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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-13

SONG BIRDS OF THE WEsT.-The wild
western portion of our country is as we'll sup.
piled with feathered songsters as the more
civilized eastern section, and that in secluded
dell or dreary desert, where seldom heard by
human ear, they, nevertheless, sing as gayly
and with as much enthusiasm as if solely for
the entertainment of US vain beings, who, in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-13

A New AposTLE.-A Toronto barber who
had become converted to religion was told
that he must work for the souls about him.
The tonsorial artist was difhdent man,
and he did not know how to begin; but
one day a pretty hard case came in to be
shaved, and be thought he would improve
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our conceit, are apt to imagine that all that
is beautiful in nature, was created simply for

our conceit, are apt to imagine that all that
is beautiful in nature, was created simply for
our amusement.
The principal songsters of the West are
not in all cases those of any particular local
ity; for the mountain forests, the desert val
leys, and the rocky cahons, have alike their
own characteristic species, and it is difficult
to decide in which those most entitled to the
first rank are found. The more fertile val
leys ring with the loud, clear song of the
Western lark and the passionate trills of the
lark.sparrow; the dreary sage brush wastes
are rendered less inhospitable by the tender,
soothing chants of several sparrows; among
the cotton.woods in the river valleys, are
heard the mellow warbling of the black.
headed grossbeak, the meandering chant of
the house.6nch, and the merry gable of the.
wood.wren; while the mountains, the pine
forests and the varied shrubbery of the caii-
ons resound with the lively ditty Of the
Louisiana tanager and the silvery harmony
of the thrushes. Of the latter, most Of the
species, except those of the southern border,
are common also to the East but as they
are nevertheless conspicuous among Western
songsters by reason of the melody of their
notes, they deserve prominent place
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g9- A horse which has been salivated by
eating clover may be relieved by putting a
handful of salt on his tongue in such man-
ner as will force the animal to swallow it.
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HUNTING W1FE.-Frederick Powell
went to San Francisco from his home in San
Joaquin county to get a second wife, his first
having recently died. He made his errand
known to friend, who introduced him to
Widow Margery Watson. She was pretty,
and he decided at once that she would answer
his purpose. Within an hour he popped the
question, and she, Influenced by the mutual
friends representations as to his character
and property, said yes. Powell wanted to
have marriage ceremony performed on the
same day, but the widow said tina: new clothes
we're absolutely necessary, and induced him
to delay the wedding two weeks. That was
a blunder on her part, for when the appoint
ed day arrived, and her house was filled with
invited guests, the bridegroom did not come.
He had changed his mind. She sued him
for breach Of promise and got verdict for
$4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-13

How THE COLORADO GIRLS Do.-They
have some queer girls in Colorado. One of
them, who resides in Cache la Proude Valley,
has been receiving the attention of a young
man for year, but becoming impatient at
his failure to bring matters to crisis, she re-
solved to ascertain his intentions. When he
next called she took him gently by the ear,
led him to seat and said: "Nobby, you've
been foolin' around this claim for mighty
near a year, en- hev never yit shot off yer
mouth on the marryin' biz. Nv cottoned to
yer on the square clean through, and hev
stood off every other galoot that has tried to
chinn, an now I want yer to come to busi-
ness or leave the ranch. Eff yer on the mar
ry an want pard thatll stick rite ter yer
till vt pass in yer checks, but ef that amt
yer game, draw out an give some other feller
show for his pile. Now sing yer song or
skip out" He sang.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-13

C1NDERs IN THE EYE.-Persons travel
ing much by railway are subject to continual
annoyance from the flying cinders. On get
ting into their eyes they are not only pain
full for the moment, but are often the cause
of long suffering that ends in total loss of
sight, A very simple and effective i:s cure IS
given by the Mining and Scientific Press, and
is within the reach of every one, and would
prevent much suffering and expense were it
more generally known. 1t is simply one or
two grains of fax seed. 1t is said they may
be placed in the eye without injury or pain
to that delicate organ, and shortly they begin
to swell and dissolve a glutinous substance
that covers the ball of the eye, enveloping
any foreign substance that may be in it.
The irritation or cutting of the membrane is
thus prevented, and the annoyance may soon
be washed out. A dozen of these grains
slowed away in the vest pocket may prove in
an emergency, worth their weight in gold.
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ATTRACTIVE HoMEs.--There is use in
beauty. It makes home attractive, its exte.
rior more respectable, our lives happier, our
dispositions sweeter, and our social and do
mestic intercourse more refined. By all
means plant some little thing of grace to
temper the rugged surroundings of the yard.
It's silent though eloquent language will speak
to the visitor or the passer-by word of eu-
logy for you. The least flower or shrub will
be some attraction; curved path winding
between trees to the house, mound of stones
and shells, with the ivy trailing over them,
the Towering shrub or the turf Of fern, all
such things are attractive, and form pleas
ing object for the eye Of even the most indif-
ferent beholder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-13

PUBLIC USE OF THE IELEPHONE.-1n
Graphic publishes an interview with some
who are in authority in the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and it seems that quite
an important addition is to be made to that
corporation. It seems that the company has
made arrangements with Edison for the COM
plete control of his carbon telephone. Edi-
sons invention is not 80 confidential as other
telephones, as it does not "leak" news, and it
will permit conversation to be carried on
over greater distance than any other tele-
phone. The Western Union intends to estab-
lish 1000 new Offices and furnish them with
telephones. Every one will be his own tele-
grapher. The Director who was interviewed,
said "We have now about 1000 telegraph
Offices in the United States. There are good
many other places which desire Offices, but
their business is not sufficient to pay the wages
of an operator. Our wires run right over at
least 1000 towns where we should establish
Offices if we could afford the operator, or if
the people could operate it for themselves.
Now, with the telephone, every man can send
his own message. We shall drop little wire
into some central place in each of these small
places that will send from one to ten messages
a day-into the post-ofce, for instance, or a
drug store, or hotel, where its presence will
cost little or nothing, and anybody who wish
es to send a message will 60 there and talk
into the mouthpiece.
THINK, SPEAK, AcT.-Would that every
one could realize the vast Importance of these
little words think, speak, act. In this world
where character is continually in a state Of
commotion, and scarce ever reaches climax,
it is no little thing; it behooves US that We
reflect how to think, speak and act. In our
lives is not visible the effects of our actions,
but their influences will show themselves
when our bodies are laid beneath the sod.
The influence of many words and actions new
er dies, but, like a circle in water when q
stone is cast into the bosom, keeps widening,
till We can scarce define it, or our eyes reach
its boundaries Many times our words and
p -4a.anh-o-ah4 :-Aa--i--r--ci
manity, the influence of which will vibrate
throughout eternity and it is the same if the
influence be for good or evil. Not thought
in our mind, not word escapes our lips, not
an action is performed, but that God is wit
ness of. How important it is, then, that our
every endeavor be for good, and that We
weigh we'll every thought, word and action.
If we do this, our influence will assuredly be
good, and such that We shall never have
cause to regret.
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ties of nearly all climcs 20 to make up II PIC
ture that is interesting, After day or So
when the principal scenes of the place nave
been taken in," then life begins to grow duIl
and the same routine is gone over day ai'er
day 1t is then that you think of home ana
soon YOU are very glad to get away, or III least
to n,ake change, unless following the aoage'
" It's bomc where the heart is or you may
have bestowed that useful portion OF your
anatomy ON some fair cnslavcr with whom
you had coy filtration. OF course when
with her you may be safely said to be at home
To the notabcs that come and 90 you pay
no attention, us they may h. pointed out to
you every hour in the day, bur they look and
act so like everybody else that they are of no
more account than the humblcst Generals,
senators and statesmen are merely un.
distinguished members of the crowd 10 which
YOU yourself belong, who go to such places
for brief period, to drink, drive and dance
away the time j. ID. IL.
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cos curious wire cable railroads, illustrated
with six pictures taken from photographs
Another very readable article is that on the
Dark Day" in New England May 10, 1850
The Connecticut legislature being IN session
the members became terrified when they could
not see each others faces, and motion was
made To- adjourn, when Mr. Davenport arose
and SAID;
Mr.. Speaker, it is either the day of iudg.
mcnt or ii is not. If it is not, there is no need
of adjourning, If 1t is, desire to be found
doing my duty ! move that candles be
brought and that we proceed to business
All the shlvcriug, frightened people began
now to look forward to evening, hoping that
AS the moon rose full at nine o'clock, her light
would penetrate the gloom; but all the chill
dren who coaXed to sit up and see her, grew
very sleepy, their strained eyes were not re-
wardcd by her beautiful beams, for ut eight
in the evening the darkness was total; one
could not distinguish between the earth and
the heavens, ana it was impossible to see a
hand before ones face.
There arc five completed short stories and po-
ems by Lucy Larcom, G. p. Cranch and Others,
besides some funny verses humorously Illus
trated by Hopkins, and short and striking
play by Bartlett; and there are the usual large
print pages for the youngest readers, "Jack.n-
thc.Pulpit," and the other departments.
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Watering Places.
Why People 90 There---WhRt They DO and
Hsw They Do IL.

HOW DO ".
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 80, 1878.
Happy is the man whom circumstances
keeps at home in summer, who after supper
finds time TO read the evening paper, enjoys
the pleasure Of good cigar, or contents him
self with the solace which he draws from an
"ould dudeen," cooled by the evening zephyrs
which are waited over the prarles or cheered
by the friendly call of a neighbor Blessed in
mind and in spirit should that man be, and
often might he be thankful that he ~ not like
those who are slaves to the turmoil and agony
Of fashionable watering places. True at such
places there is more to amuse, to distract and
to beguilc but there are moments in the midst
of the hustle and glare when one feels like
crying out for "a lodge in some vast wilder.
ness away from the folly of humanity, where
he could feel that the society OF nature alone
would be a pleasant relief The routine at all
watering places is about the same. People go
therc--whut for they don't know-but simply
because others go, or because it is fashionable.
They get an idea into their heads that their
health Is not good. that it would he beneficial
to drink of the waters and loaf around for n
few weeks. At nearly all the springs you can
have the mineral waters brought to your room
before breakfast, or you can stroll to the
springs yourself, there to meet motley crowd
from the various boarding houses and hotels,
all bent on the same purposc-drInk. Gcner-
ally from two to a half dozen glasses are drank
by each; after which they stroll towards break
fast order nearly everything on the bill of fare,
but wonder why they cannot eat anything
They imagine they got up too early and have
gone too long without breakfast; and partak-
ing of few mouthsful of something, jump
up from the table, and away they 90 to the
springs again, there to take in Il half dozen
or more glasses of water, and the same results
are observed at the dinner table, Then they
begin to think something is the matter and
suspicion that they are not well. As IA consc-
qucnce the doctor receives IA call and invaria-
bly, extracts five dollar bill for a few bread
pills and the advice mot 20 drink SO much
water" TOO much water" has been the
cause of more deaths than even the results of
war; and yet people will 90 To watering
places and mineral springs and tll themselves
full and wonder why they can't eat or feel
we'll Just take "a half dozen glasses of water
and pour them into basin, and the quantity
will show you very quickly why you can't eat
or why you are not well
In nearly all these places there is no dialect
oi any part of the Union that you do not hear
spoken, from the nasal twang of down-east
Yankee To the peculiar drawl of those from
the sunny south; while the various nationali-
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A CHILD ,iARVEL.
Scriptural Lectures by - Four Near-Old
NeHreSS.

There is now in Louisville negress who is
a perfect child wonder. She is Scriptural
marvel. She does not even know her letters.
vet she can quote accurately almost any pas
sage in the Bible
At the age of nine months she could talk
and would frequently tell her mother what her
idea of heaven was. AS she grew older she
would sit for hours and eXpatiatc on ,he beau.
ties and glorcs of the other world. The old
colored folks would listen to her sayings for
hours
At the aye of three years she began to lecture
on heaven. its wonders, or God and His omni-
potent power She has lcctured in many
places, and has created furore in every place
she has vet visited. The prodigy lecturcd at
the York Street cOlored church yesterday after
noon, and at night spoke to large crowd nj
the Green Street colorcd church Her speech
was good and her delivery impressive:
A reporter of the Courier-j0HHM interro-
gated her last night.
"What is your name, little girl:"
Alice Coatny."
"IIow old are you.'
Use lust four years and twenty eight days
old tonight"
Where were YOU born ?"
II was born in Liverpool, England-'cross
de Atlantic
How long since you felt the power within
you?"
Il don't know; Ise always felt the power OF
God"
What do you talk about when you speak to
a crnwd?''
IL talk about Jesus, about heavenly things,
about how Jesus died and was crucihed; how
he rose again in three days and stitch on the
right hand of God"
Can you spclly'
NO, Sir; don't know my \, b, 6 yet"
She thea went on in a rapturous strain about
things biblical and spiritual, completely non
plussing the reporter
She was accompanied by two colored men.
They talked in an enthusiastic manner about
her She said in her conversation that she be
lievcd in two kinds of baptiSms. She spoke
of the different modes of salvation, how 10
reach paradise; how To be converted from Il
bad man To a good one, etc. Her sayings
were entirely original, and were not spoken IN
"A hesitatng voice; but IN quick, Keen ana
tnrcihl. manner. As young as she Is, ne
gress without education, in the principles she
SETS forth her power partakes strongly OF the
marvellous. LOUSsciN Courier JourHdL
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LittelI's Living Age

In its issue for the week ending October 10Th
begins the publication, from the authors adj.
vance sheets, Of new serial story by George
Macdonald. The new story is entitled "Sir
Gibbie," and promises to be one of much in.
terest
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The Nan From Ghirnrp

The last man brought To the Central before
the reporter left last night was rather tino
figure, jauntily dressed, and with the swaggcr
ing air affected by those knowing fellows whC
are themselves conscious of their superiority
over the herd, and don't care who knows il
His whole manner, both of action and speech
was AN oStcntatious expression of contempt tol
everybody and everything pcrtainingto Clcvc
land He had had some difficulty with 1
hackman, and it was on II charge of disturb
anCc that the officer arrested HIM.
whats your business =" asked the lieu
tenant.
"Do you mean me- have no business;
am Il gentleman of leisure
"Whcre's your home2'
my homes in Chicago"
Chicago Chicago?" repeated the licutcn
ant retlectlvcly, while II twinkle shone in tho
eye farthcrcst from the prisoner. Did you
say ChiCago?'
YES, Ibid; said Chicago; s'posc you've
heard of it,
as it in this country? What state Is it in ="
Great heavens" the man burst out, you
don't mean to tell me you're serious when you
ask what state Chicago's in? refuse to an
Swer."
Did you ever hear Of such place, Fred -
SAID the lieutenant, turning to the turnkey.
"Ncver heard of it in my life" said Fred.
Just look in the Gazetteer, please, and So,
if there is such place
Fred turns the leaves of the Gazetteer till he
comes to CHI and then as he runs his finger
down the page mu,tcrs "Chana, Chiapa
Chiraramonti, Chiavenni, Cnicacolt Chicago
here it Is; it's all right; Chicago, post,
office Of Posey county, Indiana, noted chiefly
for its trade IN hoop-polcs and iliteracy of its
inhabitants It's all right, but never heard
of it before"
The party from Chicago, who had been stead
lily working himself into II white heat of pass
ion during Fred's search, dancing around
throwing up his arms wildly and grasping
his HAIR, and his face changing from white tc
red and from red to purple, gave maniac
shrek and tumbled over in fit as Fred fin
ished, and in that condition was carried to a
cell, where he recovered only after half hours
labor with restorativcs and the assurance from
the lieutenant that come to think, he had
heard of Chicago before. But he still lay
there limp and spirlteas; the heart of the
man from Chicago was broken.-C!ercland
Xer1ld
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Sunday Afternoon

For November opens with thoughtful arti
Gle by Mrs. c. r. Leonard entitled Women
in Prison" Another article equally practical
in its suggestions is that of the Rev w. Glad.
den on " How to Use the Bible" The Dun
kards, strange Christian sect, with whom
the Lords Supper is full meal and whose
clergymcn receive neither pay nor education,
are skctched by II. X. Carroll, W. L. Gritlis
translates for our use from the japanese scrip
lures their Story Of the Creation; jeremiah
Horrox, the youthful preacher and astrono-
mer, is presented to us in another attractive
paper; and the Indian question, in view OF the
recent troubles in Kansas, is admirably round
ed UP in "Chips from Northwestern Log"
apparently by an Episcopal clergyman.
There are stories by Rebccca Harding Da-
Wis and Rose Terry Cooke, poems by Susan
Coolidge, Fannie Il. Robinson and Frances
l.. Mace, criticisms, reviews, notes on current
religious and secular topics, &c
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An Open Polar Sea,

1t is possible that the well-known truth that
clues to important discoveries are sometimes
furnished to man by humble ANIMALS may re
celve fresh cXemplifCaton in the case Of an
open polar sea mystery. Polar voyagers, we
are told, state that there is no point in the far
north reached by navlgators at which migra-
tory birds have not been seen flying towards u
still farther north If this be true, it irrcsisti-
bly, suggests the existence Of a summer.land
beyond the barrier of Ice -bergs that guard the
secret of the pole--a region where there is not
only an open, unfrozen sea, but surrounding
that sea and in it, shores and islands ENJOYING
a comparatively mild climate, and enriched
with vegetation and animal life If the wild
geese could only talk what wonderful stories
they could tell us-what ancient and solemn
mysteries they could reveal! But it i, said
they do talk, and a strange story of revelations
made by them comes from Nevada. The Nir-
ginia City Enterprise of that state informs us
that a Nevada farmer found IN the crop of II
Wild goose killed by him quantity of grain
resembling wheat, but different in marked re
spects from any other grain known in this
country. He planted it and raised good
crop. Thi. is strange enough, but it is not all.
An old English sailor, who claims to have
been engaged in one Of the expeditions sent
out to search for Sir John Franklin, ana who
exhibits an Arctic medal given by the British
admiralty as proof OF his assertion, is living
in Virginia City His attention was called to,
the strange grain raised from the seed found
in the wild goose's crop, and on examining 1t
he pronounced it precisely similar to what was
found by the Arctic explorers in the crops of
wild fowl killed by them in the tar north. 1t
might be objected to the conclusion pointed at
by these facts that it requires the contents of
the BIRDS crop to lie too long undigested-
since it would take even u wild goose several
days to fly from the vicinity of the north pole
to Nevada. But 1t is a wclknown fact that
wild fowl, particularly the migratory birds, do
carry dry grain for several days in their stom-
schs-so that 1t might not be impossible for a
goose to perform the feat which the suggested
theory requires.-.St. Louis RepuJljotn.
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Any of above publications. may be seen at the
bookstore of Osman q IIapeman, where sim
gle copies are for sale ana subscriptions re-
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RaIlou's Monthly,

Along with many attractive illustrations, the
November number Of Ballou's presents the fol.
lowing table of contents;
Our North American Indians; The Curse
of Carnegie; Rcvcry; -Eolus; Jean Millauds
Cow; Maxms for Married Ladies; When au-
tumn Turns the Leaves; The Begging Trade
in Russia; Saturday Night; The Protegc
Wildwood Musings; A Brave Girl; Jesses
Toothache; Think before you Speak; My Sc.
cret; After Many Days Recollections of 9th.
er days; Lorenzo and Lucien; The Glass
Blower Bottled; Mountains in the Moon; Our
Young Peoples Story eller-My Life's Les,
son Johnny's Silver Dollar; Ruthvcn's Puz-
zle Page; Editorial Notes; The Housekeeper
Curious Matters; Things Pleasant and Other,
wise; Our Picture Gallery humorous Illus.
trations)