Among Our Neighbors

Last Sunday evening an almost unan imous vote was given by a large congregatioa at the methodist church re questing the president of the village to exercise his authority and keep the saloons strictly elosed on Sunday 9. Those vvhosaw the jumping beans in Haeussler's store window a few months ago can imagine how the man mut' have feit who swallowed a few of them in place of capsules. He said his stomach feltlike a ball room f uil of jumping Jaoki. The feeling is growing that the state military encampment which coats the state upwards of $42,000 a year is an expensive luxury besides doing more damage to young men than it doea good An attempt willl be made to have it discontinued. Ypsilanti Sentinel. Henry M. Rose, formerly manager of the Keeley institute at this place, will go to Washington as Senator Burrows! secretary. Dr. O. M. Child, who has just arrived f rom Naples, is visiting his únele, J. H. Manning. Dr. Child is on his way to Chicago, wheie he holds a fellowship in Chicago University. Bills have been presented for three new normal schools. Representativo Donovan wants one at Bay City, Mr. Chamberlain one in the upper peninsula, and Senator r-haw one in central Michigan. The schools re-occupied the central "building for the third time after a fli-e, laat jtonday morning, and both students and teachers are glad to be at home again. The arrangement of rooms remaine as before, and could not be bette red. Saturday afternoon an absent-minded farmer, after having stored away his purchases in his wagon and made his family as comfortable as possible for their cold journey homeward, got into the wagon, tucked himself up with the robe and tried to start without untying his horsea. Dexter Leadee. General Patrick Lyon, of Grand Rápida, was among Dexter f rienda aeveral days laat week. Mr. Lyon likes Grand Rapids as a home very mueh and thinks that for business U's the grealst city in Michigan. A little four years old daughter of Nichols Webber was terribly scalded yesterday - afternoon. The burn extends from the waist downward, and was caused by the overturning of a kettle of boiling water. Her recovery is eonsidered doubtful. Swindlers are said to be working the country school directora in this State. They claim to represent B. R. Patten gill, state superintendent of public in. itruction, and that they are sent out to introduce uniform text-books. They Tisit the directors singly, ask thtm to sign ordera for the new books, and the orders later turnout as promissory notes. Saline Observer. G. Nissly left this morning for Jackou to attend the state poultry show He has seyeral fine exhibits of bird9 there. J. M. Gross while drawing ice Wednesday was thrown from the load and landed upon his face and head. A long and deep gash was cut in the face beides more or less bad bruises. D. H. Briggs last Sunday received a telegram announcing the üeath of his brother Charles, in Dakota. Pull particulars are not known, the facts however are that he was kicked by a norse the day previ jus and died soon after. Quite a joyful surprise was poured upon the K. O. T. M. boys last night. They were earnestly engaged in the work of the order. A candidate was just starting in for initiation when the picket heard an alarm at the door and as he opened it to see the cause the L. O. T. M. rushed in in a body with baskets, pails and coffee pot filled full. They had come for a surprise and a jolly good time and it is useless to say they had it. Chelsea Standard. The Stoekbridge Sun speaks of Still treet in Ann Arbor. That name would be appropriate for any street in Ann Arbor. The lady editors of the Ann Arbor Democrat ask the question, "Why do women always talk about their home affaire?" If the above mentioned ladies were married and had families of their own, it is probable that they would have never asked the question. It is the happening of everyday life that most people talk about, and aa looking after family affairs, is the every day work of women, is it any wonder that it is the main subject of the'r eonversation?