Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-05
attausiae Gatherings.


s6 Look out for the man who makes
speciality of pointing out faults in
other folks.
r6 The most desirable accomplish.
ment is the ability to get pleasure out
of hard work.
s@ The latest estimate of the 1896
Kansas corn crop is 800, 600, 600 bush
els, record breaker.
seE Society is like pie. There is an
upper and lower crust, but the real
substance lies between.
p% A number of firms in this coun-
try keep on hand ready-made iron
bridges of many sizes.
p@ When a thunderstorm is in pro.
gress, shut your door and windows, for
a draught may possibly attract light
ming.
b8- "Doctor, my wife has insomnia
lies awake most of the night. What
shall do for her?" "Get home ear
lier."
r6- Even the correspondent of the
London Times now acknowledges that
the only hope for Cuba is annexation to
the United States.
p6- Mr.. Curtis-I tell you what tits,
you could have far worse husband
than am! Eunice (his ell don't
want one.
n8r Some one has discovered that
there are 6S2, ,191 Muller's in Germany
that is, one German in 73 is called by
that name.
s6- "Sometimes," said Uncle Eben,
Ger man puts on long face an says
he's discouraged, when he's simply
too lazy ter try again."
p@ Drink all the water you want
between meals, but none with your
food" is the latest cure for obesity. A
safe one, at least.
I@ Prayer may not bring us money,
but it brings US what no money can
buy-power to keep from sin and lie
content with Gods will.
p6 Those who claim to know it all
should bear in mind that there are TO-
600, 1000 square miles of the earth's
surface yet unexplored.
S@ 1t has been said that greater
calamities are inflicted on mankind by
intemperance than by the three great
historical scourges-war, pestllence
and famine.
16 No satisfactory evidence OF
camels existing in a wild state has ever
been produced. They have, in fact,
been domesticiated since the very
earliest times.
S@ They have sometimes a curious
way of deciding lawsuits in north
Siam. Both parties are put under
cold water, and the one staying under
the longer wins the suit.
s8 On an average each Englishman
writes 40 letters a year; each Scotch.
man 80, and each Irishman 16. The
average Italian only posts 6, and the
American 81.
I@ Life boats are now being made in
some quarters of pumice stone. This
is a material of great lightness and
strength, and boat made thereof will
support a considerable load, even when
full of water.
s@ It is estimated by papermakers
that the consumption of paper tor
books is only six per cent, of the entire
manufacture, the greater portion made
being used in the form Of wrapping pa.
per, or paper for the newspaper press.
p% A West Virginia horse thief is
said to have the popularity of run
ming away with a woman whenever
he steals horse. He has theory
that this reconciles man to the loss
of his horse.
a6 When a glass is as full as it pos
sibly can be of liquid, the surface of
the liquid is slightly convex, and the
centre lies higher than the brim. In
view of this fact such a glassful is
called bumper, because the liquid
bumps up, or protrudes in the middle.
p4r "There's the deacon praying for
rain" "Why, only last week he was
praying for dry weather." eyes
he's one man that Providence can't
please. If he was offered chariot OF
fire to 60 to glory in, he'd growl be-
cause they didn't throw in a garden
hose to cool off with on the route!"
pS "Wouldn't he go along with
you ?" asked a judge a day or two
ago of policeman accused of un.
mercifully clubbing prisoner. "Oh,
yes, he went along all right" replied
the policeman. "Then why did you
club him ?" asked the judge. "And
sure, your honor, what did 1 have the
club for ?'
n6 A trip between London and Par.
| is has just been made in 6 hours and
80 minutes. From London to Dover
(7S.34 niles took l hour and % min
utes; the passage of the channel (25
miles, took l hour and Is minutes,
and the run from Calais to Paris (l854
miles, was made in 8 hours and "a
minutes, an average of 56.5 miles, ex-
Guiding stops.
b4 There is said to be snake in
Oregon called the stupeied snake,