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N o. 

iS. 

Farm  Notes. 

in  fattening 

Professor  Mutnford  is  conducting 
steers 
interest 

an  experiment 
that  promises  to  be  of  great 
to  the  cattle  feeders  of  Michigan. 
T h e re  has  been  a  growing 

inter 
est  in  the  subject  of  whether  putting 
corn  in  the  silo  is  the  most  econom 
ical  method  of  harvesting  the  corn 
crop  when  said  crop  is  to  be  used 
for  fattening  cattle. 

M a ny  of  our  farmers  w ho  have 
found  ensilage  valuable  for  the  dairy 
cow  have  argued  that  it  would  be 
equally  valuable  for  fattening  steers. 
Cattle  feeders  of  long  experience 
have  as  a  rule,  however,  been  slow 
to  accept 
the 
longer  tried  and  fully  tested  system 
of  feeding  shock  corn. 

in  place  of 

silage 

It  was  to  get  some  accurate  data 
on  this  subject  that  Professor  M u m-
ford  is  prosecuting  the  experiment 
to  which  we  have  referred. 

Four  plots  of  equal  area  of  corn 
differ 

somewhat 

were  harvested 
ently. 

Plot  N o.  1 was  unhusked  and  will 
be  fed 
that  condition 
in 
after  the  most  approved  method  of 
feeding  shock  corn. 

to  steers 

Plot  No.  2  was  husked, 

the 
corn  cribbed  and 
the  fodder  stored 
away  to  be  fed  with  the  corn  which 
will  be  ground  cob  and  all. 
in 
Plot  N o.  3  was  put 
to  steers  after 

the  silo 
the 
and  will  be  fed 
methods  approved  by  the  advocates 
of  this  system. 

Plot  No.  4  was  husked  and  the 
corn  and  iGudci'  oluicu  ill  the  ordi 
nary  way. 

Each  plot  contained  1  1-6  acres 
of  the  same  variety  of  corn,  which 
as  far  as  we  were  able 
judge 
would  yield 
the  same  amount  of 
grain  and  fodder  to  the  acre. 

to 

into 

lots  of 

T w e n ty  high  - grade  Hereford 
Shorthorn  steers,  averaging 
1,000 
lbs.  each,  have  been  purchased  and 
separated 
equal 
four 
weight,  thrift  and  condition.  Each 
five  will  receive  different 
lot  of 
rations.  One  lot,  shock  corn 
and 
clover  h a y;  one,  silage,  meal,  bran, 
and  clover  h a y;  a  third  lot,  broken 
corn,  corn  fodder,  and  clover  hay, 
and  the  remaining  lot,  corn  and  cob 
meal,  corn  fodder  and  clover  hay. 

T he  results  of  this  experiment  can 
but  be  very  valuable.  T he  steers 
are  a  fine  lot  and  were  secured  of 
C.  H.  Prescott  &  Son,  of 
Iosco 
county,  Michigan. 

Michigan  Political  Science Associa 
tion. 

T he  annual  meeting  of  this  asso 
ciation  held  in  A nn  Arbor  J a n u a ry 
18  and  19,  was  devoted  entirely 
to 
the 
the  subject  of  taxation,  and  to 
writer  of  this  was  full  of 
interest, 
and  of  instruction 
too,  though  not 
all  of 
the  kind  he  was  expecting. 
As  the  subject  is  of  much  interest  to 
our  students,  and  continually  arises 
in  class-room  and  other  work,  it 
has  seemed  well  to  review  the  pro 
ceedings  with  perfect  frankness,  and 
somewhat  at  length. 

T he  afternoon  meeting  on  Friday 
the  delegation 
from  our  College 
failed  to  reach  A nn  Arbor  in  time 
the 
to  attend.  T he  first  paper  of 
evening 
"  State 
session  was  on 
Taxation  of  Inter-State  Properties," 

by  Professor  E.  R.  A.  Seligman,  of 
Columbia  University. 
It  would 
seem  that  this  gentleman,  eminent 
as  he  is  in  his  profession, 
totally 
misapprehended  the  occasion.  T he 
cry  which  went  out  to  him  from  us 
was  a  Macedonian  one  "  Come  over 
and  help  us."  T h e re  were  gathered 
there  men  who  were  directly  en 
gaged  in  the  management  of  the  fis 
cal  affairs  of  a  state  in  almost  con 
vulsive  throes  over  this  vital  ques 
tion  of  taxation.  Action  is  the  im 
mediate  and  compelling  necessity  of 
the  hour  and  practical  men  had  met 
to  ask  of 
the  scholar  and  student 
what  advice  he  could-  offer.  This 
infrequent  attitude 
still 
of  the  man  of  action  is  always  to  be 
encouraged,  and  it  should  be  encour 
aged  by  an  answer  from  the  scholar 
either  direct,  specific  and  tangible  as 
the  question,  or  frank  and  categori 
cal  in  its  confession  of 
ignorance. 
T he  issue  should  never  be  beclouded 
by  such  mere  academic  discussion, 
however  entertaining  and  learned,  as 
while  assuming  the  guise  of  essen 
tial  helpfulness, 
the  bewil 
dered  hearer  hopelessly  convinced  of 
the  oft-asserted  antagonism  between 
theory  and  practice. 

somewhat 

leaves 

This 

the  one 
last  course  is  just 
which  Professor  Seligman  pursued. 
He  went  through  a  long  and  per 
fectly  correct  discussion  of  the  his 
tory  of  fiscal  conditions  as  related  to 
economic  conditions  and  named  and 
classified  the  various  principles  fix 
ing  the  place  and  the  right  of 
the 
taxing  function  of 
exercise  of 
the 
the  State— a1i  eminently 
true  and 
delightfully  said,  highly  appropriate 
as  a  lecture  to  a. class  in  economics, 
but  entirely  failing  to  suggest  even 
a  helpful  thought  in connection  with 
theimportunate  question  of  the  hour. 
It  was  amusing  to  note  in  the  next 
day's paper  the desperate 
floundering 
of  the  reporter  over  the  matter.  He 
evidently  thought  that,  however  lit 
tle  he  caught,  the  address  must  be 
to  those  that  understood  it, 
helpful 
and  so  he  courteously  characterized 
it  as  " p i t hy  and  full  of  wholesome 
suggestions,"  leaving  to  the  imagin 
ation  of  his  readers  the  task  of  con 
juring  up  these  " wholesome  sugges 
tions"  they  so  sorely  need,  and  con 
cluding  with the preposterous  climax, 
that  "  the  federal  government  should 
intervene  to  bring  about  some  order 
from  the  chaos  that  exists." 

A T T O R N EY G E N E R AL OREN'S 
PAPER, 

the 

offered 

institutions 

program,  was 
and 
a 

proposed 
the  support  of 
and 

the  next  on 
on  "  A  Separation  of  State 
Local  Taxation,"  and 
marked  contrast 
to  the  paper  pre 
ceding. 
It 
a  definite 
policy—viz.: 
local 
by 
government 
property  taxation,  and  the  mainten 
ance  of  state  government  and 
insti 
tutions  by  specific  taxes  on  corpora 
tions  such  as  railroads, telegraph  and 
companies,  etc.,  doing 
telephone 
business  over  large  areas.  T he  ad 
dress  was  closely 
cogently 
reasoned  throughout,  and  seemed  to 
carry  conviction 
the  minds  of 
man}7.  Personally,  this  writer  was 
not  at  all  convinced  that  so  radical 
a  change 
is  feasible  or  desirable. 
That  the  plan  has  certain  advant 
ages  was  made  very  plain;  that  it 
would  not  in  the  end  work  great 

and 

to 

the 

Since 

injustice  and  lead  to  endless  compli 
cation  and  discontent  is not  so  appar 
ent.  On  the  face  of  the  proposition 
three  great  objections  seem  to  offer 
themselves.  T he  first  is that  there  is 
no  guarantee  whatever  that  in  such 
an  arrangement  the  burden  borne  by 
one  kind  of  property  would  be  pro 
portionately  equal  to  that  borne  by 
another. 
arrangement 
would  plainly  be  a  quid  pro  quo 
one—a  kind  of  partnership  affair 
in 
the  partners 
which 
paying  all  the  expenses  of  the  firm 
proportionally,  one  partner  under 
takes  all  the  firm  expenses  of  a  cer 
tain  nature  in  consideration  of  being 
for  ex 
relieved  of 
penses  of  other  nature—any  demon 
strated 
inequality  of  burden  would 
at  once  arouse  discontent  and  agita 
tion. 

instead  of  all 

responsibility 

that 

the  present  tax 

T he  attractiveness  of  M r.  Oren's 
proposition  outside  of  the  matter  of 
saving 
in  machinery  for  handling 
taxes  (and  it  has  not  been  at  ali  sat 
isfactorily  demonstrated 
the 
new  plan  would  not  call  for  new  and 
equally  costly  machinery  to  make  it 
effective  in  its  strenuousness),  lies  in 
the  fact  that  he  proposes  practically 
a  doubling  of 
in 
come  from  corporations,  thereby  re 
lieving  the  taxation  on  general  prop 
erty  to  a  proportionate  degree,  and 
!he  question  is  whether  this  increase, 
generally  acknowledged 
to  be  just 
and  right,  cannot  more  expediently 
and  just  as  surely  be  brought  about 
under  the  present  regime.  Nothing 
can  be  more  unsound  and  harmful 
than 
the  idea  that  under  any  con-
cievable  system  of  taxation  it  can  be 
a  matter  of  indifference  to  the  rest  of 
the  state  whether  the  enormous  cop 
per  and  iron  interests  of  the  upper 
peninsula  bear 
their  proportionate 
share  of  the  burden  of  the  whole 
government. 

T he  second  objection  is  that  since 
the  tendency  of  wealth 
in  our  day 
is  to  mass  itself  into  great  corporate 
aggregates  at  the  expense  of  smaller 
property  holdings,  the  basis  of  the 
division  of  burden  would  be  con 
stantly  shifting  and  as  constantly 
needing 
readjustment.  This  read 
justment  would  be  productive  of 
much  crimination  and  recrimination, 
and  the  "rancorous  agitation" 
.'bat 
Mr.  Oren  so  easily  relegates  to  the 
past  would  be  with  us  in  greater  in 
tensity. 

the 

interests  having 

legislators  would 

But  the  third  and  most  powerful 
that, 
objection  of  all  lies  in  the  fact 
corporate 
the 
in 
legislature  small  ostensible  represen 
be 
tation, 
spending  money  which 
their  con 
stituents  had  not  contributed.  Even 
when  as  now  the  constituent  has  a 
direct  interest  in  keeping  public  ex 
penditures  down  and  is  insistent  t® 
that  effect,  we  have  great  and  just 
complaint  about  lack  of  economy; 
what  would  be  the  effect  of  the  re 
moval  of  this  one  powerful  restric 
tion  ?  L a r ge  budgets  and  reckless 
prodigality  would  be  the  rule,  and 
one  of 
surely 
two  results  would 
come  about;  either  a  venality  in  the 
legislature  such  as  has  never  been 
k n o wn  or  an  oppression  of  corporate 
interests 
fairly  drive 
that  would 
them  out  of  the  State. 

Such  are  some  of  the  obvious  ob 
jections  to  the  plan  as  an  ideal  mat-
i tt.  There  are  many  practical  points 

to 

the  matter  of  change 
involved  in 
from  one  system 
other— 
the 
for  instance,  the  disposal  to  be  made 
of 
the  university  tax—that  would 
demand  long  and  serious  considera 
tion.  Mr.  Oren's  argument  was  so 
in  the  nature  of  panacea  ad 
much 
that  one  naturally  became 
vocacy, 
suspicious,  if  for  no  other  reason. 
No  revolutionary  method  of  taxation 
reform  is  either  obtainable  or  desir 
able.  There  is  too  much  at  stake, 
the  chances  of  disastrous  mis 
and 
take  are  too  enormously  great.  T he 
true  method  is  careful  observation  of 
weak  points  in  the  present  system 
and  wise  adaptation  of  means  for 
these  weak  places. 
strengthening 
This  was 
the  method  pursued  by 
J u d ge  Hurd  of  Chicago,  and  the  re 
sult  was  a  paper  which,  while  deal 
ing  with  the 
local  problem  alone, 
was  weighted  in  every  syllable  with 
meaning,  and  worthy  of  the  closest 
thought  and  attention. 

H O W A RD  E D W A R D S. 
continued.) 

(  To  be 

T he  Special  Course  Men. 

"The  chilblains  are  coming,  come  here, 

come here." 

I jumped  from  my chair ;  heart pulsing with 

fear. 

A raid  upon  man  by such torrid  disease 
Is  no  pleasant  message  to  hear  on  the 

breeze. 

I looked from  a  window  where  gathered  a 

crowd 

Mid whistling and  hooting and  horns  blow 

ing loud. 

I look and  behoia,  to my vision  revealed 
A dozen  black  spots  'gainst  the white of the 

field. 

Into  that  many  men  the  spots  soon  are 

formed, 

Still  larger the number  that  round  me  now 

swarmed. 

"What  meaneth  this  noise  and  this  gather 

ing ? "  cried  I. 

"Your  scare  about  chilblains  was  only  a 

lie." 

"On  no!  there  they  come.  Why ! cannot 

you  see? 

The special  course  men, sir, are  chilblains 

to me. 

They  come  late  in  winter  and  go  before 

spring 

And leave with  us regular  men  not a  thing : 
No  scars  from  hot  contests on field lost  or 

won  ; 

No  mem'ry  deep  graven  of  moments  of 

fun. 

But  here's  to  the  chilblains!  hurrah!  hur 

rah! 

They're stern  men of labor and  not  of wild 

play. 

They  come  like  the winter's  soft  flurry  of 
'  snow. 
On  the  wind  that  thus  brings,  they  as 

silently go. 

They stop but a moment then pass us by 
Swift  through  the journey  of life to fly." 

G.  F.  RANSO.ME. 

for 

N O T I C E . —A  meeting 

the 
election  of  a  new  board  of  directions 
for  the  local  organization  in  connec 
tion  with  the  Michigan  Oratorical 
is  called  by  President 
Association 
Michael  for  Wednesday  at  12:20. 
All  students  and  faculty  members 
have  a  voice  and  vote  in  this  meet 
ing  and  a  large  attendance  is  hoped 
for.  T he  state  contest  is  to  be  held 
at  this  College  in  May  and  we  must 
organize  to  give  college  representa 
tions  a  good  reception. 
It  is  hoped 
that  college  loyalty  will  call  out  a 
large  meeting. 

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So  many  letters  of  inquiry  about 
Mrs.  Edwards'  health  and so  many 
kindly  expressions of sympathy  have 
come  to me, thnt  I may be  pardoned 
for  thus publicl v expressing  my heart 
felt  thanks  and  d t ep  appreciation  of 
interest.  A  letter  re 
the  friendly 
ceived  just  a  moment  ago states  that 
while  still  very  weak  and  suffering 
much, Mrs. E. had  not so much  fever; 
and  the  doctors  now  hope  for  and 
amendment.  T he 
expect 
doctors  attribute  much  of  the  heart 
trouble  rather  to  malarial  and  gastric 
influence  than  to organic  disease. 

steady 

It  is a  source  of  sincere  gratifica 
tion  to the  R E C O R D,  and to  all  those 
interested  in  the  College  both  here 
and  elsewhere,  that  our old and  tried 
friends  and  Board  members,  Messrs. 
Wells  and  Monroe,  have  been  re 
appointed  to  the  Board  for  another 
term  of  six  years. 
It  would  have 
been  a  calamity,  to  the  College  to 
lose  the  long  experience,  thorough 
knowledge,  and  wise  counsel  of 
these  men at  a  time  when  the  Col 
lege  is  undergoing  such  rapid  devel 
opment.  We  heartily  congratulate, 
not  so  much  these  gentlemen  who 
have  so  long  given  valued  and un 
selfish  service  to  the  state  through 
the  Board  of  Agriculture,  as  our 
selves  and the  interests  of  the  Col 
lege  on these  wise  appointments. 

Elsewhere 

intelligently. 

T he  statement  is frequently  made 
that  this  study  or  that  cultivates  the 
power  or faculty  of  observation. 
In 
a  paper  just  received  from  a  promi 
nent  educator  the  idea  is  strongly 
insisted  on  that  the study  under  con 
sideration  teaches students  to observe 
facts 
I 
have  stated  that  this  view  rests  on 
erroneous  assumptions,  and I  am  so 
sure  that  this  is  true,  that  it  seems 
worth  while to  enlarge  somewhat on 
the  matter.  So  far  as  the  fact  is 
concerned,  it is this:  All  obtainment 
of  knowledge  rests  on the  observa 
tion  of  facts,  and largely  of  physical 
facts.  T he  student  who is  learning 
a  language,  native  or  foreign,  is en 
gaged  in  observation  of  eye and ear 
just  as surely  and  just  as  truly  as he 
w ho  is studying  physiology  or  phys 
ics,  and  his  success  depends  just  as 
absolutely  on his care  and  success in 
observing.  N o w, it is notorious  that 
men  w ho  are  strong  and  successful 
in 
find 
great  difficulties  in the sciences, and, 
vice  versa,  I  find  every  day that men 
with  considerable  training  in  science 
are  curiously  inapt  at  the  facts  of 
language.  " T h ey  have  eyes but  they 
do  not  see,  ears  have  they  but  they 
hear  not."  T h ey  are  oblivious  to 
the  most  obvious  signs  and  sounds, 
and  need  to  take  up, from  the  very 

languages,  frequently 

the 

beginning,  the  training  of  eye  and 
ear.  No  one  will  maintain 
that 
training  of  the eye gives  training of 
the  ear  or  the  touch;  the power  to 
discriminate  qualities  of  leather  does 
not  give  or in any  way help  to  give 
the  power  of  judging  teas  or  wines. 
It  is none the less true, also, that  keen 
powers of observation  with  any  given 
sense  in  one  field  do  not  imply  or 
help  to  give  power  of  observation 
with  the same  sense  in  an  unrelated 
field.  Much  is said  of  the  keen  ob 
servation  of the savage  in the  prime 
val  forest;  but  place  him  on  the 
broad  ocean  and he is "all at sea"—as 
helpless  as  a  child;  and  where  the 
"  old  s a l t"  by  his  powers  of  obser 
vation  is  able  to  find  his way  with 
out  compass  or  chart  across 
the 
well-trained 
trackless  deep,  this 
scholar  of  the  forest  must  begin  as 
slowly  and  painfully  as  the  child. 
T h e re  is, in  fact,  no  such  thing  as a 
mental  faculty  of  observation  in the 
sense  in  which  we talk  of  a  faculty 
of  attention.  T h at  which  is  trained 
by  any carefully  pursued  study—sci 
entific  or  other,  is the  power  of  at 
tention.  T h el aws  of  apperception, 
the  conditioning  of  new  knowledge 
by that  which  is already  possessed,ab 
solutely  and  unequivocally  preclude 
any  general  or  universally  applica 
ble  power  of  observation. 
I am not 
depreciating  in  any sense  the  value 
of  scientific  training;  that  is too  well 
established  to  need  defense;  but  I 
am  opposing  a  false  estimate  of  that 
value.  Let us  treasure  our  science 
or  our language  and magnify  it  both 
for  its actual  content  of  knowledge 
and  for  its  training  power;  but  in 
establishing  its  place  in a  course of 
study  let  us  not  make  for  it  inde 
fensible  claims  either  through  per 
sonal  bias  or  through  misapprehen 
sion  of  psychologic  facts  and  pro 
> 
cesses.- 

- 

-  ' -~  - -  —~ 

to  have  a  student 
thoroughly  pre 
pared  in  elementary  physical  geog 
raphy  or  geology;  not  so  much, 
however,  because  I  could  then  take 
him 
into  a  more  advanced  course 
than  one that  is intended  for  begin 
ners, but because  the presence  of one 
such  student  in  college  would  mean 
that  opportunity  had  been  given  to 
twenty  students  to  get  similar  prep 
aration  in  school;  and  that  would 
please  me very  much. 

This 

subjects. 

anything 
that 

their  new  students 
about 

We  frequently  hear  college  teach 
that  they  do 
ers  of  science  saying 
to 
not  want 
science. 
know 
This  means 
they  are  discon 
tent  with  the  school  teaching  of 
science.  We do not  hear  the  teach 
ers  of  classics  or  mathematics  say 
that  they  wish  their  students  entire 
ly  ignorant  of  even  the elements  of 
is  because 
their 
teaching 
they  know  that  the  usual 
in  the 
of  classics  and  mathematics 
better  schools  is  good,  even  if  it  is 
not  the  very  best. 
It  is  so  good 
that  good  college  work  can  be 
I  wish  to see this  state 
based  on it. 
of  affairs  prevail  in  science  also. 
I 
therefore  strongly  desire  that,  if  my 
new  students  are of  a  scientific  bent 
of  mind,  they  should  have  had op 
portunity  of  studying  well-taught 
science 
they 
in  school,  and 
should  come  to  me with  that  prepa 
ration  for  my  work,  for  then  rnanv 
others  besides  the few  w ho come  to 
college  will  have  been  taught  to see 
what  they  look  at  and record  what 
intelligently 
they  see, and  to  think 
about  what  they  have  seen  and re 
corded. 

W.  M.  D A V I S. 

that 

T he  Military  Hop. 

H O W A RD  E D W A R D S. 

Preparation  for College  Science 
Study. 

[ T he  following  liberal  discussion 
of  the subject  is  in  reply  to a  letter 
of  inquiry  from  Dr. Beal.  Coming 
as  it  does  from  so ripe  a  scholar  as 
Dr.  Davis,  of  Cambridge,  Mass., it 
In 
has  especial  weight  and  value. 
connection  with  this  discussion, the 
accompanying  editorial  has  been 
written,  not in a  caviling  spirit, but 
with  the desire  to  help  in the  attain 
ment  of  truth,  H.  E .] 

that 

T he 

question  being: 
" W h at 
should  a  student  have  studied  on 
entering  college  if  he is then  to study 
physical  geography  or  g e o l o g y ?" 
my  reply  was  in  effect:  My  first 
preference  is  that  whatever  he has 
studied  should  have  been  well  taught 
and  well  studied. 
I  should  prefer 
good  Latin  and Greek  to poor  geog 
raphy  and geology;  and good  geog 
raphy  and  geology  to  poor  Latin 
and  Greek.  My  second  preference 
is  that  he should  have  studied  some 
thing 
taught  him  to  see,  to 
accurately. 
record 
Languages  and  history  do  not  give 
all  parts of  this  preparation,  for  they 
omit 
fre 
quently  fails  to give  it  all because of 
deficiency  in the matter  of  recording 
and  thinking;  but  well-taught  sci 
ence  will  give  it  all.  It  is  imma 
terial  to  me  whether  the  science 
studied  in  school  is  physics,  botany, 
or  geology,  as  far  as  its  content  is 
concerned,  but  practical  considera 
tions  lead  me to recommend  phvsics 
as  the  best  general  preparatory  sci 
ence  for  the  schools  today.  N e xt 
after  that  I  should  be well  satisfied 

observation. 

Science 

think 

and 

to 

Notwithstanding 

the  inclemency 
-of  the weather  t he attendance  at t he 
A r m o ry  on  Friday  evening,  Janu 
ary  18th, was both  large  and  enthu 
siastic.  T he  first  military  hop  of 
the  term  was  most  certainly  a  suc 
cess.  Mrs.  Vernou  and Miss  Avery 
were  the patronesses  of  the  evening. 
T he  party  was  rather  an  informal 
one,  necessarily  rendered  more  so 
by  the late  arrival  of  the  music and 
the  programs  and  the  guests  from 
in 
Lansing,  whose 
reaching 
the  grounds  were  most 
unenviable.  T he  A r m o ry  was  at 
tractively  decorated  and  in  every 
particular  the  hop was  most  pleas 
antly  carried  on.  W h i le  all  was 
music  and  mirth  and  dancing  with 
in,  the  storm  without  raged  on un 
heeded  and quietly  abated  when  the 
evening  came  to its close. 
It  was a 
most  happy,  restful  evening  after 
the  week  of  study  and  toil. 

experiences 

It  is to be  regretted  that  the excel 
lent  judgment  and care  displayed  by 
Capt.  Bailey  and his  fellow  officers 
in  the planning  and  arrangement  of 
these  hops  is  not  more  appreciated 
and  taken  advantage  of by the mem 
bers  of  the  faculty  w h o, by  being 
present  and  by displaying  a  kindly 
interest  in  the  undertaking,  might 
do  jmuch  to  add  to  the pleasure  of 
all  the  students  participating.  T he 
prompt  manner  in  which  the  danc 
ing  ceased  at 
the  early  hour  of 
eleven  is certainly  to be  commended 
as  the  unavoidable  delays  early  in 
the  evening  meant  a  loss  of  several 
of  the  numbers  on the  program. 

c.  A. L. 

N O T I C E . — T he  general 

teachers' 
meeting, in  charge of the mathemati 
cal  department  will  meet 
tonight 
( Tuesday )  at 7130 p. m.  T he attend 
ance  of  every  teacher  is  desired. 

Natural  History  Society. 

T he  first  meeting  of  the  Natural 
History  Society  for the winter 
term 
was  held  last  Wednesday  evening in 
the  zoological  lecture  room. 

Mr.  Bullock  gave  a  brief  review 
of  economic  ornithology.  This was 
followed  by the reading  of  a  paper, 
by  Mr. Seelye,  which  D r. Beal  read 
before 
the  society,  Oct.  18, 1878. 
after  which,  M r. W r i g ht  gave  a re 
view  of  a  bulletin  on  " T he  W i n t er 
Food  of  the  Chickadee." 

T h e re  will  be  a  meeting  of the 
Natural  History  Society  in  the zoo 
logical 
room  Wednesday 
evening  J a n. 16, at 6:30 p. m. 

lecture 

E.  A.  S. 

About  the  Campus. 

W.  W.  Wachtell,  \o$m,  is  con 

fined  to  his room  with  the  grippe. 

Prof.  Blunt  has  completely  re 
covered  from  her  recent  severe  at 
tack  of  la  grippe. 

T he  Columbian  Literary  Society 
had  a  sleigh-ride  party  last  Saturday 
night.  Every  one  enjoyed  a  good 
time. 

T he  agricultural  sophomores  have 
begun  their  annual  dissection  of cats. 
About  thirty  felines  will  be  required 
for  the  work. 

Miss  Florence  Bond  of  Leslie, 
and  Miss  Dora  Elmer  of  Mason, 
have  been  visiting  Mr. and  Mrs.  B. 
O.  Longyear. 

Illness  has  detained  Captain  E. 
P.  Allen  from 
attendance  at  the 
last  t wo  board  meetings.  We  sin 
cerely  hope  that  he  is now on  the 
high  road  to  recovery. 

Miss  Crowe  was  taken 

ill  in 
Grand  Rapids  while  on 
institute 
work  and had to be removed  to  the 
hospital.  S he  is  expected  at  the 
College  today  ( M o n d a y ). 

T he  museum  has  recently  re 
ceived  through  Miss  Bessie  I. Bus-
kirk  some  nice  crystals  of  Walkerite 
from  Pine  Ridge  Indian  Agency, 
South  Dakota. 
is 
new  to our  collection. 

This  mineral 

A  number  of  books  which  will 
to  debating  club  have 
be  helpful 
been  ordered  for the library.  A  list 
of  references  on  trusts  has  been 
posted  in  the library.  T he librarian 
will  keep  in  touch  with  the work  of 
the  club  and  will  post  lists  weekly. 

Three  students,  H u gh  P.  Baker, 
Gordon  E.  Tower,  and  Chas.  A. 
McCue  have  become  so  interested 
in 
that,  during  the  past 
week,  they  have  decided  to  make  it 
their 
life  work,  and  are  now  en 
gaged  in  special  research  work. 

forestry 

A 

letter  from  Prof.  W.  O.  Beal 
states  that  he  is  quite  cosily  settled 
in  Chicago  and  has  begun  work  in 
the  university.  His  work  for  the 
present 
term  will  be  entirely  in 
Astronomy.  Next  term  he will  take 
up  Analytical  Mechanics,  Introduc 
tion 
to  Celestial  Mechanics,  and 
Theory  of  Perturbations. 

T he  circle  of  King's  Daughters 
will  meet  January  23  with  M r s. 
Leader,  M r s.  Longyear. 
Weil. 
Mrs.  Clancy,  the  lady  from 
India 
who  has  charge  of  the  mission 
where  we  are  educating  a  native 
child,  will  be present  and  give  us  a 
large 
talk  about  the  mission.  A 
membership  present 
is  desirable. 
Signed,  Mrs. Newell,  leader. 

R.  W.  Case,  A.  J.  Decker  and 
W.  R.  Shedd  of  the  junior  class 
were  initiated  into  the T au Beta  Pi 

J A N.  22,  1901. 

T H E M.  A.  C 

R E C O R D. 

3 

Erateinity  at the last  meeting  of the 
Michigan  Alpha  Cnapter. 
T h ey 
bring  the total  undergraduate  mem 
bership  up  to  ten,  a  much 
larger 
number  than  has ever  been  reached 
in  the previous  history  of  the  frater 
nity  at  M. A. C. 

to  be 

that  are  about 

Prof.  Beal,  at  the  request  of  the 
State  Forestry  Commission  met  with 
them  on the 16th to consider  several 
bills 
intro 
duced  into  the legislature  with  refer 
ence  to  improving  the  condition  of 
Michigan 
lands.  C.  W. 
'70,  is  president  of  the 
Garfield, 
commission. 
Fremont  E.  Skeels, 
'''jS,  was present  at the meeting  also, 
by  special  invitation. 

stump 

T he  sad  news  of  the  death  of 
Mrs.  Shakespeare,  daughter  of  M r. 
and  Mrs. C . J.  Monroe  cast  a  gloom 
over  her  friends  on  the  campus, 
where  she was  so well  known  and 
so  highly  esteemed.  F ew  visitors 
in  so 
to  the  College  have  fallen 
naturally  with  our 
life  here  and 
have  endeared  themselves  so  gener 
ally  to  the  members  of  our  com 
munity. 

for  the  past 

Prof.  E. L.  Moseley,  A.  M., sci 
ence  teacher  in  the Sandusky  high 
school 
fifteen  years, 
was  the  guest  last  week  of  his old 
friend  Prof.  Wheeler,  with  whom 
he  has done  considerable  botanizing. 
Prof.  Moseley  is  the author  of  sev 
eral 
scientific  works,  and  was  a 
member  of  the famous  Steere-Wor 
cester  expedition  to the  Philippines. 
He  is  secretary  of  the  Ohio  State 
Academy  of  Sciences. 

T he  Lansing  Athletic  Club  will 
hold 
its 
first  annual  boxing  and 
tournament  at  Lansing, 
wrestling 
Friday,  March  1.  A  gold  medal 
-will  be given  to the winner  in  each 
event,  which  will  consist  of  boxing 
and  wrestling  (aK  classes),  running 
high  jump,  shot  put,  and  club  swing 
colleges, 
ing.  Open  to  Michigan 
athletic  clubs,  high 
schools,  and 
"Y.  M. C. A.  A. A. U.  rules  will 
govern.  Entry  blanks  can  be ob 
tained  by  addressing  Fred  Close, 
Lansing. 

last 
distinguished 

T he  College  was  honored 
•week  with 
several 
visitors.  W. M. Munson.  ('88)  pro 
fessor  of  horticulture  at  the  Uni 
versity  of  Maine,  was the  guest of 
D r.  Beal  on the 15th and 16th.  He 
was  highly  gratified  at  the  growth 
the  institution  had  made  since  his 
student  days  here.  He  was  espec 
ially  interested  in the new  Women's 
( T he  professor 
Building. 
is  a 
bachelor.) 
Some  months  ago  he 
had  a  serious  fall  from  his  wheel 
and  remained  unconscious  for t wo 
days. 
In  consequence  of  this  acci 
dent  he was granted  a  leave  of  ab 
sence  for  six  months  and  has  been 
at  Clifton 
Springs 
recuperating 
Sanitarium. 
completely 
H a v i ng 
recovered  his  health  he will  spend 
the  remainder  of  his  vacation  in 
study  at  Cornell. 

On  Saturday  afternoon,  J a n u a ry 
nineteenth,  the  ladies  of the  faculty 
together  with  a  few  friends 
from 
Lansing  were  most  charmingly  en 
tertained  by  Mrs.  Prentiss  Hedrick 
in  Howard  Terrace.  Mrs.  Hedrick 
was assisted  in receiving  by her  sister, 
Miss  Elizabeth  Hedrick  of  Harbor 
Springs,  and  Miss  Carrie  Alberta 
Lyford.  T he pleasure  of  the  after 
noon  was  increased  by  the  social 
game  of  six  handed  euchre  and  the 
most  fortunate  were  made the  happy 
recipients  of  bunches  of 
flowers. 
T he  dainty  refreshments  were  pret 
tily  served  by  Misses  Garfield  and 

H a r m o n,  students in the  Department 
of  Domestic  Science.  As  it  was 
quite  the  first  affair  of  its kind en 
joyed  by the  ladies  of  the  facBlty 
during  this  college  year  the sense of 
than  doubled, 
pleasure  was  more 
seeming  to  come,  as  it  were,  as  a 
foretaste  of  similar  pleasures  in the 
future. 

A  number  of  the  faculty  have 
been  away  during  the past  week  in 
connection  with  professional  work. 
President  Snyder  addressed  t wo  in 
stitutes  at  Hudsonville  and  Grand 
Rapids.  Professor  T o w ar  attended 
a  series  of  one day institutes  in La 
peer  county,  and  Prof.  Smith  ad 
dressed  meetings  of 
farmers  at 
Galesburg  and  Grand  Rapids.  Prof. 
L.  R.  Taft  read  a  paper  before  the 
Wisconsin  State  Horticultural  Soci 
ety  at  Oshkosh 
last  week.  Prof. 
E.  C. Green  ('97)  of  the  University 
of  Illinois  also  addressed  the  meet 
ing  on "  Injurious  Insects  and  Their 
Treatment." 

Prof.  Hermann  K.  Vedder  at 
tended  the annual  convention  of the 
Michigan  Engineering  Society  at 
A nn  Arbor,  J a n u a ry  8-11, and  read 
a  paper  on ' ' H ow  the  Society Can 
Promote  the  Education  of  Y o u ng 
Engineers."  Many  friends  will  be 
interested 
that  Francis 
H o d g m an  ('63,  M. S. '65),  secretary 
the  society  since  18S6,  during 
of 
which 
time  he  had  not  missed  a 
meeting,  was  this  year  detained  at 
home  on account  of  sickness. 

to  know 

As  evidence  of  the g r o w th  of the 
department  of  mechanical  engineer 
ing  it is interesting  to  note  that the 
number  of juniors  taking  the course 
is  27 as compared  to only  12 seniors. 
This  means  that  the department  will 
graduate  twice  as  many  engineers 
next  year  as this.  T he lower  classes 
show  a  proportional 
increase  in 
size. 
It  is  very  gratifying  to  see 
the  engineering  department  increas-

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T he  department  has  recently  ac 
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Visit 

Former  Students  and  Graduates. 

E.  C. Green,  '97a,  assistant  to  the 
state  entomologist  of  the  Uuiversity 
of  Illinois,  visited  the  College on 
Thursday  last. 

T he  many  friends  of  J ay  Corey, 
M.  D.,  (with 
' 7 o - ' 7 i)  will  be 
grieved  to  hear  of  his  death  which 
in  F o rt  Scott, 
occurred 
Kas.,  where  he had been  a  success 
ful  physician  for  many  years. 

recently 

Leon  T- Cole,  of  the  class  of  '98, 
instructor  in  the  zoological  depart 
ment  at  the  University,  will  deliver 
a  lecture  illustrated  by  stereopticon 
in  the Chapel  on  February  S, on the 
"  H an  iman  Expedition  to  Alaska," 
of  which  he was a  member. 

P.  B. Woodworth,  '86,  professor 
of  electrical  engineering 
in  the 
Lewis  Institute,  is making  a  reputa 
tion  for  himself  as  an  expert.  His 
services  were  called  in  last  week 
in  determining  the  noisiest  places 
in  Chicago.  A  series  of  phono 
graphic 
the  means 
used. 

records  were 

R ay  Stannard  Baker,  'S9, M r s. 
Baker,  '90, and  their  two  children 
arrived  on Friday  for a three  or  four 
days'  visit  with  D r.  Beal.  T h ey 
are  en route  to  Arizona  where  they 
are  going  for  M r.  Baker's  health 
and  also  to  enable  him  to  collect 
material  for some  literary  work. 

A b o ut  t he  Campus. 

T he  students  in  Animal  Industry 
showed  their  appreciation  of  Prof. 
H.  W.  Mumford  and  the  work  he 
for  them  by  presenting 
is  doing 
him  with  a  handsome  three  volume 
work  on  agriculture  by  Professor 
Storrs. 

T he  Debating-..  C-Lib  "meeting 
success. 
night  was  a 
Monday 
Interest 
large, 
good, 
speeches  interesting,  especially  those 
of  Messrs.  Hartman  and  Brown  on 
that  the 
the  question 
army  canteen  be  continued." 

"  Resolved 

attendance 

T he  State  Board  of  Agriculture 
in  Kalamazoo  Wednesday, 
met 
Jan.  16.  T he  members  present 
were  P r e s i d e nt  Marston,  and 
Messrs. Wells, Monroe, W a t k i ns  and 
Marsh,  and  President  Snyder  and 
'  Secretary  Bird.  T he  Board  adopted 
a  memorial  to  both  houses  of  the 
that  the  great 
Legislature  asking 
agricultural  and  horticultural  inter 
ests  of  the  state  be  appropriately 
represented  at  the  P an  American 
Exposition.  T he  new  committee 
of  the  Board  on College  lands was 
directed  immediately  to consult  with 
the  newly  elected  commissioners  of 
the  state  land  office  regarding  the 
best  means  efficiently  and 
imme 
diately  to  stop  trespass  on  college 
lands.  Thomas  Gunson  was  elected 
instructor  of 
to 
floriculture 
in  addition  to his  duties 
as  college  florist.  T he Board  passed 
to  the  college 
a  vote  of 
fire  department  for its prompt  action 
in  connection  with  the  fire  at  D r. 
E d w a r d 's  house. 

the  position  of 

thanks 

A  new  boiler  has  been 

installed 
in  the  College  boiler  house  for the 
purpose  of  heating  the  Dairy and 
W o m a n 's  buildings.  T he boiler, of 
the  tubular  type, is 72 in. in  diameter 
by  18 ft.  long,  and  is  rated  at  150 
H.  P.  Especial  care  was  taken  in 
the  design,  selection  of  material and 
construction  of  this  boiler,  and  it is 
believed  to be thoroughly  up-to-date 
in  every  particular.  T he  steam 
pressure  allowed  is  130  lbs.  T he 

said 

this  boiler 
parties  who  constructed 
failed 
to  get  the  requisite  material 
together  in time  to  permit  of  com 
pleting  and  installing  this  boiler  in 
the  fall  and  it  became  necessary  to 
the 
installation  until 
defer 
Christmas  vacation.  During 
the 
interim  use was made  of  a  second 
hand  boiler  furnished  at the  expense 
of  the  boiler  contractors  in  conse 
to 
their  having  failed 
quence  of 
furnish 
the  original  order  of  the 
College.  Some  of  the  papers  of 
State  have  erroneously  stated 
that 
an  additional  boiler  had been  Tound 
necessarv  on  account  of  the  miscal 
culation  of the college  authorities. 

In  the  botanical 

W h en  a  student 

in  college,  I 
chanced  to  read  an  article  entitled, 
''  T he  proper  way to handle  a book." 
Since  that  time  I  have  made  a dili 
gent  effort  to live  up  to these  rules. 
laboratory  we 
have  from 
three  to  fifteen  copies 
each of a  good  many  books,  bulletins 
and  reports.  Some  of  these  are  out 
of  print  and difficult  to obtain,  some 
are  costly.  These  duplicates  were 
obtained  with  the  view  of  saving 
the  students  money. 
In our way  of 
teaching,  thev  are  often  placed  in 
the  hands  of  students  to  show  an 
illustration  or  give  them  the  printed 
page  to  use  at  leisure  in  making 
good  notes,  instead  of  receiving  the 
notes  in  the  form  of  a  lecture. 
It 
surprises  me  to  see  how  often  stu 
dents,  even  Juniors  of  M.  A.  C, 
will  turn  the open  book  face  dovvn 
on  the table.  T h ey  doubtless  think 
it  isn't  worth  while  to  be  so  parti 
cular,  but we need  to keep  the books 
in  good  repair  for  the  use  of  the 
succeeding  classes.  J u st  a few da  s 
ago  I  passed  around  a book  to illus 
trate  to  a  large  class  the  two b;.d 
"effects  of  tu! ning  it  face  down  wii-'ie 
open:  1st,  It  often  breaks  the back 
of  the  binding;  2d,  It  usually  soils 
the 
that  rest  on  the  table, 
even  with  the  greatest  care  of our 
excellent  student-janitors  to keep the 
tables  well  dusted.  So far as I  have 
observed,  some  members  of  a  choir 
are  most  always  prone  to bend  the 
book  back  till  the  leaves  are  loose^ 
then  they  are  ready  to  break  in  a 
new  copy.  T r u e,  some  books  are 
bound  too tight  to spread  wide  open 
with  ease. 

w. j.  B. 

leaves 

T he  "  Wyoming 

Student'1''  is .in 
excellent  college  paper  containing 
information.  T he 
much  valuable 
following 
" Why-
is  an  editorial. 
am  I  going  to  college?  This  is  a 
question  often  asked  by students in 
institutions. 
our  higher  educational 
About  the  time  the  first  homesick 
ness  comes  upon  a  new student  it is 
asked  with  much  disparagement. 
To  answer  it is often  a difficult  task. 
they 
Some  go  to  college  because 
there  by  their  parents; 
are  sent 
some  because 
they  like  to  study; 
some  to  take  advantage  of  college 
athletic training or congenial  society ; 
some  to  gain  culture  and  a  good 
there  are  other 
education.  And 
answers.  But  it  is  a  good 
thing 
for  each  student  to  know  why he is 
in  college,  and  find  out if  he is  fill, 
the  purpose  for  which  he 
filling 
came.  Such  a  review  of  our own 
case  may  lead  us to a better  expendi 
ture  of  time  and  money,  and  will 
bring  us  nearer  the  goal  we  are 
to  reach.  First,  have  a 
striving 
good  excuse  for  being  a  student, 
but  remember  that  it  does  not  mat 
ter  so much  W HY we  are  in  college 
as  W H AT  WE  A RE  DOING  after  we 
are  once  there. 

\) 

We  Welcome 

THE  STUDENTS'  RETURN  AT THE  M. A. C. 

It  gives  n ew  life  to  the  Capital  City.  We  cordially  invite  all  to  m a ke 
their  home  at  our  store.  M r. H o m er  Burton  and  M r. A r t h ur  H a rt  will 
make  daily  trips  to every  one  who  desires  to  see  them  on  the  M. A. C. 
grounds  or  in  the  vicinity. 
If  you are not called  upon  drop  us a  postal 
and  we will  call.  Samples  sent  on  app!-cation. 

We  Guarantee  Satisfaction. 

DOIIOTUX'S  Department store. 

and tne Donsereaux  6lotnino and Grocery  Store. 
312  to 320 Washington  Ave.  South.  One door  south  of  Hotel  D o w n e y. 

CHAS.  A.  PIELLA  .  . 

JEWELER  A ND O P T I C I A N.  • 

DIAMONDS,  WATCHES,  JEWELRY,  CLOCKS, 
SILVERWARE, ART  GOODS. 

Repairing  Nneatly  Done. 

121 Washington  Ave.  N ., Lansing,  Mich. 

ALL  MEATS 

May  look  alike  to  you, b ut  t h e re  is  a 

very  g r e at  difference  in t he quality  we han 
d le  a nd  t h at  sold  by s o me  o t h er  m a r k e t s. 
We  h a n d le  n o ne  b ut  t he  v e ry  best.  L i ke 
the  p u d d i n g,  t he proof  of good  m e a ts  is  in 
the  eating.  A  trial  will  convince  you  that 
you  ought  to t r a de  with u s. 

We  make  daily  trips  to the College. 
BOTH  PHONES.  Careful  attention  given  to. 

'phone orders. 

GOTTLIEB  REUTTER. 

Washington  Ave. South. 

DIRECTORY 

LANSING  BUSINESS and 
PROFESSIONAL  MEN  ^ r ft 

T he  n a m es  in  this  Directory,  as well  as 
those  of all  o ur other  a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli 
able  p a r t i e s.  We hope  t h at  t he  faculty a nd 
s t u d e n ts  will  t a ke  pains  to  p a t r o n i ze  those 
who  patronize u s. 

ARCHITECTS. 

W JUDD C I'MINGS — Architect.  Sparta,  Mich. 

Rural  architecture  a specialty.  Patronage of 
» 

M.  A. C. men  solicited. 

BARBERS. 

H.  WOOD—Barber.  106  Michigan  Avenue K. 
College work  especially solicited. 

J 

BOOKS  AND  STATIONERY. 

CITY  BOOK  STORE.  Fountain  Pens,  Drafting 

Tools,  Stationery,  Cards  Engraved,  Pictures 
and  Picture  Framing.  Tennis, F*ootbalI and  Base-
ballgoods.  Crotty  Bros., 206 Wash.  Ave. N. 

T  AN'SING  BOOK  AND  P A P ER  CO.  Water-
L/  man and Sterling  Fountain  Pens,  Stationery, 
Pictures.  Frames, Wall  Paper.  120 Wash. Ave. N. 

BICYCLES  AND ELECTRICAL 

SUPPLIES. 

c 

APITOL  ELECTRIC CO. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

L  she  the  students.  See ad. 

CLOTHING. 

Hats  and Caps.  112 Washington Ave.  North. 

LOUIS  BECK.—Clothier.  Gents'  Furnishings, 
H KOSITCHEK  &  BRO.—Clothing  and Dry 

.  Goods.  113 Wash.  Ave. N.  210  Wash. 

Ave.  S. 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

H H.  LARNED.—China,  Glass  and  Lamps. 

105 Washington  Ave. S. 

DENTISTS. 

W.  MORSE, D. D. S. 

R 
D E.  PARMELEE—Dentist.  218 Washington 

Ave.  St, Lansing,  Mich. 

Hollister  Block, Room 517. 

DEPARTMENT 

STORE. 

DONSEREAUX'S  D E P A R T M E NT  STORE 

is  the place to trade.  You can get  a  warm 

lunch  in our cafe  for  10c.  See ad. 

DRUGGISTS. 

R OUSER'S  CAPITAL  DRUG STORE.  Up to 

date.  Corner store.  Opposite Hollister Block. 

DRY  GOODS. 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  COMPANY. — Dry 

Goods and  Carpets.  See ad. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 

Furnishing Goods.  See  ad. 

FVRMTVRE  DEALERS. 

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

\f 
1V1  ington  Avenue and  Ionia  Street.  See ad. 

HACK  AND  BAGGAGE  LINES. 

O RDER  your  hacks  for  parties  at  Carr's  Hack 

Line.  Livery in connection.  410- Washington* 

Ave.  N. 

HARDWARE,  STOVES  AND  TINWARE. 

N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware, 

Stoves,  Tinware,  Graniteware,  Cutlery, etc. 

Ill  Washington  Ave. South.  See ad. 

JACOB  STAHL  *  SON,-Wholesale  and Re-
J 

tail  Hardware  and  House  Furnishings.  211 
and ma  Washin^;on  -''-tnue  North. 

HARNESS,  TRVNKS,  ETC. 

J W. EDMOND'S  SONS—Keep  the finest  stock 

of  Trunks,  traveling  Bags,  Pocket  Books and 
Leather  Goods  in the citv.  Also  a  full  line o£ 

harness and  horse goods.  Repair shop in connec 
tion.  107 Washington  Ave. south. 

INSURANCE. 

THE  DYER-JENISON-BARRY  CO.,  L T D ., 

Incorporated)  Hollister  Block.  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  VAN GORDER  PALACE  LAUNDRY.  Col 

lege  agents,  Rudolph  and Mills.  S. P. Lantz, 

Prop. 

HPAKVORIAN  & JEWELL.—Agents  for  STAR 
1 
LAUNDRY.  We return  your  work  on Thurs 
day  p.  m.  Either  high  polish  or  dull  finish.  No-
saw-edge collars. 

MANICURE  AND  HAIRDRESSING. 

M RS.  O. T, CASE—Mauicure and  Hairdressing' 

Parlors.  Masquerade  wigs  for rent.  All 
styles of h;tir  goods  in  stock  or  manufactured  on 
short  notice.  New'phone  118.  222^. Washington 
Avenue S.,  up stairs. 

MERCHANT  TAILORS. 

trade solicited.  Opposite Hotel Downey, North. 

WOODBURY  & SAVAGE.—Tailors.  Student 
J OHN  HERRMANN'S  SONS.  Fine  Tailoring. 

218  Washington  Avenue N. 

MUSIC,  PIANOS,  ETC. 

HE  POST &  BRISTO L CO.  Pianos and every-
thing in the line  of  music  and musical  instru 
ments.  219 Washington  Ave.  N., Lansing, Mich. 

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  the 

city.  Quiet place for  adies.  118 Wash. Ave. S,