Our Man About Town

I have attended entertainment in xnanv opera houses through the country, and I confesa that the Grnnd, in Ann Arbor, ie tbe first place where I ever saw men and boys indulge in eating peanuts. And why it is toleruled here I fail to understand. I heard a saloon proprietor sny Sunday that he would liketo see the Snnday luw Btrictly enforced.and saloons closed every nigbt in the wek at 9 o'olcck oxoept Saturday. If they would all lo it, the proprietors could have a rest, and no 011e would be the loser. N. Sutherland is the first alderman to set the example of replacing the old walks over the old putters connecting Btreet crosslngs, with large Üag stones. And he is to be commended for it, is the naging will be the cheapest in the end I wonder that otber aldermen do not pattern after him. In the end they would save hundreils of dollars to the tax-payeis. I do not want to say anytliing dis paragingly of uur sister city, butl heard a good thing the other day which I must teil of. A gentleman was heard to ask anotber this question: "How does Ypsi lanti compare with Ann Arbor 1" The reply was: "That Ypsilanti was to Ann Arbor, wtiat the rear part of i house was to the front pari," which I think was a decidedly unique answer. If there were ever a thir-ty lot of fellows, it was on Sunday, when the saloons of this city were closed. Thev etood in groups on the st reet corners, conjuring up 8ome plan by which they could obtain a drink, but all to do purpose. And the expressions f rom thH one and that one regarding the enforciment of the law were indeed amusiug. 1 presume that hereafter the boys will lay in a stock sufficient to last them over the Sabbath. It seems to me I never saw so thiroty a crowd as the ones that have attended the entertainments giveu every night this week in the opera house. At the close of eaoh act a rush would be made for tne doors, and out youug men would go, remaining away jiiRt ioug enoush tv qiieoch tlieir thirst. If they kuew what tue better class of people thought of such conduct, it strikes me the custom would no longer be indulged in. What do those business men who opposed free deliverj think now about its killing trade. One of the reasons ndvanced was that no one would go to the postoffice. Now if you don't thinK you feil wide of the mark in making ihe asserliou, just attempt to get throutfu the vast throug of studente and citizens when tlie evennig mails are beiug distributed. It is quite impossable, so crowded are the corridors, and around the Windows of the carriers. The iVfichigan Central has gone to a large expense, thousands of dollars, in making improvements about their giounds in this city. They have laid stone walks for the convenience of pedestrians, and yet the city has put down no croBsiuys Bear Peter Cary's property, an'l persons going to and from the üfth ward are obliged. in rainy weather, to walk au kle deep in mud. In other parts of the city where property ovuers have been compelled to lay Hidewalkp, the city has neglected to put in crossings. Now what is "nance for the goose is sauce for the gander." I wonder what has become of the men who for weeks talked gas, gas, gas, or were they only gas-ing at the time. Several persons that I might mentinn were enthusiasts on the subject, aud they would almost bore one to death when once cornered. A company, I beheve was formed, officers elected, and aconrdlug to what some of them said, work was to be commenced within 3u davs. Yes, they proposed to bore for natural gas, f"r it il could be discovered at Port Huron, why not here. But thus far their talk has all ended in gas. I was amused at what I lieard a mem ber of the board of healtli say Weduesday, about placarding houses where children were down with diphtheria. Said the gentleman, "I had some 20 oards printed with the word 'diphiheria,' and intended to put tliem up wlier there were cases of this kind. but I whb forbidaen o do so on the groun i that it would give the homoeps, who clnimed to be n.ore successful in treating the diseaBe than the old school, an opportunity for crowing." Now this is too funny for anythintr.