Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-06-05

that. Next to the young girls love dreams
come a young mothers dreams over her
baby. There are so many babies, men do
not know them apart. They believe that
all babies cry alike, whereas a mother
knows that her own baby has softer sob
than any other woman's. There are Wo-
men who never had any children, who
think it "disgraceful to be dragged down
by baby" But mothers laugh at them.
There is hard work, there is care, there are
vigils, and much weariness; but there is
baby love to pay for it all.
CURIOSITIES OF THE U. s. GOVERNMENT.
Pennsylvania has larger number of post
offices than any other State.
There are 419 typesetters, besides appren-
tices, in the Government printing office, in
Washington.
Estimating Congress to be in session 200
days in a year, the salaries of the Senators
and Representatives amount to about S10,-
900 day.
During the past ten years the Govern
ment has expended nearly $70,0OO00O in
caring for the Indians. The total number
of Indians attached to the agencies is 246,-
600, of these 10000 in Indian Territory,
ZOO in Wisconsin, and 5000 in New York,
are supposed to be at least partially self
TO supply the public buildings through
out the country with fuel, light and water
requires an expenditure Of $1,000 per day
Seven hundred and fifty persons are con-
stantly employed by the two Houses of Con-
gress (while in session. in and about the
capitol.
The Government has sold more than two
hundred million dollars worth of public
lands in eighty years.
In the last twenty years the Government
has paid for interest on the public debt the
enormous sum of $2,0S9 100000, a sum
which would defray all the expenses of the
government, excepting interest on the pub
lie debt, for nearly nine years to come, al
the present rate of expenditure; and fol
nearly 35 years if expenses could belimited
to what they were in 1860.
Among the expenditures of the Govern
ment last year was an item: "For manufac
turing medals, S25, ,468.23."
It cost the Government $lS7 900 year tt
maintain lights and buoys on the Ohio
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
From the five States of New York Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio
the Government derives One-half OF its pOsta
revenues.
More than one-half of the internal reve
nue. receipts of the Government comes from
the four States of Illinois, New York, Ohio
and Kentucky.
Postal cards cost the Government fifty
four cents and four mills thousand.
There are several post Offices in the coun
try at which the annual salary of the post
master is only 81.
TO wait upon the seventy-siX Senator:
there are 242 employees, not counting police
,Iya toh man and librarian
Virginia has now the same number o
Congressman she had in 1880, when there
were only siXty-ive members of the House
Next to the President of the United States
the best paid Federal official is the clerk O
the supreme court.
The Post Office Department uses O,OO(
worth of wrapping twine year.
There are only twenty-five post offices in
the country with over fifty employees. Th'
New York office has 1905
HONEY.-Thousand and tens of thou
sands Of children are dying all around us
who die because their ever-developing ma
ture demands sweetness crave and eagerly
demolish the adulterated "candies" ant
.'syrups" of modern times. If these coul(
be fed on honey instead they would develol
and grow up into healthy men and women
Children would rather eat bread and hon
ey than bread and butter. One pound O
honey will reach as far as two pounds o
butter, and has, besides the advantage O
being far more healthy and pleasant tasted
and always remains good, while butter sool
becomes rancid and often produces craml
in the stomach, eructatiOns, sourness, vom
iting and diarrhea. Pure honey should al
ways be freely used in every family. Hon
ey eaten upon wheat bread is very beneficial
to health. The use Of honey instead of su
gar in almost every kind of cooking is a
pleasant for the palate as it is healthy TO
the stomach. In preparing blackberry
raspberry or strawberry shortcake it is in
finitely superior.
1t is common expression that honeyis {
luxury, having nothing to do with the life
giving principle: This is an error5hone!
IS food in one Ofits most concentrated forms
True, it does not add so much to the growth
of muscles as does beefsteak, but it does i'm
part other properties no less necessary tt
health and vigorous physical and intellec
tual action. 1t gives warmth tothe system
arouses nervous energy and gives vigor t.
all the vital functions. TO the laborer i
gives strength-to the business man menta
force. Its effects are not like ordinary slim
ulants, such as spirits, etc., but produce
healthy action, the result of which is pleas
ing and permanent-a sweet disposition anc
bright intellect.
THINGS MONEY CANNOT BUY.-We some
times think that money is omnipotent, tina
it can purchase for us every good thing
This is a great mistake. Money cannot buy
love. 1t often wins its sembance. Sum
mer friends swarm around him who roll:
in wealth, but the love Of mother, the tidel
+In Of elk
sympathy of a brother, the trust of a friend
are never bought with it.
Money cannot bring contentment, anC
"Our content is our best having" Money
alone will not secure for us good educa
ton. A rich man, who had neglected his
early opportunities, was heard to say sadly
81 would give my wealth for a thorough ed
ucation and well trained mind" But hi:
money and his riches were, alike unavall
ing. Plenty Of money will not of itself in
sure culture and gentility, yet next to Chris
tian graces and robust health nothing is sc
desirable as refinement, and pleasing, self
possessed manners The wealth of Cresus
could not give a peaceful conscience. Sin
scourges the soul of the rich as surely as Of
the poor.
The poorest boy or girl, who has "always
a conscience void of offence toward God
and toward men," is richer than the richest
with a conscience scared with hot iron.
A good character is more precious than
gold.
Yet money is not to be despised. If we
have it, let US accept it as Gods gift, and
use it not so much for our pleasure as for the
benefit of others. If we have it not, let US
believe that for own good it has been with
held from us. But whether we have it or
not let us remember that it cannot purchase
love, contentment, culture, refinement, nor
good conscience; that it will not secure
for us either, peace, purity holiness, heaven.