Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-25


AN HONEST WoRLD.-A dozen men we're
loafng away the rainy hours in s business
place near the ferry dock, when the CONVEX.
sation turned upon the subject OF general
rascality. A citizen said be had given 8
boy quarter to get changed, and had never;
seen him again another said he wouldn't
trust his own grandmother, and third would
give 500 to see an honest man. s'|g1
ri have not yet lost my faith IN Inn
nature" finally remarked man on back
seat. "Any of you may call in stranger to-
US all, and I will give him five dollar bill
to pet changed. If he fails to come back Is'
lose the money; if he returns you viii ssss
how foolish your assertions are.' as
Half a dozen men rushed to the door
seedy, gaunt, and evil-looking African was
padding in the rain, and he was selected to-
make the test.
"Stranger," said the man who hadn't lost
confidence, "take this FIVE dollar bill around
the corner and get it changed and will give
you ten cents"
The black man departed without word,
and for the next ten minutes the laugh was
on the man who sent him. It died away, how
ever, as the African slouched in, handed out
the bill, and said:
"I ruined all over town an nobody could
change him." -
He was given his ten cents, and the man
who lost the quarter by the boy said he
couldn't have believed such an exhibition Of
honesty if he-had not witnessed it, and he
was willing to buy the cider for the crowd.
It was only after the cider had been destroy.
ed and paid for that he learned that the bill
given the negro was base counterfeit which
no one would accept-Dstroit Free Press. u.
BERMUDA GRASS BEARS NO sEED.-The
only method by which it can now be propa-
gated is by cuttings. The sod is taken up
and thoroughly washed it is then run through
a cutting machine and cut fine +; the cuttings,
or rather choppings, are sown broadcast, and
shallow furrow turned over them as in plow-
ing wheat. This method is suggested by Mr..
Howard, in bis useful treatise on "Grasses for
the South )" we regret that he does not state
what quantity Of cuttings Of this kind is need
ed for an acre. 1t would be well for some
scotsman, where the grass is abundant to ad-
vertise thefact that he can supply it in sods or
cuttings. The grass increases very rapidly,
and if those who wish to introduce it can get
by mail small bunch of roots from some
friend where it grows, they can, by carefully
growing this one year, get enough to set
wide area the following spring. The value Of
the Bermuda as pasture grass is more OBJ
vious than as meadow grass. Yet, when
our late friend, Mr.. Afflock, of Texas, states
that his regular crop was five tons of hay to
the acre, and one so favorably known as Doc
tor Ravenel, of South Carolina, states that by
the use offertilizers, he harvested, in four cut
tings, from one-eighth of an acre, at the rate
of ten tons to the acre, we should think that
the Southern States by growing this grass
would be exporters Of hay,
The LANGUAGE OF THE HA1R.-Straight,
lank, stringy.looking hair indicates weakness
and cowardice. Curly hair denotes quick
temper. Frizzy hair, set on ones head as it
each individual hair was ready to fight its
neighbor, denotes coarseness. Black hair in
dicates persistent resolution in accomplishing
an object, also strong predisposition to
avenge wrongs and insults-real or sfancied.
Brown hair denotes fondness of life, a friend
ly disposition, ambition, earnestness of pur-
pose, capacity for business, reliability in friend
ship, in proportion as the hair is fine. Very
fine hair indicates an even disposition, read
iness to forgive, with desire to add to the
happiness Of others. Persons with very fine
light brown or auburn hair, inclined to curl
or friz, are quick-tempered, and are given to
resentment and revenge. Light brown hair,
inclined to redness, with freckled skin, is
certain indication of deceit, treachery and a.
disposition to do something mean to friend.
who can be no longer used to advantage We
give this as we find it, and it is about as true
as such things generally are,
~ There is no fortune so good but that it