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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-03-28
Ohm State Granne MeetinQ.

The Ohio state grange met at Salem,
o. 1t was one of the most enthusias.
tic and well attended state meetings
that were ever held by this organiza-
ton. About 1000 delegates were regis
tered, and to this number was added
quite a number of visitors. The most
encouraging part of the whole meet.
ing were the reports of the various
committees and especially those re-
garding the growth of the order
throughout the Buckeye State. No 9th
er state in the Union has within the
last year organized as many new
oranges as Ohio. The number is fifty
four new ones, with quite number re-
organized The membership of the
grange as recorded by the figures of
the secretary on Sept. 80 was 42,175.
This figure is more than double the
number of ten years ago. In the last
four years more than 10000 have been
added to the roll of membership, and
during the last year 1916 members
were taken in. The total number of
organizations throughout the state at
present is $50 Worthy Master Lay
Inns opening was clear and concise
resume of the work in all of its vari-
Gus ramifications during the past year.
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THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J.WD' ROW Chatham. N. T..
Editor Of the NeU York state Grange
RericD
CONNECTICUT'S NEW HEAD.

J. Arthur Sherwood, VINO Succeeds to
Office of State Master.
The death of MIR Peck, late master
of the Connecticut state grange, put
the duty of leadership upon the state
overseer, j. Arthur Sherwood Of Eas
ton. who has already accepted his re
sponsibiIity and is putting all his
strength and thought into the work.
Mr.. Sherwood is Patron of splendid
character and recognized ability, serv
ing in many responsible positions in
subordinate and Pomona oranges He
was elected state lecturer two years
ago. in which capacity he has visited
many of the oranges of the state and
has become thoroughly familiar with
the work in Connecticut.
Following Mr.. Peck's election to the
masters chair Mr. Sherwood was elect
ed overseer of the state grange, so that
to the position of leader which fell so
unexpectedly upon him Mr.. Sherwood
brings a fitness and an experience that
will stand him in good stead for the
work ahead He Is large and sue
cessful farmer who loves the soil and
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New tIampshire Matters.

The condition of the Order in New
Hampshire may he judged from the
following extracts from the report of
George Drake. secretary:
On Sept. 30. 1911, the twenty Pomo-
ia oranges In the state had member
ship of 1857 men. 4.534 women and
total of S.22l. During the year ended
Sept. 30. 1912. 943 were initiated at
Pomona's court. % holding demlt cards
Joined. and 81 were reinstated The
losses were: Eghty-seven by with
drawal, 81 by demit, AS by suspension
for nonpayment of dues and 70 by
death, leaving Il membership at the
close of the year of 2,796 men. 4,7S5
women and total of S,5Sl.
On Sept. 30. 1911. New Hampshire
contained 272 subordinate oranges
having membership of 1851 men,
1884 women and an aggregate of
29,019. Sept 80. 1912, there were 276
oranges. with 29.445 members, net
gain of 42G During the year 2,451
were initiated. 307 joined with DENTS.
and 306 were reinstated. During the
same period 212 have withdrawn from
the Order 5G6 were granted demlt
cards. AGA were temporarily suspend
ed for failure to pay dues, and 302
lied making the membership at the
close of the year 1892 men. 1868
women and total of 29.445.
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who has amply demonstrated the posi-
blities of New England agriculture
when undertaken with the right spirit.
He has worthy helper in Mrs. Sher-
wood, who is woman of rare social
attainments and musician of excep-
tional ability. Their home is the cen
ter of hospitality of the true type, and
both Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood take their
places of leadership in the state grange
with the hearty and loyal support of
every member of the Order in their
state.
Mr.. Sherwood was born and reared on
the farm in Easton, Conn, where he
lived until he was twenty-one years of
age, when he entered the mercantile
business on Redding Ridge, where he
remained ten years, then returned to
the old farm, where he has since re-
manned
At the present time Mr.. Sherwood is
especially interested in dairying, hay
ing a fine herd of Holstein cows and
producing milk for Bridgeport market.
In 1912 he represented his town in the
Connecticut legislature and for several
years has served on the board Of Sc
lectmen of the town.
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New Jersey State Grange.

At the annual meeting of the New
Jersey state grange held at Atlantic
City, State Senator George W. f.
Gaunt was reelected master. Resolu-
tons were adopted that all the oranges
of the state unite in an effort to bring
about the building, with an appropria-
ton from the state, of an intracostal
canal across Cape May county The
project is for a canal 100 feet wide
and ten feet deep, extending from Dias
creek, on Delaware bay, near Pierce
point, to connect with the new state
inland waterway. Such a waterway
will be of real benefit to the farmer,
as it will broaden his market.
The grangers were strong on the
alleged dangerous discrimination"
against the rural school. In its report
the committee on education gave an
instance in one agricultural township
where $4,44S was allowed by the state
for the education of 355 pupils, while
a neighboring high school had 49,
421.3O to be expended on thirty eight
pupils.
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MARYLAND State Grange.

The fortieth annual meeting of the
Maryland state grange, held at Balti-
more, was one of the best in the his
tory of the organization. The attend
ance was good throughout. The re-
ports of officers and committees show
ed good growth in membership and a
healthy condition in the state organi-
cation. The following resolutions were
adopted: Tnstructing the state secre-
tary to communicate with Congress
man Weeks urging support of bill pro-
tecting song birds; favoring revision of
ritual; opposing pool selling at agricul-
tural fairs; favoring the Page bill; max
ing the committee on home economics
one of the standing committees; urg-
ing the governor to appoint member
of the state grange on the country life
commissions urging sending one man
and one woman as delegates to the col
Iege short courses; urging state law
providing for use of convict labor to
grind lime to sell to farmers at cost
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SECRETARY of Agriculture.

The following preamble was adopted
by the Pennsylvania state grange and
Worthy Master Greasy was directed to
appoint a committee to carry the mat
ter before President Elect Wilson:
Whereas. The administration of the ma
tional department of agriculture should be
in perfect harmony with the farm and
with the farmer Gin the memory or the
present generation at least the admins
tration OF this important branch OF gov
eminent, we regret to say, has been more
responsive TO the demands of capital and
big business interests than to the demands
of the farming class. we sincerely hope
for reform along this line in the new
national administration.
We believe that the secretary of agri-
culture should be a practical farmer. one
who knows by real experience the de-
mands of farm life and whose sympathies
with the farmer are unQuestoned ana
whose ability as an executive has been
proved In our Judgment the scientific
end Of the department should devolve
upon a deputy secretary, preferably one
of the able men connected with our vari-
Gus state agricultural colleges.
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A Good Sleeper.

The lawyers got tartar when, in
a recent trial in a southern city, they
summoned to the stand an aged darby
who had been an eyewitness Of fight
that had occurred between number
of persons.
Tell us what you know about this
fight" said the counsel when old Nose
had been placed upon the stand.
"Fight?" asked Nose. apparently
greatly surprised what fght?
''You know very well what fight Is
meant" said counsel Tell us about
it."
81 don't know nothin' about no
fight" insisted the witness. what
was it?'
"See here. Nose" exclaimed the
lawyer. mo trifiing. The fight day
before yesterday. You know all about
It. Tell u.s.
"Oh, de fight day befo' Yesterday,
said Nose "Well, sub. you see. is
slept since de day befo' Yesterday, and
never kin ricollect anything after Is
been asleep"
And that was all they could get from
him.--Green Bag.
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/. he wanted to rest. why, he rested
No boss called him down good and hard
If he wanted to work none protested
Because he had no union card.
There was no one to put him in durance
For his wife's alimony unpaid;
There was no one to talk life insurance
or to tax the poor shanty he'd made.
There was no one to make him keep tidy
And shave and dress up every day.
There was no one to stir up Man Friday
To strike for less work and more pay.
No doctor with ether could fill him
And cut out his favorite insides;
There weren't 'steen methods to kill
Trains, trolleys. ai-ships or joy rides.
None asked for his vote, lucky fellow!
No phonograph robbed him of rest;
None borrowed his homemade umbrella
That his pictures all show he possessed.
She-gossip nor he-busybody
Could hint he was apt to get "stewed;
None filled his wool suit full OF shoddy
Or put benzoate in his food.
There was no one to kick at the weather
And make him feel he was to blame,
So, take the whole thing altogether.
Rob Crusoe was lucky, l claim.
Walter G. Doty in Puck.
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THE GRANGE
Conducted by
j. W. BARROW. Chatham, N. Y,
Editor Of the NclU York state Grange
HCUiC1U
VERMONT STATE GRANGE.
Willis N. Cady Chosen Worthy Master
to Succeed c. F. Smith.

to Succeed c. r. Smith.
Willis n. Cady of Middlebury, Vt, a
we'll known and leading farmer of Ad-
olson county. was elected worthy mas
ter at the forty first annual meeting Of
the Vermont state grange, held in Rut-
land Mr. Cady succeeds {. +. Smith
of Morrisvile. and, Judging from his
admirable record as overseer of the
state body during the last several
years, there is a prosperous future for
grangers in Vermont Mr.. Cady was
born in 1860 and has nearly always
been a farmer. with marked success
He has the confidence and esteem Of
his many associates and friends
A class of 80 candidates received
the sixth degree during the grange SEES
sion. an unusually large number, a
resolution was adopted to oppose leg
islHtiOn tending to establish a fiat rate
upon intangibles of vetpnths and
seven tenths of | per cent. as provided
for by bill now before the legiSla
turp. Another resolution provides
that surplus money of the state grange
be let ont to subordinate oranges at Il
rate not to exceed per cent for the
purchase of buildings or for the pay.
ment OF Indebtedness in building
grange halls This was referred to u
committees
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AN EXCELLENT REPORT.
Kansas Grange Fire and Tornado In
surance Company Shows Progress. q.

surance Company Shows Progress.
The policies of the Kansas Patrons
Fire and Tornado association at
Olathe Kan, now total $15.S77,955
having increased 100000 during
1910 and 1911. During the first ten
months of this year the company paid
l75 losses, approximating $4,000
A new one story Office building, %
by 90 feet. with basement, has just
been completed
This company was organized at
Olathe in 1880, chief among whose or
ganizers was |. b Hibner, for many
years its faithful and efficient secre-
tary. 1t is a mutual, and all officers
are elected annually by the members
of the association. The board of direc'
tors comprises eight members W. e..
Brown is now president. State Master
George Black of Kansas state grange
is secretary and general manager
Like the big grange cooperative
store mt Olathe, which has been such
successful business enterprise for
many years. this grange insurance
company holds the confidence of Kan
sas farmers because ii has been or
great advantage to them. 1t and the
store are both striking illustrations OF
what cooperation. with good business
management, can do to make farmers
prosperous The store is an efficient
marketing ms well as purchasing medi-
um for johnson county farmers. and
the fire and tornado insurance has CIV
en- them protection at a considerable
saving financially.
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More than one-tenth of the annual
output of mems and youths ready
made clothing. amounting to $20.0W.
600. it is estimated. has been lost to
New York city as the result of the
strike that has been waged by the Unit
ed Garment Workers Of America since
Dec 30 The loss in wages to the
workmen is between $S.000,000 and
Sl0OO0.m0 This does not include the
losses in the other garment strikes.
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TRADE UNION BRIEFS.

The membership of the Ladies' Gar
ment Workers union is $500.
The molders have total of 437 local
unions, with total membership of
$4,000.
The National Print Cutters associa-
ton meets in convention at York. Pa,
on April 20
The Steel and Copper Plate Printers
union has secured an increase of 20 per
cent in wages in Pittsburgh.
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TRADE UNION NOTES.

The Boston Metal Trades unions
have begun agitation for an eight hour
day.
The Chicago Federation OF Labor
passed resolution indorsing the ten
hour day for street car workers.
Six thousand garment workers In
Boston struck to protest against local
manufacturers doing work for factories
ia New York. where strikes are on,
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Farm Cadets.

The Pennsylvania state lecturer in
his annual report recommended that the
boy students in the 300 high schools
giving agricultural instruction be or
ganized into a company of farm cadets
and sent In squads to farms near their
schools to assist In farm work. The
girls might be organized as home work
ers and do actual practical work In
farm homes.
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| II poor old Robinson Cruesoe
Was lucky enough after all.
i. he wanted to hunt he could &c so
Without a new license each fall.
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the Doys TO IIIuOe'
lbackif see light err
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The Grange Should Get a Suggestion
From This About Interesting thu,
Boys In Farm Matters and In tn,
Work of the Grange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-06
REALTY AUCTION.

Closing out sale of the late John
Mooney estate by mutual consent OF all
the interested heirs. Sale will be held
on the premises at No. 307 and 30S
South Third street. Marshalltown. Iowa,
Tuesday. June 10. 1913. at 2 p. m. No.
30s is a nine-room house. with closets.
cellar, barn. lots OF fruit. on sidewalk,
has city water. No. 3o7 is directly
across the street. and Is a good seven
room house with closets. cellar barn.
chicken house and pen. electric lights.
gas and city water in house, plenty OF
nice shade on both Of these places.
Each lot Is 60x1S0 feet, and described as
lot No. 4, block II, Rice's addition to
Marshall and lot No. 10. block 2 OF
Scholfield's addition to the town OF
Marshall, in Marshall county. Iowa
Here is an opportunity TO get honie
at your own price. located on the new
proposed street car line. in good part
OF town where property ts always In
good demand both for sale or rent,
handy to schools and churches. post
office and up town. Don't miss this
sale a. It 10 an estats and Will be aDid
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MINNESOTA LANDS.
CHOICE FARMS FOR SALE.
$50 acres good corn land 5h mil,

16O acres good corn land 5s miles
southeast Of Spring Valley, Fillmore
county, Minnesota, 8 miles north of Iowa
line. Surface slightly rolling. Can all
be plowed. Soil. rich loan underlaid
with limestone and yellow clay. Fenced
and cross fenced; $4,000 worth build
ings, modern 7-room house. two stories,
two porches, main part 2Sx2s. addition
12x14. dry cellar under whole main
part. good ctstern. hot and cold water
in bath room and kitchen. Barn S0x60
fitted for horses and cattle. Large
implement house. double doors. Good
granary and corncrib. Large. new
chicken house. Buildings all In good
condition. Good drilled well. Wind
mill and milk house 20 acres timber
and nasture near buildings afforiinS
good shelter balance all under plow.
On main road. telephone and rural mall
at door. Square quarter, road two sides.
Price sos per acre II sold before June
Is. Terms. $1,000 down enough more
March /. 1914. TO make one half pur-
chase money. balance on a. before AVE-
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AUCTION SALE.

Big closing out sale OF household
goods on premises at sos South Third
street. Marshaltlown. Iowa. Wednes-
day. June II. 1913. at p. M. towit;
Book case. writing desk, Ave dreasers'
commodes, dining tables. Kitchen Ia
bles, gasoline stoves. oil stoves. heater.
cook stove. rockers. dining chairs, kit
chen chairs. cupboards. several good
iron beds. wood beds, springs and mat
tresses. lace curtains. carpets and rugs.
mirrors. washing machine, wash bowls
and. pitchers. lamps. pictures. center
tables. stands. dishes, one good upright
Grand piano, in good condition; one
4x5 Seneca camera. nearly new; cur
tain stretcher. broad ak, rip saw,
vacuum cleaner. lawn mowers. coal
chute. and many other articles entirely
too numerous to mention, There Is
lot of good stuff here Don't miss this
sale Terms cash. Mooney estate. NJ
NJ. Kendall. auctioneer.
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chanee1 Her Mind,

Changed Her Mind.
"A young couple had been counting
for several years and the young man
seemed to be in no hurry to marry.
Finally, one day. no said:
'sal, Gamma marry thee"
"How's that?" asked she.
eve changed my mind" said he.
''well. III tell thee what we'll do"
said she III folks know that It's
thee % has given me up l shanna BE-
able to get another chap; but If they
thing Eye given thee up can get
all want. So we'll have banns pub
lished and when the wedding day
comes the parson will say to thee.
wilt thou have this woman for thy
welded wife?' and thou must say. I
will And when he says to me. WHIT
thou h We this man TO be thy welded
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husbandr shall ~. T'v1nna.-'
The day came. and whsn the minis
ter asked the important question the
man answered. II WILL"
Then the parson said to tho woman:
wilt thou have this man to be thy
welded husband?" and she said:
II will"
Why" said the young man furious.
~. you said you would say i Wilma. T"
Il know that" said the young
woman. but I've changed my mind
since."-Nstional Monthly.
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REALTY AUCTION.

Saturday. June I, 1913. at $3.50 p. M,
on premises at No. 220 Player street,
Marshalltown. Iowa. good five room
house. barn. coal house. summer kitch-
en-. good well. small fruit, all hard pine
finish, lot 60x1s0 feet. This is nice
home for some one. Near the railroad
shop and depot. Look this property
over and be ready to bid on 1t sale day.
as it must sell. Terms $4o0 cash. bal
ance terms. Mrs. l.. l.. French owner.
Kendall auctioneer.
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0Woou III not U0080. 0o0o8 S60
woman Of ths mask. no opsned hts
mouth. yss1allng the red oave Of ~
throat-past4 the livery seatinels taat
not only stood guard. hut threatsned.
ono could look down and down. This
was NO pawn OF WEAKNESS, but sign
Of rebelAon-a sort Of noiselass roar.
Tho traiar rstreshad b the farther
sida q the ,oass, thsa msAe forward
rush.. wsv1ng her WHO. and shouting
dangerously. Up. Samson. UP Sam
son. Tupl" SAe. Id not pause IN her
course TIN close 20 hds hoo.
Again he oosnsd his, moath. barring
every tooth. voies'ess. but uncon'
queFea.
Hercules. nnding that anairs had
come to-A halk slowly descended from
his box, kseptng his halfopened eyes
upon the woman. Restlessly he b.
gan to pace before the outer door
The slight figure withdrew several
steps. than smots the rebellious lion q
sharp blow across the mouth. He
snapped ct the lash. It slipped away
from between his teeth. Having res-
cued her whip, she shouted to the 9TH
or lion:- Back to your place. Hercules.
Hercules-Sack to- your place!"
She stood pointing sternly toward
the box, but Hercules stretched HIM
self across the place Of exit and lay
watching her covertly.
The faces OF the band boys he'd be-
come Of . yellowish paleness. They
continued TO pound and blow. but the
music was not the sane; . terrible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-06
NEW YORK lANoo.

For sals-New York alfalfa faT1n6a 8.
1853 acres. buildings worth $4,000. one;
mile from two villages: two hous60ss
large basement barn. cement floosusi
running water. new silo. school Oh
farm orchard. woods. City road. Pric1
$40 per acre. Ninety four acre fsrms
one mile TO village. eight TO Syracuse:s
ss5 per acre. $500 cash down. one-half
crop until farm is paid for. Write for
photos. E. Munson, 2426 south HAiinaF
street. Syracuse. N. Y. -
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fereboding brought sense Of faint
ness even to the boldest
From behind the mask came the
voice. A mighty roar shook the loose
scream-~up, Samson, up. Samson
upi"
Then It was that Samson found his
voice. A mighty roar shook the losse-
ly-set bars Of the central cage-they
lvibrated visibly. The roar did not
come al one short sharp note Of de-
ifance; it rose and fell, then rose anew,
varying in the infections Of the voice
OF . slave who dares to threaten, fears
even while he: threatens, and gathers
passion from his fear.
At that fearful reverberation, the
audience started up, panic-stricken.
HITHERTO, the last act had been regard
ed rs . badly-played comedy; now
tragedy was in the air.
Gregory and Grace Noir at that in
slant became alive to their surround
tings. Hitherto, despising the show, re-
.bellious at the destiny which had
forced them to attend it, they had
been wholly absorbed in their efforts
to escape observation. The roaring of
the lion startled them to = perception
of the general alarm.
Grace chung to Gregory. "Oh, save
mel" she painted hysterically.
The voice of the woman behind the
bars rang throughout the tent-"Sit
down." The voice was not loud. now,
but singularly penetrating. "Sit down,
all Of you. and remain absolutely mo.
ltionless, or am lost"
She dared not remove her gaze from
iSamson's eyes: but on hearing no rat
thing Of planks, she knew her appeal
had been obeyed. There came to her,
however, the smothered cries Of terri
fed women, mingled. here and there.
with unrestrained calculations Of dis.
may.
Abbott Ashton, but few yards dis
tant; srasped the rope with bloodless
hands; no appeared ~ white statue.
seeming not even to breathe. In that
moment, Robert Clinton forgot the
Jealous suspicion that had tortured his
heart since missing Grace NOR from
her desk.
Grace Noir. her eyes closed. her
cheek1s pellid. leaned her head upon
Gregosy's shoulder. Quivsring convul-
siveay.
~Thsrs. tbEe," Gregory whispered
in her ear, soothingly, Everything
viii b. al right"
Tho MASKED woman for the second
time addressed the terrified audience.
~%s,Vs,.nA v>utnp}na IN turn he1r haaA in
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Helen, 6ve, and grandma grasped
ends Of the chicken wishbone, and
made wishes. The bone few apart,
and Helen danced. around the room
crying: "!'!! get my wish! I'll get
my wish!" What did you wish,
Helen?" asked her father. With great
glee she answered: Il wished our dog
hadn't died!"