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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
agricultural department,
UTILITY OF MOLEs.

An interesting experiment, which shows
the service rendered to agriculturists by
moles, and the impolicy of destroying these
little quadrupeds, has been made. In
commune of the canton of Zurich, the mu-
nicipal council was lately about to proceed
to the selection of molecatcher, when M.
Weber, distinguished naturalist, laid be-
fore the board the following facts:
M. Weber had carefully examined the
stomachs of fifteen moles, caught in differ
ent localities, but failed to discover therein
the slightest vestige of plants or roots ;
whereas they were filled by the remains of
ascaris or earth-worms.
M. Weber not satisfied by this fact, shut
up several moles in box containing soda
of earth, on which fresh grass was growing,
and smaller case of grub and earth
worms. In nine days two .moles devoured
three hundred and forty-one white worms,
one hundred and ninety-three earth-worms,
twenty-five caterpillars, and mouse, skin
and bones, which had been enclosed while
alive in the box. ..-3...:. -.
M. Weber gave them raw meat, cutu
in small pieces, mixed with vegetables the
moles eat the meats and left the plants
He next gave them nothing but vegetables ;
in twenty four hours two moles died Of star
vation. .... .-.-..... ~. GA -.-s. -.-.-.l
Another naturalist calculated that two
moles destroy twenty thousand white worms
in single year. Evidently farmers ought
to endeavor to multiply moles rather than
kill em.-Amertca,a Farmer.
An old gentleman, who has given great
deal of attention to the habits of moles, in
forms us that they donot injure vegetation in
the least, except in making holes in the
ground, and thereby admitting rats, which
are responsible for the damages that are
usually attributed to the moles. While the
moles do not injure the roots of the plants
with which they come in contact, by subsist-
ing on them; they, nevertheless, make the
way easy for the rats to do SO, and from
this circumstance, we rather incline to the
opinion that the mole is a nuisance, and it
will be best to make war on him.
ED. ENQUIRER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
MIND DEPENDENT ON BODY.

Great men have, as arule, had strong
handsome, fne-fbered, enduring bodies
Napoleon was very strongly and handsome
ly built, and had immense powers of work
ing and enduring fatigue. So had Wei
lington. Humboldt all his long life needed
only four hours day sleep. Agassiz is a
man of prodigious physical vigor. Charlie
magne was of colossal stature and vast ply
sical strength. Washington was an ex-
ceedingly strong man. Henry Ward Beech
er is remarkable powerful in his make,
strong limbed, deep-chested, heavy, and, at
the same time, quick and active. Daniel
Webster was of massive physical proper
tions. Henry Clay had immense endu--
rance. So had s. s. Prentiss, probably
the most wonderful orator the United States
ever produced, and who could travel, speak,
eat, talk, plead in court and gamble over a
faro table for three or four days without
sleeping at all, and looked all fresh and
bright when he got through. All great
soldiers have had great strength and endu-
rance. Of Wellington and Napoleon and
Caesar I have spoken. Frederick the Great
had it; and Marshall SAKE, the strongest
man of his age, and Charles XII, of Swe-
den and Gustavus Adolphus. Great phil
osophers and great poets and artists have
not been 80 remarkable for vast strength as
frmness of texture and Gin cases Of the
poets at least) for personal beauty. Goethe
was wonderfully handsome and stately in
person. Shakespeare was a handsome man.
Milton was singularly attractive in person.
Byron, though lame, had otherwise an ex-
tremely fine face and person. Tennyson is
q man of great strength and commanding
physique. Southey and Wadsworth were
men of fine persons. Keats was handsome.
Raphael, Albert Durer, Michael Angelo,
Titan, Leonardo de Vinci, Reubens and
Vandyke were all men of very beautiful or
of very stately personal appearance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
KEEPING TURNIPs.

Editors Southern CaItaUator:-l noticed
an inquiry in your valuable paper, in re-
gard to the best mode of storing away Tur.
nips. I bad an abundant yield last fall,
and still have nice fresh turnips. gath
cred them in the latter part of November,
and cut off the tops in the field, and fed
them to COWS; let the turnips remain one
day in the field to dry; then hauled them
to high, dry place, and placed about 40
bushels in bank, and covered with dirt
no leaves or straw-dirt, to the thickness
of six inches, placed on and packed ios0a
weU. Gathered and stored last November,
the turnips are still very fresh and s0eet,
and beautiful new tops forming. My Ruta
Bagas did remarkably well, averaging q
lbs.-some weighing y and 8, after trim
ming. They are easily kept, in the same
manner; in fact, 1 believe they do better. I
think every farmer should so an acre or two
of Ruta Bagas. They are much sweeter,
richer, larger, and in euery respect, better
turnips than the Flat Dutch, Red Tops, &c.
No use of sowing, if your ground is poor.
They require very rich, light soil. Sow
the latter part of August, in drills 2a feet
apart, and thin the plants to 12 inches.
Keep down weeds with the hoe-give two
good ploughiugs, and in November you will
see pretty sight. I Iwatered mine with
liquid manure from the horse stable. This
produces remarkable change in very
short time. r. j. W.
Macon Mss, Feb. 11th, 1867.
We kept turnips exactly the same way
with our correspondent, but in smaller
heaps, and they kept well through Februa-
ry. Ruta Bagas we kept we'll in piles in o
stable, covered well with straw. Beets
kept perfectly for stock, also covered with
light coat of earth. We found the beet
more useful than we expected-hogs pre-
ferring it to most other roots. The latter
part of February, all these roots were un-
covered, and placed on lower floor, where
they are keeping sound, and are likely to
do so till April.-.Ed. Southern Cultiuator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
A SECRET KEPT.

A French actress, whose youth and beau
ty appeared inexhaustable-on the boards
never would tell her age. Of course, the
more she wouldn't tell it, the more curious
people were to know it. A woman can't
keep secret! She kept that.
By good luck-as the multitude thought
she was summoned as a witness on tri.
al. The gossips rubbed their hands and
chuekled. 'sAha we shall know it now
She must tell, or 60 to prisonfor contempt
of court. She won't 60 to prison; she will
therefore, tell" The court was crowded
with opened. cared listeners. In French
courts of justice, the witness does not stand
in box to give evidence, but sits on a stool
in the middle of the floor of the court, in
front of the Presidents desk, and with nc
barrier or separation between it and himself
The lady was ushered in, raised her right
hand to heaven, took the oath to speak the
truth, and then seated herself on the wit,
ness stool. ssYour name ~ asked the Presi
dent. "Angelique Tonjoursheurie." 'Youl
age?" You might have heard pin drop
or the hair grow on the bystander's head
Every eye was bent on the lady. She wa'
driven into corner at last !!
Foolish Partisan public to think so! An
gelique simply rose from her seat, walked
straight up to the Presidents desk, ant
whispered the secret in his year. He nod
ded, made the entry in his private
notes, and smiling, continued, the rest o
his interrogatory as soon as she had re
sumed her place on the sellette. The pub
lie retired with feelings of mingled DISCUS
and admiration. The trial had lost all fur
ther interest; and the President was know
to be man of honor and gallantry, wh'
would never let pretty woman's cat es
cape from his presidential bag.
EXCHANGE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
CRUEL TREATMENT OF JEWS.

An example of the treatment to which
the Jews in the Principalities have been
subjected is given in letter from Galatz.
It is exhibited as one of the most cruel and
cowardly things that could be done even by
Moldavians. Some twelve Jews were ex-
PEELED from Jassey because they could not
pay some tax. They were sent down to
Galaz with orders that they were to be
banished to the Turkish side of the river,
which was done. The Turks at first re-
fused to receive them, as their passports
were not uise by the Turkish authority here.
The Moldavians then proceeded to throw
the Israelites in the water, and drowned
one, when the Turks said they would rath-
er take take them without passports than
see the poor wretches drowned. After re-
naming three days on the Turkish side the
Turks sent them back to Galatz, and on
attempting to land them the Moldavian au;
thorities, soldiers and police, upset the
boat, thrust the Jews with their bayonets
back into the water, and drowned three
The body of one, the correspondent saw ta-
ken to the hospital; the other two were lost.
The Jews offered, before the men were first
sent away, to pay their taxes, but were not
listened to.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

BGr A novel mode of keeping accounts
was developed at trial in West Troy, N.
York, last week. James Hunter, an illite-
rate man, who swore upon the trial that he
could not read or write, sued Thomas Wells
for services in rafting lumber from Slab
City to Utica. The counsel for Wells asked
Hunter how he could swear so positively to
the number of days work, twenty-nine, when
he was unable to read or write and keep an
account of the services?' The witness re-
piled that after every days labor, he cut a
notch in the top of his boot, and there were
twenty-nine of these notches. Hunters
counsel then directed the ingenious account
ant to pull his boot off, which he did, exhib-
iting the 'saccount" to the somewhat aston
ished gaze of the court. He then present
ed the boot in evidence: the same was ac-
cepted, and Hunter recovered the amount
of compensation claimed for twenty-nine
days labor. Perfectly legitimate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
York District.

Lewis M. Grist Us. Seth w. Fowle & Coin THE
COMMON NPLEAs.-Attactment.
WHEREAS, the Plaintiff did, on the 9th day
w of February, 1867, file his declaration against
the Defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from
and without the limits Of this State, and has nei
ther wife nor Attorney known within the limits OF
the same, upon whom a copy of the said declara-
ton might be served. 1t is, therefore, ordered,
that the said Defendant do appear and plead to the
Declaration filed against him, on or before the Sd
day of March, which will be in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eighthundred and sixty eight,
otherwise final and absolute judgment will be
given against him.
J. F. WALLACE. G. C. @. P. d G.s.
Clerks Office, York District, s. G.
March As 1yq
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THECHARLESTON MERCURY.

vIyHE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as II
has ever been, true Carolina paper, in the
hands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the pre-
yailing sentiments of the people.
AS an advertising medium it offers advantages
that cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation ex-
tends throughout the whole South as well as
through the Northern and Northwestern States,
and is rapidly and steadily increasing.
THE MERCURY contains all the latest politi-
cal, foreign religious and literary news, in con-
densed and attractive form, and will be found to
be ali shat it claims-a live Southern newspaper.
MS- Terms of Subscription for Daily, per an
mum, $500 for Tri-WeelSly, per annum, S4O0.
Conducted by
r. B. RHETT & BRO.
F. w. DAWSON, Assistant Editor.
March % 4S tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

USEFUL RECIPES. pick up for the
benefit of housekeepers, the following use
full hints. Reaches are disposed Of as fol-
lows: ..-. a..a .,..- -.
"Take ten cents worth of pulverized
Prussian blue, mix it with little -four and
sugar, put the mixture on piece of paper,
then lay the paper on the floor where the
reaches generally run. Try it for a week,
and they will all disappear. Prussian blue
contains the poison that ends their depre-
dations." ..... ....a- ......ss
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

How 1T WAS DoNE.-An Irishman, ad.
dicted to telling queer stories, said he saw
man beheaded with his hands tied behind
him, who directly picked up his head and
put it on his shoulders in the right place.
"Ha! ha!'' said q bystander. "How
could he pick up his head when his hands
were tied behind him.
can sure what purity fool ye are!''
said Pat. "Couldn't he pick it up with his
tathe?' To the devil wild yer botheration r'
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

EFFECTIVE HEARING.-Efecting preach.
ing is called for in churches. How pathet.
ic every one grows in telling the need of it
But how little one hears of effective hear.
ing! Yet effecting hearing is half the Sc
cret of effective preaching. The hearers
make half the preachers alas ! unmake
them too. Who can preach to shut eyes
and yawning mouths? Who to those that
care nothing for His word? Who to that
hear only bit of His truth, and 60 forth
to misrepresent that as the whole!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

b6r A lady says the first time she was
kissed, she felt like tub of roses SWIM
ming in honey, cologne, nutmegs and cram
berries. She felt also, as if something was
running through her nerves on feet of dia-
monds, escorted by several little cupids in
chariots drawn by sngels, shaded by honey:
suckles, and the whole spread with melted
rainbows. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

For SUNDAY.-The following is to be
read every Sabbath morning just before
starting to church: ...
"Mary, do you remember the text this
morning?" '"No, papa, I never can re.
member the text, I've such bad memory
"Mary," said mother, "did you notice Su.
san Brown" "Oh, yes. What fright.
She had on her last years bonnet, done up,
pea green silk, black lace mantilla,
brown CATERS, an imitation of Honiton
collar, lava bracelet. her old ear drops
and such fan! Oh, my -" Mother
"Well, my daughter, your memory is i'm
proving"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

BE It was an apt answer of a young
lady who being asked where was her ma
tive place, replied, 81 have none; I am the
daughter of Methodist minister"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

B% Ministers are so frequently engrossed
with the terrors of hell, that they forget to
tell their congregations that there is a better
land, which is heaven. God never intended
to frighten men into heaven by turning the
devil loose upon them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

nar Solon Robinson, in the agricultural
colums of the Tribune, says "Clover is to
farming what faith is to religion. One may
90 through the whole list of manures and
good works, and must come to clover and
faith at last"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

RaP A citizen of New Hartford tells that
the first time he attended church, he, a
little four year, was seated in pew. Upon
his coming home he was asked what he did
in church, when he replied, 81 went into q
cupbard, and took seat on the Shelf"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05
THE GARDENERS PRIVILEGES.

The question was once asked by very
beautiful woman, "Why Is a gardner the
most extraordinary man IN the a0orld gu
The reply was as follows: "Because no
man has more business on earth, and he al
ways chooses good grounds for what he does.
He commands his thyme he is master of
the mint; and he fingers penmyroyal. He
raises his celery every year, and it is bad
year indeed that does not bring him plum.
He meets with more boughs than minister
of state. He makes more beds than the
king of France, and has more genuine ro-
ses and lilies than are to be found at a
country wake. He makes rakmg his busi-
ness more than his diversion, but it is an
advantage to his health and fortune, which
few others find; his wife, moreover, has e.
nough of heartsease, and never wishes for
weeds. Disorders fatal to others never
hurt him; he walks and bustles and thrives
most in consumi tom. He can boast of
more bleeding hearts than you can, and has
more laurels than the Duke of wellington.
But his greatest pride, and greatest envy
of his companion is, that he can have yew
when he pleases."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

CARE FOR THE FEET.-Many are care,
less in the keeping of the feet, If they
wash them once week they think they are
doing we'll. They do not consider that the
largest pores of the system are located in
the bottom of the foot, and that the most
offensive matter is discharged through the
pores. They wear stockings from the be-
ginning to the end of the week without
change, which becomes completely satara'
ted with offensive matter. III health is
generated by such treatment of the feet
The pores are not only repellants but alb
sorbents, and this fetid matter, to greater
or less extent, is taken back into the sys.
tenn. The feet should be washed every day
with pure water only, as we'll as the arm
pits, from which an offensive odor il only
emitted, unless daily ablution is practiced.
Stockings should not be worn more than a
day or two at time. They may be worn
for one day, and then aired and summed,
and worn another day, if necessary.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, q 80
this day OF f-, one thousand eight hun

dred and SIXTY seven. Az +5+A+ -
NoTE-Registars will be REQUIRED to take the
oath prescribed by the Act Of Congress approved
"a July, 1862 Blank forms of this oath Win be
furnished to Post Commanders, and when duly
subscribed and sworn will be returned to the Post
Commander, who will forward them to DiStfict
Headquarters And if any person shall falsely
take and subscribe such oath or aHirmstion, such
person. 50 offending and being duly convicted there
of shall be subject to the pains penalties and dis
abilities which, by law. are provided for the bun
ishment OF the crime Of wifnl and corrupt perjury
= .a ,,a!s ssass,e : '.s----l5s5 ,<SslY ~ = y,
40 as: ssssl,GTE.s- s[FoRM q .aI-To Iaf -
Oath prescribed for Voters. 3s.s. s.
n, -, do solemnly swear Tor affnu,l. + in the
presence Of Almighty God, chat / am citizen of
the State of -; that I have resided in said
State for - months next preceding this day.
and now reside in the county Of Of &c a the pafish
of -, m said State las the case may bee; that
am twenty years old that have not been dis
tIanchised tor patton IN any rebellion or CIV
II war against the United States, nor for felony
committed against the laws ofmy State or of the
United States; that i have never been d member
Of any State Legislature, nor held any executive or
judicial ofce in any State, and afterwards enpsped
in insurrection or rebellion against the United
States gwen aid or comfort to the enemies there
OF; that have never taken an oath as member
of Congress Of the United States, or as an officer
Of the United States,sor as member of any State
Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer
Of any State, to support the Constitution az the
United States, and afterwards engaged In insurrec
ton or rebellion against the United States or NV
en- aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that I
will faithfully support the Constitution and obey
the laws of the United States, and will to the
best Of my ability encourage others so to 90. 80
help me God. s''.. 80 - W
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VALUE OF CoNFEDERATF cURRFFcY

value OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.
"A federate currency in United States cnrysncv
for the last four years -deputed from the ayeraGe
monthly ratesof the respective currenoes in ooiS
at New " York, Richmond and Augusta. ~
AS t9e rate OF stamp duty upon documents exc
OF econstderationin United States currency this
table VIII be found very convenient In fxinp that
value. 80 II: .-,a.}'rs1 7Il5r : -. - 'ii1'
TABLE SLOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OF "coN-
FEDERATE'' AND q. 8. cURRENcY Fop poup yp. ns
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APPENDIX.
Oath prescribed for Members of Boards Of
q: q Is iRegistratiOn. 49, tssd

i, I,-of-C Comyof- State Of Of
dc. solemnly swear lor aAirm) that have never
voluntarily borne arms against the United States
since ! have been o. citizen thereof; that. + have
voluntarily given no aid countenance, counsel or
encouragement to persous engaged in armed hes
tility thereto that haye neither sought nor &C
cepted, nor attempted To- exercise the unctions of
any Office whatever underanH snthority orpretend-
cd authority i1 hostility TO- the United States; that
! nave not yielded voluntary support TO any pre-
tended government, authority, power, or oonststu-
ton within the United States, hostile or inimical
thereto And do further swear for afifml that,
to the best Of my knowledge and ability, Iwd' mp-
port and defend the Constitution Of the United
States, against all enemies, foreign or domestic;
same that take this obligation freely, without
mental reservation or purpose of evasion /; and
that will well and sithfully discharge Tia duties
Of the Office on which ann about to enter. 3 So
help me God."9caa 90 )
- Carolina ~ - ~ asla,s{g
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THE BEST TONIC in USE.
THE HISTORY OF GREGG's BRIGADE.
PRICE REDUCED.

VyHE History of a Brigade of South Carolinians,
known first as GREGGS, and subsequently
as McGOWAN'S BRIGADE, by J. F. ]: Cald-
well, lately an officer Of the 1st Regiment, s. Q. v.
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