Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-30
df'ausiae Gatherings.

nag The woodsaw does not have to
resort to toothpick after it has ex-
ercised its teeth.
pd- An old maid says it's bad enough
for the men to get married without
fools of women initiating them.
psE- Gold can buy pretty nearly
everything in this world except that
which a man wants most-viz., hap
pinness.
p@ Water your horse before you
feed him. This is good stable manage
meut. Too many farmers water them
when it is most convenient.
p@ The Escurial palace in Spain
contains cathedral, monastery with
200 cells, 2 colleges, 8 chapter houses,
8 libraries, and nearly 5000 other
rooms.
p6r II am descended from one OF
the best families in the city," as the
Young man who had been kicked down
stairs by her father remarked upon
reaching the landing.
s@ The recent deaths of four Eng
lish clergymen, aged severally, 81, 96,
100, and SO, are given in The Church.
man as indicating the longevity of the
English clergy.
pT A celebrated writer informs the
world that "debt is great stimulant," }"
but the major says he prefers brandy.
He has tried both, and ought to be a
competent judge.
p@ "One big trouble bout running
dis here world" said Uncle Eben, "is
dat it's de man who honesty realizes
de full importance of a responsibility
dat is mos likely to be a little shy OF
acceptin' it,"
s6 Our exports of raw cotton 10
Japan are attaining large proportions.
Most of these shipments are made by
of the Pacific ports, but some are be-
ginning to go direct from the gulf
ports.
pds- A clergyman says dancing must
be wrong because women prefer to
dance with men and men with women.
If anybody favors dancing after that,
he must be lost to the power of all
argument.
e@ When Cornwallis's troops march
ed under the yoke of surrender at
Yorktown, the tune they chose was an
old British march, with the appropri-
ate title of "The World Turned Up
side Down."
p6- A single stone, lis feet long, ten
feet square at one end, and 4 feet
square at the other, has been success
fully cut from the sandstone quarries
at Houghton Point, Wis. 1t is sup.
posed to be the longest monolith ever
quarried.
sD Author-How do you like my
new play9 Critic-It's simply great.
The robbery in the third act is the
most realistic piece of work ever saw
on the stage. Author (pleased)-Do
you really think so? Critic-Ofcourse
1 do.
R6E A Partisan hairdresser received
all offer few weeks ago of 80 pounds
of hair from a convent near Tours.
This represented the tresses of 800
novices, who, upon entering the con-
vent, were obliged to have their locks
shorn.
e6 1t is said that ex-President
Cleveland's purchases in Princeton and
vicinity have raised the price of farms
thereabout from $40 an acre to $50
and $75 an acre. Here is new use
for ex-presidents. They can 60 about
raising the value of real estate.
p8 A country paper in Illinois says,
among its local items: "No word has
vet been heard from Abraham Lever,
who went off two weeks ago with his
wife's red-haired hired girl. Until his
return, his Sunday school class will be
in charge of Rev. Mr.. Perkins,
s@ A cup of hot water, declares Sir
Andrew Clark, of London, possesses
the same medicinal qualities attrib-
uted to an equal amount of whisky,
while lacking the injurious properties.
Hot water in abundance is especially
recommended in malarial troubles.
p6 1t is curious fact that the roots
and branches of tree are so alike in
their nature that if tree be uprooted
and turned upside down the under
ground branches will take unto them
selves the functions of roots, and the
exposed roots will in time bud and be-
come veritable branches.
pa5. DR.. Schwartz, Of Berlin, says
marriage is the most important factor
in longevity. OF every 200 persons
who reach the age of 40 years, 125 are
married and IS unmarried. At 60 the
proportions are 4S to %, at 70, 81 to
II, at 80, 9 to 3; and so centenarians
had all been married. Bachelors will
do well to take note.
pG@ In the archives of the Spanish
navy have been found the bills of the
payment of the crews of Columbus's
caravels. The sailors received from
10 to - francs month, including
their food. The captains of the cara
vels had 80 francs month. Colum-
bus himself, as admiral, received l.
600 francs year.
sdy A brakeman on a Kansas rail-
road, disturbed by the loud quacking
of lot of ducks being transported to
market, neatly muzzled every one of
them by slipping rubber bands over
their bills, to the great astonishment
of the ducks, and not less of the mar
ketmen, when they received their hith-
erto vociferous birds and found them
thus fettered.