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The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
The Sober Second Thought.

WAsHINeToS, D. C., Oct 10, 'To
 It begins to look here as if the Republicans had been eating Dcad Sea apples for two days. The much
 boasted victory has been turned into defeat, and the jubilante oi yesteF- day has made way for the grief Of to day. The enthusiastic ones have recovered from their surprise over Ohio's verdict on the State ticket. and now want a magnifying glass 70 find just where the victory Is over which sherman has been SO much elated. The substantial results are all one sided. The Democracy ssts
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
AmonIa m the Household.

The pantry shelves are getting grimy, or finger marks around the door latches and knobs are looking dark and unsiehtly. For lack of time they are left day after day, for it is hard work to SCOUT all the time and it wears of the paint, too. Now suppose the wife has her bottle of spirits of amonia to use; she takes a basin of water and . clean cloth, just puts on few drops of the fluid aud wipes off ail the dirt; it is worth more than half a days work, and does net hurt the paint either. She could put a few drops in her dish water, aad sre how easily the dishes could he cleaned; few drops on 8 .pouge would clean all the windows in the sitting room. making them shine like chrystal It would take the stains off the teaspoons. and a tablespoonful ln the mop pail would do more "a washing up the kitchen a1or than tea pounds of elbow grease appllad to the mop handle. A house wife has iust as much right to make her work easy sad expeditions as her husband has. If she does not io lt the fault is her own In a great measure.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
The importance ef a single Com
 GFxs~mam.

in the event thas there is uo p0pn- las election of President, Che House of Representatives eject one. each state being entitled to one vote to he determined bg a maieFity of lis delegates. aua a maisritY of the states so vntiaG, eieet it ls posai. hle lhst the electloa sf the next Pres itieut uiay have sa Ko ta the hloues There are thirty etaht states. ana it takes tHeatY to eiFc0 The Dema- crass are morally certain af havlag nimeteeH >tates If ths rspublscaas should have ssxhteea of the remain iag states. taco ths eoatest waaia have to hs aseisisa hy iadianA. which has s8x bemmess&ie. ssx kt pabiiean aaa sus tsreenhack dele gatss it wesia hs ia ths poser ai that one t.FsaMhaek mnmhwT ta de eide the Fesmit. aaa make a thema cratic os hepabAiena Fse~islemt MesgF dhag lo his sovereign wsil auA pisas urs. Ga saeh sieAslsF tass8sAs ssla matteFs of nse.s& m@memtam imPer tAnee s..aaetiaaes han9
 fn estima&lwN euF eefkaAa nlneteen states we have. @f eaanae. eaaaaiMsaa aad roaate4 ea Afknfaas fha GFeeuhaekxxe MaY tAey &Fe g@ lng to eieet twn uat aE tnm 5saK mNm tseFa ta that exeat tas VHsR ef &s& amx&s is @0mtFmlsNssA. ena VI aa@m sA fheFefssfs s@sima EAe sag@at@aem oA 6 single ~taae, &aa A s8axte mAsmAass of NaHEFesw. ta @Nswl mslal@A tta gFeat ques&san ~ waa eAaN hs fsesi danE we hnFw th& f,s@anfaA@ ~ AF kAnsas wa4i aFNesetsaN tsM aeeBssaNa biligies FsstsaN apssa te@ma esd ta4t theY wtIl gs lmta ths eamasxa mpw af,au aa. ae sf GAe sAts af &Ae Fam4 and ths desslny ~ che Naasam aeae eF.on gAe Msae ~ taN enatee1 tta 1stts.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24

all the advantage, and in three States gains ten members of Con- gress, and breaks into tue republican stronghold in Iowa. The "Ohlo Idea" as shown up from there, has convulsed Sherman from laughter and joy to remorse and sorrow. He finds that 'that rag baby still has life, and will yet be suckled to full growth" The more the cause and effect is studied, the more convinc- ing is tho argument that Sherman has not been endorsed, and that the money power which he represents still has q battle on it's hands which a temporary reverse will not check. Eugene Hale arliv- ed here today. His appearance did as much to dampen Republican en. thusiasm as did the horrible revela- ton to them of Iowa's defection. Hale looks after results, and calcu- lates not upon wind and chin. He says that while the result in Ohio gives the Democrats all the advan- tage, the effect is advantageous to the Republicans. He will immedi- ately resume actively his duties as Chairman of the Congressional Com
 mittee, and says the issue with his party will be fought on the hard money basis in New York, Pennsyi vania, Connecticut and New Jersey. As Secretary Gorham has views Of his own concerning the financial policy of the Republicans, and is not thoroughly in accord with it, he will take charge of the western branch of the campaign, aud supply Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and other Western States with political pabu- lum suited to those States. Both resumption and anti-resumption speeches will be sent to them. The campaign is to he one of duplicity and deceit--Special Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
vEGET IilE

REv.J. P. LUDLOW, WRITES; IFS BALTIC ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y,
 Nov. II, 1874. H. K. Stevens, Esq.
 Dear Sir.-From personal benefit re- ceived by it's use, as well as personal knowledge of those whose cures thereby have seemed almost miraculous, can most heartily and sincerely recommend the Vegetine for the complaints which it is claimed to cure.
 JAMES P. LUDLOW. Late Pastor Calvary Baptist Church,
 Sacramento, Cal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
vEGET INE SHE RESTS WE'LL.

SOUTH POLAND, ME., Oct. II, 1876. Mir. H. R. Stevens:
 Dear Sir,-I have been sick two years with the liver complaint, and during that time have taken a great many different medicines, but none of them did me auy good. l was restless nights, and had no appetite. Since taking the Vegetine 1 rest well, and relish my food. Can recommend the Vegetine for what it has done for me. Yours respectfully,
 Mrs. ALBERT KICKER. Witness of the above, Mr. GEORGE NJ. VAUGHAN,
 Medford, Mass.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
WAR! WAR;! WAR!!!!!
EVERY FARMER, GARDENER, FRUIT GROWER, AND BEE-RAIsER IN THE
 UNITED STATES INTERESTED.

Dukes Insect Destroyer, Patented July 3lst, 1877, will efiectually exter- minate all Cut Worms, Boil Worms, Cabbage Worms, Curculio, Bee Weevils, Hessian Flies, and all other obnoxious bugs and insects that feed upon eulti- yated vegetables. It is worth it's weight in gold to any farmer, gardener, fruit-grower or bee-raiser. It was in- vented by il practical farmer, and will do just what is claimed for it, and can De bought for the small sum of Two Dollars.
 County and State rights for sale by the fatentees,
 DUKE X PATTON,
 Norristown, Ark. N. B. RoYs, Retail Agent for Pope County.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
Star Mills ShingIe Factory, ONE MILE NORTH MILL CREEK STA,
 On l.. R. & r. s. Ky.

The undersigned beg leave to inform the pub lie generally Chat they are prepared toifill all orders for shingles on short notice. Our stock is Of the best quality, as cheap as can be bought elsewhere, and we guarsntee satisfaction. Call at Mills. or address us at Russellvillt, for fur theF particulars. R. M STEELE & KELLY,
 Russellyillle. Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
PITfIY POINTS.

>sIIigh- toned gentlemen-Tenors It's not tea, but it's nice--Coffee. The feathered tnbes--the Indl. ans. How to get fat-spculate in lard. IIaberdashers report crash in towels. It is mornful to see a man more n full. Motto for dilapidated pavement -"up will the flag" Low rents-the holes in the knees of boys trowsers. An attached couple that is always separating-a pair of shears. Do you wish to get up with that lark? Then go to bed without it. Beware of the under r-tow-when you see blonde lady m black wig. A new light shade of silk abroad is insipidly called "weak tea One of the stylish new dark shades in Paris is call rotten peach. .. The young lady of the period is one whose career has come to a full stop. Hard money is what ails us. We 
 never had very soft thing on mon ey. E Disappearance of umbellas is usu ally proceeded by barometrical de pression.
 Allowing the ''blues" master you
 is azure way of cntting your life
 short.
 It is far better to run live nespa- per than to endeavor to revive dead issues. The Ono idea-"One country, one currency, and two lagers for five cents.
 A fellow should never kiss his girl at the mountains because noun
 tains peak.
 Winnie Ream's bust of "thc South" ]"
 .may appropriately be called the sol. id South.
 Why is a poor but pretty girl like soda-wate fountain? Her fig is her fortune.
 An instantaneous method for pro. ducing vinegar-praise one young
 lady to another.
 A Kentucky woman has married a Mir. Calico. Our only hope is that he will wash. Ex It has been asked, When rain falls does it ever get up again? or course it does in dew time. The blacksmith is about the only
 workman who secures prosperity by beng always on strike. What is that which never asks
 any questions, but has to have many
 answers? A street door. She said, "Noy tell me all you saw |.Y at the circus2' ''Saw dust" was the comprehensive reply. Speaking of the fruits of the i'm
 agination, the idea strikes us that pun is the drled apple of wit. The Cleveland Herald asks: What is republcanism2" Well it's fast becoming a reminisence. Moses Howe, of New Bedford,
 Massachusetts, has just preached bis
 eight thousandth sermon. Holy Moses.
 1 What I'd like to know" said a
 school boy, lis how mouths of rivers can be so much larger than their heads" A celebrated English author is spending three days in New Jersey and will go home and write a book
 about the United Statas
 A young lady in tears said she had just left bed side. When ask
 ed if q friend was ill, replled sweetly, "Oh, no, it was an onion bed" 'I have q great ear, wonderful ear," said conceited musician, in
 the course of conversation, ''So has a tackass, replied 8 bystander.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
RUSSELLvILLE SCHOOL.
REV. ROWLAND D0GGETT, A. M, Principal. Assistant Teacher, and Governess of Female Department, MRs. NJ. A. D0GGEff. Teacher of Musical Department,
 MRS. F. F.. BARROW.

The scholastic term will be divided into two sessions of i've months each. The Fall Session will open 2d Sept. 1878. and close 24th January, 1879 The spring session will open 21th Janua- ry and close 9th June It is our design to af- ford to the young of both sexes the best cduca- tional facilities, and thus supereede the neces- sity of parents, of the town and surrounding country, sending their children abroad to be instructed. at least, until they are prepared to enter the advanced classes of College. And us our State University justly merits and receives our patronage, the course of study of our school will conform in Text Books and arrangement to that Institution.
 TERMS:
 Primary Classes, embracing the rudiments of language to the Fourth Reader, In oral and blackboard instruction on the fundamental rules of Arithmetic. per month, 2W Intermediate Glasses, embracing a thorough training in Orthography, Penmanship. English Grammar, Composition, Geography, History, fU. S.) X Arithmetic (Third Partl, per mo-. 2. 90 Senior Classes, embracing the Sciences, Clas sics, and Higher Mathematics, per mo-, 300
 MUSIC:
 Instrumental music, Piano. Guitar and Organ, 400 Use of Instrument, 100 Payment made paactuaHy at the end of each month, unless special arrangements are other wise made.
 Incidental fee, payable in advance, per ses- sion % cents.
 Pupila entering within two weeks of the be- ginning of the session will be charged from the beginning; otherwise from the date of entrance to the end of the session, allowing no deduction except in cases of Dr0tracted sickness. When ever the necessity of the case requires it, pu- pil may be entered for q specified time.
 Board can be obtained in the best families on reasonable terms
 For further particulars, address the Principal
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
The Belle Of ValleiO-4 California He.
rOine.

Vallejo possesses a young lady Of ex,
traordinary beauty. She IS, moreover,
as intelligent and bold as she is beauti-
full, and in graphing with a sudden
emergency she is probably unequaled
by any one Of her sex. Naturally, she
is the admiration Of every young man in
the town In fact, she is beyond the
reach Of rivalry. The other young Ia
dies Of Vallejo are perfectly well aware
that it IS hopeless for them to enter the
lists with her. They never expect to
receive calls from manageable young
men except on the off nights Of the Val
Iejo belle, and, though they doubtless
mgrmur secretly against this dispensa-
ton, they apparently accept it as law
Of nature.
For two years the beauty in question,
whom we will call Miss Ecks, received
the homage Of her muIritUdinOus ad-
mirers, and took an evident delight in
adding to their number. So far from
selecting any particular young man for
frOnt-ga-e or back-piazza duty, she pre-
ferred to entertain one or two dozen
simultaneous admirers in the full blaze
Of the brilliantly lighted front parlor.
1t is only fair to add that she was an
earnest young woman, who despised
coquetry, and never dreamed Of show
ing favor to one young man in order to
exasperate the rest.
That so brilliant a girl should have
finally selected a meek young minister
IN whom to lavish her affections
was certainly a surprise to all
who knew her. and when it was
first rumOred that she had made such a
selection, Vallejo refused to believe it.
The minister made his regular nightly
calls upon the object of his affections,
but an average quantity of eleven other
young men never failed to be present.
OF course he could not obtain a single
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
Work for the Land Office.

The restoration Of the public lands Of
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Florida to sale will require
additional clerical service, involving, as
it does, the labor Of examining nearly
1000 volumes Of :rac5" books, and
about 9 1900 township pIats Of the sur
vey in the General Land Office Last
year Congress appropriated $4,000 for
additional clerks TO carry on the work
Of bringing into the market these lands,
and several millions Of dollars worth
have been sold. The number Of clerks
in this office Is less now than it was 70
years ago, while the work has increased
in quantity since that date at least 400
per cent. Should an appropriation not
be made a reduction Of force must take
place. It may be mentioned as . proof
that the public lands require additional
legislation for their protection that in
the last - years it l. estimated that A.
100000 worth If timber mas been ship
ped from the Pacific coast. -Washjngt91z
Post
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
A Snake Attacks a Man in a Buggy.

Mr.. Walters and his wife were return
ing to the city, SAYS the Dallas (GaD
C13unercsaI, in @ two horse buggy from
a trip into the country. About seven
miles from town, on the Mansfield Road,
they passed a snake that was lying on
the side of the road, the great size of
which attracted their attention. After
passing the reptile, Mr.. Walters con-
cIuded he would turn back and kill it.
He turned the team around, drove back
to q point opposite the snake, drew his
pistol and fired at it, but without effect.
The horses, not being used to the report
Of firearms, became restless and hard
to control, which caused the attention
Of Mr. Walters to be diverted from the
snake, which ran rapidly to the buggy.
uD the wheels, and on the dashboard
before the occupants were aware Of it.
The snake, when it was within a foot of
the occupants Of the carriage, coiled the
lower part Of its body, threw its neck
into a graceful curve, drew back its head,
and was Just in the act Of launching its
deadly fangs into Mr.. Walters, when he
fired the second shot This, though
missing, had the effect to cause the
shake to lower itselfo the tongue of
the carriage. Mr.. Walters then fired
two more shots, one of which took
effect, and caused the reptile to fall from
the carriage to the ground, and Walters
dispatched it with a stone. The reptile
was measured, and found to be over six
feet long, and was thicker than mans
wrist
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
LiQuefaetiOn OF Gases

1t has Just been demonstrated %
experiments Of VI. Cailletet o. /
and NJ. Pictet of Geneva, that
known gases can be liqueied Oy
ton to u sufficiently low temper
Some Of the gases were liquehei
years ago by Faraday and other U
gators, but after q series Of song
dangerous experiments the atiel
lIquefy the rest was for the mos
abandoned. Not long ago oxyg'I
iiqueied, and later experiment,
succeeded with common air, anu
limited extent, even with h!yu'
The liquefaction takes place as stNv
fall to an excessively low temperra..
some 800 dec. below zero (fl-
while escaping from 4 pressure O
2SO atmospheres. 1t Is, hoWe'S.
low temperature, not the pres'5I
which the liquefaction is ascrlOeI5'
estimated that the coG
the inter-stelIar spaces
be considerably greater than
greater even than we can deSlgn'
any theometrical scale. Hence
direct conclusion that there ma!
ural conditions under which ar .
various other gases which are 81:
exist are reduced first to a lQw
then to a solid form.
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
Unconscious Swearing.

Somebody has discovered that En-
gIish women do a great deal Of ha5ituaI
swearing without being conscious Of it,
and it is by no means certain that they
will thank him for calling their atten-
tion 10 the fact. As the Objectionable
oath which he singles out is quite as
common among American ladies', | give
them the benefit Of his explanation. He
says that the common expletive, " Dear
me, " is not - dear me" at all, which
are two English words absolutely mean
ingles- when so coupled together, but
that it Is = corruption Of the Spanish
:. Dio mio," which is nothing more
norIess than NV Cod" It is, there
fore, hoped that both English and
American ladies will hereafter be more
careful, if not Of their p's and q'5, at
least Of their ms and DIS.
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
Saving Time and Property.

The waste upon many farms is equal
to, if not greater than, the profits de-
rived from them. But. although few
men will admit that they waste any
thing, by little careful observation we
can find plenty of leaks which the farm
er who permits them has never dis
covered. First in Importance and fire.
quency is the waste Of time, which, by a
little foresight or the expenditure OF a
trifling amount of labor and money,
might be saved and added to the profit
side of his account. Who has not seen
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
Died With a Broken Hs

4 special from Annapolis
tim0rs Gazette says: The p.ss
the Hon. Matt Carpenter int
house as counsel IN the case
Court Of Appeals attracted al
number Of spectators. Th
ings before the court grew
celebrated divorce case Of NJ
Hill. The facts ofthe case are
Maj. Hill married Catharils
Ramsay, and while on dutya
ed states Arsenal, near Aug
his wife was discovered in cr-
tercOurse with Ernest A. NJ
private soldier in Maj. Hill'scS
He never cOndouet her oHsl
brought her to her fathers !
Washington and procured an
divorce from her and custOtI
only child. Bessie, aged fOurE
mother having the privilege d
the child a. stated periods. y
who was 4 robust man, was 4
and on the 18th Of March, Isl.
of a broken heart. saws the O
ords, leaving his child under ti
ianship Of his sister, Ellen NJ
sister refused to let the motne
child, and the Circuit Court q
Georges County held that tht
an was right. An appeal was
the mother, and Mr.. Carpeute
ed to-day before the court Oft
liant lIr. C.. c. Magruder v
case with him. Bernard Car
represented the appellee, but
the case on the brief. The
refuses the mother the right
child on the ground that there
necessary narrowing Of feell
the mother Is not the proper
have control of the child no
any influence over it, and her
dying request was that she s.
see the child. Opinion reserV
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15
FARK TOPICS,
Lima IN soil

The total quantity Of lime taken u9
from 5Le soil Of al acre by an average
com crop Of 81 bushels Of 6l lbs 20 Ihs
bu.az.. and 5000 lbs. Gt sCover would
not exceed - los. J good crop Of
clover. 5000 lbs Of hay Ii Two cuts
would require about rs lbs. Of lime !
crop II waeal Of u bushels with $500
lbs Of straw would not require more
than than ~ lbs. 4 far crop Of pO5a-
toes. 1000 lbs. OF $50 bushels 30 80 lbs.
% tue bushe., would not need more than
3 lbs. 4 crop Of 10000 lbs Of aeels
onIy lbs, and Of 1000 lbs. q timothy
hay about 81 lbs. Of lime. When We
Lgo-l . IIrlIe further into the matter and
see how sm4u pro portion Of this lime Is
actually exported from The farm in the
crops ordinarily sold, and how large 3
proportion goes back to the soil from
which It came, m the manure, the little
need Of taking pains 10 supply lime 10
plants for food will become still more
plainly apparent. On any well uan4Z-
ed farm the hay Is usually all eaten BY
the sock, 90 that none Of the lime IN
that part Of the produce Of the farm l.
exported What little Is retained BY the
young growing animals for the prodlc-
tiOn Of bone substance Il more than
made good by the lime in the water
which the animals drink; IN cases
where a careful comparison has been
made between the composition Of the
manure Of mixed herd Of cattle, more
lime has been found In the total manure
than in the total fodder supplied, and
this excess could have been derived
from no other source than the waiter
The lime in the clover sad timothy Is
not, then, lost to the farm, if the
manure il cared for in any decent man
ner: the same il true Of the wheat and
other straw, Of the cOrE-sta.ks and the
roots. But in the acres yield Of Indian
corn, taking the grain alone, there are
only about two pounds Of lime, and IN
the wheat but little more than one
pound. In the other cereal grains We
should have similar Insignificant guam
titles Of lime, and even il the potatoes
are sold off the farm, as Is often the
case to a large extent, the stock Of lime
in the soil Of every acre producing po-
tatoes Is diminished to the extent of
only three pounds. At these rates Of
demand, it would take a long time to
make much impression on the reserve
supplies Of lime In the soil, when such
reserves amount to from 1000 TO 1900
pounds.-Prgts3s0r CaldTeH, before the
Elmjra (N, ~ FGrD.sr'3 Club.
Sharp County record., 1878-03-15

THE Druid worship and religion have
been revived at Pontypridd, ten miles
from Cardiff, Wales, by a clever but &c
centric man, DR.. Price, and his fol-
lowers. Their great holiday is Midsum-
mer's Day, when they inaugurate the
the summer solstice by mysterious rites
and in fantastic dresses. A mystic
dance takes place on the folds of huge
serpent, made with fiag-stones, and one
part of the ceremony is performed on a
rocking stone upon a mountain there.