People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1896 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Correspondence of People's Pilot. Charles Dye, our genial lumber merchant, was married last Wednesday evening to Miss Alice Johnson of Wolcott, Ind. Mr. Dye will at once build a substantial residence in Remington, north of the O. B. McIntire property on north Ohio street. The newly wedded pair have a host of friends here and also at Wolcott where Mr. Dye formerly resided, all of whom join in congratulations and wish them a long, useful, joyous and prosperous life. The writer took a trip into east Jordan township and from thence to Rensselaer last Monday. He found the roads in a pretty rough condition in the Remington in the afternoon they were quite soft and sloppy on top, but not thawed through. Made the trip from Rensselaer to Remington in less than two hours.

H. H. Walker, whom we reported on the sick list last week, is now to be around again. George A. Freeland of Goodland died at his home last Sunday. He was about seventy years old and leaves a widow and one adopted child, Mrs. F. E. Babcock, wife of the publisher of the Remington Press. He had been in ill health for several years and his death was not unexpected. He was a veteran of the late war. A defective flue in one of the rooms of the Remington Hotel was the cause of a small fire scare last Wednesday night about 9:30 oclock when fire was first discovered it had made sufficient headway to burn off two of the rafters, but prompt action by the employees soon had 'the blaze under control. The fire brigade turned out at the alarm of the bell, but their services were not needed.

Charles W. Littlefield, the jeweler, can now be found at Townsend’s drug store by his costomers, having removed from the store room of Hal E. Sheetz to his present location, where has a window and will be glad to meet his friends. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kenyon, formerly of this place, now of Fowler, were in Remington last week visiting the parents of Mrs. Kenyon. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Parks, and their many other friends in and around Remington.

Joseph A. Larsh of Remington has recently purchased the drug stoie in Fowler, formerly owned by Rodman & Stokes. Joseph moved his household effects over to the city of Fowler last week. His genial face will be greatly missed in Remington. Several of our people who use quantities of ice, were busily engaged in storing a supply the latter part of last week and the fore part of this week. The ice secured is of a very fair quality. Some of our people have the southern fever, most of them naving an inclination toward Mississippi; and some of them being inclined to Tennessee. We will be sorry to lose any of our good people and trust thatthose who contemplate such a move will abandon the idea, believing, as we do, that it would be quite likely, should any of-them go, that they would be dissatisfied, and would return here again after spending much money. There is no better country than this.

In Happy Paraguay. The women have well-molded limbs, voluptuous, lustrous eyes and are of every color, from mahogany to the white and pink complexion of the fairest Anglo-Saxon. The dress of a Paraguayan woman consists merely of a snow-white tunic coming down to the knees and a white shawl. These women are bare-footed. They stalk through the streets with a soft, supple, panther-like tread that is most beautiful, for they do not indulge In high-heeled boots and stays but step out as Eve herself might have done, quite uifimpeded by their simple dress, which is merely a short tunic tied round at the waist and adorned with the pretty native lace. These tunics have short sleeves and very low neeks and reveal the statuesque shoulders and breasts rather more than would be considered delicate in Europe. This mild race livfe principally on oranges, pumpkins, cassava and other fruits and vegetables, being almost vegetarians. Many are the virtues of these poor, brave Paraguayans; they ai-e hospitable, kindly, honest, and though marriage' is looked upon as an unnecessary prelude to two ypung people starting housekeeping together they are remarkably constant in their attachments. The Paraguayan girls are like Byron's savage heroine*— faithful unto death, soft as doves, but ready to give up their lives for the* mates. What I particularly remarked was the jovial, gay nature of this amiable and innocent race.—Exchange.