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Year: 1879

We had the pleasure of travellng from Little Rock to Fort Smith some two weeks since and on our trip we took great pains to interview differ ent parties on the train who had come to this portion of the country either for the sake of settling or look for place to settle in new home.

 The passenger department of thls road has been taxed to it's utmost ex- tent lately by these different parties.

 1t was amusing to listen to the different reasons given by these Aim- migrants for change of base but all without exception seemed to think that they were at least entering the s'promised land. There were families from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia and we donotknowbutfrom some other states. Those who had been here before generally assured me that their first ;mpressions of the.state was far rom apreeable and that it was only when they came to athorough examination of Western Arkansas that they were satisfied that they had found just what they had been looking for. One familylfrom Indiana had tried Kansas and came back wholly disappointed They had raised fair crops the hrs! year but could only get a very low price for their products. The second year had been partial failure of crops and tMs with i'll health had dis couraged them, so relying on the word of their former sneighbors who had moved to Arkansas and had prospered they in turn took thelt line of march to Franklin county There is one thing that sshas always been forcibly impressed on my mihd when travelling up this road-that IS the different classes of immigration \ that goes into Western Arkansas from that of any other state. 1t IS decidely better class than the aver age aud it is made more and more apparent by the drifting and pros. perty that is plainly to be seen all olong the line. Tee seed sown py this railway has evidently been put in good ground and is bearing It's own good fruit.
Year: 1879

We extract from the Memorial Address delivered at the Temple of the Hebrew Reformed Congregation Tn Memphis, by Rabbi M. Samiield, the closing reflection:

 Seneca, the Roman philosopher, said to his friends in the agonies of death: Since I cannot leave you any other acknowledgment of the obligations I have to you, leave you the best thing I have, namely, the image of my life and manners, which I entreat you to keep in mem- ory of me; that so doing you may acquire glory Even so, friends and brethren, let us not lose parti- cle of human virtue, of human good ness, of moral excellency, and, above all, let not so much love be lost in the grave. From the sepulchre- from the tombs of the departed-I hear tonight a Bath Kol speaking unto us. Give, ye mortals, to the living what you cannot any more give to the dead.' But, more than all, I recommend to you to take care among yourselves not to offend each other; suffer no harsh sounds to dls- turb your domestic felicity. It IS an idle thing to honor the dead if we have not honored them alive; it is superstition to speak nobly of the departed whilst we slandered them years previous to their death; it is folly to give to the dead what we can only give to the living. Llfe is but short, and we ought to make it as cheerful to others as to ourselves. If you are a husband and father, deal gently with thy wife and wisely with thy children. Enter not thy home with a clouded countenance and ill humor; bear with her faults, and those of thy children, kindly and with patience, for behold, to- night they are near you in perfect health. Dost thou know that it will be so tomorrow? Hence, my broth CT, give to the living what thou wouldst not be able to give to the dead. And you, my sister, who has not tasted the cup of bereavement, 1when thy children annoy you with their manifold wants, when cares

 multiply, when thou art tempted to forget affection and love Tn the ill temper of momentary passion, then think how wretched, how unhappy the loss of husband or child would make you, and I am sure thou wilt have patience and give to the living today what thou canst not give to the dead morrow, so that thou needst not to exclaim as David did Would to God l had died instead oi fhee'
Year: 1879

When the antediluyians were warned to prepare for the deluge it is said that they made light of the threatnned danger. They went on eating and drinking and making merry while Noah was building his ark thinking no doubt that tine old man was engaged in very foolish enterprise. The idea seemed to be shower would not be serIos. So with the people who have been warned faithfully for years against too much cotton and too little corn. The flood is coming.
Year: 1879

New York's unwritten law pro- vides that cooking clubs shall con sist of four or six ladles, ands that the meetings shall take place either weekly or fortnlghtly, and that the hostess shall invite as many gentle men as there are ladies in the club. The suppers at these meetings may be either hot or cold, but must be very simple. The bill of fare is se- lected by lot from several prepared by the guests, and the greatest liber ty of criticism is allowed.
Year: 1879

New CASTLE, July 2S.-Saturday
evening was rainy in earnest. our
streets were submerged for over an hour.
As sanitary measure it was an i'm
mense success.


Shawtown was up and doing yesterday,
sending large delegation to Collins
Beach on the ReybOtd.


Dobbinsville was lively yesterday.
Plenty of work, and nearly every house
rented makes a great difference in the
look of affairs in that suburb.


All "Bull's IIill' was out viewing the
improvements in the way Of cuibIng
along Chestnut and Market streets.


Tramps have been passing down the
State during the past week in great mum
bers THE morning not less than twenty
were seated about the depot waiting iol
the early freight trains to come, al
which they boarded and taking up goo,
positions seemed happy


One arrest by officer Wheldon yester
day evening. A hearing will be givel
this morning.
Year: 1879

nize the colored man as freeman and citizen, and we believe the majority of them think, as the DEM ocRAT does, that the sooner they can be enlightened and elevated to a higher plane of intelligence and morals than it was possible for them to have done under the slavery regime, the setter it will be for both races.

 The DEMOCRAT, Bro. Dell, is with you heart and hand, for the dissipa- tion of ignorance and vice, the exter- imitation of immortality, the suppress sion of crime and lawlessness, the punishment of offenders and criini- nals, the diffusion of knowledge, the education and enlightenment of the masses, and the general amelioration of the condition of benighted and downtrodden humanity of all colors, classes and conditions. Don't un- derstand us, however, to say that we just now step upon this platform such has been our controlling aim and motive from the very first issue of our paper.
Year: 1879

a delegation as our State can afford, gentlemen, most of whom have been identified with the State credit wing of the Democratic party. To them it was purely work of love. They were anxious to eliminate from the politics of the State question that not only disturbed the harmony but actually threatened the integrity of the party and weighed like night mare upon the commercial, manu- featuring and indeed all the inter- ests of the State. They have sue ceeded, and are entitled to the thanks of their fellow citizens. Now it only remains for the people to indorse the proposition for it to be put be- yond debate or dispute forever. That they will do this we have no doubt. Then for the future. Be tween us and prosperity there can arise no barrier that we cannot over come. Our State credit restored, there will be nothing to prevent us from increasing the number of immi- grants, from encouraging manufac- tories, and extending our railroads so as to increase our trade. Easter time has brought to Tennessee no happier augury of bright and pros porous future than the brief dispatch from Nashville, which we publish In another column"
Year: 1879

Newspapers are good institutions, and printers are very fine fellows with office seekers as long as they they will puff and hurrah for aspir- ing candidates and help them into office, But having secured their seats in the legislature where they can pocket their modest little six dollars per day, if any measure comes up which is calculated to benefit the printer and newspaper it is promptly voted down because it benefits ''nobody but printers" " -Russellyllle Democrat.

 The Democrat like many of its contemporaries has great deal to say about the want of ability of the Legislature, yet fails to point out the. particular cases. When the General Assembly was in session and characters who composed a part of it's membership were acting against almost every rational and intelligent proposition before the body, the Democrat was silent. Per haps its editor went farther than this by giving tacit endorsement, and gushed over his immediate re- presentative, if so he did no more than dozens of others of the profes. sion who thus sanctioned the ac- tions of parties unfit for the most ordinary position in life, and now are louder than all others in their general condemnation of the As sembly.-Helena World.

 Our esteemed contemporary, Bro. Burke, need not have taken any of the strictures which we have pro- nounced upon the work of the last legislature to himself;~ for he was, so far as we noticed (and we noticed closely) an honorable exception to the rule. But Brother Burke is badly mistaken when he places the DEMOCRAT among the papers which were silent on matters and measures of public interest during the sitting of the legislature-vcry badly mis- taken. The DEMOCRAT watched the movements and doings of the gener- al assembly closely; and there was not public measure of any impor- tance before the legislature upon which we did not comment freely and outspokenly, either giving It it our cordial endorsement or con- demning it emphatically, just as we deemed best for the pubic good.
Year: 1879

We quoted Brother Tobey, of the Atkins News, couple of weeks ago as having said that German millet is the best GRASS for Arkansas. It seems we got him a little wrong, and to place him right we reproduce his own explanation, which is as follows:

 We did not say week or two since that German millet was the best grass, but that we thought it the best millet, and for the reasons then given. If our advice is worth any thing, we will say first, that every farmer should have a permanent meadow of herdsgrass or timothy and clover, or some other perennial grass. But if he has none of these growing, let hlm SOW millet or some annual plant that will make trough ness' for his stock. The native wild grasses are great deal better for grazing and tor hay, than is gen erally supposed. We are now feed ing our horses on hay cut last sum- mer from little wet flat where no tame grass had ever been sown, and they eat it readily.

 It is no longer question wheth- CT or not English grasses will flour ish in this State. MT. John T. Jones, of Phillips county, has filled his barns with clover and timothy hay for years. MT. Curts living on Point Remove, in Conway county, can show as fine meadow as can be seen in Massachusetts and New York, and there are a number of small meadows in this county which pay the owners better than the same number of acres in any cultivated crop. A serious obstacle, however, to raising hay is, the want of barns and mowers, particularly the latter.
Year: 1879

We have to thank Senator Gar land for part of the Congressional Record containing his speech on the Resolution from the Committee on Priviliges and Elections declaring 'that Hon. c. H. Bell is not entitled to a scat as Senator by virtue of the appointment of the Governor of New Hampshire" Senator Garland was one ofthe Democrats who opposed the resolution, and his speech shows him to be one of the ablest lawyers and soundest judges of Constitution al law in the United States Senate.
Year: 1879

We suppose it is almost impossi- ble to secure absolute perfection in the transmission of mail matter so as to prevent the OCCASIONAL mis- carriage or loss Of a letter or paper; but 1t does seem to us that when there IS ALMOST CONSTANTLY com piaints reaching us and other pub fishers from subscribers who fail to get their papers, that there is room Tor improvement. There is evident ly great deal of gross carelessness or pilfering of papers among some of the different parties connected with the mail service through whose hands mail matter passes.

 We have before us complaints from two subscri ribers-one at Fort Douglass, Johnson county, Ark, and the other at Mineral P. O., Puluski county, Ark. They both subscribed during the month of January. The former states that he has received just one copy of the DEMOCRAT from then until now. The latter states that he has received three copies only. Such mail service as this is very annoying to publishers, and also very damaging to them. It is a fraud upon the public, and it should be looked into and corrected by the higher mail. service officials.
Year: 1879

The course pursued by some of our exchanges, and particularly those of Little Rock, in regard to the Todd islander, has been very strange to say the least oft, but our people will not forget that the Russellville DEMOCRAT. Des Arc Citizen and a few other papers have been willing to do them justice by publishing the truth.-Brinkley Times.

 We can scarcely believe that the Little Rock papers intended any in justice to the Brinkly people, but we agree with the Times that those pa pers have treated the matter rather strangely, and have certainly been indiscreet and excited in writing about it as they have done.
Year: 1879

-HURRAH.--:The Army Bill pass ey the Senate without any amend. ment and just as it came from the House, last Friday, by vote of fl to 30. It was immediately transmit. ted to the President, and we shall soon see whether or not he will veto it. We predict that he will not.
Year: 1879

THE members of the general as
sembly of the Cumberland Presbyte.
rian church are arriving by railroad
and boats from every point of the
compass. They are being sent from
the different depots to the hospitable
homes opened to them. The delegates
are furnished a card of introduction
to those who entertain. For the time
being they are members of the family
and will readily fall into the ways Of
the family, and not regulate the rou-
tino of households to suit themselves,
The opening sermon will be by an
eminent divine at II am. tomorrow,
at the Court street Cumberland
Presbyterian church. A synopsis Of
it and report of the opening proceed.
ings will appear in tomorrow s
LEDGER. Our reports will be kept up
as long as the general assembly is in
session.
Year: 1879

PORT Huron, May 14.-At 2:3O
this morning a lamp exploded m the
cabin of the steam barge Howard,
lying at this port having repairs made
on her boiler. An alarm was sounded,
the force pumps put on and in a short
time the flames were subdued. The
fire had destroyed her cabin aft of the
smoke-stack, also her small boat. All
covered by insurance.
Year: 1879

When DIR. Lyman Beecher wasunder
examination before counsel of minis
ters prior to ordination the usual test
question was put Are you willing
to be damned for the glory Of God p
and he declined 10 answer in the
affirmative, but remarked that if the
divine will decreed the damnation OF
the whole council it would meet with
his entire acquiescenoe.


The father Of Wade Hampton
owned more than 5000 slaves.
Year: 1879

borhoods.


A PATENT has been taken out for a re-
peating match-that is, match which
can be struck great many times and
yield light each time The match
consists of two rods of infiammable
composition placed side by side in two
compartments with a suitable case. In
order to strike the light a scraper is
moved by hand along platform across
the open ends of the two rods. The
scraper removes a certain quantity of
its substance from each rod, and mixing
these together, the light is produced.
One stick is composed of three parts OF
chlorate of potash and one part of clay,
thoroughly mixed, and formed into a
thick paste by the addition of water,
then dried. The other stick is made OF
three parts of amorphous phosphorus
and one part of clay prepared in the
same manner.


A YOUNG lady member of q wealthy
Jewish family was about to be married
recently in koenigshutte, Silesia, and
all the arrangements for the wedding
day had been made, when the historic
stage character of the last act, an old
peasant woman, entered the house and
begged that consent be refused to the
match. Twenty years ago she was a
nurse in the house, and one night in
her sleep she smothered the Jewish
child. In fear Of punishment she got
rid of the dead babe, and placed in its
stead her own daughter of similar
age. She was a Christian and her babe
had been baptized. She, therefore, in
sisted on her right to prevent hel
child's marriage with Jew. Authori
ties have been called to investigate the
case
Year: 1879

ADVERSELY is q trial of principle
Without it, man hardly knows wheth-
er he is honest or not.


THERE is q German proverb which
says that Take it Easy and Live Long
are brothers.


SPEAKING of butter, we may respect
it's color, but we do not hesitate to turn
up our nose at its rank.


The individual who itches for fame
has frequently to scratch the hardest for
bread and butter.


THE man who earnestly sings-"I
woald not live always" sends for a doc
tor when he is taken sick, just as quick
as any body. ....


IT is not the necessaries of life that
lead US into temptation so much as the
luxuries. As Jerrold said, "Honest
bread is very well; it's the butter that
gets us into trouble"


SELF-DENIAL, says the Boston Post,
is said to be most exalted virtue, and
we never fail to exercise it when some
big fellow armed with q rawhide comes
in and asks for us.


A SCHOONER capsized on the Erie
Canal in this city last Friday, and all
on board went down 1t was schOon-
er of beer in the hands of festive boat
man.-Ronae Sentinel.


A GOOD article Of gin disguised as
tonic bitter, with a paper label, is a
well-spring of continual pleasure on the
sideboard of an old gentleman who does
not allow himself to drink liquor as a
beverage.-N o. Picayuae.


ACT one, they meet as in a pleasant dream;
Act two, he'll treat to soda and ice cream;
Act three, his cash, alasl Is nearly PLAYED;
Act four, his girl grows cold, sedare and staid !;
Act five, just as hiSiove is ripe and mellow
| His girl is sporting with another fellow.
Toronto Gossiper.


How peacefully reposes the oyster in
his little trundle bed. As he stretches
himself out with his head on the pillow
and his feet in the sand, he contents
himself with the thought that it is vaca-
ton season in the churches, and not I'M.
til the dreaded r months come will he
be summoned to the responsible work
of lifting the debts of extravagant par
isbes.-Neso Haven Register.


NEXT year should be very prosper
Gus one for clergymen. Besides being
leap year, seven eclipses are announced.
Eclipses of the moon are welcomed by
lovers, but nothing encourages court
ships more than comet with a tail 81
OON, 900, ,O0O, ,0OO, O0,67O miles in length
sweeping across the heavens during the
summer nights. Notwithstanding its
enormous size, . young lady can not
catch glimpse of the celestial wonder
without leaning her head on her young
mans shoulder and have him point it
out to her.-NorTistoUn Herald.
Year: 1879

The good boy comes home from the
picnic clean discouraged and badly
mashed. Indeed, he is oftener brought
home dead. The bad boy has "whoop-
ing old time" from the very outset, and
returns home chuck full of figs and can
dy and enthusiasm to go again. When
the good boys dad has made up his
mind to take the family to q picnic on
some shady island or distant shore, the
boy doesn't jump up and declare that he
won't wear white pants, or that he is
bound to 60 barefooted, or that he must
have half dollar in cash and revolv-
er. On the contrary, the good boys
chin is at rest; he is in his mothers
hands, and he trusts her with all ar
rangements regarding his sacred person
and property. Before leaving home
the good boy is thus solemnly addressed
by his devoted mother, and the cad
dress'' is accepted, adopted and filed by
his respected father, who was a boy once
himself:


Now, then, young man, we are go.
ing to a Sunday y-school picnic, and
want to say few words to you. Ifyou
lose your hat on the ears I'll box your
ears till they ring! If you don't stay
right with me and your father I'll lick
you before all the folksi If you sit on
the grass and stain these pants you
know what you'll get! If you dare go
in boat, 60 into the water, shoot a
pistol, climb tree, wrestle boy or
tease your father for money to buy can
dy or lemonade I'll take your hide off
and hang it on the fence the very minute
we get home!"


That's the music the good boy has to
face when he starts for a picnic, and if
he doesn't start out with smiling face
and buoyant step he may get his ears
cuffed before he reaches the depot. Ii
any one has to stand up in the cars it
is the good boy. If there are any Gin.
ders flying they settle on the good boys
white pants and hat and lodge in his
eyes. If any one falls flat on the plat
form or into the mud at the getting of
place it is the good boy, while the bad
boy, who has come all the way on the
roof of the car, having dead-loads OF
| fun, meets with not the slightest acci-
dent as he ascends. On the contrary,
he is almost certain to find basket OF
luncheon which no one claims, and he
runs his chance of picking up gold
headed canes, bottles ginger-ale,
pocket-books and watches on his way
over to the grove.


The good boys father, on reaching
the grove, buys himself glass of lem
onade to get the dust out of his throat,
and follows it up with dish of ice.
cream to cool his system. The good
boy himself isn't supposed to have any
dust in his throat or any system to cool
off. If he is very thirsty he can drink
water-provided his mother doesn't
catch him at it. The bad boy skins UP
a tree, hangs by his heels, finds birds
nest, eats slippery-elm and June-ber.
ries, and the good boy must sit on 8
cracker-box and watch the family um
brella The good boys mother braces
up with a draught of currant wine, an6
his father takes some ginger ale to pre-
vent sunstroke and then retires to 8
shady spot to smoke cigar. If tbt
good boy feels like squandering the old
fashioned penny he has had in hi
"bank " for seven long years one lool
from his mother freezes him to tina
craeker-box so fast that pony couldn'
draw him off.-DetroH Free Press.
Year: 1879

The following has been published as
a new method for staining wood so that
the color may be pleasing and perma-
nent under exposure to light and air.
A strong solution of permanganate of
potash is applied to the surface for
about five minutes; but a few expert
ments with different kinds-ef wood will
best determine what length of time the
solution should be permitted to act.
The wood is then carefully washed and
dried, and afterward polished in the
usual way.
Year: 1879

DIR. SCHMIDT of the New Orleans


Charity Hospital has had numerous op-


portunities for investigating the nature
Of the yellow fever poison. He takes a
decided stand against the germ theory,
claiming it to be disease depending.


like smallpox, scarlet fever, and
measles, upon specific poison of ami.
NAL origin, a product of the diseased
human organism itself. The fact that
in the case of putrefaction the poison in
creases in intensity with each individual
through whom it passes explains the
fatality Of the disease, which increases
as the epidemic advances. The preven'
ton of the disease involves the interest
ing question Of quarantine, and perfect
isolation of the first cases would appear
TO be the most important ssnitar,
measure.