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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
A Practical Joke of the War.


Henry BALE, one Of the best scouts in the
Federal army, left Leavenworth with des.
patches. As he rode along, men from eve
ry direction were going to join Gen. Price.
He saw an old ssoessionist with q shot gun,
aud thought it would be nice thing to
drive the old fellow off and take his horse
into Lexington.
So he engaged the man in conversation,
and getting an opportunity, put a revolver
to the rebels head, ordering him to tie his
gun to thesaddle, to dismount and skedaddle!
The old man made tracks rapidly, glad to
escape with his life Hale took the horse
by the bride and rode on, whistling cyan
kee Doodle" So.
he had ridden but mile or two, when at
a turn of the road, be was orderedto "halt "
The old "reb" had procured another gun
and got ahead of him! His gun was square.
ly levelled at Hale's head.
"Get off that horse" said be.
Hale got down.
"Tie that revolver to the saddle p
Hale did it,
"Pull off your pants J"
Hale shuoked 'em of.
"Skedaddle p go.
An order which Hale at once carried into
effect, merely saying:
"WelI, Cap, I thought my shirt was
coming next; good bye"
The old "reb" went off with the two hor.
ses, whistling "Dixie," while Hale marched
seven miles into Lexington with only his
coat and shirt on. His coat contained the
dispatches. ... .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
Sflefteb Mistellang.
About Tin.

Tin is short word, but full of meaning.
If poor fellows pockets are empty, he is
said to be "out of tin" If Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith celebrate their tenth wedding ami
versary, it is called tin wedding. Then
what gathering of friends each with 2
present Of tin ware. Bot it is all 9 mis-.
take. The ware called "tin" is only wash
Of tin over sheet iron. As we'll might we
speak Of plated ware as being silver.
I learned something novel recently about
tin while looking in at q metal store, In
Burling Slip, near Pearl street, and listen
ing to the courteous salesman. 1 learned
that, while our extensive country produces
nearly all metals, from gold to lead, inclu.
ding spelter-which has only been found
within the past ten years-there has never
yet been discovered tin mine. Should
one be found, ssmay I be there to see, and
take few shares In it.
While the Lead Bsrons of the West
have become very wealthy, with prices from
three to eight cents per pound, what must
be the profits of mine Of tin, when the
metal brings from thirty to fifty cents. Tin
is used for various purposes other than for
"Britannia Ware" The fine black cloths
We get from France are colored by solu-
ton of tin. The most beautiful red colors
in carpets are made by chemical process
which requires pure tin in the composition.
The best and most reliable tin is imported
from the Dutch East India Island Of Ban
ca. It is taken from Banca TO Rotterdam,
and there sold, by auction, at semi.anuual
sales; and from there sent to all parts of
the civilized world. Next in quality is
Malaccs or Straits tin, 80 named because it
reaches Us through the Straits of Malseoa
A small quantity comes from China, but
the Celestials have so many ways of chea-
ting that their tin is very unpopular. Our
English neighbors send us great quantities
of their Cornwall tin, and they consider it
superior to all other; but while it is pure,
it is not so soft as Bsnos, and Brother
Jonathan prefers the latter, for which be is
willing to pay high price. From South
America we have small supplies; but it is
an inferior quality, and very drossy.-Nesr
York Journal. '
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

BLUsHINa. .-Blushing is said to be a
sign that something of the angel is left 10
woman, beautiful to the eye and bespeaking
the inward purity of the heart. When a
woman ceases to blush, she has lost her
greatest charm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
THE STATE OF s. CAROLINA,
YORK DISTRICT,
INTHE COMMON PLEAS.
Darwin & Jeferys, ]
rs. }
Dr-o,ys RIoir ~ Y


WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs did, on the l4h day Of March,
1885, file their Declaration against the Defendants, who 1t
Is sad absent from and without the limits of this State,
and have neither wife, attorney known within same,
upon whom copy Of The said Declaration might served:
therefore, ordered thai the said Defendants do appear
and plead to the said Declaration, before the nfeenh
day Of March, which will be In the year Of our Loro one
thousand eight hundred and siIyseven otherwse nna
and absolute judgment will be given and awnrded sgnst
them. J. F. WALLACE, y. y. q. K.
March 29 IS -lq
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

A DELICATE BRIDE.-Between Yreka
.snd Jacksonville, Oregon, there was we'd
ding last winter, about the time of the deep
snow, when Mr.. Pelham AMI other citizens
were corralled in that cold country. The
families of the respective parties to the
marriage we're in attendance, and the party
was rather after the old fashioned style,
made up of neighbors, their wives and ba-
bies, and anybody that happened to be
stopping anywhere within accessible dis.
lance. 1t was a pleasant affair; but, like
all similar assemblages, it dispersed, and
the bride returned to her chamber, first
having whispered to the fond groom, "Don't
come up for half an hour" This being
q first request, he obeyed, waited the time
anxiously, nor let the hand of the ticking
clock pass by second of the limit ere he
had gone to her with whom his life was
joined.
Rappirg gently at the door Of the bridal
chamber, and receiving no reply, he entered
unbidden and saw his wife lying on the
bed, arrsyed in night,gear of the purest
white, presenting picture of beauty, taste
and loveliness beyond comparison. One
step further, closer look, and the blood
rushed back to his heart-she was dead
Loudly calling for help, father, mother,
brother, sister, brideuaids, all the household
rushed to the room. The mother discover.
ed that her daughter still breathed, but
horror upon horrors! there lay the empty
vial from which the fatal draught had been
taken Messengers were dispatched for
physicians, the patient was rubbed and
sprinkled, and hopes were entertained of
her revival, symptoms looking favorable.
At this juncture, some one ricked up a
piece of folded paper from table, on which
was written, in the delicate hand of the fair
young brids:'
"Be not alarmed, dear husband. Feel.
ing that the occasion would be too much
for my nerves, have taken chloroform.
"YoUR OWN WIFE"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

NATURES BARoMETERs.-Ave venerable
gentleman with whom we recently convers
ed, assured US that spiders were the best
barometers yet produced. The barometer
invented by the scientific, be affirmed, only
indicated tho kind of weather we are to
have Immediately; while spiders unerring'
ly told the character of the weather for sew
eral days in advance For instance, if the
weather is likely to become rainy, windy,
or in any other respects disagreeable, the
spiders make very short and firm the ter
minating flaments on which their webs are
suspended. If, on the contrary, tEey
make the terminating filaments or fasten-
ing uncommonly long, tie weather will
continue serene from ten to a dozen days
Spiders usually make alterations in their
webs once 10 "a hours If they are totally
iudolent, and do not even watch for flies,
rain will speedily ensue. If the spiders
stay out upon their nets during shower,
and seem actively engaged in putting affairs
in good condition, it is certain proof that
the rain will be of short duration, and
that it will be clear weather for some time.
If, during the stormy weather, the spiders
are seen fixing their damaged nets in the
evening, it certainly indicates that the night
will be pleasant and that the rain is over
for the present Our informant has often
witnessed this result when the sky looked
most threatening, and he has never known
the sign to fail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
THE ANSWER.

SIR received your oratiou, with much
deliberatiou, and little CONSERVATION at
the great infatuatiou of your weak imagina-
tion, to show such veueration on so light a
foundation. suppose your animation was
the fruit ofrecreation, or had sprung from o.
tentation to display your education by odd
enumeration, or rather multiplication, Of
words of the same termination, though of
great variation in their respective signi6ca
ton. Now, without disputatiou, your labor.
ious application to 80 tedious an occupation,
deserves commendation, and thinking imi.
tation sufficient qualification, I am without
hesitation, SALLIE MODERATION.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
Too Much Cation"

MADAM-Most worthy of my admiration
after long consideration, of the great repu.
tation you possess in the nation, have a
strong inclination to become your relation.
On your application of the declaration, 1
shall make preparation to move to a situation,
to profess my admiration; and ifsuch obliga
tion is worthy of observation, and can obtain
commisserstion, it will be an aggraudiza-
ton, beyond all calculation, of the joy and
exultation of, Yours,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
RENOVATING AND CLEANSING
wOOLEN GOODS.

MRS. j. 3. GRIsT respectfully informs the citizens Of
Yorve and vicinity that she Is prepared to RENOVATE
AND CLEAN Gentlemen's Coats Pants and Vests, and
Ladies' Cloaks REPAIRING DONE IF NECESSARY
Satisfaction Guaranteed If the garments are not too much
WORN or FADED.
RErRRs TO Capt. I. D. Withespoon, G. R. Ratchfor,
T. M. Dobson, Thos. 81. Dickson, NJ Jones, w. l. Claw
Areles len a, the Printing Office will be attsndedto
December IA IS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

PROPORTIONS OF THE HUMAN FIGURE
The proportions of the human figure are
strictly mathematical. The whole figure is
six times the length of the foot. Whether
the form be slender or plump, this rule
holds good. Any deviation from it is a
departure from the highest beauty of pro.
portion. The Greeks make all their statues
according to this rule. The face from the
highest point of the forehead, where the
hair begins, to the end of the chin, is one,
tenth of the whole statue. The hand, from
the wrist to the end of the middle foger,
is the same. The chest is fourth, and from
the nipple to the top of the head, is the
same. From the top Of the chest to the
highest point of the forehead is the seventh.
If the length of the face from the roots of
the hair to the chin be divided into three
equal parts, the first division determines
where the eyebrows meet, and the second
the place of the nostrils The navel is
the central point of the human body, and
if man should lie on his back with his
arms extended, the periphery of the circle
which might be described around him,
would touch the extremity of his hands and
feet. The height from the feet to the top
of the head is the same as the distance
from one extremity to the other when the
arms are fully extended. These are the
general measures of the man species.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

A SECOND BALAAM's Ass.-There is
an air of improbability about the following,
which is hard to get over. But as there
has lately been great many asses speaking
and prophesying about the Capital at Wash
ingtou, We know of no good reason why the
same miraculous thing should not occur over
in Arkansas. We, however, give the story
as we find it in our exchanges:
A contemporary states that some excite.
ment was created in the neighborhood of
Mrs. Babb, opposite Friar's Point, Arkan.
sas, week ago, by the repeated assertion
of one of the negroes that a mule had
spoken to him, a fact which his actions
seemed to corroborate The circumstances,
as related to US by good authority, are as
follows: "The negro was ploughing with
the mule, when he became exasperated at
its slowness, and began to whip it unmerci-
fully; whereupon the mule shook the har.
ness off of himself and confronting tho
negro, ordered him to 90 home and prepare,
for the day of judgment was coming, and
be would meet bis just reward. The negro
Immediately fled to the house and related
the occurrence, laboriug the while under
the most intense excitement The negro is
now raving maniac and has to be con6ued !;
but before the attack of the malady, he
could not, under any circumstances, be in
duced to 60 near the prophesying mule"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23
"who Pese Desc Local Editors P"
CHARLES MACKAY.

aWho Pese Desc Local Editors ?"
The Cincinniatti Times has the follow.
ing:
Detective Larry Hszen was met yester'
day keeper of beer saloon, on Vine
street, over the canal, who was laboring un'
der considerable apparent excitement. Re-
eognizing Haseu, he stepped up to him with
the exclamation:
aWho pese desc wot you calls local edi.
tors?"
.sThey pick up items," said the officer,
ssdeadhead into shows, etc."
s.Dey pick up items, think SO. Is
gold watches items 7 Is sixty dollar items !
Hey7
he was asked to explain what be meant,
which he diu as follows:
aDis morning was drinkin' lager NIT
mine friends all the while in mine saloon,
and in comes young man wat dere never
was already-and he pulls out leetle
sheepskin pook and lead. pencil, and he
SAYS he pees local editors, and be wants me
to tell him all vot there was pout the row
NIT mine beer saloon last night.
81 asks him wot kind o'busiuess he was
to that row, by tam, what kind bright?
"And be says be report ums in de papers.
So tell him all vot I don't know pout the
rows vot some tam rowdies tries to kick
ont of mine saloon last night. And mind
poarders gets around and they dells more
tings vot reeollects, und de nice young
man, he sticks en- down in his sheepskin
pook NIT his lead pencil. Den he drinks
glass lager, which he don't let himself pay
for, ry tam, Cfelt sure as never was, be one
little Newspaper fellow when he didn't make
pay NIT my lager; but dat makes noting
Inference; der's no principle in dat,) und
den be goes out, und I don't sees him again
oil de vile.
"Den one of my poaders he finds himself
stolen away from his gold watch, py tam;
und my neighbor Schmitt, he found sixty
tollar what he hadn't got"
"The nice young man, who pretended to
be local editor, was pickpocket," said
Hazen, "who took that means to carry on
istrade, and he succeeded pretty we'll if he
got gold watch and sixty dollars"
81 tinks he succeeded pretty we'll, mine
Got! De next time man comes in my
saloon NIT his tam sheepskin pencil and
lead pook, and says he is local editors,
by tam, be don't comes in"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

instruments are not to be recorded unless vrcpeny
stamped. 4.
No instrument is invalid for the want Of the particular
kinds of stamps Designated provided legal stamp equal
amount Except proprietary stamps) Is duly afhIed.
All official instruments, documents and papen issued or
used by officers of the United States Government or by the
officers of any State, county other municipal corporation
are exempt ,
In cases where an adhesive stamp shall be used for demo
tng any duty imposed by this act the person using or aI
ing the same shall write thereon the Initials OF Ms name
and date upou which the shall be attached used
that the same may again be used, under penalty Of
$50 IT,, 80. A
void where Stamps subsequently affixed Postage stamps
cannot be used as revenue stamps, 2 ~ -.s-...
Any person may present TO the commissioner Of Internal
Revenue any instrument and require his opinion whether
the same is chargeable with any stamp duty; and the
said shall be Of opinion that Is chargea-
BILE with stamp duty he Is required to impress on
particular stamp, with words to signify charfea
bic with stamp duy and every instrument which said
stamp is impressed shall be received In evidence In all
cours notwithstanding objections the ground Of such
instrument being without the proper stamp. HsrG
The party to whom document Is issued from foreign
country by whom 1t Is to be used SHALL before using the
same ax thereon the stamp stamps indicating the dnty
required -7'-'-
Propretors Of cosmetics, medicines, proprietary ari
ces may furnish private dies and are allowed per cent.
on all purchases Of $500; over $500, 10 per ceat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

BY specIal arrangement with the stMARYLAND FAR
MER another excellent Rural Monthly, published In Bal
$780, both papers will be sent one year for $500
six of each for S6-f0of each for 5giving each sub
scrlber In this case, both papers for $3.50!
Address, VIM. ". WHITE,
Athens, Ga.
February D "A
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EXEMPTIONS.

Penalty for making signing issuing any instrument
document or paper Of any Kind wtatsoever, shall
cept negotiate OF pay, 10 be acceped, neouaed
or paid any bin Of exchange, draft or order, or pomssoy
note the payment Of money, without tbs sae being
duly stamped denong the duty hereby imposed thereon,
$50 and instrument shall be deemed invalid and Of no
efect for counefeng stgmps or dies, ,Oo0, and IN
prsonment TO hard labor not exceeding hve years FOR
making signing issuing, accepting or paying any bu OF
exchange, draft order note without stamp, So0 For
selling proprietary cosmetics matches, meat nsh, uts,
sauces, jellies, &C., without proper stamps, 80.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

there are in this country but 2776 of these
instruments. That is, the honest and up.
right tax payers of the country only return.
ed that many for tax to the Internal Reve-
ue Collector in 1865. We are more puz
sled by this return, because we saw an an
nouncement the other day that one of the
many piano manufacturers in America had
just completed bis 36,0O0th instrument
and either the destruction of pianos in the
United States must be enormous, or else
our export trade in that article must have
become a principal branch of American
commerce.
- The Portland Press says that one of
the dispatches, after the fire, spoke of eve.
rything having burnt at a white heat so
that there were no blackened walls, and
said "tho tints among the ruins was study
for an artist" Very naturally this was
printed "tents among the ruins; whereupou
aarper's Illustrated weekly comes out oD
July 28th with picturesque view of "the
tents among the ruins" which the citizens
of Portland have vainly sought to locate
There are the tall chimneys and FIVE storied
walls, with large trees, showing it to be in
the heart of the city and nine or ten large
tents, with families clustered about the
doors in picturesque attitudes, women wash,
ing and men smoking their pipes, all drawn
by the magic pencil Of their special artist,
Mr.. Stanly Fox, from the unfortunate
sstints" of the reporter, which got changed
into tents.
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Office National Inteuigencer.

June IA
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-16
LEGAL Notice.

rEORGE M'CAIN will take notice that
" Guido Marx and Adolph Brand, partners
under the name of R. Brand & Co., filed pc
tition against him in the Court of Common
Pleas of Wyandot county, Ohio, on the 9th
day of June, 1866, the object and prayer of
of which is to recover $3i5.42 with interest
from April 10th, 1866, on account for goods
sold on said last mentioned day, that order
Of attachment issued in said suit against him,
and that unless he appear and answer to said
petition on or before the 25th day of August,
1866, Judgment thereon will be taken against
him by default D. & @. SEARS.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
July 5th, lS66-6w.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-16
George 3 ee.

MASON, PLASTER AND CISTERN
NI BUILDER, is prepared to do all work in
his line of business, in the most expeditions and
substantial manner A long experience in
these branches of business justifes him in
guaranteeing satisfaction to those who may de-
sire his services. Prompt attention given to all
orders.
March ] lS66.-1y.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-16
LEHIGH MEDICINES.

I have the pleas
ure to inform you
tn at | have procur-
ed a supply of the
so highly celebra-
ted Lehigh Medi-
cine, prepared by
DIR. of Zoology and
Anatomy,C G. Hir-
nrr. at Allentown,
Lehigh county Pa.
and com m e nd
them to your par
ticular attention. /
have particular rea-
sons to recommend
his preparations so
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-16

DR. OSBORN'S GOLDEN OINTMENT.
IL A fresh supply just received and for
sale at AY RES 81 BRUNNER'S.3
No. 2 MeKelly's Block.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-16
F A r M E r 3 j.

The very best assortment of Plows, Hoes,
Shovels, Rakes, Scythes and Snaths, Manure
Forks, Hay Forks, Spades and other farming
implements will be found at the establishment
Of HALE d kIRB1,
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-14
"reminiscences of the War.

The Leayenworth Conservative contaIns "
letter from Captain Tholon, of the "a nan
s,s ;,fantrv. correcting the conflicting re
norts as 70 the death Of General Lyon Inc
writer says: hood
AZ he was killed while riding at the head
of nv comnany, allow me to give through
vour naper true account OF the sad event.
Gan Lvon was wounded while directing the
charge Of the lst Kansas, lst Missouri, and
let iowa riding at that time with the last
named regiment. His horse. gray stallion.
be;no killed under him, and the General
himself being wounded in the head and legs,
tho members of the Iowa regiment who saw
him fall and supposed him killed. originated
the report that he was killed while leading
their regiment He. however, got on his
foet AGAIN. took a horse from one of his order
lies "a dark bay one) and rode back to where
onr regiment, the I'd Kansas, was lying in
reserve. He ordered the regiment immedi
ately forward, marching up the hill in the
rear of Totem S and Dubois batteries, thence
70 the right of the brow of the hill; my
company OBJ, Capt. Mcclure, being thrown
out as skirmishers, in charge of Col then
Maior) Cloud. The regiment was marching
in column of two, Gen. Lyon riding to the
left of the head of the colunn and Colonel
Mitchell to the right. Having arrived at the
place where the General intended to form The
regiment into line of battle. he ordered Col.
Mitchell to form the regiment into line. AT
this moment we saw the enemy drawn up
about one hundred yards ahead of us. who
fred Immediately full volley at the head of
our column This fire killed Gen. Lyon,
wounded Col. Mitchell seriously in two
places, and killed and wounded thirteen
members of my company.
Lieut.. Gus. Schreger and Sergeant Fish
back, both of my company, jumped immedl
ately forward and caught the General while
falling from his horse, and carried him off
the field. There was at the time none of
Gen. Lyons staff, body guard. orderies or
servants with him. except one German ser
want, the same who accompanied him ever
since he left Fort Riley. Lieut. Schreger
and Sergeant Fishback carried the General 5
body about forty yards to the rear OF the
spot where he was killed, and left it in charge
of the above named servant A staff officer
of the Generals who believe to be Major
(now GeneraD Schofeld, arrived there and
took the body in charge.
Regarding the last words of Gen. Lyon,
must state that according to the report OF
both Lieut.. Schreger and Sergeant Flshback,
he never uttered word after he was shot
Lieut. Schreger asked him the question: =
. General, are you seriously hurt - but
received no answer. He was killed instant
lv