Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-31
atjausiae Gathsrings.

4Yr There are in operation in Mexico
134 cotton mills.
sar The population of Zululand is 15o,-
900, of whom only 500 are Europeans.
sB The prairie chicken, it is predict
ed. will soon become extinct in Kansas.
"a A Chinese drink is made Of lambs
flesh, bruised with rice, and fermented.
sg The shirt waist for men has been
introduced into Italy by the Count of
Turin. .....sr .... ...5
eaT Faith" was described by an Ohio
boy as "expectin' something ye amt
goin' to git"
f| Respect always silent woman;
great is the wisdom of the woman
who holdeth her togue.
sJ French reporters now take notes
at night by a tiny incandescent. lamp
attached to the pencil.
s@ A penny will buy 20 times as much
nourishment in the shape OF oatmeal
as in the form Of beef.
sF Ordinary sticking plaster makes a
good remedy for corns. 1t keeps them
soft and prevents rubbing.
s8 Trust not the woman who thinketh
more of herself than another; mercy
will not dwell in her heart.
"a, A certain man, when asked to give
his three favorite qualities in women,
said: "Grace, grace, grace"
eB The title Of Reverend" has been
applied to clergymen since the middle
of the seventeenth century.
fE The highest price paid in green
backs for gold during the civil war was
s2.S5, the quotation for July 16, 1864.
Sg The only way to win in an argu-
ment with a woman Is to walk OF
when you have stated your side OF 1t.
eg Meat has been preserved in fro
zen state for 80 years, and found per-
fectly eatable at toe end of that tine.
sg A company has been formed to
supply the English market with rein
deer venison. TelerAarken, Norway, is
reindeer.
fT If a man in China doesn't pay his
debts at the usual time, the new year,
his creditors carry away the door OF
his shop, thus permitting the demons
and evil spirits to enter.
sB Pipe lines have long been In use
for conveying natural gas, petroleum,
ETC., and now one Is In operation in
Utah, for conveying sugar beet syrup.
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- The fashionable women Of Persia
have finally decided to adopt Euro
pean dress, and the services Of the
dressmakers in Teheran are said to be
rewarded at q fabulous rate.
fB There is well at Carisbrooke cas-
tie, Isle Of Wight, at which the water
stands at 10 feet below ground level.
Yet a pin dropped into it will be dis
tinctly heard to strike the water.
s% Ireland's vital statistics for the
quarter ending March 81 shows a de-
cline in population Of over 10,135 souls,
of which the excess Of deaths over
births is responsible for nearly one
half
sg An excursion train on the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie railroad recently
consisted Of 20 passenger coaches. This
is said to be the heaviest passenger
train ever taken out Of Pittsburg by
single locomotive.
ag Bismarck, during his life, is re-
ported to have said: I'm estimating fu-
ture events we must keep an eye on
the United States Of America, for they
may develop into danger to Europe
in economic affairs, possibly also in
Others"
sg There is county in Kansas where
there are no physicians, and druggists
do not make a living. For more than
a year there has not been sick man
in the entire county that has not been
cared for and restored to health by
herbs and other household remedies.
sT The principal cotton mills In China
are those at Shanghai. They now num-
ber eight, and have 273,0O0 spindles and
$3.50 looms. At Ningpo there Is one
mill at work, with 1000 spindles, and
at Hankow there are two, with 10000
and $4,000 spindles respectively.
SS Railroad cars in China are very
plain. There were curtains and cush-
ions in the first-class cars at first, but
the Chinese passengers took away ev-
cry loose thing when they left the cars,
even to the brass catches, snaps and
springs Of the window fastenings.
AZ The rolling stock of British rail-
roads comprised, January 1, 20,461 To-
comotives, 45.94S passenger coaches,
1888 baggage cars, ETC., 671,S52 cars
for live stock, minerals or general mer-
chandise, and 1894 other cars, making
total Of 752,93O cars of all descrip-
tions.
sg Mr.. John Brisben Walker ascend
ed Pixies Peak, Col, September 8. by
an automobile. He did not go to the
very top, but made an ascent Of II, 200
feet, thus making an automobile rec
ord. The road was in very bad con-
dition or the top would have been
reached. The descent was an excit-
ing one.
kS A French inventor has come to the
relief of those who miss the sight Of
horse in front when they ride in an
automobile, by designing an automatic
horse, which draws the carriage after
him, and can no doubt be made to
twitch mis- tail over the lines, IL that
will bring comfort to the driver.
tn During the last few weeks duels
have caused a perfect slaughter in
Italy. AS many as four duelists were
killed in different towns in one day.
During the last year 2.400 duels have
been fought in Italy, and 4S0 deaths
have resulted. Most Of these combats
were between army officers and based
on the most trivial pretexts.