A State Prohibition Convention Wil

be held in Buck's opera house, in the city of Lansing, Michigan, at II o'clock a. m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1889. The present term of the state legislatura will not be five days shorter than two yesrs ago, and some of the wisest prophets at Lant-ing predict it will be longer than its predeeessors. The boys WÜl have their fun. Uncle Sam will have to start another monument. Washington monument, the tallest in the world until now, is eclipsed. The Eifiel tower in Paris had reached a height of 7G1 on January 9, tfae highest structure tipon the globe. The very men who voted for the junketiog steal at Lansing, are the ones who would have howled the longest and loudest, had they been at home working l.onestly for their daily bread aad trying to get enough ahead to pay their taxes. "Well, write up the record. It seems to me it is getting to be the fashion for theatric&l people to stop off a few minutes inCbicago toget divorced,"said Judge Horton of that city in closing a case the other day. Judicial evidence shows that there is some truth in what was supposed to be mostly rumor, that a íraveler could stop over night there and secur" lívorop. A 8UPEK1NTENDENT of pilbÜC Schools h Northern Michigan writes the Detroit Tribune, lecommending the passage of "a bill to make the diplomas of the literary depadinents of the university staOcertificates in certain cases." He ihinks there should be no question as to the fairness and justice of this meas'üre, and eays : "The University is a state institution, under state inspection; . and ita graduates are holding many of 'the leading school superintendencies in the state. Why should they b subjected to an annual examination? The diploma certifícate could be canceled or annulled in the same manner and for the same causes that Normal school certifícales may be cancelled or suspended. BtatO Superintendent Northrop, of Minnesota, last year granted a state certifícate to a gradúate of the University of Michigan on hiB diploma. Should not Michigan honor her own institutions?" The veterans have centered their hopes of a representation in Gen. Harrison's cabinet upon Ex-Gov. Alger. Afier recounting hisbrilliantwar record and eignal success in civil pursuits the National Tribune of Washington doses its leading editorial of Feb. 7 aB follows: "The veterans love and admire Gen. Alger for his splendid soldierahip and magnifieent business abililiea, for his open-handed generosity to the poor and unfortunate, and for histliorough identification and sympathy with his cotnrades of the late war. With him in the cabinet, they will be sure of having a man therewhose íriendship they can confidently count on all the time; who thiiik and feels as they do on all questions; who will be their advocate and spokesman, and who will lead them as ably and euecessfully as he once led them in battle. They believe that. considering how much they did to bring Gen. Harrison into power, they should have 8uch a representativo in his cabiaet, and Gen. Alger is the man they would like to have represent them. The appointment. would máke glad the hearts of a million vpterans." Geabdly du we prale of the glorious . achievementsof the 19th century, in nvention, construction, exploration, civilization, etc, but the man bom today who HveB to be a hundred years old will find but a few pages in his history devoted to the age that bwhis so wonderful to us. There is a good deal yet to accomplish before Ihis little globe will be fully fitted up for the enjoyment of its inhabitants. A new company justformed in Brussels, proposes to build a railroad to connect the head of navigation on the lower Congo with Stanley Pool, thus opt-ning up a line of about 7,006 miles in the interior of África to trade and commerce. The mot-t careful stimates show that it will require only sixty five millions of dollars to thorouhly complete and eqnip the proposed Nicuragua ship canal. Private enterprise in the United States will soon push this through to the discomfort of the grewt Panama projectors fer which the couipany's obliatiuns today amount to over four hundred millior.s with aniiual interest and fixed charges of about twenty-two millions. Our eeven raillion dollar punüiase of Alaska wiU bo a great and valuable acquisition one hundred years froua now. Max O'Uell was astonished to learn wben he arrived at Ban Francisco from New York, that he was not quite half muy across this country. "Jonathan more than dnubled the width of his continent in 1S07, when fr the suin of f7,000,000 he purihased Alaska of the ItuBBians." There's "lots to do," y et ! One of the mo t important questions before the state egislature thissession is that of tempel ince. Sound, practical, progressive laws bat will stand the test when submitted ror supreme court criticism, are dema nded. The ealoon is a curse wherever it is allowed, and it .sust, be crowded out as fast as possible. A levei headed corresnondent of th Detroit Tribune gives nine poinrs ma' should be considered by our ïaw-makers. They are eminently practicable : 1. Higher license and the number of places limited by population. '1. County loi-al option. 8. Town local option where the whole connty does not wish it. This has been the method in New York state for at least fifty years, and in many towns no liquor has ever been sold. 4. A state constabulary whose business shall be to see to a strict enforcement of the law. 5. Make the law as easy of execution as poasible, and make it easier to convi('t for selling without license. 6. Make penalty fixed and to include imprisonment with or without fine, and absolute t'orfeiture of license in case oí thnse who have license. 7. Fix the time for closing absolutely and leave nothin(? to city councils. 8. Make it a misdemeanor to allow minois to enter a saloon. 9. Forbid any game of cards or pool to be played in thebuilding where liqtior is sold. ' ________