Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1894 — It Was His Mistake. [ARTICLE]

It Was His Mistake.

The btutioucs on rhe liquor question are interesting and not altogether complimentary to those en-> gaged in the traffic. 'From these 1 ” tabulated returns it is learned that there are 12.00(1 licensed saloonkeepers in New York City. Of this great total 8,000 have served terms in prison for various offenses. There is a Polish colony in the city of Buffalo, N. Y., that numbers 40,000. The people retain their native characteristics, and do not attempt to conform to American ways in anything like a systematic manner. This is the largest foreign colony of any race in any city, except New York, in the United States. The heirs of the Vanderbilt millions are being brought up to a strict adherence to the orthodox code of morals, and in addition it is said that they are all total abstainers and do not tolera + o wine at any of . W ■ ” *— their home festivities. A wedding feast for the granddaughter of the, nld Commodore, recently, at New York, was conducted without the wine cup—an innovation that astounded the select “400.” The settlement of the large estate left by Mrs. Tipton, of Clay county, without the aid of lawvers or courts, furnishes an example worthy of emulation. Such a spirit of harmony and mutual forbearance among so many heirs, and where so much property was at stake, has seldom, if ever,. been witnessed. The bickeringsand hatreds and jealousies usually engendered on such occasions failed to materialize—greatly to the credit, and also to the profit, beyond a doubt, of all concerned. A condemned murderer “down East,” having ascended the scaffold, after the noose was adjusted, was asked if he had any thing to say. He remarked that if the sheriff had no objections he would like to make a speech on the Wilson bill. The motion was ruled out of order. “After a brief executive session” there was a “dull, sickening thud.” The “regular order” was resumed” and “the Senate shortly after adjourned.” The soldier boys on militia duty in the mining districts managed to get considerable recreation and sport Out of their daily routine. Those camped in the sleepers decorated their cars with mottoes and other devices of more or less significance. The old time favorite “In hoc signa vinces” was conspicuous. One illiterate son of Mars being asked to translate this Latin into English promptly replied: “A sick hog in Vincennes. ” A court martial was at once held on the case, but at this writing a verdict has not been reported. — -

A sportsman friend informs us that old style out of date derby hats may be utilized to excellent advantage for gun wads. The wads cut from this material are said to be much superior to those in the market. In addition to this advantage, those who use them are able to “shoot the hat” —an end sometimes desirable. This is a pointer for ambitious youth who would like to earn an honest dime or two in some unusual way: Start a gun wad factory on a small scale, buy or beg or “cabbage” all the ancient derbys in your neighborhood, and start at once upon the “Royal Road to_Fortune.” ■ ■ • • •' ' ♦

“Look here, Mr. Higginbottom,” said the grocer, by way of a joke to the old farmer, “I found this stone,, which weighs five pounds, in the bottom of that last crock of butter I bought of you.” “Lucy, consarn your picter, that is your fault!” rejoined the man as he turned to his wife. ' “ Tan’t neither! You handled ' the crocks!” “But you must hev mixed 'em up down-cellar.” “No. I didn’t, though the gal probably did. She’s just that keerless.” “Well, Smith, I’ll allow for it. The crocks got mixed. This was the one we were goin’ to send to the preacher’s donation party, apd I’ve bin horn-1 swaggled out of a clean dollar. I orter hev put a label on it”—New York' Sun. ..