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The report of Secretary of State Gardner on the condition of farm mg in Michigan the pust year is quite mteresting-. It shows that: The total area of the state is 36,443,340.40 acres. The aumber of acres in iuvras in the state is 15,Ï93,O78, or 2 per cent of the total land area. The total mimber of farms roported is 178,O.il, or an average of S.V. 1 arres in ecch farm. The averag-e si.e of farms m 1 :Si was 'J-t. :7 acres. The area of improved land In farms is 10,379,515 aeres, whieh i 67.8Ü per cent of the total area in farm and an average of "s.:;o acres in eac farm. The area unimproved is 4.U1Ü, 5(:: acres, an average of :;7.(il acres in each farm. Compared with 18á4 ther is an increase of 443,&53 acres in farms, of 1,404,859 acres in the area improved, and of l,l".l, :;'.! a res in the area tilled and a decrease of 901,007 in the area of unimproved land in farms. The value of farms including land, fenees and buüúings in the state is shown to be $.W8,24y,5O3, a decrease o $13,193,999, as compared witii ls?4 The average value of farir.s per acre in the state in H4 was SSs.48 and in 1894, $14.54. The average decreasc per acre n the state is 8,1.94, or 10. '4 per cent. Farm impleinents in the state are valued at (31, 134,616, a de crease conipared with 1884 of 370.'.', 870 Live stock in the state is valued a 083,150,113 a decrease of $17,470, 135 as compared with 1M84. The aggregate decrease in value of farms, farm ïmplements and live stock in 1894 compared with 1884 is 161,438,664. The estimated value of all farm productions of the state in 189} is $81,270,848, an increase of .$'.', 78!, 4 75 compared with the value of productious in 1883. The increase ík wholly in the central and northern oounties and upper península. Quatermasrer-Goneral Jas. II. Kiritt. Gov. Rich filled the vaeancy in the office of quartermaster-g-eneral of the Michigan National Guard oecasioned by the death of Gen. Devlin, by appointing- (en. James H. Kidd, of Ionia. to that oflice. General Kidd is pec.uliarly well quftlified to fill the office having made an enviable record both in the service of his country and this state. Gen. Kidd entered the service as captain in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry, Oct. 13. 1802, and on May 'J. 1868, was made ma or. May. 186-1. he was commissioned colunel and was brevetted brigadier general in I8d. for g&Uant and meritorious senices His connectlon with the M. N. Q. commenced with the orgunization of Co. G. Second regimenl. of Ionia. ot which he was the livm oaptain. contlnuing us such tor three years until he was appointed Ueutenant colonel and assistent iiuartertnaster-iceneral. He served in the latter capacity ualil Dec. 18, 1,'. He was commissioned brigadier general and Inspector general of the M. N G. by (Jov. Alyer in 18S5, and served for two years. in 1893. Gc;l Kidd was commander of the Michigan department, G. A. K Tr and Feathrrt for a Girl. Ora Hunker, the girl who became so prominent at Benzouia last summer in the trial of W. 11. Tliacker, who was accused of his wife, has been compelled to lenve touu. Ora lived for tivo .vears with the Thaekers. It was coramon gossip for a long time that Thaekers admiration for his wifes eompanion was altogether toe warm, amt that it was for Ora that hc poisoned his wife. She has since been taking care of Thaeker s home for hu two boys. but the oitizens didn't want her in toivn. Justice Long, of the supreine court. has granted a writ of error in the case of V. H. Thaeker, who was found ífiiilty a year ago of poisoning his wife at Henzonia. The ea.se will now be reviewed at the October term. Mechanlcal Kngineera of Amprlra Members of one ot the foremost technkal organizatious of thia country the American Society of Mechanica) Engineers, assembled in Detroit They are men who plan and devise the machinery for rolling inil Is, blast furnaces, sawinills, mines and in tact all ineehanical devices of the greut industries of the country. The many papers read upon important subjectB mode the meetings extremelv interestiny. The members combiued pleasure with business and were giveu excuraions to Helle Isle, St. Clair Flats and about Detroit. They also participa ted in the testlng1 of a new Aliis entine at the Detroit waterworks, with a guaranteed capacity of :.'4,ÜOU,ÜÜÜ gallons of water every 'i-i hours. Mediums Kgsreil and stoned. A trio of allejred mediums stopped at Byron and engaged the opera hou--'. On Information svhieh they olaimed ;ame from spirits, they made statements eoncerning' certain oitizens which may make. business for the áivorce mili. Almost iminediately afterward the air was h'lled with fiyiiifi' ögps, stones and clubs. The opera house was badly disflgured and lts manager, .Martin I). Coinstock, pro;ured a warrant for the arrest of Dr. 1'. s. Ruffgles, presideutof the villag-e, 3.T11 1 six others, tliein witli malicióos destruction of property. l'hey all pleaded not guilty and gave bail. state Statistliian. Cn'. C. V. Dalaad. Althoug'h the act of the last legfislature creating the office ut' state statistician will not take effect antilSept. 1, lm-. Bich has announced his ïntention lei appoint Col. Chas. V. Deland, of on, to thai eet of the hiw is the eollection and compilation of Btatistica whlch will lead to the more equitabie and uniform system of tiixinjj property throujfhout the state. U. of M. (ratluatt! (f)3 Stmlciits. Tlie comme ncement exereises at the Michigan LJniversitj ited with ilii' awarding of diplomas to 193 young Hen and romen James flolme Cauleld, L. Li. 1)., ehancellor of the l'ni: v of .rlu';is!;a. aml president of )liin State I i: i". i'rsity. delivered an ration and Presiden) fVngell presented the diplomas. Abo visitón ivitnessed the exercises. Preparations are bein} made at South Haven for the reception of 1,000 ■f Chicajjo's working girla at the home vvliii h lias been built for them hy ChiL'ago's benevolent citizeDS.