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The Livingston Republican already liows the hand of iinproveinent in its lake np nul contenta. I The Port Austin News baring drowned Iself In n prohibition bath, a new paper lilled the Republlcan is to be started at lat place. I Marshall Statestnan : Hendricks is the litriot who said during the war that "evl'y soldier ousrht to Iiave a brass collar, larkod, 'A. Lincoln - my dog." I The Marshall Statesman in 45years old l-too old to be drafted, but its advaucing lears briiig wisdom and brightness to its Llumns. Nothing rusty abont the Statesnan. iThat's what's die matter. 'S Kivers frtbane : llf "blrds of a featlier flock together," Ihat relation do the whisky democracy pd prohibitionists who have become so btlmate, sustain to eachother? I As the Cadillac Xcws says, so think we tl of us : I We know of no man in the state of Ilichigan, wlio is adulging as extensively li CTOW aa William I'ost NIsbett, If the Bij; Rápida llerald. He will conIniic on that diet ti ii tï 1 election day, and lien will be " tlie time to kick "- hiinself. I The new editor of the Quincy Jlerald las more lady callera and bouquets than ny newspaper man in Michigan. Seven lalled Ia one bunch last week. Wonder K"Uat tlie attiaction can be ?- Coldwater Kepublican. If the Herald man can be judged by the baper lie gets out, it isbecause he is goodpoking, young, healthy, full of life, and ntertaining generally. The Grand Traverse Herald talks soothngly to the fretful and worried opposiion : I Some of our good local democratie fiiendg are much worried over the enthu¦iasm ot' the young men, meinbers of tlie Blalne and Logan club here. These frequent gatherings at headquarters, these toren light processions, the glee club, the band,- all these things fret and worry the spposltion. Why, good friends, this is anly the beginning of the "grand march" to the pulls in November. 'Plii. 1.irwl,iQ Pnttni.tu.. lino gnt tilO PCCtlC ivell depicted In the folian wö ¦ -„tv graphie sketch: '' Dundee loafers : All present - grand ivorthy chief loafer on biggest dry goods box - yawus like a rat trap - inquires kvhetlier any of the brethren've got any ( line cut' - painful silence in court - g.w. p. 1. sorrowfully liauls out bis own'old plug'- slowly chaws oH' 1 cu. in. Kemarks by w. c. whittler - thinks rain wouldn't liurt nothin' - no remarks to contrary - feilence broods o'er the scène. Small dog basseth by - fome of the loafers wake up C-champion spitter staggers small dog hvith broadside - murmurs of applause - gray hended oldest loafer begins to snore. pun shines warm - bot - fiy sun-struck on bh lef politiclan'a refulgent nose - wortliiest old smokei's pipe goes out - sun still shines. Xeither bllzzards, nor anythingpertaining to thetn, are of any good in Michigan, as some of the Hlllsdale farmers have found out. Witness the following from the Standard : Last spring it will be remembared, and to tlie sorrow of many farmers, a large quantity of seed corn from Kansas was sold in this vicinity, known as " blizzard corn," advertised to ripen in ninety days. Mr. A. Kuiler of Woodbridge, had some samples of stalks from this seed in town Saturday, of extraordinary growth of stalks, measuring twelve or thirteen feet, with only one ear to the stalk, and many stalks not any ears. Corn trom this seed that was plan ted in May, is now just forining the kei nel, needing (buror tive weeks moie for ripeniiiir. ]t is pronounced by all who planted ii last spring as a follare for this climate as it r.ecds at least more than tour mouths to ripen, and itsyield is a large growth of stalks witli a very few ears. The Detroit l'ostgives this sketch whicb will prove interestiug to the general reader : The names of the Michigan counties as they appeared on the standards in front of the delegations in the convention suggest the fact that, taken together, the county nomenclature of this state is excellent and to a largeextent umque. Among those of Indian origin are Alcona, Allegan, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Genesee, (borrowed from New York) Hurón, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Keweenaw,Leelanau, Lena wee, Mackinac, Manistee, Manitou, Mecosta, Menominee, Misjaukee, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ügemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, ütsego, Ottawa, Saginaw, Shiawasseee, Tuscola and Washtenaw. The. memory of tlie carly French settlements is preserved hy Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Oratiot, Lapeer, Marquette, Montcalm and Fresíjue Isle. St.Joseph also cante from the French, it beiug a name they gave to a phice on the west coast wliich they found convenient asa station in making theirexplorations in the directiou of the Illinois country. The liish origin of considerable numbers of settlers is suggested by Antrim, Clare Emmett and Roscommon. Iu 1829, during the flrstyear of Jackson's lirst term of the presidency. several oounties were laid out, in naming which the Michigan democrats einbalmed the entire Jackson administration. Thai we have counties named for Presiden Jackson, vice-president C'dhoun, Van Hu ren (secreta of state), Ingham (secre tary of the treasury), Katon (secretary o war), Branch (secretary of the navy) Barry (postmaster general), and Benien (attorney general.) In addition to thest there are counties named for Gen. Cas? Chancellor Kent, Governor Clinton, Gen üladwin, Houghtoii the geologist, (who was largely instrumental in DMUcInj kiiowu the mineral wealth of the iippe península,) Chancellor Livingston, Gen Macoinl), President Monroe, Schoolcraft Gen. Bt, Clair, and " Mad Anthony Wayne. Among the counties whose name are in somesensedescriptiveof locality o otlier natural features, are Bay, frou its sitiiMtioii on the shore of the Saginaw bay, Midland adjoining Bay on the west Hlll8dale,so callea from the hills and dale by which it is diversified, and Oaklanc rightly named from its forests of oak It will be seen that, on the whole, th county names of Michigan are of unusm signifleanoe anti historie interest.