Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-19
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fight with ourselves.
Rg The astronomical summer begins
at noon on June 21st.
,B9 Woman of every rank 60 bare
headed in Mexico.
Bg The more insignificant the man,
the louder he boasts of his ancestry.
k9 Where one person desires to be
heard 10 are satisfied with being seen.
BB- The moment the devil ceases to
make sin attractive, his occupation is
gone.
B9 In Australia no newspapers are
published or railroad trains run on
Sunday.
ssr He is unreasonable who quarrels
with events which happen from natu-
raj necessity.
@ OF all mean words that from
mean lips do flow, the very meanest
are, II told you so."
a9 No part of the government is a
matter of so much interest to the
public as the national debt.
a9~ At the present rate of increase,
the population Of the earth will double
itself in 26O years.
sg If we would be more careful
where we step, those who follow us
wouldn't stumble so much.
a@ Among modern nations the great
est eaters are the English, the Germans,
the French, and the Americans.
HT The cultivation of the grape in
France gives employment to no fewer
than 23,O00,000 persons.
@ 1t is better to lock the stable af-
ter the horse is stolen than not to lock
it at all. 1t may save the cow.
s9 The mines of the world produce
% tons of gold every week, but the
precious metal remains as rare as ever.
Ba" A blacksmith's tools of the pres
ent day are almost identical with those
used in the same trade over 300 years
ago.
RH- In Sweden and Norway it is q
crime to make any profit on the sale
of liquor; it must be dispensed at
cost.
B4" The warmest June in the past
20 years was in 1892, with an average
temperature of TO-; the coolest in
1881, with an average of 6l0.
sa Sheridan, once entering a COM
mitteeroom and finding every seat oc-
cupied, said, "Will anyone move that
I may take the chair?"
p9n A writer in a German electrical
publication uses the word Strassen-
bahuwagagenuntergestelle,w which in
plain English means trucks.
Bas 1t is stated that a pail of water
containing a hatful of hay, if placed
in room where there has been smok-
ing, will absorb all the order Of
tobacco.
B@ A cotemporary contains an ad-
vertisement of dog for sale. Among
the good points Of the animal are
these: "He will eat anything, and is
fond of children"
s9 The man must have spoken from
experience who said, can editor is a
man who has the industry of beaver,
the instincts of bee and the patience
of an ass"
say The Red Sea is for the most part
blue. 1t gets its name from the fact
that portions of it are covered by mi
mute animalcul9, which dye the surface
of the water red where they float.
R9~ In ancient times churches were
without seats. The worshippers had
to stand or kneel. Some Of the aristo-
Gratis brought pieces of cloth with them,
to keep their knees from contract with
the stone floors.
sE Lemon juice will whiten frosting
for cake, the grated rind of an orange
strained through cloth will give it a
yellow tint, and strawberry or straw
berry juice will produce pretty shade
Of pink.
pa Old Gentleman-Do you think,
sir, that you are able to support my
daughter without continually lowering
on the verge of bankruptcy? "Oh,
yes, sir, am sure I can" "Well, that
is more than l can do. Take her and
be happy"
Ba" AS soon as the hand-organ grind
er started a tune the other day in
Huntington, Penn, a swarm of 500
bees made beeline for his organ and
lit on it. The music appeared to have
made them good-natured for they
stung no one while they were being
put back into their hive.
BIZ" "Well, husband" said the good
wife, who had strained the exchequer
in Il vigorous social campaign, 1--WE
must decide at once whether we are
able to give the young people grand
wedding breakfast, or whether we
shall oppose the match and make them
run away"
BsS" A man of Aberdeen, Scotland,
was talking through the telephone
with friend at a distant town. The
former said, "Hold on can't hear
YOU, for a brass band is passing the
telephone station" The other man, at
distance of $50 miles, not only heard
the band, but could distinguish the
tune.