SU 5IL a ©. 9* eccr 1 V O L. 4. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, O C T O B ER 4, 1898. rnJon IVlr: n o v SS ¥ N o .^ From the Antipodes. Prof. E. M.Shelton '71, and Mrs. Shelton, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, were guests of Dr. Kedzie several days last week. M r. Shelton has been working for nine years under the direction of the Minister of the Interior in Queensland, pro moting agricultural interests in the colony. He has made extensive agricultural surveys in that country and has met with its farmers to give lectures and discuss methods for the advancement of agriculture. T he results are very flattering. Before the Queenslanders there he went imported wheat; now they export it in large quantities. T he same is true with pork and sugar. Last year, as we have already noted in the R E C O R D, he was instrumental in organizing an agricultural college at Brisbane, and was made president of the institution. He has now re signed his position with the inten tion of going into the commission business in Brisbane about the first of December. Mr. and Mrs. Shel ton left Brisbane about a month ago, and after a short visit with their son, a senior in the Kansas Agricultural College, came on to Michigan to visit Ionia county. friends here and in Meeting of the Natural History Society. evening. T he first meeting of the Natural History Society for this year was held in the zoological lecture room last Wednesday T he change of time to the last Wednes day evening of each month was made because of the difficulty of getting people out on Friday nights. Prof. Barrows was elected president of the society to succeed Brunson Barlow; and a committee was ap pointed to investigate the affairs of the society. Quite a number of stu dents attended, but by no means as many as the program deserved. Prof. Barrows prefaced his re marks on birds' eggs by stating that for many years he had discouraged the indiscriminate collecting of birds' eggs by boys, who, in nine cases out of ten, have no higher motive than curiosity or the motive that leads them to collect postage stamps. No good comes from such collec tions, but untold numbers of eggs are destroyed. Speaking of the size of birds' eggs, he said that there was no defi nite relation between the size of birds of different species and the size of their eggs. It is notable, that birds whose young however, "run off with their the shells on backs," lay much larger eggs, com paratively, than those birds whose young are cared for in the nest for some time. T he sand peep, four of whose eggs often weigh more than the bird itself, was instanced. Of course there are exceptions to this rule; notably the quail, which lays so many eggs that it could not brood them if they were large. T he shape of eggs varies with the species, some being pointed at one end while others are nearly globular. Nature seems to have provided a protective coloration of eggs. There is a theory that birds that build nests at the end true of holes in sand banks, in cavities of trees, or in covered nests, lay white eggs, and it is certainly that greenish and bluish eggs are nearly always found in the midst of green foliage. One strange thing is that there are no dark brown or mud- colored eggs, the nearest approach to these colors being the brownish egg of the loon. Prof. Barrows closed his remarks with a promise to tell us something more about eggs at a subsequent meeting. Another interesting talk was given by Prof. Woodworth, on " T he Caucasian and the Dynamo." He began with the proposition that civ ilization depends on the . kind of food eaten. T he Caucasian race, the most civilized, subsists chiefly on wheat; hence civilization depends on the wheat supply. But the yield of wheat per acre and the area that will produce wheat are both limited. If the Caucasian race continues to increase in numbers the time will the wheat supply will come when be inadequate, then the problem for civilization will be to produce more wheat on an acre of land. An analysis of the soil shows enough of the mineral elements to last hun dreds of years, but the supply of available nitrogen is not so plentiful. T h e re is a limited supply in the ni trate beds of South America, of which we import 1,200,000 tons an- rually; but some day we shall need one hundred times that amount, and by that time the nitrate beds will have been exhausted. T he problem wrfi then be to produce available ni trogen from some source where the unavailable is found in large quanti ties. There is plenty of nitrogen in the air but it is not in an available form. T he hope of a solution is found in the recent invention of Sir William Crookes, by means of which the nitrogen of the air can be burned to form nitric acid, between the terminals of an alternating cur rent dynamo. It has also been esti mated that the Niagara river would furnish sufficient power to run the dynamo. attention Under general observations Prof. Barrows called to the thousands of spider webs seen float ing in the air at this time of year. He explained the phenomenon by saying it is the method of migrating adopted by young spiders. T h ey climb to the top of a post or t w i g; spin out a web, the loose end of which is carried upward by warm currents of air; and when the pull is strong enough, let go and float away. Guinea-Pig Raising. T he little square building south of the bath house is an interesting place to visit. Before the caller has reached the screened door his ap proach will be heralded from within the building by a chorus of shrill squeaks; and his first glance inside will disclose troops of guinea-pigs of all sizes and colors, backed into the farthest corners of their pens, wait ing to see whether their visitor be friend or foe. A look and a sniff or two seems to reassure them and they quickly go about their business of playing or eating, as if nothing had happened. that A year ago Mr. Bodourian took charge of the fifty pigs we then had. He has furnished 220 pigs for the tuberculosis and cholera experiments in the Veterinary department, and now has 250 crowded into the one small room where he keeps t h e m. Care and good food have been re sponsible for their rapid increase. It is absolutely necessary their quarters be kept warm and clean and that the pigs be fed regularly- Cold kills them and hunger makes them cannibals. T h ey thrive on green food such as cabbage, turnips, sugar beets, lettuce and grass, and are also fond of corn meal and bran. Last year, owing to their too close confinement, a few died of epidemic diseases; but this year an out-door platform was built for them to run on and they have been very healthy. Under they favorable conditions rapidly. T he young breed very sows begin breeding when t wo months old, the period of gestation is about eleven weeks, and a litter of pigs numbers from three to five, sometimes as many as seven. Bodou rian says, " We could raise a thou sand this year if we had room for them. Gladstone's Christianity. in He the conducted tendencies confidence Mr. Gunson characterized the military chapel services last Sunday morning, and his subject was Gladstone's Chris tianity. the Grand Old Man as the most con spicuous Christian of his time, one to place an un who never failed bounded im pregnable Rock of Salvation, and one so thoroughly true to his con victions that he was, like the Man of Gallilee, charged with being in the company of publicans and sin ners. Gladstone had no sympathy with the ritualistic that have always threatened the very ex istence of the Anglican church; his was the Christianity of every day life. He used it every hour, and it made of him what he was—the kindest and most agreeable of men. T he speaker drew a sharp con the Christianity of trast between Gladstone and that of Bismark. One represented the pacific and the other life. There was nothing of the church religion. in Gladstone's militant He was from frequently hurled power for championing unpopular causes, yet he never wavered in his adherence to what he considered right. " T h e re was nothing of the mysterious surrounding his person ality; sanctimonious superiority hung around him. His heart was broad enough to sympa thize with every condition of suffer ing humanity, and his ears were open to its cry. He was at all times more of the student than the theologian statesman, more of the ' T he nation than the politician. lives,' said Lord Roseberry in the House of Lords the day after his death, 'that produced h i m; the na tion that produced him may yet pro duce others like him, and in the meantime it is rich in his memory, rich in his life, and rich above all in his animating and inspiring example.' If we may judge from the papers of today, this feeling is shared and is the possession of all civilized man- no air of side of labor, kind; and generations yet to come, through many long years, will look for encouragement for in fortitude in adversity, for the ex ample of a splendid Christianity, with constant hope and constant the pure, the to encouragement, splendid, the dauntless figure of William E w a rt Gladstone." Hon. T. T. Lyon Retires. This is the tenth season that H o n. T. T. Lyon, of South Haven, has been carrying on experiments for the College, and his contemplated retire ment from the work will close a de cade of work that has been very valuable to the fruit growers of Michigan and of the whole country. In the spring of 1889 the College made arrangements with M r. Lyon to take notes and make reports on the fruits on his own private grounds. In the following spring was estab lished the South Haven sub-station, which utilized the ten acres belong ing to Mr. Lyon and five acres donated by the people of South Haven. Mr. Lyon was placed in charge of the sub-station and he has continued since. N ow the feebleness of more than 85 years of active life compels him to relinguish his task. N e xt spring the sub-station will be put in charge of S. H. Fulton '97, who since graduation has been employed on N. C. Smith's famous farm, " T he Highlands," on the east shore of Seneca Lake, N ew Y o r k. in charge fruit ever M r. L y on has been a very active worker, all his life. To his efforts as president the Michigan Horticul tural Society owes much of its high standing. He has made many valu able contributions to the literature of pomology, and his "History of Michigan Horticulture" is considered a priceless contribution to the history of Michigan on this subject. F i ve years ago he began preparing for the U. S. Department of Agriculture a card catalogue of the cultivated fruits. He has finished the catalogue of apples, and the catalogue of pears is practically completed. During the same time he has been working as a special agent of the Department of Agriculture and as chairman of a committee appointed by the Amer ican Pomological Society, revising the fruit catalogue of the Society. Formerly the desirable fruits were tabulated for each state and territory, but a plan devised by M r. Lyon with suggestions from W. A. Tay '88 provides for dividing the lor United States and Canada into 15 pomological dirstricts. This makes the tables much more compact and saves much of the repetition that was necessary under the old method. T he revised catologue was published in 1897 as Bulletin N o. 6, of the Division of Pomology, Department of Agriculture. These are but ex amples of how this all but tireless man has worked, even after his "four score years;" many others might be given. last year that he set about learning to operate the type-writer. His feeble hand could not guide the pen aright, so the type-writer was brought into requisition. A nd thus it has always been with h i m; what his hand found to do he did with his might. It was only 2 T HE M. A. C R E C O R D. O C T O B ER 4, 1898. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY HY THE MIGfllGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. ED1TEJ) BY THE FACULTY, ASSISTED BV THE STUDENTS. SUBSCRII'TIONS SHOULD I'.E SENT TO THE SKC- KKTAIIY, AOKHTLTURAL, COLLEGE, MlCH. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PEH YEAR Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U K EN Printing Co., 12'2 Ottawa Street Last, Lansing, Mien. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. KECOKD is occasionally sent to those who have not sub scribed for the paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the postoffico, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE RECORD regularly is to subscribe. Official Directory. Y. M. C. A.—Regular meetings Sunday evenings at 0:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. F. N. Lowry, President. C. If. Parker, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C. A.—Weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus, Tuesday evenings at 8:00, in Ahhot Hall. Sunday meetings with the Y. M. C. A. Miss Russel Taylor, President. Miss Emma Bach, Cor. Secretary. KING'S DAUGHTERS—Meet alternate Wed nesdays. Mrs. J. L. Snyder, President. Mrs. W. Babcock, Secretary. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets the last Wednesday of each month at 636 P.M., in the Zoological Lecture Room. W. B. Barrows, President. A . J. Cook, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Monday evenings at 6:30 in the Rotanical Laboratory; R. Barlow, President. Miss Marie Belliss, Secretary. SHAKESPEARE CLUB—Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Dr. Howard Edwards, Presi dent. COLUMBIAN LITERARY S O C I E TY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. " F. E. West, President. George Severance, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening nt 7:00, Fourth Floor. Williams Hall. J. Bulkeley, President. F. L. Radford, Secretary. FERONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 1:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. S. Gertrude Lowe, President. Marion Clute, Sec retary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. W. D. Hurd, President. C. H. Smith, Secretary. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. F. R. Crane, President. W. R. Wright, Secretary. P HI DELTA THETA F R A T E R N I TY — Meetings every Friday evening at 7:30, East Ward, Wells Hall. H. B. Clark, President. A. B. Krentel, Secretary. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings everv Satur day evening at 7:00, Chapel. Frances Russell, President. Coral Havens, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. Tohn Severence, President. August Karkau, Sec retary. TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meetings on alternate 'Thursday evenings, Tower Room, Me chanical Laboratory, W. II. Flynn, President. P. S. Rose, Secretary. CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — G. B. Wells, President. H. S. Putney, Secretary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—E. W. Ranney, President. R. M. Norton, Secretary. Minutes of t he Board Meeting. T he board met at the Morton House in Grand Rapids, September 27, 189S, at 7:30 p. m. Members present: President Wells, Messrs. Garfield, Moore, Monroe, Marston, President Snyder and the Secretary. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. On motion President Snyder the title of Chace N e w m an was made Instructor in mechanical drawing and wood-work. the action of the committee on employes in the selection of Miss Georgiana Blunt assistant professor of English. Action approved. reported as President Snyder the renting of a small house near the entrance for students' use, by lease for two years. Approved. reported Request of Mr. Brooks for elec tric lights referred to committee on buildings and property. A communication from Professor Smith relating to a new dairy build ing was laid over until next meeting. T he committee on Experiment Station made a partial report on ar rangements made for future work at South Haven sub-station. Director Smith reported on Gray ling sub-station, recommending that the work be continued under pres ent methods. Report adopted. the question of It was resolved that the President and Secretary be instructed to inves tigate additional water-supply, and, if in their judg ment a new well is needed, that they be authorized to sink a well at an expense not to exceed $400. T he committee on buildings and property reported on heating P r o fessor Vedder's house, recommend ing that it be referred to the Presi dent and Secretary with power to act. Adjourned to meet again Wednes day. W E D N E S D A Y, 9 : 00 A. M. Board met. All members present except M r. Moore and the Gov ernor. Director Smith presented a request for an appropriation of $300 for material and supplies in the Bacte riological department. Referred to committee o n Experiment Station to report at next meeting. the T he sum of $50 was appropri ated from for postage and stationery for the com mittee on development of Northern Michigan. Institute fund T he following was adopted: W H E R E A S, It is not convenient for the Superintendent of Institutes to attend the meeting of the Asso ciation of Omaha, and Institute Workers at W H E R E A S, Prof. Smith intends visiting Omaha at the time of this meeting, Resolved, T h at Prof. Smith be requested to represent the Board at this meeting at an expense of not to exceed $35 to be paid from the In stitute fund. T he committee on Institutes re ported the Round-up. T he location of the Round-up was left with this committee. regarding from It was moved that President Sny der be delegate from the College and the Secretary and Dr. Kedzie delegates the Experiment Station to the meeting of the Asso ciation of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations at Washing ton, D. C. in November. Carried. Upon motion the communication from Prof. Smith relating to a dairy to the farm building was referred committee. Adjourned. T he P a m p as of A r g e n t i n a. BY W A L T ER B. B A R R O W S. T he 300,000 term pampas the Andes and between is commonly treeless re applied to the flat and gions of South America lying east thirty of and forty degrees south latitude. thus bounded comprises T he area to 400,000 square from miles, all of which is habitable and a large part fairly fertile and already under more or less complete cultiva tion. On the south the pampas give place to the sterile plains of Patagonia, and on the north merge gradually into the more generally wooded country of the upper prov inces of Argentina. It was my fortune—good and ill—a decade or more ago to spend the best part of in these broad plains, towns, their traveling for two years on living their cities and spending many weeks on estancias, and finally four months over the southern pam pas as'zoologist for a scientific expedi tion under the Argentine govern ment. industry of At the north these grassy plains much resemble the rolling prairies of eastern Minnesota, and great areas there are now producing wheat in such quantities as to form no in considerable factor in the world's supply. Yet until very recently the great the country has been the raising of beef and wool, and it may be doubted whether, after all, these are not the pursuits for which the country is best adapt ed. Snow is unknown in any part of this region except as a rare phe nomenon, once in a dozen years or so, and then only in the southern most parts; and although frosts oc cur with some regularity during a couple of months in mid-winter, the pasturage is good normally all through the year except possibly for a few weeks in midsummer. than 100,000 Herds of 10,000 to 20,000 cattle were common at the time of my visit and any man would have been farmer who considered a small sheep less sheared annually. One estancia ( r a n c h) which I visited several times, had more than 100 square miles enclosed with wire fence, and supported a full million of sheep, with horned cattle and horses in proportionate numbers. Horses, good sturdy lit tle beasts like our own mustangs, could be bought on the hoof at $100 to $200 per hundred, and hundreds of thousands were slaughtered annu ally for their hides, tallow and bone- ash alone. A good well-broken saddle horse costs from $3 to $ 5, while choice animals, good for the popular running races, might cost anywhere from $10 to $20. Under ordinary circumstances an estanciero would rather give you a horse out than right, or take the trouble to brand it anew—a necessary part of any regular sale. In traveling it was no uncommon thing to borrow a horse for the day, ride him 50 or 60 miles, and then turn him loose after dark to find his way back to his owner during the night, a thing which he was reason ably sure to do and which his owner was perfectly willing to risk. loan it indefinitely, It is hardly necessary to remind the reader that winter and summer are reversed in the southern hemis phere and the coldest months on the pampas are J u ne and J u l y, while spring begins in September and lasts well into November. Just at the present time the plains doubtless are green with the new grass of spring, flow thickly dotted with early ers, and a little later you might gal lop all day over the verdant prairie and be sure that at every step your horse's hoofs would crush scarlet and purple heliotrope. verbenas Neither of flowers however are sweet scented, nor is the passion flower which forms dense mats of foliage and bloom on hedges and After fences where midsummer you might be compelled occasionally to make a detour of ten or twenty miles to avoid a patch of giant thistles which grow from ten to fifteen feet high and have driven the colonists out of more than one section of promising wheat land. the cattle are able to force Only their way jungles through formed by these prickly stems, and it is never safe to attempt to cross these exist. these the In such tracts by the cattle paths. late summer fire sweeps over the country and leaves the plain clear once more, but the nexl season finds thistles as dense as ever and the more wide-spread. On these treeless tracts it might be hard to guess where fuel would be found, even sufficient for necessary cooking, but the colonist has a sup ply always at hand. He builds a corral of sun dried brick in which he confines a thousand sheep every night for a month or two, allowing their droppings to accumulate and be trodden hard to a depth of three or four inches. T h en the sheep are kept out for a few weeks and the floor of the corral bakes hard in sun. N ow with a the summer heavy sharp spade, something like an ice-chisel, the hardened dung is cut into regular blocks a foot or more inches in length and three or four firewood, square and piled up like which it not only resembles but is. It burns with a slow even flame, much like good peat, and but for flavor a slight odor and a oeculiar it, imparted makes an excellent fire. T he trav eler, unable to provide in this way must content himself with dried weed-stalks or carry with him such fuel as he can. the to meat broiled over About towns and villages, especially in the older settled sec tions, firewood is not so scarce, al though even under the most favor able circumstances it must be con sidered a luxury. Oddly enough, the tree most commonly planted for fuel is the peach, and, although not such a quick grower as the willow or some other trees which thrive in this climate, the character of the wood commends it, and you may see hundreds of acres of young peach trees forming veritable thickets on the outskirts of towns, some of the trees being cut out every year, even the two year old sprouts being bound up in bundles and sold as wood. T he peach is one of the few abundant fruits all over the settled parts of the pampas, wherever pro tected from fire, but as might be ex pected, the fruit is of very low grade. Apples are always corky and almost uneatable, but quinces on the con trary are large, fair, and well fla vored, often moreover becoming they mellow on the trees so that are sometimes eaten uncooked like apples. Apricots and figs are also grown in the village gardens, but the climate is too cold for bananas or even for the successful growing of oranges. the Summer or winter traveler sees game on every hand; deer in the distance or even sometimes close by, and in the wilder districts squads of ostriches (the small, three-toed American ostrich or R h e a) may be seen scurrying out of sight at a pace that would tax a grey-hound. Un less well-trained his horse will stumble sooner or later in the holes of the armadillo, or he may ride in to a " viscacheria" or colony of vis- rodents, cachas, large burrowing something between and woodchucks in habits, but bigger than either, living in great commu nities like our own prairie dogs, and singularly enough, always associated with burrowing owls in the same way. Waterfowl swarm the marshes and pools during the colder half of the year and little tailless partridges (tinamous) skulk through the herbage everywhere or trot be fore you in the open road to be killed flicked at and occasionally with the riding whip. T h e re are rahbits in O C T O B ER 4, 1898. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. the human no large beasts of prey—if we ex cept inhabitants, and even these are less dangerous in the open country than in the cities. A M o v e m e nt T o w a rd t he H i g h er Education. Something of the trend of modern thought on what should be the aim of is the present day university shown by the following editorial from The New Unity: to our mind " T he University of Chicago in announcing that the graduates from any good secondary school will be admitted to the University privileges without condition and without ex call aminations, will undoubtedly forth a spasm of alarm among the Martinets w ho consider themselves the guardians of the higher educa tion. But it is a movement toward the higher educa tion. T he ideal educational institu tion all the way from the primary school up to the university is a great open door through which students through may enter a small hole which they may pass out at the other side. N ot what the applicant may know at the outset, but what he is able to acquire while in school, t he culture represented at the end should be the anxiety and the re sponsibility of the University. T h e re is no disgrace to an institution that undertakes to train fools, but there is a great disgrace to an institution that consents to turn out trained fools and ask the world to honor such as its graduates." At t he College. Secretary Butterfield was last week elected president of the State Agricultural Society. Miss Clara Ohland ' 0 1, who went home a week ago on account of ill ness, returned to College Saturday. Mr. Cook is erecting a new twelve- It has room house in Collegeville. already been rented by Mrs. Pad dock. Mr. C. E. Walter is taking a large number of photographs of live stock and of campus views for the College. T he testing-room in the mechan ical laboratory contains a convenient paper loMer and cutter, designed by M r. YVestcott. A new cement walk is nearly completed from Prof. Weil's resi dence to the Delta, with a branch to M r. Pettit's residence. T he joint meeting of the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A. next Sunday even i ng will be led by Miss Keller. Subject, "Christian J o y ." Dr. W. J. Beal and Supt. Jason E. Hammond went to Mt. Pleasant last Friday to plan for landscape gardening the grounds of the normal school at that place. T he following new students have matriculated last Tuesday: since Ernest G. Hall, m, Port Austin; Mrs. C. H. Harris, w, Pittsburg, P a .; Millard D. McLeod, a, Man istee. G. B. Wells has dropped out of College and gone to Alma. Last spring he let athletics interfere with his studies and this term he was re quested to refrain entirely from ath letics. T he society editors of the R E C in M r. Crosby's ORD will meet office, second floor of College Hall, Tuesday evening, October 4, at 6:30 o'clock. that all It is important be present. George N. Gould has been ill with pneumonia for over a week. Last Thursday his mother came, and the same day he was removed to the hospital, where he is now ap parently improving. Major Bandholtz made a short call at the College Thursday after noon at drill time and made a few remarks to the battalion. He has finished his work as mustering-out officer at C a mp Eaton and will join the 35th Regiment at C a mp Meade in a few days. The M. A. C. Special Hat Is now on sale; much nicer hat than last season; better material and workmanship— the price remains the same, " H o r t" Notes. Fifty Cents. 3 SIMONS DRY GOODS GO. OPENING SALE OF Ladies and Misses fall and Winter Outer Garments. M r. Gladden is judge on vege tables at the Mason street fair this week. Prof. Taft and M r. Dean judged the fruit at the State Fair in Grand Rapids last week. T he Horticultural department will furnish J. C. V a u g h n, the Chicago seeds'man, tomato seed this fall. fifty pounds of T he old orchard and about half of the young orchard have been sown to crimson clover, which will be plowed under in the spring. T h e re will not be more than half a crop of apples this year. T he peach crop was also very light. Grapes, plums and pears were abund ant. T he Under-secretary in the De partment of Mines and Agriculture, N ew South Wales, has asked us to exchange strawberry plants for seeds grown in that country. College Football N e w s. Jewett, the former U. of M. half back is coaching the Normals. Olivet's prospects for a good foot ball team are the best since '95. West Point's football captain is Leon B. Kromer, a Michigan man. Nufer, the Albion sprinter and football player, has gone to A nn Arbor. Manager F l y nn has arranged for a game at Kalamazoo on Thanks giving Day. A ^ ' ^n is all at sea on the football situation, neither Captain Shipp nor Manager Bender having returned to college. Captain Dibblee is said to be one of the best half-backs Harvard ever had, and he promises also to be one of the best captains. E d. Fitch, right tackle on the '95 Cornell eleven, gave our football players some valuable suggestions Friday and Saturday morning. afternoon Yale may lose the services of George Foster, the veteran coach and athletic trainer. He is consider ing the question of remaining in the U. S. army. A nn Arbor athletics are jubilant over the fact that athletics at the U. of M. have been placed under the general direction of Keene Fitzpatrick, who has also been made a member of the faculty. T h ey also have a graduate football mana ger, "Jimmie" Baird. " This insurance policy is a queer thing," said Dotts reflectively, "If I can't sell it, I can-eel it and if I can cel it, I can't sell i t . " —E x. If you want up-to-date neck wear I would have great pleas ure in showing you the most complete line of natty ties in Lansing. Sweaters, Golf Hose, Caps, Hats and Shirts are lines in which I lead. Students' patronage respect fully solicited. Elgin Mifflin, The Outfitter. Our young Ladies' Coats at $5.00, $7.50, $10, $\2,$\5f $16.50 each will interest you. We cordially invite the young ladies of the M. A. C. to visit our CLOAK DEPARTMENT 2d Floor—Elevator. Simons Dry Goods Go. R. B. Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. Be Sure and See Us it you need anything in the FURNITURE LINE. We Can Save You Money. Goods Delivered Free at College. 319 Washington Avenue South. Cowles Bros. Goiieoe Men j w e a r — a nd durable. A l w a ys appreciate stylish, foot- > ? T he style here shown is n ot only 2 up to date —in fact one of t he very \ latest—but t h ey a re strong, solid, ser- < i vicable. PRICE oniu $3.50 Tor all Kinds, j Winter Russet, Box Calf, Patent Leather—Black ot\ Colors. I Shoes Repaired and Rubbers Mended 5 in best manner. C. O. W O O D B U R Y ,! > 103 Washington Ave. S. V V W V W W V - m ^ WW u WW W W W W V W W W W V r W t f W W W W h V WW T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. O C T O B ER 4, 1898* received from A. G. Bodourian '00, which was supposed to contain ex pressions uncomplimentary the government. His trial brought out nothing suspicious and he was re leased. He is now at his home in Tchoroum, Asia Minor, writing for an agricultural paper published in Constantinople. to T he experienced handle life cau tiously; they dread its fangs. A shrewd little fellow, who had just beg*m1:0 study Latin, astonished his teacher by saying, " Vir, a man; gin, a t r a p; Virgin, a man-trap."— Ex. • • • i \l l-IX© • • • DAVIS CLOTjiijvq STORE: 104 WASHINGTON AVENUE NORTH, You can buy Sweaters, Supporters, Foot Ball Pants, Foot Ball Jackets, Gymnasium Suits, and the finest line I of Tailor Made Clothing in the City. 4 College Graduates W a n t e d. letters received There are several openings for competent graduates of this College Presi w ho wish to follow farming. dent Snyder last week from Benjamin L. J e n ks with '90 and from D, J. Campau, chair man of the democratic state central committee, both of whom wanted him to recommend graduates of this College large farms. take charge of to News from Graduates and Students. Charles P. Reed with '00, Howell, has returned to College. Miss Hattie Chase with is teaching school at Covert, Michigan. '00 O. R. Austin with 98, of Co. E, 31st regiment is in the hospital at Nashville. T. L. Hankinson '98 has been to the hospital at Cornell confined with typhoid fever. R. J. Cleland '89 is attorney for the Commercial Credit Co., 411- 413 Widdicomb building, Grand Rapids. M. P. Thompson with ' 9 4^ is a member of the firm of Thompson & Rider, bicycle repairers, 494 So. Division street, Grand Rapids. Misses E m ma Bach with ' 0 1, Florence Hedges sp, Lottie Smith sp, and Russell Taylor sp entered the University of Michigan last week. E. S. Good went to Detroit yes terday ( M o n d a y) to attend the wed ding of Herbert M. H o w e, who was married to Miss Helen C. Lane. Mr. and Mrs. H o we will live at Alpena, where .Mr. H o we is head book-keeper for the Churchill Lumber Co. last evening L. C. Smith with 99, of Co. G, 32d Regiment has been very low with fever. September 17 he was removed from Grace Hospital, De troit, to his home in Gaylord, and is now reported as improving. Fever left him about a week ago and his recovery is now only a question of time and good care. Duncan Reynolds, once a member of the jolly fraternity of "faculty k i d s" but now a tall fine looking young man, called on his old Col lege friends and Thursday. He was on his way from his home in Pasadena, California, to the Baltimore Dental College where he will matriculate. last Wednesday Alsdorf & Son... 1 THE DRUGGISTS. Everything First Class, Fresh and Up to Date. Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., Ottawa St. E. L a n s i n g, Mich. CHAS. A. PIELLA, D E A L ER IN DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods. 121 Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MICH. HERRICK BROTHERS Fine GR06ERIES and MEATS Everything guaranteed first-class. 219 N. Washington Ave. Opera House Block Electrical Supplies.... and Bicycle Sundries. Complete Stock at Lowest Prices. GftPITnL ELEGTRIG ENG. GO. 321 Washington Ave. S.' ALL MEATS.... May look alike to you, but there is a ver}' g r e at difference in the quality we han t h at sold by s o me other m a r k e t s. dle a nd the very best. L i ke We h a n d le n o ne but in the p u d d i n g, the proof of good meats the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to t r a de with u s. is BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. Come in and see us any way. ;S5SS!EK!K£ES ssa^ffissEs Furniture Headquarters. - - Cots at Wire Springs at Mattresses from - Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. %\.25f $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.50 and $2.00 $2.00 up - - - - All goods delivered free to College. fl. J. & B. fl. Buck. DIRECTORY I FURNITURE DEALERS. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Ayenue and Ionia Stre-e See ad. LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL MFN ^ GROCERS. R B. SHANK & CO., 200 Washington Ave. S. The leading- grocers. Both phones. Daily delivery to the college. T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur other a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We hope t h at the faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to patronize those who patronize u s. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. JACOB STAHL & SON.—Wholesale and Re- I tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. ARCHITECTS. M EAD & WHITE—Architects, Lansing-, Mich., 115 Washington Ave. N., and Harbor Spring's, Mich., Clark Block. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. T ANSING BOOK AND P A P ER COMPANY. 1^/ Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Engravings and Frames. 120 Washington Ave. N. BOOTS A1SD SHOES, p D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes. We \_j shoe the students. See ad. BICYCLES AND MUSJr. PIANOS, Organs, Sheet Music, Guitars, Banjos, Violins, etc. Bicycles, new or second hand, for sale or rent. Repair shop complete. Bicycles and Guns to rent. Holmes Music and Cycle Co. a complete line of cycle sundries for sale. F, J. Cole, 411 Michigan Ave. E. Bell 'phone 445. BICYCLES repaired for sale and to rent. Also GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave. CLOTHING. OUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. L A E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur nishings. See ad. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. R W. MORSE, D. D. S. DR. DAWLEY, M. D , D. D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing Hollister Block, Room 517. ton aves. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. Ill Washington Ave. South. • HOTELS. THE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie tor. Special rates to students. Washington Avenue S. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. LTD.. (Incorporated) 108 Michigan Ave. West. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in the city. All life insurance policies may "look alike to vou," but you will be convinced of the marked difference by asking us for a sample contract c f the Old Mutual Benefit Life. JEWELERS. P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N. B HACK AND BAGGAGE J-'JNES. M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. PORTER, the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. 300 Capitol Ave. S. Both Phones. LAUNDRIES. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. C. H. Hilton, Agt., Wells Hall, Room 97. S. P. Lantz, Prop. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD. See ad. -Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. W OODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student J OHN H E R R M A N N. Washington Avenue N. Fine Tailoring. MILLINERY. M RS. L. S. HUDSON, Hudson Block, where you can find the best styles in simple as well as elaborate Hats at lowest prices. PHYSICIANS. __ A D.'HAGADORN, M. D.—Office hours. 11 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Office at 212 Washington Avenue S.; home 419 Seymour St. OCULISTS. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M.. 2 to 4 P. M. Sun days, 12 to 1. City National Bank Building, Lan sings PHOTOGRAPHERS. SP E C I AL PRICES to M. A. C. Students Hatton, Photographer, over State Savings Bank. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.-Proprietor Hastv's Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. 113 Washington Avenue S. . _ Phil Shepard ' 0 1, of Co. E, 31st Regiment, who came home on sick leave about three weeks ago, visited L l f l D l O Y CS Ol friends at M. A. C. last Tuesday. He says it is a great disappointment to the college boys that they cannot be mustered out to return to school work. Aside from that he has no to returning to his com objection the pany, which he will have to do thirteenth. |VI A * •• Desiring • *• ***• P J r _ to build should not purchase their material be fore consulting with Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich. F r om a Kalamazoo paper we learn of the death of Mrs. E m ma F. H o d g m a n, wife of F r a nk Hodgman 62, which occurred at her home in Climax, August 30. She had been suffering from throat trouble but no serious acute results were anticipated until the afternoon before her death, when she began sinking rapidly and in a few hours had passed to her long rest. than a week less Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty. C J. ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. DRUGGISTS. H. Caramanian with '00 was arrested by the Turkish government last summer on account of a letter Office and Factory, Mill St. Both Phones. PRICES RIGHT. DRY GOODS. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. ELGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad.