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The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
The General Average of the whole
Breadth Now Stands Mt ss.0-JuIy
Returns Lower Than
Usual.

A Washington special OF the
10th says. The July retsrns
to the department Of agri-
culture show some Improvement
in the cotton condition during the
month OF June. The general aver
age for the whole breadth has adj
vanced three points, standing at
1916. In but few seasons since
1874 have the July re-
turns been so low. A slight
improvement has been made,
quite general throughout the belt,
the result Of favorable weather during
the month. The crop universally is
later. The plant is small and back
ward, and the lack OF suitable
weather for chopping out has made
the fields very grassy. Domination
Is slow and imperfect and
replsnting failed to secure perfect
stands. Locally considerable areas
have been plowed up and given to
other crops or abandoned entirely
from the Mississippi westward. The
plant, while somewhat backward, is
OF good color, making generally
vigorous growth, while the
plantations running sufficient
number OF plows are reasonably
clean. There is some complaint OF
lack of labor. The outlook in Texas
is especially good. The plant is Wig
orous and the fields are well worked
and fruiting has begun. Worms
are reported from but two
counties, both being in Texas.
The returns of the condition by states
are as follows: Virginia, 80; North
Carolina, II; South Carolina, 80;
Georgia, S5; Florida, "a; Alabama,
81; Mississippi, Oh; Louisiana, 90;
Texas, 95; Arkansas, 9S; Tennessee,
80. The temperature of the month
was above normal throughout almost
the entire region. The rainfall,
while rather short, was generally
sufficient, and this favorable combi-
nation Of the meteorological condi-
tions enabled the crop to recover
somewhat from the unfavorable
weather earlier in the season, the
lateness on the plant will make the
fiual outcome unusually dependent
upon the length of the season.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

He was DO longer a stranger shut ont
from the sympaihies aud companIonship
which make life thing Of beauty aud
sweetness.
The feeling stayed with him as the
Next dag opened for work. The hours
OF labor were lIghtened, shortened by
thoughts Of the evening and what Il
would bring. 1t was no longer spent In
an unhcmeiike boarding. b use or In
listless wanderings about streets filed
with strange faces. There was place
where he was looked for and expected,
where smile and pleasant word
greet him, where he should find 0pp0r-
funity In abundance for reading, for
study, for self-improvement Of different
kinds. From the enjoyment Of all these
good things II was easy, at the bidding
OF some earnest speaker, to look up n
grateful praise to the Lord who inclines
the hearts Of his people to hold out
helping hands to the wandering and
perishing.
ssWho could 1t have beensr
There " as the ever recurring ques-
ton as to who had sent him the mem-
bership ticket. Some one who had no.
ticed him, some one who had taken
kindly thought Of him. Some one was
interested in him and his well-being,
some one, perhaps, looking upon him
with friendly eyes. Yes, II must be
that, all unsupported by himself, he
was at times under the kindly observa-
tiop Of the person who had opened his
way into such goodly places. The
thought of 1t sent thrill to the boys
soal, filling 1t with earnest longing and
sturdy resolution to show this unknown
friend that he was not doing discredis to
his kindness.
Notwithstanding the Indifference
with which Mr.. Merrill had sent the
membership ticket to the unknown boy,
the fact Of his having done so led him
to watch him with more or less inter-
est.
III do believe he is bracing up he
remarked to himself not long after the
gift had been made. ssHe has quit that
siouching way he had, and moves about
as II he thought he had q right to live.
He's bright looking young chap. II
I've done him any good Pm glad OF
it."
At the close CT the year Mr.. Merrill
did not walt to be called upon by the
secretary Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, but presented himself al
the gentleman's office.
1--we come to pay my membership
fee, he said.
ssAnd one more again?n asked the
other with smile. ssNot the same
one, though. He'll pay his own way,
now. You've done good work for him,
Mr.. Merrill. He's making man OF
himself and you gave him q good lift
towards it,
ssHere,r said Mr.. Merrill, handing
him half eagle. make out some
more memberships and send them where
you think they will do the most good.
I've never been much OF q worker my
self, but-my hair is getting gray, aud
it's time was doing a little to help on
the Lords kingdom
Every year Henry Barnes seeks out
some stranger in the growing city, one
of the seemingly uncared-for ones, who
either drift on its tide of humanity into
pure and noble life or go down in the
pitfalls awaiting them on every side, and
sends him ticket Of membership In
the Association, which answers with an
emphatic yes the question.
Am my brothers. keeper"
When he is older ard farther along In
the sure road of prosperous and honpred
manhood he will multiply his gift =
Sydney DayIe.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
A WAR MEETING.

Our complaint just now is war meet
ms. They've bin havin 'cm bad in varis
parts of our cheerful Republic, and
naturally we caught EN- hero in Baldins-
vile. They broke out all over us.
Posey County is aroused. I may say,
indeed, that the pra-hay-ories of In
jianny is ON fire.
Our big meetin came off the other
night, and our old friend of the Bugle
was elected Cheerman.
The Bugle-Hora Of Liberty is one of
Baldvinsv.ile's most eininentest institoo-
tions. The advertisements are well
written, and the deaths and marriages
are conducted with signal ability. The
editor, Mr.. Siiukers, Is a polished, skar-
castle writer. Folks in these parts will
not soon forget how he used up the
Eagle Of Freedom, family journal pub
lished at Snootville, near here. The
controversy was about a plank road.
'The road may be, as our contemporary
says, humbug; but our aunt isn't bald
headed, and sce haven't got one-eyed
sister Sail Wonder If the Editor Of
the Eagle of Freedom secs it2" This
used up the Eagle Of Freedom Teller, be.
cause his aunt's head does present a
skinned appearance, and his sister
SARAH is very much one-eyed, For a
genteel home-thrust, Mr.. SIIsKERs has
few ekals.
was fxin' myself up to attend the
great war meetin', when my daughter
entered with a yoang man who was evil
jently from the city, and who wore long
hair, and had wild expression into his
eye. In one hand he carried port
folio, and in his other paw claspt
bunch Of small brushes. My daughter
introduced him as Mr.. SwEIBIER, the
distinguished landscape painter from
Philadelphy.
'He is artist, papa. Here is one Of
his masterpieces young mother gaz-
In Admiralty upon her first born" and
my daughter showed me really pretty
picter done In lie. lis it not beautiful,
papa? He throws SO much soul into his
work"
docs he? does heg" said I-"welI.
reckon Ia better hire him to whitewash
our fence. 1t needs it. What will you
charge. SIR continued, ito throw some
soul into my fencey'
My daughter went out of the room in
very short meeter. talrin the artist with
her, and from the emphatical manner in
which the door slamd / concluded she
was suminat Disguised at my remarks.
She closed the door, may say, in italics.
| went into the closet and larfcd all alone
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
The Line He worked On.

There is a prominent clergyman Ia
New York who resembles John A. Cir
ven, of Columbus, Ga He was on his
way to Brooklyn bridge when he was
stopped by a salesman who is quite
near sighted
"aello, John, said he, worry heartily.
"How is business"
The clergyman, who IS about as
bright and quick a man as there is to
be found in this town, instantly saw
that there was no desire to bunco him.
and that the salesman was honest In
his greeting
"Well, business in my line is not as
good as would like it to be, You see
the devi. is firmly established. and he
is hustler We get no business from
him without hard pull, for he never
lets up il there is any possibility OF
holding a customer"
The voice betrayed the man, and the
drummer knew that he had made a
mistake
Excuse me, thought you were a
friend of minen
No excuse necessary. we all make
errors
After laugh on both sides the sales
man said;
What line Of goods do you carry,
anyhow
II carry the Bible" replied the un-
clerical looking clergyman, "and | am
trying to run the devil into bank
ruptcy."
'OhIn cried the salesman, don't
tell anybody about this mistake ofinine,
will your The boys might hear of It."
Dry Goods Retailer and Jobber.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
He Gets the worst Of IL Either way.

There is now strong demand for
live Holsters. The restaurants,
boarding houses, and many of the
families that used to demand boiled
Holsters, now order them alive, be-
cause it is the within Of the moment
to eat them after they have been
broiled alive. The idea is that the
flesh 10 half a dozen times more sue
culent than II they are killed first.
Humantsrians need not shudder.
There never was any humane method
Of killing lobster. He used to be
boiled alive and now he is broiled.
1t is doubtful whether, II each lob
ster could he questioned, many of
them would care which way they
were treated. --Ex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
a Good Deal to ,. rhanlfal FOR.

OF the late Bishop Ames the follow
ing anecdote Is told: While presid-
ing over certain conference In the
West q member began TRADE against
universities and education, thanking
God that be had never been corrupted
by contact with college. After pro-
ceeding thus for q few minutes, the
bishop interrupted with the question:
"Do | understand that the brother
thanks God for his ignorance?''
"Well, yes,'' was the answer,
"you can pat 1t that way II You want
to-"
'sWell, all l have say said the
bishop, In his sweete& musical tone,
''all have 10 say Is pat the brother
has good deal to think God for. -
New Jersey Mirror.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
THE TIN TARIFF.
Letter From Hon. w. NJ. Fishback ON
the Subject in st. Louis Republic.
FORT SMITH, ARK, July 6.


FORT SMITH, ARK, July 6.
The Republics overwhelming
exposure OF the Hon. Mr.. Niedring-
haus' patriotic job, by which he
makes $50 900 out of the tariff on
tin, for which he voted, suggested an
investigation OF the effects OF this
nriff upon our canning industry at
his place (Fort Smith, Ark).
That the illustration Of its effect
nay be simplifed, / will not give the
dice calculations as they actually
exist, which would only serve to
confuse, but will suppose estimates
such as will make the point clear to
even the dullest reader.
The canning factory al this city we
will suppose nses S20,00 worth of
fruits and vegetables every season.
That is, it furnishes home market
to our farmers and gardeners, worth
to them each year $40 900. 1t pays
out in wages to laborers $4,000 an
nually. We will further suppose its
tin cans, under the old tariff tax,
costs them in round numbers $4,000
each year. This is q total cost to
them of $4,000. OF course they
must sell their product at more than
$50 900, or they must close their
business. Now let US suppose they
sell their annual product at S32 800.
This is fair profit on their capital
aud all moves along nicely.
But new tariff on tin is levied.
We will suppose this new tariff raises
the price of their tin cans to $1,000;
the total cost of their annual product
now would be (if the paid the farm
ers and their lsborers the same as
before) $50, 800. But this is all they
can sell their product for, and would
leave them no profit whatever. How
are they to get their profits back?
They must either pay the farmer
less for his fruits and vegetables and
the laborer less for wages or they
must suffer loss of profits. There is
no escaping the share which the
Niedringhauses get, for they are
backed by the strong arm OF the Jaw.
The result is just what might have
been expected; the wages of the la
borers are reduced 10 per cent, or
$500 during the year, and the price
of the fruits and vegetables are re-
duced 10 per cent, or $1,000 during
the season, and thus the profit OF
$2500 is restored at the expense of
the very men whom the Neidring-
hauses professed to wish to protect.
The farmers and laborers not only
are forced to pay more for their tin
cups and tin buckets, etc., but they
are forced to meet reduction In
their means of paying these extra
prices. But then Hon. Niedring-
hsuses pocket their $50, 900 and are
able to contribute literally to another
campaign of educating the farmer
aud wage-earner in the beauties Of
tariff taxes and OF teaching them how
| "protection" furnishes home markets
and high wages.
This supposed case will illustrate
what is actually taking place, we
may reasonably expect, in every can
ming factory in the United States.
w. NJ. FIsHBAcK.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Do not suppose that a young woman
is necessarily in an unainiable frame of
mind when you meet her bearing a
muddy overshoe in hand. The relief
that she experienced when she gave up
trying to keep the thing ON more than
balanced her vexation at spelling glove
and boot; but oh! the things that women
think and don't say when at every step a
misft oversLoe drops down at the heel
would make volume for the govern
ment to suppress. Boston Common
wealth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
Probably as a Q. urate.

Gabriel--What do you think OF
these religious rows ON earth, st.
Peterf
st. Peter-Oh, the arguments on
each side are Interestingly The
writings OF both parties remind me
Of the average Englishman's impress
sions of America. Puck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Chief Justice Fuller could not be
persuaded to indulge in that wonder.
full punch that was served at the Har-
ward commencement exercises, and
certain enthusiasts think he does not
know what he missed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

The Emperor of China doesn't
permit any lawyers to fool away the
time around his courts. He simply
orders tie beheading of ''all persons
concerned in the recent riots and
massacres," without bothering too
much about the share they had 10 the
trouble.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas
Edison, EIihu Thompson, Frank j..
Sprague. Franklin j. Pope and
nearly score OF others are named as
having begun their electrical studies
and experiments as poor mon. They
are now all wealthy, having taken
the current at time when it led on
to fortune.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

George Gould has log cabin in
the Catskills, whore he Tolls around
during the summer studying how he
can become richer man than his
father. He is a chip OF the old block
with an extra hard knot thrown in.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Teacher-Who discovered Ameri-
ca, Jimmie? Jimmie-I forget, sir.
Teacher-Don't you remember the
name OF the man who made the egg
stand on end? Jimmie--Oh, yes,
sir; Herman. New York Truth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
STATE NEWS.

Items Cleaned Fresh and Bright From the
Columns Of Our Exchanges.
Berryville had circus last week.
The separate coach law goes into
effect August 23.
The sanitary condition Of Fort
Smith is very good.
Hot Springs wants the electric car
system spoken of some time ago.
The liquor license ordinance still
remains in the tomb at Hot Springs.
A fire company was organized at
Arkadelphia Wednesday night with a
membership of thirty.
Two prominent citizens of Arka-
delphia met with serious accidents
last Tuesday by the explosion Of
cartridges.
Camden is working hard for a
canning factory. The proposed plant
will cost $4,000, and will work 200
hands per day.
Louie Lille, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. L. l.. Williams, died near Cur
don on Monday last of pneumonia,
aged 8 months.
Farmers are needing rain just now,
but crops at present are looking fine.
The wheat being thrashed 10 yielding
well an6 is Of good quality.
s. r. McNutt, of Camden, met
with painful accident this week.
He was carelessly picking on dyna-
mite cap with pen-knife, when ii
exploded, tearing off the end Of the
thumb and forefiDger on the left
hand.
On last Saturday night Mrs. Ia.
bert McGee, living on the Stout farm,
near Morrilton, took dose OF
strychnine, mistaking it for morphine.
She is very low, but by prompt &C
ton on the part of the attending
physicians her life was saved.
Miss Stella Brown, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Brown, OF
Eureka Springs, died last week Of
Saleda, Colo, where she had been
spending few days on visit. Her
remains were brought 10 Eureka
Springs and buried on last Wednes-
day.
II is particularly unfortunate for us
that the Worlds Fair convention, al
Little Rock, and the firemen's tour
nament, at Fort Smith, should con-
flict, as 1t will, as q good many Fort
Smithans would attend the conven-
ton were it otherwise. The Call
will be there. Fort Smith Call.
The Crawford county Sunday
school convention will meet at Log
town on Friday, Saturday and Sun.
day, August 7, 8 and 9. Committee
have been appointed by Logtown
Sunday school TO prepare suitable
location, and no pains will be spared
to make everything agreeable for the
delegates.
There win be twenty-four visit
ing fire departments, or about 500
firemen OF the state firemen's tour
nament, at Fort Smith, next month.
The cities of Bentonville, Rogers,
Fayetteville, Van Buren,, Dardanelle,
Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Newport,
Helena, Hot Springs, Hope and Tex
arkana will send companies.
MorriIion will soon have Pythian
Temple that will be q credit to this
excellent institution Of the town.
The contract Is let, the foundation ID
now being laid broad and deep. II
will occupy the two upper stories OF
the building now being erected by
Frank Snyder and Peter Miller. In
addition the hall, which win be
x2o, they will erect new opera
Ne, also 72x5S feet.
Monday night last four
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

The late B. J. Losing was an en-
graver IS well as historian. The
quaint and antiquated cover of
Harper's Magazine, in which peri
odical appeared his earlier work,
shows the main features of his design.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

girl in Atchison has peculiar way
of attracting attention to herself. She
scallops her finger nails. and leaves them
that way.
An Atchison girl recently refused to
marry man, saying that she thought
too much Of hmm; she believed she was
certain TO think less of him if she mar
ried him.
An Atchison woman has the fad Of
naming her cats, dogs and chickens for
her friends When her neighbors hear
her abusing Mrs. Smith they know it is
not her friend she is abusing, but the
cat, which has probably been stealing
cream.
An Atchison woman, who used to
worry herself sick and thin with jeal-
ousy, has settled down to a common
sense view of men, and is now plump
and full of health. As result her
formerly frisky husband has become
very devoted and dutiful.
An Atchison woman, who recently in
terviewed twelve married women on the
subject, finds that four married to es-
cape being old maids, two married for q
home, five married because some other
woman wanted their husbands, and one
married because she really thought so
much Of her husband that she could not
help herself. Atchison Globe.
Bunting In Japan the servants In
variably treat their employers with def
erential consideration.
Larkiu--Japan has q civil service Law,
auufs,aa = Al ,tfaavsa Neakiv
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Men will rush to raise the car
window for lady, but when asked
to hold her baby the rush dwindles
to very faint rustic. New York
journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Senator George, Of Mississippi, is
65 years OF age and has been mem
Der OF the senate for ten years. He
was brigadier general In the Con-
fedeTate army, and after the war
chief justice OF the supreme court OF
Mississippi.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Thirty-seven standing committees
approved Of Rev. DIR. Brooks cleo
ton to the bishoprie OF Massachusetts,
and seventeen opposed it. The mat
ter is now in the hands of the bish.
ops, and their decision will probably
not be announced for some time to
come.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
Pay the Printer.

When storm cavorts around your door.
And you, by light OF taper,
Sit closely by the evening fire
To read your country papers
Just think OF him whose work thus halu
To wear away the winter.
And put this question 70 yauslelf,
Hare paid the pflptex@s
tznkangss
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

The record of Henry Barnes life was
sorrowful enough to depress any boy.
He had lost, first his father, then his
mother, after which he had been taken
to work on the farm Of an uncle, whose
chief care concerning him was TO get
out of him enough work to pay for his
keeping. When the Ieighbors took
enough interest in Henry to make re-
marks which seemed to place the
farmee under obligations to send him to
school, he concluded that it would not
pay, and, upon Henry's learning,
through friend of his father, OF a situ-
alton In the lively town, no objections
was made to his takingit
SO the boy came, feeling 10 his lonely
friendlessness that there was not per-
son in the world to whom 1t would
make any difference whether he lived
or died. But one day there came an
envelope bearing his name, obtained
by the secretary from his employer.
Letters were rare to the count y boy,
and he gazed with curiosity at the I'M
familiar handwriting before opening 1t.
The card of paid-up membership re-
quired good deal of studying, at the
end of which the recipient decided that
1t had come to him by mistake. So
In the evening he took his way 10 the
association rooms and was met by the
secretary.
ssThis Is a mistake said Henry,
handing him the card. II hayen't
paid any money here and I'm not a
member
'sIf your name is Henry Barnes you
certainly are member" said the other
with smile.
"But how? | don't know anything
about these institutions. Who sent it?S
1T was probably sent at the desire OF
some one who feels interested In YOU
Interested In hlml The very idea
sent glow to the heart OF the lonely
boy.
ssSomebody,n went on the secretary,
''who thinks 1t will be benefit to you
TO come In with u.s.
Which last was another new, astonish-
Ing idea:
sand hope" continued the young
man more earnestly, 'sthat you win be
one OF us, giving us your hearty sympa-
thy and cooperation. We want Just
such as you-want You to share with us
In our good things and In our work.
Here Is place, always warmed and
lighted, always ready 10 receive such as
may want to come here. Here are books
and papers. Every evening you Will
meet good company. On Sundays we
have our meetings we all work and try
our best 70 bring In those who are out
side. You are one Of as by that men,
bership card. Come and belong with
us In real earnest"
Al the close o. the evening Henry
walked away feeling as II he had been
suddenly introduced into pew world.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Gen. james Longstreet, the ex-
Confederate leader, is to attend the
New Hampshire veterans reunion
at the Weirs in August.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
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The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

Gen. Neal Dow advocates punish
meDt by the lash on the back for
liquor dealers who violate the Maine
prohibition law.