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SALLY. By ALBERT FLEMING. (CoprMgbt, 1S90. by tho Author.) CHAPTER L It was f? hot day in August, one of those reeking days that begin to be bot early in tho morning and go ou getting [hotter and hotter till nearly midnight. In tbo year 1870 Cow court aud ids unwholesome cluster of neighbors still clung to the skirts of Uolboru and fes tered round Ht. Albnn's ohurcb, stretoh Spjg from Gray's Inn road to Leather lane. Tho flno shops and warehouses that now adorn Gray's Iun road then . only existed in the brain of somo eity archltoot. Of all those ?Hey? Cow court ?^juried off the palm for squalor, dirt and general decay. You bad to turn out of Leather lane to get thero. Tho turn ing was flankod ou either side by a tav ern, aud tie ?0 taverns, with their plate glass and gilding, were tho only things that were bright and oheurful in this region. If you explored farther, you ?aw an arobway on tho rigid, inudo by swooping away tho ground floor of ouo of the crazy tenements. This was tho pesteru gute to Cow court. If any one ever got so. fur as.this and rotaiued bis watoh and chain, ho always lost them on approaohing this arch Way. On this August evening a young man waa passing through Leather lane in search of Cow cOurt. Ho was dressed in the lutest west end fashion, but even the hideous chimuuy pot hat, pointed shoos und rigid collar could not disguise bin comeliness, At n guess ho was threo aud twenty. Being of a trusting nature, ho allowed hisgold chain to disport it self across his waistcoat, and bis jew eled pin remained in his scarf. Kenneth Gordon was down from Ox ford und had been calling oil one of tbo clergymen at St. Alban's, who had asked him to take a letter to u dying girl in Cow court. Ho strode through the dingy street, sometimes asking his way of ouo of the residential ladies of Leather lano, and always winning a civil answer by the force of his genial smile. When ho reached Cow court, u pleasant thrill of excitement, pervaded that locality. Tho watch and chain bad survived Leather Jane, nnd now (lashed gayly ill the even ing light. His pin held its accustomed placo. His handkerchief gleamed white against his uout. Inquiring of n boy, ho learned that Polly Turner lived at No. 7, and bo was escorted thero by a crowd of loafers. Tho girl waa dying. Tbo study room was crowded with friends, nearly dark aud unspeakably umcrublo. Keuueth gayo her the letter, but had to take it buck and reud it to her. In (ho presence of that doutbly white face ho felt all usual forma of speech to bo useless. He held her band for a minute, tried to say u fow kind words and then felt that bo had failed, but tho gentle touch nnd words wont straight to tho girl's heart, and thero rested until it ceased to beat. When Kenneth left No. 7, u child was lying in a doorway just opposite Dirt, famine aud ill usago hud effectually ob soured tho bloom of youth in her. Her face was so dirty that ho could only kco two largo eyes flushing from u tanglod mass of hair. This was .Sally. As sho never owned u surnamo it is impossiblo to introduce her more formally. If hor friends wished to identify her with pre cision, they called her Tim's Sally. Tim was her father, aud bis surname was ulso bidden in obscurity. Sally had heard that a young swell bad eomo into Oow court and was waiting to havo a look at him. On that she reckoned with out her father, for Tim, coming dowu tho passngo behind her, enforced paren tal discipline by a vigorous kick on her shins. When you havo kicked a body for ten years, you aequiro precision in tho art, and Tim planted his kick with Buoh exactness that the girl fell down On tho doorstep, and there sho lay, too listless to ory out. Now nothing is tamer or moro monotonous than to wasto good kicks on an irresponsive person. So Tim was aggrieved, and followed up his Urse kiek by others, accompanying thorn with a volley of inspiriting oaths. Tbo lust kick must have caught Sally in a sonsitivo place, for she gave a sharp aoroam of agony. "What's that?" cried u woman from au inner room. "Oh," auid another, "it's only Tim a-waking up his gell." As Kenneth left No. 7 he saw this kick and heard Sally's scream. Ho in stantly strode ucross tho court. Tim waa girding himself up for moro kicks. For tho first timu iu his lifo ho found this simple pastime of bis interfered with. Kenneth faced him sternly. "Leave tho girl alone, you black guard! How dare you kick a woman?" Not kick a woman I Cow court was convulsed. Why, women were kicked ?very day. They expected it, accepted it ua a law of nature. Tim und tho by standers paused fur a moment to grasp tbo full absurdity of tho idea, but only . for a moment. Then Tim turned on him , liko a wild beast, tho veins in his great bull's neck swelling liko cords. "Who tho-aro you? Can't a man kick bia own goll? Got ont of this, or I'll kick you tool" Thon, in moro bra vado, ho lifted bia foot to give tho girl another refresher. "Touoh her at your porill" oried Kenneth, flushing to tho roots of his hair. In another moment he heard the thud of Tim's foot ua it drovo lustily into the girl, and nt tho selfsame mo ment Kenneth's fist crashed into Tim's face, catching him on tho jaw and send log him reeling backward down the passago. Thou Cow court perceived that there was a joyful prospoct of a Homeric combat. Iu a few momonts a ring was formed, and old Biddy was whisked aloft in hor chair in tho arms of t\v stalwart supporters. Kenucth's bloo was up. Ho flung his coat and waist ooat to one bystander and bis bat t. another. Cow court accepted thorn with alacrity. Tim divested himself of some superfluous rags, bared his stalwart arms and prepared to "smash the swell. " I5iddy surveyed both combatants with a critical eye. She know tho points of a man. "Illood'll toll," sho said oraoulorly as ?ho saw Kenneth straighten himsolf for tho fight. He had boxed nt Oxford aud was iu fair condition, sound in wind? above nil, temperate and cool. Tho first round revealed to him that Tim fought in a very effective but utterly nnsoion tlflo manner. Ho camo at his enemy with a furious rush and plantod tcrriflo chance blow*. br?f. hn 1ef> h'^mnif nn. t?"t' uw... ana wasted a lot of strength ? ito no pnrposo. Kenneth quietly bided his timo, parried Tim'a blows nnd lot him exhaust himself. Tim drow first blood, boating down Konnoth's pnrry and landing on his tomple with consid erable forco. Still Konuoth kopt his temper, and tho cooler ho wau tho moro savago grew Tim. Tho ring oheercd him on, exhorting him to go in and do for tho swoll. Kenneth now began to aot on the of fensive. Letting drivo, he caught Tim fall on tho month with all tho strength of his sturdy left hand. His knuckles cut deeply into Tim'a lips nnd sent him crushing to tho ground. Biddy rapped approval with hor crntoh. Sho loved to see a straight blow woll plautod. Tim W?h set on his f< it rather gjddy and dazod. i in was not o pretty sight, liia lip* wero l>ko raw liver and his faoe distorted with pawiou. What little steadiness he had ho then threw to the wind?, tiud Kouueth's next bloweaogbt him full in the eyo. After this he suua moned hia strength for one more furious onslaught. His blow wan partially par ried, but landed on Kenneth's shoulder. In reply Kenneth caught him full in the forehead, felling him tu the ground uh a butcher does uu ox. After this Tim did uot como up to time. He win drugged off into somo baok rogiou and left Ken neth undisputed master of tho fluid. Old Biddy took a pull at her pipe, expecto rated und aaid k imply: ?'Ah, blood ban told!" Whon Konneth pulled dowu hia abirt sleeves and turned to the crowd to de mund his coat and waistcoat, they wore not forthcoming. They bad vanished. Then Kouueth flushed out, called tbem curs, sneaks und thieves. Cow court be ing accustomed to lunguago of far grant or pungency, preserved an unbroken calm. Then Biddy roso in her wrath, and, steadying herself on hor crutob, vowed, with many blood curdling oaths, thut tho mi 'iiiK garments should be forthcoming, und thut quickly, cou | dooming en passunt tho eyes and limbs of the thieves to infernal torments. Tho clothes appeared, und it was an ouuo bling night to see tho old crone stand up and order him to search bis pockets while she asked eutcgoricully : "Purse? Wipe? Cigar case? Watch? Chain?" etc. Knob had boon honestly replaced. Kenneth then shook Biddy by tho band und gave her u sovereign to distributo among her subjects. Just then be felt Homotbing at bis feet. Ho bad almost forgotten the girl ho had fought for. Sho had orawled to "Jfoie (fare you hick a woman?" his feot and kissed them. There was a pathetic and dogliko fidelity in hor look and gesture. "Don't loavo mo here," sho suid. "Ho'U do for mo worso now than ever when you're gone." Konneth paused. It was easier to fight than to know what to do with tho dam sel ho bad reBouod, but he acted on im pulse and threw bis card to Biddy. "There, mother, is my card. I'll take tho girl and got a good homo for hor. That's my address. Coiuo aud see her when sho has pulled round." "You havo fought for her and won her," said Biddy. "I'll hot you'ro hon est and will do well by hor. So tako hor." CHAPTER II. Kenneth lived in an old fashioned house in Kensington, fenced from tho outer world by well grown trees. His father and mother hud lived there before him and hud died there. Konneth then asked bis two aunls to live with him. Aunt Hannah was tall, bbuy and vigor ous; Aunt Matty fat and geutlo. Han nah Cordon was well known in tbophil anthropie world. Sho was an aotivo member of tho Charity organization? in fact, organization was her forte. Her special season begun about November, whon tho first touch of winter woku up tho poor. Then, take up what paper you like, and ton to ouu that in some corner of it you would find Aunt Hannah en lightening tho world as to what they should do or not do. Exeter hall knew her uot, nor did she subscribe to African missions or soup kitchens. What she gloried in wore boards?school boards, poor boards, paroobial boards?all kinds of boards. Nothing she enjoyed more than ferreting out abuses and getting thorn remedied. Her abomination was promiscuous charity. It was beautiful to put her on tho truck of somo philan thropic impostor and observo with what holy zeal sho would hunt him down to iho death, It was sho that opened peo ple's eyes to the iniquities of that arch impostor, tho archdeacon of Saratoga. Before that bo was tho darling of west end drawing rooms. When sho took him in hand, ho exchanged Bolgraviu boudoirs for Holloway jail and wasted muoh persuasive peuitouco.on tho chap lain. How man)- sham mendicants did sho not expose, pouncing upon them in tho highways and byways and giving them in charge With joyful alacrity I It was Aunt Ilannnh who plunged into a crowd in Picoadilly when a poor man, soized with an epileptic fit, was sur rounded by u ring of sympathetic by standers. Elbowing her way through them, sho speedily seized him by the collar. "Epileptic fit, is it? I'll soon euro youl" "Loavo tho poor nnin alouel" cried a tonder hearted bystander. "Don't yon see bo's foaming at tho mouth?" "Soap!" cried Hannah contemptu ously, and, lo and behold, (he maUgdid como out of his very artistic fit, spat out u lump of soap and said: "Lot mo go, can't yer? Ye'ro either tho dovil or old Hanuah!" "You'ro right!" she sriid triumph antly. "I am old Hannah, and, what's moro, if over I catch you having a fit again I'll run yon ill, " Aunt Mattio was the very reverse or this. Aunt Hannah always alluded to her in her milder moments as "poor, doar Mattio," and in her moro vigorous ones as "that fool, Matilda." Matilda had never been on a board in her lifo, but if you looked down tho subscription list ef any missionary society you won hi bo sure to find her modest initials. "I never put my full name," sho said meokly. "Hannah makes such a fuss." It was to this h0U8ell0l(1 that Kerne Mi brought Sally. Tho girl had fallen asleep as thoy drovo along. Kenneth placed her on the seat, but Sally prefer red lying on tho floor of tho cab and colled herself up at bis feot liko a dog. When they got homo, Kenneth oar ricd tho tired girl in, and, seeing Hint sho was not fit for tho drawing room, placed her on the mat in tho hall, whoro sho lay?a little heap of rugs, dirt and tousled hair. As ho entered tho draw ing room bo board Aunt Hannah read ing in her very emphatic Voice tiio sum mary of a papor sho intended to deliver at a charity organization conference next day. It was entitled "Sixteen Roa sons Against tho Present Systom of Ont door Parochial Relief." Sho had got as far as tho tenth. Konneth's entrance was hailed with joy by the long auffer ing Mattie. "Oh, hero you arol" sho cried. "Ton o'clock, and yon wore to bo hero by 5." "I'vo brought homo a girl. " Aunt Hannah dropped tho 10 roasons and ojneuhitod, "What?" Mattio start ed. Those five words might moan so muoh. With the calm that precedes a storm Aunt Hannah took off Her glaums, rubbed them slowly and waited, but further explanation was interrupted by a scream from Aunt Mattie: "Why, Kenneth, you'vo got a great out on your.temple, and there is blood on your collar!" "It's nothing. I've had a fight A brute was kicking a girl, and I licked him and brought tho girl home. She's only a child." Aunt Hannah pot her glasses into their case with a snap and recovered her voice. "Brought ber home! Is this house a casual ward or night refngef Why, heaven bless us, the boy's gone stark, staring mad!" Mattie bad forgotten the girl and was giving hor mind to sticking plaster. , "I've left her on tho mat outside," Odded Kenneth apologetically. "She isn't as oloan as she might be." Han nab strode to tbe door. The hall was pretty with fresh flowers, ferns and bright tilos. Its prettineas emphasised tbe incongruity of Sally's appearance. She was lying where Kenneth bad left her. Her one shoo was tied on with a bit of string; her frock was ragged, but the rents did not show, for her skiu was as black as her frock. One frightfully bony arm foil across her knee, and the other hid her face. Mattie peeped from behind Hannah. Hannah said authoritatively: "Got up and bo off with you!" 8?lly immediately gavo veut to such a torrent of had language that the two ladies rushed away and shut thoinsolvei in tbe drawing room. Mattlo bogan to cry, but Hannah seated herself rigidly in her armchair. "This is too much, Kenneth I" "It's getting awfully late, " said Ken neth. "Suppose wo don't talk of this till tomorrow. I'll got Bridget to wash Sally and make bor up a bed some wrtore." "Keep that thing in tho bouse and be murdered in our beds and havo the houso ravisnokod from top to bottom?" "You can't turn ber into tho street at 10 o'clook at night. Bridget can surely give Sally somo suppor aud a blanket, and wo will lock her iu the baok kitchen." Tho aunts protested, but yielded. Sally followed Kouuetb down stairs like a lamb, but fresh difficulties arose with Bridget. They increased when Sally an nounced tbnt she would toar anybody limb from limb who touched her. But wbeu Kenneth said that he wished ber to he clean aud neat tho child changed, aud she informed Bridget that "sbo might boll ber alive if the boss wished it done." CHAPTER III. Next morning Kenneth surveyed the positiou. Of course ho could send Sally to a workhonso school or to nrefugo, but bo did not want to let the girl ho bad won by bis how and spear drift away from him. His old uurso was now living on a pension, and ho resolved to send Sally to hor. This seemed easy while ho was dressing, but much less easy when ho saw bis aunts. Mnttio was nervous, Hannah full of repressed vigor. "It's a comfort that we still havo spoons to stir our ten with," said tho latter. "I have been thinking ahout Sally," bo bognu. "I am suro, Aunt Hannah, you will help mo." Ha was interrupted by a sound of crashing chiua?a scuffle accompanied by pioroing shrieks and tho sound of hurrying feet. Aunt Hannah made ? dash at the bell, exclaiming, "Has tho dovil broken looso?" The door was flung open and tho servants dragged in Sally. She resisted violently, kiokiug, plunging and swearing liko a trooper. Bridget bognu ! "And I do say, ?ir, it's too bad to go and bring home snch scum and expect decent people to sit with her. She's half killed James." "Ypb, " cried the housemaid, "she up with a plato and broke it over his head, aud he's a mass of gore in tho kitchen this minut"." "Come hero, Sally!" cried Keuneth sternly. They released her, and she stood before him with flashing eyes and cheeks, flushed with l ho glow of combat. An old dress of the rook's had boon pin ned round her. It was half torn off now. Her matted hair had hern combed out and rolled up. It lay on her shoulders now in a shaggy mass, and, as Aunt Hannah said, sim looked a little demon. But when Kenneth look her iu hand and Spoke kindly tho flash in her eyes turn ed to tears. "Solly, what havo you been doing? How daro you attack James?" "What call 'ad ho to lay 'ands on your boot*?" '?'What on earth does she mean?" "Why, sir, after breakfast James be gan to clean your boots as usual, and she flow nt him llko a tiger, toro them out of hin hands, broke a plato over his head aud swore she'd kill him. And as for hor languago"? "If ho touches them ngain, I'll cut his liver out," interrupted Sally. "Now, look horo, girll" Aunt Han nah hegan. "Ouo moment, aunt." said Kenneth. Tliejservants dragged in Sally. (urniug buTiy's tear sialncd taco to trio light. At his touch tho hunted, wild beast look passed from her eyes. Then bo said: "Now, Snlly, listen. I want yon to forgot your savago ways and ho a good child. If you use bad laugnage and frighten and hurt pepplo, you must go baok to Cow court, and I shall he ?orry I tried to savo you from yonr fa ther. I know it will ho hard for you at first, but all good things tiro hard. You must tell James you are sorry yon hurt him, and I'll promise that every day you are good you shall clean my hoots yourself." "Blessed if I won't hy, and I'll go this moment and ax his blooming par don." And, so paying. Sully picket! up her trailing garments and rushed out of tho room. "A perfect little savage," said Han nah. "Two years at n reformatory might do good, but I d inbt it." "I thought I saw tours in her eyes," said Mattie. "And what handsomo eyes!" raid Kenneth. "Now, jnnt nnswer mo thin," said Hannah. "What on earth made you bring this vagrant here? Yon plungo into some filthy court, got your head out opnn and havo this creatnro flnng on 3-our h.mds. if it is sentimental rnhbish, you aro a bigger fool than I thought you. If you flatter yourself it's philan thropy, yon havo begun at tho wrong end." "It in a littlo of both. You do your philanthropy iu a noiontiflo, wholosalo way. Ism beginning mine with a small ratuil iiamplo. And it is sentiment, too, fur I ferd rather like a knight who baa rescued a maiden and is forbidden by the law? of chivalry to abandon her." "Thru, by the laws of the round ta ble, the knight is bound to wed the maiden, and?I wish yon joy of your bargain." "Well, aunt, let Sally have a month nndor your supervision, and then we will hold another meeting npon her." The annta at last reluctantly agreed to give her a trial. (concluded next week.) LEGISLATIVK PROCEEDINGS. the powers and duties of maois trates. The following bill bas passed the House, defining the powers and duties of magistrates, and declaring their jurisdiction in this State : Seotion 1 The Governor shall havo authority, by and with tho advice and consent of the Sonate, to appoint mag istrates in eaoh county of tho State, who shall hold thoir offices for the term of two years, and until their successors aro appoii ted and qualified. The number of magistrates to bo ap pointed for eaoh county and thoir t- r rtorial jurisdiction shall he tho samo as heretofore preecrlbed by law for trial justices in tin respective counties of tho Stato, except as hereinafter otherwise provided. Such magistrates may bo suspended by the Governor for incapacity, misconduo' or neglect of duty ; and the Governor shall re port any suspension, with the cause thoreof, to the SoDate at its next ses sion for its approval or disapproval. See. 2. The Governor shall havo au thority, by and with tho advice and consent of tho Senate, to fill any va cancy caused by death, removal or otherwise of any magistrate for the unexplred term. Sec. 3. Boforo entering upon the dis charge of the duties of his office eaoh magistrate must take, in writing, the oath of office prescribed in the constitu tion, and also the several additional oaths required to bo taken by trial justices boforo the clerk of the court of common pleas of tho county, or in case there bo no such e'erk, before any ono authorized to administer an oath, and must file tho same with the Secre tary of State. Sec. 1. Tho civil jurisdiction of mag istrates shall bo the same as that heretofore exercised by trial justices. They shall havo exclusive jurisdiction in all criminal cases in which the punishment docs not exceed a fine of $100 or imprisonment for .'10 dajs, ex cept in cases of riot, assault and bat tery, and larceny and carrying con coaled weapons coupled with an of fense in which such weapon Is used. In criminal matters Ivyond their juris diction to try they shall sit as exam ining courts, and commit (except in capital cases) or discbarge p rsons charged with such offenses. Magis trates shall havo concurrent jurisdic tion only with tho court of general session in eases of riot, assault and ? battery and larceny. In counties where they aro givon separate and exclusive territorial jurisdiction, criminal cases shall bo triud in the district where t in offense was committed, unless the place of trial be changed to "another district in tho same countv in tho man ner prescribed by law. The drawing of juries and the taking of appeals shall be goxerned by tho Bamo pro cedure as obtained in trial juctlees' courts. St c. 5. Magistratesshall havo all the powers and perform all the dutiesherc t fere vested in and incumbent upon trial justices. Sect*. Ti e rulesof procedure in civil and criminal cases shall bo the sane in mn?ri>tr:ites' courts as in former trial justices' courts. Sec. 7. Magistrates, in thoir discre tion, sentencing prisoners to labor on tho public highways may comm t them directly to tho officer in charge, of per sons so laboring upon the public high ways or other public works. But um comtiiitiai und dlr>cl :irgo foo shbll b charged by any sheriff of tbo State for t-ueh prisoners when incarcerated ir. tbo county jail after sentence. All cos's and lines collected by magistral . in criminal oases shall bo pud ov< r forthwith to the county treasurers of tho respective counties. AMENDING the PENSION LA w. Tho Souse committee's b 11 toamend the general pension l*w was called up and Mr. Loy ton offered an amendment to hnve township boards consist of lour old soldiers und ono physician. Mr. Ousbraan Baid that tho com mittee had thought it be.-t not to hav> pbysiclans on the township boards, bu' to have one on tho county hoard. Phy sicians at homo would bo influenced by their patrons. Mr. Leyton said his object was to keep tho old soldiers from going tt tho county seat to bo examined. Tin amendment was then tabk-d and the bill passed in this shape : Suction 1. That section 943 of tin revised statutes of 18DU, as amended bj an act approved tho 9th of Mare , 1896, relating to pensions, bo, and tin same is hereby, amended by striking out said so tion and inserting thu fol lowing, which shall be section 943: 11 The examining board of pension* for each township in the several ooun ties of this State shall Decomposed o: three ex-Con ted crate so'di .'rs or sailors, who shall be non-applicants for pen sions, if available, otherwise to b< composed of reputable cit:zins there of, to bo elected as hereinafter pro vided, to which all application fo pensions shall be made, whoso duty It. shall be to decide to which class sain applicant belongs ; ard in case of any contest it shall bo roforrtd with all tho facts to the county examining hoard, which shall bo composed of four ex-Confederate soldiers or sail >rs, wl o shall bo non-applicants for pensions, t > bo elected as hereinafter provid a, whoso decision shall bo final. The sev eral township boardsebsll met t at such Jmo and placo most convenient bo (on tho first Monday in April, 1897, and or tho third Mondays of January of oach succeeding year, for tho purpose ol considering applications, and within 10 days thorcaft r tho county oxamlulng board shall meet at tho several count "Cuts t ? bi tile all dispu'os and contest It ?bull bo tho duly of said board i examine each api Uoant or his applios t on under rules and regulstloi s pre scribed by tho Secretary of Stat ?. the i t >rney general and comptroller ger en 1, who aro hereby created a Statt hoard of pensions, giving in detail tin reasons which lave inline net d them ii granting or rejectlogsald applications iceompaniod by all tho evidence upoi vi Ich thoy acted, aftor first beliii duly sworn fairly and i mpurtbt11 v t d B< hargo the duties herein prescribed or tin in to the best of their ability; ir d after said oaths aro duly iilod in 'h> office of tho clerk ofthocouit th? m< mbors of said township boards of ii r sioas shall meet as soon as praoth il lo for tho disehargo of tho duties ? rein imposed npon them. In so l c'lng pensioners from among tho ap I cants tho board shnll havo regard to i eir physical coudiion and flnanoial cans, and also to the (inane nl coo I ion of their noar relatives, allowing ae ppl cantso selected the sum of tti. $-1 and $:$ per month, as they m .\ be entitled unoor tho i r..visions of this act. A maj rrltv of t ie members of Bald hoard ? hni constitute a quorum, ?vho may dotermin < any matter pre sented by them, subject, however, to tho right of review by too Stat i board As soon ns such township and county boards comph to thoir list as above, giving tho names of tho pensioners, thoir residonces and the amount por month to which th^y aro entitled, thoy ib, 11 certify tho samo to the Sta'e boa id of pensions to bo rev lowed by them. Tho Stato board of pensions sha'l thereupon pass upon tho names contained In said list, and shall certify to tho olerks of the court of the several counties the lists of the names and amounts approved by them, and the eald clerks of court Bball record the same in a book, aod the said roll so made up shell be designated " approv ed pension nil for 18?," and suoh pen sion roll shall oom-tltute the pensioners outbid to receive the aid herein pro vided for the ourrent year. That fie members of t?o several township boards shell serve without compensa tiob. Section 2. That section 951 of the re vised stetutua of 1893 and tbeact amen datory thereto approved the 9th of March, 189G, be further amended, so as to read as follows : "That on some convenient day prior to April, 1897, and prior t? August of ? ach succeeding year, t <e surviving soldlois and sad us who were in t'u servloe of the C"nb derbt.- States or of this St t> In t ie late wur between the StaU-c, residing in the several t >wr ships of the. counties of t >is State bin 1 meet at Such | 1 e? in th? ir s vrn townships its may bo m>'B? conv mlent, end a t r organizing und electing a chairman aud secretary shell il ct by a majorit) vote of three t ietr mem bers, who me not ap|ilicauls for pen sions, to constitute utd ho known t?s the township examining board ; tha' the sai?i townships boards sht<ll elect on' of their menbsrs chairmen, it shell bo th" du*y of tbo chairman of the seven 1 t >wus>ip bca^d-? to meat a1 their nsi>oiivo county sf-a's withb 10 (Ih\h thereafter and organize by el cting I rum umong their numb r a< ebairuiun and socn tary, and when so organ z duhsl < l.-ct.by a majority vnt< four of their m? rnbers and a regular practicing physician, who shi, 11 con stitute and be known as the coun'\ examining board of pensions. Th said counts examining board shall m?- t on salesday In April 18?7, and on sulcs day In August-of each succeeding year: Provided, however, That In those t iwnships whore such survivors fad Oi r. fuse toicomply with the provisions of this act the S'at.o board of pensions shall appoint three ex-C -nfedi rut holdters or Bailors, who shi 11 be not applicants for pensions, whenava 1 I 1 ? und when not, to appoint three ri pu tabl ?*, citizens of said township as m< in bers of said t iwnship boards, who shhll hear all appllcations." Sf>c. 3- That tho members of tho several county examining boards of pensions shall rtcelve as compensation for tboir services $1 per day, and 5 cents, per milo ono way ; said per diem aud mil age not to exceed $8 each in any one year. LAND SOLD FOR TAXES. Tbo bill t) provide for tho redemp tion of Und sold for the payment of taxes was passed without discussion. It reads as fo 1 iws: Section 1. That, whenever any lands or tenements si alljhereufter bo si Id t > enforce tue paymett of taxes, the owner, his heirs or assigns, or any per .son or corporation having a lien upon or int-rest in said premises so sol), ebsll have the right t> redeem the name by paying to the Sheriff or other officer making such Bfcla within one year from too date thereof the full amount of t iu purchase money wit t n percent. Density tlo-reon, which said sum shall ho paid by the said Sheriff or Other officer to tho party who purchase d at such delinquent sal Sec 2 That whenever such redemp tion shall be effected as hereiobefon provided tho title to said land in stantly revests in the former owner then of, subject to all tbo ircum branees and liuhil ties that existed thereon at, tho tint" of said svl-t: Pro vided, however, That whenever re demption is made by a person other 'han the owner, his heirs or assigns, the amount so paid for redemption shall constitute a prior and preferred in upon the said premises, Sec. 3. That in order to nllow for such r>d? mptlon t?ll Sheriffs or o'her 111 crs making such sales shall hell trie sill plus proceeds thereof, if any, or one year from tho data of such ?el?, and in case no redemption sbsll be. then made, shal pay over tho same ts now provider' v-y law. ACTS RATIFIED. An Aot authorizing the building of ono or more school houses In Spartan burg. An Aot authorizing Railroad Com missioners to require all railroads to erect depots. To provide for the buildif -r of a new court bouBe and jail In Anderson Coun ty. An Aot to amend tho Goneral Stat utes relating to jurors. To prohibit the catching of oysters and terrapin except under certain reg ulations. A joint, resolution to author'ze the paymi nt of (Ulms of certain Super visors of Registration. An Act to provide for cortain ex pen-es incurred in tho Broxton Bridge cases. An Act to apportion the road fund. An A-1 to ?t Quo tho jurisdiction of Magistrat* s. An Act to provide for tho removal of Coutity ofiieeis in certain cases. An Act to author zu tue school trus tees of Greenville to b.irrow money for sewerage, A j -it t resolution to provide for the ?HVM . nt to El z\ Baker the pension of S. J. Yutes. An Aet to repeal an Act providing for a special tax on curtain IIvo stock iu B rki ley County. An Act to amend an Act relating to the lawful height of fences in Borko lej County. Ad Act to authorize the deposit of j Money in proceedings iu the courts in lieu of bondd. An Act U) prevent tho obstructing of rivers and harbors. An A- t to vitlidat ? the. < 1 >ction of In tendant aud wardens of Wal in 11a. Au Art t? provido for tho claims of ?eitiin Orangt burg m'l tia companies. To authorize Sheriffs to purchase and keep bl rod hounds. To n./ulit- tie traffic In seed cottjn n c-i t liu coui tea. To prohibit tue carrying of conoeul ??d weapons. To provido for tlie further dit-tribu t on of t :e .Beau fort County Federal diret t t ?x. To provide nubl'c school pupils with books ut actuul co-1. To provido for the transportation of baggage. WHAT is THK ZOIMAC? President Carlisle, of WofTorcl Col lege, Explains the Matter. A correspondent of The Spartan at-ked tho following questions, which have boon ans wot ed by Dr. J. U. Carlisle, presidentof Wofford College : Is tborc any such thing as the zodiac? Docs it affect the human body ? There is certainly a bolt of tho sky called tho zodiac. The sun, moon and the large planets aro always In that narrow strip of the sky. Thoy nevor wander outside of it. This bolt is six teen degrees wido. Cut from The Spartan one column and bold it ton inches from your eyo. It will then cover a strip of tho sky as wide as tho zodiac. This bolt has iu it clusters of stars named aftor animals, men and women?twelve to all?such as Ram, Bull, Goat, Virgin, otc. The word "zodiac" means animal j, or living things, and is so ended because of these eonsttUations with names of living things. These names were given thou tat.ds of years ago, and aro well known in all parts of the world. A fow even ings ago. soon after sunset, ono large planet, Venus, was seen In the West ; another, Jupiter, in the East, and the moon between. The zodiac ran along the sky so as to take in the moon and planete. Dura the zodiac affect the human body ? This question touches another ques tion that has long boen debated. Has tho moon any influence over the wea ther, or tho bodies of men? Many have thought that it does. They have, supposed that when t ie moon is in one cluster of etars in the zodiac, it has some strange power over the head, so I that a wound in the bead of man or an I lioal will not hoal rapidly. In anoth WE WANT TO EXCHANGE Pianos, Organj or Sewing Machine^ -FOR-1~ -Good Horses. Alexander Bros. & Co. GREENVILLE, S. C Who is Will Whitener ? He is our Fashionable ?air Cutter and Shaver, tJg-?N BCKIDCLI^A HOTEL,-1 er cluster the lungs may be affected by the moon. ?borne almanacs still have a plot ire of the human body with lines reach ing from head, lunge, feet, etc, to the constellation which Is supposed to have innueoco over that part of the body. The best authorities now pay but little attention to this belloi. One of the greatest living Ameriean astronomers, Prof. C. A. Young, of Princeton Uni versity, says : "The multitude of cur rent beliefs as to the controlling Influ ence of the moon's phases and changes over the weather, and tbo various con ditions of life are mostly unfounded, and In the strict sense of the word, 'superstitious'?tuero survivors from a past credulity." Perhaps some practical roadnr of The Spartan may bavo something to ay on the other side of this old qucs ioa. J. H.C. WAY8IOK OATIIHUINOS. Bits ol Humor unit Nugget* of Truth for (ho Multitude. - ?Any delayed duty, be it ever so small, becomes irksome and disagreea ble. ?January 1 was made the begin* ning of tbo legal year in Boglaud in 1752 ?Thero aro in France 2 I?? found ? authors and j mrualiets, and abuui 700 female artists. ?L?t him who regrets the loss of time make proper use of that which Its to come in the future. - N ?ono is so poor as tbo mtn who won ies over the fact thut he has uolh log to grumble about. ?It is estimated that, about 40,000 horses wore exported In l.syti. a inucli larger total tbatl ever before. I ?Trying to be happy if liko trying I to go to sleep. You v.iil uot succeed unlofB you forget that you aro trying. - L ?uitduna now remains the only I Slate which confers the suffrage upon foreigners in advuncu of naturaliza tion. - L vsiuess will cover your garde n with weeds. Hard drinking, if you keep it up, will cover your wife with weeds. ?Thero are somo things, such aa the acquisition of knowledge- snd 'he growth of character, that cauuot be hurried. ?The small things of lifo aro often of more importance than tlio great; the slow than the quick : the still than tho noisy. ? -There can bo no greater folly in man, than by much lubor to icicreaso his goods, and with vain pleasure to lose bis soul. ?When tho queen of Italy enters a store to do her shopping, tho doors aro closed and tho public excluded until she has left. ?The public lands still vacant in this country amount to over 000.000 000 acres, without including Alaska with its 300,000,000 acres. ?II it wero not for tho salt of the ocean the whole sea would soon become a mass of corruption, owing to tho or ganic matter it contains. ?There are 6,609 distilleries in the United States. North Caiolina leads with 1,824, and Virginia is next with 1,352. Pennsylvania lias 130. ?Within tho last 150 years the rate of ipeod of ocean steamers has trobled, and tho usual horso po.ver increased from 700 to 10,000. ?One reason why more women do not get their lives insured may bo that tho applicant for lifo insuranco is al ways required to make a statement of his age. ?If the tlmo wo spend in wishing we h d other people's advantages were spent in using our own, we would soon have as many advantages as wo could wish. ?Whilo many ministers aro con sidering how they may till up their churches, Mr. Moody thinks "tho great eat need of tho Christian church ia thinning out." ?When you become convinced that you have done a wrong thing, it is not a sign of weakness for you to make a prompt and explicit acknowledgment of tho fact. ?The demand for frogs has reached Colleton county, S. C, und the county press think it would he a profitable business to engage iu. ? Minnesota and South Dakota are the only two States of the Union thai have, half of their population makeup of foreign-horn residents. ? Is tho social lifo of your neighbor hood all that could he in sired ? Culti vate the friendship of good neighbors : it stimulates one to bcttoi life. ?It is a waste of energy to resolve to break off one had habit, if wo are as (irmly reeolvi d to hold on to another. Cod don not give us grace to make a compr? miso with him. ? It has been noticed, says the Somrrvillo Journal, that tho moder ate drinker does not always agree with other people in Ida idea of what mou erato drinking is. ?When the Or. im mariner puts tc sou, his prayer is, "Keep me, my Cod ! my boat is so sma'l, ami Thy ocean su wide !" Does not this beautiful prayer truly express tho condition of each of us V ??" Yob kain't set down no fixed rule o1 conduct in disher life," said Ut.cle Eben. " Samson got inter trou ble 'caso ho done got his h'ah cut, an' Absalom got inter trouble 'cause ho didn't." ?" My boy," said old Drywator, " in all creation you won't lind any ani mal except man who makes a habit of smoking." "Yes, sir. But neither do I know any other animal that cooks his meals." ?In Penohscot County, Me., the line imposed on dealers who violate the liquor law pay all tho county ex penses. The fines aro collected with as much regularity as if they wero li censes. ?Scientists claim that tho daily use of onions by children will prevent dip th' r''a, scarlet fever and worms. While tho children ma) be able to stand It, tho delicate ar'vnaof tho fragrant on'on is too much for bacteria und mlcrobps. Tllli LAURENS BAR. Hi Y. SIMPSON. 0. l). BAKK8?ALK SIMPSON A BARKSDALI?, Attorneys at Law, LAURKNS, SOUTH CAROLINA Special attention given to tho investi gation of titles and collection of claims B. W. BALL. U w. st.m kins. w. w. BAM, It A id,, SIM KINS Al BALL, Attorneys nt Law, LAURBN8, South CAROLINA. Will practice in all State and United Steles Court. Special attention given collections W. H. MARTIN, Attorney at Law, LaUUBNS, - South Cakomna. Will praetieo in all Courts ol this Stalo Attontion given to collections. f. t. johnson. w. R, hi Oil k y JOHNSON & RIO HEY, attorneys at law. Dtrida?Fleming 'Oorn >r, Northost side of Public Square SCHEDULES' 80UTHERN RAILWAY. P1IDMON I' AIK LIKEs Dond?u<gJ Souednle of ruM.upr Tr?te*? In KOeet ?lau. IS, 1807. Nortlibonod. Lv. Atlanta, CT. " Atlanta. K. T. M Noieross. " Bufora, ... " Gainesville.. " I.ula . Ar. Cot nelin Lv. Mi Airy. " Toocon* " Westminster ?* Son eon " On trat. I " Greenville.., " Himrtunburg GnffnoTS ** Hiaokshurs; - Klitg'aUt M Oastonin. Lv. Clmrl.it (? ! Ar. Danville Ves. I Fat. si>| No. 38 No. SO Dntly. Dally. Ar. Richmond .. ?r. Washington., Raitin'? PRR ?? Phlladnlphta * Now York .. Soutbtiouod Lv. FT Y..P. IV. " I'lil : 'clph.a *' I'ul ii..|o. . " VI ik''???. ' I.V. Kiehmotid .. 4 .?I 1< 1 .' (S (. m !> a so u t> 20 i> it ;>i jlo 43 |) 11 lj "I U0 o tri 6 :?j nl n 20 t>| s 15 a V) 25 ii iii im )>|H ?? J' !lu |i| I H !> 1 86 p 2 1*1 )? -J 41 p 3 16 |i 4 .'ii p r> as p 664 p 6 16 p T 00 J 7 88 , 7 :w p MIS I 8 :i5 p 0 07 p (i 4:1 p 4 KS p| d 10 n;io:io j n , p. 5 11 ? ii ;;?) p ilO 40 a II >ii ?13 Ii p| 1 ao 1 16 1 1 ?ft ] a is pi a 15 B IS p a ui p 4 00 4 OS a I.v. )laiivlllo . . Ar. C m '..no .. Lv. Hnstonla . " King's Mt.. M B!nckshnrg .. ?? QnftV.nys " Hpnl 1 nnburg . " o 1 run viII?.... " Cwntral. M Seilern. * Westminster " Tocuoa. ** Ml. Airy. " Cornelia. ?? I.ula. u Galne*<vtlle. " Buforu. " Noroross. Ar. Atlanta, K. T, Ar. Atlanta, ?, T, "A" 1?. 111. "P" p. 111. ".I" noon. "N" night. Nos. !!7 nnd 38?Dully. NV?*ht>?Kton and South* vriwiiTti Vestibule LfiiittoiL Through Pullman Bleeping cm s bc'w ecu New York end Now Or* tears, via Washington, Atlanta and Moutgom* cry. and also between Nt?>\ York nnd Memphis, via Washington, At !a';tu mid lltriniughnin. Pull? man sleeping ?;ir? hei ween Now York and Now Oi P aus, in couuootlon with tlto "Sunset Lim* lied" trains for Hun Francisco, BOinbweaklyi leaving Jersey City Tuesdays nnd SaturdayeJ roturniii v, le?v? Now Orleaus Wednesdays and Saturdays. Thta train ulso carrios Richmond* Augus'a h;(.hig ears between Danville nnd Clmrloi tn. lfirKi class thoronghfaro eoneliea between Washington and Atlanta. Inning curs ['.-im- all ni?.<j\is ?111 route. No*. 85 ami SO?United Hinten Fast Mali nuts solid liotwoen Washington and New Of leans, vin Southern Railway, a. & \v. P. R. lt., ami 1.. ? N. It. Ii., being composed of Imggnge oar and coaehos, through without change tor passengers of nil clnssos. Pullman drawing room Bleeping cnra hoi ween Jersey City and New Orients, via Atlanta and Montgomery. Leaving Washington eaoh Saturday, a tourist sleeping car will run through lietwccn Wash In?- "" and Ban Francisco without ohnngo. Noa. ill and 82?New York and Florid* Lim ited. Vestihnlod train between New York and Bt. Augustine, \ta SVashlngton, Cliarlotte, Co* lntnliin, Bavanunh and Ja?ksonvlllo, consisting of Pullman drawing room sleeping pars, Pull* mar. ooiiipartniciit. cam, l'lilliuan obsol vutlon eniH nnd dining corn, leaving Now Yotk und Bt. AnguHlmo (terminal point*) drily txeept Bunday. Tliia t rain also carries twelve section drawing room lmiTcl sleeping cars between AUgUHtH and NOW York. Nos. II and 12?Pullman sleepingc irSbOtWOOD Kiel.mi anil Danville. .Tlio Air I.lnO Hello train, Nos. IT and 18, lie twenu Atlanta and Oornolla, Gtu., daily except Bunday. \V. H. WKKTCDT, J. M. C\ 'I.P, Gen'l Siipt., Trnfllt M g'r., Washington, D. O. Waahingtou, D. O. yr. A. TURK, 6. H. HAUDWKJK, Gen'l Piu*s. Ajtft., Asu'tUou'lPass Ag't., Washington, D. O. Aua.itn, Ga, SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Oond.meil Sclicdiilo In ItfTeet NOV. 15, ISOIi. STATIONS. Lv. Chariest on. Lv. Columbia. " Prosperity . Ar. Newborry. Ar. Ninety-Six. M Oreenwood.. " Hodges pTAbtiefilU, Ar.Bolt?iV Ar. Anderson . Ar. 0 1 een\ Ilia Ar. Atlanta_._ STATIONS* An !<<\.loii Lt. Oreouvtile " Piedmont . .. " WiHIaraHton rv r.v Ar. ' lonnalds r.v. Abbeville _| Lv 1 !ges ' ' " o ri Hiiwood ?? NinetySix.. Lv Newlwrry . " Prostieiity. Ar. Columbia_ Ar. Chorleiaton. "naily No. 11. 7 Rj a m 11 ?0 a m 13 U p m 12 22 p m 1 2,r> p in 1 45 p m 2 26 j^m ffotT p tn 1 J? ?, JH a :ci p" m I : > ~p tn m so p m i:fh~ \il M a m In 66 n m II I- n m 11 i;. u_ ni 11 X> a m ii 02 j)_m it 45 ?? m 12 20 p m l ix) p m 1 2ft p m 2 2ft p m 2 31 p m :i 50 rim s 00 j) m PnllylDaily Iballylt I N o. f4|l' SIXJp TTaSf 8 45p 1 25p 1 U-'ip 12 JSp 12 l ip 11 4ftn Ar',11 2*4? l.v| S 20t-, Lv No. 10 ltooa 9 28p 8 4:ta 7B0p 7 20p 6ft8p 0 47p 0 20p flOHp am BSSffl STATIONS. ~oS0p| f I??Lv?..."Oliarleaton.. "8 Soil li aTi?| '* .... Columbia... POTit, 12 I6p ". A'sion_ 10 otu l 2/ip " .. Mant uo_ 10 20aI vu.'pi '?. llnli'ii_ lOtrfiu 88!lp " Ji.uvllla 10 Mo ^JiTii " .Paoolel ... 11 2.'? 1 310)) Ar ?jiartaaburg. 11 4ftii, BU8p;Lv B|iartanburg. llOpI 7ikio Ar Ashoyille... "P," p. m. "A," a. m. Trutus 0 nnd 10 entry elegant Pullman sleeping cnra hotw can Columbia and Ashevllle, anrouto daily l.ji u <?< -.. Jacksonville and Oinota* aatl. Trains Utave Bpartnoburs, A. Ss C. dlrlaloa, ?ortlibound, 4 42 a. m , ;. :47 p. m., 6:18 p. in., IVei-ilbule Limited): suutlibouiid 12:26 a. m.. 1:16 p. in., 11 ?:7 a. m., (VeattbulS limited.) Trains leave Greenville. A. and (3. <Uvislon, northbound. 6:4A a. in., 3:81 i>. rn. and 5:30 p. in., Ivaatibulod Limited):southbound, 1:20 a. m., 4 :V0 p. in., U-80 p. 111. (VesftbnlSd Limited). I'ul I in*. 11 Service Pullman palace sleeping cnra on Trains 85 and SS, 87 and :*8. cn A. and O. division. W. L. UltieiCN, J. M. cin.p Gen. Sutmrintendent, Trafilo M'g'r, Washington, l> O. Washington, D. O. V. A. TURK. S. R.HARDWIOK, . #en. Pans. Ag't. As'tUen. Pans. Ag't. Washington. D. a Atlant?, Ob. PHARLR8TON A WKSTBRN CARO w Una K ilhvay Ct?. " Augusta and Ashe ville Shoi t Line." Schedule in effect Feb. 7th, 1807. Lv Augusta.IHt 1 am Ar Oreenwood.12 17 pm A nilerflon. 1,'iurciiB. I IS pm Ureonvillc. 2 65 pm fileur: Kiirings. 4 05 pm 8partanourg. 3 00 pm Saluda .6 2 ? pm Hcnilursonville. .. 5;'il pm Aahovillo. (i 46 pm Lv An) icvillo.820 am Hpartanburg.ll 45 am Or .onvillo.11 65 am La ircna.... ..115 pm AnsVjr?0!i.7<0 am (Iro mi w ood.2 2S pm Ar \ Ufl isi a.5 0d pm Ar A ikon.0 50 pm 1 40 pm (i if) ani 7 iV) am 10 ^0 am 0 28 am 4 00 pm 1 (i0 pm 7 00 pm 11 10 am Lv (Irecnvfltu. li <o am Ar Clinton. 2 10 pm Newberry.,?..,#-.*.-.... 2 57 pm Prospority .. 8 13 pm < oluinbia. 4 80 pm Bumter.'. 0 42 pm Lanes. 7 .is pm Lv Charleston. 7 00 am Lanes . a 2<i am Sumtcr. . 08) dm (lolumbia. 11 no a n Prosperity . II 5S am Newberry. 12 10 pm Clinton. 1260 j,m .\r Greenville. .no pm Closo coniioctloiiR at Urceuwoort for at points on ti. A. L and C. it O. Railway, and atSpartanhuK with ejouthem Railway. For infnririatioii relative to tickets, rates, sohedulcs, etc., addroas J. CRAIti, Gon. Pass. Agent. Auguata, G). W. J. B.Gureton, Agont.a.H. Bpeighto, Gen. Agent, Greenville, B? 0.