Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-02
AUGUST 3, 1883.

ceedingly variable in their efficacy, but
most of them are worth trying. A sense
of drowsiness is sometimes easily induced
by getting up and standing by the bedside
until one feels almost chilly and the bed is
cold. Another eXpedient is to wash the
head, neck and upper part of the body IN
cold water-a lower temperature OF the
skin inducing, probably, a more active cir:
culation of the blood to the surface and
away from the nervous centres. l have
found a bit of dry bread thoroughly mastl.
Gated and eaten at this time to act almost
like a charm in some cases by drawing
from brain to stomach and thus securing
sleep. Anything which serves to detract
attention from ones self and surroundings
may occasionally avail-such as saying the
alphabet, counting ones respiratl0ns, re-
peating the multiplication table and mul,
titude of similar eXpedients. An ancient
"count your beads" 1t is good advice
vet. There are no better aids to repose
than good conscience and mind at peace
WAITING on THE COMBINATION.
A country editor, who had procured a
Nick's safe on al advertisement, is toying
with the combination. Man waiting to col
Iect bill.
"Eighteen times slow, to the right, stop
at 32l," the editor soliloquizes.
"Copy" yells the boy who sets up the
paper.
Hastily abandoning the safe, the editor
cuts out a half column article from an eX-
change, marks it EDITORIAL" hands it to
the boy and returns to the combination:
"Let's see," he muses., "stOp at 324. Yes,
that's right. Now, then, to the left Is times
slow, past 32l, stop at l63," and then look
ing at the collector, he paused and inquired.
"How much is that bill of yourn ?"
''Two dollars"
"Can't you come in tomorrow" l have
no change about me and l don't like to ask
you to wait until can open my safe"
"Just as leave wait as not" responded
the collector. =,
"Besides," continued the editor, 81 havn't
anything less than 500 bill in the safe.
Break a hundred dollar note?"
eyes, two of 'em," was the disheartenlng
HAll right. Lemme see, 153. Thenright
past 19a-but hold up; it seems to me half OF
that bill was to be taken out in advertising.
How is that ?"
"No such thing"
"Sure?"
eyes, am"
"Very we'll. Then to the right past 179,
fourteen times to the left, stop at 10. Look
here" to the collector, "better come to-
morrow this is an accommodation cOmbina-
tion-stops at all the stations, and besides
that, it's tagged every few minutes, he add
ed, as the boy called him out to see THAT
woman with some more poetry"
Thirty-fve minutes later he re-appears
with an arm-lOad of mixed poetry.
"You couldn't wait till read this, could
you?" he asks, cor maybe, you'd like to
Skim through it yourself?" he added.
"But the collector said he felt fainty like,
safe was opened.
"Oh, you will, will you? Correct--75,
then to the right past IS thirty-eight times
slow, stop at go. then to the left past 994 a
hundred and sixt weight times, stop at l3.
This is long stretch of country Pm going
over now. Can't you wait? Then to the
right past IS, six hundred and twenty-five
times, stop at 13; I'll be nearly halfthr0ugh-
confound it, I've passed it! Have to begin
all over now. Eighteen times slow to the
right stop at 32l-
"Hold on there! Stop right where you
are" interposed the collector; CPL come in
some time next month";" and he left.
"It's my opinion that no newspaper office
is complete without one Of these comblna-
ton lock safes" soliloquiZed the editor, as ne
deftly turned the knob twice, opened the safe
and got out his best cigar.-Cm. Sat. Night.
CONSTITUTIONAL HIsTORY-The follow
ing is the order in which the original thir-
teen States adopted the Constitution Of the
United States. According to provision IN
the Constitution, it became binding upon
the States ratifying it when adopted by nine
tant ninth State:
|. Delaware, December I, 1887
3. Pennsylvania, December -, 1887.
3. New Jersey, December IS, 1887.
4. Georgia, January ,, 1883.
). Connecticut, January 8, 17SS.
s. Massachusetts, February &, 1888.
7. Maryland, April %, 1888.
8. South Carolina, May 3, 1888.
8. New Hampshire, June 81, 1888.
10. Virginia. June 26, 1888.
II. New York, July 26, 17Ss.
10. North Carolina, November q, 1889.
13. Rhode Island, May 90, 1890
The Convention of Delaware met, adopt
ed the Constitution unanimously, and adj
iourned in a single day.
The Convention Of Pennsylvania adopted
the Constitution by vote of 46 yeas to y
nays.
The Convention of New Jersey adopted
the Constitution unanimously.
The Convention of Massachusetts, was COM
posed of about $50 members, and when it
met was opposed to adopting the Constitu-
ton. The majority for its ratification was
only 10 votes.
When the Convention of New York met,
the opponents of the Constitution were about
two thirds of the whole body. Alexander
Hamilton's logic and eloquence secured a
majority for it.
North Carolina remained out Of the Union
moro than aipht months after the new Gov
ernment went into operation. The COnven-
ton met and adopted "resolutions that a
! bill of rights and certain amendments ought
to be laid before Congress, and the COnVen-
ton that might be called for amending the
Constitution previous to its ratification by
the State of North Carolina" )" and the Con-
vention was then dissolved.
Rhode Island remained out of the Union
for upward Of thirteen months. The Cen
eral Assembly, instead Of calling a conven-
ton to consider the Constitution, referred
that instrument to direct vote of the peo-
pie at their town meetings. Only 232 voted
for the adoption Of the Constitution, and
2,7OS voted against it.
Subsequently the Legislature called a
Convention, the Governor giving the cast
ing vote for SO doing in the smallest branch
of the Legislature. The Convention adopt
ed the Constitution by Il majority OF only
two votes, theyea being 81, and the nays 81
No UNITED STATES LIQUOR LICENSES
IN THE STATES editor of the Christian
Adrocate, in answer to Pennsylvania cor
respondent, who speaks ola "united States
license; having been granted for the sale
of liquor in his town, says:
''The federal government has no power to
grant license to sell liquor in the States. a