Speaking Of The Stringency Of The

ïMMnry in.-u'ket one of most prominent physiciaiis ni i lic city and Btate said to D8 a day or BO ago : "Since June 1 st I bare osed np 8,000 miles of milea.iïe books on railroads, attcnding consult. -iliinis in extreme c-i-es. These visils are always COnBldered cash visits, but homestly, I ii.ivenot received a miff lcleni amount ti) pay my rattroad fare and hotel ■. - ]. ise: . People who are onsldered very wi il to do, have knvariably said, 'Well. doctor, 1 will xend tliis to vou in 0 week or so," OT 'in a lew dn.vs.' liever before in my praotlce have 1 kiinwii people to ptit off p&ying as Ihey do ttOW. It is unfort una te for evei-yone Ihat business s in mch ;i condition." Here is am Item going the roönda tliat looks a Uttle "rocky." County ('lerk l'.rown. who s now a senior luw, says tue doesn't belteve it, but Mr. Sawyer. wlio is oldcr, a ml has had mone expork'nct', Bays he doesn't doubt but tliat it may be bo : ■'SomelKMly aaya that thei-e s said to be ome editor in heaven. How he pot tiliere is not powitively known, but it is conjectured tliat h' pa -cd himself for a minister and stepped in iiiisuspected. J'hen the ilode was diseovered. t licy searchcd the realnis of felioity in all tongtta and brcadth for a lavyoit draw up the papers for his ejoctment but the louldn't iind one and of course he held the fort." It would seem as if the eitizens o) this place would be willins to giv almost any reasonable amount rathei tiuin ie snbjected to the atorma dust that constantly eloud th-e v- dein-e streels. Ij ereeps int o t he win ilnws, llgihts npon the iuriiiture, mu ruins almost all of the liousehoh goods in o. little time. And vet the expense of getting rid of the dust would be trilliiuc, indeed. If tlu Roard oi Public Works would take t ii matter m hand they could solve the problem very qulCkjy a ad nicely. T!u eity could be divided int o dlstrlcte and ihe people in each district could secure the services of a sprinkler tin season tinPOTlgh, eacll ])ro])erty own beJog nmwincid an amount accordCOPdlng to Ji is or her interests in the district, and tlie fcix be levied -yie same as any ofcher tas. Thte method is pursued in a t;real niany places the size oí Ann Arbor, and it i.s com paratively Imexpensive, not aiimunt ing to more tlian :J.W or ."() cents pei niontli to individuáis. Who would not liive that niucli to have the dust eonstantly laidon the street on which he lives ? It lies witliin the provinci of the common eouncil to enact the oeceaaary legislation t earry such a scheine imtO effect. And any eouncil that will do it, tlie people Wil rise up anuí cali them CTeiseed. On Satui-day anotJier vietim was added to the looig list that the dangerous fluid, uasoline, lias made. Mrs. Arthur Crawford, No. 58 Fuller Bt., was so badly imrned Cliat she died, wihile her husband, Arthur Crawford, is very badly burned. The accident occurred in the old way by attemptiiiií to light a fire with the fluid. It is said that one of the ehildren was give.il a can and tolil to have it filled with kerosene oil, frorn one of the wagons that deltver these liquUts in the city. Instead of kerosene, gasolime was put in tlie can, and upOiii pouring sonie of it on to the wood to start the, fire, it carne ijl contact wiMi a live coal and an explosión resulted. The bottom of the can was blown out and Mrs. Crawford enveloped wiih flamea in a second. She rusihed to her husband, who was seriouslj' burned before he could jfUiah the fiamos. Dr. Sudworth, who Uves íicir. was calted la, and Dr. DarlIng arrivetl booo aftcr. But medical skill cottld only deaden the jiains, and Mn, Crawford cüed before nlgbt. Tin' Ik.um' was conaldea-ably damagril. aild WOUld iiar 1 Q [imiied down ii s saicl, liad not ;i fíanií of section men ni tihc M. C. R. B. bees working mear, win rushcd fcn and extlngutehel the flaines. Mr. Crawtord runa a barbor shop on N. Main Street, but will probably aiot be able to resr.niü work l'or gome time. The funeral services oí Mrs. Crawford were held (rom thc A. M. E. church lat Monday