Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1894 — Why He Went Hungry. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Why He Went Hungry.

Gladstone's life motto has been: “Whatever thy hand finds to do, do it with thv might.” “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands; enter into his gates with thanksgiving. For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations. ” Boston dry goods stores now “check” babies along with umbrellas, extra parcels and other superfluous baggage. The infants are carefully looked after by experienced matrons for a specified time, greatly to the relief of weary mothers when on shopping bent. An extensive system of moveable sidewalks is proposed for Chicago to connect the various elevated roads on the belt plan. The walks will be elevated on posts on the street curb line and will be operated on the same general plan of the moveable sidewalk on the big pier at the, World's Fair.

The bottom of the Pacific Ocean from the California coast to the Sandwich Islands has been surveyed and the surface has been found to be so level that for stretches of five hundred miles, if on dry land, a railroad train could be run at sixty miles an hour without the grade being altered at any point. A chart of the survey has been made and now hangs in a newspaper office at Honolulu. The women of Colorado are devoting tlieir energies to the study of politics since the,right of suffrage has been granted them. The sex in the Centennial State are said to be enthusiastic over their newly acquired right and it is probable that the majority will prize it more highly than the men do at present. The right of suffrage is a privilege that is held too lightly by the majority of American citizens, and it is probable that they would more highly appreciate it if deprived of its exercise for a number of years.

Stage names afford a curious stud}' and are often assumed for no apparent pood reason, for they deceive nobody but the great mass of newspaper readers, who are in any event but slightly if at all interested in the artists who thus seek to hide their identity. For instance, Lillian Russell—the actress who has acquired fame and fortune—otherwise Miss Helen Leonard—of whom few people have ever heard—was married January 21 to Signor Peruginl—the singer of whom a great many people have read —otherwise Mr. John Chatterton, a persoh bf lrreat obscuritv. This is a custom of the stage celebrities that is not infrequent. It docs no particular harm, but makes a marriage notice like this somewhat complicated and unsatisfactory. Im agine Edwin Booth trying to sail under a fictitious name! People of ail parties have long been accustomed to think of New York City as a badly governed municipality, where municipal officers regardless of party affiliations rapidly grew rich at the expense, of the helpless taxpayer. Nevertheless it is stated for a fact that, the per capita taxation has been steadily declining some years. This however, is a very misleading statement, and does not necessarily imply that taxation has been reduced. The probable infer ence is that the poorer classes have increased so rapidly in numbers as to produce an apparent reduction in the per capita taxation. The per centage on the SIOO valuation is not Siven, but it is probable that it has ot been materially reduced, although it is stated that the running expenses of the city government do not keep pace with the growth of population, which is certainly creel itable to the officials as far as it goes.

Mr. H'lrdfigt (to beggar)—“There I* no excuse foi being hungry in Now York. Thera ere plumy of chenp resluurante where you cun vet a good dinucr at a mere nominal coat." Beggar— “Bit I haven't the mere Doraiual.io meet the coat."— l'cxai Bifr