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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-11

THR election IN Georgia for mem
borA OF Tie legislature passed oil qulel-
" on Monday1adl, There WIS hut q
few counties In which there WIS any
opposition 10 the democratic onndl'
dates. The result Of the election Is ah
entire democratic leglalaturc, with the
exception NJ fourteen republicans ~
both houses, Democratic MAJORITY on
Joint ballot, II two hundred aud AVE.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-11

The gold ore near Dahlonega, Ga,
is said to be yielding the enormous
amount of 10000 per ton. The mines
are owned by capitalists, one Of them,
the Aqueduct, having been sold to Mr..
Hand, Of Ohio, for $500, 900. 1t is ex-
pected that by next summer two thous-
and hands will be employed in the ore
mines.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-11
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

plantations, as we'll as every path and road
for miles, were filled with them. Rats, mice
and reptiles of every kind became an easy
prey to them, and even the birds, which they
attacked whenever they lighted on the ground
in search of food, were so harrassed as to be at
length unable to resist them. Streams of wa
ter opposed only a temporary obstacle to their
progress the foremost rushing blindly on GER
tain death and fresh armies instantly follow.
ing till bank was formed of the carcasses of
those which were drowned, sufficient to dam
up the waters and allow the main body to
pass over in safety. Even fire was tried with
out effect When it was lighted to arrest the
route, they rushed into the blaze in such
myriads as to extinguish it." To such straits
was the unfortunate island reduced by the
ants that a reward Of twenty thousand pounds
was offered, but in vain, for an effectual means
of destroying them; and it was not until a
hurricane in 1870 came and blew them away
and drowned them-doing, by the way, al
most more mischief than the ants-that Gran
ada was freed from those terrible destroyers.
Happily in London we have the steam-roller,
which should be kept ready for immediate ac-
.tion in the face of the calamity with which
we are now threatened.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29
SATISFIED WITH THE WEATHER.

We never knew more than one man who
was always satisfied with the weather at all
times and under all circumstances. 1t was
Chubb. In summer, when the thermometer
bolted up among the nineties, Chubb would
come to the front door with beads of perspira.
ton standing out all over his red face, till his
head resembled a raspberry, and look at the
sky and say, Splendid-perfectly splendid
Noble weather for the poor, and the ice COM
panies, and the washerwomen. They don't
shake up any such weather as this in Italy.
Gimme my umbrella, Harriet, while sit out
here on thesteps and enjoy it." In the winter
when the mercury would creep down to IF
teen degrees below zero, and the cold was Sc.
we're enough to freeze the inside Of Vesuvius
solid to the centre of the globe, Chubb would
sit on fence and exclaim, "By jingo! did
you ever see such weather as this? l like an
atmosphere that freezes up your very marrer
it helps the coal trade, and keeps the snakes
quiet. Don't talk of summer time to me.
Gimme cold, and give it to me stiff" When
there was drouth, Chubb would meet us on
the street and remark, mo rain yet, [ see
magnificent, amt it? I want my weather
dry; I want it with the dampness left out
Moisture breeds fever and ague, and vets your
clothes. If there's anything; to desplse, it's
to carry an umbrella. No rsin for me, if you
please" While it rained TOR week, and
swamped the country, Chubb often dropped
in to see US and to observe, 81 dunno how you
feel about this yer rain, but it allus seems to
me that heaven never drops no blessings but
when we have long wet spell. 1t makes the
corn Jump, and cleans the sewers. wouldn't
give cent to live in a country where there
was no rain. Put me on the Nile, and I'd
die in week. Soak me through and through
to the inside of my undershirt, and l feel as
if life was bright and beautiful, and sorrow
nothing but nonsense" Chubb was always
happy in thunder storm. "Put me in a
thunder storm, and let the lightning play
around me, and I'm at home. I'D rather
have one storm that'd tear the inside out of
the continent, than thousand years of little
dribbln' waterin' pot showers. If can't
have rippin' and roarin' storm I don't
want none" One day Chubb was upon his
roof fixing shingle, when tornado struck
him, lifted him off, carried him quarter of a
mile, and dashed him with such terrible force
against fence that his leg was broken. AS
they carried him home, we met him, and
when we asked him how he felt, he opened his
eyes and laughingly said: Immortal powers
What storm that was When it does blow
it suits the senior member Of the Chubb fam
lily, if it blows hard. I'd give both legs if we
could have squall like that every day. 1
l." Then he tainted. We want Chubb
elected President. He is the only man in the
universe who don't growl at the weather.
"Never mind the weather so the wind don't
bl0W."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29
THE HOME OF JEFFERSON.

A correspondent of the Washington Chron-
icle, who has lately made pilgrimage to
Monticello, once the home of Thomas Jeffer-
son, thus describes the mansion in which the
great statesman dwelt:
at is two-story main building with wings,
the former projecting front and rear, in i'm:
mense porticoes of solid stone, the centre of
the building being capped with plain but
ill-lighted dome. On the ceiling Of the front
portico is a large compass dial, and immedi-
ately over the main door there is set in the
wall large clock, with dials showing inside
and out, and there is now exhibited ladder
made by Jefferson himself, and with which he
wound up the tiLae-keeper, at stated periods,
by the we ghts suspended from pulleys on the
walls of either side. The main entrance real.
ly consists of three double glass doors, all OF
which can be removed, and you first enter a
vestbule, octagonal in shape, and pass imme-
diately into parlor of the same shape. The
two apartments have inlaid floors of walnut,
mahogany and cherry, which have yet to be
surpassed by any work of the kind in
this country Although they were in con-
slant use in Je6erson's days, as he always had
lots of company, and have been used since,
and are still, by picnic and dancing parties,
they are not warped nor injured in the least,
and need, apparently, only soap and water to
restore them to their original glossy appear
ance. There are two small dining rooms, one
in each wing, the rest of the building being
cut up into small and badly lighted bed
rooms. Ventilation seems to have been bu.
ried beneath every other consideration, as
there is no room in the house through which
there could be gained direct air current.
The beds, even, are set in recesses or alcoVes
in the walls, to form which space and room
are sacrificed, and the stairways, one in each
wing, are so constructed and of such scanty
bend that their descent would be perilous in
the daytime without lantern. A covered
way, which is in rather dilapidated condi-
ton, leads from either wing to his library and
office respectively, and an underground pass
age, through which he made his escape from
COL Tarleton and the British cavalry, is shown
to visitors There is suspended in the vesti.
bule a four-light lantern; but beyond the old
gig body, in which it is said he used to ride to
Charlottesville, there is not an article of fur
niture or curiosity in the house. The janitor
or keeper Of the premises is a white man,
named Thomas Wheeler, who lives in the east
wing. He was the overseer for Commodore
Levy, the last tenant Of the entire mansion,
and as the property is now in litigation he re-
mains in charge by suferance, sustaining him,
self by what he can make off the farm and
the collections twenty-five cents each,) which
he demands from visitors"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29
JUDGING BY APPEARANCES.

In the other years, when Maine was dis
trict of Massachusetts,, Ezekiel Whitman was
among the chosen to represent the district in
the Massachusetts Legislature. He was an
eccentric man, and one of the best lawyers of
his time. In those days Whitman owned a
farm, and did much work upon his land; and
it so happened that when the time came for
him to set out for Boston his best clothes were
a suit of homespun.-s His wife objected to his
going in that garb, but he did not care. 81
will pet nice, fashionable suit made as soon
as I reach Boston," he said.
Reaching his destination, Whitman found
rest at Doolittle's City Tavern. Let it be un-
derstood that he was graduate of Harvard,
and that at this tavern he was at home.
AS he entered the parlor of the house, he
found that several ladies and two or three gen.
tlemen were there assembled, and he heard a
remark from one of them, "Ah here comes
q countryman of the real homespun genius
Here's fun" Whitman stared at the compa.
ny, and then sat down.
"say, my friend, you are from the country,
remarked one of the gentlemen.
"Ya-as," answered Ezekiel, with ludicrous
twist of the face.
The ladies Uttered.
"And what do you think of our city,"
cts a pooty thick settled place, anyhow
It's got sweepin' sight O housin in it."
"And good many people, too
"Ya.as, should reckon so.'
"Many people where you come from"
"Wal, some"
"Plenty of ladies, supposei
"Ya-as, fair sprinklin'."
"And 1 don't doubt that you are quite a
beau among them"
singin' schewl." \.
"Perhaps the gentleman from the country
will take glass of wine?'
"Thank-ee. Don't keer if do
The wine was brought.
"You must drink toast"
"Oh git eout! I eats toast-never heard
O. sich thing as drinkin' it. But kin give
yes sentiment"
The ladies clapped their hands; but what
was their surprise when the stranger, rising,
spoke calmly and clearly, in tones ornate and
dignfed as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to wish
you health and happiness, with every blessing
earth can afford and may you grow better
and wiser with advancing years, bearing ever
in mind that outward appearances are often
deceitfu. You mistook me, from my dress,
for country BOBBY, while I, from the same
superficial cause, thought you were ladies and
gentlemen The mistake has been mutual" a"
He had just spoken when Caleb Strong, the
Governor of the State, entered and inquired
for Mr.. Whitman.
"Ah-here 1 am, Governor. Glad to see
you" Then, turning to the dumfounded COM
pany-
81 wish you very good evening""
And he left them, feeling about as small and
cheap as it is possible for full.grown people to
feel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

lose their comparative value; but good ma
ture never, never loses its worth-never aban
dons its possessor to the mental poverty of the
malicious-never loses its hold on the esteem
of the world. It is always in fashion, and
always in season. Everybody admires it. 1t
never grows STALE 1t costs little to acquire
and nothing to keepit. it's beyond diamonds
in its worth to its owners, and can neither be
stolen or lost, however neglected. Surely this
is Jewel that merits search; and, when
found, merits protection. Possess yourself
of it, young woman no talisman will find you
so bewitching in thh judgment Of the sensible
among the other sex.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

mute preacher at his feet tells of life begun
and ended without stain; and surely if this
be vouchssfed to mortality, how much purer
and holier must be the spiritual land, enlight'
ened by the sun of infinite goodness, whence
emanated the soul of that brief sojourner
among us? -,
How swells the heart of the parent with
mournful joy while standing by the earth
beds of lost little ones7 Mournful, because
a sweet little treasure has been taken away
Joyful because that precious jewel glitters in
the diadem of the Redeemer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

LITTLE GRAvEs-Sacred places for pure
thoughts and holy meditations are the little
graves in the churchyard. They are the de.
positories of the mothers sweetest joy, half
unfolded buds of innocence, humanity nipped
by the first frost of time, ere yet a canker
worm of corruption has nestled among its
embryo petals.
Callous, indeed, must be the heart of him
who can stand by little graveside and not
have the hoiest emotions of the soul ava
kened to thoughts of purity and joy, which
belong alone to God and Heaven, for the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

ROUND THE HousE-If you are buying
car pets for durability, choose small figures:
If your hat-irons are rough, rub them with
fine salt and it will make them smooth.
Wood ashes and common salt made COM
pact with water will stop the cracks ct stove
and prevent the smoke from escaping.
To clean Drowned porcelain kettle, boil
peeled potatoes in it. The porcelain will be
rendered nearly as white as when new.
To ascertain whether bed be damp or not,
after the bed is warmed, put g lass goblet in
between the sheets, and if the bed be damp,
in few minutes drops of water will appear
on the inside of the glass. :,
A strong solution of carbolic acid and
water poured into holes kills all the ants 1t
touches and the survivors Immediately take
themselves of.
A small piece of paper or linen, molstened
with spirits Of turpentine and put into
bureau or wardrobe for single day, two or
three times, is said to be sufficient preserva-
tion against moths.
For cleaning glass newspaper is one Of the
best articles to use. The chemical operations
of some of the ingredients of printing ink
give beautiful polish. Slightly moisten
piece of paper, roll it up, and rub the glass;
then take dry, soft piece and repeat the pro-
cess. No lint will remain, as is the case when
cloth is used.
Water in which potatoes have been boiled
exercises remarkably cleaning influence
upon slverware of all kinds, especially spoons
that have become blackened by eggs. Even
delcately chased and engraved articles can,
it is said, be made bright by this method bet
ter than by the use of the ordinary polishing
powder, which is apt to settle in the depres-
sions, requiring particular care in the re-
moyal,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

The PUIsE.-A healthful grown persons
pulse beats seventy times in minute; there
may be good health down to sixty; but if the
pulse exceeds seventy there is disease the
machine is working too fast; it is working it.
self out there is a fever or Inflammation
somewhere, and the body is feeding on itself,
as in consumption. When the pulse is quick
that is overseventy-it gradually yincreases with
the decreased chances Of cure until it reaches
one hundred and ten or one hundred and
twenty, when death comes before many days.
When the pulse is over seventy for months,
and there is slight cough, the lungs are at
fected. Every intelligent person owes it to
himself to learn from his family physician
how to ascertain the pulse in health, then BY
comparing it with whatit was when ailing, ne
may have some idea of the urgency Of his
case Parents should know the healthy pulse
of each child, as now and then person is
born with peculiarly slow or fast pulse, and
the case in hand may be of that popularity.
An infants pulse is one hundred and forty;a
child of six, about eighty; and from twenty
to sixty years, it is seventy beats a minute,
declining to sixty at fourscore. There are
pulses all over the body, but where there is
only skin and bone, as at the temples, it IS
most easily felt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29
A REMARKABLE CASE OF GLASS EATING.

The case of Mr.. John White, who has been
in Augusta county, Virginia, a couple OF
years, and caused so much astonishment by
his ability to eat glass, has attracted the at
tention of the medical profession, and the
Medical and Surgical Reporter contains the
following communication from DIR. Reese, OF
Staunton, on the subject
Wr. w., from Ireland, a healthy, stout
looking man; weight 147 pounds; age twen-
ty.four years; height five feet seven inches; !;
occupation, for long time seaman, but now
processes to be an engineer came to this
country two years and six months ago; was
educated, he says, in France and England !;
has rather pleasant face, and seems disposed
to make himself agreeable By request he
came in to exhibit to me that he could eat
glass with impunity. He expressed prefer
ence for watch crystals, as they were more
easily chewed, but as there were none conve'
nient, he would take the common window pane
glass went out and secured piece, about
one.third of broken pane, and brought in
several friends to witness the sight. he took
the glass and deliberately bit out piece
about the size Of silver half dollar, and
chewed it with as much gusto as if it had
been a piece of bread, swallowed it, taking af-
terward swallow of water and bread, he
said, to pet the particles out of his teeth. He
would have eaten the whole piece if I had re-
quested, as he has frequently eaten tumbler
for drink of whisky. He said he would eat
any kind of glass except the bottled glass,
which had poison in it. He was first induced
to try the experiment, about three years ago,
at the Cape Of Good Hope, by.a Surgeon in
the British Navy, who bet ecould eat all the
glasses (1S in number) at dinner party,
which he did, and he saw no reason why he
could not do as much, so he tried it by eating
only three. Since that he has eaten glass for
the amusement of others over a thousand
times, with no disagreeable effect The only
difference he sees is, it gives him an appetite.
Is there any solution to this problem, why
it does not kill the man, or produce some Sc
rious disorder of the system, when we have
been taught the dangerous consequences OF
swallowing glass? He does not seem to chew
it up very finely, and says he only wants two
bites on watch crystal before swallowing it.
The experimenter, though he prefers thin
glass, can eat thick, having eaten several
tumblers in Staunton for the amusement OF
his friends.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

Do IT WELL-Whatever you do, do it
we'll. A job slighted, because it is apparent
ly unimportant, leads to habitual neglect, so
that men degenerate, insensibly, into bad
workmen.
"That is a good rough job" said foreman
in our hearing, recently; and he meant that
it was piece of work not elegant in itself,
but strong ely made and we'll put together. :,
Training the hand and eye to do work well
leads individuals to form correct habits in
other respects and good workman is, in
most cases, good citizen.
No one need hope to rise above his present
situation who suffers small things to pass by
unimproved, or who neglects, metaphorically
speaking, to pick up farthing because it is
not shilling.
Take heart, all who toll; all youths in
humble situations, all in adverse crcumstan-
ces and those who labor unappreciated. 1fit
be but to drive the plow, strive to do it we'll !;
if it be but to wax thread, wax it well ; If
only to cut bolts make good ones or to blow
the bellows, keep the iron hot. 1t is attention
to business that lifts the feet higher up on the
ladder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

moved or put on the hoof and hence, while
standing in the stall or turned out to PASTURE
the horse may go barefooted. In winter time
the covering serves as protection against, ILL.,
ness due to the common practice of mlngllng
salt with the ice and snow in city Streets
while the roughened surface Of the rubber BE-
meath serves to give the animal a foothold IN
slippery weather. As compared with iron
shoes, the Cost of the rubber ones is about one
third more, and their weight is some 4O per
cent less, while they are very durable. Six
teen sizes are manufactured, 20 that accurate
fits may be obtsined.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

LIVING THIRTY YEARS IN CAvE.-In
the wilderness, eight miles northwest Of Ding
mans ferry, Pike county, Pa, underneath a
huge rock in small cave, six by eight feet,
has lived for upward of thirty years, a human
being named Austin Sheldon. He was born
in Wales, and emigrated to this country about
the year 1S40. When he landed in New
York he had small sum of money, with
which he came afoot to Pike county, and pur-
chased single acre of wild, uncultivated,
scrub-oak land, situated in Lehman township,
amid dense and dismal forest, several miles
from any habitation.
At the western end of this small strip of
land is small cave, only about six by eight
feet. In this cave, without any alterations or
improvements, this hermit has for more than
thirty years made his home.
The hermit is nearly seventy years Of age.
His face has not been shaved for about forty.
The sides of his face, and chin, and neck are
covered with coarse, gray hair, while his beard
is, feet in length and whiteas snow. He wears
the same suit of clothes he wore twenty years
ago, which are so badly rent as to render it
necessary to fasten them together by means of
twisted hickory withes. He never works, and
unless obliged to go to the nearest store for
ammunition, never leaves sight of his cave.
His mode of living is peculiar. His diet
consists principally Of berries and fruits dur
ing their season, while in the winter he SUBJ
sists on various kinds of wild game. His ed
ucation was not neglected during his boyhood,
for he is we'll read and remarkably intelligent.
He is firm believer in religion, and devotes
most of his time reading the Bible and other
sacred works. He is deaf, and has been so for
several years, rendering it necessary to com
municate with him by means of writing. He
has the faculty of charming birds, many of
which he has secured in this way and reared.
He has never used lamp nor candle in his
cave. His bed is composed of straw, scatter
ed upon solid rock. Sheldon enjoys his Pc
culiar mode of living, and says he expects to
make this cave his final resting place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-29

Be THoRouGH.-There can be nothing Of
more Importance than thoroughness Every
live, progressive farmer must of necessity be
thorough, if he expects to make his occupa.
ton success. He must not try to do too
much by cultivating too many acres with too
little help and machinery, nor should he keep
more stock than can be kept in good, thriv-
ing condition. He should aim to keep ahead
of his work, which has been previously
planned, and work out his plans to the very
letter. Whatever is worth doing should be
done we'll. Thoroughness in farming pays.
When plowing, pillow with as much care as if
you were competing for premium. Let no
cut and covering be done, but set your plow
SO that it will be square and true, and not so
that it will run sidewise, like a hog to wallow.
When narrowing make no balks, but usually
wrap the harrow half, and get the seed bed in
good order. See that the soil is pulverized,
so that the plant food will be available. In
seeding, get the best seed, fan it thoroughly,
and arrange your seves so that all the small
and imperfect grains will be separated from
the large and perfect ones.
To be thorough, we must be saving. Too
much grain is wasted iu nearly avery harvest
field. 1t pays to take the cradle and swath
around the field, so that the reaper can run
the first round without driving over the stand
ing grain. A little more thoroughness in the
matter of saving grain when harvesting and
threshing, would amount in the aggregate to a
sum that would astonish many farmer who
has never seriously considered the matter
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