Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1882 — Rote Lawn Items. [ARTICLE]

Rote Lawn Items.

The people living along the Pan Handle railroad, who have been eternally grumbling about the illiberal and unaccomodating management of that road, are rejoicing over the fact that the Wabash have made arrangements to run their trains over the Pan Handle from ♦State line to Logansport. The management of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago road, which operates the Chicago and Indianapolis Air Line, in a circular just issued, announce the *t . ' opening of the following stations for business and the respective agents: Delphi, C. O. Larnerd; Lenox, William Codez; Monticello, H. T, Hammond; Warren, J. P. Owin; Pleasant ilidge, J. V. Parkinson; Kensselaer, C. F. Wren; tioselawn, L. Craig; Thayer, W. IVL Kenney; Lowell, George C. Barker; Creston, li. C. Wood; St, Johnß, P. D. Schnull; Djer, James Tanner. The committee on naval affair s has agreed to report a bill providing /or the building of new war vessels and torpedo boats to cost in the aggregate about ten million dollars. This is a move in the right ■direction, but only goes half far enough. For a nation situated as Uhis is, the miserably parsimonious spirit with which we have treated our navy, has been, instead of economy the rankest extravagance. One good war-vessel like which almost any of the European nations could send against us could knock our entire navy into everlasting omitheroens.

Owing to the fact that W. H. Matting’y failed to receive the reappointment as postmaster, at Rochester, and also because of obligations which he was unable to discharge he has been compelled to 1 - ell the Rochester Republican, vhich he has so ably conducted or the past two years. Mr. Matl ingly has been an indefatiguable orker in the interests of his pary in Fulton county, and as he was i<u obliging and competent official It would have been but justice that e should have received the ap- ; >ointment. Rut doubtless our. congressman desired to remove an obstacle to a second term, and herefore he recommended the ap- > ointment of Col. Shryock, a com- ; for nomination as •ongressoian in the last race. The Rochester Republican has ; leas of its own on the mormon juestion. In a column article demoted to the subject the position is * i ken that the United States, instead of becoming the “squelchers” ••£ Mormonism, are realy destined 1 > Ire the “squelchees.” In other vords that the Mormons will some < lay over- run and possess the en- < ire country. Below we give a extract: Our young men despise toil and >eek the most effeminate occupations. Social vices and evils are alarmingly on the increase. A condition of affairs worse than Mormonism prevails in every town and city in the land. The vigor of the nation is being sapped by secret sins and flagrant offences. It is only the new blood received from .Europe that is keeping up the common stock of virility. By and by that will cense. The work of purification must begin at home if these evils are to be avoided, for he picture of public mora Is now een iD New York and Chicago is Hpidly spreading over the land. A nation of cowards will bs the posterity of depraved and vicious sires, and the time is near at hand when onr.liberties will be lost by the • •raven sons of luxery. •• • Ms.« the nl. mug ir.sa i»roy, ' lv r.* w**a ;•* .eeiiniffn •> and men &ec.ty.'’ if. I>. milli. tin* “nos ” t .r <:>.:• o i\‘ I.’ jt.u’h.

To adopt an amendment to the constitution of the state it must receive a majority xote in two successive legislatures, and then be ratified by a direct vote of the people. Several amendments were proposed at the last session of the legislature, of these two are about the most important that could be suggested. Our readers already know what they are; one of them gives to women the right of suffrage, the other prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors, as a beverage, within the limits of the state. These questions of prohibition and woman’s suflruge, vustly and vitally important as they are, are social and not political in their character, and the ‘proposed amendments regarding the a should be neither accepted nor rejected, until after the fullest, fairest, and freest consideration, and without the bias of political predelicti ons. For these re..s ms w r e are unqualifiedly in favor of submitting the amendments to action of the people; hod m this position we have no doubt whatever that we represent the overwhelming sense of tne people of the state. “J J»«r. * *** Mr 1 James 8. Bailey, of Syracuse, N. I’., writes: “Of all men born to sailer, i think I have had my fullest share; from my fourteenth year L have been a miserable invalid. When twenty-six years of age I felt I was sixty. A year ago I tried Brown’s Iron Bitters, and no win my twenty-seventh year I feel myself for once in my life, ‘A perfect man.’ ” Jt! -!>.■ -J!. 1 !. LJL »-!■ JJi We learn from the Gazette that a little daughter of Dr. Chaffee’s in Kentland, nnd Robert Gwinn in Washington township, Newton county, have been taken down with the small-pox. The Gazette attributes both cases to the carelessness of that same Noah Little.

The democrats in the vicinity of Rose Lawn, a/e like angel visits “few and far between.” The drugstore caught fire Saturday morning but no damage v a done owing to its prompt discovery. Those that are seeking desirable situntio ns can do no better than to settle in the vicinity of Rose Lawn. We think our part of the country offers superior advantages. The water is pure, the air bracing and the girls are lovely. Rose Lawn Ims more old bachelors than any other town of like size in the United States. They had a meeting the other evening to talk over the trials and troubles of their lonely condition, and after fully canvassing the ups and downs of life, they all agreed that one of the hardest things to do in this life is to maintain a christain spirit toward younger and better looking chaps than themselves, who are impudent enough to court their girls right before their face and eyes. Lincoln towship can furnish an average number of patriots who do not desire the office of township trustee, but who rather than have the public good to suffer are willing to sacrifice themselves. I understand that the railroad Company intend to complete our new side-track during the present week. Then the next thing in order will be a new depot, which will soon be erected. Our German feiiowrcitizens expect to begin in a few days to erect a new church. The enterprise has the good wishes and assistance of all our citizens. fcfome miscreants the other night broke the lock to the hand car and started southward. After proceeding with it some four miles they were warned by a passing freight train, that they had better nee from the wrath to come, so they took a hasty departure from their conveyance. No damage was done other thau to wreck the hand car. We will soon have a side-track and a new church, then all we will need to complete our hapninoss is a new school house. The forth co'uiug patriot should take notice.

ROSE LAWN GOSSIPER.