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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-09
FOOT PR.NTs OF TIME,
And Analysis of our system of
 Government.

And Analysis of our system of
 Government.
 A book of extraordinary merits, that should be in the hands of every Amer can citizen.
 The author, takes mp the line Of events at the very dawn of History, and by grand historical review, traces the course ot human progress through the successive ages; notes the gradual gathering of the material views and ideas out of which, the fullness Of time, was erected our grand temple of ciViliZation--the most sublime edifce ever conceived by the human mind, or moulded by human thought.
 Ihe work is indeed, 4 grand comp!l- ation oi facts, gathered from authen- tic, historical, and official records. It fully analyses the system on which the structure rests, explains the workings of the different branches of the various departments, and gives the powers and duties of the officer of all the divisions.
 The book is being sold by c. B. Ger Der, of this place, who is also author- ized agent for the newly revised fEo- PLE's STANDARD edition of the Holy Bible, which, ill addition 70 the sacred text, contains quite library Of illus trative and explanatory matter, inclu- ding valuable features found in no oth- CT edition. It is the fullest and most complete bible published, is handsome ly and substantially bound in various styles, and is sold at prices to suit the stringency of the times. During Mir. Gerbers absence from town, Mir. James White, of J. M. White & Sons will give any information desired ccncern- Ing the above books.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the Sth day of February, 1879, during the hours prescribed by law for making Judicial Sales, in front of my residence, in Moreland township, in Pope county, Arkansas, will sell for cash in had to the highest bidder, one sorrei horse, about fifteen years old, of the property of - Calhoun, whose Christian or first name is to me unknown, to satisfy my lein against said horse, for twenty one dollars and fifty cents. Debts and charges for keeping him by the said Calhoun, on the 2d day of July, 1878. This January ,, 1879.
 GEO. SINGLETON BROWN.
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A Lie Out.
JANUARY 5, 1879.
EnrrnR DFMOCRAT:-

EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-
 Dear Sir.--I see report in your New Year issue of the election on the Conn- ty Seat question. 1 see l am alleged with many others of voting st two pre- cincts of said election. l did vote out side of my own township. As the say ing is, wanted to kill two dogs with oDe stone, and IS l had some business at Russellville, l went there and voted. I am satisfied the poll books will show that I voted at no other place of that election. If the Doverites want any proof, I can produce as many witnesses as necessary at any time. Please pub fish. Yours, s. C. WELLS.
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"ytocIx in Inc Road. .D

During our pere&rinations through life many arc heard to eXclaim, Rock in the Road." In other words an im- pediment presents itself, the whee vr time are retarded, his onward march is prevented. and as his TIME is very yal- uablc to his family, he Is in great haste to clear the road of this great rock which det.ins him. This rock is noth- ing more nor less than case of ohills, which stops him fem his daily work by which his family Is supported But friend passes al0ng and tells him to send to inc nearest drug store and get one bottle Of Day's Aguu Tonic and use it, and he win never have snosAsa ''r0ck in ;hs road. .'
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Poor Thing.

We pity that much abused organ, the liver. It is abused and held resp0nsI- ble for every little ache and pain. 1t Is made to daddy nearly all diseases and is worked to death. This Is quite det- rimental, unwise and unsafe. Let the liver rest. It is all o. K. Use no strong medicines. Keep your boweis open now and then by the use of mild and simple remedies, those which are pleasant and harmless. Such a remedy is Bailey's Saline Apeheut, which is t pleasant, cooling and eilectual purga- tive, and eferyesces like soda water. It Is sold at oue-hali the usual price and is all you need.
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DIED.

On Monday, Jan. 6, 1879, near Rus sellville, Mir. C. A. Henderson.
 The deceased was a new citizen of our county, recently from Tennessee. By his .industrious and temperate life and honest dealings since he has been in our midst he had made many friends. Peace to his ashes.
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"Let cravens shrink and towards
sigh,

EISHi
 Iris time to do and not to die."
 Young men these modern times are beginning to look after a young lady's health before asking her hand. As \ matter of business this is quite right. Who wants d pale, sickly, liieless, nervous and hysterical woman for z wife? Young lady your disease is de" picted in your very countenance. Your feeble walk, your short breathing, yonr want of bloom to the cheek, your lite- less eye-all speak that you are in i'll health, and as many young gents arc experts these days they perceive your condition and do not wish to marry you. If you should be thus afflicted sond at once for Dr. Dromgoole's En- glish Female Btters, and its use will at once restore you to health.
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VIII reopen Jan. 6, 70, for term of five tnonfhs-fln deduction for loss of time, except ii cases of sickness. In cideutai foe of 50 cents per session, Will he charged 10 those only that have not paid sutne fof the past l months.
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Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prao- ticc, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of simple vegetable remedy, for the speedy and permanent cure for con- sumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and all throat and lung affections, also a positive and radical cure for nervous debility and all nervous complaints. after having tested it's wonderful cura- tive powers in the thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive, and d desire to relieve human suffering, I will send, free of charge, to all who desire 1t, this recipe with full directions for preparing and using, in German, French, or English. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper. w. W. Sherar, lis Powers Block Rochester New York.
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PUBLIC EgAEiI.ATioNS,

win be held at Ioy K, Pope CountT, Ark as follows:
 On the 1Tsh and ist days of Janary 1873. On the 14th and 18th days q March. lss9. On the 3)th and 3ls. das Of fiay, 1s1p On the 10th and 2ish da ys1f SePsembeF,is is ?. All teachers must attend No private exam nations granted, exsMpt iaextreme eases,
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Where there is so much Smoke
 there Must be some Fire.

Some of the boys here and there insinuate that Col. Robert Johnson prominent candidate for the United States senate has. been buying up some of the newspapers and news paper men of the State paying as nigh as two hundred dollars apiece for them. The old gentleman got mad about the matter at the opposi- ton boys the other day and slapped them in the face with red hot den ial. We never knew of but one fail ure of the old adage that when there is much smoke there is always some fire and that is that on a cold sharp morning we have in the Digest office two stoves of smoke each morning without any fire. Now accepting the reasoning that there is but one exception to the general rule we sus- pect that the boys will prove there to be some fire ill this case. Stubborn facts are what the people deal with now days. -Saline Go. Digest.
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Gen. A. w Bishop, of Little Rock has written a letter to the Washing to Republican, in which he takes stong ground against the proposition of stalwart Republicans to dlsfran- chise coored voters.
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Abstract of the Tax books Of Pope County, Arkansas, showing the kind and aruoants of real and psrsonal prap~ erfy taxed with the rates snd amotIsts Of taxes, including poll tax, for the year A. b. 1878:
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lone issue of our paper on Christmas lweek, local items accumulated on hand Ito such an extent that good many were unavoidably left out. Amongst those left out were some which We re- gret, and especially one acknowledg- Ing our thankfulness for still being Hive after taking Christmas dinner Vat our good neighbours, Mrs. k. B. 1 Potts. We don't believe any more that good things will hurt anybody, for if they would we would never have sur yiyed to say that the Christmas dinner we took in 1878 was one of the most excellent we ever saw.
 Another item left out was an cXpres- sion of our sincere thanks to another kind friend, Mrs. Ada J. Potts for pitcher full of foaming, sayory egg nore sent to us on New Year day. Te say that it was excellent don't do il half justice. To each of our good friends we make many thanks and wish them many more merry Christ masses and happy New Years.
 --prof. Tice, the distinguished mete- orologist and weather prophet Of SL 1 Louis, has issued his Annual National Weather Almanac for 1879, in which
 besides ioretelling the weather fol eve day in the year and clearly ex' ! plainiug the theory on which his pre- ! dictions are based, he gives history causes and effects of tornadoes--a chap ter on lightning rods, exposes theil general worthlessness, and explains Row they may be made effective, &c The whole is of great interest and prac
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
Our Lunarian Neighbors

A great change is taking place in our
views i'll regard to the moon, and it may
be that We are on the eve of discoveries
which will make the century an epoch
in astronomical history. Some Ameri-
can observers saw not long since crater
on the lunar surface in active operation
under conditions as reliable as human
vision at such distance can be expected
to reach. A French astronomer has
made observations on grander scale,
and confidently asserts that the moon is
inhabited. Camille Flammarion, the
present origininator of this long-cher-
ished idea, is scientist of honor and
renown, we'll known for his reputation
as an observer and enthusiastic writer
He has written several articles to prove
his position, and has determined to de-
vote his life to this branch of astronomi-
cal research. No instruments now
known on the globe are powerful
enough to afford glimpse of our lunar
ian neighbors. M. rammarion is not
in the least discouraged at this apparent
ly insuperable obstacle in the wav of So
luton of his problem. He is going to
have one made that will exhibit the men
in the moon to terrestrial eyes, without
possibility of mistake. He is urgent
iy soliciting contributions to fund for
an immense refracting telescope, whose
estimated cost is a million francs, or
5000, 900. This instrument, the astron-
omer believes, will DO effectual in re-
vealing the inhabitant of the moon, re-
ally existing, according to his sanguine
faith. Some Of the largest refractors in
the world, if used when the air is pure,
bear power of 5000 OH the moon; that
is, the moon appears as if it were at
distance of 80 miles, instead of $40,
600. 1t can thus be seen that an i'm
mensely increased power would be re-
quired to detect small objects ON the sur.
face -Philadelphia Journal
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27

AS our track ran along the bank of
slender water-course, it was completely
overarched by row Of elder trees IN
full flower that forced us to lay our
heads upon our horses necks, one of
many instances Of the meeting of the
common plants of Northern Europe
with very different endemic forms that
characterize the upper region Of the
Great Atlas. Some conspicuous plants
OF the lower country, and notably AIDE
nocarpus anogyrifolius and Linaria
ventricosa, extended thus far up the
valley, and these, together with a wild
Isatis, scarcely different from the dyer's
wood, gave a prevailing golden hue to
the neighboring slopes A reach Of the
valley now opened before us, backed by
stern range of dark red bare rocky
peaks On eur own (the eastern) flank,
the enclosing wall receded somewhat,
and above high and rather steep con-
vex ACTIVITY, stood village whose PEG
pie had brought the whole slope into
cultivation. The torrent ran through a
cleft on the right Of this knoll, and our
course lay directly up it, amid fields and
meadows, gay with Spring flowers, all
enclosed within stiff hedges Of thorny
bushes, along which our common goose
berry was abundant As if because the
natives would spare no space that could
be turned to profit, we soon found that
on the sleeper portion Of the ascent the
only way was up the bed Of brawling
stream that had, for irrgations sake,
been diverted from the upper course of
the torrent. The track lay over big
blocks of porphyry, with deep holes be-
tween, over which the water leaped and
tumbled, between struggling branches of
spiny bushes, that left many mark on
the faces and clothing of the passing
horsemen. Up to this we had little ex-
perience of what the horses and mules
Of Morocco can do in the way of getting
over rough ground, and it was not
without surprise that we saw how sue
cessfully they manage to scramble up
the slippery channel over blocks worn
smooth by the constant passage of men
and animals. In the midst of the
scramble we all dismounted, for here we
saw for the first time the blue daisy of
the Atlas, growing in the shade under
the bushes, or nesting in the hollows
between the rocks-A Tour in Morocco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
The Indians In Mexico.

The Indians indulge in few excuses
and are exceedingly temperate in the
the use Of spirits To this end the law
materially assists by making drunken
Mss punishable as misdemeanor. But
their manner of life is, after all, the
great safeguard; the Aztec attssting the
truth of Liebigs theory that liquor-drink-
ing Is compatible with the habitual use
of animal food, but not with a farina-
ceous diet There is, perhaps, no class
Of people who eat less meat than the
Mexicans, as there is certainly no coun-
try wher. extreme poverty brings with
it 30 few suferinga The constant
succession of fruits of every variety is
the inexhaustible resource Of the peo-
pie whose desires are, for the most part
limited to mere subsit tence. The In
dion, moreover, contrary to the rule in
a country where every one goes mounted
and is callaberc, is seldom seen on
horseback or walking on the roads; the
most common pace being kind Of sdog-
trot, or short run, carrying heavy loads.
1t sometimes happens, however, that in
returning from the market they are not
so expeditions, being somewhat excited
with pulque, and in high spirits. Even
in that event they are always polite and
respectful especially to strangers, stop
ping while they pass, and dropping their
hats and saluting them. They are
much pleased at being noticed, and a nod
of recognition or friendly word is in
variably rewarded with an extra cour-
t@y.-Corr N. Y. Evening Post
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
General Anderson's Sons

Robert Anderson, son Of General
Robert Anderson of Fort Sumter fame.
led in his mothers home in West forty.
fifth street. On sunday last He was two
wears OF age a, the time Of bomdardment.
Whrn year or two later the General
was sent on to Kentucky. his wife and
son accompanied him After the war
The entire family went abroad. and Robert
~as sen to school in Paris. He pursued
his studies in France until 1874, and
then his father sent him to How 4
Allin's Military School on the Hudson
river. where he studied Tor three years.
Then he came to New York to read law.
rat fall he entered Columbia College
Law School. HIS death was a great
blow to his widowed mother and to al
sisier.-N. Y. Sun, Feb 18th.
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
A DESPERATE FRENcHMAN.-Francoi

a DEBPERATE FKENCIIMAN.-Fr AnCO1H
Gailhon, rich French farmer. GUAR
relied with his son-in-law, and set his
mill on fire. He then went home and
burned his own house, and, as the flames
devoured it, kept the neighbors at bay
with . shotgun. He then proceeded to
throw large sum Of money in gold and
notes into the burning ruins, and finally
blew out his brains in The presence of q
horri6ed crowd.