Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

was strange anu romantic cOlnclQence IN
the returning cycles Of time.-C0r. augusta
Chronicle.
NEW SPRING B0NNETS.
The new spring hats look as queer and un-
shapely now as they always do at the begin
ming of each season. All sorts of dreadful
rumors are rife, too, about the trimming OF
these summer hats, and some fashionable
miliners declare that vegetables are to take
the place of fruits which were so popular
last season, and instead of seeing an appe-
tiZing bunch Of grapes, currents or plums
on the ladies' headgear, will be clustered
turnips, carrots, and even onions, most ar
tistically made and with the green heads
left on. 1t is thought, however, that very
few women of taste will be found willing
to appear on the streets, looking like for
eign market women, carrying on their
heads the product of their gardens. To be
sure, the hats will be somewhat smaller
than the enormous basket SO skillfuliy bal
anced by the French murchd,lde lie tegnes,
but they are not so very small either.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the
summer hats is that they all have high
crowns. The high, square crowned walking
hat of this winter is being reproduced in
straw with very slight differences. There
are those with rolling brin, those with fiat
Some have the straw edge SO as to form a
sort of second story at the back, to be cover
ed, of course by the trimming. Another
noticeable fact is that all the straw goods
as yet are very fine, much more SO than has
been the case for several years past. Some
of them too, are shaded, showing the light
and dark tints. Gray is to be Fashionable
and much-used color.
A hat that is entirely new is the helmet,
the high crown Of which is exactly the
shape of the head-covering of ancient war
one, and it is said to be particularly be-
coming. The bonnets show some slight
changes in the little capQte shape so long
popular. The crown is Slightly higher and
many of them have hattened sides. Some
of them are Ornamented by row OF sized
straws which make an edging. Others
have scalloped pieces going around the
crown and forming neat and pretty finish.
The long-popular poke bonnet is no longer
seen. ,a..
Feathers wEil:be very little used thisyear.
Ore of the only children's hats shown yet
is truly extraordinary, being more like the
roof of Chinese pagoda than anything
else. However, they will probaly look very
different when trimmed.-NelC York WOrtd.
A SECRET WELL kEPT.-Between forty
and fifty years ago an old log church stood
on the South Commons in Allegheny City,
PENNSYLVANIA. 1t was then in open coun-
try. Adjoining and belonging to the church
was graveyard fronting on a public road.
About daybreak one morning in 1910
farmer who was on his way to Plttsburg
with load of dressed meat heard sounds
issuing from the graveyard as if some one
was knocking box to pieces with an ak.
He climbed the fence and stole along in the
direction of the sounds. He had gone buta
short distance when he found man en-
gagged in robbing grave. He had been SO
absorbed in his work he had not heard the
approach of his diScOVerer, and ne was IN
the act of lifting the body from the coffin
when he heard the footsteps of the farmer.
The grave was that of a prominent young
woman who had been buried the day before.
The farmer was so filled with horror and
Indignation at the crime that before the
man could spring out he seized club that
law near, and dealt the robber powerful
blow on the head. The man. fell into the
grave and neither uttered sound nor
moved after falling. The farmer became
alarmed. Dropping into the grave himself,
he raised the mans body. The grave rob-
Der was none other than the sexton of the
church, a man standing high in the commu-
ty. He was dead.
The farmer hurried back home, and, tell
ing his relatives of what had occurred, he at
once left the State. Only five persons ever
knew the secret of the graveyard tragedy
besides the living principal. VINO mo found m nd
the body Of the sexton dead in the, grave
was not positively known by them, but as
it was given out by his family that he died
suddenly, and no investigation was ever
made, they supposed that the body must
have been discovered by some one OF the
family before its position was known to any
one else.
The seXton's family soon afterward moved
away. His slayer went to an Ohio town,
where he married and grew into prominence
and wealth. He died last week. His Sc
and children lived in ignorance OF 1T. The
secret, at the time of his death, was in the
keeping of two persons alone, the other
three having died. One of these persons
is leading clergyman of Alleghany. The
other is the writer's informant, resident
of the oil regions. He says that the death
of the principal in the graveyard tragedy
has released him from all pledge of secrecy.
He refuses to reveal the names, but affirms
that the story is true in every particular.
CONGRESSMAN LANHAM's BIG DISTRICT.
A Washington correspondent has been ciph-
ering with Congressman S. w. II. Lanham,
of Texas and finds that the Eleventh dis
trict of the State, which he represents, con-
tains about 122 900 square miles. He writes:
'"These figures convey but vague impress
sion of its magnitude. 1t will be better
understood when l say that it is as large as
the combined area Of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Ohio. This seems incredi-
BILE, but it is true, as the reader may ascer-
tain for himself These States are repre-
sented in Congress by siXty-one members,
and the same area in Texas by Lanham.
1t will be understood that this district en-
braces the western and northwestern part,
nearly half of the State, which is but sparse
ly settled. Many of the counties are as yet
unorganized The entire state of Texas has
an extent of 252 300 square miles. 10 rea-
lize what an empire it is, five add to the
ten already named the great states OF New
York, Pennsylvania and Indiana, the whole
thirteen would still lack II, 900 square miles
of equaling Texas 1t is larger than the
whole of France, with her 100000 900 people:
1t is larger than England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales combined. There are three
counties in Mr.. Lanham's district, each of
which is larger than Massachusetts, and
Connecticut together. The three counties
Pecos, Presidio and Tom Green-have a
considerably larger area than the State OF
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