A Reform Suggested

"Did you ever notioe," said a worthy citizen of Ann Arbor last Saturday to ' tlie writer, "that if you take a nice piece of the fresh steak and throw itout doors in summer time, that at first the common flies won't touch it?" "Don'tknow that I ever noticed it," was the reply. "Well, that's true. At first only the big blue bottle flies, the shiny fellows, are attracted. But let it lay out awhile until it becomes fetid, then the other '■ flies are attracted. The worse carrion it becomes, the greater the swarm of flies about it." "Well, what of it?" was asked. "Nothing, very much; only I happened to be at the court house" one day last week, and I was reminded of the truth of this by the swarm of human flies therein. Upon inquiry I found out that the case was one where a young girl had been wronged and was seeking redress through the courts of juetice, and these "flies" were there to hear her story. They were driDking in the nastiness of it, just as the insect fly does theuastiness of carrion. When'a suit ' ia ia progress that does not cali out thing unclean, only the regular court loungers are about, but let a seduction, rape or other suit be on trial, then the court room is not large enough to bold the crowd. It is easier for a girl to go through life bearing the burden of disgrace, than to attempt to secure justice before such a swarm of human flïes." "Can you suggest any remedy? Any ! better method than the one "of open court?" was asked the gentleman. ■ 'I don't know that I can. Perhaps it is all right. It is possible that no self-respecting girl will ever be puwea in sucü i position. Yet I am ineliued to believe that for the good of the community, as well. as for the feelings oí those who are compelled to testify that when snchsuits are tried thejudge should be given diseretion as to admitting the public. It sëems to me that the spectators should be coiifined to the frieuds of the persons ihterested and their lawyers. That wópld ordinarily be andience enough. And as no person is made better, or purer, or nobler by listening to the evidence in such a suit, it could surely harm the community in' no manner." "Yes, but you inake no provisión for the newspaper men. How about theiá ?" "Oh, they ml take care of tliemaèlves. They are privileged people and so everywhere. The time will never 'orne, probably when this reform will be adopted, but it would be a good thing in my opinión." There are others who think the same way, but nevertheless the eustom of holding opon court, fbr all cases, would be a difflcult ooetoabolish. Thechange Will not be made in this centurv, that's sure.