Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-15
Gputributprial.
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. FEBRUARY 10. 1885

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Ladies' Dresses.
The latest Partisan and New York styles
of ladies' dresses have the waist short-up
where our grandmothers wore their girdles.
We wonder what sovereign-what refine de
la n,ode-has the misfortune to be unduly
short.waisted by nature? Not the Empress
Eugenie, for she is a model of feminine
symetry.
The Negro.
The editor of the New York Tndepend.
ent asks, "Is not the negro man and a
brother ?"
To this Prentice of the Louisville Jour-
nal answers: "He may be your brother or
half-brotber- is no relation of ours"
Upon this the editor of the New York
Saturday Press thus comments: "How is
that, Mr.. Prentice? We thought he was
your Observation-Disclosures any rate"
The Negro Again.
The RICHMOND Enquirer in all mentions
of negroes calls them Cushites. The ne.
grces are called "Cusbites," and the ne
gresses "Cushite women"
The Comet.
For two or three months a comet has
been visible (to those who have good eyes)
in the eastern heavens. Recently it rises
about five o'clock 10 the afternoon and is
visible, accordingly, on the meridian about
eleven O'Clock at night We believe the
comet is Biela's, which returns to our re.
gions every six years more or less. 1t is q
simple, nebula looking, white nucleus of
light, without tail and without any visible
centre. Biela's name is pronounced Bee.
a.la 1t is German. -
Ho for Japan!
We see it stated that one may 60 to ia.
pan, buy first class house there for thirty
dollars, and live in it in good style for two
cents day-less than eight dollars year
Servants can be hired for fifty cents a
month and horse and groom for one dol
lar and fifty cents a month.
Let croakers amongst Us sell out and 90
to Japan; and let soorkers stay here and
work. We propose to be of the latter class.
Greenville Railroad.
This road has been for several days run
ming through in one day. The break IN
the road is about seven miles, which is
made in stages. Then there is the river
to get across at Alstou. This is done upon
fats and smaller crafts
1t is rumored that the Company are pro.
jecting a track down the west bank of Broad
river; and that they never intend to con.
meet the present road at Alston.
Freedmen's Contracts.
A friend from Fairfield advises US that he
has contracted with freedmen, to work
his lands year for third of the produce
He says that if they will at all work be will
make more than he did when be held them
as slaves.
PICTURES.
The latest invention in the way of por.
traits is the Albatype. It is an exquisite
picture. The pure white from which it takes
its name is the material upon which it is
taken-porcelain. 1t is sometimes called
the Porcelain picture; though Albatype is
the name given it by the inventor.
These pictures are taken in Columbia !;
and are to be seen at Wearn's.
Bonnet Feathers.
These are the style now. Every lady
who wears bonnet, hood, cap, bat, fiat,
jockey, turban or tartan, must have feath-
er in it, of some sort, size or color. We rath-
er like it. The ladies evidently like it.
Then, of course, everybody likes it.
The "Man about Town" tells US that his
pointer dog, Flash, is to be seen every day
sitting by the hour at his front gate, point
ing the bonnets that pass en- promenade a.
long the pavement
Travel Westward. n.......
There are two routes from Columbia to
One, via Branchville by railroad,
and the other via Aiken by stage,liue along
the wagon roads. By the former one leaves
Columbia, at six o'clock in the morning
and reaches the break in the Branchville
and Augusta railroad late in the afternoon;
spends the night on the hack; and reaches
Augusta before noon on the following day.
By the latter route one leaves Columbia
about nine o'clock in the morning sleeps all
night at Aiken ; and reaches Augusta about
the same hour that he would by the other
route.
The latter strikes Us as being by far the
better in that one gets a nights sleep at
Aiken, and yet makes the trip in the same
time. We presume, however, the expense
is little heavier; though We are not ad-
Vised upon the point. H.,
The Cholera. ., ..
This is becoming matter of the very
sravest importance. Months ago, we re.
garded it as possible, at the farthest a
probable, evil for Americans to consider,
Now, it is next to certain that We shall
have it. Let Us see what it is
Recent Investigations and testimony in
New York show that it can be carried from
place to place in clothing or other material
absorbing it; that it follows the great routes
,f travel, deviatiug therefrom only when
carried that it does not go with or against
he wind that it travels just as fast as the
ship or car or man does that carries it; and
10 faster that it travels in summer and in