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knocked on the head. Being only stunned
by the blow, she recovered her senses, and saw
herself surrounded by dead bodies She ran
into the town, found the mobiles sitting in coun-
Gil, told them she had been to the land of the
dead, and that she had been sent back because
she had no clothes. They must dress her hne'
" and kill her over again which was accor-
dinghy done. This happened in small king
dom adjoining Ashantee, the laws and customs
of which are the same.
One noble who had committed some crime
offered large ransom for his life, and finally
his weight in gold. But the King cut Oft
his head and also took possession of his gold,
which Just amounted in weight to that of the
corpse have myself seen coast native OF
no great Importance with thousand pounds
worth of gold upon him, and most of that
gold came from the mines Of Ashantee.
Finally, as to war. The Ashantee army is
the nation. When the order for the march
is given all able.bodied men join their respec-
tive companies and leave the town, carrying
with them kind of meal as food. The wo-
men then parade the streets, and, if they de-
tcct man skulking behind, beat him unn'er-
cifully. In battle the generals occupy the
rear, and cut down all those who retreat If
the battle is lost they kill themselves. One
suicide of this kind I witnessed on the Volta.
A battle took place between our allies and
some allies ofthe Ashantees. The latter were
defeated, and the Ashantee chief who was
present, threw the insignia of his rank into
the river and then, sitting on barrel of pow
der, blew himself into the air.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-09

EASTER OFFERINGS Hampshire rector
relates the following incident: There is GER
tain cobbler in the village who entertains un-
orthodox opinions, and with whom the clerk
is therefore always at variance; and the latter
gives me this curious account Of his failing to
obtain from the son of Crispin our Easter
dues:
II have come for your Easter offering, Mr..
Last" observed the ecclesiastical official, look
ing over the halfdoor behind which the little
cobber Sits busy at work.
"And what is an Easter offering, and why
should I give it p inquired the skeptic.
swell never mind that only give it, that's
ALL"
"Won't you stop and take bit of bacon
with me, Mr.. Clerk, for I am just going to
have my dinner?"
mo, thank you; I want your Easter offer
ing"
"Well, then, take drap o sumthin' warm,
I've got some ale yonder upon the hob.
The clerk could not help looking wistful,
but he replied stoutly, as before, that he only
wanted the Easter Offering.
"At least you will take pipe" insisted
the cobbler; "here is tobacco and box Of
lucifers."
The clerk absolutely shook his head.
Every WE'LL" observed the cobbler, with a
chuckle, I have tried you with meat offering,
with drink offering, and with a. burnt offer
ing, and now ye will have no other sort of Of
fering from me, I promise ye." And he kept
his word.
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VOL. 10.
Selettea gurtry*
THE OLD MAN DREAMS.


O, for one hour of youthful joy!
Give back my twentieth spring!
rd.rather laugh a bright-haired boy
Than reign grey beard king!
Off with the wrinkled spoils of age!
Away with learning's crown!
Tear ont life's wiSdom-written page,
And dash it's trophies down!
One moment let my life-blood stream
From boyhood,s fount of flame!
Give me one giddy, reeling dream
Of life all love and fame!
NV listening angel heard the prayer,
And calmly smiling, said,
"If but touch thy silvered halr,
Thy hasty wish had sped.'
"But is there nothingi in my track
To bid thee fondly stay,
While the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished-for day?'
All! truest soul of womankind!
without thee, what were life?
One bliss cannot leave behind:
I'll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!
The angel took asapphire pen
And wrote in rainbow dew:
"The man would be boy again,
And be husband too"
"And is there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears?
Remember and their gifts have fled
With those dissolving years!
Why, yes; for memory would recall
NV fond paternal joys;
could not bear to leave them all!
I'll take-my-girls-and-boys!
The smiling angel dropped his pen
"Why, this will never do!
The man would be boy again,
And be a father, too!'
And so laughed-my laughter woke
The household with its noise
And wrote my dream, when morning bro
To please the grey-haired boys.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-09

A SNAKE SToRy.-In Fayette county, near
the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
there is a famous rattlesnake den, which has
always been a source of terror and fear to
those who have looked over its precincts, as
we'll as to those who have even heard Of the
fearful revelations regarding the size and the
number of the venomous reptiles which infest
this poson-stricken cavern. In number their
name is legion, and in age, size and downright
Radicalism, there are no figures or names to
represent them. A short time ago two daring
young men resolved to make an experiment,
by way of forming some insight as regarded
their numbers, and clothing themselves from
head to foot in suits of thick buckskin (such
as our friend Donnally uses to make his best
gloves,) with large, sharp knives in hand,
they sailed forth into the poison.infected re-
gion. They entered, cutting and slashing,
the snakes rattling, kissing and striking at
their adversaries, and when those enter
prising youths landed on the other side,
their clothes were sight to see! AS a snake
would strike, his fangs would be deeply and
firmly implanted in the buckskin, and off
would 20 his head by well-directed blow by
the hand and knife By making fair count
it was found that two hundred and forty snake
heads were attached to the clothes of one of
the party, and one hundred and sixty heads
firmly fastened to the other. More would
have been secured, but it was not a good day
for snakes. But any one who does not be-
lieve the foregoing true story, will be con-
vinced of its entire correctness by inquiring
at this office for the name Of our Informant
Greenbrier (Va.) Independent.
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THE ASHANTEE.

Mr.. Winwood Reade, in letter to the Pail
Mall Gazette, has the following:
"The King is allowed to have 1888 wives,
but not to exceed that number. Some of these
ladies are merely slaves, who work in the roy
al plantations and furnish the court with cas-
SADIE and plantains; others reside in rooms lux:
uriously furnished, guarded by eunuchs, en-
oying the delights of tobacco and palm wine
in true oriental style. Intrigue with royal
wife is punished by death; the executioners
torture the offender from sunrise to sunset,
leading him about the town and performing
fantasias upon his body with knives before
the houses of all noted chieftains or strangers
of distinction. Finally, they lead h'", to the
presence of the King, and literally CIT him to
pieces before the throne. This horrible meth
cd ofexccution is onl y employed for the above
mentioned offense and for the crime Of muir
der. It's curious custom in Ashantee, that
if the condemned man cries out a certain word
or phrase he cannot be killed it gives him
the right sanctuary; the executioners, there.
fore, steal upon their victims from behind and
begin proceedings by passing dagger through
both cheeks, whereby the man is effectively
gagged.
When the King dies, number of lords.in-
waiting kill themselves to serve as his escort
to the Shadow Land. These persons are call
ed okras, or Souls and wear peculiar gold
badge which indicates their office. At that
time also saturnalia of blood is celebrated
hundreds of victims are sacrificed, and the
young men of the royal house run about the
town shooting whom they please-even the
highest personages of the land Thus the
death of the King is national misfortune,
and that, perhaps, gives the clue to the origin
of these extraordinary customs.
The Ashantees believe in life after death,
as we believe in the existence of land beyond
the sea. Their Hades or Sheol is situated
underground; there this life is continued, and
becomes eternal The king resumes his royal
ty, and the slave remains slave. Death,
therefore, for them is only a migration, and
they depart from life with equanimity. A
woman slave who was one of those condemned
to die, was stripped according to custom, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-09

Observation-Disclosures never blush, although
monkeys redden from passion. We cannot
produce blushing by any physical means; it
is the mind which must be affected; and
blushing is not only involuntary, but the
wish to restrain it increases the tendency.
While the young blush more freely than the
old, infants do not blush women blush more
than men; the blind and deaf do not escape.
1t is usually the face, ears and neck that red
den !; the blush does not extend over the body ;
but certain races who 60 habitually nearly ma.
ked blush over their arms and chests, and
even down to their waists. The limitation OF
blushing to exposed parts is explained by the
fact that these portions Of the surface have
been habitually exposed to the air, light and
alterations of temperature, by which the
small arteries acquire the habit of readily d.
lating or contracting. Hindoos blush but
little -; the Chinese rarely blush; the Polyne-
slams blush freely; the young squaw of the
American tribes has been seen to blush;
the Kaffirs of South Africa never blush
neither do the Australians.
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THE KINGS UMBRELLA.-When the King
of Ashantee takes the field, his presence is de-
noted by his state umbrella, which is always
carried near him or over him by one Of the
other mobiles of his household, the kings um-
brella bearer being always person Of very
high rank. The kings umbrella is Of great
size. 1t is constructed of alternate triangles
of red and black velvet, and is splendidly or
namented with gold. To give an idea Of the
value Of these umbrellas, the umbrella Of a
chief not of the first rank often costs 5000.
The loss Of the kings umbrella in battle
would be considered the greatest disgrace
and defeat an Ashantee army could meet
with and in like manner the chief to lose his
umbrella in battle is considered great dis.
honor for him. The chiefs all carry umbrel-
las varying in splendor and costliness, accor-
ding to the rank Of their owner; but no Ash.
antee chief may have any umbrella as large
as the kings, or with the same arrangement
of colors, which are especially reserved for
royalty.
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sss- An Englishman writes to the New York
Tribune, stating that he has at last discover
ed the secret of the Yankee nasal twang He
has found that the counties of Norfolk, Suf-
folk, Essex, Middlessex, in England, have
nasal twang, and that the ancestors Of the
people who live in the counties, of the same
name as the above in New England, came
from those counties, and brought their twang
with them, and their descendants have become
so impressed with the accentuation and tone,
that they can't get rid of it. The theory is
very plausible one.
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How TO REsr.-The best mode Of resting,
when fatiuged, depends upon the cause of the
fatigue and the condition of the person at
the time. There is one thing, however, which
will always rest tired person, and that is
sponge or towel bath over the entire surface
of the body, followed by thorough rubbing
and friction of the surface. Of course the
temperature of the water and the vigor and
amount of the rubbing must be gradua-
ted to the strength of the person. 1t is gen
orally best ifgiven by second person. When
the fatigue is mental, arising from over ,exer'
ton of the brain, the muscles should be
called into action as walking, horse back
riding, rowing, playing ball, pitching euoit:s,
gymnastics, etc. General muscular fatigue is
quickly relieved by lying on the face and
having some one to rub the back vigorously.
Also, but less readily, by lying flat upon the
floor, with the hands back or under the
head, but the head not otherwise raised,
and taking full, deep breathes Local mus.
cular fatigue may be relieved by rubbing and
percussing the part, or by changing position
and bringing other parts Of the body into &C
tion.
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SELECTING A WIFE.-We have heard Of
this test being applied to several girls, but
John Starkley was the man who applied it to
the selection of wife. The Starkleys and the
Belknaps had been friends through several
generations. In the present generation there
was in the Starkley family, one son, and
in the family of Belknaps there were five
daughters and it had been arranged between
the parents that the heir of the Starkleys
should take him wife from among the
daughters of Belknap John. the heir afOre-
said, at the age of FIVE and twenty, had re-
turned from his travels, when his father bade
him select from the daughters Of the friendly
house the one he would have for wife
John was a dutiful son, and his heart was
whole, and as the maidens were all fair to look
upon he accepted the situation and determln'
ed to master it if possible.
John spent several evenings in the company
of the young ladies, and it was difficult to de-
eide which was the most charming, though
his fancy rested most lingeringly upon the
youngest-not that she was the handsomest,
but she appeared the most sensible.
One day John was invited to dinner, and
in advance of the family he made his way to
the hall and threw broom upon the floor,
directly across the passage to the dining-room.
By and by the summons sounded tor the meal,
John watched for the result. The eldest
daughter stepped over the broom loftlly.
The second went around it. The fourth gave
it an extra kick. The ifth-and the young.
est-stooped and picked the broom up and
set it carefully out of the way.
And John selected the meek-eyed, fair
haired maiden who had thus stood the test,
and he never had occasion to regret the
choice. She proved to be wife who looked
we'll to the ways of her household, and her
heart had no lack of faith and love.
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a small wheel that slowly revolves. BY the
external pressure of a stationary hoop these
pins roll in their places as they are carried
under two series of small files, three on each.
These files grow finer toward the end of the
series. They lie at slight inclination on
the pins, and series Of cams, levers and
springs are made to play like lightning.
Thus the pins are dropped in little shower
in box. Twenty-eight pounds are days
work for one of these jerking little automa-
tons. The machines reject crooked pins,
the slightest irregularity in any of them being
detected
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-09

sS" Amongst the candidates who have sue
cessfully passed this years examination at the
Naval Academyis is another colored boy, Alon-
20 McClernan, of South Carolina. The COL
ored cadet Conyers, who failed to pass last
june, is to be given another chance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-09

THE RAILROAD BOND CAsE-OPINIoN OF
JUDGE MAcKEY.-We have not had an op..
portunity heretofore of noticing the opinion OF
Judge Mackey delivered in the case relating
to the issue of the bonds by the County Com
missioners of York. Judge ..Mackey decides
that the commissioners have the right to issue
bonds for the railroad under the statute grant
ing the charter. In his opinion, he main:
tains first, that the statute differs from all
other similar statutes heretofore passed, in the
omission of the clause requiring any vote of
the people. This being the case, it is necessa-
ry to assume that the Legislature did not con-
template such vote being taken. Secondly,
That the county is body corporate and the
Legislature has the power to permit the
County Commissioners, who control this cor
poration, to impose tax for the benefit of
highways. Thirdly, That the railroad is
highway, and therefore it can be aided by
funds raised by taxation. Several minor
points are decided. The opinion is well writ
ten and is abundantly supported by eminent
authorities. We must say that the line of
arguments appears conclusive
We are however opposed to this granting
of railroad subsidies We therefore trust that
the Supreme Court may be more wise than
we, and detect some flaw in Judge Mackey's
argument.-Fairfeld Herald
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LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE.-One day,
when 1 was younger than am now, was
passing down upon the outside of Quincy
market, and was attracted by a basket of pine
apples I pointed to very ripe, golden
hued pine upon the top of the lot and enquir-
ed the price, and was on the point of purchas-
ing, when my brother shrewdly suggested =
"Better look at t'other side first, my boy" 1
lifted the fruit and looked, and found the
lower half rotten.
Once again my brother and 1 we're on the
road in the country, tired and hungry. We
came to an orchard from which the fruit had
been gathered, but by the roadside few
wind-falls had been unnoticed by the hus-
bandman. picked up large pippin, but
found the rind bruised, and discolorcd by de-
cay. was about to throw it away, when my
brother said-"Hold on; cut into it first" |
cut into it and found the heart sound and ex-
cellent
In my passage through life since those days
I have often had occasion to recall my broth.
ers admonitions have seen men presenting
a side fair and attractive to look upon and
I have looked upon the other side and found
them tainted to worthlessness. So have met
men bowed down by evil circumstances, with
shadows thick and dark upon them and l
have probed them to the heart, and found all
good and sound.
ba% The love-life of George N. Sanders is
rather queer story. About the year 1888
George fell in love with Cincinnati lady ;
but neither she nor her parents would have
anything to do with him. He was not dis
couraged, but his method of creating all i'm
preston was certainly peculiar. He possessed
some fancy stock, and he named fine young
Alderney COW after the young lady. He had
the COW painted, moreover, and sent the pic
ture to the lady. This was rare compliment,
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of course but the young lady was greatly
shire boar, belonging to her father, "George
N Sanders" T6is crushed the love out of
Georges heart, and for long time he was
exceedingly sensitive against the mention OF
the most diminutive pig. However, he recoV-
cred after time, and, subscribing for New
York magazine, called the Passion Flower,
soon became enamored of its editor, Miss
Reed. A correspondence was promptly open
ed, and the lady was found to be as gushing
as the bruised heart of Mr. Sanders could de-
sire. The parties were married in due season,
although up to the day of the ceremony they
had never seen each other.
A NERVOUS PAssENGER-The funniest
travellers story have heard yet is told of an
old lady who was quiet passenger on the
Hudson River railroad, bound for Albany.
She would persist in asking the conductor at
every station "if this was Poughkeepsie ?"
The conductor, "nice," gentlemanly man,
would try and induce her to remain IN her
seat and give herself no anxiety; he would
certainly inform her at the proper time, as
Poughkeepsie was some distance onyet. But
the dear old lady, alarmed at the frequency
of the stations and the rapidity with which
persons were stepping off the train, moved
her to rush forward and ask the conductor 1T
this station was not Poughkeepsie?" Assured
again that it was not, and that ample notice
would be given when the train reached the
depot, the nervous passenger once more re.
lapsed into passive Inconsistencies. AT
last Poughkeepsie was reached, and the con,
ductor rushing into the car, hurried the old
lady up by saying, "Here we are; this IS
Poughkeepsie; make haste and get your
things; we are behind time; quick, now"
Judge of his surprise when, with the utmost
complacency, this female passenger. looking
over her spectacles, replied, "You don't say
this is Poughkeepsie; why, you see Maria she
told me to be sure and take my pill when
got to Poughkeepsie!' :..