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“THE VARIVIER IS OF IlI01i‘3E CO4 iS'E(_)UE.2VC1'} THAN TIIE ,l"AI’.7lI, AND SHOULD BE .I"IIfST IJ1.I’Ii’OVEI)."

VOL. 7,—N0. .3. l_
WIioLr; No. 10!). 5

SCH()()LCRAFT. .\IICl}l., _‘[A1\).Cl'I 1, 1881.

Entered at the Post Office at Schoolcralt j
as Second Class matter. ‘

  

i_’E3l\TI.a.A.IR.G‘rECD) ',

ls Yiibliralicil on the First and Fifteenth of
every inonib,

AT FIFTY GENTS PER ANNUM,i

.lL‘l4,-vcn (Ponies for $‘.").C)().

J.  COBB, Editor and Manager, ,

To whom .'lll i’;->iiiru'inii:.i‘.’..,iia -ihculd he 2'..l'.li'e.~.«-.~‘eil,
at Sci:-,iolci';ir't, I'.Iu.‘.i. 
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Coniiiiiiiiicaluiiis tor, and (llii-respoiiilciicc ]'(‘l‘rll’jllg ,
to the .lgricultuml l)cp.ii'tnicii: of the Lxiissoiz \ 1.3- i
rrou, slioul-.1 lie Llll'(‘(‘.l+.‘tltu A. 1‘. (.ir.ix»-.>,r-;.v, Paw Paw.
Rcmittaiices should bc by I?.c,;islercd Letter,2i1oiiey j
Order, or Draft. i
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WINNDEX TO THIS NUMBER. }
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Cabin Pliilosopliy-—l-‘ruit Pm-;perts —Wool—(.‘cZc1'y— 5
‘What is Legal Inteicst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l ;
Appendix to Digest of L:iwsu.nd Deni. ins, Arlopte_r.l i
1.11:}. Sessi(ill,lH50—~Iu11l& County Farmers’ liisti- l
tute——1teport of Committee on ’l‘raiisportation—As l
Others See Us——Iteport of Committee on Agricul- |
ture~l.'.a.ilronds and l.'sury—— Urupc Pruning— ’
Learning to Swim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ,
YVlierc I VVould Live-From Outside the Gafe——An ‘
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Unnecessary Expense that the People Ought. not to
l’ay—Motions and Resolutions—A Word in Sea-
fion-—(lrnfton (,‘rra1i[_vc, No. l'.’l———An Argument from
a VVorkin,v_; Grange — Tuscola. County Pomona
Grnnqe, No. ili)——Union (iriuige, No. 97—Branch
County Pomona (lrnnge——Ualhoun County Pomo-
na Grange—liighani County .lraii,rzc—- A Few
\Vords from Grange No. 8—Good Time Generally 8

The Anti-Monopoly I.eegue—Stute Grange Reports
\Vaiited, Election Return.-—Newaygo Co. Ponie-
na Gi'aii,r_;(-., No. ll-—Value of Co-()peration———In-
creasing its Borde1I'.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4

Pic-kings by the \\"ny, No. ]{L'f.l(l*~~Fllldl1lg
lfuult Gi*r»\vi..g,- '{.io (.lo- l 1-‘ 'l‘:' --1’1*rmis'
Northern licsort . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5

Lost and I*‘ound-Tlio.~;c Bo_v.~2—~Tho Moiiths—Ficld
\‘l'ork of Sister b'tcelc—(,a'rivc the Women ii. chance
—l’.isi-s to Expluiii~—’l'hc True Siprit—Uli0iCc Rec-
ipes— Uatmeal as Food—Little Brown Hamis-
Qiiestiiiiis tor our Young Folk:-i—Uiicle Nine (i=.l’tll-
crs his Gliildicii About Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Uncle Nine I‘loo.s.c;l——Tlic Reaper De:itli—Advcrtisc-
menls...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7

\Vhu.t Pursnitsiii Lil'c—Iiist'.*.llatioli and .\‘.ociab——.-\d-
vertisenients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 

  

Ofiicers National Grange.
MAs'ri-‘.R—J. J. VVOODMAN, (Paw Paw) Michigan.

Ov1:nsr:xn——l’lfT. DARDEN. - — Mississippi.
LEc'rur.nn—IlE.\'RY ESHBAUGH, - Missouri.
S'1‘EwARD——A. J. VAUGHN, - Mississippi.
ASST. STEwA1:D—VVlLLIAlilI SIMS, - Kansas.
CI1APLAI2\'—S. H. ELLIS, - - - Ohio.
TBEASUBIiI’.—F. M. MCDOWELL, - New York.

SECRETARY—WM. M. IRELAND, \V-asliington, D.C

GATE—KEEI’EB—0. DINWIDDIE, - Indiana.
Czar-;s—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, - Michigaii..
PoMo1vA—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, - Mississippi.

FLORA-—MIlS. I. W. NICHOLSON, - New Jersey.
LADY Assr. Srr:w.u;D—MRS. WM. SIMS, Kansas.

Executive committee-

D. VVYATT AIKEN, - - South Carolina.
H. JAMES, - - - — Indiana.
\V. G. WAYNE, - — - New York.

Ofllcers Michigan State Grange.
M.——C. G. LUCE, - - - Gilead.

0.—-A. N. WOODRUFF, - - \Vatervliet.
L.—C. L. VVHITNEY, - - - Muskegon.
S.—S. A. TOOKER, - - - - Lansing.
A. S.—A. E. GREEN, - - Fannington.
C.——SALMON STEEL, — Illuntoii, VVexfcrd Co.
T.—S. F. BROWN, — - - Schoolcraft.
Sxc.—J. T. COBB, - - - Sclioolcinft.
G. K.—ELIJAH BAl’.'l‘LE'l"l', — — Dryden.
CERES.——MBS. A. S. S’.l‘Al\'NAP.I), - - Lowell.
Ponoxs.--l\Ir.s H. D. PLATT, - - Ypsilanti.
FLOEA.—MBS. A N. \VO0DEUFF, Vfatervliet.
L. A. S.-——l\ins. A. E. GREEN, - Farmingt-on.

Executive Committee-

THOMAS MARS, Chairman, — Berrien Center.

J. VVEBSTER CHILDS, — - Ypsilanti.
F. M. HOLLOWAY, - - - Hillsdale
J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, - - Tuscola,
WM. SATTERLEE, - - Birmingham.
THUS. F. MOORE, - - - - Adrian.
JOHN PORTER. - - Grand Rapids.
C. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, - - Ex-olficio.
General Deputy.
C. L. WHITNEY, - " - - Muskegon.

State Business Agent.
THOMAS MASON. - - Chicago, Ill.

 

Special Lecturers.

Thos. F. Moore,.. .... ... .. ....Adrian, Lenawee Co.
Geo. W, Woodward..... .  ....Shelby, Oceans. Co
M. L. Stevens,.:.. .. .. . . . ... .Perry, Shiawaagee Co_

 

. . . . . . . . .. ..Manton, Wexford Co.
L. R. Brown,. . . . . . . . . . ....Ra.wsonville, Wayne Co..
Andrew Campbell,. . . . . . .Ypsila.nti, Wnshtenaw Co.

Chas. E. Mickley. .. . . . . .. . . ..Adrian, Lenawee Co.

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CABlN PHILOSOPHY.

‘ Jes' turn the buck-log cbcr, d:i.r-zin’ pull _i,'oiii'iit:;.‘ils

up ni,'.-'her, ‘ _ _

An’ watch dirt ’po:simi cool-:iii’ in dc s;l;illr,:t by -lt:
,, .
lire ;

niy 11::-liii’.s flow,

, :,»_cro.-as the lake, iiiodei'2iI»r--.l iii: 1: viipcrsiture

, the mc1'cury fell at :2 i‘alll;;I_f of frozn ~—l‘_"‘ to

, LCIII nie .~pi'e,ml my ligs out on do l,iri<;l;-. to n;::l<e ’

An’ I'll grill’ Ivou out zii".i-" or ‘Ava. in .'i.;r. mat"-> :5-in I

go.

, Now, in dose busy wul;in' Llil_\':|, LlL.'.-.1 vilrwi-gel ‘Jlif

scri,.tcr lzisliioiis,
An’ you lice-(lift lI.Ul{ loiiiimln.-ls. to idiunisli you wid
rzitinn;s2

: Now, wlicn yoii's vs:-.1itiii’ loaves o’ ‘o.'c,\.il, jun ;_:i.t to

go an’ fclcli ’em,

An’ ef you’s wzintin’ lishcs, you mus’ dig yo’-:.r W‘llli-‘  U1et.emI;L,,.:,t,,,.L, SCv,_,,.a1 degrees. and the im_

- mediate proximity of the hike will this year

an’ hetcli ‘em;
For you kin put it down he 5‘i1l'llll, d ‘t do tizii-3 is
long guilt: by,

5 \Vlien sassa rcs an’ ’taters use to rain loin out de-
la

sky I

Rf you think about it kcerfully, nn’ put it to the
tee’
You’ll disykiver dzit de srifcs’ plan is gin'nlly dc lie.-1':

ters sciitter,

on needn't stun’ dali line 1! fool an’ nrgorfy dc
mutter ;

An’ when do yellow fever comics an’ settles all

nrouii‘, ,
’Tis better dun do karranteen to sliullle out o’ town.

Dar's heaps 0’ dreadful music in de very lines’ fiddle
A ripe an’ inellei‘ apple may he rotten in de middle;
De wises' lookin’ trabeler may be dz: biggos' fool ;
Dnx's lots 0’ solid kicliin’ in de hunibles' kind 0’
mule:
De preiiclier uin’t do holies’ (lat w'nrs de ineekcs'

look,
An’ does do loudes’ bar1giii' on do kiver of de book.
Do people pays deir bigges' hills in buyin' lots and

     

n’s , _ . . , _

T71 _- will -3.: ll‘: -=._“"-"'_',‘UlS‘-. ‘ l‘uVll' do petlllllli
stan s ;

De twenties an’ dc lifties goes in piiyin’ orf deir
rents,

But Hebcn on’ de 0l'g:Ll‘.~g‘.‘lLld<:l‘ git.» dc copper
cents.

I nebber likes dc cullud main dat thinks too niuirh
0‘ cutiii’;

Dat frolics froo de wu'kin (lays, an‘ niioozcs at..de
nieetiii’ ;

Dal. 'ines (le teniihiice ’ciet' zin’ keen.» ‘ii. irittin‘

J 1 I l :3

tig it,

An’ pulls his \V".‘.ieI‘-Illllllliiilfi in de niivitllc oh «la
night !

Dese milertcrry nigger cli:-.1-s, with rnuskets in dcir
lion's.

Parrailiii’ tron de city to de music oh do b::n’a,

Had liatter drop deir guns, an’ go to murn;hin' Will
deir hoes,

An’ git a. hones’ libbin' as dey chop dc cotton row.-.i ;

Or dc State may put ’cni arter while to drillin’ in do
ditches,

\Vid more (Ian 3. single stripe as runnin’ 'cross deir
breaches.

“Tell, you think dot doin’ nuliiin’ ’t-all is mighty sol’
:in’ nice,

But it busted up de renters in de luhly Pz11‘Ll.(llSe Z

You see, cley beta was humon beins’ jes’ like me an‘

‘on,
An’ dclv couldn't reggerlate deirsolves wirl not ‘li

thing to do ;
Wid Ilenty wuk

make.
Dey'd neober thought 0‘ loafln’ ’roun’ and chiittin’
wid de snake. ~l_Sc9‘i'lnzer.

bcfo’ ‘em. an‘ a cotton crop to

Fruit Prospects.

In a State like ours, where such B. wide
range of fruits are sueee;-‘sfiilly grown, it is a.
matter of some solicitudc to know how dis-
astrously the exccptioiialily cold xvcatln-r
ofthe past winter has affected fruit prospects,
especially the tender sorts. W'illi apples,
pears, plums and sour clicrrics, the buds. are
almost as lizirdy as the tree itself, and we
look for their blossoms in their season with
almost the certainty of seeing the r.s'&'a'~‘L’)‘1l re-
turn. Eut with peaches, sweet C'.l1el'i'l€'H,
grapes, and most of the berries, our anxiety
is measured by the range of the therinome-
ter. “'9 once considered 14 degrees below
zero death to peach buds, but so much de-
pends on the condition of the trees when
winter sets in, that no dc-fiinite degree can be
fixed upon that divides life from death.

If such a winter as the present had follow-
ed the autumn of the year previous, it is
probable that scarcely a peach tree in liIicl,i—
igan would be alive, to say nothing of the
buds. A warm October, starting the sap
afresh and stimulating the buds into new
life, is certain death to them, if the mercury
falls much below zero. But last season was
exceptional, in that the wood and buds rip-
ened u p early, the leaves ripened before frost
came, and we find live buds after weather 20
degrees below. But the effect of extreme
cold is again varied by circumstances. The
mercury may drop to 20 below on some still
morning, and not bring such disaster to ten-
der fruits as a cold southwester will, if con-
tinued all day, with the mercury at only 14
below.

The probabilities are that the peach buds
were mostly killed throughout Michigan,

:iii.surc a fair crop, iiiilus l".ll‘ '
 occur. A :‘.‘i'-’>l'lllL' rrziiiiiiimi l.
X-‘ the east wind £ll<)ll}:f tlzl: east slioz‘-: was the
fi~.’l'ect it had on the ice, \\'llll,'ll was blown
,:icrr2ss the hike, and a wide strip of water

_ - stirred up the alinospliere from top to bottom
Ei you stumble on ll. hornet’s lies’ un’ muke dc crit- :,
‘1

cxix-pt along the lake r-iliore, uluring the sc— 
Vere weallicr in J:u'iusii'y. The wéiiil ('(>llllIl,|_“ I
in the vicinity at that time, --i {knit at no
place did the inercury fall below ———l;". llut
ezirlyin I-‘cl)ruai'_v the wind lvlc‘\\r' froiii llll‘
Ell.-ll. for se\'erzil (l'l}'.<, mid il:i:i!i;: !l‘=i', iinir-, ‘

——l.‘$”, accordicg to im'J.ll£)ll. mid 1‘.-':>':ii two-

liftlis to tiirce-l'oui'i‘h.< oi‘ llll-' l,iz1.ls lire l~LlliW.l, 5
zzccordiiig to l’)('lltlI>i1 lillll v;ii'§s<tic-i.
ciciit nuinbcr :H‘e u:i».l:iiibl<:—il_v ll-ft, e.<;.»;~r:E:il- 
ly lictv-.'ccn Fl. .lr>,~«, li 2:1‘./l Hr.iz:.l .l.li'iV'(,‘ll, to ’

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belt-cd the land, which no doubt iiioderated

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be notably exempt from utter failure.
l~Iievzitioii.=s inland were of no avail during

the severe cold of January, on account of.

the Hl.l‘(:llg wind blowing at the time, which

and «lid not allow the cold to settle in the’
valley, as it naturally will in a calm. Ex-
periments at the time showed this condition
of tliings. So that the hilltops this year can-
not put on airs and invite us to look on this
picture and then on that: this especial priv-
ilege is left to the lake-shore people.

Several iroii—clad varieties of berries are
bclorc the public, and this practical test of
their hardness is worth more to tie to than
any asseitioiis of interested parties. Horne
one has said, “ Doubtless God could make :1
more delicious fruit than the strawberry, but
doubtless lie ll€‘\"(‘l'il. ,’,_";'l_, \Vlicre show had
fallen as it llfls in our state, the strawberry
plant is in pcrfcct condition, as far as the
wintcr can affect tlicin,aud the danger of
winter killing is 1,‘ol‘:_u,‘lll.'i‘\lly past. ’l‘liose who
have good beds will do well to .-_‘<:a:-,‘()llz1l)i)'
care for tlieni, for they llll.lFl supply the loss
siistaineil by [lie (l‘:‘:;“.l'UC‘.l0l1 of some of the
tree friiils.

’l‘hi.~‘ will be the oll'ycr.r for iipplc orcliaids. ,
and it will be a good plan ['.)l1l1‘il}l.ll't‘.ll‘.lLl CLll- '
iivate, in order to grow io pci'.“L-clioii the
comparatively S‘.ll1tllall1()lli,Il. iln-.t is likely to
set. In this way a small crop oils-n bring:-i
as inucli money as zi large one.

Wool.

it will be reiiienibercd lllJl[1lEll.lt'£ lust :u-s- l
sion of the State Grange il(?0I]]l‘;1l[l.L‘8 xvus
appointed, consistiiig of the following gen-
tlemen, viz: H. 5l.llpl1.1l1ll, Grand Ledge ;
A. C. Glidden, Paw .l’:*.\V, and (l. W. Van-
Aken, of (,‘oldw:1_ter, to whom was entrusted
the duly of devising some plan by which
members of the Grange could ship their
own wool, and avoid the jockcyiiig practiced
by the buyer.-‘i in our own niurkct.-i.

That committee is now prepared to report
progress. Quite an extended correspond-
ence has been had with different parties,
principally in Boston, in relation to the
nnitter, and e-xtrac1.s from them aregiven
below. lt will be seen that tlicy c.mbody
true Gr-aiigc principle.-:.

l'iOS'l‘~').\', Jan. lT:.li, 1.581.

H. ‘1‘n1i*:iIA.\',_(lr;iii:.l _l.cvlge: ])eT’C(/' ..'\’i'r.—-
Oiir rcprcseiitzitivc sviins us 1lile‘X'.l‘?.(’.l. from
the Gl<ANGlvJ \'isi'roit giving the resnliitions
oli‘ere(l ll)’ you at the i'ci;-cut .‘-‘L‘i'a$li2ll of the
State Grange.

The 1ii'iii(:i1)le:-:contziiuciltlie-rein are those 3
we have endeavored ‘Cu v'.‘,llI_‘:l\lll:l.gU for s4.-inc
years, and we are :-Hi to see that active
measures have been il'.lv{v'.-ll towards tin-ir
furtherance.

'\‘\’e have niaii§,‘_lii;is,.~i liail wool shipped
in the way suggested, and have always kept
each man's clip dasixiicr on our l_i(!(Jl{Z~l, and
handled the wool.-., so that each clip sold on
its mcriis. lie.-‘pectfully yours,

\\”AL'r1:1:. ’.i:ow.\' & Co.

Further in lbrmatioii, of the same import,
is given in a letter ten days later, as fol-
lows:

“Our coinmissiou to cover all clizirgcs on
wool after it is received in store (except in-
terest on advances), including giiar;.rii_ee of
sales, is five per cent on washed wools, and
six per cent on uu washed. VVlien wools are
held, under instructions from owners for
more than three months, an amiilioiml
chargetof one (per cent will be made, to
cover s orage an insurance.

\Ve will advance two-thirds value on
wools, and charge interest on same at six
per cent per anuum.

Will furnish sacks free of charge. Cartage
chalgged gen} railroad totsto1re(,i_tet1)1 cents pg
sac , an , 0 course, ac ua is ursemen
of freights.

Each clip is kept separate on our books,
and account of sales rendered so that each

owner knows just what each grade of his

wool l)l‘lll;',"" with ('.\’]Jt:IlS‘3.~‘, J»-c._ wzziiiisl. each

' lot.

Vie .-lioulnl .s'in1‘gc.~<t that tho w«.iols he
sliippiil by one party, n,-ucli bin: nuirkr-d with

, llllllll)“l‘, wci;,'lit, and the iiiitizils ol'tlicowii- :
3:-r. 'l‘li«.'-_v c--.ii thus be idenlilicl illlll kept .

S(‘]‘x:’-l'2ll(’. williout dilliculty.”
'l‘lic following is froiii l"<-lino .k .\l:aii‘iiiii<_r,

‘ of B0.-,'tOIl :

“ ’l‘his iiicllioil oi’ coiiiliiii:-il slilpiii-exits «li-

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l‘(‘i,‘l., by the gi'm\'(-rs to relizilile agents in tlic .

j ollcii rslllil we fully or-lieve: to bc the true-. pol-

icy to piir-:ue,:=..-i it liriii,<.:-‘ corisiiiiicr and pro-
<liicci‘ dl!'t'(:ll),' li\}I:‘l.l?-L'l', and at the least i:').~5-

, ’-ililc cost to the furiiici‘; for he simply pays

for ucllllll ouil:iy, and is not Ollll_L'i‘ll to give

: lil1‘llllllll(‘llll‘lll{..§' (‘(.‘!lI(.‘l'.s‘ of the East, we lizivc ‘

i“ 'l'i‘uc (.‘oi'ii " and “ lioliun 7‘

u-4 uiiytliiiig for xi profit for uiiy iiiidillc-iii:iii. ,
 -- as ' ‘

’l'lie iulviiiitiigrs of llo.-'toii
ii,-:2i wool lll8.l‘l{1:t wc need not dwell upon,

as its constaiitly lllGl‘e'z'.l='ll)g lillSllll\-"-1, guineil ,

l:uԤ.;i-*l_v by ilrawiiig from New York and

l’liiladelplii:*., spa.-ilis iiiorc (3l1lpll:ltl(‘:lll_V' up- ,

on this point ‘iliuii we or any individual
Could.”

The Coiiiiiiittce now requcsls that {lie .,<»..-c-

retary oi‘ cacli Grange, or soiiie other lll\ll' I.
vidual, shall at once set about asccrtaiiiing ‘

the probable amount of wool that will be
forwarded in this way l’i'oiii his vicinity, and

iYoiir Si'i:sciii1~'rio.v
/will lixpirc with No.

nip field where tlicy fccd tlic-mselvc.~', and
thus .‘-2\\'t.‘ the back li¢,‘lllil,L’ labor which the
.-\iiiciiv.-iii must incur. ’l‘lic case is entire-lv
cliaiigcil lll our l'rosl_v r-liniatc, and as watcyr
is their pi'iiicip:iliiiigrcdiciit, :1ndgynina.stics
not tlic i;l«_icvt but l:ilior.~:i\'iug, let us for the
lllvseiit u: lca.-t i‘ciii.-iin loyiil to good old
.l{lll}: (_'i)1‘n,

llut of all the iizcuiis )0! dcvi.-;cd to bow
llli‘ net}-; and bend the l=:i«'l< and stiflcn Ilia.-
liiiibs iil’,llic liiriiicr and furiii laliorer. thi-
“t‘ll>Sil1lL’t' " llll>llle.~:~' i.-‘ the (’lll]l2\I\', and yet
lllt‘ “b‘ilo" l)()l,llll lllt.-l (,UllllllL‘ll(,‘€(l, and iv.
look.-7 now as tlioiigli it iiiiglil ainiouiit to ll
“ furor,” as “ l\l()l'l-‘:4 .‘\llllll<’ullll.‘i,’” (,‘liiI1o.~i-
potatoes, and
:1 long list of d¢i‘uiii:i liuiiiiings did in .‘.,.a,-.-
zagoii-:.——-(.‘., /zz 11:4.»-/iizrzrlrrziin. V ‘‘

‘hat is l.c';3l1:iir—rcsl?

'l'lic i-llii-Is of the all. lr-Klllclilg the ralc
of iiitcr-.=,~l in New Yo i. s‘_r_uL.. 1,, _.,-;x P“.
cent. on ili()I'l£fLl,'-,’(‘~,' _'.1‘l\‘Uil previous to the
]i{t8.~‘t1_EZl-‘ of the bill, are not generally un-
ileistood; and we doubt not, many 3” hard
carncd (l.Ull‘.1l' now goes into the hands of
the capitalist where he could not enforce
its collection. \Vc have investigated this
subject, ainlobtaiiicd the best legal c(3uncil_

 

- Un l1‘.()l'[3._'_:l'.;’(‘S made before the not passed

notify some ineniber of the (l-'.)l)ll1lllt(*t’, 
that a compilation can be made as the l):l‘ilS _

offurtlicr ncgotiatioii-s. This should be at-
tended to at once, for little enough time is
left to complete the nrrzingcinciits to success-
full_v carry out such an enterprise.

llcailers of the \'isI1‘oR will be apprised of
every slip of progim-ss;inaile by the (‘om-
znitti-c.

Celery.

This vcg'ctuL-l»;- a short time since was quite
rare. but is now becoming very popular.
Almost every one having a garden is
beginning to ell41l.lll'e how to grow it.

Having had very good success in growing
this delicious vcwetable, I will give the
rcziders of the Yisiron niy niodc or‘ growing
the shine. I .-‘mv the seed in 11 hot bed, the
last of Marc}: or the llrst of April. It niay
be sown in open ground, if sown as early 11:;
the ground can be made ready. ‘.‘.’lien the
plums are about three or four inclic;-A higli,
they are transplanted in a lJ‘,‘Ll in opi-ii
ground, where they can be I~.ll('ll‘.’l‘c'.l il'C»l‘.l
sun and wind fora fewdays, until they have
5tI‘ll('l§ (as gardeiiers term it}, when the
sliading may be removed. ’l‘his part of the
cultivation I consider ofmucli iinportancc
lo the be-,;inucr, us the plants become stocky
and ll‘;l.l'd to staiid the hot scorching run,
after planting in treiiclies.

S()I).l&{illlt* in July, on a inoist dziy, they
should be transplanteil into the troiiclirs,
which should have been prepared in llic
following nianzier:

\Vitli the liorsc.-i and plow, throw out a
furrow each way in good ricli soil as deep
as the plow will run with wheel oil‘. (Jloari
out with a shovel the bottom of furrow,
then put in about two inches of well rotted
mzmure (1 use that from the hot beds), over
this put about two or three inches ofsurfiice
soil, and it is ready for the plants. Two rows
may be set in each trench, eight or ten incli-
es apart, and plant.‘-i six inches apart in row.
Keep well cultivated until about the last of
September, when you should coinincncc
banking up; care should be taken in this to
hold the plant so that the soil will not go
down between the leaves, and not too much
at a time, so as to cover the crown. At an-
other time, ifdcsircd, I will tell how to store
it for winter. J. N. b"l‘lJAl{_\'>.'.

Kalamazoo, Feb. ‘_’;‘sl., L581.

Apropos of the laborious cliaracler of the
furinere occu;-alion, it is interesting and
may be instructive to notice how some who
consider therin-elves as models, seem to be
doing their best to aggravate these labors
and render the business still more distaste-
ful to their sons. Now, water is good in its
place. It is generally plenty and cheap. It
is not supposed by chemists to contain much
nutriment. Animals know how much they
need, and will help themselves tojust that
much and no more. But the quality per-
taining to water. which this class of farmers
seem (lclerniined to ignore, is its weight. It
is decidedly a ponderous substance, and con-
sequently expensive to move and carry. It
used to be customary to slop the milch cow
in winter. It was thought that dry meal
would make a dry cow. It is now well
known that the cow will lick up the dryest
meal in the stanchion, and go to the water
trough and wet it up to suit herself, and
give as much milk as she would by the old
method of feeding. Vi/ith regard to roots,
it is admitted that beets, turnips, carrots, ete.,
are excellent for cattle of all kinds. But so
is corn meal and wheat bran. Many good
farmers grow and feed roots extensively in
England. Their mild winters enable the
British farmer to turn his sheep in the tur-

reduciiig the legal rule of interest, and not
)'€t.lldL:, lll which the rule ofinterest is
desigiimed as seven per coiit,, seven pep
cent. (‘All éillll be collcclcd. If the mortgage
was due when the act I'e(lllCllljJ,‘ interest
went iiito cllcct, only six per cent. can bu
eiiforced from that date. After the mutu-
l‘it.V 01' any lllorlguge in which seven per
cent. \Vz1,‘_1‘ named or ollwrwise, only six per
cent. (-an be cnforccd. There are a. large
iiunilm-_ oi nioi'tgug:-s, ‘not yet matured,
which simply suite “ willi imerest,” vvjui.
outiiiniiiiig.-' any partii-ului' rate. l.{ere aris-
es an important question. The holders of
such lllOi'l_‘.{2l.geS pci'sislently claim .-seven
per cciit., arid iloulitlcss inost of the interest
payers piiy that rate, yet the best opinions
we can get are that only six per cent. can
be enforced in siicli cu.-:(-s. This point lias‘
not, liowcver, been E~('l.ll£‘(l in the Courts,
.liaw'yer.~i siinply give their opinion in tlic
pi'eiiiiscs. ’l’liv-y su_v that the intent of the
iiistruiiienl is that where no rate of interval
is named ihe lcgzil rate sli-all rule, 1V'lllll2£;V-
it iiiziy lie. ‘TllU5‘l.. it the legal rate hull
l;i.‘(:ll lll<‘l1,‘:lS(.‘(l lo k-l‘,'_,‘.ll[ per cent, the mom.
}_r,2igo1' yvoulii have incl-11 (,‘f.|ll]pCll‘:(l to pay
llizit r:i-.e. llarge liolilcrsof iiiortguges, wlio
are <luil_viui'viscd by ciiiiiir-iil. counsel, tell
us that they would not dare to enforce scvi~ii
her cent. wlicrc no mile of iiitcm’-it was‘
iiamcd iii the bond. —(./r/’.'n‘s I-’rui't(,';-0“-,;,-'
32.11.» l'o'r/.'.

After the above was put in type, and he-
fore pulilislied, it was decided by Jun“,
Daniels, ill the (fliautxiuqua, N. Y” 591,-
lemlier circuit, that all bonds, notes, mo,-t-

gages, ctc.. draw only six per cent. after Jan-
nary l, l.‘~5'l.

   

A s'1‘or.v l-l told oi‘ Van Amburg, the
great ll0ll~l1ln]€l', now dead. ()n one occu-
sioii, while in ii. bar-room, he was asked
how he not his wonderful power over ani-
iiials. He said: “It is by showing them
that I am not the least afraid of them
and by kecpiiig my eye steadily on theirs:
l’ll give you an example of the power of my
eye.” Poiiitiiig to fl. loutisli fellow who was
sitting near by, he said: “ You see that fel-
low l~le’e a regular clown. I’ll make him
come across the rooms to me, and I won't
say 11 word to him.” Sitting down, he fixed
his keen, steady cyc on the man. Presently
the fellow stmlglilcned himself gradually.
got up, and came slowly across to the lion
tamer. When he got close enough he drew
back and struck Van Ambur li a trcniend.
ous blow under the chin, inocking him
clear :)Vt‘l‘ the f’!lJ.‘\ll‘, Will] the remark
“ You‘ll stare at me like that again, won’i
you 1"’

Till‘) Journal of ][o:'!z'm1/(luv, iii :J,d\'()(;;]l,—
ing the do;-:t bulb of dry aslics for poultry,
says: “ There is so-iiietliingg in the iiiaiiiiei'
of putting down the aslics. We have liad
dry :l..‘:ll(‘S lyiin; mill:-r a dusting shed for a
month or niore without a bird attempting
to take a roll in it, and all for the simple
rcasoii that the nslics were spread out level.
and not liaid in kl. heap. \Vhen the same
aslies were thrown up into a round mound
there was a crowd around it in a short time
scratcliiiig, and before long nothing but an
intricate rolling mass of hens’ tails, wings,
and feet could be seen. It isa curious cir-
cumstance that some {owls have very little
inclination to scrape on the level ground
but as soon as an elevation of any loose
matter is placed within their reach they go
into it with energy, and this always induces
fowls which are backward in dusting to pass
through the cleansing process.

   

THE spring work can be greatly facilitated
by drawing out manure in winter. It is a
favorable time now to do this work. Often
the land where the manure is to be applied
is so wet in the spring that it cannot be
reached at the desired time; now the teams
aud the 108118 may pass easily anywhere,
without injury to the land.

 

IT IS stated that in St. Lawrence county,
N. Y., there are eighteen factories owned by
one man for the making of skim-milk
cheeese by the addition of lard. A truly
pleasant prospect for cheese-eaters.

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BCHOOLCRAFT, ~ MARCH lsr, 1881.

Appendix to Digest of Laws and Decisions. Adopted
14th Session. 1880.

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Your Committee on Digest direct me to
report the following compilation of laws,
rulings and decisions of the National Grange,

made since the publication of our Digest, to =

Wit: at the Twelfth and Thirteenth Annual
Sessions thereof—-1878 and 1879.

1. County and District Granges may be re-
presented in the State Grange by delegates
entitled to membership therein, under such
regulations as the State Grange may provide.
——Proceedings Twelfth Session, Page 74.

2. Ruling No. 11, on page 1:13 of the Digest,
“ 'I‘o buy through the Grange and sell to
non-members at a profit, is using the Order
in a speculative way wholly unwarran table,’
has been expunged.—Proceeding.9 ’1’uv:./fth
Session, Page 50.

3. On page U0 of the Digest, under “ form
of report,” change Fourth Section as to Dor-
mant Granges by striking out all after the
word “ however,” and insert the l'ollowing:
" that such Dormant Granges may be reviv-
ed if in the opinion of the Master of the State
Grange the good ofthe Order requires it, and
dues shall only be required from the date
of their revival.”—Proceedlngs Twelfth iSe.s--
sion, Page -'23.

4. All officers of the Order, especially those
of the National and State Granges, are re-
quired to be members in full standing in
some Subordinate Grange, and clear upon its
books. “Provided, that this resolution shall
not take eifect until three months from this
date."—1’7'o(-uzzlings T/zirtcent/1 Scsslo/i, Page
82.

5. \Vhenevcr Thirteen or more members
of a Dormant Grange meet, organize, elect a
full set of otiicers, and report the same to the
Worthy Secretary and Master of the State
Grange, ithas fully regained its full status,
and all members who apply to affiliate sub-
sequently to said reorganization and report,
may be received by a majority vote of said
Grange. —— 1’rocccdings .’l'/u'rtec'/It/L iScs-sion,
Page 114.

VVearing the pouch. by brothers and aprons
by sisters, of the l*‘ourth Degree, has been
dispensed with. — 1’/'ocecd£/z_«]s Thirteenth
Se.s's2'.on,]’a.gz' llfl.

6. Regalia to be worn bymembers of State
Granges consist of “ a green” rosette, or a
badge of green ribbon about two inches
wide and six or eight inches long pinned on
the left lappel of the coat or dress, with the
words,

“State Grange of
l’. of H.”

printed thereon. State Granges which are
now furnished with Regalia are not required
to make any change therein.-—1’roceedi'ngs
Thirteenth .S’es-sloiz, Page 1:30.

And I am further directed by your Com-
mittee to report the following rulings and
decisions of Worthy Master Adams, submit-
ted at the Thirteenth Annual Session of this
Grange, to wit :

7. If a State Grange has not reduced its rep-
resentation, the only voting members in
the State Grange are the Masters of Subordi-
nate Granges, and their wives, who are Mat-
rons. No substitutes can be chosen delegates
entitled to vote. \Vhen the representatives
are reduced in number by action oftlie State
Grange, then the delegates elected must be
selected from those entitled to membership
in the State Grange.

No dues should be exacted for any period
prior to the date ofre-organization or revival
of a Grange.

Each State Grange establishes or frames
its own regulations for the government ofits
County or District Granges, restricted only
by organic law. And, when the necessary
rules have not been so made, it devolves up-
on the State Master to supply deficiencies
until the next meeting of the State Grange.

So long as there are nine men and four wo-
men desirous of retaining a charter, a vote of
the Grange to surrender the charter is with-
out force and void.

A farmer’s wife is eligible to the degrees
conferred in a Grange, though he may never
take them; that the wives, if Matrons, of
the Masters of Subordinate Granges, are eli-
gible to seats and votes in the State Granges
unless the representation is reduced, and in
this case even the wife has the same right to
a. seat and vote as her delegate husband;
that wives of the Masters of State Granges
become representatives and voting members
in the National Grange by virtue of their
husbands’ positions ; that these rights to
wives inhere in consequence of their hus-
bands ; that change of occupation in a mem-
ber works no forfeiture of membership, no
modification or reversal of status, so long as
his conduct is not hostile to the interests and
objects of our Order, and hence, the wife of
a good and worthy member of our Order is
eligible to receive the degrees, although the
brother, her husband, may have changed his
vocation.

The seal of a Subordinate Grange should
never be used for private or individual pur-
poses. The Secretary is the sole custodian
of the same, and is responsible for its use
and preservation. The chief purpose of a
seal is to authenticate the returns, reports
and records of aGrange after receiving the
signatures of the Master and Secretary.

Also the following decisions by Worthy
Master Woodman :

A sister filling the oflice of Master should
be addressed as ‘VORTIIY MASTER.

Suspension from the Fourth degree by a
Subordinate Grange suspends from all high-
er degrees.

Re-instatement in a Subordinate Grange,

of a member suspended therefrom, restores
him to the same position in the higher de-
gree of the Order that he occupied at the
time of suspension, unless he has been sus-
pended by a higher degree Grange.
A member who has taken the Fifth Degree
in a State or the National Grange may sit in
aPomona Grange asa visiting member, in
the Fifth Degree, provided he can work his
way in, but is not entitled to instruction in
the work of the Degree from the Master, un-
less he has been elected to membership in the
Pomona Grange.

A Master of a State Grange may suspend
the charter of a Grange for good cause, and
remove suspension when the cause shall have
been removed or ceases to exist.

When a Grange has forfeited its charter,
and the offense is sufficient to justify revoca-

tailor.

{suspend the same and report his action to
- the National Grange, with recommendation
5 that the charter be revoked.
l A Grange having its charter suspended by
i the Master ofa State Grange may appeal to
E the National Grange for final action.
‘ The National Grange may suspend or re-
voke charters ; and when charters have been
surrendered orsuspended, restore the same,
. and when revoked, may issue new ones to
 take their place.
’ County or District Granges cannot confer
i the Fifth Degree upon any one except cari-
didates who have been elected to member-
ship by the Grange.

Seven members is the least number with
5 which a Grange can be opened in due form.

All oflicial rulings of the Master ofa State
Grange should be sent to the Master of the
Subordinate Grange, or to the Secretary,
when so directed by the Grange.

And your Committee recommend the fol-
lowing amendments to the Digest, to-wit:

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as follows, to-wit.:

1:3. The Secretary must report quarterly,
to the Secretary of the .\'ational Grunge. the
membership in the Staie.—~Con.»-., A/'(. l'11I.,
A500. 3.

instructed, in inaking their quarterly repoi ts
to return their Gmiiges as follows :
l<‘ir.-;t—Actual working organizations not
delinquent to the State Grange in ducs. On
these the 'l‘reasurer of the State Grunge shall
pay dues as required by the Constitution.

Sccond—Gran-ges which have failed to re-
port to the State Grange for the time covered
by the report. Theseshall be marked oppo-
site their number, on the return, “ Delin-
quent.”

’l‘hii‘d—-Granges which have been wound
up by con;-:olidation with other Giaiiges.
These shall be marked opposite their i1uin-

ltcl‘, on the return, with the lcttei'C.

l<‘oLirtli—Gi'aiiges who:-‘e charters have
been suspended or revoked by competent au-
thority. These shall be marked S. or lt.

l<‘iftii~(lranges which have failed to report
to the State Grange for two or more qiuirters,
or liavedisbunded voluntarily, or passed out
of existence in other ways than that provid-
ed by the Constitution. ’l'liis class of
Granges shall be classed as Dormant
Granges, and marked opposite their number
with tlielettcr D.

On the four last named classes no dues
shall be paid the National Grange. Provid-
ed, howevcr, that when any Grange includ-
ed in either of said four last-named classes
shall report and pay dues to the State Grange,
the Secretary shall report them in his next
quarterly report with Grange-s included in
the first class, and dues shall be paid there-
on to the National Grange for the time cover-
ed by such reports, and for which dues have
been paid the State Grange.

Also that Sec. 1T,on page 91 of Digest, be
stricken out.

Amend Sec. 10, Decision 81, on page ill, so
as to read as follows. to wit: Deputies may
communicate the A.\V. to Masters 0fGranges
under direction of Master of State Grange,
and try cases of impeachment when an-
thorized so to do by Master of State Grunge.

Also, that Decision .87, on page 107, be
stricken out, and following inserted in lieu
thereof, to wit :

Members who have become unafiiliated by
reason of the surrender, suspension or revo-
cation of the charter of their Grange, or by
neglect to pay dues, after their removal from
thejurisdiction of their Grange, may be ad-
mitted to membership in any Urrange in
whose jurisdiction they may reside, upon ap-
plication, accompanied by proof of good
standing at the date of such surrender, sus-
pension, revocation or removal, by a majori-
ty vote of the Grange to which they may ap-
ply for membership, and the payment of
such fee as may be prescribed by the Grange.

Your Committee also recoinmend that Sec.
1 of Art. XVII., By—Laws National Grange,
be amended by striking out the words “or
revoke,” where they occur in the fifth line
of said Section. Also that the word “re-
voke,” where it occurs in the first line of
Sec. 2 of said Art. XVIL, be stricken out,
and the word “ suspended” inserted in lieu
thereof.

All of which is respectfully submitted.
\VM. SIMS, Chairman.

Ionia County Farmers’ Institute.

The farmers’ Institute has come and gone,
and We are moved to say that it was good for
us all. The addresses were of a high order,
calculated to stimulate thought and to culti-
vate among farmers a pride in their calling,
and to raise the vocation of farming in the
estimation of men generally. It is a noble
and dignified pursuit, and all that is need-
ed to give the farmers the influence
which they sometimes complain they lack
in politics and the social world, is to keep
on improving the breed. The fact about
it is, that the farmers themselves, when they
have a bright boy, in nine cases out of ten
want to make a lawyer, doctor, merchant or
banker of him. They don’t encourage their
best blood and best brain to stay on the
farm. The consequence is that the profes-
sions are drawing on the farm for much of
the best material it can furnish. A good
deal of the best timber is taken away from
the farm and made into lawyers, college pro-
fessors, and what not. Any thing but farm-
ing for my boys, says the farmer. Farming
is drudgery. Toooften the rule is: If my
boy is not smart enough for anything else, I
will make a farmer of him. Here lies the
trouble. It is in a nut-shell. The best t2'm--
ber should be kept in the business. The
smartest boys are the ones to turn into
farmers. Brains as well as muscle must be
brought into the service of agriculture.-
Above all, the farmer must learn to respect
his own calling, and himself for following
it. Then the business will come to be as
respectable as any other, and city-bred boys
will rush to the farms to become respectable
and rise in the world, and farmers’ boys will
not hurry away from home as soon as they
can travel, as though there was something
there whic.h would be a blight upon the pros-
pects of an ambitious youtti. Then farmers
will be sought out to fill positions of honor ;
not because they are farmers, but because
they are men of brains, of force, character,
culture and influence; because they are the
ablest and best men.—-Ionia Sentinel.
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VVHITEWASH THAT WILL NOT RUB OFF.——-
Mix up half a pailful _of lime and water,
ready to put on the wall; then take one-
quarter of a pint of flour, mix it up with
water, then pour boiling water on it sulfi-
cient to thicken it; pour while hot, into the
whitewash, stir all well together, and it is

tion, the Master of the State Grange should

Amend Section 16, on page 90, so as to read 5

16. The Secrctaidcs of State Granges arc.

is.-asses .T7l.E§Mi@R%.%.

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4

Report of the Committee on Transportation. adopted
by the Michigan State Grange. at its Late
Session.

Worthy Jlas/or and Members ofthe .l[L'ch.-'_ycm
State Grange :

Your Committee on Transportation beg
leave to make the following report:

This year has been one of unexampled
prosperity to the railroads; not only has
there been a great amount of freight to
transport, but freight rates have been higher
than at any other time during the past four
years——added to this we do not find a. propor-
tionate increase in operating expenses. So
that nearly every railroad has paid a large
percentage on its actual cost, and frequently
a good interest on that, partly real, and
partly fictitious capital, known as bonds and
stock.

The exact condition of our roads in this
State for last}, we have no means of ascer-
taining. (‘onsequently we must confine our
remarks to the condition of things during
~ L875), which were much less profitable to
' the railroads, and more favorable to the
. people than during issu.

\Ve reach this conclusion from the report
_ of the Ct)H]I1ll~‘Slu1lCl' on ltailm-.ids, and they
are in a certain sense reliable. The ollice
: was created that the interests of the people
‘ might be protected under existing law. lfor
the service this ollicci‘ l't‘lllit'l‘S, he is paid
from the pctiplc’;-‘ ti'c:isui‘y. \\''ith the known
‘ disposition ofi'-.iili'oads to exact “all the bus-
f iness will bear,” we can easily see that ifa
- tloniiriissionei‘ discharges his duty faithfully
] he may be one of the most valuable ollicers
1; in the employ of the State. Abuses of what-
l ever character, that are inlmical to the best
5 good of the people, may by hi-' supervision,
be restricted or exposed and the proper cor-
rective applied. " " 3*   ‘  "”

As ra'ilro:td coinpaiiics have always been
con.-tidered by the courts in the .<-aiiie light as
other public carriers, merely as custodians
of public property, and anieiiable to general
laws, we liavc a right to insist that they
shall rtceive but reasonable pay for their ser-
vices and for the use of their invested capi-
tal.

The railroads tliein:-‘elves have recognized
this right, and have shown their anxiety in
regard to it by aniiually incrcasiiig the
amount of their stocks, so as to keep their
dividends nominally very low. Against
this operation, termed “ watering stocks,”
legislation is demanded.

Again, we have in times past complained
against unjust dlscrimiiiatioii in freight
rates. Rates from competiiig towns, and
from the termini ofthruugh lines, have been
many times lower than from intermediate
and nearer towns; thus the average rate in
this State in 1879 was only one~third ofthe
average local rate, and on some roads only
one-sixth.

It is an iiidi.-:putable fact that on well
managed roads the cost of handling local
freiglits is little or no greater than that of
handling through freight ; yet the charge is
always much greater. As most of the
through freight comes from States west of
our own, this is :1. question that can be per-
manently settled only by Congress, for Con-
gress alone has thepower to “ regulate inter-
State commerce.”

As indicating how great a tax a small in-
crease in freight rates will make to the peo-
ple, we may state that the increase rate
131-101) of one uiiil 6 to .ch ton of freight by
our roads in 1.573, over that ofli5TT, increased
their earnings Sb(JU,.'—2T5.£l-3.

ln view of these facts, and many more
equally damaging to the people, which we
have not time to enumerate; and in the fact
that the courts of the United States, and
eminent jurists throughout the country,
have declared that the general government
and the States within their respective limits,
have the power to regulate transportation
and correct these abuses. Therefore,

Resolved, That the time has come when
the interest of the people, and the safety of
private property, demand immediate action
on the part of the National and State Legis-
latures to correct this great wrong.

Resolved, That we believe it to be the
duty of every Patron, farmer, manufacturer,
and dealer, to refuse to vote for any person
for Representative in Congress, or in the
State Legislature, who will not earnestly
and persistently labor to correct this grow-
ing evil.

Resolved, That we petition the Legisla-
ture of this State to enact stringent laws
against nominally increasing the capital
stock of railroads without a corresponding
increase of value.

Resolved, That we petition the Legisla-
ture for the appointment ofa Commission
or Commissioner, who shall represent the
interests of the people, and not the railroads
as against the people.

Resolved, That we commend the report of
the Committee of the National Grange on
Transportation, to the careful consideration
of every Patron and farmer.

All of which is respectfully submitted.
H. D. PLATT, Chairman.

 

As Others See Us.

\Ve have a good name abroad. Let us strive
to deserve it. The \Vorthy Master of the
Delaware State Grange, in his last annual
address, said :—

“ Let us at the same time look around, see
what other States are doing and strive to
keep our own in the front rank.

Michigan now leads the van in Grange
work. The Patrons in that State saw that
the Order could be made of practical benefit,
and by co-operation they have gained the
benefit. They have broken down the great
plaster monopoly and in live years saved the
farmers of the State $500,000.. They defend-
ed a patent right suit in the United States
Court and saved almost as much more. They
have established numerous co-operative
stores and in numberless ways have added
to the educational and practical advantages
of the farmer.

One reason why they have met with such
success is that from the start they recognized
and employed the power of the press. The
Grange Via-itor was started and sustained by
Patrons until it was able to go alone, and is
now a live earnest Grange organ, that ought
to be in the hands of every Patron. They
have published the Constitutions of the
Grange, National, State. County and Subor-
dinate, in such a plain, convenient shape
that all may understand ; and no effort has
been spared to keep both members and the
public interested in Grange work. Neither
the VISITOR nor our By-laws are in the
hands of many Patrons of our own State, as
they both should be, and may if all will do

, Report of the Committee on Agriculture.
I j.

The following report of the Standing Com-
mittee on Agricultural Department was sub-
inittcd to, and adopted by the State Grange
at its eighth session :

To the .’lfastr:r and rile)’/the-7'.s' of the .l[ic/Ugan

State G‘7'(tn_r/43 .-

Your committee recognize and reiterate
the oft repeated truism, that agriculture is
the basis ofanation—'s prosperity ; and that
our Agricultural Department, now only the
germ of what we hope for it, should be sus-
tained and stimulated by a more earnest ad-
vocacy, and more commensurate appopria-
tions.
national prosperity is no longer a question
that needs an allirmative arguinent. \Vhcth-
er viewed as an art ora science, it presents a
history as marked and important as that of
any other great civilizer in the world’s pro-
gress. The ancients recognized its impor-
tancc.

heretofore held by its people, ltouie’s sure
decline began. “ ()wing to the dcgrcdatiou
of labor,” says Gibbon, “the plebians dc-
clined to work with their hands.

had iniprudently zillemiteil, not only the us:
but um in/u;-i{(mg;.«; of pow:-r, to-wit, their

to u. vileand Wl'tl[(,‘ll(".l populace." “ Histo-

Such is one of the great lesson.’-' of lll>il.()l‘_V;

perity and power should learn it well, wise-
ly protecting labor and the results of labor,
and encouragiiig the cultivation of the soil.
The perpetuation ofprosperity in any of the
divisions ofa iiation‘.~i weziltli, is due to the
um-easing vigil-aiiceof its votaries; and ag-
ri:':ultui'e, to sustain itself azuial the inany
iulversc elcuietils surroundinzz it, mu.-‘t con-
tinuc ton-'.-'ei't the iiiipi-i‘ta!\co of its mission
and prove its worth by the important part
it sustains in the economy of our goverii-
nicnt. And, I apprehi-ml, sir, that when
the census of 185!) is publi.-'hc:l in full, the
iiicxorablc logic of its stiztirztics \'.'i§.l .‘.l>‘~l()lll>ll
the world, and prove to e'.cry iiitelli-gs.-int
mind that agriculture is the granul element
of our progress in wealth, stability and
l)(")VVL'l'.

()ur Agricultural Dcpartincnl at \V:'.sliin_-.5-
ton, ha.-a, from its iiicipiency. b-;-en hampered
by tliei'iie:iga'e aiqii'opi'iations doled gi'udg—
ingly to it by uiiiiitei'estcd legislate-1'.-,. it
has long been looking forits “opportunit_v,"
so long delayed, to rep-.iy to the countr__v its
sixty or a hundred fold. No such poorhousc
}h()ll<-_y is practiced towards an in.-.titution
where the art of war istaught. \\’liy such
negligeiice towards the art of pericr.-‘.' l):;
not let us be too modest in our requests.
\’\'e need a national academy of' agricultiire.
\Ve need experimental grounds of ample
area, on which all experimeiits in the inter-
est of agriculture shall be made, among
which I may mention the interesting,
thougli imperfect experiment of producing
sugar from sorghum and corn, and the suc-
cessful introduction of the tea. plant. “'6
need an experimentin forestr_v, which shall
have for its ultimate object the clothing of
our barren plains in nature‘:-' own vesture,
where waving trees shall shade the parched
earth and woo the gentle rains of heaven.

\Ve need to ask for i1ppI‘0[|l‘lt'.ll()llS com-
meiisurate ‘with tl.i.,.se important iiiterests,
andto the end that they may be inaile 11
source of national wealth and coliscqucnt
prosperity.

Our report recites sometliiiig of the distin-
guished position which agriculture has
taken in the world’s history. We pride our-
selves exceedingly on the high position our
c.ou,ntry holds in the family of nations ; yet
when we compare our Agricultural Depart-
ment, and the position it sustains to the
government, to any of the enlightened
countries of Europe, and their cstiniate of
agriculture, we are chagrined and humilia-
ted. Salaries should be an index of labor
performed, or of responsibility incurred.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue re-
ceives yearly a salary of $6,000. The Com-
missioner of the Agricultural Department,
representing the dual hands holding the
ballot and the bread, receives $3,00t). Each
congressional reporter receives for his par-
rot performance $5,000 per year, while the
educated brain and the skillful hand of the
chemist of the Agricultural Department re-
ceives $1,900. The stalwart, muscular per-
sonage, whose chief duty is to swing the
door ajar for the admission of our represen-
tahives to Congress, receives $600 more than
the statistician of the department in ques-
tion, who compiles the figures in the month-
ly crop report. But, sir, in this connection
comparisons are odious. VVe do not humbly
ask, we imperatively demand that a more
just balancing of compensation shall be
made, that the dignified position of the
“head of a department of government,”
with an ample salary, shall be conceded to
our commissioners.

The Departmentof Agriculture has shown
its wisdom in distributing to agriculturalists
rare plants and seeds, only asking in return
that care be taken in their cultivation, and
a report of results made to the Com mission-
er. \Ve enjoin upon all who may thus ob-
tain this gratuity to carefully note the peri-
od of ripening, quality and quantity of
product, reporting to the Commissioner and
to the GRANGE Visrron, that we at home
may learn thelesson of your labors, as well
as fellow laborers more remote. \Ve would
also further recommend that all experiments
in agriculture made by members of the
Grange in our State be made public, through
the VISITOR, to the end that your brothers
may be benefitted, and a wider knowledge
of the hidden things in agriculture be spread
abroad.

Finally, may we express the hope that
through individual influence, as well as
united effort, we may attain to that emi-
nence which other nations shall emulate,
and the future applaud.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

A. C. GLIDDEN, Chairman.

 

IT IS advised by a correspondent of the
Inter-Ocean, that to avoid having potato
bugs on large plantations of potatoes, where
it would be impossible to pick them off, and
considerable trouble to apply the Paris
green, the ground to be planted as far as
possible from other potatoes, and not hav-
ing been occupied by potatoes the previous
year. Then, if the crop is planted about
the 26th of May, the chances are that the
bugs will be too busy with the fields of the
neighbors’ to look around for fresh foraging
grounds, and the lateplanted ones will come
forward as rapidly, under the combined in-
fluence of warmer weather and freedom

ready for use.

their duty.

The importance of agriculture to‘

.lut when its power and prestigci
passed from the liauds of the middle clzis.-‘es .
to the senators, who usurped the power:

.-\ii<l ;
when the prodigal, tliouglitlcss commonsi
own liorne.-teiuls and free life, they Silllk in- ,
ry is pliilosophy tt‘2U'lllllg by t~xainple.”~

and any nation that desires permanent pros- .

MARCH lsr, 1831.

Railroads and Usury.

\\'e have read a number of legal and other
opinions of high authority upon the rail-
road side of the great transportation question
especially those attempting to answer the
strongpoints made by Judge Black, of Penn.
sylvania; and almost without. exception
the greatest stress is laid upon the n.-isunied
position that “ railroads are private property
and the people have no right to interfere
with them.” Now laying aside all the argu-
ments that they are not entirely private pro-
perty, but were built with money raised by
tax laid directly upon the people, in bonding
townships and counties in grants of millions
of acres of public lands, in riglits of way, in
using the right of " eminent domain” grant-
ed by the State tthe pccq)le:——l-aying all this
aside, and granting for the moment that
they are private |u‘()pcl't_V, let us see how the
case still stands with the people. Do not the
laws ofour free country aim to protect the
people, in their equal rights, protect the
weak :i.g::in.~' the stronzg. u‘-) tlu-y lJI,)[ai1j)[()
‘ have “ equ.-illy til.-tiitnitcxl burdens and
equally tll.~[l'll)ll[tH'l po\ver"'.’ Arc not the
rigbts and privilege.-', the ll.‘l})l'rlll!:‘.*$H and wel-
fare of our people protected froiu the en-
cinut-liiiiciits of )2/‘1’r.—.'/.1; property 2‘ ‘Nlizit
can be called more private pl‘()pci't_v than
llltilli;‘_\' A peixson lias w-irked for it, ii.-
lieritcd it, L‘.\'(.’ll'.l.'|j_:t‘il other propcrtv I}.-r it,
it is his own, iicuwils itubsolittclyaiiul ;;m;1.-,
and yet ihc laws of tlill'i\'-title: i\‘[:l_it_‘j anti
’l‘eri'itoi'ie.-' of our l'iiion lix‘thc pI‘li:c he :-‘Dull
charge aiiotlaer for its use. It is u.»'1//‘r/ if he
does cliatfigc inure, and he .sull'ci's and  pun-
ished under the laws of his State if he
cliarges more than the lcg.-il rule of iiitcrc.-t
in some States foi'i1~iting not onlv the in-
terest but the ]>|‘lll'.'lp2ll, and iii oife the of-
fen:-c  puni.-:lia'oie by ixnpi~i,m1n,e,,t_

ls the‘ it city ot‘inipoi't;in<'c in the coun-
try but has its lI2lL‘l{~'~, cabs and coaclic.-s——niul
very convenient they are tin) M tit-p,,1,.; 3,1,1
other places1'orstr:uigcis and otliers to"i,;.-=_
about. They 2ll‘L‘11/'[I‘(t/(' pi'oi;ci'ty, verv often
the coat-li and llUl'>it‘n‘ are owned by the drlvci‘
liivii.-ell’, bouglit with his own money, and
witliout any aid of tlic pt,-opje 01- g,,\.t,n,_
llli‘ll[, and yct the law stcp-' in to ‘protein
sti'aii_«._;e1's and otlicrs il‘I‘)lll c.\‘ln1'iioii lll the
sliapc of high t-liargcs, iixiiig the ltgal
amount he must i,'lllll';_(‘ each pzts.-:ciigei', and
the cluirge zs in 1//‘(J1»I;/lit)/l to !/‘,w ,,,-,-[,»ju.; ;r.;,,-
dt’.'I‘(’t[.

There are ferries, lu~i4lg_;es, turnpike.-' and
other in vestnients, that she built and Sll.-Zt1llll-
cd by private capital, and yet the .\'t;it.g {the
people) fix the i':tt.e that can be i;li;u',,_;t,-l,1-‘mg
no more, even to the amount paid upon
horses, cattle, sheep, etc.

There is hardly a State in the l’nion but
what has laws protecting the people from
danger and iinpt;s-itioii in the sale ofcoul oil
——it must be up to a certain test. or stai.-dard,
the same with the sale of gun powder, (U34.
eased uieats. adultemted mod ; board.-s oz‘
health are established t D protect against dis-
ease, and in cases of epidemic.-‘, take p<)sses-
sion of p1'i'v(u‘vr property or shut it oil‘ {mm
communicating with utlierpoints, anl it is
all done that the rnasses of the people imxy
be protected.

But to our first point, we claim that the
State, or Congress in matters of inter—State
commerce (and the State and tloiigress ate
the people) have usmucli right, to establish
freight and pus.-ieiigers rates as a State has to
cstabllsh and en!‘-urce a usury law, and that
every cent ot'cli:irgc above this fair reason-
able rate is ii.-'ui'y, and the people should be
protected from it, ulitl even more so, for if a
person does not care to get money from one
person he can of another, with the railroad
he seldom has a choice, but must take the
one road thatruns near his farni or home,
and which he helped to build, suffered him-
self to be taxed, gave the right of way, that
he might be part owner and have a highway
to his market whet-her forty, fifty or one
thousand miles away. He can get along
without the money of some party who has it
to loan better than he can without the rail-
road, it is a neces-.sit_y. And he should be pro-
tected against usury in its cliai‘ges.——U[nctn -
vial/I Grunge Bullitln.

Grape Pruning.

In consequence of the winter settinrv in
unusually early, many grapevines areonot
yet pruned. I am frequently asked this ques-
tion. “ VVhat shall 1 do with my grapes 2"’
VVith your permission I will reply through
the columns of your paper. Prune during
this month, or first of next if possible, before
the sap starts. If done this month I would
leave some six inches more of wood, than if
pruned last fall, for if there is frost in the
vines at the time of pruning, there is more
danger of their being killed back from the
cut. The surplus buds, if any, can be rub-
bed of! at the tll[.l‘.-3.0l' tying up. By all means
do not allow the vines to go unpruiied. By
the way, this will be an excellent season for
resha-P1118 the tops of young trees, and espe-
cially peach. Young trees are very apt to
become much heavier on the east side, owing
to our prevailing west winds, and neglected
for fearof cutting oil’ fruit buds, 13,“: on
peach we may have no fear of diminishing
the fruit this year, so we may cut them as
severely as they may require, taking on‘,
well back, all the leading shoots on the heav v
side, and thereby encouraging the growth
on the opposite side. We may have no fear
of diminishing size of tree. The top will be
just  strong in the fall and in much better
shape. I have some two year old trees I
shall take nearly the entire top oii‘, or at
least on east side. This should be done the
last of March or first of April.—1i'alumazoa
Telegraph.

Learning to Swim.

A London editor, after observing that pro-
bably not one in twenty of the persons who
indulge in boating on a holiday can swim,
proceeds to tell his readers how to acquire
this accomplishment. “Nothing,” he says,
“is more easy._ Vfhen the air is out of a
body its owner sinks; when the air is in the
body._its owner floats. Let any one slowly
draw in his breath as he draws back his legs
and pushes forward his arms, retain it while
he is preparing for the stroke which is to
propel him, and slowly let it go through his

ips as his arms are passed back from before
his head to his sides and his legs are stretch-
ed out. The action of the stroke should not
be quite horizontal, but should be made on a
slight incline downward. The real reason
_why people take weeks to learn how to swim
is because swimming professors ..either do
not know or do not choose to teach the phi-
losophy of breathing so as to render the
body buoyant. I would engage to make any

from bugs, as those planted earlier.

one a tolerable swimmer in an hour, unless
he be a congenital idiot.”

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I VG! aild live in :1 t.-"-1lIll‘l.‘_

Mil l{Cll ls'1', 18:1.

u:1n1t1I1tita1ia1t:..

l‘ -r flit: Visiroiz.

WHERE l WOULD LIVE.

.\1i1.'i'o.\:
of liilisi-Lle and plain,
i l|l'I\‘*Tr[I1l-I12 trs.*1.‘.=. and hri;:htvm\'i11;_' _

l;‘i' lll£LliE.‘~'.

.;1n,

‘-\'i.r-he tzzc llllln and the v1:llc:,:~, tin: wt-;(ll.';11=l and ‘

i.-ric.
'\‘,‘.,~,;l1lg1v:: to the l.i1i.lsv::pg .1, M-a ll rl .:ni.

V\ll‘.l'L’ the ‘\\'ll<'l

1 “-,-,;],l l{-,-(; waves v.'¢.~11l(l '?w:1l on

the .‘llf)I‘F:C

I v hid li.-l: to tht wiiiid of tlic<::1?,.xi':H-1';-tro:x1‘:

.\‘.:-1 L211: cl

Wr ;.l.l :-ingg 1ne.~'.1.'ccr notes with ltr soft l1illa.li}'.

l =,y(;'.llrl live Wllrfl-' the wild winds of wi1:‘.er \vo-.1l1,l
-'rll)t\."

A.".«‘l shed o'er the earth :1 lr1‘i;:lit11in1it’.eof snow:

\'\'iierc the bowl of the storm, with its cold wi11tr_\'
moan,

V-.‘.v:;l11ot't 1n:1!;1.- Ill" ble.-us that u.:i1'ni lioine of my
own.

I \\‘.’1'.1l’.lll\'P where the ‘vVi1l'li1 l>1'L£'.Vll of April would

i;-low,

and clczir,

Al: ham;-1; would rouse froni the grave of the year.

l u-(,.ul.l live wliere the wild birds in .'~'I)l‘lI1;;-lillllti
would come,

home:
"\’s“.'.o-1'0 the bum 11f the bee and the lilooiiiiiigg of
‘flowers
“V. 1;l:l t:ln*€1' with their pre.-’e11«-c 11i_v inost lonely
l:oui's.
v.-oulzl il\’(, where boil; 1io,<:1i1:1.-' zuid C.-'4.-eds are
iiiikiiowii:
’\“.‘;,g»;-.- c211~l1 had a sozil, mid that .~‘.oul VH1? ll“ “W”:
\Y':.t>n> 1'1»-22K‘-511 an-l .~1:ir.-111:9 would -‘lied l’.ll‘."~1' l~1i;_;'l1t
r «y--—
_A_ ‘,,,_rm «,‘,,;- mir p;~.t'nw:1_v, n’cr lite-K I‘ll_l'.‘_{e(l w:~._v.
i w.n:'.1i iiv; wl1e1'c tl1cps:o;:le iire l1:1ppyii1nl Iiw.
Andtobaa:supe:1'stitio1i would iic'cr how the k11- c $
\\'E1c1:e the laws give to \".lCll what. we!» Ollll’ l”“ ("“"”
Av «. our u'?\'c.< and our Il1Otl1Hl.\‘ lizid riglit-' iil-;:- our
own.
i \'.'(<11ltl lix :- \\'lit'l5‘
nior:-
2' (mid live on the toil of the ibwl_\':1vizlpr1o2'Z
-- \','lr_r-re bo5:in1.- in lIi<'l’(Tj,' and kindness would liuzivc.
J-.115. tin‘ lmnr ‘illltl the tic-ed)’ would risk and i'ec»;ivc.'
‘ 'n'li"'!l uiv lirc‘s _ll|'1l":l('y should draw to :1 clo.-‘v,
icinls wo11ld be iiiriny and fk'W be my foes.
re the liiiqlit zissiiiniicc tliztt ,1_='ood1io-'5 can give,
'l,'1:1t ti1c'woi'ld hits grown l/1-ttcr licciiiise I have lived.
'.“1’o\\'l1:id;:e, l‘V'lw. H, 1881.

From Outside the Gate.

'l‘1«;.\'As, Feb. 311‘, 11.81.

.7. 7‘. Cobb, .8:-lioolc-1-ctft, ilI1'.cl1..-—l)ear Sir:
I have had the good fortune to find the
ti-R.-\.\'(i H Vrsrron in the family wliere I
lave been stopping for a few months back.
I cannot resist the impulse to thank you for
the pleasure I have received in reading it,
and to add my mite of cncouragenient and
:.pprobation for the able manner in which
you are conducting the glorious work of
~.-niaiicipatiiig your fellow countrymen from
the tyranny of soulless corporations, and
{mm the listless apathy and iiidifference to
thcir social and intellectual advanceinent.

You and your worthy associates have
lllklfled accoiiiplislied wonders in a few years.
Now that the day ofsmall things is past with
yriiir organization, and it has attained :1
strength and eniinence to arrest the atten-
tion of legislative, commercial and financial
iiistitiitions thougliout the country, I hope
it will go on in its glorious career, conquer-
ing and to conquer all the abuses in our
-mcial, cominercial and iinaiicial systems.

lftlie Order is true to its own interests,
and is willing to follow the advice of its able
leaders, there is nothing in the way oflegis—
lntion that is wanted to advance the interests
of the farming community, that our lav-
rnakers will long dare to refuse. You ought
to demand in trumpet tones of the Govern-
ment to appoint a Minister of Agriculture,
with a seat in the Cabinet; it is high time
that the chief interest and industry of the
country should receive some recognition at
the hands of the general Government. Then
the State Legislature should understaiid dis-
tinctly and eniplialically that our Agricul-
tural College must have their fostering care
and liberal contributions from the treasury
to enable it to equip itself in a manner to
fulfill the duties tliat the farmers and found-
ers of it. expect. Now that this country has
li(.’(,‘0l‘i1‘3, like ancient Egypt, the chief bread
zxroducer of the world. we need every facili-
 tliat our (lriilcges of .-\gricultui'e can fur-
iii-rli us, to e:-iperimeiit, aiialyz-3. and iin-
zirove our methods of agricult.u1‘e,besides ed-
i1t121l§ill_-,;t)i.ll' f::i‘1i1ers’ sons and daughters in
the latest and best; nicthods of their honora-
uie calling.

Anotlier thing ought; to be constantly and
peisistently brought to the notice of our leg-
;Z.-'Iators, namely : the unjust manner of tax-
ing property that is mortgaged, forcing one
man to pay taxes on another man’s proper-
ty. Our legal rate of interest should be re-
duced to something reasonable. now that
the general Government ‘is about to refund
seven hundred millions ofthe public debt at
three per cent. Another thing that is of
vital importance toinsure the happiness and
well being of the whole country, is a string-
ent law to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors.

I hope your able and energetic pen will
sometimes be wielded to build up public
opinion in support of the measure. As I

‘ letter.

‘ lic l)lv':ll are
‘will not l-ave long to wait for
_ niea.-tireo!'lc.1isl:1iiu11that

'i:llrHi)l);_’ brook tliat goes carefr-.<-ly l-_v i

J ures will‘Y'ea<lily slz"
1 exprrie,-iiccrlainlziblt-1ui11«l. ll1tl1e:.ul\'()«t:11‘_\'
,'.».11d l1tlV'z)llt7(‘lil('lit of llicni, 1' bid
 speed.
-X ‘ti drive from the country the frost and the :-;now : .
ti the wariii month of l\.In_v, with its day-' lariglut  I V V" V V H "V 
, An Unnecessary Expense that the People Ought not ,

‘ Graiigc have found fault with railroad nio-
And sing their mivoet .'\‘1)IlgS ’round my own cut.tar,;c 5

- people have not yet acted as wisely :1.-' they

.11ev<l.~1 irolcgi-l.-«ti.-'>11 to 1'»-1:19-nly. I now rc-
,.‘lf_’j€,’lll.S'\‘.'ll") .'~tell irood.-1 to rt-tail dealer:-' by

=_vez1.i‘.~: to l:xI‘§.*j(.- p1'opo1tio11.~.

the in-1. :«l'(l the llii'\l",llll.»' no.
‘tvtc.. ‘eiI'.,a1‘.* .~‘()i‘.l in tl1i- w:-.v. }‘l:c liotcl

V said to me that he was .~«.llowcd four dollar‘;-

' am well aware that without that to enforce

it, the law ifenactcd, would become a dead
Tliere is another thing that o11r
f=.Ll'l1lGl'.~‘ siiouid learn early, and without

‘ Wllll'll a great deal of your labor will be lost,

to root out tlllli dig upevery \'t'.-itige o{politi-
cal pi‘c_i:11ii1-2: and p$11‘t_v bigotry out of their
niinus. ’l“.‘.e iiiriiiz-rs hold the l-aluiice of
})-’1Wel‘tl1l‘<)ll:§l1!)l1lil1:‘t‘Ulll)ll‘§',ailtl by1l1row- 1
lllfjlllé ir weilglit on tin politir-at illliligr b«,11rd,
tliiy c:111c;1i':'y the nlc-'ti11y <n"a1iy politic-ail
li-'3i‘3.‘i' ll! tin-ii ‘.'r,-1% picket:-'. As .‘»1)()l] 21> pub-
tzlltfltf ls: 1111dc1'.~‘1:111~1 you
aiiy jn.-I
:”ar1nei' .-k for. '
\Yl1ilc cunih.a1ti.'ig 1-vil.-‘ that are patent to
every one, try and

l.ili.~',

liccp (Ive scales cvr.-11l_',' l

-‘ bilaiice-d,a1id l{t‘t'}) t.‘:v,' V.-;:1l«l.~11 rule co11-ta1;L- ‘

ly ls-.,-fiirc your lhlllll, ofr-.-sp«.»<:ti1ig the rights 

I of otlr.-1‘.-, wliilc \'z1liai1tly tiglit.ingfo1' your‘
’own; then _v<»11 iziil have ihe lrltjs.“-'ill‘_{.H‘ of‘!
, heaven on youre11ri:¢:1\'1-is, and the

respect
:.111iotl1cr useful rnea.'— 1
.‘.-t tlicinsclves to your '

of the world. 'l‘l1e.-1c

fxou hod-
Truly your-. .lo11.\' I115.-\.

to Pay.

It’/'01/L/:1‘ ('nl)r3.--—'l‘lic iiie-iiilwrs of the
nopolics, patent .=wi11(llir1*.:. unjust laws,
abusive lcgi-'l21Lio11,£-tc. 'l‘licscalin.-cs cannot

be re-1i1e<lie1l except, by le1isl::tiri1i,2i1i1l the

should in elcctiiig 111911 in sullicieiit 1111111-
l)‘:l'S of the riglil kir;d to remedy the wroiig.-'.

lilliil1t‘!‘t:lH2!llt>llH‘I‘ wrong; 21 burdeii the
pcople have let-.-11 cn-‘luri11<,; for .-Jome time
that is in a g1'1-:11 1lc'.ri‘ec 11ii11e1:e.-‘saigv, that
for to :1 .-:_v.-‘tcni (;‘>li2lElt‘."(‘llLi or traveling
.~~::1nplc, \\'ilit:ll b;1-' gr.i\\'11 up within :1 few
'l'l2o1.;.--:«11i<l.~-, of
'.,l11-.-1: llltll :ired:1iiytrave-li11u'o1i ll1¢‘)‘i1ll!‘<)zU..l
froiii mic ‘vl;l( 1» to :‘-1l'.)llitl‘, with 1-hiiiples of
tlie-i1'gor;! ——d:*y good-', gr-‘.-gs-i'i;—.-, l1:1r1lwz11'c,

bill, the l'.1llt‘1):!~‘l i"a1‘¢-. and ‘ill.’ !~‘2ll;lfl€‘L-I of thi:-3
:i1‘niyof nicn Vv'li"/ thus tr-.1\'cl, 1’~\-'('ll in the
Stzite of.\licl1lg21i1, 2:l1!0llli’.!~‘ to inillions of
dollars (*V'f‘l'_V _vc:11'. 'lii1t—-c zigeiils r-Accive

. 1i:iiiic.<1l1'uppc1l froin the roll.

from tivc liiindrcd to two lllrIll.*flll'.l dollars
s:ila1'_vu11<l ,c_\:p'r\1ri-'c,==. One of tlie;-to agerits

:1. day for cxpeiises. The people who con-
sume tliegoods they sell l}}l,l',~t pay these ex-
penses. 'l“hc1‘e is no dodging that.

Sonic retail dealers have already 1-..«l1nitted
that tliey can buy goods of the wlir-le:=.:ilc
liousesjust as clieap, get as good a quality of
g-ivmls, and get as good ;i liar-gaiii in every res-
pect by sending direct to the house and order-
iiig goods; by letter, as by giviiig the agent
the order’.

'l‘lii.~1l:«:ing the case, the people who pur-
cliase the gomls of the retailer are paying
coiisidemlile iiinre cve-r_v year for their goods
and supplies than is ncce;-'sar_v.

\Vliy should the people endure this 11s;-less
expense, when it can be avoided by saying
to the retaile1', “ if you coiitinue to buy your
goods of tlie:-:e zigeiits at an ndditio1ialcx-
pense, which is 11iiiicccse<:1i'y, wlieri you can
b11y your goods direct and save cxpciisc, we
will not patronize you.”

Let the people take this stainl and carry
it out, and this 11iiiie«-c~;-::ii'_v expense will
cease. I do not say that all t1‘aveling agents
are iiselcss, not by any lllP:i‘.\~~1. There are a
great. many valuable i:ivcntioiis,:ii1d n.-‘cful
articles wliicli cannr-t vrr-ll be iiitroduced in
any other way. lut the idea of such an ar-
my of agents ll'1‘.'y‘('llIlg' tliruugli the couiitry
selling the coiiiinon, well-kiiown goods and
staple articles, is niaking an uiiiiece:-isary ex-
pense to the people, and it would be much
better for some retailers if some traveling
agent.-1 never entered their stores, because
they sometimes influence the retailer with
deception, oily words, and perhaps false-
hoods, to get their order for goods they never
can sell and get their money back.

Retailers generally act as if they did not
care to save such expense to the people.
Again, I say, is it. not the duty of the people
to say to the i'e':iil1-rs, stop this uiinecessary
expense, or we will not buy your goods?

\Voulr.l not this be a good questioii t'or the
Grange to di.~.c11ss‘.’ ,

b‘(:1roo.r.c1<Ai~"1‘ (in.-x.\'(;i«:1<r.

Motions and Resolutions.

llr-ii. F. M. Holloway (at the late .-
of the State Gra1ige,) oti'ere«l tli.-. z'<.:sl:owi1ig
re.-'ol11tio11, relativejo the tirni of Day & Tay-
lor, p;astci' dealers, and moved its a<l-iptic-_‘-,
wiiich motion prevailed :

]i’cs'oZvr.(‘l, That in the long contest wit it the
ilaster companies in this State‘, liiwtéiers 
)ay «S; Taylor, our iiianuf-ac‘rurers, have 110- l
bly stood by the Order in all of the trying em-

rgencies, and the State Grange of Micliigan
take great plt~‘11Slll‘elD cominending them to
Patroiis of otlier States, with full assurance
that they will honorably fulfill all eoi1ti‘aCtS.
and furnish laud plaster of superior quality
to all of our Order who may favor them with
their patron age.--Procecdzings .l[1’cluTgan1S'tatc
Grange, eighlh se.s-sion.

THE CHURCH HELPER, by Rev. J. H.
Cook, Coldwater, Mich., is a new church
organ for the \Vestern Diocese of Western
Michigan. This paper is well edited, is
much needed. and should be in the hands of
all church families. C. L. w.

Gig.

[7 ,
~Ull‘L‘.:‘a]IIJ£Iil!.‘.III'L,‘-

A Word in $93501.

Ira. (bl;/1.----I .'-‘cc lil:1ll_}'l"ii§‘l‘H of c1>1‘re-s-

pf:‘ll(lelii:'-‘ coiiiplainiiig that tiirir Griiig - ha-
I would iikw to know ,

not lnccii-1»..ke11«,=t‘.
who .:'a1;l1 it i.-'‘.’ I think
ti1:1tit‘E.<i1<it1l1e cdilol"-'.
.\'::-w it’ we wi-.i1or.11' til'.lllj.,’1‘ iiicritioiicd
we ii 1:’-t see that it is done.

all czzii

it is not :1 law]:

ofability in each (§r.i11_c'c that iiic11ib»:1'.< do ,
’ that the ti11‘nici'.-' licre arc to.»

not v.'1'itc our-11.sir>11ally, and let tin-irb1'o?.l1c1'.<

,-and si.-‘tern-1 know liow they are gr-ttiiigi

alo11::. Tlic (ii'.ll""t: i()V\'l1l('l1 l l;I.=-lo11:.r
. P".

is not as thriving :1.-' l wisl1,1’aor as it lllti

bccii i'11«l;-.ys gone by that we rciiieiiiber.
.\‘o1nel1::ve removed to !li.~'l';\llt lii]]\l5, and

others li-ivc lo-t their lir.-“t love, and tin ll"

'l‘l1c.-"c, :1:1.l
trl.llt:‘I' ("|l1.-W3‘, leave few at the prv-~c11t.

i1i1i11111be1'.-'. but <ic'.c1‘niE11e<l in  hold the

1 fort."at:illli:1za1d<. At an t‘Il<]llll_\' mg-etiiig .
5 one brotln-1‘ said, “l stay iiiit dc (x‘1'a11gc so 3 _ p
‘ ‘n11'(-:11‘.-, but we think with a prospect of.
‘ 1':'o1n s-_-veiily-five to one liuiidrcd tliousziiid ‘
l1ll.\'llL‘l.~l of l’.it1'o11.-’ wheat from this county, 
that the tr-ai1.~1portzJ.tio11 coinpaiiy will lis'ci1 ,
. oftlie iiiany tillcrsof the soil who listened

long as von man be left ;" and that i.-‘ the

, mind of mo.~;t of the irieiiibcrs. ,
\\'e do quite a little btisiiicss‘ in the way or‘.
1 trade. probably Sl3UI)o1'1i1o1'e, the p.-i.-'tye'.1r. i
i \\'e have bought a car load of plzistc-1'; by 

orde:'i11g it early did not reap the benefit of V
. the later arrangenieiit of the Executive

(,‘o1niiiittee with the i'-.'dl1'<>ud conip-.1ny of:’i1‘)c
per ton less than we paid. \Ve shall soon
order garden seeds, liaviiig received catn-
l(igue.~1f1'o1ii Bro. W. F. lrnwn, ()xford. 0.,
llro. J. .1. H. Gregory, .\l-arlil.-lic-.1<i, Mass.,
ai11l(ico. \V. llill, D-:L1'oit. Tried all three
last year; €V€l'yllllii,'.’,' wn.-< U. li.
liistallatioii ofollice 1‘.-'t11()l{}1l.:1-_!(‘.l2l.l1. 211111.
\Vortl1_v .R."o. A. l’. \\'l1I.—<~locl«:, of l{:is-1111

tlraiigc, .\o. 3771. our rq»I':—i.-'<11t;:ti\'c to the 

.\'tatcG1‘:11i1:e <-l'1ici2i1i11'r
: v E,»

(ilH.3ll'ill‘.;1_'lll|)l{F c11co1;i:1c'i11g:zxi1>1.»<.2‘<u11‘j

lllL‘llil)x’.'."> are takiiig the \'z.-:1'1‘1~1:lhi..
than cvcr l>t'l'E)l‘F.

$‘l,;iiidl111'L li\.'c11:i1i;-,-
up some one bcfoi c loiig.
what they can for its
pi'e21cl1‘e;-; soiiinl «im'li'i1ic.

y1::;.
l‘I.n»lo-‘ed l :-1-11d
l,l1:i;:e all will do
ci1'culation, as it
\\'e are glad to
.-1.-cite-11l::1‘g:,1<l, and if all do what they can,
thetin-c will H1011 conze that it will llluke
u.-' wcckly \l.-;i‘~%. Yours t'1‘uteri1all_v,
.1. w. 1-.

Grafton Grange. l"o. 471.

])’ro. (obZ):——’l‘liis (irunge llilc‘ itslic;1<l-
quartcrs at (jr.-iftoii, Iilonroe county. '\\"e
are trying to livc ziiid do the best we can,
still we are not tl<iur‘;‘l,-,i1ig as well as I wish
we were. \Ve are in a .-:cction of country
surrounded with (,‘atliolic people, arid other
Cl.'LSS(:.~3 who are death on all secret societies,
so we can’t iiicrease in nuiiibcrs as 1 wish
we might. l think our nuniber at present
is about forty, inost, of whom are stauiicli
and firm in the faith and doctrine ofour
Order. A great iiiany of our iiiernbers were
sick the past year, so that we were unable
to meet for a long time, and death ha.-1 en-
tered within our gates and took from our
iiuniber one of our young and beloved sis-
ters; Sister E-tell Mclgziiigliliii, a daughter
of ]'iI‘0lll(.'1' and Sister Bcnj. Mcliaiigliliii.
Brotlicr and Sister Saniuel Mcliaugliliii also
lost a son, about :20 years of age. May tlie.-te
sad events remind all who remain that we
too are niortal and must pu.-.-'5 away, and we
niust so shape our lives that we may be
ready for the cliaiige when it comes.

From various hindering causes we have
but just installed o1.1i'olli<.-er;-‘ for the prcseiit
year at our last nieetiiig, the Uth of this
month. llatlier late, but as the saying is,
better late than not at all. No more at this
time. b‘l1m,1l<l this gs-tin print I may try
again. l<‘rater11ally yours,

(ii-IO. VV. Ll'l"l‘Ll£l-'lELI).

An Argument from a Working Grange.

Sl’RlN(R\'I[.1.E, Feb. Ttli, 1881.

Bro. Cob/1 .-—You will please find enclosed
$1.30 for three copies of the '\71s1'roR, as per
list of names and address on enclosed slip. I
find those of our members who read the
VlSX'l‘0R regularly are usually full of inter-
est, or are zealous in good works for the
cause. I therefore conclude that the surest
way to secure a full attendance at our meet-
ings ofanxious listeners and willing work-
ers, is to make sure that the Visrron is gen-
erally taken by our people.

Springville (irange is itourishing finely.
This winter we liave taken a new departure.
\'\’e meet weekly, with every alternate meet-
ing it public one, when e\'-‘erybotlv is invited
to attend. ‘Neiiave regular programs pre-
pn'i‘e«l by our executive‘ coniiniitee before-
bniid, so that every one: can come with the
l_lt’L‘r.->>‘.1l‘y preparation to perforni a part.
"l“lie-ycoiisisi ofdeciuinatioiis, essays, select
iendiiigs, music and discnssioiis. The ques-
tion 1liscu:~‘sed at our last meeting was :
“b'1liould husbands consult with their wives
about all their business tmnsactions‘? ” The
interest it developed was: general. The
speaking was animated, instructive and
quite entertaining. The question for dis-
cussion at our next meeting is : “1£ssol—ved,
That it is better for the young tanner just
starting life to go VVest where land is cheap,
than to run in debt for an improved fa.rm in
agood Iarming country.” If advisable, I
may report a synopsis of this discussion.

SAMUEL MOREY,
Reporter for 27

till.‘ \\'(-‘l' -

_u1it1er-of

tinic ,

.1'~u
.-,h11t I i:r1.‘1_-1nltod1'1.:111 '



Tuscola County Pomona Grange. No. 30.

111-0. ('0/lb.-—Tlie tir.-"t regular nit.-1-ting of
our l)0l'I](Ili2l Couiity (&r:1i1;.:e occuried on
'I‘ue.-‘<lu,v and \\'ediiesdz1y l.-:1.-t zit ’l‘L1.-1-oln,
and w;~s, taking the severe vccatlzei‘ into
coi1.~idcr:x1ion_. as grczlt 21 s11ccc.~s' :1-' its llltist
ttlklcllt:sli}rl1(1Il9l‘s4,'\)lll:l(lt:Sl1‘(*.

‘\Ve took in twx-1it;,.'—!'«x111' .7it‘\\‘ iziciiilu-r-'.
t):;c uftlis: pi‘i11«,-ipul l‘.<‘I1i.~l1l‘\)ll;_'l)l licforc
the tin».-riiig was the app:iii111in«rit';:' :1m~1n-
tl11'c~.- to dcvi-c 11112111.» for lll2:l’l{‘.‘l-
in: l’2.t1'o11.-"' wlicat, }.(l‘I>\'.'l1 in ll'il~I cou11t_v,
to better:Ldv:111t:1gc. ll 11:1.-'lo11glicc1i 111'-gjml

iiiucli in the

liaiul,-: of the local btiyuis, and this In--'1 fall I
1ii:111yi1i.-ta1ice.- coiilii lr- 11;i1i1<~«l wlicre lllt"
p1'ic»:i1itl1i.-: cou1il_vl1::.< been lc.-sl»y11pw;ml_< :
:()l'l\\":llt_V cciits 21b1i~.-I1»-l, than that 1-tirreiiti
not the >'2illlL‘lll1l<‘lllllvtltill.

tfllll .\(‘t‘lll't‘ l'_\' 2lll_\' lllt.':|ll.'i Oll-

l-..1n-i-«.l prirc.-, tlic iiistiliitioii :':111i1ot fail to .
~ 1'cco1111i1-21141 it.-clfto tlio«~.- .-till outside the,
1.:alc.. ()fcoi1rs<,-o11«- of the great Sitlllllillllg‘

lilo-:-ks is in the railro.-i:l co1i1pu11y'.-1 cliarge

to reason.
The next iiieetiiig of tl1c('oui1t_v (iraiigc
will be held in (,'-ass City on 'l‘uc.~1da_v, .\l:1_V

.‘:d, 1-81, when we have se\‘c1'21l i11Lc1'estii1}.: '

topics down for corisiderntioii.
this 21114.11.

lut lil(11‘t' of

lil'0lll<‘I' \\'liit11cy was with us,n11d ac-
quitted liiinz-clfiii lii.-i11s11al iiiuiiiic-.1-, both in
talking u11dc:1tii1_«_:,:111d he has sliice i11forni-
ed inc 111131. l.-apua-1' tiounty Poiiioiia tlraiige
lias appoiiiie-1 :1 miiziiiiittee to work with us
in the iiiatlr.-1' \1l'.~l1l;=plIl&{ whe.-1t.

l~'i';,1te1'1ially,
.l.\'4i. .\l.\so,\',r§cci'ct:11'y.

Union Grange. No. 67.

/>‘:'o.//W/' (‘vi//1:.'—~l‘i11<-lI>se<l
1'--prsrt of liuion (1:'a11_::e, .\'o. :17, for the.-
11un1‘1er eiHli1u;,l):c Ill, lHf~l<1. You will ob-
scrve tli-at our tlmiigc is ,L{2lllll!l;{ groiind
,-lowly lut surely. l-‘our ('."..'l£llllLli(.‘.-1 tool;
tlcg1‘e<:s' d uring the last 1;ll:ll'[<>'l‘, and we now
liavc two applic-.itio1i~: lw1’.;re the tirziiige.
l)uring the past s:i1n11ic1' v.'el1:ivc crtctcd 21
ball :I—lx.'iU fcet, one story high, with recep-
tion and zlI"1l,t;'-l'H\1l‘1lS; it is tiiii.-1hcd,ai1d very
nearly fur11i<l1ed—~loc:itio11, three and one
half miles :-‘(Mill-\V<‘SL of I'i1io11 City. It has
cost us abmit S‘-l.’it) ca.-:11, l)(‘HlllL‘:1' what labor
was volunteered, which would probably
amount to $12.3. Although not as convenient
as a two—story building, yet it iiizikes us 21

very plcasuiit lioine. Being one of the wcak- _

est Graiiges in Br-aiicli county, as regards
numbers, yet we are the first to build a hall,
tliereby setting a good example forour sister
Uranges—to “ go and do likewise.” \Vel1ave
not yet decided when We shall dedicate, but
whenever the time is fixed, notice will be
given through the VISl'l‘()l:.

Brother (Ilia;-1. li. filickley, of Adrian, ad-
d1‘esse<.l our (irange the afternoon and eve-
ning of Jan. '_’T. The ter1'ibly cold and
storniy weather prevented as large an at-
tendance as we wi.-’l1c1l,yet we trust that the
seed then sown has fallen on good soil.
Brotlier Blickley pitclics into coi'po1'z1tio11s,
nioiiopolies, back-slidtiig (§1‘aii,t.:cs, and those
fa1'nicrs outside the gates, in a iiianner that
cannot fail to convince. So interested were
some of our friends that they followed him
to Gi1‘ni'<l Grange, the zlstli, to hear his
tl1i1'd address. The hall of (lirard Grange
was tilled to ovcr1lowiiig,a1i<l Brother Mick-
lcy spoke over two hours to as attentive an
audience  ever gathered together in Branch
county. VVG learn that Brother M. had
spoken there before, with the best of results,
hence the large number out despite the bit-
ter cold.

And the thought occurs to us, W'ortliy
Secretary, that as a general rule we are too
stingy with our money to secure the best
talent, when the fact is, the best; is cheapest.
To all those Granges who have not employ-
ed Brother Mickley, We would say, Send for
him; he is a full team and a horse to let.

“ I{A\'SEED,” 97.

Branch County Pomona Grange.

Bro. Cobb :—'l‘lie Branch County Pomona
Grange held its annual meeting to-day, and
notwithstanding the incleinency of the
weather, we had a very good and interesting
ineetiiig. After the usual routine business
refi-eshments were served by the sisters, af-
ter wliich the election of ofliccrs took place.
Bro. George \V. Van Aken was elected
Master; H. D. Pessell, Lecturer; and W’.
1*}. \Vrigl1t, Secretary.

The next meeting ofour Grange will be held
attzuincy, Micli., March :3, 1831, at which
time the installation of ofiicers will occur.
The meeting will be called to order at two
o’clock, 1’. M., and hold a session of the
Gra1ige,lnstall otiicers and do such other
business as may come up, after which re-
freslinieiits will be served, and then we ex-.
pect to listen to one of J. J. \Voodman’s
pointed speeches, which always carry con-
viction to all who hear them. Bro. VVood-
man will be with us in the evening, as well
as in the afternoon; so members come out
in the afternoon, and everybody in the
evening, as the lecture will be public.

WALLACE E. VVRIGHT, Sec’y.
Coldwater, Feb. 17, 1881.

'l‘l1i.-1ofco11r:«c 3
is what slmiild not bc,n11dif ourt‘ou11ty§
j (tr.-ingc

iiini «p.1:i1‘1c:-ly:

Calhozzn County Pomona Grange.

/fro ('<.-/-1'1 .---'l‘l1v,-aiiiiiial niceting of Cal-
houn (‘nunt_v l'o1i1o1ia t€i':11ige,_\'o..'l, was
held :it little ('1':-ck, Feb. ltllll and lltli, at
>‘tu:1rt'.<l1i1El. You will see by this that We
had z1t\\orl:i_\.~4' meeting. l)i11i1cr ivas served
by the iaiissof l-l:i*.tlc(‘1'<=ck Hraiige on the
lit‘.-‘t 4lu_\".< .-c.~‘~it‘111. \'.'l1icl:, lilu‘ nil Grange
1'-~'1~t.-r, \\:1-- n (‘lllill.‘H‘_\' work of art. After

11:-1', \\'o11li_v .\l:1.~'1e!‘ \\'l1itc called the
(i:'n1i::c to 1-7“c1‘. and the general order of
1.11,-im-.-.-.t'1illu\\'1-«l, \\'llil'l1, with the election

. <-1' <:tlicv1'=- t’<11-I'm-'.11.-111111.-.‘, _v1-z1i'o«-ciipictl the

llt21t‘lllllll 11i,:l:t.
l“1‘i-l:1_‘,', '.li~.' -'o=:'r»:11l day, was //11' day. The
1ii«cti11~_: w:1_-- critical to ordcravid four persons
‘ere initiated iiutntlie iiiy.-tic workings of
the tiftli <le=;;rus-; then came a l>s1.~‘k(-t dinner,
wl2iu'l1 W11.-' .-'c1'vcd by the l11(ll(‘.~ill} the hall
l1clo\\’,i11‘Ec1‘ whicli «-11.1111.» the installatioii of

5 0lllt‘i‘l‘~, by ’l‘l1on1z1.-' I\[uo1‘e,of _-\(ll‘l:Il1. The

lll.~'tali:ill()ll was public, and as perfornietl
by llm. .\luore~, was very i11st1'1n-tive and
iinprs-ssivc. ilro. Moore then gave us a
public addrc-.~-', which was truly an intel-
lectiinl t'en.~t. it was replete with good
tlioiiglits, (*:1l'll€.‘li‘ll'll[l1.~', and some princi-
plcs. it will serve as food for thought for
weeks to come, and will lighten the labor

iiiost attentively to its iiinny trutlis. The
hall \vn.~1 well lillcd with eager listeners wlio
czuiie to get good. and 1 am sure none went
away diszippoiiitcd. This (irange is com-
po.-cd ()i'e2l1‘llt*.~‘[, faitlif-.11 working men and
women. it has held inontlily riieetings
siin-ctlic fir.-1 of .V(i\'(‘l11l)eF,:1l1(l we shall
probably hold zmotlicr in .\l:11'ch. The only
fault that. we can record is that the time of
each scs.-ioii is nlwuy.-' too .<l1o1't.. The fol-
lowing (1ill(’t,‘l‘.~*. were €-lecte-ll: Edward
\\'liite, .\ln.-t<—1'; Silas \\'ood\voo1‘ll1, Over-
.-'cc1'; l’cl‘l‘_‘,' .\l:1yo, lie:-I111‘:-1'; Job Mamby,
(,'l1:1pl.-iiu.

.\i1:-'. l'iz'I(l~’.\' .\l.~\ vo, .-'ec1'cti11'y.

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lngham County Grange. ‘

(in tbc 21111 and llltll, right in the niidst of
the l"cl-1'11:1i'y thaw and rain, this (lrnnge
held a two days’ l1l.~‘lllllt.(:>:1l. h'tockl11'id,-_;‘e, in
the Ro11tl1c:1~t (’lIl'llt‘l' of the 1-ou11ty. The
institute war-‘ well atte-iidcd, the large ball
being well tillcd, the pzipcrs excellent and
well tll.5'('ll.\’,-‘Ml. The nieinber.-1 of Stock-
bridge (lrz111gc,:111d otlicrs in the viciiiity,
were equal to the ()t’U&l.~‘«l()ll, and eritertained
all in 21 suniptiious iiianiier. ’l‘l1rougli their
Blaster, ll. ll. Jlruerton, the membm-.- of the
(lounty Grange were welcome-l and compli-
merited. At the close he urged us to .-flay
longer, as there were inore than forty incin-
bers full and ready to speak on questioii.-1 of
interest. He says, “ this will do us good."
\Ve were potted, waited upon, “ slept,"
fea.-zted, and urged to come again. The
otlicers were installed by llro. He.\’t()Il, of
Howell. The fifth degree. was <,-o11t'erred in
the evening.

The next meeting of the County Grange
will be held with Capital Grange, at North
Lai1sing,at ten A. .\l., 'l'liursda_v, March 17.

Yours fraternally,
W. J. B1«:A1.,.\fa.+te1'.
0. ll‘. .\I11.1.1~:1c, Hm-’_y'.

A Few Words from Grange No. 8.

l‘$1-lioolcraftGI‘uL1;_te, No. 8, at its last iiiee.
lug, Wilt-lllit‘ grateful rccipieiitofacroi-is a1,.r.,l
wreath of sea 111085 and shells, both h:.1nd-
sriinely inounted and framed. ’l‘lie donors
were bl‘()[ll&!‘ and I~‘.istcr C. (.3. Duncan, and
Brother and Sister E. F. Duncan, all o."
Saiita B9.l‘l)tl.l‘il, (,1alifornia, formerly of Kal-
ainazoo county, Mich.

The greatly admired gifts were present--;i
by Sister J. T. Cobb, to whom they lia-'5
been forwarded. Sister Cobb spoke 0" ‘.li.-
pleasure she experienced in presenting .l1c
“beautiful meinentoes of the kind re;,ard..«
and remembrance of our absent brothers :::i»:i
sisters,” and closed her remarks with t.".ie
following words:

“As we look at this cross we are reniinded
of life, its labor.-1 and trials. May we so meet
them that, for our faithfulness, we may
receive a wreath of joy and satisfaction as
enduring as eternity.”

BrotlierS. F. B1'own responded in a. few
well chosen, affecting words. A hearty vote

of thanks was then tendered the a.bsent_

ones, who had so kindly remembered us.

Brothers and Sisters Duncan, now seek-
ing health and pleasure on the Pacific Coast,
were charter members ofschoolcraft Grange,
and among its most earnest workers. All
were deeply grateful for this proof of their
continued interest in the Order. A. L. 1~‘.

Good Time Generally.

The Alton Grange, No. 634 is flourishing
finely, there seems to be a great deal of in-
terest manifested, and although our Grange
is quite small yet there is a goodly number
present at each meeting.

Charles E. Francisco is our Ma1:1ter,and
we hold our meetings every Friday evening,
and after the business part of the meeting
is attended to, we have some important
question to discuss, and then we take up the
literary part of the programme, which con-
sists of select reading, essays, and speaking.
These make the Grange 8. very pleasant
place, and profitable indeed, for farmers to
meet with their wives, sons and daughters.

Mrs. E. C. 0., Sec.


 

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THE ANTI-MONOF-OLY LEAGUE.
T HE N.-\'i‘i1):~'.\ 1. AN'l‘l-.\l1).\'i'1l’(1L\’ 1.1:.-113171:
is a fixed fact. Its Secret-.iry has sent us its
I )ECLARA’1‘I0.\' or P1111 NCI 111.1-as, an “ Adilress
to the People,” and other documents relat-
ing to the work of this new organization
which is destined in a few short iiionths to
become a power in the land.

Seizing upon a great principle enunciated
by the National Grange in its Declaration of
Purposes, at St. Louis in 1874, the Patron:-1
of Husbandry throughout the land have
been earnest and active all these years in
pressing the important fact upon the atten-
tion ofall who were willing to listen, that
the great railroad corporations of the coun-
try in the management of their business in-

terests were disregarding every principle of :

justice and equity, and in their bold declar-
ation ofa purpose to “charge whatever the
traffic will bear," were defiantly proclaim-
ing a purpose to subject the agricultural and
commercial interests of this country to a
condition of dependence fatal to its develop-
ment.

The facts and figures so persistently pre-
sented, finally secured the attention of the
(Ehatnber of Coniinerce of New York city,
and other comn1e1'clal 0l'g‘:1l]lZall(>1lS, and the
inside history of some of these mammoth
corporations has been enquired into. S0
glaring were the wrongs perpetrated, and so
persistent and defiant the corporators, that
some oftlie leading papers of the country
have been awakened, and for the last two
years public attention has from time to time
through these channels, been directed to the
subject.

The impending danger to the most impor-
tant material interests of the country has
finally ciilminat-ed in an organization
known as
THE NATIONA 1‘. A1\"I‘I-.\l1).\'l'1l‘Ol.\' l.EAGl_‘E,
with L. E. Chittenden, President, F. B.
Thurber, Treasurer, Henry Nichols, Secre-
zary.

'l‘lie Order of Patrons ofHucban1lry, from
its verynature,rnay be set down as in sy nipa-
thy with this iiiovementaiid ready to co-op-
er.->.ie with it.

The following from the New York Daily;
1’jraph7'.c. of Feb. 1~5t,givc1-1 a sketch ofthe
organization, principles and aims of the
league 2

Some weeks ago a few gentlemen met in
this city and discussed the question of
wlietlier anything could be done to rzlieck
the growing eiicroachiiients of coiporate or-
ganizations upon the rights ol the people. It
was u‘et-lded that a sutliciciiteleiiieiit existed
in the community which, if properly or;1,au-
ized, could do iiiuch to remedy rlilstlllg
abuses. A committee on organization was
appointed under whose auspices two or three
meetings were held, at which an organiza-
tion was effected and a constitution and by-
laws adopted, and on Friday evening, Jail-
:iary 215‘, asomewhat larger meeting was held
at Room I\o.  Cooper Institute, for the
purpose of adopting an address to the public
and outlining a program of action.

L. E. Chittenden, President of the League,
presided. and the address was read by E. B.
Thurber. Speeclies were made by Messrs.
Henry George. John F. Henry, Dennis Mc-
Mahon, James Claneey, Thos. V. Cator,
Gen. Edw.  Lee, Theo. Tomlinson and
President Chittendeii, who stated that great
interest in the movement had been manifest-
ed by the public,_1hat applications had al-
ready been received from four different
States, asking _tor instructions how to pro-
ceed in organizing branch Leagues, and that
it was now certain that the “ Anti-Monopoly
League” was destined to become a great
power in the land. More than 21111 members
were elected at the last meeting, among
whom were Rev. Robert Coll yer, Prof. Felix
Adler, Cortlandt Palmer, Peter Cooper, A]-
len R. Foote, Dr. Ferdinand Seeger, Wilson
Macdonald, and other prominent citizens
who have the welfare of the masses at heart,
and _Wh0- bylbelr Presence or by letter, have
signified their sympathy with the movement
and it is designed to place in the hands of
every member _a book for procuring the
names of additional members. As fast as
these are _aC‘-3€‘Pt9d by the Committee on
Membership, the new members will in turn
be furnished with books in which to procure
the names ofadditional members. Thus the
movement will be extended very rapidly,
and it is designed to organize branch leagues
in every State, county and assembly district,
in the United States. There are to be no
membership fees or annual dues, the 0l‘g‘illfl—
ization to_ besupported entirely by volunta-
ry subscriptions, and as the only qualifica-
tion required is that a membershall be a res-
pectable citizen and support the principles of
the League, there is no obstacle in the way
of attaining a. large membership.

It is believed that the League will exert
an important influence in_ forcing both polit-
ical parties to put in nomination candidates
who are free from monopoly influences. Mr.
Chittendenuthe President, is one of the five
men who originally started the old Free Soil
party. Alway s noted for his sympathy
with and advocacy of the rights of the ma-s-
es, is now a lawyer who commands the res-
pect of all classes, and has a large and lucra-
tive praetive in this city. The Treasurer,
Mr. F. B. Thurber, is a prominent merchant.
The Secretary is Mr. Ilenry Nichols, a
printer, and its leading spirits are men well
- in coininerclal, industrial, and pro-
Lnown , ,

fessional circles. The movement bids fair to
avoid the errors of the extreme Socialists,
who, by advocating extremes in one direc-
tion, play directly into the hands of the mo-

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. in all ranks of 1-<(1(:ict_\' who lielieve in the
‘ priiiciples upon which our (§()‘.'t,‘l‘ll!lll'lll is ’

, shall be controlled l1y the Htzitc.

put the issue of the currency before the ina-
jor one ofthe. eiicroacliiiients of cor;-1‘)r:;te,
0-'g3.I]l7.{lll(':l2.'~ ggencrally upon the rights M1
the people. The following brief platforiii of

principle.-:, whicli has been put fortli l1y the {
new (‘ll‘;.’,£‘.lllZ‘21tl()ll, e1nb1;die:< the whole spirit ‘
ofthe Coiistitiiiloii ofthc lTnite1l States, and ‘
will appeal forcibly to a great many (:lllZ€l1> I

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nopolists, and or those other persons who}
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founded:
“()'.1i'prliicipi~s: Anil-moiiopoly. ;
‘.‘."e advocate and will siipport and 111,-fen1l 1
the rights of the niauy as agaiii.-t pi'ivil1=g1.-s I
for the few.
()orporatio11.=,llie 1-.i'eatloii of the .~'t:'.tc,:

Labor and capital, allies, not (‘llf'llli(.‘.~.~—l
justice for both.” ,
If ever \ve have a conflict l1et\veci1 1.-zipital _
and labor in this country, it will be be1,-ause 
of the iiij ustice done the iiias:-e.-11y corporate '
monopolies. It therefore behooves all 1-lasses ;
ofcitizens, and particularly those who have 1
pro ierty, to sustain the efforts now being‘,
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mar e by reasonable and iiitelllgeiit citizens
to limit the power of men who, to iise the
words of a committee of the I'nite1l hit.-ites 3
Senate, " recognize no priiiciple of actioii =
but personal and corporate ag_gran1li'/.emei1 t.”
To give the new org.-iiii7.atioi1 a good send
oil‘, a meetiiig washel1l at (Iooper liiititute,
on the 8lllllVel'5al‘_\' of Wzisliiiigtoifls birth-
day, which was attended by C()llgle=.'~a‘lllaD
Reagaii, Judge black, and other prominent

. gentlemen, who have become iilciitified with

this anti-monopoly inovemcnt. Speeches
were made and the following significant res-
olution and declaration of purposes adopted :

Resolved, That it is the duty of citizeiis ev-
erywhere to organizeanti-monopoly leagues
and endeavor to secure, among otheis, the
following specific resiilts : _

1. Laws compelling the transportation
and telegraph companies to base their charg-
es oii the risk and cost ofscrvice. _

2. Laws to prevent pooling and combina-
tions.

3. Laws to prevent (llSt'1'ln1lllrlll()ils against
any class ofcitizens on the piibliz,-. highways.

4. Courts to give eilect to the laws piaceil
on the statute books.

-3. Laws to make it an oflicinl duty bv ot-
li1.-ers to to defend the citizens agiiini-t corpor-
ate iiijiistice.

'1'. [laws to provide public taxation to pay
dividends on national stock.

7. Laws against briliery.

8. Laws to regulate the coiiiiiit-1'ce oi the
several States.

9. A liberal policy toward watt-1' \va_\'.-‘.

It was also resolved that the iiidr-peii-.leiit
journals should be encoui'age1l, and that the
brea1l, m1:»at and fuel of tlie 111:1’-zses should
not be taxed to pay dividends on the ficti-
tious cost ofcoiistructloii. The meeting was
afterwarrls addressed by others, advocating
the principles embodis1l in the resoliiiioiis
adopted.

STATE GRANGE RPPORTS.-‘ETC.

()ii our set-oiid page will be found the re-
ports ol' the slaiirling committees of the
State Grange on agriculture and transpor-
tation. Both of these reports should not
only be carefully read by every reader of
the VISITOR, but Lecturers of Subordinate
(jranges where the paper is not generally
taken (and we are sorry to saysomc Graiiges
know but little of the VISl‘l‘0R yet), will
find matter of such value that these reports
should be read in open Grange for the good
of the Order.

The people must be educated up to a clear
understanding of the situation. Some strong
points are so fully set forth in these reports
that to press them upon the attention of the
people, and to elicit discussion, is to con-
tribute to that education in the most direct
manner.

The men who vote, and in that way say
who shall make laws, and what those laws
shall be, are not the only ones who need to
be posted, or educated, up to a full under-
standing of the fact that the goveriiinent of
the United States has so far in its histoiy
ignored its most important industry to a
greater degree than any other fi1'st-class
nation on the face of the earth.

But there are men who do more than vote
——who are officious in their willingness to
take care of the people, and, it is unfortu-
nately true, many of them have no sort of
sympathy with the agricultural class, or
conception of the magnitude of the interests
involved, than children, and what is worse
still, they look upon and treat this large
class as occupying a useful place in the
world, but not entitled to any (‘()llSlil:*,l'atl()l_l
whatever.

\Ve met one of these gentlemen the other
day, whose intercourse with the world, in
a business way, covered a period of more
than thirty years. who innocently inquired,
what these farmers had to complain of, and
what sense there was in their making such
a racket last summer about a farmer for
Governor‘? To tell such a man that in the
forty-four years since Michigan became a
State, out of four score men who have
represented her various interests in the Con-
gress of the United States, but two were
farmers, is to waste time to little purpose.

This class of men,riarrow and selfish in
their views have more faith in management
than in men, and will never comprehend
the idea that the agriculture of this country,
which is really to-day in its infancy, has any
claims upon the government to which it
contributes annually its millions, until
forced to such recognition by the convinc-
ing ballots of the agrlculturists themselves.

This class of men doult know that the
prosperity of this country is largely indebt-
ed to its export trade—now over eight hun-
dred millions of dollars per annum—-or if
they do, they ignore the fact that in 1877
76 per cent of the exports of the country

 



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were a;:i'i:.-ull.i1i'a1 products: in 1375‘, $42 per
c,-nt; in l\7i9, 8-1 per cent, and in 19811 5111
psi‘ 0:112: and with these facts before the
couii‘.r_v, and not more tii-an :1 l1:iker"s.loze1i
fariiieirs in both llotl.-t'.s' 11f(,‘oiigi‘e.~s. is it
prc.-uiiiptimi or impertincnce for farnii-r:-1 to
9.:-"1< for aml 1l1;1iia'.i1l a place in the (,‘()llll1'll.~
and law lllal{ll1';_§ bo1li~;1s of the governiiient ‘I

To these men it is of no coiis1:11i1eii1-1,-. tli:-.t
the .-\gri1~iiltii1'.€il Dcpartineiit of the Hov-
criiuient lia.-' Il(‘lCllL‘l‘ .'~:paccorl':11-illties for

ti1cprose1:-iition of the the business pi-rtz1i1i— '
, iiig to the l)epaiti1i(=iit, or that it is rc-'trict-
,c1l, lianipercd, be-Zittled, and its (,‘on1mi.-:-
' sioner and E‘lll]1l1\_\'Pi-354 receive less compen-

thaii any other important depart-
meiit of the g0\'el‘llll1€'l1[.

(farcfiilly read the report of the (,‘oiniiiit-
tee on Agriculture, and then renew your
deterhiination to convince these gciitleinen
by the iiiexorable logic of eveiiis that the

: world irioves, and that those who stand in

the way of'agri1:1ilti1ral a1lv-aiiceiiient will,
in the near future, be left to deplore their
own Sill]-ltlll

 

TltlANTED—ELECTl-VON REPORTS:

\\'e have from time to time invited Secre-
taries to send us the name and postofiice ad-
dress of the Masters and Secretaries of all
working (,w'ranges in this State, and we give
below the nuinbers of all the Granges that
have reported tlicse ofilcers to this office
since Jan. 1st.

\Ve have this week sent to the Secretaries
of these Granges for the use of their Grange,
a copy each of the Proceedings of the State
and National Gianges,-"anti shall send to
others who are not found in this list as soon
as we get election reports of Master and Sec-
retary elm.’-t for the 1-urrent. year. Bcsidi-s,
we are 1:1-rpiireil to make out a list and have
such list printed, and :1 copy sent to each
G1‘:anc:e.

Tliis is so incomplete that we caiinotthiiik
of doing it yet. Sliall we have other reports,
and wlit-i1‘.’

1'l':‘..\‘.\'(iE:S 'l‘1lA'1‘ HAVE ltEl'O1€’l,‘I-I11:

1, S, 10, 11, 11, 113, 12:‘, 19, 22, :33, 21, 26,
311,31, 33, 31;, 37, 411, 42, 1:1, 45, .113, 411, .32, .33,
-'14,  51$. .37, 1:11, 113,-113, cs, 73, 7.1, 71;, 711,
S0, S1. S3, 84, 85, 87, 188, 851, $10, 92, $111, 104,
11111, 1117, ins, 1111, 112, 113, 114, 11.3, 11.3, 1211,
12:1, 125, 121;, 127, 1211, 1311, 133, 131;, 1:17, 140,
141, 143, 1.31, 154, 1.37, 158, 159, 1111), 162, 111.‘,
1157, 1!3S,17(),171,172, 174, 17.3, 176, 178, 182,
18:)‘, 1185, 1.117, 1.3.9, 1.~s.r1, 11111. 1:11, 1112, 21111, 2112,
211:}, 212, 213, 21!), 2211, 221, 222, 223. 2:26, 228,
22?, 52311, 23.3, 2313, 237, 238, 11-11, 24-3, 247, 248,
2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.711, 2111), 2132, 2111;, 2117, 21111,
12711 " ',2'1'.“1,:37-1,557-'1, 276, 277, 279, ‘..-30, 281,

,2s7,2si1,21-1, 2113, 251.3, 21113, 2119, 3111,
315. 3113, 31.11, 322, 323, 3211, 328, 325.1,
33.3, 331;, 337, 3:3, 542, 3 344, 3111,
.1 3.711, 351, 353, 3.38, 31111, 3111, 31;; 3111,
3117, 3153, 3711, 372, 373, 37 , 375, 371:, 377, 3711,
3.-11, :is1, 3:44, 385, 386, 4187, 38:1, 3113, 3:115, 3:111,
-11111,-111:4, 41113,-107,-11-T1, 417, 421, 422, 424, -127,
-1311, 4:16, -13:37, -'13.‘), 440, -141, -143, 448, 451;, 41-38,
4551, 4112,4134,-l71'1,-L72, 475, 471;, 4711, 4811, 4l11,
4512,4114,-151.1, 1117, 5113, 5115, .313, 517, 5211, 52:1.
527, 530, 540, -345, 5-1.9, -"1-ill, 5515, 5-37, 43113, 504,
511.5‘, 57 ,.-31111, 552, ssfl, .5113, .~3.<17, 111111, 15113, coo,
11117, 11111, 1513, 151.3, 13111, 1122, b‘._fl, 1424, 1525, 11211,
631,1i:12.6r;3,(134,1131;, 1:37, 638, 11:11:, 11111, 1111,
1142,1113, 1112, 3411.

   

PA'i'P.o.\'s should carefully read the“Ap-
peiidix to Digest of Laws and ])eclsions,”
foiiiid on our second page. There are several
rulings affecting usages, and the Order,
that. should be better undei'stood.3

T1-11-2 Barn Floor Horse-power advertised
on our eighth page by Smith & \Voo1lar1l, of
Kala1iia7.oo,is a new thing. \Ve looked it
over the other day and were favorably lin-
pressed. Simplicity,lightness, and facility
ofsliiftiiig from one place to another are
strong points of excellence never before so
fully met in a cheap Horse Power. We
predict for it an extensive sale.

Newaygo Co. Pomona Grange. No. 11.

. ENSl.E\', Feb. lllth, 1881.

Bro. Cobb .-M Newaygo County Pomona
Grange, No. 11, met at the hall of 1-Zusley
Grange on the 8th inst, and were entertain-
ed by Si.-iter Steele, one of the Special Lec-
turers of the State, and a good one, too, we
who lieard her on this occasion, all thought.
She pointed out clearly the objects and aims
of the Older, declared its principles, its pro-
gress, and its necessity to the farmers of this
county.

\Ve had the Grange feast at noon, with its
usual abundance of good things, and in the
afternoon a public installation of officers,
Sister Steele ofllciating most acceptably.
This was followed by some necessary work
in the fifth degree, and a supper, after which
the Grange was called tolorder in the fourth
degree, and after a session of much interest,
a recess was taken until the next day at
nine o'clock.

Business niattcas consumed the most of
time of the morning session the second day.
Another session of open Grange for the
benefit of those outside the gates, as well as
for Patrons, was made interesting and in-
structive by Sister Steele, after which the
Grange closed to meet at two 1*. 111., at the
hall of Ashland Grange on the last Tuesday
in May.

A. ’1‘i-:n\vii.i.ioi~.'R, Sec’y.

A Hi.\'T.——\Vyorning Grange has begun a
library, and is holding socials to raise funds.
The social of last week gave 3125 net. That
is business

Mi-is. Yoouonmvoiymu wants to know-
“ what is quickest way to mark table linen.”
Leave the baby and a blackberry pie alone
at the table for three minutes.

 

,siibje1,-t of co opr.ralz'on fully diseiissed. so

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Value of Co-Operation.

iratinna.

1;‘-ro. (fool, .-—I)1-ar Sir : As a reader ofthe :
(li:A.\'rii-: \'isi'r1>ic, l have desired to see the

that all Patrons iiiay coinprelieiid its ineaiiiiig
and the controliizg iiifluciice it should have
in our Order. Ilerliert Speiicer, in defining ,
Society says, “ The more gathering of indi- i
viduals into ugroup, does not constitute them l
a Society." A Society is forineil when be-
sides l1Ca!'1l(3S.'~',tll13l'e is co operation. .~'o1nng
as the ll‘l1'l1ll)E’1'.~3 of the group do not coni-
biiie 1.111.-i:'e1icr;_.;ies to achieve some coiiiuion
end, there is little to keep them togetlier.
Tliey are pi-1.-veiitctl from Separating only

i when the wants of each are better satisfied
= ‘if; milling his cll“o1'ts with those of others

than they would be, if he acted alone. Co-
operation, then is at oiice that which cannot
exist without a society, and tliatfior which
a society exists. It is therefore evident that
co operatioii is essential to the existeiice of
society, and unless there is afull recognition
ofihc fact. that co operation of indlvid11ali-
ties is a fiiiidimeiitul iiccessity in the very
structure of society, no society will be form-
ed with cohesion enough to accomplish any
worthy end. But co operation implies orga-
iiizatioii. lt'rzr.-,fs are to be effectually corri-
bined, there must be arrangements under
which they are adjusted in their i‘inms,
a,1noim(.s~ and cliaracteis. The progress of 1113.11-
kind does not stop with any one generation
of workers, however faithful they have been.
The advaiice guard of workers (like the
founders of the Grange) will be needed as
long as huniaiilty has before it any pl‘()gl‘r',=S:-1
in truth and right to be acliieved. The or-
ganizatioii of the Grange was fotiiided upon
theprliiciple of co operation. All societic-s
demand as a coiiditlon ofsuccess, multiplici-
ty iii unity or co-operation tliroiigl1oi'gaiiiza-
tloii. These are conditions without which
reasonable hopes of success cannot be enter-
tained. The orgaiiic coliesiveiie.-is of the
National or State Grange ciiiinot coni-
promise any lll(llVl(lll:ll. right. It has no in-
fallible dictum, it haaiio thiiin'o-screws, no
fagot.-1, no threats of torture, though we are
under its orgaiiizatioii. VVe, of to-day, are
in no fear of those ci'u1le organi7.ations of the
dark past, for we are reasonably einancipat-
ed from those conditions which I'(-'llll(-1'e(l
them so formidable. lfwe are not plea.-1c1l
to remain wltliin the Grange, we can step
out, and are in no danger for so doing.
’1‘hei'e:ire many farmers, no doubt,who seem
to think that by joining the Grange, they
thereby surrender up certain p1'lvllege.9
that they now enjoy, and yet freely adinlt
that something ought to be done, to hold in
check the encroacliments of other organiza-
tions upon their rights and privileges.

How absurd it is to look for prosperity of
the farmers of lo-dav without co-operation
and organization. I think if the farmers of
his countiy would woik, as they can, if they
would pull togetlier, we could redeem this
land from all of1lie1lifl'erent forms of ino-
nopolies by which labor is oppressed, inside
of five years. I mean that we could reach
that point where, in the councils of this na-
tion, the money power would not reign su-
preme. I do not believe that this can be ac-
complished wlthoiit thorough organization
and co-operation. The success of our cause
depends upon the education of the workliig
class. That any of the professional class
Will aid us in this great movement is among
the most imbecile of expectations. Tliey, at
the present time, look upon us as a harmless
pack of fools, who toll on year after year for
their special benefit, only entitled to a
bare sustenance, and not qualified to appre-
ciate any greater blessing. The success of
the Grange in this land means the loss of
power on the part of these aristocrats. It
means the hostility, not of hate, but of an
open fair fight-—no strategy, no lies. It
meaiis to the money power, which con-
trols all of the industries of the country
by fraud and corrupt briberies, that we
mean to win by fair means, and only such.
Labor claims the right to win on the ground
ofjustice to man, woman and child. The
objects set forth in the Declaration of Pur-
poses of‘ the Grange need not be reiterated
here, as they are well known. The impor-
tant question is how are we to realize the
end as therein set forth. The conditioiis
which are pre-einiiieiitly important are co-
operation through effective organization.
The niitnbei‘ of Subordinate Granges there
is in the United States, I have not the means
of determining at present. That they are a
power in the land, no one will question.
But, to make this possible strength effective
is what we want. Can it be done? I believe
it can. It a fact that many in our Granges
are not informed as to how this work is to be
done, and here is where we need instruction.
Here is where the National and State
Granges have a large duty to perform. An
interest must be created in the Subordinate
Granges. This interest can be made to exist
only as the lesson of cooperation is learned.
In the excitement of the moment, when
there is a clear presentatioii of the wrongs
which are perpetrated upon the tillers of the
soil, and the Declaration: of Purposes are
presented as a specific for those wrongs,
comparative strangers are called together,
and 11. Grange is organized, and everything
looks promising. Soon the zeal of the first

.1-lARCll l.<'r. 1881.

. few meetings cool and the 1111.-1'1-.-zt dies out.
, Thisis all legitinizite, and is just what a rea-
; soiiable exptctaiinii would iiarruiit.

But,
Suplvose that sometliing 11:11-‘c than the mere
signing of our name.-', 21111! l1-lug initiated
into the Order was lllatlt‘ §It‘1)lill1‘l('l)l, and
fully coniprel1e1‘.1le1l, and 111111 1'-.111 was co-
operation, then all would ii:i1le1'.-tail-l that
they were to work 21-‘ 111112 011- 1)r1ler does
not mean work for 111.:-, '.,»\11 or rim,-e, but
work for each and evi.-i~y one. if we are to
look for some one who, 1lI'L';|tl\,e1)iu['e_ 113.;
more influence than we have, to do the
1ieededwoi'k, we will only \\":t1i1-ss defeat.
\\'liat we need -as iiieiiil11.~rs of Sub-
ordinate (lr.-ingcs, is to feel that each
one, always iiiclii-ling oiirself. has a
work to do, and not only this, but a
firm resolution to do that work. When this
spirit. pervades our ranks, we will soon see
that results will be i'i)l]1lllL‘1lSll1‘:ll.t‘\l with iii-
dividual co-operative eiiilsfzivors. But what
is the stiiiiulus which would l'eilF1Ollal)l}'
secure these active lrl€RSlll‘i‘.~4 1’ “'1: should
in the first place fully coiiipi'cliezi1l tliejust-
ness of our cause, 1.l1e i‘eiisoii:iblei1c.'-is: of the
claims made. It would !~‘t'C‘I]l to cvcry well
developed mind that here in this one consi-
deration alone is enough to inspire all such
with it spirit of work and siii-.i'ificc. 'l‘her1_-
are many good reasons which should act as
incentives to such minds to p1‘(-sistent work.
The spirit that proiiipts a llllll]l.<).‘1¢}[(1lll fruit
or shade trees, when he may feel that before
the days of their fruitage, or before the shade
trees shall spread its branclies, he will have
piisseil away, would make workers in our
ranks to defeat whom it would be impossi-
ble.

To work in the interest oftlie weary tillers
of the soil, natures only true noblenien, the
hrodui-ers of all of the wealth and all of the
comforts of life, to lose sight of self for a
day and read the liist1)i'y of liuman woes.
and the agony of hu1iiiihiLy’s great l1cai't, uii-
der the doininion of these Sliylocks, who de-
inantl not only the pound of flesh iicare.-11
the heart, but also the last drop of blood
which would enable the WOl‘l{L’l' to inanifest
the least degree of freedoiii. I say is it not
enough toinspire us with zeiil to work. in
our noble cause ‘I

Are there not int-eiitives diiiwii from the
iieeds of the down troddt-ii in Ireland, under
the accursed system of landlord.-i and ten-
ants, where there are to-day fifty tlioul-laiiil
troops quartered to force the fariiier and
family into stiirvatioii, that the lordl_y drone
may eat up their sub.-.tiii11-.e, the pl‘o:l1i1,-ts of
their toils‘) Patrons, do you not believe that
theiioble fouiiders of the Griiiige and their
co-workers saw a shadow passiiig over our
fair land which might increase in density,
if no efforts was put forth to dispel it, that
would cveiitiially eclipse all ofour republican
instituiioiis. When we look back in the his-
tory of this country 1-tome fourteen years,aiid
see the organization of so iii:-my corpirate
bodies, with special privileges bestowed
upon them, and their rapid combinations and
consolidations, forming them into huge
inonopolics that to-day bid defiance to all
that labor can do, or the governinent either,
we cannot help but believe that the founder.-1
of the Grange did not give the alarm to soon,
\Vortliy Patrons, if the mass of laborers are
not educated to see and iinderstand the un-
just and blIll‘lgllCC()ll>‘1 workings of tliese dif-
ferentcorporations, so that they may not be
driven like cattle to the slaughter, the sun or‘
our free institutions will surely settle 1lowii
into the dark night of anarchy and nii.-lrule.
What is seen and known as a serious fact in
Ireland to-day, will be more than duplicated
here. Can we not in this fast age of the
world stop long enough to read the signs of
the times? \Vould it not be well for us to
once more read over, and ponder well, the
advice of \Vashingtoii in his farewell instruc-
tion to the people of thlscoiintry ‘? Avoid all
entangling alliances with foreign nations,
$2-‘3,11ll0,I)(111 already invested by foreign capa-
talists in one corporation ofour landtlizitjsets
a price upon all of our produr;-tions. These
things ought not to be tolerated or allowed.
I am well aware, brother Patrons, that there
are some belonging to our Order, who feel
that these are not proper .subje1:t:i for 1li'scus-
sion in our Grange. Brother \Voodm:iii told
us in hisspeech in the Natioiial Grange, that
it is the one thing needful. He says, “ that
the conflict is upon us, and the test must be
made, that it remains to be seen whether
this country isto be ruled by the rapaclous
railroad transportiitioii companies managed
byafew men or by the sovereign people.”
Then let every Patron do his whole duty to
inaugurate a bold and determined policy to
ameliorate the condition of agriculture, and
protect it from the grasping aVal‘lf:lOll.‘4ue.,\'.~'
ofcoinbiiied and incorporated powers.

Yours forjustice and humanity,

IRA S.\ii'i'ii.
Roxand, Feb. 15th, 1381.

 

Increasing its Borders.

Nnnniunis, Ind., Feb. 9, 1831.

Bro. Cobb .- Quite a familiar introduction
for a. stranger—yet the “ Courier” has the
pass, and is present for business. The gen-
tleman, farmer, and \Vortl1y Master of the
National Grange, Bro. J. J. 1‘/oodman,
after addressing a concourse of farmers last
night on the progress of the war on monop-
olies, kindly handed me a copy of your
paper for examination. I am pleased with
it, and forward 50 cents as a substantial
proof of my faith. The Grange cause here,

though fewer in numbers, is stronger than
ever. Yours forever in the cause,

\VARREN J UDD, P. M.


 

 
  

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PICKINGS BY THE WAY. No. 24.

""7\'e had spciii one day. the :.’itl‘:, at home,
Zwritiug. :a:.=<l not
.-rzzig enough to snswe‘-i' the s‘iinn_v it Lt»:-rs at
:ii:i;‘r<l, what Cll",'ll l'tqli‘:i"_‘ to
~;F’l’iE'. \'t'lb'i1-'_\".i.< it was, it '»Vit.<i :1 dry at
iwrnie.

ii. the ilziy v.'u;-:

and ‘la: be

in due forin.

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his home, where the gwml wife and sister;
.‘i<)’)l13‘-'7'Vt‘:l .iinn«_-r, and all went to the hall. 
twas the rr.-:u':i.' inc-:'.ing oi’ the Grange 3

bll‘-int‘-s of .<ilI'.ll -iieatiiig. The meeting was _
not public. \\'. Id Br :wii<ipz:iie<l the Grange 
The iiiliiitles of the Secretary 
ciahiic-.l oiir zittt-utiozs; they xv;-re full and ex-

plfcit. the be.-t  i‘t*('=‘>i'll'f_.'Cli“tflilg read. “'6 I
wish iii:i:iySe.-rt 1:‘. its l't>ll_:li i‘.-.:-cc E:e ml them
izicug-.:: w.>i_v oi" (‘ri’.Iti;;:

1'6-ports work, i

. we ii~I:ail_-x l.c:ir Neil E_ or run l in the books of

k I , I the .~‘t:.-iwtaries
"‘ -'3: - ; w‘ ' .- ) tin . .
ihe - .12, an ipp nntnieiit too us tr U1 , ‘ ammo

:.:.'l tl:ence to i".--idingr, to our iiiectiiig in the:

----seiiiiig with

till.‘-Xv‘) t§i§.\.V‘iF‘I.

M‘ Job‘s c.)iiii"-.i'tc;-= upon one --1' his liands.

l1‘‘'91f 50 lmlulilll mi”“""'*“‘1‘i“"ti'5et””€?i’ 3 3 ‘r-zce-‘_s, was tnk:-ii while the room was duly

the meeting.

llro. ltiizs-teil llli‘-'. us at the station, and
took us to his ilUI1.lt.‘l«)U.€.i, after which liro.
ivavls teain coiivt-ycd us to tl. e hall,where for
’.72'.'."\'(—.‘l'}‘ lnid night, there was it good turn-
.- at oi’ pea-id».-. A public lcctttre was given,
after‘ which an hour was given to instrui-.timi
iii the tnirri'i!teii work.

This Graiigi: has a ;

-iama.-ioii to ex- 1
This is ins,-rieit i'.:-r a it-I-N-'1‘.
tau-inc-..‘ oi’ the Grange con-I

wt: ha ve-
Yes I

The ii’-llrtl

‘ l.'illult'(l. the retiiiiig M.-..-its-r rmzl his annual 2

, l)uring the I‘f’('('°<

. , D. . X 1 1"-“cpoi‘t as providezl in the lly-Laws of the
At ll».-l-limp’ we s-iw .ro. :\‘IHi‘. """‘” '2'“ ‘ <; .. 

" . . . ... t...e (x...nge.
i'.i:'- hands full ot‘l.>usiiiess in atteiitling to one 3 gm“,

l3;'r.. l3:'owii’s repoit wz-..~i a
121'-,(luI.‘llHli. full of wit-e deductions
from the work of the _'~'.‘Lil' )2|>l. This over

V
for the

[)l‘t‘}ri1l”(‘ll iiistallitioii of otllcc:'s.

the portrait of the VVor-

 

, thy .\l-_~._.-tci‘, .l. .l.‘»V-.m.inian_ ofthe National,

‘-‘:¢}"_\‘ pie;-.ie:uit hall,and had it rieatl_vilecor'-e.i- 1

«.;«:i with mottoes and green. The night was
.-p‘:i1t at llro. l)ay’s liouse. This is a brother
‘.0 Bro. Day. of the tirm of Day \\'. ’l‘uyloi‘, of
lfvizindvillc. At an early hour, we were call-
.:-:i to brez~.kt'.i.st, and to go to the train. A
-tort, but «sold ride brought us to the station
~.“ the tiriind l-lavcn ll. lt., this 1101111? cts Bel-
.n;; with the ll. 1.. A N. t. lt at Kiddville,
E the liorse t':it‘ had gone, as it was only :1
::iile and a halt’, Bro. l)ay's team had it
-i'.i1il-.lcr.li‘i'rc to t he station at liiddvillc-,wliicli
‘.“.'f1.~‘ 1‘('1l4'lH:Il in ample time. A. short ride
tnik us back to lmiiu. Bro. Altleriiiaii, of
I ’i‘it.‘:'LllZ~, was: it fellow pass;-tigei‘ a part ofthe
\.‘.';l_\‘, 'i'\v.,. or three hours waiting in loniu,
__'i‘-.‘.'(.‘Usli1llel'=)1'Ill!ll1L'l'. Our next point tor
gintitilljg \\'-as (:3-.iiitl i?.:ipi«.ls.
\\'I-:-'i"r:i<:\' 1't).‘~I()N.»\. <:I=A.\'<:i«:

field its tiniiuzil iiieeiiiig at ll-erlin, on [Lil]
‘_"7th inst., and thither we rep:tii'ed, to find
».-veil at the liottr of if‘: .\. _'»i., it goodly num-
seriii titteiidztncc. Soon the hull of Ottaw:I
i}‘i':li}g(", .\'o. :;H, was well filled, niziny coni-
’1}«:; (user Ill) ;v:llc.s' to attend this meeting.
{lie «lccp and iliitted siiow gave some of the
'1‘,-t'I1JiIt‘l‘s' cxpericzices of the State of New
‘~."-wrl: in our §,o'.ingci' days, when we could
tip over any day upon the ‘north and south
I‘-‘lads. tine sleigh was disabled and left, but
rypr'r.se.ev:rt1/tr-e the party came in in time
for dinner.

At the proper time, Bro. ii. J. McVuugh-
‘.«;-ii. the Master‘ of Ottawa Grange, called the
:':iecting to order, and with a few timely re-
;;.i.fil'kS, welcomed the l’oniona Grange to its
birth place, for its annual meeting. At the
request of the W. .\l., the \Vorthy Lecturer
.esponded to this address of welcome. The
<:"-‘range was then opened in due form in the
-';th degree, by \Vortby Master Nathan
\’\7hitney, who read ii very excellent ad-
dress, a cop_v of which is in the ofiice of the
VlSl'1'0k for publication. it \v-as duly re-
€ei‘re«l to the (,.:tll1llT1lt~l.(:‘(‘v upon the Good of
ihe ()r<l-er. lteports of the other ollicers were
tiieii given, and that of the Overseer, also rc-
'-grred to the same (loininittee with that of
ihe Master. The reports of the Secretary and
'l"i'ea.:-:tirei' were duly referred to the Commit-
tee on Finance.

The topic for discu;-xsion for the afternoon
was the “Growing of Sugar from the Amber
i‘-aiie.” Many facts were elicited, and much
'.1Iforniation gained. The evening was given
Zr) the conft—:i'ring of the beautiful lessons of
the degree of Pomona, a large class taking
the same. Ata late hour, this hall full of
people were oarcelcd out in lots of two to
.1-ight, among the several families of Ottawa
= ii-ange. i‘\lany full andjolly loads made the
-'-hilly winter air ring merrily with bells and
voices that night.

On the morrow, the Grange assembled at
5- A. 31., and began upon the Special Order,
zlie election of oflicers for the ensuing year,
—which was not concluded until after din-
:ier—when the officers were duly installed
my Past Master Nathan \Vhitney. It was
nearly night when the meeting broke up,
and the members left; for their distant homes.
tlur destination was

'l‘ALMAD(:E GRANGE, 2:0. 639,

for an evening lecture. Bro. Charles Alford
had his horse and cutter on hand, and gave
us a ride of four or five miles, to the banks of
(%randRiver, where lies some of the finest
iantl in the State. Supper was taken at the
pleasant. home of Bro. Alford. His son and
two daughters-in—law, are all good members
frf this youiig, thrifty Grange, not yet nine
niontlis old. The evening meeting was in
the Town hall, where the Grange was organ-
‘};I_eil, but what a change the hall has under-
gone! Busy fingers, guided by excellent
iaste, had greatly changed this hall. The
Grange had just bought a. very fine organ,
which sustained and aided the singing very
riiuch. After a little music, we spoke for an
iiour upon the work of the Grange, to a very
attentive audience, after which, and the
usual social good bye, we rode back to our
-topping place, to rest for the night.

 

 

ALPINE GRANGE
was our next objective point. Our host took
us to Berlin, on the morning of the 29th,
when Bro. H. A. Greenly,Worthy Secretary
of Alpine Grange, met us and whose fine
black team made the distance seem short to

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and late of_the Stare Hraiige, was hung at
the hind of the large hall of Alpine Grunge.
This pziiiiting, line in itself, :i recommend
to the artist, Miss Hunt, is :l. lilting decora-
tion for any (iritiige hall in the Nation,
and especially any heill in this State. May
the spirit of the subject ever till the licarts
of all P.~itron:«i thit come within sight of
this portrait. May its pre.-,en<_-e lend wisdom
to all the ofiicers, mid inspire all the mem-
bers of Alpine Grange to the liiglicst sense
of duty and opportunity. The installation
proccetled in due form, in which we were
assis-ted by llro. Miller and Sister Grccnley.
One part in it |')l€Et.‘%i'tl us, when the Master,
Bro. .lolin Preston, had bcen installed and
vvas con~,?tict<*d to the .\l:istci"s ch.-iir. Bro.
llrown, in \‘!lt,'£'.llll§!‘ the i'lltllf', cordially
'-'.'el.'onit-tl the new l\lt<t~t(;'l‘ by It fe-.\' well
t‘ll(H$‘ll \\'t.‘l'(l.‘-3. who, in turn, Iespozitletl in :1
happy iiizziiiiei‘. The in-tzillzitioti ovcr,t1n-
ne‘-.v I*.i;t;~ste:’ re-:ul it brit-i‘ iziuiigtiral :uldre.~'s,
full of go-d tlzoirglits and plaiis for the
futiire. Tl:-.: stair)-iii’; <‘t)l1Elllll.i€€S of the
yeiir were then :i'tlllI'1llll.'Hl,zi1l(i other work
done. We iioticecl the (irange t',‘l'(lt‘1’U<l it
r-oiiiiiiittcc to l)l't)<".Z:"t: :1 poi'ti'ait. of llro.
(Ilia.-'. l).~:lc,;I1‘ast '_\l:ist<«i' of this Grange,
lately dr-cciu-t-.«l, to lraiig in the liall——a beau-
tiful iestiixioiiiiil to his \-.v'oz'k. The Grange
Ql()§'.,".l,ft1ltl upon izwitation, we went with
our wife, and liro. :.nd Preston to
take tea and spend the evening at Bro. and
Sister l3rown’s, Wlll:l'€ Bro. and Sister L.
Murray weie to be fellow guests. A very
enjoyable evening was soon passed, and we
returned to spend the night and following
day, Sunday, at’. llro. l’i‘es*.o:i’s, one of those
places that seen);-I almost like home, and but
for our noble Order, we should have never
known. Bro. and Si:-rter Gibbs entertained
usiand our host to dinner the next day,
and on the morning of .‘tfoud.t_v, the last of
.lzintI‘iry, Bro. l’i'cston took ‘:15 through the
t'u.-~t falling snow to the station at Berlin,
where wife went lioiiie, while we rode all
day to the eastward.
r‘t'.\' ox 'riiI«.' (‘Al-K.‘-‘.

The storni grew apace and i'>.I;-._rcd furious-
ly, dela_\./ing all trains sonie'.vh:3t, but it
only made the pt-._-tseiigeis upon the slow
trains eager to make the most of any diver-
sion that might present itself. At lonia an
officer came upon tiie train with a prisoner
in charge, for Detroit House of Correction,
sent there for two days. ’l"liis man had been
sent up for druIil<eiiiies-s. The oflicer in
ch:-.rge was but a little better in habits than
the prisoner, and soon became oblivious to
all around him, and fell into 21 deep sleep.
The prisoner took the papers of commit-
ment from the ofiicer and put them into the
tire. The passengers made up a small purse
for him at the stop just, before reaching the
Owosso Junction, and the prisoner left the
train. After the papers had been burned
some’ of the passengers suggested that the
prisoner should have taken the papers and
committed the officer into the Detroit lusti-
tution, but it was to» late to put the joke
into practice. At Owosso the officer had
become sobered enougli to know that his
prisoner had escaped, and getting a lay-over
ticket of the conductor, stopped at Owosso.
\Ve afterwards learned the sequel of the
afi'-air. The oiiit-er found his man, and to-
gether they got very drunk, were arrested
by the city authorities and lined. \Vhen
sobered offthe oflicer telegraplied home for
new papers, and then took his man to
Detroit. Do we not need a law to punish
a nmn. especially an officer, for getting
drunk‘?

\Ve reached Lapeer in the morning, and
the next day took a much belated train for

'i‘ USCOLA,
to attend a meeting of the Tuscola Poinona
Grange, No. 90. Arriving at Vassar a
brother met. us at the train, and after a short.
‘out cold ride, we reached the village of
Tuscola in time to go with the members to
tea. \Ve were entertained by Bro. Richard-
son, whose house is near by. After tea we
went to the hall of \‘»'hitii-ey Grange, No.
-313, and there we had the pleasure of meet-
ing a large number of earnest Patrons from
various parts of the county, who had come
some distance in the cold to attend this
meeting, which had been a decided success.
The degree of Pomona. was conferred upon a
class of twenty or more during the evening,
and all were very much pleased with the
meetiiig. The labors of the day being over,

Sistei‘

; Order.
. for the l‘l.'-lt.\llf1[l'lil -..l'o$‘:i :.:r-x, and the usual I
f the night.

ipublin meeting, which was well atteiided,
, tit?-if-E-G21 the r;oi:r.i':i-t l.-I.-t.v-:e:'i tliein and the ,

g and Si.’-:tcl"a' Perry and I\l:ison, from Elling-

er-area W5

spend the night. Bro. B. is very pleasantly
situated, and his family all members of the
Four visiting Patrons besides our-
self were to share this hospitable roof for
If anyone wishes to know how I
to entertain many people for a night, they
can apply to Bro. 1%., or some of those who
were at his liotisc the niglit of l~‘ebi'u:iry lst.
The next day all as-ieniblel at the hill for a ~

and from the interest ma'iit"e~ite.l, will result 5
in goxwd. At noon the meeting clos-'ed_.anxl we 3
were the guests of lira. and Sisfer l,’.|l111’%1‘ at
dinner, where we had the comp.-iny of Bros.

ton Grange, wit‘.i wlioni we rode to Vas-iii‘,
on our return.

That evening we reache-l Iiztpcer, en route
to the appointment of the next day with
Leipccr Pomona Grange, No. :9, which was
to []iC«';‘C at the hall of Dryden Grunge. The
morning of the .’§d, was 13 cold one, and on
going to the station at Iiaptci‘ we found the
triiins oil‘ track or cancelled.

A RID!-I t'i’<.i\' .‘\ sxow i-Low.

“'6: had an appointment—liud ugreed to
be in Imlay City that nioi'ning,- but the
agent and operator said there was to lo no
train nnlil 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Ono
train was in the ditch, and zniotlier had
gone to it. for the passengers. “ Is there no
freight train?” we asked. “ Yes. but St:\’-
eral hours late.” VVe had to go, we must be
tlierc.—could only “Hope and perse‘.'ei‘e.”
The wires ticked a message for us to our des-
tination explaining the delay.

A whistle! Hope. A locomotive came
in sight. “ VVhat is it 1‘ ” Only a snow
plow. “ \\'ill it take me‘? ” “ No, you can-
not ride on it.” “ lot we must, we have
to.” The engineer said. “ \‘\'ell, we'll see.”
l’i'e:=.ently we went to the coiidnt-.tor—~looked
him over, when he asked, “Any credentials
from authority? " but we smiled upon him,
and told him xv.‘-, had to go, we must ride,
and said, “ Put yourself in our place,”
“People will be tlisappoiiited,” “ Can't we
ride to lnilziy 2’ '’ “ ls theie no way 1”’
"‘ Yes,” he said, “_iunip on," and we did,
tellingliini we wt-reoftlie newspaper guild
and would like to see his machine work.
“'9 had one more Spet-‘till ready if it was
needed. \\’e knew llelltttl a very responsi-
ble and laborious position, endangering his
life, for the safety and convenience of the
traveling public and the credit ofthe com-
pany, but we weie on the train, and mov-
ing. Let us look over the train and see
what we have. " Have you ever ridden on
a snow plow '.’ Not “ chilled plow,” that
you use, but a steel plow used in chilly
weather by snow farmers. \Vhat is it.'.’ It
is a train made up as follows: First a long
painted car with a high pilot house upon it,
in which the pilot sits to direct the train;
and behind this to propel it was a heavy
freight locomotive well coaled and manned,
and behind this H. box-car with a crew of
men to use small tools, if necessary. Then
there is the ice scraper, it singular car with
turbine flanges running near the track to
remove the ice and snow from it. This car
is built alike on both ends so that it may be
run either way. The center has a small
room in which is it stove for the crew that
man the scrapers to warm and rest in.

\Vliat a train for a Lecturer to ride in.
Well, we had to, and consequently went.
Yes, we rode in the pilot car, or snow plow
proper. It is strongly built, liasa stove in-
side so that it is conifortablc. \Ve mount
the pilot’s stand, and through the windows
of the pilot house the track can be seen a
great distance. A bell-cord leads along back
to the engincer’.s cab to give warnings, etc.

VVe said we could see quite a distance, but
the train starts and we can't see. It plung-
es into a snowbank and through a deep cut
well filled with the “ beaut:iful(‘.’) snow,”
and at :20 miles an hour who could see. The
snowllie.-i, the car creaks, fine snow dust
crawls through the crevices, into window
cracks, and around the door at the rear.
Something more than snow ahead! \Vhat
is it‘) Down brakes; nothing but a small
station house at the side of the track, stop for
orders, says a flag; we stop. Orders to side
track and let a train pass us going the other
way. VVhile waiting we took our locomotive
box car, and got aboard the scraper. The
train has passed, and on-we-go. The flanges
in front are not in use, we go through to the
rear. Two men at the long lever raise or
lower the theflanges, that are shaped like
two plow shoes, and can be let down low to
the track. They are lowered ; Oh! how the
snow flies, it is hurled S or 10 feet each side
out of the way, leaving zi good broad track
place each side. A short whistle, and the
man on the look out says, “ up,” and down
goes the lever while we cross the street,
cattleguards, cc. So the Work goes on until
Imlay City is reac-hed,and we “ By perse-
verance have gained the end.” \Ve get oil’,
go to the hotel, and surprise Bro. John F.
Muir, who did not expect us until the after-
noon. \Vith horse and cutter, and good
sleighing, we reach the li all of Dryden
Grange, just in time for dinner.

The Pomona Grange meets in the after-
noon, and does much business. Appoints a
committee to co-operate with 21. similar one
in Tuscola Co., in the sale of grain &c. The
5th degree is conferred upon a class of 18
members.

In the evening, a good audience met at the
church, near by, and listened with excellent
attention to the public address, and went

we rode home with J. Q. A. Burrington to

      

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thece home at alate hour. \Ve were hospit-

ably cared for at the house of Bro. and Sister ‘

Henry Bartlett, and from which house we
took the morning stage to Meturnorti, and
the t1‘;illlil1€'1lt'C to

\'.-xi-'sA1t,

Beginning.

We are pleased to hear that many Granger:

»are taking advantage of the long run of
1 sleigliing this winter to prepare for building

wha. re was btinglield, one of the series ot'~

l<‘:iriii-:i‘s' Institute. We arrived just in time
for the opening of the lifternoon session.

opened the evening of the day before, when
an entertaining introductory adtli'e.ss was
given by the President of the oct-:t.sion, B.
\V. liuston. Prof. Latta, of the Agricultural
College, with a lecture upon “ New nietliods
and instruction in Horticulture." Hon.
and Bro. Enos (Eoodrit-h,of \Vatt-rtown, read
a lengthy liistoric sketch upon “ "lie Short
Horns,” and President Abbott, of the Agri-
cultural College, gave a most interesting
9.d(lr(.€.‘i upon “ The Farmer's Positioii in
Snr-icty.” Each of tlietopics were followed
by animated di.-t-us.-ion, showing that
l~‘:zrii:cr.~: «::u: tiiiz.-k as well as work, and can
say what they think.

During the :i.’te:‘iioon, l’rof. R. C. Carpen-
tcr, of the College, read it paper upon “wind-
mills,” giving their history, varieties and
uses. “ Fariiiing and Fiirin Labor,” was the
Slll‘_l*‘Ct ofa paper by 1'). I5. Hays, ofVVutrous-
ville, while ll. J5. Fisher, of Tuscola, gave a
good paper upon “ Fruit Culture,” all of
which were duly discussed.

The lir:t lecture of the afternoon was by

Prof. A. J. Cook, ofthe Agricultural College.

Sui.-ject——“ New Insect lineniies, and Hints
Regarding the Destruction of Noxious Iii-
sects.” “'6 had intended to have quoted
largely from this lecture but for want oftime
and room, must say, read the next report of
the State Board of Agriculture.

A lengthy and interesting paper svas next
read by M. 1). Orr, of Caro. Subject-—“ The
Horse, and Different Brcc«l~;=, and how to
produce the bu.-zt for general purposes.” All
voted it good. Bro. J. Q. A. Burringtoii
followed with the paper published in the
‘.'isi'roit of fl-‘eb. 1-3—-“ The Etlticational
Neeils of the Farmer.” Mr. H. S. \Veaver,
of \Vu.ti'ousville, then read at paper upon
“Sheep Husbmidr_v, and its kindred inter-
ests’, This, like all the papers, was good,
and brought out disciissioii.

The evening session was very interesting.
Dr. R. C. Kedzie, of the Agricultural Col-
lege, gave an illustrated lecture upon “ The
Relations of Chemistry to Agricultuae.” A
series of resolutions were read by Judge
Marston. of Bay City, and adopted by the
Institute. These heartily endorsed the Col-
lege, its labors and the lnstitute work done
by the Board and Faculty, and recommend-
ed liberal appropriations by the Legislature.
The exercises were closed by a lecture upon
"The Responsibilities ofthe Farmer,” by the
Lecturer of the State Grange. Excellent
music enlivened the meeting, and all attend-
ing went liome feeling that “ it yvas good to
have been there.”

From Lapeer, where we addressed a pub-
lic meeting the next day, a telegmin called
us home to aid in the care ofa sick son.

Lecturer’s Appointments.

\Ve are again in the field, and while this
is in press shall be in Genesee County.
Next week, or on the first of March, we
expect to be at Perry, Shiawassee county;
on the :.’d, at Homer, Calhoun county;
on the 3d, Thursday, at Colon, St. Joseph
county, and the remainder of the week, -1th
and 5th, in St. Joseph county, and both
Leonidos and Burr Oak, and perhaps other
parts of St. Joseph county.

The next week we expect to be in the
south part of Hillsdale county to make five
addresses and perhaps more. On the week
of the 15th, we expect to visit Sanilac coun-
ty, to make two and perhaps more addresses.

Patrons, remember that all cannot be
done at once, and those wishing the services
of the Lecturer, should be in readiness to
make arrangements promptly, and not have
to wait for a meeting of the Grange. Put’.
the matter into the hands of the Executive
committee, or of the Master or Secretary, or
both, with authority to act: promptly when
they have advices of the Lect.urer's coming.
Oftentimes golden opportunities are lost by
not having any one ready to act.

VVe shall always endeavor to have enough
appointments in each direction or vicinity
we visit; to make the expense as light as
possible. Hence we often have to wait
before making an appointment for a single
visit in a locality.

In haste but fraternally,
C. L. VVIIITNEY, Lect.

They Prlze 11.

One man said, in our hearing, that “The
article of Mr. 'l‘hurber’s alone was worth
all the Visrroa for a year cost” him. So it
is to each and every member and officer,
and yet we know of some Masters, and Sec-
retaries, and Lecturers who do not take the
VISITOR. \V'hat an example!

Growing.

Aliendale Grange of Ottawa county, has a
large class to take the fourth degree, on the
‘_’6th, and another classjust about to begin in
the advance movement. Several other
Granges are thus growing, and getting an
excellent class of young, earnest farmers,
who havejoined to be a benefit to the Or-
der, and make it a benefit to themselves.
Join, farmers. The Grange is yours, and
what you make it.

halls,~—Grangehomes. There is still time
to do much. All take hold and turn out
for two or three dziys, and see how many

,, _ _ 2' logs can be lmuled into the mill, and stone
lhis liistitutc was 21 very siiccessful one and ‘

drawn upon the ground ready for use when
time and wezitlit-r perniits.

(ieoigetowii tirnnge, of ()ttn\v;i Co., has
bought a site, hauled stone, and will have 8

_ building —l~lx;2Ii, two stories high. re-.tdy for

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use in May, but may not be fully completed
for dedication until next uutunin. That is
l)l1Slllt.~'~£-lllit‘. This is not a very wealthy
Gnuige, but they now talk of 21 Grange
home and perniaiient life. It is having
applicutioiis for membership and will, we
predict, gain in numbers till long after the
ha 1 has been (‘t)l1l[)l(‘Cetl.

On the evening of the :.’.I)th, a social was
held by the (lrunge at the l10llS8 of Brother
Scott, froin which about $14 ‘H1511 W115 T931‘
i7..:-d.

BAt‘l( .\' t'.\n:i-:ns.—It‘ back numbers of last
year's \'isi'roit are desired by any one, they
can be had now by sending to this ofiice. but
in the near future it may be diilicult to get
them. Some of‘ the copies of the previous
years’ numbers can be had.

The Northern Resort.

As noticed last \'isi'ro1t. a meeting w'a.<
held at Grand Rapids on the :.’.‘:d of Febru-
ary, at which a plan for the organization of
a l’atroii's Northern resort association. A
Board of seven Directors was chosen as ti.
tn.-niporary organization. They are Brother
I. B. Hamilton, PFC:-illlellt; Brother John
Porter, Vice President ; Brother F. M. Car-
roll, Secretary ; llrot1ier(.':ilkins, Ti'ensurer;
who, with I5l‘t)tlleI'.'s' S. A. (Gardner, C. L.
\\'liitney, and Henry VVeatherwax for the
Board of Directors will act in the solicitation.
ofstock and other duties until the annual
meeting, the 2nd ’l‘uesd:iy in April, when
permanent otlicers will be chosen, and busi-
ness of soliciting and titting up the grounds
will begin.

The project properly carried out, and the
enterprise carefully iuanaged,will be a praise-
wortliy one, and it is confidently hoped that
the l’atrons of every part of the State will
take hold of it, and carry it to a successful
result.

For information, address the Secretary,
F. i\[. Carroll, Grand ltapids, Mich.

Too Good to be True.

\Ve clip the following from a morning
paper:

The house bill pending in the Senate to-
day to protect; the purcliasers of articles
against patent venders is considered by the
Senate as imperfect. The senate proposes to
oti'er a substitute with provisions so sweep-
ing as to protect all innocent piircliasers of
patented articles and to punish men who at-
tempt to extort money from innocent pur-
chasers.

\Ve fear that the time is two short to suc-
ceed in getting this bill, it’ a good one passed
this session,yet we hope the Senate will give
something tangible——a specific thing to work
for or against.

Finding Fault.

Some Grange.-i and Patrons, like some
other people, have little time to work or ac-
complish much. They are all the time-
“ Finding fault with the tools they have to
use.” The Constitution, By-laws, Rules and
Regulations, Ritual, Digest, National and
State Grauges and their officers are all
“ nUI.i.,”and some how undertake the job

of sharpening then. They 'm.ay succeed a!
that.’

NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

   

The next meeting of the Clinton County
Pomona Grange will be held at Gary’s hall
in the village of Fowler, on Wednesday,
March 16l:h. All the members of the Order
are cordially invited to attend.

FRANK CONN, See.

A special meeting of Oakland Pomona
Grange, No. 5, P. of H., will be held at the
hall of Vvbite Lake Grange No. 253, on
VVednesday, March 9th, commencing at ten
o’c1ock, A. M. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all 4th degree members of the
Order. J. JACKSON,
Master White Lake Grange.

 

Cheering News.

Bro. Cobb :—Please send the VISITOR to
the following names * until
further orders. I have not seen all of them
but they, or somebody must take 200: 30
copies at this office. \Ve are much pleased
with the VISITOR. Find enclosed $10.

Fraternally yours,
L. W’. Bnowx,

Secretary J eddo Grange, No. 491.
Jeddo, Jan. 26, 1881.

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The GRANGE Visrroa, the Cincinnati
Grange Bulletin and Our Little Grangers, all
three, one year for $2. Send to C. L. Whit-
ney, Muskegon, Mich.

GARDENING and the art of making bou-
quets is taught in the schools in Japan, and
gardening is carried on by all classes. No-

where in Europe are there so many flower
gardens as in that country.

  
   
  
   
     
   
   
      
    
   
   
    
 
   
 
  
     
     
    
  
  
  
    
   
 
 
  
  
  
   
     
 
    
    
  
  
  
  
   
  
   
   
  
  
   
    
    
   
  
    
   
  

 


igatlicr.’ flqiattiiigiit.

LOST AND FOUND.

I lost the brook as it wound its way,
Like a thread of silver hue:

Thro’ greenwood and valley, thro' meadows gay
‘Twas liidrlen away from \'l¢:\\'.

But I found it again a nobie river,
Sparkliiig and broad and tree,

\Viiler and I‘dll".3l‘, growing ever
Till it reiiclies the boundless sea.

I lost the tiny seed that I sowed
\\'ith maiiy a hitter to.-or,

And vainly waited. iliroiigli siinsliine and cold.
For the young ;_{l‘6l.'ll ‘tires to appear.

But surely, zifter niaiiy long <I'1)'S,
The blossoni and fruit will mine.

And the reiipcrs on high the sheaves will raise
For a joyful lizirvest-honie.

I lost the life that grew by my own,
For one short summer day ;

And then it left me to wander alone,
And silently passed away.

But I know I shall find it further on.
Though not as it left me here;

For the mists will then have passed and gone :
I shall see it fair and clear.

I lost the notes of the heavenly chime
That once canie floiiting by 2

I have listened and waited many a time
For the echo, though distantly.

But I know in the halls of heaven it thrills
Ever by day and night:

I shall hear it cuinplete when its liarinoiiy fills
My soul with great delight.

I lost the love that made my life.
A love that was all for me:

On, vainly I sought it amid the strife
Of the stormy, raging see.

but deeper and purer I know it vvaits
Beyond my wistful eyes 2

I shall find it again within the gates
Of the ga.1'(l('11 of paindise.

I shall lose this life: it will disiippear,
With its TVOH(l8l‘Illl mystery:

Some day it will more no longer here.
But will vanish silently.

But I know I shall find It again once more‘,
III a beauty no song hath told:

It will meet me at the golden door.
And ’round me forever fold.

Those Boys.

','I‘he following essay was read before the
Howell Grange, No. 90, and by vote oftlic
Grange was requested to be sent to the
VIsI'roR for publication]

Brothers and Sisters of Ilowc/,1 (frange .'

The decree has gone forth that I write an
essay, and long weeks have gone by of hard
work, with no time for writing, arid little
time for thought, but as I cried monotony
first, I should feel I was worse than coward
to say I will not, and as I try to exclude
can't from my vocabulary, I will write.

I have been asked to write on politics
but as I hold extreme notions, I might walk
rough shod over some brotlicr’s or sister’s
views, and so I dismiss that subject. 80 it

is with one subject after another, which has i

been presented to my mind. I trace them 2.
short way, and disiniss them as not the right
one, until this evening, as I seat myself to
write, listening to the shouts of laughter of
my four romping boys, the thought comes to
me, in what relation do we stand to our
boys aside from mother. VVe are mother,
lover, teacher, guide, and almost God in
their boyhood. \Vhen we commenced to
love them and beloved, is hard to determine.

\V'hen we commenced to be their teacher is
when we first clasp them to our hearts, and
’I‘he first few years
pass, and we take great pride and pleasure
in teaching them little arts of politeness and
courtesy, and we find our boy has a mind,
Their ques-
tions are not confined to the books we are
helping them through ; their questions take
The question arises how are
“'6 cannot
With
the cares of maternity we gradually drop
books, but We must keep up with passing
events, and how are we to do it? It is drudge
from morning till night, and with the night
comes the little faces, hands, and feet to
bathe; a. little story, please, ma-ma, from
one; a song, dear ma-ma, from another,and
baby to hush to sleep. But all is quiet at
‘We sit down too tired for thought, and
sometimes almost willing to give up our
cares and work to stronger hands; what
shall we do? Ten or fifteen little toes have
pushed themselves into sight through stock-
ings, and buttons—-where have they gone?
Gone to swell the multitude of lost things.
Take up a paper—a
good live newspaper, instead of a needle.
Soon some article claims our attention, we
read one, and soon weariness passes on’, and
we are ready for a more quiet sleep; possibly
in our dreams we may change places with
some public man, or we may own some
noted railroad stock, or we may have the
revenue officers after us, while the said gen-
tlemen are quietly performing our work.
But it will all come right when the first
“I\Ian.ia, I want to
\Ve get up, and as we attend to
our duties, we wonder how things could
have looked so dark and gooiiiy when we
VVork

thank God for the gift.

and a very enquiring one too.

8. wide range.
we to remain their teachers.
without great exertion on our part.

last.

\Vell, let them go‘.

streak of day b1'iDgS,
get up.”

commenced ,to read last evening.
goes easier when the mind has food.

Tired mothers, 1 am not speaking from the

stand-point of a woman of ease and culture

and large literary resources, but from the
standpoint of a. hard-working woman. I
hold, my sisters, that it remains largely
with us whether we keep our boys and brains
VV'e have become their
companions as well as their teachers, and if
by our efforts we retain on the farm those
who yearly go out to swell the tide of first-
class professionabmen, we will raise the
standing of agricultural pursuits, and soon
have 9. class of farmers who will lead in-

on the farms or not.

is

arfi.

stead of lie.-ing led. Imt us look a little far-
? tlicr: we may love, tea:-‘ii, guinlc, and (IIl‘t‘L'i,
‘answer their tliousuiirl and one qiic.-{in
3 wasli, iiiake and iiieiixl, play the b:;i'bs;r for
: them; but wlirii that lmy of ten or twelve
‘ years conies bonic from town .-ioiiie day, -'*.l!li
isays to us, “ .\laiiia, wliat;-.iil-a ii.-ypziiii.-,or
; my hair or liczul—ca:.i’1 tell wliitli~aiid my
i coat sh t-ws, soiiictliiii;_5 is \‘v'l‘()ll;{ with tli-.-in
-——!h<-y don't look like town lioys,’

‘ -"i(>il‘u'-5.
‘ aiiy\i'a_v."

Til+‘Y'&i is aiiotlic 1' facility :tw:tk-
jcriiiig, iln-y have ou‘i.grov~.'ii our ('lll')l"L.~‘ in
I that dircclioii, and we .-:lio'.ll<l .-we la‘; ll that
ftlicy I]:l‘.’(-2 good liltiiig cloLi:e:.-. 'l‘lie fa’-.v
extra dollars which it hil-:.r-s is a gizml lll\"c.-[-
mciit, and will [lacy not have a vircpel‘ love

their looks a‘nd niaiiiicr.-4'.‘

, aiice. “ Couiitry boys are generally li:i-lifiil,”
I heard a lady reiiiark one day. \\'cll,
inotliers, tidy clothes and pl‘.;pcI‘ t-arc on

To illustrate:
teen a party, l!l\'Ii|:‘(I his st’-liool-iiiulcs, tl.~‘ lit-
was atteiidiiig :1 vill.-age .s(}l]()(;l_ _-\:-1
evening drew near, Silt‘. .'~‘.‘l\\' ill‘ \\':is1IIica.sy,
and when his giie.-its ai'riv-.~«l Ill‘ nizide him-

His mother meeting him in the <liiiiii,<,,r-i'ooiii

my boy 1‘
have to.

not be polite to absent himself so long.
still lingered.
‘<1Sk(‘*I. “VVGII the i'i.t('t IS, I (I()ll’l; know
wli:-it to do with my liands.
go and be as easy as Sziiii, I would not

the way.”

answered him, “My boy, if you will take
notice, your feet are no liiig-.-I‘ than _\'olli'
lniiid.-'. Put them wlicrevcr you fegl egizy
with them, and go in and propose soiiie
game, iiiake vourself agreeable to _voui' t'f)lll-
paiiy and you will soon forget that you have
Ilalltis 01‘ feet." “ \Vell, here goes," he said,
as he thrust his hands deep into his pocket;-‘i
and started for the room on a lope, as if
fearful of lo<iiig couI'-age. After his coin-
paiiy left, he acknowledged with bright,
loving eyes, that his iiiotlier had told him
right. The boy received a lesson
never forget.

Now let us take anotlicr View in l‘(l;).llOll
to his ll]0l‘1ll cliaractcr.
, whole duty by their boys, do they give them

he will

one, his father iiiust be his guide.

liusiiie.-is and public iiiattcrs, he hardly
knows his boy lnis such a commodity as
morals, until he steps aside from virtue, and
then he comes down on him like an ava-
lanche, asking him if he had been taught no
better. \Vell, he has a vague notion it is
wrong, but father had no time, and mother
could not. Father storms, poor heart-broken
mother weeps and prays over the dear boy
too late. Are our boys’ souls and cliaracters
less precious to us than our girls? No;
then let us see to it that they have proper
instruction in their boyhood. Then our
girls will be iIi less danger, and we shall
have the great satisfaction of having done
our whole duty.

I liavea notion that we live longer, and
are held dearer in our boy’s memory, than
in our girl’s. ' Girls go out from home and
mother, form new ties and habits of their
own, and with the cares of home and home-
life, they soon get to think their way is as
good and better than mother’s; but the
boy, no matter how many long, long years
have passed, mother’.-3 ways and motlier’s
cooking aretlie best. I think the greatest
compliment a man can pay a woman is
when he says that it is as good as his moth-
er’s, and that speaks volumes.

I believe it has never neen thought nec-
essary for mothers to meddle with their
boys’ political education. But should we be
willing to have our boys educated in the
present political sclioo1s,where we see men-
“men whom we would trust with our honor
and lives,”—for.-zaking principle for policy,
advocating right one day, working for
wrong and their p:irty ends the next day ‘F
It is time that inotliers take hold and teach
their boys right from wrong in that direc-
tion. There are many young men who will
go the polls and cast their first vote, who can
give you no other reason why they vote with
the llepublic-ans or Deniocrats, or whatever
party it may be, only that “ father does.”
\\’here is the fault‘? They tell us we are tbo
radical for such things. \-Veil, let us be radi-
cal. There are but few women who will ever
forsake principle. But this vein will call for
too strong expressioiis upon political ques-
tions, so i close with thanks for your forbear-
ance. MRS. Louis i\Ii~1\’ER.

The Hlonilis.

Many inquiries have been inzule as to the
meaning of the names ofthe months. After
deep resgearcli into pliilology, they have
been translated as follows :

January, siieezey; February, freezy ;

March, breezy; April, wheezy;

May, showery; June, lowery;

July, bowery ; August, flowery ;

September, blowey; October, flowey;

November, snowy’ December, glowey.

/-‘:j. a,_,  -fs- , - "; sf,

- ivirc.
when they realize that another <.‘L'.l".‘.~% for I ., i . ,. .
, s.oriii, 1t!lll\\'(‘. taken; to 4l|(‘lIl by w:i}' til

I ,8,“ I . H I 1 , 1 _ i L'(IllTiI€.((‘Xii(‘lil. and l‘I'llll‘ilC(l (U eiiiov the rest
i.- icve irigi )0_\‘!~'. wave Ut‘Lll rriveii ‘ ‘ '

i f ' : v . ' . ,.- _ .

mm the firm for the I0\t of good appear , m,,,.,,,,,,_, ‘W ,.,,,1,, ,1,,.,_,, ,,,H,,_. ,-m.,,,..r_,yh
.stoi'iii and slus-Ii to the (w'l'.‘lll_i;‘e
~ [It-ttl€!l‘_'

our part, and that lrislii‘iiliie<s }i:l.’s'.~'r.'S mill?
A hid-V t‘“‘\"‘“ hi". 1"’-I M ‘‘i’‘‘ ; Butto mil‘ siirpiise tennis lit-g":ll to 1l‘.il'\.'(‘
} and were all lioii.-ed
the ? larj,;e l>ai'n, while the brtitln-i'.~ and sisters
, found shelter and Il(‘4.‘lif‘xl l'x‘fr£‘>éili1IPlll lill(lL‘l' .
j Ill(‘lI‘
self very busy, but kept out of the room_‘

If I could.

care! r ~ . .-  ..

, )l1i. iny liaiids and fact aie I()l‘(’\(I 1.1 E a_._._,,,,m,,,,,,S am,
“ uh ”“"”gm“ "f 1"’r“w“ dz‘-V5 - mice was ;:m;<l, (-oii.-ids,-i'iiig the cii'<-uinstan—
when hands and feet were iiiouiitaiiis, she E C...‘

cousin’.-«i feet. and you have nice looking‘

joy the festivities of the occasion.

itlie lectures and lessoiis, pointing out the,
wrong and evil, as we do to our girls. I I
can‘t speak of such tliings to my boy, says

His ‘
father! why in the busy strife of Iii:-i own 1

Fiel’! Work of Sister A. R. Steele.

5' I‘/‘ffrtifi-'.' ('u.’;/I .- -— Al. the IlI'»'li2ll.lUll
of the .\'ew;if_'o ’\'."Illlll_‘\' 1';i'aii,;r-, Sn. li,
tlizougli lII(ll' ."(‘t‘l‘4>!tll‘}‘, .‘\l. ‘W. >41,-otl. I lrft
lioiiic on llw Tili at l'l:?,'- .\.. til-k<—ta~d for
,I'I4l\\'.'ll'(i ('ll_\‘, \vl;:-rt‘ I l\':i.-' !ll(il, by _Iil'()l.i'(:‘l‘

xi,

llillziitlli
V\'llt’I'l‘ the (;i':iig;1«
-\lli.

(‘li;:i'l«_-s ill. with 1")l:\'f‘_\‘:l!‘4:" to

w2i- to as.-eiiiliie on the
Alli!-‘l‘ riding l';v.~
iiiiir-:-5 iii lilL‘l'1ll!l we :tl‘l‘i\".*il at his l‘L‘~’l='it‘lls‘t.'
wlio.-i'c we ll-lllill lii- aiiiial-le wit‘: lll 2~:.«l:-
iii-ss to :Ullllllll.~lt=l‘ to our <-.-iriiio;-I. ‘~.'\.'--

by 2'}'l.|=lllill}t‘l'l.

Hi.-1)
ii,-ll:ltl an 2'.liiH;llllii‘."‘:il at the .-iliwo‘. lame.--.'

i\.li‘i  i‘-

Il(‘tll' if.‘ for ii If'll1l)(‘lH!lf'( llH(‘ilEl j
.»\3 {Pic Z1llj,'(lllil!'1i lmizr we i)'zPl. :1

(iiits V'.'l‘io

e". - 

il(‘l'()i‘.’ i.‘H'l-.i llit“ di'c:i-lflil

iiztcl
ell-
iicedcd with lli-otl:ci‘:iii<l >‘i.-'tcr It. In the
tin:
liwli, liol e—.\-
}‘;(¥.~'\li|l-I‘. for (Ii-«l;i!l" i’;:iroii.~. to

II.

-conic H\'k*l‘ill!‘:li with lc.-iiiis, as it was ,_L"’l".>‘,\‘lli§i

‘.H)!‘>-1-(i\'('l‘i:(*'.1(I and lIII(I\"r foot all (hf; time,

in l§1‘olliel' Hilliii:iie'.s

liospitablc i*o.>l', VVilIt'll was

it is a lll4)(it‘l
\Ve ad_ioui'iied to the ball just iii siglit,
lIes-
)(3ll1l No. »l‘.?'>' ,l<‘rcuioiit No. 49-1‘ (‘i'o7.-ui
I 1 7 I I
Bro. Hinitli, from Grzillaii Gi':iiige. some
liaviiig coniefiiz li]lI(’.~' iii the fearful storiii,
giving c\'iilI,-lice of their love
pi'i;iciplcs. The attend-

"I‘hc liall would inure been (erowdi-ii ii’

; the wc:illicr lifid hccii f.ivoi':tblc.

A i'i'aIig<>iiiciits were lllfiiic.‘ for public lor-
luie at 2 1', .\i., l'oll<;-wed by a public iiii-:l-.il!ii-
Lion ofotllaieis, of whit-li you will be ilOLlllk(.l
by tbcSecrelai'_v. Iii illc evening, after a
feast ll);-‘(?t.ll(‘l' in the hall, whicli none could
leave liuiigry, we liail it good social time,
after which we-. found good Grange hospital-
ity near by for the niglit.

.\'cI»'.t day at H o’:-.lock, sliarp, the Gi--iiiige
opened for liiisiiiess, doing up iieeded work
with (lI.‘lPi.li(‘Il, to give friends from outside
anotlier invitation to meet with us and en-
The time
was well occupied in the talks and discus-

‘. sions of the lioiir, and after another feast of
Do mothers do their I

good tliings we separateii, lioping to meet
agaiii with fi':.ttci'nnl grectiiig:-i
A. It. S'i‘l<2l-1l.li1.
.\l:uiloi,;, lfeb. 14, I831.

Give the Women a Chance.

(Em-:1-:.\‘\\'ooii, Oct-ai-.at‘o., Feb. H, 1551.

lira. J. T. (,'o.’;b .--l claim to be a thor-
oiiglibred Gr-aiiger, and believe that Grange
principles will never die, although the
GIT‘.-llge may. The p1‘ll1Clpl\‘_-S of the Grange
say 2 Tliis is the road to prosperity, the road
that leads us outof debt ; it is the road that
leads to lioinesteads, to independence, to
brighter liomesaiid happiness.

And this is not all, it is one of the levers
that will surely lift our wives and dangli-
tr-rs one step higher in the social scale.

Men have been slaves, and women have
been the slaves of slaves, and it has taken
thcusaiids of years for women to come from
the condition of abject slavery, up to the iii-
slitulioii of marriage. And to-day she
stand in a position where with a few more
well directed blows she may use her vote to
help make the laws by which she is to be
governed.

Iii oui' Grange, N0. M5, we have elected
most all lady ollicers, and it was soon whis-
pered that the Urraiige would go down, but
the reverse has proved true. The Grange
has taken new root. We have voted to
build a new ball, and everything goes on
with_the regularity ofclock-work. The lady
ofiicers initiate acandidate in a style that
makes the old officers hang their heads, and
I too, as well. \Velcome the time when wo-
nian’s influence politically, as well as social-
ly, shall more perfectly tend to elevate and
purify society in all its forms. I claim that
women have all the rights that men have,
and one more, and that is the right to be
protected. All 6 my ask is for the sonic rights
tliatt men have, and tliey will protect them-
selvem J. ll. MA (‘U.\ll}l-JR.

Rises to Explain.

SE.»-fz;7' ilfj/2-a :-—I rc-ccived your letter ; you
a-k what has become of “ '\'eroiiica ”,' is she
rnarricd or dead, or moved away ‘? Neither
one, my dear sister, but she had callers one
day in tlic foriii of an old coat illlkl :1 pair of
pants ; they entered a complaint to her,
saying their teiiaiir,s—clbows and kn-ecs——
were looking for better q ll-ftl‘tel'S, and unless
they were I'epaii'ell, he refused‘ to pay rent
any longer. Like the good soul that she is,
she immediately set about the task of re-
pairing, and What do you think she found
in the pocket of said coat 2’ It was the pen
she used to scribble with, to the neglect of
rents and holes. It pointed a warning,fin-
ger at her and said : “ Thou shalt not wield
the pen to the neglect of your ‘lord and mas-
ters’ old clothes, etc., for if thou doesl: it
more there will be a divorce case pending
before the circuit court, and you will be
called to an account.” She took warning,
and ever since she has substituted the needle
for the pen. v—-A.

1 iviit, but are ow

 li-'~ '.'fl‘:l. 'l‘:-e .\.ll‘.1l.‘l‘
,ll :' :‘llI‘('(‘.~~‘, {mi

3 work
v.-iioiigli to slieltcr uszill froni tlic iiii-lei. e - ‘
l
_ «-v of the wcsitlicr.
sail “WI ' ’ v r ~ .  ; ” ,_ , ,_
I ’ 13 dOn_t 3”” 5*” in -l(”“ =‘="“"‘-t“v ; house, coinbiiiiiig bi-aiit_y with utility.
He said he Slll)[l().'~_'&,‘(I lie would 1
Si , 4. ' ‘ - ' ~ i . . .,
ie rumnded mm “Hi It “Oil” and found five (uiuiiiges represented:
IIE 1
H My I’°.V. Wliai, IS ,~t_.ii ghc  .'.-ll: Aslitoii, 513; Iiusly, 5-ll; alsoa vi.-:itoI',

for (liuiige ,

The True Spirit.

Hm. .I. J’. (‘uh/I .--It has l>£:t:Il some tiine
.%ll)i:i) Nu.
(il’..\.\1(;‘l-.‘ \'I>i'roi<. lIllt‘Wt* are still :1live;_\jc.s
n,/ii-I in every .-:,-img oftlic word. \Ve num-
iicl‘ ui ;,=i-esezit ll: iiiciiibcrs, mid more on
the way. We li dd our Dl~”CiiI“.;‘:‘~ e\'9l‘_\‘ . .\t-
lll‘liz'}' lli I)‘il‘ hall i- in the vilinze of
.‘.Ioi'(-ii<~i. \‘(c il.‘. iI‘.'l=ll ilowii the itowii

Wliii-ii :1 _\a—:v- tlj_'(i \\'.‘ls‘ so

ll’.
iiiilii-iive :1-w
W:

1:lI+.*l:§!.;_I to fl .‘-’l'Il.’~'(’ of Ibr-

l~‘ll':-iig‘ :‘.i_‘_‘2llli.~l, ll.-'_ iigv .}—‘,ll flu‘

:lj'1.';l'

ii-=r-e:-'.~:il_x' of Ir-.'~ inn .1 i=Gl)lt* of our U‘»‘v'll, and‘
lliiilk r.-r:‘:ii:oflit~i' \\'i.-it-,-,i';. ball will l»z-I-r. cl-I

(ii
can ."orllin ({l‘.’.l1_‘_”l‘, \\‘illI‘Il \Vt’lill2l“{

\l'c:ii’c non ".i‘-illli piiit-ii;i:=i.:g an or
\‘i’illmlxl

lllllx‘ll ]li|.‘il.-lll'r- io our iiiet-tiiigs, \‘.'x-

e\wi'_\' iiiv-«ling.

.”-..'lt.ii'<- til!-.1 Emli s to hold and Illlr"l‘fa~t tliel

'2‘i‘i.'_‘t‘l‘ l.ii.:ii:>:'.-‘ and si.-1,«_i'.~.

- all :r.l«.<- hold and oiwli do

tfllil

what
do much to make
lie r.-/rim‘. Cflll
ll'&ll"ll:(’l.~‘«.

lmilitei‘ (‘till ll (-

land no l-uitlily pom-i‘ mi; :li.~=po.—r-'c us, but

is it portion of tho (iisiige pull in one direc-

tion, and lli<' l'\‘.~‘[ in anotiicr, lIl(‘!l beware.

Iil:‘I\lt*lilli(‘l' lrr. l<'i‘:iiikliii's .-ii; iiig, “ united
we .'~l;l‘..|1l,til\'lli‘-ii we fall.”
Yours 1‘i-alt.-i'iial:_\-,
V l( "roiii N i:.
I\l~i'c1ivi, if-Ab. 17:. lssl.

Choice Reciiies——Froni Aunt Kale.

l<‘i:ii:ii (.‘.-1.;<i-..~'.-——()m.- v.-up biiltcmiilk, one
tiililt-s} i,-oii lard, one tczispooii J-oda, onc-
li-.ili' 1.:-:i.'.p«_ioii stilt. l~‘i-y quick. If_\'()ll \\l.~i1
l")(‘l‘i1.~;\’.(‘t-it im: one-li:-.lf cup .~'ii;rar. 'l'lic_-'c
arc the kind my husband likes.

t-‘t'i:iii»:i.-'i~; t‘.ii<i<:.—()iie-lizill‘ cup biiiie:i',
one cup sugiir, two ('g;.jS,1lllt‘(.‘lill of li',ltlt‘l’-
milk, two and one-lizilf cups of flour; liczil
eggs and siigar to;_jetlicr, add the butter and
stir well, then the buttermilk and one tea-
spoon soda; sea-‘oii to taste.

How To C(i(il( (L‘onNi~:ii iii-;i«1i«‘.—-l—l:;ve ;,-oiir
water boiling, tlicii put in your meat ; this
cooks Iliealliunicii and closes the pores so
your meal: will be juicy. For soiips, put in
cold wiiter lirst. To cook old heel‘ and have
itjiiicy,le:ive it in the boiliiii; water over
night.

’l‘o I.\IAl{l~‘.(,i<)()l) b‘Ai.'i' llisixo Itltl-2.v\l).—
’I‘lie best I ever used. The “ciiiptyiiig.-:.” are
made tliiis: (me pint boiling water, one
tea.-ipooii sod-.:, one of salt; tliickeii with en-
iieille, or shorts, don't get too thick, or they
will not rise. Keep in a wariii place—it will
take a day to rise generally. ’l‘lien for three
loaves of lii'cnd, I use one teacupof“ri.siiig,”
scald about one-fourtli of the flour, cool with
cold water, add the “ einptyings ” and salt,
set the sponge in a warm place to rise ; when
light, mix in loaves and rise again. I for-
got to say: add one tablespoon of sugar to
the sponge before you mix into loaves, I
think it makes it very much better. Have

oven hot enough to bake a nice brown
when bread is light. This “rising” will keep
good a week in hot weather, if kept in a cool
place. I use tllawsoii wheat. iloiir.

A I,'N'l‘ I{A’l‘l<}.

Oatmeal as Food.

E~.':iys :-in I risli paper, oatmeal is a food of
great strength and nutrition, having claiins
to be better known and more widely used
than it is at present. Uf iiiucli service as
a brain food,it contains pliospliorous enough
to keep a man doing an ordinary amount of
brain work in good vigor and liealtli. All
inedical autlioritics unite in the opinion
that, having all requisites for the develop-
ment of 1.lie.s,y.~tein. it is a pre-einineiitly
useful food for growing children and the
young generally. Oatmeal requires much
cooking to effectually burst its starch-sliells,
but when it is well cooked it will thicken
liquid much more than equal its weight in
Wheaten flour. The oats of this country are
superior to those grown on the continent
and the soutliern part of Englaiid, but cer-
tainly inferior to the Scotch, where consid-
erable pains are taken to cultivate them,
and it is needless to point: out that the
Scotch are an example of 21. strong and thor-
oughly robust nation, which result isjustly
set down  being derived from a plentiful
use oforttnieal. Dr. Guthrie has asserted
that his countrymen have the largest. heads
of any nation in the world—not even the
Idnglisli have such large lieads—which he
attributes to the universal use of oatmeal, as
universal it is, being found alike on tl e
tables of the rich and the tables of the poor
—in the morning the porridge and in the
evening the traditional (.‘:ll£(:‘.

Tlietxvo principal ways of cooking oat-
meal are porridge and cake (bannock)
wliicli I will describe, and also some orhcr
niodcs of cooking, in order to afford an
agi'eez:l.-le variety of dishes. Fit’.-=t, then, we
will begin with a recipe for porridge: To
three pints ofboiliiig water add a level tea-
spoontul of salt and a pint of coarse meal,
stirring while it is being slowly poured in ;
continue stirringuntil the meal is diffused
through the watei'—about eight or ten min-
utes. Cover it closely then, and place it
where it will simmer for an hour; avoid
stirring diiiriiig the whole time. Serve hot,
with as little messing as possible, accompan-
ied with milk, maple syrup, or sugar and
cream. ’I‘o make oatmeal cake, place in a
bowl :1 quart of meal, add to it as much
cold water as will form it into a. soft,
light dough, cover it with a cloth fif-
teen minutes to allow it to swell. Tlieii
dust the pasteboard with meal, turn out the
dough and give it a. vigorous kneading.
Cover it with the cloth a few minutes, and
proceed at once to roll it out to an eighth of
an inch in thickness; cut it in five pieces
and partly cook them on a griddle, then fin-
ish them by toasting in front of the fire.

‘_’.\,‘ll put in an :1ppeai'aiice in the.

have i
:1r-oiiiiiiill-~-oilping;aiii,coii>-istiiii;nftlirce, ;
 ho .'irl‘Hll‘._{t‘ :1 pi'o;_-i'aiii for Illt‘l':il‘_\' £‘.\'t‘I't’l.-:5 s

'l his is il \'&‘l'_’\' lll~'f‘l“.".-‘«llllg E

'l‘lie-i'o arc‘
‘ .i..iiv;.' \h'l1_'\ sir: VI'i.l(’Il the iiieiiilicrs can iiizil-ze

inc <.iI':iw::~ iiiiriwstii-g and iii.-'ti‘iu-tivo, but
V lll('_‘,' ii

not do it all, .
No: they must ,
toc'etlici' anal lxc united in all under-I
jt.'al~;in;.,~-. !:i< ii we 4- Iii -~inii.l as firiii as 3 rock

.\lAl'l(.‘ll l.~"r. ISSI.

sir
{I
‘V3

mttlia’ lllciizitliiirlit.

--LITTLE BROWN HA‘iDS."

'Tlie 'E'ollowiii;;' lines. said to i!‘.lV‘i’ lie‘-i-ii \\‘i"ii'.t'll bv
-I l llIl(cll _\'l'ill‘.~ oi" one, ll."l: pm“. ,..(3 by Mile}
(_, llcilly the finest xwrscs he ml-i' in: lie published
them Iillll‘ lllllf‘!-', ziii-l ‘.l*‘«'li|."('Il llflll he liked them
bcttur cvcry tinw lic I\.'.itI tliv iii :1
'l'li+>_\' di'i';e lioriie the t‘J\\'< !'i'mn tl.«- }I;L~‘illl’L’..
I71lllll'0ll‘;'Il 'll"IHli_1, sh:uij.' in .
\Viicr-- ti:/g qiiaii wlii.~tl--s loud in llw \\'lu~:it-iiclui,
Fliiii is y~:'iloW' uiil: i'ipci'.iiig xi‘-xiii.
Thcv find, in the thick w:iviii;_' ; "is,
\Vliei'o the .-'c'ii'lct-iii-pawl stiuisvln.-ri‘_\‘ grows‘
'I".'nvy gatlior thn mil .cst .\ll(>\V-«If-'iii.~',
And the first ‘.‘I'llll~‘I')ll buds of the ro-'0.
Tlicy t:.s.~: the l‘-‘.\_\‘ iii The izicii-l-‘i'.v :
The _‘ gntlier th-~ (‘i‘.It'Y‘ lilooiii wlitte:
Tl:--y find where the iliisliy 'i.j'c.~ piirplt-,
In the soft-tiiitcxl ()v.'t~>ln»r Il,.'ill’.
ililv-3}’ know wl:»'-i'«- the 71Il'lI"‘~'ILIll'L: 1‘lpc.~‘l,
And are _-wiwlci‘ tliriii I 's wine s:
' 'li-:3.’ kiioiv wli<:i‘c thc fruit il;tl|'_’.\‘ the tliickest.
Hii the l0iif_r, thorny l»l.u‘kln>rr_'.' \'lll"~‘.
' ‘hey ,‘_{lLt.l|“T‘ tlic dcliv':iti- :-'9.i—x\'i-wls,
And built tiny castle; of .~»iiid;
' " y Dl('i\' up the heiiiitiiiii . ‘ll slwils-~
airy lmrks that have liflftcti ‘4[ luml,
They wave froin the tzill, rm-kiii_:: tr:-i-‘..op.~',
\\'li>,ie the orio’.c's liaiiiinock-iie.-t .s\\'iii}__;.~‘,
And at iiiglit-tiiiio aie foliliwl ii-i sluinber
By a soiig that. a fond iiiotlicr >~lll,L'S.
Those who toil lirzivciy nre SU‘HXl'_!Q.\i :
The humble niid poor hcconio preiitg
And from those llI'(!“'!l—il1lll<l‘_‘\l cliihli‘t-ii
.\‘li:ili grow iiiiglily rii!¢~rs of state.

The pen of tho aiitlioi‘ :tl)'l :‘~l:ll(5.sl.I.’l11,
Tin: good iiiid wish of our land;

'I'Il(‘. .‘\\‘Ul'(I and (.‘l|1.‘-(’l1lll(I palette-——
." t: ‘I be held in the little hrowii l.aiid.

Questions for our Young Folks.

llow ll!£lll_\' and which of the l’i':.-'ialeiits
oi" the l'.uite«l i\.‘t:m-s are now living, and
wlicrc do tiioy rcsidci‘

‘\'liicli of the Pr:-.-itlciits was the 0iiI(»,u‘[
niaii Wil*.‘ll iiizziigiiratcal l’/-z-.sirl.,;i/  Hi,-, age,
and wlii.-Ii iii:u.i_ziIi':ii.c«l‘.‘

I saw ll paiiiling ofu. In-:'.'.llll'lll pink 1l.,w-
er in clii.sb.»i's or <'oi‘yiiilts; each llowcr had
five pai‘l.~' U1'l'l“litl.\',2Lllll had a long, glassy
looking steiii ; tlie le;il'\vas L;‘l'.;iH.~'. \\'li;it wag
the faiilt, il' iiiiy, willi the pictui'c‘.‘

Norili .-\lll(*l‘I(‘.‘?. is the
largest (Il\'lr'l()ll oftlic \\'e.stvrii coiitiiieiit,"

'- . .4 . - .
or “the \\UhaL‘III mnitiiiciit is the .-ainallest
coiitineiit.”

it

is this coI'i-cw.-t‘.‘

Vliliere are tlie.-;c lines to be found, :).ll4I
who is the :iuthoi".‘

“ On riglit, on left, ll.l)I)\'(!, liulow,
Sprziiig up at oiicve the liirkiiig 1‘...-_"

How niiiny and who 11-‘we in-cl; gt... Mwi-
ters of the l\I:iti(>iial (ii‘aiigi-2‘ \Vlicrc did
63031 reside 1‘ How long was cacli .\la9ter‘.'

How can two tr.-iiiis of :‘.'ll‘S, om-li sixty
rods long, lllO‘.‘L and pass by 131011115 of 3,
switcli only forty rods long‘)

Uncle Nine Gathers His "Children" limit Him_

('/it.-/I; I\'iric .-—I am ii. little girl, not old
eiiougli to belong to the Graiige, but Ma
and Pa and sister Ida belong. I have three
pet birds, one cat and 9. dog naiiied Trip.
You askedliow liigli Niagara Falls are ‘I’ I
think they are ill?) feet high.

MAi7i>i-: I)I(‘l{H().\'.

Blooiiiiiigdale, Feb. 13, 1ss1_

Uncle A7/re :—I am a little girl ten yea“,
old; I have a little brother two _-,-(.,,,.,, Om’
and I have a bird that a lady gave me last
fall; I think it is very nice; it does not sing
much. I do not go to school now, I did,
but it closed on :lt.‘(‘t>!12ll. of dlplitlicria,

I DA ’l‘i i:i;i:'i"ix<.

Ioniu, Feb. lmli, lssl.

Uncle I\'I',m,' .'—-—I am alittie boy eleven years
old. This is my first letter. Pa and Ma be-
long to the Grange; P3 is OVEI‘:-‘eer and M5,
is Pomona. “'0 take the VIsi'I‘oIt and like
it very much. I have one sister and two
brotlier:-3. \Ve have two cats, one of them is
older than I am. I have a cousin in Carth-
age,l\Io., I have written one letter to her. I
do not know as I had better‘ take up any more
room this time ; so good bye, Uncle Nine_

‘ CiIAi<I.ii:;C. Goi)ivRi;v.

Alton, Feb. loth, 1881.

Uncle Nine: I was nine years old last;
July. I go to school, I study geography,
arithmetic, reading, and spelling‘. Pa and Ma.
belong to the G range, but I don’t like Grang-
ers——I ineaii I do not like Grange meetings,
for I have to stay at home when Pa and Ma
go. They used to take my little 1,;-mile,-,
but they do not take him any more. The
last time he Weill’,-I aslted him what they
did ; he said they li-ad alittle liamnier and
pounded them up and pounded them down '
and Milton Belden says in his poem, “they
ride agoataii-I climb a greased pole.” I do
not think that is very nice, do you, Uncle
Nine 1‘ I would not think the little girls
that write for the VISITOR would ever be
Grangers, but I think they write niceletters.
I like to read them very much. Good bye,
Uncle Nine, it is most school time.

ADl)[E MAY FI:i:~ cit.

Jackson, Feb. 14,1561.

[I can see you learn to write somewhere ;
would it not be well to say nea«r/,:/ school
time‘?—UNcLi-: NINE.)

Uncle Nine.-—Seeiiig so many letters to
you from “ little Graiigers,” I believe I will
try and see what/mine will look like in a
paper like the GRANGE VISITOR. My fath-
er, mother, brothers and sisters are Patrons,

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and I am going to be when I am older. I
like to go very much when they will take
me, but they have the door shut sometimes
and won’t let us little ones in. I don’t see
any very good reason for it either. I will
Wait and see how this short letter looks be-
fore I try to do any better. Now, lfncle 9,
don’t throw this away, for I am little, and
only your niece, l.I:i.L'.

Lincoln, Feb. 20th, 1551.

Uncle Nine :—I am a little girl only nine
years old. I read all the letters written by
the little folks. I do not go to school this
winter, it is so far and so cold. I am not old
enough to belong to the Grange, but Pa and
Ma are members. \Ve take the Visrron. I
went to the installation and heard Mr.
Mickley speak. I would like to have some
of the littlefolks likeinyself, answer some
questions. \Vhat is the name of the liigliest
mountain, and the largest desert 2’

Good by, l.l{(>1\‘.v\. \V.\<:.\'i-Iii.

(z‘irai'd, Feb. 1-}, 1851.

Uncle I\'z'ne.--—I ant eleven years old, I do
not go to school this winter on act.-otiiit of
diphtheria. Oneof our neighbors has lost
six children, and has only one left. I have
a dog and cat. \Ve have a. span of ll<)I‘.~5E'S
and three cows. Ma is Secretary of our
Grange, and Pa is Gate Keeper. Our Grange
is No. 4%’). Pa said the Grangers are going
to build a new ball next summer. Now
Uncle Nineifyou think this worthy of no-
tice, I willtry again.

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Greeiiwomi, Feb. 8, lhtil.

Um.-/(2 .\'z'/to .-—-\Ve thank you ino~t sincere-
ly for finding us a cornerin the \'isi'i'ui:.
The longest tunnel we ever iiear-.l of is in
tliellelvetic Alps, in .‘3‘witzei'laini; one of
the  Gothurd tunnels, which is in ro-and
numbers, -l%;,(,i()i) feet, or over nine miles. The
Niagara tails are 100 feet high. To “ Young
Florist ”: \\'e have had good .’~uc(:e5s with
zinnia, petunia, phlox druniniondi, pansy,
larkspur, aster, verbena, l<‘rcn«:li marigold,
balsam and ten -weeks-stock. \Vl.-o t-an tell
the height of the culniitiatiiig point of the
world, and where it is '3

.l£i).\'A ll. l‘ll.l..'\‘\\'(,)R'l‘l!.

Lawrence, Feb. :4, 1581.

Uncle .Nine .--—I have seen some children's
pieces, so I thought I would write one. This
is my first attempt ntletter writing. I have
not been to school this winter for I have
been sick most of the time, but I study a
good deal at home. I live on a farm of I12
acres, and most of it pretty rough,and I find
it very convenient in winter time with my
sled. My parents both belong to Grange
No. 154. They have a. good hall. They have
quite agood many picnics, and I have at-
tended some of them. l am very much in-
terested in the children’s column, also read
a good many other pieces ofthe \'is1'roi<. I
hope they will continue to write, and if this
is not put into the waste basket, will try it
again. From a new beginner,

IRA C. Rowi-1.

VVatson, Feb. 6, 1881.

Uncle lVz'ne:——I hope all of the little chil-
dren will write you a letter, so we can have
sucha little paper as comes with the Bul-
letin; I like to read that. I have not written
to the Bulletin, but I have read what others
have written. so I guess I will write to you
at the beginning. If you are a brother to
Aunt Locksie, I know you must be good,
for she is good. Pa and Ma are Grangers;
P3. is Master and Ma is Ceres. I went to an
open installation, and I saw the owl, but I
did not see the goat. I have a few plants ;
some of them got frozen one cold night. I
hope C. L. \Vhitney will write and tell us
about his plants. Uncle Nine, can we send
the answers to the questions in the VISITOR
in our letters to you ?

Ei.s1E L. BONNER.

[Most certainly, Elsie.—UNoLi-3 NINE.]

Uncle Nine Pleased.

I am quite well pleased with the very
many letters received from our young peo-
ple for the VISITOR. The letters received
are generally written. and but few, if any,
errors occurin spelling. Iilike to see pride
taken in writing, and no one need make a
mistake in spelling in this day of dictiona-
ries; every one can have a dictionary at
hand and correct any errors.

In writing, which is for your improve-
ment, be careful to select the best word.for
each place. You will need to think a. little.
Some would have said want to think ; now
We may want a great many things, that is,
desire them, but we really will need but a
few of them. Use Patron when you speak
of a. member of the Grange, or say “ he is a
member of the Order, or of the Grange.”
You would not say your mother is a
“,Churcher,” because she belongs to the
church, nor your father is a “ Lodger” be-
cause he belongs to the Masons or Odd Fel-
lows. Choose the best words you can, and
ifin doubt, look into the dictionary to see
what the meaning is, or ask some one who
knows.

“Sweet Brier” is right about the age of
my father, but not about my age. I shall
give our young folks something next time by
which they can guess and find out my age,
and I know they will all be surprised to find
out how young I am. I am, etc.,

UNCLE NINE.

 

3 Penn town.liip,t,

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THE REAPER, DEATH.

EV./tNS.—Dicd at his residence in Allen, Jan. 7,

’81, Jon): EVANS, a member of Allen Grange, No. Tb‘, .

in the 63d year of his age. The following resolutions
of respect and condolence were adopted:

VVni«:ni-:As, Death has again invaded our ranks and
taken from us our brother. John Evans, reminding us
that the harvest of time is sure and certain ; therefore

Itesolrezl, That in the death of ljrother Evans this

 

seems IEVFSMQRQ

 are smitten with grief. we  in siibiriissioiiqto    U    

Grange has lost an earnest and consistent member, 3

his family a. kind and indulgent husband and father,
and the community a worthy and useful citizen.
Resolved, That our heartfelt sympathy be extend-
ed to the family of our tl:«;cp.ssi:l brother, realiziirzfi
that words of ours cannot en t'eir sorrows or '.
the vacant place in the family circle. \Vc can only
commend them to Him who doeth all thinr_;s well.
Ilesolvetl, That the charter of the ('rr:iiige be draped
in mourning for sixty days. and these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of the Gringe. and copies sent
to the family of the deceriserl and to the GR.x.\‘-51'.
Visiron 1'orpu‘olic:iti=>n. J. W. .S'iii~:aii=i-‘,
J. Wiiir.-.'i4.r,
 J, ‘.VAii<i:<.s,
(‘i.ininitt4~e.

J<).\'l£.\.-Iii.-tl of typhoid I¢.'V",'l‘, I);-e. 2'1, "41, ii.

  

.-‘s county, 1-ttlie llO7llL 2:? his .<ist,i-i',
Itlrs. Ii. (,‘i:::,i.- lirothcr Ai,i.i-ziir Jory‘:-:5 in his fiiirl
. :

year. ll; zvas tzikeii sick in }{:iii.<‘is last ()«-tot»-er, but V
recovered :-iitlisientiy to be i1l'i')llt'Zllt linel: to irieiids v
and family, where after ii few wuéks he }*Il~j\l‘¥.l from :
labor to reward. In I836 he iinitcvl with the lluptist '

church of Xeivliet'g, of which he !‘(‘lllflillt.‘<,l ll lll"ll’il)t“l‘ -
The following i*<:'-olaitiuiis Wv:'.i: ‘

until his death.
adopted by the iiieiii‘t«ei‘s of Corey (.il:lll‘,.'t',, No. ‘.".Il,
ill: IL regular‘ iiiectiiig held 1:121), -'7, ‘bl 2

\\'}ii;i;l<:.\S, Death has ugziiii iiivndetl our Ui‘uii;,'e

and taken troin u-; zi faithful and cllicieiit Ill‘.l.T]‘u«:I, »

      

and while we Ieel our loss, we humbly bow to our '3

Divine l\l:i.~,ter’s will; tliercforc

1i‘c.s~a/cur’, 'I'h;zt our llt>‘:Ll‘Ill£lE syrnpiitlties be e.\'teiid—
cd to the f:-.nnly of our deceased brother: and we
would e:iriitu=‘tly tsoiiiinenil them to the All-ix is:-. lC‘.lie‘l"
of the unive who hath proiiiised to be it l'"»th ~r i-2
_ id the witiovfls God.

  

lLL'.SUZL'l‘I/, 'Ih:it our hall and ()‘.'ei'.=/-i,-13 4.-’:..‘< ‘J--2

draped in I.ll()llI'llill;_‘,' for thirty Ll iys
1te.solt'e(l. That llll.'H:‘ 1'esoliitioiis be .spre:i<1 l'.lN-Z) -our

records, and |i'»l1JlU.S' sent to the lzllllil’-{ in tip» -,.«_i «-. i»-.11

tlllli to the ‘il:A1\«‘rlJ Yisiron IUl']1lllilt.‘:lil-)'ll.
l)-3;-.r is the gmt whcrc Cltiistirxiis slzr-p,
;\nI.l sweet the .=traliii.< that iiiigels pour.
Uh, why slioiiiil we lll iuiguisli weep?

 

'l'li<-_'.' are not :ie..:-l, but goiie beiore.
A. I’. .S‘iii-:i-iir.iin~:o.\‘,
Li'i;i: l’.\itA'i5i:,
Lois L. l’_u:i<i-:i;,
CUlllllllliL‘r'-

l$l{()W.V.—At :1 iiicctiiigr of .‘~':.l«',iii Gi".iiig'c, No. ‘  _
>170, held l)cc.1.‘, ’2v‘U,ihe follui.-.'iiig 1rl'(;Illllllltf>s and res- , -' 

olutions were adopted:

\\'iii:ai:As, Ucuth has enterr,-tl our Gruiige for tin:
third time since its orgaiiizutioii and removv,-d from
our midst our much esteeined and respected brother,
David K. Brown; and

Wiii5P.l:.is, In this sudden death of our brother, we
recognize the admonition of our Heavenly Father, to
be at all times ready to meet the linal chzinge that
awaits us,~—xor death cit».-ii comes in an hour when
we think not: therefore, be it

[tins-olrcll, Tln-.t we as H. Grniige syinpatiiize with
the widow, the children, and the friends or our dc-
ceaseil brother in their great ul’di4.-tion and sad be-
reavement, tllltl commend them to our Heavenly
Master, who (loeth all thing well, and who is too wise
to err and too good to do wrong.

Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon
our Grange record, and 3. copy be presented to the
family of our deceased brother, and also one sent to
the GRANGE Visiroia for piiblicatioii.

1). I). COOK,

J. B. VVA1~En..\iA1~:,

II. C. l’.iCKAnD,
Committee.

HIX.-—

\VHi«:i':15As, Our beloved brother, Levi Hix, in the
wise councils of the Great Master of the Universe,
has been removed from care and toil below, to peace
and rest in the great hereafter; therefore

1t‘e.wlv¢:z1, That, though our lips murmur ti. aor-
rowful farewell around the open tomb, yet as we
strew his last resting-place with the evergreens of
earth——einbleina.tic of eternal bloom on the evergreen
shore,—— we have reason to believe that the grave,
though so dark, so lonely, is but the avenue from
darkness into light, from earth's sorrows to joys that
are unspeakable in our Father's house, where there
are many mansions.

Resolved, That in life we esteemed Brother Hix
as a true and noble representative of our Order, in
society orderly and consistent, and in his domestic re-
lations patient, sincere and true; that his children will
rise up and call him blessed, because he looked well
to the Ways of his household and ate not the bread of
idleness.

Resolved, That by this dispensation our Grange has
lost one of its most earnest and sincere members, so-
ciety a kind man, his children a. patient and thought-
ful father, and our worthy Sister Hix a good coun-
selor and an indulgent husband.

Resolved, That we tender to our afflicted sister and
family our sincere and heartfelt sympathy, and to
give proper expression to the sorrow of our hearts,
we drape our charter in mourning, and dedicate 8.
page of our records to the memory of our beloved
brother, Levi Hix, who died Jan. 6, '81, and was
buried in Elsie cemetery Jan. 9, the members of the
I. O. O F‘. bearing an important part in the solemn
ceremonies.

“ Man dieth and wasteth away,
And where is he ‘i Hark I from the skies
I hear a voice answer and say,
The spirit of man never dies.”

“ His body, which came from the earth,
Must mingle again with the sod;

His soul, which in heaven had birth
Returns to the bosom of God."

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be pre-
sented to Sister Hix and family, and furnished, for
publication, if desired by the Grange.

N. L. IIIGBIE,

CHAS. SEXTON,

R. G. VAN DEUSEN,
Coinuiittce.

Grange ordered by a full vote th.'.i.l'. a copy be sent
to the GRANGE Visiron, and to the Clinton Republi-
can, for publication. SECRETARY.

WATER MAN —

VVIiEni-:As, It hath pleased the allwise Creator. in
his inscrutible wisdom, to remove from our midst,
and from the family circle of Bro. and Sister J. B.
WATERMAN, their amiable and dearly beloved eon
CHARLES ; therefore

Resolved, That our most heartfelt sympathy and
condolence be extended to our bereaved brother and
sister, in this sad hour of afiliction; may they find
consolation in the belief that what to them is a great
loss, is his eternal gain, and that though lost to sight,
his spirit has only departed from this world of pain
and trouble, to a. brighter clinic; that Charles has
fallen asleep in Jesus ; safe in unseen habitations of
rest and joy. May they be enabled to say, "The Lord
gave and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the
name of the Lord.” The casket only is buried, Bro.
Charles will survive not only in immortality and
bliss, but in the hearts of all who knew him.

Bro. Charles has been identified with our Grange
from the time of its organization, being one of the
charter members, and his constant: devotion to the
principles of our Order, to the time of his decease,won
for him the love, respect and esteem of all our mem-
bers. Although gone from us,we will cherish his mem-
ory, and strive to imitate the many excellent quali-
ties he possessed. We as 21 Grange personally
feel our great loss in the death of this etlicient, earnest
and faithful member of our Order, while our hearts

  
  
 
 

who doeth all things well.

Farewell, brother, thou has’t left us:
How our hearts with grief do ’swell.
Thou no more will join our number,
But with thee we know ’tis well,
'Furewell, brother,
Fare thee well.

Fareivcll, brother, may we meet thee,
VVhen the day of life has fled;
Then in Heaven, with joy to greet thee,
Vflicre no farewell tears are shed,
Farewell, brother,
Fare thee well. I

Ifesolrerl, That the above preamble and resolutions
be entered on the records of this Graiige, and a copy ;
he presented to the aiilicted family of Bro. VVaterinnn, ‘
'13 a tribute of esteeiii and respect; that a copy be sent
to the Gi:A.\'oi-; Yisiron for pub'.ic:ition, and our j
charter he draped in mourning for twenty days. .
>‘i's.t_\’ .\'.Viirii, ;
.1. ll. .\'Z\lI'l‘ll,
l). D. COOK. tfoiiiiiiittc-'2.

.\'.:c'y Salem Grange .\'o. -l."’-.

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Agent, Schoolcruit, .\Iich.

CAMPAIGN EXTRAS.

No. l.—Railroads and the People.-—Contsining
the letter of Judge Black on the transportation
question, an article from A. B. Smedley, Past Lec-
turer of the National Grange, and a great amount
of information on this important subject.

No. 2.——'l‘hc Question of the Agc.—Conto.iniiig
articles by F. B. Thurber, of the New York Board
of Trade and Transportation, II. T. Niles, and 9.
large number of smaller items of valuable informa-
tion.

No. 3.—F'armers‘ 0rganizatioiis.——Contaiuing
ths “ 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.

N0. 4.—Why' a Farmer Should be a Patron.~—
Containing ten short, boiled down, plain talks
about the Grange ; what it is, what gt has done,
and what it can do, by Mortimer Whi ahead, Past
Lecturer of the National Grange. Also many oth-
er items of general interest to the farmer.

No. 5.—The Farmer as :1 Producer, :1 Man and
a Citizen.—Words of truth and soberness spoken
by farmers to farmers, from the addresses of Mas-
ters of the National and State Grangos, and other
prominent farmers and Patrons.

THESE EXTRAS are l6x22 inches in size, 6 columns
to the page, and the publishers only charge enough
to pay actual cost of paper, pri1zt1'7i_I,r and postage.

The prices are :

10copies for................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

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

100 copies for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 00

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Address,

CI N 01 NNA T] G RA NG If B U LLE TIN,

' llf_{llI (H711 mellow.

f and in goal condition.
5 late the food.
; food while using it. Cows will give n1r,i'e milk and
2 be in better conrlition.

, tjziiermo.

Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

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It helps to digest uiiil:i.~:aiiiii-
Ilorses will do more w ork, with less

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Patrons’ Seed Catalogue, 1881.
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Garden, Flower and Field Seeds.

K~§”Every Package of Seeds stamped with the
year in which it was grown.

Send postal card for Catalogue. To get the Patrons’
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Address,
SAMUEL WILSON, Seed-grower,
Mechanicsville, Bucks Co., Pa.

 

 

Cuts ever)‘ lIl4'll oi’ grouiid, 
, i|!l’.l :i:l:iptevl, in all kinds of .-‘oil.

7

.I’§"°Iilie Have Again Reduced the Prices of
Our Paints, from J une, 1880.

Pa runs’ Pain Works.

 

F011 rm-; l\IA.\“C'I~‘ACTL'B.E or

INGI<Jl{SOLL’S

(READY MIXED PAINTS.

———Also, Dealers in——
Paris Green and London Purple.

In tlxe-e days of llenzine l‘uints, thzit peel and wash oil" so
soon —- lead and Lint: that are l|(lllllI‘l'ill-‘ll so lnrgt-ly— we
are not surprh-v~«l that the liip-mull lte:uly.\li.vt-Ll Paint is hav-
ing such an i-xterisive ><'lLl('. The .'Illl|1l_V‘¢lll<‘{‘ of procuring lin-
\‘1LrlUllS articles lll'4't~~':\l‘_\' to mix l‘aiut nrenvoideil, and the
colors are perinziiient. Prim: i~ L’l'v'l'll of its enduring twem_v

 

_\'e:irs, and stifl lI'lrl'{lllL' \\-ll. Its price is lower than even the
nmtr-iiitls can lie prnwnrvvl in the wit ‘_\' \\.l_V. lt.-i base is old
Eizglish haul:-iul 1r'i't-in-li I‘-‘ll .“v~nl '/JIM‘, i-lit-iiiimllymix:-d in
niieliu. lVl‘r‘l|l1t'l' ustn lnllii ii.» i'Irll‘] mien! parts in one lH:ullll.vl\'
tluid, thit d»-h-»- Ill" V\'l':tllIll' 1.-r - v iiinny years.

i .-\ll _\'iitl l.7l\'z' to «lo is to “Fllv in the lzigi-is‘:-ll lteudy Mixed

  

 l‘.iiiit \\ui‘k.~i. l"-2

uuth St‘:-«-I, ZN»-u‘ York, and they will lllflll
, lliixirlionk, ii!»-A-, t-- ' '

t-i \' =-ii» how to be his own painter:

   

 

] vuiituiriiins, ixlsu. Fl-i'\‘llll('I n9"I‘u'i-lily lu-uimfiil colon, with
‘ 21 rule by uliirh theqiiiilityaiiclprii--i-1';-niiit rmpilri-d for lLl'J_V

.~lZn'4i biiil-Iii (um be use ‘l'l$Illll ll, Ill-‘ paint (’|'lll|‘F l’l‘:||])' 1iIi.\‘ctl
} in l‘.'lll~’ tor iiisiuiit ii-'--. zm-l .ll It ]Il‘i( 4- li'\\t'l' than the nmtt-rial-4
i run he piirvlm-v-«l in the --idin:ir_\' via); lv-~:-‘i-l-~:i this‘. the puini
' will i-ii<!uro~ m.'»«i lhr--9 llllli“ .t~ lun;_' .t~ any ntln,-I‘ piuut.

1 FRIGIUIIT I’.\ll) ().\' 'l'l-J.\' (J.-\l.l.().\‘.\‘ OI“
I’.-\IN'l‘ AND OVER.

A. I\£- INGERSOLL.

: Paint Vt'oi-ks, No. I82 South Street, New York.

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l

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Is recognized by the leading parliamentarians of the
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Kept in the ofllce or the Secretary ofthe
MICHIGAN .5"l‘ATE GRANGE,
And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash Order,

over the seal of a Subordinate Grange, and flue
signature of its Master or Secretary.

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. . . .. . . 75

Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep
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Blank Record Books, (Express paid), . . . . . , . . , _ 1 00

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Dimits, in envelopes, per doz.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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per d—oz.,.....  ..

     

 
  

By-Laws, bound, . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 20
Patrons’ Singing Book, with music, Single copy
15cts.perdoz., . . . . .  . . . . .  I80
Rituals, single copy, .. ,_ , _ , , _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.5
“ perdoz., . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .. 2 40
Blank “Articles of Association” for the Incorpo-
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Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100. . . . . . . . . 40
Declaration of Purposes, per doz., 5c.; per
hundred, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40-
Addresa, J. T. COBB,

Sac’? MICK. Sum Gnutan.
SCHOOLCRAFT, MICH-

 


 

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What Pursuits in Lite?

[An essay read before Orion Grange, No.
259, Feb. -5th, 1581, by Sarah Andrews]
Worth 3/ Jllaster, Brothers and Sisters .-

The subject assigned me today is one I
scarcely understand. It is a very indefinite
one, “ What pursuits in life 2"’ I certainly
cannot tell what occupation each person
ought to pursue, and as there are so many
pursuits, lcannot. speak of them all, but I
think it a niatter of grezit interest and im-
portant to all young people, to select the
occupation in life for which they are
best adapted, for on this decision depends
in a great measure their sueeessin life. It
is a mistaken idea, that laurels are only to
be won among the professions, and that a
farmer's life is t-horn of all honors, and
even more, bears with it a mild tlavor of
contempt.

Every year our collc'_;'cs graduate scores
of young men for the ministry, medicine
and the law, who are wholly unfit for the

  

duties they assume. They start out with -

bright hopes, only to see them fade slowly :

but surely away, and then perhaps after

look about for other means of support. But
they are not prepared to labor. Unsuc-
cessful in the field in which they hoped
to work, they develop but little aptncss in
new undertakings. The young man who

has an earnest desire to succeed in life, and -

hasa true respect for the dignity of labor,
makes a. wise choice, when he selects an
occupation for which be has a natural abi-
lity. Let him then resolve that whatever he
does, he will do it well. Let him determine
not only to be master of his trade, but to
excel. These purposes practically and per-
sistently carried out will bring a rich re-
Ward.

‘V6 do not proporly weigh the importance
of the farmers’ calling. as compared with
other pursuits.

Thousands of farmers‘ sons are crowded
into the professions. Young men by the
scores forsake the farm and seek the towns
and cities. where the largest proportion of
them fail to achieve distinction, and many
are lured by the excitement and vices which
beset them into bad ways, and their early
hopes and prospects are blighted.

Ofthe three great natural sources of wealth,
agriculture, mining and fishing, the last two
are comparatively insignificant, while the
two great artificial sources,manufactures and
commerce, depend mainly upon agriculture.
The entire machinery of trade and commerce
is impelled and propelled by the rural indus-
tries. They constitute the chief factors in
the business of the world. Man, whatever
his business or occupation, must be fed and
clothed, and the food and raiment comes
from the earth, through the labor and in-
strumentality of the farmer. Is not agri-
culture, then, the most important of all pur-
suits 2’ Should it not occupy the first place
11 the estimation of mankind on this ac-
count? It has been acknowledged the most
ancient, the most honorable, and the most
important among the pursuits of mankind,
and it certainly cannot be less so, in this
age, when bythe aid of science, new facts are
constantly being developed and brought to
light, calculated to place it upon a higher
plane than it has ever before occupied. Not-
withstanding all this its importance is too
often underestimated, and the farm and
home not made attractive enough. The cost
of making homes beautiful and attractive is
so very small, when compared with its ad-
vantages, that it is strange so little attention
is given to this matter. Farmers who wish
their sons to remain at home, and follow
their occupation, and becomeintelligent and
enterprising men, have much to do to accom-
plish the desired result. Home and its sur-
roundings should be made pleasant, rather
than forbidding. It is not expensive to have
neat flower gardens, trees and shrubs, which
delight and please the eye and make home
farmore attractive than costly objects, and
it is economy to have neat and durable out-
buildings, fences, gates, and other farm con-
veniences. Good books and papers should be
in every house, while music and pictures
help very much to make home attractive.
Let the children feel that home is not mere-
ly a place in which to eat, drink and sleep,
but let it be made so pleasant that they will
always remember it as the dearest place on
earth.

Home is a sweet world, but to make a
sweet home, all must act in concert to give
it both an external and internal beauty.
Only by making home pleasant and attrac-
tive to both sons and daughters, can they be
made to take an interest in farming, and to
feel that it is one of the best pursuits in life.

Installation and Social.
LIMA, Washtenaw Co. Jan. 25, 1881.

Lafayette Grange, No. 92 met atjthe resi-
dence of John E. Cooley Friday, Jan. 14,
for the purpose of installing the oflicers for
the ensuing year. A majority of the mem-
bers were present. VVe had an interesting
time. After social greeting and converse,
we were called to refreshment, and seated
around a bountifully spread table, laden
with all the good things that tempt the
appetite, to which we did ample justice.
After supper the Grange was;ca.lled to order
by Bro. Carr, when Bro. J. VV. Wing in-
stalled the oflicers elect, after which he
made a very interesting speech in behalf

many weary years of waiting, they finally 5 $1‘”9;

£';EE5- @RA%E@?E

of the Patrons of Husbandry, followed by l

music, closing the exercises of a well spent l

Yours fraternally, 
Mrs. V. S. CARR.

evening.

St‘l’l'2BI’II()Sl'l{A'l‘E of lime is one of the §
best fertilizers known for melons, a half-I
handful being put in each hill.

Pll’ in poultry is a symptom of disease;
it is commonly an affection of the air pass- 1
ages, which compels the fowl to breathe.
through its mouth, becoming dry in con-}
sequence. A hard substance forms at the
end of the tongue, sometimes extending to _
the roof of the mouth. This causes thenoisy .
breathing which }‘l‘()(‘lll(:€’S the sound of pip.

A !.'i«:NTi.I-:MA:\' who has made great use of
salt in growing onions, and who has been
very successful, informs us that he has
used as much as two barrels to the acre. He
thinks that the salt adds to the growth of
the onions, weakens the growth of weeds,
and is very beneficial in wanting oil‘ the
attacks of noxious insects, but thinks that-a
sutiieiency of salt to kill grubs and wire
worms would also kill vegetable life gener-
ally.

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

To the Patrons of Michigan.

A lui-go and growing trade is now being car-
ried on at our co-operative store in Allegan,
and under the inanagentent of Em. A. Stege-
man, is rapidly gaining a reputation not ex-
celled, if equalled, by any other store in the
State; and fortliis siicee.-is we are greatly in-
debted to him thr his zeal and untiring
energy in inanaging its l)l.l:~.lll(‘.“..‘$ transac-
lions. 'l'hei-eferc to (>tli:l‘ ill"-.-‘K: facilities to
all l’:itrmis wishing to puntlia-e tlirougli our
:lgZ£‘l!4'_\', the executiue committee of the co-
operative association have made ;-such ar-
rangements that our agent will till orders
for goods from all parts of the State.

For further information, adrlress A.STl'IUF.'-
MAN, Allegan, Mich.

J. S. BIDWEl.l’..
Sec. of C. A. of P. of H.

The NATIONAL Cr'ri'/.i-:.'—Soi.nii-:i~:, an 8-
page, 40-column weekly journal, published
at VVashin-gton, D. (1., comes to us brimful
of good things for the citizen as well as for
the soldier. It opposes monopoly, favors
equal and exact justice to all classes, and
is the special champion and defender of
the rights of the soldier, his widow and
orphans. Every soldier should have this
paper to keep him posted. Terms: $1.00
per year; sample copy free. Address,
Crrrzi-:N—9oLr>ii:r; Publishing Co., Box
588, \Vasl1ington, D. (J.

1*‘A.I{l\I E‘OI{ S1XLI<l.

The undersigned otters for sale a farm of 200 acres,
that has come into his hands by assignment. haml-
somely sitimted in the Township of Augusta, W'ash-
tenaw Co., ti} miles south of Ypsilanti, on the East
Monroe road, and within about :1. mile from It station
on the Detroit, llutler fit St. Louis R. R. There is tl.
finely conducted Cheese Factory on the opposite side
of the higliway, and {L good Stctun Saw Mill, Black-
smith and \Vagon Repair Sliop,two Stores and 3
Post Utlico within about 80 rods of the dwelling
house. Snivl farm is well adtipteil for grain or grass,
has over ltlll acres improved, an abundance of pastur-
age, and plenty of good timber. Also, an orchard of
choice fruit, and comfortable liiiillliiigs.

\Vill sell the same for 3513,!!!) per acre.
.l_ '\\'EBS'I‘l‘Zlt (JIIILDS,

Ypsilunti, Iiiioli.

A.vANDENBERGj

WiroL1<:sAr.n .x.\'n liar.-=.ir. .l)r.u.i~.r¢ IN

HARNESS, WHIPS, BLANKETS, TEUNKS, lit,

9:.’ i\r.[onroe Street.
GRAND l{.\l’IDS, MICII.

I take pleasure in presentingto your favorable con-
sideration rny CASH PRICE LIST of Harness Work
—HAND M.-\DE—all of my own xnanufacture. and
also to return thanks for the liberal patroiiage I have
received from the different {hariges throughout Mich-
igan. I shall do in the future as in the past-—furni.-ih
the best goods for the least money.

Farm Hlt1‘l]I3$S, VVhite Trimmed P-reechingz,
Round Lines, Snaps, ltuni Straps, and

m:tr.1-lit

spread rings, complete, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-‘:99 01)
The same wi_thout Br: col-ing, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 ct)
“ “ with flat Lines, . . . . . . . . ..  2% (>0

  

“ “ “ “ “ without h:'ee('hing,. . 25 00
Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed,
from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 to 30 00
The same, Nickle Trimmed. from . . . . ..-335 to 50 00
Single Buggy Harness, with round lines, white
trimmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l3 ()0
Same with tint. lines . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .. . 12 ()0
Nickle Triinined, . . . . . . .815, -. J, 2318, $20 and 2:3 01)

  

ALL ORDERS RECEIVED UI\'lJI'IR SEAL OF
THE GRANGI-I
will be shipped at once, and may be ieturncd at my
expense if not entirely satisfactory.
Address all orders to
Yours very respectful] y,
A. VANDENBERG,

9?. MONROE STREET, Gn.s_2~'n Ramos.

   
 

     
    

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BOTH PA ERS FOR L60 AYEAR
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F R E E
|48.W. FOURTH ST.C| NCINNATI. 0.

To the Patrons and Farmers ‘of Michigan:

The undersigned, having charge of the sale in
Michigan 01'

 

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V SLIP PLOW POINTS,

And having satisliell himself that SAII) POINTS
ARE SUI’ERI()lt 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. IIe asks the co-operation of all Patmiis
and Farmers in this important work.

One of these Sliares, with three Points {costiiig
(81.10), will wear as long as 1‘? common points {cost-
ing 50 cents each), niaking a saving of -31.90 upon
the labor performed. Ilxtra. slip Points, l7) cents
each.

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 lnirllncss to give the best possible wear. This

Point, being reversible, gives a slmrp point until it is ‘

worn out,—causing the plow to run level, draw and
hold much easier and to do

THE BEST WORK WYITII TIIE LEAST LABOR

to man and team, which gives the lust sutishictioii to
the plowmun.

A Good Live Man V"antcd in cvcrv Town-
ship to take orders for these Point:-s. l’ltICF), one
Share, complete. and two extra points, 81.10. No
money to be paid until ;,roc-«ls nrc delivered. Those
wishing to take orders niiist :iddi'I>.~:s,

J. 1]. IBL'S1l.

l"<.:vl‘lci', Clintt-n Uouiity, lilirli. 

 

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E M gg Send two stamps tor

laws, and copy of Cirrzi-:.\'-Sci mnn, to N. \V. FITZ-
GERALD, "U. S. Claiin Att’y, Box NEH, \Vashingtoii,
D. 0. ti

-areas-.10 NAMES,
.\'()'l‘ .\1l‘}.‘»lBll1R.‘s‘ Ull‘ "I-llfl URI) fl’.
We ‘Will Send the “Visitor,”
THREE MSONTHS FOR $1.00.

D}:’l."l’.0l'l‘, Jan. 24, 1881.

Dear Sis':——'.l"lie copartnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of GI-:0. ‘VV. HILL 1% (.30. is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Patrons owing the
late firm will make all pziynieiits to G1-10. \V. HII.L.
and please be as prompt as possible.

GEO. XV. HILL,
A. 1’L.»\'.['T.

I will continue the Commission and Purehasiiig
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 W'oodbiidge St. ‘West, DE'1‘R(:l'l‘, Mien.

THE Busnvfis confines
AT KALAMAZODI MICE.»

IS THE BEST PLACE FOP.
1'0 UN 1% ]lI1EN AND WOMET ’
TO car A rnonoccn
BUSINESS EDUCATION.

fifi§’Send for College Record, giving full partic-
ulars.

 

1-’re.<ident..

a£sTliilli Tilt wontni

ABS OL UTELY AND
‘E131./I J ITTVOIILKZIIIO

 

All D

BI-EGARB. SOBA
V-fhich is the same thing.

Irnpnre Saleratus or Bi-Curb Soda

Swhich is the same Lhingfisofa. slight-

y dirty white color. 1:. may appear
Whifla examined by itself, but 8-
COMPARISON WITH CHURCH as
C0’S “ ARM ANDHAMMZER.” BRAND
will show the ditfex-once.

See that your Saleratus and Bak-
ing Soda. is white and PURE, as
should be ALL SXRIILAR SUBS'!‘AN-
C.-‘BS used for food.

.rseeae

’I‘IlUi.'b'AN]'iS or i

_ soldiers and i.ll(.‘lI“:
' heirs entitled by late
—‘ . laws of Congress.

JIAHCH lsr, 1881.

 

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dralt than any other ll.-armw in the inarkci. it re:'~'i\'ell li'.~l preininvn :*-nil r_liplo:na.<
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“ GRANGE VISITOR,”

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fine Year for Fifty floats,

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THE CHAMPION BARBED WIRE

Is Easily 92911, Most Eiiectivr), and Lens’: Dargerotis to Stock of any B:iri.»etl Vifirc ktiown.

 
 

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arbetl Wire, Dry Goods, Groceries, Sewing Machines, Scales,
Seeds, t't:':rcz'\.-araire, Watches. Clocks, Plated Ware, &c., &c. F’-“*1
In F act, Everything You Want, of Your ‘ftate Business Agency.

o;s~ra's acaslorr,

(j.'o'.niui.s‘.~<ir.su 31¢-rclxnnl, 151) >-‘outli V’V::.t-gr .\'ti'(:et,. (.‘.'iie:«.-_-_u. Ill.

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SALE RATES on «LIV of ]’i|li'ch:ise. '1‘-ruin» .-tiir.‘tI_v ensn.

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F().‘3I'.PI'K7'13I.n'Y

THE KING OF THE FIELD3

THE BEST PAYING TOOL EVER INTRODUCED
TO THE FARMER.

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

URERS.
E. BEMENT 8: SONS,

Lansing. Micliigan.

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