Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-29
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that we have the rainbow without the
storm.
pa- London, in monetary value, is
worth two and one-half times as much
as Paris.
R9- The man who really intends to
"drown his sorrow in drink" should
Jump overheard.
s6- In proportion to its size England
has eight times as many miles OF rail-
ways as the United States.
p9- Professor Nothnagel, the Aus
train court physician, traces the grip
back to the Ninth century.
a@- Every man knows best when he
plays the knave; his neighbors know
best when he plays the fool.
D9~ From the American aloe tree is
made thread, ropes, cables, paper,
clothing, sugar, and brandy.
p6- Think all you can of the good
qualities of others forget and keep
silent concerning their bad qualities.
p4- In certain parts of Russia people
who are hungry are forbidden by law
from being so indiscreet as to say so.
p@- Negotiations for the settlement
of all controversies between Canada
and the United States have been be.
gun.
pa- Men will never know US by our
faith, for that is within us they know
us by our works, which are visible to
them.
saT Happy is the man who, when
asked how he slept last night, can
truthfully say: 81 haven't the least
idea."
s@ "You, sir" said the poet, "are
a bad judge of poetry" II, sir" re.
torted the editor, "am judge of bad
poetry"
s6- English locomotives have neither
bells, headlights nor cowcatchers.
Warning is given by the shrillest of
whistles.
sas- There are about 100000 minis
ters of the Gospel in the United States,
100000 churches, and 25,0OO,OOO COM
municants.
s9" The gauge of the Roman chari.
OTIS, 1000 years ago, was 4 feet 80
inches-same as standard railroad
gauge of today.
nag. An authority on such matters
states that the United States have lost
more men in war since 1776 than any
nation in Europe.
sd The Finland women have the
right of suffrage, but they also work
as carpenters, paper hangers, brick
layers, and slaughterers.
adr In 20 days a woman in What
com, Wash, peeled Is, ,491 potatoes,
and thus earned 500. She is employed
by an evaporating company.
s6- A Minneapolis man asked the
courts of that city to grant him an in
junction restraining an Objectionable
man from courtiDg his sister.
s6- Until the discovery of the gold
mines in California, Russia was the
greatest gold-producing country, min
ing about S13,0O0,000 year.
nag Our battleships have speed of
from Is to II knots an hour. Cruisers
make 19 to "a knots, while the moni-
tors can travel only 5 to Z knots.
p8 The war. bugle that sounded the
charge that sent the Light Brigade to
destruction at Balaklava, was lately
sold at auction in London for $3,935.
p@ "What do you find the most
common delusion among your patients,
doctor ?" "That we physicians care
nothing about having our bills paid"
a0r We are told that even the small
est hair throws shadow. And so it
does. 1t throws a shadow over your
appetite when you find it in your
plate.
Bds. 1t is said that some of the health
lest children in the world are found in
the Scottish highlands, where shoes
are seldom worn at an earlier age than
- or 13.
s9 "War is a terrible thing" ex.
claimed the elderly person. ayes" ="
replied the youngster; "it wouldn't be
nearly so bad if the enemy were not
armed as we'll as we."
HdF Maine has more money in the
savings bank per capita than any state
in the Union, because the money that
would have gone for drink has gone
into the savings banks.
BS Of the human race, 500,0OO,OO0
are we'll clothed-that is, wear gar
ments of some kind that will cover
nakedness 250,OOO,000 habitually 60
naked, and 700,OOO,OOO cover only the
middle parts of the body.
p1 1t is shame to have a lot Of
stock and half feed it. The man who
thinks that stock which can hardly
live through the winter will be worth
anything in the spring, needs to have
a guardian, says The Ploughman.
B4- The Greeks observe Monday,
the Persians Tuesday, the Assyrians
Wednesday, the Egyptians Thursday,
the Turks Friday, the Jews Saturday,
the Christians Sunday, thus there is a
perpetual Sabbath being celebrated on