Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-14
atausiae Gatherings.

ma, KAN, is a WoHldH.
"a Edward Henry, a Negro, aged Ill
years, recently died at Pittsburg, Pa.
"a The growth Of girls is greatest ir
the 18th year, and that Of boys in the
18th.
tn The first book to have its leave!
numbered was Aesop's Fables, printe;
by Caxton, in 1484.
"a A philosopher is man who doesn'
attempt to argue unless he knows M
can knock out his opponent.
s9 The apple grows wild in the Sand
wich islands. There are forests o1
them, most of them neglected.
s9' Nineveh was Is miles by 9, the
walls 100 feet high, and thick enough
for three chariots to drive abreast.
sy Imports into the United States
from Porto Rico have trebled and the
exports quadrupled since the new tariff
went into effect.
s0- 1t is said that there are more lies
told In the sentence I am glad to see
you," than in any other six words IL
the English language.
sg An old lady made the following
speech at a womans meeting in Chi.
cago, the other day: "I demand equal
ity for all the sexes"
w A letter from Dean c. Worcester
of the Philippine commission, said thai
the insurgents were only prolongine
the fighting in the hope of Bryan's
election. .
ag Science tells us that the body OF
every human being weighing 150 lbs.
contains a pound Of salt. Also that eV-
cry one of us needs in year about Il
pounds Of salt.
Sar The bees of Brazil hang their
combs outside on the branches Of trees
at the very summit and at the end OF
the slenderest twigs, so as to be out
Of the reach of monkeys.
sg The difference between harp and
a lyre," says Fogg, "often consists In
the fact that while the harp is an in
strument of sound, the liar Is the fel-
low who says he can play on it."
sar A Japanese paper says that the
Oldest married couple in the world live
in their country. The man is 1873 years
old, and his wife 135. The eldest
daughter is 1OS; the oldest son los.
sar Chicago now contains a greater
population than all the cities of the
United States contained in 1S4O, and
New York now has a greater popula-
tion than all the cities together had in
1850
ar Fingers are valued at high price
in Australia. A Melbourne boy or g.
who had his fingers crushed in gate
at a level crossing. was awarded $4,000
damage the other day to compensate
for the loss of their use.
sag One of the funeral customs Of Co.
rea is, to say the least Of it, peculiar
It is a social law which compels all
loyal Coreans to wear white hat fol
three years after the death of one OF
the royal family.
sg "I wish, Mrs. Brown" said the
star boarder to the landlady, II wish
you'd give me the recipe for that pud-
ding we had yesterday" I'D much
rather give you a receipt for the board
you had last month";" returned the
landlady.
"a A pious old lady happened in at a
Christian Endeavor meeting. She was
much impressed by the young peoples
earnestness, and especially pleased
with the singing. She said, "Oh, do
love to hear 'em sing! They sing with
such venom"
sy Some people can extract grain OF
consolation from even the most trying
situations, says the Hotel Gazette. A
rural bonfface, bemoaning the sad lack
of guests, said, "Well, there's one COM
fort-the burned mosquitoes is starving
to DEATH"
s8 DR.. Storrs tells the story Of man
who remarked to penurious compan-
ion that the kingdom of Satan was to
be destroyed, and asked him if he was
not glad Of it. YES" he replied, Il
suppose so; but it seems pity to have
anything wasted"
4ay The dandy of the Wichita, Kan,
fair was a Butler county farmer, who
wore a Knox hat, $65 suit Of clothes,
an So pair of shoes, kid gloves and a
bat end cravat that made him look as
If he was going to fly away. The Eldo-
RADIO Republican says that the girls
all wanted to eat him up.
"a A scientific authority states that
by saturating a bullet with vaseline
it's flight may be easily followed with
the eye from the time it leaves the
gun and it strikes the target. The
course of the bullet Is marked by ring
Of smoke, caused by the vaseline being
ignited on leaving the muzzle Of the
gun.
8a The Illinois Audubon society is
about to checkmate the milliners by Sc
curing an amendment to the game laws
that shall make it an offense, with pen
alties, for anyone to possess any part
Of the wild birds now protected by the
law. Some of the milliners have con-
tended that part Of bird was not a
bird.
SD A female writer IN Philadelphia
wants people costumed so that one
may know whether they are married
or single. Why not carry the idea far
ther and have special costumes for di-
vorced people, for married persons liv-
ing apart, and especially for single men
and women who are in the market
queries The Transcript.
S1 An express train speeding toward
Williamsport, Pa, struck huge bowl
der while going at the rate of so miles
an hour about o'clock in the morning
A slower or lighter train would prob
ably have been wrecked, but as it was
the bowlder was tossed from the track
1t had been loosened by recent rains
and had rolled onto the rails.
S1J A farmer in southern Missouri re-