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The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
A Patient Worker.

Perhaps the most conscientiou, workmanship in the world is to bt found in Japan, although the for eign demand for merely showy arti cles has proved somewhat corrupt. ing, even to true artists. Yet there are still men who are proud tc spend infinite pains on a piece of work for which they will be, accord ing to our ideas of good wages, in. adequately paid.
 Henry Norman gives the follow. ing instance of modest self-estimate in the case of q man who is one of the most skillful and original arti. hcers in the world, and whose works are everywhere admired.
 This ivory carver sat in his little room, open to his little garden chiseling upon a magnificent tusk from which was just emerging a very graceful female figure. The ivory he held between his knees and the tools were spread out at his side
 "How long will this take youf f'' 1 asked.
 About four months,'' he re- piled.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
Evidence of Evolution.

In the bone caves of the South of France have been found figures of reindeer, mammoths, and men scratched on horn or ivory, and evi- dently executed by artists eontem- porary with the Elephas primi- genius. The men are represented with short, bent legs, and seem to stand or walk in a stopping manner, with the. body bowed slightly forward from the hips.
 Now, pass your hand down the back of any infant of under 10 months old and feel the spine at the loin or lumbar region, where in the adult modern man the back is hollow or concave. You will observe that n the babe it is convex like that of d quadruped Ca 10 months-old baby is practically a quadruped), and though the child can perhaps get on it's legs with the support of chair, it does not straighten its thighs and stand upright, but is bent forward in the same posture of the cave dweller whose portrait has come down to us from the age just suc- ceeding the last glacial epoch. If the support is removed the child falls forward, and again becomes a pseudo -quadruped -Blackwood's Magazine.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
LITTLE WEAKNESSES OF BIG
 BRAINS.

Light Spots in the Characters of People Famous for Their Strength.
 All great people have had their follies, which is another way of say ing that all have had their weak points. Tycho Brahe, the great as- astronomer, had terrible fear of hares and foxes. If by any chance he saw one, it mattered not whether it was dead or alive, he grew pale and his legs trembled under him. The great Dr. Johnson, with all his philosophy, was not without a superstition. He was very careful not to enter a room with his left foot foremost; if by any chance he did so he would immediately step back and re- enter with his right foot foremost.
 He was terribly afraid of death too, and would not suffer it to be mentioned in his.presence.
 Julius Cesar, to whom the shouts of thousands of the enemy were but sweet music, was mortally afraid of the sound of thunder, and always wanted to get under ground to es- cape the dreadful noise.
 Queen Elizabeth, despite her bloody nature. trembled at the sound of the word "death;n and Talleyrand shivered and changed color at the same word.
 Marshal Sake, who loved to look upon the ranks of opposing armies, fled and screamed in terror at the sight of cat.
 Peter the Great could scarcely be persuaded to cross bridge, and whenever he placed his foot on one he would scream in terror. Like the great man that he was, he tried to overcome his weakness, but he was never able to do so. And Bv- ron would pever help any one to salt at table; nor would he be helped himself, and if any salt were spilled he would immediately get up and leave.-New York Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
MEDICINE AND THE DEATH
 PENALTY.

An exceedingly interesting report on capital punishment has been pre- sented by special committee of the Medical Society of the state of New York. The purely physiological ob- jections to taking human life as a punishment for crime are ably and extensively considered. The com mittee does not attempt to consider the religious and philosophical argu- ments for and against. It is prin- ciple of law that no murderer shall pay with his life for the crime which he has committed when 1t can be shown that he was not responsible for his acts. The committee points out that responsibility and irresponsi- bility have uncertain boundary lines, and that 1t is extremely difficult for jury having no special knowledge of medicine, and perplexed by the ar guments of counsel, to decide justly. Responsibility is marked by some abnormal condition of physical structure, either in body or brain. The seeds of murder may be sown in infancy. Hereditary predisposi- tion, Arrangements of the nervous system, may create the legal an ! omaly, the innocent murderer. These inborn tendencies, as the committee points out. are neither diseases nor crime, but they may lead to both. Favorable or unto- ward influences determine the de- velopment of a hypochondriac into either famous humorist, who makes tens of thousands of sturdy men smile through tears, or homi- eide, who sends shudder through men and women; or boy suffering from congestive headaches may de- yelop either into a heart-moving and soul-stirring poet or raving maniac. For normal growth and exaggerated overgrowth are but two different results of the same vascu- lar action.
 Education, early evil influences or the contagion of publicity may incite the victims of enfeebled will power to murder. An accident of birth, the effect of illness, tte uss of drugs and poisous, alcohol and narcotics, heart trouble, affections of the brain, too much or too little blood in the head, epilepsy and physical mall formation, each may be the cause of homicide, and each may be as valid an excuse for the murderer as an actual luuacy would be. This vari- ety of causes leading to murders renders extremely difficult the de- cision of the question of responsibil- ity in any individual case. The testi- mony of experts is often conflicting, and the arguments of counsel so con- fusing that juries frequently prefer to give the prisoner the benefit of the doubt rather than run the risk of mistake, and to let loose upon the community an irresponsible person perhaps to work further harm. The report concludes: "This medical society of the state of New York having the advantages of physioIog- ical knowledge and being aware of the difficulties of being always cor rect, and of the absolute impossibil- ity of making a positively safe diag- nosis in every case of alleged crime or presumable cerebral disease or anomaly-expresses it's opposition to the perpetuation of capital pun ishment and its hope that means will be found to protect the commu- nity by less uncertain and less inhu- mane methods. Albany Evening Journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
An Odd Bug.

A curiosity in beetles which seems a direct successor of Poe's famous goldbug is now in London. It is in the possession of Mir. w. G. Dudley Wyatt, who bought it in the City of Mexico. It is about an inch iD length, and not only has it gold embroidered coat actually sewed to it's wings cases, but its legs, thorax, head ane antenn@ are gilded. MT. Wyatt has taken it to the South Kensington authorities, and has promised to present it to them next Thursday. It is alive and has a small gilt chain attached to it, and Mir. Wyatt seems to carry it about in all sorts of odd positions, some times pinned to his coat, at other times in his waistcoat pocket. He left Mexico, where beedles decora- ted as his is are worn by the ladies in all the smart sets, and has carried it with him through the East and India during some seven months
 He says it has had nothing to eat during that time, and will live a captive for from three to four years.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
SHERIFF ByLER MURDERED,
A cowardly Rascal Assassinates Baxter
 COunty's Sheriff.
A Posse After the Murderer Who wiH Be
 Lynehed if Caught.

The Baxter County Citizen gives the fol- lowing particulars of the murder of Sheriff Byler on the evening of the 18th inst:
 This evening posse of men came up from Gassville after Sheriff Byler to assist them in arresting J. B. Roper, who is wanted on an indictment for csrrving a pistol, and who is also accused of robbing a house at Gassville last week He resisted arrest by Officer Combs at Gassville Tues day, drawing his pistol and swearing he could not be arrested. Combs was un- armed and could not effect his capture
 Sheriff Byler summoned number of men to accompany him, and at once start ed to Capt. W. A. Twiggs', two miles southeast of town, at whose house Roper has been staying. A number of the men were ordered to the south side of the house, some on tke east and two on the west
 Sheriff Byler and Deputy Livingston ad- vaneed toward the house, which they were not allowed to enter until the inmates were assured that Roper was the only person wanted. The searching of the house proved fruitless, and they started to search further about the premises, Sheriff Byler going on the east side of the smoke-house and his deputy on the west, but just as Sheriff Byler reached the northwest corner of the house the assassin. who had Win chester rife, placed his gun through a crack and shot him through the upper DOT ton of the bowels, killing him almost in stantly, and had not Livingston protected himself by the house lie would have doubt less been killed also
 ROPER ESCAPES.
 This left the coast clear for Roper to leave the house, which he did and rushed across the field westward, towards where Dr. J. B. Simpson and Dr. J. H. Lindsey were stationed. Coming upon them be killed Dr. Lindseys horse and wounded Dr. Simpsons. The doctors, only armed with pocket pistols, used their horses as a barricade and bravely emptied them at Roper, while he was still shooting with a Winchester.
 Further on in his flight he was intercepted by l.. E. Hopper, whom he wounded in the leg, and Hopper in turn shot him, only se- rious enough to stop him but for moment Dr. Simpson also claims to have wounded Roper. By this time others had joined in tue pursuit, but did not succeed in eaptur- ing him. Quite number have not re- turned, and it is thought and hoped that he will be captured before night
 THE KILLING
 of Sheriff Byler is the most dastardly, foul and bold murder ever committed in our county, and deprives us of an officer unsurpassed for his bravery, and whose goodness was only equaled by his courage to do right. His most foul and unnatural murder, while very lamentable and should be avenged at once, also serves to empha- size Sheriff Byler's last words to his men ''lt is time, gentlemen, We must show the people of this county that the officers sball rule instead of outlaws"
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23

fortunately the wicked persons who disturbed the repose of the dead chieftain, having merely pilIage and no scientific purposes in view, took away everything they could find that was of any use to them. What they chose to leave behind indicates that there must have been originally a great collection of valuable weapons, ornaments, etc, deposited in the tomb. Among other things several iron fish-hooks were found in the grave chamber. A great number of animals must have been sacrificed at the burial, inasmuch as the bones of at least twelve horses and six dogs were discovered inside the vessel. -- Washington Star.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
POTTS, GARDEN & co.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
 TO HE Constitution ts .ts State d. a.ssss..

tJOINT RESOLUTION NO 2.
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
 tatiyes of the General Assembly of the State
 Of Arkansas, maJofityof all the Members
 elected to each House agreeing thereto:
 That the following article shall be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution Of the State of Arkansas, which, when agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House and adopted by majority or the elect ors Of fhe State voting at the next general election for Senators and Representatives. shall become part Of the said Constitution, namely. Every male citizen Of the United States, or male person who has declared his in tention of becoming citizen of the same, Of the age of twenty-one years. who has resided tn the State twelve months, iu the County six months. and in the precinct or ward one month next preceding any election at which he may propose to vote. except such persons as may of the right to vote by law passed by the Gen. erai Assembly, and who shall exhibit poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time Of collecting taxes next preceding such election, shall be allowed to vote at any election in the State of Arkansas. Provided, that persons who make satis factory proof that they have attain cd the age of twenty y-one years since the time of assessing taxes next preceding said election and possesses the other necessary qualIfca- tions, shall be permitted to vote; and provided further. that tbe said tax receipt shall be SO marked by dated stamp or written endorse ment by the Judges of Election to whom it may be first presented as to prevent the holder thereof from voting more than once at any election. Approved April ', 1891.
 In conformity to law, l hereby give not ice that at the next general election in this State for Senators and Representatives which is to be held on the 9th day of September, 1899, Constitution Of this State will be submitted to the electors for approval or rejection. Each elector upon deoositing bis ballot Is required to vote "fof the Amendment or Against fhe Amendment.n
 Witness my official signature and seal of of- flee this fst day of February 1892.
 lSeal.) B. B. CHIsM, Seeretar7 of State.
 H. E, ARMISTEA D, Deputy.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23

ditions of our political system pre- vent fair trial of it. If ee repeal it now because of it's failures, let 1t be understood that these are due, not to the construction of the act itself (except in the matter of sal aries), but to deficiencies or faults of the administration. New York Railroad Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
What He wan,ea

You will observe" said the agent, that ty this scheme you can begin at once to draw dividends on the company's entire principal
 Butt responded the prospec- tive investor, ''what I want is to draw dividends on the company's $ entire lack of principle. Washing ton Star.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23

Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys lem effectuslly, dispels colds, head .ehes and levers and cures habitual anstipation. Syrup of Figs is the orly remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt iG it's action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend fl to all and have made it the most popular remedy known.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5Cc and s1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one whe wishes to try it. Do not accept snJ substitute.
 ClLiFORHIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SlE FRANCISCO. oAi.
 LOUISVILLE, xy. NEW YORK EE
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23

The girls cannot resist the impress sion that there is something engaging about the marriage proposal. -Bing- hamton Leader.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23

No man ever offended his own conscience, but first or last 1t was reyenged upon him for it.-South.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-09
Single Tax Victory in London.

One of the most significant as we'll
as encouraging victories of the single
tax propaganda is the election of an
out and out single county council for
London, the worlds metropolis and the
very heart of the present universal sys-
tenn of land monopoly. OF course the
reader of these lines may not see this
victory heralded to the world in the
columns of the daily newspapers, be-
cause. with very few exceptions, they
are all opposed to any reform that will
really elevate the race or benefit the
individual. They can devote whole
pages to brutal prize fight, or some
social scandal, or a petty quarrel Of
the English royalty over a game of bac-
carat, but not one line for the triumph
OF reform which has more in it OF
humanity than any proposed in 1000
years
1t does not seem TO be generally
known that the single tax men are
making any efforts in the old country
whereas the truth is, they are every
where hard at work.
In the election of members of the
London county council last Saturday,
the taxation of ground rents was clear
cut issue and was thoroughly discussed
everywhere. The result is astounding
and marks the beginning of a revolu-
ton in municipal affairs in England.
The platform demanded municipal own
ership of all street car lines. gas works,
electric light plants. telegraph and tel
ephone lines, the shortening of the
hours of labor and the taxing of land
according to its rental value.
Astonishing as is the size of the radical
victory. comment does not claim that il
was won by unfair means, by strategy,
or that it does not stand for the delib-
crate will of the ratepayers, fully and
freely recorded. The most significant
effect of its moral and numerical aspect
is the intimation by the conservative
organ of the liberals, the Daily News,
that liberal parliament will give the
county councils the increased powers
the people desire. the foremost of them
being the right to tax ground rents in
order to compel landlords to perform
their share in municipal taxation
Many of the urban landlords acquired
their property by heredity, original &C.
QUESTION being due in conspicuous cases
to grants to monarchs' pets to rewards
cry; in few cases do the records show
any equitable return for the gift or ac-
QUESTION. while hereditary holders Of
realty have escaped all local assess
ments. even those made for the benefit
of their property.-Clinton Und.) Sat-
I1rday Argus
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-09
PROVED AN AllBi.
Eow Tramp Put Smart Lawyer to 70

Eow a Tramp Put a Smart Lawyer TO Rout
It was a case of chicken stealing and
The prints of bare feet were found il
the sand around the hen-house- The
lawyer for the prosecution was one
who. If he had been Napoleon Bona.
parte. never would have crossed the
Alps: he would simply have pulled them
up by the roots and thrown them over
the fence. The prisoner was an un-
known tramp and lame at that
You say you don't know anything
about this theft" queried the lawyer
fercely-
That's what svoIe to. sir" replied
the tramp meekly-
You were in the lack yard of Slam
tipp's house about supper tine?"
Yes, sir
..You know the location of the hen.
house,
Yes sir
You were seen on the road in front
of the house some time after dark?'
4 was there. sir.
You were in the yard after dark?"
''Yes. sir. and after supper also, sir"
replied the prisoner with a wan smile
at his innocent little joke in such a
place.
And YOU were seen by the cook sit
ting on the door step with your shoe
OFF,
Yes. sir, there was pebble in It that
was too big to get out of the hole it got
in at
Now. sir. propose to prove that You
made those tracks with your bare feet
while you were stealing the chickens of
the plaintiff"
You can't doit. sir said the prisoner,
mildly. but firmly.
And why not pray?- asked the pros
ecutor with fine sarcasm.
Because. sir. I've got one wooden
leg. sir and he gave a kick that sent it
clean across the courtroom and almost
knocked consta BILE senseless-
Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-09

tonGasLight Co. }, Burfington fas Hcnf
Lucius F. C. Garvin Estate senator),
Lonsdale, r l.; Read Gordon, of Cor
don & Dilworth. New York; Prof. Rob-
ert W. Hall New York University;
Charles S. Prizer secretary of the Read
ing Stove works, Orr, Painter & Col.
Reading, Pa: James r Garrett (real es.
tate lawyer, Boston. Mass; George A.
Miller professor Metropolitan Lavr
SCHOOL,, Chicago, Ill; ". o. Foley leash.
Ter Dunbar bank, Dunbar, Pa; w. E
Antilles treasurer Antilles Nickel Plating
Co. and n. E Plating works, Boston,
Mass; David narrower (retired wooden
manufacturer, Wakefield, R. l.; z. NJ
Humphrey general superintendent Coll
ored Farmers National Alliance anc
Cooperative Union), Houston, Texas!
Hon. P. b. Winston mayor of Mime
apolis. Mimi; Gen Hermann Lieb, Chi
cago, Ill: Walter FL. Beecher, Cincin-
natl, o.; j. p. Crawford, Brooklyn, n. V:
Geo. 7. Knight (woolen merchant) New
York city; c. B. Fillebrown wholesale
dry goods. Boston and New York: 7.
Wistar Brown. Jr. Wholesale dry
goods, Philadelphia. Pa; August Lewis
lstraw goods, New York city: 5. b.
Riggen (real estatel, Portland. Ore;
George Champion secretary South Park
Hay and Grain Coz, Denver, Col;
Hon. James Cockreu (member Illinois
legislaturel, kinmundy, Ill: Hon. w.
III. Blake (ex-judge and state senator},
Swanton, VT: II. W. McFarlane assist
ant ticket auditor, Chicago & North
western railway. Chicago. ILL.,: Hon.
Mark Bangs tex-United States district
attorney. Chicago. Ill: Charles III.
Walker agent Nickel Plate line). Chi
cago, Ill; Henry A. Robinson (commis-
sioner of labor. Lansing. Mich.
A much larger list of signatures has
been obtained: and beside the positive
endorsement Of the platform, interest
ing letters have oeen written to Mr.. E.
J. Shriver (by whom the preliminary
work has been ccnducted), from such
men as Congressman W. c. P. Brecken-
ridge, c. +. breckenridge and Michael
d. Harter: Bishop Huntington, of Gem
trail New York: Rev. d. Rainsford, Ly-
man J. Gage and William NJ. Wins. all
of which give qualified acceptance TO
a portion of the document
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-09

over old Matt Henderson and his lips
twitched nervously; then. lifting his
eyes 70 the sheriff. he answered. slow
not afraid 20 meet my Maker" The
next moment he lowered his head and
the black cap was lifted 10 il. But
suddenly there came fearful knocking
at the prison gate. and loud cries Of
open, Open the gate. 4 pardon"
The sheriff threw down the cap and
seized the paper which the officer had
just taken from the hand of the mes
senger. After a hasty glance. ne
turned TO the prisoner. who stood ST.
lentlv by. and said. as he loosened his
hands: You are free man. Mr..
Henderson: the governor has sent 4
pardsn.'
Words fail TO describe the scene. and.
in the midst of it carriage drove up
containing brave Hal. the hero who
had saved life at the peril OF his own.
He lay supported by cushions with
one leg broken by the fall OF brave
Billy. helpless wreck: but his face
wore q happy smile. and as he grasped
the outstrerched hand Of old Matt, he
murmu-ed: Twas a tight squeeze.
and I killed poor Billy. but, thank God,
l arrived in time"
\ year later. with the honors Of a
class leader resting upon him. Hal was
married to Jennie. and among all the
happy witnesses Of the wedding none
was more happy than their nearest
neighbOr. the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ".
Moore. in Chicago News