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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04
From the Valley Farmer.
TO DRIVE THE WEEVIL FROM
MILLS AND GRANARIES.

Numerous remedies have been proposed to
protect wheat and corn from the destructive
ravages of the weevil, but most of them have
been impracticable, or too expensive. Tar
has been found certain and economical a.
gent for the expelling these insects. A wri-
ter in French publication asserts, that bis
father had, long time ago, his granaries
and barns infested with these insects so
much so that they penetrated into all the
chests, and among the linen. He placed an
open cask impregnated with tar, in the barn,
and then in the granaries; at the end OF
some hours the weevils were seen climbing
along the walls by myriads, and flying in all
directions from the oask. On moving the
tarred vessel from place to place, the preml-
ses were in a few days, completely cleared
of these troublesome and pernicious guests.
The farmer who is troubled with these in-
sects may, as soor as he perceives their pres
ence, impregnate the surface of. some old
planks with tar, and place them as required
in his granaries; care must be taken to re-
new the tar from time to time in the course
of the year, to prevent their retrrn.
The same means may not prove equally
effective with the grain moth, an ash-colored
miller, called by some weevil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

A RICH BILL OF FARE.-The following
is the bill of fare at the Surf House, Fire
Island, which cotemporary suggests, re-
minds one of Doesticks' famous beer pro-
gramme:
Our food consists of fish and clans, oys-
tiers, Holsters, fish chowder, clam chowder,
oysters fried, roasted, boiled, stewed and
raw roasted clans, stewed clans, fish and
CLANS, fish and oysters, oysters and fish, fish
and CLANS, and clans and fish, oysters and
CLANS, CLANS and oysters and fish; Holsters
and CLANS and clans and Holsters, oysters and
Holsters, and Holsters, and oysters; Holsters
and fish, and fish and Holsters, and FISH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

ged their clothes, giving to one the apparel
of another. The dance over, it was time to
90 home, and the mothers hurriedly took
each baby, in the dress of her own, and
started, some to their homes, ten or fifteen
miles off, and were far on their way before
daylight. But the day following there was
a prodigious row in that settlement; moth
ers discovered that single day had changed
the sex of their babes; observation disclosed
startling physiological phenomena, and then
commenced some of the tallest female Pc
destrianism; living miles apart, it required
two days to unmix the babies, and as many
months to restore the women to their natur-
ally sweet dispositions. To this day, it is
unsafe for any Of the baby mixers to venture
within the territory
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

ALpHoNsE K KARR AND HIS TA1LoR.-The
talented author of Lies guepes' and various
other jeuu dsprit-relates that be lately
sent for his tailor to make him coat OF a
piece of cloth he had purchased. "Can't do
it." said the tailor, ''there isn't stuff e.
nough." Karr then sent for another tailor,
who, after carefully measuring the material,
undertook to make the coat. In due time
the garment was delivered, and Karr's first
visit was to the tailor "Me voi1a maaheu-
reur!w said he; "behold me in the coat
from the very stuff you said was insufficient
You see there was stuff enough after all!'
"Very likely" said the man of measures,
with imperturable sang troid, every likely;
"but the son Of the tailor 'cho made 1t as
not so big as mine"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

GOT THE BEST OF HIM.-The elder Judge
Burnside presided in one of the Courts OF
Pennsylvania when the memorable case of
Parsons Us. Parsons was on trial. James
Petriken, Esq, was one Of the counsel, as
sisted by James T. Hale, Esq. Hale was
speaking, and having made strong point,
which the Court challenged, he said he could
sustain it by citation of cases from the books,
but he had left them at his Office close by.
why did you not bring your books here?
asked the Judge.
Because I considered the point so plain
as not to need the support of other cases; !;
but I will step over and get the books
As Mr.. Hale left the house, the Judge,
in pet, said:
That man reminds me of carpenter who
came to work for me, and left all his tools at
home. This Court has forgotten more law
than that young man knows
That said Mr.. Petriken, lis just what we
complain of-that your honor has forgotten
too muchp
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

THE DAUGHTERS OF MALTA.-A cor.
respondent Of the Columbus (Ohio) Gazette,
who is evidently one of the fraternity, thus
eniightens the public as to the object of the
latest Secret Association
Mr. Editor: Many questions have been
asked in regard to the Daughters Of Malta,
who they are, and what is their object1
Their object is to relieve widowers, desti'
tute bachelors, dandies, Hottentots, and or,
phan male children.
For the widower, the 'balm Of consolation
is procured, and administered with gener'
,ous hand.
The destitute bachelor is supplied with all
sthat is, necessary to make life happy, wife
and buttons
The dandy is kindly cared for and trans.
planted to richer soil, where the brain will
grow with sufficient rapidity to gain ascen-
tendency over the moustache.
The children have their ragsmended, their
faces washed, and are supplied with which
to wash their eyes and noses.
Voluntary subscriptions are thankfully re-
oeived at all times for the Hottentots. (the
poor heathens).
Hoping this explanation will prove salts
factory to the inquisitive public, we remain
yours respectfully. b. u:
= N. Bit is said that the,sSous of Malta
have designs upon the Island Of Cuba. Let
it not be supposed that we sre coadjutors,
but in all confidence we will say that we
hope at some future day to 'subjugate the
Isle of Man
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

ASisTER IN A TIGHT PLAcE.-At N
one Saturday evening, fatigued by his long
journey, wagner, with his son John, drove
his team into good range, and determined
to pass the Sabbath, enjoying season Of
worship with the good folks Of the village.
When the time for worship arrived John
was set to watch the team, while the wagner
went in with the crowd. The preacher bad
hardly announced his subject before the old
man fell sound asleep. He sat against the
partition in the center of the body slip; just
over against him, separated only by the very
low partition, sat feshly lady who seemed
all absorbed in the sermon. She struggled
hard with her feelings, until, unable to con-
troll them any longer, she burst out with a
loud scream, and shouted at the top Of her
voice, rousing the old man, who but half a.
wake, thurst his arms around her waist and
cried, very soothingly:-
sWo, Nance wo, Nance, wo! Here John,
calling his son, "cut the bellyband, and
loose the breeching, quick, or she'll tear
everything all to pieces
It was all the work of moment, but the
sister forgot to shout, the preacher lost the
thread of his discourse, and the meeting came
prematurely to an end while, deeply morti.
fed, the old man skulked away, determined
not to 60 to meeting again until he could
manage to keep his senses by remaining a
wake.
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FnEAs ON Doas.-The use of arsenic, mer-

FLEAs ON Doas.-The use of arsenic, mer-
curial ointment, &c., is effectual, but danger
GUS. A correspondent Of the London Field,
says: ri have tried many experiments my
self, and have found out one perfectly salts
factory-as my groom informs me to-day, on
inquiry, there has never been flea on the
dog since. It is a yard dog, I allude to-
I had new wooden kennel made, and it
thoroughly painted with gas-tar; boiling hot,
and when we'll dried, placed the dog there
without any bed; the consequence was, the
aeas all left. The dog is now clean and heal
thy. This took plack in the Spring"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

MIXING Up THE BABIEs.-The Weaver
Vile (Cal.) Journal gives the following ac-
count of an affair which, however it may
move the laughter of our readers, we fancy to
have made some of the parties concered
'laugh on the wrong side of their mouths :
Some time ago there was dancing party
given up North; most of the ladies present
had little babies, whose noisy perVersity re-
quired too much attention to permit the
mothers to enjoy the dance. A number of
gallant young men volunteered to watch the
young ones while the parents INDUCED in
breakdown No sooner had the women
left the babies in charge of the misshievous
devils, than they stripped the infants, chan
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

SMALL PENS FOR FATTEN1NG PIas.-
This is matter of much more Importance
than might appear at first glance. Our at
tention has been called to it by an uneasy,
trisky SOW that we had occasion to purchase
in September. She had enjoyed the run of
pasture during the summer, and was
thin in flesh. We put her into large pen,
above twelve by thirty feet, and though she
had fattening food in abundance, she kept
so constantly upon the move, that the food
seemed to hel her very little. She had a
comfortable dry sleeping apartment, with
plenty of hay, but if she slept we'll by mig mt
there was no restby day. After several weeks
of this regimen, we yarded off corner of
the pen, making it about eight feet square.
Her errant propensities were cured at once,
she takes her rations with decided gusto,
and sleeps we'll between meals. There was
rapid increase of flesh and fat soon after
the close yarding.
From observations extending over dozen
years or more, made in villages and in rural
districts, we have noticed that the fattest
and best pork is made in the former, where
one or two pigs are usually kept in small
pen. The villagcr has but a small loom,
and crowds his pig into narrow quarters for
the whole year. It is fed on slops for eight
months, and for the last four is crammed
with scalded Indian meal. He gets pork of
decidedly better quality than he can pur'
chase, and gets it cheaper. The whole en-
ergy of The animal is forced, by his training,
into the production Of flesh and fat.
The pigs of the farmer, on the other hand,
run in pasture, or on the common, for six
or eight months, and are shut up, dozen or
more, in large pen to fatten, because he
has plenty of room. The energy of the ami
NAL has gone very much to the development
of snout aud feet, and the propensity to run
and to root is not circumscribed very much
in his roomy pen. By Christmas he is not
more than two-thirds fattened, and he has
consumed quite as much as the village pig,
which is ready for the knife. We have two
yearling pigs, good for four hundred and
fifty pounds of pork by Christmas, that have
never been out of pen, 8 feet by IL, since
they were eight weeks old. Small pens,
kept dry, and regular feeding, is the secret
of their thrift Agr'cutt~rist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04
ExcRUcIATINa.-A young gentleman

ExcRUc1ATINa.-A young gentleman
just from college-while sitting with young
lady one evening, had occasion to use the
caudle,snuFers; in asking her to hand them
to him, he did so in the following refined
and polished language:
Thou most beautiful, charming, and &C.
complished Miss, will your ladyship, by an
unmerited condescension, hand to your most
obsequious and devoted friend, that pair OF
ignipotent digits, in order that 1 may exter-
inmate the excresence of this nocturnal cylin-
dric luminary, that its refulgsnt resplend'
ency may dazzle the ocular optics of our Wis
ion"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04
Head Quarters.

GENERAL ORDER, No 5.
The Regiments constituting the 9th Brigade ot
s. G. M, will assemble for Drill, Inspection and
Review as herein specified:
The 46th Regiment at Ebenezer, on Thursday,
the 1st day of September.
The Gath Regiment at Yorkvills, on Saturday,
the Sd of September.
The 9th Regimentat White Plains, on Tuesday,
the 9th of September. .,'-
The 36th Regiment ut Bomars Old Field, on
Thursday, the 9th Of September.
The 35th Regimentat Union c. H., on Tuesday,
18th day of September next.
The Commissioned and non. Commissioned off,
GERS will assemble the day previous to their res
pective Reviews, for Drill and instruction.
Volunteer Companies will be inspected, and the
Books Of Beat Companies examined.
Colonels Of Regiments will make full returns
of their commands on or before the 18th day Of
September next.
Regimental Stats will appear in full uniform,
and the Bands of Music attached to Regiments,
will be required to perform duty on the days Of
Drill and Reviews.
Colonels of Regiments are charged with the ex-
tension and execution Of this Order.
By order Of
STATES R. GIST., Brig. Gen'l.
W. T. TRIMMER. Brig. Maj'r.
The Brigade Staff willreport themselves equip
ped for duty at Yorkville, s. c., on Tuesday, the
30th Of August next.
By order of the Brig Gen'l
W. h. TRA,uER, Brig. Maj'r.
July %. 80 2t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

The LOST DARL1N' "A man in search Of
child was hailed by ponderous .Hibernian,
who thrust his half.naked frame through
the window of dilapidated three'story wood
en- building:
lis it a child ye wantp
yes
sAbout three years owldT
sYes.'
He has fair hair, blue eyes red stockings,
and smoke-colored gaiters%
sYes' .,.'.
Had he a plain dhress an with sthraw
hat onN
sYesl yes! Is he up there with you?
Och no, sir: it's myself that wishes he
was; but I seed his mother, while ago, a
lookin' for the darlin'.' +.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

NEUrRAL1z1Na PoIsoN.-A general rea-
der sends the following prescription to the
Pittsburg Gazette:
ga poison of any conceivable description
and degree of potency, which has been in
tentionally or accidentally swallowed, may
be rendered almost instantly harmless by
simply swallowing two gills of sweet oil
An individual of a very strong constitution
should take nearly twice the quantity. This
oil will most positively neutralize every form
of vegetable, animal, or mineral poison with
which physicians and chemists are acquaint-
ed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04
:farnrer's 9epartn1ert.
From the Boston Cultlvator.

From the Boston Cultyator.
GOD BLESS THE PLOUGH.
BY YLAvINIA 8. WESTON.
"Who are the truly grea.t?
Minions Of Pomp and state,
Who the knee bow?
Give US hard hands and free,
Culture of field and tree,
God save the plough"
Mrs. Sigournsy.
Then to the fields ye brave!
Yours be the word to save
From our Life's foe;
Want with its ruthless train
Flies from the cultured plain;
Toil'ye with might and main
God bless the plough!
Now lay the furrow deep,
On vale or hillside steep
In hope ye sow.
Trusting that mother earth
Give to the seed its birth,
Sing ye, in strains of mirth,-
God bless the plough!
Then when the harvest comes,
Plenty through our loved homes,
Joy shall bestow:
Loud shout the reaper-train,
While Ger the fertile plain,
Rich waves the golden grain,
God bless the plough!
Wreaths for your yeomanry,
Green as the Victor's be
Toll crowns their brow,
Theirs the noblest deed,-
Theirs be the brightest meed,
While they their calling heed
God bless the plough!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04
SINGERS SEWING MACHINES,

Prices Reduced to $50, S75, S110, and S125.
VNHE plain reason why Singers Sewing Ma
IL chimes have always sold readily at higher
average price than any other is that they are bet
ter, more durable more reliable capable of doing
much greater variety Of work, and earning more
money. Long-continued popularity is proof of
sterling merit In the purchase of what are called
cheap Sewing Machines, thousands have been
deceived and disappointed, but with Singers
Machines there is never any failure or mistake.
SINGERS NEW FAMILY sEWING-MACHINE,
the price of which is only $50, is light and ele
gantly decorated Machine, capable of performing,
in the best style, all the sewing Of private fam-
ly. 1t has secured great reputation during the
few months since it was first offered to the pub
lie.
SINGERS TRANSVERSE sHUTTLE-MACHINE.
to be sold at $75, is Machine entirely new in ito
arrangement; it is very beautiful, moves rapidly
and very easily, and, for family use and light
manufacturing purposes, is the very best and
cheapest Machine ever offered to the public
These Machines are being increased in number az
rapidly as possible, and, yet the demand for them
cannot be fully supplied.
SINGERS NO. l STANDARD sHUrrLE.MI.
's CHINE,
formerly sold at $f35, but now reduced to S11O il
too well known all over the world to need anv
description: Every sort of work, coarse or fine.
can be done with it.
SINGERS NO. 2 STANDARD sHuTTLE.MA.
CHINE.
This is the favorite manufacturing Machine
every where. The size of the Machine gives am :
pie space for almost every description Of work.
which together with its admirable working ouali.
ties, gives it decided advantage. Price. with
table complete, S125.
Since the great reduction in the price of these
Standard Machines, on the 1st of October. 1853.
the sale Of them has increased fourfold.
All of Singers Machines make the interlocked
stitch with two threads; which is the best stitch
known. Every person desiring to procure full
and reliable information about Sewing. Machines
their sizes, prices, working capacities, and the
best methods of purchasing, can obtain it by
sending for copy Of 1. N. Singer q Cos Gazette,
which is beautiful pictorial paper entirely de.
voted to the subject. 1t aOiu be supplied traits.
I. NJ. SINGER g. CO.,
468 Broadpay, Nev York.
L. NJ. GRIsT, AaESI, Yorkvillc, s. C.
June 30 o. 3d.. ,.y,,. .-,s - ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

1~IN a religious excitement, recen-
tly, in Boston, person meta Christian neigh
Dor, who took him by the hand and said:
Il have become a Christian you are a
Christian, then, all at once said the other,
syou profess to act strictly OF Christian prin-
ciples. I am glad of it. congratulate you.
Suppose we now have settlement of our lit
tie accounts between US. Pay me what
thou owest.' NO. said the newborn child
of grace, turning on his heel; religion is
religion, and business is business
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

ABOUT So.--A bachelor says: a woman
will cling to the chosen object of her heart
like possum to gum tree, and you can't
separate her without swapping strings no art
can mend, and leaving portion of her soul
on the upper leather of your affection. she
will sometimes see something to love where
others see nothing to admire; and when
fondness is once fastened on fellow, it tsticks
like glue and molasses in bushy head of
hair"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

A COMPLICATED QUEsTIoN.-A tall
Eastern girl named SHORT, long loved GER
tain big Mr.. LITTLE; while LITTLE, little
thinking of SHORT, loved little lass named
LONG. To make long story short, LITTLE
proposed to LONG, and SHORT longed to be
even with L1TrLE's shortcomings. So
SHORT, meeting LONG, threatened to marry
LITTLE before long, which caused LITTLE,
in short time, to marry LONG.
QUERY.-Did tall SHORT love big LIT
TIE, less because big z1ssFTLE loved little
LONG?
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9uastit1Igl 8eaoing,

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SoN.-In New Ha-
ven, down in Connecticut, they have some
mad wags, and not unfrequently fast papas
have fast SONS, as the following paragraph
from the Editors Table in the Knackbocker
indicates:
A New Haven friend, who sbelieves there
is fruitful lesson of warning in these 'like
Father like Son anecdotes, sends us Sc
cond concerning Judge P:
In the Judges Office was always kept for
private entertainment and solace, demVohn
of Jamaica. His honor noticed that every
Monday it was lighter and more abstract
ed john than when he left it on Saturday
night. Sam also was missing from his usu-
al seat in the paternal pew. One Sunday
afternoon, Sam came in about five o'clock,
and (rather heavily went up stairs. The
Judge called after him:
Sam, where have you beenp
TO church, sir
tWhat church, Sam?'
The second Meth, sir
Had good sermon, Sam?
Every powerful, sir itquite staggered me,
SIR
sAh, see,' said the Judge; 'quite power
full, eh, Sam ?"
The next Sunday the son came home ear
lier than usual, apparently not much 'under
the weather His father hailed him:
well, Sam, been to the Second Meth
again to-day?'
'Yes, SIR
sGood sermon, my boy?'
., Fact was, father, I couldn't get in
church shut up, and ticket on the door
Sam says, on going to the Office for his
usual spiritual refreshment, he found the
john empty, and bearing this label:
There will be no service here to-day, this
church being closed for repairs ? q
Sam departed asadder and wiser, but
with his bibulous proclivities) not a better
man. - =
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

BE- A young fop who had just begun to
shave for a beard, stepped into a barber
shop, and after grand swagger desired to
be shaved.
The barber went through the usual move
ments, and the sprig jumped up with -four
ish, exclaiming:
sMy foin fellow, what is your charge?'
sOh, no charge, replied the barber.
No charge! How's that?'
why, I'm always thankful that can get
a soft piece Of calf's skin to sharpen my ra-
zor on"
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w To take ont pitch, tar, rosin, paint,
&c., pour a little alcohol on the place, and
let it soak in, about half an hour. Then rub
it gently, and you will find the acohol has
soaked out the glutinous quality, SO that it
will easily erumble out.
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