Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-01
Mjausiae Gatherimas.

ed The best thing OF all to DO with
your debts is to pay them.
~ Everything becomes easier by
practice except being good.
s6r When we have done our best,
we should wait the result in peace.
pd In the United States there are
over $4,000 female telegraph opera
tors.
s6 From the way some men offer
prayers, it is difficult to tell whether
they are ministers or auctioneers.
s@ The Euphrates is termed in the
East, "the Royal river" from the fact
that 672 kings have reigned on its
banks.
e@ The Pacific is at least mile
deeper than any other ocean, so deep
in some parts that it can scarcely be
fathomed.
pI Ivory is gaining in price. For
merly English cutters paid $4,000 a
ton for it, and now they are forced to
pay $4,000.
sd- The recent troubles in the Saliva
ton Army have brought to light the
fact that this organization owns pro-
perty valued at more than 81 ,OOO, 600.
s% A British oculist who has been
studying the human eye for 80 years,
declares that all great men of the past
and present have or had blue or gray
eyes.
p8 "What are you pouting about,
Johnnie ?" "Billy's real mean"
"What's the matter ?" ~ eat all my
candy, and Billy won't give me any of
his"
a% The ancient Peruvians believe
that the sun once came down to earth
and laid two eggs, and then went back
again. From these two eggs men
sprung.
p@ An elephant which recently fell
into snow covered pit near Bridge
port, displayed almost human intelli-
gence. He drank a gallon of whisky
to prevent getting chill.
b@ The Alta. Californian tells of a
Mexican maid, who, when her lover
left her, gathered his love letters in a
heap, sat in its midst and fred it,,
stoically burning to death upon this
unique funeral pyre.
p@ The leading physicians of En-
gland are united in declaring that
within the next 100 years some tonic
will be discovered whereby men will
grow old so slowly that the average of
human life will be 200 years.
p6 A philosopher says that "happi.
ness is found in chasing after some
thing, not in catching it," When a
mans hat blows off he may enjoy
more happiness while he is chasing it
down the street than when he catches
it, but he don't look that way.
p@ Many people iron towels and
put them away before they are dry.
This is an error, and sometimes leads
to results not expected. In this damp
condition there is mold which forms
on them called oidium, one variety of
which causes numerous skin diseases.
p9r He-Does your father look favor
ably on my suit, my darling? She
(practically)-No Algernon, he does
not. (Algernon starts up.) "Stay,
Algernon, stay! He is a gross and
groveling tailor, and he says your suit
fits you like horse collar fits terrier
pup"
s8- Some years ago the Austrian
government issued decree by which
every engineer who has driven his en-
CINE for an entire year without &C.
cident shall receive reward of $50
and those who have done so for 10
consecutive years shall receive $500
and a gold medal.
pH During thunderstorm in Berlin
an interesting effect on an electric
train was noticed at night. All the
electric lamps inside and outside the
cars were extinguished every time the
lightning flashed, and the passengers
remained a few minutes in complete
darkness. Then the lamps rekindled.
p8r Some idea of the immense mum.
Der of rabbits in Australia may be
gathered from the fact that man in
the northern territory came across
"mob" of them four miles wide, and
as close as they could run together.
Some parts of the country are so hon
eycombed with burrows that it is hard
IL, co fo to rida or driya
p6- In Dakota queer wedding gifts
are in vogue. Following is list of
presents received at a recent wedding: {:
A bull pup, yellow dog, a water
spaniel, a meerschaum pipe, a good
shotgun, bowie knife, rifle, three
dogs, a game rooster, one fiddle, one
banjo, one spotted pup, one English
mastiff and a pair of silver-mounted
pistols.
S4e A household journal tells how to
get rid of the plague of rats. "Catch
one of them, dress him up in scarlet,
and let him loose" and he will frighten
all his friends away. Very simple
and there may be one woman in $780,
600, 100000 or 50 who would thus at
tire rat rather than have a few rodents
in the house, but it is doubtful.
HBr An estate that was worth $20,-
600 when it got into the law courts 25
years ago was settled recently in Los
Angeles, Cal. The estate was left by
Encarnacion Buelna in 1870. There
was nobody to claim the 42 cents that
remained when the public administra-
tor offered it in the superior court
recently, and the judge made an order
directing that it be paid into the coun-
ty treasury.