Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1886 — A Severe Judge. [ARTICLE]

A Severe Judge.

Judge Bicklhtou is very severe. When a man neglects a summons which comes from Bickleton’s cdUrt, he generally makes up his mind to pay a heavy fine or go to prison. There are times when the Judge is cruelly unjust, and still there are times when he is strangely merciful. Bill Nixon, who was summoned the other day, failed to appear. When a Deputy sheriff had brought him into court the Judge fiercely turued upon tlve unfortunate man, and said: “Mr. Nixon, did you not receive a summons to appear before this court yesterday ?” “Yes, sir.” “Why didn't you come V" “I was sick, your honor.” “A very lame excuse, sir. Mr. Clerk, enter up a fine of fifty dollars against Mr. Nixon, and, Mr. Sheriff, take charge of the negligent gentleman until the fine is paid. ” “Judge,” said Nixon, “now that I’m fined. I’d jnst as well tell you the truth. I was drunk yesterday.” “Ah! Well, that alters the case. Mark oil'the fine, Mr. Clerk.—Arkansas) Traveler. -- / Identified. Brown —I hare been reading about a woman who has been visiting the Igading stores and stealing everything she could lay hands on. Singular, isn’t it ? Snppose she is a sufferer from kleptomania? *" Fogg (one of the storekeepers) —I don’t know, but I know I am.— Boston Transcript. Two German pbysiolog ists have calculated the relativo liability of injury to the eye, finding that, if all parts of the body were equally exposed to injury, wounds of the eye would bear to wounds of other partß the proportion of about one in 000. As a matter of fact, the actual proportion is more than twenty times as great, or 36 in 1,000.