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**’■>■ .■ J'* *- w. , /• V"'™ «r ., ;**•., :* ' '% . : WP .-A - r ,' V -v*.-' ,'nr’."* •:■• Jl (* '-r 5 ' 1 t 7i: 4|Mr««,t9t4, 1 •' i .^f f ired y reftr- 4s>i w bQU w#po iNnacd to their dituf, mostly of local interest HBg the’measure* pawed wine: To |>rovido for the of wo amount of money ♦be Governor under the Acta of the CongrcM of the I to confer certain pow- 1 OtfO upon the Clerk* of the Common fleiefn oonntioB which have no Ma* lore; to change the time of listing * taxation. prohibit the deadening ol n *httv feet of any public killcit- * al the Lien Lnw wi» a special order. Mr. Earle itrik* out the enacting clause se debate the yeas and navs were taken on this motion, and result^ ed aa follows. Yea* -Measr*. Bell, —Benbow, Bie- mann, Bhbo, Buiit, Coker, Earle, HowslL McCall, Moody, J. W.Moore, Smith,halbert, Williams and Win- ^ Meaara. Black, Byrd, - Jin Field, Leitiicr* Maxwell, J. EL Moure, Muo- re, Patterson, Redfearu, Sligh, Todd, Wallace, Woodward and Youmans. In order to finish the bill effectnaBy, a motion was adopted that the bill lx reconsidered and that the motion t< misidir J>t‘ tabled. This places tin whwelt was before tbe Legi*- jet,j|tiil no oilier efToit to Ite LtttJi Law will be made tlii^ nato then adjourned. DSC OF If Et’ItK.SF.NTATl VE8. ^ A fhw new measures were introdue- •d—among them the tollowing: . /Mr. Simonton submitted a resolu ^Mou reciting that certain names ol ^nttembers of the Palmetto Regimen have been omitted from the Pslmetti Monument in the State House grounds * and recommendiug that it be comtni to thh cotpuiittce on the inilitarr port as to what nam< Mltted. The resolution inantfffn&tely considered and Ttftd. Farrow presented jietitions of citlKcns of Lantens, praying for tlx repeal of the general railroad law. The committee oft judiciary rcoom mended that a bill in relation to sulivti toting County Courts for the present trial justice system be laid over until the next session. Adopted. By Mr. Thomson: Bill to nppni tlon the school funds between tin white and colored schools of the State ll was placed on the.calendar and con tinned until next session. On the unfavorable report of ‘amc committee, bill to amend the Genera Statutes In relation to Sheriff's costs to change the close time for fishing in the watres reiected The following bills were read a thtfr time and ordered to tbe Senate: To establish s new school district in ("lies ter county and to provide for the levy of a tax for the same; to amsnd Sectioi SS7 of the tfencral Statutes, relating to compensation of county commission ers; to authorize trial justices to issue warrants for agricultural liens in cer tain esses; to amend Section 1 o( an Act to fseilitato the holding of extra terms of (ho Court* of Common Pleas so us to make it apply to CtiUrt* of General Sessions; to amend the Mibti Law, s# as to abolish the office of Major General and staff and limit the number Of staft officers of the Governor; to amend Section 'JD7 of tbe Gencru Statutes, in relation to examination o teachers; to provide for the resale of soht under the order of Com of Georgetown county were uyoperty soh when their terms of sale have not been complied wHh; to amend the Code o ProcedureJn relation to the taking and reporting ef testimony before Musici and Refereesi io provide a mode of proceeding by which lands may be taken 'Iky cities and (owns for public A message Was received from (he Governor, forming the House that be had appUfWToT all the Actsratlfiec by tbe Joint. Aeesiubly up to diis time A bill to provide for the appointment of a stenographer for the 6th and Gtli Judicial Circuits, which was under R discussion when the House adjourm on Saturday night, was taken up. The bill wasdiscusMxi without final action The appropriation bill was next taken np. Mr. Haskell made a genei nl explanation of the reasons govern , ing the ways amt means committee the rhaiiges made in the items of the bill, whicn show an apparent incifhse or decrease, the aggregate showing a reduction of $43,492.70 as compared with the appropriation in last year’s bill. . Mr. W. B. Wilson, of York, moved to strike out the appropriation of $14,- 000 for the militia. The motion was lost by a vote of HI nays to 2:i \eas. Mr. Dantzler, of OrabgeBurg, moved in of «tt9r«eys for attending references amendments, the rate in the aeveral borders ware lsUgd: To amend Beetlmi ' » counties was fixed aa lollows: 1694 of the fMmeral Statutes, relating ^ * .•” j . vS:.* *7 *- ^ , V ' ' eame up hu tbe unfavorable report of ids tbe judiciary committee. Tbe report was adopted, aud the bill rejected. The most interesting part of the day’s proceedings was the debate on the bill to prohibit the (manufacture or lalo of spirituous aud malt lltpiors within the connty of Aiken. Mr. Yonmans mov ed that the bill be postponed till the next session. The motion was lost by MRU. 12 a vote of—yeas 16, nays 19. Sundry ■ m ‘ ■ amendmendraents wore adopted, wid the question of passing the bill to., its d " third reading was pul, with this result —yeas 17, nay118. A motion was car ried that the vote jnst taken be recon sidered, and that motion tabled. Abbeville «•. • • • Aiken ' 10* Anderson 10* Barnwell.. i. ..11* Beaufort .....ll) Berkeley. 18* Charleston........................ 10* Chester 13* Chesterfield 16 Clarendon 16* Colleton................. •■••••... .12* to game birds; for the protection of persons using the public roads loading out of the city of Charleston. Tbe following bills weM continued till next session: Relating to amend ments to the Stock Law; to the pay and duties of overseers and superin tendents of highways. A bills to incorporate the New Brighton fygtal. Ferry and Telegraph Company, Bullied a sharp contest be tween tlte members of the Charleston but It U WOJl tQ be s bis left lure la toward-bia aright kg tbe impreasioU't^tt carries la walking, givl . . _ Us right foot turas oat add his turns in.. This man la i natural pretty laroenlst He may perhaps hav* narer stolen in bis life, Jmt that waft tee »»*l»s«ts*«te* n, >ssa. stolen in his llfe, bnt that waft baeaaaa of fear, or lack of opportunity, but all tbe same be is liable at any Urea to sequester unooniMered trifles to pure wantonness. Ha is of a kleptomaniac Darfington ....................... Ideletrstiou, but was finally passed to E<lgrfield 11* t»lrd reading nature; but ba is not nearl^so^wi^far- Adopted by a vote of 18 to 17, killing t he bill. A to strike out tbe appropriation of $20,- for the Citadel Academy. Mr 000 for the Cilad Douglass, of Fairfield, moved to lay this motion on the table. Adopted by m ■H a heavy vote. Mr. Hemphill, of At)be- vilie, moved to reduce the appropria tion for the State University from $16,000 to $8,160—the latter •amount to be devoted to the support of tliirtv- four beneficiaries (one from each coun ty) at $240 each. The motion was lost by a voULof76 nays to 29 yeas. On the motion to pass the bill as a whole, Mr. Pope, of Newberry, mov ed to reduce the Citadel appropriation from $20,000 to $18,000. Lost. Mr. W. B. Wilson moved to reduce the militia appropriation from $14,000 to $10,000. Tabled.... The hill was then taken to leading 11 to appropriate $75,000 for ftbe main ietion oftbe main building of Mouse was passed to u third iM reading The concurrent resolution with ref erence to the “lost, tax year” was in definite! v postponed. “ ” ttBen adjourned b t Tbs House mJwttm m ■f TMSdar, Dcocrabcr 16. Senats. fhe bill (by Senator Woodward) to employ Mr. Albert Guerry to paint a portrait of Senator Hampton was re- t jected by a vote of 22 to 13. /•mik Tbe following bills were passed without discussion: To Incorporate the Coi Mason Cotton Giu Cylinder Company; to exempt a certain section of Berkeley from ‘ coan^from thc operations of the Gen- Law; to provide for the of oertian sections of Wil- ttnd Clarendon counties from of Hie General Stock ; fo ameod Seetion 907 of the Statutes, relaiing to the pab- i bwMes a huge number of i* of loeel intocest only. tffil to regnlate tbe fees largo number of measures were passed to their third reading apd the calendar was cleared. The bill to require a license for buy ing seed cotton was killed jnst before adjournment, bj ajvolc of 7 to 28. The general appropriation bill came over from tbe House, and was read tbe first time. Tbe Senate then adjourned. House of Rki’keskntatjves. Mr. McCrudy offered a resolution endorsing tbe policy of civil service reform, mid providing that the Gov- oror transmit the same to President Cleveland on his inauguration. Aftc r qortr n lengthy delmte the resolution waoMxlnpted by a heavy majority. Among the. bill* rejected on unfav orable reports from the committee, was a bill to prevent widows from taking dower in lands alienated b\ their husbands; The re|>ort of the committee on the Columbia Cqnal, without recommen dation, on a bill to amend an Act to provide for the more speedy develop ment o! the Columbia (/’anal, was made n special order after third reading bills from day to day until disposed of. The following bill was pul upon iis third reading: To amend Title 12, Chapter XL., entitled “Ot Railroads— General Railroad Law.”’. This was the bill which provoked so much dis- cussioii a few days since on the inser tion ot the words “negligently” and “negligent.” Mr. Thomson moved to recommit the bill. This motion was lost. After a long debate (be bill was killed, by a vote of 54 to 53. The general appropriation bill was read a third time, and sent to the Sen- ale. The bill to rairesupplies received its first rcadjng, and was made a special order tor Wednesday morning. The Senate bill to provide for the ap pointment of a stenographer for ‘.he eighth judicial circuit, was ordered to a third reading Mr. Hemphill called up hi* bill to amend Section 1042, General Statutes, relating to the South Carolina Univer sity. The bill provides that “the tuition legs shall not be less than the sum of $40 per annum for all branches taught in cither College, which fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury and re ported to the Legislature annually ; and uo student shall he admitted to that branch of the University styled the South Carolina College without the payment of the tuition fees therein pro vided, except in strict conformity with Section 1040 of the General Statutes of 1882; and the compensation for room rent, use of library and damages to property, shall be regulated by the Board of Trustees.” Mr. Simonton moved to indefinitely postpone the bill, upon which the yens and nays wore demanded and are: yeas 83, nay* 28. Mr. Simonton moved a concurrent resolution, that the 18th volume of the Statutes at Largo bo closed with the Ads passed at this session, and that Robert W. Shaml be authorized to pro Igri F airfield. . *,lu* Georgetown 12* Greenville. .13* Hampton 14 i lorry•••,••••••••••••••• .....12* l£er*ha w •«««• •. •••••••. »••• ......11* Lancaster. • • • 14* Lauren* •••«•••••••»•••■••••••••»• .12* Lexington....... .......*......,..11* Marion...........................10* Marlboro’ ......13 Flew: be i r\ r .......«v...............12 Oconee.....«.....,.......,.......l0* Orangeburg 11 1ickcus .. ................20 Richland...........,* -,■.........10* Spartanburg 13* Sumter 10 Union....................... .15 Wiiljamsburg 1"2* York 11 3-5 The entire tax is made payable be tween the 15th September and the 15th November, 1885. The bill to provide that the salaries of the Railroad Commissioners be paid out of the State treasury was tbe sul- jed of considerable debate. The bill we* continued till the next session. A concurrent resolution was received The House then adjourned. Friday. December 1*. Senate. pare An index, at the same compensa- tiooBli heretofore paid for similar ser vice. Adopted. A bill to provide for taking the census of the population, industries uitd wealth of SoiUli Carolina on or be fore th® 1st day of .lime, 1885, was taken up. Mr. llruwley moved to strikeout the enacting clause. Mr. Lee offered ns an amendment ft bill prepared by him, which provides for a computation T>y The Socman ot State, at an expense of $200. After some discussion the House took up Mr. Leo’s bill making the same pro vision as that contained in his propos ed amendment. The bill was finally killed. Tbe ceimjs bill was then taken up, and, pending a discussion of its pro visions, the House adjourned. Wednesday. December 17 Senate. Several new bills were reported by committee-, mid placed on the calendar. The bill to provide for n single Rail road Commissioner and to prescribe his duties was reported unfavorably, ami w as killed. The bill providing for the completion of the State House came from the Hone and was read the first time. A ma«s of business was received from the House and referred to the proper committees. The bill to amend the Act to provide for the more speedy development of the Columbia Canal came up as a special order. The matter bad been postpon ed from day to da)' ami the debate was looked forward to with much interest. A large number of visitors were pres ent during the discussion. Mr. Talbert, of Edgefield, moved to strike out the enacting clause. After a long discussion the motion was lost by a vote of 22 nay a to 12 yeas. The appropriation was fixed at $15,000, ami in this shape the bill was passed to its third reading. The bill to regulate the mode of ad vertising by county officers was killed, as was also the House bill to limit the age below which children should not be employed in factories. The Senate then adjourned. House of Repuksentatives. Mr. Maher presented petition of citi zoiib of Barnwell praying for the repeal the sale of in- of the law prohibiting t toxicating liquors in said county. Mr. Ansel introduced a resolution to adjourn on Wednesday, the 24th inst. The immediate consideration of the resolution was requested, but objec tion being made it went over. Mr. Brawler introduced a bill to amend the Railroad Law in relation to passenger rates charged bv railroads, ‘ * " the - - - ' t.V* tW 1* applying Pft the Northeastern Railroad The following bills were read a third time and ordered to the Senate: To provide for the appointment of a steno grapher for the Fifth and Sixth Judicial Circuits; to fix the time of holding the Courts in the beoond, Third and Fifth Circuits; to repeal Section R17, Gener al Statutes of 1882, relating to the pub- Hcntiou of election returns. Tbe supply bill was then taken up. Mr. Bowen, of Pickens, moved to strike out the five per cent, penalty for non-payment of the spring installment. The motion wai lost. After sundry from the Senate, that the two houses meet os Batnrdav next, at 12 M , to elect a successor to the Chief Justice, a a Judge of the 5th Circuit, a superin tendent and tour directors of the peni- tenitary ami one trustee of the South Carolina College. Mr. Graydon stated that the term of office of the Chief Jus tice would not expire until August, 1880, and therefore moved to strike out that part of the resolution, which was accordingly done, and the resolution a* amended was passed. The census bill was taken up. Mr. SimontoH submitted an amendment providing for the taking of the eoiisus in conformity with the regulations of the United States Census Law, and al lowing compensation to the census-tak ers at the rule of three cents per capita for the enumeratibn. The work is to be gin on the 1st of June and end by 1st of August of ihq year 1885. As amend ed, the hill pcssed to a third reading. On motion of Mr. Mclver, the sever al bills amending the General Statutes so as to repeal the Lien Law, were made a special order for Friday. A bill losrrant divorces for adultery and to regulate the granting of the snme was continued until next session. The House then adjourned. Several bill* of local or limited in Urest only, were read a third time. The general appropriation bill came up on its third reading. When the section referring to tbe South Carolina University was reached, Mr. Mauldin proposed an amendment to the effect that every one of the students in the University, whose parents can afford to pay for Ids tuition, shall pay into the treasury ot the institution the sum of $40, and that others who are not able to pay shall be entitled to free tuition Mr. Mauldin made a few remarks in support of hi* proposition. After some debate the amendment was tabled by a vote of 23 to 8. Tho bill was then passed without any further amendments being proposed, and was sent to tlm 1 louse. '14*® concurrent resolution that the General Aasemby adjourn sine die on the 23d instant, came back from th*- House amended so as to read the 24th, This amendment was concurrm in. The bill requiring all convict* hired from the penitentiary to be and to re main under a sworn officer and guards appointed by and responsible to tin'- superintendent of the penitentiary, and regulating the hiring of such con vie. *, came up as a special order, on the itii- favorable report of the comiffittce. After some debate the bill, with unim portant amendments, was passed to its third leading. The Senate then adjourned. House of Uupuesentatives. Tharsdny, Dvcenibar 18. Senate. A large number of bills were passed to their third reading—among them the following: „ Bill to amend Section 746 of the General Statutes, relating to vacancy in office of Probat'5 Judge, so as to make same apply to vacancy in office of Clerk of Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions; to amend tbe Code of Procedure, in relation to the taking and reporting of testimony by Masters and Referees; authorizing Trial Justices to issue warrants for the enforcement of agricultural liens in certain cases; to amend Section 1353 of the General Statutes of South Caro lina, relating to tl»e license for insur ance companies doing business in this State, bv providing for a general license; to empower Probate Judges to administer oaths us fully and efloct- ually a* oilier tifficers^to amend an Act entitled “An Act to require for eign co-operative assessment compa nies to comply with the insurance laws of the State, and to clearly define-who shall be considered agents of insurance companies,” approved December 24, 1883, by amending Section 1 thereof, and by striking out Section 8 thereof, relating to licenses; to prohibit non residents from hunting, ducking, fish ing and gathering oysters and terrapins within the limits of the counties of Georgetown, Charleston, Beaufort, Colleton and Berkeley, except upon certaiiTconditions; to authorize coun ty treasurer* to transfer any surplus to the credit of any of the accounts kept by them for the board of county commissioners to the same account for the next ensuing fiscal year; to make it the duty of school officers, not coun ty commissioners, who arc required by law to submit annual reports to the State Superintendent of Education, to transmit them through the school com missioners of tlieir respective counties; to provide for establishment of a new township and school district in Ches ter county, and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein; to amend an Act to amend Section 637 ot the General Statutes of South Car olina, so far as it relates to the comi ties of Orangeburg, Anderson, Wil liamsburg, Edgefield, Fairfield, Barn well and Georgetown, approved De cember 24, A. D. 1883; to atnend Sec tion 2240 of the General Statutes of South Carolina, relating to exemption from jury duty. The general appropriation bill was taken up. Tito only feature of it which provoked debate was the pro vision of $14,000 for the support of the State militia. After some debate this was stricken out by a vote of 17 to 16. After disposing of some measures of no general interest, the Senate ad- cd. House of Rkprksxntativks. The bills which passed their third reading and were ordered to the Sen ate are as follows: To raise supplies aud make appropriations; to authorize tho payment of a salary of $700 per annum to the Probate Judge of the county of Fairfield, in lieu of foes and costs; to amend Section 2354 of the General Statutes, relating to the filing of mechanics’ liens. The bill to repeal tbe Lieu Law was taken up. This bill in effect abolishes the merchant’s lien, and retaius the laborer’s and landlord’s. After a long debate the bill was passed to its third reading. [If it ever reach tbe Sen Me, it will there be killed.] Bill to prohibit hunting, fishing, ducking, Ac., in the waters of George town, Berkeley and Charleston coun ties wa# returned with amendments from the Senate, which were agreed to aud tbe title was changed to sn Act. The same action wssTueti on s bill to provide for the establishment of s new township and school district in Chester county. w t .Tho Census bilL was taken np, read a third time audfOrdered to tbe Sen ate. ous as the man who deli his leg up from the thigh aa though he was going up-staira. That man la a natural and an educated villein. In England, where the tread-mill la used in prisons, assy convicts acquire that peculiar step, but itLs tho natural, oare- fni, cat-like tread of the criminal. The girl who walks with a flat foot planted squarely on the ground, as though she wanted it to grow there, may not be as attractive as the girl with the arched instep, but she is a good deal better- natured. She is sure to be a good nurse, kind hearted, sympathetic, anxious to bear the burdens of others, while the girl with the arched foot is nearly sure to be selfish, and certain to bo a coquette if she walks on her toes. The man of short, nervous steps is always a business man of energy, but if tho stride h from tbe knee only, he is cold and selfish, _ caring for no one but himself. Tbe man whose stride is long and at the same time energetic, is generally bright, always erratic and m-balancod, often eonceitcd, always careless, fond of admiration, generally willing to sacrifice much for praise and eclat, and, while often a good fellow, generally unreliable. The diplomat and the financier have a smooth, glid ing walk, hard to describe, but easy to recognize. There iw nothing sneaking about it, but it betokens careful de liberation, as though every step were duly considered before being made. Great statesmen and great philanthro pists always have a loose, shambling gait, which comes frdfn thinking about others more than about themselves. The strut of the vain man. the teeter ing trip of the “dude,” the lounging gait of the unemployed club man, are all too familiar to call for description. Washinotok, December 17.—Tbe Gcmgressional Commission to arrange for tho dedication ef tbe Washington Monnment invites, through the me dium of tbe Aaeoctated Press, all the civil, military and naval organ!: n the United States to attend the cer emonies, which are to be held at the base of the monnment on the 21st day of February,. 1885. Any organization accepting this invitation is requested to - notify Lieutenant Gen. P. H. 8her- dan, U. S. A., Marshal of the Day, of the number of persons in such organi zation, wherenpon he will assign to is proper position in the procession vided for bv tbe Commission. Parte M -JZ A Pure Family Medicine That Never Intoxicates. A number of Will* were - read a third time and sent to the Senate—among them the bill to amend the charter of tho town of Camden. The bill to facilitate the giving of official bond* castle up on its second reading. The object of the bill i* to enable corporate bodies, organized for the purpose, to execute bond* for pub lic officials more especially those who might find trouble in getting individ uals as their sureties. After some de bate the bill was passed to it* third reading. A hill to provide for the exemption of certain portions of Georgetown and Williamsburg.from Tbe provisions, of the General Stock Law, brought out an earnest debate on a motion to strike out the enacting clause, it was ably advocated by Messrs. Macnsker, Bax ter (colored), Chandler, Browning and Aucrnin Simons, and opposed bv Messrs. Lse, Mclver and McCrady. It was finally passed to a third reading by a decisive vote. The Columbia Cannl bill was receiv ed from the Senate and placed on the calendar. The Senate concurred in the amend ment of the House, that the General Assembly adjourn sine die on Wednes day, 24th instant. A hill in relation to the hunting of deer was received from tlte committee of conference, with concurrence in the amendments, and the title of the bill was changed to “An Act.” The Supply bill was returned from the Senate with amendments, to most of which the House refused to agree. A bill to regulate appeal* in criminal cases was returned from the Senate with amendments, which were agreed to, and tho title changed to “An Ac..’' The bill to repeal certain sections of the General Statutesknown us tbeLieii Law and providing for liens tor land lords was read a third tim®«t«i*ent to the Senate. Mr. Mucuskcr a»kcd and obtained a reconsideration of the vote by which a bill to provide for the exemption of cer tain portions of Georgetown and Wil liamsburg couuties from the provisions of Chapter XXVII., of the General Statutes, relating to tho General Stock Law, was passed to a third reading. He stated that by an understanding with the gentlemen from Williamsburg and Sumter, the bill was to"bp submit ted in a certain form ; but he found that a provision had been inserted, requir ing a petition of one hundred freehold- ers of ft Township to the county com missioners of Georgetown county, to curry tlte law into effect, when, ill fact, in many of the townships not a hun dred freeholders could bo found; and the Act, therefore, would be inopera tive. After some debate tbe bill was amended to please aK parties, and, in this shape, passed to its third reading. After tbs passage of some icreasures of local or limited interest, the House adjourned. Arsenic Pills by the Pint. J. A. Smith, a Gainesville, Ga., mer chant, says: “For years 1 was a vic tim to tlte combined effects of Erysipe las and an aggravated type of Eczema, that baffled all medical skill; I con sulted tho very best pin sicians iu the United States to no good purpose. I gave every patent medicine that was recommended a faithful trial and re ceived no benefit. I took large quan tities of potash and a pint cup full of arsenic pills. Tbs patent medicine, pills, and potash mixtures fed instead of curingthc disease. They destroyed nay appetite and wrecked my system— l "lost flesh and energy—I lost three years from my business and spent $2,- 000, in a fruitless effort to regain my health. At last, when I began to con sider my case hopeless, I commenced taking S. 8. 8., aud inn short time, I was entirely cured. I waited a year after a cure was effected, and contin ued to take Swift’s Specific off and on as a sort of safeguard, before I was willing to make public this marvelous cure. Being assured beyond the pos sibility of a‘doubt that the cure was permanent, I wrote this history of my case for the benefit of my fellow-imm. My skiu is now as smooth as it was when a boy. I weigh more than I ever did n my life, aud my general health was never better. I passed through last winter (which was an unusually cold one), without lofting a single day from my business. For the last twelve months 1 have had uo return of the Erysipelas in any shape or form, or any touch of Eczema.” Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease* mailed free to applicants. SWIFT’S SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga., N. Y. office, 159 W. 23d St., bet. 6th and 7th Aves., Phila- The following bills on Hie general ddphia office, 1203 Chestnut St. * To say that a person walks like a lady like ’ ’ or like a gentleman is high praise. The gait can never be picked np in after life, it must be born in a man or woman, and cultivated in early youth. It is lost to a man when ho falls into bad ways, for so surely as he loses his consciousness of rectitude and pride of honor, so surely will ho pick up the gait of the loafer. An honest man, gentle or simple, never walks like a thief, and a thief can never counterfeit tho gait of an honest man. but in at tempting to apply these rules to men, one knows it must be remembered that all.thieves are not caught, and all sus pected persons are not had.—A.4a CWi- fornia. A Hungry Python’* Breakfast. “This is tho fellow who gobbled up the kitten,” said Mr. Burns, of No. 115 Roosevelt street, as he pulled a box in to the middle of the store and carefully lifted the lid. A large python lay con tentedly coiled up in the bottom and lazily lifted his head and blinked at the observers, while a number of monkeys who had spied his snakesbip from couple of cages began jumping wildly from side to side and set up an un earthly screeching, in which some three hundred parrots and cockatoos hearti ly joined. A black cat that had can- tlously crept up aud sniffed the box humped her back, thickened her tail, and spit. ■“That’s the mother of tho kitten that the snnke ate,” added Mr. Burns. Tho pvthon waj a splendid specimen of hi* kind. Ho was over twenty feet in length and ton inches thick. The kit ten roust have been pretty well digest ed, for there was no abnormal bunch in the snake’s body to indicate where it lav. Mr. Burns received this and two other African pythons two days n the ago, and neglected to nail dow lid of the box that held the East india snake. In the morning, after the arri v:vl of tho snakes, when he entered the store he noticed the old black catwalk ing about as if in search of somethin and mowing pitifully. He suspect* that something was wrong, and soon after discovered that the python had made his escape from the box. He found him at last coiled up in an en j^* ty barrel in the roar of the store, was in a bad humor, and made a dash at Mr. Burns, but tho 'latter was too quick for tho reptile, and seized it by tho neck. “The fellow then tried to coil himself around me and give me a squeeze,” ho said, “but I know how to handle theso animals, and didn’t give him a chance, I put him into his box and shut down the lid. He is quiet enough now, and will remain so until he gets hungry again " The other two pythons are smaller and their bodies arc of a darker color. Mr. Burns gently shook one box and the snake raised his head, darted out his forked tongue, made two or three crooks in his neck, and gazed steadily at the reporter. "He’s going to make a grab at you,” said Mr. Burns, and slammed down the lid, “I know when these fellows mean mischief. Do they bite hard? Well, they can draw con siderable blood, and their bite smarts. I’ve been bitten several times and have hod two or three tight squeezes, but I r -ftb them around the throat and then know just how they intend to colL They can’t fool me now any more.”— New York Times. Pay During the Revolution. The scale of compensation was EH the extreme of moderation. In no de gree, however, in the absence of valne to the currency in which it was rated, could pay>have been invested with the attraction of reward. Yet it is sub mitted as not devoid of interest To the office of director of the military hospitals was attached the pay of $150 per month, two rations, one for servant and two of forage; to that of the ehlef physician and surgeon of the army, $140 per month, two horses and wagon, and two rajtoa* bf>forage; to each of the three chief physicians and sur geons of the hospitals, $140 per month and two rations; to thepurvoyor, $180, and his assistant $75 per montli; to the apothecary, $130 per mbnth. and his two assistants, $50 per mbhth each; to the fifteen hospital physicians and surgeons $12) per mouth eaoh, and to each of tho twenty-six mate* $50 per month. T Tho stewards received eaoh $35 per month; the clerks and stoflK keepers $2 per day; tho seven matrons 50 cents onoh and si ration per day; the thirty nurses each 2 shilling apd’ a ra tion a day, and the orderlies. If sold iers, 1 shilling and a ration, and if citi zens 2 shillings and a ration a day.— Magazine of Adterici If you Have Dyspepsia, HheumaMsm, KMoey or Urinary complaints, or It you ars troutnea with any disorder ot tbe lungs, stomach, bow- els. blood or nerves you can be cored by Pans HR’s Tone. i Q It you are s lawyer, minister or busirtu exhausted by mental strain or anxious cares do not take intoxicating stimulants, but use Parxsr’s Tonic. if you are a mechanic or farmer, worn out with overwork, or a mother run down by family or household duties try Parish's Tonic. CAUTION!—Refuse all substitutes. Parker’s pros Tonic la composed of the beat remedial agents In the work!, and is can History. Yakut girls ail smoke, i for a Tbqre is bat one pipe for a family. The members take their tarn, and the visitor has Us chance along with the others. At a meeting of the Commission held to-day in the room of the Senate Com mittee on Library, a programme was decided upotL The morning is to be devoted by the Marshal of the Day to the concentrution of societies and troops on the ground. The ceremo nies at the raonament will begin pre cisely at 12 o’clock. Senator John Sherman, Chairman of the Congres sional Commission, presiding. The programme will be as follows: Music; prayer by Rev. Mr. Sutter, of Christ Church, Alexandria, Ya.; remarks by W. W. Corcoran, Esq., First Vice- President of the Washington Monu- nent Society; remarks by the Engi neer of the Joint Commission, turning (he completed structure over to the President of the United States; accep tance by tho President for tho people of the United States and dedication to the meinorv of George Washington; music. 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