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The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
How He Will Know It.

A correspondent asks: "How are We to know that prosperity is returning before we begin to feel the effects of it. l see in the pa pers sometimes that it is return ing, but l see no signs of it."
 If our correspondent is asking for a sign, we can give h m an in fallible one. When he sees gen. cral rise in prices, he may know that general prosperity is return ing. When he sees prices gradu. ally falling, and observe that the staple commodities are making "new low records" in the markets he may know that prosperity is not returning; he may know that there is not the slightest hope oi it's returning so long as the con. ditions that make lower and lower prices are in operation.
 When our correspondent sees [ general rise in prices, he will know that the money now hoard ed in he banks is flowing out into the cbann ls of trA le. iu respouss
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
We Met the Enemy, and it
 Seems They Caught Us.

Up te the time of going to press. we have not received the official returns from the recent Congress ional and State elections, but the following from the Ga-1He of the 7th will give a pretty good idea Of how things have gone:
 Returns from yesterdays cleo tion received by the Gaz>tte up to 5 o'clock this morning indicate a sweeping majority for the Repub- licans.
 Morton is elected Governor of New York by plurality of more than loo, 900, and Strong is elect. ed Mayor of New York by from 35,o00 to 4O,o00 plurality.
 The Second Congressional Dis trict of West Virginia (Wilson's districD is in doubt, the indfca. tions favorable to the Republicans.
 In the Seventh Kentucy Dis. trict (the Ashland DistrieD the Republicans claim the election of Denny.
 The Republicans make heavy gains in the Congressional Dis tricts in New York. Ohio, New Jersey and other States which will probably give th.m maiori- ty in the House ef from ten to twelve.
 In Colorado and in Kansas inc Republicans elect their State tick cts hy safe maiorities.
 The PoPulist vote seems To have been very light in all the States except Minnesota.
 NEw YORK, Nof4 7.-l |. nl.- Returns received hy the Associat- ed Press up to this hoHf ~nor- taat the nsXt House of Representatives will be Republican. The returns now show a gain for the Republi- cans of fifty-six. These gains are distributed as follows: West Yr- ginia, 3; New York. l2; Massaehu- setts, i; MaryIaud 3; Pcansvlvan. ia ,; Illinois, ,; New Jersey. ,: Connecticut, }; Kansas. l: Ohio. 6; Indiana, l; North Carolina, l.: Rho4e Island, ?; Michigan, }; Col orado, l; Wisconsin, 1. Total, 56.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
vel fare.

EGGLESTON--At the Gas CT House, in this city, on the morn. ing of Nov, 2nd, from an over. dose of chloral, Mir. J. E. Eggles- ton, State Agent for the Singer Manufacturing Company.
 MT. Eggleston came to our city last Summer and was a quiet. peaceable man, and in all his deal ings with our people el CT deport- ed himself as a perfect gentleman. Of late, it is said, that he had been drinking to excess; and the drug taken, which terminated his earth ly existence, it is generally thought, was for the purpose of relieving nervouS excitement, and not with suicidal intent. He has mothor and sister living in Rich mond Virginia, who have the sympathies of our people in this great atfllctlon. The remains were embalmed by Drs. Loper and Pope, and forwarded to his rela lives
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09

The first tramp printer tbat we have seen for some tune made us d call last Saturday. He, like most of his tribe, was flat broke, and as he found the printers of Monticel- 10 enjoying the same blessings, he shook the dust from his feet aud continued his journey westward, :, ho. where the star of Empire takes its way We sincerely trust that he will strike t riel,, for a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind"
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
The Price of Cotton.

\ correspondent in Louisiana writes 10 ask why the price oi cot- ton is so low. and we wish We could give a satisfactory response.
 Various answers are given. none which Is altogether satisfactory. Scarce money, large crops, bad laws, speculation, and many ether answers are given. most oi which have been advanced from time to time by the renders and cores. Pondents of Home and Farm.
 The fact is the price of cotton has steadily decreased for years. Every improvement in machinery lowers the cost and increases the snpplv. The world has not enough cotton and will Eot have until every panper is well clothed
 But then paupers who need clothing have nothing to give iH exchange. In order to increase consumption the price of any pro duct must be reduced. There is | limit to which this redurtion can ea Indeed, every reduction nt half cent makes impossible for some cotton planters 10 make a profit and they turn t. other things.
 It does not cost every body the same to raise cotton. It costs more to raise cotton iu South Car elina than in Mississippi, as rule. but some fortunate farmers in South Carolina can raise it as cheaply as anyone in Texas. Some farmers can afford to eulti- vate it after others give up. No one supposed a few years ago that six cent cotton was possible, but in that time everything else has decreased in price and some tarm- CTS can make profit at eight cents while others can make nothing at twelve.
 A few years ago when prices began to get unusually low Home and Farm expected to see ro- duction curtailed and prices ad- vance, but in this 1t has been dis appointed. So it confesses ii does not know much about the price of cotton.
 If VIC knew just what it costs the best farmers on the best lands to raise cotton we could fxa price beyond which il could not %, but we supposed few years ago six cents would stop the production of cotton.
 Well. it has not. hut ii has dono thls. 1t has forced the farmers Gf the South 10 raise something else | besides cotton.
 This year the South has raised more bread and meat, more fruit and vegetables, more grass, more milk, eggs and butter than ever before.
 Let us credit that to the low price of cotton. Six-ccnt cotton has compelled the southern farm CT to diversity his agriculture and in divcrsifcaton lies the salvation of the agricultural sections oI America. Home aHd Fdrm
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
3traye9.

About May 1st 1894. one bay marc colt, 3 years old next spring, with whlte stren< in forehead. :. and about If haHds high. Any of her will he thank fuIiyrceeived by.
 J0E ABCoCK. Oct. 10, '94, 4t. Monticello, Ark.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
Rucklens S Arnica Salve.

TIE BFsT SALyE in the world for Cuts, Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tettor, Chapped Hands. Chilblains. Corns and all Skin Eruptioas. and posi- lively cures Piles, ar no pay re- quire It is guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction OF money re funded. Price 25c. per box. FOR SALE BY Brown, Hall @ Go,
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09

to the demands of busHeSs and enterprise. But, in fine very na- tarc ot things, this cannot happen
 now or in tl@e ne future. So long as the value of the ptoducts of human labor is measured by the small stock of gold in this country, just SD long will prices be Appreciated and business de pressed. So long us our currency is red deemable in this small stock of gold, just so long will the pro dacers of the country be compell- ed to pay more cotton, moro wheat, more iron. and more labor for given sum of it. Falling prices put less and less monoy in circulation. The farmers of Geor- gia will get nearly one-half less money for their cotton this year than they got last year. This means, of course, that they will have half as much money with which to pay their debts and do their trading. It means in other words. that the business of the south will have to be done on halt as much money as il had in hand last year.
 Having pursued the subject thus far, we advise our eorrespon dent-who is business man-and all other business men to take 1t up at this point and reflect about Il, and ask themselves seriously fl 1t isn't about tlme to get at the facts of the situation and apply the remedy suggested by common sense. fany of them have not had enough of the present curren= cy system, dictated by England, we assure them that they and all ot us stand good chance to get great deal more than k neeessa- " for our education ill hard times.
 The remedy cannot be applied at thls time. nor for sometime to come, but business men, as well as farmers, should begin to think about applying it.-Co1&fitmi0a.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09

Mr. l. c. Wiihourne, an old cit izen of Pine B!uF, died in that city last week, of consumption. Mr. Wilbourne was we'll known to our business men here, as he made frequent visits to our town as a commercial traveller.
 The election last Tuesday was as quiet as Sunday. There were only 209 votes polled at Monticel- l. To and Judge Little, theD Democrat le nominee for Congress. received 204 of them. There was a light vote boiled all over the county.
 Cotton-seed has been selling here this week at cents per bushel, which is the lowest price that we ever knew them to sell at. Very few farmers have land rich enough to justify them Tn dispos- ing of their cotton-seed at the low price of 8 cents.
 Messrs. Dallas Niles, Lem. Sanderlin, Robert Miles, Willie Miles and Norwood and Felton Gotham went hunting last Satur- day. One fine buck was the re- suit of their days sport, and ye editor has been eating nice yen ison for several days.
 Turn the rascals outo-the fam liar party cry-may be applied to microbes as we'll as to men. The germs of disease that turk in the blood are turned out" by Ayers Sarsaparilla as etfeotually as the old postmasters are displaced by q new administration.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
Marvellous Results.

From a letter written by Rev. J ]. Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich., we gre permitted to make this ex- tract: Il have no hesitation in re. commenting Dr. Kings New Dis covery, as.the results were almost marvellous in the case of my wife. While 1 was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if sine could not sur vive them. A friend recommend ed Dr. Kings New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results" Trial bottles free at Brown, Hall & Co.'S Drug Store. Regular size 50c. and s1,00.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
E--A-@- FOR RENT.

The Dowdy Plantation, on Bayou Bartholomew, near Win chester. Write J. W. House, Little Rock, or see Wood X Cot ham, of Monticello, t
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
StraYel or Stole.

From C"ihns, Ark, ahout th, lst ef Get, che black horse maIc } years old aboat II 6al.ds Iii branded With @4iamoa oa lctt shooider. Any irio mai lon leadlnS 10 the recovery oi satd nale, will he iiheralIx reNafded and thankfully recc vea
 Il. [. COURTNEY,
 n Baxter, Ark.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
McQUISTON-CARMICHAET

McQ QUISTON-CARMICHAEL FL At Orlando, on the 3lst of Oct, by Rev. T. B. Stewart, Mr. w. E. McQuiston, of this city, and Miss Eugenia Carmichael, of Cleveland county. The young people have our best wishes for their future
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
Local Items.

Mr. Chas. Matthews of Portland. js in our town on visit.
 Mr. R. T. Wells, of Parnell = Springs, is in town.
 Wild ducks are being killed in the ponds around town.
 Mr. Ed. Garrison, of Warren. was in our town last Monday.
 Hon., R. W. Chimney, of Warren, was a visitor to our city last Tues day.
 Mr. S. M. Courtney, cf Arkansas c ty, was in our town, "Wednesday last.
 J. G. Williamson, Esq, made a business visit to Arkansas City ,last week.
 Maj. Warren M. Anderson made q business trip to Arkansas City last week.
 Messrs. John Collins ard Geo. ITaygood, of Tyro, were in town last week.
 We are glad to see Mr. Pole Rankin up again after severe spell of slow fever.
 Our young friend, Mr. Elvin Caster, of Dermott, has been spending the week in our town.
 Warranty Deeds, Quit-Claim Deeds, Real Estate Mortgages and other blanks for sale at this of fee. if
 Rev. W. W. Gardner, Pastor of the Baptist church of this city, at tended the Baptist Association at L0noke last week.
 Last Saturday was gooi day for business in our town. There was more trade than any Satur- day this season.
 Good sound wheat for sale at our ware house at Depot at 65cts per bushel.
 JAGGERs BRos.
 MT. T. II. Matthews went down on the Bayou last week and killed four deer Friday night, fre-hunt- ing. Tom is lucky hunter.
 Rev. L. J. Plamondon, in com pany with our fcllow-townsman, Mr. J. Laude, paid us pleasant call last Monday evening.
 Congress and the Arkansas Leg stature will both be in session this winter, and the MoNTl CELLO MAN will keep you posted.
 Rev. J. l.. Young has returned from South Carolina where he has been for the past two weeks at tending Synod.
 Mrs. W. ". Gardner, Mrs. Liz zle Walker and Miss Hannah Hyatt attended the Baptist Asso- clation at Lonoke, last week.
 The co@ton-crop, in the hill country, IS about all gathered, l and a great deal oft sold. Wheth- I the price is high or low it goes. Mrs. Mattie Jaggers has gone to North Arkansas to join her hus- band, who is up there looking af- ter his mining interest.
 II you have an old picture which yon wish enlarged, take it to Eek gallery, and get good honest work at prices that have no agents pro Ils in them. St.
 Mr. W. D. Trotter, Deputy Un- tied States Marshal, was in our city Tuesday last. Mr. Trotter now makes his home in Little Rock.
 To retain an abundant head of f halr of mutual color to a good | old age, the hygiene of the scalp must be observed. Apply Halls Hair Remover.
 Dr. $. c. Alexander, Pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city, will commence meeting at Bethel church in the northern part of this county, tonight.
 Don't spoil your pictures throw Ing them around without frames. MT, Eek has nice stock of mould
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09

NE
 The Board of Fair. Directors met it the Court House last Satur- day evening at o'clock, and among other business, decided by unanimous vote to have another Fair next Fall. The secretary was authorize to issue shares to the full amount of the capital stock in order to liquidate the debts of the association. Owing to the eXtremly dull times and the low price of cotton the last Fair did not pay oat by several hun dred dollars; but we feel sanguine that there arc enough patriotic and public-spirited people in this sec tlon of country who will subscribe stock in the association to pay off the debts of the concern. It will be no losing game as the property of the association Is worth more than twice as much as the entire indebtedness, incIuing stock and all.
 
 Now, that it is a fixed fact that the Fair will be held as usual next Fall, let everybody go to work and make 1t world beater. This we can do and ought to do. Aside with selishness for once and work just little for the public veal.
 Great Scotts! What Potatoesl These exclamations were suggest ed by basket of potatoes brought us on last Saturday evening by our clever and gentlemanly farmer friend, Mr. l.. D. Owens, who lives about two miles North of this city. There was about d bashel of the potatoes, composed of thlee yarie ties-the Brazilian, Early stras- burg and Yellow Yam, and out of the lot We found six that filed i. half busheI measure. Several ot them weighed over five pounds to the potato, aad in 1be Lot was one yellow yam which weighed 61=4 pounds. la person had seen this lot of potatoes scattered over the patch on moonlight night he would have either taken them for pumpkins or stumps. Mr. Owens says that he has housed about 375 bushels of potatoes, thls tall, and left, at least, 75 bushels III his patch for his hogs. What Mr. Owens has done is an eXemplifca- tion of what can be done in Drew County, and tine sooner more of our farmers adopt the eourse be. ing pursued hy Mr. Owens the bet ter it will be for them.
 Mr. A. J. Wilson who lives one mile East of our clty has discov cred valuable ochro beds on his lands. He sent us specimen on Tuesday last, and we can truth fully say that it is of the finest quality of the golden ochre. We learn that there is the greatest abundance of it on Mr. Wilson's place.
 Two young men, or boys, aged about Is years, each, Henry Grubbs and Mack Jones, got into a difficulty last Sunday, in which Grubbs shot Jones three times with pistol. Jones, while badly wounded, will probably recover. All parties live in the southern portion ofthe county.
 Dr. J. F. Wrights new resi- denee in this city, which has just been completed, is one of the most and conveniently ar ranged that we have seen. The Dr. and family moved into their new house the first of the week. They certainly have an excellent home.
 The next meeting of the Board of Directors of the South-Eastern Arkansas Agricultural and Me chanical Fair Assoclation will be held at the Court house in Monti- cello. on Saturday, Dee. lst. Let every Director be on hand as bus mess of importance will be before the Board for adjustment.
 An English admiral, says: "It is
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-09
NOTICE.

All parties indebted to me by note or other wise, will please come up and pay at once.
 At w. T. Gulledge
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-27
The Rooster That Failed to Crow.
Contributed by sympathetic opponent.

We bought him for cash at the price of dollar,
He came qy express from Chicago one day,
He stood just type high on a base that was holler,
But he lies on the shelf since we heard from the
fray.
0, that Democrat rooster, that hard money roos.
ter
That type metal rooster that lies on the shelf
We dreamsd that he s:ood at the head of our
column
on which the election returns were displayed;
But he lies on the shelf grim, dusty and solemn
Knocked out by that barn yard Republican jade.
O, that elegant rooster, that beautiful rooster,
That thoroughbred rooster is laid on the shelf.
on the day he arrived; ah we'll we remember,
We took his impression to see If twas right;
1t was fine. il was glorious, but the sixth of No.
vember
He came out second best in quadruple fight.
o, that much abused rooster that lily used
rooster.
That second best rooster that lies on the shelf.
So We laid him away till another election,
When that "ornary" fowl-the Republican BIZ D.,
Must get ready to suffer public rejection,
For the Democrat Grower is bound to be heard.
o, that Democrat rooster, that old Jackson
rooster
That popular rooster is bound to be heard
Aberdeen, November 1894.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-27
SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY BILL

Chairman Springer, Of the house
finance committee, has introduced sub
stitute for the Carlisle currency bill which
modifes and strengthens the vital parts
OF the original measure.
The few days discussion has shown
wherein the bill was weakest, and it was
thought preferable to introduce subsii-
tute rather than number OF amend
ments. The substitute makes the opera
tiop OF the law upon the national banks
now in existence optional with them
selves. This is an undoubted advantage
to the measure, as it avoids sudden
change in the banking system, and al
lows the banks to take advantage OF the
law as its benefits are demonstrated, or
to let it alone in case OF its impractical.
bility.
The inducements to national banks to
accept OF its provisions are increased by
placing limit to their liability for the
issue OF suspended banks by providing
that in case the five per cent reserve fund
is encroached upon the semiannual tax
OF one-fourtl OF one per cent shalt be
resumed. In order to prevent loss to the
holders OF the issue OF defunct banks, by
depreciation, such notes not redeemed
upon presentation at the treasury shall
draw six per cent interest until thirty
days after public notice shall have been
given that there are funds on hand Tor
their redemption.
The provision Tor state banks requires
that before the issue OF such banks can
escape the ten per cent tax, laws must be
passed by the state which are practically
the same as the national law, so that the
state banks are virtually the same as ma
tional banks except that they are under
the supervision OF the state instead OF the
government, as are the latter.
None OF the provisions for the super
vision Of national banks, as now existing,
are changed by the proposed measure
and in states having state banking laws
o like supervision is exercised by state
officials. Under the existing law there
is but little ii any profit to the national
banks in their circulation, and therefore
little ii any incentive to increase that cir
culation during a stringency. The pro-
posed measure gives a profit, providing
the Issue can be loaned, the tendency OF
which will be to give the necessary flexi-
bility SO much desired in a currency.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-27
THG SETTER DOG.
Its Seeming Power Is So Fine "a TO lie a
Source of Wonder.

The scouting power Ct q well bred,
well trained setter IS q thing wholly
beyond human conception, and the mar
velous exhibitions thcy give CT this
power cau scarcely tc credited. Indeed
it would not DC wise TO seriously dis
cuss TIE quality of a dogs nose were it
rot possible 10 verify the stories tia.
might + ;o,d of mis- wonderful power
Who voull le.ievo tlat 4 Cog eail.g at
q good gal!op, with a dead bird in is
mouth, could sccl!t a li,e bird Oh the
ground scvc:al YARDS to CO side q his
con1sc: Ard yet there ara few sports
men who have not seen = dog point 4
live bird with a dead tir,l in his mouth.
1t would seem a # the scent cf the bird
so near his nose would prevent the dog
from seeming another bird Of the same
variety lying close in the grass several
yards from him. = man with bunch
Of roses in his face would not pretend
he could smell bunch Of similar fow-
ers foot away. If he did, 10 one vould
believe him.
Yet there is 10 doubt abou, the set
ter being able to smell and point live
birds on the ground while he holds
dead bird in his mouth He goes fur
ther than this. He points dead bird
on the ground with IL dead bird iii his
mouth. and he knows the instant he
feels the scent that it is dead bird.
This fact he expresses in his manner Of
pointing and if it is a wounded bird be
knows that, too, and indicates the fact.
Most dogs are taught to point stanchly
live bird and not to point "a dead bird
The dog will go at full speed right up
to his dead bird and never pause mo-
ment. If there is live bird near, he
will point that stanchly, and the
promptness and certainty Of his deci-
sions show that the instant lie catches
scent he knows whether the bird is alive
or dead. He makes distinction, too,
between dead bird, live bird and
wounded bird He points the wounded
bird differently from what he does the
live bird and usually springs in and
catches 1t. What there is about a wound
ed birds scent that he can recognize
instantly is puzzle to every one who
has thought much Of the question. -
Chicago Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-27

Did you visit the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago, or did You find it impossible to 60 {?
Whether you did or not, you can see it
reproduced in all its glory in The
Graphic History OF the Fair" which is
fully described in our Especial Announce
ment" elsewhere in this issue. We are
in position to offer this grand work at
only about hall price. Hon. Edmond
Bruwaert. consul general for France says
he has perused the work with great in.
terest and pleasure, each page, each pic
ture calling back the memories Of the
past year in their most vivid form.