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The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
The sunday school Conventions.

The Sunday School Convention.
Last Wednesday and Thursday we
spent In the Pope Co, Sunday School
Association. which convened az GRAY
|el Hill, " ednesday morning, presl-
dent j. G. Rye, in the chair, and adj
iourned Thursday evening last. We
arrived too late to hear the address
of welcome by Rev. j. J. Bowden, or
the response by j. Hazen Shinn, bat
TO convince you that they were good,
read them in this issue. Also read
the paper Of Mrs. Thach on the Ideal
Sunday School Teacher. It's
blessing to attend meeting ike
this of our fellow citizens-men and
women from every part Of our coun-
ty working for the Christian educa
tion Of her people and especially the
young. We know of nothing so full
of hope and encouragement for the
future as the fact that ever aadiay
morning finds scares u devoted men
and women all over Pope Co, arrest
I II engaged in trying TO impress upon
the young and rising generation the
great thought of Christianity. These
men and women, If they did aut
know it, are doing more to provide
this country with a sober, upright
citizenship than all other agencies
combined. We ask Bro. Womack' $
pardon, if we encroach upon the
province of a religious journal in
these remarks; but we can't help
commencing every effort, whether in
the SUNDAY school or Bible cause, to
elevate our people aud purify our
morals.
This session of the association
was most delightful one. All the
speeches and prayers were earnest
and thoughtful, and all the discuss
ions calculated to stir up greater ac-
tivity in the Sunday school cause.
i The citizens in the neighborhood of
i Crawl Hill acquitted themselves
most highly in their hospitable treat
ment OF delegates.
The association put itself on the
records squarely in favor of temper
ance and the three mile law. The
people talked of the dry weather and
damage to crops, but their tables
spoke of nothing but plenty. Oul
fortune was TO eat chicken and water
melons with our tar heel friend, j
w. Euay, whose prosperity we were
glad to note. He is one of The few
who ran boast of a good peach crop
He has been offered so cents a bush
ell for his peaches on the trees.
The next session of the associa
ton will be at Appleton. Othel
matters Of interest will he found il
the minutes furnished US by TIL,
secretary, j. X. Periman.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

The Fort Smith Herald came to
us Friday morning last bearing the
news that Gen. Grant was dead and
devoted column to his biography.
How sad the Herald must have felt
when he found that he was IN
the meshes of huge joke
that Gen. Grant was in his usual
health and that he had lost all his
thunder. However he can refer his
biography to the Gen., have it cor
rected and set it away for the time
when 1t will be appropriate.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

Hon. JOHN III. ROGERS, will hold
a competitive examination at Clarks-
vile in johnson county Ark. on
Tuesday August l4th, 1888 to select
a candidate for appointment as cadet
to the United States Military acade-
my at West PORT from the Bird con-
gressional District of Arkansas. The
candidate selected to appearat West
Point not later than June 18th 1884.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
The Mother Hubbard I

The Mother Hubbard Primmer.
What is that? 1t is a young lady. Is
it tent cloth she has ons No, it is
dress. What makes you think it
is dress? Because the young lady
has it on. What is it called? 1t is
called the Mother Hubbard. Why
is it called Mother Hubbard? Cause.
Is it pretty? No, it is not pretty.
What makes the young lady wear it?
cause it's Mother Hubbard. Is
Mother Hubbard dead? Yes, she is
dead. What made her die? SO the
young lady could get her dress.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

WHAT would the modern newspa-
per be, unless it contained two or
three murders, couple or so lynch
ings, brace of robberles, several jail
deliveries, one or two first-class fail
ures, and wind up with a scandal
No wonder our forefathers we're TO-
gies. They lived in slow age when
these things were not so fashionable.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
Religious Service.

We have been requested to an
nounce that there will be a meeting
of several days duration at Mt. Zion
church, six miles southeast from
Russellvllle, commencing the fifth
Sunday of the current month, July
20, and continuing for one week and
including the first Sunday of Au-
gust. There will be preaching twice
each day by Rev. J. w. Heagen and
others, and dinner on the ground.
All are cordially invited.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
STRIKES CONTINUE.

This time it is the telegraph ope-
rators of the Western Union. The
strike was inaugurated on the 10Th
inst, and is no nearer a settlement
now than at first. Over work and
poor pay is the grievance of the
strikers. The strike is seriously in.
terfering with business transactions
all over the country.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

JusT now the discussion of the
tariff question is becoming interest
ing. Among our exchanges, we no
tice the disposition in some to under
take to reduce the question below an /
issue in the democratic party. These
journals should realize at once that
such efforts are futile, and just as
futile as the effort to keep the Fish
back amendment out of Arkansas
politics as an issue. Great ques-
tions like this, force themselves up
ON the country regardless OF expe-
dients which are often invented by
men who are afraid to align them
selves on declarations of principle.
Our observations is that that man or
party which supplants principle with
expedients, does that which is of
doubtful utility in the present, and
certain to bring disaster in the end.
1t does look like the democratic par
ty in its fumbling around after ex-
pedients in the past, has met with re-
verses enough to have learnt this i'm
portant lesson. The republican par
ty stands square on this issue. You
always know where to find it when
you come to talk of the tariff. Tar
if for protection is its battle cry,
and if it be wrong, still it commands
respect for maintaining the courage
of it's conviction, while the democrat
ic party with it's great body or fol-
lowers favoring tariff for revenue on
ly, if it falter now, can but lose cast
with the masses for the readiness
with which it can shift principle to
capture prize. Hitherto it has
succeeded better in the shifting than
in the capturing process. To the
DEMOCRAT it seems that but one OF
two courses is omen to the democrat
ic party. Either adopt the republl-
can idea Of tariff for protection, or
come square out on the principle of
tariff for revenue only. And, If the
great body of democratic sentiment
| is in favor of the latter, as is very
evident, then let the party have the
manhood to plant itself squarely up
on principle, and let the country
know what it is doing in entrusting
it with power. The idea that the
tariff is an. issue in the democratic
party which can be handled or let
alone at will, is certainly very redic-
ulous to people of sense. There is
no person on earth that can keep
this question out of national politics,
or divorce the democratic party from
the doctrine Of tariff for revenue on
", except it be that i'll fated infat-
uation which causes a party to
become more eager to obtain
office than to do right. The
people realize that as men there is nc
difference between democrats and re-
publicans. The difference lies in
policies and principles which each
foster and maintain. Tariff for rev.
enue only has been the declaration
of the democratic party so long
that it would be like, and would be
putting on a new dress to speak
otherwise. It's too late to remoddlt
principles now. If we don't like this
doctrine, still 1t is ours, and we can
not run away from it without being
punished for our cowardice, and the
only thing the party can do with
safety is to accept the situation man
fully, and go to work for success OF
principle.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
Grand u lion Picnic.

To all Sunday schools. You are
cordially invited to attend the grand
union picnic, given by the Cove
Sunday school at Cove church, on
the 18th day of August 1883. Your
attendance with full baskets is earn
estly solicited.
ROBERT HARKEr, Supt.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

Let not the interest in the Louis.
vile Exposition abate in the slight
est degree. Let us see to it that
every county in the State is repre-
sented in creditable manner. 1t
is the very best way possible to adj
vertise the unbounded resources of
our great State. 1t will be an in
yestment which will give us prince
" return.-L. r. Gazette.
We commend the above to our
readers. If anything is to be done
to bring our county into notice at
Louisville, it is high time it was be-
ing done. We would like to know
from our local committee of which
Mr.. j. J.. Shinn is chairman, what
they have done. In the Dardanelle
Post, we notice the weekly contribu-
tions of money for the Exposition up
to date, reported by Rainey Williams
one of the committee. The amount
total is tour dollars. We would like
to know, if our committee can beat
this. 1t is high time, gentlemen,
that something was done, If this &C.
casion is to be improved, and it is
certainly indicative of live people
to take advantage of great occasion
like this while the careless and
thriftless care not to heed opportu'
mites that open up to greater prog,
ress and prosperity. We hope to
be able to make good report in the
near future.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

Several of our subscribers have
complained about not getting their
papers. We can assure such that their
papers are regularly mailed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
PROCEEDINGS or THE FIFTH ANNUAL
SESSION OF THE
Pope County Sunday school As
sociation, Held at Gravel
Hill, July Is and
10. 1888.
rIRsr pAY-MoRNINo SESSION.

-
The Association met at 10 o'clock 2.
M. and was called to order BY John 9.
Rye, president, and opened with reas-
Ing the scripture, singing and prayer.
The secretary being absent. u z.
Bonds was elected secretary pro tenn,
and j. X. Perriman assistant.
Rev. y. j. Bowden then delivered
the address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Prof. j. Hazen Shinn, OF
Russellville. (See addresses on first
page.)
The president appointed Messrs. Alva
Russell, N. w. Kuhn and p. W. Gillian
as the committee on credentials.
On motion, Messrs. j. X. Perriman
and r. A. Sewell were appointed COM
mittee to wait upon Rev. j. J. Bowden
and Prof. J. Hazen Shinn and solicit
copy of their respective addresses for
publication.
Association then adjourned till two
o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association met at the appointed
hour, President Rye in the chair.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following named delegates enti-
ltIa l 80
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

Il call attention to my stock of Pho
tograph and Autograph Albums. Box
Papers aud Scrap Books.
j. w. WELLS.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

Sorghum Mills and Eyaporat-
ors, big stock and low prices, at
IL. u. WILSON'S.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
The statefnlvcrsity.

coRREsPonT DERCE-
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
Woman.
now SHALL SHE PRESERVE HER HEALTH
AND BEAUTY.

HOW SHALL SHE PRESERVE HER HEALTH
AND BEAUTY.
One who has long Investigated TINS
subject gives the result, and is happy
TO say that it is found in Womans
BEST Friend" Ii 10 adapted especial
ly to that great central, all-controlling
organ, the womb, correcting It's dlsofc
ders, and curing any irregularlty OF
the "menses,n or courses" DR.. o.
Bradheld's Female Regulator acts ike
charm in whites, or i'm sudden OF
gradual checking, or In entire stoppage
of the "monthly courses" from eoIu'
mental trouble, OF like causes, by re-
storing the natural discharge ia every
instance. In chronic cases, so often re-
sulting in liberation, falling OF inc
womb, it's action is prompt and deer
sive, saving the constitution from
numberless evils and premature decay
Prepared by DIR. J. Bradheld, Atlanta
Ga. Price: trial size, 75c; large aze'
$3.50. For sale by all druggists
On the 18th inst, crazy niue
bootblack attempted the perrllous
feat OF climbing to the cross beams
on top OF the railroad bridge at Llt
tie Rock, and TO walk them across
the river. A pointed conviction tuas
he couldt do it, and sudden bn''
OF the bottom OF the river was 'ue
result. lie wont Try that prolec'
again soon.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

The Association selected Appleton as
the place for the next meeting.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
To thePresidcnt and Members of the Pope
County Sunday school Association:
eve, your committee on resolutions,
beg leave to submit the following:
Il. That the thanks of this Associa-
ton be and are hereby rendered to j..
G. Rye, president, for the able and eifl-
cient manner in which he has presided
over the deliberations of this body, as
we'll as for his efforts in securing a full
attendance at this meeting.
SO. That the thanks of this Associa-
ton be extended to j. G. Bonds, secre-
tary pro tenn, fe. his faithfulness in
the discharge Of his duties.
s'3. That the thanks of this Associa-
ton are hereby extended to the citizens
Of Gravel Hill and surrounding coun-
try for their kind hospitality, and their
untiring efforts to make oar stay among
them pleasant, and that we recognize
in the people of this community large
degree Of beneyolence, brotherly love,
and all those graces that characterize 4
christian people; and that, in return
for their kindness to us All Association,
individually and collectively, we can
only pray that the blessing OF God may
rest upon them.
"a. That The RUssELLvILLE DEMO-
Graf, Arkansas Evangel and Pope
County Reflector be requested to pub
lish these resolutions.
IN. w. KUHN,
"Chairman.o
On motion the Association adjourned
till the Third Wednesday in July, 1884,
after singing the doxology, and bene-
dictiun pronounced by Bro. Bryant.
j. G. BONDS,
Secretary pro tenn.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26

tied to seats:
RussKLLvILLE-- Mary +. Hudson.
Mrs. Mary Erwin, Cross PLAINS
X. C. Bonds, w. l.. Crow,
Alva Russell, q. w. Lipe,
Cum. Pres. S. S. A. N. Freeman.
J. Hazen Shinn, SToNY POINT
Christian S. s. w. r. Gillian.
Mrs. Sallie Fowler, OAKLAND
Jane E. Thach, w. L. Sibley.
j. w. Wells, GRAVEL HILL
NJ. f. (south) S.S.W. W. Smith.
w. NJ. Peeler, DOVER
JEFF Davis. Mrs. Dan Brown,
j. III. Perry, Miss Eta bayhss,
Baptist s. 5. ID. smith,
Miss B. Brashear, NJ. 4. lSouth) S-S.
ME-. SIS. GREEN HILL
OAK GROW >. ii. cooper.
E. b. Wooten. COTTONWOOD
DAVIS CHAPKL- j. Fl. Baker,
q A. Bowden. Lewis Hills.
Caleb Davis, Supt. SULPHUR SPRING
Mr.. PLEASANT w. j. Lewis,
w. II. Norris. d. B. Richardson.
ByLI,s CHAPEL BAKERS CREEK-
p. w. Austin, Supt. L. G. Ellington,
A. Kendrick. J. NJ. Mullins.
Sr. PAUL New HoPE-
j. w. Hubbard. j. q. Bends.
MOUNT ESoN-
On motion, the report was received
and committee discharged.
| The following committees were then
appointed, viz:
! Programme. X. Perriman, +. ID.
f.. Montgomery and J. H. Baker.
Temperance-W. Nj. Peeler,J. Hazcn
Shian and +. d. 4. Montgomery.
Mrs. Jane E. Thach then read an essay
entitled "An Ideal Sunday School, y
which the committee on addresses was
instructed to secure copy of for publ
cation. (See another column-)
The committee on programme report.
ed report received.
.How shall we secure the christian
character of Sunday school teachers =
Address by J. Hszen Shinn followed III
discussion BY j. X. Perriman, Jefi
Davis, and others.
elbow many pupils should constitute
a clasp Discussion by Hon. Calei
Davis, followed by w. p. Gillian, Hon
N. w. Kuhn, p. w. Austin, and others
Adjourned till o'clock p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
Association was called to order by
President Rye, and opened with reli
gious services by j. X. Perriman.
The statistical report of the secretary
was presented and read, as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27
~Backhanded People.


We shake hands a. q ~sslutation; q
Chinaman shakes hands with himself.
He stands at q distance, and clasping
both together, he shakes them up and
down at you. We uncover the head
a. a mark of respect, they keep their
heads covered. but take off their shoes
for p~oliteness. We shave the face;
they shave the head and eyebrows
We cut our finger nails; they consider
II ~aristocratic to have them from three
to five inches long, which they are
obliged to protest In silver cases. The
Chlnemau's waistcoat Is outside his
coat and his drawers outside his
trowsers. We biacken our shoes; he
whitens them. We have soup az the
frat course at dinner, and dessert at
at last; they have dessert at first and
soup at last. We want our wines Ice
cold; the Chinese drink theirs.scalding
hot. We bury In the earth they on ita sur
face. With US black clothing is a badge
of mourning; with them white gar
ments indicate the loss of friends. In
that land of opposites 1t Is the old
men who fly kites, walk on stills, and
play the sh~uttlecock, and to keep up
their odd ways of doing things, they
play the latter with their feet instead
of their hands. In China women dc
mems work, and men are the millin'
ers, dress makers and washerwomen.
With US the right hand Is the place Of
honor; with them 1t 10 the left hand,
In dating letters we place the yeai
last; they write the year first. The,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27
Starting q Young Man.

Wall Street News.
1t ID related Of Q wealthy Philadel.
phian, who has been dead these many
years, that . young man came to him
one day and asked for help to start In
business.
"Do you drink9' inquired the mil
lionaire.
occasionally"
"Stop Ill Stop 1t tor q year and
then come and soc me-"
The young man broke of the habit
at once, and ct the end Of o year again
presented himself,
"Do you smoker" asked the great
man.
"Yes, now and them"
"Stop 1t! Stop 1t for a year and
then come and see me-"
The young man went away and cut
loose from the habit, and after worry
Ing through another twelve months
once more faced the phtlanthropist.
"Do you chew!"
eyes"
"stop 1t! Stop 1t for a year, ant
then come and see me-"
But the young man neve calle'
again When some one asked why b
didn't make one more effort he replied
/. "Didn't know what he vas drivin
at. He'd have told me that as I ha
stopped chewing, drinking and smol
ing I must have saved enough to sta,
myself"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27

One Of the most solid and substantial
institutions In this country Is the Mar.
riage Fund and Mutual Trust Association.
Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They are organ
lied under the laws Of Iowa, and their Of
fcers and directors are among the leading
and most prominent business men Of Cedar
Rapids. Every unmarried person should
have q certificate In this association.
II Ia o splendid Investment, "a safe as A
government bond. You can Just a. we'll
have o good sum Of money TO commence
married life on as not. A large number of
members have been paid of, receiving over
300 per cent on their investment. Write
for circulars fully detailing the plan, which
il the finest known. Do not postpone 1t.
Good agents wanted. Mention where you
saw this notice. f5.3m.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27
panionsble conductors; sin't q road in
the country whore the passengers feel

panionsble conductors; ain't q road In
the country whore the passengers feel
more at home. No pesqes; every pas
senger pays foil traffic Rates for hi,
ticket. Wesley an.houso air brake on
ell trains, too; pretty safe road, but
dtdu't ride ove 1t yesterday"
Maybe You went to tho Congrsgs.
tional church" / said.
popular road" said the brakeman,
IAN old road, too; one Of the very
Oldest In the country. Good road bed
and comfortable cars. Well managed
road, too; directors don't interfere
with division superintendents and
train orders. Reads mighty popular,
but It's pretty independent, too. See,
didn't n Of the division su~pertntend.
ents down east discontinue one of the
oldest stations on this line two or
three years sgo9 But It Is q mighty
pleasant road to travel on. Always
has such . splendid class OF passen.
esrs9'
perhaps you tried the Baptistl'
l guessed moe more.
"Ah, hal" said the brakeman, 'tshe's
o daisy, isn't she2 River road, beau.
tiful CURVES, sweep around anything to
keep close to the river, but It's all
steel rail and rock ballast, single track
all the way and not q single side-track
from the roundhouse to the terminus.
Takes o heap of water to run It.,
though; double tanks ct every station,
and there isn't an engine In the shops
that q pull q pound or run . mile In
less than two gauges. But It runs
through a lovely country; these river
roads always do; river on one side and
hills on the other, and it'p q steady
climb up the grade all the way till the
run ends, where the fountainhead of
the river begins. Yes, sir, I'll take
the river road every time for . lovely
trip, lure connections and good time,
and no prairie dust blowing In at the
windows. And yesterday when the
conductor came around for tickets
with . little barket punch, I didn't ask
him to pass me, but I paid my fare
like Q little man-twenty. five cents for
an hours run and q little concert by
the passengers throwed In. tell you,
Pilgrim, you take the river road when
you want
But just here the long whistle from
the engine announced a station, and
the brakeman hurried to the door,
shouting:
"Zlonsville. This trains makes no
stop between here and Indianapolis"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27
Small Grain for Pigs.

Chicago Tmes
Western farmers have become 30
accustomed to making pork from corn
that they scarcely know what to do
when q corn crop fails. Many farmers
hesitate to settle north Of the line
where large crops of corn are raised,
because they think they cannot pro.
duoe pork to advantage. Now no
will deny that corn Is q most excellent
food for fattening hogs, and where 1t
can be cheaply produced 1t Is gener.
ally the most economical article that
can be employed for that purpose. It
Is true, however, that pork IL econom-
ically produced In places where corn
cannot be ripened and that farmers
there find a. much profit In raising
beef and mutton. In Great Britain
Barley Is chiefly used for fattening
hogs. In Canada all the small
grains, except wheat, peas, and
roots largely take the place
of corn. In the New England states
q little corn Is used In connection
with potatoes, apples, pumpkins, and
mill .feed. A variety Of the food civ
en- to hogs appears to promote he,hh
and to produce meat Of foe flavnr.
As prices range this season it is likely
that oats will prove to be Q cheaper
foodfor hogs In many parts ofthe west
where but little corn Is raised. Elk
periments tried by several seem to
show that two bushels of oats are worth
as much as ono bushel of corn for
making pork. In many parts of the
country Il is easier to raise two bushels
of oats than one bushel of corn. The
cost of thrashing the oats Is less than
that of husking the corn. To produce
the best results the oats should be
ground before they are fed. They
will be readily eaten and digested,
however, if they are soaked in milk
and water. Barley which has been
discolored by exposure is an excellent
food for pigs. The like Is true OF rye
and eas.--GChicago Times.