Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1882 — UNION ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

UNION ITEMS.

All lovely in Union, especial? the girls. Roads very rough. The challenge sent by the Keener literary society tu the Jasper City literary society has beeu withdrawn. We suppose it was cowardice on the part of the “Keenerites." We WAnt it understood that we have not changed our name yet, and will not for the present. Polka and Waltz saya she will be down to see the new t< p buggy. We suppose that she will come down in atop buegy owned by one of the feather headed dandies of Keener, But nevertheless we will give her a hearty welcome. Frank Chamberlain and wife, of lowa, visited relatives in Union last week. Miss Minnie Gcphart has returned to her home in Monticello. Al. Donnely was buying hogs in this township last Monday. Jacob Troxell is again after wolves Thomas Sayers has bought a new top buggy. James Pieroe has had a new heel put on his rubber. Daniel Protzman of Newton Co. visited the families of Flank Lakin and John Shields last Friday and Saturday. Without any alias we subscribe ourself. GRAPE ISLAND. Jan- 17.1882.

• A fresh invoice of those French Calf Glove top, Button Shoos, just received by Campbell & Farden. Air Lino trainswill be running into Indianapolis by the 15th of next May. So say the L., N. A. & C. management, which has charge of the enterprise. On next Sunday morning, at the usual hour for holding services, Hon, R. S. Dwiggins will deliver a lecture, at the Christian Church, on the “Millenium,” in which he will show that the signs of the times indicate its near approach. Indianapols Journal: The rep resentatives of the Chicago & indi« anapolis Air Line, who have been in Chicago, securing the right of way. yesterday completed the work with the exception of some two miles on the line by which they come into the city. Yesterday a settlement was made with James Mustard and other parties near Broad Ripple, where the damages awarded were quite heavy, there being hea ,r y cuts and fills as the road approaches White river on the north. The company, from the start, have paid all damages as soon as the amount co ild be agreed on, and do not owe one dollar for right of way. and will not be troubled with litigation hereafter.

Mr. John B. Aiclen, who organized the "Literary Revolution,” which has given the people best of book at such wonderfully low prices, does not give up the fight with the failure of “The American Book Exchange,” which failure,.ho claims, was in no respect the result of selling books too cheaply, but was caused by the combination of publshers and booksellers against the enterprise; infamous and baseless slander being scattered broadcast culminated in a “panic” among the creditors of the institution, causing a “run” which resulted in the failure Of the company, just as it has often caused the failure of banks or other institutions perfectly solvent under ordinary conditions. He and othe r friends of the enterprise have organ ized “The Useful Knowledge Publsh. ing Company,” and a literary Rebellion which proposes to carry or. the fight. The first work published by the new company is a beantiful edition of Macaulay’s “Life of Frederick the Great.” which they sell for the marvellously low price of 20 cents, neatly bound In cloth. The company proposes to begin immediately tne publication of a series of cyclopaedias one of history, one of biography, one of science, one of choice prose literature, one of poetry, and one of religious literature each of which cyclopsed ias will be in several large octavo volumes of over 1000 pages each at the price of $1.25 per volume, in cloth binding, and will also be published in numbers, at only two cents per number, being considerably below even the “revolution” prices! They will send specimen pages and catalogues free, and friends of choice literature at low prices will be sure to shower them with postal-cards, at least Address The Useful Knowledge Publishing Company, 162 William Street, New York.