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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-05-31
j. Nj. HARKEY,
ID. ID. G. NJ, Of 9th District.
Raising Tea in the South.

tllSinS lctt III lilt IcSuths
BRooKHAvEN, Miss, May II, 1888
To the Editor OF The Times Democrat
Dear slr--I read with great inter
est, in your valuable paper of the
18th instant, an article ON tea cult
walton in the United States, which
l hope viii attract the most serious
attention of all the planters of the
South. That the plant can be raised
most successfully in the South there
is not the slightest doubt. / have
seen it in several states growing
most luxuriantly, and know families
which, for years, haye used tea ol
domestic production, and are per
fectly satisfied with it. More than
that, experts have tired it aud found
its flavor excellent. | have in my
own garden over 100 plants, al
showing the most vigorous growth
and no intelligent eye can gaze upon
them without creating deep regret
that tea, which grows SO beautifully
and for which our country pays an
nually so many millions of dollars
is not added to our existing agricul
tural enterprises as a new source Of
national wealth.
1t is true that we have difficulties
to surmount before we can compete
successfully with China and Japan
but it is not less true that those diff
ficulties will melt away before the
inventive genius of our people. One
of the largest importing houses and
which thoroughly understands pre-
pairing tea for the market, told me
lately, .When the South evinces suf
ficient interest in raising the plant
labor saving machines will be IN
vented that would cure tea as cheap
ly as the Chinese do by hand"
Let the planter of the South raise
from few hundred to a thousand
plants; let us all try to become in
dependent of China and Japan by
first raising tea for domestic use
and in a very few years, Orienta
Asia will feel the effects of our eff
forts. The Agricultural Department
at Washington could furnish pam
phlets containing the history Of tet
and comprehensive instruction how
to raise it, etc. The mighty press
of tie country with its usual gen
eroslty will place before a grateful
public all the valuable information
and encouragement, and will thu.
help the introduction of an industry
OF immense vag 10 the materla
peosperity Of oa pie.
4 CORES POI rom FriendiielC
plantation CO les his letter tC
me as follows: far we have abou
1000 fine healthy tea plants. | be
lieve the South is destined to be thu
most independent portion of thu
country. This, however, can onl,
be attained by enterprise, expert
ence, hard work and constant en-
deavor."
His conclusion seems to me yer,
correct. The natural elements o
prosperity are here. We have onl.
to use diligent efforts to develol
them, and in the course OF time W
shall see the most gratifying results
| With much respect, l remain you
most obedieut servant.
C. MENELAs.
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Things worth CONGRATULATIONS
to drink. k.-Boston Star.
Insurance hath charms to move
the salvage breast The Judge.
Vaulting ambition The design of
the bank burglar--Boston Star.
Many patients at our best hospit-
ais receive cruel treatment.-Life.
Might not the Keely motor be
termed stationary engine
Mrs. Maggie NJ. Cafray, Darda
nellie, Ark, says: 81 consider
Browns Iron Bitters the best tonic
for dyspepsia"
The Greclan authorities now ex
clude American pork. Greece with
out pork must be as bad rs pork
without grease.
People who think themselves
smart go about asking questions
like this; "Can rope walk?" We
say JcS-WucH III Is taul.
Dr. Porter, of New York laments
''the decay Of enthusiasm" ii,
should watch the small boy on the
morning of the circus.
A Michigan woman describes heI
missing husband as possessing
"fried-pork complexion Perhap,
he is The original ''ham fat actor"
A question Of voracity How mucl
can you eatY--Baltimorc Every Sun
day.
The musician, like the cook. make
his bread out Of his do Boston
Transcript.
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A citizen of the Quaker City, Mr..
+. Freed, living at l22 Vine ST., re-
Gently spoke as follows. Being af-
flicted with distressing cough, DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup was recommend
ed to me for relief. l am happy TO
say that a few doses not only gave
me instant relief, but effected a com
plcte cure"
A young lady being told at re
cent fire to stand back or else the
hose would be turned on her, replied
"Oh, ] don't care; they are striped
on both sides anyway
DIR. N. $. Ruggles, Marion. Mass.
says: 81 .recommenn Browns Iron
l,itters as valued tonic for enrich.
ing the blood and removing all dys
peptlc symptoms. 1t does rot hnrl
! the teeth.
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offlce d. d. g. NJ. 9th Dist. 4. q a. MI
Rus sellville. Arks.. April 70, 1883. !

Rus seliville, Arks.. April 70, 1883.
1t is hereby ordered by George A..
Dannelly. Right Worthy Grand Lee
tnrer of the state Of Arkansas, that
be will hold Masonic Schools Of in
struction at the following times and
places to wit: Conway, Faulkner
county, June 18th and 10th; Morril-
ton, Conway county, Goth and 2lst;
Russellville, Pope county, 22d and
23d; Clarksville, johnson county,
25th and Goth, Ozark, Franklin
county, 9th and 2Sth; Dardanelle,
Yell county, 29th and 30th, Atkins,
Pope county, I'd and Sd ofJuly. 1888.
All grand officers are cordially IN
vited. The Lodges of the several
counties in the ninth district will
send as many delegates as they think
proper. Especially they ought to
send their three officers. Any of the
Lodges having work to do will bring
it to their Masonic School and have
the Degrees conferred by the Grand
Lecturer. The Lodges must make
the necessary arrangements for the
Masonic School at the times above
mentioned. Every Lodge in the ninth
district must be represented at one
Of tie above Sehaols. All Lodges
at have not ps cir dues for last
.7eaa must pa by that time.
BY order of {. 5e A. Dannelly, x.
w. G. L.
j. Nj. HARKEY,
d. ID. G. NJ, Of 9th District.
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A Dentist Tells Queer Story

"Why," said a prominent dentist
to Journal reporter, "a beautiful
young lady came to me and insisted
on having herreally fine teeth pulled
out and false ones put IN their place.
! protested that it would be foolish,
silly, senseless; but she said no, she
would have them out, and If would
not do it some other dentist would.
My teeth are not fashionable said
she; they are too long, and short
little broad teeth like corn kernels
are all the fashion now, and no one
admires my mouth; and | will have
them So made her the teeth, and
they cost her just $500. She couldn't
see any one for two weeks after /
pulled out her own. They were the
upper ones only, and made them
up with gold plates tor handsome
young fellow who had his own teeth
knocked out in base ball game.
The worst OF it is that he is in love
with this very girl whose teeth he
wears, and she knows they are hers.
just ponder on that" New York
Journal
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CHRISTIAN. CHURH.

CHRISTIAN .CHURH.
,..u..orotional meeting at the Masonic II HaIi
orcpu sunday at II a: m Preaehahs IN i os m.and
Mapie on. on tHo tS,o,e II night pr Ilarkey VIII
,Sa PIa 'iir Ia 81 sunday night Of each month az
Masonic .lal.
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NINTH YEAR.---NO. &c
.aS3--Direc ectoKy.--iSS 5
c.,yt 18Th Judicial District.

rryr of HOLDING COURT;
i,ty--I'irst Monday in April IN
NoyemUec.
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METHODIST EPISooPAL oh0hCm, ,,aa1,,,,,,, :,
j. T. HsndrgEson, IN PSsdi@qFa Paad 80 rrG."S p m Prayer
and 3D. sa9Uusd sa49hmrsdavs, 7:3o p m. sabbath school
Y 1. III
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An Old, Yet Good story.

J.
Washington, be was one day in 9
hotel toasting his shins, when a sen
ator from Massachusetts entered.
! Approaching the old frontiersman
the latter said: "Crockett, large
ss;;S,Jyiy Of your constituents are march
ing up the street, you ought TO 60
out to greet them"
Crockett hurricdly arose and went
out upon the hotel steps, when a
drove of mules caught his eye. He
qnietly watched them until the last
one had passed, and then returned
to his seat by the stove. The Mas
sachusetts senator was still there.
and rs the redoubtable Davy dropped
into his char, asked:
"Well, did you see your friends?'
"Oh, yes" was the response.
"They are looking remarkably well,
too.n
"Did you ascertain their destina-
tion?"
"Certainly."
"And where are they going in
such solid body?"
Crockett TUNED to the senator
with quiet, calm expression, and
replied:
"The blamed fools are going down
to Massachusetts to teach school,
A good appetite cannot exist with
out good digestion. Carter's Liver
Bltters bring about both. They
make you digest what you eat and
want more. Sold by Harkey.
Palpitation Of the heart, nervous
ness, trembllngs, nervous headache,
cold hands and feet, pain in the back
and other forms of weakness are re-
lieved by Carter's Iron Pills, made
specially for the blood, nerves and
complexion. Sold by Harkey.
If you are tired taking the large,
old-fashioned gripping pills, and are
satisfied that purging yourself till
you are weak and sick is not good
common sense, then try Carter's Lit
VIC htNCiEA iiio huu iCit uOW Cdoy ~
Is to be free from biliousness, head
ache, constipation and all liver trou-
bles. These little pills are smaller,
easier TO take and give quicker re-
lief than any pill in use. Forty in
vial. One dose. Price 25 cents
Sold by Harkey.
ooh, my backr' is common ex-
clamation and expresses world of
misery and suffering. 1t is singu.
lar this pain arises from such vari-
Gus causes. Kidney disease, liver
complaint, wasting affections, colds
rheumatism, dyspepsia, overwork
and nervous debility are chief caus.
es. When thus ailing seek prompt
relief. 1t can be found best in
Browns Iron Bitters. 1t builds up
from the foundation, by making the
blood rich and pure. Leading ply
sieians and ministers use and recon-
mend it. 1t has cured many, and il
you are asufferer try 1t.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
An Angry Woman in Trousers.

A pudgy little woman, in dark
dress coat, baggy gray trousers and
high silk hat, ambled up to a po-
liceman at Ninth ard Chestnut
streets, aud pointing to two men in
front of the Continental Hotel, said:
"Mr Officer, ! wans you to arrest
those villains
"What for2"
o'rhcy have insulted me-"
"How|
'As / passed them the big one,
with the green frecllles, said: "lt
walks the brick bats like thing Of
life, and the other one added: You
bet your life its livingr"
"Is that all" queried the officer,
eyeing the offended curiosity.
won't you arrest themT
Il am sorry, madame, but"
Anticipating the remainder of his
speech she broke in: "Vcry well,
sir, | will report you," and giving
her trousers nautical hitch, went
about and bore away toward the
mayors office. Arriving there she
sent in a card bearing the inscrip-
ton: "Miss Abigail R. Henderson"
Mayor King was absent, and after
waiting half an hour for him to re-
turn, she passed cut and sailed away
followed by an admiring wake OF
small boys.-Philadelphia Times.
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A good appetite cannot exist with
out good digestion. Carters Liver
Bltters bring about both. They
make you digest what you eat and
want more. Sold by Harkey.
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COUNTY C0uRT'

.,cith Monday in March and
4 poyerjt y, r' January, July and October.
PROBATE COURT;
,.r,o,er. on the LIST Monday IN MAY anu D"
At DoNG' '1o1,,a-v. lon July and October.
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o.,,r.E and Society Directory.


.,,,,,,r pastor. Preaching eacn "a an an
Li ,illuI.' M Il a. N, and 7:sop M Prayer-
,aseas x. r%r.a2s @. e7srg gt sabbath. iia, ~
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nAprLNT ONURCN.

J. p NegaES,'ii, Il II am. and7:30 pm. Fray
and aeeas a,G every L9Ssaa6y %S5t6 Night '"00''"
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A Novel Banquet Club.
Philadelll.ia Times.


A novel banquet took place at the Hotel
Bellevue. 1t was the third annual dinner of
the Last Mans Club, formed three years ago.
IL has seventeen members. Each member
must attend the dinner annually. Death, se-
nous illness, or separation by great distance
alone excuses. At every dinner place is
kept for each absent member, whether living
or dead, and the dishes and wine are served
opposite their empty chairs, the same rs if
they were present. A curious and elegant
fankard of beaten silver, filled with wine, Il
passed around the table and quaffed By each
one present until emptied As each member
dies his name viii be engraved ON the tank
ard until finally the Last man, surrounded bv
the oyerfiowing plates, the full glasses anl
the empty chairs, will drink 20 their memo
ry alone. Then the dinners will cease and
The fankard will become the last mans prop
erfy.
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THEM" OR "THosE.u
Little Grammatical Question Settled In
Three Minutes.
.NidiletDlru Herc,,ru

"t"otctoH" HefCuFW-
few DAYS ago fash young man from an
eastern college arrived in Tombstone, Ari-
coma, and registered his name at the prin-
cipal hotel. A socially inclined person in a
blue shirt and wide-rimmed hat who chanced
to be IN the office good naturedly answered
every question and volunteered a vast
amount OF interesting information about
Arizona in general aud Tombstone in par
ticlar.
"Do you see them hills over yonder p,
asked the TombstoRer, pointing through one
Of the office windows. "Well, them hills Is
chock full of pay dirt"
The young man from the east looked
shocked.
''My dear sir, he said proudly, but kindly,
"you should say chose hills are-not them
hills isn"
The Tombstoner was silent for a moment.
He looked the young man from the east
critically over, as If he was estimating the size
of coffin he would wear. Then drawing out
an lvory-stocked seven-shooter of elaborate
style aud finish, he said in soft and musical
tone of voice that sounded like wild wood
brook coursing DER Its pe5bly bed: "My
gentle, unsalted tenderfoot from the land of
the rising sun, this here's pint that you and
me dIsasrees on, and we might have 1t set
tied right now. haven't looked in gram
mar lately, but say them hills is is correct,
q I'm IN hp, hat l.
I've got shot left. III give you three min
utes to think calmly over the subject, for you
probably spoke in haste the first time, and
then Ill hear your decision"
The young man from the east looked down
the delicately chased barrel of the revolver,
into the placid depths of the eye of the
Tombstoner, aud began to feel that many
points of grammar are uncertain and liable
to grow more so. Then he thought of the
coroner's inquest and Of the verdict, ..Came
to his death by standing in front of Colorado
Toms seven-shooter," and Of the long pine
box going east by express with 500 charges
on 1t, and before half Of three minutes were
up he was ready TO ackn owledge his error
"Since he had thought It over calmly" he
said, "he believed that them hills is' was
right. lie had spoken on the spur of the
moment, he added, "and begged Thousand
pardons for his prcsumptuous effort to sub
stitnte bad grammar for good"
The, Tombstoner forgave him freely an d,
grasping bis hand, said:
81 knswsd you'd sag you was wrong after
you thought . moment. admire a man
who gives right In without arguing when he
knows he's wrong. Come along and irrigate."
And they irrigated.
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Progress of the Canal
y. y. Chronicle, 1pr,l 8.


1t is stated by the son of Count de Les
seps, who has just arrived in New York
from Panama, that 1000 laborers In the
company's employ and less than three per
cent. of them are on the sick list. The
preparatory work has now occupied two
years of the seven years in which the great
ditch was to be completed from ocean to
ocean, according TO the views of de Les
seps in 1881. They allowed two years then
for this preparatory work, which included
the practical surveys, clearing away trees,
brush, rubbish, building houses for the
workmen, securing tools, provisions, dredges,
hospitals and medicines. Now, at the be-
ginning Of the third year, the company is
entering upon the work of dredging, digging
and blasting, with fair prospect of com
pleting the whole job at the end of five
years from date. At this time the whole
expenses of the company are estimated at
$550,000 per month, $6,GO0, 900 year. This
Is probably apart from the cost Of dredging
machines. When these begin operation at
both ends the expenses will be increased.
At the very highest, and allowing an aver
age Of $550,000 month for the two years
Of preparatory operations, the company can
not have expended to date more than s13,-
100000, probably not $4,000, 900 exclusive
Of dredging machines and contracts for
future work to be done by the contractors.
From these cold facts there does not seem
to be any good ground for the damaging
assumption that the canal, fully completed,
will cost anything Ike the enormous esti.
mates made by It's enemies, the Transcon-
tinental railway directors. In fact, there Is
reason to believe that 1t can be done for
less than 100000, 900, certainly less thsn
s120,0OO,000. The present assets Of the
company amount 70 $50 COZ, 900, so0,Ooo, ,o0U
of 1t capital stock nearly up to par aud
S25,000, ,0C0 for The Panama Railroad pur-
chase. When Mr.. Appleton says that not
one-half Of the capiisl stock has been sx-
hausted, be probably includes in the amount
spent vast deal Of machinery aud ma
tsrial purchased for future use.
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A BENEDICT CANTICLE.

| OF all the insidious
Temptations invidIous,
Contrived by the devil for pulling men down
There's none more delusive,
Seductive, abusive,
Than the snare TO man with wife out o
town
He feels such delightfulnesS,
Observation-Disclosures
all-I-get-tight?-fulne
! own it with pain
A bachelor rakishness,
What-will-you-take?is ?ishness,
NeXt-day's s-headache-ishnesS,
None can explain!
His wife may be beautiful,
Tender and dutiful-
'Tis not that her absence should cause him
delight
But the cursed opportunity,
Baleful immunity,
Scatters his scruples as day scatters night
He recalls pranks erratic
In memories ecstatic
As wicked he feels as the bald heads in row,
Who watch the stage dances
With bold, sinful glances,
And witness with glee the wild, bacchanal
show.
He's possessed with a feel-fulness,
A world-fesh-and-de'il-fu
A make-the-stars-reel-fuln
Who could resist?
And he longs for the poker chips,
For winks that the joker tips,
For rings from the smokers lips,
Like a blue mist.
With atake-every-tricl-ishn
Observation-Disclosures,
Ill-be- observation-disclosures
Though conscience frowns;
With NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Kick-up-our-heel-someness;
There 's-a-wile-o e-deil-someneSs,
In a wife out of town. -LjJe.
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Pullman Cars I'm England.
London Corr. N. Y. Tribune.


The effort to introduce the Pullman sleep
ing car has met with Indifferent success On
the Midland, between Liverpool and London.
it Is the most patronized, simply because 50
many Americans travel over that route; but
you will hear on all sides the most absurd oh
jections offered to it, always winding up with
the assertion that they are too close and hot.
The average Englishman always imaginet
himself too warm. He Is perforce obliged te
live without fire, because he has set up a
theory that comfortably warm room IL
unhealthy, and when there Is fire there Is
not enough of it to warm any one. SO he
hardens himself by a daily iee-water bath in
his room, and after 1t does a days work with
pair Of durnb-bells to keep from solidifying.
He objects to Pullman car because Ii Is
comfortably warmed; and then he will never
let up on tlrat modern instance" of the
burning of the Pullman and loss of the life
of the maa who set il ON fire, and, as is gen.
orally understood here. was in too convivial
a condition to save himself.
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A Pastors Remarkabi. Pie,
Dorchester fkd.) Era.

The members and friends Of the Methods
Episcopal Church at East New Market called
upon the pastor, Rev. 7. o. Ayres, on Satur.
day night, and presented him .Dorchsstel
pie.s 1t was avery peculiar sort Of pie. The
bottom crust was sack Of corn; the tor
crust was purss Of gold; the filling was
made up Of sausage, hams. coffee, sugar
cake, lard, fruit, honey, crackers, eggs, jelly,
butter, hominy, potatoes, hesisry--yea, pie
with stocking In it-handkerchlefs, cboco.
late, catsup, bread, dried fruit, fresh pork
beef. etc. II was . big plea whole wagon.
load Of pie.
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A Railroad King who Pays for R,aing Fas.
emo Garette.

From all accounts Henry Willard got a
pretty fine whirl over the desert the other
day. Nick Cole took hold of him with the
2l9 at Winnemucca and dashed him down To
the Humboldt House, forty miles, In forty. five
minutes. He ran from Rye Patch To Love
locks, twenty-three miles, In tweni -four
minutes, and from Bronco to Boca, five
miles, in six minutes. He averaged forty
seven and one-half miles per hour, making
the best time on record over that division,
beating the famous Jarrett q Palmer train
ten minutes. Below sacran ento Hank Small
took tiem thirteen miles In eleven minutes
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POETRY.
ALPHABETICAL FARMING.

There is farmer who is Y's
Enough TO take his E's,
And study nature with his Is
And think of what he C's.
He hears the chatter of the Us
As they each other rs,
And Us that when tree ID KS
1t makes n home for B's.
A pair of oxen he will US
With many haws and G's,
And their mistakes he will Y Q's
While plowing for his P's.
In raising crops he all X LIS
Aud therefore little O's,
And when he hoes his soil by spells
He also soils his hose.
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Spring Forest Fires.


According to writer In the Popular Sci
ence Monthly, the forthcoming census report
will show that "more of our precious wood
lands are destroyed by FIRE than by the ave."
In 1880 more than 100000 acres in Pennsly.
vania alone were burned over at loss of more
than 5000 900. The forest fires of 1871 car
ried of more timber than the country con-
sumes in several years. Apparently tlls great
fires which destroy thousands OF acres of
pine have little exact on the price of lumber.
This Is thing that Is not fully regulated by
the law Of supply and demand and by the re-
sources Of the country. A short crop runs
up prices, but heavy log crop does not
bring prices down in proportion.
After q time, however, these extensive
confagrations are bound TO have an import
ant influence on prices. The immediate bad
effect isln the interruption of agricultural
operations, IN the ruination of the soil, and
probably in the lesssning Of the rain supply.
The cars are now this side Of the crossing,
sixty-two miles from Missoula, with fair sail
ing. The grazing Is substantially finished.
but there are number Of small bridges that
will occasion slight delays when they are
reached The timber for the bridges Is
brought by rail from below Missoula Times
On Monday OF this week the body Of ANA
die L-Beau was found about mile below
where he was drowned. II was discovered
by Mr. r, j. Laiimsr The body had lodged
upon log and was about half buried in the
sand II was taken out In q qnits decoml-
posed and badly swollen condition. - -Missou-
lim.