Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

There is in a boy IN the lndiana Htate
Prisiou only fourteen years of age.
Mock no man for his snub-nose, for you
never can tell what may turn up -.
"A character, like kettle, once mended,
always wants mending.
- nOurs is no common lot," as the toads
said when they got into the clover field.
Be kind in your reproofs, and reserve
them till the morning. No one can sleep
we'll who goes to bed with flea in his ear'
TO keep shippers out of bacon in the
Summer-eat it early in the Spring. We
never knew it to fail. ....!.-
The Mobile papers announce the mar
riage of James Daug to Mary Day. every
dog must have his day
If woman would have the world res
pect her husband, she must set the exam
pie.
Boston has six thousand more females
than males in its population, while Chicago
has about fifteen thousand more males than
females.
THE bachelor who undertook to mend
his breeches with the sthread of life" gave
it up as bad job, and sent them to the tai
lor.
Tell woman secret, aud the chances
are it will not be long before it is told to an
other, and then to another, until every one
knows it.
Punch says that every family ought to
keep kitten to amuse the children Ihey
should also keep children to amuse the kit
ten.
"A great many people have some knoWl'
edge of the world although the world has no
knowledge whatever of them, and no parac''
ular desire to acquire any.
In Chicago, Saturday, Bridget Dillon
was found wandering about, homeless and
friendless. She had wrapped up in shaw
male infant, to which she had given birth
only two hours before. -. p.
THE Illinois Central Railroad Company
has appointed clergyman as superintendent
of atract literature" to suppress all maga
zines, newspapers, and books, having an i'm
moral tendency.
Newspapers are the only things that
have not increased in value in the past hve
wears, although the expenses attending then
Dnbl;c.t;on have nearly doubled in the last
ten years.
The woman who made pound Of but
ter out of the cream of joke, and cheese
from the milk of human Kindness, has since
washed the close Of year, and hung EN-
out to dry on bee line.
"A laborer reading journal to his wife
instead of "The President was received with
three huzzas," pronounced the last WORD
shussies." "More shame for him y ex'
claimed the indignant and scandallzed lady
"A noted politician was recently perceiv'
ed, by friend, perusing the Scriptures. -
Upon asking him what particular portion Of
the good book he had selected for examina
ton, he replied, III am reading the story a
bout the loaves and fishes" ! !
Frederick the Great wrote to one Of hi;
generals ri send you with 10000 men a
eainst the enemy" On numbering the
troops, it was found there were but 10000
The officer expressed his surprise at such
mistake on the part of his sovereign. Fred
erick's reply was, 81 counted you for ter
thousand men,"
- The Boston Post says It is amusing t.
hear small politician, who owes his whole
importance to the influence of the Press
talk contemptuously of newspapers and edl
tors. There is no stronger proof of the
upower of the Press" than the fact that il
can raise such timber-heads into high pla
ces.
McCarty, of the Bardstown Gazette, say:
than any good looking young lady can gel
him by applying soon, provided she can sup
port him in the style to which he has beer
accustomed three meals day, plug o.
tobacco per week, and clean shirt for Sun
day. We hope they won't all speak al
once, it might embarrass the young man.
The aborigines of Australia have no
tion that after death they rise again in the
natural world, and become white people,
They are now very fond of Intoxicating Ii
ouors-so fond, that if told they will soor
! die, they reply, "Me don't care !; me jump
up again white man with plenty Of sixpence
for drink"
After funeral, husband who had fol
lowed his departed wife to her "last abode, .
returned to his saddened domicil to receive
visits of coincidence from his sympathiziue
friends. "Well, how do you feel now ?'
asked one. "Better-somewhat better p
was the reply, "this little promenade has
done me good"
1t is singular fact that not only the U
States Senators from Pennsylvania, and the
State Supreme Judge, but the present Spea
F ker, Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the House
the Clerk of the Senate of Pennsylvania
and the Democratic candidates for Governor
and Canal Commissioner are all practica
printers. So it ought to be in the State o.
Benjamin Franklin.
old Roger was visiting friend who hac
a remarkably fine little girl about three
years old, famous for smart sayings. AS u
/ sual, she was shown off by her esteemed
friend "What is papa?" said the parent