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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03
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FIND A WAY OR MAKE 1T.

FIND A WAY OR MAKE 1T.
To get the cocoanut's rich meat,
The shell is hard-so break it;
The fragrant leaf its odor holds
Until you bruise or shake it.
A mountain, far too steep to climb?
Well. then, don't try and do it;
You may be able to 60 around,
Or patiently dig throughit
A fence, you say, but ne'er gate?
What can you do? you wonder,
Just scale the wall: : mount, if you can,
And, if you can't, crawl under!
Your way is muddy? Wait awhile,
Let winds and sunshine dry it;
Still, wait not for another rain
To see some comrade tryit.
A river deep, you cannot swim?
No steamer there, you know it?
Well, ifthere is no other way,
Build your own boat and row it.
Go down, and you'll have many kick;
Go up, and some will push you,
But win your way, and praise will come
From those who tried to crush you.
Don't hide your talent through fear,
But bravely 90 and stake it.
Wear out-don't rustic reach your goal,
Lad, find way or make it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03

n6r The distance of Venus from the earth at
the time of occultation was about 257 times
that of the moon, the respective distances be-
ing 63,700,000 and 248,000 miles. This fact
enables US to account for the apparently small
size of Venus, though her lineal diameter is to
that Of the moon as 1926 to 100.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03

The LEMoN.-Few people know the value
of lemon juice. A piece of lemon bound
upon corn will cure it in few days; it
should be renewed night and morning. A
free use of lemon juice and sugar will always
relieve cough. Most people feel poorly in
the spring, and take medicine for relief; but
if they would eat a lemon before breakfast
every day for week-with or without sugar
as they like, they would find it better than
medicine. Lemon juice, used according to
this receipt, will cure consumption, even after
the doctors have given it up as not to be bene.
fitted: Put dozen lemons in cold water, and
boil slowly until the juice is extracted; add
sugar to your taste and drink. In this way
use one dozen lemons day. If they cause
pain or loosen the bowels too much, lessen the
quantity and use only five or six day until
you are better, and then begin with dozen
again. After using five or six dozen, the pa
tient will begin to gain flesh and enjoy food
Hold on to the lemons, and still use them sew
eral weeks more. Another use Of lemons is
for a refreshing drink in summer, or in sick.
ness at any time. Prepare as directed above,
and add water and sugar. But in order to
have this keep we'll after boiling the lemons,
squeeze them and strain carefully; then, to
every half pint of juice add one pound Of
loaf or crushed sugar, boil and stir few
minutes more until the sugar is dissolved
skim and carefully bottle. You will get
more Juice from the lemons by boiling them,
and the preparation keeps better.-L9ndon
Lancet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03

A REL1c.-"Jim," inquired a schoolboy Of
bis mate, '"what is the meaning of relics?"
Don't you know2'' Well, can tell you.
You know the master licked me in school yes
terday." EYES," "Well, he wasn't satisfied
with that, but kept me in and licked me again.
That's what call reflex"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03

"THE MAN FROM BosToN."-A few weeks
ago, says the Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle, a
man from Boston arrived on the Comstock to
inspect its novelties. Whatever he saw, how
ever, did not astonish him in the least. Moth.
ing could be shewn him but that he would not
gravely remark upon, saying, "Boston has one
Just like it, only bigger" Last evening he
was passing the International Hotel, on B
street, just at dusk, when cap of the Chin
ney was blown down by the wind. The cap
was circular piece of sheet.iron, painted
black and slightly convex. The four supports
which connected it with the chimney were like
legs, which held it few inches from the
ground. AS it fell it struck just in front of
him, rebounded few times in the air, and
then, blown by the wind, went skimming
along the walk like living thing.
What's thatY' the Boston man asked, ,some-
what astonished.
"a bed bug from the hotel" replied wag,
"just coming down for little exercise"
"By George" exclaimed the stranger, II
never saw anything like it in my life"-and
then recollecting his home in Boston, added
"outside of Boston!'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03
A BAD FIRE.

"Jones, have you heard of that fire that
burned up that mans house and LOTT"
"No, Smith, where was it"
"Here in the CITY,"
"What misfortune to him Was it good
house?"
"Yes-a nice house and lot-a good one
for any family"
"What pity. How did the fire takes''
"The man played with the fire and thought
lessly set it himself"
Glow silly! Did you not say the lot
burned too?"
"Yes, lot and all, all gone, slick and clean. ;"
"That's singular, it must have been terri.
BILE hot fire; and then don't see how it could
have burned up the lot2"
mo, it was not very hot FIRE; indeed, it
was so small that it attracted but little atten'
ton, and did not harm anybody else."
"But how could such little fire burn up a
house and lot? You have not told me-"
1T burned long time-more than twenty
years-and though it seemed to consume very
slowly, yet it wore away about hundred and
fifty dollars year, till it was all gone."
II can't understand you yet Tell me where
CUc IRE WAS hluulcu duu ouou1
swell, then. the fire was kindled, in the
end of cigar. The cigar cost him, he told
me, $3.50 per month, or $3.50 year; that in
twenty.one years would amount to $3.50,
besides all the interest. Now, the money was
worth at least ten per cent, and at that rate
it would double about once in seven years.
So that the whole sum amounted to more than
$4,000. That would buy fine house in any
city. 1t would pay for large farm in the
country. Don't you pity the family Of this
man, who has slowly burned up their home?"
"Whew! guess you mean me, for l have
smoked for more than twenty years. But it
didn't cost me so much as that, and I havn't
any house of my own-have always rented,
thought I was too poor to own house. And
all because I have been burning it up! What
fool have been."
Boys had better never set fire which costs
so much, and which, though easily put out, is
yet so likely, if once kindled, to keep burning
all their lives
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03

s9- A beautiful young heiress in Moscow
has married beggar, eighty.six years old.
It has queer look at first, but nothing could
be more natural. The young girl-she is
only twenty.two-could not enter into the
possession of her fortune until she was mar.
ried, and the young men whom her guardian
introduced her to were empty.headed crea.
lures, to whom she was unwilling to bind
herself for life; so she resolved to marry an
old beggar, and get the money without sac
rifcing her independence. The old man was
one of her pensioners, and readily consented
to marry her and then keep out of her way,
retiring on comfortable allowance. All the
beggars in town feasted and made merry on
the wedding night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-03

MARRIED ON THE SPoT.-The Orleans IN.
W Record relates the following: "Ill mar
ry any girl in the room that will have me"
said a halftipsy young fellow. "I'll take
you," said fresh, Gle. eyed young girl Of
seventeen. And in half an hour the two were
married and being congratulated by their
friends. This actually occurred only a few
weeks ago in the near vicinity of Franklin
vile, in this county. The occasion was
country dance, the participants were far.
mer's son and a farmers daughter, neither Of
whom had exchanged word with the other
until the above scene occurred. The young
fellow had been drinking and thought he
would say something Smart" and astonish
the girls with bis audacity. The girl, how.
ever, had heard that he was "good.fellow,"
and being moved by that spirit which "will
not take a dare if death come" took him at
his word. They are now living with the
young fellows parents, and are studying each
others character at their leisure"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-10
NO. 1856.
miscellaneous.
WHAT AN EARTHQUAKE Is LIKE.

A spondent writing to friend in
Montreal from Caracas, May 2, gives the
following additional interesting details of
the late earthquake shocks: 1--WE had on
the 18th April, about 8 40 p. NJ, about as
lively a shake as | want to experience. |
first heard loud, rumbling noise, and
then it seemed as though a thousand-ton
engine was rushing over the pavements,
and then a scream like hundred engines
run mad, and then the house began to
shake and the floor began to rise up, and
about that time | was out in the open
yard. There were few risings in the
floor OF the yard, and all was over so far
as Caracas was concerned. A few pic
lures and mirrors fell to the ground in
some OF the houses; in the cathedral an
image or two fell down--and nothing
more.
But the town of Qua, about II miles
from here-a beautiful and fourishing
placc-was by the same shock entirely
DESTROYED, and from 800 to 4S0 lives lost
Our President has sent money, provisions,
and troops to the place, and has done
everything possible to alleviate the suffer-
ngs of the people. His wife, Nina Be-
len and family rushed into the plaza and
tents were put up, and for many days slept
therein. Thousands of people lett town
that day; in fact, all that could; the rest
slept in the plaza, some in tents and on
cots. but the majority on the benches and
on the sidewalks. and for IA few days the
appearance of the city was really udic-
rous-every park square, wide street, or
open place was filled with tents. and the
middle of the streets with soldiers under
.rrpG Mncuuarias poffpe yarH-tha ia One
YOU visited while here-was filled with
people-l00 to lj0-sleeping there night
ly for week or more, some on the bare
ground and some under tents, and the
tents were wonderful to behold, both there
and in town. Tents, shantieS, gypsy en-
campments, tents OF canvas, white.
striped, and speckled, of calico. of coffee
bags, of old sheets, and OF. paper-any-
thing answered. Finally things became
more quiet; we had daily shocks, but
light ones; people slept in their houses.
Holy week came on and Church pro-
cession, also. In one procession a wo-
man became alarmed and screamed. and
Immediately stampede began to the cry
OF 'Ttm6i0Se, aud then women and chill
dren were crushed and injured ty being
tran ped upon, and one woman killed.
but mere was no Tem6loSe. The Presi-
dent issued an order It pplng professions
and closing the churches until Easter,
and on Sunday, the 2Sth. at 80 o'clock.
while the fashionable church Al.i Gracia,
just above my house, was filled TO the
utmost. came another severe shock and
stampede. Women with long trails fell
and We're iramped on and hurt, and
among the men were thieves, who
wrenched off earrings, bracelets, chains,
&c. And that was all for Caracas. Net
SO, however, with the Town OF Ocumare,
about the same distance from here AS the
ll-iated Cua. Ocumare had the best part
of the town destroyed, viz, all the fine
houses, while the cottages of the poor
were saved
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Aennfbft youtnal.

Piblished at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Stree
loot OF Court by SPRAGUE, OWEN 4 NASH.
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AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery of letters, from 7.30 A. NJ. 10 $50
ON Sundays. from s.l5 A. NJ. to lol5 AN
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE or MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland and West, 2.55 A. Nj. LAC ano
.07 p. NJ.
s Lewiston and Auburn, 346. 8 and s.o7 P NJ
Bsth aud Rockland, BAG and S.O7 P. NJ.
Rocklard stage, via Washington, 6 +. NJ.
Waftoboro stage, via Jefferson, g p. NJ.
Belgrade, West Wateryiile, Norridgewock and
ii dson, l.30 p. NJ.
Winthrop and Monmouth, P. NJ.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, l.5o P. NJ.
Belfast, Hap A. NJ. and 1858 p. NJ.
Belfast stage, ll00 4. N
Skowhegsn,ll.42 A. A.
Grand Trunk X. K and Canada, $40 and S.07
soldiers Hone ,tl u, NJand7 ooP.M.
..4-. -,r MAILS CLOSE.
10 Portland = Boston Ard Vest $50 ard lil5A.h
Lewiston and Auburn, $50, $50, l.15 A. NJ.
Bath and Rockland, $50, and lilo a. NJ.
= X sckland stage, via Washington, 700 A. NJ.
WAldoboro' stage, via Jefferson, 100 A. NJ.
Belgrade. West Wsterville, Norridgewock, and
Y .dison, l.30 Z. NJ.
winthrop and Monmouth, $50 A. NJ.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, l.30 Z. NJ.
Belfast $50 z. NJ. and 1000 Z. NJ.
>. Belfast stage, $50 Z. NJ.
Skowhegan $50 p. M, and 1000 P. NJ.
Grand Trunk k. r. and Canada, 53O, Ills . M.
Soldiers Home, A. NJ. and $50 2. NJ.
DoMKsuo POSTAGE.
Drop Letters, per l-2 OF. l cent.
Mail Letters per l-2 OF. cents
Books, transient newspapers, and other trt y
printed matter except unsealed circulars) in pack
ages not exceeding lbs. IN weight, per ounces,
cent.
Unsealed circulars, merchandise, and samples
In packages not exceeding lbs. in weight, per
ounce cent.
All matter not prepaid at letter rates must be so
wrapped that it can be examined, and must COL
tain no writing whatever, except as follows:
The sender of any article Of third class mail
matter may write his or her name address
therein. or on the outside thereof, with the word
"from" above preceding the same, or may
write briefly or print on any package the number
and names of the articles inclosed.
Liquids, glass and explosive chemicals are ex-
scluded from the mails.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
-1Especial attention Is called to the Money Order
system ~ = safe and cheap method OF transmitting
small sums OF money through the mails. Orders
aro issued for amounts not exceeding 800 Larger
I amounts can be sent to the same person at the
same time by addid0R.i R.rss orders
ordess not exceeding Sl5, l0cents.
over Sl6a and not exceeding $50, Is g
" $50 f" $40, 70 "
d" $40 Z" 4" =" $50, rs "
Money orders are also drawn by this office on
Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and Switzerland.
REGISTERED LETTERS.
S1Ietters, and other valuable packages, may be
egistered to any post. oiiee IN the Sn'ea Cd otses
eonts. HORACE II. HAMLEN, P. M.
Jan. /, 1878.
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9aly 4eunsbee apmrnal

issued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con.
AIMS the latest news by telegraph and mail gives
reports oil the Markets and has carefully prepared
politicai and local articles, and generous amount
OIL farming, home and miscellaneous reading with
. full compilation OF State news
Terms, 81 per dRnsm In advance, es If payment
. nosmade within the year. Single copies 5ccnts
20 be hAd at the bookstores and al this office.
Advertisements Inserted on reason able terms
Ratos mar be had on application at this ONCE,
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Advertising Agents
ron THR-
X kENNEBEC AL,
Daily and Weekly

The following Advertising Agents are author,
t1ed TO receive subscriptions and sdvertiseme MT
for tie KKNSKpEo JOURNAL
BOSTON -, IS. NJ. PErTGNGnL & Co., 10
E State Street
q. K. NILES, No. 6 Tremon,
oueet.
T. c. EVANS, 252 Washington
st.
HORACE DopD Washington
street.
NEW YORK :: pAUCBY Co.. l9l llten ST
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Park Row.
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D. NJ. PRTTENsJLL & Co., 81
Park Row.
PHILADELPHIA \. W. AVER & Co., Chest
nut st.
5. NJ. PETTENGILL q Co.
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Premiums are received and Losses are paid In
cash only. Policies are Issued payable at the death
Of the Insured also payable AT the end of certain
umber of years. Policies are also Issued on the
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] H.Ilowell Post Once.

" HaIloweIl Post Odies.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted,
a. 3.39 and 500 P. Nj; closes at II 40 A. NJ, and
for the night Pullman train at i. NJ.
Eastern Mail arrives daily. Sundays excepted,
at 5.57 ana l.55 A. NJ; closes at 3.20 and
p. NJ.
Litch6eld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at 10 A. NJ; closes Sundays
T,esdsys and THURSDAYS at s p. NJ.
Office Hours from 80 A. NJ. to $50 P. M. A.
no mail arrives on Sunday, the office will remain
closed on that day. Mails made up on Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
L. R0WELL, p. M.
Hallowell, December, 1877.
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S9,OOO,OOO.

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefL "
'eiecsed in different parts OF North America an
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field OF opera
.lons an additional and exceptional safety 10 tn,
pollcv.bolders. The lnsurances are made only or
.he Mutual Premiums Principle. Tn surplus ar,
eturned annually to the Ilsured
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-04
PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER.

Prayer is not consultation with the
highest wisdom which this world can
supply. 1t is not intercourse with an
angel or spirit made perfect. 1t is
an approach to the living God. 1t is
access to the High and Holy One who
inhabiteth eternity. 1t is detailing in
the ear of Divine sympathy every sor-
row. 1t is consulting with Divine Wis
dom on every difficulty. 1t is asking
from Divine resources the supply of
every want. And this not once in a
lifetime, or for few moments on
stated day of each year, but at any mo-
ment, at every time of need. Whatever
be the day of your distress, it is a day
when prayer is allowable. Whatever
be the time of your calamity, it is a
time when prayer is available. How
ever early in the morning you seek the
gate of access, you find it already open !;
and however deep the midnight moment
when you find yourself in the sudden
arms of death, the winged prayer can
bring an instant Saviour near. And
this wherever you are. 1t needs not
that you should ascend some special
Pisgah or Moriah. 1t needs not that
you should enter some awful shrine, OF
put off your shoes on some holy ground
Could memento be reared on every
spot from which an acceptable prayer
has passed away, and on which &
prompt answer has come down, W,
should find Jehovah- hamnaar,-"th,
Lord hath been here" inscribed OF
many cottage hearth and many dun
geon floor. We should find it not onl,
in Jerusalem's proud temple and David
cedar galleries, but in the fisherman
cottage by the brink of Gennesaret an,
in the upper chamber where Pentecos
Disqualification.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-04
Aqriealtnral department,
the FEEDING OF sToCK.

We believe the dalryman should
economic all the fodder he raises upon
the farm-straw and corn fodder as well
as hay. He should study the practical
quality of each kind of food, and learn
to mix those of different qualities to-
gether. He should learn that grain, as
part of the ration, is cheaper than
hay. and that by mingling a little grain,
such as oats, wheat bran, oil meal, cot
ton-seed meal, with straw, he may make
it better and cheaper than hay. When
the dairyman shall study this question
of foods, be viii raise those rich in mus.
ela forming matter to mix and feed with
llss....- composed mostly of carbonaceous,
or heat-producing matter. Clover has
fourteen to eighteen per cent. of MUSCLE
forming food, whilst straw has only two
per cent. Timothy hay has about ten
per cent. and it is easy to see that if
you mix half clover (having eighteen
per cent? with straw {having two per
cent of muscle forming matter, or will
be equal to timothy hay in this most
desirable element. Pass straw through
a straw cutter, and bushel will weigh
five pounds Now, two pounds Of wheat
bran. or middlings, mixed with this
straw, will make the seven pounds bet
ter than timothy hay or in twenty-five
pounds of middlings are mixed with
seventy-fve pounds of straw, the 100
pounds of mixture will winter cows as
well as hay.
The average cost of the middlings for
this 100 pounds of mixture would be
eighteen cents. whilst the hay will av-
erage, over the whole country, SO per
ton, or fifty cents per 100 pounds. Ii
is better to mix corn meal with two
thirds, and mix the two with straw fol-
feeding. The dairyman does not seem
to appreciate the necessity for variety
in the food of his herd. He should
raise several kinds Of grain, and grinc
these all together. Corn and oats grounC
together are better than either alone
Peas and oats grown together should b.
a more common crop among dalrymen
1t makes an excellent food to strengthen
and recuperate cow after the milking
} season. They are both rich in muscl
, and bone building elements. Whe
) raised as a joint crop, the crop shout
be harvested when the peas are ready
7 and before they shell. An excellen
: additional food, besides fodder, is .tw
quarts of corn meal mixed with on
t quart of oil meal, per day, to a GOV
? This, fed upon two bushels of cut straw
5 will keep COW in fine order, and COZ
D less than hay.
e 1t must be understood that war
e shelter is absolutely necessary for tt
y profitable wintering of cows upon al
d diet.-National Lice Stock Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-04

WHAT is The BIBLE LIKE 1t is
like a large beautiful tree, which bears
sweet fruit for those that are hungry,
and affords shelter and shade for pill
grims on their way to the kingdom of
heaven.
ltis like cabinet of jewels and prec-
ious stones, which are not only to be
looked at and admired. but used and
worn.
1t is like telescope which brings
distant objects and far-Off things of the
world very near so that we can sec
something of their beauty and impor-
lance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-04
VEGETTNE
SAFE AND SURE.

M TT. X. oTENEN9.
In 1873 your VEGETINE was recommended 10 me
and yielding TO the persuasions Of friend, consented
10 try II. At the time suffering from general
debility and nervous prostration, superinduced by
overw0rk and irregular habits. Its wonderful strength
euing and curative properties seemed to affect my
debilitated system from the first dose and under its
persistent use rapidly recovered, gaining more than
usual health and good feeling. Since then have not
hesitated 10 give VEGETINE my most unqualified in
dorsement being safe, sure aud powerful agent IN
promoting health and restoring the wasted system to
new life aud energy. YEGBrINE is the only medicine
use, and as long as live never expect to ind a
better Yours truly, W. II. CLARK,
100 Monterey Street, Allegheny, Penn.