Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1869 — Visitors. [ARTICLE]

Visitors.

In a recent issue of the Stark county Ledger, the editor complains ihat people visit his office, read his exchanges, and suggest the publication of extracts, etc., in his paper. He don't like it and gets crossing; says unpleasant things about them. Now we feel very differently about this matter. The office of Tur. Rexssei.aku Uxiox is at _tWr sen ice of our friends .during business hours. We like to have them call in at any time. Itis a pleasure to know that an interest is taken in our welfare. We have a large and valuable exchange list, which acquaintances ami strangers are always wetoonie to read. Oijr | time is limited so that it is impossiIde for us-to mnre'lW hastily glance over our daily mails. Our space is so limited that we can not republish the one-fiftieth part of good things they contain'. Much valuable information to be found in their columns we can not even allude to. 'Why should we object to its being read ? Our object is

not exclusively to benefit ourselves, but it is to do good. We aim to make cur office and our paper, institutions of public benefit. Wc desire to assist in building up the busines of the county, and to improve and elevate the morals and social status of its citizens. Our business improves with the wealth and intelligence of the people. No system of education so rapidly and effectually promotes intelligence as the newspapers of the country.— Their lot our friends have no hesitancydn us. When you have leisure call on us as you would on any other friend. Feel that your county paper is a necessary publie institution. Make such suggestions of 'improvement as comes -to your minds. It may not be that your suggestions will always be adopted, but they will always be listened to with courtesy, and the motives which prdnipl"lirefn will have our grateful thanks. The Illinois legislature by joint resolution, last week, attached Chicago to Indiana. The Chicago Times denounces the joke as a Radical outrage. It is impossible to,retaliate; Hon. James T. Brady, the eminent lawyer of New York, died of paralysis on the 9th instant.