Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-13
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without thereby losing some of his
worst.
a6r He guards we'll his wealth who
ungrudgingly uses it for the veal OF
the world.
p6 The safest way to pass counter.
felt money is on the opposite side Of
the street.
pd- If the wages of sin is death some
people are slow in collecting what is
due them.
n@- The man who goes on a racket
at night is apt to find himself on the
rack next morning.
p6r The value of repentance is not
in the depths of its feelings; but IN
the permanency of it's fruits.
p6r The queen regent of Spain has
signed decree calling out 10000 men
of the 1899 class for military service.
s6r The Red Cross society at Madrid
has news from Manila that Aguinaldo
has promised to release all sick Span
ish prisoners.
b9- A document written by an aide
to the King of Portugal proposing the
annexation of Spain, has caused a SEN
sation at Madrid.
s9- The power of our talent may be
hindered by the discourtesy of our
manners. Grace should make us grace
full in word and act.
H@ The electric power house, OF the
Niagara Falls and Electric River rail-
way, was destroyed by fire one night
last week, Loss, 100000.
s8 1t is announced that Van Wyck
and German have joined the distin-
guished citizen of Princeton on fish
ing excursion up Salt river.
saE A recent law passed by the
North Carolina legislature amending
the divorce laws, it is ascertained, was
enacted to fit particular case.
s@ A Beggars' trust is reported in
New York. One man controls 40
mendicants, feeds, clothes and cares
for them and handles their daily COL
lections.
H6- The death rate in Syracuse for
five years succeeding the securing of a
good water supply has been 13.49.
For the FIVE years previous thereto 1t
was 1880.
s@ A child was lost in the Blue
Ridge mountains, and three months
later its dead body and that of the dog
who was with it, were found. Both
had starved to death.
p@ The son of Richard Wells, of
Cory, Ind, died last week in spasm,
and cats attacked the body, tearing
out one eye, and biting the face until
the features were scarcely recogniza-
BILE.
nag The National Convention of the
Letter Carriers association was formal
ly opened at Scranton, Pa, on We'd
nesday afternoon with parade, in
which nearly 5000 men, representing
branches in all parts of the country,
participated.
p6" The central Porto Rican relief
committee has issued another appeal
to the people of the United States on
behalf of the sufferers from the hurri-
cane. The appeal declares that ST.
500, 900 will be required to procure for
the destitute the bare necessities OF
life.
s@ Fire destroyed the Hampton
Female college at Newport News, Va,
last week, entailing a loss of $50, 900.
The building was valued at $4,000
and the furniture and library at $1O,-
900. A stock company owned and
conducted the institution. Insurance,
$4,000.
p6- The Wire Nail trust has notified
the 500 men who have been out of the
wire mills at this point since May, that
the mills would be open this week.
The 800 men who went out of the Tin
Plate trust mills here Friday in a SYM
pathetic strike with the 400 out at Ell
wood, returned to work tonight.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
H6H The Boer force is said to double
that which the English can, at least at
this time, bring against them. The
former have always been noted for
their cool courage under fire, and for
their splendid craftsmanship. So the
British soldiers will be going up against
something worse than the undisciplined
Arabs of the desert.
H6 A singular custom prevails among
the Tartars or Kurds. If man gets
into difficulties. e., loses his cattle
or other movable property-he pours a
little brown sugar into piece of COL
ored cloth, ties it up and carries one
such parcel to each of his friends and
acquaintance. In return he is pre-
sented, according to circumstances,
with cow, or sheep, or sum of
money. He is thus at once set on his
legs again.
p9 A local paper published long
obituary of a man who had died in
the community, closing with the state
ment that "a long procession of people
followed the remains to their last roast
ing place." The family read the no.
tice and discovered the supposed error
and asked the editor to make correc-
ton in the word "roasting," but he
said he could not do it until seven
years back subscription had been paid.
H6 Whenever the South Americans
desire change of administration they
hoist flag on pole and march into
the main street of the city. If the