Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27

ed to raise wheat, which now in Virginia is
IN improbable crop generally, are the princi
pal green crops to be turned under Where
the land will not produce clover, then l would
lime it, SOW in peas, turn them under and fol
low with winter oats, wheat or perhaps rye fOl
soiling. If rye is seeded in August it may be
grazed until early in spring, then cut in April
for soiling, and second crop, more or less III
quantity, in proportion to the quality OF the
land, and earlness of seeding, taking care not
to Craze it too much. After the use of peas
and rye, if the land will not produce clover
then we would 60 over the same process, eX
cept the lime.
COUNTING ON SUNDAY.-The Reading Pa.
Times says An opinion was filed few days
ago in the Supreme Court, in the case OF
Charles Markley, a bachelor of 50 years, against
whom. Eliza Kessering, maiden of 39, Cb-
tanned verdict of S999.75, in the Lancaster
County Court, for breach of promise Of mar
riage. The parties of this love affair lived III
Maytown, Lancaster county. An engagement
of marriage took place OH Sunday, the 10th
day of August, 1879. The courtship had been
very short, and was minus the warmth OF
heart usually displayed in such preliminaries.
Indeed, the engagement was spoken ofasa most
extraordinary affair. Markley purchased his
lady love number of presents, and seemingly
prepared for the wedding day. What fire was
in his heart, however, suddenly cooled, and
one evening he told Miss Kessering, who was
seamstress, that he guessed he was too old
and lame to get married. He gave as reason
that his father was lying at the point of death,
and it would not be proper to marry under
such circumstances. His sweetheart never
spoke to him again, but straightWay Instituted
proceedings to recover balm for the atfllctlon
of her heart. The jury before whom the case
was tried was business-like one, and, by their
verdict, they calculated to the very cent the
injury Miss Kessering had sustained. Mark,
eys appeal to the Supreme Court was based
upon several reasons, the MIST important OF
which was that the alleged contract of mar.
riage had taken place on Sunday, and was:
therefore, invalid, the same as any other con-
tract, busness-like or social, made on that
day. The opinion of the Supreme Court in
sustaining the verdict of the jury, says that
there was nothing in any of the assignments
of error to warrant reversal. The case was
properly submitted to the jury, and the fact
that the contract of marriage was entered into
on Sunday could not avail, in view OF the evil
dence which was overwhelming 10 the effect
that the engagement had been subsequently re-
cognized by Markley.
A CHEROKEE BELLE.-There are some re-
markable types of beauty among the native
Cherokee women, which will account for the
fascination which they have exercised over
white adventures from the earliest contact OF
the two races, and which has caused the large
of white blood so noticeable in
the present condition of the nation. One OF
these. was conspicuous among those IN atten-
dance upon this gathering. When saw her
she sat with companion upon the trunk OF a
fallen tree engaged in the familiar occupation
of Pleasant Riderhood in twisting her shining
black hair, which had fallen down. She was
dressed with great neatneSS in white Jacket
and clean print gown, with a chip hat and a
red ribbon around her throat When her black
locks were arranged they lay
"Crsped like war steed's encolure'
over low brow, which they swept with a
natural wave. The features were OF barbaric
beauty, and of a tropic mould OF contour,
which the full lips and the high cheekbones
but did not dsfigure. The small,
rather black eyes, glowed with a steady fire,
and the whole aspect of the face might be de-
scribed as radiant and grave, yet full of animal
life and power of passion. Her complexion
was of rich walnut color, with the rich blood
giving red stain to the cheeks, and showing
50 clearly as to suggest realization OF the
graphic Irish expression that "the point OF a
rush would bring blood to her cheeks" This
was Miss Eagle Brown, the daughter OF Hun
ter Brown, full-blood Cherokee, and one OF
the finest and most characteristic types OF her
Journal.
ARTILLERY FIRING.-It has always been
the aim of artilleriSts SO to prOpOtlOn the size
of the powder chamber in the gun, the amount
of powder, and the size Of the prOjectile, that
the full power of the explosion shall be
brought upon the prOjectile without any es-
cane of gases, or unburnt material. The cart
ridge, which would seem to the uninitiated
to explode all at once, does not in reality 40
so. 1t burns through from end to end, and
us it does so, the expanding force of the gass-
es evolved acts with increasing power on the
projectile as it moves along the bore OF the
gun. Now, it has been proved by experience
that if slowburning powder be exploded IN a
vessel sufficiently strong to withstand the
shock, it can be ignited-turned into gas
and held, as it were, in subsection for any
required time. This fact has been taken ad-
vantage of by British artillerist, Captain
Maitland BY means of a metal ring fixed
round the base of the shot, he retains it in the
breech of the gun until the powder is sutfi-
ciently fired to produce a pressure OF about
two tons to the square inch. By this means
an altogether unprecedented velocity is OBJ
tanned. 1t will be understood that the meth
cd is only applicable to the breech-loading
ordnance, and that the retention ring is some
what larger than the bore through which it
has ultimately to be forced by the pent-up
gases.
A LION TAMER's METHoDs.-The London
Saturday Reriew publishes the following story
of the manner in which Henri Martin, the
celebrated lion tanner, first tanned tiger ana
a hyena. In the case of the tiger he began by
taking the brute's attention off the door OF
the cage, and then, armed with Il dagger, went
rapidly into the cage and stood looking at the
tiger, which for some minutes lay motionless,
staring at him. Then, feeling afraid, and
knowing that, if the tiger noticed it, it would
be all over with him, he went swiftly out. At
the end of fortnight he went again into the
cage, and this time staid there half all hour.
A third time he paid the tiger visit of three
quarters of an hour. No information is given
us to what kind of hyena it was that Martin
first encountered; but to Judge from the ac'
count of the animals ferOcity, it is likely to
have been the hyenU croc,la, the tiger-wolf OF
the Cane of Good Hope colonies, than the
more easily tanned and less fiercestriped hyena
Martin wrapped his legs and arms round with
cords and protected his head with landker.
chiefs, and then walking into the cage, went
straight to the hyena and offered it his fore
arm. The hyena bit it, and the tanner, look
ING steadily in it's eyes, stood mOtiOnless. The
next day he repeated the experiment, substl-
tuting a leg for al arm
WHY REST is Observation-Disclosures, says
the London 1elegruph, while she specially
built the human form to stand habitually
erect has specially decreed that men and wo
men should occasionally rest themselves by as
sllming Il sedentary position. Almost every
medical authority on deformities OF the human
body has drawn attention to the fact that
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