Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1877 — EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS. [ARTICLE]

EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.

Says the Fowler Era: The directors of the Remington fair are endeavoring to make their coming exhibition the beat ever held in Jasper county. Dr. Jfelley, of Rensselaer, ia a dentist and photographer. He pulls a tooth and then takes a picture before the sweet smile which plays upon the countenance fades away into the somber expression.Kcntlund Gazette. A model man lived in Valparaiso. His creed ia briefly as follows. ,“I never go home till all the other places are dosed; I never strike a man when he is down; I never drink except when somebody else defrays the expenses.” We have a few models ot that description here, and who can claim the additional quality: “I never pay for my paper unless I am dunned six times or sued.”— South. Bend Herald. There is a baker in this city who put up a sign on his bake-shop door —“No loafing here.” We suggested to him, how in the name ot common sense he expected to supply his customers, if that was line, as a baker is supposed to be a

loafer, and it was preposterous to say “no loafing here.” He saw the poult and tore the sign down with an emphatic—*‘Py tarn you no foolish me any look shust a (eedle oud, py sheemany.— Columbus Republican. A few (lays ago the Chicago Times published a lengthy communication giving adetailed account of the lynching of the Benders. The writer claims to have been one of the party that did the lynching. This reminds us of the fact that about the time Senator York and others first commenced their search tor the Benders, a gentleman from the vicinity of Cherry-vale was in our office ami made the assertion that the search was useless, as tlie Benders were no longer alive, having been’ Lynched near some stream by a jiosse of men as they were trying to make their escape from tfifi country. —Girard, Kansas, Press. Columbus Democrat: “A young man named Mack Filch, of Ohio twfiship, was T on Friday last, killed by liie kick of a mule. Desiring to pull oil' one of the shoes on the nude, Fitoh raised one of of the hind legs of the animal for that purpose. Just as the foot was raised the mule jumped forward, disengaging it flow the young man’s hold, and immediately kicked, one fool striking Filch just behind tiie ear, break mg his neck, and killing him instantly. He was but eighteen yeais of age.” A commercial traveler is going to build a hotel. All the rooms will he front rooms on the second floor. The landlord will be abolished as a nuisance, the clerk will be an angel with his wings concealed under his coat and will attend to every want personally, a pretty chambermaid will be attached to every room to answer bells, etc., meals will be served at all hours of the day and night to suit each palate and board will be $1.50 a day and no extras. Such a hotel is just what the American traveling public wants. —South Bend i.etald.

A plucky voting lady teaches school out in tlie northeast corner of Porlttg** township. Returning irom her school .late one afternoon she was stopped in a lonely part of the road by a big tramp who made indecent propositions to her. Suiting the action to tlie word he attempted to lay violent hands on her. Here is where he made a mistake. The young woman has a quick intellect and presence of mind in a sound body. She didn’t run, nor scream nor anything of that kind, but whipped out a shooting iron, cocked the weapon quick as thought and brought the muzzle tt» such (dose nroximity to the ruffian's head that he set up a cowardly howl for mercy. After making hint walk along some distance in trout of her at the peril of a btibet in Ills eareass, tlie brave girl finally let him off and he gladly beat a retreat for the brush. That girl ought to have a gold medal. —South Bend Herald. *•— Section 1 of an act passed by the legislature of Indiana last winter and approved by Governor Williams March 13ll», 1877, is as tullows: Be it enacted by the general assembly of tfcie slate ot Indiana, that all theaters, opera houses, public buildings, museums, churches, colleges seminaries, and school buildings shall hang all doors for the purpose of ingress and egress thereto, bo that the same shall swing outward; provided that rooms in school houses or churches where the scholars or meeting* assemble are on the ground floor are excepted "from the provisions of this act.