Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1874 — Go to the RAILROAD STORE for Prints and Muslins. [ARTICLE]

Go to the RAILROAD STORE for Prints and Muslins.

The legislature meets on Friday, the 7th day of January, 1875. W. S. Lingle, of the Lafayette Courier, is now in Colorado chasing the buffalo over the plains. The Supreme Court of the State of Indiana has decided that colored children have no rights in our public schools which can be enforced by law. It is reported that the German Democrats of this State will present John B. Stoll as a candidate for United States Senate. According to a recent public statement by Mr. Shankland, of lowa, the National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry has $71,000 invested in United States Government bonds. There are in the United States to-day, 750,000 adult white men who can neither read nor write, while of adult white women in the same illiterate condtion the number amounts to 1,150,000. An express agent in Indianapolis says that the recent Democratic victory has been beneficial to their business, as the amount of whisky billed has nearly doubled since the election. The exchanges generally are relating the fact that william S. King, late Postmaster of the House, has been elected to Congress from Minnesota, and Samuel Lee, formerly his colored coachman, from South Carolina.

Froom Tuesday’s Inter Ocean we learn that the Hon. 0. P. Morton has left San Francisco, and is now on his way to Washington, where he is expected to arrive in time to be present in the Senate at the reassembling of Congress. His health is reported to be greatly improved. Last Sunday a fellow put himself out. side of an unusual quantity of tanglefoot whisky, went in upon his muscle and after cutting up as only a drunken man can, fell into the hands of the town Marshal who politely handed him over to Sheriff Starr, who gave him accommodations in jail.— Winamac Democrat. W hereas, Mr. A. Leopold has lately been to Chicago and purchased a full and complete stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, &c.; therefore, be it Resolved , By the citizens of Jasper county, That when we desire to purchase anything in Mr. Leopold’s line of business, and when we desire t<h purchase the best goods in the market at the lowest possible prices, we will call on Mr. A. Leopold.

Property to the amount of twenty-one million of dollars is exempt from taxation under the present laws of this State, as follws: Property of the United States, $539,024 ; 1,250 churches, $5,611,880 ; 199 charitable institutions, $947,707; 54 fire engines and. buildings, $462,625; 3,180 educational institutions, $5,161,518; State property in 42 counties, $3470,000; other property, $4,693,392. — Large as this amount is it is only a little over two per cent, of the State, which is reported by the Auditor of State at $965,280,230.

As mueh as one hundred dollars is now frequently paid for claims for slaves emancipated by President Lincoln’s proclamation, The late Democratic successes has filled the South with Speculators who confidently invest their money on the chances of more such successes, and the consequent prospect of payment for slaves lost in the rebellion, by the general government Taxpayers who propose to vote the Democratic ticket in 1876, should carefully count this part of the possible cost of such a vote. —Logansport Journal.

A. Leopold has just opened out a new and large stock of Dry Goods, consisting of Muslins, Prints, Ginghams, Flannels, Lusters, Shawls, Skirts, Clothing, and an endless variety of other articles. We have priced and examined and are convinced that they, are the cheapest and best lot of goods ever brought to town.— Any person in want of an overcoat, a good suit of clothes, or a garment of any kind will do well to purchase of A. Leopold, on the corner, opposite the bank building, Rensselaer, Indiana.

Since the creation of the world, fourteen thousand millions of human beings have fallen in the battles which man has waged against his fellow-creature—man. If this amaxing number of men were to hold each other by the hand, at arm’s length, they would extend over fourteen millions, five hundred and eighty-three thousand, three hundred and thirty-three miles of ground, and would encircle the globe, on which we dwell, 608 times.— If we allow the weight of a man to be, •a an average, one cwt., (and that is below the mark), we shall come to -the condusion that 6,550,000 tons of human

flesh have been mangled, disfigured, gashed and trampled under foot. The calculation will appear more striking when we state, that if only the forefingers of every one of those fourteen thousand millions of human beings were laid in a straight line, they would reach more than 600,000 miles beyond the moon; and that if a person were to undertake to count the number, allowing nineteen hoars a day, and seven days to a week, at the rate of 6,000 per hour, it would occupy that person 336 years. And awful is the consideration! 350,000 pipes of human bicod have been spilt in battle.— Dr. Dick.

Mennonires. —This religious sect originated iu the sixteenth century, taking their name from Simonis Menno, their founder. They reside principally in Holland, Prussia, Russia, Canada and the United States. In America thev have some 300 ministers, 500 congregations and 75,000 communicants. One of their distinguishing tenets is that it is wrong to fight, and they refuse to perform military duty. Those in Russia, were promised exemption from this, but recently an imperial nkase has gone forth which puts an end to this exemption. Hence to avoid being dragged into the Russian army and compelled to do that which their bibles and their consciences testify is wrong, large numbers have decided to emigrate to the United States, and the year 1875 will witness quite an aeeession to our population from this source. — They will not only be peaceable citizens but valuable members of the commonwealth in other respects, and it is hoped that the day is far distant when our government will by a foolish military policy drive them from our shores as the Russian government is now doing from theiis.