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L A N S I N G,  M I C H I G A N,  T U E S D A Y,  M A R CH  1,  1898. 

N o.  24. 

T he  Round -up  Farmers'  Institute* 

Tuesday  afternoon  all  but  two  or 
three  of  the  regular  institute  work 
ers  were  on  the  grounds,  and met  in 
the  Agricultural  Laboratory  for  a 
conference.  At  this  and  subsequent 
similar  meetings,  held  each  morn 
ing  in  the chapel,  plans  and  methods 
for  future 
the 
State  were  freely  discussed.  Many 
valuable  suggestions  for  his  work 
were  gleaned  by  the  Superintendent 
of  institutes,  and  the  meetings  were 
also  very  helpful  to  the  workers. 

institute  work 

in 

faculty 

and  employes 

After  the  Tuesday  evening  con 
ference  the  workers  and  the  Col 
lege 
and 
their  wives—eighty-two  in  all—-sat 
down  to a  well  appointed  repast  in 
Abbot  Hall  dining  room.  T he  sup 
per  was  prepared  by  Miss  McDer-
mott  and  her  students  in  cooking, 
and 
the 
the  facility  with  which 
white  capped  and  aproned  girls 
handled  every  detail  in  the  crowded 
dining  room 
reflects  great  credit 
upon  the  department. 

After  ices  had  been  served,  D r. 
Kedzie  as  toastmaster  conducted,  in 
inimitable  way,  an  after-
his  own 
dinner  institute  that  was  brief  and 
enjoyable.  W i th  " O ur  Guests"  as 
his  subject,  President  Snyder  gave 
a  hearty  welcome  and  the 
freedom 
of  the  College  to  the  guests;  and 
Dr.  Beal, speaking  of  "Early  Days," 
told  us  of  the  origin  and  progress  of 
in  Michigan.  Dr. 
institute  work 
Kedzie  went  back 
to  t he  fall  of 
the  origin  of  the  fruit 
Adam  for 
institute,  and  as  woman  had  some 
thing  to  do  with  that  affair,  he  in 
troduced  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Mayo 
to 
speak  of  the  " W o m a n 's  section  in 
F a r m e r s'  Institutes."  Mrs.  Mayo 
spoke  feelingly  of  the  work  wo 
men  are  doing,  and especially  of  t he 
breaking  down  of  the  barrier  be 
tween 
and  her 
" T he  Wisconsin 
country  neighb  r. 
Idea"  was the subject  of  a terse,  sen 
sible  talk  by  H o n.  George  McKer-
row,  Superintendent  of  Farmers' 
Institutes 
" W o o d 's 
in  Wisconsin. 
Railway  Guide  in  Literature"  was 
that  A.  E.  Palmer,  of 
a  subject 
Kalkaska,  handled 
in  a  wit:y  man 
ner.  Last  to  be  called  upon  was 
H o n.  C.  J.  Monroe,  who  spoke 
Institute 
briefly  of  " T he  F u t u re  of 
W o rk 
in  which, 
among  other 
things,  he  congratu 
lated  the  farmers  of  Michigan  upon 
having  a  superintendent  of 
insti 
tutes  w ho  planned  so  carefully  the 
work,  and  used  so  well  the  annual 
appropriation 
insti 
for 
tutes. 

the  city  woman 

in  Michigan," 

farmers' 

W E D N E S D AY  F O R E N O O N. 

that 

T he 

third  annual  Round-up  of 
F a r m e r s'  Institutes  was  called 
to 
order  in  the  A r m o ry  Wednesday 
morning  by Superintendent  Kenyon 
time  over 
L.  Butterfield.  At 
two  hundred  people  were  in  attend 
ance,  and  before  noon  the  numbers 
had  increased  to nearly  four  hundred. 
In  the  afternoon  the  attendance  was 
fully  as large as at the general  session; 
and  over  in  the  Chapel  was  a  well 
attended  women's  section  conducted 
by  Mrs.  Mayo. 

Roland  Morrill,  of  Benton  Har 
bor,  presided  over  the  first  general 
session,  and  he  made  every  minute 
of  the time  count  for  something,  just 
as  he  thought  should  be  done  in  an 
ideal  institute. 

After  a  brief  address  of  welcome 
by  President  Snyder  and  a  song  by 
Mr.  C.  S.  Bartlett,  of  Pontiac,  Mr. 
Morrill 
introduced  H o n.  George 
M c K e r r o w,  superintendent  of  Wis 
consin  Farmers'  Institutes,who  spoke 
on  " T he Ideal  Mutton  Sheep."  M r. 
McKerrow's  ideal  mutton  sheep  does 
not  exist  in  any  particular  breed  or 
fancy  strain,  but  in  the  sheep  that 
meets  the  demands  of  the  market 
and  produces 
economically. 
flesh 
T he 
ideal  carries  the  bulk  of  his 
mutton  in  places  where  the  highest 
priced  cuts  are found.  T he  speaker 
would  not advise  the average  farmer 
to  import  pure  bred  animals,  but  to 
get  grades  and  breed  up  with  pure 
bred  sires.  T he  farmer  must  feed 
as  well  as  breed  for  good  animals; 
there  is less  danger  from  grub  in  the 
head  than  from 
lack  of  " g r u b"  in 
the  stomach.  W h at  proved  to  be  a 
very 
lively  discussion  was  led  by 
Prof.  H . W.  Mumford,  w ho  brought 
in  two  slaughtered  lambs  to  illus 
trate  the  cuts  we  should  breed  and 
feed  for. 

Three  ten-minute  talks  on  " T he 
Selection  of  Ideal  Animals"  follow 
" T he  Beef  Steer,"  according  to 
ed. 
Jason  Woodman,  should  not  be  a 
a Jersey  or  Holstein,  but  any  steer 
that  is  a  good  feeder  and  will  fur-

(  Continued  on second 

page.) 

T he  Women's  Section  of 

the 

Round-up, 

•  Trn*  Woffifirfs  '"•eefcion"-  tti^t  each 
afternoon 
in  the  Chapel  and  was 
presided  over  by  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Mayo  of  Battle  Creek. 
Every 
session  was  well  attended,  and  the 
programs  presented  were  well  re 
ceived.  Mwsic  was 
furnished  by 
the  Music  Department  of  the  Col 
lege,  and  Mrs.  Kennedy  gave  sev 
eral  recitations. 

Wednesday  afternoon,  after  M r s. 
Mayo's  address  of  welcome,  Mrs. 
Ella  Rockwood,  of  Flint,  discussed 
" T he  relation  of  the  Farmer's  Wife 
to  Society." 
It  was  her  idea  that 
the  farmer's  wife  does  not go  enough 
into  society.  T r u e,  she  does  not 
have  many  opportunities,  but  she 
does  not  improve  what  she  has. 
" B ut  there  is  a  society,"  said  Mrs. 
Rockwood,  "in  which  we  can  min 
gle  at  all  times,  and  that  is the so 
ciety  of  good  books. 
In  this  way 
we  come 
in  contact  with  master 
minds,  get  new  ideas  and  new  cour 
age  for  a  broader  and  more  helpful 
work." 

"Industrial  Education"  was. the 
subject  of  a  paper  written  by  Mrs. 
Jones,  Lansing,  but  read  by  Mrs. 
In  this  paper  Mrs.  Jones 
St. J o h n. 
brought  out the growing  importance 
of  industrial  education,  and  said  that 
education  without  power  to  use  it 
was  of  little  value. 
It  is  industrial 
training  which  gives  us  the  power 
to  use  that  education  of  which  we 
are  possessed. 

the  Mother 

T he  first  speaker  Thursday  after 
noon  was Mrs. Mattie  A.  Kennedy, 
of  Slocums,  w ho  spoke  on  " T he 
to 
Relation  of 
the 
Country  Schools." 
T he  mother 
should  not  only  send  the  raw  mater 
ial  to  school,  but  feel  it  her  duty  to 
become  acquainted  with  the  teacher 
and  co-operate  with  her.  " T r a in  the 
children  to  be  obedient;  to  love  the 
truth  for 
sake.  T a ke  an 
active  interest  in  the school  meeting, 

truth's 

and  an  interest  in  the  working  of 
the  school,  even  though  it  necessi 
tates  a  neglect  of  household  duties." 
Everyone  w ho  heard  the  address 
of  Mrs.  Belle  P e r r y,  of  Charlotte, 
on  "Consecrated  Parentage,"  speaks 
of  it  in  terms  of  enthusiastic  praise. 
If  published 
to  every 
women's  club  in  the  State,  its  up 
lifting  influences  would  be  untold. 

and  sent 

Friday 

afternoon  both 

regular 
speakers  were  absent.  Mrs. W e a t h-
erwax,  of  Grand  Rapids,  discussed 
"  Literary  Clubs  and  the  Farmer's 
W i f e ;"  and  Miss  Miller,  of  Detroit, 
spoke  of  "  Nature  Study  in  Rela 
tion  to  the  Problems  of  Life."  Miss 
Miller  emphasized  the importance  of 
proper  early  training,  for  it  is  then 
that 
ideals  are  formed.  Children 
should  be  surrounded  by  harmoni 
ous  sounds.  Miss  McDermott  was 
called  on  for  a  talk  on  "  Co-educa 
tion,"  and  she 
in  her 
responded 
usual 
interesting  and  enthusiastic 
manner. 

A  Word  of  Thanks. 

I  . 

I  desire  to  express in the  R E C O RD 
my  appreciation  of  the  efforts  put 
forth  by  the  College  in  assisting  to 
make  the recent  Round-up  F a r m e r s' 
Institute  so  complete  a  success. 
desire especially  to thank  the  Faculty 
for  many  minute  but  important  de 
tails  that  added  to  the  comfort  of  all 
concerned;  the  Boarding  Club  Asso 
ciation  for  their  efficient  and  satis-
si.uiwV^^TiScTiaj^r:-':Vv,l'ii" &i  i t i eu  p 5 Ti  <Ji 
the  entertainment;  the  Departments 
of  Domestic  Economy  and  of  Mu 
sic,  as  well  as  the  members  of  the 
M.  A.  C.  Band  and  of  the  Hesperi 
an  Orchestra.  This  is  only  a  word, 
but  it  is  hearty  and  sincere. 

deserve 

Olympic  quartet 
special 
mention.  Such  meetings  are a  good 
thing  to  have  occasionally.  By  their 
means  the  societies  become  better 
acquainted  with  each  other,  and 
good  feeling  is  promoted. 

Prof.  Smith  in  Kansas. 

the 

the  sun  seems 

last  of  February. 

Prof.  Smith,  who  returned 
from  Kansas,  says 

last 
Thursday 
that 
the  proper  time  to  go  to  the  wild 
and  woolly  state  of  Kansas  is  just 
about 
It 
makes  anybody  feel  queer  to  start 
on  a  train  belated  some  five  hours 
by  snow  and  stop  the  next  day  in  a 
country  where 
to 
shine  continuously  and  where  the 
thermometer  stands  at  five  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon  at  sixty  and  above, 
with  dry  and  dusty  roads  and  farm 
ers  plowing.  Such  is  Kansas  at  this 
season.  T he  fact  that  spring  there 
them 
begins  early  and  stays  with 
late  may  detract 
from 
something 
the  attractiveness  of 
the  picture. 
Six  weeks  of  w.arm  days  and  frosty 
nights.  T he  annual  meeting  of  the 
association  of  buttermakers  was  at 
tended  by  a  large  crowd  coming  on 
special  trains  from  every  direction. 
Prof.  Smith  spoke  at  the  evening 
session  of  Thursday,  using the stere-
opticon  to  throw  upon 
the  screen, 
the  College  cows  and 
pictures  of 
other  noted  bovines. 
the 
fame  of  the  College  is  carried  to the 
ends  of  the  earth  on  the  backs  of 
Her  noted  dairy  cows. 

Thus 

Our  Societies. 

This  column  is edited  by students elected  by  the 
various  college  societies.  One  society  will  be 
represented  each  week. 

K.  L.  B U T T E R F I E L D. 

F E R O N I AN  S O C I E T Y. 

Jonathan  Edwards. 

the  theology  of 

C.  B.  Collingwood,  '85,  gave  an 
interesting  talk  Sunday  morning  on 
Jonathan  Edwards.  T he  contrast 
between  the  theology  he  preached 
to-day  was 
and 
brought  out  by  comparing  him  with 
Dr.  T.  C.  A b b o : , s o m a ny  years  our 
honored  president. 
Jonathan  Ed 
wards  believed  in  an  awful  God, 
without  mercy  and charity,  one  w ho 
had  set  the  laws  of  the  universe  in 
operation  and  seemed 
to 
intervene;  D r.  A b b ot  worshiped  a 
God  of 
love  and  mercy. 
Both  were  eminent  scholars,  both 
led  lives  of  Christ-like 
simplicity 
and  purity.  T he  influence  of  Jona 
than  E d w a r d s'  example  was  good; 
but  that  of  his  preaching,  in  part, 
bad;  it  drove  many  away  from  God. 
His  theology  is  of  the  past;  from  it 
has  come  a  reaction 
that  is  going 
too  far  in  the  other  direction. 

infinite 

unable 

Societies  Unite for  an  Evening. 

Saturday  evening,  February  19, 
after  the  societies  in  Williams  Hall 
had  finished  their  literary  program, 
the  doors  were  thrown  open,  and 
Columbians,  Eclectics,  and  Olym 
pics  united  in  a  jolly  good 
time  for 
about  two hours.  Various  members 
were  called  upon  for  speeches,  dec 
lamations,  songs,  clog  dances,  and 
the  like,  and  were  heartily  applaud 
ed 
their  efforts.  T he  decla 
mations  by  M r.  Libbey  and  M r. 
the  songs  by  the 
Gingrich,  and 

for 

T he  program  given  last  Friday 

afternoon  was  as  follows: 

" T he  Greek  D r a m a ," 

Miss  Mabel  Bohn 
Violin  Solo, 
Miss  R u th  L o we 
"Beginning  of  the  English  Drama," 
Miss  Katherine  Clute 
the 
Greek  and, Shakesperian  D r a m a ." 
Miss  Lucy  Monroe 
Miss  Bach 

"Comparison  of  the  forms  of 

Instrumental  Solo, 

T he  above  is  the  first  of  a  series 
of 
four  programs  which  will  be 
devoted  to  the  drama.  T h o u gh  an 
exhaustive  study  of  the  subject  can 
not  be  attempted  in  such  a  limited 
time  it  is  hoped  that  the  programs 
will  prove interesting  and instructive. 

N E WS  F R OM  A B S E NT  F E R O N I A N S. 

Mrs.  Katherine  Cook-Briggs 

is 

now  living  in  Washington. 

Miss  Lora  R e n n er 

is  attending 
the  Nashville  Conservatory,  where 
she  is  studying  music. 

Miss  Bertha  Wellman  is  teaching 

school  in  Holland  this  year. 

Mrs.  Jessie  Foster-Sweeney  has 
her  home  in N e w a r k,  N ew  Jersey. 

Miss  Julia  Tucker  is  a  Detroiter. 

Miss  Myrtle  Peck 

is  living 

in 

Ann  Arbor. 

Mrs.  Mabel  Linkletter-Robson,  a 
charter  member  of  the  society,  spent 
a  few  days  at  the  college  last  week. 

Mrs.  Francis  Hunter-Johnson  is a 

resident  of  Middleville,  Mich. 

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nish  plenty  of  porter-house  and  sir 
loin  steaks.  Herfords  are  considered 
best,  and  next  to  them  shorthorns. 
Get  a  steer  with  horns  off  or  take 
them  off,  one with  some  flesh  on  and 
with  a weight  of  750 and  800  pounds. 
I.  N.  Cowdrey,  speaking  of  " T he 
Profitable  H o g ,"  thought  more  de 
than  the  breed 
pended  on  the  man 
of  hogs.  He 
laid  great  stress  on 
good  care;  the  profitable  hog  must 
be  kept  growing  every  minute  from 
birth  until  slaughtering  time.  " P e r 
formance"  is  Colon  C.  Lillie's 
test 
for  " T he  Dairy  C o w ."  He  cares 
-.i-_  so  much  for  color,  form  arid 
horns,  as  for  the  scales  and  Babcock 
test. 

" To  what  extent  can  the grain  and 
stock  feeders  of  Michigan 
improve 
the  market  for  their  products?"  was 
the  subject  of  an  interesting  paper 
by  Robert  Gibbons, editor  Michigan 
Farmer,  who  considered  selling  as 
important  as  raising.  His  sugges 
tions  were  mainly  along  the  line  of 
the  appearance  of  pro 
improving 
ducts  to  be  sold,  of  catering  to 
the 
wants  of  buyers  who  know  what 
they  want  and  are  willing 
to  pay 
well  for  it. 

W E D N E S D AY  A F T E R N O O N. 

discussed 

program, 

to  preside  during 

T he  meeting  was  called  to  order 
by  Kenyon  Butterfield,  who 
in 
vited  A.  E.  Palmer,  of  Kalkaska 
the  session. 
Co., 
T he  question  box  being,  opened 
brought  out  timely  and 
interesting 
the  various  papers 
discussions  on 
read  during 
the  forenoon  session. 
H o n.  William  Ball,  of  Livingston 
Co.,  the  first  speaker  on  the  after 
noon 
" T he 
Stock  Feeder's  Side  of  the  Fertility 
Question,"  stating  that  he  did  not 
farmer 
believe  it  to  be  policy  for  a 
to  keep  so  much  stock 
it  was 
that 
necessary  to  pasture  all  the  green 
the 
herbage 
the 
ground 
kept 
covered.  Barn-yard  manure,  which 
is  the  best  kind  of  fertilizer  for  the 
practical  farmer,  should  either  be 
stored  in  covered  sheds  or  drawn  di 
rectly  to  the 
field.  Allow  nothing 
to  be  wasted;  feed  all  you  can,  and 
what  you  cannot  feed  use  as  bed 
ding  thus  by  plentiful  bedding  sav 
ing  all  the  liquid  manure. 

soil, 
always  be 

from 
should 

for 

L.  J.  Post,  of  Kent  County, 
speaking  on  "Commercial  Fertiliz 
ers,"  said  that  in  his  boyhood  days 
in  Connecticut  he  had  seen  fish  from 
the  ocean  used  as a compost  for  mak 
in 
ing  fertilizers.  Since  that 

time 

T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

M A R CH 

I, 

1898. 

in 

for 

the  plant, 

his  own  experience  he  had  used  salt, 
plaster  and  lime.  N ow  he  was  us 
ing  fertilizers  containing  the  potash, 
phosphoric  acid  or  nitrogen  directly 
available 
such 
quantities  and  proportions  as  he  de 
sired.  He  would  advise  farmers  to 
experiment  in  a  small  way  to  find 
out 
they  needed,  and 
thought  it  best  to  apply  commercial 
fertilizers  to  a  crop  which  is  to  be 
followed  by  a  grain  crop  with  seed 
ing. 

just  what 

Much  interest  was  manifested  in 

the  air, 

it  feeds  on 

what  T.  B.  Terry  had  to  say  con 
cerning  how  he  preserved  the  fer 
tility  of  his  farm. 
In  substance  he 
said  it  was  by  growing  clover  in  a 
regular 
three-year  rotation;  clover 
growing  two  years  out  of  the  three; 
using  cement  floors  in  his  barns,  and 
saving  his  manure  in  a  covered  barn 
yard  35  by  70  feet.  Clover  gets 
much  nitrogen  out  of 
it 
shades  the  land  and  mulches  itself, 
and 
the  deep  subsoil. 
Figured  on  the  basis  of  the  value  of 
fertilizers,  potatoes  are 
commercial 
worth  one  dollar  per 
ton.  This  is 
his  main  money  crop,  and  he  thinks 
it  much  more  advisable  to  sell  pota 
toes,  which  contain 
ton  only 
one  dollar's  worth  of  fertilizers,  and 
keep  his  clover  hay  to  feed  and  put 
back  on  the  land,  in  a  ton  of  which 
there  are  fertilizing  elements  worth 
over  ten  dollars.  He  buys  his  bran 
to  feed  his  cows.  His 
and  grain 
tillable  land  consists  of  37 acres,  one-
third  of  which  he  manures  every 
year  by  top  dressing 
his  young 
growing  clover,  and  he  always  in 
is  absolutely  necessary 
sists  that  it 
for  the  maintenance  of  fertility 
to 
keep 
times  cov 
the  ground  at  all 
ered  by  some  growing  crop. 

in  a 

c.  H.  A. 

paratively  small  number  of  libraries 
in  circulation.  She  spoke  of 
the 
great  value  of  these  libraries  to  the 
rural  communities  and  asked  for  the 
support  of 
the  farming  people  in 
securing  appropriations  for  the  con 
tinuance  and  enlargement  of 
the 
work. 

the  farmer 

enough  gold  and 

" T he  Advantages  and  Possibilities 
of  Union  of  Action  A m o ng  Farm 
ers,"  was  the  subject  of  the  address 
by  Hon.  J.  H.  Brigham,  assistant 
secretary  of  agriculture.  Mr.  Brig-
ham  first  showed  the  great  import 
ance  of  agriculture.  There  has  been 
scarcely 
silver 
mined  since  1834  to  buy  one  year's 
agricultural  products  of  the  United 
States.  W h en 
suffers 
from  hard  times  all  other  industries 
suffer  also.  When  prosperity  comes 
it  comes  first  to  the  farmer.  T he 
interests  of  this  great  class  must  not 
be  left  to  chance.  T he  farmers  in 
order  to  look  after  their  own 
inter 
ests  must  be  organized  and  act  to 
they  can  successfully 
gether,  then 
If  we 
combat  all  opposing  forces. 
can  have  unity  of  purpose  and  action 
among  the  farmers  of  our  country 
there  is  no  good  thing  they  cannot 
obtain.  T he  farmer 
is  now  at  a 
disadvantage  as  laws  and  conditions 
enable  riches  to  go  to  some  one  else; 
but  for  these  abuses  he  is  responsible 
for  he  has  allowed  them  to  occur. 
Will  the  farmer  organize?  Organ 
ization  is  difficult  but  a  good  start 
has  been  made.  T he  great  need 
now 
is  for  more  members.  T he 
organized  farmers  have  already  ac 
complished  much,  they  are  gradually 
to  use  the  power  of 
learning  how 
intelligent  and  well  directed  organ 
izations,  and  are  demonstrating  their 
ability  to  care  for 
the  agricultural 
interests  of  the  country,  M. w.  F. 

W E D N E S D AY  E V E N I N G. 

T H U R S D AY  F O R E N O O N. 

T he  session  opened  with  music  by 
the  M.  A.  C.  band  followed  with  a 
song  by  Mr.  C,  S.  Bartlett. 

Pres.  Snyder  took  the  chair  and 
introduced  as  the  first  speaker,  Hon. 
E.  O.  Grosvenor,  State  Dairy  and 
Food  Commissioner,  who  spoke  on 
" T he  Oleomargarine 
fight."  Mr. 
Grosvenor  first  showed  that  the  fed 
eral  law  and  especially 
the  State 
restricting 
laws 
the  manufacture 
and 
sale  of  oleomargarine  have 
been  very  effective  in  decreasing  its 
production.  While  the  production 
of  butter  has  increased  considerably 
since  1894  there  has  been  a  marked 
decrease  in  the  amount  of  oleomar 
garine  manufactured.  Mr.  Gros 
venor  attributed  this  largely  to  the 
anti-color  and  other  restrictive  laws 
which  nearly  all  of  the  states  now 
have.  T he  Michigan  law 
is  very 
plain  but  in  order  to  be  effective  it 
must  have  the  moral  support  of  the 
people.  W h e re  unpopular,  as  it  is 
in  the  larger  cities,  it  cannot  be  suc 
cessfully  enforced. 
If  the  farmers 
of  Michigan  will  give  the  law  their 
heartv  support  the  State  Dairy  and 
Food  C ommission  will  be  greatly 
aided 
T he 
dealers  in  oleomargarine  have  not 
much  at  stake,  the  manufacturers 
assume  all  risks,  stand  the  expense 
of  all  prosecution,  and  reap 
the 
profits. 
If  by  incessant  prosecution 
the  sale  of  oleomargarine  in  Michi 
gan  can  be  made  unprofitable  to  the 
the  manufacturers  the  battle  is  won. 
After  another  song  by  Mr.  Bart 
lett,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Spencer,  State 
Librarian,  spoke  on  "Traveling  Li 
braries."  Mrs.  Spencer  gave  an 
excellent 
this  method  of 
making  the  State  Library  of  value 
generally  throughout  the  State,  and 
told  of  the  large  number  of  people 
now  being  reached  with  the  com 

its  enforcement. 

idea  of 

in 

forenoon 

T he  Thursday 

session 
was  presided  over  by  Prof.  Taft,  the 
general  topic  being  "Markets  and 
"Creating  a  M a r k e t" 
Marketing." 
was  taken  up  by  J.  N.  Stearns,  of 
Kalamazoo.  He  said 
the  time  had 
arrived  in  fruit  production  when  the 
finding  of 
the  market  determined 
the  question  of  profit  or  no  profit  for 
the  grower.  His  method  of  dispos 
ing  of  the  greater  part  of  tile 
fruit 
grown  was  by  dealing  directly  with 
the  consumer,  and  he  shipped 
fruit 
from  Maine  to  Duluth  and  south  to 
Mississippi.  This  trade  he  got  and 
kept  by  sending  only  the  best  of 
fruit,  honestly  packed. 
" P r e p a r i ng 
the  Product 
for  M a r k e t"  was  dis 
cussed  by  A.  P.  Gray,  of  Traverse 
county.  Careful  picking  at  the  right 
time  and 
the  proper  grading  and 
packing  of  the  fruit  were  the  points 
emphasized  by  Mr.  Gray. 

T he  " H o me  Market,"  by  R.  M. 
Kellogg,  of  T h r ee  Rivers.  Mr. 
Kellogg  gave  a  graphic  description 
of  the  way  in  which  he  built  up  a 
large  trade  in  a  small  city  by  grow 
fruit  and  delivering 
ing  the  best  of 
the  same  to  the  consumer  put  up  in 
an  attractive  manner.  He  was  able 
to  demand  and  get  several  cents  per 
quart  more  for  his  berries  than 
the 
price  asked  by  the  retail  grocers. 

"Transportation 

and  Co-opera 
tion"  was  the  part  assigned  Hon. 
R.  D.  Graham  of  Grand  Rapids. 
He  gave  a description  of  the  methods 
pursued  by  the  fruit  growers  in  the 
vicinity  of  Grand  Rapids.  T h e re 
by  co-operation  they  had  been  able 
to  attract  the  buyers  from  different 
sections  of  the  country.  T he  grow 
er  sold  his  load  of  fruit  and  received 
the  cash  for  it.  This  had  proved  a 
very  satisfactory  arrangement. 

T he  "Commission  M a n"  side  of 
the  marketing  problem  was  pre 

sented  by  Roland  Morrill  of  Benton 
Harbor.  He  regarded  the  commis 
to 
sion  man  as  a  necessary  adjunct 
the  grower  in  disposing  of  his  fruit, 
in  the  large  cities.  He 
especially 
followed 
to 
the  plan  of  shipping 
one  reliable  house, then  honest  pack 
ing  and  the  placing  of  his  name  on 
the  package  enabled  the  commission 
man 
to  guarantee  his  fruit,  and  a 
demand  at  good  prices  was  created. 
" M a r k e ts  and  the  Department  of 
Agriculture"  was  the  topic  assigned 
to  Hon.  J.  H.  Brigham  of  Washing 
ton.  He  spoke  of  the  efforts  of  the 
department 
in  creating  a  demand 
for  our  crops  and  opening  up  new 
places  for  the  shipment  of  Ameri 
can  products 
in  foreign  countries. 
Considerable  success  had  rewarded 
their  efforts  and  the  future  had  much 
of  promise  for  our  farmers 
in  this 
direction. 

H. P. G. 

T H U R S D AY  A F T E R N O O N. 

Presided  over  by  C.  B.  Charles, 
the 
of  Bangor.  This  was  one  of 
the  institute,  and  it 
best  sessions  of 
was  very  noticeable 
those  ac 
quainted  with  the  facts  that  all  on 
the  program  -are  either  connected 
with  the  College  now  or  were 
for 
merly  as students  or  members  of  the 
faculty. 

to 

Colon  C.  Lillie,  of  Ottawa  Co., 
spoke  on  " Up  to-date  Stock  Feed 
ing  and  Management."  Such  feed 
ing  consists  in  the  feeding  of  a  bal 
anced  ration  which  is palatable,  food 
composed  of  a  variety  to  stimulate 
the  appetite  of 
the  animal,  and  a 
ration  which  takes  into  consideration 
the  market  value  of  food  stuffs.  He 
defined  a  balanced 
ration  as  one 
which  combines,  in  the  proper  pro 
portions,  the  two  principal  food  ele 
ments,  protein  and  carbo-hydrates. 
.J^vXallis^exhibited  chants  showing 
the  average  composition  of  a  few 
feeding  stuffs,  feeding  standards  and 
practical  rations.  He  explained  how 
to  make  up  a  balanced  ration.  He 
thought  the  whole  subject  of  man 
agement  of  stock  could  be  summed 
up  in  the  one  word,  comfort. 

the 

Dr.  Kedzie  read  a  paper  upon 
" S u g ar  Beets  for  Michigan,"  which 
was  listened  to  with  intense  interest. 
He  thought  that  enough  sugar  beets 
in  the  United 
could  be  produced 
to 
States 
civilized 
sweeten 
world. 
" T he  question  now  before 
us  is  not  whether  America  shall 
make  sugar  for  Americans—that 
is 
as  certain  as  that  we  shall  make  our 
iron,  steel  and  tin  plate  — 
own  pig 
but  the  more  specific 
inquiry,  are 
our  conditions  of  soil  and  climate 
to 
such  as  will  enable  Michigan 
take  part  in  this  great  w o r k ." 
He 
spoke  of  the  results  of  the  campaign 
of  1891  as  being  very  encouraging, 
and  further  stated  that  the  results  of 
the  work  of  1897  was  still  more 
convincing,  showing 
average 
content  of  sugar  in  the  beet  juice  to 
be  sixteen  and 
four-tenths  per  cent, 
with  a  co-efficient  of  purity  of  84. 
" No  such  average  of  excellence  has 
been  shown 
in  Europe,  and  only 
one  state,  so  far  as  I  can  learn,  has 
exceeded  it,  and  that  by  only  one-
tenth  of  a  per  cent." 

the 

three 

" T he 

physical  conditions 
that  influence  the  growth  of  sugar 
beets  are  temperature,  rain  and  sun 
shine."  He  showed  conclusively, 
that  our 
by  the  means  of  charts, 
temperature  is  more  favorable  to  the 
growth  of  sugar  beets 
than  that  of 
either  France  or  Germany.  T h at 
the  amount  and  distribution  of 
rain 
fall  was  faverable  for  their  growth, 
and  that 
the  maximum  and  mini 
mum  amount  of  sunshine  came  at 
the  best 
just  the  season  to  produce 
the  beet. 
results  in  the  growth  of 

M A R CH 

I,  1898. 

T HE  M.  A.  C. 

R E C O R D. 

stated 

Prof.  Smith 

He 
in  a  concise  manner 
the  course  which  should  be  taken 
by  the  farmers  of  Michigan,  and 
also  the  advantages  and  disadvan 
tages  of  engaging  in  this  industry. 
followed  with  a 
thoroughly  practical  talk  on  " T he 
Culture  of  Sugar  Beets."  By  sam 
the  kind  of  beets 
ples  he  showed 
best  adapted  for  the  production  of 
sugar. 
three 
characteristics—it  should  be  small, 
conical,  and  grow  almost  entirely 
beneath  the  ground. 

possess 

should 

It 

it  is  very 

T he  sugar  beet  will  grow  on  a 
variety  of  soils,  either  sandy 
loam 
or  clay  loam,  but  black  muck  does 
not  produce  good  results.  An  open, 
the 
porous  soil  is  best  adapted  for 
production  of  sugar  beets.  A  very 
important  factor  is  to  have  the  fer 
tility  in  the  soil  evenly  distributed. 
A  deep  soil  is  essential;  here 
is 
where  subsoiling  often  pays  we'll. 
To  reduce  the  expense of  cultivation 
and  thinning 
important 
that  the 
rows  should  be  straight. 
F r om  fifteen  to  twenty  pounds  of 
seed  to  the  acre  should  be  used  that 
you  may  be  sure  of  a  thick,  even 
stand  in  the  rows;  there  is  no  econ 
omy  in  sowing  a  small  amount  of 
seed.  As  soon  as  the  young  plant 
shows  four  leaves,  and  the  roots  get 
to  be  about  the  size  of  a  straw,  or  a 
little  larger,  they  should  be  thinned. 
F r om  observation  he  has  found  that 
it  takes  about  from  seventy  to  eighty 
to  thin  an  acre  of 
hours  of  work 
sugar  beets.  Frequent  and  shallow 
cultivation  are  essential.  T he  best 
time  to  harvest  is  when  the  outside 
leaves  begin  to turn  yellow,  H. W.  M. 
(  To  be concluded  next  week.) 

At  t he  College. 

T\  /T: „ ,  T>  ,,  * U  T 

-Li«J  VV C 

sister  Gertrude  Lowe. '01. 

Dr.  Kedzie  spent  Saturday  and 

Sunday  at  Vermontville. 

A  large  number  of  guests  visited 

the  cooking  school  last  week. 

Mr.  Shoesmith, 

' 0 1,  received  a 

visit  from  his  mother  last  week. 

Miss  A my  Vaughn's 

sister 
Blanche,  from  Ionia,  is  visiting  her. 

T he  Misses  Graham  are  receiving 
a  visit  from  their  mother  this  week. 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Monroe  visited  her 
daughter  Lucy  during  the  Round 
up. 

W.  J.  K e e p,  of  Detroit,  was  the 
guest  of  his  son, Henry  Keep,  Sat 
urday. 

Miss  Blanche  H u hn  spent  a  few 
days  with  her  sister  in  A nn  Arbor 
last  week. 

Dr.  Geo.  A.  W a t e r m an  received 
the 

a  visit  from  his  father  during 
Round-up. 

Miss  Lou  Pierce,  ' 0 1, spent  Sat 
urday  and  Sunday  with  her  parents 
in  Laingsburg. 

Vesta  Woodberry,  '01,  entertained 
her  parents  and  brother  Leroy,  dur 
ing  the  institute. 

Mrs.  Stiles  Kennedy, of  St.  Louis, 
was  the  guest  of  Miss  McDermott 
during  the  institute. 

S.  J.  Kennedy, 

'99,  was  called 
home  yesterday  by the serious  illness 
of  his  grandfather. 

Mr.  T.  C.  Taylor  of  Almont,  was 
t he  guest  of  his  daughter,  Russel 
Taylor,  ' 0 1, last  week. 

Mrs.  Dunston,  w ho  is  visiting  her 
daughter  Nellie  and  son  W a y ne 
Dunston,  ' 0 1, this  week,  will  remain 
with  them  a  week  longer. 

Mrs.  Mayo  and  her  daughter 
Nellie  were  entertained  by  Mrs. 
Beal  during  the  Institute. 

Miss  Maud  McLend,  ' 0 1, received 
a  visit  from  her  mother  and  friend, 
Miss  Townsend, 
last 
week. 

Ionia 

from 

Prof.  Weil  and  Messrs.  Westcott 
and  Leonard  attended  the  mechan 
ical 
institute  in  Detroit  Thursday 
and  Friday. 

During  the  Round-up  note  books 
to  everyone  gratis 
were  furnished 
by  the Michigan  Fruit  Grower  and 
Practical 

Farmer. 

Last  Tuesday,  in  Lansing,  was 
organized  the  National  Shropshire 
Record  Association,  with  Prof.  H. 
W.  Mumford  as  secretary. 

T he  next  meeting  of  King's 
Daughters  will  be  held  with  Mrs. 
Babcock  tomorrow  afternoon—text 
" J u d g e ;"  lesson,  seventh  chapter  of 
M a t t h e w;  leader,  Mrs.  Dean. 

ladies  attended 

Last  Thursday,  several  of  the  fac 
thimble 

ulty 
party  given  by  Mrs.  A.  D.  Haga-
dorn,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Hagadorn  and 
Mrs.  A.  A.  Nichols,  of  Lansing. 

the 

Y.  W.  C.  A.  meeting  next  Wed 
nesday  evening  at  6:30  in  Abbot 
Hall  parlors;  Miss  Gertrude  Lowe, 
leader.  Subject,  " O ur  temptations 
and  their  conquests."  H e b.  4:1-8. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards 

enter 
tained  in  honor  of  President  Chute 
last  Thursday  evening.  T he  guests 
were  Dr.  Kedzie,  Dr.  Beal,  Profes 
sors  Taft,  Vedder,  W o o d w o r t h, 
Holdsworth,  Noble  and  Wheeler, 
and  Mr.  Gunson. 

W h en  the governor  arose to  speak 
at  the  round-up  Friday  evening,  he 
was  greeted  by  the  students  with 
the  following  yeii: 

" W ho  is  he?  w ho  is  he? 

P-i-n-g-r-ee 
T he  biggest  friend  of  M. A. C." 

T he  sophomore  agricultural  were 
just  few  enough  in  number  to  ac 
commodate  the  sophomore  girls  on 
a  sleighing  party  last  Friday  even 
ing.  Mrs.  Bacon  chaperoned 
the 
merry  crowd  to  the  Okemos  hotel, 
where  an  oyster  supper  was  served, 
after  which  dancing  was  the  princi 
pal  amusement. 

Colleges  and  E x c h a n g e s. 

During  the  last  six  years  sixty-
their  way 

five  men  have  worked 
through  Y a l e . —E x. 

Great  Britian  has  eleven  univer 
sities  with  a  total  of  334  professors 
and  13,400  students.—Ex.  • 

It  is  probable  that  Rush  Medical 
College  will  be  affiliated  with  the 
University  of Chicago, J u ne  1, 1898. 

Johns  Hopkins  University 

is  to 
have  a  new  gymnasium 
that  will 
contain  the  largest  baseball  cage  in 
the  country. 

After  commencement  a  party  of 
Princeton 
undergraduates,  with 
Prof.  Scott, of  Princeton  Geological 
Department,  will  go  on  a six weeks' 
geological  expedition 
to  the  Bad 
Lands  of  Southern  Dakota. 

Dr.  Louis  K.  Seaman,  president 
of  the  Cornell  Club,  of  N ew  York 
City,  has  donated  a  solid  silver  cup 
weighing  200 ounces  to be  competed 
for  annually  by  American  college 
rowing  crews,  Cornell  to  hold  the 
cup 
this  year.  Dr.  Seaman's  pur 
pose  in  donating  the  cup is  to  see an 
inaugurated  at 
American  Henley 
Saratoga,  Poughkeepsie,  N ew  Lon 
don,  or  any  suitable  rowing  course. 

Simons 
Dm 
Goods 
60. 

Have  cut the price of  Men's 

House  Coats  to, and  on  some 

below  cost.  Not  often  you 

have  such  an  opportunity  of 

Handsome 

buying  a nice coat  for  so  little 

money. 

When  you want  that  New 

Hat  or  Cap  would  have  great 

pleasure  in  showing  you  the 

very 

latest  styles. 

Students 

patronage  solicited. 

New  Spring  Designs in 
PLAID  and  STRIPE 
SILKS  for  waists  at 
$1.00,  $1.25 per  yd. 

New  line of 

PLAIN,  W H I TE  and 
COLORED  ORGAN 
DIES  at  50c,  75c  yd. 

Special  prices  of  25c  per 
Imported 
yd. 
Organdies.  Value  50c and 75c. 

for  our  Fine 

New  Spring  Designs  in 

CARPETS,  M A T T 
INGS,  RUGS. 

*•*" Elgin  Mifflin. 

Students  should  inspect  our 
Carpet  Dep't, 3d floor,  elevator. 

ftre  You 
About  to  Build? 

If  so,  you  should 
Build Right. 

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see  your  face  in  i t;  coin  toe,  5 

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Kid  tops  or  fancy  cloth  tops. 

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4 

Death  of  One  of  Our  First  College 
Professors. 

Robert  Dodd  Weeks,  professor 
of  English  literature  and farm  econ 
omy  at  this  College  1857-8, died  at 
East  Orange,  N. J .,  February  23, 
in  his  79th  year.  M r. W e e ks  was 
a  remarkable  man in  many  ways. 
He  was  a  profound  theological  stu 
dent  and  a  classical  scholar.  He 
was  the author  of a number  of  liter 
ary  works,  among  them  a treatise on 
the  trinity  and a  translation  of  the 
N ew  Testament  from  the  original 
Greek. 

N e ws  from Graduates  and  Students. 

A.  C.  McKinnon,  with  ' 9 5 ^,  was 

a  caller  at  College  Saturday. 

Paul  Wood worth, 

'90,  passed 
through  M. A. C. last  week  on his 
way  to the  Klondike. 

M r.  David  Clark,  with  '84,  of 

Grand  Ledge,  visited  M r.  H.  A. 
Williams  last  Wednesday. 

E.  R a l ph  Pierce,  with 
working  as  draughtsman 
Detroit  D ry Dock  Company. 

'94/^,  is 
for  the 

It  is said  that  I ra  T. Sayre,  with 
'So,  Flushing,  would  like  to  serve 
his  district  in the lower  house  next 
session. 

W.  T. Barnum,  '96, came  up from 
Charlotte,  where  he has  been  farm 
ing  since  graduation,  to  attend the 
Round-up. 

D.  W. Trine, '92, was  called  home 
the  week  before  last  by the  death of 
his  mother,  who  has  been  an invalid 
for  a number  of  years. 

C.  H.  Spencer,  with  '92, was at 
the  institute  in  Manchester.  He is 
'*-  *-he err;piny  of  the  L._S. and M. 
S.  R. R. as transit  man with  head 
quarters  at  Toledo. 

S.  B. L o n g,  with  '76, is  president 
of  Dearborn  village,  and  O. P.  Gut-
ley,  '79, is supervisor  of  the  town 
ship  and a member  of  the  W a y ne 
Co.  poor  commission. 

'92, 

G.  E.  E w i n g, 

familiarly 
known  as  " B u c k ,"  was  here  all 
through  the  round-up.  He  lives 
twelve  miles  from  Grand  Rapids 
and  runs  a 200-acre  farm. 

Stuart  M.  McKee,  with  '84,  one 
of  the Round-up  guests,  has a  farm 
containing  a half-section  of land  near 
Portland;  he made  his money  in  the 
West  buying  and  selling  stock. 

R.  L.  Stone,  with 

'98772,  visited 
the  College  Wednesday  and Thurs 
day.  H e,  with  a companion,  is  tak 
ing  a horseback  ride  over  the  State, 
presumably  to  harden  himself  for 
the  trip  to  Klondike  which  he ex 
pects  to make  in the spring. 

T he  following  brief  letter 

from 
C.  H.  Hicks,  '92, explains 
itself: 
" A r r i v ed  at  Kensington,  Md.,  F e b. 
19,  1898, Harold  Wheeler  Hicks; 
lovely. 
caliber  10.5  lbs.  Everything 
Would  have  had  a  girl,  but  _  ap 
proaching  trouble  with  Spain  indi 
cated  that  boys  would  count  more 
just  now." 

Quite  a  large  number  of  old 
students  and  alumni  of  M. A. C. 
were  in attendance  at the  Round-up. 
T he  following  is  nearly  a  complete 
list:  C.  E.  Hollister,  ' 6 1; C.  J. 
' 6 1; O.  Clute,  ' 6 2; 
Monroe,  with 
F.  H o d g m a n,  '62;  C. W.  Garfield, 
'70;  C. I.  G o o d w i n , ' 7 7 ; E . O . L a d d, 
'78;  C. B.  Charles,  '79;  O.  P.  Gul-
ley,  '79; Jason  Woodman,  ' 8 1;  Will 
E.  Hale,  ' 8 2; E. C. Bank,  '84; C. 
C.  Lillie,  ' 8 4;  E.  E.  Vance,  ' 8 4; 
E.  H. Dresser,  with  '84; J. Y.  Clark, 

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

M A R CH 

I,  1898. 

'85;  F.  R.  Smith, 
' 8 7;  J.  H. 
Brown,  with  ' 8 7;  E.  A.  Holden, 
'89;  N.  P.  Hull,  with  ' 8 9;  J o hn 
Hull,  w i t h ' 9 1;  G.  E. E w i n g,  ' 9 2; 
L.  W. Watkins,  ' 9 3;  A.  B.  Cook, 
' 9 3;  W.  T.  Barnum,  ' 9 6;  B.  E. 
Benedict,  with  ( ?) ; B. A.  Bowdich, 
with  '96;  and  R.  H.  Osborne  and 
M.  B. Dewey,  with  '99. 

T he  River  of  M. A.  C 

Dr.  Beal  had on exhibition  at  the 
Round-up  a  chart  by  means  of 
which  he represents  graphically the 
organization  and  development  of 
the  College.  T he development  of 
the  College  is represented  by a  riv 
er,  the sources  of  which  are a  num 
ber  of  springs,  used, to  represent  the 
various  agents  most  active  in  bring 
ing  about  the  organization  of  the 
College.  T he  river  varies  in width 
from  year  to  year  according  to  the 
number  of  students  enrolled.  T he 
smallest  number  in  attendance  dur 
ing  any one  year  was  in  i860  when 
the  course  was  cut  down  to  t wo 
years.  T h r ee  small  streams  flow-
into  the  main  river  represent  the 
addition  of  the  mechanical  course, 
the  women's  course  and the special 
courses.  T he  present  year  makes 
by  far the best  showing  as  regards 
attendance.  T he  administration  of 
each  of  the  presidents  as  well  as 
each  year  of  the  existence  of  the 
College  is given  its proper  place  in 
the  course  of  the  river  and  under 
each  is  recorded  in  chronological 
order  the  events  of  particular  im 
portance. 

T he  W a n d e r i ng  S i n g er  a nd 
H is  S o n g s. 

One  of the handsomest  College  souvenirs 
ever  published  is  the  book  of  poems  by 
Frank  Hodgeman, 
'62, of  Climax,  entitled 
~ T he  Waiiuei'itig  Srnger  aiiu  His  Songs  a mr 
Other  Poems."  The  book  is bound  in  peb 
bled  white  cloth  with  blue  and  gilt 
trim 
mings,  contains  185 pages,  and is printed  on 
excellent  paper  with  full  gilt  edges. 
It is 
beautifully 
illustrated  with  half-tones  of 
College  and  other  scenes  and  with  sketches 
by  Prof. W. S.  Holdsworth,  '78.  and E.  N. 
'93.  In  that  part  of  the book de 
Thayer, 
voted  to  College  poems  there  is  hardly  a 
page  that  does  not suggest  sweet  memories 
of  days  gone  by,  not  only  for the  student  o 
the  sixties  but  for the  student  of the  nineties 
as  well.  Everybody  who  has  seen  the work 
is delighted  with  it.—M.  A. C.  RECORD,  Feb. 
8,  1898. 

Price  $1.  If  ordering  by  mail  add  6  cents 

per  copy  for  postage. 

F.  HODGMAN,  Publisher, 

Climax,  Mich. 

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ONE  PRICE—THE  RIGHT  PRICE. 
104  Washington  Avenue  North. 

BOYS 

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Bucicseib  FurnitureRight. 

All  Goods  Delivered  to  the  College  Free. 

Best  W o v en  W i re  Cots,  $1.25 

.\  .•.  Best  W o v en  W i re  Springs,  $1.50 

WE  SELL  EVERYTHING. 

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The  names  in  this  Directory,  as  well  as 
those  of all  our  other  advertisers,  are of reli 
able  parties.  We  hope  that  the faculty  and 
students  will  take  pains  to  patronize 
those 
who  patronize us. 

HACK  AND BAGGAGE  LINES. 

Open  Evenings. 

M A.  C.  STUDENTS—Don't 

forget  W.  H. 
PORTER,  the Hack  and Liveryman.  Rubber 
tires  a specialty.  Office  300 Capitol  Avenue  South, 
Bell  Phone  65, Lansing  Phone  133. 

HOTELS. 

Avenue  S. 

tor.  Special  rates  to  students.  Washington 

THE  N EW GRAND—R.  M. Renner,  Propne-
THE  INGHAM.  Grand  St.  South;  2 doors  from 

Michigan  Avenue.  Low  rates  to  students. 

ARCHITECTS. 

JNSURJISCF 

EARL  H. MEAD.—Architect,  115  Washington 

Avenue  N. 

BARBERS. 

J H.  WOOD—Barber.  106 Michigan  Avenue  E. 

College  work  especially  solicited. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

C D.  WOODBURY.—Boots 

shoe  the  students.  See ad. 

and  Shoes.  We 

CLOTHING. 

Hats  and  Caps.  112 Washington  Ave.  North. 

LOUIS  BECK.—Clothier.  Gents'  Furnishings, 
DE W EY  A.  S E E L E Y - 27  Wm's Hall.  Big 
A E.  DAVIS.—Clothing  and  Gentlemen's  Fur 

Reduction  on Winter  Clothing. 

nishings.  See ad. 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

105  Washington  Ave.  S. 

H H.  EARNED.—China,  Glass  and  Lamps. 
J B.  SIMON.—Fine  China,  Crockery,  Lamps, 

Tinware,  etc.  I ll  Washington  Avenue  N. 

DENTISTS. 

Avenue. 

ington  Avenue.  First  stairs  north  of  Michigan 

D R.  G. W.  COLEMAN.-Dentist.  103  Wash 
R W.  MORSE,  D.  D.  S. 
DR.  V.  A.  LACY.—Dentist.  Hours  8  to 12 

a.  m.  and  2 to 4 p. m.  110 Allegan  St. W. 

Hollister  Block,  Room  517. 

DRUGGISTS. 

GEO.  A. DYER,  108 Michigan  Avenue  W.  All 

kinds  of the  best  insurance.  Strongest  agency 

in  the city. 

JEWELERS. 

Engraver.  200-202  Washington  Avenue  North. 

B P.  RICHMOND—Watchmaker,  Jeweler  and 
W RAPLEE.—Watches,  Clocks,  Jewelry, etc. 

.  Fine  Watch  Repairing.  119  Washington 

Avenue. 

C HAS.  A. PIELLA.—Practical  Watchmaker  and 

Jeweler.  Repairing  of Fine  Watches  a  Spec 

ialty.  121 Washington  Avenue  N. 

LAUNDRIES. 

Room  11, Williams  Hall. 

S.  P.Lanlz,  Prop'r.  Sage  &  Westcott,  Agts. 

THE  VAN  GORDER  PALACE  LAUNDRY. 
STAR  L A U N D R Y. 

208  Michigan  Avenue  East. 

LUMBER  DEALERS. 

H W.  RIKERD.—Lumber  Dealer.  Mill  Street. 

See  ad. 

MERCHANT 

TAILORS. 

WOODBURY  & SAVAGE.—Tailors. 

trade  solicited.  208 Washington  Ave. S. 

Student 

MUSIC  AND MUSICAL 

INSTRUMENTS. 

H OLMES  MUSIC  STORE.—Pianos,  Organs, 

Bicycles,  Musical  Mdse.  and  Sheet  Music. 

Cor.  Washington  Avenue  and  Ottawa  Street. 

J.  ROUSER.—Capital  Drug  Store.  123  Wash 
ington  Avenue  South. 

PHOTOGRAPHERS. 

DO W N EY  HOUSE  DRUG  STORE—  H.  J. 

Eilenburg.  Headquarters  Ice  Cream  Soda. 

F B.  LECLEAR—Photographer. 

Hollister  Block. 

FOR  ANY  THUS 6  IIS 

— 

DRY  GOODS. 

Hardware,  S t o v e s,  Tinware, 
Graniteware,  Cutlery,  Etc. 

TRY 
NORTON'S  HARDWARE 
111 Washington  Avenue  S. 

SIMONS  DRY  GOODS  COMPANY.  —Dry 

Goods  and  Carpets.  See ad. 

FURNISHING  GOODS. 

ELGIN  MIFFLIN.—Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's 

Furnishing  Goods.  See ad. 

FURNITURE  DEALERS. 

ington  Avenue  and  Ionia  Street.  See  adv. 

M J.  &  B.  M.  BUCK.—Furniture.  Cor.  Wash 
C OWLES  BROS.—Furniture  Dealers. 

Special 
inducements  to  College  people.  319  Washing 

ton  Avenue  South. 

John  Herrmann 
Fine  Tailoring. 

2 18  WASHINGTON  AVENUE  N. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Washington  Avenue  S.;  home  419 Seymour  St. 

12 A. M.,  2 to 4  and 7 to 8 P.  M.  Offiice  at  212 

A D.  HAGADORN,  M. D.—Office  hours,  11  to 
C M.  WATSON,  M. D.—Hours,  2 to 4 and  7 to 8 

p.  M. ;  Sundays  12 to 2 P. M.  419  Washington 

Avenue  S.  Both  Phones. 

OCULIST. 

C M.  DICKSON,  M.  D.—Practice 

diseases  of eye  and  ear.  Hours  9 to 12 A.  M., 

2 to 4 P. M. ; Sunday  2 to 4 p. M.  First  floor  Hollis 
ter  Block. 

limited 

to 

HARDWARE,  STOVES  AND  TINWARE. 

RESTAURANTS. 

J ACOB  STAHL  &  SON.—Wholesale  and Re 

tail  Hardware  and  House  Furnishings.  211 and 

213  Washington  Avenue  North. 

GILBERT  M.  HASTY.—Proprietor 

Hasty's 
Gem  Lunch.  Best  meals  and  Lunches  in the 

city.  117 Washington  Avenue  S