Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
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p8 The freedom of the press is not
as dangerous as that of some of our
lawmakers. ..
p9- The prime factor in any nations
prosperity is the welfare of its COM
mon people.
n@ The estimate of the number of
tramps in the United States varies be-
tween 10000 and 10000.
p9 Stranger-How old is the oldest
inhabitant Of this village ?" Native
There amt none. He died last week"
s9@ On the first railways, candle
stuck in a station house window meant
"stop :" its absence was signal to 60
on.
p9 At the new beet sugar factory
ut Rome, N. Y, about ten tons OF
white granulated sugar are being turn
ed out every day.
s9 The right hand, which is more
sensitive to the touch than the left, is
less sensitive than the latter to the ef-
feet of heat and cold.
sdF The two biggest fire engines in
the world are in Liverpool they can
throw 1000 gallons of water minute
and jet 140 feet high.
B9" 1t is a mistake to suppose that
stone houses are the most durable. A
we'll constructed brick house will out
last one built of granite.
sd There are more wrecks in the
Baltic sea than in any other place in
the world. The average is one wreck
IL day throughout the year.
nag When a man gets up in the
morning, he grumbles if breakfast is
not ready; but if he goes fishing, he
can wait all day for a bite.
pH Solomon's temple was lO7 feet
long, Sc feet broad, and Sd feet high,
not being larger than many private
houses OF the present time.
pdy- Some British dentists use molten
glass for filling teeth. 1t is prepared
with some chemicals, which make the
rlass malleable and durable.
s6r Some people can't come to an
understanding with themselves, be-
cause-well, if the truth must be told
because they haven't any.
pH The first printers used to print
only on one side of the page, and then
pasted together the two blank pages to
give the impression of one leaf.
R4 1t was an Aberdeen landlord
who raised the rent of one of his
houses because the walls bulged out,
and therefore made the house larger.
ndr 1t sometimes happens that when
the conductor on the railway comes
along suddenly, boy or girl is fright
ened out of two or three years growth.
s9- Every language contains such
names as cuckoo, pewit, whippoorwill,
and others, in which the sound emit
ted by the animal is initiated as the
name.
sg~ at is now proved beyond a
doubt" says Professor Sayce, "that
long ages before the days of Abraham
there existed world as cultured as
our own"
aasa All these schemes for taxing
bachelors with a view to driving them
into matrimony are wrong. More men
get married now than wives can COM
fortably support.
Hd "George," said bis mother, "why
do you pay so much attention to that
Middleton girl &? She has face like
an apple pie" "That's my favorite
pie, mother" said George.
pd- "You are as full of airs as mu-
sic box" is what young man said to
a girl who refused TO let him see her
home. "That may be-" was the reply,
"but don't 60 with crank"
e9- An Iowa editor was challenged
to fight duel. He promptly accept
ed, and chose axes as the weapons.
Then he issued supplement, and
named forty rods as the distance.
a6sa Some of the machines for making
matches which are used in these days
make 200 revolutions a minute each,
and turn out about $500, 900 matches
daily, or about 90O,OOO,0Oo annually.
p9> A good book and good woman
are excellent things for those who
know just how to appreciate their
value. There are men, however, who
Judge both from the beauty of the
covering.
pIa Kentucky Legislature, bill No.
251, by Mr.. Collins, of Floyd county !:
at shall be unlawful for any person
to fire or discharge at rardom any
deadly weapon, whether said weapon
be loaded or unloaded."
s9H In paragraphs with regard to
the size of ships, displacement" is
mentioned as a given number OF tons.
This means the space occupied by a
ship in the water, and that the ship
equals in weight the water displaced.
pa" Remember that when fat bubbles
it is only just melting and not at all
in the right condition for frying. AT
ter the bubbbling has subsidized, slight
smoke will arise, and that is the mo-
ment the material should be put in.
g6~ There was never more tactful
answer than that given by a gentle
man the other day when asked by a
lady of uncertain years, "At what age
do you consider woman most fas-
cinating ?" "At your age" he said.
a9r Ink stains are entirely removed
by the immediate application of dry
salt before the ink has dried. When
the salt becomes discolored by absorb
ing the ink, brush it off and apply
more; wet slightly. Continue until
tho ;pl- hoe disopnaorad