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WEE EXECUTIVE

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VOL. 3,~~.\'o. I
WuoLn No. 55. f

SCHOOLCRAFT, DECEMBER 1st,’ 1878.

COMMITTEE «fife

Grange, P. o H.

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i will Expire with No.

is Published on the First and Fifteenth of
every Month

AT FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM,

Inva riably in Advance.

J. T. COBB, - - Manager.

To whom all communications should be ad-
dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich.

Remittances should be by Registered Letter,
Money Order or Draft.

To Contributors.

As the VISITOR now bears date the 1st and
l.’)th of each month, to insure insertion in the
next issue, Communications must be received
by the l0th and 26th of each month. VVe in-
vite attention to those interested to our new
Heading “To Co1mnsroxnr.n'rs.”

Runs or Anvnnrxsinoz
Acceptable advertisements inserted at the
rate of $1.00 per square, for each insertion.
A Liberal discount will be made on standing
advertisements of three months or more.

§“ For Grange Supplies kept by the Secretary,
see “ Lrsr or SUPPLIES" an eighth paqe.

Officers National Grange.
Mss'rns—S. E. ADAMS, Minn.
0vns.s1~:1«:n—J. J. WOODMAN, Mich.
LncrUnnn—-M()R'I"MR WHITEHEAD, N J.
STEWAB.I)—A. J. VAUGHN. Miss.

Assr. STEWARD—WILLIAM SIMS, Kansas.

- CIlAPLAIN—A. I’. FORSYTH, Illinois.
Tsmsnana—F. M. MCDOWELL, N. Y.
Sscnnrsar-0. H. KELLEY, Kentucky.
GATE-Knr:Pnn—O. DINWIDDIE, Indiana.
Cnans—Mns. S. E. ADAMS, Minnesota.
POMONA—-MRS. J , J. WOODMAN, Michigan.
FLOBA—MES. JAS. T. MOORE, Maryland.
LADY Assrrsrszvr SrEw.uzn——MIss CARRIE A.

HALL, Kentucky.

Officers Michigan State Grange.

M.—J. J. WOODMAN, - - Paw Paw,
0.-—P. W.  - - - Tecum5eh_
L.-0. L. WHITNEY, - - Mu5kegon_
S.—H.  - - — Pontj3,c_
A. S.—-W. H. MATTISON, - — Ionia,

C.—SALMON STEEL, Bear Lake. Manis’e Co

T.—S. F. BROWN, - - scimoicl-,,,§t_
SEc.——J. T. COBB, - - - - u
(2. K.—A. N. WOODRUFF. - Watervliet.

1(;nnr:s.—Mr.s. C. L. WHITNEY. Muskegon.
0MONA——M.B.S. W. T. ADAMS, Grand Rapids.
F1-0BA_—MRs. J. J. WOODMAN, Paw Paw.
L. A. S.—Mss. W. H. MATTISON, Ionia.

Executive committee.

F. M. HOLLOWAY, Chairman, - Hillsdale.
3EWEBSTER CHILDS, - - - Ypsilanti,
C  WOODWARD, Shelby, Oceana. Co.
wEsT§i$E’ ' ' G‘1°“5l’B”"°-h 0°’
TH0MASC}l§)K DIVINE, Beldrng, Ionia Co.
W SAT ARS. Berrlen Center, Bernen Co.
J I-lIL TERLEE, Birmingham, Oakland 00.

. . WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Ofiicio.

State Business Agent,

'1' M‘ CHIDESTER» - - - Detroit.
General Deputy.
C‘ L‘ WHITNEY: T. - - Muskegon.
Special _L3cturera.

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ltzequired to send if c-,<r>‘p§7uoIi' iiiésvidmgfi
fee to the Master of each Subordinate
¥’1'*“3g8- We shall also send a copy
brreentlo all Secretaries who send us one
. Ore names of subscribers for the
5'9”: With pay for the same.

THE GRANGE VISITOR,

QB.mt’v2 Glam. Qrpartzixent.

ANNUAL STATE GRANGE SESSION.

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Excursion Rates to Lansing.

1....

In answer to correspondence with
the representatives of the Railroad
lines connecting with, or touching
Lansing, we have offered us, Excur-
sion Tlckets at the uniform rate of
two cents per mile each way to Pa-
trons who desired to attend the ses-
sion of the State Grange.

The Detroit & Milwaukee from all
stations to Durand. The Chicago &
Lake Huron from Lansing west, and
from Flint east; and the Chicago &
Northen from Flint to Lansing. The
Detroit, Lansing & Northern from all
stations: also, the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern. The Michigan
Central, and its branches, subject to a
condition that, in some instances, will
be attended, we apprehend, with in-
convenience. The Central requires
that parties desiring to avail them-
selves of this special rate to Lansing
shall exhibit a certificate to the Sta-
tion Agent, showing their member-
ship in the Order We have sent
blank certificates to the Secretaries of
Granges at all points where we had
reason to believe they would be
wanted by members; and we hope
they will take pains to supply mem-
bers who desire to use them. We
presume any certificate of this fact
from the Master or Secretary of a
Grange will answer the purpose.

If the experience of the past is any
criterion, those who fail to secure the
required certificate may safely come
right along paying full fare; as we
have no doubt that we shall be able
to procure all such, return passage for
one cent per mile. This was done

two years ago.
J. T. Conn, Sec’_v.

Parsons or Micn1cAN'.-—All of you
who can, should visit Lansing the
2d week in December. This opportu-
nity to see the new Capitol Building,
Agricultural College and Farm, and
attend the meeting of the State
Grange may never again occur under
such favorable circumstances. Excur-
sion tickets and hotel fare very low,
add to the inducements, Come,
brothers, and bring your wives; come,
sisters, and bring your husbands.’

Docs Machinery Bob the Laborer.

The complaint that machinery
robs the laborer of his only capital is
wholly unfounded. Machinery never
lessened the amount of work to be
done, though it has constantly chang-
ed the character of the work. The
labor-saving machinery employed in
agriculture is almost entirely the
product of the invention of the past
thirty years. In no part of the world
has the introduction of such machin-
ery been more general or more rapid
than in the grain-growing States of
the west. The result is shown in the
census reports. During the ten years
ending in 1860, the farm lands of
those States, increased in number
more than fifty per cent. During the
next ten, in spite of the losses of the
war the increase was about thirty per
cent.
the population of the country as a
whole increased only sixty-seven per
cent.

When Walter Hunt invented his
sewing machine in 1838, his wife pro-
tested that it would throw all the
sewing women out of employment,
and persuaded him to suppress it.
HoWe’s and Singer’s and no end of
other machines have come since then,
and yet there is work for women to
do. Notwithstanding the thousands
of family machines in use, the num-
ber of persons earning a. livling with
the sewing-machine in this country is
to-day much greater in proportion to
the population than was the number
of tailors and sewing women before
the invention of the machine, which
a recent pretended labor-lover has
classed with the steam engine as one
of the two worst evils that ever befell
mankind. In noting its influence up-
on labor, we must not forget the
twenty thousand or more mechanics
employed in our sewing machine fac-
tories, and the thousands of others
engaged in mining and making the
iron, cutting and sawing the lumber,
and in transporting and preparing
these raw materials for the machines
and their cases; nor the men em-
p‘oyed in making the machinery used
in the contruction of sewing machines,
and in transporting and selling the
finished product. Counting these,
the invention appears in its true light
as a great creator of labor; and the
average wages of the persons directly
or indirectly employed by the sewing
machine is doubtless four or five
times greater than of the ‘old-time’
sewers.

It is but a little while since 3. met-
ropolitan paper of high rank pointed
tothe shoe business as furnishing a
forcible illustration of the disastrous
competition of machinery with men.
The truth is that while within twenty
years, not less than eighty-five per
cent. of the work done on factory
boots and shoes has been turned over
to machinery, there are to-day more
men at work in shoe factories than
then, and more than would be em-
ployed except for machinery. It is
but another illustration of the old in-

dustrial paradox. During these years

During the same twenty years_

of rapid progress in invention, the
cost. of materials has advanced, wages
have nearly doubled, and the quality
of factory boots and shoes has been
improved twenty-five per cent.; yet
the cost of manufacture has been so
much reduced by new and improved
machinery‘ that American shoes have
not only excluded the foreign-made
from our market, but have success-
fnly invaded the markets of the
whole world. As a natural conse-
quence, many more shops are requir-
ed not only in New England, but
throughout the middle States and the
West; more workmen are employed
in shoe factories; higher wages
are paid; and a great multitude of
other men are furnished with employ-
ment in tanning the additional leather
used, in packing and transporting and
selling the additional product, and in
making shoe-makers’ machinery and
implements.—James Ric/zcmlson, in
Scribner for ;V0uembcr.

Proper Education for the Farmer’s
Boy.

Professor Brewer in his paper “on
the Relation of Science to Agricul-
ture,” read before the National Agri-
cultural Congress, said: “ He could
not highly recommend institutions
which instructed young men solely
in the science of farming without ac-
companying experimcnt on the soil,
nor could be those which devoted
almost all their exertions to manual
labor, without instruction in the sci-
ence. But the science should be
thoroughly taught. Labor should be
made intelligent, and as much drudg-
ery as possible delegated to the ma-
chines. We must not put labor before
brains. It is not to learn to plow,
hoe, reap, but how to do it, and when
and why, that a. young man should go
to college. The acts themselves can
be learned without ever leaving the
farm. Teachers of agriculture should
have practice in running a farm for
money, on business principles, before
attempting to teach at all. Primary
instruction in Europe and America
is equally faulty. The want of prop-
er teachers is felt. Invest the country
in a measure with some of the attrac-
tions with which it is viewed by one
scientifically educated, and the rush
of young men to the cities will cease
and the agricultural colleges begin to
fill up. The primary school of to-
d..y fails to lead the farme1’s boy
to any higher appreciation of his
father's pursuit. Lecture circuits
were favored as being of advantage
to teachers and farmers, and much
good might thus be done; for despite
the well known conservatism of the
farmer element, it is well known that
ground once gained among them is
never lost.”

-—.\Ir. Hoyt of Carroll, Iowa, is
shipping a carload of butter weekly
from that town to Hamburg,Germany,
and London, England. He buys of
the farmers and divides into first and
second class. He has regular ar-
rangements in Europe.

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J. J. WOODMAN, — — — PAW PAVV

TWELFTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE
NATIONAL GRANGE.

Address of Worthy Master Samuel E.
Adams.

\\'orthy Brothers and Sisters,——Our
devout thanks are due the Great
Father of .\Iercies for the blessings of
life and health, insomucli that we are
permitted to come together in annual
session from all parts of a common
country to labor in the cause of hu-
manity.

Over a considerable portion of our
fair land the Death Angel has spread
his black wings. Towns, cities, and
parishes have been depopulated, and
many have fallen a prey to the beetle
and the worms.

This terrible scourge has afforded
an ample opportunity for the exercise
of the heaven-born principles of sym-
pathy, charity, and love. Compas-
sionate messengers from the North,
the East, and the \Vest have hastened
away from health, homes, and happi-
ness to relieve distress, to comfort the
sick, to feed the hungry, and to bury
the dead. The question, “ \\'ho is
my neighbor?” has not been asked.
Sectional animosities have been ob-
literated. Breathing the pestilential
atmosphere, these heroic men and
women have gone into the very jaws
of death—not for wealth, not for hoii-
or, not for fame, not for reward, save
the approval of their own consciences
and the approbation of ll eaveii. Alas!
many of these noble-liearted philan-
thropists have fallen, pierced with the
fatal shafts of the relentless destroyer
Trulyfor these are the crowns of glory
which fade not away, but endure for-
ever. \\'hate\'er measures of relief
can be devised by the Nat. Grange
with reference to our members in
these plague—sti-icken localities I trust
will be done during this session.

sECni2L\ni"s OFFICJ-Z.

The adoption of the recommenda-
tion of the Executive Committee by
the National Grange at the last session
slmply making “the Secretary respon-
sible for the archives of the National
Grange, and allowing him to locate
his ofiice at such place as will be most
convenient, for him,” was,in my judg-
ment, a grave error. The word
“ archives” can be construed to mean
only the records, and hence by the ac-
tion above recited the Secretary was
no longer the custodian of or account-
able for the other property belonging
to the National Grange.

’l‘o—day we have an incubus binding
and weighing upon the Nat. Grange
till Jan. 1, 1882, in the shape of a lease
of a building in Louisville, and we
have contracted to pay rent according
to the termsfof the agreement, amount-
ing to nearly three thousand dollars,
for which no benefit is received--and
yet we have no headquarters, no home.
The Secretary’s oflice should be loca-
ted at some central point, accessible to
the Master, F xecutive Committee, and
the members of the order generally.
Exegencies might arise when the rec-
ords should be examined by proper
authority-—when changes and cor-
rections in the management of his of-
fice should be made—and how, I ask,
can these things be done if the Secre-
tary should happen perchance to se-
lect a residence upon some enchanted
island amid the fogs and mists of ob-
scurity’s ocean ?

If the Order is dead, it would seem
fitting to dig its grave, deposit its re-
mains, and permit some kind friend to
erect a suitable monument to mark its
resting-place; if living, then it should
certainly have a local habitation, a
home,” “be it ever so humble.”

TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

Former Masters all along have felt
the necessity of urging this important
matter upon the attention of the Na-
tional Grange, and they did not fail to
do their duty. Something more than
a desire “ to follow in the steps of my
illustrious predecessors” impels me
to repeat their requests, for I deem it
a matter of paramount consequence.

\\'isdom demands that our steps be
retraced, the present condition of af-
fairs be rectified, and such legislation
be had in this respect as shall tend to
solidify and perpetuate the organiza-
tion.

'[‘llE FU.\'l)S.

Much has been said from time to
time relative to the disposition made
of the funds of the National grange.
Curiosity has led me to examine
somewhat into this matter, and I find
that there has been paid back to the
several States about $55,000 in the
form of loan-donations, and for the
adjustment of dues and charitable
purposes about $45,000 more, making
in all $100,000 which has been return-
ed to the several States from the
treasury of the National Grange.

The Seci-etary and the_'l‘reasurer will
lay before jou in due season their
respective reports, from which may be
learned the present condition of the
Order, and the receipts and disburs-
ments during the past year. From
these reports it will also be discerned
that the plan inaugurated at the last
session to return one-half of the fees
for new Granges formed has not been
attended with the degree of success
predicted. It really seems to me, if
we should hope for deeper root and
more permanent growth we must
water better and tend more faitlifi1l-
ly the plants we already have

L‘O—0l’liRATION.

\\'hat shall be said upon the sub-
ject of co-operation ? One thing is
certain, that Without a correct knowl-
edge of and strict adherence to its
principles the fate of our Grange
stores, the efliciency and reliability of
our State agencies, and the prospect
of international associations are all
easily conjectured and determined.
The capabilities of the so-called “busi
ness-arm” of the Order have not been
over-estimated, but the probabilities
are $11!’-‘1‘e will be no great realizations
until greater comprehension, and
closer cohesion shall be developed
through the education and experi.
ence of the members at lai-ge.
There must be creeping together be-
fore there is much ‘- walking togeth-
er.” There should be posted in every
Grange in the country, in living char-
acters, this motto : ‘~ Umitecl we stand '
clivided we fall.” )
_ There will be no sure and practical
intellectual progress without an un-
derstanding and observance of the
principles of _co—operation. There
will be no social development with-
out “We meet together and talk to-
gether.” The legislation of the coun-
try is to-day discriminating largely in
favor of capital and corporations,
hence the burdens of government, are
thrust upon the backs‘ of the poorer
classes.

The direct and unmistakable tend-
ency is to make the rich richer, and
the poor poorer.

How shall any remedy be reached
except through co-operaation ! * *

THE CHILDREN.

Throughout this church-spired land
the children are always sought for to
fill our Sabbath-schools. The “pillars
of the church” well know the sure ef
fects of early and constant Christian
training. “Ninety and nine” never
stray from the Shepherd's fold.

N ow the farmers’ children are need-
ed in our ark of safety, where they may
be instructed in good morals , Where
they may form correct habits of

thought, politeness, and frugalityf
where tastes for reading, discussion,
and music may be cultivated; Where
love for rural pursuits may be nur-
tured ; where home ties may be
strengthened, beautified, and riveted,
and where faith in God, hope in im-
mortality, and charity to all mankind,
may be brought ro light and practiced
daily by a fraternal hand. To some
extent this necessity has already been
recognized. , .

Juvenile Granges have been formed ;
periodical meetings have been held,
when the children are generally invit-
rd to come together, and, in conse-
quence of judiciously prepared
schemes, the impressions created are
invariably joyous, exalting, and last-
ing.

“ ’Tis education forms the common mind 2
Just as ths twig is bent the tree's inclined."

Make the Grange attractive to the
youth, and they will soon learn to love
and revere its teachings, to follow its
precepts, and to honor the farmer’s
vocation. This material must be had
to build up and to perpetuate the
Grange edifice.

The places you and I fill they will
soon be called upon to occupy. The
destiny of our Order and our country
is to be placed in their hands, and we
are responsible to a great degree for
the manner in which they shall dis-
charge the duties devolving upon them
as Patrons and as citizens of this re-
public.

I therefore solemnly enjoin upon
you, the representatives of the several
States here assembled, to teach and to
enforce in your respective jurisdictions,
by frequent repetition, the infinite im-
portance of a speedy enlistment of the
farmers’ sons and daughters of to
day under the beneficent banner of
our Society.

Git.i.\'G.i«: l’Al’l£RS.

Granges availing themseves of
reading-matter, striving to educate
and inform themselves upon subjects
connected with agricultural pursuits
and the current events of the day,
have rarely ever failed to be vigorous
prosperous. Through these instru-
mentalities the plane of usefulness
and enlightenment has been elevated
and the permanence of our Society

guaranteed.
The farmei's’s vocation and its con-
comitant interests require more

thought —more study—and unless
they are given, the probability of a
relapse into ignorance, dependence,
and poverty is assured beyond adoubt.
Let us see to it as a class, then, that
the Grange press is more substantially
and extensively supported, making
allowance, of course, for occasional
editorial fallibilities.

Clubs should be formed this winter,
and tangible help should be extended
to those who wouid help us. The
grand columns on which -the entire
Grange superstructure rests are in-
telligcnce, virtue, vigilance, and char-
ity, and these must never be permit-
ted to corrode and perish through our
neglect.

SUGGESTIONS.

The following remarks seem to sug-
gest themselves to me in closing :

First. This session should be as
short and inexpensive as possible.

Second. The wisdom of this body
should be taxed to project plans for
the revival of dormant Granges.

T/iird. In every proposed change
of laws, opinions, regulations, ritual,
regalia, or anything else, the “stability
of our order should be closely con-
sulted. \

Fourth. A new book has been
published and circulated at very con-
siderable expense, containing the Con-
stitution and By-Laws‘ of the National
Grange» ceremonies appropriate for
installation and funeral occasions, for
the dedication of Grange halls, rules

for the organization and government
of co-operative associations, the deg.
laration of purposes, a digest of d(-
cisions and opinions, parliamentary
law, &c., &c. This will be likely to
instruct and govern our members for
along time to come, and hence the
fewer the alterations made, consistent
with our general welfare, the more re-
liable and more valuable will be this
compendium. 

F17/Z/i. Artic,I'_é‘XII of our Constitu-
tion reads as follows :

“' teligious or political questions
will not be tolerated as subjects of
discussion in the work of the Order,
and no political or religious tests for
membership shall be applied."

Every single member has dedicated
himself by solemn oath to an inflexi-
ble support of this provision.

The pleadings of shrewd dema.
gogues, the towering ambition of
selfish, insidious leaders in times of
intense excitement, may create a
temptation to cut loose the Grange
ship from her secure moorings, but
an unswcrving fidelity to obligations
assumed will prove an anchor both
sure and steadfast in seasons of eajol-
ery and trial. Every semblance of an
infringement of our fundamental law
should be sedulously avoided. Fan-
atieism, political or religious, if given
unbridled license, with torch and axe
in hand, will sooner or later seal the
doom of a society or a republic.

iS'i'a.-(Ii. Let the doctrines enunciat-
ed in the “Declaration of Purposes"
be regarded as immovable landmhrks.

Sgxenth. Standing as we do today
upon a soil made illustrious as the
“ Mother of Presidents," and sacred-
ly holding the ashes of him who was
“first in war, first in peace, and first
in“ the hearts of his countrymen, let
us, the representatives of the agricul-
tural classes of this country, and the
descendents of revolutionary sires.

solemnly resolve to uphold and maiii- '

tain forever the “unity of govern-
ment,” For it is a main pillar in the
ecifice of your real independence-
the support of your tranquility at
home, your peace abroad, of your
safely, of your prosperity, of_that
very liberty, which you so highly
prize.

Let us firmly resolve that all geo-
graphical discriminations be forever
ignored; that there be no _“ Mason
and Dixon’s line,’’ no _sectional or
special privileges within,'. our doors
or within our country. Devoted to
the interests of a common cause, let
us meet upon a common level andact
in perpetual unity, ever striving,
through the education of the masses,
for the permanent establishment of our
Order and the perpetuity of a com-
mon government, to the end that we
may become a united, prosperous,
free, and happy people “ down to the
latest syllable of recorded time."

“ We live in deeds,not years; in though“: 3°‘
breaths; _

In feelings, not in figures on a. dlfily

We should count time by heart-throbs when
they beat ,

For God, for man, for duty. He most livefl

Who thinks most-—feels noblest-acts the
best.”

Prices of Paint Again Reduced-

’I‘he Patrons’ Paint_Company hfiV1_“g_
largely increased their steam machldfly
cry for producing Ingers_ol’s R93 5
Mixed Paints have again reduce
the price of their celebrated. Plifé
Fine, Ready Mixed Paints, making .1
discount40 per cent from the T6199-1
price, which makes the price much $8:
then the materials can be bought b°_
mixing paints in the old way; and 5.
sides the Ingersoll paint looks elegan
ly, and will endure so much longer-

Any one can have the com_p9-Dy,',
Book, “Every one their owp painter,‘-
and decorated with illustrations of C?)
ors, Brushes and Putty, mailed free. y
mentioning this paper, and ‘addresgltgg
R. Ingersoll, Manager, 102 {south -v

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C. L. WHITNEY, - - - MUSKEGON.
How to Do It.

This is a question often asked, but
ottenest by those who age at a losshto
know what to do; for t e reason t at
where there is a will to do, there will
be enough to be done, and abundant
ways to do it.

It is a recognized fact everywhere
in the moral and social world that
there is enough to be done to elevate
the plane of hfunfiniity to ecpgage the
best efforts 0 a men an women.

This is equally true in the intellect-
ual field; especially those who have
to earn their bread by the sweat of
their brow.

Accepting these facts—as everyone
niust—-there is enough to be done
now, always has been, and always
will be.

How shall we, banded together by
:1 common calling, influenced by a
general necessity, inspired by a true
faith, animated by a lively hope, all
fostered and nurtured by a common
brotherhood—best accomplish some-
thing of the work lying before us.

There are two ways that must be
apparent to all, yet many will see and
use only the first; and that is to each
labor on his own plan, in his own time,
and by his own means—oiten in each
others way, disputing with each other
as to the means, and claiming all the
results—if good—to self. This is a
common way—the world’s way—the
selfish nian’s way; better, perhaps,
than no way, but yet not the true, or
at least not the best way.

The best way for labor in the
world’s great moral, social, and intel-
lectual fields is the true co-operative
system—a system which asks the
united, well directed labor of all, led
by the best hearts and minds into a
system of regular advances, doing
every part of the work well, because
each has an assigned duty and knows
how to do it, and all are imbued with
the spirit of charity, whose greatest
reward is the reflex action felt and
enjoyed by the worker.

If any organization, or a Grange or
ii brotherhood of them has anything
to do at this time or in the future, is
it not the best way to first resolve or
agree upon what to do first, and
decide upon a practical plan of co-
operative action, and then unitedly
and diligently prosecute the work
until they have accomplished it?

If the Grange is a school of instruc-
tion for the farmer-—-and every farmer
should for his own, and the general
interest and advantage of a common
calling, be connecteduwith and labor
in it-—should not a creneral effort be
made to interest anod secure at once
the membership of every one eligible?

HOW shall we do this? If the
Object will not come to you you will
have to go to it. To interdst and in-
struct human beings, the instructor
must get near them or his best efforts
will be in vain. ’

Well conducted because
planned. public nieetings in each
School district or community would
by lectures and judicious discussions
Ey and between members, do much

0 Secure this. A little expended to
zgigzg t:‘;«l?8r\fftices of a lecturer from
have great fziithn iii 0a nw:l:lh,ai:::iig:d

iscussion among the members of the
Order ' - .
Gate taoln leading those outside the
ta Ilmte their strength of mind
and heart with us in the noble work
of our Order.

Well conducted public installations

and ,dedicat' ' -
abroad, havlémsa with assistance from

good.

well

always done the Order

THE GRANGE vlsrron.

The public meetings in connection
with the Pomona and County Grange
—as an itinerant teacher—have been
productive of good, and should be
brought into frequent requisition.
Let a plan be devised at once by
which each district or County organi-
zation to visit each Grange in their
Jurisdiction, and either by employing
lecturers, or some other means, en-
deavor to awaken a greater interest,
both without and within the Order.

But experience has taught us one
thing: That the Order everywhere
should not forget that a public meet-
ing under Grange direction is of lit-
tle use unless attended; unless the
notice of it is timely and well circula-
ted. The printing of a few bills is
not enough, and publication in a
newspaper is also insuflicient. These
and notices given out at other public
gatherings should all be used; but
better than all this is the individual
effort of each and every brother and
sister personally inviting those whom
they would interest. Interest every
one in attending, old and young,
male and female; and of things let
every member feel it a bounden duty
to attend and aid all in his or her
power to bring about a successful
meeting; and the results desired will
surely follow.

l’Ve must close here, but will carry
the subject farther at another time.

The True Policy of - the State Agricul-
tural Society.

It was in 1873, at Grand Rapids,
that the price of admission to the
annual State Fair was increased from
25 to 50 cents. The consequence was
an immense revenue. The society,
after paying large expenses and $4,000
borrowed money, left Grand Rapids
with a surplus of $14,020.44. From
that time forward the eagles have
gathered around this surplus. That
explains many things.

The time has certainly come for a
return to the old and popular admis-
sion fee. The flush days of high
prices are gone. Everything has re-
turned to the solid basis of the old
ante-war times. Look at the prices
of farm produce, which were never
lower. Look at the price of clothing,
of household furniture, of all cotton
and woolen goods, we find that the
bottom has been touched. Then why
should not the State Agricultural
Society recognize the change and
shrinkage, and place its entry fee at
the old standard ?

Fairs, to be of any benefit, should
be seen by the whole people. There
should be no favorites, prices should
be reasonable, so that all trades and
professions can avail themselves of this
educational opportunity. Thousands
of poor artizans and mechanics are
kept from the fair by the high and

exorbitant price of admission. Fifty
cents is exorbitant. It is out of the
reach of many worthy people. The

mechanic who is supporting a large
family hesitates at fifty cents. He
cannot afford it.
cents——-coupon ticket—or five for a.
dollar, and he will go twice with his
whole family. Do away with all com-
plimentary tickets, except to the
press. Let every one pay a small,
reasonable price for admission and the
fairs will bo crowded, and there will
be revenue enough for all purposes,
premiums and expenses, VVhat pro-
priety is there in charging a farm-
er one dollar for himself and wife,
admission to a. fair, when a bpshel of
wheat won’t pay for the twotickets.
The fact is that high admission
rates to any fair, concert, lecture,
-show, or theater, should be repudia-
ted by the entire community. Peo-
ple are paying more than they can
afl'ord—inore than they ought to-—

Put it at twenty-five’

more than they will. Reasonable
prices are going to be the paying
prices. People like amusement and
seek instruction, but not at imposi-
tion rates. The State Agricultural
Society should catch the spirit of the
times and reduce its price of admis-
sion to its old rates.

Another and the next reform should
be a permanent and safe investment
ofa portion of the surplus now in the
treasury of the State Agricultural
Society. The surplus last January,
at the settlement at the Russell House
for 1877, was $9,000. The surplus,
when all expenses are paid, for 1878,
will not be less than $15,000. A por-
tion of this, say $43,000, should be in-
vested in safe government bonds.
\’Vhy not lay up a small sum for a
rainy day?

Another policy which should be
changed at once, is the cheeky and
audacious one—the policy of the beg-
ging, perambulating tramp; which
begs at Grand Rapids, which begs at
East Saginaw, which begs at Jackson,
which begs at Kalamazoo, which begs
$10,000 at Detroit. It is well enough
to ask for the proper grounds, suit-
able for exhibition purposes, but it
appears to us that a society well
conducted, with a large surplus on
hand, commanding heavy revenues,
should beg no further, but should
govt’ its own buildings at Jackson, at

aianiazoo, at Grand Rapids, at East
Sagiiiaw, and at Detroit, have the
grounds donated, and this annual hu-
miliating spectacle of begging from
and bleeding the people of thousands
of dollars for building purposes should
cease. We think it will cease. The
people are sick and disgusted with it.

The policy is one of gross and
grinding extortion. The Society begs
like a tramp for all it can get to erect
buildings. It charges an exorbitant
rate for admission. The surplus brings
not a cent of interest.

The ‘society should not he a burden
to the people. It should ask for
grounds and then should erect its
own buildings, which should be spa-
cious and durable. It should charge
only reasonale rates at the gates, and
the people will respond in such num-
bers as to keep the revenues sufiicient
and sound. The surplus should be
husbanded as a prudent man does his
own.-—]l1'iz'chi_qan Ilomestead.

Steam Motors for Road or Farm Work.

The 310,000 prize offered by the’

State of Wisconsin for a. successful
steam motor for farm work, and the
trial machines run in the State during
the past summer, has brought the
subject prominently forward for dis-
cussion again. Speaking on this sub-
ject the Prairie l"armer says:

Steam power for plowing will never
be received with favor in the United
States so long as horses, mules, and
cattle can be so cheaply raised and
fed. They constitute a part of the
stock of the average farmer, who rais-
as them year by year for sale. Thus
it may be concluded that in the west
at least, that plowing by the traction
power ‘of steam is not and will not
become feasible, at least until, first,
the labor of draft animals is worth
considerably more than now, and
second, the important clause, “until
the tendency to slip, in traction,
on our ordinary prairie soils, when
not perfectly dry,” is overcome. The
difiiculty will be experienced in trac-
tion engines on earth roads. When
dry and hard they may be made to
work; when our roads are slippery
from rain, or are muddy such engines
must inevitably fail. On hard roads
there,is'no reason why these engines
may not work. In fact they will and
do work measurably well, as was

shown in the late test in \\"..=~.-‘-onsin,

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when the “Oshkosh," made the trip
from Fort Howard to Madison, 201
miles, in 33 hours and 27 minutes;
thus coming within the limit of the
time prescribed, six-miles an hour.
The machine also hauled loads, plow-
ed, and accomplished various tests.
yet the committee refused to award
the premium offered by the State, for
the reason that the machine is not
according to the spirit of law, “cheap
and practical substitute for the use
of horses and other animals on the
highways and farms." Thus was the
premium of $10,000 lost; offered by
the legislature of Wisconsin two years
ago “for a successful road moter, pro-
pelled by steam, or otherwise, to be
used as a substitute for draught eattle
on common roads, and for ordinary
agricultural work, as in plowing.
threshing," etc.

Inventors have three years yet in
which to perfect a machine for this
purpose, since the time as specified
by the law offering the prize does
not expire before that time. To be
successful, the machine must haul
loads on roads, and plow on lands
where horses may successfully work.
It should thresh, run various farm
machinery, be of light comparative
cost, and be so simple as not to re-
quire extra skilled labor to operate it.
The “Oshkosh " weighed 4,800 pounds
light, and with water and fuel 6,600
pounds. It cost $1,000, and required
a daily expenditure of from $2 to 86
per day to run it. It in one instance
hauled a load of five tons, only 3,400
more than its own weight.

Two other machines started but
failed to make the entire trip. They
were built on the traction principle,
and when ever the drive wheels got
into a rut or a. mud hole they had no
power to lift themselves out. Twelve
or fifteen years ago a machine of this
kind was built to draw heavy freight:
between Nebraska City and Chey-
enne. The road-bed was worked up
and prepared for it, and is called to
this day, at N ebraska. City, the
“steam wagon road.” The machine
was brought to Nebraska City by
steamboat, set up, and started, amid
the wildest enthusiasm of the thous-
ands of people who had flocked there
to see it It ran out the road about
four miles, dropped one wheel into a.
chuck hole or muddy rut, and there it
stuck. It was said to have cost $20,
000; and the instant one of the drive
wheels got into a rut the whole splen-
did bubble burst, and vanished like
1 dream. The failure of the plan was
so palpably demonstrated that the
machine never turned another wheel.
It was hauled to the barn yard of
Hon. Chas. J. Morton’: farm, and

there rusted away until finally sold-

merely for old iron.

VVe have seen a model of a. road and
farm motor on an entirely difierent
plan, not using the supporting wheels
for propulsion at all. The wheels
may go in ruts, or over stones, or into
mud, or where they please, and the
propelling mechanism will lift the
vehicle out or drive it along just the
same. Although there are more than
a hundred difierent inventions on the
drive wheel plan they all fail from the
name causes. This new plan is very
simple, and seems fitted to meet every
every difficulty in the case. The in-
venter is endeavoring to get aid to
build one, as he is not able to do it
himself.—1owa Weekly Farmer.

The man‘: an ignoramus,
Or, lower yet’, a scainp,
Who writes for information,
And sends no postage stamp.

—It is better to stay at home and
sew up the rents in your children’s
clothes than to go to the Dorcas
Society and sew for the heathen.

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THE GRANGE

SCHOOLCRAFT. DEC. 1.3, 1878.

‘ §:n2tary's éézpartniriitf

- - "- - SCHOOLCRAFT.

Officers and members of Subordinate Granges
in corresponding with this office, will please
always give the Number of their Grange.

THE GRANGE visi'roR.

To all who read the VISITOR we
would say this is your last No. before
the State Grange will convene.

The continuance of the Visiron,
either under its present management,
some other, or at all—its size, fre-
quency of issue, price, and who, if
any one, shall have it free, are all
questions that will come before the
State Grange for consideration, and
either directly or indirectly for de-
termination.

To some of these questions we shall
make no further reference——to others
we think we very properly may. We
call attention to this matter that those
who have an interest, either as indi-
vidual subscribers or Granges, may
through their delegates, present by
petition or resolution their views or
wants in relation thereto.

The members of the Order have not
given the paper the support that we
had expected, and one of two things
must be done to make the paper self-
supporting, either the subscription list
must be increased or the plan of fur-
nishing it free to Masters must be
abandoned.

If Masters uniformly carried out
the purpose for which the paper is sent
to them—that is carry it to the Grange
Hall for the use of the members, and
have it there kept on file, there would
be less objection to continuing the
practice.

Assuming that the Visiroii, will be
continued, we wish to call attention to
the fact that a very large proportion
of our present list expires with the
next No., Dec. 15th, and it .will be
necessary for those who take an in-
terest in its circulation to begin work
soon. We shall send to all new sub-
scribers for 1879, the Dec. Nos. of
1878 without charge.

The next number will undoubtedly
have the Master's address at the ope-
ning of the Session, and the Reports
of other State‘ officers. Will the friends
of the VISITOR and friends of the Or-
der make an effort to procure new sub-

_ scribers.

If the paper has sufiicient merit to
commend itself, we expect that all old
subscribers will renew as their sub-
scriptions expire, and the notice by
number will appear in pencil on the
first page, right hand margin, on the
last paperpaizlfor.

T0 SECRETARIES.

Every week we receive applica-
tions for blanks for Secreta.ry’s quar-
terly reports from Secretaries who
have already reported for the quarter
ending September 30th, 1878. VVe
do not send blanks on these applica-
tions, for the reason that they are not
wanted for use until after Jan. 1st,
and the Secretary of the State
Grange will supply all Secretaries of
Subordinate Granges with these
blanks some time after the middle
of December. VVe should be throw-
ing away blanks to send them to
those applicants. If any Secretary
wants blanks to make reports for
quarters past due we shall be glad to
supply them.

{ THE ANNIVERSARY
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VISITOR.

 

’”'1ifiE"”GRAN G—i:W*v1sI7i‘()R.

OF THE

ORDER.

By-Laws Nat. Grange, Art. 1.—-—“ The

I fourth day of December, the birth-day

of the Patrons of Husbandry, shall be
vcelebrated as the Anniversary of the
,’ Order.”

This matter of getting together at
our Halls, and in some suitable man-
ner, showing our faith in, and love of

the Order appears to be obligatory
[ upon all good Patrons, and prepara-
'tion should be made in advance, to
I the end that such celebration shall be
I alike creditable to the Order, and satis-
l factory to all those who participate.

_’ We shall be glad to hear from
,Granges that have interesting meet-
5 ings on that occasion, and shall ven-
' ture right here to drop a word of can-
tion.

You see we still have several hun-
dred Granges in Michigan, and if all
celebrate, and all have feasts, (and
those Granges that celebrate will all
have feasts,) and all report for the
;VIsi'roR, we shall be liable to have
5 such a show of viands, and such praise
l of the sisters as skilled cooks, and ex-
perts in table furnishing and adorn-
ment, that the thing may get a little
monotonous even if it is unusually
savory.

Perhaps we should not have thought
of this, but for the protest or criticism
of a sister in the Ladies’ Department
against this feast business, withg,its_.la-
bor of love, dishwashing, etc. In be-
half‘ of the brothers and sisters who
can be induced to take but little in-
terest in the meetings, except in con-
nection witha square meal, we must
say that no particular road to inno-
cent recreation and enjoyment can be
marked out, and each member should
learn the lesson of forberance and
charity, being careful not to so tres-
pass upon the rights, opinions and
wishes of others, as in any way to
injure the Grange. It has always been
true that social enjoyment is largely
associated with eating and drinking,
and we believe the mistake or cause
of complaint on the part of those who
feel that a Grange feast means" work
out of all proportion to the enjoyment,
lies in the excess to which this busi-
ness has been carried. It is almost
safe to say that at all feasts there is
not only an abundance, but a super-
abundance amounting to extravagance.
I came near saying wastefulness.

If the sisters would undertake a
work of reform so‘ as to materially
lighten their labors they would be do-
ing good service to the Order, to them-
selves and their friends, provided they
succeed. VVe do not expect and can
not desire that the anniversary of the
Order should be celebrated without a
feast, and I have 110 doubt the next
will be of the lavish kind, with which
all Granges are familiar. Now, sisters,
here isa practical question for dis-
cussion, and the next time the ques-
tion of a feast is before the Grange,
every sister present should take the
floor and speak to the question-—the
brothers will of course have the cour-
tesy to keep silence.

 

 

ANNUAL ELECTION.

Before another number reaches you,
many Granges will have held their an-
nual election of ofiicers in compliance
with See. 2, Art. 1, Constitution of Na-
tional Grange. This requirement is so
generally understood that it is seldom
omitted, but in attending to this ob-
ligation the members too often over-
look the importance of the business
and elect persons that either have no
special qualifications for the work as-
signed them, or are indifferent to the
good of the Order, or perhaps have
no clear conception of the value of
the Order to this great agricultural
class to which they belong, and by

their indifference or want of faith,
when in official position, really do
more harm than good.

The success of a Grange depends
so much on its ofiicers that it be-
comes the duty of every member
before an election to consider this
matter well and endeavor to get the
right person in the right place. Do
not elect an unfit person for any
important omce simply because such
person has not had the oflice, and
you wish to serve all alike and pass
the oflices around until all are served.
Manya Grange has been killed by
its olficers. Of course we are liable
to make mistakes, and find out that
men are not what We supposed them
to be. But we are not excusable ifwe
do not give this matter some con-
sideration, and by our own vote en-
deavor to promote the good of the
Order.

ASNU.-$.L SESSION.

VERY soon after our readers get
this number of the VISITOR, the State
Grange will be holding its Sixth An-
nual Session.

In looking over the list of delegates
we find the body will be composed
almost entirely of new members; as
we notice but two or three represen-
tatives that we remember having met
at a previous session.

There will be fewer voting members
than at any former meeting, as sev-
eral Counties have lost a representa-
tive, and by districting, under a law
adopted at the last session, the body is
reduced six delegates and their wives.

We shall still, however, have a
body of seventy-five delegates, and
their wives, if all attend; and that
the wives will attend we may be sure,
for it is safe to judge of the future
by the past, and heretofore our ses-
sions have always been enlivened by
the sisters in full force.

I learn that in some of the States
but few of the wives of the delegates
avail themselves of their constitution-
al rights, and attend the sessions of
their State Granges. That, it seems
to me, is a bad indication of the con-
dition of the subordinate Granges in
those States.

I should have but little hope of the
future of the Order in Michigan if
men only should answer to the Roll-
call at our annual gatherings.

 

NATIONAL GRANGE SESSION.

From papers sent to us from Rich-
mond by Bro. Woodman, we learn
that the members of‘ the National
Grange assembled in the Hall of the
House of Delegates on Wednesday
the 20th inst. Representatives from
twenty-five States were present.
Some of the Oflicers were absent, and
of that number was Secretary Kelly,
whose resignation was presented, and
accepted. On the following day his
successor W. L. Ireland, of Washing-
ton D. C., was elected Secretary. The
address of welcome by J. M. Blanton,
VVorthy Master of the State Grange
of Virginia, is full of historic allusions
presented in that spirit that has char-
acterized the true Virginian of noble
blood for more than a century. We
have also the address of Worthy
Master Samuel E. Adams, of Minn.,
which is an earnest practical docu-
ment from a practical man.

We present the larger part of it in
the department of Bro. Woodman.
From a letter received just before go-
ing to press, we learn that the sickness
of M. W. Adams during the session
so far, has devolved much additional
labor upon him. He thought the ses-
sion would close by the 29th or 30th,
The evening of the flrst day was devot-
ed to a public reception at which Gov-
ernor Halliday delivered a very able

address of welcome. Other speeches
were made, and they seemed to have
a grand, good time. The Treasurer's
report showing amount of funds on
hand would seem to give force to a
series of suggestions made by the
Worthy Master; “ that this session
should be as short ahd inexpensive as
possible.” At this early stage of the
session, from reports received, we see
nothing specially noteworthy or indi-
cating what work will be accomplised
at this session.

CALHOUN (,'()UN'l‘Y GRAIVG I‘)
It ES()l.U'l‘[()NS.

We must dissent from the first and
last Resolutions adopted by the Cal-
houn County Grange, which we found
in a communication from its Secretary,
published under the head of “C0111-
munications.” In giving expression
to their views of existing wrongs,
these brothers have taken impractica-
ble ground in each case, we think.

In this matter of interest—to drop
from ten per cent. interest to six as
the maximum, with forfeiture of prin-
cipal and interest is so great and rad-
ical that we think it will not meet with
general approval. While that rate for
the use of money might make a better
return than invested in business, yet
is it advisable to ask the next Legis-
lature to do a thing that we believe
not one in five of the members will
seriously attempt to do. I think not;
but rather go to workin a vigorous
and determined manner askin that
the maximum rate of interest bi fixed
at seven per cent., with a forfeiture of
all interest if more is taken, either
directly or indirectly. VVe think with
proper effort that about this much can
be obtained, and believe it is not pol-
itic to ask for more.

This is simply my view of the matter
and I throw it out here for what it is
worth, hoping that it will provoke
discussion, as we are very desirous
that the subject shall be agitated in
every neighborhood in the State. It
is one of the most important matters
that will come before the next Legis-
lature, affecting, in a pecuniary way,
gpklarglcle a proportionfoli thet peopile.

i e t e question 0 imi ing e
amount on which an appeal igay be
taken from a Justice to the ircuit
Court, this interest question is not of
more importance to Patrons than to
other classes of citizens, but from our
organized condition we can undertake
to remedy a wrong with more hope of
success than without organization or
concert of action.

If the author of the third Resolu-
tion in relation to railroad freights,
and those who adopted it, at the Cal-
houn County Grange meeting, meant
that a railroad should charge but one-
tenth as much for hauling a ton ten
miles as for hauling a ton 100 millps,
we cannot a ee with them. T at
proportion is gllht just to the railroads
and will never be adopted. ’lhe point
of complaint has been that railroads
charge more for a less than for :1
greater distance. Against this veI}‘y

eneral practice of I-ailroads—-so 0)-
giously unjust—there has been con-_
tinued remonstrance, but seldom 01
any avail except where the inexorable
hand of the law was laid upon these
gigantic corporations.

Bring all these important questions
that so vitally affect our individual
interests forward in the Grange, and
these discussions will bring out facts
that will enliven the many who giVe
important matters that really concern
them so little attention; and you W1“
answer the vital question so often
asked—“ What shall we do to make
Grange meetings interesting?”

Parsons of Michigan! All-of 7011"

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OUR CHICAGO COMMISSION
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We call attention of all Patrons in
Western Michigan who have anything

to consign to the Chicago market to ,

the communication of Bro. Thos.
Mason.

Whenever we hear from him from
,-my quarter the evidence all points
in one direction, and abundantly
proves that he is an energetic and
a capable business 1119.1], well adapted
to the work he has undertaken
for the Patrons of Michigan.
He only needs that patronage which
we are able, an(l which it is both our
duty and interest to furnish him, to
insure the success of this enterprise.
(live him an even chance, zrndhe will

establish a permanent Commission .

House, deal with us fairly, and save
us some money.

Send him some stock-—-butter, pork,
apples, or anything that Chicago fur-
nishes a market for. The prospect of
your gaining something by so doing
is greater than the hazard you incur.

CLi.Vi.\X I‘.\lS'l‘l1‘l."l‘E.

Read the communication from Cli-
max, and if you can be present at
their Institute next winter you will
be well entertained, and be repaid for
time and money spent. I attended
the Institute held there last winter,
and have only words of praise for
the good management, excellent arti-
cles read, instructive discussions held,
and the hospitable treatment re-
ceived.

We hope farmers who are called on
to participate in the work of the In-
stitute nill not hesitate to do their
part, and aid in a cause that must be
of value to the agricultural interest
of the country.

ANONYMOUS COMMUNI(‘A'l‘l0.\'S.
VVe have received an anonymous
communication from M. L‘. L‘. intend-
ed for the Ladies’ Department of the
VISITOR which under a universal rule,
be the artilcle ever so good, must be
rejected. Though not necessary for
publication; yet no article finds place
in a periodical when sent without the
name of the author.

To Wiioii IT MAY Co.vcsnx.—Re-
inember your subscription to the
V ISITOR Wlll soon expire.

grate ggenfs

J. l{. GARDNER, - -

gepartment.

CENTREVILLE.

CENTREVILLE, Nov. 1878.

I can yet furnish the Home and
Wilson sewing machines for $25.00
each; also the New Singer for $20.00,
when money is sent with the order.
These are all first-class shuttle ma-
chines. Orders for hardware, grocer-
ies and dry goods will be filled at the
market rates for them at the date of
receiving. I have some boots and
shoes which I will sell very low, as
l 8-111 desirous to close them out; also
cltnlassortment of gloves and mittens.
I 1aVe_a lot of good buffalo robes
1r°5‘_3 30 ‘to $11 apiece; some are

ndlan Palnteds and all are dark color
fin good fur. Best make of wagons,

iiggies and harness at manufacturers’
prices.

Kerosene oil, Michigan test and-in-
_SP°°l9°da 18 now 23c. in Detroit, and
 here by the bbl. of fifty gallons.
andrtiga test  is 12c. by the barrel
are “aft at_retail in that State. Some
that _:n_g oil from Indiana, and claim
A tater is better than that sold in this

_ atmand that no more accidents
°°"“1°f M_ _m its use than irom using oil
ichigan seat

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THE G-RAN GE VISITOR.

5

M.aiisii.aLi., Nov. 16, 1878.
Wortlzy Secretary .-

The Calhoun County Grange held
its Third Quarterly meeting for this
year at the Grange Hall in the City
of Battle Creek, on Thursday, the
14th inst., at one o’clock r. .\I.

The following Granges were repre-
sented: Battle Creek, Bedford, Ho-
mer, Marshall, Penfield and Union,
(Emmet). All the oflicers were pres-
ent except the Ceres aiid Pomona.
Large delegations were in attendance,
particularly from Bedford, Penfield,
and Union Granges.

For the purpose of co-operating
with the County Granges throughout
the State, I send you a. part of the
proceedings of this meeting in the
hope that other County Granges, in
the spirit of noble emulation, will
likewise report their doings through
the columns of the VISITOR.

As a means of ascertdniiig the
actual condition H.111 workings of
each subordinate Grange in the Coun-
ty, and of obtaining a. crop report, as
well as providing for the literary en-
tertainment of the County Grange,
the following “ form ” was submitted
to each Grange as a bass for secur-
ing these ends.

1. Number of members at the be-
ginning of last quarter.

2. Number of members at the
close, etc.

3. Number of initiations, dimits
granted, re-instatements and suspen-
sions during the quarter.

4. Number or meetings-—i-egular
and special-—during the quarter.

5. Subjects discussed, and business
done during the quarter.

6. Special methods of
interest in the Grange.

7. Number of visitors during the
quarter. ' .

8. Number of members belonging
to the County Grange.

9. Crop report.

10. An address or essay for the ed-
ification of the County Grange, not
to exceed ten minutes.

The result was suflicient to demon-
strate the utility of this plan. The
reports show that the Granges repre-
sented are in a healthy and prosper-
ous condition. Owing to the absorb-
ing ‘interest in the late political can-
vass, and the crowd of work at this
season ‘of the year, the number of
meetings has not been equal to the
average during the year. Subjects of
a political nature have been discussed,
and the transactions show that the
Granges in this County “ mean busi-
ness.” There seems to have been no
provision for keeping a record of
visitors. In some localities, the prac-
tice of visiting Granges has attained
some frequency, while in others its
great importance seems not to have
been fully realized. The necessity of
some special effort on the part of the
members to devise ways and means,
not only to maintain, but to increase
the interest in the Grange, is quite
generally recognized; and the inter-
est, very natually, is in proportion to
the effort. Discussions, lectures, es-
says, readings, recitations and Grange
socials are among the methods report-
ed. Open meetings, to which the
public are invited, are held alternate-
ly with the regulars. ,

The crop report shows the wheat
crop not equal in quality to that of
last year, while the acreage was prob-
ably greater. The yield in this Coun-
ty will average: for wheat, 20 bushels;
com, 25 bushels; cats, 30 bushels. Po-
tatoes are reported a very light crop;
no surplus reported in any part of the
County. One-third to one-half the

promoting

wheat crop is in the hands of the

farmers. The literary entertainment
though not as full as the “bill,” was
quite satisfactory.

The essay from the \\'orthy Lec-
turer, of Penfield Grange, and Sister
Jane B. Hicks’. entitled “ Over-
worked \Vomen," was a very credita-
ble paper, and would have done honor
to the columns of the VIsiToiz.

Bro. A. \V. Hicks, of Battle Creek
Grange, gave us an address upon the
“ Advent and Mission of the Grange,”
in which the necessity, “fullness of
time,” and work to be done by the
Grange were vividly portrayed in
well-chosen words, and noble "senti-
ments.

Brother \\'hite, Worthy Master of
Bedford Grange, introduced and
moved the adoption of the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted by a rising
vote:

VVHEREAS, The producing classes
of the State of Michigan are to-day
laboring under difliculties caused by
the depreciation of the products of
industry, while the rates of interest
and taxation have not been reduced,
but relatively increased; therefore

Resolved, By the Calhoun County
Grange, that the State Grange at its
coming session be requested to take
measures to circulate petitions among
the subordinate Granges, directed to
the Legislature of the State, demand-
ing, on behalf of the producers, that
the legal rate of interest be reduced
from ten to six per cent.; the penalty
for taking more, either directly or in-
directly, to be forfeiture of the debt;
and further

Resolved, It is important that some
plan be adopted whereby the mort-
gages resting upon real estate may be
made to bear their just proportion of
the taxation of the property which
they cover.

Resolved, That the railroads of this
State should be required to charge no
more for freight to citizens of the State
01' Michigan than to those of other
States‘; but that the charge for freight
should be according to distance, pro
rata, the same for through as for way
freight.

A collation was served at the close
of the meeting, by the committee on
refreshments—-who are always equal
to the occasion.

And now I must say that our pro-
gramme promises success. Our Coun-
ty Grange seems now organized for
continuance. The maintenance of
the County Grange, as a. connecting
link between the subordinate and
State Granges is admitted as a neces-
sity. The County Grange if rightly
conducted, may greatly promote the
nsefulness of the subordinate Grange,
by the facilities it affords for a more
extended communication and coop-
eration—the great objects for which
the Grange was instituted. Our next
meeting which, will be the annual,
will be held at Grange Hall in the
City of Marshall, on Thursday, Feb.

ruary 1-1, at one o'clock 1'. )1. A cor-
dial invitation is extended.
Fraternally,
B. F. \Vis:i.cii.

Lecturer oi Calhoun Co. Grange.

The Farm Gate.——The Lee Patent, and
What it Covers

An illustrated article by Prof. R
C. Carpentenof the State Agricultural
College, published in the Detroit
Post and Tribuvzef of Nov. 21st, shows
conclusively that the Lee gate patent
of October 25th, 1865, covers, and
shows also that the common slide
gate commonly used on our Michigan
tarins is not an infringement on the
Lee patent. Embodied in the article
are extracts of the,patent laws bear-

- own class.

ing on the subject, and an affidavit of

J. C. Lee saying that his was only an
improvement on the common slide
gate which was at the time of his
patent, and for several years before
in common or general use. This arti-
cle is well worth the perusal of every
one interested, and Professor Carpen-
ter is entitled to the thanks of the
farmers of Michigan for making it so
plain that all can understand. 0.

\\'e failed to receive the slip from
the Post, arid T rz'l-zme that the writer
intended to send with his article.
En.

Education of Farniers.

LOWELL, Nov. 24th, 1547!.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

\Ve have read with much interest
the article in your valuable paper
on the- subject of law; and when shall
the farmers succeed in being repre-
sented in our. legislatures in propor-
tion to numbers, and the impoitance
of their calling. Now while many
good thoughts were advanced. I be-
lieve the foundation was not reached.

First, we cannot afford to be poorly
represented, iepecially by one of our
Secondly, how are we to
avoid this. And we hear a loud cho-
rus say, “ ‘Va have just as sniart,able,
and intelligent men on the farm as
there are in any other calling." This
maybe true, yet it is not true. I
believe that we have as large a
number of such in proportion to our

whole number as there are in some
of the other calliiigs. I-low shall we
remedy this. .\ly answer is, by edu-
cation. \\'e must give our childien
better facilities for obtaining it. One
is ready to say, " We have High
Schools in every xillvge and city, and
there is no excuse for not having a
liberal education.” \Ve are ready to
admit that they are high, so high that
they are practically out of reach of
ainajority of the farmers’ children.
\Ve know of one of these schools that
receives $1,000 per annum from farm-
ers to support it. What are these
farmers doing? They are making
that school a success, so that the
children of every business man, me-
chanic, or any other calling have the
very best facilities for obtaining an
education, while only one in twenty
of the farmers’ children can enjoy
these opportunities. \\'hen we con-
sider these facts, is it any wonder
that men of other callings greatly
out-nuinbeiflus in our Legislative
Halls? Notwithstanding all these ad-
vantages are at the doors of those in
the cities, the graduating class is fre-
quently composed of a majority from
the farm ; showing that a much larg-
er proportion of those from the farm
succeed. \Ve believe that if 81,000
that is paid by the farmers in support
of the above city school were paid
out in three or four places in the
country for a graded or high school,
and the same students sent to them.
that ten students for every one of
these, and their tuition would be add-
ed to the number, which would make
the number ten-fold greater than now;
who would be able to obtain a better
education. And this at our own homes
where we could visit them and attend
the closing exercises, and see and
know for ourselves what progress our
children were making. Suppose this
plan take effect immediately through-
out the State and we persevere, I have
grave doubts about our children’s
complaining that the farmers are not
represented in our Legislative Halls,
or our farms are depreciating in value
in the vicinity of those sdhools.
There is more in this than you have
thought of yet. By adopting such a
plan, we shall be doing a great good
to our less fortunate neighbors’ chil-
dren. Hundreds of students vioald
then avail themselves of the opportu-

  
 

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nities thus placed in their reach, that
never could have obtained them in a
foreign school-—the circumstances of
their parents being such that it would

be impossible; and yet their children i

may be as well qualified by nature as

our own—perhaps better. This would ‘,4

be educating our brother farmers
children instead of those who live in 3
the cities, and would remind us of the 5
golden rule. We believe the above ‘
plan, carried out with the opportuni-

ties which the Grange affords, that,
the result would bea better and high- 
er type of manhood, and an answer‘
to the question first presented. l

The school at the South Boston )
Grgnge Ilall is well attended, and .
prospering finely; there forty names
on the roll this term. Places for a
fc w more can be obtained for thosei
who may wish to attend the winter
term, which will commence after the
the holidays. There are one or two
places where young men cin work in
part payment for board.

For the benefit of any who wonder
how we get along with school desks in
a Grange Hall, I will say that most of
the students are furnished with a
patent folding table, and that when a
dozen or more are folded they occupy
a space of about three or four feet-.

F1-aternall_v yours,
J. (‘. ENGLISII. ,

Patronizlng our Business Agents.

Hinvnit lniitn GRANGE, No. 624-,

November 12th, 15473. T

Bro. J. T. Cobb:
Let me say a few words to the Pa-
trons of Western Michigan in particu-
lar, and to all that it may conern,
about patronizing our business agents
more, and other firms less. Firstlet
me state that when we deal with our
own agents, as Bro. Thomas .\l-ason, of
Chicago, (lhidestcr, of Detroit, or,
Gardner, of Centei-ville, we are deal-
ing with men of our own selection,
men that are under heavy bonds to
deal fairly by us, and men that have
a right to expect a liberal patronage
from the men who placed them there
to do business for them; yet it is a
fact, that far too many Gi-angers are
daily sending to Montgomery, \\'ard
,& 00., for bills of goods, that Brother
Mason would be glad to fill, and he is
under bonds to fill honestly, and he
assures me that he deals at much bet-
ter houses in (‘liicago than .\lont-
gomery, \\'ard & Co’s. Have we any
reason to doubt him, especially be-
fore we try him ? I must say, 1 have

found Bro. Mason honorable and up

right in all the business we have done
And I believe him to be the right man
for that place. Now, when we have a
good man, let us support him, the
more business he gets the better he
can and will do for us, and unless we
do support him, we will soon be with-
out an agent in Chicago to do our
business. The same appeal will hold
good for Bro. Chidester, of Detroit.
They are our paid, boarded and sworn
agents, as well as being our Brothers
in Fraternity. While the other firms
we are dealing with, care nothing for
us, only what money they can get out
01 us, they are under no bonds, either
legal or Fraternal, to deal fairly by us,
and too often boast how they gull the
foolish Grangers, as they sneeringly
term us. Let us show to them, and
to the world, that we are not so fool-
ish as they call us. Let us patronize
our own agencies, both in buying and
selling. Let us cooperate and fimly
establish one of the great objects for
which the Grange was founded, that is
mutual protection from the swindling
sharks of all other professions. \Ve
can do this by dealing with our Broth-
ers, by placing our business in our
agents hands, both buying and selling,
and in this way alone, can we accom-

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lOrder. Brothers and Sisters when

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,I to Brother Thomas Mason, 1543 South

have to often done.
_‘ agent, give him a fair show.
I Fraternally.

T. ll. CLYIIE, Lecurer.

The Oil Monopoly.

Ki-'.i:i.r.ii, Nov. 18, 1878.
Dear l'i.s-ilor:

As Bro. Gardner has introduced
the oil question, and asked for infor-
mation, I contribute my mite, though
not a true knight of the quill. What
little knowledge I impart in regard to
the oil monopoly I have gleaned from
P«mzer0y’s ]Jcm0cra_f.

The Standard Oil Company com-
menced their operations more than a
decade since, with a capital of $100,-
000, and so nef:1riously have their
affairs been managed that it now rep-
resents $20,000,000. Without doubt,
it is the most grgantic, unprincipled
monopoly the P. of H. have yet had
to contend with. By certain means,
either fair or foul, they have succeed-
ed in driving nearly all opposition
from the field; and they not only
control certain railroads, but also the
refineries, paying such prices for
crude oil- as they see fit-—no matter
how ruinous the same may be to the
well-owners. In respect to trade they
are still more conteinptable. They
not only fix the prices which they
willsupply dealers, but also designate
to whom they shall sell. This proves
conclusively that tests have nothing
to do with the prices of oil. Brother
Gardner, need you wonder longer
why oil in Ohio, at 150 deg. test, sells
for less than in Michigan, at 140 (leg?

The State Courts of Pennsylvania
have commenced suit against the
Penn. Railroad for an infringement of
its charter, by granting rebates and
shipping facilities to the Oil Company
above mentioned, and refusing to
those outside the ring.

Keeler Grange, through the col-
umns of the \'i.~:i'rou, asks her sister
G-ranges to give this subject careful
and thorough investigation; then
uniting with us, join hands with those
who have commenced legal proceed-
ings in Pennsylvania, and fight the
combination to the bitter end.

l<‘rateriially,
.\ll{S. B. E. Kiairii.

Have the («rangers Nothing More to do!

“ You Grangers are going to die
out now,” said an outside friend to
me a few days ago. “ \Vhy so,” I
asked. “ Because,” he replied, “ You
have nothing to do, you have accom-
plished your undertaking with the
railroads, and you have broken up the
plaster ring, you have nothing to fight
for and therefore you cannot live.”
I have no doubt that my friend in his
expression fairly represented the be-
lief of farmers out-side the Grange, and
perhaps of some few within the
Grange.

But no greater mistake could be
made than to suppose that the Gran-
gers have accomplished their entire
mission, and it is to be hoped that no
Granger worthy of the name, will for
a moment, give way to the belief that
there remains nothing for ‘ the Order
to do, worth while of is living.

The Agricultural interests of the
country are yet in a dozen ways seri-
ously discriminated against by the
action of Railroad Companies, and by
laws of the State. These discrim-
inations are wrong and should be
removed. Our Grange organization
is the only power- that can remove
and redress these wrongs. Let us go

 iiI(a;}RANh(§‘;E

plish the great objects and aim of our at them-perhaps one at a time is suf-
vou send to Chicago for goods—-send State Grange at its coming session
\Vater Street, Chicago, instead of to I let us go at it and open fire all along

Montgomery, \\'a.rd‘ & Co, as you ' the line until it is an accomplished
Try your own l fact.

VISITOR. I

ficient and more efl'ective. Let our

designate what it shall be first, then

No fear that we have not
enough to do, let our State Grange

but lay out the work. i‘.

A Library for the Grange.

HY PRO]-‘ESSCR W. J. HEAL.

The opinion seems to be general
among the members that the Order
of Patrons of Husbandry is to be a
permanent organization, to exist as
long as farmers have a desire for so-
cial and intellectual improvement.
Many Granges already have a hall of
their own. Every Grange should
have a library; even if the members
are poor and few in number, they
need a few books. There is an im-
posing list to select from—too long
and bewildering for a person not
much used to working with books.

I venture to send a short list on
various departments of agriculture.
The books are all worth having, some
of them are popular; some are too
deep or scientific for any but those
who have some knowledge of Botany,
Chemistry, or Entomology. In mak-
ing this list I have received assistance
from two of our Professors, viz: Bro
Ingersoll and Carpenter. To the list
of books I add a list of some valuable
reports, magazines and papers. I
give the retail price when known and
in some cases make a guess as to the
probable cost of the book:

Allen's (L F.) American Cattle, popular. . 8?. 50
Arnold’s (L. B.) “ Dairying, Scientific, l 50

Brown, Rolnert, Manual of Botany, " 4 00

Brill’s Farm Gardening and Seed-growing,
popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0

Bryant’s Forest Trees, popular, . . . . . . . . . . 1 50

Burr's Vegetables of America, popula.r,. . . 3 00
Burbridges (F. W.) Propagation and Im-
provement of Cultivated Plants, new and
good to study, popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7-5
Copeland’s Ancient and Modern Agricul-
ture, popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ——
Cook's (A. J.) Manual of the Apiary, pop-
la 1

u 1', . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cook (A. J.) Injurious Insects of Michigan

popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:3
Cooke's (N. C.) Fungi, their Natural uses,

popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 50
Dana's Michigan Manual, popular, . . . . . . . l 25
Danwin’s Cross and Self-Fertilization of

Plant’s, Scientific andpopular, . . . . . . . . . 4 00
Downing’s Fruit and Fruit Trees of Amer-

ica, popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00

Dowring’s Landscape Gardening, popular, 6 50
Enfield’s Indian Barn, popular,. . .. . . _ . . 1 00
Elliott's Practical Landscape Gardening.

popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 50
Farming for Boys, popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50
Fleming (G ) Practical Horse-shoeing, pop. 75
Flint on Grasses and Forage Plants, “ ‘2 '30

“ “ Milch Cows, popular, . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50
French's Farm Drainage, popular, . . . . . . . l 50
Fuller’: Grape Culturist, “ . _ . , . , _ 1 50
Gregory (J. J. H.) on Onion raising, pop’lr 30

“ “ on Squash U H 30
“ “ on Cabbage “ “ 30
“ “ on Carrots, &c., H 30
Harris (J.) on the Pig, popular, . . _ _ , _ _ _ _ . 1 50
“ “ Talks on Manners, popular,.. . l 50
“ Insects Injurious to Vegetation,

popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 00
Ha.ttield’s Carpentry, popular, . . . . . . . . . .. 3 50
tIenderson’s Gardening for Profit, pop'lar l -'30

“ Floriculture, popular, . . . . . .. 1 50
Hoope’s Book of Evergreens “ , . _ _ _ _ 3 00
Johnson's Peat and Its Uses, “ _ _ . , , _ 1 25

“ How Crops Feed. good, Scientific 2 00
H u u Grow’ U n 2 00
Kemp's Landscape Gardening, popular,. _ 2 5 0
Klipyarr’s Wheat Plant, -4 , _ 1 75
Knight's Mechanical Dictionary, 3 Vols., . .24 00
Law's (J. B.) Veterinary Adviser, popular, 3 00

Lindley and Moore’s Treasury of Botany.
2 Vols. Some account of all Useful
Plants’. Popular, ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ 5 00
Moreton s Lyclopaadia of Agriculture, 3
Vo1u}nes—Povular  00
Purdy s (A M.) _Small Fruit Insects, pop’lr 20
Quinn’s Money in the Garden, popular,. .. 1 50

Roe (E. P.) Manual of Small Fruit, " .. . .50
Root (J. P. of Rockford, Ill.) Garden Man-
uals 187-5—76———po ular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sowerhy’s (J. E.) seful Plants of Great
Britain——popular, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , _ , _ 3 00
Stewart's Irrigation——popular, . . . . . , _ _ _ _ _ 1 .50

Sheep Manual,——populai', . . . . . . 1 50
Thomas’ American Fruit Culturist——pop’lr 3 00
“ Annual of Rural Affairs, 8 Vols, 9
Very valuable, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 00
Warder’s Pomolog A 1 __ 1 3
William's (H. T ) v’vi;iii1owptii::s.i'n§?f.‘$paii£ 1 23
“ - (B S.) Choice Stove and Green
House Plants;-2 VoIs..—popu1m-, .... .. 6 oo
Wood’a Botany and Floi'ist,—Scientific. . . 2 50

Reports of Mich. Poniological Society.... _.
' “ State Board of Agriculture \

Hushandmt it, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan Farmer, .. .
New York Tribune, .. .
Ohio Farmer, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prairie Farmer, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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THE FARMERS‘ GRANGE.

BY R. SABIN, SHELBY, MICE.

The few short, fleeting years that's part
Have brought around a change.

The farmer—he's waked up at last,
And organized the Grange.

A noble cause, and Heaven blast,
Extending o'er our land.

From north to south, from east to west,
They're joining heart and hand.

The city folks and railroad kings,
Dandies, fops and charmers,
VVith large monopolies and rings,
Always run on farmers.

They say that farmers are " mud sills,"
And only fit to work ;

VVhile lawyers shrewd the cities fills,
And lazy louts do shirk.

At honest toil they shake the head,
And sneer at “home-spun ” clothes;
They say the farmers can be lead
Around, just by the nose.

And once a year they seek him out,
And think he is of note,

\Vhen pampered sons or fortune's lout
Do want the farmei’s vote.

‘Tis only city folks, they say.
Know how to scrape and bow ;
Forgetting where they'd be to-day
But for the spade and plow.

They criticise his every act,
And taunts at him are hurled ;
They do not realize the fact
That farmers feed the world.

Now after suffering much and long,
And goaded to the quick

\Vith insult, sad neglect, and wrong,
The farmers they got sick.

And looking round for healing balm
To cure them through and through.
They thought it the wisest plan

To paddle their own canoe.

God helps the needy here below :~

A cure was found—though strange-
And all the world was brought to know
That farmers had a. Grange.

Ye honest sons who till the soil,
And delve in mother earth ;

Be not ashamed that you thus toil :
You are of noble birth.

For what were all earth’s people here.
Had they no bread to eat ;

The farmers are the ones’-—'tis clear-—~
Who raise both bread and meat.

Since farmers have organized

To have a wider range,

The busy world is much surprised
At the doings of the Grange.

The products of the Sunny South,
Our brothers there exchange

For wheat and products of the North I
And all done through the Grange l

Then let the tiller of the soil.
Together with his mate,

And worthy sons of honest toil,
J ust come within the gate!

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SAD, or CoURs'E.——-One of the sad’
dest and most vexations trial? W,“
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CLIMAX, Nov. 27, 1878.
To J. T. Cobb, Esq.—Dear LS'i7' .-
It is so long since the VISITOR has

had any report from the Grange at this

lace that most of your readers have
probably forgotten that there is such a
Grange in existence. In fact, during
the long, warm days of summer we had
fallen asleep, and nearly forgotten it
ourselves; but “ as the evenings begin
to lengthen, and the cold_ begins to
gtreiigthen,” we are bestirring our-
selves again. _

.Iust now we are at work preparing
for a Farmers’ Institute, which is to be
held here about the 15th of January
next. The success of the State Farm-
ers’ Institute, held here last winter, was
so gratifying that we hoped_ some ‘of the
Granges in our neighboring villages
would organize another for the coming
winter; but as time passed _by, and we
heard no note of preparation in any
quarter. we determined to go at the
work ourselves. Preparations are so far
advanced now that we feel sanguine
that we shall have an Institute equal to
or better than that of last winter. Prof.
Beal, of the State Agricultural College,
has accepted an invitalioii to assist us,
and we have reason to expect that Prof.
R. F. Kedzie will also take a part.
Several of the leading farmers of Kala-
mazoo County have already accepted
invitations to read papers before the In-
stitute; among others, Mr. A. H. Stod-
dard, the farmer poet, of Cooper,
who will read an original poem pre-
pared for the occasion. Hon.
Woodman has been invited to come and
tell us what he saw of the agriculture of
France, during his visit to the great
Exposition, but owing to his absence
from liomein attendance on the Nation-
al Grange, we have not yet received his
reply, which we expect will be favor-
able. We wish this winter to elicit.
more extended discussion of the various
subjects presented to the Institute than
was practicable last winter, and shall
reduce the number of papers somewhat,
so as to give more time for this uiscus-
sion. We want to draw out more of
the results of the practical experience
of our farmers; and we invite them all
to come, and come prepared to make
live minute talks on the sub_jects pre-
sented. As soon as it can be done, a
programme will be issued, giving full
information of the subjects to be pre-
sented, and the time allotted for their
discussion. We wish every Grange in
the vicinity, both in this and neighbor-
ing‘ Counties, would select some of
their number to attend the Institute,
and come prepared to talk on the sub-
_iects presented.

_The Climax Grange will see that all
visitors from neighboring Granges are
suitably entertained, and the good peo-
ple of Climax will join with the
Grange in caring for all who come from
it distance whether Patrons or not. The
Iatcli-string is out. W'e ask all to come
and enjoy it,

E. Hooousx.

, -.\'ovi~:Mi3i-sit 20, 1878.
ll oi-thy Secretary .-
Perhaps a few lines from Birming-
ham Grange, No. 323 may not come
Ilniss, as I believe nothing has been
written to the Visrron about this
‘Grange It is in a prosperous condition
‘and holds its meetings every Saturday
evening when the weather will permit,
and generally has a good attendance—
"W9“t¥~five being less than the usual
number present. We rent a. pleasant
hall. and have furnished it with a
carpet. fifty arm-chairs, a table for the
Master and Secretary, an altar, an
Organ, two stoves, one hundred cups
and saucers, besides pictures, mottoes
and wreaths to adorn the walls. Our
;n°el"“8,8 are pleasant and profitable,
mgr we discuss some question given out
Ge week before; and we support a
“WEE Paper; Our next--‘editress "is
”‘ lifldy Over sixty years of age. It‘ is
ilglltced by different ones visiting us
al a we have more aged members than
anm°-5‘ any Grange of their acquaint-
in C8, and they seem to enjoy the meet-
mg‘ bquite as well as the younger
‘Ci? “'3; and they are a great help on
Thount of their wisdom and experience.
their who feel that they cannot aid by
prose counsels, encourage us. by their
causence. and thus help on the good
come-P vtve are always happy to wel-
I wh “..1’°”.5."9 ."}1l_‘ meetings, no_mat-
vim‘; fete they reside, and have enjoyed
mm members of the Order from

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

visits have always proved a benefit to
us, and they will always be sure of a
hearty welcome.
Yours truly,
A TALKING .\Ir:.\iisi-:i<.

DOVVAGIAC, Nov. 19, 1878.

J. T. Cobb, Sec’_y State Grange.-

’ I would be happy to attend the meet-
ing of the State Grange if possible, but
being an invalid I am compelled to
content myself with making asugges-
tion which I consider for the good of
the Order.

I can see no reason why Masters
should rscelve the VISITOR free any
more than private members; therefore,
the rule should be changed, and one
adopted requesting each Grange to fur-
nish every head of a family among its
members with a copy,free to be paid for
out of the Grange funds. This would
double its circulation, and reduce the
cost of publication. “Equal and exact
justice to all, and special privileges to
none” should be the motto of every
true Patron.

We never shall obtain an equitable
tarifl‘ on railroad freights so long as our
Legislators and State officials receive
free passes. VVe should have a law
depriving any oflicial of his oflice who
accepts a pass. VVill Patrons agitate
and ventilate the iniquities of this per-
nicious practice ‘P

H. H. 'l‘.i\'1.oi:.

C()LDWA'I‘ER, Mich. 1
Nov 18,1878. 1'
Brother J. T. Cobb .-

The meeting of Branch Co. Pomona
Grange was held at Goldwater Grange
Hall on the 12th inst., according to
appointment, and we had 9. very good
meeting. We had some candidates upon
whom the Fifth Degree was conferred.

We are laboring under that inflii-
ence which is very disadvantageous-
tliat none but members can be present.
All Patrons ought to know that no
other business is done except in the
Fourth Degree, and if they have the
signals and annual pass, there is notli—
ing to prevent them going into any
County Grange. '

We hope all Patrons will consider
themselves welcome to our meetings,
and by their presence among us, give
aid and comfort to their brothers and
sisters; and thereby encourage progress
in the Order.

Our next meeting will be on the 10th
of December at 2 o’clock P. M, at the
Goldwater Grange Hall. All are wel-
come, and come early.

H. B. Gi~:oRGi-:.

Editor Grange Visitor:

Please announce in the December
number of the GRANGE VISITOR that
the annual meeting of the Berrien Co.
Pomona Grange No. 1 will be held at
Berrien Center Grange Hall on the
second Tuesday of January, 1879. The
election of officers, and other important
business will be transacted at said meet-
ing. All 4th as well as 5th Degree
members are cordially invited to be
present.

CHAS. HOGUE, Sec’y.

The Kitchen.

Few things tend so much to peace
and comfort, making all laboring for
the family contented and comfortable,
as a bright, pleasant, well-furnished
kitchen, In no other room in the
house are sunlight and fresh, pure air
so indispensible as in the room where
some of the most important work
must be done. A long, narrow, dark
kitchen is an abomination. In some
city houses, we suppose, it can not be
avoided; at least, so the architect
will aflirm. Ranges and cook-stoves
should not be placed opposite a. door
or window, a good ventilation is im-
portant over the range or cook-stove,
by which the steam disagreeable oders
from cooking can be carried off with-
out pervading the house. Three large
windows are alwa s desirable, and
for a very large kitchen four would
be better"-.—._ll_l‘r_s. Beecher.

——A beautiful smile is to the female
countenance what the sunbeam is to
the landscape; it embellishes an in-

"".h.°.1' Stair!‘-8. as well as Canada, These

ferior face and redeems an ugly one.

guides’ gepartmnit.

Plea for llouscwirrs.

"I‘i-:.\'.\'v Pi.Ai.\'s Grange, No. 335.

\Vhy I should have been chosen to
write upon this subject——not being a
housewife——is more than I can compre-
hend, and consequently I shall not be
expected to write a very lengthy article
under this head.

In the first place I plead that above ‘V
all things a housewife should have as ~.

cheerful a home as the means of her
husband will afford. Let there be pic-
tures to adorn the wafls, flowers to
cultivate the taste, and plenty of books,
periodicals and newspapers. This is on
the assumption that a woman has
appreciation, and her intellect is capa-
ble of expansion and cultivation. \Ve
believe a good deal of the happiness of
a housewife depends on her manage-
ment of the household. Now while
we do not advocate over-working, the
house should be neat and in order.
Vvomen have a far greater responsi-
bility in these things than many of us
are willing to admit. It requires very
little more effort to do things well than
to hotch them, and there is a satis-
faction in knowing a thing is rightly
done that pays for the extra trouble.
Although not believing in being a slave
to man’s whims too much cannot be
said on the subject of cooking; for, as
the old adage runs, the nearest way to
a. man’s heart is through his stomach.
Many a man thinks he can trace his
fallen fortunes and ship-wrecked hopes
to heavy bread, tough buscuits and
burnt meat. But in order to prevent
this terrible calamity, I plead for
the housewife that she shall have
wood and water handy and all things
comfortable, that her strength may be
liusbanded for the performance of the
duties to which her daily round of life
subjects her.

Now your Granger is a stalwart,
comfortable creature; there is no little
one wailing at his side while he plows
or makes fences, singing, “Bud and
bloom, sweet perfume ;” while the poor,
over-worked housewife, if she sings at
all, it should be, “Work for the night
is comiiig.”

A good deal has been said by the
world’s regulators—the men—about the
duty of women to always meet their
husbands with a smile. Do they smile
or frown when they come in‘? I think
that the smiles should not always be on
one side. How can a woman he
expected to smile when she is trying
her utmost to place the meal upon the
table, while she has stood over a broil-
ing hot fire to cook; while he very
kindly informs her that he never had to
wait for “mother’s dinner.” The
housewife wonders if Eve was not
blessed in this particular, as Adam had,
we believe, no mother to refer to. Wo-
man is by nature, a neat, tidy creature;
grace and beauty she strives after, be it
ever so dimly. If a housewife has a
husband who is indifferent whether her
hair is smoothed once a day or once a
year, still let her for her own sake and
that of her family, strive to look as
attractive as possible. Let her not be
neat and tidy only when company
comes. 1 do not contend that a house-
wife’: life is all care and work; for I
know from observation that there are
many pleasant memories connected
with it, that serves to make life cheer-
ful and happy, providing she has the
the love and confidence of her husband,
which to a true wife is priceless.

‘ M. B.

Letter from Grange No. 634.

ALTON, Kent County, Mich. 7‘
Nov. 18th. 1878. J
Worlliy Sec’y Cobb .' .

It has been along time since I have
written for the VIS1TOR,———haVe been
waiting for some other sister from
Grange, No. 634. We have no reason to
complain that the Grange has come
short of our expectations, for it has not
—but is steadily growing in favor. At
our last meeting we conferred Diagrees,
had a good, social time, satisfactory to
all present. We are all working as one
harmonious family, are finishing our
Hall to be ready for dedication in
December. A few of our members
visited the Lowell District Grange at its
late meeting at the Hall of Keene
Grange, They returned so well pleased
that they are sure to repeat the visit,
and we think some of our members will
join this District Grange.

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\‘\'e expect as the long winter even-
ings give us better oportunities to have
essays and select reading—-to instruct as
well as to entertain our members.
Efforts in this direction may be hard
E for us to make, but as we know that no
i_ positive good comes without effort, we
 shall resolutely attempt to do our whole

E ditty.

 

I so dearly love the Order, and appre-
ciate the opportuiiitins for improve-
ment it aflbrds, that] must close with
; :1 “God Bless the Grange.”

._ A SISTER.

iTwo Things That Meet with Approval.

Bro. J. T. Cobb:

I like the GRAi\'oi~: VISITOR through
and through—every single number of
it, but there have been two things men-
tioned in late numbers with which I
was more than pleased, and I feel
constrained to give them my hearty
approval.

_The first was a notice of the reception
given to \Vorthy Master J. J. VVood-
man on his return from Europe. It
seems actually to have been done with-
out a feast, or if there was one it was
not the most important feature of the
reception. l\'early_ every report of a
Grange meeting, either subordinate or
Pomona, has for its prime, leading

with the good things the sisters of that
particular Grange “know so well how
to prepare.” To eat is, of course, nec-
essary, to Grangers as well as to others,
but to live to eat, and to find our
highest pleasure in eating, is placing
ourselves lower in the scale of animal
creation than I care to be ranked. In
our Grange there are some who are not
willing to let an opportunity pass
unimproved to have a feast, and always
the feast must be made of that which
makes the greatest show and the most
work. As though the sisters had no
niiiid above a sweet cake or a chicken
pie! It appears to me that there is
a vast deal of hard, unnecessary work
added to the tasks of the already over-
worked farmers’ wives in preparing
these feasts and serving at them;
whereas the Grange meeting should be
a place of rest and freedom from house-
hold care. It is often said, “The
Grange admits women side by side with
husband or brother.” VVhere is the
honor in that if we are only admitted
to cook and wash dishes? It is usually
the men who vote in favor of a feast-
although not all of them. I insist that
farmers’ wives and daughters know
something besides how to cook, and
that the Grange is not a proper place to
display culinary skill. The place to
exercise hospitality is at home, and at
reasonable hours. -

Secondly comes after so long a say on
firstly, that I am afraid I shall be left
out entirely; so will give it only brief
mention, though it is ever so important.
One good sister recommends a plain,
simple diet for families. The subject
was brought to my notice a number of
years since, and I can truthfully say
that it has done myself and family
more good, liealtliwise, than all the
nostrunis of all the M. D’s. Plain food
and simple habits, and never a bit of
medicine!

Our Grange is alive, and numbers
not far from one hundred members.
\Ve meet every week, and have a very
good attendance. VVe have never had,
since I have been a member, an essay
or discussion in this Grange. We meet
and hear over and over again the same

standing in the State Grange, and hope
for and expect great things for ourselves
and our children from the highest
departments of the Order. The good
we might receive in the subordinate
Grange from a free interchange of
thoughts and a comparison of experi-
ences_is almost entirely neglected and
lost sight of. Can you guess why?
VVe are afraid to speak to each other in
the Grange! _ Absurd as it may seem to
you, I can give no other reason for this
lolly than that we are bashful. If there
IS 811011191‘ Grange so" ‘exceedingly
sympathy. And Mr. Editor,*"‘it",you
please give me the benefit. of your
wisdom. _ 3,

There are ten shades of red this
season in women’s togger and 347
shades of blue about tho husband ‘and
father who footsthe dry good and_
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feature, the well-spread table, loaded,

routine; we pay our dues, and keep a V

modest I would like to ofi"er_i't',i_my9,'»

have a remedy for such haslit'uln‘ess. .

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“Doctor,” said a wealthy patient
to his physician, “ I want you to be
thorough and strike at the root of the
disease.” “\Vell. I will,” said the
doctor, as he lifted his cane and
brought it down hard enough to break
into pieces a bottle and glass that
stood upon the sideboard. It was his
last professional visit to that house.

TIIE REAPER, DEATII.

Mrs. Jane Rice, wife of our VVortliy Master,
Addison Rice, of Danby Grange, No. 13-3, died
July 12th, 1878, aged 49 years. The Grange
adopted the following tribute to her memory ;

Wunnnns, It has pleased God to remove our
sister from among us ; therefore

Resolved, That in her death we lose an
earnest worker in our cause, and that we ear-
nestly tender our sympathies to our brother,
the family and friends that mourn her loss.

Resolved, That these resolutions be entered
upon ounrecords, a copy sent to the family,
and a copy to the GRANGE Visiroii and Port-
land Observe)’ for publication.

MARY A. GUILFORD,
R. E. GUiLrosn,

3 Com.
J, \‘VArmE.\', )

\VHEREAS, It has pleased the Great Master
to remove from our midst our worthy and
belvoed brother, H. F. STILES, aged 28 years;
therefore

Resolved, That in the death of our brother
we have lost a useful and beloved member of
our Order; that as a G-range we lament his
death, and tender our sympathies to the young
and newly-wedded wife, to the aged parents,
and friends that mourn his loss.

Resolved, That our Charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days; that these resolu-
tions be entered upon our records, a copy sent
to the family, and a copy sent to the GRANGE
Visiroa for publication.

Windsor Grange, No. 619, Oct. 16th, 1878.

MR. AND Mas. ESEKRAY, Com.

D11-:1’) —Oct. 18, 1878, aged 60 years, Brother
ELIJAK BLANCHABD, a worthy member of
Chippewa Grange, 517.

At a regular meeting of Chippewa Grange
the following resolutions were adopted:

WHEREAS, The Great Master has seen tit. to
call our worthy brother, Elijah Blanchard, from
this to the Great Grange above ; therefore

Resolved, That in Brother Blanchard the
Grange has lost a worthy brother, and his fam-
ily a. kind husband and indulgent parent.

Resolved, That the members of this Grange
tender the bereaved family our heart-felt sym-
pathy in their aflliction.

Rnsolved. That a copy of these re-soltions he
sent to the bereaved family, and to the Giisxoi-2
VISITOR for publication, and that they also be‘
spread upon the records of this Grange.

WILLIAM Cook, 2
Joiix H. CIIURCI-K, .
J onx WHITE,

Com.

Patton's Coigission 
THOMAS MASON,
General Commission Merchanl,

I83 SOUTH WATER STREET,
CHICAGO. - - ILLINOIS.
Respectfully solicits Consignments of

FRUITS. VEGETABLES. BETTER. EGGS.

Poultry, Wool, Hides,
PELTS, TALLOW, and DRESSED HUGS.

GRIN, HOGS, and CATTLE
In Car Lots. Also,

I. UMBER in Car or Cargo Lots.

Having a large and conveniently arranged
House in the business part of the city, we are
prepare to handle goods in any quantity, and.
being on the SHADY SIDE of the street, can
show PERISHABLE goods in BEST CONDI-
TION, throughout the day. With

SUPERIOR FACILITIES,

and close personal attention to business, we
hope to merit, receive, and retain a liberal share

of our patronage.
Grders for goods in this market will be filled

at lowest wholesale rates.

Cash must Accompany Orders
to Insure Prompt Attention.
Also, Collecting and Distributing Agent of

the Michigan Lake Shore Fruit Growers’ Asso-

ciation.
—-—REFERENC iss:—-—-
Merchants‘ National Bank, Chicago, Ill.
.1’. J. Woodman, Paw Paw, Mich.
,y‘_ T_ Cobb, Schoolcraft, Mich,"
C, L. Whitney. Muskcgon, Mich. _ t
R, 0, Tate. Pres’t_Mich, L. S.  G. Association,
St. Joseph, Mich. _
W. A. Brown, Sec’y Mich. L S. F. G. Ass’n,
Stevensville, Mich.

S‘ '10 Sh' my Tags and Market Re-
? Lmportm alfurrilighed on application.
oounnsroxmsxcn Soticnnn. ma.y30

lleiman Horse and Bow Powder.

It should be the aim of every farmer to make
his horses and cattle as handsome and useful
as possible. Nearly every teamster who drives
a team of very fine horses feeds Condition
Powders, either openly oi‘ secretly.

The German Horse and Cow Powdor is of
the highest value for stock. It aids digestion
and assimulatioii. It helps to develop all the
powers of the animal. It improves its beauty
and increases its usefulness. It makes fat and
milk. By using it a horse will do more work,
andacow give more milk, and be in better
condition, with less feed.

By giving poultry a heaped tablcspoonful
occasionaliy in a quart of chop, it will keep
them healthy and increase the quuntity of eggs.
By giving hogs a large heaped tablespooiiful,
with the same qifantity of salt, in a half peck
of scalded wheat bran for every four hogs, twice
a week you will prevent Hoo DISEASE.

Put up in five pound packages, six packages
in abox. at 12 cents a pound; or in sixty pound
boxes at ten cents a pound. The receipt is
posted on each package and box. Made b ' Dr.
Oberholtzer, at his mills, No. 2 Fetter ane,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by R. E. JAMES,
Kalamazoo Co-operative Association, No. 31
North Burdick St., Kalamazoo, Mich., and by
J. M. CHAMBERS, Illinois State Business
Agent, Chicago, III., at the Lowest Wholesale
Price, when ordered under the seal of the
Grange. mayl5-tf

 IIusha.nclma.n!

EVERY FARMER Should TAKE IT. 

It is thoroughly Reliable
and Practical in Every
Department.

It is Owned, Edited and Managed
by FARMERS, and is an able Ex-
ponent of the Agricultural
Interests of the Country.

Tm: HUSBANDMAN discusses ublic questions
from the farmer's standpoint. t demands that
the burdens of taxation should be more equita-
bly placed on all classes of property, and that
the farming interests be thereby measurably
relieved. .

THE HUSBANDMAX contends against unjust
discrimination in freight charges, by which the
present railroad management is heaping heavy
burdens on the farmers of this and other States.

No other farmer’s paper pays as careful heed
to its Market Reports, which are thoroughly
reliable and accompanied with comments show-
ing the condition of the market and tendency
of prices.

In short, Tm: Hussssnxns 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

Elmira Farmers Club

occupy about one page of the paper each week,
and are alone worth more to any practical
farmer than the cost of subscription.

Many of the leading farmers in different parts
of the country are among its large number of
correspondents.

Hon. Alonzo Sessions, the present Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, and an old and successful
farmer, in a letter urging the farmers of his
own county to take this paper said: “ I have
read THE HUsnANnx;N for more than two
years, and I do not hesitate to recommend it as
the BEST FARMERS PAPER that I ever read.
I take and read several other papers, but I will
say frankly that no paper comes to my house
that is more welcome to myself and to all my
family, and not one that is read with so much
pleasure and profit.”

As a. representative of the GRANGE, THE
HUSBANDMAN is highly prized by the leading
members of the Order, in all sections of the
country. It is not sensational, but is candid
and influential.

The Husbaudman is a Large Eight-Page
Paper, and only $1.50 per year.
Postage Free.

The interesting character of THE HUSBAND-
MAN, and low price, commend it at once to
farmers everywhere, and make it an easy task
to secure a. club of subscribers in any Grange or
community. Send for sample copies which are
furnished free. Address,

HUSBAN DMAN, Elmira, N'.Y.

We will send TEE HUSBANDMAN and THE
GRANGE VISITOR for one year, to Clubs of
five or more. for 8 I .60 ; To a Single Address,
8 I .7 5 .

TO EXCHANGE.

THE subscriber wishes to exchange Lumber
for ii. span of Horses or yoke of Oxen.
Call on or address I UPTON

Fremont Center, N ewaygo Co., Mich.

H DES CRIPTIVE ILLUSTRATED

PRICE LIST is now ready and _will be .\'EI\'_'l‘
FREE to any person who may ask for it. From this
desirable book you can obtain the IV/zolcsale Prices _of
nearly every article you require for personal or family
use. such as Dry Goods, Hosiery. Notions, Clothing Hats.
Caps, Boots. Shoes. Carpets. Cilcloths. Cutlery. Silver. and
Silver Plated Ware, lValc/zes, Jewelry, Secoing Jlac/L2'7zes,
T runlcs, Y7)‘(1’l.‘t3l2-‘ilg Bagys, Pipes, T obacco, Cigars, Brass,
Tinsllfire, Srzdclles, ])’ab_i/ Carrz'a_r7e..-, It‘ockz'n_r/- [[0-rscs,

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Velocipedes, dtc.

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We sell all our Goods at \Vholesale Prices, in any quuiitities to suit the Purchzisers. The
only institution of the kind in America. Address,

MONTGOMERY WHRD ti‘ 00.,

221 and 229 Wabash Ave., cmcsco, 114,,

THE KALA M AZOO

Spring Tooth Cultivator

_0R__

HARROWSI

Manufactured by

D. G. and H. G. REED & 00.,
KALAMAZOO, MICH.
Saves Time and Money
To THE PARMER.

—~——o

For l‘i1rtl1erParlici1lais send for Circular.

0..

We refer fanners, by permission, to
E. 0. HUMPBBEY, Pres. of State Agric‘l Society,
Wu. H. Conn, Pres. Kalamazoo Co. “ “
and 200 of the best farmers of Kalamazoo Co.,
who used this Harrow last season.
D. C. and II. C. REED .13 C0.

WR1 TE FOR CIRCULARS T0
The PHELPS & BIGELOW

Wind Mill Co.,

Manufacturers of the

“I. ma."

WIND MILL.

And Dealers in
PUMPS, PIPES,TANKS, &c.

Nos. ll, 46 TL 48 N. Bnrdick St.,
KALAMAZO0,MIC H.

I NCOLVINS’
EUREKA BEE - HIVE

and Honey Racks.
MADE ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN.

A Great Advancement in BEE-CULTURE.
Gives UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION where-
introduced.

Sample Hive—Comp1ete, - - $3.50.

Liberal discount on large Orders.

Address,
McCALL &'- WILLIAMS,

Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo Co., Mich

MCCALL it WILLIAMS:

GnN:rs:——Aftera. thorough trial of the EU-
REKA BEE-HIVES, both for Comb and Ex-
tmcted Hone)‘; I can positively assert, that for
siwlllg. and making large colonies, and for the
production of so Ins Honey, it is 11119 nailed
by any Hive thatfxl have ever seen or use .

Yours,
LYMAN Tnoxrsox.

I do hereby endorse the statement of Mr.
Lyman Thompson.
0. H. FELLOWS.

J. M. (JHIDISTER,

STATE nvsis ESS AGENT. P. orn.,
DEALER IN

(3-IIAI IVS.

—AND——

I All kinds of Country Produce,

so WOODBRIDGE s'r., West,

H MICHIGAN

DETROIT,’ T - -_

Choice Stock for Sale, Cheap.

H. H. Taylor, of Dowagiac, Cass Co., has for
sale, at hard pan prices, a first-class Business
Horse, the choice in two fine grade yearling
Durham Bulls, and a fine three-_year-old Meri-
no Buck.

5-TON “STOCK SCALES,
$ 5 O .

FREIGHT PAID, AND NO MONEY ASK
ED TILL TESTED.

JONES, of Blngliamton,

maytlni BINGHAMTON, N. Y.

Paw Paw, Mich., May l8th, 1878.
Jonas, OF BINGKAMTON:
My Scales give entire satisfaction. I have
subjected it to the most severe tests, and find it
not only correct in weighing large or small

V amounts, but perfectly reliable.

Yours, Fraternally,

[Signed] J. J. WOODMAN.

PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES

Kept In the ofllce or the Secretary or the

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE.

And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash 07‘-
der, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange.
and the signature of its Master or Secretary.

Ballot Boxes, (hard wood,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. .
Blank Book, ledger ruled, or Secretary to
keep accounts with members, . . . . . . . . .. 1
Blank Record Books, (Ex ress aid)... .. . 1
Order Book, containing 1 O ers on the
Treasurer, with stub, well bound...  . .
Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts
from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub,
well bound, ......................... . -
Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound,. .
Cushing’s Manual,.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A plications for Membership, per 100, ....
embershi Cards, per 100, ........... . .
Withdrawn Cards, per doz.,...
Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., .... . ._. . . . .
By-Laws of the State and Subordinate
Granges, single copies 54:, per doz.,. .._..
New kind of Singing Books, with mus:
Single copy 15 cts. per doz., . . . . . .
Rituals, single copy, . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“ per doz.,  . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . - - - -
Blanks for Consohdstion of Granges, sent
free on application........_. ......... .-
Blank Applications for Membership in P0_-
mopa Granges, furnished free on appli-

cation. ,

Blank "Articles of Association" for the
In00I'gI‘3tI0l1 of Subordinate Grange!
with py of Charter, all completeym - ~

Patron’s Pocket Com 'on, by J. A. Cra-
mer, Cloth, 60 eta, oracco with tucks - 1

Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100. . -

Address, «I. T. COBB,
sac’! Mica. Sun Gnu”:

sonooncaarr. 31¢?

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