Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-28
"No slch q Place on Earth. :"

That puts me i'll mind of Josh May nard and the way in which he got wound up when the democratic cyclone struck this country-aIong in the fall of 1899, if l don't remember wrong.
 You see Josh Maynard he lives up there in one of the mountain counties of North Alabama clost to the Tennessee line. For years and years he had been servin the people and the state as high constable of Stump Hill Beat, and since way back there before the war the re- publieans had been havin their own way in Stump Hill by round and safe majority. But in that election the democratic flag noated in triumph over all the ground from the mountains to the wiregrass country. Stump Hill smashed the records and swung over into the democratic columns. Conse- quentially when the storm was over and the smoke cleared away John Frank Adk'us, a little red-headed school teacher, and a screamin democrat, was high constable of Stump Hill Beat, and if there ever was man whief had the Twin socks beat off of him Josh Maynard went home barefooted that night.
 Anyhow Josh went home foamin, furious mad and give it outtbat he was then ready to move his washin right away immediately. and sooner than that if possible.
 'sTear down and pack up, Miss Gracie,' says Josh to his wife. flor to- morrow we will move and shake the dust of Stump Hill from our feet for ever. For the first time since the bat tie of New Orleans were fit Stump Hill Beat has gone devil bent for the demo- erats and the old flag trails in the dust of desolation and defeat By hol1ey l can't liv eand raise our children in sieh q lost and ruint country. I jist simply cunt stand it, and I'll be dad burned if don't move off somewheres else and find some spot where freedom still lives and the people ain't all foos."
 Then Josh he got on his horse and rid over to the railroad station to hear the election news, thinllin he mought may be stand the pain somewhat better if he could but only hear from a few points where the republicans had helt their ground and whipped the fight But all the news that caya6 was set to democratic music, and from what Josh could hear and pick up it looked to him like the democrats had swept the earth as with a new broom. So presently he remounted and rid on back towards home. In the main time Miss Oracle she was tearin down and packin up to beat six bits.
 Wait, Miss Oracle, don't do that says Josh, as be come in and found his wife turnin the clothes chest wrong side out.
 What in the name of sense is the matter with you, Josh?" says Miss Oracle. Didn't you tell me to tear down and pack up and we would move off somewheres else to a spot where evrything ain't gone devil bent for the democrats?"
 That's what I said. but I reckon we mought as well to live and die in Stump Hill Beat" responded Josh. "I would love to move, Miss Oracle, but, dad blame it. there is no sieh place on earth"
 owin to bad seasons there is a right smart talk around amongst the farm CTS to the extent that corn has been evershootin. Andy Lucas says his corn must of overshot itself, cause if it shot at all it missed the whole durn field"
 But in the main time our Aunt Nancy Newton she ain't gone nowheres. She has sent word by Andrew Jim that she will try and git in amongst us one day next week, fly bonnet, old pipe. thanlSy bag and all.
 RUFUS SANDERS. I Gather 10000 of the threads spun by a full-grown spider, twist them together