Theron F. Giddings, Of Kalamazoo

is receiving the hearty support of the press ol this section for the office of auditor-general, on the republican ticket. Thb Western Plowman 8ays"the hope of the American farmer is in raising a greater number of products." That is especially true of this región, where the farmer who depends on one or two crops for his income is not wise. Thi name of Joseph R. Moore, the able cashier ot the Peninsular Savings bank of Detroit, seems to be mentioned far oftener than any other when the question of a candidate for state treasurer is spoken of by republicana. To indícate what an immense busi. ness Armour & Co., of Chicago, are carrying on, the ene item of $8,000,000 worth of cotton seed oil used by thetn annnally in their production of pure leaf lard and liigb grade dairy butter is bewilderingly suggestive. Armour must have reached much higher than he ever dared to aim, when he started in his business career. To beat Armour is certainly high eaough for any of our enterprising young business men. The Argus unwittingly pays The Register a compliment in its Tuesday's issue, by immitating its methodf. As soon as it learned that The Register was arranging to give a series of sketches of well-known farmers, it immediately caught up the idea and started the same thing. The Register certainly has no objections, for we think such a plan will have good results. We only wish that our contemporary would itself think of something original. If it would do so, people would have more respect for it. The attempt made by Detroit parties to oust Dr. Martin from bis position was, we are bappy to say, unsuccessful. The doctor bas gi ven the very best of satisfaction and is one of the most popular men in the medical department. His record Eince be has held his present position has been unparalleled. It is questionable if the University could find a more earnest and conscientious ■worker than Dr. Martin has ever Bhown himself to be, or one who has brighter prospects before him. The medical department could ill afford to lose a man whose character is above reproach and whose talents are admitted by all. Louisiana will continue to be dis. graced by the miserable lottery that has been allowed to rob the people of this nation unstintedly for many years. It bas taken millions to purchase corrupt legislators besides the twenty-four million dollars to be paid into the state treasury; but the lottery managers will soon draw this from the pockets of the millions of gullible people of this nation, if congress does not pass laws to restrict the corrupt business to the state that shields it. Should congress pass stringent measures that would confine the degrading trafficto the state in which it is located, it will be a turn of affairs all connected, which it justly deserve, and good people will rejoice exceedingly. A Number of tlie papers in the state have taken an aggressive stand against advertising the Detroit exposition. ïhis is wrong. The Detroit exposition is of unquestionable value to the whole state. The exhibits displayed there are far ahead of any eeen at the state fair or at the fairs given at every four corners in the state. The Detroit exposition is to be a permanent affair and although it isbackedby private capital, it is of by far more public benefit than any of its smaller competitors in the state. The press of Missouri stand by the St. Louis exposition, Illinois by the Chicago exposition, Louisiana by the New Orleans mardi gras, and to make . an exposition of like rank the press of "Michigan must stand by the Detroit exposition. Iï is soraething of a disappointmei t to many of us that our city haa not shown an increase in its population that weuld acquire at leafet five figures to represent. If it had been only half a dozen more orless over the four figure unit, it would have answered the deinands of the case and relieved the nionotony. But we have the satisfaction of knowing that we have had a substantial growth in the past six years, since the laat census was taken; and hat we are sure to pass the 10,000 mark hext time. We realize too with some satisfaction that wlien our student population is here we are fully 12,000 strong, and have as fine natural and artistic beauty andas grand educational facilities as are offered in any city of its gize or doublé its size, in all the land. For some weeks past The Rkgistkr lias been interviewing a number of the more successful farmers in Washtenaw county with the view to obtaining data for the purpose of giving, during the summer, a series of sketches of their lives. Some very interestingand profltable reading matter may be expected in these brief articles. The young people among our readers would do well to learn how some of the most respected and prosperous people among this class have acquired a competency and a highly respected name. Ifmany of the youth in the country, who are longing to leave the farm, could appreciate the ease and contentment enjoyed by our farmers, as compared with the constant worry and nervous strain to which the average business man is subjected, they would be much more contented to remain where they are. For the firet time in many years the votere of Ann Arbor have refused to vote money asked for by the Common Council. MuchoppoBitiontothemeaeure voted for Monday, was shown by the people of the second and third wards who feel that frequent and large appropriations are made forthe benefit of the eastern part of the city while very little is done forthe western half, thusmaking, it is claimed, a large increase in values i n the east side while the valueof real esta' e west of Main street is practically at a stand still. It would be well for those who have the distribution of the city's f jnds to look into the merits of this claim and answer it, if they can. Many votes were also lost to the proposed measure because of the belief that the Common Council is not economically expending all the money now at its disposal. To this is in all ■ probability due its defeat. As an instance of this, the disposition of the city printing is a case in hand and justifies the feeling. Some members of the Council have evidently forgotten that they are the servents of the city and not of a party, lhe people of Ann Arbor are not ready to vote a $5,000.00 tax to indirectly boom a party. The fact that there was no general cali from the people fcr such a measure will also account for a great deal. In this respect it greatly differed from the proposition brought forward by The Register a few months ago, for a sewerage system. The latter had received indorsement from prominent University authorities, from nearly every physician in the city, from the Board of Health, from the Board of Public Works and from the Business Men's Association. Yet on the merest technicality, it was vetoed, and, by a bit of sharp practice, the printing of the report by Prof. Greene, though ordered by the council, was suppressed. A vote on another subject was, however, ordered though but few citizens requested it Naturally defeat followed. The thing for the council to do is to heed the cal of the public, and then use the monief economically, and they will never be refused necessary funds by the citizens cl Ann Arbor. If, however, some of them have schemesto work for the benefit of themselves and party friends, money even for worthy purposes will be withheld. Under a different city administration we believe that the vote, Monday, would hare shown entirely different resulta.