The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-02-18

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leans exposition.
| II is shown by the pension rol.s
that there are 2,945 surviving sol
diers III the war Of 1912. and 1,712
widows Of soldiers Of that war.
Stephen Al. Walker, president Of
1.-THE board cf education ID New York
has been nominated for district at
torncy, 10 succeed Phillip Dorsheim
Ter.
John @. Thompson. well known
democratic politician Of Ohio, who
was recently appointed land clasa'
agent for Washington Territory,
died at Seattle.
Mr.. Gladstone strongly favors
home rule for ireland, but the spec
tacle OF London in the hands OF a
mob is one tba. suggests the necessi-
ty Of afttls more home rule for Eng
land.
/ A money that is good enough for
the workingman is good enough for
| tne capitalist and bondholder. If a
silver dollar is good enough for the
growing west it Is good enough for
the mossback east.
| Edison, the electrician, has virtu.
ally admitted that his monograph is
failure. 1t is announced that be
will shortly be married. Evidently
he wants talking machine that can
be relied upon.
| A report is current that President
Cleveland is very coy, shy and bash
ful in the presence Of ladies. But
the man Of destiny is not eaa,lv
abashed by clustering and mouthy
Office seekers.
j If Mr.. Rutherford Burchard HAYES
can spare few moments time from
the arduous duties OF attending to
his hennery he might secure from
Mrs. Hayes her opinions on the sill
yer question and make them public.
Who will say that the domino
4 ton Of the aristncracy in England is
not nearing its downfall when rep
resentative workingman can WELD
such a powerful influence as to rem
der it imperative TO include him in
the new Gladstone cabinet?.
! One of the strange things about
the riot Of starving mechanics in
London was the aviditv with which
many Of them maize breaks into "a
looms, taking possession and helping
themselves. 1t would seem that
they were more thirsty than hungry.
/ Archdeacon Farrar is telling the
good people of England that during
all his travels in America he saw
less drunkenness than in single
walk IN London. Let's see; while
Farrar was in America we did not
have presidential election, did we?
The recent death OF B. Gratz
Brown carried off the last of the Ma
tlonal candidates Of 1S72-Grant,
Greeley and Wilson having gone be-
fore. And now the death OF Horatio
Seymour carries Off the last of the
candidates Of 1868, the others being
Grant, Colfax and Blair.
1t is said that Senator Edmunds'
effort to pick fight with the presi-
dent is for the purpose OF pleasing
the ugwumps. The result OF it
thus for has been to please not only
the mugwumps, but the democrats.
Mr.. Edmunds should feel flattered
by his success.
The Fitz John Porter bill again
comes up in the house. Again will
the bloody shirt wave from the every
g. o. p. fence while this matter of
justice to one man Is being dicussen.
And many are the patriots who will
forget the teachings Of the late Gen.
Grant as they organize partisan OPP
position to the bill.
The Bell telephone monopoly is
doubtless monopoly based upon
fraud. 1t is II robbing monopoly,
and has been source If great an
noyance and expense to the people.
1t would, no doubt, be good thing
to have the Bell telephone company
shown up and It's power taken from
it.
Salvation OIL the greatest cure on
earth for pain, has no equal. Per-
sons suffering from rheumatism, neu.
ralgia, or from cuts. bruises, sprains,
DC, should not be without it. Cures
are effected in an incredibly short
time. Price only twenty-five cents
a bottle. For sale by all druggists.
Cut this GU. and paste it IN your
hat. 1t is good advice, and comes
from the Rural and Workman: The
"woods is full Of them" so to speak,
l. e., Of dishonest sharpers, glib of
tongue, of good address, who are go
ing up and down the country endeav
oring by all sorts Of little schemes
and tricks to secure the signatures
of our farmers to seemingly harmless
little scraps Of paper, which eyeutu-
ally turn out to be promissory notes.
Be on your guard, farmer friends.
lest you "touch the goose quil'' to
your financial ruin.