The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19

TIE SOUTHERN CuLTIvAroR.---Of the many valuable agricultural pub lications in the United States we know of none better adapted to the wants of our people than this excel lent paper, which is published monthly at Athens, Georgia. The terms, $2.0O per year, can be reduc en to $l.65 by subscribing for it and the DEMOCRAT together, for we fur nish both for $3.l5 per year.
 1 TIE ROBBERS RELEAsED.-From q private letter from Alma we learn that the Koefer family, who were arrested on the supposillon that they were the notorious Renders, have been released. They were taken as far as Mucogee, in Choctaw Nation, wh .re witnesses from Kansas met them and freed them from all iden- tity with the Renders. The Koefers got back to Alma on the 10th inst.
 It costs less than a half cent per day to subscribe for the DEMO GRAF. Yet many men say they arc not able to take it. Really, friends, such an acknowledgement is discred- ltable: and besides it is all delu- sion, for there is not a man in the County who does not waste twice Ethat sum every day of his life. Stop the useless leaks and take your coun- ty paper and you will thrive and prosper.
 The base ball season is at hand and the boys will soon be reorgan- izing their clubs and fooling away two or three hours each evening at practice. We suggest that it would be great deal more profitable and no harder work if they would organ ize an Internal Improvement Asso- citation and spend the same time in dong some much needed work on the streets of the town. What do you say boys?
 1 -'RAH FOR THE QUILL DRIVERS Quill drivers of Arkansas are having greatness thrust upon them all over the State. They are springing right up to the very highest wave of the tide which taken at it's flood leads on to fortune and to fame. They are just "gitten up and gitten." Our worthy brother of the Jacksonport Herald has just been elected Mayor of his town. Holmes, of the Cam den Beacon, our poet laureate, has been elevated to the Recordership of his city. Judge Lightlc of the Brinkley Times was made grand high cock -el-orum of his town at the recent election. Triton, of the Car roll County Bowlder, fills one of the City dads chairs of his town; and so we go. Grand, gloomy and pc koolier is the life of ye quill driver.
 A Coop JoB.-Those who travel that road should certainly feel grate- ful to road overseer Potts and the hands who belong on that road for the very goodSsob which they have done in constructing a bridge over the branch just east of town. The bridge has been badly needed for a long time, for the crossing has been miserably bad. We hope other road overscers will go and look at the jot and try to emulate the example sel by overseer Potts and his hands The bridge is strong substantial affair and will last for years. The work was done by ten hands in one uay, and the cost of material could not have exceeded l5 or 20 dollars When good substantial crossings over dangerous places can be fixed up so easily as this, we do not sec why all our road overseers do not : mend the bad places on their roads.
 Our friend, Mir. Mark A. Nose j ley has returned from trip through the Southern Counties of the State and he says we people here should be cheerful and contented, for we are just about 50 per cent. better of than the Southern Counties through which he has travelled. Here we have abundance of home made pro visions and feed to supply our home consumption and some to spare new corners. There they are shipping their whole supplies from St. Louis Memphis, and from wherever they can get them. Corn and corn mea is costing them $1.25 per bushel an6 other things in the supply llne pro portionately high. Let our people keep on in the wise course we have pursued in the past, and soon wt will see our county even more prom inent as a desirable home for tnt , immigrant than she now is.