Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1894 — Demanding His Rights. [ARTICLE]

Demanding His Rights.

‘‘And the time that Solomon v reigned in Jerusalem over Israel was forty years. The committee on public health of the Massachusetts legislature is investigating several -of the ad vertised cures for inebriety, with a view to adopting one of them for use in institutions supported by the State. Abraham Kerulla, a Syrian missionary now in this country, says that in Syria and also in Egypt, there is no open saloon, and very little intoxicating drink is used, and if it is known that any one has once been drunk in his life, his evidence will not be accepted in court.

Chauncey M. Depew and Lillian Russell sailed for Europe on the American liner Paris, on the 18th. Mr. Depew is a widower, and the famous actress is at present minus a husband. Newspaper correspondents are weaving many romantic webs for the twain who are not as yet one flesh. Ann Small, a winsome widow of seventy hot summers recently sued the celebrated John Smith, aged sixty, at Detroit, for breach of promise. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and thus again was “love’s bright dream” rudely shattered and—budding hopes cast withering to the ground,

The Osgood Journal “rises to explain” a laughable typographical error in a recent issue. The errata, occurred in a dry goods ad., and was written “Dimity cords”. The “intelligent comp.” set it up “Divinity cards,” and the edition proved unexpectedly popular. The dry goods firm “didn’t care a cent.”

The artesian irrigation scheme for western Kansas has failed to extensively materialize as yet, and settlers are reported to be constantly moving out from impending starvation. Drought in that section has been unusually severe, although wet weather and great floods have prevailed in some parts of the State. ■ If you meet a bacillus Consisting of a slender, short, straight ligament, do not seek for an introduction, but avoid it; it is the bacillus of the Chinese plague. Dr. Kitasato, the Japanese physician who dis - covered it, says it will hurt no one who is clean, but the one who is clean will not care to make its acquaintance. nevertheless.

It is now possible to ride from the Battery at New York to Pelhamville for 15 cents, or less than one cent a mile. The rapid introduction of trolley systems has brought about this result. The time required to make this little excursion is three hours each way. One may now travel hundreds of miles in the suburbs of New Afork city by trolleylines and the routes are being constantly extended.

“Bike” bloomers are in vogue with Chicago lady ’cyclists, and it is a finable offense to laugh at their appearance. Emanuel Engstrom “smiled” out loud at Mrs. McCollom at Lincoln Park, as the lady sailed by arrayed different from Solomon in his glory, and Mrs. Me. got even with, him bv causing his arrest. Engstrom paid $25 for his fun, which was certainly an excessive assessment.

The warden of the Kansas penitentiary has two sons and two daughters, and is said to regret that his family is limited to four children because he cannot keep all the salaries at his disposal in the family circle. His own salary is $2,500 a year, one son’s $2,000. the other $600; one daughter’s SI,OOO, the Qther S6OO. Large families as a rule are considered as a drawback to a man’s financial progress, but occasionally children can be worked in to excellent advantage.

Postmaster Hesing, of Chicago, is perfecting plans to utilize the street cars of that city for the local mail service. Miniature mail cars are to be attached to the cable trains arid mail stations will be es tablished on the different routes. The street railway magnates are greatly pleased at the prospect, I e cause in case of strikes and other labor troubles the fact that they are transporting United States mail will prove a great protection to their trains. , , An improbable etory has been telegraphed from St. Paul stating that at the recent municipal elec tiona in that city the Australian

ballot was fraudulently used and that at least 1,000 votes were openly bought and paid for. The scheme, as des er i bed, cannot be worked s uccessfuily without the collusion of election judges with the parties engineering the fraud, and the swindle is clumsy at best. It could not be worked by either party in Indiana one hour without exposure by watchers of the party sought to be defrauded. . Gen. Neal Dow,'the veteran prohibitionists of Maine, in a recent intervie wat Boston, startling revelations made by the Lexow investigating committee of the far reaching bribery and corruption among the New York police and other officials, said that the police of Portland, Me., were, more corrupt, in comparison to the wealth and population, than those of New York. He stated thai the price paid for protecting illegal saloons JSmgedfrom s4(Jto SIOO per month. Even the courts are contaminated, according to Gen. Dow, and some

Judges, if a conviction is secured under the prohibition law in their courts, will have the case placed on file, not to be called up unless on a special order by the court. That usually ends the case. A dangerous crank recently visited President Cleveland, and secured a private interview. As soon as they were alone the man developed violent symptoms. Mr. Cleveland at once summoned assistance and the visitor was removed. The crank’s name was Gooding, and we are sorry to say he hails from Indiana. The possibility of danger from just such individuals was so forcibly impressed on the President’s mind that he was much upset, and it was several days before he recovered his usual equanimity. The danger to which prominent personages are exposed can easily be imagined, and is all the more burdensome and oppressive to high officials because no adequate, .provision can be made to guard against such attacks. Mayor Harrison and Carnot, Garfield and Lincoln, all perished in this wav, and it is to be feared that the world is destined to see a repetition of these horrible crimes.

Minnow buckets are now made in the ’form of an Oblong solid glass irlobe with _ perforated tin ends. They are highly ornamental, and will serve as bric-a-brac when not in use for the purpose for which they are manufaetured. When the dudish fisherman gets fitted out with one of these ornaments, and an aluminum rod, and a six-dollar nick--gold-mountedreel, $2.50 silk line, and S2O fishing suit, and $5 pair of rubber hip boots, and an ornamental fish basket attached to his ornamental person by an ornamental leather sash, he is a sight to behold, and may be an addition to the artistic merits of any landscape he favors with his beautiful presence, but the bare-legged small boy with a four-foot hickory pole and a ten-cent cotton line and penny hook will yank out ten fish to his one. Civilization is a great thing, but it don't count with black bass.

Chicago Tribune. “Prisoner,” said the judge, “have you any counsel?” “I haven’t, your honor,” answered the man on trial for stealing a ham. “I haven’t got any money.” “Then the court will appoint Mr. Leggy to defend you.” The prisoner looked at the skinny, squint-eyed, stoop-shouldered pettifogger pointed out by the court, and roseAo enter a protest. “Judge,” he said, “I am entitled, accordin’ to law, to a trial by a jury of mv peers, ain’t I?” “You are,” replied the court. “Then, your honor,” rejoined the prisoner, drawing a shiny coat sleeve across his nose, “I think I ought to have a lawyer of the same kind.”