Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1888 — A Look Ahead. [ARTICLE]

A Look Ahead.

Detroit Free Press, Hobbs —Please wait until next year for your sealskin sacque, will you, Emma? • Mrs. Hobbs —Why, will you have more money next year? Hobbs —No, I_ guess not; but the stylish ones will beeheaper then. If they keep on getting shorter at the present rate by next year I’ll only need to buy you a fur collar.

Three weeks ago the contractors for the iron roof of the new public building in process of erection in Augusta w6re notified that the roof had been shipped by rail. Since then no tidings of the wandering roof have - been received, although dilgent search has been made for it. There are fourteen Augustas in the United States, and if any of them has an iron roof which does not belong to it, it will please return add be suitably rewarded.