Shall Ann Arbor Be Honored?

At the last meeting of the Peninsular Saengerfest held at East Saginaw last year, it was voted (0 iv the Ann Arbor mem her f the bund the opportunity of holding the seveiith saengerfest at Ann Ai hor. The ieelety here, the Beethoven gesanfr rereln, must mtke reply at once, whether they wil] t.ike the responsibility or hoi , and dedre to obtaln gn expression of feollog by the people in reference thciclci. The holding of this grand singinjt festival licre woukl beau honor to this city mm) give the musical Dterests an Ímpetus tlint woukl be feit for years to come. If beid hert' prepaiations wil] have to commenee iit once, as gome of tht; very best talent In the world is secured for this 1 i vul. The local society is willing to take Dpon Itwlf the DMking of all arrang-üimnts, but dealrei to have the sid of the cltlzeoi la Inturlng suecess. Which it ouglil ana undiiiibtcdly wlll have. The " Cupl." Howurd, wlio was reported r Ik; m American itriny offleer, and wl. suvfil the dajr for Gen. Middleton and Ij h men at Batouche, routing the hall breed Rel] and liis few hundred followerr, it leemi vu not a U. S. offleer at all, luit a (vlde-awake, zealous U. S. trav¦lini; man, who, as genend agent for the (. -iilinjr Kiuix, took that brave method of doiDg bla adverlisiiiff. He was cool and (..ui ¦,'! ons, iiid to that fiel alone, was tbe viclory won. Hip 1 hip I Hurrah U'T llie American trnveling man ! Tlger!