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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
General solomon.

A correspondent writing from Port au-Prince, Hayti, says: The other day saw that most remarkable man, Louis F. Solomon, tho President of the Black Republic. He is a massive, broad shouldered giant, at least eight feet six inches in height, with the physical pro portions of a gladiator, profile dark as the .Night's Plutonian Shore," with snow~white locks, keen, restless eyes, glittering like diamonds in setting of jet, high intellectual forehead, and a form, despite his advanced age, erect as pillar of stone, with dignified air. He was accompanied by numerous ret;nue of ebony aides-de- camp, re- sp,endent in military trappings of fanci- ful designs and colors, decorated with numerous medals won in imaginary battlcs, and profusion of gold laee and brass trimmings that dazzle the plebeian lockers on. A noticeable fact was that the entire group of warriors responded to the title of General. There seems to be no minor rank in the forces of the Republic. Under the present regime a private citizen can not hold any lands in his own right, and here is the dulcet harp upon which Solomon has played with such cunning. He has promised the poorer classes division of the pub lie lands, the establishment of free schools, national banks, railroads, etc., all of which he is utterly powerless to fill. Protesting to affect extreme re publican simplicity, yet his every act on smacks of royalty. hs official docu- ments being promulgated from an antiquated structure yclept the "Na- tional Palace.' and signed in kingly form "Salomon." His proclamations are invariably written in the French language. and remind any one of the famous mtnifesto of Plon Plon on the walls of Paris.
 Educated at one of the most famous colleges in Paris, Solomon is person of no ordinary ability. being brilliant conversationalist and linguist and a crafty diplomat Totally indifferent to the welfare of his people, he has by plausible misrepresen1ations succeeded . in becoming the most popular person. age in his party. Still, in view of the inev table collapse which he is shrewd his wn nest with princely bank ac- count in Kingston, Jam, and purchased several properties on neighboring islands.
 Among the many banished persons it is worthy of notice that not one of them has black face. They are invariably mulattoes or of other shades, popularly designated as .off co.or.' Solomon married French lady some two years ago whom he had met in Paris, and the nuptials were performed here. This matrimonial venture threatened at one time to overthrow his popularity, the natives accusing him of attempting to give the country over to the whites, for t is useless to disguise tho fact that they are extremely jealous of the Caucas- sian, or any but their own color.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
Digitated Hals Hose.

"Digitated half hose" responded & cheery salesman in furnishing goods store on Broadway, near Madison square. '>Oh, yes. We have them, of course; but ours is the only house in town, guess, where you will find them. This way, sir. There they are. .'
 Of soft, nice-feeling material, but an unpleasant mashed-tomato color, the mems socks laid out by the salesman had bags for the toes separately, just as glove has for the fingers. The toes looked small individually, but collect lively they made the foot of the sock look queer. There was disagreeahle impression that it wasn't really a sock, but glove made for some awfully mu- tilated hand.
 But the salesman said the toes would stretch to fit anybody's toes. And he went on: They arc invaluable for people who have tender feet, and are liable to have soft corns, or hard corns, or bunions, or in-growing nails, or any, thing else the matter with their pedal extremities. Why, there was an En- glishman in here the other day who af- firmed that they had cured him of the W- | me, but could doubt the word of 8 customer who told me thing, and then bought dozen pairs of digitated half hose as sort of backing to his state mentp No. sir, should say not. Worthp Only thirty-six dollars dozen. Ehl' No, sir. We do not put in diamonds as prizes. That is the price of the socks, and no diamonds or chromos thrown in. We would charge twenty -one dollars a dozen for the same quality of hose non-digitated, and the small advance is very little when you come to consider the great amount of additional labor required to make those toes. They are woven, you observe, and there is no seam that can hurt the foot. Why, thirty-six dollars is abso- lutely nothing in comparison with soft corn, and what would an infinitely great CT sum be if weighed in the balance against an in-growing nailP No. They are not silk; merely merino. But to anybody who wants that sort of q sock that is inst the sort of sock that he wants. and the price is no object--to the buyer at least. They are all im- ported. I don't know why they have not been made in this country, but l suppose it is because they are so little known here as yet. We have only had them for sale couple of years, and we never made any effort to push them. Not for ladies, so far as 1 know, but don't see why they shouldn't be made for ladies just as well as for gentlemen. Come to think of it, have heard that some favorite opera bouife singer in Paris, playing character in which she had to appear supposedly barefooted. had her silk tights made to fit her toes separately. But I don't remember now who she was, or anything more about 1t, only that she wore form of digitated stockings and that this sort of thing will be what the world will demand and children cry for, though, perhaps. not at the price of thirty-s'x dollars dozen. --M r. Sssn.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
About Moles.

A'correspondent of Chambers Jowrnal thus writes concerning the habits and peculiarities of this little animal.
 I will just mention one instance, out of many, of the trouble and annoyance which he may cause. Most people know that the laying of box-edging re- quires deal of labor and no little skill. Well, I have known the labor of day destroyed in one night hy mole. In this case the hard-working little fellow had commenced at one end of the edg- ing and gone right to the other, suffi- ciently near to displace the whole, 80 that it had to bc laid over again.
 It is, however, beyond dispute that moles destroy vast numbers of wire worms and other grubs, which are fre- quently most destructive to the crops of the farmer and gardener. am there fore an advocate fOr allowing them to work without molestation wherever and whenever it can be done; and do not grudge the little labor required to scatter their hills. On this principle 1 allow them the full run of the kitchen garden, when ever the crops are advanced enough to prevent their being displaced or buried.
 
 known that moles come out and feed upon the surface at night. Grubs of various sorts, and worms, do the same thing, and the moles come up to feed on them. Moles arc very voracious, and seem to be always hungry. If one is caught unhurt and handled tenderly, it will immediately begin to eat any worms given to it. I have had one which, within minute after being caught, took worm from my hand. A very curious and instructive circum- stance came to my knowledge few years ago. A mole-catcher of my ac- quaintance found mole's nest with young in it. The nest was made of bits of wooden cloth of different kinds, but mostly scarlet sort of thick texture. The only place where these bits of cloth could have been got was in field long way off, where manure from the town had been spread, and which contained a quantity of tailors' clippings, bits of red cloth predominating. The bits of cloth which composed the nest and the bits in the field were compared, and found to be identical. The distance from the nest to the field was not measured, but 1t was great enough to cause astonlsh- ment.
 Cats sometimes take to mole-catch- ing, just for the fun of the thing, l suppose, for they never try to eat them. It is doubtless also this fondness for mere sport which makes some cats hunt the timid shrew so assduously, for they do not eat that animal either. I have little doubt that owls, for the same reason, sometimes catch moles. am strengthened in this belief owing to my knowing that they will bounce upon and carry off more unlikely things. I knew gardener who got his small fur skull-cap taken off his head several times by owls. When go- ing to replensh the hot-house fires during the night he had to pass ruin where many owls congregated. He al- ways got his cap next morning not far from the spot, the thief having ap- parently dropped it in disgust, on dis covering that it was not the sort of prey expected.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
$1,ooo Reward!

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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
To the Women!

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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
Dirty NeapoIitans.

It is singular, more than singular, that people full of piety, charged with love of art and surrounded by every thing in nature that is lovely and beau tiful, should be so under the domina- tion of the fiend dirt. It is singular that they should not make some faint efforts to assimilate themselves to the conditions about them, that they should not get into some sort of harmonious relations with their surroundings.
 But they don't. The Neapolitan is irrevocably dirty. In his natural state he makes no effort at cleanliness. but resigns himself to dirt. pure and sim pie. His body is as filthy as it cGn be, and he has not even the hypocrisy to attempt to deceive confiding world by keeping his hands and face clean. He wears dirt as badge, it is a self-evi- dent, obtrusive truth. When partially tanned, as in the case of 8 shopman or shopwoman, waiter at 8 hotel, or 8 musician, any occupation where he or people who have 8 prejudice against filth, he does attempt cleanliness, but it is hollow mockery, sham so thin that it is at once detected. He over does cleanliness as all men do who at tempt that for which they have no taste. His neck is so scrupulously clean down to the line where the collar encircles the throat that you know at once that from that point downward the body is in it's normal condition, and if your eyes bear testimony to his clean Illness your nose does not. He carries with him his own condemnation--one sense opposes the other. You feel that his collar has been turned, that the other end of his turned cuffs are filthy, and that his stockings are something awful. And as the pretense of clean Illness on dirty man or woman is worse than the undisguised article, worse than self-evident dirt, you turn from the bo- gus article and give your preference to the natural unwashed.
 Likewise in the matter of honesty If a Neapoltan had the remotest idea of business, could he persuade himself to deal fairly with any one, and do busi- ness as other people do, he would make much more money. Should he ask even double the value of an article and stick to it, he would get it, and he would do q great deal more business. But as 1t is people buy as little as possible. No one knows what to offer and every body expects to be swindled, no matter how much of reduction from the asking price they get. The Neapolitans seem to regard falsehood as luxury and swindling as an enjoyment
 The dirt and dishonesty of Naples are greater than Vesuvius, and longer to be remembered than Sorrento. You never get either out of your nose and feelings. Think of Naples and these two blemishes rise first in the mind. We're the southern. end of the peninsula to sink into the sea, the world, so far as the people are concerned, would be the better for It,
 'Tis true and pity 'tis 'tis true.
 10. R. Locke. is Toledo Blade.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
E. D. wInslow, the Boston Forxer.

A gentleman who does business in Buenos Ayres gave me the other day many interesting details in regard to D. D. Winslow, the Boston forGer, who is now such prominent figure in that South American city. His spresent name, as many readers know, is w. B. Low, a name assumed by him on his arrival in Uruguay. I do not remember eyer to have heard of q more interesting and romantic career than his- Winslow was dropped out of the navy in 1869, having served as . chaplain from 1864. His newspaper and other enterprises in Boston, which were cut short by the discovery of his forgeries, occupied him for threo or four years, and his present career dates, I believe, from about the year 1875 or 1876. Since his arrival in Buenos Ayres fortune seems to have smiled upon his every endeavor, and, although his former record is we'll known, he is treated as reputar ble person, and is regarded as one of the most successful men of the place. Almost immediately on his arrival in Buenos Ayres, he succeeded in borrow ing money sufficient to establish his newspaper, the Duly Heyald. This has been success from the start, and is now published in French and Spanish, as we'll as in English. This is Sunday paper as well as daily, and Mir. Wins low's religious homilies in his Sunday edition are said to be as good reading as the latitude of Buenos Ayres affords. He has become the owner of handsome block of build ings, drives the best pair of horses in Buenos Ayres, which. by the way, is a city of 5OO,O00 people, and lives in handsome quinta on the out skirts. He has a telephone from his business office to his residence and does most of his editing there. Soon after his arrival in Buenos Ayres he sue ceed in marrying young woman and went to England on his wedding trip, but remained there but short time, for fear of an application from the United States for his extradition. My informant says that since he has been in Buenos Ayres he has been to Europe twice on important missions for the Government of that country and that he has the entree at the President 8 house, where he even takes precedence of the Presidents ministerial advisers, who are obliged to wait until his bnsi- ness is done before they go to do theirs. He is 70 powerful that he would have no difficulty in breaking down any per son who should undertake to expose or oppose him, and no one cares to do it. He is member of the principal club of the place and is personally intimate with the American Minister. He has experienced only one rebuff since his residence in that country began, which was his expulsion from the church on account of the disclosure of his base treatment of his first wife, whom he abandoned to penury in Massachusetts. It is said that he has not manifested any disposition to pay off the amounts real ized out of his forgeries in Boston. His credit in Buenos Ayres is said to be ex- cecdingly good, and prominent mer. chants are always ready to lend him all the money that he wants. If this is not a remarkable career then I never heard of one. WdsAisgtos Cor. Boston Her. vyd
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
Notice for Proposals to let Con-
 tract to work County Con- vinfS

Notice is hereby given that I, James s. Linzey, County Juuge of Pope coun. ty, vii. at the court house of said ceun- ty, at o'clock p. m, March 18th 1885. let the contract to work the conyicts of said county for the next tensuing twelve months from the said 10th day of March on terms most advantageous to said county. All proposals should be sealed and forwarded to the Clerk.
 The contractor will be required to give bond in the sum of$700, conditions ed that he shall faithfully comply with the terms of his contract.
 JAMES s. LINzEY,
 County Jud0a
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25

--Dr. John Hall afiirms, on the au- thority of prominent publisher, that ministers purchase the largest part of the scientific books written by specula- tive writers.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
Mystic Societies.

Dannelly Chapter No. g o. E. s. meets ~, ", arlday night in each month. Mrs. J. F. nrass nrsa M M,. Mis. Clemmie Holmes, Sec. igat gPautssellville Chapter No 7G Is. A. M. meets third saturday night n each month. sna J. M Palestine Commandery No. ', meets first randay night on or after full moon. Geo. L. E~bail. E. c. W, J. Reynolds, Recorder :, 3ussellvilIc Lodge No; 274, A. r. and M. fs,s f,rst saturday night i;l each month. w.. W'i U peeIcr. W. NJ, B. F. lobe, Sec.
 asbley Lodge No. 5}5, K. 4 l.. Of H. meets second asi an,l fourth Friday, nights each month. E. |. .Tone. Protector, J; F Munday. sec.
 ,n, second Friday nights each month. J. w. prntt, Dictator, Arthur Erwin, Reporter.
 Chosen Friends Lodge No. 36 l. 2. O. F. meets first and third Monday nights each month. u II i,aird. X. G., ", J. Reynolds, Sec.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. :

Having taken letters of administra- tion from the Probate Court of Pope county at the January term, 1886, on the estate of Elizabeth Purviance, de- ceased, Thereby give notice that all claims against said decedent must be legally presented to me and properly authenticated within one year from date of said letters or they may be pre- cluded from the benefit of said estate, and if not so presented within two years they will be forever barred and precluded from any benefit from said estate. HENRY T. MANN, Adm'r
 Feb2ll of Elizabeth Purviance, dec'd.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ROUTE,

The NORTH CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICAN ExPosITJoNwi open in NEW ORLEANS, Noy- EMBER 10th, 1885.
 The management report that q more exten- sive display than last year will he made. Parties who contemplate visiting 1t or going to Florida should ask for tickets over the LOUISVILLE, NEW ORLEANS < TEXAS RAILWAY and make trip through the SUGAR and RICE PLANTATIONS of the beautiful
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 For price of tickets to vICKsBURG, MIss., BA- TON ROUGE and NEW ORLEANS, LA, and ALL OTHER POINTS REACHED BY THIS LINE apply to
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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

soflCk FOR PUBLICATION.
 Landofice at Dardsnelle. Ark, Jan, a, 1ss6 Notice is hereby given that the following ssAmen setter has flied notice of his Intention ,S K make npal proof Tn support of his claim. and s thas said proof will be made before the County yugge oi Pope Lounty, Ark, xt Dover, Ark. oe feoruary 26th, 1888. viz:
 A mos il Luton, i'd entry 15, a32, for the 2 c &rN sceie. tp 10, nr iSw.
 ne names the following witnesses to prove s a,s son.inuous re ,idence upon, and cultivation "n Armstrong. David Price, Sol Morris. EEailoa Church, all Of Scottsyliie, Ark.
 A. c. LEMING, Kegisber.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
Man and Beast.

Mustang Liniment is older than most men, and used more and more every year.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
Aip true uftt PtNy Ic tIe tE2Ss 10. R. Locke. in Toledo Blade.

New York's organized charities dispensed S5. .34s. a2S during 1885, M F. Ssvs.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
HAcAN5 Balm

is a secret aid to beauty. Many a lady owes her fresh ness to it, who would rather not tell, and y0x ean't tell.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25

Make F. o. Money Orders pay able and address Registered Let ters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
 New Orleans La.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25

2,279 Prizes, amounting to .... $52a, ,500 Application for rates to clubs should only be Orleans.
 For further information write clearly, givfnG full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money Orders, or New York exchange in or- dinary letter. Currency by Express tall sums of $5 and upwards at our expensel addressed
 M. A. DAUPHIN,
 New Orleans, La. Or, N. A. DAUPHIN,
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Capital Prize $15O,OOO.

We do hereby certify that we supervise the arrangements for all the monthly and quar- terly drawings of the Louisiana State Lot tery Company, and in person manage and con- troi the drawings themselves, and that the same are conducted with honesty. fairness, and in good faith toward all pArtirs, and we au- thorize the Company to use this certificate, with fac-simile of our signatures attached. in | Is advertisements.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-02-25
o,,,rcb and Society Directory.

pREgB VETERAN cHUhcH.
 ,,nner. pastor Preaching every Sab Il. B Miino, r, and 7:30 D. m. Prayer-mect- bath aerr at II thursday at 7:s0; p. m. sabbath ing I e'st st Q a. m every sabbath. RAPTIST GHURGH.
 ,ronoct pastor. Preaching every 2d B.R WonnhhoHSb at III am. andT 30 pan. Fray sod aetiag itn iSg'S every Tuesday night. Sabbath CT 1sa nis a' m. every sabbath ~ METHODIST 0HURcH, SOUTH,
 Uev nastor. Preaching ad, sd and 4th ;. s' s ns ii am. and [ 80 pm. Prayer meet, la suaaWsss aWssednesdays, T:so p. m. Sabbath school s:S0 a. m'
 < yrrg0DYST EPISCOPAL 0HURoH. R. Jones, pastor. Preaching lst E, .5 n sabbath. il a. m. and 7:3o D. m. Prayer ina gu . Thursdays, 7:3O p. Ill. sabbath school la.p.
 CHRISTIAN CHURH. pre.cbing the 1st and 2d Lords Day in each .,i, hy H t. Date. Sunday school at p. moh.a lords Day. and prayer meeting ,nh,dsy m, nights All arc invited.
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