The Russellville Democrat., 1877-12-06

l. our town. We welcome Mir. Howell and family to our midst, and hope his example may be followed by other en- terprising Dover men.
 If you don't believe Russellvjlle Is good town to live in just go to the city meat market any morning and see what a fl ne lot of choice meats Uncle Bill Dacus keeps on hand, Uncle Bill understands his business and few towns as small as ours can boast of such meat market as he keeps.
 MT. Harry Woodland, the genial and gentlemanly advance agent of the Globe Dramatic Company has thor oughIy and efficiently billed our town for his troupe, which begun sn engage ment here last night. MT. Woodland understands his "biz.'' and besides his competency and ability as a show agent, he is an agreeable and social companion. Success to him.
 The following are the latest St. Louis quotations for live stock, as taken from Metcalf, Moore & Co.'S Postal Card Price Current:
 Butchers Cattle, good grades want ed. Steers 900 to 1000 lbs. BE to A 1; Cows and Heifers 21a to A; Bulls and Stags to 8; Oxen 21a to Az. Hogs, Fair to choice light $3.sO to $4.l0; Fair to choice heavy $4.1O to $40. Sheep, good to choice mutton 3a44 to Az; Fair to good mutton to 3s4.
 Our friend H. Clabe Howell lias changed his residence from Dover to to Russellville. Why not have come a few miles further and driven down ms pegs at Dardanelle, where he could have had the advantages of living in town !-Independent Arkansian. 1 What kind or a town? We'll let Mack tell himself, as he does in the following lines clipped from same paper.
 | It is evident our town must do some thing or it will either lose it's trade or continue under many disadvantages.
 -NEw LAW CARD.- The new Law Firm of Wilson & Thach present their card to the public through to-day's paper. It is strong team, and we congratulate both gentlemen upon the happy co-partnership. The members of the firm are too we'll and favorably known to need any single word of com mendation from us. Their office is Room No. ? ill J. l.. Shinn's Brick Block, corner of Main and River streets, and here they will be happy to do any thing in their line of business for any of their friends. The new firm have our best wishes.
 The new ad. of Messrs. Shinn & Wilson will be found in to-day's paper. These gentlemen have bought out and will continue the Livery Stable of Messrs. Eyins & Gray. We know of no one better calculated to make a sue cess of the business than the new pro- Eprietors, who by their we'll known en- ergy and pluck will push it for all there is in it. By strict attention to the wants of the public they hope to merit and receive liberal patronage. and as fast as the business will justify it they will add new attractions to their stable in the way of new stock, bug gies, Sc. We wish the new concern much success.
 THE SCHOOL BoARD.--The School Board had a meeting Tuesday night and after examining into the financial condition of this district ascertained that the funds which the Secretary has on hand will be just about sufficient to pay off the outstanding indebtedness of the District. It was expressed as the sense of the Board that the Secretary should apply the fund on hand to the payment of outstanding warrants and start the new year with clean balance sheet. A resolution was passed to allow the Secretary of the Board the sum of Twenty Dollars for services for the past year. No other business was transacted and the Board adjourned.
 Saying smart things does not pay. It may gratify your spite at first, but it is better to have friends than enemies. If you cannot make people happy at least refrain from adding to their mis- cry. What if this woman is not your ideal of womanly perfection, or that man your model man? Your mission ron earth is not to remind them of the fact. Each of us has faults of his or her own; in correcting them we. shall find ample occupation. A "sting" or a ''dig'' never did any good-never helped any one to be better. One who falls into the habit of giving them soon looks ill-natured. It is not always possible to join the Mutual Admiration Society and be good member, but at least one can hold one's tongue.
 --One of the most importaht duties devolving upon the Town Council is to look after the condition of the streets and sidewalks of our town. But if we were to judge from the miserable con- dition of some parts of our streets (for instance the sidewalk from Fowler's store cast to the corner of that block of lots) we might be led to believe that we