EXECUTIVE

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Michigan State

THE GRANGE VISITOR,

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see “ Lisr or SUPPLIES” an eighth paqc.

Omcers National Grange.

Mssrsu-—S. E. ADAMS, Minn.

O\'EES}:‘.ER—J. J. WOODMAN, Mich.
LEcrunI5Iz——MOItT’MR WHITEHEAD, N J.
S'IEw.iRI)-A. J. VAUGHN. Miss.

Assr. STEWARD—-VVILLIAM SIMS, Kansas.
CHAPLAIN-A. P. FORSYTH, Illinois.
TB.EASURER—F. M. MCDOWELL, N. Y.
SECRE’l'AB.Y—0. H. KELLEY, Kentucky.
(}ATE-KEEI‘ER—-O. DINWIDDIE, Indiana.
CERES—MRS. S. E. ADAMS, Minnesota.
l’0MONA—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, Michigan.
FLORA—MRS. JAS. T. MOORE, Maryland.
Lam’ ASSTISTAN1‘ SrEWAnn~MIss CARRIE A.

HALL, Kentucky.

Dfflcers Michigan State Grange.
M.—J. J. WOODMAN, - -
0.—P. W. ADAMS, - -
L.——C. L. WHITNEY, - -
S.—H. FLEMING, - - - Pontiac.
A. S.—W. H. MATTISON, - - Ionia.
C.~SALMON STEEL, Bear Lake. Manis’e Co
T.—S. F. BROWN, - - Schoolcraft.
SEc.——J. T. COBB, - - - “
G. K.—A. N. WOODRUFF, - Watervliet.
CERES.—MES. C. L. WHITNEY, Muskegon.
POMONA—MRS. W. T. ADAMS, Grand Rapids.
FLoEA—MRs. J. J. WOODMAN, Paw Paw.
L. A. S.-Mas. W. H. MATTISON, Ionia.

Paw Paw.
- Tecumseh.
Muskegon.

Executive committee.

F. M. HOLLOVVAY, Chairman, - Hillsdale.
J. WEBSTER CHILDS, - - - Ypsilanti.
GEO. W. WOODWARD, Shelby, Oceans 00.
C. G. LUCE, - - Gilead, Branch 00.
VWESTBROOK DIVlNE, Belding, Ionia. Co.
FHOMAS MARS, Berrien Center, Berrien Co.
Vt M. SATTERLEE, Birmingham, Oakland Co.
J. J. WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Officio.

State Business Agents.

J. M. CHIDESTER, - - - Detroit.
J. H. GARDNER, Centreville, St. Joseph C0.

General Deputy.

c. L. WHITNEY, - - - Muskegon.

Special Lecturers.

R. E. Trowbridge, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . .Lansing.
Thos. F. Moore, . . . . . . Adrian, . . . . .Lenawee 00
Geo. W, Woodward. .Shelby. . . . . . . .Ocea.na Co
Samuel Laugdon, . .Bowen Station,  .Kent Co
E. C. I-Ierrington,.. .Four Towns, . .0akland Co
M. L. Stevens, . . . . . . . .Perry.. ..Shiawassee Co
L. R. Brown, . . . .Ra.wsonville,. .Wa.shtena.w Co
Andrew Campbell, . .Ypsilanti, . . “ “

Mrs. Salmon Steele,. .Bear Lake, . .Ma.nistee Co

UNDER existing regulations we are
required to send a copy of the VISITOR
Jree to the Master of each Subordinate
Grange. We shall also send a copy
free to all Secretaries who send us ten
Or more names of subscribers for one

year, with pay for the same.

CONFIDENCE AND CREDIT.

The day was dark, the markets dull,
The ’change was thin, gazettes were full,
And half the town was breaking;
The countersign of Cash was “ Stop,”
Bankers and bankrupts shut up shop,

And honest hearts were aching.

\Vhen near the ’change, my fancy spied
A faded form, with hasty stride,
Beneath grief ’s burden stooping;
Her name was Credit, and she said,
Her father, Trade, was lately dead,
Her mother, Commerce, drooping.

The smile that she was wont to wear
\Vas withered by the hand of Care,
Her eyes had lost their lustre;
Her character was gone, she said,
For basely she had been betrayed,
And nobody would trust her.

That honest industry had tried
To gain fair Credit for his bride ;
And found the lady wanting :
But ah I a fortune hunter came,
And Speculation was his name——
A rake not worth a shilling.

The villian was on mischief bent ;

He gained both dad and mam‘s consent,
And then poor Credit smarted.

He filched her fortune and her fame,

He fixed a blot on her fair name,
And left her broken-hearted.

VVhile thus poor Credit seemed to sigh,

Her cousin Confidence came by
(Methinks he must be clever) :

For, when he whispered in her ear,

She checked the sigh, she dried the tear,
And smiled as sweet as ever.

Q3.\iert'rr dam. Qcpztrtnunt.

KEEP GOOD STOCK.

GILEAD, MICIL, Oct. 7th, 1878.

It is safe to conclude that all the
readers of the VIsIsoR have within the
last month attended one or more of
the Agricultural Fairs within their
reach. This conclusion is based up.
on the fact that nearly all the VIsI'roR’s
readers are Patrons of Husbandry,
and amongst these are found a large
proportion of our most enterprising
and progressive farmers, and these
are the ones who attend and Inake the
Fairs useful and interesting. Doubt
less the thoughts enkindled by the
inharmonious sound made by the
squealing swine, the bleating flock,
the looing herd, and the neighing
horse were almost as numerous as the
spectators. Pride in our race is also
around as We view the works of man's
hand spread out before us. We see
implements that seem to almost exer-
cise human judgment and discretion.
We see other things which dazzle the
eye with their beauty. When we re-
fleet that all these were conceived by
the ingenious brain and constructed
by the skillful hand of man, we are
lead to doubt whether there is a limit
to his capacity.

But whatever may have been our
motive or thoughts at the time of
witnessing the show, I trust that we
all adopted a resolution to reform
where‘ reformation is needed, to im-
prove and progress in that improve-
ment. While the farmers of Mich-
igan in general enterprise equal those
of any of her sister States, yet in at
least one respect we seem to occupy

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JIIONTHLII

COMMITTEE @»2

Grange, P. o H.

SCHOOLCRAFT, OCTOBER 15th, 1878.

a second or third rate place. And
that is with regard to the quality and
condition of our cattle. We must
maintain, and in some places, increase
the fertility of" our soil. Our own
interests require it‘. The good of
our posterity demands it. The best,
cheapest and easiest way to do this is
to keep stock. Clover, plaster, feed,
and manure, without it we do our
farms and ourselves a lasting Wrong.
But I am told that keeping cattle
does not pay. VVe will believe With-
out proof' that keeping such cattle as
many of‘ us keep, does not pay. We
can also believe that keeping cattle
in the manure they are too often
kept, does not pay.

But keeping such cattle, and keep-
ing in the manner the show cattle
that we see at the Fairs are kept,
they can be made to pay. In the sale
of our Michigan cattle we have to
come in competition with Texas, Col-
orado and other States, we ought to
distance them in quality. \Ve ought
to breed so well and keep so well
that our three-year old steers should
weigh at this time of year from 1,400
to 1,600 lbs. Such cattle are now
worth in Chicago and other Western
I1‘.’.'J.1‘F.€fS 50, making from 870 to $80
per head. Too many of our steers
go to market weighing from 800 to
1,000 lbs. These cattle are Worth in
market from $2.50 to $3.00 per hun-
dred, or from $20 to $30 pm-head.
There is some di1'l'erence in the cost
of raising, but no such difference as
there is in the selling price. In order‘
to raise good cattle We must have a
good breed,‘ and next, we must not
stunt them while calves. We never
can afford to do this; and we cer-
tainly can not now, when butter is
worth only 10 to 15 cts. per lb.

Brother Farmers, I trust that one
of the good resolutions you formed
at the Fair, was to get and keep good
stock, and then keep it well. Good
breeds of cattle can now be procured
in all parts of the country, at reason-
able rates. Where one can not be
found to try it alone, club together.
Any honest way to get it.

G. C. Lnos.

GENERAL NOTICE.

The following list shows payments
of dues and corrections of the list of
Sept. 25th, as published.

Barry Co.—I\'o. 264.

Branch Oo.—- No. 96. Erroneously
printed before in Calhoun Co.

Clinton Co. — No. 505, which gives
Clinton County three representatives.

Ionia C’o.—No. 187.

Zlfacomb C'o.——No. 334.

St. Joseph Oo.—-Nos. 268, 303, 304, 333,
giving St. Joseph Co. 2 represenatives.

Shiawassee Co.——No. 297.

Saginaw Co.—No. 599.

Van Buren Co.—No. 465, giving Van
Buren County 4 representatives.

Wayne Co.—No. 389, 622.

Western Pomona Grange No. 19,
(Ottawa and Muskegon Counties) will
hold its next meeting at the hall of
Trent Grange, Muskegon Co., Thurs-
day, Oct. 24th, at 11 A. M. An Inter-
esting meeting may be expected.

__l Your. SUBSCRIPTION

i will Expire with No.

The J udgcshlp.

To Ilcnry C/Lamberlaz'n, E191],

SIR I — The National Greenback
convention for the Second Judicial
District of Micliigan, which met at
Niles on the 30th of September, by
a unanimous vote nominated you for
the ofice of Circuit Judge. ‘Ye have
been appointed a committee to notify
you and request that you accept the
nomination.

\\'e are aware that the convention
departed from the usual practice in
tendering this nomination to one not
a. member of the bar. It has been so
common to nominate members of the
bar for Judges that many persons
have an opinion that men of other
callings are not only unfit but ineli-
gible. The framers of our Constitu-
tion have purposely left the question
of occupation and qualification to the
voice of the people, and any elector
residing in the district is eligible
to hold the office. Had it been other-
wise, the courts, composed entirely of
the members of’ the bar, under the
claim of construing and applying the
law, might usurp the prerogative of
the people and become law-makers
instead of expounders. At this time
when the whole people are provoked
beyond measure, at the enormous ex-
pense and seemingly inexcusable de-
lays in the administration of justice ;
the convention after full discussion
and deliberation, thought best to try
the experiment of presenting to the
people the name of one who is not by
profession a lawyer, but who has a
general knowledge of the laws of the
country——who has firmness of charac-
ter and sufficient ability to execute
the law without fear or favor.

Trusting that you will accede to
the wishes of the people and consent
to become a candidate for this im-
portant office, we await your answer.

Yours very truly.
ABRAM FIERO,
J. R. HILL,
(‘ommitte e.

REPL Y.
THREE OAKS, Oct. 5th, 1878
To Abram Fiero and J. R. Ilill, C'om.,

GENTLE)IEN:—I have your letter
of Aug. 2d inst, giving me notice of
my nomination for Circuit Judge.
This important and very responsible
position is one that no citizen ought
to seek, and when tendered by a
large number of highly repectable
citizens, representing the various
branches of human industry, perhaps
ought not to decline.

The manner in which this nomina-
tion has been tendered—a position
which I had not even thought would
be offered to any one not of the pro-
fession, prompts me to accede to the
expressed wish of the convention
and allow my name to be used as a
candidate.

Fully aware of the difficultiesand
responsibilities of the position and
the want of special preparation on
my part to fill the place, all that I can
promise, in case the people wish to

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use whatever ability I have to pro-
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administration ‘of justice.
Very respectfully,
lliaxnx CH.-L\Il;ERLAl:\’.

géasterls gepartmmt.

J. J. WOODMAN, - ~ — PAW’ PAW

THE PARIS EXPOBITION.

Exhibition of Horses and Final Leave
of the Exposition and Paris-Home
ward Bound.

My last letter to the VISITOR closed
with the commencement of the exhi-
bition of horses at the great Interna-
-tional Fair at Paris. It was said that
never before, was such a large collec-
tion of the best horses in Europe,
brought together. The finest and
best breed of horses,from eight of the
nations of the old world, numbering
1,030, were on exhibition. It was a
novel and interesting sight to pass
through the long rows of stables and
View this vast collection of animals
of the “chevaline” race, representing
the horses bred and used in the sev-
eral nationalities, from the Shetland
Pony of 100 pounds, to the English
cart horse of 2,000 pounds weight.
The classes which attracted most
attention, were the draft horses from
Scotland, England, France, Belgium,
and Holland. Ilorses for all work
from Scotland, England, France‘ and
llungary. Roadsters from England,
France, Russia and Austria, and the
Race Horses from Russia, llungary,
France and England. The draft
horses ofBelgium, llolland and Ger-
many are of the same type, large,
powerful animals, capable of great
endurance, and always in high condi-
tion. The backs of these horses are a
little inclined to droop, and the rumps
rather sloping. From this race the
“Scotch Ulidesdales,” and “English
cart-horse ” have their origin, and the
above defects in the original breed
have been overcome in the latter; and
in the “ Clidesdales” a larger amount
of action and mettle is infused.
The largest horse on exhibition was
the English cart-horse " General,’-‘
bred and owned by Stephen Davis, of
England. This horse stands 17 hands
high, measures 7 feet 8 inches around
the chest, 6 ft. 8 in. around the neck
or shoulders where the collar rests,
and 2 ft. 4 in. around the throat ; his
weight is 2,600 pounds. The “Hart
of Oaks,” a Clidesdale from Scotland,
weighs 2,350 pounds. Among the
French draft horses the “Perchon,”
—er1'oneously called “ N ormands ” in
this country—rank first. The Nor-
mand horses, as a pure and distinct
breed, no longer exist in France. The
race has been lost by crossing with
other breeds; but the Perchon has
been kept pure, and are extensively
bred in Normandy, and some other
portions of France. They are large,
well formed animals, possessing many
good points, and are no doubt a de-
sirable breed of draft horses. Large
numbers are exported from France to
this and other countries, for stock
animals. The “Suffolk Punch,” or
“Agricultural Horse,” exhibited by
that world-renowned breeder, Law-
rence Drew, of Hamilton, Scotland,
fairly won the great prize of honor

“ over all other breeds of draft horses,

and is no doubt the most desirable
race for all work, now bred in Europe.
I understand the ‘-Agricultural horse”

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to be an improved Clidesdale, retain- '
ing the size and power of the original

breed, with smoother and better de-

veloped arms and limbs, more syin-

nietrical build, and most wonderful

action.

The class of horses for “all work,”
commonly in use in France, and other
countries of Europe, are generally
“grades,” produced by crossing the
different races of draft horses with
some smaller and more active animals,
thus combining size, action, and pow-
er of endurance in the same animal.

Some of the finest "‘ Roadsters” on
exhibition were from England and
Russia, although llungary, l)enmai'k
and France exhibited some very fine
carriage horses. In fine “race horses”
Russia excels, and won the prize in
the great races. The Russian and
Hungarian horses are of a similar
breed, and come from the Arabian
stock.

The grand review of prize animals
took place on the 9th of September.
They were passed, one by one, by the
grand stand, on which were President
.\lc.\lalion, of France, the Grand Duke
Nicholas, of Russia, the French .\Iin-
istry and officers of the government,
Oflicers of the Exposition, and (Tom-
missioners from other countries.

I left the grand stand before the re-
view had closed, gind paid my last
visit to the Great Exposition, bidding
good bye to the delightful Trocadero,
with its cascades, fountains, grottos,
gardens, and lovely surroundings ;
good bye to the beautiful river Seine,
dotted with steamers, whose decks and
cabins are constantly crowded with
people of almost every nationality;
good bye to the English section, the
American section, and all the rich and
beautiful as Well as useful collections
of the whole World; good bye to the
French (.‘ommissioners, the English
(‘ommissioners, and the American
Commissioners and employees, with
whom I have been so long and pleas-
antly associated. Yes, bidding good-
bye to the Exposition and all of its
associations, I repared to my hotel,
packed my trunk, and at 6 o’clock
the next morning took the train for
Bologne on my return home.

Polishing Stoves.

As many ladies in the country are

compelled to clean their own stoves,
it is well to know the best and easiest
method of doing it. I have known
persons to spend two hours in black-
ing a stove, and be so tired after it
that nothing more could be accom-
plished that day. This is a useless
waste of time and strength.
_ Have your stove perfectly cold, and
if possible,in a room with the windows
open, as the air assists the process
greatly. Apply the stove polish with
an old brush to a portion of your
stove, and rub over with your polish-
ing brush for a minute or two; then
leave it to dry a little while and
serve another portion in the same
manner; but be careful that you
do not let it dry too much, or
it Wlll be grey in spite of all you can
do ; then return to it and polish brisk-
ly for several minutes In this manner
go over the whole stove, returning to
the charge again and again, until the
brightness begins to appear——at first
grayish black, but becoming, as the
friction is continued, a rich deep jet
black, both durable and beautiful.

This is for the castings. For the
sheet iron parts as well as for the
stove-pipes, use a soft flannel cloth to

apply the blacking, a small portion at
a time, and rub up instantly with an-
other flannel cloth, and in a few min.
utes——-I had almost said seconds-
you will have a smooth polished sur-
face in which you may see your own

grimy countenance reflected.

ANGE Visirrofil. 

guides’ gepartment.

Wor(li_i/ 1}/-0. Cobb .-

As I opened the last number of the
\'isiTOR I found such a meager supply
ofgood things in the Ladies’ Depart-

meiit;and the columns, which were
once so well filled, so barren, that I felt
disappointed and sorry. Looking still
further, I find these inquiries of the
editor: “Why is it‘? and wondering
if the ladies have forgotten the interests
of the \'isi'roR, or the pleasure of the
Patrons, that they cannot spend an
hour to keep their department alive.”

As Myra is called for, I most cheer-
fully answer for myself. But I hardly
know where to commence talking or
where to leave off, (but the editor’s scis-_
sors will take care of the leaving off
part‘). _

By no means have I forgotten the in-
terests of the VlSI'I‘()R or the many Sis-
ters that have heretofore made its col-
umns so interesting. I am always glad
when I notice its bright, cheerful little
face as it appears among the other pa-
pers that come to our home. ()ft_times
it comes at meal-time, and I lay it be-
side niy plate till I have waited on the
table, and while the others eat their
food, I rest and read, and turn to the
Ladies’ Departnient to see what cheer-
ing thoughts I may find.

This has been a busy, hard summer.
Many timesl have been so ovei'-bur-
dened with household duties and care,
that I have been led to ask myself:—
“Who is snflicient for these things 1"’
and as I arose in the morning perhaps
depressed in spirits over the many
things that were waiting to be done,
and the many steps I would be obliged
to take in that one day, I would feel so
i'lui'i*ied,and nerves all in a quiver,and I
have taken my hands out of the disli-
water or dropped the piece of work I was
doing,gone to my room closed the blinds
and sat down to calm myself, and set
reason to work and say to myself does
it pay to be thus overcome—when the
“life is more than meat?” and “the
body more than raiment,” and in a little
time I would go to my task lighter-
hearted, work would move right along,
and I would find myself singing some
of the songs which I loved so well in
the long-ago. At the close of the day
I would find I had accomplished as
much and sometimes more than I had
anticipated in the morning.

There has been much of sadness come
to me the past summer, many times I
have passed under the shadows. Not
that I have been aiiiicted in iiiv own
home, but because my dear friends have
been afllicted. I have been called from
home to stand beside relatives and
mingle my tears with theirs as we saw
the coflin-lid close over the face of loved
ones, and many times letters have been
received, telling me of sorrows and
trials so hard to bear, asking for sym-
pathy and counsel, and I felt myself so
inadequate to speak the right words in
the right place——yet willing to do the
best I knew to lift the cloud that
darkened their homes. But taking every
thing into consideration, it has been
one of my happiest suinmers,mucli that
IS of Joy and gladness has come to me,
and I have learned some lessons (per-
haps imperfectly) that have added a
richness to my experience, and I have
been enabled to look many times on
the bright side of life, and find the
silver lining to the clouds that have
hung over me. Many times when I
havespent hours building “castles in
the air,” and decked them with all that
was bright and beautiful, they have
been demolished by the breath of dis-
appointment, and I have thought per-
haps it were best that my hopes were
not realized as I might forget “that it
is not all of life to live.” And I am
trying to learn the lesson of patience
—“ with charity toward all and hatred
toward none.” ’
+hI hope _as the weather is cooler and
0 _‘3 9VeDlI1gS glfiow longer, the sisters
will take up their pens again and fill
their columns to the fullest extent, and
crowd the VISITOR full of good things
to cheer the many W0]'ker5_

MYRA.

KEELER. GRANGE 159.
Dear isisters and Bro’s of the Visitor .
I have b e . - - . 3
  
fi::)l;1WAHdfiaiSl the space allotted to us is
ays ed by the small talk of

the weaker sex I will venture a fe
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‘t"m5' M5‘ by giving what I learned

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at the'Grange party; and partly from
experience. A good elderly Brotliei,
visited our last Grange and gave lnuch
information fromliis expei'ieiice,am0,,
other things. that salt and ashes niixe-fl
in equal parts and placed where stock
can get to it will keep them he,,m,y.
horses and hogs especially. Twenui
hogs eating a bushel a week through
the winter. 'l‘hat sheep must hate
plenty of water. That all stock need,
roots for a part of their feed. '1‘h,,'[
soapsuds poured over cabbage will ills-
troy the green worm (a sister diseovere-(1
that), pour over as often as the worin-
appear, as potatoes that have been dui.
are rotting, to those who have not du 6
do not at present wait until the weather
is cooler. 'I‘liat if you value lieulth
wear no tight corsets, or heavy skirt.‘-
oii the hips, keep an even [(,‘lllpeI‘alui-if
over the body; short clotlics are best to
work in. For breakfast, eat oatineu]
which is made very nice by soaking
over night; cook slow with a few Fais-
ins and graham flour, eaten with milk
or butter and sugar ; have a licarty din.
ner of vegetables and meat if you like
lint no supper. Men use the same diet‘
only as they work in the open air :1 lisp‘,
supper of brown bread, S\V(:‘(‘l',’:l])lTlQ\-
baked, and milk would relish. 'l'll0s'i*
who will,try this diet will be s‘lll‘pI‘is¢i-ll
to find how well they feel.

I think J. J. \\'oodmaii's letters arc
good c-nougli.

.\li<.~'. 0. .\l. S.

LAI.\'GSl;l'l\‘(i. Sept. llth, l.~i.'s.
Bro. Cobb .-

Your paper is indeed a very \VClt‘(iu1(-,
“ VISITOR ” to our quiet home. [am
much interested in all its contents, es-
peciaily the Ladies’ l)epartn'ient, and
often wonder why some meinberofoiir
Grange has not c-,oiitributed to its rol-
uiiins. \Vhile thinkingofallthatiniglit
be said ofoui' Gi'ange,ot'wliicli we might
justly be proud. I have grown impa-
tient, and concluded (as I am devoted
to the ()i'dei', willing and anxious to do
all I can to promote its prosperity) to
w1'ite, although I know my coininiini-
cation is liable to be consigned to its
last resting place, the “ waste basket,”
and only be read by the one to whom
it is addressed.

VVe have a very active Grange, meet
every Saturday night, and find our
meetings very enjoyable as well as bene-
ficial. I think among the various
means of benefiting the members, those
optaiiied from the literary departinent
stand second to none; as for myself,
next to the church, I love the Grange,
and hope that all members, who have
not the same interest that I feel. will
make the aims and objects of the ()l‘Ilel'
a thorough study, compare the coii-

to-day, with that before the Grange was
instituted, and then if they do not feel
a growing interest, they may come to
the conclusion they were never inton-
ded for Grangers, and withdraw from
the Order.
Itespectfiilly,
Ii. It. B.

.1 Wise Choice.

“ VVhere did you first meet Will!
your bride?” I asked of a young friend
of mine who had invited me to his wed-
ing. His answer was:

“Some time ago I was one ol'a large
dinner party of ladies and gentlemen,
at which a young lady was observed
not to drink any wine. Our host
noticed it, and said: _ ,

“ ‘A glass of wine with you I1“~‘“‘5

“ ‘Excuse me, sir, said she.

" ,What excuse? Do you belong’
to the Murphies? What! have “'65:
teetotaler here? Hal ha I teetotale1‘-

Why, do you never drink wine.’

“ ‘ Never, sir.’

“ ‘ VVhy not ?’

“ From principle, sir

“ Nothing more was said llc1' <16‘
cision of character deeply impressed‘

me. I sought an introduction to he’
satisfied that one of such principle-‘3
would make me a good companion‘
I joined the Murphies myself» “Pd
now she has just become I11)’ ‘me’
That's why I married her.”

Our friend was right Such a young
lady will make a fine W°““‘“'
Would there were more like herr-

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Fl-1.\'\\'l(‘l\', .\lontcalm (‘o , .\lich., )
October 7th; 1878. 5'
J’ 7', (mil,/,, ,s’«:c’g/ lS'!(1f»:* lirarlgc .-

The articles published in the \'isI-
rou in relation to our “ Jwh'cz'a.l Sys-
;g,,;,” have done much good, and
should be read and fully considered by
every voting member of the Grange.
.\nrl not only by members of our Or-
der, but by those outside the Gates.
It is a subject that all are directly in
to-rested in, Hence the question—how
can we remedy the evil, and place on
our statute books, good and whole-
some laws that will benefit all classes
and do justice to the poor as well as
the rich. The only solution of this
question is—-elect men to office that
are in spmpatliy with the agriculturist
and the llaboring class. 1

Then tic question may arise, iow
can that be accomplished! Answer,
by rlisczmling politics, and unite on
good men, regardless ofpolitical creed.
But says one, we can not accomplish
that in our tlounty Convcntions—-f'or
they are always ruled by lawyers,doe’t-
ors, merchants and political tricksters.
Very true, but do not go into con-
vcntions, discard that system of mak-
ing nominations. Adopt the system
of‘ primary elections, let the candi-
dates go squarely before the people,
and let the voters say who shall be
their candidates. Do not send to the
County seat three or four men as dele-
gates from each township to barter
and sell your rights, every voter
should have a chance to say who shall
be placed on the ticket. Then I say
that as far as the election of County
officers is concerned, at least do away
with County Conventions. Select a
County Committee .of fan-mers, and
let that (‘omniittee appoint a dav for
the voters in each township to ineet;
and vote for candidates for the several
officers. And let each township ap-
point one of their election board to
return a certified statement of the
votes given for such candidate, and on
a stated day, let the County Commit-
tee meet and canvass the returns from
the several townships, and the candi-
date receiving the largest number of
votes for each office, let him be placed
on the ticket. This system if carried
out will place the power where it be-
longs, and defeat the present system
of packing conventions, and bargain-
mg_3:nd selling among candidates and
political tricksters. Some may object
I0 this system of’ nominating and say
how are we to know who tdflvote for
at our primary meetings. That, is
_€aSi1y arranged—-discuss that matter
"1 _Y0111‘ Grange meetings. l'nite on
Zgfizill)-lqe candidates to fill the several

Announce their nan-‘es in the (‘

_ < A _ _ -oi1nty
Paper s, so that those outside will know
who to vote for if they are favorable
to the cause.

lletpcxndidates or their friends see
that tickets are distributed previous
f1(i>flt'(l%ie primary rneetingp throught the
iiienifiiiietii) ‘tVhlia.Sth:ii?tehideii\i lllIfl](:I(?1la\tl:lt%1'(i.(l)l(23
interests of agriculture and then see
that they are elected.’ Pursue this
U0urse and eventually our laws will
be ‘Simplified and fewer a eals will
be made from justice’s cod)ii’)ts Laws
‘l:::1t1tl)):§p fraifieg that the farmer will

in

see if’ his tziif i':cei(;)tgi: (t]){I)‘£l.£:V1l"llW1l,()ar till
"lghta and a thousand other l3Illlll0'S
that he_c-an not understand withoI.t
elnllloyiiig counsel. In fact lawyers
1_s3‘g1'e€; and nothing but a decision
‘gtfallltfg Nuplreme ('Oli:‘t ‘in many in-
vemy. vyiw0s1;1efi1tl§katt.iitl1ng contyo.
of ,1 1' _ _ e .0 review a few
13 dw-9 in force. Our. township

drain law, the dog law that was en-
acted at the last session of the Legis-
latni'e, and also our criminal code, but
will not in this article. I may at
some future time, and make some
suggestions where in my opinion they
should be changed. But I fear we
have delayed this question too lono.
After all that has been said in thae
\'isI'1‘o£t. I fear we are yet fur dis-
tant from an organization ready and
willing to unite our forces to prevent
further wrongs. In this (‘ounty we
made a feeble attempt in our (‘ounty
Convention but failed. And will as
lonz as we permit ourselves to be
bulldozed by party ties But we are
not discouraged, there is a better day
coming. If we cannot succeed in
1878. let me say to every Granger,
"wake up,” unite your forces, and
prepare your ballots for N80.

R. \\'. ll.

Fruit at the County I<‘alr—Friiif Trees
and Tree Peddlers.

At the annual exhibition of the St.
.losepli ('0. Agricultural Society last
week, I counted :1. dozen different
kinds of apples which were incorrect
ly labeled. ’l.‘he names of such well
known varieties as Fall Pippin, Yellow
llellfiower, Tompkins County King,
Northern Spy, Seeknofurther and also
Rhode Island Greening, were attach-
ed to apples having little or no re-
semblance to these varieties. Nor is
this an isolated fact. It is a common
occurrence at county fairs, where most
of the fruit shown is grown by farm
crs and not professional fruit growers.
One exhibitor informed me that his
fruit was marked according to the la-
bels which were attached to the trees
when he bought them.

This is doubtless the case in most
instances, and it bespeaks either igno-
rance or dishonesty on the part of
the fruit dealer or his agent. Most
nurserynien are careful to have their
rows of trees so distinctly marked
that there need be no mistake. Spend-
ing most of their time among their
trees, they become familiar with their
appearance and habits of growth, so
that they can readily separate them
if mixed by accident.

Many, if not most of the large nur-
serymen now employ no agents. They
sell to dealers who employ agents
either on salary or commission to
take orders and deliver the trees.-
\V'hen the season for delivery draws
near, the dealer repairs to the nur-
sery with an aggregate list of the
trees Wanted for delivery. The trees
are taken up according to this list as
far as possible, but it often happens
that some varieties are short, and to
fill the bill others have to be substi-
tuted. The trees are “ heeled in ”
near the packing grounds, and the
dealer with order book and pencil in
hand, takes his station near the pack-
ing house and “ calls off” the names
of varieties in each order, and the
trees are brought to him, labeled
ed either by himself or some other
person employed for that purpose,
and thrown into a. pile to be packed.
Little boys and girls are frequently
employed as carriers, and it is hardly
to be supposed they can master all
the hard names attached to some of
our choice fruits. \\'hat could they
do with such names as Gloria .\iundi,
(Glory Monday, as it was written on
a paper attached to an apple at the
Centreville fair,) Westfield, Seekno-
further, Dutchess d’Angouleme, and
other such long names and jawbreak-
ers. I once heard the name Louise
Bonne d’.lersey called, and a little
girl ran with a tree which was duly
labeled and put it into the order. It
was a pear tree, but I don’t believe it
ever bore that kind of pear. I pre-
sume the purchaser supposes to this
day that he has that variety.

 GRANGE VISITOR.

All dealers are not dishonest—some
of‘ them are, and the tree business af-
-fords an excellent opportunity of
practising it without being found out
for years after, when perhaps the deal-
er, or his agent, is operating in fields
remote. That trees are often labeled
indiscriminately, is a fact well known
among tree men. .\ stuttering tree
pcddler bought some trees of a New
York nurseryman who had taken up
more of the Osaphus Spitzenburg
than were called for, and not enough
of the Tompkins County King. Hav-
ing plenty of the latter in the nursery
he was about to go for them, when
the purchaser called out : “Stop,
g-g-give me the p-pencil, I'll t-turn
them into Kings.”

Now the remedy for all this is to
dispense with the services of‘ such
mz'ddlcm.c/L and buy onI_// of such as
you know will not deceive you. .\Iass
your orders, and send direct to any
good, responsible nurseryman, and
you will not be disappointed. lfyou
buy in wholesale quantities, you will
be entitled to wholesale rates. In our
fraternity we should help each Other,
and, other things being equal, we
should patronize our own Brothers
and Sisters when practicable. There
are good, reliable nurserymen belong-
ing to our Order—let us help them,
and in so doing, help ourselves.

H. C0i.i.t.\‘s.
White Pigeon, Oct. 7th, 1878.

Why Don’t Tlicy Turn Out to the Graiige!

This is a question I often hear
askcd, and I have no doubt is a very
familiar one to many of my Brothers
and Sisters in the Grange. And the
fact that our Granges are not better
attended, fairly discourages many of
lesser faith until they run behind in
their dues and are finally dropped
trom the books.

How to prevent this——how to get
up and keep up interest in the
Grange doings, has been the subject
of much thought and a theme of
frequent discussion with the mem-
bcrs of the Order. For one I do not

feel at all discouraged in conse-
quence of these difliculties. They are

common to all organizations for
social or religious purposes.

I sometimes think it strange that
our Grange ineetiiigs are as well sus-
tained as they are. Organized as
they have been, almost entirely from a
class of people without experience in
conducting meetings, or managing or-
ganized bodics, and then being thrown
entirely on their own resources for
sustaining element, the Wonder is not
that many Granges have gone down,
but that so many have been able,
without outside assistance to keep up.
Even our churches, with ministers
constantly laboring under a good
salary, and an attractive choir, and
fine sounding organ, find this same
difficulty of keeping up sufiicient in-
terest to secure a good attendance,
and at times the audiences Wane, un-
til discouragement can be seen in the
faces of the prompt and zealous at-
tendants, yet they labor on, and the
world as well as the laborers is far
better for this laudable perseveraiice.
In the'Grange too, let us remember
our work is in the right direction to
make the world better, while the la-
borers are benefited beyond estimate,
and if they do not turn out to our
liking, let us work on and on. We
ourselves are bettered by the work,
and in the end it will be crowned with
success.

tnv. JUIIN JASl'l-Ilt sticks to it that
“the sun moves.” V\'e believe him.
\Ve have seen it move a corner loafer
over to the other Side‘. of the street,
when no other power could so have
moved him.

No better proof of the benefit of
the information (lcrived through the
Grange, to farmers in general, can be
found than in the condition of the
wheat markets for 1877 and 1878.

It was known early in the season of
1877, that a very large crop of wheat
had been produced in the United
States, and that if it was crowded
early into market, the effect would be
to utterly demoralize the market, by
throwing into the hands of‘ dealers
more than they were able to hold.—‘—
Every effort possible was made by the
Grangcs in session, and by the Grange
press, to quiet the nerves of the far-
incrs, and prevent the rnsli to an early
market, which was so much feared.——
This effort was successful, and the
large crop of 1877 was so well kept
by the farniers, and so prudently dc-
livercd in market that the price was
kept reinarkably uniform throughout
the year, with no glut in the market,
nor paiiicy falling among the dealers.

This year nothing of it more
streiigtliing nature has been said,
each individual fariner has found his
own conclusions from the best infor-
mation he could get, as it consequence
an early rush to market followed, and
so fast was it poured in that the av-
enues of transportzition were blocked.
Elevators filled, and a complete break-
ing down of the market, and at this
time while the shipment of white
wheat from Detroit has more than
trebled the shipment up to this time
last year, and with very little more
white wheat in the country, and
heavier shipments to Europe, the
prices is full 25 per cent. less than
last year at this date; farmers can by
co-operation through the Grange, so
regulate the markets of grain as to
prevent such causeless iiuctuations.
Will they do it. C.

Ii-‘ the press is slow in criticising
our idle judges, evidently its corres-
pondents are eager to call the atten-
tion of the public to the laxness of the
bench. A lawyer writes to the
ll'07'IcZ as follows :

SIR-— Your remarks on “ Work for the
Judges” are timely, and if they cause
the Judges to act with some degree
of promptitude upon the cases which
the Bar Association present they will
serve a useful purpose. In one case
conducted by the association at an ex-
pense of $500, an(l argued before the
General Term of the Supreme Court
twelve months ago, no decision has
been made though two of the Judges
have had time for foreign travel in
theinterinr Doubtless now they are
refreshed and strengthened, they will
be able to determine whether subordi-
nation of perjury is a crime and let the
bar of this city know whether efforts at
purification are to be strangled by the
tribunal which alone can make them
effectual.

It will be remembered that a few
days since we gave the names of the
Judges and their salaries in England
and \\'ales, from which it appeared
that, although British J udgcs get
$25,000 a year each, the expenses of
the bench are less than they are in
the one State of New York. In
these estimates there are omitted, in
both cases, the expenses of courts
and lawyers other than thosc.of the
Judges \\'c have about ten Judges
for one in all England and \Vales,
and, as we have said, the cost is
much greater for the 5,000,000 peo-
ple than it is for the 20,000,000.
Our Judges and lawyers are “ storing
up wrath for a day of wrath." ‘The
American people will never consent
to be taxed and humbugged in the
future as they have been in the past
by members of’ the bench and bar.-
NL Y. G'7‘aph'ic.

—Be severe to yourself, and indul-
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SCHOOLCRAFT. OCT. 15, 1878.

C 7 nlgltttcytaltrgs éeparfment.

in corresponding with this office, will please
always give the Number of their Grange.

, , BLANKS.
Blanks that are sent free from this ofiice on
application are:

Blank Quarterly Reports of Secretaries of Sub-
ordinate Granges.

Blank Quarterly Reports of Secretaries of P0-
mona Granges.

Blank applications for
Granges.

Blank applications for Membership in Pomona
Granges.

Blank Bonds of Secretary and Treasurer.

Blank Election Reports of Sub. Granges.

Blank Certificates of Election to County
Convention.

Blank Certificates of Representatives elected to
the State Grange.

Blanks for Consolidation of Granges. -

Blank Applications for Certificate of Dimit.

Blank Plaster Orders.

Blank Certificates of Incorporation.

organizing Pomona

THAT CIRCULAII.

In accordance with a purpose stat-
ed in the Visrron of September 1st,

K the macninerv oflaw, seem to be to con-
THE GR“\NGE VISIT0R° same time aiid make cos-ls. Many of
the cases that are launched in Justice
Courts—go on appeal to the Circuit, are
put over from one term to another, first“
perhaps by the attorneys of the plain-
tiff, then by the attorney for the defend-
ant, and when at last, after months or
years of delay, a verdict is reached, the

defeated party by his attorney appeals
to the Supreme Court on perhaps a

.technical point, that has nothing to

do with the merits of the case, and he
has two years in which to make this
appeal, which is manifestly a disregard
of the rights ofa party having an hon-
est claim that in his simplicity he has
entrusted to a Court to aid him in col-
lecting.

Iftliis concerned only the litigants
themselves the tax-payer need give lit-
tle heed; but when we consider that
thousands of dollars are annually paid
by those who have no interest, direct,
or indirect in these civil suits, where

- tliejudgments obtained are but a paltry

fraction of the expense incurred, is it
not time to demand exemption in part
from a burden that is alike unjust and
unnecessary.

If neighbors will quarrel over a paltry
score of dollars, let them pay all the
costs growing out of their disagreement.
But if “ we. the people” must contrib-
ute to the support of a judicial system
that rests ifpon another basis, andwliicli
demands ihzzt nny cross-grained fellow
who has money to fee :1 lawyer, shall
be permitted to saddle the people with
successive bills of costs to carry out his
purpose, then let us at least insist that
there be some limit fixed, that the mal-
ice of litigants and the cupidity of law-
yers cannot pass.

Appeals are oftener taken to oracle

we had printed the Circular found be- ./"M85506 than t0 “Mal” it: and 3 large

low, and sent a siifficient number to
a. friend in each of the Counties in
the State where there are Grange or-
ganizations, with it request that the
party receiving should address a copy
to each of the candidates for the State
Legislature in his County. If this
work is thoroughly done, we shall be
able to have a record of the answers
made to the enquiry, from a majority
of the members of the next Legisla-
ture.
Some faithless persons will say,
‘-‘ Well, what will all that amount to ?"
To which we answer, we can tell you
better next spring, so far as legisla-
tion is concerned. But aside ‘from
the direct results, it will amount to
more than its cost in calling public
attention to the subject—to the un-
necessary and prodigal waste of mon-
ey from year to year, practically to
support the lawyers of the State, for
which We get no value received. The
more the subject is discussed, the
sooner will the remedy be applied.
The political press of the State will
treat this matter very gingerly, lest
an independent expression of the truth
mightiinvite the opposition of some
lawyer friend—with our county politi-
cal papers—the good of the party is
‘paramount to the interests of the peo-
ple——and we expect little aid from
that source in this effort to correct an
expensive abuse of the rights of the
people. We want this whole business
shook up, and if we are wrong we
ought to be finding it out pretty
soon.
Now, brothers, let us have the an-
swers of these candidates for legisla-
tive honors as fast as received:

———October 1st, 1878.
To 0 Cozmz‘ O.‘-—and,S_/g
ofMz’chz'gan.- ‘Z’ J "6
DEAR SIR:——AS a candidate for one
branch of the Legislature of this State,
we wish to call your attention to the
present condition of ourjudicial system.
We need -not in detail recite the diffi-
culties, delays, and impediments that
meet a man at every step when he ap-
peals to the tribunal established to ad-
minister justice, in cases of difference
between two citizens. I t is apparent to 1'
the most casual observer, that the two
mostimportant elements in operating!

of the State of Michigan,
all honorable means by your influence
and votes, to enact a law prohibiting
the appeal of any case
_Court from a Justice Court, where the
judgment obtained is not more than
5100, providing in the same enactment,
fora new trial before
and another jury,
case the defeated pai'ty.shall appeal from
a first verdict or decision, and

proportion of the time of our Circuit
Court is occupied in the trial of these
appeal cases, that in almost every in-
stance result in loss of tlme and money
to both parties, and a legacy to the
County of ten times the sum involved
in the suit.

These are days of lti51~‘on_\i, and in
that respect are perhaps not unlike oth-
er days that have come to the people in
other times; and these days, months
and years are by common consent
known as hard times ~—-times, when the
struggle to hold our own demands the
closest economy and iricites to a closer
scrutiny of the disposition made of the
money collected from us by the tax-
gatherer.

Our judicial system has in no way
partul-ien of the spiritof progress, which
characterizes every other department of
our civilization in this country, but on
the contrary, our legislation, the rul-
ings, usages and practice of the Courts,
and the bar, have gone from bad to
worse, until prudent, careful, judicious

men are practically excluded from our

Courts.

There is much that is wrong, unnec-
essary, annoying in the machinery of
the law—-so much, that a complete rev-
olution of the system itself must be ef-
fected before justice in civil suits can be
had within a reasonable time, and
at ca reasonable cost. But we deem it
advisable to attempt at this time only
such amendment, or change in our pres-
ent laws as shall prevent any case being
taken on appeal from a Justice Court to
the Circuit, where the judgment ob-
tained is less than $100. There is prob.
ably not a populous county in the state
that is not taxed thousands of dollars
every_year for expenses which relate to
a class of cases that originate in a claiin
for a petty sum, and should never be
allowed to pass beyond a Justice Court
except for final determination beforé
anotherjustice, or by arbitration on ap-
peal from a first verdict, or decision of
a justice.

In view of these facts, it is clear that
the interests of the people of the state
require some protecting legislation, and

in behalf of the people who commit to
you (if elected), their interests, you are

respectfully asked to answer the follow-
ing question :

If elected a member of the Legislature
will you use

to the Circuit

another justice
or by arbitration in

provid-
rig that such second trial shall be final '3
[Signed] V _

 1’. (l.,————(.'u., Min-li.

THE GRANGE" V1s1ToR.

PRIMARY ELECTION, &c. 1

The article of R. VV. II. has some
good points, but one or two from
which we dissent. His suggestion
that what we understand as the prac-
tice in our neighboring State of Ohio,
of having primary elections to indi-
cate the choice of the People for
officers, meets our hearty approval.

The caucus system has inherent
evils that cannot be overcome, and
we shall be glad to see it set aside,
and some other plan tried that will
give the people a better chance to
express their preferences for candi-
dates in such manner as will get by,
or evade the vicious influence and
control of nominations by the man-
aging men in every township, who
run the several party machines under
the caucus system.

It seems to us that his farther sug-
gestions in the way of reform, are too
restricted.

If existing laws affect, injuriously,
persons of any class, let us invite
their co-operation in working for their
amendment or repeal.

The suggestion that a cliange in the
method of nominating officers be (lis-
cussed in the Grange, is a good one.

We apprehend Granges do not con-
sider questious affecting their inter-
ests as citizens, as much as they
should. Every Grange ought occa-
sionally to talk about the operation
and effect oflaws which affect. their
own interests, such as taxation, in-
terest, and many others that will
readily occur to every intelligent cit-
izen.

But in advocating a change of sys-
tem tor any purpose, that shall include
in its operation all classes, we cannot
recommend the election of a “County
Committee of Farmers” only, nor ap-
prove of any action that shall subject
us to the imputation of being clannisli,
or seeking special class legislation.

Where no other interest is directly
involved, we should do our own busi-
ness in our own way, without fear or
l2lV’0l‘, but where other persons, classes
or professions are interested, then
make common cause for the general
good.

Farmers, like men of other classes,
are selfish and not all honest, but
they are quite as likely to be capable
and Zrustwort/1 3/, and we should not
be backward in demanding for them
their fair share of all places of honor,
trust or profit. In this matter, as
farmers, we are making some progress,
but we have much hard work and in-
dependent voting to do before we
shall secure the numerical strength in
our Legislative Bodies to which we
are entitled.

Let no Patron, no farmer, or other
citizen lose an opportunity when he
casts his ballot, to advance the cause
of good, honest government, and the
specific object of any class that have
not a fair and equitable representzition
in any department of business or gov-
ernment, where that specific object
has the sanction of our judgment and
accords with our honest convictions.

We have great respect for the inde-
pendent voter, who casts his ballot to
secure some objects other than the
supremacy of some political party.

 

We have before us a pamphlet of
39 pages entitled “Facts for Immi-
grants ” written by and received from
Geo. W. Wells, a Patron of Alafia,
Hillsboro Co., Florida. The writer
Seems to have given a very plain, fair
statement of the country. Any one
desirous of getting definite knowledge
of that part of Florida, will get the
desired informrttion by writing as

above. . The pamphlet is mailed, post

, paid, to any .'l(l(ll‘€SS for ‘25 cents.

 

A RECEPTION.
On the 24th of September we re.
ceived from Bro. A. C. Glidden, oi‘
Paw Paw, an invitation to be present
at the Hall of Paw Paw Grange, No_
10, on the evening of Friday the 27th,
Some friends of Bro. Woodman, know-
ing the date of his leaving Liverpool,
and calculating very closely the time
of his arrival home, had invited other
friends and neighbors to join them in
.1 reception on the evening of the :37Lh_
Fortunately no mishap intervened to
baffle their calculations. Bro. Wood-
man arriving home on the morning of
that day enabled his friends to C:u‘r\'
out their programme. The nicctiiig
was not intended to be other than
social and congratulatory, and that
purpose was fully curried out. All
that could be comfortably seated,
gathered at the Hall at an early hour,
and as they arrived the cordial greet-
ings on all hands evinced :1 lively in-
terest in the return of Bro. lVoodmnn
to the place in society made V£1('.'lllI.
by his few nioiiths absence abroad.

We found the Hall neatly trimmed
and an arch above the chair of’ the
Master on which, in bright, fresh
evergreeii the expression “VVi:Lco_\ri-:
I*Io)rr~:,” was uttered in silent but
truthful language, the friendly pur-
pose of those present.

After It short hour of social enjoy-
ment, Worthy Master G. A. Harrison
called to order and opened the more
formal part of the meeting by calling
for a song.

The call was responded to in it imm-
ner entirely satisfactory, and this was
followed with prayer by one or the
village pastors present.

Bro. Harrison then, in a speech of
some fifteen minutes, briefly reviewed
Bro. \Voodma,n’s official connection
with the State and National Grange,
the Centennial Comrnission,:1ud lastly

the U.  Commissioners to the Freiicli
Exposition.

It was in View of the honors confer-
red upon one of their townsnicn. just
returned from such distinguished ser-
vice, that we were gathered together
to-night to give him a cordial wel-
come.

The speaker congratulated the Ur-
der of Patrons of Ilusbandry, for this
token of recognition shown by the
Governor of the State, and the Presi-
dent of the United States, in the ap-
pointment of the Master of the State
Grange to these important and hon-
orable positions. Nor did he forgot
to claim that the village in which, and
the people among whom he lived, were
alike honored by the selection of their
townsman and friend for these posi-
tions of honor and trust. At the
close of his remarks, he invited Bro-
Woodman to entertain the coiiipmiy
with 3. brief account of what be hell
seen during his absence.

The call was responded to in :1
speech of about an hour,‘ full of inter-
est, and in many things highly 1H-
structive. As we presume it is the
intention of Bro. Woodman to con-
tinue in the VISITOR his series of let-
ters, descriptive of what he saw ill‘
Europe, we shall make no at-tempt L0
report what he said, only adding that
his auditors gave close attention find
all seemed highly pleased.

A song and benediction, followed
by a half houi-‘s social cl1ut,closeda
reception that was more satisfactory»
in that it was simple in all its 31)‘
pointments, sincere and honest in ex-
pression, and worthily represente

the character of the Order under
whose auspices it had been pl:mne<l
and executed.

The Patrons of Oceans Co. meet at
Shelby, in the 17th inst... to form in
Pomona Grange for that County.

his representative cliaracter as one of

 
   
  
   
   
   
   


 

 

THE J UDGESHIP.

B ' a late mail we received a slip,
“it from the Jlicliigan Inrlepemlent,

which our readers will find in another =
j \'Ii-wrote are becoming 9. little dilatory.

column under our heading.
We print these communications, as

we propose to, any items that we find 

that sustains our view of the great
wrongs and abuses inflicted on a tax-
hurdened people by our present judi-
cial system.

If the statement of the committee
in notifying Mr. Chamberlain of his
nomination that “The whole people
are provoked beyond measure at the
enormous expense and seemingly in-
excusable delays in the administra-
tion of justice,” is not exactly true, it
is only for the reason that very many
people plod along without giving sut-
licient attention to questions of pub-
lic concern to get ‘* provokec .” But
it is safe to say that every one of the
people who happen, by a fault of their
own or that of others, to have a case
in court, or who are required to appear
asjurors or witnesses, or are in any
way compelled to know of the “enor-
mous expense aiid delays” that go to
make up so large a part of our judi-
cial system, are “‘provoked," and not
without cause. And to these may be
added several thousand Patrons of
llusbaiidry who have obligated them-
selves to submit their differences to
arbitration before applying to courts
for aid in the settlement of any inat-
tcrs of controversy. These aii(l all
other careful, judicious men of other
classes, who are perfectly willing to
hear their share of necessary public
burdens, but who have long since
ceased to respect our judicial system
and the practice of the bar, are not
only ‘*provoked,” but are glad to en-
courage any innovation, a.iiy change,
that promises relief from the onerous
burden of a system that requires so
much and returns so little.

lain glad to see “the experiment
of presenting to the people the name
of one who is not a lawyer by profes-
sion” lor the otlice of judge, tried by
the people of the Second Judicial Dis-
trict. It proves this reform which We
have been urging for a few months
past, is being discussed by the people,
and that something will be done.-
Oncc concentrate the attention of the
people upon this subject, and agitate,
and the work of reform will never stop
until our judicial system is so im-
proved that a man of means, in the
prime of life, may venture into court
with a case, with a reasonable hope of
seeing it concluded before the infirm-
aties of age have overtaken him, and
belore the costs of the suit have be-
come the most important feature in
the case.

Sour. farmers, in excnsiug them-
selves from taking part in the organ-
ization of a club or grange, claim
they can read, investigate and improve
by themselves and do not need the
0»‘l'c1'in;.{s oi co-oprative effort. How-
ever, few instances were ever known

side stimulus or-support, did make
marked progress. On the same princi-
ple it might be claimed that each man
could govern himself and thus abolish
State and National governments,
could educate himself and children
and thus do away with schools, but
the world’s experience has shown
conclusively that only by united effort
and associated movements has great
good or decided progress been ac-
001nplishr-.tl.—1){2-i_</vi Ilural.

_ liner» to your calling; let no man
induce you to abandon that which
}’0}1 have studied for years, in the
vain attempt to learn :1 new trade in
tlmontli. Snizclfss springs fiozn in-
dustry and perscvei'a.nce.

. prices low.

_ _ . _ iits usefulness.
Where an individual, without any out- ‘

Qarrczgandentq.
Bro. Cobb.-
You complain that contributors to the

I I think you are right, I am willing to 2
0W||UlJ,‘dY1(l may be able to do better?

in future. ,

_ Although dry weather prevailed dur-
ing the latter part of the season to the
injury of corn in some localities yet
the average cpop will be good, and the
, be good farmer should sell
corn ; feed it on the farm, by all means.
Buy sheep, cattle, or hogs enough to
consume it. It will pay.

The season for Fairs is nearly over. It
closes with the Hamilton Township
Fair, at Grange Hall, the 7th and 8th in
this County. The fairs have generally
been successful. The State Fair was a
grand success. .

Van Buren County out-did herself
last week. more entries, more receipts,
more people than at any other previous
fair. It was a splendid success with
this exception : Henry Ward Beecher
was engaged to deliver the annual ad-
dress. He was on hand promptly, and
took the stand at the appointed time.
_~\fter some preliminary remarks, he
launched oil‘ into politics, refusing to
desist at the request of the l’resideiit of
the society. The balance of his speech
was a political harangue, to the disgust
of all good citizens, and to his own dis-
grace.

The political: horizon is soinewhat
cloudy in this County, as I presume it
is through the entire State. The battle
is between the Republican and "National
parties. I do not purpose to discuss the
merits of candidates on either ticket.
Perhaps they are all good enough, and
if the farmers, mechanics and laboring
men are properly represented it is all
right, if not, who is to blame. This
question has been discussed in the Vis-
rrou. “\Vliy are not farmers repre-
sented by farmers in our legislative bod-
ies. V\"e shall be called upon to solve
this question in a few weeks. If men
of our profession are put in nomination
who are capable and honest, who can
not be made the tool of railroad, or
other monopolies, why not support
them. If we do not avail ourselves of
the opportunities offered through the
ballot box of securing our rights, we
should not grumble, but hereafter hold
our peace.

This political contest will soon be
over, the nation will probably be saved,
Llie excitement in a measure subside,
and we shall settle down to business.
The evenings are getting longer, and
we shall have more time to read, and to
attend the sessions ofour Subordinate,
or County Grange. Let all who can,
attend the Slate Grange. Every subor-
dinate Grange in the State should be
represented there. Every Co. Grange
should be entitled to representation in
the State Grange.

Patrons why are you so prejudiced
against your best friends. The County
Grange is certainly a staunch friend to
the Subordinate. It was organized ex-
pressly to aid and encourage them. I
trust the next State Grange will be wise
and honest enough to allow County
Granges representation. VVill you tell
us how you are getting along with the
Vrsrron. “ Can’t afford it,” says one?
Nonsense; \Vhy, I would work a half
day for some body, instead of going to
town, to get a half a dollar to send for
the \'isi'roi<. No live Patron should be
without it. I was almost going to say
no live Patron would do without it. It
is always welcome in my family. Now
patrons, send in your half dollars, and
by increasing its circulation, increase
\V'rite and work for it,
and preserve it for future reference.

Two Graiige pic-nics have been held
in this County this season, one at Sister
Lakes. Ann‘ 24th, when a large gather-
ing of Patrons from this, Cass and Berri-

eii Counties, asseinbled on one of the'-

loveliest pic-iiic grounds you can imag-
ine, speeclies from home talent. \Vliat,
has it come to this? can fiil'll]6I'S gather
by the thousands and be addressed by
farmers '3 Why not send forsome petty
lawyer as formerly, to instruct us in
agriculture, as well as to make laws for
the great iiiass of the people. The other
at Lawreni e, on the :3th of ;\Ieptembei'.
Bro‘ J. \V. Childs addressed us on that
occasion, and his remarks were excel-
lent and ajqiropriatc. as they always
an-, I). Wooii.\i.\:\‘.

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(ill()\'I‘Il.A.’\’I), .'K',i-pt. 0, 1878.
|l'or/.Ii_i/ .3’: r-rr;l(u;z/ .'
‘Nuts:-ciiig aiiytliliig in the \'isi'roit

 "r1ii1_E"E+*33"*ZC1§*(;*-”E":“JV'7iléi"i§oR. J

 from Groveland Grange, .\'o. 443,
thought to write you a few lines.

the first place I think our Grange a No.
1 Orange.

S0018 p001‘ 01188.

terly report. \Vhen the branches begin
to die we cut them off, so as not to in-
jure the old or main stock. ‘Ye were
organized May 20th, 1874, with 3:3 Chur-
ter members, in a private house of John
\V. Perry, who was our first Master.
Our swarm of bees was small at that
time, but were good workers. “'9
workéd along for live or six months in
this hive, and then went into a vacant
house of another Brother, 0. C. Horton.
\Ve worked in that hive for five or six
months until we began to see we were
getting to many for the old houst’, and
must swarm some where again. \Vheu
we organized we were told by a ni'em-
ber of Holly Grange 244, that we never
could stand as 21 Grange. \V'e had no
hall, no place to hold our ineetings—too
far from avillage. But where are we
to-day, and where is Holly Grange 244.
1 say the farther a Grange is from a vil-
lage, the better. \Ve are seven miles
from any village, and don’t want to be
any nearer. There are none but far-
mers in our town——not a lawyer, doctor
or priest; not a store, public house or
blacksmith sliop—-all good diggers of the
soil. But to go back to our little hive
in the Horton house. \\'e appointed a
committee to make arrangements for
building a hall, and they went to work
without a cent, and May 20th, 1876, we
held our Second Annivers-.iry in our new
Hall, which cost us about $1,500. It is
2-1 by 44, with such valuable aids to so-
cial enjoyment asakitcliemallequippetl
for business. A cellar 24 by 30, with
good cement floor.

\Vell, we were terribly in debt, and
some of our members, who were weak
in the knees began to growl, and a few
took dimits. Our building committee
were in no way disheartened, but went
right along doing the best they could.
They proposed to have a dancing party
on the following 4th of July. As we
have the music in the Grange, and the
members contributed for the supper.
\Ve made some money. In this way,
and by socials we have been reducing
our debt.

\V'e issued and sold some bonds, with
interest at seven per cent., and in two
years have paid over 51,000. If we do
as well for the next year as we have been
doing, we shall be out of debt. VVhen
our Hall was done, we had a good many
members that belonged to the church_,
some of these were not well pleased that
we raised money by dancing parties,
and have withdrawn. But we did not
see how our dancing could hurt them,
as they were not required either to dance
or pay the tifer, and they could have
not only the benefit in common with
us of the profits of the business, but
could have all benefits which the Grange
as an organization furnishes toits mem-
bers at its meetings and in its business,
or trading department. But here as
every where else, all cannot see alike,
and some good people left us. But, we
are in no way discouraged, we meet
once in two v.':-ck:-:, and have good, full
meetings.

\Ve have come to the conclusion not
to carry members more than six months
without payment of dues, and then
suspend them every time. Now Bro.
Cobb if you think this is worth the
room it will take in the \'isi'i‘oi<, put it
in, and perhaps I will send you some-
thing better some other day.

Yours. Fraternally,
Wu. CAMI’BI~Il.I., Sec’y.

Bro. J. T, Cobb .-

As the question of the amount that
may be appealed to the Circuit Court,
has been talked ofeoiisider-ably through
the columns of tlie\'isi'roit, would it. not
be well for us to look about us, and see if
there are not other things in connection
with ourcourts. that might bedispeiised
with, and thereby help to lessen ex-
penscs of them, and by iliat means

of calling a jury
causes in the Circuit Court, a useless
one? lsit not an expensive one‘! Can-
not eauses be tried as well before the
Court without ajury, as with one? is
not iliree-fourtli of the expenses paid
juror:-5, c:uiscd directly by trials of civil
eaiu-‘es alone? Do attorneys ever care
‘ lotry their causes before a jury, when
Ithey feel certaiii that they have good
l ,,i..-;-_ 1" lit-sp«~cil'iilly,

i (I. F. M.

make this burden of taxes, which we,
complain of, lighter. Is not the practice =
for the trial of civil?

I
in ' Bro. Cobb .~

Forii '1‘o\v.\'s, Oct. 5, 1873.

As the \'isi'i‘oii complains of being

But like 3“ Umllgesi We i short.ofcorrcspondence I will trvzigain
have some very good members, andl ‘ '
\\'e came to the eoii- ;
clusion some time ago not to carry poor ;
members, as you have seen by my quar- ‘

although my last was coiidcmned as
fanlty, and did not appear.

I have begun liuskiiig, and have ta-
ken sonie pains to estimate the yield of

3 corn. v The result, 2.’ pounds to the hill,

19 square feet of ground which makes
131 bushels to the acre, 3-3 pounds to the
bushel of cars. It measures 104 bush-
els to the acre; 42 pounds to the bushel
b_v measure; 115 cars make a lieapiin:
half bushel, weighing :31 pounds; good
seed ears weigh 1'; pounds each. If it
had been planted 3 feet 10. or 1-3 square
feet to a hill it would have yielded 13.5‘
bushels to the acre by measure, or 166
by weight. I can furnish good seed
cars. This is the best kind of corn that
can be planted (on good land where the
ears will grow large) for a crop of corn,
a tall stalk measured_‘J feet after it was
cut. The ear in the middle 4} feet from
each end, white Dent corn. I want to
buy 401.! pounds of maple sugar the en-
suing season, perhaps more for myself
and other members of Commerce
Grange. I want to buy from first hands.
I prefer to deal with a U ranger, Grange
or Grange agency.

.\'ow ifyou will say so in the Visiron,
tespecially if you have room) it may
prove interesting and 1‘n'o/ilalm? to ii
good many readers.

Fratcriiiilly,
Si.o.\'.\' Coom’.

(.‘r:.\"riu:vii.i.i-1, Oct. 7th, 1:478.
Bro. .l. '1’. (fobb .-

I desire to let the readers of the Vis-
rron know-something of what Centre-
ville Grange, No.76, is doing, and has
done since you were with us last April.
VVe now hold the deed for our hall and
lots, and have but a small debt to pay,
and that we intend to wipe out soon, as
our Grange is in a. strong, healthy,
growing condition.

At a late meeting it wasdecided to have
a social meeting on the evening of
Sept. :2-ltli, to commemorate the Fifth
Anniversary of our Gran ge organization.
Though the work of seeding was pres-
sing, and the necessary preparation for
an exhibit at the County Fair was on
our hands, beside an excursion to Clii-
eago the same week, a goodly number
were in attendance.

The exercises of the evening, consist-
ed of a history of the Grange, by Bro.
Sam’l H. Blair, a poem written and read
by the \V. M. James Yauiiney, and a
few remarks by our Rev. Bro. A. H.
Van Vranken. After these exereises,all
partook of a sumptuous feast. The eve-
ning was made merry by our choir. of
which we are justly proud. All went
home feeling that the evening was
profitably spent.

W. T. l..i.\'«:i.r;v.

 

.»\L:s'i‘i:ni.i'i‘z, Oct. 3, lS7!~‘.
Frleml J. '1'. ‘old; .'

At a meeting of Kent Co. tiraiige.
No. 18. the following preamble and res-
olutions were llnI1Ill)fl0flS]][ adopted and
requested to be published in the Grange
VISI’]‘(llt: . , _

VVIII-JR}-JA!3', The present Judiciary
System of this State is iinperfect and
unnecessarily expensive, imposing a
heavy burden upon the tax-payers.

Till-Zl¢tEFt)Rl-J, 1t‘cs-olucd, That the Sen-
ator and Representatives elected from
this County to the next Legislature be
and are hereby requested to use their
influence to so amend our pieseiit law
as to make it less abstruse and reduce
the expense of their admiiiistration.

W’. B. H1.\'i=., Set-.’y.

 

PAW PA W, Oct. 7, 15-478.
Bro. J. '1'. C060 .'

Please announce in the VISITOR that
the Annual meeting of the Van Bureu
Co. Grange will be held at Lawrence._
on the 7th of .\'ove-niber. Election of
oificers at 2 o’clock P. M. \\-'e expect a
large gathering on that occasion. Im-
portant business is to be transacted.

D. \Voo1iu.\ N, Master.

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lit.-.,;.-; ron Win'rr:n.—-'l‘ake a box 
size you wish, cover the bottom with
bran, then grease the eggs, set them
in, the little end down, just so they
will not touch, cover with bran again.
then a layer of eggs, and so on until
your box is full, or you ha.ve as many
as you wish, and set them where they
will not freeze, and you will have
fresh eggs all winter.

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HEALTHY HOMES FOR FARMERS.

BY R. t_'. l\'l“.D7.ll'I.

L(.‘onclutled.‘
ll.\'l‘—l’l{OOF \\'.\ l.l.>2.

I thinks of taking that down ; the fire-

TI-IVE GRANGEY iV7IISiIT()HlH2i.

5 place holds its place, and the way is
E open at all times to a good fire and

.‘ solid comfort.

It may save you from

fan attack of rheumatism or lung-

i‘ fever, or better still it may save you
Make all your walls secure against I

from that most useless and unprofita-

the entrance of rats and mice. They  ble of all occupations, _r/rzmzb/in_r/ at
are a riotous crew, holding high car- ’ t/Le 2/heat/zer.

nival in the night hours when you
want to sleep. They se1'iously inter-
fere with the healthfulness of a house
by dropping their excrements at all
points within the walls, whence they
send off pestilent gases by their
decay. And when a rat "shuffles off
his mortal coil,” selecting your hol-
low wall for his final resting place,
what a sweet time you l1.'1\'U in hunt-
ing up and dislotlging the intruder 3

All these evils may be avoided
by a little care when you build
your house, by Igffcttlttztlly t/'rI/-pin_//
every ent-rmice to (/46 /4.ollI)u,~ .e];(t(.'c.~‘ in.
your walls. If you build of brick,
bring l'orWard one course of brick so
as to everywhere touch the baseboard
at the bottom of every room ; at the
top of every room bring forwaid an-
other row of brick so as to touch the
plastering, and thus cut oif every
hollow space in your walls at top
and bottom. If you build of wood,
let in a piece of scantling between
the Studs all around at top and
bottom and lay a tight course
of brick and mortar on the top
of these pieces of scantling, and
the race of rats up and down your
walls will be hedged up. Brick up
the spaces between the ends of your
joists, and all intruders will be de-
barred from entering the space
between the floor and the ceiling.
Rats and mice will never gnaw
through brick laid in mortar.

N0 MALI-‘—s'rottrJ«:s.

l)o not use the short-sightet‘l econo-
my of building a half-story. The
half-story chambers are hot, incon-
venient and unhealthy. It costs but
a trifle more to build two stories
than a story and a half, The roof
is one of the most expensive parts of
the outside ofahouse, and soonest
requires to be renewed; but it takes
just as much roof to cover a half-
story asa whole story. A few ad-
ditional feet of side wall is about all
the increased expense. In an ordi-
nary farm house $50 will pay all
the increased expense of a whole
story over a halt-story, and you will
have the comfort of airy chambers in-
stead ofsweating-boxes.

1-‘iR1«:-rr..-xci-zs.

If it be porsible, have a good fire-
place in your living room and use it.

No inanimate thing in the house is.

so cheerful as an open fire; it fills
even the humblest room with warmth
and glory, it is one of the best venti-
lators you can have. Nothing is so
glum and cheerless as an air-tight
stove. \\'ith the first warm days of
spring the tidy house-wife wants this
sullen gnome out of the way, and
it is at once packed off to the garret
or the wood-shed; then comes a
dreary storm and the house is filled
with chills, and your bones with rheu-
matic pains; you sadly need a fire,
but the stove has been taken down,
and if you talk of putting it up, you
are tauntingly referred to the alma-
nac, and a ked ifyou put up your
stores in July! The fact is there is
hardly a month in the year upon
some day of which you would not be
more comfortable and healthy for a
fire. \\'henever the house is uncom-
fortable and chilly, especially if it is
rainy, make a fire—no matter what
the month is,—and use the almanac
to start the fire, if that stands in
your way. _
NOW, one advantage of the I1re—
place the tidy house-wife never

  

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VENTIl..\'l‘l~2 votin Hoiu-:.
Veiztilate every room 2'/2 3/our /l0'l¢.s’6.
Iask you to do this, first, because
thxre is plenty of raw 1nateri?.for
this purpose; and, second, beca se it
is necessary for health. Think what
an abundant ci/'culatz’n._q 7ncdium.—
current-c_7/—we have for this very
purpose in atmospheric air. Fortu-
nately, (‘ongress cannot expand or
contract the c2'rculuti72_(/ cm'rc)zc_t/ of
I2:/‘S9.’ This ocean of air—an ocean
without island or shore, with its rest-
less tides and currents, its Waves of
continental size—is too vast and pure
for us to contaminate it in mass.
\\'e may contaminate here and there
a puddle of it, but its massive purity
is, like the the love ot'God, too great
for human defilement. This purify-
ing element penetrates. directly, or
indirectly, every fibre of our being;
it washes, purifies, and saves us every
moment ofour lives, from birth to
burial. Yet how we fight against
this agent of purity! In the ar-
rangements of our dress, in parlor
and bed-chamber, in school-room,
church, and hall, we seek to exclude
it, and to stifle it as if it were our
deadly fee. We breathe it only be-
cause we must, and most of us breathe
it as little as possible. Thousands of
consumptives every day go weeping
to their graves only because they
would not breathe enough fresh air
to keep their lungs healthy. Yet
this purifying and saving element. is
ever seeking to enter our dwellings,
rattling at our Windows, searching
every crack and opening by which to
enter to give us life and health; but
if by chance it enters, we only com-
plain of the draught; if any friend
opens a door or Window to let in this
cheerful guest; we sarcastically ask
him if “he was brought up in a
barn!”

Air, once breathed, is unfit to
breathe again; turn it out to grass,
like Nebuchadnezzar, that it may re-
cover its soundness, for vegetation
repairs the defilement and destruction
caused by animal life, and restores
sweetness and health to polluted air.
But this contamination of air by res-
piration is invisible ; neither sight nox-
touch will reveal its presence. The
black and sooty carbon, when it, has
received its two wings of oxygen, be-
comes totally invisible, and floats un-
seen like a spirit. If this carbon,
thrown off from our lungs, in the
form of carbolic acid, remained visi-
ble like lampblack, there is hardly a
house-wife in the land who wouldinot
awake with a gasping shudder to see
her bed-room filled with this black
smoke sent off from the lungs of the
sleepers. “ Up with the windows,
and clear out. this horrible black
dust!” But because this dirt is in-
visible, she regards the air of her
room as clean. But though it lurk
unseen, its power for mischief’ is not
destroyed; it is the accompaniment
and evidence of contamination which
proves the unfitness ot' such air for
respiration, The carbonic acid itself
“is a slow poison, and kills with in-
definite warning.” If the house-wife
wash her hands in water, does she
say “the water does not look very
dirty, and I can use it again.” No!
the water was used to remove dirt,
and has thereby become dirty, and
she throws it away. Shall she wash
her hands live or six times fl. day
with clean water, and wash
lungs 2R.,t)00 times a day

her‘
with

dirty air? “Be ye clean" is the
voice from heaven, sounding forever
through the ages. Your bodies are
the temples of God : “if any man de-
file the temple of God, him shall God
destroy,” isa physical as well as a
spiri_tua.l truth, and millions upon mil-
liOl1S of premature graves bear wit-
ness to a judgement-day already come,
and to a doom from which not even
the Infinite Father’s love could de-
liver them. “The soul that sinneth
shall die," unless saved by Christ's
love. No less true is that body that
sinneth shall die; and to justify this
broken law and make it honorable, no
Savior has been crucified. It, While
locked in the arms of sleep—the
twin brother of death—you constant-
ly breathe deadly gases, instead of
the breath of lifts, then shall sleep
hand you over to the embrace of his
twin brother.

But you will say, ‘-How can we
tell whether the air in our bed-rooms
is pure or not? \\’e are not chem-
ists to analyze the air." \\'hy, man I
woman 3 You have the best appara-
tus in the world, and one given you
for that very purpose Nature has
given everyone ot' you a nose, and
purposely placed it in advance of all
the rest of the body to give Warning
of danger: it is the advance-guard
of safety 1 If you will use this ‘one
talent” which nature has given you,
and not “keep it wrapped in a nap-
kin,” you may go safely. Use your
blessed nose for this purpose to-mor-
row morning to test the air ofyour
bedroom. \Vhen you get up, leave
your bed-room just as it was; go out
into the pure morning air and breathe
that until your nose is wide awake,
then go back and take a few snuifs
of your bedroom air; if it smells
fresh and sweet, like out-door air
you have good ventilation, and have
breathed the breath of life all the
night. But if it is close, musty and
sickening , well I’ll leave you
to finish that sentence when you and
your bedmate compare notes at break-
fast, and draw your own conclusions.
Try the experiment by all means, and
see how much your nose can tell
you. Perhaps it may give you some
idea of the cause of your waking
with a headache and languor, feeling
that life is a burden. It is a burden
when you carry such a needless and
crushing load.

But you say, “V\'hat can I do’?
There is not a ventilator in my
house.” No ventilator! while that
is one of the first things to provide
for in planning ahouse. VVhat did
you build your house for, to live in,
or smother in? Judging by what
men aim at in housebuilding, we
should conclude that houses are
mainly planned for smothering. But
thanks to poor carpentry, which
leaves cracks and openings every-
where, thanks to the penetrating
quality of air which pierces brick,
mortar, wood and everything of
which houses are built, except metals
and glass, every house has some ven-
tilation, however poor. But this is
not enough, and we need by some
more direct means to cast an anchor
of hope into the ocean of life out-
doors. An old writer says, “when
men lived in houses of reeds they had
constitutions of oak; when they live
in houses of oak they have Constitu.
tions of reeds.” The patriarch be-
fore the flood, whose life stretched
out into centuries, was a. dweller in
tents: when we come to the time
when men left the airy tent to dwell
in eeiled houses, we are tom “the
days of our years are three score and
ten; and ifby reason of sti-em.-th they
be four score vet ‘g t}, ' {.7 ,

y , I eir stren th
labor and sorrow ; t’m- it ‘,3 50,-,“ ‘int
short and we fly away." is this the
final verdict in the great chancery

‘M *‘—~—‘

suit of Tent versus Ilouse .’

Look around your neighborhood
and see how many men lived in
vigorous health while they lived in
their poor houses, Well ventilated
because poorly built, but when
wealth accumulated and they built
good houses they sickened and died,
You say, “how sad that neighbor
.lones,who was hale and hearty all his
life, just after he moved into his new
house should die and leave all he
worked so hard to secure!” Yes,
thanks to the skill of carpenter and
mason, he smothered at last.

Every bedroom has or should have
a window; and when you open the
window you will find the out-door
air immediately on the outside, and
ready to enter at a moment’s notice.
“ But we shall freeze with the win.
dow open! and then the night air!”
As well freeze as smother. Is your
bedroom air, that you have breathed
over and over, night air or day air?
You had better swap it off for some
clean night air. I do not ask you to
open your windows in cold weather
so that a blast of cold air may blow
directly upon you, “A blast of cold
air may kill like a sword,” says
Angus Smith. V

Some degree of ventilation may
be secured in every room, however
badly constructed: take a board four
inches wide having straight edges,
saw offa piece just as long as your
window is wide, raise the lower sash
and place the board edgewise under
the sash, which is then to be shut
down on the board; this will leave an
opening between the upper and lower
sash by which the air will enter your
room with an upward motion, caus-
ing it to mingle with the warmer air
in the top of the room thus saving
you from a draught of cold air. You
may thus draw a certain amount of
fresh air from that bountiful store-
house of God,—the vast out—doors.
Ventilate your bedroom because the
body relaxed in sleep is then most
liable to the influence of depressing
causes. Ventilate: and “ when thou
liest down thou shalt not be afraid:
yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy
sleep shall be sweet.”

\\'}I.\T is V'i«::\"i‘1r.A'rio:<-2

Let us get a clear idea of what; ven-
tilation is and does. Ventilation is
the exchange of air‘in any given
space so that the air is continually
replaced by air from elsewhere, just
as the wind continually changes the
air‘ in any place exposed to its sweep,
for ventus means zvinrl. Your room
is ventilated when the vitiated air
is constantly replaced by fresh air
from out-doors,just as it is when a
gentle breeze blows through the
room. It does not mean a small
“ventilator” placed up in the wall
of your room, with a green cord
and tassel attached to the register, for
the air may not pass through this
ventilator at all. In 9 cases out of
10 you will find that dirt and mortar
have fallen into the ventilating shalt
so as to prevent the passage of ail‘-
Examine your ventilator by holding
a candle flame near the opening and
see Whether a healthy gimblet hole
would not be as good as a ventilator,
—whether your artistic and orna-
mental vcntilator. your breeze-m:tkeI':
is not i '

“As idle as a painted ship
Upon u painted ocean."

LOOK To \'oI:R ct-;i.LAi:.

Go down into your cellar and ex’
amine the foundations of life: see
whether the cellar is dry and well
ventilated, and the air sweet and
wholesome; that no vegetables and
useless rubbish of any kind are left
to rot in your cellar. “(Jr do you fifltl
all kinds of things going‘ to decay;
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spreading over every thing, and
close and stiffling oder pervading the
air of your cellar? If these inani-
mate things could give voice to their
warning, what a sound would startle
our ears in hundreds of cellars in our
State. “ Here lie in ambush dipthe-
ria and membranous croup, the de-
stroyers of childhood, and typhoid
fever that strikes at all ages: here
lurk the seeds of consumption to
bring forth the slow but sure harvest
of lamentation and woe I ” “ For the
stone shall cry out of wall and the
beam from out of the timber shall an-
swer it.” But though éhese voiceless
things speak no wor of warning,
they hang out the flag of danger; the
spotted mould and fungus attacking
the timbers of your cellar show that
the destructive agencies are at work.
Why, man! death is gnawing the
very sills of your house, and shall he
spare those tender morsels, your
children? These damp,musty,1nouldy
cellars are seed-beds of disease.
l)o not hope to preserve health over
such a charnel house. Do not leave
vegetables to rot in your cellar to
spread rottenness through all your
house The wet cellar ioretells wet
eyes up-stairs! Drain it, and under-
drain so that your cellar ‘shall always
be dry. D1 ive out all mustiness and
mould by ventilation and by abun-
dant use of whitewash. .\lake the
air of your cellars all times sweet and
wholesome, because much of this air
will find its way into the rooms
above. But if you neglect all these
things, and the angel of death spreads
his dark wings over your household,
do not charge the effects of your
nastiness and laziness to a very mys-
terous providence! "A prudent
man foreseeth the evil and hideth
himself; but the simple pass on and
are punished”.
LET IN 'rH1~: SUNI.IGl[’l‘.

lhave been amazed to see how
dark we keep our homes. This is
not for want of windows; there is not
for us, as in the old world, an
income tax on every pane of
glass used, where they have, as it
were to pay a rental on the sunlight
used; we have windows enough but
they are blinded and curtained till
we need an owl‘s eyes to get around
our rooms in the daylight. One im-
perative demand of health is sunlight.
Bulwer forcibly says “no plant so
much as man demands light and air.”
To “ walk in the light” is the de-
mand of our physical as well as our
spiritual nature if we would be in
health and prosper. Then, back
with the shutters. and up with the
curtains, and let in God’s glorious
sunlight. “ But it will fade my car-
pets! " Then away with your cir-
pets to some dark closet. VVhich is
worse, faded carpets, or faded chil-
dren? Life and light go hand in
han i. In dark and sunless rooms we
find feeble development, nervous dis-
cases, and consumption with all their
Wretched train. Many houses are
so covered and shadowed by trees
that the sunlight is excluded; the
walls are damp, the rooms easily be-
come musty, and baots and clothing
readily mildew. Such houses cannot
be healthy. Cut down some of the
trees so as to let in the sunlight, or
If the trees are too sacred to be
touched, then burn up the house.

The cottage_I occupy at the Col-
lege was surrounded by beautiful
evergreens, and their tall and grace-
ful forms, for a time, were our pride
and joy. But the trees grew rapidly
and soon overshadowed the hoiise to
Such an extent as to nearly cut it off‘
from direct sunlight; the interior of
the house became dark and the walls
had a clammy feel. Then ‘was the
ax_laid at the root of these trees
which did not bring forth good fruit”

of health, and they were hewn down 

and cast into the fire. I cut
away the trees so the sun could shine
some hour oft/rc day; on every wall of
[he house. 1 like to see trees near
the house, and think some amount of
shade is necessary for health and
comfort. I dislike to see a country
house stand out bald and bare, like a
peeled onion; but in planting trees
about your house, and especially in
their subsequent growth, see to it
that the sunlight kisses with his bene-
diction every wall of your house.
Let no consideration come between
you and a sunny home.

There is an element of our original
heathenism lurking in most of our
homes, and its shrine is the darkly-
curtained, chill, prim, awful parlor.
No romping feet of heedless child
ever enters this dreadful abode, and
laughter is hushed in its shadowy
gloom. Thither the careful house-
wife goes a few times a week to per-
form her dreary devotions to the
heartless and lifeless idol, propriety.
This heathen deity will not tolerate
the light “bet-.mr»-e it will fade the
carpets and lkitnitur-e," for like all
forms of evil it loves darkness. Oh,
for missionaries to drive this pagan
deity from our homes !

rum: WATER.

A good supply of pure water is a
fountain of life in any household; but
awell into which fall drippings from
barn-yard, privy vault. and the kitch-
en slops, is a pitfall of disease. Ev-
ery well acts as a drain to an invert-
ed cone of earth, the bottom of the
well being the apex of the cone,
and the base of the cone is a circle
with the mouth of the well for its
center, the diameter of this circle
will vary with the porosity of the
soil. \Vith a very compact clay, free
from seams, it may be only three or
four rods; but with porous sand and
gravel it may be ten or fifteen rods,
or even more if the well is very deep.
Any foul material that gets into
the water within this drainage area
tends to find its way into the Well.
The water filters through the soil,
giving up to the soil all suspended,
insoluble matter, and much that it
holds in solution ; but when the soil
becomes saturated with such sewer-
age matter, such will then pass on
into the well. and become a source
of disease. There is no other so
abundant cause of typhoid fever in
the country. I have examined the
water from a large
country wells where typhoid fever
was prevailing, and in most instances
found the water polluted with drip-
pings of barn-yard or privy vault.
IIoW disgusting to think that such
filth should mingle with the very
water we drink See that by no
possibility can such contamination
take place. Do not say the water is
clea7'—clea7- and clean ‘are two differ-
ent things, as applied to water. If
there is any possibility of contamina-
tion of the water of your well, apply
this simple test: fill a perfectly clean
quart bottle two-thirds full with the
water, dissolve in this at teaspoonfull
of the cleanest white sugar, cork the
bottle and set it an ay in a. warm place
for two days ; if it remains clear and
bright, you need fear no evil; but if
it turns milky white and gives off
any offensive gases, beware how you
drink the dirty stuff. Do not throw
out, from window or door, your
kitchen slops on the ground to tester
and rot, filling your kitchen with flies
and your house with foul smells.
All these refuse matters are the grate
ful food of vegetable life, while the
fell foe of animal life. Make a. good
sink for your kitchen slops, with an
underground drain leading many
rods from the house, and discharging
the waste water along a. low of

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number of

quince bushes, to which it will at!
ford acceptable food. The waste of
your kitchen will thus come back to .
you in a glorified form, transmuted

into vegetable gold in the form of‘
ripe quinces.

 

wHr HEALTHY HUM}-2.\‘ ARK-J :<r:r;ni-mi
FOR rAR.\1i:n.-.

But you will say, “ \\'hy do you
harp on healthy homes for _f¢u'2ners.’ l
Are we sinners above all that dwell
in the land in respect to unhealthy
homes?” I insinuate nothing of the
kind ; but I make this plea for healthy
homes for farmers because the
country is the hope of the republic.
There is a recuperative povver—a
reserve force——in rural life which
alone can save us from the intense
living—the too rapid oxidation—of
city life. The city would die off, in
three generations, of effeminacy and
vice, if not constantly renewed by
fresh blood from the country. The
rapidity of revolution is so great that
the machine soon wears out in the
city; it demands and must have new
brawn and fresh brain from the coun-
try. Of the great business men of
our cities, how many have handed
down in the family their business
success through three generations‘?
The Astors stand solitary and alone
in this respect. Usually the second
generation industriously wastes what
the first had laboriously gathered.

Run your eye over the history of
the Great Republic for its first cen-
tury and see what the country has
done in furnishing the men who have
moulded, formed, and saved this
grand empire. Of the Presidents,
from \\'ashington to Grant, but one
was born in the city; nearly all were
born and bred in the country, the
sons of farmers, or else had their
homes in country villages. Of the
men too great for Presidents, \\’eb-
ster was the son of a farmer, and
grew up on the farm; Clay was born
in the country, and was the “mill-boy
of the Slashes;” and Seward was
the son of a village doctor_ If the
city turns up its nose at country cous-
ins, and speaks slightingly of " the
granger with his hair full of hayseed,”
somehow the hayseed seem to nour-
l:l'l a quality of brain that moulds em-
pires and guides States I

The reserve brain force of the re
public is nourished in the country;
but this brain must grow and expand
in healthy homes; it is not the prod-
uct of diseased conditions and depres-
sing surroundings. The strong men
and beautiful women grow up in
healthty homes. Give us for the
next three generations HEALTHY
HOMES ron FA1t.\IERS, and on what a
proud eminence by universal ac-
claim will he placed the noble Penin-
sula State I
HATE AGRICL:'LTL’RAL (‘oI.I.1-ms.
Lansing, January, 1879. 5

Prices of Paint Again Reduced.

The Patrons’ Paint Company having
largely increased their steam machin-
ery for producing Ingersol’s Ready

Mixed Paints have again reduced
the price of their celebrated Pure,
Fine, Ready Mixed Paints, making the
discount 40 per cent from the retail
price, which makes the price much less
then the materials can be bought for
mixing paints in the old way; and be-
sides the Ingersoll paint looks elegant-
ly, and will endure so much longer.

Any one can have the Company’s
Book, “Every one their own painter,”
and decorated with illustrations of Col-
ors, Brushes and Putty, mailed free by
mentioning this paper, and addressing
R. Ingersoll, Manager, 102 South Str.,
New York.

LAMP wick soaked for a quarter of
an hour in vinegar, then dried before
being but into a lamp, will not smoke.

Try so simple a. cure.



The Lawyer Caste.

Our series ofcartoons on the first
page of to-da_v’s (r’rap/tic tell their
own story. They call vividly to
mind the fact that this country is
ruled by a caste—the lawyer caste.
The l’residont and all the members of
Cabinet are lawyers. Four-fifths of
the Governors of the States of the
Union are lawyers. Probably five-
sixths of the legislators are lawyers.
The ll:-use of Representatives and
the Senate swarm with lawyers.
The large majority in both Houses
belong to the one profession-the
legal. It is lawyers who make the
laws, lawyers who expound the laws,
and lawyers who execute the laws.
There is more litigation in this coun-
try than in any other nation on
earth, for the law is at once cheaper
and dearer here than in any other
quarter of the globe. Is is easier to
go to law, and costs more to get
through with it, than it does in any
other civilized country. The laws
made by lawyers are usually had
laws, intended to be such in order to
increase litigation. Our judge-made
laws are not much better than our
ordinary legislative enactments. Here
is a sample: The lawyers, twenty
years ago, gave us an excise law. It
was on our statute books for a number
of years, then another excise law was
passed. This was executed for a
number of years, and was universally
understood to have superceded the
law of 1857. lint all at once it was
discovered that the old law was not
repealed, and that the new arrange-
ments, as far as inconsistent with it,
were illegal .\nd yet both laws had
been litigated in (‘ourts and passed
upon by the Judges. We are in a
state of endfess confusion, due to
making laws for the sake of lawyers,
and the fellow feeling among Judges
to increase litigation and do as little
work themrelves as possible. Then
the plundering of estates with the
sanction of (‘ourts and Surrogates.
The fact that no will of a. rich man
goes by uncontested, stamps the law-
yer class as the real communists in
this country—the people who distrib-
ute estates, who rob and plunder the
possesious of the rich, both alive and
dead. It is this rank abuse of the
profession and the abuse of their
class privileges which has moved The
Graphic to institute this agitation.
As yet we have had very little follow-
ing in the press. Though the ap-
provals of our course come from
every quarter.

At the same time we wish it under-
derstood that we have no quarrel
with lawyers as such. (‘ivilization
owes much to the legal profession,
and we can honor and respect a high
minded and conscientious jurist. \\'e
have the satisfaction of knowing that
many of the leading members of the
profession he rtily agree with The
Graphic in its attacks on the short-
comings ofthe bench and bar. \\'e
believe that every well con-tituted
legislative body should have repre-
sentatives of the legal profession.
But we do not believe in handing
over the making of our laws to the
one class, whose interest it is to pro-
mote lit‘gation and profit l;-_v the mis-
fortunes of the community.-—1V. Y.
Graphic.

The following memorandum of an
outfit for fishing party is made by an
old hand at the business: "\\'hisky,
fish-hooks, whisky, flies, whisky, fish-
poles, whisky, bait, whisky, change
ofcothing, whisky, more whisky."

—-"A soft answer t-urneth away
wrath,” said an infuriated farmer
as he threw a soft pumpkin at his
neighbor’s head.

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TIIE REAPEII, DEATII.

 FOR SALE A—I:T~1;iIllANT NOTICES.

Died September 12th, 1878, G. W. Bi~‘._\'Ti.i',

aged 63 years. it worth)’ member of Baton Rap- .3 Cvh0i(.(, Stool‘. f'0). SHIP, C1Ilc"1)' E

ids Grange, No. 360. At a regular meeting the ___
Grange adopted the following:
VVHEREAS, The respect we feel for our de- ; ~ _. -
parted Brother’ and oursympathy for the be_ . sale, at hard pan prices, a first class Business
reaved family demand expression, therefore,
Resolved, That in his death our Grange has no Buck
losta worthy member. and the community a —~v ' ,———- »—— 7 —— — »~ -—»—~
valueble citizen ; and as a further token of our 3
sympathy, that this preamble and resolution be i  
spread upon the records of the Grange.
Resolved, That the Secretary furnish a copy
to the family of the deceased, and also to the
tlnsnoa Visiroiz and county papers for publi-
cation VVX. P. Bnowx, , C
Mas. WM. P. Baow.\', 5 om’
Baton Rapids, Sept. 2151:, 1878.

Died at Rockford, Oct. 1st, 1878, Brother A.
C. POWELL, of Rockford Grange, No. 110, also a
member of Kent County Grange, No. 18.

At a regular meeting of Kent County Grange,
.\'o. 18, held Oct. 2d, 1878, the following resolu- i
tions were unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That in the death of Brother Pow-
ell his family lose an exemplary and affection- G  
ate husband and father; the Grange one of its I .
pioneers, who, from the first, has been a zealous
and faithful laborer.

lmsolmvl, That we exteiid to his bereaved
family our fraternal svm atli ' in this their '

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Resolrrd, That these rc.~'olutions be spread
upon the records of this Graiige, that a copy be
prelsented to the family of our deceased Brother
am also he offered for publication in the <
(lRA.\‘ui: \'i.<iT<'-ii and Rock lord Re_I7is(v7'. DhTROI_T’,,

for a span of Horses or yoke of Oxen.
Call on or address A. E. UPTON,

J. M. CHIDISTER,

STATE BUSINESS AGENT‘, P. ofH.,

DEALER IN

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Committee. -

THOMAS MASON,

The Hfiibf-fill-Ifiafil General Commission Merchant.

EVERY F.—iRMER Should TAKE IT. E CHICAGO, _ _

Respectfully solicits Consignments of

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and Practical in Every Poultry’ woo“ H,des_

Department. . PELTS, TALLOW, and DRESSED HUGS.

. . E GRAIN HOGS and CATTLE
It is Owned, Edited and Managed I ’ 1nCm_LD’ts_ ALSO,

by FARMERS, and is an able Ex- i L L-JIBER ,-,, gm. 0,. CC,,_,,,, L0,,

ponent of the Agricultural Having a large and conveniently arranged
House in the business part of the city, we are

Interests of the Country.  prepare to handle goods in any quantity, and,
' , being on the SHADY SIDE of the street, can
3 show PERISHABLE goods in BEST CONDI-

'l‘i1i~'. HUSB.\SDMAN discusses public questions " TIOX, throughout the day. VVitli

from the farmer's standpoint. It demands that
SUPERIOR FACILITIES,

the burdens of taxation should be more equita-
bl'l d 11 l.s t‘ t‘ dtht . .
‘bye pf:f§lin§ni:ter(;;; (3:90 tfirroelifg 31; e::umb;1)_ and close p_ersoiia_l attention to business, we
relieved hope to merit, receive, and retain a liberal share
' . . . , - - of your patronage.
di$:i§1i§;?§;1u::l;;?g;€ ifgrflbesaidflfiiigfl-‘ES: Orders for godds in this market will be filled
present railroad nimnaaementbis hezipiiig heavy at lowest wholesale rates’
. . D .
burdens on the farmers of this and other States. Cash must Accompany Orders
No other farmer’s paper a s as careful heed to Insure Prompt Attention.
P Y

to its Market Reports’ which are thoroughly ilso (‘ollecting and Distributing Agent of
.L , , .

rm d ld'th' t.l’i‘- .. ..
i'§§“n.§ ‘3'3n.fi§i°§.§”§?“tfi. .l.7i..i§?’§1§§Ti'i.?.3.‘?.?‘;- g§:f,;)f,§°“‘%“" W” 3”" Fm“ ‘"°W°“’ AS80-

of prices.

In short, THE IIUSBAXDMAN seeks to promote
in every way the greatest good of the agricul-
ral class, and is such a paper as farmers every-
where ought to read and support. The reports
of the discussions. of the famous

° 1
Elmlra I. armers  VV. A. Brown, Sec’y Mich. L  F. G. Ass’ii,

occupy about one page of the paper each week, sieveiigy-"1119, Mich

and are alone worth more to any practical Q - V 4 -, . . _ _
farmer than the cost of subscription. fig” " tw2c,itZ:’/~:fif1£l;;'fZ Ina-1/S’ i({'l(f.A_1a’]‘et Re‘

Manyof the le idiiig farmers in different parts P L ' it 0 app Mn um‘

of the country are among its large nuiiiber of C°“REsP°NDENCE SOLICITEI" m3‘.V3‘l
correspoiiclents.

Hon. Alonzo Sessions, the present Lieutenant
Governor of Michigaii, and an old and successful      er‘
farmer, in a letter urging the farmers of his
own county to take this paper said : “ I ll2'.V9 It should be the aim of ei-ery farmer to make
read THE HI7SBANDMAN for more than two his horses and cattle as handsome and useful
years, and I do not hesitate to recnininend it as as possible, Nearly every teamgter who drives
the BEST FARMERS PAPER that I ever read. a. team of very fine horses feeds Condition
1 take and read several other papers, but I will Powders, either openly or sec;-et1V.
say frankly that no paper comes to my house The German Horse and Cow ‘Powder is of
that is more welcome to myself and to all my the highest value for stock, It aids diuegfion
family, and not one that is read with so much and assimulation. It helps to develop :11 the
Pleasure and P1'°fit~’: powers of the animal. It improves its beauty
AS 8 I‘8p\‘659I1tatlV8 Of the GRANGE, THE and increases its usefulness. It makes fat and
HUSBANDMAN 13 llifihly Prize“ by the leadlllg milk. By using it a horse will do more work
members of the Order, in all sections of the and a cow give more milk, and be in batten’-
country. It is not sensational, but is candid condition, with lens feed.
and influelltifll By giving poultry a heaped tablespoonfnl
occasionaliy in a quart of chop, it will keep
them healthy and increase the quuntity of eggs.
pdper, and “My $150 per year_ By giving hogs a large heaped_tabli-ispooiiful,
postage 1.-,.ee_ with the same quantity of salt, in a half peck
_ _ of scalded wheat bran for every four hogs, twice
The interesting ‘character of Tin-: HUSBANIi- a week you will prevent HOG DISEASE
MAN. M14 10W P1109: Wmmend. It at 0309 t0 Put up in five pound packages, six packages
farmers °Ve1'YWh°"°r and. "Wk? 1t 5"‘ easy W51‘ in a box, at 12 cents a pound; or in six pound
to secure a club of subscribers in any Grange or boxes at ten cents a, po,md_ The receipt is
community. Send for sample copies which are posted on each package and box. Made by Dr.
furnished f1‘e8- Address: Oberholtzer, at his mills, No. 2 Fetter Lane,
HUSBANDMAN, Elmira, N.\', Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by R. E. JAMES,
Kalamazoo Co-operative Association, No. 3]
We will send Tris Hvssnznxsx and THE North Burdick Kalamazoo, Mich., and by
GRANGE VISITOR for one year, to Clubs of A-T‘-gellfé, gfifa3§o'1i3nf‘va tI3;§°§ov§§::°W1i'3:;:f:
3V0 01' m01'9~ 5°’ 9 ' -“O3 T9 3 Smgle Add’°5‘r Price, when ordered under the seal of the
3 1 , 7 5, Grange. maylé-tt

——BEFERENCES :—-

Merchants’ National Bank, Chicago, Ill.

J. J. ‘Woodman, Paw Paw, Mich.

J. T. Cobb, Schoolcraft, Mich.

C, L. VVhitney, Musikcgon, Mich.

R. C. Tate, I’res’t Mich, L. S. F. G. Associ:iti0n,

St. Joseph, Mich.

The Hiisbaii lniaii is a Large Eight-Page

THE GRANGE ‘VISITOR.’ '

H. H. Taylor, of Dowagizic, Cass Co., has for I

Horse, the choice in two fine grade yearling .
Durham Bulls, and a fine three-year-old Meri- -

V HE subscriber wishes to exchange Lumber ;

Fremont Center, Newaygo Co., Mich. 

ILLINOIS. 1

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THE TWENTYQSEGON

———El)lTl0‘S OF OUR

I “Descriptive Price List” for the Fall of 1878 is
NOW READY.

 It is the most complete work we ever published. Contains (lCS(‘l'lpll0llS and
" prices of all classes of goods, such its

1 Dry Goods, Gloves, Hosiery, lVotions, Carpets, Oil Cloths.
I Cutlery, Silver and Silver Plated Ware, Watches, Jew-
elry, iS'eu.-ing JlIacIn'nes, 1'runI.°s, Traveling Bags,
Pipes, Tobacco, Cigars, Teas, &'c.

i We also issue Supplements containing prices of GROCERIES, Etc. These “ PRl(.'l-I
i LISTS ” are almost indispensable to those who desire to purchase any class of goods for persoiiul
E or family use. FREE to any address.

.M0./VTGO.MER Y’ WIAIRD 5}‘ C0,,

227 and 229 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO. ILL.

READY FOR AGENTS!
THE TEMPERANCE

HARROW, COOK BOOK!

A Complete Guide to Plain and Rich Cuck-
iiig. lce Creams, Summer Drinks, Sauces, etc ,
without the use of W'ine, Brandy or other

1‘ uors. House-keeping and House-t'ui'uishiii;,r.
D: Go  HI 0|  & 00'! 'I1‘ii.ste and economy in Carpeting Rooms. Illllls
on Home Amuseinents and Reforni Clubs.——

KALAMAZOO, MICH.

i
:

THE KALAMAZOO

Jspring Tooth Cultivator

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Manufactured by

Care of the Person, and how to be beautiful.
Care of, and Food for the Sick. Making Soup:
Coloring; and Flower Culture.

Address,
CH RISTIAN HERA Ll),

Saws Time and llloncy

TO THE FARMER. 209 Jefferson Ave., DETROIT, iiicii.

‘For Further Particulars send for Circular. 5‘T°N STOCK SCALES’
A 0 $50..

We refer farmers, by permission, to

E. 0. HUMPHREY, Pres. of State Agric’l Society, F 5 “ND X0 MON E Y ASK

VVM. H. Cons, Pres. Kalamazoo Co. “ “ .
and 200 of the best farmers of Kalamazoo Co.. l
who used this Harrow last season. I

D. C. and H. C. REED & CO.

JONES, of Binghamton,

niii_v6in BINGHAMTUN, N. Y.

Paw Paw, Mich., May l8tli, 1878.
; Joxi-;s, or BINGKAMTOXZ

TVRITL" FOR (.7’1I{C'U A RS T0
My Scales give entire satisfaction. I liiive
The  &  ! subjected it to the most severe tests, and find 
' ' 5 not only correct in weighing larrre 01‘ sine
  co-3 . amounts, but perfectly reliable. O
- Yours, Fratcrnally,
[Signed] J. J. WOOD.\lA.\'.

Manufacturers of the

“ i. X2. Sh.”  rnics usi of suppiiiis
  Kept in the office ortlie Secretary of the

And Dealers in

MICHIGAN S 'l‘ A T E GRANGE.
I And sent out Post Paid, mi. Receipt of (‘ash Ur-

 

PUMPs’PIPES’TANKS’&c'  der, over the seal of a Su.bo1't1'ina.te Grange.
Nos. ii, w  is  Burdifk St” ‘ and the siynalilre of its illasler 01' -\e<‘I‘£'l!l"'.1/-
l
7; * l Ballot Boxes, (hard wood,) . . . . . . . . . . . . ..s1 
K:ALA]MA/‘00’1u1CH' ‘ Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hun(lred,... 09
*—‘ ‘ ‘r * “ " “"‘%””— , Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to 1

C 0 Lvi N s’ ; ..§::r.“::::i‘s::;i::: z'i.:i:>:::’.;.;.)-.::::: 100

Order Book containin 100 Orders on the
I E A   I Treasurer, with stubg well bound .- 50

Receipt Bobk, contaiiiing 100 Receipts

. L’
and Honey Racks. 352?? i'.r..'.‘.’.’i";i‘,’.'f*.'.‘.". §."'.°.'.e_"’f‘.’.’.’.'i'.‘.‘i‘..“lT‘.. 
1 Y V v v V - . d7 ' ' 0
MADE 0.\ A1\ ENTIRELY Mm PLA.\. g:fs’,‘11,‘nfg‘,:°§kE;t:§§£  
A Great Advancement in BEE-CULTURE. APP‘1°*"“°P5 f°’ Membe’5h‘Pv P" ‘°°""' 5!:
Gives UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION where- M‘°:mb°“‘“P Cards» P“ 100: ----------- " -)5
int,.Oducad_ Withdrawal Cards, per doz.,.. . . . . . . .. .-)6
f_ . Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . .. .. . . -‘
Sample I:ive—Comp1ete, - - $3.50. Bial-aws of thtf State and Su§°rd1'*a‘° ,0

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Liberal discount on large Orders. , Nevi’;al:€1?i;’oTnSiiriag(iili1g1§o£c:(l-is?)fiith music, go
Address’  ‘Single copy 15 cts. per doz., . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 15
McCALL & WIIIIIIAMS, Rituals: singlie copy, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 60

5C“00lC1‘flft. Kalamazoo Co.. Mich Blanks i§:rco§i3iilintinn'éi'o£nngééféent

'—— . free on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --

MCCALL pk WILLDXMS I, Blank Applications for Membership in 
GE2~."rs:—After a thorough trial of the El.'- i,I;2?o‘:,f}rang°s’ fumlshed free on app
REKA BEE-HIVES, both for Comb and Ex- Bpmk «Articles of Association” for the
traqted Honey; I.°9‘“ P°51“V°1Y _‘*9S91‘l3- that T01’ Incorporation of Subordinate Grange“ 10
sav:1ng,taud ipaking large colonies, and for the with Copy of Charter, 311 complete,. . . . .
pro no ion 0 surplus Honey, it is unequaled Patron’s Pocket Companion by J. A. Cm- 00
by any Hive that 1 have ever seen or used. met, Cloth, 60 cts. Moraccb with tuck» - l 0
1 curs. Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100. - - 4

‘ LYMAN‘ Tnonrsox.
Address, I. 'l‘. COBB:
Sadr Mien. STATE GB-‘N93’ H
SCHOOLCRAFT. MIG ‘

I do hereby endorse the statement of Mr.
Lyman Thompson.

0. H. FELLOWS.

   

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