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L A N S I N G,  M I C H I G A N,  T U E S D A Y,  F E B R U A RY  14,  1899. 

N o.  22 

Siegfried's  Sword. 

TRANSLATED  FROM  T HE  GERMAN  BY  H.  J. 
W E S T C O T T. 

The  Cold  Spell. 

DR.  R.  C.  K E D Z I E. 

lad, 

Y o u ng  Siegfried  w as  a  p l u c ky 
W ho  did  not  love  his  h o m e. 
F ar  from  his  father's  domicile 
He  a l w a ys  loved  to  r o a m. 
(His  father  w as  an  aged  m a n— 
No  h a ir  g r ew  on  his  d o m e ). 

He  s t a r t ed  out  into  t he  world 
To  see  w h at  he  could  s e e. 

F u ll  m a ny  a  noble  k n i g ht  he  met, 
flashed  brilliantly. 
Poor  Sieg.,  who  carried  b ut  a  club, 

W h o se  a r ms 

Gazed  at  t h em  enviously. 

He  c a me  across  a  b l a c k s m i th  shop 

Within  a  gloomy  wood. 
And  said  to  the  p r o p r i e t o r, 

"  I'll  be  y o ur  s e r v a nt  good, 

If  you'll  teach  me  how  to  m a ke  a  s w o r d ." 

T he  m a s t er  said  he  would. 

T he  new  a p p r e n t i ce  proved  quite  strong, 

And  s t r u ck  with  all  his  m i g h t; 

He  hit  the  anvil  such  a  blow 

T h at  he  k n o c k ed  it  out  of  sight. 

T he  woods  with  this  t r e m e n d o us  s t r o ke 

Re-echoed  all  the  night. 

T he  iron  which  he  s m o te  u p on 
W as  b r o k en  into  c h u n k s. 

To  m a ke  his  s w o rd  he  h ad  to  use 
T he  biggest  of  these  h u n k s. 

( T he  writing  of  this  poetry 

Is  apt  to  breed  s o me 

flunks). 

S a id  he,  "  I  h a ve  a  s w o rd  as  good 

As  I  will  ever  need  ; 

With  it  I  now  can  w a n d er  forth, 

P r e p a r ed  for  a ny  d e e d ." 
T h en  he  u n to  the  t a b le  hied, 
And  had  a  mighty  feed. 

W h e n e v er  we  encounter  a  period 
of  extreme  weather,  whether  of  heat 
to  assume  that 
or  cold,  we  are  apt 
such  weather  is  unusual,  and  noth 
ing  so  extreme  was  ever  known  in 
Fortunately  such  ex 
the  State. 
tremes  do  not 
leave  a  permanent 
impression  and  their  memory  soon 
fades. 

spell 

T he  cold 

that  made 

the 
strongest  impression  upon  our  peo 
the  opening  days  of 
ple  was 
in 
tempera 
the 
January,  1864,  when 
ture  ran  down  to  - 2 30  F .,  a  "bliz 
z a r d"  prevailing  at  the  time,  with 
fine  snow  driven  by  a  very  strong 
southwest  wind.  A 
large  number 
of  persons  were  frozen  to  death  and 
the  suffering 
the  state 
was  very  great.  T he  coincidence 
of  severe cold  and  high  wind  greatly 
intensifies  the  resulting  suffering. 

throughout 

in 

this  state. 

Many  persons  have  asked  me 
whether  such  extreme  cold  as  pre 
to  12th  was 
vailed  February  9th 
ever  known 
I  have 
examined  the  meteorological  records 
kept  at  this  College  since  1863,  and 
find  that  the  temperature  has  fallen 
below  zero  every  winter  save  one 
(1890)  during  the  last  35  years  and 
in 
temperature 
sank  lower  than  it  did  last  night. 

three  winters 

the 

T he 

following 

the 
date  of  lowest  temperature  for  35 
years  at  M.  A.  C: 

table  gives 

"  I'm  Tn"}d  n?  an.y  kfttgbl  "  ouoth  he, 

M i 

" T h at  e'er  won  l a d y 's  srnile. 
W i th  giants  a nd  such  little  things 

I  will  my  time  beguile. 

I  guess  this  little  sword  of  mine 
Will  hold  them  for  a w h i l e ." 

Biblical  Philosophy  or  Wisdom. 

Dr.'  Moulton  opened  his 

lecture 
on  th.e  wisdom  of 
the  Bible  with 
the 
the  remark  that  this  would  be 
dry  lecture  of  the  course;  dry  be 
cause  of  the  subject-matter,  and  dry 
because  it  would  contain  the  preface 
to  the  whole  course  of  lectures.  But 
if  dry  to  those  who  sought  enter 
tainment  merely, 
it  certainly  was 
not  dry  to  those  who  sought  infor 
mation. 

talk  on 

His  preface  was  a 

the 
litera 
origin  and  development  of 
ture.  Before  writing  was  invented 
there  was  a  floating  (oral)  litera 
ture,  a  literature  that  was  constantly 
changing.  T he  earliest  form,  what 
the  speaker  called  "a  sort  of  literary 
protoplasm,"  was  the  ballad  dance, 
which  combined  speech,  music,  and 
imitative  gesture.  T h en  came  po 
etry,—literally  creative  literature,— 
lyric  and  dramatic.  With 
epic, 
writing  came 
corresponding 
the 
prose  elements  of  literature,  histoi}', 
philosophy,  and  oratory.  And  now, 
in  these  latter  days,  we  again  have  a 
the  news 
floating 
paper. 

literature  — in 

in 

Philosophy,  in  the  Bible,  has  its 
the  proverb.  T he  unit 
origin 
proverb,  usually  a  couplet,  is 
the 
meeting  place  of  poetry  and  prose. 
This  unit  with  prose  expansion  de 
velops  into  the  maxim  or  the  essay; 
with  verse  expansion  it  becomes  the 
epigram  or  the  sonnet.  T he 
lec 
turer  read  interesting  selections  from 
the  Bible  to  exemplify  each  of  these 
literary  forms. 

18.64 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 
1880 
1881 

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Feb. 
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Feb. 

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T he  low  temperatures  in  the  sev 
enties  were  short  lived  and  without 
a  strong  wind  and  we  felt  the  cold 
less  than  during  the  few  days  past 
of  continued  cold  weather  and  high 
wind.  Since  last  Sunday  ( F eb  5) 
the 
temperature  has  gone  below 
zero  daily,  and  a  strong  wind  has 
prevailed  most  of  the  time. 

February  12,  1S99. 

Evolution  in  Oratory. 

It  became  necessary  to  postpone 
the  Oratorical  Contest  for  one  week 
on  account  of  the  illness  of  Joseph 
A.  Bulkeley,  the  representative  of 
the  Eclectic  Society.  This  necessi 
tated  a change  in  the  date  of  Thomas 
lecture  on  oratory, 
L.  Bradford's 
which  had  been  arranged  for  next 
Friday  evening. 
In  this  emergency 
Mr.  Bradford  kindly  consented  to 
entertain  us  last  Friday  night. 

He  first  favored  us  with  a  lecture 
in  Oratory,  in  which 
on  Evolution 
he  commended 
the  tendency  away 
from  mere  voice  culture  and  super 
ficial  accomplishments  and 
toward 
the  psycological  development.  T he 
function  of  oratory,  he  said,  is 
to 
truth,  beauty  and  goodness 
convey 

to  the  hearers.  Culture  should  be 
the  mind  and  body  will 
such  that 
readily  respond  to  the  soul's  impulse. 
lecture  Mr.  Bradford 
After 
the 
his  audience  with 
entertained 
a 
number  of 
readings  —  oratorical, 
dramatic  and  humorous,  which  were 
well  chosen  to  set  off  his  marked 
originality. 

Promotions  in  the  Cadet  Battalion. 

Those  who  take  part  in  athletics 
and  are  excused  from  drill  on  that 
account  will  no  longer  be  allowed 
to  hold  commissions  in 
the  Cadet 
In  accordance  with  this 
Battalion. 
policy,  two  appointments  made  last 
fall  have  been  revoked.  These  are 
E.  W.  R a n n e y,  first  sergeant,  and 
B.  Laubach,  corporal. 

T he  mid-winter  promotions  and 

appointments  are  as  follows: 

To  be 

lieutenants—1st  sergeant 

P.  Thayer,  Sergeant  H.  B.  Gunni 
son,  Sergeant  C.  H.  Hilton. 

To  be  sergeant  major—Sergeant 

H.  B.  Clark. 

To  be  first  sergeants—Sergeants 

T . J.  Leavitt  and  W.  Ball. 

To  be  sergeants  —  Privates  E. 
Price  and  J.  R.  Thompson,  Cor 
porals  W.  J.  Bailey,  T.  G.  A g n e w, 
V.  M.  Shoesmith  and  R.  M.  Lickly. 
To  be  corporals—Privates  H.  J. 
Westcott,  G.  B.  Fuller,  R.  A. 
Prentiss,  L.  B.  Littell,  W.  A.  Hay-
den,  R.  A.  Whitney,  W.  R.  W r i g h t, 
G.  E.  Tower,  G.  Severance,  C.  F. 
Bach,  C.  S.  Babington,  H.  S.  P u t 
ney,  C.  W.  Kaylor,  R.  L.  Brown, 

to 

table.  Al 
seated  at  the  speaker's 
in 
reliable 
though,  according 
formation,  Mr.  Edison  was  seated 
in  a  comfortable  chair  at  his  N ew 
Jersey  home,  yet 
those  w ho 
pressed  the  many  telephone  receiv 
ers  to  their  ears  he  seemed  a  guest 
w ho  had  retired 
adjoining 
room. 

to  an 

to 

President  James  M.  Crafts  of  the 
Institute  told  of  his  admiration  for 
the  Chicago  alumni  from  the  end  of 
a  wire  stretched  all  the  way  to  Bos 
ton.—From  the  Chicago 
F e b.  4,  1899. 

Chronicle, 

Prof.  Cnas.  L.  Weil,  M.  I.  T. 

'88  attended  this  novel  banquet. 

At  the  College. 

Half  term  reports  this  week. 

T he  first  half  term  ended  last  F r i 

day. 

T he  short-course  students  finished 

their  work  last  week. 

J.  L.  Baumler,  '01  has  left  college 

on  account  of  illness. 

Mrs.  P.  B.  Woodworth 

is  suffer 

ing  from  an  attack  of  the  grip. 

R e v.  W.  H.  Osborne  led  services 

in  the  Chapel  Sunday  morning. 

Mr.  N.  F.  Gould,  Saranac,  visited 
his  son  G.  N.  Gould  '99  last  week. 

M r.  C.  H.  Alvord  spent  Sunday, 

F e b.  5,  at  his  home  near  Hillsdale. 

T he  M.  A.  C.  farmers'  institute 
note  book  is just  right  for  the  pocket. 
Get  one. 

Other  changes  will  probably  oc 
cur  when  it  is  determined  w ho  are 
to  be  excused  for  athletics. 

M r.  W.  O.  Beal 

is"  receiving  a 
visit  from  his brother  and  sister  from 
Lenawee  county. 

Basket-Ball  Here  Saturday. 

T he  boys  are  practicing  faithfully 
for  their  game  of  basket-ball  with 
Olivet  here  next  Saturday.  Nearly 
every  evening  in  the  week  they  may 
be  found  in  the  A r m o r y,  and  their 
improvement  during  the 
last  fort 
night  has  been  quite  marked.  Last 
Saturday  forenoon  a  practice  game 
was  played  between  five  of  the  most 
team 
promising  candidates  for 
and  eight  others  that  have  shown 
pretty  good  form.  T he  team  of  five 
had  a  good  lead  at  the  end  of  a  half 
hour  of  interesting  sport. 

the 

A  Unique  Banquet. 

the  alumni  of  the  Massa 

To 
chusetts 
Institute  of  Technology, 
distributed  over  the  breadth  of  the 
continent,  the  United  States  seemed, 
last  night,  one  vast  banquet  hall. 
Chicago  was  the  acoustic  center  of 
many  gatherings,  and  those  of  her 
institu 
sons-who  claim  the  eastern 
tion  as  their  alma  mater  had 
the 
pleasure  of  listening  to  voices  which 
brought  back  to  them  the  memory 
of  former  and  happier  days. 
It  was 
time  that  a  long  distance 
the  first 
telephone  system  had  been  used  to 
at 
focus 
simultaneous  gatherings 
in  widely 
removed  sections  of  the  country  and 
experts  pronounced  the  experiment 
a  decided  success. 

eloquence  uttered 

the 

Thomas  A.  Edison, 

the  world 
renowned  inventor,  was  present  in 
the  banquet-room  of  the  University 
the  guests  agreed 
Club,—at 
that  he  could  not  have  been  more 
if  he  had  been 
prominent,  even 

least 

T he  ladies  of  Faculty  R ow  met 
with  Mrs,  Kedzie  several  times  last 
week 
the 
to  sew  carpet  rags  for 
carpeting  of  the new  Pilgrim  church. 

T he  funeral  of  Mrs.  Mary  Smith, 
mother  of 
Instructor  H.  E.  Smith 
' 9 6 ^,  was  held  in  Lansing  Sunday 
afternoon 
2130  o'clock.  M r. 
Smith  is  quite  seriously  ill  with  grip. 

at 

Union  meeting  of  the  Y.  W,  C. 

A.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Sunday  even 
ing,  F e b.  19,  will  be  led  by  Miss 
Maud  McLeod. 
" S e lf 
Mastery."  All  are  cordially  invited. 

Subject: 

T he  King's  Daughters  will  meet 
with  Mrs.  Weil  next  Wednesday 
afternoon.  This  is  " P o u nd  week." 
Lesson,—Books  of 
the  old  Testa 
ment  paeviously  assigned  to  mem 
bers. 

T he  equipment  of  the  Zoological 
department  has been  increased  lately 
by  the  purchase  of  a  good  stereop-
the  teaching  can 
tican,  with  which 
the 
be  made  more  effective  in  all 
classes. 

At 

the  meeting  of  the  Natural 
last  Wednesday 
History  Society 
evening  Prof.  Barrows 
finished  his 
talk  on  Winter  Birds  and  M r.  Pettit 
to 
used  the  new  stereoptican 
throw 
shadows  of  a  number  of 
interesting 
insects  on  a  screen. 

T he  Eclectic  Society  passed 

the 
last  Saturday 
following  resolution 
night:  T h at  a  vote  of  thanks  be 
extended  to  the  other  literary  socie 
ties  of  the  college  for  the  kindness 
shown  us  in  postponing  the  orator 
the  unexpected 
ical  contest,  when 
illness  of 
our  representative  pre 
vented  his  taking  part. 

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Wanted  in  Siam—A  Plow. 

We  publish  herewith  a letter  from 
our  esteemed  contemporary,  Prof. 
Hamilton  Kino;,  of  Olivet  College, 
now  U.  S.  Minister  to  Siam,  which 
gives  something  of  an  idea  of  agri 
cultural  conditions  existing  in  that 
far-off  country: 
U N I T ED  S T A T ES  L E G A T I O N, 

) 
I 
December  10,  1898.  ) 
President  J.  L.  Snyder,  Agricultural 

B A N G K O K,  S I A M, 

I  find 

College,  Michigan, 
Dear  Sir:  Will  you  be  so  good  as 
to  send  to  me  one  of  the  last  cata 
logues  of  your  college? 
the 
people  of  Siam  waking  up  some 
what  to  the  needs  of  an  education 
for  the  common  people  and  I  am 
trying  to  direct  them  toward  agri 
cultural  and 
education. 
This  peop'e  are  destined  to  be  an 
agricultural  people.  T he  country  is 

industrial 

T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

F E B R U A RY 

14, 

1899. 

for  many  generations, 

well  adapted  for  that  and  the  people 
cannot 
if 
ever,  become  a  manufacturing  peo 
ple.  T h ey  seem  to lack  the  mechan 
ical  bent.  Some  of  the  leading  men 
are  alive  to  these  facts  and  are  look 
ing  for  light  wherever  they  can  find 
it.  T he  American  Agricultural  Col 
leges  have  a  good  reputation  here 
and  I  have  been  asked 
for  cata 
logues.  Of  course  the  M.  A.  C. 
stands 
I 
write  you.  Will  you  also  be  kind 
enough  to  have  sent  to  me  the  cata 
logues  of  a  few  of  the  leading  Agri 
cultural  schools  of  our  countrv. 

in  my  mind  hence 

first 

Again,  perhaps  you  or  some  of 
your  faculty  can  help  me  out  on  an 
other  question.  As  you  know,  this 
vast  valley  and  alluvial  plain  of  the 
Menam  river  is  a  great  rice  produc 
ing  country.  T he  land  is  low  and 
flat  like  our  flattest  prairies. 
In  the 
wet  season  of  the  year  it  is  under 
water  for  miles;  only  the* tall  grass 
and  the  buffalo's  horns  and  heads  as 
the  animals  wade  about  are  seen 
above  the  water.  Again  it  is  dry 
and  very  hard,  baking  and  cracking 
in  the  sun  in  the  dry  season. 
T he 
culture  of  the  rice  is  very  crude  and 
the  difficulties  presented  by 
with 
nature  is  very  unsatisfactory. 
T he 
best  men  here  are aware  of  the  need 
of  better  tools  and  are  trying  to  im 
prove  the  present  condition  of  affairs. 
T he  one  greatest  need  just  now  is 
a  plow.  Nothing  better  than 
the 
wooden  plow  with  an  iron  shoe  has 
been  introduced,  though  many  kinds 
tried.  Surely  America 
have  been 
can  meet  this  need  if  she  can  get  the 
requirements 
in 
ventive  mind. 

fully  before  her 

1st.  T he  soil  is  so  sticky  and  fine 
that  the  plow  mold  board 
grained 
must  polish  perfectly. 
I  am  ac 
quainted  with  the  working  of  plows 
on  the  prairies  and  I  do  not  hesitate 
to  say 
must  be  even  better  than  anything 
required  in  the  most  trying  soil  of 
our  prairies. 

the  polishing  surface—-

that 

2d.  T he  share  must  be  of  excel 
lent  steel, sharpened  to  cut  the  great 
grass  roots  that  grow  rapidly  each 
season,  and  especially  bad  where 
virgin  soil  is  turned,  and  of 
that 
there  is  very  much  in  this  undevel 
oped  country. 

3d.  T he  soil  is  so  wet  in  the  sea 
son 
in  which  the  plowing  is  done 
that  it  has  thwarted  all  efforts  thus 
far  to  produce  a  plow  heavy  enough 
to  do  the  work  that  will  not  sink  too 
deep.  T he  ability  to  ride  the  soft 
muddy 
is  pounced  and 
trodden  by  the  buffalos  and  a  ver 
itable  marsh  is  the  one  need  above 
all  others. 

field 

that 

like  very  wide, 

It  has  occurred  to me  that  perhaps 
this  need  is  met  in  the  Louisiana  rice 
districts,  and  if  so  some  of  you  gen 
it.  Possibly 
tlemen  would  know 
something 
light 
rollers  or  wheels  could  be  made  to 
the  plow  and 
travel  each  side  of 
thus  support  it. 
It  would  seem  that 
something  could  be  found  in  use  or 
could  be  produced.  Such  a 
tool 
would  find  sale  here  and  open  the 
way  for  other  implements. 

4th.  In  breaking  up  the  ground 
every  spring  if  the  great  grass  crops 
could  be  turned  under  it  would  be 
very  desirable.  This  has  been  asked 
for  together  with  the  other  require 
the  grass  can  be 
ments.  But  as 
burned  I  have  felt 
first 
three 
requirements  are  necessities 
while  this  one  is  desirable  only. 

that 

the 

Perhaps  a  large,  strong  tool  some 
thing  like  our  spring  tooth,  cultivat 
ing  harrow  could  be  used  as  a  great 
improvement  on  the  present  stirring 
the  ground  with  a  stick,  and 
of 

pouncing  it  with  the  wallowing  of 
the  buffalo  herd.  This  could  be 
made  to  ride  the  soil  very  well  but 
as  you  see  would  not  turn  the  sur 
face  under.  T he  need  is  a  plow. 

Will  you  please  bring  this  to  the 
attention  of  your  colleagues  and  give 
me 
the  result  of  their  wisdom  by 
making  the  need  known  to  manu 
facturers  of  plows  and  cultivators 
known 
to  you.  Tell  such  to  send 
me  catalogues  and  an  expression  on 
the  question,  please. 

In  return  for  this  I  shall  be  most 
pleased  to  do  anything  I  can  for  the 
college  or  its  interests  at  any  time. 
At  present 
there  is  one  prince  here 
w ho  has  promised  me  to  send  a  son 
to  an  American  Agricultural  Col 
lege,  and  I  hope  it  may  be  to  you. 
Make  my  regards  to  all  your  col 
leagues  with  whom  I  am  acquainted 
and 

Believe  me  yours  most  cordially, 
• H A M I L T ON  K I N G, 

U.  S.  Minister. 

America  and  Americans. 

ORATION  DELIVERKD  BEFORE  THE  COLUM 
BIAN  LITERARY SOCIETY,  BY WILLIAM 
TREADWELL  'OI. 

England,  our  mother 

country, 
was, 
for  centuries,  politically  and 
It  was 
commercially,  unimportant. 
first  conquered  by  the  R o m a ns  in  55 
B.  c,  and  ruled  by  them  until  trouble 
at  home  compelled  them 
to  recall 
their  legions  in  449  A. D.  F or  the 
next  five  hundred  years  it  was  ruled 
by  the  Saxons,  Danes,  and  Angles, 
and  in  1066  passed  under  the  con 
trol  of  William  the  Conqueror,  of 
Normandy.  This  ended  all  foreign 
invasions,  and  England  began  to  de 
velop  into  a  nation,  which  was  not 
the  prey  of  every  ambitious 
to  be 
ruler. 
Such  was  the  origin  of  a 
great  nation^-which  was  in  turn,-to 
be  the  origin  of  a  greater  nation. 

to 

both 

Most  of  the  rulers  down  to  the 
17th  century  had  two  great  objects 
in  view,  one 
to  increase  their  per 
sonal  power,  and  the  other  to  estab 
lish  their  own  religious  belief.  T he 
people  objected 
very 
strongly,  and  many  were  the  mar 
tyrs  for  political  and  religious  free 
dom.  W h en  James  I.  declared  that 
all  men  should  conform  to the  estab 
lished  church,  many  began  to  think 
what 
between 
church  and  state  ought  to  be.  Sev 
eral  decided  to  leave  England,  and 
they 
go  to  America;  but,  because 
could  not  obtain  the  king's  permis 
sion,  they  went  to  Holland  instead. 
After  spending  a  year  there 
they 
embarked  on  the  Mayflower  and  set 
sail  for  the  new  country  across  the 
sea. 

relation 

real 

the 

Their  first  intention  was  to  make 
a  settlement  in  Virginia,  but  a  storm 
blew  them  many  miles  out  of  their 
landed  in  Massa 
course,  and  they 
chusetts,  thinking  it  to  be  Virginia. 
T h e re  must  have  been  an  unseen 
hand  that  blew  the  little  vessel  out 
of 
indeed, 
would  have  been  the  history  of  the 
Pilgrims,  had 
landed  where 
they 
they  intended. 

"- Different, 

its  course. 

With  the  history  of  America  for 
the  next  century  we  are  all  familiar. 
England  tried  to  make  the  colonists 
obey  laws  and  pay  taxes  made  by  a 
government  in  which  they  were  not 
represented.  T h ey  did  not  propose 
to  be  so  governed,  and  brave  men 
arose  and  said  as  did  the  Scots  of 
old,  " B e h o ld  ye  must  not  crush  out 
our  rights,  ye  cannot,  and  ye  shall 
not!" 

We  all  admire 

the  bravery  of 
those  men  who drew  up  the  Declara 

Independence, 

tion  of 
those  men 
w ho  shouldered  their  muskets  and 
went  out  to  fight 
the  British,  and 
those  women  w ho  melted  up  their 
pewter  spoons  for  bullets.  Seven 
years  of 
they  were 
free. 

fighting 

and 

. 

tremendous 

T h ey  cleared 

T he  next  thing  to  do  was  to  form 
a  substantial  government;  and 
in 
1787  the  constitution  was  adopted. 
the 
T he  wisdom  and  foresight  of 
framers  of  this  great  work 
is  evi 
dent.  W i th  the  lapse  of  over  one 
hundred  years,  a 
in 
crease  in  territory,  and  a  population 
of  over  seventy  millions,  only  fifteen 
changes  have  been  found  necessary. 
Immediately  thev  turned  their  at 
tention  to  the  development  of  their 
vast  resources. 
the 
forests, introduced  and  improved  the 
the  steam  boat. 
steam  engine  and 
T h ey  built 
first  great  canal. 
T h ey  went  down  into  the  earth  and 
brought 
their 
fuel 
run 
their  dwellings. 
engines  and  heat 
T h ey  turned  the  rivers  out  of  their 
their 
course  and  made 
them 
machinery.  A nd  with 
inven 
tion  of  that  wonderful  agent,  elec 
tricity,  they  cut  the  lines  of  mag 
netic  force  and  bound  one  of 
the 
It  was  an 
most  powerful  workers. 
American  w ho 
first  applied  elec 
tricity  to  the  transmission  of  mes 
sages  by  wires. 

run 
the 

forth 

the 

to 

for 

flag 

that 

" H e r e 's 

in  something 

Our  policy  has  always  been  peace; 
but 
in  war  we  have  never  been 
beaten.  At  a  banquet  in  London, 
where  representatives 
from  many 
nations  were  present,  the  English 
flag  was  toasted 
like 
these  words: 
to  the  flag 
that  enters  every  sea  and  sails  on 
every  sea,  the  flag  on  which  the  sun 
never  sets."  This  seemed  like  the 
greatest 
tribute  that  could  be  paid 
to  any  nation's  emblem;  but  when 
Eli  Perkins  rose  to respond  to  "  T he 
American  F l ag  "  he  said,  M Here's  to 
liberty; 
stands 
the 
when  the  sun  casts  its  last  rays  over 
the  pine  clad  hills  of  Maine,  it  rises 
with  equal  splendor  and  warms  the 
ice  bound  plains  of  Alaska.  Here's 
to  the  only  flag  that  ever  whipped 
the  flag  on  which  the  sun  never  set." 
Instances  of  American  bravery  in 
battle  are  too  numerous  to.  mention. 
It  is  with  pride  that  we  point  to  the 
achievements  of  our  soldiers  and 
sailors,  but  it  is  with  profound  re 
spect  that  we  think  of  their  conduct 
in  the  time  of  victory. 
In  the  late 
naval  battle  of  Santiago  some  of  our 
sinking 
sailors  were  watching  a 
Spanish  vessel. 
" D o n 't  cheer,"  the 
captain  said, " m en  are  dying  there." 
fight  against 
Our  soldiers  do  not 
men  and 
against 
nations  and  for  right. 

for  blood,  but 

T h e re 

is  no  greater  proof  of 
American  bravery  and  endurance 
than  our  own  Civil  war. 
Impulsive 
men  said,  "  T he  war  will  be  over  in 
ninety  days."  W h en  C h a r l es 
Francis  Adams  was  sent  to  England 
to  remonstrate  with  them  in  regard 
they  said 
to 
"  W hy  don't  you  end 
the  war  in 
ninety  days  as  you  said  you  would." 
"  Because,"  said  he,  " we  are 
fight 
ing  Americans  and  not  English 
men." 

the  Alabama  affair, 

recollection. 

T he  Aristook  war 

T he  Bering  sea  and  the  Vene 
zuela  disputes  are  still  fresh  in  our 
minds. 
and 
fight,"  are  of 
"  fifty-four  rfbrty  or 
Al 
more  distant 
it, 
though  many  do  not 
the 
remains, 
the  fact 
European  nations  England 
is  our 
best  friend.  W h en  Lord  Salisbury 
advocated 
the 
United  States  he  paid  us  the  high 
est  tribute  in  his  power.  T he  fact 

realize 
that  among 

alliance  with 

an 

F E B R U A RY 

14, 

1899. 

T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O RD 

that  we  consider  it  an  honor  to  be 
the  only  nation 
that  ever  whipped 
t he  nation  on  which  the  sun  never 
sets, is  evidence  of  our  respect. 

Such  are  a  few  important  events 
in 
the  history  of  a  great  nation. 
Such  are  a  few  characteristics  of  its 
people.  F r om  a  little  band  of  one 
hundred  and  two,  it  has  g r o wn  to  a 
nation  of  many  millions,  and  is con 
sidered  one  of  the  most  powerful 
nations  of  the  earth. 

through 

America  did  not  rise  to  her  present 
condition 
the  efforts  of  a 
few  great  men,  but  by  the  industry 
''and  intelligence  of  those  in  the  com 
mon  pursuits  of  life.  As  Abraham 
Lincoln  said,  ours  is  "a  government 
of  the  people,  for  the  people  and  by 
to 
t he  people." 
perform  his  duties  toward  the  gov 
ernment,  only  part  of 
the  govern 
ment  is  represented. 

If  one  man  fails 

this 

" N o ." 

I  answer 

But  you  may  say,  " W i ll  not  his 
this  nation, 
itself,  and 
tory  repeat 
founded  and  preserved  by  the  blood 
of  its  best  citizens,  go  down  to  ruin 
like  Greece  and  R o me  before  i t ?" 
To 
T he 
causes  for  which  Greece  and  R o me 
fell  could  not  exist  now.  So  long 
as  America  adheres  to  those  prin 
ciples  which  are  right,  so  long  will 
she  continue  to  be  in  the  future,  as 
she  has  been  in  the  past,  a  blessing 
among 
We  should  be  proud  of  our  country 
and  realize  more  fully  our  privileges 
the  name 
as 
symbolical  of 
America  ever  be 
Liberty. 

its  citizens.  May 

the  nations  of 

the 

earth.. 

V o t e rs  as  T h ey  A re  a nd  W h at 
T h ey  Should  Be* 

O.  H.  SKINNER  ' 0 2,  PHI  D E L TA  T H E TA 
SOCIETY. 

Americans  often  speak  of  govern 
m e nt  by  the  people, as the  best  kind, 
and  point proudly  to their  own  nation 
as  an example.  When  we say, "gov 
ernment  by  the  people,"  we  mean 
a  government  in  which  the  people 
govern  to  a  greater  or  less  extent 
oy  their  votes.  W e,  as  Americans, 
are  justly  proud  of  our  nation,  be 
cause  it  is  one  of  the  best,  if  not  the 
best  existing  today.  Other  nations 
may  be  older  and  some  of 
them 
in  none  of  them  are 
stronger,  but 
there  such  grand  opportunities  as 
a re  offered  here.  W i th  all  its  most 
excellent  qualities,  however,  it  has 
some  grave  faults.  These  faults  lie 
mainly  in  voters  and  their  qualifica 
tions. 

In  the  United  States  suffrage 
is 
not  granted  to  all persons  but  is  lim 
ited  to  certain  classes.  These  limi 
tations  vary  somewhat  in  the  differ 
ent  states;  but  all  restrict  it  to  citi 
zens,  or  in  few  cases,  those  who  are 
about  to become  citizens. 
In  all  the 
states,  those  under  twenty-one  years 
of  age  are  not  allowed  to  vote;  and 
in  rhe  majority  of  states  women  are 
also  debarred 
It 
seems  to  me  that  the  main  reason 
for  this  is  that  most  women  do  not 
desire  to  become  voters.  T h e re  are 
a  few,  of  course,  who  are  striving 
for  suffrage,  but  they  fail  to  arouse 
enough  interest  among  their  sisters 
to  have  the  desired  effect. 

voting. 

from 

there 

It  allows 

is  no  educational 

In  giving  the  qualifications  of  a 
test; 

voter 
and  consequently,  as  far  as  know 
is  concerned,  no  one  is  de 
ledge 
barred. 
to  vote 
their  own 
w ho  cannot  even  write 
name,  and  who  have  to  be  instructed 
how  to  mark  their  ballot. 
this 
was  because  of  poor  eyesight,  the 
case  would  be  different.  But  when 
a  voter  has  to  be  told  that  the  men 

those 

If 

It  is  a  noticeable  fact 

whose  names  are 
in  a  certain  line 
are  republicans,  that  those  in  a  cer 
tain  other 
line  are  democrats,  and 
that  if  he  wishes  to  vote  for  a  certain 
man  he  must  put  his  name  or  his 
mark  in  a  certain  place,  it  is  getting 
serious. 
that 
there  are  many  at  every  election  who 
their  own  ballot,  and 
cannot  read 
they 
therefore  cannot  know  what 
are  voting.  Yet  the  vote  of  one  of 
these  men  counts  just  as  much  as  the 
vote  of  a  man  w ho  has  spent  years 
perhaps  in  studying 
the  questions 
them. 
before 

long  ago 

In  spite  of 

Our  naturalization 

laws  are  so 
loose  that  as  far  as  education  is  con 
cerned,  almost  any  person  can  be 
come  a  citizen.  Foreigners  in  un 
told  numbers  flock  to  our  shores; 
and,  at  the  end  of  five  years,  the 
greater  part  of  them  become  full-
fledged  citizens.  Not 
I 
read  of  a  man  being  granted  his 
naturalization  papers,  who  when  ex 
amined  answered  all  the  questions 
the  name  of  a  prominent 
with 
American. 
It  was  the only  word  of 
English  he  knew.  This  was  pub 
lished  in  a  paper,  too,  which  does 
not  publish  anything  that  it  cannot 
If  this  class  of  people 
substantiate. 
were  obliged 
to  reach  a  certain 
standard  of  mental  ability  before 
they  could  become  citizens,  one 
source  of  trouble  would  be  removed. 
the  various  school 
systems  of  the  different  states,  there 
is  a  large  class  of  natural  born  citi 
zens  who  have  grown  up  without 
any  education.  This 
is  especially 
true  in  the  South  where  the  vote  of 
the  ignorant  classes,  both  white  and 
negro,  often 
election 
carries 
radically  wrong.  This  can  be  rem 
time  by  the  schools  and 
edied  in 
compulsory 
the 
schools,  but  that  is  too  long  to  wait. 
We  should  have  strict  naturaliza 
tion  laws  and  then  this  class  would 
be  taken  care  of.  We  should  have 
some  board  or  committee  appointed 
in  every  precinct  whose  business 
would  be 
test  every  new  man 
w ho  presents  himself  and  ascertain 
intelligence 
that-  he  has  ordinary 
and  ability  to  read  and  understand 
common  English. 
is  true,  we 
could  not  take  the  voting  franchise 
away  very  well  but  we  could  see 
that  in  future  none  but  those  deserv 
ing  should  have  it. 

a t t e n d a n ce 

an 

to 

at 

It 

Perhaps  some  will  say  that 

this 
would  not  be  government  by  the 
it 
people,  as  much  as  before,  but 
would  be  better  government  for  the 
people  in  every  way. 

O t h er  Colleges. 

Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech 
nology  has  had  $i5ooo,ooo  added  to 
her  endowment  recently. 

Miss  Jean  Wells,  of  Saginaw, 
gives  $25,000  to  endow  the  Charles 
W.  Wells  chair  of  Philosophy,  at 
Alma  College. 

Olivet 

received  a  cash  gift  of 

$15,000  last  week. 

T he  U.  of  M.  has  the  largest  law 

school  in  the  United  States. 

Harvard,  Pennsylvania,  Michigan, 
the  order 
Yale  and  Columbia,  in 
named,  are  the  "  big  five "  of  Amer 
ican  universities. 

Representatives  from  Mt.  Pleas 
ant  Normal,  Mt.  Pleasant 
Indian 
school  and  Alma  College  met  at 
Alma  Saturday  and  organized 
the 
Intercollegiate 
Central  Michigan 
Athletic  Association. 
rules 
adopted  are  similar  to  those  of  the 
M.  I.  A.  A. 

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F E B R U A RY  14, 

1899. 

News from Graduates and Students. 

A.  W.  Chase  with  '94  is  now  a 
lawyer  at  61  H o me 

full-fledged 
Bank  Building,  Detroit. 

H.  A.  Knevels  with  '89  is  in  busi 

ness  for  himself,  dealer 
bicycles,  etc.,  Elkhart,  Indiana. 

in  books, 

C.  S.  Hitchcock  with  '8o,  W h i te 
Pigeon,  participated  in  the  late  war 
as  sergeant  in  Co.  K,  33d  M.  V.  I. 

Cass  E.  Herrington  with  '79  is  a 
lawyer-and  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Public  W o r ks  in  Denver,  Colo 
rado. 

L.  R.  Love 

'96,  Kalamazoo, 
called  at  M.  A.  C.  Friday.  He 
had  been  attending  his  sister's  wed 
ding  at  Greenville. 

W.  J.  Merkel  '98//?  is  now  in  the 
employ  of  the  General  Electric  Co., 
as  draftsman.  Address,  Box  53, 
Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

T h o m as  E.  Stewart,  the  railway 
postal  clerk  killed  in  the  collision  at 
last  Monday,  was  a 
Imlay  City 
special  student  at  M.  A.  C.  in  1896. 

S.  G.  Walton  with 

'86,  1440 
N e w p o rt  ave.,  Chicago,  has  been 
nine  years  in  the  railway  mail  ser 
vice  between  Chicago  and  Cleve 
land. 

the 

residence  of 

Married,  Thursday,  January  26, 
at 
bride's 
mother,  Coats  Grove,  Mich.,  Miss 
Alice  Coats  with  '98  to  Mr.  Jesse 
Chase. 

the 

D.  J.  Hale  '98  called  at  the  Col 
lege  Friday  night  on  his  way  from 
A nn  Arbor  to Benton  Harbor,  where 
he  has  received  an  appointment  in 
the  U.  S.  mail  service. 

E.  C.  M c K ee 

' 8 1,  a  successful 
farmer  and  breeder  of  shorthorns  at 
Laingsburg,  attended  the  institute  at 
St. Johns  and  said,  "  Tell  the  boys  I 
am  alive  and  kicking." 

Marie  Sterley  with  '93  is  teaching 
leav 
near  Harbor  Springs.  After 
ing  M.  A.  C.  she  graduated 
from 
both  the  English  and  the  commer 
cial  courses  of  Petoskey  Normal 
Academy. 

H.  E.  Harrison  '88  visited  at  the 
College  Wednesday  and  Thursday. 
He  goes 
tomorrow  to  Milwaukee, 
where  he  has  accepted  a  position  as 
chemist  with 
the  Liquid  Carbonic 
Acid  Manufacturing  Co. 

C„  H.  Briggs  '96  has  been  ap 
pointed  instructor  in  general  chem 
istry  at  the  U.  of  M.,  to  take 
the 
place  of  Dr.' Sherman,  who  goes  on 
the  Phillipine  commission  as  secre-, 
tary  to  Prof.  Dean  Worcester. 

D.  S.  Cole  '93  was  a  caller  at  the 
College  February  6.  He  was  on 
to  N ew 
from  Chicago 
his  way 
Y o rk  City,  where  he  will  be  east 
Engineer, 
ern  representative of  The 
a  journal  devoted 
to  power  plant 
engineering,  published  in  Cleveland. 
His  office  address  is  43  Cedar  street. 

Father  of  T wo  of  Our  Former  Stu 
dents. 

R e v.  A.  S.  Kedzie  died  at  his 
home 
in  Grand  Haven,  F e b.  4,  at 
the  age  of  84  years  and  5  months. 
He  was  father  of  Don  H.  Kedzie 
'76,  editor  and  proprietor  of 
the 
Western  Liberal  of  Lordsburg,  N ew 
Mexico,  and  of  Robert  M.  Kedzie 
with  '93,  now 
teller  in  the  Cutler 
Bank  of  Grand  Haven. 

Mr.  Kedzie  was  a  graduate  of 
Western  Reserve  College  in  1839, 
and  of  the  Theological  Seminary  in 

F or  40  years  he  was  an  ener 

1842. 
getic  and  successful  Congregational 
minister,  most  of  the  time  in  south 
ern  Michigan. 

Progressive  Freeze-up. 

lowest  was 

T he  week  ending  Sunday  even 
ing,  February  12  was  one  of  con 
stantly  increasing  cold.  T he  highest 
tempeiature  was  12  degrees  above 
zero,  at  2 o'clock  Monday  afternoon; 
the 
reached  Sunday 
morning, when  the  mercury  dropped 
to  26  degrees  below  zero. 
T he 
minimum  records  for  the  seven  days 
were  as  follows:  Monday  - 10  de 
grees,  Tuesday  -11  degrees,  Wed 
nesday  -12  degrees,  Thursday  - 15 
degrees,  Friday  -21  degrees,  Satur 
day  -22  degrees,  Sunday  - 26  de 
grees.  At  no  time  during 
the  last 
four  days  in  the  week  did  the  mer 
cury  rise  above  the  zero  mark. 

From  Our  Exchanges. 

VICISSITUDES. 

Without  the  cold  rain  plashes. 

Within,  all  bright  and  warm  : 

Without,  the  lightning  flashes, 
Within,  no sign  of  storm. 

Without,  a  world  of  troubles, 
Within,  a  soul  serene  ; 

Without,  vain  pleasure  bubbles, 
Within,  Christ-love  supreme. 

To-day,  some  clouds,  some  sunshine, 

To-morrow,—who  can  tell ? 
To-day,  some joy,  some  sorrow, 

To-morrow,—all  is  well. 

—New  Hampshire  College  Monthly. 

THE  UNUTTERED. 
Sometimes  the  soul  is  stirred  with  silent 

singing, 

A deep,  still  chord  couched  in  a  minor 

key  ; 

The  being  thrills,  and  thro'  and  thro'  the 

the  ringing 

Throbs keenly with a wild, wild  ecstasy, 

But  fleetly,  ere 
sweetness, 

the  ear  can  grasp  its 

Or,  catching  that,  can  seize  upon 

the 

strain, 

The  theme  ft  gone,  and  silence  in  com 

pleteness 

Doth  still the music—never heard  again. 
— Tennessee  University  Magazine* 

W h en  a  woman  weeps  scalding 
tears  she  is  boiling  over  with  rage. 

Shipwreck:  —  Steamer 

" M a ry 
P o w e l l"  sunk,  all  hands  lost  except 
cook. 
loaded  with  pig 
iron  and  insured  for  $50,000.—Ex. 

She  was 

CHAS.  A.  P I E L L AT 

D E A L ER  IN 
DIAMONDS,  WATCHES,  JEWELRY, 
Clocks,  Silverware,  Art Goods. 
121  Washington Ave. N.,  LANSING,  MICH. 

Employes of 
M.  A. C. 
Desiring 

to  build  should 
not  purchase  their  material  be 
fore  consulting  with 

Hiram  Rikerd, 
Lansing,  Mich. 

Lumber  of  all  kinds. 
Interior  Finishing  a 

specialty. 

PRICES  RIGHT. 

Office  and Factory,  Mill St. 
Both  Phones. 

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104  WASHINGTON  AVENUE  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. 

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Cots  at 
Wire  Springs  at 
Mattresses  from 
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Tables,  Rockers,  Bureaus,  Iron  Beds. 

$1.25,  $1.50,  $2.00  and  $2.50 
$1.50  and  $2.00 
$2.00  up 
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AH goods  delivered  free to  College. 

n.  J. & B. fl.  Buck. 

DIRECTORY 

LANSING  BUSINESS and 
PROFESSIONAL  MEN 

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The  names  in  this  Directory,  as  well  as 
those  of  all  our  other advertisers,  are  of  reli 
able  parties.  We  hope  that  the  faculty  and 
students  will  take  pains  to  patronize  those 
who  patronize  us. 

ARCHITECTS. 

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  ANSING  BOOK  AND  P A P ER  COMPANY. 
l_y  Books,  Stationery,  Wall  Paper,  Engravings 
and  Frames.  120 Washington  Ave.  N. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

c. D.  WOODBURY.—  Boots  and  Shoes.  We 

shoe the  students.  See  ad. 

BICYCLES  AND  MUSIC. 

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. 

GEO.  H.  RICHMOND.  Pierce  Cycles.  Full 

line  of  sundries.  Repairing  and  renting  at 

reasonable  rates.  200 N. Washington  Ave. 

CLOTHING. 

Hats  and  Caps.  112 Washington  Ave.  North. 

LOUIS  BECK.—Clothier.  Gents'  Furnishings, 
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.  D A W L E Y,  M.  D  ,  D.  D.  S.  Office  over 

Postal Telegraph  Co., Michigan  and  Washing 

Hollister  Block,  Room 517. 

ton  aves. 

DRUGGISTS. 

J. ROUSER—Capital  Drug  Store.  123 Wash 
ington  Avenue  South. 

DRY  GOODS. 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  COMPANY.  — Dry 

Goods  and  Carpets.  See  ad. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

E LGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 

Furnishing  Goods.  See  ad. 

FVRNITVRE  DEALERS. 

M J.  &  B.  M.  BUCK.—Furniture.  Cor.  Wash 

ington  Ayenue  and  Ionia  Stree 

See  ad. 

GROCERS. 

R B.  SHANK  &  CO.,  200 Washington  Ave.  S. 

The  leading-  grocers.  Both  phones.  Daily 

delivery  to the  colleg-e. 

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HACK  AND  BAGGAGE  LINES. 

M A.  C.  STUDENTS—Don't  forget  W.  H. 

PORTEK,  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 HARD WARE—General  Hardware, 

Stoves,  Tinware,  Graniteware,  Cutlery,  etc, 

213  Washington  Avenue  North. 

111 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. 

JEWELERS. 

P.  RICHMOND—Watchmaker,  Jeweler  and 
Engraver.  200-202 Washington  Avenue  N. 

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LAUNDRIES. 

THE  VAN  GORDER  PALACE  L A U N D R Y. 

C.  H.  Hilton,  Agt.,  Wells  Hall,  Room  97. 
Irving  Gingrich,  Agt.,  Room  47,  Williams'  Hall. 
S.  P.  Lantz,  Prop. 

LUMBER  DEALERS. 

H  W.  RIKERD.—Lumber  Dealer. 

See  ad. 

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.  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 O S E PH  FOSTER,  M. D.—Eye,  Ear,  Nose  and 
|  Throat.  Hours  9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 P. M.  Sun 
d a y s,  12 to 1.  City National  Bank Building,  Lan 
sing. 

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. 

SPECIAL  PRICES  to  M. A.  C.  Students. 

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,