The Russellville Democrat., 1886-04-01

Miss Maggie Whitcsides, Of A.
kins, spent few days last week With
Potts Station friends. We think The
boys were sorry when The tIme came
for her TO 60 home Mr.. ]. W.
Stokes, who has been going 10 school
here, has gene 10 Morrilton on bust
mess. We hope the expedition Of
business will enable him to make an
earls return He will be greatly
missed in school and especially 10
hls classes We enjoyed good
sermon last Thursday night from the
worthy young minister, Rev. J. s.
Robinson Of DardancIlc and Atkins.
He advanced the idea that young
ladies are not cared enough for, aud
that boys are less cared for. How
oisen do ne see parents. whe hold
their girls under strict rules, that
say by their actions, boys do as you
please, 70 where you please, and
sooner or later YOU will quit your
way wardness and make man Of
yourself. A boys character should
be as pure as a girls. But o, how
differently some act. What kind OF
a man do you suppose Washington
would have made IL be had had the
training that some Of our boys have
in this age? His character was mould
ed by the time he was II years old.
II you want to make WashinQtons.
FranklIns, or any other great men
out OF Your boys, You must look after
their characters aid habits rs you
would the welfare OF young fruit
tree. How often does Mr.. and Mrs.
A say, - wish my boy was such :
boy Is Mr.. and Mrs. BIS" so might
the tramp with equal consistency, in
some cuses, say, Il wish | wss as rich
rs Mr.. c." All boys cannot be presi
dents, but all boys can be honest and
pure hearted, and that IS the best OF
all :. Spring has at last come, and
has begun to bestow its blessings on
the forests and fields Many Of our
old citizens, with some of our young
friends have passed away during the
past winter. We, too, may be called
soon to our last resting place. How
can we live SO negligent, when We
look round and see our fellow men
falling on either side?
w. F. MONTGOMERY.
Correspondence OF the Democrat.
DOVER, March 27.-Thc Commits
sioners Of Accounts are still at work,
and viii! most likely conclude their
labors by the last Of the present
week Our farmers are busy pre-
pairing their lands for cultivation,
and the smoke Of the stalk pile and
gee haw at the mule, reminds mo
very forcibly Of the days Of my boy
hood when my father tried to teach
ire TO farm. He taught me how to
paw up the ground, but he could not
teach me to love it. l was not lazy,
but constitutionally inert. The
physicians oil this place inform me
that the health OF the people is un-
usually good for the season of the
year, and that there are now no Sc
rious cases OF illness within this
range. Pneumonia season is about
over, and we will, in consequence
likely have no great amount OF sick
ness until warm weather. Mr..
Matt Manley OF Martin township de.
parted this life on last Friday night,
of congestion of the brain. ! knew
him we'll in the ''bright long ago"
when we were school boys in john
son county, and / knew him as an
honorable, upright man in all the
stations OF life. To his bereaved
family | tender nv sincere sympa-
thy, hoping that the purity Of his
lite here, will insure him reward
in the world to come :. Michael
Stonebraker confined in Jail here on
charge of larceny, WAS by Judge
Linzy discharged on the hearing Of
his petition for HABEAs CORPUS, there
being no evidence to warrant him in
holding him. /. Hon. j. G. Wallace,
Prosecuting Attorney was IN town on
last Wednesday, and shone upon this
sanctum like the summers noon day
sun AS be closed our door from the
outside and slid down our marble
covered banistcrs, he shone back on
US and said: IL won't be candidate
for re election" Mr.. Wallace has
served the country faithfully as q
public servant for the past four
years, and the whole country unani-
mously award to him the credit OF
having honestly discharged his duty
in every respect. Tnis writer has
known Wallace for many years, and
is glad to see his progress as law
yer and his cminence in his chosen
profession The concert young
folks are making herculean efforts TO
succeed in their proposed entertain
ment, and having been present at
several of their rehearsals, ! do not
hesitate TO say that the performance
will be most excellent. Their selec
tions are good, and each one has part
that suits them exactly The mo-
notony Of dull times was broken on
Thursday afternoon By tin can and
small dog. looked out Of my
window, and saw that canine de
scribing full succession of circles
around the horseback on the south