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Éake News lives- an1 there are no signs of lecay abont it- a couple of j-ears longer it will be oí age. You'd seare 'expect such maturity in one so voung uid tïisky. for the News very seldoui niisses anythiug. Retaliatory legislation with reference tb our tari ff is not being lieard f rom, despite tlie dismal predictions of last June and July. The only place where if is suggested is in Argentine, and a study of the commercial relations of ihe two countries in view of the fact that we buy more from Argentine tlian slie boys from us. The American "Economist" says: "The spreading of protectionist sentiment in tlie South, the iinpartial and wholly iuitional spirit whioh lias detei:nined the provisions of tlie Dingley few, and the wise and statesmanlike utterances of President McKinley have gone far to destroy the remnants of ihat sectionalism which years ago threatened to destroy the Union." Chairman Jones's views and attitude in regard to the recognition of silver by State platforms are still uncertain. One day he announces that he is opppged to it ; the next day he announces ïhat he favors it, and the next day he tríes to announce that he has said aothing on ihe subject. The late Popocratie leader is evidently ashamed of the couapany he is keeping, but apparentJy sees no way of breaking loose from it. "Chere are others in the same boat. The TJniversity of Missouri refeives Í23.023 from the estáte of the late John E!. Conley under the operation of i Iaw reeently passed by tlie legislature which provides that if a man dies teaviivg no iather, mother, or direct lineal des. ant, a certain percent, of liis estate excluding any amoutit left for charitable or religious purposes, must go to Ihe State University. Wby would tb! n t be a fiooá Iaw to put on Michigan's statute liooks? We rammend it to the new Alumni Associaion to push at the next legislature. But ft ís not the conteutioti of t; ■who seek the restoration of silver to the money base that a ilepreciating ewrrency is desirable. They do nut admit their plan 10 inv ■! ■:.■ sucli a resnlt. Of course, it is alent that he unit of money vvoulI not mainlain its present appreciated value, but they insist that at some point between tlie present gold value of silver and the existing silver value of gold tlie two metáis wouhl meet aiul by natural lawa maintain siu-h an equilibrium as wonld mnke tin1 naoney of this country "hold its own," without material change in value one way or Uhe other - Sentinel. Glad to learn that the Sentinel favors he meeting of the two metáis at some pcint of yaine. Heretofore il lias favorid the forcing o! the t v naetaln to meet stlfi to l, whether naiur.il or uu natural governed. The ahove quotation detnonstrates :hat the sil veriles ure yriving their positions a great deal of thought. The Aun Arbor Courier likes a dollar that " holds its own, or increases n valué." Well, companng the gold dollar with wheat, tlie Courier is in a sad state. A year ao it0 two Imsliels of heat to Imy a dollar, now üve peoks will do it. Has your dollar deprëciated, , Bro. OoÖiier? Or how s it yim sec in a rise, of prices an evideiice" of prowpenty?- Ypsilanti Sentinel. The Sentinel has ásked a question that we have been trying to get the Democrét to answer for several weeks. Will the Sentinel kindly answer for the Demccrat? Is the gold dollar continually appreciating in value, as free silverites are continually asserting? The editorials of the Aun Arbor Detnocrat criticising the editorials of the Daily Times, calis to mind the poem of Joe Bedore's two canines : ■'Hit's wondairful," said Joe Sedoie, "To see two dogs ze same. z all zair feature jes alike So you oan't teil hees naim. "Han w'en he bote togeznir stan', By gar! Hi smlle wtz joll, Tosee two dogs so jes alike Himc feel young like a boy. 'Come Fido. Gyp. Now.liaint 'e naict? Han so hees uatiare's good. He's all day play togezalr zaire, Or run fetch sticks of wood. "Han' hall day long hee's follow me Bote wan each side my laig, Han' bote precisely jes allke, Jes' laike twocblckeu liaig. 'Mon Dieu. now, halu't 'e? hones' uowf Ze bes two dog zat run? Hun' mos' preoisely les alike? Especially zat wan?