Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-12

s9 A long tongue and short mem
ory is dangerous combination.
s1- Life is a journey by night to
see the sun rise in the morning.
e6a The unexplored area of Canada
is over one billion square miles.
ay- That which the fool does in the
end, the wise. man does at the begin
ming.
e9 Be discreet in all things, and SO
render it unnecessary to be mysterious
about any.
B9- Don't keep you hand in your
pocket when sympathizing with man
in hard luck.
BaS From the spinning wheel to the
bicycle is a long stride for woman's
independence.
s9- 1t is As miles by rail from Pitts
field, Mass, to Albany, and only is by
carriage road.
pa A doctor may learn to cure by
killing but men never learn to tell the
truth by lying.
a@ Better speak words of love to
the living parent than words of praise
about the dead.
p6 A "a hours fire in India destroy
ed 1000 houses, or about 500, 0,00O,O 600
worth of property.
s6 He who is not on speaking terms
with his neighbor is not within speak
ing distance of heaven.
Bd~ The area of the Cars individual
possessions of land is greater than tbe
entire extent of France.
s@ Cooking utensils made of alum
mum, instead of tin, are coming into
vogue in the French army.
Dg The capital letter 20" will be
found but twice in the Old Testament,
and three times in the New.
sd What letter would have made
Noah's ark very noisy? B, for it
would have made it bark.
par A 2S-pound ball, fired by an
English warship in 1872, was recently
unearthed near Alexandria, Va.
e9~ Foul is his heart whose tongue
runs to SANDER; but he who gives it a
free ear outranks the slanderer.
s9~ Trust him little who praises all,
him less who censures all, and him
least who is Indifferent about all.
aa In Australia spring begins Au-
gust 90. summer November 20, autumn
February 20, and winter May 20.
g| A couple of sailors were recently
arrested for throwing buckets of tar
over each other. 1t was pitch battle.
Ba% Diamond cutters in Holland have
succeeded in cutting stones Sc small
that it takes 1900 of them to weigh a
karat.
B9 Texas has 100000 more bach
elors than old maids. This must be
the reason it is called the Lone Star
state.
B6r If a rich man tells you that the
greatest happiness is to be found in
poverty, remind him of what David
said in his haste.
adr In the United States one railroad
passenger in every 100000 is killed,
but in France the ratio is only one to
every 100000.
RG" When a girl has several beaux,
it often happens that it is as hard for
her to tell which is the "best" one as
| il is for the neighbOrs.
sa" When the heart is pure, there is
hardly anything which can mislead
the understanding in matters of i'm
mediate concernment.
B9- The most tired people are those
who never do any work. They are
positively tired of doing nothing, and
are too lazy to rest themselves.
nH- Before "love comes in at the
door," it would be we'll for him to peep
through the keyhole. He might see
something that would prevent him
from entering.
B9H Don't wait for your fervor to
cool before you act. The workmen al
foundry might as we'll wait for the
moulten iron to cool before pouring it
into the mould.
sH Georgia Negro preacher TO his
flock: ave have collection to make
this morning, and, for the glory OF
heaven, whichever of you stole Mr.
Smiths sheep, don't put anything on
the plate"
s8- Possibly the oldest woman in
England is Sarah Thomas, 100 years
of age. Mrs. Thomas has smoked q
clay pipe for 60 years and bids fair to
enjoy life and tobacco for some years
to come.
s@- The old saying that the way to
ruin is paved with good resolutions is
utterly false. 1t is strewn with frag'
ments. Good resolutions that are new
er broken pave the way to better life
and noble achievements.
aH. There is an art in making fire
in CRATE. An expert first clears the
crate, then fills it full Of coal, on which
is built a wood fire. The wood ashes
on top of the coal, it is said, prevent
its rapid consumption, and fire thus
constructed, burning slowly with d
moderate heat, will last all day.
pS- The maddest man in Indiana lives
,t p.toka He told his wife he was 90