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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11
RAILROAD MEETING.

The citizens of Russellvllle and Dover met in pursuance of an nd iourncd meeting held at Darda- nelle. on the sth day of March, 1875 On motion of Capt. J. k. H. Scott, J. l.. Shinn was called to the chair, and L. w. Davis was appointed secretary. The com mittee heretofore appointed, re- DC rted the following resolutions;
 Resolved 1st, That we, the friends of the Dardanelle, Dover and Harrison railroad, in conven- tion assembled, report that we are determined to use our energy and influence to forward the interest of the said road, and that the chair man appoint six commissioners in Pope county, and six in Yell to solicit subscriptions to said rail road.
 2d. That he appoint a commit tee to go over the proposed line of said railroad from Dover to Harrison, in Boone county, and have meetings held at Cave City and Harrison, and any other points on said proposed road, that said committee may think expedient, and that said committee solicit subscription for said road in the counties of Boone, Newton, Marion and Searcy.
 3d. That a meeting be held at such time and place, as may be designated by the committee, pro- vided for in the second resolution. And at said meeting we proceed to elect nine directors of the said railroad. And that such steps be taken as may be necessary to pro- cure a charter for said railroad.
 4th. That this road will be a paying investment, being a narrow guage, can be built for one half the cost of a broad guage road, and will be of equal utility. The said road opens up one of tho best DOT tions of the state, and it's business will be equal to it's capacity.
 J. H. PERRY, Chairman.
 The committee appointed by the chair to solicit subscription for the said road in the counties of Pope and Yell, consists of J. R. H. Scott, F. J. Rollow, W. B. Young, c. l.. Kirksey, J. II. Perry, L. W. Davis, Jo Evins, Alb Adams, W. D. Jaco- way, George Kimball and T. M. Gibson. And tue committee ap- pointed to go over the route of the said road consists of J. H. Perry, w. B. Young, II. N. Allen, J. c. Rye, J. w. Russell and c. L. Kirksey.
 The meeting then adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman of the last named committee.
 J. l.. SHINN, Chairman,
 L. w. Davis, Sec'y.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

"Advertising costs money" So does store-rent, so do all good and useful things. The object of ad- vertising is not to cause a man to expend money, but to make it.
 Englishmen are often surprised at the rapidity with which for tunes are made by Americans. In America advertising is more widely understood.
 If you are suddenly asked, ,"who among merchants have made the largest fortunes in the shortest time in legitimate business" will not your reply naturally be, "judi- cious advertisers"
 Because man may be unable to see at once the full result of his advertising is no reason why he should hastily jadge it of no effect. It is better to watch and wait than to make a nasty judg- ment.
 Advertiseinents A are the quiet solicitors who never intrude, but who never. fail to make them selves known, and are seen and remembered despite the will of the reader who could not forget them if he would.
 q am we'll known, why should l advertiser
 "ln order to become better knownrr
 But am as well known as my rival?
 TT you were better known than they, you would have legitimate business advantage over them"
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11
MAKE PREPARATIONS
 FOR NEW COMERS.

Our farmers should bear in mind that we may req onably ex- pect large number of immigrants to arrive in our county during the present year. Almost every mail brings letters of inquiry from parties looking for new homes.
 In planting crops this spring our farmers should make the prop CT allowance for this increase ln our population. The newcomers will all want bread stuffs and feed for one season, for they will not get here and located in time to make crop themselves. We ought to be able to supply this demand with our home produce, and keep the money which would otherwise go to St. Louis, Cincin- nat and Chicago, for four, meat, corn, oats, hay &c. at home, Our advice would be to put in one third more grain than common, and reduce the quantity of cotton about one half. This will give more time for working the crop, and will give us plenty of feed and bread stuffs without paying transportation on the same from some distant market. Besides if the plan were adopted generally all over the cotton states it would cause falling off in the supply of cotton and a corresponding in crease in the price of the staple. We never raise grain enough, and always too much cotton. But this year, especially, we advocate putting in more grain, because we know there will be q larger demand
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

Speaking of inferences," said Judge Lord, of Boston, "when we see q crowd at the Charleston Ma " Yard, we infer, not that there is to be a war, but an election"
 "Prance out some more pan cakes.r' warned William McDuh, as he sat at table in Kansas City; and as the waiter wouldn't prance 'em MT. McDuf split his ear with bowie-knife.
 A Sunday-school boy complains of the dilatoriness of the officers of the school in procuring Minis ter Schenck's new work on "Draw Poker" for the library.
 We should dearly like to see the chap who predicted this was going to be mild winter, sitting on the fence in linen duster, and listening to the mocking bird.
 A woman at Tifrin, Ohio, fell and broke her arm, but she rei'us- ed two offers of assistance because the men were strangers to her and there was no one around to intro duce them.
 "J. Gray-Pack with my box five dozen quills." There is noth- ing remarkable about this sen tence, only that it is nearly as short as one can be constructed, and yet contains the whole alpha bet.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

penalty given by the preee1i K section may be prosecuted in tc s] ritorial, district or circuitSeou.. S of the United States, wherever ths defendent may be found, withou regard to the other party, agdz district attorneys, marshals andE deputy marshals of the United States, and commissioners aD. pointed by the circuit and tcrritoE rial courts of the United States
 with powers of arrestnig and i'm. prisoning or baillng ofenders against the laws of the Uniteds States, are hereby especially ada thorizcd and required to instTute proceedings against every person who shall violate the provis- ions of this act, and cause him toa be arrested or bailed, as the case may be, for trial before such court of the United States or territoria! courts as by law has cognizance. of the offense, except in respect to the right of action accruing to the person aggrieved, and such dis. trict attorneys shall dause such proceedings to be prosecuttSto their termination Provided, That nothing contained in this sectionH shall be construed to deny or defeat any right of civil action accruing to any person whether by reason of this act or otherv and any district-attorney who sna wtuful- ly fail to institute and prosecute the proceeding herein referred to shall, for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action of debt, and shall on conviction thereof, he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than $l000or more than $5000; and provided further that a judgment for the penalty in favor of the party az grieved, against any such district, attorney, or a judgment upon an indictment against any such dis trict- attorney, shall be bar to either prosecution respectfully.
 Sec. 4. That no citizen posses sing all other qualifications which are or may be prescribed by law, shall be disqualified for service as a grand or petit juror in any court of the United States on account of race, color or previous condi- tion of servitude, and any officer or other person charged with any duty of selection or summoning of jurors, who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid, shall on conviction be deemed guilty of misdemeanoli and be fined not more than 80, 1000.
 Sec. ,. That all cases arising under the provisions of this act ih the court of the United States shall be reviewable by the su- preme court of the United States without regard to the sum in con troversy, under the same proyis- ions and regulations as are now provided by law for review of oth- CT causes in said court.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

The best "poster" is that which is sent regularly into the family circle.
 "How can l tell whether my a1- vertisement will attract or not" Try it.
 Have you ever heard a business man say that advertising did not pay him? N
 A good advertiser practically puts his show windows into the newspapers.
 In business it is he who asks who receives.
 My goods advertise them selves" Perhaps your goods know more than you do. \
 The advertiser generally has the advantage of securing the first call of purchasers
 When people learned to read, advertisements became indispen- sable to lively business.
 A wise man will get people into the habit of believing in his ad vertisements, by making their offers good.
 "What's the use of my adver- Using, 1 have been here for twen- ty years" Tell people so. That is advertising.
 Your advertisements are read after your store is closed, and are often perused before it is opened in the morning.
 It is fact worthy of notice, that few who have learned how to advertise their busiress, ever give up the habit.
 To do business with the aid of advertising, has the same adyan- tage as to make war with riAed guns; it hits at long range.
 Many people who have not ad- vertised and who say that theX "do not believe in it." forget how little it costs to make trial.
 "Why is advertising like the religion of camp,meeting:' "Because it is good to all in tents; and purposes to make you known of all men,"
 smith says he sells all his stock without advertising. But why not buy more stock and advertise 1t? It is the first step to a great business.
 We plant and the crop grows; but we do not harvest 1t until th, end of the season. Most people look too soon for the effects of ad% vertising.
 A polite invitation often reiter ated brings callers. As it costs something to keep up the invita- tlons, it is worth whileto treat the visitors we'll.
 The advertiser has "the bird in hand' in his regular trade; his newspaper announcements giycs nm also a fair chance for the two in the bush"
 Often ''he who ruH may 1a1, but oftener he is ff1Skble to reai while running. Put your adyer tlsement in the newspaper rathc, than on the fence. '
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11
EXCESSIVE GRATITUDE.

While we regard gratitude as one of the noblest attributes of the depravcd nature of man, and take the absence of it as sure sign ot more than ordinary de- prayity and coarseness, we think there is such a thing as letting this noble quality of our nature bedim our better judgcmcnt-a kind of surfeit of gratitude which benumbs our sense of justice and does violence to our own inter ests. It seems tous that we have seen striking exemplifications of this kind of gratitude i'll the con duct of our people here ill the South at various times since the surrender. Our people have been oppressed and outraged so dread fully since reconstruction began have known so little of freedom and liberty, and so much of abuse and persecution, and have had so few men outside of our own party ever raise their voice in an earn est appeal to the tyrants of the White House in our behalf, that when such an act of simple jus tice did occur-when some of our prosecutors, stung by remorse, moved by our long suffering and our helpless condition, AND DRIv- FEN TO IT BY THE TIDE OF PUBLIC OPINION, when thus acted upon by forces winch they could no lon ger resist, and when they have seen their own party well gone in decadcnce and no longer a party to be feared-when startled at the prospect of finding themselves in the party which is soon to receive the just retribution of the people, and emboldened by the hope of being able to successfully flop over into the ranks of the party which is soon to wield the power of the nation, when thus infu- enceE;.they have at the eleventh hour shown a disposition to ac- cord. to. us our simple rights which they have wrongfully with held from us year after year, our people are so overjoyed, and their gratitude runs out to such de- gree that they are ready to fall down and worship the hand that has so ruthlessly smote us for years. They are ready to take the viper into their bosom and warm it again into life only to re ceiye it's yenomous fangs again. This is what we call foolish grat- itude.
 We are always ready to accord due credit to EVERYBODY for every meritorious act, and would be far from withholding credit from man merely because he was po- litical opponent, but we do most emphatically object to any such gratitude as the type above refer red to, and which some of our people seem to be given to- We see at present an illustration, in the disposition to lionize Mir. Luke E. Poland. What has he done, more than any other man of common honesty would have done? Still we will hear his praises sounded for weeks to come, and the honest, untiring workers of our own party will be overlooked in the foolish endeav- or to see who can sound loudest the praises of an opponent who has been forced by public opinion to do'us justice. As for ourselves we call this folly, and have no praise for these eleventh hour con verts to the side of right.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11
JUBILATE DEC.
Justice at Last.
No More Dual Governments
 In Arkansas.
A Firm Foundation and a Stable, Permanent Gov
 ernment Gained.

was some four or five hours late on Wednesday of last week, we did not get the glad tidings from Washington, in time to herald the joyful news to our readers in our last issue. Of course every body has learned ere now that the Poland report was adopted in the house by the handsome majority of sixty nine. The victory is ours and we now enter upon new era in the history of Arkansas. All over the state there is rejoicing and thanksgiving for the happy result. Happy faces beam with new light in all our land. Buoy ant footsteps hurry along our streets and re-invigorated sinews grasp the blow handles. The skies look brighuer-the birds sing sweeter-the gurgling of the brook sounds more musical-the flowers bloom gayer-a load is lifted from our shoulders, and we all rejoice. But in the exuber- ance of our feelings let us not for get that there is work before us. The work however is a pleasant work and has a bountiful reward. We must now address ourselves to the task of advancing and de veloping our state, and if we will work judiciously and earnestly our reward will be sure and ade- quate. There is another thing we must not forget: we are now victors but we must not be perse- cutors of our vanquished foe. The brave are always magnanimous- the noble are never vindictiye. A victory disgraced is worse than a noble conflict lost. We would not convey the idea that you should be generous even to the taking of the frozen viper unto your bosom. Nor would we be understood to advocate such leniency as would look with any degree of toleration upon crime. This is not what we mean when we say be magnani nous. We simply mean, be no- ble-lay aside all prejudice-let vindictiveness prompt to no act ofprivate revengc-give just cred it for every effort at restitution. If crimes have been committed, if justice has been outraged, if the laws have been violated, let the  guilty ones be arraigned before the courts of the country and dealt with according to law. To reform is always commendable, and if our old foes wish to aban- don the error of their way and  make good citizens, we ask our people to give them a chance watch them closely, but give them a chance; and if we will use pru- dent and strenuous efforts it will soon be not only Free Arkansas, but also Great Arkansas.
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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

It is simply folly to talk of q Democratic President in 1876. Thurman and Tilden and the oth CT Democratic leaders can rest as sured that the next President of the United States will be good and true Republican, no matter who he is or where he halls from. - Leavenworth Times.
 "When ignorance Is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise"
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

Vermont clergymen are never permitted to kiss the ladies they have just made brides. The dear creatures put up their hands with the remark: "There, that'll do. I've seen you fellows asore.H
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11

A Kentucky paper speaks of q man who had a narrow escape from q sun stroke, he having stood only two feet from man who was struck.
 The song of the Washington youth-"I wont to be a lobby man and in the lobby stand, with brass upon my forehead and grecnback in my hand"
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-11
BEGINNING c TO TALK SEN
 SIBLE.

 ceipt of the news from Washing ton, that Mir. Poland's report had been adopted in the lower house of Congress, gives a leading edit orial in which it gives np the Brooks chase, and acknowledges the stability and permancncy of our existing state government. The closing words of the article do credit to the Republican. That paper has taken strong stand against good government in Ark ansas -as we see it--and has done much to bolster up the cause Of the bad men who have brought Arkansas to the very verge of ruin; it has been radical to the last degree, and has been unmerci- full in it's distortion of facts ill or der to serve the party to which 1t clung with such desperation; but we are glad to hear and know that even the Republican is now going to work for Arkansas, as it indi- cates by the closing words of the article referred to, which are as follows:
 Quit asking where man was bcrn or whence lie came, and whether he came from Maine or Georgia, from Michigan or Texas, or was born upon the soil. Let all combine to work for the good of the state. In this way-by fol lowing this course-but few years will elapse before Arkansas will take a proud stand among her sister states, and the star that rep- resents her upon the national em- blem will be one of the brightest in that brilliant galaxy.
 This is the sentiment of every true Arkansian, and we sincerely hope that the Republican will now try to be as jealous in its support of the present government, and as energetic in it's efforts to build up the shattered fortunes of Arkan7 sas, as it was wont to be in opp0sz ing it and in lending aid and com fort to the plunderers of our state; and we hope that the press and the people of the state will lay aside all past prejudices, and wei come to the rank of workers for our country's good all who may feel disposed to come. Notwith- standing the almost hopeless con dition of our state finances and the poverty of our people, if we will all go to work, and work hard, work patiently, and work all to- gether, it will astonish the most incredulous to see the progress we will make in few years. With out diversity, we never know how to appreciate prosperity-without hunger we never know how to en- joy feasting-without toll we nev- CT know the sweets of rest. We have had our diversity, we have seen our state plundered, and we have seen her fair name tarnished by the wicked and malicious mis- representations of her enemies, we have had our rights our dearest and our most sacred rights as freemen, invaded and violated-but 'tis past and pros perity is now ready to reward us. We have hungered and thirsted after those rights and privileges, which no man had any right to deprive us of, but we may now feast; every son of Arkansas is to- day free, and we may feast and revel in the blessed sunlight of liberty. We have had our toll, we have toiled and sweated under the yoke of oppression and des- potism for long years, but now we may rest. And let the sweetest part of our rest be to turn our ex- ertions now to the rehabilitation ef Free Arkansas.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-06-03

When the law was passed in 1874
providing for the erection of new
Capitol, the cost of the work was linn
tied to four millions of dollars. Up
to the beginning of last year upward
Of four millions and quarter had been
expended on the work, and it is now
estimated that to finish it will involve
total expenditure OF twelve millions
and a quarter. The jobbery, extrava-
gance, and incompetency which have
led to such a result are partially set
forth in the report of the Senate Com
mittee of Investigation, which we pub
lish this morning. The responsible
ty m ust be divided between three diff
ferent commissions, who are not ac-
cused OF having participated in the
plumber themselves, but who have cer-
tainly permitted great deal of direct
and indirect stealing to be done by
others. Times.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-06-03
The March to the Sea.
Frnm shnrmon,s nIcmoIrs-


In due season the headquarter wa
CONS came up and we got supper
After supper l sat on a chair astride'
with my back to a good fire, musing'
and became conscious that an Ola ne
gro, with tallow candle in his manu.
was scanning my face closely: Ia
ouired. ..What do you want old man Z
He answered, ..Dey say you is massa
,SI,srman 2'' I answered that such was
the case. and inquired what he wanted,
he only wanted to look at me, and
kept muttering, dis nigger can't sleep
dis night" / asked him why he trem
bled so, and he said he wanted to be
sure that we were in fact 8 1ankees,
for on a former occasion some rebel
cavalry had put on light blue overcoats
personating Yankee troops, and many
of. the negroes were deceived thereby,
himself among the number had shown
them sympathy, and had in conse-
uuence been numerically beaten there
for. This time he wanted to be GER
tain before committing himself; so
told him to 60 out on the poarch,
from which he could see the whole
horizon lit up with camp fires, and he
could then judge whether he had ever
seen anything like it before. The old
man became convinced that the ''Yan-
KEGS" had come at last, about whom
he had been dreaming all his life, and
some of the staff officers gave him a
strong drink OF whisky, which set his
tongue going. Lieutenant Smelling,
who commanded my escort, was a
Georgian, and recognized in this old
negro a favorite slave of his uncle,
who resided about six miles off, but
the old slave did not at first recognise
his young master in our Uniform
One of my staff officers asked him
what had become of his young mas
ter George. He did not know, except
that he had gone off TO the war, and
he supposed him killed, as matter Of
course. His attention was then drawn
to Snelling's face, when he fell on his
knees and thanked God that he had
found his young master alive and
along with the Yankees. Smelling in
quired all about his uncle and the fam
lily, asked my permission to go and
pay his uncle visit, which I granted
of course, and the next morning ht
described to me his visit. The uncl,
was not cordial by any means, to fine
his nephew in the ranks of the hos
that was desolating the land, anC
Smelling came back, having exchang
ed his tired horse for a fresher on,
out of his uncle's stables, explaining
that surely some of the "bummers'
would have got the horse had he not
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-06-03
1t VIII do 1t.

They were married last fall, and
they hadn't had one cross word or a
sour look, when, the other night, he
moved the cook stove in the shanty
and called her to hold the pipe up
while he gently knocked the joints to
gether She smiled sweetly as she re-
piled: "Yes, my DEAR" but five MIN
utes hadn't elapsed before he yelled
out:
"Durn it I thought you knew some
thingy'
And she threw two joints of pipe al
him and replied:
81 want you to understand that we
are as strangers from this hour!"