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LIVE STOCK,

Over $500 OO0OOn, represents the money
yaiue Of the i've stock received IN Chicago
curing the year lhsj.
Tbe first pack lng.hou,e In Chicago COM
meucsd operations la 1850, when J.oOO hoss
were out aud packed
L. 1883 nnt e,s han az go barrels ~ bsel
product were snid hya Chicago house 10
European contractors 10 supply the alice
army,
Toe present total killing cap city Of the
Chicago pc Lighthouses is over 10000 head
~ hos per day,
Ree,inis dnrips 1855 fell.thoit OF the snp-
plt for the previous yegr, tut NJ there wss
a decrease ia tnr shipments OF live hogs Ia
eastern markets the d' ioisncy Was partly
made mp IN lhe psesing Ieiurns FROM
JAruafy last 20 December 81, 4.SoO,UD
hogs we're used by Chicago packers, The
iFgregste Hm"uni ~ product made u estl-
msl.d At 7s5 700 900 y unds. CLASSIFIED rs
follows: sides ssd mess pork, 80 uOc,Vu
pouuds; Lsms, ii5, 100 con pounds; snould'
ers, 10 0lO,OcI pnunds; lard. N,OOO,Ooo
pounds Packing operations during The
'ummtr months were unusually active, the
returns showing IN increase OF 100 100 hogs
Killed dUrins the summer packing
season
Receipts o. cattle during 1852 we're 1, $50 .
$50; sheep, 6.s $50; hogs, 5,slT,5A.
"A 10 the number of cattle that are tsken
for city consumption there Is no reliahl-
osia upon which 10 bsee The exact hgurs ?.
Those In q portion Ia ki ow h's' esiimste
ABOUT ooo head per dsy, or 10000 Tor thu
year as the number used hero,
QUOTATIONS TO-DAY.
BfFvrs-Co n b eyes, mono, fair TO good
grass bceve' ,assStc per pound; meclum Hssss
bseves, 8sa9i4c ger pound
COwS-BaTe. COWS, ~ oooT Nv. Mich COWS,
Moth Texan grades. 90 u0ab1 90 ommou 10
'alr, 80 cuG 40 90. sloot cattle sond. i6ooe. .!
BULLS AND sTAGs- (For sausngo mo. VI
i0ls 10 Oe; two-year-oiGE, " Is,
SHEKP--Gsod mutton, s@sro per pound,
nesium mutton. 2sa2sc ror pound tnuf
sheep, 2Onns3 10.
GoATs-2 OOes2 70 per head.
AoGs- Corn fed. N" &c. medium. tofAG'
took Ioss, SIC: sisck sand ieoders tgahc'
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FRUITS, NUTS, BUTTER, EGGS. POUL
TRY, GAME, ETC.
QUOTATIONS TODAY.

QUOTATIONS TODAY.
GREEN APPLES 00G5 90 per barrel.
NUTS-Almonds, pc per pound; Brazil, 100
ice; nlberts, l5c; Naples walnuts, l5c per pound;
chostnu:s Imported, none OF the market pea
nuts, Tennessee red, le@ilc; choice white'l2hc;
cOcoauuts, S0jd9 20.
CALIFORNIA PEARs-6 1896 90 per box
ORANGES-Louisiana, per barrel IL ooD
10 10: per box, 6 80; Valencine. per case OF Az
O0Gl0 90.
8 co.
DATEs--In trails. 1o9l2c.
BANANAS-3 00GD4 90 per bunch.
GRAPEB-Melags, 6 00cs6 so half barroL
SWEET POTATOES-on the str eets red,
75c per bushel; yellew, %
ONIONS-New. Q 90 per barrel.
POTi TOES ~rsNel, 100.
CABH AGE-sew. ? IS "a 8 oper dozen, or ga
'c cn fea EMS We quote Ats ooss 50 per doaen;
FGGe- 3re per dozen.
BUTiER Choice western. 2Sas'c ooosina'
DAT sauFR KRiuT--Bsrrels. II co. half barrels
8 50.
RAIsINs-London layer. now per box. 8 On;
layer, 2 6592 10. a..
Dried PRACHEs-Unpeeled. &C. peeled, lac'
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PROVISIONS.

In the several cereals speculation last
wear reached an unprecedented volume.
The desire to trade In grain by Capitalists
and Others with a speculative leaning has
grown OF late years at the expense OF raii-
road storks and other articles, and the Obi
cago grain trade just now presents the
most active speculative markets in the
country. During the year prices were very
Irregular, and Ia their fluctuations covered
a wide margin. Between the highest ana
lowest points touched wheat showed
range of 10 IL cents per bushel: corn, "a;
oats. 1872: rye, IS, and barley, Is. Tine
highest prices quoted were obtained during
the Ii rst six months OF the year, and the
lowest genera ly In SEPTEMBER ana Onsooer.
QUOTATIONS. TODAY.
BACoN-short clear sides, Exc Long
my sALT-Snort clear sides, SIC; Long
clear. Y less; breakfast bacon, l4c ,
HAMS-Canvassed and uncanyassed, l4he.
LARD - Tioroe 9ke half-barrel, loo,
10 pound cans, lOke O.Pound osns loc;
20 pound cana. loo; 5'pound cans NSc D
rnt,pb csup 10Ac.
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LIQUORS.

rbs preparation and use Of vine -
haysrase dates from tie most ancient
times' The winer of the aucients were,
however, very generally modified by the
addition of spices and other condiments 10
anti the taste OF consumers, a practice
which Is still prevalent among their descen-
dents on the Mediterranean shores. Inc
tss,e and demand for strictly pure wines 10
comparatively modern, and the demsno
Tor wines OF Italy, Greece, Asia Minor ara
Persia. most esteemed by the ancients has
proportonately decreased. Modern wine,
making is a complies and difficult art ana
owes much TO the progress OF science.
Foremost among the wines OF Germany are
The hign. favored dry Rhenish wines, made
from grapes grown from Alsace down 10
Cobleniz. in the valley Of the Rhine and lie
tributaries.
QUOTATIONS. TODAY.
ALCOHOL 20 per gal, a. per high vines.
WHleHY-Iectfed, coal 90 a. pei prop
sour mash. one ear old. ] ~ Two ySsts gu,
/ 5slt2 10: three years old. 2 25e2 50 feucy, ex-
- eid ,shfstv. a tOa5 CO. a. per nge.
WINF--C7aret In cases 0Od5 o. per guar
,,,' tstsw,s- per gal eOcal so Prn, coos
sherry per gallon, ] OOds 90, mederiA per gai-
ion- eod5 90 White wine, In cases 1@lo ~
CUAuPAGNF-Julee Mum Co.. ~ vnsx ~
Heidsict. in BASKET, - 5enSz 30; krus IN o. o..
ret q tc6s2 50 Dou <uc champagne '"e
porTLEp BEsR-s Jouis quartz u o.
,ints 10 SO Sudweiser own sife. ~ ~ pihts
II 10 brian ger beer. ar ara. % pima 40 %
- h<Sr -
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sApDLERY AND LEATHER.
QUOTATIONS TO-DAY.

QUOTATIONS. TO-DAY,
SOLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES heavy (n0
brands) ~: do heavy. 4G do medium Sno
Srandsl 3g do medium. 81; Baltimore and Gin
ainnau, 30: Buffalo slaughter pr1rse, 81; good
20, Matamoras, %.
-'HARNFss LEATHER-oak No. !, S5; No. 2,
extra, SO; No. 2, 80; No. 1, hemlock 80; NO. 4
81; No. 8, 30. -.,-
FRENCH CALFsKIN-l 1901 70 according
!" Phil Phil ADELPHIA CALFsKIN-No. l. loo
1 Is; do No. 2 S5@o5c, o, ~
PHILADELPHIA KIP6-No. l. Sc@l "
M "a sage Collars, II 90. inch cotton
hack bands 1 is. sk inch cotton oack
bands, l 40 Duck collars, ! 70. Inch cotton
hack bands. 1 IS. 6k-6-2 trace chaipa. 40.
sI-s~s trace chains, 40c 6k-E2 trace chains
DC 7-s-l trace chains, sec. No. 4 hooi
hssds, /. o T., * No. 2 90. No, l. wei
sslers. Iore tie 81 No web AA'sn rops'
n
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WOOL, HIDES AND PELTRIKs.


wooL-Nexican. free Of burrs. llaiso Mex.
icsr improved. lslsl5c; coarse lSolsc; cosne
medium. isaioc; medium, 1920 me meoium UNI
dition, iS022cs bury. 79sc per pound ies~
HiDE5-Hesvy hides ~ poup % and up,
sonnd. isc- hehi hidea, under ~ pounds, nee OF
syrhs iorr lirht hidcs damaged or the grub OF
noe. .sfuils, bad and damaged, s, dry salt
Il. ii, vel sailed. 7c green bides. &c.
PELTRfEs-Deer skins, .2o9x1c, enteiope. -
ise: seal skins i59z5c sheep peius - pef "eot
matte. pheariipga 10915c
TILLOw-Psime tAllow, &C. tallow Greas@ %
SIC. ~ yellow 70 brown. l0tc
HEKsWAx-Pins FOLLOW. No oaxk - eau
nn40n. 0O2p-
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DRY GOODS.

QUOTATIONS TO-DAY. -.
a rnsrss'e cssssS. * GS nslrss Green
wisA 81 Allen. d; Ai6lon ,olid, so roshoey
solid, ~ Peabody black. hN simpson hiasf,
ssi sinp mourning oAi dlonnts'oi n m"uI.'
nRAVY nRowH oMRsIIOs-.Augusts. -
7, indian He'd. q swim Crees, ~, es; h'nH
Derby "a. *, Gi.nd.ie, - bsi Matinee 50
s charter OAK "a. 4 Lake George 81 ~
lfeat Western, ~. a. lnlerrauonh -, ~.
Atlantic A.7).i bepningion7a; Ra'oheA s'es'
ZINE nRows posEsTIcs-Lshe aeerye
64i HAr,ssL7ls; pueahentas: M ur.ni Nis
peeriesA 80 81 Plum Island; Aus.u q. -
are,nhror. 7si Ancndsic. 7Ai Dwight M DO
GLRScHEp pomEsTIcs-socisLs ~, sunny
fide 4 HolatnviIlo, N; for,st q blg bonsns-'
INC, i2h; wanlsntt.. nv, New York mills, il,,i
:. Zorro. -. D Eerc. y. nsilsrdvhe JAN
S 3. &C.,, % 3, ;h r snsci. ps bsrssrs Glen
DuCXa-ArhwnshL 10; ft,ficA, s.oa ies.i
pait, das. IA s,srh. lo-ct. Ia Savage, s.os VI =;
rAmpaes brown and drse. 90 ~ ilamInass oct
4 So inah.. s7A; Gold Modal Blus i2s Lior
svwn and drsb. II: osario, striped, lla; sAv'
se fIcxiNS-.1nostsas AGA. is Hamilton. ~;
Hollywood, plAid, IL; Standard 2, ~. ixAon
~: Omega is,.; Continental Fancy. io STAN
'I Hsiic n3 River, IS slus and Brown,
sn India loAc. AL syton. $50 Thorndlre
IL Q; HsInllton IL; American. To- Lowell Nty, 9H'
PLaI ,ev. "a ss "a ~ h' %SaS
lawL.7x OsawbasS Arlington g. Augusta
& Louisiana, ~.
JEANs-RoIe oronsh, 49, pseiae r 70 x
Peoples, 2sh; Louisville, Ssh; Kentucky @s'
United States 30s. Geld Medal IL.
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tn. Florence Nightengale of tho Eurser,

The Florence Nightsngnle OF tho nursery.
The following 10 on extract from a letter
written to the German Reformed Messenger,
a. Uhambersburg, Penn.
BEnErACrREss.
Just open the door for her, and Mrs.
Winsow will prove the American Florence
Nightingale OF the Nursery. OF this We are
80 sure, that we will teach our "Susy" TO
say, "a blessing on Mrs. Winslow" for help
ing her to survive and escape the griping,
colicking, and teethlng siege. Mrs. Wins.
lows Soothing Syrup relieves the chi'd
from pain. and cures dysentory and diar-
rhea. II soitens the gums, reduces iniia-
nation, cures wind collie, and carries the
infant safely through the teething psriod.
II performs precisely what II processes 70
perform, every part Of it-nothing less. We
have never seen Mrs.. Winslow- know her
only through the preparation of her
Soothing Syrup for Children Teething."
II we had the power we would make her,
as she is, physical saviour 70 the infant
race Sold by all druggists. 20 cents a bot
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Importch tnntIs.

ImpOrtcH 'NnHH. -,
The Elr street Exchange saloon, Elm
street. tli..- only rai on IN the CITY which
iryOrtt ... nNu vines and liquors. They
inp1rt u ssI uui d.. oUud Hungarian and
Other u'pss. and therefore can give their
regu NC nsirons he benefit. No saloon 10
me so.itbwe.e imports direct as much as this
house. Their oigArs, lunch, liquors and at
t,ntion given 20 the public cannot DO ex-
r.llrd m TIE United Siates. Don't forget
20 get your lunch and liquors Mt the Elm
Street Exchange, whore you will always
find the afiable Jake Menczer and. hDsist-
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Averill Mixeu Paints.

guarantee this paint will prove salts
factory when applied according TO- direc'
lions. | do not meen a guarantee OF salts
ton only when first applied, as every paint
is satisfactory when first applied, but my
guarantee embraces sufficient timo TO
properly tesL the merits OF the paints. NY
friends and customers in the country are
authorized to project this guarantee. Adj
dress all orders to IL. HAMILTON, Dallas
Texas, wholesale dealer la painters sup,
plies, wall paper, window glass, etc.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

QUOTATIONS TODAY.
Mems kip biogaps. from 95@l 70.
BOYS kip brogaus, from s0pl 90.
Mems p. calf brogsns. from COOL 70.
Boys p. calf bros airs, from 95@l -.
Mems kin 2-buckle pows, 00@l b.
Boys Kip 2.buckle plows, SOL y.
Mems buff balls. congress and button !oIs 90
Mems calf balls. congress and button, oo9s w.
Mems hip boots q 00d2s 80.
Mems Y. calf boots, "a e0Tt5 90.
Men, alt b BOTS, % 0oa60 90.
BOYS kip boots, Is 0091S 90:
Rows y, boots, 16 50@2l ".
Rows cal. cots, p SO "a 90.
Womens ~ hip polkas, T5Gs7hc.
Miss 0) kiy poitss. Goa zoo.
Chiid's ID do polkas. all sizc, tsr'to.
Child's Zip polkas, al sizes $50 o5c.
Momen's calf peg and S. yolishs; ols go ~
Misses calf peg and Ss polish. 9oGi IT,
Women's buif sewed polish, % IS.
Women calf sewed polish. ! iogl s,S
Women's rain sewef aud polish, ~ II %
Women's kid sewed p061 20.
Women's goat sewed polish, 50 70 %,
women's grain sewed button =, 70 %
Women hid sewed button. 90 70 5vo
women's gost sewed button 15te2D
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yrsH, OYSTERS AND AWE

FrsH-Red. sheephesd and Irs.t im .c ser
:, Ssc rsrsh vsscr ESD. dresses. loc
oYsrER,i- Belt.nors., Pc; d'r ~,
me-; nm. C; Hottis seller. 60 bsinm 're ss
eel, : % x:ssr''dA soc b''"''i' Day =
~, h1r-v ans~on and snselepe. sas Buffalo.
9. Ducks per dozen. og s.an. y, VIC 's g
r-ss:~T0. - s.bsth -
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QUEENswARE.
euoTs~toNs TODAY.

QUOT IONS TO-DAY.
AssoErKD CRATES-40 0o@76 90
TUNBI ESs--scc Il so per dozen: 6.0O0A "
per Dor; goblets, 8 Q le6 90 per barrel "A
'sTONEW Ln- Per 100 gallons, 10 000l2 -
JANPs-B H, 2 90 q. H., 2 90 lamp chin
news 2 90 rer bnl assorted casn Tampa II u
FRENCH CHINA--l0c franck.
eTERLIEG GOODS-6 90 per
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Do not suffer from sick hesdaohe mo
ment longer. II Is not necessary. Carter .
Little Liver Pills will cure You. Dose, one
little dill. All druggists cell them.
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The we'll knows strengthening properties
OF iron. com biBed With other tonics and .
m ost perfect nervin-, are found in Carter's
Iron Pills, which strsngthen the nerves and
body, and improve the blood and COM
pleriop
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just read Craddock's brands Of Whistles,
Guckhenheimer rye and Nelson and Lin.
coin county goods, pure old Robertson
county and fine peach and apple brandy
wines, gins aud cordials.
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The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, OF Bourb on,
Ind, SAYS: Both myself and wife owe our
Ii yes to Shiloh's Consumption cure Bold
by W. II. Patterson IL Co.
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Purdy l. Randall vt the Board Of Trade
saloon set every morning one Of the finest
spreads In the city. Hot soups, meats, etc.,
LIQUORS and cigars.
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No longer question Of opinion; We guar
sntee every box Of Acksr's Dyspepsis Tab
let's. Price % and 80 cents. Bold BY W. H.
Patterson h 20.
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Every thing such rs spices, citron. rails
ms. mince meat, neat aud good tor Christ.
mas pies, at Bryan & Brsdshaw's, the Elm
treet grocerB.
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There 10 . secret ABOUT
Mexican Female Remedy

Which all ladies' should know. Bee euf
Circular Il your druggist.
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Ladies' and Gents fine Gold Watches
and CHAINS cheaper than ever before at f.
Austin's. 6l2 Main street.
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Merchaum pipes, imported cigars. every
hing in the smoking line, a. Martines
he tobacconist.
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Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets never fail.
Sold by w. II Patterson h Co.
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SCRAP IRON.

QUOT s3IoSs Today
CAST 90 per hundred; stove. $50 wrought,
a. 10 2so per hundred; brass, 8 90 10 10 90 per
hundred: cop"er v IN ''so rr nunoreo'
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No mother should be without
Mexican Female Remedy

which cures all FEMALE DISEASES,
and makes all women happy.
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Bryan 4 b radshs~ have the best m,ace
meat in the city,
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everai Good Things.

II you want good digestion,
Ifyou want good health,
II You want good baking,
Ifyou want the best stoves
Ifyou want the cheapest stove.
n Won want a good square meal.
Buy a Charter Oak Stove.
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THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL

DALLAS, JAN. 8 The report OF tho ma
tive SIX associAuon thtt during 1873 $50
co.. vorih of silk ~ss pT' duoed IN tns unl'
Nd stAi.s, CHIEFLY from the labor OF ladies
And Young girls, will nee sssrily lnNlgoia,o
thought IN that new lie OF indlsliy Nv
10 new field inAsmuch NJ etpeiitnen.s
nnde IN TIE first era az It's INTRODUCE on leu
neonle 10 neglect the business sud cond,nh
u. A few years ago II MAS revived IN Ms
souri, and AZ this time In engaging hlteh.
tIon sv.ryVh.re. IL Is recommended asa
auxilisry hyuCai'ou, and not Is depend
anc., aud l. practical any where wlthln 'no
regions favorable 30 the propsesuon oI
800, a. food Tor the
voyms. However, mulberry al
vays thrlyes in bo's dare country
Ops favorable feature ut tAs business u
ma IL doe, not call for an Investment OF
capital; IL mLy DO undertaken on slns'i
sale, and the pupil may learn the pre-
e.s.es rs she goes along; ana, win rtaoh'
Able care and attention, she may nope 10
susceed. when the trees are nov RI"Wlhs
indicenously In sufficient numbers lhey
nu.t be planted Two acree VIII support
~ ,r,,t Welding 80 toO pounds OF leaves
hon, sixteen pounds OF lehves are re-
sH,red TO make one pound OF Iresh ouSuuns;
Pie coc0ons when dried, ana OF you
sualily, arc worth % pounu, uuu WI
VIII MAKE the HIhAh'h ~
about II, 100. The estins'ed .xlenses s ne
SeY one grown persoa FIRST ten cay, slVi
two bows or girls first ten days ~, Two
.yovn n,rsons 4, cond ten days, go hYe
Rows or girls second ten days, $40; three
crown persons third ten days Soo, SIXTEEN
bows or girls third ten dsyr, sfe; to.ai,
siN O.her expenses will probably RAISE
,he figures to SlG0. 1t Will be seen tns ,
The ms mess, when carefully an. lhto,ll'
gently pursued, may be reasonably ltohed'
ele ~ We'll as interesting and pleAsAst'
Although, as STATED, the worm, wan leso
an hois d arc and other leaves, the WHIT
nuIberry il the best variety. IL WI grow
wherever the apple tree or Indian corn
Snyss. The Philadelphia association rev
snmend TO beginners the ralhnRoi coo.obs
ins,eaa Of ee,s and will receive all food CO
coons. either whole or pierced, a. the mar
Yer rate, or will sell hem on h net en- ~
eon,missiop. IL will ssll reefs at s-o 70 go,
II takes about four pounds oil cocoops ,o
rive one pound Of reeed Six anu ,ne sun sur
N worth SIS to SO per sound fe'. 3np LIe
warned against en- barking IN que u9'.h.
an a large scale in the expectation OF hsA'
mo fortunes az IL. IL IS better 10 Deglh III
ssmail way aud develop the en'erpriia uh-
Ger the teachings OF experiences anu 'ne as
sociation recommend tba', AZ nIs., ~ w
followed by farmers families as AL auAi'''i'
a. uloyment.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RUssELLvILLE, POPE CO. ARK APRIL 10, 1884.

room at his first word, and he bestowed
 another sounding smack on her. its all rite,' he said, me an Amaz- in Grace is goin' to be married, and you kin dance at the weddin'." s.But-but the letter. gasped the girl. s.You ain't understood word of
 "The fact is," said Farmer Van yleet, II ain't had no eddication to speak of; been too busy grubbin' land all my life. I didn't raly read the letter to sense it,
 but when see how you signed it that was enuff for me. l knowed you wouldn't hev writ that way to feller ye waren't goin' to marry. I don't
 know much about gals, but know thatr' When it wss all settled that they were to be married the next week, Sunday, Farmer Van Vleet rode of, and the two women put away the lap-board and re- signed the universal shirt making bnsi ness forever.
 ..I'd give the world to know what l writ to him." said Amazin Grace. '.The world ain't yourn tew give, corrected her mother. piouslv. "I'm in sure I told him mo- said the girl, '.but reckon he was bound to
 hcv me, an dunno ez Pm half sorry,
 eisher, now.'
 When they were married and Amazin Grace and her mother had gone out to the new home in the smart new spring
 wagon, the bride returned to the sub ject of the letter.
 .'I hev q burnin' cur osity to know
 what I writ, she said, '.cause :" (blush- ing prettily) "I thought infused you
 "O-ho, I guess not" said the tri-
 umphant lover. "Look-a here, Mrs. Van Vleet, here's the letter. 'Tain't
 but few words. There ain't no 'ticular
 meanin' in them, but it's the signing of
 them. Do you see thatP Them two
 words would stand in law to mean plain
 yes; there's no gittn' around them.n Amazin Grace and her mother both
 read at once:
 {" MT. Van vleet:
 deer sir-I am sorry to Inform you that your attenshuns arc in nowisn Recipperkated. Yures trewly. [" "AMAZIN GRACE PILsBURY.' "That fetched me- said Mir. Van vleet. looking admiringly at his new
 possession. "I doan't kno much, but I reckon I kin tell what girl means
 when she writes to feller and signs
 herself .Yures trewly. '"-Mrs. M [.
 Rty,ae, ias Detroit Free Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10
VALENTINE TO 4 MAN CFI
 WORTH

 Fair Siri to you my maiden intuitiops- Shy but sincere -ingenuously incline, And If I find you answer the conditions, I'll take your bid and be your Valentine. know your worth--that is, your general But, when your mourned and wealthy father Pray tell simple girl, did yoa inherit His virtues only-or bit beside? Yes, I admire your lofty reputation, Dear to my artless spirit as my own. Bnt tell me this--to still my trepidation- Are you an owner in. Bell TelephoneY Your learning, too, has bound my heart in
 letters For you are wise if street report be true: I, too, childish fancy have for letters hope you're solid on "C. B. & O. Your noble presence ''digniied and With Inexperienced ardor adore; But those Willard stocks! Have you tried em And we're you long or short on that Lake
 Shore? So, gentle Sir, if you atirht but read me, And will with all your Bonds and Stocks be Then into. Mutual Union you shall lead me, And will be-
 Your booming VALENTINE.
 -Edpdrd A. Church, fn Century.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10

James Gordon Bennett lately pur chased the house in Twcntv-first street formerly owned by the Oelrichs family for S45.0)o. Mir. Rowland, of the Her .atd. was given carte blanche to remodel and furnish. He has completed his commission. and the bills amount to $25, ,00o. making total cost to Mir Bennett for his bachelor quarters of S70.000. N r. Sun
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10
TAX ASSESSOK,S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that will attend each of the following named townships in Pope county, Ark, for the purpose of assessing the personal property for the year 1884, and the per capita tax of such as are liable to pay the same, at the following times and places, to- wit:
 Dover tp. at Dover, Wed, Thursday and Friday, April g. 10 and II.
 All persons are requested to meet me at one of the above named places.
 P.J. HOLLOW, .
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10
Bouuets

New and Novel. Large and Small, Black, White, Drab, Brown, Blue and Green tor all ages, and from the handsomest Bridal Bonnet to the plain- est Mourning Bonnet or Hat make to order by the ladies in charge of this Fashionable Establishment.
 WEBB & JOHNSON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10

The shrinkage of Tulare Lake, Cal, uncovered prehistoric settlement. stone buildings, traces of canals, once bordered with trees. and other evil dences of occupation by an unknown race, being clearly defined as the water subsided.