Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-22
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the foolish.
p@ An extradition treaty has been
negotiated between Brazil and the
United States.
p8 "Give me kiss, dear girl" 81
can't" she replied; ~ don't mind
lending you one, but 1 must have it re-
turned tomorrow"
S~ There is something in sickness
that breaks down the pride of man
hood that softens the heart and brings
it back to feelings of infancy.
s@ The word purple, frequently
mentioned in the Scriptures, in con-
nection with fine linen, is by some
commentators, supposed to mean silk.
p6- A writer in the London Speaker
declares that the greatest aid to diges'
ton is conversation at meals, and that
laughter is almost cure for dyspepsia.
p4% A bald headed man who has
heard that the hairs of mans head
are numbered wants to know if there
is not some place where he can obtain
the back numbers.
r6r The rose has its thorns; and
beauty is never found without one or
more. They may be blunted at the
points, but cannot be extirpated with
out killing the tree.
s6r An ideal political convention
would be "of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people" We fear this
is not the long-expected year in which
such a convention is to meet.
r6- The so-called "father of cats"
is one of the most important personages
in Mohammedan caravan. This cat
shelk carries on his camel about a
dozen baskets filled with the ugliest
specimens of the feline race.
p8- Columbia (Ky.) has practically
uneducated preacher who can reclte
every chapter in the Bible. It is said
that one can call for any chapter, and
this preacher will recite itin its entire
ty with the greatest ease.
s@ "Do you think would make a
very attractive angel" said slim
young man, with very large ears, to a
young lady. "Well no, she replied,
pointing to his immense ears; l think
your wings are a little too high up"
pg A Dutch court-martial has de-
cided that it is not insubordinate for
a soldier to refuse to wash his face
when ordered to do so by his COM
manding officer, and the high military
court of the kingdom has confirmed
the decision.
p9- The importation into the United
States of plants from China and Japan
is forbidden on account of the preva-
lence of cholera in the Asiatic coun-
tries. Nothing holds the germs OF
disease so we'll as the soil in which the
plants are shipped.
p9- A visionary local fnancier, who
had thousand ways to make for
tune, and not a single one to make q
living, is described by friends as "a
man so sanguine that the mere getting
hold of shoestring makes him think
be is already the owner of tannery."
p@r American women will be graft
fed to learn that an experienced
Partisan saleswoman considers that
after the women of Madrid, Peru and
Chill they have the smallest feet of
any nation in the world. The best
shaped feet in Northern Europe are in
Sweden.
n9- Germans are nothing if not me-
thodical. Herr Won -Sacken, a
lieutenant of Hussar, recently wound
ed himself mortally by accident. The
doctor told him he had only three
hours to live, whereupon, after max
ing his will, he drew up the official
report of his own death and sent it to
his superior officer.
e9 In the spring of the year the
dead leaves of pampas grass dry, fall
to the ground and curl up like shaw
ings from a carpenters bench. A cor
respondent of an English paper men
tions finding robin which had acci-
dentally got one of these pieces curled
so tightly around its neck that it
could not feed and so starved to death.
n9 Names labor commissioner has
been gathering statistics on the cost
of living in that State. He figures that
the average daily cost of living is
21 cents day for each individual in
the average family. The cost of liv-
ing to single men, boarding, is 46 cents.
These figures cover rent, food, fuel
and light.
.s4~ There are said to be in the United
States 1000 miles of trestle structure,
representing an expenditure of $780,
100000. The trestle work has to be
replaced every 9 years, on an average,
causing an annual expenditure of ST.
100000. For the purpose, 260,OOO,000
feet, board measure, of timber is an
nually consumed.
a8- When Sir Robert Walpole retired
into private life, time hung heavy on
his hands, and Horace exerted himself
to amuse his father. One day he Of
fered to read to him. "What will you
read child ?" asked Sir Robert, YEARLY.
Horace suggested history. "No, no."
replied the veteran statesman "Dot
history, Horace; that can't be true"
p0- ~ wish was on desert island"
exclaimed Mrs. A., who had been an
noyed by gossipping neighbors 81
wish was on a desert island where
there wouldn't be anybody to talk
about you" "But, my DEAR" replied