Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-24
SOME COLD DAYS.

1t is q bit of coincidence that the comet
upon which Napoleon's soldiers gazed sew
eral years ago, when they were making
that dreadful March from Moscow, which
resulted in the death from cold and expo
sure of 100000 men, should be accompanied
on its temperance with bitter cold spell
of weather. When it swept out of sight the
world witnessed an unusually severe Win
ter. The incident, as we'll as the present
cold snap, recalls other severe winters. In
October, 763, and February, 764, the deni-
IONS of the cities of mosques and minarets
were astonished by a cold spell of weather,
and the two seas at Constantinople were fro
zen over for twenty days. In 1868 the
Thames was frozen over for fourteen weeks.
In 1407 the cold was so intense in England
that all the small birds perished, and in 14333
the large fowl of the air were driven by the
terrible cold into the towns and cities of
Germany.
In 1868 the winter was so severe in Flan-
ders that the wine distributed was cut with
hatchets.
The year 1868 was noted for cold weather
in England. Thousands of forest and shade
trees were split by frost, hares and stock
perished, a line of stages ran on the Thames
for several weeks and shops were built on
the ice in the middle of the Thames.
In 1910 the wolves were driven by the
cold into Vienna, where they attacked men
and cattle on the street.
In 1910 quicksilver froze in the thermom-
eter bulbs at Moscow. One of the most re-
markable changes of temperature was wit
messed at HOrnSey and HammerSmith, near
three degrees below zero on the 18th Of Janu-
ary and seventy-four hours later it had leap
ed to tifty-five degrees above zero.
With respect to America some of the re-
markable cold spells were as follows: In
1870, and again in 1921, New York harbor
was frozen over so that teams were driven
across the ice to Staten Island. The neigh
boring State of Indiana saw weather cold
enough to CONCEAL the mercury in 1853. The
winter of 1881 was made memorable by cold
weather. On the 18th and Goth days of jan
uary many deaths occurred from the intense
cold, and the residents Of Mobile saw the
thermometer sink to zero.
A record of cold sieges would be imper-
feet without mention of the terribly sud-
den storm that swept over the country in
1858, which had gone into history as the
cold New Years. \ drayman was frozen
to death in Cincinnati while driving along
the street; man climbing fence in Min
nesota froze to death and tOppled over into
the snow, while the loss of human and
animal lives in all parts Of the country was
immense-C Cleveland Herald.
How THE READING FARMER IS KNOWN.
The reading farmer is always known by the
thrift and comfort of his home. His home
has not the appearance OF mere lodging
place, but it has a comfortable look, and in
most cases is surrounded with trees and is
ornancnted with shrubs and flowers. In
many cases a closely moWn lawn surrounds
the house, giving, as it does to compar-
atively cheap bulldogs, an air of ele-
gance and refinement seldom seen except in
suburban homes.
The reading farmer is also known by the
convenient arrangement Of the house and
barns These will be found to be arranged
SO as to save steps. The time lost by incon-
veniently arranged buildings on the farm is
generally underestimate by farmers who
do not read. Reading begets thought, and
thought begets action in the right direction.
There is no reason why farm life should
not be more attractive than it is. A few
more books and papers will do much as es-
sentia aids in solving the desired problem.
The reading farmer is known by his words
and works.-PlanterS' Journal.
QUARREL1NG.-Ifan any thing in the world
will make man feel badly, except pinch
ing his fingers in the crack of a door, it is
quarrel. No man fails to think less of HIM
self after than he did before; it degrades
him in the eyes of others, and what is worse,
tends to blunt his sensibilities, and increase
his irritability. The truth is the more
peaceably and quietly we get on, the better
for our neighbors. In nine cases out of ten,
the course is, if the man cheats you, to quit
dealing with him; if he ISLANDERS you, take
care to live down his ISLANDERS. Let such
persons alone for there is nothing better
than this way of dealing with those who in
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