He Changed His Mind
A eert ala citizen of thlscly who hs not been a very strongíbaliever in the military, has changed hls mimi. fie aaw the great parade in Detroit on the Saturday before electlon, and he ateo saw the horde of hoodoos who assembled about the Soldier's Monument, and kept thelr noise and racket golng untll they tired themselves out. Tlils gentleman also witnessed their antlcs and thelr behavlor. He etudled them thoroughly, and he then and there changed hla mind as to the need of the state militia, for as he remarked to a frtend, "our cltle are tnfested with a class of desperate characters who are bent on mtechief. Those men only need the hand of a leader. When that leader comes, It means Serious trouble to the peace and wellare of the nation." Our nation has no avenues of escape for "th floater." The manto whom fortune has been unklnd ; -who has not prospered ; who has neither home or kindred ; who cares fbr nobody, and who stands ready for anythlng, it only some ome wtll lead, is aecumulatimg with great rapidlty in this country. Great BrJtaln has her coionie?, and stie has he-r arniv rtriSj navy. and between them all. -lv kep6that clasa employed. Tlie same ie trae to a somewliat less ext ■■ o1' 1) othér Kuropean nations. Here they nccumuiate and cause rreat festers of Iraman comipti-on in our large oities. Tliey are dangerous, and our only hope is in our military. At any time the outbreak may come, and Then the strong arm of the miilitia wlll alone stand between that horde of plunderers and rufiians and the home of the lionest, qufet citizen. A large standiivs arnty issometimes tboughï to be a menace to the peace ïnd safety oí a republlt ; but honestly, lt is a serioíis (luestiora iï we are not arriving at the period when a large standing army is a necessity. Wheelmen to Combine- Various cyclists of the city who beleive in organization, gathered, about 75 strong, at the School of Music on Thursday evening last and proceeded to organize "The Ann Arbor Cycle Club." Prof. Levi D. Wines acted as chairman and Henry J. Brown as Secretary. There was a whirl of discussion for a time and then the meeting turned its pedals over to business,-evolved a constitution, which was adopted, and the signatures of some sixty euthusiastic wheelmeu was at once attached tliereto. The officers chosen are from the class of people who rnake things hum when they take hold of it, as follows : President - Dr. Fleming Carrow. Vice-Presidents - H. J. Brown, Mrs. Dr. J. N. Martin, Dr. Fitzgerald. Secretary- Ralph C. McAllaster. Treasurer - J. H. Wade. Executive Com.- Prof. F. M. Taylor, J. J. Goodyear. Members of the Council. - Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Mrs. J. V. Sheehan, Mrs. J. E. Reighard, E. L. Seyler, S. A. Moran, Dr. C. G. Darling, Robert Phillips, E. E. Calkins, P. C. Freer, Frank H. Warren, Mrs. Mary Wood-Allen, E. D. Campbell, J. H.Drake, Chas. Davis. As the dealers here assert that there are 2,500 wheels owned in the city, it certainly seems as if an organization might be efl'ected that would be effective n carrying forward needed reforms in some of our ways - high ways. The main object, we understand. of he club is to secure better roads, and to :eep the streets clean from broken glass, acks and sharp objects that ruin tlie ires of wheels. A bicycle path to ÏVhitmore Lake is one of the proprosed desiderata. The membership fee is only 25 cents, so that every one can afibrd to uuite with the club. High School Notes- School cloeés Wednesday evenlng for the Thanksgiving vacation. The S C. A. meéts every Frlday lafternooc froon 4:15 to 4:45. AU are invited to attend. Prof. and Mrs. Perry, Mfeses Porter and Hunt attended the funeral of Miss Dickey at Marshaal. The last half of the ftrst semester begau last week TVedmesday,and all tuition for the last hálí, Is hot due. The Athüetlc Associatlon wili glve a party Ln the near future. As they are much in need of rno-ney it Ie hopecl that there may be a large attendance. The foot ball team goës to Grand ids Wednesday évenlng, where they will play the High School team oí that place, Thanksgiving afternoon. Grand Kapids hae not been defeated this year, and our boys are confldent of adminlsterlng to them thélr first defeat. The foot bail team was defeated at Detroit Priday, by the High School team of that plaec. It was a hard fought game, but the referee, who was a Detroit man, was very unfair to our boys In many respecte. Our line, th Detroit boys could' not go throagh for any kind oí a gain, they making their galns aronnd the ends. Abo ut five minutes a'fter the game began, Scharder, hali back for Ann Arbor, broke hls collar bone, and by this accident soane of the boys lost their nerve,. The final score was 12 to 0. That's Whai'a the Matter- "Do you know what's the matter with the Episcopal church?" said a proniraent citizen a day or two since. "Ko, I didn't know anything was the matter with that church," was the reply. "Well there is." AVh at is it?" was asked. "This," was the answer, "'the ininistry of that church needs Amerieanizing. Many - not all - of the Episcopal ministers ape English speech, manners and ustoms in the pulpit. Such things may be all right for Canada, but they are not the thiug for the United States. What we want is good plain Anglo Saxon. Ilike the service of that church. It is beautiful. But I have heard so manyjof its ministers who ape the Engish in the pulpit that it has made me cautious about attending. What that church needs is more Americana in its pulpits." The above is the opinión of a pretty good man. Those Election Ex enses - The law requiring all candidates and chairmen of committees to file afBdavits of their election expenses has been fairly complied with. Those who have done so, are as follows : W. W. Wedemeyer, Ch'n Rep. Co. Coramittee $1,315 72 M. J. Cavauaagli, Ch'n Dem. Co Committee 909 35 H. A. Couant, Ch'u Rep. Cong. Committee 500,00 Audrew Campbell loo 00 Andrew J. Sawyer 96.00 JohnK. Campbell 49.41 Thos. D. Kearney 157 00 Wm. Judsou 3'2 00 Hiratn Ltghthall 196.05 Jacob F. Schuh 175.00 George A. Cook 120.00 Wm. F. Rehfuss 50.00 John P. Kirk 170.00 O. E. Biitterfleld 5.00 Joseph F. Webb .00 Wm. R. Bartou 5 08 Henry Conlin __ 5 00 Harris Ball .00 And now the festive farmer Brings his taters loto town, This size ou üie top slde- OÜOOOOOOO Andthla size further down- ooooooooooooo -Georgetown (Ky ) News.
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