Editorial Notes

Thp now nftrtliom tvlnm fnr ti.n ... sane, at Traverse City, will be lighted by the Edison incaudeseent electric light, and 750 burners will be required. Roscoe Conklln says tliat the smallest county newfpaper is worth more to its country subscribers iu one ruonth thau its pnce tor a year, and does more for its neighboihood for nothing than many a high official does for his munificent salary. It has been scientifically ascertained tliut a ball struck at an angle of twentythree degrees will travel the greatest possible distance. Respectfully referred to the Deiroit-Indlanapolis team who can profit by this and whack 'em that way hereafter. The Arena says Ihat the proprletor of the Brlghton house has run a bar ror 35 years liever drank a drop of Intoxlcatlnit llquors' never ued tobáceo or tea and coflee and Is UcuiiU8 W heSr f 'llS equal- Hwell RepubHow happy some of tliat man's best customers would be if they could say the satne thlng for themselves. Among the npparent good things the Michigan Iegi8lature did at its recent session, was the passage of a slander law, Which punishes any one by fine up to 100, umi imprisonment up to 90 days, wUo, by words or writing, imputes to anothei- person the commision of an infamous or degrading crime, or to any female a want of chastity. Tlie fallara oí a jury to convict Dibble for the killing of Mann who was engaged i n a cliHlrviiri party at Howell some time stnce, has a lesson in t to otbers. Thig "horning" business as Americana cali it, is detestable. People do not like to be "horned," and any ONe wbo has mucb of any respect for himself will not enyage in it. It is a practice that ouglit to be broken up. Adrián Recorder: "Ex-President Durgin, of Hillsdale college, was arrested last week and rined flve dollars for failingto return marriagecei tilicutes according to law. The ex-president was correctly served. In spite of requests, warnhifts, and threats of the law there are some ministers whose studied neglect of the law seems to say : "A minieter is not obliged to obcy mau's laws." ïlie third congressional district papen are priding themselves upon the fact that one county in the district was named for President Jackson, another for Vlce-Presldent Calhoun, and one each lor three members of Old Hickory's cabinet : John H. Eaton, John Branch, and Wm. T. Bariy. Ugh ! That's nothing. The two countiescomposinK the new4th senatorial district! Tbiuk of them ! One mimed for President Monroe, and tliis county named after George Washington, the father of his country. The Berrlen Springs Era has had a very bad attack of the jim-jams over the articles of the Couhier in reference to the University appropriations. quently it goesoffat half-cock, makes wild assertions that shows eitlier dense ignorance or willf'ul inisrepresentation, one or the other. The Era man ought to post up on the subject before writing any more articles, that it may accord the institution of vrhich it writes justice, even if gives the Coubier particular fits. The COüRlEn can stand it, but the University deeerves better at the hands of a Michigan editor. If it cost $5,000 a head to jrradu.ite stiulents at the University, the Ea would probably thlnk it a great institution, as it .-teecus to flud no lault wlth that sort of state schools. The death of C. R. Mabley, of Detroit, Tuesday morning, was made known here by teleplione during the forenoon, and caused general expressions of regret. M r Mabley, tlionrh bftvlng faults, wa-ieverywhere recoguized is a liberal man, and there are too few such in the world to spare nny of them. He was au Englishman, and had reaclicd bis 4'Jtli year. Ilis life bad been one of viuying fortunes, but for the past tífteen years, he bad carried on the clothing trade in Detroit, and had been so successful that the business had Krown to collossal proportions. Ilis es" tate is estlmated at $500,000 He leaves a wldow and six cbildren. It is stated that bis aftairs are in sucli shape tbat the flrm of Mabley & Co. will continue in business without interruption. The news of the iippomtment of Edward Duffy to the position of postniustcr of the city of Ann Arbor was a surprise to many of our citizens. Tiioogh warned that such an eveut was post-ible, they hardly thought a reiuoval would be mude, when the excellent record of Mr. Knowlton, the republican occupaut ot' the office, was consiüered - especí.illy as civil service reform is said to be oue of the pet hobbk's of this itdministration. The appoiutment may not satisfy some portions of the democratie party ia this coiinty, but it is a good one, just the same. Mr. Duffy is a thorough going business man, and he will ruu the office on business principies. EverythinL will be ittended to promptly, and tlie public served in a manner acceptable to them, or we're 110 judjee. Up at our neighboringvillage of Dexter the democratie political cauldron is in a state of great bubble and fizz. The hungry ones haring their eyes tixed on the position of Ilarris Ball, Uncle Sam'l stamp collector and mail distributor at that point, having become wild with long delayed hopes, made a move the other day to bounce him. Thev Cooked up some affldavit., with little Honey in them for Ball, and got several siners thereto. When the thiug leaked out the signers got sick of their üargain, and tried to flnd the papers to erase their sijrnatures, but low and beliold said papers liad flown- southward, probably. And now the clouds thicken; the telegrnpli s in great demand, while the telepbone s not iile giving and countermanding orders for Adrián, for Washington, etc Tlie ontcome no man can íoresee. One of the grandest sights th.it a person ever saw was to be seen in University hall, commencement day. Tliat immense auditorium was completely rilled ; not less than ttiree thousand persons being proseut. People were seated in all the aisles so that the seats, rising tier after tier, looked as if they were continuous frora one end of the vast room to the other, witn no break perceptible. ïhen above and beyond there was a background of standing people, unable to obtain sittings. As the eye glanced over this great multitude, many of whom were ladies, adorned with a variety of sumnici costumes, which are brilliaiit this year, in white, and the handsome tints of blue, pink and yellov, with enough of the darker shades for variety; add to this some 2,000 or 3,000 fans of every description and ehade of color, all waving gently to and tro, keeping the scène In constant motion, a spectacle was Delielü rarely equalled. But woids cannot paiut tlie picture. Ouo must view ie wnn nis own eycs to form even u faint conception of its grandeur and its beauty. It was woi th going a long dist;mce to see, and once seen will never be erased drom raemory. Through the courtesy of Alex. W. Hamilton, ye scribe of tlie Courier took a tour of the water works plant last Friday, and wascertainly pleased with what he saw. Some two miles west of the city there are a number of natural tprlnga, and the water company has purchased twelve acres of land on which these springs are situated. A large supply basiti, puddled with clay with a bottora formed of rocks and boulders, is being constructed which will hold between one and two miilion gallons of water. This will be fed by three natural springs, giyng hulicatiun of an abundant supply. A short distance froin this busin a well will be sunk into which the water will be filtereci and trom tlipnce pumpeil into the reservoir. The work of mnking the basin is being rapidly pushed, quite a whole being already excavated. ïhe tronches for the pipes running from the source of Biipply to the reservoir are being dug. The water from these springs appears to be excellent, and accoiding to Dr Prescott's analysis contains only live degrees of hardness. If this turns out as well as everything indicates at present, nejirly eyery family in the city will want to Uke water.