Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1871 — “Rather High” [ARTICLE]

“Rather High”

Wo have received a groat many notices of our paper from exchanges and the press generally, all complimentary, so much so that we shall take" the liberty of reprinting sonic of them next week, but here is one so‘much better than nil the rest that we ara constrained to serve it up “on the half-shell, all by itself: Wc uridinwledg* the receipt of * copy sf the W'erWy Times, u new recently Marled at Onurga, 111., hv MeiTni. Babcock it Kaiser, the latter a former resident of lliia place. As a matter of cuuise. a ilh eur irieud Reiser pretiding over the composing room, the Times presents a neat appearance. Mr. Babl cork is announced us editor, cod does very i well; clipping good selections and writing lup locals in a spicy manuer. We suspect 1 from the rather |;iiahi»g Style of his editorii uls that he Is fresh In the business, perhaps a ' young-ter lately from school, but the cares of hi* jioullton will soon wear off the wiroedge anil brlug him down to sloudy trotting. Altogether, the Timet is a “right peurt” country paper, creditable to its publishers, and merits a liberal patronage. We wish Messrs. Babcock & Rosser au abundant success.— Rensselaer Litton. The audacity of some people is simply astounding. Tho patronizing airs of this “half and half” publisher, who circulates a little milk and water sheet, one side ot which is edited and printed by a concern in Chicago that lias a patent on getting them up at w holesale, isa fair illustration. Though Mr. Reiser is in no w ay responsible lor the fine, mechanical appearence of tho Times , we would suggest to the writer of the above that, as his friend is now out of business, the “mechanical appearance” ot his sheet could be improved amazingly by installing him to preside over the Union composing room. As for the gushing style of our editorials, why, “lot thorn gusli.” If the Union man could only “gush” a little it vrouid impart something like lito to his paper; but he can’t, and “that’s what’s the matter.”— Onarga (III.) Times. Poor, pitiable, silly Sucker, to take offense where none was intended! Mr. Reiser is to be congratulated on his escape from daily intercourse with this testy upstart, whose ignorance is only equaled by his conceit. .A single quotation from his local column is enough to illustrate the former: “The masquerade party at Mr. Alexander’s on Thursday evening laSt, was a brilliant and successful attuir. The spacious parlors, and in fact, the entire capacity of the elegant mansion, overflowed with the youth aud beauty of hot li Onarga and Gilman, clad in fantastic customs.” “Customs” is excellent! Mrs. Partington couldn’t beat that! A couple of lines from the fellow’s editorial comments upon Mr. Theodore Ti!ton’s retirement from the editorial management of the New York Independent, will show how conceited he is. lie says: in* * \\ - o will not deny that Mr. Tilton has some genius as a writer.” No doubt the condescending forbearance of this hifaluting prairie owl is fully appreciated by the subject of bis sublime graciousness.— But what a “narrer ’scapq” for Theodore! Just imagine the mortification, bitter chagrin and deep humiliation, not to mention total annihilation, he might have suffered had e 1 ° the “critter” said “we deny that Mr. Tilton has any genius as a writer!” O gusli, how “orile” is intellect!