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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

Adair." With the first notes old Jasper
started up and laid his hand on her shoul'
der.
sDon't, DON'T" he exclaimed tremulously;
''that was always Charities favorite. Don't
sing it,"
Hilda had never seen him so moved ; she
thought it would be good opportunity to
plead for the absent lad, and began with,
out delay, earnestly and appeaingly while
ooh, sir, please forgive him, know he is
sorry. 1t will be best for you both. Won't
you forgive him?'
"But was right, persisted the old man.
eyes, l know, but he was so young and
thoughtless. I don't think he deserves
such severe punishment"
"Well, yes, I'll forgive him."
Old Jasper spoke reluctantly, but Hilda
knew that he would not retract his words.
"And you will write and tell him sop
Hilda added.
A change came over the Old mans face
it grew sad and thoughtful.
SAlas don't know where he is now,"
he answered; "but will try to find him" "
Hilda rose from the piano and knelt athls
side.
"Mr. Trently," she said, slowly, 81, too,
must ask for forgiveness. Would you grant
it when / tell you l have deceived you ~
"DeceiVed me cannot understand"
Briefly she related her story. =.
''Before father died we met your nephew,
Charlie Trently., Father welcomed him at
once for your sake, and he visited us very
often. Then when I was left alone l had
no other friend, SO turned to him, and
and a few months later we were married. "
She looked up timidly at old Jasper's
face, but it was non-commlttal and ne MAN.
tanned grim silence.
II did it for Charities sake" she went on.
"He was willing to return to you, but he
said it would be useless, SO / came, and
and-oh, Mr. Trently, can you ever forgive
me ?"
For moment the old man sat silent and
motionless, then to her surprise, he bent and
kissed her forehead.
"You have done me a great favor, my
DEAR" he said, gently, and he thought Of the
past years, lonely and protitless, before this
Young girl came. With those in mind he
could not resent her deception; then, too,
he was touched by her devotion and perse-
Verance.
Charlie came few days later, and the old
feud was forgotten. .....-...
During the years that followed, it would
be difficult to find happier trio than old
Jasper Trently, of Trently Manor, his neph-
ew Charlie, and the idol of their hearts,
sweet, Hilda, thelittle peacemaker.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22
WASHINGTON IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Two correspondents of the AdrOcufe, not
long since alluded to the visit OF George
Washington to our State. Some readers
may be interested in knowing more about
it. In 1861 the Virginia Historical society
published part of Washington's Diary,
which had not been published before. Ben
son j. Losing edited the work. The war
came on Immediately after the publication,
and perhaps most of the edition was burn
work is now before me, and few more
short extracts may be worth the space they
take. The remaining portion is given to
his Southern tour. 1t begins:
"March, 2l, l79l. Left Philadelphia
about II O'Clock, to make tour through
the Southern States. In this tour
| was accompanied by Major Jackson-my
equipage and attendance consisted OF a char
lot and four horses drove in hand, light
baggage wagon and two horses, four saddle
horses, besides one led for myself and five,
to wit: my rdia de chotn,dre, two tootmen,
coachmen and postilliOn."
Passing through Wilmington, n. G., he
reached Georgetown, $. G., Saturday April
30. Travelling along the seaboard, through
Charleston, he reached Savannah, May II,
from which place he went to Augusta, the
DIST he reached Columbia, the I'D.
The simple truth may be told without any
wrong motive, that this 22d May, on which
the party travelled forty-Seven miles, was
Sunday. The Diary shows that this was
not unusual We remember reading in the
old Wesleyan JonW0, (Charleston,) Il man
ly, Christian protest by the editor, DIR. Will
liam Capers, against some demonstration or
reception given in Cheraw Qs2D to Vice
President Calhoun, who reached the place
by stage on Sunday. Let these things be
remembered when we are tempted to think
that in all respects the former days were
better than these.
From Columbia his route was to Camden.
All the places visited are described with the
plain, good sense and wisdom SO character
istic of the man. The road from Columbia
to Camden, he says, "exceptinga mile or
two at each place, goes over the most m!Ser-
able pine barren ever saw, being quite a
white s;,nd and very hilly." We copy the
entry for two days: "Thurstlay, May 26.
After viewing the British works about
Camden, | set out for Charlotte Oh my
way, two miles from town, l examined the
ground on which General Greene and Lord
Rawdon had their action. The ground had
but just been taken by the former, was weH
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

MARK TWA1N'S LITERARY HABITS
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Times
writing about Mark Twain's Washington
correspondent days, says:
TO Twain's room, however, the visitor
was always welcome, for by nature Twain
is so lazy that he will not work if there is
an excuse for loating. He had little back
room that was novelty, a museum, her.
mit's cave, a den for wild animals, and the
wild animal was there. In this room Gle
mems wrote his "InnOcents Abroad" wish
you could seen it to day, in the light OF Mark
Twain's present reputation and his 500, 900
of money. am rather hardened now, but
| remember it shocked me at the time.
The little drum stove was full OF ashes,
running over on the zinc sheet, which was
covered all over; the bed seemed to be un-
made for week, the sl0ps had not been
carried out in fortnight, the room was
sour with tobacco smoke, the Ho0r, dirty
enough to begin with was Uttered with
newspapers, from which Twain had cut his
letters. Then there were hundreds of
pieces of torn manuscripts which had been
written and then rejected by the author.
A dozen pipes were about the apartment
on the Washstand, on the mantel, on the
writing taole, on the cllalrs-every"here
that room could be found. And there was
tobacco, and tobacco everywhere. One
thing, there were no flies. The smoke had
killed them, and am now surprised it did
not kill me, too. Twain would not let a
servant come into his room. lie would
strip down his s,ispenders (his coat and
vest, of course, being otf) and walk back
ward and forward in slippers in his little
room and swear and smoke the whole day
long. OF course, at times he would work,
and when he did work, it was like Il steam
engine at full head. ! do believe that If
Clemens had not been under contract to
write for the Hartford firm his "Innocents
Abroad' he never would have published it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

WATER.-Water is SO common that few
persons think of it as the most important
factor in the building up and civilization
of the world. The rocks were mud and
sand made by water and laid down by it,
one kind on top Of another. Coal, made or
plants, was covered up by water, so that
the rotten plants were kept there and chang
ed to coal. Veins of lead, copper, gold,
silver and crystal, were cracks in the rocks,
filled with water that had these precious
things dissolved in it. And water, as ice
(gaciers,) ground up rock into earth, in
which plants can grow, the sea and streams
helping to do the work. Water builds
plants, and animals too. Three quarters OF
what they are made of is water. When
YOU pay twenty cents for peck OF potatoes
you are really paying fifteen of the cents
for the water that is contained IN the pOta-
toes. A boy who weighs eighty pounds,
if perfectly dried up, would only weigh
twenty pounds. And there can be no pota-
toes or boy without water. 1t must dis
solve things to make them into new things !;
and it carries them where they are wanted
to build the new things. 1t s0ftens food,
and then as watery blood carries the food
to every part of the body to make new flesh
and bones, then we grow and have strength.
1t carries the plants food up into the plant.
Water carries man and goods in boats, and,
as steam, drives the cars. 1t makes the
wheels 90 in the factories. 1t is great
worker, and we could not get along with
out it. 1t makes much of the beauty in the
world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

HOME INFLUENCE.-Our home influence
is not passing but an abiding one and all
powerful for good or evil, for peace or strife,
for happiness or misery. Each separate
home has been likened to central sun,
around which revolves happy and united
band of warm, loving hearts, acting, think
ing, rejoicing, and sorrOwing together.
Which member of the family group can say,
have no influence What sorrow or what
happiness lies in the power OF each "A
lighted lamp" writes McCheyne, sis al
ways a very small thing, and it burns calm
ly and without noise, yet it givcth light to
there is quiet influence which, like the flame
of a scented lamp, fills many home with
light and fragrance. Such an influence has
been beautifully compared to "a carpet, soft
and deep, which while it ditfuses a look OF
ample comfort, deadenS many creaklng
sound. 1t is the curtain which from many
a beloved form wards off at once the sum
mer's glow and the winters wind. 1t Is
the pillow on which sickness lays its head,
and forgcts half its misery! This influence
falls as the refreshing dew, the inVigoratlng
sunbeam, the fertiliZing shower, SHINING OF,
all with the mild lustre of moonlight, ana
harmOniZing in one soft tint many OF the
discordant hues of Il family picture"
aSsr' The woman sutflagistS OF MaSs;tchtsetts
have had their annual hearing before =
legislative committee, and been countereo
on by a petition signed by sixty atles o
the first families of Boston, protesting
against being sslddled with political duties
The programme this Winter in MaSsachu
setts is to push for municipal suffrage, on
the argument that women whose propert!
is taxed by municipal corporations have
an indefeasable right to be represented II
the administration, and instancing the pre-
cedent of the voting of women in muniti
| pal affairs in England and Scotland.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

OLDEST TREE IN THE WORLD.-The
oldest tree in the world, says knOWlettge, so
far as any one knows, is the BO tree of the
sacred city of AmarapOOra, in Burmah. 1t
was planted in 2SS b. c., and is therefore
now 217O years old. Sir James Emerson
Tennet gives reasons for believing that the
tree is really of this wonderful age, and re-
fers to historic documents in which it is
mentioned ut different dates, as 1S2, n. d.,
223 \. d., and SO on to the present day.
"To it," says Sir James, "kings have
even dedicated their dolnlnlolls, IN testl- ),
mOny of belief that it is a branch OF the
identical tig-tree under which Buddha re-
clined at Urumelva when he underwent
his apOtheOsis." Its leaves are carried
away as streamers by pilgrims, but it is too
sacred to touch with a knife, and therefore
they are only gathered when they fall.
The king oak in Windsor Forest, England,
is 1000 years Old.
EARLY RISING AND LATE RESTING.-lt
is mistake, says the London Lancet, to both
rise early and take late rest. The rising ear
ly is good as a habit of life, If it does not
mean robbing nature of her opportunity 70
recruit the exhausted strength OF brain and
body bv proonging sleep when that neces-
sary luxury is at length enjoyed. There
would appear to be some need of remon-
STRANGE on this score. The fashion of the
day favors early rising and the manly
club :" but those who rise early have, for
the most part, sat up prodigiously late, and
the tub is chiefly appreciated because it
rouses the system, and makes it feel-and
feelings are very deceptive--strong and Wig
oro,,s. This is burning the candle at both
ends. If we must sit up half the night, it
would be better to sleep half the. day than
to rise betimes and go in for arduous labor
after insufficient rest. Early rising is HARM
| full without early resting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

AARON BURR As n CROSS-EN. \MI NER.-
A writer thus describes the conclusion OF
case in which Burr was one of the lawyers:
The evening session opened and Burr re-
sumed his cross examination of the witness.
1t was test of the profound skill and sab
tlety of the lawyer, the self-possession, cour-
age and tact of the witness standing on the
very brink of horrible gulf firmly and in
trepidly resisting the efforts OF the terrible
terously leading the witness to an appropri-
ate point, Burr suddenly seized lamp in
each hand, and holding them in such man
ner that their light fell instantaneously up
on the face of the witness, he exclaimed in
a startling voice, like the voice of the aven-
GER of blood "Gcntlemcn of the jury, be-
hold the murderer" With wild, convul-
sive start, a face of ashy pallor, eyes, start
ing from their sockets, lips apart, his whole
attitude evincing terror, the man sprang
from his chair. For a moment he stood mo
tionless, struggling tn recover his self pos
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-22

TIE ROMANCE OF \ SWORD.-Recently
some workmen engaged in tearing down
portion of an old residence in st. Augustine,
Fla, found sword hidden between the
rafters and the roof. The story attached to
this relic is tragic one. Florida was yet
in the possession of Spain, a grand ball was
given, at which was gathered the elite OF
the city. One of the ladies present was
noted for her beauty, and her hand was ca
carly sought after by the officers of the gar
rison for the many pleasant dances. Owing
to come misunderstanding she became en-
gagged to two Of the cabaler0s for the same
dance The consequence was quarrel,
which resulted in the cessation of music
through the cutting of the strings of the in
strument Hot words and insulting Ian
glage passed between the two officers. and
the two repaired to the open streets and en-
gagged in a duel, in which one Of them fell.
The survivor, dropping his sword fled pre-
cipitately from the spot.
One of the Paccetti family, boy of some
or years, witnessed the encounter, and,
running out, picked up the sword and car
ried it into the house. Not wishing to be
called upon as witnesses, the parents of the
child concealed the sword and kept all
knowledge of the same from their neigh
bors. Thus the old blade has been in its
place for upward of three generations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
Composing Manure.

| One of the important questions which
every farmer has to decide is the best
method of composing manure. Farm
ers do not agree on this subject; while
some hold that it is best to apply ma
nure in its green state and compost it
with the soil, others believe it best to
compost it in the yard by mixing with it
an equal quantity of muck or loan. Ad-
vOcates of the last method claim that
the manure is thus decomposed and
brought into plant food that is immedi-
atelv available. The advocates of COM
posting directly with the soil claim that
it saves large amount of labor of haul
ing in material to compost with, the
pitching of it all over, and the carting
out and spreading twice the quantity
and they also claim that during the pro-
cess of decomposition in a compost heap,
under ordinary conditions, a portion of
the fertilizing elements is lost; while if
applied directly to the soil the process
of decomposition improves the condi-
ton of the soil and prepares it for plant
growth much better than il applied af
ter decomposition has taken place.
While it is probably best for most of
crops to apply the manure in the green
state, there are some crops that need
forcing with manure already well de-
composed. For example, strawberries
that have been set one year sometimes
require fertilizer that will act at once.
Grass land, if MANFRED between the first
and second crop, should have we'll de-
composed manure.
The farmer in composing his manure
should never forget that all of the muck,
loan or sand which he mixes with his
manure, above that which is necessary
to absorb the liquids and gases, is a
waste of labor, and only makes his ma
nure heap a deception which his crops
will surelyi nd out. While it is impor-
tant that every farmer should always
have at hand sufficient absorbents to
prevent the loss of the liquids, but few
farmers work to the best advantage
when they haul into the barn yard as
many loads of muck, loan or sand as
they have of manure. The large addi-
tional cost of removing twice or three
times such large quantities of materials,
but little better, if as good, as the soil
upon which it is spread, never comes
back in the increase of crops.-M assa.
chusetts Ploughman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
Fishing ON Florida Keys.

need not mention what you are to
take in the way of comforts, luxuries
and knick-knacks, but you will want
plenty of guns aud fishing tackle, not
SPOONS, flies, ETC., as used In the little
streams through the interior, but gen.
nine hooks and lines-not pin hooks and
spool thread lines, but steel hooks from
one-eiohth to one-half in thickness, with
ALWAYS q small chain of five to six feet
in length, which is to be fast to the hook,
in case. as is often true, shark should
take hold. The bait generally used
here is q mullet; these fish do not
readily bite at the hook, but may be had
by casting the net which your boatnlan
or Guide will be sure to take along. Now
go far as fishing is concerned, you have
Init to wait for the flood tide, and to be
located at or near some ''pass," and
your fun begins.
Look out. nowi. See that large red
fish making for the bait-your blood
NAV curdle and hair stand on end, for
now YOU are ssinto business" We will
saw that YOU have been fishing two hours
and have some twenty five of the finest
Ash in the world, these ranging in
weight from five to twenty-five pounds,
and embracing many varieties, such as
sheeps-head, trout, pompano, red hsh,
and two or three small sharks, called
cnbs. shovel-nosed, etc. But as the fun
is vet in store, you must clean these fish
when they are caught, while the tide is
ebb. that the blood and offai may be
washed into the Gulf.
AS the tide begins to flow prepare for
one of the greatest events OF usher.
mans career. Bring the AK, cut solid
stake four to six inches in diameter and
five to six feet long, sharpen and drill
Il into the ground two-thirds or three
Quarters of its length-now get out the
i..business'' line and the devil hook, put
ON five or six pounds of this red fsh,
and all hands 'sstand by"
There! there! he's on, hold fast
Keen the line from slipping or working
mn and let one man hold the top OF the
stake-let him worry little-all hands
now for pull.
His head being out, the ak will be
serviceable. This is shark-a whale
the lion of the deep! One feels that he
never wants to battle in the surf again:
We will take this fellows jaw-bone ana
drv il for trophy-a keepsake, alright.
fni curiosity, plenty large for a small
man to crawl through when OPEN
Americas Angler
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
HOME AND FARM.

-|now brings to the earth more fer
tilizing ammonia than any other process
in nature.
An Iowa farmer, writing to the
Homestead, gives as his experience that
an exclusive diet of corn is the cause of
hog cholera. He claims that the hog
should be treated to a variable diet like
any other animal, and that corn is not
complete article of food, the hog re-
quiring suitable food for converting into
bone and muscle as well as fat.
1t is stated that five Of the hundreds
of firms engaged in the seed business IN
the United States annually pay $4,000
for postage on seeds. The rate is one
cent for each ounce or fraction thereof,
while for books, cards, chromos, and
many other articles much more likely
to injure the contents of the mail-bags,
the rate is one cent for each two ounces
or fraction thereof.
At the New jersey Experimental
Station it was found that sorghum meal,
from amber seed, freed from hulls, had
no injurious effect upon mich COWS !;
that it had no noticeable effect on the
taste, color, or chemical composition of
the milk; that in digestibility it prob
ably falls slightly below corn-meal, for,
when fed pound for pound with corn
meal the latter gave seven per cent.
more milk.
The american Ca1lticator says:
Whoever places much dependence on
the strainer for securing clean milk will
never make gilt-edge butter. Allowing
dirt to get into the milk and then de-
pending on the strainer to get it out, is
poor apology for cleanliness. More Or
less of the dirt, especially everything of
soluble nature, and some that is not,
will find its way through the meshes of
the strainer.
For Clifton loaf use half a pound of
butter, one pound of sugar, one pound
of flour, six eggs, half pint of milk,
one teaspoonful of cinnamon, and one
tablespoonful of baking powder; beat
the sugar, butter and spice together
until light, and then add the milk, the
eggs, well beaten, and the flour; beat
thoroughly and add baking powder.
Butter and paper pan, and bake in a
moderate oven.-Iadianapolis Journal.
For an excellent cake beat to a
cream half a cup of butter, two cups Of
sugar, and one cup of milk in which a
teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved.
After beating thoroughly add one cup
of flour with two teaspoonfuls of cream
tartar rubbed in it, and the we'll beaten
yelks of three eggs. Beat the whites
separately until stiff; add them and two
cups of flour and beat thoroughly: but
ter two tins, pour in the cake. and bake
about half an Chicago Neaos.
Salmon served with lobster sauce is
considered delectable by the epicure.
If the salmon is fresh, boil it until it is
tender, wrapping it in a cloth. II
canned salmon is used, heat it to the
boiling point in the can, then drain the
oil from it and pour the sauce over it.
To make the sauce: To two tablespoon
fuls of butter allow one heaping one of
flour. Stir them together till soft, then
add a pint of water or of stock if not too
rich; let it simmer gently. When the
sauce begins to whiten add two table
spoonfuls of lobster meat, picked very
fine, pepper and salt, and lemon juice
to taste.-N. \. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
The Doctors Endorsement.

Dr. d. Wright, Cincinnati, O., sends the
subjoined professional endors ement: Il have
prescribed DR. VIM HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS in great number of cases and always
with success. One case in particular was given
up by several physicians who had been called
in for consultation with myself. The patient
had all the symptoms of confirmed consump-
tion-cold night sweats, hectic fever, harass-
ing cough, etc. He commenced Immediately
to get better and was soon restored to his usual
health. have also foN<d DIR. VIM. HALLS
BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS the most valuable
expectorant for breaking up distressing coughs
and colds that / have ever used"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
SNAKE, a. L,f. Destroyers.

The loss of life in India due to the ravages
of yenomous snakes Is almost incredible. Yet
Consumption, which is as willy and fatal as the
deadliest Indian reptile, is winding its co Is
around thousands of people while the victims
are unconscious of its presence. DR.. R. V.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" must
be used to cleanse the blood of the scrofulous
impurities, for tubercular consumption is only
a form of scrofulous disease. Golden Medi-
cal Discovery is sovereign remedy for all
forms of scrofulous disease, or king's-evil,
such as tumors, white swellings, fever sores.
scrofulous sore-eyes, as well as for other blood
and skin diseases. By druggists.