Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-26
Straps and fatt5.

Savannah News: Probably the
only woman in the world, the gen
uineness of whose beauty has been at
tested by court of law, resides at
Milford, Ind. That this woman is
beautiful, and that her charms are all
natural, have been established and
placed upon record in due and legal
form. The person who has the har'll-
hood to doubt or dispute either of the
facts, therefore, stands in contempt OF
court, and is liable TO be sent 10 Jail.
A neighbor had asserted that the beau
tiful woman resorted to certain articles
to round out a perfect form and ac-
auire Il brilliant complexion. The
beautiful woman sued for libel, and
went before the court and proved that
she was all natural, and was given the
verdict.
- Midwife special, October IS: Be-
cause her fauce, Harry Keldar, detec-
ted the odor of cigarette smoke on
her breath, he left Miss Geneva Ran
som at the altar, where they stood,
awaiting 10 be married. He had pre-
viously discovered that she smoked !;
but she had promised him that she
would discontinue the habit. Shortly
before the hour set for the marriage,
one of the bridesmaids offered her a
cigarette and she smoked it. AS the
clergyman commenced the ceremony,
Keldar shifted suspicously. Then be
leaned forward with his face close to
the brides: you've been smoking
again !" he exclaimed. Miss Ransom
vouchsafed no reply. Without anoth-
er word Keldar turned and walked out
of the house. The bride tainted. The
bridegroom's friends hurried out TO
bring him back. But Keldar wouldn't
90. Nor would Miss Ransom have ac-
cepted him had he changed his mind.
The match has been declared of.
According to the stories that are
being published in the papers, it looks
like the quarrel between France and
England is rapidly approaching cri-
sis. When England demanded OF
France an expression of her intentions
regarding the Soudan, France declined
to answer until she could hear from
Major Marchand, commander OF the
Fashoda expedition. Major March
aud's report is now in the hands Of the
French government; but has not been
made public. 1t is stated, however,
that France is claiming that she has
as much right in the Soudan as has
England, and it is minated that she
is going to stand up for her alleged
rights. 1t is reported that the French
army and navy is being mobilized as
rapidly as possible, and Eug land, which
is ready for war so far as her army is
concerned, is preparing to be able to
put her fleets TO sea on short notice.
There is talk of a probable alliance
between Russia and France in the
event of hoslililies.
- The director of the mint, in his re.
port on the product of the precious
metals during the calendar year 1897,
Just submitted to the secretary Of the
treasury, deals not only with the pro-
duction of gold and silver in the Unit
ed States, but in foreign countries as
well, and draws comparison between
the production of the leading produc-
ing countries of the world. The
sources from which information has
been derived are the most authentic
and reliable, and the figures are as
nearly accurate as it is possible to OBJ
tain. The value Of the gold produced
in the United States during the calen-
dar year 1897 was S57 ,363,000 The
South African Republic holds first
place, producing gold to the value of
$57 ,633 SCI, Australia 1854, 1872 and
Russia $23, paste There was a not
able increase in the propuctiou of gold
in the world during 1897 over 1896.
The United States increased S4, ,275,-
900, the South African Republic made
the remarkable gain of S13,954, 1872,
Australia increased S10,502 ,249, and
Russia s1,7O9,970. The United States
produced during the year 53,S60,OOO
fine ounces of silver and Mexico 53,-
9O3, $50 fine ounces, a decrease for the
United States of 4,974, 800 fine ounces,
and an increase in Mexico of S ,256, 1856
fine ounces.
- Reports received at the war de-
partment from the American military
commissioners in Havana, indicate that
the season has not yet sufficiently adj
vanced in Cuba to make it even reason
ably safe to send any large number of
American troops to the island just
now. According to the last advices
from General Wade, president of the
American commission, it will probably
be December before additional troops
will be required in Cuba. This state
ment, in connection with the assur-
auces that the Spanish officials are
earnestly trying to complete the evac-
ua,ion of the island, has tended to
reconcile the authorities to post
ponement of the original date of the
completion Of the evacuation a month
before the date originally fixed upon.
1t is felt, however, that there is no
actual loss Of time upon this score,
since the delay not only affords op-
portunity to better arrange and sift the
troops in the United States now being
prepared for garrison duty, but mean
time the Hecker board, now in Cuba,
selecting camp sites, will be enabled to
have almost every detail Of the camps
arranged so that comfortable quarters
will be in readiness when the troops