$•*. m a ©. ^ eccr A eeVv 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, N O V E M B ER 1, 1898. N o. 8 Natural History Society. T he second meeting of the Natu ral History Society was held in the zoological lecture room last Wednes day evening. T he attendance was larger than at the last meeting and the program was well worth hearing. T he committee appointed at the last meeting to investigate the con that, dition of the society reported owing to the incomplete records, it was impossible to tell whether the society had a working constitution or not; and they recommended that the society be reorganized. A mo tion was made and carried that a committee be appointed by the Pres ident to draft a new constitution, to be presented at the next meeting. A motion was made and carried two that meetings be held every weeks. Mr. Longyear read some letters from our old president, Mr. Barlow. T h ey were very interesting, especi ally to those w ho knew him in the College. One was in the form of a diary and covered the trip across the Gulf from F t. McPherson to Puerto Rico. His entry on the third day out was " I 'm dizzy today, ate din ner in my hammock," He gave a description in detail of the Island including the plants and trees and also the inhabitants. Some Spanish manuscript which he sent and which Prof. Barrows translated for the society proved to be the mil itary orders for the drill of the dif ferent companies on that particular day. In the discussion which followed, Prof. Barrows gave a description of that if you the mango. He said imagina could combine tion the taste of soft soap and turpen tine with a luscious fruit, you would have a good idea of the mango. in your Mr. Pettit gave an interesting talk on shells. He said that in this lo cality we have about 1500 species of them. T he genera is determined largely by the form and construction of the hinge; the specie by the size and color. He said that pearls were secreted by the clam just as the sub stance forming the insideof theshell will be secreted over a grain of sand or other rough particles that happen to get lodged inside the shell. j. M. R. Pleased With T he College. T he following resolution unani mously adopted by the Michigan Passenger Association and sent to Secretary Butterfield by J a m es Hus ton, secretary of the association, shows that those w ho attended the meeting of the association here were well pleased with the College and with their entertainment. "Resolved, T h at our Secretary communicate througn the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture to the officers, professors and others of the Agricultural College w ho so kindly showed us the farm, campus and buildings, and bountifully en tertained us today, our hearty thanks for the courtesies received, and to express our greatly increased appre ciation of this excellent educational institution, the extent and value of which we had not before realized, and which undoubtedly has and will contribute greatly to the material de velopment of the agricultural re sources of the State. We gladly commend its aims and shall cheer fully its excellent ad vantages for practical education to the young people of the State as we have opportunity." recommend Both Teams W o n: T he First Eleven at Olivet, T he Reserves at Charlotte. It had no such easy T wo teams went out from M. A. C. Saturday morning to do battle on the gridiron; both came back in the evening, happy in having won. While the scores show that the re serves had rather the harder battle, it is nevertheless true that the first eleven had to work hard for its time victory. as with Albion the week before. Fumbles again as prom inent features on both sides. Olivet was especially strong in breaking up M. A. C.'s interference on end plays, and our backs were repeatedly losses. On the other tackled for hand, M. A. C. gained through the line almost at will and broke up Olivet's interference and line plays so effectually that the latter seldom gained five yards on three downs. figured It took T he length of the first} half was 30 minutes. It took ten minutes of hard play, during which time the ball changed hands several times, for M. A. C. to score after Olivet's first kick-off. T he ball was finally carried over by Russell, after a 35- run. Russell kicked goal. yard T he next touch-down was made by Ranney in six minutes, and Russell again kicked goal. four minutes to score again. M. A. C. had worked the ball to Olivet's 15- yard line but had eight yards to gain on third down. T he ball was passed to Ranney on the 20-yard lifted a place-kick line, and Lundy the goal-posts. squarely between Olivet's next kick-off was for 40- yards, but Russell carried the ball back four yards past center. A.few moments later P a r ks tore through the line for 40 yards and the last touchdown of Russell kicked goal and brought the score up to 23 to o. this half. In the second half but 19 minutes were played, the game being called to allow M. A. C. to catch a train. Dietz took Price's place at right end, and Bigelow, Crosby's place at right half. After the first kick-off the ball changed hands five times near the center of the field, on downs and fumbles; then Bigelow made a 40-yard run around left end for a touchdown. Russell failed to kick goal, the only time during the game. After the next kick-off M. A. C. carried the ball rapidly back to Olivets 17-yard line, where Lun dy made his second goal from field on a place-kick. T wo minutes after the ball was again put in play, Big elow had made a 57-yard run for a touchdown. Russell kicked goal at a very difficult angle. Skinner scored the last touchdown, which with Russell's goal brought the final score up to 45 for M. A. C, o for Olivet. T he game was devoid of unpleas ant features. Olivet played a plucky and gentlemanly uphill game, Baker, Evans, Mills and Hall playing strong on the defensive. W r i g ht and Ful ler officiated as umpire and referee. T he game at Charlotte was hard- fcught throughout. In the first half Charlotte had the advantage and scored her only touchdown but failed to kick goal. M. A. C. scored a touchdown and goal in the second half. T he work of E d g a r, Tower, Decker and Brown was worthy of special mention. Score: M. A. C, 6; Charlotte 5. Modern Persecution. Prof. Mumford's talk last Sunday morning in the chapel showed that the modern Christian will have per secution. T he persecution by slow torture and death may be a thing of the past but the Christian w ho ad heres strictly to his faith will have persecutions in other ways. This may be brought about by the very timidity of the person himself, and under such circumstances the per formance of Christian duty itself is a source of persecution. This can also be brought about by others. Some children at play are never contented or happy until they can bring tears to some other child and there are people in the world w ho seem to have never outgrown this childish ness but whose delight seems to be in seeing others unhappy. A quick witted worldly man may make jests about the religious faith, before a number of careless men, that would be a source of persecution to the Christian w ho might be in the com pany. In his closing remarks Prof. Mumfordsaid that he believed there was a tendency among students to become careless, especially among the upper classmen, in attendance upon their religious duties; he also made a plea for all to have and show a kind spirit toward the student try ing to do his religious duty. Plans for a N ew Woman's Building. T he State Board of Agriculture has offered prizes aggregating $300 for the best three plans for a wom en's building at the College. T en architects are to compete, their plans to Supt. Hammond to be handed and by him delivered to the Board in such a way that in no case will the author of the plans be known to the Board. T he author of the best plans will receive $150, the next in rank $100, and the third $50. T he experience of the past t wo years has shown that our facilities for young women are inadequate to the de mands for such a course, and the College authorities have concluded to ask the next legislature to make an appropriation for a new building. If the appropriation be made the the above successful architect competition will be given the archi tectural work. in The M. A. C. Symphony Club. T h r ee of the College musical or ganizations, the Glee Club, the Col lege Orchestra, and the Banjo-Man dolin-Guitar Club, have united in organizing the M. A. C. S y m p h o ny Club. T he officers of the new or- ganization are: President, II. J. Westcott; secretary, H. G. C o w l i n g; treasurer, E. R. Russell. T he Club is planning to give an in a entertainment at the College few weeks. Those who desire to join should attend the next meeting of the club, which will be held in College Hall at 6:30 tomorrow, Wednesday evening". T he Literary Societies. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. Saturday evening, October 29, the honorary members of the society, present at the College, entertained the society and ladies by rendering the following p r o g r a m: T he roll call of alumni members to by quotations was responded from R u th Ashmore. Essay—"Recollections of Vaca tion"—Chace N e w m a n. first of " Five Model Bachelor Quar ters"—the the series of papers on " One Hundred H a p py H o m e s ," to appear in the Bachelors' H. T r u e. Home Journal—Gordon " T he Battle of the Standards "— F. W . R o b i s o n. " Side talks with b o y s " — D. J. Crosby. An essay—"Ifs"—L. S. Munson. the A prophecy — " Shooting Chutes " — F. V. W a r r e n. I m p r o m p t u — F. E. Skeels. Criticism—H. C. Skeels. Mrs. Kedzie and Mrs. Landon acted as chairman and secretary of the evening's exercises. T he program was followed by dancing. At 10:30 light refreshments were served. T he program and all were thor oughly enjoyed. We were espe in the closing re cially interested marks made by Mr. F. E. Skeels, a charter member, in which he gave us in a few words the early history and struggles of the society. F or a very pleasant evening and one which few of us will forget, we thank our alumni members at M. A. C. A m o ng those present we noticed E. A. Robinson '97, Geo. P a r k er '97, C. A. Gower '98, and R. J. R o bb with '98. T he Olympic Games at Paris. A preliminary program has been published by the committee of the Olympic games which are to be held in Paris in connection with the 1900 International Exhibition. A c field cording to this announcement, sports, gymnastics,fencing,bicy cling, polo, archery, skating, climbing, and aquatics will be included in the pro posed games. Field sports will com prise 100,400, 800, and 1,500 metres flat races and a 110 metres hurdle .A general atheletic champion race included. This ship will also be will comprise four flat races, long the weight. and putting jump, Fencing will include boxing, E n g lish and French, and quarter staff. Yachting and sculling will take place on the Seine, while several swim ming contests will be held. A few cycling events are on the schedule. Polo, both according to Hurlingham and Paris rules, will be played. W h at are described specifically as games will include football, cricket, golf and tennis.— U. of M. Daily. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. N O V E M B ER I, 1898. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE S E C R E T A R Y, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PER TEAR. Send money by P. 0. Money Order, Draft, Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V AN B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. RECORD 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 postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE R E C O RD regularly is to subscribe. Official Directory. Y. M. C. A.—Regular meetings Sunday evening's at 6:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. F. N. Lowry, President. C. H. Parker, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C. A.—Weekly meetings for all ladies on the campus, Tuesday evenings at 8:00, in Abbot 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. C. L. Weil, Leader. Mrs. M. L. Dean, Secretary. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets the last Wednesday of each month at 6:36 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 Botanical Laboratory. H. C. Skeels, 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 at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hail. 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. E. Winifred Can- nell. Secretary. 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 T H E TA 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 every Tues day afternoon at 4:00, Phi Delta Theta Rooms, East Ward, We"lls Hall. Irma Thompson, Presi dent. Coral Havens, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. John Severence, President. G. E. Towar, Secre tary. TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meetings on alternate Thursday evenings, Tower Room, Me chanical Laboratory. W. H. Flynn, President. P. S. Rose, Secretary. CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — John Severance, President. H. S. Putney, Secretary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—E. W. Ranney, President. R. M. Norton, Secretary. Something About Ruskin. W I N I F R ED C A N N E L L, S O C I E T Y. F E R O N I AN It is as an art critic, rather than as a practical artist, that J o hn Ruskin is best known, although he regarded this as the least important part of fm work. F or with him art held a place secondary to that of moral and social aims;or more strictly speaking, divorced from these qualities, there " H is stand there was no true a-t. ard of life was at the foundation of his criticism."^ W i th the materialistic and commercial spirit of the age, he was ever at war, often saying bitter things of their evils, but he always came back in the end, to his belief in man and nature and his delight in their beauty and good. He holds truth, purity, all that is noble and beautiful, together with joy, to be the true aim of life. Whatever is opposed to these is evil; whatever promotes them, good. Commercial enterprise, competition, are too sor did and material, too ugly and gross, and cause poverty and wretchedness in the world. Like Rousseau, Rus kin would take men back to nature, to simple virtues and manly deeds. He made the health, hope, purity and beauty, the test of what men are to accept trom the artist. Mr. Geo. Mills Cook says that y he was a crit ic in the largest and best sense of the word, pointing out the limitations of life and showing the way to what is higher and better. He was a genius for truth in words and Tightness in action; he has such wide sympathies and sure instincts that he holds men In steaddy to the best and purest. aim he has been noble, in theory right, in methods sound. He had that which is capable of keeping the critic sound in judgment and sweet in temper; a passionate love of na ture and man." In doing all that he has done to awaken a higher interest in art, to give just conceptions of its true prov ince, he has been a critic of life itself, of its purpose and fullfillment. He has shown what an all-pervading effect, his reconcilable with views of nature and of life, art has a upon all phases of pure and noble art is healthful and ennobling in its aspect; and, similar ly, that, a debased and impure art is ignoble and degrading in its influ ence. He says—"The art of any country is the exponent of its social and political virtues." life; that all of W h en a child, he was once given an illustrated edition of Roger's Italy, and to this he attributes, to a great extent the entire direction of his life's energies. Prominent among his writings are "Pre-Raphashtism," a criticism Pre-Raphaslite the schools; the "Stones of Venice," in which he writes with great charm and power of the influence of a de graded art upon the moral life of the people; and the "Seven Lamps of the moral Architecture," defining aims of any true art work. These lamps he calls T he L a m ps of Sacri fice, of Truth, of Power, oi Beauty, of Life, of Memory and of Obedi ence. His first work was "Modern Painters," originally intended as a defence of Turner, but in this he di gressed greatly, expanding much be yond his first intention. All his works show that same spirit of fidel ity to truth, the same detestation of all sham and hypocrisy, which dis tinctively characterize the man. He gives in "Modern Painters" this ad vice to the young artists of England: " T h ey should go to Nature in all singleness of heart, and walk with her laboriously and trustingly, hav ing no other thought but how best to penetrate her meaning, rejecting nothing, and selecting scorning nothing." nothing, Much has been said in derogation of Ruskin and many have averred perhaps with truth, that he has push ed his theories to an extreme. If this be true, it is one of the tenden cies all great reformers, and with Ruskin it was the natural outgrowth of an earnest and enthusiastic tem fighting against the •ma perament terialism of the age. He makes a new era in the school of criticism, "for it has ceased to be Hterary^and fastidious and has come to be one •with life and its genuine interests." F or his work in this direction the world owes him a debt of gratitude. T he purity of his aim is shown by his own eloquent words in the " L a ws to of Fiesole," I have endeavored teach through my past life that this fair tree Igdrasil of human art can only flourish when its dew is affection; its air, devotion; the rock of its roots, patience; and its sunshine, God." T he Beet Sugar Factory at Bay City. R. C. K E D Z I E. to promote T he people who read the M. A C. R E C O RD are interested in every the agricultural effort and industrial interests of our state. T h ey will therefore be glad to hear a few words about the Beet Sugar Factory in Bay City. I took occasion to visit the factory and spent a day inspecting its work ing, and in talking with the farmers who were bringing to the factory. their beets in factory T he factory is complete in all its apparatus and appointments, has the latest improvements in making is unquestionably beet sugar, and the best equipped this country. Their appartus for work ing over the molasses for extracting its sugar within 24 hours instead of letting for lie months, as in other factories, to en able the sugar to crystalize, is an il the perfection of their lustration of machinery. T he fact that the fac tory turns out nothing but refined sugar of the highest purity, is an other proof of the excellence of their work. storage them in is excel T he site of the factory lent, ample grounds, good railroad connections for bringing in supplies of every kind, including sugar beets from farmers at a distance, limestone and coal—also the for sugar to market. T he arrangement for unloading the beets from farmers wagons into the four sheds (300 feet long and 30 feet wide), could hardly be better. shipping Complete arrangements are pro vided for disposing of the pulp or residue after the sugar is extracted, is given to any farmer who which will take it away; the pulp*fcan be dumped at once into the wagon or loaded in like manner on freight cars. T he farmers of Bay county will undoubtedly make use of this excel lent food for cattle and especially for dairy stock. I thought T he company expect to turn out 6,000,000 pounds of granulated sug this that ar this season. amount of sugar would go a long way to sweeten the people of our state and was surprised to be told that it would take one-quarter more to supply the counties of Bay and Saginaw. Some of the sugar was brought to the College and every one was delighted with the beauty and excellence of this beet sugar and the anxious to secure a supply for College population, but we were dis appointed to hear that the company would only sell in car load lots. To show how pure this sugar is I need the sugar only to say that some of taken directly frdm the factory was polarized and showed 99.7 per cent, of sugar. T he Michigan law requires that beet su gar to secure the bounty must contain 90 per cent, of crystalized sugar. It is evident that the Michigan Sugar Company have a large margin in their favor, when their sugar con tains more than 99 per cent, of pure sugar. laboratory this in I may state in a single sentence the results of inspection of the Bay City factory by saying it is a grand success—more than realizing the ex those who for years pectations of have hoped and worked for the es tablishing of the beet sugar industry in Michigan. It is still more gratifying to find that the farmers are pleased and even enthusiastic over this new industry. T h ey are satisfied with the fairness and honorable dealing of the com p a n y: no tricky dealing or snide game—no efforts to induce the farm to pay 50 ers to "sign a contract cents a ton for all the beets they raise for two years as a bonus for some sharp manipulator who will lend his influence to start a factory!" T he farmers are more than satis fied. T h ey are making money and are happy. I asked a farmer who had just unloaded his beets," how do you like this business of raising Sug ar beets?" W i th a broad smile he replied then showed me the results of analysis of his beets, averaging 14 per cent, of " H ow sugar—worth $4.50 a ton. many tons to the acre?" " T w e n t y ," or a cash crop of $90 an acre! T he farmers who planted beets last spring want to plant more next spring. Those who had no faith in the busi ness last spring are anxiously asking whether they can have a chance next year. "pretty good," and T he company is satisfied and hap py. N ot a share of the stock is for sale. T he farmers are smiling and happy. T h ey have found a good thing. T he state is to be congratu lated on a successful beet sugar in established dustry, within her borders. May his tribe increase. permanently Summer Fallowing and Fertility* E D. M. A. C. R E C O R D: I noticed in the number for Sept. 20th you kindly sent me, an article from Dr. Beal, answering the query, " W h at the Agricultural Colleges Have Done for the F a r m e r s ?" A m o ng the 29 specific answers appears the following, ( N o. 15), which I "Can not believe to be true"— a skepti in cism the Dr. foresaw and recited " T h ey his opening paragraph. (the colleges) have shown that, al though fine crops of wheat are se cured by summer fallowing the land, it is done at a fearful cost to the fer tility of the soil." the Dr. I am glad to record the fact that one to twenty-nine is about the ratio of our agreements upon questions in in controversy and that this instance, is only the mouth piece and not responsible for the conclu sions, and so the contention is only in this: that while he evidently be I think I lieves it, I don't. A nd can give better reasons for the faith that is in me than he can. While farmers do not frequently issue "bulletins," they do experiment if and come these conclusions differ the formal ones sent out by the Colleges, they are none the to consideration. to conclusions, and less entitled from No. 15, quoted above, means that a field after a crop of wheat, on sum mer fallow, is poorer in fertility than before the manipulation for the wheat crop began, and will grow less corn, less oats and a poorer crop of any kind than before. No farmer of experi ence will assent to this doctrine. A nd I will go so far as to say that on my farm, such a field is even better fallowing than before and will grow more corn and more of any crop, which could not be the case if the conclusion stated were true. in point: A field at the back end of my farm had fertility become badly I have a case the summer reduced in N O V E M B ER , 1898. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. tice must result in a serious loss of soil nitrogen." W. F r e a m, properties, says: in Soils and their " B a re fallow can only be thor in a dry climate. oughly successful In such circumstances the active pro duction of nitrates which take place in a fallow will doubtless greatly in crease the fertility of the soil for the succeeding crop. In a wet climate the practice of bare fallow must re sult in a rapid diminution of soil nitrogen." At t he College. The NL A. C Special Hat Is now on sale; much nicer hat than last season; better material and workmanship— the price remains the same, Miss Ella Phelps is slowly recov ering. Fifty Cents. 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 3 SIMONS DEI GOODS CO. OPENING SALE OF Ladies and Misses Fall and Winter Outer Garments. vx X/1 8 't u v2 >n a n o C/3 tj & 00 ON 00 V* c3 M -H Crt H UJ V < • —N •-4-H O 4) *"""* u 3 O M-H 0 G O s a e 00 <3 3 o< *T3 G rt to get it from successive failures seeded by reason of the drouth. It had been in beans and then wheat, corn and then wheat, with efforts at seeding at every opportunity, and a failure. Every farmer who studies his fields knows when they arrive at the danger point—where the crop will not pay its cost, and sterility if plowing continues* will ensue This was the case with the ' field in •question. Last season, in sheer des peration, I plowed it in J u ne to hide the sorrel, harrowed and cultivated on an average of once a week all the season, intending to sow it to clover alone; but the field looked so fine I sowed to wheat the 8th and 9th of Sept., and clover with it. T he fall failed was so dry again, but I harvested over 20 bush els of wheat to the acre, and I be lieve the field is now in better fer tility last five years. T he evidence is thatthe after-growth in the stubble—June grass, sorrel, •etc., has a rank broad leaf, comes on with vigor and the soil itself has that appearance, which, to the prac tical eye, denotes good condition. than for the the clover that T h at "fearful loss of fertility" is not apparent and has not appeared in this case and never will in a like I think I increased the fertil case. the the cultivations I gave ity, by field. I will not attempt to explain how, but the ground kept moist the whole season through and fostered ferments and made a favored abid ing for nature's restoratives to enter in and possess it. I made the con ditions and nature did the rest. T he fertility ten bushels of wheat to the acre and has left unexpended as much-more as a •deposite to draw upon in the future. If the prevailing science of sum mer fallowing leads in the direction of the greater authority there is an other string which our experiment- o rs ought to get hold of. then" attracted added A. C. G L I D D E N, VanBuren County. A F EW WORDS FROM DR. B E A L. T he above from Hon. A. C. Glid d en is just what was anticipated, when I expressed at the outset my reluctance at giving " W h at have t he Agricultural Colleges done for t he farmers?" I dislike controversy. T he fact that farmers usually secure their best crops of wheat and often one or more succeeding crops by plowing in spring and cultivating the bare ground all summer in many •cases dims their eyes to see the in jurious results that are usually cer tain to follow in the future. I make agricultural no pretensions as an chemist, but here are a few brief quotations worth considering: C. M. Aikman, in Manures and -the Principles of Manuring, says: " T he constant production of ni trates going on in the soil, the in ability of the soil to retain them, and t he consequent risk of their being removed in drainage, furnish a strong in favor of keeping our argument soils as constantly covered with vege tation as possible." To keep land covered between ordinary crops, the practice of using •" catch crops " has become popular in many of the older portions of the United States. R. Warington, in Chemistry of t he F a r m, says: " T he production of nitric acid is probably the most important result of a bare fallow. Bare fallow can be used with advantage only on clay soils, and in a tolerably d ry climate; under other circumstances the prac Miss Alice Wilson entertained her sister over Sunday. T he Eclectics gave a dancing party Friday evening. M r. and Mrs. T o w ar entertained at cards Thursday evening. Miss Erean Rich spent Wednes day and Thursday at her home in Ionia. Miss Hope and Miss Fisk, of St. Johns, called on Miss Lula Pepple, Friday. Miss Blunt was pleasantly sur prised by a few of her friends Fri day evening. Dr. Edwards attended a meeting of the Michigan Association of Elo cutionists, in Detroit last Friday. At the last meeting of the King's Daughters, M r s. C. L. Weil was elected president, and Mrs. M. L. Dean, secretary. Miss Bessie Lee Gaylord, who has been visiting Miss Keller for the past two weeks, has returned to her home in Detroit. T he union meeting of the Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. Sunday evening, November 6, will be led by Miss Ronan. Subject, " O ur Responsibilities." All are cordially invited. R e v. Thomas Holmes, D. D., Congregational minister at Chelsea, visited Dr. Kedzie last Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Kedzie and Dr. Holmes were classmates at Oberlin in the class of '47. Capitol Grange will give a Gypsie Fair Thursday afternoon and even ing, November 10, in the G. A. R. hall, Washington avenue north. No admission will be charged, and Col lege students especially are invited. Colleges and Exchanges. Of course, no one can move a patch of ground, b u t t he farmer can drag a field.—.fix. T he question decided upon by the debating board of the U. of M. for the debate with Pennsylvania at A nn Arbor, March 3, is as follows: "Resolved, T h at under-existing conditions the abolition by all civil ized nations of their armies other than those required for the mainte nance of is feasible." their domestic peace D a u g h t e r: Yes, I've graduated, in but now I must inform myself psychology, philology, bibli— Practical Mother: right Stop I have arranged for where you are. you a thorough course in roastology, stitchology, darnology, boilology, domestic patchology and general hustleology. N ow get on your apron—Student's Record. which I lead. Our young Ladies' Coats at Students' patronage respect fully solicited. Elgin Mifflin, The Outfitter. $5.00, $7.50, $10, $12, $15, $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. S h a nk & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. Be Sure and See Us — mmr tm^0tk^. If you need anything In the FURNITURE LINE. We Can Save You Money. Cowles Bros. 319 Washington Avenue South. Goods Deltvered Free at College. Has all the Elegance and Ease of a Custom Shoe Costing from $5 to $6. The Extension Soles have Cork between inner and outer soles. Keeps out dampness. The Hand Turned are actually sewed by hand. Finest Patent Leather Dress Shoes and all others one price. PRICE, $ 3 . 5 0. C. D. WOODBURY, 103 W a s h i n g t on A v e n ue So. MRK, News from Graduates and Students. J. H. F. Mullett '90 has been elected president of the junior medi cal class at Ann Arbor. R oy C. Bristol '93, E. A. Calkins '98 and M. F. Loomis with '94 took the civil service examination in De troit Thursday. '85, after E. R. L a ke several years in Washington, is again in his old position as professor of horti in the Oregon culture and botany Agricultural College at Corvallis. Guy L. Stewart '95 has accepted the position of assistant professor of botany at the Maryland Agricul as tural College. His science teacher in the Lansing high school has been filled by the ap pointment of V . J. Willey '93, who has been for five years principal at the School for the Blind. position T he alumni library is in receipt of the following publications from Prof. L.-G. Carpenter '79, meteoro logist and irrigation engineer of the Colorado experiment station: "See Irri page or R e t u rn Waters from gation," from "Loss of W a t e rs Reservoirs by Seepage and Evapo ration," and "Losses from Canals from Filtration or Seepage." across the country Lavalette O'Neil with '94, who from Edmonton, Alberta, started Canada, for Dawson City, has been heard from again. He wrote from near F o rt Laird, J u ly 12, and by this time must be near Dawson. In his letter, writing about a young man w ho went ahead of his party to blaze a "I do not think we trail, he says: are more than thirty days behind him. We have had some trouble finding the blaze in places, but all in all he has done well and must be a hustler to cross this country with two men and fifty pounds of flour for the three of them, besides just a little meat packed on dogs' backs. He left Peace river with only this amount of provisions and made to a point near the Hay river with his toboggan before the snow went and I guess he was pretty hungry a good hundred miles back as I saw where he had been chopping into old rotten stumps and breaking them up, I think for the ants that were in them, as they grow to a very large size here. His blazes were pretty poor about that time but are a good deal better now." A ge of G e r m an Students* F R OM A LETTER BY PROF. F. S. KEDZIE. T he average age of students here is 24 to 25—many older than that. If after graduating he studies medi cine for example, he must study two years in a hospital and pass an ex amination before he is ready to enter on regular practice of medicine; so that in general before a young man . is through school and in active life he is at least 30 and often much older. T he result of all this is that before he to marry and make a home for himself he is quite an old bachelor—and from my ob servations there are more old bache lors among the educated classes in Berlin than in any other city. is ready W h en these men are ready to marry then business is the word,— and if you ever saw money-mar riages anywhere, it is here you find the details carried out. T he J e ws the worst, but the gentiles' are are the miserable in far behind not T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. N O V E M B ER I, 1898, money match-making. To day, for example, is an advertisement from a youi:g man w ho has a sister with a fortune of 30,000 marks, whom he wishes to marry off and he wants to meet with a young man who will marry her, (the man must have as much money) and who has a sister with a fortune w ho will be willing to marry the advertiser (and w ho must have a fortune of at least 30,000 marks.) N ow where does Cupid come in on this kind of deal? Cupid or Cupidity! And yet not long ago a German told me "the Americans don't have any hearts, only a dollar in the place of one." BICYLCLES REPAIRED FOR S A LE OR TO RENT. Also complete Q y ^g ^m^ \^ \0? S a l 6. F. J. COLE, Bell'phone 445. 411 Michigan Ave. E. Alsdorf & Son... 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. HERRICR BROTHERS Fine GR06ERIES and MEATS Everything guaranteed first-class. . .. -£%.L l H© . .. gy DAVIS CLOT^IJVQ ST O RE I 104 WASHINGTON AYENUE NORTH, You can buy Sweaters, Supporters, Foot Ball Pants, Foot Ball Jackets, Gymnasium Suits, and the finest line of Tailor Made Clothing in the City. Come in and see us any way. Furniture Headquarters. - - Cots at Wire Springs at - Mattresses from Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. $\25, $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 FVRISITURE DEALERS. J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Ayenue and Ionia Stree See ad. LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N ^^ T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all our o t h er 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 p a t r o n i ze those w ho patronize us. 219 N. Washington Ave. Opera House Block ARCHITECTS. Electrical Supplies.... and Bicycle Sundries. Complete Stock at Lowest Prices. CAPITAL ELECTRIC ENG. GO. 321 Washington Ave. S. - ALL MEATS.... May look alike to you, but there is a very g r e at difference in the quality we han t h at sold by some other m a r k e t s. dle and t he very best. L i ke We h a n d le none but the p u d d i n g, the proof of good meats in t he eating. A trial will convince you t h at you ought to t r a de with u s. is BOTH PHONES. Careful attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. Employes of M. A. C. Desiring to build should not purchase their material be fore consulting with Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich. M EAD & WHITE—Architects, Lansing-, Mich., 115 Washington Ave. N., and Harbor Springs, Mich., Clark Block. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. T ANSLNG BOOK AND P A P ER COMPANY. \j Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Engravings and Frames. 120 Washington Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES. n D. WOODBURY.—Boots, and Shoes. We \j shoe the students. See ad. BICYCLES AND MUSIC. PIANOS, Organs. Sheet Music, Guitars, Banjos, Violins, etc. Bicycles, new or second ha^d, for sale or rent. Repair shop complete. Bicvcles and Guns to rent. Holmes Music and Cycle Co. GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. Full line of sundries. Repairing and renting at reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave. CLOTHING. I OUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, _j Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. 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. W. MORSE, D. D. S. R DR. DAWLEY, M. D , D. D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing Hollister Block, Room 517. ton aves. Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty. DRUGGISTS. J. ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. DRY GOODS. PRICES RIGHT. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry ) Goods and Carpets. See ad. Office and Factory, Will St. Both Phones. FURNISHING GOODS. }LGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. GROCERS. R B. SHANK & CO., 200 Washington Ave. S. The leading grocers. Both phones. Daily delivery to the college. HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. M A. C. STUDENTS—Don't forget W. H. PORTER, the Hack and Liveryman. Rubber tires a specialty. 300 Capitol Ave. S. Both Phones. HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE. ACOB STAHL & SON.—Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and J. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. 213 Washington Avenue North. I ll Washington Ave. South. • HOTELS. THE N EW GRAND—R. M. Renner, Proprie tor. Special rates to students. Washington Avenue S. INSURANCE. T HE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO.. LTD., (Incorporated) 108 Michigan Ave. West. All kinds of the best insurance, strongest agency in the city. JEWELERS. B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. THE VAN GORDER PALACE L A U N D R Y. C. H. Hilton, Agt., Wells Hall, Boom 97. Irving Gingrich, Agt., Room 47, Williams' Hall. S. P. I.antz, Prop. LUMBER DEALERS. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. 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. 218 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. 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 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. PHOTOGRAPHERS. O P E C I AL PRICES to M. A. C. Students. v> Hatton, Photographer, over State Savings Bank. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.-Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. 113 Washington Avenue S.