Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-11

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is said to have been kept in Rome more
than 100 years. The celebrated Opimian
wines, which took the name of the consul
who lived when they were first made, are
spoken of by Pliny as having been pre-
served until his time, nearly 200 years, and
so excellent were they that money could
not buy them.
THAT'S HOw.-After a great snow storm
little fellow began to shovel path through
large snow bank before his grand-mother's
door. He had nothing but small shovel
to work with.
"How do you expect to get through that
drift?" asked man passing along.
'By keeping at it," said the boy, cheer
fully. "That's how"
That is the secret of mastering almost
every difficulty under the sun. If a hard
task is before you stick to it. Do not keep
thinking how large or how hard it is; but
60 at it, and little by little it will grow
smaller until it is done.
If a hard lesson is to be learned, do not
spend a moment in fretting; do not lose
breath in saying, II can't or "don't'see
how;' but 60 at it, and keep at steady.
That is the only way to conquer it.
1t fault is cured or bad habit broken
up, it cannot be done by merely being sor-
ry, or only crying little. You must keep
fighting until it is got rid of.
If you have entered your Masters service
and are trying to be good, you will some
times find hills of difficulty in the way.
Things will often look discOuraging, and
you will not seem to make any progress at
all, but keep at it. Never forget '"That's
how"
THE SANDAL-WooD OF Passing
by shop you see cords of wood cut into
small blocks about six inches long. This
you learn is nothing short of shoe-timber.
These cords of wood will be speedily con-
verted into shoes of various sizes, at prices
ranging all the way from 4 to 20 cents.
One feels quite exalted in pair of 20 cent
shoes. The wood is called kiri, and is very
light. The clogs are still further lightened
by following out the center. So, in point
of fact, there is little truth in calling the
shoes heavy, although they appear SO to
the inexperienced observer. 1t must be
admitted, though, that they are unreasona-
bly, clumsy. Sometimes the shoes worn by
the ladies are lacquered, and are fastened
by velvet band passing from either side
over the lower part of the instep, and be-
tween the first and second toes. With
the same kind of wood is made bureaus
provided with strong iron handles, and the
whole box is adjustable in horizontal Sec
tions, one piled above another. Owing to
the lightness of the wood these boxes may
be filled with clothing and carried off on
the shoulders Of the coolie in case of fires,
which so often vex the people Of Toxic.
Correspondence Chicago Times.
THE Work OF A MOMENT.-Did you
never write letter, and just as you were
finishing it let your pen fall on it or drop
of ink blot the fair page? 1t was the work
of moment, but the evil could not be en-
tirely effaced. Did you never cut yourself,
or weeks to heal the wound, and even the
scar remained. 1t is related of Lord
Brougham, that one day he occupieda a con-
spicuous place in a group to have his da-
guerreotype taken. But at an unfortunate
moment he moved. The picture was taken,
but the face was blurred.
Do you ask what application we would
make Of these facts? Just this: ut takes
lifetime to build character; it only takes
moment to destroy it,"
BOILING WATER IN A SHEET OF Pa
PER.-Take piece of paper and fold it up,
as school boys do, into square box without
a lid. Hang this up to walking stick by
four threads, and support the stick on books
or other convenient props. Then lamp or
taper must be placed under this dainty caul-
drOn. In few moments the water will
boil.
The only fear is lest the threads should
catch fire and let the water spill into the
lamp and over the table. The flame must
therefore not be too large. The paper does
not burn, because it is wet, and even if it
resisted the wet it would not be burned
through, because the heat impaired to 1t
on one side by the flame would be very
rapidly conducted away by the other
Nature.
How CHINA GETS ITS NAME.-The Ce-
lestial empire has borne in its time many
names, for it was custom when a new dy-
nasty ascended the throne to give another
name to the empire, as Haique, Chumque
Hanuue, etc., according to the name of the
ruling monarch. The true name is said to
be Chumque, "the centre kingdom OF the
world" This term was by usage corrupted
to Chiuuue, and from this word the Portu-
guese gave it the name of China.
nag- It is seemly that we should allow the
faults of the dead to drop by silence into
forgetfulness, and that we should speak low
ingly and truthfully of their merits; but to
pronounce paneSyTlCS upou IieHl Iiit'V aio
knowingly undeserved, merely because they
have passed away from us, is casting con-
tempt on truth which will not be borne with
impunity.
aa% have little fear for the self-opinion-
ated young man. The kind, wise world
has rods in keeping that will take the con-
ceit out of him. 1 fear for him who goes
with the crowd and draws his opinions and
sentiments from the common stock. hate
to hear a young man say, ''They all do it,"
On the Threshold.
@~ ''The Abyssian alphabet" writes a
traveller, Consists of 2OS characters, each