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The Portland daily press., 1875-12-02

South Paris Saving Bank declared a seminar
nual dividend OF 3 per cent OF the first of No
vember, George A Wilson, Treasurer. The
dividend amounts to 50, 1868 on 1888, 5291 II de.
posits.
Paris Grange talks of starting store.
Oxford untyIPoultry Show opens next week
Wednesday. There will be large and fine
display of fancy fowl. Judges viii! be present
from Massachusetts,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

THE GREAT SACRIFICE or THE PRE.
sIDENT's TuoRoUGuBREDs.-.T sale of
President Grants thoroughbreds. took
place ut ST. Louis on Thursday OF last
week. and tue mac coaatabtS low prices
which they realized was the r subject Of
comment among the three hundred per.
sons who attended. As a sample OF
prices. it may be stated that the Nellie
Grant team, Lady Morgan and Queane,
which cost Sl,l00. brought Sll2.50;
Kate Haynes, thoroughbred brood
mare, Si5; Helen, on elegant sorrel
mare. $685. Topsey, the well.known mare
presented to the President in 1867 by
the Russian ambassador nc Washington,
and kept by the President ever since rs
brood mare, $50; Butcher Maid, pac-
ing mare, $50; the Wick sburg mare,
which was announced as the animal on
which General Grant rode IN his Vicks-
barg campaign, WAS knocked Off for S56.
and void joe" the Presidents saddle
horse before the war, and ROW aged and
inar1n. only brought $40. 1t is consid-
cred certain that President Grant has
sacrificed large sum Of money by the
peremptory sale Of his ttorcughb:eds.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08
GnArEs AND Mup As MrpIcA1 A,

UfSAftS AND MUD rs MEDICAL a.
oENrs.-At certain townsin Switzerland
grapes are grown solely as medicine,
and the vineyards are put 10 no other
use. Instead OF drinking water, as II
other places, the patient is sent ont 20
eat grapes, and mnst pick them himself
from the vines. Where the doctor ordi-
narily instructs the patient TO drink SO
many glasses OF water, he is here in.
structed 70 eat just so many lunches of
grapes, and no more. 1t is assumed to
be dangerous TO so beyond the doctors
prescription a single grape. As strange
rs it may appear. invalids experience
the best OF good effects from the "raisin
cure" or at least think they do, and go
away very well satisfied.
Another popular treatment is found
at the mud baths Of Schwalbach and 9th.
er places, where the patients are i'm.
mersed in soft black mud up to their
chins, and remain in the bath some hours.
Most of them have a floating table be.
fore them upon which they keep books,
cigars or refreshments, according to the
tastes OF the patients. After remaining
two or three hours in the mud one is
washed off with hose pipe and pat in
to tepid bath. The operation is con.
tinued next morning. aud is repeated
until the patient is cured or tirei.--Nec
York Tribune.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

A MAN MURDERED WHILE PRorEcT.
ISo HIS PRoPERTY.-The Martinsbury
Independent of Tuesday last contains an
account of ono of the IN 0st ontrare ous
murders that ever came undor our notice.
In Martinsburg, rs at other points along
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, steal.
ing coal from cars in transit and upon
sidings is very common, and is serions
annoyance. Some days ago Mr.. Henry
Havey, a respected citizen of Martins.
burg, purchased carload of coal, and
knowing that it had been put in the sid.
ing on Sunday night, went to look after
it at about three o'clock on Monday
morning. Arriving ut the switch he
found three colored men filing sacks
with the coal. Mr.. Havcy ordered them
of, but they refused TO go, and after n
short quarrel assaulted him. One Of
them threw at Mr.. IIavey heavy car
coupling-pin, striking him in the head
and inflicting injuries from which he died
at nine o'clock on Monday evening
eighteen hours after receiving the blow.
Before his death Mr.. IIavey recognized
rs his asssilant colored man named
James Smith who was committed to iail
for hearing to-day.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

SCENE AROUND A BROKEN BANK
The scenes on Friday around the Third.
avenue Savings Bank i'm New York,
which suspended that day, were striking
Not less than forty women. all Of them
evidently poor, were crying and sobbing
IN the street at one time over the loss Of
their hard.earned money. One Of them.
q colored woman with sick child, who
had forty dollars in the bank, became so
excited that the policemen threatened
to lock heru Another gained entrance
to the bank through the private door.
and made q rush at the receiving teller
She called him thief, aud tried to climb
over the desk TO reach him. A young
German. who seemed TO Le the least ngi.
tated Of any in the crowd. said that his
mother had $4,000 in the bank. al her
wealth, accumulated by years Of toll and
anxious saving. Tho opinion is that
the Bank will pay fifty or sixty per cent
Of its liabilities
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08
tyWe have inst learned of a mo

tVWe have Just learned of most
desperate and cruel affair which took
place on the pike between this place and
Ripley one day last week, in which q
man, woman and very large, vicious
bulldog were the participants. Itseems,
from what we can learn, that the man
had been talking about the woman in q
manner that she did not approve of, and
to avenge herself of the wrong. she arm.
cd herself with hoop.pole, put the gun
where it could be easily reached, in case
the club should prove insufficient for her
purpose, called the dog to her side, and
awaited the coming OF her supposed n
bu5Gr, who was TO pass the house that
day. She did not wait long before the
man made his appearance on horseback
she met him in the road, aud without
asking any questions. dealt the voting
man n heavy blow with the club, and
then Kissed the dog. who seized him by
the hip and dragged him from the horse
to the ground, and held on to him. while
the enraged woman beat him in fearful
manner with the club, and had it not
been for the timely assistance of gen.
tleman who came along. and knocked
the dog sensclcss and made him loosen
his hold, and took the woman away.
there Is no telling how the affair would
have ended; but in oil probability il
would have terminated in the death OF
the young man, as she sworc she would
Kill him.-Jdekson County NeWs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

IV II is asserted that Che amount due
by the United states government under
the treaty Of Washington on account Of
the Canadian fisheries will amount to
$7OOO,OOO per anuum.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

Ia They say that the ladies nov pro.
pose TO introduce style Of dress spriuk.
led profusely with lions, tigers, panthers,
grifiins, monsters and chimeras dire
No matter. They can't Brighten the
men away with any such trifies 90 these.
Richmond Eng,irer.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

tsA man rushed breathlessly into
lawyers Office in ST. Panl, and ap.
proachirg the Legal hminary. excitellv
remarked: "A man has tel hoop to
my horses tail. Can do anything?r
Yes" replied the attorney ''go and
unite it, This was good advice, and
only cost the man $5.-Fsu7n. P-ess.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08
IVThe Chambersburg Public Opinio

10 The Chambersburg Public Opinion
says: We have seldom heard ola more
terrible affection in one family than has
been the case in that Of Michael Gala.
her, Of New Garden township, Chester
county. lie has lost eight Of his nine
children by scarlet fever. four having
died within one week some time ago.
and four more having died week before
last.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

tV The Circuit Court Of Allegany
county, Md, will commence on Monday
next, and the session, il is said, will be
q prolonged one, as there is quite a large
civil and criminal docket to the term
There arc three murder cases 20 be tried.
two white men and one colored man. and
two white men will be tried for Outrage
upon white woman. aged fifty-fve years,
who was cook on canal boat. One OF
the parties, Harry Davis, is in iail, and
the other man, O'Neil, is out on bail.
lV"Ef County Fairs is goin' to do
agricultur emmy good" says Long Is.
land farmer, keep out the wimmin.-
Them ere pull.backs gets mans eyes
20 sot that ne cant sec nothin' else"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08
r RELIGIOUS.

The third Quarterly Meeting for North
River Circuit. VI. r. Church. south. will
he hello at Monnt Zion, on the 10th and
18th Of October.
=. IT. WHISNER. p. f..
j. w. SHREVE. r. c.
oct. I. 1875.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

tV'lf you wishto enjoy constitution.
al liberty, don't wcor pull.back dress
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08

~ The Vanderbilt University. NJ
Nashville, Tenn, was iuaugurated on
Monday last, On Sunday sermons were
preached by Bishops Doggett & Wight
men appropriate 10 the event, and on
Monday addresses were made by Rev.
DR.. Deems, OF New York. Chancellor
LiPscomb, Of Georgia, and Governor
Porter. Of Tennessee.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
BIGINVENTION.

Lloyd, the famous map man, who made all the maps for Gen. Grant and the Union army, certif- icates of which he published, has just invented a way of getting q relief plate from steel so as to print Lloyds map of American Continent-showing from ocean to ocean--on one entire sheet of bank note paper, 40x50 inches large, on a lightning press, and colored, sized and vanished for the wall so as to stand washing, and mailing anywhere in the world for 30 cents, or unvarnish- ed for % cents. This map shows the whole United States and Ter ritories in group from surveys to 1875, with a million places on it, such as towns, cities, villages, lakes, rivers, streams, gold mines, railway stations, &c. This map should be in every house. Send 30 cents to the Lloyd Map Com pany, Philadelphia, and you will get copy by return mail.-New York Illustrated Christian Week ly. [4o1t.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
THE EXAMPLE, YOU SET.

Very few men act as though they realized the effect which their examples will have-must have, and is certain to have-up- on tine rising generation. From the conduct and every day life of most men we might always sup pose that they lived without thinking of anything but self, that they cared for nothing else, and that their ann and task in this world was to get along them selves--no matter how they did it and that they cared not how others should fare, or in what condition they would leave the world after they had passed off from the stage of action. Few men seem to have ever paused in the race of life to ask themselves the questions; Of what benefit to the world and to mankind am l making my life? What influence is my example exerting? What am l accomplishing? Will the world be better or worse for my having lived in it?
 As little as we may realize it, each life has it's influence upon the surrounding world of human ity. Each life is having it's eff feet for either good or evil, it be- ing utterly impossible for any man, no matter how hum ble or obscure his station in life, to live and die without leaving the world either better or worse for hls having taken part in the great drama or human existence. No such thing
 
 as living to one's self. Each life is like book, which is to be read by men and which will either make the reader better or worse.
 The responsibilities resting up on each and every man and wom- an who has arrived at the age of accountability are grave and pom derous, and individual accounta- bility which follows can not be lodged.
 This individual accountability should be indcllibly impressed
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

-Nr. Mark Mosely arrived home by Mondays up train with his fair bribc. May the happy pair enjoy pleasant residence i'll our little town.
 Good reading and cheap read ng for the farmer--the DEMOCRAT and the St, Louis Farmer one year for $1.75.
 Mir. J. G. FERGUSON has just opened a splendid assort- ment of new goods, selected with care by himself, in the best mar kets. Don't fail to go and see them for they are nice and cheap.
 We are pleased to see that Capt. Barrow is securing liberal share of trade in our town and surrounding country. Any man who uses printers ink as iiberally as Capt. Barrow does Is pretty sure to be liberal in his dealings with his customers. Mark this, and govern yourselves accord ingly.
 Just received yesterday at Shinn's an immense lot of new prints and all the new fall and winter novelties for the ladies. Also about 1900 yards of Jeans, and an equal proportion of fan nels, linseys, &c.
 Several divires of the Chris tian denomination have been holding meeting here for sever al days past which has resulted in the addition of several mem bers to that church.
 MT. F. E. Barrow has just or dered and will soon have for sale tot of bran new (unshaved ] wag- ons, which he will sell cheap so as to close them out before the man with his little drawing-k knife comes around after shavings.
 He also will soon receive a lot of stoves, tinware and iron.
 An examination into the cx tent and low prices of goods to be found at the establishment of J. L. Shinn, will convince anybody that the heavy business which his house does could only be carried on at town winch is support cd by a prosperous, fertile and we'll populated country.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
IMPORTANT.


 To the Trustees of the several School Dis
 tricts of Pope County:
 Dr. Moses having resigned the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 1 was appointed and commissioned to fill the vacancy on the 18th of last month. Hav- ing procured the books and papers left by my predecessor l find but very few reports of Trustees for the year ending October lst, 1875, which reports should have been made and filed with the Superin- tendent by the 10th of October. But the Trustees are not to blame for Dr. Moses resigned about that time and as 1 am informed would resolve no papers for some time before he resigned.
 But l have to make my report to the State Superintendent by the 20th of this month and it is very necessary that l have the reports from all the Trustees, at once. It is very important that every district be fully reported, for the State Superintendent makes the apportionment of the public school funds to the differ ent counties in proportion to the number of persons in the respect i've counties between the ages of five and twentyone years, as re- ported to him by the County Su- perintendents. Now the County Superintendents obtain the num- Der of said persons in their re- spective counties from the aggre gate number reported to him by the Trustees. If only half the Trustees should report or if all should report but report only half the number in their respective districts our county would have only half the money apportioned to it that it should have. Hence we see the importance of a full report from each and every dis trict in the county and that at once for as before said I must make my report by the 20th inst. Therefore I hope and earnestly request eacL and every trustee to send their full report by the 18th inst; those who have reported as we'll as those who have not, for doubtless there were many sent to Dr. Moses which were not noticed and were lost. If you cannot send the names, send the num- bers with the other information required,
 In a few weeks I will try to visit the Trustees and schools that may then be in session. Respect fully, R. B. WILSON.
 Russellvllle, Nov. 1st, 1875.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
A Shameful Outrage.

The demand in our county for wagons has been very large this fall and to supply the demand Mr. James M. Harkey, or rather J. M. Harkey & Bro., became agents for the Whitewater wagon, and brought quite . number to this place. On last Saturday morning Capt. James Harkey was very very much astonished to find that some one had, during the previ- ous night, made raid on his wagons and very seriously dam aged some eight or ten of them by cutting, or shaving down the spokes and tongues with draw ing knife.
 Mir. James G. Ferguson also found some wagons which he had ordered for customers, in the same condition.
 No clue has, as yet, been obtain ed by which the parties who did the mischief can be identified. It is presumable that it is the work of some one who is opposed to the importation of wagons. Whoever he may be, he should be taught lesson which he will not soon forget, If he is ever discoy- ornd
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

There was no election in the different townships in this county last Tuesday, on the Liquor Ii cense question, the County Judge having decided { whether officially or not, we have not learned, that it was not necessary, and that there is no law for such an cleo ton only at the time Congress- men are voted for. If his opinion is correct there are great many who have been laboring under a mistake about it, for we see every sheriff in the state, so far as we have noticed our exchanges, had proclaimed an election.
 We have received from the County Clerk a list of the Ad- ministrators, Executors and Guar  dians who have filed their ac- counts current for settlement at the January Term 1876 of the Probate Court of Pope County. Parties interested in this matter will please bear in mind that the law requires this publication to be made within 20 days after the adjournment of the court re- eeivlng said accounts current. Those who have not settled the publishers fees should come for ward at once, as the time will ex- pire with the next issue.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
w A N T E D!

A boy to learn the printing bus mess. Apply at this office imme- diately.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
For Sale or Rent.

100 acres of rich bottom land, on the bank of the Arkansas river, in Illinois township. 90 acres in high state of cultivation. Good comfort able buildings-inciuding onthouses, shables, &c. Good Orchard. Splen- did never-failing well of water. Large paled garden. All in best kind of repair. For further infor- nation call on, or write to
 w. c. LUDWICk,
 Russcllyillc Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

-NoTrcE.-I will give eleven dollars ($11,00) and one years subscription to the Rassellville DEMOCRAT to the one who shows at Russellville, Monday, Nov. 18th, 1875, the best mule colt foaled last spring and sired by the jack formerly owned by me. G. E. Burney, J. M. Harkey, and Elijah King will be the judges.
 P. W. PARKER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

Any of our friends who may happen, in theIr ramblings, to be in Paris, can hear from home each week through the DEMOCRAT by visiting the New York Herald Reading Room, 61 Avenue de fOpera, where it is always on file.
 The case of D. P. Cloyd, for the murder of R. w. Wishard, will be tried during the session of Yell County Circuit Court which is now in session at Dan vile.
 Judge Caleb Davis of Gum Log, has our thanks for a huge pumpkin. Won't we revel in pumpkin pie and custard, though! :!
 Judge Davis has also sent us ten ears of very fine corn to com pete for the premium copy of this paper offered for the best ten ears sent to us before Nov. 1st, 1875.
 Don't fail to go round to Wooten's and see the tasty dis play of fresh and new dry goods on display at his house. They have been bought on low mar ket and are cheap, cheap, cheap.
 MT. A. T. Fingler, represent ing that sterling wholesale gro cery house of Messrs. Miller X Penzel, Little Rock. Ark, was in town Monday. The firm of Messrs. NJ. X P. is a home insti- tuition, is a firm of well known in tegrity and large means, and they deserve the patronage of the country dealers of Arkansas. They will do as well as grocery houses further away, and every consideration makes it seem ad- visable for our country dealers to do their dealing as near home as possible. The card of this excel lent house will be found in to. days paper.
 We once more caution oul merchants and property owners against the dangerous and reck less habitof carrying their ownrisk on their dwellings, store houses and stocks. We have no facili. ties for extinguishing fires and il visitation from the destroying flames should occur it would lit. erally deyour our town and leave us or most of us, at any rate, al most upon the charity of the world. In this connection we will state that Mir. Sam Adams who represents some of the best insurance companies in inc Unit. ed States, and whose card can be found in our paper, will be in oui town next week, and our people would do well to give him their applications while he is here.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

A QUERY: What in the world does SHIN do with the i'm mense amount efnew goods which he receives daily from New York, Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati and other markets? ANSWER He sells them low down for cash, of cOprsc.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
K. F. WILSON,
Rotary Public.

PIrSSELLVILLE, ... ARKANSAS Am prepared to take acknowledgements or Deeds and ct her written instruments; also tn take dcnositious.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
THE RUssEIIyIILE DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

upon each mind and never lost sight of If this were so, we sure ly would not see so many men and women living as they do, living lives which although given them for good purpose, are being used only to make those by whom they are surrounded more skepti cal of their fellow man and more worthless and baleful to society. Written tor the DEMOCRAT.
 LINES TO MIR. AND MRS. MORE ON THE DEATH
 OF FREDDIE AND EDNIE. When Autumn leaves were turning To gold and crimson hue, And brilliant flowers were bidding Their transient nome adieu,
 Your loved ones died. They, like some tender flowrets Wiped by untimely frost, Whose fragrant buds of promise To its parent stem is lost;
 Have passed away. But ah! they are only dropped Beneath our sin stained soil, To ope' more bright in paradise Where death can never spoil
 The immortal bloom. Then may this present trouble A greater blessing prove, Since sacred ties are double To bind you to his love
 Who died for us. Russeilvile, Oct. 9, 1875.