Our Man About Town

That tall, pale-faced, black whiskered man who is annoying tho residents in the Sixth ward by peeking in the windows of their residences in the evening, had better "look a leedle ouat." A trap has been eet for him, and if he is not careful, he may fall into it. As I was perambulating on Washington street early Sunday morning, I eaw near the old cemetory a donkey and a oow pasturiDg. To my surprise I also saw several boys, nnd men old enough to know better, pelting these d urn b animáis witb stones, and I then said, Oh, for a society for the prevention of such cruelty. I liavs boen informed that the officers of the county fair are having the grounds put in good condition, and the buildings in good shape to hold the exhibits. In each department a large increase of entrics is expected, and i f the weather is only pleasant, a large crowd may be expeoted. One of the ünest exhibits will be the large number of Holstein cattle. I hope that this year we ehall have a regular old-fashioned fair, and that there will bo thousands of persons in attendancc. Don't forget that tbe fair begina Tuesday, Oct. 4. It was an amusing sight tho other day when they were üushing the hydrants in the FourtU ward, to see the numorous children called together by such an unusual sight . One little boy, wüo had a slice of bread and butter thickly spread with jam, was anzious to cross the water on his stilts and so gave his bread to a little playmate to hold while he mounted his wooden legs. The 1. p.surreptitiously took several large mouthf uls and handed the lunch back with a lookwhich seemed to say, I like that and wouldlike to hold it longer. It is disgusting, in the extreme, to see able-bodied young men begg'rag for money, upon our strects. I saw two well-dressed men Tuesday, asking for money, saying they wanted (o get something to eat. I do uot know whether they received any, but it is to be hoped tliey were refused it. I saw these same two men go into a saloon, so if money was given them a saloon man was the roal and trae beneficiary of the money received. No one ought ;to give suoh men a cent. There is plenty of work for these men if they were not too lazy to do it. I say let them go to work. I do not know but what it will be a good thing to have the leaves all oft from the trees, for then the city will be better lighted. On Ann, between State and División streete, it is very dark, even with the electrio light on State street. Ladies, I am told, feel a little nervous in walkipg this narro w street after 7 p. m., as lately a man has attempted to fngdten a number of young women between the hours of seven and eight in the ovening. It is a pity the rascal cannot be caught and severely punished. Several are on toliis "racket," now, and he better look out or some fine evening he will ünd himself in the arms of a burly policeman. In walking about the city last Sunday, my steps turncd towards the new cemetery, which. I soon reached. In wandering over the grounds. I could not help but notice the lack of care in all about me. In a city, one the size of Ann Arbor, and which has so many wealthy residente, it is a shame that the city of the dead is not better cared for. 1 know at this season of the year no place looks as well as in the summer months, and so make due allowance for all that, but one can see in the cemetery that much can and ought to be done to make it more beautiful. lts natural ndvantages are great, and with a few hundred dollars spent upon it, it could be made one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the state. It will be the fina resting place for most of us, and I think we ought to make it as beautiful as il can possibly be made, so tha living wil! love to visit the place, and silently com muue with their departed dead. I saw in ons of our city papers last week an article saying, "what Ann Arbor needs is a first class restaurant, where a man can go and take a lady and get a palatabe meal or disk of oysters." Now what is the matter with Ilangsterfer? Where can you find a neater, more retired place for a man to take a lady tban there. Everybody knows, or ought to know, that you can get oysters eerved in many styles, an excellent cup of coffee, and in fact ïf you want steak, eggs, etc, you will get them at Hangsterfer's 1 thiuk this gentlemen who made the remark, even if he does visit Ann Arbor trequently, perkaps he does not frequent a restaurant with a lady, or he would know we had a suitable place to take any one to. I say let us be thankful for what we have, and in due time, when our Business Men's associalion shall have done great things for Ann Arbor, then we shall have a restaurant such as this man so badly wants. We have a uumber of minor places, besides Hangsterfer's, where a very palatable meal can be had.