Replying to your re-
cent favor asking my opinion of the short
winter course provided at the College, I
would say that I think it a very wise idea;
it will open ‘Ere. way for many of our pro-
gressive you.«_>' farmers to secure technical
knowledge or their Work, learning the lat-
est and best methods, studying economy-'—
in short getting themselves “up todate” as
farmers, dairymen or fruit growers. To
think that such a course of six weeks’

' success
; these courses are kept true to the practical

- turns than to spend a fcw

_ for young t'arniers.

thorough stiialy can be securedfor less than

‘ ~$2.5.l_ll') "outside of R. R. fare" must coiii-

iiiend itself to any enterprising young man

 engaged in farming; and dull indeed must

he be who could not apply his added
knowledge in such a manner as to return

 hismoncvseveral times over within the
l vear.

All succr,-s.s to the short course I
Yours liespectfully.
Ii’. .\Ioiiini.i..
Benton Hurbor, Mic/1.. Nor. II’. I.‘«‘.'I~‘.

sayf

I lirmly believe that the cstablisliment
of the short courses of study by the .\.gi‘i-

The courses
practic.-il. Just the thing the young farin-
er.s: of this state need to make a lll:ll'l{B<l

of their chosen profession. If

plan outlined in the zllllllillll(‘(:lll(tlll. no

I farmer's son who intends to stick to the

farm. nor no young farmer who can possi-
bl_v arrange to avail liinisclf of the advant-
ages there oll'ered. can niake an iiivc.s‘imcnt
which will insure him better liiiaiici.-il rc-
weeks at the
College the coming wintcr.
.\. t‘. lhiin.
Ilig/71/41/LII. JIir'Ii.. Nor‘. lo‘. l‘<.‘/U.

l)l'1.\l:5lliZ I have read c;=.i'cf'ill_\' an-l
with great pleasure your special coui's~.‘.s
Tlie (,,'ollcg‘c is to be
coniiiieiidcd for this very helpful and prac-
tical .sug‘:cstioii. Tlic pcrsoiis who av:-.El
tlieiii-clvcs of this dcliglitl'ul and 1'(llllli.‘ll‘.".’
tivcly llllf.\'li(‘li.-l\'L' way oi" .\'lI(‘Il|llll;_" a lit-w‘
w'ccl<.s. in the wintcr will ill‘l\’. cci't:iiuly
lind it the most fruitful .iiid cnioyziblc c\'—
pcriciicc of their livcs.

lll£.\'l:\‘ ll. l)\'l"l'lC.\'l;ll.l..
I.rI:i.si:Ig/. Jlic/1.. Ucf. '.‘l, 1.\‘.‘«I»'.

How to Improve our District Schools.

It seems to be the gciici'al opinion in
the country that our district schools do
not compare favorably with our <'il_\
schools.
thoroughly in the country schools as it
should be. or as it is in our town schools.
Now if this be truc wlierc dons the laiilt
he. Are the teachers the only olitzs‘ to
blanicf \\'esay. no. Tlicrc are various
i'casoiis :uid we w ill attempt to statc a few
of them. In the countr_v school we are in
the habit of hiring a iicw il‘.'iI'llL'l‘ 'vci‘_\
term of school, with few exceptions. Hiicli
a course will spoil tlic intcrcsi of both
teacher and pupils and the sooner we
adopt the plan of liiring‘ by the ycar the
better. Sonic people have an idca that
most any kind of a teacher will do for the
country but herein we that another lllls’l:ll\'t‘
is iii.-ide. \\'e. as a mic. hirc youn«_-‘and iii-
c_\'pericnccd tcacliers for the countr_v.
and the result is our scliools do not ad-
vance iii learning as tliey do in towii where
they employ tcaclicrs of mature years and
experience. I want to say right here in be-
half of the young tcaclicr. that \vc extend
to them all the syinpatliv and encourage-

iiieiit possible for there are few who need 

it more than the young school teacher, but
for the country we would advise hiring ex-
perienced teachers. It, of course, would
call for higher \vage.s, but it also re-
quires greater tact and skill to 1 each a dis-
trict school with eight grades or more with
success than one with two or three grades,
does it not.’ That is why we are in favor
of teachers of experience in our country
schools‘. And what would you
do with the young teacher. did
_vou say! We would have them
teach the primary schools in town,
where they would be under the supervision
of the principal, and the other teachers

might suggest sometliing, too, that might ’

be of help to them.
Teachers ought to know how to syiii-

pathize with each other. and we think they ,

do. But how is it in the country. The
school board hires the teacher to begin
school such a day. Teacher commences
work with high aspirations, but afterafcw
weeks becomes a little discouraged. There
has not been a living soul in to see how the
school is progressing. No not even the
board. N ow we wonder after such neglect
that many of our teachers lose their inter-
est in school work, when parents and
school boai'd exhibit so little interest as
they do, in the majority of our country
schools! And we hear much the same
complaint about our city schools, also. \Ve
are of the opinion that if we had been hired
to do a piece of work and no one came
around to inspect it, we would feel it made
little difference how it was done. Under
similar conditions a teacher might be
influenced in the same way. VVe hope our
readers see the point and profit by it.

\\'e, as parents, are quite liable to exact
more from a teacher than is really reason-
able. V\'e expect to have our children
taught good manners, to be neat and order-
ly, learn everything you tell them to, and
never do anything wrong or use bad lan-

‘ guage on the school ground, and go straight

home after school. All this and much more
we expect, that is, some of 11s do. Now
on the other hand, the teacher has the
right to expect their pupils to come to school
well groomed, well washed and combed

; entire straii_-_rci's.

This work done is not donc as I
,‘ fei'ciicc and w:ikc up to action.

I and liiiitle to
' of govci‘iiiiieii‘..--—So long as the "l".-ii-iiici'

 :tb~'ollllcl_\' unricr

and clothes clean. at least once aweek. and
that they understand at least the rudiments
of good manners: and correct language.
This is exacting only what is just and rea-
sonable fioiii school patrons. yet if parents

‘ do not use correct language. children will

not. A teacher can tell very w cll what a
child .s home training has been. A child‘.s
actions speak louder than words. The

. Sl'_'lll)ril'lM:ll‘«l and e.s'pcciall_v parents‘ should

visit their school at least oiicc ortwicc each
term. 'lhis wc coii.sidcr to be oiilv their
real and plain duty. It would be evident

‘ .5 then to both tea:-licr and pupil that voudid
, cultural College dc.scrves the support of ‘- '
, every farmer in Micliigan.
' as outlined in the prospectus are inteascly

have an interest in the welfare of your
.school. \'\'c think such a course would
tend to bring parents and tcaclicrs toa
mutual understandiiig in social as wcll as
in educational all':iirs. \\'licrcas. as things
now exist. tcacln-rs and parents are almost
\\'liat we have writtcn
is from our own .staii«lpoiiit. (,'riticisni is
in order. \t'.\"l‘ K.\'i‘i«:.

From Oregon.

\\'(3 :l<‘l\'llo\‘.’l<' lgc rcccipt oi procceliiigs
of last tlrcgoii T“l:lll‘ liraiigc held in .\la\'.
l.\‘1l-‘F. \‘fc ouotc fllllll thc report of the
\\Ioi'tllA\' .\i:i.sli-1'. .i;;cob \'ooi'lu-cs,

Tlic (‘Hll'lillHlls for ‘_fl'<l«'l ciii/.~nsliip arc
detcrioratiug. \\'c in-cd :1 new llccl.-ir:ition
of liirlcp.-i:-lciicc. It is not an ::c<'i:l('Iil
that all our lll‘<)}H‘l'l_‘.’ has dcprcciatcd and
w c :il'c coiupcllcd to takc lcss than cost for

1 fai':;i products. The agriculturisl will bavc

to be more aw':ikc to his intcrc.sl.s and inakc
his iiillucncc fcltat llic swat of govcrnuiciit.
Sec to it that ins! and ccoiiomic l.-iws arc
ciia-.-tc<l and cnlorccd: :i.\.'cs rcduccd to our

_. ability and our l'l'_fll’. to pay. so that thw-

burdcns oi" g-ovcriiniciit arc 1'ighll\'

1 distributed and llic w'c:ii< pi'olcc1c-‘l 2t'.".“.l’l.\'l

the unjust. «-e»iii?=3i.-:::§oii- of tlic .-"timing and
sellish.
Soliic one
iiieiilally la’/:_\'--~—po.ssil. wc
that would account for 1 to burdcns wc arc
llllllt,‘i'('.s'.~:l!'ll_\' carry Eng‘. Ulla-r intcrcsts
llel\'(' bccii uiilca.li:i;' upon us: it is high
tiiiic that wc .-h.-ikc oil some oi‘ our indif-
liisist that
all kinds and class:as of propcrty be l.‘l.\Zl‘ll
bcar its sharc of the burdciis

t.;i'mci's arc
azc. if

has said

so.

lli(.‘t‘.l-il_\' subiiiils to cai'ry thc burdcn. so
long lie iiiay. and In will get no hclp in re-
foriiiatory laws an-ll lhc rcduction of ex-
pciisc.-. whilc he is fooliiig n<:-arly all thi-
bills. The lll.‘lll who pays no t:i.\‘cs docs
not care how expcnsivc or e_\'li'a\‘ae‘aiitly
our ;_ro\'ci'iiiiiciit is llltzll:lf_"t'll-

Tiicrc arc two w'a_v,s iii wliicli we can
svork to improve our situation: the lirst is
our own control and
iiiaiiagciiiciit: that is. iiiiprovcour iiicthods
of biisiiicss so that we may be able to re-
duce the cost of production to the lowest
limit: for only those who can put their
products on thc lll:ll'l\'t‘l at the least cost,
and in the best condition. will be able to
maintain tliciiisclvcs in these da_v.s of sharp
coiiipetition and low prices. liccp the
best stock. the best seeds. and implements.
with which the best work can be donc. so
that all products may be put on the mar-
ket in a iii.-iniicr that will make a reputa-
tion that is worth something to the person
selling. l’laiit less. fertilize and cultivate
inore.’\\'c have been robbing our soil in
following bad methods. "Sell less in the
bushel and more on hoof and in tlcccc; dis-
countenaiice the credit system; the mort-
gage zsiysteiiiz the fashion sy.stem, and e\'::i‘_\’
system tending to prodigality and bank-
ruptcy." Keep as correct account of your
farining as you do with your neighbor:
leave nothing to guess work or chance. .\.s
aids to a better and more economical sys-
tem, I would recommend that the (irl‘:llig'cs'
place in their libi'aries for the use of their
members "The Rural hcieiice b.'eric.s:" and
the "l~‘irst l’rinciplcs of Agriculture."
For the successful farnier will also be a
scientitic farmer and must read and study
about his business.

The second way relates to our duty as;
citizens: to our ability to co-operate in
making all needed reforms, and the trans:-
action of public business. We have not
yet learned to put in practice the second
general object of our Declaration of I’rin-

. cipals——-“In essentials, unity: in non-essen- ,
tials, liberty; in all things, charity: ‘ but .

are too much given to magnifying the de-

tails of a proposition, rather than striving I

for the thing itself. We continually see
transportation and other corporations——
bankers, and brewers banded together, co-
operating to get some advantage by law

from productive enterprise, and they have '

succeeded to such an extent that the agri-
culturists are receiving no prolit on their
investment of capital and labor. Only by
a like co—operation in essentials will we be

able to maintain ourselves and secure that ‘

fair and equal treatinent before the law we
are 1' ustly entitled to receive, and must re-
ceive, if we are to remain any longer in
business at the old stand.

In the Nation's Capital.
(Continued from first page.)
as he told us, in his own fascinating way,
the Wonderful story of how Jesus of haz-
areth heals our intirmities, and as the

grand organ poured out its melody every
heart was moved to -sing. "Crown Him
Lord of All." We came away. feeling that
we had stood in the presence of the Lov-
ing Fatlierand been bapti7.ed with his spir-
it. And now. kind editor. I must close,
having onl_\' touched lightly upon these
points in this Qllceli City of the Ezist.
Frateriiall_v yours.
.\Ii:.s. ()i.ivi.s. J. \\'ooi)_\i.\.\'.
l’o1I,'P:Iu'.

Economy on the Farm.

Iloall the work possible with suitable
implements and the horse. but do not omit
the hand-hoe if necessary to use it.

llarvcst all crops wlicn at the most prof-
itable stage for use.

llavc good :l.l‘t'l)IllIlI0«lzlllllll for stock, and
plenty or room for storage. of crops and
housing of all farm iinplciiicnts and
machines.

Aim to secure the coiufortsof aniiiials
when at the barn. and convciiieiice in car-
ing for them. (lithe stock. kccp secure
thc best for lll(‘ purposc. and by diligent
sclcction. lil't'l'Illll'_{‘. and care l-iccp well up
in the st.-in«l:ird of c.\'ccllcncc.

.\lw':iys l't'lll('llll.‘l'l' that one good aiiiiiial.
of \\'ll.‘llt"\t‘l' kind or breed, is wortli at
least two ordinary oncs. and that tiic woe.
is much more chcaply l\‘cp_t than thc two.
llcrc is truc ccoiioiiiy.

liccp the farm. stock. and crops im-
ploy ing lroiii ycar to 5 car. as hcrc is where
lhc pi'o;_-'i'css coincs in.

lic libcral in thc lll:lll:l_'_"‘lllt‘lll of house-
hold allaii's: lll:ll(t' a hoinc in the truc scnsc
oi’ the word loall conn:-ctcd with it.

l’rovEdc abuudaiitly tor inlcllcctual as
‘»\l'll :2- physical w':iuls. tor the soul is the
."<-::l man or woman.

Trust in lhc Lord and do your work
wcll. l'.‘lli€'llllH‘l'lll‘_" that all arc workers
to}_»'ctlicr with llim. and that although one
may pluit and 1'lil1l\‘:l1x'. 'Iis (iod that
.'\"i\ctli tlic iiici'c:i.sc. /‘i. /i’. /o/I‘/I /.~ .l///.~.-

/

. 57 ..
'/'‘i/o.s. ”.s / /no ///v’/1.

Purge the Fountain Head.

Tiic l\lll(l‘»'\ iiig‘ llulii llic //v ‘'/‘«/«'r' /'i‘««
/’i-.  in our iud_~_~'mcnt hil- thc nail .s:piarc-
y on the hcad:

'l‘lic rather startling statcui»-nt Ill:/l.(lP at the
incctiiiq of the asylum tiwist»--~s at lialaiiiazuo,
that the insaiic patients in .\lichigan institu»
tions are iiicrezisiiig at the rate of Iloo every
two years, loses sonic ol its 1-ainlul import.
tlirouuh the opinion of one of llll‘ ti lislccs that
3'' pct‘ cent of all cases arc curablc untlt-i'propcr
care and treatment. lie-gret over the growing
list of unfortiinatcs l;PI't'fl -at l'l~"a!~'Uli is Sllll
further rnotlilied by the (ll-*(Tl‘ll‘&lll'\ll of a mem-
ber of the legislative ('l>lillil‘.lU'P that a grcat
mails‘ people. are comiiiiitcrl to asylums who do
not properly beloiig llier.--. llut taking out the
curahles and tlieiiuinbcr l.ii1prope*i'lv committed
and tliere is still a sad sliow'in'.; lll llilS depart.-
ment of state supervisioii. 'l‘he enormous cost to
the state of the care of tliesc s:nta_v nlllii-ted peo-
ple suggests the wisdoni of (lcvoiine: lYl"Hil€‘l‘
attention to the preveiitlsvzi of i::q.iiiity instead

' of waiting till those whose reason has bi-conic

impaired have l)t‘C0l‘llt-‘. public cliarizcs. liitem-
peraiice, paupcrisin, iiioral and pl-.§sic,a1dcgco—
erac_v—all tlu-se yearlv swell tlw list of asylum
iiiiiiatcs, >‘oine of these so:m~.»s ol lnsaiiity
may sooner or later yield to rctoroiatory proces-
ses now in opei'at'ion, but the most pI‘l)lll:lC
cause of mci.-tal impairment lu»i‘edii_v--caiinot
be overcoiiie until a proliibition is iinposed up-
on thc inarriazze of paupers: criminals and in-
sane people.

AFTERTHOUGHTS.

I'm gittin old '1; ft-r»l loiivsoii:-~ ct night.
‘N my cycs ain't. niiy the siroiigcst,

"N I'm allus thlnkin the room ain't light.
‘N every in-w niglit seciiis the loin,-est.

’N then I cim't holp thinliin o‘ her.
’I\' :ill she done for mc.

‘N soiiieliow the rooiii'l kinda blur.
"N tears won't let me sc-:.

We”! lived together fer forty year.
'.\' _giii':illy ill.(X'1+'f1u

Tbougli I'd git cross win.-ii livin was clear
’I\' crops was inostly weed.

But now I know that we'd agree
Bi:ciius‘u .~lie woul'lii't fight.

‘N right or VVI'0£l1.{ ;,:ivc inter me
Till I seciiied ullus right.

‘N I was tight es bark to tree.
A savin might on main;

Though Silt! wa':i't dru ssud as she should be.
l‘d no thought o’ her pain.

'I\' I kiiowcd she wanted a poplin dress
By a wisliful look on her face
At; the neighbor's elotln.-s, whose mean: was
less,
But I‘d jest turn my face.

But. now these tliouglitsi es come too late
To bring 1l.s'I.‘Ill’lBI‘(‘ll\‘H1'.

Er stay for me the liaiid o’ fate.
Er make my end less drcar.

Fer though I'm giviii libjrnl now.
It ain’t no comfort when

I think 0’ Mandy en jest how
She loved an suffered then.

I tell ye, boys. love ain't no thing
To kinda fool away,

’.N them that does ’ll allua bring
Up short alone some day.

Fer loveless folks is mostly cross
‘N cynic like '11 cold,

’.\' folks aiii’t both’riii ’bout the loss
0' cranky folks tlnetfls old.

S’ when ye gits 0 wife that's right.
’T’woii’t hurt ye to be kind,

’N when she’s gone ye-‘ll sleep at night
More easy in the mind.

—Detroit; Free Press.

State Grange Edition.

The next issue of the UR.-ll\'l}l-I VisiToR
will be a State Grange edition. and will be
published Deceinber ‘.4.

Ripans Tabules 2 pleasant laxative.


THE GRANGE VISITOR.

DECEMBER 3. 1896.

tolleae and Station

Fall and
Apples.

Keeping Winter

Newspaper Bulletin Purdue University Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.

In many localities in Indiana
there are often more apples grown
than can be disposed of profitably
at the time of gathering, and so
serious loss to the growers is the
result; much of this loss could be
prevented by a proper handling of
the fruit, and by providing a suit-
able place for storing until the con-
gested state of the market is re-
lieved.

In order to keep well, apples
must be picked at the proper
time. Care must be exercised in
handling to prevent bruises, care-
fully assorting the ripe from the
unripe, the perfect from the im-
perfect, and storing in a cool, dry
place, with plenty of pure air free
from all odors of deca_ying vege-
tables or other substances.

The average fruit-grower does
not exercise enough caution in
handling and asserting his fruit.

The degree of maturity will have
much to do with the keeping quali-
ties. A late fall or winter apple
should be mature, but not ripe,
when it is picked, if it is expected
to be kept for any considerable
time. The process of ripening is
only the first stage of decay, and if
this is allowed to continue before
picking, till the apple is ripe, or
mellow, this breaking down pro-
cess has proceeded so far that it is
a diflieult matter to arrest it. As
soon, therefore, as the stem will
separate freely from its union with
the branch, the apple is sufliciently
mature for storing.

The proper temperature for
keeping apples is as nearly 33 de-
grees Fahr. as it is possible to keep
it, and in order to maintain this, it
will often be necessary in this cli-
mate to provide a separate place
for storing the fruit. as the average
cellar under the dwelling house is
wholly unfit for this purpose. If
the cellar consists of several de-
partments so that one can be shut
off completely from the others, and
the temperature in this kept be-
low ludegrees, it will answer the
purpose very well. If this can not
be done, a cheap storage house may
be built in connection with the ice
house, by building a room under-
neath. having it surrounded with
ice on the sides and overhead, with
facilities for drainage underneath.
keeping the air dry b_y means of
chloride of calcium placed on the
floor in an open water tight vessel,
such as a large milk crock or pan.
In this way the temperature may
be kept ve1'y near the freezing
point the year round. and apples

may be kept almost indefinitely.
.I..x.\n:s Tnoor.
Horticulturist.

Steer Feeding Experiments.

Bulletin Kansas Experiment Station. Septem-
ber. 1.-‘9b’.

.s'L’M)1Al{Y or i:i:sL‘LTs.

1. The result of the p1'e:-ient ex-
periment in the main confirm the
results obtained ina similar ex-
pe1'i111eI1t, and published in bulletin
4. O. "

2. The “balanced ration" pro-
duced nmch the best gains, and at
a less consumption of food per
pound of gain than the corn ra-
tion, whether fed as corn meal or
as ear corn. The lot made one
pound of gain on 7.52 pounds
grain fed, and 2.39 pounds fodder,
while the lot fed corn meal re-
quired H.11 pounds grain and 2.09
pounds fodder to make a pound of
gain.

:2. But the lot fed a balanced ra-
tion consumed a greater total
weight of food than the lot fed
corn meal. During the 1-17 days
they were fed, each. steer in the lot
ate an average 20.5 pounds grain
feed and 6.6 pounds fodder daily,
on which he made an average gain
of 2.70 pounds daily. The steers
fed on corn meal ate 18 pounds
meal and -1.13 pounds fodder daily
per head, on which they gained
1.97 pounds per head.

4. The lot fed a balanced ration
trained .79 of a pound daily per

ead more than the lot on corn
meal, for which gain consumed
only 2.8 pounds of grain and 2.47
pounds of fodder more daily than
the lot fed corn meal; or at the
rate of 3.5 pounds of grain and 3.1
pounds of fodder per pound of
gain, while we have seen that it re-
quired 7.52 pounds of grain and
2. 39 pounds of fodder to produce a

or.

pound of gain. These facts prove
that the better gain of this lot was
due more to the quality of the food
than to the fact that they had better
appetites.

5. The mixed grain ration stim-
ulates the appetite more than the
corn ration and induces the steer to 1
eat more heartily of it than he will y
of corn meal. ,

6. The steers fed on the mixedi
grain ration brought a better price I
on the market than either of the;
other lots, because they were in‘
better condition. They averaged,
on day of sale, . 303 pounds per
head more than the lot fed corn
meal, 160 pounds more than the
lot fed ear corn in the barn, and
164 pounds more than the outdoor
lot.

7. The experiment shows that.
for rapid gains and top prices, the
balanced ration excels any corn
ration.

5‘. But this does not necessarily
imply that the balanced ration
affords the cheapest gain. At the
cost of feed in this case, 55 cents
for oil meal, .70 cents for bran. and
35 cents for corn meal, per cwt.,
the gain produced by the mixed
feed cost 3.!)-1 cents per pound,
while the gain produced by the
corn meal cost but 3.5 cents per
pound.

1!. At the same price for the two
lots in the stock-yards, the lot fed
corn meal would have been the
n1o1'e profitable. As it was, the
lot on a balanced ration brought 10
cents more per cwt. than the lot on
corn meal: but, even then. there is
but a slight margin of $3 on the
whole lot in its favor, or only 00
cents per steer.

10. The results. therefore. do
not w:mt an indiscriminate use of
oil meal and bran when corn is
cheap. Look well to their cost be-
fore you purcllase.

‘l 1. In this cxpcriment,the corn
meal gave better returns than ear
corn. In our first feeding experi-
ment. reported in Bulletin No. :34,
the ear corn gave better returns
than corn meal. The tpicstion
whether it pays to grind is, there-
fore. not settled.

1:3. The steers on car corn voided
in manure upwards of 1.3 per cent
of their grain undigested, while
those on corn meal voided but 43:}
per cent of grain found in the
droppings when whole corn is fed
agrees with the results of a pre-
vious experiment to the sameeflcct.

13. The cost of .thc gain on car
corn was, in this experiment, half
a cent per pound higher than the
cost on corn meal. If is probable,
however, that when ilu_'_{’S follow
the steers. this diflerence will be
more than balanced by the larger
per cent of hog food furnished
when car corn is fed.

11. In spite of the fact that it
was a favorable winter for outdoor
feeding. the outdoor steers gained
less and ate more than the indoor
steers, though fed the same. This
confirms our former cxperiment,in
which it was found that the two
lots gained alike, but the outdoor
steers ate a good deal more.

1:3. In the present experiment,
the cost per pound of gain on car
corn was 3.99 cents for the indoor
lot, and -1.3.") cents for the outdoor
lot. While the showing is thus in
favor of barn feeding, the feeder
should, nevertheless, count the cost
of providing adequate barn room,
and of the extra labor stabling in-
volves, before he abandons the
open yard with the conventional
sheds.

Surface- and Sub-Irrigation.

Bulletin New Hampshire Experiment Station.
SUMMARY RENIARKS.

1. \Ve irrigate because we are
compelled to in order to secure the
best conditions for raising crops in
a dry season.

2. Apply enough water when
irrigating to do some good: a pail-
ful applied now and then in a dry
time is useless.

3. By being able to irrigate when
a crop is nearly matured, we have
a first-class_crop, which otherwise
would be an inferior one.

4. Ground beds in the forcing
house. watered from the same row
of tiles, with all conditions the
same excepting that part of the bed
had a water-tight bottom while the
remainder did not, gave good re-
sults in the former case and very
poor in the latter. .

5. Experiments with celery upon
a clay loam, with water applied
both through ditches for surface
irrigation, and through tiles below

the reach of the plow for sub-irri-

gation, showed that the latter sys-
tem required much more water
than the former for the same re-
sults.

6. By taking advantage of the.

cloudy portions of the day and as
well the shade from the foliage of

the plants, the loss from evapora-'

tion in surface irrigation is greatly
lessened.

7. The percentage of water saved
in sub-irrigation out of doors is
greatly reduced on account of its
soaking oil’ in the soil below.

.5‘. The fact that the tiles are out
of sight and their action unknown
makes ordinary sub-irrigation a
little uncertain.

H. Sub-irrigation out of doors.;

where it works well. is an idle sys-
tem of watering.

10. If possible have
pressure or fall.

11. Experiments for two seasons

a g‘()( Ml

have shown that when the tiles;
were placed near the surface of the 1

ground, the plants did fully as well
as in the other systems and with
less water.

12. By placing the tile near the
surface, the great loss by evap-
oration was overcome. This sys-

ied out.

There are 1.500 of these
stores doing business on capital
- stock aggregating $40,00|),000, and
returning handsome profits. The
English differs from the American
plan in that there is a division
,ofp1'ofits on the amount of pur-
chases. and profits are returned on
the capital invested, the same as in
a private business enterprise. The
failure of distributive co-operation
is due probably to the modern
business policy~large trade and
small profits. The co-operative
stores could not compete with the
large business houses which sell
goods at almost cost and depend
:for their profits on the vol-
ume of business rather than up-
on individu:il sales. Modern busi-
ness methods render co-operation
in the retail trade a rather hazard-
ol1suI1<lcl't:1l{iug‘. except in local-
, itics far from the large cities. lint
if co-operative stores have proved
impracticable. farmers clubs and
,:L.~'.s‘ociatiol1s may cflect a large sav-
ing b_v co-operative purchasing of
;Ifertilizcr.~'. n1achiner_v and many of
,thc articles of every day necessity.
‘—]';//‘I/l"I'~\" [V/I/‘Hill I/"”/"‘ .lr//'~~
i(‘//.il__‘, Iv

temalso placed the \vater where‘

even the shallow-rooted
could not fail to receive it. ltalso
combined all the good points of
deeper sub-irrigation.

13. Three thousand six hundred
and thirty cubic feet. or about
eight hundred barrels, of water is
the amount estimated to cover one
acre of ground to a depth of one
inch,—the amount recoimucndcd
per acre for reservoir capacity.

H. Onion seed sown upon up-

land, with and without irrigation.’

gave marked results in favor of
irrigation.

1.3. To get the best results culti-
vation gocs hand in hand with irri-
gation.

16. Mulching and sub-soiling arc
mildcrforins of irrigation which
can be resorted to with good results
to counteract drouth.

17. Many soils need drainage.
perhaps, rather than irrigation.
while in some others there is :1
medium. which gives best result-'.

18. Under existing climatic and
meteorological conditions, irriga-
tion solves a very discouraging
problem.

Co-operative Stores.

Some interesting facts are given
in the bi-monthly bulletin of the
United States department of labor
in regard to distributive co-opera-
tion. \\'hile co-operative stores
have always been considered com-
mendable institutions, such enter-
prises have, as a rule, resulted in
failure. During the period from
18-17 to 18.319 many union stores
were established in New England,
but the majority of these either
went out of existence or became
private enterprises. Only 3.30 of
the 76'.) stores established in this
country were doing business as co-
operative stores in 1.5337, and niost
of these were in the New England
states. The effort of the grange
to organize union stores in the ma-
jority of cases resulted in failure.
besides disrupting the organization
in many places. An inquiry was
made in 18.565, l)y which it was
ascertained ‘that, outside of New
England, there were but thirty co-
operative stores, of which number
but thirteen are now doing busi-
ness in the original form. In all
states co-operative trade is being
supplanted by private enterprises
which are either diverting the bus-
mess of the union stores or absorb-
ing them. As an indication of the
rapid decline of distributive co-op-
eration it is stated that of the twenty-
seven associations organized in
New Jersey since 1873, nineteen
have disbanded. In New England,
however, where the union stores
seem to have met with better suc-
cess than elsewhere, the thirteen
now in existence, of the number
originally organized, report an in-
crease in trade to -$978,951, as
shown by recent re orts, as against
$179,000 in 1886. ut in addition
to these stores nine new ones have
been established, which report an
annual trade of over $250,000.
Wrhether through lack of good
management or other causes, dis-
tributive co-operation in the United
States has been a failure, while at
the inception of the movement
there was every indication that it
must be successful. Conditions
seemed to warrant this expectation.
In connection with the above facts
the phenomenal success of the
English distributive stores is point-

plants‘

A Novel Industry.
% -x
, .

V (irand Traverse industry
{about which but ctnnparativcly
jlittlc is known. but which is really
‘of a good deal of importance is the
lgatheriug of gin.-cug. to ship
ito ('hin:i. In that country it
 is regarded in almost a .~':’.('1'(‘<l
l light. and suppo.-cd to curc all the
gills that flesh is heir to.

‘K From July or August until Octo-
lbcr the Indians of this region. and
some of the white people. make
tpiitc a luisincss of hunting the
roots. which growonl_v in thcdccp-
est forests, and will not stand open
fields or cultivation. Thc_v dry the
roots and bring them in b_v the
ling full. selling them to the drug-
gists. who in turn ship thcm to
"middle men" who deal with the
Cliincse market. From «$1000 to
$1.34 W is paid out here cvcry sea-
son. the dr_v roots bringing 32.7.’;
to $3 a pound. and green roots Mr
cents. Although the root is found
in a number of places in tho lfuitcd
States. the best quality comes
from .\licl1igau and other north and
northwc.-:tcrn states. It would
seem that in time the supply would
become cxhau.-:tcd, as it tstkes three
or four years to grow to a size that
would warrant digging, but the
quantity brought in remains about
the same from year to year.

The best roots resemble rudely
the shape of a human body. and
the Indians have given it the name
of A-ne-shc-na-lpa-se-w:mg.or "The
'Little Indian." They have many
superstitions about it. amongbthcr
things believing that unless an
offering is made it will exert an
evil influence if dug. and cvcn
bring on war. Accordingly they
always scatter a little tobacco in
the hole from which the roof has
been dug, to induce it to grow
again, and avert the evil. They
tell many stories about it that have
been handed down from generation
to generation. They never under
any circumstances use the root as a
medicine themselves. although
they are well versed in the medical
lore of roots and herbs and make
much use of them.

The name ginseng has a foreign
sound but it is not generally known
that it is an Anglicised form of the
Chinese gen sang. The Chinese.
who are the only people who use
the root, are full of superstitions
in regard to it. and it is the favor-
ite medicine of the highest Man-
darin and the lowest coolie alike.
They claim that if they carry it on
long journeys it will give them
strength and health, and preserve
them from all ills and misfortunes.

Their theory it that in whatever
form moisture appears in the body
it is governed by the veins, and
ginseng so tones them up that they
keep the other organs in a normal
state of saturation and the animal
spirits flow freely. The nearer the
root resembles the human form the
more eflicacious it is supposed to
be. The genuine root, they sa ,
will have two off-shoots near t e
crown to represent the arms, and
about the middle will bifurcate to
represent the legs. It is taken in
three ways: Pills, confections and
infusion. The pills are made of
the poorest roots and are lrnown as
young deer-horn pills; cor.» '~._-ctions,
by steeping in rice or sugar and
drying; in infusion, the most com-
mon process is by steeping in a
closed vessel with sugar. People
at first take a tenth of an ounce at

a dose, but after awhile often take
two or three ounces, and families
at the beginning of summer buy
enough to meet emergencies.

The people believe that they
never get the original—-that root
grows only in the garden of the
(}ods——and their druggists tell
them that only the earth-grown
imitations can be had. The roots,
they say. have the power of con-
cealing themsclvcs from the eyes
of the curious, while a few, who
have pure natures. can see at night
the halo of spiritual essence it puts
forth. and at daybreak can unearth
if.

lf they were to see the native
.\mcrican.- hunting for it in the
(irraud Traverse woods and digging
it by the bushc.l. it would be a
>(>I‘l‘\’ blow to this idea. but as it is
they are happy _in getting it. the
lndians are happy in selling it.and
it all goes to show that this isn‘t a
very big world after all. and we
are all dcpcndent upon each other
for much of the comforts of lifc.-———
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They were very happy.

you ?”

“Well—I know her enough to get in-
vitations to dinner and that-—and it oc-
curred to me that she may have been
writing several letters and put one into
the wrong envelope. ”

“Oh, but what nonsense! Nobody

If they were ever does that except in stupid novels

not happy. who should be—who could Tand plays‘ ”

expect to be in such a world as this?
They were both young, both handsome,
both in good health and strong—and
they were man and woman, and they
were engaged to be married. The pros-
pects of the young man,Gi'ahamWelwyn,
were good. He was a young medical
man, and had just obtained a very im-
portant and promising appointment in
one of the English communities in
China. The appointment was for five
years, and at the end of that time some-
thing much better was expected to arise,
an appointment in London itself per-
haps. Katherine Shirley, who was en-
gaged to him, would of course have to
give up London for all that time, and
this, it might be said, ought to be some
source of regret to her. But, in the first
instance, she had a passion for seeing

T “Yes, indeed, I once did it myself.
_‘ I sent a letter meant for the postmaster
?general to the manager of a London

theater and the letter meant for the T

T manager to the postmaster general.”
7 “ You silly boy! But you would hard-
T ly, I should think, make such a. muddle

, where you had any deep interest in the T

T matter. You wouldn't inclose a letter
T for me in an envelope addressed to the
s postmaster general?”

‘ “Well, no—I don’t think I should be
T likely to do that under any conditions
T of confusion. ”

“Fancy,” she said thoughtfully, “my
putting a letter for you into an envelope
addressed to some one else l”

“I can’t fancy it, Kitty.”

“Neither can I,” the girl replied,
with a bright. smile. “When you get a

T letter from me, Graham, you may rely

strange places, and in the next she had T

little or nothing to give up in leaving
London.

Colonel Shirley, her father, had ma.‘-
ried a second time—after the death of

about two years. Katherine was 16 years
old when her mother di¢—d——and was not

upon it that it is meant for you. Dou’t
flatter yourself if I should write to-
morrow or next day and give you the

T mitten, as they say in America, that it
 is only a letter put into a wrong envel-

Kathe1.,~n6~s mother _ and he died in  ope and really meant for—-the postmas-

. ter gc-neral—or-—-for”——

likely to forget her. She had no brothers .

or sisters. She had for t.he last two years

been living under the direction of her , _ _ _
‘fan:-y he is quite. certain you would

stepmother, who was kind enough to
her, but never quite warmed to her.

Mrs. Shirley had always in her mind 
the idea that the girl resented her intru- 5

lion into the household—which was

perhaps truoenough,although Katherine - _ ,
, what 1 prize more than money. But I

T do wisli you had let me tell him about

tried hard not to show it. For she had
sense enough to know that a man still

handsome like her father, apparently in 
the fullness of life’s prime, would hard- .
ly be content to live on the mere mem- -

cry of a past love from the age of 45. . _ _ _ _
« thing about our private lives. He will

However, all that question was now set
-at rest. Colonel Shirley died in his
prime, and his daughter was left alone
with hyI' stepmother. Therefore it was
no great grief to her to have to leave
England for five years in conipany with
the man to whom she was to be married
—-the man whom she dearly loved. As
to giving up London——why, she was now
only 20 years old—and when she came
back with her husband after their amus-
ing exile in China she would still be
only about 25. Young people get used
up very soon now, it would seem, but
still there must be considerable capacity
for the enjoyment of life left to a wom-
an of 25.

The pair of lovers had been very happy
all the afternoon. Graliam Welwyn had
been to luncheon with Mrs. and Miss
Shirley. They lived in a charming de-
tached villa at Sydeuham. and they had
also a very nice little flat. in Victoria
street, which they occupied during the
season and made use of for frequent
runs up to town when the season was
not on. It was now early autumn. and
the place at Sydenham was delightful.
Mrs. Shirley had kindly and thought-
fully left the lovers alone
long time. Stepmothers are not always
cruel. Probably they are. upon the
whole. not any worse than other human
beings.

Graham had lingered for nearly two
hours. The lovers had been talking
everything over—and everything looked
so roseate! She was delighted with the
change to the entirely new country and
surroundings, and in her romantic way
was sometimes a little sorrythat she did
not even get. seasick. so that she might
seem to be sacrificing something for
him. Life now to her seemed all one
long summer holiday, with youth for-

for a good '

‘ what I always do.

“For Louis Alan?"

“Oh, nonsense! Louis Alan never
gave me the cliunce. ”

“He is such aconceited cad that I

have him if he asked you. Of courselie
lias a lot iuorr-. money than I have.”
“Now, ('i‘l'lll]‘¢llll, I do think you are
unjust. to poor Louis Alan, and what
do I care about his money? I have got

our eiigagenlent, for I am not sure that
he may not ask me even yet. and I
should hate to hurt his feelings. ”

“I couldn't. tell :1 cad like that any-

get to know it all in good time through
the usual cliaiiiiels of inforination, as
the newspapers say. ”

“Very well; you know best, " the girl
said resignedly. “But now tell me
Ibout this letter from this married lady.
What is her ii-.i1ne‘.“’

“()h, I iniist not tell you that. ”

“Are there to be scr,-r+-is from me al-
ready?’

“Well, you know, this woman has
been doing a foolish thing, and it only
same into my knowledge by a mere ac-
:-ident, and there may be no harm in it,
and I don‘t want to make you think
worse of her than she deserves. "

“Does she sign her naine‘.-"

“Just a pet naine———by which she is
often called, I know. "

“How does she address him?”

“She st:u'ts off at once without any
form of all<lress—-an odd thing in itself,
don‘t you thinli?”

“Why. Grailnini," the girl said, look-
ing a little iumoyed, “you know that is
I hate these insipid
forms——‘De:xi' Mr. Brown’ and ‘Dear
Mrs. Smith,‘ and so on. "

“Yes, I know your sacred principle,”
he said good humoredly. “But then you
don't write love letters.”

“Oh, yes, I do.”

“Not to the wrong person.”

“No—my mind is pretty clear about
that, ” the girl said, with her glad
smile.

They talked a little over this misdi-
rected letter, and they both came to the
conclusion that the best thing for Gra-

ever at the prow. and love, according to I

the American phrase, bossing the whole
show.

“Look here, darling,” Graham said
as he got up and took his hat. “I must
catch this next train for town, but
there’s something I want to ask your
advice about—a woman would know.
I’ve got a letter—-from a woman. ”

“No; really, have you, Tom? Then
they can write, these women? I was
under the impression that somebody
said we couldn’t do it.”

“Come, now, don’t be ridiculous.
This is really a matter I do want your
serious opinion about. The letter, you
see. was not meant for me”-

"No? Then whom was it meant for?”

“That is just what I don’t know. It
was addressed name and address all
right. But it -certainly was not meant
for me. ”

“How do you know, Graham, dear?”

“Oh, well, itconldn’t, don’t you see?
It was from a married woman, and it
was—well, in fact—-a kind of—a sort
of a-—love letter. ” ,

“But how on earth did she send it to

“It was from a married. woman.”
ham was to do nothing about it. Only a
T pet name was used, and it was not nec-
T essary that Graham should feel at all
T certain whose the pet name was. It was
Ta commonplace name anyhow, and was

borne by dozens of women. So it seem-
. ed better that the letter should not be
Tsent back and that the writer should be
T allowed to assume that the misdirected
T letter was a misunderstood letter by the
man it reached, and was carelessly
thrown away.

I

T “When shall I come—tomorrow?" the
T lover asked as he was about to go.

T “Tomorrow—I don’t quite know just
T yet. Nellie Cameron is coming to see
‘ me this afternoon or tomorrow-—it is
lnot certain which. ”

T “Mrs. Cameron !” Graham’s face

grew red.

T “Yes. Why do you seem surprised?
Oh !” Then a sudden thought occurred
to her, and she, too, blushed and was
embarrassed.

“Graham," she said, almost severely,
£“you ought to tell me the whole of a
«story or tell me none of it. ”

“You are not angry, dearest?”
“I am not apt to be angry with you.
T But-—yes—I think I am a little angry.
T Well. you must go now. " She spoke
5 coldly.

“And about tomorrow?” he asked
Teagerly, almost timidly.

“About tomorrow? Oh, I will write
_ to you and tell you when to come. I
T have lots of things to do, but I must fit
; you in somehow. Oh, here is some tire-
T some visitor. ”

The windows opened on to a garden.

“I’ll escape this way,” Graham said
T hastily. “I don't want to meet any vis-
. itor. ”

T The lovers parted with hardly a word ‘

T of farewell, and the footman announced
TMrs. Cameron. Graham just heard the
T name as he was escaping into the garden
and making for the garden gate.
T Mrs. Cameron was a kindly hearted,
Tempty headed. pi-attlesome little wom-
T an, whose great delight in life was to
T wear her heart upon her sleeve—at least
7 at all times when she wore sleeves,
T which were only in the hours of morn-
T ing dress. She loved confidences and
T confessions and heart. stories and effu-
Tsions of soul to soul. She had known
T Katherine for a long time and usually
T spoke of TNT as “my soul friend” or
“my heart friend. " Katherine liked her
well enough, in spite-of her eifusiveness
anrl sentiuientality, and she was really
T shocked at the story of the letter, which
she could not but believe to have been
written by Nellie (Janieron. She never
could have expected anything like that
of the poor, little, kindly, foolish wom-
an.

She was spared further conjecture.
Mrs. Cameron came rushing to confide
the whole truth to her and to throw
lle1'.~.'(€lf upon her confidence and implore
her help. l\Irs.. Cameron knew that the
wrong letter had gone to (-‘rrzlliani Wel-
wyn, for she knew that the other man
had got the dinner invitation meant for

tion was—

“Pl .;.-‘e don't tell me."
interposed. “I ought not to know”——

believe that of me ! We are lie-art. friends,

and are in sympatliy with each other,
and we console each other and open our
souls to 9il(‘ll other, and that day I felt
I had need of him. and I wrote to him

ine‘: You must be-lie-\'e it. ”

“Of course I do bl-licve it, Nellie,”
Katherine :-aid empliatically.

“And he is so good. Why, it's Louis
Alan, whom you know.”

astonished.
me,” she said coldly.

the friend of my soul too. "

kind of stuff, Nellie, at least to me or
about me. Keep it for Mr. Alan. I

me could not help speaking sharply.

evidently on the brink of a tear torrent.
Katherine promptly interposed.

power to help you,” she said in a sof-

I do? I don’t see that there is anything

made about it. ”

Katherine’ ’—

all co-operation in the business.

accepting the correction, “is this: I
want you to explain it all to Mr. Wel-
wyn and show him that if he has any

and he will do anything you ask him.
This is all Iwant. You will do this for
me, Katherine?”

‘ ‘That will be easily done, ” Katherine
said. “Mr. Welwyn is not a suspicious

Grullam. The man who got the invita- 

we mo, he and I. just as you and I are, -I

and told him my soul was troubled for ‘
him. You do believe my word, Kather- T

“Louis_Alan!” Katherine. wasalittle ,
“I wish you had not told T

“Oh, but I must tellyou all. You are 

“But what we want is this, dearest

“What you want, Nellie,” Katherine ‘
said firmly, shutting Mr. Alan out of V

“What I want,” Nellie said, meekly -

suspicion he is quite wrong, and ask T
him not to say anything about it, and ‘
you will know exactly how to put it, '

man or a man who likes to think‘badly T

of women, and neither does he gossip
. about women or send abroad scandals
. about them. ” Much of this speech, it
‘may be said, was an indirect thrust at
the absent Alan, who certainly had often
in Katherine’s presence spoken slight-
ingly and scornfully of poor Nellie Cam-
eron. At the very moment while she was
saying this a servant came in with some
letters for her. Katherine took the let-

_ters from the tray with an indifferent V
air. She knew there would not be one a

T ., __-
TMILLIONS OF PLANTS.

from Graham Welwyn, but a look of
surprise came over her when she saw
that one of them was from Mr. Alan.
She was on the point of saying as much
T to Mrs. Cameron, but prudently re-
pressed herself. Mrs. Cameron present-
; ly went through an effusive leave taking
‘ and disappeared.
T Then Katherine read Louis Alan's let-
Tter, with puckcring eyebrows and red-
' dening angry cheeks:
MY DEAR Miss Suim.nY—Can you see me to-
T morrow—and what tinio? Do pray see me. I
Thave, as Shakespeare says, “a motion much
1 imports our good." I want to say something
T to you which I have long prayed for the oour-
T age to say. and which must be spoken at last.
T Tell me when I may <-ome—for a pronounce-
T men! of liappinu-‘s or a sentence of death. Liv-
 ing or dead, forever yours. Loris ALAN.
“Stuff!” our angry maiden exclaimed.
Sentimental afl‘e<-tzitionl Sickening
T nonsense! Perhaps he had just been
Twriting some silly letter to Nellie Cam-
Teron. It is a pity he did not put them
T into the wrong envelopes and send hers
Tto me and mine to her! Oh, I do wish
The had sent mine to her! It. would open
T the poor silly thing‘s eyes.” She put
T the letter into her pocket, waiting for a
Tquiet time to answer it. The other let-
Tters that she got were of the ordinary
T social and conventional type——invita-
Ttions and replies to invitations. and so
Tfortli. More callers came, and her time
Tfritteretl away. Her mind was divided
T between two feelings——vexatiou at
TAla1i's letter and vexution with herself
’ because she fancied she had been some-
what harsh to Graham. That, however,
'she thought, with a pleased and confi-
dent smile, could be easily remedied.
TThere would be no trouble in pacifying
T Graham—if he needed pacification. Per-
Thaps he had not noticed anything in her
Tmanner. Oh, yes: he must have noticed
T something, but she would explain it all
T tomorrow. She would not write any ex-
lplanatioii——she would tell it all to him.
T She would tell it to him when he came
< tomorrow. In her letter she would only
T tell him when to come.
T

To be cuntinucii.

Katherine

“Child, you don't imagine tlil-re was T
anything iniproper in it‘: You couldn't ‘

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AND LUNG TROUBLES,

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PECTORAL

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and it lo-ll, llit‘ \\'llTl Jl ¢'(lll}_'T| \\ lli--ll
me no n-st night .\T_\' Lu:
pll_v~'il:iull Tm-sl-i'iT>«-ll lull’ in".
the llI(‘(ll4'lllH as oflvll :l< Trv
tliiugs I hull taken \\t:l‘I' not liulpziig

mi‘ ilu). _
l'll1lll_jlllJ
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“I do wish you wouldn’t talk that =

dare say he likes it. I don’t-. ” Kather- T

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now you won‘t help me," poor Nellie ;
pleaded, her pretty little face all t-witch- '
ing and winning with emotion. She was T

“Of course I will do anything in my '
tened and pitying tone, “but what can T
that wants doing. There was no harm ;
in the letter. I wouldn’t write that kind ;

of thing again if I were you, hutl d0n‘t T
think there is anything much to be 

me. but, in spite of his attendance, I got
no better. Finally, my liusbaud,—-read-
ing one day of a gentleman who had
had the grippe and was cured by taking
Ayer’s Chverry }’ectoral.—prociired. for
me, a bottle of this llll‘lTT(‘lll4‘. and before
I had taken llnlf n.’ i‘. T u':is r-iirod. I
have useil the ]’«.-i. ml for my (‘llll(ll’l.‘ll
and in my f2illJll_\‘, xvln-lievor we liavo
needed it, and have found it a specific
for colds, coughs, and lung trouble-s."’——
EMILY Woon, North St., Elkton, Md.

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DECEMBER 3, 1896.

l‘1'eéiee«$ of 

KENT I’().\IO_\'A ¢iI'!A.\'HE

will hold its annual meeting at Grand
Rapids, in the court house, Wednes-
day, December It}, 1899;, for election of

officers and the transaction of such 3- 1115

other business as may come before the
Grange. LEf."l'l'I{I-.‘I’..

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Danby Grange No. 18:’; held its tfiird

fair and festival at Grange hall in the I

afternoon and evening of October 14).
Supper was served during the evening.
The ladies of the Grange had made

many useful articles during the past  Eaton

year, which they placed on sale. They
were not all sold; but are being dis-
posed of at every opportunity. ’Ihe

receipts of the evening were upwards _ 1 s . . A H. “rake-

of $20. The exhibits of _vegetablesIll1llSddle -, . .E>”_pt,,,.k,vU0d,

and all products of the farm were; Humn

splendid, better than you would see at - mgham « . “wry J5,-,.,-,.[t_

the county fair. All in all,thc fair _ ( I . Wm. {,,m,,_,.O,,,

was a grand success. I)-anby Grange Ioum -, . . p'_ _,_ “fight

is up to date in Grange work. l_MckSOn . A H 1‘. “(,1-,,(,,._
I). .l. (iL’ll.l-‘f)l:l), Cor. lK.dlkaska_ . . “~.(j~.(,m,“_

 

Headquarters Corry Grange No.A2f)1.
The following resolution was received
and adopted by Corry Grange.

Whereas, the Great Master of the
universe fias seen fit to call our wortliy
lecturer, A. I’. Sheplierdson, from
labor to reward;

Therefore. it is resolved by (iorrv
Grange, that in the death of brother
Shepherdson our order loses one. of
the charter members and first master
of Corry Grange; ,

The bereaved family. a true, loving
husband and father. We shall miss
him in our counsels in the order. but
feel that our loss is his gain. And we
can only how in submission to the will
of Him who doeth all things well.

GE()It(iE S'I‘ANI)I~LI{I.INI-I.

JANE S,'i‘.\.\'iii-:i<Li.\'i-:.

DANIEL ll. Pom).
Committee.

The National Grange.
()l‘ll(‘c of the Si-t'i'ofitry, Till F Street. N. W.

Washington, I). C., November :20. ’lN.i.

Report and resolutions adopted by
the National Grange in its thirtieth
annual session, held in Washington,
I). (1., November 11, llsilfi.

JUIIN 'I‘i:i.\ii:i.i~:.
Secretary.

'1'lie following report of the special
committee on the relations of the
Grange to the L’. S. department of ag-
riculture. was adopted by the National
Grange in its thirtieth annual session,
in Washington, D. C., November Its,
1896.

\VOIl'l‘ll\‘ MASTER: For many years
the farmers of the United states felt
the necessity of elevating the position
of commissioner of agriculture to a
cabinet oflice, as secretary of agricul-
ture, in order to give due recognition
to the foundation interest of all pros-
perity in this country. ’l‘o this end the
Patrons of Husbandry, through their
subordinate State and National
Granges, labored until the object
sought had been attained.

The position of secretary of agricul-
ture is regarded by the farmers as one
which should be the farthest removed
from politics of any of the cabinet po-
sitions. and one that should at all
times be filled by a practical farmer.
Therefore be it

Resolved, By the National Grange,
in thirtieth annual session. in the city
of Washington. D. C.. that we respect.-
fully request the president-elect to ap-
point to the position of secretary of
agriculture a man actively engaged in
agricultural pursuits, who has the cori-
fidence and esteem of the farming pop-
ulation of the entire country.

A.\m).\' JONES, Ind.

11. N. TIl()_\lI’.~‘().\'. Mo.

0. H. HALE, N. Y.

W. W. GREEK, Cal.

Gno. A. I50“/EN, Conn.
Attest:

.l0Il.\‘ TRIMBLE,

lsEAL.l secretary National Grange.
Washington, D. (1., November 20, 1896.

The following, offered by Bro.Aaron
Jones, of Indiana, was adopted No-
vember 19, 1896:

“RESOLVED, That the Executive
Committee have published in full the
proceedings of the National Grange in
the matter of the relation of the de-
partment of agriculture and the secre-
tary of agriculture to the National
Grange, in sufficient number to send
ten copies to each subordinate Grange
in the United States. and that the sec-
retary of the National Grange be, and
hereb is, directed to send to the
Mast of each State Grange, as soon
as practicable, ten copies thereof for
each Grange with a request that state
masters send to each Grange in their
respective states to be read at the first
meeting of the Grange after their re-
ception.”

The following resolution, offered by
Mr. H. O. Devries. of Maryland, was
adopted by the National Grange, N 0-
vember 16, 1896: _

“Whereas, this National Grange has
placed itself on record to favor the ap-
pointment of a competent and prac-
tical farmer at the head of the depart-
ment of agriculture; therefore.

“RESOLVED. That a committee of
three be. and is hereby, appointed.con-
sisting of Aaron Jones, of Indiana; 0.
H. Hale, of New York, and George B.
Horton, of Michigan, to wait upon
Hon. William McKinley, president
elect of the United states, to urge that
a practical farmer be honored with a
seat in his cabinet, and that said mem-
ber be a Patron of Husbandry, in rec-
ognition of the wisdom and labor of
our order in the creation of said de-
partment of agriculture.”

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I Amiga”  ‘ ‘ Frank Andrews.
Antrim Mr. and .\lrs.T. E. Niles.
Barry ' - Edgar Brown.

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;Calhou:i ‘ ‘ J. M. \\'illison.
Cass ‘ ‘ tobt. ll. Wiley.
Clinton ‘ ‘ J. W. lirnest.
Charlevoix ‘ ‘ Wm. Shapton.

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liapeer
\ ‘ ‘ IS. A. Taylor.
Lenawee, — I-3. .\I.('olgI‘oVe.
I I ' .los. I)ris«.-roll.
Livingston
,\Iauib-tee ‘ ‘ Jasper Park.
.\l+-costa
,\1outc-aim - ‘ .l..‘\I.l’ai‘kliiiri-,f.
.\luskegon ‘ ‘ I.ero_v liuckus.
Neway go ‘ lMv.ltobei'fs'h.
Uceana ' ‘ (‘hris leap
‘ ' J. .\- , zil'[()Il.
Uakmnd l ‘ ‘ .I Y, (‘l;irk.
Ottawa ‘ ‘ .lolni Uvans.
St. (lair * ' I‘. .\. Lap»-er.
St. Joseph
.\'agiiiaw ‘ Geo. Dodge.
sanilac ‘ ‘ A. ll. liicks.
:>‘hiawassee - 'l‘. lleeves.
’l‘uscola F “I H
‘ ‘ I. '1 ( V.
Vanliuren , , “_ L m'_\,_
Waslitenaw ‘ ‘ 1.). V. Ilarris.
Wayne
Wexford ‘ ‘ I‘! C. Norris.
l'r)_\l()1\'.\ oi:.\.\'or:.-.
Allegan Mr. and Mrs l.. f‘.. toot.
Antrim Mr. and Mrs. Z. '1‘. Swan
Calhoun .'\lr l<‘rauk Miuges.
Clinton Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Webb.
lnghani * ‘ ll. I-llaksley.
Lenawee ' ‘ .I.B..\’tot:k\vell.
M°"‘“"‘lm  M‘bsIE‘ii‘i[ix'ddIli»sIl2:l

iso far usrcportcd to this office,

_Gr'd Traverse .\1r.and Mrs. Neil .\Iunro

Delegates to State Grange.
The following are the delegates

elected to attend the session of the
State Grange to be held at Lan-
siiig, 'I'ucsday. December H, I0:l.=I)

. J. I). "Ill\’ll"}’.

Mr. and Mrs
‘ ~ .1. G. liossinaii.

Branch 

g * ‘ Jay Ives.
'1 ‘ ‘ James Murray.
Genesee ‘ ‘ A. Ii. Knight.

Gratiot ‘ ‘ S I’. lticliartison.

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iialaniazoo ‘ . I). Mattesriii.

J ENNII-‘. l5i:i~:i.i..
h'cc‘_y State (i‘ri‘zin,<:e.

 

l'€1Il‘II Fritte rs.

Peel the peaches,—~ (jrawfords are
tlie best,—cut them in quarters, sugar
them, and dip in thick batter; fry in
hot lard. If your food dlstresses you
after eating. take Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.
It will give tone and strength to your
digestive organs, improve your appe
tite. and enable you to eat without
fear of the pains which follow indiges-
tion.

 

\ .\'t-it-nfific \\'omler.

A new invention that is a great
Wonder has just been patented by the
Queen liutter Maker Co.,of'(fiiicii2nati,
who have invented a ninchiiie that
will make butter in three to five mii.-

lites. The Queen Butter Maker is un-
like any device that has ever l)(‘>*ll liz-
vented for churning. Atthe bottom
of the Butter Maker isa screw pro-
peller modeled exactly like the screw
propeller used on the ocean steamer.
’l‘he gearing of the machine makes
1600 revolutions of this propeller in a
minute and agitates the cream a
thousand times more strongly than the
ordinary dasher churn. This immense
agitation brings the butter instantly.
We have watched the process: it is
marvelous. The cream is placed in
the churn and a few turns uf a large
wheel will separate the butter and it
appears on the surface all gathered.
No more standing an hour and a hall"
or two hours over a churning. Anyone
who is out of employment should not
miss the opportunity. A'l you need to
do is to make butter on churning day,
and everyone will be sure to buy. In
one neighborhood from twenty to
thirty churns can easily be sold and
the profit on these to agents will easily
give them 3150 a month. When an
agent makes butterin two or three
minutes beforea farmer's wife, “the
handle of‘ the old dasher lifts heavier
than ever.” Write the above firm for
circulars and get the agency at once.

   

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is a vigorous feeder and re)
sponds well to liberal fertiliza-'
tion. On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improves
if properly treated with fer-I
tilizers containing not under:
7 % actual ' I

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Potash. 

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A trial of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead to
profitable culture. I

All about Potash—-the results of its use by actual ex-
periment on the best farms in the United States-is
told in I little book which we publish and will gladly
mail free to any farmer in America who will write for it.

GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau $1., New Y

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Reserved Forest Area.

A proposition rel:itive to prac-
ticzil preseiit disposition of denud-
ed pine lllnlls has l'€(‘Clill_\' been
made in ,\Iinne.:-ofa that lll:‘.\' he
\\'()1'lll_\' of con.<ider:ifion in Michi-
gnii. The proposition is flint the
owiiers of the land froin \\'lll(‘ll flic
tinibcr li:i.< been cut and \ilii«.-li are
iiol :l'\':lll:llilt.’ for fl11'I'lt‘lllllll'(‘. in:i_v
<i(‘(‘fl ilu-iii tothostate,wlic1isoi'i--

~.-oiiiiiieiiiied by the town and <-oun—.

't_\' f‘n:'c~fi'_\' bo:ii'«l.~'. an-l fliu‘-‘ flit-_\'
will be exciiipt from
Vlllils lziiul .~ll:lll ll(.‘ culled "i'<-.<i:l'\‘wl
fHl'L‘.-‘l .-iron." (lIl(*—ll‘.ll‘1l of file

liilure iiit-oiiic of tl.e~i- I:ind.~ siiiill,
<__ro fo the strife. lH\\I].~'. and t‘(lllIlllt‘.~'. I
to i'eiiiilnii'.~‘c them for l)I'OlL‘('ll(lIll
;\ll(Ill'l(3l'i
tliir-I of the lIl(‘()lIl(3 shall go to the,
i)l'I'-_{'lllil.l owners and their lieirs. I
who ll:l\'(.‘ (lL‘(:<l('(l o\'ei' the luii(l.'s'

.-ind the l'l>.\' of l:lX0s.

for :1 1l(‘l'lU|lU.l.' loll '.'c:ii'.~‘. After
flint period the lllt‘(I'ill(‘. is to }__m to
411111!‘ iustitufioii of public l)(‘llClll.

'l‘lio l'(‘lll:lllllIl;_"lllll‘<l l> to lie dc-

rofi-«I to to the state iiiiivei':~it_\' oi‘!

otliir flI‘.\‘l§‘Il2ll£‘(l iii.~tifufiou. The
~t:tt(- slliill li.-ivo powt-1' to sell tlt‘:l(l

or down lllilllL‘I'. and ;_j'(‘ll€.‘l':lll\' to‘

h.-i\'<- full <'I>flI1‘<il \\‘llt‘I'(‘ the public

'elfai'r.*. iniiy i'et1iiii't-i-liungt-s ll
f'()['('\[ fl(\‘,|];[l1)_~—-(I/I//'//I/4'  //'.\‘ «///t/
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The public is not as f3.llllll:ll' with its
pi'i\‘ileges about postal iiieitte-rs as iiiiglit
he siipposeil. )I2in_\' times people would
like to recall a letter after it had been
Illflllvll. ,
letter has reached the postoflice of the

destination. At every postoftii-e there
are what are called “withdrawal
blanks." (in application they will be

fiiriiislieil, and when a deposit is made
to cover the expense, the postmaster
will tele;:r2ipl_i to the postniaster at the
letter's destination asking that it he
proiiipfly returned. »-Ex.

 

llo\v'i-s This!

We offer()ne Hundred Do
l'or any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall’: Cafarrli (.‘ure.

F. J. Ciii-;.\'i-gr &Co., l’rops.. Tfllf-(In, ().
have known F. .I.

We, the uiidersigiietl,
(Jlieney forthe Inst 1:‘, years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all biisiiiess
transactions and financially ahlefo carry
not any ohligatinn made by their firm.
wi-;s'i‘ A" 'I‘iii'Ax, Wholesale lnuggists,
’l‘oli do, Ohio. W.u.ni.\‘c, KINNAN & MA}:-
\'I.\', Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.

Ilall’s (latarrh Curois taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Di-uggists. Testimoni-
als free.

llars Reward

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Sl'(‘('!'IS,‘S IS I-IASILY ATTAINEI)

If the .‘ll't«lIlN' in Hunt! are Only Vlzule
]*.‘fI'o~(-five.

"The aprmaraticc is
I)‘ sinall number of
what an (‘i'l>’\' thing
they in:i<li- i-Il'i-t'ti\’i- fli

that only 8 comparative-
people ever quite I‘(‘.ZillZ(‘
siicci-ss would be if only
o incziiis to if wliicli they
ll1l\'f‘2*llI‘4’Hll_\' in liaiid." writes Rev. l'li;irlt-s H.
!’.'irkliiir.~'f. I). IL. in an nrtit‘lc on "Tho Yoiing
Man on the Feiicc.“ in the I)(-(‘cniber Ladies‘
Hoiiu-Joiiriial. "l)ifl'i-1"-iici-.~ nnioiig prioplo in
respect to cflii'ictic_\' are far li-es an allair of ro-
<iilll'(‘i'< than they are :i tiiafft-r of _L'|*lllIl!..' fllliwi
i'c.<oilrr‘(-.~' II‘.'lIllI"Il upon a parficlilur point. and
of getting that point so (‘lU>l‘ to flu‘ i-_\'t- and flir-
lwiirf that if shall be able to draw tliiiso chor-
gios "lunu (‘UIIVOF/,3/‘Ill’ lines. like ii .~’llIl-;.:'lll~'>'
that will convert ordiiiary II'lll])f’I"viI|ll'(‘ i-ifo
llI"£ll by contrucfiiig solur liiii-s to a fin-ii.~'. If is
worth a wholo fI|l'IllI1i*I()L'<‘f wi-ll stirred up. fo
gt-f nll tho u-in-rgiz~.-' of onc'.- being drawn ouf in
uziriii inft-ii.-iry upon it .<iii_glc object. .\ ginnl
deal of" file .~ll(‘(‘l':.\' of oven a man like St. Paul
is due to fli:if po:~furo of min-I and of life which
he exprt-.~.~t-<l wlii-ii III.‘ said. "I'lii.~'i>ii<- IIIIIIL.’ I
do.‘ Ho \\'n.~' wliolly druisn in under the ]m'.'.'1'l'
of ii sii.<_:li- purpose. II» \\':i.< aL:lo\\' with that
[nllI‘]iI')>‘t*. I‘:\'1‘[\‘lllII]{: witliiu liiin was f‘niiibii.~'fi-
blc iiinfcrial. wliicli he laid upon the ci'a('kliiiL.'
lioufiro of that purpose. Siicccss wn~. tln~ri--
for:-. i-a.~_\' fo liiin."

Life at “'a~'liin,gfuii.

Tlic iiiaiigiirafioii of :1 ])I‘(‘.\'lll(*Ill. the st-lccfion
of his cabiiicf. and the seiifing ofa now con-
gro.<s- national cveiifs of the coniiiig year'-
>llHL'l‘>'I the qiit-stioii. What are the powers and
diitit-s of llH‘.‘3{‘ liigli ofliciiils? During M97 it
will be answi-rt-d fliroiigli the Youtlfs (‘oiupan-
ion. in a i't-iiinrkablc series of articles by Secre-
tary llorberf. Postmaster General Wilson. At-
torney-(icncral Harmon, Senator Lodge and
Speaker Rt-ed.

The Illustrated Announcement for 1'\‘97
IIl"l£lIlf‘ll free on application to the Youtli's
(‘oinpaniom Boston) shows that the above is
only one of many brilliant "featurcs“ by which
the ('oinpanion will signalize its seventy-first
year.

Three novelists who at present fill the public
eyi-—Ian Maclarcn. Rudyard Kipling and
Stephen (‘rane———wilI confrihufe some of their
strongest work. Practical affairs and popular
interest will be treated by -lndrew (‘arnegie,
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. Dr. Lyman Abbot,
Madame Lillian Nordica. Hon. (‘arl Schurz.
(‘hnrles Dudley Warner, Mrs. Burton Harrison.
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In the December Arena will be
found part X of Prof. Frank Parson's
series of articles on “The Telegraph
Monopolv,” which are being so widely
read and deeply pondered throughout
the country. They are crammed with
“facts, facts, facts," and their logic is
luminous and incontrovertible, while
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FWH1ill!‘World.l'lf‘VI'l1Ill<l. “lilo. »innny rciiimlio.-. but with no >illl\IIl(‘IlIl'\' re

Alf--r an o-xfoiiilml trip liisiiiig .‘f‘V(‘I'lll lll(:Ilill>  >”ll‘-
and I-iiibr.'it'i lg lllilll)’ pi irifs of interest flirouz:li- 1 "WP l”"=Hl of tho .\l;ir.~li:ill <‘u~v*.
touf tho W4-.-t and .\‘oiifh. .\I r. Iiiluruil L-ickliiirf. lllll-'lI”llh
- of Iliinl.-"i-ii.Ulxio. I"i'l|ll‘Ilf‘|l llI>lllv.‘i'. It'\V ll.'l_\‘.~‘1iL{fI. I
ll-.~ l.~ bright and genial as ever and look.» as if I
‘hi-‘ loin:lioli<l.'iy Ililll flmroiighly agn-ed with
gliiin.
Zllr. Lockliziits bii.<iii--.~.— «luring his frziw-ls
took him fro-iii -iifly to Hot .\'pi'iiig.~ unvi ofln-r
§lio:ilfl2 ri-.~'oit~. Ilo do--~ not uppt-Iii‘ in liiiv--
I bi-i-ii vi-r_\' f:ivnr:il>l_\‘ iiiipri-ssv-rl with the pecu-

uf Ilmiiiltori.
zi \voinl~-rf'iil cure nftriliiiio-l to Dr,
\Villi:iin~' l‘lnk l’ill<for l’.il:~ I’:-opl--.
ti box of Illl‘lll. ziinl wa

l sniff for
~ lwlp--fl at l>lli‘i\_ lllltl In
ltllf‘ fimol liiiil lill-\'f‘ll uni‘ lnixl (‘uul«| guy "I.
loiit of ii cliuir :|>"~'[\l‘_\‘ as uiiy out-. mill (mum
‘run. and ('iIlllll do any kini of’ woik I i..‘.,.,
‘E ct-ul-I.
El “.\‘iiicv fukiiig l’iuk l'ill- I l. l\'>' Ii:-i»n (ll)I|'- fn
work zit .-ucli ‘»\'Ul‘l\' .'l.~‘ ~:iwiiig
|lIu.'~’. in fact. I liiivo no oci'.'i~ii-if f-- l':i\'--r inv-
‘>'I‘ll.I!Il.‘i(‘('l'llllI of lli_\‘ injur_\'. \\'Ii_\_ 1.1.: 5511;).

won I. rulliniz

Iliurifi:-.~ of life :if .~iii‘li plzici-~. nor with flue bon-
lofifs I'l'l'L‘lV\'4l by tho piific-iif~. ".\l~-n go llll‘I'l‘ fn
got ('Ill'“(l -if lll*l!il.~4'.” >’il)'~ lie. "Tfn~y fnko one , int-rl «lug £1 lllI’(‘ll f'IL2‘llI_\ r-ul- Ion;
lliof bath in illf‘ niorniiig and spend llll‘ I‘f'~l of I IN‘! Ilv-Pp. liiffrilizifo my
lfn- «lily gt-ii»-r.'ill\.' in IlI‘lIll\'lliLZ. gziiiibliiitz and I entirely in Pink l’ill-.
Igo-in-rziliii-~ip:itioii. llowcaii tli:-y:-xpi-cl fnri~- iciiio. I think IIIV wiI'--‘s cure from
lcovi-r unilor .-ucli ll'(‘:lllllt‘lil pa.~.~i-.~ my ('lIIIl]II'f‘- I par.'ily.~'i- \\'a- ova-:1 gr:
lIlt"ll\l<vli. Iiiif tlii-_\' arc. €l> if rule. wliut fln-,l
lworld ('Hllr -.:ooil f'oilo\'.<. Iron with Illl‘lI‘ iiioiiny
and bent on i-iijnyiiig flioiiiwltw-~.
I "Willi one lllllll. liowovi-r. wlioin l lllt‘l uf
lsiicli zi lvlilCf‘l l'oi'i:n-«I. wlii-it l linpo will prove (I
l]!t‘I'lIlElIll‘Ill f'i‘ioii~l.<hip. I:iin lIlIll‘lIlI‘lI fohini
lfor hi-iii-fits \Vlll(‘ll liuvo loft on my iiiiinl ii l'i-i-l-
=iug of the .~fi'oiin~-.-f i.:r:iiifii:lo. IVv'rl.~. as you
kiiuw. not at all woll. .\ .-liL;lir liiiiiv-in-~.~ in my
lriglit log. coiifincfcil about {I your .’l_L,’i>. Iliill‘
I griidiiully lincoiiic wtirso until I was ct-iiipe-iloil I ‘ “
‘fo goiiroiind on criitcln-s all the limo. 'l'li<-n inyl V Pr‘”” “I” “""““~ “"“*l l-'"- Mlfll
lK’l‘Ill‘l"{il In-iilfli failed. and in IlII"l1lIII‘TIl(lI‘l of ; DH" “ “H ""5. MFM‘ “'7 .Il“‘”' ‘-"‘-’
the :-l]IlllllI'l‘ I llilfl iilmuf t‘.oiiclIi4li-ii to coniel (,_ g ‘ _'$llH'm-‘ally ‘\' L ‘
lioiuo III(llf'. Such :1 static of iilliiirs 21> yoill lll\1H“‘”~.“\: If.“ ml.“ 1 ‘VIMUM “Tn”
3 __ _4<_ _ ._ 1 H ‘ ' . _ W _ oftliolioiiofifl ll-‘l\'é'l‘t‘('f'l\"‘Il from _\'iIlll‘
{V\lllIr|. il.V un-ll r. fund \\.I. .in_\fliiii, but ioiii {Pub fur Pm‘ PP” ‘ll. I '.\v‘ ' H '
lforfahlc. I was. in fuel. llf,‘lllI!‘l"lll1)I'4‘. nor Ii-ss i‘_”fl.;_n_r _n'd [Ur “IN [:1 V ' '2" t'_ )'_'_ ”‘ “ _I“""l
Ifliun a In-lplo.~'>' invziliil. ii lllll.‘ilIl(‘l‘ fo iii_\:~'oIl' pun] -cal’ “l l‘ " ‘VI-A ‘)  HI) M ‘H?’ m"vmm'
;ilL|Il (‘VI‘l')'l)lIll_\' aroiinil int-. It V\'?|> nt this juuct __ '3 H. ‘ k l,.lli‘_“ I. ‘fl I‘ W. __‘[l‘\‘ “M” Mmr I
lure flint ono day on the train I fell into conn-r— ‘iii _ 1f|___l T .. iljh ‘m  1' {qr fimrlmh”
isntion with the inun l iii»-iifion. Ilo ri-coii:- Mldrm NHHUT “",”h I “F ‘m”“"_Y l“'ll']‘
llll‘Illl:‘(l nic to fr)’ llr. WiIliain<' i-nu.» I’ill.~. 1 ‘”‘" "“‘“” "" ""”“"" “"""T "“""f‘l ""”” ‘’I'''*‘‘
did so. You sec flii- riwiilt." (0 pmcm Ilwh rm"Mmi Wm‘ "')””'“ "“”“”°l"
And Mr. Lockliiirf expaii-Ii-d hi-luroanl (‘hr-.-.t trnuhlylll and was (Wmm"”‘V ""'wm“" ‘V‘’'‘''
and .<iniI<-«I. “Look liorc," lie cuutirii1cd.n.-‘ lio My {Wt bpcnm H ‘mml'\'7'ml‘ mu" my "“"+T‘ "I";
took oil" his hat and liiililiio: it on :1 l(.‘VI‘l with a{mr“lHM'<.m‘V knmls hmlmlw.mlml”ml' .w“ he
hisln-ail. kickedit i-u.<il_V wifli Ill(- foot flint can” CUIX.‘-lllcwi that m‘WWm" p”r”I‘\4‘” “"1
us:-to l)f‘l£lllli*, No In-tfi-r picfur.-of pi-rfu-cf fusion”! “golf “Wm mm mm my “limb ,w‘l“
licalfliaiiil aboiindiiig animal $I>ll‘ll.~ could be ”“_””:m WW5“ "WNW"! “my  “‘l'”,"t t'"""
wished for than this one-time in rnlid. My llmhnnd had l_m'C“,ml ‘m”"' Plnk _[“”“" "ml
"M3" future rriovi-iiionts are iincorfain." siii-I as:1“-W‘W-rllilfihmm mm urn”), I ‘nml “mm-
Mr. Lockhart at parting. "I will reiiiuin in   p”“i;n’t_h_:l_t '\':C‘\‘_a.r'I 1”’, ex‘
Huilsun for soinc time. but before YIN.‘ suiririii-r mt,» h, . i ,i‘ .f X 11]. 1 ““.(i ‘ A.” minim "IL
is over I expect to make a Vl.~li to I£uropi_~.." . .‘ Mm .nu um I‘ mp" " "WT" Ml para!"
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I Sworn tuivl .~lll)~t‘r'llwil to In-flip, .13.-ihj.» ‘_':u,1,.
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.\ Liiinlu-riiiaii‘.s ]'4.\'I)(‘l'l(‘lI(‘(‘. ) (H I’ H 5 l m P ‘Wink .1 “H ' ‘L M‘ ‘"3
I own lioiisoivork. and um U[i_liI_\'ll1': gnarl 1..-.-11:1,,
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,‘I)r. Willi:-iin.~" l‘ink I’ill.~' for Palm: l)l‘ll['ll':' lii— ‘_,~mu,__L, M H,“ Hm.‘ I_.,m,__
I dt-ed. I .-hoiilil think flngv Inn‘:-. t;.,.‘.,.,_: (H, M“ Hmlw‘,
"My family lli'l\'4‘f‘\'<'I'y ri-zison to fool grain. ('ui'\"r\ oi: \.\"ri:i\i. \""

lful to Dr. Williziiiis for lll.~ wouil:-rliil iin-di- Illtiitrzirot lfoso. I)l‘i|)‘_flIllly .-fro;-,,_.lz-;.r,-,.- hm;
"(tint-.' suid .lzii:n-.-' I". Ito.-o. :i A:l'll7.ll'lllllll -ixfy- .~.'iy- fh:-.f flic fort-guin«_: sf.-it ‘Ill -lit by Ill r -ul:

IIlI‘l*l‘ your.-‘ of‘ l|,':l‘. and one of iIlI‘¢II|ll'.\'I soffli-r.-' >CI'lll('Il i-. l!‘lll'.

of‘ lll'l4‘Ilil l<l\\'I1.~lll}). in .'lufri:ii (‘i'liIll_V. .\li<.-n. I‘. Ii. In-:\'--.i-i::i:. \’i.f.'ir,-. l'lil)ll('.
K "I wzis workiiig with .~'>iii-- l:ii':.'»- I--z:i_'iiig' llr. Willl.'in1.~" Pink l‘ill.< l'ill]I2llIl, in :1 (‘tin
l\V'll““l-" lHll1lH‘rll2‘-.’- »:0lI1"|‘l‘-.'lllt"'lI)"'IU‘~21‘:ii.2iii«l <l 'll.~’l'Il Lirin, llll fln- l‘ll'llll‘lli.~ iioci---:ir_\' to give

!\\’t'l~' .-t-rioii~l_v injiirc-l. I was ll|I‘f|\\'{A it long]
I ilisfiiiicc ~fl‘ll\'lll'.! on .~-Illl“ log~ and I brokn my

loftliip. fl'i|"IllI'l'lI IIATP.‘ I'll)-'.5'.ll4I iiijlii‘i-il my
lli-ft slioiil-I--r. I wn-' iincoii-<‘ioii~ fwi-iif_\’-i'oiii'
3lioiii'.~,.'iiiil if '»\:i- u long lllll.’ l)>'fn'.‘i'I t'<iI‘.lil
walk at till.

"l‘llIlRll.\' l gal .‘-I I (‘Hllltl lmbhle aroiiinl 1|
little. but :il\\‘iiy.~' .~'iiIl'i-,ri'.l Kr’-at p:iiii \vlilli-
iiiovim: about. I (‘lnlll-I sit in ii chair quite-
coinforf.'il'>l_\‘ but could only got upuftor L,'I‘I‘1lI
dlllicully and by l|4‘lI|ill,..’ lll)'.~"‘lI with my lizin-ls
or with 0Ill(‘I'1l.<>I>vI’ElIJC(‘.

"l ll«'iIl('llll.~'llllt‘1l[ill}'SICl1iIlh and tried (1 good

ii -w life (lllll l‘ll'llIl!'.~’.~ fu flu-
>ll.|il1‘II‘lI IlI'I‘»'I*>‘. Tl)f'_\' are Illl uiifziiliiig spi-cilic
for ~ll('ll lll~f'Il~'|‘> :|> lIii'Ulllt-IUI‘ 1Ilil,‘Zl}l. pnrti.-Ii.
Ii{lI‘tll_\‘.-’l~'. Sf. \'ifu~' 'lIllll‘~‘. ~"i'.i:i-':i, llI‘lIl'RlL’lIl.
I'llt‘l1Ill:llI~'lll. Ilf‘l'\'fvlI~' llI‘.'Illill"lll'. fiu- ziftor (‘llf*CI
, of la Lzripp--. lllllllllillliill of" the In-iirt. pale and
snlli-w compli-.\:ioii.-, all form-of M'l'£ii\‘IIf‘>> II}
iniilo or f--iiialo. l‘ii;k l’ill~ ziro .~ol.l by all
llI‘lll.".'l>l.~, or will be <i-nf [|U.~I pun] on i'm.w-ipf
of price. 3!! cciifs :1 box. or -ix ho.\'t-s for S" "M
——('I‘lioy 1lTI‘Ill'Vl'I‘ sold in bulk or by tho loo: -—-by
a-lilri-ssiiig l)r. \\'illi:iiii.~” IlI(‘lll(‘llif' (‘oinpany-,
Scln.-iicfady. N. Y.

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