Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04


The Solicitor -Generalship, to which the
Hon, John Goode has been appointed, is
considered as second only to Cabinet posi-
tion in importance. The Solicitor-General
assists the Attorney-G General in the perform
ance of his general duties, and by special
provision of law, in case of a vacancy in the
office of fAttorney-General, or in his absence,
exercises all of these duties. Except when
the Attorney General otherwise directs, he
and the Solicitor General conduct and argue
all cases in the Supreme Court and the Court
of Claims, in which the United States are
interested. Mr. Goode was born in Bedford
county, Va, May 9th, 1929. He studied at
Emory and Henry Colleges. He studied
law at Lexington, Va, under the tutorship
of w. Brockenborough, and in 1851 was ad-
mitted to the Bar During this year he was
sent to the State Legislature, and subse-
quently reelected. When the Southern
States seeded, he was sent to the Constitu-
tional Convention, and afterwards entered
the Confederate army. He was elected to
the Confederate Congress- whilst serving in
the field. Settling at Norfolk, Va, after the
close of the war, he soon became known as
an able lawyer, and established lucrative
practice. He was elected to the 44th, 45th
and 10th Congresses, and was sent to the
Democratic National Conventions of 1868
and 1872. He was President of the Virgin
ia Electoral College, and cast the vote OF
that State for Cleveland and Hendricks.
HAPPINESS A HABIT.-Every permanent
state of mind is largely the effect of habit.
Just as we can perform an action SO continu-
ally that it becomes to be habitual, so we
can encourage conditions of mind till they,
too, come to be habits of thinking, and even
of feeling.
Every thoughtful parent or teacher recog-
nizes this in the training of youth The
child constantly thwarted, scolded or ridi-
culed, has constantly aroused within him
feelings of resentment, or discouragement,
or misery, and these grow to be habltual,
and character for ill-temper or moroseness
or dependency is formed.
On the other hand, the child who is wisely
treated, whose faculties are brought into ac-
tion, who is encouraged to do well, who is
surrounded with cheerful faces and orderly
arrangements, becomes accustomed to cor
responding habits of thought and feeling.
The exercise of self-control, of truthful
ness, of honesty and other essential quail
ties, not only results in habitual feelings or
states of mind induce those actions. So the
condition which We call happiness is like
wise acquired to a considerable degree. 1t
involves within it many things, but they
are not impossible to secure, and when we
have discovered them it rests with us to en-
courage or to discourage them.
Happiness is not only privilege, but
duty, not a mere outward good that may
perhaps come to us, but an inward posses
sion which we are bound to attain. When
we remember the contagious character OF
happiness, the strength, courage and hope it
excites by its very presence, and the power
for good that it eXerts in every direction,
we cannot doubt our obligation to attain as
much of it as possible Philadelphia Ledger.
SOME FAMOUS OLD MAIDs.-LOok at the
list. Elizabeth of England, one of the
most illustrious of mOderen sovereigns.
Her rule over Great Britrin certainly
comprised the most brilliant literary age of
English speaking people. Her political ac-
umen was certainly put to as severe tests as
that of any ruler the world ever saw. Ma
ria EdgeWorth was an old maid. 1t was
this Woman's writings that first suggested
the thought of writing similarly to Sir Wal.
ter Scott. Her brain might well be called
the mother of the Waverly novels: Jane
children of her busy brain were 'Thaddeus
of Warsaw and "The Scottish Chiefs"
which have moved the hearts of millions
with excitement and tears. Joanna Bail
lie, poet and play writer, "was one of 'en."
Florence Nightengale, most gracious lady,
heroine of Inkermann and Balaklava hos
pitfalls, has to the present Miss before her
name. The man who should marry her
might we'll crave to take the name of Night
ingale. Sister Dora, the brave spirit of Eng,
lish pest-houses, whose story is as a helpful
evangel, was the bride of the worlds sor-
row only. And then what names could the
writer and reader add of those whom the
great world may not know, but we know,
and the little world of the village, the
church, the family know, and prize be-
yond all worlds.-Nofh British Advertiser.
Eap Chinese Mandarin-"YO Americans
are very smart, but you are not consistent" !"
American Citizen-"In what way?" "You
spend millions of dollars sending missiona-
ries to u.s. "That is true" "And the OBJ
ject is to fit us for the kingdom of Heaven" ."
"Yes." "But still you refuse us residence
in the United States. Now, explain that"
"Well, you see we are afraid if you 60 to
our country to live you will get into Amer
lean politics." "What of that ?" '"rhat
would unfit you for the kingdom of Heav-
."-Phiadelphia Call.
tR~ Never ridicule sacred things or what
others may esteem as such, however absurd
they may appear to you.