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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
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The law relating % the civil service has. 90 far as l can learn. been executed by those having the power of appointment in the classified service with fidelity and imp9rr tiallty and the service has been increasingly satisfactory. The report of tine commission shows a large amount of good work done during the year with very limited appropria- tiOus.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
THE ARID REGIONS.

The subject of the conversion and equal distribution of the water supply of the arid gress, but has not vet been put upon per manent or satisfactory basis The urgency of the subject does not grow out of any large present demand for the use of these lands for agriculture, but out e the danger that the water supply and It's sites for the necessary catch basins may fall into the hands of individuals or private corporations and be used to render snbserv tent the large areas dependent upon such
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP LINE.

] desire Go repeat With added urgency the recommendations contained iu my last nnnu- al message tn relation GO the developments Of American steamship lines. The reciprocity eiause of the Tariff bin via be largely Ilmif ed, and ita benefits retarded and diminished i provision ia not c0ntempofane0usiy made % encourage tie establshinops of iifst. class
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
NEW LEGIsLArros.

In addition Co the Important bills that be. came laws before the adjournment Of the last session, some other bills of the highest lin- vote and now stand upon the calendars of Che two Houses 4n favored positions The present session has a fixed limit and lf These measures are not now brought tO final vote an the work that hat been done upon them by this Congress Is lost The proper consideration of these. Of an op- prlatlon bills will require not only that no working day of the session shall Dc lost but that measures or minor and local interest shall not be allowed 10 interrupt or retard the progress Of those-rhat are of universal Interest In view of these conditions. | refrain from bringing before you at this time some suggestions that would otherwise be made, and most earn estiy invoke your attention to the duty Of pcIlectlng tbe important legislation now weii advanced Co some of these measures which seem % me most Important l now briefly call VOur aItentiou
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Iconfiuaed from FErss Pa0s.l


 The information given by the Secretary aR the progress and pros poets Of the beet sugar industry ls full of interest. It has already passed the experimental stage and ls 2 com. ruercisl success. The area over which the sugar beet can be successfully cultivated $ very large and another field crop Of great value is offered Co the choice of the farmer The secretary of the Treasury coHcurS in the recommendation of the Secretary Of Ag- riculfure that the official supervision pro- vlded by Che tariff law for sugar Of domestic production shall be transferred to the De- partment of Agriculture.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11

fhe ports Of such nations as may meet our overtures for enlarged commercial ex- changes
 THE AEHTnALIAN NAIL
 The present situation of our mail commn- nfeation with Australia illustrates the in poftance Of early action by Congress Inc Oceanic Steamship Company maintains q line Of steamers between san Franc i1c0s syd- nev and Auckland, consisting of three Yfs- sels two of which are United states registry and one Of foreign registry For the service done by this line m carrying the malls we pay annually the sum of $45 o10. being, as estimated the full sea and United states inland postage, which IS the lifnft fxed by law. The colonies Of New south Wales and New Zealand have been paying annually fo these lines fs7 .00 for carrying the malls from sydney and Auck- land Go San Francisco. The contract under which the payment has been made ls now about to expire, and those colonies have re. fused to renew the contract unless the united states shall pay more equitable proportion of the whole sum necessary to nam tain the service.
 THE INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN BANK.
 Ihad occasion. in May last to transmit to Congress report adopted by the lnterna- tlolial American Conference upon the subject of the incorporation of an international American bank with q view to facilitating money exchange between the states repre- sented in that conference. such an institu- tIon would greatly promote the trade VIC arc seeking 10 develop. renew the recommen- dation that a careful and well guarded char ter be granted.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11

ER FTrfyn1T v. Is. Dou9lss eacse ars Ehg HUN warrnnfed, and every patr tn'a hts nnufe and price Nfnmp3d on bottotns
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
RELIEF FOR THE SUPREME COURT.

The bill for the relief of the Supreme Court has, after many years of discussion, reached q position when final action is easily attain able, and # IS hoped that any differences of opinion may be so bartnonized as to save the essential features of this very important measure. In this connection l earnestly re- new my recommendation that the salaries of the Judges of the United states District courts be go readtusted that none Of them. shall receive less than $500 per annum.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
IgTERsATIosAL coPYRIGHr.

also renew my recommendation in favor of legislation afording just copyright and protection to foreign authoron footing Of reciprocal advantage for our authors abroad
 SAFETY cOUPLERs.
 It may still be impossible for this Congress to inaugnrate, by suitable legislation, a movement looking to uniformity and in creased safety in the use of c0uplers and brakes upon freight trains engaged inter state commerce. The chief difficulty in the way Is to secure agreement AS to the best appliances, simplicity, effect iyeness, and cost being considered This difficulty will only yield to Legislation, which should be based upon full inquiry and iIn- partial tests. The purpose should be to se cure the cooperation of all well disposed managers and owners. but the fearful fact that every years delay involves the sacrifice of 1000 lives and the Inaiming of 2o,0O0 young men should plead both with Congress and the managers against ant needless delay.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11

Tbe,enactment of a National bankrupt law ! still regard as very desirable. The Constitu- ton having given to Congress jurisdiction of this subject It should be exercised and uni form rules provided for the administration of insolyent debtors. Tine incOnyenfenees re- eulting from the occasional and temporary exercise of this power by Congress, and from the conflicting State codes of insolvency which come into force intermediately should be removed by the enactment of simple, in- expensive and permanent National bankrupt law
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
Hoods Sarsaparilla
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. q; six for s. Prepared only
 by C. HOOD < CO, Apotheearies. Lowell. Mass,
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ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
Its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made il
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
eista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKROp co!
,.,,,.,,,, SAY FRANCISCO. CAL
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Hcri,;iiary Blood Poison.

Many of the evils of life are inherited. Pa
blood impurity. What Il fearful heritage to
bcqueath an innocent child! Scrotula. skin
diseases, erysipelas. sore eyes, ringworm. tet-
Ger. eczema, scald head. scaDby surfaces. sy-
phllitic symptoms Lucrative and consump-
live tendencies, etc. all which make life mis-
erabe, and the vic i'm prey TO designing
quacks. II il surely diS2race that this
should be so. 1t is manifestiy the duty of
every one to keep their blood pnre and their
systems in Il condition of good health. Nature
has given us kindly herbs that will accomplish
this if properly used. The best are used with
careful selection in that compound known as
DIR. Bulls Sarsaparilla. There is no phase OF
blood poison this Incompatible Alternative will
not relieve III n sufferer from bioOd disease.
you do yourself great injustice il you fail to
try it.-Springfeld Erp' ess.
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A SCARED EDITOR.
lgged farmer stalked into the sanctum

A rugged farmer stalked into the sanctum
with big whip under his arm.
"Be You the editor!" he asked. 81 am"
was the half apprehensive reply.
"Here's two dollars-send me your
paper, for life" he said
You see," he went on, tour daughter
was sick and like to die: she dropped and
grew weak and pale. had headaches. no ap-
petite, back ached, hands and feet like ice,
couldn't sleep, hacked with cough, and we
thought she had consumption. No medicine
helped her until she tried that Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription mentioned in your
paper, when she began to mend in no time
and is now well and handsome as q rose
put me down as a life subscriber"
Now the editor is looking for another
scare. The medicine has cured thousands
afflicted as was the farmers daughter, re-
storing the female functions to healthy ac-
ton, and removing the distractions and
suppressions which caused her trouble. 1t
is guaranteed to give satisfaction in every
case or price ($1.00) refunded. It's legiti-
mate medicine, not a beverage. Contains
no alcohol to inebriate; no syrup or sugar
to sour, or ferment in the stomach and de-
range digestion.
As an invigorating tonic, it imparts
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NEWS AND NOTES FOB WOMEN.

Salem, Mass, has a woman's relief
corps named after the late General Sheri-
dan.
listers of checked cloth are made
with full sleeves and cape like a deep
frill.
Triple capes will continue favorites
until late in the season-usually matching
the dress.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland finds
her Florida orange groves profitable
property.
/ There is no ha-dsomer piano cover
than your grandmamma's India shawl
will make.
In the line of trimming milliners' folds
of Suede kid are offered for bonnet and
bodice decoration.
Gray and black striped gloria will be
o favorite material for summer travelling
gowns and cloaks.
A Japanese princess has been in Berlin
studying the management Of hospitals
and charitable institutions.
Forty women recently received the de.
cree of Medical Doctor at the Woman's
Medical College, Philadelphia.
Tea gowns, said to be marvels of
elegance, are made of brocaded silk, gold
galloon and mouseline de sole.
Gloves of heavy glace kid are the cor
rect thing for shopping and travelling,
and the finest of Suede for dressy wear.
Colored embroideries. edgings and in.
settings are used to a considerable ey-
tent just now for trimming unde-cloth-
ing.
Pearls are once again extremely popu-
lar and profusion of them is allowable,
while with diamonds such is no. the
case.
The Duchess OF Hamilton is one of the
most fearless riders to hounds in Great
Britain, and is keen sportswoman
withal.
1t is said that Parisiennes have already
grown tired of straight skirts, and are
returning to panicrs and short upper
skirts.
, Queen Margherita, of Italy, recently
received letter from n woman who
asked for some Of Her Majesty's cast-off
jewels.
Spanish colors, Spanish styles, Tor
reader hats and red, black and yellow
millinery stuffs are features in this sea-
sons fashions.
Mrs. Bently, the wife of one Of the
best-known African missio naries, is
teaching telegraphy to some black boys
on the Congo.
A Russian Princess permitted her bridal
trousseau to be exhibited in Paris for
three days, the accumulated admission
fees to go to the Door.
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strength to the whole system. For over.
worked, WORKOUT" rundown debili.
tated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seam
stresses, g shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing
mothers, and feeble women generally, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the greatest
earthly boon, being unequaled as an appe-
tizing cordial and restorative tonic, or
strength-giver. 1t promptly cures nausea,
indigestion, bloating, weak back, nervous
prostration, debility and sleepleSsness. 1t is
carefully compounded by an experienced
and skillful physician, and adapted to wo-
mans delicate organization. Purely vege
table and perfectly harmless in any condi
ton of the system
As a soothing and strengthening nerv.
inc, "Favorite Prescription" is uneaualed
and is Invaluable in allaying and subdu.
ing nervous excitability, irritability, ex.
haustion, prostration, hysteria, spasns and
other distressing, nervous symptoms, com.
monty attendant upon functional and
organic disease. 1t induces refreshing
sleep and relieves mental anxiety and de-
spondcncy.
For a Book of 100 pages on Woman: Her
Diseases, and How to Cure them, sent
sealed in plain envelope) enclose ten cents,
in stamps, to WORLDS DIsPENsARY MED.
IcAL ASSOCIATION, 663 Main Street, Buff
falo, N. Y.
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A man who has practical medicine for 20
years ought to know salt from sugar: read
what hesays:
TOLEDO; O., Jan. 10 leN.
Messrs. F. ]. Cheney Il Ct.-Gontismaa,--I
have been In tbs general practice of medi6,ns
Tor most 90 years, and would say that in all
my practice and experience, have never seen
preparation that could prescribe with as
much confidence Of success asI can Halls Ca
tarrh Cnre, manufactured byyou. Have pro-
scrfbcd 1t q great many times and itA effect Is
wonderful, and would say In conclusion that
have yet to find Q case of: Catarrh that 1t
would not cure, II they would take It accord
Ing to directions.
Yours Truly.
l.. L. GoRsUCH, NJ D..
Office, 2l5 summit St
=. We Will give 500 for any case of Ceatarrh
that cannot be cur1it with Halls Catarrh
Cure. Taken informally.
+: ]. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O..
~ Sold by Druggists. &c..
A pocket match safe free to smokers;o
''Tanselrs Punch" SC Cigar
Many mothers would willingly pay dollar
boz for Dr. Bulls Worm Destroyers II they
could not get 1t for lssA 1t costs only q cents
and ID sold BY druggists.
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A pocket match safe free to. smokers; O
"Tansell's Punch" SC Cigar
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SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

DR.. Hanau of Zurich has successfully
propagated cancer in rats by inocula-
ton.
The ice breaking steamer Martaja
built in Sweden for the Finnish gov
eminent, is capable of fording her way
through a thickness OF twenty. five
inches of ice.
The geological survey of Florida, be-
gun by the Government at GAINESVILLE,
Is expected, among other things, to de-
velop the little known phosphate depos-
its In that State, and important results
are expected.
A rule for determining the normal
weight of man, viii Oh is both ingenious
and approximately correct, is that man
should weigh just as many Kilograms as
he measures centimeters in height, after
deducting one meter.
A new departure in museums is an
bounced from Florence, where a .'Psy-
Geological Museum" for the collection
and display of call documents serving
to illustrate human passions" has been
established by ministerial decree.
Regarding the suspected influence of
10 of in l,a &c
rheumatism and neuralgia in resident
foreigners, it is interesting to note that
horses imported into Japan from China
and other countries are soon more or
less disabled by rheumatism.
A deposit of bismuth has been dis
covered in an aband oned mine in Mon
tana. The metal is worth 81. 80 a
pound. The ore runs as high as 40
per cent, and if the deposit prove to
be extensive, it will be the grearest
mine of the kind in the world.
A medical Journal points out that
the French are grad ually dying out.
DR.. Lagncau has predicted that if mat
tiers go on as at present there will not
he single Frenchman in existence
less than five centuries hence, and that
without the aid of wars or epidemics.
A number of medical men in Lop.
don have united to form a by pnotic
society, the purpose of which will be
TO prevent by law public exhibitions of
. mesmerism and hypn otism. Another
object will be to study privately and in
scientific manner the phen omena of
those morbid states.
ARGENT writer says that persons who
earnestly desire to live can keep a NOR
tai disease at bay much longer than
those who are comparatively Indifferent
to their fate. A resolute determination
not to succumb is, as every army sur
geon knows, the salvation of many q
wounded soldier, who without it would
assuredly die.
The use of nitro-g lycerine in cases of
emergency instead of alcohol is recon-
mended by an English physician. A
drop on the tonge rouses a fainting
man, and it may restore life in the case
of apparent death, as from drowning.
1t has quickly relieved headache, heart
pains and asthma and strengthened
weak Pulse in fevers.
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Ny son twelve years Of age, has been AZ.
hicted with scrof ula for eight yeats His hin
Joint protruded through the skin. and he could
nearly blind. had him under the care of the
best doctors without avail, and had given him
upto die. when was urged to try Bulls Sar-
sapsrilla. He has used eight bottles and A.
ready his eyesight is restored and his limb
much hotter Ills appetite is now good, he
looks well and Is quite cheerful. l think with
Il few more bottles he will be Completely Re-
stored. james Lee. Nashville. Tenn.
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An Infant Escort.

The me ssenger service occasionally
offeres its contribution to the humor of
metr opolitan life. A few nights ago a
sedate woman close to the line of mid.
die life found herself detained at
friends home until quite midnight.
As she was without an escort it was
deemed prudent by both her friend and
herself to ring for a messenger boy
Chat pever-failing resource of a woman
in all manner of emergency and dis.
tress y to see that she reached home in
safety. In few minutes the ring was
answered. And such wee, sleepy,
forlorn mite of humanity as presented
itself. HE was not more than 10
years old, am sure" said the object
of his protection. ''He was red
haired and freckled, and wore
look of the most abject
misery. But We started bravely out,
my escort leading the way. On the
upper step of the stoop he trippcd and
fell nearly the length of the steps. ]
picked him up, replaced his cap, felt
of his bruises and mothered him as if
he were my own son-as, indeed, he
might have been. When we got into
the street car l saw the cd look
that came over the faces of the half
dozen passengers in the car. 1 didn't
wonder. l wanted to giggle myself.
But didn't; only took my protector
by the hand as we left the car and led
him gently on until dismissed him at
my he me. Anether time 1requre such
service of the messenger company
shall specify that no infants be de-
spatched. --Nelo York Syn.
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Hydraulic power Is now being applied
to the manufacture of seamless steel
boats. These boats are claimed to be
proof against the destructive influences
of sun and shower and to be much more
durable and reliable than the ordinary
wooden boats. Though made of steel,
the weight will not be greater than that
Of a wooden boat Of the same size, and
the buoyancy vii! consequently be not
less. 1t is commended that in every re-
spect the seamless steel bo:t will be
superior to the wooden one, and the cost
OF the one will not be materially greater
than that OF the other.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-17

Compound locomotives are to be the
railway engines of the future. In COM
petitive trials in England compound
locomotive consumed twenty-five per
cent. less fuel than the ordinary loco
motive running under exactly the same
conditions.
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Recreation Abroad.

SIT is an odd thing how some Euro.
peans look upon the matter of recrea-
tion," said Captain Philip Hichborn of
the navy, who spent several weeks abroad
studing the shipyards of other nations.
SIN Glasgow there are always two and
sometimes three weeks every year when
it is utterly impossible to get any sort of
work done. Everybody takes holiday.
The shops are mostly closed, the dram
shops are closed, and the streets
present the appearance of gala
day. There is not a stroke of any de-
scription done during the entire period,
and you can't find men willing to work.
They are taking their annual rest When
this is over they havn't cent, aud they
start over again. The same thing hap
pens in ST. Petersburg. There are these
weeks of holiday occurring all winter
long and all over the country. They
have ice palaces and carnivals and all
sorts of sports, nobody thinking of work.
They are strange lot, anyway, all look
ing alike, with their fiat hats and their
long hair. 1t is almost impossible for a
foreigner to tell them apart. Here you
can recognize your hack driver or your
cab man without any trouble, but there
they seem to be cast in the same mould,
and it is often very provoking to find
that you do not know where your man
is, and wnen you find him you are not
sure whether it is he or some one else"
WASHINGTON Star
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In paper to the Vienna Academy of
Science, Theodor Gross has doubted that
sulphur is an element, believing, for rea-
sons soon to be given, that it is a COM
pound OF carbon with some other as yet
undetermined elementary substance.
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Don't hawk. hawk, blow, spit and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath, but use
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and end it.
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Oh. how can fair maiden smile and BY gay.

BE lovely and loving and dear,
As sweet "a rose and as bright as the May
When her liver is all out of gear2
She can't. 1t is impossible. But if she will
only lake Dir. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov.
cry, it will cleanse and stimulate her disor.
defed liver, purify her blood, make her com.
p!exion soft and rosy, her breath wholesome,
her spirits cheerful and her temper sweet. All
run -
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FITS stopped free BY DR.. KLrNR,s GRsAs
NERVE REsToRER. no Fits after first dayl
use. Marvellous cures Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DIR. Kline, &u Arch St., Phila., Pa