Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-27

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kets will stretch, or you will soon be cold.
In clothes, choose suitable and lasting stuff,
and not tawdry 6neries. To be warm is the
main thing, never mind the looks. A fool
may make money, but it needs wise man to
spend it. Remember, it is easier to build
two chimneys than to keep one going. If
you give all to back and board, there is moth
ing left for the savings bank. Fare hard and
work while you are young, and you will have
chance to rest when you are old.
| LYING FOR THE WHETsToNE.-The old
proverbial expression, TO win the whetstone,"
was applied by our ancestors to describe pre-.
eminence in lying. A notorious liar was Of.
ten suddenly presented with milestone as
hint that if he persisted in Wholesale exager.
alton his wits would require sharpening.
From this custom arose another that prevail
ed in England on holidays. There was jocu-
lar competition who could spin most outra-
geous yarns-a milestone being the prize ad-
judged to the winner. At Coggleshall, in Es-
sex, on a certain holiday, Bishop Porteus,
who was passing through the town, observed
crowd in the streets. He inquired the cause,
and was told that it was the day when they
gave the milestone for the biggest liar. The
good Bishop felt shocked, and on arriving at
the scene of the contest, delivered an eloquent
harangue upon the sinfulness of the practice.
To his great surprise, as he concluded by
saying, II never told lie in my life" the
chief umpire, after briefly comforting with
his fellows, approached the carriage and ex-
claimed, my lord, we unanimously adjuge
you the prize" thrust the whetstone into the
carriage window. The Bishop, at first an
noyed by such questionable distinction, at.
forwards entered into the spirit of the joke,
and long after used to tell the story to his
visitors and show the milestone, carefully
preserved on the mantelp piece Of his dining
room at Fulham.-Neucasae (Eng) COu-
rant
TAcr.-Tact literally means touch; it is
that quality by which one "feels" his way.
1t is something more than skill-something
more than judgment-it is spontaneous com.
mon sense. 1t is that power by which one
knows how to do the right thing in absence
of precedents and rules. 1t delights in emer.
gencies and glories in exceptional cases. 1t
arrives at the conclusion too quickly for analy-
sis of the steps that lead to it, and you recog-
nize it only when it has accomplished its oh.
ject, as bullet which is seen only when it
hits the target, not in its passage through the
air. Syllogisms are useless and "similar"
cases ignored. Tact is to talent what genius
is to knowledge, the one forges and shapes
what the other gathers Tact creates, talent
accumulates Tact invents, talent discovers.
Talent knows what to do, tact knows how to
do it. Talent is wealth, tact is ready money.
The one is momentary, Intentional, the other
is long and laborious. Tact presupposes
quick perception, lively sympathy, versatile
ty and ready adaptability to circumstances.
1t can be cultivated, but is largely native
quality. When cultivated it is apt to become
cunning, craftiness, manipulation, and dsgen-
crates into insincerity. 1t will never do to
lose the innocence of the dove in the wisdom
of the serpent. Tact is always truthful, legit-
innate and honest. It studies opportunities,
and has keen sense Of the eternal fitness OF
things. Tact adapts itself to the occasion, to
the persons with whom it deals.
A MYSTERY OF THE M1ND.-The Louis
vile Medical Nsws says: "The following psy-
Geological incident, which was told to me BY
q gentleman of undoubted veracity, may
prove of interest to those of your readers who
are studying occult phases of nervous phe-
nomena. The narrator, man of fine ner.
vous organization, was taking his afternoon
siesta !; bis daughter, a young lady Of seven.
teen, sitting by his side, with her hand in his,
and reading. As he passed from the wake
full state into one of semi-slumber, he saw, or
seemed to see, appear at the foot of his bed
tall man, with sorrowful expression upon
his face, who, bending down tenderly, lifted
up coffin and disappeared. He was so dis
turbed by the strange and unaccountable ma
ture of his vision that, after tossing restlessly
for few moments, he opened his eyes and
said, "Daughter, I believe I cannot sleep to-
day, and will get up" Looking up from her
book, in which she was evidently deepley ab-
sorbed, she said, "Papa, this is strange
book that am reading" "What is it,"
said he. "The Life of Marie Antoinette.'
she replied, and then read from the pages be-
fore her recital of the exact incident that
had just constituted his dream.
Power OF THE WAvEs.-Those who have
never lived on the stormy coast, nor been to
sea, can form an adequate idea of the effect
that can be produced by the impact of a sue
cession of waves, or ofa singh wave. What
has happened at Wick, on the extreme north
ern coast of Scotland, where breakwater
has been building for some years past, may
give an idea of what is meant by wave.power.
It was found that stones of ten tons weight
were as pebbles to the waves, which have been
measured to be forty.two feet from crest
to the bottom of the trough. The outer end
of the breakwater, where the storms beat
most violently, was built Of three courses of
one hundred ton stones laid on the rubble
foundations next above these were three
courses of large, fiat stones, and upon these
mass of concrete built on the spot of cement
and rubble. The end of the breakwater
was thought to be as immovable as the natu-
raj rock yet the resident engineer saw it slow.
ly yield to the force of the waves and swing
slowly around into the less.troubled water in
side the pier. 1t gave way not in fragments,
but in one mass, as ifit was monolith. The
displaced mass is estimated to weigh about l..
$50 tons.
HINTS ABOUT WATERING water that has
stood in open vessels during the night should
be used for drinking or cooking. By expo.
sure to the air it has lost its aration, and has
absorbed many of the dust.germs floating in
the apartment. If convenience requires wa
ter to be kept in vessels for several hours be.
fore use it should be covered, unless the vessels
are tight. Wherever practicable, all distrib-
uting reservoirs should be covered. Filter.
ing always adds to the purity of water.
Drinking water should not be taken from
lakes or rivers on low level. Surface wa