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some fire arms, as we imported $313,521 worth in the nine montbs ending March 31, 1895, as against only $102,000 worth up to March 31, 1894. ABOUT the only thing that thrives under the present administration is the deficit, which enjoys a growth of astonishing proportions. It was $51,000,000 at last accounts. - Journal, Boston, Mass. __________ A MAN in New York City is earning a living in the sheep industry. He is cngaged on salary to take cace oí a flock of sheep which has been placed in Central Park as curiosities. - Journal, Sioux City, Iowa. The total government receipts during the ten months of the current fiscal year, to April 30, were over $40,000,000 less than the expenses, although the latter were reduced to the lowest possible amount. EXPORTS of corn feil off by 3,600,000 bushels in March. 1895, as compared with March, 1894; of wheat by 100,000 bushels and of flour by 1,800,000 barrels. That is how the farmers are letting themselves out into the markets of the world and the barrel factories are letting themselves out of work. CUTLERY is coming in quicker than over, for in March, 18H4, we bought ,71 worth, btit in March, this year, we pald 14s,U30 to foroign cutlorj manufacturers. During the ninu months ending April 1 we sent abroad 81,461,775 for foreign cutlery as aïainst 7 :.i): h) paid out during the nine munths a year earlier. Would it not be better to so thorougly alïord ])rotection to our chemical industries that these conditions might be brought about, inereasing our own Industries and alïording more work for our own people, rather than diminishing our producto and taking work away from our people, as we clearly are doing under the chemical schedule of the Gorman tarfl? A PEVyears ago when Max O Rell visited this country he never failed to make it one of the chief jokes of his lecture that the most trou blesome pro btem of the United States was "whatto do with the surplus." That was before the days of Tariff reform and the Gornian bill. We have no suoh problen now. We have almost forgotten that we ever had a surplus, we have become so used to a deficit. How to meet the deficit is the question now. The resort to the war measure of an incorne tax failed and bond selling looks as though it would have to be a necessary repeater. All this has been an instructive "object lesson." Hon. We B. Hom blower refused to accept a cent as compensation f rom the senior law class for coming to Ann Arbor to deliver the address at the unveiling of the Cooley bust. He would not even accept pay for his traveling expenses. He said the honor to speak on such an occasion and_ upon such a subject was ampie compensation. The class have voted him a memorial expressing their thanks to him for his address.