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The Ogemaw Hetald is decidedly facetious over the propositiun lo pension Oen. Grant, and thinks the bepgarly sala ry of $50,000 per year for four y ars, was an outrageously niggardly one. The Mu.-kcjfon Sentinel is the last paper upon our table ïnarked "please X " It is neat typographrcally, and liye editorially, and we are glad to put it upon our list A. { tod, eiitor and proprietor. The Van Buren County Republican loses itself a litile when it asserts tbat Wm, J. Sewell, of New Jersey, sueceeds Mr. Eaton in the tenate. Gen. Hawley is to succeid Senator Eaton, Mr. Sewell succeeding Senator Randolph. With the first issue of February the Big Rápida Currcnt entered upon the third year of its exUtence, hcalihy, hearty and happy. The Current h an exchange wbich we are always glad to receive. There is always soniethine eood in it. We'll wager a big apple that the Charlevoix Sentinel is cloar way "off its ba-e" n the following item : " The Hon. Stewart L. Wondford has heen reacpninted United Sutes attnrney for the Southern ciicuit of the seeond district of Michigan." Uere is a twister clipped from the Sianton Clipper : Why is it tliat so many "business men" TT..r (10 Vioar ttlem lolt 'n) "d..„'t bJITo in wfrertlMDí," feel so "wornbledcropped" if the local papers notice their neighbor and bis business and pay no attention to them and what they are doing? The Newaygo Republican thus touches up the opposiiion on their present politica] hobby : "The funniest farce on the political boarda is to see deruocrats howling for 'civil service reform.' The very men who have worn their boot toes out kicking fivm place every republican in their reach, crippled soldiers and all, are now rolling up their eyes aod sighing for 'civil service reform.' " The following sensible remarks 'on the township superinteudency of schools, 11 liuiii the Beoton Harbor Palladium : "It ia alniost neodless for us to cali attention to the inefficiency of township superintendency of schools. No well qualified man can afford to give time or attention to such matters without sonie remuneration, and very few townsuips in the state have a well qualified man in the office. The system is an utter failure, and calis for legislativo attention." The Grand Rapids Eagle.'respecting the late greenback candidato for president, bas this to say : "Oen. Weavcr predicts that there will be no democratie candidato fjr the presidency in 1884. 'There wilt be only two oandidates in the fielJ,' lie siys, ' the republican, or strong governmunt candidate, and the greenback candidate.' And he expects the greenbacker to win. Weaver also predicted laat sumrner that be would be easily elected. He was going to carry sir southern nd eight nurtrfern states, and throw theelection intothe house, where his friend De La Matyr, of lndianapnl8, held the balance of power and would elect him. Weaver iaa j;rat propbet, but there is very little woof in the web that he weaves. " Ho hoo-o' I ! So it is a rat udült the pure, guileless, innocent meal tob of the Coldwater Republican, after all, is it ? We had always been led to suppose that the immaculate whiteoess paraded by stid individual for the ret of the world to gaie upon in awe-inspiring wonder, would elevan; uitu far abovu the earthy dross of of fice, but the following froui the Quincy Herald, brought out by the Republican accuing other people of an itchiog palm, has quite a different face to t : "Upon making diligent enquiry we are unableto find that any man in Quincyhad any anpirations for the office, and turther we cannut tind that Governor .Jeromn has been bored by an application froni Quincy for any office hit-her than that ot notary public. The ring of which the RepublicaD is the mouth piéoe, and postibly the aachem, have been noted for desires for guberoatorial appointmentH. Whether it i mode-ay, or laok of iufluence, that keep's the brillitnt sanctum of the sachgtn's headquarters from benig iiluuiinated by the rays reflected from a Kubernstorial parchuient, time alone can teil." The Centerville Republican has some qaeer ideas respecting the functions and dutic of our government. It is the opinión of a great many people that when the general government steps in and runs opposition to the private legitímate Im-inoss iifili' O)iintrv, it is doing what it ouht not to. But here is what the Republican says : "Mr. Gillette, of Iowa, introduced a bilí n the hou9e recently, authoiizinc the cin htruction of a doublé sieel railway track from New York to Council Bluff, and conneet with it a teltí)fniph line. Thecontracts for anMtfMtion by 8tates and countien if praciicalilc. The bill appr.priates $75,0(X),UOO, and also provides that all roads iloiinng conneetion with the national road, may do M upon such tertns as are prescrili ed by congress. Tho president is to appointthe general maniircr and treasurer, ilaries hail Le $5,00J and $S,ÜOO respoctively. All rates for freight, passengers and telegraphs, hall be upon a i not to exceed the actual cost, with such a per cent. addud thereto as will keep the road in proper repair. Thil ia a move in the riirht direction, but Mr. Gillette miglit as well iry to cliuib to the moon i:pon a rope of nand, as to get it throagh. The railroad kings will see to it, that it be knocked higher than a kite. "