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‘ THE MODERN FARMER.

The pipe of the quail in the stubble-field,
The scent of the new mown hay ;

And all daylong the shout and the song,
Of the reapers so far away. '

The restless racket amid the grain,
The noise of the reaping machine;

And ever again the howl of pain
Comes over the meadows green.

Oh, islweet is the field where the meadow lark
its
And sings, as it soars and dives;
Where the Granger sits, and yells as he gits
His finger among the knives.

No longer we hear on the hillside sere
The scythe-stone's clinkety-clink ;
But the reaping machine cuts his leg off, I
ween,
Before ever the man can think.

With forebodings and tears the good wife hears
The man of the house say good bye;

To return, in sooth, with a horse-rake tooth
Sticking four inches out of his eye.

\Vheii the threshers come in with halloo and

in,
How burdened with sorrow the hour-
When they pause to scan what is left of the
man,
Chawed up in an eight horse power.

Oh lithe and listen ! From over the hills
What voice for the doctor begs?

’Tis the stoker who fell, and, awful to tell,
The steam harrow ran over his legs,

Thus all day long, "with mirth and song,
They laugh at the dread alarms;

Though the waving field shall its harvest yield
Of fingers and heads and arms.

Then pity the sorrow of a poor old Granger,
Whose mangled limbs have born him to the
fence;
Who braved with reckless courage, untold dan-
ger.
And ran his farm with modern implements.
—-Burlington Hawkeye.

 flzpartmsnt.

MICHIGAN APPLES.

Is the Business of Apple Growing Over-
doue in this State.

Read at the Hillsdale Farmers’ Insti-
tute, by Mr. F. M. Holloway, of Fay-
ette.

THE QUESTION STATED.

I am called upon to express my views
before this Institute, on a very simple
question in the abstract, yet carefully
considered in all its relations to the
farm, to humanity, that constitutes our
population, it becomes one of the most
interesting subjects before us,and should
receive careful consideration by us in
determining the right, and when so
done, we should not fail to put the
right in practice. The question, apple-
growing. is it over done ? must be an-
swered by us in the negative with a
firm and positive protest, as to the man-
ner in which it is done and afurther
protest as to the results or profits on the
amount invested in apple growing as a
branch of mixed farming. There are
nearly 5,000 plantations of apple or-
chards in this county alone, not count-
ing the number of garden orchards in
the cities and villages. Many of them
were of early origin and embrace but a
small proportion of the better varieties
of fruit. They have stood a continual
cropping for the last 25 years, and in
that length of time there has been but
one or two years, at most, but what
there has been a ready market for the
fruit, with paying protitsfor raising.

How IT Is OVERDONE.

The perfect adaptability of our soil for

the growing of the ap

1e, and the alti-
tude of our country, as insured use

reasonable crop almost every year in
succession. This result, in connection
with the demand for apples in the past,
has thrown many of the apple growers
of the country and State off their guard
——and to-day finds "them in the back-
ground,.halting between two opinions,
inclining to the belief that apple grow-

- ing is overdone, and it will be wise for

them to cut their orchards down, except
for family supply. With all such we
beg to differ in conclusion, and in ‘so
doing invite them to consider present
surroundings, compare them with the
past, and see if the future is not radiant
with hope, even assurance, to him who
will apply himself practically and scien-
tifically to the work. The practical,
scientific farmer who seeks to have the
best in all of his surroundings will have
no desire to cut down his orchard, al-
though the last few years have been
years of depression in apple raising as
in all things else. When starting in
culture he sought the best varieties.
His habit of doing all things well, did
not permit him to overlook the feeding
of it liberally with manure as he would
his cornfield. Science taught him that
care must be taken in trimming, in
keeping free from injurious insects and
preventing overbearing. The result is
a fine crop of extra apples every year,
fit for any market.

Few, in comparison to the whole, of
our farmers come up to the standard.
Many are inclined to run largely to

‘ some specialty in cropping, to the neg-

lect of the orchard, the specialty al-
ways getting the manure. The result
is a scabby tree, overburdened with top,
filled with vermin, and producing but
few apples fit for market. With such a
spectacle before him he concludes that
apple growing is overdone, and it is
best to cut his orchard down, and so say
I. With this resolve I would make one
more, and that should be to start anew.

THE REMEDY.

I would not have over half a dozen va-
rieties, these should be of the choicest,
adapted to the soil I had been making
for years, to produce the specialty that
I had been following. I would use a
little science in propagating. I would
be painstaking as to worms, manure,
cultivation and overbearing, when that
time arrived. With these ‘particulars
carried out and followed, there would
be no occasion to say that apple growing
is overdone, for to such there would al-
ways he a market at paying figures. I
have assumed that apple growing is not
overdone. That the low prices and glut
of market is owing to lack of properly
growing and handling our apples so as
to place them before the consumer with
all their high qualities as when plucked
from the tree. In proof of this we have
only to refer to the limited territory in
the United States adapted to the grow-
ing of the apple in full perfection.

MICHIGAN’S ADVANTAGES.

We name the Lower Peninsula .of
our State pre-eminently first in quality,
quantity and sureness for crop. Then
follow New York, Northern Ohio, and
some of the New England States, with
fair quality, but much uncertainty as to
crop. Pennsylvania, Southern Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois are very uncer-
tain as to crop, and when obtained, is
_but medium at best. Kansas and Ne-
braska, behind their belts of timber and
in screened positions, are developing
beautiful specimens to the eye, but des-
titute of the vinous flavor and aroma so
common to the M-ichigan apple. Of all
the other States and Territories, they
are a, failure in apple-growing, especial-
ly so far as quality is concerned.

EXTENT 01? THE APPLE MARKET.

What is the extent of our markets,
and will they continue as in the past?
We ‘answer, most assuredly they will.
The whole production of the West will
no more than .keep pace with their in-

crease of population. Should it develop
beyond calculation, the distance in‘
transportation by rail would still give
us Illinois, VVlsconsin and the South,as
heretofore. The facilities for manufact-
uringin-to dried and canned goods are
other openings, the value of which we
can hardly compute. Three years in
five we have found a good market in
the States east, owing to their failure
to produce, and this has been demon-
strated for 20 years. Another interest-
ing feature connected with the market
for apples, is the fact that England is
calling for some of our better varieties.
Could we have quick transit by water
all the way from Michigan, 9. fine field
would be open to us. But our method
of handling in barrels, with the shak-
ing by rail to New York or Portland,
would be a great drawback in their ap-
pearance when they meet the foreign
market.
CONCLUSIONS.

Our conclusion may be summed up
in brief, as believing that apple grow-
ing is not overdone. That the methods
of most farmers are so half Way loose as
to give them very little, if any, profit
in the business, and by this we mean:

1. In propagating poor and worthless
varieties for market.

2. In not properly caring for their or-
chards in‘ feeding, pruning, cultivating
and thinning when over-bearing.

3. In not guarding sufiiciently against
insects, and

4. In not handling fruit when matured
with proper care.

Could our practice on these four points
be fully corrected, I am satisfied we
would not have more apples than we
like. Neither would we have any
branch of the farm more profitable than
the orchard.

If I am asked to name the varieties
best adapted to our soil and location for
a market orchard, I should say Red
Canada, Baldwin, Northern Spy, J ons-
than, Greening, Peck’s Pleasant, Lim-
ber Twig, and Golden Russett. Here
are eight varieties, all possessing the
finestlattributes of quality. all hardy
and acclimated, and most of them an-
nual bearers. Most of them have a
world-wide reputation, and are the first
sought for.

I would not add 9. greater number. If
my soil was gravelly, the Red Canada,
Jonathan and Greening should predom-
inate. If clayey, Baldwins and Spys.
Fora family orchard, or home use, I
would have but one or two trees of a
kind, and I would study to get a suc-
cession. There is a great defect with
very many of the orchards of the coun-
try in this particular. From September
to November you can find but very few
choice eatingjapples in orchards or mar-
ket. Always plenty of windfalls, which
are only flt for hogs. For the comfort
of self, family and friends, this defi-
ciency should be supplied. It could be
done readily, and with little expense.

INDUSTRY, economy and integrity
form the best working capital. ,

A Canadian farmer says that six bush-
els of peas are equal to ten bushels of
corn for fattening hogs, and the peas
yield’ a greater number of bushels to the
acre than the corn.

AT an expense of sixty dollars to the
people, besides his own lawyer’s fees, a
farmer of ‘Jones County, Iowa, has re-
covered one cent from a man he sued
for lfourteen fence rails worth ten cents
eac .

THE Minneapolis millers are experi-
menting with machinery for compress-
ing bran for the purpese of shipment to
Europe. It is believed that it can be so
pressed as to get as much weight into a.
given package as the same would hold.
of flour.


TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

§,tIa5tm:’a flcpartmimt.

J. J. WOODMAN, - - - PAW PAW

Dormant Granges and Unaffiliated
Members.

I am constantly receiving letters,
enquiring how " AncientPatrons,” and
“ members of dormant Granges,” can
resume their connection with the Or-
der. As the laws and rules relating to
this "subject do not appear to be_ well
understood, I have deemed it advisable
to publish the following rules, defining
present laws:

1st—A dormant Grange is one that
retains its Charter, but has ceased to
work. Such Granges have a legal ex-
istence until their Charters are either
surrendered, suspended, or revoked;
and it is only necessary for them to
settle with the State Grange for back
dues, and resume work, to place them
in good standing with the _ State
Grange. \Vhile a_Grange ‘IS in this
dormant or “sleeping condition," the
members are under obligations to the
Grange, therefore cannot afliliate with
another Grange. _

2d—When the Charter of a Subordi-
nate Grange has been suspended by the
Master of the State Grange, such
Grange has, during suspension, lost its
standing with the State Gran e, but
not its legal connection with t e Na-
tional Grange; for as the Charter ema-
nated from the National Grange, its re-'
vocation or repeal must receive the
sanction of the Master of that body.
Suspension will be removed from the
Charter of 21. Grange by the Master of
the State Grange, when the cause
for suspension ceases to exist, and all
members that were in good standing at
the _time of suspension, and have re-
mained unaffiliated, will be reinstated
with the Grange.

3d—When the Charter of a Grange
has been surrendered or revoked
(repealed), the Grange loses all its legal
connection with the Order, and ceases
to exist, consequently the mem-
bers become unaffiliated, and may join
other Granges, as provided in the fol-
lowing rule of the National Grange:

“ In case of the forfeiture or suspen-
sion of the Charter of a Grange, the
members thereof become unalfiliated,
and can join any other Grange, in the
following manner: Thef Grange being
extinct, can, of course, issue no dimits
to its surviving members. The mem-
bers will, therefore, pay into the treas-
ury of the State Grange the amount
due by each to the Subordinate Grange
at the time of its suspension, if any.
The Secretary of the State Grange
will then issue to each member a certi-
ficate of the fact that their Grange has
ceased to exist, that the member was in
good standing at the time of the sus-
pension, and was either clear on the
books, or has since paid his arrearages
tothe State Grange. This certificate
should be deposited with the application
for afliliation, in the place of a dimit.
with the Grange which the holder
desires to join.” (Digest Rule 59, De-
cision 87.)

It will be seen by the above that it is

necessary for the Grange to which the
unaffiliated member applies for admis-
sion, to have satisfactory evidence upon
the following important oints : 1st, that
the applicant has once elonged to the
Order; 2d, that the Grangetowhich he
belonged has forfeited or surrendered its
Charter; 3d, that he was in good stand-
ing when the Grange ceased to work;
4th, that a settlement had been made
with the State Grange. As the State
Grange has full power to remit the
dues of Subordinate Granges where
justice, equity, and the good of the
Order requires it, so it may, for the
same reason, remit the arrearages of
the unafllliated member to the State
Grange. Therefore the following rules
will govern in this State until further
ordered:

4th—When a Grange has forfeited its
Charter, and it has either been surren-
dered, suspended, or revoked, the mem-
ber thereof becomes unafliliated-, and
may join another Grange in the follow-
ing manner: Obtain a certified state-.
ment from the Master or Secretary of
their disbanded Grange, thiatl the were
' ood standin w en e range
Zléasia to work, aid forward this to the
Secretary of the State Grangeu 11’ it

shall appear satisfactory to him. from
such statement or other evidence fur-
njshed that the persons whose names
appear’ therein were members of the

said Grange in good standing; and if
the records of the State Grange show
that the Charter of the Grange has
been surrendered, suspended, or re-
voked, he shall issue a certificate in the
form of a dimit to each of the said
members, on which the Grange to
which they apply may admit them to
membership, the same as on a dimit
given by a Subordinate Grange.

Qinmmmiivatinnr.

Essential Oils.

An address delivered by Hon. \Vin.
Hull before the Fariiicr.<‘ lnstitiite at
Centreville, Jan. 24.

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen ,-

\Ve live in a land of boundless re-
sources. \Vith a short notice, and a
suitable stimulus in the way of prices,
we could suppy the world with bread
and meat, and the questioirto-day is
not so much how we shall increase our
products, as it is how we shall market
those which we have, at renumerative
prices, or even at the cost of produc-
tion'.’ It is as much the duty of the
farmer to study the causes which affect
the prices of his products—be it legisla-
tive or otherwise-—as it is to study the
soil or time of seeding. Notice in 1871,
when Congress reduced the tarifl on
foreign wool, which flooded the country
with the foreign product, and sent our
own down to twenty cents per pound,
which checked that industry and iii-
creascd other products, already too
large to obtain ronnmerative prices. I
do not think they meant to do us any
harm, but the- poor fellows did not
know any better, composed as they
were of lawyers and bankers ; they did
not know that wool was a product of
the farm, or that it had any other use
than to pull over the farmers’ eyes. I
might mention many other instances
where legislation has discriminated
against farmers and other laboring
classes; but suflice it to say that a true
policy is one which will foster and pro-
tect all industries, until every man,
woman, and child, who are willing to
work, may be able to obtain the neces-
saries of life, of which we have such
an abundance, and then we would not
have to sell our butter at six cents per
pound, or pork at two and one-half
cents, or hear so much about over-pi'o-
duction.

And again it is our duty to diversify
as much as possible, our crops, both the
necessaries and luxuries, and to raise
them to the full extent of paying prices.
Of the latter class are Essential Oils, of
which I shall speak at this time. In
this county we have raised from fif-
teen to fifty thousand pounds of these
oils at an average price, for the last
fifteen years, of three dollars per pound
for peppermint, but at the present writ-
ing it is only one dollar and twenty-five
cents, which is much below the cost of
production. Tansy, worniwood, and
peneroyal are equally low.

The first requisite for successfully
raising peppermint is a rich soil free
from weeds. Some prefer turning
under sod for corn and following it
with mint. But I have the best success
in fall plowing a clover sod, then culti-
vating as early in the spring as the
ground will do to work, to be followed
with the harrow, which will put it in
condition for marking, which I do by
removing all but two teeth from a
wheeled cultivator, and attaching two
large sized, two-legged cultivator teeth,
putting them two feet six inches apart,
and running them deep enough, so that
when the roots are planted, the rows
will be somewhat lower than the
ground between them. This can be
done early in the season; whereas if
we plant after corn, we have to remove
the stalks before plowing, which, if the
weather is unfavorable, retards the
work very materially, and may jeopar-
dize the success of the whole crop, for
as soon as the fibrous roots begin to
grow, the main root loses its vitality,
and will send forth but a few sickly
plants, which will never make a full
crop. The first requisite in planting is
to secure good roots. Many plans have
been resorted to to keep the roots from
winter-killing, but with only partial.
success. The best plan is to plant what
you want for roots the coming year
where they will be sheltered by woods
on the south and west. Digging the
roots is usually done by plowing the
rows, then shaking the dirt trom the
roots with a fork, putting them in

them fresh, as a very little drying w
spoil them. The planting is done by
arrranging a coffee-sack so as to swing
it upon the shoulder when filled with
roots, then placing one foot on either
side of the furrow, and pulling the
roots apart with the hands and putting
them in a continuous line, and cover-
ing them with the feet. A good hand
will plant an acre :1. day.

If up to the present, all of the fore-
going conditions have been complied
with, we have only to give clean cul-
ture, to insure a fair crop, and in doing
this we find that we are aided materially
by using a light harrow just before the
mint comes up, and at intervals until
it is large enough to start a cultivator
and hoe. VVe have manystyles of cul-
tivators for this purpose, but all aim to
have a tooth that will run very flat so
as to cut all grass and weeds, without
throwing dirt oil the young plants, or
digging it up so as to prevent: cutting it
with a machine. The cultivation con-
tinues from the time the first weeds
appear, until the first of July, when it
is usually large enough to shade the
ground, then it can be left until it is in
blossom, when we commence cutting,
and when it is partly dry, it is drawn
to the distilicry, where it is iminediatc-
ly distilled, and the oils put in cans
ready for market.

The yield per acre is from ten to
twenty-five pounds the first year, and
from live to ten the second, then the
ground is plowed up and put into other
crops, to be seeded. The cost is from
ten to fourteen dollars per acre, and
twenty-live cents per pound for distil-
ling. ’l‘ho cultivation of spearmint,
peneroyal, and tansy is similar to that
of peppermint; worniwood is raised
t'roni the seed and transplanted in rows
six inches apart in the row. lts after-
culture is nearly the same as the fore-
going, except that it brings several
crops to the planting. The demand
for the last four named oils is very lini-
ited.

A few years ago, wormwood bought
’ten dollars per pound, when three or
four farmers went to raising it, and
brought it down to one dollar. l have
.be_ei_i thus particular in describing the
raising of essential oils, because its pro-
duction merits it; for we see bv the
iS'tati's-ticia-n of the Department of ‘Agri-
culture of 1776, that the export ot' hogs
and their products have trebled from
1870 to 1875, and the exports of wheat
have doubled in the same time, and
have quadrupled since 1850, and the
export of corn has doubled from l870 to
1875; and yet we have a surplus on
hand of all these, and if we increase
the production for the next twenty
years as much as we have for the last
twenty years, it needs no prophetic vis-
ion to see that we shall not be able to
find a market for then. W'ith these
facts iii view, it becomes our duty to
encourage every iiidust1'v to dimish
their volumes, at least until they bring
a price that will pay a fair profit for
their production. And for the intro-
duction of new industries, the Depart-
ineiit of Agriculture is of vast impor-
tance to us, yet our friends in Congress
give them a very meagre support. The
provision for statistical investigation in
1876, was only ten thousand dollars a
sum not suificient for the salaries of a
meagre, clerical force for the compila-
tion in the office, when fifty thousand
dollars was necessary to properly sup-
plement and complete the gratuitous
work of the statistical corps worth
three times that amount; but there is
no lack of provision for investigation
in aid of other industries. For the
same year there was $140,000 appropri-
ated for a geological exploration of the
Rocky Mountains. In the same year
the appropriation for the observation
and report of storms was $470 000 for
the benefit of commerce. Yet notwith-
standing the meagre support that Con-
gress gives it, they have been able
with the gratuitous work which the’

good in the way of disseminating seeds
and introducing new industrigs the
most important of which is jute cul-
ture, the possibilities of which are im-
mense. Single or mixed, it enters into
a thousand articles of commerce Prof
Waterhouse, in speaking of its culturé
and kind of manufacture. says - “ Mil-
lions of dollars are now annuall aid
to foreigners for labor that oughgtrd be
performed by Americans. We are

eedless of the lessons of ublic econo.
my. A diversity of emp oyment and
an industrial independence of ,’,the,.

, countries will most efliciently promote

the welfare of our own peop]e_ It is

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heaps, and covering with soil to keep
1

Pe°P19 113-V9 giVeIl, to do a great deal of ’

 

the true policy of the United States to

introduce and naturalize the industries
of the old world, and to foster the
common wealth of the nation, by pay-
ing to American handicraft the millions
which are now the rich reward of
European skill.” Then the new enter-
prises, giving employment to home
labor, and activity to domestic capital,
will quicken the revival.of our lan-
guishing industries, and aid in regain-
ing our material prosperity, and enrich
the nation by the econiomy of millions
which have hitherto been paid to for-
eign lands.

Duty of Patrons.

Bro. J. T. Cobb :

\\'hat is our duty as Patrons of Hus-
bandry ? , ()ur duty commences here by
strengthening our associations, by culti-
vating such feelings as will inspire us
as a body with that zeal that will eii-
able us. as co-workers to unite our en-
tire energies iii carrying forward the
different necessary improvements and
reformations that are requisite for the
elevation of the agriculturists as a
class, that we may occupy the place
that our position as the producers of
that which gives life to, and supports,
all other avocations and interests, with-
out which the entire commercial world
would stand still. In view of this, we
are entitled to, and propose to accept
nothing short of an equal standing and
representation with the other represen-
tatives of the different interests of the
nation.

To this end we have a work to do in
our families, on our farms, in our
schools, in our towns, in our Counties,
and in our State. Neither does our
work stop here, it reaches to the Cap-
itol of our nation_; our political and
our moral influence should be felt
there. ()ur duty in our family will
readily suggest itself; our duty on the
farm requires that we should not fail to
bestow that care and labor that is nec-
essary to insure the best possible re-
turns. lii our schools endeavor to se-
cure sucli teachers as will promote the
best possible advancement in both lit-
erary pursuits and moral culture. In
our town and County we should exer-
cise that political care and influence
that will assist us in working that re-
form, so much needed, not only as it
regards economy, but also character.
Perhaps we may not be able to work
immediate reform, but we must use our
entire influence to send sober, honest,
earnest men to grace our legislative
halls. Also assist in so forming public
opinion, that this nation shall require
all her public servants to stand the
test of ability, honesty, sobriety, and
that none others shall be permitted to
legislate for us or execute or laws.

The voice of this nation should speak
as one man to sustain Vice-President
Wheeler in the position he has taken
with regard to liquor being sold in the
Capitol building. Our representatives
appear to forget that they are our ser-
vants when they get to Washington.
but consider that they are our masters,
and we are their servants. —

The Grange to-day occupies the posi-
tion of a reformer. The past exper-
ience of the world shows us that there
was never a reformation of any great
magnitude accomplished unless the
movers of the reform took a decided
stand that such a work must be accom-
plished, let the cost or the sacrifice be
what it might.

The annals of past history shows to
us that the present state of the world’s
civilization and social refinement was
accomplished and secured to us through
such means. These facts should admon-
ish us that if we will maintain our po-
sition as good citizens, we must, when
We see the bests interests of society
menaced by gross wrong, or when We
see monopolies formed to extort from
honest labor its hard earnings, we must
be faithful to our obligations. _

The patent gate swindle, I think, is
being well attended to. But how is it
with the plaster monopoly '2 There has
been a good wor well begun. It I5
well begun because we have gained the
victory, and now shall we finish the
good work that is well begun, by hold-
ing on to the victory that we have
gained ? _

I asked 9. farmer a few days since if
he supposed they could afford it at such
prices, and he replied that he suppofifld
if they'couldn’t they wouldn’t do“-
NOW. Patrons, you don't believe any‘
thing of the kind, if he did. We know
that a few years ago the farmers 0001
not go to the mill and get it put in th9

 


sleigh for.less than $4.50, and they
would put it on board the cars to ship
to dealers for $4; neither would they
sell to the farmers by the car-load for
less that $4.o0. They could and did
monopolize the plaster business in such
a way as to make hewers of wood and
drawers of water (to both the manufact-
urers and dealers) of that class that
made the market, by using the plaster.

And now, Patrons, you can readily
see that they do not sell at these rates
because they_ can afford to, but their
object is to seil so_ low that the Grange
works will be obliged to close.

Patrons! shall this be? I believe
every Patron will say no. I _know
every good lpattronfivill tszéy I.l0,_Wll}l(1j an
emphasis t ia wi no e misun er-
stood.

VVe don’t want to buy plaster so
cheap. \Ve want to pay a_fair price
for it, and unless we can aflord to do
this we had better not use it at all._ VVe
cannot afford to abandon our friends
and good goods at all, at any price;
and the difference or :30 cents aton is
more than made up by the superior
quality of the Grange plaster. Made
of the best material, and in the best
possible manner. No choice rock taken
for stucco, but the farmer served with
the best.

Bro. Patrons, be honest with your-
selves, with Day  ’l‘aylotrl, wish the
Ex. Committee, an wit 1 t e Or er.

1-‘. M.
Did the Members of the State Grange
G0 Astray?
Wort/lg Sec-’y Cobb : .

It is not only natural, but right, that
we finite mortals should not view the
same objects that meet our vision as we
pass along the jo_urney of _life with
equal interest. i\or should it be ex-
pected that wc shall all View the action
or conduct of men with the same senti-
ments of approval or disapproval. This
is not to be expected or desired. Even
Grangers, wise and good as they are
admitted to be, may and do honestly
differ upon questions of right and poli-
cy. W'ritcrs for that splendid little
sheet. the GRA.\'oi«: V1s1'roa,may oc-
casionally dilfer in their judgment of
men and measures, and thus present
dilferent views upon the same question
with interest and profit to the tliought—
ful reader.

All this is a prelude to somcthiiio‘ I
desire to say in reply to a portion ofcan
article from the pen of Bro. English
in the Visrron of April 1st. To the
closing sentiment of that article I
heartily subscribe. It is true if ywc
would have all the wrong made right a
good way to begin such a reforiii is ‘to
begin right ourselves. The article in
question seems to have been written
withaconfused notion on the part of
the writer that a large majority of the
members of the late State Gl'a[](re had
gone astray, and wandered oifhin by
and forbidden paths; had wantonly
trainpled upon and violated its princi-
ples and its plighted faith. Just the
Opposite of this is true. One of the
fundamental principles of the Order is
to cultivate more cordial frieiidlv and
intimate relations between the irianu-
facturer and the consumer Bring the
man who makes the plow ‘and the one
Who holds and wears it dut to ether
Let them become acqua.in’tedg 
them associate one with the other I et
them deal together These have. been
the business izalyinir Cries of the Order
from its organizatid-An. L ’

NOW in regard to the case alluded to
1he facts are these. A hitrh/lv‘ res ecta-’
ble and widelvknown fiI?lZl1 en aged in
the manufacture of farm im gleinents
:l’l‘1t}i1[‘li‘_Ciit?;i0f Lansing kindly gxtended

0 «
State Grangé‘ aifi iii‘? %%‘."‘$?.‘i?{§..°‘§o"§.‘.‘i
Oyster supper at th  ~.-D  .
The 0111)’ real crrouned i'oi'ml:m~'qt tid)ili1bi(ii
its acceptance ‘was want of tihig

Tile motto of the State Grange is

pl(e_;asure. This question
, e ‘range very properly
-tcce ted - ,. . ~ . .
mt... a.:%;.*.“.z;:.:.::r°> *1‘: *:z..t.*;::
ave been ,. '. Q .,
 ..a':.:3:°:.r.:‘r.“*aa:‘.
kind of a face could we. havelme\tvt]lile
manufacturer and sircad o t o rt old
platform of cordial Il‘elati0l]sl‘l, ’\Vl1l0]3l1 we
agegegléifigetp accept the common cour-

993. these meliintilegiIi:((i)ftt(ilesl¢-i.-ll 

vertise them, if you please. lisut the
we Prlflciple that would have in-

08d the State Grange to refuse ac-
fie of the_ invitation would in-
to. English to refuse a seat at

THE
the table of a friend, if by any possible
chance that friend should have an
article to sell that he might ever want
to buy. No legislation or action was
asked or could have been conferred by
the State Grange. Yet our esteemed
brother has, in his confused state of
mind, connected this with the accept-
ance of railroad passes by members of
the Legislature. Railroad corporations
are creatures of law. By and through
law they organized and exist. Passen-
gers’ fare. and sometimes freight tariffs,
are fixed by law. The Legislature is
the law making power of the State.
The Legislature created the corpora.-
tioii. There may be, and 1 think there
is, an impropriety in a member of the
creating power acccptiii g gifts from one
of his creatures. But the State Grange
did not create Bement & Sons. There
is no paralell between the two cases.
One of the bad features of the free-pass
system is it takes. inembers home so
olten that it prolongs the session to un-
necessary length. Here again there is
no paralell, and it does seem to inc
boyish to undertake to mix the two
0:1.-‘cs. Let us all disc-riniinate wisely
and well. Use all the facts attainable
weighed with good lioncst coiniiion
sense. ]{indl_-,' criticize where we
should, and censure wlicrc we in ust.
Micliigaii, .-\]n'il ;3::, 1879. _\I. I-1. (1.

.1 New Mode of Locoiiiotion.

The newspaper carrier who ,-.cr\'cs
pa.pci‘s to the attciidcnts in the Per-
manent Iflxliibition Building goes
his rounds at the rate of twelve miles
an hour. He travels on machines not
uiillke roller skates, which are called
pedoniotors, according to the inventor
Mr. J, H. Hobb, an architect on \Val-
nut above Fiftli. The day is not dis-
tant, predicts the Philadelphia Record,
when the whole city will be on wheels;
when pedestrians will be skimming
through the street. at the rate of ten
miles an hour, without more effort
than is now put foi'tli in pera1iibul:‘it-
ing half that distance.

The pedomotor coiisists of four
tough, light wooden wheels, supplied
with a outer rim of tough India-rubber.
These wheels are secured to a frame
the shape of the foot, which is strapped
to the pedal extrenieties in the usual
manner. Unlike roller skates, the
wheels of these little vehicles are not
under, but placed at} each side of the
foot, thus giving the wearer a good
standing as well as a. solid footing.
The rear wheels are three inches in
diameter, while those in front are two
and a half inches. This gives the foot
a slight incline, and has much to do in
impelling the pedestrian forward. Ex-
tending from the toe with a slight curl
forward to the ground, is a piece of
casting termed the pusher, which is
simply used in mounting an elevation
or steep incline. From the center of
the heel a small brass wheel extends
backward, serving as a guide as well as
a brake. The whole scarcely turns
the scale at a pound weight. In using
them no more efi'ort is required than in
ordinary walking. The wearer steps
with his regular stride, and is amazed
to find himself skimming over the
ground so rapidly with so little muscu-
lar effort. Mr. Hobb explains the
rapid movement in this manner: A
man whose stride is thirty-two inches
will traverse t'orty—eiglit inches, or
one-half further, with the pedoniotor.
This is because the body is in constant
motion. For iiistaiice, says he, the
traveler starts, and while he raises one
foot to step, he continues rapidly on-
ward until that foot is set down and
the other raised to make another step.
This gives him more momentum, and
away he goesover the two miles in
the same time to accomplish one with
the feet. N o effort is required of the
body for their use, as in skates. The
traveler simply puts one foot before the
other, and finds himself whizzing
along at a lively rate.

BLACK pepper is said to be a good
remedy for the cabbage worm.

IT costs an average of $8 per head to
take cattle from Chicago to Boston.

Straw is among recent articles of ex-
port into England ; hay is also export-
ed thither.

LET us have smaller farms and better
tillage, more densly settled countries,
more compact neighborhoods.

There are 380 species of grasses, ‘only
abouta. dozen or fifteen or which are
ranked among the cultivated or more

nutritious kinds.

GRANGE x71§I'roR.

3

THE DISCONTENTED FARMER.

A Michigan farmer sat by his hearth,
Reading a Kansas paper:

Of government lands and homes for sale,
He read by the light of a. taper.

“\Vife,” said be, “I'm goin’ to Kansas 3
I’ve been tryin’ nigh on to ten year,
A workin as hard as a nigger,
To make a small fortune out_here.

“And now, I'm it goin’ to quit it ;
We’i-e agoin’ to Kansas, and we—--

VVell after we’ve been there a year or two,
I reckon you‘ll see what we'll be.”

So the things were sold at auction,
Though they brought not half their worth ;
And he started off to Kansas,
His face all beaming with mirth.

He had scarcely been gone a year,
‘When back to Michigan he came,
But the farmer who left so full of glee,

Returned all seedy and lame.

And when his friends asked how it was,
He wrinkled his brow, and said he,
“That air line western kintry,
Ain't what its cracked up for to be.”
Michigan Ilomestead.

Fruit Tree Plmitiiig.

Mr. P. Barry, the well-known and
euterprisilig fruit tree dealer of the
Mount Hope Nurseries, N. Y.. pub-
lislics some practical directions for set-
ting our trees. We reproduce them as
the kind of information now in season :

’l‘llE soin FOR FRUIT TREES.

'l‘he average soil to be found in the
garden of any part of our city is good
enough in its natural state. All it
needs is good, deep plowing or spading
to fit it for the trees. It must be free
from stagnant water. No one would
think of permitting the garden which
surrounds his dwelling to remain a
swamp. For health’s sake, the drain-
age must be perfect. The health of
fruit trees requires this, too.

How T0 ]‘LA1\"I‘.

Inexperienced persons are very apt
to make a. great fuss over the planting
ofa tree, or they will run to the other
extreme, and cram it into the ground
as they woulfl a bean pole. Very com-
mon errors are planting too deeply and
applying manure around the roots. No
manure is needed at time of planting——
wait till the tree gets to growing, and
then apply the manure, if needed, on
the surface of the ground over the roots.
’ Diga hole large enough and deep
enough to receive the roots; spread out
in their natural way, and so that the
tree will stand no deeper in the ground
than it did at the nursery ; then fill in
good surface earth among the roots care-
fully, filling every space. When the
spaces are all filled, and the roots cov-
ered. then begin to pack the earth as it
goes in, and keep packing firmly till
the work is complete. To the errors I
have already mentioned—deep planting
and manure at the roots—I will add the
ot-her—loose planting, which is very
general and very fatal. Do not be afraid
of making the earth too firm about the
1'oots.

THE USE or WATER.
' It is very common to pour water
around the roots of a tree at planting
without stopping to inquire why. Un-
less the soil is extremely dry, in the
spring, and the tree has already com-
menced to grow, water does more harm
than good. And right here it may as
well be said, if dry weather ensues after
planting, so as to affect the tree, do not
sprinkle every day, but remove two
inches of the surface over the roots and
pour on enough water to go clear down
to the lowest roots; replace the earth
and mulch with a little hay, or grass,
or straw, or tan bark, or something to
prevent rapid evaporation. Seldom will
any more water be needed.
WHAT KIND TO PLANT.

Most people want large trees, must
have large trees; when the planting
humor comes, patience seems to be lost
——must have trees that will bear right
away. Looking at trees just of the
proper size, they will exclaim, “VVho
could wait for such whips to bear? We
may all be in our graves before that
time.” '1-‘rue enough, there may be ex-
ceptional cases, when a few large trees,
removed and planted with extraordi-
nary care, may be a success, but in a
general way the trees that thrive best
after planting and ultimately make the
most healthy, productive and long-lived
trees, are those trans lanted young-—
say, apples three to our years, pears
and plums two to four years, cherries
two years, peaches one year. The age

means the growth of the bad or graft,

and has no reference to the age of the
stock grafted or budded upon. The old-
er the tree the greater the check in trans-
planting, and this is why the young

trees will overtake and pass the older’

and larger tree in the race of growth.

But whatever may be the age. size or
character of your tree, look well to its
roots. Have them all, or as many of
them as may be possible, preserved
from mutilation or injury of any kind
and protect them from the air, so that
they will not be dried to death before
getting them in the ground. I see peo-
ple every year handling trees as if they
were dry brush, and it should be an in-
dictable offence.

PRUNING AT 'rRA.\'sPLAN'rA'rIo.\'.

This is a mooted question, but long
experience shows that whatever theory
may teach, it is safe to shorten back the
branches at the time of planting; this,
by reducing the number of leaf-buds,
and consequently the number of leaves,
reduces their. evaporating power while
the tree is forming new roots and get-
ting used to its new home. A good
rule, as far as we can makea rule, is to
cut back the young shoots to two or
three buds at the bases and where
shoots are too close, cut out some of them
altogether.

- How FAR APART.

The average distance may be given
as follows: Standard trees—apples 30
feet, pears and cherries 20 feet; the
smaller class of cherries will do very
well at 15 to 18 feet; plums, peaches,
apricots and nectarines 16 to 18 feet,
quinces 10 to 12 feet. Dwarf trees, ap-
ples on paradise stock, six feet apart,
and nothing in the whole range of
fruit culture is more interesting than
these miniature apple trees, three or
four feet in height and the same in
diameter, whether in blossom or fruit.
Pears, cherries, or plums 10 to 12 feet.
Currants, gooseberries and raspberries,
three to four feet. These distances can ,
of course, be varied to suit circum-
stances.

An Asparagus Bed.

He who lives in the country and has
no asparagus bed has at least one heavy
sin of omission on his conscience for
which he can never give an adequate
excuse. If the man who does not
“provide for his own house is worse
than an infidel,” he that will not
“bother” with an asparagus bed is
anything but orthodox, and yet can-
not call himself a rationalist. Some are
under the delusion that an asparagus
bed is an abstruse garden problem and
an expensive luxury. Far from it. The
plants of Conover’s Colossal (the best
variety) can be obtained of any seeds-
man at slight cost. I have one large
bed that yields almost a daily supply
from the middle of April till late in
June, and I shall make anothor bed
next spring in this simple way: As
early in April as the ground is dry
enough—the sooner the better—I shall
choose some warm, early, but deep
soil, enrich it well, and then on one
side of the plot open a furrow or trench
eight inches deep. Down this furrow
I shall scatter a heavy coat of rotted
compost, and then run a plow or
pointed hoe through it again. By this
process the earth and compost are
mingled, and the furrow rendered
about six inches deep. Along its side
one foot apart, I will place one-year-
old plants, spreading out the roots, and
taking care to keep the crown or top
of the plant five inches below the sur-
face when level; then fill the furrow
over the plants, and when the shoots
are well up, fill the furrow even. I
shall make such furrows two feet
apart, and, after planting as much
space asI wish, the bed is made for the
next fifty years. In my father’s gar-
den there was a good bed over fifty
years old. The young shoots, should
not be cut for the first two years, and
only sparingly the third year, on the
same principle that we do not put
young colts at work. The asparagus is
a marine plant, and dustings of salt
suflicient to kill the weeds will romote
its growth.—E. P. Roe, in arpe7-‘s
Magazine for April.

R001‘ cuttings of blackberry plants
should be planted early.

SHOULD farmers be taxed for lands
used as public highways? They now
have to pay for every foot of -«land their
deed calls for.

FIFTY three per cent of the pupula-
tion of France are: engaged in agricul-
ture. Of this number one-fifth, culti-
vate their own property.

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

SCHOOLCRAFT. MAY 1, 1879.

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Szmtmcy 2% gtpurtmcnt.
.l. T. COBB, - - - - SCllf)()h(IltAF'T.
Cflitian and members of Subordinate Grmigos

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

'rm«: TAX mI.I.s umrou 1-: ‘I'll I-1
I.I«:(:l.sI.A'rmu-2.

We have received from
lluston, ehairnmn ol the Senate Ju-
diciary Committee, “a Hill to author-
ize the appointment of a Conunission
to prepare a bill to revise the tax

laws of this State." which was “lic-
ported without recommendation by
the (lonunittee on Judiciary and or-
dered printed, .\lareh 24$, I870.”
'|‘his Ilill, Senator lluston writes me,
was introduced by hiinsell', and as its
provisions have none ol the objec-
tionnl len.tures ol' the llill introduced
by Senator Patterson, which, we re-
viewed in the Visrrou of April 15')
and, as he alleges that Senators Ain-
hler, llell and Weir, the other ineni.
bers ol the Senate .ludiei.-try (‘ounnit-
too, did not endorse the l'a.tte1'_son
[ml ho leols to complain that our
criticism was unjust to him and the
three Senators named.

We are glad to know that there
are some initigatiug eii'eiunst.:uiees
connected with the work ol the (‘oni-
niittee in considering and reporting
upon the l'al.terson llill.

This liill ol Senator lluston No.
167, is so unlike that ol Senator l‘a.t-
terson. No. lt'>.'-4, that we have a. lriend-
ly leeling lot‘ it at sight, and had we
known ol its e.\istenee, and that it
was reported by the (‘onunittee with
the other liill, we should have treat-
ed the niatter perhaps somewhat dif-
uu-ent.ly_ \\‘e are not yet, however,
frilly prepa.red to excuse the, Senators
tor reporting a. llill “ without recour-
utendation " that. had so little to coin-
mend it, and some ol the provisions
oi which were such a direct insult
to the intelligence to the people ofthc
State.

The lirst law ol'nature—sell protec-
tion deinauded that a llill with such a
senseless discrimination in lavor of
the elass to which they belonged
should not l‘(‘t‘(‘l\'l‘ that «]IuI.s‘i endorse-
ment which they gave it. by reporting
it to the Senate as they did. We
cannot do less th:m express our sur-
prise that a measure bearing on its
taee that. claim ot superiority tor the
|(\ggfl pmlession. and that contempt
for nll else, should have passed irom
the hands ot the (‘oininittee without.
its unqualilied eondeinnation.

These gentlemen had an opportun-
ity oi protecting themselves trout
even a suspicion oi sympathy with the
provisions ot that. Bill. and to us itis a
matter oi surprise that they did not
do so. :\ eonunittee ol lawyers are
not usnallv so teuder- footed when they
have llIl(l(:l‘ consideration a.ny matter
atl‘eeting non-protessioual men. \Ve
ptesnrne the legislative Journal shows
rew instauees during the Session,
where the reports ot this (‘ommittee
have not had the business teature of a
,-gmymnendatieva.

It was hanily fair to Senator l‘at-
“argon to report a Bill with this
seeming show ot approval. when. as
is alleged. all the other members _ot
me Committee were opposed to it.
 P3t,te.rsoi1 should have had
‘n the honor of authorship and ad-

. an  or implied. of :1
km  I certainly give him some

Senator

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TIi1-:.W(}RANGE VISITOR.

notoriety in this State. The Senator
has distinguished himself-—and a man
of such broad and enlightened views
will he wanted to serve his fellow
men somewhere. He is liable at any
moment to be called on to devise
ways and means for providing remun-
erative employment for a horde of
hungry lawyers whose rapacity has
already lrightencd all considerate
prudent men from the use of legal
means to sccurcjustice in Courts.

We shall take great pleasure at
any time in commending any Bill
emanating from a memiher of the bar,
that is manifestly in the interest of the
przople of the State of Michigan. But.
when we find Bills like No. 168 pre-
sented to the Senate by a lawyer, re-
lerred to its Committee of lawyers,
and reported to the body—-to put it
mildly, without disapproval; and Bill
No. Ml’), relating to Champcrty, and
the Bill restricting appeals from Jus-
tice Courts reported upon adversely
by the Judiciary Committees of the
Legislature we must say that we
are being driven rapidly to the con-
clue-«ion tliat ifMichigan lawyers as a
class would make desirable legisla-
tors. the people were particularly un-
lortunatc in their selection in 1878.

The Bill of Senator Iluston, N0.
M7 is entirely free from the odious
features of that presented by ‘Senator
Patterson. But while we think there
is great inetptality and injustice in
the distribution of this necessary evil
—~our taxes-—yct it seems to us from
our (lrange stand point, that the pas-
sage oi this Bill will be likely to squan-
de.r quite a sum of money.

\\'e understand that. the Legisla-
ture now in session has a special
(‘oininittee on this subject of taxa-
tion. ()t their labors we know noth-
ing, but we must suppose that the
committee has done something and
will domore belorc the close of the
Session. if the results of their labors
are not embodied in an act to be con-
sidered and disposed of by this
Legislature, to what end was the
committee created?

Ordinary le,9;islation seems a little
expensive, and as this Bill contem-
plates some sort of extraordinary
legislation by a special Commission
and a. xprtciul Session we are clearly of
the opinion that we (lie people won't
get value received on the investment.

ll‘ we are to get no legislation at
this Session upon this matter of taxa-
tion, ifit is either to big a subject for
this Legislature. or if it has been
overshadowed by more important
matters so that it could not be reach-
ed. why then let us have Senator lIus-
t.on's Commission, for we don't know
why we can expect better things of
the Legislature ot 18Sl. This Coin-
missiou it appointed. should be re-
quired to report a Bill embodying its
work to the next Legislature within
a week alter it. shall convene.

But we can hardly atl‘ord to take
the eliaiiees ot a special Session for
the consideration of this one subject
iinportant as it is, for the good that
would inure to the people by :1 new
law for one. year. The outlook for
good times is not sufficiently encour-
aging to warrant such expenditure.

And while we are in the way of ob-
jecting we may as well say that we
think the per diem of $7 provided tor
in Senator llustoifs Bill is rather high
for 1879. though if the Commission
were composed or intelligent men,
not afraid oi earnest work, they
might render the State invaluable
service and be richly worth the mou-
ey even at that price.

“'4: desire no class legislation. no
favoritism. but intelligent. good laws
economically administered, and have
more tsith in sound common sense.
and business experience than profes-

sional position.

THE INTRUDING LAWYER.

The following article is from a late
number of the New York Graphic.
Mayor Cooper finding that the police
commissioners of New York City
were making a mere sinecure of
their office, leaving the public in-
terests to suffer while the Commis-
sioners looked after their own, neg-
lecting police matters but more espec-
ially their duties in regard to the
street cleaning bureau, resolved to
remove them and appoint other and
better men in their places. But
when he undertook to deprive these
men of their authority they appealed
to lawyers and defied the Mayor.
Hence the language of the Graphic:

In the expressive cartoon on our first
page our artist has signalizcd the dan-
ger now to be feared as likely; to grow
out of the struggle between the Mayor
and the Police Commissioners. Will
the lawyers,‘ with their answers and
their arguments, and their calls for
s iecitlc allegations, remain masters of
t re situation '.’ If they do not, all will
bcwcll. If they do, all will not be
well, but far from it.

The only cause for regret in regard to
the proceedings is that Mr. Cooper’s
action may aiford the lawyers an op-
portunity to carry their cases into the
U()lll'lH and thus, perhaps, delay, if not
thwart. the removal of olficers whose
delinquency is but too plain. With the
lawyers who appeared before his Honor,
and claimed the right to direct the
form of “the hearing,” and the order
of the proceedings, we had and have
no synipathy. ()ur position in regard
to the crying abuse of American life
and polities'——tl1e supremacy of the
legal vulturc—is well known. We are
and have been opposed and bitterly op-
posed to that supremacy. We have
pointed out over and over again the
danger to our institutions which lurks
in the prominence of the lawyers. No
business can be begun without the law-
yer, and certainly no business is al-
lowed to end without him. The Gov-
ernors of nearly all our States, and
perhaps nine-t-enths of all the members
of Coiigress, and our State Legislatures
are lawyers. Our laws are made by
lawyers, lawyers administer them,
lawyers are the first to break them, and
lawyers so interpret them as to render
them nugatory.

There is no business in which the
lawyer does not intrude. He seems to
be the first at the cradle, and the
last at the grave. The proceedings
before the Mayor are but a typical
instance of the lawyers’ selfish busy-
bodyism. He wants to take control
and so manipulate affairs, that under
the confusion of law and common
sense, which he felt himself able to
produce, the Mayor and the public
would be smothered. \\'ith the fiasco
of Mayor Ely freshin his recollection,
one can hardly wonder that Mayor
Cooper determined not to be foiled: or
that he lost his temper. It would have
required a saint to have borne the
threatened legal deluge with equanim~
ity. The Mayor would have done well
to be angry, it’ his anger did not threat-
en any injury to the cause which he
had at heart. Certainly his desire to
suppress the cunning and intruding
lawyer was most laudable, and we wish
that more nnvistrates were animated
by  And especially was Mr. Cooper-‘s
anxiety praiseworthy, because he was
between the public treasury and the
1:1\\‘_\‘e!3. They were anxious to be
heard so as to earn fat fees, which nm
the ineulpated Ct)I11111iS~fl0llt‘l\:, but (119
tax-payeis of this city. should be
called upon to my. And now is it not
apparent that I e time has come when
we >l.10lllCl endeavor to throw on‘ the
yoke of the lawyers‘) \\‘hy guarantee
st public ofiieer a trial before removal 2'

I‘l_ie removal of an omc-91-is not 3 ,3,.,_
11111131 l‘1‘0ceeding. Even if he is to be
removed only “ for cause," all that he
can ask is that his superior omeer give
him in writing his reasons for exepcjq-
lug his power. A preliminary trial 
sure to be a humbug, . If ;_h,.m is ,0 1,;
aptrial. let that trial take placeiin me
Lourts. where the maehinerv is at
hand for its p!‘oso¢u[j0u in due form
...;i5.‘.‘.§3f~‘Z.°.l“.i*”~°-   =1  H-

. ls judgement—-not on the
111165 Oflaw as to whether a subordinate
ought or ought not go be Nmoved mom
011103~ The charter ought to he amend-

ed so nsto get. rid of the--hem-in 7» n
pmvided for. I.aw_\~em an. 3,, mgmng

with proceerlin in Courts that they 31.
ways provided or trials in place of sum.
mary proceedings. A good oflicer
ought mbe protected if he was permit-
ted to answer in writing the “causes”
relied upon by his superior to justify
that step.

As long as the Mayor _is endeavor-ing
to reform the Civil Service of this (:itv_
he is sure to have the earnest arid
hearty support of the. Graphic, and of
the business community. And one of
the best omens connected with his in-
cumbency is that he apparently seeks
to be emancipated from the dominion
of the lawyers.

 

We have distributed copies of the
Proceedings of the Sixth Session of
the Michigan State Grange to the Mag.
ters of the several Granges of the
State so far as the name and Post Of.
fice address has been reported to this
oflice. There are quite a number of
Secretaries who have neglected to
make report of Master and Secretary
elect for 1879, and many Masters will
not therefore receive a copy until
such reportis made.

The Ralnlesi Region.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer gives a timely warning to
those intending to move to the West
this spring. It is as applicable to dis-
contented farmers in Michigan as in
Ohio:

An awful trap is being set for credit-
lous emigrants. Thousands of these
emigrants are settling west of the rain-
belt, and they don’t know it. They
are going out too far on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, the Kansas Pacific,
the Union Pacific, and the Northern
Pacific railroads.

“VVhere is the drouth-line‘.”’ asks
the reader,

Draw a line from Austin, Texas, to
Bismark, D. T., on the l\‘orthern Paci-
fic, and all west of that line is the
drouth country. Five years out of
eight, crops will entirely fail west of
this line. Last year was an exception
to the rule; and this is why so many
emigrants are venturing too far west
this year. The land~sharks are deceiv-
ing them, and are pushing a vast army
of emigrants into a famine region.

“ VVhat makes this region west ofthe
hundreth parallel a desert-region‘) ”

Because it rains just as much water
as there is water evaporated each year.
If it rained more water than there IS
evaporated it would run down into the
ocean, and the land would soon be cov-
ered with water. Rains run to the
ocean in rivers, and the air evaporates
the water of the ocean and carries it
inland. Clouds form rainfalls and
back goes the water on to the earth.
then into the ocean again. Now before
the air from the Gulf or ocean reaches
Bismark, or the middle of Nebraska or
Kansas, this wet air which started
from the ocean becomes dry. There
is no moisture in it: the water 119-5
fallen out of it in rain, and has run
back to the sea. _

“ But why is San Antonio subject to
drought when it is so close to the
Gulf 2"’ _ _

Because the air of San Anton10._°11
the Stake.-d Plains in Texas and :\l'lZ(_)"
na, comes up through Mexico. It 15
dry before it starts. It does not C0111?
from the Gulf, Mexico is hot: A P91’
petual current of hot dry air b19W§
over Mexico. and fans Arizona» 59“
Mexico, Utah. and Colorado with El‘
mosphere as dry as wind from the
Desert of Sahara. This dry air-current,
blowing up from Mexico and Arizona,
strikes the high mountains in ‘Colom-
do. It prevents any damp all‘ ‘-'°m'
ing east of the One Hundrcth P37’
allel. \\'hen we reach the Bonner‘:
Pacific and Manitoba, another cul'l'€11
of wind—a damp current—blows f1:°m
the Pacific Ocean. There is no de=‘-‘fl.
there. where the Pacific wind heads 0
the wind from Mexico. , ,

Now I say. thousands of inIl'0°9“'
emignmts have taken up farms during
the but year west of the rain I,
of eoumr thev will be mined. and y°_
pill see them coming back. bmken
ienrted and disoou l.

-- \\'ill it ainpi:-gii desert west °‘
the One Hundreth Parallel? ” _ the

Yes, until the Almighq ohangfi the
course of the winds,’ takes down
mountain peaks. on stops
from mining all meirwaserout Inf‘/°
Easthefore they get to the €199‘ °

lel.

.ll'ic.h. Ilomauvuul.

 

 


  

THE GRAN GE

VISITOR.

5

COL. A. B. SMEDLEY.

 

We have been kindly furnished
by the IIusbandman with the electro-
type of Col. Smedley of Iowa, whose
portrait and biography as we find it

in that paper, we believe will be of

interest to our readers. _

\Ve first met Col. Smedley at_ the
Seventh Session of ‘the National
Grange held at St. Louis in January,
1874. The favorable impression
then made has caused us to watch his
public life in connection with the Or-
der with great interest. The cordial
endorsement given him by the IIus-
bandman is in no way undeserved.
He has been one of the foremost men
of the VVest in aiding to build upon
a firm foundation the Order of Pat-
rons ot Husbandry.

Th - few men in Iowa who have
widefreacgiiaiiitance throughput the
United States than Col. A. B. Smedley,
whose likeness appears on this page.
Others may have traveled as much;
they may have made efi'ort to win
friends ; or they may have been as much
before the public and still have less hold
upon it, for Col. Smedley’s opportuni-
ties have abounded in sympathetic at-
tachments. Very many ieaders of the
HUSBANDMAN have seen his pleasant
face and heard his eloquent voice, for he
has addressed public meetings in most
of the States east of the Rockyfmoun-
rains, and he is a man who, seen and
heard, imprints himself indelibly upon
memory. Friends having personal ac-
quaintance with him will recognize the
cut as exceedingly true in its expression,
whi‘e those who know less of the man,
but have heard him speak, or read his
admirable letters in the HUSBAND)[AN,
will be gratified by the_picture, and by
the brief sketch of his career drawn
from authentic sources.

Abel B. Smedley was born in Jeffer-
son county, New York, a little more
than fifty years ago. His ancestors
were English. Joseph Smedley, the
father of Abel was a Methodist preach-
er, not long since in active service in a
northern county of this State. ‘In young
Smedley’s youth, his parents ‘exercised
commendable care in provii iug em-
ploymfint for his hands, at the same
time t ey give him such opportunit.ies
for learning as were accessible. They
seemed to regard the boy as having
gnoderate promise for farming, to which

usiness he was decently drilled as soon
as sufficient strength was develo ed.
In one way or another he managed,
however, to pick up a fair education in
the (1lisitri1ct’school wéiich was supple-
men e ater by aca emic trainin in
Massachusetts. The common exgeri-'
ence of sprightly young lads tied to
farm labor, with rare occasions when
respite and recreation is available, was
repeated in young Smedley. He hated
the farm because of its incessant plod-
ding. Willing to work he rebelled the
tyranny of constant exaction. So for-
swearing the fields and their monoto-
:°::.‘a:‘;:t:i: ‘“‘i‘“°i“‘f“‘Zi"

n. l i n ur -
giegfi flird mgttzhanical emplloyiilenttinhe

I10 0 th t f t "I: d h‘

as a machiiliist, st‘) hgxhgsiltifigfiatioeobtsifi
the preliminary fitting. He was, how-
ever, but yielding to a capricious bent
Ehlatsoopocfiafgdhto exert suflicient in-

ence ‘ th ' _ 1;
he had 011082311 wiltlhl eiiich Slgtlziintlyy. thin:
smell of the shop grew more hateful
than the fresh earth falling from the
NOW. which he had guided wearily in
the days when longing desire directed
helgrstézps from the flelds where he Was

e .
anlggllile ytpt oscillating between the farm
6 h th

possibilifiegpofe tklhzgavtvledlz) Igggslllle 1843
ml8I'atedtoOshkosh Wisbonsin where
9 engaged in iron working in’ which
usiness he continued until the rebel-
hah _0fi‘ered a new field especially at-
tractive to him, because he had never
Quite settled into the conviction that
5%“ ‘liefilglled to‘ keep him bound to the
P 0 t ' ' d -
ped. ii“é°§nt‘e‘i2‘Zi"¥i'ié°i‘er'3?c§‘2‘§ M‘;‘3£’r
Of the 32d Wisconsin Infantry and not
1°38 after was promoted Lieut Colonel.
lllfiter two years of arduous service his
ealth succumbed to the malarial in-
uences of the climate in which he had
ggfiednznd he was obliged to leave the
wia.;on.i.i‘*i3;‘§.i3f§a°i.?s i§’;’hii‘.°§.‘.'3f‘ if;
‘h I1 went south as Lieut. Colonel of
me 4331! Wiswnsin Infantry, remain-

Khl Service until peace was restored.

Soon after his return he established his
home in Cresco, Iowa, where he has
since remained, except during the time
when public duties have kept him em-
ployed elsewhere. While engaged in
other pursuits his yearning for farm life
led to the purchase of a fertile tract of
land upon ’which he began improve-
ments, expecting to identify himself
with agriculture, devoting to it all his
energies and talents as soon as the en-
tanglements of other business could be
yvorked loose, a design fully realized at
ast.

VVhen the Grange movement reached
Iowa Col. Smedley saw at once the ad-
vantages it offered to farmers and there-
fore entered it with all the impetuous
zeal which characterized his nature. It
promised organization of a class prone
to that isolation which made its mem-
bers the easy prey of scheming men
who gleaned by shrewdness the profit
that should go to requite the toil of men
and women struggling to make their
western homes comfortable. After or-
ganizing many Grangesin Iowa he was
elected Master of the State Grange, a
position which he filled with credit un-
til the National Grange in 1875 made
him Lecturer and at once sent him into
the field. In this work he visited many
of the Southern States, nearly all of the

VVestern and Middle States, the two 3

years of his term being given to active

i

work until near the close, when a change 1,

of policy on the part of the managing
committee gave him a respite, permit-
ting hiin to return to the management
of extensive interests at home.

Of this period it is not necessary to

say more than the fact that his elo- :

quent appeals to farmers in many lo-
calities aroused them from the lethargy
that ends in degradation. Through his

efforts, while Master, aided by other;

workers in his own State, wholesome

reforms were inaugurated. The, famous ‘

“Granger laws” of Iowa which
alarmed eastern railway magnates
were the direct result of efforts lead by
him, to find protection from the rapac-
ity of soulless corporations. The ex-
actions had become so great that the
growth of the State was retarded, the
discouragements to agriculture compel-
ling many farmers who were in debt
for their lands to sacrifice their im-
provements, and remove -to other
States, where organized spoilation had
not yet grasped all the productsof the
farm beyond poor subsistence for the
laborer. It will be remembered that
cases originating under these so-called
“Granger laws” were taken through
the Courts of the State to the .UDll'.€‘(l
States Supreme Court, where the full_
bench aflirmed the c<_)nstitutiona.lity of
the law, which, in effect said a
sovereign State had the right to regu-
late the franchises. conferred upon cor-
porations formed under _its laws. The
question was really, which is reater——
the corporation created by t e State
or the Stine itself. Although shrew-d
tricksters, aided by a subsidized press,
managed to bring “P011 the 13W 3 g1"-fiat
deal of odium, through shameless mis-

representation, it has, nevertheless, the ,

approval of the highest tribunal in the
land, thus proving the work of the de-
spised Grangers good. -Tlie principle
of the law embodied in the Reagan
bill, now pending in the Senate, has
the approval of the strongest commer-
cial houses in eastern cities, and sooner
or later will assuredly be recognized as
just, even by those who have assailed
it as an encroachment upon vested
rights. If Col. Smedley and his asso-
ciates had no other title to famein their
succe<sful assertion of the principle
that the people of a State have the
right to protect their industries against
the rapacity of corporations, they have
established a claim upon the regard of
thousands of farmers who will yet re-
ceive great benefifs from the gallant
struggle of their western brothers.

As a writer Col. Smedley has original
style and manner. His ideas crowd
along in quick succession with the
least possible restraint while expres-
sion never lacks perspicuity, and is of-
ten marked by high polish. With little
regard for rules of construction, his let-
ters have a sort ofrhmymic flow, always
pleasing to the general reader who never
pauses for analysis. Those who have
read his letters on “ Farming west of the
Mississippi,” have observed the fresh-
ness ofideas which made tnem always
entertaining and instructive. It may
be said with truth that as a writer, ex-
cellence is more clearly seen in his let-
ters than in extended work, for he is a
book maker as well as newspaper writ-
er. His “Manual of Jurisprudence”
for Granges, shows something of schol-
astic research, but on the whole it is
heavy, lacking, as might be expected,
that vivacity which is the peculiar
charm of his letters.

As afarmer, Col. Smedley has been
fairly successful in the common branch-
es ofthe business, but beyond that he
has attained a high rank as a practi-
cal teacher in horticulture and land-
scape adornments. His home in Cresco
was reputed one of the finest in Iowa
before a devastating fire destroyed his
beautiful dwelling last year, destroying
also his shrubbery, and otherwise dis-
figuring the delightful grounds which
had received the intelligent care of a
fond owner. But much of the beauty
of the place came from the skilled la-
bor and exquisite taste of Mrs. Smed-
ley, whose hands had tenderly nursed
the delicate plants that gave the sweet-
est charm to the'place. The home .18
rebuilt, and around it there will again
cluster the beauties that thrive under
the loving care of skillful cultivators,
whose good work tends to elevate and
refine rural life, its influence reaching
far beyond the immediate field of la-
bor.

It is not the design of this sketch to
enter into the privacies of domestic life
and reveal to the public gaze traits_or
habits of character that _might gratify
curiosity without imparting usetul les-
sons: hence the care to speak of the
man only as he is justly the subject
of public regard, although in his DU‘
vate relations he has won the high es-
teem of immediate friends. Readers of

the Husbandman may be congratulated

on the prospect of many letters from

Col. Smedley, who in elegant leisure

obeys the pleasingiiiclination to go be-
fore the public in these columns when-

ever he has something to say, occa-
sions which his many friends hope,
will not be rare. Sometime during the
next fall he may be expected to visit
this State, when he will certainly be
invited to the platform by audiences
thrilled by his eloquence on former
occasions. But if he should write no
more letters for the Ilusbandman, and
make no more speeches to ezisterri au-
diences, there will be thousands of
friends to whom the picture here pre-
sented will be apleasiiig reminder of a
genial gentleman, who has captivated
their senses by his eloquence, and won
lasting regard by good fellowship, the
spontaneous outgrowth of the broad
humanity that characterizes the man.

£aair5’ fltilklrtllltllt.

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WHAT MAKES A VVOMAN 2

Not courtlydress, or queenly air,

Not jeweled hand, complexion fair; ‘

Not graceful form, nor lofty tread,

Not paint, nor curls, nor splendid head ;
Not pearly teeth, nor sparkling eyes, ‘
Not voice that nightingale outvies ;

Not breath as sweet as eglantine,

Not gaudy gems of fabric fine ;

Not all the stores of fashion’s mart,

Nor yet the blandishments of art,

Not one, or all of these combined,

Can make one woman true, refined.

”I‘is not the casket that we praise,

But that which in it lies.

These outward charms, which please the sight,
Are naught, unless the heart be right.

ee

An Essay by Sister M. E. Bartholomew,
‘Read Before Keeler Grange,
N0. 159.

Ever since the time when our ancient
relative in the Garden of Eden was ar-
raigned before his Maker to give cause
for his disobedience, and made answer,
“The woman whom Thou gavest to be
with me, she gave me of the tree and
I did ‘eat, the disposition to shirk re-
sponsibility,” and throw the blame for
existing evils, upon other parties has
been the common fault of poor weak
humanity. It is not our object to criti-
cise or censure our departed first father
for his want of true moral courage, or
his lack of gallantry to the wife of his
own flesh, and we will be charitable
enough to admit that he certainly was
ignorant of the fact that his example
would be scrupulously followed by all
his descendants to the latest generation
-—-even to the end of time.

But this shirking, this throwing upon
innocent shoulders the result of one’s
own mistakes, is twin sister to another
error quite as pernicious,—-the evil of
fault-finding. The prevalence of this
habit is wide-spread, no place is secure
against its intrusion, not only in se-
cluded places, but in the -noisy din of‘
business life, where love of mammon
and greed of gain are the all-absorbing
motives.

In political circles, where a selfish
partisan spirit sways the mind with
power almost incredible; and high up
in religious places, in the pulpit even,
we often see cropping out the fault-
finding spirit of intolerance, denying to
others the same rights they take to
themselves without a question.

In every place, high and low, rich
and poor. public and private, the un-
healthy influences arising from this

most aggravating slanders arise as a
consequence, exeinplyfying the truth
of the proverb, “How great 'a fire a
little spark kindleth.” 

Perhaps no person has‘é’ver yet been
so good or so pure as ‘hot to have been
at some period’ of their lives the subject
of someongzsggill-natured criticisms.
Even the le Mary, at the feet of
the Master, id not cscape censure from
her more ambitious sister. .

Though the army of fault-finders is
16331011, they differ in quality and inten-
tion, .and_fo.r the sake of convenience
we will divide them into classes First
we will notice the jealous fault-finders.
Not possessing any particular merit of
their own, they are not willing that
anyone else should. If their neighbors
succeed better in business than they do
they are ready with suspicions that it
was not.all fairly gotten, there-is trick- ~
ery somewhere. If they enjoy a better

reputation, then there are secret vices

habit are very apparent, and sometimes ‘YA

  
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
    
 
  
 
  
 
 

     
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 

 

    
  

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' marvelous with what avidity they will

intimated, that they may’ blast the fair
characters of their more honest neigh-
bors. If they have superior mental at-
tainments, then they make very bad
use of their abilities. His green eyes
are ever peering about in search of
fiaws, wherein to insert his treaclier-
ous claws; foolishly thinking that
if he can mar, deface, or in any way
destroy the beautiful structures their
neighbors have reared by their own
persevering industry and good manage-
ment, they can the more readily build
themselves up, upon the ruins of
others’ downfalls. No class of society,
no organization, is exempt from their
withering sarcasm, and the little dashes
of cold water they throw in upon us
are sometimes chilling in the extreme.

The next class we notice are the ma.-
licious fault-finders, They are gifted
with a superior discrimination in de-
tecting bad traits in others. Do they
go to church or to attend a lecture, it is

tear in fragments the nicely prepared
remarks to which they have listened.
It is their self-constituted right and >
privilege to pick out all the defects and
make others see them as they see them.
entirely ignoring the good and true in
theirzeal to find an error. Does any
one person come under the ban of their
particular displeasure. there are not
words enough in the English lan-
guage to properly convey their partic-
lar disgust ‘and abliorrence in which
they are held, and sometimes exple-
tives more demonstrative than liarmo-
nious are used» to give vent to the
measure of their disapproval. Such
people are usually happiest when others
err, especially the good, and it is really
Wonderful the way they will gather up
little straws and pile them up and mag-
nify them till they become genuine
mountains, and finally convince them-
selves and others that somebody has
departed from the path of rectitude.
“Souls of so gross a mould, they know
as much of purity as wallowing swine
of cleanliness. How they will rave if
on a robe of white they find it single
stain.

In contrast to this class, we notice
the thoughtless fault finders. Nothing
very criminal here. They never mean
any harm by the heartless little shafts
of ridicule. chiefly aimed at someone’s
dress, personal appearance, etc. Its
that horrid-looking bonnet Mrs. A

wears; the unbecoming manner in
which Miss G. has made her new
dress; young J.’s awkward clumsy

manners; the peculiar style of some-
one’s language, gestures, etc., carica-
tures intended to be funny and amus-
ing for themselves and others, nothing
wrong is intended, yet frequently such
little stabs convey an unpleasant
sting to the recipient. and it were better
they were left unsaid.

And now we come to another class,
and here may the good geniis help us,
for we are aware that we tread on del-
icate soil, and not by any careless word
would we jar the sensibilities of this
much-sufl“ering class, for it is of the
over-worked, careworn, half-sick and
nervous Women of the day that we
speak The brighteyes and flushed
cheeks, the once happy, cheerful, flow
of spirits, the quick elastic step, are,
with them, of the past. The ceaseless
round of labor and oft perplexing cares
of the household, the exhausting and
unending duties and anxieties conse-
quent upon maternity, liave all con-
spire to undermine the constitution,
and the result is what we so often see,
a. worn-out, nervous, fault-finding wife
and mother. It is strange what trifles
will disturb the serenity of that other-
wise peaceful temperament,—the sud-
den slamming ofa door, the children's
careless litter upon the carpet, the hus-
ba_iid’s tlioughless inattention to him
unimportant requirements, are sum-
cient provocatives of the unkind spirit,
and oft-times makes the poor man feel,
in more ways than one, that “There is
no place like home.” And do these
husbands never get nervous and fault-
tinding? I hear some good sister ask.
Indeed they do, but with them nerv-
ousness is not the rule, but the excep-
tion, and I can assure you that when
any of these “good lords of Creation”
do get sick, nervous and tired they can
be more disagreeably exacting in their
fault-findings than poor weak woman
ever dared to be..- And now that we are
inside the domestic circle, we will
speak of.the opposite class, those strong
and healthy men,_women and children,
seldom, if ever, sick,—and ignorant of
the fact that they are the possessors of
nerves. Unconsciously to themselves,

TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

fallen into this habit, and without even
being aware of it, have become con-
firmed fault-finders, not with the out-
side world, however, but with their
own dear selves. Bound to each other
by the dearest ties of relationship, hus-
band, wife, parent and child, the strong
delicate fibres ofa mutual aifectioii, in-
extricably woven into the very meshes
of their being. If calamity befalls one
of their number, the tenderest emotions
of their nature is moved with distress
and sympathy. Ami yet, in the full
tide of health and prosperity, with a
thoughtlessnss born of undisputed own-
ership, they will say to each other
words inost unkind and even cruel,
about “trifies light as air.” The dc-
mestic wheels are capable of taking on
an immense deal of friction, and only
frequent applications of the sweet oils
of patience and good humor can keep
in harmony the music of its delicate
machinery.

A few words to the members of this
organization. Meeting here as we do
from time to time, for social intercourse,
mental culture, and an interchange of
those pleasant little courtesies, which
go so far towards making up the sum
total of our happiness here, how impor-
tant, how imperative, that this niis-
cliievious habit be indulged in as little
as possible, that our Order may more
fully realize the object for which it was
instituted, and its ennobling precepts
be impressed on our minds, leaving
place for nought but good will. The
beautiful words, Hope, Charity and Fi-
delity, so often listened to by us from
our Master, acting as a talisman to ex-
orcise the unkind spirit and draw to-
gether in still closer bonds of friend-
ship the worthy ones we designate as
Brother and Sister.

In closing this perhaps too lengthy
essay, let me venture the hope that no
one presentinay feel that these remarks
apply to themselves. However, should
any chance to see themselves, “ as in‘a
glass, darkly,” may they remember
the language of the immortal bard,
“Happy is the man who can listen to
his own detraction and turn it to mend-
ing.

What are We Doing!

Life has been termed a “checkered
scene,” with

Something of sunshine and shadow,
Something of sorrow and joy,

Some of the purest of metals,
Some of the basest alloy,

A mixture of good and bad, joy and
sorrow, pleasure and pain.

The world is one great school-liouse,
and experience the teacher. We have
all to learn some lessons that often cost
us dearly before they are fully imprint-
ed on our minds and we receive the in-
struction they are meant to convey. If
we early learn the sweet old lesson of
“Trust” it will save us many a heart-
ache, nianya bitter reflection. What
kind of scholars have we been ‘P Have
we learned many things only to un-
learn them again, with sorrow and
trouble, or have we carefully studied,
sifted the good from the bad, retaining
the wheat and suffering the chaff to
float away with the wind.

There is much to learn and much to
do in this world. Have we profited by
the instruction experience has taught
us? If so, what are we doing‘? Are
weas drones, enjoying ourselves with
the fruits of the persevering toil of
others, basking in the sunshine, with-
out a. care only for our own dear selves ?
Or have we taken up life’s burden will-
ingly and for a purpose, seeking every
opportunity to accomplish that for
which we were created.

"What are we doing to ameliorate the
condition of the human race 1’ Are we
willing to undergo a severe probation
if it will affect good to others, or are We
only ready to do good when it will not
interefere with our. comfort '9 Have we
the “ charity that never faileth 2"’

Some confer a favor so ungraciously
and grudgingly that it is painful to the
reci ient. VVhile others, by only a
smi e or a friendly hand-shake, will be
the true giver, and create sunshine in
heart and brighten and chase away the
dark_ cloud that hovered around.

It is truly “more blessed to give than
to receive,” especially if in giving we
have made a sacrifice of self. Abnega-
tion may cost us some pain at first, but
it is sure to bring its own reward in
the consciousness of doing right.

What are we doing within the gates?
Are we striving to make the Grange
an honored success? Do we desire to
promote harmony, or are we sowing

and without intending it, they have

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'natnre will open‘ the storehouse o

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seeds of discord? VVithout harmony
of action no Order can prosper. Do
we attend every meeting of our Grange,
and not suffer little hindrances to stand
in our away; and while there, do we
exert ourselves to make it interesting?
It would soon become monotonous if
only the regular order of business was
att‘ended to. Let us make them a “feast
of reason and a flow of soul-.” The
Grange so far, has been an educator, it
has brought to light talents that had
long been buried so deep that the plow
could not reach them ; but they have
been unearthed, brightened, used, and
they have gained other talents. The
diamond was there in the rough, it is
now receiving a polish. It is no paste
diamond, but the real gem, therefore it
is capable of refiecting a. lustre.
, “ Let us, then, be up and doing,
VVith a. heart for any fate :
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.”

\V'hat are we doing to curtail our
expenses? Are we living within our
means? Do we pay as we go along?
Do we go without every article of dress
or ornament, rather than use money
that may be applied to a better pur-
pose ‘.‘ Have we for a moment thought
of the formidable array, the “Yes, buts”
make.

It seems to me a great folly to
spend so much time and money in get-
ting up a great variety of rich cooking
to tempt the appetite and endanger
health, when plain, well-cooked food
would do far better. I think we err in
this way more from the force of habit,
doing as others do, and from asense
of delicacy in being the first one to de-
part from the old way. \Ve need a re-
form in the gettingvup feasts in the
Grange. Something more simple, and
yet appetizing, may be provided than
the array of rich pastry that generally
deck our Grange tables. Are we slaves
to fashion ‘B let us be so no longer, but
assert our independence of character,
and dare to live right. Success in any
undertaking is pleasant, but in order
to achieve that success we must labor in
mind and body and not suffer minor
impediments to interfere and deter us
from the accomplishment of the de-
sired good. It would be well if each
one asked themselves, What am I do-
ing ‘F - MRS. M. J. SPENCER.

Work, for the Night is Coming.

In choosing this subject, I do not in-
tend to preach a sermon, but merely to
suggest a few ideas that may perhaps
be of benefit to some of us. And, in
the first place, let me congratulate our
VVorthy Lecturer on this new depar-
ture.

VVe have met here week after week,
enjoyed a social chat with our friends,
and returned to our homes. But have
our minds really been benefited ‘.‘

I would say to every member of our
Order, let us perform, as far as lies in
our power, whatever part may be as-
signed us. To be sure it is not the
most pleasant thing in the world to
stand up before a company of people
and read our own thoughts and ideas.
and we do it, not because we think
they are particularly brilliant, but sim-
ply to contribute our share to the inter-
est of the Order.

Mankind is naturally lazy. VVe do
not work because we love it, but from
dire necessity. But we each have a
part to perform in this world, and
should not try to shirk responsibility -
and it seems to me there never in our
world’s history was more need of thor-
ough earnest work, from both man and
woman, than now. “Today is the
crowning fact of all the yesterdays the
blossom of the century, fragrant with
all the tender and touching memories
of the past.” To the young I wouid
say, let us improve our time to the

best of our ability and gather up in the

storehouse of our minds some useful
knowledge each day. for, as the son of
Sirach observes, “If thou hast gathered
nothing in thy youth, what canst thou
find in old age.” \Ve have to lament
not our opportunities, but our unreadil
ness for them as they are presented to
us. It we'would spend one hour each
day_ in reading some good book what;
lasting benefits we would derive‘, Use-
ml knowledge has no enemies .exce t
the ignorant. ' p
Dr. Holland . th -

reads and thin lifiygstudaites ‘aiidoiiliei figs?
secrets and point the way to a life 
of dignit and beauty and‘grateful and
imlprova leleisure.” ’

lihu Burritt, the learned black.

“T

smith, who has so recently passed away,
attributed his success in self-improve.
ment not to genius, but to the employ-
ment of his odd moments. -It is said of‘
him that, while working and earnin
his living as a blacksmith, he mastered
eighteen ancient and modern languages
—besides many European dialects. He
was considered one of the best linguists
of the day.

Great men in science, literature and
art, have sprung from the farm and the
workshop, and even the i-obblers-' stool
But they were not men who allowed
their moments to pass away unjm_
proved. they were men who believed
in work, and that “perseverance con-
quers all things.”

It is not the men of genius that really.
move the world, but men of purpose
and industry, and the battle of life must
be fought up-hill.

Accident does not usually help a man
in this world, but persevering work. if
there were no difi"icultie:-: to encounter
nothing to struggle for, there would be
nothing to achieve. All experiences in
our lives prove that the impediment.-
iii our way can be overcome by steady,
persistent activity, and a determined
resolution to surmount all obstacles.

'l‘hose of us who are parentshave a
great and noble work to perform in our
own homes; to have the training of
immortal minds on our hands is a fear-
ful responsibility, and one that should
have the careful attention and thor.
ough, earnest work of every parent.

Time is fast robbing youth of its
beautiful bloom, and sprinkling the
heads of the aged with white. Let us
be earnest to instil into the minds of
those who are under our charge, prin-
ciples of honor, morality and virtue.
Sooner or later the night will come to
each one of us, and unless we have
made good use of our opportunities, the
evening of ourlives will be filled with
sad regrets.

Miis. l\rI.\RJ()l\' P. DECAMP.

 I I Wdiutrv.-5l1iniul2:xr5r.l I I

HAniixroN, April 1;’, 1879.
Bro. J. T. Cobb

I am sorry to hear so‘ discouraging 1!.
report of the plaster business. Our
Grange has ordered three car loads this
spring, as many as we ever ordered in
one season. it will be a disgrace to the
Patrons of Michigan to allow those
cheap plaster companies to capture
them now, after having gained so glor-
ious a victory over them.

The sentiments of our Grange are
well set forth in the resolutions unani-
mously adopted at our last meeting.

If Patrons would show a little more
activity, and solicit outside the Grange,
our plaster interests would soon make a
better showing, but some Granges are
so nearly asleep that they need a vigor-
ous stirring up occasionally to keep
their eyes wide enough open to see
what is for their best interest. ‘

I took a trip through Cass County
last week, and talked plaster to the
farmers as occasion oifered, and think
I convinced at least it few outsiders
that it would for their best interest to
buy Grange plaster.

I also took occasion to make some
inquiries in regard to the slide and
swing gate, many of which I saw 0}!
my way. One man told me that hla‘
father used the slide and swing gate 40
years ago in the State of New York.
and he had used it ever since.

Hamilton Grange voted $10.00 f0F
defending the farmers against these
gate swindlers. You will probabl."
receive notice of the fact from the S90-
retary before this reaches you. _

By the way, I procured a subscriber
for the Visiiroiet while in Cass Count)’-
Please find enclosed 50 cents for the
same. Directto

Fratern all yours,
y GATi:s.

New ERA, April 0.
Wort/zy Secretary: ,
Oceans County Pomona Grange Wu}
meet at Shelby, at 10 A. 31., Wednesdfiiv
April 23. Frurth degree members 9-79
cordially invited.
\V.\r. F. LI-1\\'IS, Master-

Tlie quarterl meetin of Ca1110“”
County Grange,y1\’o. 3, will be held 3‘
the Grange Hall in the village °r Bed;
ford, on Thursday, May 8th. 1379'a_
10 o’clock A. . . An interesting meee
1118 is expected, and all fourth deg‘:
members are cordially invited to 3
tend. ‘ RICHARD KEELEB.

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run MILLER on run DEE.

There dwelt a miller, hale and bold,
Beside the River Dee: _ _

He worked and sang from morn till night,
No lark more blithe than he ;

And this the burden of his song
Forever seemed to be 3

“I envy nobody. 110; D09 1;"
And nobody envies inc .

,,Thouv,.t wrong, my friend," said old King lInl,
“As wrong, as wrong can be. _
For could my heart be as light as thine,

I’d gladly change with thee. _
And tell me now what makes thee sing.
With voice so loud and free, _ A

While 1 am sad. though,,1’m the kl"??-
Beside the River Dee.

The miller smiled and dotted his cap,
“I can earn my bfeadv" ‘l“9th he 3

“I love‘ my wife, I love my friend,
I love my children three :

I owe no penny I cannot P3)’,
I thank the River Dee, _

That turns the mill that grinds the 00111.
To feed my babes and me.

ii Good friend," said Hal, and sighed the while,
"Farewell, and l}fiPP)’ be :

But say no more, it thoud’st be true
That no one envies thee.

Thy mealy cap is worth my crown,
Thy mill my kingdom's fee ;

Content like thine few men can boast,

Extract from an Address by Victor Pic]-
lct, Master of the State Grange
of Pennsylvania.

This decade has been the occasion
which proves the p_ower and resource
of agricultural America. The American
breadstutfs, meat, butter, cheese, with
the varied productions of the farm
which constitute the means of human
subsistence and the fiber requisite for
human rainient, form the bulk of
American tonnage.” d h d

Go where you wi an t e pro ucts
oflabor bestowed in the cultivation of
our broad acres are for sale at prices
that defy competition. Over five-sixths
of American exports are agricultural
products and have enabled our country
to pay lier indebtedness in full, as it
matured, to the people ofevery country,
and placed to the credit of American
merchants and dealers liundreds of mil-
lions annually. ‘

Then all hail agricu1ture—Ainerican
agriculture, The farmer is the chief of
the nation. Three cheers for the axe,
plow and hoe; the farmer, the farmer
forever! tTh_is joyodus deliverance of
our coun ry is clou ed and d k d
with the remembrance of uIlIl'1erqllllIl§(l
toil and labor. Those who have been
the recipients of our heroic work turn
COW)’ away, to devise new burdens for
the unrenumerated farmers. Those
who manage and control the inland
avenues of transportation exact unequal
and undue rates for carrying our pro-
ducts to the markets. The law empow-
era the tax gatherer to harrass—us with
the collection of a disproportionate share
0f the expense of maintaining our
_g°V§FIlli1ents. We are made to support
filtiptutions of learning that teach very
famtlietrlgat is calculated to benefit the

Our ' 1 - -
0fl,icialS0It)3(1):it?‘qlpa%gyoilsut1lii&atenedi]and
tions of politiczil man; ers elma1l:ttlllJ‘la-
denied to our class Th lfs e sf
America have no  r -e -amierstfi)
management and cont(i'oll oliotlllig ldlvernl-3
"W115 of their country than thfse who

0 Iiloetllive under it.

e
me lameillftgltiflll §€;,1l.l;3£1]£1i:I1 who Precedejd
,, and a better :1: o amore exteii -
science in the d H9wledge of social
There are ma; ugation of our country.
“education  fiefects in our system
{mm New ,E\:7] ic has come mainly
lokno that tiiélgiléalalied 011’ ltltlliatgilililt
ed.“ errors are bcginnin to doubt
- '3" Past teachi - ‘ g
may complainsngs. The gentleman
prudence T 0 our systein_of Juris.
forthe suit 0 whom are we indebted
lllg isgrac‘;“t’(1)‘ytl1=l3.ws they are 2 stand-
. e coun ry. merica
thrust %h‘:’r1fls(1:li‘V;Veye:'s.thTl;e profiaission
- 0 e ore an mo-
go5’§,,,z,f,ej1"tery Office of profit in our
3 t 91'? is but one farmer in the United
tenfizgfigabéoagidhthggig h$rMBruce, a
', I e o ississip-

T ‘:'€a§I‘e but six in the House of
home “V98, in which there are
our Sta lawyers. The legislators of

pn‘)°f9e§;lsli‘:$upearly all ipem bers of the
This gym '

aged 5' Of lawyers that have pos-

themselves of the law-making

 

  

  

  

 
 

  
 
 
 

asimile in the Tower of Babel. It is
confusion worse confounded. W'e have
notastatute that is not susceptible of
two interpretations. Our modern law-
y_ers read the same statements to plain-
tifi' to prove a breach of the peace, or
tresspass upon individual rights, and
our judges finally decide between twee-
dle-dee and tweedle-dum.
The great Napoleon came trom the
undistinguishable mass of men. He
could lead armies to conquest and vic-
tory in the times of war. In the days
of peace the common sense, for which
he was distinguished, enabled him to
frame acode of laws that will endure
throughout all time. Agreater man
than Napoleon—our country’s Wash-
ington—did not profess to be a lawyer ;
and yet he founded the American re-
public, conquered its enemies, and be-
queathed liberty to our people.
More than one half of the people of
our country are engaged in agriculture.
Hidden away in this mass, is the pre-
ponderance of mind —— like all true
worth, it is modest and retiring. The
evil‘ tendency and the degeneracy of our
public men must call it forth. We want
farmers to come to the front; to resist
the legislation of lawyers; to stand a
perpetual defence against bribery and
the corruption that is fast destroying
the morals of our people, and sapping
the foundation upon which our liberty
reposes.

A ])octor’s Opiiiion.

There are certain peculiarities in the
vital organs of the human system
which are inherited and will, in spite
of everything, occasionally break out
in such manifestations  headache,
irregular digestion, a general feeling of
being out of sorts, etc. Such disturb-
anccs are not evidence of disease, but
of constitutional peculiarities, such as
will lead to such outbreaks in any
event. The proper way to treat such
troubles, when they come, is to let the
inherent vital force overcome them.
Being well does not mean having per-
fect health, but as good health as one’s
constitution will allow. And the
course to pursue with reference to iii-
lierent frailties of any kind is to adapt
the mode of life to them, so as to
“ humor” them and save straining the
capabilities of the weaker parts of the
physical organization. The ill-health
beyond what results from inherited
idiosyncracies may be more properly
termed disease. The great rcniedy for
these consists in the “four elements”
of the ancient classiticatioii: earth, air,
fire, and water, which are remedial
agencies of the most potent cliaracter.
The doctor closed with a poem from
Will Carleton, “The Cure of Deacon
Roger’s W'ife,” by means of God’s
free light and air.

AIM to adopt the best methods ac-
cording tocircu instances.

Qiurriapnntlinriz.
W" I I i$l7o}Gt?i?,‘.:.};r'ii’§otii,'i§%si.’I
Bro. J. T. Cobb?

OurGrange ishin gopd \V0l'l{ll1llg‘ ordcr,
with ameinbers ip o somet ing over
-10, it has many more, but, as has been
the case with nearly all the Granges in
the State, sogile) of ‘the bgaiiplgest I11]a.\'€
withdrew an cen oppe o ', u t ose
left are good workers, and will keep the
the ship floating. Among some of the
featuresof our Grange work is a. Grange
paper, edited by a live sister, who relads
the paper at Grange meetings un ess
other business prevents l

We are doing something in the way
of co-operation, and some of us think
it pays to belong to the Grange not
only socially, but financially. We ship
our products to Thos. Mason, Chicago,
who sells at a small commission, and
makes returns promptly; and here let
me advise all good Grangers_ to pat_i'oii_-

ize Bro, Mason, and they will be fairly
dealt by. Don’t_do as some have done,
send to commission merchants and get
cheated out of 13 or 14 pounds of turk-

eys, as I know one brother to have
been, and would have liked to said,

“ rved him right.”

Hut I am digressing. I started to tell
you something of the workings of our
Grange, but I fear you will get out of
patience, and I will close this first arti-
cle by saying that we have done buil-

nessto the amount of over $2,000 in  ie
last three years through our purchasing
agent, and at a. large saving to the
pockets of our members. I hope the

i
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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

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plus of middlemen and sharpers will
be things of the past.
Yours fratern ally,
C. A. Mot'L'roi\“,
Lecturer Grange, No. 346.

\Vi-:s'r CA;~'('o, Allegaii Co., ‘I
April 24, M79. l
Worthy Brother,-

Will you plcasc change my P.vO. ad-
dress from South Haven. Mich. to the
above. Having II]()\'Hl to this place, I
would like to have the \'isi'ron sent
here. It does not come very regularly
from South Haven, and some of the
numbers I have inisscd e-ntirel_\_'.

Our Grange here, Michigan Lake
Shore Grange, No. -107, is not only
alive, but prospering. \\’c have just
got our Articles of Iiicorpoiatioii made
out and sent to W’; M. \V'oodnian to
see if they are 0. K. Our h‘istei'.~: are
lioldiiig parties and socizils to raise
funds to pay loi‘ an organ, and our
Bro’s are earnestly discussing the
question ofa hall, tlie.-"e are both only
quc:-rtioiis of time. W'e expect to have
bot/i.,aiid at no very d'i.S'la7lt day. So
when ourgood Brother Whitney comes
this way he can report this portion of
ofour great line “zidvancing.”

Very truly yours.
W. "A. \VEnsTi:n, Master.

(Iii vidend.

The Patrons’ Paint Company have
declared a cash dividend of seven per
cent. for the year 1878, payable March
1st 1879, to stockholders of record, Dec.
let, 1878. This is the 3d annual divi-
dend the company has paid, and with
guaranteed dividend, 25 per cent, makes
96 per cent for three years.

Fraternally, O. R. INGERSOLL.

Tl-IE REAPER, DEATH.

CORBIN.—Died, April 16th, 1879, our much
beloved sister, Sally Ann Corbin, ii. charter
member of Oceana Grange, N o. 401.

PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES

Kept in the office of the Secretary of the v
MICHIGAN S 'l‘ A T E GRANGE,

And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash Or-
der, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange,
and the signatiire of its Jllaster or S'ec'reta7'y.

Ballot Boxes, (hard Wood,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 2.5
Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. . 60
Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to
keep accounts with members, . . . . .'. . . . . 1 00
Blank Record Books, (Express paid), . . . . . 1 00
Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the _
Treasurer, with stub, well bound, . . . . . . 50

Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts
from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub,

   
 

 

well bound, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound,. . 50
Cushing’s Manual, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60
Applications for Membership, per 100, .. . . 50
Membership Cards, per 100, . . . . . . . . . 5(J
Withdrawal Cards, per doz:, . . . . . . 25
Dimits, in envelopes. per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . ‘25
By-Laws of the State and Subordinate

Granges, single copies 30, per doz., . . . . . 1:5
New kind of Singing Books, with music,

Single copy 15 cts. per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . l 80
Rituals, single copy, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

“ er doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 50

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

Blank Applications for Membership in B0-
mona G-ranges, furnished free on appli-
cation. ,

Blank “Articles of Association” for the
Incorporation of Subordinate Granges .
with Cop)-' of Charter, all t-o!nplete,. . . . I0

Patron’s Pocket Companion, by J. A. Ora.-
mer, Cloth, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100, . . 40

Address, J. T. COBB,

SEC’Y MICE. S-run Gannon,
SCHOOLCRAFT. MICH

ZHTJELSIOR
Honey Racks and Case.

SAMPLES SENT FREE TO ANY ADDRESS
ON APPLICATION.

 

Every Bee-keeper will Have Them.

They save Time and Money, and increase the
sale of Honey at better prices. Can he used on
nearly all Hives.

To assure Bee-keepers that this is no huinbug.
I will send a Casewith Racks for storing 30

,pounds of honey, FREE. In sending, name the

size of hive you use, inside of the cap.

Bees are successfully Wintered on their Sum-
mer Stands in the COLVIN EXCELBIOB. BEE-
HIVE. Send for Circular.

time is not far distant when this sur-

d ress L. F. COX,
April 1, '79. ortage, Kalamazoo CO., Mich.

COLVI NS’
EUREKA BEE -HIVE

and Honey Racks.

 

———.\RE——

A DECIDED SUCCESS.

Fifty per cent nipre surplus comb honey than
from any other Hive now in -use. Highest tes-
timonials from the most successful Bee-keepers
in the State. New beginners, start right! Old
Bee-keepers, look to your interest! Give this
Hive a trial and see its superior merits.

AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY GRANGE.

For particulars address,
EUREKA BEE-HIVE CO.,
Schoolcraft, Mich.

I WILL SELL

THREE INCH AND THREE AND ONE:
FOURTH INCH THIMBLE-SKEIN
\VAGON, COMPLETE, FOR $45.

THREE AND ONE-HALF INCH FOR 348-

THREE INCH AND THREE AND ONE‘
FOURTH INCH, WITHOUT BOX
' OR SEAT, $35.

THREE AND ONE-HALF INCH, \VITH-
OITT BOX’ OR SEAT, $38.

ONE-HORSE VVAGON. THILLS, BOX AND
SPRING SEAT, $35.

R§”Delivered on Cars at Niles,.Mich.
E. MURRAY.

MASTER'S OFFICE, 3
Paw Paw, Mich.. April 20th. §

- E. Murray, .Viles, Jlic/4.:

DEAR SIR.-— Your‘s of the 7th came in my
absence, hence this delay to answer. .In replv
to your inquiry, I will state that the wagon you
sent me, and which has been run one year, is
entirely satisfactory. As yet, every part is per-
fect. There are several of your wagons in this
vicinity that have run for several years, and I
have heard of but one complaint, and that I do
not regard as strictly reliable.

Yours truly,
J. J. VVOODMAN.

ATTENTION HUSHAN

PHILO 0’I‘IS,

Daiisvillc. -

um i

M icliigan,

Manufacturer of

MOIKGAN. HALF J.\1()OL1L‘Y

AND

Telegraph Grain Grades, Hfll1_llRHll8S. ts.

To Patrons, I offer my entire stock at whole-
sale prices, in lots to suit customers. Long
experience, improved machinery, competent
workmen, good timber, and honorable dealing.
I ask and expect your patronage.
Correspondence solicited, and promptly ans-
wered.

. I will deliver goods by team within a radi
of forty miles. Outside of that, will ship ¥
Mason, or Willianiston.

Repairs furnished when ordered.

STRAWBERRY PLANTS!

AFRIQUE.
AMERICAN,
CAPI‘. JACK,
CHAS. DOWNING,
GREEN PROLJFIC,
GEN. SHERMAN,
JUCUNDA,
SENECA CHIEF,

AND 20 OTHER VARIETIES, ~

At 15 cts. per doz.‘, 50 cts. per 100, $2.50 per
500, $4.00 per 1000.

HORT. DEPT. AGR’L. COLLEGE,

Lansing, Mich.

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Grange HEADQUARTERS.

THOMAS_— MASON,
General Commission Merchant.

[88 SOUTH WATER STREET,

CH ICAGO. - - I LLINO IS.
l"ru'chasing Agentfor the Patrons of Husb(m(l—
9-.1/. authorized by Executive Committe of the
Michigan State Grange ; Agent of the .V. W.
Produce E.z:c/range Association, principal office,
Buchanan, Mich. ; also, Agent of the .11 [C/zi_r/(In
Lake Shore Fruit Growers’ Association, Steven-
ville. Mich.,
Respectfully solicits Consignments of

Flllllll. VIGETABLES. BUTTER. EGGS.

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

GRAIN, I-IOGS, and ATTLE
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 our patronage.

Crders for goods in this market will be filled
at lowest wholesale rates.

Cash must Accompany Orders
to Insure Prompt Attention.

—-REFERENCES 2--
Executive Committee of Mich. State Grange.
J . J. Woodman, Paw‘ Paw, Mich.
J . T. Cobb, Sc oolcraft. Mich.
Herman, Scha ner & Co., Bankers, Chicago, Ill.
Thomas Mars, Berrien Centre, Mich.
W. A. Brown, Sec’y Mich. L. S. F. G. Ass’n,
Stevensville, Mich. ~
§” Stencils, Sln'ppz'nyJ'aga, and Market Re-
ports furnished on application.
Coannsrosnnncs SOLICITED. mar.1'2.’7£)

THE KALAMAZOO
DRILL TO OTH!

   

Patented April 30. 1878.
‘G581 ‘Ia Akuvr ‘osrv

SCATTERS THE SEED EVENLY 3:} inches,
wide under the Shovel. An Adjustable Governer
Regulates the Depth, and Covers the Seed
Uniformly from one to three inches, as desired.
Combining all that is desirable in Broad-cast
Seeding, with the advantages of Drilling.

We also manufacture a Grain Drill, using
this Tooth, which is Warranted to Give Satis-
faction. or no sale.

For further particulars address

KALAMAZO0 GRAIN DRILL C0,
April 1, 1879. KALAMAZOO, MICII.

German Hrrrselanrl llrrrr Prrwder.

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

By giving poultry a heaped tablespoonful
occasionaliy in a quart of chop, it will keep
them healthy and increase the quuntity 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
3 weekyou will prevent Hoo Drsmsa.

Put up in five pound packages, six packages
in ,,,box, at 12 cents a pound; or in sixty pound
boxes at ten cents a pound. The receipt is
gnted on each package and box. Made b Dr.

berholtaeigat his mills, No. 2 Fetter ane,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by   JAMES,
Kalamazoo Co-operative Association, No. 31
North Burdink St., Kalamazoo, Mich., and by
J. H. CHAMBERS, Illinois State Business
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Pun’ Innylfi-1:!

 

Paints and Paris dress.

_:_.

PRICES REDUCED FOR 1879.

rrrrrrrrr rrlrl rrrrrrrrrr

lngersoll’s Ready Mixed Paints,
Paris Green and Brushes.
Best and Cheapest Paints in
the lVorld.

Freight pitltl 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 CO., 162 South St., N. Y.

——TRUS'l‘EES:

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

D. Wyatt Aiken, of S. C., Ch’m Ex. Com. “
Mortimer Whitehead, of N. J ., Leo. Nat. “

O. H. Kelley, Past Secretary National Grange.
J . W. A. Wright, Master Cal. State Grange.
M. D. Davie, Master State Grange, Kentucky.

The Hu@.ndma.n!

EVERY FARMER Should TAKE II‘.

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 HUSBANDMAN 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 HUSBANDMAN 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.

N 0 other farmer’s paper pays as careful heed
to its Market Reports, which are thoroughly
reliable and accompanied with comments show-
ing the condition of the market and tendency
of prices.

In short, THE 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 alope worth more to any practical
farmer than the cost of subscription.

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

Hon. ‘Alonzo Sessions, the present Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, and an old and successful
farmer, in a letter urging the farmers of his
own county to take this paper said: “ I have
read TEE 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 my
family, and not one that is read with so much
pleasure and profit.”

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

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

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

BUSBAN DMAN. Elmira. N.Y.

We will send Tm: Husnmnxm and THE
GRANGE VISITOR for one year, for I 1 ,70.
and in Clubs of five or more, 81.80 each.

 

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

 Our 24th

Descriptive Illustrated Price List '

IS NOW READY, and will be Snrrr F_iur.x to any person yvho may ask for it.
From this desirable book you can obtain the wholesale prices of nearly every
article you may require for personal or family use, such as

Ladies’ Linen Suits, at $1.10 and upwards.
Serge, Mohair, Poplin, Bourette and Cashmere Suits at $4.50
and upwards. All well made in the Latest Styles.

Also, a full and complete line of

Dry Goods, Gloves, Hosiery, Notions, clothing, Hats, Caps,
Boots, shoes, Carpets, Oil cloths, Cutlery, Silver and Silver
Plated Ware, Watches, Jewelry, Sewing Machines, Trunks,
Traveling-Bags, Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigars, Teas, Tinware,
Saddles, Baby carriages, Rocking Horses, Velocipedes,
Groceries, elc., elc. .

We sell all goods at wholesale prices in any quan-

tity to suit the_ purchaser. The only institution of the
kind in America. Address,

MONTGOMERY WARD & 00.,
227 Ct 229 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

    
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  

CARRY THE NEWS! $500.

“ Behold .’ we bring you Glad Tidings 0_]’ Great Joy .’ ”
The Deaf Hear .’ The Blind See.’ The Lame leap for Joy .’

$500.

 

The undersigned having been appointed Sole Agent for

M. L. James’ Great Remedy

With power to use it for the best interest of Humanity, and having also consented to continue
as Agent of the Kalamazoo Co-operative Association of the P. of H., and being so PRESSED
WITH ORDERS that It is impossible for him to attend to them promptly, and feeling that he
cannot justly refuse the URGENT APPEALS for THE GREAT REMEDY, has consented to
make the following offer to those who desire to take advantage of the same. The price of the
Remedy, as all know, is 50 cents and $1 per Bottle, BUT TO ALL SENDING ONE DOLLAR
the Recipe to make the Medicine Wlll be sent, so that anyone can make for themselves, and
iSI:&;7gi%UR TIME and themselves a vast amount of suffering at times, as well as many dollars

The inventor has often offered .3500 for a case of Deafness, Roaring in the Head, Catarrh,
Sore or _VVeakVE_yes, I.ame Back, Kidney Complaint, Rheumatism, Nervous Complaint, Piles,
Dyspepsia, or Stiff Joint, THAT HE COULD NOT CURE WITH THE REMEDY.

VV1thout stopping to enumerate hundreds of cases in various parts of the Country where
success has attended the use of this GREAT REMEDY, suffice it to say, the case of Mrs. Pier-
son, of Allegan County, who had not stepped for six years. Mrs. Sprague, of Branch County,

who was aconfirmed invalid for years. Miss Cripe, daughter of Rev. Jacob Cripe, of South '

Rend, Ind., who was blind. The old gentleman at Niles with Palsy. The daughter of John
Lochrane, Band from inflamation of_ the eye. Avery B. Snyder, deaf for several years. Samuel
R. Dolph,‘ for several years roaring in the head. Miss Derby, daughter of Spencer Derby, of
Jackson County, who was_Bl1nd and had no use of her limbs. The gentleman at Hudson, Mich,
who had been troubled with Rheumatism for twelve years, and for several months unable to
gii.:g1l:§‘EIoEc§lESlieIbvA/:i£l:5l1i{o§’l:IsI0fA)glieII;sIE3 in the belief that it is a SURE REMEDY in
1 v . . , DISEA ES F , 'MA’lIC
AND NERVOUS COMPLAINTS, DYSPEPSIA, &c. S 0 THE EYE RHED
Ladies with Nervous Complaints will find it a friend in need.

AGENTS WANTED EVERYW'HERE—To sell the Great Remedy. Any good active
man or woman can make money selling the Remedy. Address,

" R, E. JAMES,
Bus. Agr‘. Kalamazoo 00-0/Jerafive A 53'», P. of H.

LOCK BOX 295. Kalamazoo. Mich.

. P‘ S"“T° flmse Wh° “'5 11°t Personally acquainted with the subscriber, Dr. James, we
will ‘only say as reference, that he has for the past four years acted as Master Arcadia of Grange,
1\0- 31. 8413 for nearly three years as Agent of the Kilamazoo Co-operative Association of the
P. of H., and makes this offer for the good of those who may be in need of relief. Enclose ri

stamp if you wish an answer to your letters,

$500.
I AM RECEIVING ORDERS FOR. 5_TQN STOCK SCALES,
$50.

FREIGHT mm, AND NO MONEY ASK

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HONEY LOCUST, .

From Patrons at Wholesale Prices,

one year V0 1 ‘*5 “:i11°WS‘ $4 $0 1000 r so TILL TESTED.
:4 - .ve1'y ne ..... .. . r .
u H No.2, good,...: ..... .. 2.50}? « , JONES, of Bmghamtonr

I wish to deal directly with the farmer.  ma.y6In BINGHAMTON, N- Y
Dealers are taking orders at 36 to $10 per 1000. I
Patifions Wlll save money by dealing directly .
wi me. I have several thousands yet to sell. JONES’ OF BINGHAXTON:
P HENRY QOLI.‘INSv _ My Scales give entire satisfaction. I 1187.6
A In 1 t a1sg_l.Sl)I[nster 333, White Pigeon, Mich. subjeéged it to the most severe tests, and find it
P S ' ‘ ‘‘ not only correct in weighing large 01‘ Sm
amounts, but perfectly reliable.

J . M. CHIDISTER, ,s,g,,e,,] Y°“Isr F5f*§f“;,‘}5bD,,,._N_
STATE BUSINESS AGENT, p. offlo, ‘mm —— "Y"
DEALER IN

Paw Paw, Mich, May 18th, 1878.

 

GIIAI N5. liar err lllrrrrrlrr r.r

—A.ND—
Thanking former patrons, we again 0591' GAR‘

 

All kinds of Country Produce, gm’ 3;“ FLt°WER SEEDS and PLANTS’
_ ., 8 OW !‘E (E5.
3° w°°DB‘"DGE S'l‘-- West.‘ we win Send $1.50 worth or seeds. in PM"
DETROIT, - - MICHIGAN or_by the Ounce for One Dollar.
' We will send PLANTS and SHRUBS by E“
BEES 1 BEES i BEES ! Press at 25 P91’ cent Diseount——&nd ed.“ ‘’“°
F0 p_ay expreassge. Con-es ndence, with stem?!
h For s¥e__choice Italian, in mo,,ab1e_comb Invited. Send Orders ear y to
ives. or particulars and price add. 5 ‘
s................  Lalrrrsrrrrre (lrrreilrrrrrse an Garrlrn.
Kalamazoo. Mich. March 12.r2. ' Muskegon, MW‘