Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1884 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Republican. «.• W. C. T. V. flolices. The Temperance meeting enounced Tor last week was postponed until Friday evening, June 27th. We anticipate a very interesting time and hope that all who haVe the caufcc at heart will be present. fiemettiber, at the Presbyterian church, Friday evening. The W. 'C. T. U. met at Mrs. A. Thompson’s and had a Very enthusiastic meeting in spite of the late blasting of their most cherished hopes. Pkogramk«,—-Ladies’ Literary Society, July 3rd, 1884, at G. H. Brown’s residence, on Front street: gong, Madams Witsoa and Kerr. Quotations, Society. Reading, History of England, Miss Lizzie ----- - 'Smith, : Remarks on the saips, Society. Recitation, —» Lizzie Pumipile, Reading, Mris. R. S. Dwiggins. literary advancement, talk, Mrs Purcupile. Questions, prepared by Madams Washburn, Moss, Watson and Mis* Julia Smith. Plane Duet, Madams Watson and Kerr. Mollib W. Babcock, Secy.

Summer Normal School. Commencing July 7th and continuing to Aug. 2'2, at Independence School house, Gillam Tp. Mr. Boyil Johnson, a formed teacher of this comity, for the last three a student of De Pauw University and how Assistant Prof, of Physics aiid teabher of Mythology there", will give a thorough, course in the common branches, tiie Theory of the School, &c Every effort will be used to make the term pleasant and profitable, and it will close in time for the county Institute on the 25th. Terms: For the Mi: weeks, $4.00. For one week, 75c. For further information, address D. B. Cori-Kss, Medaryiille', Inti. 3fi & 42-2 L The Review for July. The immemorial institution of trial by jury; which for centuries has been regarded as one of the most essential rights of the citizen, and one of the most effective barriers against absolute power, is itself on trial to-day, and is .equired to show cause why it should not be discarded and a more effectual method of administrating justico substituted for it, or at least why it should not be reformed SO as to yield more satisfactory Some suggos lions for the improvement of the existing jury system, presented bX Judge llobort C. Pitinan in thh S’orJh Aincriran I?evict* for J uly. under the title of “Juries and Jurymen.” should; iii view of recent notorious miscarriages of justice, receive the serious consideration of every thoughtful citizen. “American Economies," by Prof. Van *Buren Denslow. is a lucid and forcible 'exposition of the grounds upon which the protection theory of national economy is based. Judge Noah Davis writes of “Marriage and Ui verve;’ 1 Dr‘ f. Bender, Whose subject is “The Ap? nexation of Uanadk,” sets forth the advantages likely to aoeuro to the United States from the absorption of the Canadian provinces; Prof. D. MeU. Means, Iff in argument agaiust “Government Telegraphy”, subjects the jnaiiAgen ent of the Post Oflico to a, most searching criticism; Charles T. Cong ion v ri*es of “Private Vengeance;” and, tinaliy. there is a symposium oatl?e “Future of the Negro,” in Senator 2. B. Vance, Frederick Douglass, Joel Chan lUr Harris, Senator ■ffiLMTS. SJSSttft 36hft»&*. and otheis-