IQEE EXECUTIVE

Michigan State

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Officers National Grange.

MAS'l‘EB—S. E. ADAMS, Minn.

0vEs.sEr:n—-J. J. WOODMAN, Mich.
Lnc'rUni-‘.n—MORT’MR WHITEHEAD, N J.
S’l‘EWAB.D—A. J. VAUGHN. Miss.

Assr. S'rr.W.A.an—WILLIAM SIMS, Kansas.
CI{APLAIN—-A. P. FURSYTH, Illinois.
TR.EASUEEB.—F. M. MCDOWELL, N. Y.
SEcs.i«:r.uzv-Wni. M. I1tELAl\'D,Wash’ton,D.L‘.
GATE-KEEPEE—-O. DINWIDDIE, Indiana.
CERES—-MES. S. E. ADAMS, Minnesota.
POMONA——MRB. J. J. WOODMAN, Michigan.
Fr.on.A.—Mns. JAS. T. MOORE, Maryland.
LADY ASSTISTAN1‘ S'rEwAnD——MIss CARRIE A.

HALL, Kentucky.

Officers Michigan State Grange.

M.—J. J. VVOODMAN. - - Paw Paw.
O.—THOS. F. MOORE, - - - Adrian.
L.—-C. L. WHITNEY, - - Muskegon.
S.——S. A. TOOKER, - - — Lansing.
A. S.—A. E. GREEN, - - Farmington.

C.—SALMON STEEL, Bear Lake, Manis’e Co
T.—S. F. BROWN, - - Schoolcraft.
Snc.—J. T. COBB, - - - H
G. K.—A. N. WOODRUFF, - Watervliet.
Gmzns.-Mizs. C. L. WHITNEY, Muskegon.
POMONA—MBS. G. ll‘. EWING, Ross, Kent Co.
FLORA—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, _ Paw Paw.
L. A. S.—-Mas. A. E. GREEN, Farmington.

Executive Committee.

F. M. HOLLOWAY, Chairman, - Hillsdale.
J. WEBSTER CHILDS, - - - Ypsilanti.
0- G- LUCE, - - Gilead, Branch Co.
WESTBROOK DIVlNE, Belding, Ionia Co.
THOMAS MARS. Ber-rien Center, Berrien Co.
WM. SATTERLEE, Birmingham, Oakland C0.
_-7. Q. A. BURRINGTON. Tuscola, Tuscola 00.
J. J. WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Ofiicio.

State Business Agent,

J. M. CHIDESTER, - - - Detroit.
General Deputy.
C‘ L- WHITNEY, - - - Mukegon.

Special Lecturers.

$1.113. Trowbridge,. .Birminghs.m, Oakland Co.
G 05. F. Moore, . . . . . .Adrian,. ....Lenawee Co
S °°~ W. Woodward. .Shelby. . . . . . . .Oceana Co
$181191 Laugdon, . .Bowen‘Station,. . .Kent Co
M-  lierrington, . . .Four I‘owns,.~. Oakland Co
L. R. btevens, . . . . . . . .Perry,... . Shiawassee Co
A‘n BWWH. - . . .Rawsonv1lle . .Washtenaw Co
ew Campbell, . .Ypai]a,nti, _ _ u u
M13 Salmon Steele,. .Bear La_.ke,..Manistee C0

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-“fife session, Masters no longer re-
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fame, will receive an extra copy
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Qi.mt’v2  geiiartmtnt.

CIROTTLAR.

Hii.I.snA1.1«:, Micli., Feb. ;’-zzd, 1879.
To the flfaste-rs and Jllembers of Subor-

dinate Grcmges in .l[ichI'gan .-

BRo'r1inns—At the last session of the
Michigan State Grange, a Special Com-
mittee was appointed on Patent Rights,
composed of H. D. Platt, of Ypsilanti;
A.  Stannard, of Ionia; A. E. Green,
of Farmington; E. B. Brown, of In-
gham; and J. H. Vreelnnd, of \Vayne,
to whom was referred the matter of the

Lee & Teal patent gate swindles. On
their report, the State Grange took
action, recommending to the Order, as
follows:

lst. To pay no roy:ilt_v to anyone
claiming under these patents.

‘_’.d. Endorsing the Farmers’ Mutual
-Defence Association, of Ypsilanti, or-
ganized to test these claims of patents
in the Courts of the State, of which
Bro H. D. Platt is President.

3d. Inviting the Subordinate Uranges
of the State to make common cause
with this Association in defending the
suits brought to collect royalty, when in
the judgment of the Jix. Com. of the
State Grange, it shall become necessary
to take action and co-operate with said
Defence Association.

4. It having been made known to us
that within the last ten days, a very
large number of writs issued from the
U. S. Circuit Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan are now being
served on the farmers of Eastern Michi-
gan, for the purpose of collecting royal-
ty on these gates, and, if successful
through indifi'erence,_ or neglect of
thorough defence by those summoned,
the possibility, even probability, is that
every man in the State, who has ever
used a gate sliding half its length back
and then set open, will be called upon
to respond through the Courts.

 Believing the Patent to be a gross
swindle on the people, issued long sub-
sequent to the gates coming into gener-
al use with farmers, should prompt
them to make common cause in defence
of their rights.

6. VVe renew the invitation of the
State Grange to every Subordinate,
County, and District Grange in our ju-
risdiction to take action in this matter
at once, by voting from their Treasury.
such a sum as they may be able or wil-
ling to pledge towards this defence—the
same to be drawn upon pro rata, as the
necessities of the case may require, by
the Executive Committee of the State
Grange. In case any amount should
remain after said suit or suits shall have
been decided and costs paid, the balance
so remaining shall be refunded to the
sources from whence it came. -

7. Granges responding to this invita-
tion will please notify Bro. J. T. Cobb,
Secretary State Grange, the amount so
voted, and on which they will be pre-
pared to pay assessments.

F. M. HOLLOWAY,
Chairman Ex. Com. Mich. S. G.

. NANKIN, Feb. 12th, 1879.
Worthy Sec’y Cobb :

By a resolution from Wayne Pomona
Grange, No. 8, you are hereby author-
ized to inform the Executive Coin-
mittee of the State Grange:

That their order for $25 upon the
treasury of this County Grange will
be honored at any time when necessary
to defend the Patrons of this State, in
a Court of law against the Lee & Teal

patent gate swindlers.
VV. E. Smrrrr, Sec.

SCHOOLCRAFT, MARCH 1st, 1879.

ESSAY.

Resolved, That Moral Power “’hen
Brought to Bear Upon the Human
Mind Excx-ts a Greater Influence
'l‘h:ui Money Power.

Money is that kind of wealth by which
it has been agreed that the value of
wealth shall be estimated,and for which
all other kinds of wealth can be ex-

changed. its two qualities are that it is
:1. standard of value and an instrument
of exchange. Money differs also from
currency (as paper for instance), bills
and notes have in themselves no intrin-
sic value. Money (that is, gold and sil-
ver) has an intrinsic value; anything
that has value may and has been used
as money, as tin, iron, lead, platinum,
silk, tobacco, wheat, &c.. Therefore
money power is the power of wealth.
VVhat is its influence when brought to
bear on the human mind? That de-
pends upon its effect. The love of money
is the root of all evil. It is not money
but the love of it that causes evil. We
ascribe power to any quality or thing
in proportion as it affects mankind for
good or evil; then we conclude that a
power regarding man’s chief good must
be greater (when brought to bear on the
human mind) than a power which con-
sidered in itself alone awakens and en-
courages nian’s vile:-it passions. To il-
lustrate: Nero, an absolute monarch,
lived a long time ago, but the same
great principles of right and wrong ex-
isted then as now; his was the powerof
position and wealth not directed by mor-
all power, consequently his wealth and
power were used to gratify his appetite
and passions. He sought to invent
means of torture the most excruciating
and cruel. He would have young men
of the best physical development en-
gage in deadly combat to gratify his
thirst for blood and excitement. Not
satisfied with this, his selfish cruelty
enjoyed the rare sport of seeing his fel-
low men cast upon the arena with the
most ferocious beasts, to live as long as
they could keep them at bay. Money
power is arbitrary. Possessed by the
few, it seeks to increase its power by
oppressing the unfortunate many. The
miser is an example of the power of
money to debase and destroy the man.
The miser hoards his money and counts
it o'er and o'er until his love of money
has rooted out every noble principle of
his nature and he is ready to starve and
freeze from very want rather than use
his money. The man who sells intoxi-
cating liquors, his love of money causes
him to ruin his fellow man; he takes
his money, clothes or furniture, even if
his family is sick and starving, and
gives him what? That which deadens
and destroys the moral sensibilities—
agony of mind and heart, with final

‘ruin and death. Time will not permit

me to enumerate the many instances of
murder, robbery, theft, betrayal of trust,
etc., caused by love of money. One in-
stance more and I turn to something
more agreeable to contemplate. Bene-
dict Arnold the traitor, his name is
handed down to posterity disgraced,
dishonored, amid hissing and reproach;
because he sold his country and his
honor for British gold. A lasting mon-
ument of money power. I think we
may conclude that money power is a
very bad master; yet I hope to prove
that when directed or controlled by
moral power it is an excellent servant.
I will now endeavor to define moral
power. Moral,conformed to rules of
right ; hence moral -power is the power
of right. The moral law must be a rule
that is fit to be universal.’ The funda-
mental axiom of morals is, act in such
a. way as is fit and possible for you in
all conceivable circumstances. The be-
ginnings of moral science are found in

COMMITTEE iii

Grange, P. of H.

j‘ Y_oUR SUBSCRIPTION
will Expire with N 0.

those practical sayings which embody
the sagacious observations of the wise
men of their time, who are interested in
the improvement of their fellow men
and society. Moral power is directly
applied, not to actions as they are, but as
they ought to be. It contemplates that
side of man’s nature which is the most
exalted, and it discusses questions and
principles which are concerned with
the most valued human interests. Not
alone with the relations which a man
holds to his Creator and immortality,
but to those rights of property, of lib-
erty and of life which are the most sa-
cred and important of man’s nature,
and those duties of truth, gratitude and
humanity, which are essential to hu-
man society, and those sentiments of
honor and self respect, of loyalty and
courtesy, which are the support and
ornament of human civilization. Moral
action signifies right action or obliga-
tory action, which is duty. What is the
relation of the feeling of obligation to
the desire of happiness 1’ “ I slept and
dreamed that life was beauty, I awoke
and found that life was duty.” The
desire of happiness is deeply implanted
in the human mind, is a law of nature,
and as nature does not err, is right. If
in sleep the ideal predominates so that
all of life seems beautiful, shall we be
less happy when our moral sensibilities
are aroused by the living realities of
life to a sense of duty or obligation.
VVlicn moral power prevails, we then
attain a higher happiness than is possi-
ble to attain by the qualification of self
and sense in the use of money power.
\Ve read of moral culture, therefore it
is progressive. The science of duty has
made as conspicuous progress as any
other science. The virtue of the heart
is courage; of the reason, wisdom; of
the senses, temperance. The virtue
which regulates all others is justice,
which is moral power. Let us consider
for a moment the effect of money power
upon the human mind unrestrained by
moral power. The more a man has, the
more he wants. Get money is the prin-
ciple, no matter how—oppression,fcruel-
ty, every form of vice that human na-
ture is capable of, would prevail until
such a reign of terror would exist as the
annals of history have never recorded.
But moral power seeks man’s best good,
every reformer, every lover of human-
ity, every benefactor, every truly noble
honest man that lives or ever lived, rep-
resents moral power. George VVa.shing-
ton and his cotemporaries are noble in-
stances of the triumph of moral power;
reached to France and» brought help in
time of sorest need. It was moral power
that gave us our freedom, liberty of
speech and free institutions.

Otisco Grange, Feb. 6, 1879.

A Letter from a Hot Plaster Man.

To the Public.

It has come to my notice that a circu-
lar has been issued and spread broadcast
dated Jan. 1, 1879, and headed.‘ “Office
of A. D. & F. L. Noble, successors to
Grandville Plaster Co.,” quoting prices
on plaster, &c., calculated to mislead all
those interested in the plaster business.
I have had several inquiries in regard
to this circular, and take this means of
replying to this and all other circulars
headed in this way, we wish to brand
as utterly false, as the‘only successors to
the Grandville Plaster Co. is the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Maine,
who now have possession of the mills,
quarries and all property owned former-
ly by the Grandville Plaster Co., as well
as the mills, quarries and property of
the Grand River Valley Plaster Co., all
of which is now known as the Union
Plaster Mills, of which _I am manager.

T. N. BRONSON.

Feb. 7, 1879,-—Grcmd Rapids Demo-

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TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

(linmmnuii:ati.uu5.

An Enemy to Every Farmer.

Bi-o. Cobb .-

We have within the borders of our
State an enemy that is encroaching
inch by inch, foot by foot, and rod by
rod, upon the'industry and wealth of
the farmers of Michigan. An enemy
that the present law ‘is inadequate to
subdue. An enemy which if not sub-
dued in the next few years will decrease
the value of farm property from one-
half to one-fourth. , I refer to the
Canada Tln'si‘le. That the present law
is insuflicient, even if complied with,
the present steady increase of this de-
testible pest is the best evidence.

Our Grange appointed a committee
to investigate, and we found ten “ patch-
es” where one was supposed to exist
This we believed to be the case
in every vicinity that has not been
canvassed. Even the new counties
north‘ are supplied with patches of
Canada thistles suflicient, if left undis-
turbed, to seed down the whole north-
ern country. Is not this a question of
vital importance to the Patrons ofHus-
bandry? To allow this pest to take
peaceable possession of the finest farms
in one of the richest and most beautiful
Stsfies on the continent, is a stigma and
disgrace to our Order, a reproach which
future generations would bejustified in
if they heaped upon us terms of the
strongest obloquy for our stupidity in
allowing a simple weed to master the
situation, take possession of our soil
and rob us and them of a large share of
the profits of labor. They would won
der what the Grange was organized
for, ifit could not _grapple with and
subdue a vile weed.

There are remedies, and there should
be a law to compel people to use them.
It affects the interest of every individu-
al in the State. The Canada Thistle
has no commercial value whatever, and
the thousands of plants that are now
growing, and the millions that will
grow if left unmolested, displace so
much cf the growing crops that are
valuable, and the loss to this and future
generations cannot be computed. Our
farms at present pay less than five per
cent on the capital invested. ‘What
will they pay seeded down io Canada
thistles? We cannot afford to raise
them, we can afford to suppress them.

Common salt is a remedy that will
efiectually destroy them if applied to
the root after the top has been cut off.
All stock should be kept away from
them. A law to compel people to serve
them in this manner would completely
annihilate them_. It has been tried, and
proved beyond question in badly in-
fected districts. A liberal appropria-
should be made by the State Legisla-
ture. If prompt vigorous measures are
taken, the Canada thistle will soon bea
thing of the past. If we as an organ-
ized body of farmers cannot destroy
this obnoxious weed, let us fold our
arms quietly and acknowedge that we
have found a master, not in the scien-
tific and intellectual fields, but in the
vegetable kingdom.

Yours, for the good of the Order,

. J. RANDOLPH.

Pi-JWAMO, Ionia 00. Feb., 2, 1879.

Many points in this letter seem well
taken, though Brother Randolph has
not told us what he wants that “ liberal
appropriation ” for——ED.

 

WE received a piinted‘ programme
which we reprint, showing how the
Patrons in the east part of the State
occasionally spend a day. Is it still an
open question whether the Grange is
ofany value to farmers and their wives
or not? _

“The Fifteenth quarterly meeting
of the Detroit and Bay City District
Council P. of I-1. will be held in the
basement of the M. E. Church, Orion,
Tuesday, March 11th, 1879, at 11 o'clock

. M. ,

Order of exercises.—Music by the
Choir. Opening exercises of the Coun-
cil. Report Of Oflicers. and presenta-
tion of accounts. Appointment of
Committees.

Music.’ Basket lunch at 12 o'clock,
noon. Tea and coffee free.

AFTERNOON sassioiv.

Music. “The Education of our
Girls” by the Lecturer of the Council,
Mm, Pearsoll, of-DISCO.

Music. Report from the different
Granges, as to the condition of Grauges.
Estimated amount of wheat on hand
within the limits of each Grange as
compared with the amount of last year’s
crop. A Talk on Illuminating Oils,
by Dr J S Calkins, of Thornville, with
discussion.

Music. Salt vs. Plaster as a fertil-
izer, opening by J. M. Norton of Roches-
ter. Report of Committee on resolu-
tions. Music.

Besides the delegates from Granges
all Fourth Degree members are invited
to attend, and participate in the pro-
ceedings. Members will be admitted
on last year’s password. Music under
the direction of J. M. Letts, and A,VV.
Owen. Half fare on the railroad to
parties of five or more."

H ANDREWS,
Sec’y D. and,B. C. Council.

Orion, Feb 20, 1879

 

An Echo from Abroad.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

My personal acquaintance with, you
is somewhat limited, but is very extend-
ed through the regular reading of the
VISITOR, and my respect impels me to
repeat what the Michigan State Grange
at its last session, by its vote, said so
forcibly, “ Well done good and faithful
servant ! ” You have struck the key
note, the only one in fact, that insures
permanent success for the Patron—in-
dependence of all rings—-no truckling to
any party or clique.

Now that the principles that have
heretofore distinguished the great politi-
cal parties have vanished into thin air,
and are only historically remembered,
is it not about time that the Farmer
should be guided by his interest in the
use of his franchise ? It is a duty which
every Patron in the State of Michigan
owes to himself as well as the Grange,
to subscribe for the V1srroR—read it
carefully, and lend it to his neighbor.
The pure seed contained in its columns
will take root and bring forth abundant
harvest.

Instill our principles into the minds
of any community, and whether they
join our Order or not, the result will be
a revolution at the ballot-box.

J onns OF BINGHAMTON,

Feb. 1879. Binghamton, N. Y.

The Patent Gate Controversy.
YPSILAX1‘I, Feb. 22.
W'o7'i!hy Bro. Cobb :

I wish to inform the readers of the
VISITOR, and through them the farmers
of the State, the exact status of the pat-
ent gate controversy.

Eight of the cases under the Lee pat-
ent have been dismissed, and on Mon-
day, the 17th, the court moved an order
apportioning time for taking testimony
in the balance of the cases (18), giving
20 days to complainants, 40 days to de-
fendants, then complainants 30 days for
rebutting. By this (which is a rule of
the court) you will see the U. S. Court
is a slow coach. VVe proposed to stipu-
late with them and go to trial immedi-
ately, but they claimed the last minute
of the 90 days, in order to give their
agents time to collect all the royalty
they can of those that are willing to pay,
and of those whom they can force to
pay by intimidation or otherwise.

There have been twojsuits brought un-
der the Teal patent, one against Wm.

L Randall, of Pittsfield, Washtenaw
County, and one against Amos Pied-
more, of Ellington, Tuscola County,
this patent was issued Dec. 1st, 1863,
to A. C. Teal, of Gerard, Macoupin Co.,
Ill. Our defence will in part be, previ-
ous use of the gate and ‘abandonment
of th epatent to the public for over 15
years. As to the result I have no fears,
if we are properly supported, and the
farmers will refuse to pay them royalty
until the question is tested by the courts.

To those wishing iniormation in coun-
ties where these patent right sharks are
collecting, please , write to Beaks &
Cutcheon, of Detroit, the attorneys for
the farmers, they will cheerfully answer
all communications.

Now sword for our plaster interest.
Ypsilanti Grange received its first car
load this week. The roads were in fine
condition, so I drew home two tons at

a load, and I can say without fear of
contradiction that it,was as finely pre-
pared a car load of plaster "as ever was
ship ied from the Grand River valley.

VVgdne_sday feveiiing, Feb. 26th, at
Ypsilanti Grange Hall, the fourth de-
gree will be conferred on 22 candidates,
Who says the Grange is dead or dying 
Yours fraternally,

1:1. D. PLATT.

AN ESSAY BY S. 0. BUSH.

 

Read at the Climax Institute, January,
1879.

In order to feed sheep for market suc-
cessfully, one .must be careful in the
first place, to select sheep of the right
age and quality. Lambs of the right
quality will feed well. Yearlings are
objectionable. Some two-year-olds will
answer, but generally sheep from three
to five years old will feed the most sat-
isfactorily as well as the most profit-
ably. Every erson who intends to fol-
low feeding s eep for market should
understand how to select sheep accord-
ing to their ages, by their teeth. This
information can be readily gained by
observation, by asking some individual
of experience, or by referring to some
work upon sheep husbandry.

In order to select sheep of good qual-
ity for feeding, one should have experi-
ence. As to how this experience is
gained I have but little to say. In fact
it is not included within the scope of
this essay. I would say, however, to
the inexperienced, be careful ; it does
not cost you to delay. The poorest
sheep are generally the most expensive
when bought for feeding purposes, and
especially so of late, since our English
cousins seem willing to pay extra prices
for extra sheep that will meet the re-
quirements of their markets. Success
in selling, depends largely upon the
buying. The old adage, I think, is a
true one, that “ an article is half sold
if well bought.” Of course this does
not apply to those persons who select
from their own flock for feeding pur-
poses. But in these cases I am of the
opinion that the result would be more
satisfactory if the so-called “culls”
were sold for what they would bring
and replaced with No. 1 sheep.

In regard to shelter and protection
from the storms and cold of winter, I
find that men agree essentially in their
opinions,, while they differ widely in
their practice. Nearly all agree that
sheep need protection from the chilling
blasts of our northern climate. The
lack of this in some of the more south-
erly and southwestern portions of our
country, is made up in part, by a more
liberal supply of cheaper food. The
heat generating power of three pounds
of corn per day, without shelter, is per-
haps about equal to the heat generating
power of two pounds of corn per day,
with shelter. But where corn is only
worth from ten to twenty cents a bushel
the saving of food by shelter does not
amount to as much asit does where corn
is worth from thirty to sixty cents per
bushel. It has been estimated that the
feed required to fatten twenty head of
steers in Southern Ohio, with the care
and protection there received, will
fatten thirty head of steers in Michigan
with the care and protection here re-
ceived. If this be true with cattle, me-
thinks we can safely apply the same
rule to sheep.

VVe must compete with eastern feed-
ers in selling our sheep if not in buying.
And allowing ours to cost the same
as theirs of like quality to start with,
it is evident we must put on more
pounds per bushel of grain fed than they
do in order to feed with equal profit.
And I think it is a safe rule to adopt,
that it will require one-third more feed
without shelter and protection, than it
will with.

In practice,as I said before,men differ
largely. Some of our most successful
farmers, have commodious and well
arranged barns which they think none
to good for even sheep. Such generally
use the lower part for pens or yards,
while the upper is used for ‘storing hay
and cornfodder, while the straw is easily
stacked upon the outside. Others will
try to arrange comfortable quarters and
protection in some way, either by build-
ing temporary sheds with boards for a
roof, or by the use of straw, salks or
marsh grass for a shelter. -

-There is still anotherclass of so-called
farmers who allow their sheep to make
their own protection by eating into one
side of a straw stack of two or three
years standing, or perhaps of getting
upon this side or that of a three-railed
fence (which forms at the same time a
good, cheap and convenient place for
the reception of their hay, stalks or
stra)w, as fed to them by their kind mas-
ter. ~

This last picture" may be slightly over-
drawn, but it will bring to the minds of
most any of my fellow farmers, some
individual who keeps his flock in about
the above mentioned manner. Such a
man will alwa_ySb9 Wondering how Mr.

 

 _§

A_. or M. keeps his sheep looking so
nicely, or how they succeed in getting
such good prices for both sheep and
wool. This class of farmers do not gen-
erally advocate “ book farming,”

J _udging from experience and obser-
vation, the most practical and feasible
plan to adopt for feeding sheep is to con-
fine them in small pens or yards, (of
course under some kind of shelter,) al-
lowing for each sheep, according to size,
from seven to ten square feet of room.
I would not include much over fifty in
each pen, and from that number down,
according to the number of shep desi-
rous of feeding and the room I wish
them to occupy. I do not think it prac-
tical, however, for the average feeder to
make the number to small, as it on]
tends to increase the labor of feeding,
and make the arrangements more ex-
pensive with, so far as I can see no very
great advantage. There are several rea-
sons why I think this plan is preferable
to the one adopted by some of our most
extensive feeders. I refer to the plan
of feeding from one hundred to one
thousand or even more in one flock,
and of changing them from one yard
or lot to another for the purpose of feed-
ing grain. In one case I have in mind
there were five hundred being fed in
one flock. They were fed grain three
timesaday. The grain was scattered
in “V ” troughs, placed end to end,
reaching from the sheds to a distance of
perhaps ten rods. VVhen this was done,
a gate was thrown open and the sheep
were allowed to rush through as fast as
they could for the purpose or getting to
their grain. The largest and strongest
sheep passed through first and of course
stopped at the nearest trough, while the
weakest and poorest sheep came last
and had to pass to the fartherest troughs
before they could get to any of their
feed. This isjust the opposite of what
it should be. The weakest sheep should
have the best chance. The advantages
of feeding in pens, as I have sugested,
are: First, the sheep do not become so
wild and nervous as when allowed to
race from one yard to another. And
this matter of keeping sheep quiet is a
very important thing to think ofin es-
timating the success or failure in feed-
ing sheep. There are some men I would
not have feed my sheep if they would
feed them for nothing and furnish half
the grain, while there are other men
we can afford to pay a good price for
the winter’s work, in order that our
sheep may be cared for properly.

Another advantage : Sheep feed more
uniformly when fed in flocks not too
large. If properly graded at the coin-
mencementof feeding, very little trou-
ble need be experienced afterwards in
this respect. It is well however to have
one extra pen, not too large, to be used
as a hospital, and in case ‘there should
be a sheep failing from any cause what-
ever, to put it in the hospital for proper
treatment, and perhaps a little better
care and more nourishing food.

Again, I think moie pounds per
bushel can be made when fed to sheep
confined in small yards as suggested,
than is possible when fed to sheep hav-
ing large yards to run in, or even by
changing them from one yard to anoth-
er in feeding.

As to food, corn is the kind most com-
monly used for fattening sheep with US-
It is well, however, to mix with the
corn something else of a less concen-
trated nature, such as oats or bran. It
not only prevents the sheep from eat-
ing too fast, but also furnishes a more
healthful food. _ -

Some who have had experience re-
commend feeding roots as often as once
a day. I do not think it would be good
policy to depend wholly upon roots and
no grain. One case I have in mind
whereseventy-five sheep were fed six
bushels of turnips per day, from about
December 1st to March 1st. They were
fed oat straw and hay, (if I remember
correctly) in connection with the roots-
The sheep weighed in November, 10
pounds, an_d on or about March IS?»
they weighed ,97 pounds. They 195‘
seven pounds. Sugar beets, according
to ‘the analysis of Drs. Voelcker an
Lankester, as given in Stewart’s I119-11'
ual, are the best roots to feed. 9-8 “,‘‘’5:
contain less water and more fat-formini,
elements than any other kind of roots.
White turnips are the poorest, 35 meg
contain ten per cent more water, 5}“
about one-seventh of the fat forming
element of sugar beet. _ e

As to the different kinds of _c09—T5
feed fed in connection with 31'3"] “Dis

roots. clover, if cut while in blossomit I»
the best of all grasses. If not cut gins
the blossoms have ripened, it con

according to different ana1Y5i9»ab°uL

 


four per cent. less of fat forming ele-
s.

lm(33[(l)‘i:n fodder, if cut and secured with-
out being injured by the_frost-, makes a
good feed_for sheep. This used in con-
nexion with either wheaf oiipag straw,
makes a very cheap fee“ . dtt e conti-
fodder and straw now a owe 0 was e
in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties,
were properlysaved‘, and economically
_fed in connection with a moderate sup-
ply of grain, to sheep, a large amount
of money would be added to theincoine
of the farmers in these twof coulnties,
besidefs adding largely to the erti ity of
their arms. .

The question is often asked, “g‘¥0V}7
much teed does a sheep iequire .h.
‘”‘’“‘;i *"3*’“lf‘ ,,‘.‘.‘.i‘.‘i£ S‘}§f,i’..§§;"’:T.bL‘i."i
one un re I
three pounds of corn and plover hay,
oil; anl eqllitlralegmtg ggleadt-th§;19re;3h"igl‘:r
t e s iee ie , -
For instgnce, last winter _I had one pen
of 50 sheep, which weighed out 146
pounds average, which would only eat
two and one-quarter pounds per day pf
corn,besides hay, and another pen of .30
Southdown lambs that weighed out 98
pounds average, which would only eat
one and a half pounds per day of corn,
besides hay. I weighed every_ feed so
there was no guess-work about it.

Sheep will eat lesson a warm sultry
day than when the air is cold and freez-
ing, henceit is necessary to change the
supply of feed according to the climate.
The amount of feed required for a cold
day, would be too much for a warm,
damp day, and if fed, would be worse
than no feed at all. Sheep should have
access to good, clean, pure water at all
times. “But,” say some, “my sheep
do well without it.” I answer, they
would do better with it. I have seen
sheep go and drink as many as six
times in eating one feed of hay. Next
to spring water, that drawn from wells
is the best. Hard water is better than
soft.

My experience in giving salt has
been varied. I have made a brine with
which the hay or straw was sprinkled
two or three times a week. It has been
fed to them mixed with their grain. It
has been scattered in their troughs as
often as needed. I now mix one-third
unleached ashes, with two-thirds salt,
and keep it in a box where the sheep
can have access to it at all times. It is
less trouble,and nature is a better guide
to them as to the quantity they eat,
than is the judgment of the most care-
ful feeder. .

-Ifit is desirable to sell sheep during
the latter part of December or month
of.Ianuary, or even first half of Febru-
ary, it is best to give them all the grain
they will eat, after the first week or
two. One-half pound per head a day is
enough to feed the first week, unless
they have become accustomed to grain
before leaving the pasture. If they are
to be fed until March orApril before be-
ing sold, it is better not to feed so heavy
until some time during February, when
the feed can be increased gradually un-
til a full feed is given. The plan adopt.
ed by some of our most successful feed-
ers, is to feed about one pound to one
Bound and a quarter of grain per day,
together with straw and stalks until
about the middle of February when the
grain is increased, and fed in’this man-
ner until sold.

On the 8th of February last I bought
and commenced to feed 50 sheep tawo
D0llI1ds of corn per day, together with
what clover hay they would eat I fed
them seventy-eight days or ‘eleven
weeks and one day. Their’average gain
W35 213 pounds per head or nearly two
P0ll11ds per head a week. The average
cost was  97 per head. They brought
$8 03 per head. They consumed $1 12
worth of corn at 40 cents per’ bushel-
leaving a balance of $1 94 per head for
mterest. Salt, hay and labor of feeding.

I have said nothing in this essay so
farvlfl regard to the increased fertility
Of the 3011. as a result of feeding shee
It is suflficient to say however thgt
Shep husbandry and ‘rain-raisin 0
hand in hand. -is a regsult of this gori-
bi“ati°‘1. the average ield of wheat in
g{1_813»I1d._has been inycreased since the
to ‘tZh3i1:_‘t9§’hll)1li1I;h2:?gle, from six hnd one-half
all! has one sheigefofceiser Gtrviit t}t3(:li'l<Es
Of land. The United Statez and terri-
tories have one f '
acres Mi h_ or every fifty-eight
acreS- K <13 lgan, one for every eight
four -acre: itliligzog 3:», one for ever)’
same W a oun county the
her 0} e may well increase the num-
witb 0:_l(:‘flstheeIpnw1i§l7i7 sizlflety as well as

' - ere were ex-
P°|' from this country to English

eta o '
. ver one milion of our choi-.

TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

cest sheep, and_this in the face of the
fact above mentioned. New York mar-
kets alone require over one million per
year. Itis true that the price of wool
has been decreased somewhat in the
last century. The soldiers of the Rev-
olution were clothed in linen, and Jas.
Otis has said that at that time there was
not wool enough in America to furnish
every inhabitant with a pair of stock-
ings. It was worth seven shillings per
pound in Philadelphia. In our last war
we clothed over two millions and a half
of soldiers as no army in the world had
ever been clothed before, and at the
close of the war we had enough over-
coats left for nearly one-third of the
voters,of the United States. There is
no branch of agriculture that adapts it-
self to so many different soils and cli-
mates as that of sheep-husbandry. It
forms a source of profit to the farmers
upon the low damp soil of Holland as
well as to those upon the rough rugged
hillsides of New England. It with-
stands the severities of a Russian win-
ter, as well as adapts itself to the more
pacific climate of our Southern States;
and on the whole, wherever agriculture
is carried on successfully, there sheep-
husbandry may be prosecuted with the
surest degree of success.

The Oil Monopoly in Another Light.

LANSING, Feb. 22, 1879.
Worthy Brother,-

Permit me to say a few words through
the VISITOR, on the matter of “light.”
There seems to be quite a general opin-
ion that the people are being oppressed
by a monopoly in Michigan test oil, and
that we are paying too much for our
“light.” Is this so ? From the report
of our State board of health, (whose
duty it is so examine this subject(, we
find that in our State there has been
but one accident in the use of Kerosese
of the Michigan test, and in that one
accident, it was an alcoholic, rather
than a Kerosene explosion. In those
States using the 110 test, we read of ex-
plosions nearly every day. We "all
know that before our present test was
adopted, our “ light ”was as dangerous,
as gunpowder, and‘ that now our
lamps are as safe as the old
saucer of lard used by the pio-
neers. None of us would risk a can of
powder in our rooms, nor would we be
apt to have Nitro Glycerine on the ta-
ble whcre children were playing or
studying. Has not our safety made our
“ light” much cheaper than that of
those States using the low test oils‘?
How many of those who are now
signing petitions for a lower test, and
cheaper oil, have made any experiments
that will show the quantity and quality
of light from the high and low oils ‘.’
This can be easily done with but lit-
tle expense or trouble.

Let every Grange make this a special
subject for one evening. Choose one of
your members, and vote him two dol-
lars, and you can then know by an ac-
tual test which is best and _which is
cheapest.

Make a box two feet long and four
inches wide, open at both ends, have an
aperture three inches wide in one side,
with slits in the top cut at an angle of
45 degrees, into these‘ slits drop a small
mirror or piece of a broken looking glass
so that lights from lamps at each end of
the box will be thrown upon a piece of
thin white paper over the aperture in
the side of the box; have two low lamps
with burners exactly alike, and new
wicks; light the lamps_and darken the
room, and the difference of intensity
will be plainly seen. Then move the
lamp giving the greater light from the
box until they show equal, this differ-
ence in distance will enable you to form
a near estimate of the difference of in-
tensity.

It is much more difiicult to test the
difference in time that the same quan-
tity of oil burns. But if you place the
lamps at the same distance from the
ends of the box, and then turn the wick
up or down until they show the same
intensity, and let them burn the same,
you will be near enough to an accurate
test, to enable all to say Which is the
cheapest oil. This experiment you can
have under your own management,
without depending upon any chemist,
who may, or may not be under the in-
fluence or rings.

If we have a monopoly, break it up,
but if our present light is better and
safer than thelow grade of oil gives,
let us hold to the good that we have,
rather than seek cheapness at the ex-
pense of safety.

We have become so accustomed to
flghtin g monopolies, that we often think

all dealers are seeking to rob us, and
often cry “ fraud” before we learn
where the “fraud” is, or how to rem-
edy it.

There are some other topics that we
are petitioning for that need talking up,
but this is enough for this time.

L. G. HUNT.

The Meeting of Comparative Association,
at Battle Creek.

BATTLE CREEK, Feb. 17, 1879.
Bro. J. T. Cobb.-

By request of a convention held at
this place recently, I hereby hand you
a statement of the same for publication
in the VISITOR.

In accordance with a resolution of-
fered at the last session of the State
Grange, by J. D. Adams, of Climax, and
adopted, a committee of the officers,
directors, and managers, of the various
co-operative associations in the State
of Michigan, was held at Battle Creek,
Feb. 13th and 14th, 1879.

The following associations were rep-
resented, viz., one located at Buchanan,
by Brother Franklin ; at Kalamazoo,
by Emmons Buell; at Chicago, by
Thomas Mason; at Marshall, by Bro.
Day and Bro. VVoolsey; at Lansing, by
Bro. Goodnough; at Battle Creek, by
E. VVhite, B Morgan, VVm. Morgan, J
D. Adams, and R. Payne. A goodly
number of 4th Degree members of the
Grange were present and participated
in the deliberations of the convention.
The first session on Thursday evening
was occupied with remarks from the
different Brothers present, which proved
very interesting and profitable to all.

On Friday two sessions of the conven-
tion were held, at which time three
plans of co-operation were presented
and partially completed, as follows, viz.

A plan for;the purpose of co-operating
in the purchase of certain articles of
merchandise.

A plan of co-operation in the sale of
our surplus products.

A plan of co-operation in handling
agricultural implements. _

I cannot here give the details of these
plans as adopted by the convention.
But to all who may feel a sulficient in-
terest in them, to be present at the next
meeting of the convention, I will say
that they will be made conversant with
them, and also allowed a voice in their
completion.

On the part of those present at this
convention, a lively interest was taken
in this work, and there was indicated a
disposition to unite their efforts on these
various plans of co-operation, hoping
thereby to increase their power for their
mutual, and the general good of the
Patrons, of their several localities.

It is desired that a large representa-
tion be present at the next convention,
that by united wisdom, we may be able
to devise and consummate such plans
as shall carry forward the great work of
co-operation, which is acknowledged as
one of the main principles, and greatest
powers of the Grange organization, and
if we would become the power for our
mutual good as agriculturist, that we
may, we must expect to perform well
our individual part in every work of co-
operation among us. We are led to be-
lieve that if the various co-operative
associations in the state would suf-
ficiently unite their efforts, that they
might become such a power, that they
would not only have an acknowledged
existence, but also become a potent
power for good.

By instruction of the convention, I
hereby extend a cordialjnvitation to all
the oflicers, directors, and managers of
the various co-operative associations in
the State of Michigan, and also any 4th
Degree members of the Grange, or
Sovereign societies, who may feel inter-
ested in co-operation, to be present at
the next meeting of the convention,
which will be held at Battle Creek,
March 6th. 1879. First session com-
mencing at 10 o’clock, A. M.

Yours Fraternally,
-H. -B. HOAGLAND, Sec.

Free Passes on’ Railroads to Members
of the‘ Legislature.

The Detroit & Bay City District
Council of -Patrons of Husbandry at
its last meeting passsd a. resolution to
the effect that railroad passes to the
members of our State Legislature
should be abolished, andinstrueted the
Secretary to have blank petitions
printed for signatures to ‘be presented
to the Legislature for this purpose. 0.

The Grange.

Essay read at Cass Couiity Pomona
Grange No. 20, by W’. E. Williams.

Worthy Jlfasfcr Sisters and Brothers .-

If I could be heard by every Patron
in the land, I would say, stand firm;
don’t give up the Grange. We are deal-
ing with great questions, which require
time for solution. VVe must learn that
patience and perseverence will over-
come great difliculties. \Ve must learn
the great lesson contained in the Talis-
manic words, Hope and Persevere.

Our enemies are thoroughly organized
and plant themselves squarely in our
path, and our progress has been slow
during the past ear and will be in the
coming year. ‘lower but more sub-
stantial than in the first years of our
existence. As an Order, we organized
very rapidly, that is, we got ourselves
into the Grange, now let us look to the
condition of our Grange. Are We
thoroughly drilled in the work, writ-
ten and unwritten? VVe must study,
we must know how to do business with
dispatch, we must discuss subjects in
the Grange that will interest the whole
membership. We must carry our fra-
ternal and kind feelings with us all the
time, and be true Patrons as well with-
out as “ within the gates.” In short,
let us all live up strictly to the pledges
We have taken. _

Too many Sub. granges are idle Wait-
ing for something to turn up. No
Grange need be idle. The principles
that govern the fate and fortunes of men
will apply to the Grange. »

VVe see in our land the man of indus-
trious habits always has work to do,
while he with idle habits finds nothing
to do. This same rule will apply to the
Grange. Each Grange is master of its
own destiny, and will be what its mem-
bers make it. The safe keeping of each
Sub. Grange is confided to its own mem-
bers, and as “ eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty,” let us all strive to be
ever ready to do all we can to make the
Grange asuccess. Then let us trust our
leading men both in the National, State,
and Subordinate Granges to. do much
for us. Let us use the utmost care in
the selection of our officers, but after
we have made our choice, let us make
our officers feel that they have a firm
hold on the sympathies of the members
of the Order, and that they will be sup-
ported by us in all laudable undertak-
ings.

\-Ve as an Order have done much, and
very much yet remains to be done.

There are certain evils we all wish to
see remedied, and in order to accomplish
our aims, we must be prompt in our at-
tendance at the Grange, and study to
thoroughly understand the principles
of our Order. Study Parliamentary
law, so as to be skillful in its use; study
to be able to submit gracefully to the
results of all legal votes, and study
above all things else, and at all hazards,
to keep strictly secret all things done
inside the Grange. Then all members
will feel their equality in all the rights
and privileges pertaining to the Order,
both within and without the gates.

All Patrons should keep thoroughly
posted in all matters pertaining to the
Grange, and in order to do this effect-
ually, the GRANGE Vrsrron, published
by direction of the Michigan State
Grange, should be readby every Patron,
also as many other Grange papers as
possible should be read. -

Let us not forget our duty to trade, it‘
possible, through agencies, thereby
strengthening our trust and confidence
in each other, then we will daily in-
crease in Faith, Hope, Charity, and
Fidelity, but more especially that
Charity and Fidelity which is the bond
of peace and the perfection of ever‘
virtue, always remembering that the
obligations we have taken are intended
to unite us more firmly into one society
of Sisters and Brothers, among whom
no contentions should ever exist, but
that noble emulation in work for the
welfare of our Order, for I am eon.
vinced that the only hope for the farmers
of our country to rise above the posi-
tion of “hewers of wood and drawers of
water,” is by organized and united ef-
fort, and if the Grange fails, the last
hope of the American farmer has van-
ished forever. But it will not fail, for
the principles upon which it is founded
are as eternal as the hills themselves.
It must go forward in its glorious work,
overcoming every obstacle, and bring-
ing all within its gates nearer to the
good, the beautiful and the true, and I
hope our la_bor,s,willeve_r,be character-
ised by harmony and wisdom, and‘ an
our acts result in promoting the ‘welfare
and prosperity of our nobleeorder.


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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

SCHOOLCRAFT. MAR. 1, 1879.

Strrztarga flepartment.

- SCHOOLCRAFT.

J. T. COBB, - - -

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

PETITIONS TO THE LEGISLA-
TURE.

The Michigan Legislature by the
expiration of the constitutional limit-
ation of fifty days for the introduc-
tion of Bills have the work of the
session before them,and as nearly 1,000
Bills have been introduced it is to be
presumed that our affairs have got
in a pretty bad way to need so much
legislative mending to enable us to
get along a couple of years more
until we have another Legislature to
repair these great restrainers of per-
sonal liberty,‘——the laws. \Ve notice
in this long catalogue, bills covering
the various subjects to which the
Grange has given special attention,
and as these several matters interest
other classes quite as much as they
do the Patrons of the State we have a
right to expect that they will be acted
upon fairly and free from any prej-
udice.

VVe also notice that the petitions
which have been distributed through-
out the State are coming in every day
from various quarters. And as the
legislation asked for by the petition-
ers is not local, but general in its
application, and involves the interests
of the people rather than any particu-
lar class, we expect that something
will be done by their representatives
in answer to these petitions. \Vith
so much business to dispose of in
some way, there is of course a liabil-
ity that some of these matters to
which the Grange has given, attention,
will be overlooked if left to the
Legislature without farther atten-
tion. VVe would therefore suggest
that petitions throughout the State
not only be well signed and forwarded,
but individual members of the Order
who take especial interest in the pas-
sage of any bill or measure should by
letter to the member from his district,
in one branch or the other of the
Legislature, call attention to such
bill, and ask for it his support.

Those who represent us will best
know what the people want, if the
people are not slow to state those
wants, supported as they should be
by good and sufficient reasons.

GRANGE WORK.

VVe are pleased with the p1'o—
gramme provided for the consideration
of Granges by Professor Beal, and
which was printed in the last VISI-
ti‘oR. Of course all will not adopt
just the course there marked out, but
it is quite apparent that the basis of
the very general complaint that there
is alack of interest, lies in the fact
that the members of a Grange meet
together at the appointed time with-
out definite ideas of what any one is

_to do beyond the written order of
business. If several members knew
that they were depended on to do
some particular thing, and had so
known for a month, we believe that
not only more would be expected but
more would be had. No one should
be allowed to feel that he or she is of
no more value to the Grange than
to pay dues, but all should have
some duty assignedto them from
time to time. To designate the right
subject for different membersprequlres

good judgement on the part of thei
Master, and the usage should include !
the privilege of presenting some’;
subject, by the consent of the Master 
other than the one assigned. '

“'6 commend this subject to the;
consideration and action of alii
Granges that are suffering from a5
chronic want of interest. In relation
to subjects, some topic relating to
farm work that is scasonable should,
always have a place in the programme, 
but not to the exclusion of every‘
thing else. The Sisters will not al-
ways be interested in how and when
to sow clover seed, and therefore
they should have a chance when this ,
subject is considered to give theiri
Views on the treatment of house5
plants, or poultry raisingr, or house
cleaning, or something else that is
seasonable. The main point is to
have work systematized and include
as many members as can be employed
for performing that work, so that no
time will be lost, and, if possible, all
made to feel an interest in a part, if
not in the whole of the work.

THE PATENT GATE BUSINESS.

The circular on our first page from
Brother Holloway should not only be
read, but considered and its sugges-
tions acted upon by the Subordinate,
County, and District Granges of the
State This is not a case of may be
or perhaps, but one of fact, and the
Order should by prompt action show
the value of organization. \Ve should
show a bold united front, and take
hold of the matter in a business way,
prompted alike by personal interest
and the obligations which we as an
organization recognize.

This is our fight, and We who do
not happen to be visited by a legal
process, have a common interest with
those who are, in this defense which
has been organized in the eastern
part of this State. Do not fail to at-
tend to this matter at your first meet-
mg.

BY the courtesy of Hon, Henry VV.
Lord, Sec’y of the Board, we have
received the “ Fourth Biennial Report.
of the Board of State Commmission-
ers for the general supervision of
Charitable, Penal, Pauper, and Re-
formatory Institutions ” of the State:
also copies of an address read by
Secretary Lord, before the Michigan
Superintendents of the Poor at their
sixth annual convention in Lansing,
Jan. last. Subject, “ Relations of
Education and Industry to Crime and
Paupe1'ism,——-Idleness more demoral-
izing than Crime.” This address
from one of the best t/Lin/re-rs in the
State is full of suggestive ideas, and
should be read by all our thinking
people, by all who take an interest in
society as a whole, as well as its indi-
vidual members. We shall give ex-
tracts from it later in the season when
we are not crowded with manuscript
matter from members of the Order
throughout the State.

SECRETARIES or others sending us
names of subscribers for the Visrron,
frequently order to different oflices,
and send us a few names at different
times. This fact must account for
neglect in not always sending the free
copy to persons entitled to it. Such
persons should not be slow in remind-
ing us that they are entitled to an
extra copy. ‘Ye hope that no one
who has this claim on us, and does
not get the paper, will fail to remind
us. Don’t wait three months and
then growl and complain that we do
not make good our promises.

Do not overlook the general invi-
tation from Bro. Hoagland, to attend

the adjourned meeting of the agents

THE iGRAN(M5}I?i v1S‘Ii'f()R.i

of the various Co-operative Associa-
tions of the State, to be held at Bat-
tle Creek, March (3.

In reference to the petitions asking
for a change in the test of kerosene
oil, we have only to say that we un-
derstand the test of head light oil is
135° ; Michigan test, 140°.

grctnzrcrh Qepaxtunzut.

C. L. VVIIITNEY, - - - MUSKEGON.

No. 19, directly memoralize the senate
and house of representatives, in legisla-
ture assembled, urging the enactment of

’ the needed legislation to secgre the de-

sired objects.

On motion it was agreed that the
above memorial should also ask that the
law regulating the number of copies
published of the annual report of the
State Board of Agriculture and of the
State Pomological Society be amended
to increase the number to correspond
with the demand arising from increase
of population and of increased interest
in their subject matters.

On motion, Bros. Lawback, Wilde
and Harris were appointed a committee
to draft and circulate petitions to the

,_ - .,,, A",

Go rrespomlencr .

}iERI.I.\’, 0tlaw:1Co., Jun. 2-}.
Dear Bro. Cobb .-

\Vestern Pomona Grange No. 18 (Ot-
tawa and .\luskegon) met at the Hall of
Ottawa Grange, Berlin, on the days
named, yesterday and to-day, for its
annual meeting. Ottawa Grange has
ever used and to-day uses for a hall the
Floral Hall of Ottawa County Agricul-
tural Society, fitting it up with ante-
rooms and conveniences. This is a
very large and flourishing subordinate
Grange, as the fact that in subscribing
for the VISITOR from the common
treasury. for each head of a family be-
longing to the Grange, it takes forty-
four copies to go around. The stables
upon the fair grounds, 50 or more in
number, are at the free use of Grange
attendants, and there’ is plenty of hay
in the barn to feed the horses while
there. At the hour of opening the Po-
mona Grange, Bro. “'11). F. Ixelly, the
lately installed Worthy Master of Ot-
tawa Grange, took the chair and calling
the members present to order, read an
appropriate address of welcome, bidding
them, in the name of his Grange, wel-
come to the hall and all appurtenances
thereto for their use during their stay,
also its members, welcome to their
homes, to rest from their labors. \Vor-
thy Master VVilde, of Pomona Grange,
then took the chair, and thanking Otta-
wa Grange for its welcome, opened the
Grange in due form, the oflicers and
members being nearly all present. The
VVorthy Secretary then read the min-
utes of the last regular meeting and of
one special meeting, since then both of
which have duly appeared. The annual
‘report of the Secretary was then read.
It showed an addition to membership
during the year of 34 members, making
a total of 75 members at the date of the
report, to which a still further addition
was made last evening of 13, giving a
total of 88 members. The report fur-
ther showed the expenses of the year to
have been $3-L65, leaving an amount on

hand of 5332:}-3.'i'0, adding this to the re-

ceipts of the past meeting, $29.50, there
is nowon hand $65.20, to be used in the
general work of the Order intrusted to
our hands the ensuing year. The re-
port showed meetings during the year
at Lisbon, Trent, Allendalc and Ottawa
Granges, and the dues to be well paid
up on the books. The VVorthy Treas-
urer followed with his report, showing
the same facts of finances as above. The
chairman of the Executive Committee

also gave a l)riei'report, which, with the -

reports of the secretary and treasurer,
was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nances.

The hour of high noon having ar-
rived, the Grange took a recess till one
o'clock to aid in lightening the heavily
laden tables, spread in bountiful supply
and variety by the quick and willing
hands of our Ottawa artists. After din-
ner our work was resumed and the
Grange heard the report of the Finance
Committee—which showed the reports
to be correct and our finances in excel-
lent condition.

The VVorthy Lecturer then read his
annual address, and on motion a copy‘
was asked for publication in the Vis-
ITOR.

The question of “VVhat legislation is
needed by farmers?” was then taken up
and the several subjects sent out in the
petitions ordered by the State Grange
were discussed at length ; the only fault
found was that they were not radical
enough. Amotion was made and car-
ried, endorsing the action of the State
Grange and recommending that a com-
mittce be appointed by each subordi-
nate Grange in this district for each
school district in its jurisdiction to cir-
culate and obtain signers to the several
petitions placed in their hands.

On motion it was unanimously .11‘-

dered that the Western Pomona Grange,

legislature adverse to the granting of a
gclaim for ground by the Alpena and
, \Valton Railroad.

2 A resolution was offered fixing the
; place of the animal meeting, and was
referred to the Committee on By-laws.

On motion, a recess was taken until
six o'clock, during which the tables,
which had by some magical process
been again loaded, were again relieved
of a portion of their burden.

Pursuant to the recess order, the
Grange resumed its work at 6 o'clock,
when it closed in the fourth and opened
in the fifth degree, when it received the
report of the committee on candidates
recommending thirteen for membership
and the lessons of the fifth degree, all
of which were duly balloted upon and
received the beautiful and impressive, as
well as instructive, work that fits mem-
bers for l—’omona’s Court. Some instruc-
tion was then given by the lecturer on
the degree lessons and the unwritten
work of the Order; when the Grange
closed for its members to rest in the
homes of the hospitable Patrons of Ot-
tawa Grange, No. 30.

This morning at 0:30, the work was
resumed, the Grange being opened in
the fourth degree in due form. The
subject of a l’atron’s Benevolent and
Mutual Aid Association was introduced
by the \Vorthy Lecturer and referred
to a committee to report at the next
meeting. The question of a law being
needed to protect farmers, fruit-growers
and others consignlng their products to
commission men from fraudulent deal-
ing, was discussed and referred to a com-
mittee, instructing that apetition be
drafted and sent to the Secretary of the
State Grange asking that if practicable
it be forwarded to the Granges of the
State asking their co-operation to secure
a law to secure the desired end.

The annual election being the special
orderof the day it was taken up and
the following officers elected: Master,
Nathan \Vhitney, Trent, Muskegon
County; Overseer, M.  Hudson, Hud-
sonville, Ottawa County; Lecturer, L‘.
L. \Vhitncy, Muskegon; Steward, K.
D. Harrington ; A.  Samuel Stouffcr;
Chaplain, P. 1). Mc1\’aughton; Treas-
urer, \Villiam Gillet; Secretary, Charles
VV. Milde, Berlin ; G. K., Warren Lil-
ly; Ceres, Mrs. Eliza Miles ; Pomona,
Mrs C L \Vhitney; Flora. Mrs L li‘
Beardsley; L A S, Mrs Van Skiver:
Executive Committee, S Stouffer, A M
Kocher for one year and Wm Rose and
Thomas Wilde for two years. The spec-
ial order completed, the Grange closed.

toast turkey, chicken pie, &c., good
enough for royal palates and enough
, for a regiment, appeared before us, and
j with the aid ofBro. Thos. F. Moore, W.
,1 (). of State Grange and such allies, we
did the subjects justice, washing them
down with copious draughts of delicious
coffee and tea. In the afternoon we had
a public meeting. The oflicers-elect
were installed by W’. O. Moore of the
State Grange. This service was ably
supplemented by the accompanying ad-
dress of our worthy Bro. from Lena-
wee, who showed what the Order had
and is now accomplishing, and that It
still has great work before it. He urged
those within to labor more faithfully
and unitedly, and those without to come
within for they must not always expect
to share the results of our labors with-
out doing something toward securing
‘these results. Homeward then went
the crowd, all without and within the
gate joining in saying they had enjoyed
a good time. ‘ ,

The next meeting is to be with Hull‘
sonville Grange, on the 13th and 14_th
of 1‘-‘ebruary. Brothers and sisters ll]-
vited. G. D.

Organization.

Man is by nature weak, he can (19
nothing alone, his only hope of sucQ€5-"
is through co-operation—that is. Work’
ing together—c0ncurrent effort and 80'
.tion. Organization is the universal me-

 

 


  

dium through which co-operation is
accomplished. It is the machine and
instrument by which all human suc-
cess ever has been or, ever will be at-
tained. Civilization i.s‘,but the result
of successive organizations, aiidhistory
is simply the records of organized ef-
forts at progress. Agriculture, the
womyy calling of man, has_been the
last to try co-operati_on—a union of pur-
poses, a union of minds and means, a
massing of forces and in obedience to
me general laws of united effort and
coiicurrent action. The first and only
true co-operative effort the farmers ever
made was in the orgaifiization piglthe
. ’ e Orderof atrons o ' us-
Egléggfi is P131 organization of farmers.
for farmers, by farmers—the crowning
act of American independence, _Colum-
bian glory and Western enterprise. Its
motto: "In essentials plni,ty; In 1,1011-
’ . ibert ; in a tiings c iar-
?ts;’fni]rtlaI]‘:5lobjegI2 “To labor for the
good of our Order, our country and
mankind.” “To develop a better and
higher manhood among ourselves. f‘To
enhance the comforts and attractions
of our homes and strengthen our attach-
ments to our pursuits.” To farthermu-
tual understanding and co-operation.”
"To reduce expenses.” “To buy less
and produce more.” “To diversify our
crops.” “To condense the weight of
our exports.” “To systematize our
work." “To bring producers ariid con-
sume,-,, [gov-e|;]|er,” “To incucate a
proper apptiaeciation of the abilities and
sphere of woman.” “To maintain in-
violate our laws.” “To discouiitenance
the credit systtein, agd elvpry otéleg S3’;-
tem ten in 0 r0 igaiy an an -
ruptcy.” ‘gTo mleet together, work to-
gether, buy together, sell together, and
in general to act together for our mutual
protection and advancement”, “ To
avoid litigation as much as possible _by
arbitration in the Grange. " To strive
to secure entire harmony, good will,
vital brotherhood among ourselves, and
make our Order perpetual."l “Faithful
adherence to these princip es will in-
sure our mental, moral, social and ma-
terial advancement.”

Qinntmiiuitatiuna.

Personnel of the Sixth Session of the
Michigan State Graiige.

Editor Grange V17.s'ito7'.'

In our last paper, we briefly ref'ei'i'ed
to our Executive Board, and their im-
portance to us as an oigaiiizatioii. We
are now at liberty to ramble more
largely among the Fraternit_v, and will
introduce to our readers, sonic of our
\Vorthy Lecturers.

Our Worthy State Lecturer and Gen-
eral Deputy needs no formal introduc-
tion to Granges. He can be seen al-
most anywhere .where there is a gath-
ering of Gi'anges. He comes the
nearest of being in two places at the
same time of any man we ever knew.
He is small in stature, nervous in tem-
periiient, energetic in his movements,
and ahttle quaint in his manners, yet
clear in his pcrceptioiis, prompt in his
‘¢iCllOll.-.1,_flll(l. possesses an enthusiastic
zeal wlii_cli indicates the deep interest
he feels in thcsucccss of the Patrons of
Husbandry. Advance!  his watch-
word that he sends to the long line of
fzraiigers throughout the State; and
from none could it come with better
grin-e, as his own example is in beauti-
lul liarinoiiy with his well-chosen mot-
10- _Lc_t us as Patrons heed his order,
andniiiitate his bright example.

It irst upon the list of Special Lectur-
frs. is the name of Hon. E. R. ’I‘row-
t>ri(€gc,vaiid we think woi'tli_ily_sq—iiot
he: _ we would unjustly discriminate
“e‘peei_i our l»i'ethi'_eii—yet we _be-
“He in the i§Cl'l[)tl.ll‘tll maxim,
,,,m(>_li,0I: to whom lioiior is due.” Bro.
,_,.,m\Ji ridge is one of the very_ few
geat 91'-5 who have been honored with a
we nlll‘ttl,)_L‘ l\ational Legislature, and
ii aW10§t_ sincerely hope that this honor
pure aldiwpg many more in the near fu-
fort-h h_1e Grange_ is educating _m_e_n
ty an (<13 higher positions of responsi bili-
farme oiior all over the nation, and
heI_emI‘f&i are coming more, fully_ than
Damn 01‘€. _to the front. I‘he time is
.y,,,_,‘, aE%'1d1'aD1dl3' away when only law-

hect dother professional men can
of the El: tcontrol the elective franchise
wed in ttlile and nation. We feel hon-
names :3 privilege of en rolling such
nest wélsk Frowbridge among the ear-

nd 1‘ ers of the Patrons of I_1us-
,s 0 1'3’ of this State. Bro. Trowbridge
119 of the most modest and unassum-

;

ing of men in his manners and general
characterist-ics. He cannot intrude
himself upon the notice and attention
of others iiiibiddeii. He must not
only he invited, but almost pressed
before his modesty yields to his sense
of duty; yet when upon his feet, few,
if any, are more forcible, clear, and
convincing as a speaker. Thosc pres-
ent at the public meeting of the State
Grange will remember with what re-
luctance he responded to the call of his
name, and with what honor he acquit-
ted himself before the dignitaries of
the State. \Ve o\ve him personally :1
debt of gratitude for favors bestowed
when a member of Congress, which
we are hereby pleased to acknowledge.

The Hon. Thomas F. Moore fills the
chair of Worthy Overseer in the State
Grange, and is also one of its Special
Lecturers. From my observation of
him in the State Grange, we judge
that no better material could have been
selected for the office which he fills.
He possesses both dignity and grace of
manners, his conceptions are clear, and
his expressions earnest and at times
eloquent. He is, without doubt, the
best adapted to speaking in open air of
any upon the list. He has both com-
pass aiid volume of voice, and yet his
cadences and modulations fall gently
upon the ears of his hearers. \Ve can
but congratulate the State Grange upon
having so valuable an officer in the
chair of the Overseer. in the event of
a vacancy of the \\'ortliy Master's
oflice—-which we sincerely hope may not
occur—we have a guarantee that the
office will be both ably and honorably
filled.

\Ve regret that with the honored
names upon the list of Special Lectur-
ers already considered, our want of per-
sonal knowledge will be a bar to our
furthur reference, if we except the only
Lady Lecturer upon the list. VVith
her, we have a very ii_itiina.te__acquaint-
ance; often have we felt the power of
her eloquent tongue as a Lecturer,
when her audience was limited to a
single person, and such has been her
persuasive power and her eloquent ap-
peals as to make a virtue of necessity,
for unconditional serrender to her poli-
cy. VVe doubt not but she might be
equally successful before much larger
audiences. ~ -

Our Personnel would be sadly imper-
fect without the honored name of our
Worthy State Treasurer, S. F. Brown.
He was our first Worthy Master of the
State Grange, and has since been eii-
trusted with the keys to its funds. His
very appearance is a guarantee of its
safety. We have seen him in the State
Gr-aiige when some interesting topic
was under consideration, watching
its progress—in a moment he comes to

piece with an accuracy of aim that
would do honor to a trained sharp»
shooter, and always discharges his
weapon with precision and effect. His
name is everywhere familiar ainoiig
Grangers.

Our Personnel is sadly deficient. and
iiicompletc; we have as yet made no
reference to any of the noble women of
our Order, except in a single instance.
For this we would most humbly apolo-
gize to the sisters——not being able to
do them justice. As a class, they will
not suffer in comparison with any
gathering we ever met. VVe do not
mean in the style and fashionable dis-
play of their toilets, but in those high-
er qualities of intellectual culture,
goodness of‘ heart and character, which
are woinaii’s brightest ornaments.
Some of them we know to be pre-enii-
ncnt in mental and moral culture—as
the columns of the GR.\.\'(+i«: \'isi'roR
attest. ' ,

\\'ill not Sister Sykes, who attempts
to hide her brilliancy in the dim light
of a feeble Star, continue her Pen Pho-
tograph of Leading Grangers, particu-
lar of that class which we have mod-
estly omitted from our iiiiperf'ect- Per-
soiiiiel? 3. S.

Bear Lake, Feb. 4th.

How if-.M;Vo;isV.W7

In the early part of the wiiiter, Orion
Grange voted to have Visiting Coin-
mittees appointed to visit the house
and farm of any one of the iiiembers
they might choose, and report to the
Grange at its next meeting whatever
they thought of general interest.

The Visiting Committee consists of
two brothers and two sisters who select
the members to be visited, and at the
time of their visit, a division of sub-

jects to be reported on, is made; one of

his feet with the salutation, “Worthy ’
-Mastcr,”——he levels his well-loaded

 GRANGE VISITOR.

the brothers generally taking the farm
and its operations, the other the stock
and its care, and the buildings as to
convenience, structure, ctc.; while one
of the sisters usually takes the house
and its keeping, and the other the
cellar and its appointments, as con-
nected with butter making and other
household operations.

Thus far we have had reports from
four of these committees, making re-

ports from sixteen different persons,’

and they have all been very interest-
ing. Some of them have been written
out for delivery, and others have been
given verbally.

These reports have been looked for
with much interest at every meeting
since the plan was adopted, and has a
tendency to increase the attendance at
our meetings. The reports give to the
members much valuable information,
which could not be obtained in any
other manner, and on the whole, it is
proving to be a very valuable auxili-
ary to our Grange work.

One of the most important things in
making up a good Grange is to keep all
the members at work, if possible; and
this plan brings in and interests nearly
all the iiieiiibers in the course of six
months, and thus identifies all with
the active work of the Grange.

AVVESTERN lawyer included in his
bill against his client: “To waking up
in the night and tliinkiug about your
case, S5.”

 

(,‘.iir'i1(-H's CORNERS,
Feb. 18th, 1879. f
Bro. Cobb.-

Enclosed find $3.50 for seven copies
of the Visi'roR, as follows:
* -.‘£- ~I£-  -7}  3.‘:

\V'heatlaiid Grange is still alive, and
from present appearances, we are on
the road to success. \Ve are having
full and iiiterestiiig meetings; at our
last meeting we conferred the Fourth
Degreeupoii six nieiiibers. The Order
has come to stay, and farmers outside
must accept it as such, and I believea

large majority of' tli_em _will join us in '

‘due time.

We are now receiving our plaster
from Day & Taylor. Our members say
they would have no other plaster, if
they could get it for nothing. I hope
the brothers in other parts of the State,
as was suggested in the last VISITOR,
will each appoint himself a committee
of one, and draw up this resolution :

Resolved, That so long as the Grange
Plaster Mill runsin the interests of the
farmers, and Day at Taylor deal honor-
ably with the Patroiis, we will give
them our undivided support.

Then ‘just put it to vote, and when
you vote on it, stand upon your honor
as :1 man, and uiiaiiimously adopt it.
It has taken work, time, and money to
bring about the low price of plaster,
and to break the plaster ring, and the
benefit coiiie:-2 to all fziriiicrs in Michi-
gan, as well as to the Patrons.

\\'ith a VVood—inan for our leader,and
Childs, Luce, Holloway, and that
Divine-man to back him up, we can
knock the props from under any coin-
biiiation that invades our rights in this
State. They made it warm for the
plaster combination, becau.-ie they gave
them more Cobb than they could digest,
and if they have not had enough, we
will sliarpen our Steele and give them
Moore and then we will soon have
them done Brown.

We are doing business for ourselves
in a small way, with a capital of $180.
VVe have bought during the past year
nearly $51,400.00 of groceries, nearly all
of Bro. Chidester. It is not a very
large amount, but suppose we have
saved only 12.} per cent, it would be
$175.00 saved. This is not all; out-
siders say we have better goods than
they get. The reason is, we buy of
Chidester, and he knows how to buy
for us. On the 4th of December, we
had an oyster supper at our hall. A
number of‘ outsiders were present, and
they all gave us the credit for having
the best supper they ever sat do\vii to——
tli_e best oysters, the best tea, the best
coffee. Why did we have the best?
Because, like good healthy Granger;-2.,
we sent to Bro. Chidester for all the
supplies we had to buy.

Brother Grangers, if you have not
yet tried Bro. Chidester, try lilni. He
gives us Grangers at the Corners, per-
fect satisfaction.

Yours fraternall

J AS. Humrnhiav, Sec. .273.

5

Sui-:R.\iA.\', .\Ii_ch , Jan. 18, 1879.
Bro. J. T. (bob .-

Not knowing whether you had rc-
ccived the returns of our election of
oflicers for Sherman Grange, No. 632,
which was held on December 20, 1873,
I thought I would write you a few
lines, thinking perhaps you would like
to hear from us. '

I can say we are alive and would be
kicking, could we find the parties who
claim the Grange is dead. \Ve have
worked in some good material during
the last six months. Some of our out-
siders who two years ago predicted our
death :iiid burial inside of six months
opened their eyes in wonder to see how
great. a number of Patrons gathered in
our quiet village. and weiided their way
to the Church on Thursday evening
last, about the hour 7 I’. M., and see the
interest manifested by the company.
Listening to the very able address deliv-
ered by ‘Worthy Master \Voodmaii,
would convince anyone that if the
Grange was dead, it left a large number
of mourners, to say the least—as all
there would testify. in fact, it was a
time, long to be rciiicnibered.

Last evening our Grange mct at our
Hall, and its officers were duly iii-
stalled. Bro. H. A. Danvillc, of Man-
istee District Grange, officiated at the
installation, and gave us some instruc-
tion in the unwrittcii work. Taken
altogether, we had a very pleasant
time. The prospects just now look
brighter than ever before, our member-
ship is still iiicreasiiig, and we propose
to discuss such question  shall tend
to the elevation of the Grange and the
benefit of its nieiiibcrs. If the objects
of the Grange are carried out, a noble
work will be accomplished. Coopera-
tion, social iiitcrcoursc, and the free
discussion of all question within our
province, will surely lift the entire
farming community out of the old rut
in which the have so long travelled.

Enclosed p ease find Post oflice order
for $150, for which send the VISITOR
to -it 9% ‘X’ -31'  -.": 9(-

Hoping the VISITOR may receive the
support it deserves, I am,

Yours fraieriially,
i. N. C.-\ltPl£N'I‘l~IK.

MONTERE\' Gitnxos, No. 24?.
Editor Visitor: ’

As our Grange is assiiiiiing its place
among the powers of the land, it feels
as though it would like tolet the world
know, through the columns of‘ your
paper, that we are doing our level best.
This Grange was started in l<‘ehi'uai'y,
1874 by Bro. King with tliirty-seven
charter members, which iiumher has
been iiicreascd from time to time, until
our last report showed one hundred and
eleven members, and we have added
nine new names since Jan. 1st. VVe
meet once a week, and have demon-
oustrated that farmers and their wives
can enjoy a good time as well as any
body; and that socially, the Grange is
a grand success—financially,jthe success
of the movement has not been so
marked. VVe have had a County co-
operative store at Allegan, presided
over by Albert Stcgeinan and wife,
which has done a business of over $69-,
000, during the past year on a profit of
-1 per cent, and it still lives. But we
cannot touch the big jobs, agricultural

if the Patrons of Michigaii would
agree to buy no implements of any firm
except those who sold through the
agents of the Order, we could coni-
iiiaiid anyarticle in the market at inan-
ufacturers’ prices; but so long as we
allow ourselves to be gullcd by middle-
men into buying their wares, just so
long we have got to depend upon their
generosity for our mowers, reapers,
plouglis, etc, or take up with an iii-
ferior article. \Vc have responsible
maiiufacturcrs all over the land who
are anxious to deal with us upon the
Graiige plan. But how do we meet
them‘? I can tell you how it is done
here. We call them good fellows: they
store their goods away out of sight,
and 133)’ mm '-’-5, 30, 50, or 100 per cent.
for the privilege of’ coiiviiicing us that
the Grange is,a liiinibug and is fast dy-
ing out. VVhcn we take hold of co-
operation in its true sense; when we
have a man in every county, at least,
to handle their goods and keep them
on exhibition, and to see that they are
properly advertised; then we will find
maiiufacturers ready to meet us; then.
we will be able to buy what we want,
whether it is a steam threslier, a self-
biiider, harvester, or a pair of pocket-
combs, on Grange terms, at Grange
prices. Truly yours,

Moses Fumes.

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BUILDING cssrnns IN THE A28.

The little birds sing merrily at early dawn of

day ;

The little streamlet glistening goes dashing on
its way;

The trees upon the sunny banks wave gently
to and fro,

And meet above the little stream that ripples
on below.

A sound of happy laaghter, a little gloom of
white, _

And ’rouud a curve an open boat comes drifting
into sight ;

4 A child with lilies in her hair, and standing at

her side
A laughing boy, with flashing eyes, come float-
ing down the tide.

“ O ! I shall be a soldier, just as brave as brave

can ,

And with ten hundred thousand men I'll sail
across the sea.

I’ll fight a hundred battles, and I'll win them
every one ;

And I'll be called the bravest man that lives
beneath the sun.

“ And then, when I come back again, the peo-
will turn out,

And all the bands will play for me, and all the
men will shout;

And all the ladies in the land will kiss their
hands to me ;

And may be you among the rest. How funny
that would be !

“But then, on know, I couldn't see just little
you one,

Andif I did, I'd only say, ‘Why, how that
child has grown’! ’

Because I'd be a soldier then, a-riding on a
horse;

I couldn’t stop to notice any little giil, of
course. i

“O l I shall be a princess then. A fairy prince
will come, .
Like Cindrella’s did for her, and take me to his

home ;

And then I'll be a haughty Queen, with jewels
in my hair,

And dance all night with lords and kings. But
you will not be there.

“ Or if you did peep in the door, I'd only toss
my head,

And say, ‘Why, dear me, it's time the children
were abed 1”’

And now a peal of laughter rises on the sum-
mer air; '

And still the boat goes drifting on, and all is
bright and fair.

They're drifting, drifting from our view, a
brave, right royal band;

The hero of a hundred fights, the Queen of
fairy-land E

And as they vanish through the trees, their
voices die away ;

And still the birds are singing, at early dawn of
day. —H€a?lt/L and Home.

Notes by the WEI)’-Sl_dBu

As I sit by my fireside alone, husband
gone many miles distant to visit rela-
iives, children at school, my thoughts
turn involuntary to the Visrrou, and
the many sisters who read and contrib-
ute to its columns. Some of them I
met at the State Grange, and as they
pass one by one before me in memory,
I feel that I have much that is pleasant
to think of to cheer me this cold stormy
day, when all is so unpleasant without.
I had felt very lonely until these
thoughts canie “ stealing o’er inc."
Were I to write out pen-photographs of
those I met at Lansing, I would deline
ate a picture of one who i'esen1bled=a
sunbeam flitting here and there, whom
to know was to love, and as the session
closed, and ‘she, with her genial hus-
band came to say goodbye, and give

the parting hand-shake, I felt way down .
in my heart that I had formed one;

friendship worth all the sacrifice I had

made to attend the State Grange, But‘

I am notgoing to write out any, as
some might think me partial. Proba-
bly all whose acquaintance I made at
that time would prove. choice friends,
did I know them in their every day life.
That this one may rec nize her own
picture, I will say that t was the one
who took my arm and said, let us go
and register our names, stopping on our
way to give me an introduction to
Brother Luce, whom’ I found very
pleasant to talk with. But I took up
in ‘pen to havea little practical talk
with the sistersfnot to those in particu-
lar who are favored with a_ well filled
purse, and have ways and means to do

all they wish, but more especially those.

to ‘whom the word‘econ'oiIiy means more

than “pai'i_i1g’thepotatoes thin," as the I

ITHEWGRAANGE VISITOR.

little boy replied when asked its mean-
ing. To those who toil early and__l_gte
to make home comfortable, and the
family happy. For the next few weeks
there seems to be a little leasure, time,
(if such a luxury ever comes to a farm-
ers wife), before the spring work comes
on, or the extra men are hired to do the
farm work. Our task might be light-
ened somewhat by taking “ thought for
the inorrow,” notwithstanding the
Scripture injunction to the contrary.
In looking over the closets and drawers
it is found that tne stock of sheets and

.pillow cases needs replenishing, or the

men folks need now, strong, well made
shirts, or mother and girls need new
calico dresses that they may appear tidy
while doing the house work the coming
summer, and nuinbcrless other things
that readily suggest themselves to you
that will be needed the next few months.
And then there are the quilts that have
seen so many years of service, and look
the worse for the wear and tear, and
which will take so long to mend. In
these days of cheap calico, it is a good
way to cover them all over and tie them
like conifortables. If you do not feel
able to wash and tie them yourself, give
the work to some poor woman who
needs the pay to keep her family from
suffering. In helping these, the bless-
ing comes to us. But someone will say
where is all the money coming from to
purchase this material that we may do
up the family sewing now '1’ The fami-
ly pocket book is empty. Butter brings
a low price, eggs are scarce. Admit all
that, but by taking a little thought,
cannot some way be devised. “ If you
have kept your accounts the past year”
you will more readily see whether there
is any surplus on hand to meet this
emergency. Cannot some lIlld.glll€ll'_V
want be set aside, or by cooking plainer
food for a few weeks, thus cutting down
the grocery bill, a little money can be
obtained. Perhaps you had promised
yourself a new neck tie, or some of that
beautiful lace that you think would be
so becoming to wear with your best new
dress. Cannot the ones you" have, be
renovated some way, and thus give the
desired amount? l)on’tiinaginc that I
think shabby neck fixings are just as
well, for if I am fastidious about any
one way for a lady to make herself look
becoming, it is in dressing her neck;
and I hold it to be :1. womziiils duty, as
well as privilege, to make herself look
as beautiful as her means will allow.
Yet, “there is a time for every thing,”
and why not a time to save 2’ In saving,
it is well to have an object in view, and
what will do the most good, answer the
best purpose, and last us the greatest
length of time, and if by doing up the
family sewing now as the days bright-
en, and lengthen, we save our strength,
and hurry, and worry of mind,§:1nd give
to ourselves time for rest, recreation,
and the cultivatioii of our social and
mental qualifications, have we not
gained a very great advantage, and
saved what is of more worth to us than
dollars and cents ?

By and by, mountains of work will
loom up before us. (looking for liarvest
hands, berries to he picked, fruit to be
canned, and the care of the daii'_v, (be
it. large or small), will demand our atten-
tion, and the warni wcatlier unfits us
for work to zi ‘great exit-nt; then if all
this sewing is out of the wziy, what 21
saving. And besides, now is a good
time to purchase, as the niercliaiits are
over anxious to sell off the old stock
of goods, to make room forthc new, and
will sell at a bargain, oftiines.

It is not what we earn, so much as
what we save, that gives us tho best sat
isfaction.

But I did not expect tobring out any

new ideas in presenting this article.

You knew all this before, but as it; igline.
upon line, precept upon precept we:

need, 1 send you my crude thoughts as
a sort of reminder. Live to learn and
learn to live, should be written upon the
door posts of our households. But I
have one thing to learn, that is to "boil
down” my articles, if I would find fa-
vor with the columns of our cheerful
little VISITOR. l\IYRA.

A G001 Time Generally.

ALLEN’ GRANGE, ' Jan. 21st, 1‘.s'79.i

Wortliyv Secretary 

As‘ I _scarce‘ever_ see aiiythiiig in the
VisI'1‘oR from Allen Grange; a few
words might not be amiss. VVe are in
a prosperous condition; , we own our
own Hall, an"d_are gai_ning_in member-
S.hiP- _ A.t'0ur.-last regular. meeting.
after conferring degrees and partaking
of a bountiful feast, Bro- Freeman, of
Litchfleld Grange, installed our oili-

cers for the ensuing year. Our Master's
chair is filled this year by Bro. Ran-

ney. Past Master H. D. Pessell
has served us falthfully since the
Grange was first organized. After the

installation services were over, Vllorthy
Lecturer I. VV. Sheriff, in a few appro-
priate remarks, presented Bro. Pessell
with three volumes of historical works
as a. testimonial of the good wishes of
the Grange. It was a surprise. and
was received with much feeling.
VVhen the Grange closed, all felt to
rejoice in the present, and were full of
hope for the future.
Fraternally yours,
MRS. E. WELLS.

A Little of Everything.

MONTERY, Feb. 1st, 1879.
Ed. Grange Visitor .- -

The last VISITOR I find marked,
showing that our time has expired, and
I told my husband to write and renew
the subscription, for we do not want to
be without 9. single number. What
does he say? “I am very busy, wife,
why can’t you write? ” I have enough
to do to take up all my time, but I
think I will let a few cobwebs about the
house go, and brush them suliiciently
out of mind to take a. little time to have
a chat with my sisters.

1 have often wished that some of the
sisters of our Grange would send a mes-
sage to the Ladies’ Department. Of
late, every time the Visrron comes, it
is crisp and clean, and laden with good
thoughts.

I have looked butlooked in vain, for
words of cheer from those brothers ap-
pointed at ourinstallation to correspond
with the VISITOR. Why they don’t
unpack their minds, and let the world
know something of No. 247, is a mys-
tery to me.

No 247 is a success. Every time we
have met, and together participated in
the exercises, and then after their com-
pletion, have wended every one his way
homeward, we have borne with us
pleasant memories of the friends we
have met, and of the truths that have
been expressed. VVe started out few in
numbers, but now have about one hun-
dred and twenty. Once the Reaper
Death entered our circle and claimed a.
young sister.

“O, it seemed too soon, for life's high noon

Had not come at the close of her earthly day ;
As the roses fade at the evening shade,

So she passed from earth away.

“She felt no fear when the angles were near,
N or shrank from the dark, narrow way,

For she caught a faint glimpse of the crystal
' stream, ,
And the light of the herwenly day."

I would tell my sisters, if I could,
how much you have interested me in
your talks about our children. Aunt
Kate’s question is one I have long
thought of; and if what we read of is
true, there are many mothers thinking
how they may train their boys in vir-
tue and integrity.

A few years ago, Mrs. Livermore, of
Boston, while delivering a lecture before
a literary society in Allegan. Speaking
of one of her former lectures on the
subject, “What shall we do with our
daughters,” she said something to this
effect; “In many places where I have
been, mothers come to me after my
lecture, clasping my hands, and, with
tears in their eyes excl-aim, “You have
told us what do with our daughters, but
0, what shall we do with our sons?”

History, botli ancient and modern,
reveals the fact that much has been said
on this subject. Many noble men and
women have devoted a great part of
their lives to devise methods for the
advancement of humanity. Still there
are by-paths that we do not wish our
boys to walk in, and there always will
be. ' And if we would have. our sons
high types of their race, we must
always be doing. As mothers we must
not relinquish our position; as teachers
we must make our sons feel that we are
interested in their welfare; we must
make them feel that they are in this
world for some noble purpose. Did you
my sisters, ever read of a noble or dis-
tinguished life, but that it was your
wish to become noble? Then let us
remember that our children partake of
Our l1atll1‘6S- I am glad to hear so much
said_ about the daughters of Michigan
having equal privileges with her sons
in the Agricultural College, Mothers,
let us not say, ‘.‘I never studied chemis-
try, and I can make a good, loaf of
bread.’’. ,Re1,nember—— __

“They have wrou ht as best the mi ht ’

Who in darkness ivhispered, ‘Ligyht cg" ’

 

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The world is progressing, and the
daughters of Michigan should progress
with it. - MOTHER,

Short Lessons in History.
Brother Cobb .-

I resolved when at school to review
my history, and give it more time than
I could then. I have been out of school
since June, and will no longer defer my
review. There are two reasons for not
beginning sooner: 1st, our house, with
almost all our worldly possessions con.
rained therein, was burned, and there
has been so much working, planning
and contriving, for we are a large famif
ly, not rich by any means, and as the
old house was not insured, the new one
made us poorer still, so I have not taken
the necessary time; 2d, most of our
books were burned in the general con.
flagration. We had a small but wen
selected library, and miss it as much as
anything. We are not able to replace
it in toto, if it were advisable. Libra-
ries are made little by little, not bought
in a lump. Ours had accummulated
one at atime. The reading or studying
of a certain subject would lead to the
purchase of a work by the best authors
on that subject, bought with the savings
of many little economies, and now we
must commence again. Father and
mother were in the habit of presenting
each other with a book as a Christmas

gift to be read the long winter evenings, .

and we children now adopt the same
plan. Mother encouraged me to begin
my history_ lessons, assuring me that I
would find help if I but studied hard
enough. Father suggested that I write
them briefly and send them to the
GRANGE VISITOR, and said it might
encourage other boys and girls to do the
same. I thought the plan a good one,
and took for my guide the same history
I had used in school, but I intend to
read and study others written on the
subjects, in order to look up, and, as
Dean Stanly says, “verify the ref-
erences.”

. Egypt, Greece, and Rome I purpose
to devote the most time to, but first let
us take a brief glimpse of the Oriental
monarchies.

The Caucausian race is by most his-
torians divided into three branches: the
Aryan, to which we belong, and also
the Hindoos and Persians, in Asia; the
Semitic, which includes the ancient
inhabitants of Syria, Arabia, and of the
Tigris and Euphrates; the Hamitic.
which has but one prominent represen-
tative in the Caucausian race——the
Egyptian, yet claims the Chaldean.

We will take up theHindoos, as they
are a distant relative of ours, inasmuch
as theirlzinguage was found but recent-
ly to bear a strong resemblance to the
Latin, Greek, German, etc, is now
looked upon as the nearest to the orig-
inal speech of the Aryans. The first
seat of the Aryans is supposed to have
been northeast of Persia, in the region
of Oxus and Jaxartes rivers. _

The Hindoos, leaving their native
home, settled in India, between the
Indus and the Jumna rivers, about 3,000
B. 0. They believed in one Supreme
Being, and that he manifested himself
in three forms: Brahma, the creator;
Vishnu, the preserver; and Sive, the
destroyer. They believed also in the
transniigration of souls. Their litera-
ture is far more curious than valuable.
It contains everything but history--the
only thing they thought was not worth
preserving. Very little is known of the
I-Iindoos until the conquest of Alexan-
der, B. C. 326. ,

The Sanskrit language is receiving
great attention at the present day, and

"is taught in our most prominent col-

leges. Donoas HOPKINS.

An Interesting Grange Meetliig.

VVEs'r HANDY GRANGE, No. 613.
Brother J. T. Cobb : ,

I have never found any communica-
tion in the Vrsrroa from West Hand)’
Grange, No. ‘613, and perhaps a fell’
lines may not be amiss. _

There has been considerable droplllng
off‘ of _members in our Grange since the
first years; but it has been those Wl10m
we could‘ well spare.

, For two years, we met from house I0
house, wherever the kindness of some
members invited us, but during the
past summer have built us a Hal:
which in June last was dedicated .W
Grange service by Bro._ J. W. Ch1_1d3-
Our Hall is’20x34 feet, one story h_lghv
and cost about $450,’ and though H9195
were hard, I do not think there 1.9 3
single one whoregrets the share he Wt
into our common home.

 

 


 

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.____.

And the ladies have thrown in their
mites in decoration, and now we feel
very proud of our Grange home, and

lad when the night for meeting comes.

On the eveningof the 22d of January,
our officers were installed by Bro. Sex-
ton of Howell. Bi'o. Stevens, of
' Centre, then addressed the meet-
mg. The installation was a public one.
Many outsiders were present, and be-
fore the meeting closed, two applica-
tions for membership were presented.

With best wishes for the success of
the Grange movement, I remain,

Fraternally yours,
MRS. H. H. VVARREN.

Oakland Pomona Grange.

Worthy Bro. Cobb  V

Not seeing much in the \ ISITOR. con-
cerning Oakland Pomona Grange, No.
.3, I thought perhaps, it might interest
some of its readers, to hear of some of
its doings heretofore. _

Its regular meetings have ,,been held
at Pontiac, the County seat. It holds
special meetings with different subor-
dinate Granges throughout the county,
as it is invited, sometimes as often_ as
once in two weeks. Its last meeting
was a special with VVhitc Lake Grange,
No. 253, Feb. 12th. Frst came the regu-
lar order of business, which consisted
mostly of reports of subordinate Gran-
ges, which are or very great interest to
us. Most of the Giaiiges as reported,
are in aliealtliy working condition, and
all speak with much enthusiasm on the
educational work of the Order. Next
in order was the qiiestion, “ How shall
we make our Subordinate and Pomona
Granges more interesting and useful.”
This was taken up and a very spirit-ed
discussion held, during which, many
useful suggestions were offered, and
much information received. The ques-
tion arose whether it was a benefit pe-
euniarily, or useful to sustain some of
our country stores, in connection with a
P. 0. This discussion closed by a
graphic description of a country store
in that vicinity, where our boys coiigre-
gate and spend their evenings, obtain-
ing information which does not add to
their moral, social, or intellectual edu-
cation. I think it was decided for this
time, that such a place was not a bone-
fit to our youth.

In the evening the 5th Degree was
conferred upon ten members, princi-
pally from among the Brothers and
Sisters of VVhite Lake Grange.

Last but not least, was the bountiful
feast spread before us, mostly by the in-
dustry of the Sisters of VVhite Lake
Grange. This Grange is few in num-
bers, but large 01' heart. They have no
hall but hold their meetings in the
union church, which can be so arranged
as to accommodate them nicely, and
their worthy Master, R. Garner, has
purchased an organ for their use. They
have a fine choir, and the sisters were
ready With essays, which were good.
In the absence of our lady editor It ad-
ded very much to the interest ‘of our
meeting. , , _

Thus closed a very pleasant session
of Oakland Pomona Grange No 5
We meet next with the Teiiny Plains
Grange, the first Tuesday in March.
LBrothers and Sisters, go to VVhite.

ak,€. where a generous hospitality
awaits all good Patrons.

A.MATRON.

_ lturm"-pnmlennz;

HIGIILAND, Feb. 1879.
Bro. J. T. 00%;

Tenny Plains Grange No 335 is in
workin — - ’ - ' ’
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fllink its members will 'SeIt'fMaL"
Sayillg that we have - -N31 ylme 1111»,
as well as a profitable Passe 2:1 _p eagan
31st, 1878. in trade WE 6.“ ‘Pg daiid
Der cent on grocerieswe .§“.a 5‘w?h- “h
shows that CM) er t.Dur_t ase .w ic
the farmer. WE alionlis profitable to
t e same w’ay W-‘l71e5}0(1il_d it-. not \V01k
products of the fa;-nil... El-)°§l,ng cg the
mission Agent, in D‘ t _:Vlll/8' ah onlrié
patronize him t 1 _ ‘e I‘0l ., we s on
benefit o iis and oui mutual

But the tin .- -
least of ancial part is really the

,.ange_th0eu1i";i;\rantag§s _ froliln theli
being the chief b yfian inte ectua.
objects of the 0rd ene t and the great
my sons and da (:‘1£;tAi‘e not the farm.
here for position ug f tits to be educated
Here are the H? 10 _ionor and trust.
of others W115; ch _t?3fiIl the expeiience
fit them 1‘ H , i e_eded, will bene.

V -I through life. VVC should

THE GRANGE vISr”roR.

We cannot fold our arms and say our
work is done, for we have just fairly
got in working order. There is inftch
for us all to do, and there always will
be, so long as there is dishonesty and
corruption in trade and ‘legislation.
VVith good wishes for you and your
work, and poor farms and farmers in
e;ve_ry neighborhood in the land,.I re-
main. _
Yours frateriially,
' VV. VV. BAKER, Set-.’y.

SPRINGVILLE GRANGE, No. 279.
J. T. Cobb, Esq.—Dear Sir .-

Allow me to trespass once more upon
your time and space by writing a few
words for the VIsI'roR, which is a great
favorite of mine. Its semi-monthly
months visits to our household, and I
am confident that were it possible to
place a copy of it in every house in the
rural districts the Grange would soon
be seen in its true light—as something
that was intended to advance the inter-
ests and elevate and improve the agri-
cultural class all over the country.

I will not weary your patience, but
wish to touch upon one point, the plas-
ter question. Do we, as Patrons, realize
the interest which we have at stake
here? Have we forgotten the high
prices we formerly paid for this arti-
cle? Do we understand why we are
now getting it at reduced rates? Do
we see the efforts which are being made
to undermine the Grange plaster mills ?
and are we going to sit stilland calmly
abide the results 2’ I don’t know how
it may be in other localities, but we
can buy the Grand Rapids plaster for
50 cents per ton less than we can the
Grandville, but we don’t propose to
sell ourselves for so small a sum. VVe
have already ordered one car load and
shall soon order more. Patrons, go and
do likewise. ‘ . J. E. Ginns.

- BERLIN, Feb. 20th, 1879.
J. T. 0066, Editor GRANGE VISITOR:

Enclosed find fifty cents for another
copy of the VISISOR. This being 45
copies this Grange has ordered for its
members. It decided to furnish each
family with the VISITOR. We have
about ninety members in good stand-
ing, and nearly all good, earnest work-
ers. \Ve initiated twelve persons last
fall, have some applications on hand,
and are confident of more soon. There
seems to be a decided interest taken by
the members, and outsiders are begin-
ning to think the Grange is accom-
plishing a good work, and has come to
stay. About oiie-half of our members
havejoined the Pomona Grange. They
hold their meetings throughout the
District which comprises Ottawa and
Muskegon Counties. Last week we
had a meeting at Hudsonville, con fer-
ring the 5th Degree on 20 candidates.
Wherever they hold their meetings,
new interest is awakened. We expect
to make live Granges of most of the
dormant ones in the District. I find it
true of the Grange as of other societies
——tlie more we do to make others inter-
ested, the more interested we become
ourselves. Our Subordinate Grange
adopted and circulated all the petitions
sent it, except the one for reducing the
tax on tobacco, which the majority of
the members thought it best not to
alter. This decision was very pleasing
to the ladies.
Fi'aterna.lly yours,

 J. l\lcNAUGH'roiv,

Sec’y Grange No. 30.

TUsCoLA, Feb, 1879.
Worthy Secretary.-

VVhitney Grange, No. 513, is in a
prosperous condition, holds its meet-
ings every Tuesday evening when the
weather will permit, and generally
has a good attendance. \’Ve rent a
pleasant hall and have furnished it
with all necessary articles except an
organ, which we hope to have soon.
Our meetings are profitable, for we dis-
cuss questions given out the week be-

fore. The question now pending is
whether "Woman has any Rights

which Men are bound to respect.” VVe
think this will draw the ladies out, and
that they will assert their. rights. This
Grange is represented through J. Q. A.
Burriiigton——a member of the Execu-
tive Committee. We-keep adding to
our fold, good and respectable farmers.
The most that we need now is to per-
suade the young people to join, as the
most of our members, are somewhat
advanced in life. We are always hap-
py to‘ welcome Patrons to our meetings.

A few of our members recently visited

feel proud of our Orderand sustain it.‘

Birch Run Grange, and returned so
well pleased that they will repeat the
visit. Yours truly,

EDGAR A. FOSTER.

)IAnisoi~:, Lake Co., D. '1‘.

1
Jan. 20, ’79. J‘
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

I see by the last VISITOR that my
time hasexpired, and I hasten to renew.
Please commence with Jan. 15th, as I
do not wish to miss a number. If I can
not participate, I like to read of the
pleasantsocial gatherings of the Patrons
and note their gradual ascent among
the different societies to a position sec-
ond to none.

Holding your annual session in the
new Capitol at Lansing was certainly
good evidence of progress, and at this
great distance it done me good to learn
it. I hope those who follow to legislate
for the State may ‘prove as faithful to
their trust as were the Patrons whojust
dedicated Representative Hall.

I noticed with pleasure the formation
of a Pomona Grange in Oceana County,
where we formerly had a County Coun-
cil, the death of which it was my sad
duty, as secretary pro tem. of the last
council, to record. I shall now watch
with interest for reports from the new
organization.

I am glad to see the Ladies’ Depart-
ment of the Visitron filled with so
many able articles, on subjects of vital
importance, especially to parents and
those having the care and training of
children. Hope they will be continued
until a greater interest is taken in this
all important subject. _ ’

, Yours fraternally,
L. F. PACKARD.

GRANDVILLE, Feb. 1879.‘
Worthy Secretary .-

Permit ine, through you, to make a.
few suggestions to parties ordering
‘plaster. Give the correct name of the
railroad station. For instance, if it is

- Danton, do not say Dentonville; ifit is

Warren, do not say Warren Station.
Give the name as published in the
railroad time tables. Give also the line
of railroad on which the stati n is situ-
ated, and doii’t forget to give the State.
These rules are simple, but are impor-
tant. A failure to observe them has
been the cause of some cars going
astray, and of delay to others.
'l‘ruly _voiirs,
J. A. KNo\\'Li:s,'
C. & M. L.  R. R.

HL‘nsoNviLi.ic, Feb. 13.
Bra. .7. T. Cobb:

I want to say a word about Hudson-
ville Grange, No. 112, which was dead
only three months ago. At that time,
with the help of Bro. C. L. Whitney,
we organized anew with 2:2 members ;
since then we have increased to 46 good
working members. On the 13th of the
present month, the VVestern Pomona
Grange, No. 19, held a meeting at our
hall at Hudsonville, had a very nice
time, instructed 20 in the mysteries of
the fifth degree, and all went home
feeling well paid.

L. T. Bunsnv,

Treas. Hudsonville Grange.

Important Testimony on Paint.

NEW EGYPT, N. I. Feb. 12, 1879

O. R. Ingersoll, Esq.,]l1ano,(/er Patrons’

Paint Conipamj. Dear Sir and Bro.'—
My house, painted last year with your
Ready Mixed Paint, looms up before
the eye grandly, and is the cynesure of
all sightseers. You recollect I tried to
have Dr.—— and Mr. S. of this place
adopt your paints, but could not induce
them. Now mark the contrast at this
present time. The Doctor's is instreaks
and looks dirty and old, as if painted
many years. Mr. S’s h-ouse has faded
very much, while mine looks more bril-
liant than ever. \Vhen the full moon
shines upon the house, it looks likea
block of silver at broad daylight. The
verandah ceiling reiiects the arched
brackets of the colums like a huge-mir-'
ror. Every one notesthe contrast of
the mixed paints over the old way, and
admires the glossy appearance of the
building. You can fully refer any one
to this house, for it is the. largest and
most conspicuous building on theline
of the Camden & Amboy R. R. via.
Pemperton. Signed,

JOHN S. l\IALLORY.

No'rE.——Patrons’ Paint Company's
book, “ Every one their Own Painter,”
mailed free. Address, South and Dover
streets, New York. Cheapest and best;
paints in the world. .

7

Meeting of the 1). & B. 0. District
Council, P. of H.

The Detroit 6: Bay City District
Council of Granges holds its 15th
Quarterly meeting at Orion on Tues-
day, March 11th. ‘

H. ANDR.HVV_S, Sec.

Twcnty New Members at Once.

Orion Grange, at a meeting a few
weeks ago, appointed a. committee of
seven to solicit candidates for admis-
sion, result: Twenty applicants, made
up of leading farmers and stock grow-
ers and their wives, were initiated in
the First and Second Degrees on Satur-
day, the 22d. and nine more applica-
tions. Am the Grange dyin’ out? C.

Dividend.

The Patrons’ Paint Company have
declared a cash dividend of seven per
cent. for theyear 1878, payable March
1st 1879, to stockholders of record, Dec.
1st, 1878. This is the 3d annual divi-
dend thecompany has paid, and with
guaranteed dividend, 2.5 per cent, makes
96 per cent for three years.

Fraternally, O. R. INGERSOLL.

Sugar and Other Adulterations.

Quite an excitement is manifested in
many parts of the country on account
of adulteration of many articles of food
and clothing. A large mass meeting
was lately held in Chickering Hall, N.
Y., to discuss the question of the adul-
teration of sugar. The press of the
country is full of “adulteration.” But
the Grangers who have been agitating
this question for years, and trying to
get goods _as near as ossible from first
hands, and thus run ess risk of impuri-
ty, have been cried down as "all wild”
and impracticable. Yet they with their
constant and quiet agitation have had
much to do with opening the eyes of
the people to the fact of their being
poisoned, cheated and swindled almost
every day of their lives. Oh! No! a
“grange agent” does not know how to
buy a hogshead of sugar, or a piece of
pure wool goods !— Wool Growers’ Bul-
lelin.

“DON"i‘ you love her still?” asked
the judge, to a man who wanted a di-
vorce. “Certainly I do,” said he; “I
love her better still than any other way,
but the trouble is she never will be
still.”
man himself, takes the case under ad-
visement.

THE REAPER, DEATH.

Died at her residence at Allendale, February
3d,1879, Sister MARY B. QUICK, an honored
member of Allendale Grange. No. 427.

‘ WM. .ROBE, Sec’y.

Died Nov. 16th, 1878, in Alpine, Kent Co ,
Mich., J AMES E. J OENSON, a member of Alpine
Grange, No, 348.

WHEREAS, It pleased the Divine Master to
remove from our midst by death, our brother,
James E. Johnson, therefore,

Resolverl, That as 9:. Grange we mourn the
loss of our brother, and tender our sympa-
thies to the bereaved family and friends.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolution: be
presented to the fainil of the deceased. and to
the GRANGE VISITOB or ublication, and also
spread upon the records o the Grange.

5 Com .'

H. A. GBEENLEY,
J OHN Pnnsron,
CHARLES Dom,

Died Dec. 30th, 1877, in the 53d year of his
age, Brother MARCUS TUTTLE, a beloved broth-
er of Otisco Grange. The Grange a.doptod.the
following resolutions .

Resolved, That we deqpl
the family of our deceased
of one so dear.

Resolved, That we mourn the loss of our
brother as one of the pillars of our Order, and
as one of our best citizens.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions ho

sympathize‘ with
rather in the loss

forwarded to the GRANGE VISITOR for publica- M

tion. F. MOOBIAN, Lectui-er.,
DIED.~—-Doc. 21st, 1878, John F. Conrad, a.
Charter member of Plainwell Grange, and one
of ‘its most reliable sn 1-tors. For over three
years the Grange hadp eon held at his house,
and his large hearted libemlity and generosity
had endeared him to every member. -
To this and record, we are coin elled to add

that unwelcome death again visi ed the same '

house, andremoved  Rhoda Conrad after

a brief widowhood of twont -five days.

, Resolution: of respect _ oondolenoe were

adopted, by _I‘lu'nwoi! G o, and
ntire niogiborahip most deep y feel their '
oss, no one can doubt. '

The judge, who is a married ~

t.ln.tonr-‘‘
1?


 

8 .

WILL science please stand up and tell
us why a girl who freezes to death every
time she has to sweep off the front steps,
can ride 15 miles in a sleigh with noth-
ing around her but another girl's broth-
er's arm, without even getting a blue
nose.

"WHAT did you do then ?” asked Col.
George after badgering a witness in the
Lowell railroad case, at Salem. “I
went to the rescue like a lawyer for a
man's pocket-book,” replied the wit-
ness, and the retort was enjoyed all
around.

'W'a.gons.! Wagons!

Prices to the Grange Trade.

I will sell three inch and three and
one-fourth inch THIMBLE SKEIN
WAGONS, complete on cars at Niles,
Michigan, for ($45) forty-five Dollars
each. VVithout Box or Seat, Thirty-

Five Dollars.
E. MURRAY.
Niles, Mich., March lst, 1870.

Important to Bee-Keepers!

COLV1N’S

Excelsior Bee Hive !
With the Latest Improved Honey Racks.

TH E GREATEST ADVANCEMENT
in BEE CULTURE Ever Made.
Great scientific principles involved for Win-
tering'Bees and securing a larger amount of
honey, in lightest but strongest Racks now in
use, its weight being one-half ounce for each
pound of honey. Every Bee-keeper NEEDS
these Racks. Can be used on nearly all hives.
Sample Hives with Racks ior 60 pounds
of Honey,     ....$2.7-3
Sample Hives with Racks for 30 pounds
of Honey, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Two Section of Honey ltacks sent free on re-
ceipt of 5 cents.
Address L F. COX,
Portage, Kalamazoo Co., Mich.

Enrhnn rnur-I7

--—A'l‘»—

Low Prices to Patrons.
. GR‘;-0l;:£S.
l’(-r l0U

No. 1 well Rooted Concord plants, . . . . . . .-$3.00

No. I well Rooted Delaware plants, . . . . . . 5.00
____9___
R.ASPBERRlEs. I
I'M‘ 00
M-aininoih Cluster, (Black) . . . . . . . . . . .. . .030 cts.
Doolittle, -" . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 “
Highland I{:ir<ly, (lied) . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .73 H
Tumer, --  .......7e3 “

(1
'STRA\VB E RRIES.

\Vilson's Albany, Jucunda. President Wilder,
Seth Boydeii No. 30, and Monarch of the \Vest.

Any of the above varieties at 50 cents or
/umdred, well packed and delivered at the x-
press Oflice at Benton Harbor. Or will send in
small qiiantities, by mail, any of the above
plants. to any one forwarding pay for plants,
and money to pre-pay postage thereon.

Please send money in Registered Letter, or
Post )flice Monay Order. to
jan2 -3m VVM. J. NOTT.

Benton Harbor. Berrien 00.. Mich.

German Horse and tow 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 or secretly.

The German Horse and Con: Powder is of
the highest value for stock. It aids digestion
and assimulation. It helps to develop all the
powers otthe 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 tablespoonful
occasionally in a quart of chop, it will keep
them healthy and increase the quantity of eggs.
By giving hogs a large heaped tablespoonful,
with the same quantity of salt, in a half peck
of scalded wheat bran for every four hogs, twice
a, week you will prevent Hoe DISEASE.

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

mm” mayl5-ti

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

Paints and Paris Green.

PRICES REDUCED FOR 1879.

rrrrrrrrsr rrh rrrrrrrrrr

lngersoll’s Ready Mixed Paints,
Paris Green and Brushes.
Best and Cheapest-Paint.‘ in
the World.

Freight paid on Paint and Paris Green to all
parts of the country. So it makes no differ-
ence where you live, you get goods at the same
price as if you were at the Factory.

Our Book “How Every one can Paint,"
with 20 Brilliant Colors, Brushes, etc., illustrat-
ed, mailed free upon application to PATRONS’
PAINT 00., 162 South St., N. Y.

——-——'I'RUSTEES :————

T. A. Thompson. Pres, Past Lec. Nat. Grange
Samuel E. Adams, of Minn., Master “ “

D. Wyatt Aiken, of S. C., Ch’m Ex. Com. "
Mortimer VVhitehead, of N. J., Lee. Nat. “

O. H. Kelle , Past Secretary National Grange.
J. W. A. VV)i'ight, Master Cal. State Grange.

M. D. Davie, Master State Grange, Kentucky.

The HusEr.ndma.n!

EVERY EARMER 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.

THE Husnmnxnn discusses public questions
from the farmer's standpoint. It 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 accompanled with comments show-
ing the condition of the market and tendency
of prices. ,

In short, Tun HUSBANDMAN 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 difierent 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 Tim HUSBANDMAN 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 in
family, and not one that is read with so muc
pleasure and profit."

As a. representative of the GRANGE, Tim
HUBBANDMAN 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 liusbandman is a Large Eight-Page
Paper, and Only $1.50 per year.
Potage 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,

HUSBANDMAN. Elmira. N.Y.
We will send Tan HUSBANDIIAN and THE
GRANGE VISITOR for one year, for 3] ,70.
and in Clubs of five or more, 01.60 each.

r-r was TWENTY‘ THIRD

DESCRIPTIVE ILLUSTRATED

I PRICE LIST is now ready and _will be SENT
FREE to any person who may ask for it. From this
desirable book you can obtain the W/zolesale P-rzces ‘of
nearly every article you require for personal or family
use. such as Dry Goods, Hosiery. Notions, Clothing Hats,
Caps, Boots. Shoes, Carpets, Oilcloths. Cutlery, Silver, and
Silver Plated Ware, lVatc/res,Jewel/r , Sewing Jllac/fines,
Trunks, Traveling Bags, Pipes, Tobacco, Cigars, Brass,
Tin- Wore, Saddles, Baby Carriages, Rocking-Horses,

l-l
I-I

Velocipedes, (f7c.

We sell all our Goods at Wholesale Prices, in any quantities to suit the Purchasers.

The

only institution of the kind in America. Address,

.}l10.7V'TGO.MERI" WARD c?" 00.,

227 and 229 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO, ILL,

C O LVI N S’
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... _Mlch

MCCALL .2 WILLIAMS:

GENTS :—After a thorough trial of the EU-
REKA BEE-HIVES, both for Comb and Ex-
tracted Honey; I can positively assert, that for
saving, and making large colonies, and for the
production of surplus Honey, it is unequaled
by any Hive that I have ever seen or used.

Yours,
LYHAN Tnonrsox.

I do hereby endorse the statement of Mr. .

Lyman Thompson.
0. H. FELLOWS.

'1-:so1r/uIs_I MASON,
General [Irrmmissiun Merchant.

183 SOUTH WATER STREET,

C PI ICAG-O; ' '
I Respectfully solicits Consignments of

sirrrrs. virirliris. Burn. EGGS.

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

GRAIN, HOGS, and GAT'l_'_LE
In Car Lots. Also,

L 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 your patronage.

Orders 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.
——B.EFERENCES :——-

Merchants’ National Bank, Chicago, Ill.

J. J. Woodman, Paw Paw, Mich.

J. T. Cobb, Schoolcraft, Mich.

C, L. Whitney, Muskegon, Mich.

R. C. Tate. Pres’t Mich, L. S. F. G. Association,
St. Joseph, Mich.

W. A. Brown, Sec’y Mich. L. S. F. G. Ass’n,
Stevensville, Mich.

§§§' Stmwilfly Shipping Tags, and Market Re-
ports furmahed on application.
COBBEBPONDENCE Somcrrsn. may‘30

FOR SALE AND WANT NOTICES.

FOR'SALE. THREE SCOTCH COLLY
SHEPHERD DOGS.
Address, M. J. SPENCER,

Pontiac, Mich.

ILLINOIS. .
‘' amounts, but perfectly reliable.

J. M. OHIDISTER,

STATE BUSINESS AGENT, P. ol'H.,
DEALER IN

C} IIAIIVS.

-—AND—

All kinds of Country Produce,

so WOODBRIDGE sr., West.
DETROIT, i - - MICHIGAN

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 Psi-ook SCALES,
$ 5 O ..

FREIGHT PAID, AND NO MONEY ASK

Patron’s Commission House!  E“ T“ TESTED"

JONES, of Binghamton,

mayfim BINGHAMTON, N. Y

Paw Paw. Mich., May 18th, 1878.

, JONES, or BINGHAMTON:

My Scales give entire ratisfacllorz. I have
subjected it to the most severe tests, and find it
not only correct in weighing large or small

Yours, Fraternally,

[Signed] J. J. WOODMAN.

PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES

Kept in the oflice of the Secretary or the

MICHIGAN S TA 1‘ E GRANGE.

And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash Or-
der, over the seal of a Subordinate Granyer
I and the sz'gnalur'e of its Master or Secretary.

Ballot Boxes, (hard wood,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~$l

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. .

Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to
keep accounts with members, . . . . . . . . . . 1

Blank Record Books, (Express aid), . . . . . 1

Order Book, containing 100 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, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications for Membership, per 100,  .

Membership Cards, per 100, . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Withdrawal Cards, per doz.,.

Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . . - -

By-Laws of the State and Subordinate
Granges, single copies 30, per doz.,. .  .

New kind of Singing Books, with music,
Single copy 15 cts. per doz., .......... .. 1

Rituals, single copy, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

" per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 1

Blanks for Consolidation of Granges, sent
free on application .................. - -

Blank Applications for Membership In P0_-
mona Granges, furnished free on app1l—
cation.

Blank “Articles of Association" for the
Inca oration of Subordinate Grangefi 10
with py of Charter, all complete,» - - - -

Patron’s Pocket Companion, by J. A. Cra-
mer, Cloth, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - ~

Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100v - -

Address, ' J. T. COBB:
Snc’r Mica. Sure GRANGE:
scnooncaam‘. A1103"

$88 85?

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