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NSEQU ‘NOE TIIAN THE FARJII, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IIIIPROVED.”

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WHOLE No. 105. s

SCH()(.)L()RAF T, MICH., FEBRUARY 15, 1881.

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as Second Class matter.

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Is Published on the First and Fifteenth of
every month,

AT FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM,
Elleven Copies for 35.0().

J. T. COBB, Editor and Manager,

To whom all communications should be addressed. 

at Schoolci aft, Mich.

Communications for, and Cori-m-poiideiicc relating
to the Acrricultural Department of the GRANGE VIS-
ITOB, shguld be dii-ectedto A. C. GI.inmc.v, Paw Paw.

Remittances should be by Registered Letter, Money
Order, or Draft.

  'l‘()1‘flIS NUMBER.

The Lucky IIorshoe—-A Bureau of Agriculture-~
Farm Experiuiciits Again —-The Instiutc at School-
¢;r:ift——Swiiidlcr Exposed-—“ Cast thy Bread upon
the Waters, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l

The Educational Needs of the Fzirnicr-Corporatioiis
and Monopolics— Fami Arrangement and Road
1"eiiccs—Feediiig Shecp—Letter from Florida,. . 2

90,8“ Grange yo, ;;(:2, Mecogta l,7ounty——Murshal]
Grange, No.’ 83,—Fi-om Elsie Grange. N0- 901.-
The Right “fay to I)o—-A Live (zraiige —Letter
1'-mm the secretary of Oslo ‘State Gr2i.ngs—A l\ew
Hall for Banner Gr.'inge—Homcr brrmige. 50- 129.
_-Admirers of the V'isiroR——Grceting from Ver-
mont» Alleiidiile Grunge, No. 421 -Legal Dilemma
of the Railroads, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J

The Transportation Question-—Caiiip.'iigii Extras,
Nos. 1 and 2——Chcering News—From Dallas Grange

Jfhe Detroit and Bay City Council---By-Laws of
the Patmi.is' Aid Society of Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . 4

Pickings by the “Way. No. ‘23——0pc=,r_i Grange Meet-y
ings —— VVhy is it-~The I’I'oceedings -—- Patrons
Summer Resort-—Lecturer’s Appoiiitmeiits—- Items
- -Thanks--From outside the Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
no Loom of I.ite—A Talk with the Sistm.-s— -Does
the Husband Support the Wife ‘r--Go thou and
do Likewise —.-in Appeal and Instullatioii—~A
Grange Ruled entirely by Lady ofllcers--A letter
from Aunt Hattie-—’1‘heirs by Inlieritanoc -W o-,
man'sVVork, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Uncle Nine Gathers his children about lliin—- -Cost of
Attending the Agricultural College--Reductioiis in

vfillailway C0sts——ll-caper Death—Advertiscmeiits, 4

Letter from an old Editor--Notice of ineetingsfi
Advertisements, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3'5

— Officers National Grange.
insn-.n—J. J. WOODMAN, (Paw Paw) Michigan-

()VERsElm—I’UT. DARDEN. - - Mississippi.
Lsc-rUmiB—HENRY ESHBAUGH, - Missouri.
S'r1~:wARI)———A. J. VAUGHN, - Mississippi.
Ass:-. S-ri:wAan-WILLIAM SIMS, - Kansas-
Cru.i>x.Am—S. H. ELLIS, - - - Ohio-

Tanuunnn-F. M. MCDOWELL, - New York.
SiioiinrAar—WM. M. IRELAND, Washington, Dc.

GATE-KEEPEB—0. DINWIDDIE, - Indiana-
C'E.nEs~MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, - Michigan.
PoM02u—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, - Mississippi.

FLOBA—MRS. I. W. NICHOLSON, - New Jersey.
LADY Assr. S'I‘EWABD— MRS. WM. SIMS, Kansas.

Executive committee-

D. WYATT AIKEN, - - South Carolina.
H. JAMES, - - - - Indiana.
W. G. WAYNE, - - - New York.

Officers Michigan State Grange.

M.——C. G. LUCE, - - - Gilead.
o.—A. N. WOODRUFF, - - Wacervliet.
13._—(_‘,. L. WHITNEY, - - - Muskegon.
Se-8. A. TOOKER, - - - - Lansing.
A. &—A. E. GREEN, - - Farmingtom
0.—8ALMON STEEL, - Munton, Wexiord Co.

.—s. F. BROWN, - - - Sohoolcraft
8no.—J. T. COBB, - - - Schoolcraft
G. K.—ELIJAH BARTLETT, - — Dryden-
(,‘nn3s.—Mi7.a. A. s. STANNARD, — - Lowell.
PoxoNA.—Mas. H. D. PLATT, - - Ypsilanti-
FnonA.—Mi?.s. A N. WOODRUFF, Watervliet.
L. A. 8.-Mas. A. E. GREEN, - Farmington.

Executive committee-
THOMAS MARS, Chairman, — Beniéfi Center.
J. WEBSTER CHILDS, ~ - Ypsilanti-
F. M. HOLLOWAY. - — . Hillsdals.
J. 0. A. BURRINGTON, - - Tuscola
Wu, SATTERLEE, - - Birmingham.
THOS. F. MOORE, - — - - Adrian.
JOHN P0RTER_ - - Grand Rapids.
0-. G. LUCE, J. T. cons, - - Ex-oflicio.
General Deputy.
0. L. WHITNEY. - - - Muskegc-n.
state Buslpiss Agent.

THOMAS MASON, - - Chicago. Ill.

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THE LUCKY HORSESHOE.

BY JAHR8 '1‘. FIELDS.
A farmer traveling with his load,
Picked up ‘I. horseshoe in the road,
And nailed it fast to his barn door,
That luck might down upon him pour :
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind of harm
llescend upon his growing farm.

But dire ill-fortune soon began

To visit the ustoundod man.

His hens declined to lay their eggs:
His lmcoii tumbled from the pegs,
And rats devour:-cl the fallen legs;
His corn, that never failed before,
Mildewed and rotted on the floor;
His grass refused to end in hiiy;

His cattle died, or went astray ;

In short, all moved the crooked way.

Next spring a great drought baked the sod,
And roasted every pen in pod ;

The beans declurcu they coultl not grow
So long as iiatuic acted so.

Reilunvlunt insects re-ai'ed their heuds
To starve for luck ofjuicy food ;

The stoves from barrel sides went ofi

As it they had the "liooping"-cou;gli,
And nothing of the L‘in(:IlIl kind

To hold together felt inclined ;

In short, it was no use to try

While all the land was in u fry.

Une morn, deuioraliwd with grief,

The farmer clamored for relief ;

And prayed right hard to understand
\Vliat witclicruir now possessed his land :
Why house and farm in misery grew
Since he nailed up that “ lucky " shoe.

\Vhile thus dismayed o’ur matters wrong,
An old man chanced to trudge along,

To whom he told with Wormwood tcuis,
How his affairs were in arrears,

And what a. desperate state of things

A picked-up hci'se.slioc sometimes brings.

The stranger asked to see the shoe,
The I:lI'1I]0l‘ brought it into view ;
But when the old man raised his head,
He laughed outright, and quickly said-

"No wonder skies upoiiyou1rowu—
You've nailed the horseshoe upside down I
Just turn it round, and soon you'll see
How you and Fortune will agree."

The farmer turned the horseshoe round,
And showers began to swell the ground;
The sunshine laughed among his grain,
And heaps on heaps piled up the wain;
The loft. his hay could barely hold,

His cattle did as they were told;

His fruit trees needed sturdy props

To hold the gathering apple crops;

His turnips, and potato fields
A.-itonisued all men by their yields;
Folks never saw such ears of corn

As in his smiling hills were born;

His barns were lull of bursting bins-—
Ilis wife presented him with twins;

His neighbors marveled more and inore
To see the increase in his store.

And now the merry farmer sings,

“There are two ways of doing things;

And when for good luck you would pray,
Nail up your horseshoe the rig/it way.”

A Bureau of Agriculture.

In the Legislative Journal of Feb. 3d, we
find the following resolution, adopted by
the "State Association of Agricultural So-
cieties of Michigan,” held at Lansing, Jan.
26th and 27th. Twenty-eight Associations of
the State were represented by delegates, and
the resolution undoubtedly voices the will
ofthe people they represent :

Resolved, That this Association respect-
fully asks the passage of aconcurrent resolu-
tion by the Legislature of Michigan, now in
session, requesting the Congress of the
United States to establish a bureau of Agri-
culture at VVashinglon; and that the com-
mis-ioner or head of that department be
made a Cabinet minister.

Resolved, That this Association respect-
fully requests Lhe Legislature of Michigan,
now in session, to provide for_the publica-
tion, as compared with the edition 011879, of
four thousand additional volumes of the an-
nual report of the State Board of Agricul-
ture; and that the allotmeutas heretofore
made to the several Agricultural Societies of
the State, be increased by, and in Cllllle said
four thousand additional volumes.

Very respectfully, your ob’L servant,

FHAI\'~l{ LI'.l"I‘l.lvl,
Secretary State Association of Agricultural

So c-ieties of lllichigan.

Referred to the committee on agriculture.

The above resolution referring to the Com-
missioner, has already been adopted by both
branches of the Legislature, and is the legit-
imate fruit of seeds planted by National and
State Granges. It only shows that legiti-
mate demauds will be granted if only per-
sistently pressed. The last resolution is to
meet the demand for reports that exceed the
available supply. Farmers begin to see the
importance of possessing the important
knowledge contained in these reports. They
are not among that species of " Pub. Docs.”
that are stowed away in back stairways and

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distributed, the whole four thousand wills

. interest of agriculture and horticulture more
‘as a “labor of love ” than anything else. It

. piled to the ceilingin some of our olllces for l

the use of the County Clerk. If properly

go into practical farmers’ libraries, as con-
templated in the resolution.

Farrn Experiments Again.

Since writing an article in a fornier num-
ber of the VISITOR on the above topic, our
attention has been called to it again by the
preparation in the State of New York for
establishing an agricultural station or farm,
and also by a letter from Professor Bea], of
the Agricultural College.

After saying a good word for the \'Isi'i'oR,
he says: "You speak of experiments. Our
board like to be pushed on to take progress-
ive steps, 1’. (2., they like to have farmers say
what they want. I think the time has come
when we could satisfy most good farmers
that a few thousand dollars could be well ex-
pended iu experiments at the .v\gri<.-ult~ural
College.”

Those familiar with the l’rofes.-‘or and his
work, are apprised of the fact that he is now
carrying on a series of experiments in the

is outside work, for which he has as yet re-
ceived very little ('OHlpellSl1l.lOIl. The farm
proper has had nothing. It now asks for
the pitiful sum of 812:3 for each of the next
two years. ’l‘lie l’i'ofessor thought he could
use $">()O to advantage in making experi-
ments for the coming year. The board con-
cluded to ask for $300. l<‘ormer experiences
with legislatures have taught them iiiodesty.

The report of the Board of Agriculture for
1879 gives an interesting resume of the ex-
periments then in progress at the College
under the direction and personal supervis-
ion of Prof. Beal. Nolcss than twenty-sew
en rliffereiit experiments were being tried
——many of them of very great interest not
only to farmers, but totlie State at large and
the whole country. Two hundred and sev-
enty-five varieties of young trees are now
growing, having been started from the seed.
Many of these are valuable for timber, and
the experiment will show which are
among the most valuable for that purpose.
'l‘lie time iiiust soon arrive when we shall
look to this experiinciit for valuable lessons
to guide us in planting timber trees.

Those who feel an interest in knowing
what is being done almost gratuitously, are
referred to the report above alluded to. It is
too lengthy fora rccapitulation here. In a
former article we urged upon farmers the
necessity of making experiments for them-
selves. Many have not the leisure who feel
the necessity of knowing the truth on many
points of doubt In the process of farming.
Others distrust their ability to successfully
carryout the operations of an intricate ex-
periment. No private Individual farmer
who has a longing desire to know the facts
in relation to causes and effect in his opera-
tions, but would be glad to delegate the
labor of finding out to some competent person.
There should be no private rights in such
useful information. There is no good rea-
son why we should look to Germany, to Eng-
land, or to any of the Eastern States for our
experimental knowledge.

VVe should be foremost in all that relates
to an enlightened agriculture. \Ve feel an
honest pride in our College for what it has
achieved. Our professors stand high, and
are looked to as authority on all questions
pertaining to their departments. No doubts
have ever arisen as to their fealty to the in-
stitution: if the “loaves and fishes" were
the ultimatum of their efforts, they would
have accepted the offer of more lucrative
positions elsewhere. \Vhen they ask that
the intricate experiments, so puzzling to
the average farmer, be placed under their
supervision, no thinking farmer will hesi-
tate to give them the opportunity and the
means for their proper development.

It may not be generally understood that
one reason why so little has been accom-
plished in this direction is that the professors
at the College are all overworked, and no
time is left for much that needs to be done.
It is safe to say that no adequate provision
is as yet made for any lessening of the bur-
dens. In Jackson, in the summer of 1878,
at a meeting of the State Pomological Socie-
ty, Prof. Baal overflowed a little while speak-
ing of his plans and labors. In speaking of
what might be expected from the College at
the State Fair, he said:

“ \Ve shall probably show 75 lots of corn,

. before.

5200 or 300 sorts of potatoes, 18 or :30 sorts of
onions, and perhaps other articles not in this
list. To raise good samples of all of these,
keep them pure and unmixed, and show
them in good condition, will be no ordinary
task. \Ve have not a cent for such an exhl‘
bltion. I have more teaching than common,
averaging about three hours a day in the
class-room, and out in the garden from one
to three hours each day, in the afternoon.
Notwithstanding this, I have planned a
large number of experiments in horticulture
and vegetable physiology, more than ever
"‘* " * Most of those selected,
like those of last year, will require only a
moderate expenditure of money, but a good
deal of time and care. I have often VVl.‘lll€(l
that we had more means for this purpose. I
am repeatedly questioned on this subject by
some pomologi.-its and farmers of our State.
A few of the most enterprising are urging us
to try more experiments: I think I have
experiments enough noted in my books to
require all of my time, and that of two as-
sistants, for the next ten years ! ”

All this is outside labor, apart. from his
duties to students in the classes. There is a
limit to human capacity, and we must not
expect large results from such a limited re-
source of time. \Ve have been niggardly
in our appropriations for the College. The
principle of getting the most pliysical work
for the least money, has been attempted
here, but it don't apply. \Ve need to be
iiiore liberal. An appropriation of $50,000
for an exhibit of Michigan’s lnclu.-itrles
at the \Vorld’s Fair in 1883, is pro-
posed, as an advertisement of her great-
ness. Comparisons are SOII]etlll‘l€S odious.

\Ve are not writing in the spirit of
complaint for an act of generosity toward
any worthy enterprise, but would respectful-
ly intimate. that our legislators might with
propriety appropriate 8. sum for experiments
at the College comnieii.-lurule with the ini-
portance of results that may reasonably be
looked for, and that they occasionally iiispect
the bung, while so zealously watching the
leaks of the spiggol.

\\’e have been noting the legisl:—it.ive pro-
ceedings thus far, and Lliiiik that all the iii-
lerests of agriculture will be well looked
after, and that its claims will be l‘9C0glll’/.E‘(l.

The lnslilule at Schoolcralt.

One of the most eutlius-iaslic fariiiers’
meetings we ever attended, was held at
Schoolcraft, on the 2d inst. Readers of the
VISITOR may be assured that its head-
quarters is surrounded by as good agricultu-
ral talent aud true Grange hospitality as is
found in the State. The extreme cold no
doubt kept many from attending who lived
at a distance, but the large hall was tilled
early and late, the interest keeping up to the
very last moment. Vfliere the arrange-
ments were so complete in every detail,
it would seem invidioiis to particularlze,
but we cannot forbear to mention the most
excellent manner in which President D. T.
Dell, of Vicksburg, conducted the Institute.
His merited grasp of the whole program, and
the time allotted for each topic; the bring-
ing up of routine business to fill in the time,
his firm, yet courteous manner of presiding,
all served to win from those present, the
commendation of a model presiding officer.

The open-handed hospitality of the citi-
zens of Sclioolcraft is proverbial, but in this
instance they rather heaped the measure.
The program for the second day filled near-
ly every hour, leaving a brief “nooning”
for dinner. This was provided for at Grange
ball, but a few steps away. Readers of the
VISITOR know something of the style of
Grange feasts, so graphically have they been
described in “ Plckiiigs by the \Vay,” and
any portrayal of ours for this occasion is su-
perfluous. The invitation was to all, and
those who delayed, were commanded to
come in and partake. The hour and a half
intermission for tea was again spent in this
spacious improvised dining hall. The con-
tinuation of the topic of “Cattle Raising,”
to discussing cold beef, was almost without
a break. Professor Johnson had just been
talking about “ Farm Economies.” but to
see his tall form bent over the result of those
“ economies,” and the way he demolished
them, did not argue the practice of his pre-
cepts. Worthy Maater Woodman’s capacious
vest seemed to expand under the genial in-
fluence of nimble waiters and hot tea. Bro.
Cobb was flitting here and there, caring for
the little necessities of the occasion. An

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occasional burst of laughter showed where
hisjokcs had struck. Brother Judson, the
master of these ceremonies, was jubilant.
To see these good things disappear, and the
continuous stream coming from behind the
curtains, suggested the idea of the miracle
of the loaves and fishes, or an Aladdin
lamp. Brother Judson seemed to have con-
Ildence in the resources, for he gave notice
that any who wanted anything to sustain
the inner man, after the evening session,
would be supplied.

At the sessions of the Institute, mental
pabulum was as freely furnished as the
physical was at the dining hall. “'9 pock-
eted scvcral papers, wlih-li will appear in
future numbers of the \'isi'roiz. The (ll.~‘-
Y.'llf-I1-lloll elicited much gciieml iiiforinatloii
which would be llllel‘(‘HllI)g to our rcadeis,
but space forbids a full I'(']l()l‘h, and it would
be hard to cull, where all is interesting.

The Kulmiiazoo Coiiiitylnstitute is now 3
permanent Institution, having adopted
measures governing it, and sic-lecl.ed the
following olliccrs for the coming year: I).
'1‘. Dell, Prcsideiit; l<‘. Hodgman, Vice-
l’re:-iideiit; \VIii. Strong, Secretary, with
a member of the Excciilive U()lIlII1lll,(‘(‘ in
each township.

Swindler Exposed.
I)l~2('A'l'l'R, Jan. 2.3, 1:581.

linclos-soil find list of -subscribers to the

VlSl’I‘1)R. This iimkcs :33 iiaines I have sent

you, all but one for one year, so I am en-

titled totwn extras. If it is not all right,

let me know. Itliiiikl (-an add more to

the club yet. I shall try what I can do for
the three months’ offer.

I am glad to see you have dropped Mrs.
Cotton’s advertisement-. Slie has done inla-
chief enough by her swindling operations,
and should he-sat. down upon by all Patrons.
She cannot gull those that take the lies
journals and are posted, but her flattering
iiiducciiieiit.-i Lake in the unwary. If you
still have her book, and do not wish to keep
it, I would like to have you send it to me.
I am i-urioiis to see the book that so many
have sent and paid for, but never received.
Al least you are the first one I ever heard
from that had I‘t.’4,'ClV€(l it, and she or he, as
some .-'urniisc she iv a man , has advertised it
for several years. Read what the lVc.~2tr:rn
[rural says of her, in the last issue of Jun.
211d in the article headed, "People Not
Rated A .\‘o. l.” S. H. NIALLORY.

[Since giving l\l'rs. (.‘otton’.-a advertisemem
one insertion, we received several letters all
making the point of this complainant. we
shall favor Mr. Mallory witli the book on
condition that after he has studied it well
he will return it, as some one else may want:
to see “Honey _Bees—The new Sygtem of
Bee-keeping.”-—Eni"I‘oP..]

-- Bread Cast upon me Waters."

BURLIN(l'l‘()N, Iowa, Feb. 6, ’5l.

.1. T. Cobb, Editor Grange Visitor :-—Di;Aiz
SIR: Covering some medicine sent me by
Mrs. I)r. Clark, of Battle Creek, Michigan,
I received a badly torn copy of your Visrroiz
for the 15th of January last. I am so we“
pleased with the few scraps of your paper
thus obtained, that I Wish to subscribe for a
year, commencing with the number bearing
the date of the 15th ult.—-for which please
Illlll 50 cents in stamps enclosed. I find
reference_to the By-Laws of the Order, Dec-
claratioii of Purposes, the Worthy Lfastex-)8
address to the National Grange, in pam.
phlet forna; also Beecher’s add;-esg_ and
many other Grange documents: what
amount must I remit to pay you for them '3
I am particulany anxious to have }}eccLer's
address; if by itself, please send with your
paper, and I’ll return pay therefore.

Though not a “Granger” (only for want
of opportunity), I believe your organization
has wrought immense benefit to our coun-
try ; and if true to herself, and animated by
the noble sentiments you advocate, it is
destined to achieve lncalculable good for the
agricultural masses——lhe chosen people of
God, but the taxed and plundered of our
America; notwithstanding they constitute
the majority of the voters, pay the most
taxes, and light the battles of this Nation.

I am your well wislier and friend,
A. C. DODGFI.

IF you want lawyers to work with a will,
give them u will to work with, especially
where the estate is large and the heirs quar-
relsome.

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The Educational Needs of the Farmer.

[This essay was read before the Farmers’
Institute at Vassar, Mich., Feb. 4th, 1881,
which we have permission to publish.]

The earth is the source whence comes the
means to sustain life, to move the wheels
of trade and foster commerce. Indeed the
wealth ofour country lies chiefly in its agri-
cultural resources. It not only feeds and
clothes the millions of our own people, but
contributes a large share to supply the im-
mense annual requirements of the world. In
this vast problem the producer is the chief
factor. It is upon his management and labor
that the needed supplies depend. Agricul-
tural pursuits, then, should rank in dignity
and importance with the highest that can
engage the attention of man. It lies at the
very foundation of our nation’s prosperity,
and is the source of the natioir’s real wealth.

History shows that the prosperity of na-
tions has been accurately measured by the
development of their agricultural pursuits.
There is no page of our own history more
replete with interest than that which marks
our progress in this pursuit. In all the wide
range of human effort, there is no field of
industrial enterprise more promising in its
results, more useful or more honorable, if
directed by science and guided by intelli-
gence, than American farming. But he
who has carefully studied our American sys-
tem of agriculture, and compared it with
that oftlie best farmers of England, France
and Germany, will be convinced that the
comparison is unfavorable to us. If he is a
man who has that patriotism which begets
a love of country, and a desire for its pros-
perity, he will look with some apprehension
to the future of agriculture in this country.
We are apt to congratulate ourselves. and to
boast that we are a great nation agricultur-
ally, because we are exporting annually'an
immense amount of the products of our soil,
and are supplying the world with the great
staples,-—bread and meat. Yet we forget
that the " ships which bear abroad our
grains are also freighted with the life blood
of our soil,” and leave us comparatively
nothing to return, as compensation for the
loss it has sustained. If any are disposed to
call in question the truth of this assertion,
that this system of farming is an exhaustive
one, I would point him to our agricultural
statistics, which show a gradual decrease
per acre of our leading cereals; to the many
farms. that by constant cropping and mis-
management have been so impoverished
that they fail to produce crops that will pay
for the labor bestowed upon them. \Vhat
has produced this state of affairs?

We have been drawing from the capital
stock of our farms, and have conducted our
operations without a proper knowledge of
the capabilities of the soil, or its adaptation
to the various kinds of crops, or any intelli-
gent system of recuperating its exhausted
energies.

The intelligent farmer needs no argument
to convince him that continuous cropping
and selling the product in the form ofgrain,
will in time exhaust the most fertile soil.
The farms of Tuscola county are compara-
tively new, and the evidences of exhaustion
are not so apparent as in some of the older
portions of the country, yet here the intelli-
gent observer cannot fail to see that our nat-
urally strong soils are becoming depleted of
the elements of plant growth. Now whatis
the remedy for this state of things ? It has
been the too commonly received opinion
that muscle was the main thing needed to
becomeasuccessful farmer; that education
in the sciences would be thrown away upon
the boy who was destined to spend his life
upon the farm. But at the present day an-
other element is recognized as being of equal
importance to success in farming, and that
element is brains. We have, in many parts
of our country, farmers who have learned
the secret of producing good paying crops,
and at the same time increasing the fertility
of the soil, and in many of the oldest coun-
tries of Europe they are producing double
the amount to the acre of the cereals that
they did a few generations ago.

The remedy in a great measure for a di-
minished production, is the dissemination
of agricultural knowledge and general intel-
ligence. The farmer is of more consequence
than the farm, and should be first improved.

The great weakness of the farmer hereto-
fore has consisted in his defective education,
in an almost criminal indifference to educa-
ting himself and his family up to that high
standard which comported with the dignity
of a producer. The education of the farmer
is now the great thing needed. He must
keep pace with those in other pursuits, and
thinking men in the profession are waking
up to these necessities.

From every part of the land they are call-
ing for light and knowledge on the subject
of agriculture. We are now in the transition
state. The old idea held by many that it
required but little knowledge to make a
successful farmer, is giving way to the better

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1 opinion that industry and thrift will follow
l mental culture as surely as seed-time is suc-
lceeded by harvest. VVe can not raise the
‘ heavy crops which have heretofore been
, grown with the elements of fertility in, the
l soil that had been stored up for ages, if we,
 like the spend-thrift with a good bank ac-
. count, keep presenting our checks without

making deposits, until they are finally dis- 3

F honored and we find the balance exhausted.
i While the soil was rich in all elements re-
,’ quired for the growth of plants, it was only

‘ necessary to go through the simple routine 5

‘ of plowing, sowing and reaping, but when
our crops begin to diminish in quantity and
the soil deterioates in quality, is it not time
to pause and consider if we are-not making
too large drafts upon our bank account, or
in other words, living upon the capital stock
of our farms‘?

The science as well as the practice of ag-
riculture must be progressive, and progress
demands that we educate ourselves to a
different state of things. In manufactures,
and the mechanic arts, the aid of science
has been invoked, and what marvelous re-
sults from her aid in the domain of agri-
culture l The application of science to farm-
ing is of comparatively recentorigin. Near
the beginning of the present century, Sir
Humphrey Davy gave a series of lectures
on the relations of chemistry to agriculture.
Although far in advance of his time, even
he had very vague and unsatisfactory no-
tions on the relation which mineral matters
of the soil had to the growing plant. ‘But
it was not till about the year 1840 that a
decided advance was made in scientific ag-
riculture. At that time Justus Von Liebig
proclaimed the theory which has since re-
ceived the sanction of scientific men, that
the soil contained the mineral elements
which were necessary to plant growth, and
if these elements were taken from the soil
by a succession of crops of the same kind, it
would cease to be productive. Since that
time prejudice on the part of agricultural-
ists against science has been gradually giv-
ing way, and agriculture has made a decided
advance.

Farmers are beginning to understand that
muscular force cannot solve all the intricate
problems which present themselves in this
complex art. In times past it has been
thought that to give the son of the farmer an
education was to give him a distaste for the
labor of the farm. This undoubtedly to a
large extent has been true. Instead of
strengthening his attachment to rural pur-
suits, he has been educated away from
them, fund has sought admission to tireso-
called “learned professions,” because they
were more likely to conduct him to honor
and distinction. Agriculture has thus been
drained of its most promising young men.
The only way to remedy this evil is to
elevate our profession and make it a learned
profession; and no other profession presents
a broader field for liberal culture and scien-
tific research than this. In order that the
farmers may occupy that position in society
and influence to which they, their numbers
and the importance of their calling would
seem to entitle them, they should be thor-
oughly educated for the business of farming,
and also acquire some of those useful accom-
plishments which lend to professionallife its
influence in so great a degree. They should
be suited by education and experience for
the proper discharge of duty, whether in the
field or in the halls of legislation. The farm-
er should be a politician, in the broader
sense of the term, which should enable him
to investigate the science ofgovernment and
estimatejustly the effect that will be likely
to ensue from various legislative measures
upon his interests and the prosperity of the
country. He should be titted by education
for every species of intercourse with his fel-
low men, and be fully prepared to fill any
and all positions that the interests of society
may demand. He should not leave to others
the prerogative ofdoing his thinking,for “he
who thinks will always govern him who
toils.” He should realize that his profession
is one that requires intellect and skill, as

well as brawn.

The opportunities for the farmer of to-day
are far in advance of those of any former
period. The press with its million of tongues
is arduously laboring for his improvement
and welfare. Farmers’ clubs and the
Grange are affording him the opportunity
to break away from the former isolated con-
dition of those of his ca1ling,and by personal
contact and discussion, and comparing
views and methods on the many questions
relating to their business, draw strength and
inspiration for the future. Farmers’ Insti-
tutes afford the opportunity for practical
farmers to meet with those well grounded in
the sciences and in theoretical as well as
practical agriculture, affording one of the
best agencies for educating the farmer, by
free discussion, lectures and essays, which
will stimulate thought and lead to better
methods of practice. '

Finally our Agricultural Colleges, where
the sons of farmers may obtain a thorough
knowledge of those sciences so closely inter-
woven with the practical affairs of agricul-
ture, and made familiar with everything
which can contribute to success in their
profession or give them character and influ-
ence in society, must exert a strong influ-
ence in giving our farmers a higher and
broader view of the honor and dignity of
labor. One great reason that a broad line of

distinction has been drawn between farming

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E and the professions, is that many who are
l engaged in this, the noblest and most impor-
« taut of all callings, have not placed a just es-
I timate upon their vocation. The farmer has
, not thought enough of himself; has not re-
E alized that “it is solitude and freedom of the
i family home in the country, which constant-
: ly preserves the purity and invigorates the
intellectual powers of the nation.” " An
intelligent, cultivated and virtuous yeoman-
, ry is it natioii‘-s defence, a republic’s safety
and permanency. in this impressible age,
when the fortunes of men and empires shift
1 almost as rapidly as the scenery of a
dream, every citizen should be prepared not
only toguard himself from wrong and to up-
hold the right, but to fill his place with honor
in the ranks of living men.

lidiication will dissipate in a great degree
the wearisome monotony of farm life, will

umphs, make the earth more beautiful, life
more inviting and every aim more exalted.
The signs of the times are propitious. More
educated men are engaged in farming than
ever before, and the prejudices which have
kept farmers from accepting the teachings
of science are melting away. Progress in
the future will be more rapid.

The farmer, then, should lose no opportu-
nity or means to become well informed and
strengthened by education to promote his
own interests and the best interests of the
science of agriculture.

J. Q. A. Buiciu.\'u'i‘oN.

Corporations and Monopolies.

1;’/'0. J. T. Cobb :—It really begins to look
as if Congress was at last aroused to the ne-
cessity of doing something for the protec-
tion of the people from the rapacious corpor-
ations, which f'or so long a time have been
piling up their millions at the expense of
the public, for whose benefit they were cre-
ated. The unjust encroachments of the rail-
roads aiid other monopolies have been the
subject of much complaint, and the subject
has been agitated for some years, apparently
to no purpose. That portion of the public
press which was working for the interests of
the people,instead of the interests of the pol-
iticians and monopolies, kept the matter
pretty well stirred up; the people were ap-
pealed to to elect no one to a legislative posi-
tion who would not pledge himself to labor
for the good of the people in curtailing the
self-assumed privileges of the gigantic mo-
nopolies which are bleeding the many for
the enricliment of the few. The Fariner.-A‘
Alliance was established to continue the in-
fiucnce of the farmers so that their coin-
plaints, supported by nunil~.ei's,iniglit receive
attention, while Congress li-as been flooded
with petitions for relief from the galling op-
pression that bears so heavily Illl the agricul-
tural community.

But what has been the i'esuit‘.’ The sov-
ereign people, groaning under it grievous
burden of extortion and oppression, have in
many cases boldly at-'.~9t:l‘l8(l tlicir rights by
marching up to the polls and gloriously re-
electing the same glib-toiigued lawyer who
has so long failed to make an effort for their
relief; our petitions to Congress elicit a polite
note from our member, expressing his sym-
pathy for our grievances. and promising to
use his influence to remove them. And that
is almost all we have gained so far. The patent
right man still prevail.-A throughout theland,
and the railroads still discriminate, and re-
bate and increase the tariff at pleasure.

But, on the principle that if only given
rope enough they will hang themselves, it
seems as if the recent consolidation of the
three great telegraph companies, on which
occasion several additional bucketsful of
Water were thrown into their stock, was the
straw that broke the camel's back.

Congressman Springer is reported as mak-
ing the following significant remarks in a
recent interview with a newspaper corres-
pondent:

“ There is suddenly a feeling in the Capi-
tol air, that this regulation of corporations
may very likely become at once a great and
leading public question, and that the popu-
lar side will be that of very decided interfer-
ence aud regulation, in such manner as to
protect the public rigorously against the
constant selfish schemes of a few capitalists
who play with public interest for the mere
object of doubling and redoubling their mil-
lions. * * * * * I am in favor of very
strict supervision, and to begin with, I am
for an inquiry into the actual cost of both
telegraph and railroads ; and while this
Congress has not time to do anything in
this matter, unless I am greatly mistaken.
the next Congress will have to do it or the
people will have to elect one on purpose.”

This shows that a feeling is at last aroused
in Government circles that the people must
be protected from the extortion and injustice
of wealth accumulating corporations.

It is worthy of notice, that while the agri-
cultural class has for years been laboring for
a reform in railroad management, the injus-
tice of which, under the present system bears
most heavily on the farmers, little or noth-
ing has been done for their relief; our com-
plaints have been unheeded, our petitions
answered by a polite note, and then quiet-
ly‘ pigeoirholed, and our threats of polit-
ical action leading to a change of represen-
tatives scornfully ridiculed. But when the
three telegraph companies combined, for the
purpose of putting the screws on the business
men of the country, (for the telegraph is
chiefly used by this class. and but little di-
rectly by farmers,) such a tempest of indig-
nation is raised by Boards of Trade, the var-
ious exchanges, and other organizations of

crown industrial effort with greater tri-3

, the commercial and manufacturing centres, ’

that steps are at once taken for an investi-
fgation looking to a proper control of tele-
' graph facilities. Several resolutions have
, been introduced in Congress, nominally pro-
 posing that the Government establish a tel-
, egraph system after the style of the postal
: service, but really looking to an investiga-
tion of the existing corporations in order
that suitable provisions may be made for
, their control, and for the protection of the
 public from extortionate charges. And while
i on the subject oft-ontrolliiig monopolies, it is
probable that something will be done in re-
} gard to the railroads, for which, when it is
j done, let us be truly thankful, even though
i the action should be taken not as a matter of
justice to the sufferingagriculturists, but out
of tender consideration for the interests of.
} the business men.
1 In the meantime let us do our part, strike ,
< while the iron is hot,circul:i.te for signatures ‘;
‘ the petitions sent out by the State Grange,
and forward them as soon as possible, that
our representatives may have no doubt as to
our wishes in the matter, and that in case of
failure we may not have to reproach our-
selves for leaving undone anything which
would tend to success. ii.
Burr Oak, Jan. 215, 1881.

Farm Arrangement and Road Fences.

ORLEANS, Jan. 25th, 1381.

Bro. Cobb .-—In the Visrron of Jan. 15th,
I notice an article on farm arrangements,
etc., that contains facts as far as the eastern
or middle States are concerned, and the te-
nacity in which we hang to the old ruts, etc.,
but when the writer of that article branches
off on his farm of 160 acres, I beg leave to
differ with him. The annual expense of
fencing a farm of 160 acres, as suggested by
him, would more than cover the profits de-
rived from all stock kept on ordinary farms
of that size in this State. The writer men-
tions the size of his fields as 20 acres. Now
use the pencil and figure a. little, and you
will see that it will take 880 rods of fence to
do this, (leaving out of the account the out-
side fences, of which, mention will be made
hereafter). I do not wonder that the writer
thinks about the “ prodigality of farmers’
muscle." Now to build and maintain such
an amount offence would cost—how much ?
\Vhat would induce a farmer to stare that
question square in the face and say how
much he would ask to do such a job for his
neighbor 2‘

Farmers may answer from their res-
pective localities. Remember you are to
keep them in good repair. Now figure the
profils of all stock kept on ordinary farms
and see how far I came from the truth in
my former statement. I suppose you will
ask me what I am going to do without
‘ fences, and I will tell you what I have been
doing for the past five or six years. I went
on a farm of 185 acres, with 1-10, or therea-
bont, improved; the outside fence was in
tolerable condition, just having been built of
posts and l|()3l'4'lh', but the middle fences were
different. There were fields from 13 acres
down to three, with nothing but an excuse
for a fence around any of them ; trees and
bushes marked the lines as they always will
unless great care is taken with the fence
rows. As soon as the fields were worked
the fences were removed, taking all good
rails to an open corner in the woods and
piling them up until I have one field of 120
acres, and as my improvements enlarge, my
fields will, correspondingly. As near as I
can I will describe the plan of my “ideal
farm.” The size makes no difference, the
plan will work on a small as well as a large
farm. In the first place I am opposed to
“ road” fences, or the custom of maintain-
ing them for the benefit of the poor njan,
which is all the argument there is in favor
of the custom, and that ,is not an argument
at all. VVhy, the cost of fencing a town-
ship with road fence would furnish the poor
man butter, bread, milk and honey! If
funded in a new Government bond at three
per cent., then he would not have to milk.

Now we will make our headquarters at
the barn, and of course will have that on the
road and near the middle of the farm, and
here must be the watering place for all sea-
sous. Now, consult your style of farming,
and secure some kind of movable fence (I
think rails are best, but in some localities,
perhaps not), in sufficient quantity to meet
requirements, and where you want your
pasture, there put your fence. If you have
outside fences, (as I believe most farmers
have in this State), two strips of fence the
length of your farm is all you need, and all
you can afford to support; Iexcept orchards,
yards, permanent pastures, etc. I wish to be
understood that this applies to ordinary till-
able farms, where mixed husbandry is prac-
ticed. I use swamp oak blocks to lay my
fence on, and when the fence is not in use,
they are piled up and kept dry. Both blocks
and rails last much longer than when they
are allowed to settle together, and into the
ground, as in the old plan. A great deal of
this may be done in winter, and thus avoid
the hurrying season. A good man and team
will move and lay up quite a string offence
for five dollars, if you furnish the team,
which does not cost much this time of year.
The five dollars that he would give to the
boys, I would give to the man, and “ play
checkers” with the girls myself.

Yours fraternally,
Morzr SPAULDING.

FEBRUARY 15111. 1881.

Feeding Sheep.

[Read before the Farmers’ Institute held
at Schoolcraft, February 3d, 1851, by Mr,
Kirby.]

The question how to feed sheep profitably
involves a very important matter, and
covers a wide scope. There may be ways to
feedsheep profitably that we do not yet
understand.

The first and a very important question i.-
to make good selections. Choose none but
strong, healthy, well matured sheep.
Second. you must have warm, dry, well
ventilated sheds, so arranged that they can
be opened or closed, as the weather demands_
so as to keep as even a temperature as
possible.

There should not be more than fifty sheep
in a pen, allowing not less than five square
feet of ground room for each sheep. Each
pen should be carefully sorted as to size.

‘, conditions, constitutions, and grade. Never

put coarse. and fine wools together. They
should have constant access to good pure
water.

In each pen there should he a box easy of
access, and kept well filled with ashes, that
have a good sprinkling of salt, rosin, and
*'“”l’hUl", well mixed. Be sure each sheep
has an opening at the rack, and plenty of
trough room. Fodder f'or sheep must be
kept dry. Give them all the straw, stalks,
or nay they willeat, but not more at anv
one time than they will eat clean.

In feeding grain great care must be exer-
cised. Never feed more than they will as.
similate well. VVe commence with twenty-
five pounds per day of corn, mixed with
bran or oats, for one hundred sheep, and
increase gradually to the largest amount
that they will keep healthy on. \Ve have
never been able to exceed two pounds a day
per head, and keep them in a healthy con-
dition. Roots judiciously ‘fed would, no
doubt, be of some benefit, but in this climate

the propriety of handling one hundred
P01111118 of roots to get seven or eight pounds
of iiutrimeiit, to say nothing of raising and
storing them.

{Slit-.-ep are the ',ino.~<t timid of all the
domestic animals, and should never be
disturbed or excited if it can possibly be
avoided. l)o not disturb, even to feed them
While they are quietly ruminating on the
previous meal. The aiicients showed great
wisdom in allotting the core of sheep to
women and girls, as they zireiiuturally more
kind and gentle than men can think 0:
being.

The pens should be cleaned thoroughly at
least once a month, and in the intermediate
periods it is an excellent practice to strevr
the floor with plaster, prior to putting on
fresh litter.

The sliccp is only a machine, to convert
grass, grain, and other vegetable substances
into wool, muscle, and fat, and there may
be modes of practice yet unknown to us, by
which the digestive organs of the sheep
might be stimulated, so that the food would
be better assiniilated, and the animal take
on fat faster than they do under present
management. The great secret is to get the
greatest amount of profit from the least
amount of feed. \Vool growing and sheep
feeding is yet in its infancy. I believe the
day is not far distant when there will be
new modes adopted, quite as simple as at
present practiced, by which we shall be
able to secure a greater amount of profit.

Letter From Florida.

CEDAR KEYS, Florida, Jan. 29, 188].

Bro. Cobb .-——-As you see, I have not yet
reached Leesburg, where I expect to find
the VISITOR, but being in the mood, I
thought I would write a few lines. The first
thing that strikes me here as peculiar, is the
climate. I am sitting in the open air with
my hat off, while writing. The weather is
likea warm day in May in Michigan. I
havejust returned from a walk around the
town. It is abeautiful sight from my hotel,
looking out on the Gulf, with its many sails
and lovely islands, but to look over the town
is not so beautiful. It does not look much
like our Northern towns. There has not
been such a thing as a farmers’ wagon in
town to-day. and such athing, I guess, is
entirely unknown; nothing but darkies
with mules and carts, drawing barrels and
boxes to and from the wharfs, and barefooted
boys with strings of fish. The markets are
all supplied with meat and vegetables.
shipped"’in here from the interior by rail or
from Tampa Bay. The town is on an island.
There is but one street in the town, and
hardly room for that. Such a. thing as grass
is entirely unknown, and the only thing
besides mules, dogs and negroes, that I
have seen, wasa goat, and I guess the own-
er had to feed it. A cow would be quite
a curiosity. But the climate is delightful.
I went to the cemetery, which is in a
beautiful little grove abouta mile from town.
The sand is almost as white as snow, and
the graves looked as though they were cov-
ered with a winding sheet. More anon.

From a Van Buren County
MICHIGAN GRANGER.

It is said the Illinois Legislature is likely
to enact laws restricting the powers and reg-
ulating the charges of railways, and repeal-
ing the statute limiting the damages for kill-
ing a person on the railroads to $5,000.

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FEBRUARY 15riI, 1881.

Urt’t.'t]IflIttltIItt-

Forest Grange, ‘No. 362, Mecosta County.

Worthy Editor .-—It is an old, but homely
saying, but nevertheless a true one, that
what is everybody’s business is nobody’:-i
‘ousiiiess, and it is just as true in Grange
work as in anything else. So to set a good
example and also to encourage others, I
make it riiy business to let the readers of the
VI.-:ITo1s know that we are‘yet one among
those Granges that live, and move, and
make our existence felt, as the next quarter-
ly report will show. Last evening there
were five applications for membership, and
more applications are talked of from those
outside the gates. VVe, as ii Grange, are
thawing to our standard a class of farmers
who are not much intent on making money
for selfish purposes, as they are in raising
the social status of our class, and in thus
doing pave the way to successful legislation
in behalf of the sturdy yeomanry, when the
time comes that the farmer shall be found
just as capable to help enact laws as the po-
litical shysters who have in the past done
so large a part of this work for us, ignoring
our rights and our petitions, until patience
is no longer a virtue. Our Grange, during
the last year, took a new lease of life, and
feeling that it was necessary to provide for
our future, we built an addition of eight
feet to our hall, and put on two coats of good
Grange paint. Admiring the sublime teach-
ings of our Order, to be kind and consider-
ate of the comfort of our dumb servants, we
concluded to build some sheds for our teams,
and in order to raise the first sail to that
breeze, we gave an oyster supper at the
house of our \V'orthy Master, realizing
therefrom upwards of eleven dollars,clear of
all expenses. Besides, we find it has been
the means of letting others outside the Order
know what a sociable, liomelike place the
Grange is.

At our election we let our \Vorthy Master,
G. \V. Clifton, and VVorthv Overseer, J. E.
VVilliams, be their own successors, and as
we found that our sisters make the best See-
retaries, we placed another sister, Mrs. .l. \V.
Martin, to fill the place of Sister Vvilliams,

who, during her term did her work so
faithfully and well.

\’Vell, Bro. Cobb, you see by the list of
subscribers our Worthy Master sent you at
the beginning of the year, and also by the
list that will probably reach you before this
does, that we appreciate your improvement
in the Visrron. Last evening at our meet-
ing, the Worthy Master called for voluntary
contributions for sending the VISITOR to
parties outside the gates ; the result you
see in an order for 22 copies for three months.

By the way, do you ever see anything of
Bro. Whitney ‘.’ If you do. our \Vorthy Mas-
ter says, tell him that there is a large field
for missionary work up here in Mecosta,
Osceola and Newaygo Counties, and though
poor, we will do all we can to make a visit
northward pleasant to him, and profitable
to ourselves and the cause generally.

In the VISITOR of Jan. 1st, under the head
of“appointments," he says, "do not hesi-
tate to let your wants be known,” conse-
quently we do not hesitate, and again,
“Learn to labor and to wait.” Of course
the Worthy Lecturer will not doubt the fact
that whether we have labored in the past
few years or not, we certainly have had to
wait the coming of the Lecturer. Hoping
thatunder the caption of “ appointments,"
in the near future we are to be remembered,
I am, Fraternally thine,

JOSEPH SMITH,
Lecturer of Forest Grange.

 

Marshall Grange, No. 83.

Bro. Cobb :-—Feeling a deep interest in the
growth and influence of our noble Order,
and acknowledging the important part the
VISITOR must take in shaping our future, I
consider it the duty of ever live Patron to do
all in his or her power to increase its influ-
ence, by extending its circulation, not only
among our own members, but others who
would make honorable additions to our
numbers. The only complaint I have to
make in regard to the VISITOR, is the length
of the intervals between its coming, and as
I understand there is but one way of reme-
dying that, I purpose doing all in my power
to assist in increasing the circulation, to the
end that it may become a weekly, instead
of a semi-monthly visitor at our firesides.

Our Grange is commencing the new year
with a determination to make it more suc-
cessful in the future than it has been in the
past. VVorthy Master Luce gave us a
splendid address on the 21st, but for several
reasons the attendance was not as, large as
it ought to have been. The day was a very
stormy one and kept those living at a dis-
tance at home. Another cause was a mis-
take made by one of the city papers giving
the time “ evening,” instead of 1 o'clock I’.
M. Still another cause was the circulation
by some evil disposed person of the story
that we made a charge of ten cents for ad-
mission; but for all that the address was
good, and heartily appreciated by all who
heard it, and it will bear fruit in the near
future in the shape of new members.

Fraternally yours,
J. L. KINYON.

From Elsie Grange. No. 202.

Editor Grange i'i'm'.tor.---I<‘.lsie Grange has 

commenced another year of its existence-
not dead yet, and with really no signs of
diminished vitality. The chairs for the
coming year are filled mostly by experienced
members. M. \V. Duiiham. Master, A. D.

third time, Gate Keeper.

confidence in tried workers, and is an en-
dorsement ccrtainly creditable.

\Ve meet every Monday evening, I‘eglll'dl€S.<
ofthe weather, and generally have a lively
time, if not a profitable one. Our aim is to

engage the entire membership in the active 

work of the Grange. The silent member
may be a thinking member, and ifshowii to

the front, may advance ideas worth remern- ,

bering. VVe have learned this; that the
ers, and that the most words do not always
contain the most wisdom. We sometimes
have ideas advanced here that may be worth
considering elsewhere. Indeed, it has been
suggested that although peace, harmony,
quiet, unity of thought and action, are all
very nice things to talk about, but a little
strife and contention, in fact, just. a little
quarrel, is better for the vitality ofgthe
Grange than a continual dumb show. To il-
lustrate the idea in a manner that you will
remember it, let me remind you : The
mumps that strike in, are as often fatal  the
measles that break out, so our aim is to bring
all little troubles to the surface, and thereby
keep the vitals sound. To keep up ahealthy
action we encourage discussion, and it
would certainly please. you to witness the
uniformity with which the brothers and sis-
ters disagree on almost any subjectadvanced.

For two weeks past the brothers have been
coniparing notes in regard to the ]Jl‘()SIie¢:ts
of the coming wheat crop. l<'r(.in Nov. lit
up to Jan. lflth, the winter here has bi-,en
extremely cold, unusually dry, and the
ground mostly bare. The wheat got but little
growth in the fall, and the fields now gener-
ally look bare and dead. The members,
however, were quite unanimous in express-
ing opinions that the wheat was not yet in-
jured by the winter, but with warm weather
and spring rains would soon show usual
growth. The Lecturer stood almost alone
on the proposition that the present promise
was not good for over half a crop.

The sisters, with just a little masculine
help, have had a lively time over the follow-
ing proposition: “ Is the making of patch-
work quilts an economical outlay of time
and material by the farmers’ wives and
daughters of the country, or is the business
followed as a luxurious pastime, indulged
in for pleasure without regard to profit?”

This is a verysimple question, as you see.
but I tell you it led toa “heap” of interest-
ing talk. I threatened to report the speech-
es made, but I find it would require as much
space in your columns as the State Lectur-
ers’ travels, so I introduce a grand example,
and “ boil down stock."

Sister Higbee had the figures for it, and
was certain that for $1.64 worth of lining,
batts, and thread, with stray bits of prints
for blocks, that were really of no value for
anything else, with, say one week’s time,
worth at most, $3, a quilt could be made
that would last. a family twenty yearv,/V and
be worth at least $10,-—-profit, $5..‘-$6, Sister
Dodge could do even better than that, by beg-
ging a bit in a place, which she seemed to
think any woman of ordinary ability could
easily do, and what is more to the point, on
the second evening of the discussion she
produced in the Grange a patch-work quilt
pieced with small blocks 1; inch square, of
the double Irish chain pattern, all put to-
gether ready for the lining, the wholetaking
her just eighteen hours to make, the material
for the blocks costing twen ty-five cents.

VVe purpose to discuss the economy of a
rag carpet next week, and perhaps look over
the Lecturers’ Department in the Gitaimi:
VISITOR. VA N,

Elsie, Jan. 20th, 18.51.

The Right Way to Do.

BU]-<NSI1)E,Lapee1‘ Co., Jaii..'l1st, 182-1.

Bro. J. T. Cobb .-——Please find enclosed a
a list of names of subscribers for the VISITOR.
This makes 26 copies in all, ordered by this
Grange this year. I think you will agree
with me that this is pretty good fora Grange
that numbers only about 13 or 14 male mem-
bers. Of course some have been secured
outside the Grange. As I had the privilege
of attending the last session of the State
Grange, which I enjoyed very much, I left
there fully determined to work harder than
ever in the interest of the Grange, and I
think I cannot do it in any better way than
to circulate the VISITOR. Now, brother and
sister Patrons, let us all work for the VISIT-
oR to increase its circulation. Let our aim
be at least 10,000 this year; it is so enlarged
and so cheap that it is an easy matter to get
subscribers outside the gates among the
farmers, if we only press the matter as live
Patrons. The Order is rather weak in our
county at present, but we have some live
members. Please place the Grange in La-
peer County in the revised list.

Fraternally yours,
W. A. llforrroomsnv.

   

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, G rangers.

 hour.
: Grange, was then loudly called for. He rose
: and spoke briefly of our dutiesjas Patrons.

Qi.

A -- Live” Grange.

LA\\"I‘¢)‘.\', Jan. '_'::d, 1851.
Br. C obb .-—Perhape-x. you would like to
hear from a live Grange.

us to act-oinpany him on ’l‘liursd:iy last to

: \Voodmaii Grange, so we started ulmilt llimll. ‘
Linnian, 0., L. E. Clark, Sec-.., L. Bradsliaw, 
Treas., \Vin. T. Tillotson, Chap., are among 
the principal r\flicers—~all old and time-tricd '3
workers. Samuel VValdi‘oii is elected, fortlie ‘
This re-clccting,
so many old ofiicers, though the practice;
may not at all times be iidviszible, shows a :

\Ve halted at Paw Paw a short time and
reaclied Bro Healey’.~:, of Gobleville, about
.3 o’t:lm’-k 1’. M., where we were kindly enter-
tained.

inilcsdistaut.
ones there, but we could see G rangers coming
in all directions.
ute.-' the school house was filled.
came. Boards were brought in for seats,
and all the available standing room occu-
pied, and still they came, filling the entry.
Vi/hen the room was full, the number was
estimated at from ‘.250 to 300, and nearly all

as he does everything that he undertakes.
After this he was called on for a speeoli,
which he delivered in his pleasant, easy
way, talking acceptably for at least half an
Bro. \Varner, Master of Porter

He considered our legislators as our servants
—to do our bidding—bi1t believed that we
should make known to them our wants,
then watch their actioiis. Among others
called for, was the retiring Master of their
Grange. He. spoke encouragingly of the
Order at large, and of their prospects in the
future. He gave a brief history of \Voodman
Grange ; organized in 187-": ; its roll book now
shows 75) members in good standing: six
joined in 1579, and 30 in l.‘s‘.*s'f,l.

Ilc said that every fdllllly in the Grange
took the \'I.\‘l'l'Olt:; also the tfionstitution and
By-Laws, with their Declaration of Purpos-
es, had been largely ordered. The time
passed offso plea.<:uitly that few were aware
of the lateness ofthe hour, and it was quitt-
late when the meeting adjourned.

\Ve were taken charge of by Bro. I.emny-
on for the night. In the morning we bade
our host and liostes-5 good bye, feeling that
we had had a good time, and more than ever
impressed with this one fact, that although
the outside world that surrounds some of our
Subordinate Granges may fail to respond to
the call for workers within its mystic fold ;
that although some of its members may
sleep on while it is struggling for existence,
—yet the Grange, as an institution, will live
and be handed down to future generations
as a rich legacy for all future time.

(31-10. H. VVI-:i.r.i>iN.

Letter from the Secretary of Ohio State Grange.

Bro. Cobb .'—As a reader of the Visrroii,
I am glad to note the improvements you are
making in it, and that the P:i.trons of your
Slate are rallying to its support. No better
evidence of our growth can be given than
that the patronage of our Grange journals is
increasing. No reading Grange is in any
danger of dying. Mental starvation is the
disease most to be feared.

I am glad to report that all indications
pointto the growth of our Order in Ohio.
Our membership is waking to new life, and
those outside the gate were never more ready
to hear, approve, accept and adopt our prin-
ciples than now. Our “ revival” has com
menced. Orders for Grange supplies are
coming in ‘rapidly, especially for applica-
tions, manuals and song books. Our “ Pat-
ron’s Song Book” is well bound in board,
in good style, and needs only to be seen and
examined to be appreciated.

VVe will send them by mail securely
packed and postage paid for $2 per dozen.
Within the last ten days we have sent books
to Maine, Verinont, New York, Indiana,
Missouri, and supplied a great many to Ohio
Grangers. Improve our music and enlist
the youngis the prevailing sentiment. The
sentiment of your own noble citizen—our
\Vorthy National Master—-“ We have as-
sumed the aggressive, let no backward step
be taken,” finds a response in the breast of
every Ohio Patron. “ Let? no baclcwarrl step
be taken. Yours fraternally,

' T. R. Srurrii.

A New Hall for Banner Grange.

IONIA, Feb. 2d, ltlbl.

Bro. J. T. Cobb :—I wish to briefly report
Banner Grange No. 6-10, for your valuable
paper. Our Grange organized about nine
months since. (_‘»omn1onced meeting in a
schoolhouse. \Ve soon found that we should
have trouble if we remaiiied there, so we
moved to a “ dry-house," in wliich we still
hold forth. \Ve are so well satisfied with
the Order and our own improvement that
we are preparing to build in the spring.
Have bought a lotaud have the stone on the
ground, and considerable lumber will be
delivered this week. ’l‘hiugs begin to look
business-like. Nearly all the members put
their shoulders to the wheel and do their
full duty. VVe have not added much to our
membership, butthiuk we shall when We
get well established in a house of our own.
About two-thirds of our members take your
paper, and I think more will. VVill write
you again some day and let you know how
we are getting along. G. E. v.,

Of Banner Grange, No. 640.

n v;r:st7=i*;7,o;n;,.

 reader.- to know that we are prospering and

3 83 names upon our roll book, but as a young

In conipaiiy with Bro. II. and his

children, we rode to the hall, about five}
I think we were the second 3.

They had ,invited I-lro. (leorge _.
’.reck,pre.~ent Lecturer ofI‘aw Paw Grange, 3,
2 to install their oliicers, which he did nicely,
best talkers are not always the best reason- ‘

joined, until we havea good working nieni-

-were quite proud of you ; but size adds dig-

Home Grange. No. 129.

Bro. (obb:—Home Grange, No. 1219, in;

 Newton township, (Ialhoun county, was or- 3
Bro. Wariier, our :1
3 repre.-‘cntative to the Slate (lrange, invited

ganizml in 1.‘<7.‘l. I think it time for your

inc-reasingin nurnbers. After being organ-
iled, our Grange started out well, and for a
time we seemed to flourish. In 1874 we had

man starting in life, with no well defined
ideas of lJll.~3lll(‘.~'.-‘, or specific object in view, 5
geiierully fails in business, and disappoints
his friciiul-, so our Grange failed to under-

our orgaiii7.-.itiori, and work together for the ‘
accoiiiplisliiiierit of those purposes. As a
result, the interest 3-Oon lwgafl to die out and
our iiicnilu,-rs to {all oil‘, until in IHTS we had 3
but just enough good members to fill the
oflices,zm«'l ata meeting «-all-d to decide what
was to be done, a motion was made to sur-
render flie chi ricr and divide the property 1
equally among the ineniber.- enrolled on ,
our bool~'..-, but as tliirlccn f'aitliful oncs ex- ~
pressed :1 desire to hold the cliarter, the
l\Iai-fer ruled the motion out of order, and :
the Grange was saved. Home of our old ,
members came back, and many of the young '

ladies and gentlemen in the vicinity have“

bership of 32, with prospects of still increas-
ing our numbers. \\'e have shown our
“ Faith " in the Grange by our “VVorks, "
in building a hall mix 40 feet, two stories
high, finished and furnished, with carpet,
desks, chairs, etc-., and the sisters have dec-
orated the walls with pictures, inottoes and
emblems. It was publicly and satisfac-
torily dedicated by the Master ofthc.\'atioii-
al Grange. on the zldih of January. The
service was very iiiipre.~‘sive, and will be
long reineinbcred by our Grange. lro.
Woodtiiziii then inadc ii short speech in his
usual clear, forcible and convincing style.
No one who heard him could fail to see the
necessity for organized effort among farmers
to protect their intere.-f.-' and maintain their
rights. He spoke to the Grange in the even-
ing, exemplifying the work, and giving val-
uable information and counsel. The event
passed off pleasantly and we think profita-
bly to our Grange. \Ve hope and believe
that this event will strengthen the faith of
our little band, and the ties which bind us
together in our fraternal brotherhood.
G. A. 1'.

Admirers of ‘- The Visitor.”

BAll’I'l.\lORE, Jan. izotli. is‘-1.
Dear V1‘-s‘l'[O7‘.‘~" Little Baltimore" wishes
to congratulate you on your improved ap-

pearance. \V'e thought you very nice, and

uity, and a new dress adds beauty; and we
will be doubly proud now to introduce you
to our friends outside the gates and say. to

tliein,T/us is our Grange paper. That you

may continue to live and grow in wisdom
and beauty, until the beautiful ;truths you
teach are wafted to the uttermost ends of the
earth, is the wish of your loving friends.
\Vith this I send you the names of twenty-
two' admirers, some old and some new,
knowing you will smile kindly upon them
all. Lirriln BALTIMORE, 472.

Greeting from Vermont.

\VE.s'rMIi\'s'1‘i~:R, ‘Nest Vt.,l_,
Jany. 31st, 1881. J

Bro. Cobb :—Last week I attended our
Pomona Grange at Brattleboro, and having
just received the VISITOR in its New Years’
dress, which is so becoming, I took it with
me and asked permission of the Master for a
little time to take subscriptions, provided
there were any present who wished to sub-
scribe. It was a bitter cold day, and but
few out, and as I had 17 miles to go, over
the hills, could not give much time to speak
of the many good qualities of the VISITOR;
but as evidence of what a word or two may
do, I enclose a draft for $4, for which you
will please send the VisrToR, as per enclosed
list. Fratcrnally yours,
Wu. B. Cl'TTlZ\'G.

Allendale Grange, No. 421.

AI.I.ul\'iiA1.1~:, Mich., Jan. 2-1, 1851.

Bro. Cobb :—Our Grange held its installa-
tion of officers on Saturday evening, Janua-
ry :22d, Bro. Henry D. VVeatherwax, the
Igepresentative to the State Grange from this
district, officiating. Although the weather
was not very favorable, the hall was crowd-
ed to its utmost capacity, there being about
forty invited guests present from outside the
gates. The meeting seemed to be a grand
success, as several applications were received
for membership, and all seemed to enjoy
themselves to the utmost. After the officers
were installed, the room was cleared for the
spreading of tables, and an oyster supper
was served ; and we think the oysters were
done, whether those partaking done justice
to themselves or not. However,we heard sev-
eral express the wish that installation might
come monthly instead of yearly. The
\Vorthy Master, Bro. Henry C. Cooley, in-
forming us that the hour of midnight had
arrived, all took their departure for home
feeling much happier, we trust, for an even-
ing spent with their brothers and sisters.

Yours fraternally,

‘ erty.

- dilemma.

BENJ. S. TAYLOR, Secretary.

Légal Dilemma of the Railroads.

Mr. Geo. Ticknor Curtis, in his opinion
rendered to the President of the Erie Rail-
way, maintains that there is nothing “in
the situation of a chartered railroad, built

3 and operated by private mean -5, which makes

it public property or .\‘tat-.- property, and
makes the corporation ii public agent," and
hence concludes that a railroad is a private
corporation, and as such, subject to its own

 control, as in the:-ase ofprivate corporations

generally. This is a po.-iition the railroads
would find it very couveiiieiit to establish,
now that they liavc set-iii'etl their clmrtered
privilege.-i and are in the eiijoyment of a rich

, _ _ ' ‘ l)1olic.p0l_\'.
3.-'tand the great principles which underlie,

Iii le:-sthari fifteen min-l
Still they l

l.<-t us see what was their attitude in their
forniatiw period, when they were engaged
in csial-ii-liiiig llltll‘ clainis to exercise the
right ofeinineni domain. \Vhcn the Sara-

Etoga tv >‘u~lit-iiewzuly l{~iilroad was in pro-

cc.-s of'c:iii.-itriictioii, .\ir. I3»-eknian opposed
its running flirniigli his land. Mr. lleckinan
took Mr. (_‘urtis‘s ground that the ltailroad
Coinpaiiy wasu “ private i-orpomtioii ;" that
the uses to which a railroad is devoted differ
from those of a turnpike ; that a railway
cannot be deemed a highway because pas-
sengers and goods may be carried on it more

' expeditiously than on ii turnpike; that the

road, when completed, would be private
property; and that, the defendants, being

: thus in the nature of a private corporation,

had not the power to appropriate his prop-
This, excepting the conclusion, is ex-
actly the position as.-unied by Mr. (lurtls.
As, however, the conclusion drawn from
Mr. lleel-;man's premises would have been
fatal to the railroads of those times, the coin-
panies had to reason from directly opposite
preinises; and in that position they were
supported by the courts. This case was car-
ried to the (Ionrt of Chancery, where B. F.
Iiiitlcr-—nof he of Massacliiisetts, but Attor-
hey General of the l'nitedStates,ai1d one of
the f0l‘t‘nl()5lL lawyers of those times~—re ire-
sentcd the railroad. Mr. Butler argue in
behalfof the railroad,—-

" It is ll dinitfed that private property may bo taken
without. the owner's coiiscnt for turnpike, bridge and
caiiril piirposcs. \Vlicre is the diflcreiice between
such i-onipuiiic.-1 and this ruilroaid conipiiny I’ Those
companies are, equally with this coinpiuiy, author-
ized to rcceivc tolls. The only difference is that the
road is not traveled by iill persons with their own
carriages. it is. however, cqiizilly public as a turn-
pike as to traveling in a piirticular way. Turnpikes
cannot uccomrnodiite every mode oficonveyancc, as for
instance boats, nor canals uccomrnodate carriages.
So on the riiilroiid ordinary vehicles cannot be uscd.
The difference in the character of ii railroad and a
turnpike renders the mode in which the railroad is
to be used less general. This is a differeiice, however,
in degree and not in principle ’l‘o all persons who
wish to travel on this route, this way,tlie road will
be open. . If the compiiny should refuse to
carry passengers, it would be a violation of its char-
ter. . If the State had made this road, it
would have been obliged to provide carriages. Yet
in that case would anyone say it was not public?
This test is decisive. This company will not
have any power to oppress the public. It must charge
one uniform price. If it should charge an individual an
cxorbitiuit price, it would amount to u misuse of its
privilege. There is a further check upon this corpor-
ation, in case of an abuse of its powers. The Legis-
lature can ropealifs act of incorporation. The cor-
poration is by law compelled to keep the road in
repair. If it neglect to keep the road in repair, it
will be liable to iridictment. . Hero is not
only a right conferred, but a duty imposed; and the
right to receive tolls depends upon the performance
of the duties so imposed. The right to take tolls is
a. public franchise, an attribute of sovereignty.”

These are the grounds upon which the em-
inent attorney for therailroads argued that
railroad companies differed essentially from
private corporations, and on that ground
possessed certain eminent public privileges,
and were subject to corresponding public ob-
ligations. It would be interesting for Mr.
Curtis to harmonize this argument in behalf
of the Saratoga it St-lienectady Road with
his own to the President of the Erie Rail-
way. Unfortuiiately for the latter-day attor-
neys, the Court accepted the argument of
the railroad counsel, the Chancellor in the
course ofhis decision remarking :

“ The public have an interest in the use of the rail-
road, und the owners may be prosecuted for the dam-
age sustained if they refuse to transport an individ-
ual or his property without any reasonablyb excuse,
upon being paid the usual rate of fare. The Legisla-
ture may from time to time regulate the use of the
franchise and limit the amount of toll which it should
be allowed to take."

The doctrine affirmed by the Court of
Chancery was reiterated. at a later date, by
the Court of Errors in the case Bloodgood vs.
the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad when, in
reviewing the case, Senator Edwards af-
firmed,-

“If it is a public franchise. and granted to the
company for the purpose of providing a mode of
public conveyance, the company in accepting It en-
gages, on its part, to use it in such manner as will
accommodate the object for which the Legislature
designed it. The Legislature therefore has
control over it, and may direct the management and
use of the road in such manner as may best subserve
the public interest."

Like conclusions in other cases might be
multiplied at pleasure, but the foregoing suf-
fice to indicate what has been the general
conclusion of the courts on this question.

The thing that needs explanation is—how
it comes to pass that the railroads have so
remarkably changedtheir attitude. When
they were appropriaing private property for
the constructing of their lines, they main-
tained their right to do so on the ground
that they were not in the category of private
corporations, but were created for public
purposes, assumed _public obligations and
were subject to public control, and therefore
were entitled to exercise the right of emi-
nent domain as deputed to them by the Leg-
islature in behalf of _the people. Now that
the right to appropriate property has been
conceded to them and they have entered
upon the full enjoyment of their privileges
and are exercising them to the dissatisfaction
of the public, they repudiate their former po-
sition, declare that they are private corpora-
tions, and that as such they are exempt from
interference of the State, and can render fa-
cilities to the public on what conditions they
may please. Now, if, by their earlier logic,
it followed from their being created for pub-
lic purposes and subject to public control
and regulation, that they were entitled to
have the right of eminent domain deputed
to them ; then equally, under their later rea-
soning, it follows that, in denying their
public character and their subjection to
public control, they surrender all claim to
exercise the right of eminent domain and
virtually acknowledge that the past use of
that power has been a wrongful usurpation.
Mr. Curtis, Mr. De ew, and the other attor-
neys of the railroa school, thus put them-
selves upon the horns ofa very awkward
Which of the two impalements
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J.T.Coar3, - - - — SCIIOOICRAFT.

THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.

Our old friend Patterson, of Calhoun, is
pretty sound on the ‘.\{.\I.\' <.,gL'ES'I‘I()N before
the American people. In our State Senate
on Feb. let, be offered the following pre-
amble and concurrent resolution :

WHEREAS, The material development and
prosperity of the country depend upon a fair
and equitable adjustment of the transporta-
tion question between the carrier and pro-
ducer; and,

\VHr:Rr-:As, The policy of charging for
freight as transportation on mechanical and
agricultural productions “all the business
will bear," is both unjust in principle and
dangerous in tendencv ; and

Writ-:ar=:As, The common practice ofin-
creasing the rates of transportation at the
will of the carrier, so as to absorb any ad-
vance in the market. deprives the producer
of the just profits of his labor and capital,
and is an exactiorr of such magnitude as to
re uire prompt relief: and

IIERFAS, The
regulating and restricting charges for stor-
age, freight and transportation, by legisla-

tion has been settled by the aidjudrcations of strong endorsement last year,

the Supreme Court ofthe United States; and

Vvrrarzsas, The general government has
jurisdiction over the length and breadth of
our entire railway and transportation sys-
tem, and alone has suflicient power to cope
successfully with these vast companies and
combinations, and to protect that class of
producers who are unable to protect tlrem-
selves ; therefore

lfesolvcd ‘the House concurring), That our
Senators and Representatives in Congress be
requested to use all reasonable and honora-
ble means to procure the passage of a bill
prohibiting discrimination in storage and
freights, and regulating and restricting
charges for storage, freights and transporta-
tion in such a manner as to secure to the
producer the benefit of the market and the
profits of his toil;

Resolved, That the Governor beinstructed
to forward copies of the above preambles
and resolutions to each of our Senators and

lepresentatives in Congress.

On motion of Mr. Chandler, the pream-
bios and resolution were referred to the
committee on railroads.

This will give occasion for some of our
Representatives in Congress to "rise and
explain:-" when the vote is taken, and they
will be watched with vigilanteyes, and note
taken of the result.

“CAMPAIGN EXTRA. No. 1."

is issued from the office of the Cincinnati
Grange-. Bulletin. It is the first of a series
of five sheets,large editions ofwhichjare offer-
ed at a low price, with the laudable object of
amusing Patrons and farmers into whose
bands they. may fall, and stimulating inqui-
ry. 3:0. 1 is received, and is a very valua-
ble collection oi'opinions upon this most im-
portant question before the American people
to-day—the railroad question.

We give lwelow the series and price. These
will prove of value to the Order, as Well as to
the great agricultural interest of the country.
It will prove a good investment for any
Grange that has stuck to its principles and
kept out of debt, to send for a few of these
sheets as they are issued, and distribute
them for the “Good ofthe Order,” and those
outside, as well.

No. I.—Rai1roads and the People.——Containiug
the letter of Judge Black on the trans ortation
question, an article from A. B. Smedley, ast Lec-
turer of the National Grange, and a great amount
of information on this important subject.

No. 2.——'l‘hc Question of the Age.—Containing
articles by F. B. Thurber, of the New York Board
of Trade and Transportation, H. T. Niles, and a
large number of smaller items of valuable informa-
tron.

No. 8.——Farrners‘ Orgarrizations.—Coutaining
the " Declaration of Purposes ” of the Grange, the
Constitution of the Order, How to organize a
Grange, and many short. pointed and convincing
arguments showing the necessity of organization
by farmers.

No. -}.—W’hy a Farmer Should be a Patron.--
Containing ten short, boiled down, plain talks
about the Grange; what it is, what it has done,
and what it can do, by Mortimer Whitehead, Past:
Lecturer of the National Gran 9. Also many oth-
er items of general interest to t e farmer.

No. 6.—’I‘he Farmer as a Producer, at Mair and
a Citizerr.—Vi'or-ds of truth and soberness spoken
by farmers tofarmers, from the addresses of Mas-
ters of the National and State Grange-s, and other
prominent farmers and Patrons.

'I‘rn2sz Exrnss are 16x22 inches in size, 6 columns
to the page, and the publishers only charge enough
to pay actual cost of papcr, printing and postage.

The prices are :

10 copies for . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-S 12

50 copies for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

100 copies for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00

1,000 copies for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00
A dzlrsss.

(‘I.‘\"CI.-\'.\'.-i TI G RANGE B UL LE TIN,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

\Vl-L were in error as to the cost of the
address of \Vorthy Master VVOodm-an
before the National Grange at its ias
annual session; and also the address of
Thos. K. Beecher. VVe therefore correct
prices. We will furnish on all cash orders
the address of J. J. \Voodman for twenty
cents per dozen ; Thos. K. Beecher’s address
ten cents per dozen; or one dozen each for
twenty-five cents. Postage paid. Order

right and authority of

  -1f'LEE;-.

“'12: learn the proceedings of the National

to distribute them to all entitled thereto,
with the proceeding of the last session of
the Michigan State Grange, next week.

VVE have frequent calls for some book that
is authority on parliamentary law.

charge two prices for it, and we have deter-
mined to keep it in our supply department
no longer.
the “ American Manual of Parliamentary

a very complete work, in good form and ar-
rangement for use. See his advertisement
on eighth page. VVe expect to keep the
Work hereafter in our supply department.

BRO. Haxsuaw, of l’a.rkvillc Grange,
writes that there is much talk and some corr-
troversy, in their Grange about buildinga
hall. He thinks they will come out all
right in the spring. He pays the \'Isl'rmt a
handsome compliment, and adds a good word
for the Orderin St. Joseph county, and its
Pomona Grange in particular.

WT renew in this number the advertise-
ment of A. Vandenburg, which was kept
standing in the V'Isr'roR for several rnonths
last year. From the good reports we get
from those who have had dealings with Mr.
Vandenberg, we take pleasure in commend-

Michigan who want good goods at low
prices. Vvorthy Master Luce gave him 9.
based on
business done with him for several years.
If you wautaharness next spring, don’t
fail to look over the advertisement of A.
Vanderburg.

VVI5 have had the Wool. (.ir<>z/-m-3' Ru/.'. (tin
published at Steubensvilie, 0., on our ex-
change list for three years. \Ve have found
it an outspoken, intelligent advocate ofthe
farmers‘ interests, and we very cheerfully
commend it to all farmers interested in this
branch of agriculture. Like the \'rsI"t‘oR,
it is issued semi-monthly, but not with
regularity, as it is issued more frequently
during the wool season than the rest of the
year. Twentyiive copies are guaranteed
during the year. The subscription price is
50 cents per annurn. \Ve will furnish it
with the Vrsrrrorr for we, and this offer holds
good to all who have subscribed for the VIS-
ITOR. Send us 90c for the Vrsrroa and
Wool. (}’)‘0'rI'€7‘e' Bulletz‘/2, or W8 will send
the 1:’u1lcl2'n. one year to any person send-
ing us $5.00 for ten subscribers for the
VIsI“l‘0R.

OUR department looks rather lean this
time. “'9 have been favored with a liberal
supply of communications. To as many of
these as we could, we have given place, and
the rest we hold over until we have space.
We are well pleased with our friends for
coming forward so promptly and so gener-
ously with contributions for our pages.
Subscriptions are pouring in. Our friends
are giving the enlarged VIsI'r01ta cordial
greeting everywhere and promising it new
subscribers and full renewals. Do not over-
look our offer to send the VISITOR for three
months to ten new names of those outside
the Order for $1.00. Any member that has
ten cents’ worth of liberality can in ten
minutes induce nine others to invest ten
cents each, to send the VISITOR. three
months to some friend. Try it.

THE By-Laws of the Patrons’ Aid Society
of Michigan are printed in this number and
are also in supply in the oflice of the Secre-
tary. Blank applications for membership
have been prepared and will be forwarded
to all applicants. Address this office.

Campaign Extra. No.2.

The Gran,r/e Bulletin, of Cincinnati, is fast
gaining a National reputation. Its extras
are “leaves for the healing of the Nationflf
No. 2 is just at hand. " The Question of
the Age,” by F. B. Thurber, is published
at length upon one page. “ Railroad Law-
yer Senators" completes this page. “The
Great Question," by Hon. H. T. Niles, is a
four-columns article upon another page.
It should be read by every producer whether
farmer or not in this land. “Taxes Lcvied
by Railroad,” and “ Fiat Money or VVatcred
Stock,” and other short items are also in
this number. The people need to be set to
thinking, and 'thcse papers will do it. Let
every Grange circulate them. Let every
farmer read them. Scatter the seed broad-
cast. Read! Think I! Act!!!

Cheering News.

Crts.~:av, Crawford C0,, Feb. 9, 18‘3l.
Bro. Cobb :—I suppose you think our
effort for a Grange has frozen out, but if
you do you are mistaken. This is a new
county, and thinly settled, and the weather
has been such that it would not admit of a
general meeting, so we have postponed it
until spring. The majority of the people
feel that a Grange will be a benefit to us all.
I know it will encourage us to greater efforts
in farming, and will also be a benefit to us
intellectually.

The new dress of the VISITOR pleases me
very much. The agricultural department
isa great improvement. I take great pleasure
in showing it to my neighbors, and some of

early, and distribute freely. Send stamps.

Cush- ,
ing’s Manual is in the hands of parties who =

\Ve have on our table a copy of '

Law,” by Geo. T. Fish, which seems to us

iug him to the patronage of the Patrons of

aaaawa

ithe near future. Don't allow Bro. V8’. to

Grange have been shipped to us. Vile expect  deprive us of his “ Pickings by the \‘\'ay. ’ ‘
las it would be like leaving the seasoning out p

 of the soup.
1 Fraternaliy yours.
\V. C. .lorr.\‘.so.\'.

From Dallas Grange.

i
l

l-‘owr.r-21:, l\Iich., Jan. :lI'lth, ‘bl.

has been heard l'rom through the columns
of the Vrsrrorr. Therefore. if space will
allow, you may say to the Patrons that we
report progress and improvement. Our
election resulted in the re election of our
Master, H. l). \\'elling, who performed the

meeting, and ever striving within and with-
out the Grange to promote the interests of
its patrons.
rapidly. \Ve conduct litc1'ur,v exercises and
are soon to give a public exhibition.

()h, _vs.'S: the. \'rsr'roaI We are all please-.l
to see it enlarged, and the addition of those:

he, can I aflbrd to take the \'r.<r‘rorc, but can
i afford to do without it.

Brother Patrons, the principles underly-
ing our Order are as broad as the universe

as grand as old Niagara.
every Patron to make 11 practical applica-
tion of those principles. \Ve have the best
thoughts ofmen of all ages before us, and of
what consequence are they if we do not try
to profit by them. Tire great minds within
our Order have, in the councils of the Na-
tional and b'tatc(}ranges.givc1r us their best
advice, and laid before us their best plans.
They have placed before us high command-
ing objects at which to aim; but their words
are mere notiringness unless we put them
into practical application. Opportunities
do not last. Let those Patrons who have let
opportunities pass while at the district
school, the academy, the college, be mindful
that the Grange is now presenting chances
for self-improvement, and the elevation of
our fellow- beings.

As the work of another year dcnramls our
attention, let us go forth with new aspira-
tions. Let the failures of the past aid us in
scouring victories in the future. As the oak
which stands alone, and endures the scorch-
ing hcat of the summer sun, and the fierce
blast of winter, is sought for its toughness,
so shall the Patron who manfully battles
for the noble principles of our Order deserve
the praise of man and woman.

Fraternally yours,
Mvnox Bxowx.

The Detroit and Bay City Council.
Armrsox, Feb. 10th, '31.

Bro. Co/»/>.'-The Detroit and Bay City
Council of Patrons of Husiandry was organ-
ized in 1875, and has held quarterly meet-
ings regularly ever since. it has taken a
leading part in all enterprises having a ten-
dency to foster and build up the interests of
the Grange-—very notably in the breaking
up ofthe plaster combination of a few years
ago.

There are Granges in this vicinity that
owe their existence to the influence of this
Council; yet its Delegate to the last meeting
of the State Grange was refused admission
as such.

But I hope and trust that the Council will
persevere in its attempt to be heard in the
State Grange, and that at the next meeting
of that body it will see fit to admit Delegates
from all the Councils in the State, to the
end that all branches of our noble Order
may bejustly and fairly represented.

I expect to be able to send for more copies
of the Yrsrrorr soon; it grows better and
better.

The twenty-third quarterly meeting ofthe
Detroit and Bay City District Council of
Patrons of Husbandry, will be held in the
basement of the Christian Church, Oxford,
Tuesday, March 1, 1881, at 11 o'clock A. M.

ORDER or‘ I-Z.\1ER(.‘lSES.

Opening of the Council in the Fourth
Degree.

A ppointment of Committee on Creden-
tials.

Reading minutesof last meeting.
Reports of officers and presentation of ac-
counts.

Address of welcome, by Geo. D. Cowrlen,
of Oakwood.

{espouse by M. i’. Newberry, of Roches-
ter.

" Relation of the Grange to Our Primary
Schools,” Mrs. L. A. Pearsall, of Disco.
Basket lunch at 12:30 1‘. 31.; tea and coffee
free.

Music.

Reports of Committees.

One hour discussion upon uniformity in
washing and doing up wool.

An essay on “ Kindness to Animals,”
Mrs. J. K. Haines, Oxford.

Report of Delegate to State Grange. Joshua
Van Housan, Rochester.

Music. .
A paper by .1. P. Coon, of Orion, on the
question, " Resolved, That threshing by
steam power is more economical than horse
ower.” Discussion opened by M.  De-
ano, of Thomas.

Music.

“\Vhat Constitutes a Successful House-
keeper,” Mrs. J. Barwise. of Rochester.
Suggestions for the good of the Order.
All Fourth Degree members are cordially
invited to attend and take part in the doings
of‘ the Council. J. G. NOBLE, Sec‘y.

 

Do MISSIONARY worn: by sending the
names of 10 non-Patrons and $l,that ten
good farmers may read the VISITOR for three
months, and thus become interested in the
Grange.

To TEN names not members of the Order,
we will send the VISITOR three months for

them have promised to subscribe for it in

rsaaaaai

It has been sometime since Dallaslirange ,

duties of his office the past year with true}
Patron zeal, not being absent for a single .

Our membership is increasing ,

new departments supplies it much fclt want. ‘
Patrons, the question with you should not ‘

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.\r:l 'l‘lO?\' l. 'l'bis .\.s.<o«-i:rtiorr shall be l-zrllr-«l
i riw l’:rtron>;‘ .\id .~o«—iet_v of I\licirig:u\.

.'\r:<.'. 2. The object of this .\s.-or-izrtiorr shall
, Inc to i'urni.-'.b ilrrlrrf-tllzltv pr-rtrninr_\' aid to tin-
e 1':unilis-a of rlci-wtsetl nu-in n-rs.
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, M-:4 'x’m.\' l. .-\u,\' l’utron of llu.~'l»zrtrdr_v. in
‘_JlII>(l lrc:rltlr.urni in ;.5(m<i sl:ur<lih_<_r in any Silh-
Hl'4llll1lU' lirarrigr-. 1n;r_\' l>(‘('0lrlt' :r rm-rrrlwr of
this .-\.~'.<m-iatiorr in’ limiting" upplirrrtiorr in
the form pr‘rsci'ilu-cl in lll"‘\'t‘ lly-l.:rw.~'.rem-iv-
ing tin: approval of the u!ll(‘t'l‘.-’ «lr-sigrrzriwl l»_\
the 'l‘r'rr.~'tc+-s, and lv_‘-.‘ lI.'1_'\lll_L" :r llif'llliIl‘l'.\'lll}l
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llcrr-irr:rl'ter tlt‘.\2l‘,:ll:llo-ll in l.ilt‘>t‘ ii).-l.:rws, and
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tlrc (in-1'54-or‘ rn:r_v sign .~':rid l't‘l'llill'1li«".

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to the approval of one of the 'l‘r'ir.stm-:~a. or
a Standing (,‘ornrnittm'- of said 'l‘r‘1r.~'t<-cs. tlcsi_-_:-
nut:-d for that pur'po.<c. in all l':t.<e=.< will-rm
the zrpplicution 1‘or‘lrwrrrller‘sili uis r":-jwto-ti by
the liozml. the fce paid sbull To l't"rlil'lit‘ll to
the per‘:-wit from whom tlrr-s:rrru-\v;rs1'»-4-+-in-rl.

S120. 1'». Any rrrnrnl-or of this .\.~'so1-iatiorr
who r'ct‘trs«~s to l-.onform to the l5_v-l.:rws of
this Assor-i:rtiorr, or who llt‘_<.{'ll‘(‘i>' to pay to
the r~ie(-r‘ct2r1‘_V any zrsse-ssrrrcrrt within thirty
(lays from the date of such ztsscssrrn-rrt. or
wlro shall be oxpollell or srrspernled from
rrrernln-r‘slrip in his firarrj_:c. shall thereupon
cease to be ll rncrnbt-r of this .-Xssociatiorr, and
shall forfeit all claim for the lwrn-ills of this
.-‘lssociatiori, and no person shall tlro-r'c-afteu‘
be entitled to any [)9(‘11llltll‘}’ aid or lwneflit in
virtue of such previous rnernlu-rship—:inni
the Secr<et.:rr'_v shall strike his nurne from the
roll of members upon receiving a slut:-inc-rrt
of suclr facts, signed by the .\iast+-r and
Sr-cret:rr'_\-'. and under the seal of the >"ub-
ordinzrtc (lrurrrge, of wlriclr ho \\'us :4 rm-rnbc1'.

Sr-_‘(‘. 7. Wlrcrrcvt‘-r the Scc1‘ctur‘_\’ shall strike
uny nuruc from the roll of rru-rniiers, he
shall notify such nrernlwr, and any per-
son irrtt.-rcste,«.l ruuy appeal fronr Sll(‘il
zrctioir of the {\.'w*r't-tur'y to the liourd of
'l‘rustcc.~'. wlroso dccisiorr sllull be final; pro-
z.'z'(lc(l, that such uppl-ul be taken within
sixty (lays after‘ such n;nu<- slurll be strir-kcrr
fronr the roll.

Six‘. 8. .-\ny rrrcrrrluw rt-rnoving or chang-

ing his place of r‘e.~'i«io-In-c .-‘hull notir‘_v the
Set-rct;rr'y of this S4N‘l(‘l_\' of sut-ll l‘l'l1lt)\':l.l.
Sr-Io. fl. lint-lr mr-miner of this .-\:~'sor‘i.‘ltim1
in good strtruling and entitled to its lN‘llt‘lliS,
is entitled to vote at the :runu;ri rneeting for
the election of its liozrral of 'l‘r1rst<-c-.-l. and all
other rr1t~t,-t.irrgs' of the lliF‘lilil('l'H.
Srzti. 10. Any person alt-sir‘irtc' n r'll:rrlg4.- in
the pcrsorr or pe.rson.~; clroserr as lwm-ti<-i:rr'y,
shall notify the set-rct:rr'_v of such <-lrzrnn-I-,
who shall at once make l‘t‘t'<)l‘1l of the clrunge
desired.

.\ltTl(‘l.IC Ill —— .\l!-El-1’l‘If\‘r:.'~‘.

Sr:(:T1o.\* 1. The. :nrnu:rl rm-ctirrg or‘ this
Society shall be held on the Sf‘(‘{)lltl ’l‘ru-srlzry
of l)c<.-crrrber of eavlr year‘ at the city oi‘
Lnnsirrg, so long as the annual st-ssiorr of the
.\.‘t.'rt¢-. Grunge slrull l.c held at suclr time and
place.
Sr-:C. 2. Special rrzcetirrgs of the .\‘ociet_v
rn:-ry be held upon call of the lloard oi‘ Trus-
tees whcrrcvcr the interests of the society
and its members shall seern to dcrnunrl, and
thirty rluys’ notice shall be giv:-rr to each
meruber, but no iursim-ss shall be transacted
at any special rue:-ting, except suclr as shall
be. .'\‘[)t‘(:lll(‘(l in the call for srutlr rneeting.

A1:'r1r'I.r: lV~ Bo.-tun or Tlll'S'l'l~2l{.~‘.
Sl£CTI()N 1. The brrsiness affairs of this
{\‘oc-icty shall be nrarnrgcd by :4. board of
twelve trustees, who shall be chosen at the
annual IIlct_\l—il1g.‘,' of the Socir-t_v, and who shall
hold their oliices one year. or until their suc-
cessors are duly chosen and qualified.

SEC. 2. In case of any vacarrcy in the
loard of 'l’rtrstees by death or otlierwise, the
balance of the Board shall rill such \-'ac2Ir1cy
by selecting a. nreurber to fill the place until
the annual rncetirrg.

Sr-:('-. :-‘.. All trrrstcvs of this Society shall
be nrernbcrs thereof, and shall be lr1(‘l1ll1el‘r:
in good standing of a. Subordinate Grzurge.
Srzo. 4. A rnajority of the whole number
of the llo:rrd of Trrrstccs shall constitute at
ruorum for the tmrrszrctiorr of business.
"hey may establish such rules and regula-
tions as 1n:r.y be rrecesstmry to car1'y out the
lan and purposes of its I-orpo1'atior1, not
inconsistent with its incorporation.

SEC. 5. The Board of Trustees shall elect
from their number a Presiderrt, Secretary and
Treasurer, whom they may also rcrrrove from
ofiice at any time for cause.

SEC. 6. The oflicers and Board of Trustees
of this Society shall receive such compensa-
tion as the said Board may deem proper,
such compensation to be taken from the
general fund.

SEC. 7. The annual meeting of the, Board
of Trustees shall be held immediately after
the annual _meeting of the Society, and
special meetings maybe held at the call of
either the President, Secretary. or of five

31.00.

‘ By-Laws of the Patrons‘ Aid Society of Michigan. 5

llulvs an-l liI‘;.:lll:l.llIrll.~ of the N»:-it-I)‘ in l"ol'w .'

nuke npplir-.-rtlzm to M-- .

Ldur ll) virlu-‘ f>t"in_v rru~mln3r’-trip, 5-ir:lll lav puirl to .
itself, as everlasting as the mountains, and ’ ' ' "
it is the duty of :

. ,.. . sill-_lu~l to he l‘6'\'(rE(‘d7 .7} _
.urc l>_\ «.'i'vlrr-.{ wrltirn lmticc to lllt‘ ;

FEBRUARY lbrn. 1881.

Arr'r'rr'r.r-; \'~ l)1“rrr;~ or-‘ ()Yl‘l( r:r:.~:.
K Sr-:<_'. l. The Presiderrt shall pr'¢-~:irl(- at‘. all
- rrrectrrnzs of the .-\sso<-iation and of the
'l‘1't1ste-:-.<, and silull 9-xcrcise an :r-.-inc super-
interulr-rrve of the affairs of the .\.\s(N'lllil-Olll
slrall appoint all c<»rrrnrittc«s lll1l(‘5~l otherwise
Ul'(lPl‘('1l b_\‘ the .\S.\‘0('lllliOll or the ’l'r'trstce.~l:
slrull appoint oflit-o-rs prnte-rrr..:rrnl shall till
all v:u-urrcics in ()lll('t‘, with the .':ppmv;rl of
the 'l'r‘rrstm-s; sb:rll draw all ordo-rs on the
'i‘re-:r.~'rrr'm', with the mrrse-rut of tln- 'l'r1rst4‘e:~l.
and shall see that all otiit-o-1's:rrnl q»or;,rr1ittr\e:~;
pt-r‘l'orrrr llwll‘ l‘t'$]>(‘4‘llVt' dutie-.~‘: slrnll sign
all t,‘(l'lllll'1llt'\' of rrrr-rrrlw-r‘.~'lrip: rullnll call
all .~'p:,-r-iul l\rt‘(‘lll'r;:\.% of tilt‘ .\.-~awi;ttior1. when
~uvll rm»-lim; is (l'r'llt‘i‘t~4i by th.- 1;(,;,1-,1 of
'l‘1'1r.<t+-vs, and slurll .\t“.' that all tlw lnws and
l‘t‘,L'llli|ll(lll.\‘ of tlm .'\.~l.~‘m'llill(ln ,'11‘pf;”t_hful1y
vrlforr-<-ti. and slrall rnzlkc :r .-t:rt¢-rm-rrt of tho
.-rlluirs of the Sucit-t_v. when r-ullui llpmr to do
ml la)’ the limrnl of 'l‘rlr.~'i¢-4-.~.
, Star‘. 2. The .<e-«kn-t:rr_v slrull kw-p correct-
5‘ 1't‘(‘(>l'll.‘i(|flilt‘]>l‘U(‘l>‘(‘(ll11;."‘€Ullllf‘fiovlvly and
5 lioard oi 'l‘r‘ir.~:t¢~u.~'. and slurll keep an uccumte
-' aw-«umt. of all rrrorrie..-' l'(‘\’t‘l\Hl by him. and
pa} the .\illl1l*ln tin‘ 'i‘r'¢-u.~‘rm-r at lc.-4.-1’. once
I po-l‘ rm-ntl1.t2tkirr:.: his n-cc-lpt for tho _-cums;
sbzlil (‘<>1llllt‘l‘.~‘ll.‘,’l1 all ornle-rs on the Tn-:r.~'rrrer;
f .-‘hull lllZsi\'t‘ulli :il1ll:<',l_t[l1 li('('l'llll('lllt‘Of mem-
lwruslrip for c-urlr rm-rrrlwr. and se-ml the sarno
to the >'.-«-r'r-t:rr_\‘ of the .\'uborrlinutc Hrangr:
tn wlrirlr iu-. lwl<;l1;.:>t, upon the rtsw-ipt of
, llw appliratiorr shall kc-cp an m'rrrr':rte roll of
all rrrcrrriu-r'~' of tbv Sol-it-t\_ IIu_l’o'lllt‘l‘ with the
> 21,21-. No. of tln- lir':rrr«,;:-, r}-suit-um-_ post oliicc
‘ mlllre-.s.<, tlnlc ul :lIlllrl:~'.~l«'rll. nzurw of benefi-
ci;rr_\'. ll.\'Ht'.‘~.~‘lllv'lll.~< and time 1-1' punucrri. of
lli<‘~:~‘:rl1r<-. zrlnl tillw all ulww-;r.~‘+* of (-,-iuh mom-
lwr: shall nralw and .-crw all lr<vllu1\~l, and
‘ kw-p a r'o-I-uni oi" the -ililllt", siurll )M‘l‘ln1'n1,sm('lr
utlrcr tllillt-5 as tin» '.o:rrd nf '|‘ru.I1....,, fun,‘
l‘¢'qllll‘4':.‘~'ll1lllltllllxvil full l‘w}I<-rl at this nnnuii
;rru-vtirrgs. and at suvlr nllwr llnle':~l as the
l'l't‘_\lli(‘lIl nl‘ l>'ourul oi’ 'l'rtr.~<Im-s‘ may 1'1-qrrin-;
sllnll «ls-ll\'«-r to his .~«r1<-c««z~'.~mr in ctlicv or to
.~u<-ll po-1'.-ml as the l’rvsi«i«-Ir: and liourd of
'i‘t'I1.~'tm-'- rr:::,\' \lt'.\‘l[{lltllt‘, all ln,:nl..<, :u-mrrrrts.
\ Hlll‘llt'l'.‘~. pll}N‘i‘.\‘.(lm‘ll1lrt‘lllrl.tllltl otlur prop-
it-rt_v in his ]Iu.\'M‘.~.\iUl‘r in-lon,<.:'ing to said
i.\'n<-ivlx. lie shall give u in-n-i with twosurc-
ties. for SllI‘lI an urnount. us the lsourd of
'l’l'Ir.~tl-vs .\l1i1li (l¢‘l4‘l‘lllllH‘, for tin‘ faithful
;wr'l'nr'rn:rtm- of his rlutiu-', \\illl‘ll shall be
:q»pr'ow-ll l>_\' llw lloanl of "l'r'rr:;t.-«:4,

Mir‘. 3:. 'l'b:- ’l‘ra-:rsurcr‘ sllull rnweivc all
Hit-in-_\> lwl«'>r:_a'in;." to tbs: .\ssu«-i:rtion from
Elm .\'¢-t-n-tarjw. I.-lrirrg his rm-4-ipt thcrr-for;
.~lr:ill inrv llw .s:rlm~ out on lilo order‘ of the
l’r'l-aitlwzlt. 4-oirrrlo-r‘.-‘i;;r1ml by the N-<-,rclar'\'.
and in zu-mr«i:rru-v with the votes of tire 'l‘m_§-
ttws’. slmll «lvpo.-"it with sornc .\‘:tvin;:s liank
or ’l‘rn.~"I tfnrr,ip:lrr}:. irrwl-st or loan any portion
of the i‘nrul.~' oftllv .\‘o<-it-t)‘. us the 'l‘rustoca
ll1:r_\‘ l‘!‘llllil‘t‘: slnrll km-p :l('4‘iil‘:il4- at-(_«mnt,q;
.\lltlli rn:r'r;v :r \\'l‘iil<~lr H-pm'I. of his tioirrgs at
"2ll‘ll ll!H‘llllu.~i oi‘ the .\'<wicty, or of tin: Board
of 'l'r'r1.~‘t¢-vs, and at sucli other‘ tirrres us thc
l‘r'l-.~li<.l<-ills. or the iloard of 'l‘r‘rr.stm:-t may
l‘l‘1[illl‘t‘; .-‘hall givv-. at bowl with two srxretires.
for surli an :u1u'»uut:l.s tlw ilourrl of Trustom
shall do-t¢~r'rnine for the f:rithi'ul pr-rfornnrnco
of his (l‘rllivs', which shall low :1 lprovcd by the
.\'o-r-re-t:rr_\' and l’I‘l‘t-.ll(lt‘IlL. and sirull deliver to
his stir-4-vssair in ollicc. or to stroll other person
as the i'r‘r-sitlerrt and ’l‘ru.-:t«-¢.~: m:r_\‘ tlcsigrratc,
all rrlorrrgw. books. tl(‘(‘UlllllH, \'«-in-lrr-rs, papers.
«locurm-rrts, and otl1¢~rpropc~r't_v in his po.~t+ct~r.~t-
ion. belrmging.-5 to the .'\.sH0('i:rti(nll.

Hifl‘.  The bonds of the otilcr-rs rmuired
by the prem-(ling so-(‘ti<>lr.-4, and all otho-r bonds,‘
shull bc tlt‘[>U>'il4‘<l with tiw .‘vi:s.-tor of the
Stzrtc lir‘arrgr~ for salt: keeping.

.-\uTu‘1.r-; \'l--- ilr:.\‘r~:r'rr lJ\lt\'.

>«'r:4"r‘lu.'~.' 1. At the death of any rncrrrlwr‘
tircre sirall be paid to any person or persorrs.
duly autilori'/.+-d to rem-ive tine sarne, as
man_\' dollars as [lit.'l‘t‘. arc Iru-trrlvms oi" the
.\{>('lt‘i}' at the datc of .~lllt'l1I.lu'H[ll; pv-orvidcd.
that no pa-r'sorr 2-‘hull l‘r~4'o-i\‘o' more than two
tlrorrsairrl u.lolia1:<.

Six}. 2. if no p4»r:+urr slrull have bccn
rlesigrratml as the lmm-iir-iz:r‘_\,' of suclr ticceascd
rncrnlwr at the time of tln"«‘lt.N't‘, the pavmerrt.
slurll be rnudc to the wife, lrtrsburul, children.
rnother, lntlrt-1'. sisters, lvr‘v>tl1t‘l'.-i, or legal
r‘epr't-.~u-rrtntivcs of such tic-cczrsml lllt‘l11i)0i‘rv,
r'r-spw.-li\'cl_\' in the Orilcr‘ above nann-d.

.\'r:<'.. ii. Win-u--vcr tlw St-on-t:rr_v slnlll rc-
cr-i\'v l’mll('(‘ of the (iv.-H-:r.~'o= of it rrrerrrlwr, he
shall fortlrwitlr notify the l’r'c.sitlt-rlt of such
(l1'(‘(‘tl.h'(', and of the rrurni,»c-,r of Int-rnlwrs at
the time of suclr (lt‘tf(‘1l.:~it‘. and of the name of
the bcru-lit-i:rr'_v of such tit-wt-srso-ll rncrnlu-I‘. and
he shall also issrrc and send to mu-lr rm-rnlrer‘
tl. rrotici-. of melt zrsst-ssrrrt-rlt..

H1-:(.'. 4. \\'lrerrc\'er' the l‘r.--ids-nt shall re-
rcivc notiw of the (it‘4:('tl.'-¢‘ of a rrrerrrlx-r‘, and
of the nurnlmr of rnr:rnl.>er.-' at the time. of
srrclr (let.-misc-, he shall fortlrwitlr draw his
ortlcr on the 'I'r‘ea.s1rr‘:-I‘ for ti;r- amount due
tlrc ilerrelin-ia1‘_v of suclr tlt‘(‘t‘ii,:1’t‘\l rm-nrbcr.
and shall for\.\'ar'd the same to the .‘~'e<‘rctary
who shall sign and forward such order to tire
la-,rn,-ti::inry of the clecezrscd nrcrnber.

.\'r;r:. .3. On the-. rrceipt of lilo-.()1‘li¢‘I‘ of the
Pres lent and Sr-cr'etar'_v, the TI‘t‘:l.s'1lI‘t’l‘ shall
at once pay the smile to the bcr1eti<'iur‘y of
5-urrlr (lt~‘(‘t‘(l>'vt.‘4i pcrsorr rlcsigrratetl therein.
Arr'rIl'r.r: \'ll.~l-‘r'.\'1rs A.\‘l) .»\.~s.'1:ss3IrcNTs.
Sr-;<:TIo.\' l. The rnenrbersbip i'r-cs. of $2.50
for 4-ach rnember, and 10 ccrrts upon each
russessrrrcrrt shall belong to and form ll. fund
for the general p1rrpose.s' of the Society.
h.'i:(‘.2. All nroncys arising from assess-
ments shall be placed in the bent-ticiar‘y fund,
and shall be used only to pay to lmnclireiaries
of rlcce;rsetl rm-mbers.

SEC. :1. .Vic.rnb+-rs of this Society duly auth-
orizcd to take applications for nu-rnberslrip,
£tl1(iC()ilI‘(‘l. zrssessrrrerrts, shall receive 54) cents
upon eucir mernbcr where application shall
be ,,<:cept.ed and approved, and 5 cents upon
each assessrncrrt collected and forwarded to
the Secretttr of this S0(‘ict_v, whiclr arnounts
shall be pai from the gcrreral fund.

S1-:('.-t. Upon the dece-use of it member,
every living rnernbcr shall be asscsse.-<1 ax-corn‘-
ing to the age of the rrrenrber at the time of
the corrnnerrccnrent of I]lclr1iH,*l'Sllip, by the
following sclredulez

   

Ages from Arrr‘t. of Assessment Ages fmrn Am tofbmssrrrerrt
it)‘ to 20 _____________ ._8 t'»() l 40 to 1.3 ______________ an go
29 to 25.- “' . 43 to 50 __ 1 4:)
2.3 to 30.- to 5.7.- ,___ 1 7p
30 to 33.- 55 to lit) ________ __ 2 on
55 to 40 ............. -- l 00 60 ms5___-_-__,_____,, 2 70

To each of the above assessments made
shall be added 10 cer1ts—5 cents to be retained
by the sender. and 5 cents to be forwarded to
the general fund.

SEC.  Tire Sci-r'etar‘y shall send each living
member the following assessrnent notice, to-
wit '

MICIIIGAN I’ATRON.‘l' Am Socrsrr.

To Secretary's Office, ___________ _M1ch_, _______ __l88__

You are hereby notifled that by the clecease of
-------------- --. Of-—-——-------Grarrge, No__, ___________
P. 0..---- --a member of this Society, an agaegg-
mentdof“? _________ __dona;-3_ an,1______________cem8 ,3
now ue mm a ti; L :1,

within 30 days fi-vgrura, (81'lI:l.8, a<".lc0rdl°Ir§ai?)etl1rse iigyifig

 

members of the Board of Trustees.

of this Society.
—-—---—--- -------Secretary.

   
  

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FEBRUARY I5’1'Il, 1881.

SEC. 6. A receipt from the Secretary, or
credit upon the booksof the Association only,
shall be evidence of the pzryrnent of any
assessment.
AR'I'I(1LE VI 1 I — AIII~:NI)3II:1\'Ts.
These 15'-Laws may be amended at any

meeting o the Board of Trustees, by er two-
thirds’ vote of the members present.

§$ill|l{il$'§il'i.1ilIl1illl-

1lIL'ski:Go.\‘

VPIOAEKINGS B_Yr THE WAY, No. 23.

The readers of the VISITOR had no “ Pick-
ings ” in the last number because after they
were duly gathered they were lost—spI'I,led
by the way we expect, for they were duly
mailed to the Publishing Company on the
25th day of Jan. We duly forward what is
left and hope they may be almost as good as
those the mail man devoured, or is trying
to find the place (Kalamazoo), printed in
large letters upon the envelop;-.—to deliver
them.

A l\'E\\' on.-\Nor:.

On the Inorning of Jan. 10th, “early to
rise" was our motto, and even their we had
barely time to eat breakfast at Bro. and Sis-
ter McI)ougal’s board. near Litch field, when
the distant rumbling of a train, followed by
a whistle, bade us hurry. It. was a “mixed
train,” which had one good feature-—it is
never in a hurry to leave the station—and so
than ks to our host's fast horse, we were there
in time to get a ticket and aboard and go
with the rest towards Albion, which (Iris
mixed train reached upon time, justin time
for us to board the train west and reach
Kalamazoo at 9:30 A. 31. At the printing
oflioe where the Visrron is rolled out to
order we repaired, and soon heard a familiar
cry of “copy." That means business if the
paper is full and on time. \Ve picked over
our diary and sundry other places, and
made the “ boys happy.”

After dinner the train bore us ll0l"iI1Wf\i‘Ll
to Shelbyvllle, in Allegan County, where
Bro. S. 0. Smith met us at the depot, and
hurried us to the eastward and northward
across the line into Barry County, where we
could safely take our supper. Bro. Luther
and another Bro. and his wife, were guests
with us at tea. All went to the meeting at
the schoolhouse some distance back, where
the meeting was to be. The house was well
filled by strangers and members from the
neighboring Granges. A lecture upon the
aims and objects of the Grange was given,
and 36 names were given as charter mem hers
of a new Subordinate Grange. Ofiicers were
elected and‘ duly instructed, and Gun Lake,
Grange No. 643, was; instituted with S. O.
Smith, Master, and Sister Mary Angel. Sec-
retary. At a late hour we reached the home
of Bro. Smith again, glad to rest and sleep.
This Grange is near the center of the town
of VVayland, Ailegan County.

A COLD rum-2.

On the morning of the 11th inst, we got a
later start than we anticipated, and so
missed the train to Plainwell, but tele-
graphed the cause of our not coming, and
that we would come by team. Bro. Smith
was going to Plainwell so we rode along, but
almost perished with the mid. VVe warmed
at the hotel by the wayside, and upon reach-
ing Plainwell found a telegram seeking
some one to read it. An houror two in this
rural town and we took a train to Otsego,
and spent the night in a huge rest-—ke-eping
warm and resting.

HALL DEDICATION.

At the train hour we took the cars to Alle-
gan, where a message by wire stopped us,
and we rode back to find Brother and Sister
A. J. Edson, of Plarnwcll, waiting to take
us to the field. which was at Trowbridge
Grange, No. 296. This Grange had been
buildinga new Grange home 26x60 feet, two
stories in height, and today it was to be
dedicated to the use of the Grange.

This hall is well located, well built, and is
and will be the pride of the Grange that has
sowisely built-it. Spite of the cold, there
was a goodly gathering when we reached
the hall, and additions were made every
moment until the hall was filled. Many
Brothers and Sisters from neighboring
Granges were present to join in the pro-
ceedings of the occasion. All things being
ready, the ceremony of dedication was per-
formed. assisted by a well trained choir of
singers with an organ accompaniment.

From labor to refreshment was the order,
and all repaired to the banquet room below
to the feast of good things. Three long ta-
bles were filled more than once, and enough
was left to feed many more.

A public address was the order of the af-
ternoon. to which a large and attentive au-
dience gave excellent heed. The evening
was used for the installation of officers, and
instruction in the unwritten work. Brother
McAlpine, of Monterey, was present and as-
sisted in the installation. There were mem-
bers and officers from at least seven different
Granges present. At a late hour good bye
was said and the happy gathering dispersed,
long to remember the scenes and instruc-
tions of the day. VVe_ went in company
with Brother and Sister Edson to Brother
P. Brender’s to spend the night. This com-
fortable, even elegant home, like many oth-
ers in Michigan, has been hewn from the
wilderness by its owner. On the morrow
we took leave of Allegan County, and its

Patrons, by taking the morning train which
soon made Kalamazoo and Schoolcraft. A
company of friends were at Brother and Sis-
ter Cobb‘s for the evening, and we enjoyed
the social visit.

Jan. 14th was no warmer, but colder than
some of the preceding days;so we found it
as we made Kalamazoo,_and later the village
of Mattawan, where we called upon Mr.
Hunt, at whose home we saw two fine por-
traits of the VVorthy Master of the National
Grange. One is for the hall of Alpine
Grange, and the other for Vlfyoming
Grange. They were painted by Miss Lydia
Hunt, and will add much to the appearance
of the two fine halls in which they are to be
hung. At dinner with Brother C. ionfoy,
we met Brother Vining, who is engaged
here in re-packing winter apples to ship

South. \Vc saw a thousand barrels in one 4

building in the process of preparation for
shipment. Night brought us to Paw Paw,
where as guest of Brother and Sister Wood-
man, we passed a very pleasant fimr-.

T0 IIAI<'I'r'oIcIv.

The beautiful snow came pleutifully upon
the morning of the l:"»tlI.
row Gauge :——we noticed that many spell this
name, or at least pronounce it, as if spelled
with an “o,”—Gouge. After stopping a few
times to get breath, we reached Lawrence,
and by stage made Hartford in time to go
home with Brother J. (7. Parker to dinner.
Brother Parker has built himself a fine res-
dence since we were last here, which adds
much to the appearance of the place; and we

have no doubt that his family find it adds‘

to their comfort and l1appiue~'-.-4. Brother
Goodspeed,the Vi/orthy Master elect of Hart-
ford Grange, was It fellow guest at dinner.
The Grange met in the afternoon and trans-
acted the business of settling up the accounts
and dealings of the past year. Among other
things was the appointment oi’ a Plaster
(.‘omnIifte+,- to co-operate with the member;-'
of Keeler Grange in arranging for the stor-
age of plaster, etc. III the evening it public
installation of ofiicers took place, Brother
Cook, of l{c(,-ler Grange, assistirrg. An ad-
drer-.~,4 was given, and late in the evening
those attemiing sought their homes. \\'e
were the guest of Brother and Sister Rob-
ertson, aud with them spent a very pleasant
night. The following day llrother It. took
us to Keeler and delivered us to Brother
Baker. whose home we have \‘l.~'iis;-(I several
times before. How pleasant to revisit the
places and homes where years since one has
made pleasant acquaintances and agreeable
friends, and renew the friendship then be-
gun. Snow is a positive, if‘ not a superlative
quantity at this time, but lies still.
KI-IELI-ZR GRANGE.

To day. the 17th, we have been very busy
with our writing and correspondence, trying
to catch up in this line of work, but night
came too soon, and with it a public meeting
and installation at the South church. The
house was well filled by members and their
friends, all of whom came to take part and
show their interest in the atlvancing, aggres-
sive work of the ()I'(l€I‘. A number of visit.-
ing Patrons were present from Hartford,
Hamilton and other (2% ranges. Brother Titus,
of Hartford Grange, and Sister‘ Cook, of
Keeler Grange, assisted us in the .-:+-rvir-e.
Thus Keeler Grange, No. 139, has sailed out
upon another year's voyage of 5i|I_',(‘A_-S:-If|_];
effort.

Brother Baker’s team soon annihilated the
distance between his home and I-I-artford,
where at 2 o’clock in the morning we took
the cars for Grand Rapids, to attend the an-
nual meeting of the
wi-:s'rI-:I<N MICHIGAN AGRI(_‘1‘I.1‘l'RAl. AND

INDUSTRIAL S(')(‘ll-‘.'1‘Y.

To say that we were a little tired, etc.,
when we reached the City of the Valley,
would be the truth only, but the cheerful
greeting of many friends and brothers soon
rested us, and with the preparation of a
breakfast we were as ready for work as ever.

The work of the 18th and 19th passed the
time rapidly, and early upon the morning
of the 19th we started for Lansing, en route
for appointments in Ingham county. At
Lansing we met Brother Luce and Brother
Cobb, and many other Patrons, most of
whom were attending 1]. meeting of the
Superintendents of the Poor. At noon we
reached Holt station, where Brother Cook
met us at the train, took us home to dinner,
and then 8 miles to Aurelius Grange, where
in a church we talked an hour to those who
came together to hear and learn. Supper
was taken in company with Brothers Cook
and Higdon at Brother Grinnelle’s, and
thence we rode to Eden Grange, at Capinls
station. A goodly number were present at
this, a public meeting. The night was spent
near by,with a brother whose name has
been overlooked.

AT LANSING.

‘Ne reached the Capital City upon an earl y
train on Friday, the 21st inst. An hour was
spent in Representative Hall watching
those whom we have empowered to think,
speak and vote for us in securing the legisla-
tion needed. Many were busy—attentive to
everything that was doing. Not a word was
said, not a paper read, that they did not
understand. They had a voice and vote in
the business as it was done ——their constitu-
ents were well represented, and they worthy
representatives. On the other hand many
members of the House were absent, having
gone home, anticipating the usual recess
from Friday noon until Monday evening or
Tuesday morning. Many of those present

We took the l\'ar- 

1‘ 33 ..€“%3R%.%%N@iE:. iV;?5%_i”i”9e@a+,

were out of their seats, paying no attention
to the business passing. securing to have no
interest in it, and important bills were under
,consideration—billx-tin which every member
should be interested.

“'9 attended to the filing ofthe artir,-lo-.- of
association of the

)IIcIII<:.A.N I'A'I'I-:o.\'.~‘ .-up .~'N'll-l’l“)',

f hus making it a legal orgnui/.afion. I'I-on
the evening train we rode through the storm
which made us much behind at Morrice,
and Brother A. ll. Clark met u.-’ at the train
and corrdut,-ted us to the hall, where a pub-
lic installation and address were given. \Ve
here met Brother and Sister [\'tev(-us and
mixers, from Perry Grange, near by.

The Grange at Morricc, .\'o. 1.31, has just
come iII possession of a new ball, which is
very pleasant, having been fitted up in good
shape for Grange purpoue.-I. liar.»-y liauds of
active, earnest Sisters had been well em-
ployed in making acarpet and putting it
1 down to have it ready for the occasion. \Ve
‘congratulate the members of’ [IlI.~ (,irann‘e,
3 that they have been so fortunate in scouring
= so good a hall and so successful irI fitting it

4 better manhood and womanhood.
‘ Brother and Sister Clark assisted us in the
installation and all went ofI'plea.sautl_v. A
3 short sleigh ride took us to Bro. (Ilark’s pleas-
. ant home where the night was duly spent in
that rest one daily needs.
A .\'l-IW l’())l(J1\'A or-:.-I.\‘(.'i:.

The heavy fallof snow during the night
and its rontinuarrce thismorning, the 2‘.!«.l of"
.lnnu:rI'y, «lid not prevent a company of'ear-
nn-.-t Patrons from riding 1'.’ miles to attend a
Grange meeting. In I-ourpany with Brother
and Sister Clark, and Brotlrer and .\‘ister
Morrice we rode the 1;! miles to lrairrgsburg
and .-‘topped at lirofher 'l'aylor‘s to dinner.

At ‘.3 I’. II. we met the nit.-mbs-ri-of the vari-
ous-; Granges of the munt_v in the hall of
l.:Iing.uburg (irarige, mid wero surprised to
see so runny pro-em. at this time. In due
course of’ time Slrinwassee Pomona Grange,
No. Ill, was duly instituted, with the follow-
ing officers, duly elected and installed: Bro.
I). I). (.‘ulveI', Master; .1. \VoodlIull, Over-
see-r; A. ll. (‘lark, Lecturer; I7. 5. Barnett,
Steward; F. M. Randall, Assistarit Steward;
.\I. I.. Stevens, (fliaplain ; \V. 1.‘. Morricc,
'l‘rt-nsiirer; J. (,3. Stone, Secretary; George
\V'ing, Gate Keeper; Sister Ellen Morrice,
Pomona; Minerva Clark, Ceres; Julia
Stearns, Flora, and Sister  M. Place, L. A.
S.; and is Executive Committee, Bros. A.
B. Clark and C. S. Barnett, for two years,

and Bros. .l. \Voodhul| and  Goodale, for
one year.

Instructionsin the beautiful lessons of the
degree of Pomona were duly given,also in
the general unwritten work of the Order.

The G range took a recess for supper, which
was given at the house of’ Bro. A. F. Place,
and after supper the int-fallation took place
in due form; and at a late hour all went to
their homes, and some of them were quite
distant. \Ve found many snow-drifts de-
layed the trains so that we did not reach
home until Monday morning, having been
from home and family just two weeks. It
set-u.Ie<l good for us to be once more with our
famil_\,', but only for a day. for to Iuorrow we
are again called to the lield, where we ex-
pect to be for at least three weeks to come.

Open Grange Meetings.

For the want of laborers in the Grange
field as public lecturers. we would urge the
use of open Grange meetings. Such a meet-
ing should be well arranged. abundantly
advertised and its program well prepared.

its program should havegood singing and
a plenty ofit distributed through the exercis-
es. A wellwritten essay or two by sisters and
brothers upon some topic would be in keep-
ing, also two, three or more well com mitted
and practical declamations by the younger
brothers, and recitations by sisters.

For the main part of the entertainment,
have Judge Black's letter on railroads, or
Thurber’:-I railroad article, or that of Mr.
Niles read by some good reader who shall
have studied the piece. and practiced it until
he can read it well. Such a meeting system-
atically arranged and well carried out would
be productive of good. Try it and if suc-
cessful, repeat once in six months at least.

The address of the Worthy Master to the
National and State Granges, reports of the
committees of the National Grange upon
Transportation, Good of the Order, State of
American Agriculture and Education, also
the report of the State Grange Committee on
Patent Rights, Agricultural College, etc.,
would all be good to read at such meetings.
Whatever you do, do well, and success will
attend such well directed efforts.

Why Is It?

At a recent. meeting of farmers it was an-
nounced that an article would be read on the
subject of education, whereat a large num-
ber of farmers arose toleave. The chairman
of the meeting causticallv remarked that it
was usually the case that when education
was talked of the farmers were ready to
leave, not being interested in that subject.
Do farmers not need to learn ‘I Do they not
need organization? Do they not need to
read? Who, more than they‘?

Vick-’s Monthly Magazine and the GRANGE
Vrsrron for 1881 for $1.50. Address, 0. L.
Whitney, Muskegon, Mich.

up for :1 Grange home. .\Iav it ever be home -I
to all farmers and their fanrilies in the vicin- _
‘ ify, eve-rleading them to build a higlier and 3

The Proceedings.

The pI'0<'e(».-dillg.-I of the National and State
Hranges at the last sessions, will soon be
mailed to Subordinate and Pomona Grang-
es entitled to them, but you will not get
tire:-no valuable papers if your Secretary has
: been negligent in duty and not reported
2 your Grange oflicers, or your Grange is be-
‘ hind in reports or dues.

'l"m-se pr‘r)ceedlDg.~' are the property of the
Grange, and not of the officers who may R--
ceive them. The same is true of the pl’-.>r‘L'ul-
ings of pl‘~:VIOl]S years.

\V'ht-re will you keep them 2’ livery
Grange should have a good m:r,-r:,(rrire, or
desk, with a place for everything, and then
keep everytliing, pr0cee«iin;;s, b_v—l-_iws, di-
gest, rituals, etc , etc., in that place, and

ready at any meeting for ref'e1'eII(-e and use.

Some Granges are like Ir certain rural post -
office. A stranger called r‘;I'Ill.~'llI3lI. The:
’ lady said, “ Mr. Smith was the pip.-illl1l.~U:l‘,
and carried all the letters in his hat, and
he wa.- in the field at work. Go and see
, him."

Patrons‘ Summer Resort.

fitt-ps have been taken to organize a sum-

: Iner resort for Patrons of Husbandry in the
ioool re-gions and b_v the side of the clear,
 pure waters of Northern Michigan. A
‘ meeting for the election of officers and the I
transactioir of bll.<‘ill(*.~iS preliminary to the.
location of site. eIc., will beheld on the :’.‘»‘.'i
inst. at Sww-1-t's hotel, Grand Rapids. Ex-
cellent inducenient.-s are being offered by
both the railroads and the citizens of Trav-
erse (fity. All stock-lroldeis will get reduced
rates, II-Ilf-fare atoll times. Patrons, come
out to the meeting on :_’.‘i.l inst.

Leciurer’s Appointments.

Un the Trfh inst. l rel.-eived atclegrani from
home calling me to the bedside of my eldest.
son, who was very sick with the diphtheria.
lflvery day since I have been needed at home,
and in anticipatioir of the other two children
and my wife having this fearful disease, I
have not dared to make any new appoint-
Inents. My intention is to go to Gene.-«see,
Sanilac and adjoining counties, the last of
the Inorifh, if the health of my family will
permit. I have agreed to speudn few days
in St. Joseph county the first week of March,
being at Colon on the 3d of that month.

Could I find any one to leave with my
family in this their need, I should be at once
in the field. Hoping for the best, I remain,

Fraternally,
C. L. VVIII'r.N in’.

items.

Lrrr this number of the Visrron, and any
other you may have, do missionary work,
by handing them to those who do not sub-
scribe or have it to read. Read, and get
others to read the railroad question.

Tm»: Grange has the “ elixir of life ” in its
purposes, that the nation must use to live.
“ It has assumed the agggressive” on the
railroad question, let no Patron falter, but
prepare for the impending conflict.

LIl{l~Il'.n:9.I1y others, the publishers of the
.l[ic/zigcm Almanac forgot that the farmers
of this State have an organ of their own in
the GRANGE Visiron, with a largercircula-
tion than any paper of the State outside of
Detroit, or considered it unworthy a place in
the Michigan “press” list. Had this been
adirty, bitter partisan sheet of 200 subscrib-
ers, it would have had a full share of atten-
tion. It can correct an error in reference to
the liquor trade, but farmers may stand
back.

Thanks.

VVe here express our thanks to those Pat-
rons who have so promptly responded toour
request for the earlier publications of the
Order. We will in any way in our power
reciprocate the favors thus received if the
Brothers will indicate the way. Brother
Draper, Master of Massachusetts State
Grange, and Brother Nicholson, of the
New Jersey State Grange, have our thanks
for copies of the proceedings of their late
sessions. We are glad these are uniform in
size with those of our State, and hope those
of other States will be, for then they can be
bound, and make an excellent; Annual for
1881. We should prize such a volume. The
size is 61;!) inches.

STILL WANTED.

\Ve still are in search of Nos. 3, 7, 9 and 10
of the Bryant Fund publications; have re-
ceived but one of either of them. There
must be some of Nos. 3, 9 and 10; all were
excellent papers. No. 9 was by Prof. Welch,
of the Iowa Agricultural College. VVhat Nos.
3 and 10 were, we do not recollect. VVe
would be glad of these Nos., and also some
of Nos. 12 and 13 and Practical Tract No. 2.
The earlier copies of the Constitution and
By-Laws of the National Grange and first
circulars sent out would be gratefully re-
ceived. We think there must be copies of
edition 1, 2 or 3 of the Ritual. especially of

the third edition—-the only one in use in
1872, and before.

We have, and to spare, of Bryant Fund
publications Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 8, and No. 3 of
Practical Tracts. Will members of the ear-
lier Granges please look about them and in-
quire for these papers, etc. and greatly oblige,

Yours fraternally,
C. L. WHITNEY.

nmumuiratinitz.

From Outside the Gate.

K.\l.A.\i.\7.'M), Feb. 3th. 1881.

J. 1'. Cobb, .S(-hoo/,crr:,i‘/, .l[i<.-h..-——l)ear Sir:
In response to your request of yesterday,
that I occasionnll_v (‘()lllI‘II)l|i(‘ to the col-
umns of your paper, the UK.-\.\'(.'-Ii \'IsI'ron,
lwill .-Iry: If I can be of any service i0
the farming III'rt‘r’..‘.‘3t‘1, through the medium
of your paper, i shall I-;~rrniIIl_v feel very
willing to com: I! ute to its columns.

I have never identified Inyselfwith the
Grange movement, rand I am but little
‘d.CqllhIlll(‘4I witlr tlIe()rgarIi/.atioIr. Hy work
has lJH‘ll so diversified -- farming, bridge-
building, water-work.-. building, I-It-., that l
lr:-rvv had but little time or opportunity for
H1-t‘lisI life. or to drvotc to organized society
work, such as, l fake it, would be required
fl'(lIl1z1('()ll$l.s'lUlll Illcllllvrl‘ of :r soc-icty like
the Grange.

That the interests of the nrrrrier should
be gr:-zrfly Ircivalrred by such nu orgaui'/.2i-
tion, I can readily believe; and [am also
ready to believe that great good does come
of it—indeo>d [cannot see how sucli an or-
ganization could result otlrerwi.-xe than in
great good, unless grossly niismanaged and
Iuisdirected.

I do not think anyone can well attach a
higher value and importance to the farmers’
I-ailing than do 1. iii» professiori-~-arid it is
a pl’0fe.~ll-‘-l0ll, in the highest and most coin-
plete scrrse of the tcrm—is the grandest and
best of all the profe.-osioirs; and to be fully
wort/ry of it will entitle him to the very

front run/; in the scale of Ililllliill progress.

But, sir,,our t-use reqirin,-s In rm'<.- (rrvrtrrwn/,

and the sooner we fully szrbrnit to such

treairnent, the sooner will we enn-rgc from
the false position we lr:rV'c so l(lllgl)(',(‘1lpI01I.
I believe a large portion of our most intelli-

gent i‘a.rr1rt-rs are realizing the importarrce of
such freatrneut, and are adopting it; and the
indications of a most glorious l'¢,.~illli. are al-
ready bf-coining visible. A contiriuanee of
this treatmentwill bring to us the most vig-
orous health, which simply Inearrs the full-
est, and best, and greatest mental and mate-
rial prospcrity and advzuiceinent.

Let us all hail the dawning of the better,

brighter day-—the day when we shall no more
hear from the Ilpi-l of any farmer the mon-
strous so-ntinieut that has been l~Kl('.0n1IIl0Il
in the past, “ VVe need but little education
to become fnrmen-l;" but rather this, the
true sentiment. that to bt-conic worthy the
name “good farnrer." we need the best and
most thorough education and culture that
the human mind can attain to. Even then
we have but barely entered this wondrous
field. In this field, we are walking hand
in hand with the Infinite. This thought
should be a. constant guide and discipline to
us, and when once appreciated, even if’ im-
perfectly, we will cease to bemoan our call-
ing, or to long for the minor professions.

Do I assume too Inuch when lsay that

the brighter, better day is already dawning?
I do not think anyone will say so who was
present and witnessed the proceedings of the
Farmers‘ Institute recently held at your
place, who witnessed the keen interest there
manife.-:ted, and the zest with which all par-
ticipated, almost in spite of themselves.

I assure you, sir, I feel that the holding of

that Institute has resulted in the largest
single stride, in advance, that we have yet
taken, and it is hardly possible to over-esti-
mate lts good results.

The benefit to be derived from such gath-

erings stands boldly out, no matter from
what point we view it.

The mere gathering-together of these peo-

ple from all parts of the county, and coun-
ties, and conferring together, furnishes a
lesson for daily use to every one who partic-
ipates. It makes the knowledge and expe-
rience of all, of the collective whole, applic-
able to each and every individual case. We
are thus, too. afforded the very best of op-
portunities for becoming acquainted with
our representative men, and are enabled,
from such an acquaintance to select the
fittest men to represent us in all places, and
thus will we be able to escape the wiles of
demagogues and designing men, who use us
only to abuse us. and to aggrandize them.
selves.

I repeat, it is scarcely possible to overesti.

mate the good that may result from the
cause we are inaugurating. It is, most em-
phatically, a step in the right direction,‘
long delayed, ’tis true, but at last well taken,

Hastily yours,

W. B. C.
-., 

The Agricultural World and Michigan

Ilomestead has assumed new form and size,

being an eight page forty-column sheet. It
pays its weekly visits to the farmers, who,
looking well to their interests, take it. The
subscription price is $1.50 per year. Club
rates much cheaper. \-Ve will send it and
the VISITOR for $1.50. Address, 0. L. Whit.
ney, Muskegon, Mich.

A COPY of the Farm Journal is at hand.
It is published by Wilmer Atkinson, Phila-
delphia, oflice No. 14-1:N. 7th Street. This
is a neat 16 page sheet, issued monthly, at 50
cents per year. It contains the concentrated
extracts of news and general farm intelli-
gence. The " Household ” is a department
well edited and filled-_with choice articles.
We welcome the Farm Journal to our table.

 

 


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THE LOOIAVOF IJFE.

 

All day. all night, I can hear the iar

Of the loom of life, and near and far

It thrills. with its deep and muffled sound,
As the tireless wheels go always round.

Basil,-, ceaselessly, goes the loom

in mg light...-1‘ my and the midnight gloom.
The wheels are turning early and late,

And the woof is wound in the warp of fate.

Click, clack! tlwre's ii tlire-ad or love wove in,
Click, rlackf and another of wrong and sin.
Vfhat a checkered thing will this life be
When we see it. unrollcd in eternity I

Time, with a face like mystery,

And hands as busy as bands can be,

Sits at the loom with its warp outspread

T-:~ catch in its meshes each glancing thread.

When shall this wonderful web be done 7'

in a thousand years, perhaps, err one,

or to-marrow. Who knoweth 7 Lot you nor I :
But the wheele turn on, and the shuttles fly.

Ah, sad-eyed weaver. the years are slow,
But. each one is nearer the ei d, I know :
And some day the last thread.shall be woven in,--
God grant it may he love instead of sin I

Are we spinners of woof for this life-web. 5a_\' .’
l"bc. we furnish the Weaver :1 thread each day?
l: were better, then, 0 my friend, to spin

A beautiful thread than a thread of sin.

a

was
cropping out, seemingly more than ever
before. You are all aware that human
nature is very frail and weak and cannot
stand much pressure.

vulnerable point. unless the person was, as
it were, iron-clad. These people are so cruel

5 in their nictliod of working. so sly and cun-

ning! 'l‘h<;- wound in-n_v heal in time, but

. an ugly scar is left: and to forgivc and forget.

requires a. iiatiire almost diviiiu.
This yearly pilgrimage which very inziny

ensues

 relations
: wonian’s

Mr. and Mrs. “ They ‘
i Say” were IIIGFH with their arrows tipped
, with poison, ready to attack one at every

farmers’ wives make to liausing to attend a ;

session of the State (lrange, is of great ben-
efit.
. life.

It breaks the moiiotoiiy of evei'_v-day ‘
For many months previous they are-I

" did just  I did.

 looking forward to that time as a sort of hol- 
j idav, a breaking away from care and toll, 1
rmeeting with iniicli-estceiiied friends andi _
; The reports of Siilnordiiiate (;‘-ranges in this

iadding to the list each year. Over-work

and over-worry is the treadmill that eru:-:lies 

out the better nature, and sends niany a
' wife and mother to an uutiniely grave.

There is always more or less sadness con- »
' iiectcd somewhere with the pleasantries of‘

' life.

Thus it is amid all the enjoymciits oft

, the State Graiigc. As the sessioii draws to 3

'_ ii close, the parting shaking of hands and the '

" saddest of all words, “(Email-bye," is said,

— ’ . .
l and we each go to our home. The inquiry

A Talk with the Sisters.

l ‘nave.-. been waiting for a “convenient
,,.,._gm; " to present itself, or a new idea, or
perhaps an old idea in a new (lress, to float
rlnwn this way, that I might catch it on the
piint. of my pen and fasten it on paper, and
arraiigze my thoughts in a preseiitable form
for the colunins of the \'lsi'i‘on. lint I
waited in vain: lime and opportuiiitics do
not alw:i;;.- come at one's bidding. So many V
times I have planned to write soniething to
fin up, not to add to the interesting naattcr
tliat  needed in the make-up of our lionie ‘
paper, but I have as often failed to carry out ;
these plans. My pen has laid dormant so;
long f.-'oi'n this use that I fear I shall not i
satisfy the readers of this article or myself.

Vt’e have received the first number of the
\’i.=i'roR in its new dress, and if I had not
lounrl some familiar names appended to
some of the articles I should have failed to
i'eco;;nir.c it as an old-time friend. I was so
si;r,$iri;~:eil to see it. putting on “so muclil
style-." enlarged in its proportions, and an 
Riltlillcvllill department, that I did not give it i
iniicli of :1 greeting (reading) at first, but
only stared in its face. But as it is a Visirott
mine to stay a whole year, I shall get well
acquaintml with it in due time and know
where to “ find its beariiigs."

I was invited to write up the State (vfi'an:_;'c,
as Sister Sykes suggested, but I do not feel ;
equal to the task. Ncltliei‘ could I do justice E
to the many events that transpired at the
last session of siicli a large assembly of men 5
and women for the transaction of busiiicss i
of vast iinportaiice. I will write only from
my own standpoint; and if others enter-
tain difi'ei'ent views, it only goes to prove
that we do not all see, hear and think alike.

It was very much like the previous  I
sinus that I have attended, and chamcierized 
by the great amount of business to be trans- l
acted in a very short space of time. I think,
if the Legislature rushed business at the
same rate that Patrons do at our State
Grange, there would not be so many free
l'353eEi and “Uncle Sam” would not be
obliged to shell out the money so freely “for
nothing."

Vt’hen I first entered the hall and looked
over the “ sea of faces," I failed to recognize
very many familiar ones. I saw so many ‘
strange faces that I felt a sort of home-sick-
ness, and was ready to say, I don't believe
I shall have a good time at all: I fear it will
not seem to me as it did when I was here
before. There seemed something lacking,
yet I could not tell what. Brother Luce
came along and entered into the convention. l
I told him what I had been thinking: he
said he had the same impression, but ac-
counted for it by the fact that many of those
who had always been on hand before to in-
fuse life, zeal, order, enthusiasm, were absent l
—iuch as Brother Cliilds, who was detained
at home by sickness.

Pardon me if I indulge in a little person- 4
ality. Sister Steele was not there, with her
active, sprightly ways. She always seems
to me a person full of business, whose head,
hands and heart are all alive with the inter-
ests pertaining to the Grange. But her

i others.

5 sent their sideof the question.

 comes up, Shall we all meet again ‘J or will
» some of our number pass from earth to the
“home over _v0nder'.”’
pass under the “shadows” and taste the
bitter waters of afill('ti0n'.‘ Our pathway
through life is thickly marked with meet-
ings and partings, and happy are we if we

much this time,or there will be no room for
Yours l'ralci'iialIy,
.\l\‘u.\.

Does the Husband Support the Wile?

Wc :1’-SSUIIIE that he does not. .l udgiug by
superficial appearance he does. bu’._this ap-
pearance exists because women do not repre-
Mcn ii.uiri'_y,
and the fornisoftlie marriage cereinoiiy and
judicial law compel them to promise to sup-

psrt and protect the wife, and the promise 5

i

“vho of us win 3 In my private opinion, such meetings will

l

, submit gracefully. lint I must not write too 5

i the old rut.

made, they really believe that they faithfully l

fulfill the same.
love they imagine it is very romantic for the

From a sentimental idea of 1

vine to cling to the sturdy oak, and then it i

gives them 3 power over the wife which is

‘ very sweet to man, for is not the monarch '

superior to his subject‘? and this subjection 3
gins him power to control thc earnings of‘

the wife, tlius making iL appear
wife is supported by the husband.

Now this isn lhlseassiimption,and as un-
j List as it is false, making a beggar of a hard
working woman, when she notin frequently

, supports lierselfand liusband, and performs

double the amount of labor that he does for
lessihiin halfthe price, but her earnings are
passed into his hands. He holds the one
purse, and ifslie presumes to ask for what
should rightfully belong to her, she finds
that it is usurped by her husband. Men
marry for the avowed purpose of getting a

wife to help them earn :1 living and to lay up ‘

property for future use, which they are fully
aware they cannot do alone, and is it not as
reasonable to assume that the wife supports
the husband, as that the husband supports
the wife; he really is more dependent upon
the wife than she on him.

There is hardly an hour in the day but she
is performing some labor for her husband’s
comfort; preparing his food, making his
c-.lot;hes,keeping them clean and in repair,
and performing all the duties which tend to
make his home comfortable and cheerful,
duties which none but a wife can do, and
she could not do only for the love she hears
her husband. And What disinterested love!
The husband expects remuneration for all
the duties which he performs for the wife
—her earnings. she, on the contrary
receives nothing, and is called depenclent .'
The wife lsindeed a pauper,depending upon
the husband’s capricious ideas of what he
will give or refuse. He does not understand
that which is given, is here by right of hard
labor perf«:irnied, because does he not support
his wife‘?

There are occasional circunisiances where
men mean to fulfill the marriage contract,
-—-support the wife. He marries a. "pretty"
woman, without much brain and no ambi-
tion, to fondle and caress, but such soft sen-
tinientalism soon grows stale, and he wishes

husband was there, with his kindly ways, i h€'1‘9-(1 3 Practical ‘Ville, if indeed, 5119 did

clean, pure personal appearance— a grand
cxemplltlcation of the Cliristian gentle-
man. Sister Adams was not tlierc, with her
sunny smile and genial ways.
Here was the clue I had been helped to
find, and when the point was made clear to
my mind I said (to myself): Before you go
home you will find olhers, equally  good,
intelligent and kind-hearted, and they will
make just as true friends, when you find
them out. And so it proved: and I came
away with just as pleasant feelings, just as
much real enjoyment, and as much benefit-
ted as at other times. I found warm friends,
with pleasant ways, kind words of encour-
agement; and if they were not real and all
they seemed to be, the fault is theirs, not
mine. \Vith all my faults, I feel that I have
one redeeming trait, and that is, I try to
find the bright side of a. person first; and, as
firgt impressions are the strongest, it is best
to have them favorable.

notlook as pretty. \Vhy this‘? Because he
wants her labor to help him toward prosper-
ity. Does that look as though he intended
to support her. I am glad that Mrs. Sykes
proposed this subject. But to state the case
is not siiflicient. We want to find a remedy
for this great wrong; we Want to study the
cause, in all its hearings on woman’s mar-
riage relation, and when the cause has been
ascertained, to apply the remedy.

There is no virtue in submitting to wrong
which by energetic action can be righted,
and I would suggest that every wife com-
Inencea system of educating the husband
out of the selfislily absurd idea. of “head-
ship” and the wife's subjection. All that
Woman wants is equality with man, and
that we mean to have if possible. I wish
Mrs. Sykes and Aunt Kate Would give us
their views on this subject, because We be-
lieve they have had the experience that is
needed to treat the subject intelligently.

There was a great deal of human nature

,There are still other points of the marriage

that the 
- (1'lt.\ NU}-Z VISITOR looked too lonely for any-

,_them. and a greater diversity of subjects
3 will be pi'escrited; and some who seem to
j think the word “ Grange -" a dreadful word,
5 will be led

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that need attacking, and indeld
position g-inerally, for men say,
“ woman is an enigma" ; now let the enig- 3
ma find its own solution. .li'.s:'ri('iA.

Go thou and 00 Likewise.

Bro. Cobb :—\Vlien I slipped n,i_v.~'e-ll‘ into
my shell, and congratulate myself on the
feast of good things I was to absorb during
the winter fioni the pens of llie worthy
sisters and broiliers of the \‘isii'oi<, I
counted without my host in part, for it‘
looks as though all, or nearly all, the sisters i
Now I will try to step ‘
out, and taking pattern from the brothels, 
will try, from time to time, to help fill up
that space headed “ Ladies’ I)€paftlD(*lll."

The (lrango interest in this part of the
vineyard seems to bclivenlng up somewhat. 1

county at the last County Grange were
uniforinly clicering, and out of the thirteen ,
in the county, I think eleven were repre-5
scnted. Doubtless some member will report
the County meeting, so I will try to report
something else.

At the session of the County Grange held
in October, a plan was devised by which
arrangements were made to hold an insti-
tute with each Grangc in the county during
the winter. The one at ourliall was very
interesting, and gave universal satisfaction. ‘,

be of more benefit to the Order than meet-
ings where one person, even be he the best
of speakers, docs all the talking. Other
advaiitagcs of _tliesc meetings will be, that
more members will be called upon to pre-
pare tlieinselves to do the part assigned

to think better of it, by not
hearing anything said of it, except through
the good cxamplc of the members in
promptly discharging every duty, thus
showing that the inenibers of the Order are
advancing, while the opposition are still in

Now as the clock strikes nine, and I hav-
ing so lately left my shell, am somewhat
feeblein mind, I leave this to do with as
you please. Thanks to Sister Sykes for
kind renienibrance.

Fraternally,
Mrs. H. I-‘i.\'(‘ii.

An Appeal——lnsta|lation.

leally, ladies, our corner of the last
thing. Sister Patrons, this is altogether too
bad, after Bro. (.‘obb’s polite invitation—-
nay, his urgent request——to us to write: and
then the \'isi'roR itself looking so hand-
some and genteel, with its clean face and
new dress. Come, those of you with small
families, you surely can, if you will, con-
tribute something of interest to these col-
umns. Now, we donlt mean to insinuate
that you spend any of your time in idleness
——no, indeed, for don’t we know just how
neat. and prim you keep everything? \\’liy,
your windows are like crystals, your cur-
tains and bedding are all so fresh and clean,
your carpets are bright and well kept, and
not even the suspicion of a cob-web is
allowed to wave in the remotest corner of
your dwelling. But, after having thus gotten
things into such excellent trim. and then
there being few if any hungry little mouths
to feed, or busy little fingers to displace and
disfigure things, no little torn garments to
mend or new ones to make,--of course you
have time left. This you most likely devote
to fancy work, and to reading and study;
perhaps to watching and tending your cher-
ished tlowers and plants. Now, how inter-
esting it would be to those whose lot it is
to make, mend, and care and cook for a
house-ful of little ones, if you would only
be so kind as to give a description of the
pretty fancy articles you make, through the
columns of the Yisiroit. And, although
the last hope of ever again having time to
devote to such work themselves has long
since died out, yet, after a hard day’s work,
how very refreshing and restful it would be
to read of the delicately tinted zephyrs,
worked into all sorts of woven flowers and
leaves and buds, or knitted into cunning
mats, jaunty jackets, and great fluffy hoods
and shawls : then the enibroideries of bright
silk floss, the jet and bugle trimmings, the
beautiful lace ties and edgings, fashioned
after patterns of wonderful beauty and de-
sign; the painting in oil on broadcloth, or
satin, or crockery; and of the flowers and
plants, etc._, even of your studies, if you are
so fortunate’ as to be able to keep them up
after having taken the responsibility of a
l_iome~for it is to be hoped that even the
busiest of us can illy bear to see these beau-
tiful days of our lives filing by, rolling
themselves into a great barrier that is sep-
arating us slowly but surely from intellectual
progress. Some day, if I find time, I will
try to tell the busy, over-Worked sisters and
the young lady sisters why we would like
to hear from them also.

Bro. C. L. \Vliitney conducted a public
installation of the officers of our Grange
(Hartford, No. 89), and afterwards made a
comprehensive and eloquent address, which
was listened to with wrapt attention by all
present, but unhappily the attendance was
far from what it should have been, owing to
the apathetic condition of the neighboring

‘ hope that the interest. and zeal he manifests
may prove to be contagious, and that in his ‘

goings tdand fro among us he may ever suc- l appeal to the manhood of any husband.

farmers. I fear that this includes many of

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the members also. \Ve were glad to see
Bro. Whitney in such good earnest in his
labors for the good of the Order. “We truly

need in driving away clouds and darkness,

, and scattering in tlpeir stead sunshine and

blessings. 5l\\'l-Il~2'I‘ BRIER.

A Grange Ruled Entirely By Lady Officers.

Bro. Cobb :~l send to the readers of 1| 6
No. :.".3-3. \\'e have about loo nlI.‘ll‘ll:L~r:. in
good staiiding, a hall of our own, with an
organ, and other furniture to make us coiii-
fortablc.
cash on hand.

to fill every position in the Grange. This is
a " new dep:ii‘uirc," and like all new ideas,
created at first quite a sensation, but it has
all died away. and the sober second thought

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paid for and belongs to a sex that is under-
paid. The caseis against her. A sensitive
woman is fully enough alive to her relation

.in this respect; she feels her dupcndciiee,

and that dependence -should be the strongest

That the majority ofmen are thoughtful and

3 kind hearted, we believe, butthcrc are those
' that will give money to their wives in such

ii manner she feels she has been rolibiiighim,

when it rightfully belongs to her. He re-

j ceives his incals from her hmfds, together

V\'c are out of debt, and have some 3
AL our last election we puta l
lady in the .\la:~ter’s chair, and cliose a lady ‘

has satisfied all that women are not only,
eligible to, but capable of holding any office 

8.3 IIl(‘Il.

3 and filling any posiiion in the Order as well ‘
some said, “How shall we address I

the cliairz‘ shall we say ‘\Vortliy Master’ 
when a lady fills lt‘.' or shall we say ‘\\'or- 
thy Mistress.’ when no such term is used in V’

the ritual?" I wrote to \Vorthy Master C.
G. Luce, and his prompt and plain decision
settled the question to the satisfaction of all.

B.-uigal is probably the only (nlrange in the
State that has elected a lady for Master, and
the only Grange in the world that li-as elect-
ed alady to fill every oflice in her gift. As
we progress and move forward, new ques-
tions coine up for consideration, and this
“new departure" calls for a new ruling of
our liiglier ()lIlCl:3.l.'-I. The question is this:
\\"hen a matron is elected Master of a
Grange, does her liuslmiid become a member
of the State Grange the same as when a bus-
baiidman is elected Master, his wife, if a
matron, becomes a member 1‘ \\'ill Wortliy
Master Luce or VVortliy Master \Voodman,
give an oflicial decision on this question, in
the Git.-XNGI-J Visi'roi<‘.’

A Letter From '-Aunt Hattie."

Id-im/' .-—-I don’t like to take a back
seat when called to the front, so will just
step out of my corner and give my thoughts
an airing on the subject Sister Sykes sug-
gested, “Does a man support his wife ?”—she
doing the work of the household. The lat-
ter clause meaning, she works continuously
from early morn until late at night the year
around; ifany time is spent socially or for
self-culture, it must be made up by extra
exertion in order to keep the domestic tread
wheel evenly balanced, that no jar may oc-
cur. Now, Sykes, if I should come out and
say he does not support her, she earns her
own living fairly and squarely, is entitled
to all she gets and a great deal more, many
of the lords of creation that read this article
would open wide their eyes with astonish-
ment and pronounce Aunt Hattie ii. shrew,
with a sharp nose and long tongue. As it is
more agreeable to find favor in their eyes
than rcproaches, we will confine ourselves
to a few general remarks and suggestions on
this subject-.

Judging from the frequent mention in
various newspapers and niagazines, of the
wife’s duties to her husband, one would sup-
pose he had no faults, while she was invari-
ably doing wrong. He is not reminded of
his duty; no obligations or injunctions are
laid upon him. She must use him as she
won him, and when he returns home from
his labors, exhausted, careworn and blue,
she must meet hlni with asinile; never with
disl eveled hair or untidy dress. His meals
must be on time, the children kept quiet,
his slippers and newspaper at hand ; every-
thing agreeable, or forsooth, he will take
himself off‘ where he can find more congen-
ial companions. Yes, meet him with a
smile. ‘No matter how bad your head or
back may ache, or how tired and discouraged
you may be. Ah! well, this is all right,
but I would not dare advise everyone to try
this experiment. I heard of a woman once,
that had a very cross husband. Somewhere
she had read the above paragraph and
thought she would try it. Accordingly she
put on her prettiest dress and stood in the
door smiling a welcome. When he came up
he said, “ what dlye stand there grinnin’
for? " Oh my! how the romance was all
knocked out of that notice. Now if she does
the work of the household, 1 would suggest
that: lie meet her with a smile, and now and
then give her an endearing word.

In addition to the wear and tear of the
work all day, she has had the care of the lit-
tle ones; see that you relieve her of this care
an hour or two. Get your own slippers and
newspaper, and when she wants a new dress
or bonnet, don't, while you grudgingly give
her the money, lecture her on the extrava-
gance of woman, and their frivolities gener-
ally, and if she wants an extra twenty-five
cents, don’t ask her what she is going to do
with it. In regard to the purse question,
much injustice is done woman. It is a
pleasure to work for those we love, if it does
take nearly all our time and strength, but
we Want to be fairly dealt with; We hate to
be called extravagant when we are not. The
greater part of our money is earned in his
department and spent in hers. He does the
work that is paid for and belongs to the sex
that is paid. She does the work that is not

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"work.

-women will appreciate.

. . . , iwitli other wt rk that till .-r t’ l i -
\ lSl'l‘Olt £1 few words ironi Bengal Grange, . i (H 1”“ md pa

ticnce, without any seiise of obligations, nor
should lie, any more than she should, feel
obligated to him for iiioney received, that
goes more often for the gt‘ll§‘l‘;ll good of the
family, than for any scllisli motive. lf hus-
bands were more consiiieratc towards their
wives, and tried as much as possible to re-
lieve them from care and help them to a
higher life, they would iievertake to writ-
ing such lines as llicse-—--
\Ve poor women, feeble iiritured,
Luge of hr-:irt—~- in wisdom sriiall ;
\Vho, the world's incessiint battle
Cicnnut uncle-rstund at :-ll.
.’\L'.‘i'l‘ I‘I.\'l"’l’Hl.

Theirs by Inheritance.
' The following sciislblc rt-iiiarks we clip
from the Lowell ./ournnl. 'l'lic_v so fully
express our own st-ntiinent, that we beg you
Q) please copv it into the \'isiT—oi:. VVe
do not know the author, but believe it to be
the distingui.-licd editor of the ./-u/rmn’.

Yours r(-specll‘iill_\',

.-\i‘.\"i‘ K A'l't-I.
Hrattan. Micli.

If we were going to [)l't‘:ll,‘ll it st-rnion~
and nobody knows how soon we may re-
ceive a call-—wc should take for our text
the title of a bill recently introdued into the
Seiiate of Indiana, vi/..: “ To _1)rcI'mo/. thr-
m(Lr7'.‘(1g6 0_/'perso/is ll.’/H,"/‘C either is u. lia.b1'/-
ual dI"LUl/£(17'(l, or 1;/‘z'niinaI, or is weak-
mL'n(l(2(I, or /ms 1‘/at I(I,i7I.l of 7'/is.'17i1'(,r/." A
better text cannot be found, either in or out
of the Bible. The law of transmission is
inexorable. VVe believe it to be ii crime to
murder, to rob, to steal. Is it any less a
crime to beget murderers, robbers, and
thieves? \Ve doii!t admire it. fool ora lun-
atic, but we allow fools to beget more fools,
and the insane to beget more lunatlcs. It
won't do to pooh at the idea of traiisniitted
vices and weakness. liead your Bibles and
learn if tliistles grow figs. Read the best
authorities on niedical science, and read
your own book of common sense. \Ve
believe the child inherits the most of phys-
ical, mental, and moral failings Healthful
influences may surround him in early life,
and to some extent enable him to hide his
true inwardiiess, but if his father was a devil,
and his mother a fit companion for the
father, the child is a little devil, and he can't
help himself. \‘\'hy, the human family are
an hundred fold more c-are-f'ul and wise in
growing cattle and liorses and sheep than
in growing children! We have often
wondered at this, and so have you. undoubt-
edly. And, yet, how ixmipuratively few,
after all, have ever given it any thought.
The crime of begetting criiiiiiials, fools, and
lunatics is permitted by our laws, and the
stock of luuatics, fools, and crimirials is
multiplying every year.

It has been demonstrated that a Whistle
can be made out of a pig‘.-i fail. but it never
has been and never will be demonstrated
that the legitimate fruit of vice is virtue.

Woman’s Work.

\Vonien frequeiitly complain that men do
not know how hard they are obliged to
The many little things they are re-
quired to do are quite as taxing upon them,
they rightly say, as the larger labors of the
masculine sex. The Rev. Thomas K. Beech-
er says something on this subject which all
"All men,” re-
marks this distinguished gentleman, “ought
to go to the woods and do their own wash-
ing and general work, such as sweeping,
house-keeping and dish-washiiig. The
work of women is not spoken of sensibly by
men until they have done it tlieinselvee.”
Gentlemen readers, it is easy to talk, butjust
try it on a very modest scale once, and you
will honor working women more than ever.
l)o as I have done——do a wash of six pieces,
and then remember that ii woman turns off
200 pieces a day. Look at your watch and
see how long it takes you. Look at your
soap and see how much you have used. Look
at your white clothes, haiidkerchiefe and
towels and see what you have done, and
never again speak harshly of or to a woman
on washing-day, nor of laundry work as if
it were unskilled labor. Try it. A sympa-
thetic gentleman, having Waslied two pieces
will never change his shirt again without a
glow of reverence and gratitude. She did
this. A similar and salutary consciousness
will come over him who darn;-1 his own
socks, patches his own trousers, splices his
suspenders and washes his dishes. Look
not every man upon his own things, but
every man also upon the work ofa woman.
Such an experience in the woods will go far
toward settling the woman question, by
teaching us that we are all members of one
another, and there must be no so-liism.”

Houses should be watered in the morn-
ing before they are fed. A full drink of
water immediately after being fed is a sure
way of producing indigestion, if not inflam-
mation. \Vhen water is drunk by horses,
the bulk of it goes directly to the large
intestines, and little of it is retained in the
stomach. Some old and worthless horses,
by way of experiment, were fed with split
peas, and supplied with water immediately
before being killed, It was found that the
water had carried the peas into the intes-
tines, where no digestion took place at all.

“My case is just here," said a citizen to a
lawyer the other day; “the plaintiff will
swear that I hit him. I will swear that I
did not. Now what can you lawyers make
out of that, if we go to trial?” “Five
dollars apiece! ” was the prompt reply.

THE world owes us a. living, but the only
way we can collect the debt is to pull off our
coats and take it out of the world's hide.

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Ztiflltlllfi’ _;B]I€ItfilIl21Il.

Uncle Nine Gathers His "Children" About Him.
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Dear Un(;[r Nine .~—Who can answer this?
Where did our forefathers tind names for
different families, such as Cobb, \Voodman,
Burgess, \\'hitney, etc., etc. \Vho will ex-
press their opinion ‘.’ .\'E'rTI.r;.

Chicago, Feb. 8th, 1881.

Dear Um,-I6 .\'z'nc :-—In reading the VISIT-
ou, I saw your question asking in what
year your father was born, and thought I
would answer it. He was born in the year
1836. I live in the township of Genoa, Liv-
ingston County. My father and mother are
members ofthe Howell Grange, No. 90. \Ve
live about six miles from the village.

FRI-JEMAN J. FISHitI~_‘<.'i\'.

Genoa, Jan. 29, 1881.

Dear lfrzelc .-—I will be ten this month. I
saw some letters in the VISITOR, and
thought I would try to write a. letter. Pa
hasz-10 acres of land, 30.") sheep, 7 cows, 8
calves and 6 horses. He plants 50 acres of
corn, and sows 75 acres of wheat each year.

I‘IERBl£R'l‘ MUM roan.

Moscow, Feb. 7th, 1881.

Uncle Nine.-—As I am getting interested
in the “ Youth’s Department,” I will send
my answer to your puzzle as to the year of
your father's birth. According to the fig-
ures he must have been born in 1830. VVith
your permission I will send another puzzle
for publication iII this department.

I am composed ofeleven letteI's:

My first is in grief but not iI1 joy.

My second is lit barn but not In shed.

My third is in drag but not. in plow.

My fourth is in corn but not in wheat.

My tifth is in sled but not in wagon.

My sixth is in rye but not in oats.

My seventh is in apple but not III cherry.

My eighth is in maple but not in beech.

My ninth is in river but not in lake.

My tenth is in good but not in poor.

My eleventh is in sister but not In brother.

My whole is one of Michigan’s Ino.~t
prosperous cities. (‘H A RH H-

Fremonlz, Jan. 20th, i.N:Sl.

Uncle .'\'im.' .-—in looking over the peculi-
arities of the year of your father’s birth, I
find that he was born in the ycarl8.‘lIi, which
gives him at the present date the mature age
of forty-live, while you, his son, must be
about twenty.’ Just imagine, dear friends of
these columns, our dear, sedate old " l7ncI'e
Nine,” of twsnfy years. \Vell, never mind
if he is young and inexperienced, he will
not be so at the end ofthe year, if he has all
of us to bother him with our chattering
twice amonth. I never cared for the Vis-
ITOR, until one day, about two years ago, in
am’. of abstraction, I read one of Aunt Kate’s
articles, and it interested me so much that
I looked for more. Although I found other
nice articles. none suited me so well as hers.
They are so cheerful, and just juicy enough
to make them attractive to young as well as
old. Now let us have a good time while we
may, for “ Uncle” Cobb (I ‘suppose he is
our " Uncle ” till we join the Grange,) may
not be so obliging another year as to let us
have a corner of his paper. Let us discuss
our favorite authors ; what kind of literature
we prefer, and what sort of entertainments
we most enjoy. In this way we will become
acquainted, even if we are miles and miles
apart. "Let us also write letters, not too long,
butjust long enough to be interesting with-
out tiring. I think we would all prefer to
see fewer letters printed, and those more
lengthy. VVe can each wait for our turn to
have them printed, can we not ? VVhat
think you upon this subject, Uncle Nine?

Though I have seen sixteen summers,
I have never before written for a paper, but
as I am going to school, and writing compo-
sitions every two weeks, I hope to improve
agreat deal. and if you think this worthy of
print, and not too long, I will write again
sometime, though not so much, of course.
Swnr-:'r BRIER.
Keeler, Jan. 24, 1881.

My Dear Uncle .-——Dr. J. G. Holland says,
"a boy must not expect the world to take
notiee of him until he has achieved some-
thing or in some way benefited the world,
meantime he must consider himself naught
but a cipher.” I think he said perfectly
right, and he might have added, some boys
never become men, because they consider
themselves lords, when they are not worthy
the appellation of peasant. For instance,
the boy who considers he knows more than
his" old dad,” struts about the town with a
cigar in his vulgar mouth, and is afraid to
help his father handle the “black, dirty
logs,” incident to clearing up a farm for that
ehild’s own benefit, for fear of soiling his
white shirt front and velvety hands. Such
aboy never loves to do anything but loaf
and talk “ large.” Do you think he ever be-
comes a man ‘I Don’t you think the world
serves him right in not taking notice of him?

I shall strive to become aman; shall en-
deavor to merit notice from the world, and
should she deign to notice me, shall endeav.
or to hear her honors with meekness.

Please tell me about what it would cost to
attend the Agricultural College a year, pro-
viding the student is willing to do all the
work he can at the College. I should like to
attend, but am rather too poor to incurfmuch

t

- simply for the fun of the thing.

expense. I am 17 years old,and am trying to :

improve as much as possible. I value noth-
ing so much as a good education. \\'e have

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been having spelling schools lately, and our E

school “ marm ” appointed four of us young
ones to write essays on ,“ 3 rried vs. Single
Life.” At the appionted time, the room was

during my oration, I of course being quite

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ignorant of the cause, having prepared mine .

Now I am
in a dilemma, for since that time I have not
been invited to write essays, although I can
truthfully say that the audience
to enjoy mine more than any of the others.
Why is it do you suppose ‘.’
Truly your nephew,
liI>IIII; GI I:I:o.\'.

Arenac, Jan. lsth, is-91.

[I<lddie,you write quite well, but like every
one else, have some faults which you do not
notice as much as others, of course. It
would seem much better to have the ques-
tions before your spelling school referred to
those who have had experience, zuul could
judge of the merits of each side of so very
important a question. \Vhen I was young
I much preferred to discuss a question with
which I was acquainted. The cost of attend-
ance at the Agricultural College is given
elsewhere in an article by Prof. VV. J. Beal.
He gives a full account, and you can learn
all you desire by perusing the saute.»-L'.\'<"I.r:
l\'INn.]

Letters have also been received from other
“ Young Grangers,” but our space is too
limited to publish them all.

Cost of Attending the Agricuturai College.

You ask the cost of attending the AgricIIl-

ttural College, and when the terms begin.

3 ary 2'_2«.i.

The best time to ll‘.-‘gin is the 0th of Septem-
ber,wlIeII 21 l<‘I'eslInIaII class enters. A good
many enter the term after, beginning Febru-
III the latter case, students must
pass examination in arithmetic, geography.
grammar, reading, spcllillg, and algebra to
eqtiations of the second degree, including
the theory of radicals, composition and an-
cient history. He may enter, liowever, if
deficient in composition and history. These
he can make up at some future time. On
entering, he pays once for all, a fee of
$5.00; a fee of  for incidental.-I; room
rent 31.2.’: a term of IL’ weeks. looms ale
heated and furnished with lietl-steads.
Hoarding costs. including heating room,
about $2 50 a week—$".?.38 on the average last
year;— washing -l'_’c per dozen. The annual
expenses will be about $100, besides clothing
and traveling expenses, if a student is eco-
nomical. In good weather he will earn
about $1.20 per week at work. For further
particulars, send for a circular to the Presi-
dent of the College at Lansing. Our last:
year was fuller of students than ever before.
“Is never had so many inquiries as we are
now getting every day. Probably the rooms
will all be taken early in the term.
W’. .i. BEA I..

Reductions in Railway Costs.

Another illustration of the rapidity with
which the average cost of moving freight
has been reduced in this country is furnished
by the concluding paragraph of a letter Mr.
Albert Fink has recently written in refer-
ence to the relation between passenger and
freight trafiic, in which he states that “on
the main stem of the Louisville and Nash-
ville railroad the cost per freight ton mile
in 1873 was 1.44 cents, and in 1879 it was
0.767 cents, showing a reduction of40 per
cent. On the Pennsylvania railroad the
cost per freight ton mile in 1873 was 0.886
cents, and in 1879, 0.483 cents, a reduction of
45 per cent.”-Imilway World.

S. had a son who is not precisely an am-
bitious and industrious scholar.

A reportfrom the lad’s school the other
day showed him to stand No. 27 in his class.

“ How many are there in your class ‘B ”
asked his father.

" Twenty-seven.”

“ Then you are at the foot 1’ ”

“ Yes, papa.” '

A weekafterward the report showed him
to stand No. 29.

“ How can that be‘! ” demanded 8.

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SOME arithmetical chap has figured out

that Vanderbilt’s income would allow him
to visit 8,000 circuses. eat 10,000 pints of pea-
nuts, and drink 5,000 glasses of lemonade
every day in the year. But he doesn’t do it.
Thus it will be seen wealth is given to those
who don’t know how to enjoy it.

 

PRESIDENT HAYES made a reply to an of-

fice-seeker recently that sounds like Lincoln.
He was asked to fill a vacancy in the army
by the appointment of a young man whose
great-great-grandfather was a naval office:
during the Revolutionary war, whose great-
grandfather was a gallant soldier of the army,
and whose father was a distinguished ex-
army oflicer. “ Don’t you think it about
time that one of that family earned a living
for himself?” remarked the President with
a quiet smile.

IN answer to a Goldwater correspondent,

the Detroit Post and Tribune says: “The
copper produced in Michigan during the last
year was 21,840 tons, worth in round figures
$8,000,000, The Iron ore produced was 1,-
925000 tons, worth $10,000 at the mine.
With double track, sidings. etc., the total
number of miles of railroad built was 7,500.
The plaster produced reaches 64,000 tons;
barrels of salt, 2,675,588 ; bushels of wheat,
31,000; pounds of wool, 9,482,000.” Which
goes to prove that we are not entirely pover-
ty-stricken if we cannot afford to pay our
Governor but an ordinary clerk’s salary."

seenied ;

THE crop of wheat on the Dalrymple!
farm, in ;Il.IJD€'S0l8., for 1880, was 547,000;
bushels. The San Francisco Commercialf
1Vews thinks this may do for a smailliastern ‘
farm, but it would be regarded as pretty
small potatoes for California. It goes on to I
say, “ Dr. Glenn has already shipped ten ,
large cargoes to Europe, aggregating 7‘.’-i,:i:}4j I

, _ , j bushels, and expects to ship about ten cargoes
full, and there was a good deal 01 giggling I

more before the season is over. This is a fair 1

sample of what the smaller farmers are doing =

in California this season, and it isn‘t much
of a season for wheat, either.”

To Ti-ZN names not members of the Order, .

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l.L'l\'L‘r.—IlieIl, at her residence in 0ruuge,Iuuiu
Co., Jun. 17 Q51, Mas. ELI.)-2.\' Lnxo, aged :30 years, a
charter member of Orange Grange, No. 168. The
following resolutions were adopted as a tribute to
her memory :

Ifesolred, That, by the death of our sister the
Grange is called upon to mourn the loss of an earnest,
faithful worker, one ever readv nnd foremost in every
good. work of our Order, ready to stand firmly for
the right against all opposition, “ doing with her
might what her hands found to do." Of her it may
be truly said. “ She hath done what she could." Let
us tenderly cherish her memory and imitate her vir-
tues.

Resolved, That. as by her death we are reminded of
the uncertainty of life, we heed the admonition, “ Be
ye also ready.”

Itesolrezl, That we tender to oIIr bereaved brother
and his family our heart-felt syiupathy, and beseech
our Heavenly Father to give unto them grace and
support in this their time of sorrow.

Reso/rnl, That as a. token of respect for our dc-
parted sister the charter of our Grange be draped in
mourning for sixty days, and that these resolutions
be placed upon the record of the Grange and pub-
iished in the GRANGE Vxsxron and county papers.

She journeyed forth rejoicing,
From this sad vale of tears

To heavenly joy, and freedom
From earthly bonds and fears,

Where Christ our Lord shall gather
All His redeemed again,

His kingdom to inherit,-
Good night to her till then.

llanxnv l\IA'l'ill’.WS,
.\IA’I"I‘1E VVOLVERTON,
IIi:‘..\'R‘x' PIERCE,
Committee.
tlitmge, Jun. ‘.505, ’Sl.

GlI.LETT.—~As it regular Inaeting of Crystal

Grange, No, 441, I’. of H., held Jan. 1, ’8l, the follow- I

ing preamble and resolutions‘ were adopted :
\V.IIEm£As, It has pleased our Heavenly Father‘ to
remove from our midst by death our sister, Luc '
(ii1lett,we bow in submission to the Divine will, feel’-
ing that He doeth all things well. And though we

feel that she no more will come to us, _vet still we can ‘

go to her, where parting shall be no more: for God
hath given and God hath taken away. Worthy Mas-
ter, brothers and sisters, while we meet in happy re-

union, let us not forget that Death has entered our I
circle and removed our worthy Sister Lucy. Never- 3

more will she grace our hall with her presence;
nevermore will she extend to us the hand of fellow-
ship; nevermore from her lips shall we hear words
of counsel and of cheer. Therefore,

Resolved, That we unite in giving our heart-felt
sympathy to the brothers, family and friends that
mourn her loss.

Rcsolrcrl. That: our charter be draped in mourning
for sixty days: that these resolutions be entered upon
the records of this Orange, and copies presented to
the family of the deceased and to the GRANGE Yrs-
ITOP. and Montcalm papers for publication.

D. L. SPALDING,

Mus. S. M. BEACH,

Mas. C. CASI-.‘,
Uominitt-.-e.

Il'.l.MEl$AL'UH.—TlIe following preamble and res. :
olutions were adopted in Incmory of Slsri-In MPLLISSA :
IIIMEBAUGII by the Grange of which she was a .

member :

\VIIEIzI~:As, On the llth day of Dec, ‘:50, the reup- ;

er, Death, again invaded our ranks and out down

in the prime _of life and the full vigor of womanhood ,
our beloved sister, Melissa Himebaugh, thus remiIId- 5
mg us once more of the uncertainty of human life, '

and the vanity of all human pursuits ; therefore,

Resolved, That in the death of Sister Melissa
Ilimebaugh this Grange has lost an earnest and con-
sistent member, her family ll kind mother, her hus-
band an indulgent wife, and the community a good
citizen.

Resolved, That we sincerely, deeply and most n_f_ ,‘
fectionately sympathize with them in this thoirf

afllictive bereavement.

Resolved, That our heart-felt sympathy be extended
to the family of the deceased, and a copygof these res-
lutions be sent them.

Resolved. That these resolutions be published in
the GRANGE Vrsiron, and that our charter be draped
in mourning for sixty days.

Rest .’ —

Life's battle fought;
Its victory won;

Its work out-wrought:
Its labor done.

No toil nor pain
Shalt thou endure;
Then why complain?
Rest cometh sure.
Mas. M. A. Dnxran,
DAVID STEAELY,
A. J. Horr,
Committee.

GIA’l‘ES.— In memory of SISTER JULIA (inns,
who died Jan. l-5, ’8l:

" (Jule more loved sister has passed away,
One more tired body gone to rest :
And hands that did life’s duty well
Are folded o'er an honest breast,-
A loving wife, mother, daughter, friend,
Whose smiles may greet us nevermore :
Yet weeping souls keep fresh this thought :
‘ She is not dead, but gone before.’ ”

After along and painful illness our sister passed
to a. higher life. She died at the age of 28, and leaves
to her sorrowing friends a legacy in the remembrance
of her virtues, and her memory will be enshrined in
the hearts of her brothers and sister-.——

Just as the day came gliding in,
She passed toward the starry shore ;

And what sweet peace, in that blest home,
Will crown our loved one " gone before" I

The following resolutions were submitted to the
Grange and adopted:

Wnnmus, We deeply realize the severe lcss we
have sustained ; therefore

Resolved, That we extend our heart-felt sympathy
to and mingle our tears with the bereaved relatives,
in this their day of sorrow.

Resolved, That copies of this obituary notice be
presented to the husband and to the father of our
deceased sister; also entered upon the records of our
Grange, and sent to the GRANGE Vrsrron for publi-
cation. Mas. Msarnx J AOXSON,

Mas. AMANDA MALLLBY,
Mas. SARAH Foams, ,
Committee.

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I.AiN(isBUi<ti, Jan. ?A, ‘$1.

Though some some years ago I gave up

farming, and commenced the publication of
a newspaper, I have not by any means lost
my interest in the farmer's profession, nor
in the welfare of those who make it the
study and the business of their lives. I am
pleased to see the progress being made by
the Order in this county and vicinity. \Ve
had long felt the need of a Pomona Grange,
and at last, we have one, which was duly
organized Jan. L-‘Zd, by the General Deputy,
Bro. C. L. \V'hitney. Although the day
was stormy, and about a foot of snow on the
ground, there was a good attendance, and
much interest manifested. Nearly every
Grange in the county was represented, and
about forty members joined, and took the
obligations of the fifth degree. \Ve learned
much from Bro. Whitney’s instructive lec-
ture, and shall try to use our newly acquired
knowledge to the best advantage.

A full line of ofiicers were elected and
installed: I). D. Culver, Master, Laingsburgi
A, 13, Clark, Lecturer, Morrice; J. 0. Stone,
Secretary, Laingsburg. Eight new mem-
bers will be added to Laingsburg Grange at
its next meeting.

Fraternally yours,
J . C. STONE, Sec.

NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

BURR OAK, Feb‘y 7th, 1881.

Bro. Cobb .- St Joseph County Grange will
hold a special meeting at Colon, Thursday,
March 3d, 1881. Every effort will be made
to have one of the State Lecturers present,
and the afternoon session will be open to
lie public. One object of the meeting will
be to re-organize Colon Grange, if possible.

A cordial invitation is extended to the
public. \Ve especially hope that all Fourth
Degree members will turn out, and let the
Colon folks know we mean business.

Bros. and sisters from the west and south-
west part of the county will be entertained
by Bros. and Sisters living near Colon.

CHAS. W. SIIELDON, Sec’y.

COLD\VA'I‘ER, Feb. 9th, ’81.
Bro. Cobb :—-\Vill you please give notice
in the VISITOR that Brother J. J. W'oodman,
Master of the National Grange, has engaged
to address Butler Grange, at its hall, on
Tuesday evening, March 1st, and he will
meet with the Quincy Grange, at their hall,
on the next evening, March 2d. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Fraternally yours,
GEO. \V. VANAKI-ZN.
[We presume that these meetings are for
the public, although Brother VanAken has
neglected to say so in his notice.—ED.]
I'IO\VELL, Feb. em, 1881.
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Sec’y County Council.

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orphans. Every soldier should have this
paper to keep him posted. Terms: $1.00

   
  
 
 
 

per year; sample copy. free. Address,
CITIZEN-SOLDIER Publishing Co., Box
688, Washington, D. C.
Michigan Central ltauroaa.
DEPARTURE or TRAINS non xammzoo.
Time 'I‘able—May 9. 1888.
Main Line.
WESTWARD.
A. M. r M
Accommodation leaves ........... .. 4 50
“ arrives.. . . . . . . . . . .. 9 30
Local Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 30 .... ..
Evenin Expresm. . 1 53
Pnoifiofiixpress. 2 42
Mail ........ .. . 1 13
Day Express. . 2 33
EABTWAB)
A. M. P. M.
Night Express ..................... .. 2 25
Accommodation leaves. . 6 50
_ “ arrives
lhnl ........ ..
Day Exprcss..
New York Express
Atlantic Express ........ . .

New York. Atlantic Pacific Express and Local
Paataenger daily. All other trains daily except
ays.

South Haven Division.

Leaves Kalamazoo ................ ..  40 S 
Arrivesat Kalamazoo ............. .. 11 ml 5 40

H. B. LnnrAan,_
E. C. Baowrz, Gen‘l Manager, Detroit.
Ass‘t Gen'l Supt., Jackson. _
Hxuar C. Wxxrwoarn. G. P. as '1‘. A.. Chicago.

Lake Shore 6; Michigan Southern Rail.roa.d.

. (Kalamazoo Division Time Table.)
Time 15 minutes faster than Kalamazoo.
GOING SOUTH.

 

 

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[Expr's.[Ex& M Way Fr
Le. Grand Rapids .... ..l 8 00AM' 4 30PM 5 GUAM
Ar.Allegan.... ..l917“% 50“ 810“
“ Kalamazoo '10 15 “ I 6 45 “ 11 35 "
“ Schoolcraf 10 4‘ “ 7 23 " 1 30"
“ Three Rivers. '11 24 " 7 53 ‘ 2 40 "
" White Pigeon 11 55 “ 8 ‘I0 “ 4 50 “
‘ edo ............ .. 5 25i>iu 2 40AM
“ Cleveland ,10 10 ‘ 7 05 “
“ Butfalo ........... ..1 4 00AM 1 10PM
oorxo NORTH.
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7 35 “ 7 CK) “

6 “ 3 50?)! 8 45AM

628“ 17“ 1000“
" Schoolcraft ...... .. 8 58 “ 4 45 “ 12 15
“ Kalamazoo ....... .. 730“ 515“ 13091!
‘ Allefim .......... .. 8 40“ 6 20:: 4 15
Grand pida ....... ..10tl)“ 740 825

All trains connect at White Pigeon with trains
on Main Line. A_. G. AMBDEN.
Superintendent Kal. Div.. Kalamazoo

TEE G

To the Patrons of Michigan.

A large and growing tradeis now being car—
ried on at our co-operative store in Allegan,
and under the management of Bro. A. St.ege-
man, is rapidly gaining a reputation not ex-

debted to him for his zeal and untiring

operative association have made such ar-
rangements that our agent will till orders
for goods from all parts of the State.

For further information, address A.S'ri:(;i:-
MAN, Allegan, Mich.

J. S. BID\VEl.I.,
Sec. of C. A. of P. of H.

SEEDS, SEEIDS,
THE
Patrons’ Seed Catalogue, 1881.

Fresh, Reliable and Guaranteed,
Garden, Flower and Field Seeds.

€”Every Package of Seeds stamped with the
year in which it was grown.

Send postal card for Catalogue. To get the Patrons‘
discount sheet, give the number of your Grange.

Address,
SAMUEL WILSON, Seed-grower,

AMERICAN MANUAL
PARLIAMENTARY

L .&\‘V.

Is recognized by the leading parliamentarians of the
land as the most complete, concise and systematic
work on the modern practice. Every citizen of this
republic should have a copy.

It has received strong testimonials from Samuel
E. Adams, Past Master of the National Grange ; Sen-
ator Ferry, ex-Vice-President of the U. S., and from
the chief executive oflicer of the following and other
fraternal organizations, viz : Knights of Honor,
Knights and Ladies of Honor, Knights of Pythias,
Royal Arcanum, Foresters, Grand Army of the Re-
public, Knights Templar, A. O. W., R. T. of T.,
I. 0. G. T., A. J.O. K. S. B., I. O. B. 13., etc.

Circular of Testimoiiials sent on application. Prices
(by mail, prepaid), cloth, 50 cents ; plain leather, 75
cents ; leather tucks, 31.

Address, stating where you saw this advertisement,

GEORGE T. FISH,

42 Arcade, Rochester, N. Y.

To the Palraiiiifliliantl Parmirs of Mlchigaii

The undersigned, having charge of the sale in
Michigan of

 

SELF‘-SHARI’ENIN(}

SLIP PLOW POINTS,

And having satisfied himself that SAII) POINTS
ARE SUPERIOR TO ANY ever offered to the pub-
lic, desires to place them in the hands of every farmer
for use, at the earliest moment, and at the least possi-
ble expense. He asks the co-operation of all Patrons
and Farmers in this important work.

One of these Shares, with threa Points (costing
(31.10), will wear as long as 1‘! common points (cost-
ing 50 cents each), making a saving of $4.90 upon
thehlabor performed. Extra slip Points, 15 cents
eac .

These Shares are fitted (or will be) to all the lead-
ing plows in use, are made of the best pig iron, chill-
ed to a hardness to give the best possible wear. This
Point, being reversible, gives a sharp point until it is
worn out,—causing the plow to run level, draw and
hold much easier and to do

THE BEST WORK VVITH THE LEAST LABOR

to man and team, which gives the best; satisfaction to
the plowman.

A Good Live Man Waiited in every Town-
ship totake orders for these Points. PRICE, one
Share, complete. and two extra points, $1.10. No
money to be paid until goods are delivered. Those
wishing to take orders must address,

J . H. BUSH.
Fowler, Clinton County, Mich.

lA.VANDENBERG,

MANUFACTURER,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

HARNESS, WHIPS, BLANKBTS, TRUNKS, 818.,

92 Monroe Street.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

I take pleasure in presenting to your favorable con-
sideration my CASH PRICE LIST of Harness Work
—HAN D MADE—all of my own manufacture, and
also to return thanks for the liberal patronage I have
received from the different Granges throughout Mich-
igan. I shall do in the future as in the past——furnish
the best goods for the least money.

Farm Harness, White Trimmed Breeching,
Round Lines, Snaps, Rum Straps, and
spread rings, complete, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29 00

The same without Bra eching, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ‘O0

“ “ withflatLines,.......  2:4 00

ll

“ “ “ “ without breeching,. . 25 00
Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed,
from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 to 30 00
The same, Nickle Trimmed, from . . . . . .835 to 50 00
Single Buggy Harness, with round lines, white
trimmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 00
Same with flat lines..    12 U0
Nickle Trimmed, . . . . . . .$l5, $10", $18, $20 and 25 U0

ALL ORDERS RECEIVED UNDER SEAL OF
THE GRANGE
will be shipped at once, and may be returned at my
expense if not entirely satisfactory.
Address all orders to
Yours very respectfully,
A. VANDENBERG,

92 Mormon Sraanr, Gama) RArins.

THOUSANDS of

I
soldiers and their
heirs entitled by late
- laws of Congress.

Send two stamps for
laws. and copy of Ci'rizEN—SoLD1E3, to N. W. FITZ-

GERALD, U. S. Claim Att'y, Box 588, Washingtttzn,
D. C.

celled, if equalled, by any other store in the :

state i and for this Succefls We are great:-Y in-  tit lll\' farm on the main road. one and one-half miles i

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energy in managing its business transau-—§

tions. Therefore to offer these facilities to .
all Patrons wishing to purchase through our
agency, the executiue committee of the co-

EENEE

EOE.

FEBRUARY 15'rn, 188].

-.,.._._E._..._._-.. _...

AUCTION sAI.n

OF THE

Riverside Herd of Short-Horns,

TUESDAY. MARCH I. 188],

south or J4)Iler=\'iilt:, and three and one-half miles
north of Ilillsdale, Mich.

Advancing years. and poor health, compels me to
retire from the noble pursuit of raising Short-Horns
for the iniproveineiit of the herds of this and other
States, and I take: this court-‘e to trmufer it to other

' /mnds.

In this iir-rd may be found five different types, or ._
strains, of the Short-llorn family—Booth foundation f
predominating, top-CrO5t=.t>H.l with Bates blood. The f

herd t‘0]'llpI'l.'iE8.

V353

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SEVEN COYVS, all in calf. or calves by their side. 

SIX HEIFERS, one and two years, and
SIX BITLLS, ready for service this spring.

Sale Catalogue, giving full particulars of every ani-
mal, and its records in American Herd Book, now
ready for distribution, will be mailed on application.

We hazard nothing in saying there is no better
bred herd in Michigan, its entire base resting on the
noted and popular Curtis Herd, of Ilillsdale Co.

TERMS:—CiL~ih, or good approved notes at 7 per
cent, payable at first National Bank, Hi'llsdale,Jan.
l , 1882.

Persons by Railroad, from a distance, will have
free conveyance from Joiieeville (Mosher House) on
day of sale, at 8 and 10 A. 11., also at l I‘. M. Sale to
commence at l r. M., sharp.

1*‘. M. HOLLOVVAY,

P. O. Hii.i.snA1.K, MICH.
Fayette, Jan. 24th, 1881.

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I)i-zraoir, Jan. '34, 1881.

Dear Sir.-—'I‘he copartnership heretofore exisfing
under the firm name of GEO. ‘V. HILL A: CD. is this
day disolved by mutual consent. Patrons owing the
late firm will make all payments to Gico. VV. IIILL,
and please be as prompt as possible.

GEO. W’. HILL,
A. 'l‘LA'I‘T.

I will continue the (_,’-oinmission and Purchas-ing
business in every particular as heretofore. Make up
your club orders for Garden Seeds early. Remember
I have no old stock. Send for Price List if you
have none. GEO. VV. HILL.

80 V\='oodLridge St. West, DETROIT, Micii.

A. N E W BOOK.
Containing a few reasons why Farmers, their wives,
sons and daughters, should become members of the
Order of Patrons of Husbandry, and suggestions
how to be benefitted thereby, by Theodore Bathy.
“With a lithographic picture containing thirty-one
faces of the early projectors and workers of the
Order, suitable to be hung up in our homes and
Grange halls as a reminder of the wisdom, labor and
perseverance of those noble men and women to
whom we are indebted for the success of the Order.
Four copies of this book and picture will be sent

post-paid for $1.00.
Address THEODORE BATHY,
Siiii'rn's CREEK, St. Clair Co., Mich.

'rEin'I3IJsINEss COLLEGE
AT KALAMAZ09» MICH.;

IS THE BEST PLACE FOR.

YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN

TO GET A THOROUGH
BUSINESS EDUCATION.

$’Send for College Record, giving full partic»
ulars.

   

     
BEST "I THE WUBLIH.

    

 

ABSOLUTELY AND
HQIJIJ ITTVOIIIIEIIIO

no
BhGARB.SODA
Which is the same thing.

Impuro Salerntus or Bi-Curb Sod-.
vvhich is the same thing jisofa. slight.
ly dirty white color. It may appear
whitc, examined by itself, but 8
COMPARISON WITH CHURCH <5;
C0’S “ ARM ANDHAMMER.” BRAND
will show the dlflcrencc.

See that your Saleratul and Bak-
ing Soda. is white and PURE, as
should be ALL SIMILAR SUBSTAN-
CES used for food.

 

THIS SPACE BELONGS TO

THE OSGOOD SCALE.

3. P. ZBUELL, Agent,
54 llfadrison Avenue,

DETROIT, MICH.

THE “ORANGE VISI'I‘OR,”

ENLARGED,

One Year for Fifty Gents,

k%"ELEV’I*3N COPIES FOR .33’-'5.()().,,,/.'_3gj3

HUSBANDS —lé-I -:#c-«-5» WIVES I
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It is B. SOVEREIGN REMEDY for

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sustained by its Gentle Influence. I2 is ttlie ])1'€SL‘7(‘ll-p.tt'0:r3loO(fi. $.11 crpgzietncecfl I’hysicz'ané perfecltged during 9.
life-long practice and its nine years 0 pu Ic recor in i erent ' a es ave prove it rig tly named-
A FRIEND INDEED T0 WOMAN. The good words of those who use it are its best advertisement.
An 8-ounce ($1.00) bottle, or a 20-ounce (32.00) bottle sent on receipt of price, express prepaid, also
references and testimonials, on application to

12. PENGELLY 85 CO..
KALAMAZ00. MICH. (Foauxnnv or PI.Aixwnr.r..9
Sold by Drllgglsts generally and Lady Agents. Svvlft & Dodds, and Fnrrnnd, Wflllams
at Co., Detroit. Vnnschaack, Stevenson & Co., Chicago,

SOMETHING ENTIRELY 
THE CHAMPION BARBED WIRE

Is Easily Seen, Most Effective, and Least Dangerous to Stock of any Barbed Wire known.

 

€313.13 YOIIEI.

Barbed Wire, Dry Goods, Groceries, Sewing Machines, Scales,
Seeds, Hardware, Watches, Clocks, Plated Ware, &c., &c.

In Fact, Everything You Want, of Your State Business Agency.
5!-'§$kOW&B %&$<ON,

Commission Merchant, 151) South VVater Street, Chicago, Ill.

fi§'PATRONS STATE BUSINESS AGENT. N. B.~—All goods bought on your order at WHOLE-
SALE RATES on day of purchase. Terms strictly cash.

. _ . ._..--.-_-I-33.-..--~. 

LANSING ISPRING-TOOTH

HAEROW,

 
  
 
  
  

  
      
 
    

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POEITIVEIIY

THE KING OF THE FIELD!

ll t TOOL EVER INTRODUCED
TO THE FARMER.

WE ALSO MANUFACTURE AND ARE POSITIVELY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NORTH-
WEST FOR STEEL AND CAST SCRAPERS. STEEL CAST AND CHILLED PLOWS, CULTIVA-
TORS, A0. FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND CIRCULARS, ADDRESS THE MANUFACT-

URERS.
E. BEMENT 8:. SONS,

Lansing, Michigan.