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Year: 1879

The Harrison (Boone Ctunty) Times, of May 3d, speaking of the importance of securing an outlet by rail south from that section of coun- try says;

 To-day is the time for the railroad meeting and we hope to see great rally. It is trueism that Provi- dence helps those that help them selves, and in this matter it will ap ply particularly to us. We want an outlet for our products, and must have It, if we wish to prosper. South of us they want all our surplus and will pay the best prices, while they are more liberal in selling. The success of the Eads Jetties has thrown the markets of the world open to us if we only can get a southern road to connect us with the l.. sR. & Ft s. k. R., and if the true status of our beautiful and productive count ry was only properly lad before the capitalists of the state and Nation, we shall soon obtain all the assis- tance needed Then we say turn out, appoint committee to lay the matter properly before the commun ity, and then see that that commit tee do their duty; let them address the Board of Directors of the Little Rock and Fort Smith road and ask for their assistance, let them call on the Board of Trade at Little Rock, setting forth the amount and value of our products and the amount of annual trade, they will extend lis tening ear and cheerfully help our cause along. Such a road will en- rioh them and us and the State, while road going north will enrich none but few mercenary merchants of Missouri who only ask to continue the wholesale robbery under which they have grown fat.

 The Times takes the right view of the matter, and If the people of Boone and adjoining counties will heed th advice given them by that pap make an earnest effort to q thing for themselves in th

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Year: 1879



 For the benefit of the public, we publish the following act passed by the last session of the legislature

 Section l. That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, with the in- tent to kill, maim or paralyze any fish or other water animal, to cast, drop or otherwise deposit in any river, creek lake or pond, or Tn any other stream or body of water within thls Sta;e any explosive material ,Or substance or any intoxicating or stupefying liquid, drug, vegetable or fruit, or to take from any river, creek, lake, pond or other stream or body of water within this State, any fish so stupeiied, intoxicated or killed.

 See. ,. That any person owning O. controlling any dam or other ob- struction across any river, creek or other water course within the State be, and he is hereby required to keep snch dam or other obstruction open sufficiently to admit of the easy pas sage of all fish either ascending or descending such river or other wa ter course from the first day of March until the first day of June of each year; provided, that this sec ton shall not apply to dams con structed for the accommodation of water-power for mills and manufac- tories.

 Sec. 3. Any person found guilty of violating either of the provisions of sections one ) and two (2) of this act, either upon indictment in the Circuit Court or before a Justice of the Peace of the proper county shall be fined for each otfense not less than S5 nor more than $25.

 Sec 1. That all laws and part of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed, and this act take effect and be in force sixty days after it's passage.

 Approved March 12, 1879.
Year: 1879

Sec. 1. That in order to better provide for the improvement of the streets, alleys, sidewalks, and public groundof municipal corporations, the City Council or board of Aldermen of any such corporations shall have power, whenever in their opinion the interests of the corporation require it, by ordinance, to direct and require that any'and all, male persons be tween the ages of eighteen and forty iiue, resident within the limits of such corporation, shall be liable and subject to street duty and per formable by work and labor in or upon the streets, alleys sidewalks or pubic grounds inside the limits of such corporation, under the super vision and direction of such officers as the City Council or, Board of al dermen may direct; and prescribe the notice and the manner of ser vice thereof by which the person or persons so liable shall be warned or summoned for the performance of such duty, and shall have full power to punish any failure, refasal or neg feet to perform such duty on the part of any person so warned or summoned; and shall also have the power to provide in what manner and upon what terms exemption from such duty may be obtained provided, that no person shall be liable to more than ten days of such '"' year, nor for a longer

 three days at one time {;

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 ed March 10, 1879.
Year: 1879

Tine fine Metropolitan Hotel building, at Little Rock, narrowly escaped destruction by fire last Tues day week ago, The fire was set to burning by some incendiary in the garret, and the roof timbers and wood work having been saturated with coal oil, the whole roof of the building was a sheet of lurid flame in an incredibly short space of time. By the unprecedented efforts of the fire department the impending de struction of the beautiful block was averted in so short a time that the damage did not exceed $500 The fire laddics covered themselves all over with well earned honors,
Year: 1879

We regret very much tEat we have been unable to supply many parties who have applied for extra copies oi the DEMOCRAT for several weeks past We have had quite 2 number of ap. plications for extra copies of the issue containing Land Commissioner Lear's circular which we were una ble to supply.

 We must inform the public that the paper, ink and time employed in the making of q newspaper all costs money, and with the meager sup port given the average county paper compels us to use all the economy possible. We issue but few extra copies more than are required for actual subscribers.

 The safest way is to enroll your name on our list of regular subscrib- CTS and get the paper regularly every week. There is something in every s5ue of it worth more than the trifling sum it costs-and we make it special point to give information that will be of value to our readers, For instance, we have now applied to the State Land Commissioner fol full list of all the lands in Pope county subject to donation. We ex. pect to be able to give our readers the list in a few weeks. It will be worth the price of the paper for a whole year to any man.

 We have also determined to pub fish the delinquent land list of Pope county for 1878 if we can make ar engagements with the County Clerk to get the same, The last Legisla- tnre very unwiselv enacted a law denying publishers any compensa- tion for the publication of these de- linquent lists, but the DEMOCRAT is determined, even if it does cost us something to give its readers the list for Pope county, and thereby thwart the schemes of greedy land spectators, who, no doubt, were in strumental in getting said act thro', and who expect to gobble up some of the homes of the defenseless tax payers of Pope county.

 We shall publish this list as soon as we can get it, and in the meantime we would advise all parties who want to keep posted to come up and subscribe, and not depend upon buy ing an extra copy; for suppose every body were to hold of and only buy a paper once in a while-where would be the chance for a paper to live?

 What we want is steady and regu, lar readers, ald a steady and regular support for the paper which we are dcyoting to the best of our ability to the public good. We care nothing about selling extra copies to non subscribers although we always cheerfully suppIy this transient de- mand when we can do so.
Year: 1879

of the State, which nothing else can do.

 We hope to sec success crown the efforts of our Boone county neigh bors in thelr effort to get this road, and we earnestly trust that they will meet>with the hearty cooperation Of the capitalists of the It. Smith road and of Little Rock.
Year: 1879

The defacto President, by his ve to message, insults the American people with the exhibition of his be lief that the great principles of freed om and liberty which have been the boast of Americans, can not be per petuated without the military at the polls.
Year: 1879

It. our last issue of TIE CITIZEN we copied an article from the San Fran cisco Stock Report relative to the SIl- yer King mine, (and added some re marks of our own.) condemnatory of the management of the mine Those who have known of our kindly feeling towards and acquaintance with miners, and mining in Pinal county have ex- pressed surprise that we wrote as We did

 We had long thought that it would be a great stroke of fortune to the Ter ritOry if the Silver King Company would have the entire extraction of metals from their ores done on the ground, by their own mills. It is the greatest mine in the Territory and the benefits to be derived from it's thorough working are very great. We have sln- cerely hoped that the management of the mine would soon put in sufficient stamps and machinery to do all the work in extracting the metal from their ore Tn this Territory. And our refer ence last week to the mine and man agement was with this end in view. Neither Superintendent Mason nor tie mine owners will believe that we had any personal aim or enmity in the matter
Year: 1879

Within the present generation, and
mainly during the present decade, near
ly all the great geographical problems
left US by our adventurous ancestors
have been solved all the great lines Of
exploration have be3n taken up and
worked out with a success that leaves to
the future only the details to filf in.
The Northwest Passage was completed
more than a quarter of century ago;
the Australian interior has been crossed
and recrossed within the past few years
several bright lines now break up the
once mysterious darkness of the g Dark
Continent; - the sources of the Nile have
been traced, and the course of the Con-
90 all but laid down the Russians have
filled up many important blanks in Cen
tral Asia: there is now no mystery to
speak of for geOgraphers on the North
American Continent, and none OF any
on the South; even the great
outlines of the ocean-bed have been
chartered, and now at last, after a
struggle begun more than 300 years
since, the Northeast Passage has been
made with an ease that makes one Won
der why it was not done long ago. A
matter-of-fact Swedish Professor has
shown that with suitable ship at the
proper season this long -sOught-for pass
age to " Far Cathay" is a question of
only a few weeks. OfArctic featS there
now remains only the "dash at the
Pole,n and that the North Pole will be
reached sooner or later there can be no
doubt. London Times.
Year: 1879

A Virginia gentleman, just up from
San Francisco, conided some his ex-
periences to a Chronicle reporter yester-
day. While at the Bay he stopped at
the Palace Hotel and made practice
of dropping into the bar-room of that
establishment of an evening, it being a
retired and rather high-tOned place.
On Wednesday evening last the Com
stocker lounged into the barrOOm and
was pleased to behold there as the only
occupants Senator Sharon, Seth Cook,
Tom Sunderland and q few other his
toric capitalists, sitting at a large round
table. in the center of which stood sundry
bottles bearing the mystical word
"ROederer." Presently a middle-aged
man, soberly dressed in black broad
cloth, and wearing plug hat, stagger-
ed in from the hallway, and lurching
up to the bar, yelled for every body to
come up and have something to drink.
The Sharon-Cook party paid no atten-
ton to the boiSterous new arrival, but
quietly went on with their gossip and
Roederer. Giving a furious whoOp and
smashing his tile down on his head, the
stranger performed war; dance to the
middle of the room and declared him
self. He was a bad man, he said, and
always made it practice to strew upon
the floor the bowels of any person who
declined to drink upon MS invitation,


To point his remarks the stranger
wound up by drawing an IS inch Arkan-
sas toothpick from the back of his col
lar and advanced upon the table. There


was a stampede. When the Yirginian


peeped up from behind the bar, to


which position he had quietly and calm


ly walked at the beginning of the trouble,


he perceived that Sharon and his friends
Year: 1879

The London World thus sketches
Fred Archer, the jockey who has ridden
Parole TO so many victories: GAS he
enters, dressed in q suit Of dark clothes,
relieved only by the chain which holds
the magnificent watch presented to him
by Mr.. Dawson when he was 'Out of
his time, with his overcoat thrown back
and his billy-cock hat held in his left
hand, Fred Archer might easily be taken
for the rising young clerk in thriving
bank, dropped in to take his chiefs or
ders on some important business. Sue
cess appears to have steadied rather
than unsettled lim, and nothing is more
pleasant than to witness the deferential
air of the most successful jockey Of the
day toward his former master and pres
ent friend and part employer. That it
may not be thought that Fred Archer's
quiet and modest demeanor is dwelt on
overmuch, it may be well to mention
that his present income, entirely his
own, as he is out of his premiership
some four or five years, is about as
great as that of Queens counsel in
mid-career; of a special surgeon; of
any Royal Academician, batting perhaps
five, and almost half as great as that Of
an Italian tenor singer. 1t is quickly
earned, without long delays, expecta-
tions and disappointments, for when ne
is put in charge it is not long before the
event is decided. His great causes de-
pend on the application within the
space of minute of his nice judgment
of pace; his successful operations on the
display of consummate nerve and cOur-
age in tearing down a perilOus declivity
or in hugging the rails at an awkward
turn; his great pictures are dashed in
with single stroke, as when he drove
Jannette through the leading pair at
Doncaster; his sensational effect when
he brings a despised outsider like
Chambert to the front and makes mince
meat of his field. A very large income,
the unbOunded confidence of employers
and of the public, might help to turn
many heads just arrived at legal man
hood, but Fred Archer quietly goes his
own way and studies diligently to i'm
prove in his calling"
Year: 1879

Many boys and girls may have heard
these words applied in a derisiVe way to
raw recruits who we're making a begin
ming in their military education by
learning to march; but very few young
people-or old ones, either-knOw how
the terms originated.


During the war of 1912, there was a
great deal of drilling and training
among the militia-men all over the
country, especially in the larger cities
and towns, where the principal recruit
ing stations were situated. In New
York City, much of the drilling of new
IY enlisted men was done in what is now
City Hall Park, in front Of tavern
which stood where the Sun newspaper
building is located. Many of these
would-0e soldiers were from the cOun-
try, and these, of course, knew nothing
at all about marching in military fash
ion. They could walk far enough, some
of them, and work as hard and bear as
much fatigue as any soldier in irregular
army: but they walked as they pleased,
and had no ideas about such things as
keeping tep." 1t is even said that
there were fellows among them who did
not know their right foot from their left,
and who were therefore continually get
ting themselves and their companions
into disorder by mixing up their legs
that is, moving out their right leg when
the officer who was drilling them called
out " Left" and the other leg when ne
called out Right" Ifthey could have
put both legs forward at once, it is prob
able that they would sometimes have
done so.


To make these men understand ex-
Year: 1879

He was not q city bred mg
he entered one of our lead
goods stores the other day be
arms as if he were still dri7inj
down the village road. Ii
lean and lank and his hair ID
much As if it had not bed
for the entire thirty-iye sun
winters that mad passed over 7
Some trifing article Offemni
was what ne wanted, and /
lady who waited upon him VI
to listen to what his sisters g
ms and his aunts fancied and /
didn't fancy until she ezpa
pleasing sense of relief when
purchases had been made. \
store it is customary for thOs
Up the bundles to mark on
name Of the attendant MAXIM
and the young lady who had
on our friend from the cOunT
in the name of Green.


The bundle was handed to /
gentleman, and he saw upon
word " Green. ~ 1t seemedN
was q personal allusion, and
angrily to the smiling attend


Look here, | kin stand
much sass as most men an ID
but when it comes to insultil.
want you to understand that
rises right up"


The young lady looked up
ment, and the cOuntryman os
a still louder key and a Shrl
the end of his sentences:


"pve bought stuff here of
ten years, but this is the Last
III ever come into this dan
What do you mean by putin
there" and he pointed to u
the bundle.


" We always put the naTi
slip,n replied the now Ve$
who concluded that this TRAD
rected to her personally.


q" Yer do, do yer? We'll,
know what my rame was, y
they'd have found out who
out putin that on it.
Well, your old place may
before 1 put my foot into Il
let me tell you that there Fo
the folks from our part OF
come here either, if | know
l think | do"


The rural party lett the a
vengeance upon chose whOS
suit him as to insinuate ID
green by writing it on his W
was some time before PEI
again reigned in that esta''
Boston Globe.
Year: 1879

The Grant men are particularly in,
terested in the scheme, and as it is
their boast that their candidate is
the only one named on their side
who can not cnly match Tilden in
the way OF raising money for II
campaign, but can go him many
dollars better, the chances for sue
cess are good if money will accom-.
plish what they desire.
Year: 1879

WE present to-day the full text of Senator
Conkling's remarkable address on the army
bill delivered in the Senate last week. 1t is
generally conceded to be one of the ablest
speeches ever made in Congress, and cannot
but have great effect on public opinion.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commuri-
cations. The name and address Of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

This bit of wisdom is to be credited to the
Detroit Post: Occasionally you find man
that claims to be sinless. Deal with him
ifyou can't avoid it; but be sure to count
your change over carefully when you do.
Year: 1879

If the Russians occupy Merv they will
hold one more of the strategic positions in
Central Asia. 1t will be very wicked of them,
think the English who are striving to seize
strong strategic position in Southern Africa
and have already seized several in Afghanis-
fon
Year: 1879

During the severe storm of yesterday
morning, about four o'clock, the pow
der-magazine of the Oriental Powder
Company, situated about mile beyond
the city limits, and about the same dis
tance from the Brighton Race-Course
on Archer Avenue, was struck by light
ming and instantly annihilated. At that
hour the watchman was Just about WIS.,
iting the barn, which is situated about
three hundred feet from the magazine,
when he saw forked streak of light
ming strike the building, and immedi-
ately an explosion occurred.


The north end of the building was
first blown out, and this was followed
for several minutes by a continued
cracking and popping as the kegs of
powder were thrown up in the air and
exploded. For some time these minor
explosions continued, until there was
not a vestige left of the magazine, not
one brick being left in place. The
force of the explosion was naturally
expended in the line of the least resist
ance, and hence the upward flight of
the magazine and its contents is ac-
counted for.


The magazine which was struck was
of brick, twenty-five by fifty feet in
dimensions, and was constructed in a
manner so as to leave the least resist
ance TO the explosive material con-
tanned in it, while at the same time of,
fering all possible protection against
fire. To the former quality is to be at
tributed the small amount of damage
done, for had the powder been con
fined serious results would have fol
lowed. There was in store at the time
of the explosion about 1000 kegs, con
tanning $4,000 pounds of coarse blast
ing-powder.


The immediate neighborhood of tn,
magazine is owned and controlled by
other powder interests, there being sil
other magazines within a radius of I
mile, containing in all about 50O,00C
pounds of powder in kegs. The pres
ent accident, which is only the seconC
of its kind on record. proves, as thu
powder-men claim, that there is not u
Year: 1879

much danger in these magazines as
has been supposed. The nearest build
ing was the barn, which, as already
stated, was only about 800 feet away.
Not only was it not injured, but the
windows even were not shattered, al
though they were of common glass.
The nearest magazine to the one which
was struck was about 600 feet off, but
was not touched. The explosion was
not noticed at Brighton, but n short
distance away, and the man who wit
messed it was not materially disturbed.
There was hotel about 800 feet away,
owned by one of the powder firms,
which also was not injured.


Another point which was shown by
this explosion was the superiority OF
wooden over iron kegs. All of the
iron kegs were exploded, while Mr..
Cobb, who visited the scene of the dis
aster yesterday afternoon, found about
500 of the wooden kegs uninjured.
They were thrown some distance but
were not broken, although the ground
where the magazine stood was almost
as bare as if no building had ever ex.
listed on the spot. Chicago Tribune
MGu 26
Year: 1879

A casualty occurred at Niagara Falls
this afternoon. Pylus Walker, boat
man and fisherman, had long resided
on the American side, near the entrance
TO the mill-race, and was credited with
being thoroughly acquainted with the
river. To-day, it appears, he became
intoxicated. Against the protestatlon
of his family he got into his boat and
pulled out into the river. He had been
out but few minutes when he lost an
oar and soon the boat was in the rapids.
1t is said Walker was seen to STAND up
and take a last farewell drink from
a bottle, after which he fell into the
forward part of his craft, which was
steadily swept downward in sight OF
many spectators, who were powerless
TO aid the drowning man. At the steep
descent near Goat Island bridge, the
boat broke completely in two, and
Walker was seen lying on one OF the
sections as an oyster ON the halt-shell.
People on the bridge saw and recog-
nized him as he passed under it. In a
moment more he was separated from
the wrecked boat, and, clinging with
death grip to his remaining oar, he shot
over the American fall. Small frag-
ments of the boat and the lost man s
hat were subsequently found in the
river below, but the body has not been
recovered at latest accounts. There
were many visitors at Niagara today
and the tragedy created aprofound SEN
sation.-Special Telegram 10 Chicago
Times, May 20.


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