Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1894 — The Crow Was Loaded. [ARTICLE]

The Crow Was Loaded.

”Xn3 these are the days of the rears of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred three score and fifteen years.” _ j Solomon is trying to break into Congress, having received the Populist nomination at Leavenworth. Kbs., June r. by acclamation. If ever the wisdom of Solomon was needed it any place in this hemisphere it is it the National Capitol. It is not stated that this modern Solomon has inherited any of the mental qualities if his ancient namesake, but for the 2food of the country it might well be hoped that if he has he might be elected. , The alleged.' portraits of the laftr President Carnot of France, pub fished in the press of the United States, were somewhat unsuccessful m conveying any adequate idea of the personal appearance of t hat distinguished statesman. About the inly feature upon which all agreed, was the full beard and mustache. We think it may be stated with some legree of assurance that the late President of France wore whiskers. The Lexow committee succumbed to the heat at New York, .lune 30. ind adjourned to Sep. 10. A feature if the last day’s session was the testimony of a Greek push-cart peddler who swore that he had paid the police for the privilege of keeping his cart at a stand-still and four old junk dealers in the wharf districts who testified that they had for years paid 15 each for an unlawful license to hang out banner signs. That police drag net appears to have been vast and of an extremely line mesh, to catch great fish and little suckers as well. _____________ Miss Mary H. Kroit, the known. Crawfordsville literateur. is now traveling in New Zealand and writing some very readable letters to the Chicago Inter-Ocean. People have heard of Chicago and the World's Fair on "the other side” of tins mundane sphere, and are very much interested in the United States. The "single tax" system of revenue prevails in that country and a tax is levied on all incomes exceeding.“2(lo per annum. All chatteh are exempt, as the leading men who control the States's revenues believe that to tax them would be to place a tax upon thrift.

Ex-Mayor A. Oakey Hall, of New York, last week, at the age of seventy, began the world again as a practicing jawer. He was Mayor of that city when the Tweed ring flourished, and was tried for complicity. He was acquitted. Mr. Hall since his exit from public life has resided for some years in -London. —He is a British subject under the statutes of that country, being the grandson of a Briton born, and was made to pay an income tax, and was also a candidate for Parliament, but was defeated. The old gentleman. however. says he never gave up his allegiance to the United States. Mr. Hall is in good health and spirits and will engage in active business. This year of grace, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, has not “Been as prolific in Messiahs and alleged Christs as were the two preceding years. The only one to date to show up with absurd pretensions of superhuman powers made his debut at Dubuque, lowa, a few days ago. He claims to be inspired with a mission to exterminate the Pope and Catholicism, the Vanderbilts and -cveral -other millionaires, and to erect a Wonderful temple in "Boot Yard Hollow.’' near Dubuque, which he hopes to fill with diamonds and precious stones .contributed by his Converts to his creed are expected to buy from —trim —ar badge for $2. which is certainly quite reasonable for so transparent a fraud and s win die. " The New York Sun “drops into poetry” over the incident which occurred in the United States Senate recently. The day was hot and Senator Call felt “call'ed upon io drop both of his shoes on tlje floor and elevate his feet to the top of his desk —demonstrating the fact that he did not belong to the tribe of “sockless ’ statesmen. All the Senators present are prepared to swear that Senator Call, on that particular day. did wear socks. This is one result of the tariff debate not anticipated, and a waiting country should be profoundly thankful that. Oven this certainty has been evolved from the chaotic scramble which has been enacted day after day in the Senate chamber. Jt is pleasant to have some things settled definitely as we V

—■ II I I ■■■■■ I ' 1 go along, even at the risk of oiTendiug the sensitive olfactories of the great obstructionis is who have me t “ aphorically "held up’ the country for many moons.” ~ j t, 1 The festive confidence man is unusually active in the rural districts spring and continues to get good, solid farmers who are "too poor to take the papers’’ to sign supj posed contracts for agencies of i various, kinds that . .are, la; I them a handsome income on a small investment of time and capital, but which shortly turn up as bankable notes for good round sums, which they are com polled to pay. We make it anoint to report everything of this character, and if our readers will only act on the wisdom that can. easily be gleaned from our columns from time to time in this regard, need never have it said to them that is adearschool. but fools won’t learn in any other.”

The American colonies at the beginning of the Revolution were too I busy to think about a flag or banner of any kind. They had not experienced any difficulty in rallying to the defense of their rights and were contented to fling-the "Declaration” to the world in defiance and were prepared Ao defend those principles to the last. June 14, 1777, however, the American Congress, in session at Philadelphia, resolved "that the flag of the thirteen United States be t h irt-een s tripes , alternate- red and white: that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation,” and "on the admission of any new State into the Union one >tar lie added to the Union flag.” Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, was then employed tomake the first flag, and as a consequence w ill 1 ive in his tory. a shining example of those who "have greatness thrust upon them.” To-' day the glorious blue field contains forty-four resplendent stars, and other gems are now in view.

Juneau News. Dick Willoughby relates an amusing incident that happened to him at Funter Bay. Dick was driving a tunnel on a ledge hack of his cabin, and was in the habit of leaving a stick of giant powder on a rock in a sunny place at the mouth of the tunnel to thaw < u . On several occasions when he went to get his powder it had Inysteriously disappeared, and he was at a loss to account for it. As it was considerable of annoyance to have to go to the cabin and get more powder and wait for it to thaw. Dick concluded to watch proceedings and wait for the thief. He laid the-stick of powder in its ”usual place, and waited but a short time when he saw a raven sail out of a tree and swoop down upon the explosive. The bird tore at the tough paper cover until it could get at the. powder, and then began greedily to devour it. Giant powder is made up of nitro-glycerine, sawdust, and grease, and a whole stick of it makes a very hearty breakfast for a rave a. Tiie stick had nearly disappeared when Dick thought it time to avenge his loss, and was in the act. of raising his rifle, when the raven gave a defiant cawk and arose in the air with the remainder of the stick of powder grasped in its claws. When up some distance the powder slipped from the bird’s grasp and came tumbling to the ground. Dick saw the powder drop and dodged behind a bowlder, fearing it would explode when it struck the rocks; however, it did not. The raven perched in a tree, and Dick drew a bead and let” driVel Immediately following the report of the gun Dick was not a little startled at receiving quite a shock and hearing a second and louder report, while the air was filled with small bits of ravfen meat and feathers. After the smoke of battle had cleared away, all that Dick could find of that raven was the bill and claws aud a bunch of black feathers, The shock of the bullet passing through the bird’s body had exploded the powder.it had devoured.