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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

B@ A city chap from this town, spending a
few weeks in the country with farmer friend,
asked to be permitted to "abstract the lacteal
fluid from the bovine group at eventide." AS
soon as the farmer found out that all he want
ed was to milk the COWS some night, he cheer
fully assented, and with other members of the
family seated himself on the barnyard fence
to see the fun. Hardly had the tight panta-
looned chap begun to pull on the peculiar
natural appendages which all who desire milk
must learn to manipulate, (except milkmen
who live near pond when the patient COW
looked around and saw the "what is it, at
her side. Fetching him a wipe in the eyes
with her tail, she at the same time projected
her hind foot with lightning-like rapidity, and
while the mixer was balancing on his ear in
mud-puddle. the sportive cow sent the milk
pail spinning after him. Owing to damages
to his pants, our hero was compelled to walk
backward until he got out Of sight Of the
farmers daughters, and now he says farming
is fraud Cleveland Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

na| A. love letter which was picked up in
street of Springfield, Illinois, had the fol
lowing paragraph: "My love l chawed the
postage stamp on your last letter all to thun
der because knowed you licked it on"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

nas~ An old negro named Pete was very
much troubled about his sins. Perceiving
him one day with very downcast look his
master asked him the cause. 20, massa, I'm
such great sinnerw "But, Pete," said his
master, "you are foolish to take it so much to
heart. You never see me troubled about my
SINS" 81 know the reason, massa," said Pete
"When you 60 out duck shooting and kill
one duck and wound anoder, don't you run
after the wounded duck?" eyes, Pete;" and
the master wondered what was coming next
"Well, massa, dat is de way wild you and me-
De debil has got you sure; but as he am not
sure of me, he chases dis chile all de time y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29
SEWING MACHINES.

DO you know
that the latest i'm
provenentsin Sew
ing Machines are
combined in the
" AMERICAN 2"
Being neat, simple,
substantial in con-
struction, noiseless
and 50 easily opera
ted that q child can
work it. It has no
, eqnal. Our "Plain
American" will do
all kinds Of work
that can be done on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

BEAUTIFUL EFFECTS OF PA1N-One of
the most beautiful effects of pain is its ten
dency to develop kindly feelings between man
and man-to excite friendly sympathy on the
part of others towards one Immediately af-
ficted. No sooner is person attacked with
illness than corresponding degree of inter-
est is excited in his behalf. Expressions of
solicitude for his welfare are put forward,
offers of assistance are made, old friendships
are revived, and new ones developed-all this,
it is to be remembered, is essentially connect
ed with the sufferings of sickness. Were it
not for this, there would be no manifestation
of it. Every man would be left to battle
with the attack of illness as he could, and no
kind voice be raised to cheer him in his hours
of solitary gloom-no tender hands put forth
in offices of kindness-no midnight watchers
volunteer to attend his bedside.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

BE- elbow much peck for potatoes ?" ask
ed gentleman in market on Monday morn
ing The price suited him, and he was about
to purchase, when thought suddenly struck
him. "Wait moment" my good woman" !"
he said, "I fear these potatoes were picked on
Sunday" "No, sir, they were not, she re-
piled, "but to tell the truth, they grew on
Sunday!'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

PUBLIC OPIN1oN.-It is Emerson, think,
who said no one need be at all troubled lest
the public will not place right estimate upon
his character and Abilities but that all men
are, sooner or later, found out.
Few truer sayings have, perhaps, ever been
uttered than these. You needn't think that
because you are giving yourself airs, putting
forth false pretension, false show, and false
lights, that you are thereby quilting the public.
No, not a bit of it; the public-bless its Argus
eyes lis not so great fool as you may take
it to be. You may talk loudly and learnedly,
you may affect benevolence, and all the vir-
tues in the known world-you may put forth
specious show of wealth and Importance, or
don a gloss of seeming affability and conde.
scension but unless you really have all of
these things, it is of no sort of use. That
monster grim, public opinion, has seen you
through and through-and weighed you in
the balance and found you wanting, and
henceforth it is "all day" with you.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

The WORLD A TR1BUNAL.-Man passes
for that he is worth. Idle is all curiosity
about other peoples estimate of US, and all
fear of remaining unknown is not less so. Il
a man know that he can do anything, that he
can do it better than any one else, he has a
pledge of the acknowed cement of that fact
The world is full ofjudgment-days, and into ev'
cry assembly that man enters, in every action
he attempts, he is gauged and stamped. In
every troop of boys that whoop and run in il,
each yard and square, a newcomer is as we'll
and accurately weighed in the course of few
days, and stamped with his right number, as
if he had undergone a formal trial of his
strength, speed, and temper. A stranger
comes from distant school, with better dress,
with trinkets in his pockets, with airs and
pretensions. An older boy says to himself,
'It's no use; we shall find him out to-mor-
."-Emerson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

Hs~ The hand of faith never knocked at
heaven in vain.
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rOriginal.]
IUTIgIhuI' J
THE CHILDREN OF SCOFFERS.

It is q remarkable fact that the sons and
daughters of scofers are rarely pious. Inf
dels can often be traced back through long
line of ancestors. At first sight this may seem
STRANGE but when we reflect upon it, there is
nothing surprising about it. The offspring of
pious parents are generally pious. Both
facts are accounted for in the same way. Re.
suits are always produced by adequate causes.
No event takes place in any part of the uni
verse without a cause The influence which
parents have upon their offspring is but lit
tie less than Almighty. Instinctively, we re-
gard our parents as perfect. One Of the hard
est things to learn is that our parents can do
wrong.
The children of scofers learn from their
parents to scoff and believe that in so doing
they do right, because, to the child, the high
est authority is the example of the parents.
To such persons the authority of the Bible
and the dispensations of providence have but
little weight. In this way in6delity is prop
agated from father to son for many genera
tions. If Satan can succeed in filling the
mind of father and mother with infdel no.
tions, he may rest easy respecting the moral
characters of the sons and daughters. 1t may
be laid down as a rule that the children re-
semble the parents not only in physical ap-
pearance but in the bent and incinations of
their minds and moral character. Such
fathers such sons; such mothers such daugh-
ters, is general truth to which there are but
few exceptions. In making our calculations
respecting the moral character Of boy, we
may safely say that he will make man like
his father Parents should reflect upon this
subject and be wise, not only for themselves,
but for their posterity. In the providence Of
God, the temporal and spiritual welfare Of
their offspring, both for time and eternity,
has been placed in their hands. Parents
lead their children to heaven or drag them
down to perdition. In this thought there is
something awfully solemn. May parents
think about it seriously and prayerfully.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

s9r At the first battle of Manassas, Mr..
Crockett Grayson of Alabama was shot in the
head, the bullet entering the temple, passing
through the inner ear, and lodging in the bone
back of the ear, where it remained until last
week, when it was extracted. In eleven years
it had become so firmly imbeded that it had to
be Clipped out with chisel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

A BEAUTIFUL CoMPAR1soN.-We do not
wonder that leaves, trees and boughs have
ever been the material whereof poets have
manufactured comparison and imagery. One
of the most beautiful we ever remember to
have seen was by DR.. Cheever. "That tree,
full-leaved, and swelling up into the calm,
blue, summer air! Not breath is stirring,
and vet how it waves and rocks in the SUM-
shine. It's shadows are hung lavishly around
it; birds sit and sing in its branches, and chill.
dren seek refuge beneath them. Human af-
fections are the leaves, the foliage of our
being-they catch every breath, and in the
burden and heat of the day, they make music
and motion in sultry world. Stripped Of
that foliage, how unsightly is human nature!'
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n@ My son, forget not my law but let thine
heart keep my commandments: For length
of days, and long life, and peace, shall they
add to thee. Let not mercy and truth for
sake thee; bind them about thy neck; write
them upon the table of thine heart; so shalt
thou find favour and good understanding in
the sight of God and man. Trust in the
Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths.-Proverbs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

The HOME GRANDMOTHER is by
the 6re-a dear old lady, with nicely crimped
and plated cap border, and old fashioned
spectacles-as pleasant a picture of the home
grandmother as any living heart may wish to
see. The oracle of the falnily-the record Of
births, deaths and marriages-the narrator Of
old revolutionary soldiers, that keep bright
young eyes big and wide awake till the even.
ing logs fall to ashes-what should we do
without the home grandmother? How many
little faults she hides What delightful
special pleader is she when the rod tremAles
over the unfortunate urchin's head
"Do you get many lickings?" inquired a
aaxen-haired youngster of his curly headed
playmate.
mo-" was the prompt, half indignant an
swer; "I've got grandmother"
Love that aged woman. Sit at her feet tand
learn of her patient lessons from the past
Though she knows no grammar, cannot tell
the boundaries of distant States or the history
Of nations, she has that perhaps, which ex-
ceeds all lore,-wisdom. She has fought life's
battles, and conquered. She has laid her
treasurers away, and grown purer, stronger,
through tears of sorrow. Never let her feel
the sting of ingratitude. Sit at her feet. She
will teach you all the dangers of life's journey,
and teach you how to 60 cheerfully and
smilingly to the gate of death, trusting like
her in blissful hereafter.
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PADDLE Your Own CANoE.-Young G. mi

PADDLE Your Own CANOE. Young man,
you must paddle your own canoe 1t is, on
the whole, better that you should. See that
young man who gets in canoe bought with
the money Of his parents or friends. When
the vessel is launched, he must have it pad
died by hired hands, while he lolls back, and
perhaps sees nothing but an unsubstantial
shadow of himself in thesmooth waters. By
and by the canoe, through carelessness and
presumptuous steering, is dashed among the
rapids, and he goes down. Should he come
up again, he finds that he is abandoned by all
and that he has made a wreck, where he
might have made fortune. A.,
Young man or woman! paddle your own
canoe. Even if you are favored with parents
and friends who can give you one, be sure
you earn it by the worthiness of your lives.
In high purposes, in noble resolves, in gener-
GUS deeds, in purity and virtuous endurance,
and blameless conversation, let your endeav-
ors to paddle your own canoe be seen by all.
Pull away! If the paddle breaks while pull
ling against the rapids, have another ready.
If you have but one, pull with the stump of
the old. Don't relax one effort. One stroke
lost, and it may be the fatal one. Pull away
your canoe, if you have built it, like your
friends, of the right material in your charac-
ter, will hold as long as yourself will. Pull
away, and before long you may find yourself
in as fair haven as the man that paddles
his own canoe"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19
AQUATIC NOTES.

At the first annual meeting OF the Ridgefeld
Boat Club of Ridgefeld, N j. held few days since,
the following named gentlemen were elected
officers for the year:-President, General Alex.
Shaler; Vice President, Digby v. Bell; Secretary,
Charles T. Harris; Treasurer, Fl. A. wilson, Gov
erning Committee, A. J. A. Pollock, G. L. Wilson, J.
II. Terhune, II. A. Wilson and George Law; Cap
tain, sam Hammond Jr
At their recent annual election the Atlantic Club,
OF Hoboken selected the following officers for the
year:-Presdent, Joseph Russell; Vice President,
Ernest L. Smith; Corresponding Secretary, Gustav
Billin Recording Secretary, John X. Virgins;
Treasurer, Joseph Livingston. The club will have
their opening on the 25th inst.
The new club recently mentioned as being located
near the Atlantics, in Hoboken, will soon be in
good shape. They have ordered boats, and are
lifting their temporary shelter to receive them. The
name adopted is Germania,
The Beling Boat Club, organized by members OF
the Bayonne Yacht Club, and named In honor OF
the commodore thereof, prospers. crew will
probably represent the club at some OF the forth
coming amateur regattas in this vicinity.
James O'Neil, the Troy oarsman, is out In another
challenge to his old opponent Tom Fearon OF ionk-
ers occasoned by the announcement that the latter
had entered the Schuykill regatta, single scul
race. He proposes three mile turning race, In ac-
cordance with the unfinished contract between
them.
Lawrence, Mass, the following Officers were
Judge; Secretary, J. De Courcey; Treasurer and
Captain p. J. Collins. The Emeralds are In pros
porous condition.
The Genessee and Riverside Fleets, OF Rochester,
NJ Y, commenced the rowing season on the 18th
inst, by general turnout for practice including
the HOLSTER, Peerless Meyer Grecntree and Medora
tours, and Messrs. Theron e. Parsons, Arthur Ham.
itOn and Robert Mathews in single sculls.
blank" Ward, the veteran stroke OF the cele-
brated Ward crew, now disbandcd, has taken the
building at the depot Sing Sing, New York, where
the wants OF travellers can always be attended to-
Price, the bow oar OF the st. John crew, arrived
Mt Brunswick, 9th inst, and the College six have
ege regatta Fulton, of the st. John crew win do
| their final coaching and 90 with them to the race
! Crocker Ladd and RDhlpsVp q the junior class;
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19
TR0TTINa AND PACING IN CALIFORNIA

AGRICULTURAL PARK, SACRAMENTO, CAL
SPRING MEETING OF THE SACRAMENTO JOCKEY
CLUB-FIFTH DAY, May 10, 1s72.-Trotting-
Of 81, 500; mile heats best three In ive in harness
$3.50 to FIRST $3.50 to second, $500 to third 1925 to
fourth and SIS to the fifth horse.
A. +. Smith entered b. m. May Fly.......... 1
@. Stagg entered blk. h. Hiram Woodruff. 2
John BOggs entered CHI. z. Jerome. ......... 3
Time, 2:32-2:304-2:30h.
SAME DAY. Pacing.-Purse of $3.50; mile heats,
best three In five, in harness$350 to FIRST 5000 TO
second 1925 to third, and $75 to the fourth horse,
j. L. E0fr entered 8. g. Long
Fellow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l ]
Joseph Perren entered or. g. Billy
Mayo Observation-Disclosures. 2 / 2 2 2
A. f. Smith entered s. h. Albany
Boy Northumberland. 1 8 "a 3
A. G. st John entered b. z. Def
ance Observation-Disclosures. 4 2 8 4
Time, 22O-2:2O-2:10A-2: 22h-2:26-2:264.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19

drink or debut, oh cannot this fearful waste be
lessened ? Now the ring Is broken" are not other
things going to be mended ? IL w0mans voice ia
weak il is pretty persistent sometimes and we can
do much good If we will; but mems strong arms
must make the decisive strokes TO make our cause
q successful one Let our motto be, Justice and
Protection NAoMl
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
l was much pleased to note the publication
in your paper recently OF the sensible sugges-
tons relative to the enormous waste or water
and the probable results thereof which, I'M
less corrected, must, as you predict result
in q water famine in our great metropolis
ere the summer season is over. The suggestions
You make exhibit decided forethought, and are, as
usual characteristic OF the HERALD, in being ahead
OF all contemporaries in consulting the peoples
good. In your paper OF Sunday last "Pro Bono
Pubcon gives some startling facts relative to the
waste from open faucets, but even his seemingly
stupendous figures do not give the whole truth.
He estimates that there 500 open faucets or Jets
in the city, wasting 100, 900 gallons per
annum. Why, Mr.. Editor, his estimate does
not cover - more than one-half the actual
saIoo ner in ne New York T that le does not
keep small running stream with which to cleanse
glassware and this branch OF business alone would
consume more than is mentioned by your corre-
spondent; add then to the saloons the connection
ers bakers, hotels, water closets, &c, and double
the quantity of water. In the lower sections OF the
city, or down town, the public places are more nu-
merous, and by noon the pressure OF water is SO
reduced that there is not sufficient Tor necessary
purposes In business establishments even on the
ground floors The necessity for some stringent
measure to Immediately reduce the enormous waste
Is patent 70 ALL and authorities should take the
matter In hand. Perhaps the safest ana sures1
plan would be to adopt some safety faucet, ana
compel their use and II such an invention mas not
already been made invite the attention OF inventors
TO the subject and see Il american ingenuity cannot
overcome this as 1t already has equally
able difficulties. PRUDENCE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19
HORSE NOTES.

The stables OF Messrs. jennings and Gaffney
are at Jerome Park. In the former stable the
'crack' three year-old Cape Race looks in fine
health and condition.
Commodore Vanderbilt can be seen on the road
any fine afternoon driving Mountain Boy and Noun
tain Girl. The team is well mated and very fast.
Mr.. John F. Chamberlin has purchased Kate Flor
ence, by bennington, out of Nellie Graves, by
Eclipse, for brood mare. She has been bred to
Pat Molloy.
The proposed trotting match between the famous
young California horses Alexander and Ajax, for
$4,000 side, half forfeit, has been definitely con-
Guided upon. and will come off about the latter
part of June, over the Oakland Trotting Prrk, al
Oakland, Cal.
The Maryland Jockey Club have determined to
hold their annual meeting October 2sS23, 25 and 90
The Louisiana Jockey Club on the 18th inst.
elected the following Board OF Directors for the
suing year:-G. A. Breaux, c. I. Howard, j. p.
Horner, ]. o. Nixon, II. b. Foley, j. A. Norris, r.
w. Simmons, T. E. Lemarie, E. A. Yorke, S. L..
James, J. M. McCandish, H. D. Wallace, W. p Eli
son. J. 7. Pace, f. A. Tyler A. A. Yates ]. B. Wal
ton, J. E. Glenny, Edward Barnet, c. H. Slocomb
and E. E. OBrien.
The English jockeys, George Barbee and Ludwick
Hughes who were procured for Mr.. John F. Chamber
lin, have arrived here. George Barbee was jockey
for Count De La Grange before he broke up his
stable, since which he has been with Mr.. T. Smith,
the owner of Paganini. Barbee has ridden tw 0
winners in England this year. Ludwick Hughes
has been riding for Mr.. w. G. Bennett the owner
of Daily, the winner OF the Chester Cup in 1865 and
1885,
Mr. W. r. Babcocks horses have arrived at Long
Branch from New orleans. On the journey they were
considerably injured owing to the gross careless
ness OF railway officials. Helmbold badly cut
about the head and one OF his hooks bruised while
Nellie Ransom was knocked about that she will
probably have to be thrown out Of training for
some time.
Captain Rutzer drives his good looking Handle
tonian colt All Right almost daily on the road
Mr.. M. Whipple, ofTarrytown, N. Y, and his gray
gelding Gray Jack, who suspended by the Pros
pect Park Fair Ground Association for non-payment
of entrance money, have been reinstated, having
paid the claimed entrance.
James Mckee, OF Forty-sixth street, has recently
secured a trotting "wonder.u He is about eight
years old, and looks at present as If he had seen
hard times; but he has been given trial on the
road and shows speed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19

The Fleetwood and Prospect Park Fair
Grounds Purses-The 2;3I Wagon Races
not Filled.
As the purses free for all horses given by the
Fleetwood and Prospect Park Associations did not
fill at the time OF the entries closing for their spring
meetings the officers OF each decided to give purse,
81 $780, to wagons for horses that have beaten
2:31-$90O to the first, $500 to second and $500 to
the third horse; the to come or the last day
OF the respective meetings. These purses closed
last night at Johnson's pool rooms, but did not fill.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19
THE RACING TODAY
LEXINGTON, KY, May IS, 1872.

WAS OF the most spirited character, three exciting
events being on the card, and which came on over
one OF the heaviest, muddiest and slppy tracks
that turfmen ever beheld and 1t was extremely
fortunate that none OF the hgh-mettled creatures
were not injured. The owners Of the
bay colt Frogtown Gr1nsteads chestnut FLY
and the gray colt Hilderick prudently withdrew
them from the great event Of the day. the
Woolley Stakes, dash OF three miles, and "Unclen
John Harper was somewhat censured for running
Longfeow under the circumstances, risking his
psing pespapsnty injured ~ tpe pNtry purse Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19
THE REVOLT IN THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.

The twenty-seven boys who on Friday were en-
gagged in the revolt in the House OF Refuge Ran
dals Island, are still locked up in the prison at
tached to the Harlem Police Court. They range in
years from fifteen to twenty, and are
mostly intelligent lads The young mutineers
continue to reassert their charges OF
cruelty and bigotry against the oflcials
OF the House in the most vehement manner. Bad
food nhuman treatment, and religious intolerance
are the main grounds OF complaint. The youngsters
will be sent to the Court OF Special Sessions where
1t is probable the management OF the institution
will be thoroughly investigated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-19
A Historical Nuisance.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The letter Of ''Pro Bono Pubco" about the Gro
ton, published in your issue of the nth inst is at
once sensible and to the point. To the same let me
add the following extract from the Croton Aqueduct
Board report for 1854, which, after dilating upon
the waste of water and upon the deficiencies at
tending our water supply, remarks, p. 49,
We feel therefore obliged suggest that the mme-
diate and efficient relief would be found cconom
cal use Of the water by the takers We feel even justified
in saying that portion of the lost might be
stored In the whole service If the citizens themselves
would be careful in its management In their hands the
remedy to certain extent, lies 1t IL their
rest the utterly wicked waste that everywhere prevails
How can the citizens be economical in their use
or careful In their management OF the water ?
What means have they under their control for SO
doing 1t is obvious that the faucets alone the
only means by which they can effect the de-
sired careful management. Therefore let the
HERALD be interchangeable In its protests against the
most reprehensibe habit Of leaving the faucets
open. CAUTION.