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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
THE HAIR OF THE PRESIDENTS.
In the Patent Office al " Washipgtol,, tEete


are many objects Of interest connectad- with
the government, and thosew administered
its affairs IN time gone by. While exami.
hing some of these objects Of curiosity when
in Washington not hong since, there was
nothing that struck US so forciby as the san-
pies Of small locks of hair taken from the
heads Of the different chief magistrates, from
President Washington down to President
Pierce, secured in q frame, covered with
glass. Hereis, in fact, a part and parcel Of
what constituted the living bodies ofthese
|sillustrieus Individuals, whose names are as
familiar as household. Words but who now
live only in history and the ,remembr~nces
of the past. < =
The, hair Of Washington is neariys pure
white, 6nea and smooth 'iRits appearance.
t. That Of John Adams is nearly the same
in color5 though perhal@ little cearser.''
Ok The hair Of Jefferson is Of q different
character, bsiBga mixture Of white aud au-
burn, or sandy brown, ald rather coarse.
In his youth, Mr.. Jefferson's hair was re-
markable for its bright color. .
The hair Of Madison is coarse and Of q
mixed white and dark.
The hair Of Monroe is handsome dark
auburn, smooth and free from any admixture
whatever He is the only president, excep.
ting, Pierce, whose hair has undergone no
changein color.
The hair Of John Quincy Adams Is pecu.
liar, being coarse and 'yellowish gray 10
color.
The hair Of Gen. jackson IS almost per-
feet. white, but coarser in its character, as
might be supposed by those who have eS-
amined the portrait of the. old hero. -
The hair Of Van Buren, is white and
smooth. III appearance. .....~
The hair of Gen. Harrison is fine white,
with slight adpixture Of black.
The hair of John Tyler is mixture. of
white and brown,
The hair of James f.. Polk is almost a
pure white.
The hair of General Taylor is white, with
a slight admixture of brown. ...-:
The hair of Millard Fillmore is, on the
other hand, brown, with slight admixture
of white. ...
The hair of Franklin Pierce is a dark
brown of which he has plentiful crop
Eilm a.gton Journal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

'ltMssfMRNYs OF Taf SrrDieys. -Nvesy
class Of Hssh have 'seme chsYastefiisecaluse-
ments to which they are attached HEbat is
sehzation,tc on, ,,is pfsbahly: hbost ta suoth.
st! A man,4vho.has been confnets to .dn
office chair, ah.day when, he wshss1teodi.
nert. hfmselE fakes walk, aTmode of.enjdy-
ment anits'alieu to thetnotiansdf annafos-
tunate psnnyb bdtnan. Amassnaenss eousisas
principally in the ezeitsnsnt Rfieh the tniAd
experiences from o changsof ideas, an1sit 10
ouithis,aecouusahat vsses fre3Aeutly s6ii
men taking pleasure In parsaits a1h;elraP-
peat; entirely foreign: !ta-AheiEs .psud habits
and, occupations. Thus We see the shighse
intellects deiigbtiHg ie tsiassrs AsssilsB
-Gvertipg his children spa hinsef 3iihxi
ding on a STICK. .snd SOipia picking apshsb
on the sea shsre. This seems batbesss-
son why our. poess do not paEy, .postsB ipto
life, and !Bhy ysueh ., discrepancy s4isss BE-
tyeen their biography and theig ysEses:--
Literary men srs often addicted ts,apnss-
ments which have nothing intsllestusl sboRt
them: Their object is, te Jet their minds
h taUoc, g q member Of tbs Agricultural
committee would express himself and they
deligh. 70 abandon themselves to pleasure d
which there is 90 waste of thought. -.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

No class of mer are oftener- converted in.
to siuged catspaws than we who conduct
public journals. Every shrewed coward that
has private end to gain or an eumity to
satisfy, wishes us to do all the seoldiug and
denunciation. He talks as If it was our
boupden duty at all times to. assume every
quarrel and to bear the brunt of all 4opposi
ton. IF the monkey 6nancisrwishes to make
d splendid speculation, eatspaw editor is
straightway besoughtto write up the scheme.
After the'monkey schemer has had his ap-
petite fer the public chesnnts excited, he
calls upon us ID advocate some legislation by
which his watering mouth may be HE'D
The monkey is always staid, quiet and ies.
pectable, conservative in opinion, and''ou
Friendly terms with men of all patties; but
the unlucky cats used BY him'as tools must
be continually burning their fingers with
quarrels on his Own account. The, monkeys
rOll along the streets in their carriages, while
the poor, cats -plod .ou foot, srnothered with
the dust they raise, The monkeys. stretch
their lazy corporosities on their sofas. while
the devoted catspsws are. lahoriug sedulous-
" by day and night for their advancement.
d. Catspaws were no ua# capAiEanee when
the homely Greek philosopher :obsapensd
Risdom in bis admirable stories and when
the revolving spheres shall have measured
out two thousand years more, the mem Of
that time will still see,svery day, e1smph6
cation of the fable of the cat and monkey.
Some men seem Born to be Used as the tools
Of the shrewed and u6scrupuious and u bear
The hazard Of the enterprises wishost enjoy.
ing any share ii the profits. .-Ns,c" 0T7saas
Courier. :
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
Man WITH 4 'PsTshi;iiEET ;iET wTE.4 lev
r. ~ Ia ,csr sEsS- - u. l.S LsLs

MAN WITH 4 aPtTRhiiiiiEEfb iiEf WHY lev
days since, rssys Tie CiaccfHnatf fIadifef Of
October 3eth, J L ge6eItman residing inE-
sing Sun; hdisda, Wa hSd ufarfsed . g.
'oond tiIs, wished To- ifsmoSs Ae. body dis
wife tod new cemetery prspsfati6as sefe
amade to that efett, ands siaSorers opened Tie
gtavs in fhe usual niapnsr; bnt %hsn they
reached the coffin 6Sef eouid not lt II, %
great s~asthss wsigbs. AfH Obtaining coh.
siderable assistance, however, the 1en sde.
seeded in raising ne coaih nom the tomb.
4ahey theh cotif not resist the femPlati6n df
peering into the CONN snd learning the fea-
son for lid ruunsuaa weight = md found, IN
stead vf the renaiss Of a,corpse, a stone fs-
ime, the exactcoauserast of the womanwho
had diear This estrange story soon spread,
and hundreds md thousands of persons were
present tosse the strange, spectacle. The
hushaud<sek the bodyofhis departed spoaae
ashasitt therseoxa n ~
ted by hundreds Of the curious and scientific.
The body seems to have been petrifed, and
to- have become A.pesfect stone woman. The
probability is that the body has become ada
.pocere and will before bng melt and crnin.A
ble.s - r-s2s.' q Isl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
TIE PEcuL1AR1r1rs OF OUR RACE

THE PEcuL1AR1TIEs OF OUR RACE.-H
is stated by competent authority, that the
number of languages spoken is 1904. The
number of men in the world is equal to the
number of women. The average ofhuman
fife is thirty-three years. One quarter die
before the age of One half before the
age of II. To every 10Oo persons, one only
reaches 100 years. To every 100, about 9
reach IS years; and not more THAI I in 500
reaches the age of 80 years.
There are on the earth 100000, 900 Of
inhabitants. OF these, SO, 1888 die every
year; 77sO every hour, and go every min
ute-or one for every second. The losses
are about balanced 7bysan. equal number Of
births. The married are longer hred than
the single aud above all, those who observe
sober and industrious conduct. Tall men
live longer than short ones. Women have
more chances of life previous to the age Of
so years than men, but fewer after.
The number of marriagesis is in proportion
of IS to 100. Marriages are more frequent
after the equiuoxes; that 10 during the
months of June and December, And those
who are born in the Spring are generally
more robust than those who are born in 9th.
er periods of the year. Births and deaths
are more frequent by night than by day
The number Of men capable Of bearing arms
is calculated at one fourth Of the population
Of the world.
According to the last census Of Great
Britain, the English people in Scotland
numbered 1852 males, and 1924 fe.
males; the Scottish people in England and
Wales, 60,7O4 males, and 1884 females !;
Irish people in England and Scotland 2l9,-
397 males and $3.50 females.
Tie males in the three islands at the SOL
dier's age of twenty to forty, amount to three
millions, three hundred thousand men. So
that, with good MALTA system, like that
of the United States for instance, and such
degree of military discipline as experience
in this country has proved can be attained
by volunteers, England might bid defiance
to all Europe in arms.-PAa Ing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
THE CHEAPEST AND THE BEST.
The following article we clipped sometime

The following article we clipped sometime
since, from Georgia exchange, we believe,
but failing to place the proper credit on it
at the time, we have concluded to adopt it,
making only such changes therein as to suit
our own cause, at the same time we do not
wish to be accused of wholesale plagiarism
A newspaper, once week, ffty-two weeks
for t,ro dollars, is the cheapest thing any
man can buy. The paper, without mark
upon it, is almost worth the money. Yet
how very few consider newspaper of sufi-
oient importance to be paid for. There is
scarcely weeks issue that does not afford
subscriber, in some way, information worth
a great deal more than he pays for it the
whole year. Hundreds, and it is no exager'
alton to say thousand of dollars have been
secured to many man, by one dozen lines
in newspaper, which cost less than four
cents! Did the reader ever seriously ask
himself the question, how much money has
the publisher of the paper I hold in my hand
expended to get it out? Has he any idea
Think of it reader, to get out the paper you
are now looking at, the publisher has gone
to the cash expense Of nearly one hundred
dollars Do you wonder, now, how essen:
tial it is for every man to pay for his paper
Many persons who have read newspaper
for years, have no correct idea of the time,
labor, and money that are spent upon the
paper which they have opened fifty-two times
in the year. 1t is printed, they know moi
how, and comes to them regularly as Sun
day does, but they see nothing of the toll
anxiety mental and physical exertions, that
have been undergone to give them the pa
per. How few readers of weekly papers are
aware of the simple fact, that more than one
half of the type they see in the paper before
them, has to be distributed one by one into
separate boxes, and put together again in
new shape to please or instruct them the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
A CONTRAST.

Inthe Christian Intelligenoer Of last week,
Philip Berry, one Of the survivors of the III
fated steamer, Austria, gives some incidents
Of the terrible disaster which recently befel
her, from which We take the following ex-
tract What lesson does It teach to all the
living:
: HOW AN iNf1DEI DIED.
On. board of the Austria there ,,were but
few, Christians, probably not more than
twenty-five. There were some bold, wretch
ed ip6dels. I saw the. boldest and NEST
HsaVen-defying of them, all perish, The
day before the disaster, tracts were Gstribu-
ted among the passengers, and were kindly
received by most of them but this mans
-deprayity was not satisfied to receive one and
destroy it before our faces, but he stealthiiy
gathered as many as he could from the pas
seugers, and feasted on his shame that be
had destroyed them; He was as bold as a
Hon when there was no danger pear; bat,
when God spoke the following day, he trem
bled at the alarm, and he was scarcely able
to move.
I saw him 60 overheard. He threw out
Eis arms as he'lay upon bis back on the wave,
his eyes seemed as if they would start from
their sockets, the writings of agony were
seen in his features and as he was sinking,
the last saw of him was, he clenched his
hands, wriuging them IN agony, and he just
leaving the earth for, oh! for what?
A. moment more, and, could We have
stood on the other side Of the river of death,
we might have heard the despairing cry Of
oh that had been wise? J. Wept when
I saw this.
Though so subdued as he seemed in that
hour, and with Voltaire, would have given
all that he was worth for short reprieve,
yet had he been rescued he would probably,
like some others that were humbled when
death threatened, be the same heartless mon
ster when the rescue came. Some who
prayed when the flames were rushing on
them, cursed when they were delivered
How mysterious! What unsearchable mer-
cy is mingled with Gods judgment! May
we not hope, that by their death the goddess
and wicked on that steamer will be the
means of quickening other into life We
must believe it
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
WENDELL HOLMES ON CONTROVERSY

WENDELL HOLMES ON CoNTRoFERsY.--
Ifa fellow attacked my opiniensin print
would reply7 Not I. Do you think /
don't understand what my friend, the pro.
fessor, long ago called the hydsestatia para
dox of controversy3 Don't know what that
means7 Well, III tell you. Youknow that
if you had bent tube, one arm Of which
was the size of q pipe-stem, and the other big
enough to hold the ocean, water would stand
at the same height in one as in the other.--
Controversy equalizes fools, and wise men,
in the same way-and the fools knovitl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

tres and other haunss of dissipation, and they
~iifbe poor'and needy after. He who is
ever to have anything ahead will generally
save something the first year afterhe is one
and twenty; whether. his wages be sI2 per
week, or only SS. Very soon he will be'a
capitalist in his humble way--that is, his
savings from the fruits Of the past labor will
be earning him something while he sleeps.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

Low-NEcKED DREssEs.-In the early
days of Pennsylvania, there was law which
stated asfollo~s. "Thatif any white female,
Of ten years or upward, should appear ID any
public street, lane, highway, church, court
house, tavern, ballroom, theatre, orsny 9TH
erplace of'pdbiio resort, with naked shout
ders, e. e.; iow-necked dresses,5 being able
10 purchase necessary clothing, shall forfeit
aud pay fine, not less than one nor more
than two hundred dollars" The closing
paragraph of the law, however permitted
women of questionable character to bare
their shoulders, as badge Of distinction be-
tween the chaste and unchaste. .'.-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
A NEW VIRTUE IN vAcc,11N,LA,j11oN.-T GIN

A NEW VIRTUE IN vAoc1NAT1oN. Tie
A5eHe A.dicaze- publishes Q discovery By
DR.: 'Lukomski, which, if II Is borne ont By
further experiments, may be ranked amOrg
the most singular Of the present century,
viz That vaccination, is a specific against
disorder which though commonly the pun
ishment of vice, still not unfrequently counts
even the purest among its. victim. Dr. Lu-
konski, who has communicated his discove-
~ to the Academies Of Science and Medi-
cine at Paris and St: Petersburgh, asserts
that vaccination repeated FIVE or six times Or
more, allowing week to pass after each op-
Grafton, will etectually and certainly cure
the most inveterate affection, and also, to q
certain extent act as prophylactic. ....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

WALKING AND PURE AIR.-Anximines
taught that air is mind. Some one else
saws that air is the hidden food of life
Piutarch seems to incline to Anaxinnines
opinion, remarking that perhaps the reason
why there is a sympathy Of feeling on vari-
GUS subjects arises from breathing the same
air. Air is an exhalation Of all the mine
rails of the globe; the most elaborately nm
ished of all the works of the Creator the
the rock of ages disintegrated and fitted for
the life Of man All classes Of e psna q aFp fa.ls
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

The number of Free Masons in the Uni
ted States is probably muOh greater than
this table shows, as shere-sre many to be
found every where who are not affiliated
with any Lodge The law of the fraternity
is said to be "oncs Mason always Mason"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25

next week! Yet it is true. Week after
week this tedious and menotonous work Of
putting up and taking down little piecesSof
lead goes on. There isno rest for the -prin-
ter In sickness as in health---in sunshine
as,in storm, the paper. must Dot be neglec-
ted. Since wa have had this paper, we have
not failed to.issue it every week: and We. are
singular in this respect Why should not
the, printer. be the gerry first to be paid He
has done more for the money, than any 9th
er creditor has. His-bili is 80 small that
any man not actually disabled by Providence
or hopelessly lazy, without sacrifice, can pay
it. it---1----.--.-- -
=: If the reader, will, after; searching the
columns of each numbsrofthe paper 'hesub-
scribes for, place 1t on file, and preserve It
until the, year, expires, and then, take, ,seo
dollars for it he is not, of our way of think
ing by a great odds. 1t is net unfrequeatly
the case that old files of papers ye.besn
carried back and forth to different coprts, 10
be used as evidenceir important cases where
large amounts Of property were peudiug--
And yet the price, of the paper that carried
the case was, when it was issued .bnt five
cents land without the copy 10 possession Of
the proprietors, the rightfulr owners of the
property would, have lost it. Our advice to
every man, is, take some good paper-pay
for it in adyauce--and keep it file. Il
pays better than auy other. investment, con-
sideriug the amount ested.-FIog,ef our
Union. ..7 :. .- F.. ~
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MASONRY IN FHE u. STATES.
The following statistics are derived from
THE latest information contained iu the pro-
csedipgs ofvarious Masonic Grand Lodges
Of the United States:-.' - w. - '~7''FF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
asy- There is valuable truth in the follow

nag There is valuable truth in the follow
ing remarks: The unmarried journeyman,
who receives his So to s12 per week, and
spends it all about as fast as he earns it,
will 60 to his grave poor as Lazarus, growl-
ing that capital eats up labor, when it is in
fact labor that eats (and drinks) itself. You
may shower gold upon workingmen whospend
a third of their earning in bar-rooms, thea
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-22
WINES AND LIauoRs.

CANUFr. ELLISON AGENT FOR WILLIAM YOUNGER
~ Cos kdinburg se.-tor sale by the hogshesd snd
gallon This ale Ia the beat drsugh In this country Aso
brsndies wnes gina Ac the ne- Imported 70 he market
In large email Quantities At No. South Wlsro siree'
Beaver.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-22
RAG n. KaYEw,

i Importer and dealer in
Choice teas, fine groceries, &C.. &c,
go Greenwich street CORNER OF Murray, N. Y.
mo pRv0GinTs PERruMERS AND DEALERS IN
toilet arlcesTr consequence OF the laie IRE ~ No "a
Naiden the subscriber has removed 70 o. rev doors
below he has concluded close ont the balance OF his
stock greatly reduced prices including large snd select
assortment o. toilet articles &C. Of bis importation, viz
brushes CONS mirrors ane soaps pomades, cognes, en-
tracts odor csses, toilet bottles &c. &c.
A. ". GlBkUDAH. g. Maiden lane.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-22

ILCEToN's OPERA HOUSE LATE NATIONAL CIRCUS.
This popular troupe, having arrived from their Southern
will open for short National Circus No
81 Bowery Monday next Feb ~ Lovers of fun will do
well paOnze them. Extra Sunday even
ing. Reserved seats, Is cents; boxes, 10 cents
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-22
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

q UDSON RIVER RAHROAD.-EXPREaS TRAIN
ID for Albany snc Troy stopping at principal stations
1ecuug with Western and Northern trains leave ChAmbrv
strees u go and II - A ~. and 4HP n
A y. SMITH. 9up0Y1ntaudoui
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-22
, FINE HEAD or HAIR-rHE INGREDIENTS FOL

A FINE HEAD or HAIR.-THE INGREDIENTS FOR
~ making the same costing only few cents TO make a
ears the skin as well as the hair and also DarSs The growth
q The hs when you can obtain good article that you know
ronbs expense And your hair has fallen out
viii prove certain remedy. II your hair gray turning
gray end wish 70 ra e 70 is original colsr or you
recipe for dying the hair will eectusy do the without
above remedies accidentally assures those who may
be afflicted loss OF hair that BY following the simple
bound encscou. reproducing the hair checking
out also giving fine glossy appearance hr s.
The advertiser VIII send the above recipes postage free 70
cash postage stamps The articles for making the entire
Is ran few Which VIII aSa enough
mouth The receipt when purchased Will many
JAMES WILSON, @ Grand street New YORK Write your
address plain 1t will be sent by return 81 post
ELECTRO xAGNgrTsx-rRY Ir-sURE CURE
L Of dsa. Of The
shs and The whole range q nervous complaint, general
shortest time 4 ss's ,seR
ELEcTRo MAGYETrsM-TRy rr-sURR CURE.-DR
for the treatment Of rheumatism diseases Of the chest bron
n sd $ s S w Se se
tin" ~ ks ssHsI srO magnetic aI
MOULDING SAND wANrEp--ABo % Toys OF
Raymond A Co, sSs Broadway.
prrRRs' PATENT NON EXPLOSIVE sELr asNE
rating gas lamp warranted the best portable light in
use. state and county rights for sale Apply or address
Peters ~ Chestnut street, Philadelphia
CrxwARrs PATENT WROUGHT IRON TrLy FOR
- malt klns and drying noorsThc subscribers are now
prepared eceye orders for the above article which will be
found W save sBper cent in time and fuel and 10 the best
flooring In The tile be packed for In
small compass and the flooring laid by any ordinary me-
shAnc
Also iron perforated In the usual flooring at
short notice. r. q. ARNOLD co sole owners Of pa
tent ~ Broome street, second door of Broadway N
DErNTyEJs NoNExPLOsTvE BURNING FLUID,
III the creates, discovery known. This aud will no,
explode under any circumstances be used any
mon fluid lamp Ohlce 49, Second avenue New York
JINRs FErTRETCH.
CHOW CAsEs,-HOfFMAN FERsCH's SHOW CASE
~ warerooms Nos. ~ Chsihsm street and 81 Bowery. A
general assortment Of show constantly hand
Old cases taken 10 exchange. Orders promptly executed
GAVE YOUR STAGE FARE-Tf you WANT TO BUY
- medicines perfumery toilet articles patent medicines
call s the old established store Of brand and Allen
streets md save good many shings by dung Barrys
bottle other hair remedies in the proporon Dr Ro
Duponico Madame dc RANGES Lafont. and
mar female pills all dosr box and will sent free
of postag address desired by price
Brandreths, Ayers Lees, Wrighis, Hooper's Monars
Raphs and Clicekeners pills, onlyis Cd abox; Holoway
Russia Nc asers. and Daey's ssve, only la 81 boz.
Ali other articles in the proportion Prescrp.
tons put up with the best chemicals and at the cheapest
Druss Al me lowest price Tooth brushes At cents.
A. GfESfMAN, Prscticai Chemist,
p6 brand street, corner Of Alien
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DRYANrs' MTNsTRErs,
I'D Mechanics Hall ga broadway, above Grand street.
Moncsy Evening Feb e. ls6s-GRAND GALA NIGHT.
Ami versary Of the Birthday Of
WASHINGTON,
when will be hs attractive bill Of the
New Songs Dances, Solos Buresquee, Psnsicn Dances.
Conicailes, &C. 49, -
THE DREKM or SHOVEL Ry-sCENEs AT PHALoNs.
introducing JERRY and DAN BRYANT In prominent pars
Doors open 6; to O'Clock Tickets Is cens-
saturdsy-First Annual BENEFIT 10 DAN BRYANT.