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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26
RICHNESS OF SOIL IN MICHIGAN.

A man IN Detroit gave me some idea of the
richness of the soil in that vicinity. He said
there wasn't any place on the earth where
things grew as they do there. He said his
wife never made bread "She always made
little biscuit the size Of an egg, and she would
leave 'em an hour to swell themselves, and
they would grow into ID pound loaves." He
continued his growing tale, and said: "Once
there was man. He went into the woods
and chopped down four trees. He used the
four stumps for corner posts, and built him a
nice log house on those stumps. Then he and
his family went to bed in the house. The
next morning he found himself and family up
sixty feet in the air, with lot of Indians
down in the cellar waiting to cut their heads
off, and the Indians did scalp the whole of
'em."
stranger" said I, "you don't mean to tell
me those trees grew sixty feet in one night"
'Sir, do," says he, "and not only that,
they hoisted the house up with 'em."
care you sure it wasn't sixty-one feet?" I
asked meekly.
"sir," said he, 81 never prevaricate, espe-
cially on one foot"
$50 they took and scalped 'em all, did
they?"
"They did," said he.
GLOW in the name of the original Dolly
Warden, did they get up to 'em?'' I asked
Says he, RESPECTED sir, those Indians each
one sawed off a tree then each Indian sat on
a stump, and those stumps grew the Indians
up to the house, and then they scalped the
family"
ut certainly was the greatest case of up a
tree ever heard Of"
stranger, that story is pretty tough, but 1
believe it, because I know something about
growing trees, and know they grow darned
fast sometimes. My father had some good
soil on his place; good soil for trees. He
couldn't afford to keep dog, because there
was so many of US young 'uns. Hehad to boil
what bones was left to make soup for US. He
had some trees, and in place of dog, he kept
some of the bark off those trees in the house
to scare away robbers, because that bark
would last all night. One day, used some
of the bark for toothpicks, and as sure as
sour all-spice, stranger, those toothpicks grew
so that next day sold 'em for telegraph poles
and they had to be sawed in two before they
could be used.
The stranger gotup. Says he, "good day, sir. ,
Says l, "good day, sir"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26
Aumuruus department.
A MOUTHFUL OF EGGS.

An Irishman has for months kept an egg
stand in Court street market, Cincinnati. He
was accommodating, courteous, polite, and
upon certain occasions fond of joke. With
his customers these qualities made him grow
in favor, and so his business fourished. Upon
his shrewdness he indulged in special pride
fattering himself that it was an exceedingly
difficult matter to "take him in" A few days
ago he met his match-that is, according to
the Judgment of disinterested observers. A
huge Switzer approached his market stand
He was muscular, heavy;jawed customer.
"Here is fifty cents I will give you for a
mouthful of eggs," said the Alpine mountain,
eer, laying down the fifty cents by the egg.
dealers cash box, and looking his man straight
in the eye.
Our egg merchant sharply and quickly sur
veyed his customers mouth, took in its capac-
ity at single glance, turning his eyes mo-
ment to the sky, dropped them moment to
the ground, then lifting them, looked right in
to the face of his customer and answered:
eyes, for one mouthful ofeggs, I'll take you
at your word"
"Done," said the customer. "Take your
money and I'll take my mouthful."
The dealer whipped the half dollar into his
money box, and the brawny Switzer, seizing
one board of twenty-five dozen egg box, full
to its capacity, between his teeth, walked of
with it, his hands hanging free by his side
He had gone about twenty-five yards when
the dealer saw the "sell," repented his bargain
and started in pursuit of his remarkable Gus.
toner. The dealer caught his man and choked
him until he let his whole mouthful of eggs
box and all, drop on the pavement. The eggs
turned out and broke spontaneously into q
raw custard. The bystanders laughed their
sides sore, shouted and hurrahed for the
Switzer. The Irishman said the terms of the
bargain had not been complied with. The
Switzer said they had, and the crowd took
sides with him.
"Pay me for my twenty-five dozen eggs" sale
the dealer.
"Give me back my half dollar and taxi
your eggs" said the customer
Soft went. A policeman was called to arres
the customer, and then, upon consideration
let him 60. Then the Irishman though hi
would fight it out, but, upon taking the di
mensions of his customer, reconsidered thi
determination. The Switzer left his card, ant
the dealer intends to appeal to the courts fo
a decision of the question, "What constitute
a mouthful of eggs?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26
PALMETTO ORPHAN HOME.
AM EARNEST APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS
CAROLINA.

AN EARN ESI Aff6AL ~ AhG SAAAA1>&>o We SSoA>~
CAROLINA.
Dear Friends and ntryn,e,-Having been
entrusted with the benevolent work OF providing
a home for the Orphans, and other equally unfor-
tunate children of South Carolina, we thus make
an earnest appeal for help in this great work.
The Palmetto Orphan Home was organized last
April, and is now progressing with encouraging
prospects.
The Board of Trustees have adopted Constitu-
ton and Bylaws which define the nature, design
and mode of operation of this Institution. It's di-
rect management is to be by local board consist
ing of nine persons, in the city Of Columbia, which
Board is to be subject to the direction of gener-
al Board consisting Of two persons, from each
annually in Columbia, at such places as the local
Board may appoint.
In the choice of persons to act on these Boards
and of the officers ofthe Institution, no partiallty
is to be allowed on account Of the religious sect to
which persons belong but all appointments are
to be made on the broad principles of humanity
and charity.
The Constitution does not limit the ages at which
the children shall be received but leaves that at
the discretion Of the Board, who are to decide
from the nature of each case as described In the
application. o.,..,,,o
and valuable property, now for saleat low figures,
for the location Of the Home. We are, therefore,
confident that our appeal to the generous people
of South Carolina win at once bring many liberal
donations and pledges to effect the permanent es-
tablshment fthe Palmetto Orphan Home, which
will be the best monument to the memory Of our
dead we could possibly rear in our State.
The Board have appointed Tilman r. Gaines,
General Agent to organize Aid Committees and
to raise funds for the Home. And the Board will
take pleasure in acknowledging all amounts paid
to him or sent directly to us at Columbia. Dona-
tions may be made in money, provisions, clothing
and anything that can be made useful.
All applications for entering children must be
made to the Board, Address,
DR.. j. w. PARKER, Chm'n,
Columbia, s. G.
BY order ofthe Board of Trustees.
J. 3 EZELL, Secretary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26

THINGS TO BE SETTLED.-Come now, boys,
let US settle one or two things as absolute GER
tainties when you start in life:
He who never drinks, never will be drunk.
That's so, isn't it? He who sometimes drinks
may be.
He who never goes into gambling saloon,
never will gamble; and he who never gam
bles, never loses but he who goes to observe,
may gamble and he who CANDLES will lose
In all these, is it not best not to begin ? Be-
ware of innocent beginnings in wrong ways, and
remember the old text: There is way that
seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof
are the ways of death. ."-HearM and Home
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26
"THE LORD WILL PROVIDE"

Some years since minister of the Gospel
in London, having resigned his charge, was
brought into very Strengthened circumstances
He was widower, with eight children, the
eldest sixteen years of age, the youngest an
infant in arms. One Saturday morning he
gave his eldest daughter a sovereign, saying
"N1y dear, that is the last" She replied, "The
Lord will provide" Before night nearly, il
not all, the money was spent, and the faith Of
the father was much tried. He was often
seen with tears in his eyes. 1t was his custom
to assemble his children for family worship
early in the evening, that the young ones
ght be present He had done so this even:
ing, and two of the little ones had noticed
how sad he appeared, and spoke of it to each
other. Scarcely, however, had they gone to
bed, and fallen asleep, before they were
awakened, and told to dress themselves, as
their father wanted them in his study. They
obeyed. On entering the room they saw their
father sitting in his chair, weeping like a
child, and so overcome with gratitude that,
for some minutes, he could not utter word.
In the middle of the room stood an open box,
containing a new suit of clothes for himself,
and a complete outfit of linen and other arti,
cles for all the children, also set Of shirts
for himself, and ten-pound note inclosed,
with these words, "THE LORD WILL Pro-
VIDE" Neither name nor address were CIV
en-, and from that day to this it has never
been known who was the kind donor
After pause of some minutes the father
beckoned to his family to kneel down. He
then returned thanks to the God of all his
mercies, and made use Of this expression,
which made an indelible impression on at
least one of his children's minds, who was not
then ten years of age, that, in after years,
"when his head was laid low in the dust, If
his children were brought into Strengthened
circumstances, they might remember the faith
fulness of their fathers Cod" Many years
has that precious fathers head been laid low
in the dust, and deep and pungent have been
the sorrows through which some of his chill.
dren have been called to pass, but some OF
them are living witnesses to the taithtulness
and loving kindness of their God. Not aughlt
has failed that the Lord has promised. All
has come to pass.
May the Lord grant that the above may
be the means of comforting and encouraging
some tried and perplexed child Of God to cast
all his burden pom the Lord, and tie will
sustain him. "Faithful is He who has prom
ised, who also will do 1.-THE So,oer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26

FARM GATEs.-Gate posts should not be
over four and half feet high above the
ground, in my opinion, and at the same time
should be plain, unless the place is decorated
to quite an extent. By having the gate posts
of the height above mentioned, they will be
found more convenient to drive through with
load of hay or unthreshed grain. We
would advise setting the gate posts ten feet
apart, and also that the gate be as light as
possible, in order not to have it sag or break
down. The following is a good plan to make
a sirong gate: Get six pieces of stuff, ten feet
long, four inches wide, and one inch thick
these should be laid down on a level on the
ground, leaving the first bottom space two and
three-quarter inches, the next three and half
inches, and the next five and half inches,
and the next, or top space, nine inches wide
take the same kind of material and nail across
the ends, nail on a cross brace from the upper
to the lower corner, so that it will fit inside
the end pieces. Then turn the gate over, nail
similar upright pieces across the ends, even
with the ones on the opposite side, and one
upright piece midway between the ends. A
gate made in this manner looks we'll, is quick
ly made, and answers every purpose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26

LIVE PEAcEABLY.-Two young ragged
boys, whose names were Guy and Jack, found
an old rope lying in the road, over the posses
sion of which they disputed long and loud
Guy snatched one end, and Jack the other
and both pulled with all their force to get it.
Suddenly the rope broke and both fell back
ward into the mud, presenting a pitiable ap'
pearance.
A passer-by said to them at this very mo-
ment, "Behold, what happens to the quarrel
ers For the most worthless triAe they be-
come angry at each other; and what then re-
suits? They cover themselves with ridicule
and shame before the eyes of everybody, just
as you two now stand before me covered with
mud and dirt"
"Study to keep the peace for discord al
ways brings evil in its ''air."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26

ba- The moral part of man cannot give i'm
mortality to any of its works. Our bodies
are perishable, and their creations necessarl-
ly partake of their transient nature. There
fore, the works of the body perish with the
body, or soon thereafter. The treasures that
man may heap up, and the palaces he may
build, together with every thing else he may
do to crafty his pride and ambition, pass
away. His friends also die with him, and he
is no more known to earth while future gen.
eraticns look at his name on his grave-stone
with the same indifference that the blacksmith
daily sees the letters and figures on the guide
post, before his shop door at the forks OF the
road.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26

aD- 1t is rarely we'll to whip or kick OF
scold balky horse, as is the common prac
tice. One of the best modes is to feed him
where he stands with any accessible food
such as oats, ears of corn, or even grass by
the wayside, or hay from the wagon, which
may be provided for the emergency. For
getting his whim, he will generally start
without trouble. Another good way is to dc
something not harmful, but new; as filling
his mouth with loose dirt, which desire tc
get rid of will divert his thoughts, and before
he knows it he will be jogging unconsciously
along. We have often seen this done with
the most satisfactory success. Sometimes il
one can .pare the day, it is best to wait till
from WEAKNESS and hunger, the animal sub
mits to your will, and the triumph is general
ly complete. Harsh means are seldom found
effective to cure or prevent balkness.
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j. III. ADAMS
THE old ESTABLISHED HOUSE,

TOITs TsNUMEROUsF FRIENDS, Greeting.
We are now receiving our new Stock Of Spring
and Summer Goods, just purchased in the north
ern cities by Col. McCorkle, who, this season, in
exercising his usual consideration as to the wants
of the public, has been eminently successful in
the selection of the BEST QUALITIES AND
HANDSOMEST STYLES. To enumerate the
ELEGANT STOCK in Store would require more
space than the ENQUIRER can furnish this issue !;
though we cannot refrain from calling special at
tentlon to our new style Mohair Dress Goods !;
best-make Black Alpacas; splendid Black Silk (;
Trimming Silks, all colors; White Piques; Bish-
op and Victoria Lawns; Nainsooks Swiss Mus
Inns and Cambrics; Tarlatans; Cambria Edgings
and Insertings Lace Points and Sacks Parasols,
Kid Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, &C., &c. Our stock
of
CENTS FURNISHING GOODS
is complete, embracing many new and elegant
styles of Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings; dag
onal and Figured Coatings; Scotch Worsted and
Cheviots; Silk, Valentia and Marsailles Vestings,
&C.; while our stock in every other department,
including a superb line Of READY-MADE
CLOTHING, is perfect and complete in point OF
variety and excellence, in which respect, as well
as the LOW PRICES at which they are offered,
we DEFY COMPETITION.
JOHN II. ADAMS.
Arr
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26
A SONORA STORY.

The following rich story is related by So
nora paper, at the expense Of queer genius
who vibrated between that town and Oregon,
as advance agent of a concert troupe, and who,
though pretty clever in selling the curiously
inclined, does not always come off first best
Frank Ball, travelling in vehicle bearing
strong resemblance to peddler's cart Old
lady rushes out from house by the roadside.
The following colloquy ensues:
Old Lady-"Say, what have you got to
sellY
Ball-"I am travelling agent madam, for
the greatest menagerie Of ancient or modern
times, which is shortly to be exhibited in this
section, afording to the inhabitants thereof an
opportunity of viewing the most stupendous
collection of animals ever before exhibited"
Old Lady-"You don't say. Have you
any elephants?'
Ball-"We have madam, six elephants; !;
but these constitute comparatively y unimpor-
tant part of the show. We have living spec-
mems of bipeds and quadrupeds, who roamed
over the earth, not only in the antediluvian,
but also in the pliocene and pospliocene pc
riods, embracing the megatherium, with six
legs and two tails; the ichthyosaurus, with
no eyes, two noses and four tails; the plesio-
saurus, resembling Satan in shape, which spits
fire and breathes sulphur, and many other
species too numerous to mention. We also
have pious lawyer"
Old Lady-"Well, I declare"
Ball-"But, madam, the greatest curiosity,
by far, of our exhibition is learned and clas-
sically educated monkey, who was brought up
Mahometan priest in the mysterious regions
of the great desert of Sahara. This monkey
talks with great fuency all the modern Ian
guages, besides Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
He can repeat the ten commandments, the
emancipation proclamation, President Lin
coins last message, and performs the most in
tricate examples in mathematics with rapid
ity, ease and accuracy. While being exhibit
ed in Washington heactually repeated long
speech of the President. This monkey cor
responds"
Beautiful young lady suddenly sticks her
head from the window and calls out: "Moth-
er mother! ask him why they let the mon
key travel so far ahead of the other ami
mails"
Too LUcKY.-"Hans, where you get that
knife ?"
81 finds him, fader."
"No, Hans; I believe you tells one big
falsehood."
"No, fader; dat is true, is de luckiest boy
you never see."
"Vell, Hans, I has to vip you"
"Not cause I steals, fader!'
"No, Hans; vip 'causeyou so very lucky"
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dDOuG Iliilu UlCsScS SulChlJ Suc lcplleu
"Oh! yes, mamma, velvet cloaks."
Relics of the Emperor Napoleon I, arc
bringing good prices in Europe. One of hi;
teeth were sold the other day in Brussels
warranted genuine, for S39.00. At this rate
his entire skull would be worth fortune
Prince Napoleon has recently made pile Of
money out of his great relation, having sold
his collection of relics Of Napoleon l. in Lon.
don for about half a million.
"A woman, an infant and bottle of milk
caused a great commotion on an Indiana
train the other day, when it was running at
the rate of forty miles an hour. The bottle
dropped out of the window, the mother fran.
tically pulled the bell cord, stopped the train
and wanted the conductor to 60 back after
the babes lost sustenance. The brute didn't
60.
A Down-Easter arrived in New York
and took lodging at one of the high houses.
Telling the waiter he wished to be called in
the morning for the boat, both of them pro.
ceeded on their winding way upward, till
having arrived at the eig ghth flight of stairs
Jonathan caught the arm of his guide, and &C.
costed him thus: "Look here, stranger, if you
intend to call me at six o'clock in the morning
you might as we'll do it now, as twill be that
time before l can get down again."
Every person arrested, convicted and sent
to penitentiary in the United States costs,
on average, $1,000; add to the sum of such
expenses the amount of capital taken from
directly productive employment and consumed
in building prisons and feeding and guarding
the prisoners, and we begin to have an idea
of the real cost of crime. Every boy educa-
ted at the expense of the State costs it about
s4OO. The preventive is not only thousand
times better than the cure, but it is, in the end,
a thousand times cheaper.-Chieaqo Tribune.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-10-16
TRAVELLERS GUIDE. ]
Northeastern Railroad

CHARLESTON, s. c., June 8, 1872
Trains will leave Charleston daily at
10. Is A. NJ. and S.O0P. M.
Arrive at Charleston 900 A. NJ.
(NIondays excepted and p. NJ.
Train durs not leave Charleston 500
=. NJ, SUNDAYS.
Train leaving 1915 A. NJ. makes
through; 60, nection to New York, via
Richmond and Acquia CIR elk only, going
through in II hours.
Passengers leaving by 500 PM. train
have choice of rout, via Richmond and
Washington, or via Portsmouth and Bal
timorc. Those leaving FRIDAY by shis
Train lay over on SUNDAY i'll Baltimore.
Those leaving on SATURDAY remain Sun
DAY i'll Wilmington, y. G.
This is the cheapest. quickest and most
pleasant route to Cincinnati, Chicago
and other points West and Northwest
both Trains making connection at Wash
ington with Western Trans of Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad.
S. S. SOLOlONS
Engineer and Superintendent.
=. l.. CLEAPOR, Gen. Ticket Agent.