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The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

POST OAK SHISGLEs.-Tbe pub- lie are hereby notified that the under signed has a shingle machine in opera ton and is now prepared to fill orders for first-elass post oak shingles in qu&n- titles to suit. These shingles will out last pine. Call on or address,
 C. G. OATES,
 Potts Station, Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

--Messrs. George MeCaulsy and L. A. Palmer have purchased the SearcY Record and will likely run the paper in the interests of the grsenback party. Col. McCauley is A forclble writer and polishs1 gem tlemRu.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

The rumor that Lee Crsndall is leading a coalition between green hackers and repablicass for the or ganizatlsn Of tbe next house and the division Of officers, IS being revived.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

-Fiye hundred coiored people from Carrol county, Tenn. have re gently sxodusted to Kansas. The leaders ot this movement should be prosecuted for cruelty to the eolored race.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

It is stated that the new Post master General caused the saving of nearly a quarter Of g rniihsn of dol lars in the first month of his admin istration. This looks something like reform. The bulk Of it is credited to . check put upon extra compensa- tion ID the star routes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT DAKDASKLLrs ARK-,
 March 22 1ges

LAND OFFICE AT DAKDASELLr4 AnK-.f
 March, g. 1ses- ] Notice is herebF Eiven fhat the following named settler hHs filed notice of his intentioa a 10 make final proof in support ef has claim be fore fhe Judge county court al DsEsr. Ark. on 5ssh pTll- 1S.a, Fiz.=
 susan Prior hDTB estea9 entry No yss3s fer the IN J A see g T IN. R F WeEt He names the following witnesses to prpTe his continuous residence upon. and eultivsf son of, sa88 land. FlE..
 J VI Craig, II. A. Bailey. A. J. Hickman and w. (. Burton, all of se0ttsFiiie, Ark
 T. M- CHE SON. Register
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

-Be1janin Dlsrasli EallBsacons 2 field, a noted English norelist, ora tor and statesman, died al London Monday.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

-Senator A. II. Garland will de liver the opening address at the second annual fair at Fort Smith next October.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

Burst asundsr the clutches of that terrible spell Of ehills and fever by use Of Days Ague Tonic. No uupleasans effects, ns failure.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

Joel H. Pollard has again en tered the journalistic field. This time al Conway as editor Of the Democrat Mr. Pollard is a vigor- ous writer and will instill new life into the columns of the Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

There is growing esnTlction in New York that the worlds fair project for 1883 will fall through.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

-Next Thursday the annual elec- tfon Of officers ofthe L.R. & r. S.Ry-, will take place in Little Rock.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
Notice for Publication.
LAsD OFFICE AT DAEDAsELLE. AEK. '
 Apgsl & 1ss1

N-FT
 April g. Iss1, Notice is hereby given that Inc following named settler has Sled notice of his intention to make final proof iD support of bis claim and that Exi4 proof well be mace be- fore the J udge Of the County Court Of Pope Co.,, Ark. al Dover. ArE-. on SIst May. 1ss-. viz: James Holmes. homestead entry N 3s5s. for the v A \ [ A aud x ;S < E s[ sec zi, T l2 \ F 1e "
 ~ He names the following witnesses 10 prove his continuou0 residence Bp&n, and eultiuation Of. sstd land, to- Hit:
 William J. R0ss, Euoeh \. Bell, Martin Holmes and Ira Htoss. all Of Wits Springs. Ark.
 T. N. GIBSON. Register
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

-NOTICE--We bersby give notice to all our customers who buy on time from uk this year. that their accounts V III bs due on the 15th day Of Oct, and we will add 10 per cent to all aceonSts unpaid zt that time, and we will e0U- rnenos to collect by law the lsf of Nov embsr. ]. NJ. HARKET & BRo.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
Tx JUSTICE COURT, ILLINOIS 10

Tx JUSTICE COURT, ILLINOIS TowS- B. J. Strickland. Plaintiff.
 against Warning Order. ". l. EazenEtNb and the l.. R. < r. s. Ky. Co.,, DesfendAuts-
 The defendants, ". J. Hazanstsb and the Little Rock ED1 ft smith railway oosDpanF are warned ta appear in this court within thirty days 10 answer the caEngiaint Bf the plaintiff B. j. Strickland Msrca sZ 7SsE
 CIV REREAMAN. J. P.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
NM YERTIsEMEAYs.
They Have Come


 TKey hare c0mef Theu 0re 6e0z1tifNgs Theg are nyTgu6ed Tor lnsDecfiOn
 Hey are of fhs best
 quality
 They zcere bought for
 cash, 0Jt0ined bE9
 discounts.
 They are cheaper
 tit1t 1cere eUer
 Tiered iz this
 ns0rEet. F. '. HIlS0n's naanans0fh .fe5c Fork stock, Consisting of an endless yarie- fy, suitable 10 the age and taste of the elderly lady, the middle age lady. the gay young lady and the sparkling mise: the old gen. fIeEnan. the fniddle-age lady and the dashing young American; all can be suited al Wilson's store. Come and see me, plenty of polite clerks to show goods; to guaran- tee bottom prices CASH MUST BE PAID. Yours truly.
 R. T. WILSON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

NOTI5E IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I ~ win apply to the county court Of Pope county ss the July term 10 change the road running fr0m Dover to RusstllgiIle 50 as 10 leave the present road xt the center Of the F cf W a Of sec 3f. township g. K % west, and running | northeast diIectlOn and interssct the IewisbErE road bcar the northeast corner of the field. March z2, 1881.
 I A PlTzTs
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
Tnr saIe.

well improved place with six lots. situated in suburbs of Russellriils. the most desirable portion of tOwn. Bed Of 3O00 strawberry plants. apple, peach and pear trees. House has good rOcmss stable and all necessary out houses. Good well of water. Terms reasOna- bic Apply to ". D. LIVINGSTON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21

-The Senatorial deadlock re mains uBbroken.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
A Mysterious MIalady.

A most unpleasant malady affects
everybody who visits or resides in the
city of Bagdad. 1t is q sore called a
"datemark," because after it has healed
il leaves an indelible mark, about the
size and shape of date. 1t generally
makes its appearance about the face,
lasts year, and then disappears. The
cheek of nearly every man and woman
in Bagdad shows the inevitable mark.
Sometimes it settles upon the nose, and
then the Disagreement is great; some
times on the eyelid, when blindness is
the result. Strangers are attacked even
after brief residence; but fortunately,
if they are adults, the sore is more apt
to come on the arm. In every case the
attack runs its course for one year. No
treatment, no ointment, nor medicine,
it is said, has the slightest effect upon
it. Once the sore appearing, the suf-
ferer knows what to expect, and may as
well resign himself to his fate. 1t is
incurable.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
MOsby'S Narrow Escapes.

Mosby would run risks and take
chances which he would not order his
men to take. He was in Washington
three different times during the war; in
Baltimore four or five times, and in
more than q dozen instances he pene-
troar' 1iiudletown lie was once cut off
10y Federal cavalry who held the pike
IN both directions. When ordered TO
surrender he drove his horse over the
stone wall and got away through the
fields. Three bullets pierced his cloth
ing, his horse was struck twice, and an
oyercoat strapped to his saddle was
clean cut away by bullets. One day
while he was eating dinner in the Luray
Valley six Union cavalrymen walked in
on him. They did not know
him as Mosby, but rightly con-
Jectured that he was o guer-
rilla. AS they attacked him he
shot two and dashed through window
and made off with one of their horses.
He was once captured in Washington
while on a spying expedition, but
telgned drunkenness and made dash
for liberty while on the way to the pro,
vost marshal's Office. At that time he
had plenty of proofs on his person to
have convicted him as a spy. Near
Warrenton he one night rode with
twenty-four men full upon q Federal
reserve picket of at least hundred
men. Both sides stood staring at each
other for moment and then Mosby
called out:
" Did any of them mules come this
way?"
Haven't seen any," was the reply.
"Cuss the critters-they stampeded
on us !" growled the guerrilla, as he
turnsd his men and rode away.
Some of his men had blue oyercoats
on, some wore citizens clothes, and no
one could say that they did net belong
to the Federal wagon trains Detroit
Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20

The news of the death abroad recently
OF Hamilton e. Towle recalls the bright
career and remarkable achievements of
o distinguished American civil engineer.
Mr. Towle was passenger on the
famous Great Eastern during her men,
orable voyage across the Atlantic when
she encountered a great storm, which
broke her steering apparatus. her
commander and crew could do nothing
in the terrible emergency, and she lay
practically helpless at the mercy OF the
waves. In this critical moment MIR.
Towle carefully and with wonderful
self.possession examined the broken
machinery and rigged up from the
material at hand an apparatus
of his own designing, which
proved equal to the urgent needs of the
situation. The improvised rudder
brought the great vessel safely in port,
and the distinguished American re-
ceived from the grateful passengers,
who deemed their lives to have been
saved by him, the gift of superb gold
watch, ornamented with costly jewels,
and engraved with memorial inscrip-
ton commemorating his historical feat
of engineering. This timepiece he
wore with conscious pride during his
lifetime, and he also exhibited at times,
with an equally pardonable egotism, a
Medal presented to him by an English
humane society in recognition of his
achievement. The steamship owners, Of
all who rrofted by his knowledge of en-
gineering, however. were, it seems, the
only ones to dispute the value of his
splendid services, and he was compelled
to bring suit to recover the salvage to
which be was Justly entitled. At the
time of the terrible shipwreck of the
ll.fated Atlantic he delivered q lecture
in Cooper Institute, asserting boldly
according to his knowledge of naviga-
tion, that the disaster was attributable
to faulty seamanship. From early boy
hood he displayed noteworthy inventive
faculty, and rugged up all sorts of in
genious toy water-wheels and the like.
This profuse and surprising supply OF
clever ideas seemed to grow with his
years, and the ingenious conceptions
with which his active, mature brain
teemed, and many of which bore fruit
in useful engineering inventions,
seemed endless. He designed 8
surveying level, which met long-felt
need; was instrumental in the perfec'
tion of the Towle bell-registcr, adopted
by the Third avenue surface railway al
the advent of The bell-punch, and was
interested in host of other inventions
of which machine for type-setting
self-inking letter-stamps, telegraphit
instruments, argand burners, patent
washing chemicals, theodolitee, an6
weighing scales were but few. Before
his illness he was head of the Towlc
Manufacturing company, in Cortland
street, in this city. The saddest feature
of his death is that it is reported to have
been due to the weakening of q brair
whose strength and extensive creative
power made him at times marvel t.
his friends and associates.-Ne'c YoT
Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20

Is the time to grapple with dyspepsia To al
low such remorseless foe TO health and COM
fort TO take undisputed possession Of the
stomach, is to surrender needlessly the zest OF
life. and become q voluntary martyr to un-
speakable pains and penalties. No malady is
more difficult to cope with, none in its chronic
form so obstinately resists medication. But
tackled at its inception with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, dyspepsia speedily vanishes,
which attend it, and which in their chameleon
changes inspire more erroneous beliefs regard
ing their cause than those of any other disease.
Wind on the stomach, heartburn, water brash,
palpitations, pain after eating sinking sensa-
ton at the pit OF the stomach between meals;
these and many other harassing indicia of tho
complaint make speedy exit when the great
stomachic is persistently resorted to. 1t i'm
preves the appetite, strengthens the nerves,
counteracts tho effects of fatigue and expo
sure, and is reliable antidote to the poison OF
mali
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
,Japanese Agriculture.

Mr.. Thomas B. Van Buren, consul
general of Japan, in his official report
presents us with quite thorough in
sight into Japanese agriculture. Hav-
ing some 50,000,000 acres OF tlllable
land, but little over one-fourth is under
cultivation. Extensive field farming is
almost unknown, and agriculture par
takes Of the character of garden farm
ing, the average size of such cultivated
patches being not over one-half of an
acre in extent. This land is made to
bear both summer and winter crop, and
Mr.. Van Buren, writes that "the thor
oughness of the spade or mattock culti-
vation and the careful attention to ferti-
lization produces large returns and pre-
serves the bearing capacity of the soil
better than our superficial plowing and
rough fertilization" Cattle being
almost unknown, night soil is the chief
fertilizer of the japanese farmer. Mr..
Van Buren, believes that whenever
farm stock ere introduced and arti-
fetal manures are made the result
will be vast increase in Japanese
agricultural products. Rice, as is we'll
known, is the great staple product, bar
ey is next, and wheat last. Rice plant
ing takes up rather more than one-half
of all the area under tillage, being
about 6,S00,000 acres. About forty
bushels per acre is the average yield,
and the product last year was 205, ,000,-
600 bushels. Barley was produced to
the amount of 0,000, 900 bushels. It.
made into coarse -four and eaten mixed
with rice. 1t is largely consumed in
the manufacture of sake. The quantity
of wheat made was 3S,000,000 bushels
Winter wheat is the variety used, and
the ground is thoroughly manured with
ashes and compost. All the methods ot
separating the seed are of the crudest
character, the only improvements being
those derived from the Dutch in the
eighteenth century. With such sub
divided system of agriculture oul
American agricultural machinery would
be comparatively useless. The quantity
of sugar made in Japan from the sor
ghum is fairly large, some 67000,0O(
pounds. The process of granulation il
still very primitive one, though tht
product is excellent. It seems possible
that apparatus Of simple and mex
pensive character, such as we use fol
sorghum in the United States, might
find purchasers in Japan. In 1878 ia
pan grew 95, ,000, 900 pounds of tobacco
Japan makes for European consumption
some $50, 200 worth of cigars, and ex
ports to England and Germany tobacco
to the amount of &217, 1000, where it il
used for cigarettes. The chestnut il
widely cultivated and used as food, bu
it is not the chestnut of Europe, bu
the chincapin of our Middle and South
ern States. AS to esculent roots ant
tubers, the variety grown is very large
though our potato is only cultivated fo
foreign consumption. The yam, O.
sweet potato, is extensively planted
and forms considerable portion of thu
diet of the poorer classes, being wortl
about one-fourth of cent per pound
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
The Pauer PrOduct.

1t is estimated that nearly 100000
600 pounds of paper is produced an
nually, one-half Of which is used in
printing, sixth for writing, and the
remainder is coarse paper for packing
and other purposes. The United States
alone produces yearly 100000 tons of
paper, averaging seventeen pounds per
head for its population. The English
man comes next, with about twelve
pounds per head; the educated German
takes eight pounds, the Frenchman
seven pounds, while the Italian, ,Spaniard
and Russian take respectively three
pounds, one and one-half pounds and
one pound annually, the consumption of
paper being roughly in proportion to
the education and political activity of
the people.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
Life i'm Paris.

An American correspondent, writing
from Paris, says: live in garrett, but
live as please. Eight dollars week
pays all expenses rent, fuel, food, wine,
washing, car tickets and the theater. l
can here go out with basket on my
arm, buy my dinner, bring it home and
eat it. 1 can go out in pair of old
slippers and an old coat. This is lux
ury. Some dinners are bought at the
cookshop around the corner-cold meats
of many sorts, vegetables, and many
kinds of salads, cooked turkey, chicken,
goose, duck, beef, veal and pork. Fif-
teen minutes and fifty cents will put
half dozen dishes and relishes on my
table, including a bottle of wine. The
etiquette of the house allows me to ask
Mademoiselle Celestine to dine with
me. She sews for living twelve hours
out of the twenty-four; lives in bit Of
room, without fire, from years end to
years end. Earns fifty cents per day.
Has cough and pain in her side,
Comes up the seven pair of stairs at s
in the evening, carrying in one hand
few sticks of charcoal and in the other
few sticks OF maccaroni, out of which
she develops her dinner. For her my
table is princely feast, and how she
does relish her claretl We are com
manded to feed the hungry, and I am
doing it. Who would not rather do so
than endure the pains and punishments
promised those who do not. 1t pays to
do good. Virtue is its own reward.
Celestine is hideous only on Sunday,
Hhfh Se9 HgdfsReFf { Of her good looks.
She swears, too, but only in French.
Profanity is shorn of much of its horror
when uttered in French. Celestine will,
in few years, die of consumption and
her bones help fill up the catacombs and
add their mite to the subterranean Sc
pulchral curiosities of Paris. Hard
work, poor fare, and room perma-
nently without fire will kill her. On
Sundays she scrubs her den. It's furni-
ture can be carted off in q wheelbarroW.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
Fashion Notes.

The trains to evening dresses are o.
moderate length.
Brocade silks and satins show in
mense floral designs.
Open Saxton EN- Jroideries come IL
black and white surah, nuns yelling
and cashmere.
Surah MORE is the name of a raw ma
terial designed for dress trimmings anG
Long plaid skirts of velvet will be
worn with Louis XIV. coats and scar
draper1es OF light-hued brocade.
'Nly lady" jackets of dark green
cashmere embroidered in gold or silver,
and fastened with small buttons to
match, are imported.
Hungarian scarfs of scarlet, green and
gold striped surah are draped over ier.
s. sey costumes Of dark myrtle green, ad-
miral blue or jet black.
Picturesque hats are the great round
hats of plush, felt or beaver, larger than
any yet worn, with tapering crowns and
wreaths of nodding plumes.
The new cloaks are extremely long
and expose gay-colored Innings of plush.
Plush cloaks and velvet cloaks, beaded
from neck to heel, are among leading
styles.
The steel beads so popular in en-
broideries and passementeries last sea-
son have Disappeared; the fancy is for
ombre beading in colors seen in the
fabric.
Light silk and wool stuffs in bright
contrasting stripes, or in gay malefeur
designs, are exhibited, which are to
make very handsome yet durable dresses
for school girls.
Square, nautical looking collars of
Oriental brocade, or plaided surah, with
large bow knotted at the throat in true
sailor fashion, are very popular with
stylish young girls.
Bullion plush, new fabric for opera
cloaks, has gold or silver threads mixed
with its black or white pile. Cloaks
made of bullion plush are lined with
plain plush of bright color,
Children's costumes, are, if possible,
more picturesqe and quaint than ever.
The popular materials, plush and MORO,
enter largely into their composition, as
do small figured damasse silks.
1mh toiiets are very fashlonable, and
are stylishly set off with black silk
stockings devoid of embroidery, black
satin sandals worked with jet beads, and
long black gloves of undressed kid.
Favorite materials in millinery are
plush and beaver Moire ribbons are
the favorite ties, while feathers lead off
in trimmings. Evening bonnets are
made of cream or white plush trimynad
with long waving ostrich plumes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20


About five miles southeast of Pauld-
ing, Ind, lives one of the most re-
markable hermits known. He is sup
posed to be an Englishman, although
on this point he is not communicative
He is generally known by and answers
TO the name of cold Batch" but his
name is Samuel Paten. He is sixty
three years of age, very wbite-haired
and patriarchal in appearance. He has
not been shaved nor had his hair
trimmed in twelve years. Around
him are gathered some of the finest
specimens of cattle and horses ever seen
in any country. Fat, sleek fillies and
gentle cows; lazy porkers and tame
Merinos run to him whenever he
emerges from his house, which is simply
e few pieces of bark thrown up against
a log. There is no resemblance of a
house to it, but in this worse than dog.
kennel cold Batch" lives both winter
and summer. He is not rude and un-
lettered, but really a refined and cul-
tured man, when he chooses to lay off
the rude wrapping which he has thrown
about himself. He has travelled extern
sively, is s fine linguist, and conversant
with both foreign and domestic politics
up to the time of the closing of the civil
war of the rebellion, since which time
he has lived the life of hermit.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
Teeth as Producers of Near.Sighted.
ness.

DIR. Sexton, leading biologist of
New York, thinks he has discovered a
connection between near-sightedness,
impaired hearing and defective teeth |;
the teeth furnish the starting point for
the disorder affecting the other two Or
gans. The fifth pair" of nerves sup
plies at once the teeth, the tissue of
the nose, those of the eye and ear, the
integuments of the frontal and tenn
poral region, etc. A defective tooth
produces irritation of the whole region
thus supplied, and in fact often occa-
sions severe cases of neuralgia. Even
when there is no pain felt in tooth it
may yet be the cause of grave disorder
In the eye, ear or temple. Dementia,
it is claimed, is sometimes due to a
tooth hayingall the appearance of sound
ness to the unprofessional eye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
4 GRAND STEEpLE CHASE.

AS if there were not sufficient excitement
at the usual horse-raCe, these meetings on
the turf nearly always close with a grand
steeple chase. This kind of race combines
all the excitement Of the regular race, with
the super-added element of. danger which
seems to give further zest to the sport.
Horses, and good ones at that, often receive
severe injuries, which render them practi-
cally useless for long periods. At least
this was the state of affairs until owners
and breeders Of fine stock began to freely
use ST. JACOBS OIL, the Great German
Eemedy for man and beast This invalu-
able article to horsemen has so grown into
favor on account of its phenomenal efficacy
in diseases of domestic animals, especially
the horse, that it would be difficult indeed
to discover horsemen unacquainted with
its magical potency. The Philadelphia
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20

A German complaining of the over
shadowing influence of militarisrn :
See the effect on our children if we
have handsome, well-made boys they
join the military; if girls, the military
join them."-Franhfurter Zsitung.