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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-02
WHITING.

Miss Minnie Farnham of Poultney is
visiting at a. II. IIubbard's.
DR.. Henry Wright was home at his
fathers, DIR. W. p. Wright, over Sunday
Frank Williams returned Saturday
night after an absence of several days.
Tip counts S3l2.5O for the little pacing
mare he let T. A. Hammond have last
week, and says she was not half sold at
that.
Mrs. f. ID. Peck and daughter. Maude
with Mrs. j. f. Parker. have gone tc
Port Henry to visit Charles Parker, the
station agent there.
Work is progressing finely on the YES
try room at the Union church. If the
weather is favorable all will be ready fol
the painter by Saturday night.
some of our young men and boys have
returned home from schools abroad
among whom are John Casey, l.. \.
IIuntley, Herbert Holmes. Fred Brown
and Henry Wells.
1t is busy time in the sugar bush.
So far this week it has been night and
day work with our friend. +. IL. Daniels,
who is making some of the incest sugar
and syrup we have seen for many day.
The sugar harvest will count among the
thousands of pounds if this weather
holds good few days longer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-02

Carrollton, Miss. Mr.. Cleveland told
them that he had nothing but adherence
for such Outrages, and that he regretted
his power does not permit him to put an
end to them.
Miss Gill. a Boston tourist in Florida.
met with Il singular death on the Ocl,la-
Waha river steamer the other day. The
steamer struck a tree in a sharp turn of
the river, and the jar broke of n rotten
! limb overhead. which fell ON Miss Giu.s
head. crushing her skull. She was Sit
ting on the deck between her father and
mother. The former was struck bv the
limb and stunned.
EX,Justice Ward Hunt of the L. :.
supreme court is dead at Washington.
lie was born in Utica. y. y. June II.
$50, and was educated in Hamilton and
mon colleges. graduating in lS2S. He
was mayor of tica and member of the
New York assembly. and was Judge
OF the court of appeals for the State
of New York from 1860 to 1873. when
he was made Il justice of the United
states supreme court. His health failed
him in time, and in 1882 Congress retired
him on a pension.
George Sample. Il 19-vears-old clerk i'm
Ball, Warticld q COS drug store at from
ton, o.. was making bue-fire in a NOR
tar saturday by mixing chlorate of pot
a>sium. sulphur and strong calcined al
um, when the composition exploded.
blowing Sample into atoms. wrecking
the store and causing $4,000 damage.
The unfortunate man. it is surmised. let
the pestle fall. His right arm was blown
off below the elbow and was driven
through the ceiling and found upstairs.
Conferences between Jay Gould and
/. '. Powderly. grand master of the
Knights of Labor. at New York Sunday
resulted in orders from each of them. to
the parties to the southwestern strike.
for an immediate resumption of work and
traffic pending arbitration to which Mr..
Gould consents. Mr.. Powderlv and W.
b. Mcdowell called upon jay Gould at
his residence in the morning. There they
met Messrs. Gould. Hopkins and George
Gould. There was general discussion of
the situation in the Southwest by both
sides and better understanding was ar
rived at than had been had by either par
ty hitherto: and in the evening it was
agreed that the orders stated should be
sent out. Traffic has been resumed. and
the trouble is at an end, for the present
at least.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-02
LINCOLN.

Miss Fannie NJ. Cove of Charlotte is
clerking for Cove Il Green.
The river district has voted to build a
new schoOl-house.
Sugar-making is the order of the day
and the work is fully commenced.
The new store at South Lincoln is receiv.
ing its share of patronage.
W. :. Benton. who worked John Bar
lows farm last year, has moved back to
Middlebury.
Alba A. Hanks of Warren has pur-
chased of W. +. Hanks the house occu-
pied by Edison Irish.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
ARK ANSAS AFFAIRS.

Hot Springs will make an effort
to have the Democratic State Con.
vention meet in that city this year
Alma Is 10 have large three sto-
~ hotel, with lawn, fountains, ETC.,
TO be built by gentleman from
Kansas.
The Arkansas Teacher for Febru.
airy has been received and is as usual
brim full OF good things for teachers,
directors and patrons.
The German national bank OF Lit
tie Rock was ylctimzed to the cx-
tent of $500 on bogus draft last
week By man named Sanford Of
Montgomery, Ala. The culprit was
arrested.
4 call is made for the meeting Of
the democratic state executive com
mittee at Little Rock, March 3lst,
to fix a time for the state convention
and transact such other business as
may demand attention.
The Wheels of Faulkner and
White counties are called to meet
April 2d, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for State senator.
Tue wheel is not political organi-
cation, oh, no!
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

The Gaxette's Morritton cores
pondent states with certainty that
IA. S. Carter OF Dardanelle will be =
candidate for prosecuting attorney
aud that Judge Cunningham will
stand for re election as Judge Of the
fifth circuit.
Hon. Granville Wilcox died at his
home in Van Buren, ON the 4th inst.
Mr.. Wilcox has been for many years
very prominent in legal, political
and editorial circles, and his death
is regarded as public calamity.
Sheriff Spears Of Conway county
was indicted by the Conway county
grand jury last week for criminal
negligence in allowing prisoners 70
escape, was deposed, fined 500 and
imprisoned one minute in the county
Jail. Harry CobIentz was appointed
bv Judge Cunningham to act as
sheriff until the governor fills the
vacancy.
White people OF means and educa-
tion are said to be leaving West Vir-
GINA, Oeio and parts Of Western
Pennsylvania for Arkansas, their
intention being to engage extensive
| " in farming In the most productive
and healthy sections of our State.
The trains of the Valley Route
will cross on the bridge at Van Blu
rem after all. They have made ar
rangemepts to cross the bridge until
the extension to Arkansas City, Kan
sas, is completed, when, it is report.
ed. all their Fort Smith business
will be turned over at Van Buren, te
the Frisco road
The democratic executive com.
mittee of Franklin county met Feb
9th. 1886, and decided to hold q
nominating convention July 10, 1886
to put a full ticket in, The field
Delegates to said convention are tC
be chosen on the 17th Of July by
township primary elections.
| Hon. E. b. Moore, Secretary Of
State. is arranging the librsry OF the
State. in the first floor rooms at the
west end of the State house. There
are hundreds of volumes now in fine
order that were formerly scattered
/ in wondrous confusion. The rooms
formerly occupied by the Chancery
Court also now form part Of the Ii,
brarv rooms.
The various State departments
are receiving largely increased IN
quiries every month about the eli
mate, sol. and productions Of Ar
kansas. The pamphlet published
by authority OF Governor Hughes
and compiled by General D. McRae
is being sent out in large numbers
to meet this demand.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
IT is claimed by good many tn,

IT rs claimed by good many that
there is no great difference between
the democratic and republican par
ties on the great questions now be-
fore the people. 1t is true that the
lines are not so rigldly drawn as they
used to be on many subjects, but the
difference is there. Take for in
stance the silver question and look
at the composition Of both parties.
The great body of the democracy are
its especial friends, while the great
body of the republicans are its enc
mics. And the tariff. The great bulk
OF the democracy In congress and
out Of it are tariff reformers, while
the great mass of the republican par
ty are protectionists. Under the re-
pubIicans, silver was demonitized.
Under the democracy it was remoni
tized. The republican party draws
inspiration from the east and under
the inhuencies of the powerful mon
ey CORPORATIONS and monopolies
which have been gradually forging
their chains for 10 these many years.
The democracy gets hers from the
masses of the people, and more large
ly from the south and west, where
the conditions are such as to leave
the spirit of her genius free and un-
trameled from the presence and in
dnence of these plaques in modern
politics. We do not suppose any
one acquainted with the history or
facts IN the case will deny the fact
that democracy is much nearer the
plane of the commonality OF the peo-
pie of this country than republican
ism. Democracy always has been
and always will be the popular ex-
preston OF American government.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

WHAT ever OF personal property is
desired by the people to be exempt
from taxation ought to be exempt
by the law. The law onght to take
the discretion itself and not the citi
zen. When discretion is left TO the
citizen the wealthy and the dishon
est ones will get the benefit, while
the poor and honest will bear The
burdens. For instance, If cotton
seed is to be exempt, the law should
say how many. Or the rich corpo
ration with forty thousand bushels
would be exempt the same as the
Door man with ten, or, II corn or meat
10 to be exempt, the law should say
how much. or The man with ten
thousand dollars in either would be
exempt the same AS the man with
fifty pounds, and thus the state
would be deprived OF her revenue,
and the burdens on the poor made
the heavier. Ii the people want any
exemptions OF this sort it will be an
easy matter to say what and how
much to the next legislature. This
il the remedy against what the peo-
pie may see wrong in the present
way Of doing things.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

Mr.. HENRY Coblentz was appoint
ed sheriff Of Conway county vice
Mr.. Pleas Spears removed for mis-
feasance in Office at the recent term
of court in that county-a somewhat
emphatic case of the bottom rail get.
ting on top, as Mr. Coblentz had
been removed short time before
from deputyship by Mr.. Spears
Mr.. Coblentz is democrat, and is
said to be an efficient officer.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

the same errans, and took Mr.. T. P.
King With me. He gave the saye
answer made on the previous even
ing. For reasons not necessary q
mention, The parties did not care 70
tender The money, unless they
knew il would be received, and here
the matter ended.
4 This is plain, unvarnished state
ment Of the entire transaction. We
now submit the case to the Wheelers
and laborers OF Arkansas, in whose
cause we have labored earnestly for
several wears past, to say If we have
sacrificed principle or the interests
Of the organization in any particular.
j. r. ToLBERr.
The above is correct statement
of the facts. to the best OF our recol.
lection. p c. STONE,
N. E. HARRls.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

Mex arc seeking and being sought
for public place. The time Is here
for steps to begin TO be taken to fill
places Of public trust. The best Of
public service can now be performed
IN calling the right man to the right
place. The DEMocRAT representing
the sentiment of Pope would per
form such a service just here in call
ing man born on her soil, and true
to her love, and in sympathy with
the state, and ative to her interests,
and exactly the style Of man for the
office designated, being wei cducat
ed, better informed, and better still,
skilled in use of tongue and pen.
We allude to Prof. j. Hazen ShInn,
for the office Of superintendent OF
Public Instruction. In that Office
his tongue and pen would wake the
echoes in every village and hamlet
in the state. We call on Prof Shinn
not that we have aught against Hon
Wood E. Thompson, or to put in pc
litical garb, not that we love Thomp
son less, but that we love Shinr
moreno that we think Thompson
disqualified, but that we think ShInr
better qualified, and the best quail
fed of any available man 10 the state
tor this position.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
Alden's Cycl0pedia of UniversSl
Literature.

This work is the outcome OF many
years of planning and preparation.
1t will be an almost indispensable
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low as to be within the reach of all,
. familiarity with its contents will
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SING, the eminent historian and all
tho-, says Of IL: 81 am strongly in
pressed with the great intrinsic val
ue Of the work as popular educa-
tor in a high department of learning.
The plan is admirable. Combining
as it does personal knowledge OF
al author with specimens OF his or
her best literary productions, gives
1t an inestlmable power for good
among The people," The work ID
being published in parts of 100
pages each, paper covers, at the price
Of 10 cents, also IN very handsome
cloth bound volumes, gilt tops, 4S0
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also the first bound volume; volume
Two will be issued In March. The
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

ABOUT the --LATEST thing to be
found in the country now is the Pan
Electric telephone scandal, since the
wind was all knocked out Of it. This
mares nest was jumped at by Gar
lands enemies and the enemies OF
democracy as promising something
out OF which to construct screen to
above their own rascality behind,
but their attempts to make some
thing out. Of it did not amount even
to third rate bugaboo.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
To BE fined 500, and imprisoned

To BE fined 800, and imprisoned
one minute and deposed from office
and supplanted by one of his own
discharged deputies, is rather hard
on Sheriff Spears of Conway county.
His troubles seem not have ended
with his negro troubles OF some time
.go. The Conway juror doesn't
seem to take with the idea of letting
criminal get of with leg bail too
easy.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
fortune Favors a Poor Woman.

Fortune FavOrS POOr woman.
Annie Smith, colored. cook and
washer, residing at lib Liberty ST.,
was the lucky holder OF one firth Of
the ticket. in The Louisiana State
Lottery which drew the first capital
prize Of $4,000 on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
She was seen at the office Of the COM
pany Yesterday noon, and gave the
following facts in relation to the good
fortune which has befsllen her. In
quiet way, devoid of the least ex
citement. she said, in substance:
my name is Annie Smith. | am
40 years Of age and widow MS
place of nativity is Monroe, La.
came here to live about Ave years
ago, since when l have been earning
my living by cooking and washing.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, my attention
was attracted to q ticket in the
monthly drawing bearing the nun
bers 57,705. The combination pleas
ed me, and concluded to try my luck
on it, made purchase Of one fifth Of
the ticket, for which paid tue sum
of 81 This morning, Feb. 10, l
called at the Office OF the company tn
learn the result of my venture, ard
To nv great astonishment and delighh
was told that had won Sl5,0W."
Hereupon the fortunate woman ex-
hibited the winning ticket to the re-
porter, and said: '.Sir that is all
what know to say, except to ex
press my most fervent thanks for
the blessing that has come upon me-"
She was congratulated by the re
porter and by everyone in the office,
and advised to take good care OF her
money. She received check for
the amount on the New Orleans Ma
tional Bank, and departed as peace
fully as she came, but with gratitude
busy at her neart and plainly Dr.
picted 10 FER honest face. The for
tune all comes to her aud for her
own use, as she has no CHI. dren liv.
ing and is alone n the world.-New
Orleans La. Picayune, Feb. ID.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
In olden times. wills and ties

In olden times, wills and tesla
ments of dead men generally began
in some such style as sin the name
OF God, amen.' ect. The McKen-
non-Tolbert Economist contract of
johnson county began in the same
way, just as though the hand Of fate
had manipulated the occasion to sig
Nifty the doom that hung over the
scene Of base political bargain and
sale.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
If BY assessing everything tt

Ir BY assessing everything the as
sessment is run up to where instead
Of Goo on the 800 as the present rate
OF taxation Is, it can be reduced as
IL likely will be, to SOC or 40c on the
500. the reason of complaint will
not be as apparent as some seem to
think now. A man tina. pald county
taxes this year on $500. paid $500
for county purposes. With the rate
cut down to soc he will only pay
$1.50. Assessing everything a man
has, il 1t will only take in all the
rich have got. will not be so bad If it
will only bring this result about, the
cutting down of the rate.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

The democratic central committee
Of Franklin county helu a meeting
last Saturday. Full proceedings will
be published as soon as possible.
The democrats of this county must
make no mistakes this campaign.
They must nominate ticket for
which no apologies will be necessi-
tated. They must RELY upon their
own merits and the dement's of their
opponents, for popular approval they
must expect to win by argument and
not by uenunciation. Above all they
should show such devotion to prin-
ciples as to challenge the admiration
of all good men.--0zark Democrat.
We clip this in order to show that
others are moving, and 1t is time for
our central committee ,aIso to take
steps for a meeting. The chairman
should issue his call at once and let
a meeting be held to discuss matters
and plans. 1t would be well for the
committee to get the sentiment as
to convention. So far as we have
heard the wish is universal for o
convention. We join our cotempo
rary In his observation upon candi-
dates, and it IS also absolutely neces,
sary that there be no wranggling or
fighting. Let there be mutual en-
ulation for the public good, and let
individuallsm be held down in order
that the general good of the party
may be advanced, and let every man
be seized with this purpose IN the
outset and all will he well.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
ANOTHER one of those unfortutl

ANOTHER one of those unfortutu-
nate affairs having its foundation IN
the too free use Of whisky, happened
in saloon and on Sunday at that,
In Conway, on the 7th inst. In a
difficulty between j. H. Williams, a
drummer, and J. T. Witt, deputy
sheriff, the latter was wounded five
times by the former and perhaps
fatally. j. S. Wilson, the proprietor
Of the saloon, was struck by stray
shot and also badly wounded.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
Files on Taxing Cotton
STATE OF ARKANSAS
OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE,
LITTLE RocK- March | $50.
G Mccaino. $50. Champagnolle. Ark:

J. G. McCainc, Esq, Champagnolle, Ark:
DEAR SIR am in receipt Of
your letter Of Oath inst, in which
you ask The following questions, viz:
Flrst-Is cotton taxable under
existing laws, even when man owes
enough to cover the value Of the
same?
Second-Did l do right in listing
my cotton under all the circumstan-
ces?
Third-Have you the power to
compel an assessor to re-assess the
property; if not, who has?
To the first and second / unhesi-
tatingly answer, yes. Why do l say
SO?
Because the law says, "Eyery
tangible thing being the subject Of
ownership, whether animate or in
animate is personal property" and
subject to taxation, and the constitu
tion does not exempt cotton, there
fore being tangible and the subject
OF ownership" it is taxable--regard
less OF what the man owes who owns
it.
Suppose A owned two bales of
cotton worth 500 and owed 800,
and b owned mule worth 500, and
owed 500. would any one contend
that the mule was taxable, and that
the cotton was not? | think not.
The law makes no distinction be
tween animate and inanimate proper
ty, and cotton is property as certain
Iy as mules.
The tax payer gets the benefit OF
what he owes under the item. Cred
it's" See paragraph 10 Of section
$685., Mansfield's Digest, under the
definition of the term "credits." In
the case before mentioned. suppose
A we're to claim set of on the cot
ton for the 500, anu then under the
item, "credit," claim it again, would
he not be claiming credit twice for
what he owned? Certainly he
would.
To your 3rd question, answer:
I have no such power. The power
to correct errors and supply omis-
sions, lies in the county boards of
equalization.
Sec. $500, Mansfield's Digest says:
"The county board
may add to or take from the valua-
tion of the personal property, mon
eys or credits of any person returned
by the assessor, or which may have
been omitted by him. or add other
items TO It," ~ =
That such property is taxable, is
too plain a proposition to admit OF a
doubt.
AS to duties Of taxpayers md as
SCISSORS, can but point them out,
when necessary. have no power,
nor desire to attempt to force them
to comply with the law. II the law
IS a hardship, for that ! am not re-
sponsible; but the blame, If any,
must be borne BY the makers--not
those required to enforce ii.
There seems TO be theory, with
some, that only surplus of mules,
horses and other property should be
assessed, because if either one is
the others are, and tho
theory Of cur laws, in regard to tax
alton, is that the burthen must be
equal and uniform.
Suppose we adopt the theory Of
and taxing only the sur
plus, what would be the result?
Why, we wouldn't get enough reve-
hue, from the whole State, TO run an 4
lyerage school district.
have the honor to be, sir, your
most obedicnt servant. 4
4. W. Fuss. /,
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

THE Mckennon who put his foot
into it up in johnson county by con-
tracing with the GAINESVILLE Econo.
mist for its influence in his race for
congress, is not A. S. McKennon our
former prosecuting attorney, not by
any means. A. S. McKennon' in
stincts run another way.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

Miss Bessie Pierce, of Little Rock,
whose superb singing has made her
name co-extensiye with the limits OF
Arkansas, was welded to Mr.. Ly-
man, OF Boston, at Little Rock on
the 9th inst.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
SAVE TOUR LIFE AND HEALTH.

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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

Great as are the uses Of advertise
ing. the wonderful success Of St.
Jacobs Oil has been due chiefly to
its power in healing pain. The
true secret Of success. after all, is
merit.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

The publishers OF Gen. Grants
memoirs have sent Mrs. Grant
check for 100000 as her share of the
profits on the sale Of the first volume.
The second volume promises like re-
snlts.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11

c. Fl. Gregory, the Altus fruit
grower, who so positively declared
some time since that peaches were
all killed, now admits that he was a
little premature, and that prospects,
are good for "lair crop"
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-11
MARCH II, 1886.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Agrlcul
tural News of Ozark suggests the
name Of Hon. Jordan f. Crayens, Of
GAINESVILLE, for circuit judge of this
district.
A capital suggestion.