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AND now, as the violets appear, and roses
become about twenty cents apiece cheaper,
the young man tells his friends that he
thinks of going to Europe some time in
June. And all his contemporaries secretly
born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He
tells them how he is going to climb the
Alps, and sail over Lake Como, and wander
through the Colosseum and the Castle of
Chillon. He makes a great impression on
his friends, and invites them TO see him off
which they do with great deal of en:hu-
siasm. Then he disembarks at Halifax and
goes off to Michigan, where he spends the
summer on his uncle's farm, and gets the
skin of his hands thick and hard enough to
sole a pair of boots, or to be palmed off
anywhere for boarding house steak. And
when he comes back he speaks of Ravenna
and Athens as though he had been living
there in opulence all summer, and not hoe.
ing corn and chasing mad bulls.-Patck.
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Or wilson TO DR. BrOok..l

i0iS Wall sTREEr. November 8 lsSs
DEAR DocToR; VIII you call and see
my wife some time to-day. lam afraid
be- nerves arc ont % order she has not
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-11

A BOY with top tried to spin IL,
But his hand got a thorn right in IL
The sport didn't spoil,
For S.. Jacobs Oil,
Cured his hurt in less than q minis
A red-haired clerk in Savannah,
Slipped on piece of banana,
Great pain ne endured,
But st. Jacobs Oil cured,
He now goes dancing with Hannah.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-11

WHEN you want real choice thing, get
Wise's Axle Grease for your carriage.
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FUNNY, isn't it, that you always see the
night;fall before any stars begin to shoot
The .Jud1e
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CHARACTER is higher than intellect. A
great soul will be strong to live as well as
to think.-Emerson in the american
Scholar.
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"a Marginal Note on

IA Marginal Note on the AbOve.l
! do not think j will surprise my wife
next birthday.
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A Death.Blow.


:. can not agree with my neighbour
said citizen as he consulted "a lawye,
the other day.
Build fence fourteen feet high be.
tween you, promptly returned the law.
yes, but I would shut out all 9my
light
Cant you raise your roof so as to
make his chimneys smoker"
II m afraid my foundation wouldn'i
stand it.'' -1s. .sssa2
Keep your piano going
Il do, but he has an organ"
"Set the police after him for his ash.
heaps" -
4 have too many of my own"
Let's see-let's seef' unused the
puzzled lawyer. Say, suggest to some
OF his friends to get up surprise party
by Georgei I'll do it, That's Just
the checker. I'll have the thing fixed
this very week, Here's your five dol.
lars, and I'm obliged besides. Re
yenge Is mine at last,''AD Detroit Fro
Press. s..,
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In the shortest time. Write for free 40-pape
pamphlet on rheumatism, to r. K. Helphen-
slime, Druggist, Washington, d. G.
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I'M

TELEGRAM from Mrs. Armstrong 20 He,
nsuwhtcr, Mr. wilson. s. '
TO MrS Robert Wilson. t1e Fifth avenue,
JIc sEsfuteh. Conc % me At one.
Elm FL ARMSTRONG. 7
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Our Citizens Desire no Notoriety, but Are
Always Ready to Proclaim the Truth.

wrsE's Axle Grease never gums.
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we viii go out to luncheon at Del's.
Mother sends love.
Your own MARION.
7: $. 1t is all covered with those new
gold beads that have just come in.
XIV.
IeleRram from Mrs. Armstrong, Boston 20
Mr.. Wilson, New York.
r. -, -, BosToS. November 10, 1sS2.
10 Mr. wilson, 101is Wall ST. New York.
Everything explained. We start at
once. Meet us at depot.
+. +. ARMSTRONG.
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TIE SECOND BURLAL or PAYNE.

~ = az body OF John Howard Payne, author
r,,v no.ne, sweet Home" was brought from
ih.....s.s nd ruburicd I'm GcorRctown. March -,
WashinEtonl ~
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XVIII.

tMessrs Doom & Sharp to Mr.. wilson.1
NEW YORK, November Is. lSSo
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~ can not agree with my neighbor, =
said a citizen as he consulted "a lawve,
the other don - : =
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a Page from Mr.. Wilson's Expense Account
EXPENSES, NOVEMBER ISSe
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~ last-the long-ncElcctcd one!
81 last the land that Rnvc him birth
Aniolls MIN In her rObc OF earth,
HIS ocean journey done.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26

Our enterprising fellow citizens,
Messrs Reynolds d Matthews, have,
added saw mill to their other ma
chinery, and are now prepared to gin
all the cotton, grind all the corn, and
saw all the lumber that may be
brought them, and also talk of ad-
ding a wheat mill. This is the class
OF citizens that Arkansas needs, men
of enterprise and vim. If we only
had enough of such class, we would
soon see our state take rank among
the first. We have q superiority Of
soil and climate, everything that can
be grown to advantage, can be grown
here, all we need is Developments
There is greater opportunity for
capitalists in Arkansas than any
other state, that they may see the
facts and act accordingly, is the de-
sire OF VALLEY.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26

l.. W., DAVIS d Son, of Russell
vile, have been appointed agents to
negotiate loans for Shattuck d Hoff-
man, of New Orleans, and Judge N.
d. Shinn, inspector of mortgages.
The oath legislature of the state
passed an act modifying the mort
gage law so as to allow the mort
gagee to waive the appraisement
when the mortgage is closed out BY
said act foreign capitalist have been
induced to come into the state and
ask people to 10 'ow money by Civ
ing mortgages on real estate. Shat
tuck & Hoffman are cotton factors
of New Orleans, and have been in
the loan business several wears.
They have many thousands of dol
lars loaned in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi, and are now prepared through
Davis d Son, to send money in this
section at the rate of about ten per
cent per annum. They lend in sums
not less than $1,000, ard take 4
mortgage on property worth three
times the amount of the sum loaned.
1t is claimed that this arrangement
will assist in populating and deyel-
oping the country. But it will only
benefit one class Of people. 1t. can
not, and will not benefit the farmer
per Sc, for no farmer in this country.
with the present low price of cotton,
can afford to pay ten per cent on the
money he makes the cotton with, and
that farmer who borrows money on
this plan, had as we'll at once adjust
himself TO til consequent misery of
never owning anything. If men own
large tracts Of land, and want to 90
into some manufacturing business,
in which large profits are realized
from the outset, they can afford to
pay'ten per cent for money to estab-
fish such institutions. We would
ADVISE farmer TO strain every point,
live on bread and water, and finally
so and hire himself out, rather than
borrow money on such a plan. If
yon win borrow, these gentlemen
are reliable.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26
Diversity of Crops.

A diversity Of crops seems to be
the only plausible plan by which
our dear sunly south can recover
from the helpless condition in which
the war left us. The north prac.
ticed this diversity plan for more
than century and found it ina
measure successful. During the last.
decade northern farmers find the
most colossal fortunes that gather
ers of harvests can grasp in. single
crops. Some grow rich from the
crops of their meadows, and as they
produce nothing but hay, they buy
from their neighbors or from the
west all other supplies. Hop farms
are profitable and so are dairy farms.
In word, the most successful north
ern farmers devote their entire eff
forts to one crop or one branch of
the farm. Doubtless there are two
chief reasons why farmers of Arkan-
sas are poor: One is that cotton, as
IL is produced, costs more than the
producer realizes in return. Thisa
would bankrupt the most wealthy
concern, because when the outlay is
more than the income ruin is the
unavoidable consequence. The first
lesson that our farmers must learn
then, is how to produce cotton so as
to realize profit on it. In order to
learn this lesson we must sum up all
the cost; that is, ascertain the cost
of cultivatlng one acre, which, if
found equal to the value of four hun
dred pounds of lint cotton, then the
acre should produce five hundred
pounds to be profitable. This calcu.
lation would teach the farmer that
his success does not depend upon
lhe number OF acres planted, but
upon the yield gathered from each
acre. There is really more labor re-
quired on an acre of poor land than
on rich one, so that one road to
success is by planting few acres of
land and having those acres rich.
The second chief cause of our troub-
les is the credit system. Well, who
in our broad land does not detest
this SYSTEM Every school boy
speaks of it as q great calamitv--a
kind Of heritage that must be borne,
because we can do no better. 1t
will run it's course in time. 1t is
folly that teaches a sad lesson end
ing in general ruin and we are im4
for it. We cannot now avoid this
lesson, but when it is over we will
build up from better foundation,
profting by sac experience. -Arkan-
sas Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26
THE COMING PARTY.

In reality there are only two pc.
litical parties in this countryside
democratic and republican. What
ever else may be attempted to be
woven into political party by par
ty inventors, will not in the spirit
change the fundamental principles
of these great parties. The spirit of
the principles of the republican par
ty emanates from a particular con-
struction O. ghe spirit of the consti-
tuition. So with the democratic par
ty. Both of these parties borrow
largely one from the other. All the
governments of the world have been
tinctured, to very marked degree,
with the principles of democracy;
that is in constitution 1 theory.
Efforts have been made to eliminate
the doctrine of the democracy from
the system of our government; but
these efforts have been abortiye. Eff
forts have also been made to extract
the essence of republicanism rom
the foundation of our government,
and they, too, have been unsuccess-
full We constantly hear about a
democratic administration of n re-
publican form of government" when
we do not realize the meaning of the
words uttered. From our stand
point, reviewing things in the face
of freedom and unbounded liberty,
we all cry out for republican form
of government, and it appears to us
that democratic administration Of
the affairs of that government con-
stitutc the only safe government
among civilized people. And we are
of the humble opinion that there will
never be any other government in
this country. Amy party may be
organized for any purpose whatever,
and embodying whatever principles.
and calling it by any name to suit
the organization, but while the insti-
tutions of America exist, the new
party will be either republican or
democratic. Those who are casting
up the events and epoehs of the
worlds history, and forming postu-
lates for the founding ola new party,
had as well begin to ljust them
selves for the peculiar relationship
Of that party to the two great parties
now predominating. 1t must par
take largely of one or the other of
the great parties. New issues may
be sprung and old ones dropped, but
the parties will remain the same.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26

wood, for he had been brought up
In country, where the farmers ra:s-
ed corn, wheat, hay, potatoes, and
peas, and sold them for cash, and
paid thor bills as they made them.
NJ. Inglewood had made q big crop
and had succeeded in gathering it
all, and had sold it for a reasonably
good price. He had paid his store
bill, bought his meat and few farm
ing implements and had spent all
his money. He did not know tnat
this was the rule in this country,
and that the majority of the people
never had anything they call their
own. He was sad and heart-broken
about it, but there was no alternity
than to increase his cotton crop the
coming year. Addie in the mean
time was as happy as could be, for
her lover from the s'old states mad
E lived and was monopolizing her
e and thoughts to the exclusion
( Herndon. Her lover was a young
gentleman who had given much at
tention to the cultivation of his mind,
and was therefore an intelligent
young man. He was highly respect
ed, and as the family had known
him from childhood, there could be
no objection to the suspected union.
Arrangements we're made for quiet
wedding.
FRO BE CONTINUED
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Mexico has trouble with hen
church. Ecclesiastical problems are
as perplexing to governments as
quadratic equations are to school
boys.
Vermont recently hung a woman.
a great deal has been said about il
in the papers. Hanging will not
prevent wiskedness, but wickedness
increases hanging.
A great deal-more I'll IN great
deals said in all the pa, ors about
fashion and how to dress, and how
much to dress. The best fashion
we know is that OF paying as you 90
and buying such goods as you can
iord, and lress accordingly.
Cyclones are reported from all
parts of the country. They are more
frequent, it is believed, than ever he
fore IN the history Of the world.
They are very terrific and dcstruct-
i've. The cause is unknown.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26
Explanation.
EDiT0R DHxooRAr:

In your last issue of the paper
you make mention of a suit brough
IN the justice court of this place
against myself and others, for a bal
ance due on a certain picture which
is the likeness of one of our distln
guished and best citizens.
Now, inasmuch as we have ALWAYS
endeavored to meet our obligations,
and was never before sued in court
we feel that it is due to ourself &c
make an explanation of this matter
In the first place, we regard j. l.
Shinn as one of our best friends. He
is true gentleman and public
benefactor, and if there is any man
in our town deserving the praise and
gratitude Of her citizens for both
public and private favors, it is j. l.
Shinn.
Tut the manner in which we were
drug into court is the funny part
AT the time we were waited on with
the subscription list, we were very
busily engaged In the store, conse
quently we did not take time to read
the paper. But was made to under
stand (by the party who carried the
paper) that he was only obtaining q
list of names of our town people Civ.
ing their assent TO the hanging OF
j. l.. Shinn's picture in the school
building. This looked plausible,
hence we signed our names to the
paper, and was afterwards sued for
the payment of making the picture.
As we did not agree to pcy anv-
thing towards this picture. we do
not feel wiling to be bulldozed into
dong something we did not agree to
do: not that we object to j. L. Shinn
or would refuse to show him deserv,
ing courtesy, for as we stated in the
outset, j. l.. Shinn is deserving of the
gratitude Of the citizens of this town.
But we do not propose TO be taken
i by suckers and understrikers.
w. 7. WoorEN.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26

II license for dealing in whisky be
$1,000 per annum, it viii crowd out
those of small means and coniine the
traffic to monied men, and hence
make it respectable business, ar
CUES the Gazette, and Brick" Pom
eroy, most fragrant infdel. 1t can
not be made a respectable business,
though $4,000 per annum be charg-
ed for license, and though the bust
ness be carried on in gilded palaces.
According to the Gazette's argu-
ment there is responsibility in wealth
though it be subservient to the pro-
motion of low, destructive purposes.
If the high license system does
not also raise the price Of the dis
titled damnation," it cannot possibly
reduce the number Of drinkers. If
the number of drinking places in lie
city of Little Rock were diminished
fodr-fifths, which high license would
do, the crowds of drinkers that
haunt those places, would be increas-
ed four-fifths. The abandoned of
the earth, who now frequent and
drink at those low places, those dis
reputable places will stand side by
side of the editors and governors, and
drinkand sLoBBERover the same coun-
ter, and the same glass. A big, bur-
ly, dirty, ragged, sinking negro
standing by the editor of the Gazette
and drinking over the same coun-
ter. Responsibility, thou art ds-
graced. Legislation can as easily
and equitably prohibit the manufac-
ture of whisky as it can regulate
the sale Of it. If we could get men
in office who are not afraid to do
their duty and base their record on
their convictions, we would see where
this miserable traffic would end.
And if the Gazette would cut loose
from the environments around it,
and work for morality and the people
it would assist the birth of a new
era.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26
STATE NEWS.

Fl. Smith Elevator: The excur-
sion to the Lutheran Colony Oh Sun
day last was postponed on account
of the cyclone in the valley on Sat
urday last. Due notice will be Civ
en- when the affair comes of.
Paris Express: The wheat crop in
this section looks very fine, and
many green fields are seen which
promise abundant harvests when the
slime Of resping" comes.
Press Eagle: BY virtue of an en-
actment OF the late legislature, mar
riaGc license have gone up from
$3.50 TO $500. Deputy Clerk A. B.
Niven thinks it will take more than
so cents 10 break the back of bust
ness so popular as this, and informs
US that the good work still goes
bravely ON.
Especial Telegram to The Gazette.
HELENA, ARK, April 19.-The
Fitzhugh levee, five miles south of
Helena, in process of reconstruction,
gave away last night. The effect OF
this will be to increase the extent of
overflow in Phillips county one. third.
ST. uld the water remain long enough
to prevent planting, the aggregate
Of damage by decrease reproduction
will approximate 100000. The
river is still rising one inch day,
and sure of rise Of fifteen inches
yet to come.
Especial Telegram to The Gazette.l
HELENA, ARK, April 1S.-Joseph
Stanley, white, 80 years of age,
whose parents reside near Leighton,
Alabama, committed suicide this
morning, two miles south of this
point. Stanley was employed by
Can't d Burrows, as guard over
penitentiary convicts whom they had
sub. leased. He got into a diff. u "
with a negro trusty, employed as
guard; failing to whip the negro he
shot him and ran. Mr.. CAN'T pur-
sued him, and seeing no chance for
escape, Stanley shot himself through
the temple.
Especial Telegram to The Gazette
OZARK, April 19.-Yesterday even
ing Newt. Gastlll, residing about six
es south Of here, came to the city
delivered himself up to the au-
tnorities, stating that he had killed
A. Fitzhugh. He says that Fitzhugh
suspected him of having given infor-
nation about his running "blind
tiger" and had followed him with
threats for some time. On yester-
day as he (Gastill) was in his front
yard, FItzhugh came up to the fence
and fired three shots at him with
navy six. He immediately got his
shotgun and filed him with bird
shot. After being shot, Fitzhugh
walked away, and then came back,
rested his revolver on the fence, fred
one more shot and fell, bleeding to
death from the severing of an artery
in the neck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-26
CAGLEsvILLE CHRONICLES.

CAGLESVILLE CHRONICLES.
Editor Democrat:
Farmers are about done planting
corn.
Wheat and oats are looking very
sorry in this section.
From present indications we will
be blessed with an abundant fruit
crop.
Next week the enterprising CD
farmers will begin to plant cotton.
Dame Rumor says there is we'd
ding on the tapis. They will marry
sometimes regardless of all we can
do or say.
Mr.. /. N. eagle took a short visit
to the City Of Roses this week, for
the purpose of securing new stock
Of spring goods.
The timber has at last put on the
paraphernalia of spring. The oaks
are in full bloom and the prospects
are that we will have beuntiful
mast.
Several Second Adventists have
been in our midst for some time past,
owing the seeds of their belief
among MS freely. We think they
have maze several converts.
Prof. Welch's school Is progress
ing very we'll. We wish all parents
would ever be ready to lend help
ing hand to all institutions that help
to Danish ignorance, and ever re-
member Gov. Crittenden's words
shat parsimony towards education
is liberality towards crime"
The following are the appoint
ments for this community during the
year as far as we can learn: Rev.
Enoch Vaughan, of the Freewill Bap-
tst church, breaches every second
Sabbath at eleven o'clock a. m. Rev.
L. c. Obar, of the M. f. church,
breaches every third Sabbath at ST.
Pauls chapel at III o'clock a. M, at
Cross Plains at 8 o'clock p. M, and
at this place at night Rev. Bryant,
Of the M. f. church (south breaches
every fourth Sabbath at ii o'clock
at Gravel Hill. Rev. Joseph Veneer
able, Of the Primitive Baptist church,
breaches every fourth Sabbath at III
O'Clock at Pea Ridge church. Rev.
N. b. Brashear, of the M. Z. church,
breaches every fourth Sabbath at IL
o'clock at st. Pauls chapel, and Rev.
j. w. Shelton, breaches at Cross
Plains every first Sabbath at IL
o'clock q. m. CATO.