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Not ie her eyes that such eloquence speak, Not 1d the bluíh of üer vulViiy cheek, Not in the kioees tbat bang ou her lipt, Not in her AngtM cute uipering tips. Nut in oer lorm ao perfect ion complete, Not in her laugh so meludiualy wc.i, Not e'en In her love tuat so bindeth our heart, Kind I the rapture her presence hup j Bat iu her voice - eweet ae Oiphrus' lyre Thutaays: "blay in bed, Juhn, l'll start up tbe flre." - A dream of the aweetly impoaeible. Spr'.ng next Sunday ! Thos. Nast, Match 18th. OM Sol is coming north. A welcome visitor. Aun Arbor will not dance tot sweet charity's sake. Look out for the lion eitlier Sunday, or four weeks from then. The Beethoven society will give a concert to-morrow ereuiog. The happy man is the one who doeni't own u (MMCb orchard tliis year. Tlie name of Col. II. S. Dean is being favorably commented upon for mayor. Next Monday evening the regular niontlily meeting of the council occurs. The pre&ent teems to be a cold time for tramp in this county. A regular freuze out. Stock of the M. O. E. H. now brings but 61 cents on the dollar. Good time to htiy. Hens' eggi ara learce - very scarce. Too cold for the fowls to eggs-ert tbemselves. Set out a tree this spring, somewhere, ind be b.essed therefor by coiniug generatious. If the baokbone of old winter lsn't broken this week, it won't be the fault of the ulmanuc. The seniors of the high school had a sleigh ride bebind a four-in hand. to Whittnore Lake last Friday evening. Don't forget that all old soldiere and their families are imited to the discussion at the G. A. R. post, Friday eveuing. The public schools were closed Monday, in honor of Wasliington'ê birthday, which anniversary occuned on the day previous. We are pleased to note that the Courikr's 8iiggestion relative to cleaning tlie snow from the glitters on Main and Huron streets is being complied with. The calis for v:ird caucuses are to be found in another column. Republicana should be prompt in attendance and aeiul good men to the county convention. The members of the masonic fraternity lbouid remember thr lodgeof instruction to be held by Grand Lecturer Robertson Friday evening. Monthly meeting of Washtenaw pomological society t!ie 7th of March, in the basement of tlie couit house. Topic9 : fruit packages, expeiiment station, cranUerries. The fact that the old will not remember that they were once yonng, and the young will not consider that they may be old, is productive of miich unhappiness in this world. Co. A. paraded Monday, preceded by Co. X, in full uniform. Co. A. had the Cheluamegons and presented a fine appearunce. In the evening their masquerade was a brilliant aflair. Congressman Eldrcdgc is announced to hold au audience with the Ann Arbor postotlice appirants soine time next month. That gentleman has our sympathy whetherhe wants it or not. " If a man gets married and has notliing, and the wife has nothiiig, how would yon divide the property?" is a problem glveu in the last Democrat. Even, of course. Qive us something real hard. The Mexican papers have taken to eopying artioles from our Ypsilanti contemporary, the Sentinel. We are not surprised. In fitct we have long wondered why they didn't " catch on to that snap" before. To-morrow evening the Jackson commandery K. T. vlilt their Ann Arbor brothers, and work in one of the mystical degrees of tlie order. The .Jackson fraters propose returning home upon the miduight train, we ondentand. "S ly, you newspaper feller ! you know evervthing, what's zero?" was a question flred at a reporter the other day as he entered an undertakers in fearch ol items. The "newspaper feller" turuei round and quietly said: " Nothing." Referriug to a paper of whioh ye loca was editor lo 18T5, in Flint, we tlnd the following item under date of Feb. 27th " The weather tliis winter has been the coldest for forty years, in fact we do no think that the 'oldest inhabilant' can remember anything like it. The thermometer has been as low as '2 below zero." During the next winter, that o 1876, tlieie was scarcely ice enough form ed to fill the lee tunuet, the same author ity states. A telegram received by Mrs. Joe T Jacobs yesterday morning, bore the sad iiuelligence that her father, James A Aston, of Columbus, Ohio, died at o'clock a. m., Tuesday. Mr. Jacobs hai left for Columbus the evening previous nnd Mrs. Jacobs followed on the early mornlng train. Mr, Aston had been i! for a long time, so that hie death was no unexpected, but no matter how positiv a forewiirning one tnay have, yet we ar never prepared for the death of a dea relative or friend. " Why U th editor In tr f Wliy does he look forlorn? " It la because, my llttle dears, Hls heurt wlth grief Is torn Hl hope. bis strength bis Ufe, bis shears, Some one bas seooped- they're goue. Court mocts nest Tuesday, and tho jury is called for the Tuesday following. The Aun Arbor Agrlcultural works havo skiit done until lbo weathet warms up a Httle. Sevoral important changes ought to bu made In our city charter, and ought to be made this winter, too. Thls week the workers for Htreet & Walker basked in the innihlne on the north sido of Aun strect. The annivcrsary of the poet Longfellow's birth occurs next Friday, Fcb. 27th. He was bom in 1807. Next Wednesday, March tth, we shall celébrate Mr. Cleveland's inauguratiou by issuing tho Couribr- as usual. A co-operative building association, on ;he Philadelpliia plan, would be a blessïng to many a poor man in Ann Arbor. Among the list of democratie delégate elected Monday, will be found the name of Geo. A. Peters, of Scio. II is circle is now complete. The preser.t legislaturc will re-apporion the legislativo and senatorial district. Wonder how Washtenaw will come out B the struggle 'f In what state is our uounty agricultural society? One of tratisition? chrysalis? or dormant, like the winter hornet I it's quiet at least. A Sons of Veterans orgunizatioii is talkeil of. It's all right, of course, but there are a good mauy of the original arlicle here fot, Next wwk cdnesday, March 4th, the egul.ir meeting of tüe Washteuawcounty ioueer society is to take place at Chelsea. Oon't forget to remember it. With all tho snow, there have boen but wü or türee days this winter wlien a peison could enjoy sleigh riding. ADd ba wow upoo the i'-c bui prerentedskat"S- Our farmers especially, will be glad to earn tliat the patent on drive Wells has run out. You can drive as many welll as you uV-ire now without fear of pioseciilion. Tlie farm dweil i Dg bouse of Walter H. Daneer, of Lima, burned Saturday last, iiiriii jr the absence of the family trom lome. loss U placed at $3.000 witi) but 1,200 Insuraooe. Albert Dunliain, of Jaeksou, has been appolnted deputy oil inspector for this Umi kt, consistin of Jackson and VVashenaw couutics. II. I). Platt, of J'ittslield was a prominent candidate. The junior dan of the high school has adopted 81 ils class motto : " Wie iliu Aibeit so der Loliu," which in English neans " As the Labor so the Pay." The clues oolors are "pluk, blue and winecolor." The rinfiing of the tirehell lust Monday afternooo was caused by a per-sistunt attempt on tlie part of a íire and fluid suferer to culi out tlie department lo n t liim out. The pólice took the job, ïowever. Peter Dignan s.is that his nomination ör the record9hip was eutirely unsousht on his part, but that now he has been entered for the race he intends to'-git har." Change your politics. Peter, and hen it will he all right. A sleigh load of Presbyterian young 'olks improved the teautiful moonlight ndsloighing Monday even Ing, and went north. The pealing of the bells. the oothing strains of the musical horns, and heringing laugh of the boys and girls, was enervating in the extreme. Prof. Báur has done a good thing in getting a petition numerously aigned by he leading citizens of Ann Arbor and arméis of the surrounding country, askng the legislature to enaot laws encouraglng forestry. It is to be hoped that ody will take favorable action thereon. Martin Gakle, of Saline, father of Fred Gakle wlth Fall &Hendrick, has had two trokes of paralysis lately, one on the lOth and another on the lBtil, but was getting along comfortably at the last Information. t is probable, however, that he will not it upon the jury at the coming term of court, upou which he was draws. A progressive euchre party was given y Miss Millie Knowlton last Thursday evening, In honor of her friend Miss Eaton, of Hudson. The favors for being he best players vere taken by J. F. jawrence, and MissHydc. The "booby'1 'avors went to Mr. Ciayley and Miss Slierard. There were seven tables. Clny Waite, sou of B. W. Waite, Jr., or Scio, was married Tuesday evening to Miss Eva Arnold, youngest daughter of Win. H. Arnold, Esq., of Dcxter, at the rgsidonce of tho bride's parents. About 150 invited guests were present, and the occasion was one of great pleasure. The couple left on the 10 p. m. train for Chicago and the west on a bridal tour. It is not safe for a yourjg buck, to be out all night on a bum at gome dance, and then next day be hanging around stores until he gets to snoring in his sleep, as one did last week, when a sly clerk made for the markiiig brush and put a cross on each cheek without waking the victim. When that chap got back to his business ready to deliver his next load, he might have been taken for a -.tniy wild Sloux on the war patli. The Cornwells are busy preparing timber for the dam for their new pulp mili. The building is to be erected just above the first railroad bridge west - the poiut uow used by Ann Arbor boys as aswiming place, and the dam will be erected juft above that. The power will bo the beft on Ihe river with possibly one exception, the fall being twelve feet. It has been iutimated that suffleient power will be hud here to run the puin ping machinery for Aun Arbor's water works, when she gets them. And, if the city desires to run her own electric light systcm for the streets, it will als& run several dynamo. Thal's biuiness. In two or three instances with which we are familiar, farmeis from the surrounding country have brought in produce of various kinds, potatoes, butter, eggs. Boor, etc, from their abundancc, and left them wilh friends in town to be given tothe deserving poor. A fact which speaks well for their generosity and lmnianity, and we doubt not that more of ourgenerous. noble farmers would do the same thing were they sure that their donations would reach deservlug people. In view of which we are eonstrained to cali their attention to the Ladies' Charitablc Union. It is uu organization that bas workcd much good, and keeps itself posted in respect to the poor of tbc city and their needs. It bas every facility for handling and properly distrlbuting auy glfts tlint muy be placed in lts hand.