Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1895 — Good Advice. [ARTICLE]

Good Advice.

‘ ■■ “His own iniquities shall take the twicked himself, and he shall be holdten with the cords of his sins.” J , New and Philadelphia have both recently found a market for * ;their bonds at a lower rate of interest than t hat iproposed to be paid on 'the new Government loan, i A gio antic sun fish which measured ten feet in height when propped up on a scaffold, was recently captured off Santo Catalina Island, on the Southern California coast, with ■a lariat. The fish weighed nearly 2,000 pounds. It’was a rem ark able curiosity and its size was regarded as phenomenal by the fishermen in that land of wonders. i Miss Frances Willard, the temperance advocate, has become an “ expert” advocate ofdiicycteTiding; She has prepared an article, righted, for the syndicate press, in which she advocates the use of the wheel as a hygienic measure for persons in poor health, and gives the amateur a great deal of good advice. . Mr, Bameerg, of New York. is probably the only man who- ever got the . “deadwood” or nil !mr “matchwood” on a Judge. Mr. B. was summoned to sit on a jury and asked to be excused, because he had recently set down on a box of matches, which to.uk fire, rendering it impossible for him to sit “on a jury’s or on any-thing else.” He was excused.

They believe in “Old Probs.” up at Chicago, and the Weather Bureau will try to confer the benefits of its alleged information upon the mariners who sail the raging lake, by means of powerful search-lights, which will be placed on one.of the tallest buildings. It is believed that a code of sign als can be arranged and satisfactorily Hashed across the water to a distance of. fourteen miles. - - ' It is known that at least2s,ooo letters went to the bottom of the sea with the Elbe. Possibly twice as many were lost. There were 250 sacks of mail matter on board. The damage and distress that will result from this loss alone can hardly be calculated. The effect will be farreaching, and will involve all classes of people in dll parts of the world. Divers will seek for the Elbe, and there is a possibility that a large part of the mail matter and other valuables may yet be recovered. The Tennessee Legislature produced one patriot, at least, but he resignedffiecause of the useless extravagance of the Assembly. The specific acts whieh led to hns—resignation were the employment of scr geants at-arms, reporters, and other useless attaches, at $4 per day each, by fcommittees appointed to visit State institutions. The name of this conscientious Senator is A. B. Newson. People who believe in old-fashioned honesty, even in politics, should recollect Mr. Newson, The men of science are now quarreling over amalleged new discovery in aerostatics. Some of the great “lights” think they have been able, to discover another element in the atmosphere, which they style, “argon.” Others, equally eminent, ridicule the idea, and contend that the air is about like it always was. In the meantime, until the matter is definitely settled, we should say it would be quite safe” to continue to breathe as much undefiled atmosphere as can be conveniently surrounded.

Tiif New York papers these, day? are filled with exhaustive details concerning the movements of the great ocean liners. Graphic illustrations and learned discussions as to the probable causes of delay and chances for ultimate safety of the overdue vessels, their final arrival and tlfe tumultuous joy of the passengers and people as the ice-laden ship is made fast to the pier—all convey to the reader an impression of the rigors of tips winter's cold, and also very clearly show the immense advantage.,the great metropolitan journals possess in having such an inexhaustible supply of interesting topics to discuss and delineate. The United States is ‘‘sum punkins” in many .respects, but when it comes to shipbuilding we are simply “not in it,” if statistics are. to be relied upon. In 1894 British shipyards turned out 549 ocean vessels; aggregating 964,920 tons, while only five ocean steamers, of 18,296 tons are credited to the

United States. There is something very wrong in such industrial condition, and it is about time wo “get together” and fiad out what it is that brings such very jnsatiSfactory results. • " ... ,7; Nearly everything is wj--.ng in spite of the statement by a great noet that “everything that is is right.” One of the most aggravating examples of.the inherent contrariness of mundane arrangements is the fact that the greatest number of fires always occur in cities in zero weather when the water hydrhrits are as a rule frozen solid, and every condition for fighting fire is simply thewo rs 11 ha tis possible. Fr id ay, Feb. 8, the New York fire department was called out thirty-four times, but good luck for once? counHeracteddhe intense cofS and comparatively little damage resulted. Ah extremely reticent hermit is said to have located near Curveton, in one of the deep ra vines that are a peculiar feature in that part of the country*, and has constructed a bed of willow branches. This with a fagot fire comprises his outfit for housekeeping. At last accounts, although the thermometer ranged below zero at the time, be was doing very well so far as “grab” was concerned. the n nghborheod being quite liberal in this respect, though he was positively suffering for home decorations. A— geu-erous .publieshould see to it at once that this poor man is supplied with some wall mottoes, “God. Bless Our Home,” ■•Welcome,” “What Is Home Without a Mother,” etc., with which to ornament the walls of “God’s first temples,’ J which seem to be sufficient protection for his frost proof frame...

“Words fitly spoken are like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” A good minister, ♦he Rev Mr. Thoms, pastor of a Mariiier'p Temple,in New York city, entirely forgot this beautiful text at a recent church meeting. The membership is largely composed of Italians and they had become dissatisfied with the ministrations of the “shepherd.” Br’r Thoms became somewhat excited and in the course of his remarks in his own defense referred to his Italian" brethren as “Dagos” “They started for him” in haste while thn congregation joined in cries of “Shame! Shame!” Seeing his danger, the pastor, <|eemi ng “discretion the better part of valor,” apologized and said that he hsd not meant the word as a term of reproach. He then severed_his connection with the. churcb, stating that he would refuse to preach from the pulpit again. The French cooks of New York city form an aristocracy by themselves that is abundantly satisfied with its own society. They call themselves “dhefs,” and cook and decorate the tables of the millionaires regardless of expense—and get big salaries for doing it. Naturally they see “high society” from a servant's standpoint, but it may beset down to their credit that they do not worry even a little bit over their inferior position in the social scale. They simply go off and have a big time on their own hook, and, being educated by therefined tastes of their employers, their balls are affairs of note. The 29th annual ball of the French Cooks’ Society was held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 6. The table decorations were on a magnificent scale. One design in candy: was, a suspension bridge across the Atlantic from Havre to New York. The structure was upheld bv toy balloons and was complete in all details. Another, by August Belmont’s “chef,” represented an elephant and tiger glaring at'each other over a huge cake dish. Ex-Mayor Grace and other millionaires favored the gathering by their presence.

Texas Siftings. __ Anxious Mother -- My son is troubled with a weakness in one of his legs. Doctor —How oldls your son? “He is twenty--one years old.” “Perhaps the best way would be for you to call on the >girl and ask her to sit on the other knee for a 1 while. Or, you might insist on their getting married, and then she woulu quit sitting on bis lap altogether.' 1