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The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

We would respectfully ask the Rus
seIlviIls Democrat wby il opposes
The secret meeting VI the farming
class Have they not ting same
rights Is other people, IL the farm
ers does not Esrntecf himself will any
one protect him. Do we n0s know
that thieves. gamblers, and Inonied
sharks u ali kinds are secretly pis'I
lAng, day and night, in The eastern
cities. 10 wrench lru1n the farmer
that far which le has toiled To make
AL through The boil Summer Can
the farmer more with open doors
against this class Of men and hesss
10 snesreeds Most assaredly not
We clip The above from The Econ
0ln1st. OF last week, the .off1c9sl or
gan OF The grand council Of Brothers
ef Freedom Our reading and re
reading the same has onlF left Us IN
q maze Of bewlldermsnt, Tor We hare
been utterly unable 70 grasp the
true s1nEardness7 Of the writer ;
meaning, or TO understand The force
OF The ANALOGY as existing between
the characters described above
thieves, gamblers and m0nied
sharAs." and the order Of Brothers uf
Freedom Judging Of what We know Of
them from their individual member
ship. many ef when are 70 our own
knowledge orr best Law abiding elti-
zeBs.
We believe oar contemporary IL
raghf in regard 10 The class Of char
acters described IS carrying On
tbeir unholy practices with closed
doors, and that thieves. gamblers
and men engaged in 1nsnifestly
nnsawfai ealing should work in BE
cret and under cover Of the night is
but natural, their meetings are ia
contraFention Of law, for unlawful
purposes-and hers the generally
accepted aaage that secrecy Is
crime 10y verified. But We
don't srffsose the writer Intended
% compare the order 70 this class Of
individuals, Whist then does he mean I
We are ready in the presence Of the
little light thrown upon ths subject
by the writer, bet which oaly serves
10 make the darkness more pr0fouBd }
10 make nearly any kind OF wild
conjecture
II can't be possible thai the broth
ers some Of whom We know 10 hare
been and NE think still are. good,
staid, sober church people have 50
Tar departed the fsishs thai they
spend their time in the lodges with
AHoyle- ~ text book trying ~ get
NO gane that wall beat lhe afore-
mentioned class Of individuals. III
fhls should be 90 (whirh We sag
right here we don't Believe we hOpe
the bsOthess win .'give II up" --as
We have the effort 70 sOlse the wri-
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

SAVE vour COTTON seed. Douat
sci them. They are worth more 10
you than Eny body else Il has long
since been established llaf nothing
surpasses cotton seed sc fertilizer
Aetual experiment has ilenu1siFgt
e The FACT thai 81 bushels 10 the
acre drilled under crop viii apnD8e
its increase. IL you neYer tried The
experiment yourself save your cot
ton seed and try il Baxl year The
farmer that never ex perimeutS--
never ronses ais progressive ideag.
IL not spt 10 develop or amount 10
much Il does not need 3 word
from as 10 convince The farmers Of
this county Of the fsrtilizing Faiue
OF cotEon seed. They Only need 10
be I'm pressed with the idea not 10 iat
even present necessity lend you into
selling what IL 50 rzlBRAle and NEG
essG-F Ii your next crop Again we
nrge upon ron to let this wholesale
selling oE Of your surplus seed be
stopped, and stopped before ii is be-
gun this Season Your laDos like
y0ur system needs repienlshlng.
For goodness sake not deprive them
Of the most nourishing food they
possibly can have
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

Correspondents uf TIA 1semozra.-
LuKDox, ARK. sepz. 18th As The
correspondents II this place hrs been
silent 1Dr ssIDs time ] vii venture 70
U1rf v1u 9 lew Items Health is
better than X Was lew weeks aga
rnonrh ths 0ocsDrs are still busy
DR. Zachary ana wife are in
grrDFing an6 i is hoped viii soon re
cover from the effects NJ their dread
IL Injuries Farmers are very BIZ
s. gathering crops. 1ne yield being
tDie-GhlT gDaa NJ. Z. ". Zsehs
RI is ginning cnnslfie-abie cotton
M. = W. swan an6 s0n are viz
lt1ng relatives II Tennessee
Mr. ). T. Rodgers has movsd 70 Mil
Creek and q nuv IL the employ Of
A M Snsby MI l. Journey
and family 10 day leave fBr Russell
vile where they VII reside he being
IN tlae employ Of air !. T. Fowler
Hon : VT. Lindsey and family,
ct >earcy county are visiting thels
son FL TINS place Money is now
being maze ny Ia aliAd & new church
iTsnse, 10 hrlung 10 the Missionary
Rsyliisfs and Cumberland Presbrte
s.ians. Lei the eaad work 60 On 70
com yalstiur. We are proud 10 see
uur citizens Sc earnestly engaged IN
religious and educational Interests.
We have q sseacabse, quiet and en-
seE-prisiDs like 1nwn - The pro-
Eraciec meeting We held 4 lev
months arc which resnlaea N the
conversion O. SO many seals has
added mnch En The society ana CON
farT and prosperity uf the Oumman-
ny On yesterday morning 81 ~
o o'clock. Rev. J. & Martin, ST the
ress5erce ~ abs brides fatber, MI
ted*in ihe h0iy bends Of uaSrlmony-
DR. j III Lindsey and Mss Jennie
Baker % tins place Many rel&tives
and friends were present 10 witness
the happy event The Doctor Is
talented energszse and popular Young
physician, the beautiful brlos
,oAng lady of rrne worth being the
daughter Df Mr.. W. A. Baker, one
OF oar most prominent ciUzens- The
happy cOaE.ls has cur kindest REGARDS
nav happiness be their lots nay
no elouas mar their happiness
deed such thoughts make The pool
insignificant writer feel poetic
NAV me g4fsle r-,sr an which ss,rv ria1
Across lsstaS wk1fTs cifVef.
Re j8stlcd by ne fs~tvion< ri0s
1sut fsES Eaen SAFE forever
Msv 4hes lead 1ogetisrr hApps mr.
They shall nerer rak rhesz rnranEl
The ssnrEos and has darling " lie
shall svesm0re rc}aics-
Al1r 9risHSS enBc raun0 heir hApFF bone
Ana smiling 4are@ set
AEsa z'rgTes tlnG nshnf~ mad sasTnws roam
Na4sis Aarea< hTsslA tArs arc Eree
Mar slfe &c them he ever Swce@
J hnsr feys grew srcNtrr Gas ty CAS-
No vnnU- efrim serFuws shall ritty msci-
No, no. ahcx ntveT wsll Gls4nAE.
Nav she's nov aa~x sAoas glan1f Als0sc
~ x8rw 1is hslsht ethereal skles-
Thrsr lara te ane ~ lsaare AnE saRfa
No rcArS ae aiR thess sparkling eres
>ILEScE
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

TEE NEw ToEK STAKE convention
favored the PROHIBITION t1f employ
ing csaiidren in factories and other
industrial establishments IN New
York under "a vezrs 81 age Tins
was On the scare Of public bef
and morals and VIII corfir-
meas rights of ceHrse- Aet
10 some people IN This eDnDtr.
should have advised high
NJ better calculated % OLIVIA
evil. and then the stAss trea
would be repienished. ct ceiera, :.
cetern. vou know.
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

Daring the fiscal wear ending
Jane Salh lasi The Eedersi govern
mens dis osed ct pa. SIS acres o.
pnhlic land in Arkansas.
Hon. Frank n. Denton, ex-edlto'
III tlas Batesvilie Gaara, was strocS
he presidential ligAsening sna
knocked 1nso The Bxtcsvslie pastel
zee last Monday
The Nheeaers, of jackson coaniy'
hare resolved that cotton seed are
worth sas a ton. The eil companies
ofseg e., and SAY shsy cannot aHera
10 pay moro.
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

ex5,eeted " see fiin il ssaeh . freu-
a. - 10 make Tim esFsaale & putting
large portion & not majority 0f
the g,ept8s q bic owI community On
9 plane with fle wiBssh burners 81 the
lsEg eone past. whose Ianntaeal Eea
haa aAwsye been attributed te 1gHD-
rance. Il max l,s said Jassf this i
nsue of cur figft- buE being our
nefghnprs and bound 70 us ln the
bonds o. common csusesAno KNOW
ing ahe good people over there 70 be
such as ought TO be free from snrn
igugble imputGsaoss 81 ignorance q
fanaaieas1n. or zes8oss SIS shey eze
termed b. tbs Post. we fee. lD.erest~
ed to give them 5 word 81 eefense
agEiusf sneh 8 charge. sses1g they
have nc paper nearer home 20 Do H.
Aud The more especially since the
Posi- 10 quick 70 laapuse tbsHn n9i
only temperance, bUt religious seas-
ots Sc wei. zeaiet being used 8n E1s
most offensive sense. Al sspssrvef
eaanef belp being attracted by The
use Of such terms EnG spI1ne1s
( on one trying 80 prove OF aaher pep
pI. Whist appears 70 De exhibited n
himself Where does the 1mputa-
laon o. fana1ic come in against q
people VINO are trying 80 invoke tie
three mile law and bow can the Posi-
4 reconcile It's declarations sItn solid
reason The facts are these. The
good people are only trying il sav-
ful way te invoke tine operations uf &
lew made and provided 5or them
when they maF desire 70 cal il into
force. IL they ere zeaiess for THIS
sc was t4le Legislature in passing and
the governor in signing the law. II
they ars zealots for this, 50 ID ang
body eouteDding in legal way for
his wishes and rights under Ehe law.
People with the BEST interests sf
their community al heart and in 81
endeavor 70 serve its interests IS
.hey see them. acting entirely ia the
seoy,e Of the law. ought 70 be free IL
silis age of lsw and reason from rs
g.ersiar and desracsiou.
Zaaloss and fanatics, witch burn
ere and bsptlst whippers are genes-
alav thought to be outside the wei
laid Limits of mental order and segal
conditions. and these ChFistisn peo
pie Of Dardaneile. what have they
done that tbey must be found in The
same ignominons eonneetlon: Their
crime is that they hare simply pc
fitioaed Is the law says they may.
and who woass csDr tie right 70 pc
iition, for state Of things the Post
don't want They are simply acting
on The line which Il used TO advo-
eaBe. II may be asked was Il zeal
4 d. then or 10 as now, or does Il al
depend On which slde you are on 70
$3.50. a waaI~.+ 1sEn xa@rrs-@E ~
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

The temperance people regard
their effort 10 expei whiskes
rs s religious duty. Is this not sos
Yes. DID ever religious zealot
question the correctness OF his Own
opinious Never. There WAS s time
when the best Of people burned
witches and whipped Baptists sim
Div beeause-x ai;-Dandanelle
Post.
such a slur as this At the good
christian people Of bis owB town, We
had thought beneath the usually
fair editor Of the Post We never
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

The c0sfpn exchange OF Little
Rock is moving for better freight
rates ont Of thai city The railroads
appear 10 hare been discriminating
against Little Rock, and she is now
moving for her own protection
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

Chinese Gordon had plenty Of
common sense about fighting, but
wa m unmifigated crank 10 every
day matters.-Exehange-
We are reminded of some men in
Cur own country in The light Of no
remote circumstances who furnish An
exact counterpart Of Chinese Gordon
save and except 50 70 bis common
sense il fighting. Their fighting
they do in their imagination and that
as to them 10 on the same plane ~
everything else.
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

THE press. or ihat portion OF y
that mentioned the matter. may moi
have been precisely exact in stating
that Prof. j. Il Slinn had been ap-
pointed as assistant or deputy super
iupndent Of public instruction, that
is. there Is room for the play mon
wsrds as TO the matter OF there be
ing no such Office, dc But seeing
the turn things have taken which
seems to hare tranfered his deputy
ship or el-rkship or whatever the
thing rnsy be called. away from ths
superintendent Office altogether, The
press can perhaps state with more
precision the matter o. the peeple' !
designs upon Prof shiHa when
again 8 principal is TO be called into
that Office In the light OF this
event, we can sSord To let the quib.
bic pass about there being no such
Office as deputy superintendent eie-
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

Mosz Of the mngwuznp or infls
pendent papers in New York haFs
swung back into line for the repnbii-
can ticket in that state Their IN
siependeDee didn't last long. only
about long enough TO satisfy Mr.
ConkIing's pnuPDns spite against
the man from Maine
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

Hos. Roswell P Flower vino YVES
recently no1ninssed for lieutenant
governor Of New York By the demo
crafts has declined 10 accept ths
nomination 1t is case we suppose,
OF u thank yon gentlemen. il
can't tie FIRST won't be second"
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

GEK RoGEE A PEfOR, q gallant
soldier and officer in the C0niederste
army. was recognized an The recent
New York State Democratic CoHveD-
ton ard offered the following
resoiuiIonin regard 10 Gen. Grant
which was adopted by every del
essteof the Convention rising &c
his feet. The bloody shirt will
have hard time hereafter Re
solved, That with profound scr
row the democracy Of fbe state Of
New York lament the death Of the
infexible patriot and inrincibIe sol
disr, Ulysses 8 Great, applause
in whose illustrions career they rec
og1ize a fGisng crown and censum-
nation in his dying Invocation Of
peace and good wi. between The he
roes be led and the heroes be coz
auered.r
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

Tar New York Tribune Is engag
ed In 81 effort TO sDIrch the good
n&rne Of Attorney General Garland.
Its charges will be seen from the
following from the Memphis Ara
isneEe:
EAsHAkGTos, Sept 70. The New
York Tribune has column special
and s column editorial on the Pan
Electric Telephone ColnpaDr. which
involves some prominent Tennessee
gpg. The point is that the suit d
the United States against the Bel
Telephone Company, now pending
in Memphis, was Instituted By the
dsreclioa Of Attorney General Gar.
land that the Bel patents NAV oe
Cancelled and the Pan Electric Com
pany in which Dc 10 besFy stock
holder, be benefited. A further al
legation ls that District Attorney
Sterling, q Baltimore. admitted thai
Garland ordered the Memphis suit
ard hence Sterling asked the post
ponement of the Injunction brought
by the Bel Telephone Company il
Maryland. The Tribune declares
tfsst The whole scheme 10 70 use OF
eiE power TO break tie Bel CompE
ny thai private profit 10 the men wbC
are federal officers and telephons
stockholders may be gained. Tue
suit was instituted in Memphis. il j,
said, b. District Attorney MeCor
reY. one 81 SeaHt0f Harris appoint
ees. who ls rlce president d the Pas
Electric Company. although the Bel
Company has DO Office Or represents
ton there
To this the Gazette replies.
The cbjeet d the Tribune is Il
ec<snec Mr.. Garland il a mannei
dlscredstable 70 hin as an Offices
Of the government, with this suit
: Our recollection ~ that when sen
atof. and before Mr.. Cleveland was
elected president. Mr.. Garland, the1
senator, vas in some manner con
Decsed with the case Es attorney
Our information is that he row ha.
nothing to DO with the matter
As Cen Johnston explains. andel
the law the suit recently brought In
The United Ststes court AZ Memphis
had to be instituted 10 settle tbs
charge OF fraud raised BY other pat
entees
II Hlll be long time before the
point sought to be made against Mr.
Garland-nsing his Official position
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

IN coasegaence Of 3 short lette'
written ao The Home and Yarn re-
gently bg Mr. j. y. Bowden. 81 1his
county. that gentismau foHnd bim
self TIE recipient 81 quite CORES
pondeuee IL reference 70 the lands.
etc, Of tbis county rna a be re
quest. are take pleasure n g1Fing
what Information we eap IT, regard
70 oar resources RDd s9FaDtages-
which 70 y make this county -sesir
able IS q location IN which 70 build
q home and achieve success CElL-
Jag orsr NJ. Bo~aeb's correspond
eace. which covers sererai stGtes, Ne
find these 20 be Gbout tie questions
asked:
1 whEs eaa bus improved lands
Tor near railroad stations
:. Is health good in your county
3. Whist are borses and mules and
Cattle WORTH
& whsf is corn wheat and pois-
toes WORTH
5. is Pope county tiInDsred lanas
{. What lie farm laoo- WORTH
7. What kinds o. grass DO welis
s. Whist are taxes on sne 1902
s. What ls AR populations
"a. Can you get plenty 81 land 70
rent, a3a shgf is it worths
IL Are there any government
lands and terms O eutrr.
L. How much per acre produce.
IL. Does disease get among hegs
and catfies
ID Have you good wster.
Is. Are you well supplied with
schools and churches.
JIG. Is there $ railroad in the
county,
IT. Is there any game
1s Whist are carpenter wages
10 What kind Of tgmbers
W. ,tla "a a-9s,-
4. Improved lands from sc 70 So
IN upianas and On Mp 70 40 and % IL
bottoms
CO. ,,..a .g,nay. :, a.,
~. 80. .bs
r. ..,.sl,..s &C.,
seo.sts4 ~.
-. 80. -. az =
- - -. e. sas
&c. ~. WI. a. "a
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-.s.sa .-,..,...;.o,s :,
- !. 800.
-. = -
ga :. ssa
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$50 i
r.a = a. -
oo1soI az = Z " Ds 49,
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The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-01

cenwAs c8rsTr-

CnEwAF o8EETx-
ThDs. Cooper Of Portland is dead
j. z. Fleming and NJ L Hng
gard have been licensed 70 marry.
The editor % the Headlight de-
nies thar us continued ssory Was
-,.....--i - nUsbrf
AseDs
- are
amount
siassn ...-s4ras - : Oh aeeUnns %
negEi genne TEB eiBgsemenss IA
Nichols toH nshiTs- = young fn&n
named Broadway and Miss hss9'.
ana Tom Frazier and Mrs Bartlett
BuSh couples were Daerls-ken and 11e
girls returned home Neither 81 IiIs
girls Was p~eF il EshrB OF age
The Headlight hxs been dreaming
Of 8 rreat agracnItnral political lick
q auu Tins speaks 81 one ri Lie
canE iGsa1es- q TeBeratsls SIZE. Will
haa-v ln1sks. 1ise1 aruss Gu0 RAISED
has sHHn.orian VOICE ulDf[- 81 LrS1
We did rUi recognize itM DuE IL De
warmed mp on '-hDg and hoElrssT
and said be really ir1eDaed 10 caEs
surns one fBr gessang him into tBss
maaase By uanina1lng HIN To- sn-
treme judge, we ree0gn lied him -
". X. Gil. He sEn1ed tina. ne knew
q great deal shout the subject under
alscussian fur he mad been publish
ing paper sgIns Esne uI tins very
subject. although be haa never
had 8 Dipw III MS hand but
had grinea his krasx ledge OF the snb-
iecl b ratchIDr sssme one else dc
tie work. INT since be Tad been npIn
mated. II elected, 81 his decisions
would lean IL that dIreetion.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
The new Baptist church II Knox
vile is about completed George
BrpEn CT Csarksvilie is dead
Knoxville il working for telegrann
afHirs " FL. e Malon LES shown
the Knoxville Democrat man q stalk
of rotznn with 145 wei Developed
bolts On il The RBsseilEalls Asso-
ciataon viii csnveDe III Oakland,
fhr,es miles easl Of Clarksvills. nn
SATURDAY. before the first Sunday II
October The editor Of the ClErEs-
vile EeoDomist has seen stalk OF
.,.xxe.r.,s xrs4s a9- R,r,fss nm II
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-19
The Book Trade.

Book-publishers and booksellers
are doing their business irreparable
damage in conspiring together to de-
ceive the public by giving false prices
for their books. For instance the ju-
venile books during the recent holidays
were almost uniformly advertised at
$1.25 per copy, whereas the book
seller paid only 40 cents per COPY to
the book-publisher. Here is differ
ence of IS cents between the price
printed upon his book by the publisher
and the price at. which he sells it to
the retail dealer. This is not reason
able discount to the trade-every
book-buyer is willing to allow that
but it amounts to deception and a
fraud upon the buying public. A
buyer does not feel like paying for
a book more than three times its actual
cost to the seller, but if he does so
with the connivance of the book pub
Usher and finds it out, he is apt to call
such a conspiracy between the pub
Usher and seller barefaced swindle,
and stop buying books.
This custom of the publishers in
printing fictitious prices on their books
has developed new feature in the
book business which will tend to de-
stroy legitimate book stores. This is
the establishment of book bazars in
large retail dry goods stores, clothing
houses, &c. Several years ago Mr..
Wanamaker in Philadelphia placed in
his large clothing establishment a
table filed with juvenile books. Each
year his business increased and new
he has large book department in his
clothing house. He paid no attention
to the publishers prices, but adver-
tised in his book catalogues the low
est discount prices plus small COM
mission. He seems to be capturing
the retail book business of Philadel-
phia. Good book stores are educatioal
institutions and are as important to
the literary life and growth of large
city as public libraries and schools.
Their existence, however, is threatened
by the establishment OF book bazars,
which owe their origin to the decep-
tions practlced by the book trade
itself. The Publishers Weekly, which
is semi official organ of the book
trade, has for years consistently and
ably opposed this custom, but to nc
purpose. The rapid increase of book
bazars may open the eyes of both pub
fishers and sellers to their own inter
ests and compel them to adopt an
honest statement of prices.-Cinci,a-
natl Tunes Star.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-19
The Burmah Rice CrOp.

The official report, dated Calcutta,
Dec. 10, 1884, On the prospects of the
rice crop for November is as follows :,
1.-The total area under cultivation in
the ten districts is reported as $780,
S35 acres. This area is only an esti-
mate, as the actual measurements are
not completed until the middle of JAN
uary. The other nine districts of the
province are returned as containing
332, 900 acres of rice land, and there
are $4,000 acres of taungya cultiya-
ton, nearly all of which produces rice.
The total rice-producing area for this
year. is, therefore, estimated at about
3,640,0O0 acres. The rain which fell
during November was beneficial, espe-
clally to the crops on the higher lands;
in parts the rain came somewhat late.
1t appears that the rain of October did
some damage to the plants in flower,
and the ears have in some parts proved
light; under these circumstances, it
will not be safe, until information is
obtained as to the outturn on the
thrashing-floors, to estimate the crop
at more than twelve annas, or about
an average crop, according to the cal
culation given in paragraph forty
eight of the recent revenue resolution.
An average crop all over the province
ought to yield an exportable surplus of
9SS,0OO tons of cargo rice. The fallow
area has now been found to be some
what larger than was supposed last
year. Although many of the district
officers anticipate crop considerably
above the average, it appears better
not to estimate for an exportable sur
plus of more than 975, 900 tons, or 104,-
900 tons below the actual exports of
1882. This estimate will be subject to
modification after the reaping and
thrashing are over"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-19
A Deplorable State OF Affairs.

The Temps correspondent in St.
Petersburg draws a most dreary picL-
ure of the internal condition of Russia.
Count Tolstoi, the Minister of the in
terror. exaggerates the old despotism,
suppresses even local councils, pro-
hioits the discussion of any internal
events in the press and hunts inces-
sanity for Nihilists, who begin to be
found even in the ranks of the army
He is, consequently, the special object
OF the revolutionary detestation, re-
ceives frequent menaces of death, and
never stirs from his house without
special police protection. The Empe-
ror himself passes most of his time at
Gatschina, and from want of commu-
nication with his counselors, has made
no progress in the art of covering.
He trusts only extreme reactionaries,
and never loses the fear of assassina-
ton. What one would like to know
is, what the great body of military
officers think of the situation, but that
information is unattainable.