The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-22

winds of August, 1874, played fearful havoc with the crops, but all of these will fail to account for the terrible dcstitution that now prevails. One cause is, too many are congregating in our cities and villages. Every little town and village of Arkansas, as we'll as the larger cities, are crowded with poor population that are of no benefit, but really curse to them. Both white and black are found in thls class. How these people live, no one can tell. Great strong men in rags are found wandering around beg ging. Bands of colored people have flocked to all these towns and cities, and will not for any price go to the country and work the rich productive lands of the state. Too many of our young men are trying to live without labor, and arc endeavoring to seek clerkships at less than living price, and driving married men out of their legitimate business. Too many good farmers are giving up their business and seek clerkships at prices that will forever beggar them and their families. We need more farmers. Too many consumers and too few producers. Come friends, white and colored, you are needed to till the soil. Land is cheap; now is the time to get you home. Homestead your 160 acres and go to work. Every thing you do will tell. You can give yourself and family good living with very little labor. Your taxes will not eat you up. Live hard a year or so and then you can live well the balance of your life. You will be felt as man of weight, and a citizen of real worth. Live in town or city, and you are dependent on men of capital. Come, you strong, | healthy, able bodied young men. You are needed at the blow and hoe-there is real dignity in labor. Come, get out in the country, and help improve our grand and grow ing state. You are really depre- ciating your manhood in clerking at your present salaries, and in turing men of families. The pro- fessions are all full, and we want some working men to dig the earth.
 Second cause-Our farmers don't work to advantage. You plant too much cotton, and too little corn and wheat. As long as our people insist on living on a large cotton crop, so long will we be very poor and oppressed people. People of Arkansas, will you not, when you read this, plant few more acres in corn? We want immigration, and we will not get it so long as Texas has corn at fifty cents, and we sell at $1.50 and $1. This is the year for an abundant crop of corn. Have corn at fifty cents next year, and thousands will come to stay with us and help to improve our country. If you want immigra tion, then show your faith by your works, and plant a full crop of corn.
 Third cause-You plant too much land, and do not take time to fertilize and improve your land. Plant less and cultivate well. Flow deep. Hoe well. Keep clean. Manure every acre you can. Raise every thing you can at home. Ifyou will use tobacco, raise it-but if you will have whisky, then bargain for poverty | and wretchedness.
 A closing word to all our peo- pie. This is hard year. Many | are suffering for the necessaries of life. let your charity abound to the poor and needy. Don't mortgage your property and then buy luxuries. Be content with | meat and bread, and next year, God willing, we will be in hap py and prosperous state. Let us all work and practice economy, and as certain as time moves on, our Arkansas will be the grand state of the great west. A. k. WINFIELD. cDT ENnJn OFFER.