Several Things Talked Of

To the Editor : Your editorial in Saturday's issue on the subject oí the "Endless Chain," and retiring the greenbacks, lias the right ring. The constitution of the UnUed States provides that congress shaU have power to "coin money, regúlate the valué thereoí, and oí fore go coims, and fix the standard of weights and measures." If there ie any one perogative whici belongs exclusively to the government it is that oflurnishing the money wi.h which the people are to do business, whether it be coin or lts substitute currency. Money is the medium o exchange, the measure of va'.ue, and the people have a right to demand that the government sliaU [umita Cheni the best money, ajid from ever 30 year's experience, the Americio people know the general government eau furnish better money than any private Corporation. A bank of issue, either state or national, ought to be prohibited by amendment of the constitution. That system of furnlshin-ij currency tends toward individual and corporate bankruptcy, as the linaneial history of this country demonstrates. If the Incubua of a system of national banks of Issue is to be extended and fas tened upon the taxpayers, it wil endanger the liabilities of the people, for, like the Bank of England, at no distant day it wil control the government itse'.f. Before the republican parfy retires the greenbacks, whether as a reserve fund tor national banks or permanently, it will be well.to remember that it ivas the contraction of the currency and the demonetization of onehalf of the money of the country that made it possible for Grover Cleveland to ever have been e ecteil president, and gave the lie to Itoscoe Conkling's s;ty;n;j, "Anyobdy can carry Michigan," and e'.ected Begole and Winans, respective'y, governor oí the state. Ii congress had patriotism enough io repeal the law which requires th greenbacks to be redeemed in gold and provide thatt he greenbacks shaU be seeured by a 2 per cent. bond, payab!e In coin, it would forev&r end the endless chain business, and at the same time furnish our peop'.e the best poüsib'.e currency. It would iurnith so to speak, an autoinatic monetary sstem, under which the suppiy and demand wouid always be equal. It was the plan proposed when the gi-eenback ras born, by the grand o'M man, Thad Stevens, as brave a patriot and Ob.e a statesman as ever occupied a eeat in either house of congrets. Had liis plan been adopted, then the war of the rebellón would hul have oost uis to exceed one-half oí what it did, but we would not have been öbüged to live over a sniouldering linaneial volcano ever since, and at last to wi'tness, uuder the Cleveland admimistraiion and iió fiee tiade hcresy, the humiliating spectacle of the government's being obliged to hire a íoreign syndicate to protect the national treasury. Tli people not only have a right to demand that the government shaU furnish tho best moaiey, but also that it shall be furnished in a convenient [orín for uee, To this end we ask that congress make the composite do lar (as advocated by The Tribune) our unit of value. The present gold dollar is as much too small as the silver dollar is too large, ior convenient use. The peop'e demand that congress give them nat on'y nn American tariff t.y-it-em, but an American monetary system, under which they f.an do business at a profit. So íar as our monetary system is concerned, for near y 35 years congre s has legslated in the interest of domestic and foreign syndieates, never stopping to think what the effect wouüd be upon the great producing interests of the country. Thie question is above and beyond party. The people have a right o demand that government sha'l ;urnlsh a. uanrt of value as unchangeable in value as the yardstick is in length ai d bhe pound ie in weight, and agovernmEmt that will not do it is not worth paying taxes to support, Give the American peop'e au opportunity to do business, and they wi'l take care of the balance of trade. It will no longer be necessary to issue bonds in time of peace to buy god. British gold will not only flow this way in legitímate channels of trade, but the American peop'e would sood buy up our entire foreign Indebtedness, and in the future, if the goveinment desired to negotiate a loan, cur own peopïe would be glad and able to take it. HEMIY O. WALDRON. The El'jah Concert In Old Style- And it carne to pass, that on Ihe 17th day of the first month of the 96th year of the cemtury in uumber 18, there was given a great musical feast in the western city of knowledge known as Ann Arbor, in the land of Michigan. And in this feast were many vorens, the number of which would reach n'gh unto the third hundred ; and there were a'so many strimged Instrumenta, and instrumenta of wind and broas, to which was a'so added the tones of a great organ fonned of reeds - one of the greatest of its kioid ever constructed in the land. and the fame of which extended to the farthest ends of the earth. Kow be tt known that these uumerous voices and Instruments were all ander the command of Albert A., of the house of Stan'.ey, whose fame for euch evento liad spread unto many countries and through many '.ribes. And he had these musical hosts under euch perfect discipline that by the waving of a wand of gold and ebony, the sounds of melody would flow light and sweet, like unto the twitter of a waj-blmg bird, or become rumbliiiS' aad load luce unto the rushing of watera, tho roaxtag of a storm or the peal of tluiuders, even as he willed, by the waving of this wand, each movement of which the singers and tlie players understood and obeyed. A:nd when the maidens in their beautiful attire of white and other colors, and the youths in their suits oí black, and those who played upon the instruments, in their evva'.low-tail coats liad all assembled upon the elevated p'.at.orm prepared lor their reception, it was a beautlíul sig-ht to gaze upon; a (ast fOT the eyes was it. Thoso ho.sts sang of the good Elijah, even he who ascended to heaven in a hir'.wiud. or chaxlot of tire. Gardner S., oí lire house oí bamson, anperaonated in the cong this nob'.e pi-ophet of old, and by his strong inetatton o; the part, and fine preáutattoo oí the same, the multitude was gratly ploased. Aud (i'iievieve, onco oi the house of Clark, but who took unto herself a husband trom the tribö of AVilson, together with anoüier, the wi.e of Martiliiü Pease, both of wliom had jouraeyed hither from neighboiing cities, sang sweet strains that soothed aud swayed the multitudes which had gathered together that they might listen. A. Youth, Gerald Brown by name, whose father Is known as Henry J., also joined his sweet voice with the othere, and there were thoae so p'.eased with what he did that a beautiiul offering of choice flowers havlng delightful fragrance, was dellvered to him after he had sang that which was given unto him to sing- thereat there was great clapping of hands. Near unlo the close of this great festival of eong and sweet and momlous train, a quartette of singers aro.se, two being men and two of them women, and they joined their voltes in this refrain : O ! come everyone that tbirsteth O ! come to the waters : Come unto Him. O ! hear, and your soul Shall live forever. And when they had completed th's, tlien there was a deafening c'apping of hands that would not down or Le quleted until these same singers had arfeen again to repeat the relrain ; whicli they did, and this caused mnch rejo icing. And then the many volees, and the many instrumente oí strlng and of wind, of silver and of brass, together with the mighty organ oí reeds, all dld unite in g orious melody, the volees repeating these words in song: Lord, our Creator how excellent Thy Dame is In all the nations! Thou nlllest Heaven with thy glory. Amen! So this song festival carne to a happy end and each heart was filled with exceeding great Joy. There had many times be."ore been Ueard in this vast place of assemblage other festivals of song, but none that bad gone be.ore luid ever approached unto this one, in periection. And the praise of it hath already extended unto remóte p aces, and when these musical hosts shall again asejemble in the mooith of May, for a festival continuing several days, there will come trom all the great citles and countries froni the lar east and the distant west, from the icy iiorth and the balmy south, from i:iany and many leagues a:ar, gieat multitudes of people to listen, for the fame of this great leader of the house of Stanley has íilled even the remotest corners of the earth, and the destre to see the magie wand he wie'.ds, and listen to the glad sweet sounds it's coinmands bringforth, has a wonderful hold upon all whose ears have not been deadened to the reception and appreciation of sweet and harmonious strains. So may it ever be. Heie's a Whopper - This may be a little out of s-eason, but as it has just come to llght in the fiieside etories of a certain iishing and sporting club, and is vouched for by sportsmen and fishermen of the strictest probity and whose iish literature of the past is unquestioned, we feel that it can be giren safely to the public. As scientific and strict!y unexaggerating and imassumirg piscatorial artlsts as Mr. Sawyer and Evart Scott of one school, and of Dr. Nicho's and Cliarlie Daviaon of another school, are firm in belief that the Story is within the strict rules of eorrectness, and that there is no improbability about it. But, hold on, these introductory remarks are a'ready too vo 1 um in ous . phiB particular story relates that a famous Ann Arbor fishernian, whose name, out of respect to hls oompanions and family, shall be here nameless, while fishing in Strawberry lake, near Strawberry Polnt, last April, lust. his watch and a sllver dollar from the boat in which he etood during the excitement attending the seeIng of a large sea serpent or water monster near the boat. Last week the same party made another trip to the same "grounds." fiBliing foT plckerel through the ice. The very flrst catch was an eighteen pound piekeren - U. S. standard i-cales, cousequently tliat weight cannot be scaled down any. The astonishment of this artist can be judged when, upon dressing the monster, he found his watch lodged in .the throat of the fish. The watch was running and the time correct. It being a "stem winder" the supposition is that the iish by working lts }aws, in masticating its food, wound -the watch up daily. In addition to the pocket piece he found the dollar with accrued interest from April 25, 1895. "We do not vouch for the correctness of the story, but presume it caa can be easily substantiated by afllflavite. If necessary. Not anything as oommon as Notary Public affi davits, but be.'ore Justice Gibson, 1 desired. Of Interest to Supervisors - The fact that the law expressly saya that supervisors sha'l assems -property at it's true cash value, and defines what is meant by cash va'.ue, Has bee-n and is studious'y gnorec by supervisors genera'ly. Up in Bay county the thing became unendurab!e, alraost, and the grand Jury some time agofound indictments against eeveral such oificers. One supervisor, Birdsey Knight, has just had nis trial in the circuit court, and the jury has returned a verdict of guilty. It i tihought that the case wil lbe raüen to the eupreme court. He Took the Right Course - Herbert Randall has brought, out a book of poenis entitled " Elm City," descriptive of some of the historie places in and about New Haven, Conn., where he has another art eallery. With each poein is an artistic half-tone picture of buildings, landscape or marine views. Many of the verses are written about natnre, and present traces of the impressionist school. Some have a touching 'pathos, showing the longings of thejheart in seeking after "the unattainable." There is a poetic fervor and grace in the lines which make them restful reading. The last picture is one of a table on which is an ink stand, pens and a lens, beneath which is this genial little stanza : - " O lens, I wish you kuew a way To picture what my critics say; And pen, this riddle guess for me : Between us, which would better be. As dead leaves, worthless, warped and curled, I burn your work or face the world ?" The book is handsomely printed, and Mr. Randall's friends wül sa} it is all right " to face the world." Washtenaw Shouldbe Represented - Will the people of this vicinity take someict'on toward sending a number of delegates to the Good Roads Convention called hy Gov. Rich to meet in Lansing. on March 3d. To be sure everybody interested is invited, bit it wou'd give the convention more force ehould the people of e-ach township or each representative district perhaps, meet in mass convention and send a number of de'egates who are interested in this great work. Send as many as can be induced to go. The commonwealth of Michigan stands at the head of the Union of states in respect to its schools and colleged. It isíhould oceupy a simÜar posltion '■' e ; c! to this important question. Good roads are as necessary to civiiuation as are good schools. A community. no matter how rich and productive the soil it inhabite, can not be prosperous with simply mud roads to travel on. Will not the people of this county take some interets in this vital question ? _ „_____ BeUeves'in Christian Unity- Editor Courier : I notice that the Y. AV. C. A. is about to organ'ze a Men's Auxüiaiy to help in such work as is not convenient for women to do. Let us look the ground over. Tlire is in Anu Arbor to-day a Iarge number of oi-ganizations pursuina: Chris-tian work on the society plan. The oldest is the Student's Christlan Association, doing work particularly among the young people of thé University. In that same field is the Young Men's Christian Associatlon of the University, composed ol young men who find they are ed in working on the broad platform of the S. C. A., and coneequently have r organized on the regular Christian Ajssociiation plan. The high school also has similar organizations, we believe. Then coming to our own towns peop'e there wil lbe found four oi-ganiza[Contlnied on 8th pagel SEVERAL THINGS TALKED ÖF, (Continued from lst Page.) ticms, all practioally working in the same field, where a íew years ago there were none at all. These êocieties are the Y. M. C. A. Y. M. C. A. Woman's Auxiliary. Y. W. C. A. Y. W. C. A. Mn'S Auxiliary. In every chureh in Auu Arbor is al-so to be ïound an organliatlon of young people known by varlous aames, such as Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, Brotherhood oi St. Andrew, etc. It certainly looks as though a field eo thoroughly covered must be tho-roughly worked. But it Is not. That is to say, eome parts of it are not. The omly organization that gets down aniong the people, the eomnion people, Is th Y. M. C. A., and to a certain extent perhaps the Y. W. C. A., and both of these organizations have much to learn. They are on the right raad, but they do not travel rery fast, and are incHned to skim over the eurface instead of getting down where the work is, in the highways and by-ways. The writer knows something of the work done by all of these organizations. That they are all doing good there is 110 question. But that they are all necessary in a city the size of Ann Arbor, is doubtful. If there was sorue common ground on which the two inain soeieties eou'd unite and do away with the auxiaary for each, would it not be a benefit ? There is a grand work for tip young men here in Ann Arbor, among young men. There are many people who have a prejudice against churches and chureh people, but who right down in their hearts be'.ieve in God and in His Son Jesús Christ. These can only be reached by workers outside of the churches. There is one great reason why the Y. M. C. A. ought to have a building. If it had a place of ifcs own ot hold its meetings in, and to hold its entertainments and lectures in, the measure of its success would be f ar greater than it is. And right here is the point I intended to bring out in this communication. With so ïuany organizations in the field doing the same work, all of which must be supported, and all calling upon our business men and oharitable people for money, how long will it be beiore this dream of the Y. 51. CA. can be reaJized ? Will it ever be ? "Would it not be better to have one strong organization giving it everything needed for good work, than to support a number in the way they are being supported ? Do not misunderstand my meaning. I have no words in disparagement of aay one of these associations. They are no doubt all doing good. But would not one stroug association accomplish more than -all possibly can as at present constructed ? Would not out our Christian people feel better about giving to tauch an association ? There are several other people who take this view of it, as ï have learned from conversations. ILeavmg these suggestions for what they are worth, I am very truly yours.