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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08

Oklahoma City, o r., April The
city election resulted 10 tho election OF
J. 7. Allen. free silver cadidate for
mayor over II. oycrholscr, Republican.
Tho council went Republican by a
small majority.
The city cleCtlon at Guthrie resulted
IN the election Of Republican mayor
city attorney, trcusurr and parshal
and a solldly Republican council and
school board.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08
r. Es,.S,hA nj. Death.

San Francisco, April 7.-Procecdincs
are 20 b. take TO have Windsor A.
KesfeF, the mining man who myscxi-
Ousy disappeared, declared legally
dad. His sis,ar .MrA Davsis is armiy
convinced that her brO,hcs me, wfth
Foul play after leasing the Jupiter
mine. Al the expiration Os tho ninety
days delay required by The statute, ehe
will appeal to ne superior court mat
ha death may ~ legally es,abllshsd
and his estate probated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08
nap.sa Attach. R..A

Washington, April I-Mr slmpson
Pop., Ksnl created a scene In the
house u denounCsnG Speaker Reed for
his failure 20 appoint committees and
announcing he would oppose al al
iemp,s 10 isEislAte by consen; un,il the
house OrEaniFed. Speaker Red repllsd
the houss had coHtrOl Of the speaker.
4 reasonable time hes always Been al
lowed the speaker Cor estimating new
member
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08

waoo TSI., April 7.-Tbere was .
rain, hail and electric storm Tuesday
afternoon, estimated TO have BEEN two
miles wide and seven long. The hail
did some damage to fruit Thew was a
eloudbnrst eight miles from Waco
cloudburst eight miles from Waco
without serious damage
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08

Topeka, April The women q Kan
sas were an important factor In the
municipal olctions and a large per cent
81 the vote everywhere was pollcd by
women. IA four out OF the six arst-
class cltcs Of the state the Republicans
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08

Richmond. Tex April 7-Fank Con-
way a sc-tion man, while eating sup.
per a, Rosenberg had hls throat cui
frOm esr TO ear. He diei amos, In
SANITY. hmes Banks. a n.Croad man.
4 IN jail a. RicAmond An lnauoE Ia
n progrssa
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

THREE REAsoNs.-I once met a
thoughtful scholar who told me that
for years he had read every book he
could which assailed the religion of
Jesus Christ, and he said he should
have become an inidel but for three
things "First, I am man. l am
going somewhere. Tonight 1 am a
day nearer the grave than was last
night. 1 have read all such books can
tell me. They shed not one solitary
ray of hope or light upon the dark
ness. They shall not take away the
only guide and leave me stone blind.
Second, 1 had a mother. I saw her
60 down into the dark valley where
l am going, and she leaned upon
an unseen arm as calmly as child
goes to sleep on the breast of its
mother. know that was not a dream.
Third, 1 have three motherless daugh-
ters and he said it with tears in his
eyesl. They have no protector but
myself. l would rather kill them
than leave them in this sinful world if
you blot out from it all the teachings
of the Gospel.-Bishop Whipplc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

BAD HABITS HAVE STRONG Roots
An old teacher was once taking walk
through forest with scholar by his
side. The old man suddenly stopped
and pointed to four plants close al
hand. The first was just beginning to
peep above the ground, the second had
rooted itself pretty well in the earth,
the third was small shrub, while the
fourth and last was a full-sized tree
The tutor said to his young compan'
ion: "Pull up the first"
The boy easily pulled it up with his
fingers.
"Now pull up the second"
The youth obeyed, but not so easily
"And now the third"
The boy had to put forth all his
strength and use both arms before he
succeeded in uprooting it.
"And now," said the master, "try
your hand upon the fourth"
But 10! the trunk of the tall tree,
grasped in the arms of the youth,
hardly shook its leaves.
"This, my son, is just what happens
with our bad habits and passions.
When they are young we can cast
them out readily, but only divine pow
er can uproot them when they are
old .n--Bright Jewels.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
Aumoralls department.

WOULD CoMPRoMIsE:-Aco correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune" contributes the following an
ecdote: A few days ago a minister
preached at the Virginia penitentiary.
In his congregation was one Washing
ton Mills, convict from Buckingham
county, and a preacher, too, a "zorter," "
as he styled himself, before he became
an inmate of our estate hotel"
The minister, wishing to learn some
thing of the history of Mills crime,
asked him what he was imprisoned
for.
"Jes' stealin', suh," replied Wash,
can you know, boss, a niger will do
dat; more particular eff it's sup'n to
eat"
"Well, if you were set free now,
after serving two terms, and knowing
that third conviction would send
you up for life, do you think you could
be tempted to Steal again ?'
"No, sub; I don't think / would,
'kase rs been in now altogether 13
years, an when 1 gifts out mex time,
eff I was to see anything lyin' round
loose I'd walk away from it,"
81 see," said the minister. "Suppose
you were going along the road and
should come to house in which there
was a beautifully cooked 'possum ;
suppose the aroma from the 'possum
was waited toward you and you should
see him lying there all crisp and
brown, with sweet potatoes sliced and
placed along the sides, all cooked in
the grease, you aching with hunger
and the way perfectly clear to partake
of that dish, do you think you could
withstand such a temptation ?"
"Um'f, boss, you makes me hungry
a-tellin' of me about it, you certainly
do, but I believes I could let de pos.
sum pass, aldough I mout take one O.
de 'taters."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
2IgaUI I111As
for the Aol11e Circle.
START At THE BOTTOM.

Two boys left home with just enough
money to take them through college,
after which they must depend entirely
upon their efforts. They attacked the
collegiate problems successful y, pass
ed to graduation, received their di-
plomas from the faculty, also COM
mandatory letters to a large ship
building firm with which they desired
employment. Ushered into the wait
ing room of the head of the firm, the
first was given an audience. He pre-
sented his letters.
"What can you do ?" said the man
of millions.
~ would like some position, sir,
that would comport with my dignity
and requirements" was the reply.
"Well, sir, 1 will take your name
and address and should we have any
thing of the kind open, will cores.
pond with you. Good morning, SIR"
AS he passed out he remarked to his
waiting companion. "You can 60 in
and 'leave your address.
The other presented himself and
papers.
"What can you do?" was asked,
81 can do anything that a green
hand can do, sir" was the reply.
The magnate touched bell, which
called a superintendent.
"Have you anything to put man
to work at ?"
ave want a man to sort scrap iron,
replied the superintendent. And the
college graduate went to sorting scrap
iron.
One week passed, and the president,
meeting the superintendent, asked.
"How is the new man getting on p
"Oh," said the boss, she did his
work so well, and never watched the
clock, that put him over the gang"
In one year this man had reached
the head of department., and an ad-
visory position with the management
at salary represented by four figures,
while his whilom companion was main
tanning his dignity as "clerk" in a
livery stable, washing harness and car
riageS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
A Snare
And DeIuSiOn.

IF you have taken out life insurance
i policy in an Old Line high price "level
you would at sometime in the future,
while you yet drew the breath of life, re-
ceive substantial cash returns or "big
dividends" we are here to tell you that
you will be disappointed. Your policy
will prove snare and delusion. 1t is
all right for protection for your wife and
children, as they will receive the face of
the policy in case of your death, as they
would also in company that charges
you half as much. A life insurance poll
cy is a fraud as an investment for a living
man, and is the greatest blessing Of which
we or anybody else has any knowledge
as means Of protecting the widow and
orphans, after the breadwinner has been
removed by death.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

WHY WE CANNOT SLEEP.-Every-
thing which increases the amount OF
blood ordinarily circulated through
the brain has a tendency to cause
wakefulness. If the brain is often
kept for long periods on the stretch,
during which the vessels are filled to
repletion, they cannot contract even
when the exciting causes cease. Wake
fulness, as consequence, results, and
every day the condition of the indi-
vidual becomes worse, because time
brings the force of habit into opera
tion. Everything that tends to throw
the blood to the brain and to accumu-
late it there should be avoided. Tight
or ill-ftting articles of dress, especially
about the neck or waist, and tight
boots and shoes, should be discarded ;
the feet should be kept warm so that
the circulation may be promoted.
Wearing cork soles in the boots or
shoes and changing the socks every
day are excellent means to this end
and strongly recommended. There
are various causes acting on the brain
equally inimical to sleep; whatever
keeps the attention fully aroused keeps
the blood vessels of the brain disten-
ded, and the consequences of that we
know. On the other hand, when the
mind is quieted, the tendency of the
vessels is to contract and for sleep to
follow.-New York Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

CHAFFED THE WRONG MANA
citizen who had just laid down 5000
for span of carriage horses was driv-
ing out Woodward avenue the other
day when he met a farmer coming in
with a load of apples. Desiring to
chaff the stranger a bit he drew up
and inquired:
"Say, how'll you trade teams2"
The farmer halted, got down from
his vehicle, looked the team over, and
slowly replied:
"Waal, by gosh !'
"What's the matter ?"
eff you hadn't stopped me, 1 would
not have known the team"
"Did you ever see these horses
before ?"
"Did I? Why raised 'em! Sold
'em both to a horsetrader in town
three weeks ago. That nigh one has
the heaves, and the other is cribber
and has two spavins. I'll trade with
you FUR $75, and that's allowing S25
apiece more on your horses than |
got"
The owner of the "spankers" hasn't
seen peaceful hour since that meet
ing.-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
A WORD WITH THE DOCTOR.

DOnG tnlnR CnaC any meulcine Will
take the place of right living
Don't fret; whatever else you do,
don't fret; don't scold don't worry /;
keep calm and even-tempered. This
will preserve your face from wrinkles,
your body from infrmities, your mind
from unrest and friction, and prolong
your life in peace.
Don't use any device to preserve
beauty, such as paints, powders, wash
es, dyes or bleaches the only thing
that will really preserve or procure
beauty is good health. A clean and
healthy body and sound and active
mind are the only beautifers known.
1t is possible to prevent many dis
eases and cure others by drinking large
quantities of water. An eminent
French physician says that typhoid
fever can be washed out of the system
by water. He gives his patients what
would amount to eight or ten ounces
an hour of sterilized water. Expert
ments have been made with diseases
caused by bacteria which demonstrate
the curative value of water. In cases
of cholera, where the system secretes
large amount of fluid, enormous
quantities of hot water are of great
benefit and will cure many cases with
out other medicines. One doctor says
that perfectly sweet, fresh cider, taken
in large quantities, has been known to
cure cases of bowel complaint. The
acid kills the bacteria, which are speed
lily thrown out of the system. Hot wa
ter in fevers, is of great use, and an
ordinary tumblerful Of water as hot as
can be taken once an hour is one of
the very best remedies. The impor-
tant thing is to get into the system and
out of it a sufficient amount of water
to prevent the accumulation of ptom-
aines and toxins within the body.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

A HUMOROUS DARKEY.-The fol-
lowing story is credited to General
Bob Tombs: "When we were all
down at Milledgeville, passing the Or
dinance of secession, the excitement
was most intense, and when the ordi-
nance was finally passed they had a
big impromptu jubilee, lasting late into
the ight. Some of the members got
hungry at last and went to the hotel
to get supper, but found the cook was
later than usual in getting it ready.
They took occasion to curse him for
the delay, when the sable humorist
coolly remarked:
"Well, gemmen, you all said dat you
all wuz gwine outer de United States
fore three o'clock dis ebenin', and dar-
fo' thought dat mebbe you all 'ud be
purity late a gettin' back |! OATS de
reason 1 warn't in no great hurry!"
And with one consent the crowd
excused him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

A HOPELESS CASE. haven't
paid the last premium on your wife's
insurance, Uncle Rastus," said the
agent.
81 knows I hasn't. got dat ole
woman's life 'sured foah years ago,
sab, an she haint been sick er day
sence. Dis mawning she kicked me
out OBJ bed wild one fut. She weighs
60 poun's mon she ebber did. Bout
er hour ago she eat fo'ty cent water
million and drunk er quart oh cider,
and she am now sleepin' off the effects
wild de presp'rashun rollin' down her
face dat am de perfect picture of
health. Wot's de use 'surin an ole
'oman like dat? She amt nebber 60
in ter die, deed she amt. Don't yo'
90 fo' to ask fo' no mo- premyuns."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

Not POSTED ON MUSICAL TERMS
"Be sure and come up at the Key OF
G, darling" wrote a young lady in a
postscript to her lover.
"Key of G !" exclaimed the gentle.
man, "what on earth does that ean?"
"Key of G? Why, that means zone
sharp" answered his musical room,
mate.
"Now, I must not exhibit my igno.
rance" replied the young lover. "rll
pay her back in her own musical Ian
guage, but the deuce of it is 1 don't
know a musical note from a chicken
track"
"Write and tell her that the Key Of
F will be there" said his friend.
He did so, and now wants to know
why she laughs everytime "One Flat
comes up the garden walk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
If You Will Lay Aside
Your Prejudice

AND COME to us with a desire to
learn why it is not to your interest to
carry high priced insurance, and how we
can furnish you just as safe insurance
for at least 40per cent. a year less than the
other costs, we are sure we can show you
to your satisfaction that the MUTUAL
RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIA-
TION of New York does business OH a
plan that is absolutely safe, and will pro-
tect your loved ones even better than
they now are, at even greater cost to
to you. OF course if you are too Preju-
high price you are now paying makes
your insurance better or safer, or better
than it would be at less cost, we can't do
anything for you but will be forced to
let you 60 on until time, the crucial
tester, convinces you, against your will,
that you have been deceived.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
sG A few years ago, says the Law

s~ A few years ago, says the Law
renceburg, KY, News, Attorney E..
w. Draffen bought pair of white rab-
bits. One of them died, and, strange
to say, a stronge attachment soon
sprang up between the other rabbit
and Jersey calf. The two became
constant companions, and when the
calf grew up the friendship was not
broken. The COW goes out in the field
to Craze during the day, and the rab-
bit plays about the yard. In the even
ing, when the cow comes up, the rab-
bit goes out, and the two fondle and
caress each other in the most affection
ate manner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

EFFECT OF SOAP ON COMPLEXION.-
Soap is not the enemy to the complex
ion which many people consider it,
says the New York Times. 1t is in
fnitely better for the skin than the
dirt which will collect in the pores
after warm and dusty day with much
wheeling or travelling. Oive-oil soap
is always the hest for the face, but it
should be thoroughly rinsed off after
using. The hands are better for bath
ing the face than cloth or sponge,
and the motion should be rotary and
upward, rather than downward. Dis
cretion can be used with soap, as with
other things, for too much of it will
dry the skin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
farn1 aad firesiae.
SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

While the reporter was in the office
of a well-known physician of this city,
the latter asked him if he had noticed
a young man who had just passed out
The reporter answered that he had,
because he thought he had met the
young man in Brooklyn a short time
before.
"That was probably another person
suffering from the same trouble" said
the doctor. "This is curious attiic-
ton. 1t is more common than is sup.
posed, occurs in infancy, at manhood
and at middle age, and causes great
deal of suffering; yet it is strange
thing that the people in general DO not
pay any attention to this affection
when occurring in their own families,
in spite of the manner in which it dis.
torts the face, until some actual dis
ease sets in and medical aid is neces-
sary. Even the physicians do not
seem to reflect that this trouble may
cause any one of a large number OF
diseases affecting the system in gen.
eral.
"Why," continued the doctor, "you
can tell one of these mouth-breathers
anywhere the moment you see them.
From disease of the nose his lips are
retracted, his mouth is continually
open, his gums recede and his teeth
protrude, particularly those in the up
per jaw, the flesh that forms the lower
part of the nostrils is diminished in
size, there are wrinkles at the outer
edge of the eyes, and deep lines run
from the nostrils to the angles of the
mouth. These all give the person
either an expression of idiocy, Stiffness
or suffering.
"But the principal thing 1 want to
call your attention to-" said the doc
tor" is the necessity of parents and
nurses watching children when they
fall asleep, and preventing them from
breathing with their mouth open. In
grown persons, diseases of the nose
and throat may lead to mouth-breath'
ing and the resulting distortion OF the
features, but it is the other way with
children. They should be taught to
use the mouth for eating and speaking
only, and if they fall asleep with their
mouth open, the lips should be gently
pressed together. Thus may consti
tutional disease, such as spinal trouble
pigeon breast, and perhaps, even rick
cts may be avoided, not to speak ol
the affections of the nose and throat. J.
1t seems that medical men are moi
the only ones who have studied more
or less carefully the habit of mouth
breathing. George Catlin, the por.
trayer of American Indian life and
customs, claimed in one of his works
that it was known fact that a man
can inhale mephistic air through the
nose in the bottom of well without
harm, but if be opened his mouth tc
answer a question or call for help, his
lungs are closed and he expires.
Catlin says: ~ have seen poor
Indian woman in the wilderness low
ering her baby from her breast and
pressing it's lips together as it fall:
asleep" Among 100000 he found
that deafness, dumbness, spinal curva
ture and deaths from teething and
diseases of the respiratory passages
were almost unknown. He attrib
utes this exemption from these all
ments, so very common in civilized
life, solely to the habit of breathing
through the nose.-N. Y. World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
DON'T Rock THE BABY.-A healtl

DON'T Rock THE BABY.-A healthy
babe sleeps the greater part of the
time during the first two months, only
awaking for its food, and then going
to sleep again. Its face should never
be covered while asleep, but it should
be shaded from strong light. Itshould
be warmly covered during the day,
and should sleep with its mother or
nurse at night for the first two months.
This is essential to supply the animal
heat in which it is deficient during the
first weeks of life. After the second
month, it is best for the child that it
should sleep alone, especially if it is
healthy, and its eXtremities kept warm.
1t should be left alone on awaking, if
it is quiet, as talking to it and taking
it up at once excites it, and prevents it
from acquiring the habit of going to
sleep quietly.
We are often asked, "Should the
child be rocked to sleep in arms, or in
a cradle ?"-Womankind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
If You Have
No Insurance,

And think you should have, we would be
pleased to explain the Mutual Reserve
System to you. The Mutual Reserve is
the largest and strongest natural premi-
um company in the world, and the fourth
largest of ANY KIND. 1t has paid
about $3.50, 900 to the widows and orphans
of deceased policy-holders in South Car
lima alone, during the past twelve years,
and if all the insurance now carried in
old line companies in the state was in the
Mutual Reserve, not less than 1000,
which now annually goes into the Golfers
of the former, would be left in the state
to help relieve the hard times about which
we hear 50 much.
SAM NJ. & L. GEO. GRIST,
General Agents. Yorkville, s. Q.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing

You should always 60 to THE
ENQUIRER office where such
printing is done. Excursion
Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir
culars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs,
Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill
Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of
all kinds printed OIL short notice
and at very reasonable and legit-
innate prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
ESTABLISHED 1891.
L. GEO. GRIST,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY,
YOrkVille, s. G.

THE following fire insurance COM
l. panies compose my agency, whose
total assets represent over $2S,OOO,OOO,
and justifies me in writing the largest
lines on reliable business:
Etna Insurance CO., of Hartford,
Connecticut.
Continental Insurance Company. of
New York.
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Com.
pany, of Philadelphia.
Delaware Fire Insurance Co., of
Philadelphia.
Norwich Union, of England.
7 have been writing fire insurance for
SEVEN YEARS and have watched the
reports of fire waste in the United States
as reported by the insurance journals
with great care and interest, and l can
say to you that the companies named
above are TIME-TRIED and FIRE
TESTED, and that no companies doing
business in the United States are more
prompt or more liberal in their settle
ments than the companies named above,
all of whom have the honor to represent
in this vicinity. When you want fire in
surance, see me. I will appreciate your
business, and it shall receive my most
careful attention.
L. GEO. GRIST, Resident Agent.
P. S.-My rates are as low-not lower
as trustworthy and reliable insurance
can be obtained. Wind storm insurance
at $3 per thousand per annum. L. q. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

p9r A Washington man tells of a
quarrel between two Negro boys. The
larger boy, with great volubility, was
applying every sort of abusive epithet.
The younger boy, leaning against a
fence and steadily regarding the speak
er with sullen seoul, waited for a
halt. At last it came. sis you done ?"
"Yes, I is DONE" Then slowly and
coolly the younger said: Gall dem
dings you say is, you is dem."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

r@ "Now, Thomas" said a certain
bishop, after taking his servant to task
one morning, "who is it that sees all
we do, and hears all we say, knows
all we think, and who regards even
me in my bishops robes as but vile
worm of the dust? ?" And Thomas
replied, "The missus, sir"