The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-26

turned to Pope county satisfied thai we have about as good prospect ahead of us as any country that car be found. The Professor says Rus sellville has the ''upest" look of any little town he has seen. He alse reports the prospect for a gool wheat crop to be very good every where l that he has been in Arkansas, the acreage being apparently very large and the growing crop looking well
 -Signor Fabra, the renowned illu sionist and sleight of hand performer will appear, in Russeilville to onight and generously proposes to divide the proceeds of the evening with the churches of this place. Everybody should attend. See account in an other place taken from the Little Rock Gazette concerning Signor Fabra's exhibition in that city.
 Our Atkins correspondent, "A. 3-M. M.," sends us again this week some of his spicy pencillngs, which may be found in another place. We hope to be favored by something from "A. 3-M. M." regularly every week. And, by the way, we should like to nave correspondent in every locality in the county who will imi- tate "A. 3-M. Ms" example and keep us posted upon the happenings of the week. Use our paper, and make the public know that there are live men and live localities all over Pope county.
 We find ''The Ladies of the White house" in Frank Leslie's Pop ular Monthly for April, succeeded in the May number by "The Presi dents at home," by Benson J. Loss ing, IL. D. The article is illustrat- ed with IT fine engravings showing places of interest in the history of our Presidents from Washington down. The May number is replete with choice literature, embracing short stories, incidents of travel, anecdotes, poetry, art, science, etc. It has some 70 illustrations among it's 100 pages, concerning Benjamin Franklin, Santiago de Cuba, Ele- phant Tapping in Ceylon, Charcoal burplng, etc., etc. It is indeed up to it's best standard, and we'll worth it's price-$2.50 for one year. Send to Frank Leslie 53S Pearl street, New York.
 NEEDS LOOKING AFTER.-It is no pleasant duty for us to perform, and one which we always dislike to be forced to do, to cast word of cen sure upon any official connected with the mail service, for there is often blame attached where it is not de- served. But we are now forced to say that the manner in which the route agents handle the mail on this line of railroad, the l.. R. x F. S., does most positively need looking af ter. There is absolutely no regular ity nor certainty about receiving or transmitting important mail matter over this route. We know of our own knowledge that registered mat ter placed right in the hands of the agent here, say on the 18th of April, with instructions to let it go right through to Memphis, had not been received at its destination in time to get returns on the 25th. This is only one instance. Our eastern mail comes struggling along, the daily papers nearly always in patches of two or three, and from to 5 days behind time. We trust this mattor may have the attention of the proper authorities.
 SPARE THE MoCKING BIRDS.-If there IS any one thing that makes the approach of Spring and Summer more welcome and delightful than all others, it is the sweet melody of the mocking birds. Heretofore we have had large numbers of them here, and thelr delightful music has filled the air. This Spring we notice they are much scarcer than common, and those who are acquainted with the habits of the bird say that it is owing to the wanton and cruel treat ment which they have received last year from the boys. We know that large numbers of the young were taken from the nests and sold and destroyed last year. It is said that these little songsters surely abandon localities where they re- ceive this kind of treatment, and seek homes and habitations where their melodious warblings are sufli. ciently appreciated to secure them immunity from destruction.
 Now we suggest-and we hope the suggestion will be heeded-that the town council pass an ordinance making it tlnable effense to rob the nest, or in any other manner molest the mocking birds within the incor- porate limits of the town. And we also suggest that parents forbid their children 10 molest the nests of the sweet little songsters.
 HAVE WE JUsTICE?-The ques- tion is not unfrequently asked Us by strangers who visit our town, "What