The Russellville Democrat., 1875-07-22

our streets as soon as the intense hot weather will admit of it.
 The weather has become too hot for even our anglers--they now rendezvous on the shady side of Smoky alley.
 There has been a wonderful improvement in the growing corn and cotton since the refreshing rains on the first of last week.
 Parties desiring to purchase or donate forfeited lands; or to purchase any other lands of the State; who desire information of any kind in reference to State or United States lands should address W. D. Blocher, Little Rock.
 The principal business streets of our town is no place for hogs to be permitted to congregate, and wallow, and rub their mud against the houses, and make their beds. Wonder what the town council thinks about it?
 MT. J. B. Erwin has the handsomest front yard in town. A little industry and labor might give the same display of refined taste to many other premises in town, and our little city would be greatly beautified by it.
 MT. Dick Potts, at Potts Sta tion, SIX miles below here on the L. R. & F. s. Road, reports hay ing threshed 300 dozen binds of wheat and secured 175 bushels of first class wheat. The wheat grew on an upland farm.
 Suppose all our sidewalks were shaded with trees like those along the walk in front of Mir. J. l.. Shinn's residence. How nice it would be! In couple more months will be good time to put out all kinds of shade tIees. Can't we have more of them?
 A pleasant shower on Tues day evening. Surely Providence seems to be favoring our people this year, as though to make up for the long seige of cruel treat ment and hard times tlat they have so patiently suffered.
 We tender thanks to Mir. J. B. Erwin for a very beautiful bo- quet. He hands it in on a nam moth collodium leaf which beats all the leaves we have seen lately. This leaf is 24a inches long, 19g wide and 6 feet around it, and is quite curiosity.
 As we passed down Buchan an street Monday, we found Drs. Harrell and Foster and Mir. James Wells almost hid from view amidst piles of drugs, medicines, &c., which had just arrived, and which they were trying to find room to open and display. Really this pupular drug establishment now looks like business. Their stock is full and fresh, and prices low as the lowest. Give them a call.
 We take pleasure in calling the attention of the merchants ol
 
 Pope and adjoining counties to the card of Messrs Crow, Harga' dine & Co.,, Importers and Jobbers :n Dry-Goods, St. Louis, Mo This house, which is represented by that clever gentleman Jno. w Morrison, is one of the best dry goods firms in the city and we advise purchasers to give them 2 trial.
 :, Only last week Judge L. W Davis, the deservedly popular Attorney at Law and Req Estate man, inserted his advertisement of lands ant town lots for sale, in the DEMO GRAF, and in less than one weel he effected sale of the handsom, property on Main street. SC much for advertising. Now W, will say to all parties having lant or property to sell, call on Judge Davis and give him a description of. your land, and he will adyer tise it in the DEMoCRAT-no sale no pay-and sell 1t, sure pop Try him, he will make only reas enable charges.
 ATTENTION CHANGERS AM FARMERS. -Remember, gentle men, that the opportunity yo' now have of making known to th,