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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

ever part of you he has hold of, and sets
in the rest. One gentleman in Nassau de-
scribed to me thrilling encounter he had
with centipede. On going to bed one
night he put on that long white linen gar
ment which is so comforting to the senses
in hot climate, and it did not take him
long to discover that there was something
in it. A moment later centipede was fast
tened to his back, and the gentleman was
trying to tear the linen off with as little de-
lay as possible. The centirede, by this
time, had given up all claim to the linen,
but held on the back for dear life. They
stick very tightly, having to be almost torn
off; and the gentleman had to call for help
to have him pulled off. BY the time as
sistance had arrived, the insect had crawl
ed foot or two up his victims back, leav-
ing fiery red mark wherever claw had
touched. And all this time the gentleman
was enjoying the sensation of having hun
dred hot needles run into him. From this
and some similar experiences it is quite
fashionable in the tropics to shake your
clothes well before putting them on
Nassau Correspondent Nec York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

For WANT OF A LATCH.-An old STEP
ladder lesson, setting forth the sad import
of little neglects, is worth thousand repe-
titiOns:
'For want of nail the shoe was lost;
For want of shoe the horse was lost;
For want of a horse the rider was lost
And all for the want of horseshoe nail"
This is said to be originally taken from
actual history-of a certain aid-de-camp
whose horse fell lame on a retreat and de-
layed him until the enemy overlook him
and killed him.
Another actual case, embodying the same
lesson against the lazy and shiftless habit of
"letting things go" is related by the French
political economist, NJ. Say.
Once, at farm in the country, there was
a gate enclosing the cattle and poultry,
which was constantly swinging open for
want of a proper latch. The expenditure of
a penny or two, and few minutes time,
would have made all right. 1t was on the
swing every time 4 person went out, and
not being in state to shut readily, many of
the poultry were from time to time lost.
One day a fine young porker made his es-
cape, and the whole family, with the gar
dener, cook and milk maid, turned out in
quest of the fugitive. The gardener was
the first to discover the pig, and in leaping
a ditch to cut off his escape, ne got a sprain
that laid him up for fortnight.
The cook, on returning to the farmhouse,
found the linen burned that she had hung
before the fire to dry, and the milk-maid
having forgotten, in her haste, to tie up the
cattle in the cow house, found that one of
the loose COWS had broken the leg of a colt
that happened to be kept in the same shed.
The linen burned and the gardeners work
lost were worth fully 100 francs, and the colt
was worth nearly double that money so
that here was loss in few minutes of
large sum, purely for want of little latch
which might have been supplied for few
half-pence.- Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

Whether that objective point of all great
nations, viZ-The North Pole-shall first
be reached by representatives of the United
States there is no method ofjudging, but at
present we are gratiied by knowing that an
American has reached point farther north
than living foot ever trod. TO Lieutenant
Greedy we owe this proud distinction, and
upon the maps Of the future, way up to the
northward, Greely's name will stand con-
spicuously. The Greedy expedition was the
result of the leading nations of the earth, in
their determination to establish circumpolar
stations. The L. S. stations were to be at
Point Barrow and upon the shores of Lady
Franklin Bay. The expedition under the
voluntary command of Adolphus w. Gree
ly started for the arctic regions from st.
Johns July 7th, 1881, in the whaling steam
er Proteus. July 9th Upenavik, the high
est Danish settlement, was reached. On
August 7th the ship entered Smith Sound.
On August 18th the anchor was dropped
and a settlement established at Discovery
Harbor 80 81 north. The station was call
ed Fort Conger. August 18th the P'oteus
proceeded homeward. Since then nothing
July, 1881, when they were rescued. n
search expedition under n. NJ. Berbe was
sent out in 1882, which was unsuccessful
The second expedition, under G. A. CARING
ton, yielded no result. The third was sue
cessful, and brought home the survivors,
six in number. Lieutenant Greedy was born
in Massachusetts and is forty years of age.
He entered the army as private, March
18th, 1868, was promoted to the lieutenancy
in 1864. He was breveted Major in 1868,
being mustered out in 1867. In 1869 he
was assigned to the First Cavalry and rose
again to the lieutenancy, which position he
now holds In his artc explorations he has
made record of which he can be proud.
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 a 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 very best means of culture is
the persistent withdrawing of the mind
from the subject which produces the emo
ton, and concentrating it elsewhere. The
man or woman who persistently permits
their mind to dwell on disagreeable themes,
only spites him or herself Children, of
course, have less self-control, and parents
and teachers must help them to turn their
attention from that which eXcites them to
something else; but adults, when they act
like children, ought to be ashamed of them
selves. The value of self-control as a hy-
gienic agent is very great. 1t prevents
great waste of vitality in feeling emotion
and passion. 1t helps to give one mastery
over pain and distress, rather than it a
mastery over us.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

ONE WHO STICKETH LIKE a BRoTIIER.-
pion, and / think even more dreaded. He
grows sometimes to be six or eight inches
long, but is slim and rather flat. He,
too, travels very fast (he ought to, he has
legs enough), and he scratches rather than
bites, leaving an ugly mark wherever he
sets in one of his numberless claws. Like
the scorpion, he lives under boards or stones
or at the bottom of old walls. He is made
up all in joints like tape worm, and each
joint has either two or four legs. The CEN
tipede's poison lies in his claws. There is a
bent and very shark claw at the end of each
leg, which sticks into the flesh, and if he
gets one of those claws into you he quickly
pulls himself up upon your hand or what
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21
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WHAT WAS HIS CREED?
He left ton of anthracite
In front of poor Widows door,
When the deep snow, frozen and white,
Wrapped street and square, mountain and
moor.
That was his deed;
He did it we'll.
"What was his creed?"
I cannot tell.
Blest sin his basket and his store,"
In sitting down and rising up,
When more he got, he gave the more,
Withholding not the crust and cup.
He took the lead
In each good task
"What was his creed?"
l did not ask.
His charity was like the snow,
Soft, white and silken in its fall:
Not like the noisy winds that blow
From shivering trees the leaves, a pail
For flower and weed
Dropping below.
"What was his creed p
The poor may know.
He had great faith in loaves of bread
For hungry people young and Old;
And hope-inspiring words he said
To him he sheltered from the cold;
For man must feed
AS we'll as pray.
'sWhat was his creed p
s.. cannot say.
In words he did not put his trust;
In faith his words were never writ;
He loved to share his cup and crust
With any one who needed it.
In time Of need
A friend was he
''What was his creed?'
He told not me.
He put his trust in heaven, and worked
Ever along with hand and head;
And what he gave in charity
Sweetened his sleep and daily bread.
Byword and deed
To help the poor
That was his creed;
What would We more?
N. Y. Day Sar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

A No. l Foot Nor ALWAYS PRETTY
A woman with disproportonately large
foot is by common consent entitled to pity.
But it is not the size Of the foot to which
good taste objects, but its relation to the
rest of the body. A large woman with the
tiny foot of the girl would be as dispropor-
tionate as the small woman with a large
foot. What is known in the market as the
No. boot cannot by any means be made
to 90 upon the foot of any woman whose
physical proportions bear any comparison
with those of the Venus de Medici, which
is the representation Of a large, voluptuous
woman. Women who wear the No. l boot
are petite, vivacious, pert, pretty, anything
youlike, but they are not the Medician type:
Large women, says well-known artist and
expert, must have feet that, to be beautiful
would be very ugly on smaller woman
The No. boot is, to a large extent, female
hallucination.-Micago Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

For WANT OF A LATCH.-An old STEP
ladder lesson, setting forth the sad import
of little neglects, is worth thousand repe-
titiOnS:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

sg~ While a word is yet unspoken you are
master of it; when once it is spoken it is
master of you.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

A TRUE HoME.-The following beautiful
gem is floating around the press as waif:
The most perfect home 1 ever saw was
home into the sweet incense of whose altar
fires went no costly things. A thousand dol
larsa year served as living for father, moth
er and three children. But the mother was
the creator of the home. Her relations
with her children were the most beautiful
have ever seen. Even the dull and common
place man was lifted up and enabled to work
for souls by the atmosphere which this wo-
man created. Every inmate of her house
involuntarily looked into her face for the
keynote of the day, and it always rang clear.
From the rosebud or clover leaf, which, in
spite Of her hard housework she always
found time to put beside our plates at break
fast, down to the story she had on hand to
be read in the evening, there was no inter,
ruptiOn of her influence. She has been and
always will be, my ideal of wife, mother
and home maker. If to her quick brain,
loving heart and exquisite face had been
added the appliances of wealth and the en-
largcment Of wide culture, hers would have
been the ideal Of home. AS it was, it was
the best have ever seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

THE HIGHEST LAKE.-The lake that has
the highest elevation of any in the world is
Green lake, in Colorado. Itssurface is l0,252
feet above the level of the sea. Pine forests
surround it, and eternal SHOWS deck the
neighboring mountain tops. One of these,
Gray's Peak, has an altitude of 14,34l feet
The water of Green lake is as clear as crys-
tai, and large rock masses and a petritied
forest are distinctly visible at the bottom.
The branches of the trees are of dazzling
whiteness, as though cut in marble. Sal
mon and trout swim among them. In
places the lake is POO feet deep.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-10-18
MORNING APPEAL.
October IS 1sss
THE FAIR.

All who attended the State Fair
are we'll satisfied with the manage
ment, and the display both At the
track and pavilion. The new ad-
ministration now at the helm have
discharged their duties with fore
thought and ability, and now that
the Society is we'll on its feet. there
is a bright promise for its future.
They have succeeded in interest
ing all the counties Of the State,
in abolisbing sectional prejudics
and jealousy. and binding al har-.
moniously together,
There are a few suggestions, how
ever, which the APPEAL makes in
: friendly spirit. Stockmen would
be better satisfied if there was =
platform at the track so that they
could take stock from the cars
without going to Reno and driving
it in. The lack Of such platform
was the source Of much complaint.
Again, the stalls set apart for the
stock should be better provided
with water; stock in the lower
stalls had to be walked at least .
quarter Of mile to drink.
The Society should also see that
the restaurant privileges are leased
to some responsible party who
knows hsw to cook. The service at
the restaurant during Fair week,
vas something which people recall
with a shudder. They are speech
less regarding it; it, comes up IN
memory as a horror without d
name. In the center of so promls-
ing an agricultural district As
Washoe county, IN the midst OF
broad fields covered with grazing
cows to their knees in fine feed, one
at least, expects butter that under
+. year old, can be distinguished
from wagon grease. The Society
should see that the restaurant
privileges 70 to some one who, at
least, can give good bread and but
ter and good tea and coffee to
hungry people at the Fair crounds
Another good move would be to
compel all drivers of vehicles, who
transport passengers to and from
the Fair, to have printed placard
on their conveyances stating TIT
price Of fare.
Ali these minor details car
easily be attended to next year, ant
will add much to the comfort 0
visitors.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-10-18
DEATH VALLEY FICTION

Recently the papers Of the Pacific
Coast have been republishing an
article form: the Scientific Ameri-
cad descriptive Of the imaginary
horrors Of Death Valley, in lnyo
county Cal. This remarkable work
Of imagination pictures the valley
As entirely destitute of human life
and relates that men and horses
often perish in attempting to cross
it. The exceeding heat and dry
ness Of the climate are represented
to be the case Of the valleys
strange fatality. The Scientific
American writer caps the climax IN
saying that many cases OF death
have occurred when water was
plenty but could not be drunk East
enough to supply the drain caused
BY the dessicative power OF the dry,
hot air" What delightful situa-
ton for a Missourian with barrel
of whiskey!" exelaims the Sacra-
mento Bee. Now the papers ought
to be more thoroughly Informed, for
the truth is that Death Valley is
not only inhabitable but inhabited.
It contains the largest borax mines
in the United States, the borax
miners live there, year in and year
ont, without suffering any distress
because Of heat and dryness.
Freight teams are constantly pass
ing in and out of the valley. There
Is no more danger Of perishing on
account of heat or thirst in the So
called Death Valley, than there Is
in crossing the desert between Haw-
thorre and Candelaria.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-10-18
tract, which Judge Sullivan called.
zone Of the back doors to matrl-
mony." and the very unhusband-
like Dear Wife" letters.

John s. Wise, Who recently de-
clined to fight Page MeCarty, is
said to be, the: hero of twenty,six
duels. He is left-handed. but un-
der the code was obliged to use his
right arm in dueling. This is pos
sibly a. Virginia campaign lie.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-10-18
The oral argument Of Hon. ". NJ

The oral argument Of Hon. ". n.
Stewart in she great suit OF Wm.
Sharon against Sarah Althea HILL
to set aside the alleged marriage
contract, has been printed, and :
CODY hiss fallen uader the observsr
ton of this writer. It is not the
misfortune Of the aforementioned
scribe to know much about the d.ss
NAL case in which the two notorious
criminals, Sharon and Hill, are con-
nected, and therefore, no opinion as
to the ability Of the argument i
ventured. Aside from this phase
Of the subject, the pamphlet i OF
;oterest aud use - study IN the
art offqrgery, Is illustrated By Max
Gumpel. In it are given fac SINH
lies Of the far-famed marriage con.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06
CROOKED BRANDY.
Good Deacon Birdsall Caught In the
Act OF Defrauding the Treasury of
Uncle Sam.


Act OF Defrauding the Treasury of
Uncle Sam.
from the Neso York World.
NORTH SALEM, N. Y, Dec. Jeremiah
Birdsall is one Of the most prominent
citizens OF Westminster county. he has
been regarded as one Of the wealthiest and
most pious men in this community. He
is deacon in the Presbyterian church
and has always contributed literally to
the support of the other churches.
A few days ago Col. A. H. Brooks, the
chief of the Internal Revenue agents in
New York, received Information that Mr..
Birdsall was in the habit Of making bran
dy without going to the trouble Of paying
the tax on 1t TO the government. The in
formation was very direct, and stated
that large quantity of the Illicit stuff
was stored away on BirdsalPs premises.
Accordingly an agent wss dispatched to
look up the case. Arriving at Mr.. Bird
salPs place he met with very cordial
reception and was invited to look every
where. After looking through vacant
house standing near Mr.. BirdsalPs resi-
dence and finding no evidence of conceal
ed liquors, the agent inquired about a
room down in the post office, which Mr..
Brdsall was said to have used. Il have
nothing to do with it now" he said.
Haven't occupied the room for two
years."
That's all right" replied the agent,
"but you know how it is in a small town
ONES neighbors are apt to know more
about your business than you do yourself
or think they do at least, and / shall have
TO look through that room"
"Now look here, Mr.. Agent" said
blrdsall, IL stand well in this community,
and If you look In that room you will ruin
me-"
How much liquor have you got
there?"
About four barrels"
rs it stampede
wouldn't care anything about your look
ing at 1t. Can't l compromise this thing
right here without your looking into that
rO0mY
The agent was memorable and insisted
upon taking peep at the dark chamber.
Instead OF four or five barrels he found if
teen or twenty barrels Of the best peach
brandy, none of which had ever paid any
duty TO Uncle Sam. Returning to Mr..
BlrdsalPs place a close inspection of
his barns discovered four or five ad-
dltlonal barrels and several refilled pack
ages.
said the agent, in speaking Of the mat
ter: Il have seldom found worse case
of fraud; there are no extenuating cir
cumstances; and il the government press
es the case against him the old man is
bound to go to the penItentiarY."
About 81, 900 worth of liquor was seized
on the place. The matter has created
quite a sensation in the community. for,
to use his own words, Mr.. Birdsall has
stood 'high" hereabOuts. An offer of
$1,000 has been made by BirdsalPs attor-
ney to compromise the matter, but it is
doubtful if the case can be compromised.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06

onyx, and the whole house is 10 be de-
corateo and refurnished in the most
sunptuous manner. Judye Hilton is one
vi the pest known men in New York, and
is the possessor of fortune himself. He
Is as We'll known in society as in bust
ness and legal circles, and the match win
no no uou9t prove very happy one-if it
NAT GOoDwIN'S MASCOT.
Nat Goodwin returned to New York
iast Monday night, appearing at the
standard Theatre in r. G.. Morris new
plece, THE Skating Rink" and scoring
an immediate success. 1t cannot be said
tnat ''Ihe Skating Rink" is a strong piece,
out ~ serves its purpose well in present
ing Mr.. Goodwin in a new and humorous
role as the proprietor of skating rink at
which all the characters assemble, and in
Which party OF professional roller
skaters and dog on skates are intro
uuced. Nat Goodwin is a wonderfully
goOo comedian, perhaps the funniest We
nave, and be only needs a suitable play
WIN strong leading part, TO enjoy the
same success that Dixey has won with
"Adonls." 1t is possible that in 1.-The
skating Rink" he will find the play and
tne part which he requires. 1t is said
mat q beautiful brunette is following Nat
Goodwin all over the country, and that
sne has frequently bestowed tokens of her
deep interest and admiration upon
Ihe young comedian. Goodwin
mas not mentioned the matter
10 any one, and he lie afraid II might reach
the ears of his wife, and instead of come
dy he might find himself the leading actor
In terrible tragedy. Nat claims, how
ever, that his handsome brunette is his
mascot, and that her presence at the
theatres where he has played has always
resulted IN crowded houses. When the
house is packed he looks round for his
mascot, and Invariably finds her there
Goodwin claims that the production Of
"ihe skating Rink" is mainly due to this
unknown beauty. When playing in st.
Louis ne was only rewarded with mode
raJely-slzed audiences, and he accounted
lor III 0y the continued absence Of his
lucky brunette. He made inquiries
through private detective agency, and
ascertained that his mascot had fallen at
skating rink in Mobile, Ala, aud had
broken her right leg. Nat took the mat.
ter so much to heart that he determined,
II IN his power, to exterminate skating
Kinks by producing mis- present satire on
the craze. Upon the night Of its prOduc-
ton at Hooley's theatre, in Chicago, the
house was packed, and in one of the boxes
Nat once more beheld his mascot
GERMAN OPERA IN PHILADELPHIA.
Mr.. Drexel and Mr.. Goelet, of this
city, have issued very original circular
to about one hundred and fifty gentlemen
OF Philadelphia which states that Mr..
Drexel and Mr.. Goelet, with other di-
rectors OF the Metropolitan opera house,
will superntend the production OF a sea-
son Of German opera in Philadelphia,
which they hope will be literally sup
ported by the society of that city. The
company now performing in the Metro
pOlitan opera house will be taken TO Phila-
delphia to give series of performances,
hegiuning on Dec. IS and terminating on
Jan. 6. NJ.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
One Cent a Word.

ADVERTISEMENTS, is Words or
more, in this column (the best in the papsr)
inserted for ONE CENT A WORD, Cash
tn Adrdnce, each Insertion.
Everybody ,oho has any tOdnt to supply,
anything to buy or to sell, any business or
accommodations to secure, indeed, any ,oish
to grdtify, should dduerttSe in this column.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06
8oarntna.

BOARDING. Comfortable south room for
~ two. with hrst-class board; also, choice
rooms, with board. for single gentlemen. APP
ply 1854 state street.
WANTED, a few gentlemen can get board
w and lodging at SS1S Jefferson street;
terms reasonable,
MO 10 ABERCoRN sTEET.--A few gem
~ tlemen, or gentleman and wife, can have
neatly furnished rooms; excellent board;
terms reasonable; location good; also, table
board.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06

Of sozoDoNT renders IL the most agree
able article ever used as q tooth wash. II
has none Of the acrid properties OF the as.
tringent tooth powders, and instead OF
contracting The gums II renders them
frm and elastic.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06

WANTED, everybody anticipating going
w on the excursion to Augusta on the I2th
to buy their tickets at once; limited number
sold; tickets, round trip, So, good to return
until 18th; train leaves Central Railroad depot
40 P. NJ, CITY TINE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06

commence with Cough. Cold, or sore
Throat. "Bro,0n's Bronchial 1roches"
give immediate relief. Sold only hO01es'
Price % cents,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-06

SLHRST-CLASS Haircutting," nrst-class
Il IN every sense OF the word, as IL can
only be practced by a man of long and varied
experience, such as EMILE FAUNA
tEGEAs, Broughton street. between Bull
and Drayton, VIII O has Paris, Lordon, and
New York experience equalcd by none IL
this city. His success shows he has been ap-
precaied by many.n