Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-22
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MAN FROM THE "NARTH. :,


There has never been much said in this
State about the pistol trade of this town, and
no explanation has ever been made Of this
neglect. Yesterday, man who views this
subject through the spectacles of Importance,
entered hardware store and became so much
interested in a conversation about the differ.
ent kinds of pistols, that to give y few Of the
points to the public may not be out of place.
Just here it may be appropriate to remark
that the man had just come from the "Narth, -
where discussions of our revolver trade are
entered into with great spirit by people who
believe that the Sucking bottle" in this State
shoots six times.
"You have quite lot of revolvers, see.
am from the Narth, and don't know much
about pistols
Yes said the dealer, "we have a mag.
nifcent selection"
"Have you revolver chamber of com.
merce in this city,"
"Oh, yes, regularly organized. We meet
in church, and our president, the parson, is
said to be the best shot in Little Rock. One
of lie deacons threw a hymn-book at him
one day, and the parson, calling the attention
of the congregation to the feat he was about
to perform, drew pistol and shot the dea
cons ears off, He had split bullet in the
pistol, and arranged the shotaso that the ball
divided Just as it reached the deacon's nose
and performed this wonderful piece of work
Since then his salary has been increased. II
is wonderful how ignorant your Northern
people are"
Every remarkable, indeed. 1 am cor
respondent of a religious paper and viii
make note of it. What kind of pistol dc
you call this" pointing to large Remington
ats called companionship. 1t is princi
pally used by old friends who kill each othe'
earnestly and mannerly. 1t is not recog
nized, though, in polite society. You rarely
ever find one in ball room. Here's th'
fashionable pistol in summer" taking up {
small Smith & Wesson, "but it's rather TOT
light for winter use, except on low neck anc
short sleeve occasions. l have been thinking
of making my wife aspresent of this one
And this one," he continued, taking up (
pearl handled selfcocker, IL shall present t
my son upon his debut into society. 1t is
very fine article and is only used to shoe
people gentemanly and politely. Here is 1
Sunday pistol" taking up carved and flow
cred weapon. ut wouldn't be polite to kill 1
man with it only on Sunday. Here's an ole
horse. pistol. Amt she a motherly old gal
though 2
The man from the "Narth" made notes o
the information, and the Gospel Messenger
the Truth Vindicator or the Holy Wrestle
will no doubt give us a few columns of inter
cstng reading matter.-Littie Rock Gazette
SUICIDE BY ANIMALS.
That animals commit suicide for variou
causes. such as shame, disappointment, love
loss of friends, dependency from i'll health
DR.. Lindsay firmly believes, and contends fo
in his book on "Mind in Animals" and h'
cites the following examples:
A case Of suicide iu the dog is given by
Morris, as illustrative of mans pitiessnes
to his worn out animal dependents. Tht
poor animal was old, in6rm, paralyzed, use
less, an onlcast, and wanderer. Prior to it
suicide by drowning. it was characterized by
sadness Of look. 1t obviously pondered ils
course of action, exhibited for time hesi
fancy, and ut last came to decision, anG
acted upon it with promptness and resolution
1t preferred death to its experience of life
and refused to allow itself to be saved.
In another instance, cited by the same au
thor, The dog was old, diseased, distracted
with pain. 1t, too, drowned itself with the
utmost deliberation, first casting last pite
Gus, "longing, lingering look" at its master
who had suspected it of being affected by
and probably had discarded it for the sus
pected rabies.
An old collie shepherds dog), in Caithness
troubled with the in6rmities Of age, including
deafness and the loss of teeth, in 1876 com
mitted suicide-here again by drowning
"Evidently age was burden to him. The
day before the last scene in the drama was
enacted he was observed to take general
survey of the locality he was about to quit
forever-in very shaky way. He then
wended his way ov.r ground familiar TO him
in his hunting days. to the sea shore-a dis
tance of about two miles-and, without tax
ing long, lingering look behind. he plunged
into the sea and expired The act was wit.
messed by a number of persons on the shore. y
A Newfoundland dug, of great age, had
his feelings wounded by being scolded, beaten
in pretence only by means of pocket hand
kerchief, and having door shut in his face
when about to leave room with his usual
rompanions-a nurse and her group of chill,
drcn. Soon after he was found alive, but
with his head almost altogether or partly sub,
murged in a ditch He was dragged out
But now he refused to eat or drink, and be.
fore long he was found in the same position
=, Tho on mn d;tob huf tbis t;r,a daod Ho had n
succeeded in this second determined attempt
ut drdwning, but failed in securing his purpose
with sufficient rapidty and directness by
starvation.
GIVE HIM Your EYE.-Looking at the
preacher encourages him to believe you are
attending to and are interested in what he says
If it would be uncourteous not to look at a
person holding conversation with you, it is
less so to avert the eyes from the preacher
while he is addressing you.
As teacher Of the most momentous of all
truth he has right to every testimony you
, can give him of your interest in what he
breaches, and looking at him is one of those
testimonies.
Look at the preacher, because your good
example will aid in recalling the wandering
eyes Of others, rebuke their nattention, and
restore their lost sense Of propriety.
Looking at the preacher is eminently ia
vorable to keeping up the minds attention to
his message. The eye clips the ear; and
both help to 6xedness of thought upon what
is uttered.
CoRRECT SPEECH.-Nothing bespeaks a