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n9 A young mother was in the habit of
airing the baby's clothes at the window. Her
husband didn't like it, and, believing that if
she saw her practice as others saw it she
would desist, he so directed their afternoon
walk as to bring the nursery window in full
view from the central part of the town. Stop
ping abruptly, he pointed to the offending
linen Tapping unconsciously in the breeze,
and asked sarcastically:
"My dear, what is that display in our win
dow?"
"Why," she replied, "that is the flag of our
union"
Conquered by this pungent retort,. he sa-
luted the flag by swing Of his hat; and,
pressing his wife's arm closer within his own,
as he walked homeward said:
"And long may it wave!'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

To SHAVE ScIENT1FIcALLY.-As men con-
tinue to shave and be shaved Ga practice which
some regard as unnatural and undesirable,)
we transfer to our columns the following brief
essay upon shaving, which is from the pen Of
80 celebrated an authority as DIR. Melchi:
Never fail to wash your beard with soap and
water and to rub it dry, Immediately before
you apply the lather, of which the more you
use and the thicker it is, the easier you will
shave. -''..
Never use warm water, which makes ten
der face. In cold weather place your closed
razor in your pocket or under your arm to
warm it. The moment you leave your bed
or bath is the best time to shave. ..,.
Always wipe your razor clean, and strop it
before putting it away; and always put your
shaving brush away with the lather on it.
The razor (being only fine saw should
be moved in sloping or saving direction,
and helt nearly fiat to your face, care being
taken to draw the skin as tightly as possible
with the left hand 80 as to present an even
surface, and to throw out the beard.
The practice of pressing on the edge Of a
razor in stropping it, soon rounds it; the pres
sure should be directed to the back, which
should never be raised from the strop., If you
shave from heel to point of the razor, strop it
from point to heel but if you begin with the
point in shaving, then strop it from heel to
point.
Ifyou only once put away your razor with
out stropping it, or otherwise perfectly clean
ing the edge, you must no longer expect to
shave we'll and easy, the soap and the damp
so soon rust the fine teeth and edge.
A piece of soft plate leather should always
be kept with razors, to wipe them with.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

How CALIFORNIA FIELDS ARE Flowed
The fields are plowed with what are called
gang plows, which are simply four, six or eight
pillow shares fastened to stout frame of wood.
On the lighter soil eight horses draw seven
gang plow, and one such team is counted on
to put in six hundred and forty arcres of
wheat in the sowing season ; or from eight to
ten acres per day. Captain Gray, near Mer-
ced, has put in this season four thousand acres
with i've such teams-his own land and his
own teams. A seed sower is fastened in front
of the plow. It scatters the seed, the plow
covers it, and the work is done. The plow has
no handles and the plowman is, in fact, only a
driver; he guides the team-the plows do
their own work. 1t is easy work, and smart
boy, if his legs are equal to the walk, is as
good plowman as anybody-for the team
turns the corners, and the plow is not handled
at all.
1t isa striking sight to see eight horse teams
following each other over a vast plain, cutting
Glands" mile long, and when all have passed,
leave track forty feet wide of plowed ground.
On the heavier soil, the process is somewhat
different. An eight horse team moves four
gang plow and gets over about six acres per
day. The seed is then sown by machine
which scatters it forty feet and sows from
seventy-fve to one hundred acres in a day,
and the ground is then narrowed and cross
narrowed.
When the farmer in this valley has done
his winter sowing he turns his teams and men
into other grounds, which he is to summer
fallow. This he can do from the first Of
March to the middle of May; and by it he
secures remunerative crop for the following
year, even if the season is dry. This discov-
cry is of inestimable Importance to the farm
ers on the drier parts Of these great plains
Experience has now demonstrated conclusive
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

A Boys BUsINEss.-It exactly suits the
temperament of real boy to be very busy
about nothing. If che power, for instance,
that is expended in play by boy between
the ages of eight and fourteen could be ap-
piled to some industry, we should see wonder
full results. But a boy is like galvanic bat
terry that is not in connection with anything /;
he generates electricity and plays it off into
the air with the most reckless prodigality.
And I, for one, wouldn't have it otherwise.
1t is as much boys business to play off his
energies into space as it is for flower to blow
or cat-bird to sing snatches of the tunes of
all the other birds.-LittLe Corporal.
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ng Once on time, at the funeral of a wife,
the undertaken arranged for the husband and
mother-in-law to ride in the same carriage.
'Must I, said the broken; bearted man "must
I ride with that awful woman?' p 81 think
you will have to-" answered the undertaken.
"Oh! Mr.. Undertaken, how can I ride with
that dreadful woman?" "It will disturb
every carriage of the procession to make a
change" said the man of business, "and you
must ride here" "Well, if I must, must, "
said the stricken man, "but to ride with that
woman destroys all my pleasure on this occa-
sion."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

GUARD THE WEAK SPor.-All men, how
ever strong, have weak spot, like the rhi-
noceros, which, though plated like monitor,
is vulnerable to spear thrust below the
plates. Satan is not such fool as to attack
the strong defences; he would be sure to
thrust at the vulnerable points. Some, in.
deed, think they have no weak place and
such people are right, for they are weak all
over, and no part, therefore, could be called
weak in particular. The polar bear has
weakness which is for blubber, and his hun
tiers knowing this, coil piece of whalebone
like watch-spring, wrap it in blubber and
freeze it. They then drop the tempting NOR
sci in the way Of a bear, who swallows greedi-
ly; but as soon as the blubber melts in his
stomach, the whalebone springs out The
bear then rolls over in agony, and they come
up and kill him. Thus it is when men yield
to an easy sin: it will cut them asunder.-
Dr.. H. NJ Scudder.
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p9" 1t was my custom in my youth (says a
celebrated Persian writer) to rise from my
sleep to watch, pray, and read the Koran.
One night as was thus engaged, my father,
a man Of practical virtue, awoke. "Behold," !"
said I to him, "thy other children are lost in
irreligious slumbers, while alone wake to
praise God" "Son of my soul" said he, "it
were better for thee to be engaged in irreli-
gious sleep, than to awake to find fault with
thy brethren"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

GINGER BEER.-Take one pint of molas-
ses and two spoonsful of ginger, put into a
pail to be half filled with boiling water when
well stirred together, fill the pail with cold
water, leaving room for one pint Of yeast,
which must not be put in till lukewarm.
Place it on warm hearth for the night, and
bottle it in the morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

TArTL1Ne.-Never repeat story unless
you are certain it is correct, and not even then
unless something is to DO gained, either Of in
terest to yourself or for the good ofthe person,
concerned. Tattling is mean and wicked
practice, and he who indulges in it grows
more fond of it in proportion as he is sue
cessful.
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othe: Machines, while in several particulars it. ls
SUPERIOR and is sold at less price than other frt
class Machines. But our "Combination Ameri-
cam will, in addition, make perfect button and
eyelet hole, and do overseaming. All persons persons
who think we claim too much for this Macnine,
are invited to call and see for themselves. Let
not prejudice hinder you from getting the best
Machine in the market. We are sole Agents for
York county.
We continue also, to act as Agents for the
MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN co. Their In
struments have no superior for beauty, sweetness
dispensable to Churches, Sunday Schools, &c,
they also afford to homes rational pleasure, and
an easy means for developing musical talent that
no head of a family ought to neglect.
At the same time we continue to perpetuate
your beauty or ugliness, as the case may be, upon
Paper, Metal or Porcelain, by means OF PHOIO-
GRAPHY in all the various styles.
We have now on hand fine lot Of STEREO-
SCOPIC VIEWS of the Yosemite. Pacific Rail
road, White Mountains, &C. also, nice ALBUMS,
all of which we offer at prices to suit thetimes:
J. R. SCHORB & SON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

To DRIVE AWAY BED BUGs.-An ex-
change gives the following as sure way to
drive bed bugs from old beds: Take green
tomato vines, put them in basin or tray,
pound them to pieces as fine as possible, then
stain the bedstead, where they inhabit, with
the juice, fill the crevices with pieces of vines,
remain in the bedstead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08
How TO SLEEP.-We are often asked ft

How TO SLEEP.-We are often asked for
prescription for preternaturally wakeful per-
sons. The "high pressure" principle on which
many of our business men work their brains
and abuse their bodies, begets an irritable
condition Of the nerves, and morbid state of
mind, very antagonistic to quiet and refreshing
sleep. Such persons will often 60 to bed
weary and exhausted, but cannot sleep; or
sleep dreamily and ftfully or lie awake for
hours, unable to sleep at all. We have tried
many expedients to induce sleep with more or
less success, and have read many recipes which
proved better in theory than in practice.
The very best method we have yet discovered
is that of counting. Breathe deeply and slow.
ly (without any straining effort and, with
every respiration, count one, two, three, etc.,
up to hundred. Some persons will be asleep
before they can count fifty in this manner:
Others will count ten, twenty, or thirty, and
then forget themselves and cease counting
In such cases always commence again at one.
Very few persons can count hundred and
find themselves awake; but should this happen
repeat the dose until cured.-Scienee Of Healh
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

PRESERVING GREEN CoRN.-Boil the corn
(on the cob until it is thoroughly scalded,)
then cut from the cob and dry in earthen
plates in the sun, or moderately heated oven.
If we'll dried and kept in dry place, corn
prepared in this way will keep any length of
time, and boiled with beans in the winter
makes a very palatable dish. Beans and
peas may be preserved in the same manner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

WHY DO CHILDREN DIE I'm answer to
the question, the Medical Recorder holds the
following language: The reason why children
die, is because they are not taken care Of.
From the day of birth they are stuffed with
water, suffocated in hot rooms, and steamed in
hot bed clothes. So much for indoor. When
permitted to breathe a breath of pure air once
week in summer, only the nose is permitted
to peer into daylight. A little later they are
sent out with no clothes at all on the parts Of
the body that most need protection. Bare
legs, bare arms, bare necks, girthed middles,
with an inverted umbrella they air and chill
the other parts of the body. A stout, strong
man goes out on cold day with gloves and
over-coat, wooden stockings, and thick double
soled boots, with cork between and rubbers
over The same day child three years old,
an infant of flesh and blood, bone and consti-
tuition, goes out with shoes as thin as paper,
cotton socks, legs uncovered to the knees, neck
bare, and exposure which would disable the
nurse, kill the mother outright, and make the
father an invalid for weeks. And why? To
harden them to a mode of dress which they
are never expected to practice. To accustom
them to exposure which dozen years later
would be considered downright foolery. 20
rear children thus for the slaughter.pen and
lay it to the Lord is too bad. We don't think
the Almighty has any hand in it.
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p@A veteran observer says: "I never place
much reliance on man who is always telling
what he would have done had he been there.
I have noticed that, somehow, this kind Of
people never get there"
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b@ A nice young girl at Green Bay, Wis
consin, was being courted by nice young
man. He was generously inclined, and made
her presents of hair oil, which he purchased
from the store of the father of his adored
After giving her some twenty bottles of the
oleaginous fluid, he discovered he was work
ing in circle-as fast as he presented them
she returned them to the store, thus dutifully
making trade for her father. No cards.
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"a A good deacon making an official visit
to dying neighbor, who was very churlish
and unpopular man, put the usual question !:
care you willing to 60, my friend? "Oh
yes," said the sick man, 81 amp "Well,"
said the simple-minded deacon, "l'm glad
you are, for all the neighbors are 77il]ing."
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a@ Johnny was telling his ma how he was
going to dress and show off when he was q
man. His ma asked, Johnny, what do you
expect to do for living when you get to be a
man p "Well, I'll get married and live with
my wif's pa" Johnny had brother.in.law.
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PUMPKINS FOR Cows.-Pumpkins are con.
sidered by our best dairymen in this country,
to be valuable for milk COWS, increasing both
the flow and quality of milk. They should
not, however, be fed in great quantities alone,
but mixed with meal, and if cooked all the
better.
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p@A man who swears in the presence Of
ladies, will lie in the presence ofmen, and will
steal in the presence of God.
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ly that, if they plow their lands in the spring,
let it lie until the winter rains come on, then
SOW their wheat and harrow it in, they are
sure Of crop; and the summer will have
killed every weed beside. .-Scientifc American
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PRAYING FOR OTHERs.-A habit of pray
ing for others keeps our minds on higher
plane than does always thinking about our
own selves. 1t is true that our primary du-
ties are to our own households; but take two
housekeepers, one of whom is thinking kindly
of all her friends and all their households,
who is discharging every duty toward her
children and toward the members of her own
family, but who every day contrives some
how to steal an hour in which she can 60 out
on some errand of mercy-and another one
who thinks of nobody but herself, of no house
hold but her own, and who never goes forth
on any errand of mercy-between two such
persons as these is there not a very marked
moral difference? Does not the public senti-
ment of the neighborhood place the one, who
is thinking of others interests, not to the ex-
clusion of her own duties at home, but in ad-
dition to them, upon higher plane than the
other who thinks only Of herself? Does not
the public sentiment regard her as the nobler
character of the two2
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IMMORTALITY.

How this glorious thought buoys me up, as
I tread the trough paths Of my wayfaring." i"
The unshed tear has gone back to its fount,
as have opened the Holy Book and put my
finger upon the word Immortality. 1t is writ.
ten upon the delectable hills that rise just be-
yond the haze that clouds material vision yet
there are times when the spirit asserts its su-
premacy, and rises on strong wings upward
until it catches its affection on the FURNISHED
sky. The long grass takes no root in its soil,
and the mould of time never creeps with its
shiny feet over the beautiful structure. There
is neither silence nor darkness around it, and
the shadow Of the grave passes before the
sunlight of its glory.
Have you not heard its sound breathing,
like an under-tone through the long pauses of
the tolling bell? Mourners whisper it to
each other between their tears, and wear it in
their bosoms as an amulet, when they lay one
whose foot faltered in his course to rest, just
outside the crowded thoroughfare of life.
Immortality! 1t has rung in my ears, till
even the wind grew inharmonious, and the
midnight thunder discordant with the melody
that filled my soul. It has shown before my
eyes till the sun went to sleep in his gold and
purple chambers, and the sentinel stars came
out on the high walls Of night. One by one
the watchers ceased, and strong as giant,
the sun rose up again at the bidding of day.
Yet the brightness of this world paled not.
1t waxed brighter and brighter till my eyes
grew dim with its insupportable splendor.
Henceforth the ways of life took SUMMER
course, and the flowers grew thicker and
sweeter along the borders. So learned to
breathe it often to myself, as I lie down and
rise up-"This mortal shall put on immor-
tality."-Episcopal Methodist.
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stubborn resolve. But if you can by any
means change the direction of his mind, give
him new subject to think Of, nine times out
of ten you will have no further trouble in
starting him. As simple trick as little
pepper, aloes, or the like, thrown back on the
tongue, will often succeed in turning attention
to the taste in his mouth. The plan Of attach
ing pair of cattle to log chain round the
horses neck, is an expensive remedy, and
good many people may not be lucky enough
to have yoke of cattle handy for the occa-
sion.
A simpler and cheaper remedy that will re-
suit far differently, is to take couple of
turns of common wrapping twine, such as
grocers use, around the foreleg just below the
knee, tight enough for the horse to feel, and
tie in bow knot. At the first cluck he will
generally 60 dancing off, and after going a
short distance you can get out and remove
the string, to prevent injury to the tendon in
your further driving.
The first lesson in this simple process was
in Lexington, Kentucky; subsequent expert
baif baify h horses % The philosophy ] Of the appl:
ance is something on the same principle as
that whereof we once read for preventing the
hens from scratching up the gardens. Put
gaffs or spurs on the hens, reversing them
instead of the points up, have them pointing
downward. Then, when the hen lifts leg to
scratch, as it descends, the point Of the spur
catches in the ground, placing the foot for
ward; and the stroke with the other leg is
attended with like results, until the hen walks
herself right out of the garden!