YoLtumpe NII.—Moe. 2.

AGRICULTURAL Coutecr, Mics., SEPT. 1D, 1892.

WOE No. Gf.

Should a Young Man Foilovr Science.

A. A. CROZIER, "79.

One of Michigan’s brightest investigators
has said that every man ought to answer

some of the questions he asked when a boy.

To make some addition te human know!l-
edge is certainly no more than 4 fair return
for the intellectual advantages to be enjoyed
by everyone in this age of the world.
not enough to impart to others -imforrhation
which already exists. Someone must
broaden the field of knowledge, devise bet-
tex.methods in every department of effort,

imvent more and better machinery, and
bring to greater perfection the crops of the

farm and garden, Surely labor of this kind
3s in thé "highest degree useful. Why, then,
do so. few mdke Ht a serious. part. of their
life work? . Ir cannot be because such work
Ae disagreeable.”

know ti.
larly dificult. -

The simple and obvious fact which explains
the fewness of iis followers is that purely

scientific work doesn’t pay. So leng as |

supply and demand determine profit, hew
_ éan a-business be profitable in which both

. these factors are either wanting or unknown! 3

: The investigator, from necessity, cannot
fell what the outcome of his efforts will be,
and the. “peblic cannot be expected to pay
for. what j iS. UR known or untried. Generally,
itis: only: adter.an invention or discovery has
passed beyond: tae. experimental stage and
become the product. of. ordinary Jaber that
its commercial - value can be determined. |

It is

. The thirst for knowledge, |
Owlien every youth possesses ina greater or |
dees degree, i is not satisfied by what 8 snowal Are
but: teads: one eagerly “te” -séateh * ‘the cake | ts }
_Neither is scientific work partion Pie tHeaiselves collected the debt and drawn | =
it seldom: requires greater...

. aie Tess, upon our pit
intelligence or ability. than other pursuits.) - pe p y

me

wrig

The ‘scientist: must cease for a fo his -

proper work and become a manufacturer if

he insists upon ascertaining and securing the
actual money value of his discovery. This:
makes if necessary that scleatific work. should |
nearly always be incidental to other pursuits, -

.. here are other reasons, also, why. this
should be sc, Among these is the fact that.
one cannot long matntain mental and. bodily.

| health } in exclusively: scientific work, Associa.

tion with others of similar pursuits, iS Essen.

LaCie ee)

tial te one’s well being. . The scientist is fom
necessity, in a cettain sense, a hermit; atid, if”

oes o econ boo

he would avoid unpleasant results he. mast

not withdraw himself too continuously from

the common affairs of life. Few will there-

fore risk Josing money, health, and happi-

ness by cutting adrift upon the sea of séi-
entific discovery. ilewever, one cannot |
quite believe that the progress of science
and the good of society demand - ‘such ° sacri, - 7
Hige. aa We e admire, x is ‘true, ‘the heroes al de
Pane § san soe ic

But if the results of Ennis work ae too.
precarious to be depended on fora livelihood,
need it therefore be abandoned altogether? :

Sorreate cee

Are there not incidental advantages th. be. ;

derived from such wark which - are 2 worth:
considering. |

Uhe indirect and: incidental result fe 2

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rm

greater general ability who have done ne.
such work, Progressive work is. prized: by.

. dition ‘which does not always exist:

Another result of scientific - work”. is. its b
“whole” profes:

stimulating effect upon one’s
sional life. To use a botanical illustration,

cation.

mits one to adapt himself to new conditions.
In other words, it is a golden thread which
carries the feeling of youth into old age and

helps to. always understand ‘and* teach the:

young.” :

. val e.

a aed every educated person T would there- /

“Fore say, make some useful contribution to
your. profession. if possible have coristantly
before you some piece of original work’ to

which your spare time and attention shall be .
Sidevoted.. “Do not undertake too much, and.
do fot let it divert. you from the: routine ;

content. with: ‘small progress 80 long: as. a is 5: 7

Do this | and: “you. “will ‘find it “a p18. always necessary to Insure, success, ©

Outce: oF: pride’ ‘and: satisfaction. throughout: yrorld j is full of experiments, yet how seldom

aul or fh fe, “and possibly” a source” “OF “profit: do. they. end j i demonstration.

2 Your general reading ‘aiid | study 1 £9. experiment in some ‘direction, or. other,

wil have a -fresbaess it would ‘not otherwise ’ amounts to an almost universal. passion, me:

| fact, it is the tendency to undertake experi-
| ments | from pure impulse ‘which leads to.
80 many failures.
{-busifiess investments with’ the “utmost. care
ofan deliberation will enteripon an experi- |
ent with- hardly a thoughCef the conditions
| required: for success aad ‘withaio thougtit’ at

duties’ “ob 5 jour busiriess’ or profession.

genuine.

a time: a your pcre) theme. ‘Old age » will then
“ heve something upan which to. devote its

original or
‘direction your taste leads.
general education as you can afford, _reserv-

original work is the meristem of one’s edu- | inga generous allowance of time for prepara-

It maintains the life and integrity of
the whole fabric. It keeps one’s methods»
from becoming dead and formal, and per-_

: often follow scientific efforts.

seston when. the sre for Pasiness i

calling c or. profession, but this is not essential.

Many. in commercial or manufacturing pur-

| everyone in any profession and there, As a = suits have done excellent york in literature or

general desire to see the doer ‘of. it. te f science,

warded. Besides, the production, of: a good. cai having a ‘specialty wholly apart from one’s

: “piece ‘of original work is presumptive, ogee ‘business, particularly if that employ-

: = pment pe somew hat monotonols.or confining.

There is sometimes an advantage

Oe by ‘all means resolve: to do some
scientific work, in whatever
Get as good a

tion m your chosen calling, Whatever |
observations and experiments you may then

‘make will be more likely to be of real value.
“ou, will not then be content with the mere
‘collection of euriosities, with meaningless

observations or the changes of the weather,

or. be. taken, “up with the. whimsical fads of

' Personal work also, while a sourcé | society.”

of honest pride, never leads us to’ despise the 1-
/ atk of others, as mere learning: sometimes -
* does ‘but enables us to PRC its true |.

ta. conctnetan I cantiot ‘do better than to

“call attention to. some “of: “the “conditions
‘required — for.

successful ‘scientific work

which, if they were. more generally berne i in

mind, would: cause ‘such work to be better

appreciated and would prevent some. of the

disappointments and. - failures. which too
From neces-
sity, original or scientific work cannot. pre-

ceed in the orderly manner,of.a- well estab-

_Tished . business whose: methods. pave, been
gradually perfected. by Jong. experience—

more than ordinary. precaution, , therefore, |
Che -

The.

desire

Oné whe will ‘make “his

pal. as to. whether : seme: ‘other: “subject : ‘for:
had net” better: have -heen

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It need not be said that suitable questions
for investigation aré too numerons to be
selected at random.,. Curiosity and enthu-
siasm, however, are the foutidation traits of
the successful experimenters the first, bring-
img fresh topics for study ‘perpetually ‘te
mind, and the second, carrying one over
repeated failures without discouragement.
If to these is added an everlasting grip that
never Jets go its object, one may hope to do
something for science.

Looking Further Forward.

—_—, —————

ALG. BUBNHAM, OLYMPIC SOCIETY,

But afew years since, the reading people
of the United States were changed from
comparative quiet to a tumult over. the
ideas presented in “ Looking Backward,”
‘book written by Edward Bellamy, _ it was
read by many. Many thought it described
a state of society much to be desired. Some
few, bewever, thought deeper upon the

subject and were not in such a hurry to ac-

cept what at first sight appeared so plausi-
hle, We: can account for the great but short-

lived popularity cf the book in two WAYS. |

_ First, itwas highly émbellished with flowery
language, and theréfore pleasing to any
ler.

Of the book, bit it was accépted without
: duestion, and was said to be a good ‘book,
But whea we lay aside the ‘novelty, ‘of it
and the beauty of Mr, Bellamy’s style, and

‘eénaider the ourpose for which the book Was

: intended and the principles it presents, it |

; assiimes altogether a different aspect, It is
.. true people have long lives, only a com-

- paratively short portion of which is spent :
in “bard labor; they are always sure of plenty |
Be ext and a good plate to sleep. But who is
that” a “honest and” industrious has not fully L
as" mach assured to him 3 in: ‘the present: day? 10 ti
And besides, there are many “Ghanices for: |

: fupson, - disorder, yee ae discontent, “6 %

as to the adaptability of his ‘scheme.

Second, little or no thought was. nis is a fact ‘worthy. Of wnolice, cau One: “the

given $6 the real foundations or principles | setves to indicate ‘something | pf the? genera i

‘character of ‘American ‘readers, that. wii
1 se many read and’ absorbed: the’ ideas of. Me.

. ward. a7

will remember how: | one: “Mr
| asleep | in the city of Boston 4 in + the year aa

does not refute a single argument’ that might
be raised in the mind of 2 reader, and there-
fore leaves the careful reader in much doubt |

‘Now, the broadest man is always the most
respected; the man’ who knows thoroughly. |
both sides of a question is always listened to
with the most interest; the man who knows |
best what arguments will be set forth by his
opponent is the most successful debater; and
no man is properly qualified’to decide upon
a question unt he is thoroughly acquainted.
with every phase of that question. It there: |
fore becomes necessary to study carefully,
and fully refute, all arguments against a ;
measure before it can properly be said ‘te |
he positively desirable. a ee

In considering * Looking Backwaid, ME
Ricard Michaelis has presented many “good
areurents against Mr. Bellamy’ $ ‘théory. 7
Mr. Michaelis has easily shown, in a book
entitled “Looking Further Forward, ” that
Mr. Bellamy’s life in the twentieth century: ’
may have, at least, a much darker phase;
Although “Looking Further “Forward” _
lacks the beauty and the pleasing style of.
* Looking Backward,” still it is well worth.
careful study by all those whodrank in with.

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out hesitation | the ideas of Mr 3
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vey "geek Sa. fees

Bellamy, very few, comiparatively, have 4 ‘reat
or even heard of a“ Looking Further’ For

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80n8. between the ages of eighteen and forty-

five. years, but does not explain how it is that
- Ais, OWE _ daughter, who is between those
: Ages, has, nothing to. do but go. shopping’;
| explains. How each person has a credit-card
good for. the sgme amount each year, but
| does. not show how he and, other influential
. men tan live in fine houses and give hand-
some parties, while some are cuffed around
by. overbearing foremen and sleep in poor
boarding houses.- In fact, although Dr.
Leete talks incessantly of the “best state of
society that ever existed,” he does not ex-
plain why the farming people, and all peo-
ple outside of cities, are so poor; why ail

clerkships and positions, where the labor is
easy and the hours are short, are filled by

friends. Or relatives of the administration,
whether Or not: they. are qualified for the

| positions; why, under. such conditions, they —

: have. heed of politicians {but even denies
that ‘they. do. have them), or why parties in

Spe EE

BE can ‘be removed only by rebellion. ..

Mrs ‘Michaelis begins i in the same manner

with the. same man, Mr. West, but has hin
afterward become professor of the History
‘o the Mineteenth Century in a college sup-
posed io be i in Boston. In this capacity Mr,
West meets his predecessor in office, one
| Mr. Forest, whe thas been removed from his
high position | for believing and spe saking

against’ an, administration, and who is now.

no janitor: in tk

Ea ha

BAY & rh Soe

x things ge the ‘society ‘around

“hima . “He learns. that there are many politi.
-caanet ‘that: ‘there is ‘mach discontent among
J the laborers; ‘that, a8 all positions are ob-
opined” “py “appointment, the high officers
“appoint.” ‘under | | ‘them their friends, those
= gine next “under” ‘them their friends, and

_Appe vi
ses: fot the next places their, friends, and

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members of which can vote) all who are
ambitious and unprinctpled, while those: who
object to the aystem are lowered from. one
grade to another, and finally made to-do the
meanest work. in the lowest grade. To. be
sure there is a court of appeals, but. in this,
cases are decided by one man. who. holds. his
office by favoritism, and would be unlikely
to decide against a system which affords him
so comfortable and easy a post, but would,
on the other hand, send the. “ kicker” back
under his old foreman, who weuld be still
less apt to use him better. . Yes, there is a
congress, but what will it dof Most of its
members are elécted by voters of the upper.
and favored class, are unprincipled, and will
spare no means to raise themselves above :
their fellows; atid, if any are not, no time is
lost in ‘teducing: them to’ the lowest grades.
In all this we-see the darker side of the
society af Bellamy. | a

In. one of their conversations Mr. West
asked Mr. Forest if. he thought the present
state of society to. be inferior to that of the
nineteenth century, Mr. Forest answered:
e Can you entertain any doubts? Look
around. . is the leading principle in creation
equality or vatiety ?. You find sometimes
similitude, but never. conformity. We may
as well try to make « every man six feet long,
forty-two inches. around | his breast, with .a
Grecian: nose, blue eyes,. ight aa and a
lyric tenor voice, ‘as: ‘to. equalize ail lives and
reduce them to a commiunistic. state.” a

In Mr. West’s first lecture’ as Professor of
the Nineteenth Century History he was very
loud in his praise : of the new state of society,
and was very coldly received by the students.
This surprises him. at first, but ‘after ‘study-
ing the state of their society personally. for
some time, and after listening to all the
arguments of Mr. Forest, it -was ‘plain to

| him that perhaps there might be adark ‘side

to life i in 1 the twentieth: century. | While he :

bf. ruption, abuse and ‘discoatent than ifr was
be | In the’ nineteenth century, and while he. is.
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‘debating whethey | to sirvendee hus. ° high: ‘posi-
‘tien and work at: the. Jowest,: ‘hardest. work :

the rest of : His days, OF to tin it and'he a

‘hy pdcrite: he: awakens - front: his -dieain:: to"
‘find ‘himself 3 ie his bei: sind in the: nineteerith ;
. “century, and is pleased: that heds: again ‘str. |
“founded: By Our Sadist ye of* to-day “and not” |
: that’ af the’ ceeventtethy ‘sentir: as Pictured ‘by

“fact (which @ny see who has read “Look-

ing Backeard” will admit) that its founda--
‘fon ig comitnnism, we are forced to- admit:

“that ‘Bellamy’ s theory ig not. adaptable ‘io .
| his” ‘peat’ imoral legsons :and' - ‘ pictures”

‘any’ Siute of society that’ will probably ever

exiet ae. the United States; for comminisn | .
Se een. tiled by nearly every’ Ration ‘on: thes}.
was tried: by: eur own “tay its’ sin: the: ea OE iisight. “adapts | ‘hinigelf’ tee “fe: °
Ae ety ae ene. wis Say” that: ‘such © = state: Bf ‘futate canoe: be: like: that’ ob thes pases”
'} slovelist, we “will consider! Bas Hever’: existed, i.

‘He ig da’ deat thatthe: twentieth | century. 7

globe sane
“Pater, and’ always svithouit: gticeeds::

society could: sexist; even for a. day; in “the

sates at: present, and we woald-dis- |
‘Whe. as heliewe: ‘that - eat civilidation - would
‘ever. degenerate ‘watil there ‘Would - be no.

ay vated:

_ , ad
nd ob

ie awe ‘iat to-all the above. arguments. the:

Bets Jonge wi thy: use
wo FES, their though tsi-yet thiere’ ig rooni forthe |

Pa a a woe ona
os

Tries es: have their

new: “prophets: “How: much: broader ‘the. field.

: now Chalk whet’ ‘Shakespeare wrote his-plays,
ORY Seven! awhen: Carlyle wrote-His “French:
Revolution, oad: ‘Hawthorne: his” “Scarlet a
‘Lidtter:

» "Bhess. works aré miaster-pieces, “eel
they. donot’ tell: US of what | we most need, ,

“Phe: toredlicth ‘centtry- ‘deeds ‘someone’ to
telk of: thie’ ideal life® we have strayed: from. 3

Let ‘us “nOw. ‘$ée° “who Cari ‘best iell | 41s" ‘oF

this life. Willit’be thé essayist with his deep ;
philosophy, the ‘poet with his Janguage- “Of
‘the: idealist; or will cit be the - novelist with |

“of
natute, + We believe’ it will be: the: novelist.
As the worlds ‘progiesses % ‘ahd: tinies change,

changed) Conditions,” Sa" thee “‘Hovelist: of iis me

may ‘and should hops te fealize::” Aad sine.

powe. ‘believe it isthe novelist, who j isto ‘guide
ie | ua, suppose. we look. catefully “at the man, .

see if: thers i is any. truth ip: out faith. -

What‘ig a: “nowelist?. oe Webster : ay «A ..

writer: “of ‘fcuon me

i ; dei non ‘persis, ;
re Ene int ‘thie: ‘evening: “he: Rees aes sae:
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| “ence » WAS, ‘but now has fallen, is left the star-
|  gazet. . Fle sees in these scenes the evidences
- of a diviae hand, beautiful things unknown
te. Prd “except as he pictures them on the
printed page e.
stands these things. he uses them. only asa
background on which to paint. his char-
oe acters. : :

Tsay hei isa reader of men, More than

thet he looks into the very hearts of men_
SHOWS |

card sees in them the divine element,
us how of ail things great. we are the
greatest. |
We have need of the novelist to lift us
out of the mire of this money-making world
into a higher plane of thought, one which
wee do not.often reach. Humanity to day is
_ covered with a veneer, a sort of varnish
“that. covers up the inner self, The. novelist
pierces through this, and. he himself has it
_ tp: a less, extent than bis fellow beings. As

“Carlyle hag: said of the prophet, 0 may Wwe |
| Nay. of the novelist, who in trathris a sort of |
j He said : “The great fact of ex- |

prophet.
= yatetice reat to him. -Fly as he will he
eri cannot ‘get out of the awful presence of
Lite, real: 28, ‘Death. j is this universe to him,
| eon all men should walk i ina vain show

who cannot forget
“The fashions and formalities

N = read his s works ‘and perbaps each

Thinks, how | is If that some one of ‘his
characters. 80 much | resembles me? . The
voveliat. has that faculty. of presenting a ‘char-

8 ae “a: een that: each’: sees some

Yet while he sees and under-—

“his veality. | Fearful and. wonderful, real as.

not, reas oa

‘Sight, but in showing - ten: A eheir, | :

} band. neighbor, b should have his. :
have. mine. or _

faults .and letting. them choose for them-
selves. Some will say that this is the sole
purpose of the novelist, others: that it. is
rather to teach men to live. aright,, but.. that
depends largely. upon the individual writer.
We have good works in both classes... Tris
plainly seen that in the first instance. he. has
simply to present the character to our. view,
while in the latter he must take everything
into consideration and determine. which is
right and which is wrong, and. how is he to
do this? Is he. to take nght and wrong;
calculate the profit and loss, ultimate gain of

_ the one and loss of the other; and summing

all up into a net result, ask you whether on
the whole the.right is. not considerably in
excess? ~No, the ane must. in no, wise be
done, the. other in. no wise left. undone.
You shall not. measure them; the one 1s .
déath. eternal to. a@ man, the other iS life
eternal, :
It is a difficult thing fo do, this saying
what is right and what is wrong, _ Par the
larger number of novelists leave us to decide
for ourselves. Both have a great work;
both are of inestimable | value. But which
is of the greater value we do not know,
Wherever we find .the novelist, we sce a
mati who i 1s working with all the energies
which he can call into play f sels use ® good of .
humanity. | a :

Tt has been many. ‘years | since ‘we have
had a novelist whoit we. might call great.
So the time for this new “prophet fo _-Teveal

himself is near at. hand,

The twentieth century, will ‘have great
need of him; and is that. century, as yet un-
born, our idea! may be realized. . |

This be my wish : let my lines
Across the pages run like vines;
The words, their shining porte a be, -
The book a held of melody. .

ro D. Sherman,

Ly

| Tf Twere ss. rich as my right. ‘atid. ‘neighbor; I
should have his faults ; “if I were’ a poor as my left |
. Being. myself. T.
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Michigan State Fair.

The Michigan State Fair will be held at
Lansing, September 12 to 16,. The com-
ming exhibition promises to be up to the
usual standard of the fairs held by. this so-
ciety. This is, strictly speaking, the “neo.
ple’s fair.”?. Any person may become a
metiber and have a voice in its management.
AE. moneys received are returned to the

people in the way of prizes, except what is:

needed for actual expenses, The exhibit
csombines every feature of tndustrial interest

found in the state, and visitors find matters.
of interest everywhere; good order always,

prevails, and no objectionable shows are
found on the grounds.

the fair this year will find themselves well
paid for the small expense incurred,

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| Notes.

ways with you.” Probably he meant not
the poor in purse, but rather the poor in
purpose, will, determination, “spirit? The
great part of the students this fail are here
for work, and are ‘taking hold of work in
good fashion.

: “work, ‘poor in séholarship.

- opportunities, then they will ‘drop. out. of
7 -séhool and drop inte the great army of in-
“O, the pity of ik. a :

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Be competents.
oEhe extent to. which the college library.

has improved. during the past two years is.

a mast encouraging. {tis becoming in all de-
st partments. a good working collection, and is
, ‘being. weed: miore and: more: by’students and

and: comple jndex. catalogues:

than usually attractive..

The railroads. carry. .
at. reduced. rates, aod ovr. ‘readers who visit. ¥
made such people it is. prchale che: ae

But unfortunately we have.
: with us a few of the sort who were “poor” - im
before they came,—poor, im conduct, poor, me
Proba bly. th ey fe
4 were sent here because their fathers couldn't: ©
. mmanagé ‘them ‘at home.

They: will wey
, bere for. a. little while, blind te. all “their

“selves ta. ue kernels’ oe eats Gewbeat,, ait

What-it now . needs 48), a: good. we
| ity ‘anil ‘Seay

es Shelves: fall of books. containing most |

valuable material are almost useless. hecatise:.
there is no index. The-board and the faculty: 2 .
have been doing so much for the library that.

there is reason to expect the index before.
| Jong. ol ab

pm .
ae

The timely rains throughout the. season

| have kept the lawns in beautiful greens:
The walks and drives have been weil cared.

for, hence the large campus has been. more :
pains not te litter the lawns with paper and...

other rubbish; but occasionally some fellow,

forgetful of -good training, scatters unsig ht.
iy material along the walks, or some pice
party shows its appreciation : of college hospi-. -
tality by throwing the refuse of its dinner
Well, the Lord having

over a wide area.

ae

the rood purpose iS.

ALLL,

SCIENTIFIC,

ert

Smut On Wheat and Oats. , . a 7

A series of investigations, under’ te
eUin sauna of Prof. ‘P, & ; Holden | ae

sae tee

4, FE he. spores of thése’ sinus. = attach bern

hi ee Ta cnt Appelt”
3 . Both “ob: these: Saute cai I be: e entirely,

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| previ ented at a slight expense by the Jensen

Of Hot Water Treatment. | : .

| The apparatus for this method. of treat-
rane is very simple. A post should, -be set
in the ground so as tostand 4 or 5. feet high.
To. ene side of this,” three kettles are placed,
$0 a8 to form an arc of-a circle; the center
of which is the post. In kettle’ No. 1 is
warm water; in kettle: No,-2, the water is
kept constantly at a temperature of 135

ot 140 degrees F.;. and in kettle No.

3 there is cold water. A pole, long enough
io extend from the center post ta a foot or
two beyond the kettle is fastened by’ one
end te the post. To this pole is attached a
sack in which is placed the grain to be
treated. It is first dipped into kettle No, 1
to raise it. to near the desired temperature,
thus -avoiding unnecessary cooling of the
2 water.in kettle No, 2,

“should .be-134-0r. 195. degrees. Fy when
So the.seed ig; put ii. The. seed should

be: taken’ ett. in ‘fen minutes, if the. teinper- |

ature does not” fall below 133 degtees. if

below. 133 degrees it should be left-in fifteen
minutes, ot even alittle longer if the tem-
perature should fail. below 130 degrees, For
oats, the temperature of the water in keitle
7 No. z. should be 139 or 140 degrees
- when. ‘the. seed is putin. It should be taken
© gat th, ten minutes if the temperature 1s, not

Should. be left in. ‘fifteen. minutes, or even a
ite longer, af the temperature fall. below
: © degrees} during: treatment, see. ‘that the

a temperature | does not rise above: 435 degrees; |

_ 4 for wheat, and 140 degrees for: oats.

wit has been found that this treatment not

ish

| It is then dipped. in |
. Noss 2, and-3, as follows: For wheat; the
. demperature of the water in. kettle: No, 2, |

4 below. 135) ‘degrees; if below. 135: degrees it |

of exhibits;
wool is

Their collection of samples of
growing rapidly, ‘They re.
cently received two. hundred and -fifty
samples of wool, which include all the sam:
ples used in the United States custom hduses . -

in grading wool for levying duties, and

which is supposed to be a ‘complete: collecti6i .
of foreign wools,

It will be remembered
that last winter the farm department also.
came into possession of nearly a hundted . -
samples of Australian wools, which were.

prepared by the Institute of Technology of

Australia, in exchange for a similar collection —
of American wool, The farm department
now possesses the most complete collection

| of - ae in America,

Chemical Analysis and Honey Adule
: _ teration. | .

‘It is me eon that sucrose or cane
sugar is chemically. distinct from glucose;
that unlike glucose it will not reduce the

| copper salts, and has a strong ti¢ht-handed

rotation, -The. nectar of Howers is largely

cane sugar.

~ Commercial. ‘glucose réduces the’ copper
salts and because of the presence of dextrose

gives a right- handed rotation.

invert. sugar—cane sugar that’, has been

reduced by: heating with an acid-is left.

handéd in ‘its rotation,
as wag-degrees. | oo oe
Bees gather the cane stigar. of. nectar and
while gathering: and passing to the hive they 7

a is” casually given

. reduce it by digestion, of change it to: invert:
| sugar.

-Thus honey contains’ from ‘two. ‘fo
eight per. cent of sucrose, sixty ‘to. ‘seventy-

five per cent of reducing sugar leyulose and

dextrose, and gives a left-handed. rotation
rarely higher than —zo degrees. re
_ Ag bees digest the nectar. of flowers,. we
would suppose that. honey" gathered very rap- -.
idly would be less perfectly. digested,. agit. _-

, would be.a shorter. time in.the digestive canal:

| and SO would. contain, thore: SUCKOSE,, and leds. .

hicago Eijealion, in ‘more: than ¢ one oie reducing: sugar.

As bees gathers sweets from
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such varied sources, widely different flowers,
sap and secretions from various insects, we
would suppose that the honey might vary
not a little,

hus Ihave long wondered if the formul=
depended upon by our chemists for honey
analysis, were entirely reliable, and sufficient
to always determine the genuine from the
adulterated,

io determine this point, I recently sent
ever fifty samples to three of our ablest
chemists, viz.: Dr, R. €, Kedzie, Prof. H.
W. Wyley, government chemist, and Prof.
M.A. Scovell of Kentucky. I have pre-
luminary reports which are exceedingly in-
teresting.

The samples which I sent were simply
numbered, ‘There were honeys from all
our noted honey plants, several samples of
honey dew, honey stered rapidly from pure
cane syrup fed to the bees, and mixtures of
honey and glucose, .

The samples of honey adulterated with
glucose were detected, but with them was
classed a sample of honey dew which our
bees gathered from bark lice, and which was
rank and entirely unmarketable. Two
other samples of honey dew were pro-
nounced genuine honey. One of these was
from Cynip infested oak acorns, and the other
from a Lachnus on the larch, Both were
pleasant to the taste,

The samples of honey from cane sugar
syrup, one extracted the next day after it
was stored and the other not tli it was
capped, were both detected. but with them
were classed genuine honey from basswood,
white clover, both were very fine, and one
from horse mint, all very rapidly gath-
ereci. Thus my opinion, often exptessed to
my students, that our chemists could not
distinguish genuine honey which was
rapidly gathered from that secured by feed-
ing cane syrup, is fully sustained.

Three samples, one winte clover, one
golden red, and one white sage, all very
rapidly gathered by the bees, gaye such a

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high left-handed rotation that there was a
suspicion of adulteration, with invert sugar,
et these were all genuine honey of supe-
rior excellence,

three other samples, one from black
mangrove,

one from an unknown source,
stored in Louisiane, and which never granu-
lated, and one from horse mint, the latter
gathered very rapidiy, deported themselves
exactly as would invert sugar.

‘Thus we see, that while the chemists ean
detect adulteration, even with one-third or
one-fourth glucose, they could not distin.
guish honey from flowers, from that secured
by feeding bees pure cane. sugar syrup,
That while they can now detect adultera-
tion by use of commercial glucose, that most
if not always used, they can not by use of
present methods, detect honey produced by
feeding bees wholly or in part on cane
sugar syrup. |

A. J. Coox,

rae

When mitsitig of catipanions gone,
We doubly feel ourselves alone,
oamething, my friend, we yet may gain;
There is a pleasure in this pain.
geod,

All social schemes, Hke embryo plants, He

In the vast evolution of the world,

Beneath its mighty heart, whose thunder throbs.”

Are the world-shaking centuries. Let them grow,

Unfolding slawly, ripening tetheir hour,

To force them to their birth is certain death,

Bat nourish the great mother with the wine

Pressed from the fruit of ripe experience ; _

Make ter blood rich with wisdom, let thesun.. .
fscience shine upon her, fet her breathe -

The calm pure air of reason, till at last _

Unimpertuned she will present the werld

With its sublimest social dreame. .

—Littun Blanche Fearing.

You have no heart? Ah, when the Genoese
Before Soain's monarchs his great vayage planned,
Small faith had they in worlds beyond the seks—_

And zour Columbus yet may come to fand,
' — Samuel R. Eltiott,

As ibis man's place to ask, $0 ‘itis woman! $ place to”
walt to be askel: ¥et oitentimes: she has a way of ask.

ing why she is kept waiting.

| We never get what we wast just as we watit it.
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Literary Articles antl Pditoriels.

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ECLECTIC SOCclETY. oo,

ne , OLYMPIC SOCIETY. oe

VY. J, WI.try, 7 - a - . Personals.
ee HESPERIAN SOCIETY, | ;

We L, HarVeEr, ' Athletes.

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Sat. i, G. RUYNGH. DS, - ste 7° ‘Treasurer.

| ing of the term.
usual custom of giving us Tuesday aiter-

day recitations. |

Agmevutonar CoLLece, SEPT. 10, 1892.

" Supscriee- for. Tue Sercorcnn We
would advise all. new ‘students to subseribe
for THE SPECULUM. This is the students’
paper, and gives the students’ side of all im-.
portant matters. ‘T'he financial part of the
paper is quite important, and the larger the
income the. pee paper can we give. :

“Oux new term: starts ont. with 241 s students

-” othand ready. “for good solid work. The
new ‘class was. ‘Hot as, large as we were in|

hopes it. would. be, but perhaps’ the lack in
8 quantity: ig’ thade up in quality. How. strange

; Hes Seenis. to; say ‘ttclass ‘of 96,” ” but such j is the ;-

- title by which the iiew. class i 18 known, There

has, been. one thing quite noticeable in the

last: two-or “three. classes, and is mare so in

aa this. class—that.i 4s,-the number w ito enter the

_ mechanical course, Out of ‘seventy- five
“students who entered there are forty in that
SeGurse, ..
“ton Were: it ‘HOE: for the fact that after a year
Z OF: two: "80. 1 many f find they have: chosén wrong
and come overt fo. the, other COUTEC. La the:

This would. not be. worthy ot men- DP

- past it bas looked. as though there was not

careful enough study given to the two
We hope the

courses, before entrance.

' present-class gave this matter careful atten-
tion and that there will be no more chang-
Ing of coursés after unce well started in
_ either course. |

THERE was the usual disorder in chang-
ing of rooms and getting settled at the open-
The faculty laid aside the

noon to finish settling and. get straightened
around ready for duty. § They opened their
hearts a little wider and gave us all day Sat-
urday, This.met with general approval as
the students are not in sympathy with Satur-
This also gave a chance
for those who were behind in their course to

“get even, as that was a day of special exam-

inations.in all. departments,

THost subscribers who change their ad-
dress should be sure to notify us of their

change if they wish the usual. monthly visit

of Tae Specutum. Many letters come to

this office complaining that they have not

received such and such issues, When the’
matter is looked tip we find their address

has been changed and we’ are not notified.
We will not in any way be responsible for ”
your not receiving the papers when your
address is changed and we “are ‘not notified. :
Even though your name appéars in the per: |

sonal column, you should promptly notify us

of the change, that it may be STIeh :

entered on our books.»

Since the class of 192 took their degree of
B,.5., and passed out into the active arena of
life, a few questions have arisen in the minds

of the under-classmen. © Prineipal among —

| these is the granting of degrees to the se-
called summer students,

These are students
who have taught. for. some time and .who
come here to review some. study or studies.

Nearly every: clase has” the name of. oné.or .
| twon of |

these . ‘gurtimer students, who: are
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hl ea re

granted the regular degree. - This does not
seem right to us; These students do not do
one iota of manual labor when here, and are
never called on fer drill. -
have to putin our regular time in. drill and

manual labor, and should we be absent 4

term are required to make up the work,
Why should these summer students be
privileged characters and be granted a degree
for less work and of less requirements than
the regular students? If our manual labor
and military drill is an essential part of our
education while here, then have the same re-
quirements for all. If it is not essential,

then why not drop it from the curriculum?
Which shall, it be?

TERE | 1s one feature of our College life
that” is growing. constantly, and this one is
working much harm to the students as a
‘body, ° I tefer to the so called society politics,
‘AS we. are now situated, every phase of our

college work is encircled and surmounted

by society. . I would not for a moment think
of abandoning the societies, Or even recom-
tend one to stay out of society. Far from
‘Our societies have already: done too

) ‘much for the general welfare of the students;
“pat when we carry our society politics into
every. part of our government as students, it
ds-thentime to call a halt.

~

dates for some office,

then i in the minority.

- Student, is a member of a society that is in
athe. majority. Who receives the. election?
iPe:poor student who is a. member of the
“stronger society.”
~ exigth. Can we afford to sacrifice a goad
foan. for. ‘an office just simply to farther
society interests? . When we.

ding. clubs, in, our class’ ‘élections, then’ ‘is

Say ask, shall. we’ get around: the: e-difienlty?

We who enter

feeling among all literary societies, ve as

stitution must be forthcoming if they desire.”

‘For example, it was ‘not: ‘lived: up’ “Ee

Stwe! ‘men come before the students ascandi-_
One. is well, “qudlified :
“tor: the.office, but is a member of a society |
The. other, not so 3
well: qualified, perhaps quite deficient as a |

Ought such things to |

‘allow. the.
sotiety: ‘politics to: take hold ‘of us in drill, in -

Are. lowered just. sO. m ach,. _How ther,

Let us be careful of the mes whom we

nominate, and if there is a good man nomi.
nated Jet us give him our support, and. vote :
for man and. not for society. When this. age
brought about there will be an ‘era of. good

rr

For two terms now the Club Boarding"
Association has been- a ‘corporate body.
‘Thus far we can see a beénefit from such ‘an -
organization, or rather redtganization.. ‘The -
putting of the clubs in one corporate body. .
has given the boys as good board -as they |
have had in the past and there is a steady |
cecrease in the price. There is no longer. :
the cry of money, but it is strictly under- -

stood that the deposit spoken of in. the ‘cons,

the advantage of club. board. -. Merchants |
are not afraid-to deal with us now. Need:
ful materials can be bought in large: ‘quanti- |
ties and paid for: when bought. | ‘There is”
agood check upon the steward. If he: AB:
not performing his duty, the auditing. com. :
mittee can take steps to set him aright or

have him removed.. The very letter of ‘tlie

constitution .is lived up to, so we would |
advise all who | are not. famuliar with ‘the :
constitution to give ita good study... Bere.
was the failing point of the. old: “wonstieutiOy, &
another was “broken ‘Or | “erepped” “unt a :

last. there was Hd ways by, which. the steward SS
“could: secure the. price of ‘board from. Ane: o

students, should they fall ‘hehiid. “Now? atk: ©
is changed. The advance is made, debts ‘do. bs
not accumulate, but good | board and decreas.
ing price is the result.. ae ‘ik

ee

Dead, silent, nature stands before our YES,
We question herin vain...
Aud bootiess strive to: gain :
Her confidence; she vouchsates 440: reply.

¥

OL Opi Pig gnep

Farth has nents bu Seetas io: tack
Bhar dares the broken’ Weare ae
“Kaits Te TERN ‘ledrape;’ ‘anid thie: back,
Theiaghi 4qehed Toreeie: te emer :

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COLLE GH NEWS

“Com mencement exercises passed off smoothly.
“Profi. “Harwood and Prof, Taft visited thie Detroit
oExposition.
|. Pere are now two Unitas and forty-one ster
| classified this term :
. ‘Phe occupants af Howard Terrace took a ane day? s
outing at Pine Lake, Aug 2a. oo
Mrs. Edwards and twosons, who have been making
a. i visit in Virginia, just returned,
"The post office has a new fling case, and is also
‘being wired for new counter lamps. |
The last year’s seniors enjoyed a reception given
them by Pref. Pattengill, Aug, 11.
The ¥.M.C. A, has published a new hand-book,
which : is now ready for distribution.
-_ Among ether exhibits at the State Fair by the col-
lege there will be a collection of our common weeds
““Mentoirs, of Torre Botanical Club and three
“German. mathamatical books have been lately added
ate-der library. . |
the Farm Department has a new Ohio ensilage

anes with which they intend to increase the capacity —

i for cutting énsilage. a

=. ' Profesgor Cook spent his summer - vacation in visit-
sig the iron and copper mines of the Upper Peninsula,
algo the Mining School,

Lieut: Lewis and Maj. Estabrook visited the State —

a encampinent, They speak highly of the treatment
{es received from the boys. |

Governor Winans reviewed the cadets of M. AL OC.

.on the manner of the boys’ conduct.

Phe wax fruit models, that are being made by Mrs.
Palmer at South Haven, are partly completed and are,
‘0: look at them, the nearest MeSH aE we ever
ieaevi Sec

ee the tremendous th STIS Sele Aug. ad,

a

= Wistonsin,, ‘waking: edllections-for the World's. Fair,
| The “Botanical Department’ has just ‘received his
oy fitst. installinent, cousisting of thirty specimens.

s ‘President: Clute and Professor Falt recently visitéd
“the Experiment Station. at South Maven. They found
Abings. ina good gondition but talher. dry. The

_ young. peaches are a failure as te.crop. and the. grapes:

Are. Yvather late;

Mee ee

‘Corbin: has’ resigned, and. Professor MacBridé, a grad-

the Ss ie

eet

IGE goed: satisfaction, ©

“Aig. af,and complimented Lieutenant Lewis highly | MTS are aware.

Proléssot Whieler j #5 in 1 the Nontiern Paiingula ‘and .

: inte: the last issue of the Srecuium, Professor’

‘wate: ‘BFithe: ‘University, Has” been” selected: to. fill. his |

3 the’ ‘boys: removed: ie:
‘| nds in the beysiit was their last resort, as it seems A
’ Defitien: ta. prevent the change had no effect, OS

‘place Professor MacBride is “here “and s seems. to ke a

The: officers, of, the” ‘Students ‘Organizatign: ‘are: rer

President, D. J- Crosby; vite president, A. C. Bura-

ham ; secretary, W. C, Bagley. The legal board con-
sists of A. T. Stevens, A. B. Chase, L. H. Baker, EL
N. Thayer and J. W. Perrigo, oe

The officers of the Club Boarding Association aré :
President, Wendell Paddock; vice president; A?°T.
Stevens; secretary, A. B, Chase; steward of As W. Ts.
Harvey; of B, R. S. Welsh; of C, LB. Dimick ; Of .D,
QO). H. Pagelson ; of E, J, T. Wight. . oa

Professor Kedzie has received thirty-cight varieties
af wheat from Professor Shelton of Australia, ‘There
are some very beattiful specimens. One was very
interesting as it contained many weevils. Professor
Kedzie found them before any escaped and has them
now so there is no danger of escape.

Dr. Beal, Prof. Burnett, Prof. Breckenridge, Mr.

‘Gladden, Dr. Kedzie, Mrs. Nellie and Ella’ Kedsie

attended the American Association for the Advance-
ment of Science at Rochester, vacation week aud Dr.
Kedzie went from there to Washington to attend’ a
meeting of chemists. They have all returned. |

The material of the old greenhause that could be
used has been built into a cold grapery. It is
located in the bank; south of the greenhouse, is ofthe
same dimensions and structure a3 was. the south wing
of the oid greenhouse, It is to be used for carrying
through half hardy plants, then. in spring for starting
bedding planis. |

A bulletin, by the college is just out, on the Fensen
het water treatment-of smut on oats and corn. This
willbe very valuable.as it seems to be a practical
remedy to prevent this fungus growth that tends to
destroy a larger per cent of our crops than most fat-
An extract af the bulletin will. be
found in another depattment.

A college committee conferred with Secretary. But-

terfield in regard toa spaceat the State Fair where

the college might mass their.-whole exhibit except
live stack, They have | been granted the South. sey-
enty-six feet of the Machinery Hall, and ali. depart-
ments and and ail depattmenis will exhibit: with: per:
sons present to-explain the articles af. exhibit: cee

The new. greenhouse is finished. it may. be of. in.
terest to those whe look back over the. campag, from, al
distance to know satnething abont it. It is divided.
into four houses, the largest of which is the’ north

‘portion extending east and west and: has ‘a. width“of

twenty-five feet, and length of fifty-seven feet. ‘The
south wing which is sixty-seven and one- “half feet
long, has the other three houses in it. :

New steps have been placed at the west entrance fo
Wells Flall, also at the south entrance of the middie ©
ward of the same hall. At the sate time these. were

‘built, the steps at the south entrance of the west. ward

were torn away and a ‘porch erected i in its place, This
tiade it very iniconvetifent for those in this ward and
While this may look like hasti-
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. Lhe Entomological Department has} just received
one hundred tencid moths from Miss May E. Murt-
.feldt of Missouri. These are of great vdlue.as they
. Show all stages of deveicpment of these moths, the

largest of which is only about the. size of the finger & and ridge of iran,

_palts, oranges, bananas, etc., planted in the. “center, .
then around the side are the tables. which are support: oF

nail, They also have avery large locust.from Aja-

bama and a larva of ihe regal walnut, moth, which is
fowr inches long and has a number of -very. large

horns about the head, Tt is familiarly. known in the
. South as the horned devil.

The college procured over 306 pounds af seed sup-

posed to be dwarf essex rape seed. Since sowing’
and growing it they have fund that it is net this. but
only bird rape, This is worthiess for forage or any
other use, and the college is yery much disappointed,
as also willbe the farmers to whom they dave sent
this seed. They took all
_ getting the seed and thought it was all right, as it
originally came fromthe Carters in England. Who
is te blame is not known but some one has certainly
been wery thoughtless.

“Fhe Farm Department has about 430 samples of
, “wheat they are growing. ‘They are making 4 collec-
tien éO exhibit at the World’s Fair, alse at the state
Fair. Besides this, they will describe those grown,
: ‘and publish the description in a book with plates rep-
_resenting the wheat. The description isto be made
“by Professor Beal, the other work by the Agricultural
Department. This is to be distributed and wiil be
at great yalue to the farmers if they will obtain one, as

fiany saimpies of so called new wheats sceld at high’

“prices are probably only oid vatieties under new
Baities, ‘How long before this will be ready we cat
iced say. | '

During vacation the chapel was wired with twenty-
igh, fifty volt ineandescent lamps. This is on a
“two Buiidred volt circuit, They are arranged in. 2
“vestangle, the same as the decofations and give a
“ery harmonizing | effect. The old jJampa® have been
~oFemoved from the posts altogether, the chapel looks
very much improved, There are iwo dynamos, now
ae the Physical Laboratory, one. ‘Brush. and a: ‘Wande-
capes. ‘The Jatier is used to light the chapel, and ‘will
tight ten or fifteen lainps for any. special” “decaration,

eae put in the corridors of the library building, and
“Tater in Professor Edwards's office. It ts probable
| that another dynamo will be necessary at the engine
_ hease, ifboth shop and library ate to be’ lighted at
_ the satiie time,

_hhe whole structure is built ona substantial, hollo ow

weet te

| round, The north or Pala’ ‘house has. ‘side’ walls

; or glass that are six and one half feet high; and thé full

uu “wing: is? “Ewenty- ive” ‘féet tong: ‘and! “Geenty: five
ae ue ie va) ins lua two 6 and ‘one one feet: bigh.

is to be used as a rose houses,

precaution necessary in

' Foi Veldheris;

7 R A. ‘Bentley.

. b nected with the, Colle &, in Any HS
“When the armory is used, both machines will he used. | who has ever been con LE. =

ing to make this department an interesting. one.
a re ust before com mencement, new sieel electroliers t

every alumnus and every person whohas. been “with:

| dutigs'as editor af The Tris: with: Weas ition. ‘be: sindly.
 Conddtited oC endiporarilys: TBE, gentlemen: Jedves:
fi bwo weeks for Bocas Grab oto beghi che: agi Eas =

ae to (peak ig: thirtéen. feet. “The arth: hose 5E the 7
Se | Professor Oe: ‘Miter banguages inthe Universite of:

sf energetic sfaiiter” int oe he ‘has’. sentered itt is

to be used for cacti. The south house whieh Es- :sisiebie fo
five by seventeen with the same hight as the. others: :
The whole: Rouse a
is under a span roof and has silis, rafters; purlines , : .
The paim housé bas’ the Taige >

ed by legs of gas. pipe and top of augie. and: Fe igh. ad
This ig covered hy slabs of siate that reach the entire ae

width of the table making a top that can be washed at’:

any time, The table of the other houses. are similar a
only they have smalier slabs of slate for covering, a
This is much ahead of the old house and will SES the |
old boys much pleasure to visit it.

One year ago Professor Cook delivered the. annual :

addressio the Mason County Agricultural Society.
| He has been eteaged to do Hkewise this year,

‘Pro- *
iessor Cook says this is one of the fairs of the State 7
that does not have kerse trotting and ig successful...

T ie officers of the iiterary societies for this term. BAR, 7
dent, D. ‘Dd, MeArthur ; secretary, R. ron Fisher: theas-
tirar, W. J. Goodenough. Eclectic Society President
A. T. Stevens; vice president, F.-P, Clark ; secretary
L, A, Wilson ; treasurer, A.J. Beese. Olympic Presi:
dent, W, Paddock ; vice president, G, EL Simiions 300)
secretary, H. E. Ward; treasurer, Y. VW. Newel, ©
Hesperian—President, 7. FE. Wight : vice preside,
H. M. Goss; secretary, T. F Late: treasurer, Recs.

' Welsh. Feronian—President, Miss Cora _ Stockfiie ;

vice president, Miss Fay Wheeler; secretary,: Miss -
Katherine Cook. Cohimbian Literary—President,
viee president, P. W. Ross; ‘secre-
tary, J. B. Dodge. Of the fraternities the. officers
are, for the Phi. Delta . Theta—President, &.. ow.
Leipprandt ; vice president, Wi, ©. Bagley ; secretaty, |
J. © Patrick; of the Delta Tau Delta—President, —
J. W. Perrigo : SESE, We 2B “Bétnatt : treasurer,

PERS ONALS.

‘We. ‘desire the. earnest cooperation of every, Pp SESOn | i

“bee s

tlasses here send in news to the editor, of. this: ‘aeparte: %
ment, offen, thus making ‘his work ‘much. ch eaiet DAE
the Gepartment more interesting, to. cali.” ‘ Baca

1 eer ae

The following | tipped. Hiei’ The: Main PeRBES SS
Wisconsin, 1S inserted without cotaniést—
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| With this issue ProfeBy Je: Machwanw

ia. Ree, Paes: acknowledges: its-indebtedniess;t,

Deo fadeor Mack wan for. the.” able, < dignified ” air

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wotlk. as | editor, believing that his. course and policy
‘fave done much toward assisting the paper 16 a4

_- stronghold in the friendship of the people, Jt would
“be pleased to retain him upon the staff, but a prior
engagement in his life profession rendered: this. im-
possible and therefore it only remains to acknowledge
the value of His services and bid him Godspeed. He
ts worthy every success that can come to the lot af
man dnd we believe the people. of the city, without
_yerard to creed, join in this sentiment.

Albert N. Prentiss; Bre eesor of botany at Corneil

University, made the college. a visit during the first
week of this term, a guest of his former room-mate,

Professor Cook, In the course of his remarks to the
boys at chapel, Professor Prentiss said that he had ;

not visited the college ‘before in twenty-four years,

and was both surprised and pleased to see the rapid ©

improvement the college had undergone in that time,
| WiTH *ér: |
W. W. Bowdish,
the first class that ever entered M. A. C., visited the
- gollexe, August goth, the first time since he left, over
“thirty Years ago.
ite farmer i int Washtenaw County,
_ * Lewis Vanderbilt has been spending the past sumi-
et cultivating. his, farm near Pittville, California,
where: he ‘has been enjoying the best of health, He
Stil ‘does surveying,. ‘and laying out irrigating ‘ditehes.
‘Politically | he seems to be drifting away from. the Gy.
a. P.. '
_ | O68,
John Swift, a farmer of Harbor Springs, was pres-
ent atthe Bay View Farmers’ Day, held August 22d,
98 were many other M, A.C. met. Mr, Swift hss a
son in the Mechanical Department,
| 0.
* One of the best nominating speeches made at the
recent Republican State Convention, was made by
. Gee. A, Parr, nominating i. J. Diekemis for attorney
general, _

e 2 Considerable talc: 4s: going the rounds of the caliege
“ lidhabieants concérning the welfare of our: State board
: Srepresentative,. Mr, Charles W..Garfield, who has gone
_ sabres also: ‘Secretary HoG, Reynolds atid son, Fred
“HUBS “ai accomnt: of their » “nearness. to the: cholera in-
- fegteté districts. : ee aS,

Prof, E. Whe ‘Sheldon - cheers us in our work by the

“following letter ; & T have tow been in the service of

or Ehe, Queensland government as instructor ih agricul.
oe ture, two and a halfofthe three years for which my
fo original etigagement was made, I enjoy the work,
atid lke: the. COUNTY and .its people. Have “had
Dien. to) do, but’ have had «with ‘it | my Fall
paleel appyetiation atid’ pay. of the more substan-

Dah Sor 2 My, business consists chiefiy- in, ‘ecturing,
Poh” alk ‘sorte. of - matters * tontiécted” with

ood

Hite; aid advising - the government ‘is its |

for two years a student with |

‘ residence on Putman aventie, Detroit.
“fear neighbors are his classmate and law contempo-

Mr. Bowdisk is now an enterpris- .

health tas

—_

efforts to establish farming inthe colony. During the
past year I have iravelled something over 10,000
miles on various errands. There are six children
how—fve girls and one boy. One is a. ‘banana
girl. Our minisiry have unanimously, I am ~told,-

asked me to consider myself a permanent’ officer -of

the government at my present salary and allowances,

amounting to $4,500, or to renew my présent engage-
ment in its expectation, for aterm of years. Swe
are likely to remain among the Antipodes-for some

time.*’

Geo. C. Nevens was president of the ‘Allegan
County Republican Naminating Convention,

WATE '72,

Frank Wells visited the college a few days sinte,
and presented the Zoological Department witha

farge collection of butterflies taken from’ Seuthern

Ohio,
98, . .
O. E. Angstman has recently erected a handsome
Among his

yary, WL L. Carpenter, and Frank Robson of '8. _
Geo, A. Royce, réveniie «collector at Marquette,

. made a very telling speech at the recent Republican
- State Convention, in behalf, of the Upper PET

candidates for office.
ao |

Albert Dodge is the prohibition candidate for gov-
ernor. E. L, Brewer, for two years with’76, isonthat
ticket for liewtenant governor, while George Malone,
also a former college man runs for secretary of State,
Undoubtedly the old college will zo “dry” in No-
vember.

Wm, C. Latta, professor of Agriculture, Purdue
University, visited Rochestér at the recent meeting
at the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, where he read a paper. ‘He is’ ‘also leader
of the State Farmers’ Institute ‘of itidiana. . _

A B. Peebles reports a very successfinl year at the
Agricultural College of Connecticut, “at. Storrs: ° ‘His
improved, and. he ‘is doing’ well,’ “As
the board of control contemplate the’ érdtttion of Réw

buildings, he recently sent forthe college steredpticon
views “to show the: what at ideal agricultural ol
Tége should be likes’ - ; :

vise
E. O. Ladd, of Oid Mission, wiites that the farmérs
there have had a very prosperous year, fruit ‘ofall

kinds being abundant, and other crops: fairly ‘good.

Mr. Ladd was one of the many M. A.C. metr that met

‘at the recent Bay View Farmers’ Day.

F, E, Skules surveyed out the few track, for the

| Lansing Driving Club, situated between Lansing and
| He also made the college’ a visit ‘during oe
“his:stay in Lansing. He is tg assist Mr. “Garfield in. oe
the forestry exhibit at the World’s Pali. .

- George Ee ‘Breck, “proprietor | of. The. Willows,

the callege,
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farm hear Paw Paw, just returned from his third trip
to England for Shropshire sheep. He brought with
him this time a very iarge and valuable importation,

70.

E, J. Rauchhass recently visited the college, a fuest -

of Prof. F. 3. Kedzie. in the October: SPECULUM. we
expect to chronicle the notice af his marriage.

‘In the June number of The Irrigation Age, ‘Cali-
jornia paper, we notice that Prof. L. G, Carpenter,
wh has made a tour of Italy’, France dud Spain
“gaking a study of irrigation engineering, will have a.
series of articles inthe Age. The.Age speaks in the
‘highest praise of Prof. Carpenter’s ability, and quotes
him as authority on questions cf irrigating in the
western couniry.
"41.
W.R. Hubbert, a successful oracticilan in Detroit,
is now also proprietor ofa drugstore on Gratiot avenue.

Herbert Bamber, who has been located at Philadel-
phia with the U. S. civil eugineers for a. number of

years, has lately been promoted te more congenial
werk, with heaciquarters at Washingten, D.C.

| Chas, W. MeCurdy of the Winona, Minnesota, Nor-
mal School,
visited the Rochester meeting of the American Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of Science.
Tet, ia.

Linceln Avery, a Port Huron lawyer, was married
Tuesday, August 23, toa Port Huron lady,

Will E.. Hale, an Eaton Rapids farmer, was a dele-
gate io the Republican State Convention at Saginaw.

oF, ‘£, Coulter, formerly book-keeper for the Capital

‘Wagon Works at Lansing, is now connected with the
felt boot industry ef Grand Rapids.

sw, Bailey presented an article “The Supposed

“8 Correlation of Quality in Fruits,’ at the recent meet-
“Wngof the American Association for the Advancement

7 * Science, held at Rochester.
oe With ‘Sz.
es Shas, ‘E. Lawson is now cashier of the People’s
- Saviogs Bank at Detroit,
| 83,

ey, Fi, Smith, principal of the Rogers Park School, )

: Chicago, took the degree of M. S. at the fast com:
: mMencement,

H. We Baird, who went to Denver not long since,
for his health, is reported as considerably improved.

_E. F. Law has been been admitted to the bar, and

is practicing at Port Huron. We hear he is excep-

tionally successful considering the short time for which

be, has been practicing. |
-os€latenge E.. ‘Smith, a former superintendent of
f Hieis ae. Sechootcralt, is now a real, estate agent at
wicaze( where he thoroughly enjcrs his. ee work.

| bride's parents at. ee eee Ghis,

ofthe Michigan Reform School, writes that: Hecis: ‘etul
j. trving te reform the wayward boys3t- the Pifladeiphia © :

Was among the umber of alumni that

-ane of the best students in the Mining. School. jAtthur:

Be ‘Bhs: Fk. aod Miss. Rm, Diebly were tarfied .
Wvedocaday evening. Joly Sth. at the residence of the 7

. yeas te oteate we seem ot

“Ben? atid is
Falls, New = Washington, and: other” ‘points: ee

interest. Mr. Hill is now mayor: of the © city. of Mont? _
pelier. . L pg Els Mayne

E. ©, Bank for some time eusistarit supétiiidndcdt Be

House of Refuge, The institution tliefe’: wich ° ‘was: 7

established { in 1826 is just: moving | into a new. site ae

noes

new ‘institution is built on the. “family” ‘or ‘beattawe™ .
plan simifar to the Lansing institution, the grounds .
being surrounded by s stone wall with about thirty ae

feet high with corresponding bars and: bolts alf thresh 7

the buildings, They expect to be entirely moved: by 7
September rst. AE

*Bs.
L..G. Paimer, principal of schools at Capac; visited :

. the college just before commencement, pa Te. 1

The following letter. from Kingston, Rhode: g:foland,. ee
explains itself: EER

& small boy arrived here August oth, and: siiohied =
to present his application for admission as ‘a student *-
of M.A, C. assoon as-he can pase the entrance: eran:
ination. His name is the Tr. of ' ae

‘Yours truly, a.

. ‘james DELoss Towar:’ re

G, C. Lawrence, formerly superintendent | ‘of. the
Grand Ledge schools, with his wife, visited the col
lege recently, Mir. Lawreace contemplates taking
post-graduate work in botany and horticulture the
ensuing vear.

B,
Chas. E. St. John, ee professor of ee at

the coming year.

&. C. Wheeler represented his sowtiship. “at: “Ge
recent Republican County Convention,” wher: “He: Was
made a delegate to the Congressional eonvention. .

“CB. Waldron, professor of botany at the | Fargo, .

| North ‘Dakota Agricultural: College, ‘is seported as"

of that institution says W aldron, McArdle, and d Hine: .
- baugh soem to be well made met. * Ro oeeee _

88. . »*

Friary He is reported by the say BB: boa

‘B. Cordiey has been. investigating the» insects: Of fete

Department of Agricultare. : 4g aa

one of the. Ne, AS: a ‘Hien. — ee: ines. atthe
Rochester meeting, “oF: the’ Asidrican Assochition for. the
Advancement of: Scieiice:

_ Hany Thurtell ‘has 8 eye = anitidy the old

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boys at | the World’s Fair which he states . as follows;
Phe Wh: CC. T; U, are building a big hotel that will
; ‘accommodate several thousands. It-is to: be only
|, twenty minates’ ride from the grounds, and on the
: Tiinois . Central RK, R. They are trying to get rooms
7 ‘gti in. advance, rates pt.50 per day for rooms with one
+, geeupant,: or $2.00. per day .if twe or. four oceupants..
‘The former Prohibition candidate, Mills, is secretary of

‘the enterprise, and [ propose our sending a circalar

letter to each afthe men of our college, and getting
Milis to send one of his circulars, and let every one
who wasts ta, take stock in it. It will concentrate
the people there and seems to be as desirable a head-
quarters as can be found.”

Charlies H. Redman and Mildred Young were :

married Saturday, July 16th, at Sangatuck, Mich, At
home, 349 North Lafayette Street, Grand Rapids.

(ards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. L,
A, Clinton to Miss Florence A. Seage, of Lansing.
At. horme;: ‘after October 1, at at 133 Chestnut St., Lan-
sing. How about a treat for the. ‘Spec.” baard,
; Chinton ?:,
| Janiés: Ww. Toumey has been investigating. the ol-
: orada canyon with A. B. Cordley, making a specialty
of botany. :

LHe ES. Weed iecently visited the college, and went

t9: Rochester witit the college delegation.
— y Rowley: al Greenville farmer, visited frierids at
thie college com meticement, |

William Petrie, for the last year with the Brush
Electrical Co., of Cleveland, Ghigo, visited friends at
the college September 8 and 9. Mr. Petrie willl be

- assistant ib mechanics in the University of Tennessee,
where J. RB, McCoil is now ¥ professor af the Mechani-
cal Department.

Ales: F. Gordon, who has peer taking pest gradu-
ate. work” in botany and German, was granted the
Bree: of: MES. ‘at Phe recent commencement. Alex is

vfs nest One af his: Class to take” ‘aa ‘ad vanced degree,

AC The tecént yeglineiital ededinpoient at Fremont,

Q “Olio the company cont manded by Capt. F.W. Ashton

: g carried. off the” honors for proficiency in drill and for

ein

Pe ae iundled, ore of the best being en the Adjutant

tgeniral, avhéigaid:.'*He is ong of the finest appear-
Hage éaptaing J livthe State of Ohio, any company should
bes ‘proud to have him as a commander,’

ARS UAL. ‘Rox. is | “still: superintendent of the Noble
“Colney! Schools, indiana. We are in receipt | of ar
interesting. program, of. the Noble Cauaty. +7 éachers’

appeATS 2 as tpsirididrs: 2000

Hts —e

marina! Coldwater, 2 jMich., , August 2 16. “Best. BED.

Association,” On: WHICH. tlie. maine. fd B.. aRy » Rattengill

Willia ie] Breege. and, Miss. Hele 3 Me Reape were 7

W..J. Graves, with ’91, and .E, P. Safford, 61. Brides-
maids, Miss Willard of Hillsdale, and Miss Gussie
Hillyer, of Grand Rapids.. At home 102 Houstox
Ave., Muskegon, ; .
92, . .

Howard B. Baker is. taking post graduate work in
entomology, B. W. Peet and W. E. Palmer, chemis. -
try, A. H. Gillett, horticulture, while W, D. Gros:
beck is assistant secretary.

ne W, Trine succeeds Leo, B, Plummer as assistant

_in Horticulture at Orono, Maine.

Mabel E. Linkletter and Chas. Wi Robinson were
recently married.
WITH ‘oz,
L, B, Allison has Snished his first year at Annapolis
and is spending his vacation at his home io St, Johns,
He expects to visit his college friends befhre return-

! ing to Annapolis.

L. W. Watkins visited friends at the college com-
mencement. He wasinseatch ofthe man who said
he went to Colorado for his heaith, that not being a
correct report.

: _ Wit ’93-
is. W. Dunn is s taking a course ip baking at a Grand
Rapids business college.
Cecil J. Barnum has left college for the ensuing year
fo engage in teaching,

4. 3. Goodwin will be. principal af the Okemos
school for the coming year. |

Lavallette O'Neil is working on aranch near Crogk-
ston, Minnesota. He tells even bigger stories of mvs-
quitoes than 1 the Eagle.

ATHLETICS.

What a gloricus thing.it would be for the editer of

—

_ this department if we conid-onty have: a’. local:. field

day? No more vain search for eopy.or thin talk about
things in seneral but good, solid, space Billing material.

Would it not be well.to get. up one, if, only for: the.
athletic editer’s benefit? There are . many otheé .

| teasous why a local field day would be a good thing, 7

A, year ago we had no rutining track and ‘facilities: for

athletics were much more meager that at presélit., Yet

we had then a successful field day at slight expense,
We have with us most of the men who made the:
green the proudest color of all at the last Inter. Col-
legiaté Field day. We have besides a jarge number
cinew men, Leta local field day be arranged: for
and a schedule made of sports and. Proper handicaps
given, Then let our. athletes, new and old, prepare
for the field day and make it one of the events of the
term. The contestants will be benefited by the train. '
ing andnew talent will be given at: opporttinity to make: ;
itself known. - But greater than these. benefits will be 7
that: resulting icons: the interest j in things athletic that’ *:.
Inust. be brought: abouk- by: this ‘Proposed contest. -

oAihletes, ate. net. the:only: requisite for:-success:i: a’
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contest like that of last June; enthusiastic: interest | ical contests will be held during the year to , ascertain ©

and hearty support by all students whether contes-
tants or hot-—these are the iarportant factors in
athietic success,

_ ahs student who is eee an athlete. is too. liable. to

eee

Teties, however gradgingly; ‘he ‘has : done’ his. whole

auiy, Butthis is not so. There is immense moral

force in a ringing college yell, and genuine encourage- -

ment-in.a hearty, duyal interest. We should strive to
 tuiltivate that interest, Every class game should see
ali the students. as‘spectators, ready to cheer ‘a good
pay and encourage their own side, |
should know what is being done on the athletic field,
and even base ball practice should be well attended,

that someone besides the manager may know of our

needs and possibilities along that Hne.

The class game between the Juniors and Sopho-
mores, on Sept. 3, was not deservedly well attended.
Both teams made errors galore. Had they tot the
score would not have been as high as seyen to eleven,

and had not the Sophomore error column been the bet-_

ter filled, the Juniors would not have won, for both
pitchers did excelent work. Both teams are good,
or would be ifthey would only practice. As it isnow
the class teams practice little, and the games are
hardly a fair test of their real merit. ©

_ The recent action ofthe Military Department with
regard te systematic, gymnastic work is a move in
the right direction. This work can be better done
by the Military Department than anywhere else, and
should tend te make that Gepartment more popular
ang eserui.

ss COLLE GES AND EXCHANGES.

Pott en

7 an eaually ti Gory ofc our. own institution band shod be

_ -garefully read:

eae

some Otte of the edod ‘institutions of Jearhing: in“ our f
Siate.. Nothing ‘else. will be’ such’ a. help totigi “in |
7 Fora poor hey, we believe the State .

Agricultural College at Manhattan offers the. best —

‘com ing. life.

opportunities, There is no tuition to pay there, and

& there. is more or jess work that an active, ambitious '

boy cad do and get paid for by the hour. “All
branches of learning are taught except the labguares.
‘The College ia richiy endawed by the State, and tas
_ fine buildings, printing office, carpenter shop, biack-

smith shop, library, laboratory, conservatory, and the -

farm. A Young man can here secure his education,
Hd at +he same time learn to do same one thing bet-
ter than a majority of men can do it. He comes out of
the school with hands and mind trained to werk, and he
isa stronger man every way than when hewentin, A
‘borates: these great opportunities offered ta him. only

-, hee in-a liketime.

seyheioele § f KGRUSES) fepublicar,

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OF Reo!

Thet University | of Minne ésota: has 4 few plan of rea

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a ing. Ppeakere for couimiencement

Hach student —

D .
. se poptpoo Oo oon

Byery young man. who possibly « can 1 should attend

Ii he lets them slip they are gone -
“fer geod, -an@che that’ might have’ bee a leader in
~i-gone useful | walk ‘of tite. may become a plodder, or, 5.
. WOEBE ¥et an idier, tiresome to himself and” gels 3. en

A Series. of grater: i

ee ee rir srr”

the oratorical merits of the senior. class.

members standing highest in these contests ‘eae ep

is an. interesting publication aud full . oe8

Little Miami Waiversity | is nat only “proud: of. ‘her
two sons, Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw ° Reid, me,
but she adds to her dignity by conferring the ‘degree oF : :
LL, D, upon William ‘McKinley, another Jeede vs
son— 24, =.

A recent caleulation shows over “three ‘millien ”
yolumes in American college libraries to-day. | “These :
with over 1c0,c00 are Yale, the University’ of Pennsyh o
varia, Harvard, Columbia and Cornell. Ba. |

Among? ‘the noble benefactions made to ‘educational _
institutions is that of Mr. Edward F; Searles, ‘of. New ols
York, who is to present to Bowdoin College a scientife ne
building, the estimated cost ar which i is #60; 600 28 ae

Marshall Field hag given $100,000 ta the. Unive sity
of Chicago on condition that $1,000,060 be raised. |).
within oo days, and Mrs. Mancy Foster ‘has: “iver
$50,000 to build a woman’s hall. Within a" “Bbenth
$118,000 has been obtained for a dormi tory for. woman.
students contributed chiefly by members - GE the
Chicago Woman's Cinb—f2e.

The bright kid who got off the following ought td. pe
worth a million by the time he is a1: Tommy—"Caa |
we play at keeping. a stere. in here, mam a
Manima (who has a headache)—" ‘Certainly, ‘but Sol. Q
must be very, very. quiet.”’ Tommy. W ell, well.
pretend 3 we dow’t advertise. fa Ex. ne Poe

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complete ener cies say it’s our low
prices; and others the prompt and courteous
attention; then again our truthful represen-
tation; and once more the correctness with

tay our. salesmen fit the foat (that’s
where comfort and neatness steps iu} that’s
made our shue business what it is to- -day.
AIl-of these are the little drops which help
te. make | the. ocean of _ patronage we. are

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