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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
Cured After Twenty-Five Years
 of Suffering


 q have used Swift's Specific (S. $. $. for blood diseases and Tn every instance with the best results. About twenty five years ago I had my leg hurt in an accident, and the wound never entirely healed. 1 tried yari ous remedies without success. I was finally induced to try s. s. s. That medicine healed it up-heaied it after twenty five years of suffering had aeen endured and much money had been thrown away in the pur. chase uf worthless medicines.
 G. W. WEIGH,
 Mobile, Ala.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
Rheumatism in Children.

One of my children was afflicted for a long time with rheumatism. Alter number of remedies had fail ed commenced giving her Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) After taking couple of bottles she was entirely cured. w. P. THoMPRoN.
 Piedmont, s. c. Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease mailed free.
 SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, Drawer 3 Atlanta, Ga.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

"The probation Is ended and there remains no hinge or loop to hang a doubt on." Certain Chill Cure" is acknowledged to be the best remedy known for fever and ague ond all malaria.
 Sold by J. NJ. Harkev & Bro. ian
 Throws up the snonoe-A d;var
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
rots. In this way a damage can be done by

Q oIUSIt WUTW.
 The full grown well developed boil worm averages l.57 inch in length and about .27 inch h diane ter On arriving at full growth, the worm works it's way to the ground. and choosing spot where the earth is somewhat compact, burrows be. meath the surface and forms a sub- cylindrical, straight or sloping gal lery, from three to six inches deep. At the bottom of this the worm transforms to pupa.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,

PREPARED BY Dr. J. c. Aver & Co.,, Lowell. Mass. Sold by all Druggists. Price s1; six bottles, s.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
The PrallafIon

A milkman never goes to dance in pumps. Too suggestive.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
adicted repor,

.G that the great .ers of Jefferson Davis .esident Harrison were sisters. Neitl = oe these gentleman, we are willing to111ert, were ever heard to boast of the relationship.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
Baliard,s Horehound Syrup for
 Whooping Cough.


 There Is no remedy in the world which wlll give such prompt relief m WhoopIng Cough as Ballard's Hore. hound Syrup. It will positively cure It. If you will try it, your children Will not keep you awake all night coughing. Ballards Hosehound Syrup is the most cooling and sooth- Ing remedy for Consumption Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and Asthma, in the world. It is free from opium. It builds up a new tissue, strengthens tue lungs. and IS an incomparable remedy, made of the best and purest materials. If your Lungs are weak and you have tickling in your Throat you need 1t. J. ". Wells oent
 Miss Gush-- Do you really thnk there is luck In odd numbers. Mr. Plunger-Yes, in won.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

Marriages are made in heaven, but the bills are paid here.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
SOME AUTUMN FANClES.
Things That Promise to lie Very Recher
che for Fall Suits.

Things That Promise to lie Very Recher-
che for Fall Suits.
The autumn grays are, of course,
darker than we have been wearing; the
the gray-green, called Gobelin, this
summer comes in darker shades, and
certain cloudy stone gray is seen, inde-
pendent of the numerous iron grays and
blue grays in dark mixtures.
The former are seen among the new
autumn serges. and also are met with in
very modish shades among the Henriet-
ia cloths. The very dark serges come
in mahogany, very deep heliotrope, bot
tie green and prunes and navy blue.
These heavy fall serges have very deep
and elaborate borders. The latter robes
for they are sold by the pattern-are
seen in the imported gowns made with
the border running horizontally around
the foot of the skirt. A portion of the
deep border also is used for the vest of
the bodice, while narrow edging
border is used for finishing the
neck, the sleeves and the bodice dra-
perry. This deep garniture is from half
foot to one foot in depth, in some of it
an applique embroidery of satin and
cording, and on other patterns is in hor-
izontal stripes of astrakhan and satin.
These fall serges are among the novel
ties of the coming season. Camels hair,
in all shades of brown and in dark
mixed grays, woven with stripes and
large figure spots Of the silken hair, is
a prominent fall novelty for the street
suits. Figured aanneB are also going
to be worn. Wreaths of flowers run
ming vertically up and down the skirts
render them gay little gowns for out
door wear. These fabrics resemble
some of the foulards in appearance, and
will probably be made up with other
material, as the foulards have been, to
a great extent. Scarf effects or fronts
of contrasting materials are pretty fall
fancies. In place of the blouse and
shirt so much worn this summer, vests,
either made of plain plush or velvet,
slightly fulled beneath the side plaits
so as to droop in horizontal, broken
folds, or laid in to form point, when Of
fancy trimming or brocade goods, will
be very fashionable on the street gown.
A new fawn brown promises to be very
recherche for the fall suit. Brown Is
well suited to autumn, especially later
eutumn.-N. Y. Star.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
MODERN COURTSHlP.
Romeo Bids Juliet an Eternal Farewell
for the 'Steenth Time.

Romeo Bids Juliet an Eternal Farewell
for the 'Steenth Time.
SIT is for the last time" she whis'
pered.
Dumbly eyes told eyes this was the
truth. Always inevitable, it had come
at last. After tonight there was to be
no future in common. As yet neither
has said the word that each is thinking
of.
"Good-bye" A little word to hold so
much of pain. ITO forget" A short
sentence to illustrate the impossible.
"Not yeti" A prayer for reprieve.
''The endr' A futureless hour which
embraces Past and Present.
"The rose is dead" says he, as a
shower of petals fell at his feet. Me-
,hanically removing the broken stem
from his button-hole, he added: "And
the word is said"
'Tt has been most sweet chapter in
or lives" said she with downcast eyes.
81 would not have missed it," replied
ho-''though we may never add"
ITO be continued" And tear stole
softly over her cheek.
Each had fingered, 10th to turn the
last torn leaf. Soon nothing would be
left of what had been all. Alas! That
the books of mems lives should be writ
ten in the sand, and that the tides of
the years leave not even a trace. A
strange emptiness fills all the night.
Other nights shall come ghost-haunted.
Ghosts of inscrutable glances-of sweet
replies to old immortal questionings
She stands beside him, her lips quiv-
ering with agony suffered for his sake.
His eyes are filed with pitying tears
for two broken lives-their own. Alas!
for the happy, foolish, fugitive hours
they had owned in common. Alas! for
the nights brimming with happy silences
under the stars. The shaded lamp is
burning out. The hour has come.
Words are poor things.
"Did 1 bring my cane?" And his
trembling hand reaches into shadowy
corner.
Eyes; here it is, replies she.
Goodnight"
"Good-night."
Each knows that it is goodbye.
A caress. A sigh. A sob. The door
closes. His rapid footsteps are speedily
lost to her listening ear. Yes, it is over.
The darkness swallows him from sight.
A murky flash. He is lighting his
cigarette.
And she?
She slowly rearranges her ruffled
bangs as she murmurs with a yawn:
~ wonder what time he'll come up
tomorrow night
They have bid each other an eternal
farewell before.-Johanna Staats, in
Life.
The Republican., 1890-10-17

comparatively none. I started on q
grand scale-he on small one. l had
hosts of friends. l married, had beau
tiful home, and every thing that man
could wish for, and the future seemed
bright. To be sure l lost steadily in
my business, but still had plenty, and
it would only be a matter Of short
time when the business would pay. Mr..
Stanton was succeeding with his small
capital, why should not l with my great
wealth? But, finally, and almost be-
fore l realized it. the crash came.
Every thing was swept away. Business,
home, friends, all. Why was it? Why
could not l succeed when l had every
thing to start on. and Stanton nothing?
My once friends laughed, and said:
You didn't have Stanton's brains, you
know And, again, as l struggled hops
lessly to regain footing, the sarcastic
remark was: Get Stanton's brains |
tried in every way to succeed. But no;
1 got deeper in debt each day. And
then, when all hope had fed, those
words rung in my ears. All! that was
the grand secret of future success! 1
must get Mr.. Stantons brains. hear
the words night and day. 1 see them
wherever l look. And now, not only
my success, but my peace of mind de-
pends upon accomplishing my object.
l must have them, and you will help
mer'
Like one turned to stone the girl sat,
too frightened to speak. But the ma
MAC, his eyes flashing, his hands con-
vulsively working, noticed nothing, so
intent was he telling his story.
See" continued he, 81 have knife,
surgeons knife. All! but it is sharp!
Now l shall soon have rest" and he
handled the cleaning, polished steel
with a caressing motion.
Jennie's eyes, full of agony, instinct
lively sought the window where young
Darcy sat. But he, looking at her,
could see nothing of the pain and terror
on that young face. Oh! if she could
only signal to him! If she could only
cry out! Once or twice some one tried
The Republican., 1890-10-17
HISTORY Or THE WALTZ.
How tho Popular viennese Dance WA,
Made Fashionable

How tho Popular Viennese Dance WA,
Made Fashionable,
The origin and history OF the Viennese
waltz? l am only musician and a com.
poser, and have little of the historian
about me, but 1 will tell you what
know.
The Viennese waltz, at present the
favorite dance all over the world. was
until seventy-fve years ago known and
practiced very little outside of the inn
perial city on the blue Danube. Its
worldwide fame dates from 1914, when
the European congress met at Vienna,
after the first fall of Napoleon, and
while the French Emperor was an exile
at Elba.
The Prince de Ligne, who represented
Louis NVIII. of France at the congress,
was out one night with Prince Meter.
mich, the all-powerful Prince, Minister
OF Austria, on an expedition which in
New York would be called seeing the
elephant, " and the two Princes wound
up by visiting the "Sperl," at that time
very famous dance hall in Vienna.
There the Prince de Ligne saw the
real Viennese waltz danced for the first
time, and he was so charmed with il
that he introduced it at the next enter
tainment which he gave to the diplo
matte corps. Thus the waltz, which
so far had only been popular, beeaHe a.
once fashionable.
Other diplomats initiated the example
Of Prince de Ligne, and it took only a
very short time before all the capitals
Of Europe had adopted the Viennese
dance. So impressed was the Prince de-
Ligne with the originality of the dance
and its Slow but fascinating movement.
that when the congress spent its time
in endless debates without purpose he
uttered the historical words: LIE C0ngre
ne morche pas; IL cakse. (The congress!
docs not get ahead; it waltzes round ant
round'0
During the first half of this century
three composers, Lanner, Gungl ant
Johann Strauss, my father, all three
Austrians, have impressed the artistic
stamp on the waltz. The number O
their imitators is legion, but whenever
they have failed to follow in the foot
steps of the pathfrders their works
have been unsuccessful.
OF the three sons Of Johann Strauss
Johann, Joseph (who died in 1870 ant
myself, the youngest, the world il,
pleased to say that We have inherited
some OF the artistic temperament of oui
father. We have certainly been indus
trious, for we have published nearly
eight hundred pieces of dance music
the majority of which have become very
popular. - Eduard Strauss, in n. Y,
journal
The Republican., 1890-10-17

the door, but finding it locked, walked
away. But no sound issued from her
lips. And bear in mind all this took
but few minutes, although it seemed
hours to the almost paralyzed girl. II
the man would only leave her, do any
thing but finger the shining blade, it
would be relief. Again she looked
across the street. Again the appealing
look from the girl. Oh. surely he sees
something is wrong, for he has placed
his pen on his desk, and his face is
turned steadily toward her Perhaps
he has caught a glimpse of the steel
and is puzzled to know what it means.
If she could only signal to him for help
now that he is looking. But what can
she do with this man before her, watch-
ing her every movement. But see! the
man with stealthy tread now moves
slowly toward the door, and with bent
knee places his ear to the key-hole, as
though listening for footsteps.
Now is her chance. She raises her
arms on high with an imploring gest-
ure. She dares not cry, even though
she could. Thank Heaven! the young
man has risen to his feet and stands
with his hand resting on the back of his
chair. Again the imploring gesture.
The young man turns in an uncertain,
hesitating manner, while her eyes roam
across the room, wildly hoping for some
other means to convey to him her need
of assistance. She sees the marking
pot, with its big, black brush, but
where the paper large enough for her
to write on in letters that he may see
across the street?
Suddenly the watcher across the way
sees hurried movement on her part;
the arms are again raised, and, between
them, on white surface, he reads:
HELP! Her neat white apron, in which
she had take such pride that morning,
had formed her signal.
Young Darcy hesitated no longer; but,
with u hurried call for assistance,
rushed across the street, closely fol-
lowed by a fellow-clerk.
None too soon, for the maniac had
turned, and, seeing the white signal
raised, had sprung toward the girl with
uplifted knife. Then, with wild
scream, Jennie fell, just as the upper
glass sashes of the door were burst open
and the men rushed into the room.
The man was captured and his story
found to be substantially as he had re-
lated it to Jennie. Inheriting money
from his father, being naturally ex-
travagrant, and with no business ability,
i the inevitable crash came almost un-
expectedly, not SO much, as, one of his
boon companions and intimate friends
said, because of lack of money, but be-
cause of lack of brains. The worry,
loss of his business, and, finally, of his
health, deprived him of his reason and
necessitated his incarceration in a
private asylum, where he constantly
raved over what his friend said was the
cause of his failure, and from which he
one day made his escape, with the re-
suit given.
AS to our two young friends, they were
married, of course, and one of their
most valued keepsakes is the white
apron, which Jennie insists was the
means of saving her life.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
A VOLCANIC ISLAND.
Vesuvius Dwarfed by Iceland's Terrible
Lava Floods.

NesuVlus DWarfed by Iceland'S Terrible
Lava Floods.
There is no country in the known
world where volcanic eruptions have
been so numerous as in Iceland, or have
been spread over so large surface. Nc
part of the isle is wholly free from the
marks of volcanic agency, and it may
be truly called the abode of subterrane.
Gus heat. Vesuvius is dwarfed into in.
significance by the twenty volcanoes OF
Iceland, all of them larger. The lava
flood at the last eruption in Iceland, in
1875, has been computed to contain 81.
600, 100000 of cubic feet, while the
largest eruption of Vesuyius on record,
that of 1T94, only threw out 730, 900, 00C
of cubic feet of lava. Some of the Ice.
landic lakes are studded with volcanic
isles, miniature quiescent Strombolis,
whose craters rise from bases green with
a prolific growth of angelica and grasses.
Even in the bosom of the sea, off the
coast there are hidden volcanoes About
the end of January, 1883, flames were
observed rising from the sea about thirty
miles off Cape ReykJanes; they lasted
several months until terrible eruption
commenced 200 miles away in the
interior, when they disappeared. A
few years ago rocks and islets emerged
from the sea in this place. Another
volcanic feature is the Solfatara valleys,
plains studded with number of low,
cone-shaped hillocks, from whose tops
jets of steam ascend. In other places
boiling mud issues from the ground six
to eight feet into the air, as in New Zea-
land. Standing on the feeble crust
where literally fire and birthstone are in
incessant action, having before your
eyes terrible proofs Of what is going on
beneath you, enveloped in vapors, your
ears stunned with noises, is strange
sensation.
AS to the hot springs, those in Reyk-
jadal, though not the most magnificent,
are perhaps the most curious among the
numerous phenomena of this sort in Ice
land. On entering the valley you SEQ
columns of vapor ascending from differ
ent parts of it. There is a number of
apertures in a sort of platform of rock.
The water is at 212 degrees Fahrenheit,
and it rises two or three feet into the
air. A river flows through the valley,
in the midst of which jet OF boiling
water issues with violence from a rock
raised but few feet above the icy-cold
water of the river. Not far from this
place is the grotto or cave of Surt, which
is so large that no one has penetrated to
its inner end. In forming these scenes
nature seems to have deserted all her
ordinary operations and to have worked
only in combining the most terrific ex-
tremes which her powers can command.
Nor is she yet silent. After the lapse
of ages the fires of the valcano still
burst out among the regions of eternal
snow, and the impetuous laundering of
the geysers continues to disturb the
stiffness of the surrounding solitude
Murray's Magazine.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
European Postal Statistics.

Germany has 19,476 post-offices, En-
gland 1887, France only 7,s46. Last
year 65, 900, 900 post-ofice orders, with
value of 4,SoO, 100000 francs, were for
warded in Germany, and $1,000, 900 Or
ders, the value of 65S, 900, 900 francs, for
warded in France. The bad showing of
France in postal statistics is in no small
degree due to the fact that the postal
authorities may found yearly only
twenty-five new post-ofices, although
almost 1000 applications for new post
offices are made annually. In Paris a
pneumatic postal card reaches its des-
tination between an hour and an hou
and half after mailing. A similar card
in Berlin is delivered within thirty-tive
or forty minutes after mailing. Boston
Budget
The Republican., 1890-10-17
Where the Babies SIM oke.

The scientists, doctors and others who
condemn the use of tobacco should visit
Siam and Burmah. The writer, while
in the United States navy, visited Bang
kok once and was surprised at the in
discriminate manner in which the ma
tives indulged in the use of the weed.
Handsome, dark-skinned young women,
in their many-colored garments, were
walking about the streets putting away
at their cigarettes. Old women, men,
BOYS and even the children were smok-
ing. 1t was common sight to see lit
tie tots, not over four or five years old,
with string of beads around their
necks and cigarette over each ear,
smoking like full grown man, as they
trotted about as naked as on the day
they were born. Questioning an En-
glish speaking native l learned that the
children are taught to chew the betel
nut mixed with tobacco, and to smoke
as soon as they are able to walk. Not
withstanding this excessive use of the
seductive weed saw no i'll effects from
it. On the contrary, all of the children
seen smoking were sle elk, fat little
bodies, who seem to enjoy their cigar
cites with evident relish. IN. Y. Her
aid.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
ELECTRIC-LlGHT BUGS.
An Ent0mologist Says They Belong to n
Disreputable Family.


The electric-light bug, big, ugly
''critter," about two inches long, with
a yearning after electric lights. which
gives him his name, has often been the
occasion of comment and speculation.
He was never met with until the cleo
trio light made its appearance, and it is
matter of curiosity as to how he spent
his evenings before the electric light
came into use.
The scientists have located him. After
nightfall he is drawn to the lights by
the glare from his watery home. 1t is
the largest United States representative
of the genus Belostonad, the same family
to which the bedbug and field chinch,
the louise and the squash bug belong.
So his relations are not such as to COM
mend him. This particular bug lives in
sluggish streams, marshes and swamps.
The light attracts him, which he haunts
until tired out, when he falls to tho
pavement.
The body of the insect ends in two
respiratory tubes. 1t is provided with
suctoral tube, through which it re-
ceives its nutrition in fluid from plants
or aquatic animals. The insects, which
have sometimes been scattered over the
pavements on the paved streets, forty or
fifty to the lamp, are not very danger
GUS to man unless they succeed in in
serting their strong beak into the skin
of the hand. In such case a very pain
full wound is made.
A milky fluid is injected into the hurt
and the pain is followed by stupor from
the fluid. This bug is very rapacious
and captures and destroys large num-
bers of small fishes, water beetles and
larve, which it easily does with it's
large, powerful beak. Its prey is held
between it's forelegs, while the juice of
its victim is extracted. 1t is brown-
black in color and quite agile in SWIM
ming, flying or walking. Its element
seems to be water, and the paddle
shaped arrangement of its hind legs
show this.-N. ]. Journal.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
How to Smoke a Cigar. -

An old smoker says: Never cut of
the end of the cigar nor chew it off while
smoking. 1t is vulgar habit, besides
being mischievous. Three or four small
holes made half an inch from the end of
the cigar will allow the exit of ths
smoke, while at the same time the stub
of the cigar catches and holds the nico-
tine, which is the injurious product of
the smoke, especially to nervous people.
A cigar should be smoked slowly and
should be lighted evenly. In case one
side of the cigar should burn and leave
a ragged edge on the other side it is not
necessary to relight. A gentle blow
through the cigar toward the lighted
end will ignite the ragged side and it
will burn regularly. Smoking this way
Is pleasure.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican., 1890-10-17
MILLIONS OF STOCKINGS.
Twelve Hundred Thousand Pairs Made
Each Day.

I was told recently by one of the
prominent hosiery merchants that the
production of seamless hose in this
country was about 100000 dozen pairs
daily, says the New York correspondent
of the Washington Star. This seems
incredible, and yet my informant is a
man of wide and accurate knowledge of
the trade.
A daily production of 1900 900 pairs
of stockings would mean 100000 pairs
each working week or $50, 900, 900 pairs
a year, an average of five pairs to each
man, woman, child, bedridden invalid
and pickaninny in the land. And this
covers only one class of stockings,
though probably the most numerous
one. OF course, the bulk is of the
cheapest qualities, those that sell in the
trade for so cents q dozen and there
abouts. But how are they used, and
where do they go? 1t is almost as deep
a problem as the death and the future
life of the pin. These statistics throw
a strong light on the gigantic dimen-
sions of the clothing trades. We
scarcely put hosiery and underwear
among the important divisions of dry
goods, and yet the transactions are be-
yond the scope of an ordinary imagina-
tion.
A few weeks ago company of dealers
representing the importing side of the
trade alone gathered to confer on how
best to protect their interests before
Congress, and a rough computation of
the capital represented by the houses
that then joined in action gave the
stupendous total Of $500, 1000.