Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-14
atjausiae Gatherinas.

their doors turned on pivots.
H9~ The preliminary count made the
population of Cuba 1,572,S45.
R9- The man who doesn't shovel the
dirt is always willing to give advice.
s4 A lawsuit that has lasted over a
century has come to an end in Ireland.
p@ Every gem known to the lapida-
ry has been found in the United States.
pD No one can breathe at greater
height than seven miles from the earth.
p@- There are now 80 Christian
churches in the city of Toxic, japan.
p9- During the most violent gales
the sea is disturbed to depth of 500
feet.
pB Az "open door" for American
trade in China is now regarded as
assured.
p6- The report that a schoolmaster
chastised boy with railroad switch
is doubted.
sg He that never changed any OF
his opinions, never corrected any Of
his mistakes.
peS- There were 1000 penniless per-
sons lodged in Chicago police stations
Saturday evening.
p@. What is that which has both
feet and nails, but no legs, toes, or
claws? A yardstick.
HSr Forty-three per cent. of the fruit
trees in Southern California are orange
and Is per cent, lemon.
p4- The first bank established in the
United States was incorporated at Phil
adelphia, December 81, 1881.
s4- Great Britain is endeavoring to
induce the United States to join her
in parcels and post establishment.
s9 Cuba, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
will have American exhibits under
"Old Glory" at the Paris Exposition.
pdT Scales are now made that will
weigh the flame of a candle, or the
smallest hair plucked from the eye
brow.
a9r In Paris it is required that every
vehicle traversing its streets at night,
if only wheelbarrow, shall carry a
lantern.
aaS Lawyer Stockenstroom, of Pre-
toria, now in command of Boer COM
mando, is heir. to an English colonia
baronetcy.
p4- Three hundred lapidairies in New
York alone are out of work because OF
the failure of the supply of diamonds
from South Africa.
aaF 1t is reported that ex-Congess'
man w. H. King, Democrat and
Mormon, will be elected to succeed
Brigham H. Roberts.
E3~ Medical inspectors excluded 452
pupils from the public schools Of Chi
cago last week on account of more or
less contagious diseases.
H9- Be always exactly what you
think other people ought to be. Then
there will be at least one nearly per.
feet person in the world.
n9 A volunteer in Colorado regi.
ment at Manila has been cured of
suffering by being shot through the
throat by Mauser bullet.
Ba Among the new diseases are list
ed typewriter's backache, telephone
earache, gum-chewers' lock;jaw and
cigarette.smokers' insanity.
sda Powdered charcoal, if laid thick
on burn, will cause the immediate
abatement of the pain. A superficial
burn can thus be healed in about hall
an hour.
s6r 1t has been estimated that bell
of common size whose sound would
penetrate a distance of three to five
miles on shore, could, if submerged in
the sea, he heard distance of over 60
miles.
sd A man in Philadelphia makes a
living by selling foreign hotel, express
and railroad labels to people that
paste them on their baggage to create
the impression that they have been
abroad.
s6 Speaking of lions, that was quite
an idea of the hard.shell preacher who
was discoursing of Daniel in the den OF
lions: "There he sot all night, looking
at the show for nothing; it didn't cost
him a cent"
sdF Arthur Sewall, late Democratic
vice presidential candidate, says the
country should stand by the admins
tration upon the Philippine question.
He also says Mckinley will be re-elect-
ed president.
n6r A simple remedy for neuralgia
is to apply grated horseradish, prepared
the same as for table use, to the temple
when the face or head is affected, or to
the wrist or shoulder when the pain is
in the arm or shoulder.
sa Rabbits have become a plague at
Stuttgart, where they have multiplied
so fast that they threaten to ruin the
gardens and the famous surrounding
vineyards. A bounty Of - cents is
now paid for each dead rabbit.
sD Senator Jones, the leader of the
Democratic party, has placed in the
hands of Senators Bacon, Tillman,
Turley and Money the task of con-
structing a platform that will be salts
factory to the many factions Of the
party.
aa" 1t was a very slow train indeed,
and the traveller remarked to the con-
ductor "Would there be any objection
to my getting Off this car right now ?"
"Why, my dear sir, it's in motion" "
~ don't doubt it. But thought I'd
like to look at it from the outside and
see if l can't tell which way it is 60
limo