Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-11-05
COLUMBIA C0NTRIBUT0RIALl
! by JAS wOoD DAvIDsoN.
COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA. 2ND 0OT0BER, 1858

+ BY JAS wooD DAvIDsoN.
ooLUNBIA SOUTH cARoL1NA. 2HD OCTOBER, 1883
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A rule has been going the rounds Of the news
papers to the effect that whenever the two vowels
9 and form "a diphthong preceded tby g the p
comes before the j, making Ell and in all other
tcases it Is lie.
1. A correspondent writes to Us to ask if the rule
holds good. aa ~ .'.:aaw ~ e,r,spnr.i
3 We answer, No. q. y 3 ?. J: ... ~ e. s.
Because the exceptions are too numerous; such
as deign, either, eight Jeign, Jaat, he!ter, height,
hesnous heir, leisure, neigh, neghbor, reign, rem,
uel peaa, ,oagh, and several others. ~: .2j Jnr;,
Political. gn,e', Xii, :. r@-s. '~" o.. "A Z
Politics wakes funny. i-.r''. ~ aob;e:G'r !
First We had ssnart sprinkling Of murders
Then Gov Scott tRadical) takes the alarm and
Issues a Proclamation Offering something less than
a million dollars--$5e00J we believe-for the ar
rest of the murderer of some of his mulatto IA
9orites; and seems to be afraid that everybody-in
general is going to be asassinated. = 5:al-
Then halfa-dozen Counties memorable Gov.
Scott, assuring him that he must be mistaAen a.
bout some of the bloodshed in their midst, Of which
he procamationizes with so much rhetoric; for
really they never heard Of it before. alG .: -
Then the Democratic leaders issue q manifesto
tdeprecating murders of all kinds s1;@1u stst :
Z, Then the Radical leadersissue pronuneiamento
when, they have finished their campaign) calling
upon everybody not to kill anybody. g79dlo ,Jd
Then-on the same day-Gov. Scott fires off
another able State paper setting forth hoa good
thing it is, and how becoming Ren, together such
as brethren are, in unity to dwell .se i.ri i,ad;
iTheu--the 3d.ef Noyember. l:,,..7o,ai'ri o!
Musical nj ,4caE!G h,8 h;c!> IS !.aa 81
! "A Columbia audience was delighted last week
with 4 musie-rocal and instrumental
Ferdinand CARR, who gave the concert; is . Ger
man vionst of this city, aged thirteen year; and
has enjoyed for couple Of years the tuition Of
Herr Auguste Koepper, welkknown in ouf music
world, both as q teacher eard performer. The
youth is beyond all question o prodigy This art
divine. At the concert he was,of9 course the cen
tral idea; and thoa best uersedin music.lore were
most astonished at his brilliant executionof someof
the most difficult piecesiof Bellmi and eBesiot
We may safely count upon his adding another
name to those of Columbia musicians Of which
We are Justly proud Young Garn was assisted by
Mrs. CARR, his mother, and! Herr, Kedppek This
Ensaeszo, upontheJ piano Mr. Jinney, upon the
violin; Mr. jackson, upon the Auts I; aud Mr. Stet
vens, with a1erygraceful and effective iteuor,in
some vocal pieces There was notgan imperfect
step the whole evening 'F!. s;u 4 tsat 'sd>s y
sdEhe whole affairwas eniihentay successful inits
musical aspectthati is to say; land we karuisto be-
followed up by another concert, hndepths auspices
of Herr Koepper himself; assisted by quitsa mum.
Der of amateur performers ladies and gentlemen
Of this city, This is 9comsef in the course of a
few weeks, !butwe ;hate mot hesrd theexact time.
Pianchetse; br! ,.:it ,ta nd -1~n'7aq Of 4
During tRs'psse summer good deal Of interest
has beea excited Sbya little centnsancs called
Phncheae The name 'iss French jrahd means a
Of the table1appi of the sprit!mediunsS and it
is proposed to communicate with disembodled
spirits bymeaps Of this Pianehette, lin tie Same
way thacit usedtoi be dode htablesi Il ismore'
certainly quite goGdin sveiy way,
r. The tPianchette'is usually about six or eight
inches long and five or six wide; triangular or
|heartshaped; having tuoinsulated legs -withtrol
iereet at the rear end and hole in the front end
|through which a. common lead pencil ispushed
about two inches (the length of the :legs); and
upon thess three feet,-two rollers and the pencil
Plauchette is to move. = ''I" i'H .'!g"T 2.
ut is used in this wise. A. large piece Of white
paper is spread upon table; Panchette is placed
upon the paper two persons put their fnger-tps
lightly upon Planchettes and keep them there un:'
|tl Phnchette begins to move about upon the!pa-
per then somebody present may ask 'Planehette'
any question land, if it is properly charged With
the mysterious fluid that flows into it throughtbe
anger:tips, PIauchette win write with rits pencil
suitable answers to the question 4And.so on; 4
Those who have seen it move (,oe haven't) say
that the answers are apt and startling. i ..;:i:G
! Some say that the phenomena are electrical or
magnetic. 81 .: ''ap. -. GGn: 9"ia> 9A. u u u
Others say that they are spiritual. d'i~ a1ii@2
I: Others say that the devil is ini it: ri; I!L' q
Others say that it is a humbug.a'a1 ,sT 49,. u
Il 1t certainly IS Plaichette- small board ''co' :"
It is also certain that the Catholic church has
forbidden its members to tamper with it J.; !nn
Gov. Seymour got one to tell him about the e.
lection but he smashed it for fbbing. .rs:: la.f ID
Planchette sells at from 81 to $3, according to
quality il ".;''s.@;:.- = ara.'2 e.Ges q;.1'' 4
Those who buy it are: said to be cold at the same
price. @e ..'' -" .."a"rinoo L3':!" .a.E'. 4
(. We have not purchased oneyet. :dV :;@2o;',
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