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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
PREDESTINATION.

An old-time Baptist preacher Of this city,
who has retired from active Gospel preaching,
but who still keeps firm eye on the faith,
has just had little experience with colored
man that causes him to think very seriously.
Meeting the colored man the preacher said ::
"Dave, if you don't bring that saddle home
I'll have you put in Jail"
"What saddle is yer 'furren ter ?"
"The one you stole from me-.
"Fore de Lord, neber stole yer saddle" !"
"Yes, you did. saw you when you took
it off of the yard fence, believe I'll have
you arrested anyway"
Look heah, you'se Baptist, isn't yer?"
"Yes, and III have YOU sent to the prison" >"
"Well, so is l, an now ketch de p'ints, ez
gin em to yer. Oar is jes so many saddles
in dis world what is ter be stole, and dar's jes
so many men what is ter steal desc saddles.
Dis is predespernation. Now if yer saddle
happens to be one OBJ de predisposed saddles,
and l happens ter be one oh de predisposed
men, kin help hit ? Oar was Judus, for in
stance. He couldn't help 'trayin' de Saviour,
case de Saviour said, 'Judus, sop in dis dish
and 60 and tray me- Hit want Judus'
fault, case he was one OBJ de predisposed, 80
tended frum de foundation OBJ der worP."
II don't want religious discussion, Dave.
1t isn't the saddle now that l care so much
about. 1t is that you told me lie in saying
that you didn't steal it"
swell, den, parson, 'spose 1 take back de
lie an keeps de saddle"
"A lie once told always stands. You have
lied, to me, you scoundrel, and | believe it is
my duty to have you arrested
"Parson, dar's jes certain amount ob lies
ter be tole in dis world, and eff Is one OBJ de
men what is predisposed to tell one oh desc
lies hits not my fault, an can't help hit
"You 90 on now and get that saddle or I'll
swear out warrant for your arrest"
"I'll do de bes' l kin, parson, but dar's jes
a certain amount OBJ stole saddles ter be re-
turned in dis worl. If Is one OBJ de predis-
posed men, an I b'lieves l is, you'll fine yer
saddle hang gin on de yard fence bout sundown
dis evenin'." '."-Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette.
CuRIosrr1Es OF WoRDs.-"Rob," said
Tom, (which is the most dangerous word in
all the English language to pronounce
"Don't know" said Rob, "unless it is a
swearing word"
"Pooh !' said Tom; "it is stumbled, be-
cause you are sure to get tumble between
the first and the last letter"
"Ha, ha !" said Rob; "now I've one tor
you. Which is the longest word in all the
English language?"
"Valetudinarianism," said Tom, promptly.
mo, sir it's smiles, because there's a whole
mile between the FIRST and last letter"
"Ho, no ' cried Tom, that's nothing. II
know word that has over three miles be-
tween its beginning and ending"
"Now, what's that?" asked Rob, family.
."Beleaguered," said Tom, triumphantly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
The fart1t aud fireside,
ICE.

To aperson burning up with internal fevers,
ice is comfort beyond expression.
Swallowing ice freely in small Jumps is the
chief treatment in Inflammation Of the stom-
ach.
The constant application of ice, pounded
fine, and enveloping the head with it by means
Of cushion, or other contrivance, is the
most reliable remedy for that dangerous
malady, Inflammation of the brain, which
80 often sends its victim to the grave in
few days, or to that living death, the mad
house!
In all Inflammation, whether internal or
external, ice diminishes rapidly the size of
the blood-vessels and thus relieves the pain
they give when thus swollen by their pressing
against the nerves which are always in the
neighborhood of the arteries of the system.
Diphtheria, and some of the worst of other
forms of sore throat, have been arrested in
a very short time by. pounding a piece of ice
in bag, then laying the head back take
the Jumps and swallow them continuously
until relieved, allowing them to be detained
in the throat as long as possible, there to
melt.
All forms of darrhoa and dysentery, where
there is great thirst, the qualification of which
by drinking any liquid increases the malady,
are promptly controlled, and many cases
perfectly cured, by simply swallowing as
large Jumps of ice as possible. s.:S
Epilepsy itself, one of the most uncontrol.
able of human maladies, is said to be treated
successfully in London by the application of
ice to the spinal portion of the system.
A piece Of ice laid on the wrist will often
arrest profuse and dangerous bleeding of the
nose
In Group, water as cold as ice can make it,
if applied freely and persistently to the
throat neck and upper part of the chest with
sponge or cloth, often affords an almost mi
raculous relief, especially if followed by
drinking copiously of ice water, wiping the
wetted parts dry, then wrapping the child
closely up in dry fannels, allowing it to fall
into delightful and life giving slumber.
These statement may induce the farmer
to be at pains, if he does conclude to build
an ice-house, to have it done in the most
thorough manner and after the most approved
pattern.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

TENDER PoULTRY.-The reason poultry
killed at home, though young, is not as ten
der as that bought at the market. is, that the
former is generally not killed until wanted,
and, when eaten, is still rigid with death,
while that bought at the poulterer's has been
killed at least hours-more often days. Poul.
try ought to be killed several days before
being eaten, dressed at once, and, with few
bits of charcoal in it, hung in cool place.
If poultry are kept from food and drink at
least twelve hours before killing, the crop and
intestines will be emptied, and any supcraui-
ty of secretions exhausted. The flesh will be
juicy, and the fat firm. IF left three days
without food or drink, though in good condi:
ton previously, the flesh will be dry and
tasteless and the fat soft. Never buy an
undrawn fowl. The gas from the crop and
intestines will taint the flesh, even though
retained but short time
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
WHY HE PAID THE BILL.

Three jolly husbands out in the coun.
try by the names of Tim Watson, Joe Brown
and Bill Walker, sat late one evening drink,
ing at village tavern, until being well "corn.
ed," they agreed that each one on returning
home should do the first thing that his
wife told him. in default of which he should
the next morning pay the bill.
Walker and Brown were early at their
posts, but it was some time before Watson
made his appearance. Walker began first
,"You see, when 1 entered my house the
candle was out, and the FIRE gave but a
glimmering light. came near stepping in a
pot Of batter that the pancakes were to be
made of in the morning. My wife, who was
dreadfully out of humor at sitting up so late,
said to me sarcastically:
"Bill, do you put your foot in the batter =
Just as you say, Maggie said l, "and
without the least hesitation put my foot in
the pot of batter and then went to bed.'"
Next Joe Brown told his story:
My wife had already retired in our usual
sleeping room, adjoining the kitchen, the door
Of which was ajar, and not being able to navi-
gate perfectly, I made dreadful rattling
among the household furniture and my wife,
in no very pleasant tone, bawled out:
"'Do break the porridge pot, Joe!
"No sooner said than done. / seized hold
of the bail of the pot, and striking it against
the chimney jamb broke it in hundred pieces
After this exploit l retired to rest, and got a
curtain lecture all night for my pains"
1t was now Tim Watsons turn to give
an account of himself, which he did with a
veryaong face as follows:
80 wife gave me the most unlucky com.
mand in the world, for was blundering up
stairs in the dark when she cried out:
ado break your rotten neck-do Tim !"
"'I'll be cursed if do, Kate said |, as
gathered myselfup. I'D sooner pay the bill,
and so landlord, here's the cash for you and
this is the last time I'll ever risk FIVE dollars
on the command Of my wife"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

SIZES OF NA1Ls.-Many person are puz-
zled to understand what the terms "four pen
n.y." "six penny" and "ten penny" means as
applied to nails. "Four penny" means four
pounds to the thousand nails, or ''six penny"
means six pounds to the thousand, and so on.
1t is an old English term, and meant at first
"teu pounds" nails (the thousand being un-
derstood), but the old English clipped it
to "ten pun" and from that it degenerated
until "penny" was substituted for pound" "
When thousand nails weigh Jess than one
pound they are called tacks, brads, etc., and
reckoned by ounces.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

To TELL HORSES AGE.-After horse
is nine years old, wrinkle comes in the eye.
lid, at the upper corner of the lower lid, and
every year thereafter he has one well'debned
wrinkle for each year of his age over nine.
If, for instance, horse has three wrinkles,
he is twelve; if four, thirteen. Add the
number of wrinkles to nine, and you will al
WAYS get at it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
Anmotous department.
NOT GOOD AT Guessing.

Mr.. George C. Mason tells the following
anecdote in his new "Life and Works of Gil
bert Stuart" Upon certain occasion the
artist Stuart was travelling in England, when
the accompanying incident took place:
"His fellow passengers were number of
gentlemen who were strangers to him, and
who, finding him very amusing, ventured to
ask him who he was and what was his call
ing. Mr.. Stuart answered with a grave
face and serious tone that he sometimes
dressed gentlemen's and ladies hair Cat that
time the high-crsped pomatumed hair was all
in fashion).
"'You are a hairdresser, then ?"
"'What,do you take me for barber ?
"'I beg your pardon, sir; but l inferred it
from what you said. If I mistook you, may
l take the liberty to ask what you are then ?
"Why sometimes brush a gentlemans g
coat or hat, and sometimes adjust cravat.' .
"Oh! you are valet to some nobleman ?
"'A valet! Indeed, sir, am not. am
not servant-to be sure make coats and
waistcoats for gentlemen
"Oh! you are tailor?'
you. I found it one day in reading the pa
Tailor? Do look like tailor? never
handled goose other than roasted one.'
By this time they were all in roar.
"'What the devil are you, then ? said one.
"'I'll tell you,' said Stuart. "Be assured
all I have said is literally true. 1 dress
hair, brush coats, adjust cravat, and make
coats, waistcoats and breeches, and likewise
boots and shoes, at your service
"Oh boot and shoe maker after all r
"'Guess again, gentlemen; I never handle
boots and shoes but for my own feet and legs,
yet all have told you is true
"'We may as we'll give up guessing
After checking his laughter, and pumping
up fresh flow Of spirits by large pinch OF
snuff, he said to them very gravely:
"'.Now, gentlemen, will not play the
fool with you any longer, but will tell you,
upon my honor as gentleman, my bona 6de
profession. Iget my living by making faces.
He then screwed his countenance and
twisted the lineaments of his visage in man
ner such as Samuel Foote or Charles Mat
thews might have envied. When his com.
patrons, after loud peals of laughter, had
composed themselves, each took credit to
himself for having all the while suspected
that the gentleman belonged to the theatre,
and they all knew that he must be comedi.
an by profession when, to their surprise, he
assured them that he was not on the stage,
and, very rarely saw the inside of play
house, or any other similar place of amuse.
ment. They all looked at each other 10
blank astonishment. Before parting, he said
to his companions:
"'Gentlemen, you will find that all I have
said of my various employments is comprised
in these words, | am portrait painter"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

NAIL IN HORSES FooT.-A neighbor of
mine recently informed me that he lost most
valuable horse by casualty by no means un-
common. A knowledge Of a simple remedy
would have prevented this loss. The horse
trod upon a nail which entered his foot.
Lameness followed, the nail was extracted,
but lockjaw supervened; resulting in death.
A sure remedy in such cases is muriatic acid.
If when nail is withdrawn from horses
foot, the foot should be held up and some mu'
ratic acid be poured into the wound, neither
lameness nor lockjaw need be feared. Why
the iron should have the effect it frequently
has, and the rationale of the above remedy, |
am unable to explain but of the certainty OF
counteraction of disease by this perfectly safe
application, I am we'll convinced.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

TETANUs OR LocXJAw.-Scarcely week
passes that there is not report, in the news
papers, of some one who has died of tetanus,
commonly called lockjaw, brought on by
some sharp instrument being stuck in the
body; usually nail in the foot Usually
such wounds will prove harmless if the follow
ing liniment be properly applied: Two
ounces alcohol two ounces oil of organum ;
one and two ounces tincture of camphor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

p9- What causes the cracking noise when
lard is put into frying pan? Lard always
contains some portion of water, and it is the
expansion of this water into steam, forcing its
way through the fat, which causes the crack
ling noise. The heat at which fat or oil boils
is much greater than the water. When the
cracking ceases, the water has been driven
off from the fat; and when the fat begins to
boil or bubble, its heat will be very high.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

"a positive benefit to young children and
infants" is the popular verdict for DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. Sold everywhere at % cents
bottle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

BUILDING MATERIAL.-One thousand and
fifty laths will cover seventy yards of surface,
and eleven pounds of nails will put them on.
Eight bushels of good lime, fifteen bushels
of sand and one bushel of hair make enough
good mortar to plaster one hundred square
yards
A cord of stone, three bushels of lime, and
a cubic yard of sand will lay one hundred
cubic feet of wall.
One thousand shingles, laid four inches to
the weather, will cover one hundred square
feet of surface, and five pounds of nails will
fasten them on.
Oue-fifth more flooring and siding is needed
than the number of square feet of surface, be-
cause of the lap in the siding, and the match
ing of the floor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

Knits all sizes of work, narrows and widens It !;
shapes all sizes complete. Knits over 30 different
garments, Socks, Stockings, Mittens, Leggins.
Wristlets, Gloves, etc. It knits every possible
variety OF plain or fancy stitch. Is per cent.
profit in manu- ufacturing knit goods. Farmers can
treble the value Of their wool, by converting 1t
into knit goods.
Agents wanted in every State, County, City and
Town, to whom very low prices will be made.
For full particulars and lowest prices for the
best FAMILY MACHINE, send to
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE MFG. CO.,
Brattleboro, vt.
February 26 9 1Y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

SALT IN S1cKNEss.-A man apparently
in the advanced stages of consumption be.
came very fond of salt, so much so that he
carried it in his vest,pocket, which was re-
plenished every morning. He took a pinch
at time, and allowed it to dissolve in his
mouth. He used tablespoonful or more Of
it every day. He recovered, with good health
afterward.
In any form of sickness, if there is crav-
ing for salt, it may be safely considered as an
indication that nature demands that element,
and that alment is, in part at least, owing
to the want of it. In some forms of sores
and wounds which are slow to heal, or which
give out bad odor, very free use of salt
alone, or on the food, will often cause a
remarkable charge for the better in few
days There is no repugnance in its use.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

@ Truth enters the heart of a man when 1t
is empty, and clean, and still but when the
mind is shaken with passions as with storm,
YOU can never hear voice of the charmer,
charm him ever so wisely.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

Spo1L1NG HORSES FEET.-It is almost i'm.
possible to get horse shod without having
the frog cut away. All veterinary surgeons,
all horsemen, all leading blacksmiths agree
that the frog should not be pared a particle
not even trimmed. No matter how pliable
and soft the frog is, cut it away smooth on
all sides, and in two days it will be dry and
hard as chip. You might as we'll cut all
the leaves off trees and expect them to -four
ish, as to pare away the frog and have a
healthy foot. The rough spongy part of the
frog is to the foot what leaves are to the tree
the lungs. Never have red-hot shoe put
upon the foot to burn it level. If you can
find blacksmith that is mechanic enough to
level the foot without red-hot iron, employ
him. If you do not think so, try red'hot
poker on your 6nger-nail, and see how it will
effect the growth of that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
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same in advance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

DONG MUCH.-Many persons seem to be
always in hurry, and yet never accomplish
much; others never seem to be ehurried, and
yet do very great DEAL If you have fifty
letters to answer, don't waste time in looking
over to find which one should be noticed first !;
answer the one you first lay your hands on,
and then 60 through the whole pile. Some
begin thing and leave it partially completed,
and hurry off to something else. A better
plan is to complete whatever you undertake
before you leave it, and be thorough in every
thing it is the going back from one thing to
another that wastes valuable time Another
thing: deliberate workers are those who ac-
complish the most work in given time, and
are less tired at the end of the day than many
who have not accomplished half as much; the
hurried worker has often to do his work twice
over, and even then it is seldom done in the
best manner, either as to neatness or dura-
bility. 1t is the deliberate and measured ex-
penditure of strength which invigorates the
constitution and builds up the health; multi
tudes of 6remen have found an early death,
while the ploughboy lives healthily and lives
long, going down to his grave beyond three
scores and ten.-Hall's Journal Of Health.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
Judges, 1lth chapter.

dering, the sense is that he would offer what
ever met him to the Lord as burnt sacrifice !;
or if it was not appropriate for burnt Offer
ing, he would consecrate or devote it to the
Lord. According to the second rendering,
which seems the better, the meaning is, ne
would devote whatever person met him to the
Lord, and he would, besides, offer up to the
Lord burnt sacrifice.
All then that Jephthah vowed to do, 80 far
as his daughter was concerned, was to devote
her to the Lord. This he did by placing her
under circumstances which would force her to
live virgin. This is proven by the thirty
ninth verse. She never married Ihe fortleth
verse is thus rendered from the Hebrew: '"Thls
custom was established in Israel, that the vlr-
gins of Israel went, at various times, four
days in the year. to Jephthah's daughter, for
the purpose of comforting her."
Jephthah was grieved when ne saw his
daughter coming out with timbrels and dan
cling to meet him, because, having devoted her,
by his VOW, to the Lord, he was left without
hope of perpetuating his family in Israel, she
being his only child, and probably his wife was
dead.
1t is evident that the daughter of Jephthah
was grown. All her youthful associates were
in the land Of Tob, consequently, when she re-
quested that she might be permitted to go up
and down among the mountains and bewail
her virginity, she simply asked that she might
be suffered to return to the neighborhood in
which she had been raised, for the purpose of
visiting her youthful companions and acquaint-
ances. The devotement Of her father con-
signed her to a life of seclusion. She, by the
conditions of the VOW of her father, was to be
shut up in the tabernacle that she might live
virgin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
THE BICKFORD
AUTOMATIC FAMILY KNITTER,

--"7--- VHUW THO " TVUh uHVVsHs
January Is ss 4m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18

January
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-15
Bad Pel,lnnnsllip.

The first Napoleon had so little mastery
over his pen that his letters from Germany
to Josephine were at first sight taken for
rough maps of the seat of war. John w.
Brooks, the railroad manager, wrote to
man living on the Michigan Central route,
threatening to prosecute him forthwith, un-
less he removed barn hchad run upon the
Company's property. The recipient did
not read the letter, for reading it was i'm
possible; ; but he made out the signature,
and arrived at the conclusion that the man.
ager had favored him with free pass
along the line. AS such he used it for n
couple of years, no conductor on the route
being able to dispute his reading of the
document. II. w. Bcecher can hardly he
considered model scribe, seeing that one
of his daughters owned that her three guild
ing rules in copying his manuscript were
that If letter was dotted 1t was not an /
and if it was crossed it was not & and if
word began witha capital it did not COM
mencc sentence. Horace Grcclcy's dis
charge of a compositor by note, we al re-
member, was used as q recommendation Of
character, which brought the bearer honor
and position. Theodore Parker, who was
about the worst writer hereabouts within
tho last thirty years, took tho premium
when at school for the best penlnanship.