Show AN AGE OF MURDER the present to la sometimes some timea called the golden age of the worlds history but prominent sociologists insist that this to la a misnomer and that the present should be designated as the age of murder 0 J thle this latter point is ia not d dia is buted by those who are acquainted with criminal statistics in this country at least these show ebow not dot only that there never has haa been a time in the civilized world when human we life has baa been re gamed so BO lightly but that no previous period has displayed die played such a general inclination to abed blood the reason for this la is attributed to various 0 udee notably the lax administration of f the criminal laws lawe take two occurrences on wednesday for instance ina tance one in alabama and the other in arkansas Arkan eaB if they were isolated oases casts they would prove nothing but they are illustrative ol of general condition in one case the member of ft a political party cheers for or ble bis candidate and the opposition Is i so BO i angered at his hie expression of pre preference ferea ce that be la Is murdered and a deadly COL bilot filot ensues between the partisans of the respective sides the other was waa a fight acht between r in which knives were used need with fatal effert both ol 01 a these instances present conditions conoit ione characteristic ot of on n age ol of murder before any aloy quarrel arose in either case those who became partial pants panta were provided with weapons to kill it if occasion occa elon enquired this condition of preparation so eo common now in many gatherings of the peo the reverse ot of peaceful of the age when the golden rule of good will to each other may be said eald to pre prevail vai it la in evidence of the spirit which to abroad to destroy and which in the legitimate course cauree of its ita advance bids fair to be an important factor la in making the earth desolate dea till there be lew few men belt |