Jk %. a ©. Record L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, O C T O B ER 31, 1S99. J V O L. i ^ V^ - All Right. The world's all right, With its love lines and l i g h t- It's sun that makes the daytime—it's stars that make the night; And it rolls so near the heaven that the angels are in sight: The world's all right—all right! The world's all right, Though a million foes may fight; Yet Peace unfurls her banner 'neath the splendid sky and bright; The ships are tossed of ocean, but the har" bor is in sight; The world's all right—all right! —Atlanta Constitution. T he Football Situation. in the team appeared irregular transferred T he outlook for the football play than it was a ers is much brighter week ago. T h ey were about to give up practice and cancel engage ments when arrangements were made whereby all could be free for practice from 4 to 6 o'clock every four afternoon. One to a o'clock class was morning hour and players having other classes at four were put into other sections. T h e n, in order that Prof. Bemies might be free at that time, Miss Ida L. Chittenden of Lansing was secured to take charge of in the young women's classes calisthenics. W h en for practice last Wednesday, a number of changes line-up were the made. Crosby, after being out of the game for two weeks, was again in his position at right half; Curtis 'of his position at was tackle and put in at full; Smith was to right end; and moved from Alfsen at tackle. Curtis will add considerable is good strength to the backs. He to get at line-bucking, fast enough into the interference in good shape, and a sure tackier. Smith ought to be a valuable man at end, in break ing up interference and in getting down the field under punts. Alf sen is a new man, who has weight, strength and ability to keep his feet, but lacks experience. A promising candidate for either the tackle or the is W. P. Ricamore guard position an old player on the Virginia A g r i joined cultural College team, who the football sqiiad Thursday. If by a few days of hard work the play ers can become accustomed to their new positions, they ought to put up a strong game with Hillsdale here next Saturday. took Curtis' position taken out full Drill for Freshmen. Drill ended last Thursday for all but freshmen and those w ho volun teer to officer the freshman compa nies. T he volunteers to date are: Lieut. C. B. Lundy, First Sergt. W. J . B a i l e y, Sergt. J. C. Green, Cor porals I. Gingrich and N. A. Mc- Cune, and privates A. O. Burdick, F. G. Carpenter, E. I. Dail, L. G. Jackson, F. D. Linkletter and L . G. Michael. Uniforms for the freshmen came last week, and although about a third of them had to be altered, it is said that they are much more satis factory than those sent here a year ago. Our Back Yard. that he just the public barn—double If a student of 1898 were to stand on the back steps of Wells Hall and look about him, he would need to rub his eyes and pinch himself to be assured is not dreaming. Directly in front of him he would see a new railroad bridge spanning the R ed Cedar, from which long lines of converging steel stretch away to the south across fields N o. 6, 8, 10 and 12 to the Grand T r u n k. On his track curves side of the river the eastward past the south side of the south boiler house and ends of track the boiler from the west end of the house eastward. Approaching except boiler house — unchanged, that the smoke-stack is twenty-five feet higher than last-year, our student of a year ago would miss the old coal shed and the shop that used to stand south of the boiler house; the two spurs of the College railroad now occupy cars their loaded with coal, building materials, or other freight are bumped back and forth there, then left to be un loaded. Extending east from the boiler house for about fifty feet is a new and shed—large enough to hold 2,500 tons of coal, a that year's supply for furnish heat and power for the Col lege buildings and the machine shops. These things and the teams and men at work unloading cars, he would notice, and he could not help being impressed with the growth and. increasing activity apparent the college " b a ck yard." larger coal the boilers site, and in T he Knowledge Y ou M ay Need. finds '89 spent T he wisdom of securing a good general education before specializ demonstration. again ing, Gager C. Davis seven years after graduation on his chosen speciality—entomology. He is now a chemist by profession. A year the ago last J u ne he engaged with at American Gold Mining Co. Ogilby, Cal., and since time has worked from the bottom up to the position of superintendent of the cyaniding department, with a salary, at present, somewhat better than full professors receive at M. A. C. Read what he has to say about "studies we'll never use." that " T he cyanide process for gold extraction is largely a chemical one and my position is mostly due to my knowledge of chemistry. To me it has been a valuable object les son, demonstrating the fact that a college student should not slight a single study; for he never knows when he is likely to want such in formation, even though he be posi tive, as most are, that he will never make any use of it." T he Botanical Club. At the meeting of the Botanical Club Tuesday night, Mr. Gunson gave an interesting talk on Dutch bulbs. T he raising of bulbs of hyacinths, tulips, lilies, etc., is one of the great industries of Holland, be cause the soil and the climate are most favorable to their development in in this country the Dutch bulbs degen that country. W h en raised erate in two or three years and fresh stock from the Netherlands is neces sary. In this industry many thous and men, women and children are employed. Mr. Gunson also de scribed the process of cultivation, selection of new varieties, and the preparation of the market. the crop for W. S. Palmer read a biographical sketch of Dr. Sereno Watson, which was followed by a discussion of his work by Dr. Beal and Prof. Wheeler. T he program for the next meeting was announced to consist of a talk by H. C. Skeels on ' ' O ur Native O r c h i d s" and a paper by T. G. Phillips on Dr. George Englemann. G. M. B. Kalamazoo Had a Good T i m e. to football players, As a result of the courteous treat the there the two colleges a than ever before. ment shown by our boys Kalamazoo exists between better feeling T h r o u gh their manager, H. C. Cal houn, the Kalamazoo players have expressed their appreciation treatment, in a letter containing the the " Let me thank you again for the kindness you showed our team and myself personally. T he bovs have spoken again and again of ' the fine time we had at Lansing.' " following words: for A Senior Goes to Tuskeegee. entered in horticulture at C. A. W a r r e n, a member of the senior class, has accepted the position the of assistant Tuskeegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama. T h r ee years ago he the mechanical course at M. A ^ C. but after a year's the agricultural to work changed there course, because he were better opportunities the south for colored young men trained along agricultural lines. His oppor tunity came before graduation. Mr. W a r r en went to Grand Rapids last week to spend a few days at home before going south. thought in Other Colleges. ':/ Last Friday night at Kent theater Ihe freshmen and upper class men of Chicago University gave a bur lesque of university customs and regulations, known as the " F r e s h man Convocation." A clever surgical operation was performed at the U. of M. hospital by Drs. Nancrede and Darling on a woman afflicted with a cancer of the jawbone. T he doctors removed the affected part and will supply the lady with an artificial jawbone made from a silver plate. Prof. A. B. Prescott of A nn Arbor is making an effort to organ ize a Michigan section of the Amer ican Chemical Society, to meet in connection with the Michigan Acad emy of Science. T h e re are about 1,500 volumes the Library of Chi missing from fact cago University. A peculiar about the loss is that most of the books are missing from the theolog ical department. T he Chemical Analysis of Drink ing Water. X o. S BY DR. R. C. K E D Z t E. letter was T he following lately letters often received — a type of T he general principles received. involved the reply may be an answer to many who are inclined to make similar requests: in P R O F. K E D Z I E, Oct. 25, '99. Dear Sir: — Please inform me what the cost would be to analvze water. My well water a peculiar odor and taste. has Yours truly. that W h en we consider three- fourths of the animal body is water, and that our food and drink contains a larger proportion of water, we see the importance of good water tf good health. W h en water "tastes is bad, and bad and smells b a d" the chemical analysis will not cure evil. We must make the water pure by making the well pure. it to into Nature has placed life the stomach and two sentinels inspect at the gateway of what enters the lungs, taste and smell, and thus safe guard life. If they challenge what is about to enter the body, that is enough. People are urged to use common sense; it is equally import ant to use our common senses, and heed the advice of taste and smell. T he usual open well is very liable to become foul in many ways—-by filth soaking (luwn the weii from leaking sewers or foul water slops thrown on the ground near the well, or from insects or reptiles fall ing into the well and rotting there. Many years ago there was an open well with a rotary pump east of College Hall, from which the drink ing water for students and the board ing hall was obtained. T he water began to be unpleasant at one time, then foul, and finally unendurable when short red hairs could be seen T he in a tumbler of well was cleaned and a precipitate of chipmunk explained the trouble. W h en the senses revolt, taste and smell protest—that is enough, for " in two or the mouth (and nose) of three witnesses shall, every word be established" of condemnation and rejection. No appeal to the chemist is necessaay. T he well cleaner or the doctor will be in demand. the water. Punts and Downs. Hillsdale defeated Albion at foot ball—6 to 5. Harvard students are trying to in- 'duce P at O'Dea, the great Wiscon sin punter, to become a student at Cambridge, so that he can coach the Harvard backs. At a mass meeting in A nn Arbor a week ago, $1,500 was raised by subscription to put football on a sound financial basis. football T he Princeton is this year under the direction of a committee chosen from the alumni, instead of being under the manage ment of a head coach as formerly. team No man can count the cost of a useless life.—Ex. 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D, O C T O B ER 3 1, 1899. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY T HE 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 EC 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 CEXTS PEE YEAR. 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^l?.' Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For Tarious 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 postofflce, 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 evenings at 7:00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30. C. H. Parker, President. D". S. Bullock, Cor. Secretary. Y. W. C. A.—Weekly meetings for ail ladies on the campus, Thursday evenings at 0:20, in Abbot Hall. Sunday meetings with the Y. M. C. A. Mable Brigham, 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 G:30 P. M., in the Zoological Lecture Room. B. Barlows, Pres ident. W. K. Wonders, Secretary. BOTANICAL CLUB—Meets Tuesday evenings at 6:30 in the Botanical Laboratory. G. M. Brad ford, President. W. S. Palmer, Secretary. S H A K E S P E A RE CLUB—Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Dr. Howard Edwards, Presi dent. ADELP1IIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Class room A., College Hall. F. D. Linkletter, President. A. M. Gibson, Secre tary. COLUMBIAN LITER ARY S O C I E TY — Meetings everv Saturday evening at 7:00. Fourth floor. Williams Hail. W. T. Parks, President. C. W. Kaylor, Secretary. * ECLECTIC SOCIETY—Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. L. L. Appleyard, President. F. Carpenter, Secre tary. FERONIAN SOCIETY-Meetings every Thurs day afternoon at 4:00. West Ward. Wells Hall. Harriette Robson, President. Fleta Paddock, Sec retary. HESPERIAN SOCIETY-Meetings every Sat- urday evening at 7:00, West Ward, Wells Hall. L R, Thompson, President. F. W. Owen, Secre tary. OLYMPIC SOCIETY-Meetings every Satur day evening at 7:00, Fourth Floor, Williams Hall. J. G. Aldrich, President. S. Marsh, Secretary. P HI DELTA T H E TA F R A T E R N I TY — Meetings everv Friday evening at 7:30, East Ward, Wells Hall. H. B. Clark, President. A. Trebil- cock, Secretary. THEMIAN SOCIETY.—Meetings every Fri day afternoon from r> to 6 Phi Delta Theta Rooms, East Ward, Wells Hall. Harriet O'Connor, President. Kate Nichols, Secretary. UNION LITERARY S O C I E T Y - M e e t i n gs everv Saturday evening at 7:00. U. L. S. Hall. Paul Thayer, President. T. H. Spindlo, Secretary. TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY—Meetings on alternate Thursday evenings. Tower Room, Me chanical Laboratory. William Ball, President. C. H. Bale, Secretary. CLUB BOARDING ASSOCIATION — H L. Chamberlain, President. Geo. Severance, Secre tary. M. A. C. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—W. T. Parks, President. H. P. Weydemeyer, Secretary. T wo of O ur Poets. READ BEFORE THE THEMIAN LITERARY SOCIETY, OCTOBER 20, 1899. T h e re is always something fasci nating to us about living writers and particularly if they are writers whom we claim as our own. There is realness about them which does not appeal to us in writers of more re mote times. We are interested in them personally; there is even a possibility, vague, but still a possibil ity, that some day we may meet them face to face. interest us, I Of all the writers w ho today live and perhaps Kipling is the favorite. We hear so much of h i m; little newspaper paragraphs bring him to notice and think teacher and incidents of his life are common. Still we know little about his earlier days. W h en his spirit has joined the immortals we shall have whole books about him, but as yet, a para graph or two is all that is vouchsafed to us. However, we know that he first saw the light of day in '65 at Bombay, which was at that time a growing and prosperous city. F r om his earliest years his tastes were literary and. he came naturally by them, for his father was not only an art illustrator but a writer as well. His school days were passed in England and it is a that he can to know satisfaction never be quoted as one at the head of his classes. He spent most of his time reading and with little composi tions of his own. T he letters which he wrote back to his parents in India proved conclusively to them that he was destined for a literary career. W h en his school days were over he leturned to India, the home of his youth, and spent some years there in journalistic work. A nd it was work, hard and steady work, but which gained for him much that was of value later in his career. F or a long time he was known only as a writer of prose fiction, but gradually verses attached to his stories and ascribed to no particular source, attracted attention by reason of their vitality and freshness. His poetry is not as plentiful as his prose, but what we have holds a recognized place in the literature of the present century. A m o ng them jolly, are Barrack-room Ballads, rollicking verses; Departmental Dit ties, which appeared in ' 9 1; " T he Seven Seas," of '96, and many others. There is no need to speak of " T he Recessional," "which is undoubtedly an addition to the liter ature of the nineteenth century." Kipling is distinctively an origi nal, a creative writer. His own ex perience furnishes him material. His characters are his own as is too his way of looking at a situation. Some one in speaking of Kipling said that the conventional phrase, "a promising writer," could not be ap plied to him, for already his prom ise has become performance and he has done enough to display his genius and has taken his place with the few modern writers of origi nality, force and superlative gift. But we feel that Kipling has not yet come to the end of his resources, and there is more in store for us. Surely, the end is not yet. But I must not forget that my subject is " poets " not " p o e t ," and so let us leave Kipling, about whom much more of interest might be said, and turn our attention to an other of our poets who is still living, James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet. He was born in Greenfield, Indiana, and, like all literary men, was intended by his parents for a lawyer, and like them all, soon saw that he and Blackstone were not congenial spirits. As a little diver sion he ran away with a patent medicine and concert wagon, where he enjoyed beating a bass drum for a time. But as we might imagine, the enjoyment was short lived, and he next tried his hand at sign paint ing. But this was not much more to his mind, and he soon returned to Greenfield. Journalism was his next attempt and at last he found his forte. Success, fame, and even fortune awaited him. His first works were " T he Old Swimmin' Hole," which came out in ' 9 3. He is a genuine people's poet, who writes of and for language. the people and in their We usually think of him as a dialect poet, but he has shown himself fully equal to other verse, as we can see in " T he Poet of the F u t u r e ," " A w a y ," and " W h en S he Comes H o m e ." tour with He is in great demand on the platform, owing to his rare gifts as a speaker, and he once made a very successful the late Bill N y e. Riley's subjects are homely ones, and those which appeal to the popular sympathy, but we may truly say that he is a genuine contributor to American letters. From M o n t a n a. Prof. Westcott has taken up his work in Montana, and if we may judge from the letter that he writes President Snyder, he is pleasantly located. M r s. Westcott is visiting in Indiana but will go to Montana in a few weeks. T he letter follows: D E AR S I R : — Y ou will perhaps be interested to hear how I found things upon my arrival in this some what remote section of the country, and how I am getting on with my work. This is perhaps the most desirable part of Montana in which to live, so far as climate is concerned. Missoula is, perhaps, fifty miles west of the divide, and the influence of the warm Pacific currents already It is not nearly begins to be felt. so cold here, I am told, as it is in the eastern or middle part of the state. T he altitude is about 3,000 feet. Missoula lies at the head of the Bitter Root Valley, one of the most fertile sections of the state, and on the banks of Hell-gate river, a swift that emerges from a canon of the same name, a town, and short distance east of flows to the westward on its long journey to the Pacific. This is a great fruit growing region,especially for apples and small fruits. I never saw finer fruit and vegetables any where than were on exhibition here at the recent meeting of the National Irrigation Congress, which met in Missoula. E v e r y t h i ng must be ir rigated, however, for though it rains some, it is not sufficient to depend upon. T he soil is very rocky, full of stones of all sizes, and yet it is surprising how fertile it is when irrigated. flowing stream T he university now has two very good buildings, well equipped for work in chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, languages, history, and mechanical engineering. My de partment equipped, is very well with mechanical drawing room, and wood, machine, and forge shops, and provision for a foundry in the is new, the future. T he school number of students small, but I think the prospects are very bright for the future. I see that M. A. C. is overrun with new students, and the mechan ical engineering department partic ularly. I get T HE R E C O R D, and am always interested in all that is going on there. I have not had time to climb any of the near-by mountains yet, but will do so soon if the weather con tinues good. I started out one afternoon for the top of an innocent as Mount looking bluff J u m b o, that lies just out of t o w n; got about half way up, when it com menced to rain, and had to turn back. T he climbing down was worse than the climbing up, and by the time I reached the foot of that hill I was tired out. known V e ry respectfully, A R T H UR L. W E S T C O T T. An Inspiring Y o u ng M a n. Our two Christian associations have been greatly benefited during the past week by the visit of M r. V. S. Helm of Indiana, w ho for the past few years, has been travel ing among colleges and universities in the interest of association work, as one of the college secretaries. He has recently been appointed as missionary to both city and college associations in J a p a n, for which place he will sail on the 17th of November, to remain at least seven years. Coming to u s' as he did, just on the eve of his departure for a foreign field, he brought a spirit of enthusiasm which left its impres sion upon all who heard him. On Wednesday evening he met with the Mission Study Class and the Missionary Committees of the two associations. His talk was very interesting and instructive and there was so much to be said that the meeting was adjourned until Thurs day noon. T he subject discussed was " T he Missionary Department and the W o rk of the Missionary Committees." A great interest was t a k en and ail received a much broader view of the field of mission work, especially in relation to our missionary department. Thursday evening the two asso ciations met together in the Y. M. C. A. room and listened for about three-quarters of an hour to a very interesting and earnest talk. A m o ng many other good things, he said, " j u st one life is given to everybody, and the use of that life depends upon the use of each day. T he great question is not where are we needed, but where are we needed the most." In closing he made a very earnest appeal for our three State institu tions, the University, the Normal, and M. A. C, to rally to the support of a graduate of the U. of M. w ho had intended to start October 17 as a medical missionary to India, but was unable to do so for lack of funds. We are assured of the sup port of M. A. C. by the amount of the pledges taken at the close of the meeting. T he personal meetings with M r. Helm were very helpful to those w ho took advantage of this opnor- tunity to talk with one w ho will so soon leave this country to spend his life among the young men of J a p a n. A. H. H. At t he College. D. J. Crosby spent Sunday in Chicago. " T he Eastern Question " Friday evening. Half-term class standings will be sent out this week. Miss Mabel Morrill '03 returned to College Tuesday. H o n. T. F. Marston spent last Tuesday at M. A. C- Mrs. B. O. Longyear is visiting at her old home in Leslie. Mrs. L. R. Taft has been quite, ill during the past two weeks. Misses and A n na Chandler are on the sick list. Thompson Irma T he Union Literary Society gave a dancing party Saturday evening. F. W. Owen '02 received a visit from his father on Monday of last week. Dr. E d w a r ds attended a meeting teachers of elocution, of Michigan in Adrian Friday. O C T O B ER 31, 1899. T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD 3 T he first senior oration was given last Wednesday morning in chapel by A. G. Bodourian. Mrs. P. F. Hammell of Lansing, entertained five of our faculty ladies at a euchre party one day last week. T he sophomores, juniors and seniors have football teams and games are arranged to determine class supremacy. organized Prof. J. D. T o w er spent several days of last week in taking weights of experimental raised by farmers in various parts of the State. crops T he freshmen, after holding three class meetings last week, succeeded in adopting a constitution. T h ey will elect officers and adopt a yell and colors this week. A. G. St. J o h n, a graduate of the U. of M. and now a civil engineer at Schenectady, N. Y ., arrived at the College Wednesday to visit his sister, M r s. A. C. Bird. T. G. Phillips and Miss Camilla last week a visit Phillips received from their mother, M r s. A n t h o ny K e rn of Bay City, and their brother, O. C. Phillips of Detroit. C. H. Greathouse, representing the division of publications, depart ment of agriculture, Washington, D. C, made an inspection of our library last Wednesday evening. Miss Helen F. Barnes, state sec retary of the Y. W. C. A. spent Tuesday at the College and in the evening conducted a meeting for young women in Abbott Hall par lors. William Anderson, an uncle of '00, called at M. A. those the Transvaal the English G. M. Odium C. Tuesday. He is one of compelled by and the Boers. the war between to leave in Do not miss Prof. Angell's lec the armory next F r i d ay t u re evening. He discusses the Turkish- Armenian troubles from the observ er's point of view and in a manner that is highly entertaining. Last Friday evening B. O. L o n g- year attended a meeting of the Detroit Mycological Club and gave an address on general classification of fleshy fungi and the work that is being done at the College in the study of these plants. Mrs. J. L. K. Haner and Misses Belle C r o w e, Elizabeth J o h n s, Maud Briley, Elsie Morrison, Alice H a d l e y, Mabel Brigham, Myrtle D e W i tt and Edith Smith, went to Kalamazoo Friday the state convention of the Y. W. C. A. to attend Prof. C. E. Marshall spent Tues day and Wednesday of last week in Bangor working on some experi ments with the crown gall of the peach. On Thursday and Friday he attended a conference of health officers This in Grand Rapids. meeting was addressed by Prof. C. D. Smith, w ho spoke on " C i ty Milk Supply." N ew Books in t he Library. Following is a list of the books that have been added to the library since July 1: Alexander.— Introduction to the poetry of Robert Browning. Campbell.—Easiest way in house keeping. Churchill.—Richard Carvel. Ford.—Janice Meredith. Gill Handbook of oil analysis. Gibbs.—Lighting by acetylene. Hassall.—Balance of power. Houstan & Kennelly. —Interpre tation of mathematical formulae. Houstan & Kennelly.—Electricity made easy. Johnson.—Europe in the X V I th century. McSchane.—The locomotive up to date. Methods for the analysis of ores, pig iron and steel. N o v y. — Laboratory work in bacteriology. N o vy Laboratory work in phy siology chemistry. Ogden.—Sewer design. Oman P a g e . — R ed Rock. Stephens. — R e v o l u t i o n a ry T he D a rk A g e s. Europe. Sloane.—Liquid air. 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Combination Underwear.... is constantly g r o w i ng in popu larity ; never sell a customer a two piece suit after wearing combination. Avoids double thickness about waist, clothing fits better and life is brighter. All qualities in men's, women's and children's suits. Don't get so excited over the merits of combination under wear that you forget we have THE UP-TO-DATE HAT STOCK CLOAK DEPARTMENT SECOND FLOOR. * We offer a fine line of Ladies' and Misses' Jackets. 3 Specials at $7.00 $8.50 $ I O . OO each. L a r ge line of Dress Skirts, House Jackets, Mackintoshes, Shirt Waists, etc. OPENING DISPLAY OF... OF L A N S I N G. Would like in and see for you yourself. to come Fur Jackets, Collarettes, N e c k w e ar department chock full of N ew Bright Ties. Students' Patronage Solicited. ELGIN MIFFLIN. Scarfs, Etc. THREE FLOORS ' f 1st—Dry Goods. 1 2d —Cloaks and Ready Made ) 2C |3 d—Carpets and Draperies. LEVATOR. LOTS FOR SALE IN "OAKWOOD" On Easy Terms—Low Prices. Buy a lot and we will lend you the money with which to build a house. CITY ADVANTAGES, including electric lights, sewerage and reg ular street car service with COUNTRY T A X E S. Buylnow while prices are low. Rent of rooms alone will pay TEN PER CENT. NET on the investment. Enquire^of either DR. J. W. HAGADORN, EDWARD CAHILL, C. D. WOODBURY, or A. C. BIRD. IF IT IS HARDWARE you can get it NORTON'S in W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. Furniture Headquarters. - - Cots at Wire Springs at Mattresses from - Tables, Rockers, Bureaus, Iron Beds. $1.25, $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. R. B. Shank & Co., Leading Grocers and Confectioners. The"WAUKEEZY" Shoej ...FOR M. A. C. GIRLS... i One of the newest, up-to-date shoes. Made from 5 plump Vici Kid, medium thick welt soles with 5 extension edge, double silk stitched throughout; C military heel, new "mannish" last, combining? comfort with the height of fashion. Equal to most 5 < $3.50 shoes. Our Price $3._ooa pair C. D. WoodburyJ HOLLISTER BLOCK. c COLLEGE BUS HEADQUARTERS. > ^ J ' J ^ V W S ? V ^ ^ V V V V U ^ V ^ ' W,r f S ^ V W V J " U ^ ^ V > J V,W V W ^ » I V u ^ ^ ' S « « > V V W % » W W « rf ( W W W? 4 N e ws from Graduates a nd Former Students. E. D. Bailey with '99W, Rich mond, called at the College Tues day. D r. H. F. Palmer '93 moves from Brooklyn, Jackson county, to D e troit. O. R. Austin with '9S has entered the medical course at the U. of M. this year. His address is 525 E lm St., A nn Arbor. M. F. Loomis with '94 gives up his position with the U. S. weather bureau, to accept a position with the Olds company asdesigner and drafts man. Joseph B. Cotton 'S6 is attorney for the Duluth, Missaba and North ern Railway Co., and for the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines; also vice president of the Bessemer Steamship Co. Orrin C. Dunham 'S6, dealer in lumber and general merchandise at McBain, called at the College October 21. To him is due the credit for sending students this year—one a niece, Miss here Mable C. English. three T h o rn Smith '95 has been put in entire charge of the chemical work of the experiment station at Moscow, Idaho. He has an article in the September Journal of the American Chemical Society on a " N ew Method for Determining Arsenic in Paris Green." Saturday next, at the first meeting of the W a y ne county teachers' asso ciation, in Belleville, the president's address will be given by William Lightbody '89, principal of Higgins' school, Woodmere. H e n ry Colquit with '95, St. Clair Heights, is a member of the executive committee of the association. At a meeting held in Detroit last week, of the stockholders in the defunct Preferred Bankers' Life Assurance Association, F r a nk E. ' 7 8, president, reported a Robson plan for closing up the affairs of the association, which was so satisfac tory to those w ho had come to criti cise that by a vote of 630 to 1 it was adopted. Commr. Crawford [ ' 9 1] of M a comb county issues a neat roster of the class of '99 in the graded rural schools. T he pamphlet bears the names of the teachers and eighth grade pupils of the county. T he cover has a fine portrait of Dewey. T he colors are red, white and blue; luck v£ill help a the motto: " G o od jumps man over the ditch if he hard."—Moderator. George W. P a rk ['86] has re turned from a sojourn at Hot Springs, greatly benefited by his outing. It is understood M r. P a rk will soon commence the erection of a hand some new greenhouse and very com pletely equipped seed warehouse and plant on his farm one-half mile from Fannettsburg, at an estimated cost of $zo,ooo. W h en completed Mr. P a rk will remove his entire plant from Libonia to the new locality.—Florists' Exchange. then Rutherford P. Hayes with '78, son of ex-President, called at the College Friday afternoon. It was the first time, he had been on the campus in 23 years and he noted many tchanges. He is now a resi dent of Chicago, a book dealer, and, as he §ays, " a library crank." His visit to1 Michigan was for the pur- of attending the meeting of T HE M. A. C. R E C O RD O C T O B ER 3 1, 1899- librarians at Ypsilanti. M r. Hayes was one of the promoters of the traveling library system in Ohio. C. S. Walton w ho entered this College in 1S81 from Bay City, now prefixes Major to his name. After leaving M. A. C. he graduated from West Point and later studied Spanish law at Madrid, Spain. Recently he has been acting as counsel to Gen. Ludlow in Cuba, and has published his own translation of " T he Spanish Civil Code," which is a compilation of the laws in force until recently in Spain, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. A copy of the work has been sent to the College. C. H. R o b i s o n ' 9 ^, writes to have sent him at Sitka, the R E C O RD Alaska. " I have been here in Alaska about six months, having been sent here by the government to assist in forming and operating an experiment station. I find the work very pleasant and agreeable. Until that coming here, I had supposed nothing in the line of agriculture could be carried on in Alaska, but I have found that many of the grains and hardy varieties of vegetables grow exceedingly well here." Lawrence & VanBuren PRINTING CO., D&\?is M o t h i ng Co. COME ON BOYS— We have all the latest up-to-date styles and patterns in 103 Washington Ave. S. CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS AND HATS. We also keep Sweaters, Supporters, Foot Ball Pants and Jackets. We are glad to see the old men back and will be pleased to have the new men call. Make our store your headquarters while down town, it is a handy place to leave your packages. WE A RE O NE P R I C E. WE S E LL FOR CASH ONLY. DAVIS CLOTHING CO. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥^ RICYCLE ci c r T D ir U ELECTRICAL S U P P L I E S. a nd Also the largest Repair Shop in Lansing fully equipped with power machinery. We pay all transportation on wheels to and from College when repairs amount to one dollar or more. A LL M E A T S . . .. 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. We make daily trips to the College. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to phone orders. GOTTLIEB REUTTER. Ottawa St. E. L a n s i n g, Mich. Gapitol Electric Engineering Go. 321 Washington Ave. S. Washington Ave. South, Why Not ? DIRECTORY D o n 't y ou t h i nk it p a ys to b uy your D r u gs at C ut R a t es ? Y ou save m o n ey and t he increased volume of business pays u s. T RY I T. ALSDORF & SON, CUT RATE DRUGGISTS and PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES CHAS. A. PIELLA, DEALER IN DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY, Clocks, Silverware, Art Goods. 121 Washington Ave. N., LANSING, MICH. Employes of M. A. C. LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL M E N ^A 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. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 106 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. T ANMNG BOOK AVD P A P ER CO, Water- . Lj inan and Sterling Fountain Pens, Stationery, Pictures, Frames, Wall Paper. 120 Wash. Ave. N. p I TY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens. Drafting \y Tools, Stationery, Cards Engraved, Pictures and Picture Framing. Tennis, Football and Base ball goods. Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave. X. BOOTS AND SHOES. c D. WOODBURY.—Boots and Shoes. We shoe the students. See ad. BICYCLES. GEO. H. RICHMOND. Pierce Cycles. F\dl line of sundries. Repairing and renting at reasonable rates. 200 N. Washington Ave. - CLOTHING. OUIS BECK.—Clothier. Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. 112 Washington Ave. North. E. DAVIS.—Clothing and Gentlemen's Fur nishings. See ad. L A Desiring to build should not purchase their material be fore consulting with H H. LARNED.—China, Glass and Lamps, 105 Washington Ave. S. DENTISTS. D W. MO RSE, D. D. S. Hollister Block, Room 517. Hiram Rikerd, Lansing, Mich. Lumber of all kinds. Interipr Finishing a specialty. PRICES RIGHT. Office and Factory, Mill St. Both Phones. DR. DAWLEY, M. D., D . ' D. S. Office over Postal Telegraph Co., Michigan and Washing ton aves. DEPARTMENT STORE. DONSEREAUX'S DEPARTMENT' STORE is the place to trade. You can get a warm lunch in our cafe for 10c. DRUGGISTS. ALSDORF & SON'—The Druggists. Twostores, 102 Washington Ave. N. 335 Washington Ave. S. See ad. J. ROUSER—Capital Drug Store. 123 Wash ington Avenue South. DRY GOODS. 1IMONS DRV GOODS C O M P A N Y . — D ry 5 Goods and Carpets, bee ad. FURNISHING GOODS. *LGIN. MIFFLIN.— Ladies' and Gentlemen's j Furnishing Goods. See ad. FURNITURE DEALERS. M J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash ington Avenue and Ionia Street. 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. N ORTON'S HARDWARE-General Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, e tc 111 Washington Ave. South. See ad. . 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 Mich. Ave. West. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS- B P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver, 200-202 Washington Avenue N. LAUNDRIES. THE VANGORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col lege agents, C. H. Hilton, 97 Wells; Irving Gingrich, 47 Williams. S. P. Lantz, Prop. H W. RIKERD.—Lumber Dealer. Mill Street. See ad. MERCHANT TAILORS. trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North. WOODBURY & SAVAGE.—Tailors. Student J OHN HERRMANN'S SONS. Fine Tailoring. 218 Washington Avenue N. OCULISTS. J OSEPH FOSTER, M. D.—Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Hours 9 to 12 A. M. City National Bank Building, Lansing; 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. RESTAURANTS. GILBERT M. HASTY.—Proprietor Hasty's Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in t he city. Quiet place for ladies. 113 Wash. Ave. S. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. LUMBER DEALERS.