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INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

The Editorship-«Incorporation 0 Granges—
Sandy Soils, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Try to do Good—A New Plan, System in Farm
Accounts—-Increasing the Governor's Salary
-A Farmer Candidate for President—The
Railroad Monopoly — The Grange as a
School, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
The Education of the Farmer—-South Riley
Grange, No. 456, —-- Correspondence from
Woodbridge Grange, N o. l83,———Essex Grange,
No. 439, Accounted for-— Grange Schools—A
Good Time—Branch Co. Pomona Grange-—_
Lelia Grange, No. 599, — Resolutions of
Thanks—-Vergennes Grange Hall,. .. . . . . .. 3
Westward Bouiid—- San Francisco Wool Houses
-11 Dolorous Biography, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 4
Sheep and Cattle—-Cider Vinegar and Sugar
from Sugar Beets-—From Connecticut—Pro-
gram of Oakland Pomona Grange-—“Patron,”
not “ Granger,"-—Appo_intinents—No. 389 Re-
ports—-Noticeof _ tmgs,...... . . . . . . . .. 5
My Mother is Gro " ld—Tne Grange, So-
cially and Educationall ——A Suggestion —

Grange Fraternity and riendship—Program
of Macon Giange— Grangers’ Ten Command-
ments, . . . . . . . . . .’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rules and Regulations for Trials in Subordi-
nate Granges—Grange Axioms-—Words of
Praise, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7

The Reaper, Death.——Advertisemeiits . . . . . . . . 8

Officers National Grange.

MAs'rnn—J. J. WOODMAN, Michigan.
0vi:asnan—PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
LncrI7s.i=.'n—HENRY ESHBAUGH, Mo.
Sl'EWABD—A. J. VAUGHN, Miss.

Assr. STEWABD—WILLIAM SIMS, Kansas.
CKAPLAIN—S. H. ELLIS, Ohio.
TBEAS'UBER—F. M. MCDOWELL, N. Y.
Sacnsnnr—Wm. M. IRELA.ND,Wash’_ton,D.C.
GATE-KEEPEB—-O. DINWIDDIE, Indiana.
Gxnns—Mns. J. J. WOODMAN, Mi_ch_. ' _
POMONA—MES. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
Fr.ons—Mas. J. W. NICHOLS, N. J.

Lanr ASBTIBTAN1‘ S'rnwxnn—Ms.s. WILLIAM

SIMS, Kansas.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :

D. Wrarr AKIN, So. Carolina; 11. J urns, Ind.;
W. G. WAYNE, New York.

Officers Michigan state Grange.

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

C.—SALMON STEEL,'Monroe Cen. Gr. Tr.Co
T.-—S. F. BROWN, Schoolcraft.
Sirc.—-J. T. COBB, “

G. K.—A. N. WOODRUFF, Watervliet.
Cnn.i:s.—M1zs. C. L. WETNEY, Muskegon.
Poioru—Mns. G. W. EWING, Ross, Kent Co.
FLOR-A—MBs. J. J. WOODMAN, Paw Paw.
L. A. S.—Mns. A. E. GREEN, Fai-inington.

'EX9G|ltlV0 committee-

J. WEBSTER CHILDS, Chairman, Y‘ silanti.
F. M. HOLLOWAY, - Ilillsdale.
C. G. LUCE, Gilead, Branch Co.
WESTBBOOK DIVlNE, Balding, Ionia Co.
THOMAS MARS. Berrien Center, Berrien Co.
Wit. SATTEBLEE, Birmingham, Oakland Co.
J’, Q. A. BURBINGTON. Tuscola, Tuscola 00.
J. J. WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Oflicio.

State Business Agents,

(330. w. HILL as oo., — - Detroit.
THOMAS MASON. - - - Ch1¢3€°-
ceneral Deputy. p

- ' - - luskegon.

0. L.  ,

    

J. J. WOODMAN.

PAW PAW

The Etlltorship.

Brother Cobb, the able and eflicient
editor ‘of the GRANGE VISITOR, is now
taking a few weeks’ vacation from the
arduous editorial and oflicial duties,
to which he has given his close and
almost undivided time and attention
for several years past; and is now
rusticating upon the Pacific Coast, in
California. The temporary manage-
ment of the VISITOR has fallen into
hands unskilled in the newspaper bus-
iness, and we ask the indulgent reader
to criticise with mildness, and exer-
cise “ charity.”

We find a large number of articles
on file which were written for the Vis-
ITOR, — most of which are excel-
lent and worthy, and will certainly
appear as soon as space can be found
for them in the departments to which
they belong ; among them are some very
good articles, including addresses, by
Masters and Lecturers of Subordinate
Granges, containing good suggestions
and practical ideas that would be in-
teresting to Patrons everywhere; but
on account of their great length, and
general local application,‘ would not
be of suflicient interest to the general
reader to justify us in giving them
the space, at present, in our over-
crowded columns, which they would
require.
Another class of articles on file,
contain much valuable information,and
are the result of considerable thought
and observation —- but objectionable
on account of their length and wordy
style of composition. Too many
words are used to express an idea——a
habit very common to tyres in news-
paper writing. They should be re-
written and “ boiled right down” to
afew clear and well connected sen-
tences, to make them suitable for pub-
lication.

Another class, are well-written, and
would be interesting to the Grange
of which the author is a member, and
perhaps to the community where the
writer resides, but not of suflicient
general interest to justify their publi-
cation.

Another class, are attempts at poe-
try, some written in bad rhyme,
and others in questionable blank
verse; and remind us of a young
man fresh from college, who was en-
gaged in teaching, and intent on im-
pressing upon the minds of his pupils
that there was a difference between
" poetry ” and “ blank verse, used the
following illustration:

" I went down to the mill-dam,

And fell down kerslaml ”

That, said he, is poetry; but

“ I went down to the mill-dam,
And fell down kerwhollop ! ”

is blank verse.

Some of these poems (which we
must defer for the present), contain
many good points, but the writers are
evidently not natural born poets, nor
have they‘ made themselves familiar
with the ru.Ies to be followed in writ-
ing metrical composition. Better
write bad prose than poor poetry.

grant, sell, mortgage, lease, and convey

the Grange, and the members will be
individually liable to the amount of
their interest in the property.
Grange cannot, in its own name, take
bonds of its officers, or prosecute and
recover upon the same, or punish for
malfeaunce in office, unless legally
incorporated.

create a capital stock” for business
purposes,
convenient shares, and make all such
rules and regulations in respect to the
same; and the management thereof,
and for the collection of assessments.
andcalls upon such shares, as may be
expedient.”
stockholders manage the capital stock
and all business operations carried on
with it, are entitled to all profits, and
assume all responsibilities and liabili-

courage new beginners, in writing for
the press, but for their benefit. Do
not be discouraged because your first
articles are rejected by the editors,
who are apt to be a little crotchety
and self conceited, but “try again,”
and keep trying. Condense your
thoughts, and express them in words
and sentences of no doubtful mean-
ing. Use no more words than are
necessary to express the ideas clearly.
Make your points clear and your arti-
‘cles short. Reject all unnecessary
words, and especially a superfluity of
adjectives and adverbs. Write plain,
and only on one side of the sheet.
Punctuate carefully; and remember
that matters which have but a. local
interest are not suitable for general
circulation. If all the articles on file do
not appear during Bro. Cobb’s absence,
they “ will keep " until his return, and
be placed in his hands.

It is expected that he will be able
to collect much valuable information
in his travels, which will be commu-
nicated through his department of the
VISITOR, and will constitute 9. feast of
good things for its readers.

 

Incorporation of GI-auges.

Every Subordinate Grange that
owns a hall, or other property of value,
should incorporate under the general
laws of the State, in order to secure to
each member of the Grange his just
rights, and equal proportion of his
investment in the common stock, or
property belonging to the Grange. The
title to real estate is vested in the
person or persons, or corporation
named in the article of conveyance.
Hence, if a Grange owns a hell, it
should have a title to the plat of land
upon which it stands; if not incorpo-
rated, the title must be vested in some
individual or committee, selected by
the Grange for that purpose, which is
not always satisfactory to the Grange,
or safe for those who have invested
their money.

After 22. Grange has become incorpo-
rated, the title to all lands owned by the
Grange should be vested in the Grange.
Then every member of the Grange in
good standing becomes a joint owner
in all the property of the Grange.
“An incorporated Grange may sue
and be sued, contract and be contracted
with, and may purchase, take, receive,
own, and hold real and personal estate,
and the same or any part thereof,

at pleasure.” The property of the
Grange will be liable for the debts of

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An incorporated Grange “may

“ and divide the same into

In the latter case, the

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— These ci'iticisms-are-not made to dis-

ties of » the business.

after the incorporation of such Grange,

incorporation, and forward such cer-
tificate to the Secretary of the State
Grange.

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BY ORDER OF THE

  
  

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE.

[Kalamazoo ?uhlishln, Co.'s Print.)

How To INCORPORATE.
lst.
meeting, resolve that at a subsequent
meeting, the question of incorporating
the Grange will be considered,and voted
upon. General notice should be given,
and all members requested to be pres-
ent, and take part in the discussion, so
that all may fully understand, and
learn the benefits of incorporating. A
resolution should be adopted to incor-
porate, and the Master and Secretary
instructed to procure blank forms from
the Secretary of the State Grange for
that purpose.
2nd. The blanks in the form should
be filled, and the names and places of
residence of the thirteen or more mem-
bers who are to become the incorpora-
tors, inserted. The blank Charter
should be filled so as to correspond with
the Charter of the Grange.
3d. The thirteen or more incorpora-
tors whose names have been inserted,
should go before a Notary Public, or a
Justice of the Peace, sign and acknowl-
edge the same under the same date.
4th. The articles of incorporation
should be recorded in the office of the
County Clerk of the County in which
the place ‘of meeting, and business office
(Grange hall) of the corporation is loca-
ted; also in the roll book of the Grange,
and the original articles deposited with
the Master of the Grange for safe
keeping.
5th. Other members of the Grange,
whose names are not upon the original
articles of association, should now sign
the same upon the roll book; and will
thus be entitled to vote at the first
meeting of the Corporation, for the
election of officers, and the adoption of
by-laws.
6th. At the first meeting of the
incorporated Grange, provided for in
the Articles of Association — which
should be at a regular meeting of
the Grange, due notice having been
given—the incorporators, and all who
signed the articles on the roll book,
should proceed to elect the officers of
the Grange to be the ofiicers of the incor-
poration, during the unexpired term of
their oflices, or until the next annual
meeting of the Grange for the election
of officers. The officers elected at the
next annual meeting, as provided in
the by-laws, will be the ofiicers of the
incorporated Grange. At this first
meeting, the by-laws. of the Grange
should be adopted as the by-laws of the
Corporation. A Grange can have but
one set of ofiicers, and one code of by-
laws. This election of officers and
adoption of by-laws, is a mere matter
of form. but necessary in order to com-
ply with the “Act of Incorporation.”
After the incorporation has been per-
fected, all members of the Grange will
be members of the incorporated Grange;
and all subsequent elections will be
conducted under the rules and regula-
tions of the Order, the same as before
incorporation.
7th. The Secretary of the Subordi-
mite Grange shall, within ten days

certify to the fact and date of such

 

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upid! Alittle more and you
“Ah! If

plgfd him.” “ You flatter yourself.”

The Grange should, at a regular

YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
will Expire with No.

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The following from the pen ofAndrew
H. Ward, of Massachusetts, contains
many good points, and will be interest-
ing to cultivators of light soils:

Of all soils to be cultivated, or to be
restored, none are preferable to the
light, sandy soils. :By their porousness,
free access is given to the powerful
effects of air; they are naturally in
that state to which draining and sub-
soil plowing are reducing the stiffer
lands of England. Manure may as
well be thrown into water, as u on
land underlaid by water. Drain t is,
and no matter if the upper soil be
almost quicksaiid, manure will convert
it into fertile, arable land. The thin
covering of mold, scarcely an inch in
thickness, may be imitated and pro-
duced in a short time, by studying the
laws of its formation. It is a well
recognized fact that, next to tempera-
ture, the water supply is the most im-
portant factor in the product of a crop.
Poor soils give good crops in seasons of
plentiful and well distributed rains, or
when skillfully irrigated; but insuffici-
ent moisture in a soil is an evil that no
supplies of plant food can neutralize.

Sandy soils are rich in mineral con-
stituents, and fail to give good crops in
time of drouth only, on account of
their inability to retain moisture. This
can be obviated by the application of
peat, clay, or the sowing of clover—all
of these enable it to retain moisture in
times of drouth—and the decay of the
vegetable substances in the soil give off
carbonic acid——a powerful solvent of
the soil. Peat contains two per cent of
nitrogen, or the same quantity as barn
manure; but, as it is dug out, its nitro-
gen is locked up in insoluble combina-
tions, and applied to the land in this
condition, brings up sorrel and
coarse grasses; composting it with
soda ash, to neutralize its acid, renders
it soluble, and fits it for food for plants,
at a cost of about two cents per pound
for nitrogen. A cord of peat as dug,
weighs about 9,000 pounds, and, well
dried, will lose three quarters of its
bulk.

sandy Soils.

To this quantity, add 100 pounds of
soda ash, well mixed through it, in
powder or solution, depending upon
whether the peat is wet or dry, and
leave it in a heap to ferment The
heap will need to belarger in cold than
in warm weather to accomplish this;
and after it is fermented, turn it over
once, and it is then ready for use, and
it is in all respects equal to barn
manure. If the land is in condition to
bear clover, it is easily brought to a
state to produce any crop, and if not in
such condition, it can readily be made
so at a trifling cost for fertilization. A
crop of three tons of clover contains
the following constituents: 117 lbs
potash, 5.4 lbs soda, 55.2 lbs magnesia,
153.6 lbs lime, 44.8 lbs phosphoric acid,
13.6 lbs sulpher acid, 12.6 lbs chlorine,
12.6 lbs sulhper, 127.8 lbs nitrogen.

Soils are not exhausted when is seen
the power a suitable crop has
to liberate and convert the insoluble
substances existing in the soil, and
store them in the plant for future use.
Clover should be cut for fodder the
first year ; the second year cut once for
fodder, and then allow it to grow again
and go to seed, which save for future
use, and there is left in the soil to the
depth of_ ten inches, clover roots,
6,580 lbs, which contains 77 lbs potash, '
l9lbs soda, 46 lbs magnesia, 246 lbs lime,
71 lbs phosphoric acid, 24 lbs sulpheric
acid, 180 lbs nitrogen, available for a
crop, which, when plowed, leaves the
land clear, light, retentive of moisture,
and easily tilled, with available con-
stituents in the clover roots and soil,
enough to produce any crop profitably,
and the necessity of purchasing fertil-
izers, and applying them, is saved. The
farm is made, as it should be, self-
supporting, but it can only be done by
a judicious rotation of crops._

[f this is not done,. fertilizers, which
are much more costly, must be sup-
plied. The constituents in clover roots,
above named, amount in value, at
prices commercial fertilizers are calcu-
lated at, to $35 17, for the nitrogen,
phosphoric acid, and potash, alone,
saying nothing of the other constitu-
ents, which are equally as important
to the growth of crops. Rye is alsoa
good crop to grow. There is left in an
acre of its roots and stubble 3,400 lbs,
containing 30 lbs potash, 40 lbs soda, 14

lbs magnesia, 69 lbs lime, 24 lbs phoe-
phoric acid, 12 lbs sulphuric acid, and

62 lbs nitrogen.

 

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and, I suppose, with a view to profit.

  

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TRY TO DO GOOD.

It needs not great wraith, a kind heart tc‘dis-

play,

If the hand be but willing, ’twill soon find a

way;
The poorest, who live in the humblest abode,
Hay help a poor brother a step on his road ;
And whatever of wealth a man may have won,
A kindness depends on the way it is done.
And though poor be your purse, and narrow
your span,
Let us try to do good to all, if we can.

The fair bloom of pleasure may sparkle a while,
But its beauty is fading, inconstant its sniile,— -
While the beauty of kindness, like roses in
bloom,
Sheds a sweetness o'er life and grace ‘round
the tomb.
Then, it" you enjoy life, the next thing to do,
Is to see that your brother enjoys this life too,
And though poor be your purse, and narrow
your span,
Let us try to do good to all, if we can.
Bushnell. -7- V» Nr

dfiummimicatiuna.

A New i’lau—System in Farm Accounts.

YI’SILA_NTI, March 1st, 1880. '
Editor Grange Visitor .-

I see by the VISITOR the program of
different Granges, as laid down by
them for future use, showing that they
are alive and working.

If your space will admit, I also

will give you some little idea of the
work laid out by the Worthy Lecturer,
Bro. Andrew Campbell, for Ypsilanti
Grange, for the year 1880. In accord-
ance with a resolution offered by him,
and adopted by the Grange, he chose
11 members, five brothers and six
sisters, each to occupy the Lecturer’s
chair for one month (the month
named or allotted to each). The talent
in the Grange was divided as equally
as possible between the eleven, and
they are to report in the month al-
lotted, with essays, select readings, etc.
The program took effect Wednesday
evening, Feb. 4th, Mrs. Wm. H. Ran-
dall, in the chair. Under “ New Bus-
iness ”, she announced an essay by Bro.
Wm. H. Randall, subject, “Fences."
The essayist, after showing the im-
mense amount of capital invested in
the fences of this country, advocated,
in a able argument, that alegal fence
should be three boards or three wires,
that every one should be obliged to
fence his own stock, and not against
the stock of others, thereby allowing a
farmer to take up the fences where he
did not wish to pasture, and till the
land they occupied.

After discussion, the question of the
evening was announced, “System in
Farming,” opened by Bro. Campbell,
followed by others, and closed by Bro.
W. E. H. Sober, claiming that every
farmer should keep a set of books, in
such a shape that the balance sheet
would show at the end of the year the
proflt or loss. I now give you the
essence of the \Vorthy Brother‘s re-
marks, with his account or balance
sheet for 1879: '

YPSILANTI, March 1, 1880.

If it is needed, it would be good
advice to every man or class of men,
“ Make your business conform more to
business habits and business rules. In
this direction, we, as a class, have not
generaily adopted a system in farm
accounts. The very idea of business is
systematized l_abor—labor directed to
bring about ceftain results. As a class,
we do not lack in our systems of crop-
ping, stocking, and the general man-
agement of the work of the farm.

We are substituting machinery, and
improved implements to take the place
of hard labor,‘where and when we can,

But we do fail to use the means nec-
egsary to ascertain the cost of our pro-
ducts nearer than aguess. We do not
know the difference of cost in a bushel
or wheat by using the machinery now
on the farm, or those that were in use
bgfore them, only.as we guess at it.

To give you my idea of this matter
of keeping a book account of all the
transactions of the farm, if we would
be business-like. I will relate a conver-
vei-sation which wok place at the meet-

 

 

coming here I sold three thousand
dollars worth of stock,” (I suppose of

I owned a peanut stand, I would be
called a business man.” If the brother
could tell us how much it cost him to
raise and care for his stock up to the
time he sold it, he can, of course give
us the profit or loss on that transaction,
and that is business, to use an expres-
sive phrase, without regard to the pea-
nut stand. For if he kept the peanut
stand on the guess work plan, and did
not know just what the raw peanuts
cost him, how much to roast them, rent
of stand, taxes on his business, time
spent in selling them—in fine, if he
could not tell to acent the profit or loss
on each lothe handled, it would be very
unbnsiness-like.
If, as 9. class, we are restive under the
ban of unbusiness-like practices, let us
put our work in the line of the best
business practices of the day. It is a
notorious fact, that, as a class, we do
not know, from year to year, the actual
profit or loss on our business as farmers.
Of course, in a general way, we come
to know whether we are making gains
or losses ; for though small, one way or
the other, they report themselves after
a while. ‘But.this knowledge comes
too late, and without data to help us in
the next effort.
What we seem to want in our system
of farm operations, is data for compar-
ison and references. A written history,
not lumbering up our memory with
such important and exact accounts,
that are sure to fail us in such detail.
Let us put that faculty to a better use
than a day book. v
Such data is a system of accounts
that gives us at the end of the year, or
on the maturity of the crop, all the
costs that entered into the running of
the farm, as a whole, and each impor-
tant crop and stock of the farm, to-
gether with all the sales. Then we
shall have at hand the data, from
which, at our convenience. we may
know our exact profits or losses and
where they come from. Ascertained
facts are betterthan guessesor opinions.
When we, as a class, come to practice
this orderly system of carrying on the
farm work, we shallbe better entitled
to the term, “business men,” for we
do our work in a business-like way,
ourselves being judges.
I will here give you my balance
sheet for one year‘s farming, com-
mencing April 1st, 1879, ending April
1st, 1880. The farm contains 160 acres,
13-3 acres under plow, 12 acres timber,
and the balance partially improved
affording pasture for stock. Estima-
tion of the value of the farm, and in-
ventory of the value of stock and tools
taken at the time of commencing. Of
the hay and grain to keep the stock
and teams through the season, no
account was taken, there being enough,
and a like amount is left out of the’
sales account of the year to carry a
like amount of stock fdr the same time
into next year.
I do not offer this as a model, but
hope it may assist some who has not
kept accounts, to see how he may
make it a help in his business. To
such, I may say the balance sheet is
not the account in detail of a business
transaction, but is rather the condensed
statement of both the debit and credit
sides of an account, and suggests the
idea of weight. It is, in fact, the
“summation” of the two sides, to
show at a glance what must be added
to one side or the other to make them
balance:

' Exrnusr. Accr. Dn.
To 160 Acres Landat $70 per acre,
—_—s11,200; interest at 7 per cent. . . .8 791 00
To lnventoried Value of Stock and
Too1s,= 81,400 ; interest as above. . . 98 00
To Discount by wear on Teams and
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
To Discount by wear on Fences . .
To Discount on B

  
  

 

B; 43 bushels Clover See
By 300 bushels Oats. .

By 809 bushels Wheat.
By one year’: wth on
By 16 cords ood ..... . .
By three month’: interest 0 , .5,
(amount of sales three months before
the end of the year) .. .

Total 

      

  
  

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this race.
_ call, and they. too, must be filled, in
order to make it, interesting. We will
call the U. S. Senators the two-thirty

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Increasing the Governor’s Salary.

V1-:R.\roNTvILLE. March let, ’S().
Worthy Bro. J. T. Cobb .-
The Governor boom has raised the
question in my mind whetherit is wise
for the laboring classes to increase the
salary of the Governor, for the purpose
of keeping up the fashion of neighbor-
ing States; or for the purpose, as claim-
ed by the law fraternity of the State,
of securing more efificient ability, or
men better qualified to fill the oflice of
State Executive. VVill we be more
likely to secure ability in the person of
a Governor by paying $3,000 a year,
than by paying 31,000 :1 year? I think
not, for surely we always succeed in
getting any man in the State to serve
as Governor whom our Convention sees
fit. to nominate. It is seldom that a
man of ability declines to accept the
oflice, and often they will make some
sacrifice, and spend some of the small
salary they expect to get, to secure the
exalted position.
It seems to me that we are paying
our law - making and law - executing
ofl‘lcers.as high wages as the farmers
and laboring classes can afford to, tak-
ing into consideration the amount of
time it takes to perform their respective
duties.
Now, Bro. Cobb, I will say to you,
confidentially, that if the aspirants for
the Govcrnorship, or the lawyers, think
that the salaries are too low, let us ad-
vocate passing the offices around to the
farmers. If they would do so, I think
you will hear no more complaints about
small sala.,rics—for you know the farm-
ers are usually willing to take what is
offered them in the shape of pay, and I
have no doubt they would take any-
thing in the shape of a State office.
Fraternally yours,
CLARK Foor.
Vermontville Grange, No. 625.

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A Farmer Candidate for President.

ORLEANS, March 7th, 1880.
Brother Cobb .‘ -

I see in the VISITOR various commu-
nications from Patrons in different parts
of the State, with regard to the next
Governor, farmers to fill offices, etc.,
etc. Now all this is perfectly right, but
are they not just a little hasty in their
conclusions ?

They seem to think if we had a farm-
er for Governor we should be perfectly
happy, and forthwith they proceed to
suggest the name of ‘the very best man
in the State for the office.

This seems to me to be all wrong. 'l‘o
illustrate, suppose, in a series of races,
a man should enter his best horse in a
three minute race, and when he came
to the two-forty and two-thirty races
he could not compete, because the
horse, which easily could have made it
in two-twenty-eight, was tied up in the
three-minute race. Now, I believe you
will all agree with me that that man
was not wise in giving his best horse to
the slowest race.

As for Governor, I believe there are
few Subordinate Grangeslthat could not
furnish a man who would fill the office
with credit. I find there is not so much
difl“erence in men ; :1 Governor is aman
all the same, and when I saw, at our
State Grange, State oflicers and Grang-
ers drawn up in line, and compared
them as to their looks, and then com-
pared their speeches, I found there were
many of the Patrons who are as well
informed in regard to matters of State
and Nation as are found in anysother
class of persons.

I will call the office of Governor a
three-minute race, and the farmers
have lots of blood and mettle to do the
race credit and make it a success. We
have another race to fill, and-we«w'rll
call that the two-forty-five race, and in
it we will run Representatives for Con‘-I

ers of Michigan can furnish entries to
We have two more races to

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race, and for President and Vlce-Presi-

ject to control, and

race. Now, I believe we have the races
all made up Shall the farmers gently
fold their arms and allow lawyers,
bankers and military men to take away

the greatest races, because they have
used their best men for the minor offi-
ces ‘.’ -
Now, worthy brother farmers, we
wanta chance at all these races, and
while we look well to all, We must not
stop short of the highest goal, and de-
mand that we, the farmers oflthe coun-
try, are represented in all these posi-
tions; and here I will say, we are not
proud, and will not complain if we do
not have the beef, but we do demand
the name of J. J. Woodman on the
ticket for President or Vice-President
of the U. S., or the farmers will take
matters in their own hands and over-
throw the whole political machinery of
the country.
At present the people seem to be
very much interested and agitated over
sham fights and flaming flags flaunted
and waved about t-hem (with the ex-
press purpose of misleading and blind-
ing them) by the political rings of the
day. And is it not astonishing how well
they succeed? H. G. said, “Every evil
has in itself the seeds of its own de-
struction,” sometimes slow to germi-
nate, but nevertheless sure to grow,
sooner or later.
I fear I have made this article too
long, and if in yourjudgment it is, the
waste-basket will hold it, and I shall
not feel injured in the leastif it finds

its way there. ‘

Respectfully yours.

MONT. SPAULi)i.\‘o.

The Railroad Monopoly.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .- .
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were submitted to Battle Creek
Grange, No. 66, by their Committee on
Resolutions, and unanimously adopted
by the Grange; find 8 copy ordered to be
submitted to the County Grange, which
was done, and the same adopted by the
County Grange. A copy was also or-
ered to be sent to the GRANGE VISITOR,
with a request to publish:

To (hr: lllembers of the Grange and the
1“roduc1'7i_q and Laboring People:

WIIEREAS, Congress and the Legis-
latures of the several States have con-
sidered it expedient for the 'general
good to grant to railroad corporations
certain privileges for constructing and
operating railroads within their bor-
ders, and with this power, invested in
them by the people, do construct and
run said roads through private prop-
erty, as their convenience and interests
may dictate, in many instances much
against the welfare of those whose
property they may consider it best to
sacrifice for the interest of the compa-
ny: thus, being armed with authority
from the people, they pay no heed to
privateinterest, but take the doctrine
as laid down by Jefferson, that private
interest should be sacrificed where the
public good demands. This is always
the plea with which such corporations
come to the people to secure especial
privileges, and thereby claim to enter
into co-partnership with them.

WHEREAS, These corporations. after
obtaining said rights and privileges, do
ignore all claims of those whom they
represent, charging them unjust and
unreasonable rates for transporting the
products of the country. thereby tak-
ing to themselves all right of dictating
to the public, and thus selfishly say
what we shall pay for transporting our
different commodities to the seaboard.
In view of the utter contempt with
which they have treated the_ people,
who are by right their sovereigns, we
feel the time has come when it is the
duty of every American citizen to step
to the front, and help to drive back and
gfisist allbsl1._1ch thrusts at the liberty of
erepu ic.

WHEREAS, It is by the sovereignty
of the people, through their Legisla-
tures, that they are created, and by the
legislation of the people they are sub-

WHEREAS, We, as a Grange, repre-
sent the industries of the pee 1e, and
to obtain the reformation for w ich we
or anized, we musthave unity of action.
All that weevdemand-is justice, and feel-
ing that this great question must be
settled by Congress, or our Legisla-
tures, into whose hands the Supreme
Court of the United States has commit-
ted it. We are therefore determined to
do what we can to effect asettlement
upon the principles of ustlce, and in
favor of t e people e believe it to

  

dent of the U. S. the two-twenty five

the greatest prizes and all the honors of

   

friend to the prosp-erity‘of this country,
to lend a helping hand in correcting
this and all other evils that are aimed
at the rights and liberties of the people;
therefore,

Ii!e.9olved, That the only way in which
our grievances can be corrected is
through Congress and our State Legis-
latures, and we feel it to be the duty of
every member of the Grange to unite
as one man to accomplish this great
work. \V'ewould further

Resolve, To ignore all minor consid-
erations, and wave all personal or polit-
ical prejudices, if any may exist. that
we may meet this well organized and
strongly entrenched enemy, who are
sapping from us the fruits of our indus-
try. that have been purchased at the
price of strict economy and hard labor;
and we pledge ou rsclves to support only
such men for legislators, whom we
know, or have good reason to believe,
are in full sympathy with the interests
of the people, and who will pledge
themselves to do all in their power to
guard and protect their rights and in-
terests. VV S. Siiuoxs,

D. Cox’.
A. KANr;,
Committee on Resolutions.

The Grange as a School.

Editor Grange Visitor.-

The following excellent little essay
was read before Portland Grange, No.
174, February 2~lth, by Miss Ida Peake :

The farmers, as a class, have been
imposed upon in every way, shape, and
manner, and now they have formed an
Organization known as the Grange, for
their protection and benefit, and in or-
der to make it a success, every farmer
should take hold of it with la will, and
‘help keep it up, until the object sought
foris obtained. The object they have
in view is to elevate themselves to a
higher standing than they now occupy,
and to adopt a systematic form of farm-
ing; and if, as the old saying is, “two
heads are better than one,” I can’t see,
for my part, why two dozen heads
would not be better than two.

It is not an Organization that is going
to interfere with any other class of in-
dustry, and now, as Ihave dwelt upon
explaining its objects as far as I think I
am capable of explaining, I will turn
to the subject that Ija. undertaken to
write upon : “The Grange as a School ”
I don’t mean to say, when I speak of
it as a school, that we are going to take
our books and dinner pails, buta school
to elevate the farmers’ minds and get
them waked up, so that they can do
something for themselves, and not de-
pend too much upon theother classes of
people——as it is, they are nothing but
strings for other people to chew on. It
is an organization where women are
admitted on equal terms with men,and
a place where young people can meet
and have a social time, and get infor-
mation that they could not receive
from any other source. Although I
have been a member of the Grange but
a short time, I can say that I have re-
ceived a great amount of information;
and I don’t think it will hurt any of us
to spend one night out of a week, for us
to meet and hold a Grange meeting,
and I think that we will all be amply
rewarded in the future for our search
after knowledge.

I think that it would be a good idea
for the farmers to keep an account of
all the produce that he raises on his
farm, the amount that he sells and
what he receives for it, and then deduct
his expenditures ; the women to keep
an accountof the butter, eggs, and dried
fruit that she sells, and her general ex-
penditures, and let both make a report
once a year to the Grange, and by so
doing, they can tell whether their
farms are paying them or not. Some
may think that there is no use of
women keeping an account of farm
produce, ‘that they have enough to do in
their housework, but how often it is the
case that women are left with farms
and families to provide for, and haveto
put their business in disinterested per-
son’s hands, and get. cheated out of one-
third of their property—where, if they
could do their own business, they would
save the amount of property lost.

In conclusion I would say that - I
know of no other place ' where we can
get any more knowledge or learning to
do business, than in attending the

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Qlfinmmunitatinua‘.

The Education of the Farmer.

Worthy Brothers and Sisters:

It has been my misfortune to be
chosen by Riverside Grange to write an
essay on “ The Education of the Farm-
er,” and it is with reluctance, akin to
despair, that I take my pen to lay the
formula for the development of those
faculties given man by his Creator-—
knowing full well the weight of the
subject allotted to me; and were I en-
dowed with the gifts of Burns, Shakes-
peare, Milton, and others, or the ora-
tory of Demosthenes, the depth of the
subject could not be fathomed, or all the
true light brought to the surface in an
essay of fifteen minutes’ duration.

Mind (the great calculator of human
existence) as well as matter, is governed
by law,—it is a fixed law in phi-
losophy, that the angle of incidence
is equal to the angle of reflection. By
the fruit we know the nature of the
tree; by the acts in daily life we are
enabled to judge the character of a
man. VVhen we look around us, on
the objects of Nature, do we not see a
system of regulation, and the hand of a
Creator in each and every atom? Do
not the planets perform their evolu-
tions, the earth revolve on its axis, and
the elements obey the laws of Nature
year after year, and the seed send forth
its germ ‘.7 And is man, the image of his
Maker, less essential than these 2’ Is not
the husbandrnan, as he garners in the
golden sheaves, one of the noblest of
God’s handiwork? And is Mind, the
immortal part of man, the recorder of
human events, the dispensatory of joy
and sorrow, and the essence of human
existence, to be neglected and allowed
to remain in ignorance and supersti-
tion? In the education of the farm-
er, is it of any less iniporauce that
he should be educated than the
Representatives to our Senate cham-
bers? My answer is—Nol

The little child in the farm house, as
itsits upon its mother’s knee, in all its
childish innocence, is endowed with fac-
ulties soon to ripen into a character
that will advance the artsof Hubandry,
orlighten the cares ofthe matron,and be
astern defender of justice and equal
rights; or, acurse to the farm, a vaga-
bond to society, a traitor to his coun-
try, and an olfcniler against God.

In looking back over the history of
the work of the farm, and agricultural
pursuits in general, we find it is pro-’
gressive. Each generation receives its
inheritance of knowledge of work on
the farm, makes its own additions, and
bequeaths the whole to its successor.
So that the farmer of the present stands
as the heir of all ages -in ‘the foremost
ranks of time. Little by little were the
improvements in Agriculture acquired.
The little coral is small in itself, but
how mighty are its co-laboring results.
And thus would I have the education
of the farmer progress. (The first ru-
diments of a reallypractical education
being the same in all classes.) And,
further, the mind of the husbandman
should be developed to that degree that
he can search out the natural events
that are transpiring around him daily.

Ithas been, and is, quite often remark-
ed that this or -that young man is to
stay at home and work the farm, that a
higher education is not necessary.
Indulgent parents, err not thus in your
decision. The farmer should stand first
and foremost in the rank of practical
and observing scientists, for the objects
and operations of Nature with which
observation acquaints us are innumer-
able. ‘Each region of the earth pro-
duces its peculiar form of life; each
tree has its own appearance, each leaf
its peculiarity; thus the science of hot-
any is brought to the eye of the observ-
mg farmer; each animal has its distin-
guishing marks and characteristics,
t-huinntural history; each stone, hill,
field.mountaln‘and plain,its individ-
ml features, thus geology; the art of.
‘counting, into the science of numbers;

‘ -a§o,9‘pe1-ationyof transferring, measur-

TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

3

mg and laying out land, into the sci-
ence of geometry. The grouping of the
stars into fantastic resemblances of ani-
mal forms, by the shepherds of old,
was the germ of astronomy ; while the
common facts of combustion, fermenta-
tion, decay of animal and vegetable
matter, into soil fertilizers, slowly
evolved into chemical science. And
thus we find, by examining the records
of past ages, that all these discoveries
and theories have been closely linked
with observations from the ticld.

We, as an educated people, wonder,

why the advancement of science is so
recent. The reason is simly this: It
was not for want of intellectual power,
but from its misapplication.
cient philosophers, disdaining Nature
and rural pursuits, retired into theideul
world of pure Ineditation,—dcspising
matter, they were not drawn to observe
and study the changes going on in the
elements of earth and atmosphere; de-
spising labor as menial and degrading,
they would not experiment or observe
those changes wrought out by the laws
of Nature and soil producers. The same
feeling we find existed but a quarter of
a century ago between practical farm-
ing and closet farming. They wrestled
with shadows, they chased each other
around the circle of verbal disputation,
pursued the rainbow, and disdained
the priceless gems which abound in the
earth beneath. The first step of pro-
gress was impossible, until they min-
glad with Nature and its elements.
VVhile the farmer, who is in social com-
munion with Nature daily, finds some
new and interesting study brought to
his observing eye by mingling with
nature in his rural pursuits: and,
knowing all this, I again repeat
that the farmer. should stand in the
foremost rank of practical and 01)-
serving scientists. I n laying the form-
ula for the education of the “ to
be” farmer would be: First, Teach
your children obedience; a child does
not know. or is not supposed to know,
right from wrong,—-or his duty, either
to himself, guardians, or God,——hence
the due respect of obedience to those
who do know. Lady Washington, be-
ing asked by an English nobleman
what it was that she taught her son
George that enabled him to become so
great and good a man, replied that in
youth she taught him obedience. VVell,
we know that the lessons taught in in-
fancy follow us through life, and shine
in their true colors to the criticising
world. It has been truly stated by one
of the Popes that, were he to have
the control of every child between the
ages of four and nine, around his light
of home, there would not be one out of
a thousand but what would follow and
die as firm believers of his creed. Hence
extreme caution should be taken as to
training and discipline. Second, Teach
him to think and reason for himself,
for unless he cultivates these facul-
ties, his mind will be like sifted bran,
having the hull, but devoid of the
essence, for by diligent and attentive
thought and reasoning, the farmer
stands where he does to-day. ‘Third,
Let his every-day life be such that he
will acquire a knowledge of the ex-
ternal world. Don’t grade his sleeping
apartment by Farenheit’s thermom-
eter in the frosts of winter, or prepare
his bed too soft, or you will indulge
him in the thought that he was born
to live in the nursery; better by far
let him face the cold north winds of
winter, and the melting heats of sum-
mer, cheered on by encouraging words
of advice, and you will teach him that
hardship is the native soil of manhood
and self reliance, and that he was born
to fill some useful vocation in life, and
not to sit behind the kitchen stove and
keep bread from molding. Fourth,
After finishinga common school edu-
cation, give him an opportunity for a
good‘ classical education, and we will
have the future farmer stand first in
society and in educational pursuits, fill-
ing the noblest calling of man. Re-
member, a silent school-house makes a
noisy bar-room.

If you would advance the arts of

The an- 

Husbandry, lighten the cares of thelfree and frank discussions of the

matron, and bring honor and distinc-
tion to the farm and its subjects, you
must sow the seed at once, if you wish
to reap the fruit thereof.
VVM. W. D1vI.\'I«.'.
Riverside Grange, Three Rivers.

Qlnrrtfipnntlmte.

South Riley Grange, No. 456.

Bro. Cobb .-

I have never seen anything in the
VIsI'r0R t'roin South Riley Grange, as
l recollect of, and now, with your per-
mission, I would like to contribute a
few lines to our most valuable paper.
South Riley Grange Hall is situated in
the south part of the township of
Riley, in thelmidst of agood farming
country, and surrounded by some very
beautiful farm residences. Our hall is
24x50 feet, 2] feet high, the lower hall
9 feet high, and the upper hall 11 feet
high, well ceiled on ‘the inside, and
boarded on the outside with beveled
siding, well painted.

Our Grange is now in good working
order, and still increasing in numbers.
There were twelve initiated into the
4th degree last Saturday night, with
plenty to eat, and a good time gener-
ally. Also three applications for mem-
bership, and back-sliders are being
reclaimed by the score. Now I would
like to ask if South Riley Grange has
not struck what we would call, in the
slang of the day, a " Grange boom.”

Speaking of booms re,-minds me of
the Governor boom. South Riley
Grange, No. 459, says Bro. J. J. VVood-
man, if he will accept; if not, some
other good Granger. The name of J.
T- Rich has been presented by Bro.
Compton. He says he is in sympathy
with our organization. Sympathy will
not do. If he is a farmer, he has no
business to be outside the Gate. Join
the Grange, Mr. Rich, and then we
will consider your claim. We have
spoken as requested by the Grange.

I would like to sayafew words in
this article about our Pomona Grange,
or, as it is called, Clinton County
Pomona Grange. It was organized last
November, in the village of St. Johns,
by Bro. Whitney, with fifty six mem-
bers. VVe new number 130 members.
We have a meeting once a month.
The Grange is doing a good work, as
missionaries throughout the County;
for wherever they meet they get up a

Let the good work go on.

Joi-IN P. MADDEN,
Master So. Riley Gr., No. 456.

revival.

Correspondence from Woodbridgc
Grange, N0. 183. "

Worthy Secretary Cobb :

I would say it has always been a
comfort and a pleasure to me to know
that I have been a Charter member of
this Grange since its organization, six
years ago, and during all that time, I
have had a. great desire to see the organ-
ization go on. But like all other new
organizations, the Grange has had to
stand the most scorching scrutiny of all
other classes combined, and yet we
live and have a being, and in my
humble opinion, the prospect tor
the future was never so bright as at the
present time.

There are a few suggestions I would
like to make, and one of them is, let
us put less toil and more thought into
our calling, and, make it attractive to
our children. Unite with the Grange,
and take your sons and daughters with
you. It is the farmers own and only
organization——a practical means of
united effort and self-help, and affords
the society and recreation you and
your family need. Learn and practice
the great principles of truth, charity,
and brotherly love, upon which it is
founded. Cease to be mere plodders,

‘and get out of the narrow rut of prej-

udice and suspicion, and let us have
more faith and confidence in each
other. By mutual aid, educate our-
selves, and cultivate our gifts in the

lGrange, and those great questions in
which we are all alike interested.
Learn to be more liberal, and above all
I break the bands which makes you the
- slaves of party, and the dupes of dem-
agogues. Then you will be qualified to
act well your part in life, and fulfill
{the duties of society and law—niakers
§in the State and Nation. Thus will
- our vocation be elevated, and made
,1 more respectable, and the sons of farm-
l crs will not he so anxious to exchange
 the pure, free air of the country for the
I poisoned air of the city. '
But, Mr. Editor, I will stop, fearing
I have asked for more space than will
be allotted to me. I only intended
saying that I took the \'i.-zrroit of Fol)-
ruary 15 to our last meeting, and after
reading several pieces, the result was
eight new subscribers to the VISITOR.
Enclosed I semi $4.00 for the same.
Please send as directed, with all back
numbers of this volume.
PETER Hi:\viT'I‘, Sec‘y.

Essex Grange, No. 439, Accounted for.

MAI-Li: RAPIDS, March lst, 1880.
Editor Grange Vlwitor .-

Supposing the retiring Secretary of
Essex Grange, N0. 439, had reported
the names of the oflicers elect when he
made his last quarterly report, which
he said he had just made when he gave
up the ofiice to his successor, I had not
deemed it necessary to report myself,
until I saw by the last VISITOR that
this Grange is not among the list of
those reported. The Master of No.
439, is J. F. Owens; the Secretary is
J. S. Bristol; the post office address of
both is Maple Rapids, Clinton County,
Mich.

VVhile I am reporting, I may as well
say that our Grange owns a hall; it
was built forastore in the village of
Maple Rapids, the upper story fur-
nished and arranged for a hall and
rented to various societies. The
Grange bought the building three
years since for $1,000. We have had
some hard pulls to make the annual
payments of $100 and interest; but
this year we have rented the lower
part of the building to a furniture store,
and the hall to three other societies for
their weekly meetings, and think our
trouble about making payments is
about over.

This Grange is alive, though there is
seldom anything heard of us through
the VISITOR. \Ve are suspending more
members than we are taking in. But
those wl,io-remain are not going to die
yet. Rather we have hopes of a re-
vival of interest among our members

soon.
Fraternally you rs,

J. S. BRISTOL, Sec.

Grange Schools.

GRAND RAPIDS, March 9th, 1880.
J. T. Cobb .-

I see by the last VISITOR, that you
wished to know of the Grange schools
in Michigan. Alpine Grange owns a
hall 30x-50, two stories high, and have
a school in successful operation, and
has been for the last two winters.
First term, -3 months ’78—’79, 40 schol-
ars; second term, 5 months, ’79—’80, 32
scholars. VVe have not had so many
last term as the first, but we think it
as successful as the first.

Fraternally yours,
_H. A. GREENLY,

Sec. Alpine Grange, No. 348.

A Good Time.
WOODMAN GRANGE, No. 610, 1
February 7th, 1880. t
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

VVoodman Grange is in a prosperous
condition, and is taking in new mem-
bers. The oflicers were installed by
Bro. J. C. Gould, Master of Paw Paw
Grange, No. 10, January 31, 1880,
after which he gave an interesting
lecture, his subject being based upon
the word “Caution.” The house was
filled, and all seemed well paid for
coming out. V-Vould that every Patron
in the State could have heard the

 

admonitions of Bro. Gould, and swind-
lers would be obliged to seek victims
elsewhere. If every Patron would take
the GRANGE VISITOR, they would have
no excuse for being “taken in ” by
sharpers.

Afterthe lecture, five minute speeches
were called for, and several happy and
interesting responses were made, inter-
spersed with singing, and closing with
a poem by Bro. H. Thomas. All went

away, “feeling that it was good for
them to be there.” Long live the
Grange 1 SF(‘RE'l‘ARY.

Branch C0. Pomona Grange.

(‘oI.DwA'rI-:I<, March, Stli, 1880.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-
Branch County Ponona Grange, No.
22, held its annual election on Feb. 24,
1880, with the following result:

  

Master, ______ ..George \V. Van Akeu ;
()verseer,-- .......... -- Vm. Joseph,
Lecturer,__ _John G. Parkhurst;
steward, . ____ __-xlbert Warner;
A. Steward," -.-_- James D. Studley;
Cliaplain,-..__ ____Henry B. George,
Treasurer, _______ ..Samuel M. Treat;
Secretary, ...... __\Vallacc E. \Vright;
Gate Kecpe1',-_ ___--__D. Thompson;
Ceres, __________ __Mrs. D. Thompson;
Pomona,_____ ._Mi's..l. H. Jones;
Flora, ______ __ -.\Irs. E. \V. Treat;

  

L. A. 8., .......... --Miss Eliza Craig;

This is a live, working Grange, and
we are growing stronger at each meet-
ing. The installation yvill occur on
Tuesday, March 23, 1880, which will be
public, and a grand time is anticipated.
I-Ion, Chas. E. Mickley, of Adrian, is
expected to be here at that time, to give
us a lecture at Coldwater Grange Hall,
in the evening after installation. All
are invited to come.

Fraternally yours,
‘ VVALLACE E VVIuGH'r, Sec’y.

Lelia Grange, No. 599.

Tl~IOMAST()W‘.\', March 3d, 1880.
B-ro. (lobb .-

I thought best to write something
concerning our Grange, which is Lelia
Grange, No. -5119. At present, we
appear to be in a. very weak state. We
are weak in quantity, but not in qual-
ity. There are but a few of us that are
in regular attendance. \Ve held our
annual election of oflicers on the even-
ing of December 23:1, but on account of
bad roads, and misunderstanding of
members, we failed to hold our instal-
lation until March 2d.

VVc feel determined to continue our
work, and do it well, and overcome
every difficulty that threatens to
oppose. \Ve intend to make our meet-
ings intcresting and instructive.

“'42 are truly happy to hear of the
success of the Grange throughout the
State. There are a few of our members
who take the GRANGE VISITOR, and
we hope to see more copies circulated
in and through the Grange.

At our last meeting, which occurred
March 2d, 1880, we installed the ofiicers
elect: Master, Morris Fawkes; Secre-
tary, James Adams, post ofiice, Sagi-
naw City.

Resolntions of Thanks.

‘February 28th, 1880.
Worthy Secretary .-

Ensley Center Grange. No. 544, adopt-
ed the following resolutions:

Resolved, That we extend our sincere
thanks to Mr. George E. Purple, a hard-
ware dealer, of Howard City, Mich.,
and other friends of our Order, whoare
yet outside the gates, for the material

they haveso freely given toward build- ,

ing our Grange hall.

Resolved, That we gratefully acknow-
edge our obligations to the members of
Crown Grange, No. 511, for the labor
they have given us on our hall.

Resolved, Thata copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the GRANGE VIs1'roB
and Howard Record for publication.

By order of Grange No. 544.

CHAS. M. HILLMAN.
Secretary.

' Vergennes Grange Hall.

VERGENNES, March 6th, 1880.
Bro. J. T. Cobb.-

The first meeting held by our Grange
in a hall of our own was on Dec. 18th,
1877, size 24x40. one story. Cost, $800.
We have no schools in connection with
the Order. E. BURCH, '

Overseer Alton Grange, 634.

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Szcrztarys Qepartment.

~ SCHOOLCRAFT.

   

J. T. COBB, ~ -

  

Oflicars and members of Subordinate G-ranges
in corresponding with this oflice, will please
always give the Number of their Grange.

 
 

POSTAGE STAMPS of higher value
than three cents will be returned
to the sender.

WESTWARD BOUND.

As stated in the VISITOR six
weeks ago, a trip to the Pacific
coast some time early in March
was on our program——for s[)7’i7?.(/
work we were about to say, but
that will hardly fit,as we have been
saying all along, that we were
going mainly to get away from
work.

If, in carrying out that purpose,
we find more work than recrea-
tion, it will at least have the ad-
vantage of being different in kind
from that to which We have devot-
ed our time for several years past.

Leaving home on the 9th of
March, just before noon, a party
of ten, including two children,
slept the first night in Chicago,
leaving at 10 :30 the next day, via
the Rock Island R. R. for Omaha.

So many people from all parts
of the country have been to
California overland, and minutely
described the trip, that we hasten
to assure our readers that we shall
not weary them with details of
the great western prairies, the
towns,big andlittle, that lay along
the route, or of the inevitable
sage brush, cottonwood, and alkali
"country, that have served as
subjects of description so often
to those who preceded us, both
by travel and narrative.

But if we ignore these matters
referred to, we cannot give the
weather the go-by so easily, for
it was very attentive to us after
leaving Omaha, which we did on
Thursday, 11th, at 1 o’clock P. M-

A cold wind from the north,
with a little driving snow, made
everything outside the coach look
very uncomfortable; and how
those droves of cattle, seen every
few mile along the roadside,
manage to live, was the constant-
ly recurring question, as we rode
on with slow ascent over this vast
stretch“ of desert pasture. To
supply the internal fuel necessary
to resist the cold indicated by the
mercury at 28° below zero, some-
thing more than this scant grass
for feed, and the lee of a hillside
for shelter, seemed necessary.

At Fort Steele, some 700 miles
west of Omaha, the morning we
were there the mercury was 26°
below zero, and at Rawlins, a few
miles further on, the telegraph
operator told us that at daylight
it was 33°'below zero. Although
we did not sufi"er, yet with double
windows, and a porter that

’ seemed attentive to his duties, our

sleeper was hardly kept up to the
point of real comfort for some 24
hours.

We had several returning Cali-
fornians on the train, and they all
insisted that these poor cattle
‘are ‘getting a good living, and
ii .‘ few months would be fat and

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sleek, and as the beef we got to
eat along the way was very tender
and nice, we shut our eyes, and
accept their statements as exactly
true. For nearly six hundred
miles after leaving Omaha, we
have an ascending grade, not hard
to overcome, and make schedule
time under ordinary circum-
stances, but with eleven coaches
and baggage cars, with this ex-
tremely cold weather, we lost
time every hour until we reached
Odgen, and took the time of the
succeeding train for the run to
San Francisco. The mountain
scenery of special interest near
Ogden, to which we had looked
forward for two days, was passed
in the night, butas there is always
some general law of compensa-
tions, we had the descent of the
Sierra Nevada by daylight the
following day.

We had read of snow sheds, but
had forgotten that 45 miles of
snow sheds had been built to pro-
tect the road from snow, barriers
that without these sheds would
effectually suspend all operations
for several months of the year.
In whirling through these sheds,
we often feel as though we were
going through a tunnel, as, in
may places, they are so covered
with snow that the light is almost
excluded. In their construction,
they not only cover the track, but
are often, by a covered frame
work, attached to the upper
mountain side, so that a body of
sliding snow, coming down the
mountain side, will shoot over the
roof into the valley below.

From Summit to Sacramento,
a distance of about 100 miles, we
descend at an average rate of 70
feet per mile, and a part of the
way we were whirled down the
serpentine track on the verge of
cliffs and over gorges at a speed
of 25 miles per hour, with a de-
scent of over 100 feet per mile.
This half day was worth all the
rest of the route from Chicago to
the Golden Gate. In the morning
We were surrounded with snow
and an appearance of perpetual
winter—at noon you are greeted
by the balmy breezes of spring,
made fragrant with the peach,
almond, and other fruit trees of
the beautiful Valley of the Sacra-
mento.

We had intended stopping at
Ogden, and going to Salt Lake
City for a couple of days, but the
cold weather caused us to defer
our visit to the seat of the “ pecu-
liar institution,” until our return.
We arrived at San Francisco at
eight o’clock P. 31., Monday six
and a half days from home, and
put up at the Russ House, in a cen-
tral part of the city.

The next day we found we were
-near the headquarters of the
Grange interests of the State. At
106 Davis street,§ we found the
Grangers’ Bank of California, and
next door the Grangers’ Business
Association. These two institu-
tions have a standing and com-
mercial character equal to any

others in the city. —
We found Bro. Adams, Secretary

of the State Grange, busily en-
gaged repacking several boxes of
Japanese persimmon trees, just re-
ceived from Japan, on a consign-
ment to the Agricultural Depart-

ment at Washington. Commis-

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Gr R A ‘V Gr E V
sioner LeDuc has requested Bro.
Adams to distribute one-half the
lot among the most enterprising
farmers of this State, and forward
the other half to Washington for
distribution among the farmers of
the Eastern States. These persim-
mon trees are about 20 inches
long, and in excellent condition.
Of their value we shall know
more when they have been accli-
mated. and come to bearing.

We soon found Bro. Webster,
Past Master of the State Grange,
occupying an upper room as ‘the

managing editor of the (}aZz'for-‘

mu Pamm, which has lately
become the weekly representa-
tive of the Order in this State. In
size, the Patron is a trifle larger
than the VISITOR of 1879, subscrip-
tion price, $1.00 a year. One half
of its space is devoted to adver-
tisements and market reports.
Its circulation is increasing, and it
has paid its way, and turned over
a little money to the treasury of
the State Grange. We had but a
short time to devote with Bro.
Webster, and shall call again.

The Grangers’ Bank, and the
Grangers’ Business Association
have ajoint ownership of the prop-
erty which they occupy,situated in
a central part of the city. It is val-
ued at $120,000. The association
was established in 1875, and does
an extensive commission business
Its capital stock is $100,000, of
which a sutficient amount has
behn subscribed and paid to give
the Association all the working

capital it can use in its business

—whicl1 amounted in the month of
February last to $80,000, and for
the year 1879 to $1,250,000. Its
business is not confined to Pa-
trons,nor to the State of California.
It has consignments from Oregon
and Washington Territory. Wheat
and wool are the great leading
staples, though it handles every
kind of produce the farmer has to
sell, either in large or small quan-
tities—-stock, as well as grain, and
vegetables. ,

The commission charged for
selling Wheat and wool is one
and a half per cent and five per
cent on other products. Advances
are made on consignments and
crops to a limited extent, to
responsible farmers.

A purchasing department is of
great advantage to those who
avail themselves of it; but Cali-
fornia Patrons, like those of Mich-
igan, largely neglect to use the
machinery provided for them by
those who have the business in-
terests of the Order in charge.
But this department must have
done our people some good, as the
amount of purchases last year
reached $60,000. ,

The commission charged for
buying is two and one-half per
cent.

The business reputation of the
Association, and the experience of
its Purchasing Agent, secures to
those who order goods or supplies
of any kind the very lowest

prices, so that farmers, if in the’

city, can save money by using
this Association, and paying the
commission charged.

Grain :on this coast is bought
and sold by the 100 pounds, and
not by the bushel’; and is handled
altogether in sacks holding about

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1-10lbs.e‘ach. In sacks alone, this

The importance of this crop is

house bought for and shipped to shown by 21 few figllfesa Which
farmers, 21 millions last year, the We find C01DP1]9d h)’ M13 Albert

price being about 10 cents each.

i Montpelier, of the Grangers‘ Bank

This is an immense trade, and 0f C3hf01'"l3- 1“ 1870, the t0t~a1

as the surplus crops

of the production, in round numbers, was

country are all exported in sacks 185000-000 P0UndS: Which Sold for

which are not returned, will not be $-‘3,500-000-
l produced 56,500,000 po»unds,sold for
Adams, while telling us $8,200,000. In 1878 the production

less.
Bro.

about this business, remarked:

“ You will have to come to this,

In 1876 there was

had fallen off about 15,000,000, but
1879 showed a recovery of 6,000,-

same custom of shipping your 000, and this year Will DI‘0bablY

wheat in sacks.”

The Association employ eight
men, and will require more each
succeeding year.

After setting an hour in the
oflice with Bro. Adams, he iiitvited
us to step into the Bank, next
door, where he introduced us to
Mr. Albert Montpelier, Manager
of the Grangers’ Bank of Califor-
nia.

An interview of an hour with
this gentleman, has given us mate-
rial for an article that we shall
give our readers at some future
time.

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SAN FRANCISCO wooL HOUSES.

A Mr. Hall, formerly of Provi-
dence, R. 1., but now a resident of
this city, engaged in the wool busi-
ness, was a fellow passenger from
Chicago. He had invited us to
call on him, and get posted in the

- business, as transacted here.

On the morning of the 18th we
took the street cars for the foot of
Fifth Street. In that neighborhood
the wool houses, seven in number,
that do nearly all the wool busi-
ness of the Pacific coast, are lo-
cated.

We found our friend, Hall, with
plenty of time, and a disposition
to show us around.

These houses are of brick, the
sides about 12 feet high. There
are two houses each 250 feet long
by 140 feet wide, and the other
houses are but little smaller.

Each house has its several oifi-
ces nicely fitted up, with carpeted
floors, and every desirable conve
nience. Each house has from two
to four large presses, run by steam
power.

The spring clip usually com-
mences coming in about the mid-
dle of March, and the present
time finds the dealers and wool-
house men all ready for work.

The time forhandling the spring
clip sometimes extends to the first
of Aug. The fall clip begins to
come forward about the first of
September, and the business con-
tinues until about Dec. 1st.

The wool all comes in sacks,
which are stood on end in the wool
house, in double rows, the slicks
ripped open, so that the buyer can
examine each sack Without handl-
ing, and when sold, it is elevated
to a second floor, where it is grad-
ed, and thrown into the press,
where its bulk is reduced by pres-
sure more than one half. Four
bands of common hoop iron, with
a stick one and one-fourth inches
square on each corner of the bale,
holds all in a very nice, compact
shape. Each bale weighs nearly
600 pounds, and 22,000 pounds can
be readily put in a car.

It will be remembered that wool
on this coast is never washed on
the sheep, and that it is customary
to shear twice a year.

add another 6,000,000 to the pro-
duction of last year.

The total production of wool on
this coast in the last ten years was
377,000,000 pounds, which sold for
868,500,000.

Returning to the wool houses
and wool men, there seemed to
be a general disposition to look
upon the prospect of making
money on sheep this year as very
poor.

We hope to be here again in a
few weeks, when the business is
active, and we shall take occasion
to refer to this matier again.

 

A Dolorous Biography.
Read the nonsensical story below
and see how many words you mispro-
nounce. Then when you feel the solid
foundations beneath your feet all
giving way, you are ready to learn
something. Few can pronounce three-
fourths of the italicized words properly
the first time trying. Here is the test:

A sacrilegious son of Belial, who suf-
fered from

Buying a call2'op‘e, a coral necks"
lace, an illustrated magazine, and a
fachionjfroni Asia, he took a suite of
rooms, whose acoustic properties were
excellent, and engaged a Illalay as his
coadjutor.

Being at an cpicurian disposition, he
threw the culinary department of his
hotel into confusion by ordering for his
dinner vermicelli soup,

the carbine into his
When znquiry was made he
dead, and the coroner sat on
the debris, and did his exact dut

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though it was no couch of cider he
occupied.

Had the misguided youth read Ovid

less often, and ‘ '
Hemans and .I7l.§;lvf)I1ll]1,gh1l)Srefq:1el$e1:1c]?g1‘;/2

True, he might

greatest discrepancies e

czation.

it ‘s 110‘ “hhkely that you will read
this harrowing tale glibly enough and
think you know all the words; but if
you really want to see how many
Words You mispronounce, and to mend

d out, in
ly noted the pronunciatioiimof cifiegfilg
Ex.‘

vited to attend.
S. A. Gsnnmm; 59,2,‘


 
  

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GRANGE

VISIT()R.

§.}la5t2r’:3 gepartmmt.

J. J. WOODMAN, - .- -

Eastern market. Sheep will pay
better than this kind of stock raising.
There is no profit in raising cattle
except for beef or domestic use.
Farmers» hold on to your sheep, and
raise only good cattle, and no more
than you can keep until they bring
full prices. The Mark Lane Empress,
of London, England, says that flock
masters in _nearly all parts of the
country are sustaining great losses
from a disease known as the liver rot.
In some cases whole fiocks are lost,
and the markets are flooded with
rotten sheep. Meantime the pleuro-

 

PAW PA W.

  

Sheep and Cattle.

Since the restoration of the wool
tariff in 1874, which was brought
about by the organized effort of
Patrons, we have counseled the farm-
ers of our State to hold on to their
flocks, and as far as possible, to im-
prove the same by judicious selec-
tions, breeding, and care, assuring
them, that if Congress would let the
present tariff alone, as soon as the

5hlPP8d by their very doors to the

1,317,625 tons of beet root sugar, of
which latter. France produced -162,256
tons, as against 1,565 tons produced
in 1828, which shows the progress of
this industry there. The consumption
of sugar in the United States is about
700,000 tons, and is rapidly increasing.
We now produce of cane sugar 100,000
tons, and of beet sugar 1,000 tons, and
there is no reason why this cannot be
increased to the quantity we require,
if the farmers will raise the beets.
After the juice is expressed from the
rasped beet. the dry pulp remaining is
an admirable food for cattle, sheep, and
swine. The average amount of pulp is

the beet, and three tons of it for feeding
purposes is equal to one ton of hay, and
should be fed in connection with straw
and oil cake, or cotten seed meal. As
the pulp is fed back to stock, the land
is constantly growing richer, all the

flood of foreign wool and shoddy,
which was imported under the Free
Trade policy, inaugurated by Con.
grass in 1872, was exhausted, they
would again receive remunerative
prices for their wool; and equal to
the average prices received for 35
years previous to the war. From the
present outlook, it appears that farm-
ers who have kept their flocks will
realize fair prices the present season.
-Our best Michigan wools are now
selling in eastern markets at 55 to
60 cents per pound, for the same
grades that the Free Trade. policy
carried down to from 25 to 30 cents
per pound in the same market. The
average price of wool in this country
from 1826 to 1861 was 50 3-10 cents
per pound for fine, 42 8-10 for
medium, and 35% for coarse. The
sales in the Boston market for the
second week in March aggregated 2,-
006,500 lbs domestic, and 1,666,600
lbs foreign, against 1,448,800 lbs
domestic and 71,500 lbs foreign for
the corresponding week in 1879 The
total sales of domestic wool in the same
market since January 1st, 1880, have
been 18,284, 500 lb and of foreign
20,295,250 lbs, against 14,791,100 lbs
domestic and 2,659,100 foreign for

pneumonia has become‘ troublesome
in some parts of Australia. Ameri.
can farmers can see from these facts
that the prospect is that our sheep
and cattle will bring good prices

right along.
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Cider Vinegar and Sugar from Sugar
Beets.
Sugar beets are a crop very easily
raised, and in good soil the produce is
abundant._ All cattle are fond of the
leaves, which add much to the milk of
cows, without giving it that bad taste
which_is unavoidable when they are
fed_ with turnips or cabbages, and
which is chiefly owing to the greater
rapidity with which the latter undergo
the putrefactive fermentation.
_ The seed is sown in drills 20 to 24
inches apart, and thinned out to the
distance of 8 to 12 inches from plant to
plant in the rows. From four to six
pounds of seed are required per acre,
and they should be steeped 4-1 hours
before planting; the best depth for
sowing is from three-fourths of, an
inch to an inch; the culture is sim-
ilar to that of carrots or parsnips: and
the cost for seed, labor and fertilizers,
will amount to about $40 per acre.
The yield, according to the quality of
the land, fertilizers used. and cultiva-
tion bestowed, should average not less
than 274 tons or 903,} bushels of beets
per acre, or 5._l— tons of beet leaves.
Analysis shows that 1,000 pounds of
sugar beets contains 184 dry substances:
1.60 nitrogen, 7.10 ashes, 3.914 potash,
0.379 lime, 0.536 magnesia, 0.780 phos-
phoric acid. In manufacturing, these
elements are distributed as follows:

T &B d.S. nit; alshes pot. linae mag. p. acid

- ‘s. '5. i 0.2 .15 0.330 01 3 0.132 0.144

the same time last year. Sales of fire,    (W5 0,393 0.10,, M65
. . , ensa, . .1 0 0.330 8.64 0.2541 0.380

Mlchlgan Washed fleece W001 Were- Molasses, 25 0.31 2-47 1.741 0.141 0.009 0.015

17 000 ms X at 54% C; 3500 153 No_ Sugar, 85 -—— 0.57 0.872 -—- 0.040 0.072
9 2.

After harvesting, the .roots are first
topped, then washed and pulped in a
grater, and pressed to extract the juice.
Fifty _pounds of pressure to the
square inch extracts 60 per cent of
juice, 80 pounds of pressure to the
square inch extracts 64 per cent of
juice, 400 pounds of pressure to the
square inch extracts 80 per cent of
juice.

Twenty-four pounds of pulp to every
100 square inches of press surface is the
best proportion to use. The cider press
and grater, made by the Boomer &
Boschert Press Co., of Syracuse. N. Y.,
is worked by power, and hasa capacity,
with the labor of two men, of grating
and pressing 1,000 bushels of beets per
day of 10 hours, and yields 5,000 gallons
of juice-

The press and grater cost $510, and
requires less than six horse power to
run them, and the press is the best and
cheapest there is for this use. The
ordinary cider press will answer, but it
costs more to run it, and not as much
juice is obtained, on account of its not
being able to produce as much pressure
as the other.

One bushel of sugar beets, mixed
with nine bushels of apples, makes a
cider richer, and of superior flavor, to
that made from apples alone. Sugar
beet juice can be converted into vinegar
in the same manner cider now is; it
makes a stronger vinegar than cider
does, of equally good but difiereilt
flavor; and if treated the_same as maple
sap, or sorghum juice, it will yield a
good article of brown sugar, and all of
this not used by the producer in a.
brown state, would be readily pur-
chased, to be refined by the refineries
already established. To refine sugar,
requires costly machinery, such as
vacuum pans, centrifugal machines,

filters of bone, coal, etc., and also
skilled labor, but the manufacture of
sugar from beet juice requires only the
evaporating pan, and the addition of
some lime to the juice to neutralize the

acid.

The best pan is made by the Blymyer

Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati,

0., 4 X 15 feet of copper costs $210, has

a capacity to evaporate 4,000 gallons per
day of 24 hours, and requires three

cords of wood, or its equivalent in coal.

They also have larger or smaller pans,

both iron and copper, the former being

1, at 600; 15,000 lbs X at 55c; 12,000
lbs at 420; 16,000 lbs No. 1 at 60c;
5,000 lbs low No. 1 at 550; 20,000 lbs
at 52c per pound.

The Michiga7z Homestead says:

“ The adage about sheep having
golden feet will be true this year in
more senses than one. They will en-
rich, not only the ground upon which
they feed, but the pockets of their
owners. The prospects are unusually
good for a paying {price for wool the
coming season.”

There will also be a great demand
for sheep, not only from the farmers
of our own State, who disposed of
their flocks during the depressed
condition of the market, but from
other States which are now develop-
ing this industry; and full prices will
be paid for breeding ewes, and young
sheep after shearing. Michigan is a
wool growing State, and her flocks
of fine wool sheep are unsurpassed
by those of of any other State.

Wool is one of our leading pro-
ducts, and yet this branch of our
agriculture has not received that
attention which its importance
demands from many of our best
farmers. The State, with its present
acreage under cultivation, is capable
of sustaining a million more sheep than
there are in it, shearing on an average
six pounds of wool per head; and at
the game time increase rather than
diminish the amount of field crops of
the farm. There are large tracts of
land in the more norther portions of
this State, from which all the valuable
timber has been removed, and left to

,7 up to brushes and briers, that
3215 be converted into V.a1‘19-ble

  
 
  
  
   
   
   
   
    
  
   

new-ttle
 the farm; and
‘fixes, or need 090“

  

The estimated quantity of the sugar

to dormant Granges, and let them know
that the Grange is not dead. My faith
is strong, and I will do all I can for the
Order. I hope much from the proposed
visit of Worthy Master J. J. VVoodman
among us.
or VISITOR to every farm—house for one
year, we should not lack for enthusias-
tic support.
want of education in the true objects
and aims of the Order is the chief rea-
son whywe have, as yet, done nothing.
The people do not understand that
they must work.

Program of Oakland Pom(:i;i‘(yl:'ange.

land Pomona Orange, No. 5, will be
held at Birmingham, April 13th, 1880.
The following is the program:

ness.
vancing the Interests of Farmers at the
Coming Election,” 0. K. C
scrap bag, by Mrs. Chas. Wager.
King.

Farm,” Wm. Satterlee.

Crosby.

making and Cleaning House, by Mrs.

A. E. Green, followed by lady mem-
bers.

Vinegar. 01' Sllgflfi ed to attend.

mineral substances taken from it are
being restored in the manure; this
enables the farmer to raise larger crops
of various produce and consequently
keep more stock, which enables him to
make more butter and cheese.

The present cider mills and cheese
factories could add to their present
machinery the pans or presses as re-
quired, by co-operation on this, as in
other products, we can produce profita-
bly all the sugar we require. This will
bring the business of sugar making
within the reach of small farmers, and
is of vast importance.
The notion prevails that to make
sugar profitably, it must be made ex-
tensively. This is certainly erroneous,
and the sooner the illusion is dispelled,
the sooner we shall begin to realize the
productive resources of our lands, and
employ our now idle laborers on a very
remunerative crop, now grown only to
alimited extent. The introduction of
the cultivation of the sugar beet gener-
ally, subsequently to be converted into
sugar or vinegar, would be of great
benefit to farmers. It would insure to
them superior methods of agriculture,
increased crops, more remunerative
prices, and enhanced value of farms.
It would create industry, and diver-
sify labor, thereby increasing the gen-
eral prosperity, intelligence, and hap-
piness of the community.
One acre of land will produce 1,000
bushels of sugar beets, which made into
sugar will yield 4,800 pounds of sugar;
or into vinegar, 5,000 gallons, or into
proof spirits, 1,000 gallons; they are
profitable to feed to cattle, particularly
to milch cows, in connection with hay,
and the pail acquaints the farmer with
the fact.

From Goimecticut

GOSHEN, Conn., March 22d, 1880.
Bro. Jerome T. Cobb .-

I received the Proceedings of your
State Grange, and thank you very much
for the same. With this I send you one
dollar. for which please send me the
GRANGE VISITOR for one year, and a
few copies of your Proceedings of State
Grange, as I would like to send them

If I could send the Bulletin

I am confident that the

Yours fraternally,
SHERMAN KIMBERLY
Goshen, Conn.

 

The regular quarterly meeting of Oak-

10 A. M.—Opening.
10 to 11 A. M.——Regular order of busi-

11 to 12 M.—“ The best Plan for Ad-
arpenter.

12 to 1:30 P. M.—Recess.

1:30 to 2 P. M.—Reading of Pomona
2 to 2:15 P. M.——Essay, by Mrs. G. W.
2:15 to 2:45 P. i\L—“Fruits for the
2:45 to 3 P. i\i.—Essay, by Mrs. A. J.

3 to 3:45 P. M -—“ Hints on Butter-

3:45 to 4 P. M.-—Essay, by Miss Emma

ghgep and stock farms, with but little %:?;'_:sti‘]in pgfileér inlgzzse ,,’}°,,,‘,’,‘jf‘f,’f,“,§ L3Pham~ _ _ posed—the amount of labor and time

We mention them that each for himself boito 4:30 P’ M‘-_Opemng the question saved, and the small expense incurred,

exp“; I of our farmers are raising 0311 $1229 9«’1l_e9S“9l'i’3lf:dte ggghglfigfiat i"bf“‘,'iJl‘§ 7 P. iu.—Conferring the fifth degree. by which a large amount of good can
y than they can feed T01‘ the  to ldl7)nve(>li't ms’ beets into cider, All fourth degree members are invit- be accomplished.

k “G, to be shipped to the West,

supply of the commercial world in 1875
' £1 “-3 iattened, and '9‘

was 2,140,000 tons of cane sugar, and

    

ham Grange.

20 per Cent of me original Weight Of, supports, or aids to advance”——a Patron

the VISITOR.
tron, let us pronounce it properly——
Pa »tron—with the “ a ” long. The same
in regard to Ma-tron.

begins a series of meetings each after-
noon and evening for a week, in Kent
County, under the direction of Bro.
John Preston,
Kent Co. Grange.
13th will be at Sparta, on the 14th at
Austerlitz, the others have not been de-
cided so that we can give definite ap-
pointments.

' I 5

 ¥o:’tur2x’5 glyzpaumeiit.

l
‘C. L. WHITNEY, - - - MUSKEGON.

 

“Patron,” not “Granger.”

1 “ Patron ” is the proper name to give

a member of our Order—a “Patron of
,iHusbandi'y.” Its meaning is, (see
fVVebster) “an advocate. a defender,
one that specially countenances or

of the Arts, a Patron of Husbandry.

“ Granger” is only once used in any-
thing like standard English works, and
there means a farm bailifl'— one who
directs farm laborers and collects rents
of farm tenants, a. sort of constable.
How inappropriate to apply it to men
and women independent in thought
and action, and owners of the soil they
till.’ Then the term is inappropriate.
As well call a member of a Church a.
Churcher, of a Lodge a Lodger, of a
Chapter 9. Chapterer, of a Division a
Divisioner, etc.

The name from the beginning was
“Patron,” a Patron of Husbandry—-
see Bro. Kelley's History of the Order
and Bro. Grosh’s Mentor in the Grange.
“Patron” is the name known in the
Charter, Constitution, By-Laws, Ritual,
and all works of authority of the Order.
Shall not writers in the VISITOR heed
this and use our legal and true name,
leaving out the term given in ridicule
and derision by our enemies?

Bro. Grosh, in his Mentor, says:
“Propriety and justice demand that
each organization have its own chosen
name—whatever that may be—and, in
this case, the chosen chartered name is
“ Patrons,” in full, “Patrons of Hus-
ibandry.”

He further says: “Three other
reasons combine to require the use of
the proper name only:

“ lst. In 1873 (or later) some politic-
ians in New York, being refused ad-
mission into and control of our Order,

place to place. A short ride each day,
a good rest each night, will enable us
to give a great amount of time and
effort topiiblic and private instruction.

VVe heartily commend the system to
other County and Pomona Granges.
There has been more money paid for
unnecessary traveling expenses and
lost time in doing the real work than
for the expenses and time of the real
labor performed.

Let the Pomona Grange arrange for
the weak and dormant Granges, and
securing the co-operation of the strong-
er Granges, put a Lecturer into the
field, and keep him there until the
whole ground has been gone over, and
repeat this at once each year.

On the 20th of April, wepurpose vis-
iting again the Counties "of Lapeer,
Tuscola and Huron. Other places in
the eastern part of our field have se-
cured appointnients arranged for, and
others are in progress. Those locations
wishing labor done in the interest of
our noble cause, will do well to write
us at once.

We hope to have the company and
assistance of Bro. C. E. Mickley in a
part of our work named in the East.

VVe ask all interested, and especially
all to whom appointments are entrust-
ed, to give wide and thorough general
notice. Work is the order of the day.
The humblest member can and should
work—-—work, with an earnest, untiring
faith, and learn to labor and wait.-
Labor to conquer all obstacles, and
patiently wait the resultant good time
coming.

No. 7389 Reports.

PLYMOUTH, March 6th, ’80.
Bro. J. T. Cobb.-

Though a constant reader of the Vis-
ITOR, I have not seen anything from
our Grange, No. 389, in it for a long
time.

VVe have alive Grange, with visiting

organized a political order and called it
the ‘ Independent Order of G‘7'ange7's.’
Sound policy says: ‘Give them as
wide a berth as possible.’ _‘Even if they
are extinct, it is not wise to revive their
name and confound it with ours.

“2d. Many newspapers are more and

more applying the name “ Grangers”
to all farmers and country residents,
whether Patrons or not, even to those
who oppose our Order. Justice to all
parties requires us to refuse a name
applied to them, which is not our’s.
“3d. The great ‘ Farmers’ Move-
ment” of the West and Northwest—— a
decided political movement, operating
by nominating and electing their can-
didates to ofi‘ice — has been often con-
founded with us, to our injury, by
calling both “ Grangers.” Even Chas.
Francis Adams, in the North American
Quarterly Review of April, 1875, pro-
claimed our rapid decrease and ap-
proaching downfall, being misled by
the name ‘Grangers’—indiscriminate-
ly applied to Patrons and members of
this movement.
“ Therefore, carefully and constantly
eschewing the name “ Granger,” let us
adhere to our own proper and lawful
name of “ Patrons,” “ Patrons of Hus-
bandry,” and in due season, uniting
our prayers, works, and words, we may
hope to get rid of the misunderstand-
ings and the misrepresentations which
the term “Granger” has imposed on
our good name and ‘laudable objects.”

VVhile we may occasionally use the
word in conversation, let us be very
careful not to encourage its misuse by
writing it, especially in our articles for
In using the word Pa-

Appointments.
On the 12th of April the Lecturer

Worthy Lecturer of
The meeting on

We call attention to the system pro-

Bro. Preston arranges the program.

Music to be furnished by Birming-
W. W. BAKER, Lee.

gives the notices, and meeting us at the
nearest railway station, carries us from

Counctl of P. of H. will
Watson Grange Hall,
April 13th, ’80, at 10 A. M., sharp. All
Patrons are cordially invited to at-
tend.

Committees once in four weeks, the
chairman of which reports at the next
meeting on the manner and kind of
farming of the brothers whose farms
are visited, what kind of stock is kept
on the place, etc. Sometimes short
essays are read by some of the mem-
bers. We carry our baskets well sup-
plied with substantials for the inner
man.

Our Grange offers a premium for the
largest yield of the following crops:
First, $3, for the largest yield of wheat
per acre; second, 50 cents for the largest
yield of any kind of cats per acre;
third, 75 cents for the largest yield of
any kind of corn per acre; fourth, 50
cents for the largest yield of any kind
of good eatable potatoes. An accurate
account must be kept of the expense
of raising the same, and the kind of
soil. sod or stubble ground, the kind
and quantity of manure used as fer-
tilizer, of any and every kind; the date
of sowing (or planting) and harvesting
the same, must be given by everv Pa-
tron competing for the premium ; and
he must bring one bushel of the kind
he is competing for, to a meeting to be
held the last of October, at our Grange
hall, in Plymouth, to be sold, and the
proceeds goes into the treasury for the
benefit of the Grange.

GRANGER.

Notice of Meetings.

MONTEREY, March 21st, ’80.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

The next meeting of the Allegan Co.
be held at
on Tuesday,

Fraternally yours,
M. V. MCALPINE,
Sec’y Allegan 00. Council.

CLARKSTON, March 16th.
Oakland Pomona Grange, No. 5, will

hold a regular meeting at the hall of
Birmingham Grange, on Tuesday,April
14th, at 10 o'clock.

The special meeting at White Lake,

on Feb. 25th, was well attended, not-
withstanding the wind and rain, and a
very interesting néeeting was the re-
sult.

W. KING,
Secretary.

E0.

The next meeting of Barry 00. P0-

mona Grange, will be held at the hall
of Orangeville Grange, at one P. M., on
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HY MOTHER IS GROWING OLD.

Qrpartmtnt.

      

My mother's growing old ; her eye
Looks dimly on the page,
The looks that ’round her forehead lie
‘Are silvered o’er with age.
My heart has learned too well the tale,
That other lips have told—-
Her years and strength begin to fail,
My mother's growing old.

They tell me, in my youthful years
She led me by the hand,

And strove to calm my childish fears,
My erring steps to guide,

But years, with all their scenes of change,
Above us both have rolled,

I now must guide her faltering steps;
My niothefs growing old.

When sunset’s rosy glow departs,
With voices full of mirth,

Our household band, with joyous hearts,
Will gather ’round the hearth,

They look upon her trembling form,
Her pallid face behold,

And turn away with whispered tone-
My mat}1er’s growing old.

And when each tuneful voice we raise,;
In songs of long ago,

Her voice, which mingles in our lays,
Is tremulous and low,

It used to sound as a clarion’: tone, 0
So musical and bold ;

But weaker, fainter, has it grown :
My mother’: yrowing old.

The same fond smile she used to wear.
Still wreathes her pale lvps now,

But Time, with lines of age and care,
Has traced her placid brow ;

Bur yet, amid the lapse of years,
Her heart has not grown cold,

Though voice and- footsteps plainly tell,
My mother’: growing old.

My mother! thou did’st strive to share
My joys, and calm my fears;
And now thy child, with grateful care,
In thy declining years,
Shall smooth thy path, ’till brighter scenes,
By faith and hope unfold
To thee, 9. holier love,
Since t/mu art groioing old.
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' The Grange, Socially and Educ-atioully.

The following was written by Mrs.
J. D. Davis, of Bowen Grange, Kent
120., Mich., and read by her at Paris
Grange, No. 19, February 14th, 1880:

In a social point of view our Order
is in advance of all others, for here
woman has been placed as the equal of
man. Who shall calculate the benefits
of the social part of-our meetings? As
aclass, farmers have not the advan-
tages of social pleasures that some
other classes of society enjoy, and until
the institution of the Grange, there
was comparatively little social inter-
course among them. Their meetings
were usually connected with their
pecuniary interests; but since the
organization of the Grange, these
meetings have become the bright spots
in the life of the farmer. Here heart.
meets heart, and the fraternal grasp is
given, and time passes all too swiftly,
the friendly intercourse ends only too
soon, and regretfully we utter our
good-bys; yet, after all, we have the
sweet recollection in our minds, and
we know that soon there will he an-
other reunion. How many valuable
acquaintances have been formed
through the. Grange, about whom
we would otherwise have known
nothing. From all parts of the County
come noble men and women, with
whom we interchange thought—not
in silly talk about dress and fashion,
but of something to elevate the mind,
and sinooth the rough edges of every-
day labor. Who of the brothers and
sisters here have not been cheered and
rested by coming to the Grange? How
often have you come with depressed
spirits, when things have not been as
ion ‘fished? Others, you found, were
the “me; and how it smoothed your

'p,g'h1 for it is an old saying, “Misery

lava oompany.” But in spite of -old
  is a" help to know that we
as us? Ilone in the world, if its-isfin

find? V

,4 pngtw the farmers’ wives come the

 

greatest blessings in the social part of

our Order. The meetings are regular,

and they know just how to plan for

them, and they are nearly always on

hand, ready and willing to take their

part in the social enjoyments. After a
week of toil and pain, and with wash-
ing, cooking, cleaning, and the various
duties, how it does still and rest
the throbbing nerves to go to the
Grange, and hear the hearty greetings,
and have a kind word of sympathy
spoken, when some trouble is weighing
upon the spirits, and the quick repartee
of some light hearted brother or sister
that sends the blood tingling through
the veins, and you are lifted up from
all care for the time. To me, the social
part of our Order has-repaid all time
and cost.

Educatio-nally, the Grange supersedes '

all orders, for here again woman takes
her appropriate sphere. When the
Grange was organized, there were but
few that dared open their mouths to
express their thoughts; farmers had so
long been in the habit of employinga
lawyer to do their talking for them,
they did not know they could talk for
themselves, and these same lawyers
were all too willing they should think
so; but the Grange has educated them
up to that point that they know they
have brains as well as muscles, and
they begin to use them. Their tongues
Were loosed, and ali were surprised to
hear ideas put forth in a clear and con-
cise manner; and ever since the organi-

zation of the Grange, farmers have
risen higher and higher in the minds
of all classes of society. VVho shall

take into account the advantages of
the educational feature of our institu-
tion ? Here we meet, and every subject
of importance to the farmer is dis-

cussed. Minds are here enlarged, and

hearts are expanded. We learn by the
successes and failures of others, how

the first may be attained, and the latter
avoided. Not only farm questions, but
others, have been presented and dis-

cussed——finance, taxation, needed legis-

lation, and various other matters of
importance to the farmer, and who will

deny the fact that all these discussions
have given us clearer idea of the ques-
tions considercd. ’

The Grange not only educates intel-

lectually, but morally. Here we are
taught to avoid all excesses, to abstain
from all vices, to deal honestly and
walk uprightly before all men. When
I call to mind the many sisters whom
I know personally, I feel proud of
them from a moral stand point. The
Grange teaches us to raise good wheat
and corn, to set out orchards, and take
good care of them, to decorate our
homes with flowers, and all things that
make them pleasant, and it educates
our hearts to all that is good and lovely
in life. \Ve may possess all the
wisdom of Solomon, or the riches of
the Indies, if our hearts are not educa-
ted aright, we fail in the most vital
point of the lessons of the Grange.
We are taught kindness and love for
each other; and as we come in contact
with sisters and brother, we are taught
to value all that is noble and true in
them, and lock with charity upon their
faults. The Grange teaches all these
lessons, and it is for us to apply its
teachings to ourselves. If we do not,
they are all in vain. It is the duty of
all members of the Order, not only to
apply them to themselves, but to help
others to receive them. It teaches us

-to make of ourselves useful and intel-

ligent citizens, and teach our children,
who will soon take our places on the
stage of life—to become such as the
Grange would be proud to welcome
within its halls.

 

A Suggestion.

PAW PAW, March
Brother J. T. Cobb .-

Last evening, as I read Sister Sykes’
communication, I resolved to shake the
“ napkin,” and if perchauce aught
should fall- om its folds, to send the
same for _, encouragement (1?) of our
editor,  a greeting to my sisters.

6th, '80.

   
 
 

 

_)THE GRANGE

I felt that one who enjoys as much as I
do the contributions ofothers to the
Ladies’ Department, should at least ex-
press appreciation. But my heart nearly
failed me when, in turning the paper, I
saw the reply to correspondents, where-
in I learned of that drawer which is be-
; ing filled with reserve stock, and even
[worse. However, I will not falter in
I my determination of breaking my long
' kept silence, for there is one thing of
which I wish to say a word or two.

At the last meeting of our Pomona
Grange, itwas reported that quite a sum
of money was lying idle in the treas-
ury, and a discussion followed, con-
cerning the manncr of expending it to
the most good. I understand the pur-
pose of the Pomona Grange to be the
help and encouragement of Subordi-
nate Granges, and the furtherance of
all interests pertaining to the Order,
and it seems to me that in no way can
this be more surely accomplished than
by subscribing for and distributing the
GRANGE Visrroa among the weaker
Granges, and also among friends out-
side the gates.

I wish all County Granges having
idle funds would try the experiment
for the coming year.

I wish every girl in our broad land
might read the letter from M. A. J.,
and make the sentiments therein ex-
pressed their own. I hope we shall
hear more from her and others like
her. If “T. T. M.” is silentmnch longer
she will lose her claim to that appella-
tion. I think “Myrals” idea of having
paper and pencil near at hand during
working hours is very good, and if it
could be adopted by our busy sisters, we
might hear more from them, and from
more of them. MARY.

Grange Frateriilly and Friendship.

The following essay was written for,
and read before. Paris Grange, Feb.
21st, 1880, by “Agnes ”:

VVORTHY MASTER: The paper I am
about to present for the criticism of the
Grange, by request is, entitled “Grange
Fraternity and Friendship.” I consid-
er it a delicate subject, and one worthy
to be handled by a more able and expe-
rienced writer than I can ever hope to
become. Yet, itis said, “ Great results
often follow faint efforts,” and I can do
no worse than fail.

\Ve will first consider the word fra-
ternity in a general sense. It is derived
from the Latin word fraterm'tas——signi-
fyiug a brotherhood, ora society of per-
sons associated for their common inter-
ests, business and pleasure. Each mem-
her having, or being supposed to have,
a brotherly, or sisterly, affection to-
wards the Order, as a whole, and also
for every other member, personally.
There exists a soit of fraternal feeling
in every class of society. It is said

“there is honor among thieves," and
“ even rogues and sots will speak with
respect of their fraternity.”

Having considered fraternity in gen-
eral, We proceed to our subject proper,
viz., “Grange Fraternity.” Accord-
ing to our definition of the term, we
should be united in a close'__bond of
friendship. Each one should try to
help the others; and, if there is any
fault to be found, go alone to the one
you deem in fault, and unless you are
more in error than be, if you can
convince him that he is wrong, you
will gain a victory, both for yourself
and for the Order.

Remember, brotherly love does not
exist in the hearts of enemies, unless
indeed it be a love like that of Cain for
his brother Abel ; and, unless there ex-
ists a unity and mutual interest be-
tween members of the Grange, or any
similar order, then I ask. of what use is
such an obligation as is enjoined upon
us when we become members? In the
first place. What is an obligation ? -It
is the binding power of an oath or vow,
that which constitutes a legal or moral
duty, and which renders a person lia-
ble to punishment for neglect, or non-
fulfillment of- such duty. Do we fully
realize the solemnity of such a pledge?

I fear we regard it too much as a mere

 

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‘mechanical act, only performed, or to
be thought of, during initiation. The
Grange we know to be a fraternity,
consisting of farmers, and all those

, who are interested in Agriculture and

rhusbandry. All Grangers should be

working men and women. By workers,

I mean those who are able and willing

toassist with all their power to make

the Grange a prosperous institution.

; There should be none who seek, in any

, manner, to injure a brother or sister,

lvbecause of some petty slight or fancied

 

All should work together, as one body, I

; dislike. “ Let by-gones be by-gones.”

‘otherwise it will be :1 grand failure,
and the reflection will last forever.

A noble life is that of the hard-work-
; ing farmer! It is by the sweat of his

brow that he not only gains his own
bread and that of his family, but he
also, by the same hard labor, helps to
feed the millions, who loll in idle luxu-
ry in sumptuous mansions, thinking
little, and caring still less, how the va-
rious articles of food are produced-
than that they receive them at the
proper time, from the hands of their
servants. The male inhabitants of these
modern palaces being too much absorb-
ed in the rise and fall of bank stock,
and other money matters, down town,
to trouble their over-wrought brains
about the production of wheat, pota-
toes and vegetables, so that they only
appear on their tables in a palatable

 

condition, thanks to an experienced
cook.
The industrious farmer may- be

known by his interest in all modern
agricultural improvements, and if he
be a Granger, by his activity in pro-
moting the best interests of the Order,
and by his fraternal and triendly feel-
ings toward his fellow-Patrons.

For our second clause we have the
wordfricnds/n'p. The meaning of this
word is, a’ mutual attachment of per-
sons, proceeding from a favorable opin-
ion ot' the amiable and benevolent qual-
ities of each others’ minds The first
law of friendship is sincerity, and, from
actual experience, every one well knows
that the main law of friendship has
only a faint existence in this world, in
other words, there is but little true
sincere friendship to be met with. As

the aim of every true Granger to look
only at the good qualities of those who
they profess to befriend; and if friend-
ly at all, let your friendship be true
and lasting. Then all will be harmo-
nioushand the meetings of the Grange
will be anticipated with pleasure, as
occasions when one can meet those
whom they know to be sincere friends,
and who come, not to wrangle and dis-
pute like enemies, but to hold friendly
converse, one with another. Again,
should there chance to be any who are
so unfortunate as to feel envious or un-
friendly toward the Grange, or -any
member thereof, let them be guided by
the words of the poet Dryden, “ If not
in friendship live at least in PEACE.”
Then will we realize the power of that
beautiful verse, which, if I mistake not
was recently quoted to us by our Wor-
thy lnstalling Master, and which we
know comes from Holy Writ, “ Behold
how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity.”

Program of Macon Grange.

April 30th, 1:30 Elock, P. M.——Regu—
lar order of business; song by the
choir; Gardening on the Farm,
M. Billmeyer; Economy on the
Farm, E. Howell. Recess. Opening
song, VV. B. Mellon; select reading,
Mrs. S. J. Miller; essay, Mrs. C. V.
Skinner; discussion, »What Amuse-
ments should Parents Providefor their
Children, to Insure Proper Culture and
Attachments for Home, by members
of the Grange.

Fraternally yours,
ALEX EASLICK, .R.eporter.
._,.._.____.___
Attention, Patrons!

It willbe to the,advantage of every
Granger to send us their address. and

receive by return mail our SEED PRICE
GEo. W. HILL & Co.,
80 Woodbridge St., W'est,
Detroit, Mich.

LIST, free.

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY.

In speaking of a1person’s faults,
Pray don.t forget your own:
Remember those in houses glass
Should never throw a stone.

If yet have nothing else to do,
But talk of those who sin,
’Tis better we begin at home,
And from that point begin.

“We have no right to judge a man,
Until he's fairly tried ;

Should we not love his company,
\Ve know the world is wide.

Some may have faults—and who has not P
The old as well as young;

Vile may, perhaps, for ought we know.
Have fifty to their one.

I’ll tell you of a better plan,
And find it works full well ;

To try my own defects to cure
Before of others’ tell:

And though I sometimes hope to be
No worse than some I know,

My own shortcomings bid me let
The faults of others go.

Then let us all, when we commence
To slander friend or foe,

Think of the harm one word may do
To those we little know;

Remember curses, sometimes, like
Our chickens, " roost at home ” :

Don't speak of other‘:-1 faults until
We have none of our own.

Grangcrs’ Ten Commandments.

Ten Commandments for the Granger:
Engraved on a Piece of Soapstone
Found on the Farm of
Jotham Wlnrow.

K.

Thou shalt have no other goddesses
but Ceres, Flora and Pomona. Thou
shalt not. worship any graven images
of them, but when thou worshippest
them thou shalt bow down thyself to
them in their living person.

Thou shalt not worship their apparel,
nether their bonnvts, nor their neckties,
nor theirtie backs, nor their green-
hacks, nor their jewelry, nor their
banged hair, but shalt worship only
the spirit and the understanding.

Thou sbalt not bow down thyself to
Mars, to Bacchus, nor to Mammon, for
the Granger Goddesses are jealous
Goddesses, and love not war, intemper-
ance, nor tight. purse strings.

II.

Thou shalt honor thy brother and
sister Grangers, that thy life may be
social, happy, and long in the land
that Ilowcth with wheat, hog, and
hominy.

III. -

Remember thy Grange day to attend
it punctually. Five or tive and one
half days, shalt thou labor and finish
up all thy work; but the sixth day is
the meeting of the Grange; in it thou
shalt not do any work, nor thy wife,
nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
mother-in—law, or in equity, nor thy
hired man, nor thy hired girl, nor thy
horses, nor thy cows, nor thy sheep,
nor thy hogs, nor thy liens, nor thy
ducks, nor thy geese, if they all be
Grangcrs, for five days are enough,
when everything booms to make both
ends lap; they should rest on the sixth
day to attend the Grange.
IV.

Thou shalt not take the name of thy
VVorthy Master in vain, for he will not
hold him sensible that calleth his
name, and then talketh nonsense.

v.
Thou shalt not steal thy neighbor’s
sheep, nor his chickens, nor his apples,
nor his watermelons.

VI.

Thou shalt not covet
new house, nor his new corn crib, nor
his new buggy, nor his two year old
colt, nor his new hat, nor his new
boots, nor his wheat drill nor his
sausage grinder.

thy neighbor’s

’II.

Thou shalt not lie, neither at home,
nor abroad, nor in the Grange; neither
when thou buyest, nor when thou
sellest. Thou shalt write or advertise
no lies in thy Grange paper; neverthe-
less, when thou swappest horses, or
makesta political stump speech, thou
mayest lie without sin, because no one
expecteth truth, so no harm is done.

Vin.

Thou shalt keep not more than three
dogs—one to bark, one to bite, and
a third to kill sheep; nevertheless, if
thou hast many small children, and
knowest not how to read or write, thou
mayest keep another to help the first
dog to bark.

IX. ~
Thou shalt not get angry, neither at
thy neighbor. nor at thy hired man,
when he breaketh the pitchfork handle.
not at tli hired girl when she wasteth
the brea , nor at thy old sow when she
rooteth up the garden, nor at thy cow
when she kicketh“over the milk pail,
nor at thy soap kettle when it boileth
over, nor at the fly when it crawleth
over thy face. nor at thy neighbor
when he getteth the
the fair, for anger resteth only in the
bosom of fools andoutsiders.
Neither be thou angry at the Express
Company when they smash thy fruit,

-and charge thee double price, for it

availeth thee nothing.

X.

Finally, thou shalt purchase thy
50881‘, and thy coffee, and tbymolassas,
and thy rice, through the established
Grangephatiuels, and follow not after
the baits and devices of those who
would work confusion within our
borders.—Jotham Winrow, in Grange
Bulletin. ‘

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Rules and Regulations for Trials in
Subordinate (images.

The following is a Code, duly au-
thorized by the State Grange of Miclii-
gan, at its annual session, 1879:

SECTION 1. Charges against a mem-
ber of the Order must‘: be made
by a member of the Grange to which the
accused belongs. ’l‘he charges must be
definite and specific, and in writing,
and endorsed by two members of the

Order in good standing, in the
following form:
. . . . . . . . . . ..........l88..
To the Oflicers and Members of . . . . . . . . Grange,
No....., P. of H , greeting:

The undersigned, a member in good standing
of this Grange, does charge Bro. (or Sister)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .with conduct predjudicial to
the best interests of the Order of P. of H.,
specified as follows:

lst, That on or about the . . . . . . . . .day of. . . .
A. D., 188. ., the accused did, etc. ., . . . . . . . . . . . .

2d,That,etc.,.........L.. . . . .  . . . . . . ..,
and asks that he (or she) be tried by the Grange
in a fair and impartial manner, in accordance
with the usages of the Order.

raternally,

Endorsed by . . . . . . . . . . ..Complainant.

SEC. 2. The charges shall be pre-
sented at a regular meeting of the
Grange, and read, when open, under
the head of “ New Business,” and
then be entered in full upon the minutes
of the meeting by the Secretary. The
charges having been read, a Committee
of five, on Trial, shall then be appoint-
ed—the Worthy Master appointing
three, and_ the Vvorthy Overseer two
members. All members of the Com-
mittee shall be members ingood stand-
ing of the Grange having jurisdiction.

SEC. 3. Should charges be preferred
against the Worthy Overseer, or Secre-
tary of the Grange, some competent
brother hall be appointed by the or-
thy Master, and approved by the
Grange, to act in the place of such
ofllcer, in all matters pertaining to the
trial.

SEC. 4. Any member named on the
Committee on Trial, may for cause, be
challenged by either the accuser, ac-
cused, or a member of the Grange;
the reasons of the challenge shall be
stated, and referred to the Grange for
its decision. The approval of the
majority of the members present shall
be necessary to confirm the nomination
thus challenged.

SEC. 5. The Secretary shall make a
copy of the charge and specifications,
certify to the correctness of the same,
affixing the seal of the Grange, and
serve, or cause it to be served, upon the
accused, together with the names of
the Committee to whom it has been
referred, in the folllépwing .form:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188. .
Bro. (or Sister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inclosed please find a copy of the charge
and specifications preferred against you by
Bro. (or Sister) . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The same was referred by the Grange to a
Committee on Trial, consisting of Bros . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . ..and Sisters................ 
The Chairman of said Committee will notify
you of the time and place to appear and
answer to the same.
Fraternally,
[Seal.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary.
SEC. 6. The Secretary shall also cer-
tify to the original copy of the charge,
and place it, together with the notice
of the appointment of the Committee
on Trial, in the hands of the first
named member of that Committee, in
the following formé

‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188. .

Bro. (or Sister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

At the regular meeting of the Grange, on the
. , , .inst., the following members, to-wit : . . . . . .
were constituted a Committee on Trial. on the
charge and specifications preferred by Bro. (or-
Sister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
against Bro. (or Sister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To you as temporary Chairman of said Com-
mittee, I send enclosed the original copy of
charge. and you will call a meeting of said
Committee within ten da s for organization.

‘ Fratcrn ly,

[Seal.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . Secretary.

SEC. 7. The member of the Com-
mittee receiving the original copy of
charge, and notice, from the Secretary,
shall at once call a meeting of the Com-
mittee fororganization,at which meeting
within ten days after the receipt of the
notice, a Chairman and Secretary of
the Committee shall be elected. The
Committee will then appoint a suitable
place and time, within ten days, for an
adjourned meeting, and at once sum-
mon the Complainant and Defendent
to appear, and proceed with the Trial.

{Form of notice.)
D.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188. .
Bro. (or Siste . . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . .
The Committee on Trial, in the case of Bro.
1' Sister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .against
(vgill meet on . . . . . . . .at . . . . . . . .o’clocl_r, . .M, at
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yon are hereby notified to be

present, and sustain (or defend) the same.

1-eternally.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Chaii-man.

..-. . . . . . . . . . . . ..Secretary.

SEC. 8. The notification of the pre-
vious sections may be given by the
party named, personally, or by leaving
it at the member's,r.esidence, or by
sending ltthrdngh‘ the mail. properly
dressed Either party ma answer
person, or by counsel, ut such

in

BIG: 9. In case of refusal or neglect
of the accused (duly notified) to appear

    
 

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'FH1-3 GRANGE V1sITo1i.

cient to sustain the charges, will report
him guilty of the same‘, and of con-
tempt; and the Grange upon the adop-
tion of the report of the Committee,
will declare the penalty indefinite sus-
P€11Si01l. or expulsion. Should the
Complainant refuse or neglect to
appear and prosecute the charge, the
Committee will report the charge
“_Not sustained,” and upon the adop-
tion of the report by the Grange, the
case shall be dismissed.

SEC. 10. At the time appointed for
hearing the case, both parties being
present, and answering, the charges
and specifications shall be read, and
the accused shall answer to each speci-
fication in the charge. In case the
specifications appear to be indefinite,
the Complainant may have leave to
amend the same, but not so as to pre-
sent new issues. The Defcndent may
then answer to the case in either of the
following ways: lst, That tliecase is not
within the legal jurisdiction of the
Grange, or that the complaint is frivo-
lous. 2d. That the facts are admitted,
with intent to justify the offense. 3d,
G”“t.V- 4th. Not guilty.

SEQ 11- Should the Defendant make
the first plea (want of jurisdiction or of
importance), and move that the speci-
fication be stricken out, the Committee
shall at once consider and decide the
motion, and their decision shall be
final. If they decide that the specifica-
tion shall be stricken out, no further
proceedings shall be taken under it;
and in case all the specifications in the
charge are thus stricken out, tiic Com-
mittee shall make a formal report to
the Grange, and recommend that the
charge be dismissed.

SEC. 12. Should the Defendant ad-
mit the facts, with the purpose of jus-
tification, and offer evidence to sustain
tlii plea, the Committee shall receive
suc evidence first, and afterward the
rebutting evidence of the prosecution.

SEC. 13. Should the plea of “Guilty”
be made to any specification, no evi-
dence shall be taken in that part of the
charge
SEC. 14. If the plea of "Not Guilty”
is made to ii specification, the issue
shall be tried, and evidence taken
thereon.

SEC. 15. When plea shall have been
made to all the specifications'in the
charge, the Committee will require the
prosecution to present all the evidence
he has to ofl"er to sustain the specifica-
tions to which the Defendant has plead
"Not Guilty.” and when such evi-
dence is concluded, the accuser shall
rest the case.

SEC. 16. It shall be competent for
the Defendant, before producing evi-
dence in his defense, to move for a dis-
missal of the charge and specifications,
on the ground that the evidence given
does not sustain the charge. Should
this point he raised, the Committee
will at once consider and decide the
motion. Should the motion be sus-
tained, the Committee will dismiss the
parties, and prepare their report;
should it be denied, the case will

The accuser having rested
the case, the Defendant will be required
to present his evidence in full, which
being done, the prosecution will have
the right to put in testimony rebutting
that of the defense, and for that pur-
pose only.
SEC. 18. When all the evidence shall
have been taken, the accused, and then
the accuser, may each review the law
and evidence bearing upon the case,
or it 'may be submitted to the Com-
mittee without such review.
SEC. 19. The cause having been fully
heard, the Committee will dismiss the
parties, and confer in private, until a
conclusion shall be reached, and each
specification that is “sustained by the
evidence given," or “ not sustained,”
and also that the charge, as a whole, is
“ sustained,” or " not sustained.” If
the Committee shall thus find that one
or more specifications are sustained,they
shall determine whether the charge, as
a whole, is thereby sustained.
SEC. 20. The Committee on Trial
shall at once prepare their report in
the case, stating the finding on each
specification, and the charge as a
whole. It shall be accompanied by an
accurate record of all their proceedings
and rulings, and a copy of all the evi-
dence taken in the trial, which report
shall be presented to the Grange at its
next regular meeting. If the Com-
mittee are not unanimous, a minority
report may be made. The report shall
be in the following form:
}3:_ .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l8S. .
To . . . . . . . . ..Grange,No.....,P.ofH..
The undersigned, a majority (or minority) of
the Committee on Trial, in the case of charges
preferred by Bro. (or Sister) . . . . .. ..against
. . . . . . . . . . . .wonld respectfully report that they
have heard the case, and find the . . . . . . . . . ..
specifications..........snstained,.  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .and the charge, as a whole,
. . . . . . . .sustained by the evidence, and recom-
mend that the Grange concur in our finding.
The minutes of the Committee's work, a copy
of the evidence taken, and all papers pertain-
ing to the trial, are hereby placed in the hands
of the Secretary.
Fratemally submitted,

1 ................. ..
sighed by Coin. on Trial.{ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SEC. 21. The re on of the Com-
mittee on Trial shal be presented at
the first regular meeting of the Grange
after the close of the case, and shall be

read and entered in full upon the min-
utes, without discussion. It shall be

' .....

ular meeting of the Grange, and the
Secretary shall, within three days, no-
tify both parties to the case, by sending
them, or their counsel, a certified copy
of such report or reports, and notify
them of the time for final action by the
Grange.

SEC. 22. Either party in the case
shall have the right to appeal from the
decision of the Committee on Trial, to
the Grange, upon questions of law and
usages, and‘ the arlinis-iibiiity of testi-
mony, but such appeal shall be made
in writing to the Grange, before the
meeting named in the last section, for
the filial action of the Grange, upon
the report of the Committee, and in
the following form:

F.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188. .
To . . . . . . . . . .Grange, No... .., I’. of H.:

The undersigned most respectfully takes the
following exceptions to the decisions of the
Committee on Trial, in the case of . . . . . . . . . . . .
against . . . . . . . . . . . , and appeals to the Grange
VIZ I

lst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2:1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fraternally,

sac. 23. At the iiéi;'tTré'g'ui.;}'£ijé5e{iii'g

of the Grange, subsequeiu. to the recep-
tion of the report of the Committee on
Trial, the report of said Committee,
hearing of appeal;-:, and the final action
upon the case, shall be made the special
order of the meeting, and be taken up
the first thing after the order of “Bills
and Accounts” is passed. \Vhen but
one report has been had from the Coin-
miltee, and no appeal has been taken
therefrom, the decision of the Commit-
tee should be considered by the Grange,
and if the charge is sustained, the
Grange shall proceed at once to declare
the penalty; but if the charge is not
sustained, the case shall be dismissed
by the Grange, and record made ac-
cordingly. '

SEc.2-1. In case of a minority re-
port, orof appeals in the form of excep-
tions by either party, the Grange shall
first take up, and cause to he read, the
majority report, and pending a motion
to adopt the same, the minority
report should be. read, together with all
appeals. and disposed of. The majority
report may be amended, and the wiiole,
ora part, of the minority report. sub-
stituted for the whole, or a. part, of the
same. All questions an appeals, and
all amendments, not alfectiiig the guilt
or innocence of the accused, may be
decided by the usually voting form.
SEC. 23. Pending the consideration
of the reports as above, either party to
the case, or any member may call for
the reading of the minutes of the trial,
or the evidence, which shall be read ‘as
required. When avote is to be taken
upon the report of the Committee, the
parties to the case, and their counsel,
and all persons not entitled to vote,
shall retire from the room. The Master
shall then order a written ballot upon
the question pending: “ Will the
Grange sustain the decision of the
Committee on Trial?” The ballots
shall read, “ sustained,” or, “ not sus-
tained " (referring to the report of the
Committee-.)—and the Master shall ex-
plain the efi'ect of such ballot; then all
present should vote, and a majority of
all shall be required to decide. The As-
sistant Steward shall then collect the
ballots, and place the box upon the
Master's desk. The Stewardess, Secre-
tary, and Chaplain shall then approach
the Master’s desk, and canvass the bal-
lot, in his presence, and the Master
shall announce the result of the ballot,
and declare the decision of the Grange,
upon the report and the charge, which
decision cannot be reconsidered.

SEC. 26. In case the accused is con-
victed by the charge being sustained,
the Grange shall at once decide the
penalty, by a written ballot, as in
the preceding section. The penalty
shall be either expulsion, indefi-
nite suspension, definite suspension,
or reprimand. It shall require a
two-thirds vote of all the members
present to decide upon the penalty.
The voting shall continue until the
penalty is fixed by a two-thirds vote.
In case the penalty shall be definite
suspension, the Grange shall determine
the length of the same.

SEC. 27. When the Grange shall
have taken final action in the case, and
the charge is sustained, and the penalty
declared,-—or, in case the charge is not-
sustained, and the case is dismissed,
the Secretary shall (under seal) at once
notify the party against whom the de-
cision has been given, of the fact, and
the penalty declared.

SEC. 28. The accused may appeal
from the Subordinate Grange to the
County or Pomona Grange having jur-
isdiction, or to the State Grange. Such
appeal shall be taken within twenty
days after the decision of the Grange,
by filing with the Secretary of the Sn-
bordinate Grange a written notice of
such appeal, and the grounds upon
which it is based; asimilar notice shall
also be sent to ‘the Master of the Grange
to which appeal is taken.

[Form for appeal]
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SEC. 29. An appeal taken from the
decision of 21 Grange, as provided in the
last section, shall stay the enforcement
of the penalty in case of a reprimand,
until the finding of the Appellant
Court; but when the penalty is suspen-
sion or expulsion, it shall have imme-
diate operation.

Si-:(:. 3'). \Vithin ten days after the
reception of the notice of appeal, the
Secretary of the Grange from which
the appeal is taken shall forward (under
seal) to the Secretary of the Grange
appealed to, a certified copy of the
minutes of the Grange, relating to the
action of the Grange in the case, and
the full report of the Committee on
Trial, their minutes, and the evidence
in the case, in the following form:

H.
. . . . . . . . . . . . ..Grange, No... .., P. of H.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l88.. i
To . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Grange, No.....P. of H.:

Inclosed herewith you will receive minutes
of the action of this Grange, in the case of
..., . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
from the decision of which, appeal has been
taken to your honorable body. Correct copies
of the minutes, and all papers relating to the
case, are embraced herein.

Fraternally,
[Se-'11.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sec’y.

SEC. 31. County or Pomon-aGranges,
to whom appeal has been taken, shall
proceed to investigate the case upon its
merits, as provided in the sections pre-
ceding, as far as applicable, using the
same forms. Original trials of fifth
degree members, by Pomona Granges,
shall come under the same rules, but
appeals from a Pomona Grange shall
be taken to the State Grange.

MISCFlLLANE()US RULES.

lst. Three members of the Commit-
tee on Trial shall constitute a quorum,
and a majority of those present, if a
quorum, shall be competent to decide
all questions referred to them in the
trial: but the final report must have
the signature of at least three mem-
bers. ‘

2d. The Committee on Trial shall
keep full and correct minutes of all
their meetings, also of rulings, decis-
ions. evidence, exceptions, &c., per-
taining to the trial.

3d. No spectators, other than the
parties to the case and their counsel,
shall be allowed to be present during
trial before the Committee. In case
of any conference of the Committee,
prior to a decision upon any question,
the Committee may cause all parties
present to retire until their decision
is made.

4th. Witnesses shall not be allowed
to be present pending the taking of the
testimony of other witnesses, or of the
parties in the case.

5th. The Committee on Trial ‘may
admit as evidence: (1st) The testimo-
ny of living witnesses; (241) deposi-
tions duly signed and witnessed; (3d)
,the minutes of a Grange, with the at-
testing signature of the Secretary. with
seal; (4th) documentary evidence, at-
tested by personal evidence.

6th. Hear-say evidence cannot be
received. Either the accused or the
accuser may testify. The Committee
on Trial shall have full power to de-
cide upon the admissibility of evi-
dence.
7th. A Patron shall formally qualify
as a witness under his obligation as a
Patron. Non-Patrons may give evi-
dence upon atfirmation of honor.
8th. The direct examination of a
witness shall be conducted by the party
at whose instance he was summoned, or
his counsel, and the cross-examination
by the opposing party, or his counsel.
9th. The attendance of non-Patrons
as witnesses must be procured by the
party who desires their evidence.
10th. The following form shall be
used in summoning Patrons as wit-
nesses, and issued by the Secretary of
the Grange to which they belong:
Bro. (or Sister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : g
You are hereby notified to attend, as a wit-
ness, before tho Committee on Trial, on the
charge and specifications preferred by . . . . . . ..

I.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gra.nge, No.....P. of H.,

. . . . . . . .......aga1nst     ....at
 . . . . . . . . . ..on . . . . . . ..day.  o'clock,
.. M.

By order of the W. M.

Fraternally,
[Seal] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sec‘y.
ll. Notices should be sent to neigh-

boring Granges, if their members are
needed as witnesses in a trial, and the
Secretary of that Grange should prompt-
ly notify them to appear at the desired
time and place.

12th.‘ A Patron neglecting or refus-
ing to attend as a witness, upon due
notification, may be dealt with for con-
tempt, and punished by the Grange
having jurisdiction.

13th. The parties in the case may
sign a written agreement to proceed to
trial in less than the time specified in
Section 7; and the Committee may pro-
ceed accordingly. -
14th. Any member of the Order i
good standing may act as counsel for
either party.

14th. In trial of causes, the Worthy
Master sh,-zuild preside, unless person-
ally interested in the case. If the
Worth ' Master is thus disqualified, a
Past aster may preside in the’ trial.
16th. A member on trial before a
Subordinate Grange is entitled to one
adjournment, fora good cause, or the
case may be adjourned by mutual agree-
ment of the parties. ‘

17th. A member of the Order has a
right to a fair and impartial trial, but is
not entitled to a change of venue. Ap-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188. .
To . . . . . . . . . . .Grange, N , P. of H.:
The undersigned hereby appeals to the
...... . . gcounty or Pomona Grange, N a
or to the tats Grange , from the action 0 .. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .Gra.ngo, o. .. in the matter of
charges preferred by. .. , against
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his ap is taken on
thila following grounds, to-wit:
st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2d . .  .
Etc ............... . .
Fratoma-lly,
[signedj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Grunge, and a second trial had on the
merits of the case, if asked for.

l8ih. Either party may appeal from
the decision of the Appellant County,
or Pomona Grange to tlicstate Grange,
where points in error shall alone be
considered. The Grange, to which ap-
peal has been taken, may send the case
back to the Grange where the case orig-
inated, for a new trial, with instruc-
tions.

19th. A member of one Grange may
enter a complaint to another Grange
against a member of said Grange, in
the form and manner provided in Sec-
tion 1. The Grange having jurisdiction
of the accused member shall proceed to
iiivestigate and try the cause, as pro-
vided in Section 2, and thereafter.

20th. If a. member be declared inno-
cent of the charges preferred against
him, after atrial by his Grange, he can
not be tried again for the same offense,
except in case of grave errors, duly
proven. '

Zlst. Expulsion is the severest pen-
alty the Order can infiict, and severe
all connection with the Order forever.
An expelled member cannon apply for
nienibership.

2211. indefinite suspension places a
member outside the gate,but leaves him
at liberty to apply again for member-
ship, as any person may.

23:1 Definite suspension may be for
a given length of time, or until some
act (as restoration of property or pay
ment of dues) shall have been done.

24th. A re-priinand or reproof should
be given in thc presence of the whole
Grange, by the Master, rebukingthe re-
cipient for his" conduct, and admonish-
ing him not to repeat the act.

25th. A Grange may, upon the mo-
tion of the party against whom judg-
ment has been given, decide to grant a
new trial. It shall take a two-thirds
vote to order a new trial.

Grange Axioms.

Every science must have its axioms,
which are the basis of reasoning, or
the fundamental truths, evident to
all, upon which is placed the great su-
perstructure. They are the abutments,
from which are sprung the great arches
of truth that follow.

The axioms of our Order are elabo-
rated in our Declaration of Principles,
and illustrated in the beautiful work
of the degrces—but in the preamble to
the Constitution of our Order they are
concisely given, and we rehearse them
that any reader of the VISITOR may
study—nay! even commit them to mem-
ory:

PRl~lAMBLl<i TO THE C()NS’I‘I’I‘UTION or
THE oannn or‘ P. or H.

Human happiness is the acme of
earthly ambition. Individual happi-
ness depends upon general prosperity.

The prosperity of a nation is in pro-
portion to the value of its productions.

The soil is the source from whence
we derive all that constitutes wealth;
without it we would have no agricul-
ture, no manufactures, no commerce.
Of all the material gifts of the Creator,
the various productions of the vegetable
world are of the first importance. The
art of agriculture is the parent and pre-
cursorof all arts, and its products the
foundation of all wealth.

The productions of the earth are sub-
ject to the influence of natural laws,
invariable and indisputable; theamount
produced will consequently be in pro-
portion to the intelligence of the pro-
ducer, andsuccess will depend upon his
knowledge of the action of these laws.
and the proper application of their prin-
ciples.

Hence, knowledge is the foundation
of happiness.

The ultimate object of this Organiza-
tion is for mutual instruction and pro-
tection, to lighten labor by diffusing a
knowledge of its aims and purposes,
expand the mind, by tracing the bean-
tiful laws the Great Creator has estab-
lished in the Universe, and to enlarge
our views of Creative wisdom and
power. _

To those who read aright, history
proves that in all ages society is frag-
mentary, and successful results of gen-
eral welfare can be secured only by gen-
eral efibrt. Unity of action cannot be
acquired without discipline, and disci-
pline cannot be enforced without sig-
nificant organization; hence we have
aceremony ofinitiation which binds us
in mutual fraternity as with a band of
iron; but although its influence is so
powerful, its application is as gentle as
that of the silken thread that binds a -
wreath of fléwers.

Words of Praise.

_‘_BERGEN, N. Y.,
Worthy Bro. Cobb.-

I desire to add a few words of praise "
in favor of the Visiron, but hardly
know what to say to express my ap-
preciation of its services. It is gaining
friends in this State, and those who
are subscribers think they could not
do without it. It must be doing much
good where it is more liberally patron-
ized. G-

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a press. That we truly sympathize with our be-

- This matter of painting is now compar-
-atively easily accomplished and at a

. your paint of the Patrons’ Paint VV

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.'l‘lIE REAPER. DEATH.

HOLCOMB —— Wnnaaas, Death removed
from among us, on the 31st day of Dec., 1879,
0“? filslifil‘. P. M. HOLCOMB; therefore,

Resolved, That the life of our sister was to
us a worthy example of a true Patron with an
honest purpose, adorned by good works.

Resolved, That we tender our sympathies to
th: bereaved husband and family in their afllic-

n.

Resolved, That our charter be draped in
mourning, and these resolutions be spread on
the records of this Grange, and sent to the
GRANGE Visiroa.

Eva Cnumzacx,
ESTHER NORTH,
Committee.
Bowen Center Grange, No. 219, Feb. 28, ’80.

WAY.—WHEBEAS, It has pleased our Divine
Master to call to her home above our worthy
sister, EMILY WAY, wife of Bro. Aziel Way;
therefore,

Resolved, That, in the death of our sister,
this Grange has lost afaithful and consistent
member,-—her family, more than words can ex-

reaved brothers and sisters and friends, and
may they be comforted by Him whose watchful
care and tender love encircles all.

Resolved, That our charter be draped in
mourning for the period of 30 days ; that a
copy of these resolutions be sent to the family
of the deceased, the ‘same to be placed on the
records of this Grange, and a copy be ofiered
to the GRANGE Visiron and Portland Observer
for publication.

Mas. N. P. SHUERT,

Ina PEAKE,

AUGUSTA LYON,
Portland Grange, N o, 174. Committee.

MARSHAL——Died, at his residence in Green-
bush, Clinton Co., Mich, Feb. 14th, I830.
HENRY S. MARSHAL, in the 53d year of age.
He was a charter member of Keystone Grange,

No. 226, and was ever in sympathy with the -

Grange movement. He was a kind parent and
husband, highly esteemed by all who knew
him, and will long be remembered.

Resolved, That we, as a Grange, most earnest-
ly sympathize with the mourning family.

Resolved, That our Charter be draped in
mourning for sixty days.

Resolved, That these resolutions be put upon
the Grange records, a copy be presented to the
family of deceased, and to the GRANGE Vrsiron
and County papers, for publication.

I. D. RICHMOND,

C. L. PUTT,

O. H. WHITLOCK,
Committee.

Paint Your Houses and Barns.

There is probably no greater economy
than in keeping the buildings, wagons,
and farming utensils around a farm
well painted, besides this, it is pleasing
to the eye and neighborhood. giving a
sense of culture and comfort to all pas-
sers by, as well to one’s own household.

'I‘I.-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

The following table show
products of the farm, as com
Agriculture, published at Was
each year by itself, with the
ates nain

s the

    

  
    
 

Farming In Michigan Pays Best.

piled lrom the reports or the Department of,
hington for the years .1871 to 1878 inclusive
total and average of the eight years for each

l 1 , . ' TOTAL
STATES. 1 1871. I872. 1s7:3. , 1874. 1:475. 1.~271s. ‘ 1877. ! 1878. . Fox s

Mxgzhigaii 19 47 515 3 sin 62 :16 119 $17 . 4 46 S15 6:1.

1110---- 1695 14 .371 1529 17 51 . I 12 116 1:334!
Indiana 14 is 1:; .31 11 91 1:; on 12 on 10 oz 11 42'
Illinois 12 95 11 13 9 52 14151 11 -16 S in 10 0-1‘
Wisconsi I 15 05 14 as‘ 14 S2 12 20 13 us 10 93, 11 11»,
Minnesota 11 56 11 S3, 13 21 10 34 12 70 S 30‘ 12 79,
Iowa ---. 10 2s 9 49. 9 as‘ 11140 8160 7 30 9 on
Missouri :3 26 1199 111 61 12 27 lo 59 .019 so as
Kansas __ 3 10 8 92 ll 19 9 70 9 51 10 517 s 39
Nebraska ___________ __ 9 :14 7 75 10 011. 7 7s 7  6 41» 7 so
Average of 10 above named Stat 13 67 ll .01 12 231 12 (15 11 63 .0 R6 10 M
Average of 9 States, excepting M1chir_rnn,j 1.‘: 03.11 50. ll ’ I. 11 51 10 $17. 51 :5 10 ~12

l l ‘

cash value per a"ci-e of the principal

 
 

 

    

 

 

PLEASE

tains prices, with descri
and ornamental. such as

SHOES. SADDLES. HA

All of which we offer
Prices, in any quantities to
chaser. The only house in
ial and exclusive busines
Samples of Piece Goods,

application. We are the Pion

S.

tem in 1872.
MONTG

——THAT OUR————

Price List, No. 27, for Spring and Summer, 1880,

IS NOVV READY.

It is embellished with over 1,200 illustrations. and con-
ptions, of over 10,000 articles, useful

DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. CLOTHING, BOOTS

CLOCKS, WATCHES & JEW ELRY. GROCERIES
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. E'l‘C., E"C.,

, to the consumer only, at Wholesale

suit the requirements of the pur-
Amcrica who make this their spec-

SENT FREE
rectly with the Consumer, HAVING O

227 & 229 VV'aba.sh A'v., Chicago.
REFERENCE-The First National Bank, Chicago.

OB ERV

w

RNESS. CROCKE RY

a

Price Lists, Order Blanks. and
to any address upon
eers of this plan of dealing di-
RIGINATED the sys-

OMERY WARD &. co.,

SAVE MONEY !
STATE
BUSINESS
AGENCY.

I AM PREPARED TO SELL YOU A

Single SEWING MACHINE

very small expense, without the aid of
professional painters. By purchasilpg
or s
No. 162 South Street, New York City:
you can save money and get good mate-
rial.

 

Nursery Stock at Low Prices.

H. Collins, of Klinger’s Lake, St.
Joseph C‘-o., Past Master of No. 333, of-
fers the followiug Nursery Stock at
low prices : Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum,
Cher . Black Cap and Red Raspberry,
Straw erry; Osage, Orange and Honey
Locust for Hedges, Norway Spruce and
American Arbor Vitae for Ornamental
Hedges. 1t

The H. L. C. Leather Dressing.

MIDDLEBUSH, N. J ., May 23d, ’79.
The can of L. D. cai_ne safely to hand,
and we have given it a thorough test
here on my farm. It is certainly all
that on claim for it.
remain, yours fraternally,
MORTIMER WHITEHEAD.
PLAINVIEW, Wabash Co., Minn.,}

July 16th, 1879.
A. D. STRONG. Esq.:

Dear Sir.—The H. L. C. Dressing
obtained from you was thoroughly ap-
plied to my single and double harness,
over six months ago, and I have used
it on boots and shoes, and I wish to say
I am delighted with it. It makes stifi‘
leather soft and pliable. Nothing fries
but and gums the surface, as with oils
and rease, when used in the hot sun.
On tTIe contrary, the leather is very

liable and has a smooth, bright sur-
I believe it the best article any
can use on harness, boots and shoes, for
hot or cold, wet or dry, weather. I
never used anything I liked so well,
and from ersonal acquaintance and
business with you, I believe all who
give you their confidence will be hon-
orably treated and always satisfied.

Yours truly,
T. A. THOMPSON.

Write to G. W. Hill .9. 06., or any
other Grange Agent for general Cir-
cular, and price to Granges.

FLOWER SEEDS AND PLANTS.

It in now nearly time to use FLOWER and
VEGETABLE SEEDS, also to get BUDDIN G
ILANTS and HOUSE PLANTS.

Send in your Orders, and et the usual LOW
3‘-pjgs to Bro. and inter Patrons. _

3...} anything  my line, ind ‘In 
um‘ 31. it «to you, or orm you w are go
it ~ Fnternall

c. L."'wnI'rNEY.

A_AT ——

WHOLESALE RATES !

THE ‘surpass SINGER,
THE EXGELSIOR. Or
THE IMPROVED WHITNEY

STYLE OE‘ FINISH.

No.1 $15,111. 2$11, No. 3$17, 111.4113.
MACHINES FULLY WA RRAIVTED,

_._._ANI)_—.
SENT ON IO DAYS’ TRIAL,
11¢‘ REQUESTED.

§’ORDER DIRECT OF

THOMAS MASON,

Patrons ' (lommfssion Merl:/ian 1‘,
G H I G A G 0 I L L .

SHORT HOR NS

FOR SALE.
ANY ONE WISHING TO PURCHASE

A WELL BRED BULL,
AT A REASONABLE PRICE,

OR ON EASY TERMS.
CAN FIND SOME CHOICE ONES

By Calling on or Addressing,

H. O. HOLT,

cascade, Kent co., Mich.
84-87

SEEDS, SEEDS, SEEDS.

The Patrons’ Seed Catalogue, for 1880.

The Largest Discounts ever offered to Patrons
and Granges, for fresh, reliable and guaran-
teed Garden, Field and Flower Seeds.

Every Package is Stamped with the
Year in which it was Grown.

Send for Catalogue, with Discount Sheet
attached. Address,

SAMUEL WILSON,
Mechnniclville, Bucks Co., Pa.

$5; }6, 1880. Muskegon, Mich.

84-87

 

HEADQUARTERS FOR LAND PLASTER.

DAY & TAYLOR,

Grandville, Mich.

Are prepared to furnish LAND PLASTER,
fresh ground, at contrrct prices, made
with the Executive Committee
of the State Grange.

A large stock on hand of pure finel -ground
LAND PLASTER, ’ Y

Send us your Orders direct.

jan1—1y DAY it TAYLOR.

 

Wool - Growers’ Bulletin,

—-—THE oNI.r——-

WOOL- G-ROWERS’ PAPEVR

PUBLISHED IN AMERICA.
Gives all the Wool News and Latest Markets,

FOR 50¢. A YEAR.

Address,
WOOL-GROWERS’ EXCHANGE,
STEUBENVILLE, 01110.

A. VAN DENBERG,
MANUFACTURER,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Harness, Whips, Blankets, 'l'1'1111l1s, &c.,

92 Monroe Street.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mien.

I take pleasure in presenting to your favor-
able consideration my CASH Price List of
Harness Work—HAND MADE. ALL of my
own manufacture—-and also to return thanks
for the liberal patronage I have received from
the different Granges throughout Michigan. I
shall do in the future as in the past, furnish the
best goods for the least money.

Farm Harness, White Trimmed, Breech-

ing; Round Lines, Snaps, Rum Straps,

and spread rings, complete, . . . . . . . . . .
The same without breeching. .

“ “ with Flat Lines,

M It It u W ch_
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325 00
e light Buggy Harness, white trim-
_ med, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..from $25 to 30 00
The same Nickel Trimmed, from $35 to 50 00
Single Buggy Harness, with Round lines,

white trimmed, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 00
Same with Flat Lines, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 00
Nlokel Trimmed,. .815, 816, 818, 820 and 25 00

 
 
  

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ing,
Doubl

  
  
  
  

Flat Lines, with Snaps, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 50
Round Lines, with Snaps, . . . 4 00
Hame Straps, per doz.,....  1 20
Hoadstalls, Blinds, Road Checks, . . 4 25

Collars, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25
Five-Ring Halters, . . . . . . . . .. 1 15
Breast Straps, with snap, .. . . . . . 1 00
Martingals, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00

ALL ORDERS RECEIVED UNDER SEAL
OF THE GRANGE

Will be shipped at once, and may be returned
at my expense if not entirely satisfactory.

GILEAD, Mich., Se t. 2d, 1873.

I have ordered several setts of arness of A.
Vandenberg, of Grand Rapids, in the last two
years, and have recently s nearly all of the
purchasers, and find that the work has given
good satisfactioii.

(Signed,) C. G. LUCE.
Address all orders to
Yours very Respectfully,

A. VANDENBERG,

86 9792 Mormon S'r., GRAND RAPIDS.

Send for Sample copies, free.

HAPPY CHILDREN !

In answer to many urgent Requests from Town

chance to have a good paper ALL

in

nov.1-8m “'

The Huflalndman.

SIXTH YEAR.

REDUCED PRICE 1,

 

A YEAR.

$1 $1.

The HUSBANDMAN has been widely recognized
as standing in the front rank of agricultural
journalism. While treating fully all questions
embraced in

PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE,

it discusses with fearless ability the economic
problems that affect all productive industries.
It strives earnestly to incite thought, broaden
conception and increase understanding of the
wrongs through which agriculture has suffered,
especially the

UNJUST TAXATION

fastened upon it, and the hurtful discrimina-
tions by which its products are cheapcned be-
low the cost of the labor employed in their
production.

It would stimulate self- respect among farm-
ers through well-applied thought, fitting them
to represent their industry in the halls of leg-
islation as avital necessity to national pros-

erity.
All the well-known features of the HUSBAND-
MAN will be maintained, including full reports
of the famous

ELMIRA FARMERS CLUB DISCUSSICNS,

and from time to time editorial letters of travel
and observations abroad.

ITS LIST OF CONT! I BUTORS
will embrace many writers whose work has al-
ready added largely to the interest and value of
its columns.

It will present complete reports of NEW
YORK and PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

A FREE COPY will be sent to any person
who forwards in one order the names and ad-
dresses of ten subscribers, new or old, with ten
dollars in payment there for.

Remittances may be made by draft on New
York, Postofdce money order, or in currency.
Checks on country banks involving expense in
collection must have ten cents added to meet
such cost,

Drafts, Postofiice money-order and checks
should be made payable and all letters ad-

dressed to ‘
HUSBANDMAN,

ELMIRA, N. Y.
Sample copies free on application.

Two Good Papers!

THE CINCINNATI GRARGE BULLETIN.

A large eight page, weekly, Grange,
Agricultural, and Family paper, now
in its Fifth year of publication, devoted
to the Grange, the Farm, the Home
Circle, and the interests of the Farmer
and his Family, everywhere. It aims to
be first-class in every respect, believing
that the farmers deserve to have, and
will support a paper that in all its De-
partments would be THE BEST.‘ Agri-
culture, Horticulture, Crops and Mar-
ket Reports, Topics of the Times, Grange
News from every State, &:c. Price $1.60
per year, postage paid.

 

Our Little Grangers.

Published monthly for the little folks
of the farm, and designed for their
Homes, their Schools, their Granges,
their Gardens, their Pets, and their
Flowers; to help them in loving the
Good, the Beauliful, the True, the
Home, the Farm, the Grange, and their
Native Land. Price only 25 cents per

year, sent free to all subscribers to the

Olncinnati Grange Bulletin, or two good
papers for the price of one. Address:

GRANGE BULLETIN Co.
148 W. 4th St., Cincinnati, 0.
novl-6m

 

and Country, the Pnbllshers of

“OUR LITTLE GRANGERS”

Have concluded to issue it by itself at

' ONLY 25 CENTS A. YEAR!

This will give thousands of Boys and Girls a
OWN.

The only paper ever published specially for

farmers’ children. It contains fine pictui-es, nice
stories, verses, puzzles, letters from littlq
Granger: all over the country; pieces to speak
at school or
flowers, and birds and pots of all kinds.

exhibitions; about gardens, and

Get up a Club at your Grange, or school, or
our neighborhood,
member it is only 25 CENTS A YEAR.
Make the little folks happier and better.
Address,
GRAN GE BULLETIN 00..
148 W. Fourth St.. Cincinnati, 0.

   
    
      
  
   
   
    
  
   
 
  

:AND——

PAR IS G R E EN.
FIFTY PER CENT SAVED.

PATRON S’ PAINT WORKS

Fox THE MANUFACTURE or

//VGE/?80ll '8 Ready M1'xe0’PA//I/T8

THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
PAINTS IN THE WORLD.

Paris Green and Brushes of all Kinds.

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

Our book, “ How Evsar ONE CAN PAINT,"
with 20 Brilliant Colors, Brushes, Etc.,
Illustrated, mailed free upon
application to

PATRONS’ PAINT WORKS,
Send for our Book. 162 SOUTH ST., N. Y.

GEOTWTHILL & 00.,

80 Woodbridge St., - - Detroit,

Are now prepared to handle

W/zeal, Oats and Com,

IN CAR LOTS.

Having plenty of storage room we can also
handle

APPLES. POTATOES,
BEANS. BUTTER,
CHEESE, EGGS,
and in fact anything and everything that a
farmer has to sell,
011 as Favorable Terms as any

House in the City.
We also PURCHASE ALL KINDS OF

GUUDS fill‘ STORES, CLUBS a111lPamilies

At the Lowest Wholesale Price.

5%“ Consignments and Orders Sollcilted.
jyl2-no70tf

'1‘. J‘. STRONG,
Montarey, Allegan co., Mlch..
Breeder and Shipper of Pure

Improved Chester Whites

Bred from the Noted Herd of S. H
TODD, of Wakemaii, Ohio.
€’Cu.respondence Solicited.

TO LA-I-II

It soon will be. The rise of more than half in
the price of Iron is more than we can stand.
For a very short time only we will receive or-
ders at old prices, viz.: 5 Ton Wagon Scales,
350. All iron and Steel. Sold on trial—
freight paid by—no money asked till tested and
found satisfactory. All sizes._
JONES OF BINGHAMPTON,

Binghampton, N _ Y.

 

 

Paw Paw, M.ich., May 18th, 1878.

J cross, or BINGHAMTONI

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

Yours, Fraternally,
[Signed]

J. J. WOODMAN.
PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES
Kept in the omoe or the Secretary of the
MICHIGAN S TAT E GRANGE,
And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash Or-

tier, over the seal of a Suéordimzte Grange,
and the aignature of its Mater or Secretary.

   

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred .. . 60
Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to
keep accounts with members, ........ . . 1 00
Blank Record Books, (Express aid),.... . 1 00
Order Book, containing 100 O ers on the
Treasurer. with stub, well bound, .... .. 60
Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts
from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub,
well bound, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound,. . 60
A plications for Membership, per l00,.... 50
Mgmbershi Cards, per 100,....... . . . . .. 50
Withdrawn. ' Cards, per doz.,. . . . . 26
Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . 25
By-Laws of the State Grange, single
copies 6c, per dcz., . . . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
New kind of Singing Books, with music, r
Single copy 15 cts. per dox.,.. . .......,.. 1 80
Rituals, single copy, .... .. 15
“ rdoz.,.......... . . . . . . . . .. I 60
Blank “Articles of Association” for the
Inca oration of Subordinate (‘ranges
with opy of Charter, all complete,. .. . . I0
Patron’: Pocket Companio , by J. A. Gn-
mer,Cloth,........................... 60
Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100. . . 40
Declaration of Purposes, per doz., 5c.;

per hundred,
Address,

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