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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-09-06

~ The past fall, as lady, modestly at
tired, was on her way to the city of New
York, on board one of the Hudson river
night boats, she sat quietly reading in the
ladies' cabin, when fashily-dressed dame,
mistakiug her for servant, rather rudely
accosted her with:
"Do you know this cabin is for the Ia.
diesP
"Certainly do," was the answer, eand
have been wondering for some time why
You are here"
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LEpRosY REvIvED.-It is stated il

LEPRosY REvIVED.-It is stated in
some of the foreign journals that this terri
BILE disease of the scriptural era, and which
was an epidemic throughout Europe from
the tenth to the sixteenth century, is now
developing itself in various parts of. the
world with all its ancient repulsive charac.
teristics. 1t prevails extensively in two
widely sundered countries, the West Indies
and Norway. In the latter, according to
the statistics recently published, there are
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She Wouldn't Marry q Mechanic.

A young man commenced visiting a
young woman, and appeared to be we'll
pleased. One evening he called when it
was quite late, which led the young girl to
inquire where be had been.
81 had to work tonight" -.
"What do you work for living" she
inquired in astonishment
"Certainly, replied the young man, 81
am a mechanic"
"I dislike the name of mechanic" and
she turned up her pretty nose.
That was the last time the young man
visited the young woman. He is now q
wealthy man, and he has one of the best
women in the country for bis wife.
The lady who disliked the name Of me.
chanic is now the wife of miserable fool
"a regular vagrant about grog shops, and
she, soft, verdant, silly, miserable girl, is
obliged to take in washing in order to sup
port herself and children. -r
You dislike the name of mechanic, eh {!
You whose brothers are but we'll dressed
loafers. We pity any girl who has so little
brains, who is 80 verdant, so soft, as to
think less of a young man for being me.
chanic-one of Gods noble.meu-the most
digni6ed and honorable parsonage of heav.
ems creatures. Beware, young lady, how
you treat young men that work for living,
for you may one day be a menial to one Of
them yourself.
Far better discharge the we'll fed pauper
with all his rings, jewelry, brazenness, and
pomposity, and take to your affections the
calous. handed, intelligent, and industrious
mechanic.
Thousands have bitterly regretted theil
folly who have turned their backs to homes
ty. A few years have taught them severe
lesson.
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Seletteb 4pstrp,
LFE'S SUNSET.

IFE'S SUNSET.
Where are you going so fast, old man,
Is Where are you going so fast?
There's valley to cross and river TO ford,
There's q clasp of the hand and parting word,
And a tremulous sigh for The past, old man,
The beautiful vanished past,
The road has been rugged and rough, old man,
Is To your feet it's rugged and rough; go
But you see dear being with gentle eyes,
Has shared In your labor and sacrifice; . =
All that has been sunshine enough, old man,
For you and me, sunshine enough.
How long since you've passed over the hill, old man,
OF life DER the top of the hill?
Were there beautiful valleys on t'other sides
Were there flowers and with their branches wide,
To shut out the heat of the sun, old man,
The heat Of the fervid sun.
And how do you cross the waves, old man,
Of sorrow, the fearful waves!
Did you lay your dear treasures by, one by one,
With an aching heart and Goods will be done,"
Under the wayside dust old man,
In the graves meath the wayside dust!
There is labor and sorrow for all, old man,
Alas! there Is sorrow for all, r..
For eighty long winters have witnessed your hair,
And they've whitened your heart as well, old man,
Thank God, your heart Us well
You're now q, the foot Of the hin, old man,
At last at the foot of the hill;
The sun has gone down In a golden glow,
And the heavenly city lies just below;
90 In through the peariy gate, old man,
The beautiful peariy gate
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AN EXTRAORDINARY MoNKEY.-Tbe
New York Post thus describes the perfor.
mances of an extraordinary monkey now
being exhibited on the streets of New
York:
The organ is rarely, if ever, used, except
to attract the nucleus of crowd. After
that the entertainment is of a singular
character. The monkey "a small one) takes
his place on platform, which is nearly as
high as mans head, and begins the per-
formance with music of his own upon the
violin. The tones are not particularly
sweet, but the posture of the player is very
amusing to the crowds. At the conclusion
of this the monkey carelessly tosses the in,
strum.nt and the bow into the hands of his
trainer, and, taking hurdy-gurdy, places
the strap around his neck, and makes more
music of its kind. Afterwards come tam.
BOURNE performance.
Then the programme varies The mon
key is provided with needle and piece
of cloth, and sews rapidly, if not very we'll
With broom he energetioally sweeps the
stage. His motions at this time closely
initiate those of an industrious, but care
less and comical, servant girl; and the
spectators who wondered and applauded
the monkey during his musical exhibition
now laugh at him heartily.
The performer next takes the part of a
warrior. His gun he first "presents" for
inspection. Subsequently he removes the
ramrod, drives home the charge, as soldiers
on parade do it, and shoulders arms, carries
arms, takes aim and fires off the percussion
cap, with which the lock has been supplied.
The march of the monkey on his short legs
excises great merriment A broad-sword
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STRANGE BUT TRUE-A NORTHERN
WoMAN's IDEA OF SOUTHERN MORALITY.
The Nashville Dispatch gives the follow.
ing amusing account of Northern misceg.
enation affair. 1t says:
A short time since a lady of some pre-.
tensions arrived in the city, and securing
comfortable quarters, settled down. She
gave her former place of residence as In
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METHOD OF RENDERING ALL SORTS OF
PAPER F1RE-PRooF. astonishing ef-
feet is produced BY the most simple process.
1t is only necessary, whether the paper be
plain, written, or printed on, or painted for
hangings, to be immersed in strong solu.
ton of alum.water and then, thoroughly
dry it, when it will Immediately become
fre.proof This experiment is readily as,
certained, by holding slip of paper over a
candle. Some paper, however, will require
to imbibe more of the solution than it may
receive by single immersion, in which
case, the operation of dipping and drying
must be repeated till such paper becomes
fully saturated, when, it is positively asser-
ted, neither the color nor the quality of the
paper will be in the smallest degree afec-
ted but that on the contrary, both will be
even improved. .
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RENOYATING AND CLEANSING
wooIEN GOODS.

MRS. ]. E. GRIST respectfully informs the citizens Of
Yorkville and vicinity, tatshe preparedto RENOVAT
AND CLEAN Genuemen's Goats, Pants and Vests, and
Ladies' Cloaks. REPAIRING DONE IF NECESSARY.
Satisfaction Guaranteed If the garments not TOO much
WORN or FADED.
T. NJ. Dobson, Thos n. Dickson M. Jones, W. Claw
and Mai. J. G. Lindsay.
Articles left the Printing Office will be attendedoJ
December IA IS
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A BOLD FEAT-Csptain De Luc, the
leader of squadron of the Victor Emanuel
Lancers attached to the Fourth Corps, hav-
ing received an order from General Cialdini
to push himself forward till be should meet
with the enemy, boldly presented himself
before the gates of Padowa, where, of
course, with his squadron he met with the
Austrians (for the city was still in their
possession y and in large number too. In
stead of retraoing his steps in doubleiquick,
for he might have considered his mission
at an end, the brave captain entered fear
lessly into the city at the head of his squad
ron, sounding his bugle. The enemy,
though possessing a force six or eight times
larger, thinking that the squadron was fol-
lowed by the whole vanguard of the Fourth
Corps, evacuated the city in great haste.
Still Captain De Luc was not satisfied
Accompanied by only four lancers, he rode
to the railroad station and ordered an en-
CINE to be got ready. Entering car with
bis four men, he made it hitch to locomotive
and bid the engineer to start for Vicenza
No sign of Austrians on the road. At last
the locomotive, with the car containing
Captain De Luc and his four men, entered
the railroad station at Vicenza; it was full
of Austrian troops! Nothing was left for
the Captain to do but retrace his steps, if
that was even possible. Had he had with
him his whole squadron, ten to one, he
would have ordered the bugle to sound the
charge, and no doubt would have thrown
the enemy into the greatest confusion, who
was not prepared for surprise. But what
could FIVE men do among several hundreds .?
But to 60 back empty handed, twas hard.
All at once, the Captain who, having put
his head out of the car window, was looking
around with disappointed air, called the
engineer and ordered him to turn the loco.
motive, and drive it at the head of long
train of cars which was waiting to be sent
somewhere by the Austrians. The engi-
neer, let it be said to his praise, performed
the maneuvre with both dexterity and
quickness; and twenty minutes later Cap
tain De Luc entered Padowa at the head
of whole train loaded with Austrian to-
bacco-a trihe worth half million of
francs .>. IA. -.
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no less than 1000 lepers. The tubercular
form of the disorder, which is more com.
mon, and unfortunately much more horrible
than that which Affects the joints, is pro
nounced by the physicians incurable. It
would be more modest in the faculty to say
that they have not discovered cure for it.
In all probability the antidote exists, al
though it has not yet been brought to light.
Meanwhile, it is satisfactory to know that
it is not contagious. Multitudes of lepers
perished miserably in the early ages, aband.
oned to their fate in consequence of the
universal belief that whosoever touched
them must necessarily share in their calam..
ity. 1t is now known that the distemper
is incomr unicable in that way, although,
like scrofula and some other cutaneous and
gIaudular diseases, il may be transmitted in
families, terrible heirloom, from generation
to generation. The malady is very rare in
this country, and long may We be exempted
from tt e scourge. .-
The Termini Of the Atlantic Cable.
Hearts Content, where the Atlantic Ca
BILE is working on this side Of the world, is
small bay or cove, projecting from the
east side of Trinity Bay, on the Island of
Newfoundland, latitude 40 degrees so min
utes, longitude 50 degrees 20 minutes.
The settlement, Notwithstanding its roman.
tic name, is only small collection of fish
ing huts, as are two adjacent settlements,
known as Hearts Ease and Hearts Delight
The settlers who named these places must
have been not only of romantic turn Of
mind, but contented and unambitious
persons. H.. - .......,
The Island of Valentis, the Irish termi.
nus of the Atlantic Cable, is about six
thousand acres in extent. 1t has three
proprietors, of whom the Knight of Kerry
is chief, the others being Trinity College,
Dublin, and Colonel Herbert of Muckross
The population is about two thousand, but
althoug gh the Knight is a staunch Protestant,
his coreligionists do not number more than
one hundred and fifty. The harmony of
this little community (says correspondent
of the London STAR is, however, undis-
turbed by religious disoord. The old priest,
who is now between eighty and ninety years
of age, has had charge Of the parish for
half century, and his watohwofd has al
ways been "Peaoe." The average value Of
land is about Is shillings an acre. Much
more of it is used for grazing purposes than
for cultivation, the principal article manu-
factured being butter. Most of the cottages
are simply small novels; but there is a
considerable number of better class, and
the peasantry have well-fed comfortable
appearance. They owe much to the
Knight, who spends nearly the whole Of
the income be derives from the property in
Improvements and in giving employment to
the people.
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exercise completes the belligerent enter.
tainment. The monkey fences very we'll
with bis. trainer, who stands off to avoid
stabs. ..,.......
The performances conclude with some
grotesque tricks. The monkey, which is
eighteen inches high, puts on the great cap
of his master, and with ludicrous air, struts
around the platform. There are other Sim
liar acts. Finally, be assists the servant in
taking up the collection. Standing in the
centre of the platform, he catches in his
hand, with great skill, the coins thrown at
him, no matter from how far, or how many
come at about the same moment. Hispurse
hangs from his belt, and the money is slip
ped into it with wonderful quickness and
dexterity The monkey takes off bis hat
and makes very good bow at the end of
his exhibition. .-.... .......
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Sslefteb Mliistsllang,
Novel Employment.

The New Orleans Times tells story Of
man who, some years ago, was doing an
extensive business in that city, and, owing
to his singular blending of roughness and
severity with gentleness, acquired the sob:
| riquet of the "Artful Dodger." One cold
November morning, an urchin applied to
him for situation, and in answer to bis
sharp iuterrogatories, the boy stated that
his mother was a widow, and supported
herself by her needle, and during the sum-
mer she had been attacked with the yellow
fever, and had not yet recovered from the
debility which it had produced. Up to
this time the boy had been going to school,
and expected to enter the high school, but
was compelled to go to work For some
time the Dodger sat buried in profound
thought; then suddenly turning round, be
stared the petitioner full in the face and
thus delivered himself:
"Boy you are employed; I will giveyou ff
teen dollars month, but on certain express
conditions Saturdays you shall have all
TO yourself-all boys should have time te
play-but pay in advance, and when ]
hire people I expect them to work-work
hard you understsnd-Yon give me your
time-I give you my money. If do what
I please with your five days in the week,
you do what you please with my fifteen
dollars.
He then turned to his desk, scribbled
off note, and then took six two.dollar and
half gold pieces out of his safe, which he
placed in the boys hand, and told him te
deliver the letter.
"Mr. Principal of--school
have hired at fifteen dollars 9
month. His time is my property, and
will most certainly dispose of it dis l see ft
I choose that he shall 60 to school. If you
find him negligent, let me know, and he
will Immediately be discharged.
Respectfully, -."
The salary was paid promptly until the
old gentleman's death, and the novel EN-
ployee now occupies good position in
large commercial house, in Texas.
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A PHENOMENON IN VERMoNT.-E. B.
Osgood, Esq, our city auditor, few days
since returned from Brandon, Vt, where
be has paid short visit. While there, he
examined the famous ice we'll, so.called,
about which there has been so much discus.
sion among the savans. The we'll is of the
ordinary size, and forty four feet in depth.
At the depth of thirty nine feet, ice is form
ed on the sides of the we'll, and from that
down, the water is of the usual temperature
of ice water, and no matter how the ther-
mometer stands upon the surface of the
earth, even if it indicates 100 in the shade,
this never varies, and the ice is always there
In the winter the coating is thicker. No
other we'll in the vicinity has this feature,
and the cause is not easily explained.
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LIFE IN TEXAS. = A correspondent
writes: Almost every man you meet car
ries huge revolver in his belt and probab.
ly has bowie knife under his vest. They
laugh at the little revolvers common at the
North call them pop guns, and respect
nothing but navy six.shooter or Ballard
rifle. Look around in any bar-room, and
you will see marks of Derringer and revol-
yer bullets all around the walls. In every
alteration the rule is to shoot first and ar.
que afterwards At hmo1d, little town
not far from here, was waiting at the de.
pot the other day, and it happened that q
fight took place in bar-room opposite.
The scufie had lasted about fifteen seconds,
when brawny Texan near me, who at first
had manifested an inclination to cross over
and see the fun, turned on his heels With a
countenance of deep disgust, exclaiming.
sThey're Irish. They're not Americans,
or there'd have been shot fired now" In.
quiry showed that be was right, and this
little incident gave me curious glimpse
into the customs Of the country, Human
life is of less account here than horse.fesh.
There has been nobody hung for murder in
Texas for the last ten years, but geat many
have been hung for horse.stealiDg.
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Is Nor PREPARED TO PAY.-A Phila-
delphia paper publishes the following letter,
received by firm in that city from North
Carolina merchant:
CONCORD, N. c., August 6, 1866.
SIRs: Yours of August 8, 1866, came
to hand this morning, with notice that you
had drawn on me. ..- ..-- .-r.-r
Your draft will not be honored, nor will
the account which you hold against me be
paid until it suits my convenience.
I am we'll informed that you were one
of party of Southern crushers and North
ern radicals and fanatics, who gave your
means for the destruction of Southern peo
pie, my property and my life among the
rest.
Mylife was narrowly saved and my health
permanently injured BY two most fatal gun.
shot wounds, What funds | may now have
saved from the vandalism of bummers, is
needed otherwise than in turning the 9TH
er cheek for you to smite. Yours,
D. R. PHIFER.
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SOUTH CAROLINA AND MAssAcHU.
srTTs.-"Perley," in his dispatch from
Philadelphia to the Boston Journal, speak
ing of the visit paid by the delegates from
South Carolina to the Massachusetts dele.
cation, says:
"Theu Gen. Custer came in, and was
introduced to Gen. McGowan, of the Con-
federase army. After cordially shaking
hands, Custer said "Genersl-we have
been looking at each other often during the
war through field. glasses and amid the
smoke of battle. If We can now shake
hands, these civilians who have stayed at
their homes in safety surely should"
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diana, that State of easy marriage AMI quick
divorce. A few days ago the lady needing
the services of physician, imagine the
surprise of the doctor on noticing that the
color of the infant did not at all correspond
with the complexion of the mother. Kinky
hair, Hattened nose aud thick lips, gave in
dubitable evidence of African descent
Our medical friend announced the result
of his observations, which were received
very calmly by his fair patient. "She was
aware" she said, "and indeed those we're
her reasons for coming to this city. In her
State such thing would be talked about,
but here, she presumed, such thing was
not uncommon. Further, she would like to
dispose of it (the child) in some manner
could the Doctor afford her any assistance
in this direction also2 "No, madam" re.
piled the Doctor, "such property is of nc
value here now. A few days ago it would
have been worth a hundred dollars, but
there is no market for it now" We have
yet to learn what disposition has been made
by the mother of her dusky offspring. The
Doctors dry joke doubtless astonished her
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THE STATE OF 8. CAROLINA,
YORK DISTRICT,
INTHE COMMON PLEAS.

Tufts, Bures s. Co., rs Burrows, Blair Co., ATTACH
Cochran & Co., do ..--
Saml Blagge Co., do 80, i
Tracy, Irwin & Co., ps do .s.- J mer't.
WHEREAS the Plaintiffs did, the 18th day of March,
1885, file their Declaration against the Defendants, who (as
is add is absent from and without the limits of this State
and have neither wife nor attorney known within the same
upon whom copy Of said Declaration might be served
Ii s therefore, ordered that the said Defendants do appear
and plead to the Declaration filed in each Of the above
cases. before the l4th day March, which
will be in the year Of Lord thousand eight hundred
aud siIyseven, otherwise final and absolute judgment
will then be given and awarded agaist them.
J. F. WALLACE, @. C. G. P. & G. s.
Clerks Office, York District, s. c.
March Is . AZ lyo