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KILLED BY SNAKES.
FEARFUL MORTALITY FROM THEIR
BITES AMONG NATIVES.
One Man Dies Every Half Hour?Traits of
Vtnemous Reptiles Thai Enter Houses?
Genuine Sea .Serpents With a Fatal ltlte.
Every half hour in India, on tlie
average, a death occurs from snake
poisoniDg. The total number of deaths
from this cause in a day is about 50
and in a year about 20,000. Fortunat?ly
for the maintenance of the British
power in India, these casualties
are confined almost entirely to the
poorer and more ignorant natives.
These natives are themselves largly
to blame for the frequency with which
they are stricken down by the poisonous
reptiles. They habitually go
about with bare feet, making so little
noise that the snake is surprised and
bites, whereas if it had been warned
of the native's approach it would have
slunk harmlessly out of the way.
India may fairly be called the home
? 0 1 U-.-4 ?11 /\f iliQcn nro nft
U( SUHKCS, UUL an VI uii-ov, u.v
means poisonous. It is easy to distinguish
between those that are harmful
and those which are not. Generally,
the shape of a poisonous snake's
head is oval, and in the case of the
venomous colubridae there is a scale
in front of the eye which extends down
io the scale in which the nostril is situated.
This indicates almost certainly
that the speecies is poisonous. If the
snake is marked with white rings
throughout its length, which is usually
about 3 feet, you may feel sure that
you are in possession of a karait.
Karaits are very inconvenient animals
to have about the house. They
are sociable creatures and are fond of
taking up a residence in huraau habitations.
They have an ancomfortable
liakit nf Hrfmnino- unon the bed OUt of
amvwtav v* % * vrr""0 ?J
thatch with which the bungalows or
or houses are roofed. They also lurk
in the tops of window sashes, coil
themselves up behind the basin on tha
washstand, and when the chance offers
will ensconce themselves snugly
in the privacy of a bureau drawer.
They are too stupid or too lethargic
. to get out of the way, and the result
is an appalling number of deaths from
their bites. Throughout northern India
the karaits are so abundant that
one has'to be very cautious in walking
across his room at night for fear of
treading on one of these unbidden
guests in the dark.
Two other snakes in India are more
deadly than the karait. These are the
cobra, which is almost as common,
and the hamadryas, which is quite
rare. These creatures are both related
to the karait, and can be distinguished
from harmless snakes by the same
signs. You need never fear injury
from the cobra if you treat him with
even a small degree of consideration.
He will retire at the approach of a
human being if he has time enough.
But his temper is irritable, and when
he does bite ne places you immediate
ly beyond the reach 01 meaicai aiu.
The only thing that will save you is to
quickly cut out the wounded llesh spot
with a knife.
Once in India a a man who was cutting
wood was bitten on the finger by
a cobra. At once he raised his axe in
his other hand and chopped the finger
clean off. He began to regret his act,
so, thinking he might as well make an
effort to save his finger, he recovered
the sev^ed piece ana placed it in position.
The poison penetrated into his
system through the rejoined blood vessels,
with the result that he died.
A woman was bitten in the hand by
a cobra while she was nursing her
child. Both child and mother died.
This story has been recorded officially
by a qualified physician.
The poison of the cobra has been
found to be almost as deadly when
dried and ground into powder as when
injected by the reptile itself. Native
Indian physicians use ihe poison in
minute does in various maladies, but
tha results are not encouraging. The
method of extracting the poison is
very, interesting. A cobra is placed in
an earthen pot and a banana dropped
after it. The lid is then tied down
and the pot heated over a fire. The
uncomfortable rise in temberature
causes the prisoner to become irritable,
and it vents its wrath on the banana,
biting it again and again in its
paroxysms. The fruit is afterwards
carefully dried, and is then ready for
use. It is said to be a powerful stimulant.
The hamadryas is the largest and
most formidable of the venomous
snakes. Members of this species often
attain a length of 14 feet, and they are
, so fierce that they will sometimes attack
and even persue any one who
ventures too near their nests. They
have been known to impede travel by
blocking the road throgh a jungle and
refusing to move.
The hamadryas feed largely upon
other snakes, and from this circumstance,
his presence in India is not aa
unmitigated evil. They are frequently
mistaken for a harmless rock snake,
and natives of India have been known
to receive a hamadryas into their family,
under the impression that the reptile
was not poisonous.
The karait, the cobra and the hamadryas
are all colubrine snakes, or i
asps, and are supposed to be closely related
to the creature by means of
which Cleopatra committed suicide.
India also has a plentiful supply of
viperine snakes. These creatures can
always be recognized without diflicul
ty Dy tneir Droau, swoien neaus auu
tneir necks covered with tiny scales.
Vfaers are divided into pit vipers,
characterized by the possession of a
little hole or pit easily vissible on the
side of the head between the eye and
the/hostril, and the true vipers, which
are witkout this organ. The pit viper,
of India are related to the rattlesnakes
though they do not have rattles; nor
are tney nearly so deadly as the rattlesnake,
though their bite is very painful.
Thsy are viviparous, bringing
forth their young alive, instead of laying
eggs.
One of the most dangerous of the
true vipers of India, is the daboia.
This is colored a brignt yenow ana is
very fierce in disposition, its bite almost
always causing fatal resulfs. It
is, however, very lazy, and, instead
of advancing or retreating when it
happens to hear some one coming,
maintains its position and hisses loudly.
The waters about India contain sea
serpents, as to whose genuineness
there can be no doubt. They are without
exception poisonous and are especially
numerous in the Bay of Bengal.
They sometimes penetrate the city water
pipes. They have oar shaped tails,
by which they steer themselves. The
effect of receiving their poison into the
human system is to raise the spirits
and cause a feeling of great sociability
This passes off and the victim dies a
the end of three days.
The British government offers larg<
rewards annually for the heads of poi
sonous snakes; consequently grea1
numbers are destroyed. An obstach
to their extermination is the veneration
with which the natives regard
some of the most poisonous varieties
especially the cobras. Comparatively
few natives in India will kill a snak(
willingly .?World.
Shocking Crinx'K in Turkey.
London, Dec. 2.?Constantinople
advices to the United Press under yes
terday's date say that the official reports
of the disturbances in Caeserea
on the 30th ult., state the disorder was
due to two Armenians discharging
guns in the market place. Some persons
were "killed, the report says, bul
order was restored within three hours.
Details of the riotiog at Harpoot,
show that 011 November 10th, the
Kurds made an attack upon the place,
but were easily repulsed. On the 11 th
a party of the soldiers and leading
Turks met the Kurds in a conference,
during the progress of which a bugle
was sounded at which signal the soldiers
withdrew. The Kurds advanced
with yells. There was no effort od
the part of soldiers and Armenians to
resist and the Turks joined in the killing
and plundering. Thr Armenian
school was bnrned and then began the
-? 1- ..mam 4-U/v TllO
iillHUK. UpUIl KIC Vjuuoi/iaiio* jlaiv
buildings in which they were was also
set on fire. The Christians were without
weapons of any sort and trusted
entirely to the government to protect
them. The Americans remained in
the girl's seminary until that building
was set on fire, and then they appealed
to the governor for protection. They
obtained a guard of soldiers, all but
two of whom afterwards deserted.
These two remained and carried out
the orders issued to them to fight the
fires that had been kindled. The burning
continued for two days.
The Americans were stripped of everything
but their clothing. All of
the Christians villages around were
bhrned by the Kurds.' The outrages
continued until the government at
Constantinople ordered the troops to
take action. Fourteen Kui-ds were
then shot, when the murdering and
pillaging ceased instantly. The district
of Diabekir Malatia, Arabekir,
Evein and fatu nave oeen maae aesolate.
Thirty five villages have been
destroyed and thousands of the inhabitants
have embraced Islamism in consequence
of the pressure brought to
bear upon them.
The Turkish troops which were on
their way to Zeitum to suppress the
trouble there are concentrated at Marash,
where they await the return of
the delegation sent to Zeitun to negotiate
with the Armenians who are in
control there for their surrender. The
government at Constantinople ssy
they are projecting more extensive relief
work and would welcome foreign
aid through a joint commission. They
also state that the appointment of the
six commissioners now engaged in Armenia
has proved a great success there,
having a tendency to restore public
confidence.
ltiza Pasha, the public prosecutor at
Constantinople, has been appointed
the new governor of Adana.
Tillman on the Mensage.
Washington, Dec. 4.?Speaking of
the President's message, Senator Tillman
said: '*1 see nothing in the message
that indicate statesmanship or a
regard for the general welfare of the
people. The question that suggests
itself to my mind is, if he retires the
greenbacks, what will be substituted
therefor as currency? If national
bank notes are to be issued upon the
bonds issued to retire the greenbacks,
why not save the interest that will accrue
upon these bonds? Both bonds
and the greenbacks are the promises
of the government to pay. The only
difference is that the oonds will draw
interest and the greenbacks not. Why
then, saddle this additional interest
upon a suffering people? The policy
of Mr. Cleveland is surely leading ?o
plutocracy instead of Democracy."
Clerk of the District Court.
Columbia, Dec. 5.?Judge Brawley
yesterday appointed Maj. C. J. C.
Hutson of Hampton to be clerk of the
district court of the United States for
South Carolina to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Col. E. B.
Seabrook. The appointee will qualify
as soon as the necessarv Dapers can be
perfected. Major Hutsori will make a
popular, efficient and altogether acceptable
officer. He is a lawyer of
high standing and long experience
and is a gentleman of good address
and exceptionally agreeable manners.
The appointment will give great satisfaction
to the bar and the people.?
State.
Judgment Suspended.
Judge White of Pittsburg has sus'
pended judgment in the case of a man
whose wife was trying to have him
committed to an inebriate asylum.
After full discussion and conference,
the man admitted his frequent intoxi
cation, declared his desire to reform,
and voluntarily offered to take th?
Keeley cure. With the above prom
ise, the judge adjourned the case, tc
enable him to take the "cure." This
speaks a good word for the beliel
Judge White has in the efficacy of the
Keeley cure, and he is not a man whc
acts without due deliberation and sin
cere conviction.?Temperance fri
bune.
Clyde's New Line,
New YoRK,J)ec. 5.?The new Clyd(
Line steamer Uomancne, uaniain ren
nington, sailed this afternoon on hei
maiden trip for Charleston and Jack
sonville. It is calculated that the
speed of the Comanche will enable hei
to reduce the time from New York tc
Jacksonville (including a half day's
stop at Charleston) by 21 hours. Sh(
left her pier about 4 p. m., and wai
reported passing out at Sandy Hool
at 5:20 p. tn. This is very quick tim<
to the Hook. The Comanche ha:
berths for 200 cabin passengers. Oi
this trip she takes out 250 passengers.
Succumbs to Fate.
San Fkancisco, Dec. 1.?Jonn w
Flood, the defaulting cashier of th<
Donohoe-Keller Bank, has given uj
the fight and will serve his sentenct
of seven years in prison. According
ly his appeal for a new trial has beer
withdrawn from the Supreme Court
Flood misappropriated $10j000 of th<
funds of the bank, of which he wai
cashier, and has been fighting for liii
freedom for four years. He is con
vinced that even if he escaped punish
ment for the crime which he was con
victed of, he would be prosecuted or
j other charges.
t THE NEW CONSTITUTION. j
i
[CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.]
t ing the largest surplus fractions.
; Sec. 5. No apportionment of repre- i
sentatives shall take effect until the J
I general election which shall succeed <
, such approtionment. a
Sec. 6. The senate shall be composed ]
; of one member from each county, to <
be elected for the term of four years by :
the qualified electors in each county, .
in the same manner in which memi
bers of the house of representatives are {
chosen. <
Sec. 7. No .person shall be eligible <
to a seat in the senate or house of rep?
resentatives who, at the time of his t
' election, is not a duly qualified elec- 1
tor under this Constitution in the <
county in which he may be chosen. J
Senators shall be at least 25 and repre- )
sentatives at least 21 years of age. i
! Sec. 8. The first election for mem- i
bers of the house of representatives e
under this Constitution shall be held <
' on Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1896, and every second s
year thereafter, in such manner and t
1 1- - - .4 v - 1 1! _ _
in sucji places as me general assemoiy a
may prescribe; and the first election 1
for senators shall be held on Tuesday 1
after the first Monday in November, t
1896 and every fouth year thereafter f
except in counties in which there was c
an election for senator in 1894 for a e
full term, in which counties no elec- c
tion for senator shall be held until the 1
general election to be held in 1898 and i
every fourth year thereafter, except ^
to fill vacancies. Senators shall be so r
classified that one half of their num- I
ber, as nearly as practicable, shall be i
chosen every two years. Whenever d
the general assembly shall establish t
more than one county at any session, t
it shall so prescribe the first term of
the senators from such counties as to s
observe such classification. e
Sec. 9. The annual session of the t
general assembly heretofore elected, t
fixed by the Constitution of the year t
1868 to convene on the fourth Tues- s
days of November, in the year 1895, s
is hereby postponed, and the same c
shall be convened and held in the city s
of Columbia on the second Tuesday c
in January, in the year 1896. The t
first session of the general assembly I
elected under this Constitution shall c
convene in Columbia on the second I
Tuesday in January, in the year 1897, t
and thereafter annually at the same f
ii/\ ?%%/! >\1 ri/^a qv\ahia /^ocmialfido t
tllUU ailU >JUVUJ.U mv VIMJUW1VIVU of
war or contagious diseases render a
it unsafe to meet at the seat of govern- e
ment then the governor may by pro- c
clamation appoint a more secure and 1
convenient place of meeting. Mem- \
bers of the general assembly shall not e
receive any compensation for more c
than 40 days of any one session:
Provided, that this limitation shall f
not affect the first four sessions of the c
general assembly under this Constitu- p
tion. t
Sec. 10. The terms of the office of s
senators and representatives chosen
at a general election shall begin on e
the Monday following such election, a
Sec. 11. Each house shall judge of r
the election returns and qualifications a
of its own members, and a majority t
of each house shall constitute a quo- 1
rum to do business; but a smaller e
number may adjourn from day to day r
? ? J a a v>/ia r\f n Kc*an f 1
ctLIU. UUIUyci IUC aiibcuuciuwc V7A auo&uv *
member', ia such manner and under 3
such penalties as may provided by law 1
or rule. \
Sec. 12. Each house shall choose its e
own'officers, determine its rules of I
procedure, punish its members fordis- i
orderly behavior, and, with the con- i
currence of two-thirds, expel a mem- t
ber, but not a second time for the a
same cause. e
Sec. 13 Each house may punish s
by imprisonment during its sitting c
any person not a member who shall ?
be guilty of disrespect to the house by J
any disorderly or contemptuous be- *
havior in its presence, or who, during (
the time of its sitting, shall threaten s
harm to the body or estate of any 1
member for anything said or done in
either house, or who shall assault
them therefor or who shall assault or ^
arrest anv witness or other person or- s
dered to attend the house in his going
thereto or returning therefrom, or
who shall rescue any person arrested
by order of the house: Provided, that
such time of imprisonment shall not
in any case extend beyond the session
of the general assembly.
Sec. 14. The members of both houses
shall be protected in their persons and
1 estates during their attendance on, going
to and returning from the general
assembly, and 10 days previous to the
sitting and 10 days after the adjourn1
ment thereof. But these privileges
1 shall not protect any member who
shall be charged with treason, felony
or breach of the peace.
. Sec. 15. Bills for raising revenue
shall originate in the house of representatives,
but may be altered, amended
or rejected by the senate; all other
' bills may originate in either house,
1 and may be amended altered or re1
jected by the other.
Sec. 1(5. The style of all laws shall
be: "Be it enacted by the general as"
sembly of the State of South Carolii
na."
! Sec. 17. Every act or resolution hav"
ing the force of law shall relate to but
* one subject, and that shall be ex'
pressed in the title.
' Sec. 18. No bill or joint resolution
5 shall have the force of law until it
) shall have been read three times and
" on three several days in each house,
" has had the great seal of the State affixed
to it, and has been signed by the
president of the senate and the speaker
of the house of representatives: Pros
vided, that either branch of the gener
al assembly may provide by rule for a
r first and third reading of any bill or
- ioint resolution by its title only.
5 " Sec. 19. Each member of the gener- j
f al assembly shall receive five cents for '
> every mile for the ordinary route of
5 travel in going to and returning from ]
5 the place where its sessions are held; i
5 no general assembly shall have the !
c power to increase tho perdiem of its
5 own members; and members of the i
5 general assembly when convened in <
1 extra session shall receive the same
compensation as is fixed by law for 1
the regular session. i
Sec. 20. In all elections by the gen.
eral assembly, or either house thereof, 1
3 the members shall vote "viva voce,"
> and their votes, thus given, shall be <
5 entered upon the journal of the house <
- to which they respectively belong. 1
i Sec. 21. Neither house, during the i
. session of the general assembly, shall, i
i without consent of the other, adjourn ,
s for more than three days, nor to any ]
s other place than that in which it shall '
- beat the time sitting. j
Sec. 22. Each house shall keep a i
- journal of its own proceedings, and
i cause the same to be published imme- i
diately after its adjournment, except
ing such parts as, in its judgement,
may require secrecy; and the yeas
ind nays of :he members of either
house, on any question, shall, at the
iesire of ten members of the house or
Bve members of the senate, respectively,
be entered on the journal. Any
member of either house shall have liberty
to dissent from any protest
against any act or resolution which
lie may think injurious to the public
3r to an individual, and have the
reasons of his dissent entered on the
journal.
Sec. 23. Thi doors of each house
.hall be open, except on such occasions
is in the opinion of the house may retire
secrecy.
Sec. 24. No person shall be eligible
o a seat in tho general assembly while
le holds any c ffice or position of profit
>r trust under this State, the United
States of America, or any oF them, or
mder any oth jr power, execpt officers
n the militia una notaries public ; and
f any membei shall accept or exercise
my of the said disqualifying offices
>r positions he shall vacate his seat,
Sec. 25. If any election district
ihall neglect to choose a member or
nembers on tbe day of election, or if
ui^y jjcrsuu uuwauu a iiiomuci sji uiuci
louse shill refuse to qualify and take
lis seat, or shall resign, aie, depart
he State, accept any disqualifying ofice
or position or become otherwise
lisqualified to hold his seat, a writ of
ilection shall be issued by the presilent
of the senate or speaker of the
louse of representatives, as the case
nay be, for tnn purpose of filling the
racancy thereby occasioned for the
emainder of the terra for which the
>erson so refusing to qualify, resign ng,
departing the State, or becoming
lisqualified, was elected to serve, or
he defaulting election district ought
o have chosen a member or members.
Sec. 2G. Members of the general asembly,
and all officers, before they
inter upon the duties of their respecive
offices, an i all members of the
>ar, before they enter upon the pi*acice
of their profession, shall take and
nV\om?iV?o Hit* fcillnmncf nafh "T fin
olemnly swear (or affirm) that I am
luly qualified, according to the Contitution
of this State, to exercise the
luties of the office to which I have
>een elected, (or appointed) and that
! will, to the btst of my ability, discharge
the dutfos thereof, and preserve
>rotect and defend the Constitution of
his Stateand of the^United States. I do
urther solemnly swear (or aliirm that
have not sincothe first day of Janu-,
iry, in the year eighteen hundred and
ighty-one, engaged in a duel as principal
or secona or otherwise; and that
! will not, during the term of office to
vhich I havebet ne lected (or appointed)
engage in a duel as principal or second
or otherwise. So help me God."
Sec. 27. Officers shall be removed
or incapacity, misconduct or neglect
i** nVi moniiAi* OO mOTT KA
"i uuty, 1U k3UUll mauuvi au uiuj wu
>roviaed by la w, when no mode of
rial or removal is provided in tins Contitution.
Sec. 28. The general assembly shall
mact such laws as will exempt from
ittachment, lev y and sale under any
nesne or final process issued from
iny court, to the head of the family
esiding in this State, a homestead in
ands, whether held in fee or any less:r
estate, to the value of $1,000 or so
nuch thereof as the property is worth
f its value is less than $1,000 with the
nearly products thereof, and to every
lead of a familj- residing in this State,
vhether entitled to a homestead <;ximption
in lands or not, personal
iropertv to the value of $500, or so
nuch thereof as the property is worth
f its value is leys than $500. The tile
to the homestead to be set off and
issigned shall bs absolute and be for
sver discharged from all debts of the
laid debtor then existing or thereafter
:ontracted except as herein after provided
: That in case any woman navng
a separate estate shall be married
o the head of a family who has not
>f his own sufficient property to conititute
a homestead as hereinbefor provided,
said married woman shall be
sntitled to a like exemption as providsd
for the head of the famijy: Provided,
further, That there shall not be
in allowance of more than $1,000
vorth of real estate and more nhan $500
vorth of person al property to the hus>and
and wife jointly: Provided,
urther, That no property s'aa.ll be exsmpt
from attachment, levy or sale for
axes, or for payment of obligations
contracted for the purchase of said
lomestead or personal property exemption.
or the erection or making of
mprovements or repairs thereon; Provided,
further, That the yef.rly pro
lucts of said homestead shall not be
jxempt from attachment, levy or sa.le
?or the payment of obligations contacted
in the production of tie same:
Provided, further, That no waiver
ihall defeat the :right of homestead l>e'ore
assignment except it be by deed
>f conveyance, or by mortgage, and
>nly as against the mortgage debt;
ind no judgement creditor or other
jreditor whose lien does not bind the
lomestead shall have any right or
jquity to require that a lien which
jmbraces the homestead and other
property shall first exhaust the homestead:
Provided, further. That after
i homestead in lands has been set off
ind recorded the same shall not be
waived by deed of conveyance,- mortgage
or otherwise, unless the same be
executed by both husband and wife,
if both be living: Provided, further,
rhat any person not the head of a
family shall be entitled to a like exemption
as provided for the head of a
Family in all necessary wearing apparel
and tools and implements of trade,
not to exceed in value of the sum of
H300.
Oil All vac? nnAn r??tnnorf V
OCU. iUX bUAVO U. J/Ull vj j
real and personal, shall be laid upon
the actual value of the property taxed,
is the same iihall be ascertained by an
assessment made for the purpose of
laying such tax.
Sec. 30. The general assembly shall
never grant extra compensation, fee on
allowance to any public officer, agent,
servant or contractor after service rendered,
or contract made, nor authorize
payment or part payment
Df any claim under any contract
not authorized by any la!w;
but appropriations may be made for
expenditures in repelling invasion,
preventing or suppressing insurrection.
Sec. 31. Lands belonging to or undei
the control of the State shall never
be donated, dhectly or indirectly,
to private corporations or individuals
or to railroad companies. Nor shall
such land be sold to corporations, or
associations for a less price than, that
for which it can be sold to individuals.
This, however, shall not prevent the
general assembly from granting a
right of waj-, not exceeding 150 feet in
width, as a :nere easement to railroads
across State lands, nor to interfere
with the discretion of the general as
/
sembly in confirming the title to land
claimed to belong: to the State, bu
used or possessed by other partie
under an adverse claim.
Sec. 32. The general assembly sha]
not authorize payment to any perso:
of the salary of a deceased officer b<
yond the date of his death; nor gran
pensions except for military and nava
service; nor retire any officer on pa;
or part pay. k
Sec. 33." The marriage of a whit
person with a negro or mulatto, o
person who shall have one-eighth o
more negro blood, shall be unlawfu
and voia. No unmarried womai
shall legally consent to sexual intei
course who shall not have attainei
the age of 14 years.
Sec. 34. The general assembly o
this State shall not enact local o
special laws concerning any of th
following subjects or for any of th
following purposes, to wit:
I. To change the names of person
or places.
II. To lav out, open, alter or worl
roads or highways.
III. To incorporate cities, towns o
villages, or change, amend or extent
the charter thereof.
IV. To incorporate educational, re
ligious, charitable, social, manufac
turing or banking institutions not un
der the control of the State, or amen<
or extend the charters thereof.
V. To incorporate school districts
VI. To authorize the adoption o
legitimation of children.
VTT Tn nrnvidf* fnv tlifi nrntpfitioi
of game.
VIII. To summon and empane
grand or petit juries.
IX. To provide for the age at whicl
citizens shall be subject to road o
other public duty.
X. To fix the amount or manne:
of compensation to be paid to an]
county officer, except that the law;
may be so made as to grade the com
pensation in proportion to the popula
tion and necessary service required.
XI. In all other cases, where i
general law can be made applicable
no special law shall be enacted.
XII. The general assembly shal
forthwith enact general laws concern
ing said subjects for said purposes
which shall be uniform in their oper
ations: Provided, That nothing con
tained in this section shall prohibi
the general assembly from enactinj
special provisions in general laws.
XIII. The provisions of this sectioi
shall not apply to charitable and edu
cational qualifications where, unde
the terms of a gift, devise or will
special incorporatian may be required
Sec. 35. It shall be the duty of th
general assembly to enact laws limit
ing the number of acres of land whicl
any alien or any corporation coe
trolled by aliens may own within thi
State.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Men Blcwn to Shredf*.
Butler, Pa., Dec. 5.?Themagazin
nf tVir, TTnmPQ TnrnpHn mmnanv. tw
miles south of Butler was blown u
this morning by the explosion of 1,00
pounds of nitro glycerine. Georg
Bester and Lewis Black, who were ii
the magazine, were blown to atoms
while only shreds and splinters r<
main of their horse and wagon
Buildings in Butler were shaken an
much glass was shattered. Black wa
20 years of age. Bester was 25 year
of age and leaves a widow and on
child. Nothing whatever remains c
the magazine building.
Fa9te<l Forty-Seven I)ayn.
Toledo, Dec. k.-Wm. J. Murray
father of Dr. S. B. Murray, a leadin,
physician here, died last evening, afte
fasting 47 days. The old gentlemenhe
was four score years?took it int
his head seven weeks ago not to ea
any more. His relatives did not tak
his decision seriously, but when fou
days and a week passed they becam
alarmed. Mr. Murray stoutly persisl
ed in his determination and all efforl
to give him food were in vain. H
became greatly emaciated towards th
last, but did not suffer any pain an
his end was quite peaceful.
Frozen to Death.
St. Louis, Dec. 3.?Two men wer
found frozen to death in this city thi
morning. The body of an unknow
man about 65 years of ago was foun
in ttirsch's warenouse onoprace siret
at 10 o'clock. The body was in a feai
fully emaciated condition and almos
without clothing., Another mat
whose identity is also unknown, ws
found lyin# dead near the Wabas
tracks on the outskirts of the city. ]
is believed that the men fell from c
was struck by a train and died asan
suit of the exposure to the cold wej
ther.
Fnnrtnnn vftars al?o l was taken with a
ulceration of the lips, which c.used m
great aDxiety a-j well as suffering. Bot
lips were perefectly raw ai d very painfu
smarting and burning all the time, cauun
me great suffering. There was one soi
which remained on my under Up for 1
years, and I had gr.ive fears as to the < nd
I tried the best medical treatment tl
countiy afforded, and various remcdlf
that friends would prescribe, but nothin
bad any effect on me whatever until I trie
Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy. I saw her an
she told me she thought she could cure mi
I tried her Remedy last October, and m
lips were soon perfectly cured and hav
been well ever since. I told Mrs. Person
would pay her ?50 If she would cure mi
but she said no, she preferred my buyln
her medieine. I did so and would not tafc
hundreds of dollars for what it has dor
for me.
J. S. SHARP.
Mlllhrnok. Waka Co.. March 20. 1894.
DO YOU NEFD A CORN MILL
Jf so buy the MOORE COUNT* Olin
he best stonp for grindiug com. Keqoln
less dressing. Gdves less trouble. Mak<
better meal. Costs less money than an
mill in tin world.
Next Is our Engleberg. Rice Mill, tb
only mill in the world that will, In one o]
eratlon, take rough rice, hull, clea i am
polish it ready for market or table.
Plantation and other sa w mills. Talbotl
also Liddell engines. Boilers and wood
working machinery nt bottom factor
, price'.
V. G. Badham,
GENERAL A&ENT,
| COLUMBIA, S. C.
[g A Body Snatcher Sentenced.
it Linneus, Kas., Dec. 5.?Dr. R. J..
is Fox, a prominent physician, who was
found guilty of stealing the body of
tl Mrs. Gates, was today sentenced to
q the penitententiary for three years,
i- The trunk in which the woman's body
it was foand had pasters on it to show
tl that it had been in the union depot at
y Kansas City, and it is thought the
physician has been conducting a
e wholesale business of body-snatchiDg.
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S ir you Will maiiuazsc g
K la monev or lc postage a
r I stamps, we will send you post* Sj
? paid one set plated silver spoons, w
I guaranteed to be heavy plate on 5g
a white metal and not to tarnish. B
" | Sold for 81 per set. Also our 1st- jflj
- j| est catalogue of furniture* cook- Eg I
- ] ing stoves, baby carriages mat- s?
1 3 tings, carpets, shades sewing 5
^ machines, erockery, tinware, re^
ii iterators, etc , and to every
person who compiles with the i
r above adver'lsement we will give !
a rebate of ore dollar on the fin-t
i order fent to ns amounting to f 13
or more, provided that the order
1 | is sent within 15 days trom the 1
^ time order for spoons is received.
[ Money refunded if anything is
1 I misrepresented. Address ?
JI L F. PADGETT, 9
s B 846 Broad Street, ^
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ORGANS I
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e ATHlMk" how much pleasure and bene-J
0 r 1 llIl^IV (]U flno piano or Parlor Organ T
_ #wlll ba to your wife and children, and how\ong6
P 4 they have wauled and waited. 4
0 ? DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.*
? v 'ITipv wont l)e with you fori
a J ever, umko them happy while J
{> J you can. ^
h?w very easily yon can now J
l. buy a superb instrument on our#
[1 ^installment plans, anil pay for It almost without#
x missing the money. .
si -f ACT QUICK 4- I
? f Write for Midsummer Sale Bargain Sheet?
W3 O O Superb Instrument* on easiest#
pterins ever offered; YOUR own pricey
\for CASH. Write for particular*.T
FBut BE QUICK. RnrgainB rolling out#
^dalty. Strain a point and buy KOW.i
% ILUDDEN & BATES, I
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WIN, OF MADISON, GA.
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j Dear Sir:?After having sought in vain
it for various remedies for the ills of teething
? I tried your Carminative with most satlsj
factory and delightful results. It Is pleasis
ant to take assuages pain and produces rest
b without stupor. No parent should be withir
out It during the teething period who has
j- once tried it, for It Is Indeed a magic medil"
cine for babies. Very respectful I ly,
I JUDGE U. W. BALDVVitf.
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Ho text book* used. Actual baiinMt from <Uy of
g entering. Banlnni 0*P*r?. collet# aaiiiMlr 4nd
goods tilted, Send for handsomely lllttltr%t4dr Art*d
Wue. Board cheap. R. R, far* paid to Aociut*
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Exhaustion, are invited to
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LIVER 1
Kidneys I
DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION ANB
ALL LIVER AND KIDNEY I
TROUBLES. H
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COLUMBIA, S. C. . " 9
Strawberry Plants I
A nd In fact all kinds of plants can be
SET OUT 1
by aslng the S
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TRANSPLANTER. j
A good driver and two children a?e aH
tbe force necessary to set from three to 9
five acres of plants In a da7, and K
EVERY PLANT 18
WATERED
at the time it Is set out, and some dry
soil is drawn around the plants so that
the ground will not bake. No waiting for
rain. Set out your plants when they are
ready.
Get a machine and plant Cor yeur
uolahbors You can earn enough In one
season to pa^ tor the machine, Easy terms.
Send for circular*, prices and testimonials.
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SOUTHERN FARM IMPLEMENT CO.,
249 Vfeetlng St., Charleston, 8. C.
Mention this paper.
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What do we want? We want every ho
tel, Restaurant, Co lege and private house
in the South to send us their worn Silverware
to replate In triple silver. Old
spoons, fo-ks, &c., can be made equal to
dsw. We plate anytfting in gold, silver,
nlcbel or copper. We plate pistols,
watches, chains, rings badges and hWJrds,
Scabbards and other military accoutre*
ments cleaned and plated equal to new.
Buggy Rails and Trimmings, .Harness
Trimming?, \ c , plated In nickel ?r silver.
* l? fnmtoku/l 1* ro a a oiidh o a funi)dra
All &IUU9 baiuioutu uiooo ouvu hj *? uuviuj
shovel and tongs, lamps, chandeliers, <fcc.,
refioished equal to new. Rusted stove
rails, trimminps, &o?, re-nlckeied. Surgical
instruments of ail kiuds polished and
plated.
WE WANT all bicycle owners to sen.l
us their old wheel to repair. We can refiolsh
In nickel and baked enamel equal to
new. We have latest improved ElectroPlating
Plant, with coroulete pollshtn*,
butting and engine lathes aud guarantae
work to be first class.
Correspondence solicited. Address,
CAROLINA ELKCTKO
PLATING WORKS,
W. M. Garvin, Manager, Blackville, S. C
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