The Detroit Evening News, Under

the glaring heacl lines " Loaded for Bear," tells what Gov.-EIect Piugree is going to do when lie starts after the University. It seems that some gentleman, said to be fully conversant with the workings of the institution, will be with him. and that they expeet to folJow out the clue given by some professo, vvho, during the last two years, has been inaking charges of favuritisiii in the Dnivereity management. Xow if some professor has been running to Ping ree or mybody else with siK'h stoiics as these, and has not had courage to make public such charges,! wliicli should be investigated in their earliest stages for the best interests of both the people of the state and the University itself, it simply shows that in all probability he is disappointed in not getting something that he was lighting for, and takes this method of getting revengo. We promise Gov. ; Pingree, that all the help that can be j given hihi in unearthing crooked things on the campus will be given him by the members of the board of regents and the faculty. We believe the management of the University, its funds, its property and its general interests, will challenge the admiration of any honest investigator. If such is not the case, and appointments or promotions are made on any other basis i than that of merit, we hope Pingree may get at the facts. We are glad ' he is going to take enough interest in j the University, in common with other state inst-itutions over which he is to be placed, to make a personal investigation of their needs and merits. Tbdb Democeat would like to see established in Ann Arbor a society for the purpose of urging the city's ad vantages as a place for the meeting of eonventions, especially thoseof bodies limited to Michigan. At all times of the year, there are societies of some kind or other holding their animal meetings and bringing delegati s from all parts of the state. These meetings bring from lift y to thveeor four hundred people to the city, and as they last from to three days and 1111181 pay hotel bilis, and enevitably do more or less trading, it is an easy 1 hing to see what the benefit would be to the city. Also, they would undoubtedly be the means of introducing the university to many persons who have children to edúcate, and might induce them to send those children liere. There are plenty of halls to be had in this city, and as nearly all of these bodies pay their own expenses, there would be little or no trouble in providing accommodations for them. liesides, Ann Arbor's hotel accomodationa have increased in the last few montos, so that it is in better shape than ever to entertain. Many cities, iiotably Detroit. have an organjzation with a seeretary, who makes it his especial business to invite and intiuence such meetings, and the results are profitable in dollars and cents. Why not have a business men's association, with a seeretary who will endeavor to bring Ann Arbor before the people in a way to bring about these results V The next legislature will probably lind that the farmers are knocking at the door with ideas and opinions stronger and better formeel than has ever been the case before. !Nothing is working toward the general education of the farmers of the state more thoroughly than the farmers' institutes which are being held all over the state. The tendency in these institutes is becoming more and more general to discuss topics of general interest as wel] as farm interest. The quesüon of taxation in some of its various phases seems to come up at al most every one of these institutes. The farmers are thinking, and the legislator who desires to make himself a reputation, will do well to s.tudy the wants and wishes of the farmer. At a late instituto held in this state, one speaker advocated very strongly a tax upon professional men, epecially instructors in colleges and state institutions working upon a salary, in other words, an income tax brought to a lower limit than the income tax proposed by the United States government. The question of county pommissioners in place oí a board of supervisors also seems to be gaining favor at these institutes by eontinued discussion, and il not this legislature, probably the next will be called upon to consider seriously that subject. As i-: have suggested one use f or a business meii's association, let us now suggest another- su-eet sprinkling. Take a walk up and down our stieets on some windy day, where there is no sprinkling done, and try. f you c in, to see what yon could say to a man to make bim want to move to Arm Arbor. There is no city in America thatcould be more improved bya judicious use of spriDkling wagons than Aim Arbor. One immediate benefit would i i'rom those who would come here for summer study. A gentleman of our acquaintance told us last year ol a number of persons within bis own knowledge who had come to Aun A.rbor for study, who refused to stay beeause of the dusty streets. This is aside from the pleasure and comfort to ourselves. Tlie city autliorities are the ones to do this, and now is the time to make plans for it. WEcaL the attention of our readers to a communication ín another column, with reference to the tree text-book system, which is permissible in any school district of tliis state. One good i reason tor its adoption, which our j respondent lias omitted to state, is the check it would naturally have on the frequent ehange of textbooks. The cost of the ehange would be bronght direcljy home to the directors, if at the same time they ordered the ehange they found it necesssary to_give an order for the books. This wbuld not preclude the adoption of new books wh'en needed, but it inight prevent j niany úseles 3 ehanges. Then, too, the ! almost universal testimony of the, districts which liave adopted the system is a very strong point in its favor. The Pemocrat will have more to say on this subject in the future. Mayor Pingree of Detroit, is going to try and hold down both the mayorality and gubernational jobs. He thinks there is no reason why he shouldn't, and as there is no statute bearing directly upon the case, it looks as though the country would soon be able to view the unique spectacle of One man acting as the chief executive of the state and its principal city. Pingree's reason for wishing to continue to hold both offices is because he , is afraid that with a new and unexperienced man in the mayor's ehtir the street car eompanies would ask for a n-.-w franchise and get it. He tliinks too. that it would cost the city about $25,000 to holda special election to eleci a new mayor. N ext Monday, Congress. What will lie done? 'One man says one thing, the next another. The most of those deemed eapable of speaking on the matter seem to think that the belligerency of the ('aban rebels will certainly be recognized. All prognostications on the tariff question indícate a compromise on the part of the advocates of an extretnely high tariff. The attitude of the Western senators on the money question is recognized as a matter un■ able to foretell. Whether they will insist on attaching a silver rider to every revenue measure remains to be seen. In the meantime one thing is reason ably certain, that is, no great amount of legislation can be expected during the short session. :i . " Bko. Pond of the Courier, is afraid the wheelmen of the city are going to place everybody on the sidewalks of our city in danger of immediate total annihilation, in case they are allowed some sidewalk privileges. Xot so, Bro. Pond. Many cities have given the wheelmen everything the wheelmen of this city propose to ask for. and with the best resulto. A proper showing will be made for every favor asked, and no improper privileges are wanted by those having the matter in charge.