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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-09

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-09

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NEW YORK HOUSE,
Leader Low Cash Prices.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Persian Carpets.

In the general havoc which the spread
of Islam brought about in Oriental art, IT Is
fortunate that no ban was laid upon the
manufacture of carpets, but that, contrarl-
wise, the new religion gave fresh stlmu-
lus 10 this famous branch of Eastern indus
try. Carpets are even more essential to
the Moslem than pews TO the Christian.
The many prayers of the Mohammedan
ritual must be SAID toward the point OF the
compass where Mecca stands, and no bet
ter indication of that point can be devised
than that which the pattern OF the prayer
carpet supplies. Moreover, the pious Mos
lem delights in decorating his sacred tenn
Piles with hangings OF fine tapestry, and
the most exquisite products of the loom
were frequently destined for the adornment
of the holy kaaba, or some scarcely less
venerated shrine. sometimes the whole
interior of mosqce such as that at Mesh
he'd Ali, was hung with beautiful carpets;
and the Mihrab, or niche toward Mecca,
was always favorIte subject for such Or
namentation, which la this case corresponds
to the altar haDgings of Europe. Mats of
less costly nature were spread on the door;
and 1t is on record that in 1912 A. D., the
Mosque of El-Hakim, at Cairo, was strewn
with 36 900 ellis of carpeting at cost of
8, 600 dinars, while the Azbar required
$4,000 ellis of striped mats year. The
Kaaba at Mecca was covered with hangings
in the "Days of ignorance" before Islam
was preached, and clothes from the Yemen
or 'white Chinese silk carpet" covered
the shrine; and later on the famous white
and gold fabric OF the Copts, or heavy vel
vet or plush carpets, from all parts of the
East, were employed In the decoration of
the Mecca temple, The rulers Of the Mo-
hammedan world wed with each other In
presenting the richest covers to the Kaa-
ba; the very Mongol khans of Persia sent
gorgeous hangings, and we read of cover
studded with gold and pearls and precious
stones to the value of 250, 900 gold pieces.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Oon Resting Spell.

The people of the United States,
where we have as hot summers as any
one need desire, present broad and
not oyerwlse contrast to the WISE habits
If tropical natives. The iron rule which
regulates the hours for labor or business
is not relaxed during the summer months.
The tide of labor and of commerce is
regulated by the clock, and not by the
tolrid heat of that sun which regulates
the clock. "High Change" must come
at a fixed hour, however high the
mercury Is in the thermometer. The
followers of manual toll must toll on in
the blazing heat of day, at whatever
cost to their health, or even to then
lives.
'Early closing" is a good thing, but
a ''long incoming" would be better; if,
indeed, by earlier hours in the morning,
both longer rest at noon and earlier
time to KNOCK off" could not be Sc.
cured. Among the chief benefits of 8
summer vacation is the withdrawal, al
noon and for several hours after mcri-
dian, to cool spot, there taking either
the siesta or better rest of conscious
inactivity.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
The other End.
abroad.

"Did you ever hear Of the absent-mlnd.
Ell man, asked the reporter Of Colonel
Scion, as he entered the office, ''who threw
his coat IN the cradle and hung the baby
in the wardrobe
Moo" said Colonel Solon slowly g,
''but tnat reminds me of an absent mind
ed man / tackled on the cars one day, or
rather he tackled me. was going TO Kin
zua. when young man got on at Warren
and sits down side of me, and byln'by
says he, i've little box here 1 call my
bean box with that he pulls out a little
round box, an shakes 1t, an hears some
thin rattle. Nov, says he, 'spJse we
jest bet the cigars on there being odd or
even beans In that box 'All right, says
|, it's odd. He opens the box and there
was four beans. You've lost, says lie.
Yes, says /, we'll gel thsclGars at knzra.
An then we falls TO talkln' about some
thin else long time, until all at once
Gays he, just want 10 show you a little
bean box I've got here An he pulls out
that box agin. Saas he, let's bet the cigars
or something on odd or even beans In this
box.l Thinks to myself, you poor, alb
oCbl AlAlhNSd NiAtbSAi SAh ASuASAAAbSl Nhstt
you showed that TO me minute ago. And
says all right, s'pose we make the bet
five dc liars. thought I'd just teach him
to remember things. 1'n do 1t, says he,
now what is it Even says |. He
opened the box, and" "Well, what
then,' says the reporter, as the colonel
paused.
"He wasn't so absent minded after all, y
SAID the colonel. "Ihere was seven beans
IN that box"
81 found out afterwards that the box
had no bottom, or rather had covers at
both ends. Ou one of the &C vers was
fastened three beans, and there were four
loose beans in the box. When the man
who bet said odd the cover 10 which the
beans were fas stened was taken of, and
when he said even the other end was
lifted "
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Lapland-

In Lapland the sun never goes down
during May, June and July; but, In
winter, for two months, he never rises
at all. His place, however, Is some
what supplied by the wonderful North
ern lights, which flash and flicker i'll the
gray skies. They look like fires of a
thousand shapes and colors. Now like
clowns, and now like domes; now like
flashing nets, and now like streamers of
silk; now like arches and now like ban
ners-these welcome guests make a
night beautiful.
AS long as the unwearied sun goes
round Ind round the sky in summer,
the =, ianders live in tents made OF
poles anI skins; but when Jack Fiost
approaches, with a scowl on his brow,
the house of thick sods becomes very
snug home. The Laplanders creeps
into it on all fours, along a sort of tun-
mel. A hole In the roof lets in little
daylight or rather moonlight, and let's
out what smoke there is from the sooty
lamp. The lamp Is made of stone, and
filled with seal oil, and it answers many
purposes. 1t cooks food, dries wet
clothes, keeps the house warm, and
affords light.
The Laplander likes brandy; but
happily tor him, 1t is very scarce. He
has often to be contended with snuff
instead of which he takes, you may be
sure, many good pinch. For nine
months of the year the ground Is of a
dazzling whiteness, and the cold Is in
tense. In July and August, on the
contrary, the heat is almost intolerable.
The LapIanders are a very small
nation. Perhaps there are not above
seven thousand of them. Part of them
are called REINDEER Laplanders;" and
part Fishing Laplanders. The for
mer live on their herds, some possessing
many hundreds; the latter dwell near
the lakes and tiords. The greatest
plague of Lapland Is a plague OF gnats.
Their numbers are Incredible.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Plucky Parsons

DR.. French, the Bishop of Lahore, has
been given the war medal for Afghanistan
fof having ministe1ed under lire to dying
soldiers during the campaign of 1879 81.
The bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
DR.. CoWle-hls received two war medals,
pamely, the Indian mutlnY medal with a
clasp, tor the final siege and capture of
Lucknow, and the subsequent actions of
Allygunge, Rooycah, and Bareilly, and the
frontier war medal for the short but san
culinary Umbeyla campaign in the winter
If 1864. A Bombay clergyman, the
Rev. Mr.. Allen, was given the war medal
in lS4I for his services in the fielding
during the campaigns of that and the pre-
ceding year. None of the English papers,
however, seem to remember that a few
months ago the Rev. j. w. Adams, a
chaplain attached to the Cabul field force,
was awarded the Victoria cross for having
at the battle of killa-Klazi eXtricated a
number of lancers who, with their borses,
had fallen into a flooded ditch. The chap
lain had to wade In water up to his waist
to drag the horses off of their drowning
riders, and performed his gallant feat un-
hot fire, having ultimately to run for his
own hfe when the swordsmen came up
and captured his horse.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Ia B,.gs,t BIr.tary on Il ,oord.

Some cunning rascals OF PekIn have
plundered the Imperial Winter Palace or
booty, including several hundred weight
of gold plate To the value OF from ten TO
twenty million dollars of our money. The
CARVING away of such an amount is sur
prising enough-but the thieves deliber-
ately took all necessary time for the exc
cution of their well-laid and successful
plan. Aided by accompllces in the I'm
perlal household, they have been several
years at work on their stupendous job.
The palace walls bristle with watch towers
and ornamental turrets, but they have
been of no use in this case of such magni-
tude, unless, perhaps, they have been OF
service TO the robbers themselves.
CHINA has what is known as the Fox
fairy, who is compelled TO do pcnance for
his sins by torchllght. He is supposed u
be endowed with supernatural gifts. and
can at will change himself into an old
man, or an old woman, or a maiden, or
into a variety of other living shapes. This
superstition was taken advantage of by
the ingenious burglars. When any of the
higher Palace Cliiclals noticed by accident
that the turrets were lighted by night,
upon inquiry of their subordnates as to the
cause, they were gravely told that 1t was
Hu H'sian, the Foxfairy; winch answer
being eminently satisfactory, the worthy
Mandarins would no more trouble their
heads about the matter. The devout
chamberlalns would on no account disturb
him. He was, IN fact, superstltiously let
alone, while the ingenious burglars sys-
tematically and at their leisure pillaged
the Palace, and safely bore their plunder,
the accumulatlons OF the last two reigns,
away to place of concealment. The
Palace was guarded night and day by hun
dreds OF sentlnels, some of whom were
undoubtedly connivers in the bold rascali.
ty. No clew has been found TO lead TO
the detection of the daring culprIts. Mon
gOlians cunning asserting itself at home as
abroad.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Famous Phrases.

Washington Irving gives US "The
Almighty dollar"
Thomas Morton queried long ago:
"What will Mrs. Grundy say" while
Goldsmith answers "Ask me no ques-
tons, and I'll tell you no fbs."
Charles @. Pinckney gives ''Millions
for defence, but not one cent for tri-
butte"
'First in war, first in the heart of his
fellow-citizens" (not countrymen) ap-
peared in the resolutions presented to
the House of Representatives in De-
cember, 1870, by General Henry Lee.
Thomas Tusser, writer of the six
teenth century, gives us Its an i'll
wind turns no good, ''Better late than
never" and "The stone that is rolling
can gather no moss.
CAL cry and no wool" is found IN
Buffers "Hudlbras.
Dryden says ''None but the brave
deserve the fair" ''Men are but chill
dren of larger growth, and Through
thick and thin"
''No pent-up Utica contracts our
power" declared Jonathan Sewen.
GOT two evils have chosen the least
and '.The end must justify the means"
are from Matthew Prior.
We are indebted to Colley Cibber for
the agreeable intelligence that "Richard
is himself again"
Johnson tells us of ga good hater,"
and Macintosh made the phrase often
attributed to John Randolph, "Wise
and mastery inactivity.
''Variety is the very spice OF life, I"
ana mot much the worse for wear" are
from Cowper.
"Man proposes, but God disposes" is
from Thomas A, Kenpis.
Edward Coke was of the opinion that
GA mans house is his castle.
To Milton we owe ''The paradise OF
fools" ga wilderness of sweets. and
"Moping melancholy and moonstruck
madness.
Edward Young tells us death loves
a shining mark, "a fool at forty is
fool indeed" (" but, alas for his knowl-
edge of human nature when he tells us
esMan wants but little here below, nor
wants that little long.
From Bacon comes knowledge is
power" and Thomas Southerne reminds
us that ''Pity's akin to love.
Dean Swift thought that "Bread Is
the staff Of life.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Potatoes I'm Europe.

The word potato in 1902 and 1909,
the dates of those plays respectively,
designated two different plants-one
our potato, solanum, the other con-
volvulus, well-know plant at this day,
but too tender for our climate. 1t is
grown under glass. This latter root,
batatas, was imported from Spain, but
merely as an article of food, and was
anterior in time here TO the introduce
ton Of our now common potato. There
is no evidence, though there is opinion,
of the exact date of the introduction of
this plant our potato-into England.
Bnt, as it is figured i'll Gerard's "Her-
bal" published in 1897, though under
the mistaken name Of batatas, and must
have been previously known in Eng
land, Shakespeare may very well have
known both roots. Now, ii we look at
the context of FdLstQ6's speech, the al
lusion Is plainly to common error OF
that time as to the supposed provo
cative qualities of the root. But, as such
errors soon become current, the impu-
tation may have arisen as to the latter in
time, or 1t may have fastened on the
earlier and have extended to both. 1t
certainly was so believed for a time as
to our common potato. The context
then, does not really help us. Both
plants came to Europe-to Spain-from
Spanish America about a century before
1909. AS the beauty of the plant could
not have been the motive, our potato
must have been introduced in Spain,
whence it spread into the low Countries
while under Spain, as an article of foot;
but it did not for many years become an
article of food in any of these countries,
nor in England. 1t made slow progress
and there is a general silence about it.
We may reasonable suppose that every
grower of it who had heard of its nat
ure tried it once or more as All edible
tuber, since for that purpose it was
grown. The reasonable conclusion is
that it did not at first please European
palates. Ireland was the first country
in Europe i'll which it became generally
grown as an article of food Thence it
extended to Lancashire, and the Ian
castrians made it known, and brought
it into use IN other English counties.
1t Is IN my own recollection that ''no
cockney can boil potato" was a COM
mon opinion in Lancashire. Sydney
Smith gave it his sanction when he said
the first question to put to a candidate
for COOK is: "Can you boil potato?" do
not in the least question that Hawkins
introduced the potato into Ireland. 1 see
no improbability in that tradition. But
evidence we have none; at least none
has fallen undermy observation, though
L have searched for evidence in all such
works as l have at hand. The early
transactions of the Royal Society may
possibly throw some light on the sub
ject. can find nothing in the dairies
of Evelyn or Pepys relating TO the po-
tato. Had Pepys eaten of it tenta-
lively think he wonld have noted it as
he does tea and nettle-porridge.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
A Cataract Illuminated.

A writer at Giesbach Falls, Switzer-
land, says: The illumination OF the
falls takes place every night, without
regard TO the weather, hence no one Is
deferred from stopping, as it can be
viewed from the hotel windows and bal
comics much better than from any other
point. We had seen it in daytime, but
never illuminated, and as it was q good
stopping place ON our way to LuZerne,
we were spending the night here. At
9 o'clock bell was rung to summon
the guests to the verandah, and few
minutes after rockets were sent up as a
signal to the men in charge of the Ben
gal lights. 1t was a dark, rainy night,
so dark that the falls could not be seen,
though it was directly before Us, and
the roaring of the torrents could be
heard at a great distance. Whilst peer
ing into the intense darkness nothing
was visible but the flicker OF the lamps
of the men In charge of the illumina-
ton. All of sudden the face of the
walls and cascades for the whole twelve
hundred feet up the steep mountain
side flashed to our vision in. bright
prismatic colors-red, green, gold and
scarlet-looking as if Illuminated from
the very depth of the cascades, and that
the light was flashing from them. AS
the water leaped wildly from rock to
rock in a stream about twenty feet wide
and three feet thick, the spray flying In
the air partook of the varIegated colors.
All were astonished at the wonderful
beauty of the scene, so far exceeding
their expectations in the grandeur and
perfection of illumination. Even the
mist caused by the rain winch was pour
ing down as it had all the afternoon,
added to the beauty of the scene, and
there is no doubt that a dark, rainy
night is the best time to view the illu-
mination. There were about one hun
dred and fifty guests present, and the
expressions OF wonder and admiration
were universal. The heavy rain had
also greatly swelled the usual volume
OF water. and we, therefore, viewed it to
the very best possible advantage. Some
of the Bengal lights were burnt behind
the waterfalls, all of which leap clear
over the rocks, enabling visitors TO go
behind them. Others were so placed
in front of the cascades that the whole
of the rays of light from them were cast
directly on the falling waters. 1t was
grand scene, but did not last long
enough to satisfy the enthusiasm with
which it was viewed. But it was too
cold for the ladies to stand long in the
raw and misty atmosphere. 1t Is not to
be wondered that Swiss tourists never
fail to spend a night at Giesbach, whilst
some stay here several days to wander
among the cascades. Two-thirds of
those now here will leave In the morn
ing, and before night the boats will
bring sufficiency of new guests to take
their places. The water emerges from
dark cavern, LAO feet above the
lake, beng the melting of the snow
from the higher mountains.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
AdulteratIon by Rule.

An Illinois merchant who was taking
baking powder in bulk from Chicago
firm called at headquarters, the other
day, to say that there was something
wrong with the goods.
81 don't think so, was the reply,
''we make the best article sold in the
West"
II think we ought to have more
lerfect understanding, continued the
~ealer. "Now, then, you adulterate
efore you send to me, then L adulterats
before 1 ship, then the retailer adulter-
ates before he sells, and the consumer
can't be blamed for growing, wanted
to see if we couldn't agree on some
schedule to be followed"
"What do you mean?''
"Why, suppose you put in 10 per
cent. Of chalk, then L put in 20 per
cent. of whiting, then the retailers put
III 80 per cent. of flour; that gives the
consumer 40 per cent. of baking pow
der, and unless he's born hog he'll be
perfectly satisfied. You see, if you
adulterate so per cent. on the start,
and the retailer adulterates as much as
both together, it's mighty hard for the
consumer to tell whether he's investing
in baking powder or putty; we must
give him something for his money, If
it's only chalk"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
Memorial Church.

Canon Broaman, of Cahlrclveen, IN Ire
land, proposes that memorial church
be erected 10 that town in honor OF O'Con
nell's birth there. 1t Is thought likely
that the movement will be generally fav-
ored by the Roman Catholic Nationalist
whe have held aloof from the Land League
on account of its liberal tendencies. A
certain historic and ancient stone alter,
which Tom Steele placed in a chapel In
his house for the celebration of mass when
O'Connell visited him, will probably have
a place In this memorial church If the
church is built.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
The Lighthouse Board.

A committee was appointed to consider
the cxpedlency of Illuminating He'll Gate,
New York, by electricity. An appropri-
alton of $40. 900 IS available for that pur-
pose. The Board, in It's annual report to
the Secretary of the Treasury, estimates
the cost of the service for the fiscal year
erding Jure 80, 1884, al $2,750, 900,
about the same as the estimate for the
current fiscal year. An appropriation of
$75, 1000 is recommended for the compile.
ton OF the Lighthouse IN Delaware Bay to
take the place of the Fourteen Foot Bank
lightshlp.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19
SUMMER REST.

Swinging in my hammock,
Looking at the trees,
Under pines and naples
Rustling in the breeze.
Bathing In the sunshine
All the summer mSTn,
Underneath the hilltops
Crowned with standing corn.
Songs OF robins lulling-
Here sweetly rest,
Tolls of life forgetting:
surely | am blest.
Lazy brook now ripping,
Swelled by welcome rain,
Musical and friendly
Life has not a pain.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19

PEAR trees will endure goodly guam
tltY of ashes and cinders at their roots.
The sweeplngs of the blacksmith shop
are excellent.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19

"A busheI of corn will yield thhty
pounds of glucose.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-19

A foreigner, my young friend, is
man who comes from far and near.