A Law Not Called For

W. II. Brearle; of Detroit, favorably koown to most newspaper men of the state, advocates the passage of a luw by cach and cvcry state of tlie unión, and the iipiniiiitinont of one or more comtulssioners lo execute t, " reqoiring all papers doinj; business in the state, to constantly keep on tile at the state capítol, (uil and complete information concerning their circulation, and have this iiiforinatlon acces8ible to any advertiser, at any and all times; not only this, but uu olticial statement should be publlshed once a year, of the exact circulation of all papers allowed to do business within the state." A little too fast, friend Brearley. Such a law uiight do in Hussia, British India, China or some other empire, but not in tliis tree country. If there are any newspapel publisliers so dishonorable as to lle aböut their circulation, no one is obliged to do business with. them. In fact newspaper publisliers, If tbey keep anywhere neareven with the majority of advertisinjr agents, and otliers who constantly scek their column, will have to lie faster (ban we ever lieard of their doin g. Would it not be f ar betterto have a law enacted coni pelling all advertising agents and other foreign advertisers doing busi ness in the state to pay their debtt! That would seein more sensible and certniiily mofe just. We venture to assert that there is nut a publisher in this state,bL or littlt-, but has been swindled out of many hard earned dollars by fair promises from blftcklegl who furuish bushels of recommendl as to their strict purity and honrslv. on miiht as well make a man account to the state for the amount of nioney he eaiHs, as to make publishcrs account to adverttsing ajrunts tor their circulation. Xo, no, Bro. Brearley, you are on the wron track this time. A dispatch announced tuis morning the death of Samuel J. Tilden, and flags in the city are now living at hulf-raust in honor of lila niemory. He was the itblest man in his party by tur, and hU deatli wili he regretled througliout the batton. Sam Junes, the exhorter, luis a sensible word tor a class of people who would do weM to listen : " Prohibition witli politics wil) help politics, but dou't you put any politics in your prohibition. If you do you are gone. You see I putsugar in my corlee to help my cortee, but if you put your cortee iu your sugar your sugar is ruiued." The state board of education has cliosen Prof. J. M. B. Sill, for the past 23 ycarg superintendent of schools at Detroit, as principal of the State Normal School at rpellantl. Prof Sill isa native of New Yurk, is 5ó years of age, has been connected with educ&tlunttl work all his life, is au energetic, level-headed educator, and there is no doubt but the choice is a wise one for the Normal. The professor was at one time a regent of the university, (appointed by the governor to fül a vacancy), and at the recent alumni dinner of the U. of M. during commencement, he was called upon to respond to a toast. His remarks were quite pleasant. He sai: that at the time he ' held the office of regent there was no partisanship. Politics was ignored, the principal reason doiilnless being that the board was equally divided between the two greut part es. There were seven repnblicans on the board, and L was there." Now if he shal set up the same standard in respect to the faculty of the Normal School, there tnaj be sonie fdction, but there will be a grea deal of individuality in thegovernmentol the institution. It is difficult to teil which of the Adrián papers, the Times or Pn;ss, is boomini ('ipt. Mil Ier for congresa " the hardest.' The Press'8action In laudinga republic.ii aspirant should be looked upon with sus picion, for there is always method ii Stcarns's madness. He sees a hen on somewhere, or he wouldn't cackle so ovei a republican Miller.