Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-18
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The PHILOSOPHY OF RA1N.-TO under
stand the philosophy Of this beautiful and Of
ten sublime phenomenon so often witnessed
and so very essential to the existence OF
plants and animals, few facts derived from
observation and a long train of experiments,
must be remembered.
l. Were the atmosphere here, everywhere,
and at all times, of a uniform temperature,
we should never have rain, hail or snow. The
water absorbed by it in evaporation from the
sea and the earth's surface, would descend In
an inperceptible vapor, or cease to be absorbed
by the air when it was once fully saturated.
2. The absorbing power of the atmosphere,
and consequently its capacity to retain humid
ity, is appOrtiOnately greater in warm than IN
cold air. The air near the surface of the
earth is warmer than it is in the region OF
the clouds. The higher we ascend from the
earth the colder do we find the atmosphere.
Hence the perpetual snow on very high noun
tains in the hottest climate.
Now, when from continued evaporation the
air is highly saturated with vapOr, though 1t
be invisible and the sky cloudless, if its tenn
perature is suddenly reduced by cold currents
descending from above, or rushing from
higher to lower latitude, it's capacity to re-
tain moisture is diminished, clouds are form
ed, and rain is the result. It condenses, cools,
and like sponge filled with water and COM
pressed, pours out the water, which its dimin-
ished capacity cannot hold.
A SMART MAN.-Jesse Lovely, while out
West, was in search of a man whom he wished
to see on matter of business. After riding
for half day and losing the way in that thin
ly settled country, he drew up his steed in front
of log cabin. A female came to the door
"Will you be kind enough to tell me, Miss,
where Mr.. William Humphrey lives % said
Jesse. II don't know" very blandly replied
lives about half mile from here, can tell you.
He is a very smart man." Jesse rode on in
the direction the fair enchantress indicated.
Coming to the house. he cried out, "Hello ~
The Squire. with his shirt collar open, his
spectacles on top of his head and his pants in
his boots, made his appearance at the door.
''Is this Squire Roberts ?" inquired Jesse.
II are he," said the Squire, with an air of i'm
portance that would have been more becoming
to king esquire Roberts, said Jesse, ''can
you tell me where William Humphreys lives -
II kim said the Squire, in self-congratula-
tory manner that he was able to answer the
question. and proceeded, s:if he are whar an
ticipate he are, he are forty miles distant on
Peter Creek. Although his residence are ex-
clusively adjacent to mine, 1 know nothing OF
his wherefores or whichabouts." Jesse waved
his hand, in polite salutation to the Squire,
and rode on, to find his man, as best he could,
with the information he had received from the
Squire, to whom the blushing maid had di-
rected him as the savant of her section.
How TO GET ALoNe.-Do not stop to tell
stories in business hours. If you have place
of business, be found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting around stores
and saloons. ''Never fool'' in business mat
ters Haveorder, system, regularity, hberali-
ty and promptness. Do not NEEDLE with bus
mess you know nothing of, or business that
belongs to other people. Never buy an article
you don't need simply because it is cheap and
the man who sells it will take it out in trade.
Trade is money Strive to avoid hard words
and personalities. Do not kick every stone in
your. path. More miles can be made up In
day by going steadily on, than by wastlngyour
time by the way and then trying to make up
lost time by rushing. Pay as you 60, if it be
possible A man of honor respects his word
as his bond Aid but never beg; work and
you will have no occasion. Help others when
you can, but never give when you can't afford
to, simply because it is fashionable. Learn to
say s'no; there is no necessity for swapping
it out dog fashion, but say it firmly and re-
spectfully. Have but few con6dents- few
er the better. Use your own brains before
asking others for the loan of theirs. Learn
to think and act for yourself. Be vigilant,
and keep ahead, rather than behind the times:
Never stint your stomach, nor spend your last
dollar, or borrow money to procure fine furll-
ture, fine clothing and a buggy, with the ex-
pectation of being numbered with the upper
ten.
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No TINE FOR ANYTHING.-The great diff
Guilty in this country is that we have no time
for anything The very walk of an American
shows that he is in a hurry. An Englishman
buttons his coat and goes to business as delib-
erately as he goes to church. An American
business man flies after thecar, struggling with
his coat sleeves as he runs, plunges In head
foremost, and plunges out at the other end
without regard for his neck Chief among our
accidents stand those which occur because peo-
pie Jump upon flying trains or departing boats
To wait ten minutes is something never to be
thought Of. Dinner is not eaten, it is sWal-
lowed whole, and when we come to the desert,
we find that the fruit was picked before it was
ripe Everything ishurred through, from the
building of house to the curing of a ham.
The women who work on sewing machines
stop before they come to the end of a seam.
The dress-maker sends home your dress with
the basting threads in it, and no loops to hang
it up by. There is none of the slow, sure COM
pleteness of the Old World about anything,
and even large fortunes are generally made in
hurry, and lost in the same way. If any man
you know is getting rich by the slow and pa
tient process of saving, be sure hewas not born
OH this continent Yet people live as long
here as anywhere else, and the days are the
same length. Why is it we have no time for
anything ?
| A MEAN MAN.-Almost every city and town
lays claim to the meanest man, but we believe
| that about the smallest specimen of a mean
man resides in Newburyport. A few days
ago he called at a hardware store and represent
| ted that he was troubled with noise in his
pantry at home, at the same time asking the
clerk for the loan of a mouse trap to catch the
animal. The clerk replied that it was hardly
the way business was done at that establish
ment, but informed the gentleman who was
being impoverished by the mouse that good
trap could be purchased for twenty cents.
After some dickering, the bargain was conclu-
died. A few days afterwards, however, in
walked the owner of the trap with the infor-
nation that he had been successful in catch
ing the mouse, and that the article would be
of no furthur use to him. This was followed
10y a request that the store-keeper take back
the trap and return him the original price.
This was rather staggerer in the way Of cheek,
but the man behind the counter quietly took
out twenty cents passed it over to the NJ. NJ,
and remarked that he would refund the money,
and at the same time present him the trap.
Gracefully thanking him, the M. NJ. quickly
pocketed the cash and trap, and walked out
with the satisfied air of conscious rectltude.