My Neighbor Jim

Everythlng pleases my neighbor Jim ; When it rained He liever eomplained, But snid wet weatlier suited him; "There's never too ínuch ruin for me, And tuis is soraething I like," said he. When earth was dry as a pjwder mili, He did not sigh Because it was dry, But said ifhe could have his'will It would be his chief, supreme delight To live where the sub shone day and night. When winter came, with its snow and ice, He did not scold Because it was cold, But said; "Now.this is real uice; If ever from home l'ra forced to go I'll move up uorth with the Eskimo." A cyclone whirled along its track And did him harm - It broke his arm, And stripped the coat from off his back; "And I would giveauother limb To see such a blow agaln," said Jim. - Bloomington Panlagraph. The public schools of this city will open on Monday, Sept. 9th. This is official. The Aon Arbor Typographical Union expects to attend the Labor Day celebration at Detroit in a body. A Stj-Ler Homglitcwi, who ior the past ffcwO 5'ears lias scrved as organist and choir ïnaster oí St. Andrew's Episcopal eliuich, has reeigimed that positlon ;aiiid wlU g-o cast to lurtlier u: his studies ki mufsic. Sunday wiae liis la.st appearance with the 'dhiOilr. Dr. P. 13. Rose tostified In court at Detroit Friday on a case wliereln a -"baker professed to put pepfein In cracker.?. He sa4d tliat it couJd no't be done on account of the lieat. He said 'lie faad m.ade a cliemieal analysis of the crackens and found no trace of pepsin. The Deniocrat wants to know why Aimi Artoar can not have a Jrinking fouaitain ? Slie had one once, nicely located dn front of square, Tut it pro ved a fajMre. In the first place "blic people were afraid of tlie water Mr. IlamU'ton vra ha ving ■pumped hito the city mains, and in the next place a fauntain without an ice supply fc a pretty poor concern. Wednesday xi thiis week Miss Bmma E. Bowcr. the Great JRecord Keeper of tbe Ladies of the Maccalees of Micliigaai, sent a cteck for $1,000 to Mies llary Blados, of Hamburg, the amo'umt cf'tlie life benefit carried by her deceaised eister, Miss Charlotte Olades. Tliere was a delay in the p.aymeot of this claim caused ly the nbseince of the Great Record Keeper amd the ofiiiciating clergyman. MJBfi u lades was a imember of Arbor Hivie, No. 113, aad died Jnly .14.- Amii Arloir Democrat.. Mtes M. S. Parker, the first woman to gradúate frorn the engineering depaitmeait of licliigan University, has ontered tho office of Messre Purdy & Stephcnso.n, th resident engineers and architects of the Astor estáte in Xew Yorl; City, upm precisely the same basis that -vvould ha-e been granted a youns inan. Miss Parker stood well to the front of JiOr class in college, holding her place by dint of unflagginjc iudustry. Bhe has the 'talent foi' hard work" whiich is sure to bring her Kuces in this comparatively new employment íot women.-Woman's Colunwi. Ottmar H. Lutz, son of Geo. H. Lutz, of this city, feil a distance of about four feet some seven yeara ago while practicing some gymnastic exercises, and was so injured that he was obliged to use crutches. On May G he left for West Caro, Ohio, to take treatment under Dr. M. L. AVard, vho is a boneopathist. On Thursday he returned here without crutches, using only a cañe, and has the assurance by the coming holidáys he will be able to walk without the use of a cañe even. Mr. Lutz returned to work Saturdáy a. m. for Win. Arnold, in whose employ he has been for the past flfteen years. Hugh Mars, who has been emploved m this office for a number of years, left Saturday for Cassopolis, where his family has been for some weeks. Froin that place he will take his departure in a few days for Monrovia, Cala., for permanent residence. Mr. Mars is a steady, quiet, straight forward, honorable gentleman, and one who will cali about him friends wlierever he goes. He and his family are members of St. Andrews Episcopal church, here, and are ahvays found on the right side of everything relating to good manners, good inoráis and good principies. The Courier bespeaks for theui a friendly reception in the new home to which they go, and extends its hearty good wishes for their future and its success.