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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-04-19

The geological formations of the
mountain sides are almost identical
with those of Eureka; but in their
Typographical relations Elixer is
comparatively plain, though a
mountainous country.
Its marble resources are almost
inexnaustible, including different
varieties of color; white, gray, red
and valiegated, all Of which are sus-
ccptible OF a very high finish; and
said to be of excellent quality.
Only two years have passed since
the town site Of Elixer formed part
of an nnbroken forest for miles in ex-
tent; now it has grown to be a vii.
lage of one hundred buildings, a por-
ton of them are frst-class residen-
ces, and nearly all of them are filed
with moral and enterprising peo-
pie who are being benefited by the
waters of the many healing springs.
During a six months stay at Eu-
reka Springs / observed very closely
the effects of the waters there upon
myself and others. i have now been
here near two years, and scores of
others who had used the same wa
tiers have nee lived here for months
and the testimony is unanimous that
the effects produced by the use of
the waters at both places have been
identicallv the same in the same
character of diseases; with this ex-
ception, that the Elixir water proper,
is great dinretic, Gas experience
has abundantly shown) and conse-
quently reaches many forms of KID
ney disease much sooner than those
of Eureka. ] have witnessed the eff
fects of those waters with great
variety of diseases to which human
flesh is heir, and not few of them
too, brought here in a hclpiesss con-
ditlon; but / have failed, as yet, to
find ore case among those who re-
manned from two to three months
that was not materially benefited, il
not entirely cured. A case of total
blindness in the person Of Mrs. Mary
Dunn of your coun living near
the old levee north OF Dover, in a
few months stay with US, was restor
ed to sight and start a for her home
a happy mortal.
Having been q citizen Of your
town and county, write IN the in
terest of my friends there, some of
whom may be afflicted. and with the
proper information would be induced
to visit our springs.
+. JONES.
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IlIEiy.

Al the residence OF Mr.. Is. W Allen, saturday
morniAg April iath, lsss Of measles, Mr..
Rooerl II. Owen.
Mr.. Owen was born In the state Of
Tennessee, and lived there till he
came to this country about ten years
ago. He has been living in Pope
county ever since he came to the
state. He had been working at the
carpenters trade in Russellville at
Intervals for a number of years, and
had succeeded in making good
reputation. He was seized with an
attack of measles about two weeks
ago which resulted in his death.
He leaves q mother, four brothers,
and three sisters to mourn his de-
mise, all of whom have the sympathy
of a host Of friends. He was buried
Sunday evening in the city cemete-
ry, where his body will moulder till
the resurrection morn. The funeral
services we're conducted by Rev. D.
Z. Weaver.
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There were also shipped one carload
Of wheat eighty bales Of cotton and
eighty-eae carloads Of stock. Kan
sas City is not only receiving for
Chicago the live stock formerly
driven from Southern Missouri to
st. Louis, but, in connection with
Chicago, is getting mortgage on
the commerce of that section and
viii soon be shipping its lumber to
Kansas and controlling its mineral
wealth and water power. St. Louis
needs direct road to Texas, bisect-
ing the country between the Iron
Mountain and San Francisco lines.
We take the above from the Post
Dispatch Of recent date and give it
space because it tells tale. A line
has been surveyed from Dardanelle
penetrating the very region pointed
out By the Post Dispatch. The line
referred to runs through the counties
Of Pope, Newton and Boone, thence
into Missouri in the direction of st.
Louis. There is unmistakable evil
dencc that . railroad along this line
would be one of the most profitable
roads in the whole country. 1t is in
every way feasible route, and there
is not q parallel line anywhere near
The country IN Missouri through
which the line would run, is rich and
fertile, and the counties in Arkansas
from the Missouri line to the Arkan-
sas river are fine cotton and fruit
growing counties, with immense beds
of coal under the surface. Crossing
the river at Dardanelle it Denctrates
another fertile region that has n,
railroads. So through the state into
Louisiana, and on toward the Gull
of Mexico. A railroad along thi:
route would develop q region Of rich
productive country, that would yielc
an immense income to the railroad
/ 1t would connect the Lakes of The
North with the Gulf OF Mexico OF
the South. The day is coming wher
this will be considered one of thu
most profitable routes in the country
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or loudly publishing our neighbor's shame
on ca les wings IMMORAL scandals fly
While yirtuous actions are but born aud die
Harvey.
''It is simply dreadful to think Of
The idea OF her daughter having to
keep such company all her life-and
marry some of them"
These were the words of Mrs. In
glewood Immediately after their re
turn home from church, and evinced
clearly the impressions she received
while at church.
80 Jinta," said Mr.. Inglewood,
your apprehensive powers are too
great, and your judgement, in this
case, too far short Of justice. The
people are better than you imagine,
more refined and cultivated"
THE looks OF them" burst forth
Mrs. Inglewood, with indignation
displaying itself in all her facial fea-
lures.
Looks have nothing to do with
them" said Mr. Inglewood persua-
sively, you've heard thousands of
times that there is nothing in looks,
and | cannot see why you are SO
ready to pass judgement on the stat
us of intellect aud intelligence in
this county"
"But my dear there is something
in looks persisted Mrs. Inglewood
with marked degree OF earnestness.
whenever you buy mules and
horses, and land for that, you are
governed entirely by appearance,
looks il you please, and yet there is
nothing in looks"
"You would not compare the Sc
lection of neighbors to the selection
of horsem said Mr.. Inglewood in
terrogatively.
Eyes" said Jinta smiling, shut
because there is a money considera
tion in the selection Of horse, you
attach more Importance to it than
you do TO the selection Of "a neighbor
or companion, and therefore you go
by the looks of the animal. When
we are to selecl neighbor or com
panion according to your theory, we
are To take them, rough hown as they
are, without any regard to their ap
pearance.
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ELIXER-ITS CURATIVE WA
TIERS.
Eaitor pEMoe Ar;

Editor DEAoe AT:
Permit me to say before following
the thoughts Indicated by the above
caption, that through the channel of
the Bugle mans X table, am con
slant reader of the Democrat. AS
a secular paper its moral tone is
highly commendable. 1t stands out
from, and above, that class who cast
slime upon the morally inherent
principles Of our nature. But | am
to speak of Ellxer and its waters.
The town is nestled in beautiful
little valley, between a double range
Of mountains and the springs flowing
from them on each side Of the val
ley are fifteen in number, with sew
eral distinct characters of water.
The most prominent ones are sur.
rounded with large reservations, or
parks, that will forever protect their
waters from foreign impurities.
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The Mississippi river improve


ment is cngrossing the minds Of the
greatest thinkers Of the age. Some
think that the levee system will
prove efficient, while others think
something clse. Some means must
be adopted if possible to confinc the
immense volume Of water that comes
down that river to its bed.
The legislators Of Texas have been
accused of gambling, drinking, and
revealing at the expense Of the less.
ecs of the penitentiary. The legis-
lature appointed committee to ex-
anime the Texas Siftings for making
the charge. The committee backed
out. Suppose they had good reas-
ons for it.
The appointment of D. B. Russell,
Of Morrilton, to the United States
Marshalship for the eastern district
of the state, has sent a ripple of dis
satisfaction over the republican sea
of the state. 1t seems that Russell
is too good a man, at least we have
not seen any other reason for dissat'
| isfaction.
Hon. Poindexter Dunn, of Arkan-
sas, took the lead in the House in
opposition to Mr.. Butterworth when
lie called up his bill for the consoli'
dation of the roads from New Or
leans to San Francisco. Mr.. Dunn
is Il fluent speaker, and has Tho
ability so state Il case clearly ane
I perspicuously. Under the five min
ute rule he defined all the jobs con
cealed in this Huntington bill, ant
when the vote was taken the Hous'
sustained him by Us to 81. Mr
Dunn has made his mark as fear
less, unpurchaseable party leader.
There is conflict of veracity be
tween the American Consuls il
France and the manufacturers o
brandy about the purity of the arti
Gle shipped to this country. Th'
French distillers Indignantly repudi
ate the aspirations of the Consul;
and assert that they ship only the
pure article. AS it certainly does
not answer to that description wher
it reaches us, the only explanation
of the discrepancy is to suppose tina
the brandy of France is like that
servant girl who had character
when she left the old country, buf
lost it on the ship coming over.
The reduction Of the public deb
during the first nine months o
the current fiscal year amount
to $111,9S3,172. The decreas
during the month OF Marcel
was $9,344,s26. If the same rate 8
reduction shall be maintained 70
tile next three months, the aggre
gate decrease for the year will reacl
$140,0 100000; but it is possible tina
the demands of the Pension Bureau
will greatly exceed the amounts
paid out hitherto, and i'll that cas-,
the monthly debt statement cal
scarcely be as favorable through
April, May and June as it has beer
during the Fall and Winter months
The total debt on the LIST instant
less cash in the Treasury, was 81,
576,931, 2S8.
.s.--.---------------.
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STATE NEWS.

Elixir Bngle; The track of the
Batesville road has been completed
20 that point, and cars running on IT.
but up to our latest date no passcn-
ger train was yet put on.
Van Buren, Argus; Brakeman
Lester, who was wounded BY the
train robbers, has so far recovered as
to be able TO walk about. tie has
lost sight in his right eye, and bis
face is somewhat disfgured. There
is little doubt now MS to his ultimate
recovery.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Monopolies almost have control OF
Arkansas. The railroads are CON
trolled by them, the legislature is
influenced by them, and some of the
leading papers are controlled by
them.
There was big strike last week
ON the Iron Mountain railroad. The
managers wanted the brakemen to
do double work for single pay. They
wanted te reduce the working force
on The freight trains to two brake
men and one conductor to the train.
| The Mississippi river had another
big rise last week. That river en-.
joys mole big booms than any other
monopoly in the country. There are
no legislative restrictions on her ac-
tions.
The indications are that the south
is in q more prosperous condition
than at the same time in previous
years. Less provisions are shipped
from the north, which is evidence
that the south is making its own
living.
Our Consuls are trying to get up
scare among American wheat-grow-
ers by showing that the exports from
India have increased from 100000
bushels in 1877, to 37,000,000 in
1882. Labor is ten cents a day there
and with their vast area of wheat
growing land, they can easily swell
their crop above that of America.
Ben Butler recently proclaimed n
fast to be observed by the people of
Massachusetts, that brought down
the indignation of the clergy of that
state upon poor Bcn's head. The
day was set apart and some of the
leading ministers went for Butler in
their sermons and prayers. Some of
the prayers of the pious ministers
amounted to imprecations.
On the Bird Of April the residents
Of Tarrytown celebrated the centen-
NAL anniversary Of the birth of
Washington Irving. Americas first
great author. The works of Irving
still live and are read with delight,
by literary people. He justly de
serves a centennial anniversary eel
ebration.
The Irish troubles continue with
undated enthusiasm. Discoveries
Of new explosive plots are made
every day, and while the Nihilistic
influences spreads, there is no tell
ing where these troubles will end.
Life is already in great peril "every
hour" in England and Ireland.
A very destructive storm passed
over the Western part of the state
last week. Much damage was done
to property, and several lives lost.
The storm extended into Texas. We
are not surprised to hear of any ca
lamity coming on this wicked coun-
try.
Mr. Owen L. Bugg, Of Louisville
Ky, has been making a tour Of the
sonth in the interest of the southern
exposition. He gave Arkansas a
call, and speaks favorably Of the
state, and also of the exposition,
Arkansas is 10 be well represented in
the exposition.
Mr.. Eads retiros from the Missis-
sippi river commission and Mr. Don
Cars Buel takes his place. The dis
continuance OF Eads is regretted
very much. but the succession is
thought TO be n good one. Don Carls
Buel is man with a record.
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Tur Democratic party has JUS

81 VI EAlkfa. treasurer.
WILL II. MILLER. business Manager
THE Democratic party has just
gohe through the trying ordeal Of an
organization in the state Of Mary
land. Tic party in that state had
been going on so smoothly, and hay
ing things its own way so long. that
the leaders were beginning to think
that they we're invulnerahle. But
they have learned that The golden
chain is gradually slipping out Of
theiT hands and that if something is
not done, the supremacy of power
will soon he in the hands of the re.
publicans. The republicans have
had some victories in that little state
during the last few years, which
have awakened The apprcEensions Of
the democratic party, and excited
them 20 - organization. Whether
there IS sny material and permanent
good in such organizations is yet to
be learned. Our humble opinion is
that IS long rs political parties at
tach more importance 10 partisan
ism then they do to principles and
intellect organizations win effect but
little { anything at all. Principles
will keep 4 party going and growing.
--s.s..------------rs--s-us-~
In Frank Leslie's illustrated
Weekly Newspaper Of a re-
cent date is most striking illustra-
ton Of the "taste Of the times" In
one place is caricatufcd two burly
men engaging in prize fight with
hundreds Of eager spectators before
them looking on with intense excite
ment. Near by is a gentleman, who
has spent his life in the cultivation
of his mind, and in the search of
knowledge, delivering scientific
lecture, and he has only one nearer,
and lie is half asleep. This is strik-
ing Illustration of the taste and spir-
it of the ago, and shows where the
vibrating cord Of human pleasure
may lie found and what means are
necessary to5ive il yibratory move
mcnt. Once school man, profes-
sor who understood the sciences and
taught five languages, said in our
presence, that ii life was to live over
again, his father should teach his
feet instead Of his brains. In expla-
nation of his statement he said that
his father had spent few thousand
dollars for his education, and now
with his education and training, and
experience, he could not earn more
than from sixty to one hundred dol
lars per month, and that q dancing
master and skating rink manag ger
would make and collect from two
hundred to one thousand dollars per
month. A course of free lectures on
the most thrilling and exciting sub
jects imaginable will not draw as
large audiences as theatrical show.
skating rink, or a brutal prize
fight. A poor minister who studies
from one Sunday till the next with
an earnest, fervent desire to benefit
his people, to instruct them in sub
stantial truths, is often mortified and
heart broken when he looks down
over his congregation and finds them
nodding and doing. Where the
feet and limbs are educated and a
good store Of nonsense is ON hand,
and few jokes gotten off and few
grown up people fall down, there is
no sleeping. Everybody is awake
and happy. We have PRACTICAL de-
monstrations Of this doctrine contin-
uously coming up before our eyes.
''Sunt quidaln honines non re. sed
nomine."
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The Tendency.


sand theycis Inst in man no shame can tame,
or loudly publishing our neighbours shame;
on ca les wings IMMORAL scandals fly
While Yirtuous actioas are but born aud die."
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Especial Telegram to The Gazettel
Conway, April IA terrific tor.
nado strack our little town with aw
full force at 3:l5 this afternoon, AZ
rying everything before it, 1t came
from the northeas and although no
one was killed, number were BADLY
injured and VIC have not We. card
from the surrounding country. The
Catholic and Baptist churches are
both destroyed. Simmons Bros gin
mill is total wreck and billiard d
Co.'S planning mill was swept away.
The Bruce, Frauenthal d. Martin
brick blocks were unroofed and the
front of Browns drug store blown in.
Numerous residences are in ruins.
The loss. viii probably exceed fifty
thousand dollars.
Especial Telegram to The Gazette.l
Ozark, April II Between IL and
] o'clock this morning, the station Of
White Oak, on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railway, ten miles west
OF here, was destroyed by most
disastrous cyclone. The place is
perhaps better known as Aston, the
name Of the post office. 1t is situated
in the mountains, probably between
a quarter and half mile north Of
the Arkansas river We will give
you the particulars as related to the
Gazette correspondent by l.. r. ii.
Wallace, of this place, who owned
several houses at White Oak, and
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-11-29
From the Bloody Ground.
TOLLEsBoRO. KY.

IOLLESBORO, ny.
DR.. S. B. HARTMAN & Col keep
the largest stock of medicines of any
store in Lewis county, with the ex-
ception Of drug store at Vanceburg,
our county seat, and am selling
great deal Of your PERUNA. 1t is CIV
ing the best satisfaction Of any medi-
cine that I ever handled. In one case,
our constable for this precinct, has
been very sick and low spirited for a
long time. For several years he has
tried all the doctors here, and we have
some good ones, but they did him no
good. After much persuasion | sold
him two bottles Of PERUNA. He took
half Of the medicine. I could see a
great change in him, and now he is as
sound a man apparently as there is in
this Vicinity, and he is entirely well.
He is number one man, and is high
ly respected. He is satisfied that
your medicine saved his life, after all
the doctors and all medicines had fail
ed. Being unacquainted with you, [
refer you to John Shillito & Co. AL
tor, Pinckard & Co., and other busi-
ness houses of Cincinnati.
r. L. GILLESPIE, P. M.
nOv15-3W.
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(ConttaueS from last tceek.)
How Watch Gases are Mace.

In buying silver watch case great care
should be taken to secure one that is solid
silver throughout. Tha cap Of nest cheap
silver cases is made of q composition known
as albata, which is a very poor substitute
for silver, as it turns black in short time.
The backs of such cases are made much
thinner than those of an all silver case,
being robbed In order 10 make the cap
thicker and get in as much as possible OF
the cheap metal. Another important point
in asilver case is the joints or hinges, which
SHOULD be made Of gold. Those Of most
cheap cases arg paade of silver, which is
not suitable metal for that purpose; ln
brief period it warps, bends and spreads
apart, allowing the backs to become loose
upon the case and admitting the dust and
dirt that accumulate in the pocket. The
Keystone SilverWatch Gases are onlF made
with silver caps and gold joints.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb II, 1888.
Inour long and varied experience in handling Watches
we cannot acknowledge and give testimony that
the Keystope Solid Silver Watch Gases the best
Saads to our knowledge. Having no soldering they re-
be were they heated ipF sadering, and have more
Ii rs maTset MERa6p q J4tcAAtP ge5i 5Aisa.ss. Co.
Send cent sasss to Erysone Watch Case Faetories PhEs
deluhia Pa Illustrated Pamphlet hewing heA
James Boss and keystone Watch Cases are insds.
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"Ibelieve I'll have to reduce your
wages, John!' said miserly Boston
employer to one of his help, the other
day. "What for?" was the query.
"Because things are coming down.
The neccessaries Of life are cheaper,
and you can afford to get along on
smaller pay.' II should like to know
what necessaries Of life are cheaper y
said John. "Beef is as high as ever,
-four hasn't dropped cent, and coal
is as dear as ever" "Well," said the
employer, as he turned away, "at any
rate, the price of postage stamps has
been reduced one-third.'
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Courage is noble trait. With
some it requires greater courage to
live than it does to die. When disease
racks the frame, when sores cover the
person, when aches are in every joint,
when the muscles are soft and fabby,
when the least exertion gives fatigue,
when the mind is filled with gloom
and dependency, what is there in
life worth living, and yet many exc
out Just such a miserable existence
living only for those who love them.
When it is generally known that
Browns Iron Bitters will cure the
above disorders how many hearts will
be made glad! How many homes made
happy!
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"Uncle Abe" said a woman, ad-
dressing colored gentleman of prom.
inence, "I'se got some mighty bad
news fer yer" "What is it, chile?'
Use ies' from your house an yer boy
is dun glib up by de doctors" dat
sop Use glad to hear it" IVY, I'm
Gle Abe, yer oughter be 'shamed oh
yourself" sDat's whar yer's wrong.
If dat doctor has been a workin' on
dat boy now fur two weeks, an at las
haster gin him up, it shows dat be boy
is mighty strong chile. Had ter
gin him up; did he? Haw, haw! Doc
tor fms obsteckles in the way when
he comes er foolin' 'roun my family
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The other day a grocer sold an old
farmer gallon Of tar through mis-
take for mollasses. After discovering
the mistake he waited to hear some
complaint; but hearing none, wrote
to the old fellow, who replied as fol-
lows: Much obliged fur the creek
shun; but it come too late, as all OF
the stuff is done used up. Wife she
lowed that thar was suthin' outen fix
with the lasses; but lowed she must
be pregedist'"
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pat, you shot both barrels into a
regular jam Of ducks; but don't be-
lieve you killed many" said the hun
ter's companion. "Oi didn't; did Oi?"
exclaimed Pat. Jus look in the wa
ther there; will yez? It's fairly aloive
wild dead wansr'
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Between Bohemians: Twill it give
you pleasure to breakfast with me?"
Certainly" well, put an extra
plate on your table and in quarter
Of an hour / will be at your room"
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''Have you got quail on toast?" ask
ed seedy-looking party as he entered
a Market street restaurant the other
day. Have you got an eagle on sill
ver?' asked the proprietor. And the
conference aiourned sine die.