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The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17
Democratic Central Committee.
 Notice of Meeting.

The Democratic State Central Committee of the State of Arkansas will meet at the committee rooms, in Little Rock, on the 26th day of January, 1878, at 12 o'clock m., for the purpose of appointing the time and place for the assembling of a State Convention of the Democratic party and for transacting other busi- ness. By order of
 SoL. F. CLARK, Chairman. RoBr. STEVENSON, Asst Sec'y. The following are the names of the committed:
 Sol. F. Clark, Chairman, Little Rock.
 B. $. Johnson, Little Rock. K. A. Howard, Little Rock. B. D. Turner, Mttle Rock. J. c. Tappan, Helena
 NJ, D. Baber, Pocahontas.
 R. K. Garland, Prescott.
 H. G. Bum, Camden.
 b. w. Carroll, Pine Bluff.
 J. H. Rogers, Fort Smith. J. F. Mitchell, Clarksvil.e. c. A. Can't, Philadelphia.
 R. w. Ellis, BentonviIle.
 A. K. Witt, Conway.
 A. Gordon, Lewisburg.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17

The amount of fees collected and paid into the Treasury by the Com missioner lacks SIP 29 of covering the expense of clerk hire, janitor, etc, in the Department for the year. That is, the office only lacked that amount of being self sustaining. The year prior to the adoption of the present Constitution the office cost the state s22, 1000 for clerk hire alone, while all the fees were retain ed by the Commissioner. What cost us $22,000 per year under Republi- can rule now cost nothing. So much for wise laws, a Democratic Govern ment and good administration of the Department.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17
An I'm mense Evil and the
 Remedy.

Remedy.
 "An ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure" says the old prov erb. Let us apply it to temperance. A long line of reeling, staggering candidates for perdition, 150,000 in number, one after another, through the year drop out of sight and mem ory. And still the death march goes on. Is there any way to prevent it?
 Why, certainly. Drunkards grow from moderate drinkers, and moder- ate drinkers from the untaught. or wrongly educated children of our homes. There is point where the stop can be put on, and that is in the home. Every parent is respon- sible for the intemperance of his child, if he has not by example and precept done everything possible to prevent it.
 If parents would take as much pains to form pure, healthful taste in their children us they now take, truly though sometimes unconscious ly, to form taste for stimulants, we would see fewer entering tue path tha. leads to the drunkari's grave.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17
Arkansas Immigration Society.

At meeting of the Executive Committee of the Arkansas State Immigration Society, held at the office of the Association, in Little Rock, January 12, the following res olution was unanimously passed:
 Resolved, That the general agent of this association, James F Pagan, be directed to solicit sub scriptions throughout the State, fol the purpose of furthering the inter csts of this organization, and to re ceiyc and receipt for the same; anc the general agent is further directed to have the consultation and proceed ings of the last meeting of this so ciety printed, and to solicit adver tlsemenls for the same.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17
RUssELLvILLE. ARK.

THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. IT, is7s
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17

The town of Salem, Sebastlon county is known to the Postoffice de- partment as Witcherville; so when writing to persons living there it is important to state the name of the county. There being Salem in Fulton county, much confusion arIses unless the county names are given.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17

MUD.
 ''Mud' may not be very inviting topic for newspaper editorial, but just at this time we certainly cannot find a more convenient one. We have mud in the country, mud in the town. mud everywhere--and now you have mud in your newspaper. You sec good editor never gets hard run for something to write about, and when there is not a heat ed political campaign going on to finnish the enterprislng quill driver something with which to write up his paper, the clerk of the weather kindly steps in and furnishes us with mud, mud plenty of mud. And by the way wouldn't this be a splendid time for aspiring candidates if the political campaign was on hand? They are such fine hands to sling mud. Would't they have a jolly good time of it now? They could get their mud ready mixed, either thick, thin orksloppy--just as they wanted it. What pity it is that newspaper men never sling mud! They could use the present supply to such great advantage. If it were not for the fact that our neighbors across the river have so much sand (not in their craw) and so little mud, we would be tempted to take up few handsful and have a spat with the Arkansian and Immigrant. We have the advantage of the State, too for his mud is all clay and is not SC easily handled as ours. No doubt ii would hurt like the mischief to catch wad of that clay, and the sting would be Felt by Jus long time. So we won't try the State.
 The current is against us if we turn ] about and undertake 60 try our con frere up the river, so we will not pitch into the Forum. In fact we believe we have mud enough in ours to do us without going abroad toseek a mud singing with anybody. We believe most of us will have enough to do if we will only keep the mud cleaned away from around our own door, without going abroad to pitch into others. And as most of our readers, we presume, are also tired and disgusted with mud, we will only add few words to the many newcomers who are landing in our midst every day about the muddy roads and muddy country here. This is an unusual spell with us. We seldom ever have such muddy country. The old residents here say they have seldom ever, or never at all seen the roads in such mud dy, bad condition as they now ap- pear. Therefore, newcomers, don't be discouraged, and don't judge the country to be fat, low and muddy by what you now see. You will not see our lands as wet and our roads as muddy again perhaps in ten years as they are now. Our winters are generally none too wet and you now see the country under just about as unfavorable circumstances as possi- ble. So don't do us injustice by pro nouncing judgment against us on account of the mud you now see, but wait awhile and we will guarantee that you will like our country.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17

Maj. John D. Adams got back from Europe and was announced in Little Rock last Friday.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17

Ex-Gov. Baxter spent night in Clinton. Van Buren County, some time since, and the citizens turned ou. en mSsse and welcomed iim.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17

Hon. $. ". Williams, of Llttle Rock will probably be candidate for Supreme Judge, SC says the Sclthern Standard.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-17
THE LAND DEPARTsIENT.
It's Operations During the Year

We are indebted to Land Commis- sioner Smithce for the following statements showing the amount and kinds of land disposed of by his Department during the year 1877, and the amount of funds received therefor, viz:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
THE WRONG UMBRELLA.

The laxity of public morals in the
matter of umbrellas is truly awful, but
retribution will sometimes overtake him
who plots against his neighbors para
chute. Let me tell how it overlook me.
A long time ago was madly enamored
of Mary Jane Bowles. Mary Jane was
what you would call pocket venus, and
often have been tempted to tuck her
under my arm, like packet of sugar,
and fly to the nearest desert island. She
was an artless girl, and very fond of So
ciety-especially the societyof young men
with whom was not on terms of ardent
friendship. did not blame her for this
and when she invited me to tea and 1
found that johnson had also been invit-
ed, my discerning eye observed that this
was not coquetry, but pure exhuberance
of spirits. Mr.. Bowles, noticed, was
of the same opinion, and it was a great
satisfaction to me to have my Judgment
confirmed by so experienced o parent.
Mrs. Bowles, had she been alive, would
no doubt have agreed with us.
1 had known Mary Jane since she wore
short frocks. johnson had known her
about month. 1t was pleasant to hear
her call me Sam and him Mr.. Johnson,
but somehow the familiarity in my case
seemed to have bred, not contempt-oh
dear no nothing of that kind-but, a
sortIof nonchalance of manner. (How
useful the French language is when one
wants to express a very delicate shade
of meaning , But that was her artless-
ness.
"Dear me, Sam" she observed at the
tea-table, "what have you got such a
long face for ?" Johnson's attentions
had made me little pensive.
Something must be long to make up
for the prevailing shortness, said.
johnson was not much taller than Mary
Jane. 1 made a note of that sarcasm
afterwards. My impromptus are too
often lost.
"Don't be impertinent, sir. Look
into that spoon. Your face is exactly
like the reflection you see there, isn't it,
Mr.. Johnson?"
He grinned. 1t was then observed
for the first time the singular breadth of
his visage. His grin seemed to extend
across the room.
If Mr.. johnson will hold the spoon
horizontally he may admire his own
image, " remarked playfully.
johnson grinned again. He was one
of those insanely gOod-humored men
whom it is quite impossible to annoy.
Sam, you are outrageous" said
Mary Jane. "Mr. Johnson and art
going to practice our duet. You stoI
here and talk to pa |"
Mr.. Bowles had to be aroused from
the doze into which he usually dropped
after tea. 1t was in that habit that m.
penetration had detected his conviction
that Mary Jane was an artless creature
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
Facts About Fires,

The following, practical and scientific
observation on the quenching of fires
quickly and with the least loss to insur.
ance companies is communicated to the
Portland (Me.) Press by an old fireman:
One gallonlof water at the bottom of a
fire will do more to quench it than ten
gallons at the top. Play low is the true
motto for the fireman. If the first en-
gine that reached the Summer street
fire in Boston had burst into the ware
house and played into the goods elevator,
where the fire broke out, it would prob
ably have saved $50, 200, 600. To play
ON the roof of house ON fire is to waste
water; the roof was made to shed water; /;
the rain does not put out the kitchen
fire, ncr would the Presumpscot, flowing
bodily on the roof, put out the kitchen
if afire. Play low, get the water to the
bottom of the fire, and you need not
pour in the Presumpscot. A few gall
Ions at the bottom of the fire will rise in
clouds of steam wherever the fire is
rising and will quench it. Even a heap
of rubbish tuIas rain and water like a
partial roof. A gill of water thrown into
the bottom of a CRATE quenches the fire
more than n quart thrown on top. For
a similar reason, water on the windward
side is more effective than on the lee
ward. am speaking now of moderate
fire, when there are only one or two
houses burning. The big blazes ON the
leeward look fearfully, but they cannot
be effected by playing on them. Throw
your water into the bed of Goals and
under the retort that is sucking them,
aud it goes out. That is to say, play at
the bottom of the windward side of the
fire, and you take the surest and speedi-
est way to quench the whole, leeward
side blezes included.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
Hyena Dogs.

The origin of the domestic dog is at.
tributed by some naturalists to several
species of wild animal. Among these
latter the cdlis pictus or the WcGOn
pictus, the spotted or painted hyena of
Africa is one. Regarding these spotted
hyena dogs, as they are generally called,
DIR. Schweinfurth says that they are very
plentiful in a region called Kurkur, in
Central Africa "These dangerous ami
mals," he says, "have a partiality for
the steppes and open brushwood, and
congregating in herds hunt the smaller
antelopes, especially the bushbocks."
No case, however, was known among
the natives where they attempted to at
tack men. Some of their skins, he OBJ
serves, are most brilliantly marked, and
exhibit such combination of red, white,
yellow and black spots that the hyena
dog may fairly claim to be the most
parti-cOlored of all mammalia. Schwein-
furth speaks Of one specimen that he
saw in the Serbia that was tame, requir-
ing no other restraint than cord, and
yielding TO its master with the docility
of an ordinary dog. This fact, as he
points out, appears to cOrroborate the
assertion of Livingstone (Which, how
ever, he, not having witnessed the cir
cumstances, makes with some reserve),
that the natives of the Kalahari desert
are accustomed to break in this animal
and train it for the chase.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
Efect Of GasIlght on the E1es.

On the influence of gaslight on the
eye the following is given from a recent
report to the Prussian minister of in.
struction In general, physicians agree
that no evil results will follow the
moderate use of gas, and particularly If
there are arrangements to prevent the
direct action of the yellow fame on the
eye. For this purpose screens OF
shades are employed. Very grave oh.
lection, however, exists to the use OF
the zinc or lead shades, most evils af-
fecting the eyes being traceable to them.
The use of the latter, it is said, inevita-
bly, tends to blindness or inflammation,
and other harmful effects. The milky
white glass shade is the best, as it dis
tributes the light, and has a grateful
effect upon the eye. The burner should
not be too close to the head, as conges-
tion of the forehead and headaches re-
sult from the radiated heat. The glass
plate below the gas, employed in some
places, is especially useful for the pur-
pose, rs it causes an equal distribution
of the light, necessary where a number
are working at one burner, prevents the
radiation of the heat, and tends to a
steady illumination by shielding the
flame from the currents of air. In cases
of highly infamed eyes, dark blue
globes can be very benefcially employed.
With precautions of this kind no evil
effects from the burning of gas need be
feared,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
A GhOstIy Headlight.

The Richmond (Ind. Palladium says;
Soon after midnight, Wednesday, TIE
fireman ON the switch engine called the
attention of the engineer to a bright
light that was rapidly approaching them,
The switch-engine, pulling a tram OF
freight cars, had just turned the bend at
the fair grounds, and the light was half
a mile east of them. The engineer said
it was headlight, and he whistled as a
signal to the approaching train; but the
light advanced noiselessly and rapidly as
before. In moment or two it was so
near him that he feared a collision, and
he whistled down brakes, and his train
came to stop within trains length OF
the light, when, without any exchange
of signals, it began to recede, and was
soon going East at the rate OF mile Il
minute. After it had turned the seconu
bend, about three miles east OF the CITY,
the reflection on the trees could be seen
for several seconds. What 1t was no one
claims to know. All say that 1t looked
like a headlight, but no one says that ~
was one. That it might have been re-
Election from the switch engine is possi-
BILE. or that il was an electrical phenom-
euon is not impossible. The fact thai
light was seen on the track ON whinl|
they were running may have maae
men on the engine overly caufio
made it appeap, 9eh larger ta'n
-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23

thing into the black abyss below. There
was a splash. felt sardonic Joy. He
had brought his umbrella for fear of
rain. Well, it might do its duty in the
waterbutt.
] listened. All was quiet. The next
room was in darkness. There could be
no one there. went down to the re-
freshment-room, chatted awhile with
Mrs. Twig, and recovered my self-poses-
sion. Then / sought Mary Jane. John
son had just crossed the room to her
when 1 entered. Suddenly she was
seized with violent fit of coughing. [
ran for glass of water. When / re-
ever. Yet that unfeeling monster, john
son, grinned until thought the corners
of his mouth would meet in the nape of
his neck.
When asked if she felt better, Mary
Jane went off again; and presently the
cough was 80 bad that she had to leave
the room. remarked to johnson that
she must have caught cold; and then he
coughed. No doubt she had been out
on the balcony with him to see whether
the rain had ceased. But wait a little,
my grinning friend
Everybody was now going away.
With fiendish delight / saw johnson
walk upstairs to get his hat and coat
and his--Ha ha l waited till he
came down. He was perfectly cool,
and-did my eyes mock me ?-he had in
his hand an umbrella L could not see
the handle, but of course it was mine.
The fellows impudences taggered me.
tore up into the room above. There
was no umbrella there. It was mine
went down, resolved to make an ex.
ample of johnson. He stood in the hall
leisurely putting on his gloves.
Excuse me-" 1 said calmly; "bui
you have got my umbrella.
" think not" he replied, with his
everlasting grin.
"But you have, sir There can be
no mistake about it. Pray is your UNI
brella-handle an alligators's head il
Germ-in solid silver ?"
CT think not" said johnson, cody
He held up an umbrella. 1t was no
mine
"I am quite ready, Sam. What's the
matter You can t find your umbrella
Oh dear And Mrs. Twig says she has lent
every umbrella she has. Are you sure
you brought it? Oh, thank you, Mr.
Johnson. Good night, Sam; Mr.
Johnson will see me home. 1t ISM
raining much, and you won't get wet il
you run all the way"
don't know whether L got wet ol
not. For that matter, don't know how
L got home. / believe the Twigl
thought had been drinking. Perhaps
| I had. or how could have thrown the
wrong umbrella out of the window? j
was brought to me in pulpy condition
by young Twig, who is the smallest O
wags. He suggested that should adop
a water-butt and umbrella as a crest
Johnson did propose to "the little
Bowles during that walk home. They
are married now. That umbrella bust
ness remains q mystery, but I am still
convinced of the artlessness of Mar,
Jane.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
Items OF Interest.

Eighteen thousand men are engaged
the express business.
All the girls are becoming vegetarians.
They wear turn-up hats.
Ground Hog City is the name of Il
town in the Black Hills.
Forty-seven members of the forty
seventh Congress are natives of Penn
sylvania. OF this number. Messrs.
Blaine, Wallace, Cameron, Mitchell,
Mcmillan and Patterson are senators.
New York has forty-nine representatives
in Congress.
The value of ground in and about
Berlin, which went up enormously dur
ing the period Immediately subsequent
to the war of 1901 and the payment of
"milliards by France, has fallen as
enormously of late. A property bought
five years ago for villa sites at the price
of 1850, 600 marks was sold the other
day for 258, ,770 marks.
The Toronto Globe says that the ne
gotiations for the consolidation of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one
province are progressing favorably, and
It expresses a wish that Prince Edward
Island could be taken in at the same
time. The united province would then
have an area of about 1888 square
miles, with a population of from zoo, 900
to 800,0 900.
Nevada dogs seem to be made of
sterner stuff" than other American
ours. Last week one fell down ninety
five foot shaft--struck with emphasis on
hard rock, lived sixteen days without
Ial oft hot
time and immediately ran down and
totally destroyed a rat that pl esumed too
much on appearances, and approached
rather too near the sickly-looking
canine.
Henry Thruston, of White Oak Greek,
Titus county, Texas, is said to be the
tallest man in America. He stands
seven foot six inches, barefooted, and is
of enormous strength. His hands and
feet are enormously large and nearly
side of leather is required to make him
pair of boots. When, before the war,
he went overland to California, his
! friends, all men of medium size, used to
lay wagers with unwary strangers that
| they had the tallest man among them
then producing Thruston from the wagon
where he had been concealed in Il coil,
take the stakes.
| POPPING CORN.
We were popping corn,
Sweet Kitty and /;
It danced about
And it danced up high.
The embers were hot
In their fiery light,
And it went up brown
And it came down white
! White and beautiful,
Crimped and curled,
The prettiest fairy dance in the world.
! All many time are the embers hot
And the human spirit can brook it not
Yet radiant forth from the fiery light
! Cometh transformed and robed in white.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
Victory or Death!

The Groesbeck (Texas) NeW Era
says The following singular courtship
of Prairie Grove gallant is an illustra-
tion that "faint heart never won fair
lady" He proposed, but was gently
refused. He went a second and a third
time with the same result. But at
length he rode over one evening and
told her that he would neither eat,
sleep nor speak until ishe consented to
be his bride. She invited him to din
ner he shook his head. She talked
on he merely looked detected. Then
she requested him to take supper a
negative shake of the head was the only
reply. She played, sang and chatted on
till bed time, when a servant showed
him a room a negative shake. She
tripped away to her chamber he sat
determinedly still. About twelve o'clock
she came back and said "I don't wish
to cause the death of a good officer, 80
1 will marry you" The released one
rose, and with much eagerness said :
My dear, have you any cold victuals
on hand?"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23
A Serious Famine,

A st. Petersburg journal informs us
that famine has broken out in the pro-
vince of Kazan in East Russia, and is
already reported to have attained serious
proportions. The city of Kazan itself
is crowded with famine-stricken people,
who have fed thither in search of food,
and eagerly offer their services gratis to
anybody who will guarantee to keep
them from starvation. In the Spassh
and other outlying districts the peasants
are reduced to such straits by success
sion of bad harvests that they are feeding
on berries and acorns. To mitigate the
distress the government has appointed a
special commission to visit the famine
districts, and the local authorities have
opened subscriptions, to which the Tar
tar merchants of Kazan have responded
in a very liberal manner.
They are raising toads in France to
kill off the csckrOaches.