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, F E B R U A RY 28, 1899. N o. 24 structure that in Hebrew is the dis tinguishing mark. T he two, prose and poetry, frequently overlap, and because the poetry is very flexible it it is easily extemporized. A good example of extemporized poetry is "David's Song of T r i u m p h ," in the eighteenth Psalm. T he Bible is so rich in lyrics that the speaker had not time to illustrate the variety. He therefore illusirated the t wo ex idyl or trifle — tremes, the lvric " Solomon's S o n g ," and the doom song—" Isaiah's Doom of Babylon." T he next lecture will be given March 6, on "Dramatic Literature or Rhapsodv." Impressions of American Agricul tural Colleges. this College this country after Dr. Kedzie has received a copy of the Brisbane Courier of Queens land, Australia, of J a n. 2, contain ing a two-column interview with Prof. E. M. Shelton, giving the results of his impressions on re-visit ten years ing spent abroad. Prof. Shelton gradu ated from in 1871, spent two years assisting the Amer ican Commissioner in teaching the Japanese how to farm after western methods; was appointed Professor of Practical Agriculture (1874) in Kansas Agricultural College, which position he held till 1889, w n en nomination by the Department of Agriculture he was selected as In structor in Agriculture by the gov ernment of Queensland. His last work in that province was to organ ize an Agricultural College on the American plan of which he was the first Pesident. on T he following extract from the interview which gives his impres sions about Agricultural Colleges and- their influence in this country will be of interest to our readers: I " W h i le in the States 1 visited several of the largest agricultural colleges in the Union, and of course found much to interest me there. At Michigan they have at the present time something over 500 pupils; at Manhattan, Kansas, the site of my old-time labors, the students' roll has reached over 700. I also spent a couple of days pleasantly at Berkley, California, looking into the splendid equipment of that great university. testimony One fact I wish to bear to, and that is the great influence of these industrial educational institu tions. found the students and graduates engaged in all occupa tions, for no pretence is made there that the graduates of the agricultural colleges will be farmers altogether. Some are law} ers, some are busi ness men, some teachers, and a good many go directly to the farm. But whatever their occupation, I found these men and women thoroughly in earnest in respect to the develop ment of the resources of the States and districts in which they happen to live. F or instance, the State of some Kansas produced thing hushels of wheat, and over 200,000,000 bushels of maize, as Secretary Coburn, of the State Board of Agriculture, in formed me. These great facts of pro duction sustain an intimate connec tion with the 700 odd students at college. work at the agricultural T he Yankee is above all things a like 22,000,000 this year DICK'S PETS. in the A r m o ry Address by Edward P. Allen. T he Washington's Birthday exer cises held last Wednesday afternoon consisted of selections of music by the band and the chorus and an address by the H o n. E. P. Allen, member of the State Board of Agriculture from Ypsilanti. M r. Allen referred brief ly to the principal events in the life of Washington and to his leading characteristics, chief among which were honesty and good everyday common sense. These were the things that made men trust him and made him a leader; these are things we should have. He did not think Washington the greatest man that ever lived; there is no greatest m a n; neither Washington nor Moses, nor Lincoln, nor any but the great Teacher. We should not worship men, for all men have faults; but that have made men the virtues great we should emulate. All men who are worthy the name will have enemies; all men will have battles. " T he thing for you and me to do, young men ana youing women, is to be on the right side." We must seek the truth. We must find out for ourselves what is truth. In con clusion the speaker said we should all be politicians; not ward heelers, strikers, but politicians in a not higher and broader This is a government by the people and the politicians should serve the peo ple. sense. From Miss Monroe. Miss Lucy Monroe's many friends will be giad to learn that she and her mother and sister are very pleas antly located at DeLand, Florida. T h ey have rented and are keeping house in this sunny, southern uni inhabitants, versity town of 3,000 and find the climate quite agreeable in spite of the recent cold snap, when the temperature went down to io° F a h r. and injured the fruit as badly as did the cold wave five years ago. Miss Monroe writes that the wheeling is good and that the loca tion of the buildings of Stetson University, diagonally across the street, makes it seem almost home like. Lyrics of the Bible. T he fourth lecture in the course on Biblical Masterpieces was given by D r. Moulton in the armory last Monday afternoon. After explain ing and reciting t wo lyrics of the Bible, " D e b o r a h 's S o n g" and " D a vid's Lament," the lecturer explained the nature of H e b r ew verse. It is not the rime, not the number of syllables to the line, that distin guishes Hebrew verse from prose; thought and it is parallelism of schools creature. industrial versatile T he country Uiwyer, in about nine out of ten cases, owns a farm and works it, and very likely the doctor, and almost certain ly the merchant are similarly situat T he ed in respect to the land. intensify vreat this feeling for agriculture, and car ry it to men and districts that would through other in never be reached fluences. To show how this fol lows, I may mention one or t wo tacts. An old student of mine, a :nost industrious worker, w ho work ed with me in Kansas, 1 found to be the president of a flourishing West ern college, having over 300 pupils. Another youngster w ho was learn ing farming with me many years i^go I found to be the third man in one of the greatest railroad corpora tions of the world. T he story of his struggles and his rise as he re counted read more like a romance than a business, nineteenth century reality. On the whole the farmer in the States has had his innings this year, and doubt less this fact more than any other gives the hopeful tone noticeable in business matters generally there." to me would them Our Societies. COLUMBIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. Literay meeting of the Columbian Literary Society, February 18, 1899. Meeting called to order by Pres. Austin. Quotations from Mark T w a i n. s " C h a r a c t e r i z a t i on of Mark T w a i n ," W . J. Geib. R e a d i n g — " An Encounter with an Interviewer," E. R. Bennett. P a p e r — "A Visit to the Con densed Milk Factory at Lansing," C. P. Reed. Declamation, M. M. Chambers. " E u l o gy on James A. Garfield," W. T. Parks. Critic's report, A. H. Case. After the literary meeting, M r. T. L. Bradford gave a very instruc tive talk on literary, work which the society enjoyed very much and wish to thank him for his kindness. In the Railroad Business. T h r o u gh the courtesy of M r. Gunson, we are permitted to quote from an interesting letter lately re ceived by him from A. M. Patri- arche '98, Minneapolis, Minnesota. . . . I was restless and " T he world seemed suddenly to left have stopped running when I the activity and excitement of col life and settled in the little lege . A l town of Marlette. I enjoyed though the hardware .. business, wanted a larger field to work in, where I could gradually progress and come in contact with a larger circle of business men. W i th this end in view I took to the railroad. Possibly it was foolish of me to do so and refuse an opportunity to have a business of my own, but I never desired to work for myself. I am contented when advancing the in terests of another fellow, providing they are just and honorable. I may find I have made a mistake but I have no fears; and thanks, many thanks to my A l ma Mater for hav ing furnished me with such a strong . . and foundation upon which to build my future career. . "I am perfectly delighted with my location out here. T he air is so clear and the invigorating country so beautiful. But more than this, the opportunities are of the best. I am still in the employ of the F. & P. M. under their Commercial A g e nt M r. Conn, w ho is an excel lent business man, very sharp and thoroughly posted. T he business training for me will be just the thing and the field is a broad one. " I have a comfortable little room, all decorated with various things that take me back to my College to mind days and always bring many happy remembrances. I shall always have them and will see that the R E C O RD comes to me r e g u l a r l y ." Other Colleges. C. L. Brewer, a football and base ball man of Wisconsin, has been elected athletic director by Albion College. Albion receives a valuable bequest —the literary library of the late Dr* Cyrus Smith, of Jackson, valued at $ 16,000. Wisconsin and the U. of M. will resume athletic relations this year. Baseball games have been arranged and football games may follow. Trainer Fitzpatrick, who has been ill in an eastern hospital for many weeks, has returned to the U. of M. and begun training the track team for the NviLr-e Durne meet. T wo years ago Hillsdale faculty took charge of the publication of the Collegian Herald; now the stu dents have heen given control again and the name will be changed to The JVeiv Collegian, Hereafter any student w ho cheats in examination at the Northwestern University will not only be expelled from the institution, but his name will be published in the college paper and sent to the faculty of other colleges.—Ex. Harvard University has lately re ceived a novel and interesting endow ment, establishing what is to be called a Professorship of Hygiene. T he professor is to be a medical friend to the students, a skillful and experienced, physician whose advice and sympathy the students may seek at any time. T he endowment is large enough to provide, ultimately, a salary higher than is now held by any professor at H a r v a r d . —E x. About the Secretary's Office. Secretary elect, A. C. Bird, took charge of the office last Wednesday, but will not move his family to the College until after the first of April. T he intervening time will be spent by M r s. Bird with her people in A nn Arbor. Asked if any changes in the office force were contemplated, Mr. Bird replied, " There are no prospective changes." Ex-Secretary Butterfield will re tain the postmastership. T he office will be moved from its present loca tion to the Horticultural Laboratory, where about half of the room now used as a tool-room will be fitted up for the handling of mails. 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D, F E B R U A RY 28, 1899. 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- . JRETARY, 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, or 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. R E C O RD 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.—Reerular meetings Sunday evenings at 6:00 and Thursday eveninsjs 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. NL C. A. Edith A. Smith, President; Elizabeth Johns, Cor. Secretary. KING'S DAUGHTERS—Meet alternate "Wed nesdays. Mrs. C. L. Weil, Leader. Mrs. M. L. Dean, Secretary. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY — Meets alternate Wednesday evenings at 6:30 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. ADELPHIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening- at 7:00, Class room A., College Hall. O.'L. Ayers, President. H. D. Fay, Secretary. COLUMBIAN LITERARY S O C I E TY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floor, Williams Hall. "C. F. Austin, President. A. H. Hayes, Secretary. ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. E. D. Gagnier, President.- A. C. Williams, Secretary. ™ FERONIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Fri day afternoon at 1:00 West Ward. Wells Hall. Edith A. Smith, President. Grace Lovely, Secretary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY—Meetings every Sat urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. J. H. Skinner, Secretary. F. N. Lowry President. OLYMPIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. W. K. Brainard, President. H. J. Eustace, Sec retary. 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. EugenePrice, President. M. Hay wood, Secretary. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Tues day afternoon at 4:00, Phi Delta Theta Rooms, East Ward, Wells Hall. Ruby Calkins, Presi dent. Mrs. C. H. Harris, Secretary. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY — Meetings every Saturday evening at 7:00, U. L. S. Hall. G. N. Gould, President. H. P. Baker, Secretary. 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. Business Opportunities. taken t h e m; besieged T he best men are not those w ho have waited for chances but who the have chance; conquered the chance; and made chance the servitor. T he lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacilating mind. Every life is full of opportunities. Every business transaction is an oppor tunity—an opportunity to be polite— an opportunity to be manly—an op portunity to be honest—an oppor friends. E v e ry tunity proof of confidence in you is a great opportunity. Existence is the privi lege of effort, and when that privi lege is met like a man, opportunities to succeed along the line of your ap titude will come faster than you can to make see them. Thousands of men go to business every day, and can be count ed on as certainly as the rising of the automatons sun, w ho are mere wound up to go a certain num ber of hours each day. T h ey accomplish nothing, because they do not bring to their aid the dormant the powers of their being. W h en purpose is persevered in diligently and kept constantly in view, so that no distractions or side issues are al lowed to interfere, there can be little If a man doubt about the result. throws himself into his purpose with courage and inthusiasm nothing will fail h i mi He may lack the resour ces neewsd to carry out his plan, and he will find himself at the outset struggling against the indifference of those who can render him great help. But in time these obstacles will be surmounted, and he will draw to his aid not alone the interes ted sympathy of others, but the far more valuable aids of material re sources. instance where a purpose dominates a man's mind and is supported by earnestness and courage it never fails to attract all the resources necessary to its suc cess.—Hardware Magazine. In every Board Meeting. Board met at the College F e b ruary 21, 7:3° p- M- Present, Bres. Marston, t Pres. Snyder, Messrs. Wells, Monroe, Allen, Marsh and Watkins. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. On motion of Mr. Wells, the president and faculty were author ized to change the College terms in their discretion. Mr. Monroe of the special com the secretary's mittee to examine accounts reported as follows: Your committee (or rather the undersigned, the other member not to examine the acting) appointed College accounts, respectfully re ports that he finds the several ac counts due from and to the College as follows: S t u d e n t s' Deposits Key Deposits Club Deposits C u r r e nt Account Special Appro E x p. Station Uniform S u n d ry College T r e a s u r er P a rk Bank, N .Y B o a rd M e m b e rs W o rk O r d e rs Cash . . , . . :. $1,26726 194 00 1,433 99 5,396 44 2,483 98 1,711 31 755 34 78 55 $13,320 87 $9,808 28 631 91 118 28 1,624 51 1,137 89 $13,320 87 T he above examination is of De cember 24th, 1898. C . J. M O N R O E, Chairman. Report adopted and placed on file. Mr. Allen presented an invitation from Pres. Angell and the Board of Regents of the University and the Farmers' Institute Society of Wash tenaw County to hold the Round-up Institute for 1900 at A nn Arbor. Referred to committee on Institutes. WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION. Board met at 9:30 a. m. Same members present except Mr. Allen. Committee on Women's Depart favorably on pur ment reported chase of dining table for that depart ment. On motion of Mr. Monroe, report was adopted and funds appro priated for that purpose. T he matter of furnishing office quarters for Superintendent of South Haven Station was left to Messrs. Watkins and Monroe with power to act. On motion of M r. Watkins, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, T h at the board author ize the expenditure o£ a sum of money not to exceed fifty dollars, under the supervision and by the di rection of the president of the Col lege and the professor of zoology, for the erection of a number of rus tic bird houses about the farm and orchards and gardens, for the encour agement and habitation of certain of our native insectivorous birds and to serve as an object lesson to im press our students 'and visitors with the great economical importance of birds about the home and upon the farm and to emphasize the utility of protecting and encouraging them. Also that the sum of ten dollars •or less be expended for the placing of appropriate notices forbidding all hunting and shooting upon the Col-, lege premises, except in the destruc tion of noxious species and in the securing of necessary specimens for the College museum, and never without the consent of the president of the College and under the super vision of the professor of zoology. On motion of M r. Monroe, Mr. Watkins was placed on above com mittee on supervision. T he moving and assigning of rooms for the postoffice was, on mo tion of M r. Monroe, referred to the president of the College, with power to act. Adjourned. T he Honest F a r m er Gets Good Prices for W a t e r. is sold by More water pounds of milk than any material farmers than any other substance, and it brings a higher price in proportion to known. cost Water is sold in so many forms, however, that its value varies daily. A crop of green clover contains 1,600 pounds of water per ton, and when a ton of dry clover hay is hauled to market 200 pounds of the load consists of water. E v e ry hundred sold contains about eighty-seven pounds stable of water, and the mixed manure which is spread on the field is more than one-half water. No matter how dry or well cured the hay and fodder crops may be from the far mer's point of view, there will be water to haul that is contained in the plant. A ton of cured corn fodder contains 575 pounds of water, and even salt hay, which is usually ap through parently as dry as if passed a kiln, contains over 100 pounds of water per ton. T he farmer sells this water, and the more water he can sell the larger his profit, as all nitrogenous and mineral matter taken from the soil by the plants is a direct loss unless the price at which the crop is sold is sufficiently large to reimburse the farmer for his loss of plant food, as well as afford him a profit. Beets and carrots contain 1,800 pounds of water per ton. A crop of twenty tons of beets per acre de notes that the farmer has taken from that acre, as a crop, 36,000 pounds of water, and such a yield of beets is not a large one compared with results frequently obtained. Turnips, one of the staple crops of the farm, con tain but little less water than beets or carrots, and potatoes are sold at good prices some years although there is about 1,500 pounds of water in every t o n. T he proportion of water in fruits is much greater, espe cially with grapes, strawberries and cherries; in fact, water in fruit brings a higher price than is obtained for any other mat^ffcd, as a box of strawber ries, selling at ten cents would allow less than a cent for the solid matter contained, leaving nine cents for wa ter. To secure this crop of water, however, the farmer will be compel led to use care and judgment. It comes from the clouds, it is true, but there are periods when the plants cannot store it; hence the fruit and vegetables do not.grow to perfection and the farmer will lose a portion of his crop of water, while his land will have given up more than portionate supply of mineral matter. T he moisture must be conserved as a It must not marketable substance. be stolen away by weeds or allowed to flow away because the surface soil is hard, baked and impervious. Loosen the soil, allow it greater op portunities to absorb the valuable water, then close the pores of the soil with the cultivator and thus seal and retain for use a supply of water when periods of drought occur.— Philadelphia the pro Record. A S t r a n ge Coincidence. BY ETTA DEGROAT *02. trying While visiting at a country house in England, Mrs. Arnold became ac quainted with Miss Belmont, a young that lady w ho was sojourning in place and regain her health before the arrival of her mother and sister to visit her. She took quite a fancy to the girl, so modest in manner and pleasing in appearance, and a friendly intimacy grew up between them. to Time passed and Miss Belmont returned to London, her friend hav to visit her a little ing promised later when she too returned to the city. Mrs. Arnold longer in the remained country than she had in tended, so she was not surprised, soon after her return to London, to receive a letter from Miss Belmont inviting her to lunch the following evening, and the invitation she accepted. On her arrival at the somber, old brick hoifse, Mrs. Arnold found its interior to be much as she expected. A faded carpet covered the stair case; the hall, scrupulously clean, was hung with old engravings, and the drawing-room was full of dark shadows. T he servant w ho admitted Mrs. Arnold told her that Miss Belmont had been unexpectedly called away but desired greatly that her friend lunch without her. Out of con sideration for Miss Belmont's feel ings, she decided to do so and was ushered into the drawing room to await luncheon. T wo ladies, w ho introduced t h e m s e l v es as Miss Belmont's mother and sister, arose to greet her, and then she knew w hy her friend had desired her to stay. The ladies talked of Miss Belmont in a low tone and asked many questions regarding her health, spirits, etc.; the mother, with' tears coursing down her cheeks, intently watching Mrs. Arnold. Luncheon being announced, Mrs. Arnold preceded the others to the dining-room, where she found the table laid for only one, the two ladies still remaining in the draw ing-room, the mother silently weep ing. A strange sensation took pos session of M r s. Arnold, and under F E B R U A RY 28, 1899. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD pretext of going for her handker chief, she seized the opportunity to leave the house. Arriving home, she dispatched a note to Miss Belmont, telling her the circumstances and saying, "Some t h i ng very strange drove me out of t he house in the face of all polite ness." H er reply was a note from her friend desiring her to come imme diately to see her, and determined to see the matter through, she went at once to the house on L a m ed street. .Miss Belmont, evidently ill from 'weeping, was lying very pale and •still on a sofa, but rousing at the entrance of Mrs. Arnold, said, " A re you s a n e ?" On being assured that she was perfectly sane, Miss Bel- anont said, " T h en tell me w h om you saw here yesterday;" and Mrs. Arnold recounted her experience of Imagine her the previous day. the horror when she learned that t wo ladies with whom she had con versed at the time were drowned at that very hour. T he servant declared that no one ,was present at the time but Mrs. Arnold, whose actions mystified her. Miss Belmont then told how she had expected her mother and sister the day following Mrs. Arnold's visit, that but a telegram had they were diowned while rowing across the river to take the train. told her Mrs. Arnold could only tell of her conversation, of the mother's tears and the fixed gaze of the sister, but nothing to explain transpired matters, and she still believes that she lunched with two phantoms. At the College, "Crows returned last week. Second military hop March 10. A c r es of the campus were under water Sunday. You should see the white orchid in the greenhouse. H. K. Patriarche '01 was visited by his mother last Thursday. R e v. H. B. Bard conducted ser vices at the College Sunday morn ing. A. C. Williams '01 was suddenly called home last week on account of the death of his sister. T wo bus loads of Eclectics spent ran enjoyable evening last Wednes* •day with Perry G. T o w ar '85. Geo. Lewis, of Kansas City, spent ^ day at the College last week with his brother M. Lewis '02. A number of students from M. . A. C. attended • convention the Y. M. C. A. in Saginaw last week. T he Themian society entertained the members of the Feronian socie ty last Friday afternoon in the P hi s Delta Theta rooms. President Snyder was favored from his last week with a visit brother, R e v. H. R. Snyder, of Vernon, Wisconsin. Dr. E d w a r ds went to Chicago Friday evening to attend the reunion and banquet of the Chicago M. A. C. Association Saturday evening. T he Union Literary Society enter tained the seniors and a few of their ladv friends last Saturday evening. A pleasing program was rendered and the evening was enjoyed by all. young devoted people T wo into the greenhouse where rushed the M r. P e r ry was at work, and young lady exclaimed,—"Oh, Mr. P e r r y, you're just the man we want to see." been called this is the first taken for a preacher." " Is that so? Well, I've 'most everything', but time I was ever T he next meeting of the King's Daughters will be held at the home of Mrs. L o n g y e ar Wednesday afternoon, March 1. Lesson, the Text, "Salvation." 103d Psalm. Leader, Mrs. Gunson. Our apiarist, J. M. Rankin ' 0 1, is author of a bill introduced into the legislature to provide for the appoint ment of an inspector of apiaries. T he end to be attained is the sup pression of foul brood. He may be seen on the campus any day. He nibbled daintily at his first olive, laid the farther edge of his plate, and re marked: " Tt tastes like an old pine- log barn filled with marsh hay, smells." it carefully on two of A short circuit on the main wires between Piatt's power house and the College blew out a fuse at the power house about eleven o'clock Saturday night, causing the lights to go out in Wells and Wil liams Halls. Five of the boarding clubs have elected stewards for the spring term as follows: Club A, C. H. Chad- sey; Club B , J. C. Green; Club D, C. H. Hilton; Club E, J. H. Skin ner; Club F, H. S. P u t n e y; Club C will elect a steward this week. T he Botanical Club considered itself highly favored last Monday evening by Dr. Beal, who showed the Club over 130 photographic views of southern Asia and Austra lia and of Californian and Michigan forests. A much larger attendance is desired at these meetings. N ew Books in the Library* of Lime A number of new books have been added to the library. A m o ng them are the following: T he Vari Shakespeare, Furness; A orum and Cement, Manual Painters, H e a t h; T he World's H o y t; T he Life of Our Lord in Art, H u r l l; Gas and Oil Engines, Lieckfeld; Health the H o m e, Lindley; Domestic Service, Sal m a n; T he Underground Railroad, Siebert; T he Philippine Islands, Worcester. in R e m a r k a b le Surgery, Dr. Nancrede, of the U. of M. re cently performed one of the most del that has icate surgical operations taken place at the University ever tu hospital. He removed a brain mor containing 11.2 cubic inches which had produced almost total It was necessary to loss of speech. remove a piece of skull 3.5 by 3 inches in order to reach the tumor. T he patient, who came all the way from Portland, Oregon, to have the operation performed, promptly re gained her speech, and a permanent recovery is expected by the hospital authorities. An Irishman in Illinois by the name of O'Clock is the father of 13 children. After finding names for eight of the offspring, as they made their appearance with a regularity that was all but phenomenal, the parents began to designate them ac cording to their consecutive number, Nine, T e n, Eleven, etc. One of the sons has recently been appointed postmaster for his own town, and he now signs his official papers " T en O'Clock, P. M . "— Ex. TheM, A.-G' Special Hat Is now on sale; much nicer hat than last season; better material and workmanship— Simons Dry Goods 60. SEMI-ANNUAL January Remnant Sale. Every Department in our store offers EXTRA VALUES in REMNANTS, the price remains the same, . O DD L O T S, Fifty Cents. BROKEN LINES. If you want up-to-date neck Remnants of... wear I would have great pleas ure in showing you the most complete line of natty ties in Lansing. DRESS GOODS, SILKS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS, COTTONS, GINGHAMS, CARPETS. . Sweaters, Golf Hose, Caps, Matting at Half Price. Hats and Shirts are lines in which I lead. Students* patronage respect fully solicited. Elgin Mifflin, The Outfitter. A IX MEATS.... May look alike to you, but there is a very great difference in the quality we han dle and that sold by some other markets. We handle none but the very best. Like the pudding, the proof of good meats is in the eating. A trial will convince you that you ought to trade with us. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Washington Ave. South. 100 LADIES' TAILOR MADE JACKETS at these reductions: $8.00 and $10.00 Jackets for $5.00 13.50 Jackets for $7.50 $12. Jackets for $10.00 18. $16. " " Carpets, Rugs, and Curtains at reduced prices this month. Simons Dry Goods Go. 104 Washington Ave. S. Alsdorf & Soil... 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. R. B. Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. ^W\,'>.f>,(",<'u-w'V.^.«./«./>,<«w-»,»>,«ir,/',^<'W^.«.>S/«./%^^^.^^",<'W»\,'\,»>1^,r R u b b er H e e l s; NEXT TO WINGS. W H AT T H EY DO: Remove the jar in walking. Prevent slipping on icy walks. Outwear any heel made. Save strength. Ease the nerves. Great relief in spinal and kidney troubles. Simple, servicable, money savers. Nor is this all: You will discover other redeeming features by wearing a pair two weeks. C. D. Woodbury's New Shoe Store, Hollister Block. I News from Graduates and Students. From Nova Scotia. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD F E B R U A RY 28, 1899. H. C. Skeels '98 returned to Col lege last week to resume work for Dr. Beal. T. P. Caulkins '78 is the repub lican nominee for surveyor in Latah county, Idaho. A. R. Maynard with '97 is in the Philippines, a sergeant in Co. L., 3d U. S. Infantry. F. E. Smallwood with '97W will from a den in April graduate tal college in Baltimore. D. S. Cole '93 has moved from 43 Cedar street, N ew Y o r k, to 63 Cranberry street, Brooklyn. E. J oy Heck '95 has been elected secretary of the Jeffersonian society of the U. of M. law department. T he Chicago M. A. C. Associa tion held its fourth annual reunion at Hotel Victoria last Saturday evening. '83 has been nomi E. P. Clark nated for a fourth term as commis sioner of schools in Berrien county. E. R. Austin with '98 will com plete his first year at the Chicago Dental College about April first. Last week's Michigan Farmer has a letter from Prof. A. J. Cook on the farmers' club movement in California. Oscar Gorenflo with has become a druggist in Detroit. In the late war he was a private in Co. K, 32d M. V. I. 'yjm A. C. Burnham '93 is in the em ploy of H. C Eldridge, manufac turer and dealer in educational spe cialties, Albany, N. Y. Ticket parchasers at the Wabash depot in Adrain are waited upon by one of the "befo' de w a '" students, William F. Bradley with '62. Roy C. Fisher '95 read a paper on " T he Practical Value of Chem istry" before the annual meeting of the Teachers and Patrons' Associa tion at Hesperia last week. Another M. A. C. boy to profit by the departure of Dr. Sherman, of the U. of M., for the Phillipines, is William Melville, who was a spe cial student here in '96 and who has been appointed assistant in qualita tive analysis at the University. A recent letter from Irwin B. " While in Winsor with '89, says: San Francisco last summer I went out to the Presido to see the Wash ington troops. T he first man I met was Lieut. J. A. Lockwood, our old drillmaster at M . A. C." Mr. Win sor has been in the creamery business at Seattle, Wash., for the past seven years. Dr. Fred J. Hodges '84, who for some years past has been connected with the Emergency Hospital at Anderson, Ind., is now associated with Dr. W. T. Rhinehart in the management of the Rhinehart Hos pital at Ashland, Wis. Dr. Hodges and his associate have also just issued the first number of an up-to-date medical m o n t h l y ^ T^ Western Clin ical Recorder. '97 called at S. H. Fulton superintendent of the College Thursday, on his way to South Haven to assume the duties of the South Haven sub-station, to which posi tion he has been appointed by the board of agriculture. Mr. Fulton spent the early part of the winter in Massachusetts, then visited at his home near Detroit for several weeks before starting for his new home. Robert J. Wilson, jr., with '97^2 has become proprietor of the T r oy Steam Laundry Co., of Halifax, Nova Scotia. A recent letter from him is so full of interest that we are sure his old friends will be glad to read extracts from it. " As you will see by the heading, I have become interested in a steam laundry business in my native city, and as this work requires skill and experience in handling steam and machinery, hardly a day passes but bears testimony to the value of the training I received during my all too short stay at the old M. A. C " You will perhaps understand how pleased I was to receive a letter from there, even though it brought the welfare" of no news regarding it at least wit friends; my many nessed that I was still fact thought of, and also brought back to my mind some of the pleasantest moments of my life the " It is probably my own fault that this circular is the first news of any kind that has come to me from M. A. C. for about three years, but I have been so unsettled and changed my address so often that it is prob able there are some letters still fol lowing me from place to place. . , . At last I drifted home to find a new vocation, or rather to make it for myself, and to settle down in a little home, of my own, with 'only one girl in the world' to take care of it and me. This is located at 91 May nard St., where I shall be delighted to receive any of my old College friends. And let me mention right here, that it is well worth while for any one to take time and trouble to visit our little garrison city. "Still I feel that I am only half settled here, for I have a longing to continue my studies and would not be at all surprised if I should find myself back again at M. A. C. within a few years. " N ow your circular has caused I to make a resolution: T h at me will henceforth keep myself better posted regarding M. A. C. matters; and to this end I enclose one dollar, for which please have the M. A. C. R E C O RD sent to me from the begin- ing of this year. May I ask you to kindly remember me to my many friends as you meet them, and if any would wish to correspond with me, I will be very pleased to reply to their letters." CHAS. A. PIELLA, DEALER 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. Removal Sale! D A V IS C L O T H I NG S T O CK Will remove to our new store, FOR THE NEXT WEEK All of our $ 2 . 00 and $3.00 Derbu tlatS in south win dow. Removal Price, 986 AH of our Men's Caps 2 5c 103 Washington Ave. South, AH of oar Boy's Caps \ 5^ next to Lansing State Bank, about March 1 st. We wish to close all of the old stock out so as to start with a .new stock. AHof our Child'n's Caps J QQ Do Not Miss Our Removal Sale. . .A T.. T he Dav?is SHTor^. Furniture Headquarters. - - Cots at Wire Springs at Mattresses from - Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. $J.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.50 and $2.00 $2.00 up - AH goods delivered free to College. fl. J. & B. fl. Buck. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N ^^ 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. \j[ EAD & WHITE—Architects, Lansing-, Mich., 1VI 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 ANTING BOOK AND P A P ER COMPANY. \j Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Engravings and Frames. 120 Washington Ave. N. BOOTS AND SHOES. p 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 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. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. H 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. DRUGGISTS. J.ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. FURNITURE 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 college. 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 Sl'AHL * SON.—Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and House Furnishings. 211 and J, N ORTON'^HARDWARE—General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutierv, 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. THE DYER-JEXISON-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. B LAUNDRIES. THE VAN GORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. 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. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. Washington Avenue N. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. W OODBURY & SAVAGE.-Tailors. Student J OHN H E R R M A N N. M RS. L. S. HUDSON, Hudson Block, where you can find the best styles in simple as well Fine Tailoring. as elaborate Hats at lowest prices. MILLINERY. 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 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. SP E C I AL 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. Lumber of all kinds. Interior Finishing a specialty. DRY GOODS. PRICES RIGHT. Office and Factory, Mill St. Both Phones. SIMONS DRY GOODS COMPANY. — Dry Goods and Carpets. See ad. FURNISHING GOODS. VLGIN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's 4 Furnishing Goods. See ad.