Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-04

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this conviction, they left the fort as speedily
as possible.
On subsequent day, Cassiano entered the
fort again. It was then cleansed, and it SEEM
ed to be comfortable place. But in con-
spicuous place, in the main area, he saw the
one relic Of the great victory-a pile OF char
red fragments of human bones.-Ieras Paper.
THE CIRCUS.
1t was not until 1882 that tent was used.
The first tent was an '8O-foot round top"
and was erected at a point where the Bowery
and Grand street intersect which was then
way out of the city. In this tent seats were
supplied, and the event marked an epoch in
the circus business. The managers were not
long in discovering that a man should be sent
ahead to announce their approach. The agents,
however, kept only day or so in advance,
and they were expected to talk people into
frenzy of excitement over the proposed treat.
Later, where practicable, brief notices were
put in the newspapers but in those times
papers were few and far between, and were
seldom printed oftener than once week. 1t
was not until long while afterwards that
bills were used. Shows always halted outside
of town to prepare for gorgeous entrance.
Vaulting and similar feats continued to be the
main features for years. A man named Levi
North used to turn 100 somersaults In success
sion, and his fame spread from one end OF the
land to the other. Jumping from spring
board and tossing cannon-ball drew plaudlts
from the spectators The shows of these early
days lasted about an hour and half. W hen,
finally, an elephant became part of a show,
people young and old, would follow it for
miles. 1t was such great prize that it was
kept closely blanketed to hide from unprO6ta-
BILE eyes. If a fat boy happened to be with
circus he, too, was kept out of sight. Next
to an elephant fat boy was the biggest at
traction. At last when evening performances
were substituted, the tents we're lighted with
hambeaux, which flickered and smudged and
emitted great deal more smoke than light.
In the course Of time domestic animals, such
as foxes, rabbits and coOns, were put in cages
and exhibited. About 1910, John Robinson,
the great four horse rider startled the country
by his miraculous feats upon the bare back Of
a horse. In the same year Van Amburg took
his circus to England, and made large amount
of money. In 1850, or thereabOuts, the price
of admission was put up to so cents, and ''re-
served Seats" which were simply common
seats with piece of carpet spread over them,
were offered. Seth Howe went to London
with his circus in 1856, and took the British
people by storm. His avertising bills, though
they would now be considered common, were
regarded as wonderful They were printed in
coIors, and where posted drew vast crowds.
People would stand half the day and look at
them. They wondered how such great sheets
could be printed, and did not seem to under
stand that they could be struck off in sections
and be put together afterward. They thought
they must be run off on colossal printing
press. The streets were actually blocked by
people viewing them, and the authorities were
obliged to order them down.
THE WEEPING WILLOw.-There is no
doubt now about its being native of China
and Japan. Representations Of it are frequent
on all Chinese porcelain. The form under
culture is female one, and they have all been
propagated from one individual tree. 1t is
somewhat different from the male form. In
Japan it is known as 'Yanagi," as learned
from the Japanese commissioner during the
centennial, and not "Angak," as stated by
Thunberg. How did it first get to Europe
Caspar Bauhin, who wrote book about plants,
in 1911, refers to it as ''Salix Arabica, with
leaves like chenopodium," and gives Ran
wolf as the one who made him acquainted
with it. The Dutch were for long time the
only Europeans allowed to trade with China.
1t is highly probable that the Dutch brought
it to Europe, and, with the intimate relations
with Holland which sprang up with the ad-
vent of the Prince of Orange to England, the
weeping willow made its way to the royal
palace at Hampton court. At any rate, this
was the first willow known in Europe, and
nothing is yet POSITIVELY known as to how that
plant came there. The name Babylonian will
low is a poetical fiction, and came from mis-
translation of the Bible version. The willow
is wholly native Of arctic or temperate eli
mates. There were never any willows in Bah
vlon of any kind, and harps could not be hung
on them. The nearest ally to the willow there
is poplar-but it is extremely improbable
that harps were hung on even these. Those
the most familiar with the flora of ancient
Babylon seem to have settled down to this,
that our common oleander, of which they
used large quantities in their gardens, was this
tree of the Babylonians on which their harps
were hung But those who know of the
deadly poisonous juices of this plant will be
slow to believe that there was much handling
INDUCED in, either by hanging harps on the
branches or otherwise. If we take the phrase
as figurative or poetical one, expressive OF
sorrow that was involved by continued captiv-
ity, and the oleander as expressive Of Joy and
happiness, we may find some ray of explana-
tion. At any rate, the translation willow"
is an unfortunate one, as it leads to much
misconception of the surroundings of the Jew
in those ancient times-Philadelphia Ledger.
A TURK AS A BACHELOR.-Ifhe be bach
elor, Church and State combine to make life
miserable for him. He must live with his pa
rents, and while they still. exist, the authori-
ties content themselves with a general repre-
hension of his ceibacy. But when they die,
t1o,,1 1on1r him bppoo1occ lic tr0nh1pS hpOin
1t is forbidden any householder to take any
young man into his dwelling without permis-
sion of the civil and religious magistrate of
the quarter Before this is granted the lodger
must undergo severe inquiry, which takes
into account not his personal reputation only,
but that of all his kindred. The landlord,
moreover, must display his ability to have
this young stranger waited on without Offense
to morals that is, without employing his fe-
male servants or the female members OF his
family. If the bachelor be rich enough to oc-
cupy a house, or to rent ''unfurnished cham
bers,'' he cannot possibly obtain that simple
privilege unless he show that woman OF good
repute lives with him therein. Those who can
produce blameless mother or sister have no
difficulty, when the Identification has been
thoroughly established even an elderly aunt
is admissible. But if young man have no
kindred he may 80 homeless for an indefinite
time. The abolition of the slave trade is a
grievance he warmly feels. In days ere this
edict was passed, one could go into the market
and buy female creature, white or black, ug-
ly or beautiful, according to ones means, and
thus fulfill the law Times have changed. 1t
may probably be the fact that slaves are still
to be purchased by those who have cash
enough. Many Turks have assured me it is
so, though have met with none who spoke,
or admitted that he spoke, from experience.
But the cost is very high the merchant would