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C harp or you'U B flat. Turable ? The reoeipts, $218, during the recent temperance revival was just sufficient to uieet the expenses. Monroe fcighs for a telephoüe exohange. Oh, my ! we, with our hands in our vest sleeves can strut. We' ve got one. Ourapprentice haa becomesorely puzzled over an attempt to write 1881 backwards. He says it can't be done. Try it, boys. Charlie Manly is as smiliog as a basket of- as a boy with a basket of nice apples, in his new office in the opera house block. "Where'sthe hatchet?" is the ory of the house wife in this city now, for she has to cut ioe and molt it. The putnp's gone dry. Lewis Lang, who had residud in the city luany years, died last Wednesday from dropsy, with which he had long been troubled. The roouisof the Irish land league of this city, in McMahon's block will be kept open Sundays, and the principal Irish papers of the country will be found there on file. Hon. John J. R. of Sharon doesn't be lieve in the efficacy of equal part of fld. ext. of burdock and sarsaparilla. Heeays that hu has tried it, but the bad blood still biles. _ Michael J. Fanning speak.s next Suoday aftcrnoon and evening at the opera house before-the reform club. Evening meeting commences at 8 o'clock, afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Ann Albor Schuetzenbund has made the'following selection of officers : President, C. Krapf ; vice president, John Walz; secreury, Anton Eiele ; treasurcr, Fred. Schmid, jr. Old Jack Frost made another assault upon the coal and wood piles last Saturday and the fore part of the present week, and run the thermometer down to 10 be low zero. W have just filled an order for 400 of Dr. Cliase's Recipe Books from South Australia, among numerous otherg. Our foreign sales are rapidly increasing, in both the English and Germán editions. The following directora of the lst national bank have been reelected: PbilipBach, E. Wells, J. Austin Scott, Wm. McCreery, J. W. Knight, John Henley, C. H. Richmond, J. Clements, J. M. Wheeler. Our thanks are due D. M. Ferry & Co., of Detroit for a package of choice garden and flower seeds, also for their very valuable and exceedingly beautiful seed annual, the cover of which is a chromatic gem. Deputy Clerk Wade has put in a new type writer which he is learning to manipúlate with dexterity. The little machine is a wonderful piece of mechanism, and saves many an hour's work of tedious copying. A great hush has fallen upon the "gallery gods" at the opera house. For the last two or three entertainmepts the occupants of the gallery have behaved like civilized human beings instead of like wild hyenas. We are indebted to Hia Phebe Wright, of the California institution for the deaf and dutnb, and the blind, at Oakland, for a copy of the Christmas edition of The Argonaut, a perfect gem of typographic art and beauty. John George Almandioger died on Saturday, the 8th inst., at his home in Ann Arbor Town, aged 81 years, having been born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1800. He came to America ia 1846, and has resided here ever since. We have rcceived with the compliment of Uic eüitorsol'the Daily Press and Knickerbocker, of AlbaDy, New York, their annual Carrier's Address and Calendar. It isavery neat pieoe of work, and a pam phlet fut] of valuable things. No more postal cards will be acceptcd in the mails except those printed and sold by Uncle Sara. The practice of some business firms in printing their own postal cards, and sending them wiih one cent stamps at tached, will have to be discontinued. A question for medical students to ' swer : are biles contagious ? About every third person you meet in the city now-adays wears hia neck in a sling because of these afflictions. They seem to be epidemie, malaria), contagious and everythiog else that's bad. As the bridges leading across the river are all in a " shaky" condition, and the ice in the Huron liable to go out with the January thaw, hadn't a telephone line better be run over to the lower town so that we may not lose all connection with that portion of our city in case of a flood ? u;ilant fire couipany has chosen the following officers for the ensuing year : l' 'xldent- O. B.'.sohwab ecretary-H. Laubengayer. Ir.-.ixurer- Sara. Haumgartner. foreman- Albert Sorg AwlUiut forciniin- O. Weitbrecht. lRVnls',KJAefleT' Heinzman P vrJi -.1 : Í"1 F Klrn ; lh' J Hauner: 6tt. Msel; ;tli, K. BuniN: 8th, H. Englenhardt. At a meeting of the Lodi reform club, held on Wednesday evening, January 12th, the fnllowing officers were elected : Pre!dent-J. Hlcks. f ; D QIoTer I Laiibeugayecretary-MlM C. Sweatland. "lnanclal secretary-Mlas I. Sage. Olov9r. Wb. LauCengayer. rgeant-at-arms-j. Sendllnger ; V. Last Friday evening, January "tli, Vgilaut lioso company No. 2, elected the following officers for the ensuiDg ycar : Foreman, John Feinor; lst asst. foroman, Gen. Dingler ; 2d asst. foroman, Sid Millard ; seeretary and treasurer, Aibert Teufel ; steward, George Werner. A series of lectures before the reform club has been arranged for, and the first one will be delivered to-night, at the opera house by Prof. Frothingham, on "The Kye. " The second lecture in the course will hi delivered by Prof. A. Winchell, probably on Tuesday evening, tlm iirtli inst. The committee appointed by Company A to devise ways to raise raeans to taku the company to Washington, met Wednesday evening and dteided to hold another bazar about tlie first week in February. A full meeting of the company on Mohday evening next is de&ired to complete arrangements. Tbere will be an entertainment for the benefit of the ladie' library in the parlors of the Unitarian Church, on Tuesday evening, January 18, comraencing at eight o'cloclc. It will consist of readings from and scènes and tableaux illustrative of Longfellow's poem, " Evangeline." All are cordially invited. We notice an article which originally appeared in the Coitrier, goiDg the rounds of the papers credited to the Chicago Journal. This, of course, should be considered very complimentary to u. It certainly displays wonderful good taste on the part of the Journal in writing its paste and scissors editorial. There will be an adjourned meeting of the Washtenaw County pomological society at the court house, tomorrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock p. ui. The object of the meeting will be to discuss the feaibility of establishing a frait preserving establishment, including eanniug, drying and jelly making. An invitation is extended to everybody. At the annual meeting of the ladies' society of the Presbyterian church on Wednesday, the following ofBcers werc elected : President, Mrs. C. G. Clark ; vice-president, Mrs. W. Thomas; secretary and treasurer, Miss Addie Ladd ; oxecutivc committee, Mrs. John Moore, Miss E. Fannie Steele, Mrs. M. E. Dygert. A series offour Sunday morniug sermons will be delivered at the Uoitarian Church by Mr. and Mrs. Sanderland on the distinguished dead of the past year. The first will be given next Sunday morning, by Mrs. Sunderland. Subject: " Lucretia Mott." In the evening Mr. Sunderland will speak on "The Religious Duty of Preserving one's Health." Strange, isn't it, that with every sweet of life, the bitter mutcloeely follow? Mr. Rouscup, of the Daily News, had but just budded into paternity - a boy- when a nine pound boil fastened itself with fieree persistency that would not down, upon the back of bis neck, to destroy the sweet words of tenderness the young heir sbould naturally expect from pater familias. We hear a great deal in our exchanges about a certain political party - which it is alleged ran a candidate for the presidency last fall - being "as dead as Julius Caesar." Why Julius Casar? Why not King George the III, or Horace Greeley, or John W. Forney, or Ben. Butler, or C. W. Barber ? Why sbould Julius be selected as a comparison when others are just ai dead ? _______ Sonie of the educational journals get queer ideas in thcir heads as well as ordinary sheets. We picked up one the otber day which asserted thaf everybody could be made good readers. This assortion may be true, but we doubt it very much. It is as impossible as t would be to make a gentleman out of a natural b )or, or an honest man out of one in whose blood was bred dishonesty. Helen Potter's Pleiades, at university hall, to-night, will undoubtedly cali out the largest house of any entertainment in the course, as it will without doubt be the very best. Being supported by an excellent concert company, which gives variety to the program, the entertainment cannot fail of being exceedingly interesting. Miss Potter's impersonations are said to be immense, especially of Barrett and Bernhardt. ________ George M. Danforth, a resident of this city from youth to young manhood, son of the late Judge Geo. Danforth, of this city, died at Minneapolis, Minnesota, last Friday, January 7th, of asthma, aged 44 years. He soon followed his mother, who it ffill be remembered died here on the 25th of November. The remains of the deceased were brought to this city and interred in Forest Hill cemetery last Monday afternoon. At a receut meetiog of the St. Thoiui tempcrance and beDevolent society the annual report of the secretary showed $478 in the treasury and the society in a flourishing condition. Tho foliowing ofEcers for the cnsuing year were chosen : President- Andrew Norton Vice President- John Klynn. Treasurer- Dan"l J. Kobs. l Inanclal Secretary- Peter Dignan. CorrespoQdlag Secretary- Krank u'Hearn clLounselors-John O'Urady, Sr ,and William Marshal- John O'Mara. The foliowing statistics of the M. C. R. R., will doubtless be of interest to our readers along the line of the road : " The Michigan Central railroad company opeiate 804 miles of road, and has 5,052 employés, whose total salaries amount to $2,614,"394 per year. During the last fiscal year the Central carried 1,593,268 [nwoion and 3,650,074 tons of f'reight, at an average per mile of 2.16 cents per passenger and eight milis per ton. There were 37 persons killed by accidents and 224 injured. The editor of the Courier desires to return thanks to A. L. Maclean, M. D.,Leadville, Col., fora copy of the New Year's edition of the Leadville Democrat. The issue is an illustrated as well as descriptive one, giving all the public and business buildings of piomiuence in that city, and the eztent, stability, and grandeur of the same is truly wonderful when we stop to think how old Leadville is. and that only four or 6ve years ago, there was no such place in existenee. The edition comprises a mammoth issue of twenty pages, four of which is illustrated. In the appointment of comuiittees in the senate and house, we find Washtenaw County represented as follows : Representativc Kinne chairman of the committee on private corporations, and a meniber of the judiciary and state library. Mr. Gorman is placed upon the agricultural college, engrossment and ecrollment, state house of correction, state library. Mr. King on local taxation, religious and benevolent societies, and state public school. In the senate Mr. Rose is chairman of the oommittee on horticulture, and a niember of appropriation and finance, state public school, and supplies and miscellaneous expenditures. At a meeting of the school board last Tuesday evening, the proposal for school bonds wero opened. It will be remembered that the district advertlsed for bids to tho amount of $4,000. Messrs. Bach &. Abel wero awarded the bonds, their bid being the highest. The following is a list of all the bids given : C. Gwinner, $1,500 to Feb. 1, 1S38, at 1.2T premium ou eacli fnxi. Amos Co rey, U,000 to Fob. 1, 188$, at $1.28 premium. L. Wlldhbe, tOM to Feb. 1,1888, at tLM premiuiu. Aun Arhor Sovlngs Bank, $1,000, lo Feb. 1l8M,al $1 27 premium. Kirst Nut loual Bank, H,000to Feb. 1.1SS8, offer $1,021.20 Baili 4 Abel, $4,000 to Feb. 1, 1888, off.T 4,06U6. The Ann Arbor Coüribr g one of the very best exrhanges tbat comes to our table.- Charlevolx Hentlnel. While notices of the Courier, by our valued exchanges (hroughout the state, are so frequent that it is not necessary to annouüce with every one quoted that " we departfrom our usual custoni in not quoting what is said of us by the press of the state, just this once," yet we apologize for being so negligent about inserting the many which have been given. Of course it rejoices the heart of an editor to be patted on the back oecaaionally. He appreciates good worda just the same as the rest of mankind, and treasures them up in a warm corner to draw on in cloudy days when every thing seems to frown, and go wrong. ÜMt iSaturday an individual, evidently hailing l'rofu the inland, carne sailing up Huron street from the postoffice under full sail, " three sheets in the wind." Ileaching Main street he veered to the north, tacked, lurched heavily to thelarboard side, righted up, was struck by a heavy sea in the región of the keel, causing bis huil to make a lightning movement in the direction of the court house, while his pendant dipped suddenly. He made desperate efforts to break the capsize by vigorous use of his pectoral 6ns, but all to no purpose. The red of his nose blended with the snow, ice and dirt of the cold, cold sidewalk. Remaining in this position long cnoueh to recover from its stunning effect, and box the compasa, he slowly righted up, hove ahead, and didn't even stop to swear about it. Ann Arbor now has the unlverglty, the court house, a dally paper and a telephone exenange. Now a street railway and a gymnasium, and she'll be happy- Saline Observer. It is very strange how-little the Observer wishes to allow us for perfect bappiness. Just a gymnasium and a street railway, indeed t Then.we are not to think of the luxuries of the electric light wiA which to Ilumínate our city ; the still greater luxury of water in every house, so that we can bid good bye to ice and aqua baulers ; the erection of a good, substantial library building on the campus ; the paving of our principal streets ; a law which will enable the comraon council to corapel the putting down and maintaining of decent sidewalks upon our streets ; a light in the court house tower which will enable a person to teil the time at dag in the evening ; all these, and numerous otherthings, which we haven't time at present to mention we must forego, must we ? How very chary some folks are of their blessings. The Washtenaw Mutual fire iosurance company held its anoual meeting at the court house last VVednesday, and chose the following omcers for the ensuing year, the salary of the secretary being agreed upon at $500. President- John J. Koblson, Sharon. Secretary- Stephen Fairchild, Ann Arbor. Directora- John J. Kobison, Sharon; H. D. Platt, Plttsfleld; H. M. Morey. Ann Arbor Town; E. A. Nordman, Lima; Stephen Fairchlld, Ann Arbor. The fioancial statement of the company shows that the number of members is 2,005. The amount of property at risk, $4,064,415. The liabilities of the company are claims for losses due, $8; claims for losses not niitured, $2,639.94 ; claims for losses resisted, $1,313.65; amount of all other claims, $3,000 ; total, $6,961.59 ; the income for the paát year, $8,619.38; the expenditures, $8,014.49, including $9,385.61 for losses during the year and $1,272..17 for salaries and fees paid to omcers and to officers and directors. But one assessment was made during the year and that amounted to $4,796.58.