The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-24
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Street, and has everything in tip top style.
 A well written and witty reply to "Uncle Jessie" is unavoidably crowd ,1 out of this issue, but will appear in next.
 In to-day's paper we present to the public the professional card of Dr. J. J. Houston. We welcome the Dr. to our midst and bespeak for him Il share of the practice.
 Our esteemed citizen, Mir. ]. M. Henry, has gone to Tenn., to take up his residence, and while we regret to part with so worthy citizen, we wish him prospertt and happiness in his new home.
 Mir. T. F. Munday attended District Conference at Lewisburg last week. We are indebted to him for an addi- ton to our list of our Conway county subscribers.
 -Thos, Henry Baseom, lately editor and proprietor of the Prescott Clipper, has removed to Malvern and started q paper there called the Monitor. No. of the new paper is before us and Is q good paper. Great success attend you, Bro. Bascom.
 Ut is too bad that live railroad town like ours has so little pavements. Let an ordinance be passed requiring all the sidewalks on River and Jefler- son streets, from the railroad to Main street, to be paved with either brick, stone, or two inch plank.
 -One of the enlivening social events of last week was delightful party and hop at the residence of Mir. 5. l.. Leath- erw pod. Good music was in attend ance, and with such kind attention and hospitable courtesy IS was bestowed upon the guests by Mrs. Leatherwood anl Miss Hattie Cromwell no one could fail to enjoy the evening.
 We had a very pleasant call yester- day from MT. l.. W. Bryan, late of Pennsylvania. Mir. B. is coal miner of considerable experience, and says lie has come to Ark. to stay. He prom ises us some articles relative to our coal interests soon, which we are confident wYll be of much practical benefit to this section.
 THE WEATHER. R.-During the past week we have had some bright, pleas ant weather, and we are glad to be able to report that the effect upon the roads has been good. The mud is beginning to disappear, and trade, which had al- most suspended on account of bad roads, has revived to q considerable ex- tent. We hope to see better roads and less wet weather the remainder of the winter.
 --Messrs. Nanz < Neuner have fa- vored us with one of their illustrated descriptive catalogues of flowers, plants, &c., &c., for which we are greatly obliged. The catalogue makes hand- some pamphlet, not only giving lists and illustrations of thousands of rare plants, but also including instructions about their culture and treatment. Send ten cents to their address at Louisville, Ky, and get the catalogue.
 -"G. w. H."-We trust all our readers will read carefully the commu- nication signed ''G. W. H." Our cor respondent hits the nail fairly and squarely on the head all around only where he suggests reduction in the price of the DEMOCRAT. If it is not worth Three cents week to the people, we had better-quit the business and let our printers go to work at something else. Whenever we find out that the people of Pope county do not appreci- ate live county paper more than to want it for less than $l.50 per year, we will be in favor of shipping the press to some point where it is appreciated. We hope to hear from our esteemed correspondent, "G. w. Ill., more fre- quentIy this year than we did last.
 AGENTS WANrEp.--We want good reliable, live working agent in every toNnS Ill AODC touutJs ""'' agents who have that degree of county pride and public spirit about them which will induce them to make an active, energetic effort to get n major ity of the heads of families in their respective townships to take and read the DEMOCRAT. An agent who will merely receive and forward subscrlp- tions voluntarily handed to him is not what we want. We want one who will WORK, and to such agents we will pay liberal compensation. We want agents who with ourselves realize the value of home paper as great means of informing the masses upon subjects of nearest interest to them, and as a promoter of intelligence and prosperity among the people. We offer no cheap premiums with our paper. We feel and know that the DEMOCRAT is worth what We ask for it, and We will work still harder to improve It if we can get the people to read it more widely. Agents who wish to enter upon the work for us will please address us at once for terms and instructions. Mon ey is plentiful among the people now and good agents can get us nice lists of