fffU %. a. ©. ^Record _ V O L. 6. 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. 12, 1901. N o. 21. T he Michigan D a i r y m e n 's Association. ANNUAL MEETING AT THE COLLEGE. remaining "Of the total output of cheese of the United States, N ew Y o rk pro duces one-half, Wisconsin one quar ter and the northern states the bulk of the other quarter." "Of these remaining states, Michi gan is by no means first in the list." "Wisconsin has 1800 factories for the manufacture, of butter and cheese, Michigan than 400 although with a soil and climate equally well adapted industry." These are some of the expressions of Hon. R. A. Pearson, the Assistant Chief of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture at Wash to the State Dairy Asso ington the members in urging ciation toward a higher development of the dairy business in this state. the dairy less to T he attendance on the sessions of the annual meeting at the College last week was unusually good, far greater than in the few years just past. T he sessions were held in the chapel with the exhibits of dairy products and machinery in the dairy building. Professors Mumford and F e r g u son began the program, after a short address of welcome by the President of the College, with most excellent papers showing the need of a clearer understanding of exactly what type in breeding really means and the opportunity now awaiting the dairy farmer who will breed dairy stock type of good quality, of the right and capable of carrying forward the improvement of the various breeds adapted to the production of milk. M r. A. M. Welch, of Ionia, has tried cowpeas on a large scale this season, and with the most encourag ing results. These peas were planted in his corn about the 15th of June and matured with the corn ready to be cut into the silo in September. T he yield was enormous and the ensilage was of good quality, readily eaten by the cows, and apparently rich in protein, although an analysis of the silage has not yet been made. Mr. Welch has also experimented with Brazilian corn, millo maize, sugar cane, and various other large cereals for silo purposes. In many cases the results have been so satisfactory as to induce him to undertake the experiments next year on a still larger scale. flour Mr. G. A. T r u e, of Armada, a former special student at the College gave a detailed description of the barns and appliances needed by an ordinary Michigan dairyman, and Doctor Waterman followed with a paper on— " T he udder of the cow in health and disease," which proved one of the most valuable numbers or. the program of the convention. T he address of President Fred M. Warner was replete with good things. It ought to be published in T HE R E C O RD and I assume that it will be. It presents some of the the rural that confront problems people of the State in a very clear [ N o t e: President W a r n e r 's light. paper is in great demand. It will be published next week if copy can be obtained. E D .] T he absence of Governor Hoard and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was greatly regretted. T he former was detained in Washington by the crisis reached in the progress of the Grout bill through the Senate. It seemed unsafe for him to leave the capitol at this time.. T he same exi gency in the progress of the Grout bill kept the secretary of agriculture from us. Since they were both working in a very effectual way for the interests of dairymen at a point where their presence could not well be spared their absence from our program was recognized as not without compen sations. Necessarily a larger part of the program of the Convention was purely technical in character, relat ing to the production of pure, clean milk and the manufacture of butter and cheese. T he discussions were lively, interesting and valuable, es those relating to methods pecially of making cheese the kind of sell at the highest prices in to Michigan markets. It was noted that former students at our special courses occupied prominent places on the program and in the list of successful exhibitors. On the afternoon of Thursday took place the dedicatory exercises of the new dairy building. These exercises were held in the chapel where the following program was rendered: Music—" Where are you going my pretty Double Quartett. m a i d ?" " Legislation for the Dairy School." Hon. J. W. Helme. " T he Dairy School and the Manufacture of Dairy Products." Hon. Geo. B. Horton, Worthy Master Michigan State Grange. Music—Vocal Solo Miss Hadley " T he Benefits of the Dairy School to the Butter Maker." Mr. John Ruff, St. Clair. " The Rise of the Dairy Schools." Hon. R. A. Pearson, Assistant Chief of the Dairy Division, Washington, D. C. Music—" Our old Kentucky Home." Double Quartette. " The Relation of the Special Courses to the Regular College Work." Pres. J. L. Snyder. thirty-two Inspection of the Dairy Building. T h e re were tubs of creamery butter, sixteen samples of dairy butter and eight samples of cheese competing for the various prizes offered by the association or by manufacturers of supplies and others. T he exhibit was a very creditable one indeed, the butter scoring well up to ninety on the average and the cheese showing a better texture and flavor than in the years past. T he exhibit of machinery was large and interesting, showing as it did the progress made by inventors in displacing human muscle by ma chinery driven by steam. T he dairy building itself the readily and satisfactorily wants of a dairy convention. T he exhibits were effectively arranged the cheese room, home dairy in room the experimental in laboratory on the second floor. lends and to It was pleasant to hear the ex pressions of pleasure and good will from the mouth of every dairyman present toward the College and its It was unanimously management. decided to meet here next year with a strong probability of making this College the permanent home of the organization. T he street cars ran fore regularly except on Tuesday noon when the misguided enthusiasm of a green motorman carried him entirely too far in bringing up ex hibitors, poles and wires to the con trary notwithstanding. T he meals served by the clubs were satisfactory in quality and price and everybody went away happy. Not the least attractive feature of the stay of these dairymen on the grounds w as the reception tendered them by President Snyder at the new Women's Building on Wednes day evening. This reception gave the visitors an opportunity to inspect our largest building and to appre ciate the advantages here offered our girls. Many were the words of satisfaction and praise spoken by the dairymen on their wav home that night. c. D. s. T he Class of J900. T he R E C O RD has been requested to give the present addresses and occupations of the various members of the class of 1900; this to supple ment the general catalogue, which gives all such information for all other graduating classes. As far as we have been able to learn, the in formation desired is as follows: Appleyard, L. L. is working at the shops of the N ew York Central Railroad at Albany, N. Y. Bale, C. W. is in the Detroit D ry Dock Engineering W o r k s, Detroit, Mich. Ball, W m. is with the Holly I ' j mp Co., Lockport, N ew Y o r k. Bodourian, A. G. is studying law in Harvard University, Exact ad dress not known. Chamberlin, H. L. is studying at the Michigan School of Mines, Houghton, Mich. Cimmer, Miss A. M. is assistant librarian at the Michigan Agricultu ral College. Clark, H. B., is draftsman with the Morton Manufacturing Co., Muskegon Heights, Mich. Fuller, G. B., is working in the dairy department, Michigan Agri cultural College. Gunnison, H. B., is in the Detroit City Gas W o r k s, Detroit, Michigan. Hilton, C. H ., is teaching chem istry and physics in the Lansing high school, Lansing, Mich. Knechtel, A., is engaged in work in forestry in Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. Leipprandt is farming at Pigeon, Mich. Malone, Miss Bertha E ., is teach ing in the Townsend street school, Lansing, Mich. Nevins, W. B., has been working during the past summer and autumn as a superintendent of construction for the Illinois Central R. R., with headquarters at Tutwiller, Miss. Is now draughting for same R. R. Present address is Paxton, 111. Odium, Geo. M., is director of agricultural experiments in an in dustrial school to be established, or already established, under the aus pices of the American Missionary Society at Umtalli, Rhodesia, South Africa. Parker, C. H ., is superintendent of the T o w ar dairy farm near A nn Arbor, Michigan. P a r k s, W. T ., is inspector for the same firm. He travels a good deal in this work and his permanent ad dress is not known. Ranney, E. W ., is farming near Belding, Mich. Robson, Miss Harriette G., is teacher of domestic art in the De troit schools. H er address is 232 W a r r i ng ave., W ., Detroit. Spring, C. H., is with the M u r p hy Furnace Co., Detroit, Mich. T h a y e r, Paul, is engaged in fruit growing near Benton Harbor, Michi gan. Thompson, Miss Irma, is model ing for H u gh Lyons & Co., Lansing, Michigan. Thompson, J. R., is with the Brooks Locomotive W o r k s, Dun kirk, N. Y. Williams, H. A., is farming near Hoytville, Michigan. F. W. Dodge, w ho was with the class, up to the time of his serious illness, is now drafting for the Penn sylvania railroad at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. We shall be glad to have these somewhat meagre and, in some cases defective bits of information, supplemented by further news from our friends. A ny corrections will be especially welcome. H. E. C a mp R i v a l r y. During the pioneer days of Mont calm county one of its busiest towns was Kendallville, in the heart of the timbered lands of that region. T he establishment which gave the town its name and kept it alive was Ken dall's sawmill. T he road from the mill ran paral lel to the liver some forty rods, then turned sharply off up the hill, and passed on out to the lumber camps the mill received its from which supply of logs. T he largest of these camps, and the one which claimed teams, and the roughest crew of men, was about two miles straight ahead from the top of the hill. the best One morning as the men at this camp came out from breakfast, a short, darkfaced man, driving a brown team, pulled up at the shanty door. T he boss sized up the team and turned to the m a n , — " A re you lookin' for w o r k ?" " Y e s ." " W e ll get your breakfast, then drive out to the skidway, load up and go to the mill." " I ' ve been to breakfast." " W h e r e ?" asked one of the men. " T h a t 's my business," was the answer, as the n ew man drove on toward the skidway. He gave his name as Jack, and at the end of a they knew 110 more of him, week teamster. except that he was a good Everything went smoothly for a time, until, one day " B ig S a m ," the bully of the camp, began to make Jack kept fun of the brown horses. his usual silence, but the next time he drove up to the skidway he asked the loaders to put on two logs more than the regular load. This was an open challenge quickly taken teamsters. up by all the other . " T h i n ks he can bluff us, mebbe. We'll show h i m !" they said. B ut the browns held their own until the number of teams in the contest was reduced to two—the browns and a pair of big blacks, former champions of the woods. T h en the (Continued on page 2.) the 2 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. F EB 12, 1 9 0 1. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED W E E K LY BY T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL GOLLEGE. EDITED BY THE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE S E C R E T A R Y, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PER YEAR. Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V A N 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 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. All-night sleighrides galore! while he w ho so vigorously spurns conventions more often than otfter- wise succeeds in demonstrating only his own natural boorishness and supreme self concentration. H e re in our own breezy West, where man seems to grow a little taller and to walk a little more erect than this kind elsewhere, is a word of then. especially necessary now and that we a r e' in I sometimes feel chivalrous danger of that losing reverence for womanhood is that the crowning grace of our Anglo- Saxon civilization, when I hear young girls called by name without prefix or title of any kind, when I see a party of young people drive up and make no motion to help a lady in or out, or when the chape rons of a party are left to care for themselves in a general scramble for best place. to accomplish. T he Dairymen's Association was composed of a strong and interesting body of men. T h ey had individu ality, good cerise, and humor,' and we enjoyed their presence among It was really refreshing to note us. the absence of complaint and fault finding so frequent in such gather ings. These men have definite ob jects T h ey know that these objects have been accom plished by others and that it de their own ingenuity and pends on grit whether these aims are again attained. Their attitude toward the College was correspondingly friend ly and commendatory, and their words of appreciation were neither few nor dubious. A very graceful recognition of the long and effective work done for the dairy interests of this state by Pfof, C. D. Smith took form the unanimous vote by which he was tendered a life mem bership in the association. in to T he the current developments the heathen "Sitting None of our community should fail to read Mark Twain's article " To the Person Sitting in Darkness," in issue of the North American Review. W i th wonder ful vividness it makes us realize just what modern and Christian activity in the East must mean in stinging, biting Darkness." satire and sarcasm of the article sometimes becomes a little hyster ical, but there is such an undercur rent of intense earnestness and sin cere conviction throughout that, no matter what one's opinions may be, one cannot help being roused to some realization of responsibility and feeling of shame for the odious and terrible mistakes and even de liberate crimes that have undoubt edly been more than once committed. Most of all, it does one good to find a man think keenly, and brave enough to say in the most direct and unequivocal way that which he feels the people ought to hear. enough strong to it is to W h at a beautiful thing is courtesy in every day life! And how essen tial the man w ho would succeed in the race with his fellows! In actual effect it doubles the work ing power of any and all other gifts he may possess. I wish this might be impressed on the minds of our students here at the college. Learn and practice courtesy just as sedu lously as you do anything else. Unconventionality is frequently very refreshing, but that kindly courtesy which springs from a sincere con cern for the feelings and welfare of others is never conventional merely, T he meeting of the M. A. C. Debating Club, held Monday even ing, F e b. 4, was very interesting and drew a large attendance. T he program consisted of an essay mak ing an abstract of the trust planks in the platforms of the two great political parties for four presidential elections—an instructive by Mr. E. I. Dail—and a paper debate on question—Resolved, the abolition of trusts would that work more economic harm than good. T he speakers were, on the affirmative, Messrs. Bailey and Car rier; on the negative Messrs. Crosby and Edwards. last the the Much of interest was brought out, more especially with regard to the position held by the trusts in our economic and social life. T he nega tive side, however, strongly pictured the evils inflicted upon our social and political system by the corrup tion and greed of the trusts. T he debate was decided in the negative; truth but is op evolved was pressive the small enterprise in certain lines of trade where the weaker should be protected. T he burning question is—Is the crushing out of the small competitor an essential characteristic of the trust system ? T he question the strongest economic trust that is— Resolved, that discrimination in rail road rates is more active in fostering the growth of trusts than is a pro tective tariff. last degree to for Feb. 18 in the the H O W A RD E D W A R D S. T he society editors of T HE R E C ORD will please meet in the library on tomorrow ( W e d n e s d a y) evening. Cadets Attention! Beginning Monday F e b. 18, reg ular drill will be taken up by all the classes. Co's. A and C will report Monday. Co's B and D, as formed in the fall term, will report Tues day, and drill every alternate night thereafter. By order of M A I. V E R N O U. Lecture on A l a s k a. the auspices of T he Chapel was filled with an interested audience last Friday even ing, to hear Mr. Leon J. Coles lec ture on Alaska, which was given under the Natural History Society. Mr. Cole began by stating the object of the Harri- left Seattle man expedition which by steamer in J u n e, 1899, for a voyage of scientific discovery along; the Alaskan After M r. coast. thrown a large map of Pettit had the canvass, Mr. Cole Alaska on rapidly sketched the route followed, noting the towns visited, the moun tains, the glaciers, the forests, the the natives. A m o ng animals and the towns visited were Wrangell, Juneau and Sitka, the latter an old Russian town with its little Greek church perched on a hill. T he party stopped at Yakutat Bay in the vicinity of Mt. St. Elias. Perhaps the most wonderful natural object shown after the Mt. St. Elias view, was the great Muir glacier which covers an area one-third as large as the L o w er Peninsula of Michigan. Glaciers and mountains with snow- clad peaks become more numerous as the journey continued northward into Cook's Inlet. T he route con tinued along the southern border of the Alaskan peninsula and the expe dition soon for the Pribiloff Islands in Behring sea. From St. Paul Island, the home of the fur seal, the party steered north for the Siberian Coast. After a short stop they visited the main land of Alaska not far from Cape Nome. On foggy weather the return trip afforded few stops. turned northward account of the A m o ng the eminent naturalists who accompanied expedition were J o hn Muir, J o hn Burroughs, Professor Brewer of Yale, Dr. Tre- lease of St. Louis, Dr. F e r n ow of Cornell, Dr. Merriam of Washing ton. T he dense forests of Southern Alaska were seen to dwindle to the pygmy willows and birches along the low coasts of Behring Sea. T he numerous glaciers were per haps the most interesting of all the views shown. T h ev were photo graphed from many points of view, showing- the origin and course of these immense rivers of ice. Sev eral views of Eskimos in all their dirt and ugliness were shown, also their winter and summer houses. received lecture was well and all wish to thank Mr. Cole for giving us such an entertaining trip to Alaska. c F. W. T he C a mp R i v a l r y. long, the beaten surly, the lowbuilt, cleancut ( Concluded from first page. ) men noticed what they should have seen before—that the brown horses were in body, with a strength not apparent even they to the skilled eye until were seen pulling with the corded muscles standing out like blocks and bands of steel. Some of teamsters took their defeat badly and among these " B ig S a m" was the most trou he Naturally blesome. threatened to thrash Jack first chance he had. He lost no oppor tunity of making rough and dispar aging remarks about J a c k 's horses, but their driver paid no attention until the big bully came close up to him one morning while he was har nessing and asked: " W h e r e 'd you "I raised get that team, anyway ?" "I'll 'em," was the quiet answer. bet you're lyin.'" " M e b be I am." And as Jack spoke the heavy collar in his hands caught the bully square across the eyes, dropping him on " B ig S a m" the ground. Before could pick himself up the boss came further into the shed and stopped trouble, and into after matters and finding that " B ig S a m" was at the bottom of the difficulty promptly set him to repairing roads, a job boy's that was considered work. T he man who did this work was called the monkey, a name which grated on the ear of the bully. inquiring the just Once rivalry between then, and so he went However It was that or nothing, as it would not be easy to get another job to work. T he the blacks and browns now went on quietly for several days, but neither had gained Jack at the championship. last decided to make just one more effort, and then go back to the regu lation load. Accordingly he put on to the wide bunked sleighs several logs more than his team had ever been asked to haul before; and as he patted their necks and spoke en couragingly to them before starting, they neighed softly, and rubbed their velvety noses against his shoulder as if they understood what was ex pected of them. started experienced teamster knew that skillful driving on his part and great endurance in his team was all that was needed to land the big load safely at the mill. Climbing to the top of the load he spoke they to his horses. Twice tried without moving it. Then with the a mighty heave frosty the big load moved off. His was the first team over the road, except that of his old enemy who had gone out ahead Jack had forgotten him for a time. But Big Sam, this morning was thinking of a scheme to get even and prevent the big the from mill. He knew that unless the hill was sanded no load could get down it and around the angle at the bot tom without an accident. His plans to the hill and formed, he hurried set up the told the signal which drivers that the track was sanded. Then he opened the sand box and the track as usual about one fixed the way down, when he quarter of shut off -drove on down to the mill. they loose and the sand and the big hill. reaching to sand runners jerked load - the too track sanded it was that only a little of T he big load reached the top of Slowly the hill without accident. they started down. and carefully Even with it crowded them ahead. T he driver's nerves shook for a moment when he discovered the track had received its coat of sand; but to stop now. late Standing up, he began to encour age his team. He would keep the load under control as long as pos sible and take his chances. T h ey reached the end of the sanded track. T he driver spoke sharply and the big team braced back with every muscle set. T he strain was too great. A poles! rap broke and the great mass of logs shot forward, shoving the now helpless team be fore it. then to to take touch for There was but one chance life. T h ey must run for it. And they did run. Faster and faster the load urged them until they seemed the ground. A scarcely instant death but stumble meant they were almost the bottom. No hopes of making the turn, they must their chances straight If they missed the scattered ahead. trees on the low river bank all would be well, for the river was thickly frozen and the opposite bank sloped the water. But up rapidly In trees. they did not miss much less time than it takes to tell A it bunker struck a large ash. T he load turned sidewise, then stopped flying suddenly, and the driver went over the horses' heads, landing with great force in a fallen treetop. they dashed among them. from the T he men from the mill had seen the load as it crossed the road and the place now came running to F E B. 12, 1901. T HE M. A. C R E C O R D. 3 Avhere it had stopped. Picking up the unconscious driver they carried him to a comfortable place where his broken ribs and arm could be attended. T he shock of the sudden stop had bruised the horses' shoul ders cruelly and one was so badly- injured in other ways that it was necessary to kill it. V e ry carefully they moved the injured man back to camp that night, where he stayed until his bones had knit. Nothing more was ever seen of the coward who had caused the accident; he had slipped away during the excitement. But Jack had not forgotten him. W h en he had fully recovered he stopped the boys, one •dav, as they started out after dinner, -"Boys, I'm goin' to leave this camp and hunt up the sneak that came so near doin' m e; and when I find him one or the other of us will get badly hurt." T h at day he left the camp. One night nearly a year later the boss picked up an old newspaper that had found its way into camp. T he first item that caught his eye was dated at N e w a y g o, J a n u a ry 2 1, 1S69. He read aloud as follows: " T wo lumbermen, Big Sam Churl- son and another called Jack, engaged in a bloody battle at the camp north of here yesterday afternoon. Big Sam was killed. His murderer has completely disappeared." " Well, boys, I guess Jack found him," remarked the boss. " Looks that w a y ," was the only answer they made. R. T O W E R, '03. D e a th of M r. B. P. S m i t h. T he College community was deeply shocked last week to learn of the sad death of Mr. B. P. Smith, which resulted from falling under a moving train. Mr. Smith entered with the class of 1900 as a mechanical student, but left College at the beginning of his senior year to take a position on the engineering corps of the Pere Mar quette Railway. A few weeks prior to his death he was .employed the Detroit as draughtsman by Bridge & Iron Works. Mr. Smith made many friends while at College, who were won by his kind heart and pleasanr disposi tion. T he whole College commun ity extends to the bereaved family its heartfelt sympathy in the great loss they have sustained. s. s. c. A b o ut t he C a m p u s. T he farm department stenog rapher, Miss Kerr, has been in Chicago for the last two weeks at the bedside of a sister w ho is ser iously ill. S he is expected at the College today. rally, are expected to join in this and the public are cordially invited to be present; P r o g r am next week. T he College was visited recently by Frederick W. Mally, M. S c, Professor of Entomology at the Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege of Texas, who came to confer with Prof. Taft. Prof. Mally is president of the Texas State Horti cultural Society and the proprietor of extensive nurseries and orchards in Galveston county. He is also land commissioner for several Texas railroads and has been quite success ful in inducing people to take up land for peach orchards. M r. Robert E. Horton, H y d ro grapher of the U. S. Geological Survey, made the College a short visit a few days ago, with especial reference to establishing here a gag ing station on the Red Cedar. T he department of civil engineering will have charge of the records of this station and of another on the Grand river at the Seymour street bridge in Lansing. Gage boards for meas uring the depth of flow in both rivers have arrived and will probably be put in place this week. Current meter measurements, for determin ing the velocity of the current at different stages of flow will be made instruments from time to time with furnished by the officers of the geo logical survey. A very pleasant occasion was the entertainment given by Professor and Mrs. Vedder on the anniversary of M r s. Vedder's birthday, Wednes day, F e b. 6. T he guests, President and Mrs. Snyder, Professor and Mrs. Barrows, Professor and M r s. Weil, Dr. and Mrs. Kedzie, Profes sor Edwards, Dr. and M r s. Beal, .Professor and Mrs. Smith, Profes sor and Mrs. Taft, Secretary and Mrs. Bird, Professor and M r s. Bab- .cock, Professor and M r s. U. P. Hedrick, Professor and M r s. Pettit, Professor and M r s. Gunson, Major and M r s. Vernou, H o n. C. J. Mon roe and Professor and M r s. T o w a r, assembled at six o'clock and were YISITING CARDS.... Latest Styles—lowest Prices LAWRENCE & VAN BVREN PRINTING CO'S. FULL MEASURE AND GOOD GRADES. THE RIKERD LUMBER 6 0. CALL AND SEE THEM. T he College has just received a P a rr calorimeter, which is invented by Prof. S. W. P a rr of University of Illinois, and manufactured by Messrs. Root and Vandervoort both of whom are graduates of M. A. C. T he special course students in live stock husbandry were taken to the farm of W. O. Wilson, of Okemos, Saturday morning. M r. Wilson is one of the leading breed ers of Chester White swine in Mich igan. A Union Sunday School Rally, in Central M. E. Is to be held C h u r c h, Feby 25th, afternoon and evening to be addressed by M r. Alfred Day of Detroit, Field Super intendent of Sunday School Association. All Sunday township Schools in the city and the State $25.00 T he m a in item in Stoves is to g-et t he best for t he least m o n e y. We h a ve t he nicest assortment ever in t he city. Steel R a n g es $18.00 to $40.00; Cast Cook Stoves w i th Reservoir $16.00 to $25.00; Base Burner Coal Stoves to $40.00; Soft Coal A i r - T i g ht Stoves $12.00 to $18.00; A i r - T i g ht W o od Stoves $5.00 to $9.00; Nice Oil Heaters $3.25 to $4.00. Everyone of t h em fully guaranteed. A nice line of P o c k et Cutlery R a z o r s. Shears, in fact a n y t h i ng needed in the H a r d w a re Line y ou will find it a nd at prices to suit y o u, at NORTON'S HARDWARE. received bv the host and hostess, after which dainty and elaborate ment of refreshments were served at card tables placed about the rooms. T he cloths were then removed and the Grace Taft and Norma Vedder. time passed merrily in the enjoy- the game of six-handed euchre. Mrs. Vedder was assisted by Misses Marguerite Barrows, SIMONS DRY GOODS CO. FIRST SHOWING of 1901 Njw_gggING Wash Fabrics*.* New Embroidered J O _ Colored Muslin, pr yd. ______ New Spring Dress Goods. New Spring White Goods. N ew P a t t e r ns for Spring; in VELVET CARPETS, INGRAIN CARPETS, R u g s, Curtains, e tc Students given Special A t t e n t i o n. Furniture Headquarters. C O H P L E TE LINE OF FURNITURE FOR S T U D E N T S' ROOMS Woven Wire Springs at Woven Wire Cots at Mattresses at Chairs at Arm Chairs at Students Tables at $1.50, §2.00 and $2.50 $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 up 50c, 60c, 75c up $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 up $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 fl. J. & B. fl. Buck. WE A RE IN P O S I T I ON TO S A VE Y OU M O N EY ON Overcoats And at the same time give you a gar ment unsurpassed for Fine Tailoring and Correct Styles. Elgin Hifflin. Royal Shoes a \ We have the exclusive sale of this celebrated J line of men's shoes for Lansing. Made in all \ styles and colors, light, medium and heavy S 5 weight at the one uniform price of pair T h ey are without doubt the best fixed price line of shoes and have crowded out many of the F I VE D O L L AR shoes wherever introduced. C. D. WOODBURY, HOLLISTER BLOCK; l > \ \ \ 4 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. F E B. 1 2, 1 9 0 1- Old Students. Gathered A b o ut C a m p u s. F. N. L o w r y, 'aGtfrf"fias secured a position with the Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. J. E. Taylor, '76, president, ad juster, and inspector, Peoples' Mut ual Fire Insurance Co., of Green ville, Mich., called at the College on Monday. R. L. Reynolds, '95, writes from the Southern Pacific shops, Sacra complimenting mento, California, the R E C O R D, and expressing pleas ure in his work. H. L. Heesen, with '94, has re turned to the College from Anacon in da, Montana, for special work surveying and drafting. He has been engaged in pattern-making for smelting machinery. '99, was B. P. Smith, with in stantly killed in Detroit on Wednes day, February 6, while on his way to his office. He was riding on a train, and as was his custom, went to jump off while the train was in motion. He was drawn under the cars and killed. He entered the College from Onekama, Mich., where his mother, a widow, now lives. D. J. Crosby, '93, writes that his work in the Agricultural Department at Washington now consists of in vestigations' for a history of foreign records experiment stations. T he in German, examined are mostly French for and the employment of all his know ledge of languages. His is 1919, Thirteenth street address N. W., Washington, D. C. Italian, and call foreign A m o ng the former M. A. C. stu dents who were here the past week in connection with the Dairymen's Association were noticed Hon. F. M. W a r n er (a. ' 8 o - ' 8 l ), secretary of state and president of the associa tion; C. C. Liilie, '84, of the Michi gan Farmer; O. C. Wheeler, '87, Bloomington, Mich.; E. H. Dresser (a. '8o-'8i) of Jonesville, Mich., R. J. Coryell, '84, of Detroit, and C. H. Parker, '00, of the T o w ar Dairy Farm near A nn Arbor. Meeting the same time with in Lansing at the State Dairymen's Association was the State Veterinarian's Asso ciation, and among those attending were Dr. H. F. Palmer, '93, of Detroit, and Dr. Z. Veldhuis, with '97, of Fremont, Mich. W. F. Pack, with '82, now serv the Philippines, has recov illness. He ing in ered writes— L U C B A N, P R O V I N CE DE T A Y A B A S, from a serious L U Z O N, P. Secretary Bird, I., Dec. 7, 1900. Agricultural College, Michigan, U. S. A. Dear Old Friend: — By the papers received this day I see that you have dedicated the " W o m e n 's Building" which had not even been started when I left the States. Ac cept my congratulations and tender the same to the dean of that depart ment. I hope some day to have the pleasure of seeing this result of some of our troubles of the spring of 1S99. Yours sincerely, L I E U T. W. F. P A C K, 30th Inft. U. S. V. It to is within our power see differences and resemblances that are pointed out and explained to us by another, but its tendency is to destroy individuality and make us sleep-like followers of a leader.—H.H. Keith. During the past week, the library has received an addition of about forty volumes, treating of subjects in the various departments. Mr. F r a nk Gebbie, manager of the Mohawk Condensed Milk Co., St. Johnsville, N ew York, spent Sunday with Prof. H. K. Vedder. T he junior class of the mechanical department has started upon another This lathe makes the eleventh lathe built by the stuclents for the wood-shop. the wood-shop. for interesting R. M. Kellogg, of T h r ee Rivers, gave an the regular and special students in horti culture on "Small Fruit G r o w i n g" on Wednesday afternoon. talk to Professor L. R. Taft received a specimen of the San Jose scale from an orchard in Berrien county. This is the first discovery of the scale in the orchards of that county. O w i ng to the meeting here this week of the Dairymen's Association only one institute was held and that was at Freeland, Saginaw county. It was addressed by Mr. Dean on Feb. 5 and 6. Mr. F. N. L o w r y, 9 9 ^, has presented to the Mechanical Depart ment a picture showing the wreck of a Corliss Engine the works of Studebaker Bros., at South Bend, Ind. this wreck was brought about, primarily, by the follower bolt breaking and falling between the piston and cyl inder head. located in is stated that It T he Executive Committee of *the State Horticultural Society held a session in the Horticultural Labora tory here on Wednesday. Those who were here were:—R. M. Kel logg, of T h r ee Rivers, president; C. E. Bassett (a '83~'84), of Fenn- ville, secretary: C. J. Monroe, of South Haven, C. F. Hale, of Shelby, Thos. Gunson, of tne College, C. E. Hadsell, of T r o y, and R. J. Coryell, '84, of Detroit. themselves reap Members of the faculty rarely fail to take advantage of a special invi tation to attend the meetings of any of the literary societies, both because of their desire to manifest their in terest in the work of the societies the direct pleasure and because of they such from T he "faculty night" of meetings. the "Eclectics" on last Saturday was an especially enjoyable affair, and a large representation of faculty mem bers and ladies graced the occasion. After a very pleasant chat of some half an hour's duration, the society was called to order and the more formal exercises were opened with a paper on William Carleton, the Irish novelist, by Mr. Waterbury. Mr. Palmer followed with a resume' of current events, laying especial emphasis on the career of Mrs. Car rie Nation and the purchase of a right of way for an electric railway from Detroit to Lansing. Mr. Baker gave a sketch of the history and the work of the Michigan Board of Health, mentioning, as among the diseases classed by the Board as communicable, cerebro-spinal men ingitis. T he program ended with an humorous dialect reading from Will Carleton by M r. L. H. Taylor. T he articles on the program were interspersed with musical selections of a delightful the Lyric Orchestra, an organization which we are glad to know as ex istent among us and which we invite to dispense fre quently and impartially. its benefits more character by H. E. We Welcome THE STUDENTS' RETURN AT THE M. A. C. It gives new life to the Capital City. We cordially invite all to make- their home at our store. Mr. 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 applcation. We Guarantee Satisfaction. Visit Donsereaux's Department store. and tne Donsereaux GlotninQ and Grocery. Store. 312 to 320 Washington Ave. South. One door south of Hotel D o w n e y. CHAS. A. PIELLA JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, ART GOODS. Repairing Nneatly Done. I 2i W a s h i n g t on A v e. N ., L a n s i n g, M i c h. ALL MEATS . . .. May look a l i ke to you, b ut t h e re is a very g r e at difference in t he q u a l i ty we h a n t h at sold by s o me o t h er m a r k e t s. dle a nd t he v e ry best. Like We h a n d le n o ne but t he p u d d i n g, t he proof of good m e a ts is In t he e a t i n g. A trial will convince you t h at you ought to t r a de with u s. We make daily trips to the College. BOTH P H O N E S. Careful attention given to> 'phone orders. Washington Ave. South. GOTTLIEB REVTTER. DIRECTORY I J. & B. M. BUCK.—Furniture. Cor. Wash 0 RDER your hacks for parties at Carr's Hack LANSING BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL"™ ing-ton Avenue and Ionia Street. See ad. Line. Livery in connection. 410 Washington* HACK AND BAGGAGE LINES. ai Ave. N. FURNITURE DEALERS. T he n a m es in this Directory, as well as those of all o ur o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reli able p a r t i e s. We h o pe t h at t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will t a ke p a i ns to patronize those w ho patronize u s. ARCHITECTS. W JUDD CUMINGS—Architect. Sparta, Mich. Rural architecture a specialty. Patronage of M. A. C. men solicited. BARBERS. J H. WOOD—Barber. 108 Michigan Avenue E. College work especially solicited. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. CITY BOOK STORE. Fountain Pens, Drafting Tools, Stationery, Cards Engraved, Pictures and Picture Framing. Tennis, Football and Base ball goods. Crotty Bros., 206 Wash. Ave. N. T ANSING BOOK A VD P A P ER CO. Water- \j 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. D. WOODBURY.— Boots and Shoes, shoe the students. See ad. We 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. LARN ED.— China, Glass and Lamps. 105 Washington Ave. S. H DENTISTS. W. MORSE, D. D. S. R D E. PARMELEE—Dentist. 218 Washington Hollister Block, Room 617. Ave. S,, Lansing, Mich. 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. LGtN MIFFLIN.—Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. See ad. E HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE, Ill Washington Ave. South. See ad. Stoves, Tinware, Graniteware, Cutlery, etc. N ORTON'S HARDWARE—General Hardware* J ACOB STAHL & SON,-Wholesale and Re tail Hardware and-House Furnishings. 211 and 213 Washington Avenue North. HARNESS, TRUNKS, ETC. J W. EDMOND'S SONS—Keep the finest stock of Trunks, Traveling Bags, Pocket Books and Leather Goods in the city. Also a full line of harness and horse goods. Repair shop in connec tion. 107 Washington Ave. south. INSURANCE. THE DYER-JENISON-BARRY CO., LTD.„ Incorporated) Holtister Block. All kinds of the best insurance. Strongest agency in city. JEWELERS. P. RICHMOND—Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. 200-202 Washington Avenue N. B LA VNDRIES. THE VANGORDER PALACE LAUNDRY. Col lege agents, Rudolph and Mills. S. P. Lantz, Prop. ' p A K V O R I AN & J E W E L L . - A g e n ts for STAR I LAUNDRY. We return your work on Thurs day p. m. Either high polish or dull finish. No saw-edge collars. MANICURE AND HAIRDRBSSING. M RS. O. T. CASE—Mauicureand Hairdressing- Parlors. Masquerade wigs for rent. Alt styles of hair goods in stock or manufactured on. short notice. New 'phone 118. 222H Washington Avenue S., up stairs. MERCHANT TAILORS. OODBURY & SAVAGE.-Tailor.. Student trade solicited. Opposite Hotel Downey, North, JOHN H E R R M A N N '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, U 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** Gem Lunch. Best meals and lunches in the city. Quiet place for adies. 118 Wash. Ave. S.