Judge Of Probate Candidates

The Register of tJiis city 'aas been t; j" voclferous ior some time in m ihlkliCÜlii tho eauüidacy of Hoa. föhn F. Lawrewife, of tliis city, ior pro abte judgü 'o one can deny the perfect propriety of the man for the place or the place for the man. Mr Iawrenoe has those qualitles whlch are required in that position, am should the republicana select liim for tli-e office, he would flll the place with ability and honor to his party nad to himself. There will be no scarcity of candidates. It is understood that Hou. George S. TVTieeler, of Salem, --ho accepted a nominatlon four years ago to help out the ticket, when tliere was no show for an election, will ask for the place now - and with good reasons too - when there is a show for an election. It has also been stated that the many friemisof Hon. Amariah F. Freeman, o: Manchester, would like to see hitn heac: the ticket, and surely no man in Washtenaw could do it any better. There has also been a hint that the republicana of the county could go further and fare worse than by nomiuating Capt. E.,P. Allen, of Ypsilanti. The last Dexter Leader has this to say of the excellent candidate from that village : "Since the announcement in the Leader of last week, of the candidacy of our worthy townsman H. Wirt Newkirk for Judge of Probate, on the Reublican ticket, we have heard considerable conversation upon the subject, and also read some favorable comments n our exchanges. It is gratifying to ïote that Mr. Newkirk is receiving a most hearty support, not only among our home people, but from every part of he county. While it is too early to venture anything like a prediction as to what the result of the county convenion will be, there is every evidence .hat no man will enter it with a stronger or more enthusiastic support. To the eople of this vicinity, of the village esecially, Mr. Newkirk 's candidacy will e iooked upon with feelings of local ride. Nearly every town in the couny save Dexter, is represented at the ounty capital. Chelsea has the Sheriff and Deputy Treasurer ; Ann Arbor the Prosecuting Attorney ; Ypsilanti, Regiser of Deeds; Manchester, Treasurer. iow it really seems that Dexter should ïave a representative among the county fficers. She could not have a better ne, or one who would reflect more redit upon the community than Mr. Vewkirk as Judge of Probate, and if the iepublicans should see fit to nomínate ïim they will make no mistake." Military Drill in the Schools. Senator Carter haa introduced a )ill " to establish a bureau of military ducation and to promote the adoption f uniform drill in the public schools f the several States and Territories." ThÍ8 bilí provides for the establishment, witliin the War Department at Washington, of a "bureau of military ducation." It is to be conducted by n officer of the army, with such assstance from officers and clerks of the epartment as may be necesBary for he prompt and efficiënt execution of lie act. The officer at the head of he bureau is to prepare a text-book f drill regulations, with the view of f making the drill taught in the pubic of the country uniform, and idential with that obtaining in the regular rmy. This text-book is to bedistriduted "free of charge on the writtenrequest of boards of education and direcors of the public schools, or on the equest of Senators and Representa, ives in Congress, under such rules nd regulations as the Secretary of Var may approve". The expenses of ie bureau are to be defrayed from tie contingent fund of the department. We have been asked by the Superinendent of the Physical Culture Department of the Woman's Christian Tempernce Union to petition against the passge of this bill. We cannot consent to o this, and as the request comes from source so eminently respectable, from body of earnest women engaged in lie noble work of promoting tempernce, we deem it to be both courteous nd proper to state briefly some of the easons for our refusal. In the first )lace, the bill does not impose military rill upon our public schools. The quesion as to the adoption of drill as part of ,he school course is left to the local chool authorities. The opposite projosition would be unconstitutional. This one recognizes the fact that n many of our schools the pupils are now drilled and its author suggests we think, that wherever military exerises re taught they shall be those in which the soldiers of the regular army are instructed. Certainly this is well, or some day, when these boys are men, hey may be called upon to defend their country, and then it will be important that the drill they have learned at school shall be the drill of the armyMoreover, we have no sympathy with the opposition sometimes expressed to military training. We do not believe that because a man or a nation is prepared for selfdefence he or it thereby becomes a bully. Thirty-fiye years ago there was no citizen of the North who would not have been glad if more of our young raen had been taught at school the simple art of drill. Thousands of lives and millions of treasures would have been saved, and the war would aave been shorter. Aside from the aractical aspect of the matter, too, we Delieve in manly physical exercises for the youth of the country. The otlier day a distinguished clergymau spoke oj military drill, football, and other physical sports as brutalizing. There is no ruth in this. Manly sports are humanzing. They develop courage, truthfulness, self-reliance, self-restraint, respect or worthy antagonists, fair play - character, in short. On the other hand, the soft muscles of the pale neurosic youth oo often foster the meanest traits of the ïuman mind. They induce to ness, evasion, subterfuge, and mendacity. In nine cases out of ten it is the )oy with the healthy body, a body tliat ïas been exercised in contentions with lis fellow-boys, who is not cruel, nor a jackbiter, nor a telltaler, whose impulses are generous, and who is best itted to cope squarely and honestly with the world. To the making of a good man military drill contributes aong with other athletic pursuits. And araong the traits especially developed y it are the fine virtues of discipline, elf-repression, and courtesy. - From Harper's Weekly. FOR ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. 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