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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-10
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THE EFFEcT or GItoANING.,

"a certain Dutchman made his entry into
New Orleans last sumner, while the choie-
rawss raging there, and was greatly trou-
bled in finding q boarding house. He in
CURED Of the first one he saw if they had
tie cholera in the house, and learning that
they had, he went to another, and another,
determined not to stop at any house, where
the dreaded disease was doing its work OF
DEATH ssaF:sst r<= s. $ -'>1.e' razs aas :v7s
At last, after . long and weary search,
he found one where there was no cholera,
snd he took up his quarters there. . The
master of the house was godly man, and
had a rule to have family worship. While
he was offering prayer, he groaned with
some force. and feryor, when the Dutchman
started mp and cried out .-'-
@ stVot is ter matter p 80 .,.-.-
=, sNothing,' said the host.
MIn short time he grosned again, and the
Dutchman started, his eyes glaring like
saucers, and exclaimed sa& r. !
.sssOh!, mine Got der is something ter
matter NIT you.''a sat tsTs'a.r ',.'' 's,2 -
.No." said the landlord and to calm his
apprehension, he added, "I'm Methodist
and Il IS the custom Of the members of the
Methodist Church to tgroan during their
deTotions." .7rESs
ac This was enough for the Dutchmans who
ataonce rushed INTO the street for doctor,
and then begged him to run to the house on
The corner. .,,slE>sT Y';E-[@ f S
A7aHavs they got the cholera" ?" asked the
doctor. ,.sIas'ass5 sSSs 4. - 80 ts.'e
:. ssNo, worse; dey got ter Methods, and
der man will die If you don't run quick p
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faft the SAplllel Girlk.
wORKING UNDER HIGH PRESSURE.

WORKING UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. (
1t is an important element of success in
life TO acquire the habit of being before
hand with Whatever. yon undertake. Il can,
perhaps, better illustrate what I mean BY
an example taken from another branch of
the subject. There are. two friends, gen.
tlemen Of large means, whose estates and
whose annual incomes are about equal.
One Of these is always short Of money,
buys everything on credit, and on the long
est credit that he can command; often. when
travelling has to borrow money to take
him home, and really has to. make as many
turns and shifts to gel! along as if he.were
poor, All simply because he lives just
twelve month sou the wrong side Of his IN
come. '','- :; r..
The other man, whose, annual income
and expenses are about the same as those
of his neighbor, never has an open account,
buys everything for cash, always has 2
plenty Of money in his pocket, and . plsn
ty more in bank, and is apparently without
a care in The world, 40 far as money is con-
cerned: All simply because he lives just
twelve months on the right side Of his in
come. The two men have equal resources.
In, the, course of their lives they spend a.
bout equal amounts. lYetthe oneis always
poor and .harassed, the other is always rich
and at his ease. 49, , - ~, = 40 ~ - ~ :.
The picture has its counterpart in the
history Of many professional men. Some
men in their Intellectual disbursements are
always beforehand and stttieir ease, while
others of equal resources live habitually
from hand to mouth. Yon will see an edi-
tor scratching and scrsmbiing for copy, at
the very latest moment, and living, it is to
be feared, in greater dread Of the otioe
devil than of the other parsonage Of the
same name. You will see the professor
quaking over his incompleted experiment.,
or his half.fnished manuscript, anxiously
dreading the summons to lecture, Youwill
see the clergyman locking himself up on
Saturday night, topush through, under high
pressure, the sermon that must be delivered
on the morrow. These ell, and others like
these, simply in consequence Of Q bad hab-
it Of mental action, pass through life in a
perpetual state of discomfort and profes-
sional poverty. Brain work SO done is
generally badly done, besides being done at
q ruinous waste of the life-force.-Protss-
sor Hart's "Mistakes of Educated Men,"
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RIAYE ACT or AN ARcHBlsHoP.

Victor Hugo has in his study at Haute-
vile, ION the Isle Of Guernsey, a crayon
sketch of bishop with cross, which he
has drawn himself, and under which he has
writtenthe following words: "Wo OGDEN cross
golden bishop; golden cross, wooden bish-
op." He would doubtless consider the no
Bic Archbishop Of Auch, . ttgolden" bish,
+op. The, other day there was a destructive
eonAagrasion' at Aueh. From one of tho
burning houses burst forth cries, "Save US,
save us p Hesrtrending werethe screams
Of mother; 1Saye my child". The Arch
bishQp.- xher had hitherto assisted the fire.
men at the engines, stepped forth and shout.
ed dut, 81 will give twenty-five gold pieces
90 him who saves the mother and her childe
Several men hastened to the flames, But
started back again. The Archbishop re-
.peated his offer, but to no purpose. He
then took blanket, dipped it into pail
of water, wrapped it around his body, and
climbed the ladder leading to the burning
room. The sbystendrs.fel on their knees,
their eyes steadily fixed on the Archbishop.
He succeededin reaching the window, and
soon afterre' appeared, carrying the mother
and her child. Upon reaching the ground
below, he tore the half burned blanket from
his shoulders, and thanked God on his knees
for the success of his efforts. He then
stepped to the poor mother and said: "My
good woman, / have offered twenty-five gold
pieces to him that would save you. I have
earned that sum myself, and will give it=ta
YOU. - .,-@ .
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A LAUGHABhEs MISUNDERSTANDING q
hard winter, reverend clergyman in Yer
mont, being apprehensive that the accumu.
lated weight Of the snow upon the roof Of
the barn might do some damage, resolved
to prevent it by seasonably shoveling it off.
He therefore ascended it, having first, for
fear the snow might all slide off at once,
and himself with it, fastened to his waist
one end of rope, and, giving the other to
his wife, he went to work; but fearing still
for his safety, he said:
s'My dear, tie the rope round your waist
No sooner had she done this when off went
the snow, poor minister and all, and up went
his wife. Thus, on one side of the barn the
astonished and eonfounded clergyman hung,
while on the other side hung his wife, high
and dry, in majesty sublime, dangling at
the other end of the rope. At that mo-
ment, however, gentleman luckily passed
by, and delivered them from their perilous
situation.
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SUccEss.-Every man must patiently a
bide his time. He must wait, not in idle.
ness, not in useless pastime, not in quernl-
GUS detection, but in constantly, steadily
filling and accomplishing his task, that
when the occasion comes he may be equal
to it. The talent of success is nothing
more than doing what you can do well,
without thought of fame. If it comes at
all, it will come because it is deserved, not
because it is sought after. 1t is very in
discreet and troublesome ambition which
cares so much about what the world says OF
us; to be always anxious about the effect OF
what we do OF say; to be always shouting
to hear the echoes of our voices. E
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AUTUMN FLOWING.

A. correspondent sums up the more prom
inent advantages to be derived from turn
ing over the soil in autumn, under the fol,
lowing heads: 49,
1. August and September is good time
to turn over bound-out sod land, and ma,
nure and re-seed it at once to grass, obtain
ing crop Of hay the following year.
2. October and November is an excellent
time to break up sod land for planting the
following spring.
8. The weather is then cool and bracing,
and the team strong and hearty for the
work while the weather in the spring is
more relaxing and team less able, and spring
work being always hurrying, it saves time
to despatch as much Of the plowing as pos
sible during the previous autumn.
4. Sod land, broken up late in autumn,
will be quite free from growing grass the
following spring ; the roots of the late over.
turned sward being so generally killed by
the Immediately succeeding winter that not
much grass will readily start ip spring.
5. The frosts of winter disintegrats the
plowed land, so that it readily crumbles in
fine particles in spring, and deep, mellow
seed-bed is easily made. The chemical
changes and notifications resulting from
atmospheric action during the winter, de-
velop latent fertility in the upturned fur
rows, which, tagether with the mellowine
influences, materially increase the crop.
6. Most kinds ofinsects are either wholly
destroyed, or their depredations materially
checked, by late fall plowing, especially the
common white grub and the cut worm.
7. Corn stubble land may be plowed late
in the fall, and thus all be ready for very ear
ly sowing in spring, thereby going far te
insure good catch of grass the roots O.
the new seeding getting hold well, or being
we'll established, before the drouths of sum
mer come on. ...
8. A great deal of land needs deeper
blowing than has generally been practioed
Where the subsoil is fine grained, and unc
tuous and close, or where there is hare
pan of good quality, deep plowing may b.
at once resorted to, with decided advantage
Where the subsoil is poorer, the plowine
may still be advantageously deepened by
degrees, say an inch at each new breaking
up. But in by far majority of cases, deeI
blowing may be practiced at once-indeec
it may be the rule, with safety, while shal
low blowing may be the exception. Plow
say nine, ten, eleven or twelve inches il
November. The subsoil turned up viii
grow several shades darker by spring. The
frosts and atmospheric influences of winter
will mellow the soil. The inorganic ele
ments and all latent fertility will be made
more active for beneitting the crop. In
spring spread the manure and plow it in OF
otherwise work it or mingle it with the sol
to the depth, say of four inches, or little
more Or less, and you have the very bes!
attainable conditions for realizing good
crops. Deeper blowing may thus be prac'
ticed than would at all times be safe or ex.
pedient, if the plowing is delayed till spring
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sIiettllanetorns Arti!tles.


DIVING FOR IONGsLOSTaT TREASUREsl
There is diving enterprise going on in
hope of finding very long.lost treasure in
East river opposite Nex York. This trea-
sure was on board the British sfrigate Hus-
Bar, sunk in East river during the Revolu-
tionary war. On board Of that vessel were
the guineas for. paying the British army.
On the 25th Of November, 1780, the officers
of the Hussar, fearing the French feet then
off our coast, attempted to run into East
river for security In this the vessel ran
upon, Pot Rock or He'll Gate, in that river,
and received so much damage that, although
she got off, she sunk in seventy feet;of Wa
ter opposite WHAT'S now Twenty-seyenth
street. She sank SO rapidly that the off,
GERS narrowly escaped With their lives,
leaving their swords and jewelled snuf-boxes
Behfnd them. On the lower deck were
eighty American prisoners, unanacled, and
they went down with the ship. The treas
ure on the frigate at the time amounted to
$900. 900 in gold, packed in IRON boxes
bound. Will. copper. ;-sga ! ~ a..
In 1894 the British Government sent
over two briss, with men and implements,
to raise the frgste.;; but after-two seasons
of fruitlessf effort, gave up the job. In 1919
q second attempt. was made to. the yes
sci with the most; powerful means then
known, but our Government drove of the
operators and'claimed the vessel and treas.
ure as aprize OF war. So ~, 10 y
A company Of Americans was subse-
quently chartered. which has worked at in.
tervals, spending in the aggregate $50, 900
up to last year. This company have now
contracted with the owners of an improved
diving bell at . salvage of thirty per cent,
on. the. treasure recovered. The diver can
stay down in this bell from four to five
hours. The results thus far are the recoV-
cry of some swords some silver and gold
snuff boxes, jeWelled; . lignnm yite box
combining; 125 gaineas; 26 cannon; goo
baHs;sbullets;s muskets buckets bearing
the name Of Hussaf bottles Of porter gun
fints and several skeletons with manacles
on the wrists. AZ the last exploration the
divers reported that they had struck weod.
The company is hopeful The bringing up
of the guineas would produce quite sensa
ton. Bot the Ii reluctant TO surrender
Che treasure that hls fallen 10 its caves
through tke ealamities Of man, who, poor
creature, has spentmore inrecovering what
he has re:aeauifed thsa will reimburse him.
- 2 > ,@ss q aisas : Richmond Dispatehs
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~. 4 School GIRLS LBfTBg.-A little girl
Of Kentucky, at boarding school, respon-
ded as follows to note from her father,
announcing an. interesting event in the
family:
- s'My Dear Pap: was right glad to
hear from you, and that you were we'll ;
but I did not like it bit to hear mother
had baby, because it was boy. ] should
be glad if it we're little girl, but [ hate
boys-they are not nice. Now 1 am going
to tell you what I want You to name him.
/ am going to choose a homely name, be-
cause I don't think boys ought to have
pretty names. Boys are squeaing alEthe
time. You don't have one minute rest
while there is boy baby in the house but
a girl baby is good thing to have in the
house, it never cries. Name him Yuba
. Dam that's good enough for boy. You
must excuse me for writing 30 much about
boys; the reason I wrote so much about
boys is because I don't like boys. My
love to ma, and tell her hope she will dc
better next time. a--.s-.. ..
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p1 At a collection made at charity
fair, young lady offered the plate to rich
man who was noted for his stinginess. 4
have nothing, was his curt answer. Then
take something, sir, she replied; you know
I am begging for the poor
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.0HEAR NEP NJ UAvsE4

E1T4vING entsredt into eopartnership for anoth-
Ia er year, with the great King Of Day. ,t-old
|es6l Tam more prepared than evef. 70 sxe-
|of the Photographic Ant and stsprices suited to
the times. 4 fine Light 3 complete .equipnaent,
and an experience Of many years, enable me to
Isurmount difficulties in the way Of less hyored
artists. My skin has often turned ughness into
|couaged. Gail and examine thoseIreW and beau
Ltfal additions to the aart--Poroelain pictures
Ny rooms arestin in eAdickes' buildiug.n third
story, esas:5 :. -, =. - r. ...,;s -,
Albums and Stereoscopes always on hand. The
latter instrument with collection Of pictures for
the same will enabaey you to Visit every partof the
globe without leaving your home.i Wondesful!
december - gtzsSSSssl, "a ~: If
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PHECIsION IN BusINEss,

On certain Saturday night the clerks
of the Bank of England could not make the
balance come out right by just one hundred
pounds. This is serious matter in that
establishment-not the cash, but the dis
crepancy, however slight. An error in the
balancing has been known TO keep dele
CATION Of clerks from each department at
work sometimes through the whole night.
A hue and cry, therefore, was made after
this one hundred pounds, as if the old lady
in Thread-needle street would be in the
Gazette as an insolyent for the want of it..
Luckily, on the Sunday morning following,
the clerk, in the middle of the sermon,
perhaps-felt suspicion Of the truth dart
throug gh his mind quicker than lightning
fash. He told the chief cashier, on Mon
day morning, that perhaps the mistake
might have occurred in packing some boxes
of specie for the West Indies, which had
been sent to Southampton for shipment.
The suggestion was Immediately acted up.
on. Here was race-lightning against
steam, and steam with a start of forty.eight
hours. Instantly the wires asked whether
such vessel had cleft the harbor." "Just
weighing anchor" was the reply. "Stop
her," franticly shouted the telegraph. 1t
was done. "Have up on deck certain box
es, marked so and so, and weigh them care.
fully" They were weighed; and one, the
delinquent, was found heavier by just one
packet of hundred soyereigns than it
ought to be. "Let her 60, says the mys-
terious telegraph. The West India folks
were debited with just one hundred pounds
more, and the error was corrected without
looking into the boxes, or delayingthe vo y
age an hour, ...-- ... 81: So
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~,..sg MERCHANTS, RROTDef3Es . szli
TIIQIIIlelI1B IIIllII ufsI

|VlHE MERCHANTS PR6TEGuYE UNION,
j organtzed 70 pronnote and psotsct trade. Ry
|ty in the granting Of credits. and the recovery OF
claims at all points; have to ahnounce that they
will on or about September 1st, 1858, publish In
THE MERCHANTg PROTECTIVE UNION
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. con.
tanning among other things; the Nannes, Mature
Of Business, Amount Of Capital, Financial 6tanas
ing, and Rating as 10 Credit Of over zoo 00oof the
principal merchants, traders, hnuken, naenufsc.
t1rers, and public companies IN more than 5000
throughout the United Statess their territories,
and tha British Provinces Of Moth Ameri0 and
embracing the mostimpoftant Information stfAin-
able and necessary 70 enable ethesmerchank "a asv
and DECREE OF CREDIT of such Of bis Gus
credit
The reports and information to be given In the
REGISTER will be confined TO those deemed
be based, 50 far q practicable, upon the written
statements Of the parties themselves, revised and
corrected by ,well-known and reliable iegd COR
respondents, whose character win prove . 8uaran-
sf q hs e q shs s
prove mona truthful and completea md therefore
superior 70, and OF much greater value, tharrny
% Sy aid %of % the MERCHANTS ,PRoTRcTIyT
UNION MERCANTILE PREFERENCES KEG,
lister, business men VIII be enabled 10 sscextsn
at glance, the capital and gradation Of credit a
compared with financial worth, Of nearly every
merchant, manufacturer, ,trader. and banker, with
in the above named territorial Hmits.. II N
Onor about the first or each month, snbscrtbex,
will also receive the MONTHLY CHRONICLE
containing, among other things, q record Of suct
important changes In the name and condition ol
firms, throughout the country, Is may occur sub
sequent to the publication Of each half yearly vol
umeof the MERCANTILE REFERENCE REG
ISTER: '-''- ~ '" - .-sss, -.
Priceo ofthe eMERcHANTY UNI0NMEKC
TILE REFERENCE REGISTER, ffty dollass
($50 for which it win be forwarded any addres.
in the United States, transp ortation paid.
Holders OF five 10 shares Of the Capital Stuck
In addition to participating In the pro6te will 20
ceiye one copy Of the MERCANTILE REFER
ENCE REGISTER free OF charge; holders Of tet
shares will be entitled to two copies; and no more
than ten shares Of the Capital Stock viii be allot
ted to any one applicant.
All remittancea, orders, orcomannieations or rel
ative 10 the Book, should be- niidressed to thf
MERCHANTS PROTECTEVE UNION, ID ti,<
American Exchanges Bank Building, No. ~
Broadway, tBox 2567, New York. - - tcsst
August q laEs - IS KS IT,
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D@@ Every bushel of potatoes raised takes
from the soil quarter of a pound of pot
ash. This suggests application of ashes
to potato ground.
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they. are constantly on the alert, unless
they establish kind of espionage over then
guest, and watch his every movement, lest
|he should brnsh his coat or take q seat ,for
hismelf, they will be wanting in courtesy.
The art Of hospitality consists in putting
the guest at his ease; and this does not mean
telling him to be at his ease. It consists in
making him forget that he is q guest and
mot in constantly pushing the fact before
his eyes. :. And it also consists in leaving
to him the exercise Of his senses and of re-
sponsibility, at least go for that, finding
what be, needs at. his hand, he may help
himself Cnltivator. a.s. $50
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n~ No faithful workman finds his task
a pastime. We must all toll or steal-nc
matter how we name our stealing.
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keT Mlnu. - ----.--------.,,- :,
The merchant, -atraOk. sfterYard with
the meekness of the reply, and having
more deliberately investigated the matter
became convinced that tho Quaker was
right and he was wrong. He requested To
see him, and after acknowledging his or.
ror, he said: . ,,, $3.50. 49, 49,,
81 have one question to ask you; how
were you able, with such patience, on vari.
GUS occasions, to bear my abuse ?"
sFriend," replied the Quaker, 81 will
tell thee. I was naturally as hot and yio.
lent as thou art. 7 knew that to indulge
this temper was sinful, and found out il
was imprudent. found ont that men in
passion always spako loud, and I thought
if I controlled my voice I should repress
my passion. I have, therefore, made it a
rule never to let my voice rise above Ger.
tain key, and by a careful observation Of
this rule have, by the blessing of God,
entirely mastered by natural temper" "
The Quaker reasoned philosophically,
and the merchant, as every one else may
do, benefited by his example.
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In THE DIsTRIgT COURT OF TIE US
For the Distrtct of =. Carolinn.l

For the District of .. Carolina..
zAbdG Il The n hnstsE sM1aH q IsB2sxnurnr.
At Yorkuile in tie sasd Distrsc on TIE 25sa day d
Auqtst, 1865. = - -,s.-a-
yNHIS is to aivenotice that a Petition 11as been
: i filed in said Court by ZADOCs D. rSMTTH, !,
Of the District of York, in said District duly de,
clared q Bankrupt, under the Act Of Congress, en-
titled "An act to EstaokabEd UayoTus a1stepr OF
Bankruptcy through hoat ahe OaAed Suites, Appnov:
ed, ID March, 1857 for discharge and Certificate
thereof from all his debts and other claims prov
able under the said Act; and the 24th day Of Sep;
tember, 1s6s at 70 O'Clock, NJ, Is assigned forthe
hearing Of the same, before w. I. CLAWSoN,
one Of the Registers In Bankruptcy ofsaid Court,
at his Office in Yorkville, South Carolina, when
and where the Creditors who have proved ti1eir
claims and other parties in interest, may attend;
and shew cause, ifsny they haye, why the prayer
of the said Petition should not be granted. = ~
J. p. NJ. EPPING, us. Marshal as Messenger. I
- By T. w. CLAwsoN, Deputy Messenger.
August "a :" p = -. - 3S s. ST. i