The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
Items from Dover.
Corrcspondencc Of mo Democrat.

lt6m SOtlGCt0f III bHS ucfSnb0fHV0Q of the county seat, and as your read CTS in the other parts of the county may not be entirely devoid of inter- est, as to the movements of this lit tie aggretion Of humanity perhaps U few facts and fancies from aaew con tributnr may not come as an alto. gether unwelcome yisitant to your sanctum.
 want to say few words about politics and the Brothers of Freedom, but perhaps I had better begin with the crops. I believe that's got to be the fashionable way, hasn't 1t?
 The outlook for wheat is very promising. Has not been more so for many years-so say the farmers from all parts of the surrounding country. Corn and cotton also look we'll. and farmers are comparatively we'll up with their work. Gardens look well, and we are glad to notice the increased interest manifested by our people in this direction. Tie garden adds much in the way of va riety, wholesomeness and economy, to our summer bill of fare; and only a little industry is required to place it's products within reach of all- even the impecunius may enjoy the benefits--to be derlyed from good garden.
 Messrs. c. w. Forehand and w. B. Rollow, with their families are of on ten or fifteen days visit to friends and relatives in Searcy
 That genial, wholesouled gentle man, Dr. John B. Potts, of Atkins, cheered us with his wit, wisdom and fine presence on last Tuesday. No one has more warm friends in Dover than DT. Pntts.
 We are to have first class photo grapher with us Tn a few days, so they say, and we bespeak for him a liberal patronage.
 Quite number of the Doverites sstook in" the excursion to Ft. Smith and they report quite an enjoyable time. Among the number, may be mentioned MT. and Mrs. R. B. Ho- gins, Mrs. Nancy McFadden, Messrs. Jno. R. Young, Dan. c. Brown, George Albright and T. J. Perrlman. The boys carried their breech load CTS along, but to no purpose, as the matches were conducted with rifles at 200 yards "off hand" Our boys didn't participate. Sometimes when body goes so far as Fort Smith and suffers the dust and fatique incident to railroad excursions, his eyes get too glimmery to shoot rife with much certainty. One of the boys told lem up there that he could dust the glass ball through Offered to bet that he could take his fine breech loader and pulverize hun dred straight. No one would bet with him, however, it would been sheer nonsense when man with gun in hand can see six balls in the air at the same time, he's poor marks man if he can't get one.
 When Toms gone the boys have a jolly time. They'r good boys, too, charitable. The widow and the orphan don't go away empty hand ed, especially the widow.
 l believe the Dover boys have a very pleasant time, generally. Pitching horse shoes, is about as good as any thing for willing away the long summer days. Chunky and Jeems Prod. are getting to be pretty good pitchers. Prod. stands for prodigal.
 There IS some little excitement about a E. of F. ticket for the county offices. We don't want any of It at Dover, as we're democrats here. We don't believe that any intelligent man will be willing to sacrifice his honest political convictions in this matter, at least until he is shown how the interest of the order is to be subserved by such move. We would ask the democrats to remem. Der that such moves are always orig mated by minorities, and that the republicans are largely in the minor ity in Pope county. The republi- cans alone can be benefited by such step. It is their only hope for ac cession to any of the county offices Were the democrats of Pope county in the minority, we at Dover, would favor B. of F. ticket; but, as the reverse is the case, we oppose it Although some of the originators oI thls move, and some who may accep, thelr nomination, may pretend to be democrats, you may rest assured they are only such by pretention Although they may wear coat sim liar to that of tue democratic flock underneath it you will find the skin of wolf, or of fox. And under this we think you will find the hear, of treacherous and designing re publican sympathissr and worker.
 We trust there are no genuine democrats in Pope county so stupie as to be misled by this fiimsy repub lican artifice; but if there should be we would suggest that they be re quested to go on all fours, have thei ears spliced ana learn to bray, as ; disguised ass is dangerous to hi' neighbors. Look into lhe antece dents of every one whom you hea