Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-23
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sg Many a fond parent does not go tt
sleep until after the bawl is over.
ar Some of the caterpillars in Aus
tralia measure 12 inches in length.
- The earnestness Of life is the only
passport to the satisfaction of life.
aJ He who is always prying into 9th
er mems affairs leads a dangerous life
SaT The number Of draught dogs II
Belgium is probably not less than 60
900.
sg A noble nature can alone attrac'
the noble, and alone knows how to re
tain them.
sg In England the average weight o1
men is 155 pounds; that Of the wome'
122 pounds.
sT Cents and nickles are now being
used to a much greater extent thar
ever before.
az Let your character be as firm as
granite and the shafts of your enemieS
cannot harm 1t.
sI Eight thousands tons Of gold have
been mined throughout the world dur
ing the last century.
sg Wooden shoes are worn by about
70, 100000 people in Europe. Most OF
them are made Of Eastwood.
s9 The consumption Of water in New
York city is very large ge-averaging l0'
gallons a day for each person.
a. Over 5000, 900 of our population are
in annual need and actually receive
some kind of charitable assistance.
sG London's debt, including the sums
owing to the city corporation, nov
reaches the great sum of s5O,564,O1s.
szT Pleasure shortens life-happiness
prolongs it. Take care Of your living
and your dying will take care of it,
self.
sa In the language of modern diplo'
macy, England, France, Austria, Rus
sia, and Prussia are called the great
powers Of Europe.
ar The thinnest paper measures !.
1900 of an inch in thickness. Iron has
been rolled so thin as to measure only
1-1S0O Of an inch in thickness.
ar Ringworms are cured with mer-
curial ointment. Rub it on at night
and wash it off in the morning. Re.
peat until the trouble disappears.
sN Every Japanese workman is tick
eted. He bears on his cap and on his
back labels giving his name and bus
mess, as we'll as his employers name.
SY There are two ways Of getting
rich: Une by adding to our possessions;
the other by diminishing our desires
The latter is much the easier and read
ier.
S9 A West Virginia man is so pecu-
liarly affected by riding on a train
that he has to chain himself to a seat
to prevent his jumping out of the cal
window.
a. A wealthy young lawyer passed
two days and nights over one case, and
at the end of that time could not tel
which side he was on. It was case 81
champagne.
89 An Albany physician says he has
never known Of a case Of cancer among
the Hebrews, and thinks their exemp-
ton from the disease is due to absti-
nence from pork.
Sp There are doors in some old houses
of Holland which were in former days
never used except Tor funerals and
weddings. After the bride and groom
had passed out, the door was nailed UP
to await the next occasion.
SI Why does the letter r hold an en-
viable position? Because it is never
found in sin, but always in temperance.
industry, virtue, and prosperity. 1t is
the beginning of religion, and the end
of war.
AZ Family harmony is preserved by
the ants. It is asserted by Sir John
Lubbock, the astronomer, that during
the many years he had ants under OBJ
servation, he never saw anything like
a quarrel between two ants Of the
same community.
ar A Winterport, Me-, man who had
his we'll cleaned out recently, found
the following assortment Of articles at
the bottom: Six rats, two cats, seven
buckets and pals, one pudding stick,
one hat; and people wonder where ty-
phoid fever comes from.
8T The tallest chimney in the United
States, and perhaps in the world, is
that of the Fall River Iron company, at
Fall River, Mass. From the top Of the
granite foundation to the cap it is 35C
feet-67 feet higher than the spire OF
Trinity church, New York city.
S8 In Carrollton, Mo-, man and his
wife, who had driven in to see the cir
Gus, stopped at a doctors house to ask
what allied the child they had with
them. The child was dead. Then they
asked If they could leave the body in
the doctors back yard while they saw
the show. And they did.
SdT A story comes from Lincolnshire
England, Of an old woman in her 91st
year who acts as parish clerk, attend
ing all weddings, chr1stenings and fu-
nerals, keeps the church in order, sub
stitutes for church warden in taking
collection when that official is absent
and has even acted as organ blower
and bell-ringer on occasions.
6aT A Dayton, Ohio, man claims that
he has conquered consumption by lead.
ing nomadic life. Twenty years age
his doctor told him that he could not
live six months. Then he set out tc
roam over the country. After all these
years of wandering he claims to be
cured, and has returned to his home.
88' The Mexican dollar has been ir
use in the Orient for many years, anG
the people are so conservative and sc
opposed to innovations, that it will be
difficult to persuade them to accept
another form of money. A large por.