Our Esteemed Cotemporaries

The Sparta Sentincl spread itself on Happjr New Year. Snys the Charlotte ftepubllcan: "Hereafter he will be known as ex-Gov. Begole - tliank fortune." The Reed City Clarion is just booming under the hand of that excellent journalist, "Ren." Barker. Tr i o.ilarSPd and very niucli lmproved. The Harbor Springs Republican man liad a big surprise party at Itis house Hear him: The Editor received a íive dollar bilí on Christmas morning from friend O. Stone, of Flint. He kicked up such a din that his wife thought that everybody owing him In Emmetcounty had come in to give him a Ctiristmns surprise by paying hiin his honest dues. Supposed to be a joke. Perpetrated by the Lansing Republican: Dearly beloved, three long, weary years must drug themselve? past before lovely woman can again hope to - oli, hold on now- come back a minute - we had no inleution of saying anythlng about l"ap year - before lovely woman can agin niiitcli herself sginst a horrid, horrid man as a presideutial candidate. Here'a a recipe frora the Pontiac Ga zetie that Is a good one: Whenever a republican official, or a republican at all, recelvcs the compliments of democratie politic.il managers, there is a cause not far away. A suie nign of politie il sicknefu. Hut when they " pitch into" a republican right and left, you can het that tuut república!) will do to tie to. The Vertmontville Hawk twits on facts in this wi-i : There are people in every community. whi), wlicn hard times come, and they teel they must retrench, invari ibly have nn eye o.i the local paper tirst of all Iblnys. Thevcan buy CiirUciimn lurocnt-, and other tliings ten times more coglly with a recklefs impunity, but two cents a week for tlie local paper ís sheer extravnifaiice. There are twent3' things that niiglit be obviated eacli week in ever}' family that vvould more tlian pay for the local paper. One mouthful of meat less eacb nical by one of the lamilv would take the piiper; the lights blowed out teti min lites earlier each niglit in the week would save rnoujjh to take the paper; one dollar off in the pinchase of au overcoat would pay for the paper a year; one less cijjar in tivo weeks would take the paper; two chews of tobáceo less each week would tako the local paper; uno less drink of gin every lideen (iay would t.-ike the paper; ChrUtmas pn-sents to the amotint of $1 ies would take the papel one year.