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Appointed INTO MEN.

OF all events that can possibly occur to
US, death is the most certain, and each day
brings it one day nearer. These are very
trite observations, but most persons Danish
such thoughts from their mind as a most
unwelcome subject. Is this the part OF
wisdom? Does it not rather add to the
terrors of the dying hour that we should
allow it to come upon US at last almost as
surprise? Other dangers that we see
approaching, we prepare for. why not
prepare for death?
Butit is often said, the severance OF the
soul from its mortal tenementis so myste-
rious, and a bodiless existence is SO lncom-
prehensble that no amount of meditation
upon the subject can make it any clearer.
Also, even the best Christians are often
subject to doubts as to their acceptance,
and how then can they mediate with
comfort upon the state of the soul after
death.
There are pertinent replies, but the diff
culties presented do not justify us IN dis
missing from our minds all thoughts of
death and of that which follows it. AS to
all that is mysterious and lncomprehensl,,
BILE, it is lust as mysterious how the soul
ever became united to the body as is the
manner in which it becomes disjoined
and the co-existence now Of soul and body
is lust as incomprehensiblea as the separate
existence of the soul hereafter. AS to the
doubts which harass some believers-We
are warranted in sayiHgg that these doubts
arise not because they think God unable
or unwilling to save them, but because
they are unwilling to believe that he will.
Gail things are possible to him that be-
lieveth," said our Lord himself to one
who was in an agony ofdoubt. Under the
comparatively dim light of the Old Testa-
ment dispensation, David, in the 23d
Psalm, contemplated death without a
shadow of doubt, simply because he trust
ed in the Lord. The apostle Paul, in the
clearer revelation Of the New Testa-
ment, ,triumphantly exclaimed, 20, death !!
where is thy sting?" "To depart and to
be with Christ is far better" '"There is
laid up for me crown of Righteousness )"
and with his accustomed thOughtfulness
for others, he adds-"which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, shall give me at that
day; and not to me only, but unto all
them also that love his appearing"
1t is undeniably true that many Christ
ians, whom those who know them best re-
gard as sincere and consistent believers,
Contemplate death with apprehension, and
are troubled with doubts as to their being
truly united to Christ by faith. But the
best cure for this trouble is to "look unto
Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith"
who will never disappoint the humblest
soul that trusts in him. And in searching
our hearts and examining ourselves, to as
certain what sort of faith we have, let us
never commit the mistake of trusting in
our fuith, but always and only Him who
is its object.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25
heard. Of one thing I..was sure-the
touch upon the piano = ID been by a
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COucn upon tne plauo ueeh oy I"
Woman's hand.
"Alberti did not return on Monday.
He wrote to me that his sister was better,
but he did not dare to leave her, yet; 1
STAYED alone, accordingly for several nights,
and was not in the least disturbed by any
other uncanny performance, When AL
berti did come back at last he had so much
to say in regard to proposed excursion
into the TyrOl that it drove my adventure
out of my head.
"Indeed, although I tried to remember
the music once or twice, it was gone COM
pletely, and 1 had nearly dismissed the
whole thing from my mind as freak OF
NV imagination until last May, when l
went to hear the famous Fraulein --,
in Marston, where she had made an en-
gagement for an afternoon recital.
II was little late, and when l asked
the usher for programme he said he was
very sorry, but they were all gone. So l
shoIild Judge that it was about the middle
of the recital when the fraulein, looking
what was the next number on her pro-
gramme, struck low chord, and began,
to my amazement, to play the air ! had
heard once before. She played it in the
same dainty way, but with more freedom,
and every note wildly recalling the quaint
German parlor, as it was that night,
with the bright stream of moonlight on
the floor.
SIN the slight recess which followed l
heard q pleasant voice behind me say,
Isn't that sweet little minuet? And
such a romantic story about it too"
'I turned around and faced the young
lady who had spoken.
"'Pardon me-" I said, but will you
kindly tell me what the story wasp
"She colored little.
"'Certainly SIR she answered, 1T was
written by - (showing me name on
her programme), a long time ago, and
never published, but found in manuscript
with the date upon it, in house in b, q
wear or so ago. I believe it was the house
where the girl lived who was to have
married the composer, but she died sud-
denly, and the manuscript was put away
somewhere, and so lost. The fraulein Is
the first to play it in America
"'I am greatly Obliged said, as she
stopped; and I was so indeed, for now
I felt certain whose hand had played the
minuet that night"
"By Jovew exclaimed Jack, as the
doctor finished, and for several moments
he gazed thoughtfully into the fire. Cora
wore a rather awed look upon her pretty,
saucy face. But Matte, who had not
moved during the story, looked up ana
thanked the doctor eloquently with
smile.- Hartford Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25
SORE THR0ATS.

Few ailments are more common than
sore throats, yet they are largely prevent
able. That is, they seldom come to one in
vigorous health, except as the result of
some violation of physical law.
The more simple form Of sore throat is
commonly due to exposure or inclement
weather, but often Indirectly to a disturb
ed stomach. In fact, it is not infrequently
due to this cause alone. The person says
he has taken cold, and wonders how he
could have done so, while the truth is, he
has not taken cold at all.
The stomach, psophagus, mouth, nose,
etc., are lined with a mucous membrane
continuous through this whele region, and
propagated over the whole mucous sur
face. In all such cases the seat of the
trouble is the stomach, and accordingly
the efforts at cure, whether by medicine,
by diet or by treatment, should be direct
ed to that organ.
FOllicular tOnsilitis is a more serious
form of sore throat. 1t is perhaps due to
an infectious element, but even this is gen.
orally powerless where the physical condi-
tion of the person who is exposed TO it is
otherwise good. In this case, too, the
stomach may be the prime offender. More
frequently the disease comes to those
whose physical condition is depressed by
bad hygienic surroundings.
There are feverish symptoms, the ton
sils are iniamed and swollen. and covered
more or less with small white circular
spots. These may individually enlarge,
80 as to form patches somewhat resembling
the characteristic patch of diphtheria,
which, however, is skin-like membrane,
while the patches in tonslitis are merely
an exudation on the surface, which can be
wiped off. The case should nevertheless
always have the care of a physician.
Sometimes the tonsls become greatly
intlamed, with tendency to abscess. 1t
becomes difficult to swallow, and, indeed,
to open the mouth. Behind the lower jaw
painful swelling is observed,
The difficulty may increase for several
days, and then the inflammation may 60
down, or, what is quite as likely to happen,
very painful abscess may be formed, on
the evacuation of which the symptoms
subside. This is what is often called
uuinSy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25
THE HIJMAN VOICE.

The individual peculiarities and delicate
expressions of the human voice have been
looked upon as almost belonging to the
soul, and as, therefore, incapable of repro
duction. We recognize people by these
slight, but sure differences in quality, and
think that "there is no mistaking that
voice.n We pay the same tribute to the
individuality of each kind of musical in
strument, being able to distinguish one
from another positively, by the quality OF
the sound only, after hearing precisely the
same musical note struck upon each.
The first question to be answered is,
what is the difference in the sounds of diff
ferent voices and of different musical in
struments by which we distinguish them,
if it is difference neither in the loudness
nor in the pitch of the tone produced? 1t
is the simultaneous sounding of other notes
which accompany family the note played
upon the instrument, not loud enough to
be heard, but giving it richness and quail
ty in precisely the same way that chord
makes a richer sound than single note.
These extra notes, sometimes called SYM
pathetic vibrations, are too faint to be sep
arately recognized, but they modify the
original note, giving it richness, quality
of "timbre" which differs for every instru-
ment. The piano is richer than the harp,
because its strings are surrounded by a
case which imparts the vibrations of each
string to such Of the other strings as are in
accord with it, thereby causing those near
est in agreement to accompany every note
struck. The proportion of faint notes
which accompany the note played is diff
ments, being affected by the shape of the
al nfo
ence in the quality of sound.
In talking, the sounds of the voice are
made nearly all in one note, and articula-
tion is simply the effect of rapid and de-
cided variations in the quality or the tim
bre of the note, as if the instrument which
was sounding was rapidly changed from
an organ to a violin, a piano, etc., as the
different syllables are pronounced. These
changes in the musical nature of the
mouth are made by using the tongue, pal
ate, lips and teeth to vary its shape and
bring out the extra vibrations in the Vari-
Gus proportions of different musical in
struments from moment to moment. In
other words, speech or articulation con-
sist of one tone produced by the voice or
vocal chords, and then modified by the
various shapes which the mouth can as
ume so as to possess at will the quality
giving properties of any instrument. This
inf1exibility of the voice is illustrated by
the fact that the voice can initiate almost
any musical instrument. Many people
do not realize that conversation is car
ried on in nearly single tone, with vari-
ations in its quality only. When we vary
the pitch of the notes produced by the
voice, as we'll as the quality, we are sing
ing, and when we vary the pitch with
out varying the quality, that is, without
pronouncing words, we are "humming'' a
tune Harper's Weekly.
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hand. For many years the relative benefit
as an example of public or private execu-

hand. For many years the relative benefit
as an example of public or private execu-
tions was discussed and now in most of the
States executions are private, only adesig-
mated class being permitted to see them.
For many years the least cruel or least
painful mode of administering the death
penalty has been discussed and recently
the great State Of New York led off by an
act requiring the death penalty to be in
flicted by electricity. The State of Ohio
has now passed an act requiring the death
penalty to be inflicted privately in the
State penitentiary instead of the county
where the crime was committed or the
trial conducted. In several States the
death penalty has been abolished, but
some have been forced to return to it. In
most of the States murder has been classi-
fed into murder in the first and second de-
grees, the first class only being punished
with death. In nearly .every State the
death penalty has Eeen limited to one
offense, where formerly it was applied to
ten or more. 1t remains to be seen wheth-
er or not, in the future the law will still be
modified in its punishments or vibrate
back towards greater severity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25
ROUTING GREAT SPEAKERS.

Some of the most experienced orators
have been Disconnected by very trivial cir
cumstances. Daniel Webster, rising to
speak at poultry show, was unable to
continue in rivalry with giant Shanghai
which began to air its lungs at the same
moment, and had to resume his seat in con-
fusion. Erskine was always extremely
sensitive to lack of interest by his audi
ence. "Who can get on with that wet
blanket of face of yours before him ?" he
said once to GarroW, who was engaged
the House of Lords was q humiliating
failure, owing to the action of Chatham,
who, as the speaker began, took up pen
and made few notes as if with the inten-
tion of replying; but after listening few
moments, he dashed pen and paper upon
the floor with contemptuous smile. This
Indifference, real or pretended, completely
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upset Erskine, whose "voice faltered; he
struggled through the remainder of his
speech and sank into his seat dispirited,
and shorn of his fame" Burke was also
extremely sensitive. Selwyn relates that
he arose on one occasion to speak, holding
bundle of papers in his hand, when a
rough-hewed country member started up
and said: "Mr. Speaker, hope the hon
orable gentleman does not mean to read
that large bundle Of papers, and to bore
us with long speech into the bargain"
Burke was 80 suffocated with rage as to be
incapable of speech, and rushed out of the
House. "Never BEFORE" says Selwyn,
"did I see the fable realized of lion put
to flight by the braying of an ass."-The
Gentleman's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25
WILD HORSES OUT WEST.

Some horses, of course, are almost incu-
rably vicious and must be conquered by
main force. One pleasing brute on my
ranch will at times rush at man open
mouthed like wolf, and it is a reg
ular trick of the range stations. In a
great many-indeed, in most-localities,
there are wild horses to be found, which,
although invariably of domestic descent,
being either themselves runaWays from
some ranch or Indian outfit, or else claim
ing such for their sires and dams, yet are
quite as wild as the antelope on whose
domain they have intruded.
Ranchmen run in these wild horses
whenever possible, and they are but little
more difficult to break than the so called
"tame" animals But the wild stations
are, whenever possible, shot; both because
of their propensity for driving off the ranch
mares, and because their incurable vicious
ness makes them always unsafe compan-
men. \ wild stallion fears no beast ex-
cept the grizzly, and will not always finch
from an encounter with it; yet it is a
curious fact that jack will almost always
kill one in a fair fight. The particulars
of a fight of this sort were related to me
by cattle man who was engaged in bring
ing out blooded stock from the east.
Among the animals under his charge were
two great stations, one gray and one
black, and q fine jackass, not much over
half the size of either of the former. The
animals were kept in separate pens, but
one day both horses got into the same
enclosure, next to the jack pen, and began
to fight as only enraged stations can, strik.
ing like boxers with their fore feet and
biting with their teeth.
The gray stallion was getting the best
of it; but while clnched with his antag-
onist in one tussle they rolled against the
lack pen, breaking it in. No sooner was
the Jack at liberty than with ears laid
back and mouth wide open, he made
straight for the two horses, who had for
the moment separated. The gray turned
to meet him, rearing on his hind legs and
striking at him with his fore feet; but the
Jack slipped in, and in a minute grasped
his antagonist by the throat with his wide
open laws, and held on like bull dog, all
four feet planted stitfiy in the SOIL The
stallion made tremendous efforts to shake
him off; he would try to whirl around
and kick him, but for that the jack was
too short; then he would rise up, lifting
the jack off the ground, and strike at him
with his fore feet but all that he gained
by this was to skin his foes front legs
without making him loose his hold. Twice
they fell, and twice the stallion rose, by
main strength, dragging the jack with
him; but all in vain. Meanwhile the
black horse attacked both the combatants
with perfect impartiality, striking and
kicking them with his hoofs, while his
teeth, as they slipped off the tough hides,
met with snap like that of bear trap.
Undoubtedly the jack would have killed
at least one of the horses had not the men
come up, and with no small difficulty sep
arated the maddened brutes.- Theodore
Roosevelt, in The Century,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25
PUNISHMENT OF CRIME.

The humanity of the present age is
striking towards criminals. The whip
ping post has been abolished for all crimes
in every State except Delaware. There
quarterly, on Saturdays, parties convicted
of many petty crimes are sentenced to the
pillory or to whipping or both, and every
three months, on Saturdays, the sheriff
has small job of correcting offenders On
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FAMILIAR SAYINGS AND THEIR AUTHORS.

Many of our common sayings, so true
and pithy, and used without the least idea
from whose pen or mouth the first origin
ated: Probably the works of Shakespeare
furnshe US with more of these familiar
maxims than any other writer, for to him
we owe, Gall is not gold that glitters,"
snake virtue of necessity" Screw your
courage to the sticking place" (not point,
"They laugh that 'Win,'' "This is the short
and long of it," Comparisons are odious,"
GAS merry as the day is long," GA Daniel
come to Judgment" "Frailty, thy name
is woman" and a host of others.
Washington Irving gives 1.-The almighty
dollar"
Thomas Morgan queried long ago,
"What will Mrs. Grundy say?" while
Goldsmith answers, "Ask no questions and
I'll tell you no fibs."
Charles Pinckney gives "Millions for de-
fense, but not cent for tribute."
First in war, first in peace and first in
the hearts of his fellow-citizens" (not coun-
trymen), appeared in the resolutions pre-
sented to the House of Representatives in
Thomas Tasser, writer of the sixteenth
century; gives "Better late than never"
"Look ere you leap" and 'The stone that
is rolling can gather no moss"
Gall cry and no WOOL" is found in But
ler's "Hudibras."
Dryden says: "None but the brave de-
serve the fair" "Men are but children of q
larger growth" and "rhrough thick and
thin"
"When Greek Joined Greek then was
the tug of war;" came from Nathaniel
Lee.
"Of two evils 1 have chosen the least"
and 'The end must justify the means,"
are from Matthew Prior.
We are indebted to Colley Clibber for
the agreeable intelligence that Orchard
is himself again."
Johnson tells US of IA good hater," and
Macintosh, in 1871, the phrase often attrib-
uted to John Randolph, "Wise and mas
terly inactivity"
variety is the very spice of life" and
"Not much the worse for wear," CoWper.
MAN proposes, but God disposes," Thom-
as Kempis.
Christopher Marlowe gave forth the in
vitation so often repeated by his brethren
in less public way, "Love me little, love
me long"
Edward Coke was of the opinion that
"a mans house is his CASTLE"
To Milton we owe "The paradise of
FOOLS" ga wilderness of Sweets" and
"Moping melancholy and moonstruck
madness"
Edward Young tells US death loves a
shining mark" and "a fool at forty is a
fool indeed"
From Bacon comes acknowledge is pow
err" and Thomas Southern reminds us
that "Pity's akin to -[Brooklyn
Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25

GOOD WoMEN.-The highest words of
praise that can be spoken of woman is
to say of her that she is good woman"
The women who win the admiration, re-
spect and love of all are the good women
of the world. We admire women to
whom nature has given the great gift of
beauty; the bright eyes: glowing cheeks,
perfect features, and graceful movements
of beautiful woman charm US, but the
charm is not lasting unless the beautiful
woman is also good woman. Only good
women win our perfect faith, our lasting
respect; they only receive the highest
praise our lips can utter, the best,love our
hearts can give Woman's Work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25

nap One of the most remarkable mechan-
ical changes of the day is the setting aside
of steel and the adoption of iron for some
of the most important parts of locomotives
on many railroads. 1t is comparatively
only a few years since the change was
made, on most roads, from iron to steel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25

sa% The unpleasant odor produced by
perspiration is frequently thesource of vex-
alton to persons who are subject to it.
Nothing is simpler than to remove this
odor much more effectually than by the
application ofsuch uuguents and perfumes
as are in use. 1t is only necessary to pro-
cure some of the compound spirits of am
monia, and place about two tablespoonfuls
in basin of water. Washing with this
leaves the skin as clean, sweet and fresh
as one could wish. The wash is perfectly
harmless, and very cheap.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-25

Lord Mayor of London"
Moore sang beautifully of those Gwen
ing Bells" and Father Prout has celebra-
ted "The Bells of Shandon" in verses that
will live as long as that classic river flows.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-09-12
nfscglLANEouS ITEMS.

Lester Wallack, the actor, IS dead.
 Antonio Joseph has been renominated for delegate from New Mexico.
 A seven-ysar-old child died recently at Santa Fe with hvdrophobia.
 Another $I5.ooo mail robbery re- reported between Albany and Chicago.
 There are I8o.ooo liquor saloons m England, 10000 of which are in Lon don.
 Forty-nine suicides make Monte Carlos record for the last two and half months.
 Ex-United States Senator Baldwin. of Michigan, is lying dangerously Ill at Constantinople.
 A round up of IS horse theives was recently made in the neutral strip Tn the Indian Territory. All were killed.
 That deep water convention got goodly way from deep water when they met in the mountain city of Denver.
 Mariana s. Otero has been nominated by the republicans as candidate for del- egate to congress from New Mexico. He will be elected, too.
 The largest market for the purchase and sale of mules is St. Louis where the trade reaches $6,ooo,ooo a year. Atlanta comes next with trade of $a a,ooo,ooo.
 "Cbang Lee. of Chicago, and his pretty white wife," are among the dis tinguished visitors at Block island whose movements are recorded in eastern society journals.
 A burglar in the course of exa main ton declared that he had committed I2o burglaries in districts of London during he present year without havi ng before been arrested.
 Mrs. Smith and Mrs Green lived in adjoining lots in Atlanty twenty-nine days before they discovered they were sisters. And yet people say women tell all they know the first time they meet.
 The mother of the present German Emnress ie confined so mad.hOaiee She wanted to become the wife of Louis Napoleon when he was president and would have done so but for the opposition of Queen Victoria.
 General Hovey, the republican can didate for governor of Indiana, has writ ten some charming poems, also an ex- cellent book on Peru. During the war of the rebellion he had more than 10000 Indiana soldiers under him.