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of use to him? Who else could have turned
it into Just what he needed day after day fo
years? And he began to have an undefnee
feeling that it took more than money to make
home. He glanced at his wifes face as hE
buttered his last slice of bread.
It was not that of the fair, rosy bride
whom he had brought to the mill years be-
fore, but at that moment he realized it was
far more dear to him, for he knew that she
had given the bloom and freshness of hel
youth to make his home what it was. His
daughter had her rose leaf cheeks, his sons
her youthful vivacity, all had her cheerful
winsome ways, and comforted him now as she
had in those days when, hardly knowing
what care meant, she had lived for him alone
And new thought came to him, "Who
was comforting her now when she had 50
much care? Was not that what he promised
to do when he brought her from her old
home?" He sighed as he thought how far
he had drifted from her while in bondage
equal to Cuffee's. Nay, he felt that her chains
we're far more binding than any which had
ever held the negro: and that his obllga-
tions to her we're so much greater.
Something called the children out of doors,
and Mr.. Jarvis took his easy chair. His
wife came and stood beside him. 81 fear
you are not we'll, Donald; are you displeased
with me"
He drew her into his arms and told her
how her words had showed him what man
ner of man he was, and there were words
spoken that need not be written, but from
that day forth different man was proprietor
of the Jarvis mill, and there was brighter
light in Mrs Jarvis eyes, for, at least she had
something of her own, nor has she regretted
that she "applied for wages"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

How OFFICIALS WERE ONCE PA1D.-It is
not a generally known historical fact that
from 1777 to 1884 the territory now known as
Tennessee formed part of North Carolina,
and that in 1885 the Tennesseans, becoming
dissatisfied with their government, organized
a State government under the name Of
"Franklyn," which was maintained for some
years. The organization afterwards disband-
ed and Territorial Tennessee was again an.
nexed to North Carolina. The following is
among the laws passed by the Legislature of
the State of Franklyn. We copy as found
in speech by Daniel Webster on the cur.
rency in 1888:
"Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Franklyn, and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority of the same: That
from the first day of January, 1779, the sal
aries of the officers of this Commonwealth be
as follows, to wit:
"His Excellency the Governor, per annum,
1000 deer skins;
"His Honor the Chief Justice, 800 deer
skins !; or, 500 raccoon skins;
THE Treasurer of the State, 450 raccoon
skins; -
each County Clerk, 300 beaver skins
'Clerk of the House of Commons, 200
raccoon skins
members of Assembly, per diem, three
raccoon skins 81;
"Justices fee for signing warrant, one
muskrat skin
"To the Constables for serving a warrant
one mink skin;
Entered into law the 18th day of
October, 1779, under the great seal of tie
State"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

FRUIT FOR HEALrE.-Hon. George d.
Tillman, who is rarely indisposed, and never
sick, and the only man in the United States
who can brave the worst Northern winter,
without an overcoat or undervest, and who
sleeps with windows open while blizzard is
blowing a night, relies on fruit for the pre-
servation of health. He always kept bas.
ket of apples in his room at Washington and
partook of them layishly. Now and then he
resorted to lemons If he felt the first symp-
toms of catarrh, he washed his head and the
back of his neck with whisky, several times
day. If the cold descended to the throat
or chest, he took teaspoonful of kerosene,
which acted like charm. We give these
homely details to show that, in all probabili-
ty, malaria can be avoided by a simple diet
and the use of acid fruits, and we have un.
derstood that Mr.. Tillman declares that ker-
osense oil is just as potent an anti.malarial as
quinine. No doubt there are many remedies
cheap and simple, and weknow of one gentle.
man whs AYERS that kerosene is more nearly
a cure of all disorders than any liquid or
drug in pharmacopeia.-Augusta Chronicle
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05
A FABLE-HOW THE COON PRESIDED.

Once upon time there was a general as.
semblage Of fowls and animals, called togeth.
er to discuss the question of reform. The IT,.
ger shed tears over the wickedness of the
rabbits, the hyena wept at the rapacity of the
vultures and the wild cat pressed his paws to
his aching heart and sighed over the villainies
perpetrated by the rats and mice. A venera'
BILE old coon was made chairman of the meet
ing, and after clearing his voice he began
"My friends, there is a great need of re-.
form. We are drifting down to perdition at
race-horse speed. Speak, brothers, and let US
have full and frank expression"
II am for. reform" said the tiger as he rose
up. II see the coons out every night, steal.
ing corn and raising old Ned generally, and |
hope they may be brought 10 see the error Of
their ways"
"Reform il my wa,ch-word," began the
buffalo as he secured the floor, and hope the
tigers will commence the good work in their
midst. The tiger who just addressed you has
the blood of my slain calf still on his lips. y
"It is my opinion" began a veteran old
hyena, that reform is most needed among
the vultures. They have become so bold that
| hardly stand a show nowadays to find a car
cass for myself"
"And since men have taken to carrying
guns and swords hesitate to attack them, y
said wolf 81 move you, Mr.. Chairman,
that it is the sense of this meeting that men
no longer 60 armed"
Hear what have to say" pleaded the
wild cat II move that the panther be cen
sured for eating Aesh."
"And my friend the cow should be forced
to let grass alone" observed an elephant"
"In order to get the sense of the meeting
I move that we no longer eat flesh" observed
a deer.
Il move to amend by substituting the word
grass" promptly responded a volt.
Amendments and resolutions were coming
in like the Pacific Express, when the old
coon in the chair called for order and said:
"My friends, let US begin our reform by
routing out the serpents."
"No no!' now protested fox" | lease my
cave to family of serpents at excellent cash
figures. Let's drive the worms out of the
country"
"But we feed on worms" chirped hun.
dred birds. "Drive them out and we'd
starve y
Thus they continued, each one anxious to
preserve whatever was good for himself and
sacrifice whatever was good for his neighbor,
until the coon cut the discussion short by
saying:
"Order order! Now then any bird or
fowl who is willing to begin this reform cam
paign by sacrificing personal gains please
stand up"
Everything continued to sit.
"Well, then, any one willing to begin the
reform at home and under his own hat please
stand up"
No one stood up.
81 think we have bitten off more than we
can chew" said the coon as he laid down his
gavel. "This is very wicked world, and
there is great need of reform, but when ii.
gers set out to reform hyenas and wild cats
find fault with the doings of wolves it's time
to dismiss the meeting"
MORAL
Charity may begin next door, but reform
should commence at home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

SOUTHERN COTTON MILLs.-The Manutac-
turer and Industrial Gazette, of Springfield,
Massachusetts, gives some substantial reasons
why the Southern cotton factories, though
small and rather poorly equipped, are able to
earn q larger percentage of profit than the
immense mills of the North. They have the
advantage of better location, and when they
have secured neat and improved machinery
will do an unrivaled business. They can save
freight, buy cheaper, and hire cheaper labor.
They save the "buyer's commission, warehouse
delivery, and carriage, sampling, CHASING,
pressing, shipping, discount on bills, no loss of
weight in sampling for mixed packages, fire
insurance before shipping, marine risks, and
freight and carriage to interior towns, which
amounts in all to $500 bale. The North
ern mills also lose from receiving cotton poor.
ly ginned, containing good deal of leaf and
sand, which is computed at per cent. of the
entire cotton crop. The difference between
the cost of bale sent to Fall River, Massa'
chusetts, and bale sent to Columbus, Geor.
gia, is S8.06, the former costing S51.7l, and
the latter $4365." This makes tax Of 18
per cent which Fall River pays in competing
with Columbus 1t is estimated that, if the
planters could manufacture their cotton near
home, they would save s5O, 100000 in trans
portation. A prominent manufacturer in
Mississippi says that that State can manufac'
ture cotton at cost of from Is to 20 per cent.
cheaper than it can be made in New England.
In Georgia new mills are exempt from taxa
ton for ten years, and this exemption is ex-
tending into other States. The water power
of the South is very fine, and the hours of la
Dor are longer in the course of year, while
the saving Of heat and light is considerable.
Western Agriculturist.
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b9r An'American at Paris went to res.
taurant to get his dinuer. Unacquainted
with the French language, yet unwilling to
show his ignorance, he pointed to the first
line on the bill of fare, and the polite wal
ter brought him plate of fragrant beef soup.
This was very we'll, and when it was dispatch
ed he pointed to the second line. The waiter
understood him perfectly and brought vege.
table soup. "Rather more soup than l
want" thought he, "but it is Paris fashion"
He duly pointed to the third line, and a plate
of tapioca broth was brought him; again to
the fourth, and was furnished with bowl of
preparation of arrow root. He tried the fifth
line, and was supplied with some Cruel kept
for invalids The bystanders now supposed
that they saw an unfortunate individual who
had lost all his teeth, and our friend, deter
mined to get as far from the soup as possible,
pointed in despair to the last line on the bill
Of fare. The intelligent waiter, who saw at
once what he wanted, politely handed him
bunch OF tooth picks. This was too much
our countryman paid his bill and inconti'
nerty left.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

A HoMELY WoMAN's CHARM.-Girls who
think that it is necessary to be beautiful in
order to be attractive, should get bravely
over that notion. A young woman's plain.
ness-which, by the way, saves her from a
great many annoyances and dangers'-need
detract nothing from her loveliness if only
her disposition is amiable, her mind cultured,
her heart kind and pure.
The story is told of a famous lady who
once reigned in Paris society, and that she
was so very ugly that her mother said one
day, my poor child, you are too ugly for
any one to fall in love with you."
From this time, Madame de Circourt be.
gan to be very kind to the pauper children Of
the village, the servants of the household,
even the birds that hoped about the garden
walks. She was always distressed if she hap
pened to be unable to render service. This
good will toward everybody made her the
idol of the city. Though her complexion
was sallow, her gray eyes small and sunken,
yet she held in devotion to her the greatest
men of her time Her unsel6sh interest in
others made her, it is said, perfectly irresis'
tible. Her life furnishes valuable lesson
Methodist
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A Historic SwoRD.-The sword General
Johnstone Jones will wear at Yorktown is a
valuable relic and has an interesting history.
1t was worn by his great grandfather, Major
Cadwallader Jones, during the war of the
revolution. He wore it as Major in Baylor's
regiment and as aid to General Lafayette at
the battle of Brandywine, and at the surren'
der at Yorktown, and in other battles in
which he participated. The blade in the
sword was presented General Lafayette. II
is genuine Toledo, and can be bent point to
hilt A tradition exists that this blade is one
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

How A REBEL MAJOR Cor HIS PARDON.
A few days after the war had been declared
at an end, Maj. Drewry, went to Washington,
and, without the usual ceremony of sending
in his name, lest he should be refused an in.
terview, made his way into the presence of
Secretary Stanton. "Mr Secretary" said he,
II want my pardon as soon as possible. I've
fought against you as long as | could, and
I've been whipped; and now | want to 60
home and 60 to work. I've got hundreds OF
acres of land that have been lying fallow for
the last four years, and l want to get seed
into every inch of it this spring, 50 I'll thank
you to give me my pardon and let me go"
He talked so fast that Mr. Stanton could not
get in word; but being amused and rather
pleased by Maj. Drewrys bluff manner, he
asked at last, "On what ground do you ex'
pect to get pardon1" "On the ground, sir,
that I showed you how to build navy
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S. O., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1884,

of lot of Toledoes presented by Charles III
King of Spain, to George Washington, had
by him distributed as presents among bis
general officers. The sword was also worn
by General Jones father, Cadwallader Jones
the third of that name in the direct line Of
descent, as Colonel of the Twelfth South Caro-
lima Regiment in the late war. The Major
Cadwallader Jones who served on LaFayette's
staff, was the grandson of the Peter Jones,
who founded the city of Petersburg, Va.
Another Cadwallader Jones, it is also said.
carried the sword in the war of 1912, and yet
another in the war with Mexico, 1S47-48, so
the good blade has history.-Raleigh o.
server, April 24M.
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THE NIAGARA SUSPENSION BRIDGE.

In 1S4S, Charles Ellet, a brilliant rather
than a profound, engineer, built the first
suspension bridge over the Niagara, on the
site of the present railroad bridge. The
bridge wss for carriages and foot passengers
The towers were of wood, and the roadway
was only about six feet in width. Just wide
enough for one team. Mr.. Ellet in the be-
ginning had offered reward of S. to the first
person who should get string over the river.
The next windy day large number of boys
assembled on the bank with kites, and before
night one of them, Homan j. Walsh, then a
boy ,13 years of age, landed his kite on the
Canada side and received the promised re-
ward. By means of this string larger cords,
then ropes and then iron cables, small at first,
but increasing in size, were drawn across, un-
til the large cables were thus stretched.
This structure served as most excellent
auxiliary in the construction of the present
bridge. This was built by Americas great
engineer, John S. Roebling, and has always
been considered one of the greatest of his
works. 1t was commenced in 1852, and the
first locomotive crossed it in 1854. The iron
basket now hanging under the railroad track
near the American end of the bridge was first
used by Mr. Ellet, and in it the first person
who ever CROSSED the chasm alive, and of his
own will, was crossed over. There is an old
Indian tradition that a resisting chief was
once carried to the opposite side by large
bald.headed eagle, who swooped down on the
great warrior, as he lay ambushed on the
ground and bore him over. Ladies have
crossed in this basket. The suspension bridge
by Brooks monument was built in 1856 by
T. E. Serret. The ice jam in 1866 tore the
guys from the rocks to which they were fas-
tened, and before they were replaced terrific
gale broke the roadway, severed the suspen'
ders, and left the structure dangling in the
air. The new suspension bridge as it is call.
ed, was built in 1868, the cables being carried
over in the winter on the ice bridge Its
length is over 1900 feet, or full quarter of
a mile, from outside to outside of the towers,
and is the longest suspension bridge in the
world.
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LET'S SIT DOWN AND TALK TOGETHER

BYTHoMAS MACKELLAR.
Let's sit down and talk together
Of the things of olden dav.
When we, like lambkins loosed from tether,
Gaily tripped along the way.
Time has touched us both with llghtness,
Leaving burrows here and there,
And tinging with peculiar brightness
Silver threads among our hair.
Let's sit down and talk together;
Many years away have past,
And fair and foul has been the weather
Since we saw each other last.
Many whom we loved are living
In better world than this;
And some among us still are giving
Toll and thought for present bliss.
Let's sit down and talk together;
Though the flowers of youth are dead,
The ferns still grow among the heather,
And for us their fragrance shed.
Life has a thousand blessings in 1t,
Even for the aged man;
And God has hid in every minute
Something we may wisely scan.
Let's sit down and talk together;
BOYS we were-we now are men;
We meet awhile, but know not whether
We shall meet to talk again..
Parting time has come; how heetly
Speed the moments, when their wings
Are famed by breathings issuing sweetly
From tongue that never Stlngs!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

JOURNALISM AS BUSINESS. COM
menting upon the failure of a newspaper man
ager, the St. Louis Globe tells plain truth
10 the following words: "The business of
journalism will continue to be an inviting
field for experiments to those who have a
large amount of egoIism. A man who, hav-
ing edited a newspaper until he was forty,
should suddenly announce himself as a law.
yer would be regarded as fool by the legal
profession and yet we often hear Of lawyers
of forty making sudden pretensions to jour.
nalism. There is an idea that the business of
editing requires no apprenticeship; that edi-
tors come forth from law Offices and colleges
fully armed for the profession, like Pallas
from the brow of Jove. 1t is mistake !;
there is not in America to-day single jour
nalist of national reputation who has not de.
voted more time and more hard work to his
profession than, with equal fitness and appli-
cation, would have made him great lawyer
or good doctor. And yet ninety out Of ev.
cry hundred men you meet on the street will
hesitate about carrying hod or making a
pair of shoes, whereas there will probably
not be one in the hundred who can't, accord.
ing to bis own judgment, edit any newspaper
in the country better than it is edited, no
matter in what manner or by whom"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05

RICH PEOPLE OF THE OLDEN TIMES
That we have some very rich people in this
country there is no doubt, but where are
they, asks the Cincinnati Star, as compared
with the Roman aristocrats? Vanderbilt
may be able to give his check for $50, 100000,
but when Cyrus returned from the conquest
of Asia he was rated at $500,0O0,000. Mrs.
Astor may give an entertainment at the ex-
expense of $25,O0O, and Mrs. Mackey may
give dinner parties that cost $4,000, but
a festival given by Ptolemy Philadelphus
cost $2,239,000. Alexander's daily meal,
frugal as it was, cost $1,700; and money
was of so little account to Claudius that he
once swallowed pearl that was worth S40,.
900. James Gordon Bennett has been
known to give many thousand dollars to peo'
pie for whom he had acquired fancy, but
according to Tacitus, more than $97 100000
was given away in similar manner by Nero.
Queens of fashion in New York and San
Francisco have appeared at balls wearing
Jewels estimated to have cost $4,000 which
pales into insigni6cance when compared with
the alleged fact that Lolita Taulina wore
Jewels valued at S2,663 800, and that when
she wore these it was only on the occasion Of
plain citizens supper. Over s5,O00 was
spent in providing funeral for an eccentric
New Yorker who left directions how the mon.
ey should be spent, but the obsequies Of
Hephaestion cost $1.500,000. Americana
have died and left millions to their sons who
have squandered it all in a score of years,
but Antony "got away" with S795,OOO,00O,
and Tiberus left the snug little sum of $l1S,-
100000, which Caligula squandered, to the
last penny, in less than one year. The late
lamented Sothern is said to have spent $780,.
900 in a year in good living, but it is said
that Pegelus, the singer, spent money at the
rate of $4,000 week. And then there was
Darius and Heliogabalus and Lucullus and
Lentalus and-well, this will do for to day.
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You sent your fleet of old wooden ships up to
Drewry's Bluff, and we knocked 'em all to
pieces and showed you that wooden ships
wern't worth a d.. And then you went
to work and got you up a navy that was
worth something, and it's on the ground that
my men proved your needs to you that I want
pardon" The Secretary laughed and told
the honest rebel to call next day, as he would
like to talk further with him. Next day
Major Drewry got his pardon and, in return,
gave Mr.. Stanton a great deal of valuable
Information concernining the South and
its prospects. He went back to his pleasant
home on the James, and has ever since been
wise, enterprising, prosperous citizen
Springfield Republican.
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placed on the files Of the department until
March, 1881, and then only upon the per-
emptory demand Of Mr.. Daggett and the two
senators from Nevada, whom he made &C.
ouainted with the injustice done him.
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pg~ When Boulton, the engineer, partner
of Watt, stood in the presence of George ILL.,,
to open to him the mystery Of the steam en-.
CINE, and the King asked him, as he might
a peddler, "What do you sell, sir?" Boul.
ton replied, "What Kings, sire, are all fond
of-po,uer."
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SLEEp.-There is no fact more clearly es.
tablished in the physiology of man than this,
that the brain expends its energies and itself
during the hours Of wakefulness, and that
these are recuperated during sleep. If the
regeneration does not equal the expenditure,
the brain withers. This is insanity. Thus it
is that in early English history persons who
we're condemned to death by being prevented
from sleeping always died raving maniacs.
Thus it is that those who are starved to death
become insane. The brain is not nourished
and they cannot sleep. The practical infer
ences are these:
Those who think most, who do most brain
work, require most sleep.
That time Saved" from necessary sleep is
infalliby destructive to mind, body and es'
tate.
Give yourself, your children, your servants
give all who are under you, the fullest amount
Of sleep they will take, by compelling them
to go to bed at some regular, early hour, and
to rise in the morning the moment they awake
of themselves, and within fortnight nature
with almost the regularity of the rising sun
will unloose the bonds of sleep the momen'
enough repose has been secured for the wants
of the system. This is the only safe and suf
fcient rule, and as to the question how much
sleep any one requires, each must be rule
for himself; great nature will never fail tt
write it out to the observer, under the regula
! tions just given.