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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-20

The ROMAN BED. D.-An immense majori.
ty of men in Rome never lighted candle,
unless sometimes at early dawn. And the
custom of Rome was the custom also of all
nations that lived around the great pond of
the Mediterranean. In Athens, Egypt,
Palestine, Asia Minor, everywhere, the
bucients went to bed, like good boys, from
seven to nine o'clock The Turks and
other people, who succeeded in the stations
and the habits of the ancients, do so at this
day. The Roman, therefore, who saw no
joke in sitting round table in the dark,
went off to bed as the darkness began.
Everybody did 80. Old Numa Pompilius
himself was obliged to trundle off in the
dark. Tarquinius might be a superb fel-
low but we doubt whether he ever saw a
farthing rushlight. And though it may be
thought that plots and conspiracies would
flourish in such city of darkness, it is to
be considered that the conspirators them
selves bad no more candles than honest men
both parties were in the dark.
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Seletteb Mlistellang.
The Ministar,s Salary.

A worthy miller-so DR.. Chaplin tells
the story in DR.. Dunbar's memoir-was
once panied by hearing that the minister
was going away for want of support, the
church having decided they could no longer
raise his salary. He called meeting, and
addressed his brethren very modestly, for
he was one of the poorest among these COM
Portable farmers. He asked if want Of
money was the only reason for this change,
and if all were united in desiring the ser
vices of the pastor, could they still keep
him. There was but one voice in reply
The pastor was useful aud beloved; but the
flock was so poor!
"Well," replied the miller, 81 have q
plan by which I can raise his salary without
asking one of you for dollar, if you allow
me to take my own way to do it. | will s'
sumo the responsibility for one year RaVe
1 your consent ?"
Of course they could not refuse this, al
though they expressed surpris'' knowing
the miller to be but poor maD
The year drew to a close The minister
had been blessed in his lsbors, and no one
had been called on for money. When they
came together, the DiIler asked the pastor
if his wants had been supplied and bis sal
ary promptly metz He replied in the at-
6rmative. Wien the brethren were asked
if thew were any poorer than at the begin.
ming of the year, each one replied "No,"
and asked how they could be, when their
cbursb privileges had been so mysteriously
maid for. He asked again, "Is any man
iiere any poorer for keeping the minister ~
and the reply was the same as before
"Then," be said: "brethren, have only
to tell you that you have paid the salary the
same as you always did, only more of it and
with greater promptuess. You remember
you told me to take my own way in this
matter; and I have done 30. As each one
of you brought his grist to mill, I took out
as much grain as l thought your proportion,
and laid it away for the salary When
harvest was over, sold it, and have paid
the minister regularly from the proceeds -
You confess that you are no poorer so you
never missed it, and therefore made no sac.
rifce. Now I propose that we stop talking
abont poverty, and about letting our minis.
ter go, and add enough to his salary to make
us feel that We are doing something" Mr..
Dunbar used to say, "Oh, for miller in
every church p
The story applies itself. No man ever
yet made himself poorer by helping to pay
the minister's salary, whether or not he
knew when and how he paid it. We could
any of Us do twice as much as We do, in
that regard, and be just as we'll off at the
years end, if that be all. And then it is
nothing to be able to "teel that zoe are do
ina something ?"
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Office National IntelIigencer.
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Ynnrprous &eabmg~

Coop SIeNs.-Any of the following
will hold good in six cases out Of every
half-dozen:
To see q man endeavor to walk on both
sides of the street.
To see the same individual try to snuff
a gas-light with paper collar.
To see him try to light segar at the
nozzle of town pump, telling the old fel-
low to hold still. =.
To him striving to batter the pavement
with the back of bis head.
= To see him step high in order to clear the
shadow of a. lamp post. s,
y To See him reprimand an impertinent fel-
low for following him, when it is really his
own shadow.
To see him put the spittoon on his head
and kick his hat under the table.
To see him try to walk through q pier
glass and curse the darned door because he
can't get out.
If be sees couple of easy chairs where
there should be but one, and calls servant
to put them out.
If be tells the waiter to black his head
and comb his boots.
In short, if he puts the candle in bed
and attempts to blow himself out, you can
generally set it down that be is drunk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-20

@- "Jobn, I am going to church, aud
if it should rain, l wish you to come with
the umbrella for me however, you need
not come unless it should rain downright" "
The gentleman went. 1t did rain; but
John had goue to the other end of the town
to see Mary His master came back with
drencbed garments, and look of implaca-
bic anger.
"Jobn," said he, "why didn't you bring
the umbrella ?"
"Because, sir" replied John, 'rt rained
slanting."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-20

A NOVEL VIEW oE JUDAs.-In the es-
say on Judas Iscariot, De Quincy expounds
the novelty of some German writer's, that
the characters and intentions of Judas have
been mis,onceived and certainly this par
adox is hard to answer. According to this
view, Judas, in common with the rest of the
A postles, believed. /. that Christ came to es-
tablsh an earthly kingdom, but went be-
yond the others in speculating on his reason
for delaying its Inauguration. The reason
Judas found in the character of Christ him.
self, 'ssubimely over-gifted for purposes Of
speculation" but like Shakspeare's great
creation of Prince Hamlet, not commensu.
rately endowed for the business of action
and the sudden emergencies of life. Inde-
cision and doubt (such was the interpreta-
tion of Jadas) crept over the faculties of
the Divine Man, as often as he was sum.
moned away from his own natural Sabbath
of heavenly contemplation to the gross ne-
cessities Of action. 1t became important
therefore, according to the views adopted
by Judas, that his master should be pre-.
ciipitated into action by force from with,
out and thpwn into the centre of some pop,
ular movement, such as, once beginning to
revolve, could not afterward be suspended
or checked.
He supposed himself e1ecu-
ting the in,ermost purposes of Christ, but
with an energy which it was the character
istic of Christ to want. His hope was, that
when at length actually arrested by the Jew
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A DEATH BED SoEsE.-The following
i, an account of a vivid death bed scene
that lately took place. A dying husband
said to his spouse:
"Wife, 1 4m to live but few hours at
most-I shall soon be in Heaven"
The afectionate wife replied:
"Iou-you'll never be any nearer than
you are now to Heaven, you old brute =
You would look we'll stuck up in Heaven
I think l see you there now"
"Dolphus, Dolpbus," hoarsely growled
the old map, "bring me my cane, and let
me larrup the old trollup once more before
I die"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-20

H~ A Brahman who had Quilted his
wife and this world, appeared at the gate Of
Brahman's paradise and asked for admission.
The god inquired "HaVe you been in
purgatory "No but I have been mar
ried." "Come IN, then; that is the same
thing" Another defunot Brahman made
his appearance just at this moment, aud
asked Brahma to let him also into paradise.
"Why" said the god, "have you been to
purgatory ?". "No, but neither, had the
last applicant" "Aye, true enough, but he
had been married. Then I am as good, nay,
a better fellow than he is; | have been
married twice" "Then clear out with ye !;
this is not your destination; paradise is not
made for fools.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-20

A MIRAoLE.-A clergyman was endea-
voring to instruct one of his Sunday school
scholars, a plow-boy, on the nature of a
miracle. Thinking he bad made it plain.
SHOW my boy, suppose you should see the
sun rise in the middle of the night, what
would you call that ?" "The moon sir"
"No but suppose that you knew it was not
the moon, but the sun, and that you saw it
actually rise in the middle of the night,
what should you thipk?" 81 should think
it was time to get up, sir"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-20

b@ A few days since, specimen o.
Yankee, fresh from his rural home, took
trip to New York. As be was passing dowr
Broadway, he saw card in window, or
which was printed, "Soda-ten cents 8
glass" Jonathan thought be would try
some of "that airy soda, which he had herr
tell on" Entering the store and calling
for the cooling beverage, he was startled al
most out of his boots as the druggist turned
the faucet Rush !! 6z whistle went tho
escaping gas and water! The Yankee am
ped backward, with an indignant ard star.
tied look, exclaimiug: "No, sir no, Stree !!
You can't play that on me When l.
drink biliu soapsuds, l hope TO be darned! :
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RIGHT SMART CoRN.-A Missouran
informed traveller who inquired about his
COIN, that "each stalk had nine ears on it,
and was fifteen feet high" .'sThat is moth
ing to our corn," replied the traveller, sup
in Illinois, where came from, we always
had pine ears to each stalk, and peck of
shelled corn hanging to each tassel but
we never could raise any field beans with
it."
"Why?''
"Because the corn grew so fast it always
pulled the beans upn
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DERSONS who have unfortunatelY

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DR.JoHN MAY, Yorkville, s. c., Agent.
For Richard Clement, Philadelphia; Weston, New York
Southern Leg and Arm Company, Columbia, s. c.
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as "Facts are stubborn things" said a
lawyer to female witness under examina-
tion.
The lady replied: eyes, stree; and
so are women, and if you get anything out
of me, just let me know it"
"You'll be committed for contempt"
"Very we'll, I'll suffer justly, for feel
the utmost contempt for every lawyer
present."
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sS- An enraged parent had jerked his
provoking son across his knee, and was op-
Grating on the exposed portion of the ur.
chin's person, with great vehemence, when
the young one dug into the parental legs
with his venomous little teeth. "Bazes !
what are You biting me fer ?" swell, dad,
YOU beginned this here war v'
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nS "Ma," said little girl, "when get
to heaven will grandma BE- there ?" "Yes
my child, I hope So" "And will you De
there too, ma ?" "Yes, my darling, hope
will be there, and your father also"
"Oh no, ma, Pa can't be tbere-he can
leare the store %
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Graveyard Philosophy.

They have grave-digger at Spring Grove
Cemetery, Cincinnati, who is fair match
for the grave digger in Hamlet. Here is
an account of him:
One gets some grim views of living, as
of dead humanity by visiting a show grave
yard such as this. There is simple-mind
ed, good hearted attachee, by the name Of
-, am very fond of talking to. He
has given me many lessons not soon forgot
ten.
"It's little grief and a good deal Of
pride that makes 'em do it, sir. I don't
mean to say that it amt uateral; it is uater.
al. Mater can be found in cemetery as
we'll as anywhere. One afflicted family
puts monument, and another afflicted faui.
ly wants to outdo it. And they generally
does, eff it's done at once. Eff it's put off a
little, they gets more reasonable"
"Time cures all ills"
"Well, it does Use seen a party put in
that vault till lot could be bought and a
monument put up, and the grief was deep.
You'd 'spose there was 90 end to that grief,
and no bottom either Well, at the end OF
three months the company has had trouble
to get them to take out the party and give
it Christian burial"
"There are exceptions to that"
"In course--any number of 'em. I can
show you graves here ten years old, and
every summer you'll find fresh flowers
strewed on 'em."
"More flowers than ornaments"
"Can't say that. Real deep feelin' grief
belongs as much to the rich as the poor
Leastwise I find it so But dying is as
material as livin', and in course people gets
over it. Therefore it is that monuments
come up with the first burst, Then graves
that have flowers over 'em for more than q
year isn't healthy graves"
"Whst do you mean by that?"
81 mean that the mourners amt in their
material tealth, or they'd find their feelings
directed to the livin."
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VALUE OF CoNYEDERATE CuRREScY.-Annexed Is a Ia
BILE showing the value Of Confederae currency" In Uni
ted States currency for the last four yeas-deputed from
the average monthly rates Of the respective cuences in
gold, at New York, Richmond and Augusta.
As the Of stamp duty upon documents executed du
ring the based upon the value Of the consdera
ton in United States currency, this table will be found very
convenient in fixing that value.
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE vALrR OF "coNYEpERLrE,
AND UNITED STATES CURRENCY FOUR YEARS.
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CONFEDERATE MONEY.

The following table shows the price Of
gold for Confederate currency in Augusta,
Ca, at various times from the breaking out
to the close of the war The record was
kept BY a broker long doing business in that