Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-29
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in Jerusalem.
tdc More men have been wrecked by
whisky than ships by water.
H@ There is a movement in England
to have public school children taugh
to swim.
pG An old African chief who fol-
lowed Livingstone has just died. HI
leaves As widows.
p9 Fate is the friend of the good
the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the
foolish, the enemy of the bad.
a9 1t is noticeable that the large
majority of vicious horses are handled
by bad tempered men.
s6- The number of streets in Londor
is now upward of 2S, 1000, and new one:
are added at the rate of 300 year.
sdy Truth is plant that grasps the
soil and seeks the sun. From a firm
foundation it rises higher and higher
nag An average of 100000 of post
age stamps are used by the people OF
the United States every day in the
year.
p6r 1t is a mistake to suppose thai
women ever marry for money some
times, however, they marry for the
want of it.
p9r In the famous Garden of Olives
at Jerusalem there are eight flourish
ing olive trees that are known to be
over 1000 years old.
R@ IF we have decided what kind Of
a preacher we want, it may not be
out of place to inquire what kind of q
people our preacher will want.
p@ According to careful estimates
three hours of close study wear out the
body more than a whole day of hard
physical exercise.
B@ Teacher-Johnny, your book is
upside down. How can you read that
way? Johnny-I know it, ma'am
but it doesn't matter, Pm lefthanded
anyway.
s9 Intelligence Offices are equal to
social emergencies, and can supply
"old family servants" to occupy pews
in church on occasion of fashionable
weddings.
p@ Bicycles have seriously affected
the sale of pianos, manufacturers de-
clare, as when girl is asked to choose
between the two for a present, she
most often selects the bicycle.
s9r The pope is now the possessol
of probably the most valuable chair or
earth. It is constructed of solid silver
and is of the value of $4,000. 1t is
the gift ofa wealthy American banker
s@ "Billy, what day of the year is il
that women, all over the globe, talk
the least?" "Give it up, SAM" said
Billy, after thinking for few moments
"Why, the shortest day, of course
Anybody ought to know that"
p9 Canada lacks only 237 900 square
miles of being as large as the whole
continent of Europe. 1t is nearly 80
times as large as Great Britain and
Ireland, and is 100000 square mile:
larger than the United States.
RG The Rev. R. P. Ashe, a mission
ary in Africa, was taking spin on a
bicycle, when he discovered three lions
following him. His fears lent strength
and speed to his movements, and be
quickly outdistanced his pursuers.
s6r All the flags for British ships Of
war, except the royal standards, are
made in the government dockyards
and the enormous number required
may be judged from the fact that il
the color loft at Chatham alone, l8,
900 flags are made in year.
s9 A little 4-year old girl did moi
obey when her mamma first called her
So her mamma spoke rather sharply
Then she came in and said, "Mamma
I've been very kind to you today, and
don't want yon to speak so large t.
me-"
p9r The oldest building in the world
that has been uninterruptedly used fo1
church purposes is St. Martins cathe
dral, at Canterbury, England. The
building was originally erected for
church, and has been regularly usec
as place for religious gatherings fo'
more than 1,500 years.
pH Edison is now at work with
plan to grease the sides ofships so tha
they will slip through the water more
readily. He says the faction of sal
water and it's constituents is much
more than is generally believed, anc
if he can only do what he is trying tt
do the Campania can make the voyagt
between New York and Liverpool ir
four days.
nag. The little economies that have
made Japan so rich may be noticed
everywhere. The dust of charcoal i:
gathered up and mixed with the chat
of wheat, barley and other grains, ano
with chopped straw. It's then moist
ened into paste, rolled into balls abou'
as big as a billiard ball. 1t make:
excellent fuel.
sd~ "For mercy's sake, John, why il
it you stop that clock every night"
because I've got an idea. I've come
to the conclusion that it's a wicked
waste of money to let that clock rur
all night when it can't do anyone
a particle of good. The wear ane
tear on the works must amount to con
siderable in the run of year. coult