Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1885 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. Thursday, May 28,1885. xtaitaa Of «A.a.-w<»xtJ.os.=a.er- , Proiessionßi e»ms, 55 per annum tot 6 lines er ess ; SO cts. tot each additional line. Local notices, 10 cents perllne tor first insertion cents per line for each subsequent insertinfi.’ Special rates for choice places in the paper, and for advertisements widerthan one column. Wite of regular advertisers payable quarterly ; ranstent to be paid in advance Job Thinting.—Alarge assortment of type and other material for poster, pamphlet, circular ano Mindrad work. Pricestow, ;• <

' 2 Governor Warren, of Wyoming, says that woman suffrage has not lowered the character of public officials in that Territory. On the contrary, the women consider much more carefully than men the charof the candidates, and both political parties have found themselves obliged to nominate their best men in order to obtain the support of the women. “As a business man, as a city, county and Territorial officer, and now as Governor of Wyoming Territory”, he adds, “I have seen much of the workings of woman suffrage, but I have yet to hear of the first case of domestic discord growing out of it. Our women nearly fill vote, and since, in Wyoming, as elsewhere, the majority of the woman are good, and not bad, the result is good, and not evil.”

’ The case of the enforced resignation of Major Watts from the Delphi post-office, arid the appointment of A. B. Crampton in bis place, is a much more flagrant and palpable violation of Cleveland’s professed reform policy, than would be apparent from the incidental remarks we made regarding the matter last week. Major Watts was not only an entirely blameless officer, but in no fair sense an offensive partizan. At the very beginning of the political campaign, he resigned Iris position as a member of the btate Central Committee, and thereafter carefully abstain ed from taking any active part in politics. On the ether hand, Crampton is, and always has been, a most bitter and offensive partizan. • He is also a member of the State Central, Committee and various other political organizations; and is, in short, everything' which, in a Republican, constitutes an “offensive partizan.” The Remington News lias made its reply to the article in The Republican, of two weeks ago. The News article is little more than a tirade of personal abuse and brag, which is,no answer to a single fact or allegation of the above mentioned article. The articles were simply criticisms on the crooked and offensive partizan methods of the democracy of Remington: and a personal onslaught on the supposed authordoes nbt answer anything, but on the contrary virtu ally admits that the criticisms were just, and could not be successfully refuted. The threats and bluster of the News is a kind that might seem appropriate in Copiah county Miss., hut. seem much out of place in Indiana, but the article after all is much in keeping with the overbearing, brow-beating and abusive manner the Republicans of Remington have been subjected to for some years. They can not call a Convention, make a ’speech, or Criticize a democratic administration, legislature, or anything democratic without such ' abuse, ind even worse.

Jurors for the June Term.

■ ~ v ' /• Guano JxntY. ArchibaM Pullins, Abraham Warren. Fleming Phillips, Geotge O’tt. fJor teh'S. Bailey,* Ziba F. McCashbn. r- Peti* Jury. - ?zrn Bnwmaa, « Charles J. l’ >x. fames F. William Hoile. ' T 4»n H. Jiobinson, Geo. P. Daugherty A*li ‘ Parker, John G if’irris. tf’. Harvey W. Woo l. Ken}Main C. Long.

PROGRAMME

For Entertainment, Saturday evening, May 3Otli. at the Opera (louse; by Eadies Literary Society and .r Aeussciaer Post, No. SE G. A. R Proceeds to defray expenses of Memorial Day. ••’ < - Admission 10 cents for each person over 10 years of age. Performances begin at 8 o’clock p. m. programme; Invocation, .Rev. T.C. Webster. Song, “Toll the Bell! The brave are sleeping”, Messrs. C. P. Hopkins, E. P. Honan, J. A. Burnham, G. J. Dexter and Chas. Platt. Instrumental Overture, Orchestra. Recitation, “Selection from. President Lincoln’s Immortal address at Gettysburg, Jas. W- Dbutbit. Instrumental Music. Mrs. Bel le Kerr. Tableau, Ladies Literary Society. Recitation, “Tribute to Abraham Lincoln, F. W. Babcock. Vocal Music, Mrs. Belle Watson. Tableau, Ladies Literary Society. Recitation, “The Relief of Lucknow” Miss Lizzie Purcupile. Duet, Mbs. B. F. Ferguson and Aliss Lola Moss. . - Tableau. Ladies Literary Society. Song, “Battle Prayer”, Solo, C. P Hopkins. Recitation, “Ohr Folks”, Miss Hill. Recitation, ' Song ‘,‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’” Quartet. —-■."z —7 ' “Home Sweet Home’’ Mrs. J. P. Dim lap. (By special request of G. A. R. Post.) v

More About the Locust Plague.

Our exchanges continue to unnecessarily frighten their readers, by allusions to the expected “LocuSt Plague” of this year. The truth about the matter- is, that the so called seventeen year and thirteen year locusts, are not loctsts at-all, in the true sense. The migrating grass-hoppers are the real locusts of this continent, and are the insects-which most closely resemble the locusts of biblical regions. Cicada is the proper name of the insects which are expected to appear in such enormous swarms, this year, and which are already beginning to make the! appearance, in some localities. , The worst thing about them is their ominously suggestive popular name, passed the summer of 1868 in a portion of Illinois where the seventeen year- locusts were so thick in the woods that they seemed almost as numerous as as the leaves of the forest; and the united sound of their millions of voices could be heard for more than a mFle. They did but little damage, however, beyond killing an an occasional young fruit tree, perhaps, although from their habit of so nearly cutting off the twigs of trees, in the process of egg laying, that the twigs would droop, and the leaves upon them wither, they made the woods look as though most of the trees-were dying; although they were not really injured.

Newspapers in America.

People generally, and everi those who may be termed steady readers and clo- e observers, have but a faint conception of the magnitude and inliuence the press of tiiis country has Attained. From a careful examination of the advance pages of the 1885 edition of the American Newspaper Directory, issued May Lst, by George P. Rowell & Co., of New York, it appears that there are 14,147 newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Canada; of these the United States has 12.973, au average of one paper for every 3,867 persons. In 1884 the total, number of newspapers was less by 723 than at present, and while the gain this year is not so marked as in some previous years, it is still considerable. Kansas shows the greatest irierease. tpe number Being 78, W-iiile Illinois follows with a gain of 77. It is curious io notice that New Yotk, the scene of so much political activity daring the last campaign, should,; have only about one-third as many new newspapers as the state of Pennsylvania, /Vs an index to the comparative growth and prosperity of diferent sections of the country, especially the Territories, the number of new papers forms an interesting study, and may well occupy the attention of the curious.

The Seventeen Year Lecust.

LoxanSi>oi-t Journsil. The army of locusts will co.-tie this year and devour many, of the young fruit trees unless precaution is taken in time to preyent ;t. Persons haying' young orchards will do well tp ihoroughly wash, their fruit trees with Line whitewash and repeat the wash at intervals the army of locusts remains. Tiiis army of 1< cu-ns appear every seventeen appeared here, and when they would naigra’e they tiew in an immehseycloud. in 1868 they 'appeared again and devoured many of the young fruit-trees, and they will. appear aga h this jear to give us their music for a limp.

Johnson’s New Universal Cyclopaedia.

“In tha course of ray business, I visited the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute, and observing ,i n the reference library all the Cyclopaedias of any note, I asked President Brown: ‘which es these Cyclopaedias ao you find best?’ Unhesitatingly, ho replied, ‘Johnson’s.’ In a few days after this incident, I was.in the High School at Frankfbrt, and observing, simL larly, all the Cyclopaedias, I asked the same question of Professors Warfe|, Principal of the High School, and B. G. Boone Supt. In the same manner their answer cume—‘Johnson’s.’ Whilst out on the same trip I was in Chicago, and when in the store of the Colegrove Book Co., 1 made inquiry of my old friend, James Colegrove—a gentleman whose knowledge of books is equal, if not superior, to that of an V other person 1 have ever known. His eply was: “I’ll tell you what Mr, Poole (Librarian of Chicago Public Library) says, lie says, Johnsons, without doubt, is the best,’ and I fully'agree in that Opinion.” Mr. Colegrove then gave me many reasons why it is the best. Erom. other respee'able sources I received the same unvarying unhesitating opinion—‘Johnson’s is the best.’ About this time I met'the General Manager for Indiana, applied for and obtained the agency for Indianapolis, and now 1 1 invite your attention to this great work, believing that, in so doing, I am conferring upon you a favor for Which you will be grateful. A few W the reasons why it is superior, briefly stated are: 1. It was planned by Horace Greeley who assisted in its preparation 10 the close of It lius S 7 o<litofs, contributors," 7,000 large octavo pages, and treats 20,000 more subjects than Appletoffs’ American Cyclopaedia does. 2. It contains 8,000 leading articles, each signed by one of tlite editors or contributors, thus guaranteeing accuracy and authority. This literary work alone cost SISOJTOO'“ ”7’ 3. In Biography, it is superior, being a most complete biographical dictionary. Under the letter A it contains the biography of 632 Aruorieairswhilst .th e A ineriean Gy.cloyaediii . gives only 238. . The same proportion holds good throughout. Vol. 1 contains the biographies of 1,800 noted persons, amonst our own citizens notice Oliver P. Morton, James D. Williams, Schuyler Colfax, David Wallace Prof. Daniel Kirkwood, and many others. 4. Under the first five letters of the alphabet it treats of 8,872 more subjects than the American, and in all, 20,000 mbre, not counting American Geographical artieals of three lines or less, aS none ,of these, numerous and important as they may be, appear in the American. 5. In Geography it is remarkably full and contains many excellent maps—all prepared, either by Prof. Arnold Guyot dr under his supervision. C. Astronomy, by Prof’s Young, Alexander, Watson, Proctor, Newcomb, and others; Bbtany, by'Prof. Asa Gray: Law, WrTnA>. W. Dwight; Chemistry, by Prof. Chandlgr; Fine Arts, by Rev. i). B. Frothingham and Clarence.-Cook; Medicine, by DrTwillard Parker, and numerous other scientific' topics—each by a master in his department—are found in this work, 7. Religion and Creeds are fully treated For instance, we fl tn! Calvinism by Dr. A, A. Hoge, and ArmiManism by Dr. D, D.. Whedon. 8. Great specialists treat, controverted subjects. Examples: Darwinism, .by E. L. Voumans; Criticisms on the same, by Prof. J, H, Seelye; Evolution, by Dr- Henry Hartshorn; Protection, by R, E. Thompson; Free tra«le, by Hon, David E. Wells, etctestimonials. Indiana State Normal School, A Terre Haute, Ind.-Marell 18, 1884. > “Johnson’s Universal Clyclopaedia has been in use in this-Institution ever since itspublicatiife. We have several sets of other ' Cyclopaedias, bo’th English and American, and six sets of Johnson’s. We make mote use of Johnson’s than any other, and probably more than all others. It is a ver convenient reference book, because of the compactness of its matter. It contains what the student wants most to know, and is free.from useless matier-in.every department. We consider it an invaluable aid to those pursuing a course in this institution. GEO. P BROWN: President. The Colegrove Book Co., 135. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, May 9, 1884. Hiram Hadley—Dear Friend, I decidedly pref'erjohnsotf s to any othcr Cyclop.tedia. The Brittanic is preferable for some purposes, but for all ordinary uses, Johnson’s will give more accurate information of such a character as is wanted by the great majority of those who have ,occasion th use Encyclopaedias th«u any other. I may say that 1 have frequently heard Dr. Poole of the 4 Chicago Public Library preference for Johnson’s. Truly Yours, JAMES COLEGROVE. .. - - . 'l* Office Superintendent City Schools Frankfort, Ind., April 22, 1884- ‘ An Unabridged Dictionary is a library.; a good Cyclopaedia, is a people’s college. ■The time liaa-passed when the public c.n afford to be" ignorant of the- thousand gen- ■ eial facts, knowledge of which years of 1 s. hooting, on the om- hand, and books, of I.ieiercxußitm the t.tiier can supply..—a- • : unity, :V habit of using good reference ' books it itself a. liocvstl t uctlltfjji. To a school Encyclopaedias have jbecou.e a . necessary as desks :-'.:d blackboards, {n ; tllu Fr«nkf.:rt schools there' are nine sets 1 < f such - nearly seventy ■ volumes—and I i have no hesitation iu commendiug Joliai son’s as being for all purposes, r -gardless I of price or six i, tlie b.-at. and the most fre--1 qwentiy L'r.nsult<H.l of all, •. Families' need he Eiseyelhpaejin to suppl-me.it. the newspaper-. schooD need it to supplement the teacher and the t ext book- A Cyclopaedia bought is money well inveitqd. RICHARD G. BOONE. Supt. From lion. M. R. Spofford, LL- D, Librmait to Co>ttp e's,_ Washington-, D: C. 4 I -- J h>,=o rnivtts-.1. Cyclopaedia Is a | w<>rk which i Is found in the Library of ' Congress to snSwet- more qhestienj.satisfiK-- , torily than any other work of reference. For particulars address R. C. CL.Vl’i ; ! (Gen. Manager,) FrankfOit- InlHnna; ‘ ,

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