Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22


SUCCESS OF THE STANDARD-TIME SYs-
TEM.-One year ago the system of standard
time, with principal meridians, went into
operation, and was welcomed by all cities
which, in the placing of the meridians, had
not been slighted or ignored. The success
Of this plan Of counting time has been
so pronounced that many railroads not
now using the new plan will wheel into
line, accepting as we'll a uniform system Of
switch, track and lantern signals, which will
be adopted tomorrow. The uniform STAN
dard of time is reasonable. 1t demands no
very serious surrender of ones idea of har-
mony with celestial contrivances. And it
may be useful to remind those who may be
most displeased by the false witness which
they believe they now demand of their
| clocks, that there is no chronometer which
accurately follows the sun on his pretended
march through the stars of the zodiac. The
first Of June the clock may be all right, but
the 9th of October it will be fifteen min
utes slow, and the 10th of February it will
be fifteen minutes fast. That camel has
been swallowed unconsciously while even
gnat of two or three minutes alteration,
asked for the purposes of uniform train-time,
has often been Indignantly refused or strain
ed at with protruding eyeballs. Courdm.
HOME CONVERsATION.-Ende to al
ways talk your best before your children.
They hunger perpetually for new ideas.
They learn with pleasure from the lips Of
parents what they dream is drudgery to
learn from books, and even If they have to
be deprived of many educational advan-
tages they enjoy in childhood the privilege
of listening daily to the conversation of in
telligent people. We sometimes see parents
who are the life Of every company which
they enter, dull, silent and uninteresting
at home and among the children. If they
have not mental stores enough for each, let
them first use what they have for their own
households. A silent home is a dull system
for young people, place from which they
will escape if they can. How much use
full information on the other hand, is often
given in present conversation; and what
unconscious but excellent mental training is
lively, social argument. Cultivate to the
utmost the graceS of conversation.
a CURIOUS VILLA French lady re-
Gently died at the advanced age of ninety
years. Her will contained the following
provision II leave to my physician, whose
enlightened care and wise prescriptions
have made me live so long, all that is con-
tained in the old oaken bucket in my bou-
doir. The key of the chest will be found
under the mattress of my bed" The
saw material diminution in their share of
the property. The fortunate and eXpectant
physician at length arrived. The notary
delivered to him the key of the chest. 1t
was opened and found to contain solely all
the drugs and poisons, still intact, which the
worthy physician had given his patient for
twenty years back.-HeraM Of Health.
THE CAMEL.-The camel has twice the
&C NrI,,
load of 400 pounds he can travel twelve to
fourteen days without water, going fourteen
miles day. They are fit to work at 5
years old, but their strength begins to de-
cline at 2j, although they live usually until
10. They are often fattened at 80 for the
butcher, the flesh tasting like beef. The
Tartars have herds of these animals, often
1000 belonging to one family. They were
numerous in antiquity, for the patriarch
Job, had 5000. The TimbuctoO breed is
remarkable for speed and used only for
couriers, going 800 miles in eight days with
a meal of dates or grain at nightfall.
Eas" Some weeks ago an account Of the
finding of a box Of Spanish coins amounting
to SAT 900 was published in Danville, Pa,
paper. The other day two prepOssessing
young men from Philadelphia arrived in
Danville, and made formal claims to the
treasure, ana produced What appeared TO be
good evidence that their grand parents,
while travelling down the Susquehanna riv-
er were attacked and murdered, and the
coin carried to the island, where it is report
ed to have been found. When it was eX-
planned to them that the account of the dis
covery was a hoax they were laughed to
scorn by the villagers, and they sneaked off
sadder and wiser men, if they were not i'm
pressed with the truth of the maxim that
"honesty is the best policy"
Rag" A father-in-law at a wedding attempt
ed to chatf the groom: 81 hope now, sir,
that you will not get into any more scrapes."
"No," said the new son-in-law, 81 shall not
have chance, shall never get out of this
one. ."-PrOrideRce NPlrs.
BE- Nature loves truth so well thatit hardly
ever admits Of fourishing. COnceit is to ma
ture what paint is to beauty; it is not only
needless, but impairs swhatitwould improve.