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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-08-17
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT DARDASELLE, ARE.l
 July 12, 1884 ! Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice Of his intention to make final proof in support Of his claim, and that said proof will be maSs before the Register and Receiver of L. ;. Land once Al Dardanelle, Ark, on 24th August 1882, viz: William West Ild entry No. 9S6i for the nv S ne & and ne At nv a sec IT tp7 n, ra0w. He names the following witnesses to prove ms continuous residence upsn, and cultivation of said land, to-wit:
 Henry Hnie, Melvin Huic, Isham Albright, George Read all of Russellville Ark.
 T. M. GIBSON. Re gister.
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OUR DRAWING. sII.,lt IN GIFTS I. ss GIVEN AWAY
A CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY 1

OHe V Eh " IlSON (OSCillatin9
 Shuttle) Sewing Machine, val
 ued at .................. ,.... $5O.OO One FINE SADDLE, full rigged,
 on exhibition at R. c. Bonds Saddle and Harness Shop, Rus
 sellville, valued at ....>.... l5.OO Seven PORTRAITS OF CAR
 FIELD, the Martyr President, l9x24, with autograph letter of
 Garfield, each valued at s2, HOO One SILVER SET, consisting Of Butter Dish, Pickle Jar and Cake Stand, on exhibition at J.
 Arthur Erwin's Jewelry Store,
 Russellville, valued at. .... l2,50 One TWO HORSE STEEL FLOW
 on exhibition at Luker, Settle
 Cos Wagon & PlOw Factory,
 Russellyille, valued at ... 1000 One SET of BOOKS, valued at 800 one Set BOOKS and PICTURES,
 valued at.......... at 1.5n One Set etPICTURESand Sheet mu
 sic, valued at................... at goo IA Gifts valued at ............ Slllpo
 AoDE OF DISTRIBUTION
 Timely notice will be given Ot the day of the distribution. and the ticket holders present will select three dlsm- terested persons to manage the Gift Dis trioution m manner that will guaran- tee the utmost fairness and impartial ity to ticket holders.
 THE DEMOCRAT Printing Company guarantee fair distribution of Gifts. Each subscriber who pays us Sl 50 for the paper one year is entitled to one ticket.
 The cash must invariably accompany each subscription.
 THE DEMOCRAT PUB. CO.,,
 Russellyille, Ark.
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As the planer in Shades mill was under fall headway, last Tuesday, some thing caught under the knives, breaking two of them and demolishing the guard over the cu,ter-hesd. No one hurt. The damage has been repaired.
 Read Capt II. r. Barry's explanato- t-xv .atsI
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Ne are authorized to announce GEORGE W. BERRY AN aCAndidatc for Justice of the Peace for Illinois Township, at the ensuing state Election, September 4th, lSs@,
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For Sale.

One IS Horse Power boiler and engine. p0rta- ble and gaOd as new. One 10 Horse Power Ames boiler and engine in good condition. Prices and terms on application. Parties needing Machinery will do well ts call on me before purchasing.
 II. x. SHADE, Russellville, Ark,
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For Township Constable.
The Market.

We arc authorized Co announce J, IT. POE candidate for Constable of Illinois township, A the ensuing state election september 1, 1882
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New Announcements.
For .Justice of the Pence.

EsIs+ For other announcements see second page, first column.
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Democratic Primary Tic k e t
Election, Saturday, August i9, 1882.

Election, Saturday, August l9, 1882. For Senator, B. T. EMERY. J. NJ. THOMPSON. For Representative, N. W. KUHN. W. B. YOUNG.
 For Sheriff, JOHN W. QUINN. ". NJ. PEELER. JOHN R. YOUNG. For Circuit Clerk, W. J. REYNOLDS, JAMES POTTS. JOSEPH HOW ARD. E. F. BAYLISS. For County and Probate Judge, E. C. BRADLEY. N. D. SIIINN. For Treasurer, JOE PETTY. J. C. BONDS. W. V. OATES, For Assessor, A. R. ROBINSON. ARTHUR ERWIN. F. T. HOLLOW. F. NJ. AUSTIN. For Surveyor, W. C. RENFROW. k. E. POTTS. ". K. HALLE. For Coroner, D. R. GRANT.
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T.. A. pARR, D. C. BROWN, c. ". BERRYMAN.

NorE'-It Is the desire of tho Con- mIttee that all candidates contr ibute to a campaign fund to defray expenses Of poll books and tickets.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

MT. John Settle has been quite sick {, but is better though still feeble. Cord wood taken ou subscription to the DEMOCRAT. Apply at this office. Wagons and buggies always on hand at K. J WILSON'S. The new store house Of Mr. Cor don OH Jefferson street is nearing com pletiOm.
 The popular and lrrepressible Maj. William Raglaud, of Dardanelle, was in town last week.
 -Bargans offered in Sorghum Mills and EYap"rators. Apply tO
 NH-nE
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~ THE WAR In EGYPT.
elk Hostinties Begun. J,

.y2cf cT ,,IftT LONDON, July lie am.
Admiral Seymour ,telegraphs as follows:
1.-THE ships opened fire at seven O'clock this
morning The return fire from the forts was
weak and Ineffective An explosion in Fort
Msrsa-el-Kanat had occurred by eight O'Clock.
The ships engaged are the lnhexible, Teme-
raire, Penelope, Superb, Sultan, Invincible,
Alexandria and Monarch" ]Efhi ,hIin "o
.slaa ! ALEXANDRIA. July 11-9,10 a. m.
The attack on the forts has now been kept
up two hours. Smoke hangs over the town
along the line Of the shore batteries and
among the ships, and it is difficult to see what
damage has been done. 1t is certain, however,
that the enemy has suffered very heavily.
Fort Marsa-e-Kanat has been blown up
by fire from other Batteries. The forts
are sla ken'ng their fire. The top of the
tower of Fort Pharos has been carried
away and many guns have been dismounted
on ths and other forts. The flag of the Gene
va red cross is flying over the hospital in the
city. Dutch and Greek flags are hoisted over
their respective consulates. At the begin
ming of the bombardment immense excitement
was visible. Crowds of people were seen wind
ing their way toward the palace. The streets
are now deserted, people having fed or taken
refuge in cellars. There are no signs of sur
render so far.
1l:15 A. M.--The bombardment still contin-
ues The forts are gradually being silenced.
The Ras-el-Tin Forts are suffering severely
from the heavy and sastrous fire of the ships
Alexandria, Superb and Temeraire. II 9u
1P.M,-The magazine at Fort Ada has blown
up. The magazine which was blown up was
located close to the vice-regal palace, outside
harbor. Ei lAIul
1850 p. M.-The fire of the fleet commands the
railway to Cairo. Up to noon four forts in all
were blown up: No casualties to the fleet dis
cernible. N' "',- .li
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The number of insects destroyed by
birds more than balances the loss of
cherries and other ripening fruits.
After coloring, currants will hang
on the bushes many days, and improve
all the time. For jelly pick early
Prairie Farmer.
I'm a recent effort to smoke out
woodchuck, a New England farmer
burned over an acre of land and de-
stroyed fifteen rods of fence. But he
got the game, and the ashes. ~ Y.
Tribune.
Dry Sweet Corn: When the kernels
are plump and juicy, boil the ears long
enough to set the milk, then cut the
kernels from the cobs and dry in the
shade. Dried corn, if well cured, is
wholesome, cheap and salable food
Prairie Farmer.
"A feverish thirst that cannot be
quenched by water may be thus allayed:
Throw slice of bread upon burning
Goals, and when it is all ailame throw it
into tumbler of water and drink of
the water. This remedy has been tested
and proven good.
"A very appetizing salad is made by
chopping coarsely some cold boiled po-
tatoes; then season well with salt pep
per and mustard; line a salad dish with
fresh lettuce, then put in layer of po-
tatoes; on the top put layer of cold
boiled beets. also chopped and seasoned,
garnish the dish literally with lettuce,
and just before sending it to the table
add vinegar, plain, or with ordinary
salad dressing. IN, Y. Post. 80
London Purple: To use it for de.
stroying potato bugs, take a quarter of
pound of it, make a thin paste with
water in n small cup, and then stir this
into twenty gallons of water and sprinkle
the plants the same as if double the
quantity of Paris green were used
Never use but half as much of the Lon
don purple to the same quantity of wa
ter. 1t is equally as efficacious and not
so dangerous as Paris green. German
toa0ss Telegraph
Mr.. Rice, at meeting of the West
ern New York Farmers Club, said farm
ers often do things without thinking or
considering what the results may be-
He knew man once who had a steam
saw-mill, and large pile of ashes and
sawdust had accumulated. He hired a
farmer to draw them away in winter,
who drew them on an old orchard,
spreading them three or four inches
thick. The orchard became very pro-
ductive, and for seven years bore heavy
crops of very fair fruit
To make apple fritters peel three
large apples, core them with column
cutter and cut them across in slices rath-
CT less than half an inch thick put them
in fat dish with half tumbler of
brandy and strew plenty of powdered
loaf sugar over them let them remain
covered for couple of hours, then take
each piece separately, dip it in batter
so that it is well covered with it and fry
a golden color in plenty of hot lard.
Lay the fritters in front of the fire, and
when all are done pile them up on
napkin, shake plenty of powdered loaf
sugar over them and serve. = NJ Y
Herald
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Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA,, July 10.


Modern Alexandria occupies only part of
the site of its predecessors, being chiefly built
on the isthmus that connects what was once
the classic island of Pharos with the main and,
on which the old city stood. Successive al
luvial deposits have widened this mole-the
ancient Heptastadium-into a broad neck of
land, the seaward end of which is occupied by
the palace of Ras-eiTeen, the arsenal, and
several other Government buildings, after
which, mainlandwards, comes the modern
town. East and west of this peninsula lie the
two harbors, called the new and old ports
The former of these. being completely exposed
TO the north winds and ineumbered with rocks
and shoals, has long been disused except by
small native craft, though it was not till the
beginning of the present century that the
much larger and safer western harbor was
thrown open TO Christian vessels This latter
is situated at the northeast end of the bay, ad-
joining the southern and western sides of the
city in a nj arly semicircular form, and ex-
tending from the palace of Ras-el-teen, by the
arsenal dock, to the terminus of the Cairo
Railway at Gabari.
The old lighthouse still occupies the site of
the ancient Pharos, on a rocky projection
stretching northeast into the entrance of
the new port; but in ls42, after the opening of
the old haibor TO Christian shipping, its dis
lance from the latter ana the lOwness Of its
light induced Mehemet Ali to build a new
tower on EunQstus now called Ras-elTeem
Point at the southwestern extremity OF the
peninsula, whence 2Isecond revolving light
OF the first class, since erected by the Khe-
dive, flashes its friendly warning twenty miles
out to sea- Nearly Il mile behind this
stands the viceregal palace built by
Mehemet Ali, TO whose ambition is also
due the fine arsenal that forms the next prn-
Opal object of interest between the peninsula
and the modern town. The development of
d is last has Oeen mainly eastward, towards
the Ram!eh Railway stat on, which only seven
years ago lay far outside the city, but is now
connected with IL by fine rows of boulev I'd
like houses, let out in shops below and flats
above, at rents little below the average
of similar buildings in Paris. In this
direction, too, an admirable road along
the Mahmoudeh Canal attracts on Fridays
and othe fete days crowds of private
carriages, many of which m ght fifty figure in
the Bots of Hyde Park. OF the whole city, In
deed, it may DO said that although still pie
bald" as Eliot warburton found it quarter
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FACTS AND FIGURES.

Based on the directory canvass the
population of New Haven, Conn, is
something over 20, ZOO. Troy's new di-
rectory gives that city population of
something over 74,000.-N Y. Herald.
Prom 1870 to 1880 the increase in
horses in Virginia was 43 per cent; in
mules, % per cent; oxen, 10 per cent. /;
cows, % per cent. cattle, 40 per cent. :;
sheep, "a per cent. swine, AZ per cent. /;
Indian corn, 62 per cent, and popula-
ton, % per cent Chicago Tribune.
The largest body of fresh water on
the globe is Lake Superior-400 miles
long, 100 miles wide at its greatest
breadth, and having an area of $4,000
square miles. Its mean depth is said to
be 100, and its greatest depth about 200
fathoms. Its surface is about 635 feet
above the level of the sea. Chicago
Journal.
"A New York journal devoted to the
ice interests estimates that 600, 900 men
are employed in that business in the
United States during the season; that
$40, 900, 900 are expended in year, and
that $40,000,000 are invested in that
business. The ice storage capacity of
the States is placed by the same author
ity at $4,000, 900 tons. = Chicago Times.
Emigration to Liberia every year
under the auspices of the American
Colonization Society has been uninter-
rupted for the past sixty-one years.
The number colonized since the late
civil war is 1917, and the total from
the beginning is Is, SIS, exclusive of
1922 recaptured Africans whom the
society enabled the Government of the
United States to settle in Liberia, maxi
ing grand total of 81, 287 persons to
whom the society has given homes in
Africa. ...
The biggest trees in the world are
the mammoth trees of California. One
of a grove in Tulare County, according
to measurement made by members of
the State Geological Survey, was
shown to be 276 feet high. LOG feet in
circumference at the base, and rs feet
at a point II feet above the ground.
Some of the trees are $40 feet high and
"a feet in diameter. Some of the largest
trees that have been felled indicate an
age of from 1000 to $500 years. -Chtca-
90 Journal. t. TO is u. go a,l.,
The Dominion Cattle Company of
Canada has now invested nearly $780,
600 in lands and cattle in the pan-han-
die ofTexas. Their latestpurchase was
the Wolf Creek cattle ranch of $4,000
cattle and 400 horses and mules, with
all the personal property belonging to
the ranch, for the sum of 500, 900.
This property adjoins the Word ranch,
containing 1880 cattle lust previous
ly purchased by the Dominion Company,
thus uniting the two ranches, which
combined are capable of carrying $4,000
cattle, making it the most valuable
property in the panhandle Toronto
Globe.
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The Egyptian Army.
ALEXANDRIA, July 10.

The Egyptian army, as at present organized,
consists of nine regiments of infantry, two
regiments of artillery, three regiments of
coastguard, three regiments of cavalry. and
four regiments of gendarmerie. Every
Egyptirn between the ages of nineteen and
forty, and regardless of religion or race, is
liable to military service The term of service
in the active army is three years for the in
fantry and four years for the cavalry and ar
tillery. After leaving the active army the
soldiers retire to their villages, and for
period of six years are inscribed in the first re-
serve; after the expiration of the six years
they are inscribed in the So oond reserve which
can only be called out in case of invasion
This organization was introduced in 1872 so
that the troops of the second reserve are just
beginning to be inscribed.
The infantry regiments are composed of
three battalions of eight companies each In
time of pace only two and sometimes four of
these eight companies are present with the
oolors. The cavalry regiments have six
squadrons each. The artillery regiments are
each composed of six batteries of four guns
each in time Of peace aud eight guns in time
If war. Two of the six batteries are mount
cd and four are foot batteries. The infantry
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How to Raise Strawberries.

One very important principle is often
overlooked by the cultivator. 1t is that
the production of the seed or fruit is a
very exhausting process. When a man
buys tree from the nursery and it
bears a half dozen samples of fruit
the first year, it stops its growth Just
about one year. Hence, until a tree
gets good growth it should not be al
lowed to bear. Trees that are growing
rapidly do not bear, and if tree is
bearing at all, it is to the detriment of
the growth.
A strawberry plant usually bears
crop or fruit and also produces new
vines. Now, if the blossoms of those
plants from which we want to raise new
plants are cut off in season, the whole
strength goes into the new plants, and
one thousand runners grown from plants
that are not allowed to fruit are worth
more than five thousand grown from
plants that bore fruit at the same time.
Old plants are worth nothing-new
plants from an old bed are worth moth
ing. The only plants worth using are
young plants grown from such as are
not allowed to fruit The true way to
raise strawberries is to get young plants
OF this description and not allow them
to fruit the first year. They will throw
out plenty of strong, vigorous runners,
and the next season before bearing take
part of these to make a new bed. A
new bed should be made every year.
When we plant in the spring We should
get no fruit the same year. The next
year we get the largest crop we ever get.
The vines can stand and bear partial
crop the next season, or be plowed un-
der as soon as the crop is gathered.
like best to raise one full crop and
only one. 1t is less labor to make new
bed than to clean up an old one. 1t is
very little labor to plant an acre of
Strawberries if properly done, and no
other crop pays so well. The only diff
Guilty is to get the right kind OF plants,
but every man can raise the plants HIM
self in this way. Strawberries will do
well on any land that will raise good
corn.-Cor. Prairie Farmer.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

AT the West Point review the other
day General Howard had his hat on
hind side before. Perhaps he is coming
out with new style of tactics. = Bur-
h12gtOn HaWkeye. - $50.
Where are we going this SUMMER?
Paraguay, dear reader, Paraguay That
is the country where you are expected
to kiss every woman to whom you're in
troduced. LotOeH Citizen.
DIR. Bell, of New York, is sure that
germs of disease remain in ice after it
is frozen. -Erchange. If they are in
ice at all it must be after il is frozen.
We don't have any unfrozen ice in this
country. -NoTrtSt0Un Herald. a
$50 Garibaldi is dead" said an
Omaha girl yesterday. 81 remember
his name perfectly because he invented
those Garibaldi waists we used to wear
few years ago." There is nothing
exactly like fame. Chicago Tribune.
-" Deacon Jenkins was yesterday
threatened with severe attack of con-
cussion of the spine, but is now out of
danger" was the way the editor stated
that the deacon got over the fence in
time to escape the old ram.-Boston
Post.
The Boston Transcript is sad once
more. 1t remarks: at is now affirmed
that poor digestion is caused by weak
eyes. And we had always supposed just
the opposite, namely, that dyspeptics
were generally people with eyes bigger
than their stomachs."
-"What is the matter, old fellowp
you seem worried" "Well, l am
I'm being dunned up hill and down dale
by my internal creditors. 4" "Oh, you
owe large sum of money!" "No, but
great many small sums, and debts
are like children the smaller they are
the more bother they are" IN y
Tribune.
"A gentleman is rarer thing than
some of us think for. Which of us can
point out many such in his circle men
who are generous, whose truth is con.
slant and elevated, who can look the
world honestly in the face with an
equal, manly sympathy for the great
and the smallp We all know a hun
bred whose coats are well made, and a
score who have excellent manners, but
of gentlemen, how manyP Let US take
little scrap of paper and each make
his list. Thackerag.
--"I have one of the best pianos in
the world; it was made to order for me-
l have had it ten years. and it las only
been tuned three times since, and it is
in pretty fair tune now; try it," she
said, as she opened the lid. "Now,
how often ought piano to be tunedP"
"Well, madam, that depends ON what
kind of piano it is, what sort of care
is taken of it, and who uses it. An
artist has his piano tuned every time he
uses it, professional people every time
it needs it, purchasers OF iirst-class in
struments three or four times a year,
and people with sole-leather ears,
never. '-Music.
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"A woman of Stockton, CAL, believ-
ing that she was about to die. confessed
to her husband that she did not love
him, but had centered her affections on
neighbor She declared that she
could not die unforgiven and so the
husband freely forgaye her. But he
granted the favor only in view of her
speedy death, and, when she unexpect-
eddy recovered, he began suit for di-
vorce. Her defense is that he con-
doned her fault by the forgiveness, and
a peculiar question OF law is raised-N
T. Herald
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THE DEFENSES OF ALEXANDRIA

e Surroundings of the City Its Herpors, Forts, Eft
Forts Attacked by the English Fleet.
4 TFrom the Chdarqo DalyN eus1
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-21
na,lo.oanp A Ascension E Tor,y Fears na2IsXa

A correspondent ofthe York, Pa, Dispatch,
recalls the following incident, which occurred
at Gettysburg on October 1st. 1912, which is
remembered by quite number of citizens OF
this city and county:
On the LIST of October forty years. ago, the
good people of this place were terribly exer-
cised and excited. John Wise, the daring
aeronaut, was to make his 39th ascension on
that day, and with his usual punctuality was
ready. His balloon was inflated and his
graphing iron, etc., were duly slowed, and he
was ready to let off, whenJ III. Mcclellan, of
this place, entered the ring and bargained,
for the sum of $50, to make the voyage alone.
The money was paid to Capt Alex. Hay as
stakeholder, the bargain was clinched, and the
substitute was seated in the basket and in a few
minutes ready to cut loose. By this time Mr..
Wise thought matters had gone far enough,
and requested his customer to get out, but this
was no go-he (McCleilan) had hired and paid
for passage in this boat and go he would.
As Barry O'Rearden said to the man in the
moon, when the latter respectable parsonage
told him to 'lave his hould,n ''the more he
bid him the more he wouldn't" Mr.. Wise
then let up the balloon short distance by a
rope, thinking probably that as there was con-
siderable wind, his substitute would have his
courage cooled and give in. But this was no
go, and thinking he had as good start as ever
he would have, after some strong language, to
let go, he (McClellan) cut the rope and was
off, and in few minutes the aeronaut ascen-
ded to the height of about two miles, where
he struck current of air which bore directly
towards York. Unfortunately, the inexper-
fenced aeronaut pulled too violently at the
valve rope, tearing the valve down complete
ly off its hinges and bringing it down into the
car. When this occurred he was more than
two miles high and Immediately descended
with fearful rapidity, landing 5 miles from
York, in Paradise. .... Iii