Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1883 — The Elzevir Library. [ARTICLE]

The Elzevir Library.

A special train over the % Chicago & Indianapolis Air-line on Friday last ran from Frankfort to Delphi at the average speed of forty-five miles per hour. That portion of the road bed is in excellent ’shape.

The onlv thing that can be said in favor ol the weather daring the month, which ends to-dfcy, is that there has been plenty of it such as it was. During the decoration ceremonies yesterday, the band marched to the grave of C. J. Hopkins, once Leader of it, and placed there a floral tribute to his memory. .— The Steam Mill. —Mr. Hyland returned home from Indianapolis and Lafayette last evening. He has made arrangement for a steam engine, sand new milling machinery for his mill. He expects to by the 15th of July. (Thursday) morning, at/3 oclock, at her residence in Rensselaer, Mrs. Martha Fleener, wife of Nathaniel Fleener. Funeral from the M. E. church at 10 oclock, a. m., Friday, June first.

There have been, in all, eighteen cases of small-pox in the infected district, near Independence, in Warren county. Seven have died, five are still sick, and the other 8 have recovered. All those now sick are expected to recover.

The services at the Christian church next Sunday morning, will be conducted by Elder R. S. Dwiggins. He will show that by reason of Adam’s transgression, death pass ed upon the whole human family. But there is a time coming, in the world’s history, when all that was lost by Adam’s sin will be restored. When the world, and all that is in it, will be as it wa3 when God looked upon everything and pronounced it very good.

The Rensselaer patrons of the Louisville, New-Albany & Chicago] railway will regret to learn that that most gentlemanly and genial of railroad men, T. H. Hiner, no longer works for the company, but is now running an engine on one of the East and West roads in the southern part cf the state. The cause of Mr. Hiner’s retirement from the service of the New Albany company, was a personal altercation with the Ex-superintendent of the road, Mr. John McCleod. We have heard the story of the trouble in detail, and are happy to assure Mr. Hiner 1 s friends in this county, that no blame whatever can attach to him for his course in the affair.

Among the recent-issues of this unique, and in respect to cheapness and beauty of form and typography, really remarkable publication, are the following: “Aristotle,” by Sir Alexander Grant; *‘Plato,” byC. W. Collins; “Horace, Pby Theodore Martin. These are in the famous and excellent “Ancient Classics for English Readers” series, heretofore obtainable only at the price of SI.OO each, but now published in this handsome form tor 15 cents each. “The Indian Song of Songs,” by Edwin Arnold, author of “The Light of Asia,” is published at 6 cents, the cheapest edition heretofore issued being SI.OO. We can also have the “Life of Alex. H. Stephens,” by F. H. Norton, author of “Life of Gen. Hancock,” and "other works. It contains an excellent portrait, and a fine illustration of “Liberty Hall,” Mr. Stephens 1 famous home. Though a copyright work, paying the usual royalty to the author, it is published at the astonishing price of 10 cents. The last issue is Schiller’s celebrated “Song of The Bell,” and “Hero and Le nder,” all for 2 cents. These publications are not sold by dealers generally, but only direct, bv the publisher, John B. Alden, 18 Vessev St., N. Y.