m  gn. a  ©. su***. 

LANSING,  MICHIGAN,  TUESDAY,  FEBRUARY  9,  1897. 

NUMBER  6. 

VOLUME  2. 

Institutes. 

VASSAR. 

The  second  annual  meeting  of  the 
Tuscola  County  Farmers' 
Institute 
was  held  at  Miller's  opera  house.  The 
institute  was  well  attended  and  much 
interest  was  manifest.  Papers  read 
were  excellent,  and much  good  was ac 
complished.  The  officers  for  the  en 
suing  year  elected  are:  President,  C. 
treasurer, 
R.  Selden;  secretary  and 
Fred  H.  Orr. 

L A P E E P. 
The  State  Fanners'  Institute  com 
menced  yesterday  with  a  two  days' 
session,  Judge  W.  W.  Stickney  presid 
ing  and  Hon.  I.  H.  Butterfield  acting 
as  conductor.  There  was  a  large  at 
tendance,  including  many  noted  ag 
from  different  parts  of 
riculturists 
the  state.  Many  excellent  papers  were 
presented  and  the  discussions  were 
very  spirited..  The  institute  was  well 
attended  at  all  of  its  sessions.  The 
present  officers  were  all  elected  for  the 
ensiling  year,  including  Judge  W.  W. 
Stickney  as  president  and  George  W. 
Carpenter  as  secretary  and  treasurer. 

AUBURN. 
The  State  Farmers'  Institute  at  Au 
burn  continued  throughout  two  days 
and  was  a  complete  success. 
The 
papers  presented  were  excellent  and 
were  thoroughly  discussed.  The speak 
ers  furnished  by  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture  were  John  L.  Shawver  of 
Ohio,  I.  N. Cowdrey  of  Gratiot  county, 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Mayo  of  Battle  Creek, 
and  Dr.  F.  A. A.  Grange,  Dr.  Howard 
Fdwards  and  M.  L.  Dean  of  M. A. C. 
L  W.  Oviatt  of  Williams  was  chair 
man  and  E.  R.  Phillips  of  Bay  City 
secretary. 

The  following  officers  were  elected 
President,  L,  W. 
for  next  year: 
Oviatt,  Williams; 
secretary,  F.  W. 
Dunham,  Monitor;  vice  presidents, An 
thony  Kern,  Williams;  E.  M.  Parsons, 
Kawkawlin;  J.  B.  Stevens,  Hampton; 
W.  H.  Needham,  Monitor;  A.  Ittner, 
Fraukenlust;  G.  R.  Phillips,  Bay  City; 
T.  F.  Marston,  Bangor;  executive  com 
mittee,  E.  R.  Phillips,  T.  F.  Marston 
and  E.  M.  Parsons,  together  with  the 
president  and  secretary. 

A  Pig  in  Class. 

Xow,  I  am not  going  to  relate  a  per 
sonal  adventure,  however  aptly  the 
above  subject  might  apply;  nor  am  I 
going  to  throw  stones  from  a  glass 
house.  But  I  saw  a  well-bred  Poland-
Chtoa  porker  in  class  the  other  day, 
and.  to  her  credit  be  it  said,  she  put 
on  'mo  dm wing-room  airs,  except  to 
turn  up  her  nose  slightly  when  too 
closely  observed  by  the  rustic  youths 
who  were  not  accustomed  to  her  style. 
It  was in  this  way:  I  wandered  into 
the  class  in  live  stock  husbandry  the 
other  morning  and  found  Prof.  Mum-
ford  lecturing  on  swine,  Poland-Chinas 
being  the  breed  under  consideration. 
After  giving  a  brief  history  of  the  de 
velopment  of  the  breed,  he  spoke  of 
their  respective  merits  'and  demerits, 
among  the  former  of  which  were  early 
maturity,  quiet  disposition,  easy  keep 
ing,  and  adaptability  for  crossing  with 
other  breeds.  He  had  mentioned  but 
two  of  the  possible  objections  to  Po 
land-Chinas  when  the  hour  closed,  and 
promptly  ait  the  tap  of  the  bell  ome  of 
the  farm-barn  porters  ushered  in  Miss 

Poland  China,  a 
substantial-looking 
young  brunette,  who  was  motioned  to 
an  enclosed  place  in  front  of  the  class 
by  Prof.  Mumford. 
I  was  told  that 
this  was  the  hour  for 

STOCK  J U D G I N G, 
and  that  the  dark  beauty  who had  just 
entered  must  undergo  a  most  search 
ing  inspection  from  the  score  of  young 
men  present.  Very  well,  thought  I, 
but  I'm  glad  I'm  mot a  beauty.  But, 
all  joking  aside,  this  is  the  practical 
way  in which  Prof  Mumford  illustrates 
the  points  brought  out  in  his  lectures. 
During  the  first  hour  the  students  are 
given  a  lecture  on  the  characteristics 
of a typical  animal,  arid  then  an animal 
of  the  breed  under  consideration  .is 
brought  before 
them.  With  blank 
score  cards  in  hand  they  examine  this 
animal  and  record  their  estimates  of 
their 
each  point,  as  compared  with 
motion of  a  typical  animal.  Prof.  Mum 
ford  also  fills  out  a  score  card,  and be 
fore  the  close  of  the  second  hour  the 
estimates  are  compared  and  discussed. 
After  the  students  have  become  some 
what  proficient  in  the  use of  the  score 
card,  they  are  required  to  judge  ani 
mals  without  the  use  of  the  printed 
blanks.  Especial  attention  is  .given  to 
average 
selection  of 
farmer,  not  for  the-show  ring.  In  this 
same  general  way  the  students  have 
studied  cattle,  both  dairy  and  beef 
types,  and  sheep. 

stock  for  the 

From  10 a. m. to  11 a. m. Prof.  Mum 
ford  has  been  lecturing  'to  them  on 
breeding  and  management  of  stock, 
baking  up  crossing,  grading,  marketing 
and  shipping.  This  morning,  however, 
Mr.  Fulton  gave  a  lecture  on 

F A RM  F E N C E S. 

emphasized  the  fact 

He  first  spoke  of  fences  in  general, 
and 
that  the 
farmer  should  get  along  with  just  as 
few  fences  as  possible.  Fences  take 
up  valuable  land  and are always in the 
way  when  plowing  or  working  crops. 
He  would  make  a  liberal  use  of  mov 
able  fences. 

In  a  woven-wire  fence, 

Wire  is  at  present  the  best  and 
for  a  permanent 
cheapest  material 
fence. 
the 
cross-wires  should  be  small,  so  that, 
if  bent,  the tension  of  the  runners  will 
straighten  them.  In  what  is known  as 
a.  stay  fence  the  cross-wires  or  stays 
should  be  stiff  enough  so  that 
they 
will  mot  bend;  for  this  reason  wooden 
stays  are  probably  best. 

Mr.  Fultoin  described  the  M.  A.  C. 
fence,  which  costs  20  cents  per  rod 
without  posts.  Posts  are  set  20  feet 
apart  and  nine  smooth  wires  are 
strung,  after  which  wooden  stays  are 
woven  in and  secured  by  wiring to the 
top and  bottom runners  and stapling  to 
the  others.  He  also  described  several 
methods  of  setting  • end  posts  and  of 
making  splices,  and  Showed  samples 
of  wire  tighteners.  The  whole  lecture 
was  Illustrated  by  means  of  samples 
and  models,  which  helped  to  make  the 
talk  plain  and interesting.  D. J. C. 

Symposium  on  City  Milk  Trade. 

The  dairy  student  who  gets  away 
from  here  without  a  valuable  fund  of 
practical  information  in addition  to his 
routine  work  can  not  ascribe  his  fail 
ure  to  do so to the  lack  of  opportunity. 
Hardly  a  week  passes  but  these  stu 
dents  are  given  an  opportunity  to 
listen  to  some  dairyman  who has  made 
a  success  of  the  business,  who  is  in 

the  business  for  money.  Last  Friday 
dealers 
three  successful 
city  milk 
talked 
to  the  students  on  practical 
problems  in  the  city  milk  business. 
Thos.  F.  Marston,  who  has  a  fashion 
able  Jersey  milk  trade  in  Bay  City, 
Ira  O. Johnson,  who sells  every  quart 
of  his  milk  in  Grand  Rapids  at  eight 
cents  a  quart,  and  A.  M.  Welsh,  who 
does  a  large  business  in  Ionia,  gave 
the  boys  three  hours  of  their  time  in 
talks  on  "Care  and  management  of  the 
dairy  herd  for  city  milk  trade"  and 
"Caring  for  and  delivering  milk  in  the 
city."  Representing,  as  they  did,  three 
different  phases  of 
the  trade,  their 
talks  were  very  valuable.  The  time 
was  not  devoted  to  the  advancement 
of  theories,  but  to the  consideration  of 
practical  problems. 

Physical  Laboratory  Notes. 

The  large  room  in  the  basement  of 
the  physical  laboratory  promises  to be 
a  model  experimental  laboratory.  The 
floor  is  made  of  cement,  so  that  vibra 
tions  are  practically  elliminated.  The 
tables  at  which  the  students  work  are 
of  very  rigid  construction,  thus  en 
abling  the  student  to  perform  very 
delicate  experiments  which  would 
otherwise  be impossible.  At  each  table 
will  be arranged  taps  for  water,  steam 
and  gas.  The  room  will  be  wired  so 
that  each  table  will  have  a  switch,  at 
which  connection  may be  made  for ex 
periments  with  electricity.  The  stor 
age  batteries  have  been  provided  with 
trucks  and  may be  moved  easily  about 
the  room. 

The  lecture  room  is  now  seated  to 
its  utmost  capacity,  and  it  will  soon 
be  necessary  to  provide  for  more  stu 
dents.  The  addition  of  a  gallery  is 
proposed.  Newr  curtains  have  been • 
provided  for  the  windows  so  that  the 
room  may  be  darkened. 

The  physical  department  is  highly 
appreciated  by  the  students,  and  is  a 
point  of  interest  which  is  not  often 
overlooked  by  visitors  at  the  College. 
E.  H. S. 

Chicago  M.  A.  C  Association. 

The  officers  of  the  Chicago  M.  A. C. 
Association  are  making  every  effort 
to  have  the  second  annual  reunion 
and  banquet  of  the  association 
the 
largest  and  most  enthusiastic  gather 
ing  of  M. A.  C. alumni  ever  held  out 
side  of  the  College  grounds. 

Assurances  have  come  to  Ray  S. 
Baker,  '89, secretary,  that  a  large  num 
ber  of  the  alumni,  as  well  as  several 
members  of  the  M. A.  C. faculty,  will 
be  in  attendance.  Tickets  for  the  ban 
quet  will  cost  three  dollars,  which  will 
cover  the  entire  expense.  Preceding 
the  banquet  there  will  be a  reception 
for  friendly  greetings  and  the  renewal 
of  old  acquaintanceships. 

The  reunion  will  be  held  on  Satur 
day  evening,  February  27, 1897, at  the 
Union  League  Club, under  the  manage 
ment  of  the  following  officers:  Presi 
dent,  S.  M. Millard,  'G4; vice  president, 
W.  R.  Rummler,  '86; secretary,  Ray S. 
Baker,  '89; executive  committee,  L. A. 
Bregger,  '88;  C.  E.  Smith,  '84;  recep 
tion  committee,  Harry  E. Emmons, '78; 
Carlton  R.  Dart,  '81; J.  H.  Smith, '83; 
Paul  M.  Chamberlain,  '88; W.  S.  Pal 
mer,  '89;  O.  H.  Pagelsen,  '93; John  P. 
Churchill,  '95;  Steven  W.  Tracy,  '96; 
A.  E.  Brown,  '86. 

Agricultural  Bibliography  of  Maine. 

This  is  a  work  prepared  as  a  con 
tribution  to the World's  Columbian  Ex 
position,  and  contains  biographical 
sketches  of  Maine  writers  on  agricul 
ture,  with  a  catologue  of  their  works, 
and  an  index  to  the  volumes  on  the 
agriculture  of Maine from  1850 to 1892. 
The editor  is Samuel  L.  Boardman. 
The  second  name  in the  alphabetical 
list  is that  of  Theophilus  Capen  Abbot. 
Born  in  Vassalboro  in  1826, and  grad 
uated  from  Waterville  College,  now 
Colby  University,  in  the  class  of 1845. 
He  taught  for  the  rest  of  his life  after 
graduating,  in  Maine,  in  Vermont,  at 
Berrien,  Michigan,  1856;  as  principal 
of  the  Union  school,  Ann  Arbor,  1857; 
professor  of  English  literature  at  M. 
A. C. from  1858 to 1862; president  from 
1862  to  1885;  professor  of  mental  phil 
osophy  and  logic  till  his  death  in 1892. 
A  list  of  the  leading  publications  of 
Dr.  Abbot  is  given.  A  quotation 
from 
the  Kenebec  Journal  contains, 
among  other  things,  these  words:  "A 
modest,  mild-mannered,  noble  man, 
cultured  and  broad  in  mind,  genial  in 
social  intercourse,  beloved  by  all.  * 
*  *  And that  is why the  Agricultural 
College  of  Michigan  is  so  noble  an  in 
stitution  today;  why  Dr.  Abbot  will 
always  live  in  it,  and  why  the  people 
of  Maine  and  of  the  country  should 
never  forget  him.  His  memory  and 
fame  are secure  in the splendid  institu 
tion  of  which  he  was  the  real  father." 

W.  J. B. 

Economics  for  the  Farmer. 

From  the  1896  report  of  the  Secre 
the  United 

tary  of  Agriculture  of 
States: 

"During  the  fiscal  year  just  ended, 
the  aggregate  of  exports  from  Amer-
ean  farms  amounts  to  $570,000,000,— 
gain  of  .$17,000,000  over  1895." 

"The  farmers  of  the .United  States 
hold  72  out  of  each  100  farms—occu 
pied  by  their  owners—absolutely  free 
from  mortgages 
or  other  encum 
brances." 

"Legislation  can  neither  plow  nor 

plant." 

"Science  is  constantly  showing  the 
farmer  how  to  increase  the  annual 
product  per  acre  in  cereals  and  other 
products,  but  the  great  question  con 
fronting  each  tiller  of  the  soil  is, how 
to  secure  satisfactory  remuneration  for 
the  results  of  his  toil." 

Base  Ball. 

It  is  desired  that  all  candidates  for 
positions  on  the  base  ball  team  file 
their  applications  with  Captain  C. fit. 
Adams  at  once.  Light  work  in  the 
armory  will  be  carried  on  during  the 
remaining  winter  months  to  put  the 
men  in  condition  for  out-door  work  as 
soon  as  the  season  opens. 

C.  M. KRENTEL,  Manager. 

Debate. 

At  the  College  next  Friday  evening 
the  Natural  History  Society  and  the 
Lansing  Science  Club  will  debate  the 
question,  "Resolved,  That  Darwin  did 
more  than  Agassiz  for  the  promotion 
of  natural  science."  The  judges  for 
the  debate  will  be  Drs.  Kedzie  and 
Beal  of  the  College  and  Prof.  Smith  of 
the  Lansing  high  school. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  R E C O R D. 

FiiBBUAEY  9,  1 8 9 7. 

At  the  College. 

Mrs.  Babeock  and  Mrs.  Dean  spent 

Sunday  in  Grand  Rapids. 

The  color-line  is  now  very  closely 
drawn  between  sophomores  and  fresh 
men. 

The  Abbot  Hall  co-eds  took  a  sleigh 
ride  on  Monday  evening  of  last  week— 
no  boys. 

The  actual  enrollment  at  present  is 
278,  which  includes  44  special-course 
students. 

Miss  Myrtle  Underwood,  '00,  is now 
boarding  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Westcott 
in  the  Terrace. 

Mr.  M.  L.  Dean  of  the  horticultural 
institute 

department  was  away  on 
work  last  week. 

R.  J.  Robb,  '98sp,  spent  several  days 
of  last  week  at  Mason,  attending  the 
teachers'  institute. 

The  Feronians  will  give  a  play,  "The 
Last  Day,"  on  Friday  evening,  March 
5.  All  are  invited. 

The  mechanical  department  has  pur 
chased  a  copy  of  Appleton's  Encyclo 
pedia  of  Drawing. 

A. J.  Weeks, 99, was sick  a  few  days 
last  week  with  la  grippe,  but  is  now 
able  to  be  around. 

Mrs.  R. Greene  and Mrs. F.  X.  Howe 
of  Pewamo  visited  Mrs.  G.  B.  Trip-
hagen  last  Thursday. 

Dr.  Kedzie  has been  invited  to  speak 
before  the legislature  on the  subject  of 
sugar  beets  next  Thursday  evening. 

Dr.  Grange  attended  the  meeting  of 
the  State  Yeterinarians'  Association  in 
Lansing  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  of 
last  week. 

Prof.  L. R. Taft  is the  contributor  of 
an  article  upon  forcing  cucumbers,  to 
the  current  number  of  the  "Orange 
Judd  Farmer." 

Profs.  Beal,  Barrows  and  Wheeler 
were  in  Jackson  Saturday  to  attend 
a  meeting  of  the  officers  of  Michigan 
Academy  of  Science. 

The  military  band  at  the  College  is 
progressing  finely  under  the  director 
ship  of  D.  C.  McElroy,  who  has  been 
ill  for  the  past  month. 

This  is  the  latest:  The  principal 
parts  of 
the  verb  tease  are  tease, 
tosed,  teased,  according  to  Mr.  Hoyt, 
who  said  he  "didn't  care  to  be  tosed." 
The  horticultural  department  finish 
ed  filling  their  ice  house  with  ice  last 
Wednesday.  The  ice  is  not  as  thick 
as  might  be  desired,  but  is  of  fairly 
good  quality. 

Every  student  in  the  domestic  sci 
to 
ence  department  feels  competent 
dress  and  roast  a  chicken  after 
the 
very  thorough  lesson  received  in  that 
art  last  week. 

President  J.  L.  Snyder  of  the  Agri 
cultural  College  was  a  caller  at  the 
[Mt  Pleasant]  Normal  Jan.  21.  The 
general  history  class  was  treated  to  a 
very  pleasant  talk  by  him.—Moderator. 
Gov.  Pingree  has  sent  to  the  senate 
the  names  of  A. C. Bird,  '83, and T. F. 
Marston,  with  '92,  to  be  members  of 
the  state  board  of  agriculture  in  place 
of  Hon. Henry  Chamberlain  and Hon. 
Wm.  Boyden. 

A  student  suggests  that  the  College 
build  a  storm  house  over  the  steps 
leading  to  the  dormitories,  and  thus 
pi-otect 
from  being 
freshmen 
ducked  as  well  as  keep  the  snow  and 
ice  off  the  steps. 

the 

Lost,  a  lady's  rubber;  probably  last 
Monday  night  on  the  sleigh  ride,  as 
it  was  found  early  Tuesday  morning. 
The  rubber  was  a  small  one  (No. 7) 
with  a  pointed  toe.  Owner  may  thank 
Mr.  Brooks  for  picking  it  up. 

A  number  of  sleighing  parties  took 

advantage  of  the  excellent  sleighing 
last  week.  A load  of Eclectics  was out 
Tuesday  evening,  and  a  load  each  of 
Hesperians  and  Union  Lits  on  Friday 
evening. 
to 
participate. 

Ladies  were  permitted 

Among  the  visitors  at  College  last 
Friday  were  Mr.  and  Mrs. L. C.  Whit 
temore  and  Miss  Cora  Whittemore  of 
Ovid,  Mr.  W.  F.  Whittemore,  Tawas 
City,  and  Mrs. V. E.  Rio, Oscoda.  Miss 
Cora  Whittemore  expects  to  enter  the 
women's  course  here  next  fall. 

The  changes  made  last  summer  in 
the  arrangement  of  the  boilers  at  the 
power  house  give  us  a  heating  system 
independent  of  the  boilers  which  fur 
nish  power.  The  uniformity  with 
which  the  dormatories  are  now  heated 
shows  the  advantages  of  the  changes. 

The  choir  and  a  number  of  their 
friends  were  entertained  lat  the  home 
of  President  and  Mrs. Snyder  last  Fri 
day  evening.  Games  and  music  were 
followed  by  dainty  refreshments. 
It 
is 
impossible  not  to  enjoy  oneself 
when  President  and  Mrs.  Snyder  en 
tertain. 

The  hot-water  heating  system  of Ab 
bot  Hall  has  been  run  until  recently 
as  an  open  system.  The  cold  weather 
of  the  past  two  weeks  has  made  it 
necessary  that  the  temperature  be  in 
creased.  This  has  been  accomplished 
by  making  it  a  closed  system  provided 
with  a  suitable  relief  valve. 

A  very  pleasant  '"faculty  night"  was 
given  by  the  Olympic  society  at  its 
last  meeting.  Among  the  leading  fea 
tures  of  the  program  was  a  debate, 
music  from  a  society  quartette,  a  poem 
of  considerable  merit,  a  college  paper, 
besides  one  or  two  instructive  essays. 
faculty 
A 
members  and  ladies  were  present  and 
after  refreshments  passed  the  evening 
very  en joyably  singing  college  songs 
and  visiting. 

representative  group  of 

James  S.  Conway,  clerk  to  the  direc 
tor  of  the  experiment  station,  suffered 
a  stroke  of  paralysis  on  Thursday 
night  last.  He  had  been  to  the  city 
returned  in 
during  the  evening  and 
company  with  a  student  who  slept  in 
the  room  with  him. 
In  the  morning 
lie Avas found  unconscious.  On Monday 
morning  he  seems  decidedly  better, 
though  still  unable  to  speak.  His  sis 
ter  and  two brothers  came  in  response 
to  telegrams  from  Decatur,  Conway's 
home,  and  are  now  caring  for  him  at 
the  hospital. 

Prof.  Smith  and  Mr.  True  attended 
the  annual  meeting  of  the State  Dairy 
ing  Association,  Feb.  2  to  4,  at  Char 
lotte.  Several  samples  of  butter  were 
exhibited  by  the- dairy  students  and 
were  scored  by  an  expert  from  Iowa, 
who  had  been  scoring  butter  in  New 
York  for  market.  He  pronounced 
three  or four  of  the packages  from  the 
school  to  be  as  good  butter  as  he had 
tested  in  over  a  month.  Much  of  the 
butter  that  was  exhibited  was  made 
by  men  who  were  M. A.  C.  dairy  stu 
dents  two  or  three  years ago. 

A  number  of  members  of  the  state 
association  of  county  drain  commis 
sioners  visited  the  College  last  week, 
being  piloted  by Hon. Richard  Pearson 
of  Sanilac  county,  who is  chairman  of 
the  house  committee  on drainage.  The 
following  gentlemen  comprised 
the 
party: 
J.  W.  Jackson,  Midland 
county;  Albert  Little,  Kalamazoo 
county;  S.  J.  Serrell,  Oakland  county; 
Frank  Heim,  Berrien  county;  J.  M. R. 
Kennedy,  Isabella  county;  H.  S. Hay-
ward,  Sanilac  county; and Jacob  Blind, 
Geo.  Marx,  and  Edwin  Houler. 

We  have  a  poultry  department  at 
the  College  which  handles  chickens 
exclusively.  Part  of  the  equipment  is 

comprised  of  several  incubators, which 
make  the  hen  fruit  blossom  at  a  rapid 
rate.  As  yet  no  geese  have  been 
handled,  but  an  interesting  experiment 
is  now  being  conducted,  on  a  some 
what  extensive  scale,  by  a  prominent 
It 
professor  of a  leading  department. 
consists  of  placing  his  class 
record-
book  in  a  refrigerator  during  the  time 
the  book  is  not  in  use.  Many  are  in 
terested  to  know  what  effect  it  will 
have on the goose-eggs;  and  if  success 
ful,  this  industry  may  supersede  the 
use  of  the  incubator. 

Our  Cooking  Laboratory. 

GRACE  M.  LUNDY,  '00,  of  the  Feronian 
Society. 

In  the  department  of  domestic  sci 
ence  now  taught  at  this  College,  we 
are  to  learn  many  things  that  will  be 
of  great  benefit  to  us  in  future  years. 
As  yet  we  have  had  only  cooking 
(practical  and 
I 
doubt  if  there  is  a  girl  who  takes  it 
and  does  not  thoroughly  enjoy  it. 

theoretical),  and 

On  the  second  floor  of  Abbot  Hall, 
which  is  devoted  exclusively  to  the 
use  of  the  young  women,  is  situated 

place  of  everything  in  the  store-room. 
We  were  given  rules  for  dusting  a 
room,  washing  dishes  and  the  care  of 
the  sink.  Also  rules  for  measuring. 
In  addition  to this  we learned  the  prin 
ciples  of  food,  principles  of  combus 
tion,  construction  of  the  range,  and 
how  to  build  a  fire.  Since  then  we 
have  learned  several  different  ways  to 
prepare  vegetables,  cereals,  eggs,  milk, 
thin 
mixtures  with  baking  powder, 
batters,  sugar,  meats,  and  cheese. 

The  young  women  who  live  at  Ab 
bot  Hall  have  plenty  of  opportunity 
to  practice  what  they  learn,  as  they 
are  directed  by  our  professor  to  pre 
pare  certain  dishes  for their  own table. 

Whenever  members  of 

the  State 
Board  visit  the  College they  take  their 
meals  at  Abbot  Hall,  and  Prof.  Me-
Dermott 
the 
young  women  prepare  the  dainties,  to 
show  how  they  are progressing  in  this 
art. 

usually  has  some  of 

The 

recipes  used  and 

instruction 
given  are  of  the  most  practical  kind, 
and  will  become  almost  invaluable  if 
appreciated  as  they  should  be by  those 
who  are  receiving  them  now. 

The 

our 
room. 
laboratory  or  cooking 
Above is given  a  picture  of  the  interior, 
which  will  give  a  better  idea  of  it 
than  any  description. 
large 

tables  are 
stationary 
placed  in  the  middle  of  the  room,  and 
the  young  women  usually  work  in 
pairs.  Each  person  is  provided  with 
a  molding  board,  a  mixing  board, 
measuring  cups,  spoons,  knives,  fork, 
pepper,  salt,  scrubbing 
and 
soap.  A  gas  stove  between  each  two 
furnishes  heat  for  a  great  deal  of  cook 
ing.  When  the  young  women  are  re 
ceiving  instruction  they  are  seated. 

brush 

The  utensils  are  all  of  the  very 
latest  pattern,  and  are  of  granite  or 
have  porcelain  lining.  After  each  les 
son  the  young  women  are  required  to 
wash  every  article  used  and  put  each 
in  its  proper  place. 

There  are  three,  divisions,  each  of 
which  has  two  lessons  of  two  hours 
a  week.  The  first  division  meets  on 
Monday  and  Wednesday,  the  second 
on  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  and 
the 
third  on  Wednesday  and  Friday,  from 
1  to 3 p. m. 

The 

students  are  provided  with 
white  aprons,  white  sleeves,  which 
come  to  the  elbow,  and  white  caps. 
About  five  minutes  before  class  time 
we  go  up  to  the  laboratory  and  don 
our  uniforms,  as  you  might  say,  and 
wash  our  hands.  As soon  as  we  have 
finished  this  we  take  our  seats  and 
Prof.  McDermott  calls  the  roll,  each 
young  lady  reporting  what  she  has 
done  in  cooking  since  our  last  lesson. 
At  our  first  lesson  we  learned  where 
the  things  were  kept,  and  the  exact 

Improving  the  Publie  Schools. 

is  sending 

While  Michigan,  through  the  Agri 
flower 
cultural  College, 
for 
seeds  and  making  suggestions 
their  use  and  giving  instruction  re 
garding 
trees  and 
the  planting  of 
shrubs,  Cornell  University  issues  a 
"Teachers'  Leaflet  on  Nature  Study,*' 
text  on 
containing  drawings  and 
"How  a  squash  plant  gets  out  of  the 
seed."  For 1897, the  State  Horticultur 
al  Society  of  Massachusetts  offers 
numerous  prizes,  ranging  in  value 
from  fifteen  dollars  to  fifty  cents,  for 
school  gardens,  for  school  herbariums 
and  for  children's  herbariums. 

The  Milkman  and  the  Hired  Girl. 

Three  leading  milkmen  from 

three 
populous  Michigan  cities  were  en 
gaged,  not  long since,  in  "swapping  in 
side  tips''  in  the  milk  business.  All 
agreed  that  the  most  important  thing, 
the  thing  that  must  be  done  in  order 
to keep up trade,  is to have  men on the 
milk  wagon  who can  keep  on the  good 
side  of  the  hired  girls.  After  several 
instances  in  support  of  this  had  been 
noted,  one  of  the  three,  after  looking 
all  around  and  assuring  himself  that 
no  reporters  were  in  hearing,  told  how 
his  wagon-man,  who  was  a  favorite 
with  all  the  hired  girls,  got  a  new 
customer.  One of  the  girls  with  whom 
the  Avagon-man  was  very  friendly 
Avent  to  work  for  a  family  Avho  had 
long  been  customers  of  another  milk 
In  a  few  days  he  got  word  to 
man. 
deliver  milk  where  the  hired  girl  had 

FEBRUARY  9,  1897. 

TH'fi  M.  A.  C.  R E C O R D. 

gone.  When  he  went  he  asked  her 
what  was  the  trouble  with  the  other 
dealer's  milk. 
"Oh,  nothing;  but  I 
wanted  you  to  come  here,  so  I  put 
vinegar  in  the  cream  for  a  few  days." 
It  is  needless  to  remark  that  patent 
aerators  and  sterilizers  do  not  com 
pare  in  importance  with  such  a  man 
as  that. 

How  can  Sheep  Husbandry  be  made 
Profitable  under  Present  Conditions. 

BY  JOSEPH  STEPHENSON,  MEMPHIS. 

[Paper  read  before  the  Macomb  Co. 
Farmers'  Institute  at  Armada,  Jan. 
13,  1897.] 

With  every  farmer,  stock  of  some 
kind  is  a  necessity,  in  order  to  con 
sume  what 
the  farm. 
is  grown  on 
After  a  few  years  of  great  depression 
in  sheep  husbandry  in  our  state,  it  is 
quite  cheering  to  be  able  to  say  the 
looks  bright  for  a  revival  in 
future 
the  pursuit  that  promises  to  be  of  a 
lasting  character. 

We  believe  our  farmers  have  been 
making  a  great  mistake  in  sacrificing 
their  flocks  as  they  have  the  past  three 
years.  With  a  decrease  of  half  a  mil 
lion  in  our  own  state,  about  eight  mil 
lions  in  the  United  States,  one  million 
in  Great  Britain,  and  nine  millions  in 
Australia,  we  believe  those  who'  have 
kept  their  flocks  will  have  an  oppor 
tunity  to  reap  their  reward.  Not  all 
men  make  a  success  of  this  industry. 
But  those  who  persevere  with  good 
.judgment  are  the  ones  who  get  a  fair 
rettirn  for  their  labor  and  capital. 

The  time  has  come  when  haphazard 
farming  ceases  to  be  profitable,  and 
we  must  put  our  brains  at  work  and 
run  the  farm  and  everything  in  con 
nection  with  it  on  sound  business 
principles.  Even  sheep  breeding  must 
be  conducted  on  the  same  principles  if 
we  would  make  is  successful.  We 
cannot  afford  to  sell  everything  that 
will  sell  and  breed  the  remainder,  but 
must  keep  the  best;  put  our  flocks  into 
such  shape  that  they  will  be  self-sus 
taining  in  quantity,  and  breed  in  such 
a  manner  that  no  matter  what  we  are 
breeding  for,  the  flocks  will  be  getting 
better.  We  should  determine  what  is 
the  primary 
breeding: 
object 
whether-  mutton  or  wool.  But  this  is 
pretty  well  decided  now  for  us.  Wool 
cannot  now  be  grown  at  a  profit,  and 
the  future  offers  nothing  flattering,  for 
there  is  no  escaping  the 
inexorable 
law  of  competition. 

in 

There  are  two  branches  of  sheep 
husbandry  that  can  be  made  profit 
able,  even  under  existing  conditions,— 
the  production  of  mutton  lambs,  and 
stock  for  breeding  purposes.  My  ex 
to  the 
perience  has  been  confined 
former.  There  are  two  ways  of  get 
ting  an  ideal  flock.  If  possessed  of  the 
ready  money,  we  may  buy  the  product 
of  another's  labor,  which  is  much  the 
shortest  way.  But  that  is  not  just  in 
line  with  the  purpose  of  this  paper,  so 
we will  assume  that  we have  a  flock  of 
ewes  and  wish  to  obtain  the  best  pos 
sible  results  both  for  the  money  that 
is  in  it  and  the  satisfaction  there  is 
in  owning  it.  For  one  should  take  as 
much  satisfaction  in  the  possession  of 
a  good  sheep  as  he  does  in  the  money 
he  receives  for  it.  The  money  is  the 
substantial  object,  but  we  are  aware 
that  excellence  brings  satisfaction  and 
money.  The  breeding  flock  of  ewes 
should  be  allowed  good  feed  after  the 
milk  is  dried  up  till  the  coupling  time. 
I  think  it  quite  important  that  they 
are  in  good  thriving  condition  at  this 
time. 
In  selecting  a  ram,  whether  a 
Down  or  long  wool,  it  is  of  vast  im 
portance  that  the  animal  be  purely 
bred  and  individually  a  good  specimen 

to 

the  cold 

too  good 

of  the  breed.  The  lambs  will  show 
greater  uniformity,  and  will  sell  bet 
ter. 
If  in  large  flocks,  I  think  one  of 
the  Down  breeds  will  give  the  best 
satisfaction. 
They  are  hardier  and 
can  be  kept  in  larger  flocks  than  the 
If  sheds  are  suit 
long  wool  breeds. 
able  for 
early  lambs,  would  breed 
about  October  20.  But  the  critical 
time  has  just  come,—that  uncertain, 
unreliable,  busy  fall,  when  the  pasture 
is 
turn  off  from  and 
too  poor  to  keep  the  sheep  thriving; 
and  the  sheds  are  not  ready,  and  no 
time  to  fix  them;  and  the  sheep  are  al 
rains 
most  forgotten,  and 
come  on  and  drench  them  through  and 
through,  and  a  month's  feed  is  more 
than  lost  before  they  get  it.  Now,  if 
you  expect  a  profit,  don't  do  it.  What 
is  lost  in  condition  during  the  fall  is 
dearly  gained,  if  at  all,  during  the  win 
ter.  Have  a  shelter  for  the  sheep  and 
have  them  in  it  when  the  weather  de 
mands  it.  Ewes  that  will  lamb  the 
last  of  March  will  need  a  little  better 
feed  than  those  that  lamb  in  May. 
I 
commence  feeding  grain  about  Dec.  1, 
one-half  bushel  to  fifty  ewes,  corn, 
oats  and  bran  equal  parts  by  measure, 
always  feeding  a  little  nice  clover  hay 
until  they  become  accustomed  to  dry 
feed,  when  I  feed  straw  and  corn  fod 
der,  feeding  hay  only  at  night.  About 
one  month  before  the  lambs  come  I 
would  increase  the  grain  gradually  to 
about  double  the  amount.  Do  not 
keep  too  many  together.  The  lusty, 
strong  ones  will  crowd 
the  weaker 
ones  away  from 
the  feed  rack  and 
thereby  obtaining  a 
grain 
double  portion  themselves  and  depriv 
ing  the  weaker  of  their  doubly-needed 
ration.  Have  all  doors  and  gateways 
wide,  it  will  save  losses  at  lambing 
time. 

trough, 

ewes.  During  dry, 

Most  farmers  fail  to  appreciate  the 
advantage  of  winter  range  for  breed 
ing 
pleasant 
days  when  the  ground  is  frozen  they 
can  usually  be  allowed  the  run  of  a 
meadow  or  pasture 
that  is  to  be 
plowed  in  the  spring  for  corn  without 
injury  to  the  land  and  to  the  great 
benefit  of  the  ewes.  The  little  they 
pick  up  in  this  way  is  probably  of  not 
much  account  except  in  the  way  of  af 
fording  a  variety  of  food,  which  sheep, 
more  than  any  other  stock,  seem  to  re 
quire;  but  the  great  benefit  lies  in  the 
exercise  the  ewes  thus  get.  The  lambs 
will  be  stronger  at  birth  and  a  much 
greater  percentage  of  them  are  likely 
to  be  raised. 

If  your  ewes  are  grade  long  wool 
or  Down  you  may  expect  one-half  of 
them  to  raise  twins.  At  this  time  I 
would  divide  them  up,  having  as  few 
together  as  possible. 
Separate  all 
those  having  twins,  putting  them  by 
themselves 
to  have  extra  feed  and 
care.  Have  water  by  them  at  all 
times. 
I  always  have  a  few  small 
pens  about  2  feet  by  4,  and  in  case  a 
ewe  refuses  to  own  a  lamb  I  place  her 
in  the  pen  with  the  lamb.  She  cannot 
turn  around,  and  after  seeing  that  the 
lamb  gets  its  feed  a  few  times,  she 
will  give  up  and  own  her  lamb. 
I 
never  failed  in  making  a  ewe  own  a 
lamb  in  this  way.  Never  let  a  lamb 
die  if  you  can  possibly  prevent 
it; 
every  lamb  lost  will  take  at  least  $3 
from  that  profit  we  are  after.  There 
are  other  points  to  be  considered 
which  have  a  bearing  upon  the  profits, 
such  as  docking  and  trimming  careful 
ly  before  turning  to  pasture.  Do  not 
turn  out  too  early  while  the  ground  is 
yet  cold.  Salt as often  as  once a  week, 
or, still  better,  keep salt  by  them.  With 
present  prices  of  wool,  we  think  it  a 
good  time  to  quit  this  barbarous  plan 
of  washing  sheep. 
It  is  a  good  plan 
to  change  pasture  often;  if  your  pas 

ture  is  in  one field it  will  pay  to  divide 
with  temporary  fence,  changing  often. 
In  raising  mutton  lambs,  I  find  ticks 
the  worst  enemy  they  have  to  contend 
with;  they  cannot  thrive  if  they  have 
ticks.  Some  say  feed  the  ewes  sulphui. 
I  never  could  see  any  beneficial  results 
from  its  use;  perhaps  I  did  not  use 
enough. 
I  bought  refuse  tobacco  and 
steeped  it,  making  a  strong  liquid,  and 
dipped  the  lambs  just  after  shearing 
the  ewes.  One  dipping  will  usually 
clean  them  off  entirely.  There  are 
several  dips  on  the  market  which 
jvould  probably  be  better;  I  have  not 
tried  them. 

To  get  the  best  results,  lambs  should 
be  kept  growing;  never  let  the  flesh 
that  is  born  on  a  lamb  get  off  its  bones, 
but  keep  it  there,  increase  it  and  im 
prove  it,  until  it  leaves  the  farm  as 
some  one  else's  property.  Such  lambs 
would  weigh  from  80  to  100  pounds 
at  four  to  five  months  old,  and  would 
bring  from  $3  to  $4  per  head  this  past 
fall. 

from 

Now  let  us  see  what  we  could  rea 
sonably  expect  from  a  flock  of  fifty 
ewes.  They  should  shear  six  pounds 
of  wool,  which  would  bring,  at 
the 
present, time1,  12%  cents,  which  wTould 
be  $37.50.  They  should  raise  sixty 
lambs,  which,  at  the  prices  last  fall 
when  from  4  to  5  months  old,  would 
bring  $3.50  per  head.  Total  amount 
ewes,  $247.50. 
fifty 
received 
That  my  figures  are  not  too  high,  but 
within  the  reach  of  all,  is  shown  by 
letters  just  received  from  friends  who-
have  been  engaged  in  the  business  for 
the  past  fifteen  or  twenty  years  in  St. 
Clair  county.  One,  from  31  ewTes  and 
one  ram,  received  a  total  of  $207.85 
after  selling  7  ewes  and  retaining  :) 
ewe  lambs  in  their  place;  an  average 
receipt  of  more  than  $6.50  per  head. 
The  other,  from  49 ewes and  two  rams, 
got  gross  receipts  of  $255,  or  an  aver 
age  of  $5  per  head.  Now  I  would  say 
right  here  if  those  ewes  were  fine  wool 
ewes,  or  if  I  was  not  willing  to  get  up 
at  least  once  in  the  night  to  look  after 

to  furnish  milk  in 

the  ewes  and  lambs  for  about  three 
weeks  while  the  lambs  were  coming, 
by  all  means  have  them  come  one 
month  later.  About  one-third  of  the 
fine  "wool  ewes  would  probably  have 
twins.  They  need  the  fresh  grass  in 
sufficient 
order 
I  think  it  best  to  keep  such 
quantity. 
lambs  till  January  or  February. 
I 
would  wean  at  about  four  months  old; 
would  commence  feeding  grain  while 
on  grass,—corn  and  bran,  equal  parts. 
When  put  in  winter  quarters,  I  would 
not  let  them  out  until  ready  for  mar 
ket;  they  will  eat  better  if  kept  con 
fined,  and  will  consequently  gain  fast 
er.  There  is  no  animal  raised  on  the 
farm  that  will  pay  greater  profits  for 
the  food  consumed  than  good,  thrifty 
lambs.  The  greatest  profits  are  de 
rived 
for 
from  young  animals  fed 
quick  growth  from  the  day  they  were 
dropped,  and  marketed  just  as  soon 
as  they  have  arrived  at  the  weights 
most  in 
favor.  We  think  in  large 
flocks,  with  grain  at  present  prices,  the 
later  lambs  will  give  about  as  good 
returns 
There  are 
should 
reasons  why  farmers 
other 
keep  sheep,  unless  a  specialist  in  some 
other  line,  the  number  depending  ou 
size  of  farm.  There  is  much  less  cap 
ital  required  than  in  any  other  branch 
of  stock  raising.  They  will  pick  their 
living  later  in  autumn  and  earlier  in 
spring  than  any  other  stock.  They 
are  the  best  scavengers 
farmer 
can  have,  eating  much  that  would 
otherwise  go  to  waste;  also  their  drop 
pings  are  spread  more  evenly  on  the 
poorest  spots,  thus  improving  the  land. 
If  rightly  managed,  and  you  do  not 
overstock,  they  are  comparatively  free 
from  disease. 

as  the  earlier. 

the 

In  conclusion  I  would  say  keep  your 
flocks  up  to  the  highest  standard  of 
excellence;  mark  and  dispose  of  all 
ewes  that  do  not  at  least  raise  one 
first  class 
lamb,  filling  their  places 
with  the  best  of  your  ewe  Iambs,— 
those  that  mature  the  earliest,  show 
ing  a  good  form  and  vigorous  consti 
tution.  Of  one  thing  I  am  sure,  we 
can  never  sustain  or  maintain  sheep 
husbandry  by  resolving  in  conventions 
that  the  duties  on  foreign  wools  must 
be  replaced,  or  by  relying  on  the  spe 
cial  merits  of 
thorougbred 
sheep  we  have. 

the  few 

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Our $5.00  Suit  and Overcoat  Sale  EESSSM; 

week's  business demonstrated  the  fact  that  LOW  PRICES and  GOOD VALUES  are 
great  trade  winners.  We  have sold more goods in  the past  10 days, than,  (consider 
ing the  conditions of  the  times) we could  expect  to have sold  in  a  month. 

We  cannot  stop this  sale in  the  midst  of  a whirlwind  of  business, so will  let  the 
good  work  go on  and  continue  this great  profit  crushing  but  business  producing 
FIVE  DOLLAR  SUIT  AND  OVERCOAT  SALE.  We've got  the goods and  must 
have the  money. 

We are  getting  desparate  and  bound  to make business if  we don't  make  a  cent 
and in our higher grades of  Men's, Boys' and  Children's  Suits and  Overcoats as well as 

F U R N I S H I NG  COODS 

We are  offering  more solid  inducements,  more genuine  and  unmatchable  bargains 
than any  house in  the  state. 

me  mm  ciotnino GO., 

2 07  and  2 09  W A S H I N G T ON  A V E .,  SOUTH 

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The  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

The  agricultural 

interests  of  the 
country  have  been  informed  of  their 
probable  representative  in the cabinet 
of  President  McKinley.  Prof.  James 
Wilson  of  Iowa  Agricultural  College 
has  been  tendered  this  place  by the 
president-elect,  and  has  accepted. 
Without  regarding  the  territorial  fit 
ness  of  the appointment,  the appropri 
ateness  of the choice  made  is  beyond 
doubt.  Prof.  Wilson is sixty-two  years 
old,  was  born  in Scotland  and received 
his  education  at Iowa  College.  Farm 
ing  has  been  the  occupation  of his  life, 
and  he is a frequent  contributor  to the 
agricultural  press.  For six  years  he 
sat  in the  state  legislature  of his  state, 
and  for the same  length  of  time was 
representative 
in  congress  from  an 
Iowa  district.  He has  served  as  farm 
er  member  of  the Iowa  railroad  com 
mission, and  has  been the trustee of  the 
state  University.  To a  suitable  busi 
ness  life  has thus  been  added  enough 
political  experience  to  equip  him for 
a  cabinet  position.  The  agricultural 
colleges  have  more  than  a  passing in 
terest  in  the  selection  of  Prof.  Wil 
son.  His connection  with  one  of  their 
number  during 
the  past  five  years 
should  presumably  identify  him  with 
the  interests  of these  institutions.  He 
is  known  to  have  opinions  upon  their 
needs  and responsibilities,  and a  help 
ful 
consideration  may  be  expected 
from  him  as Minister  of  Agriculture. 

Agricultural  Colleges  and  the  Civil 
Service. 

J.  STERLING  MORTON. 

In  the future  may  it not be possible 
for  an arrangement  to be made,  in  ac 
cordance  with  law,  between  the presi 
dents  of  agricultural  colleges  and  di 
rectors  of  experiment  stations  on  the 
one  hand  and the United  States  civil 
service  commission  on the other  hand 
by  which  the  certificates  of the  former 
as  to  industry,  ability  and  character 
will  permit  their  graduates,  under the 
direction  of  the  Secretary  of  Agricul 
ture,  to  enter  the service  without ex 
aminations?  If  a  reasonable  construc 
tion  of  existing  laws  permits  those 
who  have  devoted  years  of  study  at 
experiment  stations  and in  agricul 
tural  colleges,  and  thus  made  them 
selves  especially  expert  and skilled  in 
specific  lines  of  investigation,  to  enter 
the  scientific  bureaus  and divisions of 
the  United  States  Department  of  Ag 
riculture 
examination 
by  their  preceptors  and  certification 
by  them  as to their  merits,  will  not  the 
country  begin  at  once  to realize  direct 

after  a  rigid 

benefits  from  experiment  stations and 
agricultural  colleges  which  under  the 
present  system  seems  to be  wanting? 
In  short,  by a  judicious  extension of 
civil  service  rules  cannot  the  agricul 
tural  colleges  be increased  as to  num 
ber  of  students  and at the same  time 
made  a  scientific  rendezvous  whence 
the  Department  of  Agriculture  may 
with  certainty  always  draft  into  its 
services  the  highest  ability  and ac 
quirements  in  specific  lines  of  scien 
tific  research ?—-Report  of  the Secretary 
of  Agriculture  for  1896. 

Another  M. A. C. Association. 

Hon.  Chas.  Wr. Garfield,  a  graduate 
of  the  Michigan  Agricultural  College 
and  an ardent  enthusiast  in all  matters 
pertaining  to the Lansing  institution, 
will  make  another  endeavor  to  revive 
interest  in  a  local  M. A.  C.  associa 
tion. 

This  morning  Mr.  Garfield  received a 
letter  from  the secretary  of  the  Chi 
cago  M. A. C. association  and his  at 
tention  was again  called  to  the num 
ber  of students,  past  and  present,  /that 
Grand  Rapids  has sent  to the old col 
lege  halls  and the  lack  and  evident 
need  of  some  organization 
to  bring 
them  together. 

The  matter  is  now in  the hands of 
Lin  W. Rice  at  Sweet's.  All those in 
terested  in  M. A.  C. or  those  having 
an  idea of the kind  of  association  that 
they  would  like  to  see  formed,  will 
leave  their  names  with  Mr. Rice.  La 
ter he and  Mr.  Garfield  will  sign  a call 
for  a meeting  and  local M. A. C.  gradu 
ates  may  see a long  cherished  hope re 
alized. 

Grand  Rapids  Evening  Press. 

"Watered  Stock." 

C.  F.  HERRMANN,  '97,  OF  THE PHI  DELTA 
THETA  FRATERNITY. 

There  are but few  stock  companies 
w,hich  do  not  deliberately  and  with 
forethought  deceive  the  public  in re 
gard  to  the rate  of  interest  paid  upon 
their  invested  capital.  The  practice 
of  charging  the public  rates  which re 
alize  an  exorbitant  per cent,  of  inter 
est  becomes  quite  simple  when  compe 
tition  and  statutory  enactments  aire 
both  lacking  to  keep  the rates  within 
the  bounds  of  the cost  of  production. 
This  fact  is  'realized  nowhere  better 
than  by  corporations,  and their  usual 
cowardly  imianner  of  -demanding  the 
public  to  throw  up  its  arms  is  by 
"watering  stock." 

"Watered  stock"  is, to a  greater  or 
less  extent,  an  imaginary  increase  in 
the  value  of  a  corporation's  posses 
sions.  It is represented  by an increase 
in  the  number  of  shares  whose  full 
par  value  have  not been  paid  into the 
corporation,  but are pantry  accounted 
for  by  labor,  property,  or 
.contract 
work.  The  object  of  this  practice, as 
already  intimated,  is to seemingly de 
crease  the future  earning  power  of  a 
public  franchise,  and prevent  adverse 
slbatutory  enactments  by  leading  the 
public  to  believe  that  the  companies 
are  receiving  but  a  nominal  rate  of 
interest  upon their .capital.  The  excuse 
offered  for this  dishonesty  is  that the 
investment  was  utterly  useless., as far 
as  earnings  were  concerned,  for the 
first 
four  or  five  years,  which,  no 
doubt,  is  true  in  a  large  number  of 
instances,  but  does not  in the least ex 
cuse  the  offenders. 
It  is  but  reason 
that  an  honest, 
to  suppose 
able 
straightforward  financial  report  from 
corporations  would  secure  for  them the 
privilege  of  continuing 
their  high 
prices  until  a  fair  remuneration  had 
been  realized  for the  first  few  years 
of  business depression.  It is unreason 

able  that  after  the  public  has  used 
every  possible  means 
to  encourage 
them  to  engage  .in  business  that  it 
should  now  turn  and  trample 
them 
under  its  feet.  Such  a  procedure  is 
disastrous  to the public  welfare.  Has 
the  public  any  right  to  expect  to  re 
ceive  consideration  at  the  hands  of 
corporations ? • Most  certainly  it has, 
when  the public  gives  valuable  fran 
chises,  when  it  gives  the privilege of 
buying  an  individual's  property  with 
out  -paying  exorbitant  prices,  when 
it  protects  the  invested  capital  against 
the  imposition  of  others  who  would 
like  to  run  their  cars  upon  the  same 
track,  or string  their  telephone  or elec 
tric  light  wire  upon  the  same  poles, 
or  transact  business  .in the same  ter 
ritory,  and does  all this  for  the  mere 
promise  that  in return  it  shall  receive 
the  best  possible  service  at the lowest 
possible  rate.  No one cam  doubt  the 
right  oif 
interference  to  the  public 
when  these  beneficiaries  disregard  its 
interests. 

Aside  from  the Injury  done  the pub 
lic,  inflated  capital  has a  very  marked 
effect  upon  the  individual  who  pur 
chases  stock  after  the  watering  has 
taken  place.  He  is  often  charged 
double  the  amount  of  the  real  value 
of  his purchase,  and is not  aware  that 
he  is  buying  bubbles  until  he has  be 
come  a  member  of  the  company.  It 
sometimes  happens  that  companies are 
organized  for  the  sole  purpose  of in 
flating  stock  to  the  utmost  and  then 
selling  it at the highest  possible  price 
to  unsxispeeting  purchasers,  who  after 
ward  find  it  impossible  to  realize  a 
fair  rate  of interest  upon  the  enormous 
sum  paid  for their  shares.  The natu 
ral  result  of this  is foreclosure  and  re 
ceivership,  and in  cases  of  large  cor 
porations  it  causes  a  general  depres 
sion  in  business  circles. 

Assuming  that  we are  agreed  that 
corporations  should  not be allowed the 
their 
dishonest  practice  of  watering 
stock,  in  what  way are  we  to  over 
come  it? By enacting  laws  absolutely 
prohibiting  the watering  of  stock, and 
allowing  no company to declatre a  stock 
dividend  until  a  state  commission has 
investigated  the  labor,  property,  or 
con tract  work  for  which  the  stock  is 
to be issued,  and has  found  that  labor, 
property  or  contract  work  to  possess 
the  amount  of value  represented. 

When  this  has been  done,  the public 
will  be able  to  receive  a  true  account 
of  the  earnings  of  corporations,  and 
legislative  enactments  can  be 
then 
made  limiting  the charges  of  corpora 
tions. 

The  Roentgen Ray. 

PROF.  PHILIP  B.  WOODWORTH. 

During  the  year  1896 at 

least  a 
thousand  people  have  visited  the  phys 
ical  laboratory  for  the  express  pur 
pose  of seeing  a  Crookes  tube  in oper 
ation.  A  conservative  estimate  would 
place  the  number  of questions asked at 
about  one thousand.  The visitor  will 
usually  see the  pale,  yellowish  green 
light  given  by the electrically  excited 
tube  and  wonder  if that  is the  wonder 
ful,  powerful  X  ray, and, when  told 
that  the glass  bulb  or bottle  with me 
terminals  sealed  is  a  Crookes 
tallic 
tube,  will  usually  ask,  "What  is  a 
Crookes  tube?" 

The  answer  in  part  is,  if  the  tube 
were  opened  so the tube  would  be  full 
light 
of  air,  instead  of  the  peculiar 
there  would  be  a  zigzag  electric  dis 
charge  from  one metallic  terminal  to 
the  other;  just  the same  as would  take 
place in the  open  air.  If  now  the  tube 
is  connected  with  an  air  pump  and 
part  of the air is pumped  out the dis 

charge  will  take  place  with  greater 
ease,  and if  the  pumping  continues the 
remaining  air  in  the  tube  will  show 
colors  and effects  similar  to the north 
ern  lights.  Later  the whole  tube  will 
begin  to glow.  If  the pump  is an  ex 
ceptionally  good  one and its action  is 
carried  on, there  will  come  a  stage of 
exhaustion  at  which  one  of the termi 
nals  will  act  as  the  source  of  light. 
Objects  in the tube  will  cast  shadows. 
A  small  windmill  in  such  a  tube  will 
rotate,  propelled  by the  something  that 
apparently  radiates 
from  one  pole. 
When  the  stage  of  exhaustion  where 
one  terminal  is  the  center  of  distri 
bution  is  reached,  the  tube  is  called 
a  Crookes  tube.  Mr.  Crookes  found 
that  the rays  in  these  tubes  could  be 
drawn  out of a straight  line  by a  mag 
net  and discovered  numerous  other  pe 
culiarities. 
If  the  air  is  completely 
pumped  from  the  tube  all  electrical 
effects  stop.  No discharge  takes  place 
through  a  perfect  vacuum.  Suppose 
you  wanted  to make  a  noise  by  shak 
ing  a  bottle  of  shot.  When  the bottle 
is  full  of  shot  you will  get no  noise. 
Pour  out  part,  and  the  tube  when 
excited  (shaken)  will  make  a  noise. 
Pour  out almost  all the  shot  and  you 
can  get  more  noise.  Pour  them  all 
out  and you get nothing.  So there  is 
a  mean,  or best,  value  than  can be ar 
rived  at by experiment.  Such  a  condi 
tion  may be  said  to  be the  Crookes 
tube  condition. 

But  Mr.  Crookes  did his work  about 
20  years  ago,  and the new interest  in 
the  Crookes tube  came from  Roentgen's 
discovery  that  other  and  invisible  rays 
from  the Crookes  tube  had the power 
of  making  certain  substances  give out 
light.  For  several  years  match  safes 
and  clock  dials  have  been  arranged 
to  shine  in the dark,  giving  back  the 
light  they  absorbed  during  exposure 
to  sun  light.  There  is  quite  an ex 
tended  list  of  substances  that  absorb 
Roentgen  dis 
light  when  exposed. 
covered,  first,  that  when  in the neigh 
borhood  of  an  excited  Crookes  tube 
some  of  these  substances  would  shine 
or  glow  just  as  though  they  had been 
previously  exposed  to sunlight;  second, 
that  objects  placed  between  the  tube 
and 
shadows  as 
though  the rays  came  from  one  termi 
nal  of  the  tube;  third,  that  the  rays 
through  almost  all  substances 
pass 
quite  regardless  of whether  we can see 
through  them  or not.  The rays  cast  a 
clearer  shadow  when  they  are  com 
pelled  to  go  through  a  tin  washdish 
than  through  a sheet  of  ordinary  win 
dow  glass.  Fourth,  that  bones  cast  a 
darker  shadow  than  the  flesh, so  that 
the  shadow  of  a  hand  or an arm will 
show  the  details  of  the  bones  con 
tained;  fifth,  that  the  materials  used 
in  the  manufacture  of  the  ordinary 
photographic  dry  plate  are  sensitive 
to  these  rays  and if  exposed  to  them 
will  develop,  showing  shadows  which 
have  been  cast  during  exposure. 

the  substance  cast 

Then  the "wizard"  on  applications, 
Edison,  set  about  to  find  the  most 
sensitive  substance  to  these  rays.  As 
a  result  of his  work  we use the tungs-
tate  of  calcium,  a  material  that  looks 
like  very  fine  table  salt.  When  this is 
spread  on an  ordinary  cardboard and 
held  a few  inches  from  the tube  it  will 
glow  and emit  light.  The amount  of 
light  given  out by the  tungstate  of cal 
cium  is  truly  wonderful.  An 8 by  10 
inch  cardboard  well  coated  will  glow 
so  that  it can be seen  by every  one  in 
a  room  40 by 40 feet.  If  now a  hand 
or  arm  is  placed  between  the  card 
board  and  the  terminal  in  the  tube 
every  one  in  such  a  room  will  see  the 
skeleton  of the hand  and the dim  out 
lines  of the flesh. 

By  the  same  process  we  have  ex-

FEBEUAEY 9, 1897. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  K E C O BD 

a mined  broken  bones  in a  man's  foot 
without  taking  his shoe  off.  One of 
the  most  entertaining  experiments  is 
to  put  the  card  on one  side  of a  man's 
neck  and  the  Crookes  tube  on the 
other,  then  watch  the movements  in 
the  throat  when  the man  swallows. 

The  question  that  goes  unanswered 
is,  "What  makes  the  tungstate  of  cal 
cium  glow?"'  There  is no proof  that 
it  is  either  heat,  light  or  electricity. 
AVe can  bend  all three  with  lenses,  re 
flect  all  three  with  mirrors,  and  twist 
all  three  with  special  apparatus.  But 
so  far  no one has bent,  reflected  or 
twisted  the ray that  must  travel  from 
the  Crookes  tube  to the tungstate of 
calcium. 
In  answer,  to  a  question 
often  asked,  I  will  say  for myself  and 
those  who  have  been  associated  with 
me  in a year  of continuous  work  with 
the  Crookes  tube,  not one  has exper 
ienced  any  ill  effect  from  the  exposure. 
By  this  discovery  another  great ad 
vancement  has been  made  in  the  di 
rection  of  solving  the  problems  of 
physics,  and to the  surgeon  it  has  al 
ready  proved  itself  invaluable. 

Every  scientist  feels  an honest  pride 
in  the  great  strides  investigators  have 
made  in  recent  years,  and new  ex 
periments  and  their 
results  are 
watched  for by all  students. 

Hogs  on the  Farm. 

[The  following  is the  substance  of a 
paper  delivered  before  the  Ottawa  Co. 
Institute  at  Holland,  Jan. 12, by S. 
Yutema,  Forestgrove.] 

Hogs  on  the  farm  is not  a  very  nice 
sounding  subject,  but considered  from 
the  standpoint  of  dollars  and  cents  it 
takes  with  many  of  us. 

A  hog  is a  clean  animal  if  you  give 
him  a  chance  and  consider  his  cir 
cumstances.  I  know  when  warm  he 
will  wallow  in  dirty  water  or  mire, 
but  that  is the medicine  for  cooling 
the  excessive  heat  with  which  his  ap 
petite  or the  farmer's  feeding  has fllled 
him. 

When  I  commenced  farming  for  my 
self  I soon  found  out  that  hogs  needed 
comfortable  quarters.  In  one of  our 
agricultural  papers  I  found  a  plan, as 
follows:  Pen 8  ft.  by  12 ft.,  with 
posts  « ft.  high;  double  sheathing of 
inch  boards; 
roof-
boards  and  shingles;  floor  of  two-inch 
boards;  nothing  in it but a  trough, so 
that  it  could  be easily  cleaned.  This 
was  for feeding  only. 

covered  with 

For  the  hogs  to  sleep  in  I  built 
another  pen of  the same  dimensions 
about  two  rods  from  this,  but with  a 
floor  of  stones  covered  with  about 
three  or four  inches  of sand,  and  with 
stone  walls  about  two  feet  thick  and 
three  feet  above  ground,  thus  making 
the  ridge  of the  roof  about  seven  feet 
above  ground.  On  the  south  end  was 
an  opening  for the hogs,  and on  the 
north  end  a shutter  for  putting  in bed 
ding.  Both  did  very  well  for a number 
of  years,  when  other 
lodgers—very 
small  indeed,  with,  according  to Web 
ster,  two  eyes  and  six  feet,  and  noted 
for  their  agility  and  leaping—wanted 
to  share  in the  bedroom  of the swine. 
I 
them,  but 
failed.  At length  my  wife  hinted  that 
it  was  best  to take  the  pen  down,  else 
they  might  make  excursions  to  other 
quarters.  So the roof  was removed, 
the  walls  were  torn  down,  and  a  time 
ly  freshet  did  the  rest  to the  intruders. 
After  that  I  made  two  cheap  pens, 
without  floors,  and  with  sides  and 
roofs  of common  boards;  but these in 
rainy  weather  became  damp,  and 
when  more  bedding  was  put in it  be 
gan  to ferment  like a  manure  pile. 

tried  to  exterminaate 

In  connection  with  these  we had  a 
place  for  feeding—simply  a  platform 

ALWAYS  ON  TOP 

DAVIS  6c GO. 

\OA  Washington  Ave.  North 

104 

OUR  WINTER  GOODS  ARE  NOW  IN—WE  WILL  BE PLEASED  TO SHOW  THEM  TO YOU. 

OVERCOATS,  ULSTERS,  BICYCLE  OVERCOATS 
PEA  JACKETS  AND  VESTS,  SINGLE  AND  DOUBLE  BREASTED  MELTON  SUITS 
ALL  UP TO  DATE. 

Also  Full  Line of 
Furnishings  and  Hats 

of  2-inch  oak  plank  a  few 
inches 
above  the  ground.  Not being  corn-
tight,  rats  made  it their  picnic  ground, 
and  when  driven  out  by cold,  went to 
.stay  over  night  with  the  pigs  and  dis 
turbed  their  quiet  sleep. 

In  order  to  get  rid of  the  rats  I 
took  up  the platform  and laid  it so 
low  that  it  was too wet for them  to 
dwell  under,  but, to  my  chargrin,  I 
found  it  often  too  wet  for the  hogs to 
eat  their  corn. 
I  then  got  coarse 
gravel  and  made  a  bed  for the  planks, 
high  enough  to keep  dry.  The  planks 
were  kept  together  by a  fence-board 
nailed  across  each  end.  This  has 
proved  satisfactory. 

I  have  now  two 8  by 12 ft. pig 
houses  or pens,  with  about  six inches 
of  gravel  under  the  two^-inch  plank 
floors. 
In  winter  I  bring  bedding to 
the  hogs  two or three  times  a  week, 
and  in  case  of too  much  straw,  I  re 
move  the  old.  Perhaps  fattening  hogs 
might  do  without  bedding,  but  in win 
ter  I  think  it is better  for them. 

For  breeding  sows,  in winter,  I  ha-/e 
a  shed  connected  with  a  barn,  where 
three  can have  a  separate  pen each, 
arranged  so that  each  can be let  out 
alone,  said  room  being  warmed  by 
ventilation  from  the cow stable. 

The  best  time  to breed  differs  with 
localities  and  soils.  If  the  soil  around 
the  barn  is very  dry,  I  think  there is 
not  much  difference;  but with  us who 
live  on  clay  soil  it  often  makes  a 
great  difference. 
If  the  young  pigs 
have  to  waddle  a  great  deal  in  mud 
and  slush  they  are  almost  sure  to get 
stunted 
likewise,  when 
their  pens  are  so  small  that  they  can 
not  get sufficient  exercise. 

in  growth; 

A  sow  which  has  a  brood  of  young 
ones  should  be fed carefully,  at  least 
in  winter.  Good  success  needs  a  good 
start.  Skimmed  milk  or,  what  is  bet 
ter  still,  buttermilk,  should  be  item 
one  of her diet.  Use  with  this  barley 
or  rye meal.  Low-grade  flour  is  also 
excellent,  if  the  grade  is not  too  low. 
I  avoid  feeding  corn  to  young  pigs, 
unless  in  connection  with  potatoes, 
apples  or  mangels.  Too much  corn 
fattens 
Clover 
them  prematurely. 
pasture,  or  well  cured,  early  mown 
clover,  is often  a  great  help. 

that  overfeeding  or 

Hogs  should  be kept  growing  every 
day,  with  plenty  and  a variety  of food, 
but  never  should  be overfed.  Keep in 
mind 
irregular 
feeding  is  sure  to  take  all the prorit 
away.  During  cold  weather  all  ground 
feed  that  is mixed  with  water  or milk 
when  fed  should  be  warmed  to the 
natural  heat  of the  animal,  otherwise 
the  animal  will  need  more  food  to get 
warm. 

Meal  that  is  fed to pigs  should  be 
boiled  till  done,  then  properly  cooled 
before  feeding.  The cheapest  pork  I 
ever  made  was  made  by  fattening  a 
lot  of  hogs  on  boiled  mangel  leaves 
and  potatoes,  to which  I  added,  when 

Gome in and  see  us anyway 

about  done,  enough  meal  to  make  a 
thick  pudding. 

Since  there  is  nothing  like  corn for 
fattening  hogs,  it  should  be the chief 
food  for the last  six or  eight  weeks. 
It  is  best  to  feed  old corn  till  NeAv 
Year's.  If  you  do  not  have  it, buy it, 
unless  it be very  high  in price. 

In  feeding  hogs  do not  give  them 
more 
than  they  will  eat up  clean. 
When  you  are  cleaning  out  the  trough 
or  are cleaning  a  place  for the corn 
for  a  half  dozen or more  hogs,  if  there 
is  not  a  lot of squeeling  going  on then 
there  is  certainly  something  wrong. 
You  have  either  overfed  them  or you 
are  so cruel  that  you are a  terror  to 
the  poor  creatures.  I  feed  hogs  for 
fattening  twice  a  day,  and it  is  best 
not  to  disturb  them  between  times. 
The  more  quiet  they  are  left  the  better 
they  will  g n w.  I  find  it best  to  fat 
ten  each  brood  separately. 

The  best  time  to fatten  hogs  is  all 

the  year  around,  and the  very  best 
time  to  sell  is  when  they  are  ready 
for  market.  Try  these  two  things 
fairly,  and  you  will  stick  to them. 

I  always  try  to  please  the  meat-
market  man  with  the pork  I  sell  him. 
At  present  there  is  more  demand for 
meat  in  hogs,  proportionately, 
than 
formerly.  We farmers  must  satisfy 
than  the 
this  demand  or  take  less 
market  price  for our  pork. 

In  conclusion  I  would  briefly  say: 
Take  very  good  care  of your  breeding 
sows.  Always  have  clean  sand,  gravel 
or  clay  where  they  can  get  to it  when 
in pens; for little  pigs  this is still  more 
essential.  Clean  the pens  and  put  in 
a  little  bedding  every  day.  Feed  with 
care,  plenty  with  variety,  but not  too 
much.  Be on the best  of  terms  with 
the  animals.  Keep 
them  growing, 
growing,  growing,  till  they  are seven, 
eight  or  nine  months  old, and  then 
sell.  The result  will  generally  be a 
good  return  for  all  your  feed,  time  and 
care. 

Both  at  Home. 

An  amusing  story  is told  of the  late 
Principal  Pirie  of  Aberdeen,  Scotland. 
Just  as "at  home"  cards  became  fash 
ionable,  one of the  driest  specimens of 
the  old professional  regime  was sur 
prised  to receive  a  missive  which  read 
as  follows:  "Principal  and  Mrs.  Pirie 
present  their  compliments  to Professor 
T.,  and  hope  he  is well.  Principal  and 
Mrs.  Pirie  will  be  'at home'  on Thurs 
day  evening  at 8  o'clock."  This was 
something  which  evidently  required an 
answer,  but the  recipient  of  it was 
quite  equal  to the  occasion.  He  wrote: 
"Professor  T. returns  the  compliments 
of  Principal  and Mrs.  Pirie,  and  in 
forms  them  that  he  is  very  well.  Pro 
fessor  T. is glad  to  hear  that  Principal 
and  Mrs.  Pirie  will  be  at  home  on 
Thursday  evening  at  8  o'clock.  Pro 
fessor  T.  will  also  be at home." 

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y ou 
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s o me  n a t ty  " Up 
s t y l e s.  N o t h i ng  b ut 
relia 
ble  q u a l i t i es  find  p l a ce  in 
my  s t o c k. 

STUDENT'S  PATRONAGE  SOLICITED. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN 

THE  OUTFITTER. 

a 

is 

to  skate  with  a 

characteristic  of 

It  has  been  said  t h at  t h e re  a re  no 
skaters  on  iee  in  t he  world  as  grace 
ful  as  the  American  girls.  This  may 
be  due  in  a  measure  to  the  difference 
in  method  between  the  skating  of  the 
girl  of  t he  New  World  and  her  English 
sister,  b ut  be  the  cause  w h at  it  may, 
the  t r u th  of  t he  assertion  still  holds. 
An  essential  feature  of 
the  English 
straight 
method 
knee,  which  cannot  be  accomplished 
to  the  letter  and  at  t he  s a me  time  give 
t he  graceful,  easy  stroke  which  is  so 
noticeable 
the 
It  cannot  be  said, 
American  skater. 
however,  t h at  the  w o m en  of  the  old 
country  a re  as  prone 
this 
method  as  t he  men,  and  there  are  in 
England  today  some  really  fine  skaters. 
their 
Englishmen,  as  a  rule,  execute 
movements  on  the  ice  on  a  grand  scale. 
They  appear  to  be  flying  r a t h er 
t h an 
merely  gliding  over  the  surface  of  the 
ice,  and  some  of  their  strokes  are  really 
skill,  one 
marvels  of 
stroke  frequently  carrying  t he  skater 
the  rink.  T he 
the  entire 
length  of 
the 
American  skater,  however,  takes 
stroke  with  a  slightly  bended  knee,  and 
then  coming  up  to  t he  "straight-knee" 
movement,  m a k es  a  most  easy  and 
graceful  appearance.—Washington  Post. 

strength  a nd 

to  adopt 

At  t he  G a l l e r y. 

Such  a  dainty  cap  of  linen 

Quite  becomes  your  tossing  tresses; 

Surely,  sweet,  you've  never  been  in 

London,  where  each  maiden—bless 

us,— 

W e a rs  a  fluffy,  stately  bonnet, 
H u ge  with  flowers  and  feathers  on  it. 
Praise  for  you  is  most  condign, 
Winsome  Mistress  Valentine. 
! 
Cherry  lips  and  cheeks  of  posies, 

Clear  brown 

eyes  with  mischief 

smiling; 

Surely,  some  young  fellow  k n o ws  he's 
Waisting  time  with  your  beguiling. 

Love,  I  fear,  for  you  is  folly; 
And,  withal,  so  fair  and  jolly, 
I  would  say  your  quite  divine, 
Winsome  Mistress  Valentine. 

Some  might  say  you're  like  a  Venus, 
But  I  know  you're  too  unquiet; 
Still  I'd  have  none  come  between  us, 

Though,  I'm  sure,  I  never  sigh  yet, 

W h en  I  think  you  c an  not  love  me, 
F or  you  h a ng  quite  high  above  me, 
And  you're  not  down  in  the 
Painted  Mistress  Valentine. 

line, 

—Notre  Dame  Scholastic. 

t he 

t h at 

" W h en  I 

first  earned  money  I  sat 
I  per 
d o wn  and  t h o u g ht  it  all  out. 
ceived 
it  did  not  m a t t er  how 
much  one  earned,  it  w as  necessary  to 
t i me  or  one 
save  something  all 
could  never  be  anything  but  an  em 
ploye.  Even  when  I  earned  only  $2 
per  week,  a  certain  p a rt  of  it  w as  put 
aside  for 
future  use."—Hermann  H. 
Kohlsaat,  a  poor  boy  at  twenty,  b ut  a 
millionaire  at  forty-three  and  owner  of 
the 
the  Chicago  Times-Herald 
Evening  Post. 

a nd 

Germany  is  gaining  ground  because 
"Their  country  bristles  with  technical 
schools,  with  commercial  training  col 
leges,  and  with 
educational 
institutions  for  every  kind  of  theoreti 
cal  learning  a nd  practical  skill,  from 
t he  method  of  dairy  farming 
t he 
theory  of  transcendental  aesthetics."— 
Dr.  Dillon  in  t he  Fortnightly 

Review. 

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Botany  class.  Miss  C—"Mr.  W., 
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A l l at  THREE  NINETY-FIVE 

FEBRUARY 9,  1897. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  R E C O K Do 

News  from  G r a d u a t es  a nd  S t u d e n t s. 

We  a re  sorry  to  hear  of  the  death 
of  t he  little  d a u g h t er  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
F r a nk  R.  Toss,  '94. 

G.  N.  E a s t m a n,  97m,  left  for  his  old 
home  near  I m l ay  City  last  Tuesday, 
to  be  gone  about  two  weeks. 

J.  H.  Briley,  '9G,  is  starting  a  read 
ing  table  in  his  school  at  Hillman  and 
w r i t es  for 

t he  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

N.  J.  Miller,  with 

'97m,  paid  us  a 
visit  S a t u r d ay  and  Sunday.  Mr.  Miller 
is  employed  as  bill  clerk  in  t he  senate. 
Charles  S.  Emery,  '77,  represents  E. 
B e m o at  &  Sons  in  Texas,  with  head 
q u a r t e rs  at  Waco,  H is  wife  left  Lan 
sing  last  week  to  join  him. 

II.  M.  H o we  h as  returned  from  his 
trip  through 
the  southern  states  and 
is  now  at  work  in  t he  office  of  D.  M. 
F e r ry  &  Co.  of  Detroit,  Mich. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Scientific  Asso 
ciation  of  the  University  of  Missouri. 
Monday  evening,  J a n.  25,  Trot.  F.  P.. 
Mumford,  '91, gave  an  address  on  "Ef 
fect  of  T e m p e r a t u re  on  Animal  Nutri 
tion." 

F.  N.  Bierce,  with  'Olvi,  who  is  work 
ing  for  the  Stilwell-Rierce  Co.  of  Day 
ton.  O..  received  a  call  last  week  from 
W,  A.  Ansorge.  with 
'!).""»».  Mr.  An-
sorgo  is  traveling  for  1 lie  Elliott  But 
ton  F a s t e n er  Co.  of  Grand  Rapids. 

Honor 

is  a  n ew 
in 

t o wn  of  Benzie 
the  Woods  and  sur 
county—right 
two-story 
rounded  by  hills.  A 
founders 
sehoolhouse  shows  that 
believe  in  education  as  a  corner  stone. 
M.  S.  Gregory,  the  teacher,  is  a  former 
student  of  M.  A. C.—}fo<icr<itor. 

line 
the 

Z.  Veldhuis,  witli 

'96,  now  lives  at. 
spring 
last 
Overisi'l.  He  graduated 
the 
in  the  veterinary  department  of 
II<>  has 
Detroit  College  of  Medicine. 
spent  some  weeks 
in  Detroit 
witli  Dr.  Brenton.  He  visited  M.  A. 
C.  last  week  and  lias  a  high  opinion 
of  her  advantages.  He  has  from  time 
to  time  advised  young  persons  to  at 
tend  this  College. 

lately 

It  is  reported  t h at  J o hn  W.  Rittin-
the  posi 
ger,  '94,  is  a  candidate  for 
tion  of  superintendent  of  schools 
in 
St.  Joseph  county,  Indiana.  At  col 
lege  Mr.  Rittinger  w as  a  great  favor 
trustworthy. 
ite,  a  good  student  and 
His  college  education  and  his  exper 
ience  as  a  teacher  give  him  a  good 
training  for  t he  position  to  which  he 
aspires,  and  we  hope  he  will  be  suc 
cessful. 

Prof.  F.  B.  Mumford, 

'91,  is  now 
right  in  the  midst  of  his  work  witli 
students  in  the  short  winter  course  in 
agriculture  at 
the  University  of  Mis 
souri.  The  course  opened  J a n.  5,  and 
will  continue  to  March  30.  Prof.  Mum 
ford  gives  seventy-five  lectures  in  this 
course,  ten  on  farm  equipment, 
fifteen 
on  farm  crops,  t w e n ty  on  breeds  and 
in 
breeding,  and  fourteen 
stock  judging.  C.  M.  Conner,  '92,  gives 
a  series  of  lectures  on  drainage. 

(exercises) 

Trim  Campbell  ['94]  writes: 

"The 
first-class  course 
Yale  schools  have  a 
of  entertainments 
this  winter.  Mc-
Clary,  Bliss  Concert,  Macy,  Wood  and 
Sprague.  One  new  organ  has  gone 
into  t he  school  since  Christmas  and 
there  is  nearly  enough  money  on  hand 
to  purchase  t wo  more.  New  reading 
table,  upon  which  may  be 
found 
"Moderator," 
"Timely 
Intelligence,"  "Mc-
"Week's  Current 
"Scientific 
Clure's," 
and 
American," 
"Educational  Gazette." 
review 
class  meets  at  8:30  every  morning  in 
the  high  school,  and  from  primary  to 
high  school  all  are  h a rd  at  work."— 
Moderator. 

"Literary  Digest" 

"Cosmopolitan," 

Topics," 

A 

t he 

N.  D.  Corbin,  w ho  h as  been  a  corre 
spondent  for  t he  Detroit  " F r ee  P r e s s" 
for  some 
and 
" E v e n i ng  N e w s" 
time,  has  accepted  a  position  on 
the 
latter  paper,  and  w e nt  to  Detroit  Sun 
day  to  s t a rt  in.  Mr.  Corbin  has  been 
a  h a rd  working,  persistent  news  hunt 
er,  and  has  shown  an  energy  and  abil 
ity  for  the  work  t h at  will  surely  b r i ng 
him  success  in  a  larger  sphere  of  ac 
tion.  He  has  m a ny  friends  here  who 
will  wish  him 
t he  best  of  success.— 
Ann  Arhor  Courier,  Jan.  20,  '97. 

for 

."Science  h as  bred  in  us  a  spirit  of 
tin1 
experiment  and  a  contempt 
past. 
It  h as  made  us  credulous  of 
quick  improvement,  hopeful  of  discov 
ering  panaceas,  confident  of  success 
in  every  new  thing.  Science—our  sci 
It  is  a  child  of  the  nine 
ence—is  new. 
teenth  century. 
transformed 
the  world  and  owes  little  debt  of  obli 
It  has  driven 
gation  to  any  past  age. 
it  h as 
mystery  out  of 
made  malleable 
t he  h a rd 
world,  and  laid  it  out  in  its  elements 
upon  t he  table  of  every  class-room."— 
refer 
Woodrow  Wilson  in  1 lie  Forum, 
the  nation's 
ring 
fi%$ 
service. 

the  universe; 

to  Princeton 

stuff  of 

It  has 

in 

J e an  de  Ueszko  declares 

that 
last 
performed 
summer  all  his  servants 
rhythm 
their  labors 
and  melody 
smithy 
songs,  which  they  heard  him  practic 
ing  so  often. 

the  energetic 
of  Seigfried's 

to 

Board  of  A g r i c u l t u r e. 

Hon.  F r a n k l in  Wells,  President 

Constantine. 
Hon.  Chas.W.  Garfield.  .Grand  Rapids. 
St.  Clair. 
Hon.  Chas.  F.  Moore 
Hon.  C.  J.  Monroe. 
South  Haven. 
Hon.  Henry  Chamberlain. Three  Ooaks. 
Delhi  Mills. 
Hon.  W.  E.  Boyden 
Gov,  Hazen  S.  Filigree 
Ex  Officio 
The  President  of  the  College..Ex  Officio 
Hon.  I.  H.  Butterfield,  Secy..  . 

Mich.  Agr.  College. 

F a c u l ty  and  Other  Officers. 

J.  L.  SNYDER,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D.,  Presi 
dent. 
R O B E RT  C.  K E D Z I E,  M.  A.,  M.  D., 
Professor  of  Chemistry,  a nd  Curator 
of  the  Chemical  Laboratory. 
W I L L I AM  J.  B E A L,  M.  S.,  Ph.  D., 
Professor  of  Botany  and  Forestry,  and 
Curator  of  the  Botanical  Museum. 
E.  A.  A.  GRANGE,  V.  S., 
Professor  of  Veterinary  Science. 
L E VI  R.  T A F T,  M.  S., 
Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Land 
scape  Gardening,  and  Superintend 

ent  of 

t he  Horticultural  De 

partment. 
H O W A RD  E D W A R D S,  tf.  A.,  LL.  D.. 
Professor  of  English  Literature  ami 
Modern  Languages. 
H E R M AN  K.  VEDDER.,  C.  E., 
Professor  of  Mathematics  and  Civil 
Engineering. 
H A R RY  H.'  B A N D H O L T Z,  2d  Lieut. 
0th  Inf.,  U.  S.  A., 
Professor  of  Military  Sciences  and 
Tactics. 
I.  H.  B U T T E R F I E L D, 
Secretary. 
CLINTON  D.  S M I T H,  M.  S. 
Professor  of  Practical  Agriculture,  and 
Superintendent  of  the  F a r m. 
CHAS.  L.  W E I L,  S.  B., 
Professor  of  Mechanical  Engineering 
and  Director  of  the  Mechanical 
Department. 
W A L T ER  B.  B A R R O W S,  S.  B., 
Professor  of  Zoology  and  Physiology. 
and  Curator  of  the  General 
Museum. 
F R A NK  S.  K E D Z I E,  M.  S.. 
Adjunct  Professor  of  Chemistry. 

W I L L I AM  S.  H O L D S W O R T H,  M.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  D r a w i n g. 
P H I L IP  B.  W O O D W O R T H,  B.  S„ 
M.  E. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Physics. 
A L V IN  B.  NOBLE,  B.  Ph., 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  Litera 
t u re  and  Modern  Languages. 
C H A R L ES  F.  W H E E L E R,  B.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Botanv. 
W I L B UR  O.  H E D R I C K,  M.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  History  and  Po 
litical  Economy. 
W A R R EN  BABCOCK,  Jr.,  B.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Mathematics. 

E D I TH  F.  McDERMOTT, 
Professor  of  Domestic  Economy  and 
Household  Science. 
MRS.  L I N DA  E.  LANDON, 
Librarian. 
H.  W.  M U M F O R D,  B.  S. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Agriculture. 
R U F US  H.  P E T T I T,  B.  S.  A. 
Instructor  in  Zoology. 
A.  L.  W E S T C O T T,  B.  M.  E., 
Instructor  in  Mechanical  Engineering. 
D I CK  J.  CROSBY,  B.  S.. 
Instructor  in  English. 

R.  L.  Taylor,  Lapeer 

In  charge  of  Apiary. 

S u b - S t a t i o n s. 

Grayling,  Crawford  county,  80  acres 

deeded. 

South  Haven,  Van  Buren  county,  10 

acres  rented;  5  acres  deeded. 

M.  A.  C. 

S P E C I AL  R A T ES  ON 
P H O T OS  AT 

SHARPSTEEN'S  STUDIO. 

New  Grand  Hotel 
EVERYTHING  NEW 

Special  Rates 

to  M.  A.  C.  Boys 

R.  RENNER, 

Proprietor 

M E R R I TT  W.  F U L T O N,  B 
Instructor  in  Agriculture. 
B U R T ON  O.  LONGYEAR, 
Instructor  in  Botanv 
CYRUS  C.  P A S H B Y,  B.  S,f 
Instructor  in  Mathematics. 
CORDON  H.  T R U E,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  Dairying. 

S., 

The  Farm  Home 

Reading  Circle 

OF  T HE 

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M I C H I G AN  S T A TE 
A G R I C U I / r U R A Iv  C O I / I y E G E. 

B.. 

C H A R L ES  E.  M A R S H A L L,  Ph 
Instructor  in  Bacteriology. 
H.  E.  S M I T H,  B.  S. 
Instructor  in  Mechanical  Engineering 
K.  L.  B U T T E R F I E L D,  B.  S., 
Supt.  F a r m e r s'  Institutes  and  College 
Field  Agent. 
D.  B.  B A L D W I N. 
Engineer. 
T H O M AS  GUNSON, 
F o r e m an  of  Greenhouse. 
F.  C.  K E N N E Y, 
Assistant  Secretary. 
E R N E ST  W I T T S T O C K, 
F o r e m an  of  the  F a r m. 
W.  S.  L E O N A R D, 
F o r e m an  of  Machine  Shop. 
T H O M AS  D U R K I N, 
F o r e m an  of  t he  Horticultural  Depart 
ment. 
C H A R L ES  E.  HOYT, 

and 

f o r e m an  of 

the  Wood  Shops 
F o u n d r y. 
E.  S.  GOOD, 
Clerk  to  President. 
C H A CE  N E W M A N, 
Clerk  of  Mechanical  Department. 

S t a t i on  Council. 

Clinton  D.  Smith,  M.  S .. 

THE  AIM  OF  THE  FARM  HOME  READINC  CIRCLE. 

The  fundamental  purpose  of  the  Agri 
cultural  College  is  to  educate 
farmers' 
sons  and  daughters  toward  the  farm  and 
not  away  from  it.  She  is  doing  this  and 
i n  addition  is  making  it  possible for  those 
who  cannot  afford  a  college  course  to 
become  posted  on  agricultural 
topics 
through  fhe  F a rm  Home  Reading Circle. 
One  of  the  objects  of  the  F a rm  Home 
Reading  Circle  is  to  recommend  the  best 
books  for  the  farmer,  gardener  and  stock 
breeder  to  read,  and  at  the  same  time  to 
furnish  an  opportunity  for  the  farmer  to 
buy 
reduced 
prices. 

those  books  at  greatly 

The  course  of  reading  outlined  has 
been  prepared  by  men  who  are  authority 
in  their  special  lines.  The  books  offered 
in  the  course  are  thought  to  be  as  good 
as  can  be  secured  at  a  reasonable  figure. 
The  privileges  of  the  F a rm  Home 
Reading  Circle  are  not  limited  as  to  age 
or  occupation.  Anyone  who  is  a  resi 
dent  of  Michigan  may become  a  member. 
One  of  the  most  commendable  features 
of  this  course  of  reading  is  that  you  can 
read  alone. 

Director  and  Agriculturist. 

You  do  not  have  to  organise  a  society. 

J o n a t h an  L.  Snyder,  Ph.  D.,  Pres 

L  R.  Tuft,  M.  S 
Robert  C.  Kedzie,  M.  A.,  M.  D 

Ex  Officio. 
.Horticulturist 

La  H.  Butterfield, 

Chemist. 
Secretary 
and  Treasurer. 

Advisory  a nd  A s s i s t a nt  Staff. 

A.  A.  Crozier,  M.  S 

Herbert  W.  Mumford,  B.  S. 

Assistant  in  Agriculture. 

Assistant  in  Agriculture. 

H.  P.  Gladden,  B.  S 

Assistant  in  Horticulture. 
M.  L.  D e a n.  .Assistant  in  Horticulture. 
Thorn  Smith,  B.  S 

Assistant  in  Chemistry. 

E.  A.  A.  Grange,  V.  S 

Consulting  Veterinarian. 

W.  B.  Barrows,  S.  B 

Consulting  Zoologist. 
R.  H.  P e t t i t . . A s s i s t a nt  in  Entomology. 
Botanist. 
Chas.  F.  Wheeler,  B.  S 
Airs.  L.  E.  Landon 
Librarian. 
T.  T.  Lyon,  So.  H a v en 

t 

In  charge  of  Sub-Station. 

M E M B E R S H IP  COSTS  NOTHING. 

ADVANTAGES  TO  MEMBERS  OF  THE  FARM 

HOME  READINC  CIRCLE. 

1.  An  opportunity 

to  pursue  a  sys 
tematic  course  of 
the 
direction  and  with  the  aid  of  all  depart 
ments  of 
the  Michigan  Agricultural 
College. 

reading  under 

2.  The  publications  of  the  Michigan 
State  Experiment  Station  are mailed  free 
to  members  of  the  F a rm  Home  Reading 
Circle. 

3.  You  can  secure  standard  books  at 

greatly  reduced  rates. 

4.  You  not  only  secure  the  benefit 
yourself,  but  you  get  a  certificate  on  the 
completion  of  each  book  which  cannot 
fail  to  be  a  source  of  satisfaction  to  you. 
5.  You  can  receive  a  prompt  answer 
to  any  question  in  regard  to  farm  topics 
by  applying  to  the  college  through  the 
Secretary  of  the  F a rm  Home  Reading 
Circle. 

Full  information  in  regard  to  how  to 
join  and 
the  different  courses  offered 
will  be  furnished  promptly  upon  appli 
cation  to  the  secretary, 

HERBERT  W.  MUMFORD, 

Agricultural  College,  Mich. 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  K E C O E D. 

FEBRUARY  9,  1897. 

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Life  is too  short  to spend  much  time  in weaving  fanciful  theories. 
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The  Fame  of Our  College  Has  Gone  Abroad  —. 
Our  last  Catalog  shows  that  WE  HAVE  S T U D E N TS  FROM 

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