The books of the U. S. internal revcnue ...

The books of the U. S. internal revcnue dcpartment show that tliere are 11 fi wholesale liquor dealers paying the U. S tax in Iowa and 3,415 payinjr the rateti cïealer's tax. In the state of Kansas thert uc 1,009 retail dealers ptying the tax, Both of these stntes have the strfcteet of prohibitory laws. The Detroit Conference of the M. E. Church will be held at Saginaw City, on the 14th inst. Bishop llarris, who was to have presided is at the point of death, and no othor assignment Ims yet been made, so far as is known. Bishop llarris was to have celebrated his semi-centennial entrance upon the ministry by openinor tle Michigan Conference on the 7th inst., at 3ny View, and a rand occasion wasexpected, had notsickuesspreventid. The ünportance of good rouds in a fanning resion is not sufticiently appreciated. The first cost of such roads is of course greater tlian a roughly made dirt toad, but the wear and tear on vehicles and horses, the loss of time on account of bad going In bad weather, and otuer drawbacks incident to poorly constructed highway?, more than counter-balance the extra cost. It is estimated tliat a roadway of stone or good gravel cijiht to twelve inches deep, wide cnoufrli tor wagons to pass easily, will add enough to the value of the farms through wliich it passes to pay the cost of construction ten times over. and such roads are almost