Don't Feed Tramps

The Anti-Tramp Society of Ann Arhor has heen in operation now for about four months, and is doing much both to help deserving worknien who are out of employment and to discourage professional tramps. The aim of the society is to separate these two classes by offering a meal or a night's lodging, or hoth, to all who are willing to earn it upon a saw-buck. The professional tramp hastens on when lie is confronted with this instrument ; the man who is really seekiug work is glad to secure a good meal or a clean bed by its aid. Fire Marshal Sipley, who has immediate charge of the society's work has given out ninty-two meal or lodging tickets, each standing for at least au hour's hard work. These represent about sixty different men, nine-tenths of whoni, in the marshal's opinión, were desérving workmen seeking employment. The real tramps will not work and are rapidly learning to avoid Ann Arhor as a harren field for their operations. The urges citizens to give nei'ther food nor clothing at their doors ; but to send all applicants to the enginehouse at the corner of Fifth and Huron streets. Only in this way can the desérving be separated froni the serving and the city made uncomfortable for professional idlers. All statements by trampa that they could not get work at the emjine house are false. Hon. D. A. Hammond, of the Ann .Arbor Argus, will soonaddress the Normal mock congress on parliamentary law. The mockiest congress in the country is now burlesquing statesmanship at Washington. If Hammond can teach a mock congress anything, Iet him go there. - Adrián Press. Now it is said the oilcloth makers have fornied a trust. This is positively shocking, in view of the fact that the democratie tariff law reduced the duty on oilcloth f rom 40 per cent for the cheaper grades and 30 per cent and fifteen cents a yard for the more expensive grades to 25 and 40 per cent. It is strange, but it is true that the tariff has very little to do with combinations and trusts.