Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-09-13

and danger, every brother should also show
her in his own life the ideal of the truest,
purest, most honorable manhood. If it be
true that the best shield a sister can mt Ike
for her brother is to show him in herself the
lOftieSt example of WOmanhoOd, it is true
also that the truest defence brother can
make for his sister is a noble manhood in
his own person: If he is going to shield his
sister from the impure, he must not himself
be impure He must show her in himself a
high ideal of manhood, that her soul shall
unconsciously and instinctively shrink from
everything that is vulgar, rude, or evil.
Let no brother think that he can be shell
ter from evil to his sister, if his own life be
not unsullied and true.
FAMOUS EARTHQUAKEs.-Casam is
one of the two great earthquake zones, the
other district being the western portion of
South America. In no century since the
earliest recorded history has Southern Italy
and Sicily escaped suffering from frequent
and severe earthquakes. In Shelly, 1893,
During the reign of Tiberius, 16 A. d., 12O,-
900 people lost their lives in one day in con-
sequence of an earthquake. The earth
quake attended with the most serious result
in the destruction of human life was that
of 526 when 25O 900 human beings perished,
according to Gibson's figures. Antioch,
which had previously been destroyed at
least twice, and several other Syrian cities
were completely destroyed, and the shock
extended into Italy, where great damage
to life and property resulted. In 63 Hercu-
laneum and Pompeii were destroyed by an
earthquake, this being 1G years before the
Vesuvius. The city of Judea was destroy
ed in 81 B. c., when 10000 people lost their
lives.
The most famous earthquake of history
was that at Lisbon, November l, 1855, when
30, 900 people were buried alive and 1900
more were killed. Calabria; Messi, and
number of smaller villages were destroyed
on February 5, 1888, and some 100000 lives
were lost In 1925, Murcia, Spain, was de-
strOyed; $500 houses being thrown down
and 1000 people being killed. Lima and
it's harbor, Calao, in Peru were destoyed
in 1885, and again in l74G, and thousands
perished. Arequipa, Peru, was wiped out
of existence in 1863, $4,000 people being left
homeless, and several thousand losing their
lives. In the same year the cities of 1barra
and Ottawalla were destroyed, and not one
of their 10000 inhabitants escaped, or could
ever be found afterwards. CatOcachy was
alo obliterated from the face of the earth,
and a lake now covers the spot where it
stood. In that earthquake the United
States war vessel Wateree was carried from
the harbor of Callao two miles inland. The
famous earthquake which devastated and
depopulated Callao in 1882, continued at
intervals for four years. 1t took but three
minutes for an earthquake to make the en-
tire city of Port Royal, Jamaica, complete
wreck in 1892, and even less time for the
destruction of San Salvador, in the West
Indies, March 10, 1873. The city of Men
dOZa, in the Argentine Republic, was de-
stroyed and 10000 people killed by shock
of but moments duration, in March, 1861.
THE WIFE's INTLUENCE.-TWO gentle
men, ut large reception in New York last
winter, were discussing one Of the foremost
politicians of the country, man who,
whether in office or out, always keeps him.
self prominently before the public. "Iknew
him at college," said one Of the gentlemen.
ale was man with clear head, eXtraor-
binary memory, and much personal mag
netism. But | cannot understand why he
chose public life or has pushed himself for
ward so persistently. He was a lazy,
thoughtless, visionary fellow, absolutely
destitute of ambition" 81 can tell you the
secret" said the other. "iou will find it
in his wife's nose. There she is! did you
ever see a more perfect incarnation of ener-
gy and love of command? Napoleon would
have chosen her for one of his Marshals at
first sight" His friend was amused at the
guess and said presently: "There is anOth-
er of my old classmates, p. He was a thin,
ambitious, scholarly fellow, with refined
tastes and high aims. He now is fat in
doIent animal, without thought apparent
ly, but his cognac and terrapin. Who is to
blame for that?" ellis wife's mouth and
her money. | will show her to YOU" He
pointed out a gross, voluptuous woman,
richly dressed. "P." he resumed, "has lived
in idleness since his marriage. He was not
strong enough to carry the weight OF so
much wealth and so much vulgarity. They
Young men at school and college are very
apt to be enraptured with a sparkling eye,
q rosy cheek, or some charm of manner in
some young woman that they happen to
meet They are hardly masters Of them
selves; and moonlight night, or song,
suddenly tempts them to ask the echanting
creature who has bewitched them to share
their future. They do not consider that she
will be the most real, active force in their
whole lives, almost irresistible with power
to drag them down or to lift them up in
body, mind and soul.-YOmhs Companion.
\ RICH MAN DIES OF STARvATION.-
$50 Jones is dead,," said one Somerville
man to another, the other day. eyes, poor
fellow" was the reply, ''he's gone" "What
did he die OFF," inquired the first speaker.
"StarvatiOn," was the answer. "Starva-
ton! Good gracious, the man was worth
$5O,0OO" 81 know that; nevertheless he
died of starvation. III tell you how it was;
Jones was always fancying that there was
something the matter with. him; SO he
went to doctor one day had himself eX-
amined, and the doctor informed him that
he had kidney disease, and besides taking
medicine must diet himself. Said the doc
tor: "You must avoid all kinds of salt
meats, salt fish, potatoes, cabbage and vege-
tables of every kind Jones followed the
advice, but found himself no better He
went to another doctor, and after being ex-
amined was informed that he must avoid
all kinds of fresh meats. This did not do
him any good, as he thought, and he went
to another doctor, who highly approved of
theadvicc which had previously been given,
and further warned him against all kinds
of pastry, likewise shelltish, including oys-
terS and CLAIMS. "The best thing for you is
a milk diet" said this doctor; SO Jones
lived wholly upon milk. Not feeling HIM
self any better, he went to another doctor,
who cautioned him to avoid milk, above
all things, if he wanted to get well. This
reduced Jones to diet of cold water and
fresh air, and finding himself no better upon
this regimen, he went to another doctor who
urged him to beware Of drinking too much
water and being too mnch in the air. This
last advice cut off the last of Jones' article OF
diet, and he died of starvation, as | have