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Year: 1878

EDITOR DEMocRAr: Will you al low me to make . few statements in regard to passing eventsY and allow me to state first that there can be no fair play where there is ring. and especially where that ring is armed and equipped with . paper whose editor has but little regard for the minority" as the editor of the DEM ocRAr would denominate the north ern part of Pope County. The Dem ocrat claims to be g county papeE It's editor urges the people to take their county paper that they may know passing events as they trans pire in their county: and emigration is invited to old Pope. Now, Mir. Editor, how are the people wishing to emigrate to Pope county to under stand you? Are they to understand that Tn and around Russellyille is the only place and the only people that have any claims in Pope coun- ty? If so we can't think the DEMO GRAF is 8 county paper published in the interests of THE PEOPLE of Pope county. There is no use for an edit or to try to bulldoze people as well informed as the people living in the northern part of the county are. We have rights which should be respect ed. We think it is equavalent to a forfeiture of the DEMOCRATS claims of being the peoples paper to advo- cate the wire-working of any ring in county affairs as it is evident the editor of the DEMOCRAT has done in the Court house question, for he de- clared in substance Tn an editorial Suly 25, that the people living in the Southern part of the county have rights that should be respected ie- gardless of what it might cost the county. Mir. Editor, what would you think of man that would advise the people to demand the candidates for tho Legislature to give their views in regard to retrcnchment and to vote for no one who is not in favor of retrcnchment and then turn round and ask the people to do that which would forever bankrupt the county, as would Do the case were the expense of moving the County Site to RussellviIle added to our present indebtedpess. 0, consist cncy, thou art jewell

 K Now, MT. Editor, you said in the outset you would not declare your preference for any candidate until the primary election, It occurs to
Year: 1878

Captain Stratton, the aquanaut, yester-
day accomplished his long matured plan
of walking on the water and demonstrated
its practicaOility By crossing the East
River on foot. from Brooklyn 10 this city.
But few persons knew Of the daring feat
that was to be attempted, and conse-
quently The Captain was not troubled
with many hangers on. The suit which
he wore was made ot rubber and very
similar to that used by Captain Boynton,
with this difference, however, that 1t was
arranged in such a way that its heaviest
portions were around the pedestrians
feet, so that his body should be kept up
right 10 the water. Captain STatton
proceeded to the wharf at JEWELS dock,
which was partially destroyed by tre
some three weeks ago, and here ensconced
himself in his strange looking suit. Then
Jumping into the water he started for the
New York shore. His body was perfectly
upright, and he could use bis legs to pro-
pei himself through the water, although
il rose above his knees. He had intended
to land at Peck slip, directly opposite
JEWELS wharf, and would thus have had
to cross the track OF the Fulton ferry
boats, but the tide proved too strong TOR
him, and he drifted down to q point near
pier 10. lie had been noticed as soon as
he got few yards from the shore, and
passengers on the different ferry boats
loudly cheered him. As he neared the
shore great crowd gathered on the pier
and met him as he landed. The eager
ness OF the near ones to help him out and
those further away to get look at the
Captain were somewhat embarrassing to
him.


The crossing was commenced about
half.p past one, and Captain Stratton land
ed on this side about two O'Clock. he
had intended to return on foot to Brook
lyn, but owing to the strength OF the tide
he was Obliged to abandon this project
and wen. back by the way OF Fulton
ierry.-Nev York Herald, Feb. p.
Year: 1878

Sir" said one barrster TO another,
81 often meet a servant in the morning
taking two drinks to your room. Do you
always drink in duplicate ?" Sir" re-
piled the other, 81 order two drinks every
morning, and when have drunk one l
feel like another man then. sir, am
bound by courtesy to treat the other man
80 drink the second"
Year: 1878

Nothing in the Scripture is useless, moth
ing needless because it proceeds from ln-
finite Wisdom. The inspired volume con-
tains directly or by consequence the whole
revelation of God to men. God hath given
it to his servants for their continual exercise
day and night, and requires of them their
utmost diligence and endeavors. A con
stant awe of the majesty, authority, and
holiness of God in his Word is the only
teachable frame, and the humble are made
wise therein. 1t is an endless storehouse, a
bottomless treasury of Divine truth. There
is gold in every sand of it. All the wise
men in the world may, each one for himself,
learn some important lesson from every
word, considered in its proper connection,
and yet leaye enough behind for all that
shall come after them. The fountains and
springs of wisdom in it are deep, and will
never, never be dry. We may have much
truth and power out of a word, sometimes
enough, but never all that is in it, There
will still be enough remaining to exercise
and refresh us anew for ever so that we
may attain the true sense, but never the full
sense of any place.-OWen.
Year: 1878

THERE is no greater scandal in the church
at the present time than the eagerness man.
ifested by ministers TO obtain introductions
and recommendations to the more important
vacancies as soon as they occur. This is
true OF many who are already in places of
usefulness. On the other hand, hundreds OF
vacant churches remain unsought by the
hundreds OF unemployed ministers, because
they are not prominent places.--New York
Observer
Year: 1878

A New GROUND FOR DIvoRCE-The
Hartford Times says, The best divorce
story We remember hearing Of lately
comes from one Of the Northwestern
States, the facts are about as follows /: A
Milesian lady whose marital relations had
become distasteful, called upon promi-
nent attorney in that section of the coun-
try, lately, with view of securing his
service in a divorce case, she being about
to enter suit against her husband. In
answer to a question as to the grounds for
an application for a divorce, the lady
stated with emphasis, Pat gets drunk "
But finding such complaint insufficient,
and evidently intending to remove further
objections, she made the still more EN-
phatic declaration I" But he bates me. I"
The remarkable vigor, both mental and
muscular, exhibited by the lady being
strongly averse to the theory Of her suf-
fering to any marked extent upon that
score, the weighty argument, which she
had probably designed as clincher from
the first, was finally produced, when, as
suming an air Of confidential triumph re-
sulting from consciousness that she was
at last mistress of the situation, she ex-
claimed, :" have strong suspicion that
Pat is not the father of me youngest
child %
Year: 1878

Two SIDES Somebody proffers the
following excellent advice to somebody
else: Remember that all questions have
two sides one is the right side, the other
Is the wrong side one is the side OF
Justice, the other of injustice. Ii you
take the right side, the just side, ulti-
mately, men, however much they may
oppose you ard reveile you, Will come
to your support. Earth, with all its
powers, VIII work with you, and for you,
and heaven is pledged to conduct you to
complete success. If you take the other
side, there is no power on earth OF
heaven that can lead you through success
fully, because it it is appointed IN the
councils of heaven that justice and truth
alone can prevail. .... ,a
Year: 1878

CASH VS.. CREDIr.-Many farmers seem
to think that there is something gained
bv getting trusted for whatever they buy.
Many farmers, iaboring under this delu-
sion, allow their store bills to run for
years unsettled, as also their blacksmith
bills, and always owe fer their a99ricultC-
raj tools and machinery. Never did men
make a greater mistake. There is proba-
bly, no one thing that operates so much to
keep farmers as class in stra tened cir
cunstances as the habit of getting trusted
for what they buy. 1t is good rule to
pay when you buy, and if You cannot do
SO then go without until You can pay. In
this way you remain independent, while
the habit of getting trusted makes the
farmer the most dependent of men. The
credit system is always the dearest The
business men who trust out goods expect
to lose more or less by bad debts. ihis
loss must be made up in some way, and
the merchant adds on to TIE price of his
goods to make it up. Those who do pay
lave to pay this addition. The cash Gus
toner, however, simply pays a reasonable
profit, without the addition for losses on
time customers. Again, the man who
allows his bills to run from time to time
must be charged enough more to make up
for the use of the money. This interest
is by no means at low rate, but always
the highest for the reason that the securl-
ty is poor. The best farmers keep Up with
the work on their farm and in time they
become good farmers. So, also, the best
and most successful farmers keep up with
their expenses of every character, and IN
this way they become successful, both as
farmers and business men.
Year: 1878

Corn SIRuE-The Davenport uowaI Ga
sette says that at a factory in that city they
are using $50 bushels Of corn every twenty
four hours at the glucose works. and are
turning out 10000 pounds of grape sugar
daily. In the spring the company expect to
commence the manufacture OF fine table
sirup-as good as is produced in America
Year: 1878

Edward Carson, accused of violating q
Health Board ordinance by selling glandered horse
tried before Recorder Hackett His counsel asked
the Recorder to charge that to convict the jury must be
satisfied that the prisoner knew the condition OF the
horse The Recorder refused and charged II this man
had and and knowledge, IL Is presumed ne
should know what the condition OF this horse VAS The
General Term Of the Supreme Court has reversed ms
decision Judge Ingalle In his opinion saying: While
the faithful execution OF the laws for the pro,eeuoh
of such animals be commended yet the right of
prisoner must he protected In so far that the Court
should that in enforcing the law It's rules ana re-
quirements are not disregarded or misappned py ts
m
Year: 1878

Robert Baker was committed to Jail yester-
day by Justice Walsh in Brooklyn, on a charge Of
bgamy. The complaint made by his first wife, who
was married to him october 20. 1877. Recently he
left her. she stated and she learned that he was living
with woman in Atlantc-ave On Wednesday night
to the house where Baker and was greatly
abused by him. lie denied that she was his wle, struck
her. and pushed her out OF the door Baker denied the
charge of assault and battery which first made
against him. The with whom lie was said To be
living, said that she married tn him on Wednesday
night by III, Rev Father Malone, at St Peters Church.
at Hicks and Warren-sts Sac did not known that he
married man, as he had told her he was not.
Year: 1878

The latest news received from the Virginia
Legslaue by the Funding Association is that several
bills have been introduced and refcrredrall OF which
propose to pay two-thiris OF the original debt-abou
$3I 0Ooa par the only difference being the rate Of
interest which varies IN the bills from to per cent
Members Of the Funding Association Say that their ad
Year: 1878

their living and II provided that these should
be maintained in county poor houses II temporary as
sstance only needed IL the duty Of Justice Of
the peace TO determine what should be expended by
oyeIseers Of the poor Those able 70 work, but who
oonld not get employment thus left TO seek relief
from voluntary charity resolution adopted cali
ing for judicial decision in reference to outdoor relief
Year: 1878

vices indicate that the Virginia Legislature will pass
BIZ to fund the debt at par with per cent interest
When the Legislature OF West Virginia meets an effort
will be made TO have that State issue bonds for the re-
naming tlird OF the original debt
Year: 1878

"Did you put that thing in my under
shirtP"


IL did it for the best, Charles" she
said, 81 thought"


ooh never mind what you thought
you crooked-nosed, chuckle-headed old
idiot Never mind what you thought
You've taken the bark clean off my
bosom till Pm as raw as sirloin steak
and I'll probably never be well again
as long as l live. That lets you cut
You play any more tricks on me, and
I'll hist you into the coal bin and keeT
you there till you starve to death"


Then he slammed the door and went
out. Mrs. Cooley doesn't know to this
day exactly what effect the grasshop-
pers are going to have on the fall elec,
tlons,
Year: 1878

A locomotive engineer from the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad was in De-
troit lately on brief visit to his sister
In some way or other new reporter
on one Of the daily papers ran across
the man and appointed an interview in
order to secure the engineers adven-
lures during the "late war;" The bro
ther Of the footboard was willing to
tell his story, and without stopping to
take on wood or water he rang the bell
and began:


81 ran the last passenger train over
the road-the last train allowed to pass
Year: 1878

A brave, active, intelligent terrier,
belonging to lady, one day discovered
a monkey belonging to an itinerant or
gan-grinder, seated upon bank within
the grounds, and at once made dash
for him. The monkey, who was attired
in jacket and hat, awaited the onset
with such undisturbed tranquility that
the dog halted within few feet of him
to reconnoitre. Both animals took a
long, steady stare at each other, but the
dog evidently was recovering from his
surprise, and about to spring for the in
truder. At this critical juncture the
monkey, who had remained perfectly
quiet hitherto, raised his paw and grace
fully saluted by lifting his hat. The
effect was magical; the dogs head and
tail dropped, and he sneakcd off and
entered the house, refusing to leave it
until he was satisfied that his polite but
mysterious guest had departed. His
whole demeanor showed plainly that he
felt the monkey was something "uDcan-
n.y." and not to be meddled with.
Year: 1878

A few days ago 8 man and woman, who live near Pennington, Van Buren county, came to Keokuk, and while here were married. He, being either unable to resist his new-found happiness or his fondness for drink. got uR- mistakably drunk, and, when he and his wife boarded the train, attracted all eyes by his boisterous conduct, which caused blRshes of shame to mantle the cheek, of the woman who had just joined her fortunes with this man for bsttsr-or for worse, and was getting the worse side ct the very start. The fellow made foot ball of her muR and kicKSd 1t from one cad of the car to the othsria He.was very conspicuous in many other drunken ways until the train reached Pennington, where. despite the tears and sntreaties of his wife, who got off the train, he maintained his stubborn desire to ride further. The conductor tried to persuade him to get of, but he refused, and said he would pay his passage to the end of the road. The conductor and bridegroom stood upon the platform of the rear coach, the wife on the platform of the depot.

 Finding enrreaties useless and time getting the best of him, the conductor aesisted and gave the signal for the train to start. As the cars got under pretty good hsadway the bride groom concluded that he would drop of, and attempted to do 90. The conductor stopped him, and told him if he wished to get out he would stop the train, and seized the bell-rope to do SO but the fellow crowded by him to the other side of the car, reached the steps, and just as he jumped was seized by one of his coat-tails by the conductor. He hung suspen- ded in mid-air for g while, whirling round and round like dancing derYisb, when the cloth gave way, and the coat ripped clear up to the shoulder, parted, left half in the conductors hand and the other on the fellows body, which was rolled over in the mud at the rate of sev- enty-fve revolutions minute. The conduct or put his torefinger out of joint. The bride groom, with drunken mans usual luck, es- capped unhurt.-KeoAuk (Io,ca) Constitution.
Year: 1878

In the Island Of Rio there are wild men
who live in trees, and have no language
but cries; and, In Sumatra, the residents
OF Palembang said there were men who
lived in the forests, with whom not
only the Europeans but the Malays
could have no intercourse. He himself
had never seen one. Yet, strange 10 say.
they have a petty traffic with the outer
world, yet not through the medium Of
speech. Their home is in the woods and
they live by the chase. They hunt
tigers, not with the gun but with arrows.
which they blow out Of n tube with
such force, and which are 80 keen Of
point and touched with such deadly
poison, that n wound is almost immedi-
ately fatal


These tiger skins or elephant tusks
they bring for barter, not for sale
They never sell anything, rs money is
about the most useless thing they can
have. They cannot cat IL, or drink IT,.
or wear IL. But as they have wants
they exchange, yet they Themselves are
never seen. They bring to the edge Of
the forest what they have and leave IL
there, and the Malays come and place
what they have TO dispose Of and retire.
If the offer is satisfactory they find when
they return that what they brought has
gone, and take what is left and dcpart.
IF not they add q few more trifles "a
tempt the eyes Of these wild men of the
woods, and 20 at last the exchange is ef
fected, yet all the while the sellers keer
themselves invisible.
Year: 1878

THERE are strange facts of human
nature revealed by the knowledge Of
physiology, and though they may seem
improbable, they appear to be CON
frmed by men Of science At least il is
stated on the authority Of the London
Lancet: a man in n certain neighbor-
hood had three daughters Wishing for
a son, he made a solemn VOW that If the
next was girl he would never speak TO
her. The next child proved to be a son,
as he wished. But curiously enough,
he would never speak 10 his father, al
though he lived tbirty-fve years with
him. He always talked freely with his
mother and sisters, but with no one else
until after the death Of his father, when
he talked readily with every one. He
was called " Dumb Eli"
Year: 1878

IF one (says q writer should give me
dish Of sand, and tell me there we're
particles Of iron in it, / might look for
them with my clumsy fingers and be un-
able to detect them; but let me take a
magnet and sweep through it, and how
it would draw to itself the most invisi-
bic particles by the mere power Of at
traction The Unthankful heart, like
my fingers i'm the sand discovers no
mercies; but let the thankful heart
sweep through the day, and, as the mag
net finds the iron, so it will find in every
hour some heavenly blessing--only the
iron in God sands is gold.
Year: 1878

THE silver dollar is remonetized, and
the flush times have come How strange
it seems, in an era Of prosperity such as
this, TO look back on the hard, weary,
grinding times that are gone
Year: 1878

a SEvENTH-sTREET lady sent her lit
tie boy 10 q drugstore the other day to
get a porous plaster, and charged
him particularly TO be careful not to
forget what he was going after. He
went out repeating the words to himself,
and in few minutes came back saying
" Here mamma, this is the poorest one
TODD dit BreokIast Table.
Year: 1878

A little girl in Washington city died on
last Friday night from over exertion in
jumping the rope. She had kept up"
eighty times; that night she cied. Jump
ing the rope is harmless amusement for
little girls, if not carried too far, but il is
always liable to the danger of over exerton,
for an emulation or rivalry is aroused and
the thooghtess little folk try to tire each
other down; ami though it is very rare
that this imprGdence terminates so sadly
in the case of Nettie Wlliams on last
Friday, still there is no doubt that serious
injuries sometimes result. A ry thmic
joltiDg up and down ia the severest strain
that can be brought to bear on anything.
Ice that will bear twenty boys who stand
still may be broken by one who springs up
and down in rythmic and measured time.
The trotting of single horse across a
bridge is q severer strain than ten times
the dead weight of the horse and wagon.
1t is because rythmic motion strikes a Sc
ries of blows. 1t must be remem bered
that come of the internal organs are sus-
pended in their positions by very delicate
and fragile membranes. Sudden and vio-
lent jolts or shocks sometimes tear these
membranes with most deplorable conse-
quences. But regularly recurring verti-
cal motion like skipping the rope may
bring upon them q strain as severe as q
very violent single shock or strain. The
effect may not at once be apparent, but the
child may never have it's health again. We
should be sorry to think, however, that
the natural romps and games of little girls
could be attended with danger. Animal
spirits and the love of running and leaping
were given TO insure that they might be
induced to take sufficient exercise to secure
physical development. The prettieet sight
10 all the world is a group of little girls at
play. Yet great care should be taken that
their games should be heslthful in their
motions.
Year: 1878

There is close nexus between oivility
and religion. The latter can raise the
former to the dignity of virtue. A pop
ular writer observes:


"Civility is a beautiful word, coming
from the old Latin ciriliS, which means
relating to the community, or to the policy
and government of the citizens and sub
jects of State; thus reminding US in its
root-idea of the fact that We are membe
one of another, thdt mere individual care
and seltishness is not civil, and that we
are related to those around us in multi
tudes of ways. An uncivil man by his
conduct says: ''Your pleasure, your com
fort of mind is nothing to me. What care
l whether you are happy or notr But a
civil man desires by his very conduct to
eee those around him in the enjoyment of
the pleasant sense of satisfaction and good
will Thus it happens that civil comes, in
it's secondary sense, to mean gentle, oblig
ing, we'll bred, affable, kind and-let this
be q satisfaction to citizens-it means hav-
ing the habits of a city This eurely is one
of the greatest compliments that can be
paid to thoee who have to endure a city's
smoke and noise, that they are supposed to
be especially civil. Certainly it is a sign
of good breeding to be civil. 1t manifests
that delicate and instructive appreciation
of the feelings of others which is the es-
serce Of true gentlemanliness. Manifestly
there are dangers in this, as in every other
aspect OF Ire ana Quty. we can easily un
derstaud in physics how too much of sweets
nauseate instead of pleasing the palate, and
so III morals we can well understand that
there ia danger leet courtesy should
merge into ridiculous and empty excess
OF maur ofrsm. There are rocks on either
hand here as elsewhere, but there are wide
seas between in which we may safely steer
our vesseie and if we are to be affrighted
from one position because of its possible
cxcesses, we had better confess at once our
inability to steer between extremes. The
danger of excess in this respect is not one
huudredth part so great as the danger of
neglect. We are liable each day to be
"put out" by SO many things-to have the
| angry spirit, the grumbling spirit, the dis
contented spirit awakened in us-that it
requires Il marvellous amount of energy not
| to put this essence of unpleRsantUess into
our mAnuerism towards Others. Who has
not felt it to be great wrong that he
| should suffer Smiths snappishness, because
| in the morning Brown happened to be cross
with Smith I 1t is difficult indeed to rid


ourselves of the feelings of the hour but
| If we all tried to be civil and courteous to
| each other, in court, and camp, and shop,
! in street, at home, and abroad, we should
cure the evil at stroke; and, just in pro,
portion "A we personally cultivate cour-


teons spirit, do We diminish the discomfort


Of the world.n