Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1903 — Items Here and There. [ARTICLE]

Items Here and There.

A Brooklyn preaoher says that people with a 150,000 salary. «re sure ko go to the devil. We are not worrying a bit. Printers are not in danger from this source. An idea of the magnitude of the flood can be gained from the statement that the Mississippi river was 40 miles wide in the low districts below St. Louis. A Chioago woman says that those who play ragtime are vulgar and tdartistic, whioh may be true, but the same may be said of a good many who don’t play ragtime. A fellow in a neighboring town by the name of Blue has married a lady by the name of Blaok. Now the question is raised as to what the probable oolor will be of the rising generation. The minister who says that the Kansas City floods were a blessing in disguise because they settled the harbor troubles, reminds us of Josh Billings’ remark that tight boots were a blessing beoause they made a man forget all bis other troubles.

The boys should bear in mind that there is an ordinance against the firing of firecrackers on the business thoroughfares, or in any looality where teams are passing, and the marshal has instructions to enforoe this law to the letter. This order also applies to the use of loaded oanes, whioh are the greater nuisance of the two, and usually worked by individuals old enough to know better. Until recently Brown county has not bad a colored inhabitant for over 25 years and there are only two negroes there now, servants in the family of Colonel Calvert, of Needmore. Many children of Needmore never saw a colored person before, so the new arrivals naturally excite a good deal of attention .

That’s nothing strange Brown county has been without a railroad for the'Whole period of its existence and when they get one, if they ever do, it will be a bigger sight to the natives than a oouple of •‘colored gentlemen” by a long eight. There are now seventeen mobiles in the party that went through here last Friday, a number having joined them at Lafayette and Indianapolis. Another party of ten automobilists from Cincinnati, are waiting at Richmond, Ind., to join the Chioago party. .

The little steel savings banks issued by the banks to customers wishing to start a saving aooount are credited by the bankers with being chiefly responsible for the enormous increase in saving deposits dnring the last year. The balanoe of the banks show millions of dollars increase in savings accounts, and the bankers say it is all due to the little steel banks which have beoome a familar object in every household. It is oertainly the greatest scheme ever devised to encourage thrift and economy, and like most of the ideas that are instantaneously suooessful the wonder is that it is not thought of long sgo.