Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-21
and complained bitterly of the lack of coit

and complained bitterly or the lack OF colo
and enthusiasm in the town.
We've got the enthusiasm Here, parson,"
said the man addressed, "but when you
blufed US with 500 bet, some thought you
must be road agent, and the rest concluded
that man so we'll heeled didn't need any
collection in Glenbrook." ..
The GATES OF misunderstanding Of
the gates Of Jerusalem, correspondent of the
Baltimore american says: Tradition men,
tons several that are not now to be found
such as the Old Gate, Ephraim's Gate, the
Valley Gate, the Prison Gate, the Fish Gate,
and others. At present there are but four
that can be opened, although four others are
distinctly seen walled up. The gates now
open are those of Ja6a, of Damascus, of ST.
Stephen, and Of David-one in each of the
four walls. The Jafa gate is northwest of
Mount Zion, and is the usual entrance for pill
grims from Christian lands. 1t is composed
of tall towers or buttresses, evidently of great
strength, and easily defended against ancient
modes of warfare. The gates proper consist
of two large folding doors, in one of which is
wicket called "rhe Needles Eye" which
is just large enough to admit camel with.
out any load upon its back, whence comes, I
suppose, the scriptural adage about the diff.
Guilty of camel going through the eye OF 81
needle. l asked what significance the ma.
tives attached to this, and was gravely told
that inasmuch as a camel cannot possibly
pass through it while carrying any portion Of
load, similarly rich man cannot pass
through the wicket of the heavenly Jerusa.
lem until he has entirely unloaded himself OF
his riches and other earthly burdens.
The three other gates are of similar con-
struction, with strong turrets. But they are
all wonderfully striking to the eye. in their
quaint and useless ponderousness, albeit con.
veying profound impression of the ancient
strength of the city, and the difficulty of its
capture by Moslem or Crusader. Nowadays
one or two Of our big guns would effect ii
breach in a few minutes.
The PrsToL AND IT'S VIcTnIs-The New
York correspondent of the Utica Herald
writes: The word pistol is derived from Pts.
toga, town in Italy, where the weapon was
invented about three centuries ago. AS !.
dueling weapon it superseded the sword about
the time of the American Revolution. No
sword duels are on record on this continent
but this was for long time the approved
method in Europe. The pistol fred by Ma
jor Pitcairn, at Lexington, which was the
first shot in the Revolution, is now in the
State library at Albany. Among other his
toric pisrol.shots is that by which Col. R. M.
johnson slew Tecumseh, at the battle of the
Thames. The most fearful and horrible of
pistol tragedies was the death of Lincoln.
The next in point of distinction was Alexan.
der Hamilton. The derivation of the names
of noted weapons has some interesting points.
Cannon is from Gamma, which, in the Latin.
means tube musket is from the Spanish
moscheto-evidently referring to the sound
of the ball and its wound. Rife is derived
from rapio (Latin) or "trip" meaning ripped
or grooved surface. Artillery is derived from
art since it is the highest art of destruction,
and yet the whisky bottle has proved much
more destructive to our race.