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VOLUME  2. 

LANSING,  MICHIGAN,  TUESDAY,  JUNE  15, 1897. 

NUMBER 23. 

B a c c a l a u r e a te  Sermon.—The  U n i ty  of 
Life. 

will  have  your  reward,  such  as 
world  counts  great. 

the 

We  give  below  an  abstract  of  the  ex 
cellent  baccalaureate  sermon  given  in 
the  armory  last  Sunday  afternoon  by 
t he  Rev.  Bastian  Smits  of  Charlotte. 
The  minister  took  his  text  from  Phil-
ippians  3-13,  "One 
I  do,"  and 
thing 
spoke  in  part  as  follows: 
boy  sitting 

sunshine, 
with  glass  in  hand,  gathering  the  r a ys 
into  one  spot  until  they  burn  in,  proves 
by  t h at  simple  experiment 
in  n a t u r al 
philosophy  the  success  a t t e n d i ng  spe 
cialization  and 

concentration. 

The 

the 

in 

r e t u r n s. 

Splendid  resources  and  large  equip 
ment  without  positive  direction  bring 
comparatively 
The 
small 
random  shot  rarely  works  other  result 
than  waste  or  h a r m.  To  know  w h at 
you  w a nt  to  be  is  to  be  more  t h an  half 
way 
" W h at  do 
you 
to  become?"  asked  Lord 
Melbourne  of  young  Benjamin  Disraeli. 
" P r i me  minister  of  England,  my  lord," 
promptly,  confidently,  came  t he  a n s 
wer. 

to  the  getting  of  it. 
intend 

It  is  "fighting  it  out  on  this  line  if 
it  takes  all  s u m m e r"  t h at  is  the  spirit 
which  wins  all 
large  and  p e r m a n e nt 
victories. 

It  is  t he  sure  knowledge  of  w h at  you 
w a n t;  the  clear  vision  of  t he  end  to  be 
reached;  the  determined  spirit  to  gain 
it,  t h at  secures  the  fortune,  the  place, 
the  goal  desired. 

chosen  goal 

Study  what  your 

is, 
is  represents  of  life,  and  w h at 
what 
sacrifices  you  must  m a ke  to  reach 
it. 
Ask  what  sacrifices  you  have  no  hesi 
tation  of  demanding,  nay,  of  compel 
ling  others  to  make,  if  you  are  to  get 
there. 

THE  HUMAN  THOUGHT  OF 
in  the 

You  cannot 

pause 
struggle  of  business 
pick  your 
some  brother. 

steps 

life 
lest  you 

IT. 
terrible 
to  carefully 
tread  on 

You  cannot  yield 

to  some  h u m a ne 
consideration  to  let  slip  the  chance  of 
a  lifetime. 

Yott  cannot  burden  yourself  with  a 

debt,  t h at  is  not  legally,  but  only  mor 
ally  yours. 

You  cannot  shrink  from  truckling  to 
political  influence  and  interests,  full  of 
shame  and  danger 
to  the  state,  and 
which  you  at  heart  hate  and  despise. 

You  cannot  heed  t he  high  and  holy 
in 
call  of  duty  when 
danger,  to  defend  her  honor  and  integ 
rity. 

the  nation 

is 

to  apply 

You  cannot  afford 

life 
in 
what  Tolstoi  says  ought 
to  be  our 
rule  of  ethics,  " To  get  others  to  work 
for  us  as  little  as  possible,  and  work 
ourselves 
for 
them." 

as  much  as 

possible 

Ask  also  what  sacrifices  you  your 
self  will  make  to  gain  your  end.  Not 
what 
time  and  labor  are  you  willing 
to  give;  not  w h at  luxury  or  pleasure 
are  you  willing  to  deny  yourself;  not 
what  physical  pain  you  are  willing  to 
undergo;  but  w h at  loss  are  you  willing 
to  stand 
to 
your  work. 

in  sacrificing  yourselves 

Are  you  willing  to  become  a  mere 
machine  with  no  Other  value  t h an  the 
work  you  can  do? 

Are  you  willing  to  lose  the  use  and 
the  pleasure  of  all  the  other 
faculties 
and  powers  given  you  as  a  creature 
born  in  God's  image,  so  t h at  the  one 
thing  of  your  life  may  be  attained? 

Surely  we  dare  not  say  but  t h at  you 

The  world's  applause  will  be  yours, 
empty  of  m e a n i ng  or  pleasure  or  satis 
faction. 

THE  DIVINE  THOUGHT  OF  IT. 
Incomparably  greater,  in  God's  sight, 
t h an  a n y t h i ng  t he  m an  can  do,  is  the 
m an  himself.  He  calls  every  one  into 
holy  service,  not  of 
t he  church  only 
and  merely,  but  of  shop  and  office  and 
field,  and  of  every  sphere  of  effort. 

It  is  m an  himself 

The  divine  t h o u g ht  is  n ot  the  work 
we  do,  t h at  is  the  end  and  we  simply 
the  means. 
is 
t he  end,  and  t h at  which  he  does  agid 
the  m a n n er  and  spirit 
in  which  he 
works  are  the  means  of  bringing  him 
to  his  noblest  heights  in  every  power 
with  which  he  has  been  endowed. 

t h at 

No  m an  can 

it  supreme,  saying 

reverse  God's  order, 
break  God's  laws,  by  p u t t i ng  his  work 
first,  m a k i ng 
t h at 
he  will  know  no  other  aim  in  life  but 
professional  business,  or  any  kind  of 
in 
worldly  success,  and  not  pay  the 
evitable  penalty. 

The  t r ue  unity  of  life  is  not  in  w h at 
we  especially  aim  to  do,  but  in  w h at 
we  aim  to  become. 

t h o u g ht  of 

The  divine 

is  not 
what  perfect  work  it  will  be  able  to  do, 
but  u n to  what  perfection  man  is  able 
to  attain. 

life 

It  is  we,  made  in  the  image  of  God, 
who  are  to  become  perfect  as  is  our 
F a t h er 
Yes, 

in  heaven. 
it 

is  m an  himself 

t h at 

the 

is 

end. 

V e t e r i n a ry  Science  at  M.  A.  C. 

D R.  E.  A.  A.  G R A N G E,  P R O F E S S OR  OF 

V E T E R I N A RY  SCIENCE. 

Instruction 

in  veterinary  began  at 
this  College  a w ay  back  in  the  seven-
tics,  through  a  few  lectures  delivered 
sources,  which  were 
from  different 
received  with  so  m u ch  favor 
in 
1581  it  w as  decided  to'  m a ke  it  a  half 
term  study,  a nd  a  veterinarian  w as  en 
gaged  to  t a ke  charge  of  t he  w o r k;  in 
1582  a n o t h er  half  term  w as  given  up 
to  it. 

t h at 

No  place  is  there  in  our  age  for  the 

In  1883  t he  w r i t er  w as 

invited 

to 

DR.  E.  A.  A.  G R A N G E. 

industry,  no  energy. 

man  who  has  no  definiteness  of  pur 
pose,  no 
The 
command  of  scripture  is  "not  slothful 
in  spirit,  serving 
in  business,  fervent 
to 
the  Lord."  To  do  what  we  ought 
do,  and  to  become  what  we  ought 
to 
become,  we  must  all  say  with  Paul, 
"This  one  t h i ng  I  do." 

God's  thought  is  t h at  life  should  be 
not  work-centered  but  character-cen 
tered.  Thus  centered,  life,  with  all  its 
activities  and  diversified  work,  will  be 
divinely  focused  and  made  one  in  aim 
and  purpose. 

The  divine  thought  of  life  is  not  t h at 
it  should  teach  only,  or  preach  only, 
or  superintend  only,  but  t h at  it  should 
be  centered  in  t h at  which  does  not  pass 
away.  The  quality  of  a  m a n 's  work 
depends  upon  the  man  himself.  There 
can  be  no  better  lawyer,  or  doctor,  or 
farmer  t h an  is  the  m an  behind  the  law 
yer,  or  doctor,  or  farmer. 

As  some  one  has  said,  " W h at  a  m an 
says  or  does  or  gives  is  a  comparative 
ly  small  multiplicand,  of  which  what 
the  man  is,  is  the  much  more  signifi 
the  product  de 
cant  multiplier;  and 
pends  mainly  on  the  multiplier." 

give  a  full  term  course  of  lectures. 

those  engaged 
t h at 

The  new  study  a t t r a c t ed  so  much 
the 
in 
'attention  from 
the  State 
live 
industry 
stock 
Board  of  Agriculture  requested 
t h at 
a  course  relating  to  t he  a n a t o my  and 
diseases  of 
the  domestic  a n i m a ls  be 
provided  to  extend  t h r o u g h o ut  the  en 
tire  College  year.  This  being  done, 
the  first  class  w as  enrolled  at  the  be 
ginning  of  t he  a u t u mn 
term  of  1S83. 
In  1885  t he  State  board  procured  an 
appropriation  of  $7,500  from  the  Leg 
islature,  which  w as  applied 
the 
erection  of  a  suitable  building  and 
equipment  for  carrying  on  t he  study 
in  a  more  convenient  manner. 

to 

room 

In  this  building  we  h a ve  an  excel 
lent  class  room  well  lighted  and  airy, 
a  dissecting 
conveniently  ar 
ranged  and  an  operating  room  w h e re 
students  can  witness  various  opera 
tions.  The  second  story  is  now  used 
as  a  bacteriological 
laboratory,  hav 
ing  t wo  Avork  rooms  a nd  other  conven 
iences  for  practical  w o rk  in  the  study 
of  bacteria. 

The  method  of  teaching  veterinary 
this  d e p a r t m e nt  varies  somewhat 

in 

leg  for 

exposed 

to  circumstances. 

according 
Some 
times  t he  student  is  supplied  with  tl'ie 
r aw  material,  a  horse's 
in 
stance,  which  he  p r e p a r es  by  dissec 
tion  so  t h at  the  p a r ts  most  likely  to  be 
attacked  by  disease  a re  plainly  and 
and 
thoroughly 
studied  in  their  healthy  condition;  be 
sides  this  he  studies  the  muscles  and 
their  functions,  as  well  as  t he  princi 
pal  nerves  a nd  blood  vessels. 
T he 
practical  work  in  anatomy,  which  oc 
cupies  most  of  t he  a u t u mn 
is 
supplemented  by  lectures  a nd  demon 
strations  in  the  class  room. 

view, 

term, 

to 

To  aid  in  t he  class  room  -work  our 
skeletons 
m u s e um  is  provided  w i th 
a nd  models  too  numerous  to  mention. 
One  feature,  however, 
in  our  equip 
ment,  t h at  can  h a r d ly  be  passed  with-
our  notice,  is  a 
which 
shows 
over  3,000  p a r ts  for 
a n a t o my  of  t h at  animal. 
H a v i ng  disposed  of 

-papier  mache  horse, 
a nd 
separates  into  97  pieces 
in  a  very  a c c u r a te  manner, 
the 

the  a n a t o m y. 
we  p a ss  on  to  t he  diseases  and  study 
them  from  various  standpoints,  giv 
ing  close  attention 
their  causes, 
symptoms,  a nd  t r e a t m e n t,  and  last  but 
not  least,  prevention. 

illustrating 

to 

Materia  medica  also  comes  in  for  a 
s h a re  of  our  work,  a nd 
the  actions, 
uses,  doses,  abuses,  as  well  as  m a ny 
other 
connection  with 
in 
about  100  drugs,  a re  discussed. 

features 

Surgical  operations  a re  performed 
before  t he  class  w h en  it  is  possible  to 
do  so. 

In  order  t h at  t he  s t u d e nt  may  under 
stand  the  causes  of  m a ny  communica 
ble  diseases,  lectures  and  demonstra 
tions  in  bacteriology  a re  given,  which 
b r a n ch  in  our  course  also  directs  the 
student 
in  t he  care  and  m a n a g e m e nt 
of  w o u n ds  caused  by  operations  or  ac 
cident.  T he  veterinary  course  is  one 
of  t he  electives  in  the  senior  year,  and 
in  a  modified  form  is  taken  up  in  some 
of  the  special  courses. 

The  V a l ue  of  a  P r a c t i c al  E d u c a t i o n. 

Speaking  with  a  member  of  our  fac 
ulty  on  the  subject  of  education 
the 
other  day,  ex-Mayor  Russell  C.  Os-
s t r a n d er  of  L a n s i ng  expressed  himself 
as  follows: 

" T he  time  when  a  competence  can 
l a b o r-

be  acquired  by  mere  physical 
toil—is  nearly  passed. 

"Mere  toil  not  associated  with  men 
tal  effort  is  becoming  more  and  more 
subject  to  the  'iron  law'  of  w a g es 

the 

field 

"But 

in  which 

is  practically 

trained 
muscles  aided  by  trained  minds  can 
find  employment 
limit 
less.  The  grandfathers  of  today  have 
been 
themselves 
the  things  t h at  t he  grandchildren  can 
learn,  in  schools,  in  fifty  hours.  The 
m an  w ho  has  children  and  has  no  for 
tune  must  educate  his  children. 

fifty  years 

teaching 

the 

" T h e re  must  be  education  not  of  the 
The 
head  only,  but  of 
the  well  equipped  shops 
schools  and 
and  laboratories 
furnish  t he  means, 
a nd  such  an  education  is.  today,  one  of 
the  cheapest  things  in  America." 

hand. 

"In  God  Ave  t r u s t"  w as  put  on  our 
coins  as  a  result  of  t he  suggestioa  of 
a  P e n n s y l v a n ia  minister  in  1861. 
l ie 
.said  there  w as  nothing  on  our  coins  to 
indicate  to  the  future  a n t i q u a r i an 
teat 
our  nation  w as  not  a  heathen  nation. 
Congress 
it  to  be 
in  1805  authorized 
put  on  such  coins  as  would  admit  ii. 

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A  General  Outline  of  What  May be 
Taugiit  in  Bacteriology. 

CHARLES  E.  MARSHALL,  ASSISTANT  BAC 
TERIOLOGIST. 

is 

There 

schools,  and  a 

some  curiosity  existing 
among  people  concerning 
the  feasi 
bility  of  teaching  Bacteriology  as  a 
distinct  science  in  our  public  schools. 
Many  questions  relating  to  this  sub 
ject  have  been  asked.  In  the  study  of 
other  natural  sciences,  all  have  re 
ceived  some  attention  even  in  the  high 
and  grammar 
fair 
knowledge  of  what  each  consists  is 
generally  disseminated;  but  with  Bac 
teriology  a  very  indefinite  notion  is 
gained  because  of  the  chaotic  mass  of 
facts  which  have  reached  the  public. 
At  the  beginning  I  may  profitably 
that  the  present  trend  of  Bac 
state 
teriology 
the  practical. 
toward 
Knowledge  just  for  its  own  sake  oc 
cupies  a  small  part  of 
this  young 
science.  All  the  work  done  is  in  the 
direction  of  yielding  applicable  and 
practicable  facts.  No science  can  boast 

is 

of  as  clean  a  record  of  practicability 
and  utility  as  Bacteriology 
the 
short  time  it  has  been  regarded  as  a 
science. 

for 

sufficient 

An  outline  must  be  very  general 
when  so brief;  each  item  mentioned,  if 
pursued,  would  lead  only  to volumes of 
literature  and  months  of  investigation. 
In  considering  the  form,  size  and 
time 
stmcture  of  bacteria 
should  be given  to distinguish, one  spe 
cies  from  another.  When 
studying 
spores,  however,  especial  emphasis 
should  be  placed  upon  their  resistance 
to  external  agents,  for  there  is  recog 
nized  in  these  forms  a  stage  of  micro 
organisms  formidable  to  contend  with. 
The  life  requirements,  that  is, the  kind 
of  food,  the  proper  temperature,  the 
necessary  moisture,  afford  us  an  un 
derstanding  of 
limitations  of 
the 
growth  and  distribution,  and  a  means 
of  fostering  and  annihilating  bacteria. 
in  bread, 
fruits  and  meats,  vinegar, 
canned 
wine,  milk,  soil,  and  other  substances 
demands  careful  attention  and  much 
time.  The  study  of  beer  fermentation 
scientifically,  paves  the  way  for  other 
it  has  been 
fermentations,  because 
studied  so  faithfully  and  for  such  a 
long  period  that  we  know  more  about 
it.  Practically,  milk  should  be  studied 
most  diligently  although  its  fermenta 
tions  are more  complicated  and  should 
be  introduced  by simple  fermentations. 
There  is  a  great  good  to  be  secured 
from  a  close  review  of  soil  life.  Its 
importance  can  scarcely  be  estimated 
correctly  at  the  present  time,  but  it 
promises  much. 

Fermentation  occurring 

to  us 

Putrefaction  appears 

from 
two  standpoints,—one,  its  role  in  na 
ture's  economy;  the  other,  its  connec 
tion  with  bacterial  products,  poisonous 
and  non-poisonous.  Without  putre 
faction  there  would  be  no  life,  and 
without  bacteria  there  would  be  no 
putrefaction. 
Poisonous  and  non-
poisonous  products  must  be  isolated 
for  physiological,  economical, and legal 
reasons. 

research 

There  is  a  field  for 

in 
botany,  for  many  plants  succumb  to 
diseases  produced  by  bacteria.  Some 
bacteriologists  are  devoting  their  en 
tire  energy  to  this  work. 

Much  and  careful  attention  should 
be  given  to  disinfectants,  and  how  to 
disinfect;  to  susceptibility,  natural and 
acquired;  to immunity,  natural  and ac 
quired;  also  to  the  agents  which  ren 
der  a  susceptible  animal  immune  and 
an  immune  animal  susceptible;  to  the 
dissemination  of  each  of  the  conta 
gious  or infectious  diseases; and to the 
study  of 
the  various  micro-organ 
isms  causing  these  diseases. 

Bacteriology  cannot  be  made  real 
and  thoroughly  practical  without  ex 
tensive  laboratory  work  and  training. 
The whole  value  of  laboratory  work  of 
this  kind  depends  entirely  upon  the 
matering  of  details,  for  a  single  neg 
lect  of  any  detail  means  failure. 

Michigan  Oratorical  Association. 

following  persons, 

Pursuant  to  a  call  issued  by  Prof. 
Ingraham  of  the Michigan  Normal  Col 
lege and Prof.  Webb  of  Albion  College, 
the 
representing 
their  several  colleges,  met  at  Hillsdale 
on  June  5,  1897, and  organized  them 
selves  into  a  convention  for  the  pur 
pose  of  formulating  a  detailed  plan  for 
a  proposed  inter-collegiate  oratorical 
association:  Prof.  Webb  of  Albion; 
President  Mosher,  Prof.  Gurney,  and 
Mr.  McLaughlin,  of  Hillsdale;  Prof. 
Nykerk  of  Hope;  Prof.  Williams  of 
Kalamazoo;  Prof.  Edwards  of  the Ag 
ricultural  College;  Prof.  Ingraham  of 
the  Normal,  and  Mr.  W.  M.  Swift  of 
Olivet. 

The  following  business  was  trans 

acted: 

Prof.  Webb  was  chosen  as  chairman 
of  the  meeting  and  Prof.  Williams  as 
secretary. 

After  some preliminary  remarks  from 
various  persons,  the  convention  went 
into  the  consideration  of  a  constitu 
tion,  and  by  a  unanimous  vote  the  fol 
lowing  was  adopted  and  ordered  to  be 
submitted  to  the  colleges  for  ratifica 
tion'  or  rejection: 

ARTICLE  I.  NAME. 
Section  1.  This  organization  shall  be 
known  as  the  Michigan  Oratorical 
League.  The  membership  shall  con 
sist  of  the  following  colleges:  Albion, 
Hillsdale,  Hope,  Kalamazoo,  Michigan 
Agricultural,  Michigan  Normal,  Olivet. 
Other  colleges  may be admitted  by two-
thirds  of  the  votes  cast  at  any  annual 
convention. 

ARTICLE  II.  OBJECT. 
Section  1.  The object  of  this  league 

shall  be  to  elevate  the  standard  of  or 
atory  by  holding  annual  contests. 

Sec.  2.  Only  bona  fide  students  of 
the  several  colleges  carrying  at  least 
two-thirds  of  the  required  amount  of 
work  at  the time  of  the league  contest, 
and  not  having  received  any  academic 
degree,  shall  be  admitted  as  competit 
ors. 

Sec.  3.  The  annual  contests  of  this 
league  shall  be  held  the  first  Friday 
in  May of  each  year,  at  the  colleges  in 
the  following  order:  Albion,  Hills 
dale,  Hope,  Kalamazoo,  Agricultural, 
Normal,  Olivet. 
- Sec.  4.  Orators  shall  appear  on  the 
program  in  rotation;  the  orator  repre 
senting  the  institution  where  the  con 
test  is  held  appearing  first. 

ARTICLE  III.  OFFICERS. 
Section  1.  The  officers  of  this  league 
shall  be  chosen  from  the  colleges,  and 
shall  consist  of  a  president,  secretary, 
treasurer,  and  a  vice  president  from 
each  college  not  represented  by  an 
other  officer.  These  officers  shall  con 
stitute  the  executive  committee  of  the 
league.  The  offices  of  this  league  shall 
be  held  by  rotation,  and  the  treasurer 
shall  be  chosen  from  the  college  where 
the  league  contest  shall  be  held. 
ARTICLE  IV.  DUTIES  OF  OFFI 
CERS. 
Section  1.  It  shall  be the duty  of the 
president  to  preside  at  all  meetings, 
and  he  shall  call  a  special  meeting  at 
the  written  request  of  not  less  than 
four  colleges,  giving  at  least 
thirty 
days'  notice  of  such  meeting  to  each 
It  shall  further  be  his  duty, 
college. 
three  months  before  the  annual  con 
test,  to  nominate  judges  for  said  con 
test  and to submit  their  names  to  each 
college  of  the  league. 

Sec.  2.  The  secretary  shall  perform 
the  duties  usual  to  that  office,  and 
such  other  duties  as  the  league  shall 
require. 

Sec.  3.  The  treasurer  shall  keep  the 
accounts  of  the  league,  pay  all  bills 
audited  and  allowed  by  the  executive 
committee,  and  dispose  of  all  funds 
subject  to the  order  of  the  league.  He 
shall  be  required  to  deposit  with  the 
three  hundred 
president  a  bond  of 
(300)  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  The  duties  of. the  executive 

committee  shall1 be as  follows: 

(1.)  To  audit  the  accounts  of  the 

treasurer. 

(2.)  To  make  all  necessary  arrange 
ments  for  the  contests,  and  transact 
other  business  not  herein  provided  for. 
Sec.  5.  The  secretary  of  the  league, 
at  least  three  weeks  before  the  contest, 
shall  forward  a  copy  of  each  oration 
to  each  of  the  judges  on  thought  and 
composition.  These  judges  shall  read 
and  grade  such  orations,  and  shall 
send  their  respective  markings  sealed 

to  the  secretary  of  the  league,  who 
shall  preserve  them  thus  sealed  until 
the  conclusion  of  the  contest.  But 
neither  the  author  of  any  oration  nor 
the  institution 
represented  shall  be 
known  to  the  judges. 

ARTICLE  V.  JUDGES. 
Section  1.  No resident  of the  city  in 
which  any  college  is  located,  no  rela 
tive  of  any  contestant,  no  alumnus  of 
any  college  participating,  no  person 
who  holds  or  has held  any  official  con 
nection  with  any  of  the  contesting  col 
leges,  shall  sit  as  judge  in  a  contest. 

Sec.  2.  Any judge  shall  be  removed 
upon  the  protest  of  any  college  within 
fifteen  days  after  the  list  of  nomina 
tions  is  received. 
Such  protest  shall 
be  made  in  writing. 

Sec.  3.  The judges  selected  shall  be 
six,  three  of whom  shall  judge  the  ora 
tions  on  thought  and  composition;  the 
other  judges  shall  attend  the  contest 
and  judge  on  delivery.  One, alternate 
shall  be  selected,  who  shall  act  as 
judge  provided  any  regular  judge  fails 
to  appear.  The  grades  shall  be  made 
without  consultation  on  the  scale  of 
100. 

Sec.  4.  At  the  close  of  the  contest 
the  president  and  secretary  shall  take 
the  grades  of  all  the  judges  for  each 
contestant.  The  orations 
shall  be 
ranked  1,  2,  3, etc.,  the  orator  having 
the  highest  grade  shall  be  ranked  one, 
the  orator  having  the  next  highest 
grade  two,  etc.  The  total  number  of 
ranks  shall  be  added  and  the  oration 
whose  grand  total  is  smallest  shall  be 
declared  first,  the  next  second,  etc.  If, 
however,  any  oration  shall  receive  a 
majority  of  first  ranks,  it  shall  be de 
clared  first,  irrespective  of  its  total 
rank,  and the  remaining  orations  shall 
be  ranked  second,  third,  etc.,  accord 
ing  to their  grand  totals,  as  heretofore 
provided  for. 

ARTICLE  VI.  CONTESTANTS  AND 
ORATIONS. 

Section  1. 

In  the  contests  of  this 
league  no  oration  shall  contain-  more 
than  eighteen  hundred  (1,800)  words, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secre 
to  construe  this  article  strictly 
tary 
and to  return any oration exceeding  the 
above  limit  to  the  secretary  of  the col 
lege  from  which  such  oration  was  sent. 
Sec.  2.  Any outline,  synopsis,  or ex 
planation  attached  to  an  oration  shall 
be  considered  and  counted  as  a  part 
thereof. 

Sec.  3.  The  several  contestants  shall 
send  twenty-five  (25)  printed  copies 
of  their  orations  to  the  secretary  of 
this  league,  so  that  they  shall  reach 
him  at  least  four  weeks before  the con 
test.  One  copy  shall  be  kept  on  file 
by  the  secretary;  one  copy  shall  be 
sent  to  each  of  the judges  on  thought 
and  composition  as  directed  in  Article 
IV,  Section  5, of  this  constitution.  The 
remaining  copies  shall  at  the  same 
time  be distributed  by  the  secretary  of 
the  league  to  the  secretaries  of  the 
various  colleges  in  sufficient  numbers 
so  that  each  college  of  the  league  may 
receive  a  copy  of  all  the  league  ora 
tions. 

Sec.  4.  The  orations  for  the  league 
contests  shall  be  printed  by  the  col 
leges  of  which  their  authors  are  repre 
sentatives,  according  to  the  folowing 
uniform  standard:  They  shall  be  set 
in  brevier  type,  the  body  of  each  page 
being  four  (4)  inches  wide  and  six  (6) 
inches  long,  with  a  margin  of  one and 
one-half  (1%)  inches  in  width.  Fif 
teen  copies  of  the  oration  shall  contain 
the  name  and  college  of  the  author, 
and  ten  copies  shall  appear  without 
the  name  and  college  of  the  author. 

Sec.  5.  Twenty-four  (24) pound  folio 
writing  paper  shall  be used  in  printing 
the  orations. 

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ARTICLE  VII.  THE  ANNUAL  CON 
VENTION. 
Section  1.  The  annual  convention 
shall  meet  at  1  o'clock  in  the  after 
noon  of  the  day  on  which  the  contest 
is  held,  and  shall  meet  from  time  to 
time  till  its  business  shall  be  com 
pleted. 

Sec.  2.  Each  college  of  the  league 

shall  be entitled  to  one vote  in  the an 
nual  convention. 

Sec.  3.  No  delegate  shall  be  entitled 
to  a  seat  in  the  convention  whose  cre 
dentials  shall  not  have  been  signed  by 
the  president  of  his  college. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 
Section  1.  Any college  in  this  league 

failing  to take  part  in  any  annual  con 
test  without  furnishing  a  satisfactory 
the 
excuse  shall  be  excluded  from 
league. 

ARTICLE  IX. 
Section  1.  The  names  of  the  orators 
engaged  in  the  contest  and  copies  of 
their  orations;  also  the  names  and 
markings  of  the  judges,  shall  be  kept 
on  record  by the  secretary. 

ARTICLE  X.  EXPENSES. 
Section  1.  The  league  shall  pay  all 
necessary  expenses  collected  with  the 
contest,  and  all  necessary  expenses  of 
judges,  the  president  and  the  secre 
tary,  and  the  vice  president  when  act 
ing  as  president. 

Sec.  2.  Such  an  admittance  fee  to 
the  oratorical  contest  shall  be  charged 
as  the  treasurer-  of  the  league  shall 
deem  proper. 

Sec.  3.  As  a  testimonial  of  success 
in  contests  of  this  league  there  shall 
be  awarded  to  the  person  receiving 
first  honors  a  gold  medal  of  such  value 
as  the  executive  committee  shall  de 
termine. 

Sec.  4.  The  college  where  the  con 
test  is  held  shall  be  responsible  for 
twenty-five  (25)  per  cent  of  any  net 
loss  in  conducting  the  contest,  and 
shall  be  allowed  twenty-five  (25)  per 
cent  of  the  net-profits  resulting  from 
the  contest. 
If  there  are  not  enough 
funds  in  the  treasury  of  the  associa 
tion  to  pay  the  remaining  seventy-five 
(75)  per  cent  of  loss  above  mentioned, 
the  other  colleges  shall  be  assessed 
equally  a  sum  sufficient  to  meet  the 
deficit. 

Sec.  5.  All  arrangements  for  con 
tests  of  the  league  shall  be  left  to the 
college  where  the  contest  is  held. 

ARTICLE  XL 
Section  1.  This  constitution  may be 
amended  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the 
league  by  a  two-thirds  vote. 

Sec.  2.  The  parliamentary  authority 

shall  be  Roberts'  Rules  of  Order. 

Sec.  3.  This  constitution  shall  go 
into  effect  as  soon  as  it  shall  have 
been  ratified  by  five  of  the  colleges 
named  in  Article  I,  Section  1. 

BY-LAWS. 
Article  1.  The  executive  committee 
shall  have  power  to  levy  a  tax  upon 
each  college  to  meet  a  temporary  de 
ficit;  such  tax  shall  not  exceed  ten (10) 
dollars. 

Art.  2.  The archives  for  the  perma 
nent  preservation  of  the  constitution, 
by-laws,  books,  papers,  etc.,  of  the 
Michigan  Oratorical  League  shall  be 
at  the  Michigan  Agricultural  College, 
and  under  the  supervision  of  the  pro 
fessor  of  English  at  the  M.  A. C. 

It  was  resolved  that  the  first  con 
test  should  be  held  at  Albion,  and  that 
the  Normal  and  Olivet  should  select 
the  first  president  and  secretary  re 
spectively. 

It  was  resolved  that  notices  of  ratifi 
cation  should  be sent  to  Prof.  Webb of 
Albion. 

At  the  College. 

Miss  Amy  Vaughn  is  entertaining 

her  sister  from  Corvallis,  Oregon. 

Picnics  are  of  almos't  daily  occur 
rence  at  M. A. C. now.  It  is a  favorite 
resort  for  those  living  in  the  vicinity. 
Strawberries  are  just  beginning  to 
ripen,  they  being  about  four  weeks 
later  than  last  year.  The  better  va 
rieties  will  give  a  good  crop. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Shakespeare 
and  daughter  and Miss  Smith,  of  Kala 
mazoo,  are  guests  of  Mrs.  Shakes 
peare's  sister,  Miss  Lucy  Monroe. 

Prof,  and  Mrs.  Vedder  and  Norma 
left  for  Ithaca,  X. Y.,  Sunday  evening. 
Prof.  Vedder  will  attend  a  reunion  of 
his  class  at  Cornell,  after  which  the 
summer  vacation  will  be  spent  in  vis 
iting  at  Ithaca  and  St.  Johnsville. 

The  Horticultural  department  is ex 
perimenting  with  crown  gall,  a  disease 
of  the  peach  tree,  for  the  purpose  of 
It  has 
finding  its  cause  and  remedy. 
been  very  destructive 
to  the  peach 
trees  of  Grand  Rapids  and  vicinity  for 
two  j^ears  past. 

Vhesaning Argus  issues  an  illustrated 
commencement  edition  edited  by  the 
teachers  and  pupils  of  the  high  school. 
It  contains  cuts  of  leading  educators 
of  the  state,  including  one of  President 
Snyder  and  also  an  article  by  him  on 
"Education  for  a  life  of  service." 

Prof.  W.  O.  Hedrick  left  for  New 
York  last  evening.  Thursday  he  will 
sail  on  the  Campania  for  Liverpool, 
join  Prof,  and  Mrs. 
where  he  will 
Holdsworth  for  a  tour  through  Eng 
land  and  Scotland.  The remainder  of 
the  summer  and  autumn  he  will  spend 
on  the  continent,  devoting  much  of  his 
time  to  study  in  Germany. 

An  exceedingly  enjoyable  party  was 
given  by  Mrs. Kedzie  to  a  company  of 
campus  residents  during  the  Saturday 
evening  of  the  field  day  intermission. 
Refreshments  were  served  to  Dr. Ked 
zie,  Prof,  and  Mrs.  Woodworth,  Prof, 
and  Mrs.  Babcock,  Mrs.  Landon,  Mrs. 
Wheeler,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Westcott,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dean,  Prof.  Hedrick  and 
Prof.  Holdsworth.  After  tea  the  even 
ing  was  spent  at  cards  and  in  conver 
sation. 

continuous 

No  class  that  has gone  out  from  our 
institution  in  recent  years  has been  so 
fraternal  in  the  relation  of  its  mem 
bers  as  the present  senior  class.  Dur 
ing  the  past 
they  have 
two  weeks 
dined  together  at  all the various  clubs, 
class 
have  had  almost 
meetings,  and  have  visited  in  a  body 
two  societies. 
Last  Saturday  night 
they  were  entertained  by  the  Union 
Literary  Society,  when  the  following 
"Life  and 
program  was  presented: 
Works  of  Voltaire,"  E.  A. Calkins; re 
view  of  magazine  article,  "Golf,"  E. A. 
Robinson;  music,  quartet;  oration, 
"The  Fuel  Problem,"  G.  N.  Eastman; 
declamation,  "The  Dorchester  Giant," 
Byron  Holdsworth;  critic's  report,  C. 
A.  Gower. 

A  Rare  Case. 

It  is  probable  that  no  disease  has 
given  cattle  owners  more  anxiety  for 
their  herds  during  the  past  few  years 
than  the  dreaded  tuberculosis.  That 
the  slaughter  of  many  healthy  animals 
has  been  caused  by  this  anxiety  can 
not  be  doubted.  A  recent  experience 
of Dr. Grange teaches  a valuable  lesson 
to  those  disposed  to  make  hasty  judg 
ments  in  such  matters.  A  cow  upon 
which  he was called  to make  an exami 
nation  gave  every  apparent  evidence 
of 
It  was  emaciated, 
coughed  badly  and  breathed  with  ex 
treme  difficulty.  Added  to this  the his 
tory  of the animal  indicated  its  descent 

tuberculosis. 

from  an  infected  herd.  The  animal 
was  killed  upon  such  satisfactory  evi 
dence  and  a  post-mortem  examination 
, commenced.  The  result  showed  most 
remarkable  causes  for  such  symptoms. 
In  the  lungs  was  a  malformation  con 
sisting  of  a  cell  some  inches  in  diame 
ter.  The  difficult  breathing  was  ac 
counted  for.  An  unprecedented  situ 
ation  was  found  in  the  existence  of 
many  small  worms  in  the  bronchial 
tubes,  thus  accounting  for  the  cough. 
While  in the  stomach  a  gallon  or  more 
of  sand  which  the animal  had eaten  for 
indigestion  showed  plainly  the  reasons 
It  is  further  to  be 
for  emaciation. 
added  that  the  most  extended  further 
search  gave  no  indications  of  tubercu 
losis.  Dr.  Grange  fishes  the  moral 
of  this  experience  extended  to  every 
cattle  owner;  namely—never  without 
the  most 
investigation  or 
without  consultation  with  an  expert 
decide  upon  the  existence  of  this  dis 
ease. 

complete 

Society  Officers  for  the  Fall  Term. 

The  officers  recently  elected  for  the 
fall  term  by  the  various  societies  are 
as  follows: 

ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATION. 
President,  F.  V.  Warren;  vice  presi 
dent,  R.  E.  Morrow;  secretary,  E.  W. 
Ranney; 
treasurer,  W.  K.  Brainerd; 
M. I. A. A. director,  H. L. Becker;  base 
ball  manager,  Geo. F.  Richmond;  foot 
ball  manager,  Eugene  Price;  local  field 
day  manager,  T.  H.  Libbey;  directors, 
C.  E.  Townsend,  '98;  W.  H.  Flynne, 
'99;  G. B. Wells.'OO. 

COLUMBIAN. 
President,  R.  E.  Morrow;  vice  presi 
dent,  H.  A.  Williams;  secretary,  F.  E. 
West;  treasurer,  B. Barlow. 

ECLECTIC 
President,  W.  J.  Merkel;  vice  presi 
dent,  E.  D.  Gagnier;  secretary,  Ergen-
zinger;  treasurer,  G.  B.  Wells. 

FERONIAN. 
President,  Fay  Wheeler;  vice  presi 
dent,  Katherine  McCurdy;  secretary, 
Ella  Phelps;  treasurer,  Winifred  Can-
nell. 

HESPERIAN. 
President,  J.  B.  McCallum;  vice 
president,  L.  Christensen;  secretary, 
M.  H.  Hammond; 
treasurer,  W.  D. 
Hurd. 

OLYMPIC. 
President,  A.  M.  Patriarche;  vice 
president,  E.  R.  Russell;  secretary,  E. 
D.  Brown;  treasurer,  F. B. Brooks. 

PHIA  DELTA THETA. 
President,  A.  B.  Krentel;  secretary, 
H.  B.  Clark;  treasurer,  R.  W.  Clark; 
warden,  C.  M.  Krentel. 

TAU  BETA  PI. 
President,  F. V.  Warren;  vice  presi 
dent,  H.  E.  Smith;  secretary,  C.  A. 
Gower;  corresponding  secretary,  C.  C. 
Pashby;  treasurer,  W.  Babcock. " 

u.  L. s. 
President,  F.  V.  Warren;  vice  presi 
dent,  John  Severance;  secretary,  Paul 
Thayer;  treasurer,  S. F.  Edwards. 

NATURAL  HISTORY  SOCIETY. 
President,  T.  L.  Hankinson; 

vice 
president,  B. Barlow;  secretary,  O. W. 
Slayton. 

invited  guests  were  present. 
many 
After  the  program  had  been  presented 
dancing  was  enjoyed  until  midnight. 
Delicious  refreshments  were  served  at 
small  tables  in  a  room  adjoining  the 
society  rooms. 

Crop  Report. 

'*"* 

The  crop  reports  for  June  1  show 
wheat  in  poor  condition  and  all  spring 
crops  very  backward.  A large  percent 
age  of  corn  had  not  yet  been  planted. 
The  weather  has  been  very  favorable 
for  meadows  and  pastures  and  for 
clover  sowed  this  year,  and  they  per 
haps  were  never  in  better  condition  in 
June  than  this  year.  Apples  promise 
about  two-thirds,  and  peaches  one-
fourth  crops.  The  wages  per  month 
$14.16 
of 
with  board,  and  $20.44  without  board, 
which  is  lower  than  wages  were  one 
year  ago. 

average 

hands 

farm 

Cadet  Private  to  Cadet  Officer—"I 
am  awful  sick  and  I  want  to  be  ex 
cused  from  drill  this  morning." 

Cadet  Officer—"You  will  have  to  go 

see  captain  about  it." 

I 
Cadet  Private—"I  won't  do  it; 
ain't  going  to  lie  to  him."—Student's 
Herald. 

"Take  away  the  women," 

shouted 
the  orator,  "and  what  would  follow?" 
"We  would,"  promptly  shouted  a 

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FOR  A N Y T H I NG  IN 

HARDWARE. 
STOVES. 
TINWARE, 
GRANITE  WARE, 
CUTLERY. ETC. 

TRY 
...Norton's  Hardware 

III  W i sh in 

A v e.  s. 

Feronian  Reunion. 

Commencement 

festivities  may  be 
said  to  date  from  last  Friday  night, 
when  the Feronian  Society  held  its an 
nual  reunion.  An  excellent  program 
was  presented,  which  consisted  of  an 
instrumental  solo  by  Miss  Phelps,  a 
recitation  by  Miss  Stocoum,  a  poem 
by  Miss  McCurdy,  an  instrumental  solo 
by  Miss  Kedzie,  an  oration  by  Miss 
Vaughn,  a  society  paper  by  Miss  Mc-
Gillvra,  and  a  vocal  quartet  by  Misses 
Champion,  Chase,  Phelps  and  Stocoum. 
Several  of  the  Feronian  alumni  ai 

How is This? 
.. SUITS.. 

MADE  TO  O R D ER 

FOR  $15*®o AND up 

Come  in  a nd  e x a m i ne  our 
g o o ds  a nd  g et  prices.  T h ey  w i ll 
a s t o n i sh  y o n. 

Woodbury  &  Savage, 

208  W a s h i n g t on  A v e.  S o u t h. 

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

JUNE  15,  1897. 

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

Dwight  Randall,  with  '96m,  is  spend 

ing  t he  week  at  M.  A.  C. 

C.  T.  Cook,  '91, of  Owosso,  w as  at  t he 
College  Wednesday.  He  leaves  soon 
for  California. 

Yernon  J.  Willey,  '93,  h as  accepted 
his  position  of  principal  of  t he  School 
for  t he  Blind  for  a n o t h er  year. 

A.  E.  Brown,  with  "86,  will  t a ke  his 
diploma  w i th  t he  class  of  '97.  He  is 
now  closing  up  his  work  here. 

Miss  Myrtle  Pashby,  w i th 

'99,  a r 
rived  at  M. A.  C.  last  Wednesday  to  r e 
main  t h r o u gh  t he  commencement  fes 
tivities. 

We  have  received  from  t he  author, 
Prof.  W.  J.  Meyers,  '90, a  copy  of  "De 
scriptive  Geometry,"  for  t he  a l u m ni 
library. 

Phone 192 

NcwIPhone  76 

J. G. REUTTER 

322  Washington  Ave. South 
P r c sh  AND S a l*  M e a ts 
FWE  CHICAGO  BEEF  A SPECIALTY 
We are Headquarters for  all  Kinds of  Home-
Made Sausage. 

...My... 
Neckwear  Stock 

Contains  all 

the  Latest 

Ideas  as  to 

SHAPE,,  COLOR  AND  PATTERN 

lower  than 
and  the  price 
ever  before.  Would  be 
pleased  to  have  you  come 
in  and  see  it. 

;KK>OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO«; 
A I * W 3 S YS  ON  T OP 
I  DAY1S-THE  CLOTHIER 

1 04  W f t » h i * f t o«  A v e s i t*  N o r t h. 

Red  Ties  and  Blue  Ties 
Green Ties and White Ties 

All  kinds  of  Ties for  young 
And old 

Spring  Overcoats 

That  are  r i g ht  in  p r i ce  a nd  color 

BEFORE  PURCHASING  YOUR  FALL 
A Kr  WINTER 

E v e r y t h i ng 

la  Men  and  B o y s'  u p - t o - d a te 

Clothing. 

Leander  Burnett, 

'92,  and  Robert 
'95m,  arrived  from  Cornell 
to  r e m a in 

t h r o u gh 

com 

Reynolds, 
last  week 
mencement  week. 

Prof.  J.  D.  Towar,  '85,  and  family, 
of  t he  Rhode  Island  Agricultural  Col 
lege,  will  be  here  for  commencement 
a nd  will  spend  several  weeks  visiting 
in  the  vicinity  of  t he  College. 

D.  S.  Lincoln,  '81, Big  Rapids,  Mich., 
hopes  to  attend  t he  reunion  a nd  meet 
a  goodly  n u m b er  of  his  classmates.  He 
expects  to  attend  a l u m ni  reunions  u n 
substitutes  his 
as 
til  he  can  send 
daughter  and  his  son  Abbot,  and  then, 
a nd  then—! 

W.  L.  Snyder, 

'82,  visited  College 
F r i d ay  and  Saturday.  He  is  still  chem 
ist  of  t he  Michigan  Carbon  W o r k s,  De 
troit,  but  is  now  t a k i ng  a  vacation, 
w h i ch  will  be  spent  at  St.  Joseph  and 
Greenville,  Mich.  His  special  mission 
to  the  College  w as  to  the  chemical  lab 
oratory  to  investigate  some  n ew  meth 
ods  in  analytical  chemical  work. 

We  clip  from  t he  announcement  of 
t he  fourth  a n n u al  assembly  of  t he  Wil 
lamette  Valley  C h a u t a u q ua  Associa 
P a r k, 
tion,  to  be  held  at  Gladstone 
Oregon  City,  J u ly  13-24,  1897: 
'-Pro 
fessors  U.  P.  Hedrick  and  A.  B.  Cord-
ley  of  the  State  Agricultural  College 
classes  in 
at  Corvallis  will  instruct 
Botany 
latter 
t he 
With  special  reference  to  insect  pests; 
their  work  will  be  illustrated  with  t he 
electrical  stereopticon.  No  one  inter 
ested  in  horticulture  can  afford  to  lose 
the  valuable  instruction  of  these  well-
k n o wn  specialists." 

and  Entomology, 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  meeting  Sunday 
evening,  June  6,  was  held  in  the  chapel 
and  w as  in  charge  of  President  C.  W. 
Loomis,  who  introduced  Rev.  Martin 
T.  Ranier,  '71. to  address  the  students. 
Mr.  Ranier  is  a  resident  of  L a ke  P a r k. 
Iowa,  and h as  spent  many  years  in  mis 
sionary  work  in  the  great  Northwest. 
His  address  on  " T he  Biblical  Young 
Man"  was very  earnest  and  full  of  good 
suggestions.  He  emphasized  especially 
the  importance  of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work  in 
a  state  institution  such  as  ours,  where, 
of  course,  sectarian  christian  work 
cannot  be  carried  on. 

received  here  h as  been 

In  a  short  talk  before  the  students  in 
chapel  next  morning  Mr.  Ranier  spoke 
very  feelingly  of  his  love  for  M.  A.  C. 
practical 
importance  the 
a nd  of  t he 
education 
to 
him 
istry  there  are  more  failures  from  a 
lack  of  practical  education  t h an  from 
any  other  cause,  and  an  education  such 
as  is  given  here  is  t he  best  possible 
foundation  for  a  life  of  usefulness." 

"I  believe  t h at  even  in  t he  min 

WIND  MILL  AND 

NEW  P H O N E' 

H.  O.  P A L M ER 

LDAYIS-THE  CLOTHIER 
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...COLLEGE  BUS... 

Thompson 

Leaves  M. A. C. for  Lansing  at  8:30 a.  m. 
and  1:30 p.  m.  Returning,  leaves  Lans 
ing  at  10:30 a.  m. and  4:30 p.  m. 

Packages 
prompt  attention. 

left  at  Emery's1  will"  receive 
Livery  or  Bus  for 

picnics  at  resonable  rates. 

...and 

Van Buren 

LANSING,  MICH. 

High  Class  Printing 

M.  A.  C. 

S P E C I AL  R A T ES  ON 

P H O T OS  AT 

Stock  Catalogues 

Implement  Catalogues 

Machinery  Catalogues 

...A  SPECIALTY... 

rSHARPSTEEFS  STUDIO, 

Prompt 

attention 
orders. 

to  mail 

T he 
Cost 

of  t he salt  y ou  p ut  in  butter  is  a  s m a ll  m a t t e r:  t he  effect  poor 
salt  h as  upon  t he  quality  of  t he  b u t t er  is  a  big  m a t t e r.  T he 
b u t t er  salt  question  will  be  settled  for  all  t i m e,  for  you,  after 
y o u ' ve  once  tried  " T he Salt  t h a t 's  all  Salt"— 

S 
Sg 

DIAMOND  CRYSTAL  SALT. 

T he  purest  salt,  a nd  finest  in  quality  a nd  flavor.  At  all  dealers 

in  barrels  (280Ibs.) a nd bags  (561bs.,  28 lbs. a nd 14lbs). 

DIAMOND  C R Y S T AL  S A LT  CO.,  S t.  C l a i r,  M i ch 

Allow  me  to  show  you 
some  natty  "Up  to  Date" 
styles.  Nothing  but  relia 
ble  qualities  find  place in 
my  stock. 

STUDENTS  PATRONAGE  SOLICITED. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN 

THE  OUTFITTED. 

TH6  MAUD S 

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Manufacturers 
of 

CYCLONE  PROOF 
CALVANIZED 
STEEL  WIND 
MILLS  AND 

"MAUD S" 

PUMPS, 

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THE  MICHIGAN  SUPPLY  GOMPRNY 

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN 

t i n g s,  T u b u l ar  W e ll  S u p p l i e s,  e t c. 

STATE  AGENT  FOB 

MAUD  S  PUMPS, 

LANS,NMGrCHi6AN 

We  Offer  . 

For  t he  coming  week  a  list  of  b a r g a i ns  in  Fine  Shoes  t h at 
h as  n e v er  been  equalled  in  t h is  city.  Every  Five,  Four  a nd  Three-Fifty  Shoe  in 
our  window  at  t he  uniform  p r i ce  of  Two  Ninety-Five  a  p a i r. 

$2.25 
Take Them  Today  for  tomorrow we m ay not have  your  size.  Another 
S O U TH  C. D.Woodbury's S hoe 

103 
WASHINGTON  AVENUE 

such  offer  is not  likely  to  come  your  way  a g a i n. 

&F  All  Four  Dollar  and  Three-Fifty  Ladies'  Bicycle  Boots  at  same  price. 

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P r e p a r a t i on  for  a  Life  of  Usefulness. 

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