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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

THE MISCHIEF OF PAss1oN.-"Will putting
ones self in passion mend the matter?" said ar
old man to boy who had picked up stone tt
throw at dog. The dog had only barked at hin
in play.
eyes, it will mend the NATTER said the pas
sionate boy; and quickly dashed the stone at tht
dog.
The animal, thus enrsged, sprang at the boy anc
bit his leg while the stone bounded against I
shop window, and broke pane Of glass.
Out ran the shop-keeper, seized the boy ant
made him pay for the broken pane. He hac
mended the matter finely, indeed.
1t never did, and never will, mend a matter te
get into passion about it. If the thing be hard
to bear when you are calm, it will be harder wher
you are in anger.
Ifyou have met with loss, you will only increase
it by losing your temper.
Try to be calm, especially in trifing troubles
and when great ones come, try to bear them brave
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

SMOKERS. s.-Robert Hall is said to have preach
ed his most eloquent sermons after smoking his
pipe in his vestry; the same with Dr.. Parr, who
sometimes smoked twenty pipes in one evening,
and "never wrote well except under the inspira-
ton of tobacco" According to Bishop Kennel,
Thomas Hobbs, the philosopher Of Malmesbury,
retired to his study every day after dinner, and had
his candle and ten or twelve pipes Of tobacco laid
by him; then, shutting his door, he fell to sno-
king, thinking, and writing, for several hours
and although such an excessive smoker he lived to
the good old age of ninety-two All knew how
the great Sir Isaac Newton smoked; and how, on
one occasion, in moment Of profound abstraction
he placed the little finger of his 'ady love" into
the hot bowl of his pipe, in place Of tobacco
stopper. Thomas Carlyle smokes, as do Lord Lyt.
ton, Tennyson, Louis Napoleon, and many other
eminent men. Campbell, Byron, Moore and Lord
Eldon were moderate smokers, andfre4 Iently bore
testimony to the comfort of tobacco. Sir Walter
Scott was great smoker; so was Lord Palmer
ston-and the use of the weed did not shorten
their days. We wish we could say so much fol
Charles Lamb, 'the gentle Fila" who toiled after
it as some men toiled after virtue To say all thai
can be said in favor of tobacco would require vol
umes.-London Magazine
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

WEAR A SMLE.-Which will you do? smile
and make others happy, or be grabbed and make
everybody around you miserable? You can live
among flowers and singing Birds or in the mirt
surrounded by fogs and frogs. The amount o.
happiness which you can produce is incalculable
if you will only show smiling face, kind hear
and speak pleasant words. On the other hand
BY sour looks, cross words, and fretful disposi
tion, you can make hundreds unhappy almost be-
yond endurance. Which will you do? Wear {
pleasant countenance let joy beam in your eyt
and love glow on your forehead There is no JOY
so great as that which springs from kind act o.
pleasant deed, and you may feel it at night whel
you rest, and at morning when you rise, ant
throughout the day when about your daily bust
ness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

B6r A certain Sunday school teacher was in the
habit of making collection in the juvenile class
for missionary objects. He was not little sur
prised one day to find counterfeit shilling among
the coppers; and on asking the class who put it
there the donor was pointed out to him by one
who had seen him deposit it. Didn't you know
that it was good for nothing?" said the teacher.
EYES," answered the boy. 'Then what did you
put it in the box for?" The little boy coolly re-
piled, II didn't pose the little heathens wcald
know the difference, so thought it would be just
as good for them"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

THE PHENOMENA OF THE BRA1N-One of the
most nconceivabe things in the nature of the brain
is that although the organ of sensation, it should
itself be insensible. To cut the brain gives no
pain; yet in the brain resides the power of feeling
pain in any part of the body. If the nerve which
leads to the injured part be divided, We become
instantly unconscious of suffering It is only by
communication with the brain that any kind OF
sensation is produced yet the organ is itsefiusen-
sible. But there is circumstance more wonder
full STILL A certain portion Of the brain itself may
be removed without destroying life. The animal
lives and performs all those functions which are
necessary to simple vitality, but it has no longer
mind. Itcannot think or feel. It requires that
the food should be pushed into its stomach; once
there it is digested, and the animal will even thrive
and grow fat. We infer, therefore, that part Of
the brain is simply intended for the exercise of the
intellectual faculties, whether of the lower degree,
called instinct, or of that exalted kind bestowed on
man, called reason.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18
TO FARMERS, SONS.

At this season of the year young men are ma
king out their plans for the future. Many propose
to change their employments in hope of lighter
labor, lucrative returns, and, as they imagine, a
more honorable position. Especially many farm
ers sons, weary with the labor and the monoto-
nous life of the farm, are turning their faces to-
wards the city, or toll ght employments in the coun-
try, and are dreaming of a life of prosperity and
ease, and ultimate independence. To such we
commend the following sensible remarks of Gener-
al Patrick, made at the last Annual Meeting of the
New York Agricultural Society:
"Only few Of our children are following in our
footsteps. The old folks are left alone. With
failing health and increasing years many are COM
PEELED to sell out the homestead and live in the
village. where it is possible to live alone. Our
young men are showing great aversion to honest
toll. Often, if they remain on the farm, they are
more interested in fast horses than in training
steers. Others engage in triAing, undigni6ed oc-
cupations, such as selling MAPS books, patent
rights, or even clothes pins. They are attracted
by genteel ways and habits At the best they seek
commercial adventures, and through this means
sudden and great riches Can they not read their
fate by the wrecks of thousands in the city of N.
York who attempted the same thing. For able
bodied, strong young men to quit the farm and
engage in such trihing pursuits as have been
named, or to attempt, where thousands fail, in a
city occupation, they should be ashamed. When
ever labor in any country is considered dishonora
Bile, the doom of that nation is sealed. Until the
;dea nreva;ls that labor is honorable there can he
no bright hope before U.s. When we find coun-
try divided into small estates, and each proprietor
labors with his own hands, we have happy peo-
pie. Under small homesteads grew up those peo-
pie before which the world trenlbled when they
buckled on their swords-the ancient Romans
Look at the large plantations Of the South, with
degraded aborers, and you need not ask the result
Countries are cultivated, not according to their
fertility, but according to their liberty. Agricul
ture is the basis of the happiness of State, and
it is the most honorable as well as the most ancient
of all professions"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

The ALMOND TRADE.-A recent visitor to NAL
aga describes the process by which the Clipped,
cracked, or otherwise damaged almond kernels are
prepared for the extensive fruit establishments Of
that city. The defective kernels are scrupulously
sorted out and conveyed to large, low table,
roun. which half dozen women are seated on the
ground Before each woman is pile of the dam
aged almonds, little jar of liquid gum and tiny
mound of brown dust, gathered from the inside Of
the almond Shells by her side basket, and in her
hand camels hair brush. Her business is to
pick up almonds from her pile (which is constantly
being fed by an attendant) paint over the damaged
place with gum and dip it in the mound Of brown
dust. She then brushes off the superauous grains
of powder, and drops the apparently perfect al
mond into her basket, the latter being emptied at
intervals into heap Of sheled fruit that occupies
whole corner of the room. In some establish
ments simpler and less adhesive liquid Of gum is
used in this department Of the trade; the gum be-
ing a recent invention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

MEN WANrED.-The great want Of this age is
men. Men who are not for sale. Men who are
honest, sound from centre to circumference, true
to the hearts core. Men whowil condemn wrong
in friend or foe, in themselves as well as others.
Men whose consciences are as steady as the needle
to the pole. Men who will stand for the right if
the heavens totter and the earth reels. Men who
can tell the truth and look the world and the devil
right in the eye. Men that neither brag nor run.
Men that neither flag nor finch. Men who can
have courage without shouting to it. Men in
whom the courage of everlasting life runs still,
deep and strong. Men who do not cry nor cause
their voices to be heard on the streets, but who
will not fail nor be discouraged Judgment be set
in the earth. Men who know their message and
tell it Men who know their places and gil them.
Men who know their own business Men who will
not lie. Men who are not too lazy to work, nor
too proud to be poor. Men who are willing to eat
what they have earned, and wear what they have
paid for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

RICH WITHOUT MoNEY.-Many man is rich
without money. Thousands Of men with nothing
in their pockets, and Thousands with good, sound
constitution, good heart, and good limbs, and q
pretty good head-piece, are rich. Good bones are
better than gold, tough muscles better than silver,
and nerves that flash fire and carry energy to every
function, are better than houses and land. 1t is
better than landed estates to have had the right
kind Of father and mother. Good breeds and
bad breeds exist among men as really as among
herds and horsea Education may do much to
check evil tendencies, or to develop good ones, but
it is good to inherit the right proportion to start
with. That man it rich who has favor Of wit
and fun in his composition, The hardest thing to
get along with in this life is mans own SELF A
cross, selfish fellow, desponding and complaining
fellow, timtd, care-burdened man-these are all
deformed on the inside. Their feet may not limp,
but their thoughts do. A man Of fortune, on the
brink of the grave, would gladly part with every
dollar to obtain longer lease Of life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

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AN ELEPHANT ATTACKS LocoMoTIvE.-The
following account Of an encounter between an ele-
phant and railway train in India is taken from
the Bengalee of January I'd, an intelligent native
newspaper published in Calcutta, in English:
A correspondent, writing the Indo. European
correspondence from Moughyr, states that very
serious accident brought about in manner un-
known, and perhaps unheard of since the estab-
ishment of railways, not only in India, but through
out the world, happened to train on the evening
of the Goth of December, at half past clock,
between Sahebgange and Mirzapore, about two
miles from the latter station. At that time the
No. down goods train was approaching mangoe
tope, in which seventy elephants were stationed.
The red lights glaring in the distance, and the
noise and smoke of the engine, would seem to have
caused an awful CONSERVATION among the poor
brutes, all of whom, more or less, tried to break
away from their fastenings One large male, how
ever, the strongest and most courageous of the ot
became so infuriated that he broke his chain and
rushed forward to intercept and encounter the sup
posed enemy. He had scarcely placed himself on
the line, when the train was down upon him. He
encountered it with head and tusks; but animal
strength proved no match for steam and machine
ry-the poor brute was knocked down and killed
on the spot, and the engine, reboundng, ran off
the line, and it and eleven carriages were capsized
into ditch. The fireman luckily managed to
Jump off in time, and the guard did the same, but
the poor driver, named Smith, remained in his
place, and received injuries from which it is not
expected he will recover.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

VAIN MAN.-Whilst thou art building castles,
the carpenter is building thy coffin. While de-
ceitful illusions are gliding thy future prospects,
the painter is leisurely putting the varnish upon
the casket that is being fitted up for thy reception.
While thou art striving hard to distinguish thysef
among thy fellows the marble worker is fitting the
slab that shall mark thy grave. While you are
querying as to the wherewitha you shall be cloth
ed in, the materials for your burial suit are upon
the tradesmaus Shelf You add field to field, and
anxiously reach out for more; but go to the grave
ward and stake out the lot to which death will soon
assign you. 'Then whose shall those things be
which thou hast provided"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

g9- A Buffalo paper in speaking of late ball in
that city, says: Miss H dances with aban-
don and always attracts much attention" To
which an exchange replies that it don't wonder,
provided she dances with nothing but abandon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

s6g A Methodist church in the West asked the
Conference to send it single man as minister
The request was granted, but the designated pas
tor stopped on the way and got married.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

PERsEvERANcE-fy you wish to do good, do
good if you wish to assist people, do so The
only way to learn to a thing, is to do it right.
You will do wrong, you will make bunders, you
will have failures; but persevere, and in the end
you will learn your lessons and many other lessons
by the way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

M1sER1Es OF A RICH MAN.-Who is dogged in
the streets and knocked down at midnight? The
rich man. Whose house is broken into at mid
night? The rich mans Who has bis pocket cut
out and bis coat spoiled in a crowd? The rich
man. Who is in doubt whether the people are,
laughing at him in their sleeves when they are eat
ing his dinner The rich man. Who adds to his
trouble by every story which be adds to his house?
The rich man-for the higher he ascends the cold
er is the atmosphere. A bank breaks and who
suffers? The rich stockholder and depositor. War
blows his horn and who trcmbles2 Death ap-
proaches and who fears to look him in the face?
Why the rich mau-and yet all the world envies
the rich Depend upon it, the length Of your face
will always be governed by the length Of your
purse. Ifyou livein two story house, be thank
full and not covetthe oftier mansion of your neigh
Dor. You but dishonor yourself and insult your
destiny by fretting and repining.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-18

How TO TREAT THE BITE OF A Doa.-Dr. Ste-
phen Ware, of Boston, in bis testimony Of recent
case which grew out of the injuries from the bite
of q dog, furnished the following valuable advice:
In the case of bite by dog, where the teeth Of
the animal penetrated the flesh, whether the dog
was known to be mad or not, he should use the
same precautions. He would wash the wound
with warm water extract all the virus possible by
sucking the wound with his lips, and then cauter-
ize it deeply with caustic most readily obtained,
but should use potash if it could be procured at
once. The time in which the effects Of the bite
of a mad dog would be seen, varied from two to
three days to as many years. but if no effects were
felt after two or three months, as general thing
the patient might consider himself safe. Bites
made through clothing are seldom productive Of
much harm, as even if the dog is mad the clothing
absorbs the virus before the teeth reach the flesh.
Most of the fatal cases are where the person was
bitten on some naked part.
, 1869-07-27

flnes1 prolItl'islun to their nwn limits, II was
srec"ssf''f, hccauRq H'1Hta,nel ly lhc
)"eal sentiment: tnlt the n,sctnpt Ia
fnake thai rf"tIhitinl ,.niform Inns
ire'Illel. aiit always viii tnHnl', N fcIns..
lhs'" hfe tnany '"wnH nn,1 tillnEea within n
INV" ~ lntE,ate'i miles II EhI"aHu vI,rt"
tl" hni' IT ll1nnr Ina hs4A t.tt,I,|hi!"d by
l"TSlhr "'t". Ihn II d',eh ,apt f"is,w tim
II" liim't i" ',a'"t In Hnl llauna. ll,r IN.
hnia!#'.sa i'"tn "st"Ittn,I thn u.rnllnt r.,Iry
81 getting III II t!a ,illnIn.ua ro,,,,rn,,4ls
's's'it ""t IL tho great MATURITY Ut aa!,.,,u,
nl"l hnlp'y their f",uljna a,u! jiI,In n].,,,s
with l''sn wines A'sd lhluntu l4y L.o aau,,,lty
ffosu Chicago.
In" n '!1 gTrAt evils ti tho ,.,, If li,uor
r"hhih!n In lls vile i,,,iho,lA wl,ich Hrs sold
MD hola t" the pour ~ liquur. l1yru IL the
vital ffittt Of attack far purely temperance
''eaault. A law which will punshh tho salo
81 Impure drugs mud poisonous wines an,l
i4uorn. the whole community will support.
Sinc-tentha uf the horro.n resu!ung from
The use Of Liquors proceed directly from the
lecoctions which are frandulcuuy sold To
tic ptllic. Let tho Temperance men unite
in prosecuting 10 eztirpation tho sAle Of
such stuff, end they will not only rescne
thousands from death and imbeciIty, but
will Lave the active cooperation of al classes
Of society, including even the drunkards.
We repeat That this is the really effective
point ut which the evil Of tho use Of liquor
may be attacked with great benefits to man
kind
, 1869-07-27

The return Of General McS1ahon from
Paraguay may lie daily expected. It will
be remembered that, when Minister Wash
burne Ind become SO involved personally
with the paraguayan Government that he
fund it necessary to retire, General Nc
Maho0 was appointed as his successor, To
reach Paraguay required him to pass
through Brazil and through tho military
lines Of the allied armies operating against
Paraguay. For many months after he had
passed the allied outposts ha was not henrd
from. In the 1neantimc the administration
was changed, and, during Mr., Z B. WASH
burne'a bricf occupancy Of the State De-
partment, be lssued the order recalling tho
successor Of his brother.
General McAfahon has arrived at Buenos
Ayres, and reports Lopez, the President, Of
Paraguay, as anything hut the'monster and
outlaw he had peen represented to
he. He reports Lopez and tho
Paraguayans to be united in the
purpose Of resisting the allies, uad
confident Of their ability to do SO for yeass
to come. Lopez and his people are not
only admirers Of the great American Repub-
lie, butnre anxious by every possible means
to cultivate and perpetuate the most friend
" relations with the United States The
allies occupy Asuncion, the former capital
Of Paraguay, and haye established gov
eminent there which they call the govern
uent Of Paraguay; but General Ncalnhon
reports that It represents no portion Of tho
ree1nle Of that little State.
, 1869-07-27
TEE NORTHWEST.
fOWA
Thnr~ rr,. a o-s a.. ..u.sr

There are only 1870 dogs IN TAnA County.
At the celehsat4on Of the NATIONAL anniversary
nj AKDma, On the 9Th tnst, q Nj. InRhatn, banker.
took from his Wue's a.na her babe, and MTA- lug
ham Mounted the platform and delivered speech
on ~omanH FGhA, TO An attentive audience:
aftes which The banker returned Ihc bAl,c 10 bis
vile. with sppa1cns haiislaction and pt1de II her
sucCeAe.
WISCONSIN,.
TIE Eara1oo Lxru.in tells Of horned owl aho,
thcsr, which neaaured nye aQd batf feet from
tip to tip Of IT. wtnEA
The NccpAh Ttrn<s tells how SeenAh theatrical
troupe performed Al CisJtou: "Thuc the house
was waiting for the curtain to Ttsc On the heart
Ieudtng scc1e, ono unlueky actor ran against the
SccpcI1. and down camc the curta1n and all, re-
ychl!og tahlceux not On the bills. TO say 10th
Ing Of the .poa.th of tho tadT and other actor,
The s.sst wes beheld in pu,5s tsaturaltbus, at-
tempting to put = n!ghtEowo orc1 bis head, pre-
natato1y to his transformation tnto IN AnEci'
There was no further performance thAs night
MICHIGAN. ....
The dam y, Ancghn WIS carT1td swsy few
days ago, tnyclsinG n loss Of about 5s,eoe,
INDIANA
A AlAdJ In Evansville WAS playing with her Child,
q few days sgp, and I'M into Closet Hhen tho
chll puahed the door shul and 1t having a
sn,nK.loct she N8 made \ Gloss pr1soncr 1ol
nearly ~ hoaE ithe child being too Small to push
tack the gprtng until her husha nd came home 10
tts dlnnes. Shs wag 70 n0ariJ SntocAted that she
! could not hAsc lrod long had sho not bsen rc-
| leaned
Therc Il 70 be grand tobacco 1alost Evansville
Oh the 18th 1nat. At which 1t II expected that sey
cr4t hundred hoEsheAoA Nl bc sold
AZ EvAuSstlle, few nIEhta &Eo. Nasisz Un{.
rpann was nceptn4 on lounxs. next to tbs Wiz
, 1869-07-27
ENGLAND AND ASIA.
Dtscuataon of tho Central Asian
Questton Ia khe Iaoa.o Of CONS

Dfzcuataon of tho Central Asian
Question Ia tht Iaotaso Of Eo,u-
1u1ue.
In tho session Of the House OF Commons, On
Jaiy .. tie 'ong,!upenu!ug discussion Of the Ce,-
tral Asian question was raised By Nj. Eastw.cI,
n 4pE e ea q e. an 1 M
that Russia had become predominant as fa- a.
Roknato, hut he did not agrre With the policy
money TO the A1ghanA lie advocated rather the
strengthening Of our in1lnence IN Persia and
among other measures for this purpose he recoul-
1nrndeu the loan Of Enghth officers 10 drill the
lcr:1au troopa, ari tue transfesrDce Of our rrio-
tons 10 The Indian Once lie concluded bv ASK
ins me soycsnnsns q laJ on thc table any recent
dispatches which hare been received
SIR @. WingtItlA held that hitherto our ro1;.7 Of
Houtntesfereuce had betn the most lu4t.ciou4 AMI
any dsns5tnrs f3on Il you'd nase pfeS,s4s sre,l
transactions between Lord Mayo and the Aurrr
Of cahul BE- dsappEoses, a l,key to he .he cutn-
!Dence1uent OF rivalry Of Intrigue between III
nuh the Russians In ttRhanistan, aud he Jepre-
c2ir'l very strongly an5 engagement "ssl lha.
Mr: q. Dun, after admitting tho wisdom Of Mr.
EaktWicks Recommendation with reRanl 10 Per.
sia vent into as long and e!aboyatelJ geographical
dfsqatt!lion 'o prose thst Russia taL pu, a,-
The Idea OF lsussia invading 1nuta he trrated Il.
prrposscrouA md The acatin9s wita Ancse AL hal
nothing about them Of tho chArAc3cr VI safe a.ll
purcllase attributed 10 them. The poLcy 10 which
the Indian Government looked Tor Security was 70
nIonote pence among all our neleht,ors- III
ffrrnEfhf or;r DnrftNrSf fTpUtIeE to foster 1ir
trntlc with Central Asia, an,i make our rule IL
1nuia not onlJ beneneent, tut sympathetic
slr y. SoFthcotc highly approved tho discussion
f"r there ought 70 be no n1Jstcry about our polr,
In this natteF. which ras not Central ,.AsIant tut
t.gcy 1nduu. LII was decidedly IN favor OF kerp.
lug OUT Of MI cntanraiug nlanccs, amt particular
Ut Ut the itntrocl'o Of Afghan politics; bni The
hdranecs OF Rusala bad been iorrei on tur il, lie
hnnrcht OF the Hta'cs In front Of ,.cr, aud 10
ttra nNtheu A!ghaAInlnn would he to deprive Kls.
~ u ~! temptation % Interfere In tts st1lrs Ic
lstreh With MT. Dur, that our bcsk security was
anu 10 htnt tho nattyrA at Ihila u fnr ~ posi-
ae To Klihfc In the government VI thcr country.
maab AtaaqcAs w sAs Il M.l'A:ass,pa h9 Il;
thr rnt1cy OF England y ~ tn r.lir Hrr .nl,Irc:
tdHrira II thu r1,sfnor ',sost rfc1ctai to lhru,.
lr NJ nrr4l Tho lnss th4t Lori Mnyn'. litter, ,IuT
via Sht10 Al did not tl.Utu a,ls hing Ia tf u,,.
lure VI III engagement. si1,1 also Thai K9s~a hati
rSFfr.artt N oFtntan that AfVhAn,tt IN st1ut IL.
ttRnt,lch a. n nrutftl zone bet*onn hrr own aui
JJJjtlah INUupucn. ~ "