Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-21
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t9 One-seventh of the territory OF
France is composed of forests.
p9r Comparing ourselves with some
body else won't make our SHINING any
safer.
p9~ A Minnesota man has sued
barber for $500 damages for running his
beard.
nag One horse buyer in Kentucky
during the past winter paid 100000 for
80 trotters.
p6- The average life of total alb
stainer is 13 years longer than that of
a moderate drinker.
pY- The devils rope is around the
neck of the man who thinks he can
drink or let it alone.
b6- A rug 13 feet square, containing
256 stitches to the inch, has been sold
in London for $4,000.
pT The only failure man ought to
fear is failure in cleaving to the pur-
pose he sees to be the best.
"a Clothes may contribute to the
beauty of women, hut clothes and
character are two different things.
pg- New York's new S-story House
of Industry will have roof garden
exclusively for children's playground.
s@ This was the tempting notice
lately exhibited by dealer in cheap
shirts: "They won't last long at this
price,"
s8 1t is said that the daily output
of cotton cloth of the combined mills
at Fall River is two miles minute for
every working hour.
p6 Rev. Allen Thompson, of Borden
town, N. j., now SO years of age, is
the oldest active preacher in that State,
if not in the country.
p0 Doolittle is the LATEST man on
earth. He always sits in draught
when be reads, so that the wind can
turn the leaves for him.
p8 Make up your mind to be more
charitable for people, and the man you
hate most will come in while you are
planning where to commence.
s@ Long is the night to him who is
awake long is mile to him who is
tired long is the life to the foolish who
do not know the true religion.
r6- Thou oughtest to be nice, even
to superstition, in keeping thy promi-
ses; and, therefore, thou shouldst be
equally cautious in making them.
s6 The man who asks, "Is this hot
enough for you?" is own brother to
the dentist who jabs probe into your
jaw and then asks, "Did you feel
that ?"
s1H The young man who doesn't
need to 60 to school any more because
che knows enough already" will find
the world the hardest schoolmaster OF
them all.
s@ Several Egyptian harps have
been received from the tombs. In
some the stripgs are intact, and give
forth distinct sounds after silence of
5000 years.
s8r Texas now has 100000 larger
population than Massachusetts, having
risen from the eleventh place to the
fifth in the order of States according to
population in the last Is years.
s6s She (poutingly)-Before we were
married you used to bring me candy
every time you came. He-Yes, my
dear, and it cost good deal less than
the meat and potatoes I bring you
now.
BT Customer (who had just purchas-
ed wonderfully cheap set of furni-
ture)-Do you always pack furniture
carefully before delivering it? New
Boy-This kind we do, 'cause the jar
ing would shake it to pieces.
a9- She went into a shop to buy
some toilet soap, aud while the shop
man was expatiating on its merits,
about made up her mind to purchase;
but when he stated at would keep OFT
chaps" she said she didn't want that
kind.
adr Ten years ago there were only
six bicycle manufactures in the United
States, and in 1855 the number of
wheels turned out was 1000. Now
there are &c manufactures, and it is
estimated that 100000 wheels will be
made this year.
Be~ The contented wife ofa man who
had seen better days was compliment
ed upon her CHEEKY good-humor under
the circumstances. "It's nothing"
she said: "whea l found / couldn't
have what liked, l learned to like
what / could have"
aa~ The happiest mood is the con-
tented mood. 1t makes little differ
ence what we have or where we live,
provided we are contented. People
have quite as much trouble in this
world about what they have not as
about what they have.
p9 A railway engineer saying the
usual life of locomotive was only 80
years, passenger remarked such
tough looking thing ought to live long
er than that. "Well," responded the
engineer, "perhaps it would fit did
not smoke so much"
s9 Noting the present ola silver cup
to brother journalist, Western