Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1883 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

The Warsaw Wasp will, this week, complete jts first year of stinger” for a fact, and although its enemies think the word should -.be spelled with a “k/’ its; business end is red hot and still heating. The North Judson Cyclone speaks 01 some water-melon stealers up that way &s “inhuman monsters.” Public virtue, in that locality, must have reached a desperately exalted condition, if an offense so generally considered venial, should he looked upon as a crime so heinous as to subject its perpetrators to the title of “inhuman monsters.” We counsel the Cyclone not to wear out it:; powerful adjectives on trifling matters. The Sentinel of last week contained a bitter attack upon Corkins,. of the Fowler Era; but, through some oversight, neglected ■to state the cause of its ebullition of wrath against the auburn haired man of Benton county, and accordingly, as a special favor to « Mac., we,give tire following from the Era of 'last week. McEwen, or the-Ken -seiner Demeeratic Sentinel, has concluded his Dorsey soap story. What a relief this knowledge must ho to his democratic readers. If anyone ever read the Sentinel, Mac would prove his owu party's worst enemy. The two cent postage rate goes into effect next Monday, October Ist. On and after that day, Fealed letters, not exceeding in weight one half ounce, can be sent to any tile United States, or Canada, for two cents. Heretofore every reduction in the rate of postage in this country has been fotlowed by so large an increase in letter writing that no decrease in revenue has resulted from it. In this case, however, the reduction is so slight, and the rate of postage was already so low, that it is hardly reasonable to suppose that the reduction wifi be followed by any ‘considerable increase ig correspondence, The . difference between two cents and three cenff would not have been much weighs * n deciding the questibu of writing, or not writing. It is to be hoped, and indeed is quite probable, that the reduced rale will have the eSect of greatly reducing the pernicious practice of sending private messages upon postal cards the nwe-nd bealed ietiers; thus restoring Iq the government the revenue losi 1 Xi ’ * IF '

The Lecture Association met at the residence of Robert Parker and elected officers and appointed committies to canvass the town to procure subscribers .tor the course. They are meeting with Hatteriug success: showing that our citizens want to “keep up xvith the procession’’ in the march of progress and culture. Hue notice of -speakers and programme will be given hereafter. Ira C. Kingsbury and daughter Lois of St. Lawrence, Dakota, arrived in ' u Inst ITi(r:iJ‘'. 'rhey Idok as though the climate of t hat country is a good oner Speaking of Diikdta, a letter from a scouree that we know to’ be reliable, informs us that wheat will average at least 26 bushels per acre of the very bgst quality that,the winter ever saw. Oats will average about 450 bushels* per acre, and 11 ax 13. As for potatoes turnips and warden crops generally, they can beat the world. A man named Blanchard who went from-this-place to Clark Co., Dakota, last Spring, was struck by lightning last Tuesday, and instantly killed. It seems as though Dakota lightning had a little grudge against the man. One bolt last Spring killed two fat hogs, a few days later another demolished the barn and killed ons of his horses, and last Tuesday the man himself fell a yictim. Dr. and Mrs. Landon are back from Wabash, called iiete by the serious sickness of Mrs. Landon’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gumm, who have been visiting friends in Illinois, and attending tne Louisville Exposition, are expected home the first of Thisweek. - Quite a party of ladies and gentlemen from the East are. visiting their relatives, the families of Mr. Phelps and Mr. Nelson. Miss Anaa Parker is quite sick at the residence of her brother-in-law, Dr. Maxwell. Dame Rumor says there is? to be a wedding in town Tuesday night. The names of the contracting paries are not yet made public.

REMINGTONIAN.