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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25
OBEY THEl LAW.

tits an established axiom now, that
nature will suffer no dereliction from
her laws without intiicting punish
ment. The man who is careful OF his
health obevs the laws Of health with
scrupulous anxiety. We meet him
in the streets a full-chested, free
breathing ,bright-eyed animal, and we
say to him '.you are looking splen-
didly.'
eyes sir he answers, slapping his
broad chest, L obey the laws OF
health He has all the animal hap
piness that obedience to the laws OF
nature can give to him.
Now, are the laws of nature higher
or more immutable than the laws OF
natures God! And if not is it not
logical to believe that great portion
of the unhappiness OF the world
springs from .disobedience to His
laws? If this world is a ''vale OF
tears it is our own fault. Life is a
direct blessing coming from God and
He does not will that it shall be any
thing else up to it's close. But to be
blessing we must regulate our lives
to the laws He has laid down for our
guidance, just as we must regulate
our sanatory habits to the laws of
health. Is it not as necessary for
health and happiness to keep the con-
science clean as to keep the body
clean!
What a clean, healthy, society, we
would have, if it could be soused
once a week into bath of good-doing,
and impregnated with the perfume
of "Do unto others as you would be
done by
What lifting up of the clouds OF
misery, sorrow, and sin that darken
the world, would this be, and how the
sun of happiness would shine down
from clear sky upon u regenerated
society,
''Dreaming you say. Well, per-
haps so. But if the dream could be
realized. earthly happiness within
limits, would be reality also. That
such a publication of our moral sys
tenn is impossible we deny from the
fact, that it would only be in accord
ance with the laws of God, and His
laws were given to be obeyed, there
fore cannot be impossible.
We do not expect the millennium
in our day but it will come and human
happiness with it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25
PICTURES OF IRELAND.

The London Tablet tries to prove
IN improved state of affairs in Ire
land. It cites the '.growth of rail
ways, the large steam and shipping
fleets from and to Irish harbors, the
increased dock and wharfage accomo-
dation at the chief ports, the general
expansion of the carrying trade, the
extensive tramway accommodation, the
extraordinary spread OF banks, the
development of joint-stock companies,
and the high dividends that they pay;
the high-class shops which beautify
the leading thoroughfares of the
cities and towns, the increased Gus
toms and revenue duty, and the
expansion of the postal and Geographic
communication, all point in the same
direction-to the material progress of
Ireland
And these are the proofs OF pro-
gress: The fleets to carry away
what The bread and butter and
everything that ought to make the
people themselves comfortable at
their tiresides. Railways, tram
ways" carrying trade" What do
they all mean! "Spread of banks
large dividends they pay" Those,
surely, are good-for the banks and
the joint-stock companies. If they
flourish what matter abont the peoplel
.High-class shops" increased Gus
toms and revenue and postal and tel
egraphic communication are all
good things in their way. But al
these happen to incline to the upper
and semi-upper classes. Their high
class shops with ladies escorted by
dandy snohs to their shopping of
silks and iaces and furs Realizing
in the present day what Goldsmith
pictured in his own day. hundred
years ago:
" Around the world each neeiiul product
For all the luxury the world supplies. =
This is proof indeed. A proof of
one thing which the Tablet man re-
joices in. \ proof that the track
rents are 'punctually paid"
After he has deported himself up
among the big folks and the big inter
ests, the Tablet man comes down to
the surface of the earth, looks around
him, takes notice, and describes what
he sees:
Increased capital finds abundant
channels for profitable investment,
the only material drawback being
that the amount invested in the i'm
provement of agricultural industry
is still deplorably insufficient. The
soil of ireland should produce double
and might yield treble what it does
at present. But unreasonable wastes
are unreclaimed, and the heart is
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25
The Anti-AIonopo1iSt

ssSHAK1NG IN THEIR BooTs.' THE
! New York >Mca correspondent il
Philadelphia says that since the Penn
sylvania Greenaback and Labor parties
have unite l, the old political parties,
especially the Republicans, 'sare
shaking in the il boots.''
For THE REPEAL OF THE RESCMP-
TIoN ACT.-Gen eral Thomas Ewing,
of Ohio, propos es to bring before
Congress early in the session bill for
the repeal of the Resumption Act,
and he expresses confidence that it
will pass the House without much
opposition.
AN EVIDENCE OF STRENGrH.-As
an evidence of the strength of the
new Decentralization party in Penn
sylvania the New York Sun cores
pondent states that at the first
ward meeting Of the campaign in
Philadelphia there were at least six
thousand persons present.
WHAT IS JUST POSSIBLE IN
PENNsYLvANIA.-It is just possible
that fused Greenback and Labor
parties will carry Pennsylvania.
Failing Of that, they will certainly
defeat the party from which they de-
rive the most of their numerical
strength. Times.
THE NATIONAL GRAvE-DIGGERs.-
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, has right
ideas of financial matters, as this
utterance of his will show: "The
bondholders have dug the graves of
all enterprises, and built pyramid
of collins which enclose the dead
relics of great country's prosper
ity.'
PENNSYLVANIA THE LABOR-GREEN-
BACK STRoNGHOLD.-In every part of
Pennsylvania the. -Greenback
party is strong and growing. Hon.
F. w. Hughes, the leader of the
party, says as the result of his obser-
vations: eve will not carry this,
but States west, and will be such an
element of power in the country as
to enable us to effectually rid our
selves of the present domination of
National Banks All the work and
enthusiasm in the Pennsylvania cam
paign come from the Labor-Green-
back party.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

emptying into the Arkansas river about half way between Russellville and Clarksville.
 The lands along Piney are equal to River lands and some of the finest farms in the county arc to be found along these creeks. The ILLINOIS BAYOU rises in Searcy County, just north of Pope, and flows down through the hills in a southerly direction dis charging into the Arkansas river 3 miles west of Russellville. There are some fine mill sites on this stream.
 GUM Loe CREEK, small stream coursing the central part of the county flows south east and empties into Point Remove Creek. GALLA CREEK, another small stream cours- ing through the central part of the county, empties into the Arkansas river just south of Atkins. PoINT REMOVE CREEK flows along the eastern border of the county from north to south and empties into the Arkansas river. WHIG CREEK, BA- KER's CREEK, IsBELL's CREEK and other small streams traverse the county in different directions, dis charging into the streams above named.
 5. SPRINGS AND WELL WATER Good, pure water is one of the brag attributes of the county. Some fine springs of pure, bright sparkling water break out from the hill sides. Good we'll water IS obtained any where in the county at a depth of 20 to 36 feet.
 G.. PoPULATIoN.-The County has a population of about ,000 about, one twelfth of which are colored.
 '. ScuooLs. There are 27 School Districts in the County. Each Dis trict has three months public school each year, in addition to which there are som ten or twelve private schools sustained at different points in the county.
 S. CHuRcHEs.--There are upwards of 30 churches in the county, all rep resented by pretty strong member ship, Methodists and Cumberlands predomiuatc. There are no Episco- palian or Catholic churches. 9. RAILROADS. The Little Rock & Ft. Smith Railroad runs through our county from east to west, at an average distance of foun miles from the Arkansas rver, giving us about 24 miles of railroad The Company
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

have a fine grant of lands in the coun- ty and offer cheap lands and long time to make payments.
 10. WAGON RoADs.-Wagon roads are not as good as they should be; but can be made excellent If properly worked.
 1l.-There are about 10000 acres, more or less, under cultivation in the county.
 12. LIVE SrocK.-The Assessors returns show 2.944 Horses, 1,075 mules, 7,605 sheep, l0,l66 cattle and 23,947 Eogs.
 13.-There is manifest interest growing up in the matter of improv- ing the breed in stock A good many of our farmers are getting im- proved breeds of cows, sheep and hogs. The Cotswold and Southdown have been puton several farms. Sev- eral Jerseys and Ayrshires have also been brought here. The Berkshire and Poland China hogs will soon supercede the old razor back stock.
 II. WHAT WE PRoDucE.-The esti- mate for the crop of 1877 is, corn 325, ,000 bushels, wheat 90,000 bush els,rye 5000 bushels, oats 1000 bush els, Barley 300 bushels, sweet pota toes 2,500 bushels, irish potatoes 2,000 bushels, grass 300 tons, cotton 10000 bales.
 15. MANUFACTURES the coun ty there are 8 O. 10 saw mills, 6 or s houring mills, one distilery, two chair factories, one fruit dryer manufac tory, and two wagon factories. Say Sl50,000 invested in manufacturing enterprises.
 16. MINERAL RESOURCES. --T h e mineral resources of the county are as yet impcrfectly developed, There are very strong surface indications of Lead, Silver, and Iron. We have coal in attendance, and of good qual- itv. The Ouita Coal Bank, three miles west of Russellville has been in operation three years, and the coal has fine reputation. The Brooks Bank, three miles east oi Russellville has also been worked.
 IT. TIE SOIL. L.--Our soil is equal to the best to be found anywhere. It has wonderful vitality about it, as is evidenced by the fact that corn was exhibited at our late County Fair which was the 10th crop raised by the same man from the same plece of ground, without any fertlIizing
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

The yield was 30 bushels per acre. Wheat makes to 20 bushels per acre, corn 16 to 50, cotton ] to bale per acre. The statistics show that Arkansas makes more lint cotton per acre than any State in the Union.
 Is. FRUIT AND ORCHARDs.- growing and orchards are much neg lected We had the native seeding peaches in the Russeilville market this year equal to the best budded fruit we ever saw. We have seen applef here as iine as we ever saw in ashington county, the fruit grow ing region, par excellence, of the world. Those who have given fruit growing any attention have succeed ed to their entire satisfaction. Re fer to Cyrus w. Ewing, Russellville, Ark.
 The tobacco grown in our county took the premium at the State Fair. l9 IMMIGRATIoN.- We have coun- ty Immigration Society, the officers of which will take pleasure III re. plying to all questions concerning our county. R. B. Wilson, Secreta. ry; c. w, Harkey, President.
 There has been about 600 immi- grants to our county within the last year. The new corners are from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan mostly, some hom Tennessee, Mississippi, G eorg a, North and South Carolina.
 20 TuE KIND OF NEW CoMERs WE WANr.-We want honest, industri- ous, energetic and intelligent men and women from JUST ANYWHERE. 1t makes no difference to us about their nationality, religion, politics or where they hail from. All will find a cor dial welcome. We would prefer those who can bring along means enough to buy lands and open up farms so as to put into productive state the thousands upon thousands of good lands now lying idle and aste--lands which will yield the in- dustrious husbaudman sure and profitable reward.
 2l. TAxEs.-T axes altogether amount to about three per cent upon the taxable property, but scrips in winch large portion of our taxes are payable are at such discount that all our taxes can De with about Sl.S7 or $l90 in currency on the Sl00.00. The taxable property of our county is about 8 100000
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

P. TEMPERATuRE.-The range or the thermometer in summer is from 80 to 92deg. In winter from 40 down to 10deg., most of the time not much below freezing.
 g. HEALrH.-W claim to have one of the healthiest sections in the South. In some low, swampy locali lies the chills and fever prevail, but with the settlement of the country and the removal of the dense bodies of timber, the healsh Of every locality will be improved.
 24. MoDE OF LIvING.-ln years past our people lived hard, from hand to mouth, because they cultivated cotton altogether, to the exclusion of making their own bread and meat and other supplies. Now, however, our agriculture is becoming more di vSrsliied Our people are making all their own supplies and are ship ping considerable surplus of wheat and breadstnfls. Every mans smoke house and provision house is now AT HOME, and we ship nothing of that kind here. The farms and farm houses of our people, and the person al appearance and dress of the peo- pie all indicate vast improvement in the past few years.
 OTHER POINTS. county is free from all causes of local strife or dI- vision. Our people are united and harmonious. The feeling and deter mlnation of our people is ONWARD AND UPWARD. The temperance and school interests are warmly support ed here. The county has . newspa- per, the Russellville DEMOCRAT, pub- lished weekly at Russellville, which is better supported than almost any other county paper There are some six or seven lodges of Masons, and several lodges of Odd Fellows in the county. The county is improving rapidly. We have twelve post offices and need and will soon get several more. The office at Russellyille is a money order office. We are in tele- graphic communication with the out side world, and are by no means the half uneivilizcd barbarians that we have been represented by some north ern correspondents to be. There IS no need of any new conner bringing a six shooter or bowic-knife here, as there is law against carrying such weapons which is strenuously and Iigidly enforced.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
Fifty-First Annual Tour.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
VOL. III.
THE AREN A.

Variety is the spice of life, and there is no person young or old who is not benefited by briefrespite from the monotonous routine of life, which month after month keeps most peo- ple chained down, and deprives them of all opportunity to exercise thought and observation upon new things. People who live in large cities where they have almost con stant opportunities .o attend the theatre, the opera, the lecture CT some other amusement, are much better off in this respect than those who live in the rural districts. To the latter class arenic exhibitions must suffice to afford the same re
 taxation from constant thought upon business and everyday labor, that the theatre does to the city people, anu there is no other amusement so well calculated to drive dull care away and enliven and reannuate the whole being as first-class ring per formance. It is true that the many "traveling humbugs' which are now on the road have brought arenic eX
 hibitions, into disrepute to a certain extent but we would remind our readers that there are yet shows genuine, meritorious, and conduct ed upon honorable principles. We take pleasure in informing our read CTS that they will soon have an op- portunity to witness one of this class. The Great Golden Menage rie, Circus and Colosseum of Van Amburg h Go, is the show to which we now refer. For the first time in many years this truly excellent show is now posted for Arkansas, and on the 26th inst. the people of our sec tion will have an opportunity to attend one of its magnificent per formances. 1t is said, and truly we presume, that Van Amburgh & Go. give better street parade, they give Il more refined and varied ring per formance, they pay larger salaries for superior skill and talent, they employ more men and horses to con vey tneir show from one town to an other, they employ better qualified advance agents, and their menagerie is the. largest, more rare specimens ofwild animals, better fed and cared for than any show upon the earth, Wait for the Great Show, and see tue wonders of nature securely caged, and witness the arenic exhibitions, afternoon and evening.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
POPE COUNTY.
Some eInformation about the area. the Soil, the Timber, the Schools &c., Xc.

We are in receipt of a printed cir cmlar from Mr. ". A. Webber, stating that at the request of Senators Gar land and Cravens he is preparing a Statement of Arkansas resources, climate, schools, &c., &c., for the use of the Hon. Wm. c. LeDuc, U. 5. Land Commissioner, at Washington, to be incorporated in his next report. We are requested to furnish answers to series ofquestions, and as we are continually in receipt of letters from the north asking similar questions we have determined to answ er through the DEMOCRAT. The an swers are given and numbered to correspond with the number of the question propounded.
 l. AREA.-Pope County has an area of about 720 square miles, or 460,S00 acres. The county is about 20 miles east and west, and 36 miles north and south.
 ?. SURFACE AND PHOTOGRAPHY The surface of the County is of di- versiiied character. In the northern part of the county is broken and hilly, with running streams of pure spark ling water coursing their way along the intervening yolleys. Along these streams there are rich valleys of land and many fine farms. The table lands on the tops of the mountain spurs are undulating, but rich and level enough to admit of cultivation. Some good farms have been opened upon the tops of these mountain ridges. The timber here is fine; walnut, wild cherry and chinquepin often grow to be ? to , feet in diam etre. In the southern part of the county, except in the river bottom, the lands are high well drained up lands, the elevation being perhaps 100 or l20 feet above the level of the river bed. In the vicinity of Russell vile there is beautiful prairie with an area of about 5000 acres.
 3. TmBER.-The County is well timbered. Some ot the finest piner- ies and cypress brakes in the State are here to be found. Oak, of all kinds, Hickory, Walnut, Gum, Ash, wild Cherry, Cottonwood, sycamore, &c., &c., aboand.
 i. WATER CouRsEs.--The Arkan- sas river sweeps the southern bonn- diary of the county, flowing in a southeastern course The county has a river front of about 80 miles, giving us a large body of river bot tom lands.
 Bic PINEY and LITTLE PINEl wash es the western border of the county, flowing from north to south and
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
HYATT FROST. Manager,
 . RIrDtn Gnnnrnl \ 1rnili

FROST. Manager, A.. ,Genera Age C.S C. CRANE. Assistant Manager. c. H. o Publications. Frost,s Roman Circus and Royal Colosseum
 
 
 Principals whom
  Eqqestenne A wonderful graceful and daring performer
 
   Artist that mounted the back ofa flying steed.
  has medals him equestrian of superior ability MRS. WATSON their Graceful and Charming Arabian Steeds fesion and astonishing 
  the 0 delight his J Egyptian Juger light balancing and pyramids.  
  body
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-24
THOSE DIAMONDS.

Yesterday morning Mr.. Edward J. Isnacs came into
the OF Taylor Brown al No. Bond street, ana
offered some diamonds for sale. Mr. George c. Taylor
examined the diamonds, aud recognized them at once
as some had been in sleeve buttons for
friend OF his in ST. Louis. Sir. Taylor procured tho
arrest OF Mr. Edward j. saacs, Jr and he brought
Washington Place Police Court yesterday about
twelve O'Clock, Justice Otterbourg presiding. Mr.
said that The diamonds offered 10 him for sale
were part and portion OF a lot of jswery and
diamonds stolen from OF tho berths on
steamer Adriatc tho 10th OF June last
and that the property stolen was valued ut 81, O00
The father OF Edward j. lsaacs appeared in yes
eray and said that he bad received tho diamonds IN
ocular business transaction from Mr. Allen, we'll
known jcwellcr. Mr.. Allen was also present, and ne
sad that he had received thcm IRON diamond broker
named Duncan. Justice OtterDourg consiuered all tho
gen ,lcmen this little diamond transaction
highly respectable and fair dealing way
and adjourned the examination vi tn case Till Maruh
when IL expected tho alleged owner Of the dia-
nionds will be present Mr.. lsaacs was released on
parole TIL that t,lno
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-24
TIE CASE OF MILLEN.

Joseph A. Calvert. who arrested last week at the
instgat:on Of Andrew j. Mlen, tho charge OF per-
sonaling officer and thereby causing the complain
ants arrest, appeared yesterday at the Tombs Police
Court, before Judge Duffy, and, after short examna.
on was again permitted to 60 his parole until the
first "Wednesday in March.
The magistrate expressed himself satisfied OF Cal
vert's innocence Calvert, IT appears, came TO New
York with warrant Tor the arrest Of Millcn the
charge OF swindpc, when warrant had boon issued Nv
Alderman Carpenter, Philadelphia magistrate. Cal
vert, not being oicer solicited The aid Of Supcrn-
tcndcnt Walng, who placed detective at his dis.
look him into custody. and Judge Bixby committed
tho prlsoper the Tombs the arrival rcqul-
sitlon papers irnm tho Governor OF Pennsylvania
Calvert, the meantime, through counsel, sued out
writ OF habeas corpus, and on being released mado
such reprcsc nations to Judge Duffy induccd the
latter to giant warrant for Miilen's arrest Nillen
is now in Ludlow Street Jail ON d civil process.