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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
------------------------- THE SAME OLD TALE.

The man Atkins, who got on q drunken spree short time ago and made an attack on the resi- dence of one Sullivan, by firing several shots into his house, and who was wounded by the return of the fire, was kept here in town AT THE HOTEL until last Friday night. On that night shortly af- ter dark he made his escape. He had recovered far enough to BE ABOUT ON HIS cRUTCHEs.
 How it is that every single, sol itary man-almost, who commits a crime here and is arrested, es- capes, is a matter which demands an investigation. Even crippled men who have to hobble about on crutches, find no trouble to make their escape.
 There is something wrong some- where!
 We do not know who should bear the blame, but one thing we do know, and that is this; when a man is arrested and the county put to the expense which always accompanies these arrests in sums varying from $50 to $500 he SHOULD be brought to trial and if found GUILTY he should be pun ished as prescribed by law; if not guilty, he should be discharged. If he has committed no offense worthy of an arrest and trial, he should not be arrested at all much less arrested and held in custody for weeks until the officers get tired of him and he gets tired too, and escapes; leaving a pile of costs for the tax payers of Pope county to foot. The case and fre- quency with which crime is com mitted and punishment eluded in Pope county is becoming alarm ing; and we now once more charge our people that if they do not join in with us in demanding at the hands of our officials more eff cient and energetic enforcement of the laws of the land, our coun- ty will rapidly become a refuge
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
Personal and Household Hints

If you are buying carpets for durability, choose small figures. Benzine and common clay will clean marble.
 fyour fat-irons are rough, rub them with fine salt, and it will make them smooth.
 Castor-oil is an excellent thing to soften leather.
 Wood ashes and common salt, made compact with water, will stop the cracks of a stove, and prevent the smoke from escaping.
 To clean a Drowned porcelain kettle, boil peeled potatoes in it. The porcelain will be rendered nearly as white as when new.
 To ascertain whether a bed be damp Or not, after the bed is warmed, put glass globe in be- tween the sheets, and if the bed be damp, in a few minutes drops of wet will appear on the inside of the glass.
 A strong solution of carbolic acid and water, poured into holes, kills all the ants it touches, and the survivors immediately take themselves of.
 A small piece of paper or linen, moistened with the spirits of tur- pentine, and put into a bureau or wardrobe for single day, two or three times, is said to be a suffi- cient preservation against moths.
 Lemon,juice and glycerinc will remove tan and freckles.
 Lemon,juice and g1ycerine will cleanse and soften the hands.
 Lunar caustic, carefully applied, so as not to touch the skin, will destroy warts.
 To obviate offensive perspira- tion, wash your feet with soap and diluted spirits of amonia.
 The juice of ripe tomatoes will remove the stain of walnuts from the hands without injury to the skin.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
MORE EVIDENCE.

The published declarations of Judge Wm. D. Kelly in regard to the condition of affairs in the South furnish additional testimo- ny to the loyalty of the Southern people. Such testimony as this comes from every honest North
 ern man who visits the South.
 The third-termers, of course do not relish such statements, and are quick to dcnounce any man who is honest and bold enough to tell the truth in regard to the af- fairs al the South. But the threats of the Buffers, Claytons, and Grants combined will prove intellectual to longer deter the honest men of the North from dc manding jnstice for the much and long abused people of the South. And the Haunting of the bloody shirt before the eyes of the honest
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

THE press gang of Arkansas must be terrible stupid mathema- ticians, or they must be awful careless. We notice almoct every paper in the state,' even including the Gazette, advises their read CTS that 90 days from the 16th of February, the date of the passage of the act prohibiting the carryr ing of deadly weapons, brings it to the 9th of May, as the date when the act goes into effect.
 If these papers wish to benefit their readers by useful informa- tion, they could just as well give it correct and reliable, as to mis- inform them. A little more care, gentlemen!
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

Many important advantages have been gained already. The extrs session failed to pass some acts that should have been passed
 but it also adopted . number o1
 salntary measures, and, what if vastly more important, it has con firmed the Conservatives in 2 strong position, and given them g foothold and a voice in their own government. The value of this Is greater in it's indirect than it's di- rect effect. It has restored con. fidence in a greater degree and has inspired a better feeling than has existed for years. Strangers coming here no longer inquire anxiously whether it is safe to walk the streets at night. It made not a particle of difference whether this feeling of apprehen- sion was well or ill-founded. It existed nearly all over the coun- try, and insanity itself could scarcely hope that our material condition would improve in the face of such a state of feeling in regard to us. Three weeks of ad- justment have undone this mis- chief. It is known everywhere that we have a prospect of peace and order. Apprehension is re- moved, and favorable considera- tion of our prospects is being manifested ill every quarter. The extra session has confirmed dust ment and confidence, and that one item is worth ten times more to the State than the session cost. The most obtuse cannot fail to to observe the change for the better.
 Finally, but not least encourag- ing of the results achieved, it is plainly apparent that the idea of sitting in supine misery, and fig uring as an awful example for the benefit of presidential or other candidates, is thoroughly eradi- cated and everlastingly played out. Had the movement achieved but this one thing, it would have been anything else but failure.
 We rejoice with our sister state in any good fortune which may follow the adjustment; and we hope that the dawn of a better day is about to break over her destiny, and that she may in the near future enjoy as much prosperity as she has lately suffer ed oppression.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
Letter from Galla Rock
GALA ROCK, May 4, 1875

oAhbA AsONAA, ~NNJ N3 AO'cs
 ED. DEMoCRAT:-I will write you few lines and if you think them unworthy of publication, throw them in the waste basket. I have not noticed any cores. pondent from Gala Rock town ship.
 can say that Galla Rock town. ship is alive, though the town is about dead. The farmers are making great effort to make a crop and appear in good hopes and willing to work, though some are not able to make a crop be- cause they have no horses, and some no bread, and are walking the road from house to house wanting to work for bread
 Farmersl plant plenty of corn this year, there will be good sale for it. Our farmers are almost done planting in this vicinity.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

Wheat looks fine and is earlier than common, and great abun- dance of it was sown.
 Why don't the people of Galla Rock township subscribe for the DEMOCRAT? It is the best home paper we can get. It gives the interesting news of the state gen. erally. I see piece from Rev. A. R. Winfield, it is good piece, suitable for the times and the people. <
 I hope the railroad will be built from Dardanelle to the upper counties. I think it can be done. I think the men who will take hold of it have courage enough to carry it through. Go ahead with it all you men who have capital. It will make good country. We will then have the best market in the northern part of the state. Then the good enterprising farm CT can supply the market with all kinds of produce and get his mon- ey; at home without shipping his produce. We can also have a cot ton market at home. The lands will be worth something then, and the trifling farmer will have to do better, or else hes will be going down the broad road that leads into starvation. Yours,
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

masses oi the North has become threadbare and will no longer se- cure their sanction to the acts of usurpation and oppression against a section of the country, whose torn up condition must be mend ed in order to secure permanent prosperity and peace of the coun- fry
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
A GOOD OUTLOOK.

By observing the habits and as- certaining the inclinations and course of the boys and young men of a country, it is easy to form a pretty clear conception of what that country will be when those young men and boys arrive at manhoods estate and assume the sober duties of life and the responsibilities of citizens. After q while those who are now the heads of families and the guardi- ans of our public interests, will have passed away, and their places will have to be filled by the boys and young men who are now growing up. Time rolls on in it's never ceasing undulations, and on its waves it rapidly bears away those who now stand at the helm; and as speedily as it bears away the father, it ushers upon the busy stage of action the child and son. It is easy to see, there fore, that the proposition with which we set out, that the condi- tion of the country, and the pros perity of the people who will in habit it a few years hence, can be divined from, and depends upon the character, habits and inclina- tions of the boys and young men.
 It is not our purpose now to call attention to this fact with the view of giving disquisitlon upon the duties of parents in training up children; but we would be glad If parents should be put to thinking by the perusal of this article, for of course the inclina tions of children and their habits in after life depend almost entire ly upon the training they receive from parents or other mature per sons while they are in the tender years of youth.
 Our purpose in this article is merely to take view of the situa- tion as we now find it; and from a careful survey ot the surround ings, to make a calculation of the probabilities of the future. And we are proud to say that an in- vestigation of this kind in respect to good old Pope county-the scene of many of our boyhood sports, and the probable field of many years of our future life and labors-affords ample grounds for congratulation. We have no cause to be discouraged when we take a scrutinizing view of the situation. On the contrary, the outlook is good. We see with no small degree of qualification that there is an increasing tendency among the young men of our county to be industrious and not to shirk labor. Our young men take sensible view of manual labor, and we find most of them as they grow up, selecting the az ricultural industries as their oc- equations. The selection is a wise one, an honorable one, and, if the avocarion is pursued in the proper manner, a profitable one. There IS no surer key to happi- ness, prosperity and wealth, both to individuals and countries, than vigorous and manly building up of the agricultural interest. No country can prosper without az riculture and the higher degree of perfection to which agriculture is brought, the greater civilization and prosperity of the country. We are therefore proud to note the fact that in Pope county at least, the tendency among the young men is to seek the manly labor of the farm; and we shall never fail to honor and respect them for it. We wish them God speed in their efforts; and we can safely predict for Pope county future of great prosperity.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

state; and certainly Pulaski coun ty has as efficient men as could be found elsewhere. We have, for 2 long time, noticed among the country press, a spirit of envy and opposition against Little Rock. Why this is so, we cannot imagine. For ourselves we are proud to see our Capital soar ahead, and take the lead in Important matters. Our only regret is that she does not grow in importance and mag nitude faster than she does. We would like to see this feeling of envy against Little Rock and her citizens wiped out.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

We understand that they have found out in Russellville that there is considerable difference in running paper themselves and in having Cloyd run one for them. Independent.
 So we heard one of the readers of the DEMOCRAT say, as he spread a copy of our paper out by the side of the issue of the Indepsnd. ent containing the above. Most any fool could see that there is a very wide difference, but we prerume Russellville will not sui fer to any serious extent from the the effects of the change-at any rate we hope not.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

EXTENSIVE preparations are be ing made for a centennial celebra- tion at Charlotte, N. C., "The hornets nest of America" on the 20th of this month, in commora- tion of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, which was hurled in the teeth of British tyrants by the patriots of Mecklenburg one hun dred years ago. General Joseph k. Johnson, who surrendered to General Sherman ten years ago, will be Grand Marshal on the oc casion, and John Kerr, one of the very best speakers in the state will be orator of the day.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

ON the night of Friday, April 30th, storm of terrific destruct- iveness passed over Panola coun- ty, Texas, leveling houses, fences and timber. Several lives were lost. The storm was accompa- nied by a torrent of rain and hail.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

SCORE ONE FOR PRAIRIE CoUN- TY.-The sheriff of Prairie county has published notice, stating that the law prohibiting the car rying of deadly weapons goes into effect on the 16th of May, Che should have said the 17th, and giving fair warning to all persons to obey the law, as he expects to enforce it alike on friends and foes. Let other sheriffs follow MT. Williams example, and put q stop to the evil.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

THE County Court of Dorsey county, has made an order calling in the outstanding scrip of that county for re-issuance.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
EDITORIAL CHIT-CHAT.

THERE was a disastrous fire at Marshall, Texas, on the 4th inst, the loss being estimated at $110,- 900.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

THE Evening Star, a new daily published at Little Rock, has reached us. It IS a neat five col umn paper, and belongs to that class of papers which style them selves independent. We did not see the first number and can not say anything about the salutatory.
 We hope the paper may prove an advantage t6 its patrons, and paying enterprise to its proprie- tors:
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

TIE citizens of Dardanelle are earnestly considering the proprie- ty of establishing a Cotton Facto- ry at that place. More factories of all kinds is what Arkansas now needs. Success to the Dardanelle factory.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
IT will be remembered that there

IT will be remembered that there was no choice by the people for Q Governor of New Hampshire at the late election. The New York Sun says it is not certain after all that the Republicans will have their man for governor. They claim majority in the new Lcgis- lature, which will make the choice for Governor, but there are enough seats contested to leave the mat ter in doubt.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

THE law prohibiting the carry ing of side arms went into effect to-day. We have heard of no ar rests under it yet.-L. R. Evening Star, 9th inst.
 Reckon not! The law does not go into effect until the 17th. Count again, and see if 90 days from Feb. 16th won't bring you to May 17th.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

THE local of the Van Buren Press is in distress because he has exhausted all his powers to get up spelling match in town, and has failed. Can't some of the girls and boys exercise little pity and gratify him a spell.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

THE ex-Soldiers of the late war, both confederate and federal, who reside in Jefferson county, held a meeting in Pine Bluff on the 9th instant, for the purpose of pas sing resolutions of cooperation, and taking such other action, in regard to the annual decoration of the graves of the deceased soldiers of the late war at the Ma tional cemetery in Little Rock, as might seem appropriate and ad- visable. Resolutions containing noble sentiments, full of patriot ism, were adopted; and it was agreed to charter a steamboat and visit Little Rock on decoration day, in a body. The following pa thetic lines were read and offered as a tribute to the occasion: . Upon my bosom lies
 A knot of blue and gray; You ask me why2 Tears fill my eyes
 As low to you sayst
 I had two brothers once
 Warm hearted, bold and gay;
 They left my side-one wore the blue,
 The other wore the gray.
 One rode with Stonewall and his men,
 And joined his fate with Lee;
 The other followed Sherman's march
 Triumphant to the sea.
 Both fought for what they deemed the
 right,
 And died with sword in hand; ... .. One sleeps amid virginia's hills,
 And one on Georgia's sand. ' The same sun shines upon their grayes--
 My love unchanged must stay; And so upon my bosom lies
 The knot of blue and gray. R
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

ON the 25th ult., rousing Rail road meeting was held at Fayette- vile and company organized for the purpose of making a strong effort to secure railroad communi- cation with the A. X r. Road on the North and the l.. R. & Ft. $. Railway on the South. Hon. T. M. Gunter was made President, and E. B. Moore, Secretary. Judge Gregg is Treasurer. Sub scription books are to be opened at once. We wish the gentlemen engaged in the enterprise great success.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

OUR worthy contemporary of the Boone County Record speaks rather sarcastically of the action of our centennial commissioners because they appointed majority of the advisory committee from Little Rock and Pulaski county. We'll, what if they did? Perhaps Messrs. Lawrence and Dodge know their business as we'll as our friend of the Record. We think it eminently right and proper that the majority of the committee should be in close proximity to the Capital of our
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
THELATEsT STYLES

Of Gents and Ladies' Gloves and Hosiery full line of Laces, Rib hons, Embroidery, Dress
 Trimmings, etc. Full and
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

Boots and Shoes for Gents, Ladies, Boys, Misses & Children, of all Kinds and qualities. Also,
 Hats, both Mems Ladies'
 Boys and Misses of the
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13
HARDWARE

Cutlery, Qucensware, Glassware Iron, Nails of all sizes, Horse Shoes and Nails Castings,
 Cooking Stoves Flows
 Flow Points and fixtures
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