Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-29
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another.
III A plea of insanity is now made by
Mrs. Nation as an excuse for her Kan
sas crusade against saloons.
3s' During a church service a Chicago
burglar gave up his jimmy and an
nounced that he "had religion"
s9 General Mascardo, the Filipino
leader, has surrendered to the Ameri-
cans with 21 officers and 331 men.
AZ The Rev. w. A. Connor, aged lOl'
believed to be the oldest Negro preach
er in the country, died at New London
Conn.
sNP Germany has now 100000 more
inhabitants than France 15,OOO.00O more
than Austria Hungary, 22,0O0,00O more
than Italy.
Sg Secretary Root has issued an order
putting into effect the reorganization
act providing for a regular army OF
1900 men.
tn George @. Cannon, the Mormon
leader, left his children only s2,OUU each.
Rut. then. there were 43 of them at the
last roundup.
sg Excluding $1,000 small craft the
commerce of the world is carried on by
a.. 900 vessels, with a carrying power
Of 100000 tons.
sg On April l, the attendance at the
regular Indian schools in the country
was 25,S6O showing the largest annual
increase in ten years.
sg A tablespoonful Of vinegar put into
water in which tough meat or fowl Is
to be boiled will make them tender,
and will not injure the flavor.
81" The Cologne Gazette in an article
invites Russia to join Germany In a
tariff war against the United States as
a dangerous trade competitor.
AZ Tax assessors at San Juan, Porto
Rico, have increased the valuation OF
property there from 100000 to s15,-
OOO, 900, and owners are bowling.
ay Aguinaldo, in an interview, said
that he thought American rule in the
Philippines, to be satisfactory, should
conform strictly to the constitution.
Sa Secretary Root received a cable
message from General Chaffee saying
that he, with the troops in China, ex-
pected to sail from Taku about May rs.
sa- Lemons should be kept in water
until they are wanted for use, and the
skin will not only be kept from hard
ening; but their flavor will be improv-
ed.
Al Ex- Congressman Lewis, Of Wash
ington state, says Democrats Of the
Northwest favor David Hill and Tom
Johnson for president and vice presi-
dent.
saT Statistics just published by the In
ternational Sugar association show that
Germany's beet sugar acreage this
year is !, ICE, ITO acres, or an increase of
69,947.
3g J. R. Drexel's yacht, while in a
port, had as a guest the
German emperor, who inspected the en-
CINE room and exchanged bottles OF
rare port with his host as souvenirs.
39'. Two hundred and eighty-four thou
sand acres of ranch land in Hocklay
and Lamb counties, Texas, have been
purchased by George w. Littlefield,
president Of the Austin National Bank.
al The heaviest man in America, If
not in the world, is Lee Trickey, OF
Wis, who weighs $50
pounds. A few years ago he weighed
10; but he "poored away considerable" )"
he says.
"a When John Pierpont Morgan trav-
els he has a train of five most elegant
ly appointed coaches at his disposal.
Instead Of merely a private car, he has
a whole train that Is under his exclu-
sive control.
a1y When he has his overcoat on, the
average man has 10 pockets. The aver
age woman with her cloak on has two.
A man has five pockets in his panta-
looms, five in his vest, four in his coat
and five in his overcoat.
3g' Christian Science was denounced
at meeting of Methodist ministers in
New York, by Prof. Wier, of the School
of Pedagogy, who said that the doctrine
would receive a setback If some Of it's
feminine apostles would marry and
have children.
Ar Near Hanover, Pa, there died the
other day, at the age of 80, a woman
who had never seen the inside Of a
church, never heard band play and
never seen railroad train. 1t is not
necessary to go to Asia or Africa to find
those who live in ignorance
8D' A New York bridge company has
taken contracts for about 100 portable
steel houses, for shipment to Venezuela,
where such structures, it is said, find a
ready market in view Of the frequent
earthquakes. These steel houses, which
are one-story, weigh about 20 tons each.
AT Princess Louise. of Bavaria, the
consort of the heir presumptive to the
Bavarian throne, has formed a league
for the curtailment of the skirts of
ladies' walking dresses. The league has
already been joined by several prom
inent professors, physicians, artists,
etc, and their wives.
III Onions are almost the best nervine
known. No medicine Is so useful In
case Of nervous prostration, and there
lieve and tone up worn-out system
Eaten every other day, they soon have
a clearing and whitening effect on the
complexion.
II; Richard Crooser, leading official
of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, Of Patterson, N
j., was arrested the other day for beat.
ing his wife. The reason, he said, was
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