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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
SHAPED LIKE A BELL.
AIaska's Around which SkiIlfuI
Mariners May sail.

Alaska's Mountain Around Which Skillful
Mariners May sail
When the Alaska steamers are get
ting toward Sitka they go through a
passageway known as Finlanson's ca
nal, and if they happen to pass a certain
point in the daytime a most unusual
looking mountain can be seen. 1t has
been named the "~Bell-shaped noun
tain," and a o appropriate cogno-
men could not be found. This peak,
which has always been one of the sights
for tourists; occupies a most unusual
position. 1t is directly in the center of
the channel, and when the steamer is
going northward seems to block further
progress. For several miles before the
mountain is reached the ~passageway
is not any too wide, and steep noun
Lains come close to the waters edge on
both sides. They seem to join the lower
portion of the bell-shaped mountain
and form an impossible barrier across
the roadway.
As the steamer is heading directly
for the mountain it shows to the best
advantage. Rising abruptly from the
mirrorlike surface of the water, it rears
it's head about 1000 feet toward the sky
and reveals the most perfect symmetry
in it's outline. The sides slope inward,
and on top there is a little knoll, the
whole combination forming a perfect
bell. If this mountain is seen in the
early morning when the steamer Is
about five miles away it will appear
~silhouetted against he sky. The edges
look clean and sharp cut, and it is hard
to believe that is is not a work of human
hands. 1t really looks like a monster
bell placed in the channel.
The sides of this mountain are COW
cred with a thick growth of pine trees,
and as the steamer draws nearer it loses
some of its peculiar appearance, The
vessels keep head on as if to run it down,
but when quite close makes a sharp
turn to port and passes through a chan
mel SO narrow that it is possible to throw
a stone on the mountain from the deck.
The mountain is much longer than
wide, and does not look the least like a
bell as soon as the steamer has passed so
that it can be e over the stern. Navi-
gators in that part of the world consider
is a great accomplishment to be able to
sail around this mountain. The winds
and tides are variable, and many skip
pers often give up the attempt, after re-
naming in the same spot for days, and
take the outside paisage.-San Francis
co Sun.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
10 PREvENT sNAKE nrrEa


Alleged Method Employed by the Esst
ndiaR serpent ehsnmers.
It has often been saiR- Indian and
African natives 49, 'krdle snakes
without taking ans %precaution protect
themselves with the juice of,an herb.
the odor Of which is said 10 be very dis
tasteful to snakes. Warriors species of
the aristolochia, among them the birth
wort and the Virginia s~naKeroot have
the reputation in various parts Of the
world of possessing the properties of
keeping away venomous reptiles and in
sects and of counteracting their poison.
These statements have as often been as
serted as disputed by botanists and
chemists, but according 20 a report
made by Mr.. saba, a botanist at the Col
onial park Of Pondicherry, in India, he
has recently satisfied himself that the
a~ristolochia 1ndica really possesses such
qualities. This plant is known in Sans
krit as "ari'' or "hari, meaning snake"
One almost believes ones self perus-
ing an old myth of Glaukos or Plinius
when reading Mr., Sada's report, where
he claims to have observed a chameleon,
which, after being stung h. a scorpion,
hurriedly searched for an aristolochia
bush and ate of it's leaves. The chame-
leon then remained lying on the ground
for a short lime a il lifeless and finally,
biting off a stem with a few leaves, att
tackled the scorpion with this branch,
Az soon as the animal advanced the
scorpion tn. ned and fed. This sounds
like a myth, but Mr.. Sada has also seen
that a cobra snake, the mead of which
was strewed with 9ristoi6chia leaves,
was dazed BY their odor, so that it could
be killed without trouble. The steam
ing of sristolochia leaves is the best
remedy against the plaguc of insects
and vermin, and IN the provinces of
Malabar the natives even larry wreaths
of the foliage of the plants upon their
heads in order to keep away singing in
sects. Babies cradles in hat country
are also surrounded by garlands of
these leaves.
1t is high time hat these reports
should be scientifically examined as to
their real value, for the loss of life by
snake bites in India alone is still enor-
nous. The experiments of Calmctte
and Fraser, who claim to make people
poison proof by gradually inoculating
them with the poisons, are not new.
While it explains 10 some extent how
several of the Indian snake charmers
are poison rroof, it is by 20 means pos
sible to carry the idea out generally. 1t
would be a physical impossibility to in
oculate WITT snake poisol the 400, 0O0,-
900 native inhabitants of india and adj
jacent countries. AS al old snake
charmer has said to Mr.. saba, their
secret is exclusively in the poison-prooi
qualities of the ari plant that is, the
aristolochia indica. The swallowing OF
small quantities of the Juice pressed
from this plant and the rubbing of the
skin with il is said to t. a perfectly
safe preventive against snake bites, fol
the reason that the snake, Eefore fasten,
ing its fangs. will turn away it's head
1t cannot stand the smell; as a conse
quence, the snake can never intiict i;
wound in sach a way as To imbed tn,
poison fangs in the wound.-Londor
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
8 II

Maarten Martens is reported to be
slowly recovering from the illness
which has for some time interrupted
literary work.
Prince Henry of Orleans has written
new book of Central Asiatic travel,
az which a translation will appear in
london in the autumn.
Mr.. Gladstone's interest in the char
ncter of Sheridan has taken form in
a paper on Fraser Rae's new biography
Of tine drarnatist.
Julian Ralph declares that Coney Is
land sstill remains the king of all pop
nlar resorts of America" He says that
rs q single year 100000 souls" have
epngregnted there, but he neglects to
ate bow many people there were.
lhe most popular boys book in italy
one surprising even 'Cuore'-is Ed
pndo de Henius' "Libro d'Oro," which
sa passed through $50 editions. 1t
nov being translated into German
md . Swiss publisher win issue a first
elition Of $4,000 copies.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
PAssINe o. NIAeARA FALLs.
Chicago Channel the Ultimate Outlet Of
the Great Lakes.

Chicago Channel the Ultimate Outlet Of
the Great Lakes.
Years ago the terrestriai movements
raised the Johnson barrier to the Erie
basin so HIN that the waters of that
lake reached not merely the level of
Lake Michigan, but the point of turn
ing all the waters of the upper lakes
into the Mississippi drainage by way
of Chicago.
But the falls were then cutting
through the ridge, and when this was
accomplished, before the change of
drainage was completed, the surface Of
Lake Erie was lowered by many feet,
and thus the falls were reestablished
for some time longer.
Slowly, year by year, one sees the
cataract wearing back and suggesting
the time when the river will be turned
into a series of rapids, but another ST.
lent cause is at work, and one not easily
seen-namely, the effects of the chang
ing of the level of the earth's crust.
From computations it was found that
for the first $4,000 years of the life of
the river only the Erie waters flowed
by way of the Niagara river, and for
only 5000 years have all the waters of
the upper lakes been feeding the falls.
If the terrestrial movement contin-
ues as at present, and there appears no
reason to doubt it, for the continent
was formerly vastly higher than now,
then in about 5000 years the rim Of the
Erie basin promises to be raised so
high that all the waters of the upper
lakes will flow out by way of the Chi
cago canal. Thus the duration of Nj
agara Falls will have continued about
$4,000 years.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
Chinese Cruelty.

Miss GushiDgton Qaying down a book
barbarously the Chinese girls
are treated!
Miss DePink-Are they?
81 should say so. All the time a
Chinese girl is engaged she is compelled
to act as if she ere grief-stricken."-N.
Y. Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

The franchise Of easy digestioD-one Of
the most valuable in the gift OF medical
enough TO use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
either To suppress growing dyspepsia, or to
uproot it at maturity. Bilious, rheumatic
and fever and a9ue sufferers, persons
troubled with nervousness, and the constf-
pated, should also secure the health fran
chise by the same means.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

THE Weeping Daughter-HO, l shall diel
marrying for two years YETI "Don't cry
so, dear" said the judicious mother. per
haps you will not wantsto marry him at the
end of two years. Who knows but that
blonde husbands will be out OF style then2"
~-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

'That is a remarkably ugly Panama
hat you have on"
'Yes, | had to get an ugly one 60 my
sisters wouldn't wear it all the time
Chicago Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

"PEoPLE don't think l amount to much in
this concern" said the office-boy, as he filed
away the paid bills; "but they'd think diff
ferent if they knew l handled all the re-
ceipts. "-Roxhury Gazette.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

On July q, 1896, haIf.fare excursions WIN
be runt TO all points in the Great Southwest
via the Cotton Belt Route. For full infor-
nation and Illustrated land folders write to
r. w. LABEAUNE, G.. P. & Z. Al
ST. Tnuta No.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

DocFoR-@The matter with you is that
YOU want to be out more.n Patient-t'Ill
be outenough whom 1 get your bill, doctor y
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

CONSTIPATION Cured by DR.. Carlstedt's
5erman Liver Powder. Samples and testi-
monials free. In Bottles only 25 cents. The
Carlstedt Medicine Co, Evansville, Ind.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

A HUMAN heart is a skein Of such imper-
teptibly and subtly interviewer threads,
that wen the owner of it is often himself
OF a loss how to unravel it.-Runini.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

aYou nebber YETI said Uncle Eben,
"could fin err man so stingy dat he isn't
wiilin' ter share his loaan' time wifi some
body OATS really busy. Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

SIDE man dat doan' nebber kick tall .
said Uncle Eben, IAN de man dat keeps
kickin' all de time Inn two people dat gin'4
rally gifts de worst of it in dis here ife."
Washington Sun.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

GREAT souls are not those which have less
passion and more virtue than common
souls, but only those which have greater de-
signs. -Rochefoucauld.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

HARGREAvEs-"I met Buffalo Bill whenI
was in Chicago the last time.' Ferry-eHe
is about the only bill you ever met, isn't
hel"-Cincinnati Enquirer
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

IBE1tEvE in great men, but not in demi.
gods.-Bovee.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

THE charities that soothe and heal and
bless are scattered at the feet of man like
howers.-Wordsworth.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

IDEAL beauty is a fugitive never located
Mime. Sevigne.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

Our possessions are wholly in our per-
formances.-Simms,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

THE mothers heart is the child's school
Foom.LBeecher.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

HAPPINESS is a rare cosmetic.--G. J. W.
Melville.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

PEOPLE look at my six days in the week,
to see what ] mean on the seventh.-Cecil.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

IT is sure the hardest science to FORCES
Pope.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

Each succeeding day is the scholar
of that which preceded.-Publicus Sy.
rua.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

HUMoR is wit and love.-Thackeray.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

The miserable r sacred.-seneca.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

How Is THIs4-"A friend in heed is a
friend indeed"
That certainly seems funny,
For instance: How could a friend In need
Advance q fellow money!
m, Y. Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09
Crimson Clover.

THIS annual variety of Glover, which
Il we have been selling so largely for
several years, is now acknowledged as the
farmers best friend.
FIRST-Because it will improve land
more cheaply and quickly than by any
other means.
SECOND-It will produce crop to
Craze during the winter months when the
land would be idle and laying out, a
crop which can be cut for green food in
the early spring, or for hay In the Late
spring and leave the ground improved and
in nice order for corn, and the land very
much improved.
plant absorbs from the air and stores In the
roots and plant is the dearest fertilizer to
buy, but obtained through this quick
growing plant at very small cost, 1t is
ready in the soil to be assimilated by the
next crop.
FOURTH-It will grow well on sandy
soil any good soil is suitable to it: Should
be sown broadcast at the rate Of Is pounds
per acre, anytime from the first Of Au-
gust to the first Of November. Best to
sow early as can. A Virginia farmer
says, "a crop of CRIMSON CLOVER
plowed under is worth as much as thickly
spread barnyard manure"
We hope our farmers will give this Clo-
yer a trial and bring up York county's
worn out lands to high state of cultiva-
ton. The feed made will three times pay
the expense and your land is improved.
We have the CRIMSON CLOVER seed
on hands, and hope to have good de-
mand for it this season.
Yours to improve land,
J. M. STARR & Co.
Leading Druggists.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09
LETTER FROM ZADOK.
Cotton Picking-Win Not Hold For Low
Prices-CIosing of the School.

Cotton PIcking-win Not Hold For Lower
Prices-Closing Of the School.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ZADoK, August 3O.-Cotton picking is
now on the rush, money has begun to
jingle, and the jugs are going up the road.
I don't know whether other people,
this year, intend to hold their cotton Tor
lower prices or not; but as for me, in
tend to sell as fast as can. The mer-
chants hang around my field like flying
squirrels, and see no other way for it.
But let the wide world wag along as it
will, Old Sut is going to have good time
as long as he lives, or know the reason
why.
Our school at Pleasant Grove closed
last Saturday. There was presents hand
some, happy crowd of not less than 40
children, and also the old folks with
baskets ofgood things to eat. The princi-
pal feature of the closing exercises was a
spelling bee which was greatly enjoyed.
Miss Lindsay, our accomplished teacher,
after spending week in the neighbor-
hood visiting friends, will 90 to McCon-
nellsville for vacation. She has gained
the unanimous good will of both pupils
and patrons, and we all hope to have her
with us again during the winter. SUT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09

Work AT WINTHRoP.-The Win
throp college grounds will soon be i'm
proved by the addition of neat and
elegant building, the infirmary or hos,
pital. Work has already been com
menced on this building and will bt
pushed rapidly. 1t will be situated
about twenty-five feet from the wing
of the dormitory, with which it viii
be connected by covered way. The
infirmary, like all modern hospitals
will be one-storied with a basement
Its dimensions are 96 by AZ feet. Be.
sides the sick rooms, or wards, it will
contain physicians Office, an Office
for the nurse and a room for the dis
pensing of medicines. The basement
will be utilized as servants room
kitchen, material room, etc. Specia
attention has been paid to ventilation
and every convenience, comfort anC
appurtenance of city hospitals will be
used. The physician in charge will
be lady.
At the college farm a large barn is
being built and will soon be compile
ted. A number of the finest milch
COWS obtainable have been contracted
for and the college will thus be sup
piled with milk. For butter and
cheese, contracts have been made with
neighboring stock farms. 1t requires
about 40 gallons of milk daily to sup
ply the college.
Up to date President Johnson has
received over 600 applicants for rooms
in the dormitory for next fall. Al
this will accommodate only 240 stu
dents comfortably, over $50 cannot
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09
YESTERDAYS PRIMARY.

The result of yesterdays primary
in the county is as follows:
Wylie is clerk.
Williams is auditor.
Shurley is superintendent of educa-
ton.
Culp is supervisor.
Mr.. J. B. Mendenhall telegraphs
The ENQUIRER from Columbia as fol-
lows: "Complete returns from Ches-
ter, Lancaster and Camden give cyrait
a majority of l, 1,47O."
A. M. Grist telegraph from Char
lesion as follows: "Earle carried this
county by 1900 majority. In Rich
land his majority is about 1000 and
in Greenville it is nearly 1000.
A dispatch from Spartanburg says
Evans's majority in that county has
been reduced below 800.
Scattering returns from a number
of precincts through the state seem
to indicate large gains for Earle.
CHARLESTON, September Sup to
8 o'clock the total vote as heard from
was 1880, of which Earle received
5,184, and Evans 6,406.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09

Mrs. M. E. Deal and her party return
ed on Thursday last from their mountain
trip, pretty tired it is true, for the time
but much invigorated and benefited
every way. They had splendid weather
were charmed with the grandeur and
beauty of the mountains, and delighted
with the kindness and hospitality of the
people who inhabit them.
DR.. j. G. Black and family left on Fri
day for similar trip.
The old road leading from Mr.. F. II.
Dover's to the old VIM. Oates place, be-
yond Kings mountain battle-ground, has
recently been made public road, and
was widened and worked out last week.
1t will be of much benefit to the people
living in the vicinity of Antioch and the
battle-ground, and especially to those en-
gagged in hauling ores to the Acid works
at Blacksburg.
Yesterday morning, as the southbound
train on the o. r. & c. road, was coming
from Shelby, and had just crossed short
trestle-the second this side the bridge
over Buffalo creek-the tender jumped
the track, and widened it so that the bag
gage car soon followed suit. and the coach
following was about to join the process
sion when Engineer Shiver, called halt,
and the tender and baggage car both left
the track. The former turned upside
down, and the latter on its side. Road Su-
pervisor Maxwell, with the forces of Sec
ton Masters Moore and Smith, was
promptly on hand, a temporary track was
laid, and the balance of the train passed
over with slight delay. The northbound
train was delayed several hours and did
not get through until lao p. m. The
damage to the road is very slight and is
already repaired.
s. P. Foster, colored, leaves this morn
ing to attend the Republican congression-
al convention held at Lancaster tomorrow
as delegate from this place. Major Jno.
F. Jones will have good chance for get
ting the nomination.
Our citizens are we'll supplied with beef
markets. Besides those already operated
by Messsrs. Gault q Cline, A. G. Smith
and Marcus G.. Brown have opened one
in the Iron City hotel. WA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09
AT THE CHURCHES.

TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rev. A. N. Brunson, pastor. Prayer
meeting this evening at o'clock.
SUNDAY SERVICES. Preaching Sun.
day morning at 1890 and in the evening
at o'clock. Sunday school at O'Clock
p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. w. G. Neville, pastor. Prayer.
meeting this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
SUNDAY SERVICES. Preaching Sum-
day morning,at 1890 and in the evening
at o'clock. Sunday school at O'Clock
p. m.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. Boyce II. Grier, pastor. There
will be no prayer meeting this afternoon.
SUNDAY SERVICES. YORKVILLE-
Sunday school at 5 o'clock in the after
noon. No preaching until further notice.
TIRZAH-No preaching next Sunday.
BAPTIST.
Rev. D. c. Freeman, Jr., pastor. Pray
or meeting this evening at o'clock.
SUNDAY SERVICES. YORKVILLE-
Sunday school at $50 a. m. CLOVER
Preaching Saturday at II o'clock a. IN.
Also on Sunday morning at II. UNION
Preaching Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09
TUNISON'S
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This is also the most complete railroad
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great
many doctors pronounce it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and be
constantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurahle. Science
has proved catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken inter
nally in doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, o.
Gs> Sold by druggist, 75c.
September SO 1T