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Year: 1876

AS the season of the year is now at hand when our people will all have money on hands, we must re- mind them that there is small in- yestment which we advise every man in the county to make at once and that is to subscribe for the Rus sellville DEMOCRAT. We give this advice and urge our citizens to ac- cept it and act upon it, not simply because we are interested in the success of this paper, but because we believe it is the very best invest ment that can be made with that small sum of money. The benefits you will derive will be both direct and indirect. You will be almost certain to lose more than the paper costs if you do not read it, for there are notices and warnings and orders iu almost every number of the paper which involve many dollars and cents to somebody. If you have a family of boys and girls the paper will be of great benefit to them, for they will read it when they will not read books and they will ob- tain knowledge and information from it which they can obtain from no book.

 The indirect good that the paper is doirg you is far greater than you can estimate. There is no other power or influence in your county which is doing so much for the country. Our paper is attracting more attention to Pope county than all things else combined. There is not mail arrives at our office, scarcely, but what brings letters and postal cards enquiring for spec imen copies of the DEMOCRAT. These inquiries come from farmers, mechanics, laboring men and capit- alists in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska, who wish to come to milder eli mate. They have their eye on Ar kansas, and in order to judge of the country, the people and the pros poets, they send for the newspaper yyhi ,h they always regard as good index. We always mail papers to these parties, and we believe thro' this means many industrious, ener- getic citizens will be induced to seek homes in Pope county. Now if you want your county to grow in intelligence, in population and in wealth you can do nothing to secure this end so effectually and rapidly as to sustain and send out from your county a creditable paper. We try to make the DEMOCRAT such, and from the replies which we le- ceive from parties to whom we send the paper, many expressing not only qualification, but even agreed ble surprise, that such creditable paper should come from the rural districts of Arkansas, we are flatter- ed to believe that some degree oi success is crowning our efforts, and that good will follow. We there. fore submit it to you if you should not give our paper your generous support. Every man should talk, at least one copy for his own family and there are many who are able t, do so, who should subscribe for { number of copies to send abi oad If you will pay the subscription wt will send them where they will dc good. Send in your subscriptions gentlemen. Come up squarely t, your duty.
Year: 1876

The appearance Of Hallett's Point when
II was reached was so changed that It wa
hardly recognizable. Two or three hundred
row-boats and numerous steamers reached
the SPOT almost as soon a. General Newton
The building containing the office OF super
intendent Boyle, which stood formerly upon
the very edge of the shaft, had been thrown
back from its position In shore about ten


feet, and partially overturned. The steps
that led down into the shaft, had been
thrown up on the bank, against the oftice,
showing with what power the water had
rushed upward. The condition of the ground
and the buildings showed the manner In
which the water had fallen over them In
its fountain like aspect. The bomb-proof
building was uninjured, and nothing was
materially displaced in 1t. The breakwater
which extended each way from the Golfer.


dam, was badly shaken in places, and
planks and pieces of timber thrown about;
otherwise there was but little damage.


Windows in the boiler and engine honses,


facing the mine, and only about fifty feet


distant, were not broken. The people who


moved out of the neighboring houses might


have renamed as they were not injured.


After the explosion Mrs. Newton inspected
the wreck of Hallett's reef, or rather as


much Of it as could be seen above water,


from the Star, bringing forward the little
girl who had given the final touch which


proved her fathers work successful, that


she might see what destruction had been
caused. No sooner had the sound OF the
blast died away than the crowd broke
through all restraint, and covered the Gov
ernment grounds. When they saw the
great number of wires-wh!ch were left ex-
posed by the blowing away of the top OF
the trough in which they had been carried
down into the mine-they began to struggle
and even fight TO get pieces Of them. Mr..
Stredinger told them they could have all
they desired, and for long time afterward
they were still striving to Guido one another
in getting pieces.
Year: 1876

The bloody shirt is campaign cry tha
rises in the desperation OF the Republican
party. The word Reform, is the birth Of
the necessity of a change in government
and conveys a magnetism, that tells q
whole country what a benefit Democratic
administration would be.
Year: 1876

We always knew that the Republican
party nominated Howard NJ. jenkins just
to have him beaten, and have therefore
concluded not to publish the documents Of
his own party against him. 1t is too much
like adding insult to injury to be encour-
aged.
Year: 1876

From the Citizen of April 22d.

 On Wednesday last several lad ies and gentlemen of Tucson gave a most delightfu picnic at the Mission Mills, just west Of town. The affair was a perfect success and lasted from morning till eVen- ing. There was music and dane ing and feasting and fun, and fun of the most innocent and hearty kind. We wish we had room to tell about it. We haven't heard such general praise of an effort at pleasure in q long time. and 1t was 50 unpretending too. The rOman- tic mill and the bright day and the charming ladies are sufficient explanation of the success of this picnic. It's success will undOubted- ly lead to repetition of such festI- valS.

 A letter from San Carlos, dated April 19, says that on the 17th Agent Cum had completely or ganized 233 special police and had them ready for action the moment he should be called upon. We regret to learn by the same letter that Mr. Cum had been unwell with a fever, a portion of the time since he left here. But the writer of tn e letter is of the Opin- ion that if Cum could only get a chance to lead his Apaches to- ward Chiricahua, the fever would n't trouble him long.

 Dr. F. H. Goodwin at his ranch below town, has large nnmber of strawberry plants, doing well and has had a few berries this Spring. His next crop will be something to talk about. In the gardening way, the Doctor has made a speciality of celery, and this season he says he will have enough to suppy the market here. He can't flood the market with his celery any too soon.
Year: 1876

KEEP YOUR Docs AT HOME Loose worthless CUTS are a nulS- ance anywhere; and particularly on or near race course where serious accidents are liable to Oc- eur from their presence. There fore we are requested to notify the owners or keepers of canines, to keep them away from the neighborhood of the track on the day of the coming race. All dogs found on or about the course at the time of the race will probably he shot, if possible.
Year: 1876

toned in the East, for so long as the worm re-
mains in the body tho malady continues, and
frequently ends in death. The best remedy
hitherto discovered is milk, but it is far from
being SO cflicacious as could be desired.
Year: 1876

and thenceforth be more distrustful of ap-
pearances.


Beauty possesses its repulsions not less
than its attractions; its repulsions arising
from its pitiable partiality, its mere superb
cial indications. Physically it is one thing,
spiritually it is quite another. When we
talk of prettiness in relation to women we
are understood, and we think we under
stand ourselves, in the former sense, though
we really mean it in the latter. We wrong
them and ourselves by the loose employ
ment of a conyontional adjective that has
entirely lost its original significance.


Unquestionably men are often slow to ap-
preciate excellence in a plain woman; but
she who has a generous heart, graceful
manner, and good mind never can appear
plain very long. Every man, not un
conquerably dolt, prefers beyond measure
ment fine woman without personal
charms to the fairest goddess radiant with
insipidity.
Year: 1876

DANIEL DREw's SAD PLIGHT.-The friends
of Daniel Drew say that he is completely
demoralized. His style of business has
been very peculiar and in the end has been
ruinous to him. Having unbounded conf
dence in his own judgement, he kept his
money in his own hands, paying only the
interest to parties to whom the money
belonged. He did not even provide for
his household. Instead of settling his fine
mansion on his wife, as he might have
done, he covered it with a heavy mortgage.
A foreclosure of $4,000 has just been filed
with the clerk Of the court. Another mort
gage equally as large is ready for foreclo'
sure. Instead of giving his children prop
erty in their own right, he gave them notes.
His son has secured place in the steam
boat Office where for many years his father
ruled as o magnate. OF the sad conse
ouence of his style Mr.. Drew was fully
warned by his business friends, many oi
whom are amongst the first business mer
of the city. He expresses himself very
plainly about the folly of his business life
Before his fight with the Erie board ht
could have retired with seven millions o
money. He is now absolutely poor, will
an enormous debt hanging over him, sicl
unto death, and with the prospect of leav
ing his family, as thousands of speculator
have left theirs, to the cold charity of tn,
world.--BoStOn journal.
Year: 1876

A cotemporary, in enumerating the in
conveniences of silver change, says, "when
less than q dollar is sent by mail it must
first be converted into postage stamps.
When you are in hurry the storekeeper
will have to weigh the coin in his hand and
sound it dozen times on the counter to
seewhether it is good and when one runs
for a street car the money will fly out of
his pockets at every jump, and yet it is
estimated that $35, 100000 will be required
for soakage before silver circulates freely"
Year: 1876

Very durable and neat mats for floors can
be made from old coffee sacks. A piece of
the bagging of suitable size is bound with
some dark fabric and secured to frame of
four laths. By means of hook of wood or
iron, like and enlarged crochet needle, car
pet rags are carried through the material
so as to skip every other thread and to leave
loops half an inch long, the ends, of course,
being fastened. Old red flannel can be used
to make tasteful borders.
Year: 1876

Originality! what do they mean by it?
The action of the world upon us commences
with the hour of our birth, and ends only
with our death. 1t is here and there and
everywhere. There is nothing that we can
claim as our own but energy, strength and
volition. Very little of me would be left if
could but say what l owe to my great pre-
decessors and contemporaries Goethe.
Year: 1876

A Maryland man has sent to the New
York San two pills which he says are GER
tain cure for hydrophobia. He has sent
them to the right place. No one can read
the Sun ten minutes without reaching the
conclusion that the editor is mad-especial-
ly at Grant for not giving him an office.
Year: 1876

When was five her age was naught
Save some few moments newly caught;
But time, while stealing life away,
Is adding to it every day.


When twenty summers crowned her head,
And twenty-five of mine had fled,
She gave me hers, l gave her mine,
And then our sum was five times nine;
And as the year goes on our lives
In cash and cares still count in fives;
Each ive-pOund note, how fast it goes
How oft come twice five little toes?
Year: 1876

If brooms are wet with boiling suds once
week they will become very tough, will
not cut carpet and will last much longer.
A handful or SO of salt sprinkled on a car
pet will carry the dust along with it and
make the carpet look bright and clean. A
very dusty carpet may be cleaned by dip
ping the broom in cold water, shaking off
all the drops and sweeping yard or so at a
time. Wash the broom and repeat until
the entire carpet has been swept.
Year: 1876

A fair young lady went to druggist and
told him to make up one dose of castor oil
and mix it with something to take the
taste away. The man told her to wait. In
a few moments he asked her if she would
like to take a glass of soda water. She
accepted the invitation, and drank the
beverage. Presently she asked the roller
of pills why he didn't give the castor oil.
The man smiled triumphant smile, and
said, Madam, you have taken it. linked
a fearful dose with that soda" She turned
pale, she sank into chair; she gasped,
Great Heaven wanted it for mother"
Year: 1876

May blulng ana soap ere De DleSt,


And may Suds still be suds when I'm dead.


And all those long, long years passed
away without her ever knowing what love
was.


al had no chance" she explained.
When girl is at the washtub, soap and
suds and blueing and dirt drive thoughts
of love away. When she's hanging up
clothes it's too wet or too cold, or too hot
to love. When she's all through it's too late
in the day and her elbows are too lame to
think of a bridal tour"


One would imagine it to be a sad thing
to want to be loved and yet have no lover.
Mary says it is not. She says:


al know | could make some one hap
py as his wife, but can't be crying around
because he doesn't come forward. must
eat square meals, sleep soundly, and say
my prayers just the same as if had been
married forty years or forty times"


As she put the remnants of her dinner
back into her pail, she was asked if she
didn't have an ideal husband.


Four of 'em," she promptly replied.
g. picture to myself fat man with bald
head, who has lots of money. Then l
picture a tall man, with red hair, who
sings through his nose. The third is a
duke but that's all nonsense. The fourth
is a young man, who would sit on my knee,
bring in the wood, slice the potatoes, rock
the baby, and take my advice. It's all a
dream, however, and it doesn't interfere
with my washing windows till they shine
like silk"


When asked for some statistics, she
cheerfully furnished them. She estimates
! that if all the soap she ever used was piled
Year: 1876

Some time since lady happened 10 see
in the streets of London monkey begging
pence from the public in the prettiest
manner for the benefit Of his master an
organ grinder. She took fancy to it,
dressed it in the gaudiest of raiment, and
at fashionable reception her pet was the
wonder of the room. In the course OF the
evening a young lady sat down at the
niauo. and sang with exquisite taste little
drawingroom song. As SOON as she had
finished. the monkey, who had not forgot
ten his former duties, seizing hat to the
amusement of everybody. went the rounds
and collected large sum. His task ended
he jumped upon the knee OF the SINGER
amid shouts of laughter, and deposited the
contents of his hat in the lady's lap Inc
collection was devoted to charitable iunu'
Year: 1876

You have often seen old women brushing
out Broadway offices and cleaning windows
outside and in. Any day now you can find
dozens of them, for the winter is passed
and the buzz of the honey-bee is again
heard in the land. Passing one of these
old women the public sums her up as
follows:


One old ladv
Year: 1876

In the opening of the political campaign for the present year, the state central executive com mittee, referring to the satisfacto- " advancement of our state on thel road of political honor and material prosperity under Dem ocratic administration, desires to invoke the continued action of the whole people to secure the perpetuation of q condition of af- fairs so satisfactory to every pa trio:ic citizen.

 In period incredibly short, Arkansas has been redeemed from a state of political vassaiage and financial bankruptcy to that of sovereign equal in the Amer icam confederation, happy and prosperous at home, and respect ed abroad. To the people of the state, through their representa- tives, belongs the honor. It only remains for them to act together to perpetuate the blessing. To that end your committee has call ed d convention to assemble at the state capital on the l4th day of June next, and urge upon all who have the interests of the state and party q. heart, to take part in the effort necessary to make that convention in the fullest sense represent the sentiments and interests of the whole party. As each individual must suffer by the maladlninistration of pubic affairs, so is he under obligations to assist in shaping events so as to secure q pare and compc- scnt administration.

 Your committee urges prompt action in this matter, first upon the county executive committees. In counties where call for a con vention can not be regularly made from any cause, it is suggested that as many as three members of the party in fair standing in each township might mite Tn a joint call for township and county conventions, giving ample notice, and thus effectnally organize the party without the intervention of mass meeting for the selection of al executive committee. As to the exact mode of organizing no positive direction is given but the hope is strongly induiged that such organization may be eff fected as that the will of the party may be fully reflected in all the conventions-township, county congressional and state. In such cases do not wait for some one else to act; act yourselves and see that others do.

 It is an important era in oul history, and the destiny of the country for years to come is to be determined. The same corrup, dynasty under which Arkansas suffered so long has now possess ion of every department of the federal government, except the lower house of congress. That is doing faithful work, and Ar kansas has four representatives to give her voice expression.

 You will be called to vote moi only for candidates for state ofh ces, but also to appoint delegates to represent you in the Nationa Democratic convention for thu purpose of choosing candidates for the highest executive offices of the general government, anC with the prospect, for the frs time in many years, for giving your preference expression at th' general election. The occasion i propitious, as wei as important Let each member of the party d' his part as an individual, and tn beginning at least will be secure

 SOL. F. CLARK, Chm,

 I TT U'yp,pu.Nr Iy Sarity
Year: 1876

HOTEL! Large and commodious Ion ths III corner of Main and River streets. Best bargain in the county. This is b rare inducement for man who wants to go ints the hotel business, Furniture will be sold with the house. Call or write for further particulars.
Year: 1876

active in trying to disaffect individual mem
bers of the delegation, and SO far as they
had any success they would proclaim and
exaggerate it as proof that Mr.. Conkling
could not unite the republicans Of his own
State, and as a refutation of the argument
that he alone can carry New York. 1t may
be that some other candidate (Mr Bristow,
for example) could carry New York for the
republican party, but certainly not Blaine.
Conkling and Blaine have been ''at daggers
drawn" for eight or nine years, and the per-
sonal indignity of supplanting Conkling in
his own State by such an enemy would never
be forgiven by his friends. The success of
the Blaine intrigue would infallibly leave
this State in the hands of the democrats.
such a result, and in order to pre-
vent it should pledge their delegation
to Conkling, if for no other purpose, at least
for defeating Blaine and preventing the NOM
ination of candidate whom large portion
of the party in this State would refuse to
support The question of pledging the dele
cation to Conkling involves the question of
relieving the New York republicans of the
necessity of deciding what attitude they
would take if Blaine should get the nomina-
ton. Conkling is entitled to fair treatment
in his own State, and ought to be armed
with the same weapons for defeating Blaine
that Blaine possesses for defeating him.
Certain it is that the republicans cannot
carry New York with Presidential candi-
date whom Senator Conkling and his sup
porters hate and detest.
Year: 1876

The lesson to be learned in the Hays
case is simple one. Let us put an end to
these ever recurring scandals about the mill
tary and naval academies, by throwing them
open to all the young men of the country
whose parents can afford to give them
the scientific and professional educa-
ton that is to be obtained there
and that is not within their reach any
where else in this country. Why should
these institutions be closed to the sons of
men who will not stoop to beg or to buy the
privilege OF admission from members of Con-
gress? There is no good reason for it. AS
Mrs. Beardslee the mother of tho cadet
whose nomination was purchased, put
it to the committee the other day, she
knew she could not get the prize without
''some sort Of hugger-muggering, and she


thought the simplest and most indie
pendent way was to buy it. Now,
most honorable and economical gentle
you can purify your own body and effect a
great saving to the country by surrendcring
this ''deadheading" privilege that you have
assumed and let these national institutions
be run on the principle of the great military
schools OF France, England and the other
European States. When young men choose
to lit themselves for tho army or navy they
should have a chance without hsving TO
resort to the crime of buying or begging the
right from congressman or cadetship
brokers.
Year: 1876

The remarkable season which is now draw
ing to q close has partly unprepared us for
genuine snow storm, such as that of last
night. We were in hopes that we could slip
quietly into o pleasant spring without any
meteorological incident which would remind
us of our escape from the severity of long
winter. But the season of storms and cold
is asserting her rights to recognition, and
presents herself all of sudden in her
mantle of white, as if to remind us
that her powers are as yet unex-
hausted after the long struggle with
the genial airs of the tropics which
have invaded her domain. The vast accu-
mutation of moisture in the atmosphere
after q prolonged season of warmth fur
nishes the material from which winter
weaves with her icy breath the snow shrouds
that she casts over the sleeping earth. When
this vaporous element is acted on by air of
temperature lower than thirty-two degrees
condensation and precipitation at once fol-
low which assume the form of snow OF
frozen rain. This phenomenon will con.
tinue until the excess of moisture in the
air is precipitated and the density of the
atmosphere raised to a degree which will
enable it to resist the influx of cold winds.
In reality these winds are caused by the
peculiar conditions of the air, the most i'm
portant one being lack of density. The
effects will cease to be produced when the
causes cease to exist Nearly all snow
storms come with northeasterly wind
because the centre of low pressure and the
line of contact between the warm and cold air
waves lie to the westward of u.s. Directly
the wind changes to the southwark the
low barometer is on our meridian, and its
constant eastward movement is followed by
corresponding tendency of the flow Of
the winds from westwardly directions. Thus,
in short time the snow storm will turn to
rain with southerly wind, and will be fol-
lowed by clear, cold weather and a north
westerly blow. On rare occasions the low
pressure passes to the southwark of New
York, when the wind backs from the north
east to the northwest, and cold comes with
out the intervening period of rain.
Year: 1876

THE SNOWFALL IN SCOTLAND has impeded
railway travel there to an extent that would
do credit to the deviltry of "Old Prob"
wher he has spite against the Pacific rail-
roads. Our cable report states that one train
took fourteen hours to accomplish journey
usually made in forty minutes The differ
ence between the number OF "wee draps"
consumed on the journey and the number
usually taken is q mere matter Of computa-
ton.