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As wonien love tosee justice done, Then their hubbies wlll rock the eradle, Trottiug and jouncinjí till set of sim. And between times rock the eradle, While sorrowfully thinking of days gone bv When they were as free as the birds that fly, And nervously start at the babies cry, And commenee to rock the eradle. When women broader flelds dotl) view, Oh, then he'll rock the eradle, But how he'll fume and fuss and stew. As he sulkiiy rocks the eradle. When mamma emancipates woman kiud, Household cares will be left beMnd, Leaving hubbie to do the shine, And resiguedly rock the eradle. Mes. L. S. H.,Sharon. The next term of the circuit court convenes on the fü-st Monday in October. The board of supervisors will meet in annual session on Monday, October lst. The way grass and vegetatlon is starting up again since the rains is quite astonishing. Capt. Chas. H. Manly, of this city, is a candidate i'or 'state senator on the democratie ticket. Street preaching at the corner of 4th avenue and Washington street, next Sabbath at 4 p. sra. Prof. FrankC. Wagner, of this city is the civil engineer of the new system of water wovks just put iu at Howell. Newton Felch of the 5th ward, has a field of corn that will go about 75 bushels of ears to the acre. It is a fine one íor this year. The street car arrangements are progressing as rapidly as possible, and we are promised that cars will be running t nis week, sure. The Courier is way off. The Courier has a wooden ear.- Argus. "Well, a wooden ear is preferable to au entire block head. H. Armbruster of this city, won the 2d prize at the Schutzenfest at Detroit Monday, making 266 points, the prize being valued at $20.90. In the report of the democratie convention last week, John Baumgardner should have been credited with nine votes instead of one. It was a typograplucal error. Marv had a little lamb, Whlch grew to bo a ewe; It followed her to school one day. and thcn it reallzed what a fooi it was. tor the aehoo] wiis a cuisine college, and thero it soon Hecanie a niutton stcw. - Phitadelphla Record. The democratie representativa convention for the lst district is to be held In Ann Arbor, Thureday, Sept. 27. Tor the 2d district, at Saline, to-morrow, Thursday. Mr. and Mie. Ross Granger's juvenille dancing classes wi 1 commence agaüi on Sattirday aftei-noon. Sept. 29. The adult classes start in the following week, Oct. 6th. E. M. Stofflet, S. J. Richards and T. It. Dodsley, all of this city, took lst, 2d and S(X prizes respectively in the bicycle race at Manchester last week winning $4, $8 and a silver cup. The entire posto'íice forcé, including the P. M. himself, are being uniiorined in iine, new suits. The carriers will have brass buttons, but the j er of the force will have plain buttons. The of the great campus chimney would make a wonderful lookout for military operations. All the surrounding country can be viewed thereírom. It is a íine piece of masonry. O. O. Sorg has moved his paint shop i into the building' on the rear of liis lot, and wil!' have his office at liis residence over the store, which has been rented to Mr. Wolf, who will open a bazaar therein. Miss Flora M. Storms'died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Eaton, at Io. 22 E. Ann st., Monday, after a long continued illness. Funeral services will be held at the residence today, being conducted by Eev. N. S.. Burton. A special train is to be run from Manchester through to Ann Arbor without change on AVednesdáy and Thursday Sept. 2G and 27. This is a grand, good thlng ior the fair, and will enable peope from that section to attend. As th-e campaign approaches the democratie party is like the Irishman who feil out of a. sixth-story window, and when within a few feet of the ground jrathered his wits and soliloquized, "Now for a dom big boomp." - Buifnlo News. Street Commissioner Sutherland is fixing up the old cemetery park, and E. Huron st., where it passes the same in right good style. This open public square will at no distant day become a source of pride to the pople of Ann Arbor. The people of Ann Arbor will rejoice over the fact that Miss Emma E. Bower was re-elected without opposition as Great Record Keeper of the Ii. O. T. M. Slie has proven herself a capable and efficiënt officer and is deserving of this honor. Nobody cares how the men act about these things (marriage) in Maine or Kentucky or Texas; how dQ they act' in Michigan is what we want to know ? - Ann Arbor Democrat. The writer of that item should have found out by this time, surely. Marshal Banfield informs us that ihe ordinance relativo to burning leaves and debris in the etreets or in yards during the afternoons will be strictly enforced. In which determination he will have the backing of a large number of óur citizens who believe the ordinance shouid be lived up tio. The Chicago Times of Sept. 14th, has this item in reference to our city : "An Ann Arbor committee made up largely of professors and ministers pa-opose to rid the town of hobos, who iishock the citizens with their improprieties and general lack oí culture. "Woirk and baths are the antidotes prescribed." D. F. Mertz. general secretary, tells us that the authorized canvass for rooms by the Students' Christian Association began September 14th. The pnrües who canvassed several days ago and claimed to be working for the Christian Association, misreppeeeoted as they were engaged in I a private enterprise. How dear to our heart is C;ih on Bubscription wiifn tbe eenerons subsorlber Presenta it to view : But the man who dou't pay We refrain from description, For perhaps gentle reader. That man might be you. - Exchange. There has been a lively seranible of iepiiblica.il po'.itlcians about city and county for the past few days. One wonld think this a republican county by tire activity in republican ranks. ïhat's a good sign. Hope it will continue to be as active until Nov. 6th, and oud with a republican victory all along the line. The verdict of the coroner's jury on the death of Joseph Kennedy, the young man from this city who had both legs eut oif by a M. C. E. R. train, by jumping therefrom whiie the same was in motion, and who subsequently died in a hospital in Detroit last week, was that death resulted from bis oivn cai-elessness. An Ann Arbor man is showing the photograph of a i'ish 42 inches long that he declares he caught up at Manitou Island. Strange how they wül teach a cajnera to lie too. By the way we fear that the vivacious lady in charge of the Bemocrat, will select this island now for an outiiig, on account of its name. - Adrián l'ress. A meeting of the society for the abating of the tramp nuisance will be held iai the court liouse on Tuesday evening Sept. 25th at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of adopting il constitution, electing oificers and taking such other 'steps as may conduce to the effeetiveness öf the society. All : members are urged to be present. "Pa., where is Trumbull ave.?" said a youngster to his paternal ancestor the other morning. "There is no Trumbull avenue in Ann Arbor, my son," was the i-eply. ''Oh ! yes, there is, papa ; I know there is for I saw it on the new street cars, down to the depot yesterday." The father, as usual, gave up ito his son whose eyes took in everything. The republican county convention to nomínate county oificers meets at the court house in this city to-morrow. There is likely to be achange from former conventions in one respect. There will be a spirited contest for nominations. Heretofore it has been difficult to obtain the consent of cahdidates to allow their names to go on the ticket. Now all that is changetl. Hon. Tlios. E. Barkworth of Jackson, was in the city last Friday afternoon and evening, and was chaperoned while here by Ex-Gty Attorney Korris. Mr. Barkworth is not the tall, graceful Appollo-l:ke ideal that we picture a congressman to be, but 011 the contrary is a little, short, active Englishman. He found most oí the demócrata here whoin he met in pretty good humor, but yet he didn't meet them all. The iimount of building going on in this city is quite wonderful for a hard-up year. It doesn't seem as though the ttmes demanded all these new i-es;dences, but wlien one looks about and linds that there are few empty ones, and tliat those that are empty are old houses, the mystery is oNplained. II t he 'demand for houses in this city is any indication, there will be a larger attendance at the University the coming S'ear than ever before. There is some complaint made about the new artificial stone crosswalks being dangerous for horses, as they slip upon ithem and injure themselves. If such is rt-lie fact it is too bad, for these erossings are excellent for pedestrians. Could not the slipping be obviated by making creases in the walks as is done at Fipeman'e Hall ? The walks there are in constant use and no trouble seenis to avise from their being slippery. These cross'ngs are elegant and durable anG It ia to be hoped hnppd that the cause for complaint can be done away with. A man is lingerlng at the gate- Some tramp or burglar maybe ; Oh, no, he is a candidate- He wants to kis the baby. Probably one oí the happiest men, j politically, in the city, Is Mr. Eugene I Mann. The democratie candidate for eongress Ín this district is íui avowed folio wer of Henry George on the single tax theory, and Mr. Mann thinks it is an opportunity for this theory to get a foothold in a legislative way. There are many conservative men in the democratie party, however, who wül think twice before casting tiioir ballot for any system that is but a theory and never lias been proved to be practical. Especially v.hen its adoption would entirely revolutionize the present system. The Livingston Herald, published at Howell, closes a column article upon the Washtenaw County Fair with these kind words : "The managers of this fair have extended an fnvitation to the people of Livingston county to attend their air of 1894. Our people will do vrell to ac.ce.pt the same and while there look into its management and learn Jiow to properly and successiully conduct a fair, and then come home and organiza our county fair in such a manner that it may be able to stand the pride of our county in the hearts i of our people. Let us all attend the Ann Arbor Pair." For some time a rumor has been eurrent in Ann Arbor that a work o, (listinctly "Michigan fiction -vas about to appear. It now transpires that the name of the book is "The Chronicles o! Break o' Day," and that the author is E. E. Howe, of Munith, Michigan. According to the few who have read the manuscript Mr. Howe has made a careñil study of local hdstory and conditions, and Ann Arbor nas not been iorgotten in his narrative. These men, some of wliom are'known throughout the state, have Ventured the prediction that the work must win a permanent place In American literature. Tlie Womans' Christian Temperance Union meeting held last Thursday afternoon was largely attended and of unusual interest. Monthly reports of the officers and superintendents of departments -were read, and Mrs. Boise, state superintendent of evangelical ■work, "who has recently removed to Ann Arbor, gave a fine address on "Approved Methods of Temperance Work." All women interested in this work are urged to identiiy theniselves with this society, especially those who havo been members of the "W. C. T. U. in other localities. The next meeting wül be Sept. 27, at 5!) E. Washington st., at 3 o'clock p. m.