Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-08
aT'ausiae Gatherings.

Rd A man who is true to himself is
friend to everybody.
s9 The curvature Of the earth is
eight inches per mile.
p@ How much pain the evils that
never happened have cost US.
B6 There is great ability in knowing
how to conceal ones ability.
s9 The man who doesn't shovel the
dirt is always willing to give advice.
p9 If you want to find out how
great man is, let him tell it himself.
H9 The greatest cataract and the
highest trees in the world are Ameri-
can.
HT The mines of the world produce
every year 540,000,000 tons of ore and
coal.
sG "Jane, it is II o'clock tell that
young man to shut the front door from
the out SIDE"
a4- The man who does not work
with his heart will accomplish very
little with his hands.
nay Always speak kindly and polite
ly to your help, if you would have
them do the same to you.
B@ 1t will probably be a case of
Greek meeting Greek when the cow
boys meet the bullfighters.
p9~ If man knew as much about
himself as he does about his neighbor,
he would never speak to himself.
p4 The mind tolerate no long vaca-
tions; the busy brain not only does
the most things but the best things.
g9- 1t many times falls out that we
deem ourselves much deceived in 9TH
ers, because we first deceive ourselves.
H0r "Work, but don't worry" the
old saw says; but some people don't
work, so they take it out in worrying.
B9 The Pacific ocean covers 78,00O,-
900 square miles; the Atlantic 25,00O,-
900; and the Mediterranean sea ,00O,-
900.
pg Love and you shall be loved.
All love is mathematically just, as
much as the two sides of an algebraic
equation.
p~ "What is a prophet, Uncle Jim ?"
"a prophet? He is person who is
always surprised at the way things
turn out"
pSn The best lecture on economy we
have ever seen is contained in this
one line: "Pay as you 20. If you
can't pay, don't CO."
s6r Money often leads men astray.
Some of them will run after dollar /;
but hound dog is more avaricious.
He will follow scent.
HH~ Swallows fly low before rain
because the insects they pursue are
then nearer the ground to escape the
moisture of the upper air.
n@ An old lady being asked to SUBJ
scribe to a newspaper, declined on the
ground that when she wanted the
news she manufactured it.
sd~ 1t is vain to hope to please all
alike. Let man stand with his back
in what direction he will, he must nec-
essarily turn his back upon half the
world.
DV A woman may not be able to
sharpen q pencil or hold an umbrella,
but she can pack more articles into a
trunk than a man can in a one-horse
wagon.
B6- "What are you going to be when
you grow up, Tommy ?" asked the Wis.,
itor. ~ think" said Tommy, thought
fully, "that 1 shall be somebody's an
cestor."
p4~ The first college for women in
this country was opened 25 years ago,
and today there are over 10000 wo-
men studying in the various collegiate
institutions.
Hd- The violence of the wind on the
Grampian Hills is so great that on
several occasions it has brought to
standstill trains travelling from Perth
to the north.
BD" John Thomas, of Racine, Wis,
who is locally reputed to be 103 years
of age, supports himself in his declin-
ing years by selling canes which he
himself makes.
H9 Asked to confirm the rumor that
he was about to retire from business,
Russell Sage is said to have replied,
"Why, if 1 stop work, what is there
for me to do ?"
B9~ Wall street, New York derives
its name from the city wall that for
merly ran along it, the land to the
north being mostly in pasture. 1t is
about half a mile long.
s9- Mrs. Holmes-I hear that the
price of cigars has gone up on account
of the war. Mr.. Holmes-Yes and
that reminds me that We must buy
cheaper grade of flour.
H9~ 1t was been estimated that bell
of common size, whose sound would
penetrate distance of three to five
miles on shore, could, if submerged in
the sea, be heard distance of over 60
miles.
HS- The best bananas come from
Port Limon, Costa Rica. The produ-
Ger: gets 80 cents a bunch for them,
delivered at the railway. A bunch
averages 23O bananas, and sells for
about four dollars in New Orleans or
New York.
sas" Graduation day at school or
college is called commencement day.
because the diplomas are then confer
red and the successful students then
commence as bachelors or graduates.
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