Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
atauside Gathtrinas.

B9 A man in Kansas boasts that he
owns 1900 badges of secret orders.
B9r Pierre Lorillard, the tobacco mil
lionaire, does not use the weed in any
form.
s9- The skeleton of an average whale
is said to weigh not less than $4,000
pounds.
B6y- They who would be young when
they are old, must be old when they
are young.
Bdn Habana is the correct name OF
the capital of Cuba, so says the United
States board of geographical names.
sg Toper-What shall I take, doc
tor, to remove the redness of my nose
"Take nothing for three months"
s@ Queen Victoria never removes
from her hand the three rings connect
ed with her courtship and marriage.
pg- A pretty woman, with nothing
but her fairness to offer, invariably at
tracts men; but she seldom holds
them.
p6- Chinese paper fans are sent over
from Canton at the price Of nine francs
per thousand-that is, penny a
dozen.
p9" Michigan is entering the lists as
a peach growing State. Orchards are
being formed of 500, 1000 and 49,
600 trees.
Hd. All things come around to him
who waits, including bald head, false
teeth, ear trumpets, and heaps of mis-
cellaneous troubles.
s6- In this country alone the sales of
bicycles for this year are estimated at
half a million. The total number of
bicycles in use is estimated at million.
B9H A tanning concern in Seattle has
received in one consignment lis bales
of deer skins, weighing 1S tons, and
representing several thousand dead
deer.
BHn Over 400 diamonds are known to
have been recovered from the ruins OF
Babylon. Many are uncut, but most
of them are polished on one or two
sides only.
pdg The class in natural history be-
ing asked the difference between a
dog and tree, the head boy answered,
GA tree is covered with bark, while a
dog seems to be lined with it."
s9 The supply of old powder left
from the war has just been exhausted.
1t has been used in later years simply
as saluting purposes. A new powder
with little kick but a great deal OF
bang, will do the honors.
BB" 1t is said that the Princess OF
Wales has been induced to give her
mental photograph, after this fashion
"My favorite dish is Yorkshire pud-
ding; my favorite art, millinery and
my favorite occupation, minding my
own business"
R9 Chicago, after all, is to have a
tower higher than that built by Eiffel.
1t is to shoot up 100, feet into the air,
and to cost 100000. Many people in
the Western city are said to be much
happier since the decision as to the
tower was reached.
B9~ Tommy went fishing the other
day, without permission of his mother.
Next morning a neighbours son met
him and asked: "Did you catch any
thing yesterday, Tommy ?" "Not till
I got home," was the rather sad re-
sporse.
B1P In cemetery in the suburbs OF
Lowell, Mass, there are five head
stones all alike, except the inscriptions.
The first one reads, "First wife OF
John Smith," and the second, Second
wife," and so on until the fifth stone,
which reads, "John Smith; at rest at
last"
pd" A Frenchman having an income
of $4,000 year pays $1,000 of it in
direct and indirect taxes to the govern
ment, according to careful investiga-
ton. In other words, the French tax
payer must work sc days in the year
solely to earn what is due to the treas
ury.
say Immigration increases. In Au-
gust the arrivals numbered %, 1919,
which is more than 5000 increase over
August of last year. The total for
this year amounts TO 212,732, as COM
pared with l66, ,5S1 for the correspond
ing period last year.
s9e A Negro who had gone to a
lawyers Office to consult him in regard
to obtaining a divorce, began to weep
as he told his story. "Why," said the
lawyer, "you seem to care a great deal
about your wife. Did you love her? ?"
Glove her, sir?" was the reply. II
jest analysed her !"
Ba" The following excellent remedy
for hoarseness and throat difficulty is
an old one, but may not be generally
known. Boil down a root Of horse
radish, sweeten it into thick syrup.
Take frequently as long as the difficulty
lasts. 1t can be bottled and kept for
months.
Ban President Lincoln once listened
patiently while friend read long
manuscript to him, and who then
asked: "What do you think of it ?
How will it take?" The president re-
flected little while, and then answer
ed: "Well, for people who like that
kind of things, I think its just about
the kind of thing they'd like"
saT Running the gantlet as a militia
ry punishment was, it is said, origin
ated by Gustavus Adolphus to punish
thieves in his army. 1t was borrowed
by the English from the Germans,