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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-08
Sheep.

On the sheep question we never tire, though possibly so.ne of our readers do. It is shame that the animal which does so much for the human race should be neglected by so many, and by some be entirely ignored. No flesh is so wholesome as mutton, no clothing so healthful as that made from the fleece of the sheep, No domestic animal can be raised and kept at so little expense. Millions of acres of free pasture invite the stock raisers to occupy the hills, mountains and valleys with their hocks. of sheep and goats. Improved breeds and good attention will set up the stock raiser, with little outlay of money for land.-Grange.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-08


 FIVE to one that Ohio elects a Democratic governor at the next turn of the wheel. Two to one that she does it easily.
 THE ultra Radical organs are crazy with chagrin at the passage of the electoral tribunal bill, but tho people are astonishingly placid.
 MATT CARPENTER, who is fully posted, will tell the electoA al trib- unal what he knows about Louis jana and Geo. F. Hoar, who is one of the judges, will not need to be told.
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gents. I propose carrying fair.
 JOSEPH HOWARD.

P. S.--I say a straight county line from Piney North to the Newton county line. I will not say anything about the line South of Piney; I leave that matter for the citizens in that locality to settle. J. H.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-08
Forrest Growths of Arkansas.

We find in the Midland Farmer for January tie following thoughts from an Arkansas correspondent on the subject of the Forrest Growth of Arkansas:
 Editors Midland Farmer:
 Maine, Minnesota and Wiscon- s,n receive millions of dollars ev- cry year for only two varieties of timber--white-pine and hemlock with only the Atlantic ocean for Maine's highway, and the Missis. sippi river for Minnesota and Wisconsin.
 Granting that for some uses our Arkansas pines are inferior to it is for others as much hefssr; and foot for foot, all uses considered, is equally valuable, If tbeiH, seasoning moro rapllYs and lighter when seasoned than ours, is better aaafpsesed to inside ceiling, or maufacture of doors and sash, our native growth is its superior for floors, shipbuilding and framing timbers, from its greater hardness and strength while as to comparative beauty of grain when finished in it's native color simply with oil and varnish either for furniture or interior decorations, the comparison is un occasionally in favor of the Arkansas pines, as specimens of both, manufactured at Little Rock will show.
 Our cypress brakes will match their hemlock swamps in area, and more than match them in quality and value of the timber they can produce; and in oui pines and cypress we have the null equivalent of their total re. sources.
 Besides the pines, cedar, poplar gum, cottonwood, walnut, white wood, and other soft woods ir great abundance, we have almost inexhaustible quantities of tn, best of hard woods for wag on making and agricultural i'm plements, etc, including red white, black, burr and post oaks hickory, sycamore ash and othel varieties. While for both exten and value our forest resource, may claim high place, thei worth is increased by the thous and miles of navigable rivers which afford outlets to the Missis sippi through the St. Francis Black, White, Arkansas, Ouichi ta, Red and other streams. Tn, lateral tributaries of all thos, streams afford not only the means of floating to the navigabl, streams a large share of the tim Der which grows between them but they also furnish excc[en water powers for lumber manufac turing and other machinery, ano especially is this the case in al northwestern Arkansas, where tn, surface of the country is both un dulating and mountainous, ans some of the streams have fall 0 several hundred feet to the mile.
 This reoion has not only the Ar
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-08

slider the Republican party suct sacred thing as Morton woulo make it out to be.
 BLAINE's vote in the Senate against the settlement bill should satisfy the people that he is not wanted elsewhere.
 Prs~.szs-is-e ( a-'---,ii-y '-----.,,iy restored Some of tl.e troops recently con certrated at Washington hay, been ordered to other points.
 OUR iron industries may be ex pected to revive rapidly, and yet the manufactories will not be de voted to the production of gun barrels and bayonets.
 IT would have been better fol Mr. Hayes if he had not waited for the word from Zach Chandler before he said that he was willing to abide by the decision of the electoral tribunal.
 IT was "a rough deal" for Re. turning Board Hayes when Nor tons gang confessed that his only chance of obtaining the presiden- cy lay in being counted in by fraud and inaugurated by force.
 CONCERNING the politics of the new senator from Illinois, we can say authorltativelv that he is, in the first place United States man; m the second place, an Hi. nois man; in the third place, 8 Davis man. If any other organi zation can claim to own him, we have not been appraised of the fact; but the Democrats of Hi nois are very proud of having sent him to the Senate.
 TIE senatorial contest in West Virginia terminated Friday il the election of Henry G. Davi. for the long term and Frank Here ford for the short term, the legis lature making unusually quick work of it. Mir. Davis thus be comes his own successor, and Mir Hereford, present member of con gress from the Third district succeeds the late Senator Caper ton, whose vacant seat, by ap pointment of the governor, il temporarily occupied by Mr. Sam uel Price.
 JUDGE CARPENTER, of Soutl Carolina, is said to have taken view of the muddle in that stat which will please President Grant He gives it as his opinion tha neither Chamberlain nor Hamp ton was legally elected governo. and that Chamberlain holds oye until his successor shall be ehos en. Carpenter is the Republica judge before whom the questio was brought in connection wit legality of the pardon Of a convic by Chamberlain. He seems { have gone to Washington to pre pare his opinion under the eye ( the administration. If he give it the force of decision, his ten porizing view of the case wi probably be ovcrruled by tn Supreme Court.
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THE RUssELLv1LLE DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, 1877.

| and local elections.
 Of late, however, the more in telligent class of colored citizens in the South have learned that they were being used as tools for the accomplishment of the worst purposes; that the robbery and misrule which have characterized the carpet-bag Governments have entailed hardships on their white employers that react upon them selves; and that in voting against good government, they are injur- ing their own interests as well as those of their white neighbors. The robbery and failure of the Frecdman's Savings Bank also iad an important effect upon the negroes, who saw in that shame ful business forciblc example of the insincerity of their proIessed friends; and all these causes com bined served to give many thous- and colored votes to the Demo crats in the November elections. In those Southern States where the control of affairs has been re- gained by the native whites, the condition of the blacks, as well as of the whites, is far better than it has sbeen at any time since the war; and the same result will follow in South Carolina and Lou isiana so soon as the legal gov ernments are firmly established. Every one acquainted with the characteristics of the African race in the South will readily see that the natural result of all this will be to eventually give to the Dem ocrats the great bulk of the negro votes, provided the Republicans are stupid enough to continue their policy of enforcing the color line by claiming the votes of all colorcd citizens as rightfully be- longing to them, even if they act ually cast their ballots for the opposite party. And so long as this race question is permitted to enter prominently into South ern politics, so long will all the wealth, intelligence, and respecta bility of the white race be found consolidated in the Democratic party in the reconstructed States; whereas if it was eliminated from politics, the whites would natural ly separate into distinct parties, as Tn the North, the negroes would follow their example. and all classes would be greatly benefited by the change.-N. Y. Sun.
 Cotton.
 Will the planters and farmers ofthe south plant cotton this year as they have done in the past to their own loss and ruin? Thous- ands have started in the right course-raising bread, meat and forage; will they continue on, or go back to old customs? Too many have planted too many acres Tn cotton, and not enough in grass; will they go on or join the reformers? We should be more proud than words can tell, if every one who tills the soil of Arkansas could be persuaded to raise his own bre ad and meat and plenty of corn, hay and oats for stock. It should be kept forever in mind that the farmer who buys from abroad pays not only for the raising but for the expensive transportation of heavy feight. So long as we can say there IS another sinner converted, VIC, sholl! continue to preach ts.s t.a.s and simi- lar sermens.-Grange.
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SOME Radical organs are sheer. ing at Judge Davis because he does not expect to resign his judgeship until the fourth ol of March, when he will become a senator. Would they wish him to vacate his seat sooner, so that Grant may appoint John A. To gan to that position? The peo- pie have been sufficiently dis gusted.
 RADICAL organs mournfully re- mark that the country has lost q great deal by refusing to permit Mr. Ferry of Michigan to appoint Returning Board Hayes to the presidency, because he could have done it so easily and so speedily, while 1t will require time to make q fair count of the electoral votes. Yet the country is not over whelmed with grief.
 Ir is not to be supposed that the electoral tribunal, when it considers the case of Flofida, will follow the example of z. Chan dler, and "send couriers to each county and secure the returns,' on the principle that ''they must be made to show majority for Hayes" That sort of swindling will not soon be attempted in this country again.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-08

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 Communications for the Agricultural de- partment should be handed in by 12 Tn. Fri day. Those intended for the Editorial or local departments by Wednesday noon. Advertisements by "Wednesday morning.
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TERMS:

gSAvE MoNEY.-For the benefit of our friends, and in order to en- courage everybody to read and keep posted we have arranged so as to furnish the DEMOCRAT in connection with the following papers at the price set opposite each name:
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MAAACan't be made by every agent NSS1N1eyery month in the business VSSOwe furr ish, but those willing
 to work can easily earn dozen dollars day right in their own localities. nave no room to explain here. Business. pleasant and honorable. Women, and boys and girls do AS well ss men. We will fur nish you complete outfit free. Tho busi- ness pays better than anything else. We will bear expense Of starting you. Partic- mechanics, their sons and daughters, and aIf classes in need of paying work at home, should write to us and learn all about the work at once. Now Is the time. Don't ,elay. Address TRvr & Co.,, Augusta, Maine.
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are now prepared to furnish all ciassee with constant employment at home the whole of the time, or for their spare mo- ments. Business new, light and profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from 80 cents to g per evening, and a proportional sum by dsyotiag their whole time to the business. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who sec this notice may send their address, and test the busi- ness we make this unparalleled offer: To such as are not well satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing Full particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on and a copy of Home and Preside. one of the largest and best Illustrated Publications, all sent Tree by mail, Reader, if you want perma- nent, profitable work, address,
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THE people do not seem to con slider the Republican party such sacred thing as Morton would make it out to be.
 BLAINE's vote in the Senate against the settlement bill should satisfy the people that he is not wanted elsewhere.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-08

We find in the Midland Farmer for January tie following thoughts from an Arkansas correspondent on the subject of the Forrest Growth of Arkansas:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-19
ScissOred Salad.

Nea0 York Weekly: In an Illinois
Court of Sessions. recently, a man was
sentenced to the State prison for five
years and six months. The six months
was for stealing a horse, and five years
were added by the judge, under sus-
picion that the culprit was the man who
first suggested to the Government the
idea of the three.cent silver piece.
EHnldra Advertiser: One of our neigh
bors remarks that there are ten printers
in the United States Senate. That is
probably why the devil will be to pay
there this winter.
Danbawy Ne,Os ; An indiscriminate
slaughter of dogs is threatening. All
right, but remember that every dog kill
ed leaves several hundred heas to be
cared for and amused.
Puck: "Ah, love !" she murmured as
they wandered through the moonlight,
"ah! dearest, why do the summer roses
fade" He happened to be young
chemist of a practical turn of mind, and
he replied that it was owing to the
insufficiency of oxygen in the atmes-
phere.
Commercial advertiser Early install.
ments of Greek jawbreakers are begin
ming to appear in market. They differ
| from the Russian and Turkish varieties
in that they generally carry death by
tetanus, in the first two syllables.
HaaUkeye: Stanley Matthews, feeling
around in the Republican party for ole
line Wings, looks ABOUT IA hopeful as {
baldheaded man gambling his hair with
q garden rake.
NOrristoaOn Herald: Will the New
York Herald please favor us with I
war map showing the true position o
the belligerents in the pen-and-ink bat
tie between General Butler and Wayn,
MacVeagh?
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ne. THE f4REAT uEAIru n

gSy THE GREAT HEALTH RE
STORER.-In all ages of the world the skill and
scientific attachments of man have been direct
ed to study of the human system and o dis
covery of the various ills to which it is heir. If
after years of constant application, some distin-
guished physician has succeeded in compound
ing an agent by which the slightest ache may
be overcome, he has been hailed as great
benefactOr of his race, and with great prOpriety
the world have gladly sung peans to his praise.
This being proper, in the discovery of a remedy
for a single disease, how much more indebted
are the whole human family to the inventor OF
BAKERS BITTERs, medicine that has stood
the test Of time, and proved panacea for Dys-
Choiic, Giddiness, Nervous Debility, Loss of APP
petite, and Sour Stomach, while the various
nostrums of quacks and empires have -four
ished for an hour and then disappeared never
again to be revived.
BAKERS BITrERS are now used in hundreds
of families in Virginia as their only medicine
and that they are appreciated even by medical
men as a tonic of great virtue, is abundantly at
tested by hundreds of certificates in the hands
of the Proprietor.
BAKERS BITrERS are compounded entirely
of vegetable extracts, which are SO harmoni-
ously blended that all ages and sexes may use
them with benefit, and without the fear of
the slightest injury. Try them by all means
and then speak of them to the afflicted as they
deserve.
Sold by all druggists and country merchants
everywhere. E. BAKER, Proprietor. /.
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DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT AT THE IVES
TERN LUNATIC AsYLUM.-All who ever wit
messed the dramatic entertainments at the w.
L. Asylum know how charming and entertain
ing they are, and none who were there on last
Friday night WILL we sure, disagree with
us when we say that the presentation of the
play of "The Welsh Girl' was q perfect success
and met with unqualified approval.
The character of the rich, irate, petulant, OBJ
stinate, and yet brave, courteous, and gallant
old uncle, was admirably sustained by Mr.. G.
N. w. of Staunton, as was that of the impecu-
NOUS, ne'er-do-weel, and much smitten
nephew, by Mr.. A.
The acting of Miss n B., of Richmond as the
wife of the nephew, and the pretended Welsh
girl was inimitable, and her sweet rendition OF
several beautiful Welsh songs was charming
and was greatly instrumental in captivating
the old gentleman, tand bringing about the
happy denouement of the play.
The character of the old house servant Nora,
as presented by Miss N. L., of Petersburg,
though minor character, was acted to great
perfection and was frequently characterized by
such naturalness and naiUete as to excite much
applause. -
The faithful, honest, open hearted, blunt old
tar was excellently. represented by Mr. B.
In fact, as said before, the whole play was a
perfect success.
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BATH COUNTY.-A correspondent
writes as follows, to the Richmond Dis
patch, under date of June 18th:
My attention has just been called to q
letter from this county in your paper of
the 5th instant, in which the opinion is
expressed that the next delegate from
this county will be in favor of repudia-
ton. This is undoubtedly mistake,
and stigma upon the county to which
am not willing she shall be subjected.
From long and intimate acquaintance
with the people, and from free inter-
change of opinion with them, do not
believe that there are ten men who pay
annually taxes to the amount oftwo and
u half dollars (if any except the author
of the letter referred toy who would for
a moment tolerate any such sentiment.
We are plain, modest, and quiet peo-
pie about political matters; make but
little pretension in the control of the af-
fairs of the State but when her honor
is touched no people are more sensitive
nor more prompt to resent it. Is it pos
sible that the descendant of the Sitting
tons, the WalIaces, Dickinsons, Gate
woods, Cheeks, NVarwicks, Camerons,
Franciscos, McClintics, Hamiltons,
Mustoes, Brattons, and long list, of
other honorable names, are repudia-
tionists? God forbid Such an act would
bring those old ancestors from their
graves and brighten the perpetrators
from the county.
No, Mr.. Editor, this county is not for
reputation. The taxes are hard to
meet, but they are met. The biennial
sessions of the Legislature, the faith in
an economical administration of the
Government, and the quiet and peace
of our southern country. give us hope of
brighter day. We think sufficient ad-
ditional revenue can be raised from a
tax on liquor to meet all demands. No
additional tax on property is necessary.
If the "Moffett bell-punch" is failure
let the next Legislature try some other
mode. We say emphatically, no repu-
diation for the county of Bath. A TAX
PAYER.
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Ne cent Dexter Knitting Cotton, at
For ,ToRCHON, BLACK THREAD, sMYR-
Ma, and all kinds of TRIMMING LACEs, go
to Perry & TEN BeoEcK.
ATTACKED BY A SNAKE On We'd
nesday of last week, William. boy,
aged about 10 years, son OF Henry
Burke, who resides in the eastern por-
ton of this county, was attacked by q
snake, of the Black Racer species. The
little fellow had gone to a spring on the
Kirtley farm, when the snake assailed
him and in little time had succeeded
in coiIing itself around him. He ran
about two hundred yards with the
snake coiled twice around his body and
once around his neck. The cries of the
boy attracted the attention of Mr.. Wet
eel, who was not far off, Mr.. w. hasten
ed to his relief, and only succeeded in
getting the snake away from him by
cutting the serpent in two places. The
boy was entirely unconscious, and when
)relieved his face was perfectly black.
DR.. Yancey was called to the relief OF
the boy. AT last accounts the sufferer
was in a critical condition Rock Reg
lister of 14M.
The President has removed e.. R. G.
Pitkin from the office of United States
marshal for Louisiana and appointed
Col. Jack Wharton, formerly of Mary
land, in his stead. The deposed mar
shal was prominent instrument in the
accomplishment of the fraud by which
| the vote of Louisiana was secured for
Mr.. Hayes, and his deposition will help
to cOndone the President for appoint
ing others guilty of the same offence as
that of which Mr. Pitkin stands convict
ed to prominent and lucrative positions.
We trust that Mr.. Pitkin's removal il
an earnest of the Presidents intention
to endeavor to restore the respect that
once attached to federal officers in the
South by removing the officers who had
been the cause of the loss of that respect,
and by supplying their places not only
with resp ctable men, but with M
whose interests are identified Wlth
those of the communities in which
their offices are located.-Aleg. Gazette
STABBED.-On Monday last neal
Lewisburg, while engaged at work on
bricls-yard. Mr. Campbell Pollock was
stabbed and dangerously injured by
Oscar Bright. 1t seems that Bright was
whipping boy when Pollock interior
ed, and was stabbed. After being badly
cut, he broke three of Bright's ribs Will
a shovel. Bright is thought to be In
sane, having been in the Asylum once
Mountain Herald, Of 14th.
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A SNUG FoRTUNE.-At York, Pa, re-
Gently, Mr.. Samuel Small, ST., guardian
of Robert Habersham Coleman, son of
William Coleman, deceased, handed
over to his ward one million two hun
dred thousand dollars, refusing any COM
pensation for his services. AS token
of his appreciation of Mr.. Small's ex-
cellent management and generosity Mr..
Coleman donated $4,000 to the York
Collegiate Institute.