Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-13

READING AND THINKING.-To receive
the full benefit of what we read we should
talk it over afterward. Let any young
person try the experiment of giving in con-
versation, briefly and connectedly, and in
the simplest language, the chief point OF
any book or article he has read, and ne will
at once see what we mean. The gaps that
are likely to appear in the knowledge that
he felt was his own will no doubt be very
surprising. We know of no training su-
perior to this in utilizing ones reading, in
strengthening the memory, and in forming
habits Of clear connected statement. 1t
will doubtless teach other things than those
here mentioned, which the persons who
honestly make the experiment will find
out for themselves. Children who read can
be encouraged to give, in a familiar way,
the interesting part of the books they have
read, with great advantage to all concern
ed. In this way encouragement is given
to their intellectual tastes.
SENSIBLE ADyICE.-A physician writes
to young men as follows: "My profession
has thrown me among women of all classes,
and my experience teaches me that Heaven
never gave man greater proof OF His love
than to place woman here with him. My
advice is: Go and propose to the most SEN
sible girl you know. If she accepts you,
tell her how much your income is, and
from what source derived and tell her you
will divide the last shilling with her, and
that you will love her with all your heart
into the bargain. And then keep your
promise. My word for it, she will live with
in YOUR income, and to your last hour you
will regret that you did not marry sooner.
Stop worrying about feminine extravaganza
and feminine untruth. Just you be true to
her-love her sincerely, and more fond,
faithful, foolish slave you will never meet
anywhere. You will not deserve her. 1
know; but she will never know it,"
ANECDoTE OF WAsHINGTON.-Soon after
the close of the Revolutionary war Wash
ington went to Alexandria on horseback,
accompanied by his negro servant. The
main road was impossible, and the road
for travel ran through the farm of despe-
RADIO. AS Washington was about to enter
this private road, a stranger on horseback
barred the way and said: "You shall not
pass this way"
"You do not know me-" said Washing
ton.
'Yes 1 do. You are the General who
commanded the army in the Revolution.
If you attempt to pass I will shoot YOU"
and handing it to the servant, said: "lf
this person shoots me do you shoot him -
and coolly passed on and was not molested.
Basn On clear night about 5000 stars are
visible to the naked eye. A like num-
Der in the opposite hemisphere makes
total of about 5000 that can be seen without
a glass. These are divided according to
their apparent brightness, into six classes,
twenty ranking as first magnitude stars,
sixty-five as second magnitude, 200 as third,
$50 as fourth, LOO as fifth, and about 1000
as sixth. These telescope stars, unseen to
ness, are classified as high as the fourteenth
magnitude, and their number is vastly
greater, being reckoned as high as &c, 100000
R1~ A Marseilles merchant, lately deceas-
ed, started in business with 10000 francs and
became a millionaire. He left his property
to a friend on the condition that he should
be buried with the sum of 10000 francs
placed inhis coffin. The executor bewailed
this reckless waste of money, and was at
his wits end how to defeat this whimsical
clause in the will. At length happy
thought came. 81 will put check" he
said, "for 10000 francs into the coffin. It
will be duly honored when he presents it,"
Ba% Key West is one of the most peculiar
cities in the world. She has population
of more than $4,000, principally whites, but
has no chimneys, no show windows, no
brick blocks, no fine buildings, no planning
mills, no machine shops, no farmers driving
in with loaded teams, no country roads, no
railroads, no rattle Of machinery, no noise
of any kind, except the beating of the waves
against her coral-bound shores, and yet she
does an immense shipping and manufacture
ing business for her size.
aa- Among other forms of animal life
which has disappeared from the earth is
the sea cow. This great animal, which has
been variously classed with the whales,
with warluses and seals, and with ele-
plants, was toothless vegetable feeder,
living along the shore in shallow water,
and often weighing three or four tons. 1t
,uas seen alive and Described in 1741 but in