The Russellville Democrat., 1876-08-10

--THE EAST SIDE.-It is now al- most impossible to get over into the east side of Russellville with bug gy or other wheeled vehicle. The crossing of the branch below the foot-bridge is 50 badly washed out that it is with great difficulty that wagon can cross there any more. The crossing above, near Capt.
 Perry's, is but little better, so that
 there is almost no way of getting
 over into that part of town. The
 foot bridge is still in its rickety,
 wornout, dangerous condition, and
 when we have wet weather it is
 necessary to wade water about shoe mouth deep to get to the bridge.
 We have repeatedly called the at tcntion of the town council to this matter but no notice is ever paid to the condition of these things, and we are reluctantly fo reed to the con- Clusion that the east-side need not expect nothing from the present council. We know of no way to force the council to give us justice,
 but if the residents of the east-side will apply the means and labor which they expend for street pur- poses, on their own side, perhaps they can get along in spite of the present do-nothing council.
 A FAIR PRoPosIrIoN.-Is there a single man in our county, the head of family, who is to poor to pay dollar and half a year to provide his household with reading matter and at the same time aid in sustaining good home journal in his own county? And yet, how many who do not take the paper the DEMOCRAT. Remember we have put the subscription price low down, and offer to take either money, or
 wheat at its current value, or coun- ty scrip at fair quotation, in order to place the paper within the reach of all. We know it is worth a great deal to any mans children, who arc growing up and will soon be men and women, with all the duties of citizenship devolving upon them, to enjoy the means of acquiring q
 knowledge of the current events and tranSpiring history of the times.
 This can all be secured to every
 family in the county by investing
 the small sum of one dollar and half per year in the DEMOCRAT.
 But if there is man ill the county
 who will furnish Us the certificate
 of two responsible men that he is
 actually not able to subscribe and
 pay for our paper, we will send it
 to him free, rather than see his fam-
 fly grow up ignorant Of the trans
 piring history of their own county,
 and state. We make this offer, hop
 ing that all who come within its scope will avail themselves of it, for WcS think it is q burning shame and an iLNmense injustice to any bright, promi ssipg hoy to d49rive.iiirfvatvffe means of becoming intelligent in regard to his home history. We hope a sense of duty and justice will at once prompt hundreds of our county citizens who have never yet subscribed, and who are perfectly able to do 90, to send in their names at once Remember, you father. with that bright-eyed boy, that a good store of knowledge, and an enlight- ened, intelligent mind is the great est boon you can bestow upon your son or daughter. Don't, for Gods sake, don't deny your children of the benefit to be derived from your county paper, for the pitiful sum of one dollar and half. What posi- ton in public life will your boy be fitted for, or what prospect of mak- ing useful man will he have if you bring him up ill ignorance, and des- titute of any of the history of his country as recorded in the news papers of the day. Pause and con- sidcr what you are doing.
 -NEw NEwsPArERs.-We find among our exchanges this week the first number of the Yell County News, published every "Wednesday at Dardanelle by Messrs. LyleS & Bernard. The News is attractively gotten up and is seven column folio, IL is to be strictly democrat ic. The proprietors start or well fll very smoothc, sensible saluta- tory, rather lengthy, but withal easf-i'owing and well connected. The News has not the amount of advertisements which the business men or nardaneue should give it. l We hope 10 see several columns | more added. Success and long life to the News.
 -THE TRADE JOURNAL, a copy of ! which has been sent us, is new l paper just started at Little Rock. ! and will be devoted, as Is mnounc- ! cd in the saIutatory, solely and ex- .lus-ycly To the promotion of the