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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
without it enc would have to

IN. without 1t one would have TO
go up and down cellar many times.
What are the greatest wastes
likely to occur, and what mistakes
most liable to be made that
will cause financial loss on the
FARM" Mr.. Greenwald says ne
glecting to care for crops at the
proper time and neglecting to keep
tools in repair, so they are not ready
when needed. Mrs. Getman thinks
it causes financial loss when we take
more food on our plates than we
can eat, and neglecting to wear rub
bers to save shoes; that it is the lit
tie things that count. Mr.. Willough-
by thinks we often lose our nerve
in a busy time and that means a
loss.
After giving the host and hostess
a vote of thanks for their hospital
ity, we adjourned to meet the last
Friday in February with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Greenwald. Following
is the program: State topics
Pending National Legislation in
which we are interested as farmers,
and reasons for our concentrated ac-
ion as clubs in their behalf" Messrs.
w. S. Carson, Il. ID. Place. when
and how to do the sweeping" Mes
DANES Day and Willioughby. What
do you think of free distribution Of
seed by the government" Mr.. Will
loughby and Mrs. Saver. (Which is
the cheapest, to exchange wheat for
-four at the mill or sell the wheat
and buy flour at the store?" Mrs.
Stiles and Mr.. Smith. Selection, by
Mrs. Clapp. What is the cost of a
meal for the farmer?" Mrs. F. G..
Lowell and Mrs. A. Stewart. News
of the world, Mrs. Getman.
LOWELL.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02

several thousand dollars to It's mem
bers during its existence of seventeen
years. Among the resolutions adopted
was one favoring the establishment of
correspondence school in connection
with the New Hampshire Agricultural
college. A resolution to reduce the
fees Of subordinate oranges was de-
fcated after Il lengthy debate. One
thousand dollars was voted for edu-
catlonal purposes in the subordinate
oranges. Another opposing The estab-
lishment OF the Salem race track was
adopted. Herbert O. Hadley was re-
elected master, ard Il large class re
ccived the sixth degree. National Mas
ter Bachelor was present and in an
address said, speaking Of his election
to the Office Of national master:
Much rs I appreciate the honor. I am
almost ovcr1he!c1cd with the sense OF
responsibility attached to it. When I con-
slider the fact that it includes within its
jurisdiction more than so state oranges
800 Fo.cct1 oranges, 5000 chartered
subordinate oranges, about 1,0010Q0 ME n
bers. holding moro than 10000 meet
ings annually, | an appalled, ut the op-
portunity for progressive influence, as
Wei as responsibility OF far reaching dis
astcr TO the organization. l enter upon
the work With an appreciation OF the pos
sibilities Of SUCCESS and the danger OF
failure.
Speaking OF the contrast between tie
representative body which met in Man
chester this year and the same organ
iz0tion Of twenty-five years ago, q
Manchester paper said that the growth
and Influence OF the grange in that
time were surprising and compliment
ed the high order of intelligence Of the
men and WOMEN who attended the
state grange sessions and who know
the needs of their communities and
who are interested in the educational,
moral and material welfare Of the
state"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
CURIOUS CULLINGS.

Two nurse attended children walked
down Fifth avenue, New York, recent
ly wearing pantalets made according
to correct woodcut standards.
There has just died at Berlin man
who possessed curious autograph al
bum consisting of complete skelc-
ton, every bone OF which was covered
with the signatures of his friends and
relatives.
a couple were married in Switzer-
land the other day and in search OF the
nove decided to have their wedding
breakfast served OH the summit Of
Mount Morn. When they got up there
they found the champagne frozen solid.
A curious instance is reported of a
fog causing breakdown of telegraph
wires. Communication between Paris
and Tours was stopped for twenty-four
hours. 1t was attributed to snow, but
investigation showed a singular expla-
nation. At night there had been a
heavy fog, which condensed into mois-
lure and later froZe.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
The Two Largest Oranges.

The two largest oranges in the Unit
ed States or Canada are Houlton or
Maine and Wolcott of New York.
Houlton has 012 at this writing, hav.
Ing added 1872 the past year. Wolcott
has $50 and more in sight. What
would most interest the grange public
now g to know the comparative aver
age attendance on these oranges and
what active efficient work each is &C.
compllshing. Are large oranges de-
slrablc? Could these two oranges do
better work IL they were each subdi'
vided into four separate bodies, each
with its own staff of officers and Its
own members and meeting on different
evenings In the week or in different
weeks, yet owing allegiance to the one
mother grange now existent? The dis
lance limit would prevent the making
Of the oranges distinct In, organization.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
j. w. BARROW. Chatham. N. Y.
Press Correspondent Neto Yorl; State
Grange
KEYSTONE STATE GRANGE.
Favors Grange Life Insurance and
Equal Taxation.

FavOrs Grange Life Insurance and
Equal Taxation.
The very active grange organization
In Pennsylvania has again taken a
strong position on several public mat
tiers. At its December session it advo-
Gated ballot reform, parcels post and
postal savings banks, q grange life in
surance company, grange banks under
national banking laws, trolley freight
systems, Capitalization of schools and
equal taxation.
Pennsylvania is about the first state
to move in regard to national banks
and to grange life insurance. The ex-
ecutive committee reported that tney
favored grangers organizing national
banks in their counties, the capital
stock to be retained, as far as possible,
under control OF members of the Order.
In respect to grange life insurance the
following resolution was adopted. We
give it in full, inasmuch as it is likely
to be followed by similar grange legis-
lation in other states:
Whereas, We have learned with alarm
of the great misuse of the policy holders
money by the great life insurance COM
panies; and,
Whereas, We do not believe the service
Of any man as president of a life insur-
ance company is worth S150000 per annum
and
| Whereas, Most insurance companies
| take risks that arc questionable; and.
Whereas. The American farmer, because
| of his temperate habits and outdoor life.
is the best possible risk and the Patron of
Husbandry tho best risk among farmers
therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That we. as Patrons of Illus
| banGry in state grange assembled, do here
| by express 1t as our opinion that 1t Is not
n good business principle for us to con-
| tinue paying exorbitant premiums for our
| life insurance when our money Is used In
| Wall street and by the trusts against our
| interests, and be IL further
Resolved. That the worthy master OF
this state grange appoint committee TO
work In conjunction with the executive
committed" and the worthy master In con-
| sidering a grange life insurance company
and to prepare plans for tie same to pre-
| sent 10 the annual session of the state
| grange for 1906.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
THE GRANGE IN VERMONT.
Governor G. j. He'll, Master OF the
State Grange, Reports Progress.

Governor c. j. He'll, Master Of the
State Grange, Reports Progress.
While Vermont is not so large as
some other states in the Union, yet IL
grange enthusiasm and endeavor il
ranks with the best. The total enroll
ment now exceeds 10000 members in
1913 subordinate oranges. Brattleboro
grange heads the list with 424 mem
bers. During the past year over 5000
meetings have been held by the oranges
in the state.
In his annual address Governor Bell
said that through the efforts of the
grange the material prosperity Of the
farmer has been greatly enhanced. lie
believed the powers of the interstate
commerce commission should be en-
larged and antitrust laws be enacted
clearly defining what acts on the part
Of any corporation would be detrmen-
tai to the public welfare. lie further
reiterated the demands made by the
national grange for national aid for
public highways, for the extension Of
rural free mail delivery, the parcels
post system, election of United States
senators by direct vote, etc.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
Governor Bells administration. favor
ing the preparation of programmes by
lecturers of subordinate oranges in adj
vance, favoring the repeal Of the in
ternal revenue tax on alcohol unfit for
use as q beverage, favoring the enact
ment and enforcement of wise laws
against reckless automobile driving,
favoring the consolidation of country
school districts and the adoption of
plan of district high schools. favoring
an appropriation of an economical
amount annually by the legislature to
help maintain few well regulated
fairs under stringent rules and that all
fairs receiving state aid shall be under
the full control of state fair commits.
sion; asking federal aid for the exterA
mihation of the gypsy and brown tail
moths and commencing the work of the
state experiment stations. No officers
were elected this year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANGE.
II. o. HndIey Reelected Master-The
Order In "a FIourisliing Condition.

The Order of Patrons Of Husbandfy
in New Hampshire is in most excellent
condition. The membership Is now
over $4,000, and there Is a balance in
the treasury. of the state grange OF
about $4,000. The grange mutual fire
insurance company carries about ST.
100000 on farm property and has saved
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
Rhode Island Matters.

State Master Marchant is after the
state board Of agriculture. He be-
lieves that the laws governing that
body should be thoroughly revised. He
says that nearly all the present appro-
priations expended under the direction
Of the board are used in killing tuber-
culous cows. In most cases the dis
ease is so far advanced that the cows
are no longer profit to their owners
Or have been purchased by spectators
because they were sick and the buyer
could make good profit by turning them
over to the state under the tuberculosis
law. This, he thinks, would not be so
regretable, but many cattle are taken
into Rhode Island from other states
md released there by the cattle com
missioners upon physical examina-
lion which, be says, in some cases has
consisted Of sitting upon the fence
and filling out the required papers"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02

Hon. Aaron Jones, past master of the
national grange, has been elected mas
ter Of the Indiana state grange and
Oliver Wilson, master Of the Illinois
state grange, has been reelected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14

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ii 20 siand or Iail- shey canno beip
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14
aY RIanehe RateL

In my early stage career in Cali
fornia, was cast for a part In mel
odrama that required technical skill
as a pianist to Interpret, and SO it was
arranged to give the man In the or
chestra the worklof furnishing the
music and 1 was provided with a dunn
my piano to play upon the stage.
All went well until the second act,
when the musicians soul started wan
dering and he lost himself IN %reveriei
which well nigh proved fatal to me-
Everyone had left the stage and the
time for ms exit had passed, but the
music continued.
"come on" came in s%tentorian
whispers from the wings.
Not yet" l replied, significantly.
The music was coming in foods. I
was delaying the action Of the play.
and + knew it; but what could l do?
The voice from the wings grew insist
ent.
Everybody is on! Whats the mat
matter?"
/ was almost frantic In hysteria.
when they sent a maid in to my as:
ststance, and bttween paroxgms I ex.
claimed: stop that music down
there in 'front.'"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14
The Denver Express.

The play achieved one Of the hits
of last season. 1t contains liberal por-
lions of rafting comedy and dramatic
thrills" 1t is built up of The mater
lals that appeal to the theater goers
who admire the simpler virtues. The
william can always be relied upon to
merit the honest hatred of his audi
epce, and the comic gentleman has an.
iron bound contract with the author
that he be given opportunity to fur
nish a laugh every thirty seconds.
"The Denver Express" admits of nov
ell scenic effects, and the company
presenting it has a well established
reputation for effective work Grand
opera house August 10.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14
SAG NoEs
BY e. e. Meredith.

Mrs. Louise Gretner. or Miss Louise
willis as she is known on the stage,
lis with "A Millionaire Tramp com
pany which ls playing IN Dss MoInes
the first half of this week Last week
the company appeared al. the Gllliss
theatre in Kansas City.
Clifford Watson is making a big hit
with the Peruchi-Gypzenei stock com
pany at Knoxville. Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude E. macarthur
are in Philadelphia where rehearsaIs
begin this month for Simple Simon
Simple with which they will be seen
the coming season. They spent the
early part Of the summer at Hudson,
N. Y, and at seaside resorts,
Grant shurtlef will likely go ahead
of one of Robert sherman's attrac-
tons the coming season.
Phil Greiner is with the shockey
Stock Company which is doing a nice
business through Ohio and Indiana.
He is still playing his original role in
"Peck's Bad Boy" and has general
charge of the stage productions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14

DR.. Shops Restorative brings last
ing relief in stomach, kidney and heart
troubles through the inside nerves. No
matter how the nerves became impair
ed this remedy will rebuild their
strength, will restore their yIgor. Re
member it does no good to treat the
aillng organize irregular heart, re-
bellious stomach, diseased Kidneys.
They are not TO blame. Go back 70.
the nerves that control then-treat
the cause-use a remedy that cures
through the inside nerves. Sold by
E. A. BlRingslea Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14
Not the Whole
Shooting Match
HISTORY OF ORGANIZED LAsoR,s
ATTACK ON UNCLE JOE
CANNON.

American Industries. a paper devot-
ed to what its name indicates dis
cusses editortally a very interesting
subject as follows:
American Industries gives itself
the pleasure Of presenting today a pic
ture of Uncle joe Cannon, Speaker
of the House of Representatives at
Washington. He is marked for politi-
cal destruction by organized labor.
He is to be made an example of,
slaughtered. annihilated; and many
OF our readers will be grateful for the
opportunity Tor distressed over the
necessity of taking what may per.
haps be a last look at him. And what
is the sum of Uncle Joe" offending:
1t is that when labor, so-callei, pre-
sented it's bill of grievances to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Mr.. Frye and Speaker
Cannon, Uncle Joe" told the forty or
fifty assembled there together tout
of the one hundred and fifty or two
hundred, who were expected to come
and join in making that wild protest,)
that they were pretty good people and
had their rights, which deserved to be
protected, but they were not the whole
shooting match. This was "Uncle
Joe's" homely way Of expressing
with uncommon frankness and per-
spicicacity-a very great truth; for
while labor is much it is not every
thing; and while organized Tabor
may be admitted to be "much," it is
not everything, either. There are 9TH
ers who have rights. In fact, any
and all of us have rights exactly in
proportion as we are the equals Of
others-who are equals also. but moth
ing more.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14

And what Is 1t that "labor." as thus
representated and protesting. really
objected to? What did 1t want that it
had not obtained? And what had it
got that 1t did not want? There were
under discussion in the then closing
session of Congress. Of course, many
propositions put forward by the labor
lobby. They deserved consideration
on their merits. and II they received
consideration, 1t is safe to say that
they received 1t a little out of proper.
ton OF their merits. We dislike to
discuss too frequently certain mat
tiers of the commonest knowledge, but
there were, for instance, the anti-in.
junction bills. The Railroad Brother
hood section of organized labor want
ed one thing, the Federation of La
Dor section another. These wishes
were diverse, and the labor lobbyists
could not during the whole session
reconcile them at all. If a public man
wished to "do something" for organ
lied labor, 1t was impossible for him
TO know what to do. II he had wish
ed even to lie to organized labor, or
some section of 1t, about his fearful
sympathy. for the downtrodden, then 1t
would have been impossible also for
him to know how to lie. 1t is asking
a little too much of persons even Of
late uncle Joe" because members Of
the House JudlcIacy Committee, being
unable. t tell what organized labor
wanted, did not step forward and give
organized labor what 1t wanted. BE.
sides, the average inteIigenceI pref;
ty ven schoo1ed BY this time q the
hard fact that what Organized labor
MantsL and doesnf know how % pro.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14

pose to get) in all this antllnjunctIon
business is a chance to commit the
lawIessness inseparably connected
with strikes without being prevented
from so doing by the stern mfnistra-
lions of the Law.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14

Take another instance. the celebrat-
ed, or notorious elght-hour bill. This
was a most revolutionary proposition,
as many persons adjoining the Admin:
lstratton as well as the offices of e
tain government contractors them
selves realize at the present time wher
1t is proposed TO see, by putting it
strictly into effect, what the present
eight-hour law really means.e That
bill was reported out of the House
Labor Committee without discussion.
Iftorganized labor could have AFFORD
ed to profit by such tactics, then this
would have been a great favor to or
ganized labor. Yet it was done; and
we can say further that If this bill,
now on the House Calendar. should.
pass the House, and then should be
.favorably reported by the Senate Com
mlttee on Education and Labor, and.
should then pass the senate, and then
should be signed by the President,
and thus by all these processes should
become the law Of the land, that would
be truly a great unkindness to MI.
Gompers, a large part of whose C
patton would then be gone. What
about some of the other labor propo-
sllons-for it is not possible to recol-
.Iect them all? A bill to prevent the
transportation of convict-made goods
among the States was favorably re-
ported by the House Labor Commit
tee; also a bill to appropriate some
100000 for an investigation of the
general subject of child labor. These
things, then, are doing. And with
reference, also, to the things which
Organized labor has wished and will
probably obtain in due season, If they
prove to be the right things, there
ought in fairness to be no special com
plant. Organized labor vas favored
further in the decision of the Mighty
that the Chinese Exclusion Law
should not be amended-this because
1t vas represented that the labor UNI
ions of the Pacific Coast were going
to be SO well-behaved that they de-
served this alleged consideration. And
having the consideration, they prompt.
Iy went to work to hold up the pros
trated city of San Francisco. The
doughty sailors of the Federation of
Labor induced that organization to
stand against the enactment of a bill
to make the most wondrous and I'M
considerable of all gratis, compul-
sorry pilotage, a thing Of the past, and
up to the present time they have sue
ceoded. Here again are two legIsla-
tive situations in which we do not
yet know whether it will turn out to
be the lady or the tiger.
Now, surprising that we admit for
the sake of argument that, labor is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-14

Now, surprising that we admit for
the sake of argument that. labor is
not, or at least, ought not to be, a class
by Itself; what labor obtained from
the last Congress-not as a class but
as a section, like 1.-the rest of all the
particular sections Of the public
that Congress and the Administration
have been wise and active and brave
enough to give to it? There is the
railroad rate legislation-tor the whole
public; there is the pure food legis-
latlOn-for the whole public; taere is
the neat lnspection-for the whole
public; there is free de;natdrali alco-
,hoE-tor the whole pibllcnot pota-
bic These are four pretty good things
to hsyegdone any CONGRESS q amy
time q doubtful Il any SECTION Of
theppbltc other than Organized labor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-27
EXPRESS APPRECIATION.
Judge A. B. Grace Replies To Recent
 commendatory Resolutions.

Hon. D. F. Tucker who was selected at the meeting of the judicial conyen- ton in this cix recently to present 10 Judge A. B. Grace the resolutions adopted by the convention commend ing his record as circuit judge has re- ceiFed the followine communication fiom Judge Grace expressing his ap preciation of the compliment paid him by the convention:
 Pine Bluff Ark, May 23rd 19eG Mr. D. F. Tucker, City.
 Dear Sir:-!n acknowledging the re- eeipt from your hands of the copy ot the very kind and complimentary res olution regarding myself which the Eemocratic convention for this Judic. ial district was pleased to adopt, wish to say that l am grateful far be- yond my ability to express In anpro- priate terms. In these days when charges affecting the inte2ri!y Of men in public life are so common, l feel that after having served the peo- Yle as circuit judge of this district for seven years a re-no'@ination With out opposition coupled with such eX- pressiCns of confidence as are con- tained in the resolution adopted by the convent ion is an honor of which any man may well feel proud and one which shall transmit to my children as a precious heritage. more valllabl" than richeS-a good name.
 Tn accepting the nomination for the office of circuit judge, which the Democracy of the district have so kindly bestowed upon me, do so With sincere thanks for their partiality and approval of my past course, and if elected, of which there is mo reason able doubt" 1 shall endeavor to ad- minister the affairs of the high ofhce entrusted to my charge with absolute fairness and impartiality, to the very hest of my ability, keeping in view al SC the interest of the taxpayers so far as may be done without injustice to litieants and the rights of persons.
 Again thanking you, the convention and the Democracy of the district | am. my dear sir, with the highest per sonal regards. sincerely yours.
 A. B. GRACE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-27
LEVEE BILL, IS PASSED,

Washington, D. C., May 26.-The lill introduced by Representative Maj con of the First Arkansas district, eN tending the j,.fi#da.ion of the Missis- siEpi river commission. which passed the hGuse several days ago, Wa4 fl. Vora}Jly ac,ed Hron ill tho senate te= day, the conImitte on rivers and haf- hors, of which Senator Berry is the ranking Democrat, having reported il cut yesteldaN The bill as follows:
 That any funds which have been, e.l may hereafter be appropriated by congress for improving the Mississip= pi river between the head of the passes and the mouth Of the Ohio riv- CT. and which may be allotted 10 levees. may be extended, under the direction of the secretary of war, in accordance with the plans, specitica tions and recommendations Of the Mississippi river commission, as pro- vided by the chief of engineers, fer levees upon any vaIt of said river be- tween the head of the passes and Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 The purpose of the bill is to have the Mississippi river commission con