The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
CORRESPONDENCE

l CAoLxsyzrrx Jan. ls. 18s6.-
 Health reasonably good 4. Snow ice-cold weather! Buslness has beer almost entirely suspendsd during ths recant sscold snap MT. Robert Horton has returned from Faulkncl county, where he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits for some time Dr. w. Fl. Montgomery vLile chopping wood q few days ago had the misfortune of cutting hil foot with an ax. innicting | very 30 rious wound. We hope he may soor recover. MT. R. A. Ray, who start ed on . visit to Texas | few weeki since has returned. He gives very glowing description of the country he visited, but says he is willing te make Old Pope his future home--foi n while, at least Rev. ]. F. Sin gleton and family, (Iate Of Ho' Springs] are spending . few days ir this vicinity visiting relatives and friends Since they arrived one ol the children has been quite sick; st soon as it becomes able to travel they expect to remove to Fott Smith whers they contemr late living in the future The Masonic picnic at Cross Plains, Jan. 9th, in most res pects was a grand success. The dinner was fine and relished by [ large crowd of people. Prof. Msllet delivered . very able aud instruct i've masonic address, which wa heard with interest by all present The Fraternity engaged in several marches very entertaining to the people of the community. Owing to the absence of the Deputy Grand Master, Capt. James M. Harkey, the matter ef laying tue corner stone with imposing ceremonies was defer red until March or April. In the meantime, however. the work oi erecting the building will go on. The foundation of the building ia lad and most of the lumber on the grounds. From the best informa- tion we can get. the Lodge is in good working order and progressing fine ly. Rev. ". c. Evans gave hia farewell address (for the present conference year) to the people o1 Cross Plains last Sabbath. He pur poses. however, to deliver an address on Christian Education at that place on the night of the 27th inst All persons Interested in the cause ol education are invited to attend.
 vxRUs AMrcUs.
 Correspondence of the Democrat.
 PALvER, TEXAS, Jan. 17.-J. H. Russelps daughter, wife of l. c. Gun ningham has been lying dangerous ly sick for four weeks, but is i'm. proving now, and hopes are enter. tained of her recovery John and Hiram Riddle who came out here with us aud went on to Brown coun- ty have returned to Ellis county and will stay here the remainder of this year. They say they don't want any more of Brown county in theirs .. On the 7th inst. there came uE the coldest mortimer we ever expert. enced and it lasted about one week then 1t turned warmer and rained g good rain. <. The people have be gun to break land for another crop II believe all that came out here when did are highly pleased with the country Find enclosed $l.0( for the DEMOCRAT. don't cars where I Ao I want the paper.
 w. T. CHArPELL.
 Tie License System Unc0nstitu'
 tiOnal.
 Correspondence of tho Democrat.
 I know that some hands will spop- taneously fly up in holy horror when the caption of this article is read. once verilv thought that our good state cared little enough for the prosperity ana general welfare of heI citizens, to legaIize the sale of in toxicants and thereby legalize al the crimes consequent upon then use and abuse, for, truly, wherever ,intoxicants are habitually used they are abused, and they abuse the user. But I am glad that the consti .ut:on os the state of Arkansas. in it's elementary principles, frowna upon the le9alization of anything that intcrferes with ''enjoyiag aud defending life and liberty; of acquir' ing, possessing, and protecting prop erty, and reputation Not long ago l heard F. R. Earl, D. D. declare be fore an intelligent audience, m which were lawyers who are supposed to be familiar with the constitution oi the state, that the license system is nconstitutional throughout. He read in support of bis statement, Article 2, Section 3 of the constitu- tion, which is as follows: All men are created equally free and inde- pendent, and have certain inherent and inalienabls rights; amongst which are those of enjoying and de- fending life and liberty; Of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, aud reputation; and of pursuing their own happiness. To secure these rights governments are instituted among men, deriving their just pow