Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1890 — A Premature Discussion. [ARTICLE]

A Premature Discussion.

Miss Flighty—Have you decided to take any part in the discussion, “What shall we do in heaven ?” Good minister—No, miss. I am at present much more interested in the question, “What shall we do to get therq Sparta, the capital of Laconia or Lacedsemon, was the most considerable republic of the Peloponnesus and the rival of Athens. Though without walls, it resisted the attacks of its enemies by the valor of its citizens for eight centuries. Lelex is supposed to have been the first king. From Lacedaemon, the fourth king, and his wife, Sparta, who are also spoken of as the founders of the city, it obtained names. The Lacedaemonians were a nation of soldiers, and cultivated neither the arts, sciences, commerce nor agriculture. The early history is traditional. Ages may come, and ages may go, but the man who talks altogether too much about himself will be likely to linger among us for some time yet.