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WHOLE No. 106. 9

SCHOOLCRAFT,NHCHg JANUARY 6,

1881.

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To whom all communications should be addressed,
at Schoolcraft, Mich.

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INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

“ Union is Strength "—-The Value of Fxperiments—
Farm Arrangements and C1onvenieuccs—Buy Small
Trees——IIope, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l

Piokings bv the VVuv, No.22 —- Il.iRt:ill:llZlGll Ser-
' ' A)

vices——Grange Reading, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - ‘

Request Iienewed—-What is Said of Us-—Items—

New Jersey Correspondence, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Q
The Three Rivers ’1'r/Tdune Complains —L-and Plaster ;

——Trial Subscri'oers— Co-operation a Success-Seem
retaries of 1S8l—The Viszron for 188l——The Tool
House and Repair Shop -- Our VVestern Sugar
Competitors--Barbed VVire Fences-—Shade Tree
in Highways-—Patent Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -i

The Transportation Question Coi1sidercd—The Re-
ply—Election Report of Kalamazoo County l’omo-
na Grange, No. 27—Lecl.urer’s Documents—Rcad.
Lecturer's Appointmcnts—Items‘-— Names of Coun-
triee——Not \Vitnout Honor Abroad—Duty of Rep-
resent.atives—'l‘lie Annual VVord-—Notico of Meet-
ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5

Going to School—l'.ove's Mockery — Gardening for
Wornen——Letter from Canada——l{alurna7oo County
Farmers’ Institute—Grolden Wedding—Reversible

I~i...— Dmt-.4.-- ‘ ; ¢' . b l r-- itt el"olks'
" Fancies—“ Unc Zdlhhfnhnn qa;zaaiii'—R‘lr‘h_, [51 y X}, mm-,__

That, Bridge Question —— Questions — ‘How some
Lawyers Make a Living—To American Astrono-
mers—The Letter H, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6

From Groveland Grange-District Grange, No. l7-—
Rutland Grange, No. l45- Sugar Cane in Michigan
—Hesperia Grange, No. ~i96—Bunker Hill Grange
—— A Letter from Liberty Grange —— Flushing
Grange, No. 3S7—1"remont Grange, No. 49-l——Th¢_2

Reaper, Death—Adve rtisemcuts, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Manufacture of Glucose——llely on Yourse=lf—How it
was Lo3t——Advertiscments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Officers Michigan State Grange.
M.——C. G. LUCE, - — - Gilead.
O.—A. N. WOODRUFI’, - - “'21 tervliet.
L—C. L. WHITNEY, - - - Muskegon.
S.—S. A. TOOKER, - — - - Lansing.
A. S.—A. E. GREEN, - - Farmington.
C.——SALMON STEEL, - Mouton, Wexford Co.

T.—S. F. BROWN, - - - Schoolcraft.
Sno.—J. T. COBB, - - - Schoolcraft.
G. K.—-ELIJAII BARTLETT, — - Dryden.
C£'.n.r.s.——1izIBs. A. S. STANNARD, — - Lowell.
POMONA.—MBS. H. D. PLATT, - - Ypsilanti.
FLORA.-—Mns. A N. WOODRUFF, VVatervliet.
L. A. S.——MBs. A. E. GREEN, - Fnrmington.

 

Executive committee.

THOMAS MARS, ‘Chairman, - Berrien Center.
I. WEBSTER CHILDS, - - Ypsilanti.
P. M. HOLLOVVAY, - - - Hillsdale

J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, - . Tuscola:
WM. SATTERLEE, - - Birmingham.
THOS. F. MOORE, - - - - Adrian.
JOHN PORTER. - - Grand Rapids.
0. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, - — Ex-oflicio_
General Deputy.
C. L. WHITNEY, - - — Muskegon.
State Business Agent.
THOMAS MASON, - - Chicago, Ill.

_Speclai Lecturers.

Thos. F. Moore,......... .. ....Adrian, Lennwee Co.
Geo. W, Woodward.......... ....Shelby,Oceana Co-
M. L. Stevens,....  .....Perry, Shiawassee Co.
L. B. Brown,....  .. ....B.awsonville, Wayne 00.
Andrew Campbell, . . . . . “Ypsilanti, Waehtenaw Co.
Chas. E. Mickley. . . . . ...... ..Adrian, Lenawee Co.

HOPE.

Men speak and dream with keen delight
Of some sure-coming better day '3

To gain the hapwy golden height
All madly press the crowded way.

The world grows old and young by turns,
But human hope unchanging burns .

Hope leads the infant forth to life,
And gaily plumes the boyish head:
Her spell lures youth to manl strife,
Nor leaves the vereran’s dying bed ;
And when life's o'er, e'en from the tomb
Hope springs to shed her brightest bloom.

All is not vain illusion-—no

Mere fancy, sprung from Error’s brain:
Too well proclaims. the life we know,
“A higher life shall man attisn; ”
And whnt those inward voices so

Entered at ‘the Post (mice at Schoolcraft 1 "UNION IS STRENGTH."
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Hi‘ 1-uo_u.As bunch’ x'c1-zir.

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Before his eyes, and whose oats and hay
,« Vifere piled up into the landlord’s cart,
‘ Looked toward his castle with sorrowful heart.

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, " You seem, said he, so strong and grand-
Like a giant you overlook the land ;
I And a giant in stomach you sure must be,
\Vhen of all my crop you can leave none to me."

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Quoth another, " 0:‘ such weak words what end I‘
Have you any hope that the devil will mend,
Or the wolf let a kid escape his ma w,
Or a landlord yield his rights at law I’

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Let us go over to ltackrent hall
By twos amd threes: it may befall,
.\.s wisdom is found in the multitude,
l‘lnou,r_§’h of us might do the cause some good.”

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At first they wczit by two.-: and threz-s,
But Rackrent’:-: lord they could not please.
And next they went in number a score,
llut tin: case was even the some as beioro.

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By fifties and hundreds they gathered then ~
! Resolute, patient, dogged men,-
And the landlord owned that he thought there was
Soinc slight defwt in the present laws.

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Then a barony spoke -u country woke-
A nation struck at their feudal yoke.
"Fwus found the Right could not be withstood :
And wisdom was found in the multitude!

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A. C. G1.1nni;.v, - - l’.~lw P.uv.

The Value oi Experiments.

rue world owe.s“AsT)mcthing, doubtless,
to those persons who have blundered upon
a truth while searching for something else.
But the most useful lessons in life are those
which have been attained by a careful sift-
ing of the causes which have produced an
effect-, and deducing from ‘.l10.~ie causes a
fact not hitherto known. This is experi-
ment, and the value of an cxperiment is
measured by the number of different facts
which point to the some truth.
The farmer is either a practical experi-
menter, or he is not a practical farmer. His
calling is far from being an exact science.
The merchant, for instance, invests his
money in goods at a certain price, he adds
to that a per cent which will cover the cost
of transportation, interest, insurance, and a
variable per cent of profit, according to his
caprice. This last per cent, which is to be
the dollar earned, is a mere volition of the
will. It does not come to him through the
gauntlet of adverse circumstances. It is
not what is pleased to be left after the bills
for freight, and commissions, storage, and
labor are all paid. It is not the result of
careful and long-continued experiment to
determine the proper method of procedure
among a dozen different ways, either of
which may bring disaster. His profits are
subject to two vicissitudes—the fluctuations
of the market, and the wantsfof the trade,
and both are likely to vary in his favor or
to operaiely adversely to his interest. in
either case the cause of variation is clearly
seen, and the knowledge gained is easily
applied to his advantage in the next ven-
ture. There may be found a parallel case in
the farmers’ business relation while selling
some article of produce. But success usu-
ally lies further back of the simple business
transaction which brings the money to his
pocket. _
The farmer, in looking for ultimate suc-
cess, must bide the passing ofseveral months,
each of which may jeopardize his interest.
Which of the many ways of preparing the
soil shall he adopt 1’ VVhat kind of seed shall
he sow? \Vhich week of the two or three
shall he begin to plant the seed. He real-
izes that his success depends upon the selec-
tion of the propermethod of procedure.
How is he to become the possessor of
such varied, and to him,important knowl-
edge? He must have experience, and ex-
perience is the child of experiment. He
may blindly follow tradition. which points
to success along a never varying track, but-
experiment often proves tradition to be a
lie. An experiment to be of any value,
must show truth or success in one direction,
and error or failure in the other. A so-
called experiment which points in but one
direction, is simply a process, and might
show different results the next year, or
under other oonditions.j

Shall ne'er the hopeful soul betray.

So-called experiments are often made to

_— f needs to know most, let him first attempt

iprovc a pet theory. Vile will not accept
truth, only as it seems to corroborate our
preconceived ldc:1~:, and we try to make a
traditional axiom out of it. To illustrate:
A German chcini.-at once conceived the idea
that as a cliemi-_-nl analy.-is sliowcd the
constituent clcn19nt:- of which all plants
are composed, so the o.pplic:ition.-:i of those
elements to the l-.o?.i, in the gpiln of their
absorption by the gi'o\v‘.l1 0. the plant,
would prepare the soil for the perpctuztl
growth of that plant. An experinient in
this [direction for a few year".-i seeined
to prove the theory to be correct. But. it
was soon found that lnumis in the soil
was a more important factor in the growth
‘ of plants than the nitrate.-. and humus was
not a product of the laboratory. So this
, theory, which was to revolutionize agricul-
ture, failed, but taught its lesson neverthe-
less. Could exp-;—riment.< he made in a day,
land the result chronicled the next, much
more would be attempted in this direction.
;Tbe great trouble i.~;,tlic American mind
cannot wait for re.sult~:. lixpcrimental
farms in Europe on private capital have
added much to the sum of enlightened agri-
culture the world over. 'l“iii.~:’ is being at-
tempted in one or two instances by wealthy
men in this country. But we,  farniers of

ithe coming man will know more than we.
There are a lliolisaiiul things we need to
know now. ;llow is this knowledge to
:be generally difl'used. Let every farmer
fbccomc an experimenter. \\"hatever he

‘ to learn by experiment.
Plaster is now cheap, lfit will add to the
_ growth of other crops beside clover, let us
‘um: nut i.._.,- ....,....~;...c~n. and use lL freely.
There is no doubt a. vast deal of ignorance
displayed in the use of plaster, More is
sown to the acre than is necessary. and it
is applied to crops when no direct benefit
is received. One man sows 100 pounds or
more on each acre of his farm and grows
good clover. He is cermin the amount is
right, ultliougli he has never tried less.
Another sows Si) pounds, and grows good
clover, and still another sliakcsa bag which
has contained plaster, over 21 small patch
of clover, and is astonished at the result.
Now where is the golden mca.n—-the exact
quantity necessur_v. It will not do to guess
at it and let our guesses stand for knowl-
edge. Farmers have done t.oo much guess-
ing already, and have followed the guesses
of others to their discredit. Let us go about
solving these problems by experiment.

\Ve allplant corn, but many of us have
too much of the “way our ihthers dii”
hanging about us. Some of us came from
the East where tlii-_ doggerel rule for plant-
ing prevails:

“ One for the bluckbird, one for the crow,
One for the cutworm, and three to grow."

\Vho, if the cut-worm and crow, did not
call for their rations'.’ All the kernels grew
to be stalks, and every stalk bore its "nub-
bin.” It is feared some of this may still be
clinging to us. Let us apply a little arith-
metic to it——expc-rimenta little with figures.

At four feet apart, there will be 2,722 hills
to the acre. A medium sized ear will weigh
about ten ounces. Suppose we allow two
stalks to the hill, and one of these medium-
sized ears to each stalk. The product will
be fifty bushels of shelled corn to the acre.
A little arithmetic again, and it will be
seen that three stalks to the hill, each bear-
ing one of these medium sized ears, will
produce 75 bushels of shelled corn to the
acre. Now suppose again that by having
but two stalks to the hill, we grow two
large ears of twelve ounces each, this will
add one-fifth to the amount, and we shall
produce 60 bushels of shelled corn to the
sore. Isn’t this a respectable yield? How
many grow more than 60 bushels of shelled
corn to the acre? By this illustration is
shown what experiment will prove, and has
proved—that the smaller the number of
stalks to the hill, the larger the ears, and
vice versa. The experiment is being tried
of planting wheat in drill.-:16 inches apart,
and cultivating during the period of growth.
Whether the large yields report-ed will
more than cover the extra cost of produc-
tion, time and patient experiment will de-
termlue. The manipulation of manures,
manner of applying, whether as a- top

questions, that need a correct solution.
Opinions will not pass. We must have the

I to-day, need more than this assurance that

dressing, or to be plowed under, are all open so that you can see every part of the field,

proofs that will stamp them as legal tender. -‘have not less‘ than five nor more than seven
One fact evolved from a careful experiment fields of equal size. In any rotation suited

ages.

labor among the members of the Grange
\V'e have the talent among us to educe prac-
tical results from experiments by men
who do not look to the moon for a guide,
, nor to luck for succes.-.-5. \\'e want the ex-
perience ofpracticzll men, and the questions
asked from the inexperienced, so that
through this medium we may spread abroad
the stored up wisdom of farmer sages, and
add to the knowledge of beginners.

Farm Arrangements and Conveniences.

\V'lien one looks at the map of the
Eastern, and some of the Middle States,

its counties and townships, and when he
compares them with any of the \Vestern
, States, he will say at once that there
‘has been a great advance in the
science of surveying a State.
the irregularity mentioned is, no doubt,
due to the configuration of the surface of
the country, but the exactness of the lines
of survey at present must. be attributable to
the knowledge and needs of a more ad-
vanced civilization.

Many of our forms are in the same con-
dition as to fields and their formation as
tho~‘e irregular tracts of land called counties.
The pioneer in the selection of his 80 or 160
acres probably did not have an eye to the
formation of the fields, nor probably to their
number and extent, but began to whack
away on one corner, where the timber was
lightest, and each seasorfls  ‘ring was

of circumstances, and not the result of any
preconceived plan. They are generally ir-
regular in shape, no two lines are parallel,
and none of its corners rigli.t angles. The
waste in labor in cultivating such fields is
not usually appreciated. In plowing, liar-
rowing, mowing, or reaping, a pointed land
more or less acute, must be met and over-
come at the last. There is no incentive to
perfection in the process of plowing, mark-
ing for corn, etc.; nothing can be made to
come out right, however much we may plan
toward a perfect system. Such fields are
usually plowed around, turning the furrow
toward the fence each year, as if a fortifica-
tion was intended. The idea of beginning
in the center of each field to plow it, would
set an expert crazy. The amount of land
enclosed is a matter of guess work with the
owner, nnd it usually varies two or three
acres, with the varying seasons. This elas-
ticity in n. field is very convenient seine-
timcs on the occasion of a short crop, to
make the amount per acre equal to that of
some pattern farmer in the neighborhood.
Another objection to these illy planned
farms is the entire absence of lanes. The
fields abut on the road, and the cattle
must be turned into the highway to reach
the pasture. Year after year these incon-
veniences are met and unnecessary labor
performed, as the result of this serious
derangement. \\'e are so accustomed to
following in ruts and accustomed paths that
it is almost like the necessity that breeds a
revolution to reconstruct an irregularly
shaped farm into something like regularity
in its plans and arrangements.

If the necessary changes could only be
brought about by the outlay of large sums
of money, or the expenditure of valuable
time, the reasons for a change would be less
sensible.

But fences need laying over and repairing
more or less every year, and with the plan
once established, the whole farm could be
remodeled in three years, without a day’s
extra labor. Begin by laying it out on
paper, a quarter inch to the rod. If you are
not expert with a pencil. get your boy or
boys to work at it. They will become in-
terested at once. Offer $5.00 for the best
plan, taking into consideration the contour
of the farm. Also have reference to the
accessibility of fields to water, etc. Let
them see that they can help with some im-

plement besides the pltohfork, curry.comb,

and milking stool. Should the farm be

uneven, I would arrange to have the fences

on the high ground instead of the hollows,

if possible on reaching the fence. Where a
farm is level, or comparatively so, I would

is worth more as a sure guide to follow to our syle of farming, less than five fields

he is struck with the irregulerity of

Much of ,

fenced, the fields becoming at last the result

toward success, than all the traditions of the 3 require too frequent plowing, and more than

 seven are superfluous. A lane not less than

\Ve hope to give in future numbers of the two rod: wide should run from the barn,
VlSl'l‘Uli’. results of the numerous c.\'peri- and run parallel with section lines, the
merits, made individually or by divisions of fields abutting on either side. Should the

building be nearer one side of the farm than
the other, it may be necessary to run the lane
in one direction a short distance, and then
turn it at right angles, to reach the mid-
dle oflhe farm. Fields should be oblongin
shape, and not square, as we often see them.
My ideal of a farm is 160 acres, with the
buildings near the center of one side, with
a lune exactly in the center, running to the
last tier of fields. These should be forty by
eighty rods, containing twenty acres each,
lying on opposite sides of the lane, and
ending to it. This in effect. brings every
field to the barn yard, and takes the stock
to any field you choose by opening the yard
gate.

On many farm»: the pasture is reached by
leading the horses down beside the grain or
hay fields, or they are taken into the road.
l and around through a brush pasture to some

, back field, mid back again in the morning
through thc same circuit.

The amount of thought necessary to be
glvenngame of checkers for an evening
would arrange the farm in such a shape that
when the thought is once worked out would
save many hours’ labor during every season.

The farmer who thinks out a way of
saving time has helped himself in two ways
——hc helps his mind, and he helps his
nili.-wles. If there is anything farmers are-
prodigal of, and spcndtlirifts in, it is muscle.
\Vhen the muscles are tired out, and the
strength is spent, the mind can’t work om‘
problems in geometry with glen‘ "* cility.

A well ai‘ral‘.gml farm will in. supplied
with gates. The sliding gate is so easily
and cheaply made and hung, and serves the
purpose so well that there is no excuse for
bars, nor for letting‘ down the fence.

The arrangemcntof farm buildings for opu-
venience is a topic of itself, sufiiciently
broad for another paper, and I leave that fol‘
other bands, or for a future occasion.

Buy Small Trees.

Tlic average American is in a great liurry
to realize on his investments. If he orders
a few garden .~ace<l.~i in January he is anxious
to have them sent immediately; and if he
forwards six cents for a copy of some paper
which contains a story of which he has
read or heard, he does not forget to request
the publisher to send it “by return mail.”
Patience which takes the form of quiet
waiting is a virtue of which he seems to be
wholly ignorant. He cannot waititlie pro-
gress of events, but must constantly hurrv
and fret in order to make nature move is
little faster than her wonted pace,

This tendency crops out very plainlv
when he purchases trees. He finds them
described in the catalogue as “ second.c]ass_
medium, first-class, extra.” The diflz-rence
in these classes is principally, if not wholly,
in the size and height of the trees, The
larger the tree, the higher the price——buI;
the farmer “ don’t care anything about
that.” He wants “good trees or none,”
and gives his orders for those of extra size,
and which are four or five years old_ In
doing this he thinks he is acting wisely, but
the nurseryman knows better, and the
farmer will find before long, that with equal
care, the small trees will grow faster, and
if a fruit tree, will come into bearing con:
dition sooner than the large ones,

In halfa dozen years the tree that was
small when planted will be larger and finer
than the other. The reason for this is ob-
vious. The larger the tree the larger the
roots which it has, and the larger the mots
the less fibers there will be upon them, _.\
tree that has plenty of fibrous roots will
grow readily, if proper care is used in trans-
planting; but no amount of skill can coax
a tree to live and flourish which is destitute
of these little fibers. The roots of large trees
are more or less mutilated in the process of
taking up, while the small trees sustain little
injury from this source. Dealers in trees
assert that experienced men buy small,

thrifty trees, while those who are just start.

ing, are anxious for the largest to be had.

Those who are toset trees the coming season

will do well to learn from the experience of
those who, at considerable loss to themselves

have demonstrated that small trees are the

ones to buy.

_A’I‘ a late meeting of the Cincinnati Hor-
ticultural society, G. W. Trowbridge stated
that the only commercial fertilizer that can
be profitably used on vines is ground bone.
The phosphoric acid of the bone is needed
by the vines. Bones can be used in large
quantities without fear of injury.
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A New YORK man claims to have dis-
covered Lhat a few drops of kerosene upon
the ground around, but not upon, ach
trees is a sure cure for the peach rer.
Kerosene is getting a reputation for being a
panacea for all the ills that flesh, field, and

 

‘farm arehelrs‘ to.

    

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PICKINGS BY THE WAY, No. 22.

We had thought to discontinue this part
of the Visrron, for the reason that they
were ofa rambling nature, uninteresting to
many, and criticised by others. On reflec-
tion we concluded to let the readers of the
VISITOR know of our whereabouts and
doings. a little longer, hoping that those un-
interested will find enough other matter in
the paper to read, and thereby not feel so
badly the loss of the little space we take.
To the critics we say, you ought to have
something to do, and when our efforts em-
ploy your time, more timid ones will escape
your arrows. \Ve shall pursue that which
seems worthy, and tends towards correct
manhood and womanhood as well as all
earnest endeavor to live nearer to the re-
quirements of our Order and to keep its
written and unwritten law.

Personal energy and devotedness shall
also be noticed, and brothers and sisters
who hear the burdens of progress may alike
be rewarded with attention in these notes.
Should any be overlooked in their humble
spheres, “learn to labor and to wait.” True
merit is always rewarded sooner or later.

What pleases us most is united cfibrt,
general labor and desire upon the part of
every member to make every meeting, pub-
he or private, a grand success. If we con-
demn neglect of duty, careless and indiffer-
ent membership, or extravagant displays of
rich foods at our feasts and a waste of even
the fragments we shall only do that which
appears to be our duty. A neatly arranged,
well supplied table, with enough of whole-
some food, is praiseworthy and creditable to
the true matron, whoever she may be,
whose extravagance, waste, and want of
system and care in spreading the feast at
home or in the Grange do not merit silence
but censure.

NEW YEAR’S

At the comfortable home of Brother Hen-
ry J. Hall, VVorthy Master of Banner
Grange, No. 640, of Ionia County, we were
seated warming ourselves by a cosy fire
when "tap, tap,” was heard near a. bay
window behind us, and answered by Sister
Hal], “Happy New Year!” came from
the same place, reminding us that another
year had gone and 1881 had began. The
voice was that of Bro. Vance, a neighbor
Patron speaking through a telephone con-
necting the two houses.

On looking at the time we saw that it was
ten minutes past twelve o’clock. VVe had
just returned from a Grange public meeting
and lecture of this nine months old Grange.
We had come the day before from Caro,
Tuscola Co., to Ionia when a brother met
us at the mail train and took us into his
sleigh and left us at the residence of Bro.
John Higbee, near the hall, but where the
oyster supper was to be served before the
public lecture. It was a cold night, yet
there was a goodly attendance: still we had
hoped to have met more from the neighbor-
ing Granges. After supper-—well set and
promptly served,—the company repaired to
the hall near by—an old dry-house, tempor-
arily used. We were much pleased with the
singing and other exercises introductory to
the lecture, and with the excellent attention
given our eflbrts. We learn that this Grange
has secured a lot, upon which they will soon
proceed to build a new hall—a Grange home.
We congratulate them: united and contin-
uous action will surely crown their hopes
with success.

A sound sleep of four hours, and it was
time to go to the train. And now t0Wal‘dS
home again. Our hostess gave us a lunch to
prepare us to meet the chill air through
which our host took us to the train, five
miles distant. Three hours on the cars, and
we are at home, ready to enjoy a “ Happy
New Year’s” day with our family. In spite
of its being aholiday, we found a great deal
to do, preparatory to another absence from
home. So a pile of letters had to be an
swered,and many plans laid to carry out
the wishes expressed in them.

MONDAY, JAN. 3,

Took us from home again; first to _Grand
Rapids,where we called upon our friend and
brother of the Agr-cultural World, and was
pleased to learn that he thinks the demands
ofihis readers will guarantee an increased
size of his paper, to take place next week.
We congratulate the readers of the World,
and trust that they will increase and repay
the publisher for the efibrts made in their
behalf.

Our next stop was at Kalamazoo, where
we met Bro. J. T. Cobb and spent some time
with him looking after the promised num-
ber of the GRANGE VISITOR. The eve-
ning was spent in Secretary Cobb's oflice
gathering facts for future use in the field,
and the night was passed under the shelter
of the Cobb mansion. On the marrow Bro.
Cobb took an early meal and left for the
Kalamazoo poor-house, since which we have
not seen him. After the family breakfast

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we had the pleasure of an introduction to
one of Sister Cobb’s old beaus, wl 0 had been
staying with the family since Christmas

morning, when Bro. Cobb had an introduc- «
tion for the first time. This new-comer bears ;

so close a. likeness to Bro. Cobb as to lead
one to think it was he, and, to say the

least, does great credit to Miss Lydia Hunt, 5

of Paw Paw, through whose instrumentality

and skill in portrait painting the stranger;

was introduced to this household. VVe great-
ly missed the children of this household,
who with their parents have gone East for
a visit of several weeks.

The forenoon was spent in the oflice, but
the first train south carried us to :\Vhite
Pigeon. There we changed cars,and by the
mail train went to Jouesville,where we were
too late too get the desired train to Read-
ing. The telegraph was our last resort; we
did not go by it, but it told us to wait until
a brother came for us. At 5 P. M. we left
Jonesville in care of Bro. Kelly en route for

Usiox GRANGE,

Seventeen miles distant. \Ve stopped at
Reading to lunch and warm, and reached
the hall at 7:431’. M. ‘We found the room
well filled with an eager audience, being
entertained by an elder Bro. Kelly, reading
the report of the Committee of the Nation-
al Grange upon ’l‘ransportation. As soon
as we were seated, the choir sang a very
excellent selection in a manner that showed
preparation. Vie were then introduced as
the first Grange speaker that had ever
spoken at that place. We hope we reward-
ed the -careful and earnest attention given
us for two hours. At the close of our
lecture the choir gave another cheering se-
lection well suited to the time and occasion.
No part of the meeting gave us more pleas-
ure than the social greeting and interchange
ofgood will at the close. As we went home
with Bro. and Sister Kelley to spend the
night, we mused upon the meeting and
thought it a success, and hoped much good
may come of it. The meeting was in the
school house. This Grange needs, and
should at once set at work to build a ball.
This Grange is upon the County line between
Hillsdale and Branch Counties, and near
the State line south.

On the morning of the 5th, we had a long
frosty ride with Bro. and Sister Kelley to
Jonesville, to attend the

HILLSDALE POMONA GBA.\'Gl£,

\Ve reached our destination in time for
dinner, af'ter which repast we repaired with
others to the hall of Fayette Grange, where
the meeting was to be held. It was to be a
public installation and address. The hall
was well filled by Patrons and their friends,
all of whom gave attentive ear to the exer-
cises of the hour. The singing and playing
was timely and excellent, a good supple-
ment to the services of the occasion. After
the address the Pomona Grange was called
to labor under its new officers by \V0rthy
Master McI)ougal, who appointed the stand-
ing committees of the year.

Bro. F. M. Halloway took us under his
wing; ashort ride after his horse, and we
were at the home of the veteran Patron
looking over his herd of choicely bred short-
horns, his large flock of merino sheep, and
the many other belongings to a well-man-
aged farm. Most enjoyable of all was the
social cheer at the fireside within the stone
mansion, where Bro. Holloway and wife
make every guest at home, while intelligent
conversation passes the time quickly away.
VVe found the time all too short, and were
too soon aware that we must get back to
town and let this family rest. Bro. H. soon
placed us in front of the hotel where we
were to rest, and from which to start for the
next day’s labors at an early hour in the
morning.

A GRAND FIELD DAY

was this day, Jan. 6th, to be. The scene was
to be in the County of Lenawee, in the dedi-
cation of VVestern Grange hall. Bros. Cobb,
Holloway, and Moore were announced, also
the Worthy Master of the National Grange,
and the Lecturer of the State Grange. Bro.
Mickley was detailed to meet all the above
named at Adrian, and to keep watch of
them, to keep them together and see them
duly cared for and returned in good order.
He came prepared the night before, and
spending the night in Adrian was upon the
ground when we arrived alone. and was told
that we must fill the double carriage going,
and also all the places when we had arrived.
We succeeded in getting two of the seats in
the carriage filled by Mrs. Warner, Bro.
Mickley’s daughter, and her daughter Mina.
After a chilly ride in the wind, we reached
Bro. Mickley’s home, to learn that a valua-
ble farm horse of his had died during the
night before. Soon all were ready, and
leaving the house a'one, in care of the dog-
Major, we rode to the scene of the day’s
labors.

As we came in sight of the building we
saw some good Grange signs that bespoke a
large gathering. Teams -were seen coming
in every direction. In the yard near Bro.
Horton’s barn we counted 30 buggies and
wagons. Theyard about the hall wasalso
full of teams hitched out, while the 20 sheds
which flanked the hall on the west and the
south were all full.

Arriving at the hall we found that it
was well filled and were disappointed that
we were alone. Bro. Woodman was want-
ed, yet none were more sorry than we, for
we had come to look on and enjoy the pleas-
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' suggested that Bro. W’. mighthave come on l
ialater train, so a team was dispatched to!
L Adrian to meet and bring the wanted Bro. ;
and officer. 

The hall filled more and more until every 
available space was taken up by Patrons and 
i visitors, who had come from far and near to
aidin celebrating one of the'greatest days
1 known to this town. Everything being in
readiness, we proceeded with the service ofj
‘ dedication. An excellent choir added very 
1 largely to the impressiveness of the service. i
' They sang the anthem “Prai.-re ye the Lord,"

for the first piece, and gave equally valuable 
1 service all through. Each ofiicer and mem- ‘
{ her had their part committed to memory, ‘
[and promptly and impressively performed
ithe duty assigned them, using no books.
i \Ve especially commend the plain and dis-
 tinct speaking of the lady officers as they
 placed their offerings upon the newly erect-
§ ed altar.
The hall being dedicated in due form, we ,
 were called from labor to refreshment. Din- '
 ner was duly served in thehall below, where '
‘ two long tables were set in a neat and taste-
ful manner and supplied with an abundance ‘
of wholesome food. Four or five times were
, the tables filled with hungry people, and?
 yet there was an abundance left, after satis-
fying all who came. While the eating was
going on w looked about and took notes.
This hall is nely located upon a dry, ‘pleas-
E ant location, a little west of Bro. Geo. l-{or- ‘
t.on’s house and cheese factory. The grounds
are large and ample, and on the west side is
a large orchard. The yard is flanked upon
the north and west by the sheds, 20 in nuin-
ber, for the use of Patrons attending the
meetings. The building is U0.\':.’-5 feet, upon
a good foundation, with a tower 1'.’ fcct
square, at one side near the front end,
The building is two full stories high, while
the tower runs up to a third story. As you
approach, you find steps and platforms in
frontof each entrance, with plank walks to
the doors. One door, asingle one, admit.-:
to what is used as a cook room and kitchen,
while the other is a large double door
opening outward, by which you enter the
hallway at the foot ofa broad, easy stairway,
leading above. From the hallway there is
another door leading into the lower hall,
also an opening into the kitchen.

\Ve enter the lower hall. It is a room
high to the ceiling, well lighted, and heated
by the same furnace that beats the hall
above. The furnace is one of l’. D. Beck-
with’s round oak jacket furnaces. The low-
er hall is large and well suited for 21 Grange
banqueting room. It is closely connected
with the kitchen in front and the store room
in the tower.

Leaving the people eating, we ascend the
broad, easy stairs, and find ourselves in the
roomy upper hallway. \Ve here notice the
wood work of the hallway.-;, stairs, etc., are
all finished in the natural wood with oil
finish. The walls are nicely frescoed, here
giving us a hint of something to come. On
the right wall at the head of the stairs, is a
large case of grasses -1 feet square, all prop-
erly labeled. From this upper hallway is a
large double door opening into the main hall,
but we first go through the preparation
room. In this room, finished like the hall-
way, we find asmall room partitioned off
and connecting with the main hall, in which
are kept the Grange field working material,
etc.,—a good idea. A new feature of this
room was small cases of boxes for the rega-
lia ; each box is numbered and each member
has a box in which he places his regalia, and
expects there to find it when he wants it.
Members will thus be induced to keep their
regalia in better order. The wardrobe hooks
are well placed in the room, and the num-
ber ample. Facilities for arranging the toi-
let are also to be found here—a thing which
no Grange should overlook. We now are
prepared to enter the almost sacred precincts
of the Grange hall proper. \Ve step upon
the threshold to admire and study its beauty.
VVe have visited many hundreds of Grange
halls, but none so beautiful as this, and hard-
ly think there is one in the nation more
chaste in its finish, more truly Grange-like
in its style of furnishing and appointments
and decorations, than this hall.

The room itself is of the best possible
shape, 24x-18 feet in size, with high arched
ceiling. It is well lighted by eight side
windows—-none in the ends. The portion
of the tower adjoining this hall is a library
room 12 feet square, connected with the hall
by an arched opening.

At the back end of the room is the plat-
form, raised eight inches, for the lady offi-
cers; over this are two arches,—one over each
Patroness’s chair—which chairs are fastened
to the floor, as are also the beautiful stands
in front of them. The other oflicers have
appropriate stations. The whole of this hall
is carpeted with carpet of soft neutral colors,
just suited for such a room in figure, and in
color to the Order using it. The raised
platform is also carpeted—-we heard that the
carpeting cost $125. Strips of hemp carpet
are laid down Where the wear upon the car-
pet would be most. The hall is most attract-
ive in the beautiful tinted finish of its walls
and ceiling. The whole is frescoed in panels,
each bearing appropriate designs and em-
blems. Back of the lecturers’ desk is a
scroll, backed by a soft halo of light; upon
the scroll is the injunction, “Instruct the
members of the Grange.” Behind the Chap-
lain’s station the wall bears a representation

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E flowers from her left hand.
;enveloped by a halo of light and warmth.

of an open Bible, upon a halo. Back of

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JANUARY 15TH. 1881.

meeting was altogether a very pleasant one,

tifully executed; a basket of fruit is seen it and we hope will be of service to the Order,
above the head of Pomona, while an elegant , and Patrons.

flower piece decorates the panel back of ,
Flora. A large representation of Spring oc-

cupies the wall behind and above the Over- ,
lt is a female figure, with wreath ofl

Installation Services.

“A thing of beauty is a. joy forever,” is _
I flower:-: upon her head, and wings at her,‘ Egiitenogilg e‘:'e]:_"“:hliLl] reiI1a‘''1S_:V‘:_l§:::£5ifu(’lf
; back, and her feet resting on the Earth atf y‘ 5 g‘ "Ne 6 ’

about the point where the Grange stands.  marred m Its use is no longer 3 -my or 3

She is scattering grain from her right, and 
'l‘he whole is

In panels along the base of the carved ceil-
ings are flower and fruit pieces, and to each
window, alternating with these paintings

l of fruit and flowers, but higher up in sloping

ceiling are large figures of Faith, Hope

and (fharity on one side, while in corres- <

ponding opposite panels are figures of Ceres,
Flora and Pomona. An appropriate center-

. piece is seen in the center of the ceiling,

above each of the two cliandeliers.
The hall is lighted at night by these two
cliandeliers of four lamps each. The chan-

, dcliers are silver and bronze, with golden

central figures and trimmings. A sidelight

j is placed at each of the Lecturer’s and Chap-

lain’s desks, while the library is lighted by
a large reflector lamp hanging in the center.
The hall was further decorated with pictures
and emblems, and upon all the otlicers

 desks were bouquets of dried flowers taste-

fully arranged, while upon the stands in
front of the lady oflicers’ desks were large
baskets of fruits and flowers. In the library
are several pic-tuI'e.s on the walls represent-
ing the “historic goat,” upon a small brack-
et, while the library case well filled with
books tilled nearly one side. As mentioned
before, this hall is warmed by a furnace in
the room below.

We hope we have given our readers sum-
cient data to enable them to form at least an
imperfect description of the appointments of
this desirable hall, to day duly dedicated to
the use of the Order of Patrorisofliusbandry.

After dinner and a visit with old friends
and acquaintances—of whom we found very
many——the audience was called to order, a
piece sung. and we spoke to the people as-
sembled until it was announced that Bro.
VVoodman, the \Vorthy Master of the Na-
tional Grauge, had arrived. Singing follow-
ed, while he was collecting breath,and then
he made one"of his usual happy addresses,
upon what the Order was doing and wished
to do. More music, supper was served, and
the hall prepared to confer the degree of
" Pomona.” Forty candidates took those
beautiful lessons. It was remarked that “It
was a small State Grange. Afterward the

Grange opened in the fourth degree, and a
very pleasant hour passed, vuui an: udtlicaa

of welcome by Bro. Chas. E. Mickley, fol-
lowed by good music and addresses by \Vor-
thy Master V\'oodman and the Lecturer of
the State Grange——Bro. Geo. B. Horton pre-
siding as Master of the Pomona Grange of
Lenawee county.

A late hour found us at the home of Bro.
.\[ickley, from which, in company with Bro.
\V0odman, we took leave in the early morn-
ing and taking the train at V’Veston soon
reached Adrian.

BnoNsoN. BRANCH Co.,

\\’as our objective point on this, the 7th of
January. \Ve persuaded Bro. \Voodman to
stop with us and eat turkey with VVorthy
Master Luce and the Bronson Patrons.
Dinner over, Bro. Woodman talked to the
Grange both in private and open session,
showing them the need of doing their work
in athorough and prompt manner, and of
carrying out the teachings of the Order in
every respect, particularly in the unwritten
work. The hour came for Bro. \Voodman
to leave, and he sped homeward, while we
talked an hour and then assisted \Vorthy
Master Luce install the officers of Bronson
Grange-—that is, those who were there. Sis-
ter Horton of Coldwater Grange, also assist-
ed and we made light work shorter.—This
Grange may be a pretty good Grange, but
they need to work at it more.

A cold ride of eight miles with Bro. Luce
brought us to the house of Bro. Thompson,
Past Master of Gilead Grange, of which
Bro. C. G. Luce and wife were charter mem-
bers, and from whose meetings he has been
absent but once in the seven years of its
existence. Tea over, we went to the church,
where the meeting for the evening was to be
held. The house was full. VVe were pleased
to meet Sister Luce and daughter and neice,
cold as it was. The installation took place;
first. Bro. A. A. Luce was installed Master
and Bro. C. G. Luce Lecturer of this Grange.
The singing was good, the younger Sister
Luce leading with the instrument. After
the installation we rode wilh Bro. Benton
to Bronson, and taking the 4: 40 A. M. train
Saturday, went to Jonesville, en route to

LITCHFIELD.

Bro. H. H. Dresser met us at Jonesville
and took us home to dinner, then to the
public meeting, at which we had a fine au-
dience. Brothers from Homer and Jones-
ville, and one from our own County, were
present. -Tea was taken with Bro. Free-
man’s family. Here the Vrsrron of Jan. 1,
1881, came to hand in its new dressand clean
face, and made agood impression on all who
saw it. In the evening we attended the ses-
sion of the Grange, installed the officers and
partook ofa feast of good things at its close.
The time until Monday morning was spent
at the home of Bro. Wm. McDougal, save a
call upon Bro. M. P. Herring's family. This

fil-

pleasure.

The Grange installation service, if prop-
erly and appropriately rendered in its use,
is not only beautiful, but instructive and
enjoyed by all who listen to or take part in
it. The revised service is an improvement
upon that of the old edition of the Ritual,
and must please all who use it.

To make an installation a success, each
part must be well done, and the purposes of
the service carried out.

The preparation should be ample. The
room should be properly arranged, and
seated as in a Grange hall for degree work,
with seats at the official stations, to be oc-
cupied by the oflicers when installed, and
seats at the left of the altar for the oflicers
elect, with a table near the altar upon which
are regalias, emblems, and everything need-
ed for the installation ofeach officer, and
a place for the singers, near the organ. at
one side of the room. All, these, should be
ready before the audience begins to come.
\Vhen the public begin to arrive, ushers
should be in readiness to seat them where
they can see and hear, for they come to be
instructed, and the first impression you
should make upon their minds is that you
are ready and at home, and are glad tho
they came.

The music should be ready, having been
selected and practiced beforehand. Make-
shift choruses and singing are neither enter-
taining nor instructive. The selections
should be appropriate—teach the lessons of
the Order, which are found in abundance in
the books provided by the Order. A devo-
tional hymn is the most appropriate to open
with. There should be either singing or in-
strumental music while the ofllcers are be-
ing clothed and conducted to their seats.
Unless the Past Master is to be re-installed,
he should take his old place, call the Grange
to order and introduce the installing officers
etc.

The installing oflicer should have his les-
son, so also the assistants, for who can act a
part and be reading a book at the same
time. Be ready to do your work and not do
at it. An assistant should never have a
book, but always know what to do and say,
and when to act. \Vhether lady or gentle-
man, they should not be in the way or awk-

ward. A Eraoefiil mnfinn nlr-my-v ylcases.
Let there always be two assistants appointed

in time to become thoroughly acquainted
with their duties. Don’t hurry,or fret and
worry, but be natural and at ease.

The introductory lecture should beimpres-
sively given, it is for the instruction of those
without as well as those within the Order.
The obligation should be given after the
oflicer, not with him, and in a clear, dis-
tinct voice.

The charges should he made to the person
being installed, and not to a book. They
should bedistinctlv and earnestly enuncia-
ted, as they are instructive and should not
be forgotten. After installation let each be
gracefully prepared and conducted to the al-
loted seat, without hurry or mistakes, and
so on to the close and the final. Ifa prayer
is made or a benediction given, let each
Patron present respond with the amen.

From what has been said it will be plain-
ly seen that the essential elements of success
are first, ability; and second.readiness. Let
nothing be overlooked or forgotten; remem-
ber that nothing will do itself, but that
some one must see that each and everything
is done. Every member, not a few should
help to make the installation a success.
Let there be no mistake about the day, or
house, or place, and then do not fail to have
the public meeting known to all. Take.
pains to invite your neighbors, and see that
they come, and remember that they are your‘
guests, invited to an entertainment for both
pleasure and instruction. Try to make
them welcome and glad they came. Have
a Declaration of Purposes at hand to give,
to each family, and a copy of the VISITOR,
with a request to both read and subscribe
for the latter.

Our readers will pardon us for this long ar-
ticle, if it shall have the effect to make our
public or private installations more attract-
ive or instructive this article shall not have
been written in vain, for we have written
from asense of duty to ninety-nine out of
every hundred Granges in the State.

 

Grange Reading.

Every Grange should have a copy of Bro.
A. B. "Grosh’s Mentor,” in the hands of
some of its members. If the Grange has a
library, the “ Mentor” should be one of its
volumes most read. It is a beautiful and ap-
propriate volume to give to any Patron as
a present. The price is $2.00 I would be
pleased to send it upon receipt of order with
amount named.

C. L. WHITNEY,
Muskegon, Mich.

 

WHO wants the Vrsrron free? Get ten
yearly subscribers and forward their names
with the money, and the paper will be sent
a year to the person so doing. Try it.

 


   

    
    

   
   
  
 
     
   
   
   
   
  
  
   
  
 
 
 
  
  
    
   
    
  
   
    
  
  
  
  
   
    
    
   
  
  
    
   
    
   
    
    

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and think only of others.—Moncrief.

 pays to merit.-—1}lme. de Pulsieua:

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Request Renewed.

In the early work of the Grange, thous-.

ands of sheet publications were sent; out by
those organizing. The Bryant Fund pub-
llcations Nos. 1 to 13 were primed by the
thousand and ten thousand, and spread
broadcast through . the mail among the
farmers, many of whom afterwards became
members of our Order, and no doubt to-day
readers of the Visiroa. To any who have
copies of them sent then by the Deputy or
by the Secretary of the National Grange,
and do not care to keep them, we would say
please send them to us by mail, and we will
send you the cost, or send you in exchange
copies of proceedings, etc. Among the
earlier Granges formed there will .-urely be
copies, and perhaps among others. \Ve
would particularly like Nos. 3, 4,9, 10,11,
12, 13, and will take 2, 5, 6, 7.

If anyone has a copy of the earlier circu-
lars sent out by the National Grange, or of
the earlier constitution before 187:3, or of the
1st, 2d, or 3d editions of the Ritual, will
confer a favor upon us by sending the same
to us. VVe wish to make and preserve cem-

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New Jersey Correspondence.

BEDFORIJ, Burlington County, N. J., l

 We

: prone we are to livelife’sjourney over again,
3 in thought, and give each passing cloud of
; youth, a “silver lining.”
, l But to return. I said, with “presump-
 tion," we suit him! One evidence of that
ii-I, that he has consented to return next
_E August and address an august body of Pat-

Decemiwr’ ;_>’1,5,s.,‘(). ,‘* frons, farmers, and others, at our annual

Bro. J. T. Cobb:

ceived a copy of your valuable paper, from
 some brother or sister, and as your \Vorthy 
Lecturer, Bro. C. L. \Vhitney, has been 5 H"”)’-

Dear Si,~;_H,wing re.  “Donnybrook” picnic ofBurlington County,

1‘ to he held on our complete and commodious
Agricultural Association grounds at Mount
At first he manife;-ited but little in-

,‘ with us, doing good missionary work among , terest in our invitation, but when he learned

strong to nobler efforts, that the American
farmer, through co-operation and co-opera-
tive action, may retain the fee, and the pro-
priet-orship of American soil, and their
American homes, I write you. '

In this humble acknowledgeinont. (to all

down here in New Jersey, a State, though

the two cities of Philadelphia and New
York, yet one of the worst cursed States in
the Union, with heartle.-is railroad monopo-
lies, which, in their avarice and greed, con-
trol our State politics in their own interest,
by the power and influeuceofthe very nioIi-
ey which they have robbed the people of;
thus outraging truth, l1ouesty,justice, and

plete files of the earlier work of our Urder.
Address C. L. \VIII'i‘.\.'i-:3’.
Muskegon, Mich.

What is Said of Us.

prostituting the suffrages and privileges
conferred by a confiding people, to their un-
holy lusts. But, like other States, we have
numbers of noble men and women, both in

In the Grange Bulletin we find the follow-
ing, clipped from the Milford (,'/zroniclc, a
Delaware paper, and commend it to the at-
tention of all our readers.

“Remember this, brother Patrons, work

is needed, but it must be love-work, and it

must bl-gin at home. Brush up your own

Grange; meet every week ; have something

to do, and do it. Make your halls pleasant
and comfortable, and every meeting more
interesting than the last. Bring into action
some plan that will interest all, and give all
something todo. I)oIi’t grumble and find
fault, but go to work yourself and be too
busy to see others’ faults. VVhen you have
set your own Grange in order, then look
around outside, see who you can bring in,
and show them that they are needed, and
welcome, and give them something to do at
once. ll‘ your neighboring Grange is weak,
give it earliest, prompt and efiicient help,
arouse the old members, show them how
the Order ia growing, what great possibili-
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you have started a good strong revival.
Above all, work for the Grange papers.
Take one, two, or three, yourself, and when
they are read, hand them around. The
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i

SIX proverbs on fame: “Fame is a mag-
nifying glass; ” “ Fame is a thin shadow of t
eternity; ” “ Fame is but the breath of the
people, and that, often, unwholesome;”
“Fame is in the keeping of the mob;”
“Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds;”
“Fame, like a river. is narrowest at its

 

THE surest way to please is to forget self,

 

GRATITUDE is the memory of the heart— p
lllaaaieu.

J ssnonsv is the homage that inferiority

down your forests, and built themselves
nests, and family homes,

when I stood upon the bank of your beau-
tiful rivers, and with the fair haired girls
and jolly boys of Michigan, together we
rambled through the forests, and sailed up-
on your silver lakes, filled with fish, and
covered with wild fowl.
the chase and sport comes bubbling up,
crowding time and space.
squirrels, turkeys, duck, deer (four footed
onesI mean), and the black bear we dis-
turbed and captured. How hard we worked

or not, as boys will, and then took the girls
out in the evening to social gatherings; how
pretty they were, and how intelligent and
independent.
everybody was in good humor, Willi a single
exception, when I broke Aunt Ann’s mo-
lassesjug. My ducking and escape from
drowning in the Raisin river, and the te-
nacity with which I held on to and saved a
borrowed gun.
and how Aunt Ann and daughter acted the
part of good Samaritans; how their care re-
minded me of my own saluted mother far
away, and now gone to meet the just re-
wards of an active and well-spent life.
was the mother of fifteen children, and
raised thirteen, all of whom, except one, are
still living.

girls we met.
but to my knowledge no vows were broken.
But there was a wcdding—a Quaker wed-
ding-——in the Quaker meeting house at Te-
cumseh, and the two “ halfs” that had been
wandering about unsatisfied and forlorn,
were made one, by the solemn and sacred
vows of matrimony, and there was happi-
ness and great rejoicing at the house of
‘Aaron, Samuel and Joshua. All these come
crowding upon me as though it were but
yesterday.
How have those sturdy landmarks of civili-
zation and progress, like the mighty oaks
of the forest fallen.

the past and embellish the future, and whose
mantle will fall and rest upon the living
actors of to-day, not only in song and story,
but in moral words and actions worthy of

mine were young and fresh. To-day they
are gray with toil and age, each hair hav-
ing a history in life's drama to relate, each
an experience which life and age can only
give. They admonish us that the storm is
coming; the time will soon come when dis-
solution will take place, and the immortal

tabernacle of earth, it will be resolved to
earth again, to mingle with other elements
and create new forms, and thus fulfill the
. economy of nature’s laws,

and out of the Grange, and when these be-
come aroused and alarmed at such demoral-
izing enormities, armed with that moral
power and zeal which always signalizes the
eflorts and success of the good, and the true
patriot and unselfish statesman, they will
overthrow this monstrous u;-urper of “vest-
cd rights" which belong, and will be re-
turned to the people as Ina.-ters, and in
the adju:-'tn’ient, they will become .~:(-'[‘Valll.H
of the people, as common carriers.

But this field is too large for Iny time, and
I must return from the waiiderings of
thought to your VVorthy l.ecturei', (,3. L.
Whitney. \Vell, he suit.-I our people, and I
am presumptuous enough to think we suit
him. \Vhy not? Michigaii is bone of our
boi1e.:and flesh of our flesh, as the early
history of your State will fully prove, In
that history we contributed, like Pennsyl-
vania, New York, and the New England
States, pioneers and enterprise, that cut

amidst
mighty oaks that centuries had grown.

VVell do I remember, though but a boy,

your

Remenibrances of

The pigeons,

all day, whether it amounted to anything

Everybody was in telligent-,

How the chills shook me,

She

Our visit at Adrian, Tecumseh, and the
Many words were spoken,

Yet, to-day, how changed?

Ripe in years, rich

n deeds of noble worth that adorn

hose ancient sires.
But. yesterday, as it were, these locks of

art shall have no more need of this earthly

‘ the heathen and infidels of our Craft, giving 
strength to the work, and encouraging the ‘

whom it may concern), I wish to report
what a i‘l[iclez'_r/mi-dcr lhnker.‘ is doing away I

favorably situated geographically, between ,

? could come.

this point, but it reminded me of a little in-

who asked the N. Y. D. b. for a. Philadel-

it to your own iiitelligein-e.

At the close of his address, as cliairiiian of ’

the meeting I remonstrated with him that
he had forgotten, or failed to pay his usual
_, eloquent closing address to the sister.-'. Ho

wittily replied to the audience that he pre- ‘

I ferred to do that “when there were no gen-
tlemen presen_,t.” Though previous to this
lie told them how much it cost to “be sweet”
-$110,000,000. Should this reach Sister
\Vhitney’s ear, and the Lecturer-’s gallantry
during the session of the National Grange
also, doubtless she will accompany him to
New Jersey next August. I would recom-
mend this most heartily, and she will be
Inade equally welcome with him.
But to relate all Brother VVhitney said,
would require a better machine than the one
now in operation. His addresses were to
the point, abounding with well-directed
‘ blows, not falling short of the niark. illus-
trations and facts, as medicine well applied.
\Vit, humor, sentimc-tut, and occasional
burst of eloquence, with many new ideas
and facts to us, interested everybody and all
apparently were well satisfied and well paid.
In South Jersey I understand, and with
very much regret, too, that something was
the matter with Brother \Vhitney. He sat
silently and alone, did neither cal nor talk.
Could it be that he, like myself, has become
tongue-tied, or has that fountain of .S‘])(.'€(:}L
become dried up? \Vill Brother \VhitIiey
rise and explain '3 _
\Ve delivered him in as good health and
condition, apparently, as we received him,
and if he will return to our State, so niucii
in need of such missionaries, we ‘will guar-
antee to double the number in attendance at
his meetings.
Our State, like many other.-, has had its
financial troubles and great trials, which,
together with the pressure of the times upon
our farmers, resulted in a heavy loss of
membership to our Order, which is very
discouraging and demoralizing to some Pat-
rons, while others regard it as providential
and necessary to our future healthy devel-
opment as a body ofnoble men and women,
laboringjoihtly, zealously and co-opei'ative-
ly in our modern Grange school of moral re-
form, with earnest moral courage, that, I
hope, will always distinguish the efforts, the
“words and signs” ofa Patron, and eventu-
ate a better manhood a.1id womanhood, not
only in the “household offaith,” but through
the constructive forces of society develop a
higher civilization to all our people.
The previous embarrassed condition of'our
State Grange treasury would not admit of
an appropriation for niissioriary work and
the circulation of Grange literature, there-
fore our State was abandoned to the mercy
of ignorance of our true purposes, to prej-

each Grange depending upon its own re-
sources. Whilst many Granges have come
nobly through the furnace without the smell
of fire, some have fallen behind, and others
gone out of sight. The strong are able to
take care of themselves as regards lecturers
and Grange literature; the weak and dying
are abandoned to their own sorrowful fate.
But many of our Patrons now are becom-
ing awakened to the great need and fact,
that growing out of our organization there
are great American questions which must
be forced upon the whole of the American
people for settlement and adjustment, moral
questions which effect not only the happi-
ness arid prosperity of Patrons and farmers,
but the whole of the American people, and
in vain will we cry “peace. peace, when
there is no peace,” until moral, substantial,
equitable, and equal happiness is achieved
and guaranteed to the producers of our coun-
try's wealth.

Labor, through all its various processes, is
the manufacturer ofall wealth, as well as
our nation‘s great distributor.

Your State was once a barren wilderness,
known only to the Indian and his dusky t
mate. Now,thr0ugh the application of la-
bor, with the axe and the plow, it has been
made to “ blossom as the rose and bear fruit t
as the vine,” adding its millions annually, t
of wealth and happiness. t
The virgin soil is but the raw material out i
of which labor- manufactures wealth, and
distributes through labor for labor, to the
people.

This is civilization eventuated through

basis of this, as well as other important in- s

that there probably would be eight or ten‘
thousand people present, he thought he’

phia newspaper. His reply was, he thanked ‘
her, “he did not carry vi/[rr,(/6 In-w.-"paper,-." i
I will not make the application, but leave .-

udice, without food. raiment or inspiration, ty.

have been accomplished only by correspond- ,,
ing effort.
engaged in a great Work. and we can only
achieve but by a proportionate effort.

continue the conflict in Faith, Hope and
Christian Charity, and guard all with un-
scrupulous Fidelity. For it hath been said
of old by a pure patriot and statesman,
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
“Universal liberty” has been spoken by
mortal lips, and, once enjoyed by man or
woman, can never die.
and unknown millions of treasures, Amer-
ica has crystallized that into an immortal
truth, which will be the beacon light to all
the old world as well as to all new republics,
which history is now proving, and which
future history will more fully prove. “Uni-
versal freedom,” though proclaimed upon
this once vast wilderness land, butacen-
tury ago by human lips, is none the less a
Divine truth, and a part of that Divine econ-
omy which was ordered in the beginning,
and which God has now delegated to

creature.
attach the responsibility and preservation of

leaves no room nor doubtas to party politics
for the farmer as now conducted.
be_like the conflict of the outward elements,.
at random, lashing each other with increas-
the processes of labor, yet the soil forms the ing fury at every step. accelerating self-de-

-3-l3i”@R

i slow to move, slow to learn and act in the i country, has there been so many elements

relation ofagriculture to the people, and the  of moral ref'orm,opei-ating and striving with

«relation it holds to our General Govern
I ment.

- l christian zeal in the interest of humanity.
The Grange, the temperance alliaice, the

I
I The Patrons of our State will “ Hold the l (-0 operative society in the interest of capi-
Fort!” and. With the important work for us,  tal and labor, and numbers of others. all

furnished properly by the National Grange, ‘ tending toward reforming the abuses which

their little tin gods, of saving a few pennies j are wielding a wonderful -influence in their

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i n

I we will endeavor to win our members from , have so long affected society; and, all today
I

here and there, that furnished us so niucl
Innocent amusement in our Grange child

precede the superior.

: issues of to-dav, which affects the Ainerican

can soil. History has been for years repeat-

geiieration cannot pass the title of the home-
stead to the succecdiiig geiieratioii, how can
, they call us blessed? Surely this question,
; when we remember Cngland, Ireland,
3 l"raI,icc,:;nd the ten-antry of other nations,

which, oncelike Rome, with her C29.-mi‘ and ‘

Antony, shed lustre and glory over the
Eastcrii \Vorld ; these subjects are worthy
of our highest thoughts, our best and noblest
efl'oi't;-5. .

From the crumbling absolute inonarcliies
of the old world, stained with persecution
and huniau blood, came the great moral idea
that peisecution, religious and political dic-

tution were unnatural, unjust and tyrra.n-
ical. God, from His throne away up in high
heaven, caught this whispered aspiration, as
it came from human lips, and our Pilgrim
Fatliers echoed it back to them in their
prayers upon their bended knee from that
hi:-toric rock. Their prayers on Plymouth
Rock were answered in that noble .l)ecla-
ration of Independence, but its resur-
rection was in the American Con,-atitution,
with a full guarantee.

That grand moral truth, that “all men are
born free and (-qual," eta.-., found a nest
and a home in this vast Indian empire,
which has now become a mighty Nation, in
fact, yet the youngest nation ofthe earth.
This was a God-given truth, and the storms
of the revolution beat hard without and
within, against it, yet (lod protected it
through pure patriots and unselfish states-
men.

In the course of time the people failed in
their duty to God and man, and like a faith-
less Gate Keeper, let an enemy enter, and
he sowed tares amongst the good wheat un-
constitutionally, although the Overseer had
proclaimed that “eternal vigilance ‘Was the
price of liberty.”

Many doubting Thomases arose for selfish
purposes, and personal ends, and would
not believe the Savior of American liberty
was crucified, unless they put their hands in
their pockets and brought therefrom the
price of human (slave) blood. Like the dis-
obedient Jews, the people, as doubting
'I‘homases, worshipped false gods of gold,
which displeased the Lord, and to punish
the people for their false worship and diso-
bedience, He ordered that those moral truths
should be tried in the furnace of war, that
the people might again sanctify them with
their blood. The war was long and bloody,
an engine of destruction both to life and
property, and only equalled by the enormi-
ty of the crime which preceded it.

This God-given moral truth comes through
the terrible conflict from the people again
with all the dross left in the furnace, and it
is again entrusted to the people in its puri-
Yet in all these instances great have
been the achievements of the people; they

We. as Patrons and farmers, are

If we expect to “Hold the Fort,” we must

By rivers of blood

he keeping of man as his responsible

'I‘o this idea, we, as farmers, must
he soil, for to us, what is one worth without
he protection of the other. Thus the ques-
ion of liberty and land, naturally merge
nto one great question, iudivisible, and

’Twould

truction.

In age, how

dustrles of our country. Our farmers are

hood. Idols, around which most gathered

in unworthy and sacreligious worship, as a
nucleus of an inferior development, must i people, and may purity our body p0liliC- If
Manhood now de-  our schools are intellectual and moral iIisti—
, mands that these glittering logs that once i tutious, so is our Grange. If‘ our churches
| Now I do not say he was a little rain on  charmed and armed us in youth, and rc-  area moral institution, the (Grange is more
iceived our warmest approbation, shall be
cident between a New York newsboy and a  retired as secondary .0 the vital and living 1 ans, nor quarreling politicians.
very estimable old lady of Piiiladelpliia,‘ P

ing itself in that (IlI‘tCl.l()I], and if we of this 1

I i separate allotineuts of love and labor, and
- | all nearly allied to each other in their re-
i suits, and which, aggregation cannot
Ii butadvance our social happiness as a great

iso, for we have neither quarreling sectari-
\\'hat is
more corrupting and immoral toa nation

I

E f3“11€‘1'y and We Whllle Al11€‘F1*71H1 lleople, for; than party machine politicians, yet how
, in these issues are involved that other qu¢s— i
tion-—tlie proprietor.-;hip and title to Ameri-

prone we are to heed the one, and thought-
. lessly add flame to the other.

The people are sick of war and politics,
and whilst they may not desire to abandon
‘ our forts and our navy and army, they do

demand that in the future, our national dif-
I ferein-es shall be settled by the pcaceable,
.‘ huniane and christian spirit of arbitration,
as recommended by our Graiige principles,
and as ever has been proclaimed and prac-
ticed by the religious society of Friends,
, thus saving the blood and treasures of inhu-
man war, a relic ofa by-gone age of barbar-
ism, for the purpo.-e of a better and higher
development of our country, and the citi-
zcns thereof. 'l‘hu.-' would we preserve our
honor, our dignity as Ii greatcliristiari nation
and exemplify ourfailh in God rather than
in man, who hath no power only to kill the
body, then we would become 11 great light,
and a guide for other nations of the earth,
and from a chri.-'tian government, acting
with cliristian foi'bcaI'ance, learn a lesson,
that so-called “national honor,” is but a glit-
tering Iianietliat appeals to the passions and

prejudices of ignoran; and barbarous beings,
for blood, plunder, demoralizzitioii and suf-
fering, unjustifiable under the instructions
of the more modern moral law as proclaimed
in the New 'l‘e.<taiiient, and manifested in
the life and death of (.'.hri.-:t, who died for
all man/rind. Mary's prayers were heard

at the burial of Clll‘l>:'l., and they were
more than aiiswercd in the resurrection.

God has heard the prayers ofmany of our

noble Aineiiczui women, who, men with the

right of suffrage, have, in their duty failed

to protect from wrong and outrage, crush-

ing these instruments of love and power
(which through His divine economy God or-
dained for man's welfare and improvement,)

to the very earth as beasts of burden. If
husbands, sons and brothers would not pro-

tect mothers, wives, daughters and sisters,

by the power of the ballot, constitutionally
vested in them, nor dash the poisonous bowl
from human lips, woman, true to her nature,
has supplicatcd It higher power for protec-
tion, and her prayers and labor, as she has
taken advanced steps, are being answered
all over this broad land; whilst man, her
natural protector, too often comes plodding
on behind in Egyptian darkiiess, wedded to
his idols. Let us remember as a Grange
sentiment, that man cannot rise higher in
the scale of his existence, Iior yet in the
quality of his ellbrt than that source which
molds and inspires him.

But like the ancient Jews, I am a "wan-
derer” again, and like them I hope to main-
tain my “identity” as a Patron, and asking
many pardons, I will return to the holy
land, a Protestant.

I fear already the “waste basket” will re-
ceive this, and were it not for the hope of
opening a fraternal communication, toalim-
ited extent, at least, between New Jersey
and the State of Micliigan, I would furnish
my own waste basket.

I have no time for revising or re-copying,
as I have written in a hurry. now a while,
and then a litte more, and now will submit
this to your inspection, subject to a culling
out, or anything for peace.

Have just received another copy of your
paper, with the doings of Bro. Whitney,
also a letter from him to the girls, with
“something in it.” Our best regards to him,
and trust that the “bread” he distributed to
the people of New Jersey may return again
both to us and him, and happy and long may
that Gander live and survive the coming
Christmas.

I take pleasure in presenting your GRANGE
VISITOR to our Grange.

Very Respectfully and Fraternally,
DAVID T. I-Iamas,

Lecturer Medford Grange No. 36, Bur-
lington, New Jersey.

RAINVVATER brings down yearly about 12
pounds of ammonia per acre of‘ ground. To
supply an equal amount of sulphate of am-
monia, at six cents per pound, would cost
the farmer $2.80, and this is, therefore, the
manurial value of the rain.
_________.._.____________

AN OLD judge of the New York Supreme
Court, meeting a friend in a. neighboring
village, exclaimed: “ Why, what are you
trying to do here?” " I’In at work, trying
to make an honwt living,” was the repl .
“ Then you’ll succeed,” said thejudge, “ for
you’ll have no competition."

 

“’PEARS to me your mill goes awful
slow," said an impatient farmer- to a
miller; “ I could eat that meal faster than
you grind it.” “How long do you think

At no period in the recent history of our

you could do it, my lad ‘I ” quoth the miller.
‘ Till I starved to death,” answered the boy.

 

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THE THREE RIVERS TRIBUNE COMPLAINS.

In a late number of the Three Rivers
Iribune, we find a column and a half of
editorial wisdom under the head of “The
Railroads and the Farmers.” Our neighbor
impelled by a manifest desire to show a
little unfriendliness toward the Order of
Patrons of Husbandry finds fault with the
Report of the Committee on Transportation
of the National Grange, and then proceeds
to endorse every important point made in
the report of the Committee.

.\'ow, Bro. Cooke, we shall not devote a (

column of reply to your article. You know,
or ought to know. that the language of that
report to which you refer as “Utopian
scheme of Grangers to control legislation,”
is, in no particular, more severe upon the
railroad corporations than is the letter of
Judge Black, which in the same article you
endorse. You know, or ought to know,
that the Grangers of the \Vest were the first
to resist the oppressive exactions of railroads
in the way which you approve—-an appeal
to the courts; and they followed up the
main question, the right of legislative con-
trol, until a decision was obtained from the
court of last resort——the Supreme Court of
the United States.

To the great agricultural interests of this
country, and the commercial interests as
well, this decision is of‘ vital importance,
exceeding, perhaps, that of any other decis-
ion rendered by that tribunal in the last
decade. And to the Patrons of Husbandry
the credit belongs of having first instituted
the procedings, and courageously prosecuted
the work of vindicating an important prin-
eiple, that when clothed with adequate
legislation, will save these vast interests
from being swallowed up by corporations,
that today, in fixing their traflic of freight
charges, recognize no restrictive law, but in
the language of Judge Black, “ They boldly
express their determination to charge as
much as the trafiic will bear.”

That something is needed to be done to
rescue the rights of the people from the in-
ordinate greed and capricious exactions of
these corporations is everywhere admitted,
outside of the corporations themselves.
That the Order, as such, has not made
mistakes, or that its members are perfect, no
one claims, but that it, in common with in»
dividuals, and other organizations of far less
importance, is making an honest, earnest
persistent effort to educate the people upon
this subject, to the end that an intelligent
and wise solution of the question at issue
may be reached, is a fact obviously true to
those who are posted in the work of the
Order.

It seems to us that the Order is so well es.
tablished, audits principles so well under-
stood by so many intelligent people all over
this country that there is no excuse for the
sneering tone in the criticism of this review
of the report of the Committee on Transpor-
tation of the National Grange.

We cannot expect universal accord upon
a question so intricate and difficult of solu-
tion. There is no good reason why those
who hold opinions in common, or nearly so,
upon the subject should evince any antag-
onism whatever. The Grange, as such, is in
no way liable to the imputation of desiring
to “ control legislation.”

The Orderdoes not, nor has it asked for
any legislation that would affect the Patron
farmer, in any way difl'erentiy than the
farmer who is not a Patron, and it will be
found that the object ofany special effort on
t:h,e,pa-rt of the Order to , affect, legislation
has not been narrow? and illiberal toward
other classes. We only want the fair thing,
and through organization. expect to: make
that point, if at all, much sooner than with-
out systematic effort.

LAND PLASTER.

We wrote up ashort article l‘or the last
Vrsrron under the head of “ Land Plaster”
in haste, and made a mistake.

Our “First” giving the price at the mill
at Grandville at $2.00 was our mistake. The
price at the mill or at Grand Rapids is $2.50
per ton, which is the price at which it is
sold by all the manufacturers in the Grand
River Valley. This arrangement of a uni-
form price at the several mills, and at the
common center, the Union depot, Grand
Rapids, is equitable to all users, and will
work with less friction than any other plan
that could be adopted.

AN article, " Installation Services,” |fi-om
the Worthy Lecturer got crowded out of the
Vrsrron of Jan. 1st, when it should have
appeared to be seasonable. VVe regret it, for
the suggestions are many of them valuable

and would not have been lost on those who
have been engaged in this interesting ceremo-
ny in so many Grange halls during the
past two weeks. It may reach some who still
will profit by it.

' by farmers outside the Gate, and we believe W i
it will be if they become acquainted with it.  A. (r_ (’;,_,,,,,,;X‘ _ _
That such acquaintanceniay be made, we  -
will send ten 0011/68 of the Vrsiroa for three I

- SCHOOKCRAFT “

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TRIAL SUBSCRIBERS.

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We believe the Visirolc should Le taken

mouths to any ten names of zicnsons not mem-
bers of {lie 0rder,_for $1.00.

brothers who will put a dollar into that
sort of missionary work. And we are quite
sure that every enterprising, live Grange

will make such an investment. As a bus-

that purpose.
if it does not pay back into your treasury
more than a hundred fold.

C0-0PERATl0N A SUCCESS.

of the secretary of the l'atr-ans‘ store in
Allegan, which we keep standing in our ad-
vertising columns. This store, under the
able management of Bro. ;\':egemiin,lias been
asuccess from the first day it commenced

but has been a bond of union and strength
to the Order.

Manager Stegeman’s brief statement given
below tells its own story :

ALL)-EGAN Co. CO-OPEBATIVE ASSOClA‘l‘l0.\', g
ALLEGAN, January 8th, 1881. 3
Bro. Cobb:

No doubt the readers of the Gnsxos VISITOR would
like to hear about our business affairs for the past
year:

.Our gross sales of Merchandise were. . . . .-$113206 88
Our sales of Produce, about . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 00

Making our sales for the year about. . . £125,206 88
Or, in round numbers, one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Our income (the percent'go and discounts}. 35,448 00
Our Expeiiscs for the year, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,506 43

3l,94l 57
Interest on Stock now due, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -520 00
Leaving the Amount of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,421 5']
to be added to our sinking fund.
Fratemally Yours,
A. Srnozmax, Agent.

SECRETARIES OF 1881.

This So. will reach many new secretaries
who have had no business relations with
this ofiice. To all these we wish to say-
First, ascertain. by inquiry, if the names of
Mastcrand Secretary-elect for 1881 have
-been forwarded to this otlice. If they have
not, please give this matter your first atten-
tion, not forgetting to give the post-office of
each.

Secondly—-look over the records and du-
plicate reports, and learn whether your
predecessor has done his duty faithfully.
Ascertain whether or not, with the legacy
of books and papers he has left you,-there is
some unfinished business-—some quarterly
reports to make, to place your Grange in
good shape on our books.

Quarterly reports are coming in with
unusual promptness, and this is another
auspicious sign of the improved condition of
the Order in the State.

THE VISITOR FOR 1881.

3

The first number started out tardily from
the office of publication for good and suffi
cient reasons.

The delay called out numerous enquiries.
“ What has become of the Visrroa” came
in every mail and from every quarter.

The outlook for a large addition to our
list is most promising. With renewals in
almost every club, large or small, come some
new names. In December we got about 200
‘more subscribers than in December, 1879,
and it now looks as though we should get a
1,000 more this month than we did in Jan-
uary, 1881. The enlarged Vrsrron of 1881
takes well.

THE fourth paragraph of Sec. 6, Art. 8, By-
Laws State Grange makes it obligatory upon
the Secretary of the State Grange to “ pub-
lish annually a complete register of the
name and number of all Subordinate and
Pomona Granges in the State, with the
name and address of the Master and Secre-
tary of each; and send a copy to the Secre-
tary of each Subordinate and Pomona
Grange, on or before the first day of March
in each year.”

VVe cannot meet this requirement with-
out the co-operation of Secretaries of Subor-

_ dinate and Pomona Granges. VVe expected

to make up a list of delinquents for publica-

-.tion in this number, but we are receiving

reports every day—-in fact, Secretaries have
done better this year, so far, than we ever
knew them to do, and we concluded to defer
the publication of a delinquent list until
Feb. 1st. We hope it will be a small list.

The excursion to New Orleans and other
Southern points from Kalamazoo we believe
is in good hands. See the advertisement of

the Committee on our last page.

THERE will be sent from this ofiice to
Secretaries, for signatures, in a few days,
several petitions to our State and National

Legislatures.

G

We think we have some liberal, earnest '

iness proposition it will bear considering-

and adopting,‘ Vote one don“ from your  possible, to finally be sent, at great expense, 

Grange treasury at your first meeting, for:
’l‘ry the experiment, and see v

’ ll t lit" I t the ad '=rli. in n iti -ef . . . .
We 08 m E '0] 0 H T g ‘ 9 1 ter to vehicles and tne larger pieces of farm
3- machinery, with :1 work or repair-sliop par-

vss

flliiitlilllllil l,,tll-tlllllltlil.

The Too|~House and Repair Shop

The furiiier who does not count among his

’ outbuilding.-; a toolliouse and a repair shop,
loses aconsidcrable sum of money every year '
Dollar after dollar dwindles 1
because I _ ,
-' our planters would do well to experlmentin
V that direction tliemselve:-'.——.\‘. U. 1’i’<-(iyv/iic.
they were last employed, to bear the iiiju- i‘  -- - —— —

uniiecessaiily.

impel'cept.ibl_v but surely away,

‘ ieapers and mowers,.~:eed drills, plows and

harrowsare suti'cr(-d to remain just where

rious action of pelting storms and drying:
winds. Tools worn or loosened and calling '
for simple repairs are used until past allj
mending, and machines are run as long as ,1

long distances for renovation. l‘Iverybody
as a rule. concedes that wa;.;ons ought to be
kept iiilder cover and u.-anally provi-lion is i
made for th-sin in shell or wa;on-liouse, but ,

5 many there are who do not appear to realize 5
: how ruinous it is to ha_y- teddcis, graili-iii'ill.~4,

‘ narrows, and sirnilar instrunicnts to be e.\

, puscii lo the irifiuenl-e of changing t1Ua:-jlillzl. .

(in small farms the wagon-house is often i
made to serve the three-fold service of shel-

titioncd oli'in onecorner. in Lhelatteri will

i should bea work-bench on one side, with

E shelves and brackets to hold tools, and nu.-ks .
: for the snullerliand implements, such as ‘
lliocs, rakes, shivels and the like, which
business, and it has not only saved thous-'
ands of dollars to the Patrons of Allegan Co., ‘ _ _ _
‘ er and his boys inziy, with the assistance of ,
 a set of (‘:llpentcr's and blacksinitirs tools, j
 add largely to the profit side oftlic farm bal- l
, ance sheet, not only by the early repairing

5 of tools, machinery and harness, but during

may not be ziccoiiiinodated in the rooln de-
voted to the large machinery. Here a farm-

the winter nionLhs,by the fashioning ol‘;

. nuniberless conveniences for the dwelling l.

house. The repair-shop, be it understood,
in sections where fuel is plentilul, ought
always to be provided with a stove. An in-
expensive, small right one, with a pipe let ,
into a sustantial cniiuney, will render a
comfortable place for the workmen, and
afford such file as may be required to do the
blacksmith work.

The expense attending the fitting up of a
convenient and comfortable repair-shop can
in a season or two be wiped out by the prop-
er cleaning and oiling of mowing machines,
the painting ofwagon bodies, the repairing
of wheels and axles, the replacing of rake
teeth, the tightening of hue handles, the
sharpening of knives to reaping machines,
the making of rollers and stump pullers, the
furnishing of empty rooms in the house with
home made furniture which a thrifty house-
wife will gladly assist in npholstering with
cretoniie, jute cloth orother inexpensive ma-

terial; the manufacture of a refrigerator for
i

next summer, a set of extra window sashes
for mosquito season, a new filter for the cis-
Iern——in a word. an endless number of small
but necessary articles which cost much
money to buy outright. Alltliis and more
has been accomplished during stormy weath-

’ er and long winter evenings, under cover of
. what is termed the workshoys on the farms

of progressive men. On large farms, of
course, the necessity arises for separate tool-
house, repair-shops and wagon-sheds. These
buildings should be not only tightly covered,
but have good floors made a little above
ground. The flours may be constructed of a-
low grade of plank, so that the expense will
be light, but floors there must be, ofone kind
or another. Machines standing upon the
ground receive much injury by the damp-
ness arising therefroin, which not only rusts
the iron portions, but swells the wood-work.
—ls'.cch(r/ige.

Our Western Sugar Competitors.

In answer to a letter from Gov. Pillsbury,
of Minnesota, to Dr. James \Vilhclm, of
Faribault, in that State, inquiring as to the
progress of the Northern sugar industry, the
latter gentleman has issued a neat little
pamphlet, acopy of which we have just re-
ceived.

The writer, it seems from the gubernato-
rial letter, is the proprietor ofaretinery, and
has met with decided success in making su-
gar from the amber cane grown in Minne-
sota, and we further infer that there is a
rapid increase in the labor and capital in-
vested in the new industry in Minnesota and
the neighboring States.

Dr. Wilhelm presents some practical de-
tails of the cane which are worthy of consid-
eration by our Sugar Planters’ Association.
This cane matures by the last week in Aug-
ust in that latitude, if properly cultivated.
Afrost does not injure it unless it is quite
green, but when near maturity no bad effects
are perceptible. Very little sugar makes its
appearance until after the seed head comes
to maturity.

Samples taken August 23, from cane on
which seed had formed, but with no milk,
polarized 7.3 per cent. cane sugar, with 4.3
grape sugar, 85.5 water, 1 9 organic matter.
Another taken August 27th, gave 11-8 per
cent. cane sugar, 3.29 grape sugar.

The result of the work the past season at
the Faribault Refinery is summarized, as
follows:

“The lowest polarization during the past
season was 6.5; the highest 15.6. The high-
est Beaume test was 10°, and the lowest 5°.
Our working average by polarization, was 9
per cent. The cane worked at the refinery
wasgrown by twenty or twenty-five differ-
ent farmers; some was well cultivated and
harvested at the proper time; others on a
hap hazard scale ; hence the non-conformity
in chemical analysis. Owing to the limited
room in our building we could not run our
whole cane crop into sugar, but the amount
placed into vats for granulation turned out
remarkably well. As a result, we obtained
over 0' pounds to the gallon of beautiful clar-
ified yellow sugar, with a firm,large crys-
tal and entirely free from gum and foreign
matter.”

An estimate of the cost production of this
cane is furnished from an accurate account
kept by Mr. Charles Eustis, of Fort Atkin-
son, \Vis., who had in forty acres. The cost
of raising one acre is set down at $11. The
expenses of reducing the juice to syrup in a
fire evaporator was 14 to 15 cents per gal-
lorn, the syrup averaging 150 gallons per
acre, equal to 180 gallons for the use of the
refiner for sugar making. This would make
the production of sugar per acre, according
to the average of the Faribault refinery,
1,080 pounds per acre.

I t‘ these figures are anywhere near correct,

: dered in this couiitry.
‘ profound sciisatioii, and is the topic

versation on the streets, in the cars, in the ’
in fact,.
Its iinportancce .

called-for bitterness should

soon.

the cost of the sugar would seem to be about
23.0 per pound, plus the value of the service
of the refiner, which would scarcely exceed
l._‘.c, with the syrup residue to offset.

evaporator‘, there would have been a net

‘ profit of $18 per‘ acre.

This subject is worthy the serious atten-
tion of the sugar growers of Louisana.

titiori that will be seriously felt. It would
seem also that if a sugar bearing cane com-

ing to maturity sulliciently early for taking .

oil‘ the crop so far north could be secured,

Barbed Wire Fences.

This patent right busiiie.-as must have:

some attention from out‘Solons at \Va:-ahing-

3 ton soon. VVe have on our statutejbooks no
, laws that involve so much hazard and dan-
. ger to the citizen who is not seeking some

direct road back to barbarisril to avoid the

liability of prosecution for infririgincrit of?

pntciit.-‘ to which w.- are all exp’).-it.-ti, by the
use of modern iiiveiiliorls‘.

, lowing froin :i (‘liicrigop:1pcr:

" \Vc were only able to note in our last is-

, slie, just a.-. we were going to press, the fact.

that the !it‘('l*l‘}l| liars been rendered in this
H,-lvliriitetl ('21!-t(‘.

lnelcaiitile dcl,-i.~i.iil that has ever been ren-
It has created a most

hotels, in luisiiie.-s lioii-res, and,
wherever mun coiigregute.
arises from the fact that there has already
been more than ii hundred thousand tons
used, and there seems

additional fact, that that portion of this vast

amount sold during the past four ycars,:
which has been rnanufactured by infringers -
of the patents, now decided to be valid,:

renders the parties engaged in such unlaw-

ful nianufacture, sale and use. liable for ‘
damages to the plaintifii-i, the VVa.sliburii dz ,
Moen ManufacturirigCo., and I. L. Ellwood. ;

As this subject must possess much interest
to a large number of'our readers, we feel

justified in devoting some considerable space 1

to its discussion.
“ The law allows

elect which they shall first sue. This will
readily explain why there is such consterna-
tion on all sides, To illustrate: Here is a
jobber who has sold, during the past t'our
years, 100 car-loads of barbed fence wire.
He has bought where he could buy the
cheapest, and, to increase his sales, has sold
a little under the market. Now all his ;rof-
its may be swept away, and in addition 9' is
liable for what damages he has occasioried
the plaintiffs thereby. It will not he surpris-
ing, in such a state of affairs, that some un-
be shown, until
more sober reflections prevail.

“It is conceded that this decision puts
very great power in the bands of the plain-
tiffs, and the question is nervously asked,
How will they use it, with reference to both
the future and the past. VVe cannot of
course speak with authority, but a sugges-
tion may not be out of place. These are not
adventurers, who have sprung into power
through some accidental combination of
circumstances.

“ The Washburn 6; Moon Manufacturing
Co., is an incorporated company of nearly
50 years years standing, with a capital of
$1,000,000, and possessing one of the largest
wire-mills in the world. Is it not safe to
assume that they will do nothing to tarnish
the good reputation they have so long main-
tained? Undoubtedly the course of said
plaintiffs will be influenced by frank expres-
sions of willingness on the part of those
who have infringed upon their rights, to
discontinue further infringments. and to
make reparation for tne past. What will be,
the future policy of the plaintiffs remains
to be seen; but we believe, however, it will
be such as to meet the approval of ajust and
liberal public sentiment, -having due regard
to the injury and expense to which they
have, as it now appears from the decision of
the court, been unlawfully subjected during
the past four years.

Shade Trees in Highways.

Mr. Charles W. Garfield, jSecretary of the
State Horticultural Society, writes to know,
in substance, how the statement recently
made in this column that the owner of land
fronting the highway, has the legal right to
cut down shade trees in front of his land,
can be reconciled with the provision of stat-
ute (l Comp. L., 359,) which: makes it un-
lawful and punishable by heavy fine to des-
troy such trees.

It will, I apprehend, be found that the
statute in question has application only to
persons who are not owners of land on
which the trees stand.

The policy of our laws strongly favors the
planting and preservation of shade trees in
the public highways; but it must be remem-
bered that such trees,are the private proper-
ty of the adjacent owners, and that legisla-
tive oontrol of them against such owners is
extremely limited. \Vere their protection
necessary to the public health or welfare, it
might then be. exercised even as against the
owners; but the mere consideration of orna-
meiiting the highway, (important as my
horticultural friend may justly deem it),
could not under our constitution, justify the
legislature in enacting a law which would
deprive any citizen of his property. The
statute referred to will therefore doubtless be
found not to have that iiitendnient.--Ilficln
igan Farmer.

AN ingenious -machine has been devised
for separating the sound cranberries in a
barrel from the unsound. They are poured
into it at the rate of six baarels an hour,
and the sound ones, having elacticity, bound
over a barrier, while those decayed remain.

PROF. W. J. BEAL, of the Michigan Ag-
ricultural college, was billed for an address
on “Our Schools of Agriculture, at New
Britain, Conn., during the session of a
great farmers’ convention there last week.

A FARMER/S life should not be wrapped
up whollyin fields and animals, in sprouting
seeds and growing crops, but he should so
cultivate his mind that he will be able, at
least, to count one in the multitude that
makes up the nation.

At 250 l
per gallon for the syrup as it. came from the i

If ,1
f this material for sugar making can be made
‘ a success in the \Vest, it opens up a compe-

\Ve (‘ll 1. the mi. 2
ll. set-ins ,to be admitted on ,
all sides that this is the most important,

of I.‘OIl- <

to be practically no :
limit to the demand hereafter; and to the?

the plaintiffs to collect E
damages from the lI)&D|1fa('.llll'9l‘, tliejobbcr, -
the retailer and the consumer, and they can .

J.-\NL'.-ill)’ lfirli. 1881.

DR. ('llAl’.l.ES I.v3r.A..\', a veterinary sur-
- geon sent by (fommissioiier Le Due to Eng-
‘ land, to examine intothe causes which have
led to the embargo on the importation of
American cattle, has made public his re-
port, it is not quite settled whether the
_‘ animals condemned-«and out of the ll,O00
,examincd in England only six have been
condemned—arc affected with pleuro-pneu-
; monia, or bronchiti.-i. The six animals con-
demned in Liverpool were traced to a place
_west of Biifliilo, and five of them passed
' through Canada on the way to the seaboard.
Prof. Lyman advises (‘ongress to adopt
stringent laws to check the spread of the
_disease, while not certain that the disease
; exists. lie estimates the loss to American
gcattle-dealers through the linglish restric-
, tions at 552,2-5(),4K)1l, and intimates that East-
: ern men suffer most.

l

Till-.‘ number of horses in the State last
i spring, as shown by the present report, was
,:.’.‘l3,'.2l0; milch cows, 3lLi_ll2; cattle other
{than milch cows, .’I-l4,7i4l; hogs, -168,625).
1 Compared with 1879 there is an increase of
l :2ll,:’-{>7 liorses, l2,ssm milch cows, 5,.*~o‘1 cattle
fother than milch cows, and a decrease of
“£4,481! hogs. Compared with l.’-um there is
an iiicrease of l53,9U.‘: horses, .':;.’.H4}o' milch
5 ~  "’,.-0:0 cattle other than milch cows,
2.8‘ liogs. The live stock reported
g was all six months old and over,
and includes only l,TilH horses, l,l~i9 milch
3 cows, 39? cattle other than milch cows, 753
j hogs, and l_3'_'l sheep reported from cities.

Ax enorznous iiicrease iii the evaporated
fl'Uli.l)IlFllllt‘.~l.‘-K is taking place in \Vestern
l.\'ew York, the recent legal decision ‘that
l there is no monopoly of the sulphur process
of bleaching having had a stimulating effect
on the industry. A single New York firm
last year evaporated ‘_-‘ll,O00 bushels, and
bought fruit evaporated by others equivalent
to .3ll0,U00 bushel.-i. Of this a London house
ftook mo tons, and has doubled its order.
The growcrs throughout New York State
are preparing to develop the foreign market
. for this pr«'.uiiic‘l.

\V. B. VVFST, of San Joaquin Co., Cali-
fornixi, has sold this year 300 tons of grapes.
produced on 2.9 acres of land, which is over
10 tons per acre. The two sorts comprised
in the sale were the Mission and Black
l’riiici-. it is liiido-rstcml that the average
I price bi'ou;,-‘ht was $2.’? per ton.

Patent Rights.

The following preamble and resolutions,
by J. U. ltamsdell, Chairmuli of the Com-
niittcc on l'atent llrghts. were pl't‘.~'Pi1tl'§d to,
and adopted by the Mcliigari .‘,<‘t:i.l¢- Grange,
I)eceniber, i850:

Your Committee to whom was referred
the subject of patent rights ask leave to sub-
mit for your coiisideratioii the following
preamble and resolutions in their report:

VVi»ri-:R.i-:As, Under the patent laws of the
United States, as construed by the courts,
parties purchasing any article or implement
for use of which a portion or the whole has
been patented as an original invention, and
of which the maker or vendor, has not ob-
tained a lawful right to manufacture or sell,
are liable to prosecution for damages by the
patentee of the-article or his assigns; and,

VVIIEREAS, Inventors and their assigns
are taking advantage of this construction of
the law to extort money from bona _/aide pur-
chasers by first allowing their patents to be
infringed upon by manufacturers and deal-
ers until their inventions come into general
use by innocent purchasers, and then make
a business of collecting royalty entirely dis-
proportionate to the value of the invention,
under the tlireatof expensive litigation in the
United States Courts if their exorbitant de-
mands are not complied with ; and,

W}iEREAS, We believe the law as thus
construed to be unjust in its application
and baneful in its effects. Unjust among
other things in this, that it places the inno-
cent purchaser at the mercy of conscienw.
less speculators, who measure their claims
upon the user not in proportion to the actual
damage which they have sustained by the
use of the article, but upon the sum it would
cost the user to defend the suit in the Courts
of the United States; and baneful in effects
among other things in this: That it is un-
safe for any person,‘ and especially unsafe
for farmers, to purchase or use new or im.
proved machinery, or articles of husbandry
without first making an investigation oiltlfe
patent office at \Vashingtou to determine
whether any portion of the article has been
patented, and lfso, who has the legal right
tomake and sell the same; aprocei-rs of ob-
taining knowledege so distant. dilatory, and
so expensive as to deprive the purchaser
practically of all means of information, and
thus in effect enjoining all persons from the
use of all improvements in implements and
machinery, whether patented or not, to the
great detriment of agriculture and its kind-
red pursuits; therefore,

Resolved, That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress be, and are hereby
requested to procure such an amendment of
the patent law as shall exempt from prose-
cution all persons who have purchased and
used, or may hereafter purchase and use
patented articles without actual perso
notice of the claims of the patentee or his
assigns.

Resolved further. That in the opinion of
this Grange, any person, company, associa-
tion, or corporation, should have the right
ti manufacture, use, and sell for use, any
patented article, on payment to the patentee
or his assigns of a reasonable percentage
which should be fixed by law.

Resolved, That the Secretary of this
Grange be instructed to send printed circu-
lars to the Secretary of each Subordinate
Grange in the State. asking them to send to
him the names of all persons within the
territorial jurisdiction of his Grange, who
have been called upon to pay a royalty for
the use of any patented article, after the
same was in use by such person, the name,
article used, its value, and the amount de-
manded as a royalty, and if settled, the
amount paid; or if litigated, the amount of
judgment and cost recovered. That the
information thus obtained be compiled in
convenient form for reference, and forward-
ed to our several Senators and members of
Congress that they may show to the law-
making powers of the Nation the abuses
th are practiced under the present law.

esolvcd, That our Secretary be instructed
to request a like action on the part of the
Secretaries of all the other State Granges, in
order that by a full exposition of the swin-
dling practices now perpetrated under the
protection of the laws of Congress may be
convinced that justice demands the change
in the patent law which we now propose.


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JANUARY 15TH. 188 l.

Qpuntmunitatinzm.

_. general interest.

See. 4 limits the power of railroads to dis-

sss asaaa

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Lecturers’ Documents.

Like other instructions and material sent

interesting ‘Correspondence between the Master of lfreighta “9h°1't9T than 8 1011891‘ difitancel for use‘ and of no am“ unless used' The

he National Grange and the Secretary
of the New York Board of Trade
and Transportation.

PAW PAW, Mich., Dec. 31st, 1580.

Hon. Darwin R. James, Secreta.r,y of the
New York Board of Trade and Transporta-
tion .- DEAR Sin :—Your favor of the 2151:,
is received, and contents duly considered.
I am much gratified with the action of your
Board in advocating important measures of
reform in the management of railroads en-
gaged in Inter-State Commerce. and in
disseminating valuable information upon
this question. While you admit, that trans-
portation companies do charge unjust, and
often ruinous rates, for transporting the
products of the country to market, and do
not doubt the power of Congress to regu-
late the same, 1 can only regret that you
do not think it practicable or advisable to
attempt to fix rates on inter-State traffic.
And yet, I can assure you, that not only
my influence, but that of our farmers’ or-
ganization, will be used to urge the passage
of any bill or measure by Congress, which
aims to correct any of the great wrongs in
railroad management. I have examined
the Reagan bill to which you refer. and sev-
eral others now pending before Congress,
with some care, and am convinced that Mr.
Reagan's bill is the most practical, and best
devised measure for inter-State commerce,
assfar as it goes, that has yet been intro-
duced, but it seems to be wholly in the in-
terest of shippers, dealers, and localities.
No protection to producers of wealth, from
unjust and extortionate freig ht. charges, is
so be found in the bill.

It is this power of the railroad companies
“to fix any rates of freight charges that the
article will bear.” arbitrarily exercised, that
is crushing the farmers of this country.

In referring to the recent advance of “five
cents :per hundred pounds" on all freight
from the West, Judge Black says: “It is
equal to an export tax upon the whole crop
of probably seventy five millions of dollars.”
And yet Mr. Reagan's bill for regulating
inter-State commerce proposes no direct
remedy for this wholesale and oppressive
extortion to which the farmers of the coun-
try are subjected, and they must submit.
says Judge Black, to this highway robbery,
or else keep the products of their lands to rat
on lheir.hcmda.". Again he says, “Congress
has power to regulate commerce between the
States." * * * “The power being con-
ceded, an effectual mode of righting the
wrongs complained of can be easily devised."

Now, ifJudge Black is correct in his opin-
ion, and it is the intention to so legislate as

0 protect all interests alike, why not incor-
porate into Mr. Reagan's bill some provis-
ions for protecting the producers and con-
sumers, as well as shippers, dealers, and lo-
calities? I am aware that it is claimed by
some of the friends of the Reagan bill, that
it will, if enacted into a law, indirectly af-
fect that object. but it must be evident to
anyone who has carefully examined the pro-
visions of this bill, and Mr. Reagan's expla-
nation of the same, that such will not be
the result without further legislation. I
also infer that your Board does not under-
stand thatlthe passage of this bill by Con-
gress, will in any way affect the power of
the railroad companies to combine and
“fix the rates” for transporting freight over
their lines of road, that will best serve their
purposes.

The report of the committee of your Board
which was adopted by a unanimous vote,
Jan. 14th, 1880, (referring to the bill intro-
duced into Congress. by Mr. Sapp, of Iowa.)
contains the following : "This bill is doubt-
less a well meant attempt to remove the
evils attending inter-State commerce, by
railroads, but your committee do not think
that, in its preseutishape, it is well calcula-
ted to do so. We do not tLink it practicable
or advisable, with the knowledge at the dis-
posal of the public at the present time to
attempt to fix rates on inter-State traffic,
although there can be no doubt of the power
of Congress to do so. It is attempting too
much with our present knowledge, and
would probably result in failure. In this
respect the Reagan bill, now pending in
Congress, is much more wise, as it leaves the
zuilroads free to fix any rates they please,
only stipulating that they shall be public,
and alike to all, and that no more shall be
charged for a short, than for alonger dis-
tance.”

* * * “ \Ve do not understand that this
bill proposes to interfere with the rates
which may be charged,” The provisions of
the Reagan bill are, in the main, right, as
far as they go, and its passage by Congress,
even in its present form, will be a step in
the right direction, and will doubtless cor-
rect some of the wrongs to which shippers,
dealers, and localities are subject to. Sec
tions one and two of the bill proposes to
“ prevent all discriminations in freight rates
and charges between individuals.” Not
against individuals, but between them—- that
is, betweeen shippers"

Sec. 3 “ prevents pooling of freights and
earnings.” This is a very important and

fin one continuous carriage.” This section
fwas no doubt well intended, but it needs
Eamending. Why allow the companies to
,:discriminate against the gardener, fruit-

gmwen dairy, and small farmer’ who must  and by reading and thought, arrange lil your ;

ship in packages, instead of “car-load
quantities”? V\'ould not this provision

compel them to sell their produce to dealers,
in order to have them bulked into car-loads 

It is difficult to understand why such dis-
crimination should be made by this bill in
favor of those shipping in “ car~l0ads ” and
against those who must ship their perishable

than a “ car-load~”

The remaining sections of the bill contain
general provisions for carrying out the above
objects. Now, let section 4 be amended so
as to give equal protection to all, and some

well as those who handle and ship the pro-
ducts of the country, and the National
Grange and, I doubt not, every farmer in
this broad land will unite their influence
with that of your Board in urging the pas-

sage of the Reagan bill. Cannot these
amendments be made ?

J. J. VV()()l)M.~\ x.

The Reply.
BOARD oi-' ’I‘a.A.m~; AND 'I‘x.a:~‘si*o1c'1‘A'i'Io:x', I
Ni-;w Youx, Jan. 11. 1881. 1’

Hon. J. J. Woodman .'—DEAR Sin :—-\'our

favor of Dec. 3l_s_t, duly at hand, and contents
noted. Regarding your criticisms upon the
Reagan bill, it is the opinion of our people
that we must attempt what is practicable
first, and advance as the way is cleared. We
think that the prohibition ofpools and com-
binations, if backed up by an executive pow-
er in the shape of a National Railroad Com-
mission, and the latter body kept up to its
work by public opinion, wouldinsure reason-
able rates for transportation. I am pleased
to note that you are convinced the Reagan
bill is “the most practicable and best devised
measure for regufatinginter-State commerce
as faras it goes,” and if it passes, I think
you will find, it will go far enough to protect
the producers of this country, as well as the
merchants and shippers. I agree with you
thoroughly in your remarks touching large
and small quantities. I can seenojusticein
confining the provisions of the Reagan bill
tothe quantity of a car load. and our Board
has expressed itself to that effect. How
would it do for you to communicate with
the various State Granges, and ask them to
make an expression of opinion to Mr. Rea-
gan on this point.
I send you by this mail a copy ofa recent
report of the New York Chamber of’ Com-
merce, which is acting in harmony with our
Board, which gives both the Reagan and
Henderson bills, and an analysis of their
provisions. ' .

Public opinion is growing in this part of
the country every day, and if‘ the present
Congress does not do justice on this question,
the next will be likely to. All it needs is
active, vigorous work on the part of the
friends of railroad reform and it will surely
be accomplished._ Let us all pull together
to that end. Yours truly,

Dxmvm R. JAM!-IS, Secretary.

I fully endorse the suggestion contained
in the above reply to my letter, relating to
amending the Reagan bill so as to prevent
discriminations in favor of car-load quanti-
ties, and I fully agree with the writer that
“if the Reagan bill can be backed up by an
executive power in the shape of a National
Railroad Commission, and the latter kept
up to its work by public opinion, might in-
sure reasonable rates for transportation,”
provided, that it was made the duty of that
Commission, to fix and maintain reasonable
and uniform rates for transporting freight
over all roads engaged in inter-State com-
merce. VVith these amendments, the Rea-
gan bill will be acceptable to the farmers of
the country, and I earnestly recommend
that Masters and Secretaries of State
Granges correspond with Mr. Reagan, and
urge him to incorporate the above provisions
into his bill.

I congratulate the members of our Order
everywhere, in having so able and influen-
tial allies in our efforts to regulate inter-
State commerce. as the New York Board of
Trade and Transportation, and the New
York Chamber of Commerce, and it is of‘ the
utmost importance that a bill be framed
which will protect all interests alike, and
then “let all pull together to that end.”

J. J. WOODMAN.

Election Report of Kalamazoo County Pomona
Grange, No. 27.

Sec. J. *1’. Cobb .-—You are hereby notified
that on the 23d day of December, 1880, our
Grange elected fer the ensuing year the fol-
lowing officers, to wit.:

Master—Malachi Cox ; P. 0., Schoolcraft,
Mich.

Lecturer—E. A. Strong, Vicksburg.
Secretary—Z. C. Durkee, Galesburg.

The Kalamazoo Pomona is a decided suc-
cess,asto numbers. VVe have during the
year initiated .109 members, making a
total membership—within one year of its
organization—-of 197. Let us hear from the
county that beats it.

Fraternally yours,

Z. C. DURKEE, Sec’y.

just provision. but evidently must affect the

SEE Light Guard’s excursion on last page.

products in packages and quantities less,

provisions added to regulate freight rates, so I
as to protect the farmers and producers, as "

_. better they are used, the greater the benefit

 that will be received from their use. The
‘ aration. Study up the subject before hand,

mind a line of argument.
-\'o. '.l.—-“How can we best educate our-

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discriminate in favor of shippers and deal- E Gelvfias Pmguns of Hula an 1.13,‘ as f.?,l,~mf”i' 3
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ers, and against this class of farmers, and l as U ‘lens’. or “enem use U Hess h a:
ggood question, and ought to be carefully:

5 studied by every Patron and farmer in our l
,l land. We wish one more clause might have
§ been inserted; that would he-the words, "as
 parents.” ,
 Let Pomona Granges discuss these sub-Ii
fjecfs, and thus kindle the fires of thought 3

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; among the Subordinate Grange-5, and in<li- ;
, vidnal Patron:-. If’ you, brother ‘or sister:
EPatron, can’t talk in your (Grange, write;
 something upon each of those questions and :
i read it, orli-ave some one read it at the time
i of its discussion.

We would recommend that each of these i
subjects be made the special order of thel
_ meeting, and then the Lecturer ofthe Grange 
i prepare to lead upon the subject, and induce 
1‘ some one to follow, either by awritten essay 
, or an address, to be followed by other 1111- E
l dresses and essays, and a general discussion. i
3 No.3. The first for February isa very
l important onc,and should enlist the atten
I fion of every Subordinate Grange in the
l country. Concentrated tlioughtand effort by
‘ each and every member willsurcly bring to
the surface for use some practical means by g
which each Grange may bring back inlof.
the f'old all the wandering, stray sheep.
\Vhen. by the multiplication of wisdom
and counsel, you have determined upon the
best plan l‘or your Grange to use, let each 5
and every member set at work to carry out 3
the plan, and /M'v.'('r be discouraged. but
learn to labor and to wait. until the long
toiled and hoped for desires are f'ully real-
ized. linited action in this or in any other
good cau.-ze. will surely bring timely fruits.
Then, brother.-, now is the most acceptable
time, let us all labor, and with heads, hearts,
and hands, conquer grand victories.

The greatest value of discussion of these
and kindred other questions in not in what
is said or read at the time of the meeting,
but in the thought used is the preparatory
study, and set in motion by reflection upon
thematter presented in both study and in
the discussion. Reading and hearing may
make a full mind, but study and thought
digests this mental food and arranges and
classifies it for future use. A well prepared
essay never road has benefited the writer.
and ifthe preparation be thorough, the writ.-
er is always the most benefited by the pro-
duction even if read.

Patrons! Resolutions, discussion and
talk are all useful, but supplementary action
in what brings the harvest of results. \Vork
then, as well as talk. Have many chapters
of acts to record in the work of this winter’s
Grange labors.

Let there be universal activity in all our
camps preparatory to a grand advance of all
our forces.

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lam fraternally,
C. L. Wnn‘.\'r:v.

Read.

Among other good things in this number,
we invite your attention to Brother D. ’I‘_
Haines’ article from New Jersey. He is
very welcome to our columns with his words
of good cheer, and we hope he will come
again. Read his article twice, omitting the
part refering to the Michigan Lecturer, who
is asked to rise and explain. He desires us
to do so by saying that he hardly knows
which meeting in southern Jersey-—as in one
he had a very large audience to which he
spoke two hours or more, but at the others
he had a historic “ Quaker Mee ting,” with
not one, even," tongue-tied person present to
make it lively and interesting. At this place
some one mistook him for a resident of the
little village of Philadelphia—and he did
give some eloquent and instructive passages
of impressive silence.

Lecturer’: Appointments.

Monday, Jan. 17-Grand Rapids.

Tuesday and \Vednesday, Jan. 18 and 1.‘!-—
Grand Rapids,meeting of VVestern Michigan
Agricultural and Industrial Society.

Thursday, Jan. 20th —— Aurelius Grange,
Ingham county.

Friday, Jan. 21 -— Morrice, Shiawassee
county.

Tuesday, Jan. 2-5-Otisco, Ionia county.

Wednesday, Jan. 26—Greenville, Morit-
calm Pomona Grange.

Thursday and Friday, Jan. :27 and 28-
Berlin, \Vestern Pomona Grange, No. 19.

Friday eve., Jan. 28—Talmage Grange.

Tuesday, Feb. 1 —— Tuscola, Tuscola Po-
mona Grange.

Thursday, Feb. ~i—1\'orth Branch, Lapeer
Pomona Grange.

Other appointments in the vicinity of
these. C. L. VVHITNEY.

New HALL 'l‘ALK.—Woodman Grange, in
Van Buren County, is getting out timber
for a new hall, and Otsego Grange, in Alle-
gan County, is talking a new Grange hall.

 

Items.

 \\'1-:recenlly met a brother in Lenawee’
 criminate between places by making it un_ § out by the National and State Granges, the ; County, who has attended every meeting of :
 _ - 1'. I lawful for tmnsportatiovn companies to , .-subjects for Iiiscussionj’ sent opt by Lec- I his Grange, except one, since the organiza- I U G I HT‘ O -
‘l'HE.TRANSPORTATl0N QUESTION CONSIDERED !charge more for carrying a ,,cm__,Oad ,, Or: turer l-.:-shbaugh,oi' the .\ational (zrange. are I tion—-a period of seven years. A few such ; 4-K“-V V I 

; would make an excellent Grange indeed.

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‘ Gun Lake Grange” No. 643.

: is Bro.  0. Smith, and the Secretary is
Sister Mary Angel.

TH)-I Grange Bulletin is very enterprising
in its report of our State Grange sessions.
They have one page and almost four col-
umns besides on two other pages, matter

regarding the proceedings of the Michigan ,

State Grange at its late session. This, with
its strong l'a.ilrou(i editorials, should com-
mend it to every Grange in Michigan, upon
whose Lecturer.-' table a file of it should be
found.

(‘i.i;iL~' and lists of subscribers to the Vis-
l'I‘()R, should be gathered now, while you
have time. Make an effort, and don’t cease
untll every Grange family has the \'I:~:i'rou
to read. Try among those outside the gate,
and get them to take and read the organ of
the only farmers’ organization in the coun-
trv.

l'K()\’ll)l~2 yourselves with extra copies of
the VISITOR; also, with By—Laws of the
Order. “‘ Declaration of Purposes,” the \Vor-
thy Master's address to the National Grange
in hand-bound pamphlet; also, Beecher’s ad-
dress and many other Grange documents.

Who wants the Vxsiron free ‘.’ Get ten
yearly subscribers and forward their names
with the money, and the paper will be sent
a year to the person so doing. Try it.

Tllli By-Laws of the l’atron’s Aid Socie-
ty of Michigan were promised in this num-
ber of’ the Vrsiron, but they can’t be made

ready, and the space will be fully filled-
look for them soon.

TAKE the VISITOR to the Institute meet-
ings, and Clubs, and Horticultural Society
gatherings. and show it to the farmers and
fruit growers there, and try to get them to
subscribe for it, you can thus help them and
the Order.

VVHI-:5.‘ you go to meet a speaker at the
train, and he don’t come,—lst inquire for

‘telegraph message, and wait to see if you

don't get one. Call at the post-office to see
if there is no explanation -— lastly, go to the
hotel and see if he is not there registered
and left word for you. Make inquiries and
leave directions for him when he does come,
and save an audience from disappointment.

K 7 Names of Countries.

The following countries, it is said, were
originally named by the Phwnicians, the
greatest commercial people in the world.
The names in the Phwnlcian language, sig-
nified something characteristic of' the places
which they designate.

Europe signifies a country of white com-
plexion; so named because the inhabitants
were of a lighter complexion than those of
Asia and Africa.

Asia signifies between, or in the middle,
from the fact that the geographers placed it
between Europe and Africa.

Africa signifies the land of corn or ears.
It was celebrated for its abundance of corn,
and all sorts of grain.

Siberia signifies thirsty or dry -—very
characteristic.

Spain. a country of rabbits or conies. It
was once so infested with these animals that
it sued Augusta forjan army to destroy them.

Italy, a country of pitch,:from its yielding
great quantities of black pitch.

Calabria also, for the same reason.

Gaul, modern France, signifies yellow-
haired, as yellow hair characterises its in-
habitants.

The English of Caledonia is a high hill.
This was a rugged mountainous province in
Scotand.

Hibernia is utmost, or last habitation;
for beyond this westward the Ph(1‘DlCl8DS
never extended their voyages.

Britain, the country of tin, great quanti-
ties being found on it and adjacent islands.
The Greeks called it Albion, which signifies
in ihe Phoenician tongue either white or
high mountains, from the whiteness of its
shores, or the high rocks on the western
coast.

Corsica signifies a woody place.

Sardinia signifies the footsteps of men,
which it resembles.

Syracuse, bad savor, so-called from the
unwholesome marsh on which it stood.

Rhodes, serpents or dragons, which it
produced in abundance.

Sicily, the country of grapes.

Scylla, the whirlpool of destruction.

}Etna signifies a furnace, or dark, or
smoky.

Not Without Honor Abroad.

“WE hope all who receive this copy of the
Bulletin will read Bro. Woodman’s address,
with its words of encouragement. It shows
success that should nerve every member of
every Grange, dormant or otherwise, to go
to work. What Michigan has done. and is
doing. can be done by every other State in
the Union. Such reports will, we hope and
trust, be the means of cheering many a for-
lorn and shipwrecked brother, who, ‘seeing.
shall take heart again"”—G7'ange Bulletin.

Goon words do more than hard speeches;
as the sunbeams without any noise will
make the traveler cast off‘ his cloak, which
all the blustering winds could not do, but
only make him draw it closer around him.

A NEW Grange was formed by General:
I _ , _ p g _ 4 Deputy Whitney, on Monday evening, the 1
i first requisite to their successful use is prep-  mm just” in the b_0uth_eaSt Comer of the

illaslwzs iltparlmenl.

— M

Duty of Representalives—-~The Annual Word.
I desire to call tii¢2—:itterition of‘ the repre-
lsentatives to the late session of the State

I town of \Vayland, Allegan County. This  Grange to Section 10, Article 4, of the State
Grange has 36 charter members, and is called 5 Grange By-Laws, which reads as follows:
The Master  Each representative shall. within six

weeks after the close of the State Grange,
visit each Subordinate Grange in hlB dis-
trict, give instruction, and impart the an-
] nual word. All Granges entitled to repre-
| sentation in the convention, or reported as
entitled to it by the Secretary of the State
Grange, are entitled to receive the annual
word from the representative.

\Vhen a brother accepts the position Of a
l voting member in the State (-‘range. he as-
isuuies this duty: it is made such by a law
5 of the body of which he is a member. It is
 hoped that no member will neglect.where it
i is possible for him to discharge the duty.
Where it is practicable. representatfires are
advised to be with the Granges of their
districts at a rcgular meeting. Give some
account of the Slaw Grange; it will add to
the interest of the meeting.

Where it is not possible for the represent-
tive to impart the annual word, it can be
received from this oflice, upon the applica-
tion of the Master and Secretary under the
seal of the Grange.

It is hoped that all working Granges will
be supplied with the new annual word be-
fore the first of February. It is a great sat-
isfaction to know and feel that thousands of
our Order all over the land are working in
a uniform manner.

All whodo not receivc the word at the

 
 

expiration of six weeks from thc close of
the session of the Slate Gram,-_u-. will please
notify me, giving the name of their repre-
sentative. (f. U. l.l‘('r:,
Master.

NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

The next meeting of Clinton County
Pomona Grange will be held at the hall of
St. Johns Grange, on Viledneeday, Feb. 16,
’fs'l. Installation of officers and other im-
portant business will come before the meet-
ing. All members are cordially invited to
attend. FRANK Co.\'.~', Sec’y.

HLM\\'0()l), Tuscola Co., Jan. 10, '81.

Bro Cobb .~—'l‘he next meeting of the
Tuscola County Pomona Grange, No. 30,
will be held at the hall of \Vhitney Grange,
No. 513, in the village of 'I‘uscola,on Tues-
day, Feb. I, —to which all fourth-degree
members in the county are cordially
invited. At this meeting matters of
very serious import to the brother Patrons,
will be brought forward notably the
disposal of their wheat to better advantage.
therefore I would respectfully urge a large
attendance. As this will be our first meet-
ing since the organization of the Pomona
irange, I would ask my brother Patrons
who are not members to be sure and come
prepared With their certificates of recom-
mendation from their respective Subordi-
nate Granges, for reception into the Pomona
Grange. We must come, and we will make
this organization a great benefit.

Fraternally,
JNO. MASON, Sec’y.

The next meeting of Allegan County
Council, I’. of H., will be held at Moline
Grange hall, on Tuesday. Feb. 8, 1881, at 10
o’clock A. M. Several questions of import-
ance are to be discussed : also, an address by
some good speaker, to be secured from
abroad. A good attendance is desired.

Fraternally yours.
M. V. B. MCALPINE.

A series of public meetings will be held in
Branch County to be addressed by the
Hon. Charles E. Mickley, of Adrian.

To those who have not heard Bro. Mick-
ley, this notice is a sufficient guarantee that
we shall have first-rate addresses, humorous
andinstructive. He will speak first at Gil-
ead Grange Hall, Jan. ?A, evening; and in
afternoon and evening at the following
places :—Bronson. 25th ; Sherwood, 28th ;
Union, 27th. Girard, 28th ; Coldwater, 29;
Butler 31st; and Quincy, February 1st.

GEO. W. VAN AIKEN.
BAxeon.,Jan. ll, '81.

Bro. Cobb .-——Van Buren County Pomona
Grange will hold its next session at Hart-
ford, February l0, beginning at 10 o'clock A.
M. {All fourth degree members are cordially
invited to attend. A good time is expected.

C. B. CHARLES, Sec'y.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .'——VVill you please give
notice in the 'V1sI'rox that the Montcalm
Co. Pomona Grange, N o. 24, will convene at
Grange Hall, Greenvillc , Thursday, Jan. 27,
at one o’clock, I’. M., and continue two days.
Amost excellent program, of which music
forms a part, has been prepared by the Exec-
utive Committee. All fourth degree mem-
bers are invited and will be allowed all the
privileges of the meeting except the evening
of the 27th. B. B. CRAWFORD, Sec. '

 

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GOING TO SCHOOL.

nv EMILY .r. BUGBEE.
Barefoot boy and little girl,
She with rosy cheeks and curls,
His, 3. forehead brown with tan,
Sturdy little farmer-man.

Old straw hat, with broken rim.
Is the least that troubles him,
As the dinner pail he swings,
Full of mother's choicest things.

Happy little pair are they,
Chatting blithely on the way,
In the morning fresh and cool,
Going to the district school.

From the shady farm-house door,
Mother watches, till no more
She can follow-——out of sight
They are gone, her heart's delight.

Can you see them sitting there,
On the benches hard and bare,

Tired feet swinging to and fro,
Conning o'er their lessons low F

Sitting, at the noon of school,

By the gurgling streainlet cool,
‘Moog the brakes and bending trees,
Eating up their bread and cheese.

Or, with merry laugh and shout,
When the boys and girls go out,
Books and pencils cast away,

See them jump, and swing, and play.

Hark 5 the fertile on the pane,
Rap, and rap. and rap again,
Rushing in with cheeks aglow,
Half reluctantly they go.

Glide the busy hours away,

Till the warm sun's westering ray
Slants across the open door,

And the hours of school are o'er.

Happy, healthy girl and boy,
Full of simple, caroless joy,
Free from tyrant Fashion's rule,
Going to the district school.

In the busy noon of life.
'Mid its restless fever strife,
As your pathways shall divide,
_ From the roof-tree wandering wide.

Memories of these morning hours,
Song of birds, and scent of flowers,
Llleat of lambs, and song of rill,
VVill come sweetly o'er you still.

And your thoughts go yearning back,
0‘ei' that simple childhood track,
When the longest road you knew
Was the one that led you to

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them and choose some other way of trans- ,-
portation if dissatisfied with their terms.:

' thoroughly.

School-house, just a mile away,
Where the birch and rule held sway.

—- '1‘/ze T2170/rm‘.

LOVE'S MOCKERY.

HY If. A. MORRISON.

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When she was dead they heaped her pulseless breast i
Witn loving weight of flowers; and they pressed
With sweetest buds her death-unwilling hand,

As though cold clay did Love's gift understand.
And the awed silence of the room was rent

By passionate speech, and by hot kisses, spent

On stem-set brow and mouth,—-alas, so stern?

For speech or kiss of love they will not turn.

But she—lier soul beside its robe of clay

Still lingering, as ’twere loth to go aw:i_v—

She only said, slow dawning in her eyes,
Death-pure, a. sweet yet sadly cold surprise,

" Of all these gifts ye heap upon Death's shrine
I-{ad but one bud, one kiss in life been mine,

1) ye, my loving friends,” (and then it S€(lIl(ll .-he

sighed.)
" Could this have been, my friends, I had not died."

Gardening for Women.

\Vhen I speak or‘ gardening for women, I

do not mean to care for a few plants in the
house, but in the general sense of the term
gardening, which, to my mind. conveys
the idea of growing flowers, fruits, and
vegetables. Neither do we mean that they
are to perform the manual labor. If taken
in that sense it would be the adding of a
burden to those who are already overbur-
dened with work. On the other hand, ifit
were one of their duties. considered as a
duty to themselves and their families, it
would take their minds from the household
drudgery (so called from its never ending
sameness), and it‘ given the personal siiper-
vision which it requires would serve to
keep them out of doors a part of the time,
and we should not have so many nervous,
sickly Women. VVomen are supposed to be
very calm generally, but women feel, just
as men feel. They need exercise for their
faculties, and a field for their efforts, as
much as their brothers do. They suffer
from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a
stagnation, precisely as men would suffer.
And it is narrow minded in their more
privileged fellow-creatures to say that they
ought to continue themselves in making
puddings and knitting stockings, to playing
on the piano and embroidering bags. It is
thoughless to condemn or laugh at them if
they seek to do more, or learn more than
custom has pronounced necessary for their
sex.

With these few hints. I will leave the
subject with abler minds than mine, satis-
fied that at least I shall not see that look on
our Worthy Lecturer’s face, which I am I
accustomed to see when he hears these oft- ¥
repeated excuses, “ I had not time,” or “I 
had rather be excused.”

CLARA CRANE

" ONE thing at a time, and that thing done well,"-
An excellent rule, as many can tell.

During 1880 the Menominee iron mine
produced 400,634 tons of ore, and the Portage
Lake copper mines 27,000 tons.

“ VVHAT are you looking for? " asked one
of the VVidow Bedott’s two daughters, who
were entertaining two young fellows on the

iazza, rather late one night last summer, of
her mother, who seemed to be hunting for
something around the front yard. “ The
morning papers,” answered the widow. The
young men, left.

I 3d, issl.
. interest, by practical men and women, who

aliens-.

il:u1nnu111ir

Letter From Canada.

Editor (Iran;/c l'z'sitor.- SiR:——The Pat-

' rons of Husbandry are justly indignant at i
the way the railway companies manage

their business. ’1‘lie principal outrage I be-

lieve, is tlieirenormous freiglitcharges. The .

companies, uniting, form a powerful cori-
spiracy and put the freiglits at what they
The farmer cannot bargain with

He must either pay, however exlortionate

the charge, or leave his crops at home. Their E

action practically amounts to robbery.

Is there nothing analagous to this in the 
\‘Vortliy Masterz
VVoodman in his addrrss to the Michigan 
State Grange, congratulates the Patrons on 
their uniting and causing the tarillon wool ‘
to be I‘€:i.OI‘(,‘ll in 1874, and says, “all that '
farmers have realized above '.’-3 cents a pound l
for their wool sincc the restoration of the-'

action of the Grange '.‘

tariff, can be :-‘cl to the credit of our organ-

ization."
VVl1at the price of wool in your State is, 3

I don't know, but suppose it to be -'30 cents;

then 23-") cents of this is due to the action off
Here is a vast conspiracy of farm- '
ers to force every buyer of a pound of wool 3'
to pay 2-) cents more than the natural price. '
They force the buyer to choose one of three 
things: 'I‘o buy our wool at our price; buy '
foreign wool and pay a heavy line for each i

Granges.

pound, or go without.

Could there be a more violent iiijiistice I
done than this, and is itesso;-i'iti:illy difl‘ci‘cnt ;

from downright robbery 1‘

The farmers should consider this question '1
Let them not dismiss it be-I
cause a foreigner calls their attention to it, j

but set about rectifying this wrong, and I

i can assure them that in doing so they will
. discover they are suffering evils similar to '

what they are inflicting on every wearer of
woolen articles, and much greater than the
railway extortions which are very properly
exciting so much attention.
Yours truly,
HARC-r.D Br'n(:r:.s;s.
Burgoyne P. 0., Ontario, Canada.

Kalamazoo County Farmers’ Institute.

The Kalamazoo County Farmers‘ Insti-

; lute will be held at Schoolcraft, i\Iicl]., on l

\Vcdnesdav and 'l‘hursda_v, February 2d and
Papers will be read on topics of

have madea special study of the subjects
they treat, and ample time will be given for
discussion of subjects by those present, 
opening papers will be confined to 1-5 min-
utes each. Farmers generally are invited to
attend and take part in the discussions. It
is designed to make the discussions of topics
from the question box, a prominent feature
of the Institute, and it is hoped that those
attending, will come prepared to submit
questions of general interest, and take part
in discussing them. The exercises will be
interspersed with plenty of good music, both
vocal and instrumental.
Schoolcraft will cordially entertain those
from a distance. The following is the pro-
gram for
\VEDl\‘ESl).\\', 10:30 A. .\r.
1. Address of \V'elcome, 1:3. Lakin Brown,
Schoolcraft.
2. Opening Address, D. T. Dell,‘\’icksburg.
3. "Mixed Husbandry," J. M. Neasmith,
Vicksburg.
wnnnnsoav, 1:30 1’. M.
1. “The Various Fertilizers," O. P. Mor-
ton, Texas.
2. “Care and Culture or Flowers,” Mrs.
John VValker, Cooper.
3. Questions and Answers,
\VEDNESI)A\', 7:00 1-. M.
. Miscellaneous business.
. ‘,‘ Wheat,” I-I. Marhofi‘, Charleston.
. Questions and Answers.
. Poem, A. H. Stoddard,'Cooper.
THURSDAY, 9:00 A. M.
1. "Cattle Raising,” A. W.
Cooper.
2. “VVool, and How to Handle It," James
B. Cobb, Kalamazoo.
3. Questions and Answers.
THURSDAY, 2:00 P. M.
1. “Farm Economies,” Prof. S. Johnson,
State Agricultural College, Lansing.
 Questions and Answers.
THURSDAY, 7:00 P. M.
1. “Care of Milk and Cream, and the Pre-

serving of Butter,” Mrs. 0. P. Morton,
Texas.

2. Questions and Answers.
3. Poem, Frank Hodgman, Climax.

WM. STRONG, Secretary.

I n gerson ,

Golden Wedding.

ARENAC, Jan. 5, 1881.

Bro. J. T. C'obb:——The Patrons of Bay
Grange, No. 597, had quite a jubilee, in the
shape ofa golden wedding, at the residence
of Rev. Bro. S. J. Decker, a few evenings
since. After some very fine music, and the
guests called to ordei', a short biographical
sketch of Bro. and Sister Decker was read,
from which we learn that Brother Decker
was born in 1813, and Sister Decker in 1811.
Bro. Decker read a. short poem, after which
refreshments were served. Presents to the

value of $100 were given to the “bride and
groom” by their appreciative friends. Bro.
and Sister Decker have, during their life-
time, enjoyed very liberal prosperity, and

The citizens of

-sane

- are, at prescnt, two of our most
3 hers.

W'e send a poetical address trfthe worthy ,
_ . couple, delivered by ii 17 year old Patron 7
' ' Edward Gibbon. He is not, however, the, l
',historian’s grandfatlier but a distant rel-

: ativc. l:‘ratei'n-ally Yours,
' .loii.\' II. S‘rr:\v_i RT.

A POEM.

amp BY amvann I'.&l1illON, AT run A.\'xivsi:s.iar or
-rm: GOLD}-ZN warxnirm or nan’. 1!-IZO. s .i.
DECKI-:1: AND wire, or an nnssmc
50. 5'37, 1'. or H.

Dear friends, we greet you--happy pair~—
'l'lio' your looks are silvcrcd o'er with care
And age, for you zire growing old,

And lire, its story has nigh told.

Think not our hearts, \‘l'lLh sorrow clad
For olif ’tis bliss! ’tis joy!

To see you—Who have lived together

For fifty years, enjoying pleasure-
Among us now so halo and well,

Our hearts, with gratitude doth swell.
The work you've done, alil all can tcll--
\\'e need not on such topics dwell-— ‘
Those who love Christ, can sound your pim.-c.
(Ian anthems sing, when you are in your graves.
When o'er your breasts, the lilies nod,
Your spirits stand bclore our God.

For, Christian lives, you've livcd so true.
That deatli, to you, Will not be new.

But Dentlif \‘\'hy name the spectre here i
\Ve pray that many a circling year

VVill pass, before we lay to rest

Your bodies, ’iieath the grave-y:ird's crest :
‘Twill bc ii very gloomy d1iy- —

VVhen angels bear your souls away

To us, when, merry in the hall,

\Ve see you not; 'twill sudden all.

'Tw‘ill sudden all, to hear a prayer,
Delivered by n stranger, there.

'I'o see your chair, filled by a man
Unworthy of the chief command.

Now, let us sketch you in your prime,
And see how you agree with time. _
You've changed since fifty years ago to niglit,
You had performed the solemn rite,
\Vhich did proclaim you man and wife,
\Ve wish wc'd seen you in the fame,
VVhen Sister changed her maiden name;
When forth you led her on your arm.

'1'o us it would have been a charm,

To have seen you, tall and handsome man,
Life's joys and sorrows just began.
Cnwriiikicd was your brow with toil ;
Life's thread had not yet unwound its coil.
Then all was beautiful to view,

. But now, such fancies all have flew

1 Before the hard and mortal strife,
Exccpting one--the future life.

, This last, you found worth all the rest.

' But oh! it was an awful test.

I And now, behold the closing scene I

i The sketch which follows is so keen 1

 An aged man, who hopes to fly

i Beyond the vz1le——bcyoiid the sky—--

'I‘o quit this earth, where sin holds swny,
To pass from darkness into day.

An aged lady, who-so delight,

Is but to think of holy light ;

To hear the sweet, angelic song,

Sung by a countless angel throng.

0 wish that we might all be pure,

That we might all, he just as sure

To ascend to God when laid to sleep,
And kindred friends around us weep.
Farewell dear Brother, Sister, dear,

l God grant you life, yet many a year.

[To those of our readers who were not of
the happy company present at the celebra-
tion of this wedding anniversary, we would
say, that we offer the age of the poet, and
the occasion, as our apology for presenting
this reminderiof Bro. \Voodnian's poetical
illustration, to be found on first page, No. 87,
of \'lSITOR.—EI)1"l‘0R..l

l

Reversible Plow Poinls.
By request we clip from the report of the
Elmira (_N. Y.) Farmers‘ Club. in the 1[us-
bandman, the following:
“ P()'KEEI'SIE, Dec. 14.
Seeing an inquiry in the Ilusband/nan of
Dec. Sin reference to reversible slip plow
points, 1 would say that I have used them
for three seasons in connection with the
adamant plow, both plow and points being
made by the New York Plow Company. 1
have a rough, slaty-clay soil. with many
fast stones, against which the plow frequent-
ly strikes. As I use a fast walking, activc
pair of horses, I think my plow has been
subjected to rougher usage than most per-
sons would give it. I have plowed about
100 acres in the three seasons, at an expense
of three shares and seventeen points. A
share lasted the entire season, never break-
ing, and but two of the points were broken,
and those shortly after being put in—just as
I used to break shares before they were firm-
ly fitted to the plow. I consider the slip-
pointa most valuable improvement, enab-
ling the plowman to do better work, and
with more ease to the team. They can be
changed in one minute, and the difference
in handling is very perceptible. Another
advantage is, you can carry an extra point
to the field in your pocket, and avoid much
trouble and loss of time in case of breakage.
“'AL'I‘ER F. 'l‘Ai;iaR.”
The testimony is valuable, inasmuch as it
removes the one doubt concerning the util-
ity of the slips. VVith durability insured,
they must be a great gain, because they af-
ford easy means of keeping the point well
sharpened—-a very important consideration
in most kinds of plowing. The full test, ex-
tending through three seasons and over 100
acres of stiff soil with many fast stones,
must be regarded as conclusive, and it will
be a very satisfactory assurance to the in-
quirer who sought the information.

Resolutions below Par.

The President’s message does not take
with the idea of making the Commissioner
of Agriculture a cabinet officer, notwith-
standing the resolution of the National
Grange, recently passed within the shadow
of the White House. In fact, the govern-
ing power long since learned that the Na-
tional Grange exhausted itself years ago
passing resolutions which were of no effect,
because ofits want; of power to impress them
even upon its own members.—Farmers’
Ilome Journal.

And yet the governing power seems to
treat the Grange with more courtesy than
ever before. And if this is not taken ad-
vantage of by the agricultural classes, they
deserve to be called the “mu sills of
society,” upon which every other class
build for fortune and fame, and above which
rise all classes in wisdom and wealth. It
will not always be thus, if the Grange or-
ganization is kept up, through Subordinate
Granges, and they remain true to their
principles of education and co-operation.-
Wool Growers’ Bulletin.

solid mem« ,

con.

LITTLE FOLKS‘ FANCIES.

iii’ i. EIIG.-\R .l0.\'l~‘.~L.

The day was dark with driving.clouds,
The winter winds were bnvrling,

And, gathered at the window pant-s
To watch the snowtiakes falling,

Were three wee Winsome little girls,
\Vith sunny, siniling faces,

And eyes from‘-d in by dancing curl.-.
Combincd with other graces.

Discussing how these snow-storms cums»-
To them a knotty question—-

Placed far above the ready reach
01' childish hraiiis’ digestion.

One said that every flake that fell
In Winter's stormy snowy weiithr-r,

If from above, she knew full well
Must be an angel's feather.

Anollir.-r's thought was stranger still,
Of angels picking geese;

And when they finished for the time-,
\Vl:_v, then the snow-storms cease.

l'lic other thouglit all storms must come
Like other ziiinless l‘llill]CCS,

And llELliL‘.\ il€Sl)(3ll(llll,‘I one by one
\Vcrc «‘lioi'iihs' frozen fiiiicics.

"l'was thus tlir-_v talked and argued loiig,
And grew so w.-irm in pleading

'l'ii:it angry words l‘u:gnn to fall,
Arid snow flakes full uiilir.-I-(ied.—-

It seemed absurd, and yet, I thought.
llow like muturcr peoples,

Who argue long on trivial therries
'Neath tall and stately stceplcs,

VVliile tlakvs of blessing full around
On Misery‘.-' sad Illllllullfil,
As they discuss, with thought.-i profound.
To uir their own opinions:
And what it is or how it crime
This thought, and that one pleatled,
I'iitil—while anger rules art-uii(l—
The blessiiigs tall unhecded.

Why puzzle bruins both Wonk and smzill
In doctrine's (loep inorz . .,cs,

VVhcn broader paths are free to all
And men may move in niasses I’

Far better take with thankful llC(lI‘i.~<
The mercies daily falling,

'l'll.’!ll strive to pick each flake apart.
Like children idly bawling.

'- Uncle Nine“ Again.

YOPNG FRII-2.\'l)S:-—-In the last iuimbcr of.

the Visrrou, I opened the way fora “ Youths‘
Department," by a long lettor to you. I now
wish to explain more fully my design in this
Department. It is for the younger Pzitroiis,
and those soon to be Patrons: that is to say,

young ladies and gentlemen from the age of 

fourteen years upwards, to — to —, well, as
long as they wish to be young. My object
is to thus interest you in trying to prepare
yourselves for usefulness by thinking and

. writing upon various subjects and themes
‘appropriate for these columns.

To \‘l'l'll(‘
well is easy enough if you only think
so. Study the subject upon which you wish
0 write. l<‘in<lout by reading, questions, eic.,
all you can about it, and then .-it down andt
write what you know, in t_he fewest words,

and you will soon learn to write easily and ,

readily upon any subject you wish.

In my last letter I asked some questions
upon suspension bridges, and other means
ofcrossing rivers, so as not to hinder navi-
gation: they have been quickly answered.

I am, very truly,
I7.\'cr.r: '.\'i.\‘i-:.

Why My Name.

Nine is a peculiar number, and has pecul-
iar properties. \Vho can tell why '.‘

My name is called “ Nine” because of the
peculiarities of the year in which I was
born. Also because of the like peculiarities
of the year of my parents’ birth. If you
write down the year of my father's birth in
figures, you can divide the last figure by the
one before it and the last two figures by the
first two, and the results will be two in each
case. Add the first two figures, and the last
two, and the sums in both cases will be nine.
Add the first two to the last two and the
figures of the sum obtained added will give
nine. Subtract the first two figures of the

year from the last two, and the sum of the ,

figures in the remainder will be nine. Mul-
tiply the first two figures by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, or 10, and the sum of the figures of
each of their products will be nine. Di-
vide the last two figures of this parent’.-5 birth-
year by 2, or multiply them by 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, or 10, and the sum of the figures of the
results in each case will be nine.

Can you give the year above named, or
can any of you give any year of similar and
ever greater peculiarities. '

That Bridge Question.

PALMYRA, Jan. ll, 1881.

Dear Uncle N2‘-ne:—This is the first time
I ever tried to write aletter for the boys’
and girls’ department. ,You ask if any of
the readers could tell you where there were
six of the largest bridges. '

The bridge across the straits of Menia
from Wales to the Island of Anglesea; the
bridge across the East river at New York
City; the bridge at St. Louis across the
Mississippi; the suspension bridge across
the Niagara ; the bridge across the Thames
river at London ; and the bridge across the
Ohio at Cincinnati. To get across a river
without molesting vessels is by a. tunnel. I
would like to ask Uncle Nine’s boys and
girls which is the longest tunnel they know
of, and also the height of the Niagara
falls‘? HATTIE COLE,

Palmyra, Mich,

AN injustice to one is a menace to all.-

Montesquieu.

.l;\l\'['Al:lY l5Tll, 1881.

Questions.

W iii-tniz can I rind a piece suitable to speak
in Grange meeting‘? I am :1 bout’ seventeen

years old, but have never declainied any.

l-In. Home.

“"110 will an.-iwcr this‘?
‘Which correct 2‘ Six and seven are
twelve, or six and seven is twelve.
_\’r:Mni-2n.

is

\Vlio will give the origin. iiieniiiug, and

, earlier use of the word “ Grange '.‘ /"

Yoi_'.\'(: l‘_.\'ruo_\',

\Vli\' are the divi.-ion.-1 on the (loiinties on

 the Delaware called lluri¢lrcd.~".‘

l.r:Ai<Ni-2R.

\VirAT ten varieties of flowers (‘Kill I plant

; out next spring, and get the most flowers in
3 the shortest time. at the least expen.-e‘.‘

YUI.'.\'(-' Fl.()RlST.

How Some Lawyers Make a Living.

l<‘act.s have just come to light which illus-

; trate how some luwers make their living --
‘a niatter of surprise to all who know the
, great
= that are ciiristaiitly pl‘r-yllig
; niunitv.
§ firm are the heroes of the Uamt; the victim
, an unfortunate ineclianic, ;-'ickucss com-
i polled llllll to iuvurdebl.
-and in an evil nionicnt

and numbers

‘ upon the coin-
A reputable (in.-wold street law

steadily iiicrcasing

('rc(li£()I's pressed,
lie was caught in
the toils of the law firm in question. Yes,
they would lend him moncy, but they must

‘ have a chattel mortgage on his tools and
1 other effects, and besides ten per cent inter-
? est must have a ten per cent bonus.
, loan would be for six nioiitlis.
flresorl: but to accept tlic terms, but little
3 dreamed how oppressive they really were.
; F01‘ his 11016 for $100. payable in six months
‘ with ten per cent interest, they paid him

The
He had no

SSH), taking out their stipulated bonus of ten
per cent. When the six months cxoired,

, another tcn percent bonus was exacted for
1. renewal.

_ The result was, for the S1lUreal-
zed from the reputable law firm, he found

 at the end of the year that he was indebted
I to them .Sl22..’i0, an interest of over

, , thirty-
six per cent having in this way been extort-
ed. But the law tlrni liavc to do it to live,
and even then they are very far from rolling
in wealth. The State niakes the lawyers,

and the people must support tliern.—~l)c.trolt
.\'e=21-:4.

To American Astronomers.

FY0111 (7. S, \Vliittcmore-, Scc'y of the
Rocliester Astrononiical Society, we have
the following, with a rcquest for its publi-
cation :

Iicai'iiiiig that the lnipcrlal Academy of
Sciences or \ icuriil has \\’lLll(ll‘1lWll its offer
of a gold medal, valued at $lil)_ for the dis-
covery of comets, and being desirous that

zthc st-arcli for them should not be aban-

doned, I hereby oller for every such discov-
ery, siibject to the conditions which follow.
the sum of i<'.’U0 in gold as a prize, in be
known as the Warrior Safe lie-riicdy l'rize.

UO1\'l)l'l‘ll)_\' 1.—The coniei niust be unex-
pected and telescopic. exccptiiig comet of
1:51;’, which is raxpiecteil to re-appear during
the coming year.

(,‘o~.\‘. 2.’.-—'l‘lie first discovcryinusl be made
in the United States or Canada.

Cox. 3.—Iinrnediate notification by tele-
graph must be made to Prof. Lewis Swift,
of Rochester, Director of the Warner Observ-
atory, who will cause the same to be cabled
to l<lurope,and will send notification to as-
tronomers in this country by special circular
or associated press dispatclies.

CON. 4 ——-The telegrain must give the time
of discovery, the position, direction, and
daily rate of motion, with sulilcient exact-
ness to enable at least one astronomer to
find it.

CON. -'i.—In the event of any dispute which
may arise regarding priority of claim or
non-conformity with the conditions named,
the decision shall be referred to Prof. Asaph
Hall, of the Naval (_)bserv:itory, \Vasliiiig—
ton, 1). C., and Prof. C. A. Young, of
Princeton Observatory, and their decision
shall be final.

The above offer, uiiless previously re-
newed, will cxpire January let, 188:}.

H. H. VVARNER.

Rochester, N. Y., Jan. -5, 1.851.

The Letter H.

No letter in the alphabet lists been so
much abused and misrepresented by the
English as the letter H. The follpwing pe-
tition, from a volume entitled ‘ The Wild
Garland,” is an extremely clever represen-
tation of a few of the grievances of that
unfortunate letter:

THE IiET'l'ER. ll'S Pl-ITI'l'IOI\'.

Vlfhereas, I have by you been driven

From house, from home, from hope, from heaven,

And placed by your most learned society

In exile, anguish, and anxiety,

And used without one ]|18l§ pretence

W'ith arrogance and insolence,-—

I here demand full restitution,

And beg you'll mend your elocutioii.

A N “' ER.
Whereas, we rescued you, ingrate,
From hand-cuif, horror, and from hate,
From hell, from horse-pond, and from halter,
And consecrated you in altar,

And placed you—where you ne'er should be-
In honor and in honesty,-—

We deem your prayer a. rude intrusion,

And will not mend our elocution.

IV»: cannot always oblige. but we can al.
ways speak obligingly.—l’oltaz"re.

Goon, old-fashioned common sense is one
of the hardest things in the world to out-
wit, out-argue, or beat in any way.——Sli.aw.

____________,_._.____

THE price paid for new witticisms in New
York used to be fifty cents. It made eve-
ning companies dry affairs, it was said, as
everybody saved his ideas to sell. -

________________

TIMES of general calamity and confusion
have ever {been productive of the greatest
minds. The purest ore comes from the hot-
test furnace, the brightest flash from the

blackest cloud.


MUTILATED

TEXT .

JANUARY lfrrii. I881.

U1‘1’£‘.'.‘-]IUIlIlBII'l.'Lf-

From Groveland Grange.

(jig: \'I-ILANIJ, Micli., Dec. :0, ll-'54).

Rutlaud Grange. No. 145.

RL'TI.A.\’I>, Jan. 10, 1581.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .-—I have been a member ,

lof Rutland Grange for nearly four years, ‘ B7'°- J

--‘?‘li;E.§.

A Letter from Liberty Grange.

l\'oR'i‘iI STAR, Gratiot (‘o., l‘
JaLi’y rm, issi.

T. Cobb .--\\'e have those in our

, and during that “me I have Wen but one l Grange who could write well if they would,
article from mm G,.an,_,,,_ It was not among 5 but I do not hear from them through the

; the first to be organized, as the number will

VISITOR. I have been a member of Liberty

Editor Grangr I'vi.w'(or.'—-I have been look- | indicate but I think it will be among the l Grange, No. 3'.l1 for over five years, and
l last to surrenderits charter,_judging from the 
lseiitiments that I hear expressed in the;

ing for some time for something in th .- Vis-
ITOR from Groveland Grange, but found
nothing. Last May I wrote an article l'or

the VISITClIt, but never saw anything: more 
of it, I suppose it went into your scrzip-bag j

But, I am going to try again,:Ind, if you
can read it, I expect to see my article in the
paper, all fixed up in good readable shape.‘
In the first place, I think our Orange. in‘
doing very well. Last summer it was .~‘~1<'k
-— very sick. _
fever, and some called it summer decline.

t.here was no dispute about the patient being
sick, we thought, after the hurry of lizirve~t
and threshing was over, that we would have
a doctor. So we sent for Doctor (ilias. .l<Z.

Mickley, of Adrian, and he came the -3th of

October and examined the case earel'ull_\.z
He felt of our pulse, sounded our lung:-t, aw‘-
ed about our appetite-— and found that 1131
right. Before leaving, he gave us 3! PW’
scription and some advice, and you (-3.4 .18“
the Doctor when you see him that Hlllllk
he did us good, for our condition ‘I T111161‘
improved. “'9 are

will see that we are coming U,‘ 5J‘1‘l“- .
We held an election on U18 15m 11151-9

electing Geo. Campbell i\lA=‘t‘-*1‘; A119“ C3111?‘ -

be“, Lec,u,.e,,:,nd \\'m_(/ampbell, >‘cci'etary.
Three other (;,,mp1,91_l. were elected to otlice.
You may think thaatook all the (‘anu1>l>ellS
we had in “Ur Gdllgc; if so, you are mis-
taken; it did 110. take halfof them, as eight

poor Campbell; in our Grange are privates.

Em)’ with ,o hope of advancement for a
whole Veg-. Nor have all the Grovcland
Campb;,9s joined the Grangc——I think only
about nulf. As I remember, when Bro.
Mi(,)ley (our doctor, I mean} was here in
(»,..ober, he shook hands with meinbers and
athers for half a day, and was sure that ev
cry other person was at Campbell.

Now I am hopeful of the future, and I i

wish to say that as an officer of our Grange,
I mean to be at my post of duty every time,
and I ask all our people to be punctual in
attendance, be on hand in good time, and

the Grange interest will grow and prosper. ,
Officers should not allow any trivial cause?
to keep them from Grange meetings, and 
without a faithful membership, the officers '

won’t do much.

Our installation of oflicers comes oil‘ on
the evening of January 1st, and will be
public. VVith meetings once in two weeks,
-we expect to build up our Grange this
winter. \Ve need what every Grange needs
—a good lecture occasionally from some
able lecturer, and I think the State Grange
ought to have more good lecturers doing
work in the field at the expense of the State
treasury. A lecture helps a. poor Grange
like ours, but when it costs about $15 to get
it, why it is a luxury that we can’t often
afl'ord. \Vill write you again sometime, if
you don’t pitch this into your waste basket.

Fraternally,
VVM. CAMPBFZLL.

District Grange, No. I7.

Worthy Secretary Cobb :—The fourth ses-
sion of District Grange N o. 17, was held with
Grange No. 379, at their hall in Traverse
City, Dec. 7th and 8th, 1880. The gavel
called to labor at 2 o’clock P. 31., and Grange
opened in the 5th degree by Vi/orthy Master
Clark, with a fair attendance. After a short
session, Grange was closed in the 5th degree
and opened in the 4th degree, when many
4th degree members came in. Tables of fruits
and flowers, grains and vegetables had pre-
viously been tastefully arranged about the
hall, giving an air of beauty and comfort to
the occasion, which seemed to be appreci-
ated by all present. The regular‘ order of
business was called, and time passed pleas-
antly on until recess was announced. At
six the tables were spread by the committee
of arrangements, and loaded with all the
substantiais and delicacies usually seen on
such occasions, and three times filled. Four
Granges were represented. some of them
driving seventeen miles, thereby showing
that their Grange ardor was not; congealed
by the mercury at zero. At eight o'clock,
order was again called, and the Grange pro-
ceded to the annual election of oflicers, the
result of which you have already received
from the retiring Secretary. Bro. and Sister
J. G. Ramsdell were elected representatives
to the State Grange. At a late hour a. recess
was taken until nine o’clock the following
morning, at which time the interesting cer-
emonies of the installation of ofiicers was
performed by the retiring Master, and the
labors of the day were completed. The
exercises were interspersed with good music
both vocal and instrumental, and some- lit-
erary reading. The tables were again
spread, and discussed in the usual manner,
and after wishing ourselves many returns of
these pleasant associations, all departed
for their homes, more fully confirmed in
the Pati-on’s faith. H. S. HYDE.

Traverse City, Mich.

Two smiles that approach each other end‘
in akiss.—- Victor Hugo.

initiating Slime new “
members -and by our ouarterlv !'€'l3"1‘l5 "W I
., 1 V 1 . ‘

 Grange.

ion the ground for an addition of twelve
9 feet on tlze front, which is inti-titled for an
I ante-roonl, also store room.

, Our w)i'thy Secretary stated, at the last 3
iiiieeting, that his last quarterly report‘
Some thought it had hay-1

SllOVl'£~:i as large :1 iiicnibersliip, lacking one,

‘, as hail ever been reported from this Giunge, I
But we thou<-‘ht that the name of the coin- '

, D _
plaint ws.sIi't of much consequence; and, as ,

iicaiiy all live and earne;-:t Patrons.
I think that is :1 good record.
; clasing agent, bro. A. Luther, is handling
liuiisiderable goods for the members. He
deals principally with Bio. Ste:-gemaii, of
“_—\llegan. \Ve, of course, do not purchase all
we need through the Grange, as our fund is
 not suflicient, but think we will be able to
 before long,  we are in<:-reusing the fund
I, yearly. I lieai'd asister from an adjoining
E Grange reniark that she considered it wrong
' for us to pat1'oui7.e our Grange agencies, for
, by so doing we were liable to break down
-our towns. She said, “the object of the

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chants as such. If they are not middle Iiieii
, I do not know who the iniddle-iiien are.
I think it is the ditty of every l’atr(:.»n tr.)
»suppoi't our Grange agencies, as far as in
their power, for in no other way can we
save the eiiorinous profits they are ‘.lI‘€).WlIlg‘
from us.

The installation of olllcers for this (,ii'aii;;e
was held in the afternoon of the Sill, Bro.
J. J. Hendersliott, the representative to the
Slate Grange from this District, officiatiiig.

After the businez-:3 was finished, he gave
quite an interesting report of the doings of
the State Grange. Sister Hendersliott read
:1. fine essay on “ VVhat I Saw and Heard at
the State Grange."

1, One very important feature ofour Grange
meetings is good singing, which is under
the leadership of Bro. A. M. Luther.

The subject for discussion at the next
meeting is “Co-operation.”

Fraternally yours,
J. I{LI-.\'GEl\'S.\iITII, Overseer.

Sugar Cane in Michigan.

In looking over Sec. Le Duc’s reports last
winter, I found he had been successful in
making sugar from the Minnesota. Early
Amber cane, and wrote for a supply of seeds,
which he promptly forwarded, and though
we were not sure of having a mill to make
it up at planting time, quite anumber of
our Granges planted small patches, and the
result is we had a mill, and it manufactured
for us nearly seven hundred gallons of a fair
quality of molasses, better than New Orleans.

I also took to the mill a few sweet corn
stalks, after the ears had been used for
green corn, and obtained from a lot carried
loose in my wagon box three and a. half
gallons of molasses, weighing between ten
and eleven pounds to the gallon. It was of
light color, but not quite as pleasant to the
taste as that made from cane. We consider
this a very satisfactory experiment, and I
believe a larger quantity will be planted
another year. The better way is to plant
closely one way, say not over two feet apart,
with five or six- stalks in a hill. Medium
sized stalks yield richer juice than those of
very rank growth. Good dry corn land
will grow good cane.

Gno. M. KINNEY,
Sec'y Laingsburg Grange, No. 228.

Hesperia Grange, No. 495.

I-IESPERIA, Dec, 25th, 1880.

War. B7-o..-—Euclosed find a report of the
election of Master and Secretary. I hope
I shall not alarm you by stating that the
officers-elect of Hesperia Grange are all
ladies but three, and if this is unconstitu-
tional, no doubt you will notify us.

Please send the VISITOB as you have been
doing for one or two numbers more, as we
do not wish to lose a number, and have not
time to make up our list, having to prepare
for installation, Pomona Grange, etc. We
shall take as many copies as last’ year.

Our Grange is prospering and adding to
her membership, and we hope not to retro-
grade while the ladies are at the front.

Your fraternally,
M. M. SCOTT, Sec'y.

Bunker Hill Grange.

FITCHBURG, Dec. 30, 1880.
Bro. J. T. Cobb .-—Our Grange has held its
election of officers, and the weather being so
cold there were but twelve members present.
As that number did not constitute a quorum,
was the election a legal one according to the
rules of the Order ? Please let me know.
Yours Fraternally,
B. R. PoxoN.
[Your election was legal, if held at your
regular meeting in December, and a quorum
of members were present.-En.]

No one knows himself until he has suf-
fered.-A. de Musset.

\\'e have :1 good little hall of our own, in L
which we meet, and we have the material ,

()ur pur- ‘

(lrzinge was-' to dispense with middle men,”
but she did not seem to consider the nier- 5

. may as well tell you why I cannot.

. draw from the Order, is poverty.

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Like the strong old onk, that for many years has

i withstood the winter winds, he has fallen at last,-

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gone, we trust, to join that grand army of Patrons

iwho all their busy lives made the earth better by ;'

their living on it.

As 9. member of the Order and of this Grange, lie .
was ever worthy of the regalia he wore. Feeble with
years and with toil, yet often saw we him here, enjoy- ;

‘ ing to the full the blessings he had helped to create. 1‘

have felt a good deal of interest in thel

Grange movement, and have done all I

-‘could in my humble way to promote the, . _
Have been a subscriber of Immml msdom’

of the VISITOR for two years’ and as my  words be written, and that yonder charter be draped

subscription ran out the first of this month, "

good of the Order.

and of course you expect me to renew, I
It is

5 age and in deeds, ripe for the Reaper, Death, he has
; passed over the river, and naught is left us save the

not because I do not like the paper, or have ‘

lost any interest in the Grange.

The cause I

that compels me to discontinue the paper, §
and will probably also compel me to with- 3

lam just

iiess have so reduced my means that I have
become a burden to the Grange.

, ell this Gruiige llils lost an e:l1‘lli3:‘l, coiisistent mem-

Our G range is in good working order, and I
has.a fair membersliip, with :1 good hall ,

The
\Ve are

'_‘-ix-"'10 feet, well painted and insured.
lower story is rented for it store.
owing about $100.00 on the building.

I regret "Cry ml-"‘h U13“ 1 “"1 ‘9'0ml''’~‘”ed ‘ we ('l\.(,'X‘l>li the ineniory of our (lCIl11rlt'(lllI‘UllIl3r,W(?

to leave the Order, but if I can't be :1 paying
meinher, I think I had better not be a mem-
ber at all. l~‘riitei‘iinlly yours,

J. GAi:i>.1o.\'.

Flushing Grange, No. 387.

./erome T. Cobb, Edilor Grange I'i'.s'i't0r:-—
VVe have a goodly number of members in
Flushing Grange, about as many young as
old ones, and we are what would be called a
happy, social Grange, but are nevertheless
lacking in mental activity. The brains
are there, only we are too sellisli to use
them. ()ur Lecturer has tried his powers of
persuasion to have us use our abilities, but
all in vain. A certain writer says that
“nothing destroys our spiritual nature so
much as respectable selfishness." So we
are seltisli over brain work because it costs
us an exertion. It would have been well
for all Patrons to have read “election notes”
in the issue of December 15th. Ability and
willingness to do is what is required. Those
wishing otiice, who are not capable, should
prepare themselves for future use. It is
human to err. But when we begin to wrap
the mantle of charity more and more
about us, we will then work more for others
and ourselves, and not feel that our arms
are folded, and we are doing nothing forev-
er and ever. M. E. s.

Fremont Grange, No. 494.

FicI~;.\io.\*'i‘, Jan. 3, 1.880.

Bro. (,'obb:—-I see no correspondence from
Fremont Grange, therefore I report. \Ve
hold our regular meetings once in two weeks
at our hall in Fremont Centre. The lirst of
January we held a meeting to install oliicers
for the ensuing year. A goodly number of
visitors were present from adjoining
Granges. The sisters prepared a splendid
dinner to which we did ample justice. Our
Grange starts the new year in better shape
than it has been for some time,and I for one
am determined to work to keep it so. Wish-
ing all Patrons a “ Happy New Year,” I
remain, Yours Fraternally,

CHARLIE.

Who starts a lady friend to meet,
Across the bleak and slimy streets.
Shall otten lose his cautious feet
From under;

And, striking on the cold, cold stones
\Vith Iorco that threatens broken bones,
Ejaculates in smothered tones,

‘- By thunderl ”

Jnsricnis the bread of nations. They are
always famishing for it.—C/iriteaubriand.

Although very early‘ this season, it has
already been discovered that during the
present winter ice will freeze with the slip-
pery side up.

THE REAPER, DEATH.

JE'WELL.—-—

“Leaves have their time to fall;
And flowers to wither. in the north Wind's breath ;
And stars to set: But thou, thou hast all
Seasons for thine own, Oh Death l "

We daily note the truth of the poet’s lines ; and
yet, for one who, like our worthy brother, HLRMON
J EWELL, had more than attained the allotted years
of man, how'singul8.rly befitting, since all must die,
that he should pass away with the closing days of
the dying year. He was in the full December of life,
and amid December’s snow, in the year that is dead,
his sisters and brothers of our Order have laid him
gently to rest.——“ Life's fltful fever over, he sleeps
well.”

As a man and as a citizen he was known to many
of us long before the existence of the Order of Pa-
trons of Husbandry, of which he afterwards became
an honored member. We of your committee had
known him more than 9. quarter of 8. century, nearly
a. third part of his toiling life, and who, in all that
time or in the forty years that he has been a resident
of our county, ever heard any one speak ill of him ?
That in itself is a grand record to have made.

He was a pioneer; also in every sphere of life he
was I3. man. What nobler epitaph could be written :
He was a man ;' a. kind husband, a good neighbor, B
worthy Patron. To his vigorous life he gave the
energy of an industrious hand. To him and to those
like him, all must accord the well directed energy
that made the desert blossom as the rose ; for before
the axe of the pioneer, forests fell ; and pleasant homes
and well producing farms became the pride of Michi-
gan.

‘ der seal of this Gmiige, be pr(:St'IIlt,‘(l to them by

For the most part he was 0. silent member, yet, when l

v his words were heard, it was as one speaking from -

age and experience, whose words were always words ,
It is eminently fitting that in his memory these ‘

with the symbol of our sorrow. Honorable alike in '

remembrance of his sturdy life. *‘ The laugh of»

passers-by jars, like the discord in some niournful :

tune, but wukens not his slumbcr,—he is dead."
l’:«.ti‘ons. in furtlierantre of the object for which

Rcenlreil, That in the dn-nth of Bro. Harmon .lew- ‘

her, and the coniiiiuiiity fl. wr.rtli_v and useful citizen.

Itesulred, Tliut we extend to the family of our
ilorcciised brother our sincere synipiitliy, in this their
great iiiiliction: and that a. copy of this report, un-

the Secretary, and that the same be entered at large '
upon our records.

[(1-so/z‘e(I', That the charter of '.hi-a Grziiige be ,
draped in mourning for sixty d:i_vs: and that, while I

will cinulute ('i‘lCl1 other in t'i':iteiii.'iI love. that we
may he the better able to say, as we pass by his _
quiet grave, “ Ilc was ii iniinly man." '
Rose/rid, That the Secretary of this Griuige he 
instructed to furnish ii copy‘ hereof to the ,i_i;rimiI-
/viral lib)‘/il and UlLA.\'UE VISITOR for publication.
E. D. U. HoI.I)Ii.\‘,
I-J. .\. lli.'izi.I.\'ii.xMi~:,
Coniiiiittce.

German Horse and Cow Powders. .

This powder has been in use foriiiziiiy years. It
is largely used by the farmers of I’ciiiisyIvanin, and
the Patrons of that State have bouglit over 100,004)
pounds through their pureliasiiig agents. Its compo-
sition is no secret. The receipt is on every box and
5-pound package. It is made by Dr. L. Oberholt7.er's
Sons & Co.,_Phooiiixville, Pa. It keeps stock healthy
and in good condition. It helps to digest and assimi-
late the food. Horses will do more Work, with less
food while using it. Cows will give more milk and
be in better condition. It keeps poultry healthy, and
increases the production of eggs. It is also of great
value to them when niolting. It is sold at the lowest
wholesale price by R. E. JAMES, KALAMAZOO,
GEO. W. IIILL ii: C0 . 80 Wooniminoi-I S’I‘.. DE-
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CENTS per lb.

THE BUSINESS COLLEGE ,
AT KALAMAZOD. Mica, 3

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YO UJVG MEN AJVI) IVOJJIEN

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Pa runs’ liii Works.

For: This MANUFACTURE or

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READY MIXED PAINTS.

——-Also, Dealeis in——-
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In these days of Ilenzino Paints, that peel and wash oil" so
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various articles necessary to mix Paint are avoided, and the
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Manufacture of Glucose.

In the course ofa lawsuit brought in Ba-
tavia, N. Y., to determine the ownership of
certain shares in the Buffalo Grape Sugar
company, it was shown that the profits of
the business now amount to about $1,000,000
a year upon a capital of $400,000. The fact
that enormous quantities of grape sugar, or
glucose, are sold, and that the business has
at least doubled every year, for the last five
years. until at present all the starch facto-
ries turn out more or less of the product;
that several vast establishments are building
for the purpose of manufacturing glucose,
one in Detroit and one in Chicago ; and that
the adulterations in which glucose is used,
are now recognized among merchants, in-
duced a reporter of the Evening Post to in-
quire into the history and extent of the
glucose business. Sugar merchants who mix
glucose with their sugar, are careful about
giving facts and figures, but all admitted
that its use was widespread, and increasing
every day.

In 1867, a German chemist named Goes-
ling arrived in New York with a secret pro-
cess of producing syrup from corn at small
cost, about 20 gallons of syrup being ob-
tained from one bushel of corn. The corn
was first made into starch, which, after
treatment with sulphuric acid, was run
through marble dust in order to extract the
acid, after which it was purified with bone-
black and boiled to any desired consistency.
Dr. Goeslinginterested some New York cap-
italists and sugar merchants, in his process,
and sold the patents to acompany called the
Union Sugar company, for $300,000. "he
Union Sugar company had been organized
especially to make the new kind of sugar,
and immediately erected works and began
business. Prosperity was too much for Dr.
Goesling, who died before the first‘ batch of
syrup was turned out. No one thought at
that time of making solid glucose; the syrup
was all that the Union Sugar company in-
tended to produce. VVhen the first barrels
of the new syrup were produced, the appear-
pearance was excellent, andtlie stockholders
congratulated themselves upon possessing a
gold mine. Unfortunately the new product
had defects, the chiefamong which was that
it would not “stand,” as the syrup men
say; it solidified and candied, becoming a
solid waxy mass, which was unsalable. Dr.
Goesling had apparently forgotten to tell the
dompany his method of making the syrup
‘'stand.’’ He had known some method of
doing this, but his secret died with him.
After several ineffectual and costly attempts
to solve the ditiiculty, the Union Sugar com-
pany gave up business. having lost about .1351,-

00,000, and sold the product of candied
syrup on hand to the Tribune association at
$221 barrel, I01‘ the purpose of making ink
rollers.

\Vhen Dr. Goesling sold his patents to the
New York company a Buffalo company had
already bought from Goesling the right to
use his process in Buffalo. The Buffalo
company met with the same difficulty that
the Union Sugar company experienced-—
their products candied. But instead of giv-
ing up the manufacture they went to work
to find out to what use the candied glucose
could be put. In the first place it was found
that the glucose syrup if mixed with a low-
grade black molasses. made an excel-
lent golden syrup. which, while not so
sweet as refined Cuba syrup, was as good in
appearance and sold as well, As glucose
syrup could be produced for half the cost of
sugar syrup, the saving effected by mixing
the two was simply enormous. In the next
place if the glucose was allowed to candy
and harden, it was found that tt could be
ground up and mixed with low-grade dark
brown sugars, the mixture having the ap-
pearance and qualities of light brown sugar.
with the exception that it is not so sweet as
refined sugar. From small beginnings the
business ofthe Buffalo company grew to im-
portance. The glucose could be produced
from corn at the rate of 30 pounds ofglucose,
worth 35. cents a pound, froui one bushel of
corn, besides which the refuse from each
bushel of corn brought 6 cents when sold as
stock food. One of the witnesses in the suit
mentioned in the beginning of this article
testified that he mixed from 10 to 20 per cent
of glucose with his case sugar, selling the
mixture at agood profit under the name of
“ new process sugars.” He sold more than
200barrels aday of this sugar.

Upon referring to several VVall street
sugar merchants, the reporter found that
while the use of (glucose in vast quantities
was admitted, the mixers, as they are called
to distinguish them from sugar refiners, are
not anxious to have much light thrown
upon the business. The refiners are not
mixers. They sell sugar only, justas the
Buffalo company sell glucose only. The
mixers buy both and mix to suit them-
selves. Several firms do this sort of busi-
ness exclusively, calling the product “new
process sugars.” The Evening Post reporter
was reterred to a certain Mr. A., as a gen-
tleman known to be engaged in mixing
sugars. Mr. A. said that he had heard a
great deal about mixing glucose in sugar,
but that he knew nothing about it himself.
If the reporter would go across the street to
Mr. B. he would find out all about it, for
Mr. B.’s business consisted of mixing glu-
oose with sugar. Mr. B. had heard a good
deal about the glucose adulteration, but
could not himself say how much of it was
done or by whom. But if the reporter went
across the street to Mr. A. he would find out
all about it, for that was Mr. A.’s business.
The result of the reporter's investigation
was to the efl“ect that about 12 per cent of
the sugar sold in Wall street was glucose or
grape sugar.

As the value of the sugar refined in this
city and Brooklyn is about $60,000,000 a
year, it follows that about $7,000,000 worth
of glucose must be bought and sold every
year by Wall street sugar and syrup mer-
chants. One firm, whose business is selling
syrups, admitted at once that glucose syrup
was used in their business, and contended
that it was a legitimate use of Nature’s pro-
ducts, the mixed syrups being better liked
than the pure syrup, which is too sweet to
be leasant.

aving been told that glucose in sugar had
a bad effect upon the health or‘ the consum-
er, and that therefore it was worse than a
mere assault upon the pocket, the reporter
next sought out Prof. Chandler, of the Board
of Health, who scouted the notion that glu-
cose in sugar was unhealthy. “ We eat glu-
case with every mouthful we take; every
bit of starch food we take turns into glucose.
There is glucose in every fruit, and a certain
quantity in the best of sugars. Because sac-
charine particles are found in diabetes, peo-
plejump to the conclusion that it is glucose.

Again, they hear that sulphuric acid is used 
in making glucose, and they are horrified. 3
They might as well be afraid of getting 
some of the iron off‘ the hoe with which,
their potatoes are dug up, as to be afraid ofi
the sulphuric acid used in making glucose. I
I do not believe that sugar refiners sell or .
export glucose.
sugar sent by the government officers, who 
suspected certain exporters of defrauding ,
the government in the following manner: j
\Vhen raw sugar is imported it pays a duty ;
and if it is not sold here, but only refined
and exported again, a part of the duty is re- 5
funded. But the government did not wish ;
to return money on exported glucose, which 
of course had paid no import duty. I aim ;
lyzed many samples by means ofa device in- :
vented by Mr. Rickets, of the Columbia col- I
legs school of mines, and myself, and found 5
no trace of fraud. So long as the mixers i
only put one part of glucose to five parts of 
sugar, there need be no trouble. VVlien they I
get to mixing one part of sugar to five parts i
of glucose, it maybe time for some one to,‘
protest.”—N. Y. Evening Post.

Rely on Yourself. ,

It is related of Stephen Girard that he had ’
a favorite clerk, and he always said he in- f
tended to do well by Ben Lippincott. So}
when Ben got to be :31 he expected to hear 2
the governor say something of his futuref
prospects and perhaps lend a helping hand '
in starting him in the world ; but the old ,
fox carefully avoided the subject. Ben mus- ’
tered courage: “ I suppose I am now free, ,
sir,” said he, “and I thought I would say}
something to you as to my course. VVhat‘
do you think I had better do?”

“ Yes, yes. I know you are," said the old ‘.
millionaire, “and my advice is to go and
learn the cooper’s trade.”

This application of ice nearly froze Ben
out; but, recovering his equilihrum. he said
if Mr. Girard was in earnest he would do so.

“I am in earnest.”

And Ben forthwith sought the best cooper
in Spring Gardens, became an apprentice,
and in due time could make as good a barrel
as the best. He announced to old Stephen
that he had graduated, and was ready to set
up in business. The old man seemed grati-
lied, and immediately ordered three of the
best barrels he could turn out. Ben did his
prettiest, and wheeled them up to the old
man’s counting room. Old Girard pronoun-
ced them first rate, and demanded the price.

“One dollar each,” said Ben, “is as low
as I can live by.”

“ Cheap enough! Make out your bill.”

The bill was made out, and old Stephen
settled it with a check for $20,000, which he
aCC0l‘i1[):fi]ie(l with this little moral to the
story :

There, take that and invest it in the best
possible manner; and if you are unfortunate
and lose it. you will have a good trade to fall
back upon, which will aflord you a good
living.”

How it was Lost.

To lose by one’s own ignorance or care-
lessness is more mortifying than to lose by
another’s dishonesty. It is certainly aggra-
vating enough to lose by both. ’l‘o illustrate
how little the law will help a person who
does not know how to do busine.-s—~and to
show the importance of small dctails—tlie
New York rllercanlile Journal cites an actual
case:

A man drew a note promising to pay :‘~'l00.
He used a printed form,and did not close up
the blank devoted to dollars, and after pass-
ing it as negotiable paper, somebody insert-
ed “and fifty” after the one hundred and
before the printed “ dollars.”

The note, thus altered, got into the hands
of an innocent party, who presented it to
the drawer, and the Supreme Court decided
the maker of the note was liable l‘or its face,
because through negligence he did not draw
aline between the word “hundred” and
the printed word “dollars.” ‘

Any testimony that the drawer might
offer to establish the fact that he gave the
note for $100 must go for nothing, as there
was nothing on the face of the note showing
that it had been altered.

Evidence of any alteration on the face of
the note would have changed the case. Let
this be a lesson to all drawers of promissory
notes. No one can be to careful in such
matters.

THERE is a satisfaction in the thought of
having done what we know to be right; and
there is a discomfort, amounting often to hit-
ter remorse, in the thought of having] done
what conscience tells us to be wrong. This
impliesa sense of the rectitude of what is
virtuous. There is instant delight in the
first conception of benevolence; there is sus-
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is consummate delight in the happy, smiling
and prosperous result of it. Kindness, and
honesty, and truth, are of themselves, and
irrespective of their rightness, sweet unto
the taste of the inner man. Malice, envy,
falsehood, injustice, irrespective of their
wrongness, have, of themselves, the bitter-
ness of gall and wormwood.

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energy in managing its business transac-
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all Patrons wishing to purchase through our
agency, the executiue committee of the co-
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