Had No Desire To Criticise

The Oourier has received a letter from Mr. C. T. Chapin, of Cadillac, wnlch, much to our regret is marked "personal," eo that lts contents can not be glven. But tlhe gist of the eommunication is to the effect that ia the quotation of hls letter, taken from the Cadillac News & Express, and published in the Oourier Feb. 12, he dsiclaims any thought or desire to crlticlse the University. His only desire was to cali attention to the needs of the country district schools, the idea being that the University should not entlrely overshadow them. Mr. Chapin says in closing : "Personally, I am frlendly to the University, and am not aware that any imhist criticisms are being made." It is probable that the Courier did not read the lines aright. One thing thiit caused us to jump at such a conclusión was fact of a paper being read before the farmer's institute at Adrián a few day's before, by the Hon. Mr. Cole, bemoaning the fact that Lenawee county ■was taxed so much for the University when there were so many ignorant ones at home. Tbe Oourier desires to reitérate an opinión, expressed before, that th University stimulates good work in district schools, and that the best students in the University are thos-e whose foundation for an education was laid in the county district scñool. It is a pleasure to know that Mr. Chiapin holds the views he does toward the University. The Pastor did Right- At ome of the prominent churches in tlüs city last Sunday, the pastor ivas obliged to stop while delivering his idiscourse ito request Bome young people who were in the audience to cease wliispering ,and visiting, -which they were doding, very much to the annoyance, not only of the minister, but the people in their vicinity as well. Of Dourse the young people who were referred to feel very much hurt by (the incident, but they ought not to. It was their own irreverence and ungentlemanly conduct that brought upon them its just reward. The church where this occurred is not the only one afflicted by this annoyance. The complaint has come from several others. This ha-bit, it ha.s grown into a habit with sme young ladies as vell tas young men, we are sorry to say, ás altogether too common, and deserves to be severely reproved. Wlien iyoung people attend church they should rememtoer that they are in the house of God, and they should respect it as euch. Teople do not ■go there for visiting purposes while the services are in progress, and it is very ill mannered, yes, the helght of irreverence, for any one to so far forget himseli or herself as to annoy any one by unbecoming conduct or by ill manners. Young people are often thoughtless, that's true, and much is overlooked for that reason. We often attend the theatre and other entertainments where young peor ple are so much delighted with each other's society, that they neither pay any attention to the program being carried out, or allow any one in their vicinity to do so. Nearly every one has had the experence of being seated -in the vicinity of tbe smart young man wlio criticises the entertainment in a very sareastic mamier and in a tone 'Oí volee eufficiently loud to allow .all those near blm to understand h-ow emart he is ; and the musical fellow wího keeps lime to the piece being eung or played, by klcking hie teot agaiinst the back of the seat in which you are unfortunately Kitting; and the nervous fellow who rattles his program ,or eomething else to make a dlstracting noise, during the niost exquislte (passages which you are especially desirions of hearing, and have every nerve strained to listen; and 'the glggling glrl who seldom hae a thought eerious enough to appreciate anybhing, 'but who giggles at everything. All of these classes of thoughtless young people, are put up wtth In passable good nature at public entertainments. But when it comes to imtroducing any portion of sucli actions into the sacred service of the church, then it Is time to protest, and oarnestly bo. If young gentlemen or young ladiee can not sit through the church service without introducIng conduct unbecoming to the place and the hour, then they better iemaln away entirely, and not disturb those who go to church to worship. Prom Across the Seas - By the kind permlssion of JIr. C. B. Davison we are enabled to quote the following interesting paragraphs from a private letter written by Prof. E. N. Bilbie, who is at Berlin, Germany, pursumg his musical studies. The letter ís dated Feb. 8, 1890 : "Thits place, for the musician, is a Utopia, ifor he receives encouragement to work in the day, by the beautiiul music he liears at night, for here one can always take his choice from several conceits every night, including Sunday. There are four regular Symphony Orcnestras here, one of them, among ttoe two or three, being the very 'best im the world, and one about lLke the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tlve other two are not so fine. "Thiis city is one of the cleanest and most 'brilliaaat in Europe. There is no temoke, as factorles are not allowed ito be built wifchin the city Umits. There are no ugly bill boards or blank walls covered with advertisements, but at each street corner there are pillars, eome ten fet high, on which are posted tlie amusements ior the day. "The Berlinera take everything easy. They move slowly, as do the trains, street cars, and busses. One soon falls int otnat nvay of taking his time over every Khing, and finds that he loses notíhtaig. Not that I would adadviise a business man to folio w the example of the Germans. "I have not visited a masonlc lodge as Jny time is so filled up with concerts and lessons in the evenings, that I have oever found a night free though I hope, as a matter of interest to attend ome before I leave here. I Bh-all remain a 'íew weeks in England after leaving Gennany. "l ls"i many ïriende here, some old ones and some new ones, but all muicia.ns, so fivat it will be hard for me to leave Berlin, especially as I can hardly expect to come over again lm a slioa-t time. But I hope to get enough work to do to keep niy mind away irom impossible enjoyments-." To Detroit by Lightning- The Detroit N ews of Feb. 24, has this to say of a prospective electric railroad from that city to this : "The much talked of project for an electric railway between Detroit and Ann Arbor may Boon be in the hands of the Detroit llailway.. George E. E. Currie, formerly superintendent ol construction that company, it at work on the project, and information comes from excellent sources that he is acting as the representative of ïenry A. Everett and Albert Pack, "The Detroit Eailway has a franchise out Michigan avenue in the directlom of Ann Arbor as f ar as the Dearborn road. It has until next summer to build tlhe line. The franchise that Mr. Curry is after is for that portoin o f 'Michigan avenue ii om the Dearborn rond to Ann Arbor. Í "If the Detroit company gets the franchise it wÖl mean that oars can be run direct 'from tihe Detroit city hall to the University city. It will also mean that the franchise will not be hawked among speculators, but that the fumds "will be on hand to begin work just as soon as the right of way ds secured." The 22nd at the University - The law studente held their annual observante of Washingotn's birthday last Saturday. The U. of M. ihall was handsomely decorated ior the occasion, the yellow and blue being very attractive in lts graceful folds and festoons olbout the room. The law etudents gathered at their ■building and marched 700 etrong to the Jiall where one-third of the seats had been reserved ior them. Prof. Stanley, assisted by Miss Josephtne Gaffney, furnished the muslc, ithe solo "Thou Eeignest in My Heart," being received with much favor. Dean Hutchms of the law department, presided, and Hon. Benjamin Butterwortii, of Cincinnati, delivered the annual oration, having for hls eubject, "The Duties of Citizenfihip." The address was an eloquent or.e and received great praise. giving the young men a fuller appreciation of the duties they owe the oommon.wenlth in which they live, than they uad ever beiore conceived. Mr. Butterworth Tvas pald the high complipliment of receiving the closest attention of his audience. This custom oí the law students of securing eome noted man to deliver an address in observance of this day, nvhiich ehould toe dear to all American hearts, is a nöble one, and It is to be ïhoped will be continued as long as the University stands. The Council has a Guardian - Mayor "Walker is opposed to the resolution passed by the council, authorlzing the printing of the Annual Eeport of the Board of Public Works. He gives his reasons in a lengthy veto message to the council, the main one lieing tfhat he desires to shield the council trom the odium the report casts upan tliem for things done and lect undono. The message gives a disinterested spectator the impression that the council, in passing the resolutlon, did nöt understand wnat they were doing, and tliat he, as their guardián angel, kindly spreads out his wings and shields them from the distress tihat their own acts would bring upon them. That may not be the way of it, however. It simply impresses one in that manner. Skilied Nurses Gradúate - On Friday evening last the graduating exercises of the class of '96 of the University School for Nurses, took place a the University Hospital. The amphitheatre was gaily decoratwith University colors, yellow and blue, for the occasion, and looked very fine indeed, being the work of Charlie Staebler, who passed some weeks in fho hospital himself last ycnr, and knows considerable about it. Rev. Henry Tatlock opened the exercises with prayer, and was followed by Dr. Fleming Carrow, who gave an address of considerable merit, and very appropriate. The diplomas were presented by Dr. V. C. Vaughan, and the graduating address was delivered by Dr. W. J. Herdman. President Angelí also made a lew pleasing remarks, as usual, saying the right thing. The following is a list of the graduates who received diplomas : Miss Hope Turnbull, Bradford, Ont. Miss Clara Odell, Allegan. Miss Hattie Wrlght, Mason. Miss Jennie Bell, Millersburg, Ky. Miss Halier, Ann Arbor. Miss Allee DeField, Norwich, Canada. Jíusw for the occasion was furnished by fhe Chequamegon orchestra, and following the exercises proper, a receptlon was held in Dr. Carrow'8 room, whfch had ben beautlfully decorated for the occasion. It is mot perhaps generally known that this school is a regular one, un der the direction of Mre. Alice Chat field, and that it requires two year of study and experience to complet the course berore diplomas are given .This is -the second class that ha graduated. He Vas Dere- (Our Masonicfriends, and we presum others, also, will read with interest th following quaint description of the En tered Apprentice degree of Free Mason ry, by a jolly Germán who took it) : Meester Editors : - I see von copy o dot Freemasoner at der house of do son-in-law - he vas - what you cali him - schparkin' meine tochter, Katreena Veil, I see dot paber, und I see dot you vant ein letder from dose lodges, und s I tinks I vould dells you bout niein dak ing der Mason's lodge. I guess you don't know dot I vas ein Mason, but schust you ask, " As an En tered Abbrentice, how you come so?' und you'll find right away oudt alredty Veil, 1 vas ein Mason, but meine frai she don't. know it yet. I spec she va dink I vas one - vhwat you cali him - pig fooi. Veil, I dells you how it vas. Meii son-in-law, Charley Schneider, he va Master of dat Masoniker lodge. Veil, hear Katreena tdeü about vhat Charley he bin by der lodge, und he haffsooch goodtdime, dot I dinks I vould go der too, so I sais to Charley von nite vhen he cooms up to see Katreena, " Say Charley, I guess I vill shoin dem Ma sons. How rnooch vas it cost?" Une vhen he say, thirty tollar, I vas feelino bad vhv I sait soomtings, kause I dink dot it vonld de bout von tollar und ein halluf, but I dinks it vould neffer do to let dot feller dink he could sthand soom dings vot der oldt man couldn't, und so I sais, " Veil, all righdt." Und he sai he dake my bedishuns oder soomding like dot. Vells, I sells dot oldt brindie cow, mi der righdt hom gone, und I gives Char ley der money. Vell, I heard nodding for bout flve oder six weeks, und I dink I vos - vot you cali him- hit midt de blackball, ven von nite Charley he cali me oudt, und sai I vos bin lected, une to coom oup der next nite to der lodge to bin nisheated. Veil, der next nite I vas oup dere, und der fellers dey sai, " Gusten Abend.Nabor Hans. How you vas?" Und I sai, " I vas all righdt." Und den dey sai, "How I vos like to ride dot goat?" Und den I sai "Vhat goadt?" Und dey sai "Vhy, you've got to ride der goadt." Und I sai, " I von't ride no goadt- I vas coom here to bin nisheated." Und den dey laff like dey vould sphlit mit demselves, und I get pooty ruadt. Vell, dey vent into der room, und den dey pounded on der door, und Iota of dem dings. Bimeby some fellers coom oudt alredty, und ve go dem undder leedle room into, und dey teil me- vell you know vhat day saidt. Vell, I vos pooty madt yet, und von of dem fellers he vas a joker man, unde so I sais "Vot for you vos takin me for von fool, eh?" Und so I vos do noddings. Uud den Charley he coom oudt, unde he sai, " Yon must do like dem fellers sais." Und den I sai, " Charley, off you put oup a shob ou der oldt man, you netter git Katreena." Und den dem fellers dey lafl' some more, like as dey vould sphlit mit demselves, und vou he fell ofer von schair, und broke his back off. Charley -he ;got pooty redt, but he sai, " Dot vas all righdt, Mr. Schmeidelhauser, you do shust vhat dem fellers sai, und idt vill be all righdt." Vell, bimeby, ve gets all fixed oup, und our head he vas all tied oup, und den ve pound on dem door soom more dimes, und den ve heardt some feller coming, und dot feller who vos mit me he sais, softly like by meine ear, " Xow Mr. Schmeidelhauser, ven ve gedts in you must lift oup your feet goot und high to sthep offer dose ropes." Vell, ven dot door opens oudt und ve go in, dot feller he sai, " Now Mr, Schmeidlehauser," und I youst vas commenced valking as how I had der spring halter. [Continued on Sth pagel HAD HO DESIRE TO CRITICISL (Conttnued from lst Page.) Den dein fellers in dot Masoniker lodge dey laffed, und latfed, und laffed, und den I schoost dinks dot feller vas making von pig fooi mit me, und I godt ofiul madt, und I schoost hit him mit der neck, und- my Bchimminy, ve hadt yon dime. My, Meester Editors, I vish yon vos bin dere. Veil, I vas eiu Mason now, und Charley he don't coom arount to see Katreena some more now alredty. But she looks so redt like mit der eyes I guess I Tas haff to teil Charley it vas all righdt now. Dey say dot dey oxpended dot feller vtaat dells me to do dot, for seek moant, und I guess I oxpended him for bout von veek, mineselluf, onyhow. Veil, I vas gedtin mine- vat you cali him- lecture, und I guess I be von of dem Craft Fellers pooty soon. Maybee you vant to know bout dot,- veil maybe bimeby, I vas wridt you bout dot. Your frendt, Hass Schmeidelhauser. - Kansas Free mason. " Bill " Nye's Last Joke - Edgar W. Nye, more familiarly ïnown as "Bill" Nye, is no more. He died at his country home in Ashevllle, N. C, on Saturday, F eb. 22. He -was probably as -well known ae my man in the country, and his humorous writings have glven many people many happy hours. The announcement will cause regret, íor he Had a warm place in the hearts of ■the masses, who love to take a respite {rom daily cares, and look at the humorous eide of Ufe occasionally. He was 46 years oíd, and leaves a -vrlfe and two leons. J. Whitcomb Eiley pays this tribute to his friend's memory : „ TO EDUAR W1LS0K NYE : G"Willtam "-in thy blithe companionship, Whatliberty ismine-whatsweet release From clamoreas strlfe. and yet whatboisterous peace ! Ho! ho! It is thy fancy's flnger-tip That dints the dimple now and kinks the lip That scarce may sing. in all this glad increase Of merriment ! So, pray thee, do not cease Tocheer me thus-for, underneath the qulp Of thy droll seerecy, the wrangling fret Of all distress is stlll-no syllable Ofsorrowvexethme-noteardropswet My teeming llds, save those that leap to teil Thee thou'rta guest that overweepeth yet Only because thou jokest overwell, Extra ! Extra ! Extra ! ■What's extra ? . The Grenville Ivleiser enterteinment in the Y. M. C. A. course. Thursday èvenmg Feh. 27. Course tickets admit. ' Will it Finally Be- BRADLEY? A LLISON ? MO R TON ? McKINLEY? HARRISON? LIXCOLN? REED? ELKIN S ? ALGEK? ! Oreat Gifts to Schools- A journal known as the Bachelor of Arts gives the following list of men who have given more than one million dollars to educational institutions in the United States : Stephen Girard, Girard College Pennsylvania $8,000,000 John D. Bockeieller, University of Chicago 7,000,000 George Peabody, various institutions 6,000,000 Leiand Stanford, Leiand Stanford, Jr., TTniversity, 5,000,000 AsaPacker, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania 3,500,000 Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins Univ., Maryland 3,500,000 Paul Turlane, Turlane University, Lousiana 2,500,000 Isaac Rich, Boston University, Massaehusetts 2,000,000 Jonas G. Clark, Clark University, Mass 2,000,000 Vanderbilt Bros., Vanderbilt University, Tenn 1,775,000 James Lick, University of California - 1,650,000 Henry W. Sage, Cornell .University, New York 1,600,000 John C. Green, Princeton College, New Jersey --- 1,500,000 William C. DePauw, DePauw University, Indiana 1,500,000 A. J. Drexel, Drexel Industrial School, Philadelphia 1,500,000 Leonard Case, Case School of Applied Sciences, Cleveland, Ohio 1,200,000 Peter Cooper, Cooper Union, New York 1,200,000 Ezra Cornell, Cornell University, New York 1,000,000 Itfwill be noticed that the two weal- thiest universities in the nation, Harvard and Yale, do not aopear in the list, for the reason that of all their benefactions not one has reached $1,000,000. Mr. Sage, who has given Cornell eo much, made all of his money in Michigan, but that state reaps no benefit therefrom. A Grand Time - One of the happiest events among tihe niany happy Dnes that have taken place in t3ie Y. M. C. A. rooms, occurred last evening, it being a banquet given by the active members of the association, to the Ladies Auxilary. The ladies responded to toasts and one of tbeir number, Mre. H. S. Dean, acted as toastmaster, and did it adniirably. The tables Tvere elegant, the company, numbering about 1Y5, -were all in their jolliest mood, and the gongs and instrumental pieces deserve more thant his brief mention. Death of John O'Keefe - Another of the old citizens, well known to most of the people of this city has passed away. John O'Iveef, -vhose stalwart form and gruff but kindly voice had greeted friends here for nearly fifty years, died on Sunday monun.g last, aged 73 years. The deceased was born in Ireland and carne to this country in 1851, eettllng in Northfield, taking up a farm from the government. About 1861 he mowl to Ann Arbor where he has resided ever since. He leaves a widow and five daughters, aniong theni being Mrs. John M. Feiner, of this city. Funeral services were held yesterday morning from St. Thomas' church. He had many friends, no enemies. A Bad Blaze- Sunday morning, at about half-past eight o'clock, the iire department was called o No. 103 E. Huron st., owned .and occupied by Mrs. Martha S. Oswald .In eome unknown way the fire was etarted in the attic, H is supposed by mice earrying matches there, as -there is no other theory to account for it. The fire department was (in gtood season, but the flamee had got uiider Buch headway that the house was thoroughly flooded befored ihe flamee were extimguished, consequently a great deal of damage was done. The loss on house and contente is placed at $1,500, willen Is covered by insurance. A dar Load of Horses.- Wallace, Noyes & Co will bring a Car load of horses here for sale the first week in March, at Kittredge's Barn. The Horses are for drlving and general purposes. 2w A Suelden Death - The people iu the vicinity of Miller ave., and N. AshleV st. were coneiderably excited this morning by liading tíie dead body of George Kudman, at the back steps of his home. He bad evidently just stepped out of the back door of hls house, when he was taken with a fetroke of apoplexy, and died iinstantly. He twas laying on his face when fonod. and had no doubt been where he feil f rom the early part of the evening, as his clot.hes were covered Yith the light fall of snoiv that feil at about 10 o'clock p. m. He was a man upwards of 70 years of age, a na ti ve of England, had lived here many yeare and leaves no immediate relatives except a wiíe, who is in practically a helpless ccmdition. The fact that the Oourier forms were ready for press wheox this was leamed prevenís givIng furtJier particulars. THE STARS. The followlng Unes were wrltten bv Mr. Hale but a short time before hls death, which occurred Oct. 6, 1895. Mr. Hale was the youngest son of Rev. Edward Everett Hale, aud gruduated from Harvard In 1S91: I lay at ray ease in ray little boat, Fi'isi nioored to theshore of the pond, And looked up through the trees that swayed in the breeze. At God's own sky beyond. And I tliought of the want and sln in the world, And the pain and grief they bring And I marveled at Uod for spreading abroad öuch sorrow and suft'ering. Evening came creeping over the earth, And tbesky grew dimandgray And faded from sight; aud I grumbled at nigbt For stealing in y sky away. Tlien ou tof the dark just a speek of a face Peeped forth from its window bars ; And 1 langhed to see it smile at me- 1 had not thought of the stars ! There are millions of loving thougnts and deeds All ripe for awakening, That never would start lrom the world's cold heart But for sorrow and suffeiing. Yes. the blackening night is somber and cold And theday was warm and fine; Audyet il the day had never faded away The stars would never shine ! -w THE COUNTRY EDITOR. I saw him at hls font Ashesatupon hls stool. And he smiled on the boys As weassed alnng to school, Grinning, Winning, Happy with hls type and rule. He could clip, he could paste, He could write a leader fine, And set it up In style While he cm a monkey shine Kor the boys, Full of noise, Happy tyiug type wlth twine. He could run a Son day school, Standing hiish lipón a chaii - Hewasn'ttall enough Till he got up in the air- OB'like agun, Bubbling witn fun, Happy with thcchildren there. I saw hlm as hegrasped With his honesl grip and kind, The hands of all the boys As they lelt new fields to find. And his smile Is the whüe Ever in their lives eutwined. New Jersey Grape Juiee Sent to Europe. Mr. Speer, of New Jersey, has a reputation extending over the world as belng a rellable producer of Oporto Grape Juice And Port Wine. His Oporto Juice and Port Wine are ordered by families in Dresden, lxindon and Paris for their superior medicinal virtues, and blood making quality, öwing to the iron contained in the in which the vines grow. Wlien the fact is taken into consideration that there are 1,300,000 miles of wagon road in this country, 1,295,000 of which are bad, the approprtateness of the mass convention tor the improvement of these roade,, called by Gov. Rich for Jlarch 3d, at Lansing, is apparent. Every commuuity "in the state ought to be represonted by at least one or more delegates. Attoraey Herbert It. Clark, of Adrian, who with his wiie, was set off a Lake Shore car, for refusing to pay more than the three cent rate, bas eued the company for $5,000 damages for putting Mrs. Clark off the train at Lenawee Junction. Luggmg her five miles into Adrián made bim sweat and now he wants to sweat the R. K. Oo. and see how they like it. - Monroe Democrat.