Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1896 — Told in a Few Lines. [ARTICLE]

Told in a Few Lines.

The Theosophical Society of America has resolved to undertake a propagandist tour of the world. 'i'he executive committee of the Western Union Telegraph Company has recommended the quarterly dividend of 1% P* r cent. A bill has been introduced in Congress for the establishment of a home for disabled soldiers of the Union and Confederate armies at Eureka Springs, Ark. There is a new “Jim the Penman” at work in New York, to the terror of the bankers. A number of banks have taken in bills that have been cleverly raised from $2 to |5. Prof. L. L. Diche, of Peary expedition fame, the Kansas University naturalist, has left for an extended trip to Alaska. It is said be will make preparations for another trip to the north pole.