T E L E

G r a n g e V i s i i o ISSUED ^ n f l ^ e * MONTHLY ISSUED

EXECUTIVE Michigan Sta te

COMMITTEE «™ Grange, P. of H.

V O L . 3 — N O . 6 . SCHOOLCRAFT, S E P T E M B E R , 1877. Whole No, 30

T H E G R A N G E VISITOR, Is Published Monthly,

AT THIRTY CENTS P E R ANN UM, I n v a r i a b l y in A d v a n c e .

J . J . WOODMAN, -J . T . C O B B , - • P u b l i s h i n g C o m m i t t e e .

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Off icers M i c h i g a n S t a t e G r a n g e . M . - J . J . WOODMAN, O . - P . W. ADAMS, L.—C. L. W H I T N E Y , S.—H. F L E M I N G , A. S . - W . H. MATTISON,

Paw Paw. - Tecumseh. Muskegon. Pontiac. ^ ^ ^ ,.. „ . . t l t w x l f - Ionia. C . - S A L M O N S T E E L , " i i e a r Lake, Manis'e Co SEC.—J. T . COBB, - - - Schoolcraft. T . - S . F. B R O W N , - - - " G K.—A. N. W O O D R U F F , - Watervliet . CERES.—MRS. C. L. W H I T N E Y , Muskegon. POMONA—MRS. W. T. ADAMS, Graud Rapids. F L O R A - M R S . J . J . W O O D M A N , P a w P a w . L. A. S.—MRS. W . H. MATTISON, Ionia.

E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e J W E B S T E R CHILDS, Chairm'n, Ypsilanti. F. M. H O L L O W A Y , - - Hillsdale. GEO. W. W O O D W A R D , Shelby, Oceana Co. SAMUEL L A N G D O N , Bowen Stat 'n. Kent Co. C. G. LUCE, - - Gilead, Branch Co, S E J E F F R E S , - Okemos, Ingham Co. W E S T B R O O K D I V I N E , Belding, Ionia Oo. J . J. WOODMAN, J . T. COBB, - Ex . Officio

S t a t e B u s i n e s s A g e n t . J . H. G A R D N E R , Centreville, St. Joseph Co.

D e p u t i e s . C L. W H I T N E Y , General Deputy, Muskegon. H . A . D A N V I L L E , Nor th ' n Mich. P O . M a r i t o Wm.KILPATRICK, Lake Co. Baldwin Ult>. A L B E R T D A Y , W a y n e W . O . S M I T I I , Osceola W & P O J WM. K . L E W I S , O c e a n a N e w E r a . GF.0. BIDELONO, Monroe " Monroe. IKA W. DONALDSON,Oakland Font iae . W. O. SMITH, Osceola Co.. (.rapo.Mn SU.I O

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G E N E R A L N O T I C E .

The Sixth paragraph of Section 6, Article 7, By-Laws State Grange, makes it my duty to report and pub-lish in the VISITOR a list of Granges by NUMBERS entitled to Representa-tion in County or District Conven-tions to be held on the 10th of Octo-ber, 1877, as appears by Reports and payment of dues on my Books. This list is made up to the '20th day of September, 1877. And Granges that by Reports or payment of dues be-come entitled to Representation af-ter this date and before the meeting of the Convention will be furnished with a certificate showing that fact-

A L L E G A N , 5 R e p . — N o s . 3 7 , 5 3 , 1 5 4 , 2 3 8 , 2 4 8 , 2 7 1 , 2 9 6 , 3 3 8 , 3 3 9 , 3 6 4 , 3 9 0 , 4 0 7 , 4 6 1 , 5 2 0 .

A N T R I M , 1 R e p . — N o . 4 7 0 . B A R R Y , 3 R e p . - N o s . 3 8 , 5 5 , 1 0 3 , 1 2 7 , 1 2 8 ,

1 4 4 , 1 4 5 , 1 7 3 , 2 4 3 , 2 5 6 , 2 6 4 , 4 2 4 , 4 2 5 , 4 7 2 . BAY, 1 Rep.—Nos. 597, 614. B E N Z I E , 1 R e p . — N o . 3 8 1 . B E R R I E N . 3 Rep.—Nos. 9 , 1 3 , 1 4 , 4 0 , 4 1 , 4 3 , 4 6 ,

8 0 , 8 1 , 8 4 , 8 7 , 1 0 4 , 1 2 2 , 1 9 4 , 3 8 2 . B R A N C H , 3 R e p . - N o s . 8 6 , 8 8 , 9 1 , 9 4 , 9 7 , 1 3 6 ,

1 3 7 , 1 5 2 , 2 1 7 , 2 3 4 , 2 6 1 , 3 3 2 , 4 0 0 . C A L H O U N , 2 R e p . - N o s . 6 5 , 8 3 , 8 5 , 9 6 , 1 0 1 , 1 2 9 ,

1 3 0 , 1 4 3 , 2 0 0 , 2 9 2 . C A S S , 1 Rep.—Nos. 4 2 , ' 4 7 , 1 2 5 , 1 6 2 , 1 7 6 , 1 7 7 ,

4 2 7 -C L I N T O N , 2 R e p . — N o s . 1 4 0 , 2 0 2 , 2 2 6 , 3 1 7 , 3 4 2 ,

3 4 3 , 3 5 8 , 3 7 0 , 4 3 9 , 4 >9, 4 8 7 , 5 0 5 . E A T O N , 2 R e p . - N o s . 6 7 , 1 3 4 , 1 9 7 , 2 6 0 , 3 0 1 ,

3 1 5 , 3 5 9 , 3 6 0 , 6 1 9 , 6 2 5 . G K N E S S E E , 1 R e p . - N o s . 1 1 8 , 3 8 6 , 3 8 7 . G R A N D T R A V E R S E , 1 R e p . - N o s . 3 7 9 , 4 6 8 , 6 2 4 . G R A T I O T , 2 R e p . - N o s . 3 0 7 , 3 0 9 , 3 9 1 , 3 9 4 , 5 1 4 ,

5 2 1 , 5 2 9 , 5 5 3 , 5 8 3 . H I L L S D A L E , 3 R e p . - N o s . 7 4 , 7 7 , 7 8 , 1 0 6 , 1 0 7 ,

1 0 8 , 1 3 3 , 1 8 1 , 1 8 2 , 2 5 1 , 2 6 9 , 2 7 3 , 2 7 4 , 2 8 5 , 2 8 6 , 5 6 8 . H U R O N , 1 Rep.—No. 6 0 1 . I N G H A M , 2 R e p . - N o s . 7 , 1 1 5 , 1 8 9 , 2 4 1 , 2 6 2 ,

2 6 5 , 2 8 7 , 2 8 9 , 3 2 2 , 3 7 8 , 5 4 0 , 6 1 3 . I O N I A , 3 R e p . - N o s . 1 5 3 , 1 6 3 , 1 7 4 , 1 7 5 , 1 8 6 ,

1 8 7 , 1 9 0 , 1 9 2 , 2 7 0 2 7 2 , 2 8 1 , 3 0 2 , 3 2 5 , 4 2 2 , 4 2 9 , 4 3 0 , 460 J A C K S O N , 2 R e p . — N o s . 2 , 4 5 , 1 5 5 , 2 0 8 , 2 2 7 , 288 321 344 KALAMAZOO, 2 R e p . - N o s . 3, 8, 11, 16, 18, 20, 21,24,49, 61,72, 171. K E N T , 5 R e p . - N o s . 1 9 , 2 5 , 3 1 , 3 3 , 3 9 , 6 3 , 6 4 ,

7 3 , 1 0 2 , 1 1 0 , 1 1 3 , 1 7 0 , 2 1 9 , 2 2 0 , 2 2 1 , 2 2 2 , 3 1 6 , 3 3 7 , 3 4 8 , 3 4 9 , 3 5 0 , 3 5 3 , 4 2 8 , 4 7 9 , 5 6 3 , 5 6 4 .

L A K E , 1 R e p . - N o s . 5 3 4 , 5 7 9 . L A P E E R , 2 , R e p . - N o s . 2 4 6 , 4 4 8 , 4 5 5 , 4 6 6 , 4 7 8 ,

522, 533, 549,592. LEELANAW, 1 R e p . - N o s . 374, 37o, 380. LENAWEE, 3 R e p . - M o s . 166, 167, 212, 213, 276 278, 279, 280, 293, 383, 384, 438, 576. LIVINGSTON, 1 R e p . - N o s . 6, 17, 67, 79, 90,

3 3 MACOMB, 1 R e p . - N o s . 282, 334, 403, 414, 623. MANISTEE, 1 R e p . — N o s . 556, 5o7, oo8, 5o9,

° ^ M A S O N , 1 R e p - N o s . 4 1 5 , 4 1 8 , 4 9 9 5 3 9 5 6 7 M E C O S T A , 1 R e p . - N o s . 3 6 2 , 4 7 4 , 4 7 5 , o l 7 , 5 1 8 M O N R O E , 1 R e p - N o s . 4 4 6 . 4 7 1 , 4 9 2 , 5 0 9 . MONTCALM, 1 R e p . - N o s . 318, 436, 437, 440,

^ M U S K E G O N , 1 R e p . - N o s . ' 3 7 2 , 3 7 3 , 3 7 6 . M I D L A N D , 1 Rep.—No. 6 0 3 . •NVWAOO, 1 R e p . - N o s . 4 9 4 , 4 9 5 , o i l , 5 4 4 , o 4 5 . O C E A N A , 1 R e p - N o s . 3 9 3 , 4 0 1 , 4 0 6 , 4 9 7 , 6 0 0 ,

^ O A K L A N D . 3 R e p . - N o s . 1 4 1 , 2 4 5 , 2 5 3 , 2 5 9 , 2 6 7 , 2 8 3 3 2 3 , 3 2 8 , 3 3 5 , 3 9 5 , 4 0 8 4 4 3 , 4 5 2 .

O T T A W A , 1 R e i . - N o s . 3 0 , 1 1 2 3 1 3 , 4 2 1 , 4 5 8 O S C E O L A , 1 R e p . - N o s . 3 6 3 , 5 1 8 5 7 0 , 6 2 0 , 6 2 8 ,

6 2 S T C L A I R , 2 R e p . - N o s . 4 0 4 , 4 5 0 , 4 6 2 , 4 6 3 , 480, 481, 491, 504, 528.

ST. JosErH, 3 Rep. Nos. 22, 76, 178, 179, 199, 2 3 6 , 2 3 7 , 2 6 6 , 2 9 1 , 3 0 3 , 3 0 4 , 3 3 3 , 5 6 0 .

S A O I N A W , 1 R e p . - N o s . 3 2 6 , 4 6 4 , 5 7 4 , 5 9 1 , 5 9 9 , 611. S A N I L A C , 1 R e p . - N o s . 4 1 7 , 4 8 2 , 5 6 6 . S H I A W A S S E , 1 R e p . - N o s . 1 6 0 , 2 2 8 , 2 2 9 , 2 5 2 ,

2 9 7 , 3 8 8 , 6 0 6 . T U S C O L A , I R e p . - N o s . 5 1 3 , 5 3 7 , 5 4 8 , 5 6 2 , 5 8 2 ,

5 8 9 . 5 9 3 . V A N B U R E N , 5 Rep.—Nos. 10 , 2 3 , 2 6 , 3 2 , 3 6 ,

6 0 , 8 2 , 8 9 , 1 5 7 , 158 , 1 5 9 , 1 7 8 , 2 1 8 , 2 3 0 , 3 4 6 , 3 5 5 , 4 6 5 , 4 8 5 , 6 1 0 .

W A S H T E N A W , 2 R e p . - N o s . 5 2 , 5 6 , 5 9 , 6 8 , 6 9 , 9 2 , 2 3 9 , 3 2 9 , 3 5 1 , 3 9 9 , 4 7 6 , 6 3 1 .

W A Y N E , 2 Rep.—Nos. 2 3 2 , 2 6 3 , 2 9 8 , 3 3 1 , 3 6 7 , 3 6 8 , 3 8 9 , 6 1 8 , 6 2 2 .

W E X F O R D , 1 R e p . - N o s . 6 3 2 , 6 3 3 . J . T . C O B B , Secretary Michigan State Grange.

'l'lic Michiican Wheal Crop.

The following article in regard to the wheat c rop of this State, is f rom the pen of HOD. O. G. Luce , of Branch county. I t is a careful est imate by an experienced observer:

Where we are to sell our wheat and what prices we ought to get for it , are impor tan t quest ions tha t present themselves to the minds of all wheat growers at the present t ime. Great talkers and small talkers, great writera and little writers have been engaged in trying to shed light upon these grave subjects. N o one absolutely knows much abont i t ' yet, still there are land-marks tha t may he lp some of na in arriv-ing a t a correct opinion. One thing is as certain as taxes and the grave, and tha t is, tha t every legitimate interest in the coun-try, and especially in the northwest , will be promoted by the fa rmers receiving a good round price fo r their wheat this year. An-other thing seems to be equally true, and tha t is, the fingers of the speculators i tch and bu rn to get hold of the crop or as m u c h of it as possible a t a low prioe. For this purpose a concerted effort has been made to depress the markets . These spec-ulators have had access to all the great daily papers. They have writ ten them-selves tired, and talked themselves hoarse about the immense crop of the year 1877. With the same purpose they have sold shor t fo r f u t u r e delivery away below the price of wheat on the spot. Tha t these short sellers have me t with noth ing but loss so fa r I rejoice to hear.

Now, with regard to the crop •; we had a good large one of superior qual i ty of wheat. There is no doub t about this, yet I believe the quant i ty has been over estimated, I am sure that i t has been in our own state. Cir-cumstances have been such tha t I have been called to travel over three-fourths of the older settled and some of the Dewly settled counties of the state within the past mon th . I have everywhere paid special a t tent ion to the wheat c rop ; have talked with many hundred fa rmers f rom various par t s of manv of the counties and have seen an est imate of the wheat crop of the several wheat growing states, going the rounds of the papers , wherein the crop is est imated a t thir ty-one millions of bushels. Las t year, by actual re turns , made i t a little over sixteen millions. Fac t s within my knowledge convinces me tha t the es t imate fo r this year is too h igh by seven or eight million bushels. I sup-pose tha t an average crop is not f a r f r o m twenty million bushels. T h i s year the impor t an t wheat growing counties of

2 T H E G R A N G E VISITOR. Berr ien, Cass. St. Joseph, Branch , Hills-dale, Lenawee, J » k s o n , Calhonn, Kalama-zoo, Van B a r e n , and Allegan, have taken together n o more than an average crop. These 11 counties as a usual crop p rodnce nearly 9 mill ions of the 20 mill ions raised in the s tate . Of these count ies five have less than an average, th ree more and three j u s t abon t an average Conceding to the bal-ance of the s ta te 33 pe r cent in addit ion to an average c rop i t would give a total of less than 24 mill ions of bushels.

I t is fair to s ta te here tha t the cause of a l ight crop in some of the count ies named above was damage done by the Hessian fly. T h e r e are no bet ier wheat count ies in t h e S ta te than Kalamazoo and S t . Joseph , bu t in these count ies the ravages of the fly were such tha t the c rop is away below an aver-age. Of the count ies favored with good orops, Ionia, I n g h a m , a good p a r t of Liv-ingston, Washtenaw, Ea ton , and pa r t of Bar ry seem to me to s tand at the head, al-though I can not speak of the nor theaster ly count ies f r o m actual observat ion.

Ken t , Montcalm, Gra t io t and some other count ies no t named have good crops, bn t in all these good-crop sections there were a good many fields of l ight wheat. Some were sowed too early and some too late, a n d i n some cases the f a rming was too poorly done to secure a heavy re turn . One- th i rd of the f a rmer s in these most favored sec-t ions did no t secure more than a usual crop.

T a k i n g in to considerat ion these th ings I am fully convinced tha t t h e es t imate of 33 per cent increase for a li t t le more than half of the s ta te is a liberal one. N e x t sp r ing r e tu rn s will show i t . I do no t fo r -get that Michigan is only one of e ight or nine heavy wheat p roduc ing states. I a m no t a prophet , yet I am most thoroughly oonvinced that the s i tua t ion is such the wide world over tha t we can get at least $150 per bushel a t the lake p o r t s of De-t roi t and Toledo for every bushel of wheat we have to sell if we only will. As I said at the c o m m e n c e m e n t the speculators will get hold of the crop a t a low price if they can. Some men are compelled to sell. Those who can hold should do so, in their own interest and in the in te res t of those who are less fo r tuna te .

A little more holding back and t h e mar-ke t would ere th is have reached the figures indicated. T h e f a r m e r s of the Nor thwes t hold the key to t h e s i tuat ion. Will they use i t to their own advantage ? They may , or they may sur render i t to o the r s ; "which shall we do ? We ough t to receive t h e ben-efit whioh the si tuat ion gives us . At har-vest t ime the old orop was all gone, both out of the fa rmer ' s b ins and ou t of t h e marke t s of the world. T h e high prices of J u n e called ou t the last bnshel . T h e Cali-fornia c rop is l ight. E u r o p e wants an u n -usual amoun t . I am aware tha t p red ic t ing the f u t u r e price of gra ins is a hazardous business , sti l l I do predic t t ha t we can ye t ge t the dollar and a half a t ou r lake por t s if we manage well.

Gilead, Mich. , Sept . 15, 1877. J . T. COBB, Secretary .—Last month I prom-ised to give you the result, in our Grange, of the visit by a eommtitoe of wide-awake Sisters upon the earless members. The report of the com-mit tee promisod well, and the result was bet ter oven than we anticipated. Our Hall a t the last meet ing was pre t ty well filled up . Members were out who hail no t been before, some of them for months. Of course those who had been absent a t many meetings did not enter into the spirit of the meeting as those do who punctual ly a t t end . B u t the increased at tendance gave us much encouragement. Brothers and Sisters, keep on doing so, i t will do you good, and us too. W e have one family of husband and wife who have been absent f rom the meeting bu t two or three t imes since the organization of the Grange. They live 4i miles f rom the hall. The Brother said a t a late meeting of the Grange tha t he had been here sometimos when it stormed, also when i t was cold and when i t was hot, but always went home feeling paid for his trouble. To other Granges permit me to say, go and do likewise. Appoint a Committee of active ladies, and if like our Committee, they happen to be good looking, all the better. Let themlvisit the lazy members. If there is any life lef t they will arouse i t . C.

See new advertisement of O. R. In-gersoll, also Brother Hawley of Bnrp Oak, on the 8th page.

(feorrespondencq.

HOME, S e p t e m b e r 15th , 1877. Worthy Secretary Cobb :

Perhaps you are tired, and your r e a d e W t t i -noyed, a t being constantly reminded of the bad habits t ha t prevail among farmers. I t would be much more pleasant to be able to approve all t ha t is "done by my own class, and if i t was only desirable to make myself pleasant and agreeable, I know very well how the l ightning-rod men, the organ men, and the p a t e n t . medi-cine men managed to do i t . But I promised to be t r u t h f u l and f r ank , and must look a t things as they are, and speak of them as they exist. In this letter I have something to say about t h e bad habi t of allowing foul and noxious weeds to grow and mature their seeds annual ly in the garden, in the plowed fields, in the meadows, pastures, wood lots, in the fence corners, and in the road sides; everywhere, in short, where they can find a vacant spot of ear th for a lodge-ment. Like the drops of water in the Ocean, or the grains of sand on the Sea-shore—they are innumerable. They are to-day contesting the t i t le to every clear acre of land ia the State wi th a vigor and persistency unknown in the courts. They are a constant and exorbi tant tax on the labor of the husbandman, and a perpet-ual inenacc to every seed t h a t he plants or sows They have taken possession of m a n y fa rms in the older States, and hold them unquestioned, and incumber every farm in Michigan to some extent . The grand annual harvest of foul seeds are now mature or rapidly matur ing , and being distr ibuted by the winds and by other means constantly operating, whe ther perceptible or otherwise, and always efficient to some extent where there is ear th , rain and sunshine. There may be thoughtless, credulous persons tha t sup-pose tha t weeds spring spontaneously f rom the earth when seeds are absent, and tha t efforts to destroy them are useless. For the benefit of such persons, i t may be said tha t natural laws are not repealed or evaded for the benefit of foul weeds. Each weed comes from its parent seed and each seed produces its kind, and all meeds can be destroyed by thorough effectual work . Simply take away their tops or leaves and they die, and trouble us no more. Tho smaller the weeds the easier i t is to kill them and the sooner theyare destroved the less liable are they to mature seed. Some are so hardy and tenacious of life that more than to cripple mav be required, bu t the man tha t goes a t i t wi th 1 will is sure to succeed in the end.

T h e common thist le is very easily destroyed, not one should be allowed to perfect its s eed ; and yet i t is a very common nuisance. Tons of them are allowed to staiid and disfigure the fields and the road-sides, obstruct the growth of grass, prevent animals f rom get t ing what there is, the sheep run among them and their wool is injured by the thorns tha t break off in i t and remain to punish the owner if he handles either i i , a n d " ° J r s e t h a n a 1 1 t h e riPene<I I

soed floats in the wind to lodge, annoy! and 1

curse his more t idy and thr i f ty neighbors wi th constant work to keep their fields clean. The notorious p e s t - t h e Canada t h i s t l e - t h a t is so f ' S ' ^ frad>cate when i t gets fu l l possession, is allowed to increase and spread witfi an indif-ference tha t is criminal, when a li t t le effort now would effectually check its spread, and if perse-vered in, eventually drive i t f rom the State. If the tops are all cut a t the surface of the ground once each m o n t h - i j , the oumer of the land-they will not pu t in an appearance long, as everyone can easily test if ho has the pest on his farm, and be convinced. Shall we £o t take warning and all go to work together and in earnest, to destroy every foul weed tha t cum" bers.our farms, that taxes our indust ry , t ha t di-minishes our income and t h a t remains a stand-ing reproach to good husbandry ? If we all pu t our shoulders to the wheel and work together fa i thful ly in this direction, the ^ " ' i 1 " ' r e s u , l t t w > 1 ' soon be adequate and per-ceptible, and i t is not easy to see tha t any one can feel injured by it. Yours, t ruly, y

ALONZO SESSIONS.

,,r J, . . HOWELL, A u g u s t 25, 1877 Worthy Secretary, Cobb.-The Patrons of Livingstone County met in Howell, August 7th, a t 10 o'clock. A regular meet ing of the" County CouncU occurring a t t ha t t ime The Hall was t ^ f r l T r e A r V ' ? e 0 o d " ' o the r s a " K ters of the County ; lively, earnest workers in r Z ? a T ; M n 0 i n - t h e > - ' with a large crowd repaired to the Fa i r grounds where, wi th a good d inner good singing, and last bu t not H ™ V < g T ? a d d r , ; s , 8 f r o m Bro. Moore, the t ime passed too quickly away. I t was altogeth-er a very enjoyable affair, and we feel t ha t we cannot speak too highly of Bro. Moore, as a lecturer. His speech was highly eulogized in our County paper. n l u

Fraternal ly Yours, MKS. W. K . SEXTOS,

O F F I C E O F L E N A W E E C o . , G E A N G E . Worthy Secretary. — Th ink ing perhaps, t ha t

a t this late day even, ou r bre thren throughout t h e State, would be interested in t h e action ta-ken a t the Lenawee County Grange held in Raisin on the 29th day of May, we herewith send you a copy of the Resolutions adopted a t t ha t time, and which were forwarded by the Secretary to each Subordinate Grango in the County.

TAXATION AND T H E G E A N O E . " The following resolutions were adopted by the Vallejo Grange, California, J a u u a r y 13,1877, a n d commended to the a t tent ion of the Granges genera l ly : Recognizing the necessity of a united and im-mediate action on the par t of all desirous of correcting the evils which are affecting us so se-riously, and believing tha t individual prosperity is dependent upon I ha t which promotes the welfare of the body politic, we earnestly invite the co-operation, not only of the Pa t rons of Husbandry , bu t every t rue citizen and lover of justice. Our purpose is to secure proper repre-sentat ion which will br ing about legislative ac-tion and reformation, covering the entire field tha t has been and is so productive of in ju ry as to render this act ion for self-preservation im-perat ive. Among the prominent grievances we seek to correct and relieve are : Fi rs t—That of unequal and excessive taxa-tion. Second—Congressional and legislative dona-tions of immense tracts of land and millions of the public money to corporations and individu-als, g ran t ing in addit ion special r ights and pri-vileges, creat ing classes and social conditions at variance with t h e spiri t of our inst i tut ions and a republican form of government. Third—Compell ing the manufac tu r ing and agricultural interests and capital employed in developing the country to bear the burdens of government , by exempt ing from taxat ion for-eign banking capital a n d money invested in bonds and mortgages. Four th—The want of economy and consider-ation of the public welfare in every depar tment of State a n d Federal service, in creating sine-cures, continuing excessive salaries and exorbi-t an t fees to officials of every grade. F i f th—The un jus t and iniquitous use of the ballot-box, which is prost i tuted for part isan purposes. W e are therefore resolved tha t henceforth our individual and uni ted efforts shall tend to-ward correcting the evils complained of, BY

N O M I N A T I N G AND S U P P O E T I N G for office such men only as are C O M P E T E N T and HONEST, N O N -PAETISAN, yet loyal to their constituents, men w h o a r e P L E A S E D I N SEBVINQ E A T H E E THAN D E C E I V I N G T H E P E O P L K — t h o s e w h o r e c o g n i z e the necessity of guarding safely the elective franchise, sur rounding i t wi th safeguards in the way of qualifications which will render its exercise impossible by those not directly in te r -I ested ill the results they were called upon to

1 decide." Now Brothers and Sisters don ' t be f r ightened, the above is not " Politics in the Grange," i t is a proposition to manifest a lit t le of the God given common sense, with which every honest Pa t ron is endowed to a greater or less degree. A proposition to exorcise the right of every American citizen, and repudiate taxation unless as the inseparable companion of a quiet and fair representation. We have no axe to grind, unless it be one with which to clcar the fields for labor in t h e Grange, and no hobby to ride, unless the riding can be of some benefit to our Order. But , Oh, tha t we could speak in the ear of every Pa t ron , whe ther in th is or other States, in tones tha t would start le them out of their napping. Awake ! shake off the spell of these vampires—have confidence in each other! co-operate ! combine ! and p u t men where you arc to be represented, who will represent you.

Tri j ly and Fra ternal ly , *

LOWELL, S e p t . 3, 1877. Bro. J. T. Cobb . - E n c l o s e d find my Crop Report . I have waited for Reports f rom Subor-dinate Granges, bu t they come slowlv. I t is hard to get farmers to t ake hold of t h e real busines which is of the greatest importance to them. These Crop Reports w i th Blanks f u r -nished, ought not to be so hard to get . B u t we must watch and work and wait, And leave the rest to coming fa te Be our progress fast or slow, One th ing certain, we do know, l .hat s ° m e progress we have made, Since Grange foundations broad were laid, And that time will do things well If we can only wai t a spell. Fra te rna l ly Yours,

J . C . E N G L I S H . W i s c o N S I N . - G r a n g i that have been dormant more than a year, resume their

S S i ? 1 ° g y t h e payment of their dues lor the present year,

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t a s t e r ' s d e p a r t m e n t .

J . J . WOODMAN,

M e m b e r s h i p f e e s .

I call the attention of Masters and Officers of Subordinate (¿ranges to the following DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT-

TEE OF THE STATE GRANGE. At a meeting of the Executive

Committee of the State Grange, held at the Morton House, in Grand Rap-ids, September 12th, 1877, the follow-ing decisions were made in a case before them of charges against the Master of a Subordinate Grange, and the officers and members of the Grange, " for receiving members into the Grange in violation of Article 6th of the Constitution," which reads as follows: " The minimum lee for initiation into the Subordinate Grange shall be, for men five dollars and for women two dollars."

1st. It is evident that the Nation-all Grange intended to make the in-itiation fees of candidates to mem-bership in the Order, uniform in Sub-ordinate Granges; or at least to pre-vent one Grange from reducing the fee, and bidding for candidates, to the injury of other Granges, by fixing the " minimum fee " which a Grange could charge,, in the constitution of the Order.

2nd. If any doubt could possibly have arisen in regard to the intent and meaning of Article 6th of the Constitution, they certainly must have been removed by the following decisions, subsequently made by au-thority.

P ARLIAMENTAEY GUIDE. Decision 13.—" No person can be

admitted to membership free." Decision 1 4 — " T h e entire mem-

bership fee must accompany the pe-tition and cannot be divided among the several degrees."

Decision 15.— ' A Grange cannot vote back to a member any portion of the membership fee."

Decision 41.— " I f an applicant is balloted for whose fee does not ac-company the petition and is elected, the election is illegal and the degree should not be conferred; if rejected, the rejection is illegal and the appli-cant may apply again at any t ime. '

Decision 70.—" The Master should not allow a ballot to be taken on the application of a person who from any cause is ineligible to membership. But if such person has been ballot-ed for and elected, the master has no right to initiate him, and would by so doing,"render himself liable to ex-pulsion for having violated the laws he was obligated to enforce and obey." AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO PAR-

LIAMENTARY GUIDE. Decision 51.—"The Master of a

Subordinate Grange should not sign an order to draw money lrom the treasury of his Grange, unless be ap-proves the same."

Decision 54.—"The Master of a Subordinate Grange should decide a motion out of order, when it is plain-ly in violation of the Constitution, rules and regulations of the National, State, or Subordinate Grange."

3rd. As every member of a Grange is pledged to support the Constitu-tion and Rules of the Order, and ev-ery member is solemnly obligated, " t o support the Constitution of the National Grange, and to inculcate a strict obedience to all laws and edicts eminating from the proper authority," it must be conceded that any at-tempt to evade this clear provision of the Constitution, either directly or in-directly, so as to admit a candidate to membership without the payment of the full fee before initiation ; or to appropriate funds from the treasury to refund any portion of the fee after initiation, would be not only a viola-tion of the Constitution but of the obligation itself. E l e c t i o n o f D e l e g a t e s t o t h e

S t a t e G r a n g e .

As will be seen by the General No-tice published in another column, the County Conventions, for electing del-egates to the State Grange, will be held in the several Counties, on Tues-day, the 16th day of October next.

As this is a matter in which every Grange in the State is interested, I will make the following recommenda-tions, in order to secure uniformity of action, and to prevent misunder-

lst. That the Subordinate Gran-ges take action without delay, to elect Delegates to the County Conventions.

2nd. That, unless the last County Convention fixed the place for hold-ing this Convention, or a majority of the Masters in the County sign a call for holding it at some other place and cause a copy to be served upon the Masters of all the Granges in the County at least ten days prior to the time of holding the same, the Con-vention will be held at the county seat.

3d. That the Master of the Grange at or nearest to the county seat, or his legal representative, be requested to provide a place for holding the Con-vention, and make all necessary prep-arations for the same.

4th. That the Convention assem-ble at 10 o'clock A. M., and balloting for Representatives commence at 1 o'clock P. M.

5th. That when 1-5 of the Granges represented in a County Convention demand it, the Convention shall pro-ceed to district the county before an election is held.

6th. That a certificate of election, signed by the President and Secreta-ry 5 of the Convention, be given to each Representative elected; and full returns of the election, with the names and post-office address of each member elected, be made forthwith to the Secretary of the State Grange._

7th. That the Convention provide for filling vacancies that may occur from the inability of any of the Rep-resentatives to attend the State Grange—either by electing alternates or empowering Representative to ap-point substitutes.

Granges tha t are more than two quarters in arrears for dues will not be entitled to representation, in the Convention, or in the State Grange. Hence it is of the utmost importance that the payment of dues to the State Grange, by delinquent Granges, be made without delay. Let every

Grange be represented, and full dele-gations sent to the State Grange.

The following are the amended By-Laws of the State Grange, in relation to membership.

A R T I C L E III—MEMBEBS. S E C T I O N 1. The members of the Michigan State Grange shall consist of the Masters of the Subordinate Granges and their wives, who are Matrons, who shall be chosen in proportion to one Master to every five Subordinate Granges, or major par t thereof, in the County. These members shall be elected by ballot by a con-vention to be held on the third Tuesday of Oc-tober of each year, a t the county seat of each county ; Provided, the place of meeting was not fixed elsewhere by a vote of the last preceeding annual convention; tha t each Subordinate Grange shall have four delegates to said County Convention, said delegates to be chosen from the Four th Degree members of said Subordinate (¡range to represent said Subordinate Grange in said County Convention. The Convention may elect alternates, or empower delegates to appoint substitutes from among the Masters of the county. SEC. 2. Past Masters of Subordinate Granges and their wives, who are Matrons, shall be con-sidered as honorary members, and shall be elig-ible to ofiic? bu t not entitled to vote. SEC. 3. Each Delegate and Officer at tending the State Grange shall receive mileage a t the ra te of two cents per mile for the distance traveled in going and returning by the nearest traveled route, and $1.50 per diem for the t ime actually spent a t the Grange. The Master and Secretary of the State Grange shall give such delegate an order for the amount on the Treas-urer of the State Grange, which shall be paid a t the close of the i

C r o p a n d o t h e r K e p o r t s .

In compliance with instructions from the State Grange, blanks have been furnished Subordinate Granges for Reports in relation to Crops and the general condition of the Order. These Blanks are to be filled by the Lecturers of the Subordinate Gran-ges, and forwarded to the Lecturer of the County Grange or Council, where such an organization exists, otherwise to the Secretary of the State Grange The reports which have been already received, and are now on file in the office of the Secre-tary of the State Grange, are very complete, and creditable; and clearly indicate the practicability of the en-terprise, if Subordinate Granges are prompt in making the reports.

I would recommend that each Sub-ordinate Grange devote one meeting in each quarter, to thp discussion of the condition of the growing crops, acreage, yield per acre, quality, sur-plus for market , ¿sc., &c., and thus enable the Lecturer of the Grange to make up an accurate report. One of the most interesting Grange meetings that I have atteuded in a long time was for this purpose. Every farmer present could tell all about his own, and his neighbor's crops. The sub-ject opened u p a new field for thought and discussion; and the meeting was lively and interesting.

Each item was taken up separately, and after discussion, and exchanging views, the blank was filled by vote of the Grange. Patrons, this work is yours, and for j o u r benefit; and whether it succeeds or tails, will de-pend entirely upon the interest you take in it.

The Secretary of the State Grange will publish a synopsis of the Reports at the close of each quarter, in the VISITOR. The first will be compiled for the next number, and all reports for the present quarter should be made up and forwarded without de-lay.

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SCHOOLCRAFT, SEPT., 1877.

| | e c r c t a r j ) ' s | h p a r i O T e n t .

J . T. COBB, - - - SCHOOLCRAFT.

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

B L A N K S . Blanks that are sent free from this office on

application a re : Blank Quarterly Reports of Secretaries of Sub-ordinate Granges. Blank Quarterly Reports of Secretaries of Po-mona Granges. Blank application for organizing Pomona Granges. Blank applications for Membership in Pomona Granges. Blank Bonds of Secretary and Treasuror. Blank Election Reports of Sub. Granges. Blank Certificates of Election to County Convention. Blank Certificates of Representatives elected to the State Grange. Blanks for Consolidation of Granges. Blank Application for Certificate of Dimit . Blank Plaster Orders. Blank Certificate of Incorporation:

era and manufacturers into the most direct and friendly relations possi-ble." Let us now go forward and do our own business in our own way. Make up your orders for Plaster and send them to me as before. Secretaries will soon be furnished with blanks for that purpose. Day & Taylor, with more experience and time for prepa-ration, are now prepared to furnish the Order with pure plaster very much below the price paid them last year. We shall spare no effort to secure the best freight rates, and to some points we can guarantee that rates will be less than was paid last year.

E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e M e e t i n g ; a t O r a n d R a p i d s .

P l a s t e r . . A called meeting of the Executive Committee of the State Grange was held at Grand Rapids on the 11th and 12th of September. Several busi-ness matters of importance were dis-posed of before the Plaster question was reached. This great interest which has en-grossed so much attention for the last three years was calmly consid-ered in all its bearings before final action was taken. With the experience of the past year of actual business fresh in our minds, we did not feel in renewing an arrangement with Messrs. Day & Taylor, that we were taking chances. One year ago our move was a venture, now it is a business transaction that, has a basis of facts, figures and ex-perience on which to securely rest. The Patrons of Michigan done no-bly last year. In all we then said and done in relation to this business, we felt sure we were working to pro-mote their true interests. Nothing has since occurred to alter that opin-ion. I apprehend that the experience of the last year has brought us to un-derstand each other better. Manu-facturers have learned that we are willing to pay for a thing what it is worth if we happen to want it, and no more, and that we can and will stick together when our true inter-ests demand it, which is simply say-ing that Michigan Patrons have some business capacity as well as honesty. With our success, in attaining our object, and its universal recognition on the part of Manufacturers, the bitterness of feeling which was en-gendered is fast subsiding. We recall these words found in our " Declaration of Purposes." " We wage no aggressive warfare against any other interest whatever. For our business interests, we desire to bring producers and consumers, farm-

I m p o r l a n I t o S i i b o r d i u a t e C l r a n -g e s .

" Subordinate Granges that are more than two quarters in arrears for dues to the State Grange are not en-titled to representation therein, nei-ther can they take part in the elec-tion of representatives to the State Grange." By this ruling, Grange.? that have not made their report to this office for the quarter ending March 31st, 1877, will not be entitled to send del-egates to participate in the election of Representatives to the State Grange. I have sent by card to Secretaries of delinquent Granges such statement of account as will indicate what must be done to secure representation in the County Convention, and also a state-ment of the financial condition, on the 20th inst., of each Subordinate Grange not. square on my books at that date. 1 hope these delinquent reports will be promptly made, and the dues re mitted. In several instances an additional representative from a County will be secured by a single Grange making report and payment of dues for one quarter. A full representation in County Conventions is desirable, and as I am anxious to give those dilatory Gran-ges, whose numbers are not in the published list, every possible chance, I shall send a certificate of qualifica-tion to all Grange Secretaries that, by making reports and payment of dues before the 16th of October, se-cure representation in the County Convention.

P o s t a l C a r d « Are cheap. I mention this as some people don't seem to have found it out. I mean those who get the Sec-retary of their Grange to write and say they have not had their paper for a month or two.

When we get an edition from the printer the directing is done to 600 offices right through from page one of our Mailing Book to the end, and if you don't get your VISITOR before the 1st of the month following its pub-lication, notify us by postal card at once of that fact and another copy will be sent forthwith. That will be better than complaining and won't cost much more either.

T h e V i s i t o r .

We want at least 1000 new subscri-bers at Ten Cents each ior the VIS-ITOR to January 1st, 1878. The November No. will give some of the Proceedings of the National Grange which meets at Cincinnacti in Nov., and the December No. will give the Address of the Worthy Master, and the Annual Report of the Executive Committee, Treasurer, Secretary and State Agent. This number alone will be worth the ten cents which we ask you to pay for four months.— Masters and Secretaries please at-tend to this matter, and send us the names of those who are not subscrib-ers, because they have not been so-licited. Remember this business will not take care of itself, and we appeal to you.

R e c e i p t s .

From some correspondence I con-clude that Secretaries have not al-ways kept Receipts for dues so as to be able to show payment for every quarter since the organization of their Grange. As the receipts issued from this office are of convenient shape, I would suggest that all such be kept in a common envelope, filed " Re-ceipts for Fees and Dues." Don't let them lie around loose in your tin box. Statements of account will be ren dered when desired by Granges where a balance is shown against them, and I shall very cheerfully cor-rect any mistakes that may be made to appear by a comparison of ac-counts.

W l i e r e P r o m .

There has been a standing request in ; t h e first column, fourth page of the V I S I T O R for two years that has been overlooked by more than 100 Brothers who read the V I S I T O R . By that neglect some letters I get are never answered, or if answered sub-ject me to a loss of time before I can do so, that, in a warm day is a little annoying. In writing on Grange business al-ways give the number of your Grange and it will keep me in a much better humor.

C r o p R e p o r t s .

I have received a few Crop Reports, really but a small proportion of the blanks sent out have been returned. All received before the 12th of Octo-ber will be compiled and published in the October V I S I T O R . Masters of Granges are requested to call the subject up at their next meeting, and see to it, that a report be made if that duty HAS NOT already been discharged. Granges delinquent in reports from Secretaries for quarter ending March •31st, 1877:

N o s . 4. 5, 28, 44, 48, 50. 02. 70. 75, 95. I l l , 114, 126, 135, 138, 142. 140, 147, 156, 108, 180, 183, 191, 19S, 203, 204, 200, 207, 209, 211, 214, 223 , 225. 233, 244, 247, 249, 250, 255, 208, 273 , 275, 295 . 297, 302, 308, 319, 320, 330, 340 , 347 , 350, 371, 377, 385, 402, 409, 410, 411, 412, 418, 430. 431, 444, 445 , 447, .149, 409, 473, 480, 4. 8, 490, 498, 500, 501, 502, 508, 509, 510, 523, 530, 531, 538, 542, 551, 552, 500, 501, 505, 567, 575, 585. 587, 590, 598, 604, 605, 607, 612, 617.

This list does not include those d o r mant Granges that have not reported

5 T H E G R A N G E VISITOR. for a year or more, of which there are quite a number, who seem practically dead, though they have not formal-ly surrendered their charter.

t e c t u m ' s ^ c p a r t m c u t .

C. L. W H I T N E Y , - - MUSKEGON.

I N T H E F I E L D . We have had the pleasure of meet-

ing with four County or District Granges since our last issue. Had we time to write, much valuable infor-mation derived from these visits could be given in these or other colums that would redound to the interests of the Order, and the advancement and wel-lare of the farmer. But time and space forbids more than a general mention of these meetings.

From a meeting of Patrons at Reed City where we met our Worthy Mas-ter of the State Grange who addressed the farmers to a good purpose, we went to Ionia and deliverd ourself up to the Sheriff of Ionia County, for the night. Think of it, your State Lec-ture in jail. But the Assistant and lady Assistant Stewards of the State Grange delivered as on the day fol-lowing to go to the County Grange a t Orleans Hall where we met many old friends, and where during the session were discussed important in-terests of the farmers of the locality in the varieties of wheat to be sown. The claims of the Clawson being ably presented and defended from the attack of the Miller's Association. Resolutions were passed in favor of the Clawson, and to send samples of it, and other varieties to Dr. Kedzie, of Agricultural College for analysis. Arrangements for marketing wheat were discussed, and plans for carrying them into effect considered. Ionia County Grange lias already done a good work, and every Patron in the County helping would soon become a great power for good in that County, and united with other counties secure to the Order of the State advantages, the most sanguine have not dared to hope for. The next day found us at Rockford, where were convened the Kent County Grange. They too had considered the question of the Claw-son wheat and with similar conclusions to Ionia CountyGrange. We found this Grange equally earnest and active in the good work, laboring faithfully to advance the great interests of the Or-der.

There was to have been a Grove Pic-Nic and address on this day to which all were invited, but a much needed rain caused a change of plans, and with willing hearts the Patrons and friends filled the Hall at Rockford to partake of a sumptuous dinner, and listen to our address. Seldom have w; found a more attentive audience.

On the next week we met with the Berrien Pomona Grange at the new Hall, of Mt. Tabor Grange. This is the first Pomona Grange formed in the State, and has fully demonstrated the efficacy of the County organiza-tion. I t has set on foot a successful cooperative Store which has twice made a dividend, and in seven months past done business to the amount of

$21,000. I t has awakened an interest in all parts of the County—stirring up the weak and dormant, and now is about putting into operation a Com-mission house in Chicago to do busi-ness for the Order, an enterprise that every Patron in the west is interested in. More of this in another number.

The needs of a weekly paper was talked here, and every Grange in the State should discuss this and have the matter presented in due form at the next State Grange meeting. How many Patrons will take and pay for a WEEKLY PAPER at $1,00 per year?

The dedication of the Mt. Tabor Hall was made the special Order of 10 a. m. Wednesday the 29th, and large as the Hall was, it was full to over-flowing. Every thingconsidered,this is the best Hall we have dedicated. Proud indeed ought the members to be of their efforts. Is the Grange interest dying out in localities where such Pomona Granges exist, and such Halls are built by the Order? On Saturday following we met our own, the "Wes-tern Pomona Grange," No. 19, at Ber-lin, and had a good meeting. The next meeting is to be at Ravenna, on the 4th of October. Kent County Grange meets at Byron, on the 3rd of October. Berrien, at Bainbridge, on the 2nd Tuesday of October. New-ago County Patrons have a Pic-Nic at Croton, on the 27th of Sept., and Osceola Patrons, on the 2d day of the County Fair at Evert, Oct. 10th.

? t a t e A g e n t ' s d e p a r t m e n t .

J . H. GARDNER, - CENJREVILLE.

A Compos t H e a p .

I t is one test of a good farmer tha t he prizes manure. A man may make money from his farm aud be wasteful of fertilizers, but he is not a good farmer, for he is constantly running his land into debt. The following suggestions may help some farmer to obtain a load of excellent manure, each year, without cost, besides put-ting out of the way a large amount of refuse matter, that would other-wise tend to contaminate the air and generate disease.

ITace a box, holding from thirty to forty bushels, a few yards from the back kitchen door, to be used as a receptacle for the large class of sub-stances that appear iu every house and yard, for which there seems no other appropriate place. The list is a long one and need not be enumer-ated. When a mass of weeds is piled in a garden, or the paths are hoed out, add this rubbish to the heap. Enough eart.li and ashes will usually find their way there to absorb all noxious odors, bu t if they do not, they may be easily supplied. This is certainly a better way to dispose of family slops, than to throw them on the ground to fester and putrify in the hot sun, poisoning the air with their malarious odors —Husbandman.

— Fioral Grange, ->o. 306, has a membership of 16n, and have never dismissed or suspended a member for non-payment of dues, or other cause. All who have ever joined still retain their membership, except a few who were grauted diinits by reason of re-moving from the neighborhood.

—The Michigan Stale Grange will meet (probably at Landing) Tuesday, December 11th, at 10 o'clock A. m.

Salt is now 85c per barrel in car load lots of 80 barrels, and best fine salt in bulk is $4.50 per ton. I am receiving and forwarding orders now, almost every day for i t ; and Masters should advise their Granges that now is the time to get i t on as it is a very low price, and will probably be high-er before long. Decided results in the increase ol wheat are reported where it has been applied in the fall, either before sowing or soon after; in some instances nearly doubling the yield of grain and improving its quality and appearance. It might be well to give it a trial by sowing a part of a field and note carefully the effect. Refuse salt is scarce at the works and nearly as high priced as the best.

I can furnish good team harness with hip straps for §2(5.00 ; and a nice nickel plated single harness for §20.00 and all" kinds of harness at propor-tional prices.

Don't forget to order for your wives a new ten foot ash extentlm table for 86.50 or a walnut for 87.50; and also remember that a good sew-ing machine with four drawers, drop leaf and box cover, which can be re-moved out of the way in working, is offered lor §25.00; or a full cabinet case for $35.00; and a plain table for $18.00. These are shuttle machines and make the lock stitch.

Linseed Oil by the barrel is 52c a gallou for raw and 55 for boiled ; white lead $9.75 per cwt. Kerosene, Michigan test, 25cts. T am now purchasing goods extensively and am able to till all orders at short notice by the piece at cost in any desired quantity.

Groceries, and boots and shoes in stock, of the best quality of goods at low prices; send on your orders for any thing you need, not forgetting to send along money to pay as you go. State on what road and in what way you want goods forwarded. Wri te name and post office plain, where you want letters sent and where you want goods shipped. This will avoid er-rors and save time and worry because you don't get an answer on the fol-lowing day.

THE " question box," usually kept on the lecturer's desk, we have often found to aid greatly in making pleas-ant meetings. In it the members can at any time drop questions and sug-gestions that perhaps contain much that is of value, and besides the qui et members and the sisters who can-not be persuaded to " speak out in meet ing" can thus have an opportu-nity of doing something in the work. The quest ions are read off by the lecturer, at a suitable time. Some are submitted to the Grange, discuss-ed and decided. Others are given to the committees to work upon and le-port at a future meeting. Sometimes a brother or a sister is appointed to consider the question and write an article upon it. The questions do not all refer to farming, but to Grange work, home life, etc.

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R a b i e s ' d e p a r t m e n t .

W h a t M a k e s a W o m a n .

Not courtly dress nor queenly a i r ; Not jewelled hand, complexion f a i r ; Not graceful form nor lofty tread ; Not paint, nor curls, nor splendid head Not pearly teeth, nor sparkling eyes ; Not Voice that nightingale outvies; Not breath as sweet as eglantine ; Not gaudy gems or fabrics line; Not all the stores of fashion's mart, Nor yet the blandishments of a r t ; Not one, nor all of these combined, Can make one woman true, refined. " f i s not the casket that we prize, But that which in the casket lies ! These outward charms which please the sight Are naught unless the heart be right. T a l k t o t h e B o y s .

This morning I said, " If I felt well enough to-day, I guess I'll write a sisterly little talk to the boys. You know 1 hardly ever write anything for them, and of all classes in the world, boys are my favorites. Give me the boys, the dear, growing young boys, the hope and promise of the nation." Jus t as soon as I said that the girls began to tell me what to say. They said, " Don't forget to tell the boys that if they want their sis-ters to love them, they must be good to them, and tell them their secrets, and not take long walks when they eould ride as well as not ; and they mustn't growl over their fine shirts and complain over every imaginable annoyance, and find fault about their food. That it is these habitual fault-finders who grow to be unsocial and unlovable, and finally, detestable bores.' '

Summed up. this is what the girls told me to tell you, boys: Don't wear your hats in the house; be careful to keep clean; wash often; see that your hands are not grimy and your finger-nails untidy. If you are going to clean a stable, put on old shabby boots kept for that purpose under the manger. Take notice how a well-bred gentleman sits—how he man-ages jus two hands, his two legs, and let him be your example.

Don't ever, when you sit down cross your legs, sprawl, turn the soles of your boots up for inspection, or scoot down in your chair until you sit on the small of your back ; you are a clownish boor'if you do that. Some men will sit gee-hawed around all over a chair, with an arm up on the back of it, and their legs crossed, un-til they look no more like a man than a figure four trap, such as we often see along the creek bank. Nothing stamps a man a lout sooner than this.

No well-bred young lady will toler-ate the company of a young man who smokes in her presence. I t is an in-sult. Yawning' and trott ing your heels, and put t ing on indifferent airs, are likewise very insult ing; so is eating noisily, or smacking your lips, or using hair oil and strong perfume-ry. Many a good fellow has got the mitten just liecau-e he used pomades and hair dressing, and lolled his greasy head against the wall. I've ween more than one pair of blue eyes snap like black ones over the pitiless and immovable spot on the wall just back oi the sofa. They called it des ecration, or some such a word. Don't use slang phrases at home, and then

they will never slip off your tongue away from home, when you are on your best behavior. Be polite at home, that 's the place to iearn good manners; don't be stingy about say-ing, " thank you," " much obliged," " you're very kind,' ' to your good mothers and sisters in your daily in-tercourse with them.

Don't be sneaking. Frequent the society of sensible women, talk to them and hear them talk, discuss books and public men, and the topics of the day. if you do not under-stand the topics of the times, go to the schoolmaster, or the doctor, or your minister, and ask him to ex-plain and simplify and make it plain enough for your comprehension That is thousands better, more cred-table to yourself, and complimentary to him, than to nod and pretend that you understand when you do not.

Among your lady friends be sure you don't intrude your confidence upon them ; keep your own counsel; that is so much better than to bore them with tales about your poor self, your outward circumstances—the unkindness of your relatives, the gloomy prospects ahead of you, and all this kind of talk. They can't as-sist you ; they have trials perhaps greater than your own, and you are a tax upon their ready sympathy.

When you enter a room or a church, don't go flouncing in like a caught fish, slashing to the right and to the left, flapping your coat-tails about l 'ke seals. Go gently and lightly, and respectfully. Go to church in good t ime; tha t is genteel and speaks well of your bringing up.

When you make calls, don't stay too long and weary the ladies; and don't, I beg of you, make the longest part of "your call between your chair and the door, as some young men do. Don't stand and finger the door knob, and act as though you were examin-ing it to see if it infringed uj on the patent you are meditating. Such tricks are very annoying to the "girls you left behind you , ' and very like-ly will provoke some sharp remarks about the time you click the gate latch. If you sit in the rocking-chair while making calls, don't lor your own sake allow the cliair to gal l op ; it suggests the days of bread and-sugar and rocking-horses.

I'll tell you one thing, boys, even though I may violate confidence; there's nothing that flatters the vau-ity of a girl or woman like this pret-. ty little respectful fashion of touch-ing your hat, or lifting it slightly when you bow to one of them. I've heard many of them say if boys only knew how very charming was the compliment conveyed, they'd be tilting and touching their hats all the t ime! Boys, don't think you are ir-resistable; you're not. The girls don't all want you, and you must not wheedle yourselt into the notion that they do.

Be good listeners, think much, read well, engage in all good works, attend church and Sabbath-school always, and don't forget that the ba-sis oi all good manners lies in your own heart, and don't forget that the Golden Rule is the embodiment of true politeness.—RoxeUa, Ohio J<'ar

T h e H o u s e h o l d .

A LKTTRR FROM THE NORTH. From the Detroit Tribune.

As I have never seen anything in your valuable paper from this sec-tion, perhaps some will be interested to know how we pass away time " away back here in the woods." As a general thing we are not troubled with ennui ; and as far as my obser-vation goes, the people are all socially inclined. Neighbors are plenty near enough for convenience. I cannot agree with Kate R., that farmers should have their buildings nearer together. I think that plan would turn out a great annoyance in several respects. Living in the woods for this town, will soon be among the things of the past, for we have very many enterprising farmers that don't intend to let our town remain in the back ground, and we hope soon to rank among the first farming towns of the State. Our village at Hozts corners contains two stores, milliners' shop, post office, two blacksmith shops, and a steam sawmill. We also have an Oddfellows' and a Grange organ-ization. W e find our grange, look-ing from a social stand point, a very pleasant and instructive place to pass away a few hours ; and to those ladies that complain of such a dirth of so-cial enjoyment, I would recommend the grange. If there is not one al-ready near enough for you to join, organize one immediately, and I am sure you will be surprised at the amount of social talent which will develop itself in your neighborhood.

I hope the ladies will not grow weary in well doing this warm weath-er. There are- very many subjects, I would very much like to hear dis-cussed through the columns of this paper. If the ladies should all hap-pen to meet, (say in the editors sanc-tum), would they be as voluble as they are through the paper'( If so I imagine the editor would want to stop his ears and run. ,T. E. I\

ROXANA, Mich. P u b l i c U n i l d i n g ! * a n d T a x e s .

1 O.NiA, Aug. 30, 1877. The new States Prison a mile out of

the city of Ionia, on high ground be-tween the D . & M. and the D. L. & N. W. Railroads is jus t now being stocked with prisoners from Jackson. I ts architecture and finish include all modern improvements—so called— that cost money.

As individuals, corporations, towns, counties, and States are alike over-whelmed with debt, the expensive-uess of all kinds of public buildings should engage the attention of the tax payer.

In nearly all our public buildings— the graded school house, churches, County and State buildings, there seems to be little regard had to the ability of the people who are taxed to pay for the structure. Nineteen twentieths of those who pay for pub-lic buildings do not and cannot live in houses corresponding in style with those they are paying for vear by year. We build houses for" schools and issue bonds running for years, frequently paying a high rate of in-

7 T H E G R A N G E VISITOR. terest—we build splendid churches, and trust to Providence and the skill of an expert at begging, to relieve us of a load of debt when the job is done. Perhaps this is all r ight , bu t to ine the proposition seems a little faulty, that a community can afford to have a house or structure held for use in common, that in style and finish is far superior to what any of the contribu-tors to this common work can have themselves. FARMER J O H N .

<§ommanicatians.

BRO. COBB:—In m y i g n o r a n c e o r simplicity supposing t h a t t he Order of Pa t rons of H u s b a n d r y was organized and sent forth into the world for or in the interest of t he business of Agricul-ture, I have on looking around upon those w h o are p rominen t members of the Order, been surprised to see the lack of interest manifested by them in the advancement of their profession or calling. T h e y meet week af te r week and m o n t h after m o n t h wi thout t he least apparen t progress being made in the managemen t of their farms or stock, and I f ind upon looking the field over, tha t the most successful farmers , and stock breeders are not t he men prominent in the Order, but generaly the reverse or a t best but lay members. Now if my obser-vations are correct, or nearly so, what is the remedy and how shall i t be applied? First , ought we not to take a new departure and con-sider subjects more directly bearing upon our own business and leave the discussion of such subjects as co-operation, manufacturing, finan-ces and merchandising to those having more time to a t tend to them, and strive to become bet ter farmers and bring more intelligence into our own profession. Let us bring to bear a generous spirit of rivalry into our own business Let us t ry and see who amongst us can produce the best crops, raise the best horses, cattle, sheep and swine. Let us make the experiments nec-essary to arrive a t correct conclusions. Let us strive to blend scientific and practical farming " so tha t the best results may be attained. Le t us spend less t ime in finding faul t with those of other occupations and more in informing our-selves witu regard to our own. In our section of the country, in my judgment , a mixed sys-tem of agriculture is the only successful one. Should we all raise grain the markets would be overstocked aud the price so low tha t i t would not pay the cost of raising. Should we all raise cattle the market would be overstocked and we should have the cattle but no money. So with all other varieties of fa rm production. That being the case, is i t not better, is i t not a duty we owe to ourselves, to our fami-lies and our Order, tha t we take hold ot this business of farming with more intelligence than heretofore, and strive to make the prolession ol Agriculture honorable by bringing to i ts aid a

more enlightened intelligence and culture, " i h e world moves" and the t ime has long since passed away when ignorance can successfully com-pete with education and culture, ' i he time has passed when the world thinks tha t all tha t is necessary to make a successful farmer is brawn and muscle. Brains rule the world. Cultiva-ted active brains, win iu the race of life, and who, more than the farmer needs their propeu-i n rr powers, and who has more t ime if properly used than he to cultivate his mind and improve his talents. Aud now my Brother Patrons, it we as a class are left out in the cold or distanced ill the race of life, the faul t is our own, and the blame rests on our own shoulders and a t our own doors. Le t the farmers of the btate n i themselves by study and thorough training lor the responsible duties of life, and they will be called to the f ron t ; they have the opportunity if they desire, and success or fai lure lies wi th

Now a single word in regard to one of the agencies tha t we have a t hand (and use so little) which should be a p o w e r f o r good, and would be if farmers would only use it, and tha t is our County Agricultural Society, which as its name imports, is a farmers insti tution, gotten up ex-pressly for their benefit and improvement, yet how few look a t i t in this light They come to the fair and bring their families to see and to be seen, and make of it a mere social ma t t e r Now the paramount object should be, with each ifar-mcr in the land, to go there and be oenenu. thereby, which he cannot be if he goes there as a visitor only ; he should be a t the same t ime an exhibitor, bringing in his horse, his colt h s calf cow or steer, his sheep or swine, and then and there compare with his neighbor, then h e c a n see and judge intelligently wi th regard to the

respective merits or qualities of his own crow as compared with his neighbors, and I am satis-fied tha t any mail desirous of improvement will be aided in so doing. A single word and I will close. Every farmer should reccollect and chalk it down where lie' can see it often, tha t the County Agricultural Society is a farmers insti-tution, and it will be jus t what they themselves make it . I t does not belong to the President, the Secretary, or the Executive Committee. They are simply the agents appointed by your-selves to put the thing in ship shape, and see that the proper arrangements are perfected to make it convenient for your comfort and safe for your stock, implements and products, and 1 tell you brother farmers, i t is 110 small tax 011 a mans time to take either of the Official jiosi-tions in the Society. So let us like reasonable men and women bring on our stock, products of the fa rm and the house, aud strive by gener-ous rivalry to improve ourselves and thereby bring down blessing on our heads. J . M . N E A S M I T H . Vicksburg, Sept. loth, 1877.

CLIMAX, S e p t e m b e r 5, 1877-Bro. J. T. Cobb.— Our Orange continues to

show a good healthy growth, both in numbers and interest. At our last meeting, after confer-ring the first degree on a candidate, we had a discussion on noxious weeds, and how to eradi-cate them. The discussion was opened by Worthy Lecturer, J . D. Adams, who narrated the result of his observations during a recent tr ip to Western New York, where he found il l the farmers in the vicinity of his old home com-pletely overrun with Canada thistles, red-root, St. Johnsroot, daisies, aud other pests. He called the attention of the Grange to the fact tha t all these vile weeds have made their ap-pearance in this and the neighboring counties, and urged prompt, energetic action to destroy them before they become too numerous to be overcome. An animated discussion of the va-rious ways and means for their destruction fol-lowed, which was participated in by Brothers J . A. Eldred. L S. Eldred, J. Q. Adams, L. Brown, Wm. Tobey. the Master and others, and at the close it was resolved to wage relentless war on all these pestiferous weeds.

A number of the members of our Grange at-tended the Union pic nic of the Patrons of Husbandry and the Sovereigns of Industry, a t Goguac Lake on the 16th ult. The meeting was addressed by Capt. H . H. Brown, on the sub-ject of " Labors lesson from the riot," and by Hon. George Willard, who advocated an infla-tion of the currency.

The former began by deprecating any resort to violence and rioting, and ended by advoca-ting an unlimited issue of greenbacks, aud urg-ing the working men " if you are going to hang any body begin with the Secretary of the Treas-ury, John Sherman." In the course of his speech he made a sweeping attack on our whole school system, declaring tha t the schools were disseminating a false education—teaching tha t manual labor is dishonorable and degrading. — H e quoted and endorsed as true in fact, the squib of the Banbury News, " t ha t in order to keep the boys on the farm, it must be walled 111, lighted with gas, aud furnished with billiard tables," aud tha t other one from the Burlington Hawkeye, " tha t the way to keep a boy on a farm is to pin him there wi th a stake down through him." H e made special reference to our Agricultural College, staling that their stu-dents and graduates were not found on the farms, or among the ranks of laboring men. Now, as a graduate of our common school, and of the Michigan Agricultural College, as well as a laboring man and a Patron, I cannot permit such a wholesale calumny on our schools and their graduates, to pass without a protest. I t is

not true, and H. H. Brown, if he knows any-thing about it , knows that i t is not true, that our schools, any of them, teach tha t any kind of honest labor is degrading or dishonorable. On the contrary, they clearly, distinctly, and un-remittingly teach the very opposite. No theme is more persistently taught than tha t of the dig-nity and nobility of labor. Neither is the as-sertion true that the Graduates of our Agricul-taral Colleges are not to be found upon the farms. On the contrary, by far the greater pro-portion of them may be found just there. And I disparage no one, when I say that, there is not to be found on the face of the Globe to-day, a more thrifty, earnest, intelligent class of young farmers than I can point out to you as the grad-uates of the Michigan Agricultural College. Such men as Tracy, Reynolds, Hollister, Gully, Height, Jewell, Garfield, Ingersoll and scores of others I could mention, graduates of that school, are not only successful farmers, but are the peers and more than the peers of the Cap-tain who goes about the counrty calumnating them. I don't wonder tha t the Captain at the close of his speech wandered about the crowd most uncommonly anxious to know where the pay for his speech was coming from. I suppose tha t is the way he gets his living. F . H O D G J I A N .

—One Grange in Putnam County, Ohio, at Gilboy, has a hall that cost them $6,000, built of brick. This is an evidence of the permanency of our Order, and the firm conviction of most of our members that it lias come to stay

PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES i nKep t the office of tlie Secretary of the

M I C H I G A N S T A T E G R A N G E , And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash Ol -der, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the signature of its Master or Secretary. Ballot Boxes, (hardwood,) SI 25 Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred, . . . CO Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to

keep accounts with members, Blank Record Books, (Express paid), Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the Treasurer, with stub, well b o u u d , . . . . . . Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts from Troasurer to Secretary, with stub, well bound, Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound, . . Cushing's Manual, Applications for Membership, per 100, . . . . Membership Cards, per 100, Withdrawal Cards, per doz., Illustrated Visiting or Traveling Cards, each, Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., By-Laws of the State and Subordinate 'Granges, single copies 5c, per d o z . , . . . . . New kind of Singing Books, with music, Single copy 15 cts. per doz., Rituals, single copy, " per doz., Blanks for Consolidation of Granges, sent

free on application Blank Applications fo( Membership in Po-mona Granges, furnished free on appli-cation. Blank "Articles of Association" for the Incorporation of Subordinate Granges with Copy of Charter, all complete, Patron's Pocket Companion, by J . A. Cra-mer, Cloth, 60 cts., Moracco with tuck, . Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100, . .

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IMPORTERS' TEA AND COFFEE BROKERS, P . O . B o x 3 0 2 9 . Y O R K .

No Charge fo r Commiss ion, Ca r t age or B o s i n g on Teas or Coffees.

they will get goods a t t h o same prict-s a t wh ich we sell Whole-n cer ta in ly e s t i m a t e the advau tage t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t p r e s e n t s

_ 0 n r B roke rage b u s i n e s s does n o t e x t e n d beyond the sell ing of Teas a n d Coffees to Wholesale Deal-e r s i n t h i s C i t y ? b u t t h e faci l i t ies we e n j o y by o u r b u s i n e s s with I m p o r t e r s , whose g o o d t 1 « sel l , wil l r e s u l t benef ic ia l ly to a l l P a t r o n s , sale dea l e r s . Any rat iona 1 ind iv idua l i n t h e way of qua l i t y a n d pr ice

Since m a k i n g these a r i aDgeu . t—- .

toSace"«selves i n " pos i t ion to Excel i n Teas a n d Coffees, a u d we fee l now t h a t we have aceom-., u A . W i r e s and we ask t h a t you favor u s wi th a t r i a l o rder .

P " S w f f h e o n t v P u r r t a H . n g Ageu.s i a t h e City of Now York recognized b y t h e Nat ional C . ra» 5 e , O, arter°V B m l e U n ! We w m fill o rde r s f o r any th ing i n t h i s m a r k e t , a t lowes t ob ta inab le ( s e e t h e u g i i a r t e r 5 ^ u i . Un i t ed States o r Canadas, if o u r t e . m 9 and provis ions a re pr ices , f o r a n y O r a n g e o r ^ O J M U I - j . R O E K C 0 S O M I S T . Sample eopiea mai led f r ee . Address , c o m p l i e d wi th , as p u b h e n e u HK. BAIN & E N 8 I « N , P . Box »029, New York.

8 T H E G R A N G E VISITOR. C H I C A G O E X P O S I T I O N . — A n excursion

to Chicago over the L. S. & M. S-, will start front Allegan, Tuesday, Oct. 4th, returning Saturday evening. Fare 83.50, round trip. From Kalamazoo, $3.00. This is a good chance, over a good road, to see a big show—cheap. N PARTICULAR,

A F I R S T - C L A S S

Sewing Machine F O R T H E A B O V E A M O U N T .

Owing to expiration of the last of the combination patents" we are enabled to make a lurther

R E D U C T I O N in the price of our Machines. Plain Machine, Half Case Machine, Half Cabinet " Folding Case " Fall Cabinet "

$ 25 30 35 40 J f 5

well known T h e super ior i ty of our Machine a m o n g the Pa t rons of this s ta te .

Each Machine is w a r r a n t e d for five years . Machines sen t on 20 days t r ia l , by deposit ing

pr ice w i th Express agen t , or w i th G r a n g e Sec-r e t a r y or Master .

Order d i rec t f r o m the Company a n d S a v e a l l A g e n t s C o m m i s s i o n s . T H E W H I T N E Y M F ' G C O . ,

2 2 A d a m s S t . C H I C A G O , I L L .

U N I V E R S A L S E W I N G M A C H I N E S

Combining al l the good quali t ies of all t h e old pa ten ts .

Hand Machine and' at-tachments, - - - $15 With Table and attach-ments. - - - - - -U N D E R F E E D , S I N G L E T H R E A D ,

E A S Y R U N N I N G M A C H I N E ! (Same s t i tch as the famous Wilcox &, Gibbs

$60.00 Machine. Hand Machine and at-tachments, - - - - $10 With Table and attach-ments complete, - - - $18. Secretaries, send f o r specimens of t he work ,

and circulars for your whole Grange . D o n ' t pay $25 to $50 f o r infer ior Machines

when you can get a per fec t one for one th i rd t he money.

Money re funded if Machine is no t Satisfac-to ry a f t e r t r ia l .

W e now place Machines w i t h i n t he reach of every fami ly in the order.

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U l OolonK (M'k< T - H y i o n l r ' " ) Good, . . 35 Good, . . . « F ine , . . 45 Kino, . . . 55 Fines t , . BO Fines t , . . 70 B e a t , . . . r. Best, . . 75 B«st , . . . 8 8 Cash l e s s 5 per ct . S a m p l e s m a i l e d f r e o . Send ad-

v postal c a r d to P . O. B o s 3090, New York.

Good, . . 30 F ine , . . 40 Fines t , . . 55 B e s t , . . . 70

M O N T G O M E R Y W A R D & CO., T h e O r i g i n a l W h o l e s a l e

GRANGE SUPPLY HOUSE 227 tb W A B A S H A V E N U E ,

Reai the following partial list of the Goods we sell at Wholesale Prices. Accordéons , D e n ima, A lpacas , D iape r , A p r o n s , Car l i a g e a m i B u g g y D i a p e r P ins , Barege, V e i l i n g , Bi l ls , Bag S t r i n g s , Bed S n r i n g s , B e d Qui l t s , B^ l t iug , M a c h i n e , Be l t s , Lad ies , Beave r s , Bi l l Books , B ishop L a w u , B l a n k Books , B l a n k e t s , Bed a n d H o n « , B l e a c h e d C o t t o n , B l a c k i n g , B lne ing , B o o t s a n d Shoes, Brushes , S h a v i u g , Brushes , T<>oih, B r u s h e s , B l a c k i n g , B r u s h e s , Nai l , B rushes , l l a i r . B r u s h e s , C l o t h , Brushes , Horse , Bruffsels N e t , Bra ids , Brace le t s , Bracelet*, Illustrated Lint. B r o w n C o t t o u , B r o a d c l o t h , Bus t l e s , ' B u t t o u s , Buckles , r a n t s , Ca rpe t W a r p a n d Y a r n , Ca rpe t s , Ca rpe t B iud iug , Carpente rs* Rules , Cards, P l a y i n g , C a m b r i c , Cable Cord , Cauvass , Cass imere , C e m e n t , RnblKir, Ohroinos, Cha in s , Wa tch a n d N e c k , Chains, Illustrated Lint. C h a m b r a y , Checked S h i r t i n g , Ch . v i o t S h i r t i n g , Chess a n d Chess Boards , C lo ths a n d Cass imeres , C l o t h i u g , C lo thes Wr ingo r s , C l u n y Lace, Clocks, Clocks, Illustrated List. C o t t o n B a t t i n g , Cot ton F lanne l , C o t t o n a d e s , C o n c e r t i n a s , Corse t J e a n s , « C o r s e t s a n d Clasps , Corset Laces , Coat B i n d i n g s , Combs , Assor ted S ty l e s , Corduroy , Crash ,

DoeBkins, D o m i n o e s , Dress Goods , D r e s s B i u d i n g , Dr i l l i ng , C o t t o n , Dr i l l ing , LiDnen, D u c k i n g , l i d g i n g s a u d n s e r t i n g s , E l a s t i c C o r d a n d W e b , Km b r o i d e r y S i lk , Km b ro ide ry C o t t o n , F a n s , F a r m e r s ' S a t i n , F e a t h e r e , F l a n n e l , C o t t o n , F l a n n e l , U n i o n Chocks , F l a n n e l , S h a k e r , F l a u n e l , Woo l , P l a i n , F l a n n e l , Wool Twi l led , F l a n n e l , Wool P l a i n . F l a u n e l , Opera , F l o w e r s a n d P l u m e s . F lasks , F r i l l i u g , F r i n g e s , Fasugos , S i lk a n d W o r s t e d , F u s t i a n , G e n t s ' Ties, B o w s & Scarfs , G i n g h a m s , G i m p s , Gloves , Ladies ' & C h i l d r e n ' s , Gloves , Men ' s a n d Boys , Gra s s C l o t h , G r e n a d i n e s , G r a i n Bags, * G u i p u r e Lace, G n u s , G u n C a p s , H a r m o n i c a s , H a t s a n d Caps , H a i r P ins , H h n d Glasses, H a n d k e r c h i e f s , Ladies ' , H a n d k e r c h i e f s , Gen t s ' , H o s i e r y , Ladies ' H o s i e r y , Misses' & C h i l d r e n ' s H o s i e r y , M e n ' s a n d Boys ' , H o o k s a u d E y e s , I r i s h L inen , J a c o n e t , J e w e l r y , Jewelry Illustrated Lint, K e t t l e s , Brass if: Po rce l a in , K e n t u c k y J e a n s , K n i t J a c k e t s , Ladies ' , K n i t J a c k e t s , Gonts ' , K n i t t i n g C o t t o n , K n i v e s a n d F o r k s , I-aces, Shoe, L a c e T r i m m i n g , L a p Robes, L a n t e r n s , L a m p a n d C a n d l e W i c k . Ladie»' S i l k N e c k H a n d k o r -

ch ie t s ,

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