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HERALD. vol. ni. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1893. NO. 88. current topics. Wilt YM Mtw AH® WHAT YOU MH’TKMW. ftnmh ai4 Skwt He»s *f !■- tenrt to tho Local »4 General toa4er. If JOU would save money patronize TnH ERALD job office. The town council has extended the time for paying taxes to May 31. Jin/A. H. Edwards left on Tues- ^•y ta riait her parents in Anderson. JCisaes Jennie and Ola Hast left ^rTueaday for the carnival in Ciol* nmbia. Mr. E. K. Cox came out second in 1 prise drill, on Wed to take in may has gone 1 the wedding kApdtotoes add — -aj-j to the menu w Win Irwin, of New York, spentftanday and Jlonday with Mr. &&WFoods. Blackwell Bros, hare some- tins issue in regard > say in ftna Dora, of Dowsville, l Sunday with XoLoann wu .jttof th* wmk, tl £ H> WaddllL „ , HtidiWi has Appoint- tost byoicle -‘HI streets. If there is no ordinance against it there ought to be one and it should be rigidly enforced. A few Sues would soon put a stop to the business. Mr. E. Keith Dargan is the first of onr citizens to attend the Chicago Exposition. He spent this week in viewing its sights. It is very probable that a good many people may attend during July-and August, from this place, as it is probable that the railroad faro be cheaper by that time. Hon. J. K. Law, one of the ji of the superior court of California, was in town this week visiting rela tives md friends. As most of our readets ' are aware, Judge Law is a native of the town, but has lived , on the Pacific Coast since 1868. His sister, Mrs. Player, will accompany ifornia. and a -large nnthber at enthnsiadtic citizens went down to the depot on Wednesday night to give the Guards a reception in honor of their victory, and were very much disappointed that they were not on the train. It was im possible for them to get off in time for the afternoon train, a part of them returning Thursday morning and the balance at night. It would be a matter of great con venience if the council would have the names of the streets pnt np at each corner. As things now are it is impossible to direct anyone to a certain street for the simple reason that he has no means of knowing whsnhelms reached it. The oost of posting the names would not Mount to very much, in fact, it is [ obabia that the residents of ths s strests would pay for the work. Ahd whin thsy ato tteotsd there should be a ssvere penalty for di ttoing them. Her. Mr. txrtrris, the Agent of the Seminary at Columbia, preathed at the Presbyterian ohtuth Od Sunday wm ■ iht, ^ morning) and gave alfcbturfe at bight, "*>w hbtigbt on which was a very interesting bnfe. at Tub Hibald His subject Was the Iffltttftifflce <Jf IfeBALD dwnefs to pay on dogs, caused m to change mult of the competitive Wttnced, on Wednesday, tteltunbiapreseht- ' a laurel wreath. 0. A. lavs been of control for Writer tiM dispensary of the Caroling of ite branches, have suspended. The paid dollar for The train that runs between this trisce and' Charleston went up to Wadeeboro this week in order to give people a chance to visit the Columbia Carnival. Tito races at the track last Friday Wire good, and a large wae in attend- Mot. No races to-day, but an m- tstoiting piogratn will be made np for next Friday. The Darlington correspondent of the Colombia Jonrnal wae a little off hi hk statement that there were “forty or fifty bicyolss here.” Count noeee and come again. There will be no eervicee in the Presbyterian Church either Sunday or Sunday week. Mr. Law will be absent, aletetlng to the installation of pastors of two different churches. The schedule on the C. A D. Rail road has been changed. The pas senger service is practically the same, but the freight going to Wades boro leaves here at 8.40 a. m., and return ing, going to Florence) leaves at 4.00 g. to. We are Indebted to the Reform Sentinel for the following: “Friend McCrvight, of Tax Heiald, has nut to n handsome new job prese, ggl Is tnrning out some fine work, ar job work to Tax Hwuld oAte in very complimentary terms ths drilling of ths Guards and said that they compared very favorably wttk that of the craok companies of NewJtolli and Brooklyn. aa soon as proper arrange- t be made onr oltlsens will Guards a reception as a l «l their appreciation of mMner with which they _ irepotation of Darling* ton at tile Colombia Carnival The “Bambler" bicycle Is one of the easUst riding wheels made, and every one Is guaranteed for twelve months. The price has been recently reduced, and every one can now own one of these handsome spinner*. For tonne call at Tai Herald office. Then was no service at the Baptist ehuroh on Snnday owing to the shsntirr of the pastor, who was in Xashvilk attending the Son them Baptist Convention. Miss McIntosh, ofiootety Hill, attended the conven tion in tao interests of the Woman's Missionary Society. We again call the attention of the poancil to the reprehensible practice, an the part of some of our cltiaeni, subject Was the imptfumce sustaining thb seminary in ordtf? that it might send ont trained preachers into the mission field. Me preached again on Monday night The Presbyterians here have always been liberal supporters of the differ* ent enterprises of their church, and always respond to every call that Is made upon them, The following are the names of those who attended the Cjlnmbia Carnival on Wednesday and Thurs* day: Mrs. A. 0. Spain, Mrs. G. W. Brown, Mrs. J. 0. White, Mrs. Henry Beck, Mrs. Gillespie, Mieses Corinne Player, Annie Williamson, Anna Rogers, Catsie Spain, Annie Hearon, Meta Williamson, Grace Smith, Mary Watson, Mamie Kelly, Nonie Wil liamson,Eva Lee, Emmie Williamson, Messrs. J. E. Norraent, Waddy Thompson, C. D. Evons, IL Appelt, C. S. McCullough, Emil Dargan, J. W. Blackwell, C. P/Dargan, N. S. Gibson, C. B. Woods, U. M. Ward, Willie Montgomery, S. H. Wilds, G. K. King. We gave in last week’s issue the names of the Guards that were to compete for the prize. Establlshiig Hospitals, There has been a decided move on the part of several towns in this State to establish hospitals, in order that those who are sick and too poor to pay for medical attention may receive skilled treatment An in stitution of this kind, that is so manifestly needed, appeals to the ympathy of every one who has the eelingsof common hnmanity, and we trnst that an effort will be made to have one in Darlington. There is scarcely any charitable institution that does as mi'ch good in propor tion to the money expended for its support, and surely there are enough charitable people in Darlington to establish a hospital on a substantial basis, and to have it managed in such a way as will reflect credit upon the town. If the charity of our people is equal to their energy and enterprise, there will be no trouble in establishing an institution of this kind. THE CARNIVAL THE DAKLMtiTON GUARDS TAKE THE FIRST PRIZE. The Capital City Crowded With Yisl* ters-The Ceitest—The Sumter's Protest. but of course not near solaage as the one during the centennial Tir 1891., There were eight military companies in tbe procession, and these with the fire companies, escorts for the marsltal and other officers and about two hundred bicycles mode quite a Ion, procession. Muiu street was line* with people to see tbe parade, and the whole crowd followed the pro cession to the place where the com petitive drill was to be held, and the oration delivered. The large assem blage was called to order by Major Fisher who introduced Bishop Capers and requested him to open the exer cises with prayer. In its simplicity and appropriateness, the prayer of this eloquet divine was in every way worthy of the occasion and made a profound impression upon all who heard it. Mayor Fisher then introduced thb Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall, of Geor gia, whose address was both eloquent and inspiring, showing the indomi table energy of the Southern people, the great obstacles they baa sur mounted and the unexampled sue cess that had attended their efforts. Ths addrsn was a short one, but Mr. Stovall managed to put a gnat deal in a very small space. His being an editor proably accounts for this. Just as soon as ths preliminaries codldbe arranged) the oompetitlvl drill) whibh was the principal fea ture of ths day was obmmehcea. Font bontpaniet) tbe Dariingtbn Guards; Sumter Guards of Charleston, the Gordon Light Infantry of Winniboroi and thb Lee Light Infantry of Ghbatef. The judges of the drill were Captain Mat tin) of Asheville) (Job Ti Thorns* and Captain Bateman of the Governors Guards. Mr* B, Frost) of theXduaveS) acted as orderly; Juit before the edmnunoement of the competitive drill the Zouaves gave a fine cthibitiou drill which Was We spent Wednesday in Columbia, and the carnival programme for that day war very faithfully carried ont t The parade was a very creditable one, toade every effort to mark the drill day contained the following protest from tbe Sumters “We were dissatisfied with the de cision as soon us wc know of it, be fore the decision was officially an* nonneed. The judges entertained tbe protest, but not with satisfaction to us. The points-at issue were principally in the construction of points of the new tactics. Howi ver, we were more dissatisfied because only one of the judges, Capt Bate man, followed tbe companies and and did so to onr satisfaction. One jndge was too unwell to stand and WAS seated on tbe edge of the specta tors atm his view was frequently ob structed. The other judge was to conversation with sons often dnring the drUHof Utng company. A the ground by the thw) and said- nil he was not jrimaUin . drill Tegnlo tions.” If the Sumters considered that the judges were incompetent and that this incompetency would work against them, then in justice to themselves they should have with' drown from the contest, and not have placed themselves at such great disadvantage. We fail to see, how. ever, how the fact, as they state it, of only one of the judges keeping up with the drill could have worked against them any more than against the other competitors, unless it is They ■ body of men and did some Hug, showed they were not np to their competitors. The next-command to make its appearance was the Gordon Light Infantry. This company has deservedly high reputation and with one of the best drilled officers in the State for its captain, its friends were very confident that it would take the prize, and some went so far, after they finished what was a very fine drill, the opinion was confidently expressed that the contest was virtually decided. The third competitor was the famous Sumter Guards, of Charleston, a command that has held the championship for six years, and evidently did not in tend to give it up without a strong struggle, which it is almost needless to say they made with a strong exhi bition of their efficiency. If Winns- boro had made Chester lose hope they were in tnm served the same way by Charleston. The fourth and last competitor was our own company, the Guards, aud it would be impossi ble to describe tbe intense interest audsuixiety with which the Darling ton folks, especially the ladies, watched their movements. With ffrm and elastic tread, ears alert and the expression on their faces that was a precursor of victory, this splendidly drilled command swung itself into position and were ready for the ordeal. It is almost impossible to speak too highly of the magnifi cent manner with which they went through both the evolutions and the manual. Some of their movements were in such exact time that itlooked as if every man was fastened to a machine which was made to move by the pressure of a lever. Long before the judges made their verdict public) the impression in the crowd was that Darlington had won, aud some went so far as to say that if the prize was not awarded to Darlington it would not be given to merit. Tbe badges of the Guards were at a premium and a great many ladies were anxious to secure cue of them. The representa tive of The Herald, who Is an honorary member of the Guards, had his taken from him by an enthusias tic college girl, who immediately fastened it on tbe front of her dress. The weather was simply perfect and the day altogether was H pleasant one to all concerned. So far as we could observe the citizen* of Colum bia used every effort to make the oc casion a pleasant one to their visitors, Tie Mllkiiiui Fictared, A fascinating picture of the pos- eibititieeof future development on the earth is portrayed in “The Story of the Millennium,” which is made a special featuie of the June number of Demorest’s Family Magazine. It depicts the condition of mankind on the earth in the ten thousandth cen tury, when interplonetery communi cation has been established and the “dream of the ages” has become a vivid and magnificent reality. Novel views concerning the progressive evolution of mankind during the intervening epochs are included, and the narrative is related in an easy, conversational manner, the events being supposed to transpire through the publication of the proceedings of the Optimists’ Clnb, an institu tion established for the purpose of foretelling the future of tho world, The story is illustrated by Beard, and is from the pen of Arthur Field. This is the first attempt at anything like a complete pictorial representa tion of the future appearance of tbe earth and its inhabitants. Bee tbe latest Lnpravemcnts in ‘ipaff jiima •t !»•* concluded that more careful! companies. they tiiy than There i » watched the other “ i*-: •nppoae the committee) haring the matter in charge) did not do their beat in Mltoting the judges, and their desire to avoid the very appear anot of favoritism is shown k> the fari that none of the Columbia oompanies wen entered in the contest Had the Darlington Guards lost we are satisfied that they would have tab* taitted with good gtitjej while at the Same time being bitterly disappointed. Of course it is not pleasant to rive tip the champioiubip, but we Believe that tbe award was just, ahd we hope onr Charleston friends will Become teconeiled to their lose* to fWIowar Oak will on THE NEW BONDS. THE DECISlfll #F THE SUPREME COURT RENDERED. All Constitatlenal Points Decided in Favor ef the State—The Petltlca for an Injnnctioa Refused. The decision of the Supreme Court in the bond test case was filed Monday. As was anticipated, the legality of tbe issue of the new 4} per cent re fundment bonds was folly sustained. This was an application addressed to the coart by the plaintiff, as aciti- ten and taxpover of this State, to enjoin and restrain the defendants from tesning bonds to the amount of $5,850,000 to the Baltimore Trnst **■ Guarantee Company, under said company and n thC gronnds imw me act of the General Assembly purporting to authorize such issue is unconstitutional and void. The de fendants demurred to the petition presented by the plaintiff, and thereby admitted the material allegations of facts made by the plaintiff. So that the only question presented for the determination of the court was one of law, viz;, whether the aot above referred to is unconstitutional. The plaintiff claimed that the act was not passed iff" conformity to the requirements of section 7, article IX of the Cohstitothm and has not, therefore; the force of tew. That section of the Constitution reads ft* Bat Mrt Hhunf) Mr. Wolfram's house on the t street has been finished. Mr. W, J. Moofehead it bniktlg a'tnice house on the adjoining loti^ Mr* L* G* McCall’s two cottages on Mowry street will soon be oat of the hands of the-contractor. Captain Coker’s house on street is nearly completed and soon be ready for occupancy. Mrs. Zimmerman’s bouse Church street is nearly completed, as is also Mr* J. S. Burch’s residence fronting on Orange street. Mr. Hertz has just commenced the erection of a residence on Broad street, between Mr. West’s house and that of Mr. A. W. Welling. Aattker TaxQnestisi. Whatever may be the opinion as to the merits or faults of the present State administration, no one will question the statement that it is the most sensational that we have ever had, and the facility with which onr present officials spring new and surprising issues upon us, is more a cause for wonder than admiration. Scarcely a week passes that does not bring some decision on their part, in reference to some special law, that is often times both absurd and unjust. The latest sensation is that muni cipal authorities mnst pay taxes on property that is used exclusively for public purposes, and if this interpre tation is sustained by the courts, our cities and towns must pay State taxes on their station bouses, fire engines, horses and every other species of property that is used by them for public purposes. If in Columbia, for illustration, the property of the city is required to pay State taxes, then the State House, Governor's Mansion and other State property ought to pay’ city taxes. ]■ i„. So tar as our knowledge goes property of this rihai-aoter has always been exempt from taxation. A city hall that contains offices for the municipal officers, is just os much a necessity to tbe city as a county court house is to the county and is just as much entitled to exemption from taxation. The Supreme Court has decided the Chester liquor case in favor of the State. Ladies’ and misses’ Oxford ties, 60c. to $3, at Blackwell Bros. Invitations will be out Tuesday for a party, at tho residence of Dr. S. F. Parrott, ou June 6, when Master Herbert will entertain his friends. A picnic will be .gp ven by the young folks at the mineral spring on Tuesday, June 6. The Herald has just received There was not the least single feature 1°b press fresh from the mauu- of unpleasantness. facturer, and will compete with any The official report of the Printing house in the State in style had 18 errors charged against the uu l P rlces . Darlington Guards, 55 to theSnuiter Gnards, 31 to the Gordon Light Infantry and 51 to the Lee Light Infantry. -m 6CMTEB6 PROTEST. fkt $**f an4 Courier ef jfotttf- i Buy tbe Heymld’s shoe, found only at Blackwell Bros. Malden, Moss., has sentenced a young girl to six mouths’ imprison* mtnt for marrying a youth agaiait fair pnuti' wuhrii “For the .purpose of defraying ex traordinary expenditure# tbe State may contract publle debts, but inch debt* shall be authoriaed by law for tome single object, to be distinctly specified therein, and no such law shall take effect until it shall have been passed by a vote iff two-thirds of tbe members of each branch of the General Assembly, to be recorded by K ind nays on the journal of each » respectively} and every sttch iaW shall tevya tax annually suffi cient to pay the ahnfial interest of ■noh debt*” The court says: “It is very clear that if the act in question can pro perly be regarded as authorizing the unwof bonds for the purpose <3 de- . ng extraordinary expenditures, it would be unconstitutional because not passed in the mode prescribed by the quoted section of tbe Constitution. The material inquiry, therefore, is Whether tiie set in question is to be tested by the provisions of section 7 of article IX of the Constitution, or by the provisions of section 10 of the same article, which reads as follows: ‘No scrip) certificate or other evidence of State indebtedness shall be issued except for the redemption of stick, bonds or other evidence of indebted- ness previously issued, or for such debts as are expressly authorized iu this Constitution.’ For while the language used in section 16 is nega tive in form, yet it is clearly a nega tive pregnant and necessarily implies that scrip etc. may be issned in the coses excepted from the prohibition to-wit: ‘For the redemption of stocks, bonds, etc., previously issued or for such debts as are expressly authorized in this Constitution.’ “It seems to us very clear that these two sections of the Constitution (the 7th and 10th) relate to two entirely different and distinct matters. The former authorizes the contracting of a public debt for the purpose of ob taining money to defray extraordin ary expenditures, while the latter authorizes the issue of scrip or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of redeeming bonds or stock previously issued; and we think it equally clear that the bonds author ized to be issued 1 y tho act of 22ud December 1893 are intended to be, and can only be issued for tbe purpose of redeeming bonds and stocks pre viously issued, and not for the pur pose of obtaining money to defray extraordinary expenditures. The terms ‘extraordinary expenditures’ necessarily imply new obligations or debts which had not been previously incurred, over and above the ordin ary current expenses of the govern ment, * * * But the scrip or other r .deuce of indebtedness, authorized to be issued by section 10 of article 9 of the Con stitution being for the purpose of redeeming bonds or other evidences of indebtedness previously issued, and not for the purpose’of creating any uew debt, there was no necessity for providing any such safeguards os are round in seotiou 7 of article 9 aud article 16 of the Constitution, because the bonds issued under tbe authority of Section 10 would be practically nothing more than a change in the form of the evidences ofdebtpre viously contracted by proper author ity.” It was urged by the plaintiff that the act of 1892 authorizing the issue of bonds violates article 16 of tbe Constitution. In regard to this the Court says: “It is very manifest that tho object of this constitutional provision was to prevent the General Assembly from creating any new* debt except ‘for the ordim ry and current’ busi ness of tb State unless the mode therein prescribed shall be observed.’ “So that the material inquiry now U whether tb* bonds to be - issued uttiter tb* authority «f tha aet »f 1892 will fix upon tbe State any new or additional debt.” The Court rea sons that considering this a new debt is a narrow view of the sabject and inconsistent with tbe general scope of the Constitntion and also with the expressed provisions of section 10, article 9. They hold that section 10 clearly authorizes the issue of bonds for the purpose of obtaining money with which to pay bonds previously issued. “If therefore, Section 10 authoriz ing the issue of bonds for the pur pose of raising money for the re demption of the bonds previously issued by competent authority, it follows necessarily that the Con stitution authorizes the employment of all means necessary for the accom plishment of that object. And os it would be practically impossible to obtain the money necessary to redeem the bonds prerionsly issued at their maturity, if the new bonds could net be issued until the old bonds matur ed, the result would be to make the State a defaulter, which certainly could not have been intended by the framers of the Constitution.” They hold also that the alleged in crease in the debt is nominal rather than real, for when the money is re ceived from the sale of the new bonds it is not only placed in the State Treasury, but actually appropriated to the payment of any outstanding Brown Consols, aud its application to any other pur] «se whatsoever is ex pressly forbidden by the terms of the act in question, all outstanding Brown Consols are, in effect, paid and no '~nger constitutes any part the State The Conrt held that thiae were no pointa decided in the com, quoted u precedent of Whaley vs. Gaillnrd, ON THEJBLL HAPPENINGS AT THIS WEEK. FACTRRT consequently bad not been decided by the Court. “Finally it te urged that th* pro* riikm of the aot of December 91, 1808) authorizing the issue of new bonds bearing interest at the rate of 4i pet cent per annum from the day of their issue would have, and has hai the effect (under the contract made for the sa’e of the new bonds which received tbe sanction of this court in the case of Evans vs, Tillman supra) of increasing the public debt to the extent of the in terest on the new bonds from the first of January, 1893, to the first of July, 1893, during which period the inter est on ihe Brown Consols is also running, and that far this reason the act in question is unconstitutional because not passed by the constitu tional majority, aud because it was not submitted to the vote of the people. It will be observed, how ever, that section 7 of article 9 of the Constitution only relates to debts contracted for the purpose of de fraying extraordinary expenditures, •aying ad it di on the sick wife, of relatives gone to friends ana it does not seem to us that the current interest on tho public debt can properly fall into that class of expenditures. On the contrary, it is one of tbe ordinary expenditures of the government, annually recurring which must be provided for by taxa tion annually. See bond debt cases 18 S. C. at page 288. It is clear, therefore, that section 7 has no appli cation. It will also be observed that article 16 of the Constitution which was manifestly adopted for the pur pose of throwing additional safe guard around this matter of con tracting a debt of the State, express ly excepts from its operation, debts contracted for the ordinary expenses of the State and as we have seen the current interest on the current debt properly belongs to that class of expenditures. * * * * * Besides, if as we seen, section 10, of article 9 of the Constitution con fers the power to issue bonds or the redemption of the bonds previously issued, either by exchange or sale, and if as we have also seeu the grant of such power carries with it the power to do what is necessary to ac complish the purpose intended, it seems to us that the General Assembly must necessarily be invested with power to make such provisions in regard to the current interest as may be found necessary to accomplish the purpose intended. Any other view would in certain contingencies render section 10 absolutely nugatory. For if it should so happen either from adverse circumstauces or from a general rise in the rate of interest that the State should find itself unable to provide for tho redemption of a debt, except by increasing the rate of interest on the bonds to be issued for that purpose, then it would become impossible to accomplish the obieot intended by that section—tho redemption of the debt previously incurred either by exchange or sale, if the amount by which the rate of interest is increased should be re garded as a new debt, in tho sense of those terms os used in the restrictive provisions of tho Constitution. We are of opinion therefore that in no view of the case can the objection urged against tho “act to provide for the redemption of that part of the State debt known as the Brown Consol Bonds and stocks by issue of other bonds and stocks” approx ’ 22 December 1892, be sustaine-', and there is, therefore, no ground lor the iujunctioh prayed for. Tho court wai unauimoui to this Ferroul Paragraphs Itertaiaiog to YMtlag Peepte—improveoMMs aad Other News. Mr. H. L. Blount is list Hon. Joha Brown and Mullins, S. C., are visiting over here. Mrs. A. L. Stutto has Rockingham, N. C. to visit and relatives. Rev. J. A. White will conduct religions services at the hall next Saturday night pool room in tSTlSf^feg r5S«y vacated by H. A. James. J Mr. F. S. Terry spent, last Satur day in Charleston with his brother, Conductor Charles Terry, of the Coast Line. A crowd of our boys have gone to the river on a fishing frolic. We hope they will have better luck than the crowd that went snipe hunting. Last week while “Florida on Wheels” was on exhibition at the C. & D. depot, the manager brought the car down to the mill at twelve o clock in order to give the operatives an opportunity to see the great “show” from the “Land of Flowers.” The cor was crowded as long as it stayed here, sad everybody was highly pleased. Mr. and Mr* A. F. Northcutt or* rived on the C. 8. A N. Railroad last Thursday evening from Charlotte. He Oft, with the remain! of their little •on Raymond. They were met at the depot by a number of fnenda and relative* They proceeded to the Grove Hill Cemetery, when tin remains were interred. Little Ray* mond had only been sick a few days. His death was a yery sad one, os he was the only child of his parents. The bereaved parents have the aym* pathy of the entire community. Baity Legislation. (Columbia Journal.) If, in order to cure defectl in ths dispensary law, it should become necessary to call an extra session of the legislature, it will be another striking illustration of the fact, so often commented upon, that hasty legislation is unwise legislation. How strange it is that people, as a general rule, do not look upon the work of legislation just as they would look upon auy other class of work, and understand that both time and care are necessary for the perfection of all tbe iunumeruble details incident to legislative as well as to any other business. Tbe farmer, the merchant^ tbe professional man, all of them realize the fact in their several voca tions that the omission of some little matter, apparently trifling, and yet often spoils a job and requires it to be done over again. In the all im portant matter of law making there is always need for the greatest care. Whether a law be good or bad is a subject for discussion on the merits of the question—and that subject we are not now considering. What we desire our people to reflect upon is this, that when they elect men as their legislators, those men cannot perform their duties hurriedly and perform them well; aud that whilst sluggishness is not commendable, neither is break-neck haste to 1 e ad mired. Those who are familiar with the details of legislation, who under stand that every apparently trifling parliamentary formality has its mean ing and is a necessary link in the law-making chain, and that in the engrossing department the closest and most rigid scrutiny is necessary lest a misspelt word, a wrong figure or a misplaced punctuation point should vitiate the work, have been long im pressed with the fact that lengthier legislative sessions would be money in the pockets of our people. It is simply a physical impossibility to legislate for all of the varied aud complex interests of a State within the brief period of thiity days. To confine legislation within such limits of time simply encourages crude legislation repuiring, costly revision, s’niply encumbers our courts of justice with the consideration of questions growing out of defects in legislative work, aud, what is equally aa important, prevents the calm, careful and impartial consideration of the many grave aud vital ques tions affecting the welfare and happi ness of all the people, which it is the high province of a legislative body to consider aud pass upou. opiuioa, Buy the lawn tennis shoe at Black- well Bros. Printed envelopes from $2 to $3 per thousand at The Herald job office. Tho light-running, noiseless rotary shuttle found only in the No 9 and Standard, at Blackwell Bros. Mr. W. D. Wood*, of The Herald, attended tho Carnival. Trade your old machine for the No. 9, Standard or New Hone, witfc Rlaekweli Bvh,