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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31
ARKANSAS EXCURSIONISTS

At a meeting of the Arkansas Press excursionists in the parlors ol the Palmer house, Chicago, July 4 these resolutions were unanimouly adopted;
 Resolved, That our warmest thanks are due to General Manager J. C. McMullin, General Superintendent, w. '. Van Horne, and General Pas. senger Agent James Charlton, of the Chicago and Alton railroad, for the kindness which rendered us trip over their great transportation line, and the unceasing care and attention that rendered it delightful and in structive.
 Resolved, That the unprecedented generosity of Potter Palmer, esq, in rendering us the magnificent hos pitalities of the finest hotel in the world during our stay in the queenly metropolis of the lakeside, entities him to lasting place in our grate' ful remembrance.
 Resolved that we gratefully ac. knowledge the courtesy and kind, ness. of Charles E. Rollins, esq, of the Rollins Publishing company in assisting to arrange the details or our excursion further northward ; and of Frank Parmelee. esq, of the city omnibus line, for many favors of transportation.
 Resolved, That these resolutions be transmitted to every paper repre- sented in our party. with instructions to copy them.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31
Washington Post: One of the

Washington Post: One of the most encouraging features of the business outlook, not only for the immediate future, but for an indefi- nite period, is the fact that the ex- port of cotton manufactures is in. creasing with rapidity and is already almost as great for the six months of 1879, just closed. as 1t was for the entire year ending June 30, 1878. The average shipments to English ports is now 5000 bales per week, and 5000 bales per week to all coun- tries. One vessel, the steamer Ser apis, took out from Now York, April 9, SCOT bales of drills and sheetings for Shanghai, China, by way of the Isthmus of Suez-the largest single shipment of cotton goods ever made from the United States, or any other country.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

Under the inspiring influence of the civil service motto, "Give or get, the ''voluntsry contributions" of the department clerks arc pouring in with spontaniety little short of marvellous.
 There is q dispute as to which of the Grant managers advised and en. duced him to continue in exile until next year It will probably be safe to credit the venerable Borie with this pelce of strategy.
 It is true that tho Foster ticket has more legs than the Ewing and Rice ticket, but in a political race it has often happened that the fewer the legs of the candidates the greater the speed. This may not be ''loyaP thing, but it Is natural and true.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31
A GREAT DEFICIENCY.

The Hampstead County Record makes some truthful remarks in the following paragraph-applicablcss to other counties as well as HempsteaG:
 "One of the most palpable draw backs to the people of our section is that they arc not Q reading people. They do not recognize the advanta- ges of keeping themselves posted on the passing events, nor the condition of their county and State affairs. They do not avail themselves of the experience and skill of those who arc trying to elevate and facilitate the farmers work. Every newspaper that is published contains more or less facts which are oi great value to everyone. Yet farmers say we have no time to read. To their children it would be travel and experience. 1t is . spelling book and reader; it is geography and grammar. It teaches school all the year, yet the farmer cannot afford to pay $2.00 tuition. Newspapers arc truly said to be the windows through which we look out at the great and wonderful world which surrounds us and sec the doings and hear the sayings of the teeming millions of whose exist enco we would otherwise know noth- ing. We learn of crimes and casu- alitics, the snarcs and pitfalls which arc daily brought to light by those faithful chroniclcrs, the newspapers. We learn tho value eff our produce, the market price, the safest and best time to dispose of it. Yet out of about fifteen thousand people who live in Hampstead county, but about 500 read the newspapers This is an evidence of short sightcdness in our otherwise intelligent people. We will speak of this hereafter"
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

The difference between Republi. cans and Greenbackers is very great, but there is nothing good to the country in the financial policy of either. The one would contract the currency to such m extent as to paralyze all industry; the other would expand to such a degree as to uhsettle all values and destroy all credit. The one would manage the finances in the interest of syndicates and banking institutions the other would make the government great banking institution whose prime object It would be to fill every mans pockets with irredeemable paper currency. The one would starvc the people to death for want of money the other would kill them no less etlectuallysby over doses of money. As a party, the Republicans have a decided tendency toward centralism, while the Greenbackers are next to kin to the communists and anarch- ists. The hope of the country is Tn avoiding the extremes of these par ties; therefore the hope of the coun- try is in the Democratic party l.. K. Democrat,
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

The cruel waste of burning up great piles of straw after the wheat is threshed, should be stopped. Nearly every night we see the sky illuminated by the flames from some straw. pile. Good bright wheat straw, put up in good stacks, will keep cattle, sheep and horses in fair condition all winter if properly fed to them. An allowance oi one or two small feeds of corn per day, it is true, will be quite aa aid.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31
WAR! WARY WARY!
EVERY FARMER, GARDENER, FRUIT GROWER, AND BEE-RAIsER IN THE
 UNITED STATES INTERESTED.

Dukes Insect Destroyer, Patented July 3lst, 1877, will eiIectually exter- minate all Cut Worms, Boil Worms, Cabbage Worms, Curculio, Bee Weevils, Hessian Flies, and all other obnoxious bugs and insects that feed upon culti- Vated vegetables. It is worth it's weight in gold to any farmer, gardener, fruit-grower or bee-raiser. It was in- vented by practical farmer, and will do just what is claimed for it, and can be bought for the small sum of Two D0llais.
 County and State rights fci sale by thePatentees,
 DUKE & PATTON,
 Norristown, Ark. M B RoYs, Retail Agent for Pope County.
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Sentiment and Sense.

1HS my No NfSiJ nun 10 At' thought.
 Appointments once made become debts.
 Feeling is no criterion of right or wrong.
 Advcrsity is the balance to welgh friends.
 Ignorance is q subject for pity; not laughter.
 A knowledge of mankind is nee essary to acquire prudence.
 Choose those companions who ad- minister to your improvement.
 Truth is hid by great depths, and the way to it does not appear to all the world.
 Conversational powers are suscep- tible of great improvement by assid- uous cultivation.
 The friendships of youth are founded on sentiment; the dissen, tions of age result from opinion.
 Flowers sweeten the air, rejoice the eye, Ink us with nature and in nocence and are something to love.
 The business of life is to go for ward; he who sees evil in prospect meets it on the way; but he who catches it by retrospect, turns back to find it,
 Affections, like spring flowers, break through the frozen ground at last, and the heart, which seeks but for another heart to make it happy, will never seek in vain.
 It IS very pleasant to sec some men turn round, pleasant as sudden rush of warm air in winter, or the flash of frelight in the chill dusk; :; they shed radiance on all around them.
 All useless misery is certainly folly, and he that feels evil before they come may be deservedly cen sured, yet surely to dread the future is more reasonable than to lament the past.
 Mountains never shake hands. Their roots may. touch, they nay keep together some way up, but at length they part company, and rise into individual, isolated peaks. So it is with great men.
 The beginning of hardship is like the first taste of bitter food-it seems for a moment unbearaatIssssyset, if there is nothing else to satisfy our hunger, we take another bite and find It possible to go on.
 A great mind is like an elephant in tue ancient line of battle-the best ally if you can keep him in the ranks, fronting the right way; but if he turns about he is the deadliest foe and trcads his master underneath his feet,
 
 In young, childish, ignorant na lures there is constantly Q blind trust in some unshapen chance; it is as hard to Q boy or girl to believe that Q great wretchodness will actu, ally befall them, as to believe that they will die.
 Strong, skillful men arc often the gentlest to the women and children; it is Q pretty sight to sec them carry ing little babies as if they were no heavier than little birds; and the babies always seem to like strong men the best.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

Washington Post: In private letter to Q personal friend in this city, Gen, Rice, of Ohio, expresses tho belief that the Democratic ticket is steadily gaining in popularity, though he says that nothing definite in the way of predictions can be made until after the canvass opens. The party organization, he says, is in good shape and all the indica- tions are favorable.
 The work of packing q solid Sher. man delegation from ,he South, in the Radical convcn,ion of 1880, Is being prosecuted with as much yigor as the great industry of teuccmeud- ing
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

LEG BRoKE-On last Friday, Thomas Staggs, while walking the yard with two of his children in his arms, attempted to pass out through the gate, caught his foot in the rope that closed the gate, and Tn his effort to protect the children he fell Eeayi- lY to the ground, breaking his leg above the Knee. Drs. Ross and Ses, sums were called in and set the limb, and we are glad to learn that he is recovering rapidly under their gcner- ous treatment. This is the second time that our friend Staggs has had the misfortune to have that leg broken. His many friends wish him q speedy recoyery.-LonOkc Dcmoc- rat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31
Saline Co. Digest: The crops ol

Saline Go, Digest: The crops on the line of tho railroad from here to Little Rock, looked very much Tn need of rain, last Saturday with one or two exceptions. These oxeep- tions were where tho farmers had kept on blowing their fields, and did not Hay by" their crops when they had given them the customary two blows and . sweep.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

Receipts of peaches in this city average about two hundred boxes daily. They come from Arkansaa, Alabama and Texas, and the manner of packing show considerable im- provement over former years.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31
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 Cards or communications of personal char actar. if admissible at all, double the usual rates, and strictly in advance.
 Announcing candidates for State and Dis trict offices, si0 County offices, s5; for Corpora tlon, $2.50; and must be paid in advance. Es Advertisements not marked with the number of insertions desired will be charged for at the regular rates until ordered out.
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The 9ematrat.

TUE RUssELLyGLLE PRINTING AssocIATIoH
 Proprfstors. J.B. ERWIN, President, M E. ROYS, Vice-President, GEtJ. F.. HOWELL, Secretary, Nj. II. BAIRD, Treasurer.
 EXECUTIVE CeMAITrEE: J.L. suINN, J. ". RU SELL, J. M. HARKEY E. r. LOBE, BUSINESS MANAGER.
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The News Condensed.

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The peanut crop Of Virginia, Tennessee
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Secretary TAYLOR Of the Bonanza mines
has paid out during the past six wears
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-06
CANTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1877!

the people were flying In tens of thousands from
the Southern cities, and nearly all our Northern
cities were being quarantined against them, Lou.
isville assembled In mass meeting and resolved
TO swing open all its doors and let the sufferers
come Ia, "Come in" she said, land we will nurse
you while you ere sick, and we will bury you
when you are dead, aud 20 we will mother your
little ones when you are gone. By all the rail
trains they poured In, some on Couches, some in
wild delirium some dying in the depots, others
lifted into wagons and taken to hotels and private
residences. The baggage piled up in the Streets
80 rapidly did they come. Thousands Thou.
sands All the doctors busy, all the sisters Of
Charity AT work. all the ministers of religion CIV
ing their service the wives and mothers and
daughters Of beautiful Louisville bending day
and night over the dying and the dead Not one
sufferer thrust back, not one bereavement un-
comtorted, not one orphan unsheltered. Great
surges of sickness beating in day after day and
week after week, til the city was one great
groan of distress, and one great benediction Of
charity What blessings must be the perpetual
Inheritance Of such city Well, my friends
the Church Of cod is yet to throw open all It's
gates and let the plague estrickeu nations come in
to be nursed of Gospel comfort and saved Room
for all Come in, all ye suffering and tempted
and tried Come In Come in The heart of
Gods sympathy waits for you like an illumined
palace for weary guest,