Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-11
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make f0rtuneS-l1 tney only Hdu mofe
money to lose.
p6r Life is tiresome journey, and
when man arrives at the end he is
all out of breath.
p@ A meteor which fell in Australia
recently had large mass of pure cop
per EMBEDDED in one side.
sd 1t is great thing to be a sue.
cessful borrower, but vastly greater
not to be obliged to borrow at all.
p9 In Hungary there are thousands
of villages and hundreds of small towns
without doctor within 10 miles.
b9 ssI'm afraid your young man is
not economical" ayes, he is, papa ;
he asked me to go sleighriding tonight,
and he wants to borrow your cutter" j"
s@ Warts can be easily and quickly
removed by applying castor oil to them
two or three times day. This is the
simplest remedy known, and it scarcely
ever fails.
p6F 1t is said that it takes 100000
a year to keep the jaws of the gum
chewers of this county wagging, but
they are bound to wag and must have
the gum.
pE The Judge of all the earth will
do right. No human being will suffer
more than he deserves, or more than
his own conscience will recognize as
just.
sG- The record of embezzlements in
the United States last year reveal
losses of only $10,00O,000, compared
with $25, 100000 in 1894, and s19, ,0Oo,-
900 in 1898.
s@. Two sections of the great Russian
railway across Siberia are in operation.
The aggregate length of the two is 791
miles. The total length of the road is
to be 1000 miles.
R@ Posters took their names from
the fact that in former times the foot.
ways of London streets were separated
from the drives by line of posts, on
which advertisements were displayed.
s@ An astronomer calculates that if
the diameter of the sun is daily dimin-
ished by two feet, over 5000 years
must elapse ere the astronomical in
struments now in use could detect the
diminution.
a6r "That was a very fine speech
you made the other night" said one
man to another II didn't make it the
other night" replied the latter. 81 de-
livered it the other night, but it took
me a month to make it,"
s@ The ostrich is believed to see
objects behind him as we'll as those in
front. Persons standing directly be-
hind an ostrich can see the pupils of
his eyes, and, of course, are thus easily
seen by the animal.
n6- Fogg says that there is only one
objection, so far as he is concerned, to
riding trotting horse. The horses
back is always coming up when the
rider is going down, and going down
when the rider is coming up.
p@ John G. Willis, who lives on the
farm formerly owned by his father in
Talbot county, Ca, says there are
good chestnut rails now in use on the
farm that were split by the Indians
when they owned that country.
~ The man who has learned how
to put himself to work and keep him
self at it, has reached condition of
mastery that promises him success in
almost any situation. He has then a
possession infinitely better than the
gift of genius.
Rg ~ want to pay this bill," said a
guest to an English hotel clerk. "But
I think you have made slight error
here in my favor. I've been reading
over the extras, and I cannot find that
you have charged me anything for
telling me you thought it might rain"
bdr Take a pair of shoes that has
become stiff and uncomfortable by
constant wear in the rain and apply a
coat of vaseline, rubbing it well with
cloth, and in short time the leather
becomes as soft and pliable as when it
was taken from the shelves of the shoe
dealer.
p9 A young attorney got queer let
ter the other day. 1t was from man
in Florida, and requested him to look
up the whereabouts of some friend
supposed to be in that city. The in
telligent writer concluded his appeal
with the request: eff you don't get
this letter, please let me know"
s9 An English paper alleges that
"On a recent trip to Europe the chief
ljustice of the supreme court of Texas
was introduced to an English member
of parliament. The introduction was
made, not by name, but by the judicial
title of the American visitor. 'Oh, yes,
said the Englishman, I have heard OF
you. Your name is Judge Lynch ,"
Bd- A Georgia editor recently ate
three dozen eggs on a wager. The
Georgia moulder of public opinion
should not be judged too harshly.
Journalism is not very remunerative
in some sections of the State, and this
might have been the first time this
year that the editor aforesaid got q
chance at square meal.
p9- A boy walked into a merchants
office the other day in search of a
. situation. After being put through a
catechism by the merchant, he was
asked, "Well, my lad, and what is
your motto ?" "Same as yours, SIR
he answered "same as you have on
your door, 'Push,'" He was engaged
B9 "Smelling parties" are the latest
and swellest diversions in some Maine
VILLAGES this winter A score or more OF