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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07
The Great Arkansas Valley from
the Indian Territory to the
MfssISsiDDt River.

Connections made at Fort smith with Stages
for all points In the Indian Territory; at Van
Buren, with the St. Louis Il San Francisco
Railway TO all points north aud mort Invest; at
Kussellville with the Dardanelle and Russell ;
vile Railway for DArdanelle. at Argenta with
the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Halfway for all points north and all points in
Texas; also at Argenta with the Memphis and
Little Rock railroad for Memphis and points
east. A. Little Rock the Little Rock aud Fort
Smith Railway connects with the Little Rock
Mississippi River and Texas Railroad, forming
the "Arkansas Valley Route" the only line
between ti the Mississippi River at Arkansas
made at Pine Bluff with the Texas and ST.
Louis Railway for all points In NORTHEASTERN I'M
southwestern Arkansas, and points in Texas
Mississippi River for New Orleans, Vickspurv.
Memphis, ST. Louis, Cairo. Louisville, and
Cincinnati. This is the short line between
L.sie Rock anc all points south. east and
For Information as to rates on freight and
passengers address -, IT,. r. a;a .. LKwis,
The Little Rock and Fort Smith Ry., has for
sale 1,O00,000 acres OF the most productive land
a IN tne world; Large Quantities Of the best
Valley. All kinds OF hard and SOFT timber is
found In abundance In the country traversed
by this Line. For information as to land and
Immigration, address n. NJ GIBSON,
Land COMMISSIONER
GOING NORTH
Passenger No 2, Leaves Argcnta at I2:s0
p. m; Russelleile, 4i5 p. m; Clarksyille. 5:35
?. m; arrive at Ozark G:45 p. N, leave ozark
800 p IN; leave Alma 500 p. m; Van Buren,
900 p. m; arrive at Fort Smith 9:45 D. m.
GOING sourH.
Passenger No. I arrives at Araeata MI a.a0
p. m; Rnssellyille, II ia a. M; Clarksyslie 9:5i
a. M; Ozark. leave $40 u. m, arrive s,l5 4. m,
Van Buren,, $50 a. M; Fort smith 500 a. N.
HENRY WOOD. GenI Mgr,
T. HARTMAN. IA. wOoDs0N.
superintendent Traffic Manager.
General Offices. LITTLE ROCK.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

JOHN G. New, of Indiana, assist
ant secretary of the treasury, has re-
signed, and A. ID. Lynch, Indianapo-
lis, has been recommended for the
Vacancy
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

If we were prophet and wanted
to ruin our reputation we would pre-
dict that the next legislature would
attempt to frame sensible dog law.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

A SIMPLE act of justice has at last
been meted out to Fitz John Porter.
The house of representatives passed
the bill for his relief last Friday.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

A BILL making the commissioners
of agriculture a cabinet officer has
been introduced IN the lower house
of congress.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07
lriagsssass Vaads III Worm Tonic,

Go TO Harkey a Bro.'s drug store and
get u. A.. Liyingstone's Wonderful
Worm Tonlc, the best medicine In the
world for all sick a=d puny children.
PURELY VEGETABLE. 1t is a good
Tor teething children, regulate stom-
aeh, bowels, and stops spasrns in few
minutes. Nov. lam
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

Commissioners.


Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by the Leg
isature for Educational and charitable pur-
poses-with a capital OF 81 ,000, 000--to which
reserve fund Of over $4,000 has since been
added
BY IN overwhelming popular vote its fran
chlse was made a part of the present State
Constitution adopted December I'd, A. d., 1879
The only Lottery ersr coted on and endorsed
By the people fang State.
It necer scales or postpones.
IT'S GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW
lNGS take place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNI-
TY TO WIN A FORTUNE.
CLASS b, AT NEW ORLEANS.
February IL, 1854
166tll Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,OOO.
100. 900 Tickets at Five Dollars
Eeach. Fractions, in F1fths
in proportion.
rrcr pprxrc
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

Whether our state ncedsa new con
stitntion On not is debatable ques-
ton. Several Of our state exchanges
are introducing some strong argu-
ments IN favor Of a new organic law.
About the best article we have no
ticed on this side Of the question, il
as follows from the Centre Point Toe
sin;
One Of the most important ques-
tion that is being agitatcd IN the
state just now is that Of the adop-
tion OF new constitution. II is true
that not many Of the state papers
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

The Perryville News styles as
democracy too much" the present
system of electing circuit judges
Perhaps the people will think the
plan of the News to have them ap
pointed by the governor as s.democ-
racy too little" The News says:
Our present judicial system is so
defective that we need change.
Judges ought not to be elected by the
people. They should be appointed
by the governor and confirmed by the
senate the same as federal Judges.
But under the present constitution
this cannot be, hence we need new
constitution that will recognize such
change in 1t and then it should be
done. Under the present system Of
electing judges by the people, the
judges become prejudiced against
some OF his constituents and partial
to others, and judges as rule are
above bids and jobs, yet they are
only human with all the instincts Of
other men.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 7, 1884

THE public debt reduction for Jan
nary was $l2,000,000.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

Arkansas may or may not have one
million inhabitants, but the Gazette
wants to elect two additional supreme
judges this year The Little Rock
Democrat opposes the plan and gives
it's reasons as follows:
Sec. 3 Art. Z of the constitution
provides that when the population or
Arkansas amounts TO one million the
general assembly may, If deemed nee
essary, increase the number of SUI
preme judges to five. Our cotempo-
rary, the Gazette, assumes that we
now have million of people who
think that it would be perfectly prop
err to nominate and elect the two adj
ditional judges this year and let the
next general assembly legalize the
act. 1t can't be done. The act au
thorlzing the election must come first
We have no authority to act until
the legislature declares that we have
the required population and orders
the election. We can't make the
judges and put them away ON ice TO
use when needed.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

THE Iowa Legislature reelected
Allison United States senator for six
wears from March 5, 1885.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

1861 Prizes, amounting to......... sex, 500
Application for rates to clubs should only be
made to the Office Of the Company in New
Orleans.
For further information write clearly, giving
full address. Make II. q. Money Orders
PAYABLE and address Registered Ietters to
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07

The Fort Smith Tribune does not
believe in straddIing the fence in po-
lltical questions. Whether it be the
tariff, amendment, the "dog law" or
what not, it believes in speaking
right out. Hear it:
The party that attempts to dodge
issues will never win public favor.
Politics must deal with the questions
that arise in government, and the
methods employed gain popularity
with the public because Of their effect,
and not because this or that party in
PRODUCES them. The democratic party
cannot succeed upon q luke warm
tariff platform. The tariff must be
revised or let alone, and the demo
cratic party must promise to do one
or the other-it cannot do both. The
democratic party in Arkansas must
fairly meet the one great political
question in the state-the fraud bond
issue. The organization must be
complete on the one side or the other
of the amendment question. If the
amendment is democratic, all demo
Gratis should give it a support; if it is
not democratic, all democrats should
oppose it. There is no probability
of being able to serve two masters in
this campaign. A united democracy,
in state and nation, Is necessary to
success, and this work, like charity,
should begin at home.
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NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,

POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mail or Express TALL sums OF IS and upwards
by Express at our expense) to
NJ. A. DAuPHfN. New Orleans, La.
Or, NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-07
ARKANSAS YAiiEYsuv!s.n
LITTLE ROCK & FORT SMITH nv,

LITTLE ROCK, MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AND
TEXAS rally.
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of congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
EvaneSCence.

Written for The EVENING STAR
The early glow OF human hearts,
Alas, how transitoryl
Hoy soon the lire Of life departs
How fades its fairest glory!
Its magic wine with rosy light
Fills Youths enchanted palace;
But shadows fall, as dark as night,
When Age presents the chalice
Our Summer brings the odorous bloom
OF lilies and OF roses:
Our Winters frosty twilight gloom
Their ScentleSs stems diScloSeS
The wreatheS that round our browS we woye
Or Ger we know 1t, wlther,
And wing their flight the birds OF love-
All, who can tell US whittier?
The music falls, once wont to cheer.
Nor more to gladnesS urges;
Our heart-thr0bs turn TO tollingS drear,
Our roundelays TO dirges.
The dreams grow false that haunt the night
Nor comfort thence we borrow,
To-day In feStal garments Digit,
In garb OF grief tomorrow.
A world that seemed no Ill to show,
Was that where first we found us;
But tombs arise rs on we go,
And pitfalls Turk around us.
And change on every side appears,
And cares our spirits cumber,
Till, wearied out with hopes and fears,
To wake no more, we Slumber.
w. L. SHOEMAKER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
What We're Waiting For.

Written for THE EVENING STAR.
That man with club that you see standing near
Us,
Is ready to strike Or his missile to fling
l will not proclaim it, but under the maple,
see good place for hammock to swing
But when the nice weather. and sunshine together
viii soon cause the polly-wogs all to rejoice,
And when they get legs, they'll be able to say 1t,
In bully frog concert, In bully frog voice.
It's here all the same, for the ants they announce
IL,
AS onward they march and to everything cling:
I'm blessed If their Industry wouldn't remind you
That cleaning up house is all excellent thing.
Why even the sparrows are trying to say it,
They chirp, and they chatter, they light on the
wing:
They paint all the window-sls, won't eat the
WORMS up,
And, hang their Old buttons, they won't even
sing
Soon, soon. Will the tumble-bug Waiting up back
wards,
In soft whispers say 10 his Ntle-cOlOred mate
Have patience lHy darling, not all have the
graces,
Be satisfied, love, with your tumble-bug gait "
Cold, cold is the winter-plnched cuss that won't
feeIit,
When vioiets blossom, and bumbe-bees sting
With all nature shouting the glorious tidings
This man with the club won't believe 1t Is -
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
The Esri,:cs who shoot Robins.

10 the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
'Th re anne To my window one morning in spring
sweet little rohln She came there to sing
but she did not sing long. Soon came a man
creeping stealthily with bated breath. eyes
ablaze. and shoulders drawn up to his ears, his
appearance indicating the brave hunter. who
rids the earth OF teroclouS monsters. Bang,
went his gun, and to my Joy away flew flock
of robins that had rested in a tree near my
house. THANK God tor that" inwardly said.
land may his aim ever be as unsteady as his
heart Is cruel" He was soon followed by MANY
Others in the samenOble pursuit, The next
morning my children brought me a robin
wounded unto death, that had evidently suffered
long, and there are many more such sufferers
now fiuttering in the fields, victims OF those
heroic men, to one of whom once said. 'ifyou
were in the north and should shoot a robin Won
would meet the same indignant treatment as if
You shot canary birds in cages" 'Robins
build in the north; if they built here, perhaps
we. too would spare them,' was the logical
reply All! wise bird to build your nest where
your safety requires no law. but men hail with
JOY your coming in spring as q token OF fair
weather. Happy instinct which guides you to
trust your nestlings, where even children asso-
clate your coming with innocent superstition.
and eagerly watch the first robin of spring
aight, that they may hasten to repeat three
times the dearest wish of their heart. before it
flies; then tell the touching legend of how your
breast became red dyed with the blood of our
Saviour, while dying on the cross. Dying that
these men who now kill you, might have merci-
full hearts. JH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
Saturday Smiles.

Remember the poor 1t costs nothinp.-
Nelc Orleans Iicdnue
"IIave you seen George lately. Charey?" "No:
/ loaned him s. as much as three weeks ago.
LO,reH Citizen.
Song Of the butcher-''We shall meat in the
suet by and by"
stranger who went to the White House was
asked: How did you enjoy the levee?" We'll.
there were several dudes and plenty of nudes
there"
When you see the headline "a Base Deceiyer''
in the papers you know that it refers to a man
II II was woman she would be a soprano or
c0ntralto dcceiVer.
\ conductor on the Union railway used to
pass his mother free but he was discharged from
service and his younger brother asks: '.Who will
car fare mother now?"
One ofthe Buddhist priests. who has been en-
@aged to travel with Barnum's sacred elephant.
and who snow in London with the animal, in a
tit OF absent nindednPss the other day directed
letter home to his wife in New jersey IT, S. A..
N0rrjStOlcn Herald.
Mrs. D.-''Isn't this awful?" Mr. D.-"What,
DEAR Mrs. D.-'The paper says that in Brook
lyn Mr. Benjamin r. Hubbeil tried TO Kill his
brother-in-law. David Kemlo. 10y shooting a pis-
toll at him. can't see why families should
Mr. D.-"Dd he succeed" Mrs. D.-.'No. Kem-
los life was savedby button, which turned the
bullet" Mr.. D.-"Iiis wife evidently keeps his
buttons sewed ON. If any one should shoot at
me should be dead duck"
The Yassar girls have fire company When
their hose burst they will probably darn them.
There Is no way of accounting for the manner
In which the tongue will twist itself at times
and distort the English language. Everybody
who has experienced the modification caused
by this perverse ana "unruly member" will ap-
prec.ate the following: A young lady entering
IL crowded church was little uncertain as to
the exact locality of the pew in which friends
had kindly offered her sitting Touching an
elderly gentleman on the shoulder, she sweetly
inquiries "Can you tell me who occupetrs this
pie,'-Harpers Bear.
Telephone traIsmitters should be painted
"yeller."
There are two sides to the iauor-drink1ug
question, and it is best to keep the liquor on the
outside.
The following question Is to be wrestled with
by a country debating society at its next SEES
sion: Ii the Mormon who has eight wives buries
one of them, how much of a widower does he
become, If any Philadelphia Chronicle Herald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
The Bridge Again.

To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
The following extract from the last annual
report OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the
army might be interesting to the many who are
taking free hand in the selection Of a site for
the much-proposed free bridge"
sit has been suggested by the officer in charge OF
national cemeteries i'll his report TO this Office,
herewith submitted, that the projected new park
on the river fats be connected with the Arlington
grounds by means of bridge. This suggestion
meets my hearty approval, and desire To invite
the special attention OF the Secretary OF War 10 the
subject.
The recent purchase of the Arlington estate. un-
der special authority of Congress- and the perfec-
ton OF the title thereto have placed the ownership
OF these grounds beyond controversy.
me tract covers an area OF some 100 acres or
this the National cemetery occupies about nth
and the post OF Fort Myer about one-siXth. The
grounds Of the cemetery tastefully laid ont and
appropriately ornamental, have been provided
with SUBSTANTIAL and permanent Improvements
roads. drives, and entranceS-and with the care
ana attention devoted to its maintenance always
presents handsome and attractive appearance.
This cemetery i'll reality is only place OF spu-
ture, but an extensive park OF rare bel uty, COM
pete WITHIN Itself, and Ii seems but lifting that it
should form part o. the comprehensive system OF
improvements and beautifying OF the water
front of the city contemplated and inauyurated by
special direction Of Congress.
The present means of approach TO this cemetery
from this city is by the Aqueduct bridge, thence
10y rough road uninyiting 10 visitors and at times
almost impossible. The improvement OF this road
has been repeatedly recommended, and the esti-
MATES LOT lht current year Included anltem Tor
lneoe repairs, htt no appropriation was made
In view OF the recommendation that new means
or approach be provided by the construction OF a
bridge TO connect the new river park with the
grounds OF this cemetery, the request for an appro-
priation for the repair Of this road is not renewed
S. b. UoLABIRD,
observation-disclosures, United States Army -
Perhaps the District committee may find an
easy solution OF the veXed question in the adop-
ton of General Holabird's suggestion-such ac-
tiop would, at least, result in securing public
Improvement of some direct benefit and conve-
nience to the city, which should be consdera-
ton OF some weight, ii the District is to bear a
large portion OF the expense. TAXPAYER.
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Other Books Received.

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CHARLES DAVIES LID, author of "A Full Course
Of Mathematics Revised by J. Howard Van Am
ringe. A NJ. PHI D. New York and Chicago: A. :.
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STUDIES IN LONGFFLLOw Outlines for Schools
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THE NORMAL Music COURSE A Series of ENer-
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the Art of Light Reading; Progro ssyely Arranged
from the First Conception and Production of Tones
to the Most Ads anC-d Choral Practice First and
Second Readers BY JOHN ". TUFTS and Il. + Hour
New York: d Appleton & Co Washington: A Bgen-
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SINGING Sparse Hair.

From the Detroit Times.
''Step right in here and III tell you all about
the new process for the prevention of badness.
said a.wel-known Gliswold avenue barber YES
terday as lie led the Way to room adjoining his
shop.
This process" he proceeded to saw. sis en-.
tirely new in Detroit. 1 found it out in this
way: A friend of mine went to Paris q short
time ago, and at the time Of his departure his
hair was very thin and continually falling out
On his return the appearance of his head was
entirely changed, being covered with growth
of hair ever so much more luxurious and thick
than previous to his departure. On inuuirinp
the reason for this change | was informed that
he mad had his hair singed. Here was q practi-
cal Illustration of tie good effects following
this new method, SO made up my mind to
adopt it, and have done so very successfully.
"How Is it done? Well, just take lighted
taper and pass the flame over the tips of a mans
hair which is at all thin or has tendency to
fall out; that is all. You see every hair is hol-
low, and more or less OF the fluid necessary for
Its growth escapes. When the top of the hair
Is sngcd the aperture is closed and the strength
ening fluid retained
''Will not the same means be employed TO en-
courage the growth of hair on the bald upper
lips of some ofour YOUTH" was asked Exactly
\ GU see my mustache? 1t Is thicker on one side
than On the other. That Is caused by nv
smoking my cigars just little short. aud they
sin9e my mustache on one side and make ii
thick there. This goes to prove that singeing is
beneficial. have no doubt that before long
you will see in front Of all the barber shops Of
this city signs marked Smuggling done here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15

Talk ABOUT SPIDERs.-Rey. Dr. III. c. McCook. OF
Philadelphia, las been studying the habits OF
spiders and ia a lecture on that class OF beinos
finds much 10 admire In them and their work
Among other things he said that seldom does an
artist succeed In drawing spiders web correctly
Moreover an artist generally draws a spider vii h
its head upwards, when If ought TO be downward
OF webs there are the orb. the sectional the ma
circle the hanging net and the surface ground web
In the ground and hidden with trap-door-like COW
ering. The Inside or these nests Is covered win a
delicate white SILK and the spider seldom ventures
out for its prey except at night, when IL spins ne
web on the ground near It's nest In this are caucbt
many Insects Illustrations were shown OF sn,ders
which can construct nest beneath the water in
the shape OF bell TO this they carry air hraari,
at Time and there they live and take care Of tier
Young. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
Lawn Tennis.
A Erovvl Oh the Other Side.

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR,
In your issue of the 9Th instant 'Veritas''
gives us another specimen of that endless grum-
bic about the acts of government employees"
Between the real estate dealers (frOm whom
we must rent houses to live in) the gas COM
pany, ice companies. grocers and provision
dealers. merchants and physicians, our monthly
salaries are evidently looked upon as common
plumber. The city physicians have given vent
to their objection to the NJ. Dis holding posi-
tions in the departments being recognized by
the medical fraternity of Washington. If they
had frankly stated that they 'divy" with the
druggists the profits on prescriptions, written
in latin. a cover under which the druggist may
make eXhOrbitant charges, the public would
better understand the honorable purpose of
their action. The real estate dealers would
have absolute control of purchase of lots, con-
structlon of houses repairs and renting, with all
the attending "divies' with artisans and me-
chanics and woe unto the luckless government
employee who objects to the high rents made
necessary that the investor may receive a fair
rate OF interest on his investment. But for
officials and ''empOyes" of the government
residing here, physicians and real estate dealers
would need to seek new fields Of labor, or live
frugally, as we are compelled to do, to satisfy
their nsatiate greed This class of inveterate
grumblers would receive but their Just deserts
If the nations capital "wOud' wend its way
westward, with all its obectona 'emplOyes'
and leave them alone in their occupations.
am neither sni1e dealer In real estate nor am
an NJ. D.. but with Others in the employ of
the government feel heavily the curse Of the
'divy" system of the professional men and
traCesmen Of Washington. Surely if it was not
a well recognized system Of doing business in
Washington. the "diyy" business would never
have been thought Of by an unfortunate
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