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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

THE ALL-sEE1NG EYE.-One day the as.
tronomer, Mitchell, was engaged in making
some observations on the sun, and as it de-
scended toward the horizon, just as it was set
ting, there came into the range of the great
telescope the top of hill about seven miles
away. On the top of that hill was large
number of apple trees, and in one of them
were two boys stealing apples One was get
ting the apples, and the other was watching
to make certain that nobody saw them, feel.
ing certain they were undiscovered. But
there sat Prof. Mitchell, seven miles away
with the eye of his great telescope directed
fully upon them, seeing every movement they
made as plainly as if h. had been under the
tree with them. So it is often with men. Be
cause they do not see the eye which watches
with sleepless vigilance, they think they are
not seen. But the great open eye Of God is
upon them, and not an action can be conceal
ed. There is not Decd there is not a word,
there is not thought, which is not known
to God.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

S1MoN's WIRES MoTHER.-A countryman
was in New York on an August Sunday, and
crossed the Brooklyn ferry in the morning,
for the purpose of hearing Beecher. But 10 {!
the Plymouth pulpit was occupied by stran-
ger, who delivered a tedious, commonplace
sermon from the text: "And behold Simon's
wife's mother lay sick of fever" Mr.. Bee
cher was away taking his vacation.
In the afternoon the man thought to con-
sole himself for his mornings disappointment
by listening to E. H. Chaplin. He was shown
to front seat by the sexton Of E. H. Cha
pins church, and in due time was Mortified
to see the minister of the morning appear in
the pulpit The poor victim heard, for the
second time, the sermon from the text, "And
behold Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a
fever" and went out of the sacred place very
much discouraged. Mr.. Chaplin was taking
his summer vacation.
In the evening the man, thinking to re.
deem in a measure the defeat Of the day, &C.
cepted choice sitting in the Reformed Dutch
Church, for the sake of hearing the genial,
eloquent and scholarly Bethune. But his
heart was broken when the evil spirit that
had possessed him all day got up and gave
out hymn. And when the text was an
nounced, "And behold Simon's wife's mother
lay sick of fever" the party, who knew all
about the subject, rushed wildly from the
overdose, and ran to his hotel. DR.. Bethune
was taking his summer vacation.
The next morning the man took the first
train for home and, stepping into the car,
there was his ministerial friend Of the day be-
fore, with his sermon under his arm. The
New York bells were ringing fre-alarm,
and says the minister to his lay brother
"Friend, do you know what these bells are
tolling for2"
Says the countryman looking hard at the
sermon: II don't know; but shouldn't won
der if Simon's wife's mother was dead. heard
three times yesterday that she was down with
fever"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11
l0riginal.]
"NO CHANCE"

Often we hear individuals complaining that
there is no chance for them. There is a class
of young men who are continually giving ut.
terance to this or similar expressions. In
some instances it is literally true. There is a
class Of men and boys in this world who are
like Ishnael of old. Their hand is against
every man and every mans hand is against
them. They were born to bad luck. Nothing
happens to them as it happens to other indi.
vidua]s. Poverty and want stare them in the
face and an evil demon follows them 60 where
they will. tits not very interesting to attempt
to discover why this is the case, but it may be
very profitable. Negatively it may be put
down as fact that those who have no chance
are not troubled more than the rest of man.
kind with physical defects. They are no hid
eous malformations. Neither are they men
tally weak. They are no idiots. Nature, in
many instances, has done her part well fol
them. What then is the matter with these
poor creatures? Why is it that a class Of
men are doomed to live without chance
We think we know, but are afraid to say
Some one may get on high horse and rant
around considerably. The truth sometimes
hurts. Well, young man, if you will promise
not to get too awfully mad, we will tell you
why you have no chances. Hold your ear
close. Let no one else hear it. Now listen
You are lazy and dissipated. If you will leave
off your bad habits and go to work you will
have chances in abundance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

n%A New England advertiser wants a
"woman who fears the Lord and weighs 200
pounds" and the editor of the sheet in which
the advertisement appears remarks that "the
experience of most men is that a woman who
weighs 200 pounds rarely fears the Lord or
anybody else.",
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

baS A few days since one of our popular at
torneys called upon another member of the
profession, and asked his opinion upon Ger,
tain point of law. The lawyer to whom the
question was addressed, drew himself up and
said, II generally get paid for telling what
know The questioner drew half dollar
"fractionar' from his pocket, handed it to the
other, and coolly remarked: "Tell me all you
know and give me the change" There is
coolness between the parties now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

apar The habit of scolding is very disagree
able to persons Of sensitive organization, and
Many home has been wrecked by the disa.
greeable habit, which begins with trivial
faults, and finally imagines faults where Aone
exist Even if they do exist, scoldinng does
no good, but often provokes to continuanoe
of evil ways, or formation Of new bad habits.
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The Murkpine Guqnirer,
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per square for each subsequent insertionless than
three months. A square consists of the space oc-
cupied by ten lines of this size type, or one inch
No advertisement considered less than square.
Semi-Monthlv, Monthly, or Quarterly Adver-
tisements, will becharged Two Dollars per square
for each insertion.
Quarterly, semi-Annual or Yearly, contracts
will be made on liberal terms-the contract, now
ate business of the firm or individual contracting
Obituary Notices and Tributes OF Respect rated
as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages
serted gratis, and solicited.
Ms- Personal Communications, when admissa-
BILE; Communications of flimited or individual in
forest, or recommendations Of Candidates for Of
fees Of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for
as advertisements.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

ng- The question at country tea party
turning on the impropriety of mixing up
cake with pinch of snuff in the fingers, a
boy remarked that he had seen his mother do
it, and never drop bit of snuff: "Why, my
son, how can you lie SOP "Well, mother,
maybe you did drop just little"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

a@ A Pekin, (Ill.) woman was asked by the
preacher if her husband feared the Lord
She replied: "Fear him why, bless you, he
is so feared of him that he never goes out of
the house Sundays without taking his gun
along"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

NEVER REL1Nou1sH Your OBJECT
Never relinquish the great object of your am
bition, whatever it may be. Let it be, more
or less distinctly, ever present to your mind.
Let it exert controlling influence over all
your actions. In the first place, have some
definite aim to your life-some distinct and
leading object of your ambition; and be am
bilious to accomplish it. An aimless, object
less life is a dull and dreary waste. 1t lacks
stimulus zest and enjoyment.
In choosing an object of ambition, choose a
worthy one, in behalf of which all the strength,
all the higher and nobler faculties of your ma
ture, may be enlisted. Have an aim that you
may unblushing ely and proudly exhibit to the
light of the day, and for which you may safe
ly challenge the respect Of all. Then pursue
it earnestly and steadfastly. No matter what
discouragements assail you, or what obstacles
present themselves in your way, keep right
on in the pursuit Of your object. If your
progress be slow, still persevere, and make it
sure.
Do sorrows come to you? They come to
all. The continued adherence to the great
plan of usefulness which you have laid out
will do as much as anything can to brighten
your path, even when grief and gloom over:
shadow it. Press on, through good or evil
report, through darkness or through sunshine,
amid storms or under peaceful skies-still
press on, and never relinquish the object OF
your ambition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

psS Have you in your album any riginal
poetryY Asked one young lady of another.
NO. was the reply, "but some of my friends
have favored me with original spelling"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

FIRST STRANGER-"I declare, sir, that wo-
men are getting more outrageously disgusting
every day. Just look over there at that pro-
digious old porpoise with the eye-glass." Sec
ond stranger-"Hum! ha! yes! [ can't help
thinking she's more festive looking object
than that funeral old trump with the fan p
First stranger-"The funeral old frump's my
wife, sirw Second stranger-"The prodigious
old porpoise is mine! Let's 60 and have some
foo y,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

WHAT SHALL WE DRINK ?-The best drink
for sedentary persons is hot tea and coffee of
moderate strength, and that at meal times; it
is the best drink at meals for all who are past
fifty years ofage; all such will live longer by
use of these as a beverage. The fact is obser.
able with the naked eye that glass of cold
water during a meal arrests digestion imme-
diately which process can only be resumed
when this cold water of fifty degrees has been
long enough in the stomach to absorb heat
sufficient from the body to warm it up to a
hundred degrees. That hot cup of tea at a
meal does revive person who is old, or fee
BILE, or cold, or tired, is the daily experience
of millions, Ifa healthy person greatly de-
sires drink of cold water during meal, let
him take it by all means; it is intended to in
culcate the general idea for the masses, that
the habitual and large use Of cold water at
meal, or within half an hour before or after, is
not wise, not safe, and that cup of hot drink
is always safe, is always beneficial if now and
then there is an exception it should be set
down as popularity or an idiosyncrasy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

nT By humility and the fear Of the Lord
art riches, and honor, and life.-Pfover6.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

WANT IN L1FE.-There is nothing more
fortunate for moderate genius than to be born
poor. The "silver spoon" class are very
comfortable people, no doubt, but the great
trouble with them is, their education is mainly
of this order, and if they don't become very
great they are extremely likely to become the
very opposite. There is no middle ground for
them, for they were not taught to regard any,
and consequently, they are, as general thing,
unfit for it. Poverty has helped men to solve
some of the greatest problems of life. Half
its brave deeds have been necessity, and the
most of its noble sayings have been born of a
determined opposition. 1t does man good
to put him at his wits ends. Emergencies
make men. Any man can be a general or q
pilot in calm but storms show the metal.
Reputation is made more by boldness and
will, than by ability and patience. Life is
too short to wait for the tide whose ebb leads
on to fortune. We must make the most Of
present opportunities, but we shall hardly do
it, unless present opportunities are in the
present necessities. The man who works out
these to thefullest extent is the most successful
man. ... o..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-07-11

aa% This story is told of a father who was
one evening teaching his little boy to recite
his Sunday school lesson. 1t was from the
fourteenth chapter of Matthew, wherein is re-
lated the parable of a malicious individual
who went about sowing tares.
"What is tare? Tell me, my son, what a
tare is?" asked the anxious parent.
"You had 'em."
"Johnny, what do you mean?" asked the
father opening his eyes rather wide.
"Why, last week, when you didn't come
for three days." said Johnny, 81 heard mother
tell Aunt Susan that you we're on tare.'
Johnny was Immediately sent off to bed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05
THE YAIHE OF LucEllaE.


OF the soiling plants there il none better
than Lateerne, and especially i it APP
nlicabie to the South. Ii can be soWn
broadcast, or by the drill, and it isstrange
that it has not been more generally adop-
ted in this country-but one improvement
is apt to make way for another, and
hence we find by the Utica (New York;
Herald, which has taken such a lead
ing part ia the establishment, of the
Cheese and butter Dairy system, that it
is strongly recommend for soiling purposes
in that State. It Is deep-rooting per-
enniaI plant, sending up numerous small
and tall clover-like shoots, with blue or
violet spikes of flowers, and will last for
wears when once we'll established. The
New York Independent speaking of it
says:
''The Alfalfa grass, over which the Cali
fornia farmers have gone into ecstacies,
proves to be nothing else than the Lucerne
grass, well known in our Eastern States
and cultivated for years on the European
Continent. Its value how ever is not
overrated. 1t is exceedingly well adaped
to dairying purposes, as it will live through
very dry weather and still yield very
beautifully. 1t is said that ten acres of
Lucerne grass will yield for soiling pur-
poses more forage than one hundred acres
of ordinary pasture. During the first
year of its growth it can be cut twice, and
afterward three crops can be cut from the
same land 1t will live in very dry,
sandy or gravelly soil, for it sends its
roots deep into the subsoil for moisture,
and when once it is well started it will
stand prolonged periods of drought, and
still help the land to grow richer year after
year. Its value for our Middle and
Southern States is even far ahead of clO-
ver."
We havein years past most urgently ap-
bealed to the farmers of the Middle and
| Southern States to introduce this plant.
It has been grown in Maryland with great
success, and yet it has been but poorly
| followed up. In our Farmer" in 1853
4, we proclaimed that, as soiling pro-
vender, there was nothing superior to
/ L1cer7se," and gave minute directions as
to its cultivation. 1t must, however, be
sown upon rich and dry soil, with a good
lsubsoil, or land made rich by heavy ma
nuring-it requires potash, phosphate
and sulphate Of lime, and ammonia-and
without these conditions it is vain to at
tempt its cultivation. The "Massachu-
sets Ploughman" says Of this plant,
that
q 1t is much grown in Peru and Chill,
and mown in both countries all the year
round. 1t is also of unknown antiquity in
old Spain, Italy and the South of France.
Old Columella estimated Lucerne as the
choicest of all fodder, because it lasted
many years, and bore being cut down
four, FIVE, or six times a year. 1t en-
riches, he says, the land on which it
grows, fattens the cattle fed with it, and
is often remedy for sick cattle. About
three-quarters of an acre of it is, he thinks,
abundandantly sufficient to feed three
horses during the whole year. 7 American
Farmer.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05
CHANCERY NoTICE-

Chancery Court, Calhoun county, N.'
At Rules, on 81 Monday. in Oct I-.-
10 All persons having or claiming ant
or equitable interest In the following
scribed lands: east half and SOUS.
quarter section 81, township llr ftHr
west, sold for taxes on the 81 day ".
1907 northwest quarter o. MORT
qunEer section !, township - range p ..
sold for taxes 3D. day Of May, 1885, nor
quarter, section 5, township ", range
sold for taxes 2d day Of May, 1852 sour
quarter OF southeast quarter section - l-.r
snip III, range Z, west, sold for taxes M'f w
1865 north half Of section a. t0wnsAi So
range 8, east, sold for taxes July 'inf l.'
northeast quarter section "a and norin-N
quarter section o. all in township IT, ftuk.
west, sold for taxes July 7th, 1862 uorih-e@
quarter and southwest quarter section o1. 4
northeast quarter section y, all in toWnsh'F
IL, range B, west sold for taxes July latr la'''
all lying in Calhoun county, Mississippi
You are hereby notified that II. q. Horton
has exhibited his bill Of complaint in enc 'a.f
Chancery Court 10 confirm his title 10 sea
lands, which we're sold 10 the State Tor tno
taxes due and unpaid thereon and the COM
plainant claims to hold the same, under dgeL.
Of conveyance from said state. That ulltl
you be and appear before the Chancory Ooult
Of said county 20 be held a. Pittsboro. theron
on the hrst Monday in January, A. ID. 1870. ~ ~
show cause why eaid tax titles should not ~
confirmed, complainant VIII move ne ,o5.
FOR confirmation 81 his titles 10 said lana-i
acquired and claimed ~ him o. Aforesaid.
Ordered on this 2lat day Of October iet-
r. y. WILLIAMS, CLERK
Ahnc copy from the minuteg.
a. 81. WILLIAMS ClerEs
Oct -, Is79 Va
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05

From ST Louis Correspondence of Cincinn;
Commercial.

From ST Louis Correspondence of Cincinnati
Commercial.
The ascent was tiresome, the distance
being 1856 feet, but the top was finally
reached, and the first stage Of shot
making was an open book. There was
furnace, three kettles Of moulten lead,
and two grimy workmen ladling it out
of the kettles, and pouring it out into tin
cups ret III frying pans, portion Of the
metal being allowed to run over from the
cups into the pans. AS each vessel was
filled the metal was seen to sink away so
that by the time the workmen got another
ladIe full ready to pour in, the cup and
pan were nearly empty, the bottom of
the cups and pans being perforated like
sleeves. The globules formed in the pass
ing through the sieve are not uniform in
size. In the two streams which are seen
descending are pellets of all sizes, and the
asserting is done after the shot are taken
out OF the tank. After falling in the
tank the shot are taken up by contri-
vance similar to those in use in grain ell
evators, and are passed into a circular
revolving tub, or hopper, heated by steam,
for the purpose of drying. After being
dried they are placed in revolving iron
barrel, little emory being put III with
each Darrell full, for the purpose of inn
parting polish The next business on
hand is the asserting of sizes. The shot
are conveyed to a series of machines,
looking something like a job printers
cabinet OF cases, each rank containing a
series Of sleeves representing the different
sizes of the shot These racks are vio-
lently showed forward and back by steam,
and thus forcing the smaller shot through
the various sleeves. The larger shot are
stopped by the first sieve, while the fine
bird shot, used by sportsmen in quail and
snipe shooting, pass on to the last. After
a sufficient amount of shaking the work
men in charge stops the machine, takes
out the drawers, two at a time, and emp
them. The next operation is that of
and baging the shot. The scale
is set at twenty-five pounds, and the work
men, expert by reason of long practice,
scoops out what he thinks will be enough
and pours into the scale. Scrupulous
honesty seems to be the rule in bagging. !
There must be just twenty-five pounds
not the weight of hair more or less.
The workmen who scoops the the shot
usually guesses within few pellets of
the weight, and thes are added or sub
stracted until the beam is on even poise.
After a sufficient number of bags are
filed, along comes another workman with
a sail makers needle, who sews up the
loose ends with astonishing dexterity, and
the shot are ready for market
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05
Sunshine.

Did you ever notice what a different
aspect everything wears in the sunshine
from what it does in the shadow? And
did you ever think what an analogy there
was between the sunlight of the cloudless
skies and the sunshine that CLEANS into
the darkened chambers of the human
soul How bright and beau tiful are the
golden beams that break at last through
the riven clouds to tighten up the world
again after a succession of dark and
stormy days. How peaceful and happy
are the blissful words of hope and cheer
that touch the heart and fill the soul with
emotions of peace and joy after a long
period of sorrow and dependency, when
uttered by some disinterested friend
There are none living who do not, in
greater or less degree, have an influence
over the earthly happiness of others
sense of contributing to the pleasure
of others augments our own happiness.
Unselfshness, Christian charity, and
loving kindness, are the sunbeams of the
soul. Eugene.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05

From the Galaxy for Novem

From the Galaxy for November.
Few things are more COMPOUNDED than
the instinct of self-preservation and the
fear of death. Because a man struggles
for or clings to life, it does not follow that
he has any dread of death. Irrational
attachment is often the antlpodes of con-
scious terror. Every one of us has cause
and motive to continue in existence so
long as he has health and strength and
work to do; but not one of us has an in
trisic reason for apprehension in going
out OF existence. Life bristles with pur-
poses, activities, responsibilities. We
cannot separate ourselves from them if we
would; they will fasten upon and alb
sorb us in our own despite. Apart from
instinct, life has its aims, its interests,
and affections, that cannot be divorced
without desperate struggle and exceed
ing pain. 1t is the reflex of his solicit
tude that makes in a measure the shad-
ows of death. We are unwilling to sur
render what life contains, though we may
not have the slightest fear of what death
may yield; and yet many of US are so
little inclined to trace our own mental
operations, that we do not draw the dis
tinction clearly. The majority of the
men prefe~ their own country and would
not willingly leave it. Is it to be con-
Guided, therefore, that they are afraid of
another land? Is strong inclination to
one thing to be interpreted as dread of
another? Because we want to live, Is it |
any proof that we fear to die? Life is a |
reality, certainty, something experience
ed and tested over and over again.
Death is an idea, an image, mystery, |
from which we shrink because it is for I
ever impenetrable The shrinking is in
herent, but gives way to Indifference or
faith, as nearness and nature make their
He who can deliver up the
goods and charms of this worlds being
can turn to death and smile at its ap-
pSDach. The eye that is bent upon this
Ut esannot see truly what lies beyond. -
" e ais of vision is deranged by the du-
= efOfA; but the secular objects remov-
&c snirltaal Light becomes clear.