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NO,  7,  Single Copies, 5 Cts, 

LANSING,  OCTOBER  24,  1868, 

Hezekiah Z,  Solemnstyle, Editor. 

Tho  BUBBLE  is  published  by  the 
"Pen  Yanker'a  Society"  of  the 
Michigan  State Agricultural Collego, 

VALEDICTORY, 

Our editoriallnbors in this field firo 
'Vo promised and took 
almo$.t over. 
sub~criptions  for  soven'  ul1mhera  of 
OQIi  pnpp.T,  and this  is  tho  seventh. I 
Ali i that  we  promtsed  our  pat.rolls 
hils  been  performed-howl  woll  we 
leave it t.o  them ~olv ea to  dccidd, .ruidr 
we  fifO  now  "yanking"  our  !'p€n" 
for  tho  last "lime,  nod  Ifou  the  pur .. 
pose  of  l1Rying  l\  fow  words I nbotlu 
WIHft has  been' dopo,  and  of  bidding 
them pcrsoll(JUy nflnnl adieu . <tJ;  'It 

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FiI'st  (Urd  foremost, 

'Vo wish to  thank  our  ftliends  for 
the ilJtel'€st  they  have  rnnni fc!sted in 
us flIu'h ol1l' labol!S, and  for  1Iho  ifoble 
mannor 'in which they ha:vesllsinined 
ltS,  as  well  by Idnd ,vords HS  by lnore 
substantial aid. 

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the  students 
here  havo  supported  us  with  an 
o:dcnl of  li Oeni.i.H~  \\ ,':ch  \v"l~ harel. 
Iy anticipated by liS,  With  0"  Y one 
or  two  exceptions,  thoy  hu\ "  beon 
subscribers, and not  contont with  ta 
king ono copy  apiece, many of  thom 
have taken two, thrL'O,  or  even fOUf, 
and one nas  taken  regularly six  cop 
ies,hesides buying others occaSionally, 
AS  they aU have done, mostly beca use ' 
they  wished · fo  sustain  n  praise-" 
wort ly  effort-partly,  perhaps,  bo-
causo  they  liked 
the  paper, "and 
wished their  fdends  to  Boe  it.  The 
Society thrtnks you,  dear  boys, I  'The ' 
members all feol that yo u  hAve  been 
true and noble toward them-not stlf 
ferring jealousy 01'  any  HI-feeling  to 
creepr in  between  you  nnd  lth em. 
''''hat you  have  dono  hns  not  been 
common  01'  trival,  and is  not  to  be 
soon  forgotten.  You  havo  borne 
with our  shortcornings,  and  all  that 
has been worthy i u  us,  porsonally, 'or 
in  our  capacity  as  publishers of the 
paper, has  met  with  your  approba 
'tion and commedation.  Speaking for 
ourselves, and  rem embering  that we 
shall  soon  be  with  YOll  110  longer, 
using also  the llame youchoosoto can 
liS  most frequ ently, which has  grown 
very deur from  as!;Iociatioll, we would' 
BOY  that the heart of Uncle Hez shall 
cease to  beat ere  t.he  rcm~mbranco of 
you  and  yonr usage of him shall (tlil 

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depths, 

to stir up warmest feeling in  its  very 'I the name  hus  been  significnut of ita.. 

IIS0,  We  have cheated  many 1\  one 
out of the  sin of gloomy thought  or 
sad foreboding, and perhaps by laugh .. 
ing  people  into  better  humor,  we 
have  prevented  even worso offen~es. 

Secondly,  the '  people  of  Okemos 
and  the  surroulluing  country  have 
taken a  lively  il,ltArost in the Bubble, 
and have not  been  niggardly  in  the 
use  of their  monoy  or  their  praise.  Another most irilportant lIS0 we have ' 
'Vhenevcr any of them have  had oc-
casion  to  speak  with  us  concerning 
our charge, it has invarinbly been  In 
terms  of  " Im'mest  ~sy mpnthy  and 
commendation, and,  we s hall live  to 
become  very old indeed el'e  we  shall 
be able to  fOl'get their  kindness to  us 
whon  we felt  th e  need of friendh' fls-
sistnnce. 

had.  Our  paper  has  served as a  ro-
cord for  the paSBing events in our col-
lege Hfe,  and many And  rnn.ny a  para-
gmph  we  have  published,  which, 11 
!lost  else,  will s€rvo  as a. 
had  bean 
point nbout  which  will  clust('r fond-
cst recollections of,student·dnys when 
these slmlllll\Ve passed away forever.  '1 
'l'his  will  be "felt  more  find  more 
st.rongly  as ' t he  'yon.rs  ]'011  round.  I 
'Vho is there  that  will. not  sny,  tliat. 
in tho best use oftha  word tho  Bun~ 
BLE has been n SllcceS8  , 

'l'hirclly, many individllnls in Lnl1S-
ing have i"enctered liS nssistfillce in our 
hour of need, and  this aid  com ing  as 
it did fL'Om  stl'fllHrel'S,  and · from such 
'J' his is the Inst of.  tho  DUUBLE  we . 
as  wishcd'fo  give tl/"  enco urage ment, 
have promised, and the last  Ohn.t  will  ! 
entitles  them  to  OUl'  gratitude. 
III 
be ie-s ued  the present  year. 
'Vhether.  J 
this, as in  most  new  cntol'jH'ises,  the 
need  was for  moral nid,  rathor  than 
or  not  the  paper will  be  continued 
another yen 1',  and  so  OIl,  we cannot 
pecuniary, and for  tllisfrom w ha tover 
state;  we hope it  will.  We  believe  \ 
source wo nre  thankful.  B~l t we ex-
n College.  papol' is  a  thing overy way 
}lected  much  more  assistnnce  fl'om 
l\Inny  of  the  hig hest  in-
I.J811sing than we hay!)  received.  AI-
desirable. 
stitutivns of learurllg  in  this cOllutry 
thougfl  wo  dial) it.m tcd  m~\Ily copies 
of tho Bubb!o  throngh  t,ho  town,  we 
and in  Europe  have  them-some  of 
obtained  few  subscriptions.  Some 
them  with  extonsive  influence  and 
circulation.  It seems  as  if,  from  the 
to  whother 
expl'ossod  a  doubt  as 
smnll  begiuning wo  have made, thero 
it  would  continue  when a s ufficient 
number of subscriptions hnd been  re- might in process  of  time  be  crented 
fin  organ here  that  would  be  of  no(' 
ceivecl"  to  ronder  failure  profitable. 
small vaiue to our College  nnd to the 
We are  proud  to  sbow Buch  per.ous 
that, although  we  can  nfford  to 1<.15e 
StMe, and, is i t'all a  droam?  to  odu·  ... 
considerable  lnQney  in  keeping  the 
pap ~r up, we  cannot  afford  to  break 
our prOlplses  '\ii~h  l"egar£]  tb  it. ) Ars 
to  tho li"'emale  Co1Joge,  we  arB  60rl'y~, 
to_foay  that  " Ie  have  nob  received a  who  will  bo .  willing 
single  subsc~'iption from  one 'who  is 
cOllnected  with that institution. 
'Va 
did  IIOt think  that  wo  should  have 
this tale to tell of oUl'sl.tel' College, 

' raMon  everywhere.  It all  depends 
upon those  who  aro  (here  after  U::l. 
I  With thom  we  leaver  it.  We hope  J' 
thn:t 'thero will be those among  them.  rl 
to  make ,·j 

tho necessary &xertions and  sacrifice. 
The fast  accumula~ing pngcs· warD 
us t\lat it is time 0111'  remarks  8ho,uld 
clo~e, and so we say  farewell! 

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.!lut the Bubble -has been kept going 
in spite of all extraueolls obstructions 
or  discol1rngement:s,  and  in  spite  oti 
tho  inexperience  of  its  publishers, 
and th eir necessary attention to other 
and pressing  duties during  its publi. 
'I.'he matter hns heen en tirely 
cation. 
original, whether  good  or  otherwise 
our renders shall judge, and the paper 
has  beou  fnll  every  is.r.; ne.  No low 
slang  or  abusive  }Jersonnlities  have 
been  allowed  to  encumber  its  col 
umos, and no  one will believe that its 
influenco  upon  society hllS been fi.ny 
thing but, good,  Wo  have ealled our 
paper  a  reformer, And  in  one  sense 

EDI'ro,n,  r 

Personal, 

Our  esteemed  fl'iend  alld  fellow, 
student,  C,  W,  Gnrfleld,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  has  closed  his  connection 
with the College for the prestnt term, 
and rot ul'n ed home for  the pUl'pose of 
conducting for five mor.ths th e "Com 
mon  School Gazette," ofI<ent  coun 
ty.  Charles' oxperience  in  the art of 
~eachillg,  and  his  superior  scholar 
E\hip,  nre Bufficient  requisites to  war 
~nt him SUCOOSs, 
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l'olitics. 

A  bewlldered  and  exc  ed  atm 
phere  prevails;  all  is  excjJehrent, 
People arc rushi ng head long through 
th e  country,  BO Il;J:e tilUcS  ill  dense 
iURsses,  and  sometimes  singly,  ex~ 
'1'J18  grnyM 
" Politics F' 
cU5imillg, 
lufi'tell  mother. and tno!  ralr  8i rellS'  of 
tlfe'la lld are heR rli,  both iii Vhe  I(itch· 
en' hnd  drn(\ving-l'oom,)  to  ~x\cJaim ~J 
ilP.-B-I-il g l-c-s 1"  The'  little  urchi  S' 
Oll)the-stl'eet! Rnd ·the  babies  hi  th eir ,i 
mothers's nrms,  altem~t  to  E'xclaim: 
"Politiees l'fj  J 

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Wh at  menns'tlhisgreabexcitement? 
]s  someth ing  of ..  g: reat  intcl'esfi fat 
st·n1{c?  Somo)'cvohitionizing  PO\VCf 
bYl\vhich fhe  worldI  hn ·to·  be /Infidel 
beiter?lor fllcompl ete  an nihilation of  I 
itad nmates ?l 

Judg ing  frovl  appenl'RUCeS  ~e n e· 
raUy;  we would say  there, is .to  be  l\ 
cQm plete CXti)lCtiOIl of bont!  good 'and 
bn~.  Buf 'our  extensive  knowled ge, 
(being a Pen Yunker),  e nnbles  us  to I 
penetrate  th e  seeming  mysterious 
cloud, and  beyond  we  see  nothing 
frightful-nothing whi chis to involvo 
yoU  or yours in any catn'itrophe whnt 
'1'he  passing  current  of  th e 
eVliU't t 
times  i s  RS  hnrmless  ns  th e  petty 
wbirlwind by the roadside.  Then let 
the  patron"  of lhe Bubble  look  upon 
it as  but  a  passing  breer..e,  tb at  th e 
whirlwind of excitement is  buta rev .. 
elation  of th<::l  weakness of human na· 
ture. 

Our mod esty restrains usfl'om g iv 
ing  r.easons for our seem ing offishness 
in, this respect.  We  hoped  throu gh 
t.he  infiueIwc of one  of our  number 
to (hav e) rccjJijVed some  lucrative situ 
ation  in  cQnductting  tlN } affnlrs  fofil 
slaw. J  But  th e  po"slng  excltemel)! 
capght up th e  wealq~r  }J·ort ~o n. of .0Ull 
!'aGe  'n  it B  whirligig  of )1lanellyers 
ang l, left  us  cOInp,aratively  plone; 
lle\\Ce  we nre able to discern ~h. ) folly 
in I·H)litical  ex((itement. 
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A: PFJiJY "'NEER, 

'rii'E  Boys rather  got  the' ,start  of 
us  wilen  ve  wei'~ '  up  among  the 
'nley threw"'awny  the  euito 
pines. 
rial  We hat!  written,  and  substituted 
that execrable o ne of  th ei r own  man .. 
ufncture. 

A VERY  DOLEFUL  BALLAD,-

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'j'ho  elou(\s  a  sorrow dal'k:  1I0  lower, 
My t.rue  love Ina more s hnll see ; 
Oh~ woq tile d i\Y I  Oh ,  woo Ihe hOlll'! 
rl  hut patted my h;no 10vo luul me. 

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L ot. oih'or!; si ng of  sweet  s lxtcc; Il, 

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Qf Il\11g hll'i;{ oyo~ n nd tlgUI.'Cli  I1I1 .. c  : 
'fa me o.reyou(.h {md  beaut.y menu, 
:t.1y  loveMnli Iiny yearn (~Ild ul n e! 

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Bel' ha.lr was like  tho lilly . white, ( 
Vcr  cal' WMJlJ{O t.lle 1"0"On '8 wing ; 
'J;h!lt. sho could  JUte t  )0 mycn"si ng I 

I\wclH\Uce you'd /-I:ueSS

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A lu!  w )~en "he OPCdh,Ol;  pond'1"bu9Jn.·WS 

Her lace (rom our  to enr was elCf; 

A ,\,enl'ly  tooth  \Va!:!  shown-alas ! 
'1 he  only ono t.Jmt she hnd left. 

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HoI' eye was or a n  applQ-gl'eOu 

H er  nose wl'ls long  Ilud nqllUlno, 

Hcrosscd  bC1''niollt.h and met h el"eh ln; 

Her f)ge  WtlS fi ny years and nine ! 

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She's gon e 1 naught can my anguish soothe! 

She's gone I  l\Ild  r in silence plu e l 

'rhe course of tnlC love n,c'er  l'on s m ooth, 
But 'otllcrs Itllow not· g}'lct 1Iite m ine ! 

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J  wl\ud£lr  lIol'tb\ I  wnuder sO\l t h, 

I  wn.U~dowll I)Y  t.!lesoumUlIg sen ; 
'rhe sea secml> her cnOl'mO\l!:!  mout.h, 
Whlcll Qvermm'e is callin g me I 

B, 

Green  follnJle 'mi n ds 1\1 0  of  h 01"  eye8, 
'rile lili es, of hUI"  /<1Iow-w hil o  h n.lr; 

Her Image sU Il  b ~foro m e  tliCR-

It. haun ts m('-llIl.Ullts m e everywher e! 

COMMFJNCEMBN'l'.-Th e  "beginning 
pI' the  end"  tult"s  place lit  this  Col 
lege on  th e a rternoon ot  \Vedn esday, 
November  11th,  On  that  momen· · 
tous  occaSion,  ten  mor tal  (perhaps 
the 1"1n  may  he added  in  t he  future,) 
Seniors  d eUv.er  orations,  and  obtain 
ach  his diploma and ,degree  vf B.  S. 
rfhe exerclsesl u pOll  that day  will  un· 
dOllhtedly  be 'wortH  seeing and heal'· ~ 
ing,l'  Jl1 S~ ~he order of things has not' 
yet been decided  upon,  but  it 'is  ex· ~ 
peeted that ,thel'e',will be  a  guod  ad· 
rcss,delivored ( by  some  great  maD, 
and aU  who IOVOJlllllSic  may be  eure  " 
of a ,rich  h·eu.t  it'they  come,  fo r~  the 
am:vicCB  of  PI·of.  Pixley  and  Mr! 
Grnnnis  have  been  secured  for  the 
occasion.  A ll  are  invited  to  come. 

Se\"cntl  short items  which  we  hnd 
prepared  fol'  publication  in  No.  G, 
them,  because 
were thrown  out by 
, tll"Y  wanted to  "run th""  thin!!"  t,hat 
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week. 
\Vo  h tHl  vnguc  misgiving'S 
when  we \(·ft,  that  e \'crytJling  would 
not go  off  a~  it  s hould, nud  we nrc 
somewhat  proud  oj  the  S(lgllcity  we 
c1i:3jJI<lyed  in  laking th e  montqy, \\;j{h 
us. 
With  r~gara . to  that  abominabl e 
item  luwin o,  reference  to  ol1r J -bl  1-
neS:i  at M idl and  City, a\l(l  whiJh  {we  pnB!;:  wIIlIJrO Ve  n rich  success. 

ALUMNI  MJO}EI~I~G,-En"ol'ts  h ave 
be~ll  nnd  llrc  ~till  being  'lnnde  to 
gather toa:ethm'  n  suffldent  nl1l(lbe'l' 
of  tile ~l'  (iu"'es 01'  ti,e  Ag"I'Clllt 
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Ul <l 
, College, upon tIle lIth of next mont.h, 
to org:Vlize <In  Alumni SOciety.  From 
\~hllt has  i.)e(~n  let\l'ned, it is  believed 
hHt  t\1.){J,Qt .twel\t~' -two gl"ildullh:lS,  in. 
ql uding  those  w hich  will  be  IlDude 
thi:i y(~ur, wjl l be  present. 
I \\T(')  He  glnu  thut  tlds  l11ov~ment 
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lope  t,he  cntfll"j, 
In:~  )p,e!l  nh ~  e,  fill. 

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During tine  co urse  of  our ,lives  we 
often  wit.ness  or  hear  auout  some 
grea t and new  inventioll  which  is to 
m ate l'illUy  lessen  t ho  h\bor  of mal~TI 
.JU k 
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lu nd)  01' 10  so me  w~\y beco mf}  a t:ren 
'rhe ft\ct  huweve' 
public benefactOJ;. 
Is' that 'U1e  "worlll i bebomes crowde(l 
~Yith these £0  be und erstood jco'nveni~ 
~nces ,  an'd as a  whole th ey Ren le  AS  W 
)lindrance  rat,her  than ns a n impetlis 
progt:e:l.s~  N ow, 
to 
am ong  the 111(0 'ri,l',Uficial contrivances 
introd uced as  public benefactors, the 
sohoolma'ms are of the  leust intrinsic 
lvalue, bu t-beca,use of  tfl~ir,  timid 11a.·/! 
tlt)'e should recei ve tJm )gr'eatest pity.  0"1 
V,e  admit  t.hu't  tho isdhoolmnrns  nf.elt) 
rctty and  attractit'e (for  this  is lhe ' 
essen tial  quality  required (?)  ),  thaf 
their education pertaining  to  the? ne· · 
:But ; 
icesS({I'Y  requis ites ~  is  ,.lperfect. 
tl~e more potent portion· of  th eir edu'· 
lcation  is  n eglected - th e  d evelope 
ment of the  intellect,  And  without 
a  knowledge of that which is  'requir- I 
ed to be taught,  how  can  we  expect 
a res ult d jfferent from  what  w e eve 
l'Y.lduy  witnesB. 
first  mQIlt.ioncd  mny , piny  nil .jmpor M 
tnut part in te"ching  the  young  ur 
'chins  how to  shootj  but th e  truth of 
the assert·ion is yet  to  be  demonstra· 
ted. 

'I 'he  attainments II 

,Vho  h as  l'cnd  the  reports  of our 
cOllnt,y  inspectors  without n.  blusb  of 
shame  1...r  th e  schoolmams  of  our 
State.  S uch  ludicrous  and  rjdicu· 
IOll':J  nns\vers  given  to  somo  of  tll e 
questions pertaining to the most sim· 
pl ~ and fnmili f}r  branch ~s, ' wit h  theil' 
newJw- inveuted  methods Of spelling, 
and peculiar graUlnt~ca l constructions, 
l!j  serious to contemplate, and  fri g htw 
fnl  to behold. 
'rlwre  a're  exceptions '", 
nnd  we  \vi~h  there  were  more,  but  ) 
the  erX c~ptions are sOffew  thl\t lwe are  I 
fompeiJ~d  to  class  them 
separate  from .. the  Ill'ore  in tellectual  rt 
portion of Cl;eation. 
,  How long will  th~ p~eseQt intelleC 
tual  con4itigll  of  on l.'; ' scboolmnms 
continue?  'ViII not a systel)1 ,soon .be  , 
ndopte .. d,  wh en  more than the snowy 
fucHtiou8 
whi te  countenance  and 
sm ile  will  \H~ required to.procure  the 
inspect01;'I:I"nye ?"  we ho pe so.  And 
WI.;:  als<?  hope  to  s~e th e  time w hen 
t,l)o!De 
t he  p)'ofessionnl 
who have  devoted a  portion  of  their 
time to  tlle eaucatipn of thoil' hUlDan 
undel'standing. 

teachers  Hro 

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fSC,fIO OLS.- 'I'ho  greater  POl'IjOll  01 
t)1o  stlld,ente  intending  to  tunch  tlte 
coming winter,  hnve.ellgA.ged schools, 
with  pricef'ftnnging  from. $85  to  $45 
IJe(  mOnth.  Our best  Iv,ishes  nttem} 
t.hem in  th eir labors. 

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1 have never  w~'itte n  for  tho 13un· 
ULlii, but have  been  urged  to  do  so 
several  tim es by  th e  editors j  and  as 
t,his Is the last  pnpC'r, I  (e<' m e  to  the 
conclusion  that it was  "now  01'  nov 
er"l.. .. thnt  must '  ,Vdte. 
{£hinking 
tha't~n fe w  r.emarks"  on  th e J class flof 
1868  migh t .I bo F ilitcrcsting,  I " shall 
proceed  t o~m n ke th em, ntH!  ns I  nm a 
m'em beloj  of ' thnt  unfortuna te  and 
ml(cll.bu.ed;cl.8",  1 tilinK,J I  am  a~  • 
c"pdble  ~ ' my ono' of  milldrlg th oh-l . 
Taking t he  class  alphaocti bally,  th e 
fi rst on tb e list  Is : 
George  F - -. 
ion 

l 'he  lfirst  impres 
t.h at  he  m akes  on  any · one  ~i s 
p th"t,' they.Jar~ of' very  BtUe  impor 
tance  compared  .with  him; 
\Vhe n 
they  begin  to know  him,  their  fee l·~ 
ing  j 9  just  th e  same.  His  age  is 
well, I  doubt if miy  one knows  what 
it is,  so hard it  i ,~ 
t o  find  out  any 
t.hing lnbout him.  H e  weighs  about 
140  pounds, Hnd  pl'e t,ty solid  for  ono 
as gassy as  he. 

N o:  2  is  BurtoD ,  very  commonly 
known  ns 
"Uncl e  H - -"  ah!  h e 
doc!:!  not  wont m e to  tl\lIe,  so  I  will 
not.  Ho is pretty old,  I  guess,  and 
judg ing  fJ'om  hiB looks,  should  say 
75.  H e is  very  weig hty,  t oo-espe 
cially in  arg umen t .. 

N ext co mes Davis,  whose  hon ~s t,y 

has never  been  ponbted.  lIe  is  Val' 
tlcl.Ilnrly  no ted .for th e- part  he  toolt 
in ., severnl 
important  expeditions. 
His g rent  source of  troublo  is  wl'he 
Girl  he  lefl  Behind  Him ."  H is 
its  color, 
moustache  would,  from 
make him pretty  old,  but ·!from  its 
quality,  very  young. ·  He  18  one  of 
your substnntinl chops, ofi  150  poun1ds 
or upwards. 

' 

li'ourth  and  l lXl :jt  cornea ..  G ulley, 
who"lf others  had as goodlopiniop of 
him  ItS he has  of  hiulSell I'  ,vould ;J..,e 
quite a  boy.  He stands j'ust foul'[feet 
eleven iIlches high in his  new  shoE'S} 1 
He has  been tak en  to  be  16  years  of 
age, but others say  th at  is  ten  years 
too  much.  He is about as heavy  as  a 
good-sized  pumpkin, and  is _,bout as 
substnnU nl. 

No w appears H arry,  with  his· d ol ... 
("icate form .  Ma ny  think  thn t he  hos 
the co mmmptio n,  and I  believe  OlE'Y 
ot'o ri g ht.  H e  has 81 ont n:  good  denl 
of tim e  And  t roubl e  try ilig  to , find 
Iteep  his 
somethin g  ,t hat  waltHi 
fas t. 
wh iskers 
}ilI'om  his thi n ness,  it is  easy  to  seo 
th ut It tl  is  nn  ad mir<:'r  of  Hfeat hm' 
weig hh3." 

fI'om  growing  so 

t 

'Ve  hnv e now ar rived.  itt W. D -, 
r\vell riOlOWI1  as  IiBill "-~he dne who 
i9 f,lrst' ill  wa r nnd last  in pence  with 
th e f"cul ty  and  all  others.  H e is  " 
stro r.g Bup por ter  of  womens'  )'jgl.lts, 

Ii

, 

'  \  . 

nd hi~ ora'Uon  witt  P~ObfWI  IJc·'on 
hllt,  01'  something  like'  It!  j  He  H 
,  I'errtntj oking, but" th e  'best  part  of 
.h e j oke Is" his  laugh at it.  In short, 
learl y  ove ry thi ng, good  or bad,  th nt 
applies to :'lny of  t ire 
t hers, does  t q 
him. 
I S leQPt:lL' l 

vCl~  QPpl'oplliatollY 
am ... &l, aslAo me of t~h o clagg> know by 
ild)e xpcrie nce-ah:lo  vory ju st.~y celo 
)l.,1U tE'd ' for Ev fl y·tl'np  th at  h o  1ll Von t  
d.  H e is  not  fond  of getting  into 
a)lgq r~ r Q l'  of .hf\.vin g  otheL's  do  it. 
tui4.Wh~£3h:prs.nJ]d·  m ous thche cnce olso  ' 
s,Qt1l'ce  of  nnxie ty  to  him,  AS ) he 
fears t)).at  t hey  will  get  too thick  and 

f

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The  Lan~ing  Fair. 

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'l'llle  most' of th e  boys  that  W (Hl t~ to 
th e  fair  01\  t heir  W ednesday's  ox 
cus'e' waitqd  till th e  n oX't  flay', OIi /oc· 
cou'i\  Of  t11o"aqepus  state  of  the  at .. 
m os!ph'dl'c.  Ircou'ld See nd  l'cnson for 
stnying  Il1doo;',3 ,Jon  a  fair  d ay ,  so 
m ade I  a  hasty  prepara ti on,  which 
took  me  till  Ileal'  sun s~t,. 
I  started 
pright  an\l  early,  wHh  hi gh  hopes 
Of'ft ll  (tu~.f~l good  time,  'nor  W AS  I  di~-
nppointed. 
f 
I  In  order ·not  to  be  after  dark,  I 
took afih ort cut  acros.'1  the  river  on a 
\Vhen  eXActly  half W Ry  over 
log. 
my feet  s lipped,  and  dow)l  I  mnn e, 
hot in th e watEll',  but  astride  th e lpg! 
Only  thb  th ought  of  my  mis,sion 
kQp t back t he-bad  words. 

laek. 
Eigl)th, U ncle J ohn, was  th e st rong 
ndvo,cate of a  S e nio~s'  ball (blnvl) on 
comm e llc~ ll1ent l e venin g ,  bu t  h e  was 
overrul ed .  -His  g reat  t l'Oit  of  char-I) 
acter Is th at of  peing  easily  pacified.": 
John is  the infnnt of t he  cJas.'i-being 
but little over six feet  in  height, and 
)veighS  but a  litHo  less than  180  los, 
nvqirdupois.  On  the  wh ole,  ho  is 
quit.e a  fellow,

vrew "horrid  strid es"  brough t 
n  e  to th e road  Ilgnin.  On  I  went at 
a.  fearful  l'nte,  as  it  was  now  quite 
dark.  r always  had  fL  peculiRr  sen-
sation  when  nl one  after  elm'k; so  I 
k ep t  up a.  tl'eniendous  whistlin g, and 
l 108t-"j  my eye 0 11  a  light .head.  S uddenly 
?-fflc6  by  bad  ma, n a~men t,  and , th.onrA se vernl  lig hts  were  viSible,  in  th e 
I  wns conscious  ?f  n 
flesh?  precipU&'te  at  t11 e  sam e  tlme, 
appea rcd  very  muddy  by 
whic 
lam  - lig ht .. 

,t took  {.hree  SenIOrs  to  ge~  Jll~ 
anoth er.  H e  "has  th e  strongest  Will 
bf oily of  th e  ten. 
Ilis  sligh~ physi-
cnl  developmen t  is  a ttributable  to 
}liR weak constitntIon ,  and  he  is,  as 
~l e snys, still  but IHtle  m ore 
t h nn  nn 
"" 
inf,mt. 

Sam  is  the fellow who  losl  a 

\\~ Of Shll'S' 

' 

I  did  not wai t to see  if morc  th an 
fi ve lengths of  picket  fence  w ere d e-
mo1ished, but turn ed  back,  resolved 
that  at  another  tim e  I  would  not 
bl ke sHch  n tll il'  d !\y  to  sec  my  f ai r 
Jja}l~T. 

L f\st on  ~he list 1.,'1  "Friday,"  whoso 
jOleing propensities  nrC known· to nil. 
lIe is to cast  his  fi rst  vote  this  fa U(1 
hnd  oue w ould  think  it  was  to  de~ '  ~ ___ 

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rl.it1e  ti)<:'  fa teJof  th e  noti on,  judgin g 
l'o m  ~h e tim e -it  tnk es  hil~1  to  mnke 
l I e 
jl P his mind whom  to  'Vote  for. 
8  th e fllshi on-pillte of th e class, as h o 
s always  out, in t he  llltes t styl es. 

I 

This  completes  th e  t en.  If f:lpnce 
lad  permitted ,'  I f wonld  have  gon e l 
I ntO  ·particulars ;  but 
think  this 
ketch  will  serve  to give  the  reaoers 
f  th e  BUBilJ>E  so m~ Idea  of  the 
lass ;· nnd I  would  suggest'  to  those 
'eadel'S  who int end  to  bQ  present  nt 
.he  commen('em ent  exe rCises,  that 
this  article  for  r efer 
. hey)pl'eserv El 
en ce  on thnt  afternoon.  And fondl y' 
oping .th at aU of th om  nlny  be pres 
ent , I  close. 
I  . ONE  Oli'  TH]~ DHRADED 'rEN. 
I SJlalEN ADE.  I 

~~e  were  honored 
\vith t\  serenade tlie other evening by 
t he  bund th nt 'belongs to  this  inst.it u 
'rhey  have  mucle  rapid  pl'O 
ti on . 
ilnd. 
g l'OSB  si nce  {lia'il'  (J l'gll11i1.ntio n, 
: now,  wo g uess), pl ay. l'emnl'l<nbl y  wl-lil. 
'fh e  »il'  ,vlt hl whi ch  th ey en terta ined 
) us, nnd  which  we  ha\'e  s ince  bpen 
l  info l'IlI Pd ·Wfi9  old  HG reen vitlE',"  wns 

I 

s phmc!i<lIy execuled. 

'VE trust  our  read ers  '~ill  pardon 
us.'fol'  maldo g  them  wnit 80 Jo,ng  fo,r 
the present  mIlflber  of  thi s  paper. 
We h ~ve pUl'posoly  delayed  its pub-
lica tion. ill orde r  to  bring  it  uearer 
th e close of th e CollegG yenr, 

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I F  any Q,\le  owes  us  anything  011 
subscription ,  we  hope  that  th ey  will 
se nd it au SOOI1,  fiS  we  have  fulfilled 
OUI' Ccm t m ct  with  th em,  nnd  more - ' 
over  shall soon change OUl' address . 

ON  t he eve nin g  of  (he  19lh  iust·., 
t here WHS  qu ite  a  li vely  snow-squall 
\Vf! oil:;! I' ve  tha t :::;eve-
nt t his  pJUl'!:!, 
1'1\1 of  t h e Htuden ts  ha ve  s ince  been 
"maki ng t mcks" to wa ru  home. 

SINCE  th e  year  of  its  CI'f'lltion-
18m-ilw  Mich.  St:lte  Agricult ul'Ol 
Coll rge hn!i  harl  5GR  ~ t tl d ellt~ ,  nil told . 
G30  of t he m  Il!lve  heen  rcside nl ::J  of 
l"h iii St.llte,  l' ep l'r~p nt i l1 g  abo ut  fOl' ty 
d iflel'ent  cnnnt ie.".  87  of  th e m  of  va · 
rious ot hel'  Stiltes,  an d  one of  C~mn ~ 

A Nuisance. 

C.  LEJEUNB. 

Wobster defines a llulsanee  as  that 
\'which is ofl'cQsive or  noxious-that 
whiell  gives trouble or  vexatioq." 

SenrcJling  for  n 

lluisance  about 
which  to  write, I  find  I  need  not  go 
far  to obtain  one  which  fills  all  tho 
"c'Juiremcnts of Webster's dofinition. 
In tho halls of our College,  tho places 
WIleI'O young  mOll  of  common.·s~n se 
are  supposed  to  gather-tho .places 
where, if  anywhere  in  all the  earth, 
we  should look  for  true  manliness 
we find what may  be  properly  a~d 
emphatically  called  n  unUiSf\J1CO~" 
Lest I  be  misunderstood, I  wil~  say 
that I  refcr to tobacco smoke.  Like a 
t hick cloud  it hnngg,ov('l' all  tho  civ 
ilize,l (?)  port.ion  of I.he  qartl).  Old 
Inon  and  young  mOil-old. women 
and young womon-find e\'en boys of 
~cn~ce  n dozen  years,  pufi'nway  at 
(lJ)1.c~H'schnutn" p~p es ,  clay  pilWS,  ci 
ga,l's nnd  cignl'ct,~cs,  continunll.\"  ad 
ding to. tho l1oxi.OlU5,  sIckening  cloud, 
that llR)lgp OVal'  what. wo aro  lJ\cased 
tal clellom iilatc qlC eNlightcned portipll 
of tho  world. 

• 

C 

"""ut .m  0\11'  all ege halls,  and  pa,r-
n '  
ticulal'iy ill one  oj'  th o  halls  of  the 
Agrieu)tlll'ol  Collegc,  this  cloud  is 
of g reater density, of g l'cater no;dous 
ness, and  of  mOl;C , sickQning ·nature 
thnJ)., almost  anywhere  else. 

Aiuuy  timo  of  day,  and  during 
most of tho hours of  lIight,  a  visitor 
passing  through  th e  particnlllr  hall 
to  which I  rcfe1',  and  wh ich  for  COll 
\'('uie nee I  will  denom innte  "S mo_ 
ky Hall,"  wou ld  be  nlmost  stifled 
wit'h  thc  choking  odor  of  tobacco 
s mok e,  whi ch  issue-s  fl'om  t he  "smo 
king 1'00111." 

!VIy  olfaclortes  have  during  their 
existence mot wit.h  some rather disa 
grceable  things;  t.hcy  have  inhaled 
tho noxious  gUSSCfi  ari si ng  from  de 
cflying  cnl'cfl~se.q; they  have been  in 
close  pl'oKimiiry  to  ces.'t-pools j  they 
hnvocome in  contnct'with  the  odor::; 
wllich  issue  from  clens  Rnd  grog 
shops  of  the  cif.y;  they  ha vo  been 
whore  chemicals  llfive 
sent  fort.h 
their dea dly fumes-but  worse  t han 
nIl flre  lhe stifling,  sickE:'I1ing  odors of 
HSlllOky  ha.,U.." 

For wr.eks and mon ths  I  have  rLl U 
tho  gam!  let of  smoko  in  passing to 
and  from  my  room.  I  have  tried 
getting used  to  it,  but- all  to  110  ac 
count;  my lungs, eyes  and  nose  nu 
~o lut el y refu se to let me livo in  pen.co 
jn th e  midst  of the  filthy,  poisonous 
cloud.  As  well  might  I  try  to  get 
llsed to  the  fumes  of sulphuric  acid. 
I  intend giving  up getting used  to it, 
and will  try t" enduro it till  11  better 
tim o  hall come-wIlen this  nuisance 

allall be  abated-when students shan 
be more nenr1y true men-'Yh~n shun 
l1ing nil thnt is  filthy  and. ungentle· 
manly, thoy shall  learn to . moke  no 
more;. 

names  of  the  present  occupants  of 
these  halls  may  be  known  to  their 
successors,  let  the BUBBLFlI  be  pre 
served ! 

Onto  Matrimony, 
?1atrimonoy  means g'eUi n  marrid. 
It iz a fine  thing.  It hez bin  knone 
OVCl:  sense the dn of Adim  and  Eve. 
wieh  wore the  furst  fokl'S  that  ever 
got marrid that I  hev  euuy  noledgo 
uv. 

Everyboddi's  f"ther '( and  Inuther 
youknites  unto  the  holey  bonds l1V 
wcdlock,  ez  a  gineral  thing.  Thair 
nil' a  few  excepshuns,  hOwBurneVer, ) 
in  wich  mens  fltthe1'3  find  muthers  l 
hev never  bin  mnrl'id,  but  in  Buoh 
kaees  it iz  that  thole  11.111st  hay  bin 
sum mistaik:  maid sllmwh ere.  I 

II! 

thhl'C 

EcoL a man mnrries  n  \vumnn,  0 1'  a 
Wllmun  m llrries n  mnn,  or  in  l1thol' 
wu rds,  tu  be  konei scnbol1to tiJle mat·  I 
tel', 
ihsews  h  pel'iod  . cu lled 
spark ing.  Sum  sez thnt it is  the UC'fit 
part  uv  matrimony,  but  i  dORut 
'1'his  period geacl'fl ily 
think  it  iz. 
lusts  from  2,1  hOi'l I's  to  G  years.  As 
soon as thn are  mlu'l'·id ,  n  period  ell 
sews wjeh is coIled  ·t he  hunhimooll; 
in'ri.lOst knees  th is  poried iz tlV  short 
duration , nol' lasting OilY  longer 'ihan " 
ony  othor sort  llV  moonshine. 
~.rhis 
i7. generollry n pm'by  soft  porlod i  it iz 
n.  pcriod  llV ndgeetivs.  Aftcr this pc 
l'iod  goze  off, things begin  to  assume 
r'chare  begins 
n defl'el'ent  aepecked. 
tu. be stern  realities;  qunl'l'iIs  elU:!cw , 
wich  sumtirnes  often  res ult  in  the 
urakein up  uv  the  pbftlnily. 
\Vhen 
this oclml's,  thal'c i7.  gene l'<llly  n.  clivi 
dingnv the younguns ,  in  wich  knS'o 
tho wife yousuelly ldairns the  biggest 
half. 

Tn  konclllsioll,_  i  wud  ndvize mi 
young frends IOlOt  to  ongage  iu  sich 
things ns separ.atiOlbwittl  tllnts wives 
yar.y  afton. 

' 
ARTE~[AS 'YARD'S  GOS'I\l!l. 

.. 

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PRESERVE  YOl1,R.  "BunnIJES.:'-·· 
'rhere  will be  a  time,  yefll'S  h ence, 
when  these '  little  papers  will  be 
much sought  nfter;  for  persons  ec· 
cupying  the  places  ,v,o  now  opcupy 
w ill  havo  g reat  anxiety  to  know 
what thei r predecessors hn.ve.thought 
and fclt. 
l'rouuco hel'e u copy  of the 
BUHDLE  It  dozen  years  hence,  and 
how  eagerly  will  it  1)0  perused! 
What would  wo  of tho  present  time 
if such  there  woro, n 
not give to  s€.o, 
paper  published  h ere  eight  01'  ten 
y ears  [ngo? 
'1'ho  sentimonts- the 
maxims-the jokes-tho ent ire  litera 
ture of those dark  ages in  our  insti 
t ution's  11istory,  are buried  in obliv ~ 
ion. 

I n order  that more t.han 

. 
t,JH}  more 

' v  

Our  Alumni. 

I 

Thinking  that  it  might  bo  inter· 
esting to some "f our friends and pat- I 
I'ons-but  more  especially  to 
the 
present  and  forIDor  students  of the 
College-to  know  something  of  the 
~vherenbouts and  occupations  of  our  II 
~lutnJli, w e give bolow  as  full n  list 
1\S  possible: 

OLASS  OF  '61. 

A.  F.  AlIel\,  tenchiug,  Ual'ri8on .. 

ville,  1110. 
Adams 

llailey,  occupation  un 

known, BirminghmJ,l,  ].<Iich.' 

L .  V.  Beebp,  insurance  business,  f~ 

tHicn, N. Y. 

. 

H.  D. Benham, died  ill  the  ibl'lllY.  , 

I  G.  A.  Dickey 

II 

,. 

II 

C.  E.  IIoll istel',  farmer,  ,Laings 

purg,  Mich . 

A.  N.  I'l'entiss,  Pro f.  of  Botany 
nll~l  Horticulture, Cornell  University, 
Ilhicl\,  N.  Y. 

I 
I 
O.  Clute,  Pastor  of  Unitarian  r 

CLASS  0>' 162. 

Church,  Vinelan d,  N. J. 

I 
A ..  J.  Cook,  instructor  in  mathe 
mat.ics,  l\'lich.  AgL'ieultul'nl  Colleg~ 
J .... nnsing. 

F .  Hodgcmau,  surveyor  and  civ il 

engineer,  Galesburg,  Mich. 

C.  A.  Jowell,  farmer, - -,  Iowa. 
E.  N. Preston, Supt. of  Public  In· 
t.l'uction,  N evacla,  Cal. 

OLASS  OF  '64. 
I ·\\"  W.  Daniells,  P rof.  of  Pmctical 
Agriculture aDd  Supt.  of  the  Farm, 
Wisconsin UniverSity, Madison. 
I  Louis  J.  Gibson,  teaching,  EaBt 
Sagimiw,  Mich. 

}N. A. Iial'dYt  occupation  n.nd  res ..  q 

. dence  unknown. 

I 

S.  111{,  Millard,  lawyer,  Chicago, 
II. 
L.  VnnclCl'bHt, 

farmor,  Okemos,  J 

Mich. 

'r 

CLASS OF  '66. 
G.  \V.  J;j:nrrison,  machinist,  Latls 

'ng, :Mich . 

O.  H. 'Vatson, lawyer, l\:Iilwfiukee, 
Wis. 
I 
llLASS  OF  '67. 
L. A. Hurlburt, law stuclont, lI1ich. 

Un iverSity, Ann  Arbor. 

H.  H.  Jennison,  farmor,  Engle, 

Mich. 

A. C.  Prulzman,  machinist,  F itch· 

burgh, !lfa"". 
1 D.  Strange, teaching  unioll  school 
at  Mason, Mich. 
'V.  'Y. Tracy, foreman  of  the gar 
dens,  Mich.  Agricultural  College, 

finsing. 

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