Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-10
atausiae Gatherings.
nG What we ardently wish we soon

R9> If opportunities were females,
men would embrace more of them.
n6- The mines of the world produced
every year 54o,oOO,OOo tons of ore and
coal.
p9- The religion that cannot be prac,
ticed always is not worth practicing
at all.
s9r "Is your father Christian, Jim
my?" "Not today, sir. He's got the
neuralgia"
aa- Whenever there is more than
one way of doing thing, the other
fellow invariably does it the wrong
way.
ad- What is the difference between
perseverance and obstinacy? One is
a strong will and the other is a strong
won't.
na- A moments work on clay tells
more than an hours labor on brick.
So work should be done on children's
hearts before they harden.
s6S- If a man could yell as loud in
proportion to his size as baby can,
telephone companies would soon be
unable to declare dividends.
nag The most ancient coin in Europe,
the ducat, was first struck in the mint
of Venice in the year 1884. The
building is still in existence.
s@~ The colony of beavers in the
National Geological park at Washing
ton have constructed three large dams.
one of which is four feet high.
pd- "Tom, where can get good
two-foot rule? ~ can give you one
on the spot, john" "Well, let's have
it," "Don't wear tight shoes! That
rule applies to both feet"
s@r The output of smokeless powder
for the navy department is steadily
increasing, and the ordnance bureau
is now receiving over 5000 pounds
daily for the use of the big guns.
s9 The French women have patent,
ed a scrubbing brush which is to be
attached to the shoe with straps and a
heel plate, thus making it possible to
clean floors while standing upright.
pS Over the stall of a public writer
in Paris is the following inscription :
IN. Renard, public writer, advising
compiler, translates the tongues, ex.
plains the language of flowers, and
also sells fried potatoes"
pa The age of whales is ascertained
by size and number of lamine of the
whalebone, which increases yearly.
Ages of 800 and 400 years have been
assigned to whales from these indica-
tions.
p6- The keel of the ship lies con-
cealed, yet it is indispensable to her
progress and safety so virtue does
not always appear upon the surface,
vet true manhood is unknown with
out it.
pa- The Rev. J. C. Boyd has been
pastor of the United Presbyterian
church in Lebanon, Penn, 40 years
and, it is said, has not missed days
preaching in all that time on account
of illness.
sas- Little three-year-old Mary was
playing very roughly with the kitten
carrying it by the tail. Her mother
told her that she would hurt pussy.
"Why, no, / WON'T" said she, "1'm
carrying it by the handle !"
p@- Mother-Johnny, what do you
mean by playing with that Gubler
boy? Didn't I tell you never to let
me hear of such thing again? OF
spring-You needn't blame me for
hearing it. I didn't tell you.
sI- In consequence of telephone
wire falling upon the overhead wires
Of the street tramways at Zurich, Swift
zerland, the central station of the tel
ephonic service, which has 5000 sub
scribers, caught fire and was complete
ly destroyed.
p8- A wag the other day asked bis
friend, "How many knaves do you
suppose live in this street beside your.
self?" "Besides myself !" replied the
other; "do you mean to insult me p
"Well, then" said the first, chow
many do you reckon including your
self?"
p@ A movement was started at
Tampa recently to present Admiral
Cervera a home on Tampa bay in
recognition of his humane and chival-
rous treatment of Hobson and his
crew, and through a desire to save
him from insult and possible death
should he return to Spain.
H@ When the captured forces Of
General Toral get back to Spain, they
will do good work for the United
States by telling of the war as it is,
not as it is reported by the Spanish
official dispatches. This may prove a
practical force towards ending the
war by influencing public opinion in
Spain.
B9 Remember that only letters will
hereafter be returned by the postoffice
to the sender, until full return postage
is paid. No second, third or fourth
class matter is to be returned or for
warded to a new address without
additional postage. The new law
covers newspapers, books and pack
ages Of merchandise.
H@- At the birth of japanese baby