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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

A FREE ballot and fair count" and no "bulldozing" is what Gov. Churchill says Arkansas shall have in the next election. The democrat ic party cannot afford to have any thing else, and we are glad to know that Gov. Churchill and Judge Der ry, democratic candidate for goyer- nor, are determined that the people shall be free to go to the ballot box and vote for the men of their choice. The democratic party of Arkansas has nothing to fear from a free bal lot and fair count, and they demand it as the peoples right and safe guard
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13
OrganizatiOn.
Van Buren Argus.

No sane man can deny the efficien cy of thorough political organiza tion. If parties are necessary, in our country-and no one controverts this-then party lines should be ob- served. If party attempts to use its power for the purpose of forcing upon the people unfit and unquaH- fled men, then 1t should be gebuked by defeat. It is the duty of all yo- ters, no matter to what party they may belong, to aid in securing the best men for office, members of their own party, and having chosen such candidates, to march shoulder to shoulder to the polls and elect them In this way, and this way only, can we expect to maintain party suprem- acy and secure the services of faitb- ful and qualified public servants. This is duty that every voter and tax payer owes to himself, to his family ard to posterity. A want of ability or integrity should be fatal to the claims of any one offering for office. The State convention set us a splendid example in the selection of candidates on our State ticket. All are excellent gentlemen, coming fully up to the standard as to all qualifications. Let all the counties follow the example of our State con yention, and victory is certain and the future greatness of our State secured.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

WE HAIL with pleasure the visit of the Horse Shoe to our exchange ta- ble, This excellent journal is pub lished at Hot Springs by Allard & Woolman, two popular and worthy gentlemen. If there is a man in this State who knows how to run paper, that man is the genial Cad Allard. We wish the Horse Shoe all manner of good luck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

OUR worthy brother of the quill, MT. J. k. Newman, editor of the Harrison Times, has left the ranks of bachelordom and taken unto him self wife. Thus our ranks are be- ing depleted by Cupid's relentless warfare, but we will try to be sub missiye. The best wishes of the DEMOCRAT force arc tendered to Bro. Newman and his fair young bride, and we unite with their host of frinds in heartiest congratulations.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

PERso soNALITIEs are not arguments in the discussion of public issues, and we take this occasion for stat ing that the DEMOCRAT will not be found in that channel If any one has q personal grievance that he thinks ought to be paraded in print before the eyes of the public, he can do so at regular advertising rates over his own signature. The DEM ocRAT will not be responsible for the views of contributors, and we hope all will see the justness of our posi- tion. We cannot allow our columns to be made a channel through which personal abuse, vituperation, calum- ny and bilhngsgate are to be poured. That is not the kind of reading mat ter we wish to furnish our patrons.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

ATTENTION is directed to the order of the county democratic committee prescribing the time, places and manner of conducting the primary election, together with the names of the judges of said election. It is important that the utmost vigilance be exercised by the judges, to the end that none but democrats be per mitted to vote at the primaries, and we believe they will do their whole duty in the premises. In order that the best men may be selected as standard bearers, it is incumbent on every democrat to go to the polls on the 10th day of August next.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

may designate, and leave the result of the discussion to be determined by disinterested parties.
 Now, if w. r. w., wishes to furth- CT continue this controversy he must plainly state his theorems and the manner in which he proposes to prosecute the discussion, otherwise l shall not hold myself under any obligation to respond to what he may say unless 1t assimilates to person alities. Respectfully submitted.
 G. A. P.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

IT HAVING been intimated that Judge Mansfield will be q candidate for United States senator, the Ozark Democrat, published at his home, says: Judge Mansfield informs us that no announcement of the kind above mentioned has been made or authorized. Friends may have said something to that effect, but the Judge has said nothing. He appre- ciates the good wishes and high com pliment paid him by the Vindicator and other papers. There is ample time for presenting his claims should the Judge conclude to make the race for |. $ Senator in 1884"
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13
Small Seeds.

The Massachusetts Ploughman de clares that the small seeds fail to germinate because of being planted too deep, to one that fails to grow because of poor quality, and says we ought never to lose sight of the fact that nature, when left to herself, plants very near the surface From thls it would seem that the nearer q seed is to the surface, and obtain moisture enough to cause it to grow, the more natural is the condition
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13
MeIrnsc Cnfton NIlII.

In order to correct the impression that seems to prevail in some DOT tions of the State that outside cap ital' has been subscribed to build the Melrose Cotton Mill at this place, we solicited from J. E. Batten1icld, Esq, secretary of the company, q statement from his books of the names of the stockholders together with the amount of stock taken by each. Mr. Battenfcld very kindly and promptly responded to our re quest, and we herewith append his statement It will be seen that ALL the stockholders are residents of Ar kansas, and all but two bona iide citizens of Russellyille. The enter prise shows what can be done by "homc people, when there Is har- mony and concert of action Read the statement;
 RUssELLvILLE, July 10, 1882. Editor Democrat:
 Yours of this date, asking how much stock in the Melrose Cotton Mill Com pany has been taken by our own home people, has my attention. In reply l will refer you to the annexed list of subscribers to the Capital Stock of the company. Yours truly
 J. k. BATTENFIRLD
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

TnE last scene in the great nation al tragedy was enacted on the 30th uIt, by the hanging of Guiteau. The impious wretch went to his death with his pet idea uppermost, that he WAS Gods man and "inspired'' to kill Garfield. He has probably as ccrtained, ere this, whether or not his theory was correct.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

IN THE proper column will be found the call for the nominating conyen- ton for the fifth judicial district of Arkansas, It is hoped the papers throughout the district will give the greatest publicity to the call in order that delegates may be fully advised as to the time of meeting and be on hand. Hon. George $. Cunning ham, having no opposition, will, of course, receive the nomination for judge, and we predict a walk over for him at the general election. Hon. J. G. Wallace, of this city, having received the instruction of maiori- ty of the counties of the district, will be nominated for prosecuting attor ney and 20 before the democrats of the district as their candidate. Mir Wallace has made a gallant race and his nomination will be ratified by the people at the ballot box in Sep tember He is talented, energetic and industrious, and when he enters on his duties as prosecuting attor- ncy, we feel safe in stating that he will know neither friend nor foe, but will vigorously prosecute all viola tors of the law. The interests of the State will be safe in Mr Wallace s hands
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

Ed Fulsom, a Choctaw Indian, was hung at Fort Smith on the Both uIt., for the murder of two white men. Fulsom belonged to one of the most distinguished families in the Terri tory, but came to disgraceful end through the influence of evil associ ates.
 Prescott Plcayune The democrat ic convention for this judicial.district was held at Camden on the 2Gth ult Hon. George P. Smoote and T. k. Webber were nominated by acclama- ton for circuit judge and prosecuting attorney, respectively.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

TIE democrats of the first judicial district of Arkansas did themselves credit, on the 29th ult., by nominat- ing Hon. NJ. T. Sanders for circuit judge. 4 better, more talented and competent gentleman could not have been found in the entire district.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13

differ. They are condemned in ad- vance by some merchants, while others, especially those who cater to gay tastes, have ordered them at the Lyons factories. for their customers vs!..o is1- is'1- :;ituwy things are sure to object to plain coors.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13
VOL. VIII.
Ghe 9&mutrat,
w. L. MORRIS, Editor.

TIE Pine Bluff Commercial says: "Quitman, Faulkner county, has no lawyers" Van Buren county, Bro. FlOurn0V.
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Egyptian and HindOO Musicians.

The Egyptian sings at his work. be it
at the water-wheel, maize hoeing, row.
ing or donkey-driving. He is always
droning out some chant; not without the
grace of melody, though it is better
generally not to be aware of the exact
meaning of his lay. Like the Persian,
ly of the art of song. The Shoara of
the Nile are popular and well-paid mu-
sicians; and even the Almeh or Awalim
the girls who dance and sing-are so
called as being ''learned women" But
the Hindoo is not of himself singer.
He likes to squat on the ground and
hear the nautch women go through
their prolonged performance to the
gourd drum and the. star. Indian regi-
ments do nd sing choruses like our
own, nor do Indian crowds take up the
refrain of a song and repeat it vocifer-
ously as an English crowd will do at the
theater or in public place. They
shout few words sometimes like 'tJey!
Jey" and a Mohammedan mob at stch
festival as the Mohurrum will raise q
vast clamor with religious outcries.
The airs which Hindoos know and APP
preciate are soft wailing winding mi
nors, full of intervals ornament and
half notes, very different in style from
the sort of Gregorian chant which is
our national anthem. Many of these,
like the Egyptian songs, have no tune
at all, but only rhythm, dependent
on the text, which itself varies with the
temper or the circumstances of the
"Goonee" or .'Kunchenee."
The orthodox Indian music is one of
the strangest systems extant, with six
master movements" each h;Uing five
wives or raginees, every one of these
producing eight melodious offspring,
thus making 240 legitimate songs.
These are all personifed as deities in
such works as the ''Ratna- mala," and
belong to religious days and rites; and
a Sanskrit version of "God Save the
Queen would be as strange among
them as Dervish in cathedral. The
Hindoos, however, have, no doubt,
other and popular songs; and many
beautiful airs might indeed be CLEANED
by a Western musician from the dhoor-
peeds of the Rajpoots, the ghuzuls and
rektahs of the Moguls, the dadras and
nuktas, the tuppas and teranas and pal
mas of the Bengalis. The major part of
these, also, are heard from the lips of
some singer or dancer, who drones out
the long weird melody to the rising and
falling accompaniment of the drumskin
and the brass wires, and who would be
wonderfully puzzled to keep to the
regular and severe measure of an Occi-
dental anthem. 1t is Characteristic of
this Eastern habit of getting dancing
and singing done for hire, instead of
joining in as Westerns do, that harmony
is almost unknown among Indian musi-
clans. The monotone of their songs is
supported by simple Instrumentation,
which furnishes kind of accompani-
ment, and by its excellent time pro-
duces good effect; but "pert-singing" is
not understood. -Lcndon Telegraph.
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What Shall We Drink in Hot Weather!

The thirsty season of the year has ar
rived and the summer drink is in de.
mand. The refreshing gurgle of the
soda fountain is as invigorating to the
thirsty soul as the bee of the desert tell
ing OF water near. What will YOU have,
ginger ale, root beer, birch beer, a new
and most delicious compound, nectar,
mead, plain soda, ice cream soda, a
drink that combines one ice cream and
one soda in a moonlight sonata of per-
feet harmony, spruce beer, plain lemo-
made, lemonade with berries and sliced
pineapple, lime juice, and all the
different sodas, coffee, soda, rasp-
berry, strawberry, lemon, pineap-
pie, ginger and other flavorings ?
Then there are iced mineral waters, cor
dials and tOnics without number, and an
old-fashioned drink. which is getting
scarce, buttermilk Iced tea and coffee
iced milk and koumiss or milk cham
payne are all summers cooling beye-
RACES, and that cheap but popular fizz
known as pop, $50 cases of which were
consumed on the fair grounds in this
city last week. There are number of
cooling harvest drinks which are made
in the farmhouse home; brewed be,
beer, ginger beer, dandelion coffee and a
boiled compound of water, molasses
and ginger, when cold, is yerv
grateful drink. No intoxicating liduOrss
should be INDUCED in during the hot
months. They are made in the mast
seductive manner undersuch FASCINATING
names that they invite investigator
and with so much fruit sugar and
mint that the modicum of liouor
seems lost, but to many, one
they are dangerous attractions
There is death in the pot" The ali.
ready heated blood receives more final
the appetite Graves more refreshing and
a WEAKNESS and lassitude of spirit snc.
ceeds to the Slight intoxication of sherry
cobbler or mint julep.
1t is estimated that Of all artificial
drinks the numerous root beers and Gin.
ger ale beverages are the least hurlfnl
and the most refreshing. Ice water
taken copiously produces headaches and
congestion which are laid to Other
causes. Iced milk is very indigestible
Blackberry cordial, ginger cordial and
raspberry vinegar are pleasant and safe
summer drinks. Detroit Post and TIL
ane. 3 seui ~
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flor nouna Readers.
THE DLSOBEDLENT MICE.

Three young mice in farmhouse brown
Lived, signing for the great. big town.
The mother warned of traps and snares,
And pussy cats with bland, false airs,
And said: my dears, seek not to roam;
The safest sweetest place is home"
They thought: "These are but foolish fears
Our mother childish grows with years."
And, stealing from the farmhouse brown,
One night they scampered Off to town.
All, what rare sight met their eyes,
A shop all stored with cakes and pies!
" Here we will live" they cried; chow fine
On such nice things to sup and dine"
They slept all day, but woke at night
To feasting, frolic and delight.
Next night trap was set "Ah, seel'
Cried heyoung mice, in giddy glee,
- That dear, good baker loves us so,
These tables are for us, we know"
With ne er voice to say "Bewarev
They rushed into the bakers snare;
To call for help was all in vain,
Their poor, wee necks were rent in twain.
At home the old mouse sits forlorn, ...
Weeping and wailing night and morn;
I" Come back, my truants threep she cries,
With salt tears streaming from her eyes;
" From the worlds danger and unrest
Flee to the sheltered safe home-nest!"
All, little ones, who tease and fret,
Think of their fate, and ne er forget
TO yield without frown or tear,
When mamma says: mo, no, my dearp
Chicago AduGnce.
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went. full tilt. after Now. He was
staring up into hollow tree where we
could just see the hornets nest, looking
like a brown paper parcel full of holes,
and big fat one it was. .,...
There's millions in it," said he, az
we came up; but he didn't mean money,
only hornets.
This pleased us. very much; not that
we were exactly fond of hornets, but it
made it more exciting. No matter what
a boy is doing, he always has to 90 fora
hornets nest when he sees it; and we
never thought about being warm or
anything else, but Just to send those
hornets flying. We could see few of
them crawling in and out, and hanging
round their paper house, and we meant
to give them hint that they'd been
living in that hollow tree about lono
enough. .... .....
The tree was quite low, and we got
long sticks and went at them. We had
a lively time of it. The hornets came
swarming out at us like ten thousand
red-hot locomotives, burning us every
where at once, for they stung us like
fun; and we ran for dear life, and then
came back and hacked away at them,
our faces blazing with heat, and per-
spiration oozing from every pore. We
took off our jackets at the beginning of
the fray, or there would not have been
much of them left. for the hornets were
as mad as they could be, and so were we.
We kept itup for hours, never thinking
how hot we were, or that it was time to
be hungry, and we got that nest pretty
well demolished. When the hornets
were nearly gone, and there wasn't
much of the nest to be seen, three tired
boys limped off rather lamely to Kitty's
cool bower. and throwing themselves
down on the ground, fell fast asleep.
When they awoke, each looked at the
other in great amazement Hams
upper lip was pulled way out, and one
eye closed; MOw's nose looked like q
large pink potato; while as for me,
the hornets seemed to have attacked
every feature l had. The frightening
shadows warned us that it was supper
time. and with a puzzled feeling about
our visit at the Davises, we turned our
highly ornamented faces homeward.
"What has happened?n cried grand
ma, as we came within sight of the
family gathered on the porch. ''Do
look at those boysn'
OF course every one looked at us; and
as soon as they had settled the matter.
they made us look ten times worse than
ever by daubing our faces with mud.
We were rather afraid of punishment,
at least by being sent supperless
to bed; and 1 think we never loved
grandma so much as when, calling us
into the kitchen, she gave us one of the
best suppers we ever had in our lives.
All that was ever said to us was said
by grand pa the next morning, with a
comical twist of his eye, "Boys, when
you want another hornets nest, you
needn't go quite so far aftert There's
splendid one over the northeast end of
the barn"
The Davises had man with wonder
full magic lantern that day.-Haaper's
Young People.
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A Scene in Cairo.

remember one day being attracted by
a rather large crowd in Cairo square,
and on getting nearer saw policeman,
whip in hand. seated on the. box of an
empty carriage and slashing very vigor-
ously at the head of groom, who was
standing at the horses heads endeavor-
ing to quiet them under the active exer-
else in which the representative OF
Egyptian majesty was indulging. On
inquiry of the bystanders, l found thai
the coachman had got off the box to
hold the horses while his master was
engaged in SOME neighboring shop.
The policeman had at once jumped up
in order to drive the carriage to a spot
considered more convenient. An En-.
glish crowd would no doubt have in.
sisted on teaching that policeman the
proper use of a whip on his own bully's
body, but the Cairenes enjoyed the scene
immensely, regarding it as a sort OF
"fantasiyen," which might be translated
by our indigenous species of street-idler
as clark While the fun was at its
height superior officer appeared on the
scene, and shortly afterward the owner
of the carriage, Pasha. This latter
gentleman insisted on immediate repara.
ton, which the officer at once offered by
administering a sound drubbing to his
Jealous and playful subordinate, who
howled the while most piteously. This
was not enough, however, for the Pasha,
for on subsequent visit to the prison
found my policeman incarcerated for an
indefinite period in order to learn better
manners in dealing with Pasha's car
riage; and penned up in the same hole
was the unfortunate groom, whom his
lordship had imprisoned for being whip
ped !-Mocmitlan'S Magazine. ,-........ .
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reporter eyes" was the reply, ''but
must be off now. There are several rich
families who keep from two to ten BIRDS
and I have to go to take care of of them.
Look in again"
The-monkey was still playing with the
marble, the canaries singing, and the
parrots swearing as the reporter took his
leave.-N. Y. Mail. i;...
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BIRDS TAKEN TO BOARD.


A AfaI and Express reporter saw the
card and stepped inside. A hundred
canary=birds were singing in different
keys. Gorgeous parrots were chattering
and swearing. A small-sized monkey
with flaring eyes was gyrating on the
bar of big iron cage. He was trying
his best to make mince-meat out of a
glass marble. ..t
Have you bird you desire to board
here. sir?'' said q thick-set German, with
big red mustache and red hair, to the
reporter so, you're reporter, and
want TO find out about my business.
just then one of the parrots .swore blue
streak, the monkey fell off his perch and
cried piteously, while mocking-bird
trilled "Dem Golden Slippers"
cts peculiar business, this" said
the reporter, shouting to make himself
heard above the din. Every" said the
German. The poll parrots held con-
sultation and profaned in one key. "Dur-
ing the summer,'l continued the man, 81
have generally seventy-five or hun
bred birds to take care of and feed"
Then the bird and monkey man began
to explain the exciting occupation of har-
OOfinS DlfuS. IN Une warm weather,
when the owners of valuable birds 90 to
the country and Europe, they find it I'M
safe to leave their pets to the care of
servants, 1t would not do to leave them
shut up in a house alone. For these
reasons, the man went on, the birds
were brought to him, and he saw that
they had all the comforts and luxuries
that the most exacting canary could de-
sire. The charges are moderate, only
twenty cents week for canaries. This
allows for small profit of seventy-ive
per cent. Owners furnish their own
cages. They must be of nice, bright
brass, No,.the man would not have his
store disiigured with wooden coops. The
monkey munehed his marble. The par
rots swore in trebies. The din was al
most deafening. A man who is stone
deaf might enjoy life in bird-store. To
a man with a well-preserved ear-drum
the confusion of sounds there is heart
rending. When the noise had subsidized
the speaker resumed his talk. He has
customers from the fashionable halls
of Murray Hill, and expects to re-
tire rich. The reporter thought he might
on the seventy-five per cent. plan
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"A New York judge the other dav

A New York Judge the other day
sentenced a young man to five years inn
prisonment for counterfeiting, whom he
had before him, together with the young
mans father several years ago, when
they were convicted of this same crime.
He sentenced the father to six years i'm
prisonment, but the boy he only fined
one dollar. The lesson had no effect and
the son followed his father both in his
crime and its punishme mt.
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Speaking of the dramatic accom-
paniment Of the music of the future"
The London World says it is just like the
man on the Place Royal, who shows for
a penny the passing over the Balkan by
the Russians, A workman pays and
looks in and says, 81 see absolutely
nothing. sc Nothing?" asked the man
:. not in 81 the Il right-hand cornerP'
" Nothing?" replies the workman, ex-
cept there seems to be a boot" "That's
il, saws the man I" that is the foot OF
the last Russian who has just passed the
Balkan iot.,r,T a+l.,sl.rrt