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SHEDS HIS SKIN.

John H. Price, of Philipsburg, Mon.
tana, sheds his skin every year. He
is in tie city and will probably remain
here until the shedding process takes
place. Mr.. Prices case has attracted
national attention, and has puzzled
the mosl celebrated doctors and sur
geons of America, who are unable to
account for the phenomenon on any
theory. On or about the Oath day of
July in every year he sheds every
particle of cuticle, which is replaced
by all entirely new skin. He first
shed his skin when he was six months
old, and he has been losing it regular
ly every year since then. He is now
40 years old, and a year has never
passed in which he did not receive a
new covering. The earliest that the
change ever took place was at 8
o'clock on the morning of the Oath,
and it has never occurred later than 3
o'clock in the morning of the 25th.
There is no similar case to be found
in medical records, and there are only
two cases that resemble it in anyway.
One is that of a Georgia man and the
other of a woman in Nebraska, both
of whom have shed their skins five or
six times.
Mr.. Price stated last evening that
the shedding of his skin causes him
very little trouble and practically no
pain. Two or three days before the
skin comes off it congests and at that
time he has high fever and feeling
of nausea, lasting several hours. The
fever comes quickly and goes just as
quickly. When the skin congests the
pores close up. Just before it is time
for the skin to come off he takes a
brisk walk and works up a perspira-
ton, which loosens the outer skin, as
it cannot escape through it. The skin
blisters and finally peels off nicely,
leaving the new cuticle underneath.
The new skin is naturally very tender,
but it soon hardens, and MIR. Price
says that he usually wears the old skin
as moccasins for FIVE or six weeks.
The old skin is kept perfectly natural
by oiling it before it comes off. MIR,
Price went to Chicago at the request
of several eminent surgeons in 1890,
and shed his skin in the presence of
several prominent doctors. His skin
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17
Wood or Metal Cars.
ToBE CONTINUED.

The relative merits of wood and met.
al cars have been widely discussed in
railway circles, but no experiments have
been made in this country. The Prus-
sian government has, however, been
giving attention to this matter, with
some very interesting results. 1t ap-
pears that strict and minute accounts Of
the two sorts of cars have been kept,
from which it appears that the metal
cars are more liable to accident, and
when anything happens to them they
are much more seriously damaged than
those that are built of wood. When the
latter meet with slight mishaps, almost
any car machinist can put them in or
der Metal cars must be carried to the
great shops, which is no small expense,
especially if the breakage is extensive.
New York Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1897

to think of! And that bloody work
was done in a single September day
with the old hintlock musket and
smooth-bore cannon, aided by bayo.
net and saber.
Now, the only battle in the latter
half of the nineteenth century which
can compare with Borodina in slaugh-
ter is that of Konigsgratz, or Sadowa,
in 1865, which ended the Austro-
Prussian war. Out of 100000 men
engaged $4,000 were killed or wound.
ed-40, 900 Austrians and 10000 Prus-
sians-one in eight only, as against
one in three.-Chamber's Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17
HOME OF THE SECEDERS.

The Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian church of the south, says the
Washington Post, the members of
which are familiarly known as "Seced-
ers," and who sing only paslms In their
church worship, has its headquarters
in the little town of Due West, 8. c.,
which is the home of its theological
seminary, and the home also of Ers-
kline college and of female college,
the two latter institutions being among
the oldest of their kind in the south
ern country and largely patronized by
the members of the "Seceder" church.
A visitor to the recent commencement
at Due West, in some notes of his
trip furnished to the Abbeville Is. C.)
Press and Banner, speaks thus of the
town itself:
"We entered the town on the south
side and instead of seeing the old
weather.beaten houses we expected to
see, we find nearly every house neatly
painted, repairs kept up, improvements
made, the streets in good order, the
merchants satisfied and everybody hap
py. No discord, no wrangling, the gos-
sips reduced to the minimum, and real.
ly I believe these people are the best
people in the world-all happy, all
cheerful, all religious.
II remember a speaker, during one
of her commencement festivities some
years ago, spoke of Due West as one Of
the prominent places on the narrow
road that leads to heaven. In fact, he
said that all Seceders that 60 to
heaven go by the way of Due West,
and on reaching the town always felt
that the journey was nearing its end.
"Due West has reputation far and
wide as being the strictest Sabbath-ob-
serving people in the country, and if
you will only visit there on Sabbath
you can then see for yourself that she
deserves the reputation she bears.
"By a good CHEEKY fire some winter
night, I am going to write story
about this wonderful old town that is
actually too moral to sanction rail-
road for fear the cars would run on
Sunday"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17
w HOS w HOP
BY HUGO ST. FINISTERE, N. D.
Copyright, 1897, by the Author.

SYNOPSIS OF PEvIoUS INSTALLMENTS.
In order that new readers of The EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following in.
stallment of this story, and understand i
just the same as though they had read il
all from the beginning, we here give
synopsis Of that portion of 1t which has
already been published:
CHAPTERS and II.-Harmon Q. West
colt an American born to humble fortune,
learns that he is endowed with the strength
of Samson, but that he must not use the
gift except of necessity. I1I.-The young
Samson, who has tested his strength
meets in Harold O. Westcott, physical
double, born upon the same day. Harold
is a bachelor of great wealth and with.
out ties. Harmon reveals his secret
and by way of example lifts an i'm,
mense safe with ease, and, taking sword
between the fingers of his left hand,
snaps it intwo like pipestem. -IV.-Har.
old is an amateur boxer, and, learning that
Harmon is somewhat skilled in the art,
engages him as his substitute IN match
with q noted pugilist. The young Sam
son is an easy victor, and his double
makes contract with him IT, masquerade
in the plumage OF Harold .. " es9cott I,t i0t
one year. He is installed in Harold's
Quarters with a princely bank account.
while the real Harold goes to Europe. v
and VI.-The first day of his novel role
the young Samson, at the immediate risk
of any ordinary life, saves the mother ol
Harold's fiancee from horrible death IN
the presence of her daughter, who recog-
nizes the hero, as she supposes. vll.-
Harold's mail contains letter which ap-
parently duplicates him in transactions In
green goods and another from the girl
begging him to call. The family has re-,
turned Unexpectedly from Europe, and
she had planned surprise for her lover,
now on the ocean to join DER. Harmon
dress of the girl, Jeanette, and that worthy
lights upon criminal clew in the green
goods letter, which he chances to see.
VIII.-Harmon calls on jeanette and ex-
plains his delay by telling of injuries re-
ceived at the time of rescue. The inter
view leads up to point where the caller
feels it his duty as a man of honor to de-
clare that he is not Harold Westcott. In
stead of fainting, Jeanette murmurs
"Dear Harold, you need rest. Think no
more of this" IX.-Harmon returns to
the Westcott apartments to find that they
are watched by Detective Cone. He sus-
poets the absent owner of criminal assocl-
ations. Jeanette's mother sends the fam
ily physician to advise Harmon to leave
town for a week to recover his health and
sanity. X.-Harmon retires to village
on the Hudson. He is tracked by the
western green goods man, who demands
$4,000 in cash upon an old promise oi
Harold Westcott's. Harmon thinks it is
blackmail, but agrees to meet the villain
at night upon the Palisades. The strong
man is lured into ambush by a gang,
headed by a notorious desperado. He de-
livers all hands over to the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17
BRADDOCK'S FIELD.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Bulletin who has been making jour
ney to Braddock's Field, writes as fol.
lows from Pittsburg:
We reached "Braddock's Field,''
where the greatest event in the con.
quest of North America occurred.
This is nine miles above the forks oi
the Ohio - Pittsburg - where Brad
docks army was disastrously defeated
July 9, 1865.
That was the most disastrous defeat,
and, as Smollet describes, the largest
retreat in military records. The army
of Braddock, picked from the British
forces, and commanded by General Sir
Edward Braddock, K. G., veteran OF
many wars, an officer of tried courage
and success, landed at Alexandria,
Va, in April, 1855. George Washing
ton, a young man of %, who had seen
service in the region where Braddock
was to operate, was invited to join
the expedition. The little army
marched up the Potomac about 40
miles, where it divided, one division
marching by way of Winchester, and
both reuniting at Fort Cumberland.
From Fort Cumberland the army
marched over the Washington road,
cut the year previous, which was the
old Delaware chief-Nemacallin, war
path.
Braddock's chief of staff, Colonel
Orme, kept daily record of marches
and incidents, the writer, by aid of
the journal, has traversed most of the
Braddock road, from Winding bridge
to the Monongahela river. The
march was slow and tedious. Without
following it by detail, it may be stated
that it was not until July 9 the army
crossed and recrossed the Mononga-
hela. The first crossing was about
two miles below the mouth of the
Youghiogeny river; the second one
mile below Jewitt's creek, near where
the Edgar Thomson Steel Works now
stand. This is Braddock's Field,
where the gallant little army sustained
the overwhelming defeat and loss OF
its commander.in-cheif and most Of
the principal officers. The opposing
force, French and Indians, were con-
cealed in ambush, and slaug ghtered
Braddock's army with fury and little
loss. Washington counselled fighting
the enemy in their owr way, but Brad
dock secuted the idea, and led his bat
talions as he did on the plains of
Flanders. Braddock was mortally
wounded, and carried from the field
in his sash. This sash is now in pos
session of daughter of General Zach
ary Taylor, to whom it was presented
during the Mexican war. Braddock
was conveyed to Dunbar's camp, on
Laurel Hill, where he died, and was
buried July 13, Washington reading
the funeral services of the Episcopal
church. There the remains of the gal
liant colonel, unfortunate officer, rest,
almost unknown and unmarked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17

~ haze everything ready for yOu."
the affairs Of this world is that Of being
able instantly to recognize and accept
facts. The man to whom Marshal Well
ing addressed his peremrtory command
possessed that faculty, as he proved by
instantly reaching with both hands to-
ward the stars.
'Step out into the road, where 1 can
have better look at you. Be careful;
no nonsenser
The prisoner moved sullenly into the
roadway, where the full moonlight fell
upon him.
"Umph, it's you, Jakel thought so.
The jig's up"
80 see. Can't I put my hands
DOWN."
"Not yet" was the reply, while the
officer kept his revolver leveled.
Almost at the same moment The figure
of third man appeared, coming from
a point in the wood behind the captive
A glance showed him to be Deputy
Burton. He, too, had been stealing upon
the criminal, and he was only few
seconds behind his chief.
"Take his guns from him, Bob, " said
the marshal to his assistant, who
promptly complied, removing a couple
of fine weapons.
''Sure that's all?'
"He hasn't anything more unless it's
hidden in his mouth or ears. "
"Well. then, Jake, you can let down
your hands, but not yawp, or I'll bore
hole through you
1t may be that Jake Huke. finding
himself prisoner to the Law officers,
was quite content that his confederate
should share his misfortune Perhaps.
too, he held the resolute marshal Ill
wholesome respect At any rate, he re-
mained as mute as lamb until appeal.
ed to.
"Where is that stone house, Jake?'
Find out for yourself, " growled the
captive. ~ amt squealing.'
"Your information would do little
good and your refusal no hurt Hello!'
And, lol fourth man came from the
wood with the noiselessness Of shadow
and joined the group in the highway.
"Well, I'll be hanged!' he muttered,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17

was taken off whole and stuffed and
is still an object of great curiosity in
the hospital. The doctors examined
the skin by every process and found it
to be perfectly normal and Prices
blood was found to be pure. The
doctor was unable to advance any
solution of the problem, and although
all sorts of theories were suggested
none of them were satisfactory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17

t@ There is macadamized road in
India 1900 miles in length.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-17

BLOODY BATTLEs.-At Jena, in 1906,
the Prussian loss was 81, 900 out of a
total of 10000, and the French $4,000
out of total of 90,000-that is to say,
4O, 900 casualties out of $4,000 en-
gagged, or roughly speaking, one in five.
At Eylau, in 1907, the Russians lost
%, 900 men out of $4,000; ,he French
80 900 out of S5,000-that is, for both
sides, the appalling proportion OF one
in three. At Wagram, in 1909, the
Austrian loss was .25,OOO out of
100000; the French $4,000 out of the
same number. At Aspern, where Ma
poleon suffered his first defeat on the
21st and 22d of May, 1909, the car
mage was still greater, for the French
lost $4,000 out of 7O,ooo-one half
their cumberland the Austrians 2O,-
900 out of $4,000. But even this aw-
full butchery pales before that of Boro-
dina in the Moscow campaign, for on
that field the French left $4,000 dead
and wounded out of $4,000 engaged
and the Russians $4,000 out of the
same number-95,000 men slain or
mutilated out of 264,OoO! 1t is awful
The advocate., 1897-08-04

THOR sALE-GOoD COUNTY SEAT NEWS
.E paper; Official county organ largest CIR
culati5n In county; good town and county;
good plant; lots OF "ads" and job work. Little
cs9h required. Cause for selling, poor health
Address Bargain" care this Office.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

II Ess THAN $5 AN ACRE WILL BUY FINE
IA farm, fruit and stock land In county OF 49,,
900 Inhabitants and near railroad. GOOD
schools and churches. Address Jonas DAVIS,
WaukOmis, Oklahoma.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

NEoNEY TO LOAN ON WELL IMPROVED
IVA Farms In eastern Kansas and western
Missouri. Borrowers write directly 10 }. II;
Noble, sol Jackson st., Topeka Kas. Also good
farms for sale.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

A GOOD NEWSPAPER PLANT IN COUNTY
IN OF 1900 inhabitants, at co1nty seat OF
5000. Only Populist papeTin county. Address,
the ADVOCATE Topeka Kas.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

VXTANTED.-.A FIRST. CLASS CANYAssER
w TO work a prosperous county for SUD
gcripEions and 10 collect on delinquents for
paper. kgood Job for the right kind OF man.
Address ]. w. Morphy, care ADVOCATE, To-
peka, Kansas.
Smyrna times., 1897-06-16
TOWN COUNCIL.
Ex-cOnuciIman II. D. Boyer Charged With
Another Shortage.

hhOtheT ohOftdxes
Meeting called to order last Friday
evening with President j. H. Hoffecker
in the chair and all members present
but A. Lee Cummins.
The following bills were read and al
lowed: Geo, Dilks & Co., $3.50; Gar
lock Packing Co., S6 60; Helios Elec-
trio Co., $0.SSt A. L. Jardine, $72.2 30;
J. E. Carter, SO. 75; E. G. FAIRIES, SO. 10;
Cosgriff, Beck & HAZEL, $500; Will
liam FAIRIES, $2.O4; Frank L. Wright,
(per vouchers) 5000. Total, 1856. 46.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond submitted a
note calling attention to the bad pave
ment of John r. Wilson and r. L.
Cummins, which on motion of j. q.
Robinson was accepted and filed.
Secretary II. S. Anthony read state
ment No. of Supt. f. l.. Wright for
the months of March, April and May:
'96 taxes, $434. 10; '97 taxes, $264S. 92;
Water Rents, 11.22; Water Permits,
$1,000; Light Rents, $5S9.06; Sewer
Rents, $14.86; Sewer Permits, $500;
Sale of Lamps, ,S4O.35; Wiring and etc,
1851; '94 taxes, $500; '05 taxes, se5. :
20; Transfer permit, $3.50; Total,
S45O2.72.
II. l.. Cummius reported work done
satisfactory in removing the obstruc-
tions to the Delaware Street Sewer and
recommended the cutting down of the
large silver poplar trees to save further
trouble. The report was accepted and
committee discharged.
Pavement Inspector r. l.. Cummins
reported his perambnlations about
town and handed in the following list
Of names to be acted upon as having
bad pavements:
John r. Wilson, Mrs. Sallie Baggs,
Mrs. Hannah James, w. A. Winford,
Clarence Prettymsn, John G. Stockly,
Eban Reese, F. L. Wright, agt., Mrs.
M. J. Bewley, Thomas j. Lambdin,
agt., w. w. Tschudy ESTATE Oscar
Smyrna times., 1897-06-16

Ex-AmbassadOr Bayard who had been
on a visit to Boston to deliver the Log
of the Mayhower, was rendered re-
ceptiOn in New York Saturday on his
return home.
Referring to the financial question
Mr.. Bayard said:
And this right to contract, this Obl-
CATION to execute contracts, this keep
ing Of bargains between man and man,
this remedy and its compulsory recOg
milton, creates the keystone, the cor
ner-stone of modern wealth in all its
forms and is called credit.
It is essential, and no superstrncture
political, financial, moral or material,
can permanently exist on any other
basis. Has public credit in this cOun-
try been assailed? Have political or
CARNATIONS been openly organized
and theories of action avOwed which to
undermine all forms of credit by dis
carding the standard of and measure
Of value for all human contracts upon
which the property, the wealth of the
world, In great or small sums OF
amounts, exist?
Unhappily, such questions must be
answered in the affirmative, not in
wrath nor in obIurgatiOn; not with
vindictive, but with manly gravity and
sincere determination TO admit the
truth, TO face II and II. ummOn to Oul
aid every higher .fter impulse Ol
conscience, Ol patriotism, Of morality
and religion.
Smyrna times., 1897-06-16
GOrdy's Career Ended.

James M. Gordy was hanged
Friday for the murder of his wife,
Mary J. GOrdy, on March II of this
year. The condemned man was led to
the gallOws shortly after 10 o'clock,
and without losing any time the final
arrangements were com
pleted and all was in readiness for car
rying out the sentence pronounced by
the court
Gordy displayed wonderful nerve
while ascending the scaffold, and ap-
peared to be the coolest person present.
In strong and steady voice he repeat
ed his statement of two week ago, en-
phatically denying his guilt or of hav-
ing In any manner participated in the
murder.
The streets of the town were filled
with people of every descriIti and
condition in life. It is estimated that
over three thousands persons visited
Georgetown during the day, but did
not see the hanging. The idea of such
a vast sconcourse Of people wandering
around the town, dressed in holiday at
tire, munching peanuts and passing the
pleasantries of the day, is great The
saloons were all closed during the
morning, but were thrown wide open
in the afternoon. A correspondent
thus describes the scene:
The statement on the scaffold was a
sore disappointment to the people, and
hundreds of them expressed their dis
approval, many in terms more fOrcible
than elegant
The people of Sussex county are not
used to hardened criminals; so hard
that no power can move them; there
fore, the people considered Gordy too
deep dyed for their"conception.
Immediately after the execution the
people collected about town in knots
discussing the repulsive affair, and nc
chart was necessary to gather the
meaning of their Conversations AL
most without exception, the people be-
lieved GOrdy to be guilty and felt that
he met the death he got. They also
believed that he deliberately lied in
the very jaws of death; that he made
no effort to atone for the terrible trag-
edy with which he was almost unan.
imOusly charged. This was not only
disappointing to the people, but the
statement he made was disgusting il
the extreme to many. The genara
query was "What was his motive fol-
speaking as he did ON the verge O.
death?" The most charitably inclined
believed that his sole object in doing
so was a desire to relieve his family
| from an Odium which he thoughr
might attach to him had he confessed
/ to having committed murder.
Smyrna times., 1897-06-16
chlldren,s Day on the Circuit.

The Children's Day on Smyrna Cir
cult was in every respect a decided sue
cess. At Friendship the School showed
excellent talent, and careful training
under the guidance of Mr.. Latta. The
young Republic" by DIR. Payne was
rendered IN an effective manner. The
same program was rendered at Smyr-
ma Landing, in the the evening, and
its excellent rendition was a surprise
to all. Sabbath last at Severson's.
The program "The Roses" by the
Methodist Publishing house, was given
by the School. The program as rem
dered reflects great credit upon Mr..
Jones the Superintendent, and Miss
Matte Jones the organist who prepar-
ed the school. The pastor was both sur
prised and delighted. The church was
artistically decorated, and altogether
the services were a delight. The least
in the way of success was the collec-
tions which were as follows: Friend
ship, SIG, Serverson's $i2.50, Smyrna
Landing So and Jerman Chapel 81.
Total S40.5O.
Smyrna times., 1897-06-16

1t is not the purpose of the TINES to
enter into a discussion of mere party
politics while it is its provence to take
notice of what may be transpiring in
community of a more or less disturb
ing character, as also, what affects the
public on political, moral or economic
lines. We last week referred to the
appointment of a postmaster at Clayton
and the feeling of disappointment of
the citizens, especially the Republi-
cans who claimed the appointee, as the
the result of the national victory. The
same rule applies to Smyrna as to
Clayton; what are the benefits of chang
ing men who are competent and salts
factory as public functionaries, when
the party as whole feel the change is
an offense? 1t would be much wiser
even in political sense to leave the
present officials alone.
A Higgins organ down the State
misrepresented our position by going
back to the st. Louis convention and
the deception perpetrated there, and
yelling "Addicks." In other words it
wants G faction of the party who COM
prised only about one per cent. of the
voting strength and which entered
into an alliance through the voters
assistant to defeat it, to now claim and
fill the offices by virtue of its hostile
attitude in defeating the State ticket.
For the same and even less reason (fOr
there was no treachery or combination
to defeat the State or county ticket
the "Honest Gold Democrats" who
polled just double the vote i'll Duck
Greek Hundred that the Regular or
Higgins Republicans did, might have
claimed in the event of the election of
Mr.. Bryan that they were the Regulars
and should control the Federal offices.
Such a presumption would not have
been conceded by the party at large
fol a moment. 1t is true that the au-
thorities in Washington have the pow
er to do as they please and may dis
regard the wishes of people in cOun-
ties and localities, but there always
comes a time when these same people
are wanted, and wanted bad for party
purposes. The factional lash may be
salutary in a direction not intended.