Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-21

David II. Graham IS the tnlrQ person
who has gone through the dangerous
rapids of Niagara, and lived to enjoy
the notoriety thus gained. His prede-
cessors were the captain and engineer Of
the steamer "1Naid Of the I,est," who, in
1861, risked the perilous voyage to elude
the sheriff. Mr.. Graham accomplished
this feat in a barrel that he had designed
and constructed purposely for the voy-
age. Graham has always lived an errat-
ic life, being instinctively rover. We
first find him serving a cooper's appren-
ticeship in Philadelphia, but being seiz-
ed by desire to 60 to sea, took advant-
age of the first opportunity and shipped
New Orleans. After working for short
time at his trade in that city he again
became restive and engaged as a deck
this life the next year found him once
more laboring at his trade in st. Paul,
Minnesota, from where he was drawn
across the border into Canada. From Can
ada he set out on tranS-contnental tour.
In 1882 he was again in Philadelphia
following his preferred avOcation, but only
for short thine, however, when he was once
more seized with desire tc peregrinate
and was carried from one point to another
until he found employment as deckhand
on a steamer plying between Montreal
and LiverRool. 1t was while engaged in
this capacity, he conceived the idea of
navigating the Whirlpool in a barrel.
Graham's next adventure will be to drop
from the Suspension Bridge-a>heighto OF
17G feet-and then go through the faPP'as.
TIE SCIENCE OF SILENCE.-He who
has learned the science of silence may
hide ignorance and even acquire a repu-
tation for knowledge and wisdom. A
story is told of the painter Zeuxis how he
reproved certain high priest of Great
Diana of the Ephesians, who discoursed
of pictures in the artists studio with SO
reckless an audacity Of ignorance that the
very lads who were grinding colors could
not refrain from giggling, whereupon
ZeuXis said to his eloquent friend, LAS
long as you kept from talking you were
the admiration of the boys, who were all
wonder ut your rich attire and the number
of your servants but now that you have
ventured to expatiate upon the arts of
which you know nothing, they are laugh
ing at you outright" Denouncing the
vapid verbiage of shallow praters, Carlyle
exclaims, Even Triviality and Imbecili-
ty, that can sit silent, how respectable are
they in comparisonn' 1t was said of one
who was taken for a great man so long rs
he held his peace: "This man might
have been councillor of State till he
spoke; but having spoken, not fit to be the
beadle of ward" Lord Lytton tells the
story ola groom married to rich lady, and
was i'm constant trepidation of being ridi
culed by the guest in his new home. An
Oxford Clergyman gave him this advice:
"Wear Il black coat, and hold your
tongue" The groom was soon considered
the most gentlemanly person in the coun-
try. Silence is an excellent foil for con-
versation. a clever person makes his talk
far more delightful by interposing occa-
sional flashes of silence, as Sydney Smith
said Macaulay did on his return from
India.-QUirer.
THE SCHOoLMARM OF To-DAY.-The
intelligent and successful SchO0lmarm OF
to-day is the beautiful flower of develop
ing, growing, expanding, aspiring wo-
manhood. No more significant fact could
be pointed as indicating the rapid changes
that are taking place in the position and
influence OF women than to compare the
schoolmarm of to-day with the school
marin of the past. The schoolmarm of
the past was respected, but commiserated.
But the schoolmarm of to-day is totally
different being. She is proud of her mem
bership in a profession whose dignity and
importance are every day being more
widely recognized. She enters upon her
work with enthusiasm, and performs it
with the disposition and aims of the ar
tist. She dresses well, and is cheerful and
happy.
Out of school she believes in seeing life
and enjoying herself. And we may be
sure that the American schoolmarm will
soon be readily recognized by any close
observers of persons and manners in that
throng Of new world travellers in the old
world She will be distinguished by neat,
elegant, convenient and appropriate dress;
by the absence ofall unnecessary trappings
and bundles; by hergenuine, care free and
hearty interest in everything; by her
quiet composure respecting manners.
When she returns she will bring with her
a few genuine treasures of remembrance,
but will not probably attempt to smuggle
kid gloves and lace The American school
marin is indeed one of the most important
and most admirable of American institu
tions. All hail the schoolmarm who goes
to Europe for her vacation.-Readipg( (Pa.)
Ueyuld.
A BRIEF CHAPTER ON GIRIs.-The
girl of sixteen who will neither sew nor
do housew0rk has no business to be deck
ed out in tinery, and rambling about in
search Of fun and frolic, unless her parents