Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1895 — Trickery of the Camera. [ARTICLE]

Trickery of the Camera.

“But lay up your treasures in | heaven where neither moth nor rust j doth corrupt and where thieves do I not break through and steal. " ' The pneumatic idea originally adapted to car pillows, later extend■ed to bicycle tires and track sulkies. Ss now being applied to a new form of sleeping and parlor ear'. The cushions and mattresses are all connected with the air brake apparatus and may be distended or collapsed at will. » Mayor Strong, of New York, “sets ’em up" to his intimate friends quite frequently in the rear room at his office. The very best of “store tea" is served by a sable servant and the beverage is said to be exquisite but entirely innocent of alcoholic reinforcent. This report was “run down" by the New York Herald and may be regarded as a reliable pointer for “reform” candidates and officeholders. The Detroit Free Press tells a fishy story about a man in that city beating a gas meter. The details are circumstantial, and the yarn is given to the public as truth, but the reputation of the Detroit Free Press as a humorous journal is so well established that the public confidence in this,narrative as one of fact will be much imuaired. The scheme is said to have been extensively worked in Detroit, Several arrests have been made. Oklahoma may be a little lax on divorce matters, but the Legislature of that territory has just naturally throttled the cigarette evil. The public sentiment against that particular form of nicotine poisoning is so strong in the territory that apti-cigarette leagues hive been formed by the young ladies of the partly civilized commonwealth, at different society centers. This Is an advance, certainly, but it is a little strange that these 'Western moralists should begin a crusade on such a comparatively insignificant evil while greater ones are permitted to flourish without reproof or attempts toward reform. That Interstate Commerce Commission appears to entertain very practical ideas in reference to what constitutes a “minister,” and has re-tused-do recognize E. W. Emerson, a spiritualistic teacher, as coming within.. the meaning of that term. Mr. Emerson brought suit against the Chicago & Northwestern railway to grant him the reduced rate accorded to ministers of the gcfepel. The case was referred to the Interstate Commission. The Commission dismissed the complaint, holding that Emerson was in no sense a min - ister of the gospel. This may be termed a decision that decides. It establishes a precedent of some value, but spiritualists will enter a general demurrer. Drake, Parker & Co., of the Grand Pacific Hotel at Chicago, have announced that they will close the hotel, April 3. and vacate the building, May 1, because of a disagreement with the owners about the amount of rent. Drake, Parker fc Co., have paid SIOI,OOO a year and the owners have held the rental of the ground floor except the lobby, which is understood to yield about as much as the hotel. In this connection it is stated that Frank Parmalce has lived at the hotel for twenty-one years, during all of which time he has paid SOO,OOO a year for his rooms and board. Mr. Parmalee is said to be “all broke up” because of the circumstances which compel him to seek other quarters. Cuba has been a very troublesome possession to Spain for many years •—as is quite proper and natural. The revolt in the island in 1870-71 tost the mother country $02,000,000, besides cutting down the revenue for several years. During Polk’s administration the United States offered $100,000,000 for Cuba, but Bpain declined with thanks—a great mistake for Spain from a financial itandpoint. As long as the loyalty of Cuba to Spain has to be spiked together with bayonets the island will prove very unprofitable as a colonial possession. The United States will in due time acquire the Island, and the cost will in all probability be far less than the original offer by Piesident Polk's administration. The old world spins, the clouds toll by, the March winds blow and tpring begins again to cast that

wondrous spell o'er all the land*?ap< —-why non£ can tell, but only gaze it awe and joy to see again the bud ding tree that -tells_ of wondrom power free. Within its veins again the life that 'yielded to the winter’! strife Comes coursing on to feed th< leaf—and fruit and flower and tbr sheaf will crown the life so strangely brought thSt to all, thougk never sought, a~miracle beyond pin ken, an annual puzzle to alPmen. Sc while Ave struggle with the showers that April brings—long for tin bowers of leafy June and all the brilliant birds in tune, let patience rule vour bed and board and gather up s little hoard against that time when sweat will stream and torrid skies make life a dream of that perdition where the gleam of fire unquenched will make you seem to be halfcrazy for ice cream. The Democratic candidate foi Mayor of Chicago, Mr. Frank Wenter, is something of a philosophei but disclaims being a politician. In an interview (for campaign purposes, of course,) last week he said he would be elected in spite of the apparent odds against him. ,becausc he had never failed in any enterprise. Speaking of enemies, he said lie had never undertook to “got even” with any man. “Life-was too shqrt for such foolishness, and any man who cherishes hatred against any one to. the extent ol trying to get even for wrongs real t)r fancied will-injure -himself fat more than he will hurt the object ol his hatred.” This would be a better world if ail men would adopt that plan. Let bygones be bygones. It is not even necessary to forgive, much less forget the wrongs inflicted upon us, but we can choose a better pare than petty revenge, and “sail on and on” to more peaceful . scenes, and may be sure that if we do we shall achieve a greater triumph and a sure reward.

The positions occupied by the Northern and Southern armies at the battle of*Shiloh, April G and 7, 18G2, will be definitely determined and marked at the reunion of the survivors of that bloody battle, - this year. About 3,000 acres,, that was fought over is to be preserved as it waq then as nearly as possible. Thu graves of 4,000 Confederate soldiers who were buried on the field will bo marked. The Shiloh Battlefield Association. formed April 10, 1893, has charge of all arrangements this year, and it is expected that the present ! thi rtv-third anniversary will be of unusual interest in many ways. Thq bill to provide for the park at Shiloh ! was fathered by Representative Ilen- | derson, of lowa, who. was chosen as one of the supporters of the project ! in Congress by the Shiloh Battlefield Association. The measure passed j both houses readily and was signed j by the President last December. The ! Chickamauga Park, also in Tennesi see, will be dedicated in September, j The State of Tennessee was one vast battlefield throughout a large part of the. civil war, and the historic sites of bloody struggles and heroic deeds are in fact too numerous to mention, much less to properly honor ' with monuments and enduring tablets for future generations to gaze j upon and wonder at the madness that brought about such fratricidal ! strife between their ancestors.

Strand Magazine. One of the most eminent archie tects in the Kingdom once showed a photo of a column and capital to a number of his colleagues. Had they ever seen such a capital? They had not, and they said so. Then arose disputes as to the precise nature of the architecture. Finally sundry big wagers were maae, and then the architect proceeded gravely to/ e.\; plain the structure of the column and its capital. This he did by producing his Malacca walking stick and a few sprigs of succulent broccoli. Naturally enough, however, after many abstruse disquisitions on mediaeval architecture had been i given on the subject of the mysterij ous pillar, this explanation of the ! photograph wasr.received with silent disgust. An equally amusing case of the duplicity of the camera was i found in a law case in London when 'suit was brought to tear down a ! court, which, it maintained, was ' dingy, dirty, and haunted by loafers of questionable character. The conn- | sel on the other side, representing merchants having offices in the 1 court, maintained that the passage | was wed lighted and eminently re- | spectable. Photographs'were hand - led in from both sides. The first i showed a narrow, disreputable look' , ing alley, strewn with rubbish and fallen boarding; tht** other picture, ! however, showed the court in dispute to be a fairly broad, well lighted city I thoroughfare, frequented by merchants of thriving appearance. As soon as the snow clears away it is advisable to make preparations for applying fertilizers to the strawberry beds. If th e land is liable to be washed by heavy rains it will be well to delay the work until latch, but it should be done before the new shopti begin to appear. % '