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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

B6S- II understand you have stopped prac-
'ticingw said an American secretary of
state to an eminent colored physician.
"Yas, sab 'cluded ter gin up de trade an
go ter p%reachin'. In dis country dar amt
no money ter be made in de practicin' O.
medicine. Why, sab, if 1 had er voted
my time ez close to ter suthin' else ez I hev
ter dis business, I would er been putty we'll
off by dis time. Ober two-thirds O. my pa
tients neber paid me, sah." "Why didn't
YOU sue them ?' "'Twouldn't done no
good, cause da WIS dead, sab. I got de
wus' class O. patients. None of 'em never
had no healt' an constitution"
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

a~ The man who mounts his high horse
is invariably the one who gets the least pity
when he falls.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

Bag 1t is perfectly safe to have some men
owe you a grudge, for they never pay any
thing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

s6s- "Were you at the ball at the Govern
or's mansion ?" asked Mrs. Peterby Of DIR.
Perkins Soonover.
eyes, I was there, and enjoyed myself
very much" replied the doctor.
81 didn't see your name in the list of dis
tinguished personages."
~ know that very we'll. The editor has
a spite at me, and left my name out. All!
Mrs. Peterby, we doctors have lots of enc
mics in this world"
"Yes, but not as many as in the next."-
Texas SJtings.
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c. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
Eaasne zTI ~
WW E5W VV w

CCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains
y from Lenoir, n. c., to Chester, S.. c., taking
effect at II o'clock, Noon, Sunday, February
18th, 1886.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

Rsgr Women must have their wills while
they live, because they make none when
they die.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

pa~ Christian, believe sand think on it,
hat love which brought the son of Gods
love from heaven to earth, from earth to the
cross, from the cross to the grave, from the
grave to glory that love which was weary,
hungry, tempted, scorned, s%courged, buffet
ed, spit upon, crucified, pierced; which did
fast, pray, teach, heal, weep, sweat, bleed,
die, that love will cternally embrace thee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

RIGHTEOUS IND1GNATIoN.-A gentle
man, hearing a noise in his yard, went out
and found old Porter Clay, a noted politi-
clan handling his wood.
"What are you doing there, you rascal?"
"Who's er rascal?"
"You are, you ~scoundrel."
"Huh, calls me er rascal an er scoundrel.
White folks er gettin' mighty eloquent
when da wants ter 'buse er generman.
Fust thing yer knows I'll hab yer rested
fur SANDER"
eyes and I'll have you arrested for at
tempting to steal my wood"
"Stealin' yer wood! WY, l neber
thoughter SIGH a thing. Seed er rat run un-
der dis wood an I wanted to ketch him.
KANT keep frum KILN rats. Wuz born
dater woy, but eff yer wants ter 'prive me
o. dis heah pleasure all right. Doan kere
now eff de rats eats up everything on de
place. Good day ter yer, sah."
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miscellaneous &eadima.
BETSY HAMILTON.

SIZE AND TER COUSIN PHI TISIT MISSIS-
SIPPI,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

R6r NJ. de Lesseps says that the building
of the pyramids, which occupied 10000 men
ten years, was boys play to the building of
the Panama canal. He estimates the pow
err of the machines employed as equal to
900. 600 men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

GoDLY STABILITY.-A judicious observ-
err has said "The longer I live the more 1
am certain that the great difference between
men-between the feeble and the powerful,
the great and the insignifcant-is energy,
inyincible determination, a purpose once
fixed, and then death or victory. That
quality will do anything that can be done
in this world, and no talents, no circum-
stances, no opportunities, will make any
one successful without it,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

p9 Jenkins playfully remarked to his
wife that in her he possessed FIVE fulls.
"Name them, my love-" "You are beau
tiful. youthful, dutiful, faithful and an arm
full" "You have the advantage of me
my dear" "How so, my ~precious?" 81
have but one fool" Jenkins made no
further inquiry.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

HAD BEEN A Boy HIMsELF.-Tom
Anjerry, a student in the University of
Texas, applied to Professor Shore for per-
mission to be absent. 81 would like to be
excused from my geography lesson this af-
ternoon, as I want to take my sister out
riding" said Tom.
The old professor, who is no fool, looked
at the young nan over the top of his spec
tacles and said slowly:
"Want to take your sister out riding in
a buggy, Ell? Is she related to ?"-Tsc-
as iSyftings.
A THING MUCH BETTER LEFT UNsAID
An Irish lawyer having addressed the Court
as ''~gentlemen," instead of Eyer honors,"
after he had concluded, a brother of the bar
reminded him of his error. He immedi-
ately arose and apologized thus MAY it
phase the Coort, in the hate of the debate I
called yer honors gentlemen. I made a
mistake, yer honors." The speaker then
sat down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

THE ARIZONA CAMELs ALL SOLD.-The
camels which were imported and used for
some time in carrying goods and freight
across the dry wastes of Arizona, were af-
ter the completion of the Southern Pacific
railroad, turned loose and allowed to roam
away, as being of no further use. Among
the passengers on an evening train at Oma-
ha, wa Mr.. John Shirly, n of the veal
thiest landowners in Australia.
He has just purchased from the company
which imported them the entire lot of cam
els, which now, by natural increase, number
about 400, and he is going to New York on
a brief business trip, after which he will re-
turn to Arizona, and arrange for the recap
ture and shipment of the animals, which
will be a big job and require a good
deal of time. 1t is proposed to use them
in the unsettled and barren portions of
the smallest of the five continents, and
in transporting freight across the portions
which are barren and destitute of water,
but contain some rich mines. The entire
drove was purchased for $4,000 which is
much less than the same number could be
purchased in their native country, and car
ried across the two oceans for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

WOODS THAT WILL NOT MAKE SHIPS.
There are sixteen species of trees in Amer
lea whose perfectly dry wood will sink in
water. The heaviest of these is the black
ironwood (condalia ferreaO of Southern
Florida which is more than thirty per cent.
heavier than water. Of the others, the best
known are the lignum vite (guaiacum sane
tum) and mangrove (rhizphora mangle).
Another is a small oak (quercus grisea),
found in the mountains of Texas, Southern
New Mexico and Arizona, and westward to
the Colorado desert, at an elevation of 5000
to 10000 feet. All the species in which the
wood is heavier than water belong to semi
tropical Florida or the arid interior Pacific
region.
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me, nor when I'd err got home.
But I arrove safe and sound. And now
we are landed away over here in Atlanty,
Georgy. Pap, he seed in the Constitution
that Jeff Davis would be here the 1st of May
when they are a gWine to unveil the statute
of Ben Hill andh druther run the resk of To-
sin his whole later crap as to miss a seeing
of Jefferson Davis. You see him and pap
knowed one another enduring of the Confed-
eracy, and pap he had a ridin critter named
after him, and he lows he knows in reason
jeff. wouldn't never forgive him if he was
to go home without seeing of him and a
shakin' of his ham. How lowed as how he
reckoned thar wouldn't be no chance to set
down and have a good long talk with him !;
but he knowed in reason Jeff would ruther
talk to him as to talk to a heap of 'em that
he'd be obleege to speak to jist for perlite-
ness. The whole face of the yeth pears to
be alive with folks now, and if many more
comes I don't see whar they are a-gwine to
bed 'em, that's the reason we'uns come a
head of time, and he wanted to pick us out
a good place to see whar we wouldn't git
run over. We hadn't more'n landed here
tel Cousin Pink she takes the tooth-ache
and wanted to 60 home she mought have
stayed at home a whole year and that old
tooth wouldn't thought about aching. [
had no notion of gwine home tel pap seed
Jeff. and me and her perused around White
hall street and found DR.. w. G. Browne, the
tooth-doctor, and he doctored up her teeth
and made her plum happy and now she
wants to live in Atlanty. Curtis how blue
everything looks when a body's got the
tOoth-ache.
Pap's happy and plum sober as a jedge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03

INDIANS IN ALAsKA.-The st. Paul Press
says: A. P. Swineford, Governor of the
Territory of Alaska, reached st. Paul We'd
nesday, coming directly from Portland. He
says the population of Alaska is wholly
made up of Indians, who are different from
the North American tribes. They are what
is called Asiatic Indians and are a thrifty
and honest class of people. The principal
industries are mining and seal-fishing, they
being very expert in the latter, and becom-
ing quite rich from their labors. These
Indians are very affectionate, especially to
their wives, whom they treat with kind
ness and tenderness. Their children are
being educated as we'll as possible in that
country, and the entire tribe is regarded as
a frugal, thrifty race of people.
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Where They Have a Good Time Eating Tur-
key, Visiting Relatives and Seeing the
Country--They Visit the A. and NJ. Col
lege, Where the Boys Learn to Make a
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same principle and with the same end in
view, syndicates construct and control rail
road lines.
1t is not said that the Church in Sardis
regarded itself in a live and f%ourishing con-
dition, but the inference is that it did. 1t
was increasing in numbers, and extending
it's influence over the adjacent regions.
Here is another narrow place in the road
that leads to heaven. A congregation may
be dead and yet its numbers constantly in
creasing. a spurious revival of religion in
a congregation may result in increasing the
number of the members, and a real revival
may result, and no doubt, often does result
In decreasing the number of members. An
old minister once reported, with tears OF JOY
streaming down his cheeks, that his congre-
cation had experienced a wonderful out
pouring of the Holy Spirit. One of the re-
suits was that a backslider had been reclaim
ed and seventeen members had been discip-
lined for various immoralities, such as adult
ery and drunkenness, and turned out of the
church. For the Church of Sardls 1t would
no doubt have been a good thing had all eX-
cept the few who had not polluted their
garments been turned out. Possibly the Of
fcers did not know the dead from the liv-
ing, and it may be, as is sometimes the case,
that the officers did not belong to the living
portion of the congregation. They were
the dead leading the dead.
The peculiar condition or state of the An
Gent Church in Sardis is full of warning,
not only to congregations, but also to single
persons. Sardis was admonished to remem-
Der that the gospel in its purity had beer
preached to it, and by it the gospel had been
received. The same is true of thousands of
congregations in every quarter of the land.
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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
Bonner,s Business Acumen.

Many years ago Robert Bonner ad-
vertised the New York Ledger by en-
gaging at muniticent rates number of
prominent writer's like Bancroft. Dick
ems, Bryant, Everett, Ward Beecher,
Horace Greeley-he is nothing unless
self-advertiser-but therelinquishedt that
policy long ago. He was the pioneer
in big advertising, having paid there
for as much as $27, 900 in a single week
and $50, 900 in one year, and found his
advantage in it. 1t has been frequent
ly asserted that he bought high priced
animals only to get advertsed but his
knowledge and love OF horses are un-
surpassed. He is more interested in
them than anything else. His fond
ness for the latest acquisition, Maud S.
(Stonc, named from u former owner,
Capt. stone), amounts to passion. 1t
is full time that Bonner should take
things leisurely, at least when not driv-
ing his fast troLters. He is past 60 and
worth $5,OW,O00 or S6,O00,OO0. No
man is better satisfied with his paper,
his fortune. his Presbyteri anism, his
horses and himself And he ought to
be, haEing begun as q type-setter. with
out friends and influence. and having
achieved his present position by unflag-
ging energy and perseverance. e.-Thita-
deL,,hiG Times.
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Prohibition .Be1erages >,

David w. Judd writes from Iowa to
the american Agriculturist: However
much the citizens of Iowa may disa-
gree as to the prohibition laws, pro-
vided for by both the State Constitu-
ton and the votes of the Legislature,
strangers cannot be otherwise than
impressed with the remarkable effects
of these prohibition enactMentS; and
the innovation often borders on the
humorous. For example, instead of
seeing. as in the saloons surrounding
the railroad depots in other States, such
.bullatinsN as '.Old Crow .'Whiskey
& Punches, !" "Hot Societies. "Kentucky
Blue Grass" ETC., ETC., one is informed
by the placards in saloons surrounding
the depots at Des Moines and other
points in Iowa, that 'Hot Coffee, y
Hot Tea and Pure Lemonade, I"
ETC.. ETC., are served up here" OF
course this order of things provokes
no little opposition. But wait, say the
earnest advocates of temperance, un-
til you read the reports, after two
years, from our Iowa prisons and jails,
until you see how much our taxes are
reduced by the absence of murder
trials, and the expenses attending all
the other crimes and excesses resulting
from free rum
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Caring for the Mummies.

Dr. Schweinfurth takes very sensi-
bic view about mummies. He is rightly
anxious that every possible step should
be taken to secure the remains of
ancient Egyptian kings from that decay
against which such admirable precau-
tions were taken between 5000 and 2OOO
B. c. He wants the Boolak museum
at Cairo to be removed out of reach of
Nile inundations and to be carefully ar
ranged in more roomy premises, and he
protests against putting mummjes to
crumble in exposed situations in foreign
climates. But at the same time he
protests with some warmth against
those of his critics who consider it i'm
pious to open the coffin of an Ahmos or
a Rameses These are, it seems, 9th
erwise harmless lunatics who compare
the spirit of historic and scientific in
quiry in which such investigations are
made to the vandalism Of the French
who broke open the royal tombs at st.
Denis.' DR.. Schweinfurth is willing
and anxious that veneration should be
shown for the bodies of deceased
potentates and that their venerable
remains should not be contemplated
(sfter thousands of years since their
buriaD without emotion" With this
he hopes that the most enthusiastic
devotces to the cause OF monarchy will
rest content DIR. Schweinfurth is
right. Jd1aaeS's Gazette.
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The ANONYMOUS Letter-Writer.

Talking about letters once more, the
newspapers and everyone in general
seems to have a strong prejudice
against anonymous writer's. I don't
know paper in the country that does
not put at once anonymous letters IN
the wastebasket. 1 never yet saw
good word spoken for the anonymous
letter or the writer thereof, so as every
one is striving to do an original thing I
will try to speak a good word for him
myself. He generally writes in terse
and vigorous language. He always
has a grievance and is pretty mad about
it. He hits at you so hard that he is
afraid to sign his name to what he
says; but the very fact seems to put
more power to his elbow, and he swings
the English language with a vengeance
that always commands my utmost adj
miration. The fact that he is afraid to
sign his name certainly tells against
him, still there are many men who
would like to correct abuses, or tell
their opinions about things, but they
are retiring and modest, and shrink
from having the smallest publicity. I
have before me an anonymous letter,
and | am very sorry that it is anony-
nous. If had the writer's address l
would have written to him, and think
could explain to his satisfaction how
the error occurred with which he finds
fault. 1t is, of course, absurd to pre-
tend that the newspapers cannot make
mistakes as long as papers are produc-
ed bv mankind But this writer does
the very unfair thing of not only not
signing himself zone who has ceased
to bea subscriber" Thus am unable
to get at him by use Of the mails. and
am equally unable to reach him through
the columns of the paper.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Care of Young Fruit Trees.

II the autumn or summer is very dry.
1t may be necessary to water the trees.
but this is very rarely necessary when
the soil has been properly prepared and
thorough cultivation is given afterward.
This stirring must be over the entire
surface of the orchard, not around the
trees for a few feet only. The ground
of peach orchard should always be
cultivated; and of an apple or plum
orchard until the trees have attained
considerable age.
1t may also be necessary to mulch.
Mulching should always be done before
watering; it is much better Watering
is the last resort. No matter what the
season, mulch cherry trees. If water
ing must be done, remove the surface
5earth and afterwards replace it. Then
i 20 water will reach the roots and no
rust will form. Trees are injured by
watering, ten times as often as BY
neglect to water. Likely it is better to
apply the water to the branches than to
the roots, unless the soil is dry. If the
trees are shriveled, or the buds fail to
start, wet the top each evening, being
careful not to use too much water
Often when the roots are quite dead, a
tree may be coaxed to grow by thus
watering the trunk and branches. BY
mulching is generally understood the
application of litter or other material
to the surface of the soil, to prevent
both the evaporation of moisture and
hardening of the surface. A layer of
very fine earth on the surface produces
the good effects of mulching with litter,
ETC., and the result of thoroughly cul-
tivating the orchard is not merely to
keep down the weeds, but it secures u
layer of fine, dry earth. which acts as a
mulch upon the soil below.-An,erIcan
Agricultatrist.
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BULL AND ERICSSON.
how tho Great violinist Touched
the Inventors Heart with
His Music.

the Inventors Heart with
His Music.
In conversation few evenings ago
distinguished chemist and physician.
who is also an enthusiastic and critical
lover of music, told an interesting
story about Ole Bull and John Ericsson,
the great inventor. 1t seems that they
we're friends in early life. but drifted
apart and did not meet again until each
had become famous. Bull had charm
ed the ears of admiring thousands all
over the civilized world, while the part
the great mechanician played in naval
warfare during the rebellion reused the
North to enthusiasm and startled the
world
Bull, happening to be in New York
on concert tour, determined to look
up his old friend and renew the ac-
guaintance. He found him in his
workshop surrounded by tools, ma
chinery, designs. models and materials
used in mechanical constructions, dl-
recting the labors of corps of assist
ants. When taking his leave, Bull
invited Ericsson to attend his concert
that night. Ericsson, however, declin-
ed, saying he had no time to waste.
Their acquaintance being thus re-
newed, Bull continued to call upon his
old friend when visiting New York,
and usually when taking his leave
would ask Ericsson to attend his con-
cert, but Ericsson always declined the
invitation. Upon one occasion Bull
pressed him urgently, and said: "If
you don't come, l shall bring my violin
here and play in your shop" Ericsson
replied, gruffly: IF you bring the
thing here III smash it to pieces.'
Here were two men the very oppo-
sites of each other. Bull an impulsiye
romantic dreamer; Ericsson stern
thoughtful, practical. proving every
momvement with mathematical precis-
ion. Bulls curiosity was aroused to
know what effect music would have
upon the grim matter of-fact man of
squares and circles. So taking his vio-
lin with him he went to Ericsson s shop.
He had removed the strings screws and
apron. SO that the violin would seem to
be in bad condition. AS he entered the
shop, noticing displeased expression
on Ericsson's face, Bull called his at
tention to certain defects in the instru-
ment. and, speaking of its construction,
asked Ericsson about the scientific and
acoustic properties involved in the
grain of certain woods From this he
passed on to a discussion of sound
waves. tones, semi-tones, etc. To illus
trate his meaning he placed the strings.
and, improvising i. few chords, drfted
into a rich melody. The workmen,
charmed, dropped their tools and stood
in silent wonder. He played on and on.
and when he finally ceased Ericsson
raised his bowed head, and, with moist
eyes. said: "Do not stop. Go on! l
never knew until now what there was
lacking in my life. Cor. Dss Moines
(Ia.) Register.