Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-09
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rency law.
p6- During the seige of Ladysmith
1000 horses of the cavalry brigade
were converted into soup or sausages
in single month.
a6- Statistics of the criminal popu-
lation of the United States shows that
only per cent. of the total number OF
criminals are women.
R4- A favorable report has been
made in the house on hill to indem-
nifty foreigners who suffer from mob
violence in this country.
p9 The house ways and means, and
the senate finance committees have
practically decided to attempt no re-
duction of the war taxes this session.
s9" Some people are like the child
that plants bean and digs it up every
day to see if it has sprouted. So few
people can wait patiently for results,
although it is the best way.
r@H Until men learn to use little OF
the wisdom in their own affairs that
they devote to the management of the
affairs of their neighbors, the world
will continue to hear of failures.
sS Assuming the working age to be
from twenty to sixty years, and count
ing only male workers, four hundred
and forty persons in this country live
on the labor of every one hundred
workers.
p4- The most common error OF men
and women is to look for happiness
outside of useful work. 1t has never
been found when thus sought, and
never will be while the earth revolves
and the sun shines.
W- "Charlie," said Genevieve, 81
can never take you for hub. You
are a wheel. You tire me. l shall
have 10 get another felloe." "Thats
all right" replied Charlie, "but you
ought to have spoke sooner"
pd" The umbrella magnolia of Cey-
Ion bears leaves that are so large that
single one may sometimes serve as
shelter for Is or 20 persons. One of
these leaves carried to England as d
specimen was nearly Sc feet in width.
Id- When he visited the cemetery,
Mike Donovant noticed on tomb
stone the following inscription "Sa-
cred to the memory of a lawyer and
an honest man." "By the powers" I"
said Mike, "that's strange custom
to bury two men in one grave !"
p6- In water in which decaying veg
etables have been infused the micro
scope discovers little animals so min
ute that 10000 of them would not ex-
ceed the bulk Of a grain of mustard.
Yet these creatures are supplied with
organs as complicated as a whale.
H9" "They say that matrimony is a
lottery" remarked Simpkins, 'and l
am firmly convinced that it is an in
vestment that never pays any divi.
dends." "Mine did" responded Sniff.
ker. "In what way?" "Triplets,'
answered Sniffiker, in hollow whis.
per.
s4- some of the produce dealers in
New England towns assort their hen
products in three grades, which they
classify as "eggs," "fresh eggs" and
'strictly fresh eggs" Housekeepers
who want prime goods, are occasion
ally heard to order dozen of "stric'.
lies"
H6@ Recent sanitary reports give the
population of Boston as 500, 900; Balti
more, SAL 900 ST. Louis, 629, 900 Min
neapolis, 225, 900; St. Paul, 100000 !;
Cleveland, 395,OO0; Philadelphia,
l ,266, 800; Pittsburg, 100000; Albany,
100000; Rochester, 100000; Buffalo,
$4,000.
R9n Those who believe that 13 is an
unlucky number, should fight shy of
the American 25 cent piece. 1t has
13 stars, 13 letters in the scroll held in
the eagles beak, 13 marginal feathers
on each wing, 13 tail feathers, 13 par
allel lines in the shield, 13 horizontal
bars and 13 arrow heads.
g9- When you meet with great and
unexpected offers of friendship, re-
ceive them respectfully, but with a
moderate degree ofcaution endeavor
to discover if they flow from a warm
heart and a silly head, or from de-
signing head and cold heart knav-
ery and folly are often hardly to be
distinguished.
s9" Aaron Burton, who was the
slave of Col. Mosby, the guerilla, dur.
ing the civil war, is now sc years old,
and is living with one of his daughters
in Brooklyn. Col. Mosby's mother
got Aaron as present from her father,
and when the war began took him with
him. His sole duty was to look after
his masters horses.
a9- "How's dat, Sambo? You say
you was at the battle of Bull Run,
when | sees you at New York the
same night?" ayes Julius, you did
for sarten. You see, our colonel says
he, Boys, strike for yer country and
yer homes Well some struck for der
country, but dis chile he struck for
home. Dat splains de whole matter,
you see."
gaT Kansas farmers have paid off
$3.50, 100000 Indebtedness in the past
year. Good crops are responsible.
The last yield of corn amounted to
25O, 100000 bushels. The wheat crop
was about 64,OOO,OOO bushels. Each
of these products netted the state
about $50, 100000. The value of other
farm produce and live stock makes the
total ohont 5000 OO0 OOO