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INDEX 110 THIS NUMBER.
Picking: by the Way, N o. 9,——_Secretary~fWor-
thy Master~~A Good Committee:—Missionary
Work — Where to Sew Seed ~— Why~—M1S
takes in Setting Hens, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
They Say -— Commissioner Le Duc’s Lecture
before the Elmira Farmers’ Club—Tne Com-
ing Strawberry Meeting at Battle Creek-
Brief Outline of the Proposed Lay-out—~ Cut-
VVorms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Why we Have Lawyers to Make Our Laws —

Till Your Crop — “ What Gobdf ” —- Garden
-—Men Gres-

   
Vegetables—How to Live_c 1'
sips—Light, not Noise —-_-A
Coru—~Rules for Computing
theria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - V - - - -
California Lettei, No. 4,....    . .‘ 4
The Congressional Nominee of the Second Dis-
trict-—Spring-Tooth I-Iarrows——From an~Old
Wolverine——Are we to Expect It ?——Watered
Stock —— Notice of Meetings — Advertise-
ments, .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..‘Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5
The Tramp’s Story—-Grange Items from Grand
Traverse~Ashla.nd Grange, No. 54.‘) —What
He Thinks of Our Paper—From New Hamp-
shire——Valley Grange, No. 600-Neither Dead
nor Sleeping—-Eaton Rapids Grange — From
Summerton Grange, Gratiot _Co. — Iingham
County Grange—The Grange _iii Leslie -—~ To
the Patrons of Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Scale Man and the Grangers — The State
House Hf Correction at Iouia — Educated
Women—Can We Spare Patrons? . . . . . . . . 7

The Reaper, Death,--«Advertisements, . . . . . . . 8

Ofﬂcers National Grange.

MASTER—-J. J. WOODMAN, Michigan. .
OvE'BsiIER—'PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
Li:c'rUnEn—HENRY ESHBAIIGH, Mo.
STEWARD—A. J. VAUGHN, Miss.

Assr. STEWAliD—WILLIAM SIMS, Kansas.
CEA.PLAIN—S. H. ELLIS, Ohio.
TBEASUl1ER—F. M. MCDOWELL, N. Y.
SECBETABY—Wm. M. IRELAND,Wash’ton,D.C.
GATE-K_EEPER-0. DINWIDDIE, Indiana.
CEnEs—Mas. J. J. WOODMAN, Mich. _ _
P0l(0NA——MBS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
FLOEA—-MES. J-. W. NICHOLS, N. J.

Lunr ABSTIBTANT STEWABD—-MRS. WILLIAM

SIMS, Kansas.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :

D. WYATT AKIN, So. Carolina; H. James, Ind.;
W. G. WAYNE, New York.

Ofﬂcers Michigan State Grange.

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

C.—SALMON STEEL, Monroe Cen. Gr. Tr.Co

T.—S. F. BROWN, - - Schoolcraft.
Sac.-—J. T. COBB, - - - “

G. K.—A. N. WOODRUFF, - Watervliet.
Gi:nxs.—Mn.s. C. L. WHITNEY, Muskegon.

Poxoiu-—Mas. G. W. EWING, Ross, Kent Co.
FLOBA—MBE. J. J. WOODMAN, Paw Paw.
L. A. S.—M3s. A. E. GREEN, Farrnington.

Executive Committee-

J. WEBSTER CHILDS, Chairman, Ypsilanti.
F. M. HOLLOWAY, - _ - Hillsdale.
C. G. LUCE, - - Gilead, Branch 00.
WESTBROOK DIVINE, Balding. Ioma Co.
THOMAS MARS. Berrien Center, Ben-ien Co.
Wit. SATTERLEE, Birmingham, Oakland Co.
J, O, A. BURRINGTON, Tuscola, Tuscola C0.
J’. J. WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Oﬁicio.

General Deputy.

C. L. WHITNEY, - - - Muskegon.

special Lecturers.

F. Moore, .... . .Adi-ian,. .. . .Leuawee Co
Geo. W, Woodward. .Shelby,. . , .i . .Oceana Co
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E. 0. H n.- - - ,
' I. L. Stevens, ...... .. y‘----Sh“-W°33°° C0
L. B..Brown.....Bawsonv‘ ,..Washtenaw Co

“gin cunbell...Y il ti,.. “ “
'St5elop,. .HonroldlC:itre. . . G-.Trav’s
. . Adrian . . . .Lenawee “

Picklngs by the Way, No. 9.

Monday morning, April 26th, was
like many days before it, wet. The
afternoon took us to Burnside, en-

route for North Branch and Burling--

ton, where we were to meet the mem-
bers of what was once No. 609. VVe
reach Bro. Bradshaw’s just in time
for supper, to which our long ride
and rough roads prepared us to do
ample justice.

At the school-house, the place of
meeting,.we found a goodly number
awaiting, and soon quite a. number
came, to whom we presented the
subject of Grange, and the result
was the reorganization of No. 609,
with forty-one members, with Peter
Stiver as Master, and Philip Wilson
as Secretary. This Grange must now
succeed, for it has moved from town,
has a goodly number of working,
earnest members, is well ofﬁcered,
and means business. Our work was
completed at 1 o’clock A. M., and then
a. four mile ride took us to North
Branch to get three hours sleep and
a hasty breakfast, in time for the 6
A. M. stage to Five Lakes, and thence
to Lapeer.' From Lapeer to Care,
Tnscola County, Where we expected
parties to meet us to go to Gage-
town, was our next move. We were
disappointed at Caro. No one came
to meet us, but we had time to write

and rest.
ELLINGTON.

The morning of the 28th, found us
ready for stage to Ellington, our next
scene of labor. We found Bro.
Hatch at home, busy with the work of
the large farm he has, and about
raising a large barn 64x46, with base-
ment, to replace the one burned by
lightning in August last. Dinner over.
and Bro. H. took up his extra team,
and we rode out to ﬁnd the Master,
Bro. Perry, who was the Supervisor
of the town, and then taking the
assessment. We soon found Bro. P.,
and with him rode several miles
through some ﬁne land,and back home
to tea. Tea over, and a large load
of Cass City people, members of that
Grange, came to Bro. IIatch’s,en route
to the Churchto hear the lecture. Dur-
ing our afternoon ride, we saw a great
deal of straight post-and-wire-rail
fence being built, upon which a patent
is claimed by some one in Indiana.
The validity of such a patent is-
sued in 1877, is doubtful, as for
nears before that date, we have seen
and used just such a fence. We can-
not learn wherein the claim of the
patent lies.

At the church in the evening we
had —a very ﬁne and attentive audi-
ence, such as we like to address. The
interest of the outsiders was manifest
in many subscriptions to the VISITOR.

The morning of the 29th promised
fair. An early start was taken, Bro.
Hatch, with himself for driver, taking
us to Caro, where we took cars to
Vassar, and thence another train to
Metamora. The rain began to fall
here, and a close stage was a very
appropriate way to reach Bro. Elijah
Bartlettfs, where we were to rest, and

make ready’ for the evening meeting

near by, in the interest of Dryden
Grange, No. 396, three years dormant.
At the school-hoiise we met Bro.
Muir, of Pine Stub Grange, who told
us of the prosperity of his Grange,
and took us home with him.

An hour's talk, and Dryden Grange,
No. 396 was re-organized with eigh-
teen members, with Elijah Bartlett,
Master, and Sister Florence Miller,
Secretary. Sickness and death near
by, kept many much interested from
attending, but they will comein, and
soon the Grange will be strong. Sev-
eral subscriptions to the VISITOR were
taken here.

After the labors of the day, we
went, in company with Bro. Muir, to
Bro. and Sister N. Cooley’s, to spend
the rest of the night.

APRIL 30TII.

Breakfast over, and a good visit

with Sister Cooley, an old schoolmate

‘of twenty-ﬁve years ago, a look over

Bro. Cooley’s spacious barns, and
Bro. Muir drove to Bro. Bartlett's,
where Sister B. soon served up a
dinner that for a time, at least, cured
a disease with which we have suffered
4_0 years,—getting hungry. After
dinner we rode to Bro. Muii*’s to take
tea, and get ready for the sugar
party and social at Pine Stub Grange,
No. 448. We met a goodly number
of old acquaintances, and many new
faces greeted us. lVe spoke a short
time, and were pleased with the
attention given. Then came the sup.
per, and sugar hot and sugar cold—
some like it best cold.

A word to all about this Grange.
It was reorganized on the 12th day of
February with nineteen members, as
will be seen by reference to the VIsI-
TOR of April 1st. This Grange has
now over forty working members,
and has fair prospects of more. The
grounds of its success are effort on
the part of those interested, liberal
subscriptions to VIsITon, a goodly
number of young people, and has left
town to live in the country near its
friends. Suffering Granges! a word
to the wise is suﬁcient. At a late
hour we rode home with Bro. Bart-
lett, to be near the stage line, to be
able to reach Oakwood the next day,
and see another reorganized Grange.
“Man proposes, but God disposes.”
In this case ‘all our plans were
changed by the receipt of a telegram
from home announcing the death of
our youngest child. We regretted
much to disappoint the Oakwood
friends, but home and family have the
ﬁrst claim upon us all.

VVe had just time at Thomas sta.
tiou to say to Bro. Cowden that we
were called home, and then by tele-
graphing the Junction, and the holding
of the train for us a few minutes, we
reached home at tee. time, Saturday
evening, May 1st.

 
Secretary.

“You become the organ of your
Grange, and through you communica-
tion is maintained with the Granges
throughout the land.” Do you take
and read the Visiroii? It saves you
many a task if you do, and the want
of it well often place you in doubt.
Send for it at once, or get ten names
for it, thus getting your copy free.
See that some one in your Grange is
getting names and forwarding them
wilh the money to Secretary Cobb.

Worthy Master,

VVhen you were installed you took a
solemn obligation. You doubtless
remember it: if you do not, please
turn to and read it, and then read
over the charge following it—both of
which were and are edicts coming
from proper {1llll10l'lty. You were
told to “encourage improvement.”
By example and precept you were
told to instruct those Who were, by
the Grange, to be brought in contact
with you. l)o YOU take cud read the
GRANGE VlSlTOIt, or any other paper
of our Order? Have you read the
“Declaration of Purposes”? If you
have not done either of these, how
can you “encourage improvement,”
and how can you lead others whom
your duty it is to leadaud instruct?
Do you love your Grange, and would
you have it grow and thrive and be-
come permanent? See that every
member has the GRANGE VIsITon to
read, and that an abundant supply of
them and the “ Declaration of Pur-
poses” is at hand for distribution.
Ask your Grange to take it the rest
of‘ the year.
A Good Committee.

A committee of earnest, working
ladies or gentlemen, in each Grange,
to solicit subsci'iptions for the VISIT-
on, would be of value to the Grange
and to the Order. Try it. Put
workers upon this committee, and. see
what reports can be made to Bro.
Cobb. See if, instead of 5,000 sub-
scribers to the VISITOR, we cannot
have 10,000. Yes, go outside. Get
every farmer to take it: tell them that
they can get fourteen numbers, or the
rest of the year, for twenty-ﬁve cents.
The committee should go to people
and ask and keep asking, and never
take no for an answer. Try it—and
report success.

Missionary Work.

Do you know of a dormant Grange,
where there is good material? Just
sit down and write the Lecturer of
the State Grange, and give him a list
of the names of those most apt to
take hold of the work, with the post-
oﬂ'iee“‘address of each. Do you know
of unoccupied territory, where there
could with effort be formed a good
working Grange? Send at once to
the State Lecturer a list of tho se like-
ly to be interested and who will make
the cause a success. Remember that,
to make the Grange a grand success,

its organization and working should

be as widely spread as the occupation

‘of farming.

Where to Sow Seed.

In good soil, of course. Do you
know of a thrifty, industrious farm-
er in the vicinity of your Grange?
Send him an occasional copy of the
VISITOR and ask him to subscribe for
it—remember, from J one 1 to the end
of the year for twenty-ﬁve cents.
Have you a slow member, who is in-
different to the interest of his Grange
or the Order? Send him a copy of
the VIsIToR, make ita point to get
each such one to subscribe for the re-

mainder of the year—the rate is very
low indeed. Try it: fourteen num-
bers for twenty-five cents. A

 
Why?

It is easy to ask, “ VVhy don’t the
Order do better in some counties?”
Seek for the answer near home. The
best way is to let the answer take care
of itself’ and work to make the Grange
It success, just as you work to make a.
success of any thing you undertake.
T1727-/c.’ earnestly, with system, early
and late. ALL Wonk! Men and wo.
men. olliccrs and Iiiembers, all join in
[)ui.tll1glOl‘W21l'(l every available effort.
Each in the right time and place work
for the good of‘ all, and the Order and
its principles and each one will, in the
end, work for himself, his family, his
calling, and his country. And when
you have thus worked and been suc.
cessful, you will have no occasion to
ask, “ \Vhy'.”' but plenty of data for
the answer.

Mlstakes in Setting Hens.

It is veI'y unadvisable and unproﬁt-
able, for reasons which will be evident
as we proceed, to set a single hen. Sin-
gle ones, however, are Iiiuch more fre-
quently set than pairs or more. As
many as possible, depending, of course,
on requirements as well as space and
convenience, ought to be set simultane-
ously, so that the chickens may all
come forth as nearly as possible at one
time. It is a great mistake to make the
nests in warm, comfortable houses, in
baskets, or on wooden floors. No hens
bring forth larger or healthier broods
than those .‘w'.:no steal their nests in
some out of the way corner, under a
hedge or thicket, and exposed to all
vicissitudes of the weather. It is wise
to copy nature, and nothing can, there-
fore, be better for making the nest on
than the bare earth or a bit of turf hol-
lowed out just suﬂicient to prevent the
eggs from rolling out of it. A little
broken or crushed straw will ﬁnish it,
and make it look clean and tidy. Each
nest should have a box or coop over it,
with a door or board in front to shut it
up, and which can be raised or opened
to let the hen out to feed. A very good
nest arrangement is to have along box
about one foot six inches in height
and the same in depth (without bottom
ofcourse), divided into compartments,
which should be sparred in front, and
having a shifting spar in the centre of
each, to raise and let the hen out. It
may be made long enough to accommo-
date almost any number of hens, and
should be placed in a retired situation
where it will be sheltered as much as
possible from wind or rain.

The best time to place the hens on
their nests is at night, for then they are
more likely to sitquietly and become ac-
customed to their new position; but
there should be no hurry to putgood or
valuable eggs underneath them, for if
they happen to be restless, the eggs are
likely to get broken, or the hens may
even go offsetting. Afew common eggs
will do for this purpose for a day or two.
until all are sitting steadily, when they
should be remove‘, and the eggs
from which it is intended to hatch
chickens placed beneath them in he
nests. The number in each may vary
from ten to fourteen, according to their
size and to that of the hen which is to
cover them.--Farmers’ Gazette.

DoN’T kill the birds. The Jackson
Citizen has the following,which owners
of shot-guns should read and ponder:
“As we notice many boys with guns on
their shoulders and immense game bags
slung to their sides, it would perhaps
be timely to warn them that the laws
of Michigan protect all the native song
birds, and the only ones that can be
killed are certain game birds at certain
times of the year. The farmers, too,

are waking up to the service of the birds .

in destroying insects and larva, and

Inost of them will enforce these just.

laws, if they see them wantonly
broken.”

PLEASE bear in mind, I pay special
attention to the ﬁlling of all orders for
Dry Goods, Garden Seeds, Scales.
Watches, Jewelry, Machinery, etc.,
etc., and at Wholesale Rates when or-
dered in bulk, that is, by the barrel,
half-chest, case, bolt, or dozen; and in
smaller quantities, at the best rates
attainable, cash to accompany the or-
der. ‘ Tnos. Mason,

159 So. Water St , Chicago.


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TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR‘.

 
THEY SAY.

“ They say ’’—Ah 1 well suppose they do i
But can they prove the story true?
Suspicion may arise from naught

But malice, envy, want of thought ;

y count yourself among the “ they ”

Who whisper what they dare not say P

“ They say ”—But why the tale rehearse,
And help to make the matter worse ?
’ No good can possibly accrue

From telling what may be untrue;

And is it not a nobler plan

To speak of all the best you can ?

“ They say ”—— Well if it should be so,
Why need you tell the tale of woe ?
- Will it the bitter wrong redress,

Oi: make one pang of sorrow less P
Will it the erring one restore,
Henceforth to '-‘ go and sin no more ? ”

“ They say ”— Oh I pause and look within ;
See how thine heart inclines to sin ;
Watch, lest in dark temptation’s hour _
Thou too should’st sink beneath its power;
Pity the frail, weep o’er the fall,

But speak of good or not at all I

giiaaterr Qepartmmt

J. J. WOODMAN, - -- —

PAW PAW.

Commissioner Le Duc’s Lecture before
the Elmira Farmer’s Club.

((Ioncluded.)

Mr. Sear-les. I supposed that the re-
lations of ‘agriculture to government
in a political sense would be discussed
to-day, not in a partisan political sense,
but from the higher plane of political
ecomony. The base of all government
is the individual, and that government
will be such as individuals choose to
make it. ’l‘he stream never rises high-
er than its source, hence as the indi-
vidual is, the government will be ; and
right here let me say to you, farmers,
that you are and will be held respon-
sible to the nation, to see that those
who are put in places of trust shall be
the proper persons. You have the
power, and you have the right to use
it, and if you do not avail yourselves
of that right, you alone are to blame.
Don’t ask me how to use that power.
Nothing can be done by an undisci-
plined multitude, but a well organized
force, however small in numbers, can
master the situation. Then, I say, or-
ganize. The time is coming, and that
in the near future, when you will be
called upon to stand by your party, on
the one hand, or your rights, perhaps,
on the other. This is merely a little
sentiment I wished to offer. I have
another; it is this: What a debt we
owe the Elmira Farmers’ Club; to the
individual members, who have volun-
tarily and at great loss of valuable
time and means, contributed so much
to advance the cause of agriculture.
They have truly been alight set upon
a hill, shedding its light over the land.
The results of their efforts cannot be
counted in dollars and cents, but the
inﬂuence will be felt long after its

resent members shall have gone

efore, May the blessings of heaven
be upon their efforts, and its members
spared long to encourage and teach the
farmer to build up agriculture to its
proper place in the nation. (Applause.)

Mr. Iritzgerald. While Gen. Le Duc
was talkingl was reminded ofhow often
I have heard, in this city and the sur-
rounding country, politicians in the
guise of lawyers or professional men,
deliver political addresses. They talk
tp the farmers somewhat like this:

‘Why, sir, you are the bone and
sinew of the country. Your position
is an honorable one. You are the back-
bone of the ‘ country. Cincinnatus
was taken from the plow,” and all this
and that.

They will come to your house, sit
down at your table and eat like
heathen. They will brag of your wife’s
cooking, kiss the baby (laughter), and
tell you what a nice set of folks you
are, etc. They go oﬁ‘, and when elec-
tion comes, you vote for them. You
suggest even that we agricnlturists are
capable of taking care of ourselves,
and how soon they will sneer at you.
I never had one of these men at my
house, or met him in public, who
will not talk himself hoarse, and until
you were tired, telling you what “ we”
will do if you will give us the power.
Farmers are somewhat to blame for the
action of Congress in ignoring our
rights. They were taught it in the old
countries from being placed in servi-
tude, and I thank God that in my day
the farmers are proposing to relieve
themselves from this serfdom, that
they are coming to stand up for their
rights. (Applause) I know pretty
well how the machine is run. They
will come here and compliment you

just as long as they can get your votes,
and no longer.

W. A. Armstrong. .I recognize the
necessity of a word of reply to the gen-
tleman (Mr. Searles) who has spoken

_ in terms of such kindness of the

Elmira Farmers’ Club, and I only
wish there was some person present
who could respond in ﬁtting terms to
that sentiment. I will submit that this
Club deserves no distinction that has
not been freely accorded to it. Its
labors have been fruitful in conferring
beneﬁts upon farmers that the can
hardly appreciate themselves. t isa
source of gratiﬁcation to all members
of the Club, and one which is often
expressed by them‘ when they meet
here ﬁfty-two times a year, and we

wish that similar organizations could
be dotted all over the land. We should
have a Farmers’ Club in every town,
and the farmers should support it. It
does not cost very much. It costs our
support, it is true, but no more than is
required to give us rank and dignity.
We have been content to accept a
degraded position, but through
Granges, County Agricultural Soci-
eties, Farmers’ Clubs, and many other
kindred organizations, we can bring
ourselves into greater prominence and
usefulness. While I am up, I am
prompted to say that our Club is proud
of its reputation; of this little hall of
its own; owing no dollar or cent to
any man ; and having its books out of
which every member, the young and
old alike, can receive instruction.

Mr. President. I feel greatly and
deeply thankful for the esteem our
friends hold us in, and again I say for
this Club, that it is gr‘-atifying to re-
ceive so kindly a sentiment. VVe are
glad that the farmers in the various
Counties about us are manifesting more
interest in these matters. To the rep-
resentatives of the dii"l'erent Clubs
about us, I extend _the greetings of this
Club, and earnestly hope they may go
hence well rewarded by the lessons
they have learned.

0c ' ‘ﬁner. During this informal
part of the meeting, I would like to
call your attention to this little exhibi-
tion of grain which occupies several
feet of space—grain which has been
raised in this immediate neighborhood,
and bearing labels which indicate some
particular kinds of wheat‘, oats, etc.
What else should there be to instruct
the people who come to see this ex-
hibit? What would you want to see?
Would you not want to see a small
sheaf of the wheat put on the wall in
order that you might know the length
and size of the straw of this particular
variety? In addition to this, would
you not like to see the chemical anal-
ysis of this particular variety, and
along side of that the ﬂour that is made
from it? Then should come in the
analysis of the ﬂour and bran that you
,may be able to compare with the next
variety exhibited. Again you would
want to know the soil this wheat was
raise upon ; the-geological formation of
the soil from which that soil was taken,
and which gave to the grain something
of its cliaracter.

Now this exhibit represents a small
section of this County, and when you
come to compare that with the whole
United States—thirty-eight States out-
side the Territories—you appreciate
what you have at Washington in the
way of an attempt to make an exhibi-
tion of the entire products of the
United States, in a room not so large as
this room. VVe should have and must
have a museum that will do credit to
the United States, where farmers can
go and examine the products of the
entire country, and can comprehend
its magnitude and importance, through
the exhibition I desire to make. The
division of botany alone should have a
building that would be sufficiently
large to display the woods ‘of the
United States, and.their products, no
matter what amount of space it covers,
no‘ matter what it costs; it should be
sufficiently large to make an exhibit of
all the products of any value——commer-
cial or in any other way—to the people.
I want a building for the Department
of Agriculture that shall extend from
‘the entrance to the grounds on Twelfth
street, around the southern part of the
square, and extending to the entrance
of Fourteenth street. Those of you
who have been there know where the
gates are. This building should be
one hundred feet wide and three stories
high. I propose that the interior space
shall be covered in by glass. I have
not made this demand of Congress yet,
but am ready to make it on my return,
and when I do you may expect an
universal howl from the commercial
newspapers; but that is no matter, that
is what We want, and what I shall ask
for, and what in time I hope to obtain.
I have to propose another thing, and
that is to make an exhibit of the tools
the farmers use, and the machinery
they are now using in America. The
manufacturers of this machinery have
said to me, ,“ If you will give a build-
ing for the exhibition of our machin-
ery, we will furnish the machinery.”

Col. Piollet. After we get the De-
partment, then we will have all these.

Com. Yes, and now is the time to
act.

W. A. Ward. I believe it is only
proper that the officers of this society
he directed to ask their Congressmen
and Senators to vote for this executive
department, and I make it as a motion.

Col. P. I second it with all that the
name implies.

The resolution was adopted unan-
imously.

Col. P. I well remember how the
great iron men of Pennsylvania in
1840 beseiged the government for pro-
tection in order to develop the great
interest of iron, and I know how long
they kept at Congress before they were
recognized, and they only succeeded by
selecting members of Congress whose
interests were identical with theirs. I
propose that the farmers shall take
measures to be represented in Congress,
and that they shall elect men whose
interests are identical with theirs. You
hold the balance of power at the polls,
and there is where you can defeat those
men who are not willing to defend
your interests.

Mr. Thomas, of Troy, Pa. I am not
used to public speaking, and it is em-

barrassing for me to say anything on
an occasion like this. One idea has
been suggested to me by the re-
marks of the Secretary in connection
with the subject which has been under
consideration. The Secretary was
speaking of the cattle plague. About
a year ago a gentleman who formerly’
lived in Prussia, stopped with me over
night-‘ I was talking with him about
the customs of the country, relating to
their system of farming, treatment of
live stock, etc., and he told me that the
government exercises a supervision
over every man’s farming. It has its
officers who are properly appointed‘ for
the express purpose of visiting every
-farmers’ stables; that every farmer is

,compelled by the government to keep

his cattle clean. He is compelled to
wash out his stables once in so often.
It occurred to me that this country
might well proﬁt by the experience of
governments that have been in exist-
ence so mucli longer than our own.
They have learned the importance of
agriculture and its relation to the
general government, and they have
learned that it is most proper for a gov-
ernment to exercise a superintendence
over it, in connection with other in-
dustries, and it occured to me that if

tical in its working. and that individ-
uals selected for the purpose would en-
force laws which should be enacted for
the protection of these cattle we would
be beginning right. ’

I can say of the Troy Farmers’ Club,
that we started it a few years ago, and
have managed so far to sustain our-
selves. We hold fairs every year, we
are out of debt. and have a little money
in the treasury. The community
shows progress that can be traced
directly to the establishment and in-
ﬂuence of this Club‘. .

Perhaps We should never have had
an existence, but for the existence and
inﬂuence of the Elmira Farmers’ Club,
of which Troy Farmers’ Club is an
outgrowth. Of course, Mr. President,
we look to you as being in a superior
position to ourselves, w'e hope in the
future as in the past to Work to each
other’s hands with proﬁt and success.
So far as I -am concerned, I have
learned much here today. Some of
our friends wanted to know what I
was coming up here for; if I expected
to learn anything? _ _

Well, sir, I have learned much more
than I expected, and I am very much
pleased, as I have no doubt others are
who were present.

Mr. Joseph Poillct. I don’t know
that it is worth while for me to say
anything on this occasion. I am
induced to say this much upon the
subject under consideration. It is in
the nature of an inquiry as to the
amount the Government of the United
States contributes to the agricultural
interests as compared with the amount
contributed by the agricultural classes
of the country to the Government. The
study of this question is eminently
worthy the consideration of every man.
How much does it cost the Government
of the United States to sustain the ag-
ricultural class,and how much does the
Government contribute as compared
with the amount that the people
engaged in. agriculture contribte to the
support of the Government. I think
this worthy the consideration of the
members of this Club, and farmers
generally. VVe all know very well that
the small sums that have been voted
out of the National Treasury for pro-
moting the agricultural interests of
this country are almost nothing, and
we all know from statiscal reports
that the amount of revenue derived
from the products of the farms of the
country is enormous, and _that this
Government has the handling _of it.
By this you get.a clear conception of

eminent of the country as it occurs to
me. I take it that the agricultural

merit a large proportion of what is
expended, and it has been suggested by
a friend that out of this enormous
amount the agriculturists get_$200,0Q0
for that Department _representing their
interests. We pay out for the army in
times of peace $37,000,000or $38.000.000
annually, and this expenditure goes
on year after year, but when there is
anything asked for in the shape ofa
donation for any industry, or tor the
purpose of demonstrating what the
gentleman here today have been try-
ing to impress upon our minds, we fail,
or have thus far, failed in getting it,
The agricultural mind can never devel-
op itself unless there is a proper recog-
nition by Government, and a proper
and a fostering care given it.

We are told by a distinguished Sena-
tor that we may as well have a Cabinet
position for the industry of shoemaking
as for that of agriculture. I believe the
farmers are ready to-day to dissent
from this position and_insist upon what
they feel to be their rights. The gov-
ernment of the United States _has
never met a demand of the agricul-
tural people, and. what is the reason?
Because we, the farmers, have never
made it our business to see that the
proper persons were chosen for the
National Legislature—pe<_)ple who Will
make our interests their interests, and
care for them. It strikes me that when
the Commissioner of Agriculture comes
here, and demonstrates as clearly as.he
has to-day, that the important question
of the roduction of sugar in the
United ‘tates is about settled. and
states that all he wants is opportunity

——reasonable opportunity to make fur-

we had a departmentthat was prac--

the relations of agriculture to the Gov-'

classes of the country payvthe Govern- ‘

their inquiry, it is worthy of our con-
sideration. I think we should carry
this matter home with us. and act
upon it. Mere talk will accomplish
nothing, but when the time comes to
select men, let us see that the proper
ones are selected.

I for one am tired of these things as
we have them, and I am glad that
there is a clifferent feeling prevalent, to
what there has been. I want to see
societies like this organized in every
locality. It would be a very cheering
sign of the times. There are men who
will contribute their means to build a
hall suﬁicient to accommodate the
farmers in every neighborhood, where
they can meet and discuss these various
questions which interest them. I
myself have been entertained and en-
lightened from time to time, by the
reports of the deliberations of this-the
Elmira Farmers’ Club. (Applause)

Illr. Kellogg, President of the Ithaca
Club. I only desire to say that as soon
as the introduction of the bill before
Congress was made known, our Club
tookaction in relation to it by discuss-
ing the question, “How to best pro-
mote the interests of Agriculture in
our country.” It resulted in the ap-
pointment of a committee to draft a
declaration of principle, which has
been published in the Husbandman,
and in order to make it effective, we
voted to have this declaration printed,
and send them to all Granges, Agricul-
tural Societies, and Farmers’ Clubs. In
addition to this, we asked all organiza-
tions and persons who received them to
write to their members of Congress
and Senators, soliciting their support
for this bill. VVe have sent out, our
Secretary tells us, 1,000 or more, and I
believe we are to print and circulate
3,000 of them. This is the method we
have pursued in relation to this matter.
We want to make it practical as far as
we can. I have taken considerable
pains to attend the meeting of the
Club to-day, and the few who are with
me, have been, with myself, very
much interested, and have learned
much.

W. A. Armstrong. It is evident now
that the meeting is near its- close, that
many of those who have left have gone
away reluctentlv and from compul-
sion, as their train time has arrived,
They left regretfully, but thankful to
the persons who have aided us to-day
with such valuable information. The
speaker who has furnished most of the
information sought is with us for the
first time to-day, though his voice is
familiar to many of you. I feel that it
proper for us to tender him our thanks
and our warm appreciation of the ser-
vices rendered us, and I therefore move
that the thanks of this meeting be
tendered to Gen. ‘Le Due for his effort
in our behalf to-day.

Col. P. Mr. President I rise to
second the motion, and I do so most
heartily. I do not wish to make any
remarks that will appear at all fulsome
or unnecessarily complimentary, but I
do want to say, and I believe every
member of this meeting will agree with
me, that we are fervently thankful to
the Commissioner of Agriculture for
his attendance here, and for his untir-
ing efforts to elevate that avocation in
which we are all engaged. (Applause.)
I would further remark before I take
my seat, that it seems to me the
method and means adopted by the
President of the Troy Farmers’
Club are the proper ones by which
the useful ends we propose may
be reached. It can alone be done
through an organized Department of
Agriculture, having the power of this
Government. That it can be made

which the Government secures its
internal revenue. If the Government
can watch over a still-house, surely it
can watch over the farmers’ barnyard
and herd. What we want is a Depart-
ment of Agriculture, and we neither
want to rest ourselves, nor allow our
members to rest. until we have attained
it. Sit down and write your member
the state of public sentiment in regard
to this thing. Tell him that he cannot
possibly have the respect of his constit-
uents iflie turns his back on you now.
One man can do as much as any other
in this matter. Write him that you are
done with this thing, lllld that we will
have no more of it. That we have
never before occupied our present
ﬁghting ground, but that we are organ-
ized, and in earnest, body and soul,
and that we mean to see we are no
longer defrauded of our just dues.
(Applause.)
. The resolution
adopted.

Com. Gentlemen, I thank you for
your words of encouragement, and
kind consideration.

was unanimously

A PLANT Hoi).—0ne of the handiest
things in the garden, and costing ai-
most nothing, is made in the following
way: Take board one inch tliick,twelve
by eighteen inches, for the bottom, and

nail strips ﬁve inches wide on one side
and both ends: these can be of thin,
light stnﬁ‘. Fora handle, take an old
shovel handle, saw it; oﬁ‘ ﬁfteen inches
from the top and lit it tightly into ‘a
hole in the center of the bottom, and it—
is ready to use. I have found nothing
so handy as this for carrying out plants
to transplant. There being only three
sides to it, the plants can be slid on and
off in front without disturbing the dirt
on their roots. — B. B. G., in Mass.
Ploughman.

effectual is proven by the methods by -

The ‘gaming strawberry Meeting at
Battle Cret-k—Brlcf Outline of
the Proposed Layout.

In acceptance of an invitation from
the people of-Battle Creek, the Michi-
gan,State Pomological Society will hold
its strawberry meeting in that city June
16, 17 and 18.

The session promises to be more than
usually interesting, and the attendance
both local and from abroad will be
large. The committee of arrangements
will provide for the entertainment of
all members of the Society, delegates
from abroad, and representatives from
local horticultural societies. The meet-
ing will open with an evening session
on Wednesday, the 16th, and closewith
a morning session on the 18th: and it is
quite desirable that people in attend-
ance be present throughout, as the pro-
gramme of proceedings will be equally
entertaining at each session.

Members and delegates will please re-
port at the hall of meeting as soon as
they arrive in the city, and the recep-
tion committee will be there to provide
them places.

The lirst evening, Dr.. Hawxhurst
will give a scientiﬁc address upon some
topic connected with horticulture, and
the second-evening Dr. J. H. Kellogg,
of the Sanitarium, will entertain the
Society with an illustrated lecture upon
"Fruit and horticulture in relation to
health.” Prof. II. E. White, author of
the “ Song Anchor,” has kindly offered
to furnish music for the second eve-
ning, and provision will be made for
good music throughout the entire con-
veiition.

R. Haigh, Jr., who is now improving
the school grounds at Grand Rapids,
will give a short address of practical
suggestions concerning this kind of
work, and Mr. W. W. Tracy, of De-
troit, will have a paper upon “ How
large a place among the attributes of a
home shall we give the ornamental?”

Aside from the above interesting fea-
tures of the meeting, we are to have the
fol1oV_Ving. list of topics for discussion:

1. “ Gumption ” a factor in horticul-
tural operations,

2. Fairs to amuse and fairs to instruct.

3. The apples that are good to eat.

4. Small fruits for the farmer’s home.

5. Boys, birds and berries.

6. Science and practice of canning
fruit and making jellies.

7. Value of a knowledge of agricul-
ture in home building.

The following persons of prominence
have consented to lead on the topics for
discussion: -

H. Dale Adams, of Galesburg; VV. S.
Crawford, superintendent of the D. M.
Ferry seed farm, Detroit; J. P. Thomp-
son, agricultural editor of the Detroit
Post and Tribune; Profs.W. J. Beal and
F. A. Gulley, of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College; Jeremiah Brown, Mrs.
Mayo and others, of Battle Creek ; Pres.
T. ’l‘. Lyon, of South Haven, and Geo.
W. Budgman, of Berrien county.

The last session on Friday morning,
the 18th., will be devoted to business
and the discussion of the relative merits
of the different varieties of strawberries.

S. B. Mann, of Adrian, who. was our
delegate to the Ohio Horticultural Soci-
ety, and C. R. Coryell, of Jonesville,
who represented us at the last meeting
of the Indiana Horticultural Society,
will present their reports.

It is not yet known what railroad ar-
rangements can be made, but if any re-
ductions are secured the announcement

will be made in leading Michigan pa- .

pers ten days before the date of meeting.

If people who are to attend from
along the lines of the Grand Rapids &
Indiana and Chicago & Western Mich-
igan railroads will communicate their
intentions to me immediately, it may be
of assistance in securing a desirable re-
duction in rates.

Let every one who can take along
strawberries for study and comparison.
The discussions in connection with the
exhibits of fruit are always very instruc-
tive,_and the specimens are a valuable
aid. .

All newspapers circulating in Michi-
gan will confer a favor upon Michigan
horticulturisis by noticing this meeting
and its prominent features. ' -

CHAS. W. GARFI D, Sec’y.

Grand Rapids, Mich., May 22, 1880.

Cut-Worms.

By accident I have discovered a
means and time by which to destroy the
great garden ‘pest, the cut or collard
Worm. On picking up a piece of board
that lav in my walk-way, a few days
ago, I discovered several worms. Cur-
iosity led me to turn other boards that
lay near. To my great astonishment,
when I had turned nearly a dozen in
different parts of the garden, I found
that I had killed seventy-six worms_aud
destroyed scores of eggs, which look
like little bits of lint cotton rolled up.
The next day I searched the same
boards, which I had carefully replaced,
and killed seventy-eight worms. The
third search, I found a small collar head
that had been cut for -srws and left by
being overlooked. examining it,
there were found under it and oh it
twenty-six worms. My suggestion is
to lay boards (pine .is the best), about
for traps, in the spring, and watch them
closely; th‘e saving in young vegetables

V‘:

will be immense.-—Southe'rn Plaratation.

THE difference between wise men and -

fools is brieﬂy stated: the wise man

proﬁts by his mistakes; the fool never.


_ him.

    
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TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

— Qlnmmunicatinna

§m:tur2r’:s ﬂipartment.

Why We llavc Lawyers 10 Make Our
Laws.

Editor Grange Visitor .-

The VISITOR of April 15 contained
an article headed “ Governed by Law-‘
yers,” showing that, in the Senate of
the United States, 775 per cent. are
lawyers, 2; per cent are farmers and 20
per cent. are men of other avocations;
in the House, out of 293 members, 219
are lawyers, 12 farmers,_ and the balance
of the members represent different
avocations.

Now, why is it that we have so many
lawyers to make laws for us‘? VVhose
fault is it? I answer: Ours !—who vote
for them. There could hardly a lawyer be
elected from this State to Congress,were
it not for the votes of farmers. Then
why do we vote for them ? Because we
are slaves to party, and allow a few law-
yers, bankers and railroad men to con-
trol us. Let me illustrate: Two years
ago the county conventions of two of
the three political parties, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to a Congres-
sional convention to nominate candi-
dates for Congress, were held the same
day, in a certain county in this State.
A great deal had been said in the
GRANGE VISITOR, previous to this time,
about farmers doing their duty in re-
gard to caucusses, conventions, etc,
Resolutions had been previously adopt-
ed, in different parts of the district,
urging the industrial classes to nomi-
nate some one of their number to rep-
resent them in Congress. Notwith-
standing this plain expression of the
people's wishes, lawyers began to put
the political machinery in motion to
secure the nomination, caused the town-
ships to be looked over to effect their
object, and obtained delegations favor-
able to them. Farmers staid at home
from the caucuses. On the day of the
county convention, whom did we see,
in the oﬂice of one of the lawyers, be-
ing treated to cigars, etc., but some
of the members of the Order, who were
delegates from the townships, and who
did all they could to elect delegates to
the Congressional convention favor-
able to nominating him ? This lawyer
was elected. Farmers’ votes could have
prevented his election. They could
have nominated a farmer, in both con-
ventions, if they had wanted to, but
lawyers were nominated by both par-
ties. Farmers’ votes could have pre-
vented it if they had done their duty,
but they were slaves to party discipline.
The lawyer elected has voted in the in-
terest of monopolies and the rich aris-
tocracy, and against the interests of the
farmer and laboring classes.

Now, who is to blame? Is it not dis-
couraging to see farmers and members
of the Order doing all they can to send
lawyers to Congress, ‘whose interests
are directly opposed,‘ in many respects,
to the farmers and laboring people?

It is not for the interests of lawyers to
have the patent laws changed? The
more patent-right swindling there is,
the more lawsuits there will be. It is
to the interests of railroad companies
and bankers to have lawyers, and not
farmers, sent to Congress. Lawyers
don't care if railroad companies increase
the rates of freights; it don’t affect
them. Railroad ,men understand this
well.

Now, brother farmers, the idea of
sending men to make our laws who are
not interested in our behalf, but who
work for those who have the most
money to pay, and then afterwards
begging them by petitions to do what is
contrary to their interests, seems to me
like children’s work.

Let us in the future select men whose
interests are identical with ours, not
tied up to any ring, then work to elect
Let us work for our own inter-
ests, instead of those of lawyers, bank-
ers and railroad companies. PATRON.

IF a man's religion is pretentious on
Sundays and obscure on week days, you
lad better do business with him on a
cash basis. ,

c. L. WHITNEY, - - - unsxscon.

 
Till Your Crop.

It pains as well as annoys a true
and earnest Patron of our Order to
see how few of its own professed
friends and members are well posted
upon the principles of the Grange.
The seed has been sown and has come
up, but what follows? The soil needs
pulverizing. The weeds need pulling
to allow the tiny blade to grow.

Every member of the Grange needs
an active, working member—working
upon his farm, and meeting all the
cares that fall upon him there, but
also in his Grange. He should work
for his organization at all times, to
extend its inﬂuence and its beneﬁts.
How can he or she do this, or even
be a true Patron, unless he or she
thoroughly comprehend the purposes
of the Grange, and understands its
plans of operations. The Patron
must read and think. He must Work
with the brain as well as with the
hands.

What shall we read? Read the
literature of our Order. Post your-
self thoroughly, and keep up with
all the changes and advances that are
being made. Read the VISITOR, and
get all the members of your Grange
to read ibn Every family should take
it, and every member read it. Try it
six months.

“ What Good 2 ”

In two late issues of the Olncinnati
G-range Bulletin, we ﬁnd ﬁne editorials
under the above heading, and commend
them to the reading of our Patrons who
are inclined to criticise the National
Grange. Knowing that but few of the
readers of the VISITOR have the read-
ing of the Bullelin,we clip a part of one
of their editorials and insert it here-
read, and work to carry out the plans
of a National Fraternity of Farmers:

The late session of the National
Grange has been criticised_ by some —-
" VVhat good was done? ” Let us see if
it was a session of “ lost opportunities."
Passing by a number of minor bntnone
the less important matters acted upon
for the general good of the Order, as to
its ceremonials, laws, etc., we will take
the crystalized thought and well~deﬁn-
ed plans unanimously adopted, printed
and sent broadcast over our land.

The following are the plans; now let
the work of carrying them out be earn-
estly, harmoniously and unitedly per-
formed by every one known by the
name of Patron, and the people of our
whole land will rise up and thank our
Order for what it has done in freeing
them from burdens, checking the en-
croachments of those who would en-
.sIavlet>_'us, aye, in redeeming the nation

se

1st. That the Department of Agricul-
ture shall be made an Executive De-
partment, and the Commissioner a Cab-
inet oﬂicer.

2d. That the Agricultural Depart-
ment shall be sustained and supported
by annual appropriations commeiisur-
ate with the importance of the great
and permanent industry it represents.

3d. That commercial treaties shall be
made with all foreign countries, giving
to American products equal and unre-
stricted intercourse with the markets
of the world. ,

4th. That governments be adminis-
tered in a cheaper and simpler manner,
consonant with the conditions of the
people.

5th. That a more rigid economy in
the expenditures of public moneys be
established.

6th. That the laws shall be plain and
simple, to the end that justice shall be
speedy, crime punished, and good gov-
ernment maintained.

4th. That the creation or allowing of
monopolies to exist is in violation of
the spirit and genius of free republican
government.

8th. That the tariﬂ‘s of freights and
fare over railroads, and all transporta-
tion companies, shall be regulated, and
all unjust discriminations prohibited-by
law.

9th. That taxation shall be equal and
uniform, and all values made to con-
tribute their just proportion to the sup-
port of the government.

10th. That the revenue laws of the
United States shall be so adjusted as to
bear e ‘ually upon all classes of roper-
ty, to t e end that agriculture s all be
relieved of the disproportion of burdens
it bears.

11th. That the patent laws of ,the
United States he so revised that inno-

cent purchasers of patent rights shall

be protected, and fraudulent vendors
aloneheld responsible for infringements
of rights and violations of law.

12th. That a system of elementary
agricultural education shall be adopted
in the common schools of the country.

13th. That we are entitled to and
should have a fair representation in the
legislative halls of the country, chosen
from the ranks of the farmers.

Emphatically asserting our unalter-
able determination to support and
maintain these principles, we demand
that they shall be incorporated in the
laws of the country for the protection
of American agriculture, and invoke
the aid of the farmers of the United
States in their support, regardless of
party afﬁliations and party mandates.
To follow the dictations of party in-
ﬂuences whilst our earnings are spirited
away and our families beggared, is a
degradation and sacriﬁce tnat cannot
longer be endured.

VVir.h manly dignity we boldly de-
clare our rights and interests, and with
unwavering devotion will maintain
and defend them on all occasions, and
this warning is deﬁantly thrown to the
world.

Somewhat over one hundred years
ago, in Independence Hall in Philadel-
phia, was assembled a band of patriots
representing the colonial States; they
marked out their plans, they too with
manly dignity made their “ Declara-
tion” and pledged “their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honors ” to its
support; they too “deﬁantly threw
their warning to the world ” But did
that relieve their burdens, did that
alone make them free? No; but sep-
arating and returning to their several
States, they there organized and armed
their people and with them fought in
the ranks and endured the perils and
trials of the Revolution for eight long
years before by work they had carried
out to success the line of action marked
out July 4, 1776. So now, the members
of the National Grange of 1879, having
marked out as above the line of action,
and laid the plans for united effort in
rnainlai-m‘ng their freedom, have re-
turned to their several States expecting
the “rank and ﬁle ” of our Order to do-
the work, to take part in the struggle,

maintain the ﬁght, until we too are
once more free indeed. The very mem-
bers of the National and State Granges,
when the sessions close, return again to
their ranks, and in their Subordinate
Granges help to do the work that alone
will insure success.

Let us all resolve to work in carrying
out the plans our Order laid through
the delegates sent to represent us at our
National Grange, and never will we
have cause to say, “ What good have
they done? ”

Garden Vegetables.

From a paper by L. A. Bourse.

A little salt around the stalks of cab-
bages and cauliﬂowers, after the second
hoeing, will serve to keep away the
worms, which have been quite destruc-
tive for several years.

CUCUMBERS.—IIl the culture of en-
cumbers and other vines which are so
vigorously attacked by the striped bug
in their early stage, I ﬁnd the best pro-
tection against these insects to be a
frame about ﬁve or six inches deep and
about twenty inches square, covered
with mosquito netting. After the plants
acquire a little size, the danger from
bugs will have ceased, and the frame
can be laid aside for the next season.
CORN.—I have experimented a good
deal with many varieties of sweet corn.
This year, for the third time, I shall
plant for my main crop the “Egyp-
tian.” This is a late variety, but unsur-
passed in quality. It is sweeter and
Inore tender than any other variety I
have ever seen, and the ears are large
and of handsome appearance. For an
early variety I raise “Moore's Early
Concord,” which is also very excellent.
I shall also try this season the early
“Marblehead,” which Mr. Gregory
says is the earliest variety grown. I
know of no vegetable Where so much
depends upon a careful selection of seed
as sweet corn. A friend of mine, resid-
ing at Jacksomseveralyears ago brought
from Minnesota an ear of sugar corn,
which he was informed was a very early
variety. He planted it in his garden,
and, to his surprise and satisfaction,
had green corn for his table fully two
weeks earlier than his enterprising
neighbors, who had planted the earliest
varieties they could obtain. The fol-
lowing year his corn was a full week
later, and the next year it had entirely
lost its distinctive earliness, having in
two years’ cultivation become thorough-
ly acclimated.

Potatoes should never be planted two
successive years on the same ground.

THEY don't elect all the lawyers to
Parliament in England. In that body,
of the 237 new members, 150 are mer-
chants or manufacturers, 52 lawyers, 30
from the army, 2 from the navy, 3 from
diplomacy, 6 newspaper men, 7 engi-
neers, and the rest are country squires
or sons of peers. In this country the
lawyers get about three-fourths of all
the oﬂices and make the laws to suit
their own interests. Probably the legis-
lation of England;a.s contrasted with
that of the average law-making bodies
of this country, is a pretty good way of
comparing the work of business men
and farmers with that of attorneys.-

Journal.

 
How to Live Cheaply.

One of the subjects taked and written
about at the present time is how to live
cheaply. Prices of all the great, staples
of life are high. Rents are enormous.
Fashions are exacting. Wants multi-
ply, while resources diminish. . How to
make strap and buckle meet is the
problem which presses on hundreds of
housekeepers of the middle class. The
ditﬁculty in the problem is to reconcile
the unreconcilables: The middle class
generally.wants all the ﬁne things, all
ghe style and display of wealthy neigh-

ors.

The problem would simplify itself at
once would the middle class family
cease trying to appear What it is not,
and be content to appear and be thought
just what it is. It is what is done to
keep up appearances that destroys the
equilibrium between outgo and income,
and makes life a drudgery and vexa
lion.

How to live cheaply is a question
69-53’ enough to answer if one will be
content with a cheap living. Substitute
comfort for show. Put convenience in
the place of fashion. Study simplicity.
Refuse to be beguiled into a style of liv-
ing above what is required by your po-
sition in society and isjustified by your
resources. Set a fashion of simplicity,
neatness, prudence and inexpensive-
ness,which others will be glad to follow
and thank you for introducing. Teach
yourself to do without a thousand and
one pretty and showy things which
wealthy people purchase, and pride
yourself on being just as happy with-
out them as your rich neighbors are
with them Put so much dignity, sin-
cerity, kindness, virtue and love into
your simple and inexpensive home that
its members will never miss the costly
fripperies and showy adornments of
fashion, and be happier fn the cozy and
comfortable apartments than most of
their wealthy neighbors are in their
splendid establishments.

It does Iiot follow that in order to live
cheaply one must live meanly. The
great staples of life are not costly.
Taste, reﬁnement, good cheer, wit and
even elegance are inexpensive. There
is no trouble about young people mar-
rying with no outﬁt but health and
love and an honest purpose, provided
they will practice the thrift and pru-
dence to which their grandparents owed
all their success, and make their love
and thought supply what they lack in
the means ofdisplay. Those who begin
life at the top of the‘ ladder generally
tumble. oﬁ', while those who begin at
the foot acquire steadiness, courage and
strength of arm and will as they rise.
—Golden Age.

Men Gossips.

If it is a misfortune for a woman to
be born a gossip, it is doubly so for a
man. Much has been said and written
of a gossiping woman, and they have
been widely slandered by the opposite
sex. Now, women are honest about
gossip. I have frequently heard women
say, when calling on their neighbors,
“ I have come over for a little gossip ; ”
but who ever heard of a man owning
that he was a gossip ‘? Oh, no: it is al-
ways, “ I have business over in town at
Mr. A.’s,” and off he starts, never
thinking of the fences to be repaired
and the many chores which are to be
done on a well-appointed farm. But we
very seldom, if ever, see a gossip with
that kind of a farm, unless he had a
present of it. Why? The time spent
by other farmers in attending to little
things is invariably spent by them in
lamenting their luck. .His neighbors
always know his business better than
his own family, how much he owes,
how much he expects to make, etc., and
that is generally a great deal. His
castles are built to tumble down when"
harvest time is over or cattle or hogs are
sold. And when reckoning time comes
—if he has kept books—the balance is
on the wrong side, and then, he never
made anything at farming! Of course
not. He tries another business, maybe,
and fails even sooner than he did at
farming: and so it is, old age overtakes
him, and he is a oor man; the habit
of gossiping, like drinking, has kept
growing on and on, until at sixty he is
enslaved to it.

The farmer that gossips and idles
away his time is known by passing his
house or ﬁelds. The front yard is never
clean, frequently weeds grace the lawn
instead of ﬂowers, hogs around the
house for want of a little time spent at
the fences, or, if the gossiper be a man
of any of the trades or professions,
much valuable time is spent in this use-
less, breath-wasting business that has
no shade or coloring of improvement in
it. What can this idle gossip amount
to? If it is to discuss the ﬂoating ru-
mors of the street, would it not be far
better to await the issue of the local
papers, the statements of which are in
almost every case made upon reliable
authority? Do not talk over the failures
of your neighbor—who may be doing
the very best he can—and at the same
time forget your own shortcomings.-—
Western Farm Journal.

 
A SENTIMENTAL poetess asks, “Is
there nothing for me to do?" Oh, you
bet there is: return the ﬂour you bor-
rowed from the woman next door, patch
up your husband's old clothes, let poe-
try severely alone, and turn up that old,
last year’s bonnet. There’s_ plenty of
work for you to do in this world. When
you are in want of advice, enclose a

_stamp.—New York Express. .

 
‘ mediate opening of the school.

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Light, not "Noise.

One of the members of the bar in
Saratoga, who thoroughly enjoys a
good joke, relates the following, and
applies the moral to himself:

Not long since he was counsel in a
case before Judge Pratt, referee, and
during the progress of the trial became
a little bit noisy, as he sometimes does,
when the judge looked up to him,

‘Mr.——, did you ever hear of the
man who was lost in the woods during
a thunder storm?” On being an-
swered in the negative, the judge con-
tinued, “ A man in attempting to pass
through a piece of woods, lost his way
and while he was in that predicament’
a fearful thunder storm came up. The
woods grew awfully dark. The roar-
ing of the wind and the crashing of
the thunder was terriﬁc. The manawas
frightened and started to pray, but not
being used to that kind of business,
said: ‘O Lord, give us a little more
light, and a less noise!’ I don't mean
y0u..Mr.—-—,” added the judge, but
the audience supposed all the time the
judge did mean him, and now that he
thinks of it himself, he inclines to
that opinion also.

 
Ackiiowleged the Corn.

The ‘phrase “acknowledged the
corn" is variously accounted for, but
the followfng is a true history of its
origin: In 1828 Andrew Stewart,
member _of Congress, said in it speech
that 0h_io, Kentucky, and Indiana
sent their hay stacks, corn ﬁelds, and
fodder to New York and Pliiladelphia
for sale. VVicklifi'e, of Kentucky,
called him to order, declaring that
those States did not send their hay
stacks or corn ﬁelds to New York for
sale. “Well, what do you send?”
asked Stewart. “ Why, horses, mules,
cattle, and hogs.” “ VVell, what makes
your horses, mules, cattle, and hogs?
You feed $100 worth of hay to a horse.
You just animate and get on top of
your hay stack and ride ofl" to murket.
How is it with your cattle? You make
one of them carry $50 dollars worth of
hay and grass to the Eastern market.
How much corn does it take at
thirty-three cents a bushel to fatten a
hog?” “Why, thirty bushels.”
“ lhen you put thirty bushels in the
shape of a hog, and make it walk off
to the Eastern market.” Then Mr.
Wickliﬂ'e jumped up and said, “Mr.
Speaker, I acknowledge the corn.”

Rules for Computing Interest.

‘For ﬁnding the interest on any prin-
cipal for any number of days [The
answer in each case being in cents, sep-
arate the two right-hand ﬁgures of an-
swer to express in dollars and cents]:
Four per cent.———n_:iu_ltiply by the num-
ber of days and divide by 90; 5 per cent_
—_multiply by number of days, and di-
vide by 72; 6 per (‘ent._——muItiply by
number of days, and divide by 60; 8
per ce‘nt..—mult1p1y by number of days
and divide by 45; 9 per cent.—multi-
ply by number of days, and divide by
-10‘; 10 per cent.-—multiply by number
or days, and divide by 36; 12 per cent,
-multiply by number of days, and di-
vide by 30; 15 per cent:-—multiply by
number of days, and divide by 24; 18
per ce_nt_.—multiply by number of days,
and divide by 20; 20 per cent. —— multi-
ply by number of days, and divide by
18; 24 per cent —multiply by number
of days and divide by 15.

Diptlieria.
Every kouse-keeper should be in
possession of the following recipe for
the cure of diptheria. The physician
who makes the recipe public says that
of one thousand cases in which it has
been used, not a single patient has been
lost. The treatment consists in thor-
oughly swabbing the back of the mouth
and throat with a wash made thus: Ta-
ble salt, two drachms; black pepper,
golden seal, nitrate of potash, alum,
one drachm each. Mix and pulverize,
put into a teacup half full of boiling
water, stir well, and then ﬁll up with
good vinegar. Use every half hour,
one, two, and four hours, as recovery
progresses. The patient may swallow
a little at each time. Apply one ounce

and aqua ammonia mixed, every hour,
to the whole of the throat, and to the
breast-bone every four hours, keeping
ﬂannel t ) the part.

ScHooL FOR THE BLIND.--OI] Tuesday
last Messrs. T. S. Applegate, of Adrian,
and Townsend North, of Vassar, two of
the commissioners for locating and es-
tablishing a school for the blind,visited
Lansing, accompanied by _Messrs.
Smith, of Detroit, and Watkins, of Bay
City, both well-known architects, and
with Grand.Secretary Whitney made
a thorough inspection of the Odd
Fellows’ Institute and its grounds.
The architects pronounced the build-
ing perfectly safe and in excel-
lent condition. With very slight re-
pairs, it would be available for an igl-

t-
tached to the Institute are 11 acres of
choice land, all improved, and the
whole is offered for the canceling of the
present indebtedness, amounting to
about $10,000. Considering the charac-
ter of the buildings and grounds, and
their location with reference to the Cap-
itol, no more eligible site can be found
in Michigan, while the terms upon
which it can be obtained are merely
nominal.

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

SCHOOLCRAFT. JUNE 1, 1880.

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J. T. COBB, - - - - SCHOOLCRAFT.

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

Posrnen STAMPS of higher value
than three cents Will be returned

- to the sender.

CALIFORNIA LETTER, N0. 4.

Though hardly in the humor for
setting aside the surroundings of
the present, and looking up items
of our California trip that are
rapidly becoming obscured by dis-
tance, to ﬁll a few more columns
of the VISITOR, yet as we have a
promise out to do this thing, it
must be redeemed, however dis-
tasteful the task.

In a former letter We left the
orange groves and vineyards of
the" valley of San Gabriel brieﬂy
described, and it seems like neg-
lect to pass unmentioned the
beautiful “Villa Sara Madra,”
situated on a platorf table land,
close to the foot of the Coast
Range of mountains that bounds
the valley eastward to San Barna-
dino.

This villa, nine miles from Los
Angeles, has good hotel accom-
modations for sixty, and for nine
months in the year is patronized
to its full capacity, mainly by in-
valids, who ﬁnd the pure air, the
orange grove and tropical fruits,
the vineyard and green house, and
the well-kept grounds, are all
conditions favorable to health.

From this elevation, this most
beautiful valley, rich with ﬁelds of
grain, interspersed with orchard
and vine_vard, can be seen for
miles away, and beyond, sixty
miles distant looms up distinctly
visible Catalena Island, twenty
miles out from the shore line of
the Paciﬁc, which in a clear day
can be plainly seen from the
Villa.

The ﬁne drive, the fertile coun-
try, the inviting_scenery provided
by nature herself, of mountain
and valley, the ﬁne gardens and
ﬂowers everywhere, with the in-
viting bill of fare of mine host,
all combine to make this the one
place to which all tourists go who
visit Los Angeles. ‘

Pacadena is another place a few
‘miles from the city that has claims
to favorable mention, based on
the enterprise of its citizens, who
are all, or nearly all, Eastern peo-
ple, with ﬁne houses, surrounded
by orchards and ﬂower gardens,
with broad streets, and evidences
of thrift on every hand. The sys-
tem of irrigation at this place is
complete, and the water supply
from a stream in the neighboring
mountain is said to be ample.

Here we found Sister J. C. Carr,
the Worthy Lecturer of the State
Grange of California. She is evi-
dently _a great worker, and the
three years she has been improv-
ing this ﬁne fruit farm of forty
acres in Pacadena, have laid the
foundation fer a future home of
beautiful surroundings.

Her untiring industry, directed

by a cultivated taste which has
not lost sight of the practical,
has worked wonders in these
brief years. Aided by her hus-
band, who is a gentleman of schol-
arly attainments, their place has
become a collection of all trees
and shrubs, both useful and orna-
mental, that could be procured,
both of native and foreign growth,
That these-have been arranged
and cultivated by an experienced
hand, we know from personal ob-
servation.

Our brief acquaintance satisﬁed
us that Sister Carr is thoroughly
orthodox as a Patron, and from
what we had learned of the con-
dition of the Granges in Southern
Calfornia, we were quite sure she
should be kept in the ﬁeld of mis-
sionary work by the State Grange.

The little village of San Gabriel
on the Southern Paciﬁc, near Sara
Madra, nine miles from Los An-
geles, has many orange groves
near it, nearly all within reach of
irrigation, and givingpromise of
the investment being a paying
one. Its chief object of interest
is a Catholic Church, reported to
be over 100 years old, and its
appearance sustains the claim;

Built of rough brick, covered
with a drab stucco, the walls are
two feet thick, and forty feet high,
and resting on a foundation four
feet thick, and rising on the out-
side the church- some two feet
above the ground. The building
is thirty feet wide by 140 feet
long, with a gallery across the
rear end, reached by a stone stair-
way on the outside. About half
the ﬂoor is of earth, and the other
half of lumber on a level with the
earth. There were a dozen or so
benches that have been intro-
duced within a few years for the
use of the non-worshipers, who
come to see. The Simon pure
worshipper sat on the ﬂoor_ or
ground, when he came regularly
to discharge his religious duties,
and if anything better was need-
ed, brought in a sheep skin, and
was contented and happy.

The Church formerly had a
chime of bells, but church needs
or impious hands, we know not
Which, have carried off a couple of
the bells, and broken the musical
harmony of sounds.

As we did not attend any ser-
vice, we are not prepared to say
Whether the teachings to the
faithful as they sat around in
groups on the ground was not
better worth its triﬂing cost than
some of the high—toned. expensive
gospel, served up in superb
style in some of our aristocratic
church establishments.

But we are wandering from the
proper drift of our letter, and
must comeback at once to this
ﬁne valley, through which the
S. P. R. R. runs eastward sixty
miles to Colton a new village of
200 ‘inhabitants, with its express
and telegraph oiﬁces, its Semi-
Tropic newspaper and Trans-
Uontinental hotel, run in city
style with ﬁrst-class accommoda-
tions a good table, and from ap-
pearances, the essential of every
California hotel-—a good bar.
Colton, small as it is, does some
business. I The railroad building is
30x175 feet, and the daily ship-
ment of the products average over

ten tons. At this point trains
bound east must stock up with
coal and water, and take another
engine to aid in climbing the San
Barnardino mountain which here
bounds the valley of the same
name. The town or city of San
Barnardino is the County seat of
the County of that name, situated
on the Santa Ana river four miles
from Colton.

It is an old town of 2,500 inhab-
itants. It was first settled by Mor-
mons, about the time that Salt
Lake became “the land of prom-
ise” to the Latter Day Saints.
They still retain their foothold,
having a church, as have also the
Catholics and three other orthodox
institutions. There are some old
ranches near,here, and it has long
been a point of outﬁt for the
mountain mining districts in that
part of the State, some of them
one hundred miles away. The town
supports three newspapers, and is
connected to Colton and the rail-
road by a ﬁne turnpike.

The new village of Riverside,
six miles from Colton in the oppo-
site direction from San Bernardino,
is quite famous, as we heard of it
wherever we went in California.
Its chief merit, as we remember,
lies in the enterprise of its people,
its well laid out and extensive
preparation for a large town, its
numerous fruit and ornamental
trees, its ﬁne school, and its
abundant supply of water and
complete system of irrigation.

There is some ﬁne country in
this part of this great valley; but
we were a little disappointed, as
there is more poor land hereabout
than in the vicinity of San Gabriel,
and we had expected to ﬁnd it all
ﬁrst:class.

A chance acquintance, Mr. C. H.
Light, Esq., of Tombstone, Arizo-
na, was our traveling companion
the day we spent in the valley of
San Barnardino. Mr. Light has
lived on the Paciﬁc coast nearly
thirty years, engaged in business
most of the time in some of its
mining districts. Though often
interested in mines, his established
business has been that of freight-
er, and,as that requires an amount
of capital that makes a man rich
in this country, a few items may
be of interest to our readers. A
description of what he is now do-
ing indicates the work of years.

The outﬁt ofa freighter requires,
in addition to wagons, mules and
harness, a stock of seasoned wagon
lumber, a few tons of iron, black-
smith, wagon and harness shops,
with skilled workmen, and a force
of employes that make up a for-'
midable pay-roll. The shops are
not merely for repairs; the wagons
and.harness used are all manufac-
tured in them from the crude ma-
terial. The wagons used weigh
6,000 ‘pounds each. The wheels
have one and one-half-inch tires
with four—inch face, and weigh
about 800 pounds apiece. The
stock kept by Mr. Light requires
about fortyztous of grain, mostly
barley, per month, and thirty tons
of hay. Hay in California means
oats or barlev cut and cured for
hay, just as the berry is formed.

Mr. Light has contracts for haul-
ing ore froni two mines to the
stamp mills, ten miles away. The
“Contention ’’ mine turns out sev-

enty tons per day, and the“Tomb-
stone ” about thirty tons. This re-
quires ten teams of ten mules
each, as a ton for each mule is a
standard load. The stamp mill of
the “ Contention” mine has thirty
stamps, and can crush one hun-
dred tons per day. Its monthly
yield of precious metals, mostly
silver, is $200,000, with a net proﬁt
of $150,000. About thirty men are
employed. The mine has been
Worked down 262 feet, and there is
ore enough in sight, or so far de-
veloped that it can be measured
to employ the present force two
years. The stamp mill requires
sev'en cords of wood per day, cost-
ing seven dollars per cord.
Several other mines, with names
more or less pretentious, such as
“ Grand Central,” “ Head Center,”
“Empire,” “ Contentment," “ Sun-
set,” etc., are being worked, and
before the close of the season will
be shipping ore to San Francisco.
Two years ago this Tombstone
Mining District was the home of
the Apaches. It is about 1,000
miles from San Francisco and sev-
enty-ﬁve miles from Tucson, one
of the most important places in
Arizona and the terminalpoint for
last year of the Southern Paciﬁc
railroad._ There were about 2,000
people in the Tombstone Mining
District the 1st of March, and the
emigration to Arizona this year is
very great, exceeding that of any
preceding year. The railroad was
to have been completed in May to
Benson 22 miles from Tombstone,
which will add very much to the
value of this rich mining district.
Silver is the chief product, al-
though there is some gold and lead.
In our travels we did not go be-
yond San Barnardino, as that is
the last valley on the line of the
Southern Paciﬁc. From that point,
or rather from Coulton, the rise is
rapid to San Gorgora, the highest
point of the San Barnardino mount-
ains. Descending, the Great Des-
ert is reached about 130 miles from
Los Angeles or 600 miles from San

Francisco. The rest of the road to.

Tombstone. is over a desert of
loose sand, that not unfreqently is
piled on to the railroad track by
the wind so as to delay or stop
trains altogether.

A part or all of this immense
desert was once, no doubt, covered
with salt water, and now 57 miles
of the railroad lies below the level
of the sea; at the lowest point 266
feet.

It -is a hard country to go
through, a hard country to live in,
and a hard country to get away
from: and yet men of capital, as
well as prospecters, gamblers and
tramps, go there every day and
will,—impelled by the never-satis-
ﬁed desire to make more money.

For many items of interest, that
space will not permit me to write
up here, I am indebted to my
friend C. H. Light. Of his future
prosperity I shall always be glad
to hear.

Some part of Arizona may have
fertile valleys, but, from what we
learned, we conclude that the
Tombstone District is valuable
only forits mineral wealth.

After our return to Los Angeles
we -took a trip to the valley of the
Santa Ana, over a branch of the
Southern Paciﬁc running in a

south-easterly direction thirty-ﬁve
miles, to 8. village of the same
name as the valley, situated at the
end of the road, ﬁfteen miles
from the coast. This village of

Santa‘ Ana and the neighboring

village: of Orange, three miles
away and perhaps a mile from the
railroad, is surrounded by some of
the ﬁnest lands that we saw in
California. Both villages have an
appearance of thrift and growth
that indicates an enterprising peo-
ple and substantial resources.
There is here a tract of some three
by six miles, perfectly irrigated by
water from the Santa Ana,large-
ly devoted to orchards and vine-
yards, where the good people ex-
pect to get rich by fruit-growing;
and, if there is any place in Cali-
fornia where_that business will
make those who follow it rich. we
are quite sure this is the place.
The shipment of oranges from the
little village of Orange, in 1879,
amounted to $8,000.

The intermediate country be-
tween Santa‘Ana and the Ocean
is lower land, and is, in fact, the
only corn land that we remember
to have seen in the State: there
corn and hogs are the staple crops.
This tract is mostly watered by
artesian wells, from 75 to 225 feet
deep—u'sually about 125 feet.

Near Orange we found our old
friend Cuddeback, the stock-raiser
of Tehachape. He left the moun-
tains some six years ago, and is
now raising oranges and grapes
near this village. His location, so
well chosen, promises ‘to compen-
sate him to some extent, for the
hardships of pioneer mountaiii
life, which he faced for many
years. For his willingness to show
us this beautiful country, and for
his attention to us while there, we
are under lasting obligations.

Through. all those valleys of
Southern California, the crops of
barley and wheat looked unusual-
ly promising.

We must defer -writing up our
conclusions about the country
that We traversed until some
future letter. 0

THE EAGLE PLASTEB MILLS, store-
houses, sheds, and ﬁxtures, situat-
ed on the L. S. & M. S. R. R. two
miles from Grand Rapids, were
burned on the night of the '26th
inst. ; loss, $40,000, insurance, $13,-
000.

The Eagle Mills were among

the ﬁrst established in the Grand
River Valley.

The owners are men of wealth,
and were before they sold plaster
at a dollar per ton. With Mr. Wm.
Hovey, the managing partner, we
have a very pleasant acquaint-
ance, and believe that with him
alone to have dealt with, the plas-
ter War would have come to an
end long ago.

STRAWBERRIES will be ripe in a
few days in Michigan. The season
is rainy, and if it continues wet
the berries will be soiled with
sand or what is worse. ‘To those
who have not. mulched their beds

we recommend grass as the best,

thing to use. It is cheap, easily
got, easily applied. will stay ‘where
it is ‘put, and is cleaner than straw,
tau bark or anything else that you
can get. Try it once and you will
try it next year.


TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

5

THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEE
OF THE SECOND DISTRICT.

IN run last number of the VIS-
rron was a strong endorsement of
Bro. Childs for Congress, under the
heading, “ Our Next Congress-
man,” from the Ann Arbor Regis-
ter. We have upon our table the
Ypsilanti 0ommercial,which, after
publishing the article of the Reg-
ister, has the following good words
to say of Bro. Childs, and the pros-
pect of his nomination for Con-

gress :

Our canvass of Republican sentiment
in this part of the County, city and
country is heartily in unison with the
views expressed by the Register. (Au-
gusta being one of the outskirts of the
city, until the Butler Road gets along at
all events) the Commercial at the home
of J. Webster Childs, seconds the nom-
ination, and will spare no reasonable
effort to secure it. Let Washtenaw _Co. .
go to the Congressional _Convention
with a solid and enthusiastic delegation
for Mr. Childs, and there will be scarce-
ly a doubt of his_ nomination, and if
nominated, he will _be triumphantly
elected. His name will excite more en-
thusiasm, especially among the agricul-
turalists in the District, than any other
mentioned for the nomination. We do
not need, in this endorsement of the
Re ' ter, to say one word to the fellow
citizens of Mr. Childs. _ He has been
known in this community in_s_o_many
and so varied public responsibilities, all
faithfully and satisfactorily performed,
that it would be only a waste of ammu-
nition to enter into detail. _Su_ﬁ_"1ce ‘it
to say, the Republican majorities in
this, the First Representative District
of Washtenaw, and we can add Superi-
or and Salem, shout, Amen.

If any readers of the Visiron
who live in the Second District,
did not read the article referred to
on the ﬁfth page of the_ last num-
ber of the VISITOR, we advise them
to look the paper up and read it.
Make a note of this fact, that more
than three—fourths of the present
Congress of the U. S. are lawyers.
and that in the Senate the farm-
ers of this country have a repre-
sentation of 25- per cent, and in
the House of 4 per cent.

This is a fact discreditable to the
great agricultural class of the

‘ country, and there are two things
‘ that we wish to call attention

to rigbt_ here. There is not a
civilized country on the face of
the earth that turns over its legis-
lation to its lawyers as does ours.
And there is not another country
where agriculture, the foundation
of ‘all wealth, receives as little
governmental support, aid and en-
couragement as this same lawyer-
governed country of ours. You
have but to read the discussions
upon the subject of sugar-making
that have been printed in this and
the May numbers of this paper, to
verify the statements we have
made.

Ncw, a decent regard for our own
interests demands that we set
about righting a wrong that is a
reproach to us, as farmers and as
citizens of this country. Let us
insist upon electing men to legis-
late for us who have some knowl-
edge of the wants of the agricul-
tural class, and some appreciation
of the importance of this great in-
dustry. '

The shabby treatment of the
Commissioner himself by Con-
gress, and the way in which every
question affecting the farmer class
isdisposed of, abundantly proves
that we must no longer consent to
be represented by lawyers, if we
hope for any recognition of our
rights. V

Bro.‘ farmers! be selﬁsh enough
to make an effort to secure a fair
representation of your own inter-
eats in the person of your repre-

sentative, and honest and courage-
ous enough to insist on what you
believe to belong to your political
rights.

Bro. Childs is a representative
man of the agricultural class, an(l
he ought to be elected to Congress
from the Second District this year.

Since writing the above, we have
a copy of the Lansing Republican,
with the article signed “Agricul-
turist” marked, which we print on
our ﬁrst page.

We accept this as additional
proof that there is a growing feel-
ing among farmers that lawyer-
legislation for lawyers must no
longer occupy the whole ﬁeld.

The binding force of party affil-
iation is weakening year by year,
and the day is not. far distant when
a fair share of the legislation of
the country will be done by farm-
ers. T

But this end will not be secured
without a constant stirring up of
the subject. Without continuous
work by those who have put their
hand to this plow and do notjmean
to abandon or lose sight of the ob-
ject until the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture is a Cabinet oiﬁcer. The
farmers of this country will not
much longer be satisﬁed with a
three per cent representation in
the Congress of the United States,
and political managers will soon
get some practical lessons on this
subject. We hope every voter
who takes the VISITOR will read
the article.

SPR ING-TOOTH I-IARROWS.

Kalamazoo, where it originated,
has become the manufacturing
center of spring—tooth harrows or
cultivators.

This implement has been brought
perhaps into more general use, in
a short time, than any other of the
numerous improved implements
used by farmers.

There are at this time about half
a dozen different makes manufac-
tured there.

With the manufacturers of the
first kind patented, the Reed har-
row, we could last year make no
terms. They insisted on adhering
to the old agency system, and ﬂat-
ly refused to sell to Patrons, ex-
cept through their authorized
agents, and as the country was all
districted and farmed out to
agents, the monopoly was coni-
plete. .

We shall have an advertisement
in our next issue from a company
that will not insist on keeping an
intermediate party between the
manufacturer and the user, but
will sell their goods at wholesale
prices to any party who will pay
for a speciﬁed number. '

Patrons, from this time forward,
will be able to get these goods at a
fair price.

" THE editorial fraternity will be ably
represented in the Michigan delegation
to the Chicago convention by Morgan
Bates, of the Jackson Citizen. There
are also 10 lawyers, 3 lumbermen, 3
manufacturers, 2 merchants, 1 booksel-
ler, 1 land agent and 1 physician : 9.have
served in the State Legislature. Of
course, they all expect to support Blaine
for President, ‘ﬁrst, last, and all the

time,’ as his friends like to express it.”
Ex.

And the farmers will be represented by
those who are eager to hurrah for their
favorite candidate, pay their own ex-
penses to Chicago and attend the ses-
sions of the convention—if they chance
to get tickets of admission. Republi-
can ‘farmers, how do you like the deal?

GROUND CHERRIES we have raised
and eaten with a relish for years.
We have them fresh from the
vines for about two months,and
have them the other ten months of
the year, if the canned supply
holds out.

As they are easily raised, and we
think them good, and we know
they are not generally cultivated,
we propose from the half-million
volunteer plants that have come
up in our garden, to supply appli-
cants (if not too numerous) a few
plants by mail, at a cost of say 15
cents, to cover cost of box and
postage on same.

Bro. J. T. Cobb: V

Please send my GRANGE VISITOR to
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. I have moved to
that place, and oblige,

REUBEN M. CROTSLEY.

We heartily assure Bro. Reuben
M. Crotsley that his way of get-
ting his P. 0. address changed has
been tried by other good men be-
fore, and never worked well. It is
better to mention where the paper
is now being sent to, as well as to
whereit is desired to have it sent.
When both these conditions are
met, we will very cheerfully make
the desired change on our mailing
book.

THE following Granges are de-
linquent in reports and payments
of dues from the Secretaries for
two or more quarters:

3, 28, 47, 57. 68,86,126, 143,146,
172, 203, 213, 214, 213, 268, 276, 283,
339, 332, 333. 388, 400, 422, 474, 532,
630, 631, 637.

155,
326,
599,

THE meeting of the State Board of Ag-
riculture,of the Executive Committee of
the State Agricultural Society, and the
Executive Committee of the Michigan
State Grange will be held at the Agri-
cultural College.Lansing, June 9 and 10.

From an Old Wolverine.

SAN JosE, Cal., May 10th, ’so.
Bro. Cobb .-

I have received several numbers of
your paper and like it very much. It
is perhaps more interesting to me as I
was once a Wolverine. My father set-
tled between Napoleon and Jackson
in 1832, and in 1840 I, with a compan-
ion, put our skiﬂ‘ in Grand River and
went down to Grand Haven; here we
crossed the lake to Southport, then took
our blankets and started west, and after
many days tramping, we got work at
Mineral Point, Wis. In 1849 we crossed
the Plains with an ox team, being a
whole year on the road. Came in at
Los Angeles from Salt Lake, via Death
Valley, and up the coast to the mines.
I followed mining several years, and
ﬁnally settled down four miles south of
San Jose, in 1860. on a farm. Joined
the Grange about ﬁve years ago; was
elected Treasurer the second year, and
have been re-elected every year since.
Although our Grange is almost dead, I
am still, and always shall be a Granger,
——and as I still like to read a good live
Grange paper, like yours, please ﬁnd
enclosed ﬁfty cents in postage stamps,
for a year’s subscription, commencing
May 1st, 1880. Direct to '

W. L. MANLY,
San Jose, Santa Clara Co., Cal.

WILLING TO QRAnLE.—That was a
sharp retort made by a lady teacher to
a school commissioner a short time ago.
The commissioner had been elected in
the interest of reform, and his princi-
pal hobby was the reduction of teach-
ers’ salaries. The lady, remonstrating
against further reduction, said to en-
force her argument, that they could not
live on less, as they were idle so long
during vacation, in the summer time.
“ You should do as my brother-in-law
does,” said the commissioner; “ he
teaches school in the country, and dur-
ing» vacation makes his living by crad-
ling.” “ We would gladly cradle, too,”
was the arch reply, “ but it is necessary
ﬁrst‘|:o get husbands.” There was no
further ‘talk of reduction on that occas-
sion.

Are We to Expect It.

To the Editor of the Republican.

In a recent number of your paper I
see that in commenting on the action
of the Detroit Convention you notice
as a fact that not one farmer appears
in the list of delegates to Chicago; and
this, too, in a State having large agri-
cultural interests. I further notice the
query, if this is to be extended to Con-
gressmen also ? Reading those re-
marks has led me to beg a. little space
in which to consider this matter.

I have no doubt that if certain legal
gentlemen and professional politicians
have their way, such will be the case.
We farmers have hitherto so passively
submitted to being represented by the
legal profession and professional poli-
ticians that I am not surprised at your
asking the question. I thank you for
it: and now, with your permission, I
will give you and your readers some
idea of what farmers are thinking about
in the direction of a. Congressional
nominee for the 6th District.

\Ve have discovered that over in the
southern part of Livingston County is
a man and a farmer who has, with only
his own energy and economy, built up
an ample competency, and still isin
the vigor of middle life. His name is
as familiaras that of any man in the
District, and withal has had a legisla-
tive experience of four years. I refer
to Wm. Ball, of Hamburg. Having
devoted so much of his life to the study
and practice of farming and stock-rais-
ing, and being every other way the
peer of any man in the District, many
of us think that he is just the man to
look out for our interests in Washing-
ton. \’Ve are willing to admit that Mr.
Brewer has honestly and faithfully rep-
resen.'ed us, and acknowledge that if
we maysnot have one of our own num-
ber to represent us, we should be as
content, if not more so, with him as any
man of his professi-in in the district.

However, I imagine you will discov-
er, when the Congressional Convention
is held, that we farmers will have a few
delegates in that body bold enough to
assert our rights and claim our privi-
leges. In Mr. Ball we see the qualities
we desirein a representative, and if the
press of the District will not help us, we
will try and help ourselves. Against
the other men who are mentioned for
Congress in this District, I have not
one word to say ; but they are not farm-
ers, and their views and interests on
public matters are not identical with
ours.

Then those ofus who are Republicans
have become aware of another matter
which may work damagingly to our
party. It has become an open secret
among the knowing ones of the Demo-
cratic party that if we nominate, in
accordance with our usual custom, a
lawyer, then E. B. Winans, the present
very popular judge of probate of Liv-
ingston County, and a farmer of large
experience, will be nominated, with
the hope of drawing to him a. large
support from the farmers; and that
such would be the case, there could
be no reasonable doubt, as that gentle-
man has had quite an extensive legisla-
tive experience, and was a member of
the last Constitutional Convention.

Running against him, no lawyer
could be at all certain of victory. With
Mr. Ballas our nominee, all this danger
would be obviated, and Mr. Winans is
altogether too shrewd a man to be a can-
didate.

\Vhat will we do? Will we be warned
in time, and assure a victory in this
District, or will we stick to our old
ways and chance defeat? We can af-
ford to stop and consider this matter. I
do not throw this out as an embodiment
of a threat, but as the statement of a
fact with which we have got to deal. I
trust the matter will be weighed care-
,fully, and wise counsel prevail. More
anon. AGRICULTURIST.

Watered Stock.

This is a term which is as applicable
to the plethoric railroads as;to the cattle
upon the farm. But we wish in this
article to show the manner and the pur-
pose of a railroad watering its stock.
Take, for instance, the most popular
railroad in Iowa, the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacitic. Their stock is now
quoted at $1.85 to $1.90 for one dollar
stock. . Why is this ? The reason is, it
pays dividends high enough to justify
monied men to invest in its stock at
that rate as a proﬁtable investment.

About ten days ago it was announced
in the telegraphic dispatches from New
York that the Chicago, Rock Island
& Paciﬁc Road was about to issue 3350,-
000,000 new stock, with which to take
up the old stock, by giving two dollars
new stock for one of old. The present
stock of the company is $20.000,000 - to
take this up will require $40,000,000 of
new stock; the other $10,000,000 they
propose to sell for cash, and divide the
proceeds as dividends among the stock-
holders. The trouble is, the road is
making so much money they dare not
declare 20 or 25 per cent annual divi-
dends, as it will always become known
to the public, and might have its effect
on theipeople and on Legislatures in
the future. With that per cent of div-
idends, they know they could not so
well inﬂuence legislators in favor of
high freights and passenger tariffs.
Hence they must water their stock, di-
luteit so it will not pay such high divi-
dends, and thus appeal to the sympa-
thy of the country‘ not to put down
freights and t..us starve the poor wid-

ows and orphans who own railroad

stocks as an investment for their scanty
means.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Road is in like position, and must do
something of the kind soon. Last week
it was announced in the Chicago papers
that it had declared a 20 per cent divi-
dend on its stock.

The Northwestern, really owning no
road in Iowa, according to the version
of John J. Blair, is making enormous
proﬁts on its Iowa roads, which it
leases at mere nominal rental, will be
compelled to dilute the stock on the
original road, which is owned in Illi-
nois, or it will create a crisis in legisla-
tion not favorable to its rich dividends.
The panacea for all this is through
that cheap clap-trap device of watering
the stock to deceive the people, and
perpetuate their enormous proﬁts off a
hard - pressed and laborious farming
population.—Iowa Granqe Visitor.

Notices of Meetings.

Eaton Co. Pomona Grange hold their
next meeting at Diamondale, Eaton
Co., on June 17th, 1880, at 10 o'clock A.
M. A general invitation is extended to
members of the Order.
JOSEPH SHAW.

The regular meeting of Oceana Po-
mona Grange, No. 23, will be held at
Flower Creek, on Wednesday, June
23d, commencing at 10:30 A. M. All
members of the Order are cordially in-
vited to attend. GEO. C. MYERS, Sec.

The next regular meeting of Traverse
District Grange, No. 17, will be held at
Paradise Grange Hall June 22 and 23,
opening at 10 A. M. on the 22d. A pub-
lic meeting will be held at 2 o’clock in
the afternoon of the first day: ﬁth de-
gree conferred in the evening.
S. A. GARDNER, Sec’y.

Krick’s Granger Wagon:

0

HIS \VAGON has now been in the market
for SIX YEARS and has given

AS GOOD SATISFACTION

AS ANY WAGON MANUFACTURED.
Having been the “ PIONEER," in the intro-
duction of a Good Wagon,

Sold Direct to the Consumers through
Grange Oﬂicers,

AT ACTUAL PRICE OF CAR LOAD LOTS,

which has had the effect to destroy ring prices
of Local Agents of those large manufactories,
who have heretofore made large commission
out of consumers.

I desire to solicit a continuance of the gen-
erous support heretofore received from Fat-
rons, and I respectfully

Solicit Correspondence with all
Secretaries of the Order,
Throughout the State.

S. G. KRICK,

may30’8O NILES, MICH.
TI-IE
AGRICULTURAL WORLD,

A HANDSOME -

SIXTEEN PAGE
WEEKLY.

IT IS THE ONLY AGRICULTURAL PA-
PER IN THE STATE OUTSIDE
OF DETROIT.

The Agricultural World market reports are
fuller and more reliable than can be found in
any other paper published in Western Michi-

an ‘

g .

The Household Department is in the hands
of a practical housekeeper, and is carefully and
ably conducted.

Many of the ablest farmers and writers of
Western Michigan are regular contributors to
the World, and these practical, everydn. let-
ters arealone worth more than the subscription
price of the paper. The Grange interests and
Grange news form a special feature, and are at
all times fully represented. The series of arti-
cles now running entitled “Farmers’ Relation
to Law," being an exhaustive treatise of the
law of highways. titles, fences, drainage, es-
trays. patent-rights, etc., etc,, are well worth
five times the subscription price of the aper
($1.00). Every farmer in the State sliou read
these articles. The duties of township oﬂicers
are clearly pointed out, and all law questions
relating to Agricultural pursuits fully ex-
plained. _

The publishers will send to trial subscribers
during the months of May and June as fol-
lows: for three months, 25 cents; or in"clubs
of live or more, 20 cents each.

F. MLCARROLL it C0,,
25 CAXAL Srnnn-r, — GRAND RAPIDS, Mien.

TOO LATE

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,
$50. 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, l[ich., May 18th, 1878.

J owns, or Bmoruxroxz

My Scales give entire aatiqfabtion. I have
subjected it to the most severe tests, and ﬁnd it
not only correct in weighing large or smell
amounts, but per ectly reliable. .

ours, Frstsrnnlly,
[Signed] J. J. WOODMAN.


'1‘!-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

Tl-[E TRAMP’S STORY.

BY KATE CATLIN.

Out of a home and a shelter, ragged, despised,
and poor,

Sleeping where night overtakes me—begging
from door to door ;

Even the dogs of the village turn with a growl

_ and a start,

Timid and sensitive creatures, a beggar ain’t

got any heart.

A beggar don't know what love is, he's hard,
and rude, and bold,

He don’t mind a roof for a shelter, because he
is used to the cold.’

A home, a wife, sir? that's bitter; you touch
on a point that is weak ;

The love of an innocent child, sir? I’m sorry
you asked me to speak.

What good to be livin’? a drink, please, that
water has in it a spell, ‘

It seemed to me just like the crystals that drip
in the old farm well ;

How old is your boy, ﬁve years, sir i’ he's
kingly enough for a. throne, '
Come here, little man, never mind, he's making

me think of my own.

Forgive me, I’m telling the past, sir, but the
curls of your boy's bright hair

Make me think of my own little Wille, .he’s
like him, so dimpled and fair;

When he climbed on my knee in the twilight,
and lisped in affection my name,

I didn’t think then I'd be roaming ; but Willie
he wasn't to blame. _

I'd give my all for him, sir, the boy was my
strong right arm,

And when he got married and settled, I deeded
him over the farm.

Fifty acres for Willie, and forty beside for his

wife,
And all that I asked was a shelter the rest of
my natural life.

The neighbors they chided a little, but I felt
no regret,
Willie was kind and gentle, I'm glad, sir, even

et ;
I woilldn't take back one acre thatI have given
away,’
For all I’am a poor old beggar, I’ve heaven to
gain some day.

For Willie would sit on the door-stone, and
talk of the crops to me,

And Lucy near by with her baby acrowin’
upon her knee;

’Twas paradise on earth, sir, but one day Lucy
got wrong,

Perhaps she had looked on the record, and
tho’t 1 was livin’ too long.

Then Willie grew sober and sullen, and Lucy
forgot to speak,

And all that I had was the baby to love me for
many a week ;

With the eldest girl, but three years, the pride
of my poor old heart, 4

And the rest of the household treasures, a
family set apart.

One evening late in the autumn I sat in the
porch alone,

Thinking of Willie and Lucy, and wondering
what I had done ;

When two rosy lips whispered “ Grandpa,” I
kissed the mischievous elf,

“ Pa’s goin‘ to put in a partition, and give you
a room by yourthelf.

"Coth mama thed you wath tho childish, and
croth when you needn't to be —

What makes you be cryin’ for, grandpa, you
ain’t croth now are you at me I’

Coth I love you more than a buthel, and papa
thed my love wath thound,

But mamma thed thunthin’ ’bout livin’ till all
of uth went into the ground.

“ What makes. you be cryin’ for, grandpa ?
pleath kith me, I‘am goin’ to stay:

“ When folkth get tho old and tho wrinkled,
doth God take their feelings away P ”

I pressed the dear child to my bosom, and
looked into her face so bright,

God grant that you may never know, darling,
the sorow I feel this night.

I,tottered out into the churchyard, one green
mound would welcome there,

And unto the mercy of heaven I offered my
heart-kept prayer :

Oh, God, for the sake of my Willie, the love of
his mother so dear,

Help him to remember the father when he is
no longer here.

And may dear Lucy’s children, when she is old
and gray, .

Never turn coldly against her, and wish she
was out of the way;

And Willie when old age settles upon his
maul brow;

Then God forbid the woe to him that makes
my heart ache now.

I’ve been back once,just once, sir, the night
had settled deep,

And Lucy was rocking and singing another
bright baby to sleep ;

I looked in through the window, Willie was
pale and thin, _ _

He sat there read1n' his paper, but I didn't
dare to go in. .

No l for I'am only a beggar, turned out in the
world so cold,

When Lucy bent over the cradle I thought she
looked careworn and old,

And oh, I wept like a child, sir, to be from that
bright band driven,

I wonder sometimes if a beggar may enter the
gateway of heaven. ,

For when I am trudgin‘ so weary, I think or a
homethat will stay.

Where I shall find rest, and the angels won't
tell me that I’am in the way.

Thank heaven for one morsel of comfort to
cheer my poor, lonely breast,

God won't put in any partition to divide the
old man from the 1'8“-

 
A MAN with no love_ of old crocks and
other antiquities in his soul remarks:
.. They are continually digging up un-
known cities in Italy, notwithstanding
the fact that the cities already in sight
°“°"°‘ P 

THE Allegan Tribune says that it is

w that their lawyers
§ug"f,,,‘,§‘t°§:k§,°g _corn ground to plant.
 W'

HE who u ya as he goes ” isagreat-

“ benefactor than he who gives alms.

Qlﬁurmépumlrnrr.

Grange Items from Grand Traverse.

Editor Grange Visitor:

At the session of Traverse District
Grangejust closed, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were offered by
Bro. Steele, W'orthy Chaplain of the
State Grange,_and unanimously adopt-
ed, and a copy was ordered sent to the
VISITOR: ‘

7 WHEREAS, The sixth article of the
Constitution of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry limits the admission to mem-
bership in the Grange to the age of 16
years; therefore,

Resolved, That we hereby earnestly
petition the National Grange to so
change the Constitution as to leave the
matter of the age of candidates for ad-
mission as members of Subordinate
Granges to such Granges.

Resolved, That our representatives to
the State and National Granges are
hereby requested to use their inﬂuence
to secure such alterations to the Consti-
tution.

While I am writing, I might as well
say that we had a very interesting and
enjoyable session of two days. Some
coming twenty miles to attend the
meeting. In the evening, Bro. J. G.
Ramsdell, VVorthy Lecturer, gave us a
public lecture on Agriculture; showing
in a forcible manner our need ofa more
thorough and practical education in
that direction. The lecture ,was well
attended by the neighboring farmers
not belonging to our Order.

Our District Grange is beginning to
make its inﬂuence felt, not only in the
Subordinate Granges, but upon the
community generally.

The fact of our advertising each meet-
ing in our County papers, and meeting
with the different Subordinate Granges,
has a wholesome effect upon the peo-
ple, and we are being recognized, and
our objects and purposes better under-
stood by those still outside the gates,
and by our business men, after each ses-
sion.

Nearly every Grange in the District
has a purchasing fund, which is turned
over as often as the necessities of the
members require it. VVe are fast learn-
ing that part of our legitimate business
is to keep track of and supervise all of
our own affairs.

Many who at onetime, in derision,
dubbed us the “ Mossback Hayseed
Brigade,” now come forward and say
we have the best institution ever ‘de-
vised for the beneﬁt of the farming
community So say you !- Let the
good work go on, and each do his or her
duty, and I have no fears for the fu-
ture. ‘

Present prospects are very ﬂattering
for a bountiful crop of wheat and grass"
throughout this region. Spring crops
are nearly all in the ground, except
corn and potatoes.

S. A. GARDNER,
Sec’y No. 197. -
Traverse City, May 3d, 1880.

Ashland Grange, No. 545.

Bro. J. T. Cobb.-

It gives me great pleasure to be able
to report that Ashland Grange, No.
545, is not only alive, but shows a
healthy growth, by additions of good
material. We have had thirteen addi-
tions since our last annual election of
officers, and more will follow. We are
building a hall, thirty by ﬁfty-six feet,
and think that we shall all be better
Grangers by having ahome of our own.

Fraternally yours, D. B.

What He Thinks of Our Paper.

Dear Visitor .-

I enclose ﬁfty cents’ worth of stamps
for the privilege of looking at your face,
for I must tell you what I think of
you, that is this: You have the true
mettle in you, if I am a judge of what
makes the right temper; so I say, suc-
cess to you and yours.

Fraternally, ,
J OHN E. CANDY.

Berlin, Bracker Co., Ky., May 14,’80.

P. S.—You may expect to hear from
this part of the_co'rn-cracking State
again soon.

From New Hampshire.

DUNBARTON, N. H., May 10th, ’80,

In acknowledging the receipt of your
valuable paper, the GRANGE VISITOR,
I would convey to you my full appre-
ciation of your efforts, as a Grange, in
sustaining so able a journal——one that
is calculated to so nobly battle for the
farmer and the glorious cause in which
he is engaged.

When we realize the magnitude of
the Order of Patrons in your and other
Western States. \Ve feel that we of
the East are of little moment or ac
count. Still here in New Hampshire,
with our 93 Granges, we are doing a
good, though quiet work, and the cause
in which we ate engaged is bright with
promise.

\Ve are looking forward with pleas-
ure and much expectancy to the prom-
ised visit of our National Master, Bro.
J. J. Woodman, in the month of Au-
gust, and he will receive a warm wel-
come at our hands, we assure you;
and we trust that the impressions made
in his mind may be pleasant, and that
as he again returns to his Western
home, he may carry with him pleasant
memories of his acquaintances and so-
journ here.

Will you have the kindness to send
me a copy of your last “Journal of
Proceedings?” With regards, I re-
main,

Sincerely and fraternally yours,
' WM. H. SrINsoN,
Sec. N. H. State Grange.

Valley Grange, No. 600.

CRYSTAL VALLEY, May 10th, ’80.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

Having looked in vain for news from
this Grange, [ have come to the conclu-
sion that I would let the outside world
know that we have a live Grange here.
We came very near going under, but
there were a determined few who would
not give up the ship: and now we have
weathered the storm, and the sun is
shining brightly on us.

“To have taken in three new members
lately, and ﬁve more have made appli-
cation for membership: several others
are talking so favorably that we expect
them to join. Let them come.

Bro. Woodman spoke in Hart at the
sheep shearing festival, and he opened
the eyes of some outside the Grange.

We have no hall of our own, but
hope to have soon. We are all poor and
on new farms, and cannot do as much
as older farmers do: but we live in
hopes of better days.

We give every new member a copy
of the GRANGE VISITOR as soon as they
join us. You may look out for a new
order soon. We all say, “God speed
the VISITOR,” it is doing a noble work,
—and we all say, “ a farmer for Govern-
or. Bro. Woodman is our ﬁrst choice.
irrespective of party.

Hoping to see something from some
member of our Grange more capable
of writing than I am, I remain,

Yours fraternally,
C. A. CAMMON,
. Lecturer.’

Neither Dead nor Sgeeplng.

Worthy See. J. T. Cobb .-

In your issue -of May lst, I noticed
that No. 380, which is Evergreen, is
reported among the delinquents, but it
is neither dead nor asleep. The last
quarte'rly report has been neglected ; it
was made out at the last meeting, and
we hope to be more prompt in future.

Our Grange numbers 25 ‘members at
the present time. We buy and sell
goods; last year we bought about $600
worth, and since the ﬁrst of January
about $200 worth——and after the sales of
the next meeting we shall order again.
We are able to carry but a. small stock,
and as one order is sold out, another
is bought.

Grain, grass, and fruit -look very
promising in this region at this date,
the weather is nice and warm, and some
are about ready to plant corn.

J . W‘. DICKERSON,
Secretary No.’s80.
Solon, Mich., May 10th, 1880.

Eat on Rapids Grange.

EATON RAPIDS, May 16th, 1880.
Bro. J. T. Cobb: _

The history of Eaton Rapids Grange
for the six years of its existence has
not been materially different from that
of many others that have barely lived
by the tenacious faith and good work of
a few of the old charter members, aided
by two or three who were admitted on
dimits. These have nobly stood by the
grand principles of our Declaration of
Purposes without ﬂincliing or lack of
faith, believing that we would hold the
fort against all obstacles, until rein-
forced.

Thanks to the noble few of Eaton
Rapids Grange, who so nob‘ly have bat-
tled for the light, they are now receiv-
ing additions to their number, and
everything bids fair at the present time
for a grand revival, even in Eaton Rap-
ids, which I believe is one of the hard-
est places iu which to sustain a Grange
there is in Michigan.

On the 13th of this month, the Eaton
County Pomona Grange met with us in
our hall in Eaton Rapids, and after a
short session in the morning, held an
open Grange of one hour and a half,
and the members invited in some of
their friends outside the gate. All lis-
tened to an able address from our Wor-
thy Lecturer of the Pomona Grange,
the Hon. Hiram Shipman, of Grand
Ledge, who took for his text our Dec~
laration of Purposes.

Marked attention was paid by all
present, especially those outside the
gate, and resulted in the addition of
three more members to the Pomona
Grange, and two new applications to
Eaton Rapids Grange, besides several
othersinquiring, “What they must do
to be saved ? ” ‘

Quite an amount of work was done
with closed doors in the afternoon ses-
sion.

The Patrons of Eaton Co. have now
decided to mass their wool at the
County seat, and sell it, if it can be
done satisfactorily to them ; and if not,
they will sack and ship, as they have
done the past two years

The wool buyers of this County. are
making every effort to break up our
arrangements to handle our own wool;
but thus far have been unable to breach
our fort.

Patrons of Eaton Co., stand firm!
Don’t ﬂinch! Hold fast to our princi-
ples a little longer, and the victory
will surely be ours! “ May God speed
the good time coming,”sl.1ould*be our
united cry.

Fraternally yours,
S. L. BENTLEY, Sec.

From Summertou Grange, Gratiot (lq.

Fonnsr HILL, May 10th, '80.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

Summerton Grange has not been
“ swept through the gates” yet, and we
still hold the fort, and propose to, so
long as the Patrons’ sledge hammer
makes its regular visits twice a month
to keep the loosening bolts in place.

At our regular meeting in March, a.
quorum being present, we voted to con-
sider the matter of paying up our State
dues in full, and then disposing of our
Grange property and surrendering our
charter. At our next regular meeting,
in April,. there not being a quorum,
no business was done: but we held are-
vival meeting of two hours, with good
results. Your correspondent had the
audacity to bring out the GRANGE VIS-
ITOR and read to those present several
telling articles, among which was the
article from South Riley Grange, and
the “Ten Commandments.” The most
of them were satisﬁed that the VISITOR
was truly the Patrons’ best friend and
helper that We have in this State, or
any other. It is so especially adapted
to the interests of the farmer, that
without it we are doing a great in-
justice, by robbing ourselves of the es-
sential knowledge each issue contains.
Several gave me assurance of subscrib-
ing for the VISITOR at our next regular
meeting, which will occur at our hall

May 20th, at 1 o'clock P. M., and a call

from our worthy State Lecturer on
that occasion, or -any other, would be
very thankfully received. As I under-
stand, he intends coming this way dur-
ing this month, and a good lift just now
might push us over the shoals. We
have tried twice to surrender our char-
ter, but it does not appear honorable
and right to lay down the sword and
armor, and trail the cause in the dust.
As I wrote you in my last, nearly six.
months ago, we would stand by the
Grange as long as there were two to
meet. We are keeping our pledge, and
yet hope to see the Grange revived
again. Every time we glance down the -
avenue of business, or at our social re-
lations and our interests as farmers, we
feel that we cannot, we must not, give
up the Grange.
Yours, ascver,
T. L. TRAVIS.

 
Ingham County Grange.

On Friday afternoon, the 21st of
May, there was a meeting held with
Feltz Grange, No. 3-17. Notwithstand-
ing the busy time of corn-planting,
and a. rainy day, there were over one
hundred present by _actual count. As
the hall was small, the afternoon
meeting was held in the school-house
near by. Eight Granges were repre-

. sented. The afternoon exercises con-

sisted in papers and discussions of an
interesting character. In the evening
eleven took the ﬁfth degree. It rained
and rained. Some dozen of the mem-
bers remained in the hall all night,
intending to go home when the shower
was over. They claimed in the morn-
ing to have taken the sixth degree.
Most of the Granges in the County are
in ﬁne condition, better than ever
before. Some are about the same,
while a few may be worse. Some of
the best members of Mason Grange
will start again this fall, and do mis-
sionary work. Efforts have been made
on the part of the County Granges of
Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, and Living-
ston Counties, ‘ to unite in trying to
induce the State Grange to hold a
harvest festival at Lansing. The next
meeting of Ingham County Grange
will be held at North Leslie, with
Leslie Grange, on June 18th, Friday
afternoon and evening. This Grange
is in the midst of a healthy revival,
Declaration of Purposes of the Grange
were eagerly sought and many taken
at our last meeting. W. J. B.

The Grange in Leslie.

LESLIE, May 17th, ’80.

Bro. Cobb .-
I enclose an order for the balance of

dues for 1879. Please send us more
blanks, and we will send you a better
report next time, as this quarter we
have been receiving some new mem-
bers.

Our Grange has had a hard struggle
to live, but we imagine that we now
see the dawn of a better day.

Fraternally yours,
A. J. WILsoN. Sec.

To the Patrons of Michigan

A large and growing trade is now be-
ing carried on at our co-operative store
in Allegan, and under the manage-
ment of Bro. A. Stegeman, is rapidly
gaining a reputation not excelled, if
equalled, by any other store in the
State; and for this success we are great-
ly indebted to him for his zeal and un-
tiring energy in managing its business
transactions. Therefore, to offer these

facilities to all Patrons wishing to pur- _

chase through our Agency, the Execu-
tive Committee of the Co-operative As-
sociation have made such arrangements
that our agent will ﬁll orders for goods
from all parts of the State.

For further information, address A.
Stegeman, Allegan, Mich.

J. S. BIDWELL,
Sec. of ,C. A. of P. of H.

GRANGES or any one in want of the
“ Patrons’ Song Book ” can be supplied
by sending to the Secretary’s office. A
new supply has just been received.
Price, $1.80 per dozen ; ‘single copies, 20
cents, postage paid.

 
G-RANGE VISITOR.

7

 
§atIit:3’ ilrpaumrnt.

  
THE SCALE MAN AND THE
GRANGERS.

READ BEFORE BOWEN CENTER GRANGE.

I usually keep silent,
And would perhaps to-night,
But I'd like to speak of something
Which of late has come to light.
I think you’ll feel an interest
In what I have to say,
As it is about the scale man
Who came along our way.

It was sometime in December-
’ I can’t recall the date-

When a. scale man. with two Grangers,
Reined his team up to our gate.

He jumped out of the wagon,
And his horses ﬁrmly tied,

Then walked up to the door,
With a Granger on each side.

They asked for Mr. Crumback.
“ He’s in the woods," I said,
They said they'd go and ﬁnd him.
‘And the scale man went ahead.
They found him felling trees,
As of course I knew they would.
They said, “ How ard you, Mr. Crumback.”
He said, “ My health is good."

He then looked at the stranger
As though he’d like to know his name,
And which way he was traveling,
Also from whence he came.
The Grangensaid, “ ‘Tis Mr. Hix,
He's selling platform scales,
He asked us to ride out with him,
And help him make his sales.

As we were not very busy,
And the day was damp and wet,
We thought we'd ride around this way,
Perhaps you'd buy a set,”
And while these brothers talked,
There stood the swindling ranger,
Thinking how to set a trap
To catch another Granger.

With a look so full of sympathy,

The fellow then did say.
“ Why Crumback, you ought not to work

On such a stormy day ;

The snow-ﬂakes they are falling,
The howling winds db roar,-

Let us seek a shelter from the storm
Inside your cottage door.

My team is hitched out near your gate,

’ My wagons loaded down

With scales, like those which I have sold
To men all over town.

I’ve traveled, too, through Boston,
Where I have made many sales,

And all to whom I’ve sold them,
Pronounce them standard scales.

I wish you’d go and look at them,
I have a good supply,
And if they do not suit you,
You are not compelled to buy.
If you'll go to the house
_I will, with your permission,
Take a. set within your barn,
And place them in position.

I am of the opinion
That my husband is no shirk,
But somehow he seemed willing
That day to leave his work.
He said it was injurious
To work in stormy weather.
80 the scale man and the Grangers
Came to the house together.

Tne scales were taken to the barn,
And set up trim and neat ;

And everything they found was weighed,
To make the thing complete.

The Graugers weighed each other-—
And it really did seem funny,

The scale man even showed the Granger:
How to weigh their money.

Then Grumback asked them to come in,
As it was nearly noon,

And told them to be seated,
Dinner would be ready soon.

The scale man sat quite near the stove,
And said ’twas rather cold.

- I knew then that he meant to stay

Until the scales weres old.

I was preparing dinner, and the moments
Swiftly lied, and I hadn’t time
To listen to one-half the fellow said.
But the Grangers all sat near him
When he began to tell
How quickly platform scales,
He everywhere could sell.

How every man who bought them
We: fully satisﬁed, _
Though every other kind of scale
Before them had been tried.
1- W e’ve  all other scales,” he said,
ﬂmndrput them to the test,
I .'

And ﬁnd in every instance
The Ho we scales are the best."

His tongue ran like a wind-mill,
While trying to explain [weight,

How. those Lowell men would cheat in
Each time they bought our grain.

Then Crumback said he’d always meant
The platform scales to buy,

But told the fellow that he thought
The price was rather high.

We sell them at one price,” said he,
“ Of course we cannot change.

I have sold seven set,” he said,
“ To members of your Grange.”

And he tried to look so honest,
As his head one side be tossed,

And said “ Why, gentlemen, I'm selling
You those scales at cost.”

He ﬁnished up his story,
And expectantly did wait
To see another Granger
Nibble at the bait.
My husband came out where I was,
With smiles upon his face, [scales
And said, “ Wife, would you buy those
If you were in my place.”

He said “ I need them on the farm,
And think I’ll nothing lose,"

I knew he meant to buy them,
So I said, “ Do as you choose.”

He told the fellow then at once,
That he would take a set.

‘ You’ll bring the other weights,” said he,

Be sure you don’t forget.”

The agent said, “ I've weights to bring
To other men in town,
And I will bring the weights to you
Next week when I come 'round.”
Weeks lengthened into months,
And yet no scale man did appear.
The Grrangers said among themselves,
“ We’re badly sold, I fear."

That scale man was a rascal,
And I think that you or I,
For twenty-three dollars
Those platform scales could buy.
I heard in town the other day
That was the outside cost.
If that is true, each Granger
Near about ten dollars lost.

Of course, we'll hate to own it,
But before that fellow Went
He took from us eighty dollars,
If he took one single cent.
But the best part of the story
I think has not been told,
When the worthy brothers found
> How badly they were sold.

They talked the matter over,
And one of them did say,

I hate to have the sisters know,
We're swindled in this way,

And I think two of the sisters,
Would not have known a word,

Had not a little Granger stood by
And over-heard.

He ran home to his mamma,
And said, “ Ma, we’s ‘badly beat,’
I heart papa and Crumback say so
Right out there in the street.
Crumback said, ‘ We’ll keep this
Matter as quiet as we can ;
But I never was so swindled,
Never since the age of man,

If I would escape much ridicule,
And lessen words of strife,
I’ll keep this matter secret,
Especially from my wife.
To this the Overseer agreed,
And said “ his wife mistrusted
That the scale man was a swindler,
And ought not to be trusted.”

But you see the truth was brought to light,
Thanks to the little Granger,

Who told us how our husbands
Were cheated by this stranger.

Now, in conclusion, we would say,
To these two worthy brothers,_

That they both have our sympathy,
As also have the others.

in

But if seven of the sisters
Had been cheated in this way

The brothers would have talked of it
Until their dying day.

You know they feel in duty bound,
To rail at much we do,

And if we let a peddler call,
They are always in a stew

For fear we will get cheated,
At least they tell us so,
And they say that not one penny
To those middlemen should go.
But they say the sisters will be
Imposed upon forever
By peddlers and agents,
Who always seem so clever.

But we dilfer in opinion,
And of late I have been thinking
The sisters are the very ones

To keep the Grange from sinking.
But we’ll not forsake the brothers
In this trying hour-
No, well stand by them bravely,
And do all in our power
To make them better Patrons,
And help them brave it through,
As every worthy Matron
Feels in duty bound to do.
And ere I close I’d like to say
To every honest Granger,
If the scales are still upon your eyes,
And you’re cheated by a stranger,
If you would be good and happy
The remainder of your life,
Never keep a secret of this kind from your
wife.

The State House of Correction at Ionla.

HOWELL, May 18th, 1880.

This institution is suitated one and
one-half miles west of the city of Ionia,
upon an elevated site, commanding a
magniﬁcent view of the country for
miles around.

The buildings are made of brick and
iron,and are handsome and imposing
in appearance.

They are heated by steam, and are
supplied with pure water, forced into
an enormous reservoir from a spring
upon the grounds.

Beautiful drives,graveled walks, grass
and ﬂower plats, rare plants and foun-
tains, combine to make the spot attract-
ive and pleasant.

The prison buildings are enclosed by
a. brick wall, eighteen feet in height,
surmounted by an iron railing three
feet high. Armed sentinels are con-
stantly pacing this wall during work
hours. ,

One hundred and ﬁfty men are con-
tracted to C. H. Fargo & Co., who em-
ploy the same in the manufacture of
boots and shoes.‘ The remainder of the
convicts are employed in farm work,
ornamenting the grounds, and in neces-
sary work attendant upon such an insti-
tution.

The whole manual labor is performed
by the inmates, including soap-making,
cleaning, sweeping, washing, baking,
cooking, beside the manufacture of
clothing for the prisoners. Perfect or-
der and cleanliness pervade the whole
establishment.

In the spacious dining-room, where
the Board of Managers and oﬂicers of
the institution take their meals, inno-
cent-looking boys, in white sacks and
aprons, serve as waiters, and perform
their duties with all the ease and elac-
rity of trained servants, at first-class
hotels, and the style of cooking, I am
sure. would satisfy the taste of an epi-
cure.

The Board consists of three members,
appointed by the Governor. Hon.
Hampton Rich, of Ionia, chairman;
Bros. VVestbrook Divine, of Greenville,
and Thos. F. Moore, of Adrian.

The number of acres originally con-
nected with the institution was 53, 13
of which are enclosed by the prison
walls.

At the suggestion of Bro. Moore, the
Board decided to discharge the work-
men employed in the erection of the
buildings, to whom they were paying
great wages, and to hire two skilled
mechanics, and employ the convicts in
the completion of the buildings.

Two sections of shops, two wings of
cells, including masonry and carpentry
work, and the whole of the outside
prison wall, was built entirely by con-
victs—thus saving to the State $15,000,
of the only appropriation made by the
Legislature for the whole work. From
this surplus, one hundred acres of land
were purchased, and a balance left to
be returned into the State Treasury.

I think it would be for the beneﬁt of
tax-payers often, if officers of other
prisons, and some in our own State
even, would take a few lessons in
economy of this Board.

This institution wasestablished by
the State for a two-fold purpose——cor-
rection and reform.

The reformatory measures have been
remarkably successful. The Chaplain,
Rev. Mr. Cornell, of Ionia, and his
excellent wife, are untiring in their
labors of 1o_ve among the prisoners.

There are at present nearly, 400 in-
mates, 100' of whom attend Sabbath-
school and prayer-meeting voluntarily.
All are compelled to attend chapel
service.

The religious interest for the past
year has been very marked. At an
early date the labors of the Chaplain,
and those associated with him in his
work, were very much crippled for
want of sympathy and ‘encouragment
in their work, but the most skeptical
‘are now convinced that much has been
and can be done towards the thorough
reformation of the convicts. One
thousand men have been discharged.
Of this number many have gone out
into society honest Christian men ; but
few have been the second time com-
mitted to prison. The character and
inﬂuence of this institution, aswell as
similar ones in our State, demand our
attention.

It is for the interest and self-protec-
tion of the people of Michigan that
there should exist, not only places of
correction and confinement, but that
the thousands discharged in future
years may be improved in character
and morals—thus securing greater safe-
ty to our property and lives, and re-
moving, in a measure, the contamina-
tion of vice from our own precious
boys.

We, as a class of farmers, are too apt
to plod on in the same old way, our
minds becoming dwarfed in the all
absorbing idea of work and wealth,
hoarding up an inheritance for our
children, which may prove to them a
curse, unmindful of the fact that they
are quite likely to go with the tide, and
that only by 3. reform, politically and
socially, can we hope that the future
generation may be better than the_pres-
ent one. '

That the farmers of Michigan may
arise in the might of their manhood,
and see to it that true, honest men are
put in places of trust in every official
department, should be the wish and
aim of all good Patrons.

Miss. W. K. SEXTON.

Howell, May 18th, 1880.

Educated Women.

An essay by Mrs. M. D. Bruen, read
before Dexter Grange, May 5th, 1880:

From the oft repeated phrase, “I
wish to be excused,” or, “I don’t
know how to write,” I was led to
write a short essay upon the diﬂicence
or extreme modesty of women. Every
woman should be ﬁtted to take her
part in active life. Educated women
have a wide sphere. There is, indeed,
some discussion as to its exact bounds.
Some have doubts as to the legitimate
functions of an educated woman for
the pulpit. '

But whatever may be decided in
regard to the pulpit, there is a ﬁeld
where educated women are in demand,
and that is at home. The educated
woman is the best wife, the best
mother, the best house-keeper, and the
best economist. She needs to be
trained in the principles of house-keep-
ing, as well as in book theories. The
coming man could well afford to pay
for 8. full training for their future wives
merely for the greater good they
would receive from them, A few
years of study are well invested, if for
nothing more that to be able to answer
9. thousand questions which curious
youngsters will ask.

For a practical education I know of
no better place than the Grange, as it
has discussions upon all topics per-
taining to house-keeping, and besides
the subject of farming is widely dis-
cussed, in which the majority of mar-
ried women upon the farm are more or
less interested.

The husbandman will be i—Jl.‘e grati-
ﬁed to know his wife understands him,
when he tells the wheat, oats, and
barley are ready for the sickle, and
preparations must be made for the’
harvest, and she knows just What and
how the arrangements are to be made
for securing the crop; and when the
men are called from the plow in

defence of their country, ’tis well if
the women know how to devote their
time and energy to keep down debauch-
ery and misiule, which will eventually
obtain an element in the society or
surroundings in which she resides.

The discovery of the American con-
tinent is due to Columbus, yet it should
not be forgotten that his patron was an
educated women. The inﬂuence and
countenance of a woman sustained and
encouraged the great navigator,_ when
his novel experiment was regarded
with coldness and disfavor by all others.
and had been rejected and denounced
by wise men and mighty kings.

I think we as Patrons of Husbandry
should inculcate the principles of edu-
cation, and the practice of it, more
than we do. I know there is a large
number whose minds are settled on the
subject of education. and yet we know
there is a large class who seem to have
no taste or inclination for educational
pursuits. Many a woman can point to
positions of proﬁt and trust which they
might have ﬁlled if they had been
prepared to take them.

Many parents labor hard and live
sparingly all their lives for the purpose
of leaving enough to give their
children astart in life, as it is called.
I think the better way is to give your
children a. sound education, and you
have done enough. Let them accum-
ulate their property as best they may.

Dexter Grange, No. 351.

Can We Spare Patrons?

_ Can we spare men of the Grange;
Patrons who have been tried, and
found true to our cause; men who
have devoted their time, talents, and
strength for the promotion and welfare
of our Order, and whose efforts have
proved most valuable, can we spare
them to ﬁll oﬁices in our Government?
Why not? Not that I do not realize
how much the Grange would miss
them should they be called from their
positions in National, State, and Po-
mona,— yes, in the Subordinate
Grange, to ﬁll places in legislative
halls. .

But can the lzirmers of Michigan, of
this great agricultural land, afford to
keep these able-minded brothers where
they can only tell us what ought, and
must be done, and give them no legal
power to do it.

In the VISIOR of May 15th, I under-
stood a brother to say that public posi-
tions will unﬁt our leaders for our use!
It is true they could not devote
their time and energies directly to our
Order, as they have done, but could
they be of no use? They would not be
sworn to forget the noble precepts of our
Order, and Bros. VVOodman, Whitney,
Childs, Cobb, and a long list of other
brothers, are not men to be contami-
nated by the webs of political life.
They would not be the members of
committees to make light of our wants.

If they were members of Congress,
would they not be of much use to us by
assisting Commissioner Le Due to ad-
vance and promote the Agricultural
Department‘? If they were members
of the Legislature of Michigan, would
they not labor for our interest? would
they not strive to advance our Agri-
cultural College? would they have
turned a deaf ear to the petitions of the
farmers of this State to make that
College available to their daughters?
Ithink not. They are men who can
comprehend what a lasting beneﬁt it
will be to our nation to have thorough,
practically educated women. We can
spare Patrons to look after our affairs.
It is our duty, fdr what legal right
have ‘we to expect others to mind our
business for us.

Trowbridge, May 24th.

A QUAINT writer says : “ I have seen
women so delicate that they were afraid
to ride a horse, for fear of the horse’s
running away; afraid to sail, for fear
the boat might upset; afraid to walk,
for fear they might fall: but I have
never seen om’; afraid to be married,
which is far more riskful than all the
others put together.”


TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

 
TIIE REAPEII. DEATH.

The following verses were written in memory
of Stephen D. Hall, whose obituary was print-
ed in the VIsIToE of May 15th.

Near eighty years have traced their rounds,

Since first the light of day
Shone on a gentle baby boy,
Destined to tread life's way.

He was not born to fortune great ;
No title marked his name,

And history's page was not to be
A record of his fame.

While time moved on with ﬂeeting wing,
This child to manhood grew :

Trained in the school that duty taught,
He learned the good and true;

He learned that heroes of true worth
Are those who bravely toil,

Not they who filch what others earn,
And triumph on the spoil.

He did not look with timid eye
And sadness in his heart_

Upon the endless work of life,
And try to shrink his part ;

But steeped in sweat his noble brow,
And bent his sinewy arm ;

Subdued the forest, ﬂowered the ﬁelds,
And won a home and farm.

A patient tiller of the soil
By fortune and by birth,

The bounties that supplied his wants
He drew from kindred earth.

And with fair nature did commune,
Regaled his working hours

With beauties of the changing year.
The forests, ﬁelds, and ﬂowers.

No ﬁerce ambition urged him on
To be what he was not ;

He walked the humble way of life,
Contented with his lot-

Yet felt the peer of many man,
That on the footstoohtrod,

And based his claim on honest toil,
His conscience, and his God.

A neighbor kind, a faithful friend,
A husband, father, all,

On life's broad stage he acted well
Each part both great and small.

Where truth and right stood side by side,
’Twas there he took his stand,

And crossed not the forbidden line
To wrong his fellow man.

In habit simple as a child,
No dissipated ways

To haunt the memory of his past,
With ghosts of ill—spent days.

He was no slave to that vile weed
That shrinks the heart and brain,

And on his soul the curse of drink
Left no degrading stain.

A member of our iioble band,
A patron tried and true,

He learned the lessons that we prize,
And loved to teach them too ',

E’en when the shadows dark and drear
Of death, came o'er his sight.

He murmured, in soft accents low.
My Granger friends, good night.

He: made his last salute to us,
E’er the command was given

For him to cross the misty deep,
That lies ’twixt here and heaven ;

And we who gather here by times,
Will miss him from our Grange,

Like some we miss who went before,
To take the ﬁnal change.

Thus, brothers, sisters, all must go,
At touch of death’s cold hand,

And link by link the chain be broke
That binds our allied band.

But on a dim, far distant shore,
Beyond a charmless sea-—

Perhaps we’ll meet together there,
And take our last degree.

THOMAS.—-Died, at his residence in Bush-
nell, on the 25th of April, 1830, Bro. Robert
Thomas, in the 50th year of his age. Brother
Thomas was a charter member of Bushnell
Grange, No. 437, which passed the following

on his death:

W IIEBEAS, It has pleased our Divine Master
of the Universe to remove from our Order our
beloved brother, whom we have long been as-
sociated with, we bow with humble submission,
realizing that sooner or later we too must pass
away; therefore, _

Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Thomas
this Grange has lost a worthy member and a
true friend to the Order. _“ We will miss him,”
though his seat is vacant in the hall. yet his
memo will be cherished.

Resdlimd, That the members of this Grange,
in memory of their departed brother and as
evidence of our sympathy with the bereaved
relatives in this their sorrow, drape our charter
in mourning for sixty days. . »

Rnohmj, That a copy of these resolutions be

resented to the family of the deceased, and a
copy furnished the Visiroiz for publication.

W. Hor,
J. V. MINIEB,
Committee.

DECAMp__Died, at Muliue, Mich., Feb. 28,
1880' sister Marion W. Decamp. .

Molina Grange has lost one of its best. edu-
cated and most inﬂuential lady members in the
den’: at sight ])e_Camp. She died a martyr to

'0 I1. miuign, yielding life for life. Oh!

"0' _d an news that came so suddenly upon
H; ho. our heart!

-=-.-W

bled, ached, and waited if
the "part might be not true -but all

in vain.
ed, when we all felt to mourn and mingle our
tears with the bereaved; and although we can
not restore the lost, we can by this, and other
expressions of sympathy, show to them that we
fain would hear a part of the burden which
falls so heavily on husband, father, mother and

The last sad rites had to be perform-

fainily- E. N. BATEs, Lec.

ANDERSON. -Died, at Ronald, Mich., April
12th. 1880, Henry B. Anderson, aged 48 years.

WIIEEEAS, In the providence of the Great
Master above, death has taken from our midst
our Brother Henry B. Anderson, an earnest
and worthy member of Ronald Grange, No.
192; therefore.

Resolved, That b the decease of our brother
the Grange is called upon to deplore the loss of
one whose heart and hand were ever ready in
every good work ; our sister has lost a devoted
husband, their children a kind father, and the
community an estimable citizen.

Resolved, That as a token of our heartfelt
sympathy with the bereaved family, and re-
spect for our departed brother, our charter be
draped in mourning, and that members wear
badges of mourning for a period of thirty days.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
presented to the family of the deceased, enter-
ed upon the records of this Grange, and be
forwarded to the GRANGE V1sIToic for publi-
cation.

Brother, rest from sin and sorrow :

Death is o'er and life is won ;
On thy slumber breaks no morrow-—
Rest! thine earthly work is done. a

W. S. PHILLIPS,

B H. PRESTON,

Mas. J. L. FowLE,
Committee.

TAYLOR.-—Died, at her residence in Keene,
Ionia County, Micli., April 24th, 1880, after an
illness of only a few days, Mrs. Elida Taylor, a
member of Keene Grange, No. 270, in the 26th
year of her age.

WHEREAS, The angel of death has paused
once again at our wicket and summoned a fair
young sister : therefore,

Resolved, That in her death we are again re-
minded of the frailty of life, and that it be-
comes us to be diligent, doing our liie-work
cheerfully and well.

Resolved, That we tender our sincere and
loving sympathy to the doubly bereaved family,
and can only remind the sorrowing husband
and father of little Jessie who followed her
mother to the better land ﬁve days later, that
“earth has no sorrow that heaven can not
heal.”

Resolved, That as a token of our respect for
our departed sister, the charter of our Grange
be-draped in mourning for sixty days, and that
these resolutions be spread upon the Grange
records and offered to the Lowell Journal and
GEANGE Visiroa for publication.

Mas. N. C. CREAGEB,

Mas. MARIETA SAYLES,

Mas. S. R. MooN,
Committee.

BENTON.-— Died, at the residence of her
her father, March 8th, 1880, at the age of 27
years, Miss Cynthia Benton, a member of Bron-
son Grange, No. 91.

WHEREAS, It has pleased our Divine Master
to call from earth to heaven our beloved sister,
we would acknowledge that there must be a
smiling Providence, although it may seem to
us a frowning face; therefore,

Resolved, That while we thus recognize the
just hand of a loving Father, we must also ex-
press our sorrow in l0Sl1)g'b0 worthy a mem-
ber of our Order; one ever devoted to the
principles of our Order, ever ready to lend a
helping hand, and foremost in deeds of charity.

Resolved, That our Grange, in manifestation
of its respect for our VVorthy L. A. S., and our
condolence with the bereaved relatives in this
their hour of sorrow, do drape our charter in
mourning for the period of ninety days.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
inscribed on our records, a copy sent to the
mourning family, and also to the GRANGE Vis-
ITOR for publication. STEPHEN REED,

NANCY REED,
Mas. S. H. RAWSON.
Committee.

HANCHETT.——Died, at Bushnell, Michigan,
April 8th, 1880, Bro. Irwin Hanchett, in the
22d year of his age.

Bro. Hanchett was a worthy member of
Bushnell Grange, No. 437. By»this dispensa-
tion we are again reminded of the uncertainty
of life.

Though in the morning of life, he was sud-
denly called to separate from the Order, friends
and companions here below ; therefore,

Resolved, That this Grange, in manifestation
of respect for our departed brother, and our
condolence with the bereaved relatives and
friends of the deceased in this their hour of
sorrow, drape our “Charter” in mourning for
sixty days. and that these resolutions be re-
corded in the record of this Grange; and that
a copy be furnished the GRANGE VIsITon for

publication. v R. W. Hov,
J. V. MINIEI2.
Committee.

RICHMOND. —- At a meeting of Howell
Grange, N o. 90, held at Grange Hall, May 15th,
the following resolutions were adopted :

WHEREAS, Death has again invaded the
peaceful precincts of our Grange and we are
called to mourn the death of our worthy Bro.
Tracy R. Richmond, therefore,

Resolved, That the members of this Grange
offer their heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved
family and friends in this their sad bereave-
ment.

Resolved, That while we deplore our loss, we
humbly bow in submission, acknowledging the
hand of our Great Creator.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the bereaved family and also to the
GRANGE VISITOR for publication.

Resolved, That our charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days. C. A. PHILLIPS,

Mas. C. K. SExToN,
W. K SExToN,
Committee.

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