Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-21
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to last eight years.
p6- A new export to Hawaii is rice,
which is raised in Louisiana.
p8~ Ex-President Cleveland is down
at Miami, Fla, on fishing expedition.
HHr Boise City can talk over the tel
ephone with San Francisco, 1000 miles
away.
n6r Capital invested in farming in
this country is estimated at $l6,OOO,-
100000
e9- The peanut crop of 1899 is near
ly 100000 bushels heavier than the
crop of 1898.
p6r More than $50 flags are a neces-
sary part of the outfit of every Ameri-
can warship.
s9~ Seven counties in western New
York received nearly $5,000,OOO for
their apple crop last year.
p9- The Georgia Democrats will hold
primary on May Is to nominate
successor to Senator Bacon.
p8- The New York chamber of COM
merce adopted resolutions favorlng
free trade with Puerto Rico.
pd~ Charles Henry Gibbs, the keeper
of lighthouse on Nantucket Island,
enjoys salary of 81 year.
s9- The Atchinson Globe says that
Great Britain has again demonstrated
that the lion is the king of beasts.
p6r Speaking of the widows mite, a
single lady says it is just like widow
to attract all the attention to herself.
sSr Secretary Wilson will attend the
Southern Industrial convention, TO be
held at Chattanooga Tenn, May 8
to II.
B9 Remember that horses suffer
from heat as much as humans; there.
fore, neither overfeed, nor needlessly
expose them.
BHr The highest mountain in the
world is Mount Everest, in the Himal-
ayas-29,O 900 feet, or five and three.
fourths miles.
Sag The American Tobacco compa-
ny has closed down its New York fac
tories on the grounds that labor there
is too expensive.
s1- Meat is very dear in Havana to
the retail buyer. The price for beef is
about 35 cents pound and is very
poor beef at that.
aa- Customs collections at Havana
during January footed up 81, ,l52 2,513,
a sum in excess of any month since
American occupation.
s@- A young shorthorn heifer be.
longing to Anderson Mitchell, near
Shelburn, Ind, dropped three strong
and well-developed calves.
p@ In response to proclamation
from Lord Roberts, hundreds of citi.
zens of the Orange Free State have
surrendered their arms to the British.
p6- In the various public institutions
of the District of Columbia, 1900 col
ored people are employed, who draw
annual compensation of about 81 900
900.
s4" The president drank no wine at
the Ohio society banquet. He turned
his glasses down at the beginning Of
the feast and used only apolinaris
water
nag The Marietta Paper Mills. locat-
ed at Marietta, Ga, were placed in the
hands of receiver last Friday. These
are the largest paper mills in the
south.
pB In addition to the coffee and
tobacco plantations, there are nearly
80, 900 small farms in Puerto Rico de-
voted to small fruits and miscellaneous
cultivation.
B6- A St. Louis judge has ruled that
if a husband be locked out by his wife
he may chop down the door, if neces'
sary, to gain entrance-but he has to
pay for the door.
p9 Henry E. White, letter carrier
in the Cleveland o. postoffice, is son
of General Sir George White, who
commanded at Ladysmith. He came
to America 19 years ago.
pG" DR.. John P. Wood, of Coffey.
vile, Kan, insists that he is the oldest
practicing physician in the world. He
is SO years old, and still makes daily
visits to his patients.
s6 Kansas has S07 newspapers. OF
these 81 are dailies, GIG weeklies, 3
semi-weekles, 103 monthlies, II semi
monthlies, l bimonthly, 10 quarteries
and "occasionals."
Bd% Miss Estelle Reel, superinten-
dent of Indian schools, is preparing a
bill to present to congress, which will
have for it's object the compulsory
education of Indian children.
g@ Governor VIM. J. Stone, of Mis-.
souri,, believes that there is on foot
scheme to elect Tom l.. Johnson, of
Ohio, chairman of the national Dem
ocratic executive committee, and
through him secure the elimination of
the free silver plank from the Demo
cratic platform.
s9 An Idaho tramp, who was injured
on railroad train, while stealing
ride, has brought suit for damages,
alleging that his mishap was due to
the negligence of the company's en-
ployes. He says that, although they
knew where he was, and that he ought
to be put of, they did not put him of:
ad- In 1S4O Harriet Martineau visit
ed the United States and reported Z
occupations only open to women
teaching, needlework, keeping board
ers, working in the factories, typeset-