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The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
 TO IRE ,szzss.siisasias i ..s a.ss ai a.sss..m..lI

f$DIsT RESOLUTION NO. z.;
 kesslTSl by che Senate and House of Kepresen-
 taHyes Of the General A ssen1biy Of rife ktase
 of ATkRuzAs, a ynntaxityorall the Mem Jers
 elected 70 each HnEise agreeing thcrefo:
 That the follserfng article shall Dc propostd ss sn sI~andHent e the Cpnstituhon or Je State of Arkansas, which, when agreed to l.s a majority sf slf the members elected to esch House aud ssfeptgu by ta 8jority Of the elect election for senators cpd Represen Es.fy res shall become a pseFt Of the safa Constitution, namely Every fiase eitiSen Of the CB1tsa Statess or ale person who has declared hfs In tentfon of Doc6nIpg citizen of the same, of the age of twenty -ons Years. who has resided iu the state twelve months, in the County six montiaA and In the precinct or ward one mCntl next preceding any election at which hs ma, propose to vote, except hueh persons as may fer the commission of some felony be aeuriyeA 9f the right .o vote by law passed by the Gen oral Assembly. and who shall exhibit a poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has pfid hts poll tax ss the uroe Of eoilestiDS taxes next preceding such election, shail be allowed to vote at anYseiection in the State of Arkansas. Provided, that persons who make satisfactory 9roof natthey have attain of assessing taxes nsxt preceding said election alA goasssses fhe otter necessary qHnliGca- s <rRall bs pemnsed to vote; and provided eTnat tbe ssid tax receipt shali be go N. by dated stamp or written endorse- me0t y the Judges of Election to whom il nsy DO nrst pres ented as 10 prevent the holder eIsSsion. Appsoved Aprii7 I, 1891.
 In conformity to lAw. l hereby give not ice that at the next general election in .hIs state Tor senators and RepFcsntativcs which is to be held on the 9th day Of September. 1894. the foregoing pToposed appointment to the Constitntlos 0f thss state will be submitted te ths electors for approval CT rejection. Each eiectof upon depasitihg his ballot is required to vote "for the Amendment or Against she Amendment"
 WitDess my oliefal signature and seal of of- nee thts ist day of February, issa.
 tssalj k B- GHlcMa secset8IY of State,
 II. B. HAMPSTEAD, Deputy
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

can have my money, he cried. a0nly don't $ let me die ike this.
 The only answer was schuckle from tho old man and the Tapping of the buzzards' wings. The panel rose higher and higher, and in a moment one of the birds shot through, and, with scream, flew at Watson eyes. He choked 1t to death, but another followed, and an other and another. His face was bleeding, bis hands were torn, and his clothes were being dragged of him by the starving birds.
 There was but one chance left. That was the door. Putting his hands before his eyes and turning his shoulder, he ran against 1t with his strength time and time again. His 6rmentor, fearing for its strength, had braced himself against 1t on the other side. Watson could hear him chuckling-chuckling like a fend. At last, nerving himself for one last effort, the now bleeding, weakened man threw all his strength and weight aeains.. .is door, and 1t gare.-sssssolner effort and it fell, carrying the old man down with it and pinning him underneath.
 With wild rush Watson dashed out of the house and into the night.
 He ran and ran 'nntil, almost ex- hausted, he stumbled on to tho camp by accident. At daylight he and his friends went back to the scene of the adventure and found only the bloody skeleton of the human fiend and murderer. Caught beneath the door and partially stunned .hs car rion birds had killed him before he could recover. In the cage of the
 buzzards lot of human bones were found, showing that he had sue ceeded many times in his murderous
 methods.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
How Many Inyeators Profited?

Nearly twice as many patents were taken last year as in the first fifty years after the patent system was established and still the field is not yet covered It would be inter- esting to know what proportion of the P, ,080 patents granted last year or the nearly half million that are recorded have made fortunes for the inventors. It is safe to say that at least one-half have never returned the amount expended in experiment. ing and patent fees, and many of them have never been pn' upon the market at all.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

Queeriest of all queer summer ateliers is the structure erected by one of our well known landscapists. The airy workshop stands upon 8 platform fixed to four tree trunks sawed off flat at the top at distance of twelve feet from the ground. The odd atelier is reached by a swinging ladder which the artist hoists up after him, thus isolating himself from the outside world quite as effec- lively as though he were in bal loon. A sweeping view of the sur rounding country is had from the broad window of the artistic aerie, and the painter sits within and as he calmly plies the brush chuckles at his own cleverness ir evading the studio bore and his gushing women friends. .--Perriton Maxwell, in the New York Recorder.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
A Weary Man,a Joke.

"There seems to be no day, or no hour of the day, that you are not here after that measly little bill of yours," exclaimed Bagley wrathful- ly to man who had just entered his office.
 'I am glad to see you acknowl- edge a hereafter" said the man with a sad smile, as he sat down wearily. "But you are wrong this time. I am not after that bill to-day'
 "Notf' said Bagley, looking up with his old cheeriness. "What is it, theni"
 1.-The money. ."-Boston Post.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
Mr.Inrnn,. cnnrte.r.

Mrs. Logan is said to be the his- toric woman who drank out of a fnger-bowl to save the feelings of an embarrassed guest from Podunk, and the statement if true proves the claim of her friends that she is the most courteous woman in Washing ton. No such sacrifice to politeness has been made since Lord Chester field drank without wincing and with words of praise on his lips the glass of vinegar that thievish butler had substituted for the prime old vintage the host intended to set before his expectant guests.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
rHE EuruRE oF ELEcraIcITy.
xs ss to DispIaoe the Steam LngfHe aFa
 RevoaussonEzs Cooking

xs fa to DlSp1nee the steam ienEahc aEN
 RevolussoBfxs Cooking
 ssSinee in obtaining power from fueI bv means of steam engine, up wards of 90 per cent. IS wasted in unusual heat, while the power % tainabIe for use represents scarcely more than 10 psr cent. q the real value of the fuel; under she very best conditions tke question arises whether there may not bo tliscovera- ble a plan whereby a mrch larger percentage of the real value of the fuel may be turned to account as electricity, and through tho latter as heat, light, or power, says Fro lessor Elihu Thompson, tho eminent electrical inventor and expert.
 'sThis question has at present no answer. The subject las been alive in the minds of our most able engineers and inventors for years. and some have striven hard to find solution to the problem Records of scientific discovery have been earnestly ransacke'l to find some clue, or, as it were, guiding
 post to point the way for the Lncsr- tain explorer. It now appears that we may be compelled to await some new discovery, some new adapfa- tion, or some new generalization be- fore the way to the much desired solution may be found- The effect
 on the general industrial and
 economic development in electricity
 which would follow the discovery of
 some not too complex means for
 realizing an economy of even 4O or 50 per cent. of the energy value of
 fuel is indeed almost iiicalculable-
 Then truly would electricity be-
 come the almost universal
 agent in the production as
 well as the transmission of power. The steam engine would go out of use almost entirely. We should burn our coal, not under steam boilers, 1t would be consumed l in electric generators. Our steam ships would have their machinery
 replaced by such generators and their propellors would be turned by gigantic electric motors, connected
 with the generators. The speed would be increased so as to still 1 further shorten the time of an ocean
 voyage. The uses of electricity as a heating agent would be vastly ex- tended, and it goes without saying that our lighting would be accom-
 plished at much less cost. The New
 England Magazine.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
GROWING YOUNG.

The yourg slim of B was wont tc meet the man ef 10 in a social way among the ladies, and 1t was his de light to poke fun at him and make life burden to him as much as pos sible The older man was big and good natured, and seemed to enjoy 1t, until one day the elephant turned on the gnat and held up his youth and boyishness in such fashion that he was angry all over, and his vanity was punctured full of holes
 Later he met the big man at their lodging house.
 Hook here, he said to him hotly, 'I don't want you ever to talk to me that way again
 What wayi" inquired the big man smiling
 "As you did last night.
 "What did 1 sayi"
 "You said I wasn't old enough to know better.'
 "Well, if 1 did, aren't you show ing this very minute that was rightf"
 "It's none of your business what 1 am or am not, and won't have it tell you, protested the slim, los ing more temper on every word.
 My, my" exclaimed the big man, "You are younger thans 1 thought you were.
 Then the slim swore in general way and grew angrier.
 "Getting younger every minute, isn't itf'' said the big man in a motherly tone.
 The young fellow began to dance up and down and flourish his litt'e fists.
 ''Voptedooden Voptedooden :" sang the big man, initiating nurse dandling a kid in her arms.
 This was too much for the youth and he became decidedly personal and offensive in his remarks.
 The big man began to change color.
 "Hold on," he said warningly, tyou are getting about young enough now to be spanked.
 The slim made lunge at the big man with his stick, and the big man simply made one sweep with his hand and the next moment he had the slim across his knee, and the way he punished him for about two minutes made the cuckoo in the clock on the wall come out and sing, "Oh, days of my boyhood, I'm dreaming Of you now. "-De, trolt Free Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

ing room and the society of friends, can glide softly in for few mo- ments' chat and a goodnight kiss upon the unfurrowed foreheads and the rounded cheeks 70 softly resting on the thornless pillows of youth and healths The mothers hour is worth watching for, lest it svade her in the absorption of her intensely occupied day, or under the pressure of her social obligations. -Harper's Bazar.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

ly cotton clean and growing fast; sorghum doing well, of which there is largs acreage.
 Fell -Corn better than was expected; i; cUsten growing fast; good peach crop. Greene Excessive rains and continued cloudy weathet h2vs greatly rAtnrxSez the farmers in saving hay and working out the cotton crop; corn is good; cotton late; potatoes and gardens splendid.
 N. F. LOCKE. Ccnmissionsr Of Agriculture, Direc*as. F. H. CrARKE,
 U. g. Weather Bureau, Assistant Director.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
Chicago,. Black Eye.

The talk which some of our recent guests are making about Chicago does not surprise us. We wish that the week could be plotted out of the memory of man, for, as we then predicted would be the case, that week has given Chicago a nasty black eye. And, having tolerated the wigwam outrage and its attend ant horrors, Chicago must stand the consequences Chicago Herald.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
Iron versus steel.

Among marine architects it is be- ginning to be serious question if iron is not better than steel for ship building purposes, and the cases of the old Sarah Sands, Great Britain and Great Eastern are quoted as proving that iron-pIated ships, with their increased thickness and better riveting, are much stronger and more lasting than any steel con strueted vessel yet put to a breakup test. Philadelphia Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
Three Years without Summer.

January and February of 1916 were warm and springlike. March was cold and stormy. Vegetation had gotten well along in April when real winter set in. Snow and sleet fell on seventeen different days in May. In June there was either frost or snow every night but three. The snow was five inches deep for sev- eral days in succession in the inte- rior of New York and from ten inches to three feet in Vermont and Maine. July was cold and frosty, ice formed as thick as window panes in every one of the New England states. August was still worse; ice formed nearly an inch in thickness and killed nearly everything in the United States. In the spring of 1877 corn, which had been kept over from the crop of 1915, sold for from $5 to $l0 bushel, the buyers purchasing for seed. On May 10, 1899, snow fell to the depth of foot in Jamestown, Va, and was piled up in huge drifts in most of tho Northern states. There was snowin mary parts of Iowa and Hi nois on May II, 1878, and again as laoe as May 23, lS32.-Boston Jour nal
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
The stone a. q nssa.n,.

Measurements of weight hy the ''stone" arose from the old euston, farmers had of weighing wool with stone. Every farmer kept a large stone at his farm for the purpose When a dealer came along he balanced a plank on the top of a wall, and put the stone on one end of it and bags of wool on the other end until the weights were equal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
To Cure 8 Cold.

If the cold is in the head the fol lowing treatment promises well :: Add a tsaspoonful of powdered cam phor to a pitcher of boiling water. Over this place cone made of thick paper or pasteboard and hold the nose and mouth over the small opening The vapor arising from the water Is charged with camphor, and will speedily relieve many of the disturbing symptoms. It should be inhaled for four or five minutes at a sitting, and three such treatments are usually sufficient to arrest the most rebellious "cold in the head. u But many of the victims of this trouble must be out and about. A snuff is more convenient for them. A very good one can be made as follows: Menthol, three grains powdered boracic acid, one drachm 1; subnitrate of bismuth and powdered benzein, each one and one-half drachms. A good sized pinch may be snuffed up five or six times a day.-Halls Journal of Health.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

ssth the method and results Ehsi 5yrI1p of Figs is taken; 1t is pleAsst sad refreshing to the taste, aud art gently yet promptly on the Kidney Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sy, em eGsctuslly, dispsls colds, head Al,es ard levers snd cures babitus sasiipation. Syrup of Pigs is th' a0ly remedy of its kind ever pr 5aced, pleasing to the taste and g. eeptable Co the stomach, prompt j.. is action and truir beneficial in it effects, prepared oEly from the mo- heslthy and agreeable substances, ii- many excellent qualities commend i' te all and have made it ths>,na, popular remedy known. VI
 sYrep of Figs is for sale in G. ard si shsttles by all leading druY gisis. Any reliable druggist wb, .n6y nos have if on hand will prc .ure it promptly for any one vi. eisbes to try t. Do not socePt sE mbstituts.
 cAkiE0RNiA FTe SYRUP co
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The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

The construction of an observa tory on the summit cf Mont Blanc is again being actively proceeded with by a committee of scientific men in Paris. A two-hoored wooden building is in preparation to be sent in sections to Chamounix and to be carried up the mountain in charge of the local guides, F. Payot and Jules Bossonay. There win be cabins for resting places at the Grands Mulets and at the Roches Rouges, 1000 feet below the summit Illustrated News of the World.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

God has never ceased to be the one true aim of all right human in spiration .---V Vinet.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

The disposition to give a cup of cold water to a disciplie is a far nobler property than the finest in tellect. .-Howells.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21

When you see the soprano and alto of the church choir holding an animated conversation you cannot he dead certain that the bass is not the tenor of it.-Binghampton Leader.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-21
wEArAER-cRoP euLLErlN.
Arkansas state Weather Service In Co operation with the United states
 Depnrfmsnt of AgrScufture
weaeha< Burenu.

operation with the United states
 Depnrtmsnt of Asrscuiturs
 Weatha< Bureau.
 LaZTLK BOOK, ARK, July I2.- -Tke te1nperstnre has averaged ebout z per day beic-x the normal. which together witk rhs small amount of sunshine has been uKfsvoruble for plant growth.
 The ave<aee precipitation fcr the state has beeA about 5o per cent. greater than the normal. ItwAs however very uneyeriy distributed. some portions, particularly the ssn1th and east, received a large excess while in other sections marked deficiency is reported.
 Over the greater part of the state cotton has continued to improve slowly though the weather has been somewhat too cool. Where rain has been frequent the crop is very grassy. Several Correspondents re- port that though the plant is very snikil yet it is fruiting weli.
 Corr has improved over the entire state and the early planting is laid F. The late planting needs cultivation in many ssetions where frequent showers have pre- vented work.
 Asas, sorghum, millet and gardens are
 
 y.ed, though the weather os the past week has somewhat interferred with harvesting the latter crop and making hay.
 Ln the overHowed districts in Desha and Chieot cour ties corn, peas, millet and sorghum are being planted as fast as the groInd becomes dry enough. In Missis- Eispi and Cross counties the rainfall has been. vs Y excessive. Reports state that much cotton and csrn has been drowned out and farmers are dishesrtened.
 Dry, warm weather, with abundant sun slEne, would benefit all crops du ing the ensuing week, except in some localities where rain is needed. The following amounts of rainfall are | reported from selected stations: Little Rock, i9S; Brinkley, 06Sy Forrest City, 2.44; Fort Smith, e.15; Helena, 2.52 Malvern, trace; Newport, 2.G2; Pine 1 Bluff. 213; Prescott, o.74; Rassellyille, l E ft-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-06
yRaIAlA gNws

| Edward Y. Valentine, the soul0tor, and
| Mrs. Kste Mayo were married 10 Il c1mouc
yesterday morning.
| The Episcopal church, the reotory, occu
pied by Mrs. Adams. end the office OF Ken
drick & Son, 10 Font Royai not Sttasbnre,
we're buroed on Sunday night
The Crawford equestrian statue of Wash.
iugton, in the Capitol Square. Richmond
mas showo same tendency 20 give way, ow.
| lne &c chemical action Oh the metal hoof
& patent was issued yesterday to james
a. Green, Mlldale, assignor OF two-hirds to
IL. D Cbapin, Stone Bridge. and s. s.
! Trss01.as, berryvi!ie, for al automatic wagon
brake.
The House OF Delegates committee or
Roads will mold meeting to-day. Il is
hardly probable that at this meeting the
committee will Ak day for the consider
asioo Of the railroad bill.
Mrs Stsples, wife of Judre 8 musl Sta.
pes, died 10 R5aGoke on Saturday,. Mrs.
Siap.es Vas & elster of 6on. D. DeJs'nette,
OF Caroline cuuuts, eGG had been an Invalid
for many years, ibopgh her death was very
sudden.
The Aaditcr OF Pdoiic Accounts has turn
Oh account of fines collected during the 6s-
csl year ending September go 1891. By Or
der If lbe board OF education, the above
asmea amount bas been invested 10 new
hree per csut. registered bonds OF the S ate
Of Virgins, in the name of the literary fund.
The Governor yesterday called together
tbs debt commission, which will meet at the
| esrlles, possible time-probably this even
tug os Tomorrow The Lieusensnt.Gov-
ernor and t@o other members OF the COM
mission Vera not 10 the city yesterday. The
object OF thia meeting OF the commission
ia to coueDmmate the debt settlement The
only questions to bs determined are some
details stout 1t, and it is believed there is
likely 10 be very little trouble. Mr.. hugo
R Garden. Of New York, ofthe Oico:t com
mttee, was ia Richmond to-day, and will
probably "a main until the commission
meets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-06
a Good Scheme

The republicans of New York are much alarm
I'd at report that a echeme has been promul-
gated and will be carried thI ough within six
weeks which viii jeopardizs any possib success
of the republican party carrying the State of New
York 10 the Presidential election OF next year
The plan OF the democrats i5 said to b. Ihis Act
lug under the powers conferred by the Constitu-
ton Of the United States and their state laws
eenator Hill, with tho consent and assistance OF
the democratic legislature, has determined that
the next pJesiden .ial electors shall BIO chosen by
the Legislature and not by the popular vote Of
the people. Another feature of the proposed
scheme i. THAI tho enormous sums of money spent
IN the usual Sta campsign for tho election OF
the electors by popular vote can be reserved fol-
distribution cuiiag the canvass id other doubtful
states When il is rcmeu barred that both houses
or the Legis sture in Now York are to be con
trol,d by the demo rats, and that the strictest
harmony prevails bst6een thu msj ori y and Hill,
the feasibility OF tne plan in queetion is at once
APP aren't.
Ia reference TO the report both Me5srs. Quay
and Dudley sdmit thai IL is among this most
serious matters Of political fscs and question that
have stared at tdeuIin any preliminary presiden-
tisl cam paizn since the Tilden-Hayes struggle OF
1876. They are nonplussed about It, With the
exception of Vest Virginia, which is usually
cassed under The head OF the Southern States list,
they-Qasy, dudley and other prominent leaders
and members OF the national comDi5tee-sgree
hat there is practically no hope of carrying a
single Southern State next ye4r for the repuoll
csn nominee.