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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24
HOW SPONGES ARE CAUGHT.

A correspondent of the New Haven
Con-, Register tells how they fish for spong
es in the Bahamas: When vessel arrives
at the fishing it is anchored and the men ir
small boats proceed to look for spOnges ir
the water below. The water is a beautiful
light blue color, and so clear, a siXpence car
easily be seen on the white, sandy bottom
in thirty-five to forty feet of water. Oh
course when there is no wind, and the sur
face water is still, the sponges are easily
seen, but when a gentle breeze is blowing q
''sea glass" is used. A sea-glass consists OF
a square pine box about twenty inches in
length, pane of glass about 10X12 placed in
one end, water tight. TO use it, the glass
end is thrust into water, and the face OF
the operator is placed close to the other
By this means the wave motions of the
water are overcome, and the bottom
readily seen. Sponges when seen on the
bottom attached to rocks, look like q
big black bunch. They are pulled of
their natural beds by forked hooks, which
are run down under the sponge, which
is formed like the head of cabbage, and
the roots pulled from the rocks. When
brought to the surface it is a mass of soft,
glutinous stuff, which to the touch feels like
soap or thick jelly. When boat load is
obtained they are taken to the shore, where
a crawl IS DullC IN Wnlcn tney are placeu W
die, so that the jelly substance will readily
separate from the firm fibre of the sponge.
These craWls are built by sticking pieces OF
brush into the sand out of the water, large
enough to contain the catch. 1t takes from
five to six days for the insect to die, when
the sponges are beaten with small sticks and
the black glutinous substance falls off, leav-
ing the sponge, after thorough washing,
ready for market. TO the fishermen gener-
ally the occupation is not a lucrative one.
1 am told the wages will hardly average
three dollars per week, besides board.
There, is but little diving fol, sponges, eX-
cept for particularly fine bunch which
cannot be got with the hook. The sponge
is formed by small insects, and is the hive
in which they live. Different qualities are
found growing side by side, although in
certain regions the finer and more valuable
are found.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

MAG NETIZED WATCHES.-Somev very Gu
rious things concerning watches come under
a watchmaker's observation at times. l
remember lady who used to bring me her
watch sometimes as often as once week
il was either too fast or too slow with her; !;
while hung up in the shop it ran as steady
as the State House clock. l studied with
that watch and one day l came across some
thing in an English Theological magazine
that opened my eyes. 1t was simply a lit
tie item saying that sometimes delicately
adjusted watches were affected by the tenn
perament of their wearers. Affected by
by personal magnetism. The whole thing
flashed upon me in moment. The wo-
mans watch was affected by herself. l
found out that she was ofa highly nervous
temperament, but would at times suffer
from attacks of dependency. The watch
only recorded her temperament. When
she was vivacious it went fast, but when she
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

THE "WHITE" HoUsE.-The capitol was
first occupied in 1900. 1t was built of Vir-
ginia sandstone which was quarried at Ac-
quia creek. The White House was built of
the same quarry. Neither the capitol nor
executive mansion was white when origi-
nally built. The burning of the interior of
both buildings blackened the walls so that
they had to be painted white. The execu-
tive mansion has been known as the White
House ever since.-NeW York Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

SELF-CoNTRoL.-In some people passion
and emotion are never checked, but are al
lowed to burst out in blaze whenever they
come. Others suppress them by main force,
and preserve callous exterior when there
are raging fires within. Others are never
excited over anything. Some govern them
selves on some subjects, but not on others.
Very much can be done by culture to give
the will control over the feelings.
One of the best means of culture is the
persistent withdrawing of the mind from
the subject which produces the emotion and
concentrating it elsewhere. The man or
woman who permits their mind to dwell on
disagreeable themes, only spites him or her
self. Children, of course, have less self-con-
troll, and parents must help them turn their
attention from that which eXcites to some
thing else. The value of self-control as an
agent is very great. tprevents greatwaste
OF vitality in feeling, emotion and passion.
1t helps to give one mastery over pain
and distress, rather than ita mastery ovcrus
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

aas@ Let an independent thinker show fear
less fidelity to his convictions, and the shafts
of bigotry and envy will fall helpless and
harmless at his feet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

mS Adversely is the trial of principle
without it man can hardly know whether
he is honest or not.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

Ba~ There is not a single moment in life
that we can afford to lose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24
A PAWNEE SCALP DANCE.

AS I approached the lodge an hour before
sunset, / saw dangling from lodge pole,
which rose far above the lodge, the scalp
around which the dance was to be held.
The scalp was that of q woman. The hair
was fully eighteen inches long and of a red
color. AS 1 entered the lodge no one was
within except the dancers, ten or twelve
in number, who sat in semi-circle at the
back of the lodge and opposite the entrance,
and two attendants who busted themselves
attending the wants Of the dancers. All
was quiet, not word being spoken until
near the setting sun. Then the drummers
beat with all their power, and in came the
spectators (mostly men) pell NELL, yelling at
fusion, all were talking at once; but once
in, all again became quiet as before. The
dancers were painted most fancifully many
being covered all over with white or clay
paint. Where only the face was ornament
ed the rare colors were used, such as red,
green, blue, yellow, but all were painted
beyond recognition. Spotted Horse was
the first to balance; he being the one who
had cut the seal p from its owner. He came
forth with dgnifed air, first described how
he had killed the woman and cut the scalp
off before she was dead, even describing now
she had screamed and pleaded for mercy.
By use of the tomahawk he held, he acted
out as near as possible the dreadful tragedy
in which he had played so important part.
Then came the dance; first the dancers
head and body are leaned forward, the
head reaching very near the ground, next
lifting the feet high in the air, he throws
himself back into sitting posture with
such force as to seem to jar the very lodge.
A knife was held in one hand, a medicine
pOurd in the other the latter of which was
shook to the accompaniment of the music
of Indian drums. The dance was in exact
unison with the music. At intervals he
stopped and reviewed the story he had al
ready related or some part of it, then again
danced with more energy than before.
Thus the dance was kept up for an hour
when he was joined by the rest Of the dan
GERS. One by one they came forth and re-
lated some act of valOr, after which the
dance was again begun. This dance was
kept up until midnight, when the presents
were given. Many of the spectators became
so excited they took from their own body
their wearing apparel and threw it to the
dancers. Then came the big smoke. The
chiefs pipes were filled by the chief himself
with (NoW-eo-coW) Indian tobacco, which is
kept in a buffalo head and is thought to
possess spiritual virtue, and sent by the at
tendant to one of the spectators who is
known to have made some present. He
smokes and passes it to such friends as he
wishes. After all who have given presents
are handed the pipe Of sacred tobacco the
dance is either ended or they begin anew,
and repeat exactly what l have related,
dancing around the same scalp, but after
that night that scalp is never danced around
again.-American Antiquarian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

ha5D He that studies books alone will know
how things ought to be; and he that studies
men will know how things are.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

MAKING WAR MATERIAL.-The old man
rested his hands on the anvil and looked
about the shop that employs many people
manufacturing implements of war, and
said: "How curious it is, that after the con-
f1ict between the nations the preparations
for war do not cease. Out here at the
Schuylkill arsenal we manufacture 100000
rounds of ammunition and 100000 Of ri.
tle balls each year."
"What do you do with it all?"
"Three millions are used for target prac.
tice by the rank and file of the army. The
other is kept in reserve or used in testing
arms. So much each day is used to test
the character of the work produced. The
pressure, carrying power and the quality Of
the arms used is tested every day. The
new guns are sent out to be tested, and
thousands of rounds of ammunition are used
in these experiments for war. The arse
nal here at Philadelphia is the only one
where ammunition is made in large quanti-
ties for the government. Its operations are
peculiar and it's machinery a study. In
these hours Of peace, few people can COM
prehend how much is being done in the way
of testing the implements of defence.
Philadelphia Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24

SLOW EATING.-The idea of rest and re-
creation and deliberation in eating no long
er occupies the thought of the American
boy, much less of the business man. Yet
the power Of ones life depends as much
upon this as upon any one conduct of life.
The relation of the chewing and the juices
of the mouth to the after digestion, all
along the digestive track, and to that assim-
ilation which is to give force and vigor to
work, is such that we cannot afford to for
get the essential relationship. The failure
of this part of the apparatus to do it's part
does not involve immediate loss of power
or bedridden sickness, but it is more fire.
quent Limitation upon forceful life than any
one disability. A thorough digestion not
only leaves the mind clear and the nervous
system placid, but so provides the physical
and mental machinery with its propelling
power as to make thought as natural as if it
were physical function. 1t is not diff
cult to see in the work as we'll as the writ
ings of some men, the traces of bad ply
sical condition. Emerson overstated the
case when he stated that the sick man is
on the road to rascality, but, nevertheless,
did indicate what is true, that man in a
chronic state of embarrassed digestion is
out of gear with himself and the rest of man.
kind. We believe that the foundation of
many an incapacity is laid in this want of
quiet, deliberate eating.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-11
GMzare0,y Page.
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GE0RGINE WOODRUFF.

We commence for our young people this
week an English story which is one of the
prettiest, most touching little tales we have
ever read 1t is printed through the solic-
itatlon of child who had enjoyed it and
thought the Ladies' Journal would give
pleasure to children through it.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-11

| UsSu eHClC VI hou FoPol"p0N oStOiStt ~
time. Has dHa
My father was the owner not only of the
Abbey Farm, butot the Abbey ruins as
we'll. The whole place belonged TO him,
and had come down to him through as
long descent from father to son, as Old
court House had come down to the squire
ofthe village ; and yet he was only far
mer, farming his own land and living as
simply as many of his own labourers. His
name was Stephen Hartray, and mine was
Patience Hartray.
My father had not always been what he
was now. At one time he never thought
to have been farmer at all. lie was the
youngest of five sons, and having always
shown great cleverness and fondness for
books, his father (my grandfather) had
kept him longer at school than usual and
then sent him to London to try his fortune
as lawyers clerk. I know my dear faith
er had in his younger days cherished the
hope of earning enough money to go
through college and become learned man
but it was not to be. A long course of sor-
row and misfortune befell the Hartrays.
One by one the five, brave, elder sons sick
ened and died; then their old father,
bowed with grief, like Jacob of old, fol-
lowed his children; and my own father
the most delicate of all, was left alone.
He gave up his plans at once and went
home to take possession of the Abbey
Farm. He was now quite rich enough to
have gone through college if he had chosen,
but he decided otherwise, and remained a
farmer all his life, as his ancestors had
been before him. .ou7r Hna.gE
All, how dearly loved that wise and
gentle father His voice and manners
nad' with all their simplicity, certain re-
hnement which distinguished him from
MS brother-farmers. His habits, too, were
more studlous than theirs, though he new
er neglected a single duty which required
activity or energy. He had married rath-
er late in life, and was almost an old man
when we, his children, were growing lads
and lasses, full of life, health, and vigor, and
dare say, at times, rather overpowering.
Not that we ever found this out from
our fathers manner towards us. He was
always full of interest and sympathy with
all our pursuits, and it was only our moth
er who would now and then send us out of
the room with Now, now be quiet, do!
DoHt you see you are worrying father
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-11
The Silver FlagOn.
CHAPTER 1.-THE ABBEY FARM.

CHAPTER 1.-THE ABBEY FARM.
I think there are few people who can
look back on childhood so happy and
peaceful as mine There are many who
have had richer and grander homes, many,
too, whose lives have been more varied
and romantic, but few who have had such
wise and gentle friends, SO tranquil and Sc
rene home.
Perhaps one reason that | look back up
on my childhood with such pleasure is,
that the old Abby Farm where [ was born
was in itself SO picturesque, Not beauti-
ful-the country about Oldcourt, which
was the name Of the village near us, was
simply wooded and rural, as are so many
parts of England; but the Abbey Farm
was built ofred brick, overgrown with ivy,
and had quaint, old-faShioned windows,
and gables full of birds nets, which gave
rise to many an admiring remark from
wandering artists in the summer time.
Nothing made my dear mother so proud
as to have these remarks repeated to her,
though she pretended not to care, and al
ways insisted that a plain, square, white
washed house would be much more COM
Portable.
We children, however, did not think So;
for these odd little windows, and winding
staircases, and turrets, were our delight.
On wet half-holidays the girls would take
their sewing, the boys their bits of carpen-
try, up to the gable-attic, as the highest
garnet in the house was called, and there
siton the boarded floor, telling stories, or
holding wonderful discussions about the
various paths in life which we meant to
adopt. dare say it would have been
much more comfortable downstairs, but
we liked the gable-attic best. .# ......
The Abbey Farm was SO called because
once, centuries ago, the land on which it
stood was Church land, and belonged to
the monks. The ruins of the old Abbey
stood some way from the farm, and was a
favorite resort of ours. There was a we'll
near it, from which we drew all the water
used in the house and about the place. It
was called the Abbot's Well, and at one
time its water was supposed to have some
particular virtue. | never found out what
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-11

uue 70 her' | never remember Ii. ''''
thing Il but active and stirring; up At g., ny:
the morning, winter and sumn. %A'' Y
looking everything inside the bon,. ''fi,
not a little outside. '''' all
| used to hear her scollins fl. :.
when | had only just come out Of 1 ,','S
land-thoSe delicious morning d,. ,,,i'
which always seem the best partot n,
whole night. | say scolding, but in n,r
ty our dear mothers words never bu,t =,
one; there was not, for all her fu,,,, !,
unkind thought or feeling in her Mn
She managed father and US young o,.
with great deal of talking and eyhoa,
ton, but in reality [ believe she revp.
ced father as a higher order Of being hi
any of those around him and us she scare
ly looked upon as youthful prodigins
When any one was i'll, there was nom
like mother-but, indeed, think has
nearly always the case. Whatever ml
feelings may be when we are well, I M
lieye every fibre in our bodedies cries odd
for our mother when we are i'll.
With such parents as these, you anai.
ly imagine that our home at the A5g5
Farm was very happy one. OF @lH
we had our ups and downs, like da
families some ofu were delicate and snI
of us unruly, some of us took too much
our books, and some ofus too little
the one strong, pure love which 0''l
each to the other kept any little angles
character from becoming sharp dPS'Ea0
corners. ,an
1t is not necessary to my story thaiH
should know us all by name, but @ln
young folk are found of particulars ~
as we'll give the list of our names 'l''
at the time [ am writing about ,0
We we're a large family, nine boy
girls, all with very decided wills 'A' S
of our own. ,.u.
The eldest, and to my nina 4Iu
er,s tbe flower of the flock, was Wolf
sixteen. This was no NICKNAME
had given him, but an old fpn''! Z,
which descended from father ...,T f.
naturally as the Abbey farln ' .,,r
one knew whence its orlSlr' Ou1 !, N
born male Hartray was Oap''''
matter of course. boneDJ
Wolf was not like his nap'H y, 4
er cunning nor fierce flS - I'd,
' slIs = ~ dormant intelligence ~ !.
much ready wit. lie was lt4sbitd
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-11

The Greek AroheoIosio .,,.,, as,Ii
determined to dredge the ''''''
for trophies Of the battle
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

In answer to the Mascots reply to their challenge
the Granite Citys say the game between them must
be played in some neutral rink and not in the
Gardner Coliseum, where the sympathy for the
home team is exhibited in so marked manner
Boston paper says: "The Hubs have made
ALne Butler, the Portland boy at the Columbia
rlnk, liberal offer to go West with them.' The
HuD team Is composed mostly of base ball mon like
Wright Ditson's.
A. G Doe, the captain of the Gloucesters. is out
in card, In which he says his club accepts the
challenge OF the manager of the Bay States to play
i've games for $500 side Their teams are to toss
Tor rink to agree two referees and then toss for
choice; to play Feb. 26, and Mar. 10, II and q
the fifth game to be agreed on if required. Mr..
Doe will meet Mr.. Baker of the Bay States next
Thursday to draw up articles and deposit stakes.
The Herald says nothing but the hardest kind of
luck will prevent the Salems from wearing the New
England medals.
There will be Two league games at the Bijou this
week between the Bilious and Granite Citys-
tomorrow night and the other Friday.
Wanted to know if there has been a game of
polo advertised here this winter that wasn't to be
"the best game ever witnessed hero" according TO
some authorities.
There will be two league games between the W.
II. and Alamedas this week-one at Lewiston
Thursday. and the other at Bath Saturday
The Bay States will play in Lewiston Tuesday,
and Bath Wednesday.
Whitney late of the Deerings, played in the goal
for the Granite Citys Saturday night at Bath.
The Athletics beat the Stars to 2 Saturday fore
noon. Ruby got the goals for the Athletics and
Coleman for the Stars. M. Leighton was referee.
Ihere are two games to be played in the present
series between the W. H. T.'s and Bilious that are
not scheduled. They will probably be played next
week, one at the Bijou and the other in Lewiston.
The Independent says the last game at Bath be-
tween the Bijous and Alamedas was as good as
three s.raights for the Alamedas, a-queer way of
reckoning.
The Independent also speaks of the fine goal tend
ing of "Norwaw' of the Bilious.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
Personal.

Mr.. T. E. Calvert OF the Lewiston Gazette
was in the city Saturday
Rev. Il. @. Munson leaves for Dexter this
noon and will organize a lodge of Good Tenn
plars in that place tonight.
A. ii. Rennett, of Island Pond, VT, and
family are spending few days at the City
Hotel.
Mr.. Geo. Randall, who has driven one Of Mr.
Seeley's hacks for several years, died Saturday
of pneumonia, at his home, corner of Smith
and Oxford streets. Mr. Randall's friends
will deeply sympsthizs with the family in their
bereavement.
Mr. Jas. n. Mckenzie. the oarsman. was
united in marriage at the Cathedral last Tues
day, to Miss Alice Smith of this city. Rev. T.
P. Linehan performed the ceremony and
many friends of the bride and groom we're
present to extend congratulations.
Mr. Charles T. Walter Of the senior class
Bates College, has been given the position of
associate editor and business manager of the,
st. Johnsbury (Yt.) Index. This is a large
newspaper enterprise in which the Fairbanks
and other prominent Vermont capitalists are
interested.
1t reported that Mr.. Frank Scammon has
grown insane on wheat futures in Minneapo-
lis. Mr.. Scammon is son of Mr.. Josiah D.
Scammon, who at one time was proprietor of
the Deering Express line and later run Geo.
Hays eating house on Federal street. The
boy was clerk for Chesley the tailor about
five years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
ON THE ROLLERs.
BAY STATES TONIGHT.

BAY STATES TONIGHT.
Tonight the Bay States, last years Massachusetts
champions, will meet the Bilious in an exhibition
game at the Biiou. Their game with the Portlands
last year is well remembered as being one of the
finest exhibitions of polo playing ever seen here.
1t was played the 9th of last May and was won by
them to after hard struggle, the game lasting
over two hours. They now stand third in the Mas
sachusetts league, the Paris and Gloucester teams
leading them. They dropped down to that position
early in the league, but lately have been playing
much better game, winning two games from The
played on the Forest Citys last Summer, is one of
their MEMBERS end they have lately added goal
ienosr %Ho m Is Playng nne game Inc game Will
are not such club as the Wright & Ditson's and
Manchesters it is expected that the Bjjous will be
able to hold them in good play. The front seats in
the gallery and one row down stairs will be reserved
and will be on sale at the Bijou to-day at 10 a. M
AT PORTLAND RINK.
This week will be carnival weeks at this popular
rink. The evening programme will be as follows:
Monday, championship one mile race. Tuesday.
ladies' night, with special skating orders. Wednes.
day, ladies' complimentary. Thursday grand car
niyal with special decorations extra music and
special skating orders; music at O'Clock with
grand march at $50, after which general skating
till Ii o'clock one allowed the surface unless
in costume. Friday general skating. Saturday,
polo.
ALAMEDAs, 3; GRANITE oITYs, 0.
A good crowd was present to see the game be-
tween the Alamedas and Granite Citys at Bath
Saturday evening. From the first the game seemed
onesided the visitors evidently being out of prac-
tice, although they made some good plays. 1t took
twenty minutes to discuss fouls and mend skates,
and nine to play the game. Farrell secured the
first and second rushss, and Roberts the third.
Much time was used up in the first inning in Jug
Cling and merding skates, but finally Dunning got
the ball behind the Granite Citys cage and sent 1t