Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-26

now left. It has withst00d assaults from all
sides and in all forms. Moorish invaders, ltal-
ian condottieri, Papal aggressors, the great
first Napoleon himself even, have failed one
and all to pluck the astute Marinese from their
lofty hill. The entire population OF the repub-
lie is 5000, all told, and the armyis one thous-
and strong The government is vested III a
Sovereign Grand Council of sixty inhabitants,
forty being plebian, and twenty arlstocrats Dy
birth. At the end of this magniicently chris
tened executive stand the captains regent-the
supreme presidents Of San Marino. One OF
these gentlemen must also be plebian, and the
other an aristocrat Their term of power lasts
only six months, at the end Of which time they
retire, and other two captains regent are duly
elected into the vacant place. Nearly every
body, therefore, of note or unusual mtell-
gence in San Marino has chance OF receiving
at the hands of his fellows the greatest honor
in their power to bestow upon Marinese citi-
zen. Tie most laughable feature about this
tiny toy-box republic, however, is its legal ma
chinery. No less than twelve members OF the
Sovereign Grand Council, it appears, are told
off to assist the captains regent i'll any htlga,,
tion which may ariSe-a number which would
seem to point to an exceeding litigiousness on
the part of the inhabitants.
YELLOWSTONE PARK CURIosIT1Es.-
ing shafts, to the number Of sixteen, have been
discovered in the park. The deepest IS twen-
ty-five feet They also are the work OF the
race of the stone age, for at the bottom OF
these shafts were found stone hammers ana
stone knives The object Of the prehistoric
man seemed to be to obtain yellowsh clay
for paint, and handsome ornamental stones.
There is also evidence of there having been.
either two ages of stone, or two tribes VINO
made their tools differently. Col. Norris has
stone implements and weapons that are nat on
one side and rounded on the other, so that the
edge is formed by the sharpening process on
one side only This peculiar feature is notlced
on arrow-heads, lancepoints, and knives. Ihel
tine same articles are found with both sltes
rounded. Some curious objects we see arc the
stone sinkers which were used by some ancient
race on fishing lines. One stone that IS round
and pointed at theends has hole neatly Dored
in one end, while another of similar shape mas
groove cut all around it's length in which the
line was fastened. Natures handlWork Is
beautifully displayed in several stone discs
that are perfectly rounded and slightly hollow
ed on both sides as evenly as II done Dy a
sculptor. This curious feature was produced
bv the action of the water turning and grind
ing these stones in some recess in the rocks
with gravel for cutting substance.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHIMNEYs.-We
often receive communications requesting in
formation as to the best mode OF building
chimneys. A few simple rules are sufficient
to guide any person in the construction OF
chimney. The higher the chimney the better
it's draft. 1t should be made of good non-con-
ducting materials like brick, because the warm
er it can be kept from the base to the top, the
better will be the draft, as it is the heat OF
the gases that causes them to ascend. II the
gasses were condensed in the inside of Chin
new, its draft would be destroyed. The flue
of chimney from an engine boiler, should nev.
ier be run underground unless it is drained
beneath, because it is lible to absorb moisture
from the ground, and thus absorb heat and in
injure the draft. AS it is convenient, in some
instances, thus to construct the aues OF furna-
ces at some distance from the chimney, this
information will be useful to those who re-
uuire such arrangements The inside OF a
chimney should be made as smooth as possi.-
Bile so as to offer little resistance to the ascent
Of the heated gases, and also for the purpose
Of having few projecting surfaces for the ad-
herence Of soot.-Scientifc american.