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WINTER CLOTHING.

In writing about "Clothing as Pro-
lection Against Cold," DR.. Robson
Roose, an English authority, lays
much stress on three points that are
too generally disregarded. Not cloth
ing, but plenty of exercise and proper
food are the sources of bodily warmth
clothing does not give warmth, but
only retains that of the body. There.
fore at least one hour day should be
devoted to active exercise, after which
a cold bath should be taken, if possible,
and change of underclothing GER
tainly.
One heavy garment of any kind is
not so effective in retaining bodily
heat as two much lighter garments OF
that kind. Between separate garments
lies of layer of air, warmed from the
body, and as still air is an excellent
nonconductor of heat, it keeps the
body's from radiation, or going away
on the moving outer air.
Another advantage of chin woollen
garments is that they can be easily re-
duced or multiplied in number worn
to suit changes of weather. Many ath'
etic men value this advantage greatly
and wear two or even three light over.
coats, instead of one heavy one in Sc
verely cold weather. When thaW
comes they lay one or more of, and
so escape the overheating and sweat
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-09
ing from which the heavy.coated suf.

ing from which the heavy-coated suf'
fer during warm winter spells.
The japanese and Chinese both un'
derstand this principle well, and 60
clad in thin garments, each layer
formed like it's fellows. They reduce
or add to the number of layers accord
ing to the degree of outer cold.
Moderately loose garments retain
tie body's warmth much better than
tight ones, simply because the loose
include more air that the body has
warmed.
Again, a loosely woven fabric is
better than one woven closely. This
is not commonly appreciated enough
by civilized people, who are apt to
choose close woven thick garments for
winter wear. The American North
west Indians knows better. He goes
clad in blankets, and his squaw weaves
him, from small peltries, coarse robe
that is wonderfully effective.
The rabbit or squirrel or sometimes
gopher skins are cut into strips with
the hair or fur on, and these strips are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-09
RAPID BREATHING As A REMEDY.


About Is years ago Major Genera
Drayson of the British army otter
suffered, especially at night, from 6
severe pain in the region of the heart
He believed he was doomed to die
soon of heart disease. About tha
time certain of bis experiences in the
mountains of India led him to think
that his heart pain might be due tt
insufficient oxygenation of the blood
He therefore tried to relieve it by
breathing rapidly-at the rate of abou,
40 breaths minute. In few seconds
the pain ceased and did not return
that night.
After that, he says he always resort
ed to the same expedient, and inva
riably with success. As time went or
the pain became not only less frequen,
but less severe, and now, if there il
the slightest indication of it, rapid
breathing prevents its arrival at ma
turity.
He thereupon brings forward many
instances in support of his belief that
some of the advantages of moderate
exercise are to be gained by simply
breathing rapidly. Rapid breathing i:
an effort of exercise, and this is bene'
fetal because the rapid breathing gives
the blood plenty of oxygen.
Invalids or others who cannot take
exercise can obtain some of it's gooc
effects by deliberately passing mucf
pure air through the lungs. Rapic
breathing is particularly helpful ir
cases of sleeplessness and restlessness
The air must of course be pure, elst
rapid breathing can have no good eff
fects. Hundreds of thousands attrib
ute disease to themselves when nothing
is wrong except their habits of breath
ing air impure from tobacco smoke
gas-burning, or simply from a lack o
ventilation.
Impure air makes impure blood anC
impure flesh. Thus those who con
sumo such air fall quickly into and be-
fore disease. They cannot endure ar
open window or door because they
feel cold, this sense of coldness being
in many case simply symptom tha
the blood has been yitiated by tht
breathing of poisonous air.
To breathe air laden with human ex
halations is not whit more sensible
as General Drayson observes, than tc
drink liquid sewage for beverage
Youths Companion.
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#istellaueolls 8eaaing.
The NEWSBOY WON.

While the eastern lines are compare.
lively free from that obnoxious at
tachment, the newsboy. many of the
western roads still have them in plen-
ty, says the New York Tribune. On
a train running over the Santa Fe,
from Kansas City to Chicago, a news.
boy was plying bis trade with great
vigor. He encountered in one of the
forward coaches passenger who, al
though it was broad daylight, was try
ing to snatch nap. He had secured
a pillow, and, stretching out in the
seat, had just dozed of when the boy
came through.
"Papers - candy - books-cigars !'
howled the boy in the ear of the sleep
ing man. "Better buy a book. Here's
a good one. Little Rosebud's Lovers,
by Laura Jean Libbey-hot stuff I"
All the man did was to swear, and the
boy passed on. In few moments the
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man dozed off again, and the boy sud
denly appeared again.
"Books |" he shrieked in the ear oi
the sleeping man. "Chewing gum p
The man arose and sw6re again
nightly, and the boy passed on.
Again the traveller patiently settled
down for a nap, and had fairly start.
ed when the boy loomed up again.
"Harper's-just out!" he shrieked.
The man sprung up livid in the
face. ~ don't want any of your
books, or anything. If you have a
nice baby elephant will buy it; but
I don't want anything else, so get out
of here, and don't come back"
The boy passed on and the man fell
asleep. Presently the boy returned
and inquired solicitously, "Do you
want a male or female elephant ?"
The man only glared. The boy
wandered up to the front of the car
and waited until the passenger had
fairly dozed of, and then came back
and shook him gently.
"Do you want white elephant, or
will any old kind do2"
Then there was an explosion, and
the boy fled to the next car, only to
return in a few moments, after the
man had quieted down, and, climbing
over the back of the seat, said in a
whisper:
"Must this elephant be trained-or
will any kind do?"
The man looked steadily at his tor
mentor, and then bought "The Quick
or the Dead ?" for 50, hoisted the win.
dow and hurled it out, and turned
over to 60 to sleep. The boy walked
off with a smile of triumph on bis
face. The man slumbered On, the
train rolled on, and the 10y every
once in a while passed thrclg the car
and tiptoed so that he wouldn't wake
the sleeper.
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TO BE CONTINUED.

Won BY HIS WITs.-The persisten'
CIV of a street urchin who wishes to
earn money is something annoying,
but generally excusable. Now and
then it becomes amusing and almost
irresistible.
"Say, mister, do you want your va
lise carried ?" asked such a boy, rum
ming after a man who was hurrying
along the street, evidently bound for
the depot.
"No, DON'T" answered the man, a
little shs ply.
"I'll carry it to the depot for dime, "
persisted the boy.
II tell you I don't want it carried"
said the man, quickening his pace.
"Don't you ?" said the boy, breaking
into trot to keep abreast OF his
victim.
"No. 1 dop't!" said the man, glanc'
ing fiercely at his small tormentor.
"Well, then, mister" said the urch.
in, with an expression of anxious and
innocent inquiry on his round, dirty
face, "what are you carrying it for
Why don't you set it DOWN."
In spite of himself, the mans mouth
twitched, and with "There, take it !!
he passed over the bag to bis persistent
companion, who staggered rapidly
along without another word until the
depot was reached, where he received
the coveted 1O-cent piece with beam
ing smile.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-09
Copyright, 1897, by the Author.

Copyright, 1897, by the Author.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of THE EN-
oU1RER may begin with the following In
stallment of this story, and understand it
just the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Lola Turrian, whose father, an exile for
crime, is at the mercy of her husband,
goaded by Turrian, pushes him from the
DEVILS rock and supposes him to be dead.
Sir Jaffray Walcote, partly pledged to his
cousin, Beryl Leycester, proposes to Lola
and is finally accepted. Beryl, though
she loves Sir Jaffray, magnanimously ac-
quiesces. Lola and Sir Jaffray are mar
ried and leave England. Turrian makes
his appearance at the home of Beryl Ley
cester and learns Of Lola's marriage. Sir
Jaffray and Lola return to England,
where Lola meets Turrian and ignores the
fact that she is his wife, introducing him
to Sir Jaffray as musician from whom
she bad taken lessons, but secretly grants
him an allowance. Turrian tells of a
friend who was pushed from the DEVILS
rock by his wife, and Beryl recognizes
those referred to.
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ber of tricks, one being to rise to his
hind legs and walk at the command
'stand."
DR.. Wingo bad retired in order that
the church might vote on the question
Of his reelection. One brother had
moved the reelection of DR.. Wingo.
Another had seconded the motion, and
several speeches had been made, while
the pug dog, blinking solemnly, sat in
the front part of the church. The
question was called for, and DR.. Fits
put it. Gall who are in favor of the
reelection of Brother Wingo will
please rise and stand"
Everybody rose, and then the pug
dog got up very solemnly on his hind
legs and walked around in front of the
pulpit.
Everybody laughed, and then DR..
Wingo was informed that he had been
reelected by the unanimous vote of
the members and the dog.
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PLANNING The CAPITAL CITY.

The city of Washington was long
known as the city of magnificent dis
tances. Yet how few US have ever
heard of the man who, with a grand
faith in the future, planned the city
and designed its first public buildings.
Peter Charles L'Enfant was born in
1855 in France. He entered the
French army with the commission Of a
lieutenant, and prepared to scale the
slow and difficult ladder of military
promotion. But when the American
colonies raised the standard of revolt,
he watched their course with keen in
terest.
As soon as the colonies proclaimed
the doctrines of freedom, and declar-
ed themselves an independent nation,
L'Enfant resolved to give his skill as
an engineer to the cause.
He came over with Lafayette in
1777, and almost Immediately received
a commission in the Continental army.
On the 18th of February, ITS, he was
made captain of engineers, and was a
remarkably active ana aole omcer.
In the attack on Savannah he dis
played the utmost gallantry, and was
severely wounded. On his recovery
General Washington appreciated his
merits so highly that he placed him on
his staff. After the war he employed
his skill on various engineering and
architectural works at Fort Mifflin.
The selection of district for the
seat of government was subject of
long discussion, and when the present
District of Columbia was fixed upon,
Major L'Enfant was selected to lay
out the city of Washington, and to Sc
lect the position. He drew the plans
also for some of the public buildings,
and sketched others as part of his
projected arrangement of the city.
In 1912 this able veteran of the
Revolution received the offer of a pro-
fessorship of engineering in the Mill
tary academy, West Point, but de-
clined the position. He died at his
home in Prince Georges county, Mary
land, June IA, 1925.
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NEARER THAN THAT.-It may be
news to many people that there can
be a nearer family relation than that
of brother and sister, but little miss
gave this information to the world on
the first day of her attendance at the
public school:
Accompanied by small boy she ap-
peared in the school-room, and the
teacher proceeded to take down the
new pupils names, which we're given
as Ralph and Edith johnson.
"Brother and sister, suppose" said
the teacher, pleasantly.
"Oh, no ma'am, we're twins!" was
the little girls reply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-09
ARIZONA OSTRICH FARM.
Peculiar Habits of the Large Birds From
the Sahara.

Peculiar Habits of the Large Birds From
the Sahara.
Globe Democrat.
"There is money in raising ostriches,
and this fact has been demonstrated
by the owners of an ostrich farm in
Arizona" remarked Colonel w. 8.
Hadley, of Phoenix, Arizona, at the
Laclede. There are now about 100
ostriches on this farm, and all the
birds are doing well. The farm was
first started as an experiment, but it
has proved to he a fairly good business
venture. The ostrich has many pecu-
liar habits, and it took some time for
the managers of the farm to learn how
to handle these Sahara desert birds.
For instance, the female makes nest
by scratching a hole in the ground
large enough to hold bushel basket.
She lays 20 eggs before she commences
to sit. Each egg is left just outside
the nest, until the 20 eggs encircle the
hole in the ground. Then the female
kicks all the eggs into the hole with
one foot. She sits at night, and the
male sits on the nest in daytime, thus
taking turnabout until the young os-
lriches are hatched.
"A young ostrich must be one year
old before it can he picked An ost-
rich has scarcely any feathers on its
neck and breast, and is, therefore, an
ungainly looking bird. The long feath-
ers, known in the trade as ostrich
plumes, are plucked from the wings.
These plumes are shipped to New
York, and bring from 81 to SO per
pound. Of course, these plumes are
there cleaned and steamed, and when
fully prepared for the millinery mar
ket, bring from 81 to SO apiece. An
old ostrich is worth from $75 to 800,
and young one is worth from $40 to
$50, and they are sold at those prices
to menageries and geological gardens
throughout the country. Another
revenue comes to this farm from the
sale of ostrich eggs. Persons buy
them as curiosities, paying $5 apiece
for them. 1t has been found that the
ostrich thrives splendidly on the alfalfa
grass that grows wild in Arizona.
Sometimes corn is fed to them. 1t is
quite amusing tn see long-necked
ostrich swallow a whole ear of corn as
easily as chicken swallows one grain
of corn"
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The DOG VoTED.-The Rev. DR.. ].
C. Wingo was recently reelected pas
tor of the Baptist church at Carroll.
ton by the most unanimous vote ever
cast by its members, says the Atlanta
Journal.
1t was at the annual church meet
ing, over which DR.. Fits was presid-
ing. One of the members has a pet
pug dog that has been taught num-
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woven crisscross so loosely that fin
ger can easily be poked through. Ye,
in such robe one can sleep in a tent
without fire on a far below zero night
and feel positively hot. So if "3y
oh, Baby Bunting's" mother got that
sort of a rabbit skin to wrap Baby
Bunting in, the infant was we'll pro-
tected.
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ma" Spain has more sunshine than
any other country in Europe, the year
ly average being 5000 hours.
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p6@ 1t may be pleasant to be mans
first love, but wise woman will pre-
fer to be his last.
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LOLA CRAWSHAY.
BY A. w. MARCHMONT, B. A.

Author Hoadleys Motimo Strange
"By Whose Hand Mill Mystery"
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TEBRUARY 9, 1898.
The herald., 1898-12-13
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Can't Be Taken by Germany Without
Our Consent

WASHINGTON, Dec l2-The govern
ment is not aware that any arrangements
have been made for the transfer of the
Samoan Island to Germany and being one
OF the parties to the tripartite agreement
under which Samoa is now governed, it is
not conceivable that any change can be
made III the status without the consent Of
the United States. The European pubEica-
ton intimating that Germany had acquired
sole rights i'll the Samoan group is recognized
as diplomatic feeler, being another of the
attempts which have been made at intervals
of three months for the past two or three
years to ascertain how change in the es-
tabished order as to Samoa would be re-
ceived in the United States. The workings
OF the tri-parte agreement, it is frankly ac-
knowledged have not been entirely salts
factory to any one of the three parties, the
United States, Great Britain and Germany.
but our government sees no feasible method
yet Of bringing about a more desirable ar
rangement. This being the case and the
Importance Of the islands as a port Of call
for American shipping, promising to become
greatly increased in the event CT an opening
OF an Isthmian canal, the government OF
the United States will not consent to re-
linquish any Of its rights,
The German Ambassador, DR.. Won Hole
ben, called ct the State Department today
and had an interview with Secretary Hay.
The herald., 1898-12-13
BOWERS PATENTS
Cover All the Hydraulic Dredgers in
Use

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Judge Nor.
row of the United States circuit court, to-
day handed down decision in the two cases
of Aphonso b. Bowers against the San
Francisco Bridge company and Pacific Coast
Dredging and Reclamation company, sus-
tanning the validity of the Bowers patents
in hydraulic dredging machines awarding
perpetual injunctions and ordering an ac-
counting of damages and profits.
This decision involves the dredgers used
by Heldmaier & Neu on the Chicago drain
age canal, those used by the New York
Dredging company at Washington, Phila-
delphia, Port Royal and Sabine Lake in
Texas, those built by the Bucyrus company
and used by the dredging branch of the
American bridging company at Philadel-
pha, and also the dredgers used by the
United States government in the Mississip
pi river. The decision is broad and sweep
ing in character, giving to Bowers all that
he claims, and practically covers all the
hydraulic dredgers in modern use
The decision has also brought balm TO
John l.. Boone, formerly attorney for Bow
ers, who was today readmitted to practice
in the circuit court by Judge Morrow. after
having been disbarred for unprofessona
conduct in connection with the case.
The herald., 1898-12-13
TnE MISSION ISLANDS
70 Re UTILIZED AS A NAVAL
CoALING STATION
PRIVATE CLAIMS DISPUTED
The Government Claims the Little
Islands as Public Land Despite
the Deeds Recorded
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Mr. Binger
Hermann, Commissioner of the General
Land Office, in a decision rendered today,
holds that Mission Island and small is
land located Just southeast thereof in San
Francisco Bay be made a part OF the public
domain. and in accordance Herewith Pres-
ident Mckinley will in a few days issue an
executive order reserving both Islands as
a coaling station, for the use OF the navy.
A temporary order Withdrawing these
islands has been issued. The action OF the
commissioners transfers the ISLANDS from
nrivate to public control. The issue IN
yolved is regarded by Commissioner Her.
mann and other officials as OF extreme I'M
portance. 1t will give to the navy what 1t
has long desired to establish and MAINTAIN.
Mission island contains about l4-l0O OF an
acre, and is included within and surrounded
by tract of submerged or tide lands con-
tanning IA l3 acres claimed by the California
Dry Dock company through mesne convey
ances from the state. The rock, or island
itself, is situated in the bay $500 feet from
its west shore and within the corporate lin
its of the city of San Francisco. Secretary
Long on December lst communicated with
the interior department relative to these
islands for a coaling station and submitted
an abstract of title prepared by the Cantor
mia Title, Insurance and Trust company,
and submitted by the dry dock company,
which made fight for continuance OF its
possession. Commissioner Hermann in his
decision says:
Nothing is found within this abstract
showing that the United States has ever
parted with its title to said islands and
the records in the local land office and in
this office shows that the islands are vacant
subject to reservation by the government.
The executive order reserving the islands
should, in the opinion of this office, contain
the following description of said islands, to-
wit: mission island and the small island
southeast thereof, shown upon the official
plat on file in the general office, approved
October y, 1898, as lots l and of section
II, township south, range west, Nj. d. NJ.
California, containing according to said plat
]4-l00 OF one acre and l-l000 Of an acre re-
spectively." Very respectfully,
BINGER HERMANN.
Leading up to his decision, Mr.. Hermann
Gays:
/ This office has never recognized The
island as submerged and it does not appear
hat it has been so considered by the people
of the city. Although the state has at
tempted to convey, am unable to find any
law under which it can claim title. The de-
cision hinged on whether an approved plat
of the exterior limits OF the city has been
filed in the general land office, and exhaust
i've search has failed to find any TRACE OF
il"
The decision goes into minute details sus-
tanning its action as against the claims of
the city and the dry dock people.
The herald., 1898-12-13
Three and Half Hours from Los Angelo;

vana, Matanzas, and other ports, when the
Blaine reciprocity was interrupted by the
eXigencies of partisan politics in the United
States. Now they know, Independent OF the
political significance, what it will mean to
have the ports Of the United States brought
so much nearer Cuba by shortening the
time and increasing the means of communi-
cation. That was the first reflection today
when the vessels came into the harbor.
1t is a swift method Of reasoning by which
the conclusion has been reached that tho
future carrying trade of Cuba almost in its
entirety will be under the American flag
The dependency of the island on the United
States, whatever form its government may
take, settles that point i'll the minds of the
European trade reports. They have also
looked little further than the Americana
in the coastwise trade. That in their view
is hereafter solely question of American
ships The few vessels under the Spanish
flag, which are engaged in the coast traffic.
will continue in it. The difference will be
that they will not be a privileged monopoly
without competition.
The theory of the Spanish authorities was
that limited coast traffic at high rates was
better than unlimited business at low rates.
A passage from Havana to Santiago costs
more than a voyage from Havana to New
York Freight rates were in the same ratio.
The backbone" railroad through the island
was not allowed 10 De Dullt because II WOULD
interfere with the coastwise vessel mo-
nopoly. What should have been a flourish
ing inter-coast trade among the many
towns which has natural harbor advantages
became an intermittent business with few
small vessels engaged in it. Even the fish
ing smacks were limited. American coast
ing ships will change all this, possibly fastes
than has been anticipated If they do not
precede the industrial development of the
interior of the island, they will at least
keen pace with it.