The Uniform Of The State Militia

The following order explains itself. MlLITAIlY DErABTMENT, MlCH., ) Adjutant-Genekal's Office, Lansing, October 6, 1881. ) General Orders, No. 18. On the recommendation of the State Military Board, the following is adopted as the uniform of the State Troops of this State f rom this date: ïhat of all commissioned ofllcers to be the samo as that prescribed f or like " grades in the army of the United States and in strict accordance with the army regulations in relation tliereto, substituting for the army button, the present State button, whieh will be worn on all State uniform. (Par. 90, rules and regu ations.) Tliat of the enlist-ed inen will be as follows: The coat to bo of dark blue cloth of the frock pattern, similar to the one now in use, the trimming to be of light blue cloth, a pointed cuff half around the sleeve, a pointed strip on the collar with two buttons, and light blue cloth strap on the shoulder (in place of the shoulder knot) with a small sized button at the neck of the strap. The chevrons to bo of light blue, similar to tliose in use in the United States Army. The trowsers to be oí light blue cloth with dark stripe, same as now in use. The hat to be the iniantry helniet, recently adopted for that arm of service by the United States Army, under regulations of the War Department, with the State button at the sides, and the number of the regiment upon the shield on the frontispiece. Hy order of thoCommander-in-Chief. JOHN ROBEETSON, Adjulant-GeneraJ. The convicts in the Oliio I'enitentiary have sent $100 to the Michigan sufferers. They raised this sum by denying themselves the luxury of tobáceo and the sale of trinkets which they had made. Lucy, aged six, feil and hurt lier arm very badly, and when she went to bed her mother tried to bandage the injured place. Soon the little one was heard calling. "Mamma, this bandage isn't in the rig-ht place; I feil down higher up than that." Depend upon it, whatever may b the mind of an oíd man, oíd age is only really happy, when, on feeling the ene joyments of this world pass away, it begins to lay a stronger liold on those of another. - Daniel Webster, At present more than 600,000 lives are insured in the United States alone.