$u 5IL a e. fR eccr A V O L. 3. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, D E C E M B ER 14, 1897. No. 14. To M. A. C Alumni. to get T he time for the annual meeting of the State Teachers' Association is near at hand, so near that all k n ow to a practical certainty whether they will attend or not. Last year the M. A. C. alumni and faculty and their wives and sisters enjoyed one very pleasant evening at the Col lege, partaking of a simple supper and indulging in an old-time visit. It was a regular old heart-warming experience meeting. T h is year we want together a g a i n; but, owing to the crowded condition of the program, it is found impossible to get away from the city for a whole evening. It has been decided, therefore, together, at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon, De cember 29, in the First Presbyterian Church, corner of Allegan street and Capitol ave nue, for supper, which will be served by the ladies of the church, at an expense of not more than 35 cents per plate. After supper we shall have a good time visiting until seven o'clock. Every person who the has ever been connected with M. A. C. is most cordially invited to attend ; and, in order that we may provide ample accommodations for all, we should be pleased to have you advise us by return mail of your intention to be there. the parlors of to get D . J. C R O S B Y, Sec'y M. A. C. Association. Notes from the Mechanical De partment. irons so During the past summer vacation and the first part of the present term extensive alterations were made in that part of the Mechanical Labora tory known as the Experimental Room. A substantial and specially designed foundation has been con structed having a floor area of about 70 square feet and arranged with T slotted that engines and machinery of various dimensions in can be readily placed securely position for testing. At the south end of the building large doors have been built in order to facilitate bring ing large machines into the building. A new steam log, or main, has been erected with numerous openings on side, top and bottom, in order to permit of coupling on different kinds of apparatus permanently, and also to facilitate obtaining steam of varying quality. L a r ge pipes with connection to the room above are placed under these pipes lead to the sewer and permit the running away of waste water, room. etc., from any part of the Space has been arranged below room floor connecting with by means of for a placing tanks and weighing scales. A pipe will be run around the room above floor with num the erous fittings for making connec tions for water in any part of the room. N ew and substantial floor ing has been the most important apparatus that will be placed permanently in this room may be mentioned a small vertical steam engine, gasoline engine, hot- air pumping engine, two water motors, indicator ,testing apparatus, in steam calorimeters, battery of laid. A m o ng trap door the floor; the the jectors, hydraulic ram, columns for testing gauges, pony brakes and dynamometer. of greater line of machine During the present term, work in the Machine Shop has been even more active than usual. On account of the large number of men in the junior class, the need has been ex equipment perienced along tools. the T he seniors have been finishing the course in shop practice with work on gearing, viz., spur, bevel, worm, spiral and rack gearing. T he soph omores have in the main finished vise work and are ready to take up the machine tool work. in pattern making. T he freshmen have devoted con siderable time to the care and use of ordinary wood-working tools, car pentry and joinery, but considerable effort has been made to advance these young men rapidly to practi cal work In order to attain the foregoing desired end, M r. Hoyt has taken the fresh men in small sections to the foundry and the putting up of simple moulds, so that the students might more readily appreciate the application of the work of the coming term. illustrated graver than as a painter, which was quite contrary to the wish of the It is rather unjust, too, for artist. H o g a r t h 's paintings show many good qualities. To be sure his ar rangement of figures and accessor ies is theatrical, but there is good color in many of his paintings, and the figures take their places prop erly in the picture and have a sur rounding of atmosphere. His por traits and single figures are better, on the whole, than the more ambi tious subjects, his men having a strength and vigor that is pleasing. " T he Shrimp Girl," hanging in the National Gallery, London, is done with knowledge and in a direct, summary way that is quite satisfac tory. It is little wonder, however, that Hogarth's painter qualities are over looked and we think of him rather as an engraver. T he majority of his famous works aimed teach moral lessons by exposing pictori- ally the vices and follies of his time. These things may be done as well, or better, in black and white. Gen erally in paint" is not within the true prov ince ot art. speaking " T he sermon to One section of in forging the sophomore class recently completed the regular work in foundry instruction. the blacksmith is taken. shop, every In forge Notwithstanding the large section in this shop, very results have been ob satisfactory tained tem tools and pering. interesting departure in the An work of drawing freshmen room has been the making of trac ings from working drawings that are to be used in actual shop prac tice. T he drawings used this term were some of those made by the class of '97 for a milling machine to be built in the M. A. C, shops. the Hogarth in Out Library. Dr. Kedzie has recently presented the library with a volume of engrav ings from Hogarth's works, con taining among other pictures the famous "Progresses," "Marriage a la Mode," "Hudibras," " T he March to Finchley" and several portraits. As showing the compositions and general effect in black and white of the works of the celebrated artist- satirist, the volume is a desirable acquisition. T oo little is known by most peo ple about Hogarth and his works. Prof- J. C. V an Dyke, the ablest writer on painting in this country, names him as one of the five great original masters of the Old English School, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Constable and T u r n er being the others. It is not necessary here to even mention the leading events of the artist's life. He saw the first half, and rather more, of the eighteenth century, when, if we may trust the evidence of that period and the British novelists, we may well believe that H o g a r th did not have to leave the realm of actual life to find plenty of work to keep busy his caustic pencil. the writers of Being an engraver as well as a painter he issued prints of most of his noted pictures and for this rea son he is better known as an en is Our State fortunate library enough to possess a volume of im pressions from H o g a r t h 's own plates and the student who wishes to study him to advantage should not fail to see them. Our own library has Austin Dob- son's Biography of H o g a r th in " T he Great A r t i s t ' s" series, and articles may be found in Scribner's the " W o n d e rs of E n g r a v i n g ," and magazines, notably Coles' "Old English M asters" in the J u ly Cen tury, w. s. H. Feronian Art Program. T he program given by the Fer- onians Friday afternoon was quite a departure from their usual program, being devoted almost entirely to art. Roll call was responded to by quo tations on art. Miss Grace Melton read an excellent paper on Raphael, and Miss Lucy Monroe, in an im through promptu speech, took us Institute. Miss the Chicago A rt Harriett Robson gave the fourth chapter of an interesting continued story of college life. "Something about Pastels" was the subject of a paper by Miss F ay Wheeler. A lively "Chalk-talk" by Miss Ella Phelps, and a piano solo by Miss Florence Hedges, were followed by the last number on the program, "The Feronian Grindstone," illus trated by members of the sopho sketch class. Miss Bertha more Malone was editor and reader and' her paper was an exceptionally good one. longer T he program was than usual but was so good that we did not notice its length. A Cold Reception. Last Monday evening from ten until twelve o'clock, the Williams Hall boys gave a reception to the in honor of Wells Hall boys the Invitations to the first soft snow. reception, which was held on the trees west of the campus among Williams Hall, were not delivered the Wells until ten o'clock; but to a Hall boys responded almost man, and so promptly that nearly two hours of entertainment was en joyed. T he program consisted in lining up at close quarters and rap idly exchanging small, round balls of snow. T he guests entered en thusiastically into the sport and it is said, easily carried off the honors, having three black eyes to one for their hosts. T he affair was entirely informal, and, consequently, all sorts of costumes from cutaway coat and creased foot ball suits with nose and shin guards, were worn. T h is innovation was the first the boys have indulged in this term, and all enjoyed it most thoroughly. trousers to full-dress Successful "S" Social. At the the " S" social given by King's Daughters last Friday even ing in the Y. M. C. A. parlors a unique and interesting program was began carried out. with " S" except the popcorn served by several sweet sisters, and that was served in sacks and smeared with salt and butter. E v e r y t h i ng T he captured T he program opened with a song, "Soldier's Chorus," by a sextette composed of Messrs. E. A. Calkins, E. R. Russell, A. M. Patriarche, C. A. W a r r e n, G. N. Gould, and sextette F. W. Robison. to an encore, " T he also responded take Educated Girl," a very funny off on educational follies. "Spicv Speeches," by Dr. Kedzie, kept everybody laughing for a few min utes. Miss Monroe gave a " S h o rt Story," and handled a difficult sub ject well. A "Sweet S o n g ," by N o r ma Vedder, Nellie Noble, and every Robert Snyder, heart. A "Sonnet" was given by M r s. Wood worth with all the earn that usually estness and feeling P r o characterize her recitations. for fessor Noble's Self-support" contained such a su that perabundance of it would have been if it had possessed no other good qualities. "Several Sentences" by President Snyder, closed the literary program. An impromptu spelling match fol lowed, in which all the words pro nounced began with " S ," and which furnished considerable amusement. T he social was intended as a bene the fit for M r. Caramanian, and contributions over eleven dollars. sibilants funny "Suggestious amounted to Resignation of Mr. C. E. Hoyt. the Lewis Upon going to press, we learn that M r. C. E H o yt of the Mechan tendered his ical Department has resignation. M r. H o yt has accepted a position as foreman of the foundry at Institute, Chicago. We know that this news will be received by many of the boys and friends of M. A. C. with great re gret. M r. H o yt has established, during his connection with our in stitution, an enviable record as a teacher of wood-work, pattern-mak ing and foundry-work. In a later issue we will devote some space to a resume of M r. Hoyt's w o rk at M. A. C. Burr C. Chamberlain, tackle for two years, has been elected captain of the Yale foot-ball team. 3 T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. D E C E M B ER 14, 1897. THE M. A. C. RECORD. P U B L I S H ED W E E K LY BY T HE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. EDITED BY T HE FACULTY, A S S I S T ED BY T HE S T U D E N T S. S U B S C R I P T I O NS S H O U LD BE S E NT TO T HE SEC R E T A R Y, A G R I C U L T U R AL C O L L E G E, M I C H. SUBSCRIPTION, - - 50 CENTS PER TEAK Send money by P. O. Money Order, Draft, Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Business Office with L A W R E N CE & V A N . B U R EN Printing Co., 122 Ottawa Street East, Lansing, Mich. Entered as second-class matter at Lansing, Mich. For various reasons T HE M. A. C. RECORD is occasionally sent to those who have not sub scribed for the paper. Such persons need have no hesitation about taking the paper from the postoffice, for no charge will be made for it. The only way, however, to secure T HE RECORD regularly is to subscribe. P a t e n ts a nd t he P a t e nt System. THAD H I.IBBEY. EXTRACTS FROM A PAPER READ BEFORE T HE ECLECTIC SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897. Iii this country the Patent Office is one of t he divisions of the Depart ment of the Interior, which building occupies the two squares between 7th and 9th streets and F. and G. streets in Washington, D. C. T he building is of white marble and is built in the form of a hollow square. T h e re is nothing fancy about it, in fact it is almost severe in its plain impos ness, but there is something ing, almost awe-inspiring in its huge white pillars and the broad stone steps lead up to its various entrances. Visitors are almost in variably disappointed with the in terior, for the fresco work is faded and of a rather antique style, and the ends of the corridors have been partitioned off into rooms to accom modate the ever increasing patent business, which makes most of them very dim. that times. Of the model halls on the top floor only one, the south hall, now contains any models. Here are a few cases of strange-looking fire arms, some stranger boat propelling devices, and a few models of farm ing implements of which the most that can be said is that they would be an improvement on those used in bible There is also a big register here to receive the names of visitors, and little signs tell us that there are over 80,000 models on exhi - bition in a building not far away ; but I never heard of any one that had been to see them. T he other three halls are either stocked to the ceiling thousands of with hundreds of printed copies of patents, or are used in some other way. T h e re are more copies of patents stored in the base ment of the building and there also are the engine and dynamo rooms. T h e re is very little to be seen in other parts of the building, and still less that is of interest. T he Attor neys' Room is a possible exception to this latter statement. Here the attorneys, their clerks and clients seem to be always busy, the desks littered with tape, seals, envelopes and innumerable sheets of legal cap. tables sit At more attorneys and clerks making what are known as preliminary ex aminations, or searches. Here is an excellent chance to study human nature. T h e re are but a few gov ernment clerks in this room. One of them, an old gentleman whose long, low desk-like this army of name sounds so much like "money- back" that he is seldom called any thing else, is never so busy but what he can stop and lecture some young fellow on the evil effects of using tobacco in any form, and then take another chew himself. T h e re are or were once, one or t wo pretty girls here also, which may or may not account for the fact that the young clerks of the attorneys spend most of their spare time in this room. But what is all this for, this big clerks? building, " W h at is a patent, what may be patented, and w ho may obtain a patent?" you ask. T he first two of these questions can be answered to In a few words, a patent is gether. an exclusive property-right given, usually for seventeen years, to an inventor of any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or composi tion of matter, or any new and use ful improvement on the same. To the second, the answer is, any man or woman, either native or foreigner. If the inventor is dead the patent may be applied for by his legal rep resentatives. Of course in a big office like this, there is a great deal of "red tape" and, consequently, more or less tangled in it. chance of getting T h e re are petitions, oaths—some inventors swear a great deal more than the rules require—and a host of other forms. In the oath which the applicant files with his applica tion he must give his full name and residence (town, county, state, etc.), but no question is asked as to his age—probably in courtesy to ladv In the oath of the E n g applicants. lish patents the applicant must also state his occupation. Some of these amusing English oaths are quite and read something like this, " I, Charles Reginold Algernon H e n ry Metcalf, gentleman, of Twinking- ham-on-Pentwater," etc., "do here by swear," etc. One would almost think from this that there were no gentlemen in E n g land except those who were gentle men by profession. solemnly Patents are issued with very strange titles, strange and almost meaningless; for instance, "Salut ing Device," which when we look it up, proves to be a device for lift ing your hat to a lady. T he hat describes an arc of a circle of a foot or so radius and returns to the owner's head without any apparent effort on his part. But the attor neys find the queerest things when making preliminary searches. Brief this: ly, a preliminary search is Suppose you invent a potato-bug harvester, or something equally val uable, and want to get some idea of the chances of getting a patent on it. You send a sketch and complete description, together with the never- to-be-omitted fee, to an attorney and ask him to make a preliminarv search for you. i le goes over to the patent office, sits down at one of the long tables before mentioned, and calls for the drawings in the class to which your device is likely There may be any to belong. ten to a thousand of where from them, and he may have to go through several other classes before he is satisfied as to t e apparent patentability of your device. Here are a few of the queer things he finds in his search : A coffin made of g l u e; another of canvass, in the form of a b a g. After the corpse has been arranged comfortably in side, the puckering string is pulled, the human hearse slips his arms through the loops provided for the purpose, and off he goes with the corpse on his back. Along this same line are all sorts of devices to prevent people being buried alive, or rather, to insure their rescue in case they have been. Delicate springs are so arranged that the slightest movement of the head or hands or expansion of the chest closes an electrical circuit and rings a bell in the keeper's lodge. This man looks at the annunciator, says "Hello, number forty-three has come to," goes and opens the man hole and helps number out. forty-three T h e re are hundreds of bicycles and bicycle parts patented every year. Some of these bicycles, to judge from the drawings, would weigh three or four times as much as some of the old wheels of "the vintage of '92 or '93 which we see the grounds. T h e re are around puncture-proof tires of all sorts also, but as the treads of some are filled with cork, some with sand, and still others have metal plates on the in side, they could hardly be classed as racing tires. T r a ps of all sorts, from roach traps to big pit-falls, are patented by the dozen. T h e re are nice little mouse traps in which the mouse is knocked into a box by an arm which looks like a small base-ball bat, which takes him in the pit of the stomach, the back, or on the head. As the blow on the head is liable to result in a foul tip and land the mouse outride the box, the stomach blow is preferred. T h en there are big bear traps that are guaranteed to kill a bear in almost any style desired. Of course there are the great in ventors like Edison, Howe, Fulton and others, of whose success and fortunes we all k n o w; but some of the smallest and most trifling inven tions have made fortunes for their inventors. T he return-ball, a little wooden ball with a rubber cord attached, made $80,000 for its in ventor in three years. T he puzzle, pigs-in-clover, that had its day not long ago, made its inventor a rich man. A German made a fortune by inventing a simple wooden plug for beer-barrels. T he above are mere examples, there are scores of similar cases. In closing I would state that the Patent Office is the only department of our government that pays its own expenses. It not only does this, but it actually puts a balance in the treasury every year. T h o u gh there are some people who cry-down the Patent Office and even go so far as to say that it is not only use less but unjust, the great majority of the American people agree that it is one of our greatest and most useful institutions. advancement, T h i n k, for a moment, where we would be as regards civilization and intellectual if the pages of time were turned back ward even a hundred years. We would not possess, much less know how to use, most of the things which we now regard as the com life. We monest necessities of would know nothing of the multi plied uses of electricity, of the print ing press, the steam engine, the modern plow and harvesters, and a thousand of the other things which go to make up t he civilization of to-day. It would be necessary to resort to the flint and steel for fire; to produce a common match would bring down the penalties for witch craft, and photography would be sorcery. "Washington Irving. A. B. K R E N T E L, ' 9 9, PHI D E L TA THETA F R A T E R N I T Y. since Washington Nearly a half century has passed away Irving completed with the close of his peaceful and happy existence the publication of the life of W a s h i n g ton. But notwithstanding the faith ful and patriotic study upon this work, his fame rests upon his earlier achievements when the world w as young with him and he enjoyed the desultory wandering life on the banks of the lower Hudson, which he made classic by his fertile imag ination and genius. T he era of the Knickerbocker History of N ew Y o rk and of the Sketch Book are representatives of original thought and humor. T he condition of literature in America at the time of Irving w as not the most promising. It was an era in which political genius was most marked and the writings of Hamilton, Madison, Franklin, and others were declaring the birth of a a nation original in thought and ideas. It is stated on good authority that for any parallel to those treatises on the nature of government, in respect to originality and vigor, we must go b i ck to classic times. But literature, that which, says W a r n e r, is an end in itself and not a means to something else, cannot be said to have existed prior to Washington Irving. It has been said of this period, that "it was the adolescent stage letters, when literature was fain to raise its wings for flight but had hardly the con fidence to make the required effort." this power. To Irving was given His writings created a new interest- in the youthful republic besides that of politics. He was the first to raise American literature into emi nence in the European world of let ters, and for a long time w as the only representative of that literature. In his time he enjoyed the widest reputation of any man in America, save one, the Father of Our Country, whose name he bore. in American In pure humor Irving has few superiors. He has been likened to Addison and Goldsmith; but is lacking in the critical powers of the first and the vigor of the o t h e r; yet for playful, kindly fun he surpasses either. He had the gift of seeing the oddities and eccentricities of humanity and not only awakened in us the power to see these qualities ; but also to make us love the very laugh. characters w ho make us T he best laugh of the eighteenth century came with his Knicker bocker History of N ew Y o r k. Walter Scott has said of it, "for spontaneity, freshness, breadth of conception and joyous vigor it be longs to the spring time of literature." To feel Irving's style it is neces sary to read his works. H is sym pathetic beauty of description of Westminister Abbey is unique. T he pleasing memoir of an English Christmas is an example of his pure, easy and graceful style. Addison and Irving have been likened much in the charm of style, in thought, and in the turn of sen tences. On the graver subject, for example, of Westminister Abbey, the views of the t wo men seem to run in the same channel; yet Irving is more rhetorical and ornamental than is Addison on the same sub ject. As an historian he uses a pen trained by its labors on Spanish material, and like his Spanish H i s- D E C E M B ER 14, 1897. T HE M. A. C. R E C O R D. 3 tory the Life of Washington is marked by good taste, faithfulness, and candor. Despite his long resi dence abroad he was a patroit and a lover of his country. He was not a politician nor was he practically acquainted with military affairs which would have assisted him greatly in writing of Washington as a soldier. T h e se qualities, how ever, were more than balanced by his high moral standard, his fastidi ous literary taste, and his thoroughly intelligence. He presents artistic the F a t h er of Our Country with a calm judicial estimate and not in the cold and unsympathetic manner so common to historians. T h o se con spicuous virtues of wisdom, useful ness, patience, and patriotism which were most typical of the man are well brought out and defined. If Irving had been born a half century later the world might have gained a novelist; but it is questionable if it had lost the historian, whether the loss would not have been greater than the gain. Of Irvings' influence on subse quent literary efforts much can be said. N ot only has he been read by Americans, but his fame extends across the waters. One-half of his w o r ks were translated into Spanish, many into Italian, some into Dutch, Portugese, Danish and Swedish, and probably some the Slavonic into dialects. H is clear, easy style has helped many to form a good literary taste and correct literary habits. His writings induce to reflection and meditation, they amuse and en tertain. T h ey are better suited to please the many than the critical few. A nd it is, indeed, fortunate that a writer w ho can reach the great public can also elevate and re fine its taste, present high ideals, instruct it agreeably, and all this in a style that belongs to our best lit erature. His life was an example of benev olence and sincerity. In profes sional and mercantile dealings he was honest and grateful. As a man of letters in this country he is held in the highest honor. He is "dear to both English speaking w o r l d s; but doubly dear to us- as the day literature. star of our American T he world is truly better for his having lived. Michigan's Cheese Industry. E. L. ADERHOLD, INSTRUCTOR IN C H E E S E- MAKING, Michigan lies within the belt where the finest cheese is made, and, as this industry is but partially de veloped, it will be well for the far mers of to appreciate their natural advantages and look well to their opportunities. the State As the population of this country is rapidly increasing, there need be no fear of a lack of demand for cheese; in fact there has been con siderable more stability in the prices of cheese in the past than in other farm produce. At present there are probably less than 200 factories in the State, and there is room for 1,000 to 1,500 prosperous factories. But in order that this number of factories may be successfully oper ated to have a Dairy School. Cheese-mak ing is a science, and a maker w ho is not familiar with the laws of na ture that govern his work, must, unknowingly, make many mistakes. W i th an efficiently managed Dairy send out School Michigan will dozens of makers annually w ho will it is absolutely necessary be able to reason intelligently and scientifically on questions pertaining to their occupation. They will be more in love with their profession, and each one will be somewhat of a center of dairy education in his community. T he Dairy School will be the means of making the cheese-makers of the State acquainted with each other, which will result in the or ganization of a Cheese M a k e r s' importance of T he Association. such an organization is two fold, viz.: 1. T he benefits which must follow an interchange of experien ces; 2. T he great influence it will exert for necessary dairy legislation, in it will reach, through its members, many thousands of voters. T he effects of a Dairy School are indeed, far-reaching, and the school should have unlimited support. that DQ1 Goods These cool nights suggest heavier Night Shirts. Nothing you can buy in that line that will give the same wear and afford the comfort of a good quality flannelette. The one I offer at 50c is unquestionably GtrlstH sale 0! At the College. the best value you ever saw Handkerchiefs, this term — from and one dollar buys the heaviest Umbrellas, Gloves, Cheap board $1.35 to $2.47. Prof, and M r s. Smith entertained the cheese-making students at six o'clock dinner Friday. One of the co-eds recently called for the Chemical Laboratory at some "consecrated sulphuric acid." Dr. Kedzie—"Mr. Crane, how is glucose obtained?" Crane-—"From the hoofs of dead horses, in the form of glue." T he College will soon issue a very pretty advertising calendar, containing numerous cuts of Col lege landscape, buildings and classes. Instead of their regular program Saturday evening, the Eclectics had a light banquet in their parlors, fol lowed by extemporaneous toasts. We erred last week in announc ing board in Club F at $1.54. Board in Club C is $ 1 . 5 4; in F, $ 1 . 8 5; in A, $ 2 . 4 7; in B, $2.44; in X, $1.35. T he circle of King's Daughters will meet at M r s. Dean's Wednes day afternoon at 2 : 30 o'clock. Lesson, second chapter of Luke. Text, "Peace." Leader, M r s. Bar rows. sent $5.00, Last month the College Sunday their school children contributions for several months, to the Tenement House Chapter of King's Daughters in N ew York, to help the poor children of that city. T he Hesperians entertained very pleasantly Friday evening at a mid winter picnic. T he rooms were prettily decorated with evergreen and colored lanterns, and the addi tion of several hammocks, s w u ng in shady nooks, gave it quite the appearance of an out-door picnic. Dancing was the principal amuse ment, although the discussion of the lunches ladies afforded a very acceptable variety to the evening's festivities. brought the by T he Michigan Sugar Company. Last Tuesday at Bay City the Michigan Sugar Company for the manufacture of beet sugar, was or ganized with a capital of $300,000. A large factory will be erected in time to handle next year's crop of Arenac, Bay, Genessee, beets. Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw, and Shiawassee counties will produce beets to sup ply this factory. This is the first sugar company organized in Michi gan. quality, made in best manner possible and sixty inches in length. Anything you require in Up-to-Date Furnishings. Students'patronage solicited. Pocketbooks, Hose Supporters, Linens* Cloaks, Rugs, At below market value. ** Elgin Mifflin. me House that jack Bunt— Must hare been the good old from HIRAM RIK&RD BRAND OP LUMBER. It Stands the Test of Ages. Suits all Places and Purses. We invite the s t u d e n ts to c o me in and see o ur l a r ge line of C h r i s t m as gifts. Simons Dry Goods Co. VETERINARY 60L.LEGE. 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