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INDEX ro THIS NUMBER.

The Devil and the Lawyers—The New Eng-
land Farmers’ Meetings’—Tlie Election of
Delegates to the State Grange ——The_ Fall
Election and the Farmers’ Opportunity -
Notice of Meetings—Welcome, . . . . . . . . . . . 1

We Are Coming, O America-—Profits_. ‘of the
Farm, Factor and Professioi_is—Politics_and
the Grange— he Order in Ohio—-A Michigan
Spring Bed Swindler, 2

White Leghorn Fowls—-Do we Mean Business ?
From Vermont—Resolution of Thanks—Wil1
we, or Will we Not ?—A_n Appeal--Another
Good Time-—-Grange Fair—Two D_ay§—Va!1
Buren Co Grange—A Successful Picnic. . 3

General Notice—Secretaries, Take Notice——
The Michigan Homestead and Politics. . , 4

By-Laws of the Michigan State Grange—Quar-
terly Reports and < ‘.-'..c'.' Blai : - Faimers
Institutcs—-Excessive Transport ion Rates-
Program of Shiawassee County Conven-
tion, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Tired Hands—Grandpafs Barn—A‘ Visitto Y‘P-
silanti Grange———Please, May I Speak f—-Se.f-

Culture — Thanks to the Sisters — What our

 

 

Editorial Room Looks Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
An open Letter—Grange Interest and Influ-
ence—The Reaper Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Our Rulers—Advertisements, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Officers National Grange.

M.ss'raa—J. J. WOODMAN, Michigan. _
Ovnnssna-— PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
Lacrmi.aa—HENRY ESHBAUGH, Mo.
S:raw.Lnn—A. J. VAUGHN. Miss-

Assi-. S'rawsia.n—WI.LLIAM SIMS, Kansas.
CH.LPLAIN—S. H. ELLIS, Ohio.
TB.EAEUEEB.—F. M. MoDOWELL, N.,Y.
Snoaars.s.r—Wm. M. IRELAND,Wasli _ton,D.C.
GATE-K.EEPEE—-O. DINWIDDIE, Indiana.
Cnaas—-Mas. J. J. WOODMAN, Mich. _ _
Pouoin—Mns. PUT. DARDEIV. MISSISSIPPI-
FI.onA—Mas. J. W. NICHOLS. N. J.

LADY AESTIBTANT STEWARD—MRS. WILLIAM

SIMS, Kansas.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :

D. Wrsrr AKIN, So. Carolina; H. J urns, Ind.;
W. G. Warns, New York.

Oflicers Michigan State Grange.

M.—J. J. WOODMAN. - - Paw PW-

O.—THOS. F. MOORE, - - - Adrian-
L.—C. L. WHITNEY, - - Muskegom
s.—-_s. A. TOOKER, - - - Lansing-
A. S.—A. E. GREEN, - - Farmmstom

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

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

(s}l.flK.—A. N. WOODRUFF, - Watervliet.

CnnaI.—Mn.s. C. L. WHITNEY, Muskegon.

Poxoiu—Mas. G. W. EWING, Ross, Kent Co.
FI.0B.A——MBE. J. J. WOODMAN, Paw Paw.
L. A. S.—Mns. A. E. GREEN. Farmington.

Executive Committee.

J. WEBSTER GHILDS, Chairman, Ypsilanti.
1". M. HOLLOWAY, - - H11l5dB-le-
c_ G_ LUCE, - - Gilead, Branch Co.
WESTBROOK DIVINE, Balding, Ionia Co.
THOMAS MARS. Bei-rien Center, Ber-rien Co.
WK. SATTERLEE, Birmingham, Oakland Co.
.1’, Q. A. BURRINGTON. Tuscola, Tuscola Co.
I. J. WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Oflicio.

General DOPE!!!-

G.L.WEITNEY, - - - Miiskesoin

‘sta;e Business Agents,

GEO.W.H1LL a co. - -
rnoigas MASON. - - -

Detroit.
Chicago.

Special Lecturers.

. F. Moore, .... . .Adrian,. . . . .Lenawee Co
. W, Woodward. .Shelby.

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. . . . . . .Oceana. Co
, G, Hgrringtom. . .Four I‘owns,. .Oakland Co
Stevens, ...... . .Pe ,... . Shiawassee Co
. Brown, . . . .Bawson ' e, . .Washtenaw Co
’ drew Gunpbell...YpBilI-l1fi.-- “ "
. 8. Steele" .Honroe Centre.. .Gr.Trav’s

1 Nickle; .'..Adi-ian.. . .Lenawee “

 

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THE DEVIL AND run LAWYERS.

The devil came up to the earth one day.

And into a court-house he wended his way,
Just as the attorney, with a very_grav_e face,
Was proceeding to argue the points in a case.

Now a lawyer his devilship never had seen,
For to his dominions none ever had been ;
And he felt very curious the reason to know
Why none had been sent to the region below.

’Twas the fault of his agents, his majesty tho’t,
Why none of these sharpers had ever been
caught ; _
And for his own pleasure he had a desire
To come to the earth and reason inquire.

Well, the lawyer who rose with visage so grave,
Made out his opponent a consummate knave ;
And the devil was really greatly amused

To hear the attorney so aptly abused.

As soon as the first speaker had come to a close,
The attorney opposing him fiercely arose,

And heaped such abuse on the head of the first,
As made him a villain of all men the worst.

Thus they quarrelled, contended and argued so
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’Twas hitrd to determine the one who was

wrong;
And concluding he'd heard quite enough of the
ins

Old Nick turned away and soliloquized thus:

“ If all they have said of each other be true,
The devil has surely been robbed of his due.
I'm satisfied now, ’tis all very well-

For these lawyers would ruin the morals of hell.

“ They've puzzled the Court with their villain-
ous cavil,

And I'm free to confess they've muddled the
devil.

Men are all right to let lawyers alone—-

If I had them they'd swindle me out of my
throne.

—Arizomz Bullion.

_@a5t2r’.3 Qepaiztment

The New England Farmers’ Meetings.

Li~:w1sToN JUNCTION, Me., }
Sept. 4th, 1880.

The last ofthe series of farmers’ meet-
ings, appolnted for me in the New Eng-
land States, was held in the large City
Hall of Lewiston to-day, and I am
here, at 6 o‘clock P. M., waiting for the
train from Portland, which I shall take
to Bryant's Pond, and from that point,
by stage, to Rumford, where I expect
to meet Mrs. Woodman, and spend the
Sabbath with friends, and start for home
on Monday.

The first meeting was at Plttsfield,
Mass., on the 5th day of August. I have
visited and attended public meetings
in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine ; have
spoken fourteen times. The meetings
have generally been well attended—tl1e
number present on many occasions
reaching several thousand persons. At
most of these meetings I had the pleas-
ure of meeting the oflicers ofthe State
Granges, Governors and ex-Governors
of States, and other State officials, also
members and ex-members of the State
Legislatures, and ex—members of Con-
gress, aswell as Presidents and Profes-
sors of Colleges, teachers, clergymen,
and many other professional and busi-
ness men, who interested the audiences
with appropriate, well-timed, and stir-
ring speeches, which were listened to
by an intelligent and appreciative pub-
lic. «

I am inclined to think that the meet-
ings have done much to remove the
prejudices, existing in the minds of
many against the Order; and to give
the members a higher appreciation of
its real objects and purposes; but of this
others will be better able tojudge, and
time will fully demonstrate.

I must ask the indulgence of corres-
pondents, who have received no an-
swer to their letters since I left home.
Your letters have followed me, and all
that have been received, which seemed
to require immediate attention, have

been hurriedly answered; and those
which could be deferred, consigned to
my traveling valise, to be answered after
I reach home. My time has been se-
verely taxed, and I have found but lit»
tle time for writing. I will endeavor
to have something more to say about
New England, and the work of the Or-
der hcre, in the next number of the
VISITOR. The train is due, and I will
consign this to the letter box.
Yours fraternally,
J. J. VVOODMAN

The Election of Delegates to the State
Grange.

I desire to call the attention of all
the members of the Order in this State
to the Revised By-Laws of the State
Grange, defining who are members of
the State Grange; also, who of the
members are eligible to be elected as
voting members, and how elected.

It will be seen that “ all Masters and
Past Masters of Subordinate Grangcs,
and their wives are members of the
State Grange,” and would all be voting
members did it not make a body too
large to do legislative work ; hence this
election of“ voting members ” is simp-
ly to select from the “ members of the
State Grange” a certain number to do

. the voting at the State Grange sessions.

N 0 new oflice is created.

This should be well‘ understood by
every Patron, and such members se-
lected to do legislative work for the
Order as possess ability to perform
every duty required of them, and who
have shown by their past work in their
Subordinate Granges, that they are
true Patrons, and worthy the trust.

The Fall Elections and the Farmers’
Opportunity.

For some years so completely have
the political manipulators controlled
our primary elections and nominating
conventions that the substantial, con-
servative elements have had but little
else to do than to vote for the tickets
named by the politicians. This condi-
tion of things has grown so chronic.
through the intrigue and disreputable
practices of those seeking political pref-

erment, or that of their party friends,
that primaries and conventions elicit
but little interest among the class who
have the deepest interest in the State
and Nation, As an excuse for this
apathy, we are told that there is no use
opposing the will of the manipulators,
for either by fair or foul means, they
will, at all hazards, carry their point.
and secure such nominations as they
desire. There has been some excuse
for this condition of things in the past -
for its continuance in the future, at
least, no valid reason can be ofi'ered,
VVhen education was circumscribed,
competent and available men were
scarce. and hence the country looked to
the towns and cities for political lead-
ers. Professional men being usually
the best educated, and by extended ac-
quaintance and unembarrassed social
intercourse have, in consequence. 3,].
most invariably taken the lead in poli-
tics. From the very nature of the law,
it has, in all ages of the world, devel.
oped great and powerful advocates. In
the matter of forms and address, they
have excelled all other men, and hence
have taken the lead in political matters,
and in the legislation of the country.
This accounts for the fact, that while
the lawyers constitute less than one-
fourth of one per cent of our whole
population, they constitute seventy-
seven per cent of the United States
Senate, and seventy-four per cent of
the House of Representatives, or in
other words, the lawyers in the Nation-
al legislaturc are more than equal to
three-fourth of all its members, which
when applied to representation accord-
ing to Dopulation, we find, approxi-
mately, that 100,000 lawyers in the
United States are represented in Con-
gress by 278 members, while 47,000,000

of all other classes are represented by
91 members! That is to say, lawyers
are represented in Congress by one
member for every 3-50 of their aggregate
number, while all other classes are
represented by one member for every
616.000.

The farmers of the Nation are repre-
sented in Congress by two farmers in
the Senate, and twelve in the House of
Representatives, or one representative
for 1.428.000 farmers and producers. In
explanation of this prodigious disparity
in representation, every lawyer and
many excellent and intelligent men
will tell you that lawyers are the proper
timber out of which legislators should
be made. That they, having minds
trained in the legal profession, and
comprehend the proper forms and
terms to be used in law making. We
freely admit that they understand
terms and forms better than the aver-
age of men; but forms and terms are
but the dress in which the substance is
contained. The value of a law depends,
not upon its technical terms and stud-
ied mystification. but upon the equit-
able and philosophical principles upon
which it is founded. A wagon that
has run in the same ruts all winter,
wearing them deeper at every weather
change, finds great difficulty in leaving
them when spring has opened, and dry
weather hr rdened the earth. So with
the minds of professional men, running
in certain grooves so long. They find
it almost impossible to leave their
hobbies, and get on level ground,
whence to view and comprehend the
requirements of the entire country.
We do not join in the cry that all law-
yers are necessarily dishonest, simply
because their profession and the inter-
ests of their clients necessarily leads to
prevaricatinns. We are charitable
enough to believe that all of the absurd
and class legislation, for which the
lawyers are resy.~on;;ible, is due more to
ignorance of the equities in the case
than to dishonest intent. We are con-
scious that it is hazardous, at least in
the presence of legal gentlemen, to say
that there is anything in the range of
human wisdom which a lawyer does
not know; nevertheless, we will ven-
ture to ask any sensible man wherein
the lawyer is likely to know more of
the farm, and the requirements of its
people, than the farmer is likely to
know of the lawyer, and the equitable
requirements of his class? The great
want in our legislative bodies is more
common honesty, and good hard, horse
sense. What class has more of these
qualities than the farther? Then why
should we not have farmers in the State
Legislature and in Congress to repre-
sent the farm interests 1’ Farmers often
grumble about the abuses .of legislative
power, yet do little or nothing to rectify
the evils of which they complain. if
farmers will lay aside their prejiulices,
let the politicians and the party go, and
stand together in support of men for
office who are known to be honest and
identified in interest with them, there
is nothing in the range of reasonable
legislation and reform which they can-
not accomplish.

Then in all matters appertaining to
Congressional action. State legislation,
or local matters, why should not the
farmers of the country act unitedly?
Why should they not select from their
own class representative men? Why
go to the town or city to find a lawyer
or professional politician fora. candidate
when the country is full of better men ‘.7
In selecting members of the Legisla-
ture and Congressmen, why not set
aside party nominations, where they
are not proper ones, and select honest,
hard-fisted farmers, with plenty of good
hard, horse sense. When party nom-
inations are made, and there are com-
plaints about the fitness of the men
selected, the old line politicians declare
that it is the advancement of great
principles, and not men, for which-
they are contending; but verily, great
principles withoutupright men to carry
them out, availeth nothing, for plat-
forms of principle, so called, and unre-
deemed party pledges lie along the line
of national progress like broken reeds
in the wind. A purer and better gov-
ernment of the country can only be
secured by having better and purer
men to make and administer the law.
That we may have better, and purer,
and more comprehensive men in high
places, the better elements of society
must combine to secure it; and the
farmers of the country, having to bear
the greater part of unnecessary State
burdens, should set the example of dis-
pensing with the dead weights which
are loading the country down with em-
barrassnients, by shaking off‘ party al-
together, whenever it stands in the

way of needed reforms.—-— Oal§'form'a.
Patron.

WELCOME.

BY MR5. OSCAR BROWN.

Welcome, thrice welcome, we gladly extend
The hand of a Husbandman. Patron and friend
To you, Worthy Master, of National fame,
The head of an Order deserving the name.

\Ve humbly acknowledge that honor is due,
While proudly extending that honor to you ;

0 may the friendship we form here to-day
Make brighter the sunshine and clearer the way,

Dissolve every doubt we've had heretofore,

Of the mind and the manners, the wisdom and
lore

Of the men and the women where granite is
found,

Where forests, and lakelets and mountains
abound.

The home of your childhood. the land of your
birth,

This spot to you the dearest of any on earth;

’Twas here you were rocked in a cradle of pine:

Thy mother a matron.—that honor was thine.

And here you were taught to read, cipher and
spell,

To wear the first jacket that titted you well.

Vermont has the honor, just here let me state,

Where ’tis best to be born, and then emigrate.

We're told ’tis better to live where they raise
corn.

Men choose where to live, but not to be born.

’Twas the soil of New England that clung to
your feet,

With drink of pure water so sparkling and
sweet,

And the pure mountain air. cold, bracing, and
clear

That taught you in wisdom no tyrant to fear;

Here the motl.‘eri".it nursed and rocked you
to sleep,

Giving strength to the body and bloom to the
cheek;

Faith, mercy and truth loving sisters combined
Taught you the first lesson, gave strength to

your mind ;
And every good Patron this precept will need,
Of faith in his God as he casts in the seed,

While maturing hope the promise that’s given
To all who alike are seeking for heaven
Dispenses his charity, hoards not his gold,

But gives of his substance to all in the fold.

Fidelity, yes we can proudly lay claim

To honest intentions as well as the name.

Thus honoring God in the act, word, or deed
While gleaning the harvest or sowing the seed.

We bring the first fruits of our toil and our
care

To the Order of Patrons, hoping to share

In the blessings of friendship honest and true,

While giving a welcome, dear brother. to you.

We wish you to feel, as you journey through
life.

And join in debate and mingle in strife,

That our hearts are beating for you in your
need,

And in extending this welcome we wish you
God-speed.

Our Order embraces the strength of the land;
Go carry our blessing to all in command;

Go seek out the humble on hillside and plain,
And they'll ring the echo of welcome again.

And now, Worthy Brother, wherever you roam,

Remember your birth place shall be your
home

If ever in darkness, or danger. or want,

You’ll come to your brothers who live in Ver-
inont.

Green Mountain Grange, No. 1, St. Johns-
bury, Vt_

Notice of Meeting.

Hall of GROVELAND GRANGE.
September 9th. 1880.

Please announce in your paper that
Groveland Grange, No. 443. will hold
their fourth annual picnic on Tuesday,

Oct. 5th. Each and every one are cor-
dially invited Lo attend. We have a

large ball, plenty of stabling for teams.
and warm hearts to welcome you all.

Fill your baskets, and help us to
make our fourth reunion aday to be

long remembered. Good speakers will
be in attendance,and Groveland Grange
will furnish music.
Fraternally yours,
ELMER. E. Hausrsn, See.

 


  

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TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

WE ARE COMING-,0 AMERICA!

BY ROBETTA L. SUTTON.

Air : — Six Hundred Tbouaand More.
We are coming, 0 America ! Thy sons are ris-

ing up,

No longer to thy hapless lips shall press the
bitter cup

The sons of Mammon hold for thee, and bid
thee drink and die.

Our hands are on their coward throats !
heard thy bitter cry I

Ob, not in vain, on gory fields, thy sons their
life blood shed,

Their spirits march with us to-day, our true he
roic dead.

A thousand thousand marching men, as swift
we came before,

We are coming, 0 America, to rescue thee, once
more.

We

Thy sons of plenty laugh at thee, and sneer at
thy despair;

“ Give us,” they cry, “ thy golden store, the
jewels in thy hair ! ”

They sit serene and mock thee, though thy eyes
with tears are dim,

And fling thy children to the Wolves of famine,
gaunt and grim.

But toiling millions hear thy prayer, it thrills
each lowly home,

With sinewy arm and loyal soul the sons of la-
bor come !

A thousand thousand marching men, as swift
we came before,

We are coming, 0 America, to rescue thee once
more.

Take heart, take heart, America. ! thy working
millions rise,

Their answering shout hath waked the earth
and rent the bending skies l

The farmer in his furrow hears, and feels his
veins on fire :

The faces in each dusty shop light up with
strange desire ;

From gloomy mine and rattling loom, from wil-
derness and mart,

With nerves of steel and hearts of oak the min-
ute men upstart,

Athuosand thousand marching men, as swift
we came before,

We are coming, 0 America, to rescue thee once
more.

Too dearly bought our liberties, cemented ever-
more

By tears of wasting toil, whose fruit in plenty’s
lap we pou

Amillion voices join the shout and swell the
proud acclaim,

“No foreign gold, no traitor’s bribe, shall buy
the nation’s shame;

N o more; shall labor's agony fill up the spoiler’s
han ,

For even-handed justice shall prevail through-
out the land.”

A thousand thousand marching men, as swift
we came before,

We are coming, 0 America. to rescue thee once
more.

tilinmmunicatinns-.

-<-——L. ,.
Profits of the Farm, Factory and Pro
fessions.

The following essay was read Aug.
16th, before Van Buren Co. Grange, by
A. C. Glidden, of Paw Paw Grange:

This is an age when quick returns
and large _profits are anticipated. An
investment is considered slow that does
not double itself in a ten per cent ratio.
People invest their money in trade
with the expectation of becoming inde-
pendent in ashort time. This feeling
has become so universal, and has taken
such a firm hold of the whole American
people, that it is not strange that farm-
ers have become infatuated with the
idea, and are disquieted with their ap-
parently slow accumulations.

Nature does not become tired of the
slowness of its operations, and abides
its time. The seed drops to the earth
and awaits the slow covering which
chance winds may bring along or frosts
may upheave. The germ of a mighty
growth may be hidden within, but it
does not become impatient; Nature’s
forces are active upon and within it;
the whole season’s round must perform
each its mission ere the outer covering
be broken and the blades appear.

Man's invention would try to crack
the shell by steam, and force the growth
of the germ with a new patent concen-
trative active gas. The stem would be
supported and the twigs sustained by
an application of a patent starch sup-_
porter; and the growth stimulated by
some new energizing balm. Tree and
plant would become a wonder in ap-
pearance. The roots would be weak-
lings, but they would be covered from
sight by the earth. The sap would be
insufficient and innutritious, but that
would be unimportant, because unseen.
The wonderful growth would catch the
eye, and that is what all this stimulus
is for. But this unnatural growth may
stand in the track of a tornado, or a
blizzard may come down from the
north, and down goes plant and tree.

V inevitably.

Cannot the dissatisfied farmer learn
a lesson from this. The expectation of

sudden wealth is analagous. These
farmers are through planting, undoubt-
edly; when they finished, they did not
lean on their hoes and wait to see the
ground crack and the blade appear, nor
will they go home in the expectation of
gathering the ripened grain. The man
who plants a tree does not take a basket
along-to gather the fruit; nor will he
Who casts his bread upon the waters
expect the next wind to be favorable to
waft it immediately back, “ but after
many days,” says the Scriptures.

I shall attempt to show that the
profits of the farmer are sure, although
slow, as compared with prevalent opin-
ion. In all classes of trade. the profit
must be only the money received above
the investment. The profit to the farin-
er comes largely in the conveniences
for which the tradesman must pay for
from his profit. For example: A. and
B. have each $10,000 to invest for a live-
lihood. A. invests his money in trade,
including bgildings and appurtenances.
B. invests his in an improved farm, in-
cluding buildings, teams, and tools.
Each lives according to his station ; A.
as a tradesman, B. as a farmer. They
are both men of society, and pay as
they go. At the end of a year, A. has
turned his money twice, at an average
of ten per cent, and his books show $2,-
000 received, and his stock inventories
the same as at the beginning of the
year. B. has received, in cash, but $1,-
000. If we go no further than to show
the cash received, then the farmer may
justly feel that his avocation is not a
paying one, as compared with others.
But let us examine a little as to where
this profit must go towards a living.
A. must rent a house, and furnish it to
correspond with his station. He must
either buy a horse and carriage or rent
one, to enable him to have the conve-
niences of his farmer friend. His bills
for meat, vegetables, flour, fruit, butter,
milk, eggs, and the thousand and one
delicacies from the garden, must be paid
for from the profits of the trade. The
importunities for money for charitable
and benevolent objects are tenfold those
of the farmer, and when these bills are
all paid, the balance of the profits will
not be very burdensome to handle, and
will not out-weigh the farmers’ purse.
What is left may be added to his in-
vestment, and can be counted so as to
know exactly where it is.

B. has added some improvements to
the farm, during the year, that may
bring a large return in after years, but
does not represent money.’ This is
where farmers are fogged. They look
only at the money received by the
tradesman, and compare that with
their own receipts, and grumble at the
diiference. The farmer who perma-
nently improves his soil, so as to raise
25 per cent more than any previous
year, has added to his investment an
amount which the increase represents
in interest at 7 per cent. All live farm-
ers are continually making such im-
provements—waste lands are reclaimed,
lowlands are und-erdrained, impover-
ished lands are renovated with ma-
nures. All such improvements are
bonajide additions to his investment,
as much as though he had bought more
land, or invested his surplus in Govern-
ment bonds.

There is an Independence of char-
acter to be obtained in farming
which is not estimated in dollars and
cents. The tradesmen must look placid
when he feels like kicking a customer,
to act as he feels would drive away cus-
tom, and you will find your most suc-
cessful tradesman assenting to all you
say, and taking your opinions as law
in everything——outside the marks on
his goods. They are continually under
restraint, or polite indifference. The
farmer’s growth in material prosperity
is like a healthy growing plant. _It
makes no sudden leaps toward perfec-
tion, but gradually draws the elements
of growth from the soil, and becomes a
perfect plant by scarcely perceptible ad-
ditions.

Then, ascompared with trade, it is
safe ; no devastating fires can wipe out

our investment in an hour. There is
no incentive to rash speculation that
may lead to disaster. So let us, with
what we have and are, be content.

“ No dread of toil have we, or ours,
We know our worth, we know our powers,
The more we work, the more we win.
Success to trade l
Success to spade I
And to the corn that's coming in,
And joy to him who o'er his task,
Remembers toil is Nature's plan ;
Who, working, thinks,
And never sinks
His independence as a man.”

Politics and the Grange.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

I was requested, by a friend, a short
time ago, to say something in the VIS-
ITOR about politics.

Now. while I am never at aloss to
define my position as to any political
question that comes up for discussion
—yet the discussion of any of these
questions in a neutral paper is quite
different, and indeed a very delicate
thing to do.

Of course it will never do in such a
paper, no matter how firm our convic-
tions, to say that this platform is
right, or that resolution, of any one of
the political parties, is wrong. Should
we do so, we could not help arousing
party prejudices, which would, in the
end, defeat that harmonious action on
greater and broader principles of life
than enter into the considerations of
those platform makers at the political
conventions; hence I believe it is for
the best interest of the VISITOR and of
the Grange, and of the country, that
the discussion of partisan questions in
the VISITOR, or in the Grange, be
avoided; for we can hardly touch these
much agitated questions with a quiet
pulse, and hence are liable to give of-
fence.

But, now that the nominating con-
ventions are mostly over, there are
some things we may, as Grangers, talk
about with propriety.

We can discuss men whom we know,
andjudge whether, if elected to oflice,
these men will, with integrity and up-
rightness, discharge their entire duty.
For one, I have learned to regard the
men as of more importance than the
platforms, and would much sooner vote
for a good, honest and capable man,
nominated over an objectionable plat-
form, than a bad or incompetent man
on the best of platforms.

The fact is, these platforms don’t
mean much after all. For the last two
Presidential elections, there has been
but little difference in the Republican
or Democratic platforms, and yet we are
told by the politicians that on the suc-
cess of this or that party, depends the
safety of the country. We have heard
this so often that we ought to be able to
judge of the sincerity of the speakers
or the journals that are repeating this
old, old political story.

Well, as ridiculous as this all may ap-
pear to neutral lookers-on, we can not
ignore the fact that at the coming elec-
tion one of two great contending par-
ties will be the victor; and, however
much we may fear the result, the next
four years will see the wheels of Gov-
ernment move along in about the same
old rut. And if we are to gain anything
for the farming interest, we must con-
tent ourselves by doing it mainly
through these old political parties. So
far, we have a poor show in candidates,
and a poor show in the resolutions. It
is too late now to seek a remedy by a
change in either, and the only practical
course left us is to vote for men when
we know that they are right. and see to
it that we do know that they are right,
on such questions as “transportation,”
and kindred ones, in which the farm-
ers are directly interested.

If either party recognize us enough to
nominate such men, let us show by our
votes that we were in earnest when we
demanded this. and my word for it. at
the next election we will be recognized
in the nominating conventions of all the
parties; but if we do not do this, if we
are whipped in to vote for the nomi-
nees of our party, without regard to fit-
ness. then we may bid an eternal fare-
well to suitable recognition by the par-

ties, and submit to the machine work
as heretofore, for an indefinite period of
time. C.

The Order in Ohio.

OTTOKEE, Fulton Co., 0., Aug. 30.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

Perhaps the appreciative readers of
your valuable organ would like to know
something of the workings ofthe Order
in northwestern Buckeyedom, no mat-
ter how little creditthe author deserves.

In this County we have eleven good
working Granges, with a good lively
membership of working members,
each and every one of them. The num-
ber of Patrons I’cannot tell, only of
my own Grange (0ttokee), which has a
membership of about 125, together
with the Pomona Grange, of over 200
members, composed of the very best
farmers of the County, and all feel anx-
ious to advance the Agricultural inter-
ests of the country, and carry our rights
to the legislative halls for protection.

At the late Democratic nominating
convention I feel that there was a.
move in the right direction. It was as
follows:

Resolved, That we feel that Congress
should control the inter-commerce of
States, so that railroad freights shall be
equally adjusted; that all shippers may
have equal rights and equal favors, and
all passengers purchase their tickets at
same rates; that shippers should be
charged according to distance and num-
ber of changes in transportation from
one railroad to another, and not accord-
ing to the caprice and will of monopo-
lies, and that we demand of our repre-
sentative from the Sixth Congressional
District to represent his constituents by
his own vote, and by an original bill, if
necessary, and by his influence, to have
Congress control all the commercial in-
terest of the United States, as set forth
in its Constitution.

The resolution passed with a rousing
cheer, notwithstanding some who were
antagonistic to our Order made some

wry faces; and let me say right here

_ that our Republican friends had better

not be behind the times, for on this line
—-and that very soon—the battle will
be surely fought, and if they expect to
keep up their end, they must step to the
front.

The Congressional conventions of
both the leading parties, fearing they
might lose a vote. failed to pass any
resolution on that subject.

As the good Patrons of this County
wish to know before voting how their
candidates stand on this and other ques-
tions, and the party platforms did not
say, at the last meeting of the Pomona
Grange, after listening to an elaborate
address from our Worthy State Master,
Brigham, on the subject of Transpor-
tation, a committee was appointed to
wait on the aforesaid gentlemen and
compel them to put themselves square-
ly on record before the people on those
questions of so much interest to the
public in general, as well as to farmers.

Now, let me add a little sketch of a
day spent among the Wolverines,
Hoosiers, and Buckeye Grangers. Fri-
day. Aug. 20th was the day previously
appointed for the annual picnic and
grand reunion of Lenawee, Fulton,
and Hillsdale Counties, at the N. E.
Driving Park, at Morenci, Michigan.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, with most of our Grange, we
were found on the way to the place of
meeting quite early in the morning to
see and hear the Wolverine Lecturer.
On our arrival, we found the company
had been obliged to adjourn from the
grove to the main building, on account
of the weather. At 10:30 the meeting
was called to order, and after the pre-
liminaries of singing, prayer, and
address of welcome, etc., Hon. C. E.
Mickley was introduced, and spoke in
his usual good humored way for some
time, to the edification of the audience.
At the close of his remarks came an-
other inviting feature of the day—the
announcement of one hour for dinner,
whereupon all repaired to the large
dining hall, and partook of a splendid
repast, such as farmers’ daughters
know so well how to prepare. As we
had a very early breakfast, and it was
then 12:30 o’clock, we did ample
justice to the viands set before us. At

1:30 we were called from refreshment
to labor. Mrs. H. A. Canfield, of Ot-
tokee Grange, was called_to the ros-
trum, and read an essay entitled
“ Progress,” in which she did honor to
herself and the subject. Her full, loud
voice reached the most distant part of
the building, and showed the value of
culture and a determination to use
every advantage within reach.

Next came the hero of the day, the
man we all came to see——Worthy Lec-
turer C. L. \Vhitney, of the Michigan
State Grange. As he stepped forward
a loud peal of cheers echoed far around.
He opened his remarks in an energetic
and determined way, and spoke at con.
siderable length. He poured vollies
of red-hot shot into the camp of the
enemies of agricultural progress, and
was cheered heartily. In justice to Mr.
W., I must say he handled his subject
with marked ability, showing deep
study and close thought upon the
questions of interest to the public.
Mr. Whitney is a first-class speaker,
and a good orator, making his points so
sharp and clear that no person can
mistake his meaning. He closed amid
cheers from a large and intelligent
audience.

Mrs. A. A. Abbott and Mrs. H. G.
Haughton, or Chesterfield Grange,
read essays of a high moral character.

Totether with the other entertain-
ments of the day, we must not omit
notice of the Morenci choir, which
furnished splendid music, with some of
the most appropriate pieces for the
occasion I ever heard.

Adjourned for one year, all feeling
that it had been an enjoyable day and
one well spent. C. B. Q.

 

A Michigan Spring Bed Swindle».

WESTMINSTER, West Vt.,
August 23d, 1880.

Worthy See. J. T. Cobb .-

A man giving his name as Sherwood,
from Flint, Michigan, purporting to
represent the Detroit Spring Bed Co.,
has recently been traveling through
this State, swindling the people where
he could find a person foolish enough
to believe his story, and favor him
with his signature, and I regret to say
he has found some victims in Vermont.
His plan of operation is as follows. He
calls on some farmer, shows him a
model of a spring bed, and after duly
setting forth its good qualities, proposes
to send him nineteen beds. which he is
to store until he comes, which will be
shortly after their arrival, when he
will distribute them, giving each fam-
ily two weeks to try them, or return
them to the farmer who stores them.
If they keep them, they pay him ten
dollars, which he is to receive and
remit to to the spring bed company,
deducting four dollars for his commis-
sion on each bed sold, and is also to
have one bed free. This smooth-
tongued swindler, who gave his name
to the writer as Sherwood, says it is
better for the company to leave their
beds in this way than to keep an agent
on expense, as they do not expect to
sell the beds without letting people try
them—all of which is very fair. But
before leaving, he gets him to sign an
order, and this is the last that is seen
of Mr. Sherwood.

In a few weeks around comes another
man with the order, and a bill for the
nineteen beds, at $10 each. In vain the
victim tells him of the contract with
Sherwood. No. 2 knows nothing about
it, threatens to sue in the United States
Court, and gets him to sign a note,
sometimes for the full amount, and
sometimes, if the victim is spunky,
discounts a little, but in any case,
getting double the value of the beds.

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THREE-FOURTHS of the difliculties
and miseries of the average man come
from the fact that most of them want
wealth without earning it, fame when
they don’t deserve it, popularity with-
out temperance. virtue without com-

mon honesty, and oflice without
fltnesss.

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TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

White Leghorn Fowis.

Now that farmers are fattening their
fowls for market, it is an opportune
time to discuss the merits of different
breeds of fowls, with a view to retain-
ing the most profitable for winter
laying and breeding another year, pro-
vided the farmer keeps a variety.

It is our experience with Brahmas,
Cochins, and Asiatic breeds that they
lay_small litters; are clumsy, stepping
on their chicks; almost impossible to
break of setting. They are, perhaps,
the best to raise for market or spring
chickens, if hatched early and given
the entire season to grow. They mature
slowly.

Plymouth Rocks lay long litters, not
hard to break of setting, but they do
not wean their chicks in a ridiculously
long time. Have at Plymouth Rock
hen with chicks over three months old
still running with the mother. Have
spoken before of their eggs being large

_of size, but not fresh looking.

I consider the White Leghorn
the business fowl for farmers. There is
no prettier fowl, with their pure white
feathers and bright red combs; but
their beauty may be against them, for
some seem to think what is beautiful
cannot be useful.

They are too light to raise for market.
If you wantto kill for your own use,
though, connoisseurs claim their meat
is tenderest and of finest flavor. That
question, however, is respectfully re-
ferred to Bro. Whitney. Judging from
his “ Chic-kings by the Way,” he
knows——that is, if practice makes per-
foot.

Their light weight, considered as
layers, is an advantage. They don't
eat half as much as the heavier fowls.
The Rural New Yorker says their eggs
are below the average size ; don’t think
so. Anyway, we don’t sell eggs by
weight; we sell by the dozen, and
ought not to furnish more than average
sized eggs, for profit. Their eggs are
fresh looking. The quality of an egg
depends mostly on the food of the hen,
the greater the amount of meat the
richer the egg.

They make good mothers, staying
with their chicks only until they can
eat corn. VVill not kill chicks by step-
ping on them, as heavier h'ens do.

They will range ofl‘ farther than
others, and not trouble you by hanging
around the kitchen door. That can be
remedied among ‘all fowls, somewhat,
by feeding them at the barn or hen-
house, and never from the kitchen
door.

The White Leghorn is the easiest to
break of setting; confine them three
days and nights, and it cures them.
You can shut some Brahmas up a week
and they will go back on the nest.

The White Leghorns mature early;
they are also a hardy fowl. Have
seen them out in winter when others
would not venture out. They don't
seem to mind rainy weather as others
do, and then is the best time to catch
worms, etc. They are early risers, and
thus get the more time to cat.

As winter layers they excel, accord-
ing to the experience of Kalamazoo
County farmers. One says, “I never
got fresh eggs in winter until I kept
White Leghorns.” Another says, “ I
tried them- last year, but put down a
‘box of eggs in the fall, as is my custom,
and soon sold them, for I got fresh eggs
all winter long.” A farmer says the
other day, “Shall kill off all but
White Leghorns this fall; like them
better than others for laying.” If you
give them egg-producing food, accord-
ing to Prof. Kedzie’s analysis of an
egg, and keep them warm, you will

_have eggs when they are highest

priced.

This is not an advertisement; have
no White Leghorns to sell, and think
personally that it depends more on feed
and care than on the breed, for laying;
and by keeping a variety, you can tell
which are serving you best. By notic-
ing the difference in eggs, you may
know which fowls lay certain kinds of
eggs, and when spring comes, if you

want laying hens, set the eggs of
layers, as their chicks will be more apt
to be prolific layers.

Should not have troubled you with
this, Bro. Cobb, but have noticed that
many agricultural papers are discuss-
ing this topic, and among them, have
not noticed a friend to the White
Leghorn. They do their full share
towards paying our grocery bills, and
furnishing the eggs for the cakes and
puddings that make the tables groan at
our Grange feasts. The VISITOR ought
not to be silent when its friends are set
down on. OLD POULTRY.

 

Do we Mean Business i

BERRIEN Co., Mich., Aug. 23d, ’80.
Editor Grange Visitor-:

Much has been said within the past
six months about a farmer-Governor
and about farmer-representatives in
Congress and our State Legislature.
Now the question is: Do we mean busi-
ness‘? And this question must be set-
tled at the coming fall election

We asked all of the political parties
to give us a farmer -Governor; the
Democratic party and the Greenback
party have nominated farmers for Gov-
ernor, but the Republican party has
ignored the farmers, and have noInin-
ated a railroad man and a banker. A
man who, perhaps, has no interest in
farming; a man who, if elected, will
give all his influence to railroad compa-
nies and bankers, and will ignore the
farmer, as the party who nominated
him have done.

Now, I presume this is not owing to
the leaders of the Democratic and
Greenback parties having any more
love for the farmer than the leaders of
the Republican party have. But the
fact is, the Republican party are in the
majority in this State, and the leaders
think, by keeping up considerable po-
litical excitement, that the Republican
farmer will vote the straight ticket, no
matter whether the men they vote for
are going to represent them or not.

The other parties, being in the minor
ity, see the necessity of offering liberal
bids in order to get the farmer vote.

Very well; let us take such bids.
This is the way for us to show our
strength We have the balance of pow-
er, let us use it. Let us show to the
political parties that it is dangerous to
ignore the farmer. Now is the time to
Work; an opportunity is ofiered us to
vote for a farmer or to vote for party.
Bro. farmers, let us look to ourinter—
ests; let us make the political parties
respect us.

After all we have said about a farmer-
Governor, if we now step back into the
old party ranks, and vote the straight
ticket, will we ever have the face to ask
for a farmer Governor again? Why,
those political demagogues would laugh
at us, and well they might. If the
farmers of Michigan haven't got enough
backbone to stand up and vote for their
interests, they cannot expect to be re-
spected. _ -

This question will be settled at the
coming election. If the farmers prove
true to themselves, by voting for Mr.
Holloway or Mr. Woodman,they will
show to the political parties that they
are a power in the land, and they will
always be respected by all parties.

But if they back down, after all they
have said, and vote the old straight par-
ty ticket, they will lose all the political
influence that we have been trying to
gain the last ten years.

Now I don’t wish to be understood to
say that every farmer should vote the
straight Democratic or Greenback tick-
et, just because the Republican party
failed to nominate a farmer for Govern-
or. But I do say, that every farmer, no
matter what his party politics may he,
should vote for a farmer Governor, a
farmer for Representative in Congress,
a farmer for State Senator, and a farmer
for Representative in the State Legisla-
ture, provided they are honest and well
qualified men, of whom I think there
are a suflicient number.

Now, so far as the rest of the State of-
fices areconcerned, I have no objection

to their being filled by honest lawyers.
Yes, if there is an honest lawyer run-
ning for oflice, on any ticket, for the
love of all that is good, let us vote for
him, for we may never have another
opportunity. J. M.

From Vermont.

Editor Grange Visitor .-

ST. JOHNSBURG CENTRE, Vt.
September 6th, 1880.

My wife, who is Lecturer of Green
Mountain Grange, N0. 1, has not re-
ceived her VISITOR for the month of
August by mail. I got your issue of
the 15th of our Worthy Master, Hon.
J. .1. Woodman, at our meeting at
Lyndonville Grove, Aug. 58, at which
meeting he delivered a splendid ad-
dress, doing good work for the Order.

At that meeting Sister Oscar Brown,
of our Green Mountain Grange, gave a
poem of welcome to Worthy Master
Woodman. Sister Woodman went
away with the poem in her keeping,
with the intention of having it pub-
lished in the VISITOR.

Enclosed please find $1.00 for which
you will please send the VISITOR to
H. S. Pierce, Esq., St. Johnsburg Cen-
tre, Vt., for one year, and for the bal-
ance sendias many copies as the 50 cts.
will pay for, of the number containing
Sister Browu’s poem of welcome.

Although we have the VISITOR in
the hands of my wife, for the benefit of
the Grange, you see it just creates a
desire in Bro. Pierce’s to have it all to
himself. Hope the demand for it
will continue to increase, as I believe it
will do a good work wherever it goes.

If you have a copy of Aug. 1st, please
send it with the others, so that we
may keep all the numbers t'or the
Grange.

Wishing the VISITOR the success it
deserves, I remain.

Fraternally yours,
E. P. AIIJIEN,
Master Green Mountain Grange.

Resolution of Thanks.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

At a meeting held by Capitol Grange
No. 540, Aug. 19, 1880, the following
preamble and resolution was adopted:

VVI-IEREAS, The generous tender of
the use of the Central Michigan Agri-
cultural fair grounds to the P. of H., for
their annual harvest picnic, evinces a
high appreciation on the part of the
society for this organization of farm-
ers; therefore,

Resolved, That the thanks of this
Grange, and the Granges throughout
the State, are due the officers of said
society for the liberal and generous
treatment received at their hands dur-
ing the annual harvest picnic or‘ the P.
of H., of the State of Michigan.

VVILSON MOORE, Sec.

N. Lansing, Sept. 1, 1880.

Will We, or Will We Not‘!

DOVVAGIAC, Aug. 24th, 1880.
Bro. J. T. Cobb.-

Will the farmers of this State sustain
the political machine, and elect nine
lawyers to misrepresent them in Con-
gress again, or will they heed the admo-
nition of the Divine Master, and say :
“ Woe unto you lawyers ; ye lade men
with burdens grievious to be borne, and
ye, yourselves, touch not the burdens
with one of your fingers‘? ” Which is
as true of the lawyers to-day as it was in
the days of old. H. H. TAYLOR.

As LONG as the farmers of the
country permit the immense power of
capital, and other monopolies, to elect
the oificers and furnish the legislation,
so long will we continue to see addi-
tional burdens placed upon us as a
class, and the fruits of our labors
swept into the coffers of those who
“toil not, neither do they spin.”—Bul-
letin.

 

To KEEP off musquitoes and other
insects, camphor is a most wonderful
agent. A camphor bag hung up in an
open casement will prove an effectual
barrier to their entrance. Camphor-
ated spirit applied as perfume to the
face and hands will act as an efiectual
preventative; but when bitten by them,
aromatic vinegar is the best antidote.

 

A WOMAN can never become a suc-
cessful lawyer. She is too fond of giv-
ing her opinion without pay.

Qlurrespundenre.

An Appeal.

GENESEE PIONEER GRANGE, No. 118.
August 31st, 1580.

Bro. J. T. Cobb :

It seems to be customary for the
Granges to write for the VISITOR {of
their own good times and prosperity,
but we can't say anything encouraging
in that direction. Our members are
growing less, that is the paying ones.
VVe have enough names on our books,
but many of them are more than six
months back on their dues. I believe
our Grange has kept up with their State
dues, and our members think the State
Grange should help us by sending a
Lecturer L0 talk to the people. Our
members are few, but they are united;
and as ihr as cooperation is concerned.
we are as strong as ever; as far as ex-
penses are concerned, those that remain
have paid nearly all, and are getting
somewhat discouraged.

Being one of a committee to see what
could be done, I thought I would write
a few l1Il€S, and make a brief statement
of the case. I believe most of the
Granges in this County are nearly in
the same fix as our own. VVhat we
Want is a good Lecturer around among
the weak Granges. There isachance
to revive them, but our Grange feels too
poor to pay the necessary expenses of
Lecturer. If B1'o. VVhitney, or some
other good Lecturer, could come, we
think they would be cheerfully re-
ceived, and would do us good.

Now Mr. Editor, we have said what
we had to say in as few words as we

May they do some good.

VVv.+ remain yours fruternally,
VVM. ALGATE.

could.

Another Good Time.

August 35th, 1880,
Olive Grange, No. 358.

I desire to give notice through the
VISITOR of the good meetings we have
had in this County lately, addressed by
that good brother, E. C. Mickley, of
Adrian.

The call was for a Pomona Grange
meeting, but we did not reach that
branch of the work. The meeting was
held on the fair ground, and Bro.
Mickley gave us one of his best
speeches, and we had only to regret
that some of our people thought they
could not spend the time to attend the
meeting. VVe who did go are sure
that all who did not, made a mistake.
Farmers should not be so hungry for
work that they can’t attend a picnic of
farmers, when all the surroundings
favor having a good time. But farmers
have not yet learned to take good care
of themselves, though we think they
are gaining a little each year.

Our own Grange numbers about 100.
We meet every Saturday night, and
generally have quite a full meeting,
and have a good time.

Fraternaily yours,
WM. L. VANDYKE.

DEWITT Clinton County, }

 

Grange Fair—Two Days.

SoU'rH CAMDEN, Mich.,
Sept. 6th, 1880.
Bro. Cobb .-

I wish to make known through the
columns of the GRANGE VISITOR, that
Acme and Northwest Granges will hold
their third annual local fair on Tues-
day and VVednesday, Sept. 28th and
29th, 1880, on the farm of Bro. Aldis
Johnson, within a few rods of where
the States of Ohio and Michigan corner
on the State of Indiana.

We have heretofore held our annual
fair but one day This year we will
hold the fair two days.

We are erecting a building 201-1100
feet for an exhibition hall. No pains
will be spared in making arrangements
for a good fair. A good speaker is ex-
pected to be in attendance on the sec-
ond day.

Patrons from abroad are cordially in-
vited to visit us on this occasion.

H. BEIGHEY, Sec‘y.

Van Bnren County Grange.

BANGOR, Aug. 23d, '80.
Brother J. T. Cobb :

By request, I send you a synopsis of
the Van Buren County Grange sesssion,
at Keeler, August 19th.

Early in the day loads of brothers and
sisters came flocking to the little village,
and we soon found the large Grange
hall would not accommodate all, so we
adjourned to the church.

Every oflicer was present at roll-call. A

At the church, after dinner, the pro-
gram consisted of an essay by Bro.
Glidden, of Paw Paw, “ Profits of Farm,
Factory and Profession,” which I send
you entire; also an essay by Sister
Sykes, of Keeler, upon “Table and
Toilet,” in which she strongly advo-
cated neatness and good taste in the de-
tails of the table and toilet of the house-
keeper. Much depends upon the cleanli-
ness and order of the table ware, and
we cannot be too careful in regard to
such things.

An essay by Sister Charles, of Ban-
gor told “ Where and How to Educate
our Daughters.” At home, and by a
good mother; he taught the prin-
ciples of industry, honesty, modesty,
and true womanly dignity. If the
mother does her duty, the afterpart of
the education is robbed of its damages
and difliculties. She favored a depart-
ment in the Agricultural College at
Lansing for ourgirls.

The discussion following each of the
papers was warm and interesting. Dur-
ing the evening, after initiating two
candidates, Bro. Geo. Bret.-k, of \Vaver-
ly, ad<lresse<l an open session upon,
“ The Immediate VV:Li1ts of Our Order,
and How Shall They be Supplied 2‘ ” It
would take too much space to note the
points of the address, but in most parts
of our County we need to progress as in
the past to reach perfection. We
are doing good work at present, and if
we continue, must reach success.

We feel that the meeting at Keeler
has added zeal and strength to our
march onward.

Your:-I fraternally,
C. B. CHARLES. Sec’y.

A Successful Picnic.

WooI>nR11)(u-1 GRANGE, No. 183, 1
August 2-lth, 1880. 1
87-0. J. T. Cobb .-

Having given previous notice for a
Grangers’ and Farmers’ Picnic to come
off last Saturday, I can say it was one
of the best days we everhad.

Early in'the morning came the Ack-
me Grange, the Northwest Ohio
Grange, and the Cambria Grange.

Short speeches were made by several
of our leading farmers, who came for-
ward and endorsed the sentiments of the
Grange, and said they were ready to
put their shoulders to the wheel to ad-
vance the interests of agriculture. They
were as follows: Nathan Alvord, of
Camden ; Wm. Bryan, of Woodbridge ;
Joel B. Norris and M\;ses Willets, of
Cambria, and Hon. A. Hewitt, of Al-
len.

After dinner, F. M. Holloway was
introduced, who held the crowd for
nearly two hours, in perfect order, giv-
ing the causes that brought the Grange
into being, the true history of the good
it has done, and what its prospects are.

Enclosed I send you $1, for more VIS-
ITORS. This makes twenty subscribers
I have sent you since last January.
Please send as directed below.

PETER HEWITT, Sec’y.

No combination of causes has done so
much to make the farmer satisfied with
and proud of his occupation as the Or-
der of Patrons. It has clearly demon-
strated the disabilities, short comings,
and enforced low estate of the farmer,
and indicated the remedy ; and thous-
ands all over the country have profited
by the lesson. Through its influence
agriculture today is more honored and
believed in than at any period. Nor
has it been mere idle sentiment—the
vain glory of a new found strength,

but the confidence and stability. of
broader knowledge, a higher farming,
a truer and nobler manhood.—Bulletm.

 

 

 

 


  

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GRANGE VISITOR.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

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SCHOOLCRAFT. SEPT. 15, 1880.

 

.§metary’5 gepartment.

1:. T. COBB. SCHOOLCBAFT.

Oflieeré and members of Subordinate Gmnges
in corresponding with this ofiicn, will please
always give the Number of their Grange.

GENERAL NOTICE.

The following Granges are en-
titled to representation in the
County and District Conventions,
to be held Tuesday, the 5th of
October, 1880, by virtue of Sec-
tion‘ 4, Article 4, of By-Laws of
Michigan State Grange, as appears
by the accounts of the several
Subordinate Granges of this juris-
diction on this 15th day of Sep-
tember.

Any Grange not included in
this list, whose Secretary shall
report and pay dues after this 15th
day of September, whose repre-
sentatives duly elected show a
receipt for such dues, signed by
me for the quarter, ending March
31st, 1880, on Which receipt is en-
dorsed “Entitled to Representa-
tion,” should be allowed to partic-
ipate in the Work 01' the Conven-

tion.

Allcgan—3 Representatives. Nos. 37,
53, 154, 238, 247,- 248, 271, 296, 338, 339,
364, 330, 407, 461, 520.

1>’a‘r'r,7/-2 Rep. 38, 50, 55, 128, 145,
243, 264, 424, 472.

Be’/'7‘ien—3 Rep 14, 40, 43, 46, 80,
81, 84, 87, 104, 122, 123, 188, 194.

BrancIz——2 Rep. 88, 91, 97, 136, 137,
152, 332, 400.

Uathoun—2 Rep. 65, 66, 83, 85. 96,
129, 130, 200, 232.

Uass—1 Rep. 42, 162, 427.

C’li7tton—2 Rep. 140, 202, 225,226, 342,
343, 370, 439, 456,459, 487, 505.

Eaton—2 Rep. 67, 134, 260, 301, 315,
360, 361, 619, 625.

(x’cn6ssee——1 Rep. 118, 386, 387.

J1t'Lt.sdale—3 Rep. 74, 73, 106, 107, 103,
133, 133, 251,269, 273, 274, 235, 568.

.lIty/t(LIIl.—Z Rep. 7, 54, 115, 235, 262,
237, 239, 322, 347, 540.

Ionia——3 Rep. 163, 168, 174, 175, 185,
186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 270, 272, 281, 325,
422, 430, 640. v

Jac/cI>'on—1 Rep. 2, 45, 155.

Ka£amazoo—2 Rep. 8, 11, 16, 18, 21,
24, 49, 61, 171.

Kc/7t—5 Rep. 19, 31, 39, 63, 64, 73,
110, 113, 170, 219, 220, 221, 222, 295, 316,
337, 340, 343, 350, 353, 473, 563, 564, 634.

Lapeer—1 Rep. 246, 396, 448, 549,
607.

Lenawee—2 Rep. 167, 212, 213, 276,
277, 278, 279, 280, 293, 384.

Linings-ton—1 Rep. 6, 90, 114, 336,
61‘

3.

Macomb-1 Rep. 403, 414, 623.

Mani3tce—1 Rep. 556, 557, 080, 633.

Mo77tcalm—1 Rep. 437, 436, 440, 441,
530.

Muskegon—1 Rep. 372, 373, 376.

Newa]/go—1 Rep. 494, 49:), 511, 544,
545

Oceana-——1 Rep. 393.406. ‘_500- _ , _
0alcland—3 Rep. 141. 240: Z033 209:
267,275,323, 327, 328, 335, 377, 335, 395,

, 443.
Ottawa—1 Rep. 30, 112, 201, 313. 421,
458, 639.

St. Clai7‘——1 Rep. 462, 480, 491.

St. Joseph—2 Rep. 22, 76, 178. 236,
237, 266, 291, 303, 304, 333.

Shz'awa3.see——1 Rep. 151, 160, 180,
223, 229, 252, 606.

Saginaw-——1 Rep. 464, 574, 599.
582Tuscola—l Rep. 513, 523, 526, 548,

Van .Buren—2 Rep. 10, 23, 26, 32, 36,
89, 159, 230,346,610.

Wa.shtenaw—2 Rep.
329, 351, 476, 631.

Wayne—1 Rep. 298, 367, 368, 389, 618,
622, 636.

For the purpose of representa-
tion, as provided in Section 4, Ar-
ticle 4, the following Counties are
formed into Representative Dis-
tricts. And I would recommend
that the several Conventions for
these Representative Districts be
held at the County seat of the
County having the largest number
of Granges entitled to representa-
tion.

First Distrt'ct—1 Rep. Bay, Nos. 597,
635. Midland, No. 603.

Second District—1 Rep. Grand Trav-
erse, Nos. 379, 624, 638. Wexford, No.
633. Antrim, No. 470.

56, 59, 92, 239,

Thirol District— 1 Rep. Leelanaw
Nos. 374, 380. Benzie, No. 381.

Fourth Diatrz'ct—1 Re . Oceans, Nos.
393,406, 600. _Mason, 0. 415.

Fifth D13lrzct—2 Rep. Wayne, Nos.
298,367, 368. 389, 618, 822, 636. Monroe,
Nos_., 471, 509.

Sixth Dzstr-ict—1 Rep. Mecosta, Nos.
302. 517. Osceola, No. 629.

S'eventh_Diet7'z‘ct—1 Rep. Huron, No.
602. Sanilac, Nos. 417, 641.

 

SECRETARIES, TAKE NOTICE.

The time for providing for an-
other annual meeting of the State
Grange is at hand, and We have on
another page published Article 4,
of the By-Laws of the State
Grange, that all may see what is
required, and see when some
things must be done. We call the
attention particularly of delin-
quent Granges to the require-
ments that bring to your Grange
the right of representation in the
County Convention to be held on
the 5th day of October.

There is but little time to per-
feet the work, where from any
cause, a Grange is not entitled
to representation. As all Secre-
taries, we are sorry to say, do not
take the Vrsrroa, and will not see
this reminder, Masters who do,
should see to it that their Grange
does not lose its representation
through the remissness of the
Secretary whose duty it is to at-
tend to this matter.

We present below a list of
Granges that, on account of being
dilatory in their reports for the
quarter ending March 31st, 1880,
are shut out of the Convention.

Any of them may still report,
and in some instances may se-
cure an additional representative
from their County. _

The following Granges are de-
linqent to this oflice for reports
and payment of dues for and since
Dec. 31st:

57. 126. 155, 179, 203, 268, 283, 463,
514, 529, 576.

And the following Granges are
delinquent for report for quarter
ending March 31st, 1880:

13, 52, 60, 72, 102, 103, 125, 127, 144,
147, 157, 153, 139, 199, 217, 227, 241,
230, 257, 286, 313, 320, 321, 331, 344,
345, 355, 358, 363, 375, 391, 399, 401,
404, 425, 433, 475. 431. 492, 497, 503,
539, 565, 566, 590, 616, 632, 255.

We hope to receive reports from
those Granges in time to enable
them to participate in the Conven-
tions of Oct. 15th.

We are quite sure that the neg-
lect of Secretaries has placed some
of these Granges in this category.

We hope members will look

‘over these lists carefully, and see

if those officers elected to serve
them have been remiss in this
matter.

The voting membership is no
longer so numerous that the State
Grange is a cumbrous, unwieldy
body, and we shall be glad to be
able to add to the number of del-
egates_ from some of these
Counties.

Secretaries of Pomona Granges
are referred to Sec. 12, Art. 13,
By-Laws Michigan State Grange.

 

Do NOT overlook the excellent
essay -on another page by A. C.
Glidden. It might be read twice
with profit.

 

WE have a criticism of a public
lecturer intended for publication,
and should write to the author in
regard to it, if he had given his
post ofiice address. After reading
it,the inquiry arose: Will the good
of the Order be promoted by the
publication of the article? and our
judgment said—no. The writer
will accept this as the reason for

withholding.

THE “ MICHIGAN HOMESTEAD ”
AND POLITICS.

Although exchanging with the
Homestead, an article in its issue
of Aug. 5th, headed “ Farmer Pol-
iticians,” had escaped our notice.
A friend called our attention to it
by sending us a marked copy. The
article referred to criticises the
position taken by Bro. Geo. Pray
and the Vrsrron in advising that
more farmers be elected to seats
in the Legislative bodies of the
country, and dissents in decided
terms from our views.

We are glad the Homestead has
spoken. It is a point we are dis-
posed to make against the agricul-
tural press of the country that it
fights shy of all questions that are
of importance to the farmers of
the country beyond those of crops,
stock, and implements, and kin-
dred subjects relating to produc-
tion.

We seldom see in this class of
journals, any more than in the
partisan press, any array of facts
touching the trespass of transpor-
tation companies, upon the rights
of farmers, nor do we see legisla-
tors, singly or collectively, criti-
cised, either for neglecting to pro-
tect the agricultural interests of
the country by salutary legisla-
tion, or for acts of wanton injury
to those interests.

We think it both safe and meri-
torious for a farmers’ paper which
distributes with periodical regular-
ity its opinion upon the various
subjects which relate to the pro-
ducts of the earth, to go a step
farther, and advise its patrons to
look after all legislation that
affects the disposition and value
of those products.

Our cotemporary will not pre-
tend, in these days, when every
special interest is championed by
some journal devoted to its sup-
port, that this class, which in
point of numbers, value of its
productions, and real National
importance, so far exceeds any
other, has had any well directed,
vigorous, systematic efforts made
by the agricultural press of the
country to resist and overcome
the encroachments made upon the
rights of the farmer.

What l1as it done to stay the
rapid absorption of the earnings
of the farmer by corporations?
Little, if anything, more than to
mildly note the fact. That some-
thing must be done, and done by
farmers themselves, seems to us a
fact well established.

This conviction has brought to
the front rank of “the Farmers’
Alliance.” of the State of New
York, Gen. Diven, an ex—l?resident
of the Erie Railway, who, having
been identified with railroad busi-
ness and railroad management
ever since the first road was con-
structed in the United States, and
having large investments still in
railroad property, declares that
the ruling law of “How much
will it bear? now nearly every-
where governing the railroad man
agement, of this country, is not
only a. robbery perpetrated upon
the producer, but puts in jeopardy
his railroad property. The opinion
of such a man, so familiar with
the subject, we accept as of great
value.

The Homestead thinks the posi-

tion taken, that “the interests of
any trade or profession can be
adequately representated in legis-
lation only by members of that
trade or profession, seems to us a
narrow view of popular govern-
ment ; ” and goes on to show that
it is quiteimpracticable for “ coal-
heavers, stevedores, brakemen.
etc.,” to be proportionately repre-
sented in Congress. On this point
of exact proportional representa-
tion of every and all classes of so-
ciety, we have no disagreement
with the Homestead, nor have We.
at any time, advertised our sim-
plicity in that way.

But we have insisted that a
Congress composed of 76 per cent
of lawyers, and less than 4 per
of farmers, has in a most shame-
less manner neglected the great
agricultural interests of the
country, really more important
than all the others combined.

It has admitted duty free, the

importation of ship loads of
shoddy from foreign countries,
to the det.riment of the wool

grower, East, West, North, and
South; and grudgingly doled out
a meagre pittance to the agricul-
tural department, as compared
with its appropriations in other
directions.

It has permitted corporations to
disregard the plainest principles
of justice and fairness by the im-
position of exorbitant charges
whenever and wherever their ra-
pacity could reach a victim, and
allowed the millions returned t.o
this country in exchange for the
products of the farmer to be ab-
sorbed by transportation compa-
nies . And the Homestead thinks
these and other causes of com-
plaint are as likely to be remedied
by continuing to send lawyers to
Congress, as to change off, and
send farmers—men with such pos-
itive knowledge and personal ac-
quaintance with the subject as
shall thoroughly qualify them to
undertake the work of reform.
And our cotemporary will please
note the fact that we have never
advised that farmers be selected
for ofiicial position simply because
they were farmers, but have inva-
riably urged that an incompetent
farmer would do us more harm
than an incompetent representa-
tive from any other class. It is
not a matter of ifs and doubts
whether we have competent farm-
ers for responsible ofiicial positions
or not. We know we have them.
And we know, too, that after the
farmers of the West, in a desper-
ate struggle with the railroads for
two or three years, established by
a decision of the Supreme Court
of the U. S., the right of govern-
mental control over these corpora-

tions, that this decision is of little ,

practical value for want of ade-
quate legislation to enforce the
principle established by the
Court.

The evils of which we complain
have grown up under the eyes of
a Congress of lawyers, many of
them the paid attorneys of these
corporations, and attempts which
have been made to introduce
measures of reform have scarcely
received respectful consideration.
Now we believe with the Farmers’
Alliance, that if the farmers of
the country do not undertake to

right this great wrong—t11at it
will never be done. We don’t
think it will be done by lawyers
until they are paid a fee to attend
to our business; and so far, the
railroads have attended so Well to
feeing them, that we don’t see
any chance for relief in that di-
rection. And we are, therefore, in
favor of that “narrow” notion
which demands that the agricul-
tural interests of the country shall
have a representation in our law-
making bodies by competent rep-
resentatives from among the farm-
ers of the country.

That some farmers in the last
Legislature did not always support
measures that were supposed to
bein the interest of the agricul-
tural class, as is alleged by the
Homestead. does not, by any
means, prove that the chances of
favorable legislation are no better
when committed to men who have
a personal and direct interest in
the result of legislation than if
left to those who have no such
personal interest, and whose asso-
ciations have nothing in common
with those interests. While all
those farmer legislators were,
perhaps, not faithful representa-
tives, there were farmers in that
body who earnestly worked to
prevent, by law. the appeal of
trivial suits from justice courts to
the circuit and higher conrts—who
endeavored to scale the fee for the
foreclosure of mortgages and
limit the fee to a reasonable
charge—who labored to fix the
legal standard of interest at some
point below ten per cent, and who
faithfully worked to so amend the
laws relating to taxation as to
more equitably distribute that
necessary burden, and whose
labors were nullified by mem-
bers whose professional interests
would not be advanced by any of
thislegislation of manifest advan-
tage to the great mass of the
people.

We are no more disposed to
“antagonize difl'erent classes”
than is the Homestead. But we
see no antagonism when we sim-
ply ask protection for our own, by
our own. There is nothing in
the line of our observation that
justifies the belief that a railroad
representative, however honest,
would be likely to legislate for
the protection of agriculture, or?‘
that the legal profession have any-
where evinced any such interest
in the tillers of the soil, as will
justify the expectation that if leg-
islation, is still left to the care and‘
keeping of the profession any im-
portant change for the better will
come.

If the theory of the .Homeatead
is sound, we see little hope of
breaking down by protective leg-
islation that unrighteous rule of
"How much will it bear?”
which is in f'orce to-day in all‘
parts of the country, from the At-
lantic to the Pacific.

We commend to all concerned
the ‘following extract from a
speech from Congressman Gillett,
an Iowa farmer, who by some
chance, found his way to Wash-
ington as a legislator. And we

assure the Homestead, that the
few farmers now in Congress have
made some effort to secure a

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tural interests of the country by
protective legislation.

We have printed this speech
before, but there is little danger
of our readers getting a surfeit of
this kind of truth, and this will
bear reading again.

We expect to insist on farmer
representation until we have
farmers enough in Congress to
make up a full Committee on
Agriculture, and create a public
opinion that will not tolerate a
New York lawyer for its chair-
man. And we expect that after
the Order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry, who inaugurated this
movement, has succeeded in en-
listing such aid from the commer-
cial and other interests of the
country as indicates successful
resistance to the tyrannons caprice
of transportation companies, that
the Homestead, and probably all
the agricultural press of the
country will discover that the
representative farmer is a valua-
ble ingredient in a legislative

body.

Mr. Gillett (Iowa). I wish toaddress
this body for a moment with reference
to the system by which we do, Ishould
say fail to do, things in this Congress.
I desire for one moment to call the at-
tention of the House to the rules under
which we are trying to manage the af-
fairs ot the people of this country. _

The greatest interest in the United
States is an agricultural interest, and
under our rules that industry is con-
signed to the Committee on Agricul-
ture: This house has nothing whatever
to do with the selection of that or any
other committee. One member, re re-
senting no larger constituency t an
any of the rest of us, coming from a
city district which takes no interest in
agriculture, and having himself no ex-
perience or practical knowledge of it,
has complete power over its make-up.
No other member has a word to say
with reference to who should constitute
that committee. I do not wish to find
fault with our Speaker, nor with any
member of this House; far from it. I
don't wish to assail the chairman of the
Committee on Agriculture, or any
member of that committee; but I do
wish to find fault with the rules of the
House, with a system by which the
members of this House,_ representing
the great agricultural districts of the
West and South, are hampered, and
tied, and crowded out, in all these de-
bates before this body. And I Wish I0
show how it is done.

Of the fifteen members of that com-
mittee, eight are lawyers, a clean ma-
jority,one other is a judge; one is a
president of one National bank and di-
rector of another, though he has had
some experience on a farm; one is a
clergyman by’ education and practice,
though latterly he has presided over an
agricultural college; and just four are
practical farmers. Seven members 001116
from the Atlantic seaboard States, New
York having two, while the great West,
that mighty domain where nearly all
the people are farmers, that great gar-
den which feeds the East as Well as the
West and then sends its surplus to Eu-
rope 'has extremely little representa-
tionyon this committee, and only one
farmer. Missouri, Nebraska, and K811-
sas are the only States west of the Mis-
sissippi River that are represented in 8
territory comprising more than _halfour
country, with a thousand varieties of
soil and climate and pr0d116ti0I1S~ The
magnificent States upon our Western
seaboard are without a chair in this
committee, while the Atlantic occupies
seven, and it is known that almost any
of these Western States and Territories
has greater agricultural wealth, unde-
veloped than that of all the Atlantic
States combined.

Texas, an agricultural State‘, large
enough for an empire. I0Wa-. Minneso-
ta, Colorado, California, and each of the
Territories. call respectively for a sys-
tem of agriculture peculiar to them-
selves and for all possible co-operation
of the’ Government in developing our
boundless resources, but are all without
representation in this committee of
jawyers, which is very naturally Pre-
sided over by a lawyer from the suburbs
of New York City, who does not claim,
if I understand it, any practical knowl-

of a riculture.
edlgegay thgis committeedoes not repre-
1; the agricultural interests of the
see?) ]e of this country, and has no con-
Eepfion of their needs, 8-8 is P1‘°Ved by
this bill. I was educated DPOI1 3 fall”

(1 went through a course of study in
an State Agricultural College of New
thek nd am a farmer. I do not say
Ymt I du ht to be on this committee.
i_i,"¢ I dogclaim that when I do get up
u ting the farmers of Iowa,
le of feeding the, W1."ile
d ask to put, upon this bil a

amendment in their interest; I
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Eon of a lawyer from New York, who
_ as no practical interest in agriculture
in this country,

I went to that gentleman, the chair-
man. and begged him to allow me to
Prefiellli my amendment, and let it come
toa vote. I _went to another member
of the committee and begged him to
Urge the chairman to let the amend
nient come before the House. And four
different times I arose on this floor to
urge that gentleman to withdraw his
°h.leCt!0n, that the House might vote

“P011 my amendment, which I believe‘

is as important as all the rest of the bill
D111? together Yet four different times
he put his] veto upon me, and sat down
upon me, and got the chair to rule that
my amendment should not be enter-
tained, and that I should not he allowed
to say a word upon it.

Mr. Chairman, I want the farmers of
Iowa and of the whole country to un-
derstand the black infamy of these rules
under which this House is controlled
by New York lawyers and capitalists,
men who take $100,000,000 a year out of
our treasury to pay as usury tothe rich,
who recently appropriated over $8,000,-
000 for what is called the river and bar-
bor steal, and today refuse to the great
agricultural interest even a quarter of a
million. I want the farmers ofthis great
Nation to rise up like men and
swear by the Great Eternal that the
despotism of this House shall be over-
thrown, and every member they send
here shall have as much to say about
this Government as if he came from
New York or Philadelphia. There was
never a code devised better calculated
to overthrow free government than the
rules of this House, which convert it
into a political bastile for those Repre-
sentatives who come in the interest of
the farmers and producers and to crush
out monopolies and all forms of abuse
and injustice.

BY-LAWS OF THE MICHIGAN
STATE GRANGE.

As all of Article IV concerns our
membership, and becomes opera-
tive within a short time, we print

the article entire:

ARTICLE iv.

Sec. 1. The voting members of the
Michigan State Grange shall be chosen
from the members. in proportion toone
brother and his wife (if a Matron) to
each five Subordinate Granges, or the
major part thereof, in each County ;
and one brother and his wife (if a Ma-
tron) chosen by each County or District
Grange in the State.

Sec. 2. Counties in which there are
not the major portion of five Subordi-
nate Granges shall be consolidated by
the Master and Secretary of the State
Grange into Representative Districts,
in such manner as they shall deem just
to the Counties interested, and give
them a fair representation in the State
Grange.

Sec. 3. The selection of voting mem-
bers by Subordinate Granges shall take
place on the first Tuesday of October of
each year, by a convention of Subordi-
nate Granges, at the County-seat of
each County, unless the place of meet-
ing has been elsewhere located by the
last preceding annual convention. In
case of Representative Districts of two or
more Counties, the place of holding the
convention shall be designated by the
Secretary of the State Grange at the
time the District is formed.

Sec. 4. At the annual convention to
elect representatives to the State
Grange, each Subordinate Grange, not
more than two quarters in arrears for
dues or reports to the State Grange,
shall be entitled to four Delegates. and
no more. Such Delegates shall be
chosen by ballot by the Subordinate
Grange, which may also choose alter-
nate Delegates. Each Delegate and al-
ternate chosen should have credentials
from his Grange, signed by the Master
and Secretary thereof, and attested by
the seal of the Grange. A Delegate can
have but one vote in the convention.

Sec. 5. Conventions of eight or more
Granges may, upon the request ofa ma-
jority of the Grangesentitled to repre-
sentation, divide the County or District
into districts of ‘contiguous Granges, in
which case the representatives of each
such district shall be elected by the
vote of the delegates of the district so
made.

Sec. 6. A County or district conven-
tion shall have the delegates of a major-
ity of the Granges entitled to represen-
tation present, before districting or an
election can take place. Failing to have
a majority of the Granges entitled to
representation present, the convention
shall, after organization, adjourn to a
fixed time and place, and send a notice
of such time and place, to all unrepre-
sented Granges. The delegates present
at the adjourned meeting of the conven-
tion shall have power to elect repre-
sentatives to the State Grange.

Sec. 7. Conventions may elect alter-
nate Representatives to the State
Grange,or may empower the represent-
atives-elect to appoint substitutes from
among the Masters or Past-Masters of
the Subordinate Granges in the Dis-
trict from which they are elected.

Sec. 8. The President and Secretary
of each representative convention shall
give each representative-elect creden-
tials certifying his election, to be used
at the State Grange, and said Secretary
shall, immediately upon the close of the
Convention, forward a certified state-
ment of the election, with name and

.Reports to all Secretaries

post-offices of representatives elected, to
the Secretary of the State Grange.
Blank forms of credentials and certifi-
cates shall be furnished by the Secre-
tary of the State Grange on application.

See. 9. Each representative attend-
ing the State Graiige shall receive
mileage at the rate of two cents per
mile for the distance traveled in going
and returning by the nearest traveled
route, at $1 50 per diem for the time ac-
tually spent at the Grange The Master
and Secretary of the State Grange shall
give such delegate an order on the
Treasurer of the State Grange, which
shall be paid at the close of the session.

Sec. 10. Each representative to the
State Grange shall, within six weeks
after the close of the State Grange, visit
each Subordinate Grange in his dis-
trict, give instruction and impart the
annual word to the Masters of those
Granges entitled to receive it. (All
Granges entitled to representation in
the convention, or reported as entitled
to it by the Secretary of the State
Grange, are entitled to receive the A.
W. from the representative.)

QUARTERLY REPORTS AND
OTHER BLANKS.

Since the 10th inst. we have sent
blanks for Secretary’s Quarterly
who
have, within the current fiscal
year, reported the name of the
Master and Secretary of their
Granges for 1880, to this otlice,
and also to those who have not so
reported, where we have been able
‘in any way to ascertain to whom
to send these blanks. We have
sent but one set, as but one more
report will be due this oflice after
this date, before the annual meet-
ing of the State Grange. If any
Granges that are delinquent need
more blanks to bring their reports
up to date, We shall be glad to
furnish them upon application.

We also enclose blanks for elec-
tion returns, which are so much
wanted and so much neglected.

We also send blank certificates
or credentials of delegates from
Subordinate Granges to the Coun-
ty Conventions.

We would send blank creden-
tials for Representatives to the
State Grange, but we cannot know
to whom to send such. Will fur-
nish on application.

THE Kalamazoo Mail asks the
GRANGE VISITOR how we " like
this Greenback farmer boom for
Governor,” etc., enumerating all
the candidates and offices from
Governor down to Coroner of
Kalamazoo County. To which we
answer, that we like it so far as
the farmer feature is concerned,
provided there is a suitableness of
the farmers themselves for the
respective oflices for which they
have been nominated.

But we would not forget that
farming as a profession or occu-
pation does not guarantee qualifi-
cation and fitness for otlicial posi-
tiori, and the VISITOR, while it has
urged that farmers cqme to the
front, and demand for their class
recognition, has at no time ad-
vised the nomination of farmers
for all the elective oflices of the
country. The enguiry of the
Mail assumes too n_i_.uch.

For further answer, we refer the
Mail to our department of the
Visiron of Aug. 15. And we will
add that our correspondent “C,”
in the article in this number head-
ed, “Politics and the Grange,”
has well expressed our views.
When we know we have good
men on the ticket of any party, it
is safe and sensible to vote for
them, and it is quite as safe to
stratch off any of the other sort,
no matter on what ticket found.

When farmer voters are ready to
do this, and do it. farmers will be
likely to have their full share of
oificial position, and we apprehend
there will be a good deal of healthy
scratching in Michigan at the
November election of 1880.

FARMERS’ INSTITUTES.

The plan inaugurated by the
State Board of Agriculture, of
holding a series of Farmers’ In-
stitutes in the State during the
winter, has been a success.

We understand applications are
always in order, and we suggest to
the officers of the Kalamazoo 00.
Agricultural Society, or any com-
mittee who may properly have
such work in charge, to make
early application to the State
Board to give Kalamazoo one of
the Institutes of the winter of
1880-81. We think the farmers of
Kalamazoo County can furnish
material for a first-class Institute,
and will, if an opportunity is
offered.

Excessive Transportation Rates.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .-

I was not intending to take part in
the discussion I attempted to inaugu-
rate by the article of July 16, but as
your Duplain correspondent wants the
question I wanted discussed more
plainly stated, I will try to do so.

We think the following propositions
can be sustained :

1. Railroad companies charge much
more than is necessary to transport our
products to market.

2. We. the people, have the right to
protect ourselves from such excessive
charges.

3. We should exercise that right_:for
the purpose of securing to ourselves
the fruits of our toll.

A brother at the May meeting of the
Pomona Grange said that he believed
that railroad companies charged much
more than was necessary for transport-
ing our produce, but he believed that
we have no right under the constitu-
tion to prevent it, and as we cannot
help ourselves we should submit to it
without complaint.

As this was evidently received with
approval by many, and as our friend
“ Elsie” said he liked the way his
friend talked, I thought I would like to
hear the subject further discussed and
for this reason invited discussion
through the VISITOR, hoping that the
discussion would be upon the above
propositions, but to our disappointment
Elsie now says that he does not deny
our right to protect ourselves from the
tyrants of transportation, and turns to
the question of how best to secure the
above rights, and advances the argu-
ments which at that time I did not
think well considered.

Our friend Elsie thinks that we
should not discuss this question so as to
assist or encourage one another to in-
form ourselves of the extent of our un-
dertaking or the magnitude of our
wrongs so that we may see the necessi-
ties of exerting ourselves within our
parties, and breaking away from our
parties, if necessary, to vote to secure
that which of right belongs to us.

In view of the fact that we have fol-
lowed this course for 30 years and no
view of the fact that railroad monopo-
lies have grown to their present alarm-
ing proportions, we would beg leave to
ask our friend at about what period in
this world’s history does he expect our
efforts will be crowned with success?

There are those who became impa-
tient under your system years ago, be-
cause they thought we were progress-
iiig backward, so they petitioned our
legislators to act in regard to this mat-
ter but they petitoned in vain. Baffled,
but not discouraged, we should now en-
deavor to ascertain the best course to
pursue in the future.

As railroad attorneys and party poli-
ticians refuse to enact laws for our pro-
tection, the idea is suggested that our
legislators be chosen from the laboring
and producing classes, because their in-
terests being identified with our own
in seeking to elevate and protect their
calling. ours would be also.

There may be men among us that do
not sympathize with labor, men who
think it is wiser to submit to aknowl-
edged wrongs than try to remove them.
But of course such men should not be
pushed to the front.

So you should not be frightened,
Or let this cause you pain,

For this new kind of lightning
May not strike in Duplaiii.

But we believe that there are men in
our midst with just as broad views,
with as undoubted integrity, and with
as much willingness to legislate for
the general good, equal rights and
eternal justice. as the railroad attor-
neys, fawning sycophants, and aristo-
cratic demagogues, that have so persis-
tently ignored the appeals of the
people for protection.

The above is our hobby, as plain as
we can state it. Perhaps Elsie will
recognize it as the hobby that the State
and National Granges have been riding
for some years past, and doubtless his
pride in our Order will prompt him to
immediately demolish it.

Our friend Elsie hopes that I will
take back the ungenerous insinuation
that he is a designing politician, which
it affords us pleasure to do.

But while we beg your pardon for the
pain which the insinuation doubtless
caused you, we would kindly ask if it
ever occurred to you that it is ungener-
ous for you to charge those who take
the liberty to differ with you, with as-

piring for political advancement.

While you succeed in prejudic-
ing your associates against your oppon-
ents, you have not driven them from a
position they think is right, and per-
haps never will. Still, it is dishearten-
ing to always meet the same cold look
of suspicion, and sneer of prejudice,
from those whom we honestly seek to
benefit.

If, on reflection, you think it is gen-
erous to continually charge your op-
ponents with office-seeking, if you
think it is a horse, and not a hobby,
that you have been riding,then ride on,
myifriend, but do not be surprised if
others should mount the same kind of
a horse and come after you.

Having succeed in inaugurating, a
discussion, I shall watch it with much
interest, hoping that your opponents
will possess the ability to intellectually
discuss the weighty arguments you
threaten to use, trusting that you will
succeed in making the subject plain to
us, I bid you an affectionate farewell.

Your ignorant friend,
NEWELL.

Program of Shiawasseee County Con-
vciitioii.

BANCROFT, Sept. 8th, 1880.
Dear Sir and Bro.: 9

I send you the following program of
our Convention, which you may pub-
lish if you will and oblige your Grange
friends in this quarter.

The Patrons of Husbandry of Shia-
wassee County will meet in Convention
at the hall of Burns Grange No. 160, on
Friday, Uct 5th, 1880, at one o’clock
P. M., at which time the following pro-
gram will be observed, and subjects
discussed:

1. Election of delegates to State
Grange.

2. Would a Pomona Grange be ben-
eficial to this County, by Langsburg
Grange.

3. Should the Ladies be Equally
Compensated with the Gentlemen for
Labor. By Perry Grange.

4. Has Co-operation been a Success ‘?
By Shaftsbury Grange.

5. In what way can the present
school law be improved? By Hazle-
ton Grange.

6. Is it in the power of the Grange
to break the railroad monopoly? By
Hazel Green Grange.

7- Does higher education incline the
farmer to extravagance‘? By Morrice

Grange.

8. Should the sexes be equally edu-
cated ?

Essays and select reading expected of
the ladies.

J. M. MARTIN, Sec’y.


 

  

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TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR.

TIRED HAN DS.

Some hands get so tired of working.
And so bruised in the battle of life,
With its ever recurring trials,
And its ceaseless turmoil and strife !

Some hands get so tired of waiting
For the work that seems never to come I
Forgeting that waiting in patience
Is only God's work for some 1

Some hands get so tired with lifting
The burdens that others impose,

And have lost all count of their sorrows
In grief for another’s woes!

Some hands seem made for soothing
The pain in their fellow‘s breast,

But oh, they grow tired—so tired,
That sometimes they long for rest.

And the rest is coming swiftly
For all these tired hands,

The rest that knows no ending,
The rest that God commands.

Then let us be steadfastly working,
Or waiting, as God sees best,
And patiently bearing our burdens,
Till we gain that promised rest.
—M. I. T., in Country Gentleman.

GRAN DP.-VS BARN.

Oh, ajolly old place is grandpals barn,
Where the doors stand open throughout the

day
And the cboing doves fly in and out,
And the air is sweet with the fragrant hay.

Where the grain lies over the slippery floor,
And the hens are busily looking around,

And the sunbeams flicker, now here, now there,
And the breeze blows through with a sound.

The swallows twitter and chirp all day,

With fluttering wings in the old brown eaves,
And the robins sing in the trees which lean

To brush the roof with their rustling leaves.

0, for the glad vacation time,
When grandpa’s barn will echo the shout
Of merry children who romp and play
In the new-born freedom of “school’s let out.”

Such scaring of doves from their cozy nests,
Such hunting for eggs in the loft so high.

Till the frightened hens, with a cackle shrill,
From their hidden treasures are forced to fly.

Oh, the dear old barn, so cool, so wide,
Its doors will be open again ere long

To the summer sunshine, the new-mown hay,
And the merry ring of vacation song.

For grandpa’s barn is the jolliest place
For frolic and fun on a summer’: day ;
And e’en old Time, as the years slip by
Its memory never can steal away.
—-Harper’: Young People.

£ai1ii’5' flvpartmzni.

A Visit to Ypsilanti Grange.

HOWELL, Sept. 3d, 1880.

It was my exceeding good fortune to
visit Ypsilanti Grange on the evening
of Monday, Aug. 23, and listen to Bro.
Armstrong’s address.

The meeting was called to order by
the Master of the Grange, whose name
I cannot recall. An exceedingly ap-
propriate prayer was offered by the
pastor of the’Presbyteriau church of
the city, and one of the grand old ral-
lying songs was sung by an excellent
choir.

Bro. Armstrong was then introduced,
and for two hours, with the thermom-
eter at 90°, held an audience in rapt
attention, and I would that his words
might be printed in letters of gold,
and placed where all the world might
read. Such noble tribute to the digni-
ty of the farmers calling, I think I
never heard. He demonstrated, be-
yond a doubt, that the real wealth of
the Nation lay in the product of the
soil, dug out and wrought out by the
labor of the patient, persistent farmer,
and through the past six years, while
the people had been crying “hard
times,” the husbandman had been
blessed with a liberal harvest, the
National debt had been largely de-
creased, and our exports had been
largely increased—seven-tenths of the
products of our country, sent abroad to
increase our Nation ’s wealth, being the
fruit of his toil.

While prosperity was attending the
farmer in the labor of his hands, the
burdens of taxation were weighing
heavier and heavier upon him. His
broad acres lay wide»sprea.d to the
assessor’s view, while many of the
richest men of the Nation had an
understanding with the banks that just
previous to the visit of the assessor,
their notes, mortgages, etc., were to be
exchanged for government bonds, and
when interviewed by him, were not in
possession of papers subject to taxation,
whereupon another exchange would be

made with the banks, and again they

were in possession of their property,
which for a. year they called their own,

Bro. Armstrong urged upon all farm-
ers, the duty of self respect, and be-
lieved the only remedy for all these
evils lay in their own power, viz.: to
send their own men to Congress, and
not sit quietly down, expecting that
lawyers would legislate in their behalf.
He made the assertion, and cited as
proof,the words of a distinguished Sen-
ator, that “unless farmers interested
themselves in the politics of the
Nation, and secured legislation in their
own favor, their burdens of taxation
would increase until it became too
heavy to be borne, and the life of the
Nation would be sapped at its foun-
tain head, and decay and destruction
inevitably follow.”

Bros. F. M. Holloway and C. L.
Whitney followed Bro. Armstrong in
short and spirited addresses.

The hall of Ypsilanti Grange is
lighted by gas, and very nicely fur-
nished—in fact, the nicest I have seen.
Flowers, rich and rare, filled the air
with their perfume, showing that the
teachings of Flora had been Well
heeded.

This is a large Grange, both in regard
to numbers and size of members. I
think it numbers 120 members, and
among the large ones are Bro. and
Sister Finley, who taken collectively
would, I think, nearly approximate to
aquarter of a ton, good solid Grange
flesh and blood, but as it is human to
err, it is possible I have fixed these
figures too high by ahundred pounds
or more. Now I hope Sister Finley
will not be alarmed, fearing this will
give the impression that she is nota
delicate little woman. I will only say
that I take my own weight as a stand-
ard in judging others, and thus I am
pretty apt to get the numbers well up
into the hundreds, and if I have erred
in this case, she can strike a balance in
favor of Bro. Finley, who, grand look-
ing as he is, could hear an additional
fifty, at least, without detriment to
himself.

Then there are Bro. and Sister Mc-
Dowell, Wll0 are quite weighty Pa-
trons, and they have a weighty respon-
sibility, as they have in charge
the ‘Washtenaw County farm. By in-
vitation we called there on our way
home, and found the farm and house
models of neatness and order, and
judging from the expressions of thank-
fulness given by some of the inmates
to Sister McDowell, we should say the
paupers of VVashtenaw Co. had fallen
into good hands. This farm is located
on one of the main roads, midway
between the cities of Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti, and commands a good View
of that beautiful country. The house
is a fine building, and is furnished with
every convenience for running so large
an establishment. The rooms occupied
by the family are very pleasant and
handsomely furnished.

We were courteously and hand-
somely entertained over night, or
rather morning, by Bro. and Sister
Platt, who come in the class of large
Ypsilanti Grangers; and as I am bound
to tell the truth, and nothing but the
truth, I really believe Sister Pratt is
just a little ahead; and this is the only
instance in which I ever knew Bro-
Platt to be beaten, but tl1en,it’s “all in
the family.” We all remember, or
ought to remember, the courage be
displayed, and his great service to
Michigan farmers in the fight with
the Lee and Teal patent gate swindle.
The right man was in the right place
that time, sure. We saw at Bro. Platt’s
a relic, which I think every Patron
would be glad to see,——a swing gate
model which went through the U. S.
Courts in both suits, and came out
victorious. He has decked it with a
blue ribbon, and attached to it this
label: “ This is the model used in the
farmers’ Lee and Teal patent gate suit,
when farmers, headed by stalwart
Grange:-s, sent to grass those who tried
to collect royalty thereon. On the
trial it was shown that the gate was
first used by Adam to close the main
carriage way leading into the Garden

of Eden, to keep the cows out nights.
We said to him while there that we
believed that he was in duty bound to
take this model to the State Grange as
an object of great interest.

And my dear sisters, I have been
thinking all through these long hot
weary days, that autumn would soon
be here, and winter would closely
follow, and then the State Grange-
that annual reunion of such a large
and happy family, where we may
receive from each other new inspiration
and strength to fulfill our mission here
below. MRS. H. K. SEXTON. .

Pleasc,May I Speak ‘I

GRATTAN, Aug. 21st, 1880.

As I come so often to have a talk with
my brothers and sisters who read the
VISITOR, I feel that I must ask in a
humble way if I may again be heard.

I have several things I would like to
talk about. The first is of the Pomona
Grange held at our hall, Aug. 18th. It
was the first one I ever attended, and
that was the fact with the majority of
our Grange, I think the most of the
members were favorably impressed
with the work they were trying to do,
namely. to elevate man and woman. in
their moral, intellectual and social
sphere.

I think very manyof oui' Subordinate
Grange members have no knowledge
of the work of a Pomona Grange. They
think it an expense, and asort of aris-
tocracy. But I think they will change
their minds when they unnderstand the
purposes for which it was organized, for
it is the special duty of the Pomona
Grange to prepare subjects, to read and
discuss all matters pertaining to farm-
ing, stock as well as grain, and also the
educational interests of the Granges in
their jurisdiction.

I can truly say that I was well pleased
with the exercises. Bros. VVhituey, of
Byron; Hine of Cannon; Miller, of
Alpine, all had, and read, good papers.
Their subjects were well chosen and
well arranged, and I trust they will do
much good.

Now it rather seems to me that every
Sub. Grange should have a few members
at least who belong to the Pomona
Grange. I was disappointed about
our Grange. I thought we would have
some one to represent Grattan Grange,
No. 170, in our Pomona Grange, but it
was not the case. I heard a number
say that they would like to join, if it
was convenient, while there were oth-
ers who did not think much of it; and
what shall I say for myself? Well, my
health is quite poor, and I don’t know
as I could ever attend a. Pomona
Grange, unless it should come to our
hall,— so that is my excuse. But I
guess if there had been aclass gotten
up in Grattan Grange, Aunt Kate
would have been one among them.

There is one thing I would like to
know, do all Pomona Granges turn out
such a large number of large men and
women as Kent County. (I mean no
harm, the more of a good thing the bet-
ter.) My husband is a. 200-11). Granger,
but I am a poor little diminutive one,
though in real earnest.

I think the Pomona Grange was or-
ganized for‘ the benefit of the Subordi-
nate Granges, and I believe there is no
Grange so wise or strong but they may
gain some good from at Pomona Grange.

The idea that Biro. Miller advanced
in regard to schools, and the relations
that should eglgt between parent and
teacher, Ifullyléndorse. Parents must
exhibit moreinterest in their children’s
education, if they would have them
make greater improvement. They
should visit their schools often ; be so-
ciable with the teacher, make sugges-
tions, if necessary; make the teachers
understand you co-operate with them.
I think, by so doing, teachers would be
encouraged, and would take more in-
terest in their schools than they do now.
There are two classes of persons whom
I have great sympathy for: one is the
young school teacher; the other the
young wife and mother: we will only
speak of the former now. We will sup-

pose our young teacher to be a farmerls
daughter, her parents are quite poor,
with a large family. Well, this girl
feels that she must earn her support,
and she can make the most money by
teaching. So she studies early and
late. and at the age of 15 or 16 she is
able to get a second or third grade cer-
tificate. She goes into aschool all hope-
ful of success, and what is the result?
VVell, I think if she has managed to
hold on for a full term, she has done
well. I don’t feel disposed to censure
young school teachers; I know parents
lack judgment in managing children,
so have charity for young teachers, for
they have not had the benefit of expe-
rience.

I forgot to speak of my new acquaint-
ance wiih brothers and sisters at our
Pomona Grange. VVith them I was
much pleased, and hope to renew the
acquaintance in the future.

Fratcrually yours,
AUNT I{A'I‘E.

   

Self-Culture.

An essay read before Trowbridge
Grange, No. 295, by Mrs. S. D. Rockwell:

To cultivate the mind should be the
aim and object of us all, but more es-
pecially_of those Patrons, whose motto is
“Excelsior.” To those who have or-
dinary intellectual ability, it should be
a pleasure as well as a duty to improve
themselves. Progression is written on
everything in nature, and man, the
superior of all, must progress by his
own individual effort, if he reachesa
superior manhood. The mind is ever
active, ever reaching after something
higher and nobler than supplying the
mere physical wants.

Energy with ambition and severe
mental training, produces the thought-
ful mind. History tells us that the
greatest men of any time were those
whose untiring zeal never flagged in
their search after knowledge. The
sciences would not be so well developed
as they are at the present time if it were
not for man’s progressive faculties ; and
when new truths are evolved, they
should be acknowledged and accepted
as such. The ancients could not bear
any innovation on their existing
theories, without bitteropposiiion ; but
as we advance in knowlede and civili-
zation, we know things are continually
changing, and we must either advance
or retrograde. Compare our present
mode of farming with the style of a
century ago, and what an improve-
ment? And yet, with all our agricul-
tural helps, farmers are overworked.
They should take more time for rest
and study. When the physical system
is exhausted, the mental faculties suffer
also. If we read, it is only to glance
over an article, for in this condition of
body and mind,.we are not capable of
deep thought.

I think it is a mistaken idea for
people to cramp and dwart the intellect
for the sake of acquiring wealth. It is
true. poverty is a hard task master, and
a few, perhaps, are obliged to bend
their whole eflbrts to provide for phys-
ical wants. But with the mass of
farmers, it is only a question of wealth
against mental culture A few hours
less labor would give more time for
mental improvement. Wealth and
industry are all right, and every one
should aim to have a home of his own,
and that home should possess every
comfort and luxury that the owner can
afford, and should be the center of at-
traction for the whole family circle.
The invisible cord of love should bind
its members in one fraternal band, and
each should endeavor to make it the
brightest and dearest spot on all earth.

The more we cultivate and improve
our mental faculties, the more capable
we are of enjoying life. If we spent
more of our time reading and studying,
we should be better prepared to take
our rightful position in society, and
not be looked upon with supercilions
contempt by many who are scarcely our
equals. Because we are farmers is no
reason we should be rough and rude.
The polishing process is a beneficial

one, otherwise the uncut diamond
would appear no better than the worth-
less pebble by its side. In the olden
time, when brute force prevailed, man
looked upon woman as his inferior.
She was treated only as his servant—
her duty to minister to his wants and
wishes—but to-day, when people are
esteemed for brain culture instead of
physical endurance, woman takes her
place more on an equality with man.
Taxation without representation cer-
tainly is not fair, and woman is just as
amenable to the laws of our country as
man. The plea that it will degrade a
woman or lower her self-respect, or
Sully her purity to go to the polls and
cast her ballot with her father, hus-
band, or brother, is nonsense. No one
thinks it improper for her to go to the
lecture, Grange, or any place of amuse.
ment with her gentlemen friends, and
men should be gentlemen in one place
as well as in another, The amount of
mental culture we possess has its influ-
ence over us in our behavior, wherever
we are.

I think it will beastep in advance
when the people are educated to the
idea that men deserve as much censure
and blame when they step from the
path of rectitude and honor as women
do. As a general thing, we overlook in
man many things that in woman would
be glaring faults; but I think society
will change its views of many things
as we advance in knowledge.

____.;________
Tlianks to the Sisters.

For the sensible, hearty, cheering
letters that I have read and reread in
the Ladies’ Departmentof the GRANGE
VISITOR, I, for one, feel greatly indebt-
ed to the writers. They have done me
a world of good, especially the “Talk
with the Sisters from Myra,” in Aug.
1st.

I dearly love to read, and if one has
some of those good books she wrote of,
or one from the host of soul-inspiring
books that can be obtained at trifling
cost, lying near when one sits down to
rest a few moments, it would cheer, and
also keep one from being deluded into
the foolish habit of reading trashy

stufl‘ that only dwarfs one’s minds,
and after the reading they feel as if
their time was thrown away. Not so
with a few moment spent reading any
good book or the VISITOR. It has been
such a blessing to me, that I wish all
could read it, and that there was not a
house without itin the State. Its influ-
ence tends to a higher life.

Thanks for Aunt Kate’s suggestion
for saving the VISITORS, and giving
them a home binding. They are need-
ed very often for reference, when one
really has Grange principles in their
hearts; and I am sure if one reads the
VISITOR they will become good Pa-
trons.

I hope the dear sisters will continue
to send their mite from their treasures
of thought, to cheer all who love to
read, and think, and profit by it.

Yours truly,
Mrs. H. L. BRODERICK.

Paradise Grange, N o. 638.

What our Editorial Room Looks Like.

He opened the door cautiously, and
poking in his head in a suggestive sort
of way, as if there was more to follow,
inquired: “ Is this the editorial rink-
tum? ”

“ The what? my friend.”

“Is this the rinktum——sink um-
sanctum, or some other place where
the editors live?"

“ This is the editorial room, yes, sir.
Come in.”

“No, I guess I won’t come in. I
wanted to see what a rinktum was like,
that’s all. Looks like our garret, only
wuss. Good day.”—New Haven Regio-
ter.

THE Grange has made the farmers
thinker; it has made him a man de-
manding his rights; its has enlarged
his views; it has developed his talents ;
aroused his social nature; made him
better morally; brightened his life;
beautified his home; increased his in-
come; kept his boys and girls on the
farm; giving him an honored place
among men, and is fast securing him
his just rights. Yes. the Grange has a
grand influence.

fi:wa.»',1.~,'Aéi~'~:».<w'?I;-.;§..-5 are f....e


 

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

7

An Open Letter.

[We give below °an open letter
from Hon. C. M. Wood, to which
reference was made in the VISITOR
of July 15th. Also a letter from
Bro. Wood, correcting our impres-
sions of the purpose of the Writer.
All this should have been pub-
lished Aug. 1st, but the paper
containing the open letter got
mislaid, and we have not been
able to reach it until now. ' We
long ago learned that it is the
“ easiest thing in the world to be
mistaken,” and this is further
proof of the truth of the saying.
We agree with Bro. Wood. that
Livingston County has done well,
and may her example not be lost
to the farmers of other Counties !]

Editor I/ivingston Republican:

Whatever may be said of other Coun-
ties, the farmers of Livingston County
cannot complain that they have not
been fairly and freely represented in all

‘of the offices which it has been within
the power of the Republicans of that
County to give them.

Hon. Kingsley S. Bingham,the great-
est man in many ways that Livingston
County has ever produced, and the equ al
of any man who has yet put in an ap-
pearance in the political horizon of
Michigan, was a farmer. He served in
the Legislature of the State four terms,
and was Speaker of the House in 1838
and 1839, and also in 1842; was a mem-
ber of Congress from 1847 to 1851 ; was
Governor from January 1, 1855, to Jan-
uary 1, 1859, and was United States Sen-
ator from March 4, 1859, to October 5,
1861, when he died very suddenly, at
what was to him, in prospect, the very
beginning ofa splendid political career;
but to men less gifted might be adjudg-
ed the close of a life full of great attain-
mentsin civic honors. Always in party
action, “ one blast upon his bugle horn
was worth a thousand men.”

1-Ion. Nelson G. Isbell, who was State
Senator In 1848, 1849, 1850, and 1851 ;
Secretary of State for two years,and Col-
lector of Customs in Detroit from 1861
to 1870, was a farmer, born and raised
upon -a farm, and managing the same
until he sold it, sometime in 1866.

Coming down to purely County mat-
ters, Hon. Samuel G. Ives, the first Re-
publican Representative ever elected
from this County to the State Legisla-
ture, was a farmer. _

In 1856 the Republicans only elected
a part of their ticket, but they elected
‘two farmers, Henry Hartman, County
Treasurer, and Samuel G. Ives, re-elect-
ed to the State Legislature.

In 1858 only two Republicans, Henry
Hartman, County Treasurer, and John
Giluly, in the State Legislature, were
elected, both of whom were either farm-
ers or very closely identified with farm-
ing interests.

In 1860 five farmers were elected to
office by the Republicans of Livingston
County, namely, Henry Hartman,
Sherifl‘; Elisha W. Grant, Clerk; Ira
Knight, Treasurer; Wm. Williamson,
Register of Deeds; and Hon. Jacob Ka-
nouse, Representative in the State Leg-
lature.

In 1862 only one Republican was
elected in the County, Henry Hartman,
Sherlfl‘, a farmer.

In 1864 the Republicans succeeded in
electing one candidate, Hon. Wm. Ball,
of Hamburg, Representative in the
State Legislature, a farmer.

In 1866 the Republicans elected only
a part of their ticket; among these were
Hon. \Vm. Ball, Representative in the
State Legislature, and Solomon T. Ly-
on, clerk, farmer and school teacher,
until he went to the war, from which
he had then just returned, full of honor
as a soldier.

In 1868 the Democrats made a clean

swee .

In ‘I870 Hon. George W. Crofoot, Re-
publican nominee for the State Legisla-
ture, was the only Republican elected
in the County, a farmer.

In 1872 there was a clean Republican

- sweep, and there were six farmers elect-

ed in the the County: Hon. Jacob Ka-
nouse, Judge of Probate ; Benjamin F.
Batcheler, County Clerk; Wm. E. Wat-
son, Register of Deeds; Horace Hal-
bert, County Treasurer; Hon. John
Carter and Hon. Daniel Dintruff‘, Rep»
resentatives in the State Legislature;
Wm. Goodrich, who was elected Sher-
ifi', wasa farmer boy, and the farmers
themselves will be slow to consent to a
rule weich will exclude their sons from
political honors in case they leave their
old homes and enter upon commercial
or professional pursuits. We think
Daniel Webster’s father is more hon-
ored by the fact that every honorable
avenue of political preferment was left
open to his son, than he would have
been if the doors of the temple of State
had been closed to him as soon as he
left the farm.

In 1874 your correspondent, State
Senator; Benj. F. Batcheler, Clerk ;

Wm. E. Watson, Register; Hon. Wm.
Ball, Supt. of Schools , and Horace
Holbert, County Treasurer, all farmers,
were elected. Judge Kanouse, elected
in 1872, continued to hold the oflice of
Judge of Probate.

In 1876 the only Republican elected
in the County, Charles E. Beurman,
Sheriff, was a farmer. Lorison J. Tay-
lor, who was elected Senator in this Dis-
trict, was a farmer.

In 1878 Horace Halbert, Senator,
Chas. E Beurman, Sheriff, were farm-
ers, and Hon. Thompson Grimes, Rep-
resentative in the State Legislature, is
a farmer.

To recapitulate: since the organiza-
tion of the Republican party, exclud-
ing the oflice of Circuit Court Commis-
sioner and that of Coroner, the result
is as follows:

In 1854, the only Republican elected
was a farmer. In 1856. out of six oili-
cers elected, two were farmers. In 18-58
only two Republicans were elected, both
farmers. In 1860, out of eight Republi-
cans elected, five were farmers; in 1862
and 1864 the only Republican elected
was a farmer; in 1866, out of five Re-
publicans elected, one was a farmer,
and one was a banker and farmer com-
bined; in 1868 no Republican was elect-
ed; in 1870 only one Republican was
elected, the Hon. George W. Crowfoot,-
in 1872, out of eight Republicans elect-
ed, six were farmers; in 1874, out of six
Republicans elected, four were farmers;
in 1876 only two Republicans were elect-
ed, both farmers; in 1878, out of four
Republicans elected, three were farm-
ers. Hon. Roland Trowbridge, who
was elected to Congress from this Dis-
trict for three terms, was a farmer. He
is now Commissioner of Indian Affairs
at Washington, D. C.

Excepting minor and unimportant
places, no Republican lawyer has ever
held an office in Livingston County,
except such as the constitution and laws
require to be occupied by a lawyer. No
Republican lawyer has ever been elect-
ed to either branch of the Legislature
from this County. It is true that the
Hon. M. B. Wilcox was elected State
Senator in 1857, but at that time he had
not been admitted to the bar of this
State, as the records of this County will
show.

While the farmers of Livingston Co.
by virtue of their patriotism, their char-
acter, intelligence and numbers, are
entitled toa full and free representation
in all the offices and honors within the
gift of the Republicans of Livingston
County, they are strong enough to be
generous, and virtuous enough to be
just. C. M. WOOD.

PICKNEY, July 28th, 1880.
J. T. Cobb:

It would seem by reference to the
VISITOR of July 15th,to my open letter,
that you took a very mistaken view of
the matter therein contained, or, at
least, of the object in view. Now, Bro.
Cobb, that letter was not written on
account of any sympathy that I have
for the poor lawyers, as you see fit to
call them, but merely to give the facts
as they exist in Livingston County,
and I fail to see how such a statement
can injure any one, and if other Coun-
ties cannot show as good a record, I
hope the time will soon come when
they can.

Be assured, Bro. Cobb, I have the
interests of the farmers at heart, and
would not wish to say anything to
their disadvantage.

Finally, let me say I have read Bro.
Pray’s letter, and am very sorry indeed
that other Counties and Congressional
districts have seen fit to give the
farmers the cold shoulder so freely.

Fraternally yours,
0. M. WOOD.

Grange Interest and Influence.

It is a source of well grounded satis-
faction to the Patrons of Husbandry to
know that their Order is in a growing
and flourishing condition in all sections
of the country—North, East, South, and
Vilest. Doubtless, the recent impetus
given to its growth is due, in some
measure, to the excitement incidental
to political affairs, which affects the
interests of all farmers alike, and
claims the attention first, of the more
observing and enterprising. These, as
a rule, are found in the Grange organi-
zations. From these the interest
spreads among non-Grangers, who are
thus induced to join their fortunes
with the Patrons. Doubtless, also, the
cheering influence of the prosperous
surroundings of farmers. for the past
three years, has had something to do
with reviving the lukewarm wherever
they existed, and stimulating those
whose fires already burned brightly
whether in sunshine or storm. But
whatever the cause or causes, one thing
is evident—the Grange interest is now
as strong as it ever was. if not stronger
than in its palmiest days. This is as it
should be. No matter how much value
may be placed on the business of agri-
culture by writers on political or social
economy, as the one great interest
which forms the basis of prosperity, it
is altogether true that any other impor-
tant interest looks down upon the
horny-handed toilers in the fields as an
inferior class, whose wants and wishes
it is at least permissible to subordinate
to the use of others.

We see this in all the political organ-
izations, which amounts to ostracism

from the privilege of oflice holding.
\Ve see this in the passage of laws sub-
sidizing some special business, granting
bounties to others, and immense privi-
leges and bounties to various corpora-
tions. Agriculture directly gets noth-
ing—nothing but the pittance that is
annually doled out in support of the
Agricultural Department at the Nation-
al Capitol. Even this is ridiculed by
the professional politicians, and seem-
ingly grudingly bestowed by those who
profess to be the friends of farmers and
farm interests. The remedy for this
inequitable legislation lies in the hands
of the_farmers themselves, the great
mass of whom seem slow to embrace
their opportunities for reformation.
The Patrons of Husbandry, through
the Grange organization, has done
something in this direction. Still
much remains to be done. Hence it is
that it is cheering to notice that Grange
interest is growing, and to notice that
Grange influence is increasing with it.
—E'zc/range.

JUDGE RYAN must have spent some
time among certain lawyers of Grand
Rapids, or else other cities are infested
with the same class of “shysters" we
have here. This is what thejudge says
of the pettifogger:

“ He hangs much around justices’
courts There he is the leader of the
bar. But he finds his way into courts
of record. In them he is a plague lo
the bar and an offense to the bench. He
is flippan t. plausible, captions, insolent.
He is full of sharp practice, chicane,
surprise and trick. He is the privateer
of the court, plundering on all hands,
on private account. He is ready to sell
his client or himself. He is equal to all
things, above nothing and below noth-
ing. He is ready to be the coroner of
the United States. He would be a bore,
if he were not too dangerous for that
harmless function. He is a fraud upon
the profession and upon the public; a
lawyer among clowns and a clown
among lawyers.”

All who are familiar with our courts
recognize the rascal in the above de-
scription. VVe could mention the names
of half a dozen of the scoundrels who
answer to it, and at times have done so.
One of them was driven out of the city
by public opinion, as expressed th rough
the Times, and another who yet lingers
about the classic shades from which he
once fled temporarily, had it made
known to him through these columns
that he must be on good behavior if he
would remain. So long as the legal
rogues in Grand Rapids are sufliciently
discreet to keep their evil practices un-
der the bushel, it is fair to presume
they will hang about our enterprising
burgh. But they will do well to indulge
in no flagrant abuses, or exposure will
surely follow.

For which see the columns of the
Timesin future.—G7-and Rapids Times.

We don’t know "Judge Ryan,”
1101' where he exercises his judicial
prerogatives, but he has told some
truth, and told it well; but he
stopped his telling before he told
the “ whole truth.” He might
have added that, by the usages of
courts, and a respectable bar, it is
quite impossible for the citizen
who pays taxes to sustain our ju-
dicial system, to secure justice
within a reasonable time. and at
reasonable cost, in any of our
courts, even where the “profes-
sion” are not known as shysters.

The Times has our thanks for
its outspoken comments. If the
press of the country had any real
independence of the legal frater-
nity, it might do very much to re-
lieve the people of the burdens of
a judicial system that is a stand-
ing reproach to the profession and
a disgrace to our civilization.

THE failures since the panic of 1873
have ranged fron over 5,000 to more
than 10,000 per year. The average niim-
ber has been about 8,U00a year. The
amount of liabilities has averaged about
$200,000,000 per year.

 

THE REAPER. DEATH.

KEYES. —WHEREAS, In accordance with di-
vine law, Sister MARY E. KEYES has passed
from this life ; therefore,

Resolved, That, in the death of our worthy
sister, the family have been called to mourn for
a loving daughter and an affectionate sister;
the community an exemplary member, and the
Grange a. sister Patron who had endeared her-
self to our hearts, and indellibly stamped her
virtues in our memory.

Resolved, That in token of respect for our
deceased sister, our charter and hall be draped
in mourning for the term of sixty days.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
presented to the family of the deceased, also
placed on the Grange records, and that they be
sent to the Gannon Visrron for publication.

S. Mormon,

Mas. S. Momma,

Mrs. S. N. Rawson,
Committee.

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($1.00). Every farmer in the State should read
these articles. The duties of township officers
are clearly pointed out, and all law questions
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lows: for three months, 25 cents; or in clubs
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PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES

Kept in the office of the Secretary of the
MICHIGAN S T A '1‘ E GRANGE,
And sent out Past Paid, on Receipt of Cash Or-

der, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange,

and the signature of its M aster or Secretary.

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. . 60
Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to

keep accounts with members, . . . . . . . . .. l 00
Blank Record Books, (Express paid),. I 00

 

Order Book, containing 100 Orders on

Treasurer, with stub, well bound, . . . . . . 50
Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts

from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub,

well bound, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound, . . 60
Applications for Membership, per l00,.. . . 50
Membership Cards, per 100, . . . . . . . ..
Withdrawal Cards, per doz., . . .

    

 

Dimits, in envelopes, per <loz., . . . . . . . . . 25
By-Laws of the State Grange, single
copies 10c, per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
New kind of Singing Books, with music,
Single copy 15 cts. per doz., . . . . . ... . . . . 1 80
Rituals, single copy. ---- . . ‘Z5
“ er doz.,...... 2 40

Blank “Articles of .~.s§<$c'iiiti£ii§'i Io}? ‘iiié
Inwip- ration of Subordinate Granges
with Copy of Charter, all complete,. . . . . 10

Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100. . . 40

Declaration of Purposes, per doz., 5c.;

per hundred, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40
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and in fact anything and everything that a
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I take pleasure in presenting to your favor-
able consideration my CASH Price List of
Harness Work—I-IAND MADE. ALL of my
own manufacture--and also to return thanks
for the liberal patronage I have received from
the different Granges throughout Michigan. I
shall do in the future as in the past, furnish the
best goods for the least money,

Farm Harness, White Trimmed, Breach-
ing; Round Lines, Snaps, Rum Straps,

  

and spread rings, complete, . . . . . . . . . . .329 00
The same without breeching, . . . . . . . 26 00
“ “ with Flat Lines, . . . . . . . . . .. 28 00
“ “ 4- " “ without bre'ch-
32

mg, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Double light Buggy Harness, white trim-

me , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .from $25 to _30 00
The same Nickel Trimmed, from 835 to 50 00
Single Buggy Harness. with Round lines,

      
  
  
 

 

white trimmed,.. . . . 13 00
Same with Flat Lines, . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 12 00
Nickel Trimmed,. .315, $16, 818, 820 d 25

Flat Lines, with Snaps, . . . . . .
Round Lines, with Snaps. . . . . . .
Hams Straps, per doz., .. . . . . . . ..
Headstalls, Blinds, Road Checks,.
Collars, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Five-Ring Halters, . . . . . . . . . . .
Breast Straps, with snap,.. . . .
Martingale, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

 

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OF THE GRANGE

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

GILEAD, Mich., Sept. 2d, 1878.

I have ordered several setts of Harness of A.
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years, and have recently seen nearly all of the
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(Signed, ) C. G. LUCE.

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TI-IE GRANGE VISITO_R.

Our Rulers.

How big this world is! How round
the earth! How vast its expanse of
waters! How broad its plains! How
grand its rivers! How majestic its
mountains! How regular and exact in
motion I How steadfast to its purpose,
balanced by forces within and without,
belonging to itself.

If man is an‘epitome of all there is,
the finest and completest evolution of
matter, operated by divine spirit; if he
sits on a pinnacle, crowning all this
round world, how does be complete the
figure? Is he round, and broad, and
grand ; majestic, lofty, sun-light crown-
ed, free, complete? Echo answers, Is
he‘? Where? Yet this is his inherit-
ance.

Why is humanity so groveling, mak-
ing footprints only in the dirt, claiming
kinship only with dirt? VVhy hold we
not our heads away above the clouds,
in the sunlight of truth, catching in-
spiration from angels; while our feet
press lightly the earth, to fill full the
measure of our existence here ? Why ‘.7
We are slaves and slave-holders, ruled
by powers and forces which should be
our servants.

I do not wish to speak to-day, of that
great Power which we term the Sn-
preme Ruler of the universe; neither
of the rulers of nations, nor States,
Counties, towns, cities, villages, corpo-
rations, societies or families. The indi-
vidual man, the one small atom, sin-
gled out from the great mass of all there
is, and representing the whole,—who
and what are his rules?

Man, in his physical make-up, is a
product of the earth, made up of earth,
grown from it as much as the plants
that have their roots in tlie soil. The
earth possesses weeds as well as flowers;
thorns, poisonous herbs, swamps, mi-
asmas, as well as fruits, grains, sweet
perfumes, and delightful parks. Man
has incorporated into his make- up these
different elements, in different combi-
nations, each retaining its distinct char-
acteristic to assert itself, and maintain
its hold in the structure. The material
in the make-up, comprising what we
call the body, calls to the like material
outside the body for companionship to

feed and build itself up. For instance,
here is a man who, in his make-up,
caught up the element of tobacco. It
is in him, a living, distinct individual,
a part of him. Now, what does he do ?
Does he say to the tobacco within, You
are a vile, dirty, element; if I feed you,
you will become my master, binding me
down to earth! Begone! Starve! Die
out! I will have none of you! thereby
getting strength in the finer, cleaner,
qualities to do fine,'_noble work. Does he
dothis? In some instances, most praise-
worthy, Yes. In the greater number
of cases, the tobacco within, calls for the
tobacco without, and the man, his rea-
S011..I11d2ement, good sense, steps down,
bows down and worships at the shrine
of—King Tobacco. A being, claiming
tobe a man, heir of eternal life, ruled
by a weed!

High living, inordinate eating and
drinking, is more important to some
people than their own salvation. Dull
perceptions, stupid mentality, indiffer-
ence to any higher life, result from over-
feeding. Appetite calls, the Man yields
the control. Can he afford it, when a
little denial, just an easy choice, would
brighten up the intellect, clear away
clouds, and lift the man into heaven’s
own sunlight.

Pain, sickness and suffering hold us
in bondage to death. While if we
know how and we can learn, we might
make these our servants to attain im-
mortality. We do not understand this
nor have we the energy to work out

- the problem. The element in matter

which seeks ease, ( shall we name it in-
tellectual laziness ?) rules. Why get
we not up in the might of will-power,
and the invisible force which is within
our reach, and throw off these chains
which ignorance forges,and turn our en-
emies into servants ?

Poverty and its attendant ills pinches
us until we have hardly time or aspira-

tion for a noble sentiment, an unselfish
thought, or charitable deed, and all be-
cause we are too ignorant to bring to
ourselves and utilize the abundant
treasures which earth holds at the dis-
posal of intelligence.

Gold is a terrible master, hard, cold,
tyrannical, fearful. When the princi-
ple of right and justice rules, and not
greed and selfish gain; when we love
money for the good it will help us do
in making ourselves and the world
better, then, and only then, are we safe
treasuries of what the world terms
wealth. The earth is the Lord’s and
the fullness thereof. VVe, as his chil-
dren are the rightful inheritors of that
fullness as fast as we are wise enough
tomake good use ofit. A rich man who
is not the better for that money is a dis-
honest man and has come dishonestly
by his possessions, for nature makes no
mistakes in placing her gifts in un-
skilled hands. It is theft,—a “climb-
ing up some other way,” and will in
end curse and not bless.

One of the chief wants of humanity
is character, individuality on a plane of
nobility. If we View the assembled
world standing in one vast mass, only
here and therea head rises above the
sea of heads.

Who dares to think and act for him-
self contrary to established usage?
Who follows out his convictions of
right, if popular opinion opposes, who
dares stand alone, if need be, with right
and truth ? Slaves following some
leader blind as ourselves. “ What will
people say ? I’ “What will be my
standing in society and in my neigh-
borhood? ” “ Is it for my interest?”
" Is it safe?” “ Will it pay ? ” Aye,
rather whatiis right for me? How can
I best secure and maintain an intelli-
gent respect for myself? How can I
best fill up the measure of my days with
usefulness and blessings? There are
two ways in this world. One is the
freedom of a life that dares to be true to
self. The other is the slavery that runs
in ruts, sides with the majority for fear
of losing caste and reputation. The one
requires back-bone, self-denial, staunch
integrity. The other is weak, yielding,
and unreliable. One leads into light
and endless life, the other direct to
darkness and death. Do we take in
the full import of this? Do we see how
lack of distinct self-hood is the mask of
death ? Who knows What is right for
me as well as myself, if I have reason
and common sense? Why should I
care what any person thinks of me so
long as I can respect myself in the light
of the truest and best I know. Sensi-
tiveness to imaginary slights, in-
sultsor abuse indicates a pitiable weak-
ness and lack of clear-cut rounded self-
hood. No person can injure me unless
there is in my niake-up that which is
just as black and unfortunate as the at-
tempted injury. The harm all comes
on the other party. I stand, if clean
myself, above and beyond it all unmov-
ed. I maythrow dirt at the sun all
day, it only falls back upon myself,
soiling my own hands. The sun shines
on undimmed and unspotted. We all
may reach upward in inspiration and
effort toward the sun.

Superstition, a child of darkness,
ideas of the past, born with us, cling
like chains about our feet, holding us
tortured prisoners. »

We are ruled by custom, fashion, par-
ty, creed, and all material conditions.
Minority in the right is often ruled by

majority in the wrong. Did any of us
ever know or have a part in such a
case? What would be the brave, man-
ly thing to do as one of the minority?
Selfishness, fear, ignorance, death—a
force of mighty powers belonging to
earth, claim our devotion.

But I must stop ere I have half
begun. We _are enslaved by such a
multitude of influences that we scarce
can draw a free breath.

Yet there is a beautiful broad plane
of life whereon a man may walk with-
out fear, free. A man rounded like the
earth, balanced like the earth, self
poised, revolving in his orbit, with
law, work, suffering, death—his ser.
vants; and _life, ‘full. rounded, assured,
—a joy. Rich in the treasures of ex-
perience, and gems of thought gath.
ered in the pathway thither——a path-
way which lies through struggle, battle,

hand to hand contest with the powers
of darkness and of earth, which beset
us in the innumerable little experien-
ces of every day working life Re-
peated defeats, it may he, bleeding
feet and aching hearts; but victory at
lastr—victory over self, and so, as an
epitome of the whole—mZcto7-y over all;
spirit governing matter, ruled only by
lthe higher law of justice, love, and
ife.

God give as men I A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts. true faith, and
ready hands ;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill ;
Men whom the spoils of ofiice cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will ;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue,
And damn his treacherous flatteries without
winking I
Tall men,sun-crowned,Wh0 live l1b0V€ the fog.
In public duty, and in private thinking.
For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn
creeds,
Their large professions, and their little deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, lo I freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting justice
sleeps.
L. F. STEGEMAN.
Allegan, Sept., 1880.

IMPROVED

Greenbush Fanning-Mill.

(ESTABLISHED 1855.)

   
  

 
    

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Over 8,000 Now in Use in Michigan
Nearly 400 already sold this Season.

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“ This is to certify that I bought a Fanning-
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and have cleaned at least tiity thousand bushels
of grain with it since I have-. owned it. I would
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Essex, Clinton Co., March 26, 1880.

From W. D. «St A. Garrison, Grain Buyers and
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“ VERNDN, Micli., Feb. 26th, 1880.

Messrs. W. T. 63 R. E. Davies, St. Johns, Mich :
“ GENTs.- We used your Improved Green-

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W. T. J: A. GARRISON.”
Knowing by experience that our mill needs

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